"It's because Xiangyang Mansion has been mixed with dragons and snakes recently, that the owner is worried about the safety of the young lady." Shi Wenhu shook his head and said: "Even a state official like Xiao Zheng Guanren must be protected by people like us, after all, you are a daughter's family, if you are injured and bumped, what should the owner do?" ”

"As for these bulls and horses in the city, this girl doesn't pay attention to them." Miss Lai said lightly: "I met with the jackal a few days ago, and it didn't matter. If you don't believe it, ask Xiao Zheng Guanren. ”

Zheng Yunming replied: "That's true, when I met that person at that time, the other party had no intention of harming him, but this kind of kindness, just like the feeling that a cat has locked the victory and let the mouse run a little longer, thinking about it today, it still makes people feel that their hairs stand on end and they shudder." ”

"It feels like wolves trailing you all the time in the dark, with a pair of green eyes staring at you at all times." Shi Wenhu's tone was very serious: "This jackal is a very famous work in the north. has operated many important events, if he hadn't risked his life to send the information of the Jin Army to the fourth prince to tow mines, there would have been no later Battle of Sanfeng Mountain. ”

Miss Lai smiled and said, "That's right, if you don't have a weighty opponent, how can you show that my means are superb?" Uncle Shi don't say it, if you say that I will run away again, it will not be as easy to find as it is today. ”

"Alright, alright." Zheng Yunming decided to come out to make a round: "Shiro, take the four treasures of the study, I will give Lai Zhangxiu a letter, just say that Miss is all right here, and I will take care of everything, so that he doesn't have to urge Miss to go back." ”

Miss Lai grimaced at Shi Wenhu: "It's okay now, right?" ”

Of course, Shi Wenhu couldn't directly refute Zheng Yunming's face, so he had to be silent.

"By the way, little scholar, I'm here to inform you that the banquet in Lingxiao Tower has been prepared. It's a feast that starts at noon, and there's not much time left, so you, as the host, have to arrive one step earlier. ”

Zheng Yunming nodded: "Let me change my clothes and rush over immediately." ”

So he turned his head and instructed Zheng Yi: "You take two officials to move the No. 11 box to Lingxiao Tower, I will be useful during the banquet." ”

"Then I'll take a look again, lest the rats from the north get in and do something." Miss Lai said that she was about to leave.

Zheng Yunming suddenly thought of something, and said with a red face: "Miss stay, there is one more thing in the future." ”

Miss Lai stopped, looked back, and said angrily, "Just say something?" ”

"That, since you are no longer called Shi Wenhu, how will you be called in the future?"

"Me? My name is Ru" Miss Lai suddenly realized her gaffe, her face was as red as a cloud, and she said shyly: "Just call me the moon." With that, he stomped his foot and ran away.

Han Shilang said in confusion: "What is Miss Childe Moon so shy about?" ”

Zheng Yunming said seriously: "If she tells you her name, she can only be your daughter-in-law, do you want to marry her?" ”

Han Shilang trembled in fright: "Such a tigress, what son-in-law dares to marry her?" ”——

The noon sun poured on the cornices and arches of the Lingxiao Tower, reflecting a little golden light. At this time, it was the season when people were buzzing with people. Small and large servants carried cups, plates, and dishes up and down, and presented exquisite food to the banquet on the second floor in turn. The wine doctors were all engrossed in serving the guests' food, all because most of the people attending the banquet this time were first-class gentry in Jinghu, as well as officials of the Jinghu Transport Division and Fancheng County.

Despite this, the shopkeeper of the restaurant was nervous at this time, although Ling Xiaolou can be said to be the best in Fancheng in terms of cooking skills, even compared with the big restaurants in Xiangyang Mansion, it is not inferior. However, the guests who went to the banquet sat upright one by one, at most they only drank one or two sips of tea, and rarely moved their chopsticks.

The government invites you to eat, and there is no good thing.

The landlords and gentry of Jinghu have long been accustomed to the newly appointed officials sending people to entertain them, and they must be trying to get money out of your wallet. The civil officials are okay to say, and they can't help but say a few words: "It's all a state affair, and you are fortunate not to shirk high-sounding words like that."

The most feared thing is that the warriors invite them to eat, either extort grain and rice or directly ask for money, and often play drunk madness when they are drunk. It is a trivial matter to fold money, and it is also a matter for a rich family to lose their lives because of it.

It's just that this military general can't shirk it. Three months ago, Li Hu, the governor of Zhenjiang, invited the big families of Jinghu to dinner, and there was a well-known miser rich man in Huangzhou who cherished his wealth and did not go to the banquet. Enraged, Li Hu sent a hundred sergeants directly into the unfortunate man's house, tied him up and went to the banquet, and poured him with wine for three days and three nights until he was willing to pay 50,000 yuan to end the matter.

So when Zheng Yunming sent out the invitation, all the wealthy and powerful families in Jinghu were trembling in their hearts, and they didn't know that they would have to spend thousands more to eat this meal.

Fortunately, this time he was finally a scholar who led the army in a civil official, and everyone was a little presumptuous, if it was really the generals of Jinghu who saw that the guests were so cold and refused to feast, they would really be scolded on the spot.

Only Cao Wenqi didn't care about it, holding a wine glass in his left hand, and the chopsticks were only slammed into the plate and bowl in front of him.

Feng Fang, the counselor of the Jinghu Transshipment Division, saw Zheng Yunming's embarrassed face, so he stood up and said loudly: "Chief Manager Zheng has just arrived in Xiangyang, and he has not had time to meet you one by one. This official proposes that everyone here should drink this cup to congratulate President Zheng on his promotion! ”

Feng Fang is an old man in Jinghu, starting from a low-level official, rising step by step to today's position, and has a good relationship with the big money and grain in Jinghu.

Zheng Yunming felt slightly unhappy, he traveled through the house of the official eunuch when he was a child, and all he saw in his life was the flattery between the officials, and then although he deliberately made friends with the characters in the rivers and lakes, the other party looked at the face of being the prime minister's son, and gave three points of courtesy.

But he also knows that at this moment, he has no capital to get angry, and the pockets of the Tulong Army are becoming more and more embarrassed, and only the God of Wealth here is the only way out.

He raised his glass and said: "This official has just arrived in Jinghu, and he knows very little about the local customs, and you are all famous heroes of Jinghu, and you are the pillars and pillars of the country's governance of Jinghu. Yunming is young and shallow, if there is any negligence in the future, please add more Haihan. With that, he drank the wine in his glass.

Everyone hurriedly thanked them and drank a cup together.

"Zheng Moufang led an army, and now he has encountered a great difficulty." Zheng Yunming put down his wine glass, pretended to be gossiping, and turned the topic around.

When everyone saw that Manager Zheng had finally gotten to the point, they all sat up straight, only looking at the young soldier leader.

"Everyone knows that last year, Duanping entered Luo unfortunately failed. The Tartars only need revenge. For this reason, the Jinghu Shuai Division has been sparing no effort to increase the number of troops, and this official was ordered by the envoy to form such a force. However, the commander will expand such a huge number of military horses in a short period of time, and it is inevitable that he will encounter a shortage of grain and grass. ”

"My Tulong Army is a new army, and it is far inferior to the elite soldiers of the generals of Jinghu in terms of supply sequence. The food and salary supply provided by the envoy to the army is not afraid of your jokes, and it is far from being able to meet the food, clothing, shelter and transportation of the army. ”

Everyone glanced at each other, although it was not uncommon for the government to reach out to the locality. But this is the first time that a general who has so openly declared that the state is in arrears with his food and salaries has been encountered. The generals are all subordinates of the envoys, and when they talk about things on the surface, naturally the faces of both sides are not good.

But Zheng Yunming is different, in his consciousness, Zhao Fan is not a very important figure compared to his father Qing Zhigong. As long as he feels that he is at a loss, he lacks caution in threatening to the outside world.

"Zheng Yunming is beyond his means, and I would like to ask you to help Zheng Yunming and share the country's worries. If my army can be fully fed and trained into an army, I will not only be able to serve the territory of the rulers, but also protect the safety of the homes of the gentry. This incident is not only a kindness for Yun Ming to take a scoop of water to save the rutted fish, but also a safety guarantee for everyone in the troubled times. ”

His words are gorgeous, where can he hide from these old people who have been in the rivers and lakes for a long time. Speaking of which, we only make a fuss about the word "salary". If Zheng Yunming was the first to ask for money, everyone might have sold his face. It's just that the army forced local wealthy families to donate money has become a practice in Jinghu and even all parts of the country. Whenever an army defects from the north, or an army from outside the country moves to the defense, or a new army is formed. They all set up names and wanted to get some money from the pockets of the rich squires to spend. Regardless of anything else, just the disciples of Huang Guobi and Li Boyuan, who were surrendered by the envoy in the operation to enter Luo, as well as the invincible army that came in from other places, and the deputy commander Wang Min who was stationed in Xiangyang, had successively feasted the big families in the Jingxiang area in the past six months. Under the pressure of everyone over and over again, the material loss is certainly worth distressing, and the mental torture is even more unbearable.

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