"Commander! All your mistakes are my fault. Please don't criticize the officials in Xi'an too harshly." Sun Chuanting shook his head helplessly, and simply accepted it as a bachelor.

"I don't care about your affairs. Go back to Beijing and talk to Mr. Sun. I have no control over the officials in Xi'an. I am just the Minister of the Ministry of War. I only care about the military and other matters. I will not interfere in it.

"Sun Chengzong is in charge of civil affairs, and Li Xiao is in charge of military affairs. This is a tacit political understanding and a political agreement between the two people. Even if something like this happens, Li Xiao will not break it easily.

"No!" Sun Chuanting bowed and accepted the order.

"Nian Yousheng, since you have won the project, then the Baqiao project will be done by you, and the government's allocation will be paid in time. Complete the project well, don't make it a shoddy project, and don't default on the farmers."

Wage. If you commit these two things...!"

"The imperial court's appropriation is paid in time, and the villain has made a tofu...tofu shoddy project, or has defaulted on wages to the villagers. The commander-in-chief can rectify my family's death on the spot, and the villain will have no complaints at all." Waiting for Li

After Xiao finished speaking, Nian Yousheng knelt on the ground and swore.

He is also a smart guy, I hope he keeps his mind on the right path.

If he can do a good job in conscientious projects, Li Xiao won't mind making him a very rich man. No one will do it if there is no benefit from working hard, worrying and being afraid. He always talks about his feelings about his family and country, which makes people tighten their stomachs and work in vain.

, that is playing hooligan.

Glancing at the two monks collapsed on the ground, Huikong was already drooling. He probably had at least a stroke. He might have had a sudden cerebral congestion, which was a terminal illness in this era.

Wu Jing was fine, but he was shaking like a sparrow that fell out of its nest, and there was water flowing out from under his cassock.

"You, the Great Ci'en Temple, have amassed money to this extent. I am not responsible for handling the case of my commander who leads the army. You monks always go around asking for alms. Today, I, the commander, have no choice but to give you a blow."

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There is nothing we can do. We have a million men with guns waiting to eat and open fire. We have no money! It can’t be done! Master Wujing, do you think this is true?”

Wu Jing sat on his knees on the ground, completely stunned, and now he had lost the ability to speak. He could only look at Li Xiao blankly, unable to say a word.

"Click!" Li Xiao pulled out the pistol from Shunzi's waist, opened the barrel of the gun and pressed it against Wu Jing's head.

"Commander, have mercy on me! Commander, have mercy on me!" Wu Jing's begging for mercy could be said to be hoarse, and his head hit the ground with a "bang" and "bang" sound. He had never kowtowed to the Buddha so sincerely in his life.

"I am not willing to kill anyone. Look at how young my child is. If he sees the bloody scene, he will have a psychological impact. If he wants to survive, that's fine! Show some sincerity!"

Wu Jing didn't know what the psychological shadow was, but it was a matter of life, so his brain immediately regained its clarity after being down. Da Ci'en Temple owed nothing except money. Li Xiao's tone clearly meant he wanted money.

It's easy to ask for money. As long as you can save your life, it's no problem to risk the Great Ci'en Temple. Anyway, the Great Ci'en Temple does not belong to his family! He has already made enough over the years.

"Big...! Big...! Marshal...! Little monk...little monk is just the head of the Discipline Academy, and the things in this temple...! Even the little monk can't do anything...!"

"It's easy to say, throw him down." Li Xiao pursed his lips and carried Huikong's body towards the window. A person who had already suffered a stroke would get something valuable out of his mouth. I guess if he doesn't throw it down, his

The rest of his life will be extremely painful, so Li Xiao decided to do some good deeds and use his last remaining energy - to scare people!

"You are the abbot now, I said so! You can make the decision!" The muzzle of the gun was pressed against Wu Jing's temple.

"Little monk...! The young monk is willing to donate all the temple property of Daci'en Temple." Huikong's body fell like a kite, and the fear in Wujing's heart rose to the extreme. He betrayed Daci'en Temple without hesitation!

"Very good! Very good! However, I still want your property, okay or not?" Li Xiao's smile was very cordial, and at least he put away the gun on his forehead.

Ten thousand grass and mud horses whizzed by in his heart, but he didn't dare to show any of it on his face. He didn't want to be flown out like a kite!

"The young monk is a monk and does not need family property. If the commander needs it, the young monk is willing to donate all the money." The man had to lower his head under the gun. Seeing Li Xiao's ruthlessness, Wu Jing knew that the man in front of him would not take human life at all.

I don’t care. Money is an external thing, but this external thing affects the heart. If life is not at stake, who would be willing to give up such a huge amount of money.

"Yes! Pass the order, Da Ci'en Temple is now under military control. Send an airship to bring Lu Xiangsheng. It is his responsibility to take care of Dali Temple. Before Lu Xiangsheng came, Da Ci'en Temple was not allowed to go out or enter. Now go and generate electricity.

Report it immediately!"

There is a news office in Xi'an, and it only takes four or five hours to take a new airship to Da Ci'en Temple. If it's quick, Lu Xiangsheng should be able to land in Xi'an before dark.

"Tell him clearly what you know. Otherwise, you will die." Li Xiao pointed at Sun Xing who was following him.

The Yinchuan defense battle was fought very well, and Li Xiao also liked the garrison division commander who was trapped in the isolated city. You know, the garrison division and the field division are definitely two different things. From equipment to personnel, they are not on the same level as the field division.

With these people, they were able to defend against the Mongols' crazy attack. Li Xiao felt that Sun Xing was a talent that could be made. After studying in Qinhuangdao for a year and a half, he stayed with Li Xiao as a staff officer. Li Xiao felt that maybe in the future, this boy

Will become a general.

"According to what he said about arresting people, no one should be spared. As for whether they are unjustly accused or not, let Lu Xiangsheng decide. Your mission is to arrest all those bastards who sell their official positions and resell project approval documents before the news spreads."

"Promise!" Sun Xing said "Promise" and directed the two guards to pick up Wu Jing and leave.

"Shunzi! Before I say anything, a mouse ran out of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. You can get a bullet yourself."

"No!" Shunzi stood on the steps and waved to the people below. The guard camp that had been prepared below immediately sealed off the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda, where high-ranking officials and dignitaries gathered, immediately turned into a military center. The soldiers were armed with live ammunition, and there were even people patrolling the perimeter with big wolfdogs. With this formation, not to mention people, not even ghosts dared to approach.

Li Xiao walked down the stairs slowly, smiling and waving to the frightened officials on each floor, as if nothing had happened at the top of the tower.

Taking Li Lin into the luxurious and outrageous abbot's room, Li Xiao sat on Huikong's seat. If you hadn't sat down, you wouldn't have known that the cushions of this guy's seat were actually filled with goose down. It was soft and comfortable, which was good for him.

Mother's warmth.

"Dad! Shunzi, did you throw that old monk down?" Li Lin blinked and looked at Li Xiao, his big eyes full of innocence.

"Yes! Because he lied to his father, he was thrown away by Shunzi. In the future, when you meet people who deceive you, you should deal with them in the same way. Don't look at them as pitiful and forgive them, because they deceived you the first time, absolutely

There will be a second time. The only way to stop him from lying to you is to send him to see the King of Hell."

"Oh! I understand dad, but... didn't the monk go to see the Buddha after he died?" Li Lin nodded seriously and then asked the second question.

"Uh...! He's not practicing well, so the Buddha probably doesn't want to see him. So, he has no choice but to go see the King of Hell. Are you hungry? I heard that the vegetarian dishes at the Great Ci'en Temple are pretty good. Do you want to try them?"

"Vegetarian?" Li Lin blinked and asked another question.

"It's just a dish without meat." Li Xiao patiently explained to his son.

"How can we eat vegetables without meat?" He was a carnivore at a young age, so no wonder he grew so strong.

"It makes sense. It's impossible to eat vegetables without meat. So why don't we go and drink mutton soup?"

"I also want to eat roasted leg of lamb. Shunzi said the roasted leg of lamb is delicious."

Thousands of soldiers surrounded the Daci'en Temple, and the two men were seriously discussing lunch in the abbot's room.

For Li Xiao, the matter of Da Ci'en Temple is over. He only needs to keep people and take stock of the assets of Da Ci'en Temple. Fighting in the northwest requires a lot of money, and it is better to get a little from these monks and bureaucrats than to charge the common people.

The taxes are much better.

So the two men put on the clothes of the rich man and the young master, quietly left the Daci'en Temple, and under Nian Yousheng's guidance went to the famous local Muslim street. It is said that the mutton soup on this street is the best in the entire northwest.

Authentic.

In addition, there is also roasted whole lamb for sale here, which can satisfy Li Lin's longing for roasted lamb legs.

Nian Yousheng tried his best to fawn over this commander, who was a great supporter. If he really fawned over him, it would only take a matter of minutes for him to become the richest man in Guanzhong or even the northwest.

I heard that the fifth master in the capital, who was a powerful man with a net worth of tens of millions, was just a small follower of the commander-in-chief. Nian Yousheng felt that the rest of his life and the future of the Nian family were all tied to this young man. Perhaps.

, and the child he was holding in his hand.

"Commander! This Pinzhai is an ancestral business of my Nian family. I don't feel at ease if you eat out. It's better to eat in my own restaurant." After waiting for Li Xiao and Li Lin, Nian Yousheng bowed and went into the room to sit down.

say.

"Ha! You kid is still hiding your intentions. Okay, I'll let you have your wish once in a few days. But it's delicious, and we are both hungry." Li Xiao nodded. Nian Yousheng must be prepared for this.

He had discussed it with Shunzi and Sun Xing in advance. Otherwise, even if he had some courage, he would not dare to bring them here rashly.

Very few people dare to invite a big man like Li Xiao to dinner. Even if they are full of food, the person who is inviting him will not be able to eat. Treating someone of Li Xiao's level to dinner is more like putting a knife on the neck of the whole family.

Not everyone can bear this kind of psychological pressure.

Nian Yousheng really put his mind to it. I don't know what means he used, but he actually invited the chefs from each family here today.

Ancient and modern sesame cakes, Liu Jialao steamed buns, Northwest Yilan hand-baked buns, Muslim Lama steamed buns, fragrant toothless cakes, orchard red bean persimmon cakes, Western egg bread, Baixiang sweets, Ainiu stone steamed buns, Fan Ji Xian

Bean pastry, Sister Li rice cake, Wangjia leek cake...!

In less than half an hour, a big table was served. In order to take care of Li Xiao and Li Lin, all the dishes were served in small portions. One small plate, one portion, so that the two of them could taste as much authentic food as possible.

Xi'an snacks.

Finally, a guy with a curly beard came up holding a silver plate. On the silver plate was a leg of lamb roasted to a buttery yellow color.

Li Xiao knew at a glance that this guy should be a Uighur from the Western Regions.

In today's Western Region, the Uighurs are in the south and the Jungar Mongols are in the north. Although the Uyghurs also make a living by herding, their fighting power is far inferior to the brave and capable Jungar Mongols. If it weren't for the fact that Mongolia's main attention has been focused on the Ming Dynasty in recent years

The Uighurs have long been annexed by the Mongols and become vassals.

This guy with a curly beard has frightening knife skills. The knife in his hand is shining with silver light. Under the shadow of the knife, a leg of lamb turns into a bare lamb bone. The bone is clean, without even a trace of meat. The cut lamb

The leg meat is fine, well-proportioned and consistent in thickness. The presentation is also very particular, and the meat can actually be put together into the shape of a leg of lamb.

Judging from the viciousness of Li Xiao's eyes, this guy would never be at this level if he hadn't been cutting mutton for twenty years.

I took a bite of the lamb leg and it was indeed fat but not greasy but not thin but not fat.

In fact, there are several ways to roast this roasted lamb!

Han people usually cut the mutton from the lamb leg and roast it on a charcoal stove with an iron mesh. After the meat is cooked, it is eaten with seasonings. This is considered a Chinese barbecue method!

Mongolian people roast sheep in a more unrestrained way. After the whole sheep is killed, it is hung on a rack and roasted. While roasting, people need to keep shaking it, and another person pours honey water and other seasonings on the sheep. The lamb is cooked.

Sliced ​​layer by layer, the outside is charred and the inside is tender and tastes great. However, this roasting method is a great test for the knife skills of the sheep slicer.
To be continued...