In the past, Zhang Lizhong, who showed off his might in front of the sergeant and subordinates, and his eyes were on his forehead, was as docile as a lamb in front of Chongzhen.

From the moment the emperor stepped down from his seat to check the clothes worn by these sergeants, Zhang Lizhong's legs began to shake non-stop, if it weren't for the eyes of Yang Wuhou staring at him, I am afraid that he would have preferred to faint without facing the emperor's questioning below.

When Chongzhen asked this question, Zhang Lizhong's first reaction was to deny it, and he opened his mouth and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, there is no humble position..."

Before Zhang Lizhong's words were finished, he saw the evil gaze in Xue Lian's eyes that was staring at his boss. He subconsciously turned his tongue back, "... There is not much deduction. The minister is guilty, the minister deserves to die, please forgive your majesty. ”

When Zhang Lizhong confessed his guilt, his legs and feet suddenly weakened, and he bowed to Chongzhen like this.

Zhu Youzhen originally planned to use the experience of the former military governor to be a monkey chicken, but he didn't expect that the courage of this experience would be so small, and he admitted it as soon as he asked.

However, Zhu Youzhen quickly turned his head suspiciously and looked in the direction of Yang Wuhou, the former military governor's mansion.

As if sensing the movement of Zhu Youzhen's gaze, Xue Lian quickly lowered his head. Zhu Youzhen suddenly had a plan in his heart, "This is to lose the car and protect the handsome." ”

After Zhu Youzhen figured it out, he looked at Zhang Lizhong, who was kneeling at his feet and pouting his buttocks, and said coldly: "Being able to tell me the truth proves that you are not hopeless." I will also give you a chance to mend your ways, and give the guards and sergeants in Beijing under the jurisdiction of the former military governor's office to make up for the shortage of food and salary for nearly three months.

If one of the sergeants of each guard dies of hunger and cold this year, I will settle the old and new accounts with you, do you have any opinions? ”

Hearing the conditions given by Chongzhen, Zhang Lizhong, who originally thought that there was no hope of survival, immediately agreed with a busy mouth, and didn't think about how much it would cost to make up for three months' military salaries for each guard in Beijing.

Zhu Youzhen smiled and said, "I'll wait and see, I hope you don't let me down." Also, I just talked with the priest of the workshop for a while, and I think this person is doing a good job, so let him be the capital to assist you in distributing the salary, has the Marquis of Fengcheng written it down? ”

Li Chengzuo, the Marquis of Fengcheng, suddenly stepped forward and agreed, and then Zhu Youzhen ordered the dismissal of the people in the hall and asked them to go back to work.

Soon Wang Shide came in to report, "Lian Qianhu and Fujian General Yu Zhigao are waiting outside the hall, ready to report to the governor on duty in the military governor's office. ”

Zhu Youzhen glanced at the Marquis of Fengcheng and the Marquis of Yangwu, who were still accompanying him, and said casually: "Then let them come up, I also want to see what kind of person the Fujian General Army is, I heard that Yu Dayou is a famous anti-Japanese general on the same level as Qi Jiguang, and I also want to see who the hero is." ”

Lian Shanxiang, Yu Zhigao, and Xu Xinsu walked into the lobby together, and according to his official position, Xu Xinsu was not qualified to meet the governor of the military governor's mansion.

But even Shanxiang was on the side, and the sergeants in the Governor's Mansion didn't dare to step forward to stop them, so they watched the three of them walk into the lobby of the Governor's Mansion.

Yang Wuhou casually talked a few words with Yu Zhigao, even if he completed the formalities for Yu Zhigao to enter Beijing to report. Then he stepped back very interestingly and let Chongzhen talk to Yu Zhigao.

Zhu Youzhen looked at the bookish middle-aged man in front of him, and felt that the person in front of him was not like a fierce general in the army, but like a teacher in the school.

And the Zhangzhou maritime merchant, the current sailor general Xu Xinsu, has a big beard, and he looks like a fierce general.

After Zhu Youzhen asked Yu Zhigao a few questions about his father, he said casually: "Is there a warmer house in this governor's mansion, I want to have a cup of hot tea with General Yu and chat slowly for a while." ”

Yang Wuhou immediately gave up his duty room in the backyard, so that Chongzhen and Yu Zhigao could sit down and discuss slowly.

Immediately, the backyard of the former military governor's mansion was blocked by Wang Shide, and the Marquis of Yangwu and the Marquis of Fengcheng were also driven out of the backyard.

"Isn't it unruly for us to let His Majesty and the foreign soldiers face each other alone? If the speaker knows, will he impeach me? Yangwu Marquis Xue Lian said to Fengcheng Marquis beside him with some uneasiness.

Fengcheng Marquis Li Chengzuo kept his head down respectfully and withdrew from the backyard, and then glanced at Yangwu Marquis who was still unclear about the situation beside him.

"This General Yu entered Beijing to report to the Governor's Mansion of the Army, and this is how he met His Majesty. His Majesty is just happy to see Hunting, and wants to ask him about the past of the late chief soldier Yu Dayou, what is there to impeach?

It's you, Marquis Yangwu, Your Majesty asked you to go back to the house and think about it behind closed doors, didn't you hurry up and hand over the affairs, and then go to carry out Your Majesty's orders? ”

Xue Lian's face changed for a while, and then he arched his hand, and said with a smile: "Exactly, exactly, I will go to hand over the affairs at hand and go back to the house to think about the past." Fengcheng Hou, let's leave it alone. ”

Xue Lian left the backyard and immediately turned into a side room on the edge of the atrium, and soon the family next to him brought Zhang Lizhong in.

As soon as Zhang Lizhong entered the door, he threw himself at Xue Lian's feet, and cried out sadly: "Hou Ye save me..."

Xue Lian had a cold face, kicked directly at Zhang Lizhong's chest, and scolded in his mouth: "Whisper to me, do you want to recruit the entire Governor's Mansion?" ”

Zhang Lizhong, who was kicked over, rolled over and crawled in front of Xue Lian, this time he learned smarter, and hugged Xue Lian's feet to prevent being kicked away.

Zhang Lizhong's voice really became smaller, and he pleaded in a low voice: "Hou Ye, help, there are 5,600 officers and soldiers in the first guard, which is 5,600 stone according to 1 stone per month, 168,000 stone in the third guard, and 504,000 stone in three months."

To make up for three months' salary is 252,000 stones, and the lower officials really can't get so much food. If the Hou Ye refuses to help, I'm afraid that the life of the lower official will not be guaranteed. ”

Xue Lian was suddenly furious, he wanted to kick Zhang Lizhong with his foot, but he didn't twitch, so he directly pulled a stick on the side, whipped Zhang Lizhong headlessly, and reprimanded in his mouth: "You bastard, do you even want me to cheat?" When did the three guards in Beijing pay the full salary, which one of the three guards in the army is complete, less than 2,000 people, and more than 3,000 people, you bastard dare to report the full amount to me?

Besides, am I the only one who gets the salaries in this army? The officials in the Governor's Mansion have no profit, and you actually want to ask me to pay, do you think that Master Hou and I, or your net worth and life will not be successful. ”

Xue Lian is just a noble son, he doesn't practice boxing, and he is addicted to wine, so he doesn't have much strength in his hands at all. And Zhang Lizhong wore more today, so although he took a few hits, it was not painful.

Waiting for Xue Lian to get tired and sit on the chair panting, Zhang Lizhong defended himself and said: "Master Hou, it's not that the lower officials want to deceive you, but there are really Jinyi guards on the side to supervise, if the lower officials don't make up the amount of food, then Your Majesty will definitely know about our empty salary, then it's not a matter of making up for three months' salary?"

Although the other officials in the Governor's Mansion should pay for it, but now that there are Jinyi guards monitoring on the side, the lower officials really don't dare to climb around and make things bigger. ”

Although Xue Lian was distressed, he also knew that now was not the time to be rash, so he frowned and said: "250,000 stone folds are only 7 or 80,000 taels of silver, Ben Hou will pay 20,000, let the right governor make up 30,000, and the rest will be solved by yourself, and I will explain with the right governor in a while." ”

Although Zhang Lizhong knew that Xue Lian hadn't counted the cost of winter clothes, he also knew that it was impossible to let these nobles pay for it. With these 50,000 taels of silver, he can find a way to sell some fields to make up 50,000 taels, and he should be able to barely get through this difficulty.

Xue Lian opened his mouth to Zhang Lizhong at this time, and said the true intention of calling him over, "I also made up the money for you, do you remember to take care of your own mouth." If I hear outside that this matter of food and salary and the amount of money are related to my name, in Daming, your majesty is not the only one who can ask for your life..."

In the small living room in the backyard of the Governor's Mansion, after Zhu Youzhen and Yu Zhigao talked for a while, they found that although this Fujian general soldier was the leader of the naval battle, once he asked him why he had been defeated in repeated battles when he met Zheng Zhilong, he couldn't say a reason.

"It seems that this one is really only suitable for teaching in schools, not leading troops in battle. Or let him manage some transactional work in the rear, maybe it would be appropriate. Zhu Youzhen thought so.

Zhu Youzhen stroked his forehead, and after half a sound, he said to Yu Zhigao: "I intend to transfer you out of Fujian, does General Yu have any ideas?" ”

Yu Zhigao was dumbfounded and didn't know how to answer, let him leave his lair, he was naturally unwilling. But the emperor didn't have to ask for his opinion in the first place, just give an order directly, and now he was willing to ask him, just to give him a face, and he naturally didn't dare to make a gesture of categorical refusal.

Yu Zhigao said with a little unwillingness: "If Your Majesty has an order, the minister naturally does not dare to disobey it. However, the minister still hopes that His Majesty can give his subordinates a chance to retrain the Fujian sailors.

This Zheng Zhilong and the others are all pirate leaders who do all kinds of evil at sea, although they are appeased by His Majesty's grace, but these sea thieves have always been wolf ambitions, and no one knows when they will betray the court again. The minister thinks that His Majesty must be on guard. ”

Zhu Youzhen asked rhetorically, "Does General Yu think that he can still train sailors in Fujian?" Zheng Zhilong finally defeated the Fujian Sailor, will he let you re-establish a new Sailor?

When I heard that Zheng Zhilong was fighting with the Fujian Naval Division, the Fujian coastal fishermen were willing to report the news for Zheng Zhilong, but they were afraid of the officers and soldiers of the Naval Division. In the eyes of those fishermen, Zheng Zhilong's pirate gang is more like the official army of the imperial court, is there such a thing? ”