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Chapter 236 Respond to Guo Ziyi and kill Zheng Xiong!

Chapter 244 Respond to Guo Ziyi and kill Zheng Xiong!

At this moment, the sound of horseshoes suddenly sounded like thunder.As soon as I heard it, I could tell that a large army of officials and soldiers had arrived.

The soldier became proud and looked at Ge Cong with a sneer.

But Ge Cong and other Tuyuhun people were pale.There are only a dozen of them, how can they fight against the Tang army?Even if he has the ability to resist, he will definitely inflict misfortune on the clansmen, which is tantamount to rebellion.

A military officer with the appearance of a school lieutenant led several hundred soldiers to rush forward, indiscriminately, and captured Ge Cong and others. Ge Cong and others disarmed and raised their hands without any resistance.

Zhang Xuan watched all this from the sidelines, his face sank like water, and he opened his mouth and shouted, "Wait a minute!"

The school lieutenant glanced at Zhang Xuan, saw that it was a scribe, and stared at Zhang Xuan arrogantly and impatiently, "Go back, how dare you manage the military affairs of the officers and soldiers! If you make more noise, you will be punished together!"

This lieutenant is only the lowest general in Guo Ziyi's Lingzhou Guards. If his rank is a little higher, he will have met Zhang Xuan, the new governor.

Zhang Xuan's face became even more gloomy.

Leaving aside the matter of the slave trade by the officers and soldiers, it is very infuriating that the guards of Lingzhou are so arrogant and domineering.

Xiao Shisanlang saw that a small captain was so arrogant and rebuked Zhang Xuan, his face darkened, he stepped forward to protect Zhang Xuan, and was about to say something, but Zhang Xuan pushed him away. Going forward to the middle of the street, he pointed at the captain and said indifferently: "You are just a small lieutenant colonel, you dare to ignore the law and arrest people in the street, let me ask you, these Tuyuhun criminals What crime? Also, where did these Tuyuhun women come from?! Tell me!"

Zhang Xuan's voice was stern, and he stood there angrily and reprimanded quite imposingly.

The soldiers looked at Zhang Xuan in shock, wondering where did this stunned man come from?I'm afraid I don't know which family's son or brother it is, some of them don't know how to advance or retreat, and dare to block the officers and soldiers in the street.

The school lieutenant was also very strange. He looked at Zhang Xuan deeply, feeling a little suspicious in his heart.

He is not a fool, and at this moment he also understands that Zhang Xuan must have some background, otherwise, he would not have the courage to stand up.

Looking at it like this, it should be an outsider, maybe some sons of officials from Dazhou City.The captain thought about it, but his attitude became slightly more relaxed and polite. He looked at Zhang Xuan immediately, and said in a deep voice, "Wei Zhonglang of Lingzhou will send Zheng Xiong to lieutenant Ma Kai. This lieutenant is responsible for the security and defense of Lingzhou city."

"These Tuyuhun thieves ignored the government's laws and led the army to break into the city. This school lieutenant's duty is, how can we not take them down! As for these women, they are criminals who have just been arrested and are about to be handed over to Mr. Zheng for disposal!"

Zhang Xuan sneered, "Since it is a violation of the criminal law, why not hand it over to the Lingzhou government office? When did the Lingzhou guard government have the power to arrest people and put them in prison?"

Seeing that Zhang Xuan didn't know how to advance or retreat, the captain could no longer hold back the anger in his heart.In his opinion, he has done his best, even if this person has some background, he can't care about it.

He waved his hand resolutely, and looked at Zhang Xuan coldly, "Quickly back down, if you don't back down, I will take you down and punish you!"

Zhang Xuan laughed back angrily, "The Tang court has provided countless salaries and food for you bastards who oppress the people - how dare you be so arrogant and domineering in front of this commander, General Xiao!"

Zhang Xuan shouted violently.

Xiao Shisanlang solemnly cupped his hands and said, "The end is here!"

"The commander-in-chief is going to set up a court here today to investigate the case, and quickly send Zhang Xun, Guo Ziyi and Zheng Xiong to be there!"

When Zhang Xuan said this, all the soldiers present were dumbfounded.The onlookers, merchants and passers-by, had even weirder expressions, inexplicably surprised.

Who in this Lingzhou city dares to pretend to be the governor of Longshuo in public!There is only one answer, the young scholar with his head held high in front of him is Zhang Xuan, the governor of Longshuo who just arrived!
The school lieutenant was drenched in cold sweat, he couldn't sit still on the horse, he got off the horse and wanted to go to see him, but he didn't dare, so he hesitated and stood on the side in fear.

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Zhang Xun rushed over immediately with the people from the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and set up a desk on this street.

Zhang Xuan sat behind the case with a solemn expression, staring at the soldiers and the school lieutenant kneeling on the spot.But Ge Cong and other Tuyuhun people knelt on the other side, feeling a little excited.

Not long after, Guo Ziyi led all the generals under the bid to rush over, and Zheng Xiong also arrived.

"Greetings to the Governor!" Guo Ziyi anxiously led the crowd to bow to the ground, not knowing what wrong Zhang Xuan had committed, to try the case in public on the streets of the city.

Guo Ziyi's army has been in Lingzhou for a long time, and it is understandable that there are some moths among the tens of thousands of soldiers.As the commander-in-chief of the army, Guo Ziyi also had to take care of Lingzhou's defense and government affairs, so he really didn't know much about the private activities of some of his confidant generals.

Guo Ziyi didn't know about it, but Zheng Xiong's face was pale, and he knew that it was probably a crime.

He has been doing this for a long time. Although he didn't hide it too much, he is the number one favorite of Guo Ziyi's subordinates. Who dares to sue him for black crimes in front of Guo Ziyi?

Ordinarily, after Zhang Xuan took office, Zheng Xiong has restrained a lot.But you must know that he is not the only one who does this kind of thing, and many army leaders under him are also doing it secretly in order to profit from it.In other words, the Lingzhou Guard Army secretly sold slaves and formed an industrial chain. Even if Zheng Xiong did not act, it would be difficult to guarantee that his soldiers would not take risks.

This matter is considered an open secret in Lingzhou, because the officers and soldiers took various pretexts to abduct Tuyuhun people who are not liked by others, so it has been peaceful all the time.If it hadn't been for Zhang Xuan's accidental collision, this matter would not have constituted any disturbance at all.

Zhang Xuan remained silent, while Guo Ziyi and others knelt there and dared not get up.

After a long time, Zhang Xuan said in a cold voice, "Guo Ziyi, you are so courageous. How dare you allow your soldiers to rob human beings and sell them into slaves. If this commander finds out the truth, you, the master, will bear the blame!"

Zhang Xuan was indeed a little angry.He knew in his heart that Guo Ziyi must not have known about this kind of thing, but as the chief general, it was difficult for him to get rid of the crime of negligence.

Guo Ziyi was shocked, and suddenly raised her head to look at Zhang Xuan, and then glanced at Zheng Xiong and the others with pale faces beside her, her heart sank.

He knew that his soldiers were oppressing the Tuyuhun people, but he didn't take it too seriously.In fact, Guo Ziyi didn't like the Tuyuhun people either, and he was the one who issued the order to prohibit the Tuyuhun people from entering the city for trade.In his view, people who are not of our race must have a different heart, and it is only natural to suppress the development of the Tuyuhun people.

Lingzhou is facing pressure from Tubo and Huihe. If there is a powerful Tuyuhun tribe around, the potential hidden danger is too great.

But he never expected that some of his generals would dare to traffic people...to do such a wicked thing!
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The case is not complicated.As far as this case is concerned, Zheng Xiong's army went out of the city to rob several Tuyuhun women and brought them back to the city, but unexpectedly met Ge Cong, a stunned young man who didn't know the current affairs.Ge Cong led people to chase them all the way, and the pursuit was very tight. Before the officers and soldiers had time to transfer these women, they simply took them into the city openly in the name of criminals.

The truth of the matter came to light, and from one case, one could gain insight into the tip of the iceberg of the dark operation of the entire Lingzhou Guard Army secretly catching and selling slaves.

Zhang Xuan decided to make an example to others.

The follow-up shady can allow Zhang Xun to continue to investigate in depth, but now, strict political and military discipline is needed.As a time traveler from modern society, Zhang Xuan simply cannot accept the dark trade of slave trade, even if the target is the Tuyuhun people.

Of course, Zhang Xuan also had the idea of ​​winning Tuyuhun's heart because of this.In the next step, in his plan, he planned to relocate the Tuyuhun people to the old place of Tuyuhun, and turn the old place of Tuyuhun in Tubo into the state capital of the Tang Dynasty. The Tuyuhun people are an important force and should not be underestimated.

"Human trafficking by the imperial court is a great disgrace to the governor's office of Longshuo. As the governor of Longshuo, I feel ashamed. Zhang Xun, this matter must be thoroughly investigated, and no matter who is involved, it will be severely punished." No loan! This commander will give you a month to investigate and bring to justice those outlaws who disregard military discipline and moths in the army!"

"Under the commander-in-chief, such unreasonable activities will never be allowed."

"Guo Ziyi, you're guilty!" Zhang Xuan suddenly stood up and glared at Guo Ziyi.

Guo Ziyi's face was pale, sighed, knelt down on the ground, and said in a trembling voice, "Governor, the general is guilty! The general is not strict, and there is such a scum in the army, the general is ashamed, please punish severely! "

Zhang Xuan sneered and raised his hand.

Whether it was the soldiers, officials and generals present, or the people and merchants who were watching, they all held their breath and watched Zhang Xuan's gesture nervously.

Guo Ziyi is a famous general in Longshuo. He has governed Lingzhou for many years, and he is highly respected and powerful.Many people actually didn't believe that Zhang Xuan would really punish Guo Ziyi, and a few reprimands for a crime of negligence would be enough.

What's more, many officials knew that Zhang Xuan didn't really touch Guo Ziyi even when Guo Min committed such felony crimes, let alone this kind of thing.

But everyone didn't know that this kind of thing was far more important in Zhang Xuan's heart than Guo Min's army attacking the Huihe people.If it is said that Guo Ji committed a crime, in Zhang Xuan's mind, at most Guo Ziyi was incompetent in teaching his children, but Guo Ziyi, a general under his command, was involved in the dark business of human trafficking. Disappointed, he doubted Guo Ziyi's ability to govern the army.

He is really skeptical now, is the praise and record of Guo Ziyi in the history books a bit exaggerated and exaggerated?
Zhang Xuan's gesture was still waved down, and his arrogant and cold voice echoed in the audience, which was suffocating——

"Guo Ziyi's lack of strict governance has caused his subordinates to commit serious crimes...a three-month salary and twenty public sticks!"

"As a general of Lingzhou Weizhong, Zheng Xiong acted recklessly, trafficked people for profit, and corrupted our military discipline in Longshuo... Death is inevitable!—Come here, take this Zheng Xiong to this commander, and behead him!"

(End of this chapter)