Being an emperor is not something he can do, so he can only rely on his connections.

Hao Aiming came forward with a smile on his face, bowed and said, "My dear son-in-law, I am very honored to be here. I wonder what brings you here today?"

Zhang Jingwei waved his hand nonchalantly and replied casually, "It's nothing serious. I just had nothing to do after eating, so I thought I'd go out for a walk."

Upon hearing this, Hao Aiming quickly turned around and shouted to his men behind him, "What are you all standing there for, you blind bastards? My son-in-law is clearly giving us a warning! Quickly notify the kitchen and prepare some good food and wine to entertain my son-in-law!"

Zhang Jingwei was secretly amused by this, but he pretended to be grateful and said, "Oh, Captain Hao, you're so kind! I've been to Captain Ji's village before, but who knew he was so stingy that he wouldn't even give me lunch!"

Upon hearing this, Hao Aiming's face immediately showed disdain. He snorted coldly, "Humph! Old Ji has always been a stingy person. He actually treated you so badly. This shows how harshly he treats his subordinates on a daily basis. He must be a shameless person who is greedy and sucks the blood of his soldiers!"

Zhang Jingwei nodded slightly in agreement, then asked with a half-smile, "Oh? That's quite interesting! He says you're seizing people's land and robbing them of their food, but you accuse him of withholding military pay and enriching himself. Who should I believe?"

Hao Aiming's face changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure and refuted righteously, "Sir, don't believe his nonsense! I, Hao, am a decent person. The land under my name was purchased legally and legitimately through proper channels. There is absolutely no act of robbery!"

Zhang Jingwei raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a barely perceptible smile, and said perfunctorily: "Yeah, of course I believe you..." However, the look of doubt that flashed across his face did not escape Hao Aiming's eyes.

Hao Aiming's face was filled with anxiety as he said to Zhang Jingwei, "Son-in-law, please don't believe Ji Fubao's nonsense! He's just a bastard who talks a lot and has a lot of bad intentions!"

Zhang Jingwei raised his eyebrows, looked at Hao Aiming with a half-smile, and said slowly: "Oh, look, you are already disrespecting me, your son-in-law, and you are even cursing in front of me!"

When Hao Aiming heard this, he turned pale with fear and quickly waved his hands to explain, "No, no, no, you misunderstood, sir! I was really mad at Ji Fubao just now, and I said something without thinking. I definitely didn't mean to offend you! Even if I had the guts to do that, I wouldn't dare insult you, sir!"

Zhang Jingwei crossed his arms and asked coldly, "I heard you have a little flag called Tian Cai here?"

Hao Aiming quickly nodded and said, "To answer your question, there is indeed such a person. Tian Cai, although he came from a poor family, did go to school for two years and can read a few words. He usually does things according to the rules and has not made many major mistakes."

Zhang Jingwei sneered and said sarcastically, "Humph, follow the rules? I'm afraid you only follow the rules set by you, Captain Hao?"

Hao Aiming's forehead was covered with sweat, and he stammered, "Sir, what are you talking about? As subordinates, we naturally follow the rules set by the Marquis. How dare we disobey them in the slightest?"

Zhang Jingwei slammed the table and shouted, "What a great thing! 'The rules of the Marquis are the standard!' Then I ask you, when did my father-in-law ever allow you to seize the people's food and land? Is this also a rule established by the Marquis?"

Hao Aiming's legs went limp, and he fell to his knees with a thud. He replied tremblingly, "Sir, please calm down, please calm down! There must be some misunderstanding. We have always been law-abiding and impartial, and we absolutely have no selfish thoughts! I hope you can see clearly and not wrongly accuse a good person!"

Zhang Jingwei's eyes widened in anger as he stared at Hao Aiming, shouting, "Five lives lost in Tianjia Village, is this what you call impartiality? Whose justice were you upholding? Could it be your own?"

Hao Aiming panicked when he was asked this question, and stammered in response: "This...what kind of human life is this? I really don't know much about this matter."

Zhang Jingwei sneered and continued, "Humph, of course you don't know! You always insist that your land was acquired legally, but what's the reality? The purchase price isn't even enough to cover their six-month harvest. Furthermore, you haven't returned a single cent of the grain you borrowed from the people. As a military commander, you're so lax in disciplining your subordinates! Our Hunyuan County doesn't have any natural defenses, yet every year people tragically fall off cliffs and die. There's so much you don't know. Do you need me to explain it all to you?"

When General Hao heard this, he quickly tried to argue: "Most of the villagers fell off the cliff due to accidents. What does this have to do with me?"

Zhang Jingwei slammed the table, stood up, pointed at Master Hao's nose and shouted, "How dare you say this has nothing to do with you! Look, aren't all the land they lost now in your hands? How dare you say this has nothing to do with you?!"

Captain Hao still refused to give up and argued, "Sir, I just bought those ownerless fields at a low price. Everything I did was in accordance with the law and was reasonable. If you insist on accusing me of this, it would be too far-fetched!"

Zhang Jingwei was completely unmoved. He waved his hand and shouted sternly, "Call Tian Cai over here!"

After waiting for a long time, there was no sign of Tian Cai. If the wine and food that had been ordered were served first, Zhang Jingwei picked up the wine pot and took a sip. This was the first time he drank alcohol since he decided to work out. The taste of this wine was no longer the same as before. It was just that he talked too much and was a little thirsty. Hao Aiming was not sensible and didn't even offer him basic tea.

At this moment, Mu Tou, who was standing aside, said cautiously: "Young Master, why don't you eat some food? Drinking alone is too harmful to your health!" He looked at Zhang Jingwei with concern, holding chopsticks in his hand, as if ready to help pick up food at any time.

However, Zhang Jingwei had no appetite at all. He slammed his wine glass down on the table and shouted, "What the hell are we even eating? That Captain Hao has already made us lose!"

Hearing this, Hao Aiming, who was sitting opposite, looked bewildered. He quickly stood up and said respectfully, "Sir, I really don't understand what you mean! If I have offended you in any way, please forgive me."

But Zhang Jingwei ignored him and continued to talk to himself: "Hmph! I didn't come here today to talk nonsense with you. I came here because of the Tian Cai matter! There are five people in the Tian family, and this matter must be explained." After speaking, he picked up the wine glass again and drank it all in one gulp.