In the hall of the prefect of Chongqing Mansion, Ouyang Xun was talking to Li Xiang about something, looking at Ouyang Xun's gloomy old face, he knew that Li Xiang's visit today was not a good thing. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ、

"Lord Ouyang, I'm done with my words, what do you mean?" Li Xiang picked up the teacup, glanced at him, and took another sip of tea.

Ouyang Xun had a dark old face and said unwillingly: "Lord Li is too strong. The imperial court has a system, and the state capitals need the emperor's decree to transfer troops, Lord Li has nothing, and he will transfer troops when he opens his mouth, if the court blames it, it will be really difficult for this official to do! ”

"Difficult? Hehe, don't you just think of a way that is not difficult, if it is really as Lord Ouyang said, the court will blame it, and I will bear it alone, and I will write all the twists and turns. As he spoke, Li Xiang took out the fold from his cuffs and threw it on the table. He said again: "Lord Ouyang, don't worry about it now." ”

Ouyang Xun didn't reply, picked up the music and looked at it, Li Xiang quietly paid attention to Ouyang Xun's changes.

I saw that Ouyang Xun's face was pale, his hands trembled slightly, his forehead was full of sweat, and his eyes showed horror and fear.

Li ...... Master Li, what I said there is outside, I see outside. As he spoke, Ouyang Xun quietly put the fold into his cuffs, pretending to be smiling.

"Actually, we are a family, take a step back and say, you will be my father-in-law in the future, I asked you to borrow troops, but you pushed back, you didn't treat me as your own family, I am very heartbroken." Li Xiang frowned and said with disappointment.

"Yes, I heard that Lord Li and Qiao'er get along very well, and I really didn't believe this rumor, but today I heard Lord Li mention it, and now I am relieved." Ouyang Xun smiled with satisfaction.

"That's it, it's all a family, let me tell you, Qiao'er is kind-hearted, gentle and graceful, and she is a good girl. When I finish the war, I will marry Qiao'er when I come back, do you think it's okay? Li Xiang smiled.

"Okay, great, this matter will be done according to what Master Li said. But, where is Lord Lu? There are also a few soldiers in Chongqing Prefecture, so I can borrow a thousand soldiers and horses for the time being, do you think it's okay? ”

In the entire territory of Chongqing, there are only 30,000 soldiers and horses, and most of these 30,000 people are soldiers and horses mastered by Lu Wende, and the government army controlled by the Chongqing prefect is actually not much more than that of Shaoxi Mansion, although Chongqing Mansion is a big mansion, and there are only 6,000 soldiers and horses.

A cold light flashed in Li Xiang's eyes, and he said coldly: "Lord Ouyang, you are really good, you are guarding against your son-in-law, I don't know who else you believe in this world except yourself?" Let me ask you, Chongqing is the land of fish and rice, with a large population, why don't you, as the prefect, recruit soldiers? ”

As soon as these words came out, Ouyang Xun cried with a sad face, and couldn't wait to cry, and said: "Lord Li doesn't know, the imperial court has not allocated funds to Chongqing for three years, up to the Sichuan envoy, down to the prefect and county order, and has not received the imperial court for three years. Not only that, in recent years, natural disasters have continued, and the people's fertile land has reduced production, but it is also necessary to mobilize grain and grass to the Jiangnan region and central Sichuan, and a total of 13 times have been transferred and transported. There was no other way but to disarm and thrift, and the original 10,000 officers and soldiers have now been reduced by half, less than 6,000. There are also bandits rampant in the mountains, if the army is all transferred by Lord Li, then the people will not have a way to live......"

Li Xiang gasped, looked at Ouyang Xun and said, "I really don't know about this matter, it's Lord Ouyang's fault." As he spoke, Li Xiang gestured with a sad expression. After thinking about it, he said: "That's it, I will take 3,000 of the 6,000 soldiers and horses in Chongqing Mansion first, and as for the bandits and bandits, I will send people to recruit An, if they refuse to recruit An, then destroy them." ”

"Lord Li, the army has been transferred, what can you do to exterminate the bandits?" Ouyang Xun looked at Li Xiang suspiciously.

"I've been transferred, and I'm still recruiting, and I've ordered a poster to recruit soldiers. You can rest assured, there are only a few thieves, Lao Tzu has not taken them in his eyes yet. Li Xiang said arrogantly.

"That's that, Master Li is a genius in the world, and a few thieves are naturally not a problem. However, there was no silver in the yamen. ”

"Haha, crying poor, you crying poor again, you don't have the money to find a way, the Xiao family has such a big industry, and raising tens of thousands of soldiers and horses is not like playing." Li Xiang said with a smile.

"Ah......, look for them, no, no, the Xiao family's silver, even if I ask for it, I won't be able to get it." Ouyang Xun sighed.

"Hey, why do you want to talk about two families, so let's do it, today I will accompany you to Xiao's house, and talk about it, I still don't believe it, they don't even dare to give your prefect face?"

"Hahaha......, Lord Li, what are you thinking in your heart, I know very well, the Xiao family takes you very seriously, since this is the case, I will accompany Lord Li on a trip."

The two of them looked at each other and smiled, got up and walked outside.

Xiao Jiazhuang, Xiao Taigong, Xiao Million and the people in charge of the Xiao family are curious, I don't know what wind is blowing today, Li Xiang and Ouyang Xun came to visit the Xiao family together, but they are happy, is there any happy event?

No matter what happened, the etiquette could not be forgotten, and the two adults were hurriedly welcomed into the mansion, set up a wine banquet, and began to drink and talk.

Li Xiang and Ouyang Xun don't mention business, and they don't mention it either, when there is turmoil today, it is definitely not a good thing for these two people to join forces!

The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors. Li Xiang looked at everyone with a smile, coughed and said: "The Xiao family has merit, the son-in-law has already reported the Xiao family's righteous act of saving the country and the people to Lord Lu, and soon, the imperial court will issue an order to reward the Xiao family." What a joy!

Everyone smiled and said nothing, and they all bowed their heads to drink and eat, as if they hadn't heard.

Seeing this, Li Xiang looked at Ouyang Xun and raised his eyebrows, what does that mean, you have to answer the conversation below, what does Lao Tzu say, sing a one-man show?

"Haha, there's Lord Lao Li." Xiao Million thanked him.

"Alas, it's all said, I'm the son-in-law of your Xiao family, do you want to admit it?" Li Xiang pretended to be angry and said unhappily.

"Hehe, so very good, so very good, Lord Li looks down on our Xiao family, and it can be regarded as the ancestors of the Xiao family who have accumulated virtue. Say, what do you think? Mrs. Xiao stroked his beard and said with a smile.

"Hey, hey." Li Xiang was embarrassed, and smiled awkwardly: "You are really happy, I want to form a large army in Chongqing, and it is an invincible army, which requires money and food, the amount is very large, are you always a sponsor." ”

As soon as these words came out, the people of the Xiao family looked at each other a few times and discussed in low voices.

Mrs. Xiao was stunned when he heard this, his eyes shot directly at Li Xiang's face, and he grabbed Li Xiang's hand with his right hand, and said solemnly: "Is this true?" ”

"Seriously!" Li Xiang said.

"Okay, the Xiao family has done it for you, if there is anything else, let's talk about it together." Mrs. Xiao withdrew the old man's right hand, stroked his beard again, and said talkatively.

"What, the grain and grass you promised last time, I was in a hurry to go to southern Sichuan to fight?" Li Xiang was like a child, muttering his face, very aggrieved.

"Hahaha, send someone to pick it up tomorrow."

"Hehe, old man, you help me Li Xiang so much, I, Li Xiang, am not those ungrateful Wang Ba calves, as long as I, Li Xiang, do not die and live in this world for a day, no one dares to touch your Xiao family." Li Xiang swore and swore a gambling curse.