Fu Song

Chapter 232

Tao Dayong is very unhappy now.

The official has indeed been promoted, jumping two ranks from the commanding rank, and now he is a command envoy, and he has also been awarded the honorary title of Captain Yunqi.But embarrassingly, he didn't get any ministry appointment.

It stands to reason that after he entered Beijing, he should have taken over Zhao Zheng's command of the Japanese army, and Tao Dayong had always thought so.Although the Dingwu army is mainly infantry, those who fought against the Liao army in the north were no strangers to cavalry combat.

At least much stronger than those who have been pampered in the capital.

Tao Dayong was originally full of ambition.

With his meritorious deeds, he can indeed walk with his head held high in the capital.

But to his disappointment, not only did he not get the relatively critical position of commanding the Japanese army.Moreover, after meeting him once at the official's house and encouraging him, there was nothing to say.

This put him in a more difficult situation.

Without a job, it is really not easy for a family to live in Bianliang with the salary of a command envoy and the honorary title of Captain Yunqi.

Although it is said that his salary was very high in the past, the cost of living in Bianliang far exceeded Tao Dayong's estimate.

The family now lives in a small rented courtyard.There are more than a dozen people in the size, and they can barely fit people in. It can still be said to be spacious!And even such a small yard costs [-] yuan a month.

When I first rented this small courtyard, I was just preparing for a transition, because as long as I took over the position of commander of the Japanese army, I would naturally have a corresponding residence provided by the government.

But who knows, this matter has been delayed.

Not only was there no position for the commander of the Japanese army, but there was no details about how to place him.

What's even more annoying is that he can't go yet.

I can only stay in Bianliang honestly, waiting for the next arrangement.

Living in Bianliang is not easy.

If it weren't for the fact that there were still some savings when the Dingwu Army was in control, it would be difficult now.

Now every few days, Tao Dayong would go to the Civil Service Office to ask about his situation, but the people in the Civil Service Office didn't know anything about it, and just told him to wait.

This waited for a few months, but there was still no half a word.

Tao Dayong was really anxious.

If it's just his personal matter, it's okay to say a little bit, if it's great, then he won't be an official, he will leave Bianliang and return to Daming Mansion with his family.When the Dingwu Army ruled for these years, he naturally didn't get nothing, and he still bought a farm near the Daming Mansion.Not to mention being rich and expensive, but you can always eat and drink without worrying about it.

But he can't go.

His subordinates are also in a worrying situation now.

At the beginning, they were quite popular, and many people expressed their concern and love for Dingwu Army, but as time passed, just like Tao Dayong's treatment, this kind of concern and love disappeared. Instead, there is a deep sense of distrust and defensiveness.

Tao Dayong knew that this was because King Jing lost power.

And they, as King Jing's direct subordinates, were also unlucky.

At the beginning, all the arrangements for the Dingwu Army were lost.The officers of the Dingwu Army were originally going to serve after being promoted to a higher level in the upper fourth army, and the soldiers of the Dingwu army will also be placed in the upper fourth army as the backbone force.

The purpose of transferring the frontier army to Beijing was to improve the combat effectiveness of the Fourth Army.

After all, last time, they were beaten too badly by Xiao Ding.

But now, all of this is gone.

The Dingwu army was transferred to a very remote military camp and stationed temporarily.Tao Dayong only needs to look at the surrounding garrisons to know how wary the imperial court is against the Dingwu Army.

Surrounding the Dingwu Army, there were actually three barracks of the Fourth Army, which tightly surrounded their garrison.

Is it possible that the Dingwu army can still rebel?
Tao Dayong could only smile wryly.

Now, he can't even go back to the Dingwu Army, because he has resigned from the post of Dingwu Army commander.

The life of the Dingwu army is getting worse and worse, not only the salary cannot be paid on time, but even the daily necessities of life are gradually lacking.

From time to time, subordinates from the past would come to Tao Dayong to complain, but what can Tao Dayong do now!

He went to the Privy Council to look for it several times, and found that the current plight of the Dingwu army was the result of some people who deliberately made things difficult. The reason was that they were King Jing's subordinates.

Friends in the Privy Council warned Tao Dayong not to meddle in his own business now, he is no longer in command of the Dingwu Army, if he stretches out his hand to control, it will be bad for others and himself.

But how could Tao Dayong turn a blind eye?

Now he is very worried.

He is well aware of how violent the people under his command who have survived many battles really have, and once they exceed the limit of their patience, they can do anything.

Now, he is still desperately suppressing these old ministries, because he knows that no matter what these people do, they will definitely be counted on his account in the end.

In the past few months, he has quietly subsidized thousands of guan in it.

Fortunately, the Dingwu Army still has a regular army after all. Although the superiors treat them harshly, they are still not in vain. Now Tao Dayong only hopes that the superiors will quickly appoint a new commander of the Dingwu Army. As long as the new commander takes office, he can leave it alone. If anything happens, it's none of his business.

But the court remained silent.

It's almost the end of the new year. At this time, the other troops in the capital have already received their rewards, and they are all preparing for a good year.This year, because of the defeat in Hebei, the rewards of the army in the capital are extra generous.

However, the Dingwu Army, which had defeated the Liao Army in Hebei and held Guiyi City for several months, did not receive the reward it deserved.

This is overkill.

Do those officials in charge of material rewards know that they are really going to piss off these frontier soldiers, and they really dare to take advantage of the dark night and high winds to touch the door and kill them all?
Tao Dayong has heard such words many times.

Every time the former subordinates came to complain, such words would come out of their mouths.These people don't understand the entanglement of the upper class. In their view, what they deserve is to be corrupted by these officials who are in charge of materials and money.

Every time, Tao Dayong has to exert great efforts to suppress them.

These officials are not greedy for the money at all, they have received instructions from some people to make it difficult for them to set up an army!

Tao Dayong sighed bravely, if one day, he heard that there was a murder in Bianliang City, maybe it was his old subordinates who did it.

"Controlling, we have a visitor!" A veteran soldier stood by the door and said to Tao Dayong who was sitting by the desk in a daze.

"Guests?" Tao Dayong was a little strange. If his old subordinates came down, the veterans would not report at all, and would directly lead people here. Besides these old subordinates of his own, where would there be guests to visit him? ?
When I first came to Beijing, of course there were.

But they are all snobbish eyes. During this period of time, their own family can be described as empty.

"Who?"

"The visitor claims to be surnamed Sun, and his name is full." The veteran looked at Tao Dayong with a confused face, and then explained: "Tongzhi, this person is a gangster and is very famous. He is famous in Bianliang City. I heard that we live here This piece of land belongs to him!"

Gangster!A look of disgust suddenly appeared on Tao Dayong's face. People like him have always hated this kind of people. When he was stationed in the frontier, if a character like this dared to appear in front of him, he was in a very good mood. Only then will there be.

Seeing Tao Dayong's appearance, the veteran knew what he was thinking, and hurriedly said: "Guan Zhi, this Sun Man has brought a lot of gifts, just chicken, duck and fish, he has to pick a few! Besides, these people, can they not be offended? Don't offend them, although I am not afraid of them making trouble, but I am also afraid of their disgusting people, this is not a frontier after all!"

Looking at the appearance of the veteran, Tao Dayong sighed, and he knew what the veteran was thinking. The family is really in trouble right now.Earlier, in order to help the old subordinates, he had already emptied the house, and even though the Chinese New Year was about to come, there were not many New Year's goods in the house!

Thinking about it makes me feel sad, I am a great general, my subordinates are stained with countless blood of the enemy, it can be said to be a murderer, this veteran in front of me, he has made many achievements, and right now, he has been swayed by a few picks of chicken, duck and fish Eye.

"Let him in!" Tao Dayong closed his eyes, waved his hand, and said.

With the sound of footsteps, Tao Dayong took a deep breath, stretched out his hands to rub his cheeks, and stood up.The old soldier said the same thing, since I can't deal with these bastards now, I can only give them a little face. Although for some reason, they came to my door, but if I really want to make trouble, I don't care about it. Don't be afraid of them.Even if there are women and children in my own family, they can still kill the enemy with a knife.

The person who came in came in. He was extremely burly, standing in front of Tao Dayong with his back straight.

Tao Dayong looked at the person across from him, and suddenly felt a warning sign in his heart. The person in front of him didn't have the aura of a gangster, but he was full of the iron-blooded soldier he was familiar with.

What is the origin of this Sun Man?
"Qin Min has seen Zhizhi!" The visitor crossed his hands in salute, bowed down, but also untied the cloth mask on his face.

As if struck by lightning, in an instant, Tao Dayong froze there and became a wooden sculpture of clay.

Watching the man remove the veil, revealing a familiar face.

Tao Dayong and Qin Kuan are both generals of the frontier army, and they are both in command of an army. They have fought together many times under King Jing's command. Qin Min, as Qin Kuan's son, is also the number one warrior under his command. Tao Dayong was certainly impressed.

Didn't it mean that he died in the battle of Baigou Post by the Juma River?

"You, how did you get to Bianliang?" After a long time, Tao Dayong came to his senses. Since he was standing in front of him, the so-called death in Juma River was naturally nonsense.

Qin Kuan was defeated, and was used as a scapegoat by Cui Ang, and countless evidences of their collusion with King Jing were found. This is also one of the important reasons why King Jing is now under house arrest.

Under such circumstances, even if Qin Min is still alive, shouldn't he flee to the mountains?How could it appear in Bianliang?For him, this place is a real dragon's pond and tiger's den.

"If you don't come to Bianliang, how can you avenge your father!" Qin Min gritted his teeth and said.

Tao Dayong looked at the resolute appearance of the other party, and sighed, "Sit down, sit down and talk, who is this?"

Being able to come here with Qin Min is naturally someone Qin Min can trust.

"Gao He." Gao He took a step forward and bowed in salute.

"I remembered." Tao Dayong's past appearance appeared in Tao Dayong's mind: "You are the staff member who followed Brother Qin."

"Tao Tongzhi has a good memory." Gao He bowed.

"How do you live in Bianliang now?" Looking at the two people in front of them, they all have ruddy complexions and are dressed brightly. They don't look like they are suffering at all, but they seem to be living better than themselves as a commander. .

"To tell you the truth, Qin Min's alias is He Sheng now, but he is working under the underworld figure Sun Man in Bianliang, and Mr. Gao is the same." Qin Min said with a smile: "The Sun family in the east city is now fighting with the Cao family in the west city. If you kill him, we will win consecutive battles for Sun Man, and he is very generous."

Tao Dayong couldn't help but realize that the former fluke on the battlefield has become a thug for the gangster leader.

"A lot of you come to Bianliang?" Tao Dayong asked.

"Yes, there are dozens of them!" Gao He said from the side: "It is because of this strength that we have gained an important position under that Sun Man, and it is precisely because of this person's cover that we Only then can we survive in Bianliang City."

"It's not easy to live in Bianliang!" Thinking of his current predicament, Tao Dayong couldn't help feeling sorry for him: "Qin Min, it would be great if I didn't come to Bianliang! Your father and the others... hey !"

Tao Dayong lowered his head, how many powerful frontier soldiers who were famous in the past and could compete with the Liao people on the battlefield are left now?Compared to Qin Kuan and the others, he might be lucky.

"We also met the soldiers under Tong Zhi's command a few days ago, and we found out that Tong Zhi lives here after inquiring, so we came to pay a visit!" Qin Min said.

"You won't let them see you, will you?" Tao Dayong changed color slightly.

"Of course I know I can't reveal my identity, so I sent another person to inquire!" Qin Min smiled and said, "Don't worry about the control."

"What can I do for you?" Looking at Qin Min, Tao Dayong certainly understood that the other party would go to the Three Treasure Hall for nothing, "It's just that you probably know a thing or two about my situation now and can help you Yes, it's also limited."

"I want to see His Royal Highness King Jing!" Qin Min said, "It's just that I can't enter the palace."

"I'm afraid it's not convenient for me to go there now!" Tao Dayong shook his head. "I can't drag His Royal Highness King Jing any longer."

Gao He smiled and said: "Control, what else can we avoid now? You look like this now, and it is reasonable to go to see His Royal Highness King Jing when you are in a hurry to go to the doctor."

"His Royal Highness King Jing can't help you now! Do you know that the court is using the correspondence between His Royal Highness King Jing and your father to talk about things now!"

"Some of those letters are true, while others are framed."

"I'm afraid it's true in nine out of ten cases, but the most terrible thing is that part is fake!" Tao Dayong said: "It's better not to make His Royal Highness King Jing difficult."

"I just want to meet His Royal Highness King Jing and ask him. My father and Zheng Yu all died for His Highness. If His Highness says that he has surrendered, I will turn around and leave without saying a word. I will never forget each other Yu Tianya, if His Highness still wants to fight again, then Qin Min will help him even if he sacrifices his life." Qin Min said firmly: "Please help the ruler."

(End of this chapter)