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is completely different from Xu Xingxia's somewhat depressed mood, but the military households on the barn floor are very shocked. They barely had any look of grief. On the contrary, many young military survigates still seem eager to try and can't wait. The main reason, of course, is the silver taels of white flowers in the cloth bag. Unfortunately, if you die in battle, you can get a pension of nearly 100 taels of silver, such a thing is unseen and unheard of in Ningxia Town. This made all the military households let go of their last worries and enthusiastically joined the army.

The pension of one hundred taels of silver is definitely an unprecedented amount of money. Even if he dies in battle, he can bring a small fortune to his family. If you are lucky enough to kill one or two Tartars, then the whole family will be completely changed. To put it coldly, this is a way to make money! For a while, the idea of joining the army became even stronger for those young military surpluses. At the same time, the fear of death has also weakened a lot. They are all eagerly looking forward to when Xu Xingxia will recruit soldiers again.

Of course, some people are happy and some are sad. In a corner next to the barn, King Shoulu of the Hundred Households was like a dormant poisonous snake, secretly staring at Xu Xingxia. His eyes were absolutely vicious. Xu Xingxia, who is supported and loved by the military households, is a thorn in his eye and a thorn in his flesh, and he must be removed. However, he could only watch silently. If he wanted to deal with Xu Xingxia directly, he definitely didn't have that kind of courage.

What Wang Shoulu didn't notice was that behind him, there was still a sharp gaze, quietly staring at him. This person is Wang Qinian. After Xu Xingxia returned to Weizhen Fort, Wang Qinian also came down from the city wall. However, he did not approach Xu Xingxia, but silently observed everything around him near the barnyard.

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Detailed exploits have also been counted. Mao Thirteen, Lin Dacheng, Chen Shouwang and others all have a military exploit. In addition to Xu Xingxia, there are a total of eight people in Niujiaodun who have military exploits. The other exploits fell on Xu Xingxia. Xu Xingxia's military exploits are fifty-three in total, and if they are converted into silver taels, it is one thousand five hundred and ninety taels. That's a pretty good fortune.

"Lao Yu, the matter of military merits, please leave it to you." Xu Xingxia said to Yu Lijun.

"Don't worry, my lord, my subordinates will do their best." Yu Lijun said calmly.

Xu Xingxia nodded and didn't say anything more. He believed that Yu Lijun would definitely find a way to convert his military skills into silver as soon as possible. However, Xu Xingxia's heart has always been a little unsteady. This unsteadiness does not come from Yu Lijun, but from his boss. He always felt that it might be a little difficult for the top to come up with so many silver taels at once. Or, the boss has money and is reluctant to take it out.

Why do you feel this way? The main reason is that in later generations, he had a very deep understanding of the bureaucratic system of the Ming Dynasty. The bureaucratic system of the Ming Dynasty, by the late Wanli period, was almost completely rotten. The corpses of the adults are vegetarian, and corruption is rampant. Everyone who is an official regards making money as the first thing in life. Say nothing without silver. I want to get the silver from their hands, but I am afraid that it will not be easy. But at present, Xu Xingxia has no better way, so he can only go through the procedure.

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Fort Willtown, near one of the innermost shops on Long Street. This shop sells some common groceries, and it is a long-established store in Weizhenbao. The other day, the shop changed owners. The original owner went to Pingyu City. The new owner, called Wang Qinian, is said to have something to do with Xu Xingxia. However, this Wang Qinian has a strange temper, rarely has contact with people, and basically acts silently alone. The military households of Fort Weizhen rarely had contact with him.

After Wang Qinian returned from the barnyard, he returned to his shop. Strangely, after opening the door and entering the shop, he closed the wooden door again, apparently with no intention of doing business. The businessman went into the inner room, sat down at a table, took out pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and prepared to write a letter.

After pondering for a long time, Wang Qinian began to write. When he wrote the letter, his expression seemed very focused and very religious, as if he was writing a letter to a very great person, and he did not dare to have the slightest blasphemy and contempt. If Xu Xingxia was here, he would definitely recognize the words on his head: "Chen Jinyi Wei Baihu Wang Qinian Secret ......"

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Ningxia City, the chief military officer's yamen, martial arts training ground.

As the chief military officer of Ningxia Town, Li Guozhen likes to practice martial arts very much. Usually, as long as he is free, he has to go to the martial arts training ground to fiddle with the big sword. The weapon he used in battle was a special broadsword weighing more than thirty pounds. At the age of forty-eight this year, he is in his prime, and his whole body exudes a fierce atmosphere. He is burly, with thick hands and feet, and he looks very powerful. In fact, as a commander-in-chief, basic force is still necessary. Otherwise, you won't be able to control the people below at all.

Li Guozhen's official position as a chief military officer is not hereditary. He turned out to be just a hereditary thousand households. However, he had a good time and a good place. When he was hereditary to a thousand households, it happened to be when Bibai launched a rebellion. He boldly stood on the side of the imperial court, led the army to fight against the Bibai rebels, and won the appreciation of the imperial court. After the rebellion was put down, the official position naturally continued to rise.

"My lord, it's a secret report ahead."

Someone arrived in a hurry and handed Li Guozhen a secret report.

Li Guozhen put down the big knife, opened the secret report, read it cursoryly, and went back to the study next to him. Although he is a military attaché, he knows a lot of words, and he also has his own study in the yamen. After all, when it comes to the position of chief military officer, there are also a lot of civilian affairs, and if you don't know a single word in big characters, you can't do the position of chief military officer.

"This Xu Xingxia, what are you doing with so many things?"

Li Guozhen frowned, and put the secret report on the table with some dissatisfaction.

On the desktop of Li Guozhen's study, there are two war reports, both about Xu Xingxia's killing of Tartars. The latest secret report in his hand is also about Xu Xingxia. It stands to reason that his subordinates have such a record, and as a boss, they should be happy. The subordinates have achievements, and of course the boss also has merit, and if there is a reward, the boss can also get a share. However, Li Guozhen didn't seem to be happy. On the contrary, his face looked a little dignified and a little dissatisfied.

After a long time, Li Guozhen put all three battle reports in a drawer and locked them. Then, he continued to play with the big sword in the martial arts training ground, as if he had completely forgotten about it. If someone with a heart observes carefully, they will find that when Li Guozhen is wielding the big knife now, he is much more fierce than just now, as if there is something unpleasant in his heart that needs to be vented.

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Ningxia City, Governor Yamen, Siguotang.

Many civil officials in the Ming Dynasty liked to set up a Siguo Hall. Every day, when I was finishing my official business, I had to come to this meditation hall to stay for a while. The main purpose is to reflect on oneself and see if there are any major loopholes in the affairs handled today, and whether there are any areas that need to be improved. Over time, thinking about the hall has become the standard equipment of civil officials.

In the yamen of the governor of Ningxia, there is also such a hall of thought. At this moment, Governor Li Maohui was standing in the hall of thought, quietly contemplating. Li Maohui is a native of Anxi, Quanzhou, Fujian, a jinshi in the eighth year of Wanli, and he is definitely an old qualification among the second-class members of the current imperial court. There are only a few people with qualifications older than him, such as Zhou Jiamo, [***] Xing, and Sun Wei.

In Li Maohui's hand, he held three battle reports, all of which were about Xu Xingxia. Originally, the good news sent from the front, as the governor, should be happy. However, Lee was not happy. On the contrary, his face was a little gloomy. After coming out of Siguotang, Li Maohui sealed all three battle reports as if they didn't exist.

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Ningxia City, Qingwangfu, Yuzhai.

Qingwang Zhu Shuaizin is practicing calligraphy with great interest. Zhu Shuaizin is the tenth generation of King Qing of the Ming Dynasty and is in his fifties this year. His father was the original Xianwang Zhu Shenyu. The original King of Qing was not liked by Emperor Wanli, so in the twenty-third year of Wanli, as the second son of King Xian, he came to Ningxia Town and succeeded King Qing.

Someone came in quietly and handed Zhu Shuaizin a secret report. Zhu Shuaizin put down the brush, read the secret report slowly, the look on his face slowly stretched, and said lightly: "This Xu Xingxia, the tossing is not small!" Okay, keep tossing! ”

With that, pick up the brush and continue to practice calligraphy.

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Ningxia City, Qingwang Mansion, back garden.

In the Ningxia Plain, which is known as the south of the Yangtze River, the weather in April is very pleasant. The air is fresh, the sun is shining, and the grass grows and the warbler flies. From time to time, swallows can be seen flying in the sky. Qingwangfu is a pure Jiangnan courtyard style, pavilions, rockery landscape pavilions, all available, rich in a trace of tranquility, luxury in a trace of refinement, gorgeous in a trace of simplicity.

In the gazebo in the back garden, there was a beautiful and noble woman who was playing the piano alone. She wore a long dress with emerald sleeves woven from blue wave silk and decorated with water ripples, which was not only verdant, but also faintly reflected in the sun, reflecting the colorful light in the sun, which was beautiful. The neckline of the sleeve shirt is slightly lower, slightly revealing a touch of whiteness on the chest and a pale pink coat underneath. For this reason, she used a pair of jade chains on her shoulders to buckle a light gauze smock as thin as cicada wings, slightly concealed, with long sleeves fluttering, like a fairy among the gods.

This beautiful and noble woman is none other than Princess Qing Su Xiaoxiao. Almost all the men in Ningxia Town know her beauty. Of course, limited to her noble status, no one dares to mention her name in public, which is taboo. However, the more beautiful and noble she is, the more obsessive she becomes. In Ningxia Town, there are two beauties, one is this Qing princess. The other is Mrs. Lin of the Lin family.

A maid arrived and quietly handed Su Xiaoxiao a secret report. Su Xiaoxiao finished reading the secret report, and his graceful and luxurious face did not have any expression. She slowly stood up, walked to the edge of the gazebo, tore the secret report apart, and threw it into the pond below. A group of koi fish floated up and swallowed all the pieces.

Looking at the fish that kept swimming in the water, Su Xiaoxiao smiled slightly, sat back and continued to play the piano alone. A quiet piano sound slowly drifted out from the back garden. It wasn't until the song was finished that Su Xiaoxiao slowly stood up and said to the maid beside him, "Report to Father-in-law Lu." It is estimated that Jinyiwei's side already knows. We can't be left behind. ”

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