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When Zhao Junchen learned the news that Liang Fuchen had come to visit Zhao Mansion in person, he was a little surprised in his heart, and he only felt incredible. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Above the officialdom, the hierarchy is strict, and the most important thing is to pay attention to respect and humility, ordering, salutation, etiquette, etc., all of which are very particular.

Now, Liang Fuchen came to visit Zhao Junchen in person, which can be said to have given Zhao Junchen enough face, but he himself lost his identity.

Surprised, Zhao Junchen didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly put on the most solemn scene and personally went out of the house to greet him.

After leaving the mansion, Zhao Junchen saw Liang Fuchen at a glance.

Liang Fuchen's appearance is not good, he looks like an old folk farmer, but his restrained and cold temperament, as well as the sense of oppression that he exudes, impressed Zhao Junchen deeply.

Liang Fuchen's entourage is only three or five people, but all of them are capable and strong, and they are also impossible to ignore.

Especially the handsome man behind Liang Fuchen wearing a thousand household costumes, although he has an elegant temperament, but there is a capable atmosphere between his hands and feet, which is even more unforgettable.

Obviously, Liang Fuchen has been stationed in Shaanxi and Gansu over the years, and he has cultivated a group of talents around him.

After taking a slight look at Liang Fuchen and Liang Fuchen's entourage, Zhao Junchen had already walked quickly to Liang Fuchen, bowed to Liang Fuchen and said, "Xia Guan originally planned to take the initiative to visit Liang Ge Lao after tomorrow morning, but I didn't expect Liang Ge Lao to come to the Mansion to visit Xia Guan first, which is really rude." ”

Liang Fuchen glanced at Zhao Junchen a few times, but he remained silent, still looking calm and calm, and nodded lightly: "I have never paid attention to these, there is nothing rude or rude, this is not a place to talk, you and I should go into the mansion to talk in detail." ”

Seeing that Liang Fuchen had no politeness at all, Zhao Junchen was stunned again.

At the same time, Liang Fuchen's words also impressed Zhao Junchen again, not to mention Liang Fuchen's straightforward theme and frank attitude, just Liang Fuchen's self-proclaimed "I", which made him look different, several cabinet elders in the cabinet, or called themselves "old man", but in order to show their qualifications, or called themselves "this cabinet", but in order to show their status, and only Liang Fuchen called himself "I", and there was no intention to show his qualifications and status at all, although his own qualifications and status were only second to Zhou Shangjing!

However, through such a sentence, Zhao Junchen already understood Liang Fuchen's temperament, but he did not continue to be hypocritical and polite, he also put on a frank and capable appearance, and after nodding his head and agreeing, he directly led Liang Fuchen towards the mansion.

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After entering the guest hall of Zhao Mansion, Zhao Junchen and Liang Fuchen sat on both sides of the main seat, while several of Liang Fuchen's entourage stood on one side, all of them standing upright like javelins.

After glancing at several of Liang Fuchen's entourage again, Zhao Junchen was faintly envious in his heart, but on the surface, he was silent, and just asked Liang Fuchen directly: "As far as the lower officials know, Liang Ge Lao is back to Beijing today, and he estimated the time, he should have just met His Majesty, but he rushed to the lower officials non-stop, but he didn't know what was going on?" ”

When Zhao Junchen spoke, Liang Fuchen had been quietly looking at Zhao Junchen, from Zhao Junchen's appearance and temperament, to Zhao Junchen's demeanor, he did not let go, and his eyes flashed, as if he had seen through Zhao Junchen's heart.

Zhao Junchen's psychological quality has always been good, but under Liang Fuchen's watchful gaze, there is also a faint pressure.

After hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, Liang Fuchen finally retracted his gaze and said slowly: "I have been in Shaanxi and Gansu for ten years, and I only went back to the capital once five years ago. ”

Zhao Junchen nodded in agreement and said: "That's true, Xia Guan has been fascinated by Liang Ge for a long time, but he has never had the opportunity to meet, and he has always regretted it in his heart...... Fortunately, the old man of Liang Ge will stay in the capital for a long time in the future, and the lower officials will definitely ask the old Liang Ge for advice from time to time. ”

Liang Fuchen shook his head and said: "I'm just good at military and political affairs, not good at money and grain management, and not good at partisan attacks, I'm afraid I can't teach you." ”

Seeing Liang Fuchen say this, Zhao Junchen's expression was a little embarrassed.

Liang Fuchen said again: "I came to see you today, mainly for two things! First of all, I want to thank you for your strong support to the Shaanxi and Gansu trilateral last year, that batch of money, grain and craftsmen did help the Shaanxi and Gansu trilateral a lot, if there is no such thing, I am afraid that the war between the trilateral military town and the Mongolian Tatars will be more passive. ”

Zhao Junchen shook his head again and again and said: "Liang Ge Lao has a good reputation, he only hates the limited ability of the lower officials, and because of some taboos, he can't provide funding in a righteous and bright way, although he raised some money and grain and sent it to Shaanxi and Gansu, but it is just a drop in the bucket, and he doesn't dare to let Liang Ge Lao thank you." ”

Liang Fuchen also shook his head and said: "That's not the case, the environment of the Shaanxi and Gansu sides is harsh and the world is suffering, although that batch of money and grain is not much for you, but for the Shaanxi and Gansu sides, it is already a charcoal in the snow." ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen suddenly reacted, his expression was faintly surprised, and asked: "Listen to Liang Ge Lao's meaning, there was a fire in Shaanxi and Gansu this year?" But why hasn't the capital received any news? ”

Liang Fuchen was silent for a while, and then replied slowly: "Shaanxi and Gansu have had a drought for three consecutive years, and the Mongolian Tatars in the north are not having a good time, and the disaster is also serious, so it is not like previous years that only around the autumn harvest will be violated, just in March this year, that is, when His Majesty made a southern tour, the Mongolian Junggar Department was a large-scale attack, although the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu were barely able to resist the offensive, but the losses were extremely serious, it is not an exaggeration to say that the enemy killed 800 and lost 3,000, and the border people were also plundered, so this matter was suppressed by me. ”

After hearing Liang Fuchen's explanation, Zhao Junchen was stunned again, but he didn't expect Liang Fuchen to say his handle so frankly!

Not only did the war fail, but the people on the frontier were also plundered, Liang Fuchen not only did not truthfully present and ask the court for guilt, but concealed it privately, once this kind of thing spreads, I am afraid that Liang Fuchen will inevitably be pointed out by Wanfu, and the Qingliu people will definitely be eager to jump out for impeachment, and at that time, Liang Fuchen's career will come to an end!

At the same time, Liang Fuchen's behavior of concealing the war seems to be in conflict with his usual performance, and in Zhao Junchen's impression, Liang Fuchen definitely belongs to the category of "loyal ministers".

Seeing that Zhao Junchen's expression was a little surprised, the handsome man wearing a thousand household costumes next to Liang Fuchen suddenly interjected and explained: "Lord Zhao, don't misunderstand! Liang Ge Lao concealed the war, it was not to cover up his own mistakes, it was really a last resort! At that time, His Majesty was preparing for a southern tour, if Liang Ge Lao reported the defeat, His Majesty's southern tour plan would be frustrated, and he would inevitably be angry in his heart, and the imperial court would definitely be held responsible, and the officials and soldiers of the entire Shaanxi and Gansu trilateral would be implicated. Therefore, after Liang Ge thought about it seriously, in order to stabilize the overall situation of the three sides, he would hide this matter privately. ”

Liang Fuchen shook his head slowly, and finally explained his thoughts in detail, saying: "The erosion of the trilateral military town is far beyond the imagination of the imperial court!" Many times, I can only focus on maintaining stability, and I have to consider the thoughts of my subordinates...... In the eyes of the generals of the major military towns, the defeat of this war is not only a bad thing, but a good thing, the loss of thousands of border troops, can allow them to get a lot of empty pay benefits, if I report the war to the imperial court, they will not only be condemned, but also lose the benefits of empty salary, so it has been secretly obstructing and exerting pressure, I had already written a note to ask for guilt, but before it was sent to the imperial court, Shaanxi and Gansu were instigated by some people, and there were six mutinies in a row, so I had to suppress this matter……”

Speaking of this, a trace of annoyance and powerlessness flashed in Liang Fuchen's eyes, and he continued: "Now, the military town soldiers have long been out of combat power, they are just making up the numbers, only the personal soldiers and private troops carefully cultivated by the generals still have the strength to fight, but because of this, I can't do without their support many times and have to make concessions...... Last year, most of the money and food I asked Lord Zhao for was also used to train private soldiers, but I planned to cultivate a private army that could be controlled by myself, so that I could suppress the military leaders in various military towns and suppress their momentum of raising soldiers for self-respect. ”

"I see!" After hearing Liang Fuchen's explanation, Zhao Junchen finally realized Liang Fuchen's difficulties over the years, and sighed again and again: "Over the years, Liang Ge Lao has maintained the stability of the Shaanxi and Gansu trilateral with his own strength, which is really fortunate!" ”

Then, Zhao Junchen glanced at the handsome man wearing the costume of a thousand households, and asked Liang Fuchen: "This brother has an extraordinary temperament, he is already in the first thousand households at a young age, and he is valued so much by Liang Ge Lao, he must have extraordinary skills, but I don't know where it comes from?" ”

After hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, Liang Fuchen opened his mouth and introduced: "His name is Qi Bin, he is a descendant of the Qi family, and like Qi Shaobao back then, he is good at commanding troops, and the private army I have trained in recent years is he is responsible for training and commanding!" This year, the Mongolian Tatars came to attack, but only Qi Bin fought for him and took that private army to fight a victory for me! ”

Hearing Liang Fuchen's introduction, Zhao Junchen's eyes lit up!

Qi Shaobao! Qi Jiguang?

This Qi Bin in front of him is actually Qi Jiguang's descendant? !

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