"What should we do about the Thousand Households? We supported an ingrate!”
"Yes, why don't we leave Peace Stronghold immediately and think of a way when we return?”
"Can you still leave now? Don't be naive! Besides, so what if he went back? Zhu Ke had obviously reconciled with the Qi Family's Army!”
"We were fooled. Zhu Ke really wanted to reorganize the Guard Station, and we didn't think of using it as an excuse to deal with the Qi Family's Army!”
……
Xu Xin listened to the constant noise in his ears and paced back and forth.
That's right, they were indeed fooled. It could also be said that their wishful thinking was wrong.
Zhu Ke was serious about reorganizing the Guards, and not using this as an excuse to deal with the Qi Family Army.
The two seemed to be similar, but in fact, there was a fundamental difference. They were almost poles apart!
A misjudgment put them in a very passive situation.
At this moment, Zhu Ke's sword was already aimed at them.
Dong dong dong…
Just as the group of people were like ants on a hot pan, arguing anxiously and without a clue, there was a knock on the door. A voice came from outside,"Thousand Households Xu, the commander invites everyone to the meeting hall for a discussion.”
After hearing this, the expressions of Xu Xin and the others instantly changed.
Zhu Ke must be showing his cards.
Everyone looked at each other, stood up uneasily, and looked at Xu Xin.
"For now, we can only take it one step at a time. I hope that when we meet Zhu Ke later, no matter what happens, everyone will be united.”After Xu Xin finished speaking, he sighed helplessly and pushed the door open.
When they arrived at the meeting hall, they saw Qi Jin leading the generals of the Qi Family's Army and sitting on the left side without looking sideways.
Xu Xin's heart sank.
After a simple greeting and Xu Xin and the others sat down, Zhu Changluo said with a solemn expression,""Yesterday, General Qi led the generals of the Qi Family Army to surrender and admit their mistakes. I am very pleased.”
"This proves that although everyone has made a mistake, their conscience has not been destroyed and can still be saved. Therefore, I promised them that I would submit a petition to the Imperial Court and ask for leniency.”
"At that time, General Qi Jin will also send a memorial to the Imperial Court to plead for mercy for everyone.”
"However, the generals of the Qi Family's Army pointed out that they weren't the only ones who embezzled and exploited the military households. You, Thousand Households Xu, were also involved.”
"I'll repeat the old saying again. Everyone has a chance to turn over a new leaf. Now that we've taken the initiative to admit it, we'll only pay 30% of what we've exploited over the years.”
Pa!
As he spoke, Zhu Changluo slammed the table heavily. The guilty Xu Xin and the others turned pale instantly.
Li Ke slowly stood up. His sharp gaze swept over Xu Xin and the others before he said,"If the perpetrator doesn't seize this opportunity, don't blame me for being merciless once the investigation begins!”
"The family property will be confiscated and the person will be sent to the capital for the Imperial Court to deal with!”
"Oh right, the next investigation will be a cross-check. The Qi Family Army will investigate the Hereditary Guard, and the Hereditary Guard will investigate the Qi Family Army.”
"I'm willing!"
"This is a good idea. Since we're going to be unlucky, we'll be unlucky together. No one will be able to live well!”
……
A group of generals of the Qi Family Army who had suffered heavy losses looked at the hereditary officials opposite them with fiery eyes and deliberately shouted loudly.
How vicious!
Xu Xin looked at the young face, his fingers trembling.
Zhu Ke's method of investigation was too vicious. With their enmity with the Qi Family's Army, the Qi Family's Army would definitely not show mercy.
Moreover, these people had just suffered such a huge loss because of them. If they were to investigate each other, wouldn't they investigate them to death?
Xu Xin looked at Zhu Ke's face and closed his eyes in pain.
The mutual investigation became the last straw that crushed Xu Xin.
What united resistance? When Zhu Ke and the Qi Family's Army came to an agreement, these people were like fish on the chopping block!
"Commander, this humble servant pleads guilty. This humble servant is willing to take out 30% of my assets to fully assist Commander in investigating the fields of the Guard Office!”Xu Xin's lips trembled as he promised.
As soon as Xu Xin spoke, the others completely despaired. Their faces were filled with despair as they pleaded guilty one after another.
When Qi Jin saw this scene, he smiled imperceptibly.
Zhu Ke made use of the natural grudges and contradictions between the Qi Family Army and the hereditary officials of the Wei Office to actually do something that even the Emperor did not dare to easily do!
Moreover, the money and food obtained from the punishment alone was probably enough to train a strong army.
Zhu Changluo was overjoyed that he had received the money for training his troops. He could not help but smile.
It made the group of trembling people misunderstand, and the uneasiness in their hearts lessened a little.
He stopped while he was ahead. At the same time, he did not forget to repeat his promise and appease everyone."I'm very happy that everyone is able to return from the wrong path.”
"I will also do as I promised and report to the Imperial Court, asking for the Imperial Court's approval of my punishment.”
With what these people had done, it would not be too much to kill them.
However, Zhu Changluo had never thought of handling it this way.
There were three reasons why he didn't punish him severely.
Firstly, the reorganization and reform of the Ji Prefecture Guards was a trial for him to explore the reform of the Great Ming Guards. The Ji Prefecture Guards were the examples.
If the Ji Prefecture Guards killed too many people and bled too much, he would face even greater resistance if he wanted to reform the Wei Institution in the future.
Secondly, as long as these people were deprived of the right to recruit soldiers and lose the right to threaten the people, they would not be able to exploit the people. The Imperial Court was plagued by a serious illness and it was not appropriate to use too much force. Spending some money to raise these people was more in line with the Darming Dynasty that could not withstand the torment.
Thirdly, the lessons of the past could not be ignored. In history, Roaming King Li Zicheng rebelled because he lost his job in the system and had no food to eat. In the end, he overthrew the Darming Dynasty.
Among these people, could there be someone like Li Zicheng?
Zhu Changluo made this decision out of various considerations. As for these people, as long as Da Ming could recover his strength, it would not be too late to settle the score later.
Zhu Changluo knew this very well, so when he put his ideas into practice, he seemed to be very open and open, but he was actually very cautious when he placed his pieces.
One day later.
The secret agents of the Brocade Guards hidden in the Ji Prefecture Guards reported the news of the Ji Prefecture Guards 'comprehensive reorganization to the central authority.
Zhu Changluo didn't know, nor did he know what kind of shock it would bring to the central government of the Ming Dynasty when he quickly reconciled with the Qi Family Army and in just a few days, the reorganization of the Wei Office, which even the Emperor didn't think highly of, began.
The political experts in the central command were different from generals like Qi Jin, and also different from dogs like Xu Xin who only cared about yellow and white.
He would definitely be able to see the extremely brilliant and mature political skills he had displayed in dealing with this matter!
At this moment, he finally had the time to start building a new army that he relied on to survive in this era!
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