Even if the Ma Qi clan has a certain strategy, she is a woman after all, Shen Xi asked herself if she has no grievances with her, and the Ma Qi clan has no reason to be unfavorable to herself. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Shen Xi thought about it carefully, if he wanted to say that he didn't have any enemies, it would be wrong, there were Song Xi'er and others far away, and there were Zi Qian, pirates and pirates and widows near him, but those people should not have any entanglement with the Ma Qi clan.

Shen Xi thought about it carefully, and he didn't remember that there were any famous ministers with the surname Qi who were convicted and assigned during the Hongzhi period, and as for those who were not famous and local officials, they were even more impressed. Of course, the biggest possibility is that Ma Qi had already been convicted of a crime before he was admitted to the top prize, and was assigned to the Guangzhou Prefecture Teaching Division, and she herself is not from Guangdong, as for who ransomed her, Shen Xi does not know and does not want to know.

A married woman is not a peerless beauty in the city, any one in Shenxi's backyard is more beautiful than her, is it necessary to hook up?

After Lu Heng took office as the political envoy of Zuobu in Guangdong, the political envoy Si Yamen never troubled Shen Xi again, but on the contrary, he also helped the governor Yamen everywhere.

With the order to assemble, the troops drawn from the three provinces of Fujian, Guangdong, and Guizhou began to assemble in the East Campus outside the city of Guangzhou.

Shen Xi now has a big ship of the Franc machine, as well as the boasting of the Franc cannon, in the eyes of the provincial capital Yamen and the generals of the guards, to fight a few pirates and bandits, it is simply a simple matter, as long as you follow Shen Xi to go on the expedition, the credit seems to be at your fingertips, go with the army, come back to receive merit and reward, anyone is willing.

On February 26, at noon, Li Che chartered the very famous Four Seas Restaurant in Guangzhou Mansion to "practice" for Shen Xi.

It is said that the practice is a little early, after all, ten days in advance.

said that it was practiced, but in fact, it was mainly to discuss things with Shen Xi...... Li Che wanted to send a few people to Shen Xi's side to "cultivate" one or two, and at the same time wanted to ask Shen Xi to recruit two more soldiers and horses from the guards under the jurisdiction of the Guangdong Metropolitan Division, so that Shen Xi could take six thousand people to the expedition, so that the Guangdong Metropolitan Division could have the most military merits under his name.

At the banquet, Li Che introduced people to Shen Xi one by one.

There are four people in total, there is no commander of the guard, only one person is the commander of the guard, one is the commander of the guard, one is the commander of the guard, and one is the commander of the main thousand households and one deputy thousand households.

Two of them are surnamed Li and seem to be of Li Che's same clan, while the remaining two are Li Che's brothers-in-law.

For this kind of banquet that was too purposeful, Shen Xi disdained to participate in it...... I promised to reuse and promote you in the future, but what is the matter with you inserting your brothers and brother-in-law into the army? Let me take credit for the people around you?

As soon as Shen Xi came up, he put on an unkind and stinky face, and rarely spoke during the banquet, except for Li Che who said a word when he asked him for help, and Shen Xi didn't even mention the wine glass and chopsticks at other times, which made the atmosphere of the banquet extremely embarrassing.

Li Che saw that Shen Xi did not approve of his placement of men in the army this time, and asked tentatively: "If Lord Shen finds it inconvenient, just transfer them back to the original guard." ”

Shen Xi shook his head: "General Li's people, how can this official be qualified to be transferred at will?" ”

Li Jiang, the commander of the right guard in Guangzhou, hurriedly said: "Lord Shen, we will follow the army, and we will definitely follow the work of dogs and horses, Lord Shen said that I will never dare to go west to the east!" ”

Shen Xi was furnished.

I don't care if you go east or west, I'm afraid that you will obey my orders when you are victorious, and if you have a slight disappointment, you will complain about the heavens and others, and when you are defeated, people have already run away.

The Ming army, the most elite is the border army, the border army here is not the soldiers of the southeast coastal guards, but the soldiers and horses of the nine important towns in the north, especially the soldiers on the three sides are the most sophisticated, but even if they are so elite, they are only good at hiding in the battlements to watch the excitement, or in the war, they have longer legs and escape faster than anyone.

This is not Shen Xi's hearsay, but what he saw with his own eyes. The soldiers of the three sides are still so unbearable, I will easily listen to your nonsense of loyalty?

Shen Xi didn't dare to guarantee that there would be no deserters when fighting the pirates and pirates, but he wanted to ensure that the generals under his command were all obedient and did not flinch at critical times.

Shen Xi knows Jing Yue and the others, although these people are veterans, they are still a little bloody, and they will not drop the chain at critical moments.

However, if Li Jiang and others are brought to the battlefield, it is not certain, these people who rely on nepotism are only with the army to get credit, they will not throw away their lives for a group of bandits, and when the war is tight, these people will retreat, and then create a panic atmosphere in the army to infect others, or disagree with the commander when the account is raised, and then lead the troops to escape directly.

Before the war, it was better to say than to sing, and the start of the war was another matter, in order to ensure that the next war went smoothly, Shen Xi didn't want to bring some irrelevant people to the battlefield.

Shen Xi's face was gloomy: "For the time being, this official will only send the soldiers of the previous year to accompany the army, and will not increase or subtract, General Li should not mention this matter!" ”

Li Che looked at his four relatives, and although he was disappointed in his heart, he still smiled and nodded: "Everything is up to Lord Shen!" ”

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Shen Xi came down from the second floor of the Sihai Restaurant, he didn't see his carriage, only saw an eight-lift sedan chair, and was surprised, Li Che took the initiative to step forward and said: "Lord Shen, you are busy with official business on weekdays, physically and mentally tired, this carriage is too bumpy, it is best to have a sedan chair to travel, so that you can rest more!" ”

Generally, the sedan chair is carried by four people, and there are also small sedan chairs or sliding rods carried by two people, and the eight-lift sedan chair placed in the original carriage parking position must be much more stable than the sedan chair carried by four people, and as long as you look at the length and width, you will know that it is spacious and tight, and it will not look hot and stuffy even in midsummer.

But where is Shen Xi willing to enjoy this kind of treatment? Immediately waved his hand: "This official can't afford to carry a sedan chair!" ”

Li Che complimented: "Lord Shen should still understand the feelings of the soldiers and civilians of Guangzhou Prefecture...... You are now the governor of the three provinces, and you are about to go north to Pingkou, this bandit heard of your prestige, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not send someone to your disadvantage, take a sedan chair, and then escort by officers and soldiers, so that the army and the people are more at ease. Guangdong can't live without Lord Shen! ”

Shen Xi didn't refuse again this time.

Very simply, if Li Che is always rejected, it will make Li Che feel extremely frustrated, and make Li Che wonder if Shen Xi wants to use him after the war and leave, and not fulfill his previous promise of promotion and reuse.

You don't want to give gifts, you don't appreciate your hospitality, and you don't accept me when I arrange people to be by your side, and you say that you will promote me in the future?

I am full of sincerity, but how can I show the sincerity of Lord Shen?

Shen Xi sat on the eight-lift sedan chair, the front and rear were all officers and soldiers who opened the road, and the guards were all riding on high-headed horses.

Forget it, just this once, let's not take it as an example!

Close your eyes and be corrupt for once!

As a result, when Shen Xi opened his eyes again, he found that he was not returning to the direction of the Governor's Yamen, but turned around and went to the west of Guangzhou.

Shen Xi immediately lifted the sedan curtain and shouted, "Stop!" ”

The sedan chair stopped immediately, the sedan chair driver and his entourage were all looking, Shen Xi didn't wait for the sedan chair to land, and jumped down directly from the sedan chair: "Where is this going?" ”

"Look at what Lord Shen said, it's to send you back to the house." A Confucian in his forties, who looked like he should be a staff member, walked out and nodded.

"You are?"

Shen Xi looked at this person, as if he had seen it once when Li Che went to meet with the Governor Yamen.

The character is square: "The villain Hejian Mansion Xiucai Sun Shun, Naidu Si Yamen Xixi, Lord Shen, Li Du Envoy has bought a house for you in the city, please go over and take a look first." ”

In order to make it easier to speak, he deliberately asked the master from Hejian Mansion to talk to him, and Shen Xi said in his heart that this Li Che was really thoughtful. A look of surprise appeared on Shen Xi's face, and he asked, "When did the official say that he was going to change houses?" ”

Sun Shun said: "Lord Shen is about to lead the troops north, how can the wives and concubines at home live in the house of flowing water?" Li Du also wants you and your family to live more comfortably...... Lord Shen, you go back to the sedan chair first, you can't walk a few steps below, and you are about to reach the ground. ”

Shen Xi was annoyed in his heart, I wanted to use you Li Che to stabilize the local situation in Guangdong, so I made the intention of wooing, but you gave me gifts one after another, looking courteous, but it was obvious that I would be honest.

But Li Che's favor, Shen Xi can't help but understand, the most critical battle against the Japanese has not yet begun, and the result of putting the score in front of Li Che is to make Li Che deviate from morality.

Shen Xi said: "The house can be seen, but the official will not accept it, the official will not live in Guangzhou Mansion for a long time, if the house is Zhouzheng, rent it!" ”

Shen Xi expressed his attitude, I don't accept your Li Che's gift, it's not that I look down on you, and I don't deliberately want to put on a clean official shelf, just because my goal is to return to Beijing to take up a post, and I am only temporarily living in Guangzhou City, and it is useless for me to keep the house you give me, you want me to live comfortably, I have received this favor, and I will pay the rent, so even if the official wants to expose me, I have a reason to prevaricate.

Subsequently, Shen Xi returned to the sedan chair, surrounded by everyone to a large mansion located near the Six Banyan Temple, just got off the sedan chair Shen Xi saw the towering flower tower a few hundred meters ahead.

Sun Shun handed over the title deed, and Shen Xi took a cursory glance, this is a six-entry courtyard with a garden pattern in the south of the Yangtze River, even if this is not the official residence of the two capitals, a big mansion like this is worth one or two thousand taels, to say the least, which is more than twice as spacious as Shen Xi's mansion in the capital.

Shen Xi stuffed the land deed back into Sun Shun's hands, and then entered the courtyard, but before he could take a few steps, Sun Shun, who had come to his senses, caught up and asked with a smile: "Lord Shen, you can do whatever you want......

Shen Xi sighed: "This house is so big, only the front yard covers an acre of land, right?" With the official's money, he can't afford to rent it! ”

"Lord Shen smiled, it was originally given to you by Li Du's envoy, since Lord Shen refused to accept it, the rent was ...... Two cents a month, what do you think? Sun Shun asked tentatively.

Sun Shun is a smart person, and he knows that Shen Xi is unwilling to accept the house, mainly because he is afraid that the official will make it difficult, so he simply symbolically collects Shen Xi's monthly rent of two yuan of silver, which is much cheaper than the two small courtyards that Shen Xi rents now.

Shen Xi smiled: "It seems that Li Duzhi is very good at taking care of things!" ”

Sun Shun had an expression that deserved to be so, and said generously: "Isn't it so that Lord Shen can feel at home in Guangzhou Fucheng?" You are an important minister in front of Your Majesty, and Li Du is like this, so that one day in the future, you can always admire the face of the son of heaven. ”

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