Chapter 49: True Colors (II)
"Guerrilla Chen, when you first went up the mountain, you didn't understand that these officials don't blame you, this rule has existed since ancient times. We civil servants understand the hardships of the soldiers, and the soldiers must also be considerate of our labors, don't you say yes or no? ”
Understand?
Understanding?
Why are you still holding the civil official's shelf, and you don't plan to blame Lao Tzu?
Hearing this "kind words and persuasion", the anger in Chen Wen's heart suddenly rose as if he had been poured a bucket of gasoline.
I understand your uncle, and I understand your second uncle!
A group of things that don't know whether they are alive or dead, they are going to burn their butts, and they can't forget the corruption.
It's a full percent of greedy ink.,Looking at the appearance of this group of bastards, I probably thought it was a great kindness.。
This Dalanshan has just been stable for two years, so I don't know what my surname is? When the Qing army comes, not only this silver, but also the heads of your group of silver rats and the wives and concubines and children in the family are all special, you corruption is just making wedding clothes for others, a bunch of fools!
The two sides were silent for a moment, only to see Chen Wen ask: "The meaning of Treasurer Chu will be understood, it seems that this fire will inevitably consume silver, Ben will not understand wrong, right?" ”
Hearing Chen Wen's words, Chu Suxian smiled contemptuously, and then said, "Yes, so what? No, so what? If Chen Guerrilla has an opinion, can't he still tell Wang Vice Xian? ”
Complain?
That's not my style.
Although Wang Sheng had been falsely accused of robbing the silver money, it was just to make Wang Yi and others feel guilty and take out the coil more easily, at least Chen Wen didn't think that Wang Yi would punish other people's subordinates for this.
At this moment, it is better to solve the problem in the way you are best at.
Seeing this, Chen Wen slowly stood up. As the body moved, the whip marks on his back stabbed fiercely again, and even the wound medicine applied to it began to be unable to suppress the hatred.
After getting up, I saw Chen Wen walk up to Chu Suxian, and said with a smile: "Then there is the treasurer of Lao Chu." As he spoke, he stretched out his right hand and gestured to shake hands and salute.
Originally, seeing Chen Wen get up and walk over, Chu Suxian was shocked, after all, Chen Wen's physique raised by industrial society gave him a great sense of oppression as a thin and withered low-level civil official. It's just that when Chen Wen smiled and gestured to shake hands, this panic immediately turned into contempt.
A military general with a big fart, you don't dare to argue with the civil officials?
It's just that in troubled times, Chu Suxian still doesn't plan to do things absolutely yet. After all, it is not like the Chengping era now, although Wang Yi is strict in governing the army, but if he is sent to accompany this guy when he dispatches generals to attack various places in the future, it is not good to offend too much here.
So, Chu Suxian also stood up, smiled and shook hands with Chen Wen, just as they met with a smile and a grudge. It's just that when his hand and Chen Wen's hand were held together, he saw a wicked smile on the corner of Chen Wen's mouth.
Sudden mutation!
"Ahh Chu Suxian only felt as if his hand was squeezed by the door, and the pain immediately spread to his brain along the pain nerve, he tried to get rid of all this, but he couldn't break free from Chen Wen's palm.
Because modern people have a greater nutritional intake than the ancients during the growth period, they are much stronger than the ancients in terms of organ development and bone density, and their relative strength is also stronger. Of course, this is just a normal comparison.
Although Chen Wen was an otaku earlier, after coming to this era, he was forced to exercise a lot under the pressure of survival, and these days, in line with the principle of practice, he has been participating in military training almost every day, and his strength is not at all comparable to Chu Suxian, a thin and withered ancient bureaucrat who carries a pen and ponders how to be greedy for money and food every day.
In addition, as long as you have held it so hard with others, you know that whoever does it first in this kind of thing will have some advantages.
"Yo, Ben is going to hurt Treasurer Chu? Then don't be surprised, who made Ben a vulgar martial artist? As he spoke, the strength of Chen Wen's right hand gradually increased.
The little official who was standing behind Chu Suxian looked at Chen Wen's appearance and thought that he had chosen to give in, but the scene that followed once again refreshed his sense of Chen Wen. Although Shangguan was pinned down, the little official knew very well that his strength was unlikely to be Chen Wen's opponent, so he immediately turned around and ran towards the gate, trying to call some helpers.
It's just that before he could go out, he was knocked to the ground by the calmer who came in to report the results of Chen Wen's verification. The Zhenfu soldier was not an honest and honest person like Lin Zhongxiao, but he saw that this guy kicked the little official in the stomach immediately after, and the little official rolled on the ground in pain.
"Ahh Chu Suxian only felt that his right hand was already in pain, and even his forearm was sore, but his attempt to use his left hand to pull away Chen Wen's fingers was shattered by Chen Wen's immediate increased force, and at this moment, his body also curled up and fell to the ground. It's just that even so, he still refuses to show weakness.
"The surname is Chen, you dare to beat a civil official even if you are a little general, and you will be killed when Wang Jingluo comes back!"
Hearing this, Chen Wen laughed angrily, only to see him say nonchalantly: "This doesn't bother you, you still care about you, can you get out of this room alive today!" ”
As he spoke, Chen Wen twisted Chu Suxian to the ground with his backhand, stepped on Chu Suxian's back, twisted his arm and bent it to the foot behind his back, and began to press down with his foot as a fulcrum.
"Ahh The force on his hands did not decrease, and his arms began to be used as levers to exert further force, and the pain caused him to lose his dignity anymore, and the volume broke through the walls of sound insulation.
It seemed that he heard a strange noise in the house, and the people outside the door immediately rushed in, among these people were the calming soldiers brought by Chen Wen, as well as the small officials of the silver treasury, Kuding and servants, and behind this group of people there was also Shen Tiaolun, the civilian officer of the supervising army who supervised the middle battalion.
It's just that the moment these people opened the door, they were stunned by the scene in front of them. In the room, a small official from the silver treasury was beaten to the ground, and one of Chen Wen's subordinates was apparently watching him; And the direct boss of this little official, Chu Suxian, the treasury ambassador of the silver treasury, was trampled to the ground by the guerrilla general with a hideous face, and the angle of his arm twisting also made people look at their teeth sore.
"Guerrilla Chen, what are you doing here? Everyone is a colleague and has something to say. The first to speak out and persuade was Shen Tiaolun.
The previous garrison of the middle camp told him that Chu Suxian planned to set rules for Chen Wen, but Shen Tiaolun had heard about Chen Wen beating Wang Sheng in front of the old camp. Although Wang Yi didn't tell him why, he felt that with Chen Wen's temper, he might not be so easy to comply, so he rushed to see what to do, so he didn't want to cause any trouble. However, the result was really unfortunate for him.
Chen Wen didn't pay attention to Shen Tiaolun, but said in an ambiguous tone to Chu Suxian, who was wailing, while continuing to exert his strength: "It hurts? Don't worry, little baby, it won't hurt in a while. As this sentence came out, his next sentence immediately turned cold. It won't hurt anymore after it's broken, solve the problem at one time, look at how much your silver is greedy, and Lao Tzu also comes with a gift in the box! ”
Seeing this, Shen Tiaolun obviously understood what was going on, only to see him immediately turn sideways and give an order to the servants beside him, and then turned to continue to persuade Chen Wen.
"Guerrilla Chen, everyone is a colleague, what contradiction do you have with Treasurer Chu, it depends on how to let go of your hand in front of this official, and if it goes on like this, I am afraid that Treasurer Chu's arm will really break."
Seeing Shen Tiaolun's servant turn away, a calmer soldier brought by Chen Wen in the crowd immediately followed out of the silver vault and ran in the direction of the west school field.
"Master Shen can still be trusted, but if you don't want this arm, you have to look at this dog thing." Saying that, Chen Wen relaxed the force of the downward pressure a little, and said to Chu Suxian: "What's the matter, the bastard surnamed Chu, did you hear what Master Shen said?" Whether you are going to continue to embezzle the life money of the officers and men in our battalion, or whether you are going to exchange the embezzled money for this arm, it will be up to you to choose. ”
Hearing this, Chu Suxian was pardoned. "I'll give! I'll give! The surname is Chen, ah no, Chen guerrilla, General Chen, Chen Dashuai, I'll give! I'll give it! I won't dare to do it again, so you can spare me this time. ”
At this time, Chen Wen shook his head, and then said: "I knew this was the case, why bother in the first place." Immediately, he turned to the little officials of the silver treasury and said, "It seems that you are dissatisfied with your treasurer Chu not having an arm taken off by Ben General?" ”
Shen Tiaolun looked at Chen Wen's expression, and had to sigh, so he had to instruct the little officials in the silver treasury to make up the difference in silver, and to ensure the quality to prevent Chen Wen from making trouble again. The only thing that is strange is that the garrison of the middle camp previously reported to him that the silver treasury planned to use military pay to Chen Wenli rules, why is there an extra settling-in allowance at this moment?
Could it be that Chen Wen had already known about this matter and deliberately did so? This made Shen Tiaolun faintly afraid of Chen Wen's scheming.
Soon, the little officials in the silver treasury made up the part of the greedy ink, and the ones that were not in good quality were also replaced, and even the silver reward of Chen Wen who was greedy for ink earlier was also replenished. After Chen Wen's pacification soldiers checked that it was correct, Chen Wen picked up Chu Suxian and asked him to use the seal on the receipt signed by Chen Wen, but his right arm had been made unable to move by Chen Wen at this time, and he had to be helped by a close official.
After using the seal, Chen Wen pushed Chu Suxian aside and shouted: "From today on, Ben will come to receive military salaries every month, if the amount is insufficient or the quality is wrong, don't blame Ben for chopping off all the claws of your silver rats one by one and feeding them to the dogs!" ”
If you have sinned, then you have sinned as dead. Anyway, this battle can't be won, so everyone will report to the king of Yama together; If he wins, he doesn't plan to stay in Siming Mountain, which is not an enterprising place, the horse doesn't eat night grass or fertilizer, and if he mixes with Chu Suxian and other miscellaneous here, when can he completely defeat the Manchu Qing.
Then, after Chen Wen bowed to Shen Tiaolun, he walked out of the compound of the silver vault under the frightened eyes of everyone. It's just that as soon as he walked out of the courtyard, he met Wang Jiang, who obviously got the news and hurried over.
After Wang Jiang saw Chen Wen, he couldn't care about the panting, and hurriedly asked Shen Tiaolun, who had also walked out of the courtyard, "How is Treasurer Chu?" ”
After Shen Tiaolun saluted, he immediately replied, "Treasurer Chu should not have to worry about his life. ”
Hearing this, Wang Jiang breathed a sigh of relief, and turned to Chen Wen and asked, "Guerrilla Chen, what are you doing here?!" ”
Chen Wen knew very well that Shen Tiaolun would definitely report it, and such a major event should be reported. It's just that at this time, what he needs to face is not Shen Tiaolun, but Wang Jiang, who has always been kind to him in terms of military supplies.
"Returning to the vice-constitution, Chu Suxian's dog thief wanted to be greedy for the military salary and settlement fee of the soldiers under the command of the last general, and told the last general that this was the rule of the old camp in Dalanshan. However, the last general remembered that the rules set by the scripture and the vice constitution were not like this, so the last general reasoned with the dog thief, and finally persuaded this person, but the methods were a little rougher, and he asked the vice constitution to forgive him. ”
Wang Jiang has long been dissatisfied with Chu Suxian's behavior, but on the one hand, he knows very well that the corruption in the Ming officialdom has long been deep-rooted and difficult to completely eliminate, and on the other hand, he also feels that as long as the proportion of greedy ink can be reduced, it can not only stabilize the hearts of incumbent officials, but also allow the Ming army in Dalanshan to have more money and food for counteroffensive operations. The idea of both-of-all prompted him to acquiesce in these behaviors, and his temperament did not support him in acting too drastically.
Although Wang Jiang felt in his heart that the current incident was already a good opportunity to increase management efforts and further reduce corruption, and Chen Wen's words also completely sent this opportunity to his eyes, Chen Wen's unrepentant attitude still made him quite angry.
It's just that at this time, he was no longer interested in continuing to question Chen Wen about Chu Suxian, because Chen Wen's battalion soldiers had already rushed over with weapons under the leadership of the officers. The middle battalion stationed on the side probably heard the movement here, and groups of soldiers poured out of the battalion and confronted Chen Wen's battalion on the spot.
"What do you want?" Wang Jiang saw that Chen Wen's battalion soldiers had already set up a battle formation, and cold sweat broke out, and he immediately asked loudly.
It's just that most of the soldiers in Chen Wen's camp were unmoved, and those who showed a limited hesitant attitude immediately met the stern or disgusted gazes of the officers and companions and continued to maintain the formation.
Seeing that the battalion soldiers were unmoved, Wang Jiang immediately turned to question Chen Wen. "Guerrilla Chen, are you preparing to create a military rebellion?!"
Wang Jiang's questioning was full of disappointment, which made Chen Wen, who had planned to be tough to the end and show off in front of everyone, immediately feel guilty. I saw that Chen Wen immediately signaled the soldiers in the camp to return to the camp, and then bowed down in front of Wang Jiang.
The last general had no such intention, but the soldiers were angry at Chu Suxian's greed for the salary of the camp and the settlement fee of the soldiers. This matter has nothing to do with the officers and men of the headquarters, it is the responsibility of the last general to lead the troops without a party, and he dares to punish the constitution. ”
The soldiers who had just turned around and were about to obey the order to return to the camp saw Chen Wen like this, and immediately fell to the ground and asked for punishment, but at this time, Chen Wen immediately ordered these officers and soldiers to get up and return to the camp, without mistake.
Chen Wen's battalion soldiers have long been accustomed to his military orders, and after Chen Wen personally implements military law today, no one dares to disobey his orders. Even if their generals might be punished, they could only obey orders, after all, military orders were like a mountain, but the fierce eyes they looked at the others present before leaving still startled Wang Jiang and Shen Tiaolun.
Wang Jiang obviously hadn't practiced that kind of divine friendship with Shen Tiaolun, and he sighed secretly, at this moment, this army may have begun to have a tendency to become a general's private army. Although it has long been the social reality of this era that soldiers are generals, he is still a little uncomfortable in his heart.
After Chen Wen's battalion left, Shen Tiaolun also signaled the officers of the middle battalion to bring the soldiers back to the battalion, but he was already quite in awe when he looked at Chen Wen at this time. An army that has been in force for less than a month can already be ordered and banned, and those soldiers can obey orders without hesitation without even needing to say anything more from the subordinate officers directly under them, which makes him have some trust in Chen Wen's ability to lead troops.
Seeing this, the anger in Wang Jiang's heart also dissipated a little, after all, Chen Wen did not rely on military power to disobey the orders of the civilian officials of the supervising army, which made his heart feel better. It's just that Chen Wen beat his colleagues, although Chu Su was the first, but it must not be tolerated, otherwise how to manage his subordinates in the future.
"The guerrilla general Chen Wen beat up his colleagues and punished the wounded for the sake of medicine this month, so for the time being. The rest of the punishment will be dealt with tomorrow when Wang Jingluo returns. ”
"The last will obey."
Back in the camp, Chen Wen announced Wang Jiang's punishment decision. Although this will inevitably make the soldiers in the battalion dissatisfied with Wang Jiang and the civilian officials of the old battalion, he is no longer interested in caring about it.
At this time, Chen Wen had already made up his mind, and after thwarting the Qing army's encirclement and suppression, he applied to attack Jinhua Mansion alone. He believed that that it was the promised land that belonged to him and his army, which had been copied from the Qi family's army.