Chapter Thirty-Three: Cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents
There were a total of 3,000 soldiers and horses from the two battalions of Bingzhou. At this time, they were standing in the school grounds. Several flags embroidered with the word "gao" were fluttering in the biting cold wind. In the big tent, Gao Jin was sitting at the top. The military commanders of the two battalions and the army
Hou Fen sat on his knees on both sides, looking at this strange general. Everyone was silent in response.
Fu Gaocai sat under Gao Jin. Most of the generals in Hou Cheng's camp followed Hou Cheng and defected to Cao's army. As the Sima of the Zuoqu Army in Wei Xuying's camp, he was undoubtedly the most prominent among the generals.
Forty years old, wearing a leather armor, with a rather out-of-shape figure, narrow eyes, sharp jaw, and a goatee under his jaw. He does not look like a soldier, but a businessman more accurately.
After Wei Xu and Song Xian were executed, most of the affairs of the two battalions were temporarily handled by him. Originally, he had expected that he might be promoted to captain this time, but he never thought that another chief officer was sent to the army. It was said that he was going to general
The two battalions were assigned to the Military Administration Office together, which not only disappointed him, but also made him quite resistant to the new chief officer.
When I saw Gao Jin, this feeling of resistance became even deeper. Gao Jin was slender, fair-faced, and looked like a Confucian scholar. In addition, he was young, so he was inevitably looked down upon in the army. Only Fu Gao was more
It was resentment that he had been in the army for twenty years and was not as good as a young boy. When he thought about having to obey a young boy in the future, he felt unwilling to do so.
Everyone sat down and Gao Jin said in a deep voice: "Fortunately, my lord has trusted me and ordered me to supervise the military affairs of the two battalions. A new officer has arrived, so I invite you all to gather together to discuss camp affairs."
Fu Gaocai was not a reckless martial artist. At this time, he smiled in a flattering manner and said: "I am here to listen to your reprimand."
This sentence was used very delicately. On the surface, it seemed to be extremely flattering. It paralyzed Gao Zhen and aroused the resentment of all the military princes. It killed two birds with one stone. Fu Gaocai sneered in his heart: "There is a certain Fu Gaocai who will teach you in just one day."
This yellow-mouthed kid is restless, let’s see how you continue to treat him.”
Gao Jin did not see the viciousness of this sentence. He shook his hand and said calmly: "Reprimanding is out of the question. Fu Sima's words are serious."
When the conversation changed, his eyes swept around: "I just went to check the weapons and equipment in the camp, but I found some problems. Please teach me."
Gao Jin picked up the slip in front of the case, shook it, and said with a livid face: "It is clearly registered in the book that there are 3,241 soldiers and armors in the camp, but why are many soldiers not distributed? In addition, there are 400 bows and arrows.
But there are only two hundred pairs of longbows in the warehouse, and most of the arrows are rotten and the arrowheads are rusty. How can such arrows be used to kill the enemy?"
Everyone was dumbfounded. They didn't expect Gao Jinfu to be so rude when he arrived. Then they saw the murderous look on Gao Jin's face, and they couldn't help but lower their heads.
Gao Jin continued: "In addition, the book states that the number of sergeants in the two battalions is 5,300. Why did it only number 3,000 when the number was counted? Where are the rest? As far as I know, the two battalions have not participated in battles recently.
There are only a few hundred people who followed Song Xian and surrendered to the enemy. Can anyone give me an explanation?" His eyes swept over everyone like knives, and finally fell on Fu Gaocai: "Fu Sima, you once served as the school captain temporarily.
, you tell me."
Fu Gaocai was stunned for a moment, and was sweating profusely. He originally wanted to give Gao Jin a stumbling block, but Gao Jin unexpectedly gave him a blow. He quickly pretended to be frightened and said: "Sir, please calm down, this kind of thing
It has been around since ancient times, so it is not a big deal. If you have stayed in the camp for a long time, you will naturally understand the rules in the camp."
Gao Jin smiled coldly, put the letter back on the desk, stared at Fu Gaocai and said, "Listening to Fu Sima's words, it seems that Gao Jin doesn't understand the rules?"
Fu Gaocai felt resentful in his heart, but he bowed his head and said: "General, I have no such intention. I just hope that you will understand clearly."
"Clearly aware of everything!" A hint of coldness flashed in Gao Jin's eyes: "I will decide with you today what it means to be aware of everything."
He spoke with familiarity: "Just talking about the empty pay, when Wei Xu and Song Xian were still there, there were only 4,300 sergeants on the roster. Why did the number increase in vain after you temporarily took over as the school captain?
Seven hundred. Moreover, in the past few days, you have dismissed more than 400 people because of the presence of Song Xian and Wei Xuyu in the camp. Why didn't you report this matter immediately? You took office less than three days ago, and you suddenly suddenly
I have spared a thousand free salary quotas, could it be that I have wronged you?"
Fu Gaocai's face was ashen. When he saw Gao Jin acting like this, he knew that Gao Jin had come prepared and that this matter was indeed his doing. He originally thought that if he was promoted to captain in the future, he would be able to cover up this matter, so he was confident.
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Later, I heard that a new chief officer had been appointed, and I didn't pay much attention at first. After all, the army has its own rules. At most, the newly appointed lieutenant could get a few percent of the vacancies. But today, Gao Jin started to care about it, and he had a purpose.
, and checked all his details.
Wu Chen said: "Just now you said that this is the rule in the army since ancient times. This is not wrong. If there were only a hundred and ten vacancies, maybe I could still keep you, but you are so greedy that in a few days, you have nearly a thousand more."
It’s empty. Now that things have happened, do you have anything to say?”
Gao Jin stood up slowly, holding the hilt of the sword at his waist with murderous intent.
Fu Gaocai immediately understood that the chief officer in front of him not only wanted to show off his power, but more likely to kill him to establish his power. His submissive demeanor suddenly turned into a ferocious one. He bit his gums and looked directly at Gao Jin's intimidating eyes.
: "Why do you have to force each other so hard?"
While he was talking, he looked at the few military princes below him. Those military princes also plucked up the courage to stand up. They had participated in what Fugao had done since he became the school captain, and at the same time they had received many rewards.
There are few benefits, the fate of these people has long been linked together, everyone will suffer, and everyone will be prosperous. The military princes looked at Gao Jin with evil intentions, and one of them said: "Sir, calm down, you can talk about anything you have to say.
"
As soon as the man finished speaking, the others all said, "My lord, why don't you give Fu Sima another chance to make up for his mistakes?"
Gao Jin looked at these lawless military princes. Some of them were trying to persuade him while holding down the hilts of their swords, waiting for him to refuse flatly before attacking. Gao Jin never thought that these people would dare to threaten him. It turned out that they only wanted to punish him.
Fu Gaocai gave up. Now it seems that these military princes are seeking their own death. He smiled coldly, his dagger-like eyes swept across the faces of the military princes, and said solemnly: "What? You have to stand up for Fu Sima."
Seeing that Gao Jin showed no sign of relenting, the military prince who had spoken earlier had already made a move to draw his sword and said: "Your Majesty, if you don't embarrass Fu Sima, how can we embarrass you? If you want money, it's a big deal."
Five hundred vacancies are given to you, but if you want to cut off my wealth, please don’t blame me for being ruthless."
Fu Gaocai was so courageous that he drew his sword and shouted: "What are you talking about with him? Kill him. When the time comes, he will be pushed to Cao Jun's spies. Cutting off a person's wealth is like killing his parents. Kill him!"
Seven or eight military princes drew their swords one after another. The remaining military princes who were not involved in the case were panicked for a moment, looked at each other, and obediently retreated to the side, standing aside and watching.
With a clang, everyone drew their swords, roared and surrounded him, blocking Gao Jin's path in a fan shape.
Gao Jin leaned his back against the wall and smiled bitterly in his heart. He didn't expect that even if a new official took office, he would still have to fight with others. He sighed and drew his sword.