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Chapter 78 The old lady of the ruined Hou Mansion (13)

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    After half a month, Qiao Mu once again brought people to Heliangyuan, planning to talk to her son and find some help. In the past half month, she had found many people, but in the end, no one was suitable, let alone anyone who could.  It made her feel confident enough to leave the sea trade matters to her.

    As a last resort, Qiao Mu had no choice but to come over and ask her son if he had any manpower left behind by the old Marquis. Although Wen Qilian's father had a low official position, he had served as a general with real power, and even went to the front line to fight.  After a few battles, it is impossible to leave some manpower for his son.

    As a result, as soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw a little girl jump in fear, and then hurriedly ran into the courtyard. It looked like a bad guy broke into the empty door, and she wanted to go back to report the news. The nanny next to her wanted to scold her, but  He was stopped by Qiao Mu: "That's all, let's go in and take a look first!"

    With that said, Qiao Mu strode towards the east wing of Heliangyuan, where her son now lives to recuperate from his injured leg.

    Pushing the door open and entering the room, it was obvious that the maid had informed him in advance. Wen Qilian was lying on the bed in a formal manner, holding a history book in one hand and pretending to look through it. When he saw Qiao Mu walking in, he put down the book.  , called mother.

    Qiao Mu didn't bother to reveal it, and raised his hand to signal others around him to get out. Then he turned around and closed the door. Then he walked to the bed and sat down. As soon as he sat down, he looked up and saw Wen Qilian shrank back in fear.  Qiao Mu takes action again.

    After all, the last time Qiao Mu broke his leg, he drove everyone away, closed the door and beat him.

    Qiao Mu rolled his eyes at him:

    "Look at your potential, don't worry, I won't do anything to you this time, the news outside has almost been covered up, and you are not allowed to go out to drink in the future.

    I came to see you today for other matters.

    Before your father passed away, did he hand over his power to you? Have you visited that part of the power in recent years? Also, are those powers reliable now?  Loyal or not?  "

    "Mom, how did you know?"

    Wen Qilian was shocked. When his father entrusted the relevant forces to him before leaving, he made it clear that those forces were direct descendants and would only be passed on to the current family leader before his death. Logically speaking, except for him,  No one in this mansion, or even outside the mansion, should know about it.

    Even his mother shouldn¡¯t know.

    ¡°After all, his mother doesn¡¯t even have the blood of the Wen family.

    "My guess is that as a military general, any family that was powerful in the past would not secretly train some people. Your father thought he could hide it from me, but he didn't think about it. We, who can be called aristocratic families,  No family has stood firm in the world for more than three hundred years without falling. Those who have less than three hundred years are not qualified to be called aristocratic families. I don¡¯t know how many families I have seen fall into ruin.

    "Three generations have declined, and five generations of noble families have been killed. I don't know how many noble families I have seen. Who can understand your father's military skills?"

    What's more, your grandparents gave you their private houses, but you still live in such poverty, and from time to time you have to go to my place to catch the autumn breeze. It's not like the private houses your grandparents gave you are all loss-making businesses.  Well, you have used all the profits over the years to support your family.

    "Honestly, how many people did the old man leave for you?"  Reliable or not, loyal or not.

    I need someone for something.  "

    There were some loopholes that Qiao Mu didn't bother to expose. Originally she didn't want to take care of it, but now there is indeed a shortage of people. Soldiers, and they have been with them for many years. They may even be trained since childhood. It's better than  It's safe for people who just buy it from the market.

    "Are there so many loopholes?"

    Wen Qilian's face turned pale, and his voice trembled slightly. If even his mother could easily discover these loopholes, would it be possible that the emperor and the others already knew about it?

    ¡°What are you afraid of!

    Do you think that your family can raise some people privately? Why do you think those military generals and nobles are all in poverty? As long as the number is not large, there is no problem. Ordinary small landowners can still recruit more than a dozen servants to protect them. Don't be so brave  You are like a frozen cat. You should not have listened to your grandmother and left you to study literature. Now there is no future in the imperial examination, and your courage is getting weaker and weaker.

    What¡¯s the question I¡¯m asking you? Tell me quickly!  "

    Qiao Mu really doesn't like his original son. He is incompetent in literature and martial arts. His thoughts are not deep enough. He cannot be called stupid and sweet. But he is indeed not a very discerning person. In terms of his mind and eyesight, he is worse than his wife. Fortunately,  Their family had three generations of people who refused to be demoted to a noble title. Otherwise, with his level of qualifications, the Marquis might be demoted to some kind of title.

    ¡°??, then I told you, dad left me a total of more than a hundred men, half of whom were elite soldiers, and the other half were disabled soldiers who really had no place to go and whose bodies were somewhat mutilated.

    They are all very young, many of them are even as old as my father. However, their sons and grandsons also train regularly, but it¡¯s hard to say about their loyalty because there is nothing that can specifically test their loyalty. I just  Occasionally, I send some money to help them buy what they need for training and what medicines they need. So it¡¯s hard to say their specific level of loyalty, but I think those disabled soldiers should be quite loyal. After all, my family is kind to their family.  "

    Seeing that Wen Qi couldn't keep it secret, he naturally had no choice but to tell the truth. However, he didn't care much about those people. He was even a little worried that his behavior of raising private soldiers would be exposed and sentenced, so every time he sent money, he would do it secretly.  He hurried back as soon as the money was delivered there. He didn't investigate and meet them carefully at all, so he only knew that his father left him more than 100 people. As for how many sons and grandchildren those more than 100 people gave birth to, he only knew this information.  I no longer know.

    Qiao Mu raised his eyebrows and sighed again:

    "It seems reasonable that it is difficult for military officers to become rich and powerful in the long term. They neither know how to train their descendants nor their subordinates. The civil servants are already full of disciples, but the military officers only dare to raise people in private.

    What's the use of just raising these people? You have to send people to teach them knowledge, you have to send professional martial arts masters to cultivate their martial arts and teach them the art of war. Then whether you let them take the martial arts examination or let them join the army, it is a way out.  They are all your connections. When they look back and achieve success, they will still have to take into account the kindness of knowing and teaching them.

    "Civil officials have used this routine for thousands of years, but you military officers still haven't figured it out yet.

    Forget it, in two days you take me to the Zhuangzi where those people are staying. Let me see what their situation is like and whether there is any need to cultivate them. So many years of investment cannot be wasted like this, your legs.  There is an injury on my body. I have a wheelchair over there. It¡¯s better to hit the sun than to hit the sun. You can take me to see it in the wheelchair today.  "(Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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