In the British Mansion, Song Nan and the little county lord brought their eldest son Song Xiang back to the province.

This is the first time Song Nan has officially brought his wife and children to visit the door; I brought a car of gifts, everything I needed for food and clothing, all of which were high-end goods in the capital. What Ziyunfang's high-end dim sum, Zhang Ji's high-end Suzhou Yunjin, Chen Sanniang's secret pollen rouge box, etc., Song Nan also specially brought Zhang Lun a pair of silver saddles of yak skin bought from the northwest.

The Liu family and the maidservants looked at the gifts brought by them in the same way, and from time to time let out a sound of surprise, although the Liu family blamed the little county lord for spending money indiscriminately, the joy in his heart and face was difficult to hide, although the food and clothing in the Guogong Mansion was also top-notch, but the gifts brought by the small county lord and the provincial relatives were even different, that was a heart. The more expensive it is, the more you care about your brother and sister-in-law.

Zhang Lun and Song Nan stood on the steps and watched the busy scene in the courtyard, Zhang Lun smacked his lips and said, "Are you here to please me?" Why do you bring these things? I haven't seen you so generous on weekdays. ”

Song Nan smiled and said, "Uncle, it's good that you understand it in your heart, why bother to say it?" I went too far in some places in the big competition, and I hurt dozens of your brothers, and I really don't want to go. ”

Zhang Lun took a sip and said: "Don't be pretentious, you can send the silver you said to them for medical treatment as soon as possible, but I promised them that each family that is disabled and can no longer serve in the army will be given three hundred taels of silver." And the medical expenses for treatment are not small, and you have to pay for them. ”

Song Nan waved his hand and said: "It's easy to say, as long as your eldest brother is not angry, it's easy to say anything; Today I came to apologize, you can scold and say whatever you want, I don't say a word. ”

Zhang Lun glanced at Song Nan, sighed and said, "Actually, you are nothing; You and I both want to be the first, from the perspective of respecting each other, whoever keeps his hand is looking down on the other party, you are actually doing the right thing, but it is just emotionally difficult to accept. Let's come into the house and talk, come to people, watch the tea and watch the seats. ”

The two entered the flower hall, and the servant stepped back after serving tea and snacks, and Zhang Lun asked, "You did all the things that were rumored outside." ”

Song Nan was stunned for a moment, and then smiled and said, "Uncle who knows me, how did you guess it?" ”

Zhang Lun sneered: "Don't think that you are the only smartest in the world, such a major event in the court, who would dare to spread rumors?" Your Jinyi guard didn't go out to catch the people who spread the rumors, and the biggest possibility was the rumors you spread yourself. ”

Song Nan stroked his palms and said: "Shibei should be impressed for three days, my eldest brother's IQ is soaring now, and I can't reach it." ”

Zhang Lun chirped: "Mo Oil's tongue, not only can I guess it, but anyone with a little brain can guess some clues; In the regimental camp, the marquis made a mess. ”

Song Nan stretched out his hand and twisted a piece of osmanthus cake into his mouth, nodded and praised: "This is this year's fresh osmanthus bar, the fragrance is tight, go back and wrap two packs for Cheng'er to take back, my mother loves to eat it very much." ”

Zhang Lun said: "Don't divert the topic, tell me, what do you want?" I know that you must have a purpose in winning the championship in this big competition, can you tell me what you think in your heart, of course, if you feel inconvenient, I will not force it. ”

Song Nan smiled: "What's inconvenient for me, what if they guess that I let it go?" I'm going to be scared of them? The combat strength of the regimental battalion is indeed worrisome, this is an unavoidable fact, and the fact that our Shenshu battalion can win the championship in one fell swoop is proof. The regimental camp is so decadent, shouldn't something be changed? These hundreds of thousands of people are the elite of my Ming Dynasty. The elite can't beat the Shenshu battalion that I have built for more than two years, and even the border army of the guard station is not an opponent, is this in the past? ”

Zhang Lun sighed: "I'm really ashamed, I'm not unfilial, but this matter is a drawback from my grandfather's hands, my grandfather focused on maintaining it, and failed to make up his mind to make the regimental camp a real elite, which is a big mistake of grandpa." ”

Song Nan said: "You can't blame the old man, the old man's concept when he was alive was to ensure the interests and glory of the Xun family, and his starting point was to maintain the situation, keep the interests of the regimental and battalion marquis consistent, and hold them together; From his point of view, issues such as combat strength training are secondary, and he has not made mistakes, but the focus is different. ”

Zhang Lun said: "Do you want the emperor to really transfer foreign troops into Beijing to form a new Beijing battalion to replace the regimental battalion?" ”

Song Nan shook his head and said, "How is it possible?" It's just talk. ”

Zhang Lun said: "Fortunately, you are still sober, if you plan to do this, then you will definitely not succeed, and the emperor will not agree, you will become a public enemy of the Emperor." ”

Song Nan smiled: "It's not so strict, but I won't do it; Since I won the championship in the big competition, the status of my god camp is not the same, and I have the right to speak in this matter; My ultimate goal is nothing more than to help you regain your position as Governor of the Regimental Battalion. I promised you that I once asked you to give up this position, and I would also help you get it back in a beautiful way Xu Guangzuo stayed for a long time. ”

Zhang Lun smiled: "It turns out that you are for me." ”

Song Nan waved his hand and said: "Okay, it's for us, I have no interest in this regimental governor, only you can sit in this position again, the Hou masters can still accept you, if it is me, I am afraid that it will be unhappy." ”

Zhang Lun nodded slightly, knowing that what Song Nan said was the truth, he still had prestige in the regimental camp, although those marquis were unruly, but after all, they were inextricably linked with each other, which Song Nan could not compare.

"The emperor is also very dissatisfied with the combat strength of the regiment and battalion, and this time there will inevitably be big hands; The emperor asked me how to solve the matter of the regimental camp, and I told him that those who are capable will be superior and mediocre, and learn from and promote the training method of my Shenshu camp, which will definitely take on a new look. The emperor has decided to promote Jiang Bin and Xu Tai to the marquis, and grant the two of them the post of commander of the regimental battalion. Think about it, in the future, our people will occupy nearly half of the country in the regimental camp, and it is no longer Xu Guangzuo who has the final say in the regimental camp. ”

Zhang Lun nodded and said: "Very good, it's a good thing for both public and private, I won't say much, how do you want me to cooperate?" It seems that there is still something to be done about this. ”

Song Nan said with a smile: "Uncle brother is really a lot more shrewd now, the beauty of this matter is not only that we can have two commanders in the camp, two in, two out, who will be kicked out, this is a question." The emperor will ask for my opinion, so the opportunity has come, the princes must want to stay and keep their position, then their only chance is ......"

Zhang Lun interrupted in a low voice: "I understand, take the opportunity to win them over and divide them, pull them away from Xu Guangzuo's side, and kick him out if he doesn't want to defect, if he can win over a few more, Xu Guangzuo will become the governor of Guangzuo." ”

Song Nan chuckled and said: "Yes, this opportunity is rare, I estimate that if they want to come to find out, the first one will come to you, you and I are relatives, they know that you and I are the closest, and they will definitely know my thoughts from your mouth; Uncle, your chance to buy people's hearts has come. ”

Zhang Lun clenched his fists and nodded: "Yes, I know how to do it, just leave it to me." ”

The two looked at each other and laughed heartily.

"What's so happy? Let's be happy and happy when we say it. The little lord appeared at the door of the hall.

"What can they do with men? Isn't it calculating all day long? Let's go, let's go to the back house, the housekeeper, and tell the kitchen to come back today and cook a few more good dishes. Liu Shi also appeared at the entrance of the hall with Song Xiang in his arms.

Song Xiang's chubby little hand waved a wooden sword, and his mouth was still in a gesture; Zhang Lun smiled: "This kid is weird, he doesn't stop urinating like this, he is a martial artist." ”

Song Nan smiled: "Isn't it? It is said that the nephew is like an uncle, isn't it that your uncle is a martial artist? If you are a scholar, my son will be able to study and become an official in the future, maybe a seedling of the first assistant of the cabinet. ”

Zhang Lun pouted and said, "Be the first assistant?" And then being bullied by someone like you? ”

Song Nan was speechless, Zhang Lun laughed, reached out to pick up Song Xiang, put it around his neck and went to the back house.

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The regimental camp really became a pot of porridge, no one thought that this big contest turned out to be a means of measuring whether qualified or unqualified, the previous review and confrontation were all for example, winning or losing is not a big deal, suddenly rose to the height of the post to stay, how can it not be surprising.

The news that the emperor wants to dismiss the two marquis in the regiment camp has also been confirmed, although Xu Guangzuo did not admit it, but his acquiescence is the best answer, originally they all thought that the biggest possibility was Gao Hu and Jiao Zhengtai, but Jiao Zhengtai stinky in front of them declared that he had peace of mind, because this time the emperor wanted to consult Song Houye, and Song Hou Ye would never let him go.

This time the pot exploded, and the Hou Ye was indignant for a while, and they calmed down and thought about their position.

It turned out that it was not Xu Guangzuo who made the decision, but Song Nan, although this is a bit ridiculous, but this is the case. In the face of interests, any alliance is loose, and it would be fine if Xu Guangzuo could provide protection, but unfortunately he couldn't. Then whoever can protect his interests will be the new object of the alliance.

The Hou Ye only took a cup of tea time to sort out the relationship and context, and began to think about what decision to make in their favor.