A loud sound shook the roof of the temple of Kintoku loosened the tiles.

"Report! Song Zhenzong, the left guard of the thousand households, was ordered to report! ”

"Come in!"

A big man in the shape of a man roared in. It seems that during the time he returned to Chengdu, Song Zhenzong was watered with the water of love, he ate well, played well, and was in good spirits.

Zhu Pingjin hasn't spoken yet, this guy has already spoken.

"Huh? How does Lord Zheng kneel on the ground? Don't you ......"

"Lord Zheng, please get up!" Zhu Pingjin said, "Lord Zheng will wait in the side hall first, and wait for the prince of this world to call you!" ”

"If the minister doesn't leave, the minister will kneel here!" Zheng Anmin also has times of stubbornness. Song Zhenzong is a martial artist, if he is angry and angry, will it threaten Zhu Pingjian's safety?

"Okay, please sit and listen."

Zhu Pingjin arranged for Zheng Anmin and began to clean up Song Zhenzong: "General Song, please stand up straight!" You are the commander of an army! Qi Shaobao said: As a general, everything is a model for soldiers! ”

"Yes!" Song Zhenzong cleaned up his ruffian-like smile and stood up straight honestly.

"Hmmm! I know I'm a soldier! There is still room for salvation! ”

"What to save ......"

"How should military law punish those who speak without permission in the queue?"

"Push-ups thirty!"

"Then execute!"

Song Zhenzong's eyes widened, his mouth moved openly, but there was no sound. Seeing Zhu Pingjin didn't seem to be joking, he had to lie on the ground, put on his armor, and do push-ups. This guy has never taken it off since he had the opportunity to put on his armor without. Zhu Pingjin even maliciously guessed again, if this guy marries Xiaohong in the future, will he also wear armor, but what kind of one does he wear armor?

"Report! The end is done! Song Zhenzong got up, his head full of sweat.

"Hmmm! It's not a mistake to be fat! Zhu Pingjin praised him gloomily, and then went straight to the point: "This son asks, you answer truthfully." Do you understand? ”

"Got it! Answer truthfully! ”

"Excellent! The first question, Shu Guoping is your partner, you should know where he is at the moment, right? ”

"Report to the prince that he is selecting soldiers for the guard platoon and conducting that political trial. The day before yesterday, he went to Pine Forest Mountain! Song Zhenzong glanced at Zheng Anmin, who was not leaving, and wondered whether he should expose military secrets, but he thought of Zhu Pingjian's order, and felt that it was better to answer truthfully, "When Mr. Shu left, he told the last general that he would first go to Songlin Mountain to select soldiers, and then go to the left guard on the way, and he didn't say what he was going to do." ”

"Well, that's good! If you can answer truthfully, there is still room for salvation! ”

Song Zhenzong had a puzzled expression on his face, but he didn't dare to speak.

"Second question, last time you went to the left guard to recruit soldiers, why didn't those soldiers go with you?"

"Those Qiu Ba ......," Song Zhenzong said, and the left guard is angry.

"No foul language in the queue! Otherwise, do thirty more push-ups! ”

Song Zhenzong paused his feet and raised his chin.

"Yes! The last general was ordered to recruit troops to the left guard. The last general told them that as long as they entered the caravan, they would have three meals to be full, meat before the war, two buckets of rice per month, five dollars of silver to buy food, and the palace would also save five dollars of silver for their old age. But those hills ...... The soldiers laughed at me! ”

"What are you laughing at?"

"Laugh at me for being a rice bucket!"

"You didn't say anything about the five acres of land for each of the caravan guards?"

Song Zhenzong stared and thought for a while, then nodded and said, "The last general said!" But they laughed at me...... Laugh at me for bragging, farting, and not paying taxes! ”

Laughing at Song Zhenzong for bragging and farting? Odd! Why don't they believe in Song Zhenzong? Is it because the policy propaganda is not in place, or is the wolf coming and listening too much, and no one believes it? It is a possibility that the people will not stand without faith. But another possibility cannot be ruled out, that is, someone is deliberately behind the scenes. It's a pity that Sun Hong went to Jiading Prefecture, Shu Guoping went to Songlin Mountain again, and now no one has enough prestige in the left guard.

"Shizi, General Song is a Qin general, not a hereditary son of Zuo Wei, and his official rank in Weili was not high before, so he has no prestige, no wonder General Song." Zheng Anmin helped Song Zhenzong explain to Zhu Pingjian.

He saw Song Zhenzong as a martial artist, standing up straight in the office with a stiff face, without any joy outside, and couldn't help but feel a trace of sympathy for Song Zhenzong. The fear for the safety of the prince a quarter of an hour ago had already been thrown into Java. And the prince's ability to control reckless soldiers made him even more impressed.

Zhu Pingjin walked back and forth in front of Song Zhenzong, shook his head and asked Song Zhenzong: "Before the battle of Pengshan Jiangkou, we went to the ancient Buddhist temple to burn incense and draw lots, you haven't forgotten this!" ”

"Report to the world, I haven't forgotten!"

"How did Liu Hongting unsign for you at that time?"

"She said that God let me be honest and bright, that is, to be an honest person and do honest things!"

"You remember it very well! That son of the world asked you one more thing, I hope you will answer honestly! ”

"Yes! The last general will answer honestly! ”

"You two brothers turned out to be officers of the Left Guard, do you two occupy the land in the Guard?"

"The last general brothers were not hereditary military households, we were recruited battalion soldiers. After the war, he was promoted and entered the army. The last general used to have more than a dozen acres of land when he was in the Qin army, but he did not occupy the land after he was exiled to Shu. When the left guards recruited troops, they didn't say that they wanted to give Tian. When they saw that the last general had an official body, had fought in battles, and had brothers to help them, they were hired in their original positions, and they were still a deputy thousand households. ”

"What do you eat without fields? You eat a lot of food, you like to eat meat, and you have to ride a horse to buy armor and weapons! ”

Song Zhenzong was a little surprised by the question of the prince's lack of common sense, but he couldn't answer truthfully.

"Salary! I am an official of the imperial court, from the five-grade martial arts, there is a fortune! ”

Zhu Pingjin didn't believe Song Zhenzong's answer at all.

"How much money do you have? Besides, military salaries are often in arrears! ”

"Therefore, the last general often does not have enough to eat, and he cannot reveal it in front of his men. In order to have a full meal, the last general will take all the ancestral jewelry! In order to have enough to eat, the last general had to follow the son...... Since the last general followed the son, the last general has eaten enough! ”

"How are the officers and soldiers of the left guard living, can they have enough to eat?"

"Where to eat? All of them are as poor as Hanako! The last general told them that as long as they joined the caravan, they would be able to eat immediately, but this group of mounds ...... I just don't believe it, and you make fun of me! They deserve to be poor for the rest of their lives! ”

"Why didn't you report these situations?" Zhu Pingjin's voice became stern again, "You are no longer a small officer, but a general who commands thousands of troops." Love soldiers like children! This is the responsibility of a general! Don't you know that if you conceal the true situation, it will bring a lot of blindness to the decision-making of this son? ”

At this time, Song Zhenzong was not convinced.

"The last general has reported! The last general reported at the door of the commanding office, and you were not allowed to continue speaking at that time. I thought you weren't allowed to leak military planes in public, so I didn't dare to go on. Master Zheng was standing at the forefront at that time, and he could testify for the last general! ”

Oh! Zhu Pingjin recalled that this guy had said a few Qiu Ba at that time, and when he was angry, he scolded him a few times.

Joke! How can the monarch casually apologize to his courtiers, wouldn't that damage the prestige of the leader?

"Can't you say it then, can't you say it later? Well, now that you confess that you haven't made a mistake, you won't be punished! Go down! Zhu Pingjin waved his hand to Song Zhenzong and told him to go back to the side hall.

Song Zhenzong stood still and didn't leave, his mouth tightened. Zhu Pingjin thought, does he have to apologize to this son?

"What else?"

"The last general wonders, can I ......"

"How can people who have experienced life and death on the battlefield talk in a slurred manner?"

"Yes!" Song Zhenzong glanced at Zheng Anmin, and immediately lowered his voice: "The last general will take the jewelry left by my mother as a pawn, can you ask Shizi and Miss Luo to keep this matter a secret for the last general, don't tell Xiaohong." The last general promised her that when he married her, he would give her a dowry. When the last general pays his military salary next month, the last general will be able to redeem the silver! ”

"You are now a military attache of thousands of households and five grades, and you are treated as a regimental position, with a salary and allowance, which is more than Lord Zheng, why are you still a poor egg? Isn't it possible that this son owes you military salaries? ”

"No, Shizi, listen to the general's explanation. Two days ago, a brother on duty came to ask the general to borrow money, and his father repaired the house, but he fell off the roof of the house, broke his leg, and was anxious to use the money......"

"That's it!" Zhu Pingjin waved his hand impatiently, walked to the desk and wrote a note, "This son has specially approved three thousand taels of silver as a ......."

"Thank you, Shizi! Where did the last general use so much? Song Zhenzong rubbed his hands and suddenly smiled.

"You want to be beautiful!" Zhu Pingjin glared at the guy fiercely and handed the note to Song Zhenzong.

"This is a mutual aid fund for the caravans, the caravans, the Tusi soldiers, and the officers and soldiers of the left guards on duty. In the future, if their family has difficulties and needs money urgently, they can apply to the fund for hardship assistance. After the matter is settled, the military salary and reward money will be repaid slowly, and the interest will be waived. You take care of this money for a few days, and when Mr. Shu comes back, the matter and the money will be handed over to him! ”

"The Admiral understands!" Song Zhenzong smiled and hugged his fist on one knee to Zhu Pingjin, "The last generals, brothers, thank you for your great kindness!" ”

"General Song, please get up!"

Zhu Pingjin stretched out his hand to help Song Zhenzong up. Although he was half a head shorter, Zhu Pingjin taught him earnestly like a big brother:

"Now you're a bachelor, it's normal to be poor. When you go out for a good meal of wine and meat, the half-moon military salary will be gone. When you get married, you will not be poor. Have a daughter-in-law to manage you, help you save money, and save you from spending indiscriminately. Ben Shizi and Miss Luo have already discussed, and decided to let Xiaohong serve as the deputy director and acting director of the newly built Royal Audit Bureau, and temporarily enjoy the treatment of deputy company level. In the future, the two of you will earn money and spend it for two, which will be much easier than Lord Zheng earning money to feed the whole family! Your mother's jewelry, you hurry up and redeem it, don't be dead. How much silver is missing, you ask Cao Sanbao to make it up for you. He still has a little private money saved by his son. Xiaohong is the maid of this prince and has been raised in the palace since she was a child. When she marries, it is equivalent to marrying a sister in this world, and this bit of silver is considered a dowry. Of course," Zhu Pingjin added, "If Miss Luo gives her another dowry, you will quietly accept it, and don't be big-mouthed!" ”

"The last general, thank you for the grace of the prince!" Song Zhenzong pinched the note and grinned widely, without any sense of crisis that his husband was about to collapse.