Li Xuezhu and others followed Pang Gang and his party into Qingzhou City, and immediately felt that the atmosphere here was completely different from that of Dengzhou Mansion. There were also people coming and going here, and there were also merchants, but what was different from Dengzhou was
The atmosphere here is surprisingly good.
Most of the people walking in the streets and alleys have faces that have not been bullied, and the smiles on their faces are full of confidence. The beggars and homeless people who are common in Dengzhou have almost disappeared.
"General Pang." Pu Shunyi, who had been following Pang Gang, asked curiously: "Where have all the beggars and refugees in Qingzhou Prefecture gone? Is life here really so stable?"
Pang Gang smiled slightly, but before he could answer, Pang Gang's captain Cheng Kai said proudly: "Who says no? It turns out that we have a lot of beggars and refugees in Qingzhou, but since Pang Pang took office, all those beggars and refugees have been eliminated.
The guide went to the health station to open up wasteland. In our Qingzhou, as long as you have hands and feet, you can have work and food to eat. Even the lonely old people have arrangements and will not let them go hungry. This is all the credit of our great people.
Woolen cloth."
"Don't talk nonsense." Pang Gang glared at Cheng Kai. Although there was a look of blame on his face, his heart felt comfortable. He thought: "No wonder people who can flatter people have been promoted fastest through the ages. It can be seen that
Everyone likes to hear good things."
"Oh, it turns out that General Pang is not only a tiger general, he is also so good at running the place." Li Xuezhu, who had been listening to them, had a look of admiration on his face, and his big round eyes moved, not knowing that she
What are you thinking about.
After passing two more streets, the thousand sergeants behind Pang Gang had followed the officers back to their respective offices. Pang Gang, more than a hundred soldiers, and Li Xuezhu and his party entered the command office.
When they arrived at the entrance of the inner courtyard, Ruolan, who had already heard the news, was already waiting at the door with a group of servants and maids to greet them.
Ruolan was wearing a home-like snow-white petticoat today and a light yellow jacket as a coat. She looked noble and gorgeous. She stood at the door and came forward with a smile. She wished Pang Gang a long blessing and said softly:
"I've met the master. I've had a good trip."
"A troubled woman is concerned, everything is fine for her husband." Pang Gang got off his horse and handed the reins to Cheng Kai. Cheng Kai took the reins and went to the outer courtyard with a group of soldiers to settle down.
When Pang Gang said this to Ruolan, he found that Ruolan's eyes were always glancing at Li Xuezhu behind him, and he quickly introduced: "Ruolan, let me introduce to you, this is the state of North Korea.
Princess Jiayi, the Lord’s biological daughter, is Park Soon-yi, an officer of the Korean Internal Guard, and one of his subordinates.”
Ruolan couldn't help but be shocked. For Kong Ruolan, this background was very important. She was still a princess no matter what.
Ruolan quickly stepped forward and bowed Yingying: "Pang Kong has met Her Royal Highness the Princess."
"No, no, no, Mrs. Pang, please get up quickly, I don't dare to treat you as a big gift." Li Xuelan, who was also begging Pang Gang, quickly subdued Kong Ruolan and praised, "Mrs. Pang, you are so beautiful, even I am
Jealous."
Ru Lan pursed her lips and smiled, "There's nothing to be jealous of about my concubine Pu Liu's appearance, but the princess looks like a fairy. If you put on women's clothes, you will definitely charm a lot of people."
Listening to the two of them complimenting each other, Pang Gang couldn't help but smile and said: "Okay, you guys should stop complimenting each other. Ruolan, you have people arrange Princess Jiayi's residence first. As for Pu Shunyi, you will be aggrieved for the time being."
You can stay in the outer courtyard. I will arrange for you to go to Wanghai Fort tomorrow and prepare a boat for you to go back."
"Yes, thank you General Pang for the arrangement." Pu Shunyi and others quickly bowed their thanks and left under the leadership of several soldiers.
After making arrangements for Pu Shunyi and his party, Pang Gang did not bother to rest, and dragged his tired body to the outer hall to summon Hua Yan for discussion.
"What?" My lord, you took over the commanding officer of Dengzhou and fired his family?
Hua Yan was shocked after hearing what Pang Gang said. Now that he was promoted to the Qingzhou Experience Department, his knowledge has greatly improved. He is no longer the cynical and poor scholar he was before. Suddenly, he was shocked to hear that Pang Gang had transferred the Dengzhou Commander to his colleagues.
I was taken down and couldn't help but be shocked.
"Sir, you have made a risky move. By doing so, you have taken control of Dengzhou's defense at lightning speed. But after all, you do not have the right to deal with officials above the fourth rank. If the court blames you,
My future is about to be over.”
Seeing Hua Yan almost jumping up anxiously, Pang Gang felt warm in his heart, knowing that he was worried about himself, so he waved his hand and said: "Hua Yan, don't worry, I have thought about it along the way.
Well, while we are sending people to escort Wang Zhong to the capital, and at the same time spending money on the Ministry of War, we can overcome this hurdle."
"This... can only be like this." Hua Yan sighed, still a little worried, and then asked: "Are you really planning to help those Koreans and send troops to Korea? There is no imperial edict from the emperor.
To send troops without permission is tantamount to rebellion."
As soon as the word rebellion was uttered, the air in the room seemed to condense. After a while, Pang Gang said leisurely: "Under normal circumstances, I will not do this, nor will I take the initiative to rebel. But I will not do it either.
Just like Yue Wumu, as long as I don’t reach that point, I will still be a general of the Ming Dynasty, and I will still contribute to the Ming Dynasty!”
At this time, Pang Gang revealed his attitude towards the Ming Dynasty in front of his subordinates for the first time. It had been more than a year since he came to this era. Pang Gang had been developing his power and strength silently and never revealed his attitude.
Today, he finally revealed his thoughts to the subordinate he promoted. Although it was just a vague sentence, it was enough to explain a lot of things.
Hua Yan felt as if a five-flavor bottle had been poured into his heart, all the sweet, sour, bitter and spicy tastes came up. He silently raised his head, looked at Pang Gang firmly and said: "Sir, I understand your ambition, so don't worry.
No matter which way you go, your subordinates will definitely follow you."
Hua Yan's words are also a disguised statement, which means that even if you are a rebel or a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, I will always be on your side.
Pang Gang nodded with satisfaction after hearing Hua Yan's statement. It seems that Hua Yan's mind is still very clear. Now Hua Yan and Qingzhou have a large number of people who follow Pang Gang, and their interests are firmly linked to Pang Gang's.
They are tied together, and if something happens to Pang Gang and he falls down, they will not be able to escape. Hua Yan also knows this very well. A big "" has been firmly engraved on the foreheads of these people.
The word "Pang" will never be erased in this life. Even if Pang Gang wanted to raise his banner to rebel, they could only follow him, otherwise the end would be miserable.
Looking at Hua's serious expression, Pang Gang smiled slightly, patted his shoulder and said, "Hua Qing, don't be nervous. Things haven't reached this point yet. As long as we take care of ourselves, everything will be fine."
After all, this is not thirty years ago. With the decline of the imperial court's control over local areas, many places have shown signs of relying on their own troops. To be honest, our little trouble is nothing."
Pang Gang's words are also well-founded. According to historical records, since the last years of Chongzhen, the court's deterrent effect on local areas has plummeted. Some generals have begun to support their own troops and ravage local areas. The court has no choice but to tolerate them. Among them,
The most representative one is Zuo Liangyu. This warlord in the late Ming Dynasty relied on the troops in his hands to listen to the court's orders if he wanted to, and if he didn't want to, the court did not dare to make him anxious.
, for fear of forcing him to rebel. This was the situation at the end of the Ming Dynasty. The one who had soldiers in his hands was the grass-head king.
Hua Yan is a smart man and naturally understands what Pang Gang means, but he also admits that what his boss said makes sense. The situation in the court is really delicate now. Although the civil servants still look down on military generals, they have to rely more and more on them.
To protect their property and lives, this is really a great irony.
After figuring out the key, Hua Yan asked in a low voice: "Sir, since you want to help those Koreans, where will the boats to cross the sea come from? You can't borrow them from the Navy. Besides, we don't have them in Shandong.
Navy Master."
"No rush, I'll figure out a solution for the ship. Your most important task now is to quickly train the three thousand new soldiers of Lingshan Guard. In the past few days, I have made an agreement with Laizhou to start training their refugees.
Try to bring in Qingzhou as much as possible to reclaim wasteland, so you don’t have to worry about not having enough manpower to open up wasteland. Take the time to train the new recruits well. One more soldier will give us more strength to protect ourselves, do you understand?"
"Yes, I humbly obey my orders!" Hua Zheng replied seriously.
The two discussed for a while and decided on the person to escort Wang Zhong to Beijing. They did not come out of the meeting hall in the lobby until the evening.
Looking at the night sky that was already glowing with bright moonlight, Pang Gang couldn't help being slightly surprised. He didn't expect that the two of them actually discussed it for two hours before it ended. It seemed that Ruolan must have been waiting impatiently in the inner courtyard.
When Pang Gang entered the inner courtyard under the moonlight and walked into the house, he found that Ruolan and Li Xuezhu were sitting at the dining table waiting for him. Ling'er, who had been waiting at the door for a long time, saw the master come back and immediately put down several plates of steaming rice.
The dishes were served, and water was brought for Pang Gang to wash his hands and face.
At this time, Ruolan smiled and said to Pang Gang: "Husband, you are finally here. If you don't come, your highness, the princess, will starve to death."
Li Xuezhu's fair and tender face turned red, and she said angrily: "How could I? I just said this casually, but Sister Ruolan took it seriously."
"Hey!" Pang Gang glanced at them curiously. Unexpectedly, in such a short time, the two of them became like sisters. It seems that Ruolan's communication skills are really not weak.