As one army after another was sent out from Ningxia City, this important frontier town in the northwest became deserted for a while. In the past, almost all the officers of all sizes could be seen everywhere on the streets. The General's Mansion was on the spot every day. The scene of Mao is no longer visible. Even the fewer ordinary soldiers in the alley often take the military pay they have just received to have fun. The people and merchants in Ningxia City are used to this scene.
After all, it is one of the nine borders of the Ming Dynasty. What news can the Tartars pass through? Over the years, the Tartars have come to the city many times, but when did they really enter the city?
However, the people still live their own lives, and merchants still open their own shops. Even the girls in the building only do less business, in other words, they can rest well for a few days, but some noble people are not that It's so comfortable. King Qing Zhu Tai-han sent people to the General's Mansion every day to inquire about the news from Jiang Han. In addition, King Anhua Zhu Zhi-lai was blocked from sending people out of the city again and again, and his patience was almost at its limit. .
Fortunately, on this day, someone finally brought him good news. Sun Jingwen was here. He excitedly entered the study room and quickly walked to Zhu Zhili, not even caring about salute: "Shi just now The eunuch Wang from the Lijian was accompanied by the eunuch Li Zeng and Deng Guang, and went to the General's Office for military farming affairs. Commander Zhou sent me the news from the General's Office, saying that it was the inspector's censor An Weixue. There. They said that they would start farming in Hetao this year. Although it is a little late now, they can get busy quickly and it is still time to plow spring. Therefore, the supply of military pay and rice in the second half of this year will be reduced by half, and next year, it will be reduced by half. , you will be self-sufficient in the future.”
"Xu Xun was not here, they really jumped around!"
After being stunned at first, Zhu Zhili immediately woke up and couldn't help laughing. "If Xu Xun knew that he was leading people to win the battle in front of him, there were still so many people who were dragging their legs behind him, I don't know if it would be. He would be so angry that he could smoke! What did Jiang Han say? Although he is not a very courageous person, he would not be able to agree easily when facing such a thing?"
"Of course it's impossible. Our General Jiang is still quite righteous. First he made a pity that this matter was not feasible, and then he delayed and said that he wanted to ask Lord Yang. However, the prince took out the official document covered with the jade seal. It was a little too late to resist. Although it was not the intention issued by the cabinet, but only the order. But those who dared to resist the order were those scholars in the capital with a harder head than a steel knife, not including him who had finally reached it for so many years. General. So, although he is still dragging it now, I think he may not be able to withstand it. Your Highness, if I guess correctly, I am afraid that the prince’s plan is very simple. That is to take advantage of Xu Xun’s time outside. Day, cook the raw rice and cook it!”
Speaking of this, when Sun Jingwen saw Zhu Zhili's eyes lit up, he nodded in agreement. He couldn't help but feel energetic. He immediately analyzed incessantly: "If Xu Xun wins a battle, he will never be able to fight against the emperor's order. And if he lost the battle... he would be even more unconfident. Even if the emperor favored him again in the past, he would inevitably hold him accountable for the defeat this time. At the least, he would be demoted by the official position and exiled to the extreme. By then, Eunuch Liu dominated the court alone. No one can control him anymore!"
"You are right. The duty of this military officer is to fight a war. If he loses the war, why are he still talking about the holy family?"
Zhu Zhili smiled happily on his face. However, he was not stupid either. He knew that no matter whether Xu Xun won or defeated, the most important thing was how to use the news that had just been released. So he squinted his eyes. Thinking deeply, he said to Sun Jingwen: "You go to see He Jin and the others, spread the news as soon as possible, the faster the better! Look at what the reaction is. If the crowd is excited, tomorrow night, you will set up a wine treat in Dongsheng Building. These people, with the intention of drinking, must let them obey me! As long as they are willing to press the fingerprints on the letter of alliance to obey me, this matter will be done!"…
He didn't want to take action so early, but Xu Xun forced him step by step too hard. If this continues, it's hard to guarantee that someone can't stand it! Since that's the case, it's better to choose a day than to hit the day!
Others don’t know how much military pay for the entire Ningxia vanguard and left and right guards are. Li Zeng and Deng Guang, who have been guarding Ningxia for a while, naturally knew what Wang Ning said to deduct half of the military pay for the second half of the year. That half would never have been able to reach the national treasury, and most of it was Liu Jin's private pockets. Therefore, when he came back from the General's Office and divided the false Taoist credit of An Weixue, the two of them praised Wang Ning. Li Zeng, who had suffered a great loss under Xu Xun's hands, said unscrupulously: "If Eunuch Liu knew that Eunuch Wang had accomplished such a big thing this time, Eunuch Wang would definitely be able to go further after he returned! In the past six months How much is the military salary? Even those who have taken generous actions before, such as King Ning, would not make such contributions."
"cough!"
Wang Ning coughed heavily in displeasure, and saw Li Zeng reacting. He said angrily: "Our family is just doing small things for Eunuch Liu to do, and what to do to go further! The military pay, Eunuch Liu, will naturally report to the emperor in detail and will not get a penny or a penny."
If Xu Xun loses the battle, he can still get a lot of benefits. But if Xu Xun loses luck and wins again, then all those saved will naturally be able to enter the national treasury, but after all, it is Liu Jin's major political achievement! In this way, many military towns can implement the military farming system to the end, which is not unhelpful for Liu Jin!
Seeing that Li Zeng and Deng Guang were both in a hurry, Wang Ning solemnly ordered: "In short, before this matter is done, don't show off everywhere. Just open up Jiang Han's end and announce the notice. The whole city is naturally ready to go!”
Zhu Zhili was well-informed, and Zhang Yong, who was in Guandi Temple, was not bad. After all, Cao Mi now brought the Jinyiwei from Ningxia Town and the Jinyiwei from Yansui Town to follow him. There were thirty or forty people. Among them, there were three or four eyeliners in the General's Office. Wang Ning and Li Zeng and Deng Guang'an Weixue went to see Jiang Han together one hour after they had sorted out the detailed conversation record. When he arrived at his desk, although he expected that Liu Jin would have made some plans when he sent Wang Ning over, he was still a little amused and crying after truly understanding the whole story.
"Old Liu, Lao Liu, even if you want to do some results for others to see, you won't take you like this! If this news spreads, how big a mess would it be?"
Cao Mi, who was standing beside him, heard Zhang Yong say this, and he replied in a deep voice: "Report to Eunuch Zhang. This matter has begun to spread. As far as I know, the officers such as thousands of households and hundreds of households who stayed in the city.
, and some unsuccessful idle commanders, etc., are all talking about this matter. When they heard the news, the crowd was excited. But they had not been revealed to the public."
"Is it true? So fast?"
Zhang Yong suddenly realized the seriousness of the matter. After suddenly standing up, he looked at Cao Mi and asked, "Is someone making trouble?"
"Yes. Those who spread the news include Sun Jingwen, Meng Bin, Shi Lian, He Jin and several other officers who frequently walked towards the Anhua Palace. They connected around. It was ridiculous that Wang Ning, Li Zeng, Deng Guang and others were so happy that Wang Ning, Li Zeng and Deng Guang were so many.
He still thought he had a plan." Cao Mi said this. Before Zhang Yong could ask, he bowed and said, "As for Zhou Ang, the commander who often walked to the Anhua Palace, he was still in the General's Mansion. He still had not come out of the General's Mansion.
Trusted by General Jiang, there are less than 6,000 troops left in the city, and even fewer generals. If he was in the battle, General Jiang naturally relied heavily on Eunuch Zhang. Now, the matter can't be delayed anymore.
Dispose of it as soon as possible.”…
"You kid, like Xu Xun, are impatient!"
Zhang Yong rubbed his chin that had no beard and said angrily: "How to deal with it as soon as possible? Let's tell Jiang Han that some of the officers who are inciting you, they complain, maybe they will make ill-intentioned plans?
Whether the matter is true or not, let alone outsiders! Moreover, we don’t know whether there are any rebellious plans. If there is a precaution, it might be even worse. Moreover, some things are not easy to deal with if they don’t move.
What's more, Xu Xun's victory or defeat is not known... In this way, you can clean up and leave one or two people to guard this Guandi Temple, and the others follow us!"
"Eunuch Zhang..."
"It is not our responsibility to get messy, but it is also a reward to clean up the chaos! Stupid boy, at least make some preparations for Xu Xun, so as not to have any mistakes on his side. If we have any contributions here, we can help him block it!
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If Liu Jin really wants to cause trouble, even if Xu Xun loses the battle, he can still overcome it if he goes back to suppress it! What's more, Xu Xun, the guard in Qing Mansion, clearly borrowed it and didn't want to repay it. How could he not repay it? He could still settle it in
Today's affairs! It's just a clever woman who can't cook without rice. There are not many soldiers left in the city. Where should he go to get people? There are also the six gates of Ningxia City, he has to control at least one or two, and send relatives.
The soldiers rushed to Pinglu City, Ningxia, and it was the most reliable to find Xu Xun back, and it was hard for others to trust!
The streets of Ningxia City, which entered the night ban, were a little quieter than during the day, and only teams of patrol troops passed by gradually. However, compared with the past night patrol troops, the number of people seems to be much higher.
In fact, it is one-third of the soldiers and horses left behind in Ningxia City. Although ordinary people dare not go out casually, officers galloping by horses often see that they don’t even ask questions at night.
One sound.
No one knows whether those officers were just a hundred households, or commanders of the senior level or even guerrillas. If they offend them, they would not be able to afford to wear these little shoes.
Therefore, when the rider and rider got off the horse in front of Dongsheng Building one after another, Sun Jingwen, who was greeting himself, greeted everyone with a diligent smile, and led the person upstairs with a smile.
After all, he gave the shopkeeper a few instructions. Seeing that the door panels at the entrance of the store had been moved down one by one, he turned back upstairs.
Sun Jingwen just welcomed the guests at the bottom, and He Jin and others were accompanying the guests at the top. Before the dishes were moved, many officers were persuaded to drink several drinks. When Sun Jingwen sat down at the big round table, someone had already laughed.
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"We have fought a war in the border for a lifetime. Those eunuchs only know how to enjoy happiness in the capital, but in the end they say that they will take our way out. How can this be done in the world?" Qianhu, who spoke, was originally
A bad temper, he threw the wine cup on the ground with a heavy blow, and then slapped the table and stood up, "This world cannot survive. If I really do that kind of military farming order, I will take off my military robe.