"Huh? Pang Gang wants to see you?" Wei Tongnian, Song Xinghe looked at each other and couldn't help being surprised.
Wei Tongnian couldn't help but asked strangely: "Pang Qianhu left Qingzhou just the day before yesterday, why did he come back so soon?"
Song Xinghe also had a strange look in his eyes, and said: "Anyway, let's go out and see him. Maybe the second son can bring us a surprise."
Wei Tongnian nodded and stood up: "Master Song, let's go out and see what good news he brings us!"
The two of them got up at the same time and walked out of the hall of the outer courtyard...
When the two of them walked to the hall of the outer courtyard, they found that Pang Gang was covered in black chainmail, wearing a Ming army's unique eight-bian iron helmet, and a scimitar on his waist. He exuded a fierce aura. He was standing at this moment.
In the center of the hall, he looked over with bright eyes. When he saw the two people coming, Pang Gang first gave Song Xinghe and Wei the same year a military salute and loudly reported: "Pang Gang, who is a humble Lingshan guard Qianhu, has seen Song
Your Excellency, Your Excellency Wei, because I heard that there are refugees gathering in Qingzhou and seriously disrupting local public order, I came here to listen to your orders because of my humble position!"
Song Xinghe stroked his beard and felt a burst of emotion in his heart. This Pang Gang was just a small soldier a few months ago. He just sealed him from a hundred households for Wei Tongnian's sake, but now they all
He is already the most powerful guard Qianhu under his command, but the speed of his rise is really shocking.
Although Song Xinghe was sighing in his heart, his face still showed a solemn look, "Pang Qianhu, the situation is urgent and I would like to ask you, how many soldiers can your Lingshan Guard send to Qingzhou Mansion to listen to and dispatch them?"
Pang Gang cupped his fists and said, "To tell you what my lord, I have dispatched 600 elite soldiers from Lingshan Guard and Wanghai Fort and are waiting outside the city. As long as my lord gives the order, they can immediately enter the city to maintain public order!"
As soon as Pang Gang finished speaking, Wei Tongnian frowned and said: "Pang Qianhu, your Lingshan Guard is the strongest among the three guards in Qingzhou. How come you can only deploy 600 elite soldiers? You must know how to maintain the security of Qingzhou Mansion."
Only 600 people are not enough."
As soon as Wei Tongnian's words came out, Pang Gang and Song Xinghe couldn't help but look at each other and smile bitterly. This Wei Tongnian really didn't know anything about military matters!
Pang Gang had no choice but to explain: "Master Wei is unaware of something. The Lingshan Guard can now dispatch 600 soldiers to Qingzhou, which is the limit. After all, the Lingshan Guard still has several forts that need to be guarded. It is impossible to dispatch all the soldiers."
Come here, otherwise if there are bandits who take the opportunity to cause trouble at your humble duty, you will be killed and you will not be able to escape the blame. Besides, most of the soldiers left to guard are old, weak, sick and disabled, so even if they are transferred here, they will only add to the chaos."
Song Xinghe was not as ignorant of military matters as Wei Tongnian. He nodded and said: "Yes, Pang Qianhu is right. Pang Qianhu has only taken over Lingshan Guard for a few days, and now he can send 600 elite soldiers.
Very good."
Wei Tongnian blushed. He knew that he had spoken in layman language again. In order to change the subject, he asked again: "Just now, I was discussing with Mr. Song. Now the rich gentry are not willing to use food to help the refugees. Seeing that the refugees
The mood is getting more and more violent, does Pang Gang have any good ideas?"
Pang Gang said without thinking: "In troubled times, heavy laws are needed. The government must use thunderbolt measures to save Qingzhou from being in trouble. If there is anyone who is unwilling to provide food, the government can convict him of colluding with bandits."
!Lock him and confiscate his property!"
"hiss........."
Wei Tongnian and Song Xinghe on the side couldn't help but take a breath of cold air and said to themselves: "This guy is so murderous! To label those wealthy households who are unwilling to provide food as fellow bandits is a serious crime of rebellion. For others,
Will the food in my hand condemn someone to an eternal crime?"
"This..." Wei Tongnian hesitated for a moment and then said: "Pang Qianhu, is this too much? Besides, those wealthy gentry are very powerful. We don't want to fight the tiger without success.
Got bitten by a tiger."
Pang Gang snorted coldly and said: "Master Wei, what time is it now? There are more and more refugees in Qingzhou City. Although we can send troops into the city now, if we don't use thunderbolt measures as soon as possible, once those refugees start making trouble, you
Do you think we can resist it with just a thousand soldiers? Once these 50,000 refugees rebel under the instigation of thoughtful people, there will only be two results: either we will have our heads chopped off by those refugees or our heads will be chopped off by the court! We are humble now
But I can’t take care of so much. If those wealthy households continue to refuse to provide food, how can I recruit them to Lingshan Guard under my humble position? In urgent matters, my lord!”
When Pang Gang said this, Song Xinghe and Wei Tongnian both felt as if they had knocked over the five-flavor bottle. "Yes, the current situation is extremely urgent. The longer the time is delayed, the greater the danger will be. If we don't
Raising food only leads to death for them."
Song Xinghe seemed to have finally made up his mind and said resolutely: "Okay! Pang Qianhu, I will give you this right and allow you to collect grain from those wealthy households in Qingzhou City. If there are wealthy households who refuse to comply, you can do it easily."
"
After saying that, Song Xinghe turned his eyes to Wei Tongnian, as if to say, "It's up to you now."
Wei Tongnian hesitated for a long time with a face full of struggle, and then gritted his teeth and said: "I also allow you to raise your own food in Qingzhou City. If there are rich gentry who don't obey, you can do it easily!"
Seeing that the two top military and political officials in Qingzhou City agreed to his suggestion, Pang Gang nodded and bowed his hands to the two men and said: "In this case, I will immediately mobilize troops into the city to start raising food."
After saying that, Pang Gang strode out of the hall. The armor on his body made a faint metallic sound due to the collision, which seemed to indicate that a big change was about to happen in Qingzhou City. However, he had already turned his back to the hall, but he did not notice it.
, the two military and political officers of Qingzhou Prefecture behind him looked at each other, with an intriguing and strange light in their eyes.
Pang Gang strode out of the command yamen, with a sneer in his heart. Just now, these two people kept saying that they were allowed to do things conveniently, but they didn't mention a word about issuing any warrants to them. It seemed that they were also afraid that the court would investigate them later.
I can't stop it, and now I have found a scapegoat in advance. Huh, this is probably the mentality often said in official circles: "A dead Taoist friend will never die a poor Taoist"? Although they usually take good care of themselves, but here
At this juncture, they are still inevitable, but will things really be that simple?
Pang Gang walked out of the command yamen and shouted to a soldier waiting at the door: "Send me an order to order the troops outside the city to enter the city immediately. Everyone maintains public order. Anyone who deliberately causes trouble will be killed without mercy!"
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