Chapter 1089 The end of the hero!

Chengdu, Governor's Mansion

Song Weijie, who was alone in the study, leaned back in a chair with his eyes closed, his expression full of fatigue and helplessness························
In order to maintain his power and status in Sichuan, Song Weijie had the determination and courage to fight the Fengwu Army. But to be honest, the Fengwu Army's reputation of sweeping the world in recent years also brought Song Weijie a lot of pressure, making him a little nervous.

Because of this, Song Weijie often suffered from insomnia during this period. Even when he was asleep, he would have nightmares. He even dreamed that the Fengwu Army had arrived at the city of Rongcheng.

Although he has the determination and courage to fight Ye Mingsheng, he is also very clear about the gap in strength between him and the Fengwu Army. So in order to prevent the dream from being reflected in reality, Song Weijie knows that he must do his best in combat readiness. Only in this way can he have a chance of survival!
Song Weijie has attached great importance to the combat readiness of the Sichuan Army under his command during this period. For this purpose, he has also sent many confidants to inspect various places to see how the combat readiness work in various places is doing and whether it has met his required standards!

However, what Song Weijie never expected was that the more he paid attention to combat readiness, the more problems the Sichuan Army encountered!
The first point is the problem of eating empty salaries. Originally, the total number of Sichuan-Shu troops reported to Song Weijie was about 100,000.

But when we sent people down to investigate, we found out that even if we added up all the people who could be counted, there would only be 70,000 people at most!

Moreover, among these 70,000 people, there are old men as old as 60 and children as young as 15. The real young and middle-aged people of the right age may be only more than 50,000!
Along with the problem of ghost soldiers, there is also the problem of withholding military pay. Many of the soldiers below have not received military pay for more than a year. Only a small number of people can get some military pay, and even if they do, it is only one or two taels of silver at most, which is very meager!
To be honest, Song Weijie himself felt guilty about the issue of military pay. Sichuan itself was not a very wealthy place and its foundation was very weak. In recent years, there had been constant wars and chaos, and the people in many places were living in poverty. The common people were living in great difficulty!
The economy is bad, even if Song Weijie tries to squeeze out any profit, it is difficult to squeeze out any profit. Moreover, even if he squeezes out some profit, Song Weijie still uses it to satisfy his own selfish desires, and then win over some people in his ruling group to share the spoils, so as to maintain internal unity and centripetal force!
Under such layers of exploitation, Song Weijie really couldn't afford to pay his soldiers enough wages. The only thing he could do was to ensure that his soldiers could have two meals a day, a set of clothes a year, and meat during festivals!
As the saying goes, while the rich enjoy wine and meat, there are frozen corpses on the roads, the soldiers below eat boiled vegetables, porridge and steamed buns every day, while the big guys above enjoy the lavish feast of fish and meat, live a life of drunkenness and extravagance, so naturally they feel resentful and dissatisfied······················
If it were normal times, Song Weijie wouldn't bother to care about what these people below him think. Anyone who dares to make trouble would be killed as a warning to the monkeys!
But the problem is that the storm is brewing. Song Weijie's rule in Sichuan and Shu will face the strong challenge of the Fengwu Army. In order to deal with the challenge of the Fengwu Army, Song Weijie also played the hometown card, telling the soldiers under him that we must defend Sichuan and Shu, Sichuan and Shu belong to the people of Sichuan!

Song Weijie also understood that it was useless to just shout slogans, so in order to make the soldiers below empathize with him, he gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, and took out a sum of money with great pain to pay the soldiers below to ease the dissatisfaction of the soldiers at the bottom!
Honestly speaking, although Song Weijie felt very painful to spend this amount of money, in fact, the total amount was only more than 200,000 taels of silver. According to the size of the Sichuan-Shu army of 100,000 people at that time, this amount of silver was averaged out to each person, which was actually only two taels of silver, or even less than two taels!

But even though this money was taken out of Song Weijie's pocket with such difficulty, it did not fall into the pockets of the lower-level soldiers as he expected!

As for this silver, everyone in the Sichuan Army who could lay their hands on it was in a frenzy, and after layers of exploitation, only more than 10,000 taels of silver were left from the final amount of more than 200,000 taels·······························

Some soldiers were lucky because their superiors were not so greedy and they could get a few copper coins. Those who were unlucky got nothing and were even slapped in the face for asking about the pay!

This situation led to some of the soldiers below starting to resell military equipment in order to survive, and they would not let go of any firearms, armor, swords, or spears that they could sell!
When the people below told Song Weijie about this situation, Song Weijie was so angry that he almost had a heart attack. At first he was wondering why he didn't check it out, but everyone below was so happy and everyone was happy!
And now that he's started investigating, what kind of bullshit has happened?
However, Song Weijie soon realized that these shitty things did not start to happen because of his investigation. These things have actually never stopped, but they were covered up by the people below and they did not tell him, the Governor of Sichuan!

And now that he, the Governor-General of Sichuan, has begun investigating, these things have gradually surfaced and been exposed in front of him!
Although Song Weijie wanted to reorganize the Sichuan Army internally, he was also a little afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind. After all, the Fengwu Army was about to attack, and it was time for internal unity and a united front against the outside world!

However, his internal rectification is bound to encounter resistance from some vested interests, which is bound to cause a certain degree of turmoil and affect internal unity.
Now Song Weijie felt that he was caught in a dilemma. On the one hand, the lower-level soldiers were dissatisfied with the status quo, and on the other hand, the high-ranking officials of the Sichuan Army were morbidly greedy for wealth and power!

To be honest, in order to deal with the attack of the Fengwu Army, Song Weijie still planned to maintain stability and win over these generals, letting them fight for him to the death. However, Song Weijie never expected that his Sichuan Army had become corrupt to this extent!
If this problem is not solved, the resentment and dissatisfaction of the lower-level soldiers will not be alleviated. How much effort will they put into fighting the Fengwu Army with real swords and guns?

After thinking about this problem carefully, Song Weijie slowly came up with an idea in his mind. Internal reorganization seemed imperative, and he could also take advantage of the situation to pass the buck and tell the soldiers below that he, the Governor of Sichuan, was still a very wise man!
The reason why your military pay has been withheld and your life is bad is entirely due to some corrupt officials causing chaos. The original intention of this governor is good, so you must continue to love this governor and fight for his rule!
To do this, they must chop off a few heads and confiscate a few houses to give an explanation to the exploited soldiers below, and then give some of the silver obtained from the confiscation of houses to these low-level soldiers, so that their dissatisfaction and anger can be relieved...

Of course, killings and property confiscations cannot be expanded, and we cannot let everyone in Sichuan and Shu feel insecure, as this will affect internal unity!
Thinking of this, a plan slowly took shape in Song Weijie's mind. While he was thinking, a servant came over and asked Song Weijie softly:

"Governor, Madam Wang is here to bring you ginseng chicken soup!"

Hearing the name "Mrs. Wang", Song Weijie's frown relaxed a little, and then he nodded slightly at the servant.

This Mrs. Wang was originally the wife of his subordinate, but by chance, Song Weijie met this fair-skinned, beautiful and charming young woman!
Although he knew that it would not be a good idea if the news of snatching a subordinate's wife spread, Song Weijie had already been fascinated by this woman, and his mind was full of thoughts on how to monopolize her. Therefore, Song Weijie did not care about so many things and instructed his lackey Zhang Zhe to get Wang for him!

And Zhang Zhe did not let Song Weijie down. Not only did he successfully send Wang to his C, he also took care of Wang's dead husband and two little burdens!
In this way, Wang became Song Weijie’s captivity and moved to Song Weijie’s mansion. She was called Madam Wang by the servants of Song’s mansion. However, although Song Weijie doted on Wang, she always seemed to be lacking interest. Even when she had sex, she basically just dealt with it perfunctorily and always endured it passively...
Therefore, when he saw the sun rising from the west and Wang actually brought him ginseng chicken soup, Song Weijie was very happy!

Soon, Wang and a maid carrying ginseng chicken soup walked into Song Weijie's study. Feeling the fragrance emanating from Wang, Song Weijie seemed to have thought of something wonderful. The smile on his face became brighter and brighter. He immediately said to Wang:

"Shien, why did you think of bringing me ginseng chicken soup today?"

Under Song Weijie's gaze, Wang's eyes flashed with a fleeting look of disgust, but she still smiled and said:
"I heard that you, Governor, have not been getting enough rest recently, so I specially asked someone to make you a pot of ginseng chicken soup to nourish your body!"

"Governor, what do you think of this ginseng chicken soup?"

As Wang was speaking, she filled a bowl of ginseng chicken soup and brought it to Song Weijie, saying with a smile:

"Governor, what do you think of my soup?"

Looking at the beautiful woman's smiling face, Song Weijie was almost drunk in his heart. He immediately took the chicken soup from Wang's hand and said:
"It's rare that you have this heart, Shien!" Seeing Song Weijie take the ginseng chicken soup, Wang's eyes also showed a trace of undetectable murderous intent, but she still opened her red lips and said:

“Governor, you are so kind to me, so I will naturally take good care of you. How about you try this ginseng chicken soup…”

"Sir, you are the backbone of Sichuan and Shu. What will happen to the millions of people in Sichuan and Shu without you? You must take good care of your health!"

Hearing the beauty's concern for his health, Song Weijie thought that his sincerity had finally touched the beauty, and he immediately picked up the bowl and tasted it!

Feeling the deliciousness of the ginseng chicken soup in his mouth, Song Weijie nodded slightly and said with satisfaction:
“This ginseng chicken soup is really good!”

After saying this, Song Weijie seemed to have thought of something, and immediately grabbed Wang's hand, looked into her eyes and said sincerely:

"Shien! Stop calling me Governor!"

"I am the Governor of Sichuan in front of others, but not in front of you. I am just your man, your husband!"

Although Song Weijie looked extremely sincere and it was obvious that he was truly in love with Wang, it was a pity that his sincerity was like a poisonous scorpion in Wang's eyes!
At this moment, Wang's mind flashed with the scene of her late husband and two children, a happy family of four. Although she was very reluctant, in order to let Song Weijie finish the bowl of ginseng chicken soup that symbolized liberation, Wang smiled and said:

"My husband! Let me feed you!"

“Hahaha, okay okay…”

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At the same time that Wang was delivering ginseng chicken soup to Song Weijie, in a courtyard in Chengdu, Liu Baichuan was quietly looking at the big tree in the yard.

Although Liu Baichuan said nothing and looked very calm at this moment, the walnuts that kept turning in his hands revealed his inner thoughts, which were not as calm as he appeared.

Soon, footsteps were heard behind Liu Baichuan, and his subordinate Gao Cheng, a centurion from the General Coordination Office, came over to report:

"Sir, Zhang Zhe has sent a message that the operation has already begun!"

"Our people have already set their sights on Liu Yizhen's home. Now they are just waiting for him to go to the Governor's Mansion. As long as he goes there, things will most likely be done!"

Liu Baichuan nodded and said:

"Zhang Zhe, what's going on over there?"

Gao Cheng said without hesitation:
"Zhang Zhe and his children have already quietly gone to Jianmen. It seems that they are ready to flee as soon as the truth is revealed. However, our people have already kept an eye on him. According to your instructions, if Zhang Zhe makes the slightest move, he will be killed immediately!"

After listening to Gao Cheng's words, Liu Baichuan turned around and said with a smile:

"You did a great job. If this succeeds, I will ask for credit for you!"

Hearing the words "ask for merit", Gao Cheng's expression became heated, and he immediately spoke very tactfully:

"Thank you Director Liu for the promotion!"

Liu Baichuan smiled and shook his head, but did not refuse. At this moment, another special agent from the Coordination Office walked over and reported to Liu Baichuan:

"Sir, Liu Yizhen has been invited over with his medicine box by the people from the Governor's Mansion..."

(End of this chapter)