More than half a month after the announcement was issued, people from all over the world gathered, and some brawny people who were brave came from all directions.
They were given land and houses, rations to supplement their families, and their salaries were twice that of ordinary soldiers. These people naturally responded positively!
After the preliminary selection by local officials, a large number of able-bodied men came to Zhaoge and gathered outside Zhaoge City, where the Ministry of War was stationed. The selection would begin in three days!
As for the 10,000 soldiers selected by Huang Feihu, they had been taken over by Lin Xu a week ago!
Ever since Lin Xu had taken in the ten thousand elite soldiers, he had selected a hundred more agile and brave soldiers from the ten thousand soldiers to fill the Embroidered Uniform Guards!
The Royal Guards temporarily set up 2,000 people, with two thousand households and ten hundred households. The thousand households wore unicorn clothes, the hundred households wore bullfighting clothes, and the rest wore flying fish clothes with three-foot-long swords.
Because the requirements of the Embroidered Uniform Guards were too high, they had to be able to fight ten people at once before they could enter. Thus, there were only fifty people now, and they would be slowly selected from the Ministry of War later!
With the army and the Jinyiwei, Lin Xu reported to Emperor Xin that he was going to punish the corrupt officials!
With Daji around, Emperor Xin agreed readily. He raided the houses of those corrupt officials, half of which went to the national treasury, and the other half went to the East Chamber as funds!
In the past few days, Chaoge had been in a state of panic. More than ten corrupt officials had their houses confiscated and executed. The treacherous officials were all in danger. The people and the loyal officials were all cheering!
Lin Xu was listening to an official from the Finance Department of the East Factory reporting the money, land, and houses they had obtained from the raids. He sighed in his heart. As expected, the fastest way to earn money was to raid a house!
Speaking of sycophants, Lin Xu thought of Fei Zhong and You Hun, the two biggest sycophants of the Shang Dynasty. It could be said that they were largely responsible for the destruction of the Shang Dynasty!
"I don't know how much treasure Fei Zhong and You Hun have in their homes. Although I can't kill them now, I should still be able to take some money!”Lin Xu thought as he sat in his seat.
He could do whatever he wanted. Now that Emperor Xin had been sitting in the palace for a long time, Chaoge was no longer under the control of Fei Zhong and You Hun, but Lin Xu of the East Chamber!
He brought 20 Embroidered Uniform Guards and 100 armored soldiers to Fei Zhong's residence on horseback. Before he could call for anyone to report, Fei Zhong had already appeared at the door to welcome him!
"Aiyaya! Why does Lord Lin have the time to come to this Fei residence! Please come in!" Fei Zhong wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and squeezed out a smile.
Fei Zhong's heart was filled with panic. Lin Xu had brought so many troops to his mansion. It was definitely not a good thing. He also knew that many officials had their houses confiscated these days. He was about to discuss with You Hun about giving Lin Xu a gift, but Lin Xu had brought so many troops over!
"Surround the Fei Residence and don't let anyone in or out! Those who dare to resist will be killed without mercy!" Lin Xu ignored Fei Zhong and ordered a Centurion of the Embroidered Uniform Guards behind him.
"Here!" The Embroidered Uniform Guards Centurion responded respectfully and then waved his hand at the soldiers behind him. All the soldiers spread out and surrounded Fei Zhong's residence!
"This…this! Lord Lin, why? This lowly official is loyal to the king and is an honest official. Lord Lin, you must be clear about this!”Fei Zhong said in a panic.
"Ha! Whether he was loyal or not, Lord Fei himself knew very well whether he was honest or not. Let's talk about it after entering the residence!”Lin Xu sneered and mocked.
With that, he led the five Embroidered Uniform Guards straight into Fei Zhong's residence and sat on the main seat in the living room!
Fei Zhong hurriedly followed him in. His face was covered in sweat, and his back was also wet!
"Sir Fei, you don't have to be nervous!”Lin Xu turned the tables and pointed at the seat beside him.
"No need, I'll just stand!”Fei Zhong said respectfully.
"Sir Fei, we have collected a lot of evidence against Sir Fei! Although you are deeply loved by the king, if I want to do you, the king can't protect you!”Lin Xu said with a smile as he drank the tea brought by the maid.
Fei Zhong's face paled when he heard this. He knelt on the ground with a thud and begged loudly,"Lord Lin is wise, Lord Lin is wise! This lowly official is loyal to the king. Although I occasionally take bribes, on account of the many years I have served the king, please spare this lowly official's life!”
"Lord Fei, why are you doing this? Please get up!" Lin Xu pretended to be surprised.
"Lord Lin, Lord Lin, please spare me this time!”Fei Zhong was still kowtowing on the ground, begging for mercy with a sobbing tone.
"Ha! Sir Fei, we are officials of the court and have some friendship. I also want to let Sir Fei go, but you are greedy! It's really difficult for me to spare you!”Lin Xu twiddled his fingers and pretended to be troubled.
"I understand, I understand!”Fei Zhong immediately understood what Lin Xu meant and replied. Then, he looked at the five Brocade Guards standing beside Lin Xu, indicating that it was inconvenient for Lin Xu to speak!
"It's fine. Tell me, they are all my trusted aides!”Lin Xu waved his hand.
When the five Brocade Guards heard this, they were very touched. They did not expect their lord to trust them so much!
"Alright! Alright! As long as Lord Lin gives up his official position, I'm willing to offer you a thousand taels of silver and all kinds of rare treasures!”Fei Zhong was still kneeling on the ground as he spoke to Lin Xu.
"Humph! It seemed like Lord Fei wasn't sincere! Men, take this sycophantic minister down and put him in the East Chamber's prison. He will be executed tomorrow!”Lin Xu sneered and pointed at Fei Zhong, who was kneeling on the ground.
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