This official was fair-skinned and had a few strands of thin beard. He smiled and held his hands in his arms as soon as he entered the room: "I feel sorry for keeping Wei Shangxian waiting for so long. However, County Magistrate Sun is in retreat, so the lower official came to receive the Shangxian. The lower official Qu Yang
The county magistrate is well appointed, but I don’t know what the Immortal Wei’s orders are when he comes here?”
The county magistrate has a high position but no real power. He is an idle official and is equivalent to a candidate for county magistrate. Although this official looks harmless to humans and animals, he is also a Taoist monk.
Wei Yuan stood up and returned the salute, then got straight to the point: "I am here for the bravery of the three hundred people of Shayang Village! They have been in the army for several months and fought many bloody battles. They have not even seen a tael of silver in military pay, let alone pensions. I
This trip is just to ask where the food and salary are and where the pension is!”
Ren Youwei looked like he suddenly realized it, and said: "It turns out that this is what happened. The Immortal didn't know something. Food and wages are a top priority. The imperial court has strict laws and no one can violate them. Not everyone can build a civilian army. I think.
In order to organize and train people's bravery, they must report to the imperial court and obtain approval. Otherwise, if everyone can practice bravery, wouldn't it mean that the world will be in chaos? The authority to approve the people's bravery in this county does not lie with the county government, but in the hands of the generals. In fact,
We have already forwarded the memorial to the civilian brave reported by Mr. Fang to General Liao, but for some reason there has been no reply. Without a reply, how can I dare to allocate a tael of silver? This is a fool's errand!"
Ren Youwei was an old fox. He kicked the ball to General Liao Shen in one go and picked him clean.
Wei Yuan was inexperienced and couldn't do anything with this slippery old man. But he knew that if he left like this, he would play into Ren Youwei's plan. So Wei Yuan sat still and said: "Where is General Liao Shen?"
I will also pay a visit. Not to mention food and salary, thirty-seven people have been killed in the past few months, and they should be compensated. How will Sir Ren plan to provide compensation?"
Ren Youwei had a troubled expression on his face: "Citizens who die bravely in battle should be compensated, but firstly, they must be registered, and secondly, they must die in the battle designated by their superiors before they can receive compensation. Forgive me for speaking frankly, I'm afraid these people in Shayang Village are
Don’t touch any of them.”
Wei Yuan added: "Many old people have died of starvation in the village, and the imperial court should provide relief. I won't let you make things difficult for them. Let's allocate some food for emergencies first. This is a life-saving matter."
Ren Youwei let out a long sigh and said: "Some people starve to death, and it hurts in my heart. Alas! Who told us that we are in troubled times now? It is wartime, and our county is on the front line. According to the law of the court, all food and grass are now
In terms of military supplies, no one can move a grain of grain without the joint decree of the county magistrate and the general. Now all the cake stalls in the county have been closed down. I really can't do anything about allocating grain."
Wei Yuan's anger gradually grew, his face sank, and he sneered: "Master Ren, you are so clean! The county government accepted a Liao barbarian head for one tael of silver, but handed it over for a thousand taels! The people on the front line are brave, but they have no food and no food."
Pay, and your family will starve to death. Can you earn enough to sleep at night?"
"Removing a thousand taels of money? How can this happen?" Ren Youwei looked surprised, "Master Sun and I just saw that the people had done a good job in protecting the land, and they just used private money to reward the meritorious people."
"What about the heads?"
"After they were collected, they were sent directly to the county town. They were all taken away by the county governor. The subordinates don't know what happened next."
Ren Youwei asked questions and didn't know anything, and everything was cleared up. The more Wei Yuan listened, the angrier he became. He slammed the table and shouted: "Sir Ren! Do you need Wei to let you know how much this Daoji of yours weighs?
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Ren Youwei looked panicked and said repeatedly: "How can the humble mana of the lower official withstand the destruction of the higher immortal! If the upper immortal must take action, then the lower official will die. But the upper immortal will always let the lower official die.
Do you understand? Is it possible for the Immortal Sect to kill people indiscriminately and without reason?"
This was the first time Wei Yuan had seen this kind of meat with a hob that could not be poured into oil and could not be cut with a knife. Moreover, this guy showed a posture of not fighting back even if he was beaten to death. Wei Yuan was really not good at using force.
However, the countless history books in his belly finally came into use at this moment. Wei Yuan followed the examples in the book and calmed down first. His face was expressionless and he just stared at Ren Youwei until his eyes flickered.
Wei Yuan then said: "It seems that these things have nothing to do with Lord Ren. No problem, please tell Lord Ren to tell Magistrate Sun that Wei Yuan has been in the defense area for two days and has only received ten soldiers. Press
Tang Lu, someone has to lose his head in this matter, and not just one. So within two days, I will see two hundred soldiers in my defense area! I don’t care what method you, Mr. Ren, or Magistrate Sun use, in short
Not a single soldier is missing! If there is really not enough, you can use your concubines to make up the number. If not, I will bother you to make up the number yourself! If you let me make things difficult for you, then I will report to the True Lord and ask the True Lord to send Taoist soldiers to garrison here.
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Ren Youwei's smile was a little unnatural. If this matter is pursued to death, someone's head will definitely fall to the ground, but it's hard to say whose head will fall. Naturally, it is impossible for Zhenjun to directly send Taoist soldiers here, even if he does, they will come here to chop off the head.
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Wei Yuan said again: "Since Lord Ren said that General Liao Shen would not give any reply, and he still wants to trouble you to write a letter, I will take it to General Liao Shen and ask him clearly."
Ren Youwei had no other choice but to write a letter and give it to Wei Yuan. Wei Yuan did not stay long and stood up immediately. Before leaving, he said: "Master Ren, please take care of yourself!"
Wei Yuan no longer entangled with Ren Youwei, left the county government office, blessed himself with a magic technique, and went straight to the military fortress outside the city. In a moment, Wei Yuan arrived in front of the military fortress.
The military fortress wall is two feet high. It is mainly made of gravel and glued with straw mortar. It is a unique city building method in the north. It is strong and easy to repair. The military fortress wall is not very high, but when Wei Yuan came outside the gate, he immediately felt
I felt a few stings, which was the result of being targeted by a military master with a hard crossbow.
After announcing their identities, several sergeants led Wei Yuan into the Chinese Army lobby. The first person sitting in the lobby was a burly man with a scar on his face, a short beard, eyes like an eagle, and a gloomy look. Wei Yuan looked at
You can tell by the color of his clothes that this person must be General Liao Jingwu.
Wei Yuan saluted and said: "I am Wei Yuan from the Taichu Palace, and I am here to pay my respects to General Liao!"
Liao Jingwu glanced at Wei Yuan, and Wei Yuan immediately felt a ball of blazing flames rolling over his body, and his heart shuddered, knowing that General Liao was not a newbie in Taoism, and had probably already reached the second level. Liao Jingwu
Wu is still an earth-level Taoist, which makes it a little harder to fight. Wei Yuan secretly assessed that if he wanted to win the battle, he might have to empty his Tao power.
After the two parties saw the ceremony, Liao Jingwu asked: "It turns out that it is the little immortal master of Taichu Palace. What is the purpose of coming here?"
Liao Jingwu's voice had a hoarse sound of metal friction, which was very unnatural.
As a disciple of Taichu Palace, Wei Yuan is naturally not afraid of other sects' Taoist foundations. Even when facing the law, he is neither humble nor arrogant. This is the confidence of the Immortal Sect. And although Liao Jingwu is an earth-level Taoist foundation, Wei Yuan is not afraid of a real fight.
At that moment, Wei Yuan did not mince words, he directly explained his purpose and asked why the three hundred men from Shayang Village had not been included in the list of civilian braves.
After hearing this, Liao Jingwu looked as usual and asked the school captain to bring the corresponding documents and read them carefully in front of Wei Yuan. If Wei Yuan had not known everything behind the scenes and only looked at his current performance, he would have thought that Liao Jingwu was completely unaware of this.
The general seems to have been a singer for many years.
After looking at it for a long time, Liao Jingwu put down the document and asked the captain a few more questions in detail. Fang said: "Fang Hetong did report a list of civilian heroes, but according to the report, the list is different from the actual list.
There are discrepancies in personnel, this is one of them. The other is that the list is full of old and weak farmers, who are suspected of falsely reporting their positions and defrauding food and wages. The war is in full swing now, and the general is busy with affairs and can't get away. I really don't have time to verify it myself.
Just let it go first."
Anger welled up in Wei Yuan's heart. Liao Jingwu said he was high-sounding, but in fact he was just an old official. The reasons he gave were far-fetched and could not withstand scrutiny at all.
For example, the list submitted by Fang Hetong does not match the actual situation. Several battles have been fought since the list was submitted, and people died in every bloody battle. How can the actual personnel match the original list? Let’s talk about the second item, whose civilians are brave
Are you not a farmer at ordinary times? There are few farmers who are as strong as cattle. Most of them are skinny and poor. Not to mention farmers, even the soldiers Wei Yuan saw are old, weak, sick and disabled.
This is not like Ren Youwei who doesn't know anything about everything, but just finds excuses at random and doesn't bother to think about it more.
The problem is that Wei Yuan knew that Liao Jingwu was prevaricating; Liao Jingwu also knew that Wei Yuan knew that he was prevaricating; and Liao Jingwu was still prevaricating.
Chapter completed!