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The meal was drunk until the evening, Zhang Pan and Mao Chenglu were already drunk, but Li Yuanqing was exceptionally sober. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Came to the water tank in the yard and scooped a basin of cold water, washed his face vigorously, and sat on the stone bench next to him, Li Yuanqing let out a long breath of turbidity.

Li Yuanqing is not afraid of offending Denglai's civilian clique, in fact, because of the geographical location, the lifeblood of the Dongjiang River has always been stuck in Denglai's hands, to a certain extent, this contradiction is congenital and cannot be resolved at all.

After all, Dongjiang is not Guanning, and there are millions of food and salaries every year, which can allow the civil officials in Guanning to raise hundreds of little wives and dozens of big mansions.

In the second year of the Apocalypse, the entire Dongjiang Group, first captured Huerhan, then had the Midsummer Offensive, and then the Lushun Defensive Battle, these battles, each of them, can be said to be a big victory, and it is a rare big victory in the Ming Dynasty after the rise of the Houjin Dynasty.

But in fact, this year's Dongjiang food and salary, including rewards, has basically been allocated in place, and will never exceed 200,000 taels.

With less than 200,000 taels of silver, how can it feed nearly 100,000 Dingkou and more than 20,000 soldiers in the Dongjiang River?

But civil officials and gentlemen want to share the money and support their families, how can Dongjiang stop it?

The most frustrating thing is that the Dongjiang River is thousands of miles away, and it is too barren to produce too much, which is damn ......

This is also the most critical reason for the deadlock between Mao Wenlong and Denglai in history.

Of course, Denglai didn't please these people well, Kong Youde still repaid his grievances in the end, and he took revenge......

Just thinking about it, a pro-soldier came to report that Mao Wenlong set up a banquet tonight and asked Li Yuanqing and the three of them to go over to participate.

Li Yuanqing rubbed his temples tiredly, and asked people to wake up Zhang Pan and Mao Chenglu and go to Mao Wenlong's official residence for a banquet together.

Since the contradiction cannot be resolved, it can only be faced, and Li Yuanqing also wants to hear what Mao Wenlong's attitude is towards today's incident.

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The three of them came to Mao Wenlong's official residence, and many people had already gathered in the hall.

Li Yuanqing glanced at it, there were not many familiar faces, but there were many new faces, and the lowest was a thousand households.

Zhang Pan and Mao Chenglu both washed their faces, and the wine also woke up a lot, Zhang Pan smiled: "How is it?" Yuanqing, can you feel the growth of my Dongjiang River? ”

Li Yuanqing smiled and nodded, "Many brothers, it's the first time I've met. ”

Zhang Pan smiled, and just wanted to introduce Li Yuanqing, at this time, Chen ~ Liangce happened to see a few people, hurriedly greeted him, and grabbed Li Yuanqing's hand, "Haha, Yuanqing." You're a distinguished guest. Do you remember my brother? ”

The raid on Zhenjiang that day, it was precisely because of Chen ~ Liangce as the internal response that Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong were able to successfully enter the city and capture the Tong family.

These days, Li Yuanqing didn't have much contact with Chen ~ Liangce, but when he saw that he was also wearing a guerrilla robe, he knew that this old brother had also been promoted, and couldn't help laughing: "Why don't you remember?" In Zhenjiang City that day, Brother Chen's majestic posture is still fresh in my memory. ”

Chen~ Liangce couldn't help laughing, "Yuanqing, my brother can't compare with you." It's all empty to talk too much, and tonight, let's talk by the wine glass. ”

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but be speechless, but he had to smile and nod, "The little brother must sacrifice his life to accompany the gentleman." ”

Chen~ Liangce laughed, "Come, Yuanqing, I'll introduce you." ”

As he spoke, he pointed to a stout general wearing a guerrilla robe beside him, "This is Shen Shikui, who was originally a merchant in Liaodong, and has now abandoned business to join the army, so that he has good sword skills, and he is an old acquaintance with me." ”

Shen Shikui was in his early thirties, and he didn't have the mercenary of a businessman, his face was full of pride, and he hurriedly stepped forward and hugged his fists and smiled: "Brother Yuanqing, I have admired the name for a long time." ”

Li Yuanqing hurriedly smiled and said, "Brother Shen has won the award, but the younger brother doesn't dare to be it." Tonight, I must have a good drink with Brother Shen. ”

Shen Shikui hurriedly smiled: "That's nature. If you can drink with a hero like Brother Yuanqing, you must envy others. ”

Everyone around was laughing.

Chen ~ Liangce smiled and introduced: "This is Wang Chengluan, this is Zheng Jikui, this is Qu Chengen, Lin Maochun, and this is Ge Yingzhen, a student......"

Chen ~ Liangce introduced more than a dozen people to Li Yuanqing in one go, this is only at the level of guerrilla and capital division, and behind, there are dozens of thousands of generals, generals.

Li Yuanqing greeted these people one by one and agreed with a smile.

Everyone also knows that Li Yuanqing is now a celebrity, and they all came up to greet Li Yuanqing enthusiastically.

But there are too many people, even though Li Yuanqing has a good memory, but with so many people, it is still difficult to recognize them all for a while.

At this time, Mao Wenlong, who was dressed in a big red official robe, walked out from behind the screen, and everyone hurriedly knelt on the ground to salute, "I've seen the big handsome." ”

"I've seen the big handsome."

Mao Wenlong smiled, "It's all your own family, let's get up." It just so happens that Yuanqing is also here today, let's have a drink. ”

Everyone laughed and looked at Li Yuanqing, being named by Mao Wenlong on this occasion and in this kind of crowd, it can also be seen that Li Yuanqing's status in Mao Wenlong's heart has also increased everyone's friendship with Li Yuanqing.

Tonight is a small celebration, and there is no big event, Mao Wenlong said a few words of homely food, and soon began to serve food and wine, and everyone began to push the cup and change the lamp, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became warm.

Li Yuanqing was also very pleased, the growth of the Dongjiang Group far exceeded his imagination, at this time, there were no less than 20 generals in guerrilla robes and above, not to mention the general manager of Qian, the general manager, and the seventy or eighty people of Hulala, all of whom were heroes, and there was a sense of prosperity everywhere.

But sadly, it's not a good thing that the light shines too brightly.

It didn't take long for Li Yuanqing to become everyone's 'target', and everyone came up to toast.

Rao is Li Yuanqing, and he can't stand such a toss, so he finally found an excuse and came to Mao Wenlong's side.

Mao Wenlong smiled, "Yuanqing, is it okay for you kid to drink?" ”

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but be speechless, "Marshal, you want to save your humble position." If it goes on like this, the lowly position is really going to lie down. ”

Mao Wenlong laughed, picked up the wine glass, gestured to Li Yuanqing, and drank half a glass, "My Dongjiang River is thriving, and the recovery of Liao is just around the corner." ”

Li Yuanqing drank the wine in his glass and said: "Dashuai, to be honest, I didn't expect the growth of the headquarters to be so fast." This is the will of the people. The people's hearts are in my Daming. The handsome is the support of the people's hearts. ”

Mao Wenlong laughed, "Yuanqing, you kid, don't come and pour me ecstasy soup." Did you make a mistake and are you afraid that I will punish you? ”

Li Yuanqing hurriedly smiled and said: "Marshal, your eyes are like torches, and this little bit of caution is naturally impossible to hide from your eyes." That's ......"

Li Yuanqing hurriedly recounted the incident at today's dock to Mao Wenlong.

With Mao Wenlong's energy, what is there in Phi Dao that can hide from his eyes?

But Li Yuanqing's attitude made Mao Wenlong feel very comfortable, just like his son and nephew, he had to be the master of anything, and if he was wronged, he had to support him.

"Hmm. This matter is unforgivable, but it is also excusable. Yuanqing, you must know that I have to go to Denglai for my Dongjiang silver materials, and we can't have trouble with them. This matter is not an example. ”

Li Yuanqing hurriedly smiled: "Thank you for your tolerance." The lowly chief has a memory. Hey, it's these civil officials, it's really infuriating. Great, they don't even treat us as human beings. ”

Mao Wenlong nodded, with a light expression on his face, "Yuanqing, we are military generals, so we must have the consciousness of military generals." It's time for you to take it. ”

Li Yuanqing hurriedly said respectfully: "Thank you for your teachings." ”

Mao Wenlong smiled, "Okay, don't pretend to be a good child with me." It's no wonder that you can change your temperament. Don't stab the sky out of Lou Zi for me. ”

Li Yuanqing smiled, "Marshal, it's a lowly province." ”

Leaving Mao Wenlong's side, Li Yuanqing slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity.

Mao Wenlong was also afraid that he would take his words too seriously, which showed that he still valued his mentality very much, which also made Li Yuanqing feel a lot more at ease.

This thought was not in vain.

The atmosphere in the hall has become more and more enthusiastic, and Mao Wenlong has also returned to the back hall, allowing these generals to play freely, after all, with him here, everyone will inevitably not be able to let go, and he must also maintain a sense of mystery and maintain his majesty.

Li Yuanqing had basically already gone through the motions in the crowd, and he didn't want to stay here longer, so he was ready to go out to breathe.

At this time, a familiar figure appeared in front of Li Yuanqing, and Chen Jisheng walked over with a small wine jug with a smile.

Li Yuanqing hurriedly smiled: "Big brother, I was dizzy, I thought you weren't in Phi Dao." ”

Chen Jisheng smiled, "I went to sea today, and I just came back not long ago." Let's go, let's find a quiet place to have a drink? ”

Li Yuanqing smiled, "I can't ask for it." ”

The two came to the courtyard, found a stone bench and sat down, Chen Jisheng smiled and said, "Yuanqing, you have changed a lot." ”

Li Yuanqing said with a smile: "Big brother, you have also changed a lot, you are more handsome and handsome, and you are more majestic." ”

Chen Jisheng laughed, "You kid, your mouth is still so sweet." This time, Lushun, you did a good job. ”

Li Yuanqing smiled, "If the eldest brother is here, he may do better than me." ”

"Huh. You kid, it's getting more and more slippery, and the big brother can't catch you anymore. Chen Jisheng looked at Li Yuanqing's eyes with a smile.

In the past, he had always regarded Li Yuanqing as a junior brother and a chess piece, but now, he has understood that he is him, Li Yuanqing is Li Yuanqing, it is impossible for him to control Li Yuanqing, and Li Yuanqing's merits are getting bigger and bigger, and the official will definitely rise higher and higher, and he doesn't want to destroy the opportunity between the two.

Seeing that Chen Jisheng deliberately lowered his posture, how could Li Yuanqing not know how to lift, smiled, and said in a low voice: "Big brother, congratulations on taking charge of the Right Association, this time, can you be the deputy general?" ”

The association is not an orthodox official position, it is a bit similar to the so-and-so committee and so-and-so office in later generations, which is set for a special task, or a special environment.

In Daming, you generally have to be a deputy general or above to have this qualification.

If Chen Jisheng is in charge of the Dongjiang Right Association, this also means that he will be promoted to deputy general.

"Well, we might have to wait." Chen Jisheng smiled, "After all, on my side, I don't have so many merits from you." There must be merit before it is easy to do things. ”

Li Yuanqing nodded and said with a smile: "For the eldest brother, a little merit, isn't it just a matter of finding out for things?" ”

Chen Jisheng laughed, "Yuanqing, do you think everyone is like you and has such a good opportunity?" On the left side, you must be interested. ”

Li Yuanqing didn't shy away from anything, and nodded, "Big brother, I want to, but you don't know that I am too young in this matter." ”

Chen Jisheng said: "Yuanqing, this kind of thing, qualifications are only one aspect, more important is to have merit and ability, in this regard, I am very optimistic about you." ”

Li Yuanqing nodded, "Big brother, the headquarters has grown a lot. ”

Chen Jisheng smiled, "Indeed." But old brothers, it's still us. ”

Li Yuanqing smiled knowingly, "Big brother, have you decided when you will go to Kuandian?" I'll see you off when I have time. ”

"Not yet. Maybe it will have to wait until after autumn. There are still a lot of things that have not been dealt with here. By the way, Yuan Qing, I heard that you taught Denglai's gang a lesson today? Chen Jisheng said.

Li Yuanqing raised his eyebrows slightly, "Big brother, this matter, the handsome side ......"

Chen Jisheng smiled slightly, "Yuanqing, you don't have to worry too much about this matter. Think about that Wang Yining. ”

"Wang Yining?" Li Yuanqing was stunned.

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