Chu Xiu's provocative words did not resonate too much with the warriors present. Other than Du Guangzhong and a few of his trusted subordinates who were more active, the rest of the warriors were not too excited.
Those who were able to work in the Guanzhong torture room were people who had seen the world. They would not be easily incited. In other words, these people were also very realistic.
Those who were capable would study and climb up, while those who were incapable could only see the benefits in front of them.
Right now, Chu Xiu had just taken office, and they had not seen any benefits at all. It was obviously impossible for them to serve him with just these words.
Of course, Chu Xiu did not care. He only continued, "There is one more thing to report to everyone. When Constable Wu Siping and his subordinates were hunting down the Old Demon of the Yin Mountain, Dugu Fang, who was wanted in the Guanzhong Pass, they were brutally killed by this demon. His subordinates were also slaughtered by this demon and died in the line of duty. I have already had them buried properly. The Guanzhong torture room has also done its best to protect the safety of the Guanzhong Pass over the years. However, your life is your own, so you must be more careful when you carry out missions in the future. "
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone present changed. Some of the smarter ones seemed to have already figured out what was going on.
The Old Demon of the Yin Mountain, Dugu Fang, was an expert who had stepped into the realm of Three Flower at One's Prominence. He was indeed capable of slaughtering Wu Siping and the others.
However, the problem was that Wu Siping did not seem like the kind of person who would risk his life to capture such a demon. Moreover, they did not seem to have heard of Wu Siping taking people out during this period of time.
When he thought about it in this way, the reason behind it was obvious.
Everyone's hearts turned cold at the same time. Putting aside the ability of this new lord, his actions were ruthless enough.
"Alright, this matter ends here. Everyone, disperse and continue patrolling. Constables Du Guangzhong, Liu Chengli, and Qin Fang will be in charge of Wu Siping's territory."
Hearing this, the bailiffs and constables replied loudly, "Yes! Sir! "
This time, their aura was much stronger than before.
Since Wu Siping's subordinates had so many empty places, they naturally had to continue to manage them. In this way, the authority in their hands would also be greater than before. Only when they saw the benefits would they be motivated, right?
After everyone left, Chu Xiu called Du Guangzhong and the other two to the study room.
After the three of them were seated, Chu Xiu asked, "The morale of the constables and constables at Jian Province's patrol hall doesn't seem to be very high."
Liu Chengli smiled bitterly. "Sir, our Guanxi region has a total of six inspectors, but our Jianzhou Inspector Hall is the weakest. Our income is also the lowest. Of course, our subordinates have no morale."
Chu Xiu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is it because of the previous Inspector?"
Liu Chengli nodded. "More or less. There are two main reasons. Firstly, Jian Province's area isn't that big. The other stronger inspectors are even in charge of two prefectures at the same time.
Furthermore, the previous Patrol Inspector, Lord Fang, was a little too upright and plainspoken. His subordinates only received a little salary, but they didn't receive any other benefits. Yet, he always sent his subordinates out to carry out missions to capture those villains that weren't to be trifled with.
Although this is the duty of the Guanzhong Torture Room, we have to at least act according to our capabilities, don't we?
Every time we take action, we suffer heavy losses. In the end, even if we manage to capture someone, the rewards given by the higher-ups are pitifully small.
Sir Fang isn't greedy. He gives all the rewards to the brothers under him, but that little bit of money isn't even enough to fill the gaps between a few hundred people. "
Liu Chengli's tone was filled with resentment. Obstructing one's path to wealth was akin to killing one's parents. Although the previous Inspector, Fang Zhengyuan, was their superior, they still hated him to the core.
Looking at the people from the other Inspectors Hall eating the meat, while they didn't even get to drink the soup, of course they weren't happy.
Chu Xiu agreed with Liu Chengli's words. People's hearts were different. If you wanted to be a saint, but you didn't consider the benefits of your subordinates and wanted them to be saints, you naturally wouldn't be popular.
In the past, when Chu Kuangge commanded the Guanzhong Torture Room, he relied on his personal charisma. He took the lead in everything, and the others were willing to follow him.
Meanwhile, Guan Siyu commanded the Guanzhong Torture Room because of his power. Even though Guan Siyu was impartial and merciless, and even gave the warriors in the Guanzhong Torture Room very little salary, he was the one who turned the Guanzhong Torture Room, which could only survive in the cracks, into a military organization that was recognized by the three countries.
Moreover, Guan Siyu wasn't greedy for power. The four Disciplinary Officers, numerous Inspectors, and the Disciplinary Bureau's secret agents all possessed extremely shocking power. So, they were naturally willing to pledge loyalty to Guan Siyu.
As for Chu Xiu, the former Fang Zhengyuan, his personal charisma was naturally not as good as Chu Kuangge's, and his ability was not as good as Guan Siyu's. However, he wanted to learn from these two outstanding people. Even though he had no qualms about it, his subordinates still complained.
At this time, Qin Fang suddenly said, "Now there is another reason why the morale of our Jianzhou Inspector Hall is low. That is, in the small cities around the Jianzhou Prefecture, there is not much power left in our Inspector Hall. The local martial arts forces don't take us seriously. The one who caused this was that Lord Fang. He was the one who wanted to die, and now, he's played himself to death. "
Du Guangzhong frowned and said, "Old Qin, don't talk nonsense. It was the Sentencing Officer who personally sent people to investigate how Lord Fang died. The matter has been settled. It was just an accident."
At this time, Chu Xiu suddenly became interested. He directly said to Qin Fang, "Tell me. It doesn't matter. We are all on the same side. Is there any secret about the death of the previous Inspector Fang Zhengyuan?"
Logically speaking, the Guanzhong Torture Room was the ruler of the entire Guanzhong area. Although the Guanzhong area was a mix of good people and bad people, no matter how arrogant you were, you would still be under the jurisdiction of the Guanzhong Torture Room. However, now Qin Fang said that the Jianzhou Inspector Hall had no power in the entire Jianzhou Prefecture. This was very strange.
Moreover, there was nothing suspicious about the death of the previous inspector, Fang Zhengyuan. He was killed by Han Rang, the Blood Emptiness Sword, while he was hunting down a Three Flower Realm criminal at One's Prominence.
Of course, this was certainly not like how Chu Xiu killed Wu Siping. He only secretly gave Fang Zhengyuan a reasonable death. Fang Zhengyuan attacked in a small city and was killed in front of hundreds of warriors. There was nothing suspicious about it. However, now that Qin Fang said it, could there be an inside story?
Qin Fang coughed and said, "Official Chu, since I've already pledged my allegiance to you, there's no point in hiding these things from you.
The previous Patrol Inspector, Fang Zhengyuan, was indeed killed in front of everyone. To an outsider, there was nothing strange about it. However, we have followed Fang Zhengyuan for many years, and we have a good understanding of his strength.
Master Fang's strength can definitely be ranked at the top among the warriors in the Realm of Three Flower at One's Prominence. As for Han Rang, to put it bluntly, he was just a coward. Usually, he only dared to rob and kill some small merchants in Guanzhong. He didn't even dare to touch the bigger ones.
The reason why he was able to become famous was because of the Fifth Transformation Precious Weapon, the Blood Emptiness Sword, in his hand. It has the effect of transforming blood qi. If there was enough blood qi, the Blood Emptiness Sword could even be upgraded to a Sixth Transformation Precious Weapon.
We saw that battle with our own eyes. In the beginning, Master Fang was able to suppress his opponent with just a few moves. However, later on, Master Fang's strength suddenly fell to the extreme, not even reaching the Innate Realm. In the end, he was killed by Han Rang with a sword. "
Chu Xiu rubbed his chin and said, "If that's the case, it's not really suspicious. There are all kinds of strange things in Jianghu. Maybe Han Rang used some kind of method to sneak attack Fang Zhengyuan and kill him."
Qin Fang shook his head and said, "There have been many suspicious points in this matter from the beginning. Han Rang is as timid as a mouse. Before Lord Fang chased after him, he just happened to rob and kill a group of merchants outside a small city in the Jianzhou Prefecture. According to his character, after committing a crime, he would immediately flee far away, but this time he took the initiative to show himself in front of us. Moreover, when Han Rang showed up, we happened to be at the Jiang family's banquet. After we parted on bad terms, Han Rang seemed to have received the news in advance and deliberately appeared in front of us, attracting Master Fang to attack him. In the end, he was killed. This is the suspicious point. "
Qin Fang frowned and asked, "Wait, who is this Jiang family? Why is it related to Fang Zhengyuan? "Chu Xiu asked with a frown.
Qin Fang said, "The Jiang family is one of the major powers in the Jianzhou Prefecture. They have a long history, almost as long as the time when the Guanzhong Torture Room was established.
Master Fang also knows that the Guanzhong area is the center of trade between the three countries. There are countless caravans coming and going, but there are some prohibited items that are clearly prohibited from being traded to prevent them from entering the other country.
However, although there are clear prohibitions in the Torture Room, there are still some people who refuse to mend their ways. Among them, the most serious are some of the local martial arts powers in the Guanzhong area. For example, they buy some prohibited items from Northern Yan and sell them to Eastern Qi or Western Chu. Simply put, it's smuggling.
Once this kind of behavior is discovered by the Guanzhong Torture Room, it will definitely be investigated. At that time, Master Fang suspected that the Jiang family was secretly smuggling these prohibited items, so he questioned the Jiang family. However, the Jiang family refused to admit it, so we didn't find anything.
When Master Fang came to the Jiang family for the second time, the Jiang family prepared to bribe Master Fang. However, Master Fang refused and fell out with the Jiang family, saying that he would bring Master Fang back to the Torture Room to be interrogated and so on. They parted on bad terms on the spot.
Official Chu, you also know what happened after that. Master Fang was killed, and the investigation of the Jiang family's smuggling was also left unsettled. Because of this, the Jianzhou Patrol Hall's prestige in the Jianzhou Prefecture's martial arts world was greatly reduced, causing people to think that the Jianzhou Patrol Hall's work is all bark and no bite. "
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
