When the war officially begins, it is faster for military generals to collect supplies themselves than to ask the quartermaster. After all, military generals can report battle losses, and any battle losses on the battlefield can be reasonably explained. This is much more expensive than asking the quartermaster to evacuate supplies.
It's much faster, and it's safer.
The quartermaster's embezzlement of supplies can still be traced, but it is very difficult to verify the generals' manipulation of battle losses. Is this why? Lu Xu is not sure whether the general who had the conflict with the quartermaster was the cause of the problem.
Not only that, if the frontline officers become dissatisfied due to material problems, the war may even fail.
Then, the quartermaster involved in embezzling supplies is the best scapegoat!
Therefore, both Lu Xu and the civil servant knew very well that as a quartermaster, not only was he unprotected, but he was also in a position where he could be sacrificed at any time.
How could he have the confidence to confront Lu Xugang?
Now, even if he didn't want to bow his head, he couldn't help it. He just heard him say in a stupefied voice: "Master Lu, that's not what I meant. I..."
As soon as the general saw this situation, he knew that Lu Xu had hit the quartermaster's weak point. Although he didn't know what the profound meaning of Lu Xu's words was, it would be useful as long as it was useful.
So, before Lu Xu could say anything, he took advantage of the victory and pursued it. He shook the quartermaster in his hand and said, "Hey, you won't call yourself an officer this time? Are you going to be crazy?"
After finishing speaking, he did not forget to say to Lu Xu: "Lu Tuanlian, brother, I am also a group practitioner like you. My name is Chang Yao! I don't have the courage like you! I, Chang, admire you!"
Lu Xu listened to Chang Yao's words and he was talking with a hammer and a stick. He was obviously clueless, but he liked this kind of person very much. He bowed his hands to Chang Yao: "Brother Chang, nice to meet you!"
Chang Yao said: "Nice to meet you. Let me tell you, this guy's name is Ma Xingzhou, and he is the quartermaster of our Jinglue Mansion. This kid is the worst thing. He doesn't dare to touch except for the direct troops of the Jinglue Commander."
, all the military supplies of our brothers here have been touched by him!"
Ma Xingzhou was shocked: "You! You are so bloody!"
Chang Yao sneered: "Are you slandering others? Do you want us to talk in front of Mr. Jin Lue?"
If it were in the past, Ma Xingzhou really wouldn't be afraid of Chang Yao and him going to Wen Yuanzhong to settle accounts.
After all, Chang Yao doesn't have enough weight with Wen Yuanzhong. Even if Wen Yuanzhong really wants to deal with Ma Xingzhou, he will have to wait until someone with enough weight has a conflict with Ma Xingzhou before Wen Yuanzhong will take action. Because only then will he take action.
, only his Ma Xingzhou head would be used to the extreme by Wen Yuanzhong.
It's really not worth it to break the unwritten rules in the officialdom just for a mere Chang Yao.
but!
With Lu Xu, it's different. Chang Yao's weight is not enough, but Lu Xu's weight is enough!
So he was really frightened by Chang Yao's words, but Lu Xu heard another key piece of information from Chang Yao's words.
He glanced around in surprise and asked, "So, none of the troops we have here are directly affiliated with the Commander-in-Chief?"
Chang Yao nodded: "Isn't that right? I, Lao Chang, have finally figured it out. The manager is working hard to find us, and good things never happen to us. It's because of this that this old rogue dares to follow me, Lao Chang."
Let’s break it down here!”
"I, Lao Chang, have finally figured it out. We people are not taken seriously. So even if he offends us all, the manager will not stand up for us. He naturally has nothing to fear."
"But you are different. You, Lu Tuanlian, are a big deal! You have to be looked down upon wherever you go, so he is afraid of you!"
Lu Xu said: "You can't say that. If I am really as important as you say, why am I here?"
As soon as Lu Xu finished speaking, he heard a voice coming from outside the door: "It seems that Brother Lu doesn't like this place very much!"
This voice was very familiar to Lu Xu. When Lu Xu turned around, he saw that it was indeed an acquaintance. The person who came was Duan Chengwang, the general manager of the Jinglue Mansion.
I remember that when Lu Xu first came to Qinzhou Mansion, Duan Chengwang gave him an overview of the situation in Qinzhou Mansion.
After Duan Chengwang entered the room, he took the initiative to bow his hand to Lu Xu, and Lu Xu quickly returned the greeting.
After the ceremony, Duan Chengwang smiled and held Lu Xu's arm: "The people below are ignorant. The manager has ordered you to go directly to see him when Brother Lu comes. But the people below have done the work.
I smashed it and neglected Brother Lu, I hope Brother Lu won’t take offense.”
Lu Xu smiled and said: "Where is it? What are you talking about, Brother Duan?"
Lu Xu didn't believe a word of Duan Chengwang's words. Based on his understanding of Wen Yuanzhong, Wen Jinglue's subordinates were definitely not such careless people. There must be a deep meaning behind what Wen Yuanzhong did to him, and this deep meaning
Xu probably knows it too.
Duan Chengwang seemed to have deliberately left Lu Xu some time, and there was a slight stagnation in their conversation. It was this stagnation that made Lu Xu confirm his thoughts.
Lu Xu turned to Chang Yao and said: "Brother Chang, please leave first. I will have a good chat with Brother Chang in private about today's matter."
Chang Yao's eyes lit up at that time. Lu Xu's words clearly showed that Lu Xu was planning to follow up on this matter. He sent Lu Xu away happily, but Ma Xingzhou was in a very unhappy mood.
Well, he even had a feeling of despair burning. He felt that if Lu Xu really followed up on this matter, his life would probably be at stake here.
And Ma Xingzhou seemed to have figured it out. Lu Xu's appearance here this time was probably arranged by Wen Yuanzhong. The only thing Ma Xingzhou didn't know was whether the person Wen Yuanzhong wanted Lu Xu to expose was actually him.
Son?
On the way to see Wen Yuanzhong, Duan Chengwang smiled and said to Lu Xu: "Brother Lu, I made you laugh. The national situation is difficult. At this time, it is inevitable that some people will have thoughts that they shouldn't have. We, the managers, have some objections to these things."
Most of the time, there is nothing you can do, so please don’t take offense, Brother Lu!”
Lu Xu smiled and said: "Where is it?"
Lu Xu felt that Duan Chengwang's words should not be taken at face value. No matter from any angle, it was impossible for him to be offended by Wen Yuanzhong.
After all, although Ma Xingzhou did mess with his own supplies, Wen Yuanzhong used his own power to make up for the missing parts for Lu Xu. Wen Yuanzhong even gave Lu Xu many benefits, allowing Lu Xu to complete the task smoothly.
Prepared for war.
Well, what Duan Chengwang said in the second half of the sentence may mean that Wen Yuanzhong is powerless about many things. This is the key point of this passage.
Lu Xu didn't think that Wen Yuanzhong asked Duan Chengwang to complain to him. He felt that Wen Yuanzhong probably wanted to ask for reward from him!