A gentleman loves money and takes it in a good way.

Li Xuanba never claims to be a gentleman, so naturally he doesn't care about this sentence, or in his eyes, the word "Tao" does not mean the truth, but refers to the way.

The big families in Dongjun often have contacts, and since the Zhu family has already started, others are not willing to stay in Dongjun and wait for the trouble, so they have asked Zhu Zhe to help say good things.

Zhu Zhe is nearly eighty years old and has read countless people, what is going on in Li Xuanba's mind, why can't he see it? Moreover, the people who came to ask him for help were all old people, and Zhu Zhe had no reason to refuse.

In troubled times, everyone can become a thief, and a rich family like the Zhu family can only trust the imperial court. Someone once spent a lot of money to escort them on a migration, but instead of being killed by thieves, they were murdered by those who brought them.

Li Xuanba is Yang Guang's beloved person, this is his advantage, what others dare not do and can't do, Li Xuanba can do. In addition, Li Xuanba is not greedy, and there are naturally not a few people who ask him to escort him.

Of course, Li Xuanba left the Zhu family and returned to the camp, not knowing that he had become an extremely popular person.

"Xuanba, you did such a thing without General Zhang's consent, aren't you afraid of annoying General Zhang?" Li Xuanba returned to the army and told him what happened in the county seat, Qin Qiong asked worriedly: "I know that you are thinking about the imperial court, but after all, you have violated military regulations, why don't you wait for General Zhang to come back and discuss with him before making plans?" ”

Zhang Xutuo and the others are not in the camp all the year round, and Li Xuanba has also put aside his prejudices, and he is getting closer and closer to Qin Qiong, and even the title is not as stiff as before.

"It is the duty of the imperial court to protect the people of the Great Sui." Li Xuanba said seriously: "The poor people are the people of the Great Sui, and so are those rich families, and now they are worried about encountering rogue thieves on the road, so they just borrow a few boats from us, what reason do we have to refuse?" ”

Twenty percent of the family property is a large amount, if Qin Qiong is not moved, of course it is fake. But Qin Qiong is different from Li Xuanba, he is a gentleman, so he will naturally have some other considerations.

"If the person who went to the county seat today was not me, but Brother Shubao, you would definitely think about it seriously and then refuse the Zhu family's request." Li Xuanba smiled and said, "You care about reputation, but I don't care about this, I just hope that General Zhang will not worry about military salaries when recruiting soldiers." ”

Although Zhang Xutuo has done his best, he still can't stop the growth of the Wagang thieves, one eliminates the other, and the court is already lucky not to defeat the battle, how to talk about exterminating the Wagang thieves?

"Military salary is something that the imperial court should consider, Xuanba, why do you risk being blamed by Your Majesty?" Qin Qiong said with a complicated expression.

"Why should Brother Shubao deceive himself?" Li Xuanba smiled bitterly and said, "Last time, General Zhang exterminated 2,000 people in Wagang, what about Your Majesty's reward for the meritorious?" ”

Qin Qiong was speechless.

Li Xuanba continued: "There are not a few big families like the Zhu family in Dongjun, if we don't help them, then their family property is very likely to fall into the hands of the traitor, and the traitor will naturally strengthen his strength if he has money. ”

"General Zhang is in charge of Dongjun, as long as those people can keep their composure, they will not suffer a catastrophe, and they should believe that the imperial court has the ability to protect them." Qin Qiong thought for a while and said, "Could it be that Xuanba is suspicious of General Zhang?" ”

Li Xuanba is indeed worried about this, after all, according to his memory, after a while, Zhang Xutuo will be transferred to Xingyang, which proves that Dongjun will definitely not be able to hold it.

"Brother Shubao, Xuanba has made up his mind, and I hope you don't persuade him again." Li Xuanba couldn't answer Qin Qiong's question, and said seriously: "I have promised the Zhu family, I must not break my promise, otherwise who will believe in the imperial court?" ”

Qin Qiong had never seen Li Xuanba so persistent, sighed, and said, "You are the imperial court supervisor, and you have the right to dispatch troops and materials, and I am not qualified to stop it." In this case, I can only participate in it, and hope that General Zhang will come back and be able to hold everyone accountable. ”

"Thank you Brother Shubao for your kindness, but this matter should be done by Xuanba alone." Li Xuanba bowed and said, "Anyway, Your Majesty loves me, and I believe that General Zhang will not punish me too severely for His Majesty's sake." The reason why I have consulted with you is to hope that you will keep the secret for me. ”

"You are bent on thinking for the imperial court, how can I bear to destroy it?" Qin Qiong said helplessly: "However, your movement should be smaller. ”

"Xuanba knows it." Li Xuanba stared at Qin Qiong with a smile.

"Do you have any ideas?" Qin Qiong was stared at by Li Xuanba, and said in a panic: "I can tell you, the boat can be borrowed, as for the soldiers, don't even think about it!" ”

Li Xuanba looked at Qin Qiong's nervous appearance, and couldn't help but smile and said: "Brother Shubao, if you are training in the battalion, it is better to let them participate in the escort mission, actual combat is the best training." ”

Then, Li Xuanba's mouth was like a river, and he kept talking for half an hour, only dumbfounded what Qin Qiong said.

"When did the first warrior of the Great Sui become so sharp-toothed?" After Li Xuanba finished speaking, Qin Qiong slowed down and said, "General Zhang is not here, you are in charge of the military camp, I am only responsible for training, and nothing else." Once you've figured it out, just give me orders. After speaking, he fled from Li Xuanba's camp.

Li Xuanba smiled and began to think about the next arrangement.

Zhu Zhe was the first person to ask Li Xuanba for help, and naturally he was also the first to leave.

Although Li Xuanba did not promise to send troops to protect him, when he was leaving, he still drew more than 100 people from the army and arranged for several forbidden troops around him to join in and take charge of the command.

"The kindness of Lord Zhongyongwei is unforgettable." When Zhu Zhe said goodbye to Li Xuanba, he insisted on bowing to Li Xuanba despite his old age.

Li Xuanba hurriedly helped Zhu Zhe up, pretended to be unhappy and said, "Why should Mr. Zhu be polite. Then, Li Xuanba said loudly: "Actually, the person who should thank me is me, your support to the imperial court, Xuanba represents His Majesty, on behalf of the soldiers in the army, thank you!" ”

Since he said that he represented Yang Guang, it was impossible for Li Xuanba to bow down.

"My lord, my Zhu family has been saved, but there are still countless Zhu families in Dongjun, and I hope that my lord will think of a way for them!" When the Zhu family was ready to leave, Zhu Zhe said in a low voice: "There is a list here for the old man, all of whom are willing to donate part of the family property like the old man, and I hope that the adults will consider it." ”

After speaking, he took out a handkerchief from his sleeve tremblingly. The material of the handkerchief is silk, which shows the wealth of the Zhu family.

When Li Xuanba heard this, his face remained unchanged, and he quietly stuffed the handkerchief into his sleeve and said, "I will consider this matter, Mr. Zhu, the hour is not early, you better hurry up." ”

Zhu Zhe saw that Li Xuanba accepted the handkerchief, and secretly said that he had not lived up to the trust of others, thanked him again, and got on the boat with the support of the servant.

The Zhu family had a huge fortune, filled three big boats, plus a boatload of people, and four boats went along the Yongji River in the direction of Luoyang.

Li Xuanba watched Old Lady Zhu leave and shed tears.

"Lord Zhongyongwei is really a person who values love and righteousness!" Many people gathered around Li Xuanba and praised one after another.

Li Xuanba wiped his tears, smiled reluctantly, and said: "Xuanba and Mr. Zhu hit it off at first sight, and they have formed a friendship that has been forgotten for the year, since he entrusted your safety to me, Xuanba will definitely do his best." ”

The crowd praised and looked grateful.

In fact, they knew very well in their hearts that Li Xuanba deliberately spoke loudly to Zhu Zhe before, wasn't it just to let them find the door by themselves?

Li Xuanba's tears were not pretended, he was really grateful for the gift Zhu Zhe left him.