Chapter 480: The Devil
The Beiwei army that arrived in time can be said to have extinguished the last trace of luck in Shi Chun's heart, Shi Chun knew very well that in the face of the Beiwei army that had already arrived, even if his three thousand foot soldiers could appear here at this moment, it would not play any role. As the commander of the infantry army, no one knew better than him what kind of goods his three thousand foot soldiers were.
Unconsciously, a few drops of cold sweat fell from the corners of Shi Chun's forehead.
"Actually, things have not reached the point of no return, what does General Shi think?"
Jia Rudao didn't want to use too violent means to show his presence in Guangzhou City, and now that he was already in control of the overall situation, he naturally didn't want to arouse Shi Chun's determination to resist desperately, so he spoke up.
Shi Chun stared at Jia Rudao, although he didn't speak, but the hint of inquiry and the hidden desire in his eyes had already exposed his state of mind at the moment.
"Guangzhou and even Guangnan Road need to be renovated, that's for sure. However, the official did not want to use too violent methods to endanger everyone in the officialdom of the entire Guangdong Road, which was not in the interests of the official, nor was it in line with the emperor's wishes. Otherwise, the official would not have made it clear yesterday that everything should be handled as before.
Maybe you will think that the official's words are just a delaying tactic, but the huge Guangdong Road always needs people to be officials, this official is not only the pacification envoy of Guangdong Road, but also in charge of the Yamen of the General Department of the City, and others, in addition to the right to train the 100,000 army that the emperor personally promised, of course, there is also the Yamen of the General Department of the City of the Commander of the Yamen, and the rated number of soldiers is also 100,000.
There are too many vacancies in the various yamen in the hands of this official, but there are not many people available to this official, and you, the original officials of Guangnan and Guangnan, as long as you are willing to obey the orders of this official and do your best for the imperial court, this official does not want to let you all go back to retire.
The emperor gave the official the power to fill the vacancies and remove the officials at will, as long as the resume is sent to the ministry afterwards and the ministry will make a register and archive it, and who is the secretary of the ministry and what is the relationship between the official and the official, there is no need for the official to say more, I think you yourself are very clear. In the matter of the Beauty Pavilion, you sold Arab women from Dali, Chen Dynasty, Mongolia, Goryeo, Wa Kingdom, and even high-nosed and deep-eyed Arab women, in fact, for this official, I didn't feel anything wrong.
If they are not of our race, their hearts will be different, these are women of different races, and it is better to fall into the hands of those who buy them than in the hands of mountain bandits and pirates. As long as you pay taxes to the imperial court, the official will even ask the emperor for credit to you. However, you can't sell my Song women, especially the women of the good family who are robbed and forced to sell as goods, this official has to take care of it.
As long as you sell the women you sold before, where you will honestly explain where you came from, and give enough compensation to those women's families, the official does not intend to investigate deeply, of course, now my Song women in the Beauty Pavilion must be let go, and give enough compensation to send people home, and you will not be allowed to sell my Song women in the future, the matter of the Beauty Pavilion is actually nothing, at least in the eyes of the official.
As for other things such as General Shi, raising private troops, deducting military salaries, colluding with mountain bandits and pirates to sell women, and even robbing merchant ships, although this official does not agree, it does not mean that this official cannot understand. General Shi had to support 3,000 foot soldiers, and he had to support the eighteen concubines and twenty-six children outside Shi's mansion, all of whom needed silver;
In order to sit in the position of the commander of the army capital, the officials from the various ministries and yamen of the central government, from the Guangnan East Road to pacify the embassy and even the Cao Division, all need to be counted up and down, which also requires silver, and it is natural to eat and drink on weekdays. None of this is a big deal. Such things as General Shi, although this official has not seen much, but there are also a lot.
Now, this official is still willing to give General Shi a chance, a chance to serve the emperor, a chance to reform himself, a chance to live and continue to enjoy his children and grandchildren, of course, there is another way, that is, to try to continue to resist, this official can tell you for sure that this official will definitely punish you nine clans. So, General Shi, can you tell this officer, what path do you want to take now? β
Jia Rudao walked up to Shi Chun without hurry, and looked at Shi Chun with a smile.
In fact, when Jia Nidao said that he didn't really want Shi Chun and other officials from Guangnan Road to go back to retire, Shi Chun's eyes had already begun to waver, and when Jia Rudao said that Shi Chun was still raising eighteen concubines outside and accurately said that he had twenty-six children, Shi Chun's forehead was already covered with cold sweat.
He didn't expect that Jia Nidao, who had just come to Guangzhou City for a day, could even know such a private matter, and the only explanation was that before Jia Nidao arrived in Guangzhou, he had already begun to secretly investigate all aspects of Guangdong Road. And Shi Chun can be sure that this kind of thing is not an isolated case, not to mention that in the entire Guangnan two roads, all the officials, this uncle and scholar already know more clearly than he, the commander of the infantry army.
I don't know if those who think that this stupid and naΓ―ve uncle who came to Guangzhou to gild is a real dragon crossing the river, one by one will be so frightened that they don't even have the strength to roll on the belly of the concubine.
Shi Chun thought maliciously.
Jia Yidao's words revealed a lot of information, but in Shi Chun's opinion, there was only one information that was really important, especially for him, that is, this pacification envoy didn't want him to die, and wanted to recruit him. But who's to be sure that this isn't an attempt to get away with it? Moreover, I am afraid that most of the officials on Guangnan East Road will be killed.
"Are you thinking about your in-laws or your father-in-law and officials who are about your age? I think that if you all rebel against the Nine Clans, it will naturally provoke some people to spread and even oppose each other, but by the same token, I think there are more people who are interested in your vacated official positions. β
Standing in front of him with a smile on his face, Jia Rudao, at this moment, in Shi Chun's opinion, is the most terrifying devil in this world, it seems that everything can't escape his eyes, and he will always turn all your dependence into the abyss of despair little by little when you feel that you still have something to rely on.
"The last general will be fascinated for a while, and I ask for forgiveness!"
Shi Chun didn't continue to bargain with Jia Nidao, and didn't even ask Jia Nidao what he used to ensure that what he said before could be done, so he simply knelt on the ground and hung his head.
He knew very well that no matter whether Jia Nidao wanted to capture him or really could talk, he no longer had any confidence to bargain with Jia Nidao.
"Father's ......"
"Shut up! Evil animal, don't kneel down and plead guilty to the adult! β
Shi Chunbao's eyes widened, and he shouted at Shi Jun, who was trembling and screaming in fright.
As Shi Jun fell to the ground in a dejected manner, the private soldiers of Shi Chun, who were originally trembling and unable to hold their weapons steadily, threw away the weapons in their hands one after another, knelt on the ground in panic, and then were all taken down by the soldiers of the Wei Army.