As one army after another military horses were sent out of the city of Ningxia, this important border town in the northwest became deserted for a while. In the past, almost all the officers and officers who could be seen everywhere on the streets were gone, and the scene of the General Army's Mansion being lit day by day was no longer seen. Even in the small alleys, there are many fewer ordinary soldiers who often have their military salaries in hand. For this scene, the people and merchants in Ningxia are used to it.

After all, it is one of the nine sides of the Ming Dynasty, what kind of news can the Tartar transit be considered? Over the years, the Tartar soldiers have come to the city many times, but which one really entered the city?

However, the people still live their own lives, and the merchants still open their own shops, even if the girls in the building do less business, in other words, they can recuperate for a few days, but some nobles are not so comfortable. Qing King Zhu Taixun sent people to the General Military Mansion every day to inquire about Jiang Han's news, and in addition, Zhu Ningxuan, the king of Anhua, was almost at the limit of his endurance after sending people out of the city again and again and being blocked.

Fortunately, on this day, someone finally brought him good news. It was Sun Jingwen who came, he entered the study in a hurry, and walked quickly to Zhu Ningxiao's side, and he couldn't even bother to salute: "Just now, the prince of ceremonies was accompanied by the eunuch Li Zeng and Deng Guang, and went to the General Military Mansion for the affairs of Tuntian. Commander Zhou sent me a message from the General Army's Mansion, saying that the Inspector Yu Shi An Weixue was also there. They said that they started to work in Hetao Tuntian this year, and although it is late now, they can hurry up and get busy, and there is still time for spring ploughing. Therefore, in the second half of this year, the supply of military salaries and rice will be halved, and next year it will be halved again, and it will be enough to be self-sufficient in the future. ”

"Xu Xun is not here, they really jumped up!"

Zhu Ningyan was stunned for a moment. Immediately came to his senses, and couldn't help laughing. "If only Xu Xun knew that he was leading people to win the battle in front. There are still such a bunch of people dragging their feet behind, and I don't know if they will be so angry! So what did Jiang Han say? Although he is not a very courageous person, he can't easily agree to such a thing, right? ”

"Of course not. Our Jiang General Soldier is still quite righteous and awe-inspiring. first bitterly stated that this matter was not feasible, and then delayed saying that he wanted to consult Lord Yang. However, when the prince took out the official document covered with a jade seal, he was a little overwhelmed. Although it is not an explicit decree issued by the Cabinet. It's just the middle point. But those who dare to resist the Zhongzhi are those scholars in the capital whose heads are harder than steel knives, not including those who have climbed to the general army for so many years. Therefore, although it is still dragging it now, he may not be able to really bear it. Your Highness, if my guess is correct, I'm afraid that the prince's calculation is very simple. That is to take advantage of Xu Xun's time outside, to cook raw rice and rice! ”

Speaking of which. Sun Jingwen saw that Zhu Ningxiao's eyes lit up, and nodded approvingly, he couldn't help but be in good spirits, and immediately analyzed endlessly: "If Xu Xun wins the battle, he will not be able to fight against the emperor's will, but if he loses the battle...... He will be even more unconfident, even if the emperor favors him again in the past, this time he will inevitably be held accountable for the defeat, at least demoted to the office, or exiled, at that time, Gonggong Liu will dominate the dynasty alone, and no one in the world can control him! ”

"You're right, this military attaché's vocation is to fight, and he lost all the battles, so what else do you say?"

A happy smile appeared on Zhu Ningxiao's face. However, he is not stupid, and knows that no matter whether Xu Xun wins or is defeated at the moment, the most important thing is how to take advantage of this news that has just been released. Therefore, he squinted his eyes and groaned, and then said to Sun Jingwen: "You go to see He Jin and a few of them, spread this news as soon as possible, the sooner the better!" Look at what the reaction is below, if the crowd is excited, tomorrow night, you will set up wine in Dongsheng Building to entertain these people, and provoke them with wine, be sure to let them obey me! As long as they are willing to put their handprints on that letter of covenant from me, it will be done! ..., he didn't want to do it so early, but Xu Xun pushed too hard and too quickly step by step, and if it goes on like this, it is difficult to guarantee that someone will not be able to bear the rumors! In this case, it is better to choose a day than to hit the day!

Others don't know what the military salaries of the entire Ningxia avant-garde and left and right guards are, but Li Zeng and Deng Guang, who have been guarding Ningxia for a while, naturally know what they want. And they know better that Wang Ning said that half of the military salary in the second half of the year will be deducted, and that half will never reach the treasury, and most of it will flow into Liu Jin's private pocket. Therefore, when they came back from the General Military Mansion, they separated An Weixue from the false Taoism, and the two of them praised Wang Ning endlessly. And Li Zeng, who had suffered a big loss under Xu Xun before, said without hesitation: "If Gonggong Liu knew that Gonggong Wang had done such a big thing this time, Gonggong Wang would definitely be able to go further after he went back!" What is the military salary for this half year? Even those who were generous before, such as King Ning, would not have made such a contribution. ”

"Ahem!"

Wang Ning coughed heavily in displeasure, and when he saw that Li Zeng had just reacted, his face was stunned for a while, and he said angrily: "Our family is just doing some small things for Gonggong Liu's errands, and what to say further!" is the military salary, Liu Gonggong is fair and selfless, and naturally he will be careful with the emperor, and he will not take any benefits. ”

If Xu Xun loses the battle, he can still get a lot of benefits quietly, but if Xu Xun wins back after taking shit luck, then all these savings can only go to the treasury, but after all, it is a major political achievement of Liu Jin! In this way, many military towns will be able to implement the tuntian system to the end, which is not without benefit to Liu Jin!

Seeing that Li Zeng and Deng Guang were in a hurry, Wang Ning solemnly ordered: "All in all, before this thing is done, don't go around publicly, as long as you open up Jiang Han and announce the whole city, it will naturally be a boat!" ”

Zhu Ningxiao is well-informed, and Zhang Yong, who is in the Guandi Temple, is not bad. After all, Cao Mi now has not only the people from the Military Intelligence Bureau on hand, but also the Jinyiwei from Ningxia Town and the Jinyiwei from Yansui Town, there are thirty or forty people. Among them, there were three or four eyeliners in the General Military Mansion, and an hour after Wang Ning, Li Zeng, and Deng Guang'an went to see Jiang Han together, the detailed transcript of the conversation that had been sorted out had already arrived on his desk. Although he expected that Liu Jin would definitely have a plot when he sent Wang Ning over, he still couldn't laugh or cry when he really understood the whole story.

"Lao Liu, Lao Liu, even if you want to do some achievements to show others, I won't take you with a hammer in the east and a stick in the west! If the news spreads. What a mess it has to be? ”

Cao Mi, who was standing on the side, heard Zhang Yong say this, so he replied in a deep voice: "Return to Father-in-law Zhang." The news has already begun to spread. As far as I know. The officers of the thousands of households who stayed behind in the city, and some unambitious idle commanders, etc., were all discussing this matter. Hearing the news, the whole group was excited. It's just that it hasn't been shown yet. ”

"Really? So fast? ”

Zhang Yong suddenly realized the seriousness of the matter. After Huo Ran stood up, he looked at Cao Mi and asked, "Is someone making trouble?" ”

"Yes. The people who spread the news included Sun Jingwen, Meng Bin, Shi Lian, and He Jin, who were students who frequently walked to the Anhua Palace. They are in tandem in all directions. It's ridiculous, Wang Ning, Li Zeng, Deng Guang and others still think they have a plan. Cao Mi said this. Without waiting for Zhang Yong to ask, he bowed down and said, "As for Zhou Ang, the commander of the capital who often walks around the Anhua Palace, he is still in the General Military Mansion and has not yet come out. He was deeply trusted by General Jiang, and now there are less than 6,000 military horses left in the city, and even fewer generals. For someone like him, who has been in battle, Jiang Zongbing naturally relies on it a lot. Father-in-law Zhang. Now, we can't delay it any longer, and we have to deal with it as soon as possible. ”…,

"You kid is the same as Xu Xun, you are both acute!"

Zhang Yongmo rubbed his chin without a beard, and said angrily: "How can you deal with it as soon as possible, let's go and tell Jiang Han that someone is inciting those officers under your head, they are complaining, and they may plot against you?" Not to mention that this thing is true or not, not to mention that we are outsiders! Moreover, it is not known whether there is a counter-conspiracy, and if there is a precaution against it, it may be even worse. Besides, there are some things that are not easy to deal with if they are not moved, not to mention that Xu Xun has gone out this time, and he still doesn't know whether he will win or lose...... In this way, you clean up, leave one or two people to guard this Guandi Temple, and the others follow us! ”

"Grandpa Zhang's ......"

"It's not our duty to mess up, but it's also a credit to clean up the mess! Stupid boy, at least make some preparations for Xu Xun, lest there is anything on his side, we can help him block it if we have merit here! ”

If Liu Jin really caused a mess, even if Xu Xun lost the battle, he would be able to withstand the suppression when he turned around! What's more, Xu Xun, the guard in Qingfu, made it clear that he didn't want to pay it back if he borrowed it, so if he didn't pay it back, he could still focus on today's matter! It's just that the Qiao woman can't cook without rice, and there are not a few soldiers and horses left in this city, where should he go to get people? There are also the six gates of Ningxia City, he has to control at least one or two, and send his own soldiers to Ningxia Pingyu City quickly, and it is the most reliable to find Xu Xun back, and others can hardly be trusted!

The streets of Ningxia City, which had entered the night ban, were a little quieter than during the day, except for a group of soldiers and horses passing by. However, compared with the night patrol soldiers and horses in the past, the current allocation seems to be a lot more people, but in fact, it is already one-third of the soldiers and horses left behind in Ningxia City. Of course, ordinary people did not dare to go out casually, but the officers who galloped past on horseback often saw it, and the night patrol horses did not even say a word of questioning.

No one knows whether those officers are just a hundred households, or whether they are high-ranking commanders or even generals who are guerrillas, and if they are offended, they can't afford to wear these little shoes.

Therefore, when this rider went to the same end and dismounted in front of Dongsheng Tower, Sun Jingwen, who greeted him personally, greeted everyone attentively and led people upstairs with a smile. When everyone came, he gave a few orders to the shopkeeper, and when he saw that the door panels at the door of the store had been moved down one by one, he turned around and went back upstairs.

Sun Jingwen had just greeted the guests below, and He Jin and others had already accompanied the guests, and the dishes had not been moved, but many officers had been persuaded to drink several cups. When Sun Jingwen arrived at the big round table and sat down, someone had already laughed.

"We have fought a lifetime of war at the border, and those eunuchs only know how to enjoy happiness in the capital, but the result is that they will take away our life with a word, how can there be such a truth in the world!" Qianhu who spoke was originally a grumpy person, and he threw the wine cup on the ground with his hand, and he slapped the table and stood up, "I can't live in this world, if I really carry out that kind of tuntian order, Lao Tzu will take off this military robe and go into the mountains to be a mountain bandit!" ”