Chapter 151: Be a retainer forever! Return to Xianyang!
Suddenly! Everyone's eyes turned to the source of the sound.
I saw a young man with an imposing aura coming on horseback.
Even though he was not wearing armor, his black military uniform and his cold, majestic eyes made everyone here feel a suffocating oppression.
It seemed that as long as he moved, the murderous aura would be released, slaughtering everything.
"General."
Wei Quan turned around and bowed as well.
"General, I am the county magistrate of Linguan City. Your soldiers are acting recklessly. Please control them."
The county magistrate struggled to raise his head and said angrily.
It seemed that in his opinion, Zhao Feng in front of him could save him.
"Someone come here." Zhao Feng raised his hand.
"Please give your orders, my lord." The guards looked at Zhao Feng one after another.
"Search the government offices and find the annual salary distribution records." Zhao Feng said in a deep voice.
"promise."
Zhang Ming immediately took the order, and his personal guards rushed directly into the government office.
"what are you up to?"
"General, even if you are a general, you cannot be so presumptuous."
"The government does not belong to the army."
"How dare you search at will?" The county magistrate became anxious and shouted at Zhao Feng.
With a snap.
Zhang Ming slapped the county magistrate in the face, knocking out his front teeth.
"Don't be rude to the general." Zhang Ming shouted coldly.
“You…you…”
The county magistrate looked on in horror with blood in his mouth.
Zhao Feng slowly dismounted and walked in front of the county magistrate: "Now I will give you another chance, have you embezzled Wei Quan's annual salary?"
"That's... that's nonsense."
"I...I want to appeal to the military commander, I want to appeal..." The county magistrate would not cry until he saw the coffin.
"Was he the one who humiliated your sister and injured Brother Wei's entire family in the past?" Zhao Feng looked at Wei Quan.
Wei Quan stepped forward and looked at the county magistrate with gritted teeth: "He is a helper, the real boss is the son of the Bai family in the county, and the current head of the Bai family."
"Then why are you still waiting?"
Zhao Feng frowned and said, "No one gave you justice in the past, but I will give you justice now."
"Han Chenyan."
Zhao Feng shouted loudly.
"I'm here." Han Chenyan came immediately.
"Capture the entire family of the Bai family's master, and don't let even the servants go."
"Today I will re-examine the rape case here." Zhao Feng shouted coldly.
"promise."
Han Chenyan immediately took the order and headed towards the Bai family with his personal guards.
See this battle.
More and more people gathered around, almost surrounding the entire government office.
"This general looks very powerful."
"The Wei family has finally made it this time."
"This general is here to seek justice for the Wei family."
"That's right."
"This general is so young, why does he have so many guards around him?"
"nonsense."
"Didn't you just hear that this general's surname is Zhao?"
"General Zhao? Could it be the General Zhao Feng who killed Lian Po, Pang Nuan, and defeated Wei Wuji?"
"Except for General Zhao Feng, which other general in the Qin Dynasty has so many personal guards protecting him at such a young age?"
"A legendary figure. I didn't expect to see him today."
"General Zhao Feng is the most valiant and skilled general of our Great Qin. He played an indispensable role in the destruction of Zhao. Now that he has returned to his country, I think he will report to Xianyang and receive the king's grace and reward."
"With General Zhao upholding justice for the Wei family, this is no longer something that the Bai family and the county magistrate can cover up."
"I didn't expect Wei Quan to have such an opportunity. He actually served under General Zhao and was able to get justice from General Zhao."
…
The people around started talking about it.
The discussion was unintentional, but what was heard was intentional.
When I heard the name Zhao Feng.
The yamen runners and the county magistrate who were detained by the royal guards all had expressions of fear on their faces.
"Zhao...Zhao Feng?"
"He is Zhao Feng?"
"How is this possible?"
The county magistrate turned pale.
He was just a small county magistrate, which was equivalent to a captain if compared with a military rank.
And in front of him was Zhao Feng, a new and rising general of the Qin Dynasty whose prestige was no less than that of the three generals.
He, a small county magistrate, was like an ant in front of him.
"General Zhao, I was wrong."
"I am willing to explain everything."
"General, please forgive me..."
At this moment, the county magistrate could no longer hold it in and begged for mercy with a terrified look on his face.
Facing Zhao Feng, the county magistrate did not believe that the Bai family could still protect him, so he naturally dared not keep silent.
"Are you willing to confess now?" Zhao Feng took a look and glanced away, and saw that Zhang Ming had already brought people to move many books out of the government office.
"General."
"All the records related to annual salaries in the palace have been moved out."
"The county lieutenant and the inspector of this county tried to escape, but were caught by our subordinates." Zhang Ming stepped forward and bowed to report.
And behind him.
Several guards also captured two people in official uniforms.
"Where is Wei Quan's annual salary book recorded?" Zhao Feng glanced at the county magistrate, and his eyes passed over and fell on the county lieutenant who was in charge of the annual salary distribution.
“There…there.”
The county lieutenant pointed at a set aside book in horror.
Zhang Ming immediately stepped forward, picked up the book and took a look.
His brows suddenly frowned.
"General."
"This record contains General Wei's annual salary record from two years ago." Zhang Ming said respectfully.
"How much has been distributed?" Zhao Feng asked.
Zhang Ming took another careful look at the list of people being paid out, and immediately frowned, "Two years ago, General Wei was a military marquis, but 90% of his annual salary was deducted, and only 10% was paid out."
Hear this.
Wei Quan couldn't bear it any longer, rushed forward and slapped the county magistrate several times.
"You bastard."
"You have deducted 90% of my annual salary."
"Do you know that my whole family has to rely on annual salary to survive?"
"I'll kill you."
With a whoosh sound.
Wei Quan drew the sword from his waist and was about to chop down the county magistrate.
"Don't be anxious." Zhao Feng said in a deep voice.
Hearing Zhao Feng's words, Wei Quan suppressed his anger and put away his sword.
"Where is the annual salary record of General Wei in the past two years?" Zhao Feng asked the county lieutenant.
"Wei...General Wei?"
The county lieutenant was stunned and looked at him in surprise.
"General Wei Quan followed General Zhao from Han State, and fought bloody battles in Zhao State, defeating Wei Wuji, destroying Han State, and destroying Zhao State, and he made many military achievements."
"Now there are tens of thousands of generals." Zhang Ming said coldly.
The words fell.
Everyone around was shocked.
"Wei Quan... became... became a general?"
"How is this possible?"
"Isn't he a logistics soldier?" The county magistrate was shocked, his eyes full of fear.
At this moment he finally realized that he had offended someone who could take his life, and his face turned pale.
Wei Quan's wives standing by were also looking on in shock and surprise.
He seemed unable to believe that Wei Quan had become a general.
“This is incredible.”
"Wei Quan has become a general."
"General, this position is much higher than that of a county magistrate."
"No wonder General Zhao Feng personally sought justice for Wei Quan. Wei Quan's status is different now."
"This time, the county magistrate and the Bai family have reached the end."
"The hatred that has lasted for so many years is finally coming to an end."
"Yes, this is what the county magistrate and the Bai family have done to themselves. They have been targeting the Wei family for so many years in order to force Wei Quan's entire family to death. Moreover, they even embezzled Wei Quan's annual salary, which is a violation of the law."
…
The people around started talking again.
At this moment, their eyes looking at Wei Quan also changed. They never expected that Wei Quan could become a general.
"This... In the past two years, Wei Quan, no, General Wei's annual salary records have been directly discarded."
"As for the annual salary, it will still be paid out at one-nineth of the previous amount," said the county lieutenant in a trembling voice.
Now.
He finally understood it completely.
Why did the annual salary increase so much for no reason? The reason was Wei Quan. As a general, his title must be above the seventh grade. The annual salary of the title plus the monthly salary of the official position were all real money.
"It seems."
"It's not just General Wei that you've embezzled." Zhao Feng took a look and immediately understood.
If only Wei Quan was at fault, they might have investigated further, but they had no idea about Wei Quan's title or official position, yet he just embezzled the money.
Obviously, Wei Quan was not the only one who was corrupt in the county government.
"Your subordinate..."
The county lieutenant looked at him with a trembling voice, not knowing what to say.
At this time, he glanced at the county magistrate standing beside him and immediately said loudly: "This humble official is willing to report that all the corruption was led by the county magistrate and the head of the Bai family."
"In order to curry favor with the Bai family, the county magistrate bribed the Bai family with almost all the money he had embezzled, and the Bai family used their connections to suppress all of the county magistrate's evil deeds."
"I didn't embezzle a single cent. It was all embezzled by the county magistrate and the Bai family."
"As for the rape, it was also suppressed by the county magistrate himself."
"This has nothing to do with me. I was forced by them. I didn't take any of the embezzled salary." The county lieutenant said with a sad face.
"Are you sure you want to report it?"
Zhao Feng looked at the county lieutenant.
"I am willing to make meritorious contributions while serving my sentence." The county lieutenant nodded repeatedly.
"Write down all the crimes committed by the county magistrate and the Bai family."
"I can be lenient with you." Zhao Feng said in a deep voice.
"I am willing." The county lieutenant dared not refuse.
The county magistrate standing by was completely confused and looked on in horror.
The laws of the Qin Dynasty are very strict, especially after the current King of Qin took power, the annual salary is taken very seriously. Anyone who dares to embezzle the annual salary will be exterminated if found out.
This time, the county magistrate in Linguan City actually dared to collude with the big families in the city to embezzle the annual salary. This can only be said to be extremely audacious.
"Yeah." Zhao Feng nodded and waved his hand.
Zhang Ming on the side immediately took out a blank bamboo slip and a carving knife and gave them to the county lieutenant.
At this time! "presumptuous."
"Who are you?"
"How dare you treat this master like this?"
"Who is your superior? How dare you do this?"
"We are from the Bai family, we scared your dog eyes."
"presumptuous……"
Han Chenyan brought nearly a hundred people with his personal guards.
After these people were captured and saw that they had arrived at the government office, they remained arrogant and kept cursing loudly.
"General."
"All members of the Bai family have been captured, no one is left out." Han Chenyan came to Zhao Feng and reported.
"Wei Quan, find out the person who raped your sister." Zhao Feng took a glance and said.
Wei Quan walked towards a man in gorgeous clothes among the Bai family without any hesitation.
"Bai Zhong."
"Do you still remember me?" Wei Quan's eyes were red, and he looked at the man in front of him with great hatred.
"Wei Quan?"
"It's you."
Bai Zhong looked at Wei Quan in surprise, but still showed no fear: "How dare you mobilize the army to break into my house and arrest people without authorization? Who gave you the courage?"
"I gave it to you."
Zhao Feng said coldly.
Bai Zhong's eyes fixed on Zhao Feng: "Who are you?"
"Lantian's commander, Zhao Feng."
Zhao Feng said coldly.
Bai Zhong's face changed, and he looked at Zhao Feng in great sorrow: "You...you..."
He couldn't say anything at this moment.
"Many years ago, you raped Wei Quan's sister and seriously injured Wei Quan's entire family. Do you still remember?" Zhao Feng said in a deep voice.
"General Zhao."
"I was too impulsive back then. I am willing to compensate you. I hope the general will be magnanimous."
"I am from the same clan as the Bai family, a prominent family in Xianyang."
"Shangqing of the Bai family is my cousin."
Facing Zhao Feng, Bai Zhong put away his arrogance and spoke respectfully, even moving out of the Bai family's home in Xianyang.
"According to the laws of the Qin Dynasty."
"What is the punishment for adultery?" Zhao Feng asked.
"Castration and imprisonment for five years." Zhang Ming said loudly.
"What is the punishment for seriously injuring others?" Zhao Feng asked again.
"It depends on the severity of the injury. If it's seriously injured, the person will be sentenced to three years in prison." Zhang Ming said again.
"I still remember one thing: those who escape criminal responsibility will be severely punished."
"We can add two more prisons to this one, making a total of ten."
"General Wei, what are you still standing there for?"
"Deal with the crime of adultery first." Zhao Feng said coldly.
Hearing this!
A cold look appeared on Wei Quan's face and he took out a dagger from his arms.
"Bai Zhong, do you know how long I have been waiting for this day?"
"When you raped my sister, I had no way to file a complaint. When you brought people to hurt my whole family, I had no way to file a complaint."
"Today is the day for me, Wei Quan, to take revenge."
Wei Quan looked at Bai Zhong with red eyes and slowly walked in front of him.
The two bodyguards were very sensible and held Bai Zhong down tightly.
Another person came and directly pulled off Bai Zhong's pants.
"what are you up to?"
"You dare."
Seeing Wei Quan with a crazy face, Bai Zhong was scared and tried to dodge in fear, but was held down tightly.
Wei Quan did not retreat at all. He held the sword with one hand and slashed it hard with the dagger in the other.
Snap.
"ah……"
Bai Zhong let out a heart-wrenching scream, and blood flowed from below.
The scream made everyone around feel their scalp tingling.
This also made everyone in the Bai family turn pale.
"County Magistrate."
"Embezzlement of annual salary is against Qin law."
"Today I, Zhao Feng, will carry out the punishment."
"Behead him in the street as a warning to others." Zhao Feng looked at the county magistrate and shouted coldly.
Wei Quan naturally took the lead and walked straight to the county magistrate and drew the sword at his waist.
"Please spare my life, General Zhao, please spare my life."
"It's all Bai Zhong's fault. It has nothing to do with me."
"Please spare my life..." The county magistrate begged for mercy, trembling all over.
But the next moment.
Wei Quan cut down with his sword, separating his head from his body.
Everyone here was shocked by this cruel scene.
Do all this.
Wei Quan finally showed a look of revenge on his face.
Then.
He turned around and knelt directly in front of Zhao Feng: "General, thank you for your kindness. I swear to repay you with my life."
Wei Quan understood.
If there was no Zhao Feng.
He should not even think about taking revenge. If it weren't for Zhao Feng, he would still be in the logistics army and wouldn't be where he is today.
All this is thanks to Zhao Feng.
"None of those evil servants who committed the crime should be spared. All of them should be imprisoned."
"Zhang Ming, you stay here and deal with it." Zhao Feng said slowly.
"promise."
Zhang Ming immediately accepted the order.
"Brother Wei, won't you invite me to your house?" Zhao Feng smiled at Wei Quan.
"Please move, General."
"My wife, let's go home quickly." Wei Quan immediately said to his wife.
This time, he avenged Wei Quan and also fulfilled one of Zhao Feng's small wishes.
Zhao Feng remembered everything Wei Quan said a few years ago.
A place outside the county town.
In a small house.
Although it is in the county town, this small house is not as good as Zhao Feng’s previous home in Sha Village.
As soon as you enter the yard.
There was an elderly couple inside, obviously Wei Quan's parents.
Wei Quan's family members all have one thing in common: from the adults to his two sons, they are all skinny.
Obviously they have suffered a lot over the years.
"Dad, Mom."
"I'm back."
After Wei Quan came back, he knelt down in front of the old couple in the yard, tears streaming down his face.
"Quan'er."
"You're finally back."
Wei Quan's parents looked at him happily, as if they were relieved.
Zhao Feng stood outside the yard, quietly watching the family reunion.
"I'm almost home, too."
"I haven't been home for almost four years. I don't know how my mother and sister are doing."
Thinking that he would be going home too, Zhao Feng's face was filled with a happy smile.
After Wei Quan reminisces about the past.
He also came to his senses.
"Dad, Mom."
"Let me introduce it to you."
"This is my general. I'm sure you've heard of his name."
"Zhao Feng, the great general of the Qin Dynasty." Wei Quan introduced Zhao Feng to his parents excitedly.
"Zhao...Zhao Feng?"
"That famous person?"
Wei Quan's parents widened their eyes, somewhat unable to believe it.
"Uncle and aunt, there's no need to be so surprised."
"I sent Wei Quan back specially this time so that your family can be reunited." Zhao Feng said with a smile.
"Thank you, General Zhao."
Wei Quan's parents saluted Zhao Feng very politely.
Zhao Feng is a commander-in-chief and a general.
How could the common people not be in awe?
"Where's my little sister?"
"Has her madness improved?" Wei Quan asked, feeling a sense of silent sadness in his heart.
"It's okay if we don't listen to people talking about the Bai family, but we get crazy once we hear people talking about them." Wei Quan's father sighed, his old face full of helplessness.
"Heart disease needs heart medicine to cure it."
"Go ahead."
"You should rest at home and accompany your parents."
"I am leaving for Xianyang."
"To be absolutely sure, I have Han Chenyan lead a hundred personal guards to guard here."
"If you have any problems, just discuss it with him. You don't need to be afraid of anyone." Zhao Feng instructed Wei Quan.
Wei Quan bowed in gratitude: "My Lord, I will never forget your kindness."
Then Wei Quan called his two sons: "Come here and kneel down."
The two sons were very obedient and knelt beside Zhao Feng.
"I, Wei Quan, swear that my descendants will be loyal to the master for generations and will always be his servants."
Wei Quan raised his hand and kowtowed to Zhao Feng with a serious face.
The two sons did the same.
See this.
Zhao Feng smiled slightly: "No need for that."
Then.
Wave your hand.
A personal guard brought up a box that had been prepared long ago and placed it in front of Wei Quan.
"Give some gifts to my sister-in-law and nephew."
"No need to thank me."
After saying.
Zhao Feng turned around and left the yard.
The bodyguards followed suit and left.
"Farewell, my Lord."
Wei Quan bowed his head.
It was not until Zhao Feng rode away on his horse and disappeared from sight that Wei Quan slowly stood up.
"Call auntie out."
Wei Quan said to his two sons.
"aunt."
"Dad is back."
The two sons immediately ran to a small house and shouted.
A woman wearing a cloth dress, with a rather shabby appearance and a dull face walked out.
When she saw Wei Quan, she was pleasantly surprised and rushed over to him, hugging him tightly: "Brother."
“Hey.”
"I'm back." Wei Quan patted his sister's back gently.
Until my sister calmed down.
Wei Quancai said with a serious face: "Dad, Mom, the Lord has avenged our family."
"That damned county magistrate was beheaded by me personally."
"I also sentenced the damned Bai Zhong to castration, and those lackeys who injured you were also imprisoned."
Hear the news.
Wei Quan's parents and his sister were all shocked, as if they couldn't believe it, and then looked at Wei Quan's wife.
"Father and mother."
"It's true."
"That General Zhao has done justice for our family."
"I saw with my own eyes how my husband dealt with them." Wei Quan's wife said excitedly.
Hearing this!
Wei Quan's parents could no longer hold back and knelt down in the direction where Zhao Feng left: "My benefactor, my great benefactor, my Wei family will never forget you."
"Okay, Dad and Mom."
"You will never be wronged again."
"Now the boy is already a general of the Qin army."
"All this is bestowed by the Lord." Wei Quan said happily.
He couldn't wait for this news.
"General?"
"You became a general?" Wei Quan's parents widened their eyes.
At this time!
Wei Quan's eldest son picked up the box from the ground and opened it.
Suddenly, the golden light was dazzling.
"father."
"So much gold." Wei Quan's eldest son shouted excitedly.
Wei Quan immediately stepped forward and took it, with a look of deep gratitude on his face: "My Lord!"
"Bear, tiger."
"You must remember the oath your father just made."
"My Wei family will always be the master's retainers, starting with dad, and then you, your sons, and your descendants, will all be retainers."
"Until my Wei family is extinct."
"If any of our descendants dare to betray our Lord's family, they will be punished by heaven and earth, and will not be included in the family tree."
"This is our ancestral teaching, passed down from generation to generation." Wei Quan warned again in a very serious tone.
"The child will remember."
Wei Quan's two sons also nodded heavily.
They naturally knew how much kindness the master had shown to their family. ——Time flies.
Xianyang!
The city gate is located.
Many people gathered together, all with curiosity.
The entire official road in the capital was guarded by the imperial guards themselves, not the soldiers on duty in the capital.
Such a formation.
It is conceivable that something big must be happening and someone is coming to greet them.
Many people are looking forward to it.
Looking at their appearance, it seemed that they all came here spontaneously.
…
(End of this chapter)
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