Xie Ming

The little man is busy arguing about drawing cakes and eating them, while the tiger ministers are busy dismantling and talking about the pros and cons.

When the annoying black guy started to complain about logistics and military supplies, he choked Xiao Langyu with a question.

Bian couldn't bear to see Yuan Ping, so he spoke up to smooth things over.

"Hey, de de de!"

"You, it's your brother who's the most cunning one."

"What about the imperial court? When have those people who only care about talking and bullying ever cared about our lives?"

"To put it bluntly, the salary has indeed not been paid. What can you do?"

"What can you let Xiaochuan do?"

"You don't know, this time, Xiaochuan ran away from the capital with great difficulty, but before he left, he almost emptied out his Duke's Mansion."

"As long as there is an account, any property worth some money will be pawned to pay the salary."

"It's the dowry of the newly married bride. They took it all out."

"What else do you want him to do?!"

Don't underestimate the private time between Xiao and Yuan. Yuan Ping is very dissatisfied and is not a good person.

But if someone else wanted to squeeze Xiaochuan, he would protect his own son and would not be happy at first, so he would rush to help Yan.

Upon hearing this, Hu Chen, who had not known the details before, was suddenly shocked when he heard this.

He was so awkward that his lips were frozen in silence. After a long while, he stammered and apologized.

"Oh, this, this"

"Hey, Commander Xiao, don't take it to heart."

"I deserve to die, I deserve to die."

"You said that, well, ignorance is not a crime, just treat it as the dog fart I just let out."

"I'm just worried about the team."

"Hey, I won't say it anymore, I won't say it anymore. I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Hu Chen blushed and begged for mercy.

After hearing this, Xiao did not take it seriously, but smiled and continued to speak.

"Haha, hey, Brother Huchen, what are you doing? This is unorthodox."

"Well, now that we have come to this, I will not hide some details."

"This time, I left Beijing and rushed to Guide, Henan. The order from above is to stabilize the military situation in Henan."

"It was only because of Brother Yuan's trip north that I was able to get rid of the constraints of the court and return to the camp."

"As for the military pay, uh... it's really hard to raise money. Even if I ask for it, I'm afraid I won't get it."

"There's no way."

"When I was in Beijing, His Majesty granted me the Duke's Mansion, along with some rewards."

"Although it's not much, it's just a drop in the bucket. I did bring all the things I could have brought with me. I'll just say this to show my attitude."

"But Hu Chen, you can rest assured."

"In addition to this, the actual dispatch of Shandong troops and horses, Minglu and Qi Gang also brought silver as collateral, that's the big deal."

"In addition, in Yangzhou."

"Haha, recently in the south, there has been some mediation."

"At present, there are indeed people helping on the Yangzhou grain route."

"Nianlai, you, Hu Chen, have also seen it, that is, that Ma Weimin."

"When I was serving as the grain commissioner of Jiangning, I was asked to rescue him because he got into trouble. Now I have changed my job and moved to Yangzhou."

"For this marriage, Yue Shan is a patron of the Shen family in Yangzhou, and he is also a wealthy businessman."

"So, a few days ago, a secret letter was sent, which helped to raise a lot of money."

"In short, let's just say it."

"That being said, regardless of local fundraising in the future, just relying on the resources drawn from a few places, our combined army can last for three or four months with food and clothing. I think it shouldn't be a problem, huh?! Hahaha."

Xiao Jingchuan made an excuse to explain himself and talked about the logistics and military supplies dispatch, picking out the key points.

His words were sincere and meant to stabilize the morale of Hu Chen's army.

Hearing this, Li Heisi grinned and responded with a smile.

"Haha, ah, ah, ok."

"Look, it seems I was worrying too much."

"Okay, that's fine."

"Yes, Minglu, that kid, served as a military supply officer in Shandong for several months. He has a solid foundation."

"Why don't I have any idea, this..."

"If we get them all together, let alone three or four months, if we save some time, we can probably guard them for a year or two without any problem."

"Haha, eat...eat the cake, wait...it will be cold soon." Hu Chen knew that he had said something inappropriate just now and was afraid of being annoyed. He was anxious and embarrassed, so he used the cake shreds in the bowl to cover his face and buried his head in chewing.

At the same time, Yuan Ping was listening to the topic of raising silver in Yangzhou. Since they had not talked about it last night, he pondered over it and had something to think about.

He was worried that he would give the southerners an excuse to talk to him, so he hurriedly reminded them of the situation.

"Uh, Ogawa."

"Well, you secretly transferred that old man Ma Weimin from Yangzhou to deliver the military pay."

"Is there something wrong?"

"I mean, what if some bad guy finds an excuse to do this?" Yuan Ping was worried.

But after hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan laughed in response.

"Haha, that's fine."

"First of all, Ma Weimin is a smart man. He knows the pros and cons and will not make mistakes."

"Besides, after all, the Shen family in Yangzhou is my own family, Xiao Jingchuan."

"He's the one who's taking care of it. No matter what, I can just say it's my own family affair."

"If the news gets out, I can handle it."

Xiao Lang and Fu understood each other again.

"Ha ha ha ha."

"That, that is."

"No matter what, this warlord is a warlord. We can't compare to him."

"Even if you marry a wife, you can get a lot for free."

Hu Chen made jokes and also tried to stir up the atmosphere.

As a result, after hearing what he said, Xiao and Yuan also burst into laughter.

Amid the laughter, the black man couldn't stay idle and came to do something again.

He picked up the wine gourd he carried with him and poured the wine into the bowl of stewed pancake he was holding.

Seeing this, Xiao Lang was stunned and tried to persuade him again.

"Hey! Hey!"

"Hey, you black bastard, I always tell you to drink less, but you don't listen."

"This is getting even more chaotic."

"I got up early in the morning and had some fried bread. If you put some liquor in it, what would it taste like?"

"Hey, please eat less."

"I'll make it clear that when everyone is gathered, we will deploy the military intelligence."

"You're going to mess things up because of this."

"Humph!"

"Don't blame me for not giving you a chance to make merit afterwards!"

Xiao Jingchuan couldn't persuade him, so he just laughed and scolded.

Right at this moment!

Just when Xiao and Li were having a quarrel over drinking!
Suddenly, I heard the sound of horses neighing coming from the yamen.

Inside the palace courtyard, the three gentlemen all turned aside to look.

Just look at the generals Nai Zheng, Sun Peizhong, Ma Minglu, Li Hongsheng, Zhao Yingyuan, Xu Jizu and others, who all arrived together.

A group of people strode towards the door.

Peizhong, who was at the head of the group and looked anxious, took two steps at a time and when he was close to the courtyard, in front of Xiao Lang, he was so excited that he knelt on the ground, clasped his fists loudly, and saluted his own general properly.

"General! General!"

"After more than two months of absence, you came to the court alone, but we missed you so much!"

"General! I am coming, coming!"

Peizhong is an upright man, just as his name suggests.

After a long separation, we met again and felt extremely emotional.

Hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan, who was still making a fuss just now, was instantly infected by his actions.

He changed his expression, quickly left the bowl and chopsticks to Yuan Ping, walked quickly to him, and solemnly lifted up the loyal Jin Peizhong.

"Pei Zhong, we've been apart since Shandong."

"You are the ones who have been in trouble for the past two months."

"It's hard for you, and it's hard for everyone!"

(End of this chapter)