"No, no, no." Huang An waved his hands repeatedly and said, "That's not what I mean, but I really have something to hide."
When he spoke, he frowned and had a sad look on his face.
Zhang Wenhe glanced at him and said dissatisfiedly: "Sir Huang, the governor has given you this opportunity. If you don't seize it yourself, then it's no one else's fault. Okay, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
With that said, he stood up from his seat.
"Mr. Zhang, please stay." Huang An stood up quickly and raised his hand to stop him.
Zhang Wenhe said with an ugly face: "Master Huang, what do you mean?"
Huang An hurriedly apologized and said, "Mr. Zhang, don't get me wrong. I hate the Tiger Flag and Liu Heng with a passion, but I can't dispatch the soldiers and horses guarding the camp."
When he said this, his face looked unusually embarrassed.
As a guard of Lingqiu, he could not even command the soldiers and horses guarding the main camp. It was spread that his guarding was not embarrassing enough.
Zhang Wenhe sneered and said: "Master Huang, if you don't want to, just say you don't want to. There is no need to say these perfunctory words. The governor will not really blame you for this. After all, the governor did not issue an official document asking you to lead the troops to find the tiger character." Flag’s artillery range.”
Huang An's face suddenly changed and he hurriedly explained: "Mr. Zhang, listen to the official's explanation. The official did not deceive Mr. Zhang. The two thousand households currently guarding the camp are close associates of the previous guard Li Huaixin, and Li Huaixin was promoted to Dong Dong. General Lu, guarding Xinping Fort, is on good terms with the Tiger-Character Banner and knows that Xiaguan and Liu Heng are at odds, so the two thousand households he left behind have been disobeying Xiaguan's orders."
In one breath, he said all the words. After speaking, he looked at Zhang Wenhe nervously.
Zhang Wenhe looked thoughtful. He didn't expect Huang An's defense to be so useless. He couldn't even command the Qianhu under his command. ,
Of course, he didn't think this was a lie made up by Huang An to deceive him. No one wanted to spread such embarrassing things. Since Huang An dared to say it, it was most likely true.
Moreover, he knew that Li Huaixin, the East Route Commander, was a member of the general Zhang Huai, so he naturally had good relations with Tiger Character Banner. If Xu Tong had not wanted to take over all the Tiger Character Banner's property, he would have wanted to persuade Xu Tong to make good friends with him. Liu Heng.
The Tiger-Charactered Flag is really profitable. As a governor, if you can make good friends with the Tiger-Charactered Flag, you will naturally get the benefits from the Tiger-Charactered Flag.
Unfortunately, he knew this was impossible.
He, as an aide, somewhat understood Xu Tong's thoughts. It was obvious that Xu Tong planned to make more money while he was the governor of Datong. Liu Heng, a white businessman who was particularly good at making money, naturally became the one they had to deal with. The primary goal is, and there is also the matter of the Xu family in Lingqiu. There is no room for change between the two parties.
At this moment, a servant came running in from outside.
When Huang An saw it, his face darkened and he scolded: "Are there any rules? I didn't see Mr. Zhang here."
"Yes, yes, yes, I know I was wrong." The servant hurriedly apologized, and then said, "Chen Qianhu and Wang Qianhu are here, and they have already arrived at Wai Yamen."
Huang An's face sank and he said, "Why didn't you stop me? Didn't you see that I have guests here?"
"Stop it. The people below can't stop it at all. The two Qianhu broke in forcefully." The servant said with a grimace.
Huang An's face turned as dark as the bottom of a pot when he heard this.
The guest was still there, but two of his subordinates barged in without taking his guard seriously.
At this time, Zhang Wenhe suddenly said: "Master Huang, since the two thousand households under your command are here, I just want to see what kind of people they are. They dare to break into Shangguan's official office."
After saying that, he sat back in his seat.
"It made Mr. Zhang laugh." Huang An said helplessly.
In the past, although the two thousand households under his command were acting secretly and secretly, they were doing well on the surface. Since Governor Liu interrogated the Xu family case, these two thousand households have paid less and less attention to his guard.
He knew that Liu Heng was behind all of this.
Not long after, two military men wearing blue official robes walked in from outside the house.
"The lower official Chen Yusheng has met Mr. Huang."
"The lower official, Wang Tong, has met Mr. Huang."
The two generals bowed to Huang An respectively and then stood up straight.
At the same time, the two of them glanced at a middle-aged man dressed as a scribe sitting on the seat.
Huang An frowned, looked at the two Qianhu in front of him and said, "You two adults are not stationed at the garrison camp. Why don't you come to me to see something happen in the camp?"
Chen Yusheng clasped his fists and said, "Sir, the two of us are here to ask you when the pay will be closed. The soldiers below have not received their pay for several months."
"Your Excellency, please pay the troops as soon as possible to calm the morale of the troops." Wang Tong added.
Huang An frowned and said: "My lords, it's not that I don't pay salaries, it's actually that I haven't received any salary. When the imperial court distributes the salary, I will issue it as soon as possible. Please excuse me, sir." For the time being, please calm down the soldiers and horses below."
It has become normal for the imperial court to be in arrears with pay. Even the soldiers in the border towns have difficulty getting enough pay. For garrison troops like them who are not taken seriously, it is even more normal to be in arrears with pay.
"Sir," Wang Tong said, "I heard that the governor has gone to Datong shops to collect the bandit money, and now there is a new bandit tax. Why don't you go to the governor and ask him to transfer part of the bandit money to us?" Rates,"
Huang An glanced at Zhang Wenhe who was sitting on the seat and said, "The money for suppressing bandits is used by the governor to suppress bandits. How can we misappropriate it randomly?"
"Sir, that's not what I'm saying." Wang Tong said, "If the pay is closed, the soldiers and horses guarding the camp can also suppress the bandits. Besides, the group of bandits on the Hutou Village mountain were wiped out by the garrison camp. It can be regarded as a success in suppressing the bandits." , deserve this share of the bandit suppression money."
"Nonsense." Huang An patted the table beside him.
Wang Tong said: "Sir, regarding the defense of the camp to annihilate a group of bandits in Hutou Village, there is an official document from the Military Preparation Road, and the imperial court issued a reward. How come it is nonsense? Could it be that your lord is questioning the imperial court?"
"I didn't say anything." Huang An hurriedly denied.
When Lingqiu Guards annihilated the bandits on Hutoushai Mountain, it was not only a matter for Lingqiu Guards' family, but many officials also benefited from this matter.
If there was news that he questioned the original work of Lingqiu garrison to suppress bandits, it would not be the two people in front of him who would be offended, but those officials who benefited from this matter.
"I didn't expect Master Huang to have such a sharp-tongued person." Zhang Wenhe said suddenly.
Huang Anpei smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang was made to laugh."
"No problem." Zhang Wenhe waved his hand casually.
Wang Tong looked at Zhang Wenhe and said with a hint of questioning in his tone: "May I ask who you are?"
Zhang Wenhe smiled and said, "I am the aide to the governor."
Huang An on the side also said: "This is Staff Zhang, Wang Qianhu, you must not be rude."
"It turns out to be Staff Zhang." Wang Tong politely bowed his hand. 11
