After rebirth, I became a national teacher

Zheng Yuannai's eyes were red, and he shouted:

"Somebody come!"

The guards on both sides immediately stepped forward to obey the order.

The deputy general Fan Dayong who had been following him noticed that his expression was not right, frowned slightly, pulled Zheng Yuannai aside, and asked in a low voice:

"What do you want, General?"

"I will arrest all those thousand households, confiscate their property and interrogate them!"

Zheng Yuannai said with gritted teeth.

Fan Dayong reminded seriously:

"General! You don't have the authority to question them. You must hand it over to the Commander-in-Chief."

Zheng Yuannai was stunned, but still did not change his mind:

"Then arrest these people first, and then write the test book!"

Fan Dayong sighed silently at the young master's naivety, but this was also one of the reasons why he followed him.

"First of all, the settlement allowance for the military households was reduced to five taels after layers of corruption, and it was not done by just one of the thousand households. If you expose this matter, you will offend many people. Look at this kind of thing in all dynasties, which general would dare to touch it?"

"Don't say that the master is only a third-rank general. Even if he is the Duke of Dingguo, he would never care about such things."

Zheng Yuannai was stunned when he heard this.

He had not thought so deeply about it before. He only learned from his soldiers how those thousand households exploited them. In his rage, he even forgot how many people were involved in the military pay and resettlement fees.

This is indeed not something that the Zheng family alone can handle.

"Then it should be ok to just deal with these thousand households, right?"

In this way, fewer people will be involved and there won’t be so much resistance.

Zheng Yuannai believed that even if only these thousand households were dealt with, the lives of the military households would be much better.

However, Fan Dayong still shook his head:

"Whose power do you think these thousand households rely on to be so arrogant? They are all dogs raised by the commander-in-chief. Every year, they have to pay a lot of tribute to the commander-in-chief. Even if you beat a dog, you have to look at its owner, Master!"

"What good will it do us if we offend the commander-in-chief?"

The commander-in-chief is the direct superior of the two men.

If you offend him openly, it means that you will be restricted everywhere in the garrison and will not be able to accomplish anything.

Zheng Yuannai was not the kind of person who would not listen to advice, but he was still very unwilling in his heart:

"Then we can only let those thousand households continue to do evil?"

Fan Dayong nodded:

"That's right. We can't move them, so it's best not to do anything. Otherwise, giving up halfway will only damage your prestige and make them even more arrogant."

Zheng Yuannai had to admit that what Uncle Yong said made sense.

If he rashly arrested these thousand households, he would be able to relieve his anger for a while, but these people were protected by the commander-in-chief and it was impossible to deal with them.

When he was forced to release these people, they would experience for themselves that he could do nothing about them, and would only become more arrogant.

For the military households, it gave them hope and then disappointed them, which was not conducive to rallying people's hearts.

After realizing this, his expression suddenly became much more depressed:

"This world is really ridiculous. It is only natural to punish corrupt officials who oppress the people, but it seems to be against the will of the world."

Fan Dayong knew that his young master was young and full of vigor, and that he must be feeling very uncomfortable at the moment, so he patted his shoulder comfortingly:

"Master, this is not something we can solve. Rather than bringing trouble upon ourselves and accomplishing nothing, it is better to do what we can first."

Zheng Yuannai's eyes were filled with confusion and pain:

"What's the point of doing what you can do?"

Fan Dayong said categorically:

"Of course it makes sense. Have you forgotten what the master told you?"

When the abbot of the temple was mentioned, Zheng Yuannai became excited.

Yes, and there is also the master of the temple.

The master of the temple is an immortal who possesses powerful strength that is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

As long as he completes the task assigned by the master well and turns these people into a combat-ready army, the master will definitely not abandon them.

By then, if he could win a great victory with the help of the temple master, he could take the opportunity to apply to his superiors to form an independent battalion of soldiers, so that they could completely break away from the jurisdiction and exploitation of those thousand households.