Chapter 149: The Storm Rises Again
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A middle-aged man who was nearly fifty years old and shaped like a tower walked straight into the venue.
The slightly white oily head is meticulous, and on the left side of the face, a scar from the forehead to the chin is extremely hideous, dressed in a military uniform, with a black tiger cloak on his shoulders.
Under the cloak, there was a marshal's uniform.
This person is the generalissimo of soldiers and horses who commands the three armies in the western territory today, Fan Xunzhang, the king of Pingxi.
is not angry and self-imposing, the whole body is arrogant, and the majesty revealed between the gestures is inexplicably terrifying.
"Tiger robe...... It's really a prince......"
On the podium, although Kong Haoji had never seen Fan Xunzhang, when he saw the tiger cloak behind him, his legs immediately weakened.
In today's world, China is rising, but the hearts of the great powers are not dead, and under the prosperity of the four seas, the border has never been peaceful.
The border of the four directions, guarded by four kings with different surnames, rewarded fiefs, and given tiger robes,
With heavy troops in hand, there are no two in the limelight.
Under one man, above ten thousand.
is so majestic that it has long been famous all over the world.
Who dares to provoke, who can provoke?
Fan Xunzhang entered the door, did not squint, and walked straight to Ji Haotian.
Beside him, the four Huayi guards walked steadily, looking at the wolf, these four people were burly, but they walked silently, and at first glance they were the top masters of kung fu.
"Dare to ask, Your Excellency, but Ji Haotian, Ji Gongzi?"
Fan Xunzhang walked up to Ji Haotian and stood still, although his tone was polite, he had been in a high position for a long time, and he still had a feeling of being a superior.
Fan Xun spoke, and the four guards around him all tensed up with their nerves, and the four of them all sensed the aura of killing on Wen Keren.
Ji Haotian nodded slightly: "Exactly." ”
Take one's time.
Calm and calm.
The aura is so strong, even in the face of the powerful King Pingxi, he still does not fall behind at all.
"Engong is above, please accept Fan's worship!"
After Fan Xunzhang confirmed Ji Haotian's identity, he immediately clasped his hands into fists, ready to give a deep salute.
Seeing this scene, the audience fell silent.
Kong Haoji regretted his intestines even more, even if he was stupid, he could see what King Pingxi was trying to do when he came today, and between the words, this young man seemed to have a great favor to the Fan family, if Fan Xunzhang really wanted to vent his anger for Ji Haotian, wouldn't his situation be dangerous?
"King Pingxi is heavy. ”
Ji Haotian's arm was slightly raised, blocking Fan Xunzhang's arm: "This worship, Ji can't stand it." ”
Ji Haotian is not polite, he is not subject to this worship, first of all, because he saved Fan Jingzhong, it was a thought, for him, it was even more a gesture, and because Fan Xunzhang was wearing a military uniform, and this place was not a battlefield, Ji Haotian received this worship, and the etiquette was not in line.
"If there is no Ji Gongzi to rescue, I am afraid that my father would have died a long time ago, the biggest in the world, it is not the prince of heaven and earth, you saved my father's life, and you can naturally afford my worship. ”
Fan Xunzhang was born in the army, even though he is in a high position and is over half a hundred years old, but his personality is frank and straightforward: "Recently, the war in the west was a great victory, and I just retreated from the battlefield, so I rushed straight to Yunzhou, ready to thank Ji Gongzi in person, but I never thought that I was embarrassed by the traitor when I met you!"
"King Pingxi is too polite, you led countless soldiers to resist foreign humiliation on the front line, you should be a model for my generation, it is because of you who led countless soldiers to kill the enemy bravely, this world can be as clear as today's Haiyan River, yes, I met Ling Zun with a sick body, how can I stand by and watch. ”
Ji Haotian smiled: "I was born in a medical family, and it is my duty to treat diseases and save people, not to mention that Miss Fan Ke has already paid for the consultation, and there is no debt between you and me!"
"Well said! A good person is his duty to cure the sick and save people!"
Fan Xunzhang glanced at Ji Haotian approvingly, and then his face sank: "Ji Gongzi, we will discuss the matter of repaying my kindness later, at this moment, I will deal with this disrespectful villain to you first!"
Fan Xun spoke, and his sharp eyes turned to Kong Haoji: "Get it for me!"
"Yes!"
Several guards answered and walked onto the stage.
"Slow! Slow!"
When Kong Haoji heard that Fan Xunzhang was going to arrest him, he immediately shouted in a tone change, and then explained aloud: "Lord Wang! Kong is here today, not intentionally to embarrass this Ji Gongzi, but to be ordered to raise military funds for the northern army.
"Military spending?"
Ji Haotian entered the door before, and he didn't know what Kong Haoji was donating today, but when he heard these remarks, he immediately frowned and said: "My Huaxia military expenditure is uniformly allocated by the national treasury, when do you need to be funded by local governors such as Yunzhou?
When Fan Xunzhang heard this, he was also furious: "You are so bold! We and other soldiers have been fighting bloody battles all day long, and they have actually become a cover for you to collect money! What are you doing in a daze! Arrest this bastard full of nonsense!"
"I'm not lying! Today's tax payment is indeed assigned by the top! I admit that the matter of paying taxes was not proposed by the Northern Military Department, but isn't there a part of Yunzhou's tax revenue that is used for national defense?"
Kong Haoji looked at the several soldiers who walked up to the podium and gradually approached him, and he was anxious.
He paid today, and he was indeed appointed by the upper echelons, but this order was not given unofficially, but the four lords used their power to dredge several tax collectors, and everyone then communicated with each other and decided to pay the next year's taxes in advance.
For disaster years, paying taxes in advance is nothing new, so there is nothing wrong with everyone doing this, but they used this as an excuse to offer Lin Yun a sky-high price, which is indeed against the regulations, and even makes the matter completely change the taste.
However, there are four valves under pressure on their heads, and everyone joins forces, even if they use this method to wipe out a small Zhennan fund, it is not enough to worry.
It's just that at this moment, King Pingxi is involved, this matter will definitely make a fuss, if it spreads, it is still a trivial matter for Kong Haoji to not be safe, I am afraid that next, it will be a prison disaster, and even his life will not be guaranteed.
At the moment when Fan Xunzhang stood beside Ji Haotian, Kong Haoji knew that his performance today was smashed, but at this time, he was a dumb person eating Coptis chinensis, and he couldn't say what was suffering, so he didn't dare to spit out who was behind him, otherwise, his fate would definitely be even worse.
As the soldiers gradually approached, Kong Haoji's thoughts flowed rapidly, and then his eyes lit up, and he said loudly: "Lord Wang! I'm afraid you can't arrest me! This matter is not in line with my court! As we all know, the army has nothing to do with the people, and Kong has no military position, even if he is guilty, he should be dealt with by the state government, so why should the army take me?"
"You violated the ordinary law, so naturally you should be handed over to the local government to deal with it, but if you amass people's wealth in the name of the army and discredit the officers and soldiers of the three armed forces, I can manage this matter!"
Fan Xunzhang has a noble status and a lofty status, so he will naturally not be intimidated by Kong Haoji, and he is even more disdainful of his arguments.
"Even so, you are the commander of the Western Territory, and Yunzhou is in the northern country, even if I really cross the line and provoke the military, it should be the soldiers of the northern country who want to arrest me!
Kong Haoji retreated again and again, keeping a distance from several soldiers, and defended again.
At this moment, he already knew in his heart that he couldn't afford to provoke Fan Xunzhang today, but he was still constantly shirking, because behind him, there was the support of the four major gates of Yunzhou, as long as he was in this realm, his affairs would have room to turn around, if he was taken away by Fan Xunzhang, how things would develop, he really didn't dare to imagine.
"Well said! The affairs of the northern kingdom are not yet handled by outsiders!"
Kong Haoji finished speaking, and a shout came from outside the door.
Immediately, another group of soldiers poured into the door.
The outfit is the same as Fan Xunzhang's guards, but the equipment is slightly different.
Moreover, the armbands of this group of soldiers have a snowflake pattern on them.
Yes, the sign of the Northland.