Three thousand taels? Zhu Youzhen's thinking suddenly stopped, followed by unquenchable anger, a good Zhou Kui dared to openly and privately swallow my internal money, giving him 5,000 taels and adding 5,000 taels to himself is already a great gift, unexpectedly, this old guy is not greedy enough, and actually intercepted and embezzled 2,000 taels of silver without permission, it is really killable!

However, Jiading Bo Zhou Kui is the queen's biological father, unless he is guilty of rebellion, it is impossible to give him any public punishment. What's more, this is something that is going on in secret, and it can't be put on the table at all. Zhu Youzhen, who had been on the dragon chair for half the weather, finally found that he could only secretly eat the dumb loss that Zhou Kui gave him.

Zhou Kui under the ridiculous Danqi didn't realize that the emperor's gaze was scanning back and forth on him like a knife, if his gaze was as sharp as a knife, Zhou Kui was afraid that he had been cut by a thousand knives at this moment.

With the leadership of the national ruler, of course, the hundred officials of the court and the central government could no longer stare at each other, so from less than 3,000 taels, according to their respective grades and powers, they took out their own savings and silver.

In the end, there were nearly 200,000 taels, plus the 200,000 taels of silver that had been made up before, and finally 400,000 taels of silver. Zhu Youzhen made a rough estimate, no matter what, it was enough for Shanhaiguan's expenses for a month and a half, no matter how to solve the urgent need first. Why do you have to send some people to Jinzhou to pick up Li Xin.

But when Zhu Youzhen said halfway through the use of the more than 400,000 taels of silver, Li Shiwen, the head of the household, jumped out with a gray beard and poured a basin of cold water on him.

"Qi Song Sheng, I'm afraid that the 400,000 taels of silver in front of me can't be transported to Shanhaiguan!"

"Why not?"

Zhu Youzhen was shocked, and Li Shi asked what kind of moth is there in this hometown? But seeing that Li Shiwen said calmly: "Shengshang, before the Jiannu puppet king Dai Shan broke the entrance of the Shanhaiguan Yiyuan, the Jingshi recruited the sons of the good family in Gyeonggi as soldiers, and the double military salary was still owed, and not a penny of silver was paid, even if it was dismissed on the spot, I am afraid it would be more than 500,000 taels of silver......

Li Shi asked one by one, and it was clear that if he continued to raise this batch of soldiers recruited by the high army, the silver would be spent like flowing water, and since the threat of Gyeonggi had been lifted, there was no need to spend this unjust money, and immediate dismissal was the most affordable way.

As for what Li Shiwen said, Zhu Youzhen didn't listen to a word after that, because when it comes to it, Li Shiqian only meant it, that is, this silver must not be sent to the front line of Shanhaiguan, otherwise these unpaid soldiers will make trouble in Beijing, and it is not a joke.

"What should be done with the salary of Shanhaiguan?"

Li Shi was asked, he couldn't finish talking about the affairs of the household department for three days and three nights, but when he asked about the strategic situation of the imperial court, he came out with a word. Zhang Sizhi hurriedly followed Li Shi's question, and went out to play: "The minister thinks that there is Sun Ge Lao in Shanhaiguan who has been promoted before and after, and he should have no worries in a month or two, otherwise the urgent military report would have been sent back to the cabinet long ago." ”

"What about Jinzhou?"

Zhu Youzhen stared at Zhang Sizhi tightly, he wanted to see what his teacher had in mind.

"Please forgive the minister for bluntly saying that with the current strength of the imperial court, I am afraid that if you want to recover Jin, I am afraid that you are powerless! Li Xin's adherence to Jinzhou is certainly commendable, but the imperial court is after all, after all, it is powerless, if he rushes to send troops, in case of a mistake, Shanhaiguan will be in danger......"

Zhu Youzhen is not afraid of anything else, he is afraid that there is a problem in Shanhaiguan, once there is a problem in Shanhaiguan, there will be no danger to defend in the north of Jingshi, and Daming Jingshi will become a fish on the chopping board of Jiannu, if it is really so, Daming is really in a peaceful day.

After Zhang Sizhi came forward to dissuade him, several ministers of the cabinet also came out one after another to persuade the emperor not to rush for quick success, followed by various courtiers below the cabinet, one after another, asking the emperor to think twice. In the face of the turbulent court discussion, Zhu Youzhen's mind was shaken, so he had to shake his head secretly, pressed the mind of recovering Jinzhou back to his heart, and never mentioned it again.

It's just that Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but be a little moved when he thought of Li Xin, who was still sticking to Jinzhou, this person's loyalty and courage were fearless, and he was afraid that he was unsurpassed in the entire Ming Dynasty. He wanted to save this loyal and brave man who had been raised by himself from the siege of the Tartars, but he could not do anything. It is said that the emperor is the Son of Heaven, rich and omnipotent, but only Zhu Youzhen himself knows that what is rich and omnipotent is a fart, if he is rich and can still be anxious for millions of dollars. If you are omnipotent, you can't even save a courtier?

Shanhaiguan, Liu Yuliang asked to see Sun Chengzong for three days in a row, but this time he also came out, and broke into the back house despite the obstruction of several family members. When he saw Sun Chengzong sitting in the study and reading quietly, he finally couldn't hold back his anger anymore, pointed at Sun Chengzong's nose and said, "Okay, you Sun Kaiyang, you haven't seen the old man for a few days, is it Hexin?" Don't you know that Jinzhou's shape is imminent, Li Xin's Three Guards are fighting alone, and if they don't send people to go, they are afraid that they will be completely trapped in Jinzhou. ”

But no matter how anxious Liu Yuliang was, Sun Chengzong didn't say a word, still flipping through the book in his hand, and seemed to be in a trance. Liu Yuliang was even more angry, and snatched the book from Sun Chengzong's hand in a few steps, but at first glance, it was a copy of "The Analects".

"It's all burning eyebrows, you still have the heart to read the Analects here, but the old man still thinks that you are dedicated to the court, but he didn't expect that you are also greedy for life and afraid of death!"

Liu Yuliang's accusation against Sun Chengzong can not be described as unstrict, but this is not groundless, the generals in Shanhaiguan are all spreading the news, and Sun Ge Lao has long made up his mind to Li Xin and will not be saved. Some people even said that if Sun Ji was detained by Li Xin in Jinzhou City, Sun Ge Lao would definitely send troops to rescue him, and now it is not worth risking a mistake at Shanhaiguan for a group of border troops born of horse thieves.

Sun Chengzong looked at Liu Yuliang calmly, and finally spoke slowly.

"Brother Ji Long, don't you also think that the old man is greedy for life and afraid of death, and he won't save him when he sees death, right?"

Liu Yuliang snorted angrily, "I think it's about the same, let me ask you, if Ling Gongzi is still in Jinzhou, will you still stand by like this?" ”

Sun Chengzong suddenly laughed loudly, and all the white beards and hair that laughed directly shook with it.

"It's a shame that Brother Ji Long is so old, and he still has that hot temper, do you know why the old man is delayed in sending troops? Since Brother Ji Long smelled it today, the old man will tell the truth, in fact, the old man is waiting for the salary allocated by the imperial court. ”

"Money?"

Liu Yuliang's heart jumped suddenly, his chest was suddenly cold, and he saw Sun Chengzong nodding silently.

"It's the salary, I'm afraid Brother Ji Long doesn't know it, the salary of Shanhaiguan has been owed for a month, and even the reward for the previous wars can't be issued. At present, the 60,000 troops in the pass are all old men who appease them with this old face, and the shape is like this, you tell me how this soldier came out. ”

Sun Chengzong suddenly pointed to the back of his finger, "There are more than 30,000 people and horses left by the Tartars outside the Shanhai Pass, and the army is short of pay and food, and the morale is low, not to mention whether it can reach the city of Jinzhou, I am afraid that even this group of Tartars who stayed behind will not be sure of victory." ”

Liu Yuliang was dumbfounded when he heard this remark, he really didn't expect that there would be such a situation in Shanhaiguan, which seemed to have recovered its strength on the surface. Suddenly, Liu Yuliang's heart chuckled, and he thought of the spy who had never shown the mountain dew, and when he thought of this, he felt that there were many clouds in Shanhaiguan.

"Then, Elder Ge connived at those people with ulterior motives to spread rumors in the city and disturb the morale of the army?"

Unexpectedly, Sun Chengzong sneered: "Brother Ji Long thinks that the old man will really indulge someone to make waves in Shanhaiguan?" ”

"Isn't this indulgence? It's just connivance, it's instigation! ”

Liu Yuliang became excited again, after many years of ups and downs in the sea, at Liu Yuliang's age, the city government has long been unfathomable, and it stands to reason that he will no longer be as angry as a young man, but the experience of this month is too beyond the imagination of ordinary people, several escapes from death, the decisive battle with the Tartars, and Li Xin's insistence on sticking to Jinzhou, and resolutely escorting them, the important ministers of the imperial court, back to Shanhaiguan and a series of events, which made him deeply stimulated and infected.

Especially in the current situation, Li Xin was trapped in Jinzhou alone, pinning all his hopes of survival on those of them who secretly returned to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, specifically he Liu Yuliang and Sun Ji and Hong Chengchou.

In Liu Yuliang's eyes, Hong Chengchou is not reliable, don't look at his swear that he must go back to Jinzhou, but after returning to Beijing, he may become something. As for Sun Jiao, he was determined to return to Jinzhou, but he didn't know enough about officialdom, and many decisions of the imperial court were not made from the perspective of whether they were conducive to the military plan. It's just a result after the balance of interests of all parties, this officialdom Xinding Sun Jiao can't cope with it at all, not to mention Sun Jiao and his people, I'm afraid that even if Emperor Chongzhen is today, there is no way, what he can do is to remove his official and take his life, and the means are pitiful.

In this way, Liu Yuliang can only pin his hopes on Sun Chengzong, after all, Sun Chengzong is Li Xin's Bole, others are afraid of Li Xin, he Sun Chengzong should not be. But it backfired, and Sun Chengzong actually had an ambiguous attitude like others, that is, he didn't say to save it, and he didn't say that he wouldn't save it.

It wasn't until Sun Chengzong revealed the undercurrent surging in Shanhaiguan at this moment that Liu Yuliang really felt hopeless.

"If you don't let those spies get carried away and think that the old man has no way to take them, how can they obediently expose their deeds and let the old man catch them all?"

Liu Yuliang said dumbfoundedly: "Then Li Xin will be left to fend for himself?" ”

But I heard Sun Chengzong sigh: "Time, luck, life!" Just see if the imperial court will transport the silver to Shanhaiguan! ”