"Fang Aiqing, I once said that whoever obtained this city for me will have all the children of this city belong to them, and you still remember it." Emperor Xian of Han suddenly said this, and everyone was excited and knew that he was going to reward the heroes.

"I remember that the emperor is very blessed with heaven, and I only have some slight contributions, all of which are the blessings of Your Majesty." The emperor went out to salute.

Xu Haifeng turned his head and looked at him, thinking that he couldn't tell that his elder brother was really good at slapping horses. Why hadn't he seen it before? But he didn't know that these words were the most ordinary in the officialdom, and there were so many more stingy than this. It was hard to imagine whether Xiang Ming was a family of officials since he was a child.

"Fang Aiqing heard the title." Emperor Xian of Han smiled slightly and said.

"I'm here."

"I have appointed you as the Marquis of Pingxi, and Lin'an City is a fief of yours within a hundred miles."

"Your Majesty's grace is so great that I am not very grateful. However, this victory is a merit of General Xu, and I dare not take it. I beg your Majesty to allow the general to share it with me."

Emperor Xian of Han changed his face slightly and immediately returned to normal. He laughed loudly and said, "Okay, my dear words are very much my heart, and this city will be shared by you and the two of you."

"Thank you Lord Long's kindness, long live Your Majesty." Xiang Ming hurriedly pulled Xu Haifeng beside him to kneel down to thank him.

"Emperor, I have something to do." Seeing that Emperor Xian of Han seemed to be resigning, Xiang Ming hurriedly shouted.

"Oh, what's the matter, just say it." Emperor Xian of Han asked with a kind look.

"I have reported to the emperor that when I entered the city, the Caesars had not yet had time to destroy the existing grain. At this moment, the food and grass were piled up in the city. I represent the people in the city to offer it to Your Majesty. I wish Your Majesty the defeat of Caesar, destroy the Huns, unify the world, achieve extraordinary achievements, and be remembered forever, and will be recorded in history."

"Hahaha... OK, what a defeat of Caesar, destroy the Huns, and unify the world. Since you are loyal, I will accept it with a smile." Emperor Xian of Han laughed happily and said, "Set up and return to the palace."

As soon as Emperor Xian of Han left, the other ministers rushed up in a honeycomb and congratulated the two of them. Although Xu Haifeng did not get a title, he was already satisfied with getting half of the foundation of Lin'an City, and he was so happy that he couldn't even close his mouth.

When everyone left, Jing Ming shook his eyes and left first. Xu Haifeng saw it and understood it and followed closely. As soon as he walked outside the hall, he heard someone shouting: "General Xu, go slowly."

Xu Haifeng knew that it was Tong Yifeng when he heard the voice. In desperation, he had to make a gesture to Xiang Ming and turned around to meet him: "General Tong, we are meeting again."

"General Xu has shown great power this time and made great achievements. I have read that right." Tong Yifeng said with a smile.

"Where is it all, it's just for the emperor to be prosperous. Why is General Tong here?" After hearing so many people in the hall, his biggest gain was that he also learned a few flattering words, but he didn't expect to use them so soon.

Tong Yifeng looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to him, so he pulled Xu Haifeng and signaled him to walk towards the dark corner.

Xu Haifeng was very curious about his behavior and couldn't help but follow him.

When we arrived at the dark corner, basically not many people could see this. Tong Yifeng mysteriously took out a folded piece of paper from his arms, handed it to Xu Haifeng, and bowed and said, "Brother, this is the salary you deserved by the Fifth Column before you go to the expedition. I forgot to hand it over to you. I will make up for it now. Please spare me for the sake of our brothers' friendship."

Xu Haifeng was stunned and immediately understood what he meant. He immediately helped Tong Yifeng up and said, "Where is General Tong saying that? Didn't these money be given to me long before the war?"

After hearing this, Tong Yifeng breathed a long sigh and said, "Brother, I finally saw the wrong person this time. Don't worry, I will definitely have an explanation for this favor."

After seeing Tong Yixun off, Xu Haifeng spread out the stack of silver notes and saw that they were all large silver notes of more than a thousand taels. After counting, there were dozens of them. That was tens of thousands of taels of silver. He carefully hid the silver notes close to his body and rushed towards the place where the sound of his head.

Although there are many people here, Xiang Ming has prepared for it. Each official can get a courtyard to rest according to the size of his official position. In order to avoid suspicion, Xiang Ming specially chose two smaller courtyards for them to live separately.

After entering the inner courtyard, the two sat down and said in a direction: "Second brother, you made the credit this time, but I took the big part. You won't blame me, right?"

"Where is the big brother saying? If I hadn't been instructed by my brother, I would still be nervous now. I don't know what to do? How could I be as majestic as today?" Xu Haifeng quickly expressed that he was not honest.

"My brother, it's not for you to steal your credit and limelight." Yan Ming took a sip of tea and moistened his dry throat and said, "You are making a big splash today, and the whole army is in the middle of the army. Who doesn't know the Black Flag Army of the Fifth Column? This is a good thing, but it is also a bad thing."

"Why?" Xu Haifeng asked in confusion. Since he has a great reputation, it is of course a great good thing, so how could it turn out to be a bad thing?

"The trees are beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy them. My brother, the big tree attracts the wind." The stars said with deep and deep words.

"Will anyone cause trouble for me?"

"It's not about causing trouble for you, but about being involved in right and wrong."

"What?" Xu Haifeng was confused and thought to himself, why did Brother Fang, who had always been generous, suddenly become so unclear?

"Brother, remember, if you are transferred to the capital in the future, you will encounter any difficult things to decide. Remember to go to our mansion and ask my old man for advice. Don't make a hasty decision."

"Brother, I'm becoming more and more confused as I hear you. Let's just say it clearly." Xu Haifeng frowned.

"It's not that I didn't say it, but that the time has not come. If you say it, it will make you feel worried. In short, remember that the family affairs of the emperor are not something that we ministers can disturb."

Xu Haifeng rolled his eyes and said, "Isn't that nonsense? Of course we are not qualified to mess with it."

Xiang Ming smiled mysteriously and said, "You were not qualified before, but now it's different. Forget it, let's not talk about these. I'm not talking about these. My brother, although you have strong soldiers and brave generals, your foundation is still shallow. If you lead this city alone, I'm afraid there will definitely be many people who can reach out in secret. At that time, one or two of them can get into your pocket will be blessed by God."

Xu Haifeng nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, these dog officials are not seen when fighting, but they are not ruthless when taking money."

His Fifth Column had a total of 5,000 people in the predecessor, but now there are only 3,000 slave soldiers. The slave soldiers have no military pay, and their equipment is far inferior to the regular army. Although Gu Daoyan met him all the requests during the training camp, when he left the training camp, all the equipment was recycled, and each slave soldier only issued a set of black clothes and a inferior steel knife. However, he asked Tong Yifeng privately, and only found that in the documents reported to the Ministry of War, the Fifth Column was not reduced, and the quota of 5,000 people was still configured according to the equipment of the top regular army. The annual salary of 5,000 people was 50,000 taels of silver, and a set of equipment for top soldiers cost five taels of silver. A rough calculation, more than 100,000 silver disappeared.

Although he had long known that it was no secret that the military had a job was empty, he was still shocked by such a big deal. There were only a handful of people who had the right to move the money, and with Xu Haifeng's current status, it was impossible to investigate.

This time, if Xu Haifeng had not made great achievements in military affairs, his future prospects would be limitless, and Tong Yifeng would not have sent back the silver notes to show his good intentions. Of course, if Tong Yifeng was the mastermind of the money and he would not believe it if he killed Xu Haifeng, someone would have instructed him to do so. In this matter, the most suspected person was undoubtedly the commander of the Western Front Grand Camp. Just by Gu Daoyan's grace for the promotion of Xu Haifeng, this matter would never be proposed by Xu Haifeng, otherwise he would have become a typical villain who would be grateful.

In fact, Xu Haifeng did wrongly accuse Gu Daoyan. How could he take this hundred thousand taels of silver to heart? The person who did this was actually Cheng Ming, but of course the charge was to be carried by Gu Daoyan.

"Your brother doesn't have to be angry. This bad habit cannot be changed so easily. Even my father is helpless. Fortunately, I have half of my status in this city. As long as the Fang family stays in charge for a day, those who dare to stretch their claws will have to consider it."

"It's still my brother who is very considerate and I admire him. But in this way, my brother has offended many people, and I'm afraid he will bring revenge."

Xiang Ming shook his head and said, "Since I was born in the Fang family and my eldest son and grandson, I have been used to all this. Besides, I still have the entire family as my backing. There are many people who want to be unfavorable to me, but there are only a few who dare to take action. You don't have to worry. But we can't just leave a shit. Some people still have to take care of them, and we must never save the places we can't save."

"Yes, I obey my elder brother's instructions in everything. By the way, brother, why do you have to offer the food to the emperor alone today and prepare some other things?"

"Ha, my brother, remember when we met, I told you what is the most lacking in the army now?"

"I understand, it's food and grass." Xu Haifeng immediately understood what he said last night.

The direction praised: "It is food and grass. The emperor hoarded the army here. The daily consumption is astronomical. Even if we don't give it to him, he will want to ask for it. Instead of waiting for him to speak, we should take the initiative to contribute tribute, but we can win his favor."

"Brother is so smart, I admire you so much." Xu Haifeng slapped his thigh heavily and said.

"I have asked the adjutant to check the property of this city. I believe there will be a perfect result tomorrow. Then I will discuss it carefully."

Xu Haifeng responded quickly and chatted for a few more words. Xu Haifeng said goodbye and left. The two lived next to each other's courtyard. Xu Haifeng quickly returned to his temporary residence.
Chapter completed!