Although Xizi has read the Four Books and Five Classics since she was a child, and her knowledge and insights are not inferior to those of men, she is still just a woman from a small village.
Taicang City was the first big town she entered after growing up, and it was her first experience in her life to be watched by so many big shots at the same time.
Nervousness and apprehension are inevitable, but she is not an ordinary woman after all, and she has not softened her grip.
And her behavior was not a temporary act, but what Di Xin ordered her to do before entering the hall.
Sure enough, when an ingot of gold fell on the ground and made a clinking sound, even the officials who were amazed by Xizi's beauty couldn't help but be attracted to it.
Then each one showed a puzzled expression.
Including the prefect Zhou Yanwai and the commander Ouyang Lie, no one understood Emperor Xin's intention of doing this.
Di Xin smiled secretly. The reason why he brought back all the soldiers guarding the city gate at noon was to hide the existence of the gold. Now it seems that the effect is not bad.
After Xizi's mission was completed, he stood behind Di Xin again.
Di Xin was not in a hurry. He waited until all the officials had almost communicated with each other through their eyes and looked at him again before he continued to say with a cold face: "Unjustly murdering others for one's own selfish interests is one of them."
"Second, secretly accepting bribes and letting unknown persons leave the city without permission."
All the officials were shocked.
"Your Highness, what does this mean?"
Although Zhou Yanwai asked this question, when he saw the gold on the ground, he had some vague guesses in his heart.
Emperor Xin did not answer, but looked at the commander Ouyang Lie and asked: "Sir Ouyang, if someone comes in or out of the city gate, what should the soldiers guarding the city gate do?"
Ouyang Lie replied in a deep voice: "Everyone entering or exiting the city, regardless of status, must check the road and verify their identity. If they are carrying materials and goods, they must also be verified and verified."
Bang bang bang.
Di Xin applauded and said with a half-smile: "Master Ouyang said it well, but I don't think Taicang City does this. You only need to pay a little money, and you can enter and exit the city gate at will."
Sure enough.
Zhou Yanwai and Ouyang Lie both sighed inwardly. Then several officials, including the two of them, looked at the gold scattered on the ground, and the corners of their eyes twitched slightly.
You must know that an ordinary soldier's monthly salary is not even one tael of silver, and a captain of ten is not much more than an ordinary soldier. However, each ingot of gold scattered on the ground contains at least two taels, which adds up to more than a dozen taels of gold.
A dozen taels of gold, an ordinary soldier could not save so much without eating or drinking for ten years.
His Royal Highness, Prince Yu, is so wealthy that he directly uses so much gold to tempt him. How many people can resist?
But no one present dared to say anything wrong about Di Xin.
In other towns, it might not be a big deal if the soldiers guarding the city gates receive benefits and privately let others in and out. At most, they will be dismissed and investigated, but the border customs is different.
The border guards were not only rogue bandits, but also the empire entrenched around the Dali Dynasty.
Therefore, city defense is a top priority, and people entering and leaving the city gates are carefully inspected to prevent enemy spies from sneaking in and stealing information.
Therefore, these officials can acquiesce in allowing their soldiers to receive benefits for other matters, but they cannot compromise at all on this matter.
And because of the importance of Taicang City, once something goes wrong the supply and logistics of the entire border will have problems, and people entering and leaving the city must be carefully checked.
This is also one of the reasons why Taicang City has a small population.
In Taicang City, anyone who lets people in or out without permission has only one fate, and that is to be killed without mercy.
There are policies and countermeasures. Driven by interests, it is impossible to completely prevent this kind of thing. However, the situation of letting people in and out privately is indeed much less in Taicang City than in other places.
At the same time, everyone was shocked. The news they received did not mention the existence of these golds at all.
Letting people out of the city without verifying their identity is much more serious than blackmailing and wrongfully accusing others. If the person released is a Turkic spy, the consequences will not be something that one person can bear.
Most importantly, the incoming General Zhenguan was caught in the matter.
Although this is a trap set by His Royal Highness Prince Yu, since someone took the initiative to get in, it means that someone can really sneak into or out of Taicang City by this method.
And since His Highness Prince Yu brought this matter out in public, it was obvious that he wanted to make a fuss about it.
If further investigation is carried out, he may even be suspected of collaborating with the enemy and treason, which would be a crime of beheading and exterminating the entire clan.
Regardless of whether it is a false accusation or not, the initiative now lies in the hands of His Highness King Yu, and His Highness King Yu's other identity, General Zhenguan, is in charge of the border military, government and civilians, so now they can only be at the mercy of others.
"Your Highness."
Ouyang Lie swallowed the bitterness in his heart and said bitterly: "This happened because I was not strict in managing the army. Please punish me, Your Highness."
"Master Ouyang, don't be nervous."
Di Xin calmed down his momentum at this time, as if he were a completely harmless person, and began to comfort him: "No matter where you are, there are inevitably corpses and corrupt people. No one wants this to happen, and no wonder Ouyang
grown ups."
"Similarly, I don't mean to blame you adults."
Having said that, the expressions of no one present became relaxed.
Sure enough, I heard Di Xin continue to say: "You have many official duties, and it is inevitable to omit the details. It just so happens that when I left Beijing this time, I was accompanied by a few people."
"Although it's not very useful, it can still be used to give the adults some help."
When they arrived here, none of the officials present felt surprised. His Royal Highness King Yu had just arrived and had no foundation at the border. No matter what the purpose was, it was normal for him to deploy his own people.
The so-called underdog, to put it bluntly, is to supervise and understand the management system of Taicang City, and finally replace it with someone from His Highness King Yu.
However, Di Xin's next words made everyone change their expressions.
"The military is a top priority at the border. Just as something like this has happened again, military discipline must be reorganized and investigations must be carried out strictly. This will inevitably increase the number of official duties. Your Majesty, Commander, I will ask my dear
Commander of the Guards, how about becoming your deputy?"
"Your Highness, this..."
Unprepared, Ouyang Lie instinctively wanted to refuse, but he stopped mid-sentence.
"how?"
Di Xin narrowed his eyes and asked calmly: "Master Ouyang, do you have any opinions? Is there something shameful in this army?"