After Pang Gang led his subordinates into the city, he was directly invited into the Governor's Mansion by Liu Yuliang, and that night, a feast was held in the Governor's Palace, and Liu Yuliang, Lu Weiqi, Li Xianfeng and other Luoyang officials accompanied Pang Gang and his party to pick up the wind and wash the dust. A series of exquisite dishes were served by the servants and maids like flowing water, and under Liu Yuliang's persuasion, the officials began to push the cups and change the lamps, and the banquet hall was suddenly a happy and peaceful atmosphere.

In the middle of the banquet, Liu Yuliang also invited a team of singers to sing and dance in the hall, which looked really a picture of singing and dancing.

Looking at the dazzling array of delicacies from the mountains and seas, the officials who were eating with their mouths full of oil, and then thinking of the hungry people and corpses that could be seen everywhere along the way, Pang Gang felt a burst of emotion in his heart, and the sentence that Zhumen's wine and meat stinked and there were frozen bones on the road was best reflected here at this time.

It has been almost three years since he came to this era, and Pang Gang has slowly integrated himself into this era, although he knows from his heart that the more greedy the officials of the imperial court are, the faster this dynasty that has lasted for more than two hundred years will be destroyed, but when he saw this scene in front of him with his own eyes, he still couldn't help but sigh in his heart, could it be that the fate of the Chinese nation is the rotation of a dynasty following a dynasty?

Thinking of this, Pang Gang couldn't help but be stupid in his heart, at this time, Liu Yuliang, who was sitting next to Pang Gang, saw Pang Gang distracted, raised his wine glass and smiled at Pang Gang: "General Pang, why are you silent in thought?" Is it because the food and drink are not to your taste, or is it because the singing and dancing here are not in your eyes? ”

Lu Weiqi, who was beside Pang Gang, said with a smile: "Lord Liu, you may not know yet, a concubine named Chen Yuanyuan of the huge man is a singer and dancer of Jiangnan Youming, and it is really famous in Jiangnan to become famous. ”

"Oh? Is that really the case? What a blessing for a huge man! ”

Hearing Lu Weiqi say this, the eyes of the people around showed a look of envy, although they didn't know what Chen Yuanyuan looked like, but which woman who could dominate the Qinglou in Jiangnan didn't look like a country.

Seeing the envious look in everyone's eyes, Pang Gang was bored for a while, when was it, but what they were thinking about in their hearts was still these ups and downs, did they really think that as soon as they came, those rogues outside the city would automatically retreat? Today, in order to cover the huge baggage and artillery battalions entering the city, the cavalry of Black Iron lost hundreds of people, Pang Gang's mood was not very happy, and now seeing such a scene again, Pang Gang couldn't sit down anymore, he stood up and arched his hand to Liu Yuliang and said: "Governor Liu, the last general is not strong enough to drink, now I have to go down to rest first, and I hope you Haihan." ”

Seeing that Pang Gang was about to leave the stage early, a displeased look in Liu Yuliang's eyes flashed away, but he smiled and said: "Look, the old man was negligent, forgetting that the huge people who came from afar must be tired, then good, you go down to rest first!" ”

Pang Gang nodded to Liu Yuliang: "Then the general will leave first!" ”

After speaking, Pang Gang got up to say goodbye, and as soon as Pang Gang left, Wang Zhi, Cheng Kai and other more than a dozen thousand households and guerrillas who were originally sitting behind him naturally stood up and walked out with Pang Gang, and after they left, the people in the hall suddenly decreased by nearly half.

After Pang just left, the originally lively hall seemed very empty, and all the officials in the hall were a little embarrassed, holding wine glasses one by one but not knowing who to toast to.

Wang Yinchang, the soldier and horse garrison, said angrily: "It's too unusual, let's be kind enough to pick up the wind and wash the dust for him, but I didn't expect him to be so ignorant, don't you really think that Luoyang can't leave him?" ”

Everyone was silent, and after a long time, Lu Weiqi sighed faintly: "Lord Wang, you are really right, the current Luoyang is really not good without him, Pang Gang." ”

After Lu Weiqi's words were finished, everyone couldn't help but be dumbfounded, yes, if there was no Pang Gang, there would really be no one in the entire Luoyang City who could defend Luoyang.

Lu Weiqi looked at everyone, and finally fixed his eyes on Liu Yuliang's face and said: "Lord Liu, originally a person like the old man who has already become a scholar should stay at home and write books and teach students. But now that Luoyang is in trouble, the old man can't stand idly by, so he has more words, and the old man still has to say something. ”

Speaking of this, Lu Weiqi paused and said: "Do you all think that what this Pang Gang has done is very arrogant and domineering, and he has neither a supreme official nor a court, is this so?" ”

Everyone looked at each other and nodded silently.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Lu Weiqi said again: "You don't have to hide it, in fact, the old man also thinks so, to put it in his heart, the old man sometimes wants to arrest this Pang Gang on the spot and take him to the capital for trial, but this can only be just thought." Not to mention that we don't have the emperor's will and the official document of the Ministry of War this time, but we just privately invited Pang Gang to come, saying that this son is already fledgling, and he also has a large army in hand, which is no longer something we can move. ”

Listening to Lu Weiqi's somewhat gloomy tone, Wang Yinchang said angrily: "Confucian, the last general doesn't believe it, can't my Ming court still move a mere Dingguo general!" ”

As soon as Wang Yinchang's words came out, everyone smiled bitterly, if the Ming Dynasty could really move Pang Gang, they would not let Lu Weiqi and Li Xianfeng go all the way to Shandong with their old faces to beg for troops.

In fact, Wang Yinchang didn't understand this truth, Shicai's words were just his angry words, he sat upright, raised his wine glass and drank it all and then stopped talking. After a while, Liu Yuliang remembered something, turned his head and asked, "Jie Rugong, I don't know what conditions you should have for going to Qingzhou this time before he agreed to send troops?" ”

As soon as Liu Yuliang's words came out, everyone's eyes looked at Lu Weiqi, and Lu Weiqi smiled bitterly and pointed at Li Xianfeng, "You should ask Master Li about this, from the perspective of he, the governor of Henan, he is stronger than me, an old man who has no official or position." ”

Li Xianfeng put down the wine glass with some tears and laughter, but he secretly hated in his heart: "This Confucian, this is to roast me on the fire." ”

Li Xianfeng knew that if the conditions he promised Pang Gang in Qingzhou were announced, it would definitely cause a burst of objections from everyone, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and said: "Yes, the old man promised that Pang Gang, if he can relieve the siege of Luoyang this time, we will pay 500,000 taels of silver and 50,000 stone of grain!" ”

"Boom ......"

As soon as Li Xianfeng said this, the hall was instantly chaotic, and many people were like roosters whose necks were choked, and their eyes bulged out. They know too well what 500,000 taels of silver means, they don't have 500,000 yuan in taxes and silver that they pay to the imperial court every year in Henan, not to mention the grain, and they still don't agree to the imperial court if they don't allocate disaster relief food every year, and now they want to hand over so much silver to Pang Gang, Pang Gang is even more ruthless than the imperial court.

Wang Chadao, the political envoy of Henan, said in a lost voice: "Lord Li, you are crazy, 500,000 taels of silver, you just search the entire Luoyang official warehouse and don't have so much silver!" Also, 50,000 stone of grain, when the thieves are repelled, where will we give them the silver, you don't know the temper of those Qiu Ba, if we can't get the silver at that time, they will really make trouble! ”

By the end of the Ming Dynasty, the temper of the generals who held military power in various parts of the Ming Dynasty was not as good as in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and they really had to rely on their accounts to force them to be anxious, and they really didn't mind turning into bandits, so Wang Chadao's words also caused everyone to be afraid.

Li Xianfeng didn't speak, just quietly looked at Liu Yuliang, who had been silent since Pang Gang left.

"Squeak......

Liu Yuliang took a sip of the wine in the wine glass, slapped the wine glass on the table with a "snap" and said loudly: "Give, why don't you give it, as long as Pang Gang can drive the Liukou out of Luoyang and Henan, not to mention 500,000 taels of silver, even if there is more silver and grain, the official is willing to give it." ”

"Huh?"

As soon as Liu Yuliang's words came out, even Lu Weiqi turned his puzzled eyes on him, when did this bachelor governor who only knew how to chant poetry have this kind of courage?

Seeing everyone's stunned gazes, Liu Yuliang snorted coldly: "Why, do you think that 500,000 taels of silver is important or the safety of Luoyang City is important, if the silver is gone, you can earn it again, and if the food is gone, you can be levied again, if Luoyang is gone, what else can you have?" As for the lack of silver, the lack of grain and grass is very simple, collect and apportionment from the major gentry and wealthy households in Luoyang City, and if it doesn't work, ask King Fu for it, and always have to make up enough! ”

Everyone couldn't help but be dumbfounded, yes, if Luoyang is gone, they won't even have their lives, will they still have a chance to feel sorry for the silver? Even Lu Weiqi couldn't help but glance at Liu Yuliang more, he didn't expect that this Liu Yuliang, who didn't care about anything, still had such courage, could this be Liu Yuliang's true face?

Since Liu Yuliang and Li Xianfeng, the current first- and second-in-command in Henan, have slapped the board together, coupled with the support of Lu Weiqi, the respected former secretary of the military department, no matter how much everyone has opinions, they can only be obediently implemented.

Seeing everyone obediently shut their mouths, Liu Yuliang couldn't help but feel secretly proud in his heart. As a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, although Liu Yuliang is not good at specific people's livelihood and military, this does not mean that he has no political acumen, on the contrary, he also has his own ideals and revenge, for example, he is very greedy for the position of the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty.

Liu Yuliang knows very well that his main task at present is to drive the Liukou out of Henan, as long as this goal can be accomplished, no matter how clean he will be in Henan, Chongzhen will not blame him, because Chongzhen sent him to be the governor of Henan for this.

As for whether the blue sky of Luoyang City will be a few feet higher because of this, it is none of his business, as long as this matter is done beautifully, he will have the advantage of knowing a soldier in Chongzhen's heart, which will provide a strong bonus for him to compete for the position of first assistant in the future.

"Well, this Pang Gang still needs to be well encircled." Liu Yuliang thought so in his heart......

(To be continued)