On the first day of the eighth month, Yuan Weiting dressed neatly as soon as it was dawn and took a carriage all the way to the Summer Palace to deliver signs. When I came to the outside of the garden, I saw that the guards patrolling were three steps and one post, five steps and one sentry, and the number of people was several times more than the last time Zhao Guanhou Jin saw him. He was carrying a brand-new rifle on his back and a waist knife at his waist, and his expression was extremely serious.

The leader of the patrol in this area is none other than Zhao Guanhou's acquaintance, the winged lieutenant Zhanying who took people to arrest him in the first place. On this occasion, it is not a place to chat, and the two only nod their heads when they meet, and say hello to each other. Two eunuchs came to search for him, and then a eunuch came out of the garden and called Yuan Weiting.

Zhao Guanhou took the knife and waited next to the carriage, but before he stood for long, Sulla, who had led him into the palace last time, came out and nodded at him. Zhao Guanhou untied the waist knife, took off the pistol and handed it to Zhanying, and as Su La entered, he casually stuffed a silver ticket of twenty taels over.

"Lord Zhao, a little Sula is a minion, I don't dare to give you such a big reward."

"Good brother, you're welcome, I just like to make friends, as long as it's a friend, money doesn't matter. Tell me, who is looking for me this time? ”

"It's Manager Li, he always heard that Lord Zhao had arrived, and specially ordered me to come to you, saying that he had something to say." The two walked while talking, and after a while, they came to an octagonal pavilion. There are many pavilions in this Summer Palace, this pavilion is not surprising, and there are few people coming and going, but it is a good place to make knees and talk.

Li Lianying nodded, called Zhao Guanhou over, first asked a few gossips, and then cut to the chase. "Yesterday in the big wine tank, Tan Zhuangfei and Wang Wu invited you to drink?"

"Back to the general manager, there is such a thing. Last time, because of the matter of Jun Beile, Xia Guan had some friction with King Duan, and invited Wang Wu to be his bodyguard, so he had some contacts with Xia Lin. And he and Tan Zhuangfei have a good relationship, so that's it, have a drink together. He gave me two bear's paws, saying that he would have a bear's paw feast when winter was about to start this year. Yesterday, I just thought I was talking about this, and I didn't want to say anything else. ”

"It's okay, it's okay to have a meal and a drink together. Tan Dagongzi is a newly popular Jingqing, if he posts me, I may not refute his face. We are very close to each other, you and Shigege have a friendship, and I have something to say for Shigege's face. Mixing in the scene, making friends is right, but what friends can be made, what friends can't be made, what words can be said, what words can't be said, in your heart, you must have a number. Not to mention anything else, you must always know how to repay your kindness. Let me tell you, last time, Lafayette really gave Duandi a nail, saying that if he acted recklessly and took the new team of Wusheng to run around with a fast gun, he would take his military power and scare Duandi's soul from possession. Actually, is there Wang Wu, he doesn't dare to touch you, there is a Buddha, who dares to be presumptuous? ”

The meaning of these words, Zhao Guanhou naturally understands that with the queen mother coercing above, the people below dare not behave too presumptuously. But once the queen mother loses and the authority of the Son of Heaven is not heavy, no one can say the reaction of the kings below, and even the attitude of the local governors and ministers.

Han Rong's movement of troops and generals is impossible for the capital to be unnoticed, and for now, although the queen mother's cards are very good. However, the right army of Wuwei was watched by the Queen Mother, and she was very impressed by its military lineup. Once this army turns against the water, the old queen mother is afraid that she will not be stable.

If you buy Yuan Weiting directly, firstly, it will lose the majesty of the Queen Mother, and secondly, it is easy for people to have unnecessary conjectures, wondering whether they really want to change the palace. Talking to a general like himself is a way to draw a salary from the bottom of the kettle. At that time, as long as his position is on the side of the Queen Mother, even if Yuan Weiting is against the water, his subordinates will lose their combat power and will be difficult to harm.

At this time, it is time to show loyalty, or take sides. Although the two palaces of the emperor and queen have not yet reached the time to see the poor dagger, the soldiers outside the palace, and even Han Rong's dispatch and Tan Zhuangfei's invitation all show that this step is only a matter of time.

Zhao Guanhou left his seat and knelt down, "Don't worry, the chief manager, although the humble position is stupid, but it can still be distinguished." Who gave the lowly position Nirvana to wear, and who has always protected the lowly position. I don't understand so many truths, but I know that if there is kindness, there will be revenge, and there will be revenge. Our artillery camp is Lafayette's artillery camp, how Lafayette commands, how to listen to the lowly position, and absolutely dare not have two hearts. If you break your oath, heaven and earth will not tolerate it! ”

"It's serious!" Li Lianying hurriedly stood up and pulled Zhao Guanhou up, "Tell me, which one is this singing, I'm just a minion, you are a general, how can there be a reason for a general to kneel as a minion?" If I let Shigege know, I won't dismantle my old bones. As I said last time, I will meet each other, and I will know at a glance that you are a loyal and righteous person, and you will never do anything that is painful and hateful. ”

After the two sat down again, Li Lianying whispered: "Let me tell you, this time I let you enter Beijing with Hu, on the surface, it is Han Rong's military order, but it is actually the decree of Cijia." At the beginning, I asked you to inquire about the news by Yuan Weiting's side, which was the meaning of the old man Cisheng. This time in Beijing, you don't need to say much, just listen and watch. Write down what Yuan Weiting said and did, and if he really had wolf ambitions, he would talk to Han Zhongshuai and discuss it with him. ”

"Humble duty understands. In the past, I didn't know that it was the decree of Ci Shengyi, and I was lazy, and I hoped that the chief manager would help to fill the seams, otherwise I was afraid that it would be bad. ”

"That's far away, we have a friendship, where I can help you, I will definitely help, as long as you are loyal to Lafayette, other things, it doesn't matter. It's like your fake braids, you can't see it when you are Lafayette? But the Buddha has something to say, since you do foreign affairs, sometimes you have to follow the rules of foreigners, as long as your heart is still red, and the rest, let him go. You see, what a grace this is, if you change someone else, your head will fall to the ground long ago. ”

Zhao Guanhou hurriedly thanked him for his kindness, and then said: "I was in the big wine vat yesterday, and when I heard Tan say such a thing, I didn't dare to hide it from the chief manager, and I replied in person. ”

When it was said that the five provinces would be sold to raise funds, Li Lianying's expression changed several times, but then returned to normal, "Good Tan Zhuangfei, but he is a bold one, and he even came up with this idea." Our Dajin Kingdom, recently there have really been some demons and monsters, first there was a madness, and now I think there should be a madness again. Like this phlegm fan, you should find a place to see Lang Zhong first, why did you enter Jingqing? Long live this time, I really used the wrong person, I wrote down this word, and I will say it to Lafayette when I go back. When you hear this kind of thing in the future, you must remember to reply. ”

The two talked for half an hour, and it wasn't until the Sula came to communicate that Li Lianying sent off the guest. "Your Lord Yuan's call is over, you should also go back and wait. You can say what you see about me, and what else you should say, what you should say and what you should not say, you know in your own heart. With a platform, the first time he called it was a solo pair, and he interviewed for an hour at a time, Yuan Weiting was really a big face. ”

Zhao Guanhou returned to the carriage, first took back his weapon, and after waiting for a short time, he saw Yuan Weiting striding out, and without saying much, he only got into the carriage, and then closed his eyes and said nothing. Zhao Guanhou didn't dare to ask more, and ordered the carriage to go back to Fahua Temple, while peeking and observing.

Yuan Weiting's head and face were covered with sweat, and he didn't know if he had enjoyed the sour plum soup or honeysuckle water to cool off the heat. Although his eyes were closed, from his facial expressions and the casual movements of his fingers, it could still be seen that Yuan Weiting's mood was both excited and complicated. Apparently there was a very important matter for him to make, and he was weighing himself.

This kind of person is not likely to consult with others before he has made up his own opinions, and when it comes to consulting with others, he is nothing more than seeing that the thoughts of the people below him are as different from his own. Zhao Guanhou has seen a lot of this kind of person, so he doesn't bother. Closed his eyes and recuperated until he returned to Fahua Temple, Yuan Weiting walked back to his bedroom, took the Napoleon biography and read it for a long time, and then put down the book violently, "Guanhou, you come in, I have something to say to you." ”

When Zhao Guanhou walked in, he saw that Yuan Weiting's spirit had calmed down a lot, not as excited as Fang Cai, but the whole person was still a little excited. Without waiting for Zhao Guanhou to ask, he took the initiative to say:

"Today, long live and I are the only one. We talked about a lot of things, and it seems that I am very interested in our new army. He also said that he knew that we were in difficulty, and he would allocate 1 million internal funds to buy foreign equipment for us. And he asked me which of the nations had the best weapons and the strongest soldiers. Whoever has good weapons will buy it, and whoever has strong soldiers will hire teachers from that country. He also said that he would set up a military arsenal and manufacture guns by himself, and the entire factory would be handed over to us to be responsible for. As for redundant troops, they must be eliminated. For example, Dong Wuxing's Gan Jun and Cheng Gongting's Yi Jun have tens of thousands of people at every turn, and according to the meaning of long live, they will cut off seventy percent. All the money saved in the army will be given to us. ”

Zhao Guanhou hurriedly made a smile, "If this happens, it will be a good thing." We don't need to say that there are many good soldiers in the Yi Army, so we will cut them out and recruit them to our barracks, and they can be used with a little training. I just don't know Cheng Gongting, willing or not. ”

"Long live the order, but he can't help it. The other thing is that my official position is going to be moved. ”

Yuan Weiting lowered his voice, "Long live this time, it is estimated that an edict has been issued, asking Si Jingqing to accept the decree and go to my direct subordinate to be the envoy, and change to a waiter to be in charge of military training affairs." ”

Zhao Guanhou hurriedly congratulated Yuan Weiting, "In this way, I want to congratulate my brother-in-law." With the transfer of the division to the court, this is a situation of one step to the sky, he is the leader of the Xinjiang ministers outside the day, and he enters the military aircraft inside, which is a splendid future. When the time comes, I hope that my brother-in-law will give me a lot of help, so that I will also be stained. ”

According to the grade, according to the inspection envoy for the third grade, the waiter for the second grade, according to the inspector is the actual award, the waiter is the alternate, it seems that Yuan Weiting is at a loss. But in practice, it can't be calculated in this way.

To transfer to the feudal division, and then to use the feudal division to act as the superintendent, until the final removal, I don't know how many years of hard work it will take, and there will be an appropriate time to do it. However, the squire is an alternate, but he is an official of the six departments, and he is on a par with Shangshu, only accepting the leadership of the military aircraft, not the leadership of Shangshu, and Shangshu is not considered a superior.

If you are in the court, if you are promoted, you can directly enter the military aircraft from the squire, and if you are released, you will directly have the qualification to serve as a governor. In other words, Emperor Tianyou's promotion of Yuan Weiting this time actually allowed him to cross the two hurdles of the feudal division and the seal protection, and he was directly in place in one step, and he was qualified to serve as a governor at any time.

In addition, he still has a dispatch in charge of military training, and his actual power is not affected, similar to the almighty alternate Dao of the Jin State at this time, no matter what errand he does, he can have the alternate Dao to act as an alternate. The alternate squire, who also has this qualification, manages various affairs, has a high reputation, and his authority does not fall, for Yuan Weiting, it is really an ideal promotion with both face and lining.

He was born but never went to school, and he was not even a talent, but now he has the qualifications to enter the military aircraft department, and the pursuit of a minister's life is nothing more than that, no wonder he is so excited. However, Zhao Guanhou's just right sentence of congratulations and reward made him regain a little reason from his enthusiasm.

"You and I are a family, do you still use these rituals, sit down, help me to see the details, long live this for what? I'm not afraid of your jokes, my current square inch is already a bit messy. I was unfavorable in the field back then, and I was promoted by Zhang Hefei, and became a member of the Goryeo Council, and I got the name of domineering. After making a bad deal with Hefei, and not being allowed in Changshu, these years the sea has been stumbling, and it has gone through ups and downs several times. If it weren't for this military training, I'm afraid I would still be wasting my time. Now I suddenly told me that I could be a squire and a minister to supervise the frontier, but my heart couldn't calm down. ”

Zhao Guanhou sat opposite and poured a cup of tea for Yuan Weiting, "Brother-in-law, I'm not afraid of your jokes, you are upset, I'm more upset than you." As you said, you are now qualified to be a governor, and I am even happier than you are when it comes to being happy. If you sit in the position of Zhong Shuai, even if I kneel at the door, I will ask you to get me a share, but you can't just give me a pipe belt. Now all I have in my mind is getting promoted and making a fortune, and if I want to talk about ideas, I'm afraid there is no one left. ”

"Did you sit in Zhong Shuai's position?" Zhao Guanhou's seemingly unintentional sentence made Yuan Weiting suddenly shocked. Yes, the Son of Heaven treats himself so well, in the final analysis, doesn't he still let himself touch Han Rong?

At present, in the Fourth Army of Wuwei, not counting Tang Qing's left army, with 10,000 people in the right army, more than 10,000 troops in the front and rear of the enemy, what are the chances of victory? What's more, if the name is not right, the same room is fighting, and the internal fire is combined, will the 10,000 soldiers be at their disposal.

Thinking of this, his heart calmed down a little, and Zhao Guanhou said again: "With one million internal funds, I don't think it's as effective as the waiter." That money is a lip service, it may not come, long live when the time comes, we will not even be able to redeem 100,000 silver. I told my brother-in-law that the emperor is also very short of money now, and when Prince Tan invited me to drink yesterday, he told me such a fundraising idea......"

Hearing him say about selling land to raise money, Yuan Weiting put the teacup down, "Whimsical, daydreaming!" How did the four princes come up with such a fundraising idea, which is much worse than stocks. As for the Maoqin Palace, although it was said that it was going to be opened, it has never heard the news. ”

"It's hard to say this, long live maybe it's a whim, just say that you want to open the Maoqin Temple, and after a while, as soon as you calm down, you will change your mind again, and you don't necessarily say it."

"On a whim?" Yuan Weiting thought about it, and suddenly picked up the Napoleonic biography again, waved his hand, and motioned for Zhao Guanhou to leave, while he studied with peace of mind, and his emotions gradually calmed down, and he no longer had the excitement and excitement of Fang Cai. (To be continued.) )