Chapter 152 Zhu Di’s anger! (Second update)
Yan Prince’s Mansion.
Beiping has been very quiet these days.
Xia Zhibai was also very quiet, and the whole of Peiping was immersed in boredom.
Zhu Di sat on a chair, fiddling with the iron wrench on his fingertips, looking at Zhang Yu and saying, "Zhang Yu, what have Xia Zhibai been doing these days?"
Zhang Yu bowed respectfully: "Xia Zhibai has been very quiet during this period. He just went to the iron ore mining site and took a look at the situation. Then he found some people and did a simple cleanup of the surrounding area before returning to his residence. "
"The other thing is to go to the inn in Peiping and ask when the people from the imperial court will arrive."
"There is nothing else."
"He is traveling with only a few people this time. He has never been to Peiping before and is not familiar with the place. There is nothing else he can do except go and see the iron mines."
Yao Guangxiao's eyes moved slightly, and the corners of his eyes moved. There was a flash of surprise, but nothing unusual appeared.
Zhu Di sneered, picked up the teacup on the side, and said with a sneer: "I thought that Xia Zhibai was so powerful. He was a tough-tempered person. In the past, he relied on being in Yingtian Mansion and having the protection of His Majesty and the Crown Prince. He looks so arrogant, but it won’t work in other places.”
“Arrogance is not a good thing.” The big words spoken in front of me have been blasted out a long time ago. How can I allow him to be arrogant for so long?"
"It's better to let him hit the wall and suffer."
Zhang Yu. nod.
He then echoed: "Yingtian Mansion is Yingtian Mansion, and Beiping is Beiping. We cannot generalize. In Yingtian Mansion, there may be people who would hinder the imperial court and sell their face, but in Beiping, not many people buy it, and they don't bring it with them. How many people have come here to try to convince all parties and use their tongues to their advantage, how can it be so easy?"
Zhang Yu sneered and shook his head, revealing a bit of disdain.
He used to respect Xia Zhibai very much, but after observing it in the past few days, he has completely given up the idea.
Because it’s too mediocre.
Without the support of the government, nothing can be done.
Such people only have empty airs and can only talk and talk, but they will not achieve anything big.
He was even a little annoyed that he was frightened by Xia Zhibai's words.
It really shouldn’t be.
Yao Guangxiao frowned, his eyebrows becoming more solemn.
He felt wrong.
This was completely different from the Xia Zhibai he had heard about. Xia Zhibai was a very shrewd and even cunning person. Couldn't he have guessed the situation here before coming to Peiping? Do you really think that an order from the imperial court can make all parties obey it honestly?
Can he do what he wants to do?
Impossible.
Xia Zhibai is very good at assessing the situation.
You dare to act like a snake under the eyes of His Majesty, how can you suddenly become helpless in Peiping?
This doesn't make sense at all.
But if Xia Zhibai has other plans, what might they be?
Yao Guangxiao lowered his head and lowered his eyebrows in deep thought. He just thought about it but didn't have much clue.
Because Xia Zhibai exposed too little.
His entire body was shrouded in mist.
It makes people unable to see clearly, cannot distinguish it, and cannot see through it.
Zhu Di took a few sips of herbal tea and felt happy in his heart.
A few days ago, Xia Zhibai's impassioned speeches had criticized him over and over again, and he was holding back his breath. Now seeing that Xia Zhibai had not moved for several days, he only felt that There was a moment of relief, because in order to speed up the construction of the iron mine, Xia Zhibai could only come to ask for help.
Xia Zhibai, who is so arrogant, still has to bow to himself.
Is madness useful?
Zhu Di put down the tea cup, looked around, and said calmly: "I think Xia Zhibai has his own plans, but since His Majesty has given the order, if he really encounters any difficulties, I, the King of Yan, will naturally help me as much as I can, but like He mentioned before that I, Zhu Di, was not strict in running the army, but now I have to strictly enforce military discipline."
"I'm afraid I won't be able to spare too many people."
"Haha. . ”
A burst of cheerful laughter sounded in the hall.
When the laughter died down, Zhu Di looked at Yao Guangxiao and asked: "As for Dao Yan, how did the investigation you asked you to investigate go? Is there really a situation like Xia Zhibai said in the army?"
Yao Guangxiao's pupils narrowed.
He closed his eyes slightly, glanced at the generals in the palace, and said with a smile: "Yes."
"What?" Zhu Di's eyes were cold.
He looked at Yao Guangxiao suddenly, a little in disbelief, and even doubted his own ears. Is the army under his command really corrupt, perverting the law, and lining his own pockets? How is this possible?
Yao Guangxiao said calmly: "Your Highness, a lot of chaos has indeed arisen in the army."
"And there are a lot of them."
Zhu Di looked at the generals with a gloomy face and cold eyes, and said sullenly: "Oh, really? Then I really want to listen carefully, and I also want to see it. Look, what is behind the army that I, Zhu Di, have worked so hard to build?"
"Tell me everything you found out."
"Tell me carefully. Click.”
The soldiers below couldn’t help but shrink their necks.
I felt a chill.
Zhu Di cares about the three guards in his hands.
This is the capital of all his ambitions.
Yao Guangxiao's face was calm, and there was always a slight smile on the corner of his mouth. However, when this smile fell into the eyes of Zhang Yu and other generals, they only felt a little scary, even a little scary. Yao Guangxiao said: "At the moment, I just feel The investigation has yielded some clues, which have not yet been fully revealed, but from the investigation alone, there are already initial clues. "Qiu Ping, the younger brother of Qiu Fu Qianhu, has occupied Peiping in the name of Qiu Fu in the past two years. There are more than 800 acres of fields in the surrounding area.”
"Li Bin's brother-in-law, taking advantage of his family's large business, occupied a lot of houses and fields. He also colluded with many officials in Beiping Prefecture and sold many military households to local powerful men. Although many military households still claimed that they were 'military households' "They have military status, but they have become coolies and slaves of wealthy families."
"There are also those who occupy military fields."
"As far as I can tell, most of the generals in the army." They are all involved."
"It's just."
"The current investigation is not deep enough. It is only related to the relatives of the generals. As for whether Qiu Fu, Li Bin and others were involved. , I don’t know.”
“However, this matter should be handled with caution.”
“Because many of them occupy military fields that come from orphans and widowed mothers.”
“Many of these orphans and widowed mothers are During the previous Northern Expeditions, male members of the family died on the battlefield. These orphans and widows were unable to defend their fields. There were also some generals who, taking advantage of their authority, cooperated with merchants to bully ordinary military households and take away what they had in their hands. They grabbed the fields and resold the grain that should have been left in the hands of these military households to merchants."
"And then made profits from it."
"There are also some generals who are frugal. ', withholding the full amount of military pay that should be paid to the soldiers. ”
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Yao Guangxiao said a lot in succession.
Every time Yao Guangxiao said something, the faces of Qiu Fu, Zhang Yu and others below him became paler. In the end, their faces were as pale as paper. Dare to look up at Zhu Di.
Zhu Di's face turned red with anger.
But what followed was a sense of fear and panic.
He considers himself to be very diligent and has always been in the military camp. However, the people under his command are still unscrupulous and bully orphans and widows. They even use their power to rob military households of food. In order to avoid After being exposed, they directly sold these people and then never recruited them.
“Good, good.”
“It’s really good.”
“Everyone is good.”
“Why didn’t I do that before? I see, you all have such a big appetite? Have I, Zhu Di, given you too little reward? Have you ever done this behind my back? Would you still want to do this in the future if someone hadn’t reminded you? Can I sell my head for a good price?”
Zhu Di suppressed his anger and looked coldly at the generals below.
The palace was dead silent, no one said a word.
“Speak!” Zhu Di slapped his hand on the wooden table, the anger in his chest completely uncontrollable.
Zhu Di was completely angry.
He actually thought that someone under his command was greedy.
This cannot be forbidden.
But he didn't expect it to be so bad and serious.
So much more.
Colluded with the Peiping government, the military attachés protected each other, and even colluded with merchants.
"Are all of them mute? Weren't you so enthusiastic about what you said just now? Why don't you say anything now?" Zhu Di shouted angrily: "Can you pretend that you don't have anything if you don't speak? Do you really think that I am Zhu Di? Do you have a brain? I still trust you so much and think of you all the time. Is this how you treat me?”
"Aren't you going to tell me?"
"Okay!"
"I don't want you to tell me anymore."
"Yao Guangxiao, investigate hard for me, general. Let me find out all these dirty things."
"I would like to see how corrupted the army in my hands has become in the past few years. .”
Yao Guangxiao remained silent.
Qiu Fu, Zhang Yu and others could not argue.
They couldn’t tell clearly either.
There are so many corrupt people in the army. As military attachés, they cannot defend themselves at all. Even if they are not involved, they must be aware of it. Knowing that they are in the wrong, no one dares to say anything and they all keep their heads down. Head next to Zhu Di and scolding him angrily.
Zhu Di was really about to explode.
At the same time, I also felt a chill. If during a war, a soldier suddenly became dissatisfied, thinking that he was covering up and attacking him, wouldn't he be killed on the spot?
Zhu Di said coldly: "Don't blame me for being ruthless."
"Your Majesty has repeatedly issued orders that some things cannot be done, and anyone who does them will be killed."
" I can spare them, but who will spare me?"
Zhu Di waved his sleeves and left directly.
Yao Guangxiao did not follow him, but stayed in the palace. When King Yan walked away, he said coldly: "Everyone, you are too greedy sometimes. A little profit will steal your soul away. You are greedy for money." It’s understandable, how many people in the world don’t love money?”
“But some money cannot be greedy.”
“Can orphans and widowed military families take money? "
"Relying on the fact that you are a military attache, you treat ordinary military households as slaves, beat, scold and bully others at will, and seize other people's fields and houses. As military attaches, you know how much your Highness cares for the sergeants of the army. , These are things that His Highness will never tolerate.”
“I won’t make it difficult for you either.”
"Settle those things before we get to the bottom of it."
"Otherwise."
"All will be dealt with according to military law!"
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