“… A total of 548,600 taels. Lian Shanxiang said very slowly, lest he would misremember the numbers.

Zhu Youzhen nodded and said: "Very good, after deducting the loss of the people I paid first and the cost of pacifying the Beijing camp, the rest of the money is all used as the funds for the renovation of the municipal facilities in the capital." ”

Zhu Youzhen thought for a while and added: "During this period of time, the meritorious personnel of Jinyi Wei inside and outside the capital will make a list of commendations, and 70% of the people below the general flag position in the list will be listed.

In addition, the Jinyi Weinan Zhenfu Division was internally rectified, and the incompetent, sleek, and incapable personnel in the Zhenfu Division were all transferred. The shortage of personnel was transferred from the Jinyi Guards who had been rewarded for meritorious service, and cultural education and training were carried out for all the subordinates of Nanzhen Fusi.

In the future, Nanzhen Fusi will no longer belong to the leadership of Jinyiwei, but exist as an independent monitoring unit. The main task is to set up a file for all non-commissioned officers and students who have graduated from the Army Military Academy, as well as officers above the general flag in the army, and also to take over the duties of military discipline inspectors in each army.

After the Nanzhen Fusi is rectified, Wang Companion will take care of it for a few days for the time being..."

In the British Mansion, in a small two-story building near the back garden, the British Duke Zhang Weixian was wrapped in a pure black mink fur and was talking with his son Zhang Zhiji and grandson Zhang Shize.

Although the cold wind is howling outside, it is warm as spring inside the small building. But even so, Zhang Weixian still feels that there are often cold winds blowing into the room, and he needs to be wrapped in a mink fur to feel the warmth on his body.

Zhang Zhiji, who was standing on the side, looked at his father very worriedly, his father's physical condition this winter was much worse than before.

In his opinion, the main reason is the sudden death of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and the distrust of the newly enthroned Emperor Chongzhen towards the British government, which made his father often unable to sleep at night, causing his body to collapse rapidly.

"Father, you still don't have to work so hard, the most important thing now is to take care of your body. As for the affairs of the House of Lords, since His Majesty has not involved our British Mansion, there is no need to hurt God. Zhang Zhiji couldn't help but whisper to persuade him.

Zhang Weixian looked at the charcoal basin next to him, smelling the fragrance of the spices after they were burned, and cleared his mind a little.

"Don't you have to worry about it? Broad & Bright, do you think so? Zhang Weixian didn't raise his head and asked his grandson.

Zhang Shize looked at his father, then at his grandfather, and after a while, he mustered up the courage to say: "Father is right, grandfather's body is naturally the most important.

However, my British Mansion has always been in charge of the bull's ears of the nobles in Beijing, and this Fengcheng Marquis is a fake tiger, taking the opportunity of His Majesty's establishment of the House of Nobles to suppress the nobles and relatives in Beijing, and I really don't take my British Mansion in my eyes.

Funing Hou, Dong Ningbo Bo and several other in-laws have come to the door several times to ask to see your grandfather, and you want your grandfather to give advice to Your Majesty..."

"Shut up." When Zhang Shize was talking, he suddenly heard a scolding voice, he subconsciously looked up, and found that his father Zhang Zhiji was looking at him with a blue face, and he suddenly closed his silence.

After Zhang Zhiji interrupted his son's words, he immediately complained to his father and said: "The son doesn't want his father to be involved in this whirlpool, so he rejected their request to visit him on behalf of his father, and asked his father to punish him." ”

Zhang Weixian tucked his coat before he said casually: "Why don't you let Broad & Bright talk about it, it's better to say it in front of your own family than to go outside and talk freely." ”

Hearing his grandfather's bland words, Zhang Shize was even more scared than hearing his father's stern reprimand, and knelt on the floor after a while.

Zhang Weixian glanced at Zhang Shize, who was kneeling on the ground, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "Ancestors Zhang Yu and Zhang Fu started in the Battle of Jingjing, and they have great military exploits, even Emperor Chengzu has to praise him, he is strong and brave." When it comes to the children and grandchildren, they have all become submissive gatekeepers. ”

"Forget it, you can get up too. It's been freezing lately, so read more books at home, so don't go out Meng Lang. Zhang Weixian waved his hand and said.

Zhang Shize then confessed and got up, and Zhang Weixian sighed and said, "Shijie hasn't returned home these days?" ”

Zhang Zhiji hesitated for a while, and finally said honestly: "Since His Majesty asked him to take over the Jinyi Guard, Shijie has been busy with state affairs and has never returned home. ”

Zhang Weixian thought for a while and said: "The day after tomorrow is New Year's Day, Broad & Bright, you go down and ask people to prepare some change of clothes, cakes and fruits, and then go to see Shijie." Don't let people gossip and think that our British government has severed relations with Shijie. ”

"Grandfather..."Zhang Shize exclaimed in surprise, but immediately under Zhang Weixian's gaze, he gave in and agreed to retreat.

After hearing the footsteps and going downstairs, Zhang Zhiji said cautiously: "Father, will there be something wrong with this?" The relatives of the family were not clear about our attitude before, and regarded Shijie's actions as personal reasons for being instructed by His Majesty.

In order to prevent the British government from being resented by these nobles, Shijie has not returned to his home. Now that Broad & Bright is sending something, isn't it implicating our British government? ”

Zhang Weixian looked up at his son, and suddenly laughed out loud, and stopped after a while, which made Zhang Zhiji a little overwhelmed.

Zhang Weixian burst into tears until a violent cough interrupted his laughter, and Zhang Zhiji hurriedly stepped forward and gently patted Zhang Weixian's back.

After Zhang Weixian's breathing calmed down, he said: "We have been involved in this whirlpool from the beginning, and the funny thing is that I wanted to stand on the shore and watch the fire from the other side before. ”

"What did my father say about that?" Zhang Zhiji asked in some surprise.

Zhang Weixian pointed to the newspaper on the case in front of him and said, "Haven't you read the Daming Times these days?" For their own selfishness, several nobles invaded the military camp, withheld military salaries, and incited rebellious soldiers to enter the city.

At this time, it is not necessary to draw a clear line between the scum of these nobles, and to express to His Majesty the position of the British Principality. Do you want your Majesty to think that I, the British Commonwealth, am expressing my displeasure with silence? ”

Zhang Zhiji's face twitched, and he said calmly: "Father, is he too worried, Your Majesty treats you every three days to ask about your illness and give medicine every ten days, which can be described as extremely gracious."

Shijie was appointed as the commander of the Jinyi Guard, which was the first time in more than 100 years that the sons of the nobles took charge of the Jinyi Guard.

And although His Majesty has established the House of Lords, he has personally decreed that my British Mansion is not subject to the jurisdiction of the House of Lords. Doesn't all of the above show that His Majesty is more dependent on his father than his predecessors? Is my father thinking too much now, the magic barrier? ”

Zhang Weixian suddenly sank his face with some dissatisfaction and said, "Do you still want to say that I'm old and confused?" ”

"My son doesn't dare." Zhang Zhiji hurriedly confessed.

"Can't you see the situation clearly? The more Your Majesty respects me, the more the nobles of the capital suspect me of complicity with Your Majesty.

Funing Hou and Dong Ningbo Bo came to the door, not to ask me to intercede for them, but to push me out to fight with His Majesty.

Wu Qingbo, as a relative and an elder of His Majesty, was pushed out by them to fight against His Majesty, what was the result? The demotion of the lord received the coupon, and even the first place garden under the capital was taken by His Majesty.

Your Majesty is still unsympathetic to his relatives and elders, let alone these foreign ministers of mine? ”

Zhang Zhiji defended in a low voice: "My family is different from other Xun families, my family has been loyal to the emperor for generations, and has been in charge of the Beijing camp for a long time, how can Your Majesty cut off the foundation by himself?" ”

Zhang Weixian suddenly fell into deep thought, which was exactly what he could not understand in detail. He really couldn't find a reason for the emperor to deal with him, although His Majesty used a southern military officer who had nothing to do with Beijing to rectify the Beijing camp, but the influence of the British government that had been operating in the Beijing camp for so many years could not be eliminated in a short time.

It was precisely because the Beijing Mutiny instigated by the nobles did not receive the support of the British government that there was a strange incident of the rebellious soldiers actually carrying weapons to mutiny.

In the eyes of Zhang Weixian, this is really not a fault.

In this period when the family system is rampant, whether it is a noble or a military general, the only people who can rest assured are the family members who are raised by high salaries around them.

The ordinary soldiers in the army, in addition to being used to gather the number of people to inspect the troops, or were pulled by the military generals to build houses, or were pulled by the imperial court to build city walls, palaces, imperial tombs and other major work, they were private slaves used to deduct military salaries.

If the salaries of these ordinary soldiers are not deducted, how can the nobles and generals afford to support their own private troops?

After those ordinary soldiers went to the battlefield, they could already be called strong men without fleeing immediately.

Those who are attacked by the enemy in a wave and do not break up can be called veterans. The situation is unfavorable, and those who can flee without abandoning the main general are even more elite soldiers.

To let the nobles or generals take such an army to the battlefield to defend against the enemy, this is undoubtedly to send them to death.

It is precisely because of this that the military officers deduct military salaries to support their families, which is really an act of diligence in the king's affairs, and should not only not be punished, but should also be rewarded.

But now this young man, who doesn't know who he was bewitched, not only did not win over these relatives who relied on them, but also drastically reduced the personnel of the Beijing camp.

Most of the nobles or the family members of the nobles were expelled from the Beijing camp during the rectification, which could not help but make Zhang Weixian feel frightened.

He was a little puzzled by who His Majesty would assign to take control of this army if His Majesty rejected the nobles and high-ranking military attachés, and when war broke out.

In Chongzhen's Jingying reform, the British government suffered the greatest loss, but compared with the situation of other nobles. Zhang Weixian knows very well that Chongzhen is also the most preferential treatment for the British government.

It was this preferential treatment, coupled with his lingering illness after the winter, that made him hesitate not to stand up against Chongzhen's reform measures.

After the arrest of Yangwuhou and others, the emperor suddenly woke up Zhang Weixian, who had been hesitating, to Xungui's threat of force.

However, by this time, he found that not only were the nobles suspicious of him, but Chongzhen had also alienated the British government because of his ambiguous position.

As for Chongzhen's concern for his condition, Zhang Weixian felt even more anxious. On that day, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty cried bitterly about the illness of the general Huo Guang, but after Huo Guang's death, Huo Guang's relatives were exterminated by the emperor.

Although he Zhang Weixian has the merit of supporting, he does not have the power of the general Huo Guang, how dare he bear Chongzhen's such diligent care.