After Zhan Ronghai arrived, he didn't rush to the military camp to investigate the case. Instead, he came to the Li Mansion to visit his student, Li Yuqiong!
Li Yuqiong was surprised to hear that the teacher had come and quickly came out to greet him. Old Master Li respected his teachers. When he heard that his daughter's teacher had arrived, he hurriedly rushed out to receive her.
The father and daughter chatted with Zhan Ronghai in the living room. "Teacher, why are you here?" Li Yuqiong asked the teacher.”
Zhan Ronghai smiled." I have some business to do here, so I came to visit you and the old man!"”
Before Li Yuqiong could ask what business it was, a servant suddenly came to report that Commander Xie Jiong was here! Once Xie Jiong received the news, he immediately rushed over to pay his respects to the commissioner! Old Master Li hurriedly ordered the servants to invite him in.
When Xie Jiong entered the door, he saw Zhan Ronghai sitting there in his military uniform. He quickly walked up and bowed, saying,""Pingliang Town Garrison Regiment Commander Xie Jiong greets Officer Zhan!”
Zhan Ronghai waved his hand.”He had originally wanted to say,"Sit down!" However, he suddenly remembered that this was the Li Residence, and he was also a guest. It seemed that the host should be the one to speak about the matter of watching the seats, so he forcefully took back these three words.
Old Master Li was experienced and immediately noticed it. He quickly called out to Xie Jiong,"Nephew, please sit!"
Xie Jiong was unmoved." There's no place for me in front of you. I'll just stand!"”He was still standing there respectfully.
Zhan Ronghai said," You don't have to be so formal. Since Master has already given you a seat, if you don't sit, won't you be disrespecting Master?"”After saying that, he laughed.
When Xie Jiong heard this, he bowed and said,"Since that's the case, then I'll respectfully accept your request!"”He sat down on a chair at the side. He sat upright, appearing very respectful.
Li Yuqiong felt very strange. She didn't understand why Xie Jiong would address her teacher as an officer and treat him with such respect! Just as he was feeling puzzled, he suddenly heard the teacher say,"I'm sure Leader Xie has heard that I'm here to investigate your case. Someone said that you colluded with the bandits and reported this matter to the headquarters. Does Commander Xie have any explanation for this?”
Although Xie Jiong was afraid that he would be reported, he would not be nervous in such a situation. Xie Jiong said righteously,"I have always been law-abiding and strictly abide by military discipline. I would never dare to collude with bandits." This criminal charge is really unfair!”
" Oh," Zhan Ronghai said." Then tell me how you were wronged."”
"It's like this." Xie Jiong pondered for a moment. There was a local bandit leader named Xuan Zuo, who had become a bandit in the nearby mountains and gathered hundreds of subordinates to cause trouble. This Xuan Zuo was extremely bold and reckless. He actually kidnapped the Li Residence's Second Miss on the way.”Xie Jiong glanced at Li Yuqiong and continued,""You want me to use the firearms to exchange for you. I had no choice but to exchange the Military Fire with him to save the Second Miss. I had no choice but to do so. It was definitely not an intentional act!”
Xie Jiong didn't want to mention this matter at first. In any case, this was a crime of favoritism and bending the law. In order to change the person, he had given the government's firearms to the bandits. However, Xie Jiong saw that Zhan Ronghai had rushed to the Li Mansion as soon as he arrived in town, as if he had a special relationship with the Li Mansion, so he changed his mind and told them about the kidnapping, hoping that Zhan Ronghai would let him off for the sake of the Li Family!
Li Yuqiong listened to the two exchange a few words. Although she still didn't understand why her teacher suddenly became Xie Jiong's superior, she understood that this "superior" was here to check on Xie Jiong. Moreover, it was because he had given Zuo Xuan the Military Fire. He quickly interceded for Xie Jiong to prove that what he said was true! Old Master Li was also trying his best to absolve Xie Jiong from the side, constantly saying good things.
However, Zhan Ronghai was unmoved. He caught Xie Jiong's crime of bending the law for personal gain and said,""Even if it's to save people, that's still bending the law for personal gain! The death penalty might be exempted, but dismissal and investigation were inevitable!”
It wasn't easy for Xie Jiong to become the regiment commander. Naturally, he couldn't let others get away with it just like that. He hurriedly explained,"Other than rescuing the Second Young Lady, this humble servant has a more important purpose. I absolutely dare not bend the law for personal gain!”
Zhan Ronghai said,""What more important purpose do you have? Tell me!”
Xie Jiong sorted out his thoughts and said," Bandits are rampant here. They're like weeds. They can't be exterminated, and it's a headache. So, after thinking hard, I came up with a way to use bandits to control bandits. I used the contradictions between bandits to incite internal strife in order to achieve the goal of suppressing the bandits. This Xuan Zuo is the person I have chosen to support. He is brave and ruthless. He doesn't get along well with the other gangs and often has conflicts. I want to use him to destroy the other gangs!”
" What's the result of your plan?" Zhan Ronghai asked.”
"The effect is very good. The local bandits, Liu Xuande and the Dragon King, have been eliminated by Xuan Zuo! This is all thanks to my support!”
Zhan Ronghai nodded and said," I know about this. But I heard that after Xuan Zuo killed Liu Xuande, his men increased to thousands. They are much stronger than Liu Xuande." You eliminated a bandit, but an even bigger bandit appeared. Can this be considered a credit?”
Xie Jiong couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat when he heard that. He quickly stood up and bowed, saying,"Yes, yes, yes. I also feel that this matter is not appropriate. I'm thinking of persuading Xuan Zuo to surrender and work for the government.”
Zhan Ronghai slammed the table and said,""Good! If you can recruit Xuan Zuo and his gang and make them work for the government and no longer cause trouble, then I'll let bygones be bygones and forgive your mistakes. Otherwise, you'll be punished by military law!”
Although it was just to save himself, the lie had already been said to this extent, and it was worth it for Xie Jiong to continue. He quickly replied,"Yes, I will do my best to persuade him to surrender and work for the government!”
Zhan Ronghai nodded. I'll give you half a month's time. Get him to come see me and talk to me personally about surrendering. If you can't convince him in half a month, then don't blame me for being ruthless. Let's do business!”
"Yes, I'll do it immediately. I'll definitely persuade him to come and see you, sir, and tell you personally about his surrender!”After saying that, he saluted and turned around to leave in a hurry.
Since things had come to this, Li Yuqiong had nothing more to say. Next, it would depend on whether Xie Jiong could persuade Xuan Zuo to surrender.
After this incident, Li Yuqiong was surprised to find that her teacher was still serving in the army. She could not help but ask curiously,"When did teacher join the army?”
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