Yamafu Military Affairs

Chapter 113 Gold Swallowing Beast

The day will dawn, after the roll call

Qin Huai was just about to leave the experience room to see if he could find some other clues when he heard someone whispering in the corner behind him.

"The new military supervisor is so overbearing. He has only been here for a few months and he thinks the chieftains of Jiaozhou are too poor, so he wants to go to Qinghua to collect taxes. The colleagues who went with him this time are in trouble!"

"That's right. I heard that this military supervisor relied on the emperor's favor and even ignored the Duke and the Minister. He only wanted to get treasures. He is simply a money-eating beast."

"The Qinghua nobles are not easy to deal with, especially the leader of the Li tribe, who has deep roots in Annan, has countless gold and silver in his house, and supports many extraordinary people. In my opinion, our majestic military supervisor is bound to fall!"

"Go away, stop gossiping here. If outsiders hear us, they might think this is some kind of experience room."

When the older clerk saw Qin Huai nearby and the three younger clerks talking endlessly, he knocked one of them on the head and drove them away.

Qin Huai also shrugged and walked towards Ye Bushou’s camp.

They never rest at night and often go out to remote and desolate places to spy on the thieves. They travel through dangerous places, brave frost and dew, hide during the day and travel at night, enduring extremely hardship.

The Yebushou are the elite reconnaissance force of the Ming Dynasty. Most of their main forces are in the northern desert preparing for the expedition. The Yebushou in the Jiaozhi area is not a large organization and is led by a pacification commander. They are now scattered in the fifteen prefectures of Jiaozhi to gather intelligence.

There are currently more than eighty Ye Bushu soldiers left behind in Jiaozhou Prefecture, all of whom are directly commanded by Deputy Commander Shen Zhong.

As one of the small flags under Deputy Envoy Shen, Qin Huai returned to the base mainly to find his immediate superior.

After greeting his fellow soldiers, he confirmed that Shen Zhong was at the garrison office.

"Report ~ Ye Bu Shou, the flag officer Qin Huai wants to see you!"

"Enter"

Shen Zhong, who was handling military affairs, heard the noise and looked up at Qin Huai.

"You did a great job on the task I assigned to you a few days ago. Good job. Although cultivation is important, you can't neglect your regular tasks. Take a look at these tasks and choose one to do."

"Yes, I understand."

Qin Huai knew that it was a time of chaos, and it was impossible to leave such an elite talent like him alone to do nothing and eat food and wages. But he did not expect Shen Zhong to be so anxious, and tasks came one after another.

Qin Huai took the list and looked at the tasks of varying difficulty, he was a little hesitant.

Kill the demons
Assist the Cavalry Guards and various magical schools to eliminate the demons and monsters within a hundred miles of Jiaozhou Prefecture.

Probe Information
Investigate the local chieftain power and public opinion in Jiaxing, Ninghua and Chang'an.

Guard Supervisor
As part of his entourage, he escorted the Jiaozhi military supervisor to Thanh Hoa to collect taxes and search for treasures to present to the emperor.

Qin Huai narrowed his eyes, handed the list back to the desk, and saluted Shen Zhong.

"Mr. Deputy Commander, I would like to escort the military supervisor to Thanh Hoa."

"Oh? Sure, but I have to remind you a few things."

Shen Zhong knew that Qin Huai was not a person who would curry favor with the powerful, and he must have his reasons for making this choice.

Besides, although Ma Qi was evil, he was still a close minister of the emperor, so the necessary guards were indispensable.

Although his bad reputation made the people in the three divisions unwilling to serve him, Shen Zhong could not really watch this eunuch with no one to use his subordinates.

Now that Qin Huai has volunteered, Shen Zhong is naturally happy about it.

"As for this military supervisor Ma Qi, although he is the target of your protection this time, your actual chief officer is someone else. After arriving in Thanh Hua, you don't have to care about what he wants to do. Just record everything and make sure he is still alive. The Thanh Hua chieftain has a huge influence and there are all kinds of people. Anything can happen, so you must be careful and don't lose your life." Shen Zhong said in a gloomy tone, and it was obvious that he didn't think much of this so-called military supervisor.

"Thanh Hua will probably be very busy during this period, so be smart in your dealings with others..."

"I understand. If the Deputy Envoy has no other instructions, I will leave first."

"Go ahead. Your chief officer will come to the experience room at noon tomorrow to find you."

Seeing that Shen Zhong stopped talking, Qin Huai knew that he had finished explaining, so he took the order and quietly withdrew.

As the saying goes, intelligence comes first before troops move out. After Qin Huai received the assignment, he did not rush to select personnel, but first went to the case library to check the relevant records of Qinghua Prefecture.

After a long time, Qin Huai put down the yellowed file and recalled the information he had collected in the past few days. His head was a little dizzy.

Thanh Hoa Prefecture is located in the southern part of Jiaozhi. There are not many Buddhist temples and Taoist temples. The local people mostly practice witchcraft and Chufu. The officials in the government offices, which symbolize the power of the government, are mostly from wealthy families. Although the Ming people hold important positions, they are so rare that they can hardly play any role.

Moreover, during this period of time, the Li people seem to be recruiting strange people and recruiting soldiers. It really doesn't seem like a good place to go.

Why did this so-called military supervisor, the emperor's closest minister, have to come to Qinghua to collect taxes? Logically speaking, someone who could climb to this position under the emperor should not be a fool.

"Godfather, this Jiaozhi is a remote place. Before I came here, I thought it was an uncivilized and barbaric place. But after I came here, I didn't expect that the number of treasures here is not inferior to Yandu at all!"

Next to a huge golden basin, a fair-faced, beardless, and handsome young eunuch was massaging the legs of an old eunuch in a scarlet official uniform.

While enjoying the service of his godson, the old eunuch stroked the Pixiu pattern on the huge golden basin with his hand, feeling somewhat pleased with himself.

"We have both served the emperor for so many years, but do you know why I was the only one who could stand out among the hundreds of thousands of eunuchs in these twenty-four government offices?"

"It must be because my godfather is smart, handsome, and pleases the emperor!"

"Yes, and no. I was able to climb up from a stable boy to the position of military supervisor in Jiaozhi step by step, relying not only on my martial arts, but also on this!"

Ma Qi slapped the golden basin beside him heavily, but strangely, no sound came from the golden basin.

"Xiao San, I'm old now and won't live for many more years. This treasure will definitely be yours after I'm gone. But before I go, I want to see how big it can get. Do you think I can see it?"

"Godfather is blessed with great fortune and a long life. This treasure will surely help Godfather live longer!"

"Good, good, good."

The young eunuch might have thought he was just giving a compliment, but Ma Qi truly believed that he would live as long as the heavens.

Because he has a treasure! A treasure that can change a person's life!

When he picked up this Pi Xiu basin when he was young, the golden basin was not so big. It was only slightly bigger than a baby's fist and was a thin piece of iron that could not be any smaller.

If it hadn't been for accidentally putting some silver coins in it, Ma Qi would have watched it grow bigger, and the fierce horses that used to kick him became extremely docile and no longer bothered him. He would not have discovered the magic of this Pixiu basin.

Later, Ma Qi tried a few more times and finally figured out a pattern.

As long as you throw treasures into this Pi Xiu pot, the more treasure you put in, the bigger the Pi Xiu pot will become, and the fortune of the pot owner will rise, and his cultivation of Taoism and martial arts will all progress rapidly.

Recently, Ma Qi suddenly had a premonition that the Pi Xiu pot, which had not grown larger for a long time, would soon be able to sublimate again, and this time it would definitely be a qualitative improvement!
Maybe it can bring him the legendary immortality!
Ambition was burning wildly in Ma Qi's eyes.

If you have ambition, you will never grow old.

At this moment, Ma Qi felt incomparably better, better than at any time in the first half of his life.

(End of this chapter)