Chapter 9: Three Drums

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Chang Sihao nodded: "It seems that I drank it somewhere, but I can't remember it for a while."

Long Qing looked at him with a smile and said, "Brother Xian went out of Beijing last time and changed his route to Sichuan, so he should have passed by Yibin when he turned back."

Chang Sihao's heart is like a mirror: The taste of this wine is the same as what the eldest grandson Xiaochi drank in the Linxi grass house On the surface, he still doesn't care much Long Qing smiled: "Yibin has been known as the wine capital since ancient times The craftsmanship of several big pots is really good One of the old old pots has a mellow and thick wine with a long aftertaste It is especially commendable At this moment, what we have in this cup is their store's signature 'multigrain wine' Although the name is vulgar, the taste is first-class."

Chang Sihao drank the rest of the wine and looked at the bottom of the cup When he returned from this trip, he did not reveal to the emperor and others about the eldest grandson Xiaochi's presence in Yibin And when he met with the eldest grandson Xiaochi, Qi Zhonghua was dead Wu Zhiming, Guo Qiang and Ni Honglei were all dismissed According to the news, no one should leak the news Is it ...... Thinking of this, I forcibly pressed down and glanced at Guo Shu Ronghua's expression**

Long Qing saw that his voice was the same, so he smiled slightly: "Some time ago, a book suddenly appeared in the south Although he killed Liu Shiyan of Zhixian County and snatched some grain and grass, but he also showed his traces and was seized by General Yu The fighter plane was beaten Although he failed to capture a copy alive, but this road thief is no longer enough to be afraid The day before yesterday, General Yu wrote a letter asking to be transferred back to Guangxi, and I have already approved it."

Liu Jinwu's figure folded slightly: "Your Majesty, the old general, please be in such a hurry, and he is also worried about Gutian's affairs."

Chang Sihao was accustomed to his usual demeanor Looking at the solemnity of his face at this moment, he felt ridiculous, and he also pretended to be solemn and said: "Your Majesty, General Yu is short of soldiers and major generals Once Gutian fights, I am afraid it will be difficult for him to support it After the famous family, General Liu will stay by your side as the chief of the guard It is too condescending When we chatted privately before, General Manager Liu also expressed many times that he was willing to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions Why didn't the emperor take this opportunity to send him to the army to listen to the use Let him show his talents."

"Eh," Liu Jinwu grinned, and his expression was extremely strange

Long Qing smiled: "Well, I have long had this intention" Liu Jinwu heard it and said "eh" Suddenly realized that this was disrespectful and hurriedly shut up Long Qing's face darkened a little and continued: "But with the current national strength, I am afraid it will be a little difficult to fight For Ping Zeng In the past six months or so, the Guangdong side has used more than 300,000 taels of silver Tan Lun in the north to repair the Great Wall, Lord Qi presided over the training and other items Although he tried his best to save money, he also spent nearly 200,000 taels And it is still increasing Wang Chonggu in the west took the initiative to send troops to smash the nest in a row Not to mention the reward soldiers Now the treasury has no money to spend, only temporary tax increases, but the middle of the tax hit Jiajing is already a year of pressure last year, last year's tax is this year's tax, this year's tax is next year's tax, if it is forcibly apportioned, it will not be used until the end of the year, I am afraid that the tax will be collected only for the year after tomorrow, Xu Ge is always here, even if it is to tear down the east and make up for the west, he can always find a way Now, ...... Alas......" Speaking of this, he sighed, grabbed Chang Sihao's wrist on the table and patted it gently: "Brother Xian, what do you say you should do about this?"

Chang Sihao listened to the beginning and thought in his heart: Good guy, come and cry with me again The eldest grandson Xiaochi gave you all the money from the sale of Shui Yanxiang Why is the treasury empty again so quickly However, listening to his calculations, it is not a lie I have been in the army I understand everything There are soldiers who are not bright today, and they can eat two or three meals for ordinary people When they fight, people eat horses and feed Transporting grain and grass The daily cost is not much It costs money to build the Great Wall, recruit people, craftsmen, and burn bricks and stones Although the 300,000 taels is not a small number, it is really a drop in the bucket to put it on state affairs But if you tell me about this kind of thing, what can I do, I can't invite Lao Xu back again

However, at this moment, the other party looked at him with an earnest face, and he couldn't help but answer a sentence, and he was in a hurry, and his heart suddenly flashed: "I'm an idiot, don't take the opportunity to say it at this time, but when will I wait?"

Long Qing was stunned and asked, "Brother Xian has a way."

Chang Sihao said: "Money is a thing that casts so much and is not suitable for eating, so it will only flow around like water, and it will not disappear in vain, and the reason why it will disappear is not that it has been taken away by some corrupt officials These people are the reservoir lake You are the emperor is the sea, and the water flows back to the sea As long as you carry out an anti-corruption campaign, from top to bottom, don't your pockets bulge?"

Long Qing was silent when he heard it, Liu Jinwu said: "Master Hou's idea is very good, but from ancient times to the present, there are always more corrupt officials than Qing officials, and there are no fish when the water is clear, and some people know that he is greedy, and they still have to use it, especially those with higher official positions, the relationship is complicated, the branches are too wide, and it will inevitably move the whole body, if you only fight corruption at the lower levels, even if you collect money, they will go to the people to scrape it, and if you strip yourself of power, it is not easy to find so many people to replace your predecessor."

Chang Sihao said: "Ho, according to what you say, the big officials can't move, the small officials can't move, if they are greedy, they should be greedy, they should be moth, let's just stare and wait for the end of the game together."

Liu Jinwu hurriedly said: "No, no, no, no, there is no such intention, there is absolutely no such intention" Long Qingyang raised his hand and said: "Brother Xian, what Jin Wu is worried about is not unreasonable, and this kind of thing is too big to move, making people panic, but it is not beautiful" Chang Sihao smiled: "The implication in power is too wide, and it doesn't matter, then the field can always be stopped.

The direction of these words is extremely clear Obviously, it was said to Xu Ge Lao, who had just stepped down At this time At that time, after Lao Xu stepped down, the people in Beijing immediately fell with the wind This made him emboldened after seeing it How could Longqing and Liu Jinwu not understand But Xu Jiefuguo has been in the country for many years, and he has just retired from the scenery and wants to find out his old accounts This kind of thing is too unkind Guo Shuronghua smiled slightly: "What Hou Ye said is very true, but to investigate the people who are greedy for ink, it is necessary to present evidence, investigate, verify, and try A procedure is time-consuming and laborious to go down It is only afraid that the military plane will be delayed." In fact, mobilizing troops is the next policy The imperial court still has to use the rule of law and morality to convince people The driving force behind Gutian is Juhao Pavilion As far as Ronghua knows, there are also many characters in his cabinet who can be called talented and heroic It's just that his ideas are extreme So that he went on the wrong path Hou Ye has also been in contact with some of them I believe that on this point There should be a consensus with Ronghua I believe you don't want to start a war The two sides will be burned Let the foreign fishermen of Tibet, Tatars, and Turks take advantage of it."

Chang Sihao listened quietly, these words cut into his heart, but he knew that Guo Shu Ronghua had no good intentions for the sake of the people in the rivers and lakes, and most of them were using this as an excuse to guide himself step by step to the destination he wanted, but he couldn't find the slightest gap that could interject and argue

Guo Shuronghua raised his eyes slightly: "Actually, some time ago, the factory found a news that it was the eldest grandson Xiaochi and his wife who went up the Yangtze River to avoid the old subordinates and finally disappeared near Yibin " He looked at Chang Sihao's expression and turned his gaze back down Fingertips gently rubbed on the strings and continued with a smile: "The water girl loves the things in the cup, presumably the two of them are nostalgic for the good wine there, so they looked for a place to live in seclusion."

Long Qing said: "After listening to Ronghua's report on this matter, I am very happy Brother Xian, before you went north to Liaodong, we also discussed this matter At that time, I didn't know the whereabouts of the imperial brother There is nothing else to talk about You once said that the matter of Juhao Pavilion and Gutian is best resolved peacefully I think about it these days, and I think it is true, but those people are self-sustaining by force and full of hostility How can they listen to our words This requires finding the imperial brother and asking him to mediate between the old ministries to break the ...... of this situation."

Chang Sihao pondered: The royal identity of the eldest grandson Xiaochi needs to be kept secret If you want to find him, you naturally can't send outsiders to him Gonggong Feng is entangled by the little prince every day and can't get out of his body Guo Shuronghua and Liu Jinwu are not familiar with him and can't talk when they meet So who does this task fall on Do you still need to ask The question is that I have already persuaded the eldest grandson Xiaochi once The other party has no interest in going out of the mountain What is the point of finding the door again But these words can only be said in my heart at this moment, but I can't mention it clearly

Seeing his stunned face, Long Qing sighed: "Brother Xian, it is a matter of life and death, and the country's plan Brother Fool has decided to go in person in the name of parade to persuade the imperial brother However, the country belongs to me, but as the Son of Heaven, it is difficult to move an inch The ministers heard about this and opposed it mainly for safety reasons If the virtuous brother can accompany me to support me, I believe they will have nothing to say."

Chang Sihao knew that what he said was a lie, but no matter what, compared to what he talked about last time, the emperor's attitude towards solving the problem by force has changed, and it is finally a progress On this basis, maybe he should also work hard again Arched his hand and said: "How can the emperor's golden body be moved lightly This matter is only handed over to the ministers" Longqing was overjoyed: "The imperial brother and the virtuous brother have a deep affection for each other, and if I want to have you go, everything will go smoothly It's just that the virtuous brother is tired when he returns from the south, and he should have a good rest in Beijing, and he doesn't want to make you tired and tired, I really don't want to go."

Chang Sihao looked at him with a smile: "This matter is nothing more than the duty of a minister, what kind of hard work can I resign?"

Long Qing sighed with emotion: "There is a virtuous brother who shares my worries and the luck of the true country" poured three glasses of imperial wine and beckoned to ask for a pen and paper next to him Chang Sihao looked at his quick writing and thought: "This sour man has a lot of twists and turns At the beginning, coaxing Lao Xu was also this set of words, and now it is on Lao Tzu's head I don't know how to deal with me in the future Things should be done or have to be done, but I can't trust him too much."

Long Qing wrote the book in a short and sealed it, and handed over a few golden tickets together: "These plates are entangled with the virtuous brother on the way to spend my thoughts are also written in the letter, when the virtuous brother and the imperial brother meet, they will have to show more interests and disadvantages, persuade him to take state affairs as the priority, and after the matter is completed, we must try our best to save him to return to Beijing, and our brothers can reunite again."

Chang Sihao took it and got up to retire Long Qing said: "The stakes are very high, the virtuous brother should bring as few entourages as possible, so as not to leak away" Chang Sihao understood in his heart and covered his hand: "The emperor can rest assured" Long Qing said as if he remembered something: "By the way, Lord Qi has been training in three places Today, I have arrived in Changping Before leaving, I can go and see what is long and short It is good to give one or two pointers" Chang Sihao smiled and said in his heart Do you still use me to check the soldiers trained by Lord Qi Don't say much Bow your head and say yes Guo Shu Ronghua personally sent him out of the palace There is already a tall horse prepared there outside It was Sanhe Lihua Guo Shuronghua smiled: "After the Hou Ye went to sea, this horse was obtained by Liu Shiyan He gave it to Wu Shilai A while ago, Wu Shilai was escorted to Beijing Even this horse was sent back with him, but he was not fed well along the way and lost some fat Ronghua was conditioned by someone and changed the farrier Now it is a dragon and a tiger Special brought to use it with Hou Ye Chang Sihao smiled: "More Cheng Du Gong is kind" turned his head to look at the sky and made a look of embarrassment: "Oh, Yibin is a big place It is not easy to find two reclusive people." Can the Governor give me some guidance?"

Guo Shu Ronghua smiled and said: "Hou Ye has also drunk the multigrain wine of Lao Chen's pot, isn't it easy to find their customers?"

"Hmm" Chang Sihao nodded and turned over to the horse, and said, "I see that the Guanyin offered in the governor's house can be withdrawn."

Guo Shu Ronghua slowly stretched his long eyelashes: "Oh why"

Chang Sihao said: "The heart of the governor is exquisite, and it is a last resort, and it has already penetrated the heavens and the earth, and what kind of hands and thousands of eyes do you need?"

The four eyes met for a moment, one lowered his head and pursed his lips, and the other looked up to the sky and laughed

Bidding farewell to Guo Shu Ronghua Chang Sihao galloped forward on his horse and prepared to return to the Hou Mansion He didn't ride far when he saw the red flag in front of him waving loudly The sound of hooves was loud More than ten horsemen and horses came over head-on The head of the head will be the top of the bright silver flying feather curly wing helmet Cover the lock edge of the large-leaf golden scale armor The lancet is obliquely outside the crotch The victory hook gun hangs on the red tassel It is Qi Jiguang He saw Chang Sihao from afar When he saw Chang Sihao from afar, he smiled and rolled down the saddle and ran forward with a shaking of the nail leaves

Chang Sihao also dismounted Qi Jiguang came to the front and supported him with his elbow shaking violently Excited Chang Sihao knew that he was happy for the success of Xu He was so happy that he didn't know what to say and said with a smile: "Lord Qi, you have lost a lot of weight This face is black and black It will catch up with me Qi Jiguang laughed Chang Sihao asked: "I heard that you are in Changping How did you come to Beijing Qi Jiguang smiled: "The emperor has a decree to let my department rectify the spiritual rehearsal formation and be ready to accept the inspection of the Marquis of Yunzhong at any time As soon as I heard it, what are you waiting for Isn't this coming to pick you up Chang Sihao smiled:" That's right, I've been eating and drinking with the officials of the DPRK and China these days, and I've been thinking about going to the camp to walk around and relax, let's go."

"Okay," Qi Jiguang agreed, and the two got on their horses and walked together, and more than ten iron horsemen slowly fell behind

The people on the street hid far away when they saw the military horses Chang Sihao told how he met Zhao Qi in Huating, how he arrested Xu Da Xu Er, how Mr. Qingteng arrived in Beijing, how to tease Zhang Qi, how Guo Shu Ronghua sent the word Shou, and how Jue Xiang put Xu Da Xu Er in a box as a gift to Xu Jie, etc. Qi Jiguang was training outside and only knew a little rough about these things At this time, he heard the details of the inside story A burst of nervousness and a burst of laughter Hearing the joy of the place Whip the whip in the palm of his hand and screaming Wait to hear how Mr. Qingteng drew a second painting and sent it Xu Jie was so frightened that he hurriedly interjected and said: "You misunderstood this painting is not a lie and intimidation Where can Xu Jie be frightened by a painting?"

Chang Sihao said: "We all think that the painting has a mystery, but Mr. Qingteng doesn't say it, we are a little puzzled, maybe the eldest brother understands the true meaning."