Chapter 153 Gong's
"Here, come..." The numerous scholars and citizens of Qing County on both sides of Leishui have been looking forward to it for a long time. They saw Liu Jing's fleet from afar and shouted loudly. They waited for most of the day and finally waited for Liu Jing.
"Tingjun is such a great power." The speaker was Gong Fu, the third son of the Gong family. He had been a guardian of Tianjin for a long time and knew a lot about the ships. As long as the three twelve-foot ships in Liu Jing's fleet were equipped with war sheds and women's walls, they would be a complete battleship. There was almost no opponent on the water surface of this Huang County.
Then he said with a confused look on his face: "It is rumored that the Zhongtingjun 'working and raising tourists' and 'feeding books to save neighbors'. If we infer from this, the Tingjun should have a normal family background. Not to mention the construction cost, just supporting such a large fleet would be expensive."
Gong Wu smiled disdainfully and said, "Tingjun was born in the Liu family in Longqiu and has been an official for generations. How could his family be in an ordinary family? It's just..." Gong Ying was afraid that he would speak without restraint and threw a stern look again. Gong Wu had to swallow the four words "Foreign Ears" back.
When the ship arrived at Leishuijin Ferry, the first to land were nearly a hundred people wearing green scarves and duplex robes. Although they were not in military uniforms, they were holding swords and were disciplined. At first glance, they were all healthy soldiers who had received strict military training, and were by no means comparable to those of servants and guests.
Then there were dozens of heroic knights riding horses and carrying swords, which made the onlookers of Huang County amazed.
Northern horses are very rare in Huang County. The more common ones are southern and middle ponies, but the two are completely incomparable, which is a world of difference.
The Gong brothers looked at each other and thought to themselves: "Liu Jing is not kind to come."
Their brothers are also considered "heritors of several dynasties" in the county. They were previously county magistrates. Those from wealthy families brought more than ten slaves, while those from poor families only brought one servant. They brought hundreds of troops like Liu Jing, which they had not only never seen, but also unheard of. Such an elite army of troops mixed with sects was enough to control the entire city of Huang County.
However, no matter how surprised the Gong brothers were, they were not too worried. The Gong family lived in Huang County for generations, and was a big family in the county. Their five brothers either took charge of military and political power in the county temples, or dominated the countryside. Especially Gong Ying, who served as Gongcao, was always regarded as "the Han and the Manchus believed."
Liu Jing’s most correct choice is to cooperate with Gong. Only when he is crazy will he be in a dilemma with Gong. When he really reaches this point, not to mention a few hundred people, even if he reaches ten times more, he may not be able to do anything to Gong. Instead, he will ruin his majesty and have no place to stand.
Liu Jing didn't know that he was underestimated. He landed under the sanitation of Yu Zheng, Liu Liang, Liu Zhu, Wang Qi and others.
Today he changed into a formal outfit, wearing a black lacquered gauze and a slim silk dress inside, a black cloud pattern official robe, a robe with robe, a trouser trousers and leather shoes, a straight back, and his eyes were as bright as lightning.
He strode all the way to the officials of Qing County. The officials of Qing County touched his eyes and immediately lowered their eyebrows to show humility, even the Gong brothers were no exception.
More than a hundred officials from Huang County were uniformly arranged and said with a loud bang: "The officials below pay homage to the Ming court."
Liu Jingdaluo glanced at the officials present, nodded, and then pointed his finger at the serious who had fallen behind him and said, "This is County Magistrate Yan Bomu."
After hearing this, the officials of Huang County came to pay a visit to Yan Su again.
Seriously nodded slightly, with a solemn expression, as if only Liu Jing's head was on.
As mentioned before, although the county magistrate and the county magistrate are superiors and subordinates, they are not subordinates, but the serious situation is different. He was promoted by Liu Jing, so he naturally cannot be regarded as common sense.
Liu Jing said to several county officials standing in front: "You may as well introduce yourself."
"The nobles, Gong Ying, whose courtesy name is Zhongjun." Gong Ying was the first to speak.
"It turns out that Gong Zhongjun is the first one. When I was in the county government, I often heard of the name of the county government." Liu Jing said kindly, but the look at Gong Ying was quite meaningful. In fact, the county Gongcao was the chief official of a county and could enter the county government's sight.
A person like Gong Ying who is famous and deeply loved by the Han and barbarians should have been recruited by Zhang Xian to the county government for a long time. As Liu Jing knows, the problem is that Gong seems to have a deep connection with the former Changsha prefect Su Dai, so he is not used by Zhang Xian.
"The lower-ranking official Gu Mao, whose courtesy name is Boyu..." Gu Mao was an elder over 50 years old. The Gu family was also a surname of Ling County, so he occupied the important position of the court officer.
Liu Jing frowned slightly. Such an experienced official is best at mixing with others. It is difficult to be employed with sincerity, but he cannot be abandoned.
"The lower official..."
"The lower official..."
"The lower-ranking official Gong Fu, whose courtesy name is Shuji."
"The lower-ranking official, Cao Cao, is the official, and his courtesy name is Ji Meng."
"Huh?" Liu Jing only knew the name of Gong Ying in Qing County. When he heard Gong Fu and Gong Wu's name, he immediately guessed that they and Gong Ying were probably brothers. He asked the two of them with a smile: "Are you and Gong Cao brothers?"
The three brothers of Gong said, "Jun Liu expected that, we are brothers of our country."
"Zhongjun, Shuji, Ji Meng... In other words, you still have a brother."
"My brothers are named Fei, with the courtesy name Bosheng, and are currently serving as the rank of the sufu in Zhongshui Township. Another brother, named Ge, and the courtesy name Youxian, is currently serving as the head of the township pavilion." Gong Ying replied calmly. The five brothers of the Gong family are both county officials, and they are well-known in Qing County, and there is nothing to hide.
"Five officials of the Gong family? They are in charge of the inside and outside?" Liu Jing couldn't help but look at each other with Yan Su, and was quite surprised.
Liu Jingbuxian said indifferently: "I was floating on the water before, very bored. I read the "Book of Han" and "Biography of He Wu". When I saw the book, I read: "The five brothers of Wu are all county officials, and the counties are respectful to them." I couldn't help but sigh at the prosperity of the He family in Shu County. Now I see you, the five brothers of Gong, and you are county officials, and you are not inferior to those of the county officials."
Gong Ying could not hear the true attitude in Liu Jing's words, so she replied modestly: "The Ming court has praised it. Gong is only famous in the county, and our brothers are all ordinary people. How dare you compare with He Wu brothers?"
Gong Wu looked dissatisfied. He had never heard of the same name as him and was named He Wu. He was not a big shot. Why should I gain the ambition of others and destroy my own power?
Liu Jing laughed and said, "You don't have to be humble. You can't rely on your brothers more in the future."
Gong Ying looked at Liu Jing deeply. To be honest, Liu Jing has a very high reputation and is also famous, but he is still a young man under the twentieth crown.
Gong Ying believed that the reason why Zhang Xian valued him was just to regard him as a material that could be made and wanted to focus on cultivation, so he felt a little contemptuous.
Now he found that Liu Jing seemed cheerful, but in fact he was extremely cunning. If he regarded him as a young man, he would definitely suffer a great loss in the future.
Chapter completed!