I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 170 The Corrupted Guardhouse
Seeing Tan Lun's strategy to suppress the bandits, the officials who had vowed before panicked for a moment, knelt down on the ground in unison, and said comfortingly.

"Your Excellency, you can't do it! Right now, Fujian has just experienced the Japanese pirates' rebellion, and the government doesn't have much money left."

"That's right, Lord Governor, you came from Zhejiang earlier, so you may not know much about our situation here. The combat effectiveness of our guards is really worrying!"

"Yeah, otherwise, it wouldn't have fallen so quickly last time."

Seeing the complaints from his subordinates, Tan Lun frowned, and said in a deep voice, "I don't believe it. The soldiers in the guard are so low in combat effectiveness that they can't even suppress the bandits?"

"Your Excellency, you don't know. These soldiers are free and undisciplined, and their military discipline is corrupt! Before the battle started, they dispersed in a crowd. They were afraid that they would have two legs less than others. They are not so much the army of the imperial court, but a group of soldiers. Hooligans."

"No, it's not even as good as a local hooligan."

After patiently listening to his subordinates' complaints, Tan Lun suddenly realized that he had been caught in a misunderstanding all along, that is, by default, he equated the local guards in Fujian with the guards in Zhejiang.

The combat effectiveness of both sides is not at the same level at all.

"Well, since that's the case, let's take this officer to the guard to have a look."

After Tan Lun finished speaking, he immediately ordered his subordinates to go to the nearby guard to check the situation.

"Yes, Lord Governor!"

Seeing Tan Lun speak, those subordinates did not dare to stop them, so they could only nod in agreement.

……

Soon, Tan Lun brought a large number of officials and guards to a nearby guard.

Before entering, they heard a noise coming from the camp.

I saw countless soldiers surrounded by a table with three floors and three floors, their faces were full of fanaticism, and the table was full of broken silver and precious banknotes. An old soldier with gray hair skillfully Shaking the bamboo tube in his hand, he flipped it upside down on the table with a 'snap', and said loudly.

"Everyone, buy it and let it go, buy big or buy small? This is the last one for today!"

The words of the old soldier completely ignited the enthusiasm of the scene, and countless soldiers flocked to them, took out some pieces of silver from their arms, and threw them on the table.

"Grandpa, I'm all betting, I don't believe that I have such a back today, buy big!"

A soldier took out all the broken silver on his body cursingly, and then slammed it on the table.

His actions also attracted other soldiers, and everyone followed this man to place bets.

"Okay, everyone, keep your eyes open and watch it, let's go!"

After the old pawn finished speaking, he took the bamboo tube away, revealing the dice inside.

"Haha, it's Xiao! I'm sorry everyone."

Seeing this, the old soldier laughed so hard that the corners of his mouth were about to burst, and he gathered the broken silver and precious banknotes on the table in front of him.

"What are you doing?"

Tan Lun couldn't stand it anymore, and then walked in with a group of officials, and said coldly.

"My...my lord, I'm waiting for entertainment, just relax, just relax."

When the soldiers saw the official uniform Tan Lun was wearing, they knew that he had a lot of background, so after tidying up their appearance, they knelt down on the ground and explained with a sneer.

"Where's your chief? Call me over, I want to ask him face to face!"

Tan Lun didn't mean to embarrass these soldiers, but asked them to call out the chief of the guard here.

"My... my lord, you don't know, our officer is not in the barracks right now."

Seeing Tan Lun's question, the old soldier from before replied with a face of embarrassment.

"Oh, where is he?"

Seeing this, Tan Lun couldn't help being interested, so he raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Report to my lord, the chief of our guard has a mansion in the city, and has several concubines. He usually spends the night there, and sometimes he only comes here every ten days and a half months."

The old soldier secretly watched the expression on Tan Lun's face. He knew that if he didn't answer this question, he would end up in a terrible situation. In the end, he gritted his teeth and chose to tell the whole story.

"I don't care so much, if I can't see him here within half an hour, then all the consequences will be borne by him."

After Tan Lun finished speaking, he swept his gaze over the faces of all the people at the scene one by one, and those who were caught by Tan Lun lowered their heads guiltily.

"My official is Tan Lun, the new governor of Fujian. Send an order to gather all the soldiers in the guard!"

"Yes, Lord Governor!"

Seeing that Tan Lun reported his identity, all the soldiers present showed shocked expressions on their faces. This is a dignified official of the frontier and an official of the imperial court!Why did you come to the guard to inspect suddenly?

With such doubts in mind, many soldiers at the scene immediately dispersed, and began to report the matter to their chiefs, and conveyed Tan Lun's request.

"What, the governor is here?"

"What are you still doing in a daze? Hurry up and beat the drums, gather troops!"

"Hurry up, where are my shoes? Who took my shoes away?"

"Ouch, who stepped on my foot!"

After a while of confusion, before the sound of the three-way drum, the soldiers in the guard finally gathered.

Tan Lun looked at the soldiers gathered in a group, criss-crossed and chaotic in the audience, a look of disappointment flashed on his face, and at the same time, the anger in his heart continued to rise.

"Damn it, why did the soldiers in the guard be like this!"

After a long time, Tan Lun still spoke slowly: "I am the new governor of Fujian, Tan Lun. Maybe most of you don't know me yet, but soon, you will."

After Tan Lun finished saying this sentence, he stopped talking. Instead, he chose to sit down on the seat beside him, picked up his teacup, and took a sip, as if he was waiting for someone.

After Tan Lun finished speaking, the entire school ground fell into deathly silence, and all the soldiers present were shocked by Tan Lun's identity!At the same time, they are also very clear in their hearts that if the governor is determined to pursue the crimes committed before, no one can escape!

Time passed by so slowly, and on the school field, the inner anxiety of the soldiers had reached its peak!They couldn't figure out why the governor chose to hang them here like this, and those soldiers who knew the inside story were even more uneasy.

"This governor is going to use someone to stand up!"

"The lower official, Cao Cheng, has seen the governor, but the lower official didn't know that the governor came, and he was far away to welcome him. Please forgive me, the governor!"

I don't know how long it took, Cao Cheng, the chief of the guard here, finally rushed to the scene panting after receiving the report from his subordinates, and saluted Tan Lun respectfully.

"Well, it's rare that you can still take time out of your busy schedule to meet with me. It's not bad."

"Come here, pull me down and cut it off!"

Seeing that the person he had been waiting for for a long time finally arrived, Tan Lun casually glanced at the person, and then gave instructions to the guards on the side.

"Master Governor, please forgive me. I just didn't notice it for a while and offended my lord! Please give me another chance, my lord. I will definitely repay my lord by being a cow and a horse."

Cao Cheng saw that the governor was going to kill him without saying a word, he panicked instantly, knelt down on the ground, and cried.

"Pull it down for the officer!"

Tan Lun glanced at this person in disgust, and repeated.

"Yes, Lord Governor!"

After receiving the order, the guards at the side immediately pulled Cao Cheng down.

"Ah, Lord Governor, you can't kill me, I am..."

Before Cao Cheng could finish his sentence, he was stabbed to death.

(End of this chapter)