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Tao Zhan looked at the dock with interest from afar. She found that Liu Jing seemed to be very tough, with her neck straight and her fists clenched, and turned back to point at the burned You Jiaoke House from time to time. Her expression was like a child who had lost her home, excited, but a little aggrieved.

However, Zhang Yun, who was usually arrogant, half kneeled on the ground and explained pitifully, like a reckless boy who caused trouble, was desperately defending himself, and lowered his head in depression from time to time. Obviously, his explanation was not successful.

Tao Zhan was really curious in his heart. Is it related to the five army slaves?

But she still had a little worry in her heart. Isn’t she afraid of Zhang Yun being retaliated against by Liu Jing if she offended Zhang Yun like this?

Tao Zhan didn't know that Liu Jing was no longer afraid of any hatred at this time, and he was a mediocre person who was not afraid of others. Since Cai Mao and Huang Zu had hated him to the core, it wouldn't matter if he added another Zhang Yun.

This has been the case with power struggles since ancient times. If God does not send a ladder to climb up, then you need to find such a ladder by yourself. The easiest way is to climb up by stepping on other people's shoulders.

On the dock, Kuai Yue's questioning made Zhang Yun sink further. He was confused and replied in a mess: "The private trafficking of five armies in Gan Ning is of great importance, and of course the army should intervene."

This answer is obviously an overreach of authority. Things that should have been done by the local government were stolen by the army.

At the same time, the answer was also very inappropriate, which was equivalent to selling Liu Biao. If Liu Biao disagreed, would Zhang Yun dare to send troops privately?

This is undoubtedly to tell everyone that it was Liu Biao who agreed to the army to overstep its authority, which made Liu Biao even more annoyed.

Liu Biao has lost his patience. Today is the second day of the first lunar month. Officials from all over Jingzhou gathered in Xiangyang City. It was an important moment for him to improve his prestige. However, Zhang Yun staged a big drama for him to burn the house, which made him look unfair.

"Don't mention the five slaves again"

Liu Biao said to Zhang Yun coldly: "The procedures for those five slaves are complete, completely in line with the rules of Jingzhou, and have nothing to do with Gan Ning. Now I will only ask you, how do you explain this matter to me?"

Zhang Yun was originally half-kneeling on the ground, but at this time he had already kneeled down completely, sweating profusely. He didn't know what to do, and glanced at Cai Mao with a slight glance from the corner of his eyes and looked at him as if he was asking for help.

Cai Mao did not make any statement from beginning to end. Of course, he understood Zhang Yun's current predicament, but Cai Mao knew Liu Biao very well. He knew that it was the county magistrate cheating on the slave contract last night, but now he doesn't admit it.

This shows that Liu Biao's attitude has changed. It is possible that Liu Biao summoned Liu Jing last night, and Liu Jing has convinced him. Since that is the case, Cai Mao does not need to cause trouble at this critical moment.

However, Cai Mao also saw Zhang Yun's gaze asking for help. This was a good opportunity to win over Zhang Yun. If he gave up, it would be a pity.

Cai Mao pondered for a moment, then winked at the Xiangyang County Chief Wu Qing and asked him to come forward to plead, but Wu Qing pretended not to see it.

Wu Qing was also in a dilemma. This was the army invading the interests of the local government. At the beginning of the new year, a fire destroyed the Youjiao House, which undoubtedly slapped the Xiangyang County government heavily in the face, and the whole government office was resentful.

If Wu Qing pleads for Zhang Yun at this time, he will no longer be able to gain a foothold in the county government. Which one is more important? Wu Qing knew very well. He pretended not to see Cai Mao’s hint and turned his head to instruct his subordinates, "Those onlookers, don’t let them get closer."

Cai Mao secretly hated her heart and had to remind Zhang Yun at the most critical point, "Person Zhang, I want to know, have you asked the lord for this matter?"

Zhang Yun was not stupid, but was confused under heavy pressure. He didn't expect Liu Biao's embarrassing situation for a while. Cai Mao's reminder immediately made him understand that he had to take responsibility for Liu Biao and take the blame for him in this matter, otherwise Liu Biao would never forgive him.

Zhang Yun quickly pleaded guilty, "I am guilty of being a crime. Without asking the lord, I sent troops without authorization, which caused the soldiers to catch fire in the chaos. I am willing to bear all responsibilities."

Liu Biao finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the bastard finally understood a little.

"Then you admit that you are guilty." Liu Biao stared at him.

Zhang Yun lowered his head and sighed in his heart. What else can he say? Zhang Yun closed his eyes and said, "Acknowledge the humble job"

Liu Biao nodded and turned around and asked Kuai Yue and Cai Mao, "What do you think should be dealt with?"

Cai Mao took the lead: "Zhang Ziwei was just a temporary mistake and did not make a real mistake. I beg my lord to give him a lighter sentence in view of his former contributions."

Liu Biao showed no expression, and his eyes turned to Kuai Yue again, "What about Kuai Gong's opinion?"

Kuai Yue quickly glanced at Liu Jing, and saw that he looked dull and had no deep hatred. He thought to himself that although this was a good opportunity to severely punish Zhang Yun, this matter involved the lord, and the truth was unclear. If you were too harsh, you would backfire. It would be better to slowly try it.

Kuai Yue bowed and smiled, "I support the lord's handling."

After receiving the statements from the two major interest groups, Liu Biao knew what he should do. Although he should also ask about the other party's attitude, he was his junior and he didn't need to consider it.

Liu Biao looked at Zhang Yun and said coldly: "As a naval officer, you are a naval officer, who is using power for personal gain and dispatching troops without authorization. This is a serious crime and should be severely punished. However, in your contribution to the war in Changsha County, you will be demoted to a naval officer, suspend your salary for one year, and deprived your troops of the army. You can accept it."

This punishment made Cai Mao and Kuai Yue stunned at the same time. The two of them looked at each other, suspected that they had heard it wrong, deprived the tribe, and the lord actually deprived Zhang Yun of the tribe. It was incredible, how could this happen?

This punishment is also incredible to Zhang Yun. The demotion and salary suspension are only temporary measures. Zhang Yun can accept it, but deprivation of his troops seriously damaged his vital interests, which means that he has no more soldiers and soldiers under his command from then on. Liu Biao must agree to mobilize any troops.

"Don't you want to accept it?" Liu Biao's voice became dissatisfied.

Zhang Yun felt hated in his heart, but he could not refuse to accept it. He stared at Liu Jing with hatred and could only say sadly: "I accept all punishments from humble officials."

"good"

After Liu Biao punished Zhang Yun, he said to the Xiangyang Shou Li Gui: "The house of Youbao has been damaged and can be rebuilt. All personnel will be compensated twice as much as possible. In addition, Liu Zhucao Zhong is in charge of his duties and can be rewarded and given a salary level."

Li Gui quickly bowed and said, "The state and the governor are dealing with it fairly, and I am very grateful for the humble position."

Liu Jing stepped forward and said, "I requested to make a job for Gan Ning."

Liu Biao smiled, "There is no rush to do this, I will talk about it after the New Year."

After saying that, he looked at Liu Jing with a smile, then turned around and the ship. The ship quickly left the north shore and headed towards Xiangyang City. Liu Jing looked at Liu Biao and walked away. He finally understood Liu Biao's control and punished Zhang Yun for such a trivial matter, and also asked Cai Mao and Kuai Yue for their opinions.

At the same time, he was also confused. Why did Liu Biao take the opportunity to deprive Zhang Yun of the Qu family?

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The nephew of the governor of the state was fired and was eventually severely punished. This news spread among tens of thousands of people like the wind, causing an uproar. Zhang Yun was demoted and suspended from his salary. The senior management of Jingzhou and the close relative of the governor of the state were unprecedented in Jingzhou.

Various speculations spread wildly among the crowd, and Tao Zhan was a little worried about Liu Jing. Zhang Yun was actually deprived of his troops. This was a very serious matter, which shows that Liu Biao was very dissatisfied with Zhang Yun's first arbitrary soldiers.

Tao Zhan glanced at Liu Jing from afar, shook his head secretly, and made enemies with Zhang Yun for this little thing. The boy was a little impulsive, but he was still not calm enough, but the young man could understand it.

Tao Zhan took out an invitation letter and handed it to the follower next to him, and told him a few words. The follower nodded and hurried towards Liu Jing. Tao Zhan turned around and left the crowd.

"Mr. Jing"

The follower stepped forward to salute and handed a invitation to Liu Jing, "This is my master to the husband."

Liu Jing was stunned, and then smiled after taking the post. He recognized that this was Tao Zhan's handwriting, vigorous and powerful. He looked through it and said that it was written on it at the very hour of You, Xiangyang Wangjiang Tower, please have a drink.

"Where is your master?" Liu Jing looked around and didn't see Tao Zhan. At this time, Tao Zhan in his mind was still a steady and skillful middle-aged man.

The follower smiled slightly, "The master has gone back, so he ordered the villain to send him a letter."

"Okay, please tell your master that I will arrive on time tomorrow afternoon."

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The crowd gradually dissipated, and Li Gui, the guard of Xiangyang, comforted everyone in Youjiao, and promised to rebuild a larger and more grand official office as soon as possible, and temporarily let them rent private houses not far away to work, and at the same time, they also gave each person two cents to suppress their shock.

After appeased everyone, Li Shou also returned to Xiangyang. At this time, Liu Hu led his horse off the boat. Liu Jing hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Did you get it?"

Liu Hu patted the leather bag immediately and smiled, "There are five servings here, and a lot of them are there."

Liu Jing was overjoyed and immediately turned over to the horse and galloped north along the Bishui River.

An hour later, a small manor appeared before them, and a tall red wooden tower in the manor was particularly eye-catching.

It should be this place. The place Gan Ning told him was Hongta Manor, close to Bishui. Liu Jing stared at it for a moment and then rode his horse towards the gate of the manor.

As soon as he arrived at the gate, the gate opened. Gan Ning led a large group of subordinates to meet him from the manor. Liu Jing turned over and dismounted, and smiled from afar and said, "How did General Gan know that I'm here?"

"I'll report to you. The matter in Fancheng is over, and I guess Mr. Jing should arrive."

Gan Ning had already learned from his subordinates about what happened outside the Youjiao Office in Fancheng. A major incident that caused a lot of trouble was finally resolved. Moreover, Zhang Yun was demoted and suspended from his salary and deprived of the Qu Department, which was very exciting.

Gan Ning knew the details here very well. Not long after leaving Fengyiting Station, Liu Jing thought of this strategy and took the wonderful name of leading the army into the trap.

At this time, Gan Ning admired and grateful to Liu Jing. He stepped forward a few steps, knelt down on one knee, and said with his fist: "God of the Lord, Gan Ning remembers it in his heart."

Several of his men also knelt down and shouted in unison: "Mr. Xie Jing's kindness"

Liu Jing quickly helped Gan Ning up and said in a deep voice: "General Gan doesn't have to thank him. Liu Jing is just for his righteousness in his heart and does not want to see General Gan being harmed by a villain."

Gan Ning nodded silently, saying that he was the same as the meaning in his heart.

Sighing, Gan Ning asked again: "Did the provincial governor mention how to resettle me?"

"I have mentioned this to the state governor. He said that he would talk about it in a few days. I think he should consider it. Holding the general like this is not a solution."

"I don't expect any generals of the Central Army now."

Gan Ning smiled bitterly and said, "With my qualifications, what kind of virtue can I be the chief general? I just hope to be more realistic and serve as a military officer."

Liu Jing was silent for a moment, staring at Gan Ning's eyes and said, "I just hope General Gan can wait patiently and give me time."

Without saying anything, Gan Ningxin was already clear. He smiled slightly and patted Liu Jing on the shoulder, "I know what happened in the future. I don't need to say more. Let's talk about slaves. I received news from the Tao family last night that I gave up the deposit for your sake, which means I made five taels of gold, without damaging my credit. Speaking of which, I owe you another favor."

"The Tao family also owe me favors."

"This group of military slaves are all in the manor, what do you plan to deal with it?"

"I want to let them go."

"Let it go" Gan Ning was stunned.

Liu Jing nodded, "I'm not used to using slaves yet. I want to let them go home and reunite with my family. Is it OK?"

Gan Ning was also a hero after all. He was a little surprised and happily agreed, "It's totally OK. These people are slaves of the princes, and you can do whatever you want."

Gan Ning immediately ordered his subordinates: "Go and gather all the soldiers."

Soon, five young and strong military slaves were taken out of the detention by the guards. They were shackles and dragged long iron chains, and clanging.

Perhaps because of the long time when the sun has not been seen, everyone put their hands on the curtains and looked at the warm afternoon sunshine, and greedily breathed the fresh air blowing from the water. Although they described thinness one by one, they were in good spirits and were not as bad as Liu Jing thought.

Five people came to the square of the manor one after another, and the guards began to untickle them. This behavior made the military slave stunned. Since they became prisoners of war more than two months ago, they have been locked in shackles. Today is the first time they have been untied.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what happened, causing a small commotion and a whisper.
To be continued...