half life slave

In the early morning of the next day, the officers and soldiers of the Qingjian Cavalry Battalion in Datong Prefecture were still asleep when they were suddenly startled by the crying of a woman.

The soldiers came out one after another to find out, but they saw an old bustard sitting on the ground swearing to the sky, crying and calling for someone named Zhao Guisheng to teach him to pay back the debt he owed.

This farce attracted the surrounding people, and more and more onlookers gathered, so that Yan Yishan, a thousand households in the riding camp who didn't want to pay attention to this matter at first, had to come out to find out what happened.

Wang Yue and Rongyu were also in front of the Qingjian camp at this moment. When Yan Yishan appeared, Wang Yuefang stepped out from the crowd, raised his hands behind his back and asked, "What's the proper way to make a big noise in the barracks early in the morning? Yan Qianhu , haven’t brought people in yet, ask me clearly?”

Yan Yishan originally wanted to call off the troublemakers, but he didn't expect Wang Yue to be here, so he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to pay his respects, "I don't know that my lord came, I didn't greet you, and I hope you will forgive me. This troublemaker doesn't know what to do What are you crazy about, come here to make a scene, wait for me to coax her away, please sit down with my lord, then I will let them serve tea to you two."

He beckoned Wang Yue and Rong Yu to come in, and he winked at the soldiers guarding the gate. Immediately, someone stepped forward, intending to drive the bustard away.

Wang Yue stretched out her arms to block the two people, and said with a displeased face, "I asked you to ask clearly, but I didn't let you bombard people casually. This person has come to the barracks, there must be a reason, otherwise I will borrow her How dare you do such a thing? Let’s bring people in and ask them to understand.”

Yan Yishan smiled awkwardly, nodded helplessly, and then ordered someone to bring the bustard into the camp.

Wang Yue entered the inner hall, went to the first place to sit, and then asked the bustard to explain the cause and effect of the trouble in detail. Turning her head, she asked Yan Yishan, who was sitting next to him, "she said This person is called Zhao Guisheng, but is it under your account?"

"Zhao Guisheng?" Yan Yishan frowned and thought, at this time another of his entourage leaned over and whispered to him, and he suddenly said, "Oh, yes, there is such a person. But this kid is just an ordinary soldier, I can't remember his appearance for a while, so I'm sorry. Please don't blame me, my lord."

Wang Yue nodded slightly, "Then tell Zhao Guisheng, and ask if there is such a thing."

"My lord, is this... afraid it's inappropriate?" Yan Yishan looked at the bustard in the hall, and said, "This is a tricky woman, what if it's a false accusation to extort money?"

Wang Yue raised her eyebrows and snorted, "How do you know she's a nasty woman? Or are you afraid that what she said is true, and let me punish you for lax military governance? Is there any reason not to take the defendant in the trial? Hurry up and spread the word to Zhao Guisheng, don't delay talking nonsense."

Yan Yishan had no choice but to wave his hands impatiently to order the soldiers to pass.After a cup of tea, Zhao Guisheng was embraced by several people and led to the front of the hall.

Capacitance and memory are always good, even though I had a quick glance at the back of that person last night, I still remembered that he was clearly a tall and thin man, while the one in front of me was round and strong, rather strong.Immediately, he realized that this person was not the person he saw last night.

Sure enough, the bustard exclaimed, pointed at the person, looked him up and down, "No, this person is not Zhao Guisheng."

Zhao Guisheng also had a surprised expression, and cupped his hands upwards, "My lord, the villain is Zhao Guisheng. This name has been called for more than twenty years, and it can't be wrong."

Wang Yue thought for a while and asked, "How many people named Zhao Guisheng are there in your camp?"

Immediately someone responded, "My lord, the roster shows that there is indeed only one person with this name."

"Are you sure he's not?" Wang Yue turned to ask Bustard, "Could it be that you misidentified someone?"

The bustard snorted, "What are you talking about, my lord? Those who work in our business have no other skills. It is a one-time recognition. You can't make a mistake. Otherwise, how can you pick a kiln girl? How do you look at it?" People order dishes."

"Don't be rude!" Yan Yishan scolded, frowning, "Since this person is not Zhao Guisheng who is taking your money, then someone is pretending to be him. I don't care about this kind of thing, you can go to the government office to complain to the magistrate. "

The bustard rolled her eyes, and danced her handkerchief swayingly, "Hey, my lord, don't worry about it, that's not going to happen. That kid gave me a clear report yesterday, he is Zhao Guisheng from Qingjian Riding Camp! He said that he never paid money for whoring, and even said that if women dare to come to ask for money, they will demolish my building! The girls in the building have heard all these words, and all of them are Witness. My lord, you want to just dismiss the women, no way!"

The corners of Yan Yishan's mouth sank, he smiled sinisterly, and suddenly shouted, "Dare to go to my camp to blackmail, and I will drag her out with me, escort her to the government office, and tell the prefect Li to interrogate this troublemaker carefully!"

"Slow down!" Wang Yue sternly stopped, "Is this the way Yan Qianhu asks?"

Yan Yishan didn't dare to play rough with him, so he hurriedly lowered his voice, "My lord, the humble official listened to you, and passed on Zhao Guisheng, but I don't know why, it's obvious that this woman is lying, how can I ask this? "

"How to ask? I have my own way of asking." Wang Yue pointed at the bustard, "She is the owner of a kiln. If she doesn't have real evidence, she has no place to sue her grievances. How dare she make such a mess before coming to the camp? , Which rule stipulates that enlisted sergeants don’t have to pay for prostitution? She must not be blackmailing, this matter is very strange!"

The words were rough and unreasonable, Yan Yishan said anxiously, "Then according to your lord, what should we do about this matter?"

Wang Yue sneered, "Bring everyone up."

Seeing that his bodyguards brought six soldiers from the battalion, Yan Yishan was puzzled, so he heard Wang Yue ordering him, "From now on, you are not allowed to speak, and you can speak when I tell you to speak, listen Got it?"

Yan Yishan was taken aback when he climbed up, seeing Wang Yue's bodyguard handing out pens and paper to each of the six people, Wang Yue pointed to Zhao Guisheng again and said, "You guys should all be familiar with him, write his name to me. On paper, write quickly."

The few soldiers looked at each other, although they didn't understand what it meant, they could only follow orders, and hurriedly wrote down their names on the paper.

Rong Yu secretly observed Yan Yishan's expression from the side, and saw that his brows were tightly furrowed, and his hands were grasping the armrest of the armchair so tightly that even his knuckles turned white under the force.He wanted to stop him several times, but after glancing at Wang Yue's gloomy face, he forced himself to go back.

Judging from his nervous appearance, Rong Yu could tell that the Zhao Guisheng in front of him must be an impostor.The real Zhao Guisheng was just a person who appeared on the roster and received military pay and rations on time every month, but never served in the army.

As he expected, the names written by the six soldiers on the paper were not Zhao Guisheng, but Zhao Yong.

For Wang Yue's next questioning, Yan Yishan hesitated in every possible way but couldn't tell the truth, let alone where the real Zhao Guisheng was.

Wang Yue was furious, "It's clear that I'm eating the empty salary of the court! I don't know how many people like this exist in the army! Zongbing Han should give me an explanation!"

He took the opportunity to show his power in the camp again, only to scare Yan Yishan and the others tremblingly, standing aside with their hands down, not daring to make a sound.After he finished cursing, he winked at Rong Yu, left behind a group of people who were at a loss and walked away.

After leaving the door, the two of them looked at each other, Rong Yu joked, "I didn't expect that Zhongwei's acting skills are as good as riding and archery skills."

Wang Yue laughed out loud when she heard this, and then she laughed, "If you want to say that your method works, Datong has tens of thousands of soldiers, so there are naturally many brothels in this place. If they are not in order, there will be people fighting in the brothels, and most of the registered soldiers would not do that. It's too embarrassing to make a fuss. Those who do this kind of thing are indeed only paid by name. Anyway, I can't find him. If you just find someone to impersonate him, you can also set him up for a false accusation. This matter It's done neatly, and it's not in vain for us to spend a few nights in the Four Seas class."

While talking, he turned his face to look at Rong Yu, but smiled and patted him on the shoulder, and said after a long while, "You have never been in the army, but you can guess what happened to this guy [-] to [-] times, which shows that you have a clear mind Clever, I can't blame the emperor for entrusting you with errands."

Rong Yu smiled, and didn't give in to him, and accepted all the compliments as they were ordered.

The next thing, the two cooperated in an orderly manner.Wang Yue made a big splash, threatening to thoroughly investigate the number of people in the army, and finally forced Han Yuan, who hadn't shown his face for a long time, to show up on his own initiative.

He made it clear, "Brother Zhongwei, why is this so? You and I both know the story here. Is there any big camp that is empty? The servant is also trying to improve the life of the soldiers in the army. He has no choice but to find a way to ask the court for more money. Read it in the first sentence of the servant." For the sake of all the hard work, please Zhong Wei not to be too serious."

While talking, he changed the subject, took out two bank notes, and said with a smile, "Zhongwei and the factory owner have worked hard for days, so I hope this little thing is acceptable."

Two silver notes of 2 taels.Wang Yue took it with a half-smile, and put it on the table again, "Why does Mr. Han think Wang Yue is a money-grubbing person?"

"No, Zhongwei, don't get me wrong. It's just that there are [-] sergeants in the Datong camp. It's not free to check. You have read the account book. To be honest, there are vacancies, but there are only a few thousand people. With these thousands of heads, I thought there was really no need to bother."

Wang Yue raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Thousands of people? That's what Han Gong said. Let's find out how many people are."

Han Yuan frowned and rubbed his hands, "Does Zhongwei have to be like this?"

"Not necessarily." Wang Yue waved his hand lightly, "Dr. Han has demanded 15 taels of military pay from the household department over the years. This 15 is enough for how many people and how many years. I just want to know where the money is being spent."

Han Yuan took a deep breath, sized up Wang Yue, and fell silent.It took a long time before he spoke, "What exactly is Zhongwei's intention? If you feel at ease and want to pull the servant from the position of the chief soldier, you can say it clearly."

"Otherwise, otherwise," Wang Yue smiled happily, "Don't get me wrong, Mr. Han, I don't mean that. Let's be clear. I don't intend to impeach you, but I just want to get back the 15 taels of silver. Don't worry, Mr. Han. We only think that the sum of money was earned by the court for several years of farming and trade. For you, it is a good thing to say. The emperor is happy to see that you are so considerate of the court. You are in this position. will sit still."

When Han Yuan saw that he had said something, half of the stone in his heart dropped, and his complexion tended to soften, but he still couldn't help sighing, "If my brother can let me out, I will be very grateful. But this money is not something that I can swallow alone. Brother, can you be more accommodating and reduce or exempt as appropriate?"

Wang Yue didn't answer the question, but took a look at Rong Yu, Rong Yu smiled, and said, "Don't worry about Mr. Han, and the exemption must be reduced. But if it is really investigated, someone will be willing to help Mr. Han's crime. To recommend you, maybe the person in your position is no longer around, and there is no one who can recruit you, so it must be inevitable that you will be reprimanded for your salary in the future. I am so young and in a high position, so I am afraid that it will be unseemly to end up like this? We can talk about the rest When it comes to money, how much is it? I heard that Han Gong recently repaired the ancestral mausoleum, and it is quite magnificent. The affairs behind him are done neatly. If you can hold back your hands in front of you, you might as well hold back your hands and leave some Yuqing for the future. Man, is it so bad?"

Seeing Han Yuan's sullen face, Rong Yu raised the two bank notes again, "Mr. Han can get out 4 taels at will, which shows that he still has a foundation, but adding more is enough. I keep my word, I will never order anyone to participate in the impeachment in private, but I will only try my best to keep you safe, after all, Duke Han also has a good political record in the Datong Mansion, and he is known for his military exploits."

Han Yuan looked at Rong Yu, a gleam gradually flashed in his eyes, and he cupped his hands again and again, "You labor factory is willing to be considerate to the old man, but the servant is old, and he will rely on the factory father to give you a high hand in the evening."

Rong Yu smiled lightly, and after that, Han Yuan said some good things, repeatedly confirmed that the two of them did not intend to ask for the banknote, and promised to raise 15 taels as much as possible within a month, before leaving with a little peace of mind .