The Emperor is Above

Chapter 70: Our Master Zuo is still considerate
The city gates were breached and the capital was in turmoil.

Any one of them is a serious crime.

The person who could make the four captains so patient was certainly not some savage from the Blood Wolf Tribe.

Instead, it is a national treasure that can increase the grain production of Xing State tenfold, so that there will no longer be a shortage of food from then on.

At this time, Chai Yong, Daniu and other militiamen and young men from Huaiqiu were covered in wounds and had difficulty standing up, let alone carrying the spring plowing sets.

Qing Yi simply did it himself and moved out the bone plow, weeding cart, palladium cart, and sowing harrow cart one by one. Ran You and Zi Che Zhongxing hurried forward to help when they saw this.

After roughly demonstrating to the four captains how to use these farm tools, Zhu Cheng, Bai Ze and Qiu Yuan's eyes widened, and even Luqiu Junming seemed particularly eager.

Zhu Cheng stroked the smooth plowshare made of animal bones and said excitedly, "With this set of spring ploughing tools, not to mention how many times the acreage can be increased, even if the number of acres remains the same, the deep ploughing alone can guarantee a 20% increase in grain production."

Bai Ze held the weeding cart and looked at it over and over again with joy: "I used to spend a lot of energy weeding in the summer, but I didn't expect there would be such a sophisticated weeding cart."

Qiu Yuan and Luqiu Junming carefully studied the sowing plow cart and inquired about the function of every part. This farm tool was also the most complicated one among the four.

Although the four served as captains in the capital and were ordered to lead the daily training of the army, they were also granted the title of Zhong Daifu and had a fief of fifteen miles.

According to the ritual system, the fief of a senior official was fifteen li square, with 200,000 mu of farmland and 4,000 people under his command. If he had a spring plowing set, he could save a lot of labor and carry out more valuable economic production.

Such a set of spring farming suit greatly improves the efficiency of spring farming, and it is no exaggeration to call it a national treasure.

Zhu Cheng's thick eyebrows jumped with joy, and he stood up and grinned, "The national treasure is related to the fate of the country and cannot be lost. Shang Shuyi and our Left Division Captain Ran You are old acquaintances, so let's stay in the Left Division camp."

Qiu Yuan immediately jumped out to object: "Captain Zhu Chengdu, you have exceeded your authority. Maintaining order in the capital and reviewing military merits have always been the responsibilities of our city guards.

Although today's misunderstanding has caused a lot of unpleasantness, our city guards will enforce the law impartially and will never indulge in personal grudges. Shang Shuyi might as well stay in the city guard camp temporarily and wait for the king and the ministers to summon him."

Even Luqiu Junming couldn't help but say, "The City Guards and the Left Division were involved in today's fight, so I'm afraid they'd better avoid suspicion. I think the Right Division is closest to the Upper City and can provide accommodation for Shang Shuyi."

"Ha ha!"

Bai Ze, who spoke last, could not help but laugh, revealing his purpose, "Captain Luqiu, not only the city guards and the left division should avoid suspicion, but you, as the uncle of Captain Luqiu, the right division should also avoid suspicion.

I think the only place in the city where the Zhongshi camp is the most suitable for Shang Shuyi to stay is the Zhongshi camp. After all, our Zhongshi camp is directly under the king, and has no conflicts with Shang Shuyi. "

After seeing the Spring Ploughing Suit, the four captains no longer had any thoughts of using Qing Yi as a scapegoat. They only wanted to use this achievement to avoid making the king too angry, and they were unwilling to give up easily after arguing over it.

The more than 2,000 soldiers around were stunned. They always thought that their captain was majestic and powerful, but this was the first time they saw such a humane side of him.

"Ah, you youngsters, I didn't expect you to be so long-winded!"

An old voice came from the middle city gate, followed by a man in his seventies who walked out.

The old man's eyes were sparkling. Even though they were dozens of feet apart, Yi could feel the old man's sharp eyes, which were like two sharp knives piercing one's heart.

He was seven feet six inches tall, dressed in a scarlet robe, a tiger-shaped crown, a gold and jade belt, and carrying a five-foot-long sword. He walked with the gait of a dragon and a tiger, and his posture was agile. Even when he was more than ten feet away, his astonishing aura was already overwhelming.

More than 2,000 soldiers bowed down again. Chai Yong, Daniu, and Gongsun Wu dared not look directly at the old man. Even Qing Yi felt a great pressure. "I greet Master Zuo!"

"City Guard Qiu Yuan, I pay my respects to Master Zuo!"

"How did you alarm Master Zuo?"

Zhu Cheng, Bai Ze, Qiu Yuan, and Lu Qiu Junming, the four captains, stepped forward to salute, but the old man waved his hand and said:
"They say that old people are slow to do things, but I didn't expect that you four young people are also so long-winded. How can we make the king feel at ease?"

Seeing the four people trying to explain, the old man waved his hand to stop them, and said solemnly: "Since the king has ordered you four, quickly restore order in the capital.

Then don't be distracted by other things. Today's melee at the city gate has caused chaos in the capital. All those involved in the fight must be severely punished.

Soldiers of the Left, Center and Right Divisions, regardless of their family background or the duties their relatives held, had to undergo strict training for a month and were not allowed to go home or leave the camp.

The city guards will also be punished, but considering that there are wild folks and thieves spreading in the capital, they are strictly ordered to eliminate all wild folks and thieves in the capital within one month. "

Zhu Cheng stepped forward carefully and asked, "Master Zuo, where is the precious spring ploughing implement that Shang Shuyi presented?"

The old man glanced at him, and Zhu Cheng no longer dared to say anything. He stepped aside obediently, and the other three captains did not dare to say anything.

The old man then said in a stern voice: “Such a big mess has been caused in the capital. Those who have made contributions must be rewarded, and those who have made mistakes must be punished. The Sima of the city guards who are on duty at the city gate today actually plotted to murder the king out of personal grudges and confer titles on him.

Qiu Yuan, you should detain this man first, and control all his relatives involved in this matter. After all, the city guards in charge were just following orders, so just punish them with twenty military sticks.

As for Shang Shuyi, although he had made great contributions by inventing the sleigh and now came to present the national treasure, he had a fierce fight with the city guards in the capital, causing chaos in the capital, and he must be severely punished.

Zhu Cheng, you will temporarily detain Shang Shuyi and all his entourage in the Zuoshi camp. Ran You will be in charge of supervising them and will not allow them to leave the camp."

The four captains looked at each other and could only bow and say, "We obey Master Zuo's orders!"

The old man was satisfied and said loudly: "Since you all have no objection, the three divisions will return to the camp, and the city guards will be responsible for calming down the chaos in the capital as soon as possible."

After Zuo Shigong's decision was announced, both the four great captains and the more than 2,000 soldiers breathed a sigh of relief. Such a punishment could be said to be very lenient.

Qing Yi felt relieved when he heard about the treatment he received.

The old man's attitude seemed very stern, but he was actually protecting himself. No matter whether he was so-called imprisoned in Zuo Shi's camp or was supervised by Ran You personally, he was simply inviting himself to be a guest in Zuo Shi's camp.

Ran You tried hard to look serious and submissive, but his white teeth were exposed on his dark face, his fluffy beard kept trembling, and he couldn't help but grinning secretly.

Zi Che Zhong Xing, who also had a dark complexion, winked at Qing Yi secretly and laughed softly, "Did you see that, little brother Qing Yi? Our Master Zuo is really considerate!
You don't have to worry about being detained or supervised, just treat our Zuoshi Camp as your home. The brothers have missed you a lot in the past few months."

Without Qing Yi saying anything, the enthusiastic Ran You took out the best medicine he could find to treat Gongsun Wu, and comforted him:
"Don't worry, little brother Gongsun. When our Zuoshi fought against the Xianyu army a few years ago, our brothers were often hit by the enemy's horses and had their hearts broken and vomited blood. If you take this elixir, you will be mostly healed by tomorrow."

Zi Che Zhongxing even called out to the soldiers of the left division: "Twenty brothers, help the militia brothers in Huaiqiu onto the cart, pack up the things, and we're going home!"

(End of this chapter)