As the governor of the five southern provinces, commanding thousands of troops and horses, he single-handedly controls the military and political affairs of the entire southern China, even if Hu Zongxian is a low-key person, he can go out, he still wants a personal army and horses, and the governor's festival account must also be typed.

Yan Mansion basically comes once a year, and his rise and fall can be said to have been tied to Yan Ge Lao, since Yan Xiang ordered himself to be a jinshi twenty years ago.

The teacher and protégé are the strongest and most important interpersonal relationships in the Ming officialdom.

And he also knew that the war on the front lines in Zhejiang and Fujian was related to the face and prestige of his mentor. Since the suppression of the Japanese people, Hu Zongxian has not been exhausted in every war, and he must fight the war in a bright and dignified manner. It is a pity that the war was fought not only in terms of national strength and popular support, but also a test of the military and political system of the imperial court and the mobilization power of the imperial court.

To be honest, the first thing the Ming Dynasty thought about when it used troops to foreign countries was how to check and balance each other and supervise each other, and spent more time on arguing than on the battlefield. Also, the army doesn't have a separate logistics system, and you have to deal with the local government. If it weren't for the support of the mentor and the protégés and former officials who were widely known all over the world, this battle would really not have been able to be fought.

However, all of the teacher's men belong to lions, but whenever the court has a military salary, all parties stretch out their hands to get a handful. Ten percent of the military salary, floating in the middle of the road, reached an astonishing sixty percent. As a result, the holes in the front line are getting bigger and bigger, and they are gradually unable to move.

Everyone is out of the same door, it's really hard to say.

However, even the teacher knows what is going on below. Every year, he would pull out three million taels of silver in excess of the military expenses for his use.

The high kindness and righteousness of the minister, I, Hu Zongxian, can only do my best to repay it.

Now, the war in Zhejiang and Fujian has reached the most critical juncture, and if the grain and straw keep up, Hu Zongxian is confident that he will be able to wipe out the Jiangnan rebellion in one fell swoop.

However, the part of the military expenditure that has been overspent this year has been misappropriated, and it is absolutely impossible to complete the preliminary military arrangements without 1 million.

This battle was the most critical moment in his Hu Zongxian's life, and he naturally refused to give up. If you miss it, you want to cut off all the bandits in Jiangnan, but you don't know how many years you have to wait. For this moment, in order to mobilize all the forces in the entire Jiangnan region, after the defeat of Cen Gang, the imperial court intended to punish him for the crime of defeating the army. He even pushed Yu Dayou to come out to take the blame, in order to keep his position as the commander of the front line.

It's not that he is greedy for power, it's that he has been in the position of governor of Zhejiang for so many years. Now, the suppression of Kou is at a critical moment, if a new commander is replaced, I don't know how young I will be when I am familiar with the situation. And Haikou, who has been greatly injured, will also take this opportunity to restore his strength.

At that time, if this opportunity is missed, the south will be in chaos, and there will be no power to return to the sky.

"If you do something against your will, you can do it, just take it as a stain on my resume. For the sake of the country, some famous festivals can't manage so much. This time I went to Beijing to report on my work, and I just took the opportunity to collect some military salaries. There is no way for the teacher to do it, so he can only ask His Majesty to take some body for himself. As for whether or not to provoke anger, at such an important time, we cannot think about it, and we should not think about it. ”

In the carriage, Hu Zongxian thought of this, and couldn't help but sigh slightly.

At this time, the leader of the pro-army announced outside: "Hu Du, there is Yan Xiangfu in front." "Wake him up from his musings.

Hu Zongxian: "How far is it?" ”

"About forty feet."

"Stop."

The car stopped, and Hu Zongxian jumped out of the carriage and was dressed in a neat garment. He motioned to the pro-army horse team to wait outside the house, and walked forward calmly alone.

"Hey, who am I, it turned out to be Master Hu." When the porter saw Hu Zongxian coming, he greeted him with a smile. Obviously, he is also Hu Zongxian's old friend, and he often has no less contacts. However, when the porter saw Hu Zongxian, he was serious, but today he looked very frivolous, obviously with a rusty and estranged feeling.

Concierge: "I heard that Master Hu has been in Beijing for several days, and your old nobleman is busy, and he doesn't remember to come to see his brother." ”

The prime minister's family is a seven-grade official, although this person is just a showman, but he speaks harshly in front of Hu Zongxian, a second-class official.

Hu Zongxian was not angry: "The teacher is a good old man, he is busy with military affairs, and he has been delayed, so he has free time today." ”

Concierge: "It's okay, I can eat and sleep." ”

Hu Zongxian: "Take me to see my teacher." ”

The porter: "Master Hu, it is said that with the relationship between you and me, there is no need to report it." However, Xiao Ge is in the house today, and he seems to have any contradictions with you, so I'd better report it. Please wait. ”

Hearing this, Hu Zongxian's heart suddenly became sour, so he had to nod.

His lips moved, and he grabbed the porter again, and handed over a large file: "This is a little bit of the student's heart for Enxiang, including my share, as well as the governor of Zhejiang, the governor of Fujian, and Qi Jiguang's charcoal respect this winter." ”

In the past, he went in and out of the Yan Mansion as casually as if he was going back to his own home, when did he receive such a cold reception.

"Okay, I'll bring it in for you."

Looking at the back of the gatehouse, Hu Zongxian felt a little weak, stretched out his hand to hold the wall, and slowly sat down on the row of benches behind the door.

For a wealthy family like the Yan Mansion, there are two rows of benches next to the middle gate against the wall, which are specially used for people such as poor relatives who come to take refuge. People with a little status can go to the hall to watch the seat and serve tea.

I don't know how long I waited, until my legs went weak, but I saw the porter walking back slowly, still holding the large scroll in his hand.

Returning the file to Hu Zongxian, the porter said: "The hearts of Zhejiang and Fujian provinces have been left. Qi Jiguang was unfamiliar and retreated. As for your share of Lord Hu...... Also returned to it. ”

"Mentor, his old man, ......" Hu Zongxian's heart was sour, and his eyes were red.

"Yan Xiang......" Seeing Hu Zongxian's sad appearance, the porter felt uncomfortable. Stuffed the big file into Hu Zongxian's hand, and whispered: "Actually, Lord Hu, you probably don't know yet. Now that the cabinet is old and weak, it is no longer a big deal to ask about the world. The big and small things in this house are all decided by the elder of the small pavilion. Even the power in the cabinet was replaced by the small cabinet elders. In the cabinet, Xu Ge is always a good man, and he is a decoration. Gao Gong didn't have the heart to look at things, as for Zhang Juzheng, he had just hung up a military squire and entered the cabinet in the past few days, and he couldn't do anything if he was soft-spoken. Therefore, no matter what happens, Xiao Ge Lao knows very well, he is proud of the spring breeze, and he can't listen to anything. He seems to have some prejudices against Master Hu going directly to see Banzai after entering Beijing, even Yan Xiang can't resist him. ”

Hu Zongxian nodded, he was naturally clear about Yan Shifan's character, so he stood up silently: "If Mr. Ruo sees his teacher, he will say that the student will go back to Zhejiang." ”

"Wait." Looking at his rickety back, the porter grabbed him and whispered, "Yan Xiang already knows that you have been here, let me bring a message to Master Hu." said that there is no need to worry about the military salary, at most in three months, one million taels can be sent to the yamen of the governor of Zhejiang, and there will be no more drifting. ”

While Hu Zongxian breathed a long sigh of relief, he was so moved that tears fell. With this million taels, a big war can be organized to exterminate the Japanese in one fell swoop. Live up to God's grace and live up to the expectations of the teacher.

It seems that the teacher still has me as an unsuccessful student in his heart!

"Also, Yan Xiang said, there is no need to be too anxious about the war in Zhejiang and Fujian. This kind of thing has to be properly planned in order to make a difference. There are some things, it is better to do more than not to do it, and it is safe first. The bandits in Jiangnan have been plagued for some years, and they are not in a hurry, and maintaining the current situation is a great credit. ”

The more the porter spoke, the lower his voice became: "Master Hu, Xiao Ke has a word that is not unhappy." The so-called flying birds, good bows are hidden, there is really no need to be too hard. ”

Hearing this, Hu Zongxian felt like being poured on his head by a basin of ice water, and his heart was cold.

A bad thought flashed through my heart: Teacher...... No, it should be Xiaoge Lao, this is to raise Kou's self-respect!

In recent years, the power of the Yan Party has not completely collapsed, and the reason why it has not completely collapsed is that the Jiangnan War still has a place to borrow from his Hu Zongxian's martial arts and Yan Xiang's entertainment.

Xiao Ge Lao wants to delay the war and wait for changes.

"It's not right to do that!" Hu Zongxian's heart was even sadder, and tears rolled down.

That night, he did not delay, went straight out of Yanjing, took a boat in Tongzhou, took the Grand Canal, and returned to Hangzhou.

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Finally came to the day of the trial release list in Shuntianfu Township.

Wu Jie rarely got up without sleeping, and got up as soon as it was dawn to prepare to go to the yard to exercise his muscles.

It snowed for a few days, but it finally stopped, and today the weather was good, and the morning glow stained the eastern sky red.

Mo Daojun walked early, and there were even more early pedestrians.

Except for Wu Jie, everyone else also got up.

Moths were sweeping the yard while Lian Guizhi was cooking breakfast in the kitchen.

And even the third child was unhurriedly playing Tai Chi in the open space, and when he met the moth's broom, he jumped to the side quickly, which was really quiet like a virgin, moving like a rabbit.

"Everybody's up early!" Wu Jie smiled and rubbed his hands: "Today is the day of the list." ”

"I'll have to wait for breakfast, so I'll go and freshen up first." Mozi asked again: "What do you want to eat at noon, I will let Guizhi prepare." ”

He looked like he didn't care.

Even the third child began to punch slowly again.

Everything was as usual, as if it were just an ordinary morning.

"Today's Shuntianfu Township trial list!" Wu Jie raised his voice again.

"En, got it, hurry up and go to the thinning, are you hungry?"

Wu Jie collapsed: "Today is the day of the list, why don't you prepare at all?" ”

Moth glanced at him and asked, "What are you going to prepare?" ”

Wu Jie scratched his head and couldn't speak, indeed, he didn't know what to prepare after this move, and there was no record in the information.

(To be continued)