Xiao Jingxuan accompanied Yan Shu'er in the room for two days, and on the third day, Yun Niang came.

Yun Niang looked at her sad son and said, "Xuan'er, people can't be resurrected after death, so let's handle Shu'er's aftermath first, so that she can be buried in peace." ”

In fact, Yun Niang is not feeling well at the moment, it is okay to look at her son as haggard and down, but her son is only twenty years old, and there is a little bit of gorgeous hair on his forehead.

After looking up at his mother, Xiao Jingxuan said in a hoarse voice, "Let my mother worry." ”

After speaking, he stared at Yan Shu'er again, and then, Xiao Jingxuan stood up and walked out of the room.

In the courtyard, Xiao Jingxuan saw the people in the mansion, and Xiao Jingxuan said to the visitor: "You go and prepare some firewood, and put it in the lady's courtyard, a little more." ”

"Yes, the little ones will do it."

After explaining this, Xiao Jingxuan came to the front hall and saw Xu Ce waiting in the front hall with two personal guards. So Xiao Jingxuan asked, "Is there anything?" ”

When Xu Ce saw Xiao Jingxuan like this, he hurriedly arched his hand and said, "My lord, you have to take care of your body." ”

Xiao Jingxuan raised his hand, stopped Xu Ce, who wanted to continue, and asked, "Have all those dead brothers been arranged?" ”

"They were all buried, and the last general bought a mountain outside the city, and buried them there."

After speaking, one of the guards took out a small pallet, on which thirty military badges were neatly stacked.

Xiao Jingxuan stepped forward to look at the military badge in his hand, and was silent for a while before he said, "Old Xu, I have been unwell recently, so I won't visit them." Their family, you have to arrange. ”

"The last general commands."

"Stand down."

"My lord, some of Zuo Xiaowei's military affairs still need to be dealt with."

Xiao Jingxuan frowned and said, "Some trivial matters, you can do it." I need to deal with it personally, I'll go tomorrow. ”

"Yes, the last general will retire."

After Xu Ce left, Xiao Jingxuan came to the backyard again, and at this time, someone came to report that the firewood had been built.

Xiao Jingxuan nodded and said, "Well, wait a while, you go and gather all the people, and then let the account office distribute silver, twenty taels of silver per person, and go to each other." ”

After speaking, ignoring the subordinates, Xiao Jingxuan came to his bedroom and said to his mother: "Mother, you go back to the house first, tomorrow, my son will go to the house to say hello to you." ”

After saying that, he left the room with his mother, and when he reached the door, his mother's maid stepped forward to mix.

Xiao Jingxuan said to his mother, who still wanted to speak: "Mother, don't worry, the child is fine, you can go back first." ”

To put it mildly, he finally sent his mother out of the Hou Mansion. After that, Xiao Jingxuan came to her yard with Yan Shu'er in his arms, carried Shu'er to the pyre, and tidied up Yan Shu'er's appearance.

Xiao Jingxuan slowly walked to the side, picked up the fire, lit the torch on the side, and stood in front of the pyre for a long time.

Then, Xiao Jingxuan threw the torch in his hand at the pyre. The firewood heaps filled with fire oil instantly ignited a raging fire.

Xiao Jingxuan just kept standing, seeing Yan Shu'er being engulfed in flames little by little, and was silent for a long time.

After the cremation was over, Xiao Jingxuan collected Yan Shuer's ashes.

After coming to his bedroom, Xiao Jingxuan put the ashes on the platform of the main seat, and Xiao Jingxuan whispered: "Shu'er, wait for me, and when I die, I will be buried in the same cave." In that way, it is good to be a companion on Huangquan Road. ”

After taking care of these things, it was already dark. At this time, Xu Ce had already returned to the barracks, and now in the Pingman Marquis Mansion, there was no one else except for the two guards guarding the door.

Looking at the empty mansion, Xiao Jingxuan felt desolate.

Early the next morning, Xiao Jingxuan rode alone towards the barracks.

Along the way, the wind was calm, but there were no assassins. After arriving at the barracks, Xiao Jingxuan went straight to the handsome tent.

Soon after arriving at the tent, Xu Ce rushed over. After saluting, Xu Ce said: "General, now, Zuo Xiaowei's food and salary have been stopped by the Household Department, on the grounds that the Household Department is taking inventory, I am afraid that it will take some time, and the replacement of weapons and armor has also been delayed by the War Bureau. The reason is that the other guards are in a hurry and need to come one by one. In addition, most of the officers above the rank of Zuo Xiaowei have taken leave. ”

After hearing this, Xiao Jingxuan frowned and said, "Well, is there anything else?" ”

"Some of the war horses in the middle camp also need to be replaced, but the people in the Imperial Horse Supervisor said that the transfer of horses now requires the emperor's decree or the writing of the military department. Otherwise, not a single horse will dare to be transferred. ”

After hearing the news, Xiao Jingxuan said: "I was attacked four days ago, and I ended up in the second camp and even returned to the camp, I should have arrived at the camp yesterday, why, did I take leave at the same time yesterday?" ”

Xu Ce lowered his head and said, "General Bing, no, there are a few people who took leave three days ago. ”

Xiao Jingxuan nodded and said, "The household department, the military department is in trouble, when is it?" ”

"The day before yesterday. Started at the same time. ”

Xiao Jingxuan shook his head and said, "Well, it seems to be menacing, this is to make me unable to do it." ”

Xiao Jingxuan thought for a while and said: "Pass my general order, the winners of each rate will take leave and be served by the guerrillas of the first outpost under his command, and the guerrillas of each outpost will be represented by the team under his command." Camp owners will be temporarily vacant.

As for the food and weapons, you send people to look for them one by one with my letters, and the people in the military department should directly find the book of the military department, and the same is true for the household department. Go for it. ”

Soon, Hins Siu's policy was implemented. Although there are still many vacancies, and the new acting generals are not very experienced, they can already operate normally.

After dealing with the affairs in the barracks, in the following days, Xiao Jingxuan stayed in the barracks, either training with the sergeants every day, or participating in the Emperor's Catalogue. In short, don't let yourself be idle.

In this way, half a month passed in a blink of an eye, and at this time, the weather was already a little cold, but the winter clothes of the household department still had not been allocated, let alone the food.

At this time, the crowd in the barracks was excited. Xu Ce was reporting to Xiao Jingxuan in the handsome tent.

However, Xiao Jingxuan was not in a hurry at this time, but said to Xu Ce calmly: "Old Xu, don't worry, by the way, have the people who went to various ministries to ask for food and salaries come back?" ”

"My lord, they are all back, but it is useless, and the officials of the various ministries simply ignore these things."

"Well, have you checked the background of several heads of each department?"

"My lord, I've found it out, the household department should be the prince's person, but the military department is very strange, although the winter clothes are purchased by the military department, but the money is allocated by the household department, and I don't know if the military department is deliberately making things difficult, or the household department is stuck in the neck."

Xiao Jingxuan sneered and said: "Hmph, none of these old foxes are good things, the order is given, and the two battalions of Zuo Xiaowei and the left and right will assemble, and they will say that the general will return to Beijing to ask for money, and those who are willing to go will come."

By the way, let the guard battalion gather and follow me into Beijing. ”

"Yes, the last will obey."

Then, Xu Ce began to go down to give orders.

When Xiao Jingxuan took the guard battalion out of the camp gate, the left and right battalions were already fully armed and followed behind.

You know, that's the capital, the center of the Great Wei, where the imperial court is. Looking at the soldiers of the left and right battalions behind him, a smile appeared on the corner of Xiao Jingxuan's mouth.

When the army entered the city, the first thing to stop it was the city gate guards. Today, the guards at the gates of the eastern city are the right guards.

Watching someone stop them from entering the city. Xiao Jingxuan frowned, urged his horse forward, and came to the side of one of the generals of the Right Weiwei Guard who was blocking the army.

Xiao Jingxuan said with a cold face: "I am the general of Zuo Xiaowei, Zuo Xiaowei also has some heavy responsibilities of guarding the Beijing Division, you are a small guerrilla, dare to block the way of the army, are you trying to do wrong?" ”

When the guerrilla heard Xiao Jingxuan's reprimand, he immediately said in fear: "See the general, how can the last general have the courage, but the last general was ordered to defend the city, and he didn't dare to enter the city privately. ”

"Hmph, the big ones don't come out, take a guerrilla to top the matter, waste." After speaking, he glanced at Xu Ce beside him.

Xu Ce immediately understood, and said to the guards beside him: "Someone is coming, this person is obstructing the army, pull it down, the army will be fifty, and if there is any obstruction, it will be killed." ”

Subsequently, a guard took down the guerrilla, Xiao Jingxuan glanced at the guerrilla with contempt, and then urged the horses under him to continue to drive towards the city.

The soldiers guarding the city saw that their bosses had been taken down, and they didn't know what to do for a while, so Xiao Jingxuan led everyone into the capital.

After coming to the capital, Xiao Jingxuan looked at the army behind him and said, "Come here, pass on my order, and the left battalion will take over the gate of the East City." The right battalion followed me to the household department first. Let's go. ”

With the army, Xiao Jingxuan came to the yamen of the household department, Xiao Jingxuan said behind him: "Come on, surround me with the front and back of the household." No one shall be let go. ”

With Xiao Jingxuan's order, the right battalion began to divide into a step and the soldiers began to surround the household, Xiao Jingxuan said to Xu Ce: "Old Xu, you take a group of people." I surrounded the army headquarters. ”

"Yes, the last general obeys."

When Xu Ce left, Xiao Jingxuan began to dismount with the guards around him and walked towards the household.

Looking at the several guards trembling at the door, Xiao Jingxuan said behind him: "Fight me, half dead." ”

After saying that, he walked straight in.

At this time, the officials in the household department had long known that the soldiers were surrounding the yamen, and they were panicked one by one.

When Xiao Jingxuan was going inside, he was stopped. Looking at the old man in a pale yellow official uniform, Xiao Jingxuan knew that the person in front of him was the head of the household.

After looking at the old man, there were more than a dozen officials and officials wearing vermilion purple, Xiao Jingxuan bowed. said: "This handsome Xiao Jingxuan, I have given you a salute." ”

I saw that the head of the household department said sharply: "Bastard, you dare to surround the household yamen, you are a rebellion, I will go to the saint to join you." ”

Looking at the angry Hubu Shangshu, Xiao Jingxuan said with a smile: "Although this general is from the second grade, and the old man is the second grade, but the general is the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, and he is not directly subordinate to the adult, and the adult dares to reprimand me, haha, good, good." ”

After speaking, he said behind him: "Come on, send someone to surround the mansion of the household department and the two squires for me, raid the house, and use all the gold and silver as military salaries. ”

Hearing Xiao Jingxuan's order, a general behind him hurriedly came out to receive the order, and then went out to transfer troops.