Yao Mubai smiled bitterly and said, "Lord Shiqing, if all this silver is transported back to Kyoto, but I don't know what to do with Xiling?" ”

"I understand and understand the difficulties of the two of them." Pei Shiqing said: "But the princess's filial piety, can't the two of you be considerate?" The saint is sympathetic to the people, since he ascended the throne, there has been no major construction, and the regular clothes a year are only 30 sets, and the food and drink are inferior to some wealthy officials and gentry. He sighed and shook his head: "As courtiers, we must think of the people, but can't we think about the saints?" The saint has a Buddha heart, but he still thinks about the people of the world, and now he wants to build a royal temple, can we as courtiers bear to let this project be interrupted? ”

Yao Mubai said: "Building the imperial temple is natural..... Naturally, it is a matter of course, but can the imperial court find a way from elsewhere? Lord Shiqing, Xiling ...... Xiling really can't bear it. ”

"If I can find a way from other places, the princess won't let me think of a way in Xiling." Pei Shiqing said: "General, Lord Duhu, say something that shouldn't be said, for more than ten years, the imperial court has not received taxes from Xiling, and the taxes paid by the people have all been filled by the Xiling family, especially the three major gates of Xiling." He picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "The family assets donated by the Yuwen family, in the final analysis, are all taxes accumulated in arrears to the imperial court, and now it is reasonable for the imperial court to transport them back." ”

The general's face became cold, and he said lightly: "Pei Shiqing, does the imperial court want to abandon Xiling?" ”

The general's tone was already quite unpolite.

"Where did the general start with this?" Pei Shiqing said with a smile: "If the imperial court really wants to abandon Xiling, how can it let the general rearm in Xiling?" Everyone in the world knows that General Hei Yu is a world-class famous general in my Tang Dynasty, and if he can let the general sit in Xiling, he naturally takes Xiling very seriously. ”

"Then I'll be straight to the point." The general said: "Bring the silver taels donated by the family back to Kyoto, and Xiling will no longer recruit soldiers, and even officials of all sizes will no longer have to be errands." ”

Yao Mubai knew that the general was a martial artist, and being able to deign to come today was already enough to give Pei Shiqing face, but as a soldier, and a famous general who was decisive in killing, the hardness in his bones was naturally extraordinary, and once he really annoyed the general, the domineering spirit in the general's bones would be exuded.

He knew that Pei Shiqing was just a eunuch, although it was nothing, but the person behind him was really not something that the general could offend.

"Lord Squire, what the general means is that there is no silver to allocate as military salaries and salaries, and it is naturally impossible to recruit soldiers, and officials of all sizes will not be able to receive money, and I am afraid that there will be trouble." Yao Mubai immediately played a round: "Lord Shiqing was sent to serve as a supervisor, so naturally he also has to recruit soldiers and horses with the general, and there is no silver in his hand, and Lord Shiqing's errand is not easy to do." ”

Pei Shiqing said calmly: "The sage sent me to Xiling to serve as the founding army, but before I was the supervisor, I was a person from the North Courtyard, and it was not nice to say, it was a dog of Her Royal Highness the Princess, and I naturally did what the master asked me to do, otherwise I would not be a good dog." Looking at Yao Mubai, he said calmly: "I heard that Lord Du Hu also raised a few fierce dogs, dare to ask Lord Du Hu, if the fierce dog is disobedient, I don't know what you should do?" Should it be discarded and left to become a wild dog, or should it be beaten to death with a stick? ”

Yao Mubai obviously didn't expect Pei Shiqing to say it so bluntly, and he was stunned for a moment, but he didn't know how to answer.

"Pei Shiqing has what Pei Shiqing wants to do, and the general also has the responsibility of the general." The general's expression was cold, and he said lightly: "This general is aiming at Xiling."

Training, preparing for war and preparing to resist the Vedas, in the general's heart, everything must come first. He glanced at Pei Shiqing and said, "Pei Shiqing wants to transport the silver back from the warehouse, but without the will of the saint, he will not obey his fate." ”

Pei Shiqing's face was also a little unpleasant, and he sneered: "What does the general mean, then the royal temple will not be built?" ”

"Do you want to cut the royal temple, I will be a martial artist, and I am not qualified to say more." The general said: "The general is just loyal to his duty and do his own thing." ”

Pei Shiqing sighed and said, "Her Royal Highness the princess has high hopes for the silver here, general, if you block the silver from being transported back, what will Her Royal Highness the princess think?" Leaning back in the chair, he said: "If you want to stop it, I will naturally be powerless, and when Her Royal Highness the princess sees that the silver here has not arrived for a long time, how can I reply?" Could it be said that the general blocked the construction of the royal temple? ”

"Lord Squire, the general has no such intention." Yao Mubai immediately said: "It's the lower official, and I also hope that the Royal Temple can be completed as soon as possible." After a pause, he said, "Don't worry about the general and the secretary, let's sit down and discuss slowly to see if there is a solution." ”

Pei Shiqing glanced at the general who was sitting upright, and sighed: "General, what Lord Du Hu said is extremely true. In the final analysis, we are all running errands for the empire, and we all want to do the things at hand well, and some disputes are inevitable. He looked at Yao Mubai and asked, "Does Lord Du Hu have the best of both worlds?" ”

"It's almost impossible to do both sides of the equation." Yao Mubai smiled bitterly: "It's nothing more than a step back on both sides." Your Excellency, you don't think this will be possible, after we put it into storage, we will take an inventory, except for some essential expenses, if there is any surplus, all of them will be transported back to Kyoto by your Excellency. ”

Pei Shiqing said with a smile: "Lord Duhu, what is an indispensable expense?" And how much is left? He picked up the teacup again, stirred the tea foam with the tea lid, and said calmly: "Do you want to return to the princess and build the royal temple, and wait for the remaining silver taels in Xiling?" Lord Duhu, if you dare to write this, I will never dare to return to the princess like this, it will not be my Tang Dynasty Duke to make some silver, and wait for other people's leftovers? ”

The general, however, closed his eyes and did not speak.

"If that doesn't work out, what good can you do?" Yao Mubai spread out his hands and said with a wry smile: "The will of the imperial court orders the subordinate officials to prepare money and food in Xiling, which must be supplied to the general. All the things that use silver in Xiling will find the lower officials when the time comes. In Kyoto, Her Royal Highness the princess asked for silver to build the royal temple, but there was only so much silver, and she couldn't take care of this end and couldn't take care of that end, and she couldn't do things on that side. ”

Pei Shiqing smiled faintly and said, "The Yuwen family and the Fan family took the initiative to donate their family wealth, and on the Zhen family's side, Lord Du Hu will also send someone over to talk about it when the time comes, so that they can also learn from it." The three surnames of Xiling combined, there are not a few donated silver. In addition, there are hundreds of wealthy families of all sizes in Xiling, and for more than ten years, these people have been full of money, and each of them has strong family resources. I know that the people of Xiling are poor, but the Xiling family has silver, as long as they use some means, they dare not donate. ”

Yao Mubai glanced at the general, and could only say: "Asking the wealthy family to donate silver is naturally a method, but the time is not enough." After a pause, he said: "The situation in Xiling is not stable, although the three surnames of Xiling have declined, the strength of the Xiling family is still very strong, according to the opinion of the lower officials, the more this is the time."

, the more you want to appease the Xiling family, at least wait until the situation in Xiling is completely stabilized. At this time, if they are asked to donate silver, they are likely to misunderstand that the court is going to be cruel to them, which will make the situation even more complicated. ”

"What Tsugo-sama said is good." The general finally opened his eyes: "Now the wealth of Xiling is almost in the hands of the Xiling family, I have discussed with Lord Duhu before, sooner or later, these families will spit out all the grease that has been exploiting the people all these years, but not now, the grease they spit out can only be used in Xiling." If the Squire asked them to donate now, they might be forced to donate part of it in order to protect themselves, but if they let them donate in the future, what would they think? Glancing at Pei Shiqing, he said, "For the Xiling family, we must not only guard against control, but also appease and use." For these people, you can't be in a hurry in everything, once you are too hasty, it will backfire, and whoever is not allowed will give birth to a big mess. ”

Pei Shiqing sighed: "The general and Lord Du Hu talked about it, but in the end they were still embarrassing me, and they didn't understand the filial piety of Her Royal Highness the Princess. ”

"What I said to Lord Du Hu is just telling the truth about Xiling's current situation." The general said: "Pei Shiqing, please also ask you to write the situation of Xiling to the sage, Xiling not only supports the construction of the royal temple in the house, but also needs the imperial court to allocate money, food and equipment, I will also accompany you to the book." He got up and arched his hand: "Busy with military affairs, farewell!" Without waiting for Pei Shiqing to speak, he turned around and left, his pace like the wind.

Pei Shiqing and Yao Mubai were both stunned, and when the general was far away, Pei Shiqing smiled and said: "General Hei Yu is worthy of being born in the army, this temper is .....!"

"Lord Squire still understands the general's difficulties." Yao Mubai said: "It is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and the great Xiling has to be silver, and the general knows that he has to transport the silver from Xiling to build the imperial temple, so he is naturally anxious." Leaning forward slightly: "Lord Shiqing doesn't know, there has been a drastic change in the Vedic Khanate, and the White Wolf King, who has been opposed to the eastward advance of the Vedas, was assassinated, without this White Wolf King, the main battle faction of the Vedas has the upper hand, and the soldiers have gone through the horses, according to the general's estimate, it only takes two years, and the Vedas are enough to prepare, and it is very likely that they will send troops to the east. ”

Pei Shiqing let out an "oh", and Yao Mubai continued: "But if you look at the current situation in Xiling, it can be described as a plate of scattered sand. In the past two years, it is very urgent for the general, and he must seize the time to train and deploy troops, and he really can't delay, so money and food are very important to the general, and I hope that the secretary will understand. ”

"I just said that I can understand your difficulties." Pei Shiqing also smiled bitterly: "But Lord Du Hu should also understand my difficulties." I'm just a chamberlain in the North Courtyard, and the princess sent me over to do things, do I still have to disobey the master's orders? If I can't do it well, it's nothing more than a head falling to the ground, but this matter will not end with my head falling to the ground, and the princess will send someone else when the time comes. I can still discuss with you today, and if I send someone else, I won't be so polite. ”

Yao Mubai knew that Pei Shiqing was saying this from the bottom of his heart, and bowed his head slightly.

"Lord Tsugo is still going to persuade the general." Pei Shiqing said: "I have respect for the general and know that he is dedicated to the country, but you know that Her Royal Highness the princess is the pearl of the saint's palm, and even the north courtyard is handed over to Her Royal Highness the princess, which also shows the importance of the princess in the heart of the saint." If the general really offends the princess, do you think the general will be happy in the future? I really don't want the general to get involved in right and wrong, so I will have this heartfelt remark, say something that shouldn't be said, the whole Xiling is lost, the princess may not care, but if this silver can't be shipped back, do you think the princess will give up? ”