Chapter 899 Chapter 899, Killing the Chicken to Frighten the Monkey
Xiao Yeyang had Xia Jianren kidnapped without saying a word, which surprised everyone present.
Xia Jianren was shocked and shouted anxiously, "Master Xiao, what do you mean?"
Xiao Yeyang glanced at Xia Jianren indifferently, and then glanced at Defu behind him. Defu immediately handed several letters in his hand to the officials present and asked them to circulate them.
When Xia Jianren saw the letter, his face changed suddenly. How could the letter he wrote to Lord Wei be in Xiao Yeyang's hands?
After reading the letter, Fan Tong and others looked at Xia Jianren strangely.
After Xiao Yeyang saw that everyone had circulated the letter, he spoke again, "As for me, perhaps you are more concerned about my status as the prince of the royal palace, and may have overlooked one thing: before coming to Xiliang, I was the commander of the Jinling Guard."
"I'm the best at collecting intelligence and arresting spies and secret agents." As he said that, he took the letter and threw it in front of Xia Jianren.
"Master Xia, do you know what your behavior means?"
Xia Jianren's heart tightened, and he said with a stiff upper lip, "I only reported the situation of Ganzhou Guard to Lord Wei. The Commandery is in charge of all the guards. I did nothing wrong."
Xiao Yeyang sneered, "Even if the situation at Ganzhou Guard needs to be reported to the Commandery, I should be the one to do it. What qualifications do you have to overstep your bounds?"
"You wrote a letter detailing everything that happened in Ganzhouwei and told outsiders that you are a spy lurking here."
Xia Jianren didn't dare admit that he was a spy, and quickly said, "I'm not a spy, Xiao Yeyang, please don't slander me."
Xiao Yeyang said calmly, "Don't worry, I always pay attention to evidence when doing things. I have already written to Lord Wei, asking him if he asked you to report to him about the affairs of Ganzhou Guard."
"If he says yes, then I will send someone to send you to Liangdu. If not, then you are guilty of leaking secrets."
Upon hearing this, Xia Jianren's face turned pale. There was no way Lord Wei would admit that it was he who asked him to report on the affairs of Ganzhou Wei.
what to do?
At this moment, Xia Jianren also understood that Xiao Yeyang was planning to use him to establish his authority!
Xiao Yeyang glanced at the officials present: "The garrison is under military management. Everything here can be regarded as military intelligence. However, Lord Xia leaked military intelligence. If this happened during wartime, it would be a serious crime punishable by beheading."
"Come here, take Xia Jianren away and give him fifty lashes of the military stick. From today on, Xia Jianren will be dismissed from his position as Commanding General."
After saying that, without waiting for Xia Jianren to resist, the two bodyguards swiftly carried him out.
When Fan Tong saw this, he moved his lips as if he wanted to plead for mercy.
Xiao Yeyang looked at Fan Tong and said, "Master Fan, do you have any objection to my treatment?"
Fan Tong met Xiao Yeyang's calm eyes and suddenly felt oppressed. He subconsciously shook his head and said, "No, I don't."
Xiao Yeyang retracted his gaze and looked at the others: "What about you? Do you have any objections?"
The others shook their heads.
Xiao Yeyang raised the corner of his mouth, and his expression softened a little: "I know that everyone here has some connections behind them, and you may not be very convinced of me."
"Well, since everyone is here today, let's make it clear. If you are willing to follow me and continue to work in Ganzhouwei, I will not pursue the past. If you want to find a better job, I won't stop you."
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the officials present began to fluctuate.
Xiao Yeyanghuan glanced at everyone's reactions, picked up the tea on the table and took a sip. After waiting for a while, seeing that no one stood up, he directly called a few officials who had dealings with the Metropolitan Commandery.
"Are you all not leaving? If you don't, you'll have to follow my rules from now on. Anyone who casually leaks garrison affairs like Xia Jianren did will be treated as a spy."
The officials who were called out felt nervous, and the officials who were not called out also looked solemn.
Lord Xiao dared to call them out by name, which showed that he knew their situation very well.
This made the officials no longer have any hope of luck.
After a while, one of the officials named could no longer sit still and stood up: "Sir Xiao, my father is seriously ill. Please allow me to resign and go home to take care of him."
Xiao Yeyang: "Okay."
With some people taking the lead, several officials who were named soon resigned from their posts using various excuses.
Xiao Yeyang agreed very readily.
After everyone left, Xiao Yeyang asked Defu to call in the replacement officials who had been selected long ago: "Okay, now let's talk about the financial problems of Ganzhouwei."
"The finances of the garrison mainly rely on taxation. I looked at the accounts of Ganzhou Garrison in recent years and found that apart from the grain handed over by the military farms, there is almost no other income."
Hearing this, the deputy commander spoke up: "Sir Xiao, Ganzhouwei is poor, and we really don't have any other income here."
Xiao Yeyang didn't comment, but simply said, "I've been in Ganzhouwei for less than a year, and I've already discovered a coal mine. You've been serving in Ganzhouwei for so many years, and you haven't discovered anything?"
Upon hearing this, some of the officials present changed their expressions.
Xiao Yeyang: "Coal mines and other minerals can be mined, but taxes must be paid according to the court regulations. I am not responsible for those that have not been reported before, but I will send people to each 100-household and 1,000-household office to register the records. I hope everyone will cooperate."
Having said that, he paused.
"I'm not afraid of you all laughing at me, but after becoming a Jinling Guard, my favorite thing was to raid other people's homes. I raided quite a few dukes' and marquises' houses in the capital. Looking at the gold and silver I found, I felt very happy."
"It's good to have more money, but the prerequisite is that you can protect it."
"Even if you haven't made any contributions while guarding Ganzhou Guard, you've still worked hard. I don't want to bring people to raid your homes."
"Okay, I won't say any more. My wife has prepared some food. If you don't mind, please come to my house for lunch later."
After saying that, Xiao Yeyang stood up and left the hall.
As soon as he left, the others breathed a sigh of relief and started talking.
Fan Tong felt a little uneasy. After hesitating for a moment, he went to find Xiao Yeyang.
"Master Fan, what's the matter?"
Xiao Yeyang was not surprised that Fan Tong came to see him, and looked at him with a smile.
Fan Tong was a straightforward person. He looked at Xiao Yeyang and asked directly, "I was also promoted by Lord Wei. Why don't you kick me out?"
Xiao Yeyang: "Will you reveal what's happening here at Ganzhou Guard to Lord Wei?"
Fan Tong shook his head: "No!"
Xiao Yeyang smiled and said, "You still understand the rules, you still know how to stick to your position, and you still care about the people. If you do these things, you can continue to serve as the commander-in-chief."
The Wei family has been operating in Xiliang for several generations, and a large number of Xiliang officials have some relationship with the Wei family. If all of them are eliminated, Xiliang will not be able to function.
"Alright, continue to do your job as a commander. You are doing a good job in training the soldiers. The training of the garrison troops cannot stop."
Fan Tong looked at Xiao Yeyang and said seriously, "I will train the soldiers in the garrison well."
Xiao Yeyang nodded. At this time, Dong Yuanxuan walked in with the accounts of the coal mine. Fan Tong nodded to Dong Yuanxuan and then left.
Because there was indeed a shortage of manpower, Xiao Yeyang reported the situation of Dong Jiancheng and Dong Yuanxuan, father and son, to the emperor. With the emperor's permission, the father and son are now eighth-rank governors of the garrison.
In the garrison square, seeing Xia Jianren being beaten with fifty military sticks, all the officials couldn't help but feel fear towards Xiao Yeyang, and all their little thoughts were suppressed.
At the same time, with the arrival of the emperor's edict, Xiliang officials learned that Xiao Yeyang not only recaptured Danhe, but also built three important military towns on the Ganzhou defense line.
(End of this chapter)
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