"There is General Lao Jiang to remember. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info" Wang Chengen smiled again, "There is nothing important in our family today, if the two of you are free, how about having a light meal together at our house?" ”

"Thank you for your hospitality." Jiang Beiming and Xu Lang thanked in unison.

The banquet was set, and the three of them pushed their glasses and drank them, and no one was down to business.

"This Wang Chengen can really calm down." Xu Lang said secretly in his heart, since no one spoke, he had to say it first, "Princess, the lower officials still have something to ask for, I don't know what it means to collect industrial and commercial taxes in Qiongzhou Mansion?" ”

"Our family has mentioned this matter twice with Banzai." Wang Chengen said, "However, there is a lot of opposition in the court, and Banzai's mind is now on exterminating the Liukou, so this matter has not been fruitful." ”

"Eradicating the rogues is indeed the first priority." Jiang Beiming asked softly, "I don't know if Lord Lu's military spending is sufficient?" ”

Wang Chengen knew what Jiang Beiming wanted to say: "General Jiang, the tobacco and arms business of Xuanfu and Datong, and the business between you and Wu Sangui have increased the amount of silver by more than 100,000 yuan to the imperial court, and these are all in your heart." Lord Lu's military expenses can be supported for a while by relying on these silvers for the time being. ”

"Oh." Jiang Beiming nodded.

Wang Chengen saw that the two of them stopped talking, and said: "We understand the thoughts of the two. This year, there is another major drought in Henan and Shaanxi, and Lord Lu's recital has also arrived in Beijing, and there are more and more rogues, and Lord Lu also has to help the victims, and the silver flowers of the imperial court are like flowing water. ”

"Grandpa Gao will definitely have a way to solve it." Xu Lang asked casually.

"Hmph." Wang Chengen snorted softly, "Our family doesn't know about this, our family just needs to serve long live." ”

"Father-in-law." Xu Lang really didn't have the heart to play this Tai Chi with Wang Chengen, so he had to say his thoughts bluntly, "The lower official bluntly said that more than 100,000 silver is not enough for the court to suppress bandits. If we can't appease the displaced people and give them a foundation for survival, once there is any more turmoil, the wanderers will rise again. ”

"That's why General Xu recruited displaced people to go to Yulin Bay in Shandong, right? And also to go to Henan and Shaanxi to recruit. ”

Although Xu Lang knew that he must not be able to hide the recruitment of homeless people from Jinyiwei and Dongchang, but Wang Chengen knew the news so quickly, Xu Lang was still a little surprised: "Father-in-law Mingjian, the lower officials are also thinking about the court and long live." ”

"We don't mean to blame the general." Wang Chengen waved his hand, the eunuchs next to him all retreated, and Wang Chengen raised his glass at Xu Lang and Jiang Beiming, "Our family has something to ask for." ”

Jiang Beiming and Xu Lang hurriedly raised their glasses: "Although my father-in-law commands, I don't dare to take on a word." ”

"Our family is a eunuch, a rootless person." Wang Chengen's tone suddenly became heavy, "Our family's former residence is in Shunde Mansion, and there is a brother and 2 nephews in the family. Our family has not been back since entering the palace, and our family is unable to leave a queen for our ancestors, but the two nephews of our family are the descendants of our Wang family. ”

Xu Lang heard Lu Tianxiang say that Wang Chengen's hometown is Xingtai City, Hebei Province, and his hometown is in Bai'ankou Village, Bai'an Township, Xingtai County, Xingtai City. Bai'ankou Village is located in the deep mountainous area of Taihang, formerly known as Koudang. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the surname Wang moved to settle down, and later because the village was renamed Bai'ankou according to Bai'an Goukou, and this village was Wang Chengen's hometown. The genealogy of the villagers is contained, Li Zicheng entered Beijing, after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, the Qing officers and soldiers came to the village many times to investigate and inquire about Wang Chengen, Wang Chengen's family was afraid of being linked, and did not dare to admit that he was a native of the village, so the "History of the Ming Dynasty" recorded Wang Chengen's official position, and no place of origin.

But Xu Lang didn't understand what Wang Chengen meant by this, did he want Yulinwan to take care of his nephew, Wang Chengen would never have thought of the day when the Ming Dynasty would fall.

Sure enough, Wang Chengen continued, "Our family wants to entrust the two nephews to the two generals, I don't know what the two of them think? ”

Jiang Beiming looked at Xu Lang and replied hesitantly: "The trust of my father-in-law is not reciprocated by the lower officials. It's just that the lower official will have to go into battle to kill the enemy in the future, and I'm afraid he won't be able to take good care of his nephew. ”

"General Chiang misunderstood again." Wang Chengen said calmly, "Our family doesn't want our nephew to follow the general in the army, our family just wants to entrust the two generals to send the nephew to Yulin Bay, so that there will be a way to live in the future." ”

Xu Lang saw that Wang Chengen said so desolately, and he didn't know what was going on in the palace: "Princess, is there something wrong recently?" ”

Wang Chengen smiled and shook his head: "General Xu thinks too much, and there is nothing wrong in the palace. Our family has been friends with the two generals for several years, which can be regarded as a heart-to-heart. Our family urinated in the palace to serve long live, and we have heard enough over the years. In the past 300 years of this dynasty, Liu Jin of that year, 9,000 years old of the previous dynasty, what a glory it was, but what happened in the end. Our family just wants to leave a queen for my Wang family. ”

Wang Chengen's words can be regarded as expressing sincere trust in Jiang Beiming and Xu Lang, Jiang Beiming stood up and gave a deep salute: "Thank you father-in-law for trusting the lower officials so much, and the lower officials will never give up." ”

There was no need to say anything more, and the three of them drank until the sun was in the west.

After Jiang Beiming and Xu Lang returned to the teaching group, they urgently held a meeting of the traversers and relayed Wang Chengen's attitude to several traversers.

"Did you two drink too much or didn't drink too much?" Zhang Hai listened to it with disbelief, "Wang Chengen wants to entrust his nephew to Yulin Bay, is this possible, why do I think this matter is a little weird." ”

"It's nothing impossible, Wang Chenen is telling the truth." Xu Lang analyzed to the traversers present, "Now Gao Qiqian has the intention of replacing Wang Chengen, the infighting of the eunuchs is often life-and-death, and it is difficult to get out of the whole body, so it is not impossible for Wang Chengen to think of a way back for himself." ”

"Xu Lang is right." Jiang Beiming agreed, "Don't care what Wang Chengen's true thoughts are, if he can do this, it means that he is now willing to tie us to a rope to deal with Gao Qiqian." Today, we all explained to him that if you want to fight off the high potential, you must find a way to make money, and I estimate that we will soon be able to collect taxes in Qiongzhou Mansion. ”

"Beiming, everyone." Xu Lang looked around for a week, "I'll leave the matter here in Beijing to you, I will go to Zhou Lei in Yulinbao with Gao Chen tomorrow." I have a suggestion now, Beiming, you'd better discuss it with Wang Chengen again, and the personnel of the officer training corps should also be replaced, some officers have been in Beijing for more than 2 years. ”

Jiang Beiming knew what Xu Lang meant, and patted Xu Lang: "Don't worry, I will tell Wang Chengen, and the family should send someone over soon." I won't keep you either, take care all the way. ”