Yuan Mai decided to take this opportunity to intervene in the army.

Yuan Shao was silent for a moment and asked: "The march is difficult, you can't sleep in the open air, it's not as good as being at home, you are weak, do you really plan to go out with the army?" ”

"The child is willing to go to the soup for his father, and he will not give up."

Yuan Mai hugged his wrist and saluted, and said categorically. Yuan Shao must be convinced of his loyalty, otherwise it will be difficult for him to encounter the opportunity to command the army alone in the future.

Although the commander of the army is Koji Yi, it will be different if he is a supervising army, this supervising army is like the political commissar of the army before the crossing, and it is also a special general in charge, if Koji Yi is obedient, if he is disobedient, he will find a reason to cut him down. Of course, he has the grace to save his life, maybe he will look at his own horse, but it is unknown.

Yuan Shang hated Yuan Mai in his heart today, and said in his heart, you are a sick man, it is best to exhaust you on the journey, and bury your bones in a foreign country to relieve the hatred in my heart.

"Father, since the fourth brother has this intention, you should fulfill him, with the fourth brother as the prison army, we should be more at ease than anyone else!"

After listening to Yuan Shang's words, the judge was very anxious, and he believed more and more that the cowardly and timid and silent Yuan Mai was pretending, he was pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, waiting for the opportunity to master the military power, but our brave and unscrupulous third son couldn't even see this thing, and he was still cocooning himself.

No, this kid must not be allowed to have military power, he is young, and he has such a city, it is terrible, it is even more terrible than Yuan Tan!

"Lord, the fourth prince is weak and sickly, but I am afraid that he is not suitable for the march, in case there are three long and two short, won't it make you sad? The fourth son is brilliantly written, staying at home to do fu writing, and it is also good to take care of government affairs. ”

After listening to the words of the trial, Yuan Shao was a little hesitant, although he didn't like this son very much before, but Yuan Shao didn't want to see his son die earlier than himself before he was alive.

Yuan Mai listened to the words of the trial, and scolded in his heart, the old fox, can actually see through my mind, no, no matter what, I will strive to enter the army.

"Father, don't be kind, the child understands. However, the three brothers went all over for their father's great cause and went around to ask for it, how dare the child fall behind? Although the child is physically weak, the child believes that the military career can temper the child to be strong. The child has been studying military books lately, and has always hoped to make a meritorious career, and I believe that my father does not want to have a son who is useless, right? As long as the child makes meritorious contributions, he will not dishonor the prestige of my Yuan family, and he will be worthy of being the descendant of the Yuan family who is the third prince of the fourth world! ”

"Well said, this prison army is none other than my son! Father will also give you the title of a partial general, you can show your skills with peace of mind, as long as you have merit, your father will definitely promote you! ”

Listening to Yuan Mai's words, Yuan Shao was happy, and immediately appointed Yuan Mai as the supervisor and rewarded him with an official position.

"Thank you father, the child will definitely live up to his mission!"

Yuan Mai was overjoyed, he didn't expect to die of depression in the morning, and in one afternoon, he not only became a scholar in Jizhou, but also won the title of general, and more importantly, he became the supervisor of an army of 10,000 people.

The matter came to an end, Yuan Shao ordered to return, and the team of people and horses surrounded Yuan Shao's father and son and returned to Yecheng in a mighty way.

The sun was setting in the west, the civil and military staff dispersed, and Yuan Mai also returned to the small courtyard where he lived.

As the sun set, Xiao Qi was sitting cross-legged on the futon and mending his clothes, this shabby gray shirt had already been patched and patched, and the worn-out ones could no longer be worn.

This kid is really hard, he is also a servant, and the people who follow Yuan Shang are all brightly dressed, and they are full of fat, and you can only sew and mend a piece of clothing, and wear it year after year, and you can't get anything delicious in five winters and six summers, waiting for him to say that I am developed, and I will let you enjoy the glory and wealth.

Yuan Mai sighed a few times in his heart, and said softly: "Xiao Qi, you don't need to mend your clothes, just throw them aside, Gongzi will give you money, and you will go to the market tomorrow to buy a new one." ”

"Childe is back, I'm going to give you a meal in the dining room, as for buying clothes, forget it, it's only the middle of the year, Childe's monthly salary has already spent more than half, where is there any money left to buy me clothes." It would be nice to save my salary this month. ”

Seeing that Yuan bought it back, Xiao Qi hurriedly put his clothes aside and prepared to go to the dining room to buy a meal for Yuan. Between the words, it looks like a little ghost in charge, and the firewood, rice, oil and salt are not continued.

Yuan Shao's other three sons have been married, each has their own mansion, and does not live in the state pastoral mansion, so the Liu family has extremely strict control over the Yuan family's diet and daily life.

Yuan Mai and Yuan Shao's other five concubines each have their own reading courtyard, and they are given monthly salaries every month, according to the relationship with the Liu family, the monthly salaries of each concubine range from 3,000 yuan to 5,000 yuan, only Yuan Mai is the most pitiful, and only 500 yuan per month is pitiful.

When it is not a festival, everyone eats in their own residences, and the dining room provides meals uniformly and supplies according to the quantity. If you don't have enough to eat, then you can't help it, you can solve it yourself, and as for miscellaneous items such as fruits and clothes, you don't care.

"Huh...... How much do you get paid a month? ”

Yuan Mai was happy today, and he was not hungry, so he was not in a hurry to let Xiao Qi go to eat, and chatted with him with a smile.

"Uh...... Did Childe even forget this? When I first entered the house, the person in charge told my father and mother that it was 50 yuan a month, and later my son said that it would rise to 100 yuan for me, but every month, after deducting expenses, I often couldn't even leave 50 yuan......"

Xiao Qi scratched his scalp and said with some grievances.

Yuan Mai sighed in his heart, and said in his heart that Yuan Mai was not bad before, but he was too sloppy, and he couldn't even meet the conditions of his own servant, so how could he talk about a career.

Seeing that Yuan Mai fell into silence, Xiao Qi gritted his teeth and smiled: "But don't mind, Childe, it doesn't matter how much salary you give Xiao Qi." I know how good you are to Xiao Qi. You let me take charge of the monthly money sent by Mrs. every month, and it's not your fault that there is no left, it's okay......"

"Xiao Qi, from now on, Gongzi will give you two hundred yuan a month, what do you think?"

Yuan Mai patted Xiao Qi's head and said with a smile.

"Son, don't be funny, we only have 500 yuan a month, remove the expenses, and often buy you pen, ink, paper and inkstone, where to find 200 yuan."

Xiao Qitou shook like a rattle, sneering at Yuan Mai's words.

After listening to Xiao Qi's words, Yuan Mai pretended to be serious and said: "Zhu Xiaoqi, you listen to me, from now on, your son-in-law will no longer be the Ye Xia Amai in the past, I am a scholar of Jizhou who is engaged in Yuan, and I am also a general, you will call me General Yuan in the future!" ”

"Ah...... No, Childe, your joke isn't funny at all! ”

Zhu Xiaoqi's head shook even more, and he didn't believe it when he was killed, could the son who was not treated by the master still be able to turn over?

At this moment, several people in charge of the house came, dressed as if they were from the account room, and the people in the back carried boxes in their hands.

"Childe, this is 4,500 yuan, your remaining monthly income this month. Madame said, from now on your monthly salary will be adjusted to 5,000 per month, please check it. ”

The bookkeeper said with a smile, his attitude towards Yuan Mai was respectful, which was very different from the previous snubbing.

Although Yuan Mai didn't hear the conversation between Yuan Shao and Liu during the banquet, he was not surprised, his own money must be more than this, and he didn't take stock at the moment, let the person in the account room hand it over to Xiao Qi, just go back.

Xiao Qi looked at the large amount of five baht money in front of him, and then he believed that Yuan Mai's words were true, and he was inexplicably excited for a while, and he didn't know what to say when he was nagging, and insisted on counting whether it was enough, don't be deceived by the people in the account room.

Yuan Mai didn't bother to care about him, he was planning the world, and these little things were not worth asking: "Xiao Qi, you take a thousand dollars from here, take a time to go home, and honor your parents, I have been with me for so many years, and I haven't let you and your parents enjoy happiness." In addition, if you take another two hundred dollars, you will be rewarded as an additional reward from the son, and tomorrow you will go to the market to buy some decent clothes. ”

After listening to Yuan Mai's words, Xiao Qi was already teary-eyed, and wiped his tears vigorously to be loyal to Yuan Mai. After counting the money and confirming that it was correct, I went to the dining room to get food and came back. Seeing that the food had improved significantly, Xiao Qi had a big appetite and feasted on it.

Yuan Mai had dinner, washed his face, and prepared to visit Zheng's courtyard, to thank her for today's invitation, if it weren't for her, he would not have a place to stand at the banquet today, and there would be no blockbuster later.

Second, it is almost like Zheng's set, and he is out on the expedition, in case someone frames him behind his back, it is good to have someone who speaks for him and reports the news, so that he can respond as soon as possible.

Yuan Mai was about to go out, when a maid hurriedly came and said, "Son, the director ordered you to go to the study to talk." ”

Yuan Mai was stunned in his heart, and said in his heart, what did Old Man Yuan call me? Let's take a look.

followed the maid and went straight to the study in the front yard.