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4414 - Worried about being unreliable

Deputy General Xie came back sneakily in the middle of the night. After returning to the house, he quickly hid the bank notes, house deeds and land deeds he brought back in a mezzanine of his clothes.

Then he sat on the bed, hugged the special clothes tightly, and was in a complicated mood for a long time, and it was difficult to calm down.

What Mr. Hang said in the teahouse before, has been lingering in the ears of Lieutenant Xie...

"General Xie, I know you are a loyal and courageous general. Although you and General Luo are subordinates, you have always been called brothers,"

"You have been on the battlefield together, and you have a lifelong friendship. General Luo advocates honesty, diligence and thrift. Yes, this is a good character, but General Xie, have you ever thought that we are officials and soldiers, and we are not alone here. There are ups and downs in the world, it’s not that one person is full and the whole family is not hungry, we have family members, parents, wives and children, they are all waiting for us to feed.”

"Take me as an example. I am not from an official family, and my family is just a small scholarly family in the south of the Yangtze River. My grandfather is a Juren, and my father is a scholar,"

"In my generation, I started school at the age of eight, passed the examination as a scholar, passed the examination at the age of 28, and passed the examination as a Jinshi at the age of 38. Now I have worked hard to reach the position of county guard at the age of 45."

"In order to support me to this point, the whole family did their best. The servants and maids sold several batches. In the end, only one or two personal servants were left by my parents' side to serve them."

"Before I became the governor of Tianhai County, many of my children's clothes, shoes and socks were sewed by my wife."

"In order to provide for my education and for my relationship in the officialdom, the whole family saves money on food and expenses,"

"Now that I am the sheriff, within my power, I can benefit the people, but I need to give back to my family,"

"It's difficult for anyone to live in this world. I want to use the years of my official career to find a family business for my children. Even if I retire and return to my hometown, even if my children's official careers are not going well, it won't be too late. Live that miserable life."

"This is what I, Hang Zhenxing, said to you, General Xie. Your situation, General Xie, is worse than mine."

"You follow General Luo, and you have a breeze in your sleeves. Have you ever thought that the wife of General Luo's family is a well-known imperial merchant in our Daqi?"

"General Luo himself has nothing to worry about. That's because he has a wife who can do business and make money. The family has gold and silver for several lifetimes. The emperor even rewarded Uncle Zhongyong's mansion in the capital."

"And what about you, General Xie? As far as I know, your hometown is just a rich family in an ordinary town. The parents in the family are old, the wife is very skilled, and you have three sons and two daughters. The children will grow up soon. , everyone needs a lot of money."

"The old man is going to grow old, and human relationships need to be sorted out. This is all thanks to your military salary, General Xie. At most, they are more than enough to keep them in the small town."

"Excuse me for the unlucky words someone from Hangzhou said. For a general like General Xie who is on the front line, if something happens to you one day, how will your family members deal with it?"

"People don't kill the world for themselves, and leave a rich inheritance for their family and children when they are alive. This is the act of us men who stand in the world and have no regrets."

"It's just that you are loyal to your brothers in the army. If you die at that time, you will be left alone, and others will still make meritorious deeds. However, you and your family will only be forgotten, and no one will care about you in the end. Therefore, why bother?" So stubborn, why can't you get along with money?"

Yes, Mr. Hang is right, people can't be dead-headed, and they can't get along with money.

I want to thank someone. I have been in the army for more than ten years and nearly 20 years. I joined the army because I wanted to get out and get ahead.

Now 20 years have passed, and he has become a lieutenant general, but the military salary is only enough to support a family.

General Luo's family has such a big business and property, the Mianniu Mountain hundreds of miles behind the village is his family's treasures, the big restaurants in the various places transported by the herb-picking team, the brothels, perfume shops, fine wines that have been opened to the capital...

The Zhongyongbo Mansion awarded by the Supreme Emperor after the Southwest was pacified...

That's right, General Luo took over all the benefits, benefits, and fame. As a lieutenant, he worked hard, but the rewards were so little.

What Mr. Hang said, although there are certain provocations and win-wins, there is also some truth.

If one day you go to the battlefield but don't come down, your family will lose support. If General Luo has a conscience, he will at most give you a pension. Maybe you can still count on others to take care of your children and buy a dowry for them? Send your parents to wear hemp and filial piety for their retirement?

After thinking through all this, Vice General Xie let out a foul breath, and his eyes instantly became firm.

……

Ye Yi once again reported what he saw to Luo Fengtang.

Luo Fengtang waved his hand: "Understood, you can step back!"

"Yes!"

Ye Yi stepped back, and his figure quickly disappeared into the shadows, as if blending into the night.

Luo Fengtang raised his hand and squeezed the center of his brow, sitting in front of the desk, holding a half-feathered arrow in his hand, lost in thought...

Back then, he fought fiercely in the Southwest, and once he was almost caught by the enemy's cold arrows. Fortunately, Vice General Xie rushed over and blocked him with his body, saving his life.

Afterwards, he broke off the half of the feather arrow and kept it secretly, because it was his brother who sacrificed his life for it, so he had to keep it, treasure it, and remind himself all the time.

Looking at the half-feathered arrow at this moment, Luo Fengtang has mixed feelings in his heart...

There is a traitor in the army, but the traitor is a brother who has shared weal and woe and has saved lives.

What should he do?
It's really tangled, if Qing'er is here, it will be fine!
Sunny...

It seems that it has been a long time since I sent a letter home, Qing'er should be very worried, right?

But these days I have been busy investigating the affairs of Tianhai County, and I really don't have time to spare. Besides, since Mr. Hang asked Deputy General Xie to go there, even if he didn't know that he came here with Shang Fang's sword, he would definitely be able to guess himself. The purpose of staying in Tianhai County is to pay taxes.

Now, there must be many eyes staring at this other courtyard, not to mention a small soldier delivering a letter from the other courtyard, even if a carrier pigeon flies out, it is estimated that it will be intercepted halfway.

Forget it, bear with it any longer, and contact the family after this period.

in the tea house.

Although Vice General Xie left, Lord Hang did not.

He sipped the tea comfortably, listening to the woman playing and singing behind the curtain, and his fingers were still beating the beat with the tune.

The butler thanked the deputy general for leaving and returned.

"Master, although this Deputy General Xie has taken your favor and left, but this person is obviously soft-eared and unstable, and I am still worried that he is unreliable." The housekeeper said in a low voice.

(End of this chapter)