Chapter 160: A Kind Army Is Not Good for the Army, Zhao Xing’s Choice
Xi'er County City, Inspection Office.

Chen Shijie parked the swordfish flying boat in the square of the Inspection Office.

The first landing point was not the Sinongjian, but the Xunchasi, which was Zhao Xing's request.

If he wants to carry out the inspection mission, he must go through the Inspection Department.

In addition, the mission involves a large number of people, and he cannot handle it alone, so he must mobilize the power of the Inspection Department.

When getting off the boat, Chen Shijie and Long Xiao both looked unhappy, because just by looking at the first place Zhao Xing came to, they knew that this time the problem would not be small.

If there were dozens or hundreds of people of low rank, Zhao Xing would be able to take action with Long Xiao, without the need to rely on the power of the Inspection Office.

"Are you really going to come here as your first stop?" As he was about to step into the Inspection Office, Long Xiao couldn't help but ask, "What's the matter? Can't you tell the Marquis first?"

"Long Xiao!" Chen Shijie said in a deep voice, "Don't interfere with him. The Marquis will understand."

Qiu Mingyi, the "Grand Inspector" of the Inspection Department, is a fifth-rank official.

As a fifth-rank official, he was not under the supervision of Yang An, Marquis of Boping. This position was used to monitor the internal affairs of the army.

Except for Yang An, he could not control other generals. If they committed illegal acts, the Inspection Office had the right to arrest and punish them. The Inspection Office also acted as a law enforcement guard during wars.

Of course, as long as it is not treason, the Inspection Office will have to ask Yang An’s opinion before dealing with military generals.

The Inspection Department has always been hated by the soldiers. Basically, every few years, the staff of the Inspection Department has to be replaced, and they have to leave secretly when they leave office to avoid being attacked by the soldiers.

The Chief Inspector Qiu Mingyi had just been in office for a year and had a fairly harmonious relationship with Yang An. The previous internal cleanup was basically done by Yang An himself, and he was just assisting, providing some interrogation and inspection work.

When he learned that Zhao Xing's first stop was the Inspection Office, he immediately came out to meet him in person.

Because Zhao Xing’s current Swordfish Flying Boat has the Ten Yang Flag of the Military Realm flying on it, and he is a genius who has received such a mission, no matter what happened before and after.

In this link, they are like imperial envoys, representing the will of the military, or on a larger scale, the will of Emperor Jing.

"Go and invite Zhao Xing to the main hall for a reception." Qiu Mingyi ordered, "Order the inspectors above level three from all departments to return to the county city and wait for orders."

"Also, go to the temple and inform the chief military priest, Master Ma Dezhu, to have him bring a team of priests to invite the two law enforcement statues, Fan Wujiu and Xie Bian, to come over."

"Go and get the Qilin Sea-Stepping Suit and the Chaotian Que Ling Hat. I need to take a bath and change clothes."

Qiu Mingyi was in high spirits and gave instructions to his servants.

He was originally drinking leisurely under the grape trellis, but when he heard that Zhao Xing was coming, he suddenly became energetic and licked his lips unconsciously.

He fully understood what signal Zhao Xing sent by coming to the Inspection Office as his first stop.

"Kill, kill, kill! I want to see a river of blood!" Qiu Mingyi's eyes were filled with excitement. "I have prepared all the sharp weapons for you, kid. Don't let me down."

In the past year, Qiu Mingyi had only been drinking, and Yang An had returned to the position of commander. He could only watch many things. In Qiu Mingyi's opinion, Yang An's knife was not ruthless enough, and the rotten meat was not scraped cleanly enough. If he let the Inspection Department investigate thoroughly, more people would definitely die.

Now, Zhao Xing has come. When he comes, he must have serious evidence of crimes, and the level and number of geniuses involved are not low.

Two quarters of an hour later, in the main hall of the Inspection Office.

"I'm Zhao Xing, your humble servant, and I'm here to pay my respects to Lord Qiu." Zhao Xing saluted towards Qiu Mingyi, the chief inspector who was also one of the evaluators for the first round of the mission.

After completing the first round of tasks, Qiu Mingyi's evaluation will account for a large part of it.

"Zhao Xing, what brings you to the Inspection Office to pay a visit to me?" Qiu Mingyi asked.

"I am here under the order of the military to rectify illegal activities in Xi'er County." Zhao Xing got straight to the point. "Please ask the Inspection Department to assist me."

"Oh? I wonder how many people you are going to mobilize and how many people are involved in the crime?" Qiu Mingyi asked.

In fact, he had known the intelligence information the moment Zhao Xing entered the room. Asking him now just depends on how much Zhao Xing is willing to submit.

Zhao Xing also knew this. As long as he did it himself, as long as Yang An did not interfere, these people would be dead. The only difference was whether he did it himself or someone from the Inspection Office did it.

"There are a total of 1423 illegal members involved. I need all the members of the Inspection Department to be dispatched. It would be best if we could ask the Military God Temple to cooperate with the operation." Zhao Xing took out a list, "Here are the people involved in the case."

"Okay, investigating illegal activities is the responsibility of the Inspection Department. I will block the news and leave the manpower to you!" Qiu Mingyi said, "This is the order of the Grand Inspector. Once you have the order, all the personnel in this department will obey your orders."

"In addition, Lord Ma Dezhu of the Military God Temple will arrive at the Inspection Office in one hour to cooperate with you."

"Thank you, sir." Zhao Xing bowed and immediately took the order from the inspector general to leave the court.

Outside the court, Chen Shijie and Long Xiao felt their scalps go numb when they saw Zhao Xing coming out with the Grand Inspector's Order. Even Chen Shijie's pupils shrank.

Zhao Xing, holding the order from the Grand Inspector, began to move around the various departments and formulate a capture plan.

"Inspector General of the First Division, arrest the Changshui Lieutenant Hong Tai and the Zhonglei Lieutenant Qi Shan..."

"Second Inspector, arrest Fan Geng and He Cheng..."

"The Three Inspectors..."

The protector, Long Xiao, followed Zhao Xing. As for Chen Shijie, he stayed in the side hall of the Inspection Office drinking tea to avoid suspicion.

When Long Xiao heard Zhao Xing read out that long list, his eyes widened.

After the order was given, figures from all over the Inspection Office suddenly rose into the air and flew away into the darkness.

Zhao Xing noticed that Long Xiao was acting strange, and immediately asked, "Why don't you go and rest first?"

Long Xiao said miserably: "How can I still sleep now? Many of the people you reported are brothers who have lived and died with me and Lao Chen."

"That was six years ago." Zhao Xing said calmly, "Now, are you still sure they are your brothers? When you saw them again, did you feel any difference?"

Long Xiao was silent. As a sword cultivator, he had a clear understanding of swordsmanship. When he met old acquaintances one after another a year ago, he could indeed feel that his brothers had changed a little, but he didn't want to think about it.

"Can you tell me, can they still be saved?"

Zhao Xing was silent.

The fact that his first stop was here represented his choice, which was definitely not to compromise or to smooth things over.

Killing one person is an offense, and killing a thousand people is also an offense.

There's no such thing as a perfect solution when you're doing something like this.

Unless Zhao Xing is willing to ruin his own future, all of them will be given light sentences.

But this is simply not possible.

How could Mr. Zhao, who has no relatives or friends, destroy his own future for these scum?
"Let me tell you the truth."

"Without me, they would have died too." Zhao Xing said. "The military has been collecting evidence of these people's crimes for a long time, but they are only launching a move now after the investigation is complete, unless..."

"Unless the Marquis protects them, right?" Long Xiao showed hope. "Yes, no matter how old Qiu Mingyi is, he is not as old as the Marquis."

Zhao Xing shook his head and said, "Hong Tai, the current Changshui Captain of the Shenwei Army, is a seventh-rank officer. He served as the Jitian Magistrate of Tao County, Xi'er County for five years and returned to the Shenwei Army after it was reorganized. His crimes: raping fourteen people and forcing five people to death. After Bo Pinghou was reinstated, he killed all the family members of the fourteen victims to cover up his crimes."

"Qi Shan, the current captain of the Central Fortress of the Divine Might Army, is a seventh-rank official. He served as the Pinghuai Magistrate of Fubu County, Xi'er Prefecture for three years. He privately set up checkpoints and received bribes totaling 3.42 million taels from foreign chambers of commerce."

Long Xiao's face turned pale, his eyes spitting fire: "These bastards, how could they be so, so..."

Seeing this, Zhao Xing stopped reading.

Yes, Marquis Boping could protect these people, but if he did so, it would prove that he was too kind!
A kind person is not suitable for commanding an army, and a strict person should be in charge of the army. This is the basis for Zhao Xing's actions this time.

If Yang An really protected those bad guys, Zhao Xing would have to run away and join him even if it cost him some money. Because this was different from what he understood. How could such a person who did not discipline the army strictly later gain a great reputation?

I must have remembered it wrong, or something went wrong with Yang An in this life.

In short, it was not only the imperial court and the Shenwei Army that were observing Zhao Xing through this mission.

Zhao Xing was also observing whether the Shenwei Army's ship was worth boarding.

Although he was optimistic about Lao Chen and felt that Lao Chen was to his liking, in the final analysis, the Shenwei Army was led by Yang An.

Xi'er County, Changshui Military Camp.

Hong Tai was holding a staff and wearing armor as he patrolled the camp.

It was not his job as a lieutenant to conduct night patrols, but for some reason he felt particularly uneasy today.

"Is there something wrong with the Lancang River? But I don't feel that the solar terms have shifted from their correct positions, and the evolution of phenology is just the usual change of seasons."

"Liu Ming, prepare a flying boat for me. I want to go to Lanjiang for inspection!"

Hongtai shouted to his guards.

But no one responded.

The night was quiet and a bright moon rose, but the moon was behind a dark golden figure.

"The Yin God of Justice, Fan Wujiu?!"

Hong Tai got goosebumps and shuddered suddenly, with a bad feeling in his heart.

There really was a flying boat coming, but this flying boat came from outside.

"People from the Inspection Department also invited the God of Justice from the Military Temple?!" Hong Tai's uneasiness had reached its peak at this moment.

It was a feeling that the sins in his heart could not escape his control, which made him want to run away.

But Hongtai endured it.

"Captain Changshui, I am honored to meet the Yin God of Justice and all the inspectors." Hong Tai knelt on one knee, "I wonder why you all came to my Changshui military camp?"

"Hongtai, you are suspected of rape and murder. The entire family of fourteen people has been wiped out." An inspector said coldly, "I am here to arrest you under the order of the Grand Inspector. Just surrender."

Hong Tai's heart skipped a beat. When the other party named the exact number of fourteen people, he knew that the matter could no longer be concealed.

"Asshole, who is slandering me? I want to see the Marquis!"

"When you get to the Inspection Office, it's your turn to meet Marquis Boping."

At the same time, in the middle camp.

Qi Shan was also tied up by a golden rope and fell to the ground struggling.

"Slander, this is slander, I want to see Marquis Bo Ping!"

Qi Shan yelled.

In military camps all over Xi'er County, a large number of inspectors appeared at the same time. They appeared suddenly and attacked with precision.

Overnight, the sound was heard everywhere.

Some people refused to plead guilty, while others pleaded guilty openly.

"I just embezzled a batch of military rations, but that happened thirteen years ago in Jingxin. I will go to the Marquis to admit my mistake and pay the fine!"

"I am on duty. The Inspection Department can come back in three days to investigate. What?! An order from the Grand Inspector?!"

Others wanted to escape.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa~"

Zhao Xing stood on the flying boat and retracted his fingertips. A figure in front of him fell from mid-air. It was a Nine-Section Commander.

He also followed one of the teams to a military camp. When the inspector announced the arrest, the military farmer admitted his guilt on the surface and knelt down, but he actually wanted to escape underground.

I don’t know if it was because the previous execution was too smooth, or because the strength of this group of members was slightly weaker, but they were caught off guard and were really escaped.

However, this person was soon bounced out from underground by the [Boundless Underground Palace], breaking his escape trick.

He was then killed by Zhao Xing using the Rain Drop Technique.

"The commander of the Fire Camp, Zhang Ze, refused to obey orders and has been executed. The Fire Camp will be temporarily taken over by the deputy commander Huang Ming."

Zhao Xing's voice spread around.

Then he rolled up the body and took it aboard the flying boat.

The accompanying inspector was sweating profusely and bowed to Zhao Xing: "I have failed in my duty."

"It's okay." Zhao Xing said calmly, "The intelligence is wrong. His strength has improved. Let's go back to the county city."

"Yes."

The operation started at night and ended at the next day at dawn.

A quarter past noon.

Zhao Xing sat in the first seat on the left in the Inspection Office, listening to an inspector's report.

"Your Excellency, all the troops from various departments returned at 1423:57 a.m., people, without a single mistake or omission. Among them, people resisted arrest and were executed on the spot."

"After a joint trial by the Military Temple and the Inspection Department, the remaining 1366 people all pleaded guilty."

Zhao Xing nodded slightly when he heard this.

At this time, the intelligence provided by the Great Zhou military was still very reliable. Although there were slight differences in individual strength and intelligence, they were not large. The evidence of their guilt was irrefutable, regardless of whether they admitted it or not.

Qiu Mingyi looked down and said, "Zhao Xing, these people have confessed their crimes. It is up to you to decide how to deal with them. You can give them a lighter sentence because of their past contributions. After all, you are from the Divine Might Army."

Zhao Xing had a blank expression on his face. As a judge, Old Deng had put him through another test. This was clearly a large-scale crackdown. Not only was the Shenwei Army conducting self-inspection, but the other armies were also taking the same action. How could you say that they should be given a lenient sentence?
He stood up and saluted towards Qiu Mingyi: "Yes, thank you for your reminder, sir."

Zhao Xing took over the review list from the person who reported below. Now the remaining 1366 people have been divided into levels and placed in front of Zhao Xing.

Now, as long as Zhao Xing ticks the boxes on the list, he can immediately decide the life or death of these people.

Zhao Xing picked up the list and pretended to look through it and ponder it.

"The remaining 1366 people, according to the intelligence obtained by the military, are all guilty of serious crimes and punishable by death."

"During this special period, severe punishment should be applied, and serious crimes should be punishable by death!"

Zhao Xing paused, and under Qiu Mingyi's surprised gaze, he closed the document.

Afterwards, he used a signature stamp with the word "behead" on it and drew the word "behead" on the cover of the document.

"1366 people, all executed immediately!"

　There is one more update, but it’s very late, so you don’t have to stay up.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)