Chapter 266: The Matter of Competing for Favor
Fan Yicheng said again: "Also, no matter what Meng Xingci finds out this time, all military salaries will be made up." ”
"That's a lot of silver...... his subordinate said hesitantly.
Fan Yicheng immediately became angry, and reprimanded angrily: "Ben Hou doesn't know that it's a large sum of silver? If it weren't for the fact that you were not rigorous in your work and let people drill Confucius, would this king be willing to take out so much silver? If you don't make up the military salary, how are you going to explain to Prince An? And the emperor blamed it, and several Yongyi Marquis couldn't afford it! ”
The status of the nobles of the Jiangbei Group has always been very transcendent, because they have the merit of being a dragon, and they are the Tongze brothers who fought side by side with Emperor Taizu. Now that Daqi has only been inherited for three generations, this idea is quite useful.
But Jiangbei has not had a war for decades, and it has been stable and safe for decades, and now the people with titles in Jiangbei are eating their old books, and they have no military exploits.
Like Fan Yicheng, he is the core figure of the Jiangbei Group, and others call him a general instead of Hou Ye outside. But he, a general, has never been on the battlefield, and all his war experience comes from sand table exercises, not confrontation drills in the army.
However, he is an absolute authority in Jiangbei, who dares to win him? He, a general, is just a superficial majesty, even in front of Ye Xun, he lacks confidence.
Ye Xun went to the battlefield at the age of fourteen, and his exploits with real swords and guns did not rely on the prestige of the Dingyong Marquis Mansion.
So as soon as they met, Fan Yicheng gave Ye Xun a dismount to regain his aura. Unexpectedly, Ye Xun's subordinates were full of talents, but it made him embarrassed.
It can be said that now the nobles of the Jiangbei Group are all lying on the merits of their ancestors, and once they lose the trust of the emperor, then they will really be doomed.
Fan Yicheng was also reluctant to give up this silver, but in order to make the emperor and Prince An satisfied, he had to give this silver. And to be willing to show their own attitude of making amends. In this way, the emperor can be discouraged and the Marquis of Yongyi can be kept.
Fan Yicheng didn't bother to say so much to his subordinates, and repeatedly emphasized that he must cooperate with General Meng Xingci to reissue his salary.
The subordinate said: "But for a while, the Hou Mansion couldn't take out so much silver, and the Shenzhou Battalion just changed a batch of cannons." ”
Fan Yicheng frowned, and said, he really didn't fill his pockets with so much military spending. A large part of the equipment is also used for the Shenzhou Battalion, he is indeed biased, and most of the military expenditure is used for the iterative update of weapons of the Shenzhou Battalion, and he is not so concerned about the other two battalions.
Fan Yicheng felt that he was right, after all, the role of the Shenzhou Battalion was to launch the main attack, and the weapons and equipment were naturally more sophisticated. What's more, there is no war in Jiangbei all year round, as long as the Shenzhou battalion is well-armed, it can also deter the Quartet, and there is no need for the other two battalions to play a role.
Other military expenses were also used to appease the generals of the two battalions and other nobles in Jiangbei.
Now he really can't get that much silver.
Fan Yicheng said in a deep voice: "Then go to the Qi family and the Zhu family, and let them all take out the silver, even if the silver is made, it has to be made up." The emperor blames it, and it's not just us who are unlucky! ”
The subordinate respectfully replied and turned to leave.
Meng Xingci and Ye Xun gave Yongyi Hou no face today, and the two sides were not much different from turning their faces, but they returned to Yongyi Hou's Mansion in the evening, and asked the housekeeper to prepare the ingredients, and Linghuan wanted to make food to entertain Prince An.
No matter how many swear words the butler has in his heart, he still has to prepare respectfully.
Bai Zhilun intends to repair the relationship with Prince An and has been by his side.
"The prince drinks some tea, this is a unique flower tea brought back by Lord Meng from the Miao people, it has a unique taste." Bai Zhilun was very earnest.
Prince An was arrogant and snorted lightly.
Bai Zhilun smiled slightly, his appearance was handsome and beautiful, and the hall was full of brilliance.
"There have been many misunderstandings between the grass people and the prince before, but the grass people are all unintentional, and there are a lot of princes, and I ask the prince not to worry about the grass people. If the prince has a place where the grass people can be used in the future, the grass people will go to the soup for the prince and stick a knife in both ribs! Bai Zhilun said solemnly.
Prince An was very unappreciative: "This king is the prince, the royal family is noble, you are a small common man, I don't know how many people are willing to do things for this king, which round will get you?" ”
When Meng Xingci heard this, he poked his head over and said, "Lord Wang, the Bai family is a century-old scholar clan, and there are countless capable people under him. This time, it is a big project to thoroughly investigate the military salary that has been deducted, and it will use the Bai family's steward and account room, and the prince really uses it. ”
Prince An glared at Meng Xingci angrily: "Lord Meng, is there nothing to do?" It just so happens that this king doesn't know how to write a recital for the royal brother, Meng Da has outstanding literary talents, why don't you write it by yourself? ”
Wang Ye An felt that Meng Xingci was particularly annoying, and even if he didn't invite people to see him, his friends were not very good.
Ye Xun hurriedly pulled Tanhualang away, and Meng Xingci looked aggrieved: "He is lazy and wants me to work, it's just too much." ”
Ye Xun thought of the suffering that Meng Xingci had made Prince An suffer along the way, and later he was used as a bait to lure the enemy, and in the end, they had to calculate to expose Fan Yicheng's deduction of military salaries, which can be said to be completely used by them.
However, Ye Xun looked at the aggrieved Tanhualang, and finally decided to comfort her: "Then he is too much." ”
When Ling Huan, who was cooking, heard this, he immediately ran over and said indignantly: "That adult, I don't want to cook for him, he is so bad, how can he bully adults!" ”
Meng Xingci was moved and took Ling Huan's hand: "Ling Huan, you are still good to me." ”
Ye Xun snatched her hand and said solemnly: "Why don't I contact that assassin and see if he wants to intimidate Prince An, I can also help him." ”
This trip to Jiangbei is the biggest catastrophe in Prince An's life.
Meng Xingci was relieved at this time.
Over there, Prince An was still acting majestic, until Huo Yu came over, and he immediately blocked in front of Bai Zhilun, desperately giving Bai Zhilun a look.
Bai Zhilun asked puzzledly, "What happened to your eyes, Lord Wang?" But is there any discomfort? ”
Prince An glared and said, "Don't pretend to be stupid to this king, hurry up." Forget the girl of the Shangshu family of the Ministry of Rites, if you dare to beat Miss Huo's idea, this king ...... This king asked Meng Xing to resign and return to Hedong to be bullied by your scholars, and he will never be able to give birth to an official again! ”
Bai Zhilun's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but take a step forward, "Is what the prince said true?" ”
That's great, if Meng Xing can stay in Hedong for the rest of his life, then how prosperous Hedong should be. And he can see Meng Xingci as soon as he wants in the future, and he feels happy just thinking about it.
Bai Zhilun's expression froze, why was he so happy to see Meng Xingci?