The Qing army moved south, and Huang Yuqi participated in the defense of Jiangyin.

After the city was broken, Huang Yuqi disguised himself as a monk and lived in seclusion in the "Gumei Zen Temple" and survived.

Later, Huang Yuqi organized 1,000 ships to set up troops at sea to prepare to recover Changzhou.

It was also at that time that Qian Qianyi lost his temperament because of the two disgusting things of "the water is too cold" and "the scalp is itchy", and he was despised by everyone. At that time, among the people, Jiang Zuosan's family, Qian Qianyi, Wu Meicun, etc., had to cover their faces on the street, so as not to be spurned by others.

When Qian Qianyi was not welcomed in Shuntian Mansion and returned to Yingtianfu in a daze, under the persuasion of Liu Ruyi, and in order to make up for his mistakes and restore his reputation, Qian Qianyi took Liu Rushi to the sea to treat him.

At that time, Wu Zheng was sending troops to recover Hangzhou Mansion.

Originally, Huang Yuqi's department could do something big, but God is not beautiful, when the rebels went to Chongming, they encountered a hurricane, most of the ships were destroyed, and the soldiers were buried in countless fish bellies, and the rebels dispersed.

Huang Yuqi was captured by the Qing army and imprisoned in Yingtianfu.

It was not until Wu Zhengguang returned to Tianfu that Huang Yuqi was released, and later under the recommendation of Qian Qianyi, he was appointed as a waiter in the military department.

It's just that Huang Yuqi is old, and he was tortured in prison and his body has collapsed, so he recommended his eldest son Huang Dazhan to take over his position, and the two sons of Huang Dachun and Huang Dahong also have military positions.

This Huang Dazhan is also a bloody person, it should be said that the Huang family is loyal to all the martyrs.

When Huang Yuqi was arrested, the four brothers fought to the death, and were ordered by Duoduo to send all his slaves, Huang Dazhan's wife Zhou, who would rather die than die as slaves of the country, and attempted suicide by killing himself, throwing water, swallowing gold, and hunger strike, until he finally hanged himself.

Huang Dazhan came here to ask Qian Qianyi for military salary.

"Meet Uncle and Auntie." Huang Dazhan bowed and saluted.

"It's Zhan'er." Liu Ru greeted with a smile.

Who knows, Huang Dazhan is still older than Liu Rus.

Qian Qianyi raised his eyelids slightly and said, "Da Zhan, your intention is clear to my uncle...... Sit down and wait until I'm done writing this letter. ”

Huang Dazhan sat down on the left side as he said, and Liu Ru made a cup of tea for him.

For a long time, I waited for Qian Qianyi to exhale and close the pen.

Huang Dazhan got up and arched his hand and said: "Uncle Shi, my nephew also knows that the treasury is tight, but now that the 80,000 new army has not been paid for two months, I still hope that Uncle Shi will do a lot of tricks." ”

Qian Qianyi bowed slightly, wrote ink on the written letter, and blew lightly: "Sit down and talk, sit down and talk, what are you anxious about...... Your Majesty has made a decree today, and the household department will allocate the money tomorrow. ”

Huang Dazhan was overjoyed when he heard this, "That's good, so that my nephew doesn't have to be scolded by the second brother and the third brother." ”

Qian Qianyi sighed lightly: "But you also said that the treasury is tight, and this silver is also squeezed out...... The first two months, the rest will be said later. ”

Huang Dazhan turned from joy to worry when he heard this, "Uncle Shi, the salary has been delayed for two months, plus this month, it should be issued for three months." ”

Qian Qianyi frowned and said, "You don't want to allocate it, you have to have silver." Oh yes, two months' salary still has to be calculated according to the usual practice, seven percent. ”

Huang Dazhan's face suddenly fell, and he said, "Uncle Shi...... Finally, the salary was compared with the Northern Expeditionary Army, and with two taels of silver per month, it could be discounted by seven...... How do I explain this to my brethren? ”

Qian Qianyi said angrily: "Did the silver you deduct go into my pocket?" You've been an official for a long time, don't you understand this common practice? But where the money in the household department is less than 30%, and more than 50%, because of the relationship with your family, I have already swept the three percent, do you know, how much more I have to spend on others? ”

Huang Dazhan hurriedly responded, "Yes, it's Uncle Shi who is tired." ”

Qian Qianyi snorted and said: "Go back and lead the troops well, the salary is indispensable for you, take two months first, and wait for a few more days." ”

"Yes."

Huang Dazhan walked out of the door and said angrily in a low voice: "The salary of two taels is only one tael or four cents in hand, and it is only paid for two months...... These corrupt officials, the country is still corrupt, you should be put in the prison of the Tartars one by one. ”

……。

After Liu Ru waited for Huang Dazhan to leave, he frowned and said to Qian Qianyi: "Didn't Xianggong say that His Majesty allowed one million taels?" How is it not enough to pay the 80,000 new troops for three months? ”

Qian Qianyi sighed and said, "The original 100,000 troops don't need to be sent? Moreover, Liao Zhongping and Xia Wanchun led the army outside, and they won again this time, if they were in arrears, if they were forced to rebel, the consequences would be serious. ”

Liu Ru counted with his fingers, "But this is not right, even if 180,000 is counted, the two-month salary will be 720,000 taels, and then the public will only allocate 70%, which is only about 500,000 taels." ”

"Confucian (Qian Qianyi's affectionate name for Liu Ruyi), you have also seen people in officialdom, can this rule be missing?"

Liu Ru frowned slightly and said: "It's just a peaceful situation, but at the moment of national disaster, how can you still follow this example?" Xianggong, we don't lack this silver, without this silver, wouldn't we live a more peaceful and worthy life. ”

Qian Qianyi sighed: "Do you think I swallowed this silver?" Yes, I also took a part, but it's not that I want to take it, but if I don't take it, I will be regarded as an outlier, officialdom is just such an officialdom, the so-called blocking people's money is like killing people's parents, giving people a way to go, and they can see each other in the future. In addition, the Qianyun Building built for you by your hometown in Changzhou caught fire, and I just used this money to rebuild one for you, so I don't want to sell books to make money to repair the building. ”

Seeing that Qian Qianyi couldn't be persuaded by Liu Ru, he sighed faintly, "Don't do it, Xianggong don't want to live in such a building, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep well...... Such a court is afraid that it will have to repeat the old events of the day again. ”

Qian Qianyi saw that Liu Ru was sad, gently pulled her over, and said comfortingly: "No matter which dynasty it is, officialdom has always been such an officialdom, and you don't say that the Qing court is like this?" When I was in Shuntianfu before, didn't you also see it, the uncle wanted to marry his sister-in-law, and when the younger brother forcibly accepted the side Fujin of the deceased brother, the Manchu Dynasty was deceitful, and even the queen mother dared to be greedy for ink when she was frugal and subsidized the private property of the national treasury...... It's all like this, and no one can laugh at anyone! ”

Liu Ru sighed: "I thought that the new dynasty could have a new atmosphere, but in the end it was still the same as before, hey...... It's a pity that the king of Huiji County has restored Yingtianfu...... You say, if he was here, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to do this, right? ”

Qian Qianyi's face changed, and he said in a deep voice: "Mo Ti, if he is here, I'm afraid we will have to be expelled from Yingtianfu." Moreover, if such a person who does not know the affairs of the times is in power, will he not be the enemy of the whole world? ”

Liu Ru was so excited that he grabbed Bai Dao, "The people of the world in the mouth of the prime minister are afraid that they are referring to the meat eaters in the temple, right?" It should not include the common people in the streets, at least, not me. ”

"So what?" Qian Qianyi sneered, "Do the people in the market have the right to speak?" ”

Liu Ru was stunned for a long time, and persuaded softly: "Why don't you follow the king of the county, create a great cause, and seek the well-being of the people of the world?" ”

Qian Qianyi replied categorically: "The Tao is different, don't conspire with each other!" ”