scourge the qing dynasty

Chapter 112
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"Qujing Green Battalion? Xiaoyong, you took office as the capital of the Qujing Green Battalion, and you are in charge of all the green camp soldiers in the entire Qujing Mansion except Luoping? Did I hear you right? Did I read it right?"

After listening to the narration of the eldest cousin Qin Yong, and seeing the plate armor with cotton and iron sheets on the body of the first cousin, and then the plate armor with copper nails, and the radar antenna on the head of the eldest cousin, Fatty Lu was tongue-tied and ecstatic, suddenly There is a feeling of being so happy that you are about to faint—what a good Emperor Mazi, what you need the most, Emperor Mazi will send you here!Not only did he send the army formation that he dreamed of being able to recruit and train troops in a fair manner, but he also sent quite a lot of military personnel and military equipment!
How many good emperors are there in this world since ancient times?At this moment, Fatty Lu, trying to suppress his nausea and kiss Xiao Mazi's pockmarked face, probably has it all!

"Cousin, I can't believe it. I'm still confused." Qin Yong said shyly, "At that time, I stayed at Mr. Suo's house for one night. Early the next morning, Mr. Suo asked someone to bring me When I arrived at the Ministry of War, I was taken to meet a man surnamed Huang. That man said that I had made great contributions to eradicating the bandits in Niutoushan in Henan, and that I would be rewarded for my merits. Then he gave me a seal and official documents, and asked me to return to Qujing to serve as the governor. , in charge of the green battalion here."

"Cousin, I have never been to Niutou Mountain in my life, and I don't know what bandits are on Niutou Mountain. How can the senior officials of the Ministry of War say that I wiped out the bandits there?" Qin Yong asked with a sad face: "What is this for? What? Don't be in any trouble, will you?"

"For what? Of course it's because of your cousin's face! Your cousin is now a celebrity in front of Prince Pingxi, of course the court has to give him face." Qin Chuanwu slapped his son on the back of the head, barely guessing half of his son. The reason why he was suddenly promoted to the capital, and he scolded: "Why don't you kowtow to your cousin quickly? Listen to Yifeng's words in the future, maybe you can be promoted again, and give our Qin family more face!"

Qin Yong was honest and obedient, and quickly knelt down to thank him. Fatty Lu quickly helped him up, saying that he didn't need it, but he really regretted it in his heart - if he had known about such a result, he should have directly sent Li Tianzhi to take on this errand.However, considering that his cousin was a fool this time, and happened to impress Xiao Mazi deeply, Fatty Lu quickly felt relieved that it might not be such luck to replace Li Tianzhi as this errand.Moreover, my cousin is more obedient and reliable, making him the honorary commander of the army is no better than letting Li Tianzhi go there directly as the commander of the capital.

At this time, Fatty Lu's uncle, Qin Chuanwu, asked worriedly again: "However, Yifeng, Xiaoyong's words are also reasonable. If the imperial court appoints him as the capital in such a reckless manner, there will be no problem, right?"

Fatty Lu picked up the official document that Qin Yong brought with him, flipped through it for a while, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Uncle, there will be absolutely no problem. This is a formal appointment by the imperial court, and Xiaoyong's resume has already been sealed by the Ministry of War. It is the official and legal capital of Qujing, and no one can take it away."

"That's good, that's good, Yifeng, Xiaoyong is really in your favor." Qin Chuanwu was finally relieved, and he couldn't even close his mouth with a smile. After appointing two high-ranking officials, all of them are officials in Qujing. Our Qin family will be in Qujing in the future, even if we don't want to walk sideways.

"One more thing, cousin, you must help me." Qin Yong was just straightforward and not stupid, and quickly said: "I have never been an official, let alone an officer in the army, you must teach me How to lead troops and how to become an official, otherwise, I, the capital, will definitely not be able to become an official."

"Ha, I have made progress, I can take this into consideration." Fatty Lu laughed happily, turned his gaze to Li Tianzhi, who was already eager to try, and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, our Qujing County Government has hidden dragons and crouching tigers, and my cousin has already given it to you." The talent reserve is ready—Brother Tian Zhi, how about it? Can you be wronged for a while, and temporarily go to my cousin's side as a deputy, and take him to get familiar with how to lead the army? How to train and use soldiers?"

"Dare you not follow orders?" Li Tianzhi, who dreamed of returning to the army and re-leading troops, agreed loudly, "When Li Tianzhi was desperate, it was Brother Lu who took me in and treated me like a brother. Can I not listen to your orders? Lu Don't worry, brother, give me a month to help Brother Qin Yong secure his position as the capital of the Qujing Green Camp, and there will be no Qiu Bagan playing tricks in front of Brother Qin Yong!"

"No, it's not enough!" Fatty Lu said in a deep voice, "Not only do I want you to help Xiaoyong secure his position, but I also want you to help Xiaoyong change the Qujing Green Camp for me. Catch up with the prince's elite army! As for military expenditure and equipment, you can rest assured that even if the allocation from above is not enough, I will find a way for you!"

"Brother Lu, don't worry, I'm not bragging. When I was in Guangzhou, I was the one who brought out the most elite army under the command of the Shizi!" Li Tianzhi patted his chest and said, "Brother Lu, I plan to send the third Liu family brother, Fang Shiyu Bring them into the army with Officer Hong Xi, let them learn how to lead troops and train them, so that they can be your own in the future. Also, their skills are good, and when they are in the army, they can overwhelm those old Qiuba."

"Success, I'll give it all to you." Fatty Lu nodded, and said, "Including Xiao Erlang and Qin Mo, all my subordinates are joining the army training in rotation, and let them all learn to exercise."

Li Tianzhi was overjoyed, and hurriedly pulled Qin Yong to prepare to go, until everyone dispersed, Zhu Fangdan, who had been silent by the side, said: "Master, the emperor gave you a green battalion for nothing. It's a good thing, but the prince By the way, how do you explain?"

"How to explain? Can't you just tell the truth?" Fatty Lu said confidently: "My lord has long known that I was sent by the emperor to monitor him and scout Yungui. I accidentally exposed the truth about Wu Liuyi's murder. I didn't It has violated the fundamental interests of the prince. Now the imperial court rewards me with the Qujing green battalion. The prince has chosen two thousand troops from the green camp for nothing. It has also deepened the conflict between the emperor and Oboi. It is too late for the prince to have fun, and he will come to blame me ?”

"That's the truth." Zhu Fangdan was still a little worried, and said, "However, the students think that you should be more careful, my master. You were originally the unnamed prefect of Qujing Prefecture, and now the court has handed over the Qujing Green Camp to you. Your cousin, half of Qujing's military and civil administration is basically in your hands - to put it bluntly, it is equivalent to half of Qujing's local emperor. Even if the prince is powerful, he will not be suspicious of you, but it is difficult to protect the prince The people around you won't murmur. Master, if my student remembers correctly, the relationship between you and Wang Shirong is not very good."

"Your words make sense." Fatty Lu was reminded by Zhu Fangdan, and he said in a deep voice, "But there is really nothing wrong with Wang Shirong. Apart from his arrogance and narrow-mindedness, that kid is not particularly jealous. He likes to be jealous of others. The key is , except for Wang Shirong, those villains who have no public conflicts with me but secretly like to have pink eyes are the real troublemakers."

Holding his fat head in his hands and thinking for a long time, Fatty Lu said slowly while organizing his thoughts: "Master Zhu, please write for me, first write a letter to my teacher, Mr. Liu Xuanchu, and tell the truth about what happened before and after. Give it to him, ask him to report and explain to the prince alone, and ask him to ask the prince for a favor on my behalf, and ask the prince to send his bodyguards Kong Fanlin and Luo Kedi to Qujing, and enter the Qujing green camp to help my cousin lead the army , or directly serve in the Qujing Green Camp.”

"The master wants to ask the lord to send someone to monitor your army?" Zhu Fangdan raised his eyebrows and said, "This is a good idea. Asking the lord to send someone to monitor it can show the lord that you are open and selfless. I believe the lord will understand. I understand your loyalty to him, Master. And please ask Mr. Mao Xia to come forward and explain to the prince, so you don’t have to worry about others taking the opportunity to obstruct you. But what the students don’t understand is, how did you name Kong Fanlin and Luo Kedi, Master?”

"There are two reasons. One is that when I went to Guangdong on business, these two guys brought people to protect me, and they got along pretty well with me. Now if I can let them come to Qujing, it will be easier for me to deal with them." Fatty Lu explained: "As for the second reason, in order to avoid the pursuit of that bitch Kong Sizhen, I asked Kong Fanlin to take us on mountain roads and night roads. I witnessed it with my own eyes, and with his help, I believe he will help us train a group of elite scouts."

"So that's the case, it's because the master has considered it carefully." Zhu Fangdan nodded, and then suggested: "Then master, the student thinks you'd better explain these two reasons to Mr. Mao Xia, so that he understands your intentions and will do his best. Fight for this for you."

"Very good, then write it clearly in the letter." Fatty Lu nodded in satisfaction, and then said: "After finishing this letter, please help me write another letter to the second prince Wu Yingqi, telling him that Qujing is busy with work, I I am also on an errand at the Nule Peak camp, I really can't handle it, I ask him to do me a favor, pick me a capable person from the prince's command to be my deputy, and serve as the county magistrate of Qujing County."

"County Chancellor of Qujing County?" Zhu Fangdan hesitated, and said, "Master, I'm afraid this is impossible, right? According to the law, the county is centered on the county seat, and there is no county magistrate for those within twenty miles in all directions. Our Qujing just happens not to be here. According to the rules, it is not allowed to set up a county magistrate."

"This is a headache for Wu Yingqi." Fatty Lu said frankly: "Anyway, my purpose is to tell the prince that I am loyal to him, and I am not afraid that he will put spying on my government and military affairs. Of course it would be better if he didn't send us, so we can save ourselves a lot of trouble." It doesn't matter if they are sent, anyway, with Qujing's current finances, it will be easy to support one more county magistrate."

"Understood, the student will write a letter now." Zhu Fangdan agreed knowingly, knowing that Fatty Lu wanted to show Wu Sangui his magnanimity and selflessness to the greatest extent, and his absolute loyalty to Pingxi Palace.

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Two days later, Fatty Lu's two letters were sent to Kunming at the same time, and they were handed over to Liu Xuanchu and Wu Yingqi respectively. After reading Fatty Lu's letter, the treacherous Liu Xuanchu immediately understood the intentions of the treacherous student. He ran to Wu Sangui to defend his favorite student, explaining the reason why Xiao Mazi handed over the Qujing Green Camp to Lu Fatzi's cousin, and the detailed process of the whole thing.

Just as Fatty Lu expected, not only did the old traitor Wu not violate his own interests when he saw this, on the contrary, it was equivalent to giving him an army of two thousand green battalions for nothing, so the old traitor Wu was not only not angry and angry, but secretly Stealing joy, he also agreed to the request made by Fatty Lu, and sent his confidant guards Kong Fanlin and Luo Kedi to serve in the Qujing Green Camp to assist Fatty Lu's cousin Qin Yong in training and controlling the army-by the way, he watched Fatty Lu's cousin, so as not to The two brothers managed Qujing as their independent kingdom.

After making this decision, Wu Yingqi also took Fatty Lu's letter to discuss with his father - it's not that Wu Yingqi couldn't decide on the appointment and dismissal of a Bapin county magistrate, the key is that Qujing County is too small, there is no such thing as a county magistrate official establishment.But when things got to this point, Wu Sangui, who is also treacherous and cunning, of course understood what Fatty Lu was thinking, and secretly satisfied with Fatty Lu's initiative to show his loyalty, Wu Sangui nodded and said: "You can give it to him, but you can't tell the outside world that he asked for it." , to make other people think that our Pingxi Palace forcibly arranged for a county magistrate to go to Qujing."

"Okay, that kid will go down and make arrangements." Wu Yingqi agreed without hesitation, and was secretly happy in her heart—thanks to the blessing of the Eight Banners Fushou Gao, the current official position of Qujing Mansion is a top-notch one in Yunnan and Guizhou, even if it is a county magistrate. , Selling a few thousand taels of silver is also easy.

"Wait." Wu Sangui was also afraid that his son would only focus on the money, and send whoever had the most money to fill the vacancy in Qujing, which would continue to ruin the reputation of the West Selector, and also missed a great opportunity for nothing—Fatty Lu and Xiao Mazi and Aobai are both in contact, so Wu Sangui is still a little worried about not letting someone else stare at Fatty Lu.So after Wu Sangui stopped his son, he quickly changed his words and said, "Well, Qu Jing's position is a bit important. I will personally arrange this Qu Jing, so don't interfere."

"Father, I'm just an eighth-rank county magistrate, so you don't need to trouble yourself to arrange it yourself?" Wu Yingqi asked unwillingly.

"Don't be so wordy, if you say I'll arrange it myself, then I'll arrange it myself, don't worry about it." Wu Sangui rolled his eyes and shouted: "Go, call your elder brother-in-law, and then invite Mr. Yanxian and Wang Shirong. Discuss this official position with them personally."

Thin arms couldn't twist thick thighs, and although she was bleeding and crying with a hundred reluctances in her heart, Wu Yingqi finally obediently agreed, and called the three bad guys Hu Guozhu, Fang Guangchen and Wang Shirong to the old traitor Wu.As soon as the three bad guys heard that they were going to put someone next to Fatty Lu, they immediately applauded together and agreed very much——although the talents and abilities that Fatty Lu has shown in the past year are not enough to make these three bad guys jealous Get rid of it quickly, but it's enough to make them worry.If such a talent cannot be controlled well and eventually be used by the court, then Pingxi Palace will suffer a lot.

"Father-in-law, what do you think of Li Yanying?" Hu Guozhu was the first to suggest, "He has followed your father-in-law for many years. He is loyal, reliable, and careful. It should be appropriate to send him to Qujing as the county magistrate."

"My lord, the students don't think so." Fang Guangchen objected, and said solemnly: "Lu Yifeng asked to send the county magistrate, clearly to show his loyalty to the Pingxi Palace, to show his magnanimity and selflessness, which is enough to prove that he is indeed right. You are loyal, my lord. Although you shouldn’t miss this opportunity, you can’t send the old man from the Pingxi palace over there. The intention of surveillance is too obvious, which hurts the hearts of loyal ministers. And all the old people in the Pingxi mansion have been with you for a long time. It is inevitable that he has developed a more or less domineering personality, and Lu Yifeng's temper in this regard is not very good. If he sends them there, if he can't get along with Lu Yifeng and starts to fight with the tip of a needle, then it is a real one. It's self-defeating."

"That makes sense." Wu Sangui nodded, and said, "Yifeng is a rare talent, and at present he is an indispensable talent in our Pingxi palace. The emperor and Aobai also appreciate him very much. If the people sent can't get along with him, If he is forced to Oboi or the emperor, then the king will lose his wife and lose his army."

"Mr. Yanxian thought carefully, but I was a little reckless." Hu Guozhu was still modest, and quickly admitted that he had lost consideration, and asked: "In Mr. Yanxian's opinion, what kind of people should we send?" past?"

"Be obedient and loyal. It's best to have some ability to share some burdens with Yifeng." Fang Guangchen replied: "The key is that this person must keep a low profile. He can't conflict with Yifeng in Qujing, he can only watch secretly."

"So, I have a suitable candidate." Wang Shirong finally said, "General Jinwu, Mr. Yanxian, do you still remember the last time we met Chen Doubu, the grain and rice secretary in the army of General Xia Guoxiang?" ?”

"Chen Dou?" After being reminded by Wang Shirong, Hu Guozhu and Fang Guangchen immediately thought of such a person-at that time, the Kunming garrison was checking the grain and rice income and expenditure, and other book offices were holding a thick stack of account books, with big heads. Khan reconciled the accounts one by one, but this Chen Dou didn't even look at the account book, and he recited hundreds of grain and rice receipts and expenditures word for word. Hu Guozhu, Fang Guangchen and others were very surprised, and they talked with this Chen Dou again For a few sentences, Chen Dou answered fluently, but he never answered one more word, said one more word, and was extremely reticent, which left a deep impression on Hu Guozhu, Fang Guangchen and others.

"Yes, this is a suitable candidate." Fang Guangchen nodded first, and said, "I just don't know how this person is now. I remember that General Jin Wu asked General Xia to reuse this person."

"Whatever he is now, just call him and ask him." Hu Guozhu snorted, then turned to Wu Sangui, and briefly recounted their impressions of Chen Dou.Wu Sangui was also very happy when he heard it, and said: "It turns out that there is such a talent hidden in our Pingxi Palace. Quickly, let Xia Guoxiang go find him and let me have a look. If it is suitable, send him to Qujing .”

After spending a lot of time, Xia Guoxiang finally found this Chen Dou, and when this middle-aged scholar with gray braids in his 40s was brought to Yin'an Hall, Wu Sangui's first impression was that he looked familiar. , I feel as if I have met him there, but considering that Chen Dou is originally a member of his Pingxi Palace, and he may have met him somewhere before, so Wu Sangui didn't think much about it, and directly asked about Chen Dou's knowledge. Come to know.The result is generally satisfactory, but I feel that Chen Dou is too taciturn, as if he is not interested in anything.

"Should I send this Chen Dou?" Wu Sangui pondered in his mind, and after carefully looking at Chen Dou for a long time, Wu Sangui couldn't help thinking again, "Why does this guy become more and more familiar? He must have met there, but Why can't you remember?"

"Father-in-law, what do you think?" Hu Guozhu asked in a low voice, "Should he be sent to Qujing or not?"

"Let me think about it again, what's the rush?" Wu Sangui scolded casually, and suddenly his heart moved violently. Wu Sangui stood up immediately, staring at Chen Dou with wide-eyed eyes, his body almost trembling.This made Hu Guozhu startled, and hurriedly asked, "Father-in-law, what's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

"No...it's nothing." Wu Sangui shook his head, and after glancing at Chen Dou again, Wu Sangui's lips moved, and he said after a long while: "Just him, let him go to Qujing, be Qujing County Chancellor, and be Yifeng's deputy."

"Father-in-law, have you decided?" Hu Guozhu asked worriedly in a low voice, "Why did you stand up just now? Did you find something wrong?"

"It's nothing." Wu Sangui turned his face away, not letting his son-in-law see the look in his eyes, and said calmly: "Let him go, this king has decided. If he goes, this king can rest assured."

(End of this chapter)