"I said that uninvolved parties were not to interrupt or cause trouble.
It seems you refuse to obey orders.
Men, arrest her and throw her in jail," Wei Yang said, pointing at Feng Jiuxue.
"Arrest me? Wei Yang, what authority do you have to arrest this hall master?" Feng Jiuxue swept her cloak aside, revealing the close-fitting officer's uniform beneath, and stared coldly at him.
Wei Yang glanced at it, and his expression instantly changed. "Miss, you are..."
"Feng Jiuxue, recently transferred to Linghai." Feng Jiuxue drew in a breath toward the air, and an openwork official's hat flew onto her head.
"Hall Master Feng, my apologies, my apologies. Please forgive this old man for not recognizing you." Startled, Wei Yang hurriedly jumped down from his horse and cupped his hands to Feng Jiuxue in apology.
Although his official rank was higher than Feng Jiuxue's, the Six Fan Gate was too terrifying. No official wanted to provoke that bunch.
"Tang Wen accompanied me in solving the major grain robbery at Jiudao Liangzi last time. He rendered meritorious service.
If you want to deploy his troops, you must provide military pay.
Otherwise, I will thoroughly investigate the Commander-in-Chief's Office's military payroll and see whether you truly have not a single copper left," Feng Jiuxue said.
"Well... well, I'll report the truth to the Lord Commander-in-Chief and try to get some funds allocated," Wei Yang said, frightened.
He feared that Feng Jiuxue would actually do it. If that happened, the Lord Commander-in-Chief would probably skin him alive.
"Some? Exactly how much?" Feng Jiuxue asked coldly.
"One hundred thousand taels to start," Wei Yang said, steeling himself.
"At least you know what's good for you. It's settled, then," Feng Jiuxue said.
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