Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 100
A tense atmosphere filled the surroundings. Facing the oppression of the frontier generals, Shen Zhongxin seemed calm and unhurried.

"Don't get me wrong, this official sent the salary on behalf of the Ministry of Households."

"I think the Ministry of Households has some idea. Why, I want to cover all the salaries of the frontier soldiers. That's good,"

Ma Shang asked even more bluntly.

Shen Zhongxin didn't speak, just squinted his eyes and smiled.

"Generals, you have really misunderstood me. How dare I replace the generals, especially the distribution of the salary is your responsibility. I am just an errand, and I will hand over the cash to you when I come here. Everything else is the same. Do not ask."

What Shen Zhongxin said was watertight, and the generals and lieutenants of the frontier army couldn't find anything to refute for a while, so they just stood there, suddenly lost their minds, this civil servant's mouth could turn black into white.

Shen Zhongxin was accustomed to seeing them react like this, and the civil servants never lost a battle with their mouths, and then continued,
"It's the same with the generals. Do you have any complaints when you come up to question me indiscriminately? I'm still dissatisfied with the double salary issued by the Ministry of Households. If you don't want it, I will pull it back. Why do you need to use words to provoke you?" Me. hum!"

Shen Zhongxin retorted forcefully, the young generals in the Duke's Mansion were all dumbfounded, how could this have become his own problem.

I wanted to scold them angrily, but when I turned around, the brothers in the frontier army who were still eating hadn't eaten, and they were staring at the convoy in front of them, as if they were going to eat all the boxes.

The chief general still doesn't understand that this is a conspiracy, and he wanted to hold back a little bit, but now he is riding a tiger, but he can't do without answering.

So many generals were blocked by a civil official, and they lost face when they spread it to the capital. Niu Jizong hurried over and said,
"Okay, hand over the payment now, what else can Shen Shilang do?"

"Of course there is one more thing I want to tell you."

As soon as Niu Jizong heard that there was something to do, he wanted to slap his own mouth.

"Say it, you finish it all at once."

"You don't have to worry, it's not a big deal. The imperial court and the emperor are grateful for the hard work of the frontier soldiers. The pavilion specially paid the double salary in advance, and they can go to the capital every day for a fixed number of people to enjoy the elegant demeanor of the capital."

The frontier soldiers were overjoyed when they heard this, and they all thanked the emperor and the court together, but each of them turned ugly as if they were dead.Niu Jizong said unceremoniously;
"Then thank you Shen Shilang for conveying it on your behalf, hand it over, don't delay Shen Shilang for lunch."

"Don't delay, don't delay, maybe today's lunch is better, I want to eat a few more bowls when I go back."

Shen Zhongxin replied slowly and sarcasticly,

"Okay, then I wish Shen Shilang to eat more bowls, so don't choke."

"That can't, that can't, I eat slowly, don't be afraid."

"Humph!"

The generals of the Duke's Mansion were helpless in the face of such a shameless civil servant, so they could only give up.

After the handover of the generals was completed, Shen Zhongxin didn't talk nonsense, and took the imperial army back to the capital directly. The task was completed perfectly, and today he confronted the generals of the frontier army who were bound to enter the capital.

The main generals of the frontier army who stayed were also in a dilemma when they saw the imperial army leaving, what should they do.

"Don't wait, send it!"

Cheng Ruiwen also said something distressed.

"Okay, Fa, the Shuoyang frontier army, come here to receive the army's salary, double four taels."

Immediately afterwards, the other frontier generals also distributed them on the spot.

"The leader of the Yunyang frontier army,"

"The North River side army,"

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After the frontier soldiers had finished receiving their salaries, Niu Jizong came out again and said,

"From tomorrow onwards, enter the city in batches, no troubles are allowed! Each battalion will have a quota for rotation and disband."

Even so, the generals have no idea, especially these soldiers who are used to being crazy on their own territory, they can only take one step at a time.

On the official road of Zhongshan County,
Zhang Jinyu's team had been walking quickly for a day, and took a shortcut. Now they have reached the boundary of Fuling County. After Fuling County, Zhongzhou is where the capital is located.

"Master Hou, just ahead is Fuling County, a well-known and wealthy place in Dawu. After passing here, you will arrive at Zhongzhou in the capital. Master Hou, should we delay for a day?"

Ning Bian caught up from behind the team, just to tell himself about it.

"Ningbian, do you have any ideas? Why did you suddenly bring up the matter of Fuling County?"

"Master Hou, the secret guards have come to report that there have been leaders of the White Lotus Sect and the Taiping Sect's rudder master level in Fuling County, as well as the commander of the imperial army from the former Prince's Mansion."

Ning Bian reported all the information received in the past few days. Zhang Jinyu didn't think much of it after hearing it.

"Those who don't care about us are the court's business, don't care about them."

"Yes, Lord Marquis, but there is one more thing, that is, to discover the secret code issued by the White Lotus Sect, which goes directly to the city of Pingyang County outside the pass, and the secret guard came to report. responded."

"Huh? There is such a thing!"

Zhang Jinyu also thought about it carefully, this is a bit outrageous, how to check at such a long distance.

"No way, such a long distance, how to transmit and check the signal."

"Back to Lord Hou, I also asked a few secret guard leaders. They said that these are all code words copied from the Imperial City Department more than ten years ago, and they were checked many times before they were reported. It means that they found the target."

"Interesting, it's so interesting, who is the target? I'm the one in Hou Mansion, hey, no,"

Zhang Jinyu didn't say it, because he thought of his mother, Wang Shi. During this period of time, her mother's mysterious abnormality could not hide her eyeliner, so she should check it carefully.

"Ningbian, let them investigate what's going on. Besides, please inform them, stop in Fuling County for a day, and meet the Fuling County Governor to see which force it belongs to."

"It's Lord Hou."

Only then did Ningbian retreat and convey the military order,

"Master Hou has an order that Fuling County City rest for a day and speed up."

"drive."

Beijing,

Luoyunhou Mansion,

At this time, the mansion was also very lively. After Qin Ye brought the craftsmen to visit, he set up the guys and started working. He began to check the damage of the house and what items were needed.

Especially the attic is very important, and it is difficult to repair, which is very troublesome.

Yang Hanyu didn't ask, a group of servants are working, as long as they don't come to disturb themselves, they have been thinking about how to increase their income with the maid.

Qin Ye didn't want to touch Mrs. Yang's mind. He still had important things to do, and he was afraid that Mrs. Yang would be in trouble if she got in the way, so the two of them only met on the same day and explained the reason, and they didn't talk about it again. have come across.

Qin Ye is nailed to the Hou Mansion every day, watching the progress of the repair work, and every time he is going too fast, he has to stop and take a break. After a few more visits, the craftsmen will naturally understand the intention of the master, so the progress of the subsequent projects will naturally slow down. down.

Qin Ye was very satisfied. Every time he applied, he used all the materials. He could save a lot of money and distribute it to everyone.

During the period, Jia Zheng, a member of the Ministry of Industry, also came to inspect it several times, and every time he told Qin Ye to repair it well, and he must not be careless and damage the reputation of the Ministry of Industry.

Qin Ye also agreed again and again, and even suggested that the construction period might be delayed. Jia Zheng didn't care about it, and promised to take his time, which was exactly what Qin Ye wanted.

The relationship between the two also developed a lot. Jia Zheng also invited Qin Ye to the Rongguo Mansion many times. Qin Ye didn't even dare to say anything, so Jia Zheng could only let it go.

That night,

When Qin Ye returned home, while having dinner with his daughter Qin Keqing, he suddenly said,
"But Qing, the first step has been completed, and now we owe Dongfeng, just wait patiently."

Qin Keqing naturally knew what his father was talking about after hearing this, so she blushed and stopped talking there. Qin Zhong wanted to ask what was going on when she saw her father, but she took a look at her father and dared not speak.

that night,

There was another story that spread throughout the capital, Shen Zhongxin, the minister of the household department, fought against the leading generals of the frontier army, and finally the generals retreated silently.

It was very shocking to the civil officials in the capital, especially those speech officials. They couldn't wait to fight against the heroes in person, and they were all thinking about the next opportunity.

In the pavilion of the Ministry of Household Affairs, everyone was in high spirits after knowing about this incident. After all, they were tossed about by the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the Inspectorate. .

All the princes, the old prince was so angry that he was scolding his grandson as a waste. This thing can't be done well. How to gain a foothold in the cannibalistic officialdom, especially with such a large group of people, it is better to go alone Woolen cloth.

Gu Yichen, Minister of the Household Department, was a little surprised. He didn't expect his students to do so well and amazingly.

(End of this chapter)