Xu Ge Lao looked at Xu Liang deeply with a hurt expression, and was silent for a long time, Xu Ge Lao said: "Xu Liang, the old man wants to talk to you." ”

"What are you talking about?" Xu Liang sneered.

"......," Elder Xu Ge sighed long, "You still don't understand me." ”

Xu Liang sneered and looked at Xu Ge Lao. After a while, Feng Suqin, the eldest lady of the Xu Mansion, walked out of the inner courtyard, took Xu Liang's arm, and persuaded: "Xianggong, Xu Ge is always a rare good official in the Ming Dynasty, and he has something to look for you." Did you listen to him and say it well? ”

Xu Liang turned his head and looked at Feng Suqin, seeing that Feng Suqin's eyes showed a look of willingness to ask, in the end, it was his own wife who begged for him, Xu Liang couldn't bear to refuse Feng Suqin's meaning, so he twisted his mouth towards Xu Ge Lao, "Come to my study and talk." ”

Xu Liang sat down easily in the study, on the wide tiger skin Taishi chair, and then looked at Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian, who entered the room with Xu Ge Lao, in surprise,

"I don't think I invited you two in, did I?"

Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian's faces turned red and looked at Xu Liang in disdain.

Xu Ge Lao coughed lightly and explained embarrassedly: "What I want to talk to Xu Liang about you is related to Dazhong and Wang Xian. The two of them just listened. ”

Xu Liang lowered his eyelids and spread his hands, "Elder Ge is not far away, he came to Chang'an City from Beijing, there is something important to talk to me about, just say it now." ”

Xu Ge was embarrassed for a while, but before discussing important matters, most of the two sides had to talk about an innocuous topic to make the transition, and few of them talked about business directly and dryly. Unless both parties are in a hurry.

The current situation is obviously not, Xu Liang is so idle that his eyes hurt, and with a lazy expression, he pressed the weight of his entire body on the Taishi chair.

Xu Ge's expression was very unnatural, and he coughed a few times in embarrassment, before he looked at Xu Liang and said in a deep voice: "Xu Liang, Lu Zhigao, the former governor of Shanxi, has been taken down by me, and now the court has appointed Yu Dazhong as the governor of Shanxi, and Wang Xian as the prefect of Taiyuan." ”

"These things have been published in the newspapers of the court, and I will know about them in the next year."

Xu Liang was unmoved, and said indifferently.

"But...... Shanxi has now almost become the world of the people's army, the life of the people of Shanxi is dire and the military strength of Shanxi is seriously insufficient, Dazhong and Wang Xian want to control the situation in Shanxi, and there are no soldiers under their hands, so it is not easy to talk about it. ”

Xu Liang sneered again and again, "Pavilion Elder said this is fresh, Shanxi is the Shanxi of the imperial court, if Elder Pavilion wants to pacify Shanxi, he should also consult with the imperial court, what is the use of traveling all the way to Chang'an to tell my little Shaanxi governor about this?" I can't manage Shanxi. ”

Xu Ge's face was sad, and he finally said the words of borrowing soldiers.

"Sending Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian to Shanxi is the old man's intention. Xu Liang, I arranged for them to go to Shanxi, just hoping that you can help them and stabilize the situation in Shanxi. Xu Ge Lao said, "Now the main forces of the court are contained in Liaodong and Jiubian, and there are no troops to be transferred to Shanxi. And your Shaanxi has nearly 100,000 elite soldiers, Xu Liang, you will look at the old man's face and help Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian. ”

Xu Liang looked at this cabinet deputy assistant, he hadn't seen him for two years, he was almost full of gray hair, his face was haggard, his eyes were blue and black, and he looked overworked.

Xu Liang shook his head lightly and said: "Elder Xu Ge, you must also know that the nearly 100,000 soldiers in Shaanxi, from recruitment to formation, all the manpower and material resources consumed by me Xu Liang are borne by me, Xu Liang, and the court has not paid a penny!" Now that Shanxi is in difficulty, but you want to ask your official's Shaanxi soldiers to contribute? Don't you think this reason is fucked up? ”

Elder Xu Ge was silent for a long time before nodding, "The old man also knows that in the past, the emperor and the cabinet had some misunderstandings about Xu Liang, so that there was a deep wariness of the whole of Shaanxi. But not anymore! Xu Liang, the old man has already explained to His Majesty the Emperor, and His Majesty is willing to believe in Xu Liang again Your loyalty to Daming. This time, not only did he send the eldest lady back to Chang'an, but also sent Empress Yi'an, who represented the royal status, to inspect Shaanxi, which showed the court's sincerity in believing in you again. ”

Xu Liang bluntly exposed Xu Ge Lao: "According to the information I got, sending Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian to Shanxi is your intention to send Feng Suqin back to Chang'an, and even Zhang Niangniang Feng drove to Chang'an, it is also your intention, all of this has nothing to do with the court and the emperor." You say that these represent the sincerity of the emperor and the court, and this reason is untenable. ”

Xu Ge looked at Xu Liang in a daze, and seemed to be a lot older for a moment, and finally said helplessly: "Xu Liang, just say it directly, what do you want the old man to do, so that he is willing to send troops to support Shanxi?" ”

"Pavilion Elder !" Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian saw that Xu Ge Lao was in a very bad state, and couldn't help but look at him worriedly. Xu Ge Lao waved his hand, "Don't come here, the old man can't die yet!" ”

Xu Liang did not answer.

Elder Xu Ge roared again: "Xu Liang, what do you say?!" ”

Xu Liang looked at Xu Ge Lao silently, still not answering.

Xu Ge Lao approached a few steps again, and almost walked in front of Xu Liang, breathing rapidly, his voice was hoarse, and his lips trembled: "Do you want the old man to send you tens of thousands of taels of silver like Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong, and you are willing to agree?" ”

Xu Liang's pupils dilated suddenly, he didn't expect Xu Ge Lao to even say such taboo words, he stood up suddenly, and asked unhappily: "What did you say?!" ”

Xu Ge was anxious for a while, and he couldn't help but say that he leaked his mouth. Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong had a deal with Xu Liang, although they were very secretive, but with the ability of Jinyiwei and Dongji Factory, they were still able to find out some clues. None of this information is a secret in the eyes of cabinet ministers.

Xu Ge Lao saw Xu Liang's face change, and he regretted it for a while. However, when he thought of the situation in Shanxi, Xu Ge couldn't help but be even more anxious.

"I just hate that the old man has no money...... Xu Ge choked, his breathing suddenly became short, and then he was dizzy for a while, and his body shook and he fell down.

"Elder Xu Ge!" Xu Liang, Yu Dazhong, and Wang Xian were all shocked when they saw this. Xu Liang flipped over the desk with an arrow step, and first rushed to Xu Ge Lao, and he was able to support Xu Ge Lao, only to see that Xu Ge Lao's face was gray, his lips were blue, his breath was short, his brows were furrowed, and he looked very painful. A look at his forehead was terrifyingly hot.

"Quick, call the doctor!" Xu Liang shouted. The Tsing Yi guard, who rushed in after hearing the news outside the study, hurriedly and carefully carried Xu Ge Lao to the wing, and the full-time doctor of the governor's yamen carried a medical box in his hand, so he hurried over.

The second assistant would suddenly faint, Xu Liang, Yu Dazhong, and Wang Xian were all surprised. The three of them stayed outside Xu Ge Lao's room, walking back and forth, anxiously waiting for the doctor's diagnosis.

"Elder Xu Ge, what's going on? How can you faint all of a sudden? Xu Liang raised his eyes and asked Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian.

Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian both shook their heads blankly. The two of them arrived in Chang'an City six years ago in Chongzhen, and they haven't met Xu Ge Lao for more than two months.

"It's a vain question to ask you." Xu Liang threw his sleeves angrily.

After a while, I saw Zhang Yan, the queen of Yi'an, and Feng Suqin, the eldest lady of the Xu Mansion, walking over together.

Xu Liang and Yu Dazhong, Wang Xian greeted him.

Zhang Yan looked panicked and asked, "I heard that Elder Xu Ge suddenly fainted?" How's it going? ”

Xu Liang said: "The doctor is already diagnosing and treating, and the specific situation will not be known until the doctor has diagnosed and treated." Don't worry too much. ”

Zhang Yan listened, looked at Xu Liang, and stopped talking.

"If you have anything to say, please say it directly." Seeing this, Xu Liang arched his hand.

Zhang Yan glanced at the room worriedly, Xu Ge Lao was lying on the bed, he couldn't see his face clearly, and a doctor in white put one hand on Xu Ge Lao's hand, and was checking his pulse, and it could be seen from the doctor's tightly locked brows that the situation was not very good.

Zhang Yan sighed lightly, and explained to Xu Liang, Yu Dazhong, Wang Xian and others: "The elder is worried about state affairs, and on the way to Chang'an, he kept reviewing and reading along the way, and the carriage was tired all the way, and he didn't have a good rest. However, in order to arrive in Chang'an one day earlier, Xu Ge insisted on not stopping to recuperate, and kept dragging it out. Finally dragged things out. ”

When Yu Dazhong heard this, they were all deeply moved. Xu Liang's heart moved slightly, glanced at the house, and scolded softly: "Is there no one in the court?" Why is everything pressed on Xu Ge Lao alone?! ”

When Zhang Yan heard this, she sighed softly.

"The doctor is out!" Feng Suqin suddenly shouted.

Xu Liang and the others raised their heads suddenly, looking at the white-clothed doctor nervously.

"How's it going?"

The doctor came out with a small medicine box, and when he saw so many people standing at the door, he couldn't help but be surprised, he didn't recognize Zhang Yan, so he arched his hand towards Xu Liang and said: "My lord, Xu Ge Lao is not a big deal, this time he fainted, it was due to long-term fatigue, lack of sleep, weakness, and infection with wind and cold. ”

After the white-clothed doctor finished speaking, the people outside the house breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xu Ge is fine." Xu Liang sighed, in his true heart, Xu Liang rarely met a few people who were pleasing to the eye in the Ming Dynasty, and Xu Ge was one of them. Xu Ge's body is fine, so Xu Liang is a lot more relieved.

"But ......," the white-clothed doctor frowned and spoke again.

"Huh?" In an instant, everyone's eyes were focused on the white-clothed doctor.

Xu Liang scolded angrily: "If you have something to say, you can't finish it happily?!" ”

"Yes, yes." The white-clothed doctor was startled, and said repeatedly: "Elder Xu Ge is old, and his body is not as good as that of young people. It's just that Xu Ge is mostly too worried about state affairs, staying up late and hurting his nerves, coupled with irregular diet, not enough rest, and his body is already very weak due to long-term fatigue. What the subordinates want to say is that even if Xu Ge Lao's condition recovers this time, he must pay attention to recuperating his body in the future, otherwise, Ge Lao's body will completely collapse, and the immortals will not be able to save him. ”

Xu Liang and the others were shocked.

Zhang Yan covered her lips with her hand and exclaimed, "Is it that serious? ”

The white-clothed doctor glanced at Zhang Yan, although he didn't know Zhang Yan, but the person who could stand with the governor of Shaanxi must also be a big man, so he nodded solemnly, with a serious expression: "I'm not alarmist, the body of the elder is more serious than I imagined." ”

Outside the house, no one spoke. Xu Liang waved his hand and asked the doctor to go down and prescribe medicine. Immediately, everyone went into the house to check on Xu Ge Lao, only to see Xu Ge Lao lying on the bed, covered with a thick quilt, his thin body was hidden under the quilt, his face was pale, and his breathing was still stable, but his eyes were closed, still intoxicated, and there was no sign of waking up.

Zhang Yan and Feng Suqin should not stay in the house for a long time, so Zhang Yan told Xu Liang that once Xu Ge woke up, he would notify her immediately. After speaking, Zhang Yan left with Feng Suqin.

Xu Liang saw that Xu Ge Lao would not wake up in a short time, so he went out and summoned two maids in, and Zhengse told them to stay and take care of Xu Ge Lao and not make any mistakes.

As for Yu Dazhong and Wang Xian, they took the initiative to ask to stay and take care of Xu Gelao, and Xu Liang did as they wished.

After Xu Liang explained these things, he came out and met Wang Qinian, a political officer in Shaanxi who rushed to hear the news, and Wang Qinian's first sentence was: "Has Xu Ge woken up?" ”

Xu Liang shook his head bitterly, and briefly said the words of the white-clothed doctor to Wang Qinian.

When Wang Qinian heard this, he was stunned for a long time, then stomped his feet and said: "My lord, in this life, in addition to adults, the person I respect the most is Xu Guangqi." He is a rare good official in the Ming Dynasty. He must not be fine! I, I'm going to see him. Wang Qinian said, his eyes slowly turned red, he arched his hand towards Xu Liang, and hurriedly walked towards Xu Ge's ward.

Xu Liang watched Wang Qinian leave in a daze, recalling Xu Ge's weak appearance on the old hospital bed, and couldn't help but have a slightly sour nose. When I greeted Zhang Yan outside Chang'an City, I was a little reluctant to go because Xu Ge Lao gave up the matter of the first assistant and deliberately snubbed Xu Ge Lao. Regardless of whether Xu Ge Lao did it right or wrong, his heart was always on the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Back in the inner courtyard, Feng Suqin greeted her, and the two chatted for a while, and Feng Suqin talked bits and pieces about some things about Xu Ge Lao when she was in Beijing.

At the end, Feng Suqin looked at Xu Liang's eyes and said sincerely: "Xianggong, everything that Xu Ge Lao has done is not selfish, it is all for the sake of the Ming Dynasty's Jiangshan Sheji and the people of Li. If we can help, let's help him as much as we can. ”

Xu Liang pondered, glanced at Feng Suqin, and said slowly: "I'll think about it." ”

Feng Suqin was extremely smart, knew some words, and the reason for stopping when she clicked on them, and after listening to Xu Liang's response, she smiled lightly and diverted the topic.

I don't know if it's because the medicine of the doctor in white is particularly effective or if Xu Ge Lao himself is too determined, after drinking the medicine prescribed by the doctor in white, Xu Ge Lao fell asleep for a day and a night, and the next afternoon, he woke up leisurely. When Xu Liang and the others heard the news, they gathered in Xu Ge Lao's house, carefully asked for warmth, and instructed Ge Lao to pay attention to rest and recuperate with peace of mind.

When Xu Liang watched Xu Ge Lao come out, he always felt that something was wrong with Xu Ge Lao's eyes looking at him.

Due to Xu Ge's awakening, Feng Suqin, the eldest lady of Xu's mansion, deliberately stewed a pot of chicken soup in the kitchen, and ordered the maid who took care of Xu Ge Lao to take it for Xu Ge Lao.

The chicken soup was delivered, and it was brought back by Yahuan in the evening. (To be continued.) )