Chapter 328: I Want to Report to the Emperor Now!
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Gu Chilie immediately cursed, “Bullsh*t!”
You Huaijie was clearly trying to take him a notch down.
Gu Chilie had faced obstacles once and again that day. His temper quickly flared. “If you don’t give it to me, I’ll s.n.a.t.c.h it!”
He had 80,000 elite soldiers!
Did they really think he was made of clay?
If they angered him, he would occupy the southern frontier and establish himself as a duke. Let’s see if Chu Shixiong still had any tricks up his sleeve.
It was true that Gu Chilie had 80,000 elite soldiers. But the people brought by You Huaijie and the soldiers in the team had reached nearly 100,000.
The elite soldiers had been starving for so long. If they really had to fight, it was still uncertain who would die.
You Huaijie sneered and said, “Then give it a try! ”
As soon as he finished speaking, the dark guards in disguise surrounded Gu Chilie.
To capture bandits, one had to capture the leader first. Even after capturing Gu Chilie, they still had Chu Tianbao.
Chu Tianbao was the young general and Duke Ling. He could easily control the entire army.
Gu Chilie looked at the people surrounding him and thought of this.
He was even more certain that Chu Tianbao had suddenly come to the frontier border quietly under Chu Shixiong’s orders to take over his Gu family army.
What a vicious plan!
What a ruthless Chu Tianbao!
He had only raised one f*cking ingrate from the beginning to the end.
He thought that if he obtained his military power, he would be able to ascend to the throne. But was impossible for him to do so for the rest of his life with his unsightly ident.i.ty.
Gu Chilie cursed in his heart. Faced with this situation, he had no choice but to retreat with his men.
When they entered Baye City, there would naturally be a chance for them to hand over the food.
When they arrived outside Baye City, the team suddenly stopped and did not enter.
There was no room for so many of them in Baye City. The environment inside was also poor. Moreover, if they brought food into the area with hungry soldiers, it would undoubtedly be a huge opportunity for them to s.n.a.t.c.h.
Bai Wutong thought for a moment and asked the team to set up camp on the spot. While waiting for You Huaijie to settle down in Baye City, she would send someone to find a suitable place to settle down. When the time came, she could directly bring people over.
The soldiers waited left and right, but Marshal Gu did not call them to transport the food. Instead, smoke rose from Bai Wutong’s team.
Everyone was like ants on a hot pan, wishing they could rush out immediately.
However , military orders were absolute. Everyone could only endure it and crane their necks to watch.
You Huaijie’s first tasj after coming to the southern frontier was to settle down the people. His second task was to deal with the soldiers.
There was no food or salary, but the exiled women could be sold to soldiers as wives.
The moment the women arrived at Baye City, their hearts skipped a beat.
They did not want to be sold to soldiers as wives, and many of them still had husbands.
The women knelt and begged You Huaijie, “Sir, please, we can be slaves or maidservants. Don’t sell us.”
Now that the military salary had yet to be paid, those with silver on them still had some status in the army.
After being married, they would be able to regain their freedom.
This was already the best outcome for many of them.
Those who were old could not redeem themselves. For the rest of their lives, they could only be lowly servants.
It was impossible for them to escape. Their wrists were covered in tattoos left behind by torture. Once they were discovered after escaping, even their faces would be tattooed and they would be tortured.
Although the criminal law was harsh, it did prevent many prisoners from risking their lives to escape.
Moreover, to the ancients, leaving a tattoo on their faces was the greatest humiliation.
When Emperor Linghui gave the order, he left a loophole. That was, as long as they were settlers from the southern frontier, they were qualified to buy exiled women.
Wu Mengyao, Wu Hao, and Wu Ji also happened to meet an acquaintance, Sheng Huaixuan, so they were redeemed.
The other women did not have money to redeem themselves, so they could only wait for the soldiers to buy them.
Thousands of women knelt on the ground and begged. As women, Bai Wutong sympathized with them.
Moreover, she had the ability to help them out of their predicament.
She found Sheng Huaixuan and told him that she wanted to build a workshop and needed workers.
Bai Wutong had not thought of building any workshop for the time being, but there would definitely be a need for it.
Sheng Huaixuan instantly understood Bai Wutong’s intention to save these women, so he asked Yu Suisheng to suggest to You Huaijie that he wanted to buy these women.
Since it was Bai Wutong’s idea, You Huaijie immediately nodded in agreement.
After the women found out that they had been bought by Yu Suisheng, they all knelt down gratefully.
There were also many women who hoped that Yu Suisheng could buy their husbands and sons together.
Their husbands and sons were in Bai Wutong’s hands to begin with, so she would not abuse them. There was no need to resell them a second time.
When the women found out that Yu Suisheng was unwilling to buy them, they were very disappointed. However, it was already a good outcome for them to be able to protect themselves.
When Gu Chilie saw that Yu Suisheng had bought all the women at a high price, he immediately shouted at You Huaijie, “How can you sell the exiled women to merchants!”
If the soldiers did not have a woman to comfort them, there would be a huge problem.
This was also the reason why there were always long-term garrison prost.i.tutes outside the military camp.
In modern times, soldiers did not have female partners, but they still survived.
As long as the soldiers were capable and knew how to please others, why wouldn’t the women want to marry them?
If they could not control themselves, it was actually because the military discipline was not strict enough.
You Huaijie immediately retorted, “The current emperor didn’t say that we can’t sell exiled women to merchants.”
He was right, but for generations, the exiled women had been given to the military camp by default.
Gu Chilie said angrily, “l want to report to the emperor now!”
You Huaijie said calmly, “1 didn’t violate the emperor’s order. If Marshal Gu has the time to report, it’s better to settle the soldiers’ food and clothing first.” You Huaijie’s words were undoubtedly a huge humiliation to Gu Chilie.
If not for You Huaijie and the other corrupt officials, he would not have found it difficult to even settle the soldiers’ food and clothing.
He still had the cheek to humiliate himself.
Just as Gu Chilie raised his fist to fight You Huaijie, a soldier couldn’t wait anymore. He ran over from the city with a smile and asked Gu Chilie, ‘Marshal, when are we moving the food?”
It had been a long time since they had eaten dry rations. It was not good to keep eating fish, sh.e.l.l, gra.s.s, and other things to fill their stomachs.
Moreover, without a big ship, they might not be able to catch a lot of fish.
The prey that they hunted from the mountains were also far from enough for them.
Seeing that the food had arrived and there was food, everyone’s stomach acid was about to spill out.
In order to make his desire to eat less obvious, the soldier specially asked,
‘Where’s the Young General? Why don’t I see him?”
At the mention of Chu Tianbao, Gu Chilie was furious. ‘Who cares!”
The soldier was shocked and rubbed his nose resentfully. ‘Then shall I bring everyone to move the food first?”
Everyone was really hungry and in urgent need of food.
You Huaijie was just waiting for him to give in.
Gu Chilie was not good at anything else, but he really treated his soldiers well.
He gritted his teeth and looked at You Huaijie again. ‘My soldiers are also the people under your jurisdiction. Give us some food. I’ll return it to you when the food from the Imperial Court arrives!”
This time, You Huaijie did not refuse. It was impossible for the soldiers to watch them eat while they starved.
If that was the case, if the news reached the Imperial City, You Huaijie would also be punished by Emperor Linghui.
When the soldiers saw that the food they were transporting back was tapioca, they were furious. Just as they were about to report to Marshal Gu, they were stopped by Lu Ye who said loudly, “It’s really edible! It’s edible!’
If he didn’t speak quickly this time, there would be another big conflict..