Xie Ming

Chapter 541 Obeying Orders
Continued from the previous article
To the east of Zhenjiang City, at the innermost part of the government granary, there was a grain storage point of 10,000 shi. In front of the grain warehouse corridor forty steps outside, Xiao and Zheng were whispering in each other's ears, discussing the previous events.

"My Lord, I came here at the same time as the Yangzhou Army and Liu Zeqing's troops."

"They said that this batch of food was the military rations that their unit should have received long ago and must be taken away tonight."

"Alas, you just didn't see it. Those ruffians usually dominate one area, are used to being domineering, and are very arrogant."

"And the local garrisons of our Ministry of War are limited in number after all."

"Mr. Lin is here, he is useful. I have called all the officers here tonight to cooperate with the operation. I estimate there are only about 200 of them!"

"It's a local prefecture. Zhenjiang is adjacent to Yangzhou. It's difficult for us. We have already been in a state of decline!"

"Ugh"

"This number of people is a bit shabby."

"My Lord, please forgive me!"

Zheng Huai'en was gloomy and ashamed as he spoke.

Hearing this, Xiao Lang secretly felt a little sceptical in his heart, but his expression remained calm, and he continued to speak calmly, ready to pursue the matter further.

"Ah, it's okay, I'm glad you can come."

As he spoke, Xiao Jingchuan pretended to be casual. He moved his body and glanced at the palace soldiers behind Zheng Chenshi twice.

"Logically speaking, Zhenjiang is close to Yangzhou, but it's not far from Nanjing either."

"Why don't you report the situation in the local prefecture to the court?"

"Or does your Minister Shi really have no time to take care of it?"

"I heard that Liu Zeqing's troops allowed their men to do whatever they wanted in Zhenjiang. This is not the first time, right?!"

Xiao Lang acted in a weird and sarcastic tone, and took advantage of the situation to stir up trouble, thus ending the dispute.

Hearing this, Zheng Huai'en was stunned and looked even more worried. He held his breath helplessly and felt extremely miserable.

"Ugh!"

“Who says it’s not?”

"Which of these gentlemen in the four towns of Jiangbei is a good person?"

"It's a common occurrence for a big tail to be out of control, causing chaos and disasters. It's not just these past two days, it's only when your Duke comes that it becomes like this."

"To be honest, this situation is not just our Ministry of War. Uh... The officials in the Ministry of Revenue and the heads of the local prefectures have long been complaining!"

"no way!"

"Who told the court to count on these soldiers to serve the country?" Zheng Yan glanced left and right, pointing his finger upwards, with a somewhat taboo mind.

"So, since you have something to ask of others, you should just put up with these little details and minor matters."

"Just turn a blind eye. That's what the higher-ups mean. We, the local officials, can only accept it!"

"I am so frustrated, but I have no place to complain!"

"I'm used to being a cuckold, so what else can I do?"

Zheng Huai'en's words were filled with resentment, and he was full of complaints and criticisms about the current situation.

Xiao Lang, who was watching from the sidelines, compared the situation and felt that it was just like taking a knife.

Xiao Sui thought carefully and felt that Zheng Huai'en's hatred and dissatisfaction towards Liu Zeqing's troops was just the right resentment for him to use.

Immediately, while observing the words and expressions, he quickly turned his mind and made an aggressive move, and his words touched the heart of Zheng Chenshi!
"Haha, when Xiao was fighting against the invaders in the north of Shandong, your Ministry of War, especially Minister Shi, provided support and assistance to the court."

"Brother Zheng, I see that you are a very honest person, and I really want to make friends with you!"

"In that case, now that I have caught up with you today, I will take action and resolve the dilemma. This will also be considered as a favor to you!"

"Mr. Zheng, I will take care of the scumbags from Liu Zeqing's army later."

"After this matter is settled, I will send a special letter up there."

"Ask the Emperor to personally issue an order to replenish the number of soldiers in Zhenjiang Prefecture."

"And we must discipline Liu Zeqing. From now on, he is not allowed to enter Zhenjiang City without a transfer order. What do you think?!"

Xiao Lang speaks beautifully.

When Zheng Huai'en heard this, he was surprised and delighted, and his heart was instantly filled with joy.

This is such a good thing, I never even dreamed of it in normal times.

His excitement was beyond words. Zheng Huai'en admired Xiao Zhi so much that he immediately came forward.

"Ah, this, this" "Oh, that would be great!"

"My Lord, if you are willing to speak up and speak for me, then... then this matter will surely be accomplished!"

"Drive away Liu Zeqing's harassment, govern Zhenjiang, and return the military equipment to the control of the Ministry of War."

"Okay, great!"

"I am here to command all the staff of the headquarters. Thank you for your kindness, Duke!"

"Yes! Duke!"

"I understand what you mean!"

"I, Zheng Huai'en, am not someone who doesn't know what's good for him or what's wrong with him."

"Don't worry, we'll really get into a fight with those bastards later."

"Zhenjiang Command, from me, Zheng Huai'en on down, everyone here will obey your orders, Duke Jingguo!"

"You said we would do it, and we will do it!"

"Tonight, let's fight them!"

"We all listen to you. Just give us the orders, Duke!"

Now that Zheng Huai'en had gained such benefits, his motivation suddenly changed completely.

I swore solemnly that I would obey Xiao Lang's orders.

Upon hearing that Xiao Ming had already made his decision, he decided not to delay any further.

He nodded, turned his eyes, raised his arm and patted Zheng Chenshi on the shoulder.

"Okay! Brother, I've been waiting for you to say this!"

After saying this, Xiao did not stop, but glanced at the long courtyard behind him, then took a step and walked towards the position of Ma Weimin in front of him.
"You bastard!"

"Damn you Liu Zeqing!"

"You soldiers from Yangzhou, without any orders, broke into Linfu Zhenjiang to steal food!"

"Dog fucking thing!"

"Who the hell do you think you are?"

"This grain is for the people in the disaster area, it's life-saving food!"

"You lack great virtue"

One step, two steps
Then Xiao Jingchuan's figure gradually appeared in front of the granary in the dark moon. From far away, Ma Weimin's curses became more and more real and loud.

"I'm your mother"

"Ma, are you looking for death?!"

Xiao Qian raised his eyes to look, and saw two other men in armor standing opposite the horses in front of the warehouse.

Needless to say, it must be for this reason that Liu Zeqing's troops rushed over, and the commander of a reinforced battalion was also here.

One tall and one short.

The short Xu was also annoyed by Ma Weimin's scolding. He rolled up his sleeves, grabbed the whip, and was about to run towards where the old horse was five steps away!
The other tall one, at this moment, was still relatively calm. He stopped the short general and whispered something in his ear.

Xiao Jingchuan was still quite far away from this, so he was not very detailed about it.

"Ma is for the people!"

"You've scolded me enough and made a scene enough, that's enough!"

"We two brought a transfer list for this batch of grain. We are ordered by our superiors to transport it back to Yangzhou tonight!"

"It's not like I haven't dealt with you before."

"I have been enduring you for quite some time today!"

"I advise you not to be so ungrateful!"

"If you keep saying something rude, I won't be able to stop you."

"Humph!"

"Until then, you better hold on!"

The tall man from Liu's army gnashed his teeth and threatened to warn him.
(End of this chapter)