-- December 22, 23rd year of Hongwu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Jijing-

At the moment of the morning, in the Taihe Hall of the Jijing Imperial Palace, the palace ministers came to the palace early to wait, because as far as they know, Li Ji will come to the early court in person today. (, Novels are faster and better)

In the past few months of Li Wei's imprisonment of the country, this is the first time that Li Ji of the Great Zhou Dynasty went to the early dynasty in person, and the implication of this cannot help but make people think a little about it.

What surprised the courtiers even more was that in today's early dynasty, there were many relatively unfamiliar faces, such as Tai Shaoshi, Chu Xi, the first assistant university scholar of the palace, Tai Shaofu, Guanglu Siqing, Wen Qin, the minister of the guard, Kong Wen, the secretary of the Great Prison Temple, Li Shen, the third emperor, Li Xiao, the seventh emperor, Li Yan, etc., and even the prime minister Yingong, who had been sick for a long time, went to the early dynasty in person.

Like Xie An's wife [Yanhu Ji] Liang Qiu Wu, these big names are not the permanent courtiers of the Taihe Palace, but they are all qualified to enter the palace to listen to and even discuss state affairs, which is completely different from Xie An's current official position of the fifth grade.

And now, these big people are gathered together, which makes the Taihe Hall quite tense both in terms of location and atmosphere.

"Hey, even Chu Xi, the first assistant university scholar of the palace, has been invited out, this old thing doesn't practice literary law, what is it all about?"

In the corner of the Taihe Palace, Ruan Shaozhou, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, looked at Tai Li Wei's group not far away with a smile.

"Humph!" Yin Gong chuckled, glanced at the gray-haired old minister beside Tai Li Wei, nodded at him with a smile, and said in a low voice, "Shaozhou, don't underestimate that old guy, this person has a reputation among the scribes......"

Ruan Shaozhou sneered when he heard this, and said in a low voice, "This old thief has been suppressed by the master for more than 30 years, and he still doesn't learn to be obedient until now......"

Yin Gong smiled slightly, and said with a bit of teasing, "Shaozhou, isn't it because this old guy's students are competing with you for the position of prime minister, and you still have a grudge in your heart?" ”

Ruan Shaozhou was stunned, his face turned red, he lowered his head and said embarrassedly, "It's the student who lost his temper......"

Duke Yin chuckled lightly, without commenting on the praise, beside him, Sun Jing, the chief of his military department, frowned and said, "Father, is the state supervisor and priest Chen Shun, who competed with Brother Shaozhou for the position of prime minister, a student of this person?" ”

Yin Gong smiled faintly, glanced at Chu Xi, who was standing beside Tai Li Wei in the distance, and whispered, "This person was suppressed by the old man at the beginning, not because of his talent and identity, but because I have a good relationship with His Majesty, except for the Eighth Emperor Li Xian, only this old man has the highest reputation among my Great Zhou scholars and scribes, you two need to be cautious, and be cautious!" ”

Ruan Shaozhou and Eldest Sun Jing looked stunned when they heard this, and nodded.

At this moment, I suddenly heard a chuckle, and Kong Wen, the secretary of the Great Prison Temple, walked over, looked at Ruan Shaozhou and Changsun Jing a few times, and said to Yin Gong with a little ridicule and ridicule, "Teaching people tirelessly, Xuanwen...... Half of the body is in the ground, don't you think it's a little too late to think about teaching them? ”

Hearing this, the eldest grandson Jing's eyes showed a little anger, and he was about to speak, but Yin Gong, who saw that his eyes were wrong, hurriedly shouted in a low voice, "Jing'er, don't be rude, this is the old man's best friend!" ”

The eldest grandson Jing has always respected his father, and when he saw his father say this, he hurriedly surrendered his hand to Kong Wen to make amends.

"Friends?" Kong Wen smiled, looked at Yin Gong strangely, and said with a chuckle, "I thought you would hold a grudge!" ”

Yin Gong showed a little smile on his face, blinked and said, "There are enough people who hold a grudge against you, it doesn't matter if there is one less of me, right?" ”

"That's right!" Kong Wen laughed at himself, then glanced at Ruan Shaozhou and Eldest Sun Jing, turned his head and chuckled at Yin Gong and said, "Today, waiting for fathers, teachers and students to go into battle together, it can be described as menacing!" ”

Yin Gong shook his head with a smile, glanced at Tai Li Wei's direction with his eyes, and said in a low voice, "Those people are [menacing]!" - By the way, you old guy haven't been to the early court for more than 20 years, have you? What kind of wind is blowing today, inviting your old man out? ”

Kong Wen was turning his head to look at the group of people beside Tai Li Wei at this time, and when he heard this, he chuckled, glanced at Yin Gong, and said with a smile, "I guess, the things you and I do are roughly similar......

"Haha," Yin Gong laughed heartily, shook his head and teased, "Come, you really like that little one!" ”

Kong Wen smiled slightly, blinked and said, "I can't find someone with chess skills worse than me with a lantern, you can't ask someone to ruin that little guy!" ”

The two elders looked at each other and smiled.

And at this moment, a big eunuch walked into the hall and shouted in a sharp voice, "Your Majesty has arrived, and the ministers are welcome!" ”

When the ministers in the hall heard this, they hurriedly stood up according to the size of their official positions, except for Tai Li Wei and Prime Minister Yingong, they all knelt down in the direction of the Dragon Court.

Not long after, Li Ji of the Great Zhou Dynasty, with the support of Wang Ying, an old eunuch who had served him for decades, slowly stepped into the Taihe Palace, and walked from the hall to the Dragon Court and sat down.

Seeing this, Yin Gong bowed his hand and said in a deep voice, "Welcome to Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live Long live!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Tai Li Wei and the courtiers in the hall who knelt on the ground also repeated in unison.

In the final analysis, Duke Yin is still the prime minister, and he is still the head of the hundred officials.

After smiling and nodding to Yin Gong as a greeting, Li Ji raised his hand and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Zhong Aiqing is flat!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!" As he spoke, the courtiers in the hall slowly stood up and stood with their heads bowed respectfully.

Seeing this, the great eunuch Wang Ying took a step forward and said sharply, "Your Majesty's dragon body is not at peace, so it is inconvenient to delay for a long time!" -- If there is something to play early, there is nothing to retreat! ”

As soon as the words fell, Xiang Zhen, the secretary of the military department, walked out of the queue and bowed his hand, "Your Majesty, the minister has something to play!" ”

Li Ji, who was sitting on top of the Dragon Court, nodded, waved his hand and said, "Yesterday, the Ministry of War received a good news, and the good news said that General Anping has swept away the rebels in Chang'an and Luoyang, captured the head of the traitors, Wang Bao, and more than 20 vassals, and will lead the army back to Jijing in a few days......"

"Oh?" Tian Li Ji raised his eyebrows and said with a chuckle, "This is great news!" He didn't seem surprised.

In fact, it was not just Li Ji, but all the courtiers in the palace were surprised, after all, they had already known about this matter, and even they knew what they were going to discuss today.

"In addition, Li Shou, the general of Anping, Xie An, the commander of the army, and Liang Qiuwu, the general of the Eastern Army, jointly wrote a letter to His Majesty, asking His Majesty to pardon Zhang Dong, Ou Peng, Tang Hao and other more than 100,000 rebels for their treason......"

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the hall became tense.

Tai Shaofu, Guanglu Siqing, and Wen Qin, the minister of the guard, took the lead in walking out of the lineup, clenched his fists and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, the minister has a plan to play!" ”

Li Ji chuckled lightly and said lightly, "What does Wen Aiqing want to play?" ”

Wen Qin lowered his head when he heard this, and said in a deep voice, "The minister wants to impeach Xie An, the Shaoqing of the Zhengwupin Great Prison Temple, to shield the thief army, collude with the thief army, and plot against him. This is one of them! Second, impeachment of Liang Qiuwu, the general of the Eastern Army, disobeyed orders and disrespected, and led the army out of Beijing without permission, without the king's law! ”

Hearing this, Li Ji glanced at Tai Li Wei intentionally or unintentionally, then looked around at the ministers in the hall, and said with a chuckle, "Imperial Historian of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, what is your opinion on this?" ”

As soon as the words fell, Yu He, the imperial envoy of the right capital of the imperial history supervisor, walked out, frowned and said, "The minister thinks that Xie An, the young secretary of the Great Prison Temple, usurped his dictatorship and made a deal with the rebels in private, which is against the system!" ”

"Heh," Li Ji smiled slightly, without comment, and said lightly, "Meng Aiqing, what do you think?" ”

The [Meng Aiqing] in Li Ji's mouth was Meng Rang, the imperial envoy of the Imperial History Supervisor Zuodu, who walked out when he heard the words, and said, "Your Majesty is wise, and the minister thinks that although Lord Xie's move is not considered, it is not a big mistake, but it is meritorious...... Convincing 90,000 rebels to abandon the darkness and turn to the light is a great achievement! ”

Yu He frowned when he heard this, and turned his head to look at Meng Rang, Meng Rang's face did not change, looking directly at the former, it was hard to imagine that these two people were actually the imperial historians who were also the imperial historians.

It's no wonder, after all, the current force of the Imperial Historian has been divided into two, most of the ether Li Wei is the first to look forward, and only a small part still respects the Eighth Emperor Li Xian.

Some people may think that why would Meng Rang on the side of the Eight Emperors help Xie An, in the final analysis, Meng Rang actually just didn't want Tai Li Wei to be alone in Jijing.

"Each ......" Li Ji shook his head slightly, turned his head to look at Yin Gong, and said with a smile, "What does Aiqing think?" ”

Yin Gong smiled slightly, smacked his lips, and Gu Zuoyan said in a solemn manner, "Can persuade more than 90,000 rebels to turn against each other and abandon the darkness and turn to the light, that little but not even more Lord Xie is really amazing!" ”

Li Ji was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then laughed, nodded and said, "That's what I said!" ”

Seeing this, Tai Li Wei frowned.

At this moment, Chu Xi, the young master and the first auxiliary scholar of the palace, slowly stood up and said expressionlessly, "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that although Xie Shaoqing's merit is not small, but he should not negotiate with the rebels in private...... However, the rebels in Chang'an, Luoyang and other places have brought disaster to the country, and their crimes are unforgivable! ”

Yin Gong frowned slightly when he heard this.

Not far from the head of Duke Yin, Ruan Shaozhou, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, scolded in his heart.

This old thief said it easily, and with one sentence, he wiped out Xie An's small credit, not to mention, and ruined his reputation......

It's disgusting!

Not only Ruan Shaozhou, but many courtiers in the palace know what Chu Xi's idea is, you know, here Xie An has negotiated terms with the rebels, but in the end, it depends on how to deal with Tianli Ji, to put it mildly, if Tianli Ji does not pardon those rebels, then Xie An will become the laughing stock of the world, and even, the first of the more than 90,000 original rebels will not be able to spare him, it is conceivable what kind of embarrassing situation Xie An will be in at that time.

And at this moment, I suddenly heard a sneer from the hall.

"When will the palace be able to exercise the functions and powers of my Great Prison Temple?"

Chu Xi's half-squinted eyes widened slightly, looked at Kong Wen, who was sneering, and said lightly, "Master Kong is serious, the old man is just talking about things......

"Just the facts?" Kong Wen sneered and sneered unabashedly, "Lord Chu should revise the text law with peace of mind, how those rebels will judge in the end, that is the matter of my Great Prison Temple, so I won't bother Lord Chu!" With that, he walked out of the line and said to Li Ji, "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that although Xie Shaoqing's move is a bit reckless, but because of this, he minimized the loss of my Great Zhou, and gave me more than 90,000 laborers out of thin air, and now the more than 90,000 rebels are honest and sincere and abandon the darkness and turn to the light, if Your Majesty forgives him, the people of the world will feel that Your Majesty is magnanimous......"

Chu Xi said lightly, "I heard that Master Kong and Xie Shaoqing have a good personal relationship? - Master Kong shielded Xie Shaoqing like this, I'm afraid it's a little inappropriate! ”

Hearing this, Kong Wen sneered and said, "Could it be that Lord Chu thinks that this mansion is favoritism? ”

"Isn't it?" Chu Xi said expressionlessly.

Kong Wen raised his eyebrows and said slightly angrily, "In that case, Lord Chu might as well submit this case document to the Imperial Historian!" ”

Chu Xi frowned slightly.

Everyone knows that the Great Prison Temple is the highest interrogation body of the Great Zhou, and almost all cases have to be tried by the Great Prison Temple, even if it is the Imperial Prison Supervisor, there is no right to directly interrogate the offending officials, to put it bluntly, the Imperial Prison Supervisor is only responsible for supervision, impeachment, and dismissal, and the interrogation procedure still has to go through the Great Prison Temple, which is why Tai Li Wei has infiltrated the forces into the Great Prison Temple several times.

In other words, even if Chu Xi submitted a document to the Imperial Historian to impeach Kong Wen, it was useless, after all, Kong Wen was the secretary of the Great Prison Temple, although he belonged to the Criminal Department, but he was one of the very few official offices that could directly reach the Holy Hearing, and on the other hand, the only one who could interrogate Kong Wen was Dang Chaotian.

And who is Kong Wen?

It was an old minister in the court who had been sitting in the position of the Great Prison Temple for nearly 20 years, during which he worked hard for the plaque of the Great Prison Temple [Zhengda Guangming], not to mention, and offended many people because of this, and ruined the family, which can be described as the most iron-faced and selfless courtier in the entire Great Zhou.

If you want to say that this old man will show favoritism, Tianli Ji will not believe it first.

"Okay, okay," Seeing Chu Xi and Kong Wen, the two old men blowing their eyes and glaring, Li Ji waved his hand and said angrily, "The people who have been cut into the ground are half cut into the ground, and the anger is still so big...... Where is the army? ”

Hearing this, Sun Jing, the head of the military department, stood up and arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, calculate the schedule, it is almost time to cross the border between Henan and Hebei!" ”

"Good!" Li Ji nodded, and said in a deep voice, "Send a fast horse to inform the meeting, call the army to be stationed in Julu, and the meritorious people will enter Beijing from Yong'an Gate, and call the people in the city to welcome them!" -- As soon as the rebel general who abandoned the secret and surrendered to the light went to the Great Prison Temple to be tried, he was dealt with according to Xie Shaoqing's idea and according to the law, and the crime was atoneted with merit...... As for Xie Shaoqing's crime of encroaching on dictatorship, Kong Aiqing will personally interrogate and teach! - Kong Aiqing? ”

Hearing this, Kong Wen bowed to the ground and said in a deep voice, "The minister's decree! ”

While the ministers in the hall looked at each other, Yin Gong smiled slightly.

What is the teaching of interrogation?

Or was it interrogated by Kong Wen, who had a good relationship with Xie An?

The implication is that the emperor just wants Kong Wen to verbally warn Xie An, telling him not to be so bold in the future, after all, negotiating with the rebels privately and making that kind of agreement is far beyond the scope of his authority.

In turn, it is enough to prove that Tian Li Ji has no intention of investigating Xie An.

In fact, everyone knows that today's incident is just that Tai Li Wei saw that Li Shou and Xie An successfully exterminated the rebels, and he deliberately provoked trouble, but no one said anything.

"Aiqing, let's be flat!" Raising his hand to help Kong Wen and asking the old minister to get up, Li Ji smiled slightly and continued, "As for the matter of Liang Qiuwu, the general of the Eastern Army, leading the army to leave Beijing without permission...... It is said that the old tiger who has been squatting in Hanoi for more than a year will return to Beijing in the near future, so he will deal with it! ”

"Huh?" Yin Gong was stunned, stroked his beard, and couldn't help but feel a little happy in his heart.

Are you finally coming back?

Thirty years ago, the first fierce general of the Great Zhou, [Tiger of Hanoi] Liang Qiu Gan, Liang Qiu Boxuan!

Hey! There's a good show......

――A few days later, Quang Binh——

More than 20 days have passed since the Zhou army conquered Chang'an, and in these more than 20 days, 150,000 Zhou troops escorted as many as **00,000 rebel prisoners and returned to Jijing from Chang'an and Luoyang.

Along the way, the defenders that Xie An had told him to stay behind in the cities also returned to the army one after another, so that the ranks grew larger and stronger, and by the time of Daliang, there were more than 200,000, not including nearly 100,000 rebel prisoners.

According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, among the 300,000 troops, in addition to the 80,000 regular troops of the Western Expedition, the remaining more than 200,000 must be punished according to the law, including the more than 120,000 rebels who initially surrendered to Xie An and others.

Therefore, after arriving in Daliang, Xie An handed over the weapons of the more than 200,000 rebels, and called Bubai, Shi Jin and others to lead 80,000 soldiers to the west to conquer Zhou, and only took Zhang Dong, Ou Peng, Tang Hao, Liao Li, Ma Dan, Wu Xing and others and more than 5,000 Eastern Army, escorted Wang Bao, Qin Wei, Kang Cheng and other more than 20 rebel generals whose crimes were unforgivable, and returned to Jijing lightly, as for the more than 200,000 rebels, they stayed in Daliang and waited for news.

After all, compared to Zhang Dong, Tang Hao, Ma Dan and others, the more than 200,000 rebels are just small soldiers, if the crimes of Zhang Dong and others can be pardoned, let alone those soldiers under their command?

On December 30, the 23rd year of Hongwu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Xie An and others rushed to Guangping.

Although it was still early, Xie An planned to rest here for a day, after all, today was [Dividing the Year].

The so-called year division refers to the last day of the whole year, and the night of this day is called [Chinese New Year's Eve], as long as this night passes, the Great Zhou will bid farewell to Hongwu for 23 years and usher in a new year.

Therefore, for the people of the whole Great Zhou, Chinese New Year's Eve is a relatively special day.

On this night, the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty will end their day's hard work early, reunite with their families, and enjoy the joy of family.

However, for Xie An and others, they can't enjoy this warmth for the time being, after all, they seem to be the families of Zhang Dong, Ma Dan and others, who are far away in Chang'an and Mianchi at the moment, not that Xie An is not close to people, but the emperor's order is difficult to do.

You must know that the good news has already been sent to Jijing, no matter from what point of view, Xie An and the others categorically cannot stay outside for no reason, after all, the matter of Zhang Dong and others must be resolved as soon as possible.

Therefore, it can be regarded as compensation, after Xie An arrived near Guangping, he ordered hundreds of soldiers to go to the city to buy some wine and meat, transport it to the simple camp outside the city where they temporarily lived, and ask the generals to drink it as a celebration.

Of course, the silver taels for the purchase of wine and meat were naturally paid by the Eastern Army of Liangqiu Dance, after all, the Eastern Army obtained a huge amount of money of up to 16 million taels in Chang'an.

When he thought of that huge amount of money, Xie Anxin was full of resentment.

A huge sum of 40 million taels, the Eastern Army and the Southern Army both got 16 million taels, and the eldest grandson Xiangyu also got 800 taels, but how much did he Xie An get?

Fifty taels!

It's not as good as the reward of an ordinary soldier.

Only when Xie An thought of Li Shou, who didn't even get a tael of silver, did he feel a little comforted.

Can be questioned

Yes, Li Shou is the prince, and he has a lot of silver taels in his house, not to mention anything else, Xie An alone owes him 20,000 taels, but Xie An, full of dozens, all the private silver taels together, I'm afraid there are only a few hundred taels.

As soon as he thought of this, Xie An's teeth itched with hatred, he couldn't wait to find a theory about Liang Qiu Dance, but when he thought of his wife's extraordinary force, and when he touched his ribs, which were still faintly painful, he still flinched.

Just let her agree to the price of marrying her eldest grandson Xiangyu......

Xie An secretly comforted himself.

"Buy and leave, buy and leave!"

In a small tent in a humble military camp outside Guangping City, generals such as Zhang Dong, Tang Hao, Fei Guo, Su Xin, and Li Jing gathered around a table, looking nervously at Xie An on the other side, and even Ma Dan, Wu Xing and other generals were among them.

It is no wonder that after all, the reason why Chang'an was able to be broken in one day was not only due to the fact that the third-generation commander of the Taiping Army, Chen Bei, a peerless general, left halfway, but more importantly, Ma Dan and other generals took the initiative to open the gate of Chang'an and put it into the Western Expeditionary Zhou Army.

For this reason, Xie An also included him in the list of exonerated crimes in accordance with the agreement between Ma Dan and others and the eldest grandson Xiangyu.

Not to mention that according to Tang Hao, Ma Dan is also a rare good general, for this reason, Xie An is eager to take him under his command, after all, he wants to form a team for Li Shou to deal with the increasingly fierce seizure of the heir in the future.

"It's open...... Four, five, six, big! ”

With Xie An's cheerful shout, many generals in the tent sighed in disappointment, watching Xie An take away the silver taels in front of them.

Of course, there are also people with joyful faces, such as Liao Li and Wu Xing.

Licking his lips and holding a large handful of silver taels in front of him, Xie An rubbed the three wooden dice in his hand, glanced around at the generals, and said, "Buy it and leave!" ”

The generals hesitated for a moment, then put the silver in their hands on the paper full of large, small and various bets in front of Xie An, and then held their breath and stared at the dice in Xie An's hand.

"It's open, it's ......" blew into the dice in his hand, Xie An threw it in the bowl and shouted happily, "One, two, three, small!" ”

In a sigh, Su Xin watched his silver taels being won away by Xie An, and said with a wry smile, "My lord, the last general has lost more than a thousand taels......

"Big brother, after a few months of hard work, I got fifty taels, not even as an ordinary soldier, you give me a way to live! ――Don't think I don't know, you divided at least 5,000 taels that time, what are you afraid of if you lose 1,000? ”

"Isn't this the last general trying to save up......"

"Saving silver and waiting for it to give birth? -- I tell you, money, what is the difference between money and stones in the mud, if it is spent, it is called money, and it is hidden and saved. ”

The generals in the tent looked at each other, thought about it, and nodded thoughtfully, but Li Shou, who was standing on the sidelines and watching, rolled his eyes and shook his head speechlessly.

"I said Xie An, if you are dissatisfied, tell the truth to the one in your family, those two in your family are now full of money!"

"It's easy to say!" Xie An glanced at Li Shou and said angrily, "You think I haven't tried?" The soft grinding and hard soaking lasted for more than an hour, and the dance did not let go! ”

"Isn't there another one?" Li Shou said with a smile.

Glancing at Li Shou, Xie An sighed, and said in a long voice, "I tried it, she said it was her dowry...... I can't figure it out, behind her is the eldest grandson family, the eldest grandson family who is rich enough to rival the country...... Li Jing, speed speed, holding the silver, you hesitate, right? In the end, buy big and buy small? ”

Li Jing looked at the table with a hesitant face, suddenly gritted his teeth, and said, "Buy big!" -- Fifty taels to buy big! ”

"Good!" Xie An was about to throw the dice in his hand, but suddenly, he found that the generals' faces changed, and they all took a step back, lowered their heads and said nothing, and then, he felt a faint cool air coming to him.

As if realizing something, Xie An slowly turned around, and sure enough, Liang Qiuwu was standing at the mouth of the tent with a displeased face, looking at him coldly, as well as the thousands of taels of silver on the table.

"Gambling is forbidden in the army, don't you know?!"

I have to say that Liang Qiu Wu really deserves the name of his [Yan Hu Ji], and a reprimand made the generals in the tent tremble, and no one dared to talk.

"Dance," Xie An greeted him with a hippie smile and said as if flattering, "Isn't it idle and nothing, the sage said, a little gambling ......is pleasant."

As soon as the words fell, Li Shou gloated on the side and said, "Interesting, the sage also said this?" ”

"......" Xie An glared at Li Shou viciously when he heard this, and then looked at Liang Qiu Wu with a smile.

Liang Qiuwu sighed slightly, walked to the table in a few steps, picked up a silver ingot of fifty taels from the table, and then walked back to Xie An, handed the fifty taels of silver to Xie An, and said softly, "The court has a document to arrive, and I have something to say to Xiangyu to you!" ”

"......" glanced at the fifty taels of silver in his hand, and Xie An reluctantly looked at the silver he had won on the table, as much as one or two thousand taels.

"Let's go!" Liang Qiuwu frowned and said.

Glancing at Liang Qiuwu's non-negotiable expression, Xie An let out a long breath and walked out of the tent with his head drooped.

Looking at his departing back, Liang Qiuwu sighed secretly, then looked back at the generals in the tent, and said in a deep voice, "This is only one day, and I won't take it as an example!" ”

"Thank you, General! - Then these ......" Su Xin pointed to the money Xie An had won.

"Let's divide it! - Your Highness Shou, please come along! With a faint word, Liang Qiuwu turned around and left.

Li Shou shrugged his shoulders and followed Liang Qiu Wu out of the tent.

Looking at the back of the two of them leaving, the generals in the tent looked at each other, and after smiling at each other, they divided the money Xie An had won, during which Su Xin rushed to the position where Xie An was standing, blew the three wooden dice in his hand, and said with a smile, "It's my turn...... Buy and go! ”

Suddenly, the atmosphere in the entire tent became lively again.

At the same time, Xie An was walking towards the tent of Liangqiu Wu and the eldest grandson Xiangyu with a depressed face, and when he lifted the curtain of the tent, he found that the eldest grandson Xiangyu was wearing a fox down blanket and half-leaning on the couch, looking at him with a smile.

"What's the matter? Caught by Sister Mai? ”

Looking at her malicious smile, Xie An said strangely, "It can't be your secret, right?" ”

"Whistleblowing?" The eldest grandson Xiangyu shook his head with a smile and said, "You are so loud in the noise, do you think Sister Wu is deaf?" ”

Hearing this, Xie An looked at the eldest grandson Xiangyu suspiciously.

Seeing this, a little resentment appeared on the face of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, and said pitifully, "Brother An is always like this, thinking that the slave family is so bad, and the slave family is ......" As she spoke, she raised her right hand, covering most of her face with her sleeve, and her shoulders trembled slightly.

Xie An shook his head helplessly, and said angrily, "That's it for back and forth!" Something fresh or not? ”

The eldest grandson Xiangyu's eyes turned pale when he heard this, and he said indignantly, "It's really unkind, and if you cooperate, you will die?" ”

"Hey, [Misgiving] is used here?"

As the two were talking, Liang Qiu Wu walked in with the curtain, followed by Li Shou, and saw that Sun Xiangyu and Xie An, the chief of the tent, were arguing, frowning and saying, "Don't make trouble, Xiangyu, tell me the meaning conveyed by the court!" ”

Seeing this, the eldest grandson Xiangyu stopped arguing with Xie An, looked at Xie An and said, "In short, the imperial court has agreed to your suggestion......

Xie An was stunned and asked in surprise, "What suggestion?" ”

The eldest grandson, Xiangyu, looked at Xie An angrily and said, "What else can there be?" - Your Majesty has approved your suggestion of [atonement for the crime], but Zhang Dong and the others still need to be tried by the Great Prison Temple......"

"Oh, this thing!" Xie An nodded suddenly and said with relief, "I can finally give Zhang Dong and the others an explanation!" ”

The eldest grandson Xiangyu smiled slightly, and then said lightly, "In addition, the imperial court also wants you to write a list of military merits, so that the imperial court can reward you accordingly!" ”

As soon as he heard the word reward, Xie An's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he hurriedly said, "Reward? ”

With the wisdom of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, how could he not know what Xie An was thinking at the moment, and he didn't say anything when he heard the words, and said with a smile, "Of course, if you make such a meritorious achievement, Your Majesty will naturally reward you again...... As early as more than 20 days ago, the slave family had sent a letter to my grandfather, asking him to come forward and fight for the honor of [opening the house] for you! ”

"[Kaifu]?" Li Shou was stunned, then turned his head to look at Xie An, with a little joy in his eyes. At this moment, Xie An's mind was full of gold and silver, his face was full of puzzlement, and he asked in surprise, "What do you mean?" ”

"It's so that you can raise your family's private soldiers!" As he spoke, Liang Qiuwu poured a cup of tea for Xie An and Li Shou and handed it to the two of them.

"Private soldiers?" Xie An was stunned, and said with a little excitement, "You mean a soldier who can wear armor, right?" And not the usual domestic servant? ”

"Naturally!" The eldest grandson Xiangyu nodded, smiled and said, "Although the imperial court will allocate a part of the military salary, don't expect that silver to be ......."

"I understand this," Xie An nodded again and again, licked his lips and said, "Private soldier...... Private soldier ......" Suddenly, he was stunned and asked in surprise, "Wu, are there private soldiers in the Donggong Mansion?" ”

Liang Qiuwu was slightly stunned, and was about to speak, but the eldest grandson Xiangyu said angrily, "What do you think?" Isn't that what the Eastern Army is? ”

"Oh, yes, yes, yes!" Xie An suddenly realized, rubbed his hands together for a while, and said eagerly, "That's ...... How many people are there? I mean compiling ......"

"Well," Liang Qiu Wu thought for a moment, and said, "from a hundred to five hundred...... Based on what you have done now, 300 people should not be a problem! ”

"Three...... Three hundred? Xie An's eyes widened in astonishment, looked at Liang Qiuwu stupidly, and said angrily, "After a long time, there are only three hundred people?" - What's the use of that? ”

Liang Qiuwu opened his mouth when he heard this, not knowing how to explain it, so he glanced at the eldest grandson Xiangyu, who understood and explained with a chuckle, "Can't even think of this?" -- Three hundred ordinary soldiers are naturally of little use, but what if it is three hundred guests and three hundred generals? ”

Xie An was stunned, and suddenly said, "You mean that I can take Zhang Dong and others back into the mansion and use them as private soldiers?" ”

"If the other party is willing! - Don't forget, the pension of a private soldier is completely different from the salary of an army general! ”

"Isn't it just money? -- Problems that can be solved with silver are not problems! Xie An grinned and smiled.

He bets that as long as he opens his mouth, most of the confidant generals like Su Xin and Li Jing are willing to be his private soldiers in the Xie Mansion, as for the treatment, hey, he Xie An has the means to collect money.

No, if it weren't for Liang Qiuwu's sudden appearance, his fifty taels of silver would have already become thousands of taels.

Thinking of this, Xie An asked with great interest, "Is it really possible?" ”

"The slave grandfather personally came forward, Your Majesty will definitely agree, not to mention that you have made such a great feat...... "Say, the eldest grandson Xiangyu paused, glanced at Li Shou, and continued, "Originally, the slave family also wanted to plan for His Royal Highness Shou, but after thinking about it, it would be better to give up...... Although everyone in the court knows the relationship between Brother An and His Royal Highness Shou, in the final analysis, His Royal Highness Shou [Kaifu] and Brother An [Kaifu], there are still some differences in the meaning...... Don't mind Your Royal Highness Wangshou! ”

Li Shou is not a stupid person, he naturally knows what the eldest grandson Xiangyu is referring to, and when he heard this, he nodded and said, "This king naturally understands!" - For the time being, this king still plans to stay by the side of the third emperor brother Li Shen for a few days! ”

Hearing this, the eldest grandson Xiangyu chuckled, glanced at Li Shou approvingly, then looked at Xie An, and said in a low voice, "Brother An, the slave family has drawn up a list for you, you and!" With that, she stood up and handed Xie An a piece of paper on the table.

Xie An took the list and read the names on it softly, it was not difficult to guess that the list drawn up by the eldest grandson Xiangyu was nothing more than Su Xin, Li Jing and others.

Suddenly, Xie An frowned, looked at the eldest grandson Xiangyu suspiciously, and said, "Fei Guo? - This person is from the Taiping Army! ”

"Brother An is afraid of raising tigers?" The eldest grandson, Xiangyu, blinked narrowly.

"That's not ......" Xie An shook his head slightly, then frowned and said, "But no matter how you say it, he is a person who is too Li Wei on the surface, and it is not easy to quietly take him into my mansion ......"

"Isn't that easy?" The eldest grandson Xiangyu chuckled when he heard this, and said softly, "As long as you praise Fei Guo in the merit list and ask the imperial court to give him a heavy award, Li Wei will naturally be suspicious, and most likely will make Fei Guo immediately go to his mansion for questioning...... And what you have to do is to keep Fei Guo after returning to Jijing, don't ask him to see Li Wei, you can set up a banquet to entertain the generals. In this way, Li Wei must think that Fei Guo has changed to your mansion, and he is bound to be angry in his heart, with his kind of strength, most of them will secretly suppress Fei Guo's promotion, and on your side, you are kind of talking, in this way, how can Fei Guo not obediently comply? ”

"Discord?" Xie An suddenly realized, and then frowned and said, "But the problem is that since Fei Guo is lurking in the Great Zhou Army, he must be planning to climb to a high position as much as possible in order to serve the Taiping Army, it is hard to imagine that he will abandon the shortcut of Tai Li Wei and devote himself to my mansion......"

"Not necessarily!" The eldest grandson Xiangyu chuckled when he heard this, and said meaningfully, "After returning to Jijing, His Royal Highness Shou will most likely be crowned [King Anping], and Brother An is also very likely to take advantage of this military merit to serve as the secretary of the Great Prison Temple, plus Sister Wu's general of the Eastern Army, this force is not small, if that Fei Guo is a smart person, he should know that instead of being reused in the hands of Tai Li Wei, it is better to switch to Brother An's mansion!" - Besides, as long as I wait for Fei Guo to cut off his branch of Li Wei, I can't help Fei Guo not want to, as long as he still has the calculation of blending into the interior of the Great Zhou! ”

"That's ......" Xie An nodded thoughtfully, and then silently glanced at the eldest grandson Xiangyu.

As if through Xie An's thoughts, the eldest grandson Xiangyu chuckled, "Do you want to say, [This woman is really handy at playing conspiracy]?" ”

"How can it be ......" was told what was in his heart, Xie An looked embarrassed and smiled.

Subsequently, the four of them chatted again, and after a full hour, Li Shou left, leaving the rest of the time for Xie An and the second daughter.

Perhaps considering that tonight was Chinese New Year's Eve, Liang Qiu Dance reluctantly opened Xie An's prohibition of alcohol.

Asked a few soldiers of the Eastern Army to build a simple cloth shed, Xie An, Liang Qiuwu, and the eldest grandson Xiangyu sat behind the long case under the cloth tent, admiring the bright snow at night, while drinking and chatting.

Holding the wine cup and looking at the half of the residual wine in the wine cup, Xie An laughed at himself and said, "At this time last year, I was still starving in Jijing...... Hiding behind the stone lion in front of the mansion, he trembled all over the ground......" he said, and he drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.

Looking at Xie An's lonely look, Liang Qiuwu's eyes vaguely showed a little unbearable, and he picked up the wine cup to fill it for him, and said warmly, "But now, the husband is already the minister of the central government of the fifth grade, and he is already the hero of the Western Expedition rebels, isn't he?" ”

The eldest grandson Xiangyu, who was sitting on the other side of Xie An, also said with a bit of sarcasm, "Jijing [the country and the country] sit on your left and right, and accompany you to drink and have fun, what else do you have to complain about?" ”

"That's right!" Xie An smiled, strengthened his courage with wine, hugged Liang Qiuwu and eldest grandson Xiangyu one by one, and then smacked his lips, and said with a little regret, "The blessing of Qi people, I'm sorry, I'm sorry...... It's a pity that Yiyi is still in Jijing, otherwise, it would be all ......"

"What's up?" Liang Qiuwu asked puzzled.

Xie An let out a long breath and muttered, "Family, what else?" ”

The eldest grandson Xiangyu was stunned when he heard this, a little warmth faintly appeared in his eyes, and it disappeared in a flash, and then he pouted and said deliberately, "Isn't it better to add your sister Wan'er?" ”

This crazy woman really can't open any pot! Didn't you see that the two eyebrows of the dance were erected?

Xie An glanced at the eldest grandson Xiangyu angrily, and the latter looked smug and giggled.

"Ann?" Liang Qiuwu looked at Xie An suspiciously.

Xie An was covered in cold sweat, and said in a loud voice, "No, really not!" - Dance, trust me! ”

Beside him, the eldest grandson Xiangyu chuckled.

It took a lot of work for Xie An to make Liangqiu Dance happy, you know, to make Liangqiu Dance happy when the eldest grandson Xiangyu deliberately made trouble, this is definitely a technical job, and it almost made Xie An embarrassed.

But for some reason, despite being so embarrassed, Xie Anxin is so fulfilling.

Even he didn't expect that he almost froze to death on the street at the beginning, but now he can get along well and meet many confidants.

Su Wan, who is gentle as water......

The little bird is the ...... of the people

Honest and paranoid Liangqiu dance......

The intelligent and scheming eldest grandson Xiangyu ......

And, Jin Ling'er, who has the charm of a Chengshu woman...... (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to register as a member to recommend this work, your support is my biggest motivation. )