Kuoshan camp, on the school field. shovel

Flags are unfurled, and war horses neigh.

After the three-way war drums, the army was assembled and waited for orders.

There is a wooden platform in front of the army, which is usually used for lectures, giving orders, etc., and there are many generals standing as usual, but the difference is that there is a person sitting in the middle, wearing a Ming Yellow Emperor robe, his body is a little bloated, and his eyes are so fat that he narrows into a slit, but the essence is shining inside, which is the current saint Li Tai.

The Tai Lieutenant stepped forward quickly and arched his hand: "Qi Qi Sheng, the army has been assembled and is waiting for instructions. ”

"Let's roll call, come up one by one to receive the salary." Li Tai said indifferently, unable to see what he was thinking.

Taiwei Lu Chengqing chuckled in his heart, his eyes flickered, and he was a little panicked, but he quickly controlled his emotions and shouted: "Roll call, pay." ”

A scribe hurriedly stepped forward, followed by several people, no one was holding a roster, on which was the registration information of each soldier, the scribe glanced at the lieutenant Lu Chengqing, and after getting tacit approval, he shouted loudly: "The saint personally pays the salary, and the great thing of the ancestral tomb is full of smoke, keep quiet, and whoever is called, hurry up." "Ring

The army was silent, but a wave of surprise spread.

"Li Erniu!"

"Wang Laosan!"

"Wei Wuzi!"

“……”

A famous soldier stepped forward, lined up, and secretly looked at Li Tai with some nervousness.

Li Tai came to buy people's hearts, got up, came to the bag where the silver was stacked, signaled the scribe who was about to pay the salary, picked up a handful of silver and asked, "Say, how much?" "Ring

The scribe hurriedly replied: "Back to the saint, the monthly salary of ordinary soldiers is always silver, and it needs to be paid for two months at a time, that is, two pieces of silver. ”

The military salary is stipulated, it will be higher in wartime, and less in peacetime, Li Tai saw that the amount was consistent with the information he had, so he didn't say anything, picked up two pieces of silver and handed it to the person who came over.

When the other party saw that the saint personally paid the salary, he was immediately very honored, and he took it excitedly, knelt down with a puff, and solemnly kowtowed and said: "Little thank you for the saint's reward, long live the saint!" ”

"Work hard, strive to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, and then I will not hesitate to worship the marquis." Li Tai said with satisfaction, I came all the way to this effect.

"Thank you, the little ones will definitely fight to the death." The other party got up happily, his eyes lit up, thinking that today's incident can be regarded as a glorious ancestor, and he can blow for a lifetime.

Then they came to the stage one by one to receive their salaries, and they all kowtowed to thanksgiving, saying loyal words.

Li Tai couldn't close his mouth with satisfaction, and he didn't feel tired after sending hundreds of them in a row. shovel

On buying people's hearts, Li Tai has been able to buy people's hearts since he was a child, and now he is perfect, throwing off his courtiers a few streets.

Taiwei Lu Chengqing's face was ugly when he looked at this scene, but he didn't dare to show it, and he had to squeeze out a few smiles to accompany him, and his heart was already surging with anger like a volcano.

Prime Minister Kong Yingda was also there, looking at this scene with great disdain, the dignified son of heaven, extremely noble, how could he be in the company of the ordinary lowly Qiu Ba, and personally paid these people, there was no condescension, several times I wanted to interject and remind one or two, but when I thought of Li Tai's tough attitude when he came, I couldn't help it.

Time is lost unconsciously.

It wasn't until dusk that less than one-third of the military salary was paid, and the school was full of people, Li Tai had a sore back, so he took the time to straighten up and stretch, and suddenly found that someone quietly returned to the school and lined up again.

Li Tai's eyes suddenly narrowed and looked to the other side.

According to the regulations, those who receive military pay need to go back to the barracks to wait, and they are not allowed to run around, and there must be something strange when they return to the team. shovel

Not long after, a person who had received a salary returned to the stage, and there were many people who couldn't remember it clearly, but Li Tai saw this person re-enter the ranks, so it was impossible to be mistaken, and asked quietly: "Your name is Tiewa, right, where are you from?" ”

"Back to the saint, the little one should be a celestial person."

"It's a Tianfu accent, how old is it?"

"Little twenty."

"What year was you from?" Li Tai continued to ask.

The other party was stunned, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, but he still stubbornly said: "Five...... No, June. ”

"How many months, let's make it clear." Li Tai's tone became cold. shovel

The other party hesitated for a moment, and said in a bit of a panic: "It seems to be May, and the little one has a bad memory." ”

"Give you another chance, how many months?" Li Tai asked coldly, catching thieves and taking stolen goods, asking so much, what he was waiting for was this moment.

To impersonate is to eat empty salaries and drink soldiers' blood, which is an unspoken rule in the army and a big taboo.

I don't know if it's okay, everyone does this, and once it's exposed, the crime is heavy.

Lu Chengqing was a little panicked and wanted to step forward to relieve the siege.

At this time, Li Tai's cold gaze swept over, Lu Chengqing was speechless for a while, Li Tai snatched the roster from the scribe's hand, and found the relevant information, which clearly said that Ying Tianfu was from Tianfu, twenty years old, these two points are correct, it can be seen that they are familiar with each other, but their background is written in September.

People who know each other can remember the name and age, but they generally don't remember the month of birth. shovel

Seeing that the other party couldn't answer, Li Tai shouted, "Someone!" ”

The Son of Heaven guard rushed forward.

"Tie this man up, keep it under strict guard, and there shall be no mistake." Li Tai coldly gave an order, and after the others were taken away, he looked at Lu Chengqing and continued: "Taiwei, should I give an explanation?" ”

"This?"

Lu Chengqing panicked.

Lu Chengqing didn't expect that Li Tai would come over in person to pay the military salary, and he was not too tired for a few hours, let alone that he would be caught up in the fraud.

Kong Yingda also reacted, where would he miss the opportunity to suppress the rights of the captain, and stepped forward and said: "Captain Lu, the old man finally recruited the silver, what do you want to do?" "Ring

Lu Chengqing's face was embarrassed, and he couldn't shirk when he was arrested.

Li Tai also needed Lu Chengqing to fight with Kong Yingda in front of the stage to help him share the pressure, and what he wanted was to take back the military power, and shouted: "The captain stays, and all the others will step down ten meters from the stage, and the salary will be suspended." ”

"Holy Lord, this ......" Kong Yingda didn't want to miss the opportunity, and was very unwilling.

"Why, I don't have any rights?" Li Tai's eyes were cold.

"Don't dare, the minister will retire first." Kong Yingda didn't want to publicly contradict it, it was not in line with his reputation, so he retreated.

Soon there were only two people left on the stage.

Li Tai stared at Lu Chengqing and asked, "Captain Lu, give me a word of truth, how many people are paid?" "Ring

"More than 50,000 people." As soon as this matter was investigated, it became clear that Lu Chengqing simply didn't hide it.

"More than 50,000 people?"

Li Tai laughed angrily and said coldly: "The 300,000 army is actually only 250,000, I'm afraid this number is not accurate, right?" That's how you do it? ”

"Shengshang, the ministers can't help it, it's really that there is a frequent shortage of materials allocated by the prime minister, and the price of grain in Luoyang has skyrocketed recently, and the soldiers can't eat enough, and the ministers eat empty salaries, but they are not greedy for ink, and they all take it to buy grain." Lu Chengqing's face turned bitter.

Of course, Li Tai would not believe this statement, and said coldly: "Do you want me to let the prime minister confront him face to face?" ”

"This ......" Lu Chengqing was forced into a corner.