When Hou Shilu arrived at the Xuan Mansion, Jin Yiwei Qianhu Xie Dong had completed his mission and had withdrawn to the Zhangjiakou garrison.
Kong Fang was freed. When he heard that Hou Shilu, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, had returned with his army, he hurried over to see him.
He was originally Hou Shilu's confidant, so Hou Shilu's personal guards all recognized him and knew about his relationship with the commander, so they did not stop him and went directly into Hou Shilu's tent.
"Commander, Marshal, you are back." When Kong Fang got into Hou Shilu's tent, no one could see him, and a feeling of impatient anticipation was already revealed.
Hou Shilu was sitting on the commander's seat in the big tent, looking at the crony who came in with a cold face.
Kong Fang looked up and saw Hou Shilu's face and was stunned for a moment, but he immediately understood that Hou Shilu must have known about the recent events in Xuan Mansion and Zhangjiakou.
Kong Fang immediately took a few steps forward and arrived in front of Hou Shilu. Regardless of the inconvenience of kneeling under his armor, he knelt on his knees and said with a mournful face: "Commander, my subordinates are not optimistic about this family, and they have failed the commander-in-chief."
Great trust! Subordinate."
Hou Shilu didn't want to hear it, so he interrupted Kong Fang directly and said, "It's good that you know! I originally wanted you to rush back first to be on guard. It's better for you. What's going on in Xuan Mansion now? The worst thing is, why?
Lost Zhangjiakou?"
"Commander, you don't know that the Marquis of Zhongxing is very powerful. As soon as he arrived at Xuanfu, he killed Wang Kai, the grain doctor in the household department. He was so ruthless. If his subordinates hadn't seen the opportunity quickly, the commander would not have seen him.
I'm subordinate!"[
When Kong Fang said this, he tried his best to squeeze out a few tears, but it backfired and he couldn't.
"Mom, if I kill you, I'll kill you. I don't need the salary, but how could Zhangjiakou lose it?" Hou Shilu was not moved by his performance. He suddenly stood up from his chair, pointed at Kong Fang with his index finger and cursed.
Kong Fang's heart thumped, knowing that he had not been fooled, he took two steps closer to Hou Shilu and explained: "Commander, we didn't think of this beforehand. Who knew that Zhongxing Hou said he would be paid, but in the end he came?
Investigate the treasonous Shanxi merchants. Unexpectedly, the Baigan Army came before you and forced your subordinates to hand over the defense of Zhangjiakou to them. These steps are so intertwined that your subordinates cannot react at all!
"
Hou Shilu basically knew what happened, knew that the court was determined to do something, and taking advantage of the great changes in the court situation, it was impossible to change anything with Kong Fang's small guerrilla attack.
He retracted his hand pointing at Kong Fang and said, "Don't you know that I am rushing back? It won't matter if I don't delay for a few days!"
When Kong Fang saw that Hou Shilu had calmed down a little, he was secretly happy, and then immediately explained: "You don't know, Marshal, that Zhongxing Hou is treacherous. As soon as he announced the handover of Zhangjiakou, he asked the Jin Yiwei from the capital to come over.
They looked at me to death, there were dozens of guards in uniform, and they followed me every time I went to the toilet, so there was no chance at all."
Hou Shilu was also very upset. If he had known this, he would not have gone to Qinwang. Grandma, he would have cut off his biggest source of wealth.
"Commander, don't worry too much, Zhangjiakou may not be gone like this." Kong Fang looked at Hou Shilu's old face full of heartache and comforted him.
"Oh, what do you mean? You get up and talk first." When Hou Shilu heard this, he immediately stared at Kong Fang and asked. Then he felt that it was inconvenient for Kong Fang to kneel there and talk, so he asked him to get up and sat back down.
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"Thank you, Marshal." Kong Fang thanked Hou Shilu first, then stood up, approached Hou Shilu's side, and said mysteriously: "Commander, you think, sooner or later, the Marquis of Zhongxing will leave the Xuan Mansion. Only Qin Yiming's Bai will be left in Zhangjiakou.
Gan Jun, he was born in a place he is not familiar with. If something goes wrong, will Zhangjiakou be under the jurisdiction of the Xuanfu again?"
Hou Shilu nodded repeatedly after hearing this, but immediately shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it's not good, this is not easy at all. The Baigan Army is an elite, and they are the masters who dare to confront Jianlu. Moreover, there is something going on in Zhangjiakou, and Xuanfu is so close.
In the case of rescue, I am afraid that the joint liability will not be able to escape, which is not appropriate."
"Then we can let people go there often to cause trouble, and then join forces with the civil servants to participate in the poor management of the White Army. The people of Zhangjiakou will be filled with resentment." Kong Fang blinked and came up with another idea.
Hou Shilu did not express his opinion immediately. He sat on a chair and thought for a while before saying: "This method is OK. A soft knife kills people in a way that is safe. It just takes a long time."
Kong Fang offered two ideas in succession. The intention was not to express how distressed Zhangjiakou's piece of fat meat was, but because he was afraid that Hou Shilu would retaliate against him.
He is a close confidant of Hou Shilu, so he also knows Hou Shilu very well. If he cannot satisfy him, all these things in the past will be his fault, and he will not be able to live in the future.[
Kong Fang actually knew that these two ideas were bad. Needless to say, the first one had been rejected by Hou Shilu.
The second idea, if applied to ordinary people, might be effective. But the person who presides over these things is Zhongxinghou, and Qin Yiming's backstage is obviously Zhongxinghou. Although he does not know Zhongxinghou's origin, he knows Zhongxinghou's words and deeds.
It can be seen from his behavior that the power of Zhongxinghou is overwhelming. If he wants to kill people with a soft knife and kill Qin Yiming in Zhangjiakou, he will have to fall unless Zhongxinghou falls.
But no one knows when Zhongxing Hou will fall!
Then, the two began to discuss who should be arranged, what things should be done, and who should be united to submit memorials and other matters.
Suddenly, Hou Shilu's personal guards came in and reported that Wanquan's left and right guards and the generals from the three guards of Xuanfu had come to pay homage to the commander-in-chief.
Hou Shilu chuckled. These bastards knew how to be filial, so they came to see me as soon as I came back. So he ordered his guards to let them in quickly.
As soon as these generals entered Hou Shilu's tent, they found that Kong Fang was also inside. They couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then clasped their fists to see Hou Shilu.
After Hou Shilu had a few cold words with them, he immediately found that these generals were absent-minded. He felt a little strange in his heart and couldn't help but scolded: "What's the matter? Don't hesitate. Hidden, a few grown men,
If you fart, let it go."
When General Wanquan Zuowei heard this, he became worried and said to Hou Shilu: "Commander, Brother Kong took Zhongxing Hou and sent the military pay directly to the hands of the top soldiers, which made the brothers embarrassed for a long time. Moreover, he also said
In the future, there will be Jin Yiwei coming to supervise the distribution of military pay. The generals don't know which side Brother Kong is on?"
Although Kong Fang was only a guerrilla and was one level lower than these generals, because he had always been a confidant of the commander-in-chief Hou Shilu, these generals all called Kong Fang brother Kong.
Hou Shilu looked at the others and found that they were also nodding, so he explained to Kong Fang: "He couldn't help it either. It was all forced by the treacherous and ghostly Marquis Zhongxing. You don't have to be suspicious of him."
Then he also frowned, thinking about military pay. Now that Zhangjiakou is gone, the income from military pay becomes more important.
"Don't be afraid of the Jin Yiwei coming. When the time comes, you will be dragged into trouble. Didn't there used to be patrol guards or eunuchs to supervise the army's pay? It's the same reason. Just give them points." Hou Shilu's brows immediately lifted.
He told these generals the method he thought of.
These generals did not get many benefits from Zhangjiakou. The main source of their wealth was the deduction of military pay, so this was what they were most concerned about.
Now that Hou Shilu had told them this method, several of them looked visibly relieved. The countermeasures mentioned by the commander-in-chief coincided with what they thought, and the commander-in-chief also supported it, so things would basically be fine.
As soon as the matter they were worried about was resolved, several generals began to compliment Hou Shilu on his great achievements in being a diligent king. They beat Jianlu to pieces, and only the commander-in-chief took action to recover one city after another. Such words were like the water of the Yellow River, flowing continuously.
, pour it into Hou Shilu.
Kong Fang was also a discerning person, so he naturally joined the compliments in this situation. He used the perspective of a bystander to confirm the flattery of those generals and went a step further on this basis, patting Hou Shilu all over.
Shu Tan always thought that he was Yue Wumu who was alive. If Chongzhen hadn't pulled him, he would have gone directly to liberate Liaodong.
"Oh, it's so lively in the big tent!" A voice suddenly sounded, making everyone in the tent stunned and looked towards the entrance of the big tent.
I saw that Marquis Zhongxing had entered the tent and was looking at them with a smile. The couple Ma Xianglin and Zhang Fengyi lined up behind Marquis Zhongxing, while the Dongchang officers were still filing in.
Everyone in the tent was shocked, including Hou Shilu, the commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, and they quickly lined up to see him: "I will see the Marquis of Zhongxing at the end."
"What are you talking about? It's so lively?" Zhong Jinwei asked as if chatting as he walked to Hou Shilu's seat and sat down.
After entering the big tent, the Dongchang servants lined up on both sides with sword handles in their hands. Guards in golden clothes could also be seen standing outside the door.
With a smile on his face, Hou Shilu replied to Zhong Jinwei: "It's nothing, it's just that the last general, King Qin, just came back, and these bastards came over to chatter."
Zhong Jinwei looked at him sideways and said meaningfully: "Oh, with so many generals together, I thought they were gathering for rebellion!"
As soon as Zhong Jinwei said these words, the atmosphere in the big tent became cold, and everyone froze there.
Hou Shilu and others' faces turned even pale. I don't know how Zhongxing Hou could say such a thing. Could it be that he had heard everything he said before?
"Haha, I was just joking. I scared you so much that your faces turned pale. You are not really going to be told what I said, are you?" Zhong Jinwei suddenly laughed again and looked at them playfully.
"Master Marquis, please don't make such a joke, the generals will be frightened." Kong Fang took advantage of the fact that he had interacted with Zhong Jinwei more these days and had a better relationship with him, so he took Zhong Jinwei's words and replied.
"Oh, that's fine. A few of the generals from the guards happened to be here, which saved me a lot of trouble. I have something to ask you." Zhong Jinwei started talking about business, and his demeanor returned to seriousness, facing the generals in the big tent.