After keeping watch until midnight, the little girl couldn't hold on anymore due to her sleepiness. Wu Shigong asked the maid to help Wu Yunqing to lie down in a side room next to the mourning hall, and he stayed awake all night alone.
In the silence, Wu Shigong reflected deeply: The acquisition of these two salt fields was somewhat dependent on the background of the two princes' mansions. If they were lost, they would be lost. In the final analysis, he was still not strong enough.
In Runing, everyone seemed to be surrounding me, but when I arrived in the capital, I was nothing. A manager in the Wu Mansion could tell me what to do, but I still didn't dare to fall out on the spot. So don't blame me.
There are so many weird things, but you still need to strengthen your own strength!
The next day, Xue Yufei brought Li Xin and Wu Chengying to pay homage. Wu Weizhong seemed to be in a good mood. It is estimated that Manager Hong had told Wu Weizhong about the transfer of the salt farm yesterday. Although he could not get all the shares, he would not get all the shares every year.
It can bring two to three thousand taels of income to the Wu family. As for whether it can manage the salt farm, this is just Manager Hong's petty thinking. Wu Weizhong will not pay attention to this kind of thing at all.
Wu Chengying was obviously taught by Li Xin, so when he kowtowed to Wu Weizhong, he called him "Grandpa Hou!". And Wu Weizhong also agreed with a smile. Seeing that he had a wish, Li Xin secretly said in the corner
Wiped away tears several times.
Wu Weizhong is quite easy to talk to today. When Wu Shigong asked his father for help and asked Tao Xin to pass the exam to receive the hereditary official position of Qianhu, Wu Weizhong took out his post on the spot and asked the housekeeper of the Wu Mansion to go to the Ministry of War.
Wu's mansion showed an atmosphere of fatherly kindness and filial piety. But no one knew that Wu Shigong's heart was bleeding!
After lunch, Wu Shigong took his family back to Yangwuhou Mansion. As soon as he entered the door, he learned that Tao Xin's petition had been obtained. It seems that the Ming Dynasty was also very particular about efficiency sometimes.
Wu Shigong couldn't hold it any longer. After saying hello to Xue Lian and Mrs. Zhang, he immediately took a nap and slept in the dark. It was not until before dinner that Xue Yufei sent someone to wake Wu Shigong up.
The man from Xue Yufei's faction was Xue Chenglin. When he met his father whom he had not seen for a long time, Xue Chenglin was a little cautious at first, but the boy was brave after all. After a while, he crawled onto the bed, pinched Wu Shigong's nose, blew Wu Shigong's ears and started playing nonsense.
Wu Shigong, who was woken up, immediately grabbed Xue Chenglin and tickled him. The father and son quarreled for a while before they packed up and went to have dinner together.
During dinner, Wu Shigong felt the warmth of a family that he had not seen for a long time. However, Mrs. Zhang kept blaming Wu Shigong for not taking care of himself because he was too tanned. Mrs. Zhang also asked Xue Lian to find a way to transfer Wu Shigong back as soon as possible.
Coming to the capital.
After finishing the meal, Xue Lian called Wu Shigong into his study. As soon as he entered the door, he asked: "Shigong, what do you think, are you willing to go back to the capital?"
Wu Shigong knew that his father-in-law Xue Lian would definitely ask him this question, so he gave the answer he had prepared for a long time: "Master Marquis, you are proficient in military strategy. Don't you still see the crisis? Do you still think that the capital is impregnable?"
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After hearing Wu Shigong's alarmist talk, Xue Lian immediately frowned and asked, "How do you say that?"
"It's happened twice in the past few years. Once it was the Tatars, and the other time it was the Shaanxi bandits, both of whom were circling the capital. And according to my son-in-law, this is not over yet. In the future, they will get closer each time, and the capital will also
It’s more dangerous each time.”
Xue Lian was still a little disapproving and said: "The Yingzong also attacked the capital at that time. The same happened in Jiaqing, but it was not all about turning the corner. Now the Shaanxi bandits have been surrounded, and the Tatars are recuperating after the war. The capital
It will be relatively peaceful in the past few years. On the contrary, your Runing is in some danger. As soon as the Shaanxi bandits cross the Yellow River, you will bear the brunt."
Needless to say, Xue Lian did have a military vision and could see the key at a glance.
"Master Marquis, you really don't know! Let's just say that in Henan, except for the territory where my son-in-law's Runing Army is stationed, the Runing Army has suppressed it without causing chaos. My son-in-law heard that in other places, except around the city,
, there are no pedestrians on the road, and thieves are rampant everywhere. But what kind of thieves are they? They are all people who are about to starve to death!"
"The Marquis may still remember that when my son-in-law first arrived in Guide, the Holy Spirit he met would rebel. That meant he encountered a year of drought! But today, Henan has been experiencing severe drought for four consecutive years. So Shaanxi
The bandits were not afraid of the army coming to suppress them. After 100,000 were wiped out, he only had to wave his hand to gather another 200,000. Without relief, it would be impossible to completely annihilate the Shaanxi bandits."
"Oh?" Xue Lian asked with some confusion, "Is it really what you said?"
"My son-in-law deceives others, but I don't dare to deceive the Marquis! Besides, my son-in-law's Runing Army is in this environment. No matter how exaggerated it is, it will do no good! This is already our Henan, the richest place in the Central Plains.
If the land is destroyed, then Shaanxi is covered with loess, and Shanxi is covered with mountains and rivers both inside and outside, the disaster will definitely be more serious, and the power of the Shaanxi bandits will also grow."
"And the Tatars won another great victory in Dalinghe City. Moreover, they were defeated by a siege. There was no loss in manpower at all. Even if the Tatars' financial resources were depleted a little, they would not be like the last time.
Entering the customs to rob us? Anyway, we have never won a single battle with the Tatars in so many years, so why wouldn’t they enter the customs with confidence and boldness? So the situation in the capital has become more dangerous."
"The reason why my son-in-law wants to stay in Runing is to leave a way out for us. To be honest, although staying in Runing seems a bit dangerous, my son-in-law has also built a strong army over the years. It's true.
It is impossible to annihilate the Shaanxi bandits, but it is very possible to defend the city. Although the path chosen by my son-in-law is difficult, it is better to fight his way out among the swords and guns than to die in peace when he returns to the capital."
Seeing Wu Shigong's persistence, Xue Lian sighed helplessly: "Your wings are hardened anyway. Remember! Don't do anything wrong, I can only let you go."
Of course, Xue Lian would know the true strength of Runing Army from the former guards of Xue Mansion. Although only the top brass could see clearly the full strength of Runing Army, even the tip of the iceberg made Xue Lian feel that Runing Army was
The strength of the army and Wu Shigong's ambition. Therefore, Xue Lian stopped trying to persuade him.
Then, Wu Shigong told Xue Lian about the Wu Mansion occupying the two salt fields. After hearing this, Xue Lian also agreed with Wu Shigong's forbearance. However, when he heard that Wu Shigong was going to give Xue Lian the shares of the salt field,
Xue Lian smiled and refused.
At the end, Wu Shigong said: "My son-in-law still has a few things to ask of the Marquis. My son-in-law has brought some goods this time, and I want to trouble the Marquis to send someone to sell them. The Marquis has also spent a lot on my son-in-law these years.
, after the goods are sold, just leave 10,000 taels as a gift to my son-in-law. If Runing's army was not really short of money, my son-in-law would not leave only this little. "
Xue Lian smiled and waved his hand and said: "At this age, what do you need so much money for? Isn't it all Lin'er's? As long as you are good, we will be good. Don't worry about it. .”
After hearing that his father-in-law Xue Lian rejected the cashier again, Wu Shigong did not persuade him anymore. He then said to Xue Lian: "This time, my son-in-law will arrange some people in Xue's house. In case of changes in the capital, the Marquis only needs to contact them. They will try their best to send Mr. Hou, his wife and Lin'er to Runing."
"I understand. Our Marquis of Yangwu Mansion is not a soft persimmon. We can handle any small things ourselves. Also, please spend more time with Fei'er these days. I estimate that the time when the Shaanxi bandits are most likely to enter Henan is It's winter. You won't be able to stay in the capital for too long!" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!