Just when Gu Shou, Sun Zhili and others were in a hurry on the city wall, Pang Gang, who was in the Confucian Mansion, was in a side hall in the inner courtyard to persuade the Confucian father and son to move the Confucian family's property to Qingzhou Mansion.

"Father-in-law, Brother Shilin, Yangzhou is by no means a place to stay for a long time, as long as there are Sun father and son, they will spare no effort to fight Jubaozhai. As the saying goes, people move living trees and move deaths, why should you stick to a Yangzhou city, you can start from scratch when you arrive in Qingzhou! ”

Kong Wen smiled bitterly: "Virtuous son-in-law, I know what you say, but moving is not a child's play, our Kong family has been here for more than a few generations, and the honor and disgrace of the whole family have been closely linked to Yangzhou, so it is not easy to move all at once." ”

Kong Lin also added: "Chaodong, you don't know, although our Kong family's main business is the jewelry industry, but there are still many fields in Yangzhou, if you make a move at once, it will inevitably make buyers desperately lower the price, so the loss is too great, even if you want to get rid of it, you have to take your time, a huge family is not a year and a half can not move away." ”

Pang Gang sighed, he was really defeated by this father and son, when did they still love that bit of land and real estate, and they really wanted money and didn't want to die.

Just when Pang Gang was at a loss, two sneaky figures were standing behind the screen in the side hall and were quietly listening. When he heard Kong Lin's words, one of the figures somehow touched the screen and made a soft sound, which immediately made Pang Gang jump up.

"What people!"

Pang Gang shouted and pulled out the scimitar on his waist and rushed over, a side slash split the screen in half, revealing the two stunned figures inside.

"Miss Kong?"

"Ruolan?"

"Sister!"

The three people in the side hall all looked at Kong Ruolan and Ling'er in a sluggish state in surprise, these two people were already stunned by Pang Gang's knife just now, and the side hall was so quiet at this time that it could be heard that a needle was falling.

After a long time, Ling'er was born with a cry of "wow", and this cry was not tight, and the culprit who caused all this was at a loss.

Pang Gang smiled bitterly and put the knife into the sheath: "Miss Kong, why are you here, I thought that my subordinates were eavesdropping, if my conversation with my father-in-law just now leaked out, it would bring disaster to the Confucian Mansion." ”

Kong Wen, who reacted at this time, also said angrily: "It's really nonsense, we are discussing business, what are you two girls coming to listen to, hurry back." ”

Although the appropriate talent Kong Ruolan was also frightened, she bit her fine silver teeth and secretly glanced at Pang Gang, plucked up the courage to say: "Dad, my daughter thinks that Pang Pang Gongzi is right, now the Sun father and son have hated my Confucian Mansion to the core, if we continue to stay in Yangzhou, sooner or later they will be calculated, since ancient times, there is only a thousand words to be a thief, how can there be a thousand words to prevent thieves, even if we are careful, it is impossible to prevent it." Moving away now will certainly have some losses, but it's better than losing all your money later. ”

As soon as Kong Ruolan said this, Pang Gang on the side couldn't help but be a little surprised, he didn't expect that his unmarried daughter-in-law, who looked delicate and timid, also had the courage to break his wrist as a strong man, it seems that he really can't underestimate women.

"Oh, you girl." Kong Wen pointed at Kong Ruolan with some tears and laughter and said, "Don't you know this truth when you are a father?" However, our family has a big business, and we have to prioritize everything, so how can we leave with a burden like those small families. ”

Kong Ruolan persuaded again: "Dad! There are things that must be given up when they should be discarded. ”

"Don't Say Me Anymore I Am"

"Master, young master, the prefect has come to our house!"

Before Kong Wen could finish speaking, there was a rush of footsteps outside, and a servant ran in and shouted: "Master, the ancient prefect is here, he indicated that he was looking for his uncle, and he is now waiting in the front hall." ”

"Looking for Chaodong?" Kong Lin on the side immediately asked vigilantly, "How many people did the ancient prefect bring over?" ”

Pang Gang's "feat" of beating Sun Xiyi was known to everyone in the Confucian Mansion. The servant didn't dare to slack off, and replied respectfully, "Back to the young master, the prefect only brought two servants, and he seemed to be in a hurry. ”

"Two servants? So he's not looking for trouble. Pang Gang thought for a while and said, "Okay, I'll go over right away." ”

"Let's go over together." Kong Wen also nodded, "I'm afraid that the Gu Prefect's Mansion really has something important, Shi Lin and Chao Dong, let's go together." ”

In the hall of the outer courtyard of the Confucian Mansion, the ancient prefect was sitting anxiously on a chair and looking out from time to time. After a while, a rush of footsteps sounded, and Kong Wen walked in with Kong Lin and Pang Gang.

After seeing the ancient prefect's mansion, Kong Wen and Kong Lin immediately bowed down and said in unison: "The grass people have seen the prefect. ”

"No need to be polite, two of you, please." Gu Shou helped the two of them up, and then saw a tall young man arching his hand towards him: "Xiaguan Qingzhou Lingshan Wei Baihu Pang Gang has just met Lord Futai. ”

It stands to reason that Pang Gang, a hundred households of five grades, also wanted to kneel and bow when he saw the prefect, but after it was determined that he and Sun's father and son were the same group, Pang Gang didn't bother to do those false courtesies, and directly surrendered his hands. But now that the situation is urgent, Gu Shou didn't bother to pay attention to these etiquettes, and said directly.

"Don't be polite, you are Pang Baihu from Qingzhou?"

"The next official is Pang Gang!" Pang Gang replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Gu Shou squinted his eyes and looked at Pang Gang and said, "Pang Baihu, I heard that you brought hundreds of elite soldiers to Yangzhou this time?" ”

"Back to my lord, there are not so many!" Pang Gang shook his head, "Xia Guan only brought one hundred and twenty soldiers and one hundred baggage soldiers this time. ”

Gu Shou said straight to the point: "No matter how many soldiers you bring, now this officer wants to temporarily second, including you, these soldiers, are you willing?" ”

Pang Gang asked quietly, "My lord, can you explain the reason?" ”

Gu Shou said with a stern expression: "Just now the government got the news that a group of Japanese robbers is approaching Yangzhou, and now there is a serious shortage of troops in Yangzhou City, and you and your soldiers need to be recruited. ”

"Have the Japanese fled to Yangzhou?"

As soon as Gu Shou's words came out, the people in the hall were stunned, could Yangzhou, which had never suffered a military disaster for more than 200 years, fall into war today?

"What the hell is going on, how can the Japanese invade Yangzhou, are the troops of Hai Anwei and Ruquanwei all dead?" Kong Wen, who came back to his senses, couldn't help but be shocked and frightened.

"Lord Prefect, can't the troops of Yangzhou City resist those Japanese robbers?" Kong Lin felt a little strange, with the troops in Yangzhou City, they shouldn't be so panicked about the Japanese Kou?

Gu Shou said with some embarrassment: "Yes, at present, there are only more than 1,000 soldiers and more than 1,000 people in Yangzhou City, so it is very difficult for such a person to defend the four city gates and city walls, so he needs the help of Pang Baihu." Please rest assured that as long as you can repel the Japanese invaders this time, the official will immediately ask for credit for Pang Baihu for you! ”

In order to coax Pang Gang to send troops, Gu Shou put down the prefect's shelf and promised a lot of empty promises.

However, the words of the ancient prefect did not impress Pang Gang, he just asked calmly: "How long is it until the Japanese are from Yangzhou City?" ”

"Now the Japanese should go to Yangzhou, and I hope that Pang Baihu will order the soldiers to go to the north gate as soon as possible to reinforce." Gu Shou looked at this hundred households who had to kowtow and bend over in the ordinary days, and felt aggrieved in his heart, he was a fourth-grade prefect, and now he was going to whisper to a Qiu Ba, if he let his colleagues know, he didn't know how he would laugh at himself. He also had a preconceived idea from the Sun family and his son that this vulgar martial artist who even Shangshu Gongzi dared to fight would definitely take the opportunity to extort money, and he was also prepared for heavy bleeding in his heart.

Who would have expected that Pang Gang didn't say a word of nonsense, and said directly: "No problem, the lower officials will immediately go to the north gate to defend against the Japanese invaders!" ”

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