by Zhi Bai
"If you dare to force our family to the brink of destruction, I'll fight you to the death."
Pow!
An Zheng directly slapped Madam Gou across the face, flying more than three meters before falling to the ground. An Zheng did not use Cultivation Power, and did not even use all his strength, if not the woman would have already died.
"The people who have been deceived by you all out of their family property do not risk their lives with you."
An Zheng said indifferently: "That's because you guys are more vicious than them, so they are afraid. Because honest people are afraid of evil people, that's why there are more and more evil deeds. "You still dare to make trouble in front of me because you think you're a woman. Even if you play around with me, I can't do anything to you, right?"
Madam Gou was still lying there cursing, the viciousness in her words impossible to describe.
Old Master Gou rushed over, and then fell down in front of An Zheng with a "plop" sound: "Somebody come quickly, someone broke into my house and committed murder. They even beat up old people and women, they almost beat me to death … Hurry, someone, the reporters are going to arrest all of them. "" Oh? "" No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no …
An Zheng laughed: Some women think that just because they made a fool out of themselves that no one dares to interfere, I just hit her. Do you think that I wouldn't dare to hit you because you're old? "
Master Gou was stunned for a moment, and then he cursed, "You bastard, I — fuck your entire family. I'm already so old, and I'm still afraid of you? Even if I die, I'll still drag you down with me. I have not been bullied by anyone in this Fanggu for so many years, can I be bullied by a person from outside the Fanggu? "
An Zheng looked to the side, took out an account book from the table, rolled up the account book and squatted down, then smashed it onto Master Gou's mouth with a "pa" sound. It broke his lips and bled. Old Master Gou cried out in pain, wanting to get up and fight it out with An Zheng. An Zheng held him down and spanked his lips until they were covered in blood.
"You have a cheap mouth, so just hit me."
An Zheng stood up, "Are you playing with me just like that? Other people will eat your trick, but I won't. "
"With regards to a swindler like you, I do not expect you to return the money you swindled me for. You didn't kill them directly, but those whose families were destroyed by you all were deceived. Yesterday, I sent people to investigate, and even if everyone on the streets were able to say that there were at least six or seven families, and a dozen lives were taken. Thus, even if all of you were to die, you would still not be able to avenge this debt.
An Zheng instructed: "Put all the money you got in this room and put up a sign outside for all those who have been cheated by the generous agency to come and claim their money. As long as there is a bill from the generous agency or some other means to prove that they have been cheated of their money, they can take the money away. To the outside world, everyone in the magnanimous institution is changing the course of events. Because they did not have the face to see the culprit who was tricked, they have already moved out of Fanggu and returned to their homeland. "
After An Zheng finished speaking, he walked out, and stopped in his tracks for a moment: "Take Zhou Wanqian and the other two people out of the city and bury them, and that will be their old home."
He looked back at the generous people in the agency, "My people can help the old granny across the street, or they can kill people without batting an eye. "Therefore, do not provoke me. You guys must remember, if anyone dares to do any more evil, I will dig a few holes for you all beside the three of them."
Chapter 71 - Lucky
An Zheng was obviously not joking around, definitely not.
When An Zheng arrived at the entrance of the military yamen, the three heads of the magnanimous yamen had already been placed in their pockets and brought outside of Fanggu. When An Zheng signed his name and waited for them to receive him, the soil on the three of them had already been filled up.
Halfway there, Du Shoushou asked An Zheng: "Zhou Wanqian doesn't look like an extremely vicious person, why didn't you give him a way out of this predicament?"
An Zheng's answer was: "Zhou Wanqian is even more despicable than the Gou family, because he knows when to advance and when to retreat, he knows what attitude he should maintain. He knew how to show weakness and how to preserve himself. Do you think he was led astray by the Gou family? No, he just found a suitable soil for himself. He was nice to me because he wanted to live. If you asked him to sell you his life, he would immediately kneel down and lick your toes. "You can carefully investigate and see how many of the evil deeds the Gou family did were planned by Zhou Wan Qian, and how many of them were done directly without the Gou family's permission."
An Zheng said, "When the officials make a conviction, there will be a difference between the perpetrator and the accomplice. But in my opinion, there is no master for doing evil. "
Du Shoushou didn't really understand what An Zheng meant, but as long as it was something An Zheng said, he would believe it to be true.
It was not the same feeling as An Zheng had. The yamen of State of Yan's Military Department was not very solemn and strict. The door was quite solemn. The style of the door was the kind of face that seemed rigid at first glance. Entering the door, he found that there was a new world inside. There were many pavilions, pavilions, lakes, and fake mountains. His favorite was the pink paper cranes hanging on the trees in the front garden of the Ministry of War's yamen.
When An Zheng saw this, he could not help but nod his head, as though he had never expected that you would be such a division of the army.
The person in charge of receiving them was a man around fifty years old, who called himself Hao Pingan. The Ministry of War's Minister was also a sixth rank official, but the capital officials seemed more imposing than the local officials. However, there was a very comfortable feeling in the military. It was that we were all soldiers, brothers.
This was absolutely different from the other yamen's because of the Youlan Sixteenth Kingdom's years of war.
When An Zheng was at Da Xi, he often went to the army headquarters, but it was very complicated there. Da Xi was peaceful. There was no war. Therefore, the military had put all their efforts into scheming and scheming. They had even planned for a very small matter. However, it was different in the State of Yan. War was fought here every year, and battles were fought on the borders every day.
Therefore, this year, the people who had entered the military department to become officials might just become familiar with it. In the blink of an eye, they would be transferred to the border to be replenished. So the people here have a realization … No one knew when they would die. Everyone in the military department could be brothers, standing behind them to protect them. In addition, there was one meeting less.
Even when calculating and calculating, it was still inferior to the difference between life and death.
Regardless of their age, the people here understood the relationship between death and trust better than the people in the other yamen.
Hao Pingan brought An Zheng and sat in the pavilion in the front yard's small garden, and laughed: "Originally, I had planned to let you wait in the house for a while, but since the adults are all in the meeting, before long, I will need to select a group of people to supplement it at the southeastern border. The war with the Youguo is getting more and more intense, and there are not enough people. "So I don't know when the opening will be over and the house is depressing. I might as well just sit outside."
An Zheng said: "Didn't you already not have a great battle with the Youguo for a long time?"
Hao Pingan said: "There is no such thing as a great war, but it has never stopped. From a certain point of view, the State of Zhao is brothers with our State of Yan, at least we will not fall out with them. And
Zhuo Guo is between us and the State of Zhao, so we can only obey. But in the southeast direction, the Youguo, the Eternal Kingdom and the Hegemony of hegemony had united, with the intention of advancing towards the north. "They didn't dare to head towards the south because that's where Da Xi is. Thus, they had no choice but to head north."
"What's a war?"
Hao Pingan asked.
An Zheng did not reply, but gave his own answer, "In the Military Department, the definition of a great battle is as follows … Within the first battle, more than five thousand people had died. Do you know how many of us die every day at the southeast border? There were no less than three hundred people a day. So in many border city garrisons, we don't know each other. "
An Zheng was speechless. He had experienced a lot of things in the Da Xi world, but never such a cruel war. Da Xi was too big that no one dared to provoke his. Furthermore, Da Xi was still constantly pressing on the nearby small countries. To Da Xi, these small countries were merely nutritious products. Every day, he would have to squeeze out a little bit of it.
Therefore, An Zheng was very clear that the war between the sixteen kingdoms of Youlan had something to do with Da Xi.
Hao Pingan saw that An Zheng's expression was a little strange, and laughed: "You might not be familiar with this atmosphere, since you came from the State of Zhao's Fringe City, we did not have any conflicts with State of Zhao. It'll be better if you get familiar with it from now on. Furthermore, don't be too impatient. The meeting time of the Ministry of War might be a bit longer today, because we still have to decide who to send over to Da Xi to pay our respects. "
He suddenly asked, "What do you think of Da Xi?"
An Zheng replied, "Da Xi … A large part of the reason for the war between the sixteen kingdoms was because of Da Xi. Although it was impossible for the surrounding small countries to affect Da Xi, Da Xi would never allow these small countries to get rich and strong. Da Xi Empire would constantly pressure the smaller nations around them to attack each other. These small countries have no choice but to attack those small countries that are slightly further away from them in order to survive. "
"In this way, the surrounding small countries will be constantly exhausting their national strength in the midst of war. People had a huge loss in terms of wealth. However, Da Xi would not allow these small countries to easily destroy each other. They were not allowed to annex each other. Although in the eyes of Da Xi, these small countries are but ants, but Da Xi can't even allow a relatively strong ant to appear. "
Hao Pingan's eyes lit up: There are too few knowledgeable people as young as you, there are really too few. Most of the young people from the military admired Da Xi. They all believed that that was a true powerful country with the dignity and responsibilities of a powerful country. Because when the wars in the surrounding countries reached their climax, it was often Da Xi who sent messengers to regulate the situation. The war will stop because of the intervention of Da Xi. They think it was due to her. "
An Zheng sighed, "I just said that Da Xi won't allow any ants to grow stronger. So once a country could annex another country, Da Xi would step in to prevent that from happening. As for whether she would listen or not, it was not Da Xi's concern at all. It's fine if you are obedient, but if you are disobedient, we will beat you until you are crippled. "
Hao Pingan said: "That's exactly the case, so I am a little not used to seeing the thoughts of the young people in the army, but you are also unable to persuade them, and their adoration of the strong is also very stubborn."
An Zheng nodded his head, "Indeed, not only them, a large majority of people think that life in the Da Xi Empire will be peaceful. "However, the refugees are absolutely not allowed to enter the Da Xi region. Our border army has been killing people, fighting with the enemy. The soldiers of the Da Xi region have also been killing people. They are killing those who want to enter the Da Xi region."
Hao Pingan stood up: "You should rest here for a while, I'll go check if the meeting is over."
An Zheng got up: "I'll be waiting. Thank you, Lord Hao."
Hao Pingan stood up and left, walking in a very straight posture. An Zheng could tell that this middle-aged man that some of the young people did not like was not a civil servant that had never been to the battlefield before. The way he walked explained everything. This person's words and actions carried a sense of nobility and sternness. An Zheng thought about it, that was most likely the case with the capital officials, as they carried a sense of superiority, so he did not mind them.
Hao Pingan, who was around fifty years old and was still a sixth stage official, would not even have a chance to get promoted in his entire life. However, An Zheng was curious, why was this person not wearing his official's uniform, but was dressed in ordinary clothes, waiting for a guest in the army headquarters.
Hao Pingan walked to the end of the small garden and turned into a long corridor. Then, he took out a pipe from a bag hanging by his waist. He did not go to see if the meeting was over. Instead, he squatted where he could sit and smoked a cigarette. His pipe was large and very long. A puff of smoke seemed to exhale when it came out.
After about ten minutes, two people dressed in red walked over and shouted at Hao Pingan from afar.
Hao Pingan seemed to be helpless. He knocked his pipe against the sole of his shoes and followed the two people inside. In great swallow, fifth and fourth ranked officials wore red, and officials above third ranked officers wore purple, while those below sixth ranked wore green. Those two men in red should be the higher ranked members of the military. In the great swallow, the Minister of War was of the second rank, but his salary was the first rank. The assistant minister of the Ministry of War was of the third rank, only inferior to Shang Shu.
Hao Pingan then moved into a room, after entering, a group of people wearing red official uniform all stood up, and respectfully saluted: "Master."
Hao Pingan casually waved his hand, then walked to the main seat and sat down: "Where are you guys discussing?"
One of them replied, "Reporting to Master, Swallow King said that he wanted us to nominate a person to send the tribute to Da Xi city. After discussion, General Wang Kaitai is the most suitable person."
Hao Pingan thought for a while: "But Wang Kaitai is in charge of the freshmen, I think we should change him."
Everyone was speechless.
Hao Pingan said: "Pick a more respectable one out of the sixth stage outer youth. They are only people who cooperate with the Department of Rites anyway. Give him the general's uniform and don't pee in your pants. The generals of the great swallow do not have the time to attend to the Great Master of the Da Xi family. Rather than sending generals like General Wang Kaitai to lower his head to others, why not let him create a few outstanding youths for me in the martial academy? I am born a scholar, I can go to Da Xi and bow my head and bow my waist. But the generals can't do it, the generals... He couldn't lower his head. The dignity that they gained through bloody battles cannot be wasted like this. "
Everyone fell silent before they stood up and answered in an orderly manner.
Yes, anyone can bow their heads, but the generals who represent the military cannot.
Master, didn't you say that you wanted to personally go and see the children recommended by General Qiu Changchen before he died?
Department Assistant Minister Chen Zaiyan asked: "Did you see it?"
Hao Pingan nodded, and said in a low voice, "Good seedling, truly a good seedling that can make my heart bright. General Qiu's recommendation has not been in vain. Three letters of recommendation came in succession from General Qiu, and news of his death came after the third letter. "
Chen Zaiyan sighed, "It's such a pity. It's been more than three years since we found out that the person who killed General Qiu was from the Youguo. It took us more than a thousand days to find out the truth.
Hao Pingan suddenly laughed coldly: "You think that's all? Do you think that General Fang Zhiji
was really forced to leave by the empress dowager? "
He stood up and looked out of the window, "Youguo's men travelled thousands of miles to assassinate my great swallow's Vice General Tie Liuhuo, this matter is not over. General Fang Zhiji brought Tie Liuhuo along to ride south. Is it really to avoid Her Majesty? "
'Pa! '
His hand slapped on the windowsill, "Youguo and divinity do not die, General Fang Zhiji will not bring his men back."
Chen Zaiyan's expression changed, and he let out a long sigh of relief, "Fortunately, General Fang was born in my great swallow."
Chapter 72 - Fur
An Zheng did not wait for long at the Military Department. However, he did not wait for the Military Department's Vice Minister in charge of the Martial Academy. When he saw General Wang Kaitai yesterday, he said that Chen Zaiyan, the assistant minister of the military, would personally meet with him. Not long after Hao Pingan left, a general in armor came to the Little Flower Garden to find An Zheng and Du Shoushou, and brought them to the Martial Arts Academy to report their arrival.
In fact, An Zheng and his friends had other choices too. They had countless of sects in the Fanggu, and all of them had deep backgrounds. Apart from these sects, there were also many academies opened by the government. Among them, the most famous were the Great Cauldron Academy opened by the great swallow's royal family, the School of Management opened by the Department of Administration, the School of Martial Arts, which included the Ning Yuan Sect, the Pure Spirit Sect, the Tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tai-tao and the Military's Martial Arts Academy.
However, An Zheng had chosen Shang Wu Academy, so Du Shoushou and the rest would naturally not choose to go somewhere else.
It could be said that Grand Autumn Ceremony was a very small chance for the disciples of the Humble Class of the State of Yan to stand out, but in reality, such a chance was extremely small. This was because the majority of the glittering geniuses in the Grand Autumn Ceremony came from these large sects or academies. Everyone knew that once they succeeded in Grand Autumn Ceremony, they would be recruited by her. No sect could resist such temptation. It was not as simple as having glory on the face of the sect when a disciple of one's own sect became the pillar of the imperial court.