"Isn't that still being dismissed? We don't accept it." Jiang Chaoyuan suddenly said: "How could your majesty do this? Even if he appoints City Lord Qi as deputy city lord, what's the point of being dismissed directly without making any mistakes?"
"That is, we all know how much City Lord Qi has done for Feihu City over the years. Doesn't His Majesty know it? It's so unfair, and we don't accept it."
"That's right, we are not convinced by this injustice. Please give your Majesty the Third Highness to at least give us all an explanation."
"Shut up!" Qi Feihong suddenly became angry and shouted: "What are you going to do? Force the palace? His Majesty's arrangements have deep meaning. What are you talking about? Stand back. If you dare to say more, stop talking. Blame the military law."
Jiang Chaoyuan and others looked at Qi Feihong together, with expressions of hesitation and hesitation. Qi Feihong was grateful that they spoke for him, but he also knew that this was Yu Wenxian's will and no one could change it, so he continued: "Don't say anything anymore until you do your job well. His Majesty said that no one can change it. If you make meritorious deeds, you will be rewarded according to your merits. If you do your job well, it is not impossible that you will be granted the title of marquis or general in the future."
"City Lord, I would like to resign. I hope that for the sake of your hard work for Feihu City these years, the City Lord will approve my departure from Feihu City." Qu Hu, the steward of the military hall, suddenly took out a token and raised it above his head. He said loudly: "My subordinate has left Feihu City and will no longer be an official. He only wants to return to his hometown, be with his family, and live a stable life."
Qi Feihong was stunned and Yu Wenchao was also shocked. They both said at the same time: "You..."
Before they could say anything, Qu Hu's wife Zhou Yan also took out a token and said loudly: "Husband, please resign. As a wife, how can Zhou Yan stay here alone as an official? I am resigning and would like to follow my husband." Return to your hometown and enjoy your retirement."
"My subordinate, please resign." Shen Yue, the steward of the Li Hall, also took out a token: "This subordinate is alone. After thousands of years in Feihu City, he has long been tired of it and has always wanted to go out for a walk. , please allow the city lord."
"Subordinate..." Jiang Chaoyuan, the house steward, also took out a token, but before he could say anything, Qi Feihong had already shouted: "Shut up!"
Jiang Chaoyuan looked at Qi Feihong, whose face changed drastically and was obviously very angry, and still said: "Even if the city lord wants to kill his subordinates, the subordinates must resign. If you stay in such a city, sooner or later the subordinates will be punished like the city lord. If someone abandons you ruthlessly, it is better to leave early and voluntarily."
Qi Feihong pointed at Jiang Chaoyuan and said, "I told you to shut up!"
Jiang Chaoyuan took a step back, knelt down and said, "Jiang Chaoyuan will never dare to disobey the city lord's order, but he asks the city lord to understand his subordinates' difficulties and allow them to resign from office."
"Jiang Chaoyuan, as the household manager of Feihu City and in charge of the 65 million people in Feihu City, how can you just leave? Have you forgotten your responsibilities? Have you forgotten that the people of Feihu City have great responsibility for you?" Do you trust me? You say leave easily, have you ever thought about what will happen to the people of Feihu City after you leave?"
Qi Feihong was furious and yelled: "And you, have you ever thought about what will happen to the people once Feihu City is attacked by the enemy? Have you ever thought about it?! Are you still the six hall stewards I know? Still Are you a bit responsible? If anyone dares to say goodbye, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
The six stewards looked at Qi Feihong together, with sad and disappointed expressions on their faces. A commander who had never spoken before took a step forward, clasped his fists and said: "My subordinate has not been in the Feihu City Army for a long time, and has never spoken to the city lord, but I only joined because of the city lord's face. For the army of Feihu City, if the city lord leaves Feihu City, his subordinates will not stay in Feihu City even if they die."
Qi Feihong looked at the commander and said angrily: "You still dare to say such things, do you really think I won't kill you?"
The commander knelt down and said: "Of course I know that the city lord means what he says, but I have a straightforward temper and will not express my anger. Every word I said today is from the bottom of my heart. The city lord has made great achievements over the years. But he was still replaced by His Majesty without any reason. Compared with the City Lord, we are not worth mentioning. Even if we sacrifice our lives for Feihu City and Chilong Kingdom, I am afraid that the final result will be very bleak... City Lord, please Forgive me for being selfish, and grant me permission to leave."
Qi Feihong's eyes widened and he shouted angrily: "Okay, you are forcing me to kill you! Very good... Come here, take it down for me."
"Wait a minute." Yu Wenchao was furious at first, but he suddenly calmed down: "Master Qi, they are all loyal ministers who have followed you for many years. You must not kill them easily, which will make the soldiers sad and disappointed. Let me talk to them. , maybe they will change their minds and stay to help me defeat the enemy."
Seeing Yu Wenchao speak, Qi Feihong couldn't say much, so he could only clasp his fists and say: "I obey, please reprimand them, Your Highness. They are really lawless."
Yu Wenchao glanced at Qi Feihong, turned to look at the six hall stewards and several commanders, and said slowly: "Everyone, please be patient. I have something to say to you. Please listen to what I have to say first. , and then decide whether to resign?"
Everyone looked at Yu Wenchao, who had regained his composure: "You have made great contributions to Feihu City over the years. Now that I am taking over Feihu City, I should reward you according to your merits. Let's do this. Each of you will have your salary increased. First level. In addition, I will report to my father and give all officials an additional level, with the same salary as the officials of Feilong City. If you have merit in the future, you will be rewarded separately."
Everyone was stunned and no one spoke. Yu Wenchao didn't seem to have any intention of waiting for them to speak, and continued: "This king came in a hurry, and I didn't bring anything to reward you. However, I have ordered my men to prepare your rewards. Soon, I will We will be fully prepared. According to the situation that I have mastered in the past few days, and according to your contributions in Feihu City over the years, everyone has a share."
Yu Wenchao's master continued: "I have made detailed records of the rewards given to you by His Highness Third Highness. I will deliver them to you as soon as the spiritual coins, magic weapons, etc. needed for the rewards arrive. I might as well reveal some to you today. , each of the six hall stewards will be rewarded with 20,000 spiritual coins and a top-grade spiritual weapon; each of the leaders will be rewarded with 10,000 spiritual coins and an intermediate spiritual weapon. Officials at all levels will have rewards, and you will know the details later. I hope you will From now on, everyone will work together to assist His Highness Third Highness and protect Feihu City."
Everyone looked a little strange, some were happy, some were strange, and some were calm. Qi Feihong saw it but didn't say anything. He had been replaced and was no longer the city lord of Feihu City. How Yu Wenchao wanted to win over people's hearts was Yu Wenchao's business and had nothing to do with Qi Feihong. .
But seeing how Yu Wenchao could endure it and acted so boldly, I guess he had made some preparations in advance. Yu Wenchao is also an extremely smart person. Naturally, he knew that removing Qi Feihong from the position of City Lord for no reason would arouse some people's resentment. Therefore, he had already thought of a countermeasure. He only waited for everyone to reveal it before he used it to suppress everyone and bribe them along the way. People's hearts.
Since ancient times, the means to win people's hearts are nothing more than money, beauty, official positions, power, etc. The reward Yu Wenchao promised today was both money and official position. It is thought that few people can resist such temptation and continue to insist on resigning and leaving.
Or maybe the people who want to resign are worried that if they fight tooth and nail to kill the enemy in Feihu City, the final result will be the same as Qi Feihong, being ruthlessly abandoned without losing any benefits. If this is the case, after they get Yu Wenchao's promise, they will probably not have many, or even none, people leaving.
After all, Yu Wenchao was His Highness the Third Highness. He was well-informed and had already guessed everyone's thoughts and prepared countermeasures.
Qi Feihong finally saw the methods of superiors today. But he didn't express anything. He was like a bystander, calm and unfazed.
Zhao Hai saw everything, secretly admired Qi Feihong's calmness, and secretly felt that Qi Feihong was unfair. Although he was still the military advisor of Feihu City, he already had the intention of leaving. After all, it was because of Qi Feihong that he became the military advisor of Feihu City.
Without Qi Feihong, Zhao Hai would not and could not continue to be Feihu City's military advisor. He knew this very well and knew it was time for him to go.
So Zhao Hai gave Qi Feihong a very affirmative look, and he quietly told Qi Feihong that he would advance and retreat together with Qi Feihong.
