Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside Chapter 1524: Royal Family General

Assistant Judge Lao nearly fainted, that man surnamed Jin is out to harm him.

The items were meant for Prince Yi, and if he were to allocate some to these impoverished southern soldiers, he would offend Prince Yi, and his hopes for a promotion would be dashed!

That’s exactly what Magistrate Jin wanted.

Lao dreaming of climbing above him is simply wishful thinking.

"Thank you, Magistrate Jin." Qin San Lang expressed his gratitude to Magistrate Jin.

However, Magistrate Jin was too busy to pay attention to Qin San Lang, and instead turned to Zhang Yan, saying, "Rest assured, Lord Zhang, this government office will keep an eye on things for you."

Don’t just nod, you need to show some gratitude.

Zhang Yan expressed it: "Thank you, Magistrate Jin, you truly are a good official who looks out for the soldiers. When my wife writes back to the Capital to greet the noble family uncles, we will definitely mention your righteous deeds."

Although Old Uncle Guang Cheng had passed away, he had many friends and former classmates in the Capital, as well as a few students, some of whom held powerful official positions, making Magistrate Jin very pleased.

When Zhang Yan and his party were about to leave, he personally escorted them out, sending them off at the government office gate, exchanging a few words before finally letting them go.

Magistrate Jin was in a great mood today, and thus treated Er Ping and Xiao Erliu well, having them carried to his courtyard office to recuperate, with plans to send them to the Northwest Battlefield as targets once they healed.

Er Ping: "..."

Xiao Erliu: "..."

You are quite merciful!

As for the compensation money for Clan Chief Wan and Doctor Dai, Magistrate Jin advanced the payment for the Yang Family, lest they try to avoid the debt, and he glanced at Assistant Judge Lao with a cold smile, saying, "Assistant Judge Lao, remember to urge the Yang Family to quickly pay the fine, or you’ll have to cover that silver."

Assistant Judge Lao bristled with anger, "Why should I cover it?!"

Magistrate Jin replied, "The Yang Family’s servants only dared commit such grave mistakes because of your backing, so naturally, you bear some responsibility."

Having said this, he enjoyed the sight of Assistant Judge Lao nearly spitting blood before leaving happily, though he didn’t head back to his office, but instead went to wash himself three times.

He was reeking from head to toe and couldn’t forgo the bath.

...

In the accounting room of the side courtyard of the Yang Mansion, Tuogude was holding a brush, calculating while listening to reports from subordinates about the events at the government office’s prison.

After listening, a flash of surprise passed through his hawk-like eyes, "Yellow Stone Poison Powder, they actually used such a lowly poison."

Yellow Stone Poison is similar to arsenic, but only half as toxic, commonly used by Great Chu people to poison rats, making it a lowly and common poison that Gao Dong could easily obtain.

The only challenge was hiding the poison.

But his men said they inspected the brothers’ teeth, which were intact, without being broken to hide poison.

Tuogude calculated the time for the Yellow Stone Poison to take effect, realizing his assumption was correct: "It seems they consumed Yellow Stone Poison when besieged at Huang Inn, only a small amount, delaying its effect."

Tuogude paused his accounting, and after some silence, there was a snap as he broke the brush in his hand, coldly saying, "A bunch of incompetents, getting played by two thieves like this."

Though his voice wasn’t loud, everyone in the room was terrified and dropped to their knees.

In the room, an elder accountant, a confidant of Tuogude’s father, dared to ask, "General, should we execute Housekeeper Yang and the others?"

This master is harder to serve than the old master, unwilling to keep useless people, and dislikes others pleading for mercy for subordinates who err.

Though Housekeeper Yang is a Golden Tent Troop Commander, if he fails to perform, his fate is still death.

Tuogude said, "Let them live for a time, until the grand plan succeeds, then offer them as sacrifices to the Witch God!"

"Yes." The elder accountant acknowledged.

The room fell silent for a while, then Tuogude ordered, "Keep an eye on those two thieves, kill them as soon as they leave the government office."

The Witch Army cannot bear the shame of being ridiculed by two thieves; those brothers must die!

"Send someone to watch those soldiers, and when they leave Beicang Prefecture, find an opportunity to teach them a lesson. As for the accompanying women, send them to the military as female slaves!"

These so-called female slaves were actually tools for Rong soldiers to abuse; within the Da Rong Army, there were many Great Chu women captured and made into female slaves.

And the children born to these Great Chu female slaves would be collectively raised and eventually sent to Rongshan Gang as bandits, specifically to raid Great Chu villages and towns.

"Yes!" The subordinates in the room responded, recording the orders.

Tuogude added, "The actions at the charcoal workshop need to hasten, finish quickly; once we breach Long’an Prefecture, Yongcheng Prefecture, Xing’an Prefecture, and Daliang Prefecture, our army can directly enter Beicang Prefecture."

Beicang Prefecture was the last city to enter the Northwest; once the Seven Prefectures of Northwest fell, Great Chu, to protect the Central Plains from invasion, would concentrate all its forces on Beicang Prefecture, defending it to the last. At that point, it would be difficult for them to attack Beicang Prefecture.

However, once his grand plan succeeded, Da Rong could invade Beicang Prefecture without losing a single soldier; achieving such a grand merit would enable him to raise his tribe and compete for the position of Da Rong Tian Khan!

Da Rong, unlike Great Chu, is composed of various tribes, each with its own king, but these kings are still obligated to obey the Da Rong Tian Khan, as the Tian Khan is a direct descendant of the Witch God, whom all Rong people must respect.

However, since the Zhou Dynasty, tribal kings have been able to become Tian Khan, which kindled Tuogude’s ambition to become Tian Khan himself.

After arranging the charcoal workshop’s affairs, Tuogude finally said, "Inform the person surnamed Qing not to hire fools to help, lest they ruin the grand plan!"

Qing is the surname of the Dongqing Royal Family, and the person with the surname Qing is precisely Prince Yi.

Emperor Jingyuan only now thinking of mending relations with Dongqing Country is too late; Rong people and Dongqing have been dealing for so many years that they’ve long intertwined with the Dongqing Royal Family.

This time Prince Yi went mad in Great Chu according to their plan, using Prince Yi’s antics as a cover, keeping Beicang Prefecture officials busy dealing with him and unable to mind them, allowing them to act more freely in secret.

"Yes." The subordinates affirmed, leaving one by one to carry out the orders.

The elder accountant took forty thousand taels worth of silver notes to Yang Elder’s son, instructing him to deliver the silver notes to the government office to pay the fine.

The Yang Family had been a planted spy for generations, naturally marrying and producing heirs in Beicang Prefecture for successive generations.

Because Yang Family descendants married Great Chu women, the Rong People’s Witch Army deeply despised the Yang Family, considering them of inferior lineage.

Once Yang Elder’s son paid the fine, Yang Elder and Housekeeper Yang were released and returned.

...

When Yang Elder and the others returned to the Yang Family, Qin San Lang and his group were still at Clan Chief Wan’s Family discussing things, but the Rong People’s Witch Army, in disguise, arrived at Xiao Bei Village, targeting the soldiers encamped there.

Some were disguised as peddlers, carrying goods to sell to the camp, seizing the chance to inquire about the Company Commanders’ Wives’ appearances to see if any were exceptionally beautiful?

However, since Qin San Lang became the leader of this Westward Army, regulations tightened, and strangers were not allowed into the camp. The disguised peddler didn’t even reach the camp before being stopped.

The guard at the camp gate was Zhang Zhong, who said, "What are you doing? This is the Kangrong Soldiers’ encampment, outsiders aren’t allowed to enter, now scram!"