Traveling through the Republic of China, I married a dead person

This time, the mutiny led by Brigadier General Yang Huasen caused outrage among the national government.

When these small warlords were incorporated, the national government only gave them some symbolic funds and also paid for a small part of the soldiers' salaries.

After this incident, the military pay of the Temporary 7th Army, the Temporary 11th Army and several other small warlord troops nearby will be allocated in full by the National Government. However, from then on, they can no longer be local emperors.

Take the three counties occupied by Kong’s army for example. All fiscal and tax revenues must be turned over, and the county governors of the three counties will also be reappointed by the provincial government, separating the military and the political.

"It should have been done long ago!" Su Bai strongly agreed with the government's decision. The warlords' territory was a lawless place.

Zhou Beiwang talked endlessly about these trivial matters which were of no importance to Su Bai. Su Bai listened patiently as she did not want to spoil Zhou Beiwang's fun.

Zhou Beiwang told Su Bai a good news that was not really good news. The current Longcheng Guard Battalion had been renamed Longcheng Garrison Regiment, and he was appointed as the regiment commander.

"What do you mean by good news that is not good news? Who can understand this?"

After Su Bai said this, Zhou Beiwang smiled embarrassedly and touched the back of his neck with his hand.

Su Bai asked again: "Isn't this good news? For men like you who dream of getting promoted and getting rich, this is definitely good news, right?"

Zhou Beiwang smiled bitterly. After this mutiny, there were less than 600 people left in the guard battalion. Although it was changed into a regiment, the number of soldiers did not increase at all.

Moreover, the power is much smaller than before.

There was military control before. Although Zhou Beiwang was only a battalion commander, the county magistrate had to obey the army. This battalion commander was actually the highest officer in Longxing City.

Things will be different in the future. In the future, the public security of Longxing City will be under the jurisdiction of the police station, and the police station will no longer be a decoration that can only run errands.

After the new county magistrate took office, all officials previously appointed by the Kong family army had to be replaced.

Zhou Beiwang kept talking about these things, and Su Bai really couldn't bear to listen, but he spoke with great interest.

Gradually, Su Bai understood the meaning behind his words. Kong Chen was no longer a local emperor. As the commander of the garrison regiment, he would only be responsible for defense in Longxing City. Government affairs and public security had nothing to do with him.

In other words, he can no longer protect himself or do things for himself as before.

It's just that he couldn't say it.

You can't say it, so I'll say it for you. Su Bai bluntly said what he found difficult to say.

Zhou Beiwang was embarrassed and quickly explained that he meant to let Su Bai be prepared for changes in the situation.

"Okay, I'll tell you a good news!" Su Bai didn't want to listen to him nagging any more.

When Su Bai told Zhou Beiwang that Yan Xi was the insider, he was very happy.

But he gave Su Bai bad news.

During the few days he was away, Bai Ying had already led his men to search Longxing City almost everywhere. They found a few hunchbacks, but none of them met the conditions mentioned by the old scholar.

Either the age is wrong or the height is wrong.

Moreover, these hunchbacks have no relationship with the servants in the Confucius Mansion. They have neither relatives nor friends working in the Confucius Mansion.

The more important news is that the old scholar from the Qing Dynasty who wrote the letter on behalf of others has also disappeared.

Zhou Beiwang deduced that Yan Xi must have made threats when he wrote to him, telling him not to tell anyone about this, otherwise something bad would happen.

When the people from the guard camp found him, he didn't say anything but was afraid of being arrested and interrogated. He didn't dare to offend both sides, so he made up a lie.

"Forget about him. Since we have confirmed that it is Yan Xi, bring him back to the battalion headquarters this afternoon!" Zhou Beiwang waved his hand.

"Is this the regiment headquarters, Captain Zhou?" Su Bai asked him with a smile.

Zhou Beiwang told Su Bai not to worry about whether Yan Xi had leaked the matter to his family, as they would know after they caught him and tried him.

If he leaked this news to his family, it would be very simple. All of his family members who knew about it would be thrown into jail one by one. They would not be tortured but would not suffer too much. They would just be locked up for a few months.

We still have the final say in the police station now, so let's get this done successfully.

Su Bai felt that it was not that simple and he had to act quickly. If he was slow and someone really knew that Yan Xi had been arrested, they would immediately expose Su Bai's identity.

The insiders Su Bai was referring to were whether there were other servants in the Kong Mansion who knew about the matter besides Yan Xi's family.

"Let's go now!" Zhou Beiwang called a trusted soldier over and went with him to the Confucius Mansion to capture people.

The reason for bringing one person with them was because they were afraid that Yan Xi would shout out something unfavorable to Su Bai in a hurry. The soldiers were responsible for covering their mouths when they saw the person, and Zhou Beiwang arrested the person.

The two agreed that Su Bai would return to the Confucius Mansion first, and a few minutes later Zhou Beiwang would enter the mansion to take the person away.

As soon as Su Bai entered the front yard of Confucius Mansion, he met Guo Deyi.

Su Bai deliberately asked Guo Deyi how many people were in his house and whether they were all there now. Guo Deyi told her that except Yan Xi who had taken leave to go home, everyone else was there.

Su Bai's scalp tingled when he heard this. Why did Yan Xi ask for leave at this time?

Could it be that he knew something and ran away?

"What's the matter?" Su Bai asked.

Guo Deyi said that Yan Xi passed away yesterday. He said that his mother was not in good health. He had not been home for several months. There was nothing wrong, he just went back to visit her.

Yan Xi's home is not in Longxing, but in Linhua County.

What a coincidence, more than 90% of the servants in the Kong Mansion were from Longxing City, and there were also people from Linhua and Tianlong counties, but there were not many of them together, and he happened to be one of them.

At this moment, Zhou Beiwang entered the Confucius Mansion with a soldier. Su Bai hurriedly went to greet them and asked, "Captain Zhou, are you here for business?" He winked at Zhou Beiwang and said, "Please follow me to the main hall."

Zhou Beiwang was stunned by Su Bai's blinking. He followed Su Bai into the main room and left the soldier at the steps outside.

"What's wrong? No one is here?" Zhou Beiwang reacted immediately after entering the main room.

"Tell me, is it because I have bad luck that all these coincidences happen to me?"

After helping Su Bai analyze the situation, Zhou Beiwang came to the conclusion that Yan Xi had indeed taken leave for some reason, and not because he had heard any rumors.

If he heard the news, he would be desperate and bite Su Bai hard.

Besides, how could a hundred yuan satisfy his appetite? He would continue to blackmail Su Bai.

Perhaps, it was not safe for Yan Xi to carry the hundred yuan with him or keep it in the Confucius Mansion. This time he took leave on the pretext of visiting relatives, but actually he wanted to send the money back home.

Zhou Beiwang comforted Su Bai and told him not to worry too much. As soon as Yan Xi came back, he would send someone to the battalion headquarters to inform him.

"It's the regiment headquarters." Su Bai corrected him.

Since Zhou Beiwang was here, Su Bai might as well chat with him openly here for a while. He first had tea served and displayed the hospitality skills.

She wanted to talk to him about the Second Miss.

"Liu Yiyan..." As soon as Su Bai said Liu Yiyan's name, Zhou Beiwang took over the conversation: "Kong Chen gave me an order to wipe out the remnants of Liu Yiyan."