Chapter 1464: Even More Ruthless Than Bandits
Chapter 1464: Chapter 1464: Even More Ruthless Than Bandits
"Alright, since Vice General Fang has spoken, this officer will try to get more for you. However, our Hundred Wolves County is impoverished and troubled by bandits, so the things in the county aren’t plentiful. Vice General Fang, please don’t be too dissatisfied."
Vice General Fang didn’t respond, merely pointed at the unconscious Vice General Yu and said, "Throw that Yu fellow onto the wooden board. If he’s not dead, send him to the Ministry of War in the Capital. He can forget about going to the Northwest."
County Magistrate Chou wiped his cold sweat after hearing this. Is this because you’re afraid the things this officer is providing are too few and intentionally saying it for me to hear?
Vice General Fang ignored County Magistrate Chou and looked toward Company Commander Wei and Company Commander Wu, "And you two, get out of the station immediately, each leave five horses, and then hurry out of Hundred Wolves County."
Company Commander Wei and Company Commander Wu were startled upon hearing this, "What? Leave five horses each? That’s impossible, Vice General Fang. We’re already poor; we have a pitifully few horses. If we leave five, we won’t have many left!"
Vice General Fang sneered, "Too many left behind? Fine, then you won’t go to the Northwest and follow me to the Ministry of War in the Capital. I’ve heard the prison there isn’t bad; consider it an experience worth not missing in this life."
Company Commander Wei and the others turned pale with fright, hurriedly said, "Vice General Fang, spare us. We’ll give, we’ll give, we’ll give!"
Damn, that Fang is crazy. If they don’t submit, they’re afraid he’ll end up killing them.
"Hmph, that’s better." Vice General Fang warned again, "You better behave yourself. If you seek revenge against our westward soldiers, then the matter of you watching us die last night and coming to steal will be reported to the court by me, making your entire clan suffer!"
Company Commander Wei and the others listened, wanting to kill, but their weak spot was held by Vice General Fang, they didn’t dare to confront him now, immediately responded, "Yes, yes, yes, Vice General Fang, rest assured, this low level general will certainly not take revenge on your westward soldiers."
However, Gu Jinli didn’t trust them, asked Aunt Xiong to find Mrs. Kuang, whispering a few words to her.
Mrs. Kuang immediately shouted, "Vice General Fang, these two are bad people. Right now they agreed nicely, but what if after you separate from us, they bite back at us?"
Company Commander Wei and the others glared at Mrs. Kuang after hearing, "You shrew, what nonsense are you spouting? Are we those who have no credibility?"
Mrs. Kuang spat, "Ha, your credibility is worth nothing, a group only knows how to harm fellow comrades!"
Vice General Fang, hearing this, thought Mrs. Kuang had a point. But the Northwest lacks soldiers; he can’t escort all the wrongdoers to the Capital, can only send the high-level troublemakers.
Mrs. Kuang said, "Vice General Fang, how about this, let them write a confession, let our people keep it. If they dare seek revenge on the westward road, we have evidence against them, avoiding being without evidence after a long time, and they turn against us."
This idea is good!
Vice General Fang’s eyes brightened, said, "Someone, get pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, let them write a confession and stamp their handprints, we’ll keep it as evidence."
Company Commander Wei and the others turned green, that shrew really comes up with tricks, planning to control them forever, even if they go to the Northwest, achieve great success, and get promoted, they still won’t have peace.
But surrounded by a large number of people, they can’t leave without writing a confession, could only take the pen and paper, starting to write the confession.
But they are martial artists, not knowing many words, what they wrote was unintelligible, Vice General Fang had a headache, shouted, "Tear it up, I’ll write!"
Although his learning isn’t great, it’s much better than these two illiterates.
A little more than an hour later, Vice General Fang wrote two confessions, had Company Commander Wei and Company Commander Wu sign and stamp handprints.
Company Commander Wei and Company Commander Wu begrudgingly stamped their handprints.
After putting away the two confessions, Vice General Fang looked them over, said, "Get lost, be careful in the future."
"Thank you, Vice General Fang." Company Commander Wei and the others quickly ran away.
However, Company Commander Liu followed with soldiers, requested ten horses from them.
Company Commander Wei and the others found themselves losing out even further, losing ten horses and having their weakness exposed, truly a big loss.
The two felt extremely embarrassed, scared that the main army returning after chasing the bandit leader would seek them out for reckoning, hurriedly ran away.
"County Magistrate Chou, let’s go, take our people into the city to find a doctor, we’re lacking medicine, need to quickly get medicine to treat injuries." After resolving Vice General Yu’s matter, Vice General Fang looked up at County Magistrate Chou.
Looking at hundreds of wounded soldiers and countless injured families, County Magistrate Chou broke out in a cold sweat.
God, with so many wounded, even if he emptied the county government, it wouldn’t be enough silver to have them treated.
But County Magistrate Chou feared Vice General Fang, worried Fang would report him to the Ministry of War, could only awkwardly smile and call out to everyone, "All, all come with this officer."
Hundreds followed County Magistrate Chou into the county. Mrs. Kuang and others carried baskets, brought sacks, shouted, "Vice General Fang said there is food to take, everyone bring more sacks, and take half-grown children from home to carry food back!"
Damn it, what sin has this officer committed, to encounter this group of starving people!
County Magistrate Chou was almost in tears but had no choice, could only bitterly smile as he took them to see the doctor, give them medicine, take food.
Some greedy shrews even grabbed the chickens, ducks, fish, and meat from the county government, meant as new year gifts for government officials and clerks!
County Magistrate Chou sent people to block them, not allowing them to take, but how could they be a match for these shrews?
By evening, when this group of plague gods were sent away, the government and county medical clinics were nearly emptied.
County Magistrate Chou’s old tears fell, "Bandits, a group of bandits, had I known you were so harsh, I would’ve rather been robbed by the bandits from Hundred Wolves Mountain!"
Being robbed by bandits, he could at least curse a few times, report to the court asking for money and food, but being robbed by these shrews, he had to smile and could not report to the court to seek justice.
A massive loss!
County Magistrate Chou was wretchedly miserable, but Mrs. Kuang and others were laughing loudly, "Hahaha, Qiaozi’s wife, Ermin’s wife, did you get a lot of good things too? My family took three chickens, a load of food, and two baskets of eggs."
"My family got two chickens and a piece of meat, plus half a bag of flour."
"Who would have thought, this Hundred Wolves County looks poor, but the county government is rich, has all sorts of good things, Aunt Han even got a pig head from the county government kitchen."
"What? Han Sansong’s mother got a pig head? This old woman got such a good thing and didn’t say anything? No, she can’t eat it alone. I must find her and make her take out the pig head; let’s use it for sacrifices during New Year’s, to pray for smooth westward journey, avoiding bandits!"
Mrs. Kuang urgently went to find Han Sansong’s mother, the two got into a scuffle, Han Sansong’s mother couldn’t beat Mrs. Kuang, had to give up the big pig head as an offering.
But Mrs. Kuang gave her a chicken in compensation.
Aunt Xiong would come daily to report to Gu Jinli about the affairs among the women in each camp; after listening, Gu Jinli was filled with laughter, "Aunt Niu and the others are impressive, everybody can have a good New Year this time."