The forest situation retreated, Fan Ning paced back and forth in the big tent with his hands, and the situation was much more serious than he imagined, Hu Cao officials drew one percent, then they all commanded the envoy to draw at least three percent, and the commander made two percent, and there was an income of hundreds of yuan every month, and it was more than 10,000 yuan in ten years, how could they spit it out?

Even if he refuses to spit it out, he is afraid that they will not accept the loss of hundreds of dollars per month, and they will definitely have to resist this change, and he must be ready to deal with it.

After a short time, Lin Guo handed over a list of empty soldiers, a total of two hundred and three people, distributed among six battalions, of which the third battalion was the hardest-hit area, and there were as many as 80 people.

Fan Ning drew a circle on the name of Zhou Qing, the commander of the third battalion, their battalion has 400 yuan of empty money every month, and he eats 30%, that is, 120 yuan, this person has been the commander for eight years, and he has taken 11,000 yuan of empty money in these eight years alone.

This person is worth paying attention to!

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From the beginning of the implementation of the law change in the barracks of the military station, the military camp of the Tianfu Xiang Army was in a state of silence, from the generals to the soldiers, everyone was uneasy, and it had been announced before that after cleaning up the overage soldiers, the next step was to consolidate the number of soldiers, that is, to clear out the empty soldiers.

In the big tent of the commander of the third battalion, Zhou Qing and another commander were sitting at the small table drinking, Zhou Qing's eyes were red from drinking, he put the wine cup on the table, and said hatefully: "If we hadn't taken down Jiang Chenghua at the beginning, with that guy's violent and reckless character, I would definitely have to draw a knife and kill people, I regret it now!" If Jiang Chenghua hadn't been stopped at that time, Fan Ning, the bastard, would have to return to the West, where would there be such a change today? ”

Another commander is named Wang Qu, the commander of the second battalion, and he and Zhou Qing are fellow villagers, and the relationship between the two is very good.

Wang did also respond: "Cutting off people's money is like killing parents, my second battalion is a little better, you will lose hundreds of dollars every month!" ”

"Far more than that!"

Zhou Qing gritted his teeth and said: "I heard that I still have to clean up the soldiers and soldiers, and I have five hundred soldiers under my command, even if it is three hundred!" Each person pays me 500 yuan per month for tea, which is another 150 yuan, and I lose 250 yuan every month, how can this account be calculated? ”

"That's it! In a peaceful and prosperous world, I don't fight, I rise step by step, I don't rely on spending money to do anything, in fact, I don't care, I don't have much extra money, and I don't have any burden, if I don't have it, I won't have it, brother, you're different! Without this money, how can your five-room concubines feed them? ”

Wang Qu's last sentence stabbed into Zhou Qing's heart like a knife, he handed over more than 20 yuan every month to the lady in his hometown as it was, let her raise her children and support her parents, but he didn't give his wife a penny of 250 yuan per month, divided it into five parts, rented five small courtyards in the city, raised five concubines, and over the years he took turns to go to the five-room concubine's house every night to spend the night, and his life was extremely comfortable.

Now that he is going to change the law, his two hundred and fifty yuan may not be there anymore, so what will he use to raise a concubine? Two of the concubines also bore him sons.

Thinking of this, Zhou Qing was so depressed that he was about to go crazy.

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In the evening, the commander made the king leave the camp and enter the city under the pretext that the child was sick.

His family is indeed in Songcheng County, and his two sons are seven or eight years old, but when he entered the city, he did not go home, but came to a big mansion.

This is the official residence of Li Hun, the deputy envoy of Jingdong Road, Li Hun personally welcomed him into the mansion, and the two came directly to the East Courtyard.

Li Hun said at the door of a big house: "Mr. Yang, General Wang is here. ”

"Let him in!"

Li Hun took Wang Qu into the door, the room was brightly lit, and he saw a scribe in his forties standing in front of the window with his hands in his hands, looking at Wang Qu with a smile, "General Wang must have brought good news." ”

In order to resist this mutiny, Zhang Yaozuo not only let Yang Kai personally sit in Yingtianfu, but also used all his resources on Jingdong Road.

Li Hun has always been Zhang Yaozuo's person, and many people in Ying Tianfu know it, but he has little power and influence, so he was not targeted by Fan Ning.

And Wang did hide it deeply, he was also the former pacification envoy Zhao Qian recommended to Zhang Yaozuo, promoted through the Privy Council, Zhao Qian had an accident, Wang did escape the liquidation because he was not directly promoted by Zhao Qian, he was actually Zhang Yaozuo's cronies who were ready to be placed in Xuzhou as the commander of the capital.

Wang did bow and saluted: "As Mr. expected, the army's change of law has touched on the problem of eating empty money, which has caused widespread dissatisfaction among the generals in the army, but most of them dare not speak out. ”

"And who I want you to find?"

Yang Kai smiled again and asked, "Could it be that there is really no one I want to see among the bunch of generals in Ying Tianfu?" ”

"Yes! has appeared, this person is the commander of the third battalion Zhou Qing, he has extremely high martial arts, very suitable for the task, today he drank with him, it can be seen that he is eager to kill Fanning. ”

"He has a lot to lose?"

"It's not just that the loss is big, but he has five concubines in the city and two illegitimate children, and once Fanning changes the law will cut off his financial resources, he will not be able to face the impending tragedy."

Yang Kai smiled faintly, "This is very interesting, does this Zhou Qing dare to kill someone?" ”

Wang Qu nodded, "We commanders, who don't have a few lives in their hands, as long as Fan Ning really forces him to a dead end, he will definitely kill Fan Ning!" ”

Yang Kai shook his head, "The direction of your hatred is not right, although I also hate Fan Ning to the bone, and Taishi Zhang is even more eager to eat his flesh and sleep on his skin, but the person we want to kill this time is really not him." ”

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The sky was dark, a cavalry composed of more than 20 people rushed along the southwest official road, the head of the knight was to appease Fan Ning, he got the news last night, hundreds of overage veterans in the Xuzhou military camp were dissatisfied with the retreat plan, surrounded the big tent of the five retired officials, and Zhao Zhongzhen also happened to be patrolling Xuzhou at this time, the situation was very critical.

After more than 20 years of running all night, the people and horses were relieved, and the speed gradually could not go up, although Fanning's war horse was still in good spirits and could run more than 100 miles, but he cherished the war horse, and then slowed down the horse.

At this time, Fanning saw a big tea shed on the road, and several guys were soliciting guests on the roadside, so Fanning said, "Go rest for a while and eat something!" ”

Everyone turned over and dismounted, led the horse to the tea shed, the tea shed shopkeeper had already seen them, and was happy, and worried, happy that there was a big business, and worried that the other party was actually a soldier, would he not pay the money?

But the shopkeeper still greeted him warmly, "Ladies and gentlemen, please come to the shop to rest and sharpen!" ”

At this time, the shopkeeper saw Fan Ning dressed as a civil official at a glance, and his heart was suddenly happy, and he hurriedly apologized: "Welcome to the small shop!" ”

"Okay, if you have anything to eat and drink, just bring it up, your silver is indispensable!"

Hearing that the other party was paying in silver, the shopkeeper was even more pleased, and hurriedly ordered the men not to recruit guests, but to come and serve these military guests quickly.

The soldiers tied their horses to the horses, a man came to feed them, and the soldiers soon filled seven or eight tables.

The men brought all kinds of food and tea to the table like a stream of water, and the soldiers were really hungry after a night of running, and they ate like a whirlwind of clouds.

Fanning took a few sips of hot tea and asked the shopkeeper, "How far is it from Pengcheng County?" ”

"If you go back to the big officials, this is Xiao County, the front is the county seat of Xiao County, and after the county seat, you will walk about seventy miles to Pengcheng County, this section of the road is in good condition, it is estimated that you can arrive at noon."

Fan Ning nodded, and asked again: "Does the shopkeeper know that the Xuzhou military camp is in the city?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled: "There are two military camps in Xuzhou, one is the forbidden army barracks, in the west of the city, and the other is the box army barracks, which are in the north of the city, not in the city, but not far from the city." ”

"Thank you!"

After everyone had eaten and drunk, Fan Ning dropped five taels of silver, and then took his men on horses and ran along the official road in the direction of Pengcheng County.

Xuzhou is a place where soldiers must fight since ancient times, the strategic position is very important, it is also the second largest garrison of Jingdong Road after Yingtianfu, there are 10,000 forbidden troops and 3,000 Xiang army, and there are 1,000 local village soldiers.

At noon, Fan Ning and his entourage arrived in Pengcheng County, and he did not go directly to the camp of the Xiang Army, but came to the camp of the forbidden army first.

The forbidden army camp is located in the west of the city ten miles, close to the official road, the military camp covers an area of more than 3,000 acres, the garrison is 10,000 people, the garrison will be called Tang Shun, and the main general of the forbidden army of Tianfu Linghu Jin is the same, is a four-grade general.

The pigeon letter that Fan Ning received yesterday was sent by Zhao Zhongzhen from the forbidden army camp, so Fan Ning rushed to the forbidden army camp to see Zhao Zhongzhen first.

Zhao Zhongzhen's safety was closely guarded by the guards, and he couldn't help himself in terms of safety, and after a riot of soldiers broke out in the camp of the Xiangjun army yesterday afternoon, his guards immediately transferred him to the camp of the forbidden army, and urgently notified Fan Ning to deal with the matter.

Fan Ning was appointed as the pacification envoy of Jingdong Road, and the Xiangjun was under his direct jurisdiction, and if there was an accident in the military camp under his jurisdiction, of course, Fan Ning had to come to deal with it, so it can be said that anyone other than Fan Ning to deal with this matter is ultra vires.

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