Lu Yun and Cheng Qimei hurried and hurried, and finally returned to Nanda Camp before the martial law soldiers set up a card.

At this time, the Nanda camp looked like it was facing a great enemy, and the soldiers patrolling outside the camp were several times more than usual, and even in front of the closed camp gate, there were many horses and deer firewood.

"Hey, do you see the beauty? This is not a small situation! Lu Yun looked at these furnishings in front of the camp and gently poked Cheng Qimei on the side.

"I still have you to say this, the master is not blind." Cheng Qimei's face was a little bitter.

"It's just that the gate of this camp is closed, how should we get in later?"

"This ......" Lu Yun's face also changed.

yes, how do you get in? Listening to the sound of the battalion's cannons, it must be checking at this time, and when the time comes, I won't be able to do it, and the military stick is not forgiving!

Just when Lu Yun and Cheng Qimei were in a dilemma, a crack opened in the camp gate, and then a person walked out of it.

"What are you two still doing in a daze, it's almost older, and you don't come in yet!"

As soon as Lu Yun looked up, the person who came was actually Xu Hai.

"Xu, General Xu?" Cheng Qimei couldn't believe her eyes.

"Brother Xu, you are ......" is not only beautiful, but even Lu Yun, who is usually sharp-toothed, is also a little dumb.

"Come in with me, don't be verbose!"

After speaking, Xu Hai didn't even look at them again, and strode towards the barracks.

"Let's not be stunned, let's get through the current level first, right?" Lu Yun looked at Cheng Qimei with some helplessness.

"Let's go...... I should have understood, there is nothing good to follow you Lu Yun's ass! ”

Although Cheng Qimei complained all the time, he was in a hurry, and he could only take one step at a time.

Flags were unfurled in the barracks, and the sound of hunting was swept out by the wind. The school field was full of sergeants gathered from all over the place. The sergeants didn't know what was going on, and they all hung their necks and looked ahead.

Lu Yun and Cheng Qimei pretended to be Xu Hai's personal soldiers, and no one stepped forward to interrogate them along the way.

But as he walked, Lu Yun suddenly saw that something was wrong. There was a handsome position on the current parade platform in the school field, but Ma Zhixing, the head of the military affairs of the prime minister's Beijing camp, was just standing upright on the right side of the handsome position, as if he was waiting for someone.

"I'm afraid someone is here," Lu Yun turned his head and muttered to Cheng Qimei.

……

Inner City, Tongzheng Pavilion.

This is the center of the Empire's government affairs, and countless decrees are issued from here every day, and then transmitted to all corners of the Empire.

Different from the busy appearance in the past, the atmosphere in today's Tongzheng Pavilion is particularly solemn.

In the cabinet, a group of officials sat in one place, looking at the piles of official documents on the table, and their faces were ugly. Today's meeting is mainly led by the Ministry of War, and there are more than a dozen yamen such as the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, the Imperial Historical Observatory, and the Ministry of Industry and Households.

"Ladies and gentlemen, everyone must know the battle situation in Chongzhou, the country is in danger right now, and the imperial court must send a large army to conquer the barbarians! I would like to invite you here today to talk to the adults of each ministry and make a charter. Tang Xiang is still facing the saint in the palace at the moment, so Tang Xiang appointed my brother to preside over it on his behalf, and I also ask you to help me more. ”

The one who spoke was Pei Yuangong, the left attendant of the military department, who was a miracle in officialdom. He came from a humble background, but he was promoted very quickly, and when he was only fifty years old, he was forced to get a purple robe. It is not an exaggeration to say that this speed of promotion is a smooth progress.

"Humph! In my opinion, the first charter is to liquidate and liquidate the reason for this defeat first! The Chongzhou army is a bunch of wine bags and rice bags, more than 50,000 people, and they still lost a city like Chongzhou in one night in their hands? What a shame! The border armament is so faint, don't your military department know anything about it? I have long heard that Gao Jingyao, the governor of Chongzhou, is not strict in governing the army and lives a luxurious life, and this time I, Zou, will definitely join your military department in front of the emperor! ”

After speaking, Zou Ji slapped the table violently, and the force was so great that even the tea bowl on the table was slammed.

This Zou Daren is famous Ji, a Jinshi who has been in Duankang for three years, and he is a minister with a hard personality and an upright temper. The emperor admired his character of daring to speak up and promoted him to the position of Zuo Du Yushi. Therefore, don't look at him as just a fourth-grade official, but he still has no scruples when he sprays Pei Yuangong, a purple-robed high-ranking official.

Pei Yuangong's face was a little ugly, and he said in his heart that this surnamed Zou was really annoying. On weekdays, he has been troubled by the Ministry of War, but now that he has lost Chongzhou, this old guy has more confidence.

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Pei Yuangong said slowly: "Lord Zou, no one wants to see the defeat of Chongzhou this time, but if you want to put all the blame for the defeat of Chongzhou on our troops, I'm afraid it won't make sense, right?"

As he spoke, Pei Yuangong arched his hand towards the sky.

"I have the ancestral system, and the military department only has the right to transfer, not the right to promote. The promotion, appointment, and dismissal of military attachés in various localities have always been under the overall control of the Governor's Office of the Five Armed Forces, and Gao Jingyao of Chongzhou was also recommended by the Governor's Office of the Five Armed Forces. If you blame our military department for improper command and poor support, the military department will never say anything, but the words of the old-timers will not dare to agree to it! ”

Pei Yuangong's words brought in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies again. At this time, the people from the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies can no longer pretend to be dumb.

The person whose surname is Fang has a round smiling face. His figure was a little bloated, and his belly seemed to be full of sophistication.

"Oh, you two adults don't want to bring us to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies. Yes, the promotion of military attaches in various places is under the control of the Governor's Office of the Five Armed Forces, but the criteria for our promotion are also based on their military merits and seniority. If the two adults have any doubts about this, they can go to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies to investigate, and we are waiting for you at any time. At the end of the day, the generals are all rough people, so we can't force people to read moral articles every day, right? When you get to the battlefield, you can kill the enemy with a knife. ”

This Lord Fang didn't speak lightly or seriously, but between three or two sentences, he brushed off his responsibility again.

"Humph! Then according to you, did you choose the right Gao Jingyao? If this Gao Jingyao is really as powerful as you said, then how did Chongzhou lose it this time. Hugh wants to be clever in his words, and those who are officials need to be self-denying and courteous, how can they be different because of the difference between civil and military? In my opinion, it must have been Gao Jingyao's deduction of military salaries that caused the defeat of the army. In this matter, the Governor's Office of the Five Armies is also responsible, and the Imperial Commander is not allowed to participate in your book! ”

Zou Ji was like a fearless fighter, bombarding the military headquarters and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies one after another.

Master Fang laughed dryly, and then stroked the slightly sparse beard on his chin.

"Lord Zou, this 'in my opinion' is not good. The imperial court has a royal law, even if you are a royal historian, you can't frame people indiscriminately, right? Now it is not known whether Gao Jingyao is greedy for ink or not, the emperor and Yousi have not yet convicted him, you are now corrupt on the left and deducted on the right, don't you know that falsely accusing the court officials is also a felony?

Speaking of this, Fang Qian deliberately looked at Pei Yuangong.

"Master Pei, what do you think?"

Pei Yuangong thought about the current situation, and finally nodded, which was considered to be admitted.

"That's it, Lord Zou, according to the laws of our court, what kind of crime is it to frame the imperial court? You know this better than I do. Besides, haven't you heard about Gao Jingyao's corruption for a long time, so what are you and your imperial history doing? Why don't you visit him early in front of the emperor? If that's the case, I'm afraid you won't be able to escape the charge of dereliction of duty, right? ”

Fang Qian's words can be described as vicious, piercing people's hearts, but there is no flaw at all.

Yes, didn't you already think that there was something wrong with him Gao Jingyao, so why did you go earlier? Hey, now that you're seeing someone have an accident, you're jumping out and pretending to be an afterthought? There are so many beautiful things in this world!

For a while, Zou Ji was also stopped by Fang Qian's words.

Now this old gentleman has actually reached a point where it is difficult to ride a tiger. If you continue to fight with the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, the Metropolitan Procuratorate will indeed be suspected of dereliction of duty. If you don't knock it, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and his face can't cover it, this is really a dilemma!

Seeing that the situation was a little embarrassing, Pei Yuangong had to stand up.

"Okay, okay, Lord Fang, Lord Zou. Now Gao Jingyao's matter is not the most important, the threshold is how we can do a good job of guarding the Shendu. Otherwise, when the soldiers of the Joul people press in front of the gate of the divine capital, then our ministers will prepare to arrange the future! ”

Pei Yuangong's words were very heavy, but he also found the focus of the discussion for everyone at once.

That's right, the current focus is on expelling the Joules and guarding the Shendu. As for Gao Jingyao's question, you can keep it for the future and settle the account slowly.

"What Master Pei said is true."

"Well, it does."

"yes, yes."

……

For a while, the wind direction in the Tongzheng Pavilion turned towards Pei Yuangong, and the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs and several other people from the yamen nodded in agreement.

Pei Yuangong turned his head to look at Fang Qian and Zou Ji, Master Fang still had the same smiling face, and arched his hand slightly at Pei Yuangong, while Zou Ji twisted his head to the side, although he looked unhappy, but fortunately there was no objection.

Pei Yuangong breathed a sigh of relief, after all, his heart temporarily stabilized the scene, and it seemed that he still did not have enough prestige. Today's meeting should have been presided over by the teacher, if it weren't for his old man being summoned to the palace to face the saint, he would never have presided over this meeting.

"Ladies and gentlemen, last night's battle report was sent to the palace, His Majesty summoned Tang Xiang and others into the palace overnight, and now the Beijing camp is already preparing, I thought that the army went out to fight, the first thing was money, food and weapons. This point also needs more help from the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry. ”

As he spoke, Pei Yuangong looked at Zhang Zhifang, the head of the household department, and Zhang Menghe, the head of the Ministry of Works, who were sitting on the side.

Zhang Menghe nodded lightly: "Sun Shangshu has always taught that the accounts of all departments and treasures of the Ministry of Industry must be clear and accurate. The armor, ordnance, and ** of each warehouse of our Ministry of Industry are all registered. As long as the number of troops to be sent out is settled, our Ministry of Engineering will soon be able to send the ordnance there. ”

"I'm tired." Pei Yuangong thanked Zhang Menghe, turned his head and looked at Zhang Zhifang again.

"Lord Zhang, there is nothing wrong with your household department, right?"

Facing Pei Yuangong's gaze, Zhang Zhi said with a difficult face: "It's difficult, my household department may not be able to take out too much silver at the moment." In the following year, the spring tribute was held, and His Majesty rewarded the Quartet to spend a lot of silver, and then there was the great drought in the southwest in May, and the court gave a lot of silver. A month ago, the border town had another trouble, and the household department had just allocated money to suppress it. At present, the tax money in the south has not been delivered, and the amount of silver that the household department can take out now will not exceed two million taels, and the follow-up funds for the southwest disaster relief, the annual salaries of the lords in the capital, and the gifts of the royal family are also counted. I calculated before I came, this time the thieves, the imperial court will need at least 100,000 troops to completely expel Roule. The cost of money and food for the army of 100,000 is not a small amount, and even if our household department makes every effort to raise it at present, it will not be able to make up it in a short time.

After speaking, Zhang Zhifang held his forehead with his hand, looking infinitely sad.

Pei Yuangong was also stunned, he didn't expect that the household would be so empty. And judging from Zhang Zhifang's words, this is still the most ideal calculation. He was also a veteran, and he knew that Zhang Zhifang was not bluffing him in numbers, so his brows furrowed inadvertently.

Just when Pei Yuangong was frowning, the footsteps outside the house suddenly became lively.

"Elder Ge is here!"