Chapter 157: The more arrogant Zou Lao
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It's no wonder that this major general is like this, after all, he came all the way from the imperial capital, no matter how big the city was, as long as he saw the first-class guardian medal on his chest, as well as Marshal Becky's warrant, even the governor of a province was polite to him, but he didn't expect to come to such a small city, and he met a little old man who was even more arrogant than him, where could his head react.
"How dare you say that the marshal is a pig...... Don't you want to ......?"
At this time, he also reacted to the content of this old man's words just now, looked at Zou Jingcheng in disbelief, and was about to threaten, but was immediately interrupted by Zou Jingcheng again.
"What's the matter, I just said that old guy is a pig's head, even if he is in front of me, I will say this about him, if you don't believe it, go back and ask him, whether I Zou Jingcheng dare or not."
"Ah, you say...... You say you're Zou ...... Old man Zou. Old Lady Zou ...... Marquis Zou"
Hearing Zou Jingcheng report his name, the major general, who was still very arrogant just now, suddenly withered, and stammered Zou Jingcheng's identity in the imperial capital.
"Hmph, you still know my name, I thought the sky was the first, and you were the second! Look at you are still a major general with a medal of the first class, huh! Looking at you like this, I finally understand why the Empire's army is becoming less and less combative......"
Zou Jingcheng didn't care at all about Major General James, whose face had turned the color of pig liver, and was cynical for a while.
But Major General James, who already knew Zou Jingcheng's true identity, didn't dare to make another mistake, lowered his head and let the old man Zou Jingcheng count down, regretting his behavior for a while.
Of course, what he regretted was not his arrogant performance, but that he didn't find out the situation before coming to this city, but he didn't expect that the journey would be smooth, but he was kicked to the iron plate in this small city of the Wasi clan.
"Okay, I don't bother to talk about you, what are you doing here, if you have a fart, if you have something to say, we still have important things to discuss, don't waste time here."
After counting down for a while, the arrogant Major General of the Imperial Army, seeing that he bowed his head and did not dare to speak, the old man lost interest, and waved his hand to let Major General James show his intentions, but he seemed to have forgotten to take the military order in his hand.
"Lord Zou, I didn't know it just now, I didn't expect this to be Lord Zou's family, and I didn't expect Lord Zou to be here......"
"If you have something to say, if you have a fart, let it go, this is my home, I can still be there if I am not here, do you think I am still in the Imperial Capital Rong Old People's Home and waiting for death?"
Seeing that this Major General James was babbling and didn't get to the point right away, the old man immediately scolded him impatiently.
"Ah, yes, yes, Lord Zou, I'll report to you......"
Seeing that the old man was angry again, this Major General James immediately reported the purpose of his coming here, including the details of the military order.
The reason why this James Major General is so afraid of Zou Jingcheng is, of course, because of Zou Jingcheng's status in the imperial capital.
Although Zou Jingcheng did not have any real power in the imperial capital, and the title was only an honorary marquis with no hereditary rights, he was the most skilled doctor in the history of the Blue Flag Empire, and he could treat many fatal and incurable diseases.
Especially in the later years of Miller the Great, he brought the Emperor back from his dying state several times, which made the entire Blue Flag royal family very admired and grateful to Zou Jingcheng.
People live in the world, no matter how great your power is, there will always be times when you are born, old, sick and die, no one will offend the divine doctor who may save you, so in the imperial capital of the Blue Flag Empire, just as Zou Jingcheng said to Major General James just now, even if he stood in front of Old Becky and scolded the other party for being a pig, the other party did not dare to do anything to him, let alone a small major general.
"Okay, I know about this matter, our Zou family will take strict precautions according to the emperor's will, you can get out."
It took more than ten minutes, and the major general James finally finished the content of the military order in detail respectfully, but after he said it with a dry mouth, Zou Jingcheng didn't even give him a sip of water to drink, and directly began to wave his hand to drive people away.
Seeing the appearance of the old man Zou, although the major general James was very angry, he didn't dare to show it in the slightest, and when he saw the old man waving, he had to nod and turn around and go out of the hall, and he didn't dare to go back to where he came back to go back.
Not to mention which embarrassed major general left in a gray manner, let's just say that after the major general left, there was silence in the hall of the Zou family, and the atmosphere became very solemn.
Of course, at this time, everyone is like this, not because the old man scared the major general so badly just now that he was afraid that the military would retaliate against the Zou family, but because of the content of the imperial military order read out by the major general just now.
Although this military order is very long, it can be summed up in several articles.
The first is about the invasion of the Ki Empire, and the specific war report is more clear than what was said in the military order, mainly the collection of war taxes by the empire.
The last time the war tax was levied was when the first Battle of Lanji took place, and all the merchants of the Wasi tribe donated and paid the most at that time, but the empire disappointed these merchants, and after paying so much military expenses, the strength of the imperial navy did not change much, but became weaker and weaker, after all, the real situation of the imperial navy can be hidden from ordinary people, and it cannot be hidden from merchants with eyes and hands.
And this time the empire not only failed, but also lost part of the Wasi Territory that should have been protected, and what's more, if it weren't for the existence of those natural dangers, it is estimated that the soldiers of the Ji Yan Empire would have spread all over the entire Wasi territory.
So when everyone heard that the empire was going to collect a large amount of war taxes again, they were very uncomfortable and even disdainful.
Of course, for a big family and a big business group like the Zou family, this war tax is just a drop in the bucket, and it is just uncomfortable for them, but another piece of news in it made everyone feel a little uneasy.
"Father, I always feel that this military order is a bit strange, the Imperial Military Department actually asked us to pay attention to unknown objects in the sky, and asked that any abnormalities found must be reported to the relevant departments of the Empire in time, otherwise it will be equivalent to the crime of treason. It seems that there must be something strange that terrifies the military of the Empire, even more so than the invasion of the Kirak Empire. But what threat can there be from heaven?"
After everyone was silent for a while, Zou Zhiyan couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart and said to Zou Jingcheng.
Hearing his son's question, Zou Jingcheng didn't answer, because he couldn't answer at all, after all, there was no threat to the sky now, so he was also very puzzled by this strange military order of the imperial military.
"Head of the house...... Head of House...... Good news, good news......"
At this moment, the butler's voice came from outside the temple door, and the voice was very excited, and it sounded like something exciting and big, which made everyone in the room fall into conjecture turn their attention to the patio.