As soon as the soldiers guarding the gate heard that it was someone sent by Yue Su, they hurriedly said, "This general, please wait a moment, the villain will go to pass the word." ”

Yue Su is the brother-in-law of his father-in-law, what is the relationship between the two families, how dare the soldiers slack off, after speaking, he hurriedly ran to the Chinese military tent to spread the word. At this hour, Mu Tianbo, the prince of Qianguo, was eating, and as soon as he heard that it was Yue Su's arrival, he was immediately invited. In addition, they also asked people to buy food and drink.

After a while, the soldiers invited Tong Xuan and Li Haoquan to the Chinese military tent, and the two of them greeted first, Mu Tianbo was very easy-going, told him to be exempt, and said: "The two generals came from afar, and they haven't eaten yet, and my father has just asked people to prepare wine and food, let's talk while eating." ”

"Thank you, Grandpa." Tong Zhou and Li Haoquan really hadn't eaten, and they were naturally happy to see Mu Tianbo so bold.

Mu Tianbo asked the two of them to sit down, and just said with a smile: "Two, let's eat some first, and then talk." ”

"Yes, Grandpa." Li Haoquan is really hungry, since Mu Tianbo called for food, what is polite, there is good wine and meat on the table, he picked up the chopsticks, shook off his cheeks and ate it.

Tong Xuan is more than him, although he is also very hungry, he still maintains his image after all. Mu Tianbo saw that the two of them were really temperamental, and he was also very happy in his heart, with a kind smile on his face. After eating for a while, the three of them also stopped their chopsticks one after another, and Mu Tianbo said, "How are my sister and brother-in-law doing?" ”

"Mrs. is now in Huguang's hometown, and there is a letter that she has given birth to a son to an adult, but the adult is too busy with official business and has not had time to go home to see. Still, everything is fine. Tong Zhou said.

"That's good. By the way, my brother-in-law asked you to come, I don't know why? Mu Tianbo said again.

"This is a letter from my family to my grandfather, please read it." Tong Xuan said, stood up, and took out Yue Su's letter.

Beside Mu Tianbo, there was a person who belonged to his Mu family's retainers, named Liu Sheng, Bai Gan, Fang Xuan, and Suning. As soon as Mu Tianbo waved his hand, Suning walked over, took the letter from Tong Zhou's hand, and turned it to Mu Tianbo. Mu Tianbo took it apart and looked at it, then nodded, and said: "Fortunately, I didn't start with Fang Zhai, otherwise it would be a big mistake, that Gou Patriarch seems to be right, my brother-in-law does have some friendship with Fang Zhai." ”

It turned out that when Mu Tianbo's army surrounded Fangzhai, the patriarch of the Gou family hurriedly ran to ask for a meeting, asking Mu Tianbo not to attack, and within a few days, Lord Yue would come to mediate. Mu Tianbo has always been calm and capable, otherwise he would not be able to easily defeat Li Zicheng, his talent can be said to be much stronger than his father. Observing the words and looks, it was not like lying from the face of the patriarch of the Gou family, so he stood still and waited for news. Sure enough, Yue Su really sent someone today.

"General Tong, there are some things that my father shouldn't ask more, but that Fang Zhai refuses to hand over Li Zicheng, and must want my brother-in-law to return her golden arrow, I don't know what this golden arrow is used for, but it seems to be very important. My brother-in-law only told me not to do anything, everything was at his disposal, and my brother-in-law spoke, and I couldn't help but obey, but I was afraid that because of this matter, I would ruin my brother-in-law's reputation. ”

"What my grandfather is worried about is that my family has always been safe, and I don't expect anything to happen. In a few days, my family will naturally send someone to come again, and we will see it then. Tong Xuan said respectfully.

"So much for the best. Those two generals have the right to be in our army, Liu Sheng, pass the order, serve well, and do not slack off. I'll fix a book tonight, and tomorrow I'll have to bother the two generals to give it to my brother-in-law. Mu Tianbo said.

Lord Yue, who is far away in Chengdu, is now worried about the safety of Fangzhai, and the two of them are worried about the golden arrow.

Fang Caier used the golden arrow as a matchmaker, and she said in advance, as long as the golden arrow was sent back, she agreed to marry her. Yue Su refused at that time, and this golden arrow could not be sent back, it has been collected by Ruan Aoyue, and more than ten years have passed, Yue Su has forgotten about this matter, and he doesn't want to find things again today.

This Fang Caier's memory seems to be good, and she is quite good at picking the time, and she even threatened Li Zicheng. In this way, there seem to be only two ways, one is to return the golden arrow to Fang Zhai, and the other is to destroy Fang Zhai. Yue Su didn't want to make these two choices, but apart from these two paths, there seemed to be no third way to go.

Someone outside reported this, saying that Mr. Jiang asked to see him. Yue Su hurriedly invited in, Jiang Jie entered the house, first greeted him, and then said very indifferently: "Dashuai, I see that you seem to have some troubles today, I don't know if your subordinates can solve your worries." ”

Yue Su laughed and said, "Sir is really discerning, nothing can escape your eyes." Actually, Su Zheng wants to find Mr., Mr. sits first, and then Su tells Mr. about the matter. ”

"Okay." Jiang Jie answered, and sat down by himself.

At that moment, Yue Su explained what happened back then, as well as what Fang Cai'er found now.

After hearing this, Jiang Jie actually laughed and said: "My subordinates have always boasted of being amorous, and I don't want adults to be as good as their subordinates, that Fang Cai'er girl is infatuated, why should adults refuse to be thousands of miles away." Actually, this matter is easy to do, so it is better for you to repair a book now, show it to your wife, and listen to her meaning. If Madame sends the golden arrow, it is in favor of the matter, and if not, we can find another way. I don't know what adults think? ”

"But...... I have no affection for this Fang Cai'er...... How can you marry ...... easily?"

"In the adult's house, now there are three wives and one concubine, it is not difficult to see that they all have a deep love for adults, and in the hearts of adults, which one do they love the most? The adults have always attached great importance to state affairs, and when they met the grace of the first emperor, the ladies of the house, except for the eldest lady, are now in their hometowns. In this case, it is better for adults to agree to this Fang Cai'er, which can be regarded as solving the current troubles. The adults have been away from Tongren Mansion for more than ten years, and the one is still worried, and the adults don't want to delay others for a lifetime. Jiang Jie said with a smile.

The implication of his words is also very clear, there are four women around adults, one more is not more, one less is not a lot, and adults don't really love them, since this is the case, why not add another one. Adults have delayed Fang Cai'er for more than ten years, and they can't bear to delay others for a lifetime.

was said by Jiang Jie's words, Yue Su was speechless, yes, his three wives and one concubine, which one he loves the most, and which one he has true feelings for, this point, Yue Su himself can't seem to say. In this era, there is no free love, it is all about getting married first and then talking about feelings, no matter what, you have to admit it. Yue Su is not a blind marriage or a dumb marriage, but it is not too much worse.

From ancient times to the present, anyone who does great things never seems to believe in love. can sing and cry, can only be counted, and the love of children and daughters can't become a big thing, just like Xiang Yu. Yue Su has always been worried about Li Lan, but with the passage of time and the fact that the Ming Dynasty is getting longer and longer, coupled with the fact that he is in a high position and runs around for the society every day, he has not thought about any children for a long time.

Returning the Golden Arrow now should be regarded as a transaction, and as a person who does big things, transactions are often done. Yue Su pondered for a moment and said, "According to what Mr. said, I will write to my wife, explain the situation to her, and ask for her opinion. ”

At that moment, Yue Su asked people to get paper and pencils, wrote a letter, and ordered his cronies to send it to Jingshi.

After the next person left, Yue Su looked at Jiang Jie and said, "Sir, this matter is actually a small matter, and there is another big matter, Su still wants to discuss it with Mr. ”

"The big thing in the hearts of adults, let Jiang Jie guess it." Jiang Jie smiled, always so calm, "The thing that adults are thinking about now should be how to settle so many soldiers and horses after the purging of the Liukou." According to the meaning of the imperial court, these surrendered soldiers and horses were naturally disbanded on the spot, distributed to the fields, and let them return to their hometowns to farm. However, the adults did not want to disband now, but planned to take advantage of the momentum of victory to go north to Liaodong, pacify the Jurchens, solve the external troubles of the Ming Dynasty, and thus carry out the policy of Zhongxing. ish”

Yue Su nodded and said, "What Mr. said is true, Su is exactly what he intends to do. ”

"Although the adults have this intention, they are really committed in their hearts at the moment, and if they want to pacify the Jurchens, it will not end in a year and a half, and it will be protracted. With so many soldiers and horses, the supply of food and salary is really a big problem, and the imperial court has spent a lot of money on the treasury in order to eliminate the rogues in recent years, and it is difficult to keep up with the food supply. But as soon as they waited, the soldiers returned to their hometowns to farm, and they no longer had the fighting spirit. Jiang Jie said.

"What the gentleman said is exactly the same as what he was worried about. Su Zheng has a headache for this matter, and now the remnants of the rogue in Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Henan have been basically cleared, and there is no place for useless soldiers, and the country really can't raise so many soldiers and horses. But now that it is disbanded, if you want to send troops to Liaodong, you really don't know when to do it. Yue Su sighed and said.

Now there are more than 500,000 soldiers and horses under Yue Su's command, and after removing the original officers and soldiers, there are still more than 300,000 left. At present, there is still a lot of ownerless land, and it is not impossible to give them farming, but once they are disbanded, it will not be easy to recruit some soldiers who have been on the battlefield. But if you stay, you can't disband, and the imperial court will have to pay more for a year's military expenses. The imperial court is now unbalanced, and there are still three provinces that do not need to pay grain for three years, and it is definitely not the time to raise so many soldiers and horses, even if some are left to be distributed to the locality, they can leave up to 100,000, and any more will be killed.

"Although my subordinates thought about this, they never came up with any good way. At present, it seems that there is no other way to disband the soldiers and horses first, recuperate, and recuperate. Jiang Jie also said helplessly.

"yes, but I'll have to think about it and see if there's another way." Yue Su was really unwilling.

In the next few days, Yue Su continued to be busy with the aftermath, and the imperial court also issued a decree, one was to approve Yue Su's proposal to promote a cadre of generals to be rewarded, and the other was to let Yue Su clean up the aftermath as soon as possible, dismiss the excess soldiers and horses, and then return to Beijing.

For some generals, it is normal for the troops to be dismissed, and the battle is over, and it is impossible for the imperial court to let you continue to lead the troops.

Compared to them, Yue Su was just smiling, but there was no joy in his heart. As usual, after waiting for this, in addition to rewarding the eunuchs, he had to entertain the generals to eat, and Yue Su didn't drink much during the banquet, and he was thinking about countermeasures in his heart.

Whether it is ancient or modern, marching and fighting wars cost money, but the difference is that in ancient times, what was asked for real money and silver, and it was impossible to fool at all. Now it's simple, it doesn't matter if the court has no money, and the central bank, just print a few trillions, and you can still deal with the past.

Thinking of this place, Yue Su suddenly had an idea and came up with an idea. If we can improve the currency problem, we may be able to solve the immediate problem at once. "Reform the currency ......" Yue Su muttered silently in his heart, "Paper and pen are definitely not good, the imperial court also issues jiaozi, and the people still don't recognize it, and you have to buy things with real money, so you must not issue paper money for the time being." So what do you use......

Ideas are all thought up by people, and Lord Yue is more knowledgeable than the people of this era. Soon, Yue Su finally came up with a solution.

Thinking of an idea, Yue Su became happy, raised his wine glass, and his subordinates changed the glasses with his subordinates, and drank happily.

There was nothing to say all night, and the next day, someone from the capital came again, which was sent back by Yue Su to deliver a letter to Ruan Aoyue. In addition to bringing the lady's reply, the servant also brought the golden arrow.

Yue Su took the letter, opened it and looked at it, should I say it or not, Ruan Aoyue can be regarded as knowledgeable, her husband has already taken four wives, and it is indeed not bad to have one more. In the letter, she praised Fang Caier's true temperament and expressed her willingness to be sisters with her.

Since this is the case, everything will be easy to do, Yue Su ordered Tie Qiu to take a trip, take the golden arrow, and exchange Li Zicheng with Fang Zhai.

Fang Cai'er is now in her thirties, and when she saw the golden arrow returned, she cried with joy and immediately agreed to release her. However, there is one condition, to personally escort Li Zicheng to Chengdu. Of course, Tie Qiu would agree to this condition, and found Mu Tianbo to negotiate, Mu Tianbo also wanted to meet Yue Su, but he couldn't set foot in Sichuan, in case he was impeached by the imperial history, so he sent someone to Yue Su to agree to meet at the junction of Sichuan and Guizhou. By the way, Niu Jinxing and other generals will be handed over to Yue Su.

Everything was arranged, Mu Tianbo led 10,000 troops and went with Fang Caier, Tie Qiu, Tong Xuan, Li Haoquan and others.

The messenger had already left for Sichuan, and Yue Su had also gone as promised, waiting in Chishui, the junction of Sichuan and Guizhou.

When they met twice, they had to reminisce about the past, and when they saw Fang Cai'er, Yue Su didn't do anything, but Fang Cai'er's face was as shy as a big red cloth. Subsequently, Yue Su saw Li Zicheng again, and now Li Zicheng looked haggard, but he did not lose his heroic spirit. In the history textbook, Yue Su knew about Li Zicheng, and when he saw him today, Yue Su couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic. When sympathizing, it is also hatred, if there is no blind mixing of these people, how could the Han family fall into the hands of the Tartars, causing a century of humiliation in China.

Yes, in the later period, the Ming Dynasty was indeed a little decadent, but the Ming Dynasty, on the day of its demise, did not grovel to the invaders. The Japanese invaded North Korea, and the Ming Dynasty still asked you to go back, even if the emperor plundered it, he would still fight you to the end. It is such a dynasty that has never lost its power and humiliated the country, but because of the Xiaoice period of successive droughts, it led to the final overturn. The Ming Dynasty was not without opportunities, but the people in power had sympathy for these rebellious peasants, and they always focused on appeasement, until the end, when they began to really fight. The Tartars are coming, if they are replaced by some people in power, they may not go all out to deal with the Tartars, but will only mobilize troops and horses, first eliminate the rogues, it is important to maintain stability, and pay compensation for the land, as long as they don't lose the world. is such a dynasty with integrity, but it was mixed by a blind king, if you are really the lord of benevolence and righteousness, you can sit in the world, then it is okay, but unfortunately, compared with Zhu Yuanzhang, you are too far and too far behind.

"Escort Li Zicheng into Beijing and hand it over to the emperor."

Yue Su only said a word in front of Li Zicheng, and then ignored him anymore. followed the banquet, had a drink with his brother-in-law, and waited until Mu Tianbo left, Yue Su met Fang Cai'er again.

The two men sat in the tent, and neither of them spoke, for neither of them knew what to say. Especially Fang Cai'er, in addition to being happy, she was shy, as if she was already a member of the Yue family the moment Yue Su returned the golden arrow. Yes, Fang Cai'er now regards herself as Yue Su's wife, and even when she left Fang Village, she even handed over the position of the patriarch.

"Miss Cai'er...... Golden Arrow, you received ......" It took a long time for Yue Su to hold back such a sentence. The dignified commander of the army, in this life, may feel so embarrassed for the first time.

"Hmm......" Fang Cai'er nodded. Still hanging his head, he didn't say another word.

"That...... Miss Cai'er...... This golden arrow ......" Yue Su hesitated, and after a while, he gritted his teeth before he said: "Since you have returned it...... That...... Then do what you do......"

He also knew that if he wanted to regret it, it was estimated that Fang Caier would commit suicide immediately. In order to avoid those unpleasantness, it is better to have a good time.

"Hmm......" Fang Cai'er was even more happy, nodding again and again, but still shy.

"The imperial court sent me to suppress the bandits, and now that the gangsters have been cleared, it will not be long before the class teacher will return to the court. If I go back to Beijing and handle this matter, it is too public, and it is not in line with my temperament. I want everything to be simple, just handle it in Chengdu, I don't know what Miss Cai'er wants? Yue Su said embarrassedly again.

It is indeed a little uninteresting to hold a marriage in Chengdu, but Fang Caier was extremely happy and said: "You can do whatever you say, here in Chengdu, the clansmen who come with you don't have to work too hard." ”

It turned out that this girl wanted her wedding to have her own clansmen present to congratulate her, and if she went to Beijing, the clansmen were afraid that they would not be able to pass.

Since Fang Cai'er agreed, Yue Su was also happy, and then returned to Chengdu, so he called Zhang Luo happy event. Similarly, Yue Su also wrote a memo and sent it to Beijing, which meant this, suggesting that the imperial court should not dismiss these soldiers and horses for the time being, and that they should be trained for two years, and that the ministers would lead these soldiers and horses out of the customs and pacify the Jurchens. It is indeed a heavy burden to raise so many people and horses, but please rest assured that the emperor has his own way to raise military expenses. What is the method, when Weichen returns to Beijing, he will personally explain it to the emperor.

The excerpt was sent to Beijing, and this time, the officials in Beijing were extremely calm, and there was not even a single nonsense. Now who doesn't know how powerful Lord Yue is, dare to provoke him, what if he suddenly comes out and gives you a guillotine. Yue Su's affairs, it's better to leave it alone. Of course, there are still some Qingliu who are unwilling to be lonely, and have always been proud of scolding high-ranking officials, and they can't say that Yue Su is reckless in his army, this time I want to see if he has any way to turn silver into money. But when it comes to Lord Yue's raising money, all the rich officials and bullies in the family are a little nervous, who doesn't know, Lord Yue's method of raising money has always been very simple, whoever has more money will go to raid someone's house. In short, it is sure that the charges will be found.

The fold went straight to the celebrant and presented to the queen mother.

Zhang Yan couldn't help but gasp when she saw the folds, and she was speechless for a while. It is not a bad thing for Yue Su to keep the army to fight the Tartars, but now, the situation of the imperial court, the internal worries have just been resolved, and everything is waiting to be rebuilt, how can there be spare strength to raise so many soldiers. After two years of training, how much money do you get, how can you raise this money, you can't play the trick of raiding the house like before.

"Liu Qing, you have also read this excerpt, Yue Qing wants to keep the existing soldiers and horses, and prepare for two years later, attack the Tartars and pacify Liaodong. Do you think this is feasible? ”

Zou Yi is now on the verge of dying, maybe that day, he will be leaving. Zhang Yan had already approved his suggestion, and although he did not make an order, he also regarded Liu Mingguo as the eunuch of the palm print of the celebrant eunuch. Therefore, she must listen to Liu Mingguo's advice on such matters.

"Queen Mother, Lord Yue promised to pacify the Liukou within three years, but now it has not been three years, and the Liukou has been pacified, so it can be seen that Lord Yue is indeed not the person who opens his mouth. At present, Lord Yue said that he could raise silver for the food and salary of the soldiers and horses, and it would not be a lie. Anyway, Lord Yue also said that the countermeasures for raising military salaries, and when the class teacher returns to the court, he will present the emperor in person, and the slave thinks that it is better to wait for Lord Yue's class teacher to return to Beijing and see what Lord Yue says. Liu Mingguo said humbly. This guy is very slippery, and his answer can be described as leaky.

"That's what the Qing family said, then wait for Yue Qing to return to Beijing. You go to draw up the decree, let Yue Su put the existing soldiers and horses in order, don't make trouble, and wait until he returns to Beijing, after the agreement is completed, and then decide on the whereabouts of these soldiers and horses. ”

"The slave obeys."

He divided more than 500,000 soldiers and horses, surrendered troops and officers and soldiers together, and then divided, Sima Qiaoyu returned to Xuanfu with 50,000, Wu Rumeng returned to Shandong with 50,000, and Wujia Province returned to Shanxi with 50,000. The remaining soldiers and horses, Yue Su was divided into three groups, one group was sent to Shaanxi, one group was sent to Henan, and one group stayed in Sichuan.

These soldiers and horses stationed in Shaanxi were handed over to Zuo Liangyu, Liu Xiyao, and Liu Guoneng to command, and they were trained well and were not allowed to slack off. The soldiers and horses stationed in Henan, Yue Su handed over the management of Wang Guoning and He Yilong, and promoted Wang Tan to the chief soldier of Henan, and cooperated with the above two generals to train soldiers and horses. The soldiers and horses stationed in Sichuan, Yue Su handed over the management of Cao Bianjiao, Gao Jian, and Hui Dengxiang.

Half of the surrendered generals returned to Beijing with Yuesu, and the other half worked with local generals to manage the soldiers and horses.

With such an arrangement, it can be seen that Lord Yue has not completely confiscated the military power of these generals, and what can be used is still to be used. Especially the generals who participated in the big competition and passed the first level of cavalry shooting, Yue Su was all retained.

The aftermath was basically dealt with, and Yue Su led the generals to return to the dynasty with the soldiers and horses of Zhili.

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