With such an explicit answer, if it is not clear what Wei Zheng means, then the officialdom career of the Ministry of Shangshu for decades will be in vain.

Although it is not clear why Wei Zheng agreed so happily, at this moment, there are not so many officials in the book. As soon as Wei Zheng finished speaking, she was so excited that she had already taken a quick step forward and helped Wei Zheng who was kneeling in front of her.

Then, he replied excitedly: "Okay, Master Wei can have such a choice, I guarantee here, your choice must be very true......

After finishing speaking, the excited official Shangshu had slowly calmed down, and began to think about why Wei Zheng agreed so happily in front of him, and directly chose to belong to himself instead of cooperating with him.

So, the official Shangshu directly stared at a pair of sharp eyes, stared at Wei Zheng and asked, "Lord Wei, I don't know if you have any specific requirements..."

"There is a request...... Wei Zheng didn't think about it, so he replied very cheerfully.

At this time, a hint of sudden realization quickly flashed on the puzzled face of the official Shangshu, and he muttered to himself in his heart.

"Sure enough....if there are no requirements, how can Wei Zheng, who has a heavy army in front of him, choose to belong to himself so directly."

After probably clarifying the specific reason, the worry in the heart of the official Shangshu disappeared.

As a veteran of officialdom, the official department is very clear that in officialdom, there are no real allies and superiors and subordinates, and some only use each other and connect interests.

Therefore, after listening to Wei Zheng's answer, the official Shangshu not only did not show the slightest anger on his face, but showed a smile on his face.

said to Wei Zheng with an atmospheric face: "What requirements, as long as I can meet them." Will definitely try to satisfy you..."

"Lord Xie Shangshu......" Wei Zheng quickly replied with a grateful expression on his face.

Then. Under the gaze of the official book, he replied, "My lord." My request is, can you not disclose today's matter for the time being-..."

"Your Excellency, you should know that the civil and military battles in the imperial court have always stopped frowning, especially now that the Ming Dynasty is full of bandits. If today's affairs are leaked out at this time, the lower officials are worried that the ministers will be squeezed out by all the military attaches in the DPRK and China, and even worse. The soldiers under the command of the lower officials will also think that I have no backbone and squeeze the lower officials out of the Tiger and Leopard Army. ”

The official Shangshu first nodded thoughtfully, and then asked Wei Zheng with a smile: "Lord Wei, do you think that you are a spineless expression if you serve us civil officials..."

Wei Zheng shook his head without thinking, and then replied loudly: "No... My lord, there is a good saying. Those who know the times are Junjie, and the reason why the lower officials made this decision. A very important reason is that the subordinate officers believe that fighting a war now is logistics, and no matter how strong a unit's combat effectiveness is, it will not be able to win a war without an adequate logistical guarantee..."

"And the logistics of all the armies of my Ming Dynasty are in the hands of civilian officials. Therefore, the lower officials believe that only by serving the adults and getting the support of the adults can the army get a steady stream of logistical supplies and win the battle on the battlefield. ”

"That's a good point..."Hearing this, the official Shangshu immediately showed an expression full of emotion on his face.

Then, he said with a surprised look at Wei Zheng in front of him: "Master Wei can see our Ming officialdom so thoroughly, the old man doesn't believe it, you are just a young man in his twenties." Good, very good. The old man really didn't look at the wrong person, the old man believes that it won't be long before the Ming officialdom will have a foothold for you..."

Speaking of which, the Ministry of Shangshu has already approved Wei Zheng's request from the bottom of his heart.

After pondering for a while, he continued to ask Wei Zheng, "Lord Wei, apart from this request, you have no other requirements?" ”

A look full of embarrassment slowly appeared on Wei Zheng's face. Seeing this, the eyes of the official Shangshu lit up, and he asked: "Lord Wei, since you have decided to serve us, if you have any requirements, just say ......."

"As you said just now, our Ming Dynasty's money and food are in the hands of civil officials. Since you are already your own person, whether it is money or food, as long as you want it, I will have someone transfer it to you......"

Wei Zheng was waiting for this sentence, otherwise, the few kneels he did in front of the Ministry of Shangshu today would not have been in vain.

Besides, Wei Zheng also knew in his heart that at this moment, the more he asked for something from the official secretary in front of him, the more it showed that he couldn't leave the official secretary in front of him, and it was true that he chose to serve him.

So, Wei Zheng didn't think about it, so he opened his mouth and said: "My lord, you also know that since the expansion of the Haw Par Army under the command of the lower officials, except for the 500,000 taels of silver allocated by the imperial court a few days ago, the other food and salaries have been raised by the lower officials themselves. ”

"In addition, Xia Guan was still the chief soldier of Datong Mansion yesterday, even if he gave Xia Guan great ability, he didn't have so much money to raise soldiers...... Therefore, Xiaguan hoped that the governor of Shanxi could appropriately allocate some food and salary to Xiaguan to help Xiaguan raise the army. After all, from today onwards, the Haw Par Army needs to be responsible for the defense of the entire Shanxi Province. ”

After hearing these two words, the facial expression of the official Shangshu really relaxed a lot.

Because, in the view of the official Shangshu, the food and salary are not only urgently needed by the front Wei Zheng and the Tiger and Leopard Army, but also the things that control the other party and ensure that the other party really serves himself.

So, the official Shangshu replied without thinking about it: "Yes, after I go back, I will leave a letter from the governor of Shanxi, asking him to allocate 500,000 taels of silver to the Tiger and Leopard Army every year... In addition, I will also ask the local government in Shanxi to cooperate with Lord Wei to take over the power of the entire Shanxi military horse as much as possible..."

"Lord Xie..."

In the most heavily guarded study room of the Datong General Military Mansion, Zhou Shuyuan, the military advisor, was asking Wei Zheng with a solemn face about the specific reasons why he made this decision today.

In the eyes of literati like Zhou Shuyuan, Wei Zheng's behavior is to step on two boats.

Once this news is revealed, Zhou Shuyuan can be sure that whether it is Luo Yangxing, the commander of Jinyiwei, or the official Shangshu who still lives in the General Military Mansion, there will be a feeling of being played.

When the time comes, the two people who have been tricked will definitely take revenge on the Tiger and Leopard Army in front of Wei Zheng and revenge.

If things really develop in this way, it won't be long before the Haw Par Army will become the target of the entire imperial court. When the time comes, even if you want to protect the Haw Par Army on the pilgrimage, it is impossible to keep it.

Facing Zhou Shuyuan's worries, Wei Zheng directly showed a relaxed smile on his face.

Facing Zhou Shuyuan, he said indifferently: "Military advisor, say something unpleasant, this is the specific reason why you were excluded from the court by your colleagues in the first place." “

"So far, you haven't figured out the true meaning of being an official in the court..."

"The true meaning of being an official..."Zhou Shuyuan asked with a puzzled face.

Wei Zheng nodded and replied, "Yes, that's the true meaning... You must know that the whole court, whether it is a Zhengyipin official or a small Qipin county order, has no real allies and superiors. In this case, one of the most important factors in the formation of parties and private interests in the imperial court is interests, and interests tie them together..."

"Interests?" Zhou Shuyuan continued to ask.

"Yes, it's profit... There are not only interests, but also mutual deception and exploitation..."Wei Zheng reaffirmed.

"Take the alliance between us and Jinyiwei as an example, the real reason why Lord Luo will form an alliance with us is not because he trusts us, but for the sake of the refined salt business in our hands, and for the benefit of three million taels of silver a year."

"No matter who we cooperate with, as long as we don't directly communicate with Lord Luo, the cooperation between Lord Luo and us will continue to be sustained under the condition of a profit of three million taels of silver per year."

"As for the alliance between us and the Ministry of Officials, that is, the civil official group of the imperial court, it will be even simpler."

"I can tell you for sure that our cooperative relationship with the civil government group will not last too long."

"There is only one reason why I am doing this today, and that is to temporarily hand over the Chinese officials of the DPRK so that we can accept all the military and horse power in Shanxi."

"When we really take over the military power in Shanxi, a group of civilian officials who can only move their mouths will not mean anything to us."

"And the reason why the official department Shangshu agreed to form an alliance with us because of my words, and promised to cooperate with us to take over the entire military power of Shanxi. One of the most important reasons is that the civil official group in the imperial court wants to use us to weaken the strength of Jinyiwei. ”

"Therefore, as long as these interests are in place, our Haw Par Army can continue to grow and develop easily among the major local forces in the DPRK and China, and will not be attacked by them..."

At this time, Zhou Shuyuan's face finally showed an expression of sudden realization.

However, Wei Zheng didn't give him much time to react, and he had already opened his mouth to order again.

"Strategist, don't worry, I know this matter in my heart....In two days, I will be ordered to enter Beijing to thank you. I plan to take this opportunity to enter Beijing to bring the first batch of refined salt to Lord Jinyi Wei Luo. In addition, we must turn the emperor into our backstage. So, you immediately find a way to find a few pieces of glass for me. ”

"The glass workshop can't produce it, so I pay a lot of money to buy it from the merchants, in a word, I must bring a few pieces of glass with me to the capital this time..."

Zhou Shuyuan assured loudly: "Please rest assured, general, give me a day, and I will prepare all the things you want..."

"The 10,000 quintals of refined salt that the refined salt workshop has hoarded, I will also have all of them loaded into trucks and transported to the capital at any time." (To be continued......)