Red Mansion: After being expelled from the family, I was granted the title of Marquis of Mobei

Chapter 47 Good job, cheer up

After hearing what Gu Tingwei said, the other twenty or so sons of nobles came to their senses. They suddenly felt a chill on their backs and broke out in cold sweat.

What had happened to him and his companions just now? They were fooled by Jia Lian, Jia Rong and Feng Ziying, and they actually dared to cause trouble when the drum was beating to gather the troops.

If he were to be tried by military court, his death would be in vain.

Don’t even mention whether Champion Hou dares to do something, what if he really dares to do it?

Even if a group of founding fathers and noble families come to trouble Jia Jue afterwards, what can they do? Can he survive after being tried by military law?

After this group of people thought it through, their eyes towards Jia Lian, Jia Rong and Feng Ziying suddenly became unfriendly.

Feng Ziying felt uneasy when he was stared at by a group of people.

He had indeed accepted benefits from Jia Lian and Jia Zhen and acted as a lieutenant. Now that he was discovered, he could only speak with gritted teeth.

"Gu Tingwei, you're talking nonsense! It's obvious that you wanted to sell everyone out to please the Marquis of Guanjun, and now you're actually accusing me like this. Do you have a clear conscience?"

Jia Lian and Jia Rong also echoed.

"That's right, Gu Tingwei. Not only do you want to be a coward, but you're also framing us. Everyone is watching us. Don't treat us like you."

"Brothers, they have a way out, but we don't."

Gu Tingwei said with a sneer.

"You three, stop joking around and let's just get this straight."

"Don't bring up my second brother's relationship with the Sheng family. We all pee standing up, so we should be more open and honest in our actions."

"No matter how much you say this, it was someone from your Jia family who started this, and Feng Ziying is just flattering you."

"In that case, you three will have to take the lead in this matter. We will just be supporting you. I think that's the best we can do for you."

"When you three meet the Champion Marquis later, you better be alert and don't lose face."

"If you three dare to take the lead and give Champion Marquis a warning, then there's nothing else to say. From now on, no matter where I see you, I will avoid you. That's what you think of being good. What do you think? Do you dare?"

At this time, Jia Lian, Jia Rong and Feng Ziying were forced into a corner by Gu Tingwei's words.

Jia Lian couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. He wanted to admit his mistake, but he was really worried about being laughed at.

If he bows his head, he will never be able to survive in the circle of nobles.

But if we really do what Gu Tingwei said, the risk will be too great.

Jia Jue himself has a grudge against the Ning and Rong families, so there is no guarantee that he will not take revenge on them.

Feng Ziying glanced at Jia Rong and Jia Lian, his eyes flickering, and his meaning was obvious.

This is your Jia family's business. What should we do? You two have to express your opinions first.

Jia Rong and Jia Lian were extremely regretful at this time and felt that they should not have accepted this task.

It's too late to turn back now.

After a moment's hesitation, Jia Lian whispered something in Jia Rong's ear.

"Brother Rong, looking at the situation today, if we give in, we might not be able to go out in the future."

"Do you think the Champion Marquis is really so bold as to kill us?"

"Besides, you are the only son of Ningguo Mansion, and I am the eldest son of Rongguo Mansion. We will both inherit the title in the future."

"I just don't believe that Champion Hou would dare to do something so ruthless."

After hesitating for a while, Jia Rong nodded slightly and said.

"Then let's do it. The worst that can happen is he'll beat me with dozens of military sticks. I'll even have to stay in bed for two months. We can't afford to give in now."

After Jia Lian and Jia Rong reached an agreement, Jia Lian gritted his teeth and looked at Gu Tingwei and said.

"Gu Tingwei, you don't have to make sarcastic remarks here. He's just a champion marquis, what's so great about that?"

"He was just a branch of my Jia family. He got lucky and ended up like this."

"Thinking back then, his great-grandfather was just a deputy general of my ancestor, holding the horse and stirrups. How could I be afraid of him?"

"Everyone, keep your eyes peeled today. It's all me, Rong Ge'er, and Ziying."

Seeing that they didn't have to risk their lives, a group of noble children breathed a sigh of relief and then started to make a fuss.

"Well done, well done! The three of you are all outstanding men. You are truly worthy of being descendants of noble families. You really bring honor to our brothers."

"Let's go, let's go."

Jia Lian, Jia Rong and Feng Ziying looked at each other, then the three of them took the lead and walked in front.

A group of noble sons followed closely behind, and Gu Tingwei watched coldly, waiting to see the fun.

On the parade ground, Jia Jue stood on the platform for reviewing the generals, with the generals from the Beijing camp standing behind him.

With the sound of war drums, the troops of the Beijing camp quickly gathered, and soon the training ground was filled with darkness.

After two drum beats, the troops of the Beijing camp had almost gathered.

It was not until a cup of tea had passed after the three drum beats that Jia Lian, Jia Rong, Feng Ziying and others slowly arrived at the training ground.

After the drum was beaten to gather the generals, Jia Jue waved his hand, and then a team of personal soldiers set out from the reviewing platform and headed straight for Jia Lian and others.

Not long after, Jia Lian and his group of twenty or thirty people were brought to the generals' stand.

Jia Lian, Jia Rong and Feng Ziying held their heads high and looked nonchalant, while the others watched cautiously.

Jia Jue said after looking at the group of people calmly.

"Do you know why I ordered you to be brought here?"

Jia Lian said with disdain.

"I don't know. Please enlighten me, Marquis Guanjun."

Jia Jue looked at Jia Lian coldly and said.

"How dare you be so arrogant in front of me! Kneel down."

Jia Lian said indifferently.

"I kneel to heaven and earth, why should I kneel to you?"

Jia Jue said calmly.

"Left and right, give him a hand."

As Jia Jue finished speaking, the personal soldier behind Jia Lian kicked Jia Lian in the knee, and Jia Lian fell to his knees with a thud.

Jia Jue said with a sneer.

"I thought your legs wouldn't bend, but now it seems you can still kneel down."

"And you, do you need the help of my personal soldiers?"

Gu Tingwei and others knelt down immediately when they heard it, standing very straight.

Only Jia Rong and Feng Ziying stood there proudly, and Jia Rong pointed at Jia Jue and cursed.

"Jia Jue, you are just a lowly servant from a branch of the Jia family, yet you dare to make Second Uncle Lian, the eldest son of the Rongguo Mansion, kneel down before you? Aren't you afraid of shortening your life?"

"You are a wolf from Zhongshan. You become arrogant when you succeed. Sooner or later, bad luck will come to you. Just wait and see. You will be in trouble." Jia Lian, who was beaten to his knees, said while enduring the pain.

"Jia Jue, you shameless villain who has forgotten your roots. First you stole my bride, and now you dare to humiliate me like this. You will not live a good death."

"When I return, I will have my father gather the elders of the Jia clan and completely expel your line from the family tree. Remove your corpses from the ancestral tombs and leave them to lie exposed in the wilderness. Just wait for me."

It has to be said that the ancients' insults really had little killing power. To Jia Jue, it was just like a breeze on his face, not hurting him at all.

Jia Jue said with a smile.

"Well said, well said, Lord Wang. I want to ask you, what is the penalty for being late for roll call and insulting and contradicting the commander, according to military discipline?"

Wang Ziteng, who was standing by, felt a chill in his heart. Although Jia Jue's words sounded light and casual, Wang Ziteng could hear a strong murderous intent in them.

Wang Ziteng hurriedly bowed and said.

"My Lord, according to the law of seventeen, fifty-four will be executed."

"If one does not respond when called, does not show up for roll call, fails to arrive on time, or violates military discipline, this is considered disrespecting the army, and offenders will be executed."

"To complain too much, to anger one's commander, to refuse to obey orders, and to make one difficult to control, is called instigating an uprising; the offender shall be beheaded."

Jia Jue said calmly.

"In that case, come, take these three men to the gate and behead them in public as a warning to others."

Upon hearing this, Jia Lian, Jia Rong and Feng Ziying's eyes widened with disbelief.

Jia Rong shouted loudly.

"How dare you? I am the only heir to Ningguo Mansion. How dare you kill me?"

Jia Lian also said in great panic.

"Marquis Guanjun, how dare you, how dare you? If you dare to kill me, Rongguo Mansion and you will fight to the death."

Feng Ziying said in great panic.

"Marshal, Marshal, my father is the Divine Martial General. General Shenwu, you cannot kill me."

Jia Jue said indifferently.

"When I manage my army, I prioritize discipline above all else."

"If you have anything to say, the three of you can tell the King of Hell. Left and right, take them away."

"promise."

The personal guards then escorted the three men to the main gate.

Jia Lian and the other two struggled desperately, looking extremely ugly. They first begged for mercy and then cursed, but it was too late to say anything now.

Soon, three screams were heard from the gate, and then three big heads rolled all over the ground.

Gu Tingwei and the others were so frightened when they saw this that their legs were trembling, their hearts were pounding with fear, and they felt a warm and wet feeling in their lower body, and they were so scared that they wet their pants.

Jia Jue glanced at Gu Tingwei and the others calmly, and they were instantly frightened and lowered their heads, trembling in fear, fearing that they would follow in the footsteps of Jia Lian, Jia Rong and Feng Ziying.

After a little thought, Jia Jue said calmly.

"The beating of the drums to gather the troops is an urgent military assembly. Not only have you delayed the roll call, but you have all been so leisurely, showing no sense of urgency at all."

"I was ordered to inspect the Beijing camp. Your actions clearly indicate your intention to disobey my orders."

"According to military law, I should immediately subject you to military court."

Gu Tingwei and others were so frightened that they kowtowed like crazy.

"My Lord, please spare me, my Lord, please spare me. I and the others were deceived by those three, which is why we are delayed. Please have mercy on me, my Lord, please have mercy on me."

They couldn't help but be afraid. After all, Jia Lian and others who were shouting just now were now dead.

Seeing that everyone looked extremely frightened, Jia Jue also had an idea in his mind.

To be honest, if these twenty or thirty people really stood together with Jia Lian and the other two and challenged Jia Jue together, Jia Jue would have to bite the bullet and kill all these dozens of people. Then there would be trouble in these people's families, and Emperor Yongping would probably be scratching his head.

However, the first bird to stick its head out gets shot. After Jia Lian and others were killed, these young men from aristocratic families became as obedient as quails and dared not act presumptuously anymore.

In this case, Jia Jue doesn't have to kill them all. After all, not all founding fathers have a grudge against Jia Jue, and Jia Jue will not make enemies everywhere unless it is necessary.

After making up his mind, Jia Jue said calmly.

"You have violated military law and are doomed to die. You should be executed like Jia Lian and the other two."

"However, considering that your ancestors were all meritorious ministers of the Great Zhou, I will show mercy and spare your lives."

"While the death penalty may be avoided, the punishment of life imprisonment is unavoidable. Come, give these people forty lashes of the military cane, and then throw them into the Jinyiwei prison for questioning."

On normal days, these young masters would have been furious, but today, they were very obedient and didn't dare to say a word, for fear that if they said something wrong, they would be punished by Jia Jue's military law.

Afterwards, this group of young masters were suppressed. Not only were they beaten with forty military sticks until they cried for their parents, but after that, they were directly taken to the Jinyiwei prison for further interrogation.

After dealing with these people, Jia Jue looked around at the troops and said.

"Listen, everyone. I was personally appointed Marquis of Champion by His Majesty, and I am here to oversee the Imperial Camp."

"You all know what the Beijing Camp was like before. This Marquis and Lord Wang also know it very well."

"For those of you who are corrupt and idle in your positions, I advise you to submit your resignations to the commander's tent before sunset today, and I will forgive you for your past mistakes."

"If you are a stubborn resistance, don't think that just because the warehouse rosters and account books of the Beijing Camp have been burned, I can do nothing about you."

"The Ministry of Revenue keeps detailed accounts of the military supplies allocated to the Beijing camp."

"Tomorrow, this Marquis will begin counting the number of people in the Beijing camp and compiling a roster. If you don't have the ability to transform tens of thousands of young and strong men into living people overnight, you'd better be honest in the end, lest you get confused and end up being killed by the sword."

"Think about it carefully. The job is for others, but this life is your own."

After Jia Jue finished speaking, the generals of the Beijing camp couldn't help but feel shaken.

Although only a small number of the four kings' trusted generals were involved in the theft and sale of military equipment, most of the generals in the Beijing camp were involved in the act of collecting empty salaries and sucking the blood of the soldiers.

It is too easy to investigate this kind of thing. You just need to count the troops of the Beijing Camp. In less than a day, you will find that the Beijing Camp with a full strength of 120,000 people actually has less than 80,000 people. The remaining 40,000 or so are naturally the generals' empty salaries.

This one crime alone is enough to bring them to eternal damnation.

Looking at the methods used by Marquis Guanjun Jia Jue, it was clear that he would use courtesy before force. If he and others did not take the initiative to give up their positions, he was afraid that once people found out, the Marquis Guanjun would go on a killing spree.

The generals saluted timidly and said in unison.

"I will obey the Marquis's military orders."

After Jia Jue's arrival in the Beijing Camp and his show of force, the generals of the Beijing Camp couldn't help but feel insecure.

There is no way. Others kill chickens to scare monkeys, but Jia Jue kills monkeys to scare chickens.

Rongguo Mansion has special significance for the Beijing Army.

The first and second Dukes of Rong were both Jiedushi of the Beijing Camp. To this day, many generals in the Beijing Camp are descendants of the two Dukes' disciples and old friends.

Seeing that Jia Jue could kill the heirs of Ningguo Mansion and Rongguo Mansion with just a wave of his hand, it would be strange if the generals of the Beijing camp were not afraid. They did not want to follow in his footsteps.

After Jia Jue disbanded the troops, by mid-afternoon he had received more than a hundred resignation letters from the generals of the Beijing camp.

(End of this chapter)