Chapter 437: Taking advantage of each other. Seeing the Qiao family sitting on the stool with courage and humming, Li Zicheng, Li Yan, Niu Jinxing, and Song Xiance collided with each other, revealing a tacit look in their eyes.
What Li Yan said just now was not because he was too reckless, but because he was deliberately testing. He wanted to test Qiao Jiayong's bottom line. If he didn't miss him so much, how could Mr. Li be such a shallow person?
Now seeing Qiao Jiayong's reaction, not only Li Yan, but also Niu Jinxing, Song Xiance and Li Zicheng next to him also saw the bottom line of the Qing Dynasty.
Song Xiance, who had been sitting aside, spoke, and his unique sharp voice rang out: "Shopkeeper Qiao, you also said that since the Qing Dynasty wants us rebels to hold back Pang Gang, they must seize the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible.
Jiangshan, then you have to give us support. Apart from other things, you can't fool us with these weapons and armors. Let's do this. We don't want those guns. If you really want to, send us a long knife.
Five thousand, two thousand strong bows. As for the fire blunderbuss, you just said that three thousand is too many, so let’s get one thousand five hundred first. What do you think? If we can’t even agree to this request, we will have to
I doubt your sincerity."
"This..." Qiao Jiayong pondered. He was a businessman. Naturally, he knew that if you want a horse to run fast, you can't do it without feeding the horse. After thinking about it, he nodded: "
Now that Mr. Song has said so, it would be unreasonable for us not to agree. Those long knives and long bows are okay, but the fire guns you mentioned are in short supply in the Qing Dynasty, and each fire gun is in short supply.
The cost is also high, but I cannot give you more. If you really want it, I, the Qing Dynasty, can only give you a thousand pieces at the moment. If you have more, we will have none."
Li Zicheng and others looked at each other. They also knew that this was probably the bottom line of the other party. If they continued to disagree, the other party would probably walk away. Li Zicheng then nodded and said: "In that case, thank you Qing Emperor for me.
The kindness of the Qing Dynasty will definitely not be forgotten in the future when our rebel army takes over the world."
However, Qiao Jiayong waved his hand and said: "I have forgotten that this is secondary. Our Qing emperor is kind-hearted and cannot bear to see the people of the Ming Dynasty fall into misery. As long as the rebels can seize the world as soon as possible and let the people live a good life, we will not
Our gift of equipment today is in vain.”
"That's right, our rebels started the uprising in order to let the people live a good life. How could we forget our original purpose?"
Both parties were talking high-sounding words while making their own little plans in their hearts. The scene seemed to be very happy for everyone.
Finally, the two sides set a tone, with the Qing army providing equipment and the Chuang army providing strength. In the next two months, the Chuang army would launch attacks from Shaanxi and Hunan to Hebei, Jiangsu and Zhejiang respectively. They must make the Ming Dynasty chaotic.
The more chaotic the situation, the greater the possibility that the Chuang army will conquer the world. The Qing army will contain the Ming army in Guanning, Shanhaiguan and Xuanfu areas, preventing the Ming Dynasty from sending troops to help the mainland.
After discussing the agreement, Qiao Jiayong and his entourage didn't bother to stay for dinner and left in a hurry. Li Zicheng took Li Yan, Niu Jinxing and others out of the gate of the old camp.
Looking at Qiao Jiayong's retreating figure, Niu Jinxing turned around and said with a smile: "King Chuang, with the equipment assistance of the Qing Dynasty, the development speed of our rebel army can be accelerated again, but the Qing army only gave us a thousand muskets.
, it’s still too little, otherwise it will teach the Qingzhou Army a lesson.”
In the past, before meeting the Qingzhou Army, no matter who mentioned firearms in the Chuang Army, they would look with disdain. However, since dealing with the Qingzhou Army, the attitude of the generals in the Chuang Army towards firearms has changed.
Ever since they dealt with the Qingzhou Army under Pang Gang, the firearms of the Qingzhou Army have left a deep impression on them. Their firearms have a long range, great power, and fast firing rate. The Chuang Army has been defeated in this way several times. Now.
, the generals and soldiers in the intruder army had expressions of hatred and fear when they mentioned firearms.
But everything has two sides. The generals in the Chuang Army went from looking down on firearms to fearing them. After understanding the attitude towards firearms, they naturally developed a desire for firearms. Therefore, when Qiao Jiayong agreed to assist the Chuang Army, Li Yan immediately
He came up with the idea of getting a batch of firearms from the other party. Li Yan was overjoyed to get a thousand fire guns from Qiao Jiayong today.
"King Chuang, those Jurchens don't have good intentions in sending us so many things!" Niu Jinxing gently shook the folding fan that he kept with him all year round, looking calm and calm.
Since the last time Niu Jinxing brought Hubei back in despair, he has found that Li Zicheng's attitude towards him has become much colder, at least not as obedient as before. In order to restore his impression in Li Zicheng's heart, he has recently
Whenever there is an opportunity, he will show off his talents in front of Li Zicheng.
Li Zicheng said solemnly: "That's natural. I never believed that such a good thing could happen in the world. Those Jurchens are not good men and women. Of course they sent us weapons and armors in the hope that we would disrupt the situation in the Ming Dynasty so that they could fish in troubled waters.
But they have misjudged the wrong person. How can I, Li Zicheng, be so easy to take advantage of?"
"What King Chuang said is exactly what he said." Song Xiance, who was walking slowly behind everyone with a pair of crutches, also chuckled: "The Jurchens asked us to station troops in good health. They said it was to put pressure on Hubei, but that's not the case.
The idea behind instigating us to fight against that Pang Gang is inside. As long as we fight against that Pang Gang, their goal will be achieved."
"Humph..." When he mentioned Pang Gang, Li Zicheng had a look of confusion on his face. He placed it in Pang Gang's hands several times. Naturally, he was full of hatred for Pang Gang. He snorted coldly and said: "
I originally thought that Pang Gang was the court's eagle dog, but I didn't expect that he was also a faggot. Seeing that the court was in a bad situation, he immediately proclaimed himself king and called himself King of Zhou, so he was not afraid of being laughed at."
Regarding Li Zicheng's words, Niu Jinxing and the others did not answer this question. Since Pang Gang established himself as queen, many unsuccessful scholars and former court officials have fled to Shandong, which has led to a rapid increase in the number of talents under Pang Gang's command, and Pang Gang's
Just now, he accepted all the scholars and officials who had defected to him on the basis of merit. Now his reputation is growing, which is one of the reasons why Li Zicheng is afraid of him.
The reason why the Manchus were afraid of Pang Gang was that the Qingzhou Army under Pang Gang had sharp weapons and superior combat power. Now he has officially raised the flag of rebellion. Although it is too much to call him a gathering of followers, there are many scholars and people.
It is an indisputable fact that officials turned to him. If Pang Gang conquered the world, Huang Taiji could be sure that judging from Pang Gang's temper, the good days of the Jurchens would definitely come to an end.
Therefore, under this general premise, Huang Taiji so urgently sent people to contact Li Zicheng, trying every possible means to disrupt the situation.
"King Chuang, in fact, if our rebel army can train a strong firearms army, it may not be worse than that of Pang Gang. According to reports, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties are also vigorously training firearms battalions recently. We cannot lag behind others. We must also
Recruit craftsmen to make firearms, otherwise we will suffer losses in the future."
Ever since Li Yan saw the power of Qingzhou's weapons in Kaifeng Mansion, he had the idea of building a strong firearms army. Recently, he would instill this idea into King Chuang whenever he had the opportunity.
Li Zicheng did not answer, but pondered for a long time, muttering to himself: "Firearms... Firearms..."
The news that Pang Gang proclaimed himself King of Zhou quickly spread throughout the country like radiation, causing a sensation not only in Shandong, Henan and Hubei, but also in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places.
Jiangsu Yangzhou "Great Zhou, King of Zhou, hehe, this Pang Gang is really arrogant. He dares to make himself king. We should call on all the scholars in the world to fight against such rebellious ministers and traitors who have no king or father!"
In a quiet courtyard, a young man wearing a long gown and looking like a scholar looked at a suppressed article in his hand and cursed contemptuously.
"Brother Sun, he is just a rebellious minister, so why are you angry? The court will send out a large army to suppress the rebellion. Just watch. In less than half a year, Pang Gang will be wiped out by the imperial army." A person said with a complexion.
The handsome but arrogant young man said disdainfully.
Several scholars around them advised: "Yes, yes, we also know that Brother Xiyi is worried about national affairs, but the most important thing for us now is to participate in next year's scientific examination. After we have achieved fame, we can submit a letter to the court.
It’s not too late to ask the imperial court to punish this beast.”
This man surnamed Sun is Sun Xiyi, who originally snatched his wife from Pang Gang in Yangzhou. After this man suffered a big defeat at the hands of Pang Gang, after taking away his thorns, he started to work hard to get stronger. In the past two years, he has become more powerful.
It also allowed him to pass the exam and prepare to go to Beijing to take the exam next year. Today he happened to be drinking in Qingyin Pavilion with a few friends. It happened that a friend took out the suppression article that Pang Gang had sent out a few days ago. Sun Xiyi
Seeing this, old and new hatreds welled up in his heart, and he immediately started to curse.
Sun Xiyi crumpled the suppression paper in his hand into a ball and threw it on the ground, and said bitterly: "As early as the eighth year of Chongzhen, I knew that this Pang Gang had evil intentions, and now it is just as I expected. I only regret that the court has now
He was so entangled by the Tatars and bandits that he had no time to separate himself, otherwise this beast would not dare to be so rampant."
After saying that, Sun Xiyi picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. Because he drank too quickly, the wine entered the trachea. He immediately coughed loudly, and soon his face turned red. A friend next to him saw that he was in a bad mood and quickly comforted him.
He said: "Brother Xiyi, please be patient. The Liu family will be out soon. Don't drink too fast. You smell like alcohol, so as not to make the Liu family look down upon you."
As soon as this friend finished speaking, a little maid about twelve or thirteen years old, wearing a red short coat and a pair of hairpins on her head, walked out of the corner. As soon as she came out, she shouted crisply: "Liu
The girl has arrived."
Following the voice of the little maid, a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old walked over with light steps, holding a pipa in her arms. She was wearing a light green shirt, with an oval face, beautiful and charming, and a pair of
Her clear eyes stared at everyone, with a slight smile on the corner of her mouth... Everyone saw a clear and white face in front of them, with a playful smile on her small mouth, and the sun shone in her bright eyes,
Just like two stars, this woman is indeed bright and beautiful, but her face also has a heroic spirit. This woman is not Liu Ru, a strange woman from the south of the Yangtze River.
I saw Liu Rushu Yingying coming in front of everyone, bowing down and saying a blessing: "I have kept you gentlemen waiting for a long time. I hope that Young Master Sun and you gentlemen will atone for their sins."
When Liu Rushi came out, Sun Xiyi stared at Liu Rushi's pretty face and bulging chest and twitched her index finger. Now when she heard Liu Rushi's cold voice, she felt that her bones were going numb. She quickly waved her hand and said, "Liu Rushi."
What are you talking about? Your coming over is something we have been dreaming of for a long time. You are a strange woman from the south of the Yangtze River, and your coming here will add a lot to the beauty of Qingyin Residence."
"Yes, it's our honor for Mr. Liu to come to our Qingyin Residence. Today we are preparing to listen to Mr. Liu's piano skills!"
Faced with the compliments from everyone, Liu Rushi just smiled lightly and did not take these words to heart. These years of experience told her that these young men should not take them seriously when they praise you. If you really take them seriously, you
That's stupid.
"She is just a little singer who only knows how to play a few songs. Whenever she is not praised like this by the gentlemen, you must be praising her."
"Everyone Liu, I'll wait..."
Sun Xiyi wanted to continue to compliment her, but was stopped by Liu Rushi's determined eyes. She said with a smile: "Young masters, you summoned us here today to compliment us, right? If this is the case, we will have no choice but to leave."
"Master Liu, you..."
Seeing Liu Rushi's resolute attitude, everyone, including Sun Xiyi, had no choice but to shut up angrily. Since Chen Yuanyuan was taken into the house by Pang Gang, there are even fewer Jiangnan singers who can compare with Liu Rushi. Liu Rushi's net worth
It has also increased sharply. The cost of inviting her to appear like today is no less than one thousand taels of silver, and it is just for talking. If she is asked to play, play, and sing, the cost will be even higher.
Sun Xiyi, who was frustrated, did not give up and still said diligently: "Everyone Liu, before you came, we were talking about the document written by the traitor Pang Gang. I didn't expect that Pang Gang would be so treasonous.
, he actually established himself as king in Shandong. Such a person without a king or a father should be punished by everyone in the world, don’t you think?"
Sun Xiyi knew that Liu Rushi was a woman who cared about the country and the people. She was an alternative among prostitutes. In order to please her, Sun Xiyi specially picked a good topic.
Unexpectedly, Liu Rushi just smiled faintly: "Oh, really? Ru is ignorant and has never read the submission."
Sun Xiyi's heart moved, thinking that the opportunity had come, and said loudly: "Everyone Liu is being too modest, but Sun thinks that the submission is full of flaws and is really filthy. It doesn't matter that Liu doesn't read it, but Sun can talk about it."
Let me tell you some unsightly content, for example, there is a passage that says..."
In order to show off his knowledge in front of the beauty, Sun Xiyi showed off his knowledge in front of the beauty. If he had agreed, he might even be able to kiss Fangze today. However, no matter how he showed off, Liu Rushi just smiled and passed by. It was not right.
Make any comments about his words.
But what he didn't know was that Liu Rushi listened politely to his tirade on the surface, but her heart was already ups and downs. She really didn't expect that the man she couldn't see through the pension of her good sister would actually...
She had established herself as a king, and the impact of this news on her was unparalleled.
"Yuanyuan, you must be careful." Liu Rushi was secretly worried for his good sister. Throughout the dynasties, there was only one fate for those who failed in rebellion, and that was to kill the Nine Clan. If Pang Gang fell into the hands of the court,
The fate of their family is definitely foreseeable.
Thinking of this, Liu Rushi's heart became confused and she didn't listen to what Sun Xiyi said next.
"Everyone Liu... Everyone Liu..."
Just when Liu Rushi was in a daze, a voice rang in his ears.
"Um...what?"
Liu Rushi, who was a little confused, looked up and saw Sun Xiyi and others looking at him curiously. Liu Rushi blushed and said with an apologetic smile: "I'm sorry, I was so distracted that I didn't hear clearly what Mr. Sun and the others were saying just now.
say what."
"Are you feeling unwell, Mr. Liu? Why don't you ask Sun to take you back to rest."
Sun Xiyi said with concern, but it made several friends around him admire him. This Sun Xiyi really knows how to find opportunities to be courteous. If the Liu family just lets him go back like this, maybe they will have the opportunity to kiss Fangze.
But Liu Rushi shook his head gently to cover up and said, "Master Sun, please worry. You are just distracted. You are not feeling unwell. Just now you were just thinking that the rogue bandits have captured Shaanxi and Hunan. Maybe when will they go there?"
When Jiangnan comes, how should I, Jiangnan, cope with it?"
As soon as Liu Rushi's words came out, Sun Xiyi and the others suddenly became speechless. One of the scholars named Fang said without thinking: "This kind of matter should be handled by the local military garrison or the general military officer. Is it possible for us and other scholars to personally mention it?"
Isn’t it possible to use the ruler sword on the battlefield?”
"Exactly!"
Sun Xiyi and others immediately agreed. In their view, scholars like them were doing great things, so how could they fight against the enemy like warriors? This kind of thing should be done by those vulgar warriors.
Seeing the performance of these scholars, Liu Rushi secretly shook his head. These scholars usually only talk rhetoric, and all of them regard themselves as pillars of the country, but when they encounter things, they are all dumbfounded and can't even think of a solution.
Just when Liu Rushi frowned, a burst of rapid footsteps came over, and then a voice rang out, "Brother Sun, Brother Fang, I'm sorry, I just received news that the bandit leader Liu Zongmin led an army of 50,000 to attack.
It’s Jiangxi!”
"What!"
"Rogue bandits attacking Jiangxi?"
When they first heard the news, everyone was shocked...!~!
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