Seeing the Qiao family sitting on the stool with courage humming, the appearances of Li Zicheng and Li Yan, Niu Jinxing, and Song Xiance collided with each other, revealing a tacit look.

Li Yan said this just now not because he was too reckless, but deliberately tempted, he wanted to test this Qiao Jiayong's bottom line, if he didn't think so, how could he 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 Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Song Xiance, who had been sitting on the side, spoke, and his unique sharp voice sounded: "Shopkeeper Qiao, you also said that since the Qing Dynasty wants our rebels to drag down Pang Gang's hind legs and seize the Daming Dynasty as soon as possible, then you have to give us support, not to mention anything else, you can't fool us with those tattered weapons and armor." If you really have the heart, you will send 5,000 long knives and 2,000 strong bows, and as for the firearms, you just said that 3,000 is too much, so let's have 1,500 first, what do you think? If you can't even agree to this request, we'll have to doubt your sincerity. ”

"This" Qiao Jiayong groaned, he is a businessman, he naturally knows that if he wants the horse to run fast, it is not okay not to feed the horse, after thinking about it, he nodded and said: "Since Mr. Song has said so, it will be a little unreasonable if we don't agree, those long knives and long bows are easy to say, but the fire guns you mentioned are currently in short supply in my Qing Dynasty, and the cost of each fire gun is also expensive, but you can't give more, if you really want it, I can only give you a thousand in the Qing Dynasty at present, and there will be no more." ”

Li Zicheng and the others glanced at each other, they also knew that this was probably the other party's bottom line, and if they didn't agree again, the other party would probably have to walk away. Li Zicheng nodded and said: "Since this is the case, then thank you for the kindness of the Qing Emperor for me, and when my righteous army takes over the world, I will definitely not forget the kindness of the Qing Dynasty." ”

Qiao Jiayong waved his hand and said: "Forgetting this is still secondary, our Qing Emperor is kind-hearted, and he can't bear to see the people of the Ming Dynasty fall into suffering, as long as the righteous army can seize the world as soon as possible, so that the people can live a good life, it will not be in vain for us to give away equipment." ”

"That is, our rebel army originally started an incident to let the people live a good life, how can we forget the original purpose."

Both sides were saying high-sounding words while making their own little calculations in their hearts, and the scene seemed to be very happy.

In the end, the two sides set the tone, by the Qing army to send equipment, the army to contribute, the army from Shaanxi, Hunan to Hebei, Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the next two months to attack, be sure to let the Ming chaos, the more chaotic the Ming Dynasty, then the greater the possibility of the army winning the world, and the Qing army in Guanning, Shanhaiguan and Xuanfu to contain the Ming army, so that the Ming Dynasty could not draw troops to help the mainland.

After negotiating the agreement, Qiao Jiayong and his entourage didn't care about staying for dinner, and soon left in a hurry, while Li Zicheng took Li Yan, Niu Jinxing and others out of the door of the old camp.

Looking at Qiao Jiayong's distant figure, Niu Jinxing turned his head and said with a smile: "King Chuang, with the assistance of the Great Qing Kingdom, the speed of the development of our righteous army can be accelerated again, but the Qing army only gave us a thousand bird guns, which is still too little, otherwise we can teach the Qingzhou army a lesson." ”

In the past, before meeting the Qingzhou Army, no matter who mentioned firearms in the Chuang Army, they had a look of contempt, but since dealing with the Qingzhou Army, the attitude of the generals in the Chuang Army towards firearms has changed.

Since dealing 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 rate of fire. Now, the generals and soldiers in the army have hateful and fearful expressions on their faces when they mention firearms.

But there are two faces to everything, the generals in the army went from looking down on firearms to being afraid of firearms, and after understanding the attitude of firearms, they naturally also had a desire for firearms, therefore, when Qiao Jiayong agreed to help the army, Li Yan immediately thought of the idea of getting a batch of firearms from the other party, and today he could get a thousand firearms from Qiao Jiayong's hands, which also made Li Yan overjoyed.

"King Chuang, those Jurchens are uneasy and kind to send us so many instruments!" Niu Venus gently shook the folding fan that does not leave his hand all year round, looking light.

Since the last time Niu Jinxing brought Hubei back, he found that Li Zicheng's attitude towards him was a lot colder, at least not as obedient as before, in order to rush to redeem his impression in Li Zicheng's heart, he would show off his talent in front of Li Zicheng whenever he had the opportunity recently.

Li Zicheng said with a calm face: "That's natural, I never believed that there is such a good thing in the world, those Jurchens are not good men and women, they send weapons and armor to us, naturally they also hope that we will mess up the situation in the Ming Dynasty, they can fish in troubled waters, but they are looking at the wrong person, how can I Li Zicheng's advantage be so easy to take advantage of?" ”

"That's exactly what King Chuang said." Song Xiance, who was unhurriedly following behind everyone with a pair of crutches, also chuckled: "The Jurchens asked us to camp our troops to be healthy, saying that it was to put pressure on Hubei, but they didn't provoke us and Na Pang Gang to do it, as long as we and Na Pang Gang made a move, their goal would be achieved." ”

"Hmph" mentioned Pang Gang, Li Zicheng looked uneasy, he put it in Pang Gang's hands several times, and he was naturally full of hatred for Pang Gang, he snorted coldly and said: "I thought that Pang Gang was the eagle dog of the imperial court, but I didn't expect that he was also a wall grass, seeing that the situation in the imperial court was not good, he immediately set himself up as the king, and he also called himself the king of Zhou, and he was not afraid of people's jokes." ”

Since Pang Gang established himself as the queen, there have been many unambitious scholars and former court officials who have defected to Shandong, which has caused a sharp increase in the number of talents under Pang Gang's command, and Pang Gang has not refused to hire the scholars and officials who originally defected to him, and now his fame is getting bigger and bigger, which is also 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 was originally armed with sharp firearms and superior combat power, and now he officially erected an anti-flag, although it was too much to call it with a large number of servants, but it was an indisputable fact that many scholars and officials threw themselves at him, if Pang Gang won the world, Huang Taiji could be sure that according to Pang Gang's temper, the good life of the Jurchens would definitely come to an end.

Therefore, under this premise, Huang Taiji sent someone to contact Li Zicheng in such a hurry, and tried his best to disrupt the situation.

"King Chuang, in fact, if our righteous army can train a strong army of firearms, it may not be worse than that Pang Gang, according to the report, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has been vigorously training firearms battalions recently, we can't lag behind, we also have to recruit craftsmen to build firearms, otherwise we will suffer in the future."

Since Li Yan saw the power of Qingzhou's firearms in Kaifeng Mansion, he had the idea of building a strong army of firearms.

Li Zicheng didn't answer, but he muttered for a long time, and muttered to himself: "Firearms firearms"

The news of Pang Gang's self-proclaimed position as the king of Zhou quickly spread all over the world like radiation, causing a sensation not only in Shandong, Henan and Hubei, but also in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places.

Yangzhou, Jiangsu, "King Zhou, King Zhou, hehe, this Pang Gang is really arrogant, he dares to set himself up as a king, such a rebellious minister and thief without a king and a father, we should call on the world's scholars to discuss it!" ”

In a quiet courtyard, a young man in a long robe and who looked like a scholar looked at a text in his hand and scolded with contempt.

"Brother Sun, it's just a chaotic minister and thief, why should you be angry. The court of such thieves will send a large army to quell the rebellion, you see, not less than half a year, then Pang Gang will be wiped out by the army of the court. A handsome, but haughty young man said disdainfully.

Several scholars around persuaded one after another: "That's it, that's it, we also know that Brother Xiyi is worried about state affairs, but now the most important thing for us is to participate in next year's scientific examination, and when we have a reputation, we will write to the court and ask the court to crusade against this fang." ”

This man surnamed Sun is Sun Xiyi, who was originally in Yangzhou and Pang Gang to rob his daughter-in-law, after this person ate a big deflated in Pang Gang's hands, he began to be angry and try to be strong, and in the past two years, he has also made him a famous person in the examination, and he is ready to enter Beijing next year to catch the exam, today coincides with him and several friends drinking in the Qingyin Pavilion, and it happens that a friend took out the text sent by Pang Gang some time ago, Sun Xiyi saw that the new hatred and old hatred surged into his heart together, and immediately opened his mouth to scold.

Sun Xiyi crumpled the text in his hand into a ball and threw it on the ground casually, and said hatefully: "As early as the eighth year of Chongzhen, I knew that this Pang Gang harbored evil intentions, and now it is really as I expected. I only hate that now the court has been entangled by Tartars and rogues and has no time to clone it, otherwise how dare this fang run rampant. ”

After speaking, Sun Xiyi took the wine glass and drank it all, because he drank too quickly, the wine entered the trachea, and he immediately coughed loudly, and soon coughed red. A friend next to him saw that he was in a bad mood, and hurriedly comforted: "Brother Xiyi, don't be impatient, everyone Liu will come out soon, don't drink too quickly, you smell of wine, so as not to make everyone Liu look down on you." ”

As soon as the friend finished speaking, a little maid about twelve or thirteen years old, wearing a short red jacket and a double debate on her head, came out of the corner. As soon as she came out, she shouted crisply, "Miss Liu has arrived." ”

With the voice of the little maid, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, holding a pipa in her arms, walked over lightly, only to see that she was wearing a light green shirt, a melon seed face, beautiful and beautiful, a pair of clear eyes staring at everyone, a slight smile at the corner of the mouth, everyone only saw a beautiful white and greasy face appeared in front of them, with a playful smile on the side of the small mouth, the sun shone in her clear eyes, like two stars, this woman is indeed bright and beautiful, but her face has a heroic spirit, This woman is not the strange woman Liu Ru of Jiangnan Youming.

I saw that Liu Ru Yingying came to everyone, and bent down to say a blessing: "If you have waited for a long time, I hope that your grandson and your sons will atone for their sins." ”

When Liu Ru is came out, Sun Xiyi stared at Liu Ru yes's pretty face and bulging chest for a while, and now he heard Liu Ru is cold voice, and he didn't feel that his bones were crispy, so he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Where is Liu everyone, it is already something I can't ask for if you can come over, but you are a strange woman in Jiangnan who is waiting for me, and being able to come here adds a lot to this Qingyinju." ”

"That's right, everyone Liu can come to our Qingyin residence, that's the honor of us, and today we are preparing to listen to everyone's piano skills of Liu!"

In the face of everyone's praise, Liu Ru just smiled lightly, and did not take these words to heart, these years of experience told her that these boys must not take your words seriously, if you really take it seriously, you will be stupid.

"If it's just a little singer, she just plays a few songs, and whenever she can't be so praised by the sons, you have won the award."

"Everyone, I'll wait"

Sun Xiyi wanted to continue to tout, but was stopped by Liu Ru with a resolute look, she said with a smile: "You sons are not here to praise it, if this is the case, then you can only say goodbye." ”

"Liu, you"

Seeing Liu Ruyi's resolute attitude, everyone including Sun Xiyi had no choice but to shut up, since Chen Yuanyuan was admitted to the room by Pang Gang, there are fewer people in Jiangnan who can compete with Liu Ruyi, and Liu Ruyi's worth has also increased sharply, and the cost of inviting her to appear like today is not less than 1,000 taels of silver, and it is just talking, if she wants to play and sing, the cost will be higher.

Sun Xiyi, who touched a gray nose, did not give up, and still said diligently: "Liu, before you came, we were talking about the article written by the traitor Pang Gang, but I didn't expect that Pang Gang would be so rebellious, and he would establish himself as the king in Shandong, such a kingless and fatherless person, should let the world discuss it, don't you say?" ”

Sun Xiyi knew that Liu Ru was a woman who was worried about the country and the people, and she was an alternative among the women in the dust, so in order to please her, Sun Xiyi specially picked a good topic.

Who knew that Liu Ru just smiled faintly: "Oh, yes? If so, he is lonely and unheard, and he has not read the payment. ”

Sun Xiyi's heart moved, thinking that the opportunity had come, and said loudly: "Everyone Liu is too modest, but Sun thinks that the article is full of flaws, and it is really dirty, so it doesn't matter if everyone Liu doesn't read it, but Sun can talk about some of the unsightly content for you, for example, there is a paragraph that says this."

In order to behave in front of the beauty, Sun Xiyi showed his erudition in front of the beauty, if he said it well, maybe he could kiss Fang Ze today, but no matter how he behaved, Liu Ru just smiled lightly and did not comment on his words.

It's just that what he doesn't know is that Liu Ru listened to his tirade politely on the surface, but her heart was already full of ups and downs, she really didn't expect that her good sister's pension, the man she couldn't see through, really set himself up as the king, and the impact of this news on her was unparalleled.

"Yuanyuan, you must be careful." Liu Ru was secretly worried about his good sister in his heart, all dynasties and dynasties, but there is only one fate for all those who rebel and lose, that is, the Zhujiu clan, if Pang Gang falls into the hands of the imperial court, the fate of their family is absolutely predictable.

Thinking of this, Liu Ruyi's heart was in a mess, and he didn't listen to what Sun Xiyi said later.

"Willow Everyone"

Just when Liu Ru was in a daze, a voice sounded in her ears.

"Hmm, what?"

Liu Ru, who was a little confused, raised his head and saw Sun Xiyi and a few others looking at him curiously, Liu Ru is face flushed, and smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, I was so distracted, I didn't hear what Sun Gongzi was talking about just now." ”

"Are you unwell? It's better to let Sun send you back to rest. ”

Sun Xiyi said with concern, but it made several friends around him admire in their hearts, this Sun Xiyi will really find an opportunity to be courteous, if everyone Liu just let him send him back, maybe he will really have the opportunity to kiss Fangze.

It's just that Liu Ru shook his head lightly and said, "Sun Gongzi is bothered, if he is just distracted, and his body is not unwell, Fang Ru is just thinking, now that the Liukou has captured Shaanxi and Hunan, maybe when will he come to Jiangnan, how should I deal with Jiangnan at that time?" ”

As soon as Liu Ruyi's words came out, Sun Xiyi and the others immediately became dumb, and one of the scholars surnamed Fang said without thinking: "This kind of matter should be handled by the local soldiers and horses garrison or the chief military officer, is it possible for me and other scholars to personally carry the three-foot sword to the battlefield?" ”

"Exactly!"

Sun Xiyi and the others immediately agreed, in their opinion, they were all doing big things, how could they fight with the enemy like a martial artist, this kind of thing should be done by those vulgar martial artists.

Seeing the performance of these readers, Liu Ru secretly shook his head, these readers can only talk exaggeratedly, and they all regard themselves as the pillars of the country, but when they encounter things, they are all dumbfounded, and they can't even think of a way.

Just as Liu Ru was frowning, a rush of footsteps came, and then a voice sounded, "Brother Sun, Brother Fang, no, I just received the news that Liu Zongmin, the leader of the Liukou, led an army of 50,000 to attack Jiangxi!" ”

"What!"

"Liukou has attacked Jiangxi?"

At first hearing the news, everyone was stunned

(To be continued)