There have been changes in the army, and the general in the Fan Hou Mansion naturally does not know.

The banquet was staggered and very lively.

The general is a good wine, it is well known, but the general does not drink much today, and after three glasses of wine, he will no longer let people pour wine.

However, Pei Shiqing's interest today seems to be very good.

Everyone toasted many times, but Pei Shiqing did not refuse to come, and he was already a little drunk at the moment.

After three rounds of drinking, Fan Ziqi suddenly clapped his hands, and then saw a servant coming over with a tray, and on top of the tray, there was a wooden box, and walked to Fan Ziqi's side.

When everyone saw this, they were all curious.

Fan Ziqi didn't talk nonsense, got up and opened the wooden box, and took out a stack of silver tickets from the box, everyone present was a little surprised, and some people remembered that at the previous banquet, Fan Ziqi donated 500,000 taels of silver to the general on behalf of the Fan County family, and at that time, he handed over 500,000 taels of silver tickets to Su Changyu in person.

"Your Excellency, please smile." Fan Ziqi saw that Pei Shiqing did not accept the box, and sent it forward: "This is the silver of our Fan family to save their lives, if Lord Shiqing does not accept it, the lives of our Fan family will not be guaranteed, and you have to accept whatever you say today." ”

Pei Shiqing finally said: "Master Hou, I will talk about this matter later." ”

"I can't wait." Fan Ziqi shook his head and said: "I handed over this silver to you in front of the general and all of you, and someone testified about it, so my heart is steady." Otherwise, if you send hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in private, and someone doesn't admit it at that time, how can it be good? ”

Today, Fan Ziqi took out the silver ticket again, do you want to continue to donate?

The general was also a little surprised, but Fan Ziqi waved the silver ticket in his hand with a smile, and said loudly: "Everyone, here is 370,000 taels of silver tickets, and today you will be a witness, I will donate these silver to Lord Shiqing." Put the silver ticket back into the box, and after closing it, he held it up with both hands, sent the box to Pei Shiqing, and said respectfully: "Lord Shiqing, I am true to my word, I have offered 230,000 taels of silver before, plus 370,000 taels here, exactly 600,000 taels." ”

Pei Shiqing looked a little embarrassed, laughed dryly, but did not reach out to pick it up.

This kind of black-box operation, he didn't expect Fan Ziqi to come to the table.

"Master Hou, is this .....?" Yao Mubai finally couldn't help frowning and asked, "What is the reason for the 600,000 taels of silver you said?" ”

Fan Ziqi put the box on the table and said calmly: "What Lord Du Hu asked is that everyone must think that something is strange, let me explain it to you." When the squire came to Heiyang City, he talked with me alone and asked me if I had donated 500,000 taels of silver to the general. A few days ago, I had a meeting with some gentry from Fanjun, and they all felt that the general would spend money everywhere when he returned to Xiling and reorganized military affairs, so everyone wanted to offer a piece of money and scraped together 500,000 taels of silver as military expenses. ”

Tonight's birthday banquet was staggered, and the atmosphere was originally very lively, but as soon as this silver ticket came out, coupled with a few words from Fan Ziqi, the atmosphere suddenly solidified, and the surrounding sounds were all silent.

Everyone looked at Fan Ziqi and Pei Shiqing, and they didn't know what was going on for a while.

Pei Shiqing's face became a little ugly.

Everyone thought that the Fanjun family could quickly donate 500,000 taels of silver after the general's return, which could be regarded as a dedication.

"It was supposed to be a happy thing." Fan Ziqi said slowly: "We took out 500,000 taels of silver as military expenses, which can help the imperial court relieve some of the pressure, and we can also make up for some of the mistakes of the year. Turning his gaze to Pei Shiqing, he sighed: "But the words of Lord Shiqing two days ago made me suddenly sober up, and I still have palpitations. ”

Pei Shiqing's face was ugly, his lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it.

The general bowed his head and said: "The intentions of the Hou Ye and the families, I and the soldiers are all feelings

Arouse. ”

"The general is serious." Fan Ziqi sighed: "When the Wutuo people invaded, the Xiling family did not support the Duhu army at the first time, which is really ashamed, and because of this, we have been thinking for many years that we will one day be able to make up for our mistakes." ”

"Don't worry, Lord Squire, I just want to explain this matter." Fan Ziqi smiled faintly and continued: "When Lord Shiqing said this, I was naturally scared in my heart. We donated military funds without selfishness, just to strengthen the defense of Xiling, to protect the people of Xiling from being slaughtered by the swords of the Wutuos, but we did the wrong thing with good intentions, not only put ourselves in a predicament, but also put the general in danger. He bowed deeply to the general and said, "General, Fan is here to make amends to you." ”

The general straightened up, shook his head and said, "Master Hou, things may not be as you think, you don't have to worry too much." If you donate military funds, and the saint learns that it must be a dragon's heart, how can he blame you? ”

"The general is a heroic man who is upright and upright, and he doesn't know the sinister hearts of people." Fan Ziqi sighed: "Their ghost tricks are beyond the imagination of a person like a general. I was really worried that this would cause a lot of trouble, so I asked the Squire how to make up for our mistakes. The Lord Chamberlain was kind-hearted, and told me that Her Royal Highness was going to build a royal temple for the saint, and that it would cost millions of dollars. The treasury was empty and could not afford such a huge expense, so the princess turned her attention to Xiling, hoping that the cost of building the royal temple could be raised from Xiling. ”

"Lord Shiqing said that the imperial court has a will, and the military affairs of Xiling belong to the general, and the fundraising of money and food is the responsibility of Lord Duhu, in other words, we should donate the silver to the Duhu Mansion, and then transfer it to the general by the Duhu Mansion, so that it is in accordance with the rules." Fan Ziqi said: "We will directly hand over the silver to the general, that is to harm the general, but also to the Xiling family, when the time comes, the court will say that the general not only has the power of the army, but also can obtain military funds from the Xiling family at any time, so that there is the possibility of splitting the territory and establishing himself as the king." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone present changed color, and even the general frowned.

Pei Shiqing said coldly: "Master Hou, what do you mean by saying this at the banquet today?" ”

Pei Shiqing got up suddenly, snorted coldly, and turned around to leave, but Fan Ziqi had already stopped: "Wait!" ”

Pei Shiqing turned around, put his hands behind his back, his eyes were cold, stared at Fan Ziqi and sneered: "What else does Master Hou command?" ”

"Lord Squire, you haven't taken this silver yet." Fan Ziqi stretched out his hand and pressed it on the wooden box: "There are nearly 400,000 taels of silver here, if you don't take it and send it to Kyoto, how can you pay to the princess?" ”

When the general heard this, he glanced at Pei Shiqing, and his face was even more solemn, even Yao Mubai's face was difficult to look at.

"I'll ask the lady for advice, how much silver should be donated here, and the princess will be satisfied." Fan Ziqi raised his hand and stroked his beard, calming down: "Lord Shiqing's meaning, the silver donated to the princess cannot be less than the military expenses donated to the general

Is the family temple on a par? I should be right in my mind when you said that, Lord Squire? ”

Pei Shiqing is a person from the North Courtyard, and her boss is Princess Musk Yue, which is the pearl of the saint's palm, and Princess Musk Yue represents the saint from a certain point of view.

Fan Ziqi put Pei Shiqing's donation on the table in public, and it was like going directly to Princess Musk Yue or even a saint.

Now the Xiling family is in an extraordinary period, the Zhen family father and son were killed, the Yuwen family was forced to migrate into the customs, and the Fan family was in the best situation because of the help of the general to return to Xiling to maintain their vitality.

Pei Shiqing said lightly: "If you really want to share your worries for the court, just send it to Kyoto yourself." Thinking of something, he took out a stack of silver tickets from his bosom and put them on the table: "This is the 30,000 taels of silver tickets you gave me, you asked me to dot up and down, and now it seems that I don't need it." ”

Everyone present looked at each other.

Whether it is Fan Ziqi or Pei Shiqing, they are not ordinary people, and they naturally will not be easily seen through when they talk and do things, but now these two have put the things that are not easy to see people off the table directly on the table, which is of course ugly on both sides, and the most important thing is that in this way, the two sides are like completely tearing their faces.

In this case, why did Fan Ziqi openly sing against Pei Shiqing, who represented the interests of the emperor, and even directly let Pei Shiqing not come to the stage?

It seems that Fan Ziqi does not seem to be suffering from madness.

"Lord Squire, you don't want this money to be untenable." Fan Ziqi actually sat down and said lightly: "But whether your sentence is your own meaning or the meaning of the princess, you should always make it clear." The salary of a soldier is not as important as the construction of a royal temple, is this really the case in the eyes of the imperial court? ”

But what the Fan family is doing now is killing themselves.

With a shrewd figure like Fan Ziqi, no one would have thought that he would come to such a show at the birthday banquet.

Some people even think that the Fan family can be preserved, because they secretly defected to the imperial court very early, have been in contact with the general, and have joined forces to bring down the other two families, no matter how you look at it, the Fan family's efforts over the years are to be able to please the court, so that the Fan family can survive the disaster.

Pei Shiqing said coldly: "Of course it's my own meaning." ”

"In this way, it is also your personal intention to make a lot of money in Xiling and hoard the money that was originally used as military funds?" Fan Ziqi turned his head to look at Pei Shiqing, and his eyes became extremely sharp at this time, like two sharp blades: "You must explain clearly in front of everyone here today, what do you want to do in Xiling to enrich yourself and make a lot of money?" Knowing that the whole Xiling is fully deploying defense, but you want to take a salary from the bottom of the kettle, are you doing things for the Vedas? Are you secretly colluding with the Vedas? ”