Are you crazy? Trying to trick him into military service? He's the number one dragon on the fro

Wu Zeliang had thought it through clearly. Since Lu Xiao respected his father-in-law so much, he must be afraid of him. As long as he mentioned Zhou Kang's name, the guy would definitely obey.

Otherwise, he wouldn't mind making further threats, threatening to write a memorial and go straight to the capital to impeach the other party for disregarding the lives of the people in the entire prefecture and forcibly requisitioning grain!

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiao almost narrowed his eyes to slits:

"What difference does it make whether I agree or not?"

"I am the Prime Minister's beloved son-in-law. With just one memorial, I can send the Marquis back to where he came from, and ensure he will never be given an important position by the court again!"

"How dare you!"

Upon hearing this, Qian Yu, Fang Dahu, and the others immediately stepped forward, drew their swords, and glared at Wu Zeliang.

If Lu Xiao hadn't stopped them, they probably would have hacked this man to death long ago.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Wu Zeliang showed no fear and looked Lu Xiao directly in the eye:

"I don't need much, just one-third of the grain that has been transported here by the Marquis would be my greatest gratitude."

"Otherwise, I will have no choice but to submit a memorial to the court as I just said!"

He was arrogant and thought that Lu Xiao must be afraid of Zhou Kang, so he directly used his father-in-law as a pretext to make his own claims, speaking without any restraint.

Lu Xiao immediately sneered:

"You are indeed as the other soldiers said, extremely bold!"

"Where are the generals?"

"Your subordinate is here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qian Yu and the others took another step forward, drew their swords and pointed them directly at Wu Zeliang. They were just one command away from chopping him into mincemeat.

At this moment, Wu Zeliang was truly panicked, but seeing Lu Xiao's ambiguous smile, he assumed the other party was threatening him and immediately sneered:

"It seems the Marquis truly is a man who doesn't know the ways of the world!"

"I think you're the one who's courting death!"

Lu Xiao immediately ordered everyone to tie up Wu Zeliang and instructed him to make sure he found out how much grain he had embezzled from the Zemeng camp over the years. If he didn't tell him, he was to be severely tortured!

Until the very last second before he was locked in the military's dark room, Wu Zeliang thought that Lu Xiao would never dare to do anything to him.

But as time went by, he gradually began to panic. He called out to the soldiers passing by the dark room several times, asking them to release him, but the soldiers ignored him.

That night, inside the watchtower.

Lu Xiao's direct subordinates, along with Qian Yu, Chen Feng, Zhang Qingshan's remains, and Wang Hengdao, were all present.

Qian Yu was quite worried:

"My lord, are you truly going to torture Wu Zeliang?"

"In the end, he is the prime minister's son-in-law. Even if the relationship is not harmonious, if an outsider bullies him, the prime minister will definitely blame him."

"But if torture isn't used, given Wu Zeliang's stubborn nature, he certainly won't confess what he's done over the years."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiao smiled calmly and, amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, instructed Fang Dahu:

"Go and summon Zhou Qi. Tell him I have an extremely urgent matter and need his help!"

"promise!"

After Fang Dahu disappeared in a flash, the soldiers finally realized what had happened, their eyes filled with surprise and doubt.

After a long silence, Qian Yu cautiously asked:

"General, the Zhou... Zhou Qi you speak of, is he the eldest son of Prime Minister Zhou?"

He couldn't help but think that way, since if it were someone with the same name, Lu Xiao wouldn't have used the word "please" just now.

And something that even they couldn't solve, a nobody in the military could solve?

Lu Xiao nodded:

"Indeed, he is the Prime Minister's son!"

"Moreover, besides him, the sons of the Minister of Personnel, the Minister of War, and the Minister of Revenue are all in our army."

boom--

In an instant, Qian Yu and the other three were shocked, their pupils dilated and their hearts filled with utter horror.

They thought that having the son of the prime minister in the army was already the most amazing thing, but they didn't expect that the sons of the other three ministers were also there, especially the three most powerful ministers among the six ministries!

At this moment, Zhang Qingshan remembered something and asked in surprise:

"My lord, I recall that you have a clerk under your command who is exceptionally distinguished and well-mannered, and thus attracts considerable attention. This man is also named Zhou Qi. Could he be the son of the Prime Minister?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Feng and Wang Hengdao, the two garrison commanders, also remembered that they had one or two similar men under their command.

They never expected that Lu Xiao would not only bring these nobles into the army, but also make them serve as the lowest-ranking civil officials!

You should know that a clerk is a minor official without even a formal rank.

Isn't the Marquis afraid of being punished by the Prime Minister and the three Ministers for making such arrangements?

"This was their own request, and it has nothing to do with me. Moreover, the Prime Minister and the three Ministers are all aware of this matter."

Lu Xiao noticed the confusion in their eyes and explained directly that the four playboys wanted to start from the bottom and gradually become familiar with the requirements of military affairs.

Nowadays, they not only do clerical work, but also train with ordinary soldiers every day.

So that one day I can go into battle and kill the enemy!

Upon hearing this, Qian Yu and the other three exchanged glances, all praising Lu Xiao's audacity. Not only did he arrange such arduous and lowly jobs for the four playboys, but he also completely disregarded their plight.

If something goes wrong, wouldn't that be a huge disaster?

"My lord, did you call me?"

Amidst everyone's surprise and doubt, Zhou Qi, his forehead damp with sweat, jogged into the watchtower:

"Just tell me what you need, and I'll do my best to help!"

He thought Lu Xiao had called him over to use his father's power to supply more resources to the Zemeng camp.

After all, he had gotten to know several soldiers over the past two days and knew the hardships they had endured before they arrived.

Today, Zhou Qi planned to write a letter to Zhou Kang, but after seeing the grain that had been delivered, he decided to put it aside for now.

Lu Xiao recounted how Wu Zeliang had been detained, and then made his demands:

"Since you are related to him, please ask Brother Zhou to personally inquire how much grain he has embezzled from the Zemeng camp over the years."

"Now, I have sent people to the county seat to inquire about Wu Zeliang's actions over the years."

"Once you obtain evidence on both fronts, immediately return to the capital to file a complaint!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qi agreed without hesitation:

"I'll go interrogate him right now!"

"Young Master Zhou, how...how do you intend to handle this matter?"

After thinking it over, Qian Yu decided to find out Zhou Qi's true thoughts, since Wu Zeliang was his brother-in-law.

Zhou Qi quickly explained that he was now just a minor official in the army and that Qian Yu didn't need to be so polite, then smiled and said:

"Of course, they should be punished severely!"

"You may not know this, but although Wu Zeliang is my sister's brother-in-law, he used his thick skin and sweet words to trick my sister into marrying him. Only then did my father reluctantly get him a position as a prefect."

"My father sent him to Yun County as governor partly to avoid seeing him. His subordinates also loathe him and have long wanted to give him a good beating, but they haven't had the chance yet."

"Now my wish has finally come true!"