After recording a series of general orders of Wei Zheng, Zhou Shuyuan then reminded: "Dashuai, now Sun Chengzong has become a loner, there is no one to ask for people, and there is no money for money..."

"What else do we have to do next......

"Also, when the two generals went to ask for military salaries, Sun Chengzong had already issued a military order in the name of the commander of the Tiger and Leopard Army, asking the Tiger and Leopard Army to immediately assemble and stand by and prepare to attack Shaanxi..."

For the first question, Wei Zheng answered without thinking: "When Sun Chengzong first came, Ben Shuai said a sentence that made him worry about money all the time... Since he has no money anymore, let's take this opportunity to continue to ask him for money...."

"The Haw Par Army has gone to ask for military salaries, but the local garrison hasn't yet..."

"Immediately order the general soldiers of Shanxi and Taiyuan to bring some people to surround the governor's palace and ask our new governor Sun Chengzong for four months' salary..."

At this time, Zhao Yun, who was unwilling to be lonely, opened his mouth and shouted: "Dashuai, do you want the last general to also bring a thousand cavalry, enter Datong Mansion, surround the Governor's Mansion, and continue to ask Sun Chengzong for the rest of the salary." “

Facing Zhao Yun's longing gaze at him, Wei Zheng directly shook his head.

Under the gaze of several pairs full of incomprehension, he replied: "To besiege the Governor's Palace, you can only let the local garrison go..."

"As for the Tiger and Leopard Army, since Sun Chengzong has already given the silver, then according to Sun Chengzong's intentions, immediately assemble and stand by. We also happened to take advantage of this opportunity to conduct a training....anyway, the rebels in Shaanxi are all our own people. ”

Zhao Yun asked retortively with an unwilling face: "Handsome." This last general doesn't understand..."

"We went with the local garrison to besiege the Governor's Palace. Doesn't it bother Sun Chengzong even more? ”

Wei Zheng replied thoughtfully: "A local garrison." It's enough to worry our Governor Sun. ”

"As for the Haw Par Army under your command, it's okay to obey orders. Disobedience to orders can have the opposite effect. ”

"Think about it, if you don't listen to the military order after taking the silver, what will Sun Chengzong think..."

"As an old man in the officialdom, the first thing that comes to mind is that behind the two of you, there must be someone who is instigating you. And this person. It's Ben Shuai, who is recuperating from bed..."

"You must know that the Haw Par Army was formed by Ben Shuai. Only Ben Shuai has the energy to disobey the military order and continue to besiege the Governor's Mansion if you receive the money. ”

In Sun Chengzong's eyes, they were all paid by the imperial court and were loyal to the imperial court. Even if they went to besiege the Governor's Palace, Sun Chengzong would not have thought of it. Behind the garrisons in these places, Ben Shuai also stands..."

"The handsome and wise ......" after listening to Wei Zheng's explanation. All three of them had expressions of admiration on their faces at the same time.

A day later, in the Shanxi Governor's Palace, the two guards who went to the Haw Par Army barracks to inquire about the news were reporting to Sun Chengzong with a stern face that they had heard the news outside the barracks.

When Sun Chengzong learned that the 500,000 taels of silver he had issued had been distributed to every soldier of the Tiger and Leopard Army. The two generals, Zhao Yun and Wang Feng, also began to assemble troops according to the order.

Sun Chengzong's nervous mood was directly relaxed because of this.

In Sun Chengzong's eyes, as long as Zhao Yun and Wang Feng obeyed the order, then his 500,000 taels of silver would be very worthwhile.

However, when people are happy, it is easy to ignore some problems, and they are very obvious.

At this moment, I don't know if it was intentional by Wang Feng and Zhao Yun, or an accident. Datong City, and even the prefectures and counties around Datong City, began to spread a message.

Sun Chengzong, the governor of Shanxi, came to Shanxi as a merchant with a large amount of military pay allocated by the imperial court. The 30,000 tiger and leopard army has received a military salary of 500,000 taels of silver from Sun Chengzong.

Hearing this rumor, the general of the local garrison quit.

Although they have already attached themselves to Wei Zheng and become Wei Zheng's henchmen. However, after all, part of their military salary was still issued by the imperial court. If the imperial court can pay the Haw Par Army, it must pay the local garrison.

As a result, the general army of Datong was the first to act.

With hundreds of soldiers, they gathered at the gate of the Shanxi Governor's Palace, shouting for Sun Chengzong to make up the issue, and the Governor's Mansion owed everyone military salaries for several months...

As a result, Sun Chengzong's face had just shown a smile because of Zhao Yun and Wang Feng's expression, and the shouting at the door of the Governor's Mansion reached his ears, making the smile on his face instantly solidify.

Just when Sun Chengzong was about to ask the guards at the door.

A guard guarding the door, with a frightened face, rushed into the lobby of the Governor's Palace.

Before Sun Chengzong could speak, the guards had already taken the lead and shouted, "My lord, something happened..."

"At the door, the entrance to the Governor's Palace was suddenly blocked by many local garrison soldiers... They demanded that the Lord immediately issue the Governor's Mansion with a few months' worth of money owed to them....If you do not give them the money, they will camp at the gate of the Governor's Palace, and will not leave. ”

Sun Chengzong was stunned for a moment, and he didn't react for a long time.

It wasn't until the shouting at the gate of the Governor's Mansion reached his ears again that the shocked Sun Chengzong asked with a puzzled face: "The Governor's Mansion also owes the local garrison salaries...... You must know that the salaries of the local garrisons are all allocated by the imperial court, and the official knows that the imperial court does not owe the Shanxi garrison military salaries..."

After speaking, he pointed directly to a guard in front of him and ordered.

"You... Call me immediately for Zhou Shuyuan, Master Zhou... In addition, the general of the local garrison at the entrance of the governor's palace was also called in. I want to know what the hell is going on. ”

Soon, the iron-clad Datong General Soldier and Zhou Shuyuan walked in together.

Under the gaze of Sun Chengzong's fierce eyes, Zhou Shuyuan directly said the reason that he had already arranged in his heart.

"My lord, the situation is like this....in order to meet the expansion of the Haw Par Army, in the case of insufficient military salaries, Lord Wei directly deducted the military salaries of the local garrisons and used them to form and expand the Haw Par Army...."

"Therefore, the fact that the Governor's Office owes four months' military salaries to all the local garrisons in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces is true."

Hearing this, the incomprehension on Sun Chengzong's face had been invisibly replaced by solemnity.

After taking a deep breath, he asked Zhou Shuyuan, "Then how much silver is there in this batch of unpaid military salaries..."

Zhou Shuyuan replied without thinking: "The total strength of the Shanxi garrison recorded by the Imperial Military Department is 50,000... According to the original rules set by Lord Wei, the monthly salary of ordinary soldiers in the garrison was four taels of silver, and the total arrears for four months were 800,000 taels. ”

"Hiss......." At this time, Sun Chengzong's mouth made another gasping sound.

The mouth is wide open, and it can almost be stuffed directly into an egg.

Obviously, Sun Chengzong, who was standing in front of him, was directly frightened by the number reported by Zhou Shuyuan.

Of course, as a veteran of officialdom, he was frightened, and he had become a member of the imperial court, and he did not lose his mind because of this.

A face was once again calm after just a cup of tea.

After taking a deep breath, he quickly shifted his gaze to the garrison general, and said bluntly: "This general, this official is not afraid to sue you....except for the 500,000 taels of silver given to the Tiger and Leopard Army yesterday, there is no extra silver in the hands of this officer, not even one or two silver..."

"Since this official has already been honest with you, then I won't say much kind words....can you bring back the soldiers at the gate of the Governor's Mansion immediately? Inform these soldiers that within a month at the latest, the Governor's Office will pay back their military salaries. ”

originally thought that with the face of the first-grade member of his imperial court, after he said this, the general soldier of Datong, who was the third-grade in front of him, would definitely give himself a face and agree to his request.

However, what disappointed Sun Chengzong was. The general soldier of Datong standing in front of him directly shook his head at himself as if he hadn't heard himself speak.

"My lord, if the last general is alone, the last general will definitely agree to ...... adult."

"It's just... The news that the Haw Par Army received 500,000 taels of silver from the adults yesterday has reached the ears of every soldier in the garrison. If the last general can't get the money to go back today, the last general can be sure that after he returns, the soldiers under his command will no longer really obey the last general's orders, and the last general will have no way to continue to command them..."

"So, no matter what, the Lord must ask the last general to bring back some silver..."

"There are a total of 5,000 soldiers under the command of the last general, that is, bring back 20,000 taels of silver, and one person can also get four taels, and after going back, the last general can also explain to the brothers....so, please complete it..."

"This..."Facing the general who had no intention of backing down, Sun Chengzong's heart was directly replaced by anger.

Sun Chengzong at this moment, not to mention 20,000 taels of silver, even 10,000 taels, can't take it out.

Therefore, after some contemplation, he had to make a decision, and ordered to the general in front of him: "In this way, you go down immediately, and the official will discuss it with Lord Zhou, and then give you an answer......"

As soon as the general left, a wry smile appeared on Sun Chengzong's face.

With a helpless face, he said to Zhou Shuyuan: "Lord Zhou, Lord Wei has made this official miserable....800,000 taels of silver, where did you let this official get 800,000 taels of silver..."

"It's the 1.5 million taels of silver that the official brought from the capital, all of which His Majesty took out from the inner treasury. If you continue to ask the emperor for silver, Your Majesty will definitely not take silver from your underwear anymore...-...."

Zhou Shuyuan directly showed a helpless expression on his face and said, "My lord, there is nothing that can be done here?" Since the emperor trusts your lordship and asks you to take over as the governor of Shanxi, the lower officials believe that you must have a way........."