The silver-white moonlight was particularly quiet in the silent courtyard, and in the courtyard sat a door-like object shining with silver light, and in this door-like aperture, boxes of things that were either packed in cardboard boxes or packed in wooden boxes had been wrapped in a large circle around it, and there were many boxes that continued to spit out of the aperture...... Read the latest and most complete novels

Eventually, no object spit out of the door-like aperture, and after a while, a figure slowly emerged from the aperture, and then appeared in the courtyard.

"Whew...... I finally came back, and this time I went for a week, and several daughters-in-law in the family must have missed me. ”

Yue Yang, who was standing in the courtyard, looked at the boxes piled up in the yard, and then looked at the brand-name suit on his body, bent down and picked up the jade pendant in the basin on the ground and hung it up, and then said to himself: "It's almost dawn, you have to call someone in quickly to move these things out, if you hurry up, you can go home for lunch and then make up for sleep." ”

It wasn't until nearly noon that Yue Yang finally brought a group of people to the material warehouse on the outskirts of the city, and then dragged his tired body back to the Hou Mansion.

As soon as he stepped into the front yard of the Hou Mansion, he saw the housekeeper Cao Youqian hurriedly walking from the path, with a worried look on his face. When Cao Youqian saw Yue Yang, a joy that could not be concealed immediately appeared on his face, and then he ran to Ye Yueyang's side as if he had seen a savior, and grabbed his sleeve tightly, as if he was afraid that he would run away.

"Oh, my lord, you're finally back, if you don't come again, the villain is really going to jump into the river!"

Looking at the gaffe Cao Youqian, Yue Yang asked puzzledly, "Old Cao, what's going on?" I've only been out for a week, so I'm so nervous! ”

Cao Youqian said with a bitter face: "Master Hou, don't you know, a few days ago, a group of officials came to look for you, and the villain said that you were not there." But they just don't believe it, these days they come to the house every day to wait for you, and the villain doesn't dare to drive them away, but the villain is in a hurry to die. ”

"That lady, did you sue Mrs. Sù?"

"Madame naturally knows, but the woman said that he can't take care of this matter, and he will talk about it when you come back."

"And this?"

Yue Yang's curiosity was immediately aroused, he really couldn't think of anyone who would dare to come to the Hou Mansion to harass him in these years. Could it be that someone is really getting impatient?

Curiosity beneath. Yue Yang waved his hand and said, "Let's go, take me to meet these people, I want to see who ate the bear's heart and the leopard dares to come to Hou Ye to spread the wild." ”

When Yue Yang followed Cao Youqian to the hall in the front yard, he saw a scene that surprised him, only to see that the hall was full of more than a dozen generals wearing vermilion official robes, and he still knew these generals, it can be said that they were all old acquaintances, Yue Yang couldn't help but cry out.

"Mr. Yang, Mr. Wang, Mr. Hu...... You guys...... Why are you all here? ”

It turned out that all the people sitting in this hall were the generals of Xuanda. Hu Dawei, Yang Guozhu, Wang Pu, Cao Tong and others were all present, and it can be said that almost all the generals and senior generals of Xuanda have arrived.

Seeing Yue Yang's arrival, these people made a move that Yue Yang didn't expect, only to see these people salute Yue Yang on one knee and say in unison: "The last general has seen Master Hou." May the Hou Ye be blessed and healthy! ”

"Hey ......"

Seeing the movements of these people, Yue Yang couldn't help but be angry, stepped forward and slapped Wang Pu's shoulder and scolded with a smile: "You guys are chilling me, right?" Don't hurry up yet! ”

"How can it?" Wang Pu took advantage of the situation to stand up and said with a smile: "As the so-called etiquette cannot be abolished, now you are the marquis who has the same fortune as the country." Don't talk about us big bosses, even if Governor Lu sees you, he has to give you a salute first. ”

"You're still so out of tune." looked at the smiling Wang Pu. Yue Yang shook his head helplessly, this Wang Pu was still so out of tune.

Ignoring this Wang Pu, who was on a regular basis, Yue Yang turned his head to Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu on the side and asked, "Brother Hu, Brother Yang, what ......is this for you to come over today?"

"We ......"

Hu Dawei just wanted to speak, but Wang Pu on the side interjected: "It's nothing, we don't want to brother you, this is just to come to see you, drink and catch up by the way, but I didn't think that I haven't seen your figure for several days, this is to make our brothers wait!" ”

"Uh...... yes, yes, I'm here to drink with you. Hu Dawei looked slightly embarrassed, and then replied repeatedly.

"Looking for me to drink and catch up?" Yue Yang was slightly stunned, and then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Okay, in that case, the little brother will order someone to set up a banquet and invite a few old brothers to drink, if any of you don't get drunk today, I won't let him leave the wine table, a few old brothers, please!" ”

After speaking, Yue Yang waved his hand, and was about to pull a few people to the small side hall, seeing that Yue Yang was coming to the real thing, these people couldn't help but be dumbfounded, Wang Pu quickly grabbed Yue Yang and said, "Brother Wang, wait first." We can drink the wine whenever we want, but now it's important to talk about something else! ”

Yue Yang turned around, smiling secretly in his heart, but on the surface, he pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Oh...... Didn't a few old guys come to me for a drink? Why do you have something to talk to me about again? ”

"This ......"

When Yue Yang's words came out, a trace of embarrassment appeared on the faces of these people, and even a thick-skinned person like Wang Pu said a little embarrassedly: "Brother Yue, I really let you tell me, our brothers really have something to look for you and ask you for help." ”

"Hahaha......" Yue Yang laughed, "That's right, we can be regarded as having beaten the tartar robes together, what can't you say directly, you have to say it around the bush, you say it's not awkward!" ”

Although Yue Yang didn't know much about the intentions of a few people, he also knew that these people were definitely not looking for themselves to drink, otherwise you would really have enough to eat and support these Xuanda generals with heavy troops.

Looking at a few generals who were a little embarrassed, Yue Yang said with a smile: "But although I don't know what you have come to find the little brother, since you have come to the little brother's land, the little brother naturally wants to do his best to be a landlord." If you don't dislike it, please go to the side hall with your little brother for a light meal, and let's eat and talk, so it's always okay, right? ”

Seeing Yue Yang's sincere appearance, these people looked at each other for a moment, and Yang Guozhu nodded and said, "Okay, since Brother Yue is so gracious, it would be too hypocritical for me to refrain from resigning again, brother." Let's just disturb Brother Yue! ”

"That's right, let's go!"

Yue Yang smiled and made a gesture of invitation, inviting these people to the side hall.

The huge Hou Mansion naturally has a chef who specializes in serving the Hou Ye, and in less than two quarters of an hour, the table began to be filled with sumptuous dishes.

Yue Yang raised his wine glass and said to everyone: "A few old brothers, since we parted from Gyeonggi, we haven't seen each other for several months, so it's not easy for everyone to gather here, come and ...... The younger brother toasts a few old brothers! ”

"Good...... Dry! ”

This first glass of wine could not be excused in any way, and everyone stood up in unison. He raised his glass and shouted, "! ”

"This cup is for a reunion after a long absence, dry!"

"This cup is for everyone's fate, dry!"

As soon as the dishes were served, Yue Yang pulled everyone to make three glasses in a row. When Yue Yang raised his glass again, Wang Pu hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Okay, Brother Yue, you let us go first, and when we finish talking to you, we will have a drink with you, so it's done, right?" ”

"Huh...... Of course! ”

Yue Yang smiled and put down his wine glass, telling the truth. After a busy night last night, and this morning he commanded the goods like a whole morning, and he was already too tired to do so, and he forced these glasses of wine to drink. I guess after a few more drinks, he'll collapse.

Putting down the wine glass, Yue Yang looked at these people with a smile, waiting for the other party to speak first.

Yang Guozhu, Hu Dawei and others looked at each other for a while, and finally as the people present, they had the highest status except for Yue Yang. Yang Guozhu, who is also the oldest, gritted his teeth and spoke first.

"Brother Yue, since this is the case, Brother Yue will not hide it from you. A few of us came to you today to find you really something, and we need my brother's help, if my brother doesn't pull us, our brother probably won't be able to hold on. ”

"Oh? What the hell is going on? Seeing that Yang Guozhu said so strictly, Yue Yang also smiled, and said: "Brother Yang, don't worry, you guys, say slowly, there is no hurdle in this world that can't be sold, as long as we think together, there are always more solutions than problems!" ”

"That's right." Yang Guozhu sighed: "In the past two years, Brother Yue must have been very clear about the world. In recent years, Yingzhou Prefecture, Hunyuan Prefecture and other northern roads have become more and more prosperous under the rule of Brother Yue, collecting displaced people, putting seeds and farm tools, reclaiming wasteland, and even training sergeants, in short, it is a vibrant appearance. But the days of the elder brothers in Xuanda are getting more and more difficult year by year, and now the days are almost unbearable. ”

"Oh, what the hell is going on, you say be careful!" Yue Yang couldn't help but be curious, he couldn't figure out what was the reason why these generals with heavy troops shouted that they couldn't even live their lives.

"It's food!" Yang Guozhu smiled bitterly and finally spit out a word.

"Grain?"

"Exactly, now we are going to run out of food in the army in Xuanda Town, Xuanfu Town and other places!" Yang Guozhu glanced at Yue Yang very embarrassed.

"How is that possible?" Yue Yang shouted out in a lost voice, and looked at Wang Pu and the others suspiciously, and now these people also looked worried.

"And here's the thing." Yue Yang asked puzzledly: "The elder brother eats the emperor's grain, and the imperial court has food every month, how can they run out of food?" ”

"It's hard to put into words!" Yang Guozhu sighed and told the reason for the matter.

Yue Yang opened his mouth wide as he listened, and he was speechless for a while, and he still couldn't believe it when he heard it in the end, his feelings still had something to do with him.

It turned out that there were two sources of food and salary for the soldiers and horses in Xuanda Town, one part was allocated by the imperial court, and the other part was raised by Xuanda itself. But this is only theoretical, although Xuanda also engaged in military tun as early as the early years of the Ming Dynasty, but for more than two hundred years, these military fields have long been divided up by officers at all levels below, and in the Wanli period, Xuanda Town's soldiers and horses have no trace of hematopoietic ability, and they can survive completely by relying on the allocation of the imperial court.

However, Xuanda is an important town after all, shouldering the heavy responsibility of resisting the Mongols and Manchus, so even if the imperial court looks at them unpleasantly, it also pinchs its nose and allocates a certain amount of food and pay to them every year. After all, the full name of the Governor of Xuanda is "Governor Xuanda, Shanxi and other military affairs and food and salary", but this year's situation has been unexpected.

Lu Xiangsheng was transferred to Hubei and Henan to suppress bandits, and the newcomer Chen Xinjia was also cut off by Yue Yang and rushed back to Beijing. Without the governor, naturally no one would supervise the salary, and now Yang Guozhu and the others were dumbfounded. They are all old men who are used to leading soldiers, and they know better than anyone the consequences of having no food in this army, soldiers have to eat, they have to support their families, and if they don't have food to pay, you can't do it even if you are the king of heaven. Seeing that the granary in the army is gradually bottoming out, Yang Guozhu and others are anxious, and they have the heart to ask the court for food, but the court just has no response. Seeing that the food was about to run out, and once there was no food, the troops would be in chaos, and finally they invariably thought of Yue Yang, the famous God of Wealth, at this juncture of burning eyebrows, they couldn't take care of it so much, and a group of people immediately came to Hunyuan Prefecture to ask for help.

As soon as he heard that this was the case, Yue Yang's brows furrowed, and he pinched the wine glass and was silent.

After Yang Guozhu saw this, he also hurriedly said: "Of course, my brother still settles the account. We understand this rule, Brother Yue, you lend us the food and salary first, and when the court approves it, I will definitely pay it back in full. ”

"And interest!" Hu Dawei on the side also hurriedly added.

"Brother Yue, you won't die without help, right?" Wang Pu also said pitifully.

Everyone, you and I kept persuading Yue Yang.

"Alright. I see what you mean. Yue Yang waved his hand and said quietly: "You just look at my brother and I have some food, and I want to borrow it first, but have you thought about it?" If I really lend you food, what will the court think of me, and what will the emperor think of me? How will I explain to the emperor in the future? Have you forgotten what happened to Shen Wansan after helping Taizu build the city wall in the past? ”

After Yue Yang finished speaking, everyone was silent. At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, Shen Wansan could be called a rich country, and later because he was dazzled by wealth, he actually offered to help the imperial court build the city wall of Jinling and was beaten by Comrade Zhu Yuanzhang with a bamboo pole, I never thought that Shen Wansan was not awake, and he actually wanted to reward the three armies for Comrade Zhu, but he completely angered Shen Wansan, was arrested and sent to Yunnan, and finally died on the way.

And what Yue Yang has to do now is no different from Shen Wansan, he paid to raise an army for the imperial court, if Chongzhen and the ministers of the imperial court knew about it, it was estimated that there would be an earthquake again.

After a long time, Yang Guozhu smiled bitterly: "It seems that the elder brother is reckless, this matter is indeed not done properly, but the elder brother can't help it, once the army interrupts the salary, I am afraid that the tens of thousands of Xuanda troops will collapse." ”

"That's a problem for the imperial court, not something that I, a little loyal and brave marquis, can worry about."

Yue Yang categorically refused, he knew very well that what he did a few days ago had made Chongzhen very disgusted with him, but for the sake of silver and food, he had to pinch his nose and seal his title and give him the right to open the mansion and build teeth, but if he didn't know how to pay for Xuanda's tens of thousands of troops, Chongzhen would be a mud bodhisattva and would be on fire, because it would mean that the entire Shanxi and Xuanda defense line was already in Yueyang's hands, which Chongzhen couldn't bear no matter what.

"Is there really no way?" Yang Guozhu muttered to himself in some despair.

"No...... You still have a way. Yue Yang shook his head: "The key is that you are reluctant to do that, such as your military field." ”

"Juntian?" Everyone was stunned at first, but then at the same time smiled bitterly, Xuanda does have military fields, and there are quite a few of them, and the output of these military fields is enough to feed Xuanda's tens of thousands of troops, but after more than two hundred years of changes, these military fields have already become the private property of countless generals and leading officials, and now let them take them out to feed the army of the imperial court, which is no less difficult than letting them cut their own flesh.

Seeing that everyone was embarrassed, Yue Yang was angry, these people, when did they go, they refused to eat even a little loss, they really reached out in the coffin to ask for money.

"Well, since you've made up your minds, let's keep drinking when I haven't said anything!" Yue Yang, who was angry in his heart, raised his wine glass and was about to toast everyone.

"Don't ...... Don't do this! Seeing Yue Yang's unhappy look, Wang Pu hurriedly stopped him and said, "Brother Yue, I know you are angry with us, but you also have to be considerate of the difficulties of the old buddy!" We are all people who lead the troops, and now the military field has already been divided into seventy-seven eighty-eight, so that those Qiu Ba under his hands will sell the military field is no less than asking for their lives, brother, I am not like a brother, you want money, money, food, and food, if you really force this, I am afraid that the first rebellion will be those people. ”

"Those people are not good at talking, am I good at talking?" Yue Yang's face was very ugly, and what he said was naturally not very pleasant: "Feelings are their food is the root of life, and my food is a pile of garbage!" ”

Yue Yang's voice echoed in the side hall, but everyone dared to speak up, and everyone knew that Yue Yang was unhappy, after all, it was uncomfortable for anyone to be slaughtered as a wronged leader.

"Brother Yue, say it! How to lend the elder brother food, as long as the elder brother has it, he will never refuse! Yang Guozhu also reddened his eyes, patted his chest and roared.

"Really?" Yue Yang glanced at him coldly,

"Of course!" At this time, Yang Guozhu also let go, patted his chest and shouted! (To be continued!)

ps: The electricity was out for a day today, and I called after dinner, sorry, it's late!

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