Frontier Army Warrior

Lin Feng asked curiously: "Lin Tong?"

Bai Jing shook her head: "I'm kneeling in front of the door. I must see you."

"Kneeling? Who?"

"No matter how I ask, he won't tell me anything. He just says he wants to see you."

Lin Feng waved his hand: "Call him in to talk."

Bai Jing turned around and walked out.

After a while, footsteps were heard and the lattice door was pushed open by Bai Jing.

A woman wearing a conical hat and with white veil hanging around her walked in.

As soon as the woman entered the house, she knelt down, prostrated herself on the ground, and kowtowed to Lin Feng, and her hat fell off.

Lin Feng sat quietly on the chair without moving, while Bai Jing stood behind the woman, holding a dagger in her hand, looking at her back vigilantly.

Only after the woman kowtowed four or five times did Lin Feng speak.

"Okay, get up and talk."

The woman then stopped kowtowing, still kneeling on the ground, but with her head raised.

Lin Feng looked at the woman in the light and saw tears on her clear face.

She has fair skin and tender flesh, is about thirty years old, has pretty eyes and eyebrows, and is obviously the daughter-in-law of a wealthy family.

"who are you?"

"General Lin, my name is Mu Yan, and my husband is Mu Bentian."

Lin Feng nodded and said nothing more.

This identity alone explains everything, and there is no need for further discussion between the two parties.

Mu Yan knelt there motionless and silent.

After a while, Lin Feng couldn't help but say.

"Mu Yanshi, are you Mu Bentian's wife or concubine?"

"The wife of the slave Nogi Honda."

"Oh, do you know everything about Mu Bentian?"

"I understand."

"In that case, what else is there to say? Just go home and wait."

Mu Yan took a deep breath, and her towering chest rose and fell rapidly.

"General Lin, the Mu family is quite wealthy. Just name a price and I will definitely meet your expectations."

Lin Feng tapped his fingers on the armrest of the chair, crossed his legs, and looked at her with a half-smile.

"Mu Yanshi, do you think Mu Bentian's property can still be kept?"

"The Mu family's wealth isn't kept in one place, so it's impossible for others to find it all."

"Well, whose life do you want to buy?"

Mu Yan was silent for a moment and gritted her teeth.

"Could General Lin please let the Mu family go?"

"Haha, is that possible?"

"The Mu family's wealth, converted into silver, is over 150,000 taels. It's not too much to buy a few lives, right?"

"The 150,000 taels you mentioned includes the house and land?"

Mu Yanshi shook her head and said, "These things are worthless."

"Well, if you calculate it this way, it's indeed a lot."

When Bai Jing heard Lin Feng say this, she quickly shook her head at him, indicating that she didn't want to agree.

As the saying goes, you must remove the roots when cutting the grass. If you leave even one or two of them, they will be a huge hidden danger in the future.

Mu Yan was also delighted. It turned out that everyone in the world has the same hobby: money can move people's hearts.

"General Lin, have you agreed?"

"One hundred and fifty thousand taels, and how many lives?"

"Five lives."

"No, it's too much."

"How about three lives?"

Lin Feng covered his cheek as if he had a toothache and fell silent.

Bai Jing glared at him angrily, but Lin Feng pretended not to see it.

"Fifteen thousand taels, General. If you think that's still not enough, I'll be your slave and do whatever you want."

Lin Feng looked down at Mu Yanshi, as if considering something.

Bai Jing had already pulled the dagger halfway out of her waist, silently protesting to him.

"Well, since you are so sincere, I will agree to pay you one hundred and fifty thousand taels. You don't have to be a slave, just be a good man."

Bai Jing breathed a sigh of relief, then became angry again.

Upon hearing this, Mu Yan prostrated herself and kowtowed again, unable to hold back her tears.

"Okay, send the money as soon as possible, otherwise..."

Without waiting for Lin Feng to finish speaking, Mu Yan took out a piece of white silk from her bosom and presented it to Lin Feng with both hands.

Lin Feng took it and glanced at it in confusion.

What I saw was a list of the Kimoto family's property, including those hidden underground, in the manor, and in the city.

Half a piece of white silk was covered with dense writing.

He casually put it on the table and waved at Mu Yan.

"Go back, go back and have a good sleep."

Mu Yan kowtowed twice more before standing up. She swayed a few times and almost fell down.

Bai Jing grabbed her arm from behind and half-dragged her out of the house.

Soon, Bai Jing entered Lin Feng's room again.

"Brother, why...why would you agree to her?"

"One hundred and fifty thousand taels, how can one not be jealous and excited?"

"Is this about the money? This is the root of future troubles, how can we leave it here?"

Bai Jing gritted her teeth and said angrily.

Lin Feng smiled and nodded.

"Yes, I am relieved that you have this awareness."

"Brother, what do you mean?"

Lin Feng spread his hands: "What did I promise her?"

"You promised them 150,000 taels to buy three lives. Even the devil would understand."

"Which three lives?"

"It's the Muben family. It must be Muben's descendants and that woman. Could it be someone else?"

Lin Feng shook his head: "Mu Bentian is a wanted criminal who collaborated with the enemy. His crimes deserve the extermination of his entire family. How could he have left behind descendants?"

"But...but you..."

Bai Jing stuttered. She seemed to understand something, but not completely.

Lin Feng said patiently, "I don't want Mu Bentian's fortune to fall into the hands of others. His family is huge and there are indeed many things that outsiders don't know about. This time, it has been basically emptied."

"Then what you promised others..."

"As I said, we have the final say on which three lives are involved."

Bai Jing finally breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest.

"Brother really makes me feel like I'm sitting on the clouds."

"I would like to be more confused, but this world won't allow it."

"Brother, aren't you afraid that Mu Yanshi will resent you?"

"She is Kihonda's concubine. She can't stay. I'm only afraid of the living."

Bai Jing sighed, "I knew that my brother was someone who could accomplish great things. Bai Jing is so lucky."

"Okay, go get some rest. We still have to check the residents' information tomorrow."

"Brother, aren't you sleeping yet?"

"There are still a few issues that need to be considered. You should go to sleep first."

As expected, by noon the next day, County Magistrate Cao Deyun had thoroughly examined Mu Bentian's case.

It is a foregone conclusion that Mu Honda has surrendered to the enemy, with all the evidence, witnesses and material evidence.

In order to avoid suffering, he did not deny it and signed his confession.

According to the Dazong Law, Cao Deyun sentenced Mu Bentian to death for treason and surrendering to the enemy.

Thirty-eight members of his family were imprisoned in the death row and awaited execution in the autumn.

Cao Deyun placed the verdict and Mu Bentian's confession on Lin Feng's desk, along with a note.

As written above, this case is serious and involves many people. Although the sentencing of Mu Bentian is reasonable, it needs to be reported to the governor of the prefecture for approval.

Mu Bentian's confession did indeed involve several border army generals.

Lin Feng did not know the governor of the provincial capital, nor did he understand this person, but he had an inexplicable trust in General Qin of the border town.

He decided to send the case to the border town first to see how General Qin would deal with it.

There were not so many procedures for the Tartar bronze armored warriors.

They pushed him directly to Caishikou, chopped off his head in public, and hung it on the city wall of Qingshui County as a warning to everyone.

After more than ten days of hard work, Bai Jing and Wen Cheng finally completed the registration of all households in Qingshui County, and clearly marked the family status of each household.

Based on these data, Lin Feng attached his own policy opinions at the end.

They were all sent to Cao Deyun's desk.

Cao Deyun is still the legitimate magistrate of Qingshui, so institutional reform must go through his hands.

However, after Cao Deyun carefully read these reform suggestions, he shook his head.

"Nonsense, nonsense, doing this is breaking the rules!"

Cao Deyun's face flushed and he felt indignant.

Of course, even if he supported it, he wouldn't dare sign it. It would be strange if the wealthy people in Qingshui County didn't tear it up.