Possessed by Luffy's fruit, I went crazy in ancient times

Chapter 57 Military Power Seized
  Magistrate Liu chuckled lightly and said sharply: "Food and salary, I'm afraid the military power will fall by the wayside before we reach Kyoto."

Xu Yihuan's eyes widened: "How do you say that?"

In order to capture Xiaocheng, Marshal Xue had handed over the military talismans of a hundred thousand troops to Yeshang. In the past few days, she had offended three princes for food and salary.

Today, Vice General Du carried a box of gold bars in for the 100,000-strong army. If the military power was lost, the money would naturally not be handed over to the other party.

"You don't know, Captain Xu, that Prince Jin is the most unfavored prince of Emperor Jin, and his mother, Concubine Tao, was born as a commoner."

He said: "The King of Jin entered the military camp at the age of fourteen and defeated all the neighboring countries around the Jin Dynasty. With the addition of Xiaocheng, the entire border town of the Jin Dynasty has the power of the King of Jin."

"In order to curb the power of King Jin, Your Majesty put Marshal Xue in command this time, and King Jin only served as a partial general to accompany the army. The three princes opposed him at every turn. The past three months have made King Jin miserable, but why didn't he do anything fierce resistance"

Hearing this, Xu Yihuan thought for a moment, yes, why didn't he resist?

According to what County Magistrate Liu said, King Jin had a high prestige in the army, but why was his posture so weak when he attacked Xiaocheng.

It had long been heard that Concubine Tao in the palace was under house arrest. In order to restrain King Jin, the Queen and the three princes kept reminding her.

Xu Yihuan broke out in a cold sweat. Maybe her understanding of Prince Jin only remained superficial.

However, it seems that he is only what he seems.

Xu Yihuan recalled his meticulous care for her before the attack on Xiaocheng, and his reaction after discovering that her body was different from ordinary people. It was even more difficult to guess how King Jin felt about her.

"Concubine Tao?" Xu Yihuan gave the answer County Magistrate Liu wanted.

"I heard that Concubine Tao was being restrained in the palace, so King Jin was timid." Xu Yihuan threw the reasons given by people around King Jin to Magistrate Liu, hoping to hear something different from him.

"Even if Concubine Tao is in jail, it is not a reason for King Jin to evade. Concubine Tao can live in the palace for twenty years, so she naturally has her own tricks." County Magistrate Liu narrowed his eyes slightly, turned around and said: "Xu Xiao Do you know who the person who wants to kill you is?"

Xu Yihuan was shocked when he heard this: "How did you know someone wanted to kill me?"

The letter in Marshal Xue's camp was only seen by her, and at most by Marshal Xue and Yeshang.

Xiaocheng had only been captured for a day, and she could not imagine how Magistrate Liu knew about it.

At this moment, she looked at County Magistrate Liu. He was no longer the Magistrate Liu who was so frightened that he gave up all his "big treasures" just because she punched him. Instead, he was a magistrate with countless answers and questions. The secret magistrate Liu.

"Xu Xiaowei should cherish his own uniqueness and take good care of his right path." Magistrate Liu did not say much.

He stopped following Xu Yihuan in circles, and after speaking, he walked towards Xiaocheng Mansion.

Xu Yihuan saw that he was unwilling to say more words, but she seemed to feel that Magistrate Liu had no ill intentions towards her.

Return to Xiaocheng Courtyard.

"Did you do it?" Xu Yihuan came back from the door and saw at a glance that the executioner had removed very few pieces of flesh from the prisoner's body, and clear bones could be seen everywhere.

The floor in the courtyard was covered with blood, and there were suddenly a few unfamiliar faces everywhere in the courtyard.

Xu Yihuan looked at Fu Kang. His face turned pale due to excessive bleeding, his eyes were blurred, and there was no good spot on his body except his face.

Yeshang's face was extremely gloomy, and his eyes were still staring at the captive in front of him.

"not yet"

Yeshang raised his eyes and looked around. The face of the person being escorted was pale and white, and fear and panic spread throughout the yard.

Magistrate Liu was still sitting where he had just been. The sunset was gradually setting, and the fiery red clouds reflected in the courtyard looked very inconsistent.

"Prince Qi Chu has expired." The executioner stepped forward with a knife in his hand, his hands trembling violently.

Yeshang nodded slightly and said: "Push the person down and bring up a new person." He raised his chin and pointed to the unfamiliar face beside him.

"I'll move, I'll move." The man with the unfamiliar face collapsed on the ground, tears falling down his face. The deputy general of the capital came from behind and said: "Give him a pen and ink, take him down for questioning alone, tell a lie, and cut him with a knife."

Jin soldiers came up from behind, grabbed the strange man and walked to the prison.

Then, the man with a strange face next to him began to confess with a soft look on his face.

This ended the prisoner interrogation.

Xu Yihuan sighed heavily, walked towards the desk, picked up the paper on the table and looked at it, but found nothing.

I sighed in my heart: You are really tough.

In the courtyard, after this incident, only Magistrate Liu, Xu Yihuan, Yeshang and Vice General Cui were left.

Xu Yihuan turned around and took a look. The food and wages brought over today were still there.

She moved over and opened the box. She saw that the gold bars were still intact in the box.

She raised her eyes to meet Magistrate Liu's gaze and nodded slightly. Magistrate Liu respectfully bowed to Ye Shang and said goodbye.

After the people left, she said: "Lieutenant General, ask the secret guards to come over and hide the gold bars in batches."

The deputy general was stunned: "Secret guard? Because he is only responsible for protecting the masters, not for hiding money."

Xu Yihuan sighed and said domineeringly: "Now I start to take responsibility."

Upon hearing this, the deputy general raised his eyes and met Ye Shang's gaze, Ye Shang's jaw dropped majestically.

Vice General Du nodded and said: "Yes"

Xu Yihuan pursed her lips and said: "Let me buy some food, medicine and winter clothes. Don't worry about money. Try to spend all the money given by the three princes."

The deputy general was shocked when he heard this: "All spent?" He thought he heard wrongly.

Xu Yihuan nodded: "Yes, it's all spent."

Since the 100,000 troops cannot reach Yeshang's hands, there is no use keeping the money in his hands. It is better to win people's hearts in the name of Yeshang.

If these soldiers are needed one day, they can still sell them a favor.

Based on her understanding of the three princes and Marshal Xue, she was afraid that as soon as Yeshang's military power was taken away, troublemakers would come to his door immediately.

Maybe someone will come to inform you in advance.

Lieutenant General Du was surprised. Captain Xu's ability to spend money today was better than ever before. Lieutenant General Du couldn't help but sigh, rich women are tyrannical.

Ye Shang stepped forward and said, "Just do as Captain Xu said." The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, a rare smile after interrogating the prisoner.

Xu Yihuan raised her eyes to meet his: "Let's eat." She was hungry again.

The appetite is surprisingly large and the digestion speed is extremely fast. Perhaps this is the special feature of Devil Fruit.

The two of them did not eat in the courtyard, but moved to the kitchen of Xiaocheng Mansion.

Just like at noon, Xu Yihuan ate a lot of food again and rested at Xiaocheng Mansion after dinner.

Because there are other things to do the next day.

Xiaocheng had been occupied for four months. It needed to be reopened and arrangements for the return of the captives and their masters to the court were also needed.

Since Xu Yihuan became a captain, there have been more official documents. The number of soldiers Ye Shang gave her has also increased from 500 to 2500. Therefore, she also needs to start paying attention to the training and management of soldiers.

(End of this chapter)