readx; Yuan Keli broke Wu Qiang's real backer with one word, and Wu Qiang had no choice but to admit it. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoIt turned out that in order to create an alliance between the Ming Dynasty lords and military generals, they widely adopted the means of in-marriage. The ancestor of the Wu family, as a general under Deng Yu's account, married one of Deng Yu's daughters, and has been married from generation to generation. Wu Qiang also married Deng Shaoyu's eldest daughter, which is no secret in Nanjing.

"Deng Yu, the Duke of Weiguo, is among the founding heroes, but he is one who is deeply appreciated by Taizu." Yuan Keli said meaningfully, "Not only did he make a lot of achievements in war during his lifetime, but he also enjoyed a lot of grief after his death, why not?" Because he is simple and prudent, he never acts recklessly. Dingyuan Hou's family has a history of learning, and since you are married to the Hou Mansion, you can learn more about this, which will be of great benefit to your future career. ”

Of course, Wu Qiang nodded frequently and said yes, and Yuan Keli said again: "Let's go, look at your soldiers." ”

Wu Qiang hurriedly saluted: "The last general will obey the order!" Please sit down for a while, and the last general will immediately beat the drum and gather the general..."

"No, no, there's no need to be so serious." Yuan Keli said with a smile, "The headquarters just wants to walk around the camp casually, see the living conditions of the soldiers, and say a few words about homely things." Commander Wu, please lead the way for the headquarters. ”

Wu Qiang didn't know what medicine Yuan Keli was selling in the gourd, so he had to lead the way. Jin Wu Zuowei was stationed outside the imperial city of Nanjing all the year round, and a large area of buildings around it was full of barracks. Yuan Keli took the trouble to go in one by one, and did not let Wu Qiang reveal his identity, and asked a few words casually when he met the soldiers, such as "how old is this year, can you ever marry, how many people are in the family, how many acres of land are in the house, how much money is paid, can you receive it on time" and so on.

The soldiers didn't know Yuan Keli, they only felt that this old man was amiable, and he only asked about the short things in the family, so they were not afraid, and they all answered one by one.

Yuan Keli inspected the Jinwu Zuowei for more than an hour, and before leaving, he asked Wu Qiang to gather all the soldiers, and after a few words of encouragement to everyone, he took out 5,000 taels of silver on the spot, and more than 3,000 soldiers and soldiers had a share, and each of them received more than one tael of silver.

For an officer like Wu Qiang, of course he would not take more than one or two pieces of silver in his eyes. However, the monthly salary of the officers and soldiers of the guard station was not even one tael, and they were often in arrears, and this tael of silver was very much regarded as a windfall. Therefore, everyone rejoiced and praised Yuan Shangshu for his compassion for the soldiers.

Wu Qiang also smiled flatteringly: "Lord Shangshu, do you want the soldiers to perform on the spot, and then please admonish you?" ”

"No need." Yuan Keli said with a smile, "Today, the headquarters just came to visit you, and I'm going back." Commander Wu, let everyone disband. ”

At this time, even Wu Qiang felt that Yuan Keli, the old man, was easy to talk to, and he was no longer nervous. Before leaving, Yuan Keli smiled again: "The headquarters just came to Nanjing, and I really want to visit the Marquis of Dingyuan, but unfortunately I can't spare time for a while. When Commander Wu went to the Hou Mansion, he could greet the Marquis of Dingyuan on behalf of the headquarters. ”

Wu Qiang was full of promises. Looking at Yuan Keli's distant back, he couldn't help but smile and said to himself: "In the end, it's good to enjoy the shade with your back against the big tree." If there is no relationship between the father-in-law, Lord Shangshu is afraid that he may not be so easy to speak..."

While he was groaning, the Chinese officer said: "The commander of the government military guard asked Tang Gui to see." ”

This Tang Gui is Wu Qiang's old acquaintance and friend of wine and meat, they are all commanders of the Nanjing Guard, with the same level and basically the same interests. The slight difference is that the four guards of Jinwu have a close relationship with the Marquis of Dingyuan, while the five guards of the government army are all from the Marquis of Huaiyuan.

Wu Qiang hurriedly invited, and when he saw Tang Gui coming in, he joked: "What's the matter today, you sang and I appeared on the stage, and let me stop for a while?" ”

Tang Gui didn't laugh, and said urgently: "Was it just now that the new secretary of the Nanjing Military Department and counselor Yuan Keli came?" ”

"Yes!" Wu Qiang smiled, "Your ears are fast enough..."

"What is he doing here?"

Wu Qiang scratched his head and thought for a long time before saying, "It doesn't seem to be doing anything, I just chatted and inspected the barracks." By the way, before leaving, he also gave the soldiers 5,000 taels of silver. ”

"What?" Tang Gui exclaimed, "Did he give you silver?" ”

"Not for me, but for all the officers and soldiers." Tang Gui saw that Tang Gui's expression was different, but the smile was still frozen on his face, and he said suspiciously, "Shangguan inspected the barracks and rewarded the soldiers, although there are few times when I catch up, brother, but it can't be considered out of line, what's wrong, is there a problem?" ”

"Hey!" Tang Gui's face sank immediately, "Brother Wu, to tell you the truth, the surname Yuan is trying to buy people's hearts, you don't want to fall for him!" ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Do you think, originally Huaiyuan Marquis served as the garrison of Nanjing, and Hu Shangshu served as the secretary and counselor of the military department, and our life was good. Now the imperial court suddenly sent Wang Zaijin and Yuan Keli over, and a holy decree exempted the errand of Huaiyuan Marquis and Hu Shangshu. ”

Wu Qiang listened, and only nodded after a while: "When you say that, it seems that I understand a little..."

"You just understand! Last night, Master Hou, ah no, as soon as Grandpa Guo told me, I understood. Tang Gui gushed endlessly, "Do you think, these two old men have taken over the military power, what are they going to do next?" It must be for us to lead our troops out of the city to fight the rebels! This is clearly to let us and our brothers go to the battlefield to die, but they can be promoted and rich! Even if we don't fight, how comfortable our lives have been in the past, when they come, they will definitely have a new official to take office with three fires, and this fire may not necessarily burn anyone, maybe it's you, brother! ”

"Oh, really! That... So what do you say to do? Wu Qiang suddenly realized.

"What should I do?" Tang Gui sneered, "If you want to make us bow down and obey orders with a holy decree, it's not so cheap!" Let me tell you, next time Yuan Keli asks you to do something, you will find an excuse to drag it out. If he can't call any of us, he can't help it, and he will have to ask Grandpa Guo to come out to take charge of the matter when the time comes. ”

"Great idea!" Wu Qiang clapped his hands and smiled, "By the way, did Yuan Keli go to your mansion military guard?" is also like this, do you still give silver? ”

"!" Tang Gui scolded angrily, "This old thing is gone, his face is so long, I almost didn't want to pull me out to play the board, let alone send silver!" Hey, that's weird, why is he so nice to you? ”

"Dude, do you suspect me of slapping Yuan Keli's ass?" Wu Qiang said unhappily, "Otherwise, I'll collect the silver immediately and send it to your camp!" ”

"Don't don't, brother, I didn't mean that." Tang Gui hurriedly changed his words, "Anyway, as long as we are one heart, we are not afraid of the surname Yuan." Grandpa Guo still has something to do with me, and my brother said goodbye first! ”

As soon as Tang Gui left, Wu Qiang scolded: "Fuck you, who has the same heart with you!" Chang Yinxu is your backer, but not mine, when I am a three-year-old child? ”