At the same time that Wang Shouye was looking at Li Chengliang, Li Chengliang was actually peeking at Wang Shouye.

Seeing that he was only in his early twenties at most, Li Chengliang only thought that Wang Shouye was the son of a certain noble family, so the eagerness on his face was a little stronger.

When Ma Gui introduced the two of them, Li Chengliang was even more busy and rushed to give his hand first: "I don't know ...... the king's garrison mansion."

"What's on the house is not on the house!"

As soon as Ma Gui heard this, he knew that he had misunderstood, and hurriedly smiled and interrupted: "Brother Bocheng can be level, but it all depends on his own ability." ”

Li Chengliang heard this, but Wang Shouyi didn't want to be regarded as the second ancestor - a similar master, he also knew a few in Liaodong, obviously relying on his father and ancestor Yu Yin, but he always liked to blow the country with his bare hands.

But Wang Shouye added with a smile: "The younger brother's family was originally a lowly craftsman, even if he wanted to rely on his ancestors, there was nowhere to inherit it." ”

Artisan lowly family?

Li Chengliang was really stunned at this time.

Li Chengliang still hasn't figured out what the Shanhai Prison guards do, but Ma Gui reported his pride in reporting his home at noon, but he really saw it.

How could an official position that a disciple like Ma Gui is proud of fall on a lowly craftsman?

Especially this Wang Shouye is still so young!

He was shocked in his heart, but fortunately, the city was quite deep, but he was stunned for a moment, and then quietly smiled and said: "Wang Shoubei is really young and promising!" Li Moufang was abrupt for a while, and hoped that Wang Shoubei would be more forgiving. ”

As he spoke, he leaned sideways and let in: "This place is not the place to speak, and the two of you will go upstairs with Li." ”

Ma Gui laughed, walked towards the side door of the Cuiyun Building, and squeezed his eyebrows at Wang Shouye and said: "Although my old brother is here to attack the lord, he has a serious talent and fame, and he is also literary when he speaks. ”

In the face of this joke, Li Chengliang just shook his head and smiled bitterly.

While he led the two of them upstairs, he felt a little uneasy in his heart.

According to some historical records, Li Chengliang was unable to pay for the passage due to his family's poverty, and he had to wait until he was forty years old—that is, four years later, in the forty-fourth year of Jiajing—to gain the favor of a certain imperial historian, so that he could enter Beijing and become a knight.

But this argument is clearly problematic.

Although the officials of the local guard post are not very valuable, the commander is also from the third grade after all, whether he stays in the guard post or transfers the border army camp soldiers, there will always be no shortage of oil and water.

If you come to the capital, you will definitely be able to attack the lord, so why is it difficult to find someone to borrow some travel expenses first?

Obviously, the problem is not in the cost of travel.

What he really lacks is the silver used to make pawns, and the connections he uses to dredge.

And the reason why he came to the capital four years earlier than in the original history was actually due to the blessings of the changes in heaven and earth and auspiciousness.

In July, Li Chengliang unexpectedly got an auspicious gift, but he did not present it to the local government like others, but quietly touched North Korea with his family.

[The Li family has been living in North Korea since the end of the Tang Dynasty, and it was not until Li Chengliang's grandfather's generation that they returned to Middle-earth, so they are more familiar with the customs of North Korea than others. 】

However, the territory of Korea is obviously not like that of the Ming Kingdom, and Xiangrui has been rampantly depreciated, and after several negotiations, it was sold for a high price of 420 taels of silver.

Coupled with his savings over the years, Li Chengliang also saved a net worth of seven hundred taels.

As the saying goes, money strengthens the courage of heroes, and after thinking about it repeatedly, he felt that he was willing to take all his savings into Beijing to attack the lord.

As a result, after arriving in the capital, his eyes were black, and he turned around like a headless fly for a few days, and he ran into a wall in the Governor's Mansion, the Military Department, and the Ministry of Officials of the Five Armies.

was worried that he couldn't send out the money, and suddenly heard that his friend Ma Jin's younger brother Ma Gui was transferred to the capital as an official, so he came to the door to ask him for matchmaking.

Ma Gui agreed at noon, and he was quite happy.

But the king's garrison he brought with him was also a little younger!

As the old saying goes, if you don't have a hair, you can't do things well, how can you dare to trust the money you have saved so easily?

But if you push back and go, you are afraid that you will be annoyed by Ma Gui, and you will completely cut off the way to attack the lord.

In this way, the two of them were led upstairs, and the were already in front of the door, shouting loudly for the girls to come out to welcome the guests.

In an instant, the fat swallow and the thin people gushed out a lot, and more than half of them opened in the middle of the gauze skirt, revealing the white belly.

There are also some gold and jade ornaments embedded in the navel, and the yellow and white ones are very eye-catching.

This is also the change brought about by the rampant ghost finger disease - compared with the women of good families wrapped around their waists, the way of dealing with these dusty jade women is obviously more straightforward.

It is estimated that it will not be until the middle of next month, when the weather gradually turns colder, that this trend of crop tops will gradually dissipate.

Sister Bustard sent himself and others into the box, Li Chengliang took out a piece of broken silver from his sleeve, threw it to the bustard, and instructed: "Our brother should talk about some serious things first, prepare good wine and good food first, and keep the outstanding girls for you." ”

"Okay!"

The bustard responded crisply, and said with a smile: "Our girl here is proficient in playing and singing, and there are two who can recite Buddhist scriptures, do you want to keep them for you?" ”

"Buddhist scriptures?"

Li Chengliang was stunned when he heard this, and said in amazement: "What are you doing reciting Buddhist scriptures?" ”

After he entered Beijing, he has been busy running officials, obviously not noticing that the people in the capital are enthusiastic about Buddhism and Taoism.

"No need, just leave a few good skins!"

Ma Gui waved his hand impatiently, and asked casually: "By the way, Brother Bocheng, after the official seal is issued, is your Dongchang Qianhu brand still there?" ”

"Yes."

Wang Shouye lifted his robe with his hand, and saw an ivory carved sign hanging around his waist.

The smile on the old bustard's face froze, and then he was busy servicing his knees, leading the sisters to retreat, and specially explained that he could not greet him, and he must not get close to here for half a step.

"Brother Wang is still a thousand households in Dongchang?"

Li Chengliang was also quite surprised by this, saying that the East Factory has been suppressed badly in recent years, but the factory guards and pro-army are still called the most noble place in the military.

Since he has achieved thousands of households in the East Factory, why is he still transferred to this little-known mountain and sea supervisor, what kind of garrison to do?

"Shanhai Jian is the foundation of the factory guard."

Ma Gui explained with some ostentatiousness: "The soldiers on duty in the yamen now are all Jinyiwei Colonels-Shuntianfu, Wucheng Soldiers and Horses, and Yulinwei, and they all have to be dispatched by us." ”

At this time, Li Chengliang was even more curious, and asked the Shanhai Supervisor what he did for a living, and how he got such authority.

"What ...... this?"

Ma Gui looked at Wang Shouye and showed some hesitation.

"Brother Li, don't ask more."

Wang Shouye took over the conversation with a smile: "The new Shanhai Prison is established, and we all cross the river by feeling the stones, and we don't know where to commit taboos and where not to commit taboos - I don't have to say a few words, and if I implicate you, brother, it's not beautiful." ”

After a pause, he said with a straight face: "I have already heard Brother Chongzhi say about the elder brother's entry into Beijing to attack the lord - but the younger brother has actually only been in the capital for a long time, and there are no acquaintances in the Governor's Mansion and the Military Department of the Five Armies. ”

When Li Chengliang heard this, his heart was half cold.

Fortunately, Wang Shouye quickly changed his words again: "In this way, I will ask someone to inquire first, it is naturally best to find a way, if it doesn't work, my brother is afraid that he can only ask for another master." ”

Li Chengliang's heart was already cold, but he didn't show it at all, but he squeezed out a look of gratitude, and arched his hand: "There is King Lao guarded, and Li will be grateful after the matter is completed!" ”

In fact, he had already prepared a generous gift, but now looking at Wang Shouye's tone, he temporarily changed it to thank him after the matter was completed.

Li Chengliang had already lost hope in his heart, so he didn't mention it again, and after a few rounds of pushing the cup and changing the lamp, the atmosphere became more and more harmonious.

I told each other some interesting things about the border towns and the capital, and somehow, I talked about the current recruitment system, that is, the border army camp system.

Li Chengliang and Ma Gui agreed that although the conscription system that prevailed in the Jiajing Dynasty could alleviate the current difficult situation, it was not a long-term solution.

Because more than half of the generals who command the army are still from local guard posts, although the system has changed, the ideological concepts of these hereditary officers have hardly changed.

Over time, the various drawbacks of the guard system will inevitably be repeated in the battalion system.

Wang Shouye is a layman after all, and after hearing a few complaints from the two, he couldn't help but ask: "Is there any way to avoid the battalion soldiers from contracting the old problems of the guard?" ”

"Difficult!"

Li Chengliang said the word 'difficult' first, pondered for a long time, and then shook his head and said: "It's very difficult!" ”

He seems to be a little deliberately concealed, mostly because he doesn't dare to say anything deep.

"Alright, alright."

Ma Gui smiled and diverted the topic, pointed out the door: "this heart, it's important to have fun in time!" ”

Li Chengliang suddenly agreed, pushed open the door and shouted, and after a while, several sisters entered the private room with Tingting, and played a beautiful sound.

[There is another chapter.] 】