Red Chamber: Bring Xue Baochai home at the beginning

Chapter 384
What happened in Jia's house was just a small episode.

Every day, all the officials in the court should pay homage to those who should pay homage, and those who should be on duty are on duty.

When hundreds of officials were sacked, hundreds of people would naturally step up.

Whether it's the emperor or the cabinet, or the officials who were implicated and sacked this time.

No matter who is missing, the court will still operate.

After Wang Ziteng talked at Chen Qinzhi's mansion that day, he met the Queen Mother again.

For this uncle, apart from caring about his health, Yuan Chun asked him to discuss with Feng Yibo.

This made Wang Ziteng, who already knew what he knew, more confident in his choice.

After receiving the final confirmation from Wang Ziteng, Feng Yibo asked someone to post a post for Qiu Peng.

It didn't take long for Qiu Peng to rush to the Marquis of Chu's mansion in a hurry.

As soon as he entered the inner hall, he saluted and said:

"Qiu Peng pays homage to Lord Hou!"

In fact, he had visited many times before, but like other visiting officials, he was turned away by Feng's residence.

Qiu Peng also understood the reason for Feng Yibo's avoidance.

Without him, it is to avoid suspicion.

"Brother Wanli, are you safe?"

Feng Yibo didn't get up, but just gave him a little support.

Hearing this, Qiu Peng hurriedly cupped his hands again and said:
"Please trouble Master Hou to remember! Qiu Peng is very grateful to meet Hou Ye despite his busy schedule."

He looked a little cautious this time, and he was no longer careless like before.

This is because, he knows whether his father Qiu Luan can recover or not depends on how the conversation goes today.

As long as you seize the opportunity in front of you, you might be able to make a comeback.

Just like Wang Ziteng.

Even if two people can't patrol the border according to the order, it's much better to be the commander-in-chief of a town than it is now.

"Sit down! We are old friends, don't be so cautious."

Feng Yibo shook his head and laughed, and ordered:

"Still watching tea?"

At that time, Prince Zhongshun was executed, and Qiu Luan's suspicion had not been cleared.

Feng Yibo naturally wouldn't meet Qiu Peng.

When we met at that time, it didn't matter whether we cared about it or not.

The best way is to treat everyone equally and see no one.

But having said that, among the upstarts, only Qiu Peng and his son had some friendship with him.

Now that the dust has settled on this matter, it is completely humane for him to call this old friend.

Of course, there are mainly other plans in it.

"This is this year's tribute ink and the inkstone used by Su Dongpo. I hope the Marquis will accept it with a smile."

As soon as the servants left, Qiu Peng unwrapped a small package and presented it respectfully in front of Feng Yibo.

I saw that there were five exquisite boxes inside.

Four boxes of them are the best in Hui ink.

The other box was specially opened by him for display.

Feng Yibo heard that it was Su Dongpo's inkstone, so he curiously took it and looked at it carefully.

"Use this to enter the Tao, always feel thirsty, use this to seek advancement, always feel astonished, use this to manage wealth, and always think about it, and use this book to go to prison, and always think about life."

He looked back and forth a few times, and read the inscription on the back of the inkstone.

After reading it, Feng Yibo smiled and said:
"This inkstone may be related to Su Dongpo, but it's not his."

When Qiu Peng heard this, his face flushed immediately, and he said nervously:

"Impossible! They dare not lie to me about this!"

There is a need for someone, but a fake gift is given.

The point is, it was seen by others.

That's a shame.

Seeing this, Feng Yibo hurriedly raised his hand and pressed it falsely, explaining with a smile:

"Don't worry! Although it wasn't used by Layman Dongpo, it should have come from him."

Having said that, he looked through the inkstone carefully twice before continuing:

"This is a fine red silk inkstone, plus the inscription on the back, if it is true, it is the inkstone that Layman Dongpo gave to his son Su Mai. It is very precious."

Red silk inkstone is a stone inkstone produced in Qingzhou, which has been known as the top inkstone as early as Tang and Song Dynasties.

Feng Yibo knew that this was left to his son by Su Dongpo because of the latter inscription.

Although the whereabouts of this inkstone is uncertain, "Mai Yanming" has been handed down along with Dongpo Layman's name.

The top red silk inkstone, plus the blessing of celebrities like Su Dongpo.

If this inkstone is real, it can definitely be called a peerless treasure.

"Really! It must be true!"

When Qiu Peng heard it, he was relieved immediately, and sighed:
"This inkstone originally wanted to pay tribute to the palace, but..."

He regretted that he didn't ask clearly at the time. He only heard that it was Su Dongpo, so he thought it was him.

When Feng Yibo heard this, he understood.

This red silk inkstone was originally one of the tributes that the upstarts wanted to give to Emperor Jingshun.

However, Emperor Jingshun is gone.

Xiao Xuanzhi doesn't have this appreciation ability yet.

Speaking of which, giving yourself the best of everything.

Feng Yibo nodded, expressing his trust in the other party.

However, he did not continue to delve into it, but put the inkstone back into the box, and said with a half-smile:
"Brother Wan Li came to the door, isn't it just to give this ink and inkstone?"

Qiu Peng promised to send the best Hui ink every year.

Only this time it quadrupled in number.

But even so, it can't compare to the eleven of this inkstone.

After all, the best Hui ink has been seen again, but the red silk inkstone has disappeared in this era.

In addition, Su Xian's celebrity effect is highly respected among scholars.

To say that the value of this inkstone is a thousand gold is a bit low.

If you meet a local tyrant who is knowledgeable and loves Su Shi, it is not impossible to pay one hundred and eighty thousand silver.

Although Feng Yibo doesn't know much about antiques, he is still somewhat interested in Su Shi's old things.

Even if he didn't use it, it would be an excellent gift for Li Shouzhong or Chen Qinzhi.

In addition, he also knew what Qiu Peng wanted.

So I didn't plan to beat around the bush anymore, but simply asked the other party directly.

When Qiu Peng heard this, he hurriedly cupped his hands and said:

"Our enemies really don't know about the matter of loyalty and rebellion. My father was implicated in this, and many nobles were also involved in the two cases in Shandong. Now the upstarts have begun to fall apart."

Having said that, he paused slightly, and then said earnestly:
"Today, on behalf of the rest of the family, I want to ask Lord Hou if he needs some people who will work hard..."

Although Qiu Peng is rough and fine, he is a rough man after all.

What he said was also much more direct than others.

It's not a secret that the upstart is falling apart, but it takes a certain amount of grace to say it personally.

Many people are easily immersed in their own brilliance and can't extricate themselves, and they can't let go of their face when doing things.

For example, Jia Mansion is a typical example.

There is only an empty shell left, and he must maintain the dignity of the Duke's Mansion.

Although Feng Yibo admired Qiu Peng's temperament, he only looked at him with a smile when he heard the words.

Seeing this, Qiu Peng hurriedly added:

"Don't worry, Lord Hou, our homes are clean and have nothing to do with these two cases. If Lord Hou can help, I will do my best!"

Hearing such a guarantee, Feng Yibo nodded slightly and asked:
"Is there a list?"

When Qiu Peng heard this, he hurriedly took out a bunch of posts in his arms, and solemnly said:
"This is a greeting card from our family!"

Obviously, he was also prepared, otherwise he wouldn't be able to come over in a hurry and take out the ink, inkstone and worship stickers.

Maybe, the words just now have been rehearsed countless times.

Feng Yibo took it with a smile, put it on the table casually, nodded and said:
"We'll get to know each other later."

Although he was preparing to take over the remnants of the upstarts, he had to do a back tune.

Now that the Dragon Scale Guard is still under Jia Lian's name, don't they need to keep their cubs?
Qiu Peng heard the words, but misunderstood what he meant, and said with a smile:

"Thank you Lord Hou for giving us a chance! I'll have someone call them over, I'll wait..."

Although he didn't agree directly, he accepted these things.

In his opinion, it is a tacit affiliation.

Now that the upstart has a backbone again, it must be able to make a comeback soon.

Unfortunately, Feng Yibo interrupted him by raising his hand, and said with a smile:
"Don't rush to be happy, I'm not agreeing to this!"

Upon hearing this, Qiu Peng's face suddenly collapsed, he looked at Feng Yibo with some doubts and said:

"Your Majesty, if you have anything else to say, just say it. Whatever we can do, we will do our best!"

Before he thought about it, Feng Yibo still had to test it.

This is quite common in the military.

"Go back and tell those who want to do some business, if they want to follow me, they must have clean hands and feet. There are many ways to make money, and I can arrange it if necessary, but the only thing that is not allowed is to do anything that will harm the country and the people in Dawei. "

Seeing Qiu Peng's face full of anticipation, Feng Yibo asked to join the gang, and warned:
"For example, this time Shandong encroached on civilian land. I found out and dealt with it once."

When he does things, he likes to put ugly words first.

Although Qiu Luan said that these people were not involved in the Shandong incident, but it is guaranteed that similar incidents will be staged elsewhere.

If it is found out in the future, it will inevitably make the following feel cold.

He simply clarified the conditions for joining the partnership first, and joined if he was willing to follow it, and he did not force it if he did not want to.

However, if you don't want to, you can check it in detail, maybe it's a big fish.

Qiu Luan was taken aback for a moment, and immediately expressed his opinion:

"Don't worry, Lord Hou, it's easy for us people! Besides, most of us are in the army, and we don't have much contact with the common people."

This time in Shandong, the upstarts are not involved much.

The main reason is that the upstarts mostly serve in the military, not as flourishing as the founding line.

Except for a few state capitals, most of them have no control over local affairs.

"Drinking soldiers' blood and eating empty wages is not enough!"

Feng Yibo raised another one, continuing to warn:
"I can tell you that if you are used, there is a high probability that you will replace such a waste! If you are also like this, then even if you are allowed to go up, it will not be long before you will be pushed down by others."

When Qiu Luan heard this, he frowned, suddenly thought of something, and said in a dazed expression:

"Master Hou wants to rectify the army?"

Drink the blood of soldiers and eat empty wages.

Such things can be said to be commonplace in the Great Wei Army.

Even the most elite frontier army and Beijing battalion cannot avoid it.

As soon as he heard that Feng Yibo wanted to ban these things, Qiu Luan's first reaction was, is this Lord Hou gone?
He actually wants to attack the army!

Unexpectedly, Feng Yibo smiled and said:
"Don't you all want to go to war? If you don't rectify the army, what will you use to go to war?"

He directly admitted that he wanted to rectify the army, but gave an unexpected reason.

Let's go to war!
Qiu Luan was stunned, hesitantly said:
"This……"

Feng Yibo smiled and asked:
"Thinking about the interests of the Japanese peace talks, what's the use of eating empty wages?"

It doesn't matter whether you drink soldiers' blood or eat empty wages, it's just for money!

If you want to completely rectify it, you must establish a new interest relationship for the military.

And the previous battle against the Wa Kingdom was a good example for these people in the army!

Drinking soldiers' blood and eating empty wages is only a few million taels a year.

Even if they are exploited layer by layer, how much can they be divided?

And the battle of Wa Kingdom directly cost hundreds of millions of taels!
What is this concept?
If you fight more battles, sign more agreements like this!

Will I be able to lie down and count money in the future?
"I understand!"

Qiu Luan nodded suddenly, and said with sincere emotion:

"Hou Ye's heart for the country and the people is really a lesson to be learned from the sun and the moon!"

He understood that no matter how much Feng Yibo said, his ultimate goal was to strengthen the army.

It's just that such a rectification method is much easier to accept than a direct one-size-fits-all approach.

There has never been a shortage of bloody people in the army, and there is no shortage of capable soldiers.

It's just that most people are smoothed out by interests in the end.

Slowly becoming what they once hated the most.

Similarly, if more benefits can be obtained through war.

Those who dare to "drink the blood of soldiers and eat empty pay" for the sake of profit will start wars regardless of everything.

No way, it is human nature to pursue profit.

Even if many people will die, it will not be able to stop the interest needs of the majority of people above.

Fortunately, in addition to people, the war is also a comparison of the productivity levels of the two countries.

In this era, Wei had the strongest organization, enough food, and the most advanced weapons and armor.

These can be regarded as the embodiment of productivity.

From this point of view, no one in the world can match it.

It is precisely because of this that Feng Yibo spared no effort to guide Da Wei to go out.

At this time, there are still too many places where people drink blood. For the world-famous, it is a land of no man.

Compared with Haixi's barbarism, Feng Yibo felt that letting Wei spread the kingly way was the best result for them.

"Stop flattering!"

Feng Yibo scolded with a smile, and said seriously:

"In addition, you asked everyone in the Beijing camp to obey Liu Zhao's orders in the future."

Qiu Luan understood that what Feng Yibo said earlier was something to do in the future.

These things can only be regarded as a plan of the other party, and the specific situation is not certain.

But the matter of the Beijing camp is the most urgent matter, and it is also the certificate that Feng Yibo asked them for.

Thinking of this, Qiu Peng immediately turned around and said:
"This is what it should be! If Master Hou doesn't say it, we will do the same."

Feng Yibo nodded in satisfaction, and continued:
"The people on the other side, let them obey Lord Wang's arrangement."

Qiu Peng was about to agree when he heard the words, but Feng Yibo added:
"And, while obeying, help me keep an eye on his every move."

"This……"

Qiu Peng was obviously taken aback.

Wang Ziteng was obviously recommended by Feng Yibo, and he was also his brother-in-law.

But now he let others stare?

For a while, Qiu Peng thought a lot.

Didn't we have a similar arrangement after we took refuge?
Even if they become their own people, they have to check and balance each other and supervise each other?
Seeing his hesitation, Feng Yibo smiled and said:
"how?"

Only then did Qiu Peng come back to his senses, and hurriedly said:
"Your subordinate will make arrangements now!"

So what did he think of?

In their current situation, they have no choice!
(End of this chapter)