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Yang Tinglin, who was wearing a vermilion official robe and embroidered with a peacock on his chest representing the rank of the third rank, walked down from the sedan chair and hurriedly walked towards the pair of majestic stone lions in front of the yamen of the military department, but hurriedly walked all the way in.

The Ministry of War is known as the highest military institution in a country, and there are many subordinate yamen, which cover a very large area, and the area of the entire military department yamen is hundreds of acres, and Yang Tinglin has been running for a while before coming to the backyard of the yamen. Compared with the endless flow of people in the front yard, there are obviously fewer people here, and when Yang Tinglin walked to a quiet room, he happened to see Lu Xiangsheng sitting alone on the Taishi chair making kung fu tea.

Seeing such a situation, Yang Tinglin almost crooked his nose, he strode over and snatched the purple sand teapot from Lu Xiangsheng's hand and scolded: "Okay, you Lu Jiandou, are you still in the mood to drink tea now?" Do you know that several cabinet elders are about to quarrel because of you! ”

"So what?" Lu Xiangsheng didn't have any anxious expression, but looked at Yang Tinglin and said lightly: "As the secretary of the military department, is it difficult for Lu to write an official letter to his subordinates and beg him to fail?" ”

"Subordinate...... Do you think that he is still the soldier under your command five or six years ago, but now he is a prince of a dynasty and a feudal official, ten times stronger than you, the poor military secretary, how dare you write such a bastard that "those who fail to arrive within the time limit will be severely punished", now that people don't send troops, I want to see how you punish him severely? Yang Tinglin slapped the coffee table hard and made a banging sound.

Seeing Yang Tinglin's angry appearance, Lu Xiangsheng did not get angry but felt a warmth in his heart, because he knew that this old friend really cared about him, and then comforted him: "Boxiang, I know that you are really worried about me, but you don't have to be so anxious, it's just an official letter, the emperor will not withdraw my errand because of this matter, anyway, there is a tall man on top of it if something happens, and I will only be said by someone at most." ”

"Hmph...... Tall guys, I don't think you're too short. Yang Tinglin glared at him angrily before he said, "I know that this matter was instructed by Gao Ge Lao to do this, what's the matter?" What did he promise you? ”

Lu Xiangsheng said lightly: "It's no good, he promised to make up the salary of the Tianxiong Army owed by the imperial court next month." ”

"You...... I don't even know what to say about you? Yang Tinglin sighed bitterly when he heard this: "You are now the secretary of the military department, if you are too deeply involved with the generals and soldiers below, it will not be good for you, and you don't know how powerful those imperial historians are." Although I know that you single-handedly pulled up the Tianxiong Army, there are some things that you have to avoid suspicion. Or you can leave it to me. ”

"I'll leave it to you?" Lu Xiangsheng glanced at him when he heard this: "What's the difference between this and what I did personally, besides, one of your servants came to care about the salary of the Tianxiong Army, and those imperial histories will not let you go if they know about it." ”

Speaking of this, the two couldn't help but look at each other and sighed in unison, and then laughed at the same time, but the atmosphere in the room was much better after laughing.

It was only at this time that Yang Tinglin sat down, took out a teacup casually, and poured himself a cup of tea with the purple sand teapot that he had been holding in his hand.

"Hey...... The tea is cold, and I want to drink it again! ”

Yang Tinglin ignored Lu Xiangsheng's words, drank a cup and poured another glass, it seemed that he was drinking with relish. Seeing this, Lu Xiangsheng shook his head with a smile, reached out and snatched the teapot in his hand, poured the tea inside, and then refilled it with water and put it on the small stove that was glowing red.

After drinking two cups of herbal tea, Yang Tinglin's anger also decreased a lot, and then he said to Lu Xiangsheng: "Since the matter has happened, have you thought about how to remedy it next?" I've heard that several elders have been arguing all morning about your affairs, and Elder Gao Ge supports you, but Elder Zhou, Elder Xue and Elder Fan Ge do not agree with Elder Gao's words, and the emperor has already said that no matter what method you use, you must let the Xuan army go to Fujian before next month, otherwise everyone will be uncomfortable once the emperor is angry. ”

Lu Xiangsheng sighed: "Actually, I still know Yue Zhenghong's talent very well, in the past, he was just a small guerrilla general who had already shown his talent, whether it was clearing wasteland, relocating refugees or training soldiers, he did a good job, and governed the huge Yingzhou Mansion well, and then this person was promoted all the way from a guerrilla general, a general, a general soldier, and then a loyal and brave marquis in just five or six years, and finally destroyed my Ming henchmen and Manchu Qing Tartars, and I Lu Xiangsheng was also ashamed of myself for such achievements, But here's the problem, today, this person's power and strength are too great, so big that they can threaten the Ming Dynasty.

It stands to reason that if a person with a heart should hand over the military power at this time, and honestly enter Beijing to be a rich man, but not only did he not have any restraint but intensified, more than 100,000 elites are all over Xuanda and Liaodong, and he is in the control of the border towns of the imperial court, even if he is a court, do you think the emperor can sleep? Can the princes of the court not be wary of him? The reason why I used such harsh wording in the official document was to remind him that he would be interested in handing over the military power earlier, so that he might be able to get a good death, otherwise he would ......" Speaking of this, Lu Xiangsheng sighed and stopped talking.

"Gollum...... Sneer......"

At this time, the water in the teapot had already boiled, Lu Xiangsheng lifted the teapot and began to make tea, and soon a refreshing fragrance of tea came out.

When Lu Xiangsheng was making tea, Yang Tinglin sat still without making a sound, as if he was thinking about something. After a long time, he said: "Didn't Yue Zhenghong think that the emperor had begged for a big man as his fief, depending on what he meant, he would return the errands in Shanxi, Shandong, and other places in the future, why are you and Chen Ge Lao so aggressive?" ”

Lu Xiangsheng didn't answer, just continued to make tea, and when he poured tea for the teacup in front of Yang Tinglin, he said lightly: "Pifu is not guilty of his crimes, and I must do this for the sake of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Hearing this, Yang Tinglin was also silent, things in the world are like this, it's not that you won't be fine if you don't make trouble, sometimes things will take the initiative to find you. For example, Yue Yang, now he can be said to be rich and invincible, and there are countless strong generals in the hands of the country, and no one seems to dare to provoke him, but who knows how many people are staring at him behind his back, coveting the wealth and power in his hands, and when he reveals his flaws, he will fly over and put him to death.

"Do you know that doing this will make Yue Zhenghong hate you." After a long time, Yang Tinglin said.

Lu Xiangsheng smiled indifferently: "I naturally know, but so what, I have always had a clear conscience in doing things, even if Yue Zhenghong knew, he could still remove me, the envoy of the military department." ”

"You......" There was really nothing to do about this stubborn old friend Yang Tinglin, so he could only shake his head helplessly.

While the two were talking, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in!"

Soon an old man in a long robe came in outside the door, Yang Tinglin also knew him, and knew that this old man was an old housekeeper who had been with Lu Xiangsheng for more than 20 years.

I saw the old housekeeper walk next to Lu Xiangsheng and bow his head and was about to say something, but he heard Lu Xiangsheng say unhappily: "Lin Bo, Boxiang has been my confidant and friend for many years, if you have anything to say, just say it directly." ”

"It's sir!" The old housekeeper then stood up straight and said: "Master, just now there was news from the palace, and the big man sent someone to send a fold, and the Marquis of Zhongyong impeached Chen Yan in the fold Chen Ge Lao not only can not contribute to the country and share worries for the king, but he is jealous of the virtuous and jealous, and the corpse is vegetarian, he said in the excerpt that people like Chen Ge Lao should have gone home to retire a long time ago, and staying in the court will only waste food and salary is useless, it is said that Chen Ge Lao fainted on the spot after seeing this fold, and now he is not knowing whether he is alive or dead. ”

"What...... Is there such a thing? ”

Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Tinglin stood up at the same time, with a look of horror in their eyes......

The scorching sun shone halfway up the mountainside, and countless people in blue overalls were waving their tools on the side of the road, sweating one by one, as if their bodies were immersed in water, and a winding road behind them had begun to take shape.

After Oward and Villa pushed a cart to the middle of the road-building army, Villa shouted, "Hey...... Guys, everyone take a break and come over for herbal tea! ”

With Villa's shout, the people around him stopped their work and put down their tools, and then walked towards the cart. At this time, Ovaud and Villa also lifted down several large wooden barrels on the car and put them on the ground, and soon many people took out their lunch boxes and began to hold herbal tea, and for a while, the whole division around them swallowed.

"Ah...... This herbal tea tastes really good. A tall captive smiled at Oward and said, "Your Excellency, your skill in making herbal tea is becoming more and more sophisticated, and it seems that in the future, even if you return to Europe, you will be able to support your family with this skill." ”

In the face of this obviously ridiculous remark, Oward smiled: "Wren, you are not bad, when this road is completed, you can also become an engineer when you return to China." ”

"Hahaha......"

The people around all laughed when they heard this, now everyone is a captive, and the difference in identity in the past is gone, so everyone can joke with each other. It's just that after laughing, everyone's brows sighed again, but His Excellency the Marquis of the Ming Dynasty said that everyone has a twenty-year sentence, how can they get over it.

A thinner captive approached Oward and asked expectantly, "Your Excellency, do we have to stay here for twenty years before we can go home?" ”

Oward shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly: "If nothing else, it will be like this." ”

The captive's face fell: "Oh...... Damn, won't our King His Majesty send someone to ransom us? ”

A mocking voice sounded around him: "Hughes, I advise you not to dream, don't you see that even His Excellency the Governor is now a cook?" Do you still expect His Majesty to pay for the redemption of a thief? ”

Hearing this, the thin man was also annoyed, he turned his head sharply and sneered: "Wren, when you were in Amsterdam, you weren't a thug who could only collect protection money in the countryside, what qualifications do you have to say about me!" ”

"You guy, I'll let you know how awesome the little gangsters are!" The tall Wren's face darkened when he heard this, and he strode towards Hughes to beat him, but everyone saw that not only did not stop him, but kept coaxing on the side, the life of the captives was too boring for a day, and they would never let go of the opportunity to have fun.

Just as Wren was about to squash Hughes, a sharp whistle sounded, and soon several overseers, who had been hiding in the shade of a tree, ran towards them with sticks. Seeing the overseers coming, the prisoners who had originally planned to watch the excitement hurriedly dispersed, after all, it is important to watch the excitement, but if they are beaten for the sake of watching the excitement, it is not worth it, don't look at these overseers have no guns, but they can be dark when they fight people.

By the time the overseers arrived, the crowd had dispersed, and even Wren and Hughes had crouched on the side of the road, and the overseers did not embarrass them too much, but pointed at them and scolded them twice before leaving.

When they left, this fight naturally couldn't be done, and everyone squatted on the ground and drank herbal tea slowly. At this time, Hughes walked up to Oward's side and asked with some frustration: "Your Excellency the Governor, you are a nobleman, can't you tell His Excellency the Marquis of Daming to put us back in advance?" ”

Ovaud waved his hand: "Oh...... I don't think it's very likely, you might as well die of this heart. But I have an idea that might allow you to live a different life. ”

"What life?" Hughes was a little frustrated.

Oward smiled, jumped on the cart next to him and shouted, "Hey, guys, come here, I have something to say to everyone!" ”

Soon, everyone gathered around and gathered around Oward in the center, and everyone looked at the former governor with curiosity, wondering what he wanted to say.

Oward clapped his hands and shouted, "Guys, listen. Just the day before yesterday, His Excellency the Marquis of Daming, who had taken us prisoner, sent me to tell me that he was planning to march on Luzon, but his fleet lacked naval officers and experienced sailors, so he sent us a special call-up to anyone who felt that he had the above skills could find a foreman who would supervise us and sign a contract with us. We only need to serve the Marquis for five years to regain our freedom, which means that we don't have to build twenty years of roads in this damned place, do you understand? ”

"Boom......" As soon as Oward's words came out, the people around him were taken aback.

"Is it true?"

"It's great that I finally have a chance to get out of this damn place."

Quite a few raised their hands in cheers, but many more shouted curses.

"Bastard, what are you happy about, what do you want a naval officer?"

"What do you clap, will you sail the boat?"

Seeing that these captives were happy for a few minutes, they all hung their heads one by one, and Oward had no expression on his face, reached out and picked up a stack of papers, and continued: "I know, most of you have never worked as sailors, but it doesn't matter, I have another job here, as long as you sign this contract, you can also return to your hometown in five years and see your relatives!" ”

Everyone looked at the document in Oward's hand with a curious look in their eyes, and someone asked, "Your Excellency, what is this document about?" ”

Oward said lightly: "It's nothing, this is an employment contract." His Excellency the Marquis needs a group of people to come to Luzon to clear the natives for him, and if you are willing to do something for the Marquis, you can also be freed after five years. ”

"What...... Isn't it the territory of the Spaniards to clear the natives of Luzon, and if we go, won't we have to fight with the Spaniards? ”

Many people can't help but look at each other, they came to the far east because they were soldiers, and then became prisoners, and finally picked up a life, do they have to go back to the old road of being a soldier?

"Why, don't you want to?" Seeing the hesitation in the eyes of many people, Oward was a little unhappy, just two days ago his daughter Erin came to tell him that after the intercession of Erin and Belinda, His Excellency the Marquis promised that he could form a team of no more than five hundred people and his large army to go to Luzon to clear the natives, and Yue Yang also specially allowed Oward and his men to leave half of the property seized, which was a big fat shortage for Oward, who was already destitute! But now these damn guys are scared.

At this time, the little man Hughes said with some hesitation: "Your Excellency the Governor, Luzon is the territory of the Spaniards, are we going there to go to war with the Spaniards?" ”

Before Oward could speak, Villa on the side took the lead and shouted, "Hughes, are you afraid of death?" If that's the case, you can stay here and build the road honestly, and then you can go home in twenty years when you become an old man. ”

"I'm ......," Hughes hesitated and annoyed, "Villa, I'm not afraid of death, I haven't decided whether it's worth it yet, I want to go home intact, but to be carried back in an urn." ”

"Then you'll be here for twenty years and then come back!" Oward interrupted him unceremoniously, "By the way, there is one more thing I forgot to tell you, His Excellency the Marquis also promised that if we agree to serve him, he will not only provide food and lodging, but also prefect us with the salary of five escarpines every month, and as for the officers, there are at least ten escarpins, now do you want to go?" ”

"Whoa......

As soon as these words came out, all the captives around them became a sensation...... r1152

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