Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 80
The hall was silent, eerily quiet.

After waiting for a while, Wang Shuirong of Beijing saw that this was not a solution, so he said,
"Everyone, don't be in a hurry, let's think of a way, and there will be a way. Liu Fang, what do you do with your brain?"

Li Guogong's grandson, Liu Fang, almost spit out the food in his mouth when he heard this, why did it come to me, here, seeing that everyone around him looked at him, well let me tell you.

"My lord, all the elders of the state, I don't think this matter can be resolved. The first thing is money. When the silver goes out of Beijing, only half of the silver is in the hands of the frontier army. We went to the embezzlement point for half of the money. So little money has to be worked out. An elite team, how can we talk about maintaining the number of frontier troops.”

As soon as Liu Fang finished speaking, everyone around nodded in agreement.

Li Guogong scolded;
"You stinky boy, looking for you is to solve problems and come up with ideas, not you to talk about problems."

Liu Fang shrugged her shoulders and sat down without saying a word. She really didn't know what to do. She didn't have the money to say a fart. She glanced at the people who were laughing there, and Liu Fang was also annoyed.
"My lord, I think Ma Shang and Chen Ruiwen seem to have a solution."

"Oh, that's good. It's better to be taught by Duke Zhiguo. Ma Shang, tell me first."

Ma Shang was dumbfounded, and stood up.

"My lord, my elders, colleagues, I have a plan. Aren't our reinforcements outside the pass? Can you find a way from Luo Yunhou Zhang Jinyu to return some people to us?"

"is it possible?"

"I do not know."

"It's okay to give it a try."

Beijing Wang Shuirong saw the mess in the hall and shouted;
"Quiet, Ma Shang, continue talking."

"Yes, my lord, after all, it was our frontier army who helped defeat the Jurchens. Although the general did not go, the soldiers did. Did you return them after the battle?"

After Ma Shang finished speaking, he sat back openly, and Shui Rong listened and said something;
"That makes sense. What about you, Chen Ruiwen? What's your opinion?"

After hearing Ma Shang's words, Chen Ruiwen was also very open-minded, so he followed the words,
"My lord, elders, as the saying goes, borrowing money to pay back money, borrowing people to pay back people, even if you can't pay back people, you can pay back some money. Besides, there are 5 war horses collected by our frontier army. How many horses are there? A million taels of silver."

Speaking of this, the people in the hall are all red-eyed. War horses are lacking in every house, and it is a good thing to sell them for money.

Only Zhenguo Bull Niuqing said loudly,
"Everyone, now he has all the troops outside the pass, and he has at least 20 troops in his hands, which is comparable to our frontier army. Rather than saying that he is a member of the frontier army, it is better to say that he is a self-contained outside the pass. Come today These are all frontier soldiers, you see that none of the Beijing camp, the imperial army, and the local garrison Jiedushi have come, don’t you understand?”

The people around were looking around, and sure enough the prince Teng from the Beijing camp didn't come, he was an honorable old relative, it's fine if the imperial guard Baoninghou didn't come, and the Jiedu envoy of the nearby mainland garrison didn't come either, recently The Chang'an Jiedu envoy and the Yongzhou Jiedu envoy who returned to Beijing to report on their duties also did not come, the system is different.

Only then did you understand that the era of the frontier army is gone forever.

"Let me say something."

Everyone saw that it was Hou Baiguang living in Xiangyang.

"Master Hou, please tell me."

Shui Rong replied politely,

"My lord Xie, everyone, it's best to get this matter back. You can't get it back and you can't turn against Lord Zhang Jinyu. Now it's time to consolidate the strength of the frontier army. After all, Luo Yunhou is also a member of the frontier army."

Everyone nodded in agreement, this is the case, and Duke Zhen asked,
"What you said makes sense, but who will talk to Zhang Jinyu about this matter, that kid is too young and energetic to handle."

"Yes."

Bai Guangju didn't have a good solution for a while, so who should he find?

Xiu Guogong Hou Ming interjected at this time,
"Didn't the emperor say that Wang Ziteng was related to Zhang Jinyu, and the Jia family was related to the Wang family? This Jia family couldn't be more suitable."

The eyes of the people around are bright, yes, the emperor did say this, they all looked at Jia She and Jia Zhen who were sitting in the back, the two were drinking wine and eating meat so happy, everyone I don't even know it when I look at it.

Bei Jing Wang Shui Rong also looked at it with appreciation, the two of them are obviously confident,
"Look, he is still the descendant of Ning Rong, and his face does not change. This is a well-thought-out plan. Well, let the two of you discuss the matter of General Jia She and General Jia Zhen. Luo Yunhou will come back soon. gone."

After hearing this, Jia Zhen and Jia She were blindfolded. What's the situation? Didn't they just have some wine? I didn't want to agree to such a big matter, but after seeing the eager eyes of the people around me, I reluctantly nodded and agreed. Jia Zhen yanked at the corner of her uncle's clothes, but Jia Amnesty still agreed, and Jia Zhen gave up when she saw it was irreversible.

"Okay, this has been settled in advance. I was wondering if I could arrange some members of my own people outside the pass, which can be regarded as finding a way out for them."

Beijing Jing Wang Shui Rong's real purpose has come out, he wants to put people outside the pass, but no one in the hall is a fool, can Luo Yunhou Zhang Jinyu agree to this kind of thing? , Whoever owns one acre of three-point land can't do it, it's okay to cry poor.

No one in the main hall agreed, they all ate and drank there, seemingly uncomfortable.

When Shui Rong saw the cold scene, he was also very angry. These people only know how to cry for poverty, and they will stick together if they lose their own interests. Even the frontier soldiers outside the pass will pretend to be stupid as long as they touch the bottom line.

"What do you think of the Marquis of Xiangyang?"

In his heart, Bai Guangju laughed at Wang Shuirong of Beijing Jing's whimsy, he was crazy about military power, Zhang Jinyu was not young enough to handle it.

"Go back to the prince, let's discuss this matter from now on."

"Oh, Master Hou has some idea that won't work."

Bai Guangju was also not polite, he must not let go of this kind of thing, so many princes did not speak.

"My lord, it's not that I have an idea, it's that the court has an idea."

Shui Rong stood there in a daze, why did he change the subject?
"Appreciate further details."

Bai Guangju looked at the people around him and said,

"Whether the money borrowed by Treasury Bank of the Ministry of Accounts has been paid back? This requires interest."

As soon as the words were finished, everyone's expressions changed. What kind of library bank, borrowing money requires interest.

Wang Shuirong of Beijing also didn't expect that the Marquis of Xiangyang would bring this up. He had heard about the emperor wanting to pay back the arrears, but he never cared about it. Year after year he failed to pay, so why did he bring it up again today.

"Why did the Marquis of Xiangyang say this today?"

"Back to the lord, I have already paid it back myself, and the interest is very high. The Hou's mansion doesn't have much money, so I borrowed another sum to pay. I suggest you go to the household department to read the details, and try to fill in the hole. This time, Dai Nei Xiang also returned the money, and so did Luo Yunhou."

Although the people around were surprised, none of them were worried. It has not been a year or two since the payment was made.

Including Shui Rong also thought of this, the military power is not there, the money is there, but he still wants to lead the army back and has no money.

"Understood, this matter will be discussed later."

Xiangyang Hou Baiguangju shook his head when he heard this, and suddenly felt so boring when he saw those nobles who were still trying to get benefits from others.

Several princes were still arguing over how to get together the elite of 5000 people, whether there are too many people to borrow some soldiers for use, but it is not clear who wants to borrow their own soldiers.

Jia Amnesty and Jia Zhen sat there without saying a word. After being disturbed by the incident just now, they stopped drinking and the meat didn't taste good. It was as if a big stone had been crushed in their hearts.

The two looked at each other, as ugly as they could be. Hearing that everyone was still arguing there, they couldn't help but think in their hearts, why did you lead the troops without any accidents, and you were talking like girls there.

Shui Rong didn't achieve his goal. He said that he was strictly guarding against death, and he still found a way from Luo Yunhou. Zhang Jinyu's father seemed to have worked under my father's hands before. I don't remember, but can we join in and take up seats.

Shui Rong thought for a while and shook his head, it would be embarrassing if he didn't show face, so let's wait for him to come back to find out.

Zhenguo Gong Niuqing himself is not worried. The frontier army led by his grandson is in Shuoyang, which is relatively affluent. There are more than 1 defenders and 8000 elites. They can be recruited at any time. Yunzhong County is located in the north, and there is not much oil and water. The elite 2 plus the defenders have a total of less than [-] people. If [-] are transferred, the city defense will be empty.

But it cannot be said that these guys are not fuel-efficient lamps. Hou Ming drank silently there. Until this time, everyone present knew that everyone's hearts were not together.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t drink this wine, slowly the various government houses and leading generals left, Jia She and Jia Zhen also quickly followed the pace of leaving, the whole banquet broke up unhappy, Xiangyang Hou Baiguangju is not Without delay, he ate a large piece of meat before leaving satisfied.

Wang Shuirong of Beijing Jing sat there with a dark face, and finally a hoarse voice came from the darkness.

"My lord, don't worry, the time is not yet ripe."

"This king has endured for so long."

The people in the dark place were not replying, as if they didn't exist.

(End of this chapter)