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Zhao Kai quickly swore an oath: "Marshal, I have not uttered a single lie."
"First, it was the Sima of my household who colluded with the guards,"
"They smuggled valuables and placed me under house arrest."
"Then it was Fan Qiong,"
“Kill Sima and his guards,”
"Just do the same thing again."
"How dare they?"
Zhao Yuan found it outrageous.
Because this kind of thing is too easy to expose.
That's just asking for trouble.
And it wasn't just Fan Qiong who did this.
And Fan Qiong's personal guards,
There were also the Prince's Palace Sima and guards.
They all dare to do this.
They were not worried at all about being punished by Zhao Yuan.
"Ugh!"
Wang Bing sighed and explained.
"It's not that they're brave and fearless,"
"It's not that we've become accustomed to doing it this way."
"Wang Anzhong dared to embezzle 400,000 strings of cash in Yanshan Prefecture as a life-saving fund."
"They didn't consider the possibility of the Jurchens attacking at all."
"Fan Qiong and that Prince's Mansion Sima,"
"And how could we not dare to embezzle the wealth of the Prince of Yun's mansion?"
"Upon investigation, it was found that the looting was actually carried out by mutinous soldiers."
"I heard that the Prince of Yun's residence was indeed attacked by rioters and several waves of soldiers."
"The Prince of Yun is now a prisoner, while Fan Qiong still commands troops,"
"Generally speaking, the Prince of Yun would not dare to report it."
"Heh, that's how it's always done,"
"It's rotten to the core, just as expected," Zhao Yuan sneered.
Fan Qiong only embezzled the floating wealth.
Rare collectibles, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, etc.
They packed everything up and sent it to Zhao Yuan.
The whole city was in complete chaos yesterday.
Looting and rioting were rampant everywhere.
If Zhao Kai hadn't personally reported it...
Zhao Yuan really wouldn't investigate this matter.
Wang Bing said, "When the tyrannical Emperor Zhao Ji was alive,"
"Gao Qiu treated the Imperial Guards as his private army,"
“They treated the assets of the Imperial Guard as their private property.”
"Most of the wealth confiscated by the Imperial Guards was also embezzled."
"Only a portion will be handed over to the imperial court."
"Fan Qiong only learned from Gao Qiu,"
"And they thought it was no big deal."
Zhao Yuan said, "Regarding the troops inside the city,"
"I originally planned to deal with it in a couple of days,"
"But now I don't want to wait any longer."
“You are a veteran of the Imperial Guards; go and strip Fan Qiong of his military rank,”
"And then reassure those soldiers in Tokyo,"
"Leave 500 able-bodied men to continue serving in the army,"
"The rest will all be dismissed."
"Their weapons and armor must be confiscated!"
"Should we pay severance pay?" Wang Bing asked.
"They were conscripted into the army to fight against me,"
"They're all prisoners of war!"
"I've already shown them mercy by not killing them, and now I have to give them severance pay?"
Zhao Yuan certainly wouldn't act impulsively.
"Explain this principle clearly to those soldiers in Tokyo."
"Just say you can't bear to see them go hungry,"
"Each person can take a bushel of rice home!"
The Tokyo army numbered over 30,000.
Only five hundred soldiers remained.
If they practice diligently,
These 500 people are probably capable of fighting.
But it's more about expressing an attitude.
This means that Zhao Yuan was not deliberately seeking revenge.
They were simply considered incapable of fighting.
Thirty thousand soldiers were dismissed.
Each person was given one bushel of grain.
It would consume three thousand shi of grain.
But they got rid of all those burdens at once.
Wang Bing bowed and took his leave.
Leading troops to carry out a mission.
Zhao Yuan asked, "Is there anything else?"
Zhao Kai knelt on the ground and said, "I am about to be registered as a farmer."
"I couldn't bear to see my wife suffer along with me,"
"I request the Marshal to take me in and take care of me."
"I asked her a few days ago, and although my wife's surname is Zhao,"
"Actually, our ancestors changed their surname."
"It is not the Zhao of Zhao Zi, but the Zhu of Zhuge."
Even the emperor,
Taking a concubine with the same surname as oneself is also taboo.
Emperors of all dynasties
Only Emperor Zhaozong of Tang did this.
The other emperors were not very serious.
Wang Mang is somewhat plausible.
Liu Cong, Liu Jun, Liu Ziye and those guys just have random sex.
Zhao Kai proactively made excuses for Zhao Yuan.
He even changed his wife's surname.
"Do you think I'm that kind of lecherous man?" Zhao Yuan stared intently at Zhao Kai.
"I dare not,"
Zhao Kai quickly explained,
"The Grand Marshal is a benevolent man, and I am worried that my wife is suffering,"
"That's why I asked the Marshal to take care of me."
"roll!"
Zhao Yuan rebuked him angrily.
Zhao Kai slunk away.
Something just doesn't feel right.
Could the rumor be wrong?
Zhao doesn't like married women?
...
Meanwhile, Wang Bing led five hundred heavily armored personal guards,
Arriving at Fan Qiong's barracks,
He was ordered to gather his personal guards and obey his commands.
Fan Qiong thought there would be some reward or honor.
They eagerly gathered their troops and awaited orders.
"Everyone, remove your armor!" Wang Bing shouted.
Chapter 1627 Lifesaving Money
Fan Qiong suddenly realized there was a problem.
But Wang Bing led five hundred heavily armored soldiers.
He had no choice but to obey orders.
After all of Fan Qiong's personal guards had disarmed, Wang Bingcai spoke.
"Is it true that the Prince of Yun accused you of embezzling money?"
Fan Qiong immediately protested her innocence: "This is a complete false accusation."
"When I led my troops to the Prince of Yun's residence,"
"The mutinous soldiers are looting and plundering."
"Many of the guards in the Prince's mansion were also killed."
"After I drove back the chaotic soldiers,"
"Then the Prince's mansion's valuables were sealed up."
"How could we dare to embezzle it?"