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The sensation caused by Jinfeng Yulu Tower can reach hundreds of thousands of yuan in revenue from a single show. According to Xiao Tang's current financial resources, although he can't be said to be as rich as the country, he did make a lot of money. Not only that, the prince and grandson of Daming Mansion
, and people who came from out of town strongly requested to join the show, and Yan Qing and Xu Guanzhong were enjoying themselves and were in high spirits.
However, most of the young girls around the Daming Palace, such as the official ladies and the daughters of officials and foreign ministers, stopped working. They were equivalent to later generations of fan groups to protect their idols. Soon, people like "Brother Xiaoyi, Brother Guanzhong practiced so hard, they also have to
Take a rest!", "Brother Xiaoyi, brother Guanzhong have worked so hard, how can you make them make money like this!?"...Then the voice reached Xiao Tang's ears.
Seeing the apologetic looks from Yan Qing and Xu Guanzhong, Xiao Tang couldn't argue. He just wanted to quietly find a nook and play a trilling "Er Quan Ying Yue" on the huqin. Liang Shijie sent someone to find him again.
"Xiao Tang, more than two years have passed." Liang Shijie said to Xiao Tang pleasantly, "You have also contributed a lot to our government."
The place where Liang Shijie met Xiao Tang was not in the back hall of the left-behind department or the Daming Mansion. Instead, he invited him to his private residence. There were hollow carved windows, exquisite tables and chairs, and a faint smell of sandalwood could be smelled all around.
The aroma fills the room with a sense of leisure and elegance.
What was even more different from the past was that sitting with Liang Shijie was a graceful and luxuriously dressed lady. The lady was wearing a long-sleeved Luo shirt. Although her cheeks were slightly protruding, her appearance was average, but she had a crested hairpin.
, the gold and jade beaded hairpins on the big bun, the jewelry look, makes people feel aloof when they look at it.
Is this Cai, the daughter of the traitor Cai Jing and Liang Shijie's wife? Xiao Tang thought to himself, but still looked respectful and said: "If it weren't for the help of Lord Meng Zhongshu, I would still be in the evil Yuanjunzhou
I will serve as a auxiliary force in the prison camp. I have achieved such an inch of progress, and I am only willing to serve as a ring saddle and report it to Master Zhongshu."
Even if Xiao Tang only intended to flatter Liang Shijie, after getting along with Liang Shijie these days, he found that although the left-behind prince in Daming Mansion could be corrupt, his behavior was quite similar to that of his uncle Liang Zimei. Under the rule of more than two years, he had been in the name of Daming.
The reputation of the local people in the mansion is still good, and some people even built a shrine for him.
There are many corrupt and capable officials in history who are much more famous than Liang Shijie and Liang Zimei, such as Guan Zhong, Guo Chongtao, and Zhang Juzheng. Xiao Tang also gained a better understanding of the ways of being an official through his contact with Liang Shijie.
Liang Shijie and Cai were both overjoyed when they heard Xiao Tang's words. Cai nodded and said with a smile: "Jinfeng Yulu Tower was very lively in the past few days. You are really thoughtful and considerate. Master Zhongshu did not pay attention to you in vain."
Xiao Tang heard the hint from Cai's words and bowed and replied: "Thanks to Mr. Zhongshu and Mrs. Cai, some money has come into Jinfeng Yulu Tower. I have ordered my men to prepare 200,000 coins as a donation.
I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Zhongshu and Mrs. Cai."
Liang Shijie and Cai were both stunned, and then they became even more happy. The more they looked at Xiao Tang, the more they liked it. Since Liang Shijie became the left-behind husband of this famous mansion, he was preparing to give his father-in-law only 100,000 yuan every year for his birthday.
This Xiao Tang is really getting better and better!
How many methods did high officials in the Song Dynasty use to make money? They were nothing more than corruption and perversion of the law, bribery and fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation of expenses, infringement of people's property, etc. Liang Shijie's diet was much better than that of the previous nine-headed worm Li Shaohua. This is also
This is one of the reasons why he has a pretty good reputation in Daming Mansion, but because of this, Liang Shijie's means of making money are also very limited.
In the past two years, Liang Shijie could only mainly negotiate business between the north and the south through the Xiao family's bodyguards, and used government expenses to make huge profits from private transactions. Seeing Xiao Tang's behavior again, he made up his mind and said:
"I have already informed the imperial court that you will be granted the title of Baoyi Lang, the only marquis of your clan, and that you will be transferred to the military status in the Military and Political Department, and will be transferred from the Xiang Army to the banned military status. You will also be able to transfer a cavalry army to the capital for your convenience."
After speaking, Liang Shijie added: "You should not be humbled by your position. After all, you are a soldier and have no military exploits. I will recommend you to Duke Cai one day, and I will have a way to promote you."
Baoyi Lang was ranked at the fiftieth rank in the military official rank, the ninth rank. Although he was only a casual official, this could be regarded as the first step into the officialdom. In the original work, the Liangshan hero received the imperial edict to conquer the Liao Dynasty, and conquered the Liao Dynasty.
Tian Hu, Wang Qing, and Fang La came down later, and most of the surviving Liangshan heroes were only granted the title of Wuyi (Yi) Lang of the seventh rank, while the title of Hemen Jiehou can be understood as the reserve talents of the Song Army generals.
.And the military status of the Xiao and Tang Dynasties was changed from the Xiang Army to the Forbidden Army, and they also changed from local soldiers who were mainly engaged in various labor services to the real regular army of the Song Dynasty.
Xiao Tang immediately made a gesture of gratitude and bowed to Liang Shijie and Cai: "Master Zhongshu's support and support will be deeply appreciated by me!"...
After another conversation, Xiao Tang was led by Yu Hou to go to the Military and Political Department, so he said goodbye and left the Liang Mansion. Cai said to Liang Zhongshu: "It's not in vain that you helped Xiao Tang. This person can be reused.
"
Liang Zhongshu smiled lightly and said: "In my opinion, this Xiao Tang is more useful."
Mr. Cai was startled and asked, "What does Mr. Xian mean...?"
Liang Shijie snorted coldly: "What kind of person were today's officials before they came to the throne? They knew everything about piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting. They also loved to play ball, play bamboo, tune silk, play, sing, and dance. That Gao Qiu who was the front official
But he can kick a few kicks, and he is favored by the official family. Last year, when our Song Dynasty regained the Jishi Army, Gao Qiu was just a supervisor of the army. He did not make any achievements, but he was promoted several levels in a row, let alone
The officials seem to be planning to appoint him, who was just a bachelor of Su University at that time and a servant of the Taiwei Mansion of the Little King's Capital, as the Taiwei in front of the palace!"
Although Gao Qiu's attitude in the court seemed to be that he intended to have a good relationship with Liang Shijie's father-in-law Cai Jing, no matter Cai Jing, Liang Zimei, Liang Shijie, etc., who did not study hard in classics and history and experienced countless power struggles? Even the Privy Council
Liang Shijie could not help but feel a sense of contempt in his heart when mentioning Gao Qiu, a jester who only relied on Song Huizong Zhao Ji's favor and trust to get to this point.
The Cai family has an old ghost father, Cai Jing. Hearing what Liang Shijie said, he immediately realized the meaning of his words and said: "This Xiao Tang's method in Jinfeng Yulu Tower must also be able to please the officials. Isn't that what you mean, sir?"
..."
Liang Shijie shook his head and said: "This matter needs long-term consideration. Although Xiao Tang is used by me, my father-in-law is currently on good terms with Gao Qiu. If I rashly introduce him to the official family, how can I not arouse Gao Qiu's fear?"
This matter must be reported to the father-in-law first..."
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When Xiao Tang walked out of Liang Shijie's mansion and followed behind Yu Hou, he secretly let out a long sigh. Compared with getting along with Yan Qing, Wu Song and others, he felt a sense of disobedience every time he socialized with Liang Shijie.
If he could, he would not want to succumb to those deceitful officials, but by doing so, he not only saved himself, but also had the intention of saving the country in the future.
Think about the time when the Ming Dynasty was in a weak state. Hai Rui, who was extremely extreme and had no grain of sand in his eyes, could not save it. Li Zicheng, the king of Chuang who rebelled against the world and rushed to the capital, made that great country fall to the iron heel of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties.
Xiao Tang didn't want to be Hai Rui, nor did he want to be Li Zicheng, so he had to be patient...
After the Secretary of Military Affairs recorded the matter and received his armor, Yu Hou informed Xiao Tang that the cavalry (centuries) at the Dongguomen training ground was already waiting for Xiao Tang to inspect. Xiao Tang said since he was inspecting the cavalry.
, he returned home and took his green-maned horse and the long weapons on the horse with him.
Xiao Tang's long weapon was a gold-plated tiger head and dragon tooth gun made by a famous craftsman. The top of the gun barrel was a lifelike tiger head made of gold. The tiger's mouth swallowed the blade. The gun blade was wider than the ordinary gun tip.
Many of them are more like a double-edged knife that the gold-chiselled tiger spits out blood. Although this type of gun blade is not as lethal as an ordinary lance charge, it can chop and chop after rushing into the enemy's position, and harvest the enemy like melons and vegetables.
's life.
Jin Tai, who taught him martial arts at that time, was good at fists, kicks and short weapons. Although Tan Zhengfang was good at all kinds of martial arts, he was not good at horse fighting and spear fighting. The moon sword was a stick for a lifetime, so Xiao Tang thought over and over again and decided to use it.
Before finding a master of marksmanship who is good at killing on the battlefield to teach him his marksmanship, he should make use of his strengths and avoid his weaknesses. Using this gold-chiselled tiger head and dragon tooth spear can help him master marksmanship and horse-fighting sword skills without difficulty.
Xiao Tang is holding a gold-chiselled tiger-headed dragon-tooth gun, two wolf-toothed cold-edged knives at his waist, and a wolf nine-jun bow straddling his back. He looks really majestic, but in stark contrast to Xiao Tang.
It was his cavalry army waiting at the Dongguomen teaching ground.
In fact, it is said that it is a centurion horse army, only fifty or sixty people. Except for a few who look like soldiers, most of the soldiers are lying lazily aside. Just a quick look can tell that these people have no iron-blooded soldiers.
literacy.
When the pair of leaders saw Xiao Tang riding their horses, they hurriedly stepped forward and clasped their fists and said: "The deputy soldiers and horse envoys of the Sima army left behind in Daming Mansion (the infantry chief of the Centurion is called Dutou, deputy Dutou, and the horse army is called military envoys, deputy soldiers and horses).
Envoy) Wang Ding met envoy Xiao Jun."
Xiao Tang did not answer. He glanced coldly at the lazy cavalry soldiers present. What he saw was their appearance. Compared with the group of cavalry he had trained at Xiao's house and the helpers Shi Xiu had
He was still far from it, so he said coldly: "What's going on? Are the Imperial Guards in the Remaining Department of Daming Mansion so lazy!?"
When Wang Ding saw Xiao Tang getting angry, he didn't care at all. He said in his heart that you were just hooking up with the husband who stayed behind, and we, the Biao people, were just your helpers. Did you really think that you were going to go out to fight?
But Wang Ding didn't say that. Just when he was about to tell Xiao Tang, he heard a big man in the pair of horse soldiers snort heavily and said in a loud voice: "If we really go to battle to kill the enemy, which of our brothers will be confused? But among us,
I'm not the head escort of your escort agency, nor the driver and cook of your shop, so how can this be what a professional Wu Erlang should do?"
When Xiao Tang saw someone talking back, he looked over and saw that the man was wearing a Fan Yang felt hat, with a round face, big ears, wide lips and a square mouth, and a semi-dense beard. When Xiao Tang was about to continue talking, he suddenly saw the man in his hand.
Dipping the gold into the axe, he suddenly remembered someone and asked with a smile:
