Because there are no outsiders, they are all their own relatives. Plus it's the New Year, and there's nothing going on. So, the atmosphere of drinking was relaxed, and soon people let go of drinking.

After a few rounds of collective toasting, they split into two groups.

One group is Wang Xin, Baoyu, Jia Rong, Xue Pan, Jia Huan, and the other group is Jia Min, Xue Zhen and Shi Yang.

The former group drank presumptuously, and the latter group drank more calmly. No one pours anyone, no one is lazy, it belongs to gentlemen's wine.

Wang Xin didn't seem to drink much, and he didn't wait for others to do anything, as the master, he was a little dizzy. When it comes to talking, it's a little casual.

"I've been training for more than a year, and now I'm finally waiting for my chance. This time, it's time to show your skills. ”

"Brother is referring to the Battle of North Ventura?"

Before anyone else answered, Jia Huan reacted first.

It turned out that he saw that Wang Xin had been ignoring him, so he had been looking for an opportunity to please Wang Xin. Seeing Wang Xin say this, he immediately handed over the words and gave Wang Xin as a support, but he reacted much faster than Baoyu and others.

"Brother Huan is smart, that's it. This time, our Wangjiafu Corps is also going to Bukui. ”

"My brother has made some achievements in military training, and this time I will go to Bukui, and I will definitely play a triumphant song and make great achievements."

Jia Huan continued to hold Wang Xin.

"Brother Huan, I love to hear what you say. I heard that you are going to Bukui too. How about it, are you interested in going with your brother? We are relatives, others don't want you, my brother wants you. When the time comes, my brother will give you a half-official position, and if you have military merits, we will earn it together. ”

"This ......."

Jia Huan didn't want to express his position directly.

Baoyu and a few of them, the military department originally said that they would wait until the new year. As for whether to go to Bu Kui or not, he didn't give Jia Lian a word at that time.

The correct way to do this is to inquire about it again after a period of time, when the military department is opened, and ask for a letter to talk about it.

Moreover, the establishment of several of them is in the government corps of Jia Mansion, even if they want to go to Bukui, they will go to Jia Min, and there is no reason to go to the Wang family's government corps.

For Wang Xin, his father Wang Ziteng had already decided to hand over his family's army to Jia Min to bring. Unless otherwise arranged by the Ministry of War, it is up to Jia Min to decide whether the Wang family's government corps will stay in the imperial capital or go to Bukui.

Now that Wang Xin said this, he obviously didn't want to be under Jia Min's jurisdiction, and besides, it was not appropriate to directly call Baoyu and them to him in front of Jia Min.

Jia Min listened, but he didn't care, pretended not to hear, and continued to drink with Xue Zhen and Shi Yang.

In his heart, Jia Min was unwilling to accept the Wang family's army corps.

Although they had been training for more than a year, Jia Min would rather accept new recruits than such a team.

Recruits are like a blank sheet of paper, they write what they are, they are more obedient, and they can quickly train them according to their own ideas.

However, veterans are different. If you have your own foundation and habits, even prejudices, if you want to correct and change, you have to spend a lot more effort and effort than recruits.

Without looking, Jia Min knew that the Wang family's government corps was basically the same as that of other families, and in Jia Min's eyes, they were not even rookies now.

If you really want to get to him, you won't be able to go to the battlefield for at least half a year, and you have to send people to invest a lot of energy in training, and in the future, you will have to spend money to improve your equipment.

Although the Wang family has some money, since they are all together, they have to refer to other families.

The so-called other families are Jia Shifeng and Chen Wei's families.

The money from these companies is actually very limited. With the current military expenditure of the Jiaminfu Corps, the money contributed by various families is far from enough.

Even if you add the military expenses given by the imperial court, it is not enough.

Moreover, since the imperial court gave military spending, Jia Min cut the money of various families. In fact, a large part of the money in this army is borne by Jia Min himself. That is, after obtaining the tribute money from South Wendula, it was the first time that a large amount of court money was used.

Therefore, Jia Min accepted the Wangjiafu Corps, which not only had to be trained by people, but also had to be paid for equipment, and he had no combat effectiveness, which was purely a burden.

Besides, the affairs of this relative are not as easy to handle as outsiders in many cases.

For outsiders, it can be businesslike, one is one, and two is two. However, between relatives, it is much more troublesome.

You treat him better than others, and he thinks you deserve it. If you treat him the same as others, he will feel at a loss, and you will not talk about relatives.

If you are inferior to others, let alone others, it is simply a great rebellion.

It was only because Wang Ziteng was his uncle that he agreed, and he told Wang Ziteng at that time that after the government corps returned to him, he must follow his rules.

If you change someone else's government corps and give it to him for nothing, he doesn't want to ask for it. I'd rather recruit new recruits to train from scratch, and I'm better than these old soldiers.

Jia Huan still had some scruples, but Baoyu and Xue Pan didn't care.

"Since my brother says so, we will go to you. We have also trained soldiers, and my family's government corps has defeated 20,000 grassland iron cavalry, so a few of us are not bad. When I come to you, I can give some guidance to your people. ”

Although Xue Zhen has not been here for a long time, he also understands the situation of Jia Min's army and Baoyu and others.

Xue Pan is his cousin, and he knows what kind of virtue he is.

Seeing Xue Pan speak so loudly, he couldn't help shaking his head in his heart. Brother Straight is doing ridiculous things.

"That's the best, brother, we'll go to you, and when the time comes, earn some military merits and come back."

Baoyu also expressed his position.

"It's just that this matter still needs to be ......."

Wang Xin was not completely confused, and gestured to Jia Min with his eyes.

It means that Jia Min is still the head of the regiment after all, and you are still his people now, you have to see what his attitude is, right?

"It's okay, I'll go find the ancestor."

Baoyu also understood what Wang Xin meant, so he got up and went to find the old ancestor.

After a while, Baoyu returned.

"The old ancestor agreed, and when it was time for you to leave, the four of us would follow you away. Fourth Brother Min, the ancestors have agreed, you have nothing to say this time. ”

"We'll talk about that later."

"Fourth Brother Min, I didn't mean to dig your wall, they themselves were willing to come to me."

Wang Xin felt that it was still necessary for him to explain to Jia Min.

"Brother, let's talk about this later."

Jia Min smiled at Wang Xin and stopped talking.

It's the Chinese New Year, and today I'm eating and drinking here, and everyone is a little too drunk, so it's really not the time to discuss important things.

Jia Min didn't want to ruin the atmosphere because of this.

Besides, he didn't think they would succeed. Tell them to toss now. Even if the ancestor agrees, when he comes to his own hands in the future, he will listen to himself, and he will not be able to make his decisions.

At this moment, the prince came.

"Brother Min, my brother is back, and I asked you to come over and talk."

As soon as he heard the prince's shout, Jia Min followed Wang Zisheng.

In a small room, Jia Min saw Wang Ziteng, his expression seemed a little tired, and his spirit did not seem to be very good.

After seeing the salute, the prince waved his hand. Everyone else went out, leaving only the two nephews and uncles.

"Brother Min, sit casually, you don't have to be formal at home."

"Thank you, uncle."

"I just came back from the palace, and the war in North Vancouver is a foregone conclusion, and the emperor has decided."

"But mobilize 150,000 horses?"

"Yes."

So Wang Ziteng said the general situation, which was consistent with Wei Ruolan's information.

"Who's in charge of this?"

"The crown prince is the commander-in-chief, the general of Zhenbei is the general, and the general of Ningguta, Han Tiankui, is the deputy commander."

"Actually, it's Han Tiankui as the coach?"

"The prince is not good at military affairs, just in name."

"When will the war start?"

"It will be pulled out on the eighteenth day of the first month. I also told the emperor the truth about what you said. ”

"What did the emperor say?"

The prince sighed and did not answer immediately.

In fact, there is no need for him to answer.

It's already decided to go to war, so what else do you need to say?

"The emperor didn't say anything, when will he summon me?"

Jia Min is not giving up.

"Brother Min, at this time, will the emperor still summon you? I understand the mind, but as soon as I enter the officialdom, many things are involuntary. The emperor won't summon you. ”

Jia Min was speechless.

The emperor didn't see him, in fact, it was not surprising.

His views have been transmitted to the emperor through different channels. Now that the emperor has decided to go to war, why did he summon him?

"Uncle means ......."

"My point of view is the same as yours, and I told the emperor. Other ministers attacked me for being cowardly, saying that I would leave the credit to you, and the emperor also reprimanded me. Now, the Manchu Dynasty is civil and military, and our grandfather is anti-war. ”

"Have you assigned an errand to our government corps?"

"It's nothing to do with you, you're still defending Bukui. For them, they don't want you to compete with them. However, it may be a good thing for the imperial court. As long as Bu Kui is not lost, there will be a turning point in the future. When the vitality is relieved, you can also map North Ventura. ”

"That being the case, after fifteen, I will return to Bukui and try to keep Bukui."

"Don't be in a hurry to go back, just wait for the emperor."

"Uncle, what does this mean? Are you going to transfer me out of Bukui? ”

"Not necessarily, in short, don't go back without permission. After the seventh day of the first lunar month, the yamen is opened, you go to the military department, and then ask for a letter. Remember, you are now an official of the Imperial Court. The government corps is also the army of the imperial court. It's not a soldier of any family. ”

"Yes. I see, uncle. ”

"Don't tell your family about these insiders, don't let them be anxious for the New Year. Since the family is counting on us, we should be more burdened than others. Sometimes, it's normal to be wronged. ”

"Let's go, go out for a drink, be happy, the sky won't fall."

The prince got up and patted Jia Min on the shoulder, and the two of them smiled and walked out.

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