Seeing Li Chengzhi leaving the guard office in an instant, with a solemn expression on his face, Li Liang quickly greeted him.
"Li Da, I'm sorry... Sima's surname is Zhangsun?"
"Eldest grandson, may I ask Mr. Lang, which eldest grandson?"
Li Chengzhi sighed secretly: "To be able to serve as Sima in Huben, it must have been after Sun Daosheng, the founding king of Shangdang. Even if he is not the nephew of General Sun Zhi, he must not have been in the fifth service..."
Li Liang's heart skipped a beat.
Changsun Zhi and Hou Gang are related by marriage. From this point of view, they should be on the same level as Langjun. What's more, Changsun Zhi's stepmother is also named Luo...
Chi Luohou, the general who was killed in Wuwei by Li Qi, Li Shiliang and Li Shixian, was his elder brother.
A few days ago, Russell was shocked by Li Chengzhi's fire, and not even his body was left alive. Russell was Luo's nephew.
From what point of view, Sima and Li Chengzhi are mortal enemies.
Although Sima is not the chief officer, he is responsible for military discipline, food, grass, soldiers' armor, camps, and even salaries and other military needs. A few shoes can be enough for Li Chengzhi to drink several pots.
Then from now on, it won’t be Li Chengzhi’s hard life?
You think you are unlucky enough, don’t you think you can be even more unlucky?
Li Chengzhi added: "Apart from the eldest grandson, my immediate boss, your husband, is Yuan Wei..."
This time, Li Liang was completely shocked and his face changed wildly.
It doesn't matter if you have the surname Yuan. After all, the surname Yuan belongs to the royal family and is very good at giving birth. Therefore, whether in the military or in various ministries, there shouldn't be too many people with the surname Yuan.
But it’s Yuan Wei?
He and Yuan Yi are both grandsons of Yuan Xiao and close cousins...
Li Liang secretly gritted his teeth: "Why is it such a coincidence?"
"What a coincidence?" Li Chengzhi smiled coldly, "Just because the emperor wanted to make room for me, the Huben Guards had just gone through a large number of transfers from Sima down, and the eldest grandson and Yuan Weiding had also recently taken office...
But it seems that someone clearly didn’t want your husband to be too comfortable, so he specially picked these two to play with him..."
After laughing, Li Chengzhi frowned again: "Although Yuan Yuan's surname is Yuan, he and Yuan Ji have been in the fifth service for a long time, and I haven't heard of how close he is to Yuan Ji, Hou Gang, etc. How come he seems to be trying to find every opportunity?
Are you trying to embarrass me? Is it because I didn’t pay tribute in advance?”
Even Li Chengzhi couldn’t figure it out, let alone Li Liang?
He frowned and asked: "Then what should we do next?"
"What else can we do? Of course, the soldiers will block it, and the water will cover it. We can't make a few moves, sir, and I will be frightened and give up, right?"
Li Chengzhi smiled sinisterly, "It's a blessing in disguise. It's better to show the horse and the horse in such a clear way than to plot and plot. Besides, where are we going? There will definitely be a bigger surprise waiting for me... I won't go out.
Unexpectedly, I, Mr. Lang, will be able to bump into your Majesty today..."
Then he waved his hand again: "Let's go and see how many we can encounter today..."
Li Liang, Li Rui and more than ten attendants responded in unison, following closely behind...
When they arrived at the camp, dozens of masters and servants were stunned.
What a huge wasteland?
It should be an old palace left over from the previous dynasty. The imperial court has not bothered to repair it, and there are ruins everywhere.
The broken wall was covered with wild grass and trees. As soon as I heard the sound of people approaching, a group of wild birds started up with a "boom".
Not far away is the Jinyong City Wall, and outside the wall is the valley water, which should be connected by dark water. There are also some wild water in the ruins. Occasionally, ripples are seen, and there seems to be fish wagging their tails. They seem to be quite big.<
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It must have smelled the breath of living things, and wild flies and mosquitoes suddenly flew up, forming a tangled mass in an instant, buzzing towards me.
Such a place is not suitable for setting up a village, not even for temporary camping. Regardless of the rest, if you sleep for a night without being sucked by mosquitoes, you will be bitten into swollen balls...
Li Chengzhi let out a long sigh: Is this really a show of force?
Not to mention the barracks, if you look around, you can’t even see a single figure?
What about the brigade assigned to him?
Even if you are just a thorn, or a second-generation ancestor, you should still see someone, right?
Suspicious, Li Chengzhi heard the sound of horse hooves behind him, turned around and saw a horse approaching in a moment, and a person jumped off the horse.
He did not wear armor, only a civilian shirt. He also did not wear a crown, only a flat crown, and he had no official ribbon on his body. It was obvious that he was just a civil servant.
This is clearly the Shangguan's intention to humiliate Li Chengzhi, and he is spreading the word that he is not willing to send even the most popular Cong Jiupin.
The visitor came closer and bowed slightly towards Li Chengzhi: "In response to the order of the recruiter Sima, I came here to inform Li Huben: Because of your Majesty's order, Li Huben was given the power to make military decisions. Therefore, it is not appropriate to recruit too many guards.
Talking about Li Huben’s military affairs.
Li Huben needs to take care of matters such as setting up camp and building strongholds, as well as clothing, armor, food and other military supplies by himself..."
Haha, I just said that there will definitely be some shoes waiting for me, isn’t this coming?
It seems that this eldest grandson, Sima, is a real villain. He can't even wait for an extra moment, and he can take revenge in the blink of an eye?
Much easier to deal with than hypocrites...
Li Chengzhi had already expected such an incident, so he didn't care at all. He just pointed at the remaining wall and said with a smile: "Forget about setting up camp and setting up a stronghold, or clothes, armor, food and fodder, let me ask you: Where are the soldiers?
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The civil servant bowed his head and said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone: "Sima didn't explain anything, so my subordinates don't know..."
Don’t know?
Li Chengzhi smiled playfully and raised his chin towards Li Liang.
Li Liang understood, got off his horse, came to the clerk's side, and asked a few words in a low voice.
As he spoke and made small movements with his hands, a piece of copper collar weighing a full kilogram was magically inserted into the clerk's hand.
The clerk's face changed, and just as he was about to scold him, he felt a heavy weight on his hand, and the copper collar actually turned into two pieces.
In a dazed moment, there was one more piece, making it three pieces?
Not enough?
Then I'll add more... Li Liang shook his sleeve and slid out three more pieces. The clerk couldn't help but bend down and hold it tightly with both hands as he could hold it with one hand.
A low-ranking civil servant's monthly salary is at most three to four hundred yuan. Even if he has a little oil and water, even if it is distributed equally to him, there probably won't be much left.
As soon as Li Chengzhi took action, he still had more than one month's income...
After a moment's hesitation, the civil servant replied in a low voice: "Three days ago, when the new brigade was organized, General Lang selected the camp here and ordered the tiger soldiers to weed and demolish the walls and set up camp.
It is also said that this brigade department is independently organized. Since it was divided into subordinates after Li Huben took office, it was not divided into superiors and subordinates. It was also said that the necessary arrangements were made only after Li Huben took office... Therefore, on that day, five
More than a hundred tiger soldiers took leave one after another..."
Having said this, the clerk remained silent. Seeing that there seemed to be a hint of color on his face, Li Chengzhi signaled again. As soon as the clerk put the copper collar into his sleeve, his free hand turned out to be full again.
The clerk gritted his teeth fiercely and lowered his voice: "And because the selection time for each battalion and brigade coincided with the salary payment, the new tiger soldiers under the Shilang's command did not receive the salary of the previous month..."
See, money can make all the difference, let alone a small official?
Li Chengzhi nodded lightly: "Thank you... don't worry, keep it, I don't know what to do..."
The civil servants looked around and just thanked him. They didn't even dare to bow to him as a courtesy, and hurriedly got on their horses and left.
Li Chengzhi laughed loudly, pointed at the civil servants who were riding away and said with a smile: "Li Da, Li Rui, have you seen it? Nothing is difficult in the world, only those who are willing..."
Lang Jun can still laugh?
Li Liang and others all looked at Li Chengzhi worriedly.
Although the clerk's words were vague, anyone who was not a fool would be able to tell: I don't know who ordered it, but all the new soldiers transferred were owed salaries.
That's all. It's called a new brigade, but it doesn't even have a place to stay. You actually want to set up a camp on your own?
There is nothing wrong with this. After all, during a battle, it is impossible to always have the vanguard army as the center army, and the rear army to set up camp, prepare pots and stoves, or even cook good food.
Doing it yourself often happens...
But they only asked the soldiers to work, but they didn't even give them a hoe or a shovel. Could it be that the soldiers were asked to do the work with two hands?
What's more, they don't even have water or dry food, and they have to wait until Li Chengzhi takes office before they can provide relief. Is it possible that if Li Chengzhi doesn't come, these soldiers will have to suffer from the northwest wind?
What's more, the subordinates have not yet been divided into superiors and subordinates, which means there is no one to restrain them. It would be strange if these soldiers don't run away...
Including the leave, God knows whether it was granted for ten days or half a month?
It's easy to run away, but it's not so easy to recall.
The salary and rice owed for at least one month must be paid in full first. Secondly, it is impossible to let the soldiers sleep in the wasteland. They must set up camp.
And we can't just have a place to live, we also need to provide food and clothing, and we also need to prepare all the soldiers, armor, chariots and horses, equipment, etc. Otherwise, how can we train the army?
But a blind man can also see that Li Chengzhi cannot even think of asking for even a pound of grain from his eldest grandson Sima. Otherwise, there is no need to send officials to inform Li Chengzhi: take care of it yourself.
The hidden meaning is: Grandpa promises that you won’t even have a hair on your head...
This is the so-called "The king of hell is easy to meet, but the devil is difficult to deal with".
Even if there is an order from the emperor, it doesn’t matter, things will always be handled by the subordinates. The slightest difficulty can make Li Chengzhi sit on the throne...
"What are you afraid of? At least you know what other people's moves are, and you just have to think of a way to respond. It's better than being caught in the dark..."
Li Chengzhi laughed happily, but also had some doubts: He didn't expect that someone would make things difficult for him. After all, he had offended so many powerful people, such as Yuan Ji, Hou Gang, etc., who had been operating in the Wei Mansion for many years. It is hard to guarantee that not many relatives and friends would still serve in Huben.
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But I didn’t expect that instead of imagining a sinister plot, the horse and the horse were clearly facing each other?
It is easy to defend against, but it is also difficult.
Regardless of the rest, just like the strange scene now where a new general has taken office but the camp is empty, without the approval of General Yuan Yuan, Changsun and Yuan Wei would not have dared to do so blatantly.
At the worst, Yuan Yuan should have been taught by Yuan Ji's people, and he should just turn a blind eye...
If only you could keep pretending to be deaf and dumb!
Li Liang asked anxiously: "What should we do now?"
"What else can we do? We have to eat the food one bite at a time, and we have to do everything one by one. Send the soldiers back to camp first, otherwise there will be no half a tiger soldier, and I will become a joke as a tiger general?
Fortunately, Mr. Lang, I was more thoughtful and asked for the register. Otherwise, even if I wanted to look for the person, I would have no place to look for him..."
Li Chengzhi pondered and said, "Even if you want to be owed a salary and want to compete for an official position, you have to come to me, the brigade general, to make the decision, right?"
As he spoke, Li Chengzhi opened the book again. As soon as he glanced at it, he took a deep breath.
Good guy, there are twenty names on the page, and they all have the same surname: Yuan!
Is this because he transferred all the members of the Huben Army named Yuan to his command?
Going back further, the eight surnames (the eight nobles of Xianbei have the same family status as Cui, Lu, Zheng, Wang, Li and other high-ranking families) Mu, Lu, He, Liu, Lou, Yu, Ji, Wei and other surnames are sufficient.
Ranked after three hundred.
Next are the high-ranking families with the five surnames, and the next-level families such as Xi, Changsun, Luo, etc. of the Yuan clan with the surname A.
The most outrageous thing is that after flipping through the entire book, I can’t even see a single member of the Li clan in Longxi?
By analogy, those with the surname Gao, Yang, Guo, or Zhang are probably not even remotely related to Gao Zhao, Yang Shu, Hexi Guo, and Anding Zhang...
This clearly meant that Li Chengzhi didn’t retain anyone he could connect with and become a confidant.
I fuck your uncle, are you such a bully?
Li Chengzhi wished he could find Yuan Yuan and throw this book in his face...
If you dare to be in the first grade of junior high school, don’t blame me for being in the fifteenth grade!
Didn’t I claim that “it’s not advisable to talk too much about Li Huben’s military affairs when recruiting guards?” Then don’t blame me for being ruthless...
"Follow me to find someone..."
Li Liang's scalp was numb. He pointed at the book and exclaimed: "How... how did you find this?"
Either he is a descendant of the Yuan clan, or he is a descendant of the noble family. Li Chengzhi is afraid that he will not be able to get in or even see anyone...
"It's better if you don't see me..." Li Chengzhi smiled sinisterly, "Don't panic, let's see what your husband does..."
……
It really didn’t go as Li Liang expected. Li Chengzhi only chose a few Han family descendants, and they were relatively the lowest-ranked ones. But after running through several families, they all turned out to be rejected?
Either he had gone out to play in the morning and had not returned yet, or he was suffering from cold wind and could not see guests.
Playing, feeling sick?
Li Chengzhi immediately knew that these five hundred tiger soldiers must have received instructions. In the short term, he would not be able to recall any of them...
It was already noon, and he was hungry. Li Chengzhi was not in a hurry, and ordered his servants to the south of the city.
He chose a music hall at random, not to mention Le Ling and Dancing Girl, he didn't even ask for wine. He just made enough food and meat, and asked Li Liang to find pen and ink.
I thought it was Li Chengzhi who was writing to someone asking for help, but after I found the pen and ink, I saw that he was making corrections according to the book.
Li Liang was surprised: "It's a new tour, but all the soldiers are old soldiers. Moreover, they are the emperor's personal soldiers, whether they are in the yamen account or in the palace, there must be some records. He is Lang Jun
It won’t help if you smear this part, right?”
"Who said I was going to be dirty? Mo Duosheng, just look at it..."
Li Chengzhi chuckled and carefully picked up the pen.
Just like painting a woman's eyebrows, Li Chengzhi's strokes were very light, mostly just a light stroke. But compared with before and after, there is a huge difference.
The original surname was "Yu", but Li Chengzhi changed his surname to "Wang" with a stroke of his pen.
His original surname was Yuan, and he was born in the "Shi" generation. Li Chengzhi changed his strokes smoothly and became "Yuan Tu".
And so on, Li Chengzhi didn't change much, just three or five changes. Then he looked at it carefully for a while.
Even if you look carefully, you should not be able to see any traces of alteration. At most, you think it is a clerical error...
Li Chengzhi felt determined, carefully dried the ink, and put the booklet into his arms.
"If nothing unexpected happens, Yuan Yuan should be in the palace, at Yuan Jia's house, or at his own house. Even if he is not there, he must go home after dark. Send people to wait for him everywhere. If he encounters him, he will
He said that I have something urgent to report... Even if I can't wait for Yuan Yuan, I will definitely find a way to find out his whereabouts..."
Li Liang responded and saw that he was about to leave, and asked curiously: "Where does Mr. Lang want to go?"
"Me?"
Li Chengzhi showed a sinister smile, "I have entered the palace to meet the saint..."