Wei Zhongxian and Xue Lian both picked up their wine cups, and the two of them toasted first. Putting down the wine cup, Wei Zhongxian first said to Xue Lian: "This time Xue Hou's disaster relief must be done properly." The miscellaneous family will also greet these little rabbit cubs from the factory guard, and ask them to fully cooperate with Xue Hou you. Even if Xue Hou gave them some common practices, it would be fine. Wei Zhongxian has made up his mind, and the importance of disaster relief has not been reflected until now.

Xue Lian nodded with satisfaction. got Wei Zhongxian's promise to let the factory guard cooperate, and Xue Lian was also very happy.

Wei Zhongxian then asked, "Xue Hou seems to have mentioned it, and the disaster relief plan was proposed by your new son-in-law?" ”

Xue Lian said with a smile: "Shi Gong did have an idea, and Ben Hou and Mr. Zhang thought about it carefully. ”

Wei Zhongxian also praised: "This kid is good." Is he good for Fei'er? ”

"It's okay. It's that Fei'er seems to be a little dead set on that kid. Alas! Xue Lian sighed deeply.

Wei Zhongxian also laughed out loud and said, "Xue Hou, don't sigh, marry your husband." As long as the kid is good to Fei'er. However, today is the first day that Xue Hou's son-in-law takes office, he can come up with such an idea, and he can be regarded as a person who can do things, Xue Hou, you are blessed. ”

"Where. Where. Xue Lian hurriedly smiled and said modestly, "Ben Hou also inquired about it today, that kid still has some rules and regulations, that is, he personally fought with one of his hundred households." ”

"Oh? Is there something wrong? Wei Zhongxian hurriedly asked.

"Not really. Mainly the kid hit it. I guess I don't dare to do anything with his boss. However, that kid has fought twice in the past half a month before and after marriage, and he did it all by himself, which is really worry-free. In a powerful family like us, it doesn't matter how many people you beat, but if you do it yourself, it would be too embarrassing. Xue Lian said.

"That's just as well. Miscellaneous remembered. The one before marriage was beaten by the three boys of Li Hou's family. Li Chengzuo also told the miscellaneous family that he had grounded his three boys for a month. Xue Hou, don't take it to heart anymore. The two of you should also cooperate sincerely and take care of the affairs of the Beijing camp to the miscellaneous family. Wei Zhongxian said.

"Ben Hou and Li Hou are only political differences. Gong Wei, don't worry, you will never be able to make a mistake. ”

"That's good. However, Xue Hou, your son-in-law is a little reckless, Xue Hou, you have to arrange for someone to come to his side to watch closely. ”

"Ben Hou has also arranged it. Another thing, today, that kid proposed to Ben Hou that he wanted to remove the acting director from his title, and he also wanted to promote one of his subordinates to become the deputy commander. However, Ben Hou did not rush to agree to him. Ben Hou thought, wait until the disaster relief has an eyebrow. In addition, Commander Li, who had a broken leg, also has some relatives with the British duke, and Ben Hou's wife is also the sister of the British duke, so Ben Hou is not easy to explain in face. Xue Lian said.

"That's a serious matter." Wei Zhongxian frowned and said, "We have to hurry up on the disaster relief. You two will work harder. Fathers and sons are soldiers. A few days later, the miscellaneous family ordered that the official position of your son-in-law be regularized. The deputy commander he wants to promote is no problem, and the regular practice will not be paid. Xue Hou, your son-in-law must have a few envoys. As for the lame Li Lu, he couldn't be an official in the first place. In this way, the miscellaneous family gave him a garrison (the official position of military attache in the Ming Dynasty) and found him a richer place, which can be regarded as giving face to the British duke. For the victory of this political struggle, Wei Zhongxian is willing to spend a lot of money at all costs.

In Wei Zhongxian's understatement, Wu Shigong became the chief commander of the Nancheng Soldiers and Horses Command Division, and was able to promote a deputy commander. And Li Lu inexplicably lost the official position he had worked so hard to keep.

"Then thank you Duke Wei." Xue Lian hurriedly thanked him.

Wei Zhongxian waved his hand and said with a smile: "Our brothers are polite to something." It seems that Xue Hou, your son-in-law is also a good martial artist. This time, the Wa Kingdom paid tribute to more than a dozen Wa knives, Xue Hou, you take two for your son-in-law to play with. Xue Hou, don't say it, there is nothing else in the Wa Kingdom, but the Wa Dao is not bad. Then, Wei Zhongxian instructed the little eunuch who served beside him to take two Japanese knives to Xue Lian's chariot, so that Xue Lian could take them with him when he returned.

Suddenly, Wei Zhongxian seemed to remember something, asked Xue Lian to wait in his seat, opened the locked cabinet with the key, took out a small porcelain bottle from it, handed it to Xue Lian, and said: "This is the medicine that the Tai Hospital dispensed to the emperor this time, which will help you give birth, and the miscellaneous family left a bottle for Xue Hou." ”

Xue Lian took the small porcelain vase and said with a bitter face, "Thank you Duke Wei." Over the years, Wei Gong has also tried his best to find a lot of panacea for Ben Hou, and Ben Hou has also visited famous doctors, but they all said that Ben Hou had injured his kidneys, and he was doomed to death in this life. ”

Wei Zhongxian hurriedly comforted Xue Lian and said, "A little bit of this medicine is effective?" The miscellaneous family remembers that it was still that time when King Xin (later Emperor Chongzhen) made trouble at Zheng Niangniang, Xue Hou, the black pot on your back was beaten and injured your kidneys. The hands of those little eunuchs were too dark. ”

Xue Lian nodded and said, "That's it." Alas! After finishing speaking, Xue Lian let out a long sigh.

The two of them raised their wine cups and toasted again, and both ate a few chopsticks dishes. After that, both of them were silent, remembering their suffering in the emperor's eldest son's mansion at that time, and they were all mixed with tastes.

More than ten years ago, the eldest son of the emperor took his children to the palace to greet Emperor Wanli. At that time, King Xin was only five or six years old, and accidentally broke one of Concubine Zheng's favorite vases. In fact, no one knows whether this vase is Zheng Guifei's favorite or not, mainly because Zheng Guifei wants to disgust the eldest son of the emperor by teaching King Xin a lesson. Xue Lian, who was accompanying him at the time, took the initiative to carry the black pot and said that he broke it. Annoyed and angry, Concubine Zheng ordered Xue Lian's board to be beaten. Under the hint of Concubine Zheng, the little eunuch beside her was ruthless, breaking Xue Lian's waist and making Xue Lian infertile from then on. This is also the main reason why Xue Lian, although he was in the prime of life, did not accept concubines, and recruited Wu Shigong as a son-in-law.

Seeing that the atmosphere in the study was a little dull, Wei Zhongxian diverted the topic and asked Xue Lian: "Xue Hou came today, the miscellaneous family happened to have a question about military strategy, please Xue Hou for details." Then why did the Jiannu in Liaodong become more and more jubilant? Wei Zhongxian let out a long sigh and continued, "Alas! At that time, Grandpa Wanli cut Ning Yuanbo's (Li Chengliang)'s old foundation too much. But Ning Yuanbo was a hero, and gave birth to a son who had no brains (referring to Li Chengliang's eldest son Li Rusong), and smashed Ning Yuanbo's Zuihou belongings by throwing himself into the net. Now Yuan Chonghuan, who guards Liaodong, although he is also considerate to the miscellaneous family (in history, Yuan Chonghuan is one of the first few local officials to give Wei Zhongxian a shrine), but the miscellaneous family also looks at him as a person with great ambition and talent. Xue Hou, you give the miscellaneous family an idea. ”

Ning Yuanbo, Li Chengliang, Zhao Benshan's fellow countryman. A famous general in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, he was as famous as Qi Jiguang at that time, and the founder of the Guanning Iron Cavalry. Hachi's godfather. Li Chengliang has the most elite 8,000 iron cavalry under his command, and his combat effectiveness is very strong. In the first expedition to recover Korea, one of the three major expeditions of Wanli, Li Chengliang's eldest son Li Rusong personally led such 3,000 iron cavalry as the vanguard. At that time, almost all of the Japanese troops sent by Toyotomi Hideyoshi were veterans who had experienced the baptism of war in Japan's Warring States period, and their forward 36,000 men set up an ambush at Bihokan under the leadership of Yukinaga Konishi, a famous Japanese Warring States general. After Li Rusong entered the encirclement, although he was slightly inferior on the scene, the two sides were still evenly matched. After the reinforcements of the Ming army came up, the Japanese army was defeated. It can be seen from this that the combat effectiveness of these Liaodong iron cavalry.

These iron horsemen are all trained as officers like Xue Lian's personal guards, so with these 8,000 iron horsemen as the foundation, Li Chengliang can pull up an army of 100,000 at any time. The Wanli Emperor was worried that Li Chengliang would support his own troops, so he passed the Wanli Three Great Marches, effectively weakening this military group. In addition, Li Rusong led 3,000 iron cavalry and rushed into the encirclement of the Mongol army (presumably, Li Rusong liked to rush into the enemy's encirclement), resulting in the annihilation of the whole army. Li Chengliang's Liaodong Iron Cavalry was exhausted in this way.

Without the threat of these Liaodong iron horses, Hachi dared to rebel. Some of the remnants of these iron horses, as seeds, fell into the hands of Wu Sangui and formed into the Guanning Iron Horses.

Xue Lian hesitated for a moment and said to Wei Zhongxian: "Duke Wei actually understands in his heart that letting Mr. Sun (Sun Chengzong, the teacher of the Emperor of the Apocalypse) go, you can keep the situation in Liaodong stable. ”

Wei Zhongxian sighed: "The miscellaneous family also understands in their hearts that Mr. Sun has nothing to say about literary talent and martial arts, even his character is first-class. But he is from the Donglin Party, and the miscellaneous family is afraid that after he takes charge of the army, he will come to the side of the Qingjun and take the life of the miscellaneous family! ”

Xue Lian persuaded: "Mr. Sun still misses the old love very much. During the Chinese New Year, Mr. Sun also entrusted his fifth son, who came to the capital to do business, to pay tribute to Benhou. ”

Wei Zhongxian said: "The miscellaneous family also knows that Mr. Sun is nostalgic, so for fear that the emperor will be unhappy, they just drove him back to his hometown last year to retire. Besides, even if Mr. Sun is in charge of the army, he himself misses the old feelings, but his disciple is a protégé or something, and his mind is hot, don't say that Qingjun is on the side, even if the yellow robe is added, it may not be impossible to do it. ”

Seeing that Wei Zhongxian was already iron-hearted, Xue Lian no longer persuaded him. Xue Lian continued: "Then there is another way. ”

Wei Zhongxian asked with great interest, "What method?" ”