Two days later.
Late at night, Wang Wenzhen was woken up by the servants in the palace. He reluctantly pushed away the jade arm on his body, got out of bed and walked to the door of the room. He put on a fur cloak and then opened the door. A seam.
"What's the matter!"
The servant outside the door whispered: "Master, there are more than ten hundred households and general bannermen coming to visit, and they are all gathered in the gatehouse to wait."
"Where did it come from?"
"There are those in Jiaozhou who guard the Qianhu Station, and there are those who guard the Qianhu Station."
Wang Wenzhen said: "Let them disperse and tell them to obey orders and don't do stupid things!"
After saying that, Wang Wenzhen was about to close the door. He had been very busy following Liu Yan's instructions in the past two days, and wanted to go back to Wenrou Township to sleep for a while.
But the servant said: "Master, I have already persuaded them, but the adults have said that they will not leave until they see the master. At worst, they will block the door and let outsiders see."
Wang Wenzhen frowned and said angrily: "I know! Let them all wait in the front courtyard."
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After a while, Wang Wenzhen changed into the official uniform of a commanding officer and walked into the Nuan Pavilion with square steps. At this time, more than a dozen households and the chief flag officer were already waiting impatiently and finally saw Wang Wenzhen. Town, then a swarm of swarms surrounded him.
"Sir, don't do this! We paid the money, but our family is about to be ruined!"
"Sir, the little money I was greedy for has been spent on Shangguan. Where can I get the money to make up for it now?"
"Oh, my lord, there are five or six servants in the younger one. They are all brothers who have known each other for many years. How can I let them find their own way out now? This is not appropriate!"
Wang Wenzhen was already upset, but when he heard everyone chattering endlessly, he immediately reprimanded loudly: "That's enough! It's so late at night, I don't have time to listen to your complaints here!"
Everyone suddenly became quiet. Wang Wenzhen glared at everyone, motioned for everyone to sit down first, and then said: "I know that it is difficult for you, and it is not easy for everyone, but have you ever thought about the fact that you were greedy for money and occupied the farmland of the army? That time was so beautiful and comfortable, didn’t you think about today?”
"Hmph! I only have a few servants, and when I ask you to lay them off, it feels like cutting off flesh. I have a team of hundreds of servants and I have already disbanded on my own. I can do it, so why shouldn't you!"
Everyone either lowered their heads and said nothing, or looked at each other, but no one spoke.
When Wang Wenzhen saw this, he thought he had suppressed everyone, so he said: "Think about it, with your ability, can you beat Master Cheng? Now Master Cheng just asks you to hand over the dirty money and return the land, and then Dismissing their respective servants and then lowering them to a lower level to retain them is already a favor, so don’t be ungrateful!"
At this point, Wang Wenzhen's tone also became a little gloomy: "Don't forget, there are hundreds of heads hanging outside the Qianhusuo City in front of Xiahe Village, and the blood stains there have not dried yet!"
After saying that, the Nuan Pavilion became quiet. Wang Wenzhen looked at everyone with satisfaction and said that everyone had been bluffed by him, so he was about to issue an order to expel the guests, but saw one person suddenly stand up.
Wang Wenzhen recognized this person, he was Geng Guolong of the Hundred Households in the Thousand Households, who was famous for being a troublemaker.
"What, Geng Baihu wants to take a chance? Don't blame me for not reminding you then!"
Geng Guolong clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry! My subordinates came here late at night. They originally wanted to help you out, but this time I took advantage of the opportunity for you to rectify the Lingshan Guards and get rid of them. But your Excellency dared to do it. I The subordinates will have no choice but to let it be!"
Wang Wenzhen said stupidly, and then said: "Don't you know Dai Jingbin? He was the deputy of Lord Honesty at the beginning, but now? The grass on Dai Jingbin's grave is as tall as one person's! If you want to make a fuss, don't This will implicate me!"
"In that case, I will take my leave now!"
Geng Guolong and others stood up and left one after another. Wang Wenzhen looked at the backs of everyone. He was no longer sleepy at this time. After thinking for a moment, he hurriedly ordered people to prepare their horses. He came to the commander's Yamen overnight and exposed Geng Guolong to Liu Yan. Public.
After Liu Yan heard the cause and effect, he asked: "Does Geng Guolong and his men have troops?"
Wang Wenzhen hesitated for a moment and said: "The total number of Dunjun and servants they have in hand is one to two hundred people, and they are all a mob."
"Then do they have a backer?"
"I haven't heard of this, but these people are a thorn in every side and are not easy to appease."
Liu Yan said with a smile: "They have no soldiers and power, and they can't make any big waves. Wang Tongzhi doesn't need to think too much. I am very happy that you can come over and inform me tonight. As for this matter, Wang Tongzhi will Don't get involved anymore, I will take care of the rest."
This was what Wang Wenzhen was waiting for. After thanking him with fists in his hands, he went home in a down-to-earth manner.
The next day, a dozen people from one hundred households, including Geng Guolong, gathered out of the city and made noisy claims that they were going to Jimo Ying City to report to their superiors that Liu Yan was rejecting dissidents and suppressing his colleagues.
After hearing the news, Liu Yan ordered all ministries not to stop him and allowed Geng Guolong and others to go to Jimo Camp.
Liu Yan then sent people to Jinan Fucheng to report the matter to Lu Xiangsheng, and claimed that his rule was lax and prepared to lead his army to Jimo Yingcheng to capture Geng Guolong and others and deal with them severely.
In the following days, Wang Wenzhen had completed Liu Yan's instructions. Not only had they recovered the money, food, and land that many officials had embezzled, but they had also arrested a few corrupt officials who did not open their eyes. At the same time, all the officials of Lingshan Guard dismissed their servants, and Liu Yan's purpose of rectifying Lingshan Guard was basically achieved.
During this period, Liu Yan had no intention of mobilizing troops, but was waiting. But Miao Shao, Xu Ming and other presidents Qian couldn't sit still. You must know that Geng Guolong and others had arrived at Jimo Yingcheng and they didn't know what kind of eye medicine they were giving Liu Yan.
"Don't worry, just wait."
Facing Liu Yan who was firmly seated on Diaoyutai, Miao Shao, Xu Ming and others could only worry.
Two days later, Lu Xiangsheng sent a general who was supervising the Biao Battalion and went directly to the commanding officer's office.
Liu Yan took Miao Shao, Xu Ming and other generals out to greet him and welcomed him into the main hall.
"Haha, I wonder what the general's name is?"
After everyone sat down, the general said with a smile: "My surname is Lu and my name is Huaiying. I am the current general under the governor, and I have taken over the previous position of General Chen An."
Liu Yan was stunned for a moment, and then asked tentatively: "The general is also named Lu, so what about the governor..."
"Haha, it's just a coincidence. Commander Liu, don't think too much about it."
"hehe."
Liu Yan laughed a few times, and then asked: "General Lu is here, but the governor has an order?"
Lu Huaiying said: "Did more than a dozen households and general banners from Lingshan Guards go to Jimo Yingcheng to cause trouble?"
Liu Yan pretended to be surprised and said: "This is what happened. My subordinates are preparing to send people to capture them and punish them according to the following crimes. However, military affairs are busy these days and they have not been able to take care of this matter. Why? , does the governor have an order on this matter?"
Lu Huaiying said: "When I came here, the governor had already sent people to Jimo Yingcheng to give orders to the generals there to capture Geng Guolong and more than a dozen people on the spot in order to disrupt military affairs and commit crimes. Go to jail for the crime and be punished severely!"
Liu Yan clasped his fists and said, "This matter should be handled by the subordinates, but it is really inappropriate for the governor to worry about it!"
Lu Huaiying said with a smile: "The governor sent me here today because he has something to tell Commander Liu."
"General Lu, please give me your instructions."
"The governor said: Liu Yan is the capital of the country. I am the one who removes the constraints for him. I can let Liu Yan run the Lingshan Guard, train troops, collect food, and guard the place for the court. When you get to Lingshan Guard, you can tell Liu Yan that just let it go. Go ahead, if you have something to blame on me, just tell me and don't be clever."
Liu Yan burst out laughing when he heard this and said, "Those who know me are governors!"
On that day, Liu Yan held a banquet in the government office in honor of Lu Huaiying. Over a glass of wine, Liu Yan learned that Lu Huaiying was originally a lieutenant general of the Guan Ning Army and served as a guerrilla general under Ma Ke, the chief military officer of Shanhaiguan Town. He was also a daring fighter. Warrior.
It's just that Lu Huaiying couldn't stand Ma Ke's behavior of eating empty wages, embezzling money, and running away from battle, so the relationship with Ma Ke had always been very bad. He asked someone to go to the Ministry of War to spend a lot of money before he was transferred to Shandong Dusi, and was arranged to work under Lu Xiangsheng's command. subordinates.
"The general is well worth his money. He has been promoted from guerrilla general to general."
Lu Huaiying smiled, and then said gratefully: "It's the Governor. The Governor learned from the Ministry of War that I had made some merits before, but they were taken away by Ma Ke, so he blamed me and not only wrote to the Ministry of War He promoted me to the rank of staff general and arranged for me to serve as a personal general, for which I am extremely grateful. It can be said that the governor is my great benefactor, and I will never be able to repay him fully in this life!"
Liu Yan also sighed, and at the same time he also had the idea of making friends with Lu Huaiying. After all, when he was expanding his power, it was better not to alarm Lu Xiangsheng with some things. Lu Huaiying had the status of a governor and general, and many things in the future would be much easier to handle. .
Besides, since this person has the money to work as an official in the Ministry of War, it means that his hands and feet are not very clean, so it will be easy to handle.
So Liu Yan said: "Today I met General Lu as if we were old friends. The general will stay here tonight, and tomorrow I will personally escort the general out of the city. I will prepare some gifts for the governor and ask the general to help bring them back."
"Haha, easy to say."
The next day, Liu Yan sent Lu Huaiying outside the city, then took the gift list from Miao Shao, handed it to Lu Huaiying and said: "This is for the governor. They are all mountain goods and clothes. As for the governor's money and other things, I definitely won’t want it.”
"Haha, don't worry, Commander Liu, I will definitely bring you."
Liu Yan took out another gift list, handed it to Lu Huaiying, and said: "This is for General Lu. This time, the general has got up to deliver the letter. The general and I hit it off again. If the general doesn't dislike it, we will be brothers from now on, general." A few years older than me, he is my brother!"
Lu Huaiying's eyes immediately lit up after taking the gift list, and then he said excitedly: "Commander Liu is a famous warrior in Shandong. It is my honor, Lu Huaiying, to know Commander Liu!"
"Brother, if you have something to do from now on, it's okay to say it. Even if it's a matter of losing your head, brother, I'll take care of it for you!"
After Lu Huaiying and his party were sent away, Miao Shao stood behind Liu Yan and laughed softly. Liu Yan turned around and glared at him, but heard Miao Shao say: "The gift list of two hundred taels made the generals so excited. , so funny!”
"That's the general next to the governor, who doesn't have much money on weekdays. These two hundred taels are probably worth a year's military salary of General Lu!"
Returning to the commander's office, Liu Yan saw Zhang Lei, the garrison officer, waiting here, and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Sir, it is already February, and the spring plowing is ready. I am here to report."
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