After Pang Gang led his men into the city, he was directly invited into the Governor's Mansion by Liu Yuliang. That night, a banquet was held in the Governor's Mansion. Liu Yuliang, Lu Weiqi, Li Xianfeng and other Luoyang officials accompanied Pang Gang and his party.././
A delicate dish was brought up by the servant girl like water. Under Liu Yuliang's persuasion, the officials began to change cups and cups, and the banquet hall suddenly became a joyful and peaceful atmosphere.
In the middle of the banquet, Liu Yuliang also invited a group of singers to sing and dance in the hall. It looked like a peaceful scene of singing and dancing.
Looking at the dazzling array of delicacies from the mountains and seas, the officials whose mouths were full of oil after eating, and then thinking about the hungry people and corpses that could be seen everywhere along the way, Pang Gang felt a sense of emotion in his heart. The saying that Zhumen's bones were frozen to death on the smelly road of wine and meat was realized here.
The best expression.
It has been almost three years since he came to this era. Pang Gang has slowly integrated himself into this era. Although he knows in his heart that the more greedy the officials of the imperial court are, the more likely it is that this dynasty that has lasted for more than two hundred years will be destroyed.
will be faster, but when he saw this scene with his own eyes, he still couldn't help but sigh, could it be that the fate of the Chinese nation is the rotation of one dynasty after another?
Thinking of this, Pang Gang couldn't help but feel crazy. At this time, Liu Yuliang, who was sitting next to Pang Gang, saw that Pang Gang was distracted. He raised his glass and smiled at Pang Gang: "General Pang, why are you so thoughtful and silent? Could it be that you are jealous?
The food and wine are not to your taste, or the singing and dancing here are not to your liking?"
Lu Weiqi, who was next to Pang Gang, smiled and said, "Mr. Liu, you may not know yet. One of Pang Pang's concubines named Chen Yuanyuan is a famous singer and dancer in Jiangnan Youming. With his fame, he is really famous in Jiangnan. Master Liu
Naturally, the vulgar powder here cannot be judged by the great people."
"Oh? Is that really so? Panda is so lucky!"
Hearing what Lu Weiqi said, everyone around him had a look of envy in their eyes. Although they didn't know what Chen Yuanyuan looked like, there was no woman who could dominate the brothels in the south of the Yangtze River who didn't have the beauty of the country.
Seeing the envious looks in everyone's eyes, Pang Gang felt bored in his heart. What time had passed, but what they were thinking about was still these romantic affairs. Did they really think that as soon as they came, the bandits outside the city would automatically retreat?
? Today, in order to cover the huge baggage and artillery battalion, they entered the city. The black iron cavalry lost hundreds of people. Pang Gang was not in a happy mood to begin with. Now that he saw such a scene, Pang Gang could no longer sit still.
. He stood up and bowed his hands to Liu Yuliang and said: "Governor Liu, I will be too drunk at the end of the day. Now I have to go down and have a rest. I hope you will be considerate."
Seeing that Pang Gang was about to leave the show early, Liu Yuliang's eyes flashed with displeasure, but he smiled and said: "Look, I was negligent and forgot that Pang Pang must be tired after coming all the way. Okay.
, you go down and have a rest first!”
Pang Gang nodded to Liu Yudian: "Then I'll take my leave first!"
After saying that, Pang Gang stood up and said goodbye. As soon as Pang Gang left, Wang Zhi, Cheng Kai and more than a dozen Qianhu, guerrillas who were sitting behind him naturally stood up and followed Pang Gang out. After they left
, the number of people in the hall suddenly decreased by nearly half.
After Pang Gang left, the originally bustling hall seemed very empty. Now all the officials in the hall felt a little embarrassed. They all raised their wine glasses but didn't know who to toast to.
The soldier and horse garrison Wang Yinchang said angrily: "It's too shameful. We have good intentions to help him clean up his dust, but we didn't expect him to be so ignorant of praise. Do you really think that he can't do it without Luoyang?"
Everyone was silent for a long time, and then Lu Weiqi sighed faintly: "Master Wang, you are really right. Luoyang today really can't survive without him, Pang Gang."
After Lu Weiqi finished speaking, everyone couldn't help but be speechless. That's right. Without Pang Gang, looking at the entire city of Luoyang, no one would be able to defend Luoyang.
Lu Weiqi looked at everyone. Finally he fixed his gaze on Liu Yuliang's face and said: "Master Liu, people like me who have already reached official positions should stay at home and write books and teach students. But now there is a difficulty in Luoyang.
But I can't just sit back and watch, so I have to say more words. I still have to say some things."
Having said this, Lu Weiqi paused and stroked his beard and said, "Do you all feel that what Pang Gang did is very arrogant and domineering, and he has no regard for superior officials or the court, is that right?"
Everyone looked at each other and nodded silently.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Lu Weiqi added: "You don't need to hide it. In fact, I think so too. To be honest, I sometimes wish to arrest Pang Gang on the spot and take him to the capital for trial, but this can only be thought of.
.Not to mention that we don’t have the emperor’s decree or official document from the Ministry of War this time, but we just invited Pang Gang to come in private, saying that this son has full wings and has a large army at hand, so he is no longer something we can move.”
Listening to Lu Weiqi's somewhat sad tone, Wang Yinchang said angrily: "Jie Ru Gong, the generals don't believe it. Is it possible that our Ming court can't touch a mere Dingguo general!"
As soon as Wang Yinchang said this, everyone laughed bitterly. If the Ming Dynasty could really move Pang Gang, they would not let Lu Weiqi and Li Xianfeng go all the way to Shandong to ask for troops.
In fact, why didn't Wang Yinchang understand this truth? What he said just now was just his angry words. He sat upright in his seat, raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp, then fell silent. After a while, Liu Yuliang said
Thinking of something, he turned around and asked: "Mr. Jie Ru, I wonder what conditions you agreed to with Pang Gang when you went to Qingzhou this time before he agreed to send troops?"
As soon as Liu Yuliang's words came out, everyone's eyes turned to Lu Weiqi. Lu Weiqi pointed at Li Xianfeng with a wry smile, "You should ask Mr. Li about this. He, the governor of Henan, is more powerful than me, an old man with no official position."
Already."
Li Xianfeng put down his wine glass in a daze, but secretly resented in his heart: "This Mr. Jie Confucianism is trying to roast me on the fire."
Li Xianfeng knew that if the conditions he agreed to Pang Gang in Qingzhou were announced, it would definitely arouse everyone's objections, but in the end he gritted his teeth and said: "Yes, I agreed to Pang Gang. If he can solve the problem of Luoyang this time,
If we are surrounded, we will pay 500,000 taels of silver and 50,000 shi of grain!"
"boom........"
As soon as Li Xianfeng said these words, the hall immediately became chaotic. Many people were like roosters whose necks were strangled, and their eyes bulged out. They knew very well what five hundred thousand taels of silver meant. They turned it in every year in Henan.
The imperial court doesn't even have half a million yuan in tax money, let alone food. They won't agree if the imperial court doesn't allocate disaster relief food every year. Now they actually want to give Pang Gang so much money. Pang Gang is even more ruthless than the imperial court.
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Wang Chadao, the chief envoy of Henan Province, lost his voice and said: "Master Li, are you crazy? Five hundred thousand taels of silver. You can't find that much silver even if you search the entire Luoyang official warehouse! Also, fifty thousand shi of grain. When we are defeated,
Thieves, where can we get the money from to give them? It’s not like you don’t know the temper of those Qiu Ba. If we can’t get the money by then, they will really make trouble!”
By the end of the Ming Dynasty, the generals with military power in various parts of the Ming Dynasty were not as good-tempered as they were in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. They really had to rely on their accounts to make them anxious. They really didn't mind turning into bandits, so Wang Chadao's words also caused a stir.
The fear of everyone.
Li Xianfeng didn't speak, but quietly looked at Liu Yuliang, who had been silent since Pang Gang left.
"squeak......."
Liu Yuliang drank up the wine in the wine glass in one gulp, slapped the wine glass on the table and said loudly: "Here, why not give it, as long as Pang Gang can drive the bandits out of Luoyang and Henan, let alone five hundred thousand taels of silver."
, no matter how much money, food and grass the official is willing to give."
"Um?"
As soon as Liu Yuliang said these words, even Lu Weiqi cast doubtful eyes on him. When did this bachelor governor who usually only knows how to recite poems and write poems have such courage?
Seeing everyone's shocked gazes, Liu Yuliang snorted coldly: "Why, do you think it is the five hundred thousand taels of silver that is more important or the safety of Luoyang City? If the silver is gone, we can make more money, and if the grain is gone, we can requisition it. If Luoyang loses all of you,
What else can there be? As for the lack of money and food and grass, it’s very simple. We collect from the rich gentry and wealthy households in Luoyang City and share it. If not, ask King Fu for it. We must always collect enough!"
Everyone couldn't help but be dumbfounded. Yes, if Luoyang was gone, they would lose their lives, would they still have a chance to feel sorry for Qinzi? Even Lu Weiqi couldn't help but take a second look at Liu Yuliang. He didn't expect Liu Yuliang, who usually didn't care about anything, to be like this.
His courage, is this the true face of Liu Yuliang?
Since Liu Yuliang and Li Xianfeng, the current top and second-ranking officials in Henan, have both made the decision, and with the support of Lu Weiqi, the highly respected former Minister of War, everyone can only implement it obediently no matter how they have their opinions.
Seeing everyone obediently shut their mouths, Liu Yuliang couldn't help but feel proud in his heart. As a bachelor of Wenyuange, although Liu Yuliang is not good at specific people's livelihood and military matters, this does not mean that he has no political acumen. On the contrary, he also has his own
Ideals and revenge, for example, he is very greedy for the position of chief minister of the Ming Dynasty.
Liu Yuliang knew very well that his main task at present was to drive the bandits out of Henan. As long as he could accomplish this goal, no matter how cleanly he looted the land in Henan, Chongzhen would not blame him, because Chongzhen sent him to be the governor of Henan.
That's what it's for.
As for whether the sky in Luoyang City will be a few feet taller because of this in the future, it is none of his business. As long as he does this beautifully, he will have the advantage of knowing soldiers in Chongzhen's heart.
It will provide him with strong bonus points to compete for the position of first assistant in the future.
"Well, this Pang Gang still needs to be carefully won over." Liu Yuliang thought in his heart... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, your
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