In the handsome tent of Tianqiwei, Li Kuang, as the messenger of the proclamation, read out to Xu Rui the imperial order that the army should return to Beijing immediately.

Originally, the war had ended, and it was understandable that the emperor would summon Xu Rui back to Beijing, but the strange thing was that the holy decree did not mention a word about the merits of the generals, but used extremely harsh wording to ask Xu Rui to lead the troops back immediately, as if he was afraid that Xu Rui would lead the troops to make trouble if he came back slowly.

There was silence in the tent, anger and worry written on everyone's face.

Xu Rui sat on the top, holding the teacup with a smile, and gently blowing the tea stalk floating on the water, as if he hadn't heard the holy decree at all.

Li Kuang saw that everyone didn't look at him squarely, and he also knew that his messenger was a thankless character, and his expression was sneering, and it was difficult to speak.

After a long time, Xu Rui finally drank the tea in the teacup, glanced at everyone and said, "Why are you all downcast?" We're about to win the battle, aren't we all happy? ”

Hearing this, Cao Siyuan snorted coldly and said: "I heard that the Holy Shang suddenly fell seriously ill last month, and he was in a coma all day long and couldn't manage the government at all, but the Holy Decree arrived so soon, I don't know if the Holy Shang was still able to hold the pen when he was in a coma?" ”

Guo Shengbao took over the conversation and said: "In addition to the holy decree, there is also an official document from the Ministry of War and the Cabinet urging every three days, the wording is getting harsher and harsher every time, as if we are going to rebel." ”

Zhang Zuofeng sighed and said: "The capital has changed drastically, and the King of Liao is not at ease with our lonely force, which everyone can understand, but I am afraid that acting like this will chill the hearts of the soldiers." ”

Lin Shaodong sneered: "There is even more chilling, since last month, our supplies have been declining, and now the grain and grass have almost been cut in half, and there is no ammunition at all, if there is a wind and grass on the grassland, the army must be trapped here!" ”

Cao Siyuan said: "Also, I heard that when the holy decree came out, Tianqi Pass was closed to the city, as if facing a great enemy, and now the grassland has been leveled by the big handsome, who does he have to guard against in Tianqi Pass?" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately looked at Li Kuang, who was staying at Tianqi Pass.

The crowd was furious, Li Kuang opened his mouth, but it was really hard to say anything, so he had to look at Xu Rui helplessly.

Xu Rui didn't have any anger on his face, he groaned slightly, and asked lightly: "An Ge, can the follow-up grain and grass of Galaxy Group still be connected?" ”

An Ge got up and said: "Don't worry, although everyone worked hard in this grassland battle, they also made a lot of money, in addition to the dividends to shareholders and the funds of the foundation to pension soldiers, there is a balance of about more than two million taels."

I have invested this money in the raising of grain and grass, and even if there is no appropriation from the imperial court in the future, the army of the Apocalypse Guard can support on the grassland for at least half a year, or go back and forth between the grassland and Changxing City more than three times. ”

"Earned so much?"

Hearing the numbers in An Ge's mouth, everyone was shocked.

Except for Li Kuang, the rest of the generals are either minority shareholders of Galaxy Group or direct beneficiaries of the foundation, and Ange makes money because they make money.

In addition, the imperial court cut off the food of the Apocalypse Guard, so that the instability of the army's heart is the most difficult thing at present, and everyone breathed a long sigh of relief when they heard that there was no need to worry about the food and grass.

This is Xu Rui's early backhand, the army went out on an expedition, and the most taboo was that the rear was unstable, Xu Rui used the Galaxy Group to collect grain on the spot, on the one hand, to reduce war expenses.

On the other hand, it is also an attempt to use the power of business to balance political risks, so that in case the current situation arises, it can be mobilized much more easily.

Xu Rui nodded: "That's fine, as long as the army is not confused, the rest is not a problem, after all, we are soldiers of the imperial court, what the imperial court says, let's do it." ”

"Dashuai!"

Cao Siyuan got up and clenched his fists, gritting his teeth, as if he had something to say.

Xu Rui waved his hand with a smile and said, "General Cao, do you want this commander to resist the will?" ”

Cao Siyuan wanted to say: "What is this breaking the holy decree, what can you do if you resist?" ”

But right now, in front of Li Kuang and other brocade guards, and in public, Cao Siyuan also knows the measure, and the words are swallowed vigorously when they reach his mouth, and he only says: "The last general will not dare!" ”

Xu Rui nodded with satisfaction and said: "It's okay if you don't dare, everyone is scattered, now that the grassland has been calmed, leave five thousand people to General Manager Lin, and everyone else is ready to return to Beijing!" ”

When all the generals heard this, they all claimed that it was, but Zhang Zuofeng was stunned.

The holy decree said that all the Heavenly Apocalypse Guards had returned to Beijing, but Xu Rui left 5,000 men and horses for himself to appoint Lin Shaodong, the new political envoy of the Northwest, which was a naked protest.

But after thinking about it, the so-called generals are not subject to the orders of foreign monarchs, not to mention that the saint had decreed before, and all major military and political affairs in the northwest should be decided by Xu Rui, even if those civil officials want to make a fuss about this matter, Xu Rui still has room for maneuver.

Thinking of this, Zhang Zuofeng didn't say much, got up and hugged his fists, and then followed everyone out of the handsome tent, even he didn't realize that he had always been just like him, and he began to consider it from the perspective of the small family of Tianqiwei on the issue of principles that he attached the most importance to.

After the generals retreated, only Xu Rui and Li Kuang were left in the tent.

Xu Rui said: "I'm afraid you still have a secret purpose when you come this time, right?" ”

Li Kuang nodded: "Didn't you hand the secret fold to the saint a few months ago, saying that you found a huge amount of treasury in the Khan Court, and I came to wipe your ass." ”

Xu Rui rolled his eyes: "Such a fat difference is so unbearable by you, do you still have a conscience?" ”

Li Kuang sighed and said with a wry smile: "It was indeed a beauty difference before, but now that the saint is seriously ill, the princes are competing for the great treasure, and the future of the court is uncertain."

The amount of this batch of gold is so huge, at this juncture, it has reached the point where it can affect the ownership of the throne, almost everyone is staring at me, and threats are coming, and the beauty has not become a hot potato? ”

Xu Rui said: "I was about to tell you about this batch of gold. ”

Li Kuang was taken aback: "You also want to fight this batch of gold?" Then why did you present that secret fold to the Holy One in the first place? ”

Xu Rui shook his head and said: "Originally, I didn't want to fight those golden ideas, the construction of the city by the Khan Court and the establishment of factories in the northwest are all related to the development of the entire industry, if everything is funded and led by the imperial court, it is also possible to let the Holy Lord control the overall situation and avoid those unnecessary suspicions."

But at the moment, the Holy Lord is unable to govern, and the people who control the court have made it clear that they want to clamp down on my forces, and if they want the court to contribute, it is no longer possible for the Holy Lord to dominate.

And my plan in the northwest is related to the overall situation, it requires a lot of money, and I can't delay it for a moment, and the only way I can think of it is this batch of gold! ”

Li Kuang was silent for a moment when he heard this: "Even if you have gold, the Khan's Court is built, and the establishment of factories in the northwest requires a lot of materials, and if you use a large amount of gold to buy materials, it will inevitably cause prices to soar immediately, and this matter will soon be a gang!" ”

Xu Rui smiled: "Don't worry, if it were a few years ago, it would naturally be as you said, but now Galaxy Group has opened up trade routes from various countries, and a huge business empire has begun to take shape."

I will ask Galaxy Group to take a huge amount of money to various countries to disperse and purchase the materials it needs, and use the power of commerce and this massive amount of gold to make the resources of the whole world run around the northwest.

In this way, the impact can be minimized, and when those officials in the court find out the clues, it is already a matter of the Year of the Monkey and the month of the horse, and when the raw rice is cooked and cooked, even if they want to make a fuss about this matter, what can they do to me?

Now the only question is do you dare to risk killing your head to help me? ”

As he spoke, Xu Rui looked at Li Kuang with burning eyes.

Li Kuang gritted his teeth, as if he was at war with heaven and man in his heart, and now the court was in turmoil, Xu Rui's biggest backer, Emperor Hongwei, whose life and death were unknown, and the King of Liao, who had the opportunity to seize the throne, had already shown a gesture of distrust towards Xu Rui.

At this time, it is extremely risky to help Xu Rui do this kind of headless thing.

Xu Rui didn't mean to urge, just quietly waited for Li Kuang's decision.

After a long time, Li Kuang finally gritted his teeth and said: "That's it, now that the battle for the heir has begun, you should leave a way back for yourself under the uncertainty of the future, fortunately, the people who came with me this time are all henchmen, there should be no problem for a while, I did it!" ”

After speaking, Li Kuang stood up and said: "This matter needs to be kept absolutely confidential, presumably your time to use the money is also tight, without further ado, I will prepare now!" ”

Xu Rui was moved when he heard this, got up and hugged his fists and said, "Thank you!" ”

Li Kuang waved his hand, without the slightest politeness, turned around and lifted the curtain and walked out.

As soon as he walked with his front foot, Yuan Zixiong's back foot came out of the back tent.

Yuan Zixiong did not have the slightest displeasure on his face, but said to Xu Rui with excitement on his face: "Lord, what a good opportunity, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" ”

Xu Rui knew what he was thinking when he saw his appearance, frowned slightly, and asked quietly, "What is a good opportunity?" ”

Yuan Zixiong sneered and said in a deep voice: "Of course, it is a good opportunity for us to support our troops and be the king of the northwest by taking advantage of the infighting in the imperial court and taking care of ourselves!" ”