Temple of Manna.

Qin Huaidao was inexplicably angry in the face of the inquiry, Wang Tongbiao ran away and may come back at any time, this is a knife hanging over his head, it must be removed, Zhengse said: "Xingshi asks for guilt and forces him to rebel." ”

"Forced to rebel?" The corners of Li Jing's eyes twitched, this guy really dared to say, and hurriedly reminded: "This is impossible, there is no direct evidence that the Wang family cannot rebel, at most make some compensation, and then unite with other families to put pressure on the imperial court, once they join forces to strike the court, the consequences will be very serious." ”

Of course, Qin Huaidao understood this, and explained: "Lord Li, forcing rebellion is not the goal, the imperial court issued an order to apply for punishment, force him to hand over people, just make a show, the real purpose is to release a signal, a signal that the imperial court is dissatisfied with the Wang family and is not ready to reuse it." ”

"Release a signal to the Khitans?" Li Jing reacted thoughtfully.

"That's right, the reason why the murderer cooperated with the Wang family is just to fancy the energy of the Wang family, once he learns that the Wang family is targeted by the imperial court, he will be nervous and confused, and the other tribes will wait and see, if the imperial court orders the Khitan tribe Khan, and proposes who exterminates the murderer, the court will support who to run for the next khan, the Khitan will inevitably fight each other, and there will be chaos without the imperial court to make a move, and when the spring flowers bloom in the coming year, send an elite division to suppress and appease the parallel, and the Khitan will be able to be included in the imperial court."

Everyone's eyes lit up and they became excited.

As soon as Xu Shiji heard that there was an opportunity to take revenge, he immediately said: "The saint, the minister seconded the proposal, and at that time, please don't forget the old minister, although the old minister is old, he can still carry the sword." ”

Li Er also thinks it is feasible, there are only two holy decrees, one to suppress the Wang family, and the other to disrupt the Khitan, without any other losses, but it can lay the foundation for the recovery of the Khitan, why not? Nodding at Qin Huaidao with satisfaction, he immediately looked at Li Jing, Li Er has always attached importance to Li Jing's meaning in military matters.

Li Jing pondered cautiously for a moment, and then said: "Shengshang, the minister also seconded the proposal, no matter whether there is a war or not in the coming year, two holy decrees can be issued, one is to suppress the Wang family, and it can be regarded as an indication of the attitude of the imperial court, doing nothing will instead fuel the ambitions of some people, and the other is to disrupt the internal balance of the Khitan and weaken its strength, there are advantages and disadvantages. ”

"Hahaha, the pharmacist's ambition has not diminished back then, but it's a pity that this health is not good, the matter of leading the troops to the expedition will be discussed again in the next year, Qin Huaidao has made meritorious suggestions, I am very relieved, reward a hundred horses of cloth, gold ten, retreat."

"Your Ministers obey!"

Everyone said in unison and slowly withdrew.

Walking out of the main hall, Cheng Chumo stopped Qin Huaidao's shoulder, and gave a thumbs up with the other hand and said excitedly: "Brother, it's amazing, I was too scared to speak just now." ”

"Me too, the Holy One is as majestic as the sky, you can still talk eloquently, amazing." Yu Chi Baolin also said.

Qin Huaidao looked at everyone and scolded angrily: "It's embarrassing to say that everyone usually has eyes higher than the sky, except for the saint, he thinks he is third, and he doesn't accept anyone to recognize the second, but he was actually attacked by someone." ”

"It's careless, seeing that the victory is in hand, Wang Tongbiao's bastard is only a few hundred remnants around him, and he can be destroyed in an instant, but I didn't expect that there are really people who are not afraid of death." Cheng Chumo explained awkwardly.

Seeing Xu Shiji come out, Qin Huaidao didn't say anything more, and saluted: "I've seen General Xu." ”

"The old man lost his face this time, he originally thought that he could make a comeback and correct the name of the Baiqi Division, but he didn't expect it...... Hey, let's not talk about it. Xu Shiji looked aggrieved.

Qin Huaidao said with a smile: "There are unforeseen circumstances, the enemy is unexpected, in the face of 20,000 prepared cavalry encirclement, General Xu can fight his way out of the encirclement, and it is already a miracle to survive half of it, but I am afraid that he will be dead." ”

Cheng Chumo and the others only rolled their eyes when they heard this, who was scolding just now?

Xu Shiji didn't hear what Qin Huaidao said just now, he sighed in his heart, and said: "If you lose, you lose, there is nothing to say, just pity those soldiers, nearly half of them can come back alive, and they can't continue to stay in the Baiqi Division, and the old man has no face to face everyone." ”

"The injured want to retire?" Qin Huaidao asked.

"What if I don't return? They're all good guys, blame me. Xu Shiji's eyes turned red as he spoke.

Li Jing comforted: "If the crockpot is not broken from the well, the general will inevitably die in battle, look at it, the court will not treat these soldiers badly, the bereavement will be enough, and those who are not seriously injured will also be arranged for positions, so that there will be no way to live." ”

Qin Huaidao became interested when he heard this, and asked, "Shibo, according to the practice of the imperial court, how will it be dealt with in general?" ”

"Generally, when I go back to my hometown, I will arrange a simple position for minor injuries, such as a servant, a fast catcher, a post station, etc., and if it is a little heavier, I will give enough compensation, and I can worry about it in the second half of my life, but I am afraid that this blood will not be able to play a role." Li Jing explained.

All of the people who can be selected to enter the Hundred Cavalry Division have good combat effectiveness and rich experience, if they really go back, there will be no useless place for their skills, Qin Huaidao can't help but think of those comrades-in-arms back then, after going back, they were unknown and miserable all their lives, and many of them suffered from post-war trauma syndrome and died of depression, or even committed suicide.

With a move in his heart, Qin Huaidao couldn't help but ask: "General Xu, Qinjiazhuang needs guards, and it is okay if you don't have hands or feet, I don't know if you can hire them?" ”

"What did you hire to do when you hurt your hands and feet?" Xu Shiji asked rhetorically.

"People are injured, but the experience is still there, and some work doesn't have to be done with both hands, it can be done with one hand, I always use it, I don't know if the court can allow it?"

"As long as the soldiers themselves are willing, the court will not ask more." Xu Shiji said, breathing a little short: "You tell the old man the truth, do you really need it?" Not me? How much? ”

"Naturally, the more the merrier, but how much is this salary generally given?" Qin Huaidao asked rhetorically.

Xu Shiji saw that Qin Huaidao didn't want to joke, he was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Work is different from being a soldier, and there are injuries, compared to a healthy person, give a few dozen yuan, even if it is a little lower than the market, the brothers are satisfied, the old man remembers you as a great man." ”

Qin Huaidao was worried about the lack of manpower, and he was a retired soldier, with strong discipline and ability to bear hardships and stand hard work, so he agreed: "Then General Lao Xu will tell everyone, if you are willing to come, you will come, eat and live all, Qinjiazhuang is different from other places, you can do more and earn more, such as those who make bricks, there are twenty wen in half a day." ”

"So much, isn't it more than a tael of silver a month?" Xu Shiji asked in surprise.

"By the way, there is a more lucrative job that depends on whether you can do it or not." Qin Huaidao had an idea, and said: "After the soldiers retire, they must have a pension, which can be used to buy mules, carriages, invest ten taels of silver, go to Tongguan County to pull coal, a large cart of fifty wen, take care of food, one round trip a day, net income of fifty wen, this job for at least one year, how much can you earn?" ”

Xu Shiji was not calm when he heard it, and said: "Fifty a day, a month is 1,500 Wen, how much does a year add up?" "I can't count it for a while.

"Eighteen taels." Qin Huaidao smiled.

Everyone looked at Qin Huaidao, their eyes full of shock.

"How did you calculate so fast?" Li Jing asked in shock.

Xu Shiji also asked: "Yes, how did you calculate?" It's really so much, don't you fool me? ”

Qin Huaidao smiled and said nothing, this difficulty will be in elementary school.