Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 97 Continue to leave for Beijing
Inside Zhuangzi, there was a hustle and bustle of people and horses, and it was very lively.

The soldiers came out in twos and threes from the houses they had chosen last night. There were many large and small houses, and almost all of them got a rest.

After getting up, most of the people were packing their supplies and luggage, and a small number of people had already buried pots and made meals there.

After packing up, all the sergeants also came over to eat breakfast together around the pot, drinking hot soup to warm up, and those who had eaten well continued to pack their equipment and luggage, knowing that they had to leave today.

General Ningbian also finished his meal early, and after arranging the troops of the old battalion, he brought his guards to the main hall to discuss matters with Lord Hou.
As soon as Ning Bian entered the hall, he saw the old lady and Lord Hou there, and hurried over to say hello,
"Meet the old lady, see Lord Hou, the old lady is well."

"An, Yongbyon has worked hard for you these days."

Mrs. Wang also said with a smile, this little guy is also his son's confidant, and he has grown up.

"Old madam, boy, thank you for taking care of me all these years, my brother and I will remember it in my heart."

Zhang Jinyu waved his hand after listening,

"You, what are you doing so politely? Come sit down and tell me how the rear camp is doing. How about the military horse?"

"Go back to Lord Hou, everything is fine, you can leave at any time."

"I don't worry about your business. There is one more thing. I want it here. This time I want to build a transit point outside our customs. You think it's appropriate to keep as many people as you want."

Ning Bian knew what Lord Hou meant, this place was an important one, the outside was considered hidden, easy to defend but hard to attack, apart from being a resting place, it was also reserved for later use.

"Your Majesty, you don't need too many people. Too many attract attention. 2000 people will guard it first, and then establish a village here to attract the people to work, so that it can be hidden here."

"Good idea, Da Yin lives in the city, who do you think is the right leader to stay!"

It's not easy to choose this candidate, they are all elite soldiers and strong generals, and those who stay here are of great talent and useless, Zhang Jinyu looked embarrassed.

"Master Hou, is this difficult?"

Ning Bian saw the embarrassment on Master Hou's face, and asked in surprise, Zhang Jinyu said that he couldn't bear to say what the young general left behind.

When Ning Bian heard that he had someone to choose, he said,
"Master Hou, I do have someone to choose. He is also a lieutenant general of the old battalion, Kong Zongjian. He is a bit old, so he should be given a good rest."

"Well, he is very suitable. There are too many delays, and I have forgotten about it. When Zhuangzi is built, he will bring his wife and children's family, and he will be able to enjoy family happiness. My old camp brothers, I owe them that."

Zhang Jinyu spoke the truth. After staying with his brothers for so long, they had feelings for each other. Think of a way to settle them down in the future.

"Master Hou is kind, don't worry, I believe we will get better and better outside the customs."

"That's right, we'll talk about this later. We're bound to be a hundred times better outside the pass than inside the pass. Go and tell Vice General Kong to take 2000 troops from Duan Hong's Pioneer Battalion to stay here, clean up this place, and then send people back to Pingyang. Arrange some people or farmers from Zhuangzi in the mansion to come and farm, and the land tax will be exempted for three years."

"It's Lord Hou, I'll go right away."

Just as Ning Bian was about to leave, Zhang Jinyu grabbed him again.
"Wait, tell Lao Kong that the property in the underground palace should be carefully guarded, and those bows and crossbows should be careful not to spill out, in case something happens, you can take it out to defend against the enemy."

"I understand Lord Hou."

This time Zhang Jinyu didn't hold Ning Bian any longer, but hurriedly tidied up her place, then turned her head and said to her mother Wang,

"Mother, we're leaving now. You prepare first, and I'll be there soon."

Mrs. Wang nodded, and prepared to go back to the carriage with the second daughter without saying anything else. Before leaving, the second daughter turned her head and smiled at herself, a faint blush appeared on her delicate face.

Zhang Jinyu also nodded with a smile, these two girls.

After the three of them walked away with the guards, Zhang Jinyu turned around and came back to put on the armor and pick up the weapon.

Good guy, this thing is not light, but it can't be done without wearing it. If you encounter a cold arrow, it will be fatal.

Just when Zhang Jinyu was dressed and ready to go out, the veteran Duan Hong came back, greeted him loudly as soon as he entered the gate of the hall,
"Master Hou, sleep soundly."

This voice startled Zhang Jinyu, and sighed inwardly,

"Okay, how did General Duan rest last night?"

"Thanks to Lord Hou, everything is safe, Lord Hou, just now General Ning wants to keep Lao Kong, Lord Hou wants to occupy this place for a long time?"

Duan Hong didn't talk nonsense and asked about it directly.
"Yes, the location here is excellent, which is very suitable for me, and there are a lot of things in the underground palace, and they can't be transported away. It's better to stay and run it ourselves."

"Master Hou is considerate. I am a bit reluctant to part with Lao Kong. He has been a lieutenant general for so many years. He is also righteous and considerate. It is good to stay and have a good rest."

Duan Hong also felt a lot of emotion there, the old brother has a good place to go, and he is also at ease, it is still the benevolence of Lord Hou.

"General Duan, don't worry. With me, outside the pass, if the veteran doesn't want to do it, I will make arrangements for you. He's not the only one. I treat everyone equally."

Zhang Jinyu turned her head, looked at Duan Hong, and said seriously,

Duan Hong was deeply moved when he heard this, and even choked up a little.
"Thank you, Lord Marquis."

"Don't think too much, I will do what I say, and now I am ready to go."

"Yes, Lord Hou."

After speaking, the two walked out of the hall one after another. Except for the soldiers who stayed behind, everyone else was already ready to go. Zhang Jinyu rode on the horse, waved his hand, and shouted at the team;

"The whole army is going!"

Like a long dragon, the team moved forward slowly. Kong Zongjian, the deputy general of Zhuangzi, led the remaining sergeants, and gave a military salute to the leaving team for a long time, unwilling to let go.

Beijing,

Ouchi household department,

Hubu Shangshu thought about it all night last night, figured out the cause of the matter, and came up with a clever plan full of confidence. Of course, he regained his glory with his wife, killed the enemy army and begged for mercy.

Elder Gu Ge came to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the officials in the pavilion were busy going in and out there. As the new year approached, they had to check all the accounts of the court, as well as the salaries of the court officials.

Gu Shangshu took this opportunity to call out Shen Zhongxin, the servant of the household department. This is an upstart civil servant, and he is also his student, so he still has to shoulder the burden.

Without thinking too much, Shen Zhongxin put down the account book in his hand, walked out, and saluted respectfully;
"What is the teacher's order?"

"Well, I haven't seen you for a few days, you have a new look, you can't be called a teacher in the hall."

Gu Yichen said something softly as if reproaching, Shen Zhongxin quickly understood,
"What the old man said is that he is reckless under his post."

Gu Yichen nodded and said,

"That's right. What I mean is that the frontier troops have been paid in advance. There are 5000 frontier soldiers from the nine provinces. The double salary is four taels of silver per person. The total is 180 million taels of silver. How about you?" , just take the forbidden army and bring the silver to the barracks and hand it over to the frontier generals, and that’s it.”

When Shen Zhongxin heard his teacher say this, he narrowed his eyes. It's so simple, what's the intention.

"Ge Lao, it's enough to just take the money to the capital camp and hand it over to the general? The students think it's great!"

Of course Gu Yichen knew what Shen Zhongxin meant, but there are some things that can only be understood but not said.
"I don't know if it's a good thing. You want the frontier soldiers to see the salary you took away, and they know it's double salary. As for how to pay it, it's the business of those generals. We don't get involved, do you understand?"

Shen Zhongxin didn't react for a while, and Gu Yichen wasn't in a hurry either. You have to understand this matter yourself, so that it can be more profound.

Shen Zhongxin thought for a while before he knew about the fact that the generals of the frontier army were on empty pay, and then he understood the teacher's intention. Jiang is still old and spicy, and he bowed again,

"The teacher is wise, and the students know what to do."

"You are the best of all my students."

Gu Yichen patted Shen Zhongxin on the shoulder vigorously, very relieved, and did not worry about calling the teacher in the household pavilion, Shen Zhongxin was still very respectful,
"Go, let's go now, bring more forbidden troops, the robber Huangcheng Si didn't catch a single person last time, it looks like it's not easy, there is nothing wrong with being careful."

Gu Yichen was a little worried. He had to go out of the city this way, and then went to Anhu Daying. He didn't know whether it was safe or not on the way, so he reminded him again,
"Yes, teacher, the students save it. The students will do it now!"

Shen Zhongxin, the servant of the household department, immediately turned around and went back to the pavilion, and wrote two warrants, one to be kept in the household department for filing, and the other to be taken to the bank.

In the attic, Shen Zhongxin went to the warehouse of the household department with the doctor of the household department and the head of the household department.

When they arrived at the treasury, the generals of the forbidden army checked and accepted the warrants one by one, and then commanded the forbidden army to move the silver from the warehouse.

Then Shen Zhongxin's user department ordered the assembly of the Imperial Army, and he was busy for a while before finishing his work, and he and the Infantry Lieutenant of the Imperial Army specially brought two Qianjun Battalions of the Imperial Army to escort them.

Shen Zhongxin looked up and saw that the sun was about to set off, so he got into the sedan chair and set off with the convoy escorting the payment, which was even more impressive.

All the forces and forces in the capital arranged spies and secret agents to follow around the convoy, and they were all cautious.

Jingcheng's eyes once again paid attention to the convoy coming out of Da Nei, which was still escorting the money.

(End of this chapter)