The excerpts were sent to the front yard, Yin Sheng's expression was quite embarrassed, and it was not yet time to open the table, and the four people outside set up a table to play mahjong. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info two partners, one is Zhao Guanhou, the other is Cheng Zhen. Yin Sheng shook his head while shuffling the cards:

"This ...... How did you come to such a ...... When you celebrate your birthday, you all ask for good luck, how can you be so depressed, let's change it. Rong An, my friendship with you, this is needless to say. At the beginning, the fifth master wanted to be unfavorable to you, but I fought for it, this is not fake, right? Tell me, if this is really twelve gold medals, can I still let you go? ”

"Well, of course I understand that with our friendship, you will never harm me. Slowly, it is our friendship, that is, official business, and I should also contribute to the country. But my body, as you can see, is really ...... It's okay to sit at home and talk a few words. If I am really entrusted with a heavy responsibility, to be this official, to perform this courtesy, with my current body, I am afraid that I will not be able to do it. Besides, in the past two years, people have been lazy, and I have been asked to worry about military affairs, and I am afraid that I will miss my official business. ”

Yin Sheng shook his head and said, "Rong An, you can't say that. The six towns of Beiyang are the soldiers you brought out, you are their backbone, as long as you go to the front line to sit down, this battle will be easy to fight, and it can be used more than the millions of military salaries on my car. ”

Yuan Weiting said: "Let's train together at the small station, and we have also seen it on the exercise." We train soldiers, we train the soldiers of the imperial court, not anyone's private soldiers, and the two words we teach are loyalty and bravery. To be loyal is to be loyal to the court. No matter how many towns in Beiyang, he has to listen to the words of the imperial court, not me. On the public, you are the imperial court's messenger, instead of the imperial court, on private affairs, you and the generals have the friendship of teachers and students, and they will never dare not listen to the dispatch. Then again, if anyone dares to disobey orders, don't you have military law in your hands, just cut off a few heads of him, and see if he listens? ”

At this point, leaving no room for it, Yin Sheng knew that Yuan Weiting had no intention of going out of the mountain. had to retreat to the second, and pointed at Zhao Guanhou, "Rong An, I came this time, and I also came to borrow Zhao Yun." If the crown marquis reaches the former enemy, with his prestige, he will definitely be able to break the party. You'll have to help me talk about it, and let him come with me. ”

Yuan Weiting smiled: "What? I'm a white man now, can I still be a governor of the lord? I don't know if he has official business in Shandong, and if he has official business, I'm afraid he won't be able to leave. Actually, Enshang, you are looking for the wrong person, you want to persuade the crown marquis, there is a ready-made Uncle Zhen, and I have to go to the back row. ”

A few people were talking, and outside, suddenly a family member hurriedly ran in, looking very flustered, holding a telegram draft in his hand. Yin Sheng hurriedly deducted the card, "Rong An, you are busy with business first." ”

"I'm a white body with a lot of leisure, how can I have anything serious, really, I don't pick a time to send a telegram. Now the telegram is nothing more than a celebration for the Shen family......"

Yuan Weiting took the telegram as he spoke, but as soon as he saw it, his face changed suddenly, his smile disappeared instantly, and his face was full of Qirong. His hands trembled slightly, "This...... This...... How did it become like this? ”

Yin Sheng saw that the situation was not right, and hurriedly asked: "Rong An, what's wrong, don't worry, speak slowly." ”

"Tao Zhai...... Martyred. ”

The telegram in his hand was transferred from Sichuan, but the content on it was Yuan Weiting's sons and daughters, and Duanfang Duantao Zhai, one of his three talented sons, was killed in Zizhou. The new army of the subordinate has defected, and its head was sent to Wuchang by the defected troops, and its specific whereabouts are unknown.

Yin Sheng was also surprised, "This ...... How is this said? Zhao Erfeng is a thief in Sichuan, I know, but this is his expedient measure, and it is just a disruptive party and a snake, so he will not really kill the official. Moreover, Duan Si has always been generous to his subordinates, and he has never beaten and scolded soldiers. A subordinate was sick, he hired a sedan chair and carried his subordinates forward, how could it be ...... How so? ”

Duanfang, like Yin Sheng, is a layman when he leads troops to fight, but he is not strict with his subordinates, and he has always made friends with kindness and righteousness. But looking at the situation on the telegram, Duan Fang and his brother Duan Jin were both killed by the rebels. This is the ruthlessness between each other, Yin Sheng pushes himself and others, only feels a chill behind him, and this card can't be played.

Yuan Weiting seemed to be sad and, said a confession, turned around and walked towards the study, Zhao Guanhou hurriedly got up and supported him, and walked all the way to the study with him. Cheng Zhen shook his head, as if he was thinking about something, and after a while, he muttered, "Duan Lao Si is leaving, he treasures those treasures, I don't know who is cheaper." I have been thinking about the collection of books on the first floor of the Iron Piano and Bronze Sword Building for a long time, and this time, I don't know whose hands it is. ”

When he came to the study, Zhao Guanhou naturally let go of his hand, and Yuan Weiting lost his lameness, and sat on the Taishi chair calmly, not only did he not have a sad face, but a little smile.

"Duantao Zhai is dead, Sichuan is in turmoil, 70 million Sichuan people have rebelled, I see this time, how to appease Sheng Bulou. He originally received the right of way in Sichuan, but he intended to fabricate a big case to break my wings. But he never thought that now that the chaos had arisen, how he would suppress it. Duantao Zhai is a talent, but unfortunately, this era is no longer the era of talents, and the world still belongs to the strongman after all. Zhu Erdian and Itanishi Hachiro both said that the future world is a world that belongs to strongmen. The weak will be devoured by the strong, and justice and morality will give way to strength and power. If China is weak, it will be bullied by a strong country, and the two brothers will be killed at the hands of the rebellious army. Benevolence, righteousness and morality are useless at this time, and only the strength of military power can protect the whole family. He loves gold and stone in his life, and does not save private property, this death, the family's livelihood is afraid that there will be problems, Guanhou, you send me 20,000 silver to his family to live, and then find a way to get those treasures to Shandong. You're the best at it. ”

"Brother-in-law, don't worry, the little brother will definitely do it."

Yuan Weiting smiled: "He is my in-law, but I have no grief for his death, do you think I am unkind?" ”

"Naturally not, my brother-in-law has already persuaded Tao Gong not to wade into this troubled water, but he himself refuses to listen, and this is not to blame on his brother-in-law. From the moment he led his troops into Sichuan, he was already destined for this result. Everyone has a number of things in their hearts, and how can there be tears flowing down. ”

"That's it." Yuan Weiting nodded, "Zhao Erfeng refused to revolt in Zizhou, and the local gentlemen persuaded Tao Zhai to revolt on the spot and declare independence. He either responds to the heavens and raises troops on the spot, or leaves Shu and returns to the capital, or he dismisses the team and accepts the reorganization, so that the leader can be saved. They will not advance or retreat, the morale of the army will be weakened, and the food will be exhausted, this is the way to take their own death. My tears will never be shed for this kind of person. ”

He has always looked down on Duan Fang, a celebrity, and simply said it at this time. "Duan Si is the person, only the poetry is right, which one is worthy of leading Pixiu. It's like the noon tower outside, asking him to lead the troops to the battle, this is the way to defeat, and you still want to bring me to the funeral? I'm not going to go with him. ”

Zhao Guanhou nodded and said: "What my brother-in-law said is very true, Yin Sheng is a person who eats, drinks and has fun, but when it comes to leading troops to fight, he is not good at anything. If you talk about soldiers on paper, he can't even talk about soldiers on paper, such a person is really useless when he reaches the former enemy, and his subordinates below will not obey. We are trained by my brother-in-law, and we are all willing to obey your orders, and people like Yin Wulou are not worthy of commanding us. ”

Yuan Weiting shook his head, "Since I was free, except for you, not many people have looked at me. Shizhen, although they came to see me, they did not come to see me often, and what they talked about did not involve military affairs. Jin Ying did his birthday this time, and they were not courteous, and they did not come to congratulate him in person. If I say that I am the only one, I can't talk about it. I had no selfish intentions when I was training in a small station that day, I just wanted to train a strong division for China, and not let foreigners despise our country and bully me at will. It never occurred to me that this army should become a private army that only obeys my orders. If they were talented, they would have done what they had ordered, and I would have no chance of coming out. But now, the imperial court only believes in the banner people, and how many of the banner people can lead the troops? Tianyu didn't take it, but took the blame, it's not that I, Yuan, want to go out of the mountain, and it's not that those people don't listen to my orders, but besides me, who else is worthy of commanding these 100,000 tigers, and who has the qualifications to turn the tide. ”

He said to Zhao Guanhou: "I want you to find a way to get Tao Zhai's private collection to Shandong, outsiders will hear that they will inevitably take advantage of the danger of others and bully orphans and widows." Not to mention that Tao Gong is related to me, so acting like this is even more reprehensible. However, the Duan family is tight and the expenses are also large, if left unchecked, these gold and stone antiques will be sold by his children for silver sooner or later. To whom are these things sold? Not a foreigner yet. Belong to the Anlu clan Song Building, 100,000 volume building, and Lian Shou Xian Pavilion, the ancient books in these places are all obtained by the Fuso chaebol and stored in the Fusang Jingjiatang Library. There are many accusations among our scholars, who believe that the children of these families are unworthy and should not sell the treasures of Chinese civilization to foreigners. But they never thought that our country is weak and the other country is strong, and they must have a way to get it if they want to take it. Even the imperial court can't keep the land, how can some scholars keep the ancient books? Rather than falling into the hands of foreigners, it is better to put them in our hands, at least to ensure that they remain in China. If I don't take it, these things will be taken away by foreigners, as long as I keep these treasures and lose the reputation of bullying orphans and widows, what can I do? ”

Zhao Guanhou got up and saluted, "Brother-in-law's mind and knowledge, little brother admires, we just want to be worthy of our hearts, what others think, we can't care." In the current troubled times, it is difficult for orphans and widows to keep their family wealth, rather than being taken away by the clan or robbed by outsiders, it is better for us to take them and support them well, so that the orphans and widows will not starve. Far from being a sin, this should be counted as a merit. ”

Yuan Weiting stroked his beard and "treated orphans and widows well...... In fact, there are clans...... This is indeed an act of kindness. He then asked, "Look, what is the current situation?" ”

"The three provinces in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River have been connected into a line, and Shaanxi has been lost again, and there may be more provinces in the future, and there will be changes. It is not easy to suppress them. However, this does not mean that the Geming Party is really that powerful. Investigating the facts of the uprisings in various places, the strength of Ge Ming's party was not very strong, and it mostly relied on the efforts of the local gentry. The squires of the local Consultative Bureau and the new army in the south were the main force of the Ge Ming military government, otherwise they would have borrowed the Hui Party. ”

"This method is like someone opening a store, he has no capital, the capital depends on loans, the stall is big, but the foundation is not strong, and it may go out of business at any time. Moreover, the strength he relies on is not enough, as evidenced by the drill, the combat strength of the southern army is not as good as our six towns, and the northern army and the southern army are fighting, and we have a chance of winning first. In addition, the army was established in the first place, and the army was expanded on a large scale, and the quality of the troops was even worse than in the past. Inside, it is not monolithic, but full of contradictions. Nanchang's Wu Jiezhang is an old man, Jiujiang Ma Yubao is a rookie, a province and two governors, and he has to fight among himself first. The chaotic party in Shaanxi is purely a swordsman in Guanzhong, no different from the Hu bandits, and it is not to be discussed. What really matters is Wuchang, as long as Wuchang is taken down, the Ge Ming Party in other places will almost be passed on. ”

Yuan Weiting laughed, "Your views on military affairs are the same as mine." But in terms of strategy, there are differences, Jin Ying's point of this storm pavilion, you should take a good look. It was easy for Yue Fei to break the Golden Vulture Technique, but because it was very easy, the imperial court didn't have much to worry about when he wanted to kill him. If a thing is too easy to get hold of, you will not know how to cherish it, and the same is true of the famous ministers and good generals, and the same is true of victory. I have sent a telegram to Hua Fu, asking him to march cautiously and avoid an ambush, and I hope he will understand my intentions. ”

Zhao Guanhou said: "Hua Fu, the commander of the Second Army, must obey the command of the First Army, even if he wants to be not cautious, I am afraid he will not be able to do it." Wulou was frightened by this in the civil rights, and there is a story of Tao Zhai, the road must be cautious again and again, do not dare to have the slightest carelessness, Ge Ming party people want to fight an ambush again, it must be more than the sky. ”

In this way, it is a blessing for the imperial court. With so many soldiers and so much pay, if something goes wrong, the responsibility cannot afford it. Yuan Weiting's face was even more smiling

"Guanhou, this time the court has to use me, but I will never go out of the mountain so easily. He got his frightening, and I was my slow. You don't care what Yin Sheng says, whatever he begs, you just sit firmly on the Diaoyutai and wait for my words before you move. But your soldiers must be ready, and when you give an order, you must be able to go wherever you want them to go. It is also necessary to negotiate with foreigners, and when necessary, hire foreigners' ships and trains, so as not to have problems. In two days, Banxi Hachiro will also come to pay tribute to Jin Ying's birthday, and when the time comes, you will meet him, and now is the time when these foreigners are needed. When Yuan joined the army that day, he was bent on serving the country with loyalty, making a career to serve the country, and glorifying the lintel. But I have the heart to serve the country, but others want to treat me as a rebel and thief, since they forced Yue Fei to be Xue Pinggui, I had no choice but to follow their wishes. Guanhou, as long as you follow me well, you will not suffer from your loss. ”

"Brother-in-law, don't say that, we are a family, if our own people don't help our own people, who will we help? Tens of thousands of athletes in Shandong all obeyed the orders of their brother-in-law. Except for you, even if you bring Shang Fang's sword, don't even think about touching one of my men! ”

When they came to the front hall again, Yin Sheng and Cheng Zhen had already pulled Baoshen and Qi Yaolin to push the big pai gow together, and agreed that the winner would give all the money to the Duan family for settling in. When Zhao Guanhou came back, Yin Sheng said: "Guanhou, Rong An's foot disease will not be able to move for a while. Can you give me a face, we don't mention official business, only personal relations, just look at my face when I ensured you to go to military school, can you go with me on this trip? ”

This kind of questioning is tantamount to a cart hitting a wall, and there is almost no turn, but Zhao Guanhou is also prepared, and said with a wry smile: "Wu Weng, you are forcing me." Well, with that said, I'll be honest with you. At Jinan Women's Normal University, I recently fell in love with a new student, and it was the time when she was warm, and she couldn't see me for a few days, so she was clamoring to commit suicide. Tell me, I can't help it. I want to take her to the front, but she is too timid, what can I do......"

Cheng Zhen said at the right time: "Guanhou, you are saying it now, if you let Lao Shi hear it, it will be a lively event." If this thing is really suicidal, you can't hide it, and then you should pay attention to your home. ”

"That's it, I can't even stay at the birthday banquet, I have to go back in two days, and I'll stabilize the female student first."

Yin Sheng saw the two singing and singing, knowing that it was difficult for him to move, so he had to sigh, "Since this is the case, I will not be reluctant, this time, I have to go to Longtan by myself!" ”

This game of card gambling until the beginning of the play, it was declared over, Yin Sheng's hand was very smooth and won nearly seven thousand taels of silver, he handed over the silver ticket to Zhao Guanhou, and pulled him to the side, and whispered: "Guanhou, let me ask you something, your clan fund, do you grasp it?" I'm in a share now, can't I get in time? (To be continued.) )