Chapter 365(1/2)
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It was almost noon when Li Yuanqing received the news that the ship of Xu Xianfeng and his party had sunk. At this time, he and Wei Liang were in the official hall, drinking tea with Chen Zhong and supervisor Zhang Qiliang, who had just arrived.
Chen Zhong got the news that Li Yuanqing had returned to Changsheng Island a few days ago. He wanted to come over as soon as possible and have a few drunken nights with Li Yuanqing. However, a concubine that Li Yuanqing gave him before happened to give him a precious daughter.
It has been delayed until now.
"General, the ship sank. Xu Baihu, Ma Zongqi, Liu Xiaoqi and other seven members of Jinyiwei were all swallowed up by the sea. It happened to be a storm, and there was no way for the brothers to save them! Please punish me, General!"
A few sailors from hundreds of families, the commander-in-chief, knelt on the ground, kowtowing desperately.
Li Yuanqing couldn't help but became furious: "What do you do for food? You can't do such a small thing well? Come on, drag me down! I'll give you 100 military sticks!"
"yes!"
In a moment, more than a dozen wolf-like soldiers rushed in and were about to take away the kneeling sailors.
Chen Zhong said hurriedly: "Yuan Qing, why are you doing this? There is a storm on the sea. This is something that no one can predict. We are not gods. It is God's blessing that these young men can come back alive."
Zhang Qiliang also hurriedly said: "General Li, is this just an accident? Why are you so angry with your sons?"
Wei Liang was overjoyed, but kept a grimace on his face and said: "General Li, Xu Baihu and the others, it's really, really... Hey, this is God's will! You'd better not criticize these men and women. Miscellaneous family.
I will explain everything to the court as soon as possible."
Zhang Qiliang said hurriedly: "General Li, the Miscellaneous Family will also second the proposal."
Li Yuanqing said coldly: "If you make a mistake, you make a mistake! How can you just escape casually? Come here, drag them down and give them a heavy blow with military sticks."
Several sailors hurriedly kowtowed, "Thank you General for the reward!"
He was quickly dragged down by the soldiers.
Li Yuanqing smiled and said: "General Chen, Eunuch Zhang, you see, your good mood has been ruined by these ignorant people. The banquet has been prepared, should we go to the banquet first?"
Although Chen Zhong and Zhang Qiliang didn't understand the trick, how could they not give it to Li Yuanqing? They followed Li Yuanqing to the banquet with a busy smile.
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A perfect banquet.
However, with Wei Liang and Zhang Qiliang around, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong couldn't let go. They basically just tasted it and dealt with the situation. In the evening, it was time for the brothers to have a good drink.
He ordered his soldiers to send Chen Zhong and Zhang Qiliang to the guest room in the front yard to rest. Li Yuanqing smiled and sent Wei Liang to the entrance of the official hall.
Wei Liang was still a little worried and hurriedly said in a low voice: "General Li, are you guys so agile with your hands and feet?"
Li Yuanqing smiled slightly and whispered: "Don't worry, father-in-law. Their throats have been cut and they have been fed to sharks."
Wei Liang felt relieved and said happily: "General Li, come back tomorrow morning to discuss the matter of repaying the merits."
"Father-in-law, walk slowly."
Watching Wei Liang leave, Li Yuanqing smiled slightly and strode back to the official hall to sit down.
After a while, Niu Gensheng walked in quickly and whispered a few words to Li Yuanqing in a low voice.
Li Yuanqing nodded lightly, "Let these boys go to Fuzhou first to avoid the limelight and have a good rest!"
"yes!"
Niu Gensheng left, and Li Yuanqing picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
The sailors who took action this time were all veterans who had followed Li Yuanqing during the Sanchahe period. Their hands and feet were so clean and agile that even the Great Luo Immortal would have a hard time finding out what was wrong.
It's just a pity that a fast boat to Juehua Island was wasted.
With Li Yuanqing's current status, there are countless people who want to pick on Li Yuanqing.
But Li Yuanqing did not rely on the legacy of his ancestors to get to where he is today. The reason why he got to where he is today is simply because he stepped on the bones of countless Tatars.
Since people like Xu Xianfeng want to die, how can Li Yuanqing not help him?
By this time, Li Yuanqing was no longer alone. Changsheng Island had nearly 40,000 soldiers and civilians, and Guanglu Island had over 10,000 and nearly 10,000 people. In addition, Fuzhou and Jinzhou had already been closely linked with Li Yuanqing's interests and were inseparable.
No matter who wants to stand in the way, Li Yuanqing will definitely eliminate them physically without hesitation!
At this time, Shang Laoliu walked in quickly and reported to Li Yuanqing in a low voice: "Yuanqing, the war horses from western Liaoning have already boarded the ship. It is estimated that they will arrive successfully in three to five days."
Li Yuanqing nodded, "Brother Shang, please pay more attention to this matter. There must be no surprises."
Shang Laoliu nodded vigorously, "Yuan Qing, don't worry. I have sent people to keep an eye on it. By the way, when are you going to go to Liaoxi to meet Mr. Ge?"
Li Yuanqing thought for a while and said, "Let's wait for the gifts to arrive first. Let's finish the merit reporting here first."
"Yeah." Shang Laoliu nodded, turned and left.
Looking at Shang Laoliu's back, Li Yuanqing slowly let out a breath.
At first, Li Yuanqing's guarantee to Sun Chengzong was 1,000 war horses, but the trip to the north did not fully meet expectations. Li Yuanqing did not go deep into the hinterland of Mongolia, so he naturally could not produce so many war horses, so he first gave Sun Chengzong 1,000 horses, and by the way, he also gave 1,000 war horses.
Ten thousand taels of silver.
In this case, Li Yuanqing's sincerity is definitely enough.
With Sun Chengzong's temperament, he would definitely be able to tolerate Li Yuanqing's difficulties.
However, there are still some details that need to be refined in terms of reporting merits to the court.
The main reason is that Li Yuanqing did not achieve the expected goal. Although he beheaded some Tatars, he also injured Ye He, the former ally of the Ming Dynasty. The details in this regard must be handled properly.
Otherwise, although this will not have a great impact on Li Yuanqing, it is not a good thing to be targeted by the "Mad Dog Gang" of the imperial censor.
In addition, there is no accurate war news from Dongjiang Mao Wenlong's side, and Li Yuanqing is not in a hurry.
As the saying goes, ‘If the trees are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy them’.
The scale of food and salary in southern Liaoning was already quite large at this time, so Li Yuanqing naturally did not need to make such a big splash.
Li Yuanqing chose to keep a low profile and simplify the handling of this trip to the North.
As for the Little Emperor Tianqi and Eunuch Wei, Li Yuanqing must also think of a way to respond.
After resting in the official hall for a while, Li Yuanqing came to Wan'er's yard.
Among Li Yuanqing's wives and concubines, no one could compare with Wan'er in terms of appearance and temperament.
Coupled with Wan'er's fragility, cuteness, and understanding of people's thoughts, she is also Li Yuanqing's favorite woman.
Unfortunately, Wan'er has just given birth two months ago and has not yet fully recovered. Li Yuanqing does not dare to completely let go of her. 8
Arriving at Wan'er's small courtyard, the maids saluted one after another.
According to the size of Li Yuanqing's house, his wife Zhang Yunniang had twelve servant girls, a mother-in-law, a wet nurse, and several cooks.
Qu Minqiu was an ordinary wife. She had ten maids, a mother-in-law, a nurse, and a cook just like Zhang Yunniang.
As for the concubines such as Caizi, Wan'er and Ou'er, their treatment is a bit worse.
They only have four personal maids, two mothers-in-law, and no cook.
But Wan'er gave birth to the eldest daughter Ruyi for Li Yuanqing, and her salary went up in a straight line. She had eight maids, three mothers-in-law, one nanny, one cook, plus her own four personal maids, and she was already married to Zhang Yunniang.
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However, most of these girls were trained by Yang Jiao~'s Wuyu Pavilion, and they are also closer to Wan'er.
Zhang Yunniang and Qu Minqiu knew that Li Yuanqing loved Wan'er the most, so they didn't care too much about it.
At this time, Wan'er and Ruyi were taking a nap. Except for the three maids on duty at the door, everyone else also went to take a nap.
Li Yuanqing did not let them disturb Wan'er and her son. He quietly came to Wan'er's bed, took off his clothes, and got directly into Wan'er's warm and fragrant bed.
Although Ruyi was sleeping soundly, Wan'er quickly felt Li Yuanqing's arrival. She was ashamed and happy, and whispered: "Master, why are you here at this time?"
Li Yuanqing smiled, held Wan'er in his arms, let her rest on his arm, and chuckled: "I miss you two. Don't move, I'll take a look at Ruyi."
"Um."
Wan'er's pretty face was full of joy, and she moved her body slightly so that Li Yuanqing could see Ruyi sleeping soundly inside.
It was midsummer, and Ruyi was only wearing a small piece of cloth, with a small soft quilt covering her belly, pouting her little mouth, and sleeping soundly.
Li Yuanqing's heart melted instantly.
This is his daughter and his eldest daughter.
To a certain extent, Li Yuanqing's love for his eldest daughter even exceeded that of Li Dingbei and Erlang.
Feeling the mother and daughter beside him, Li Yuanqing also completely relaxed.
Who would have thought that the once aloof girl Wan'er would now become Li Yuanqing's forbidden love and give birth to such a beautiful daughter?
Holding Wan'er's weak and boneless hand, Li Yuanqing kissed her pretty face, "Wan'er, thank you for your hard work."
Wan'er smiled and leaned gently on Li Yuanqing's shoulder, "Sir, Wan'er never dreamed that she would be able to live like this. Thank you. Thank you for giving Wan'er a new life."
Li Yuanqing smiled and said, "I am blessed to have a fairy daughter like you."
At this time, Wan'er felt the changes in Li Yuanqing's body, her pretty face turned red and moist, and she whispered: "Master, if you like, Bi'er, Si'er and the others can serve you."
The four girls, Bi'er and Si'er, are Wan'er's personal maids in Wuyu Pavilion, and they can also be regarded as the girls in the same room.
To be continued...