Lieutenant General Xie came back sneakingly in the middle of the night. After returning to the house, he quickly hid the banknotes, house deeds and other things he brought back in a mezzanine under his clothes.

Then I sat on the bed, hugging that special piece of clothing tightly. I felt complicated for a long time and couldn't calm down.

Mr. Hang’s words in the teahouse have been lingering in Vice General Xie’s ears...

"General Xie, I know that you are a loyal and courageous general. Although you and General Luo are superiors and subordinates, we have always treated each other as brothers."

"You have been on the battlefield together and have a life-long friendship. General Luo advocates honesty, diligence and thrift. Yes, this is a good virtue. But General Xie, have you ever thought that we who are officials and soldiers are not alone here?

Ups and downs in the world do not mean that one person has enough to eat and the whole family is not hungry. We have family members, parents, wives and children, and they are all waiting for us to feed them."

"Take me for example. I am not from a family of officials. My family is just a small scholarly family in the south of the Yangtze River. My grandfather was a scholar and my father was a scholar."

"In my generation, I started school at the age of eight, passed the scholar examination at the age of eighteen, passed the examination at the age of twenty-eight, passed the imperial examination at the age of thirty-eight, and now I have worked hard to reach the position of county governor at the age of forty-five.

position."

"It took the whole family to support me to this point. The servants and maids sold several batches. In the end, my parents only had one or two personal servants to serve them."

"Before I took office as the governor of Tianhai County, many of my children's clothes, shoes and socks were sewn by my wife herself."

"In order for me to study and to manage my connections in the officialdom, the whole family has to live frugally,"

"Now that I am the county governor, within the scope of my power, I can benefit the people, but I need to give back to my family more,"

"It is difficult for everyone to live in this world. I will use the years when I have been successful in my official career to find a family fortune for my children. Even if I retire and return to my hometown in 2008, and even if my children's career is not going well, they will not be in trouble."

Live a life of desolation and poverty."

"This is what I, Hang Zhenxing, say to you, General Xie, from the bottom of my heart. Your situation, General Xie, is even worse than mine."

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

"General Luo himself has a smooth life. That's because he has a wife who is good at doing business and making money. His family is rich in gold and silver and he has no worries about money for many lifetimes. The emperor also rewarded Uncle Zhongyong with his mansion in the capital."

"And what about you, General Xie? As far as I know, your hometown is just a wealthy family in an ordinary town. Your parents are old, your wife is a skilled woman, and you have three sons and two daughters. The children will soon grow up and start a family.

, it’s a big expense for everyone.”

"The old man has to grow old, and the relationships between people have to be managed. All of this depends on your military salary, General Xie. At most, it can only keep them in the small town."

"Please forgive me for saying something unlucky to someone in Hangzhou. For a general like General Xie who is on the front line, if something unexpected happens one day, how will your family deal with it?"

"If a man does not punish himself for himself, but leaves a rich inheritance for his family and children while he is still alive, this is what we men should do to stand upright in the world."

"You are just loyal and loyal to your brothers in the army. If you die, you will be left alone. Others will still be rewarded for their meritorious service, but you and your family will only be forgotten, and no one will care about you in the end. So, why bother?"

Are you so stubborn and can't get along with money?"

Yes, Mr. Hang is right, people can't be stubborn and can't get along with money.

I want to thank someone. I have been in the army for more than ten or nearly twenty years. I joined the army because I wanted to get out and make a difference.

Twenty years have passed now, and I have become a deputy general, but my military salary is barely enough to support my family, wife and children.

The huge business and industry of General Luo's family, the Mianniu Mountain a few hundred miles behind the village are all his family's treasures, the large restaurants in various places where the herbal medicine team and transportation team were transported, the brothel that went to the capital, the perfume shop, the fine wine...

The Zhongyong Mansion given by the Supreme Emperor after the Southwest was pacified...

Yes, General Luo took all the big shots, benefits, and fame. As a deputy general, he worked hard and worked hard, but the rewards he received were not much.

Although there is a certain degree of provocation and co-optation in what Mr. Hang said, there is also a certain truth to it.

If one day he goes to the battlefield and cannot get off, his family will lose support. If General Luo has a conscience, he can only give you a pension. Is it possible that you can still expect others to take care of your children and buy dowries for their wives?

To support your parents in their old age, send them a mourning tribute?

After thinking about all this, Lieutenant General Xie exhaled a breath and his eyes instantly became firm.

…

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

Luo Fengtang waved his hand: "I understand, please step back!"

"yes!"

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

Luo Fengtang raised his hand to pinch his eyebrows, sat in front of his desk, holding half a feather arrow in his hand, and fell into deep thought...

During the fierce battles in the Southwest, he once almost suffered a trick from the enemy. Fortunately, Lieutenant General Xie rushed over and blocked him with his own body, saving his life.

Afterwards, he broke off the half of the arrow and kept it secretly, because his brother had paid for it with his life, and he had to keep it, treasure it, and remind himself of it all the time.

Looking at the half of the arrow at this moment, Luo Fengtang had 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 had a life-saving kindness.

What should he do?

I’m really confused. If only Qing’er was here, it would be fine!

Qing'er...

It seems that I haven't sent a letter home for a long time. Qing'er must be thinking about it a lot, right?

But these days I have been busy investigating and secretly visiting Tianhai County, and I really can't spare any time. Besides, since Mr. Hang has asked Vice General Xie to come there, even if he doesn't know that he is coming here with Shang Fang's sword, he will definitely guess that he is here.

The reason for staying in Tianhai County is to pay taxes.

Now, there must be many eyes staring at this courtyard. Let alone a soldier delivering a message coming out of the courtyard, even a homing pigeon flying out will probably be intercepted halfway.

That's it, just be patient and wait until this time has passed before contacting your family again.

In the teahouse.

Although Vice General Xie left, Master Hang did not leave.

He was sipping the tea comfortably, listening to the woman playing behind the curtain, and gently tapping the rhythm with the tune.

The steward saw off the deputy general and returned after he left.
Chapter completed!