A group of people was walking through the city gate when they were stopped by the guards guarding the gate.
"Who are you? The city gates were closed, and no one was allowed to enter or exit.”The guards of the city hurriedly came over to check on the 1000 people including the leader of the Great Zhou Empire.
"How dare you! The emperor is here, why don't you greet the emperor?”A guard beside the Great Zhou Empire's ruler immediately walked up and berated the guards guarding the city.
"Emperor, long live, long live. This servant deserves to die ten thousand times, this servant's duty is here! I have offended the emperor, please forgive me!”This guard hurriedly knelt down to apologize to the Great Zhou Emperor. When the surrounding guards saw this, they also hurriedly knelt down and shouted three times.
"Those who don't know are not guilty. Moreover, I accidentally passed by this place. Haha, seeing you all so loyal to your duties, I am very comforted.”The Great Zhou Emperor did not blame the guards. Instead, he praised them.
"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor! We are grateful." The guards guarding the city heaved a sigh of relief.
"Alright, go and call your general over. I have something to discuss with him. You guys can get up first!" The Great Zhou Emperor smiled and spoke gently to the guards.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" After the guards stood up, one of them immediately turned around to call their general.
After a while, the guard led a general to the city gate.
"This general pays his respects to the emperor. Long live the emperor, long live, long live.”When this general saw the Great Zhou Empire's ruler, he immediately knelt down and shouted three times.
"My dear minister, rise. I heard that you are short of money! I've come to check on you. Take me to check if there's any problem with your grain silver and if there's any shortage.”The Great Zhou Empire's ruler said in a dignified manner.
"The emperor didn't do such a thing, General Mu is innocent! Deduct the army's pay, but! A great crime of beheading. No matter how bold I was, I wouldn't dare to do this.”When the general heard the words of the Great Zhou Emperor, he felt a chill down his spine and hurriedly defended himself.
"Zhen doesn't want to hear you say this. Your concubine has already told Zhen everything. Moreover, the secret guards have been observing you for a long time. Now, spit out all the military pay that you have embezzled. Otherwise, I'll immediately make your head fall to the ground. You should understand that the secret guards are everywhere. Whatever they want to investigate, hehe…there's nothing they can't find. Do you think you can hide it? Xu Jun, you and this general go and bring over the military pay and spirit stones that have been deducted. If there is a single cent less, immediately throw him into the imperial prison and execute him after autumn. If you are honest, I can still give you a light punishment.”The Great Zhou Empire's ruler spoke to this general in a more dignified manner.
"What's going on?" Xu Jun was very puzzled, but since the Great Zhou Empire's leader said so, he could only do as he was told.
"General Chen, please!" Xu Jun said coldly.
"This! General Chen was very conflicted at this time. He had not embezzled a single cent!
"Yes, hurry up and go." The Great Zhou Emperor snorted coldly.
"If the ruler wants me to die, I have no choice but to die. Forget it, he should take out all his family assets. Otherwise, he might be beheaded. Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger. The ancients really didn't deceive me.”General Chen felt helpless. He could only stand up and walk towards his residence.
Not long after, Xu Jun and General Chen returned with a few storage bags in Xu Jun's hands.
"General Chen, guard the city gates well. This matter is over. I won't pursue it anymore. Don't do it again in the future. "Let's go…" The Great Zhou Emperor led more than 1000 guards out of the city gates.
"The will of the heavens is unfathomable! I didn't expect that I only embezzled 773,000 taels of silver and 20 spirit stones. It seems that I have to be more careful in the future. I wonder what General Xu means by taking away the salary of all the people guarding the city gate?”General Chen pondered this matter.
"The Emperor has arrived!" General Chen was about to return to the city when a sharp voice suddenly sounded.
"Strange, didn't the emperor just leave the city? Why was the emperor here again? What was going on?”General Chen was shocked.
Gradually, a group of people arrived in front of General Chen. It was the Great Zhou Empire's ruler and Eunuch Xiao Dezi! There was also a group of royal guards.
This time, the lineup of the Great Zhou Empire was much stronger than the previous lineup. Moreover, it was even more imposing.
"Greetings to the emperor. Long live the emperor.”After General Chen shouted, the guards and citizens all knelt down and shouted three times to the Great Zhou Emperor.
The entire city gate was filled with cheers.
"Rise!" The ethereal voice of the Great Zhou Empire's ruler rang out.
The ruler of the Great Zhou Empire got off his horse and walked towards General Chen.
" General Chen, the rations this time…" Before the Great Zhou Emperor could finish his sentence, General Chen knelt on the ground.
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I won't dare to do it again. This general has already handed over all of his assets to the emperor, please spare this general's life! All the military salaries and spirit stones of the entire Mayor's Mansion were handed over to General Xu. I really didn't take it, please investigate.”General Chen explained with a pleading expression.
"What is this situation? General Chen, please explain it to me. When did I ever let General Xu ask for your pay and spirit stones?”The Great Zhou Emperor asked in confusion.
"Emperor, have you forgotten that you brought more than 1000 guards here? He said that I had embezzled the army's pay and asked General Xu to hand over all the pay that I had embezzled. Then, I took General Xu to the treasury and handed over all the 773 military rations that I had embezzled to General Xu. Also, all the military pay and spirit stones in the treasury have been handed over to General Xu. Have you forgotten, Your Majesty?”General Xu briefly explained the matter.
"How dare you, when did this one take anything from you? Don't tell me you can't even tell this one apart? Idiot! It was someone else in disguise. Immediately gather all the soldiers in the city and give chase. If you can't catch her, bring her head to me!”After hearing General Chen's words, the Great Zhou Empire's ruler stomped his feet in anger! He kicked General Cheng and roared.
General Chen was kicked by the Great Zhou Empire's ruler and he immediately realized that he had been tricked. They scrambled to gather the soldiers, and after half a quarter of an hour, they had gathered twenty thousand men. He rushed out of the city gate and chased after the person who impersonated the Great Zhou Empire.
"Just who is the emperor? He actually dares to impersonate you.”Xiaode Zi asked the book of the dynasty in the big city with a confused expression.
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