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Chapter 1777 Lu Zhishen is short of money
Sun Lei didn't say much to the manager, and left with the money and Lu Zhishen.

"Brother, we made a lot of money today!"

Lu Zhishen laughed as he held the full money box.

"Master Lu, I didn't owe you a penny in salary, why do you act like you can't make ends meet?"

Sun Lei looked at Lu Zhishen and said, the Lu Zhishen in the past regarded money as dirt, but the Lu Zhishen today is really interested in money.

"The salary is not small, but my expenses are also high!"

Lu Zhishen said.

"You are a monk and an old bachelor, how can you spend money? You can buy a lake with your salary, can you drink it all?"

Sun Lei looked at Lu Zhishen and asked, "Lu Zhishen's only hobby is drinking, how much can this cost?"

"Aren't all my salaries used to subsidize the veterans? I can't just ignore my old subordinates, right?"

Lu Zhishen replied.

"The Ministry of War has its own subsidies for retired veterans, and those with sufficient official positions and military merits will be given priority for local positions. Do they need your subsidies?"

Sun Lei frowned and looked at Lu Zhishen. The subsidies in the army have always been very high, and there have been continuous rewards over the years. It is impossible for a soldier to go hungry and ask for help from his former superiors.

"It's not what you think. You and the country have given a lot, of course, and have arranged well for them, but as my old superior, I can't not express my gratitude, right? When I roared, they rushed up and gave their lives to me."

Lu Zhishen shook his head and said, the treatment of retired soldiers in Qi State was unprecedented throughout history, and one could not find anything better even if one searched through all the history books. The treatment of retired soldiers was almost the same as the retirement of officials.

"So you just gave away all your money, and then you realized you were broke, and now you're trying to get money from me?"

Sun Lei finally understood that Lu Zhishen was a spendthrift. When he was in a good mood, he would spend all the money without thinking about what to do in the future.

"You guessed it right!"

Lu Zhishen laughed and said.

"You are really a man who can make it back after spending all your money! You come to me to make amends!"

Seeing Lu Zhishen holding the money box tightly, Sun Lei shook his head helplessly.

"hey-hey!"

Lu Zhishen smiled and said that if it were in the past he would have shamelessly gone around asking for free food and drinks.

But now the situation has changed. His identity is different, and his brothers all have families. It is not easy for him to go to his brothers for free meals, nor is it easy for him to go to other places for free food and drinks, so he can only come to Sun Lei to beg for money.

"Okay, you are not suitable for taking money, so spend it sparingly. Those retired soldiers also have their own paths to follow, you can't support them forever, right? Wait until they are in trouble and then help them."

Sun Lei warned that if they didn't tell Lu Zhishen about his character, the money would be quickly spent.

"I know, but being an official is becoming less and less interesting. I would never have been like this in the past!"

Lu Zhishen said that because of his status, many expenses could not be avoided and he was not as free as he was in the past.

"What about back then? You had no money so you went to the woods to rob people? Did you know that was illegal?"

Sun Lei was speechless. What was the direct relationship between being poor and being an official? He was paid so much, and if he didn't spend money recklessly, it wouldn't be like this.

The sky darkened and street lights came on. Now there are street lights on the streets of Liangshan City, and the nightlife has become more lively.

“It’s still more fun to hang lanterns!”

Lu Zhishen looked at the lit street lights and spoke. Although the street lights were very bright, he still felt that it would look better if they were hung with lanterns.

"Put a streetlight outside a streetlight?"

Sun Lei looked at the street lights and smiled, they are all lighting, there is no difference between electric lights and candles, the only difference is the lampshade outside.

"That's a good idea!"

Lu Zhishen smiled and clapped his hands.

Everyone arrived at the Youguqi Hotel and happened to see Zhu Wu getting off the boat.

"Your Majesty, Master Lu!"

When Zhu Wu saw Sun Lei and Lu Zhishen, he immediately stepped forward and saluted.

"You just went to the Ministry of War to report on your work?"

Sun Lei looked at Zhu Wu and asked with a smile. Although Zhu Wu had just been out in the streets in the afternoon, the first thing he would do after returning was to report to the Ministry of War and hand over his work.

"Yes, it was handed over!"

Zhu Wu saluted.

"Just right, I'll welcome you!"

Sun Lei greeted Zhu Wu and said, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Wu quickly followed.

"Zhu Wu, you got quite tanned in the Western Regions!"

Lu Zhishen looked at Zhu Wu with a chuckle. Zhu Wu looked much darker than the last time he saw him.

"The sun in the Western Regions is really strong. I run around everywhere every day, so it's inevitable to get a little tanned!"

Zhu Wu said with a smile.

"What's the situation in the Western Region?"

Sun Lei looked at Zhu Wu and asked.

"Everything is being done according to your majesty's request, and everything is going smoothly. The people in the Western Regions still recognize the Central Plains and our Qi State. After all, it was the Western Regions Protectorate in the past! It has close exchanges with the Central Plains..."

Zhu Wu said.

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"It's good to be normal. I hope everything goes well for Yuan Lang over there!"

Sun Lei said that Yuan Lang, who succeeded Zhu Wu, was not very good at governance, but there were already certain officials in the Western Region, so Yuan Lang would only be responsible for military deterrence.

After the banquet, Sun Lei returned to the palace.

"Father!"

As soon as the children saw Sun Lei coming back, they immediately rushed over and hugged his legs.

"Little darling!"

Sun Lei smiled and held the little girl in his arms, then took the older child to sit aside.
"Give old father a kiss!"

Sun Lei smiled and kissed each child on the face.

"Dad, let's go out and play tomorrow!"

Sun Yao grabbed Sun Lei's arm and shook him.

"You don't have school tomorrow?"

Sun Lei patted his eldest son's head. The little guy has become a bad boy and is thinking about skipping school all day long.

"Father, tomorrow will be a nice day!"

Sun Yao shook Sun Lei's hand and acted coquettishly.

"There are so many days with good weather, wait till you have a rest!"

Sun Lei looked at his eldest son and said.

The children naturally refused and pulled Sun Lei to act coquettishly and cutely.

"Alright, alright, your father has been tired all day, you better behave yourself."

Hua Chan walked over and spoke to the children with a stern face.

Sun Yao immediately wilted and didn't dare to disobey his mother at all.

"Have you finished your homework?"

Hua Chan looked at her son and spoke again.

When Sun Yao heard the homework, he immediately panicked and ran away without a trace.

"This naughty boy is not afraid of me at all!"

Sun Lei said speechlessly.

"You were busy with state affairs and were away for the past few years. When you came back, you doted on the child. He must be afraid of you."

Hua Chan smiled and said that she had been taking care of the child all these years, so naturally she was strict and the child was afraid of her.

"I didn't spend much time with them either!"

Sun Lei kissed his little girl again, and it seemed that he had neglected to take care of the child.

"You are the emperor. There are so many national affairs. How can you have so much time?"

Hua Chan helped Sun Lei find excuses. The emperor actually had many frustrations. Compared with ancient emperors, Sun Lei was already very good.

"That won't work. Raising children is also important! I have to make time for it later."

Sun Lei insisted that raising children is as important as governing a country.