Wei Bao was worried that Nurhaci would launch an attack at any time, and it was likely that he had even gathered the army around Ningyuan City!

If Nurhaci attacked Ningyuan City at this time, the credit would be either taken away by Yuan Chonghuan or Ningyuan City was captured by Jiannu due to a mutiny of soldiers. Neither situation would have been what Wei Bao wanted to see.

Once Jiannu takes over Ningyuan City and cuts the land outside the pass, the Guanningjin defense line will no longer exist, and the strategic depth outside the pass will disappear, so there will be too few things that can be done.

The emperor and courtiers even took the opportunity to take the blame on themselves!

Wei Bao knew how enthusiastic the ministers were to him just now, and how cruel these people would be when they were in trouble.

Wei Bao has become used to seeing the officialdom and refusal to rebel.

I was promoted to a second-rank senior at the age of sixteen. How many people are jealous and how many people are jealous?

Wei Bao didn’t have to think about it. No one in the court would be jealous, and no one was jealous.

Therefore, Wei Bao seems to be smooth sailing now, but in fact he is full of crises and cannot fail at any step.

This time it was an imperial edict issued by Zhu Youxiao, so the palace was very efficient. When Wei Bao arrived at the mansion, the imperial edict and the items awarded by the emperor also arrived.

Zhu Youxiao was indeed very generous this time, with 3,000 acres of fertile land and 10,000 taels of silver, which is equivalent to a reward of more than 20,000 taels of silver.

What's more, the best fertile land is in Northern Zhili, and it is not easy to buy if you have money.

The eunuch who came to convey the imperial edict was also very good. It was Wei Bao's uncle Wang Tiqian who was secretly fucking uncle.

The fat Wang Tiqian is still as expressionless as before, and it is difficult for outsiders to see the change in the face of the prince.

However, Wei Bao, who had already developed a certain amount of vision in the officialdom, still felt that Wang Tiqian was much happier today than before.

Wang Tiqian read out the imperial edict, and Wei Bao brought a group of family members to thank him.

Wei Bao knelt on the ground and respectfully accepted the imperial edict.

"Mr. Wei, get up quickly." Wang Tiqian smiled and said, "Congratulations to Mr. Wei, who is only sixteen years old, is already a second-rank official. It is rare to hear about it."

Wei Bao quickly said a few humble words and made a gesture of invitation: "Please invite Eunuch Wang to have a cup of tea in the hall?"

Then he said to Lin Wenbiao: "Hello several father-in-laws."

Wang Tiqian and Lin Wenbiao both knew that Wei Jue had something to say, so they wanted to say a few words to Wang Tiqian.

"Okay, you and the people in Mr. Wei's mansion will clearly point out the things that His Majesty has rewarded, especially the 10,000 taels of silver, and there should be no difference in the amount." Wang Tiqian ordered.

Several eunuchs repeatedly agreed, thinking to themselves, who else dares to embezzle the silver His Majesty rewarded?

Wei Bao smiled and said, "Don't order anything. Please take a few father-in-law to have a tea and take a rest. Let my people express their gratitude. It is true."

The eunuchs of all sizes were very happy. They knew that Mr. Wei had always been generous. After Mr. Wei said this, each person could get at least ten taels of silver, or even fifteen taels of silver, and twenty taels of silver.

Several eunuchs thanked repeatedly.

As soon as Wang Tiqian entered the hall and saw that there was no one, he praised: "Xiaobao, you are in glory this time. You were promoted to the second-rank governor at the age of sixteen. You are still the governor of real power. In the future, you have money and soldiers."

"It doesn't matter, only if you have the life flower." Wei Bao said disapprovingly: "Didn't your uncle see it? Your Majesty and Wei Zhongxian are already very careful about me."

Wang Tigan nodded, "You can see this very well. You really can't take it lightly, but as long as you can do things, you don't have to pay too much attention."

"It's not easy to go to Liaodong to appease the army this time. The last time the disarmament was not a mutiny, but this time it was a mutiny." Wei Bao said with a bitter face.

Although Wei Bao did not dare to be careless in front of Wang Tigan, half of this was for Wang Tigan, and half of it was for acting, so that Wang Tigan would follow suit when he returned, and said to Zhu Youxiao.

Wang Ti smiled dryly and said, "Okay, there is no need to say this in front of me. I will naturally tell your Majesty what you have the chance to know. It is not easy to know you. By the way, where do you want to be the three thousand acres of fertile land? I can help you think of a solution for this."

Wei Bao didn't care much about fertile fields at first, but after hearing Wang Tigan's reminder, he felt a little spiritual. "If three thousand acres of fertile fields are put together, it will be a large manor. Is it not important to have a fertile field? If there is a large manor in the suburbs of Beijing, it will be beneficial to my people and the storage of goods. It is quite good. I wonder if there is a suitable location in Tongzhou?"

The reason why Wei Bao asked this is because he knew that there were too many nobles and nobles. The Zhu family would basically have several more relatives in a period of time. The emperor would not find a bunch of women. If there were women, there would be some land for women. In addition, there were ministers who made meritorious officials, favored ministers and eunuchs who were eunuchs would receive gifts of fertile land, so Wei Bao asked this question.

Wang Tigan Road: "Tongzhou definitely does not have such a large area of ​​fertile land. However, if you don't have fertile land, you just want to have a large area. You can allocate more mountainous land and get tens of thousands of acres of land. Anyway, you, Mr. Wei, are popular now, and no one dares to say anything. This matter is for me."

"Well, thank you uncle. It's better to get close to the main traffic road." Wei Bao added. Wei Bao didn't have to be polite. The amount of silver tribute to Wang Tidal every year is at least 200,000 to 300,000 taels of money. If it is used to buy land, it can be bought with tens of thousands of acres.

Wang Tigan thought for a while and said, "This is not difficult. I have many acres of land granted by His Majesty in Tongzhou, and many eunuchs in the palace also have acres of land. I can think of a way to exchange land with you. How much do you want?"

"The more, the better. It is best to be together, and they can guard the major traffic routes and station some people." Wei Bao said bluntly: "In this era, there is no one in his hands, and no help can be found if something happens. If you keep two or three thousand servants in the suburbs of Beijing, at least you don't have to be afraid of many people."

Wang Tigan nodded: "This is not difficult. I have helped you with this matter. Is 20,000 acres enough?"

"Enough, thank you uncle, how much money do you want?" Wei Bao asked hurriedly.

"What kind of money do you want? You give me so much money every year. This kind of business of land is just like a gift I give you!" Wang Tigan said angrily: "I have no descendants, as long as you are well, I will be happy."

Wei Bao was moved when he heard this. He didn't know if Wang Tigan was telling the truth. He said sincerely: "How can I make my uncle spend money? I'll ask someone to raise the silver immediately. Is 20,000 taels of silver enough?"

"No need to say it, you kid." Wang Tigan refused.

Just as Wei Bao and Wang Ti were talking, Wu Xuexia came to report on the matter.

In order to show that he was inseparable from Wang Ti and did not avoid it, Wei Bao said directly to Wu Xuexia: "If you have anything, just tell me."

"The prince is here, he looks very angry and is about to see the lord." Wu Xuexia said.

Wei Bao was sweating, and the British Duke came, and he seemed very angry? Why was he angry?

"Where is the US dollar?" Wei Bao asked.

"The US dollar is already accompanying the Duke of the People." Wu Xuexia said.

Wei Bao nodded and looked at Wang Tie Fuck with embarrassment.

Wang Ti smiled dryly and said, "The Duke of the State is here. I guess he doesn't want the Lord to go to Liaodong. I'm afraid that this job is too difficult. Okay, please be busy, I'll take your leave."

Wei Bao also immediately thought of it. It was probably because Wang Ti had guessed it. His father-in-law was very protective of his shortcomings and did not want to see him suffer any grievance. He probably was afraid that he would suffer losses when he went to Liaodong to appease the army and was afraid that he would not be able to complete the task.

"I guess yes, okay, then I won't keep the prince." Even in front of Wu Xuexia, Wei Bao no longer commends with Wang Tigan's uncle and nephew, and was very cautious: "I'll ask someone to raise the 20,000 taels of silver immediately."

"I said no, I'm not happy to mention the money again." Wang Tigan said seriously, "I'm not polite. You can listen to mine this time."

Wei Bao was very moved and could only nod.

Wei Bao didn't say anything else, knowing that eunuchs are actually more respectful than normal men. They don't like what they say, and they will feel embarrassed if they don't do what they say.

After seeing Wang Tigan off, Wei Bao immediately asked everyone to speed up their preparations and set off within two hours to leave Beijing, and then go to see his father-in-law Zhang Weixian.

Zhang Weixian was angrily saying to Zhang Meiyuan: "Don't stop me, I'm going to stop Wei Bao! This kid, is this imperial edict so easy to accept? The Liaodong Army mutiny, and to appease the army at this time is tantamount to seeking death! If you bring a lot of troops and horses over, it is easy to get angry. If you bring fewer people, you will easily be caught and killed by the rebels. Killing the rebels is not pleasing to you, and if you are killed by the rebels, what is it not to seek death?"

"Father, don't worry, my husband will naturally make arrangements. Besides, we controlled the 50,000 army at Shanhaiguan and were completely controlled by our husband." Zhang Meiyuan said.

"Isn't Shanhaiguan Wu Xiang the general? Although Wu Xiang is also Xiaobao's father-in-law, his father-in-law must be reliable? When encountering big things, even his biological father-in-law may not be reliable!" Zhang Weixian said anxiously: "You are still too young to watch too much fun in military affairs. There is no small matter in the military. In this snowy and bitter and cold place outside the pass, everything can happen. Those Liaodong troops can eat people when they are hungry, which is no different from wild animals."

Wei Bao happened to hear it outside the door and was speechless. He felt how dark his father-in-law was. Both father and son were unreliable. Do you still doubt Zhang Meiyuan and your son Zhang Zhiji?

The Liaodong Army is like a wild beast, and in the eyes of your inner pass, are the Liaodong Army the Liaodong Army like that?

No wonder people outside the pass are incompatible with those inside the pass, they can't stand each other and cannot integrate. You treat the border troops outside the pass as watchdogs from the bottom of your heart, and don't treat them as humans at all.

At this time, Wei Bao suddenly felt a little sympathetic to the rebels of Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui. First of all, they were basically forced to surrender without a choice and could not defeat Jiannu.

Secondly, people in the pass rely on the army outside the pass to fight, but do not regard the army outside the pass as human beings. Now it seems that it has a long history.

Zhang Zhiji also followed Zhang Weixian. Seeing his brother-in-law Wei Bao's strange expression, he knew that Wei Bao was not used to his father's words and chuckled softly: "Okay, don't be as knowledgeable as the old man. He likes to speak to death."

Zhang Zhiji is a gentle person. He knew that Wei Bao must be from western Liaoning, so he didn't listen to what his father said about the Liaodong border army, Liaodong, and broke the bones and connected the tendons. In fact, in the view of the inner pass, western Liaoning also belonged to outside the pass.

Wei Bao smiled slightly and said that it was okay. After entering the hall, he saluted his father-in-law first: "Old Lord Taishan has arrived."

When Zhang Weixian saw Wei Bao coming in, he immediately walked over to Wei Bao: "Xiaobao, you are here just in time. Are you asking someone to pack up and prepare to go to Liaodong?"

Wei Bao smiled and nodded: "Sir Taishan, I have already taken the imperial edict! Of course I have to go, the imperial edict will let me leave today and I will leave now."

"You can still laugh." Zhang Weixian looked at Wei Bao, and was speechless. If this were his own son, Zhang Weixian would have slapped him.

Wei Bao curled his smile and blinked his eyes.

"Xiaobao! Don't take it seriously! I'm not clear about what I said just now? No matter whether you kill the Liaodong Army or the Liaodong Army, it will not be of any benefit to you. What will you do if you are not good at it? Come, follow me to enter the palace now, I will fight for my face and let Your Majesty take it back! It's true that I have no one in the Ming Dynasty? Let my son-in-law go to everything, can my son-in-law be the only one in the Ming Dynasty?" Zhang Weixian said indignantly, making him feel very wronged.

Wei Bao was pulled out by Zhang Weixian, "Sir Taishan, don't worry first, listen to me first, okay?"

"Don't listen or not! I don't listen to anything! You can't go this trip, it's a dead end!" Zhang Weixian said.

Wei Bao at least pulled Zhang Weixian and couldn't leave anymore, and said, "Master Taishan, am I so stupid? I will neither lead troops to kill the Liaodong border army nor run to Liaodong to let them kill me. I am in Shanhaiguan, with tens of thousands of people and hundreds of generals. What is the purpose of asking for so many people? Do you still need me to take action in person? I will send some people over to put pressure on them, and these border troops will have to compromise. Let the Liaodong border generals meet me at Shanhaiguan, and comfort me a little, and then the task will be completed. It's very easy. Besides, the imperial edict has been accepted. It's not good if you always sell your face to confront Your Majesty, right?"

Zhang Weixian was persuaded by Wei Bao at once. Thinking about it, it would be bad to always contradict the emperor. In fact, Zhang Weixian is also a very sleek person, especially to the royal family. He has always been very loyal and obedient. He has come forward several times for Wei Bao.

"Really? You are only in Shanhaiguan, not in Liaodong?" Zhang Weixian asked.

"Can there be any false?" Wei Bao smiled and said, "Do you always think I'm not afraid of death? I must be more afraid than you. After all, it's my own life."

Zhang Zhiji also laughed and said, "Dad, Xiaobao is right. Can Xiaobao be such a smart person do things that can suffer? In my opinion, this is a good thing. Before Xiaobao was on the road, His Majesty had already given all the official positions of the second-rank official. Xiaobao was only sixteen years old and was already a senior official. Isn't that enough?"

When Zhang Weixian heard his son say so, he was a little shaken again.

"Dad, brother is right. I will move forward and retreat with my husband. I will look at my husband and never let him take risks." Zhang Meiyuan also said.

After hearing the daughter say this, Zhang Weixian could only say, "Okay, US dollar, you must watch Xiaobao. You must not let Xiaobao come out of the pass. Just in Shanhaiguan, Shanhaiguan is Xiaobao's territory. It should be fine. It is too dangerous outside the pass. In the middle of winter, the ice and snow outside the pass are frozen, and the big and small Linghe Rivers are frozen. Jiannu's iron cavalry can come here at any time. Not only the rebels are in danger, but Jiannu is even more dangerous. Our Ming Dynasty soldiers and horses are the living targets of Jiannu when they leave the city."

When Wei Bao heard Zhang Weixian say this, he secretly praised the old man for having military ideas and said it well.

"Dad, don't worry, I will definitely not leave the gate." Yan Tiannan felt warm in his heart: "Dad, you are so nice to me, I know."

Yan Tiannan is usually called Lord Taishan, and rarely calls him Dad. This call is very sincere.

Zhang Weixian patted Wei Bao on the shoulder and nodded, "Okay, you are a smart person and need to plan carefully. Before doing something, think about US dollars more. You are a family member. Don't treat some things as a joke. We are people with foundation and are not afraid of making mistakes. Since we have made a huge mistake, we will go home for a few days at most, and we will be reinstated after a while. If our lives are lost, we will not be able to be found. Do you know?"

"I know, I know." Wei Bao smiled perfunctorily.
To be continued...