Just when the rebels went all the way to the city, in the Dagongfang they passed, in a deep courtyard of the deep house, the master in the side courtyard flower hall set up the banquet is to the lively moment, the whole mansion, the yard set yard, a water of square bricks paving, everywhere are green bricks and green tiles of the towering high hall, everywhere there are mountains, stones, flowers and trees, wherever you go, there are scenery, just look at it, a grass and a tree, are extremely painstaking.

This is Nanjing's largest, oldest and most noble mansion, the Mansion of the Duke of Wei.

After all, Xu Da is the first person to be a hero of the Ming Dynasty, and the stories of Taizu giving geese are all things that are worn and chiseled by later generations, and there is no shadow. At least, the Xu family has two dukes, one in the north and one in the south, the Ming Dynasty has been three hundred years old, and it has been extremely rich, except for the British Mansion in Yanjing, there is no one who can compete with the old Xu family.

Today, it is Xu Hongji's concubine who is born, and it is said that there should be no banquet, but at the end of the Ming Dynasty, there is no need to mention the morale, and the family of Xun Qi has long been out of rules.

The lady of the main room couldn't see it, but the concubine of Zuoshou was dressed up in makeup and received the female guests on the side of the flower hall.

Outside is a mess, but inside the Guogong Mansion is an endless stream of people, the long shift who waits for the upper room is around the Guogong, serving tea, towels to hand over the spittoon or something at any time, the guests also have their own servants to follow, the five-bay large flower hall is full of guests, Xu Hongji asked someone to remove the window, facing the pond in the back garden of the house, the breeze is light, under the bright and transparent lights and candles, you can vaguely see the lotus leaves swaying, and then look at the square pavilion in the middle of the river, there is a group of operas singing lively...... This kind of enjoyment is what this Wei Mansion can put out.

Xu Hongji's face was full of light, very happy, of course, the people who came over tonight were mainly the lords, the descendants of Chang Yuchun, the descendants of Tang He, some of them were counts, and some were just the hereditary commanders of Jinyiwei, but they were all founding relatives, and naturally they were all treated equally, and they sat together, drinking and listening to the play.

"Listen, listen!" Lingbi Marquis Tang Wenqiong listened attentively and grinned: "What's the chaos outside?" Tonight, I don't know how many people will be unlucky! ”

"As long as the bad luck is not next to us, you don't have to worry about him."

After an old governor is also a marquis, there is only one governor left so far, this time, his hair and beard are white, and his eyes seem to be open, listening to Tang Wenqiong's words, he only shook his head desperately and said: "Don't come out in everything, the current life is very good, I see, bear with everything, let some, smile more when you encounter something, there is no ...... that you can't pass."

The old man didn't know whether he was clear or confused, the saliva on his mouth was going to flow to the ground, and he could fall asleep on the ground when he saw it, Xu Hongji looked at it, and it was also very greasy, but it was not easy to put on a national public stand on this occasion, so he could only keep his face silent at the moment.

Tang Wenqiong had been reminded, so he was very enthusiastic, and continued: "What kind of soldiers did the prince bring?" I see, saying that this young master can lead soldiers is probably touted. Uncle Cheng Cheng and Uncle Xin Cheng are also a failure, they are in charge of government affairs, and there is such a big mess in the city, I think they are not qualified to manage the army anymore! ”

At this point, what else don't you understand?

At the moment, there was also Dingyuan Marquis Deng Wenming, who also nodded and said: "What Lao Tang said is, I think, after the incident, we have to talk together." ”

"Go!"

"You have to ask Wei Guogong to come out and take charge!"

"I'll just play a side drum, Wei Guogong, can you serve in the next place?"

"Yes, of course!"

As soon as the situation was spoken, Xu Hongji's face was full of laughter, and his mouth was crooked all the way to his ears.

I already knew that something was going to happen, and today I specially invited these relatives and friends to come over, isn't this the picture? The Nanjing Forbidden Army has always been in the hands of the ministers, and now in this apocalyptic situation, the emperor must not be able to trust those domineering generals. As far as Xu Hongji's own selfishness is concerned, the old Xu family has also served the Ming Dynasty for three hundred years, and he has been promoted to the duke, can he be crowned king if he changes his master?

Of course, that is wishful thinking, the new dynasty and new ministers, if they want to keep the current situation, it is absolutely impossible.

Baoguo Gong Zhu Guobi's kid is simply a stupid pig, and the whole family goes north, and his intestines will definitely be green with regret.

From Xu Hongji's point of view, the imperial court can still hold on to it now, what matters most in troubled times, of course, is the soldiers! Not to mention anything else, just one Beijing battalion, reported to the Ministry of War is 230,000, how much is the actual amount?

Less than 60,000!

So much empty salary, of course, it is impossible for Zhao Zhilong to eat a few people, the old Zhao family and the Liu family, the sound and qi are connected, and they share each other's profits, and a group of governors at the bottom command thousands of households, and all layers and layers are eaten like this.

Even some civilian officials in the Ministry of War, the imperial history or something, are also beneficial.

Of course, the largest share is still taken by the top person, otherwise, he Xu Hongji is trying so hard to get an errand, what is the picture? If it's not bad, unless it's a big court meeting, it's okay to enter the palace once every few days, and when you have to sit in the hall every day, Master Xu is not for silver, and he's really too lazy to take advantage of this majesty!

He raised his glass and said with a smile: "Look, when this thing passes, I must go to the book." As for how the guys are......"

Before he finished speaking, seeing Huaiyuan Hou Chang Yanling's face silent, he smiled slightly and asked, "What's the matter, Lao Chang, what's not to be happy about?" ”

Chang Yanling was in a daze at first, and only then did he wake up when he asked.

smiled bitterly at the moment: "Everyone is waiting here, what will happen afterwards, the people of the city may have to suffer...... Wei Guogong, are you willing to send your soldiers to quell the chaos? ”

Nanjing Xunqi, who is much more in charge than Yanjing, although he is staying in the capital, after all, the emperor is not in the city. So for hundreds of years, there have been many occupant and private soldiers.

If Zhu Guobi, the Duke of Baoguo, marries a concubine, he can use 5,000 people to carry the cabinet with torches, and there is no need to say much about the power of the relatives.

It is Chang Yanling, Chongzhen had a book in the sixteenth year, and there are thousands of children and nephews in the Chang family.

Of course, Chongzhen is very commended, and there are few people who are so dedicated to the country, which is simply rare. Commended now, but this matter has not been seen for a long time...... Everyone knows that Chang Yanling is working like this for two hundred and fifty ...... In this way, where will the face of the whole world be placed? What about the adults who eat empty quotas?

This idea, like the Tang King back then, was a bouncing donkey out of the pigsty, which really blocked everyone.

Tonight, he was not invited, Chang Yanling came uninvited, Xu Hongji was very happy, listening to his words, Xu Hongji's eyes flashed, he scolded in his heart, but his face was very painful: "This situation, the rebels are the elite of a hundred battles, Lao Chang, it's not that I am timid and don't take care of it...... We can't send troops at will, can we? ”

"That is, if there is no will, who would dare?"

"Chang, don't mistake others and yourself!"

"It's serious to eat, drink and listen to dramas!"

For a while, the whole banquet was against Chang Yanling, and the old governor who spoke first stood up tremblingly, and said, "Don't be noisy, don't be noisy...... Don't be discouraged in anything......"

"I didn't move!" Chang Yanling is in the prime of life, a face full of pain, he listened to the movement outside, although the wall of the Guogong Mansion is deep, but he still listened very really, looking at everyone, he said in a deep voice: "The world is favored by the country, now that the emperor has just arrived in Nanjing, there is such a thing, how can he sit idly by?" Since everyone was reluctant to go out, Chang went to gather people to help quell the chaos. ”

"The rebels were brought into the city by the prince, and if they are all the forbidden troops of the Beijing camp, I am afraid that there will be no such thing!"

"It's still Tianjin Fubiao who guards the palace city, and if there is any chaos, it will be hanging!"

Listening to these rebuttals, Chang Yanling's face was already very indifferent, what is going on with this mutiny, do you need to say more? Since everyone has this kind of mind and this kind of performance, there is no need to say anything.

He gave up his hand at the moment, and then strode out.

Behind him, there was a flood of bad comments, although they were far away, but these relatives did not shy away from it, so that Chang Yanling listened to it all over his ears.

He didn't get angry, just asked the Xu Mansion groom to bring his mount, asked the Qi guards to follow, and got on the horse.

Chang Yanling's expression was blank, but when he rode out, he sighed repeatedly.

The martial arts of the Ming Dynasty are really rotten to the roots...... When Chang Yanling came out, the most lively area of Nanjing's Fang City could already see a lot of fire!

The sound of knocking on the door and looting, coupled with the cries of the people, can be heard clearly even from a long distance. Although it seems now that the place where the chaos was made was not far from the Great Gongfang, and it had not spread too wide, the people who had suffered were not too many, and some people came to report that most of the rebels did not bring weapons, and only a very small number of people carried short soldiers.

But even so, the people of the city will suffer a lot tonight.

"Order the guards at home, and if your nephews and nephews want to come, they will also be called to follow!"

Chang Yanling's face was as pale as iron, and his voice was like gold and stone: "Tonight you can't make the people suffer anymore, listen to my words, whoever comes with you will be rewarded with ten taels of silver each, and those who are injured will be rewarded with fifty taels, and those who are dead, I will raise his family!" ”

"Don't worry, sir."

What kind of master, what kind of family, when the next messenger turned the horse's head, he smiled and said: "Even if we don't have a penny, listening to such movements, watching these bastards scourge the people, it is not tolerated!" ”

"Okay, be quick!"

Under the darkness of the night, Chang Yanling stood in front of the horse, waiting for his clansmen to arrive, his face was heavy, but he just thought, the crown prince didn't know what he was doing at this time?

(To be continued)