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Chen Zhong was a little panicked, but Li Yuanqing remained calm enough and said respectfully: "Commander, Beizhi wanted to report to the Commander about the army expansion, but the situation in southern Liaoning was not stable, and Beizhi and Brother Chen were unable to do so.

I escaped and was able to report to the commander today and ask him to atone for my sins."

As Li Yuanqing spoke, he kowtowed several times to Mao Wenlong respectfully.

Chen Zhong quickly followed suit and kowtowed respectfully to Mao Wenlong.

Mao Wenlong glanced at the two of them indifferently. After a long time, he slowly exhaled a long breath and said: "Yuan Qing, Chen Zhong, it is not impossible for you two to expand your army. Southern Liaoning is almost no man's land, and there are more Jinzhou and

To restore the state, we will inevitably need more troops to stay. But in terms of food and salary, I am afraid that neither the imperial court nor the headquarters can give you much support."

Li Yuanqing did not retain the population of Fuzhou City and sent almost all of them to Pidao.

This made Mao Wenlong feel very happy.

In addition, both Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong were generals in the Dongjiang tribe, so Mao Wenlong would not have been willing to cut off his arm if he had no choice.

At this time, hearing that Mao Wenlong was relieved, Li Yuanqing hurriedly kowtowed and said: "Commander, I am about to report this matter to the Marshal. In this battle of Fuzhou, Brother Chen and I owed nearly 00,000 to the Qu family of Shanxi merchants.

We have two taels of silver in food, but the reward from the imperial court has not yet been received, so..."

Mao Wenlong couldn't help but smile, "Yuan Qing, you kid, are you trying to drag someone out to act as a shield again?"

Seeing that Mao Wenlong's mood was warming up, Li Yuanqing hurriedly said: "Commander, you don't dare to humble your position! However, please inform the court about this matter, otherwise, you will be chased to the door by people collecting debts. This is...

"

With Li Yuanqing's current reputation, Qu Mingrui naturally did not dare to go to Li Yuanqing's house to collect the debt. Mao Wenlong naturally knew this very well, but Li Yuanqing's gesture made Mao Wenlong feel very happy.

Li Yuanqing did not dare to directly cross him and communicate with the court.

Mao Wenlong smiled and said: "I will inform the court about this matter. Yuan Qing, Chen Zhong, you have worked hard all the way, go down and rest first. By the way, Zhang Pan, let's bury him on Pi Island."

As soon as he heard Zhang Pan, the atmosphere became a little cold. Li Yuanqing knew that Mao Wenlong needed time to calm down, so he and Chen Zhong kowtowed to Mao Wenlong and left.

…………

Zhang Pan's funeral was held in the afternoon.

The weather is already very hot. Even if it is protected by anti-corrosion materials, it is impossible to die without leaving the ground in this weather.

These days, Zhang Pan's body has been stored in a coffin, which is made of the best wood that can be found in Fuzhou City, but without Mao Wenlong's nod, the coffin has not been sealed.

Zhang Pan's funeral was very grand, and most of Dongjiang's well-known generals came.

Chen Jisheng also returned to Pi Island because of the Battle of Yizhou. Seeing his familiar brother Zhang Pan like this, he was also very sad.

Li Yuanqing, Chen Zhong, Zhang Pan, and Mao Chenglu personally carried the coffin. After Mao Wenlong sent Zhang Pan off for the last time, he buried Zhang Pan in a geomantic treasure on the hillside not far from Mao Wenlong's official residence.

Mao Wenlong left after sending it off. Li Yuanqing, Chen Zhong, Zhang Pan, and Mao Chenglu personally shoveled the soil and buried Zhang Pan.

However, Zhang Pan's reward was not received, and no monument was erected.

If there is a large reward from the court, the court will allocate craftsmen to renovate Zhang Pan's tomb.

After doing all this, it was already evening, and everyone gathered together to keep vigil for Zhang Pan.

In China, red and white events are basically done in a big way.

This is even more true when you reach Zhang Pan's level.

Although the food and wine at the dinner were good, everyone looked bad and there was little laughter.

Li Yuanqing ate a few hasty bites, then came to Zhang Pan's grave to keep vigil for him.

Not long after, Chen Jisheng came over and said, "Yuan Qing, I'm in trouble for you."

Li Yuanqing slowly exhaled a long breath, "Brother, I am responsible for this matter!"

Chen Jisheng nodded, "Yuan Qing, you don't have to be like this. I know who you are, big brother, and so does the commander. Alas. After all, Zhang Pan is still too victorious. If he played steadily, how could he become like this?

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Li Yuanqing didn't expect that Chen Jisheng would say such a fair thing, and couldn't help but be stunned.

Chen Jisheng smiled and patted Li Yuanqing on the shoulder, "Yuanqing, you are Dongjiang's hope. You must walk well in the future."

Li Yuanqing also felt something about Chen Jisheng at this time, "Brother, where is the commander..."

Chen Jisheng smiled and said, "The commander-in-chief will make arrangements for matters in southern Liaoning. Don't worry, Yuan Qing, your interests will not be affected. Neither will Chen Zhong."

Li Yuanqing nodded, already understanding what Chen Jisheng meant.

I'm afraid, this should also be what Mao Wenlong meant.

With Liaonan like this, Mao Wenlong couldn't just give up and hand it over directly to Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong.

"Brother, we can't do it today. When we have time in the future, we brothers must have a good drink."

Chen Jisheng nodded, "That's fine, Yuan Qing. You don't have to be too harsh on yourself. There are too many things, just let them blow away in the wind."

Chen Zhong and the others also finished their meal and came here.

Chen Jisheng didn't stop too much and patted Li Yuanqing's shoulder heavily, "Yuanqing, do your best."

After saying that, he left happily.

Looking at Chen Jisheng's back, Li Yuanqing suddenly understood.

I'm afraid that Chen Jisheng thought that he would no longer have any impact on his position, so he acted like this...

For a moment, Li Yuanqing suddenly sneered in his heart.

These people know how to plot against their own people and their own interests, but they don't know that Li Yuanqing no longer has much interest in this broken ship in Dongjiang.

Chen Zhong, Zhang Pan, and Mao Chenglu came over, and they suddenly became a lot more angry.

None of them knew what to say and just kept drinking.

After a while, both Chen Zhong and Mao Chenglu fell asleep.

Li Yuanqing asked his soldiers to bring them blankets to prevent them from catching cold.

As Zhang Pan's brother, even if he falls asleep, he still has to watch the night.

Watching the two of them sleep, Zhang Pan suddenly said: "Yuanqing, as for Lushun, the commander-in-chief will probably send Shen Shikui there."

Li Yuanqing didn't expect Zhang Pan to say this suddenly, but after a moment, he understood.

Lushun left this gap, and Zhang Pan wanted to expand. This was indeed a good opportunity.

But in the end, Zhang Pan did not get what he wanted...

Li Yuanqing hurriedly said: "Brother Zhang, if you can go to Lushun and we brothers fight side by side, how fun it would be!"

Zhang Pan smiled and said, "Yuan Qing, I think we will have this opportunity sooner or later. Only you can take charge of Dongjiang's future."

Li Yuanqing was stunned, "Brother Zhang, this..."

Zhang Pan smiled and said: "Yuan Qing, we are brothers. Today, there are some words that my brother will not be unhappy with..."

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They kept vigil for Zhang Pan until early the next morning. When the sun rose, Li Yuanqing and others went back to rest.

Back at the temporary station, Li Yuanqing kept thinking about Zhang Pan's words.

Reading between the lines of Zhang Pan's words, Li Yuanqing could clearly feel that he was not very satisfied with his current life in Dongjiang Headquarters.

If you think about it carefully, this is actually quite easy to understand.

Zhang Pan is mainly responsible for various chores at the Dongjiang headquarters. Although he has made many achievements during the expedition, compared with Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong, the gap is really far behind.

But Mao Wenlong has been suppressing him, who can be willing to do so?

Even though Zhang Pan is an old brother and Mao Wenlong's old soldier, but now, as the Dongjiang River gradually grows in power and all forces gather together, Mao Wenlong's cup of water is not very smooth.

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When I woke up, it was already evening. As Zhang Pan said, Shen Shikui was appointed by Mao Wenlong as the new Governor of Lushun and will take office that day.

Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong were both a little surprised and caught off guard.

Especially Chen Zhong, he was so angry that he couldn't express his anger.

"Yuan Qing, I want to go to the Marshal. How can He De, whose surname is Shen? Why? Why go to Lushun?" Chen Zhong was anxious to find Mao Wenlong.

Li Yuanqing hurriedly stopped him and said, "Brother, when the commander does this, he must have his thoughts on it. We don't need to be too anxious."

"Hey! This is really, really..."

Chen Zhong slammed the table angrily, "What the hell is this? Yuan Qing, does the commander really want to force us away?"

Li Yuanqing slowly exhaled a long breath.

Mao Wenlong must have had his thoughts in doing this.

The main reason is that the position of Lushun is too critical and he must firmly hold it in his hands.
To be continued...