Xu Liang beckoned Wang Qinian to sit down, pouted with a smile, and said, "What's this, if you can bring them real benefits, they will respect you just as much." What is your opinion on transferring you from Shaanxi in such a hurry this time? ”

Wang Qinian suddenly stood up as if he had a spring under his buttocks, patted his chest and promised: "My lord, you can transfer Qi Nian to your side, it's too late for Qi Nian to be grateful, how can you have an opinion!" Saying that, Wang Qinian choked up and said: "Don't tell the lord, since you left, the new Lord Hanzhong Dao brought his own people over, and Qi Nian is a complete idler in the Hanzhong Dao Yamen!" I don't want to come to Beijing to join you all the time, but I'm afraid of causing trouble to my lord. ”

Xu Liang smiled and said: "Since you call me a lord, how can I let you leave it alone in Shaanxi!" This time, you will do the errand of Guanglu Temple first, and when I have the opportunity, I will raise your grade again. ”

Wang Qinian was grateful, "The lord's cultivation of Qinian will not be forgotten until death." Just, wouldn't that be too much trouble? ”

Xu Liang waved his hand and said: "It's okay, now that Wang Yongguang, the secretary of the ministry, has a good relationship with me, it shouldn't be difficult to mention you as an official below the fourth grade." ”

Speaking of this, Xu Liang couldn't help but sigh that the relationship between Wang Yongguang, the secretary of the ministry, really benefited a lot. After the Taimiao sacrifice was over, Xu Liang found time to arrange a dinner for Wang Yongguang and Xu Guangqi, these two court bigwigs, one is a heavenly official of the Ministry of Officials, and the other is a cabinet minister, and the two sides take what they need, and they hit it off. With it, the relationship between Xu Liang, the middleman, and the two parties has gone one step further.

Wang Qinian's ability to leap from the position experienced in Hanzhong Dao in Shaanxi to the Guanglu Temple of the Sixth Grade so quickly is the result of the operation of Wang Yongguang, the secretary of the ministry.

Xu Liang asked, "I heard that Dai Feng and Sima Qiudao entered Beijing at the same time, why didn't you see the two of them?" ”

Wang Qinian said: "General Dai and General Sima are military generals, and the two of them have to go to the military department to report the vacancy." As soon as the lower official entered Beijing, he came directly to you. ”

Xu Liang nodded and ordered, "I'll arrange for you to meet with the subordinate officials of Guanglu Temple in a while." Everyone knows each other. ”

Immediately, Xu Liang called all the officials of Guanglu Temple over and asked Wang Qinian to make an introduction. When the subordinate officials heard that Wang Qinian was directly transferred from the Hanzhong Provincial Bureau in Shaanxi, their eyes were envious when they looked at Wang Qinian, and then when they looked at Xu Liang, their expressions became eager. Many people have secretly made up their minds in their hearts to follow Lord Siqing to do a good job. Strive to hug the thigh of Lord Siqing, so that he can fly Huang Tengda.

Because Wang Qinian hurriedly followed Dai Feng and others into Beijing after receiving the order from the ministry, and his family did not accompany him, Xu Liang decided to temporarily let Wang Qinian live in the Dongjiang Courtyard.

After the two closed the house, they returned to the Dongjiang Courtyard, and saw that Dai Feng and Sima Qiudao had arrived in the courtyard early, and the third lady of the Xu Mansion, Lou Xian'er, was overjoyed when she saw her father-in-law coming. instructed the kitchen to prepare a banquet, and accompanied Dai Feng to talk in the living room.

Xu Liang and Wang Qinian came in, and Dai Feng and Sima Qiudao got up, and the two sides exchanged pleasantries. Xu Liang asked with a smile: "The old man went to the military department to register and wait?" ”

After hearing this, Dai Feng snorted lightly and said, "The registration is registered, but I think it will continue to be vacant." ”

"How?"

Dai Feng lowered his face and didn't speak, and Sima on the side begged, "My lord." During the day, General Dai and I went to the military headquarters, it stands to reason. General Dai was to be personally received by the chief military officer of the second rank and the official of the military department. However, when we went today, we were only receiving the head of the military department! The military department didn't take us seriously at all. ”

Xu Liang was silent for a while, and then bowed his hand to Dai Feng apologetically: "Old man, don't be angry. The book of the military department is written by Sun Chengzong, a scholar of Wuyingdian University, and this old man has always had a deep prejudice against me. ”

Dai Feng listened. He shook his head and said, "I'm not angry with you." Forget it, don't talk about it. Then he asked Xu Liang: "By the way, Xu Liang, after our Liang army was dismantled, several groups of soldiers have arrived in the capital. Are they now in the ranks of recruiting troops in the capital? ”

Xu Liang said: "Don't worry, the person who presided over the recruitment of troops in the capital is Sun Yuanhua, the squire of the military department, this person and I are close friends, and he is in charge of the recruitment, and there is nothing wrong with him." ”

Several people talked about Shaanxi in the living room, and Xu Liang remembered the scene he saw in the Palace of Nourishing Hearts, so he asked, "By the way, I heard that Shaanxi is in chaos again?" ”

Dai Feng and Sima Qiudao looked at each other with a sneer, and sneered: "Yang He, the governor of the three sides, doesn't know what to do, and he does everything possible to squeeze out our Liang army, but now it's good, first at the beginning of the first month, the leader of the people's army, Wang Zishun, Miao Mei and others made a rebellion, originally Yang He didn't blindly insist on disarmament, Shaanxi has tens of thousands of Liang troops, Wang Zishun and Miao Mei, the two people, definitely can't make any waves." Hehe, after he dismissed our Liang army, the remaining Pingliang guerrilla Luo Rucai, Guyuan guerrilla Wan Wenshan and others restrained their subordinates, and under the pretext that it was important to defend the city, they would not send troops at all. And He Huchen, the general soldier of Yansui, and He Renlong, the guerrilla in Qingyang, were also cold, and they were not active in suppressing the people's army at all. ”

Xu Liang sneered: "Didn't Yang He boast of wielding the 100,000 people's army that had surrendered? Why, Wang Zishun, who has never even heard of his name, can't clean it up? ”

Dai Feng laughed and scoffed: "What 100,000 people's army!" Yang He collected and surrendered those who only took money and did not work. Hmph, when I left Pingliang, I heard that Yang He had secretly escorted Li Tingmi, the leader of the People's Army, into Beijing, and defected to Gao Yingxiang, the general of the People's Army in Li Ting's army, and Wang Zuogui and others were afraid that they would soon follow. ”

Xu Liang smiled slightly and said meaningfully: "It seems that the northwest is really going to be chaotic." ”

Sima Qiudao smiled and arched his hand: "My lord may not know, when the general was in the military department at the end of the day, I heard from the people in the military department that the people's army in Shaanxi has flowed into Shanxi, and there are rioting people's troops in Jizhou, Taiping, Quwo and other places!" The yamen of the military department is about to become a pot of porridge! ”

After hearing this, Xu Liang laughed heartily and said, "It seems that the governor of Old Pifu Yang will not wear the black yarn for a long time." Haha, Rou'er, let people serve wine, in order to celebrate the bad luck of Old Husband Yang, let's have a big toast! ”

……

At night, Xu Liang stayed in the Xian'er house of the third lady's building. The two of them lay in the warm quilt, Lou Xian'er pillowed her head on one of Xu Liang's arms, and said in a soft tone: "Xianggong, before you came back during the day, Xian'er talked with her father-in-law for a while. Although at the banquet in the evening, the father-in-law said lightly, in fact, the father-in-law still hoped to fill the gap as soon as possible and return to the army. This matter, you have a snack, and arrange it as soon as possible. ”

Xu Liang said: "This matter." If Xian'er doesn't say it, I'll hurry up. It's just that this matter is not urgent, so I have to think of a safe way. Before this matter was settled, my father-in-law lived in the Dongjiang Courtyard first, and you should accompany him to talk to the old man. ”

Unexpectedly, Lou Xian'er snorted and said, "Where is my father-in-law's turn to accompany me, he brought those two little goblins into Beijing." ”

Xu Liang exclaimed lightly: "You mean that Yicui Shuangshu, Zhen'er and Zhu'er?" ”

Lou Xian'er sniffed and said, "Except for the two of them." Who else could there be! Xianggong, you don't know, that Zhen'er is actually pregnant! ”

"What?" Xu Liang was really taken aback this time, looked at Lou Xian'er in a daze for a long time, sneered, and said, "Father-in-law, his old man is really old and strong, and he is alive and well!" Oops, Xian'er, what are you pinching me for? ”

Lou Xian'er said resentfully: "Xianggong." Other people's little maids are pregnant, look at Sister Feng and me. I've been married for so long, and there is no movement in my stomach at all! ”

Xu Liang laughed and said, "This matter depends on chance, it can't come in a hurry!" ”

Lou Xian'er said angrily: "I don't care! I'm going to get pregnant too! ”

“……”

When Xu Liang stood in front of the main gate of the Yamen of the Ministry of War, he confirmed that Sima Qiudao was indeed not lying. The military department yamen is indeed very chaotic. Civil officials and military generals all hurriedly entered and exited the yamen of the military department, Xu Liang stood outside the main gate for a long time, and did not see an official from the military department come forward to interrogate.

Tietou stood beside Xu Liang and asked, "Young Master." It's such a mess inside, should we still go in? ”

Xu Liang smiled and said, "Enter, how can you not enter?" The more chaotic it is, the better it will be for what we have to do next. ”

As he spoke, Xu Liang grabbed a military department chief who hurriedly walked out of the yamen, and shouted: "Xu Liang, the official Guanglu Temple, wants to see your Lord Shangshu, report ahead!" ”

The principal was taken aback, looked Xu Liang up and down, and arched his hand: "Lord Xu, wait a minute." Then he turned around and went back to report it.

Xu Liang waited outside the door for a while, then saw the chief come out, made a gesture to Xu Liang to invite in, and then led Xu Liang to the office of the military department.

Xu Liang went in with a smile, and saw that Sun Chengzong ordered a military official to send him out, seeing Xu Liang's face with a smile, he couldn't help but look slightly gloomy, sat down behind the table full of military newspaper documents, squinted at Xu Liang, and said, "Guanglu Temple Qing Xu Liang? This is the Ministry of War, and there doesn't seem to be a banquet, didn't Lord Xu enter the wrong yamen? ”

Xu Liang had a smile on his face, and he found a chair to sit down, looked left and right, and said, "It seems that Sun Ge Lao has been busy lately?" Look inside this house, there are so many things piled up that there is not even a place to stay. ”

Sun Chengzong snorted lightly, stared at Xu Liang, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Xu, you have something to say." ”

Xu Liang sighed lightly: "It is said that the prime minister can support the boat in his belly, and this official has known that this sentence is really a fart since he met Sun Ge Lao." The old man's mind is the size of a quail. ”

Sun Chengzong said coldly: "The old man is very busy, and he doesn't have time to pay attention to idle people. If you are fine, please close the door when you leave. ”

Xu Liang shook his head lightly and asked rhetorically: "Is Elder Sun Ge also so directly going out to help friends who sincerely come to help?" ”

"Friends? Help? Sun Chengzong seemed to hear a big joke and said: "Like you who trample on the country's money, the old man hates to drive you out of the court!" Where do you and I come from friends? ”

After hearing this, Xu Liang's face sank, he restrained his smile, looked directly at Sun Chengzong, and said, "It seems that Sun Ge Lao has a deep misunderstanding of this official!" Still, I feel determined to help the elder of the pavilion. ”

Hum! Sun Chengzong scoffed.

Xu Liang stared at him and said word by word: "Elder Ge is short of money now, very short of money!" Lack of a lot of money! ”

Sun Chengzong's face finally changed, put away his contemptuous expression, looked at Xu Liang squarely, and asked, "So what?" ”

He didn't say whether what Xu Liang said was right or wrong, but asked directly what it was, which was acquiescence. Xu Liang smiled when he heard this, pointed at himself, and said, "This official came here today to send money to the elder pavilion, and it is a large amount of money. ”

Sun Chengzong's face was cloudy, and he said, "You want to bribe the old man?" ”

Xu Liang laughed, shook his head and said, "Is Ge Lao the kind of person who can bribe?" ”

Sun Chengzong was silent for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "The old man has been standing in the court for decades, with a righteous body and a clean breeze on his sleeves. If Lord Xu has nothing else to do, please go back. ”

Xu Liang sighed with a very regretful expression, and while getting up, he said to himself: "I heard that the people's army in Shaanxi has spread to Shanxi, Shanxi is so close to the Beijing Division, and the outer defense force of the Beijing Division is very weak, but the Liaodong Army has not yet recovered, alas, the treasury is so empty, and it can't allocate money, how can this be a good ......?"

As he spoke, Xu Liang Shi Shiran got up, bowed slightly towards Sun Chengzong, and prepared to leave.

Behind him, Sun Chengzong's face finally changed, and he shouted in a deep voice: "Lord Xu, stay!" ”

The smile on the corner of Xu Liang's mouth flashed, he looked back at Sun Chengzong, and said, "Elder Ge finally believes that this official is here to help you?" ”

Sun Chengzong stared at Xu Liang and said in a deep voice, "How are you going to help the old man?" ”

Xu Liang said: "This official wants to make a deal with you. He looked around again and hesitated, "It's just that it's not convenient to talk here." ”

Sun Chengzong said: "There is a teahouse on Chongwenmen Street, you go there and wait, and the old man will arrive later." ”

Xu Liang easily walked out of the yamen of the military department, boarded the carriage waiting outside the yamen, and said in a deep voice: "Go to Chongwenmen Street." ”

The carriage slowly drove to Chongwenmen Street and stopped at a teahouse on the corner. Xu Liang got off the carriage, entered the teahouse, nodded slightly at Tietou, and when Tietou got the news, he waved his hand and ordered the accompanying Tsing Yi Wei to start clearing the field.

On the second floor of the teahouse, Xu Liang sat at the table, half-squinting and enjoying the scene on the street downstairs, and the teahouse shopkeeper and his companions stood aside with sincere fear.

A quarter of an hour later, Sun Chengzong, a scholar of Wuyingdian University in civilian clothes, went up to the second floor of the teahouse, walked to Xu Liang's table, and sat down facing Xu Liang.

Xu Liang waved his hand at the shopkeeper and his buddy and said, "The guest has arrived, it's none of your business, go down." ”

The shopkeeper and his companions hurried down to the first floor and stood guard at the counter.

Sun Chengzong stared at Xu Liang and asked, "How are you going to help me?" What are the conditions? ”

Xu Liang didn't answer, picked up the teapot, refilled a cup of tea for the tea bowl in front of Sun Chengzong, and said: "This is the best tea in the teahouse, a cup of more than ten yuan, and the elder will try it." ”

Sun Chengzong glared at Xu Liang, pushed the tea aside, and said, "The old man doesn't have much time to come out, let's both order directly, it will be good for you and me." ”

After hearing this, Xu Liang nodded, and said, "Elder Sun Ge is really a cheerful person. Then the official said bluntly, has Sun Ge heard of the name of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce? It has a chapter in Beijing ......" (to be continued......