A lazy bum transmigrates and marries a eunuch – it's awesome!

Chapter 188 A Petty Person's Misdeeds

Feng Rang, a military officer stationed in Hexi, also came from a poor background. In the past, his family had suffered disasters and he had become accustomed to seeing corrupt officials and officials torturing innocent people.

He rose through the ranks from a lowly soldier to a captain, never forgetting his original aspirations. From the perspective of ordinary people, he was a rare good official.

This man was uncultured and somewhat reckless. Luckily, he had a superior who appreciated recklessness; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to become a captain.

A few days ago, the garrison in Hexi received an order from the imperial envoy to come and help.

Feng Rang led a hundred cavalrymen as the vanguard, only to find soldiers beating up civilians as soon as they arrived.

People fled in wailing cries, while soldiers, fierce and menacing, seized them.

This scene seemed to overlap with his childhood, and without thinking, Feng Rang lashed out with his whip at the soldiers who were arresting people.

Little Bean could tell from the enemy's armor that the Hexi garrison had come to help, but he didn't expect that this young general would attack their people without distinguishing right from wrong.

Jiang Xinyu, suppressing her anger, poked Chen Jiu and whispered,

“You’re representing the Chief Supervisor’s face right now, so stand up for yourself.”

Chen Jiu understood and put on a stern face, waiting for the other party to come over and greet him.

Xiao Douzi and two bodyguards stepped forward to stop Feng Rang's whip.

"Captain, what are you doing?"

"Could it be that you're in cahoots with these thieves?"

When Feng Rang saw that the person opposite him was a young eunuch, a look of disdain flashed in his eyes.

"I am Feng Rang, the military officer stationed in Hexi. I would like to ask why His Majesty the Imperial Envoy's disaster relief team is beating civilians?"

Seeing his arrogant attitude, Xiaodouzi's face turned cold.

"Whether they are poor people or thieves can only be determined after the trial. It is inappropriate for Lord Feng to obstruct law enforcement without knowing anything about it."

Furthermore, since you came here on orders, why didn't you first pay your respects to my master?

Don't say I didn't warn you, my master is an imperial envoy, and during disaster relief, he has the power to execute officials one rank higher than him without prior approval.

"Lord Feng, you have overstepped your bounds."

Xiao Douzi's words were full of threat, and although Feng Rang was unwilling, he could only suppress his anger and dismount.

Without his disruptive presence, the soldiers quickly encircled all the civilians, and the Eastern Depot agents swiftly separated them for interrogation.

Those two assassins were undoubtedly thieves; as for whether there were other killers among the others, we'll have to interrogate them to find out.

Feng Rang followed Xiao Douzi inside and saw the old man who had been beaten beyond recognition and the old woman with a long cone stuck in her lower abdomen. His eyes turned red.

He clenched his teeth and knelt on one knee to pay his respects to "Xiao Yuan," but before he could even be called up, he aggressively questioned the imperial envoy about why he had treated human life so lightly.

Chen Jiu mimicked Xiao Yuan's cold smile, "What right do you have to question me?"

If the real Xiao Yuan had said those words, it would have been incredibly imposing, and Feng Rang might not have dared to retort.

But since Chen Jiu was a fake, it was always a little lacking.

Feng Rang felt incredibly proud of himself, and even while kneeling, he stood tall and argued his case forcefully.

Jiang Xinyu rolled her eyes in disgust, grabbed the old woman's corpse, and ripped off her sleeve with a tearing sound.

"Lord Feng, can't you understand human language? I've already told you that there are thieves trying to assassinate the imperial envoy, don't you understand?"

If you're not blind, take a look. Whose elderly disaster victim has such a body of flesh?

After Jiang Xinyu finished speaking, she threw the old woman's corpse directly onto Feng Rang. Her snow-white, firm arm contrasted sharply with the old woman's deeply lined, dark face.

Feng Rang was startled and quickly stepped back. Now he saw clearly and realized that he had misunderstood. His face turned red and he knelt down to beg for forgiveness.

Jiang Xinyu winked at Chen Jiu and secretly held up two fingers.

Chen Jiu understood and, on the grounds of disrespecting his superior and attacking a colleague, gave Feng Rang 20 lashes.

Normally, this punishment wouldn't be severe, and Feng Rang wouldn't have much to say. But the problem was that during this turbulent time, some people were taking advantage of the situation.

The Eastern Depot agents were very efficient; after verifying that everyone else was a disaster victim, they released them.

They were all poor people from nearby villages who had fled famine, and they didn't know each other very well. The old man and woman who joined them halfway through the journey were not familiar to them either.

The old man was quite tough. He felt he couldn't escape and committed suicide after his heart meridian was severed. Jiang Xinyu simply had his body burned and continued on his way.

Feng Rang was beaten and unable to ride his horse, so he found an empty carriage to lie on. Several of his deputies took turns visiting him, implying that the imperial envoy was heartless.

Feng Rang knew he was wrong and felt a little guilty, but now, with someone stirring things up, his stubborn temper flared up again.

The Hexi Camp had frequently participated in disaster relief efforts in previous years, and they knew all the officials from the capital very well.

Furthermore, the eunuch who came this time had a bad reputation, so not only Feng Rang, but also many of the other soldiers looked down on him.

At this time, veterans were also called "soldier ruffians" or "soldier slickers," referring to those who only respected their immediate superiors and not their superiors.

Although Feng Rangren was reckless, he was loyal and not greedy, and his men respected him greatly.

Now, seeing him being beaten by the imperial envoy as soon as they met, they were all holding back their anger, each thinking about how to get revenge for their elder brother.

If they were simply accompanying the disaster relief team on a smooth journey, they wouldn't dare to act rashly.

Unfortunately, things are not peaceful these days, and they actually managed to seize the opportunity to trick the imperial envoy's team.

To reach Qingyuan County from their current location, they would have to pass through a mountain gully.

Jiang Xinyu had studied the map and knew that there were likely ambushes here, so she kept dawdling and waiting for reinforcements.

Now that the men from the Hexi camp had arrived, and they were cavalry, they felt relieved. They divided their men into two groups, one to scout and the other to bring up the rear.

The Hexi army's men agreed readily and were very respectful, so Jiang Xinyu didn't notice anything unusual.

But she didn't know that the more remote and impoverished a place was, the less respect it had for imperial power.

Ignorance breeds fearlessness; an old farmer's fear of the emperor is far less than his fear of the county magistrate.

These low-ranking soldiers in remote areas only respected their generals and had little reverence for the imperial envoys.

Those people made a promise, but they were actually going against it.

After entering the valley, the vanguard troops ran out without investigating anything, which made the people who were lying in ambush in the mountains on both sides breathe a sigh of relief.

After leaving the valley, the men ran a few more miles, tied up their horses, and rested, lying down or sitting down. When they estimated that it was about time, they sent out the signal.

The high-ranking officials from the city are just troublemakers and cowards; there aren't that many thieves in this world.

They even sent them to investigate both sides; they really know how to boss people around.

Why don't you take a break instead of staying in the capital and sleeping with women?

Seeing the smoke signals, Jiang Xinyu knew there was no ambush in the valley and drove the supply wagons into the mountains. However, when they reached the center, they were surrounded by more than 100 living corpses.

The zombies emerged from multiple directions, biting and grabbing anyone they saw. No matter how powerful Jiang Xinyu was, there was only one of her, and soon many soldiers fell victim to them.

Xiao Douzi quickly lit a signal smoke to notify the follow-up troops to come to the rescue, but Feng Rang actually held back his troops after being persuaded by his subordinates.

According to them, the imperial envoy must have been so hated that someone wanted to assassinate him; it wasn't worth risking their brothers' lives to help him.

The group that had already left the valley also saw the signal smoke, but instead of moving, they were laughing and joking around.

They said that since the imperial envoy knew how to use a board, then he should use the board to deal with the thieves; such a high-ranking official didn't need the help of insignificant people like them.