Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 860 House Rental Fee

A dozen imperial guards dragged him in front of a group of detectives. They all had sullen faces and said nothing, but just pushed the man forward.

Ignoring the eunuchs' shouting and cursing, he turned and left.

Captain Wei was the first to recover. He waved his hand and ordered the detectives to hold down seven or eight eunuchs who wanted to run back.

Two people held one person and half dragged him back.

These eunuchs refused to accept their fate and continued shouting, crying and struggling along the way.

Emperor Zhao Zhen was already drunk and in a dream.

The chief eunuch Zhu Qisheng and the commander of the imperial guard camp, Zhao Gui, were standing on a higher attic, looking at the young eunuchs being escorted away with a look of pity on their faces.

They were wondering whether the fate of these little eunuchs would be their own tomorrow.

The whole house was filled with silence.

The palace maids and eunuchs were all silent, especially those who had caused trouble outside, who were trembling with fear.

Zhao Shuo rushed over after hearing the news and found Zhu Qisheng and Zhao Gui staying in the attic.

"Eunuch Zhu, what's going on?"

Zhu Qisheng said expressionlessly, "My Lord, these brats committed a crime outside and killed someone."

"Hasn't the Emperor already punished him?"

Zhao Gui glared at him: "Why don't you go ask your elder brother."

"Lin Feng?"

Seeing that the two were silent, he muttered to himself.

"Are you going to use this against us?"

Zhao Gui said in a cold voice: "It's not necessary to operate on us, but just tell us that we have to abide by Lin Feng's rules here."

"What did the Emperor say?"

The two of them stopped talking again.

Zhu Qisheng waved his hand: "Forget it, it's understandable. After all, they beat someone to death, so let's just be patient."

What else could Zhao Shuo and Zhao Gui say? They couldn't help but feel sorry for it.

The three of them walked down from the attic together and came to the pavilion on the side. They asked the palace maid to bring them tea and tried to calm themselves down.

Unexpectedly, just as they sat down and the tea was not served yet, a young eunuch came running over to report.

"Eunuch, there are people from the Jingxi government office outside, asking for money."

The three of them were stunned at the same time.

"What money do you want?"

"My father-in-law, it's the house rental fee."

The three of them were even more confused.

Zhu Qisheng frowned and asked, "Where is the house rental fee?"

The young eunuch shook his head, also looking confused.

Zhu Qisheng waved his hand: "Let him come here."

Soon, the young eunuch led a man in an official robe, holding an account book in his hand, and walked over quickly.

The man bowed outside the pavilion.

"My Lords, I am the Chief Clerk of the Jingxi Prefecture Yamen. I have come here on the orders of the Prefect to collect the rent for the house."

Zhao Gui sat in the front and asked in a deep voice.

“Where’s the rent for the house?”

The chief clerk pointed to the courtyard and said, "Your Excellency, these are the houses. They were originally occupied, but later they were all vacated and allowed to be occupied by you gentlemen. According to the law, we should charge you for the rent."

The three of them understood. It turned out that the place where the emperor lived was rented to them by Jingxi Mansion.

Zhao Gui immediately became furious.

"Outrageous! Do you know where this is?"

The man bowed and said, "Your Excellency, I understand."

"Then how dare you come and collect that bullshit rental fee? This is a crime of deceiving the emperor. Can you afford it?"

"I cannot bear the responsibility, but please give me a receipt so that I can explain to the prefect."

Zhao Gui shouted loudly: "Get out of here! I want your mother's receipt! If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will kill you!"

The official was so frightened that he trembled, turned around and ran out with his back bent.

Zhao Gui exhaled, turned around, took the tea and took a big gulp.

But he found that Zhao Shuo and Zhu Qisheng were staring at him blankly.

"What happened to you two?"

Zhu Qisheng had recovered and said lightly.

"Commander Zhao, I'm afraid we have to pay the full rental fee."

Zhao Shuo also nodded in agreement.

Zhao Gui was also very smart. After a slight pause, he immediately understood.

They have even handed over their people, let alone the money. If they don't pay, the consequences will probably be very serious.

"Is Lin Feng trying to force us to leave?"

Zhao Gui gritted his teeth and said hatefully.

Zhao Shuo sneered: "Where can you go?"

Zhao Gui looked up and glared at Zhao Shuo.

"Look at the good brother you have."

Zhao Shuo stiffened his neck and said, "How dare you criticize others? Look at what you have done."

"Bah, everything I did was instructed by your father."

"you..."

Zhu Qisheng quickly persuaded: "My two lords, please calm down. Let's stop arguing among ourselves. We don't want to be laughed at by the servants."

Zhu Qisheng glanced around.

"A tiger in plains is bullied by dogs, a dragon in shallow water is bullied by shrimps. The ancients were not wrong."

Zhao Gui was indignant: "Is the next step going to be asking us for meal money?"

The other two were stunned.

That’s not the case. This is not just possible, it will definitely cost money.

How much money is needed to feed so many people?

Thinking of this, the three of them suddenly became weak and powerless.

Of course, it was not only the royal family who were asked to pay rent and food expenses, but also the ministers who moved from Kyoto.

At that moment, ministers headed by Prime Minister Han Qi gathered in front of the emperor's mansion and knelt in the yard.

It’s not that they don’t have money, it’s just that this is the rule. The officials of Jingxi Prefecture don’t want to continue doing this, right?

How dare you ask the emperor for money for food? He hasn’t even collected your taxes yet.

The ministers were different from Emperor Zhao Zhen. They all brought a large amount of property from Kyoto City. After years of accumulation, they were all very rich.

But Zhao Zhen really had no money. The national treasury had been in deficit for many years and the income was not enough to cover the expenditure. He was not someone who liked to manage accounts and only knew how to spend money.

Right now, the most embarrassed person is Zhu Qisheng.

As the chief eunuch of the palace, he cannot do without money. He is in charge of all the affairs.

In the past in Kyoto, relying on the supreme power of the royal family, people could owe money everywhere and not pay it back.

Now that I have arrived in Jingxi Prefecture, I can only stare blankly.

Faced with the ministers kneeling on the ground, Zhao Zhen could only hide in the house and drink, and did not respond to any questions.

These ministers were not stupid. After kneeling for a long time without any effect and their knees hurting badly, they had no choice but to leave in disappointment.

Prime Minister Han Qi came out of the mansion, turned out of the Jingxi City, and came to the camp where Lin Feng was stationed.

As the head of officials for many years, he naturally looked at things more deeply. He wanted to find out how far Lin Feng was going to go.

Even if he doesn't think about the court, he has to think about himself, after all, he has a large family behind him.

Lin Feng was looking through the battle reports of the two armies heading south in the military tent. He needed to keep track of their movements in real time.

Make strategic adjustments in a timely manner.

Luo Shidong was not too worried. He had fought in battles all his life and was cautious in his actions. He would never be greedy for merit or take risks.

What Lin Feng was most worried about was Lin Qiaomei. She was impatient and hated evil. If she saw the pirates wreaking havoc on the large territory, she would not be able to suppress her anger and take some rash actions, which would ruin everything.

However, on the other hand, the reason why Lin Feng sent Lin Qiaomei to the south to suppress the bandits was to fight violence with violence, and Lin Qiaomei had no worries about killing an entire family.

Not to mention these brutal pirates.