The largest temple in Qingzhou City is called Jinguang Temple. The tea ceremony of Master Huineng, the host of the temple, is extremely good. On weekdays, many gentry and wealthy households in Qingzhou City want to go to Jinguang Temple to be arty. Although most of them are blocked from the door, things happen.
There is an exception. Today, two uninvited guests came to Master Huineng's meditation room.
Song Xinghe and Wei Tongnian were sitting in the Zen room, slowly sipping the fragrant tea. Now all the wealthy gentry in Yangzhou were looking for them, so they had no choice but to hide here to avoid the limelight.
Wei Tong young took a sip of tea and frowned and said: "Sir Song, it is not Qingzhou's blessing that Pang Gang is so violent. Although Zheng Hongda is only a merchant, his eldest son is serving in the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Now Pang Gang is
But just now, the Zheng family has been brought into trouble, and his eldest son, Mr. Zheng, will definitely fight to the death with him. If the court pursues this matter, I am afraid that both you and I will be involved."
Song Xinghe shook his head and said: "Master Wei, if Pang Gang didn't act like this, how could those wealthy households in Qingzhou take out the money from their pockets? Now Qingzhou City is acting so harshly, but there is no food relief in the government office. It's like this
Sooner or later it will cause serious trouble, so it is better to let Pang Gang try."
Wei Tongnian glared at Song Xinghe angrily: "I know you have the idea of letting Pang Gang fight in the front line. I originally planned to do so, but now I am worried that if those gentry and wealthy households refuse to give in,
If word gets out about the more than 100 heads of the Zheng family, it will be a huge case, and it will be troublesome if they sue both of us with a complaint."
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In the hands of Donglin Party members."
When Song Xinghe said this, Wei Tongnian suddenly realized: "Oh, I understand, it was your idea that Pang Gang was the first to operate on the Zheng family. No wonder I said that Pang Gang's first target was like this.
By coincidence, I chopped off the Zheng family’s head, so it was your idea!”
Song Xinghe replied calmly: "As the saying goes, you can hunt rabbits with grass and gather food and drive people away. Since those Donglin Party members dare to reach out to Qingzhou, don't blame me for cutting off their claws."
Wei Tongnian sighed and fell silent. Song Xinghe belonged to the Lu Party. He had long been dissatisfied with the Donglin Party's unscrupulous exclusion of dissidents in the court in recent years. The eldest son of the Zheng family, Zheng Yuan, belonged to the Donglin Party.
In the same lineage, in recent years, the Zheng family has become more and more domineering in Qingzhou with the Donglin Party as its backer, bullying and dominating the market, and hoarding, which has long aroused the dissatisfaction of many Lu Party members. Now that Pang Gang, a fool, has come forward, if he
If he didn't push things along, he wouldn't be Song Xinghe anymore.
After a long time, Wei Tongnian sighed: "Master Song, I can't say anything if you do this, but it's a pity for Pang Qianhu. He has offended all the gentry in Qingzhou City, and he also worked with Zheng Yuan.
He has formed a deadly feud, and I'm afraid that after he settles the refugees, the imperial court will issue the decree to blame him."
"This depends on its fate." Song Xing and Shen Yin said: "I have a good impression of this son. I originally wanted to cultivate him to see if he could be used by our Lu Party. If this son can be used this time,
I can't help but use him again if I can escape this disaster."
After listening to Song Xinghe's words, Wei Tongnian shook his head slightly and fell silent. Both of them lowered their heads and drank tea quietly. Suddenly a servant's voice rang at the door: "Mr. Song, Mr. Wei, here comes the Yamen
We have reported that the wealthy merchants and gentry in Qingzhou have agreed to donate grain."
"Oh, have they agreed to donate food?" The two people in the room all stood up, looked at each other, and could see the joy in each other's eyes...
The rich families in Qingzhou City finally couldn't hold on any longer. Under the threat of bloody butcher knives and constant bad news, they had no choice but to lower their heads, which usually had high self-esteem.
They were accustomed to conspiracy tactics, but they never expected that the mad butcher not only killed the head of the Zheng family, Zheng Hongda, and more than a hundred people, but also captured all his family members and took them to the Lingshan Guards Station to reclaim wasteland, and he took advantage of them.
The name is "reform through labor", what is he trying to do? What right does he, a small Lingshan guard Qianhu, have to arrest people? Isn't that a matter that only the government has the right to decide? And it has clearly spread the news, if
If the Zheng family doesn't hand over the food before noon tomorrow, it will serve as a lesson to them.
Therefore, these well-fed gentry were dumbfounded and had no choice but to ask their stewards to lead their servants to pull carts of grain from the granary in the mansion to the prefect's Yamen appointed by Pang Gang to collect grain.
Such a big movement naturally caused a huge sensation in Qingzhou City. Countless Qingzhou people and refugees rushed to the prefect's Yamen to watch the excitement.
"The government is going to provide disaster relief!"
This news was like a thunder that shocked everyone. More and more refugees flocked to the Qingzhou Magistrate's Office with their families. They looked eagerly at the food piled as high as a hill at the entrance of the government office and salivated.
More and more refugees were flocking to the magistrate's yamenkou. Li Xian, who had just arrived from Wanghai Fort, directed hundreds of military households transferred from Lingshan Guard to set up hundreds of simple temporary stoves on the streets near the yamenkou.
There is a raging fire burning under the stove, and a large steaming pot is placed on it. The rice porridge in the pot is constantly rolling, and the fresh fragrance of rice is constantly wafting out. Countless refugees are
Waiting in line for soup kitchen.
These refugees who were so hungry that their eyes were dimmed looked at the steaming cauldron in front of them. Their eyes were like hungry wolves shooting out a green light. This light made Pang Gang on the side feel frightened. Look at the appearance of these refugees.
If it had stayed a day or two later, it would have caused a big disaster.
Pang Gang, who had just arrived, looked at the rolling rice porridge in the pot and asked Li Xian to follow him: "Li Zandian, you must remember to add more water to this porridge and not cook it too dry. Those refugees have not eaten for many days.
When they eat, their stomachs are too weak. After we give them porridge, they will definitely open their mouths and eat. If they are cooked too dry, they will easily be stuffed to death, so you must pay attention to this."
"Yes, I understand!" Li Xian nodded and said: "I have heard the old man say before that you must not give more food to people who have not eaten for many days, otherwise they will easily die from starvation."
"Well, as long as you understand." Pang Gang nodded with satisfaction. This Li Xian was indeed very capable in doing chores, which saved him a lot of worry.
Suddenly there was a burst of crying and noise from the front, and Pang Gang couldn't help but frown. He knew that someone must be cutting in line again.
Speaking of this, Pang Gang couldn't help but have a headache. He didn't know what was going on. The tradition that Chinese people like to jump in line has not changed since ancient times. Wherever there is a queue, there will be people who jump in line. Some people like them.
I just don't want to stand in line all the time and like to take shortcuts. I always think I'm smarter than others and always want to do some trickery.
When Pang Gang, who originally didn't want to pay attention to these little things, turned his attention to the noisy place, his eyes couldn't help but freeze, and then he strode towards the noisy place.