"General, they are too arrogant. They don't even recognize your badge!" Wang Zhong gnashed his teeth in anger.

Ning Weizhou nodded immediately and said, "The people guarding the city here are more arrogant than when I came here a few years ago!"

There was a riot in Xishu a few years ago. This was originally a border town, and many men went to the battlefield, and even more died in the battle.

The land was full of mountains and peaks. The people could barely get enough food. Their families had lost their male members and they had no military pay. Life was becoming increasingly difficult.

The families of the deceased had originally hoped to receive compensation money from the court, but they waited and waited, and even the living people starved to death, but the money from the court still did not come!

Since ancient times, as long as the common people have enough food to eat, they have no intention of rebelling. No matter how absurd and difficult the situation is, they can endure it!

But without food in the stomach, that is unbearable!

Especially when they saw the elderly and children collapsing from hunger one after another, the people became very angry.

The military and political circles of Western Shu had been colluding for decades, so why would they be afraid of these civilians causing trouble?

A few more pools of blood on the streets would scare these ordinary people!

But the common people were frightened that time, and a mutiny broke out in the military camp!

Those were brave warriors who had chopped off the enemies’ heads with their own hands, and who had waded through mountains of corpses and seas of blood!

They may not care about their own lives, but if their comrades who fought with them died, their families would starve to death, which made these men despair!

Defending the country has become a joke!

Their faith collapsed!

Once a person's originally firm belief is destroyed, he will either become paralyzed like a worm or become violent like a beast!

A mutiny in the army was the most terrible thing. The military and political officials of Western Shu did not dare to be careless and sent people to suppress it on the charge of treason.

But with the stimulation of blood, mutinies broke out one after another. The more they were suppressed, the more they rioted.

The Dongyi got the news, assembled tens of thousands of troops, and prepared to take action at the border!

The imperial court only learned about the mutiny in the Western Shu army after receiving military reports about the unusual movements of the Dongyi people!

Even though the late emperor had a reputation for being benevolent, he was still extremely furious. He personally wrote a letter ordering General Ning Weizhou to rush to Western Shu to deal with the matter!

Ning Weizhou stayed in Western Shu for half a year, and finally quelled the mutiny by using both kindness and force. He also took the opportunity to formulate many provisions to appease the military's families, and the Western Shu border temporarily returned to peace.

But now it seems that the military and political officials of Western Shu suffered a great loss last time. Seeing that the situation has been calm in recent years, they have begun to plunder the army's food and wages even more severely.

The aristocratic families in Western Shu were their accomplices. The two sides were in cahoots with each other and swallowed up the huge amount of silver that the court allocated to the border every year!

Even in the eyes of these soldiers guarding the city, the youngest daughter of a noble family is more noble than the great general Ning Weizhou!

"General, we have checked the documents and everything is correct. Please enter the city!" The soldier returned the pass with a smile.

Wang Zhong took it angrily and directed the convoy forward while cursing.

"General, we are all following military rules. Can you understand?" The soldier guarding the city asked with a shameless face.

Ning Weizhou had no expression on his face, he just said calmly: "You did a great job!"

The soldier seemed to be praised, and smiled happily: "Okay, since the general said so, we can rest assured that we won't be punished later!"

The guards around Ning Weizhou were furious: "What kind of bastard dares to act so presumptuous in front of the general?"

Ning Weizhou waved his hand: "No problem! Let's go into the city!"

The bodyguard spat in hatred, then stepped aside holding the hilt of the knife.

After the convoy passed the city gate, the guards started to complain through their teeth:

"General, why did you just let them go? These bastards should be chopped to pieces!"

Ning Weizhou sneered: "I came here this time because I was afraid that they would hide something. How can we catch them then?"

As they were talking, a group of people came towards them from the roadside, led by an old man with grey hair and beard. His clothes were made of ordinary cloth, but they were washed clean and tidy. His eyes were a little cloudy due to his age, but he was in good spirits and had a straight back. I guess he was a man of some status!

"General, I am the Tangmen Guard Commander. I am here on the orders of the Patriarch to welcome you and your wife!"

The old man clasped his fists, looking respectful!

"Wei Bo!"

Before Ning Weizhou could answer, he saw Ali running up to him, waving and shouting.

When he got close, he leaped up and lay on Wei Du's back:

"Wei Bo, I knew you would grab this job and come to meet me!"

"Wei Bo, I miss you so much! I think about you every day!"

"Uncle Wei, why didn't Aunt Wei come? Doesn't she miss me?"

"Uncle Wei, is Brother Wei married? Has he had a baby? Can you ask him to give me the baby to play with?"

"Good good!"

Wei Du smiled so much that his eyes narrowed into slits. No matter what Ah Li said, he only answered with the word "OK"!

Ning Weizhou glanced at Wei Du's lower body and saw that although he was carrying a ferocious Ali on his back, the man did not shake at all, and his feet seemed to be rooted, not moving at all!

This guy's kung fu is pretty good. If he were to venture out into the martial arts world, he would surely become famous. I wonder why he would be willing to be a slave of the Tang Clan?

"Uncle Wei, are you here alone?" After making a fuss, Ali finally calmed down, but still lay on Wei Du's back and refused to get down.

Wei Du also let her hang there, smiling and replying: "How can this old slave be alone? Aren't there people behind this?"

Ahri snorted disdainfully: "Are they considered human beings in the Tang Sect?"

"Hey, you can't say that!" Wei Du stopped smiling and said, "Young lady, you are old enough and you should be sensible. They have been in the Tang family for many years and are all respected by the master!"

As he said that, he turned around and ordered behind him: "Why don't you come and see the young lady?"

The people following behind Wei Du all clasped their fists and saluted: "Hello, young lady!"

Some of them had just entered the Tang family after Ali disappeared, and they couldn't help but glance at them curiously.

Wei Du's eyes flashed with a gleam of light, and his face darkened slightly, but then he smiled again:

"Miss, you are grown up now, you can't let an old slave carry you anymore! Besides, the general is still here, be good, come down and stand properly, don't let people laugh at you!"

But Ahri held him tighter: "No, no, I want Wei Bo to carry me on his back. Has Wei Bo stopped caring about me after I've been gone for so many years? Does Wei Bo have another mistress? Does he not want me anymore?"

As soon as these words came out, Wei Du's eyes instantly turned red: "I have been guarding the young lady's yard every day, and even sleep on a blanket at the gate of the yard. Will I really be sad when the young lady says this?"

Ahri was very quick to act. Seeing Wei Du was about to raise his sleeve to wipe his eyes, he quickly pulled up his sleeve and wiped it randomly on Wei Du's face:

"I was just kidding you, Uncle Wei. You're old now, why are you so sentimental?"

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