Chapter Eighty-Four: Acting Cheaply

"Huh? Pang Gang asked to see? Wei Tongnian and Song Xinghe looked at each other and couldn't help but be surprised.

Wei Tongnian couldn't help but ask strangely: "Pang Qianhu only left Qingzhou the day before yesterday, why did he come back so soon." ”

Song Xinghe's eyes also flashed a hint of color, and said: "No matter what, let's go out to see him, maybe the second son can bring a surprise to us." ”

Wei Tongnian nodded and stood up: "Lord Song, let's go out and see what good news he has brought us!" ”

The two of them got up at the same time and walked out of the hall in the outer courtyard

When the two of them walked to the hall of the outer courtyard, they found that Pang Gang was wearing swarthy chain mail all over his body, wearing the iron helmet unique to the Ming Army, and wearing a scimitar around his waist, exuding a cold aura all over his body. At this time, he was standing in the center of the hall, his eyes blazing. When he saw the two of them coming, Pang Gang first gave a military salute to Song Xinghe and Wei in the same year and reported loudly: "Pang Gang has seen Lord Song and Lord Wei in Lingshan, because he heard that there are displaced people in Qingzhou, which seriously disturbs the local order, and he specially came to listen to the dispatch of the lord!" ”

Song Xinghe stroked his beard, and felt a burst of emotion in his heart, this Pang Gang was just a small soldier a few months ago, and he just sealed him for the sake of Wei Tongnian, but now they are already the strongest guards under his command, and the speed of this son's rise is really jaw-dropping.

Although Song Xinghe sighed in his heart, he still showed a solemn expression on his face, "Pang Qianhu, now the situation is urgent, and the official asks you, how many soldiers can you Lingshan Wei send to Qingzhou Mansion to listen to and dispatch?" ”

Pang Gang hugged his fists and said: "Back to the adult's words, the humble post has now drawn 600 elite soldiers from Lingshanwei and Wanghai Fort and is now waiting outside the city, as long as the adult gives an order, he can immediately enter the city to maintain law and order!" ”

As soon as Pang Gang's words were finished, Wei Tongnian on the side frowned and said: "Pang Qianhu, your Lingshan Guard is the strongest one among the three guards in Qingzhou, how can you only draw out six hundred elite soldiers, you must know that there are only six hundred people to maintain law and order in Qingzhou Mansion, which is far from enough." ”

As soon as Wei Tongnian's words came out, Pang Gang and Song Xinghe couldn't help but look at each other and smile bitterly, this Wei Tongnian really didn't know about the military!

Pang Gang had no choice but to explain: "Lord Wei doesn't know, now Lingshanwei can send six hundred soldiers to Qingzhou is already the limit, after all, Lingshanwei still has several tunbao that also need to be guarded, it is impossible to transfer all the soldiers over, otherwise if there are thieves who take the opportunity to make trouble, they will be killed." Moreover, most of the soldiers who stayed behind to guard were old, weak, sick and disabled, and even if they were transferred, they would only add to the chaos. ”

Song Xinghe didn't know about military affairs like Wei Tongnian, he also nodded on the side and said: "Yes, Pang Qianhu is right, Pang Qianhu has just taken over Lingshan Wei for a few days, and now it is very good to be able to draw out six hundred elite soldiers to come." ”

Wei Tongnian's face flushed, he knew that he had spoken layman's words again, and in order to change the topic, he asked again: "The official is discussing with Lord Song that now the rich gentry are unwilling to take food out to help the homeless, seeing that the homeless are becoming more and more irritable, does Pang Gang have any good ideas?" ”

Pang Gang didn't think about it and said: "The troubled times need to be re-enacted, for these rich households who are not benevolent, the government must use thunderbolt means to save Qingzhou from the upside down, if there is a person who is unwilling to provide food, the government can convict him of colluding with the gangsters!" Lock up their people and steal their property! ”

"Hiss........."

Wei Tongnian and Song Xinghe on the side couldn't help but gasp, and said secretly: "This son is so murderous!" It is a great crime of rebellion to condemn those rich households who are unwilling to give grain as fellow gangsters, and for the sake of the grain in the hands of others, should they be condemned to a crime that will never be recovered? ”

"This ........" Wei Tongnian hesitated for a moment and said: "Pang Qianhu, isn't this too much, besides, the energy of those rich gentry is very great, let's not fight the tiger but be bitten by the tiger." ”

Pang Gang snorted coldly and said: "Lord Wei, when is it now, there are more and more displaced people in Qingzhou City, although we can already send troops into the city now, but if we don't use thunderbolt means as soon as possible, once those displaced people make trouble, do you think we can resist it with a few thousand soldiers alone?" Once these 50,000 homeless people rebelled at the instigation of well-intentioned people, there were only two results: either we were cut off by those homeless people or our heads were cut off by the imperial court! If those rich families refuse to take out food, how can they gather them to Lingshanwei, and they are in a hurry, my lord! ”

When Pang Gang said this, Song Xinghe and Wei Tongtong's hearts were as if they had knocked over the five-flavor bottle, "Yes, the current situation is extremely urgent, the more time drags on, the greater the danger, and if they don't raise food, there is only a dead end waiting for them." ”

Song Xinghe seemed to have finally made up his mind, and resolutely said: "Okay! Pang Qianhu, this official will give this right, allowing you to collect grain from those rich households in Qingzhou City, and if there are rich households who do not obey, you can act cheaply. ”

After speaking, Song Xinghe turned his gaze to Wei Tongnian, as if to say, "It's up to you now." ”

Wei Tongnian hesitated for a long time as if his face was full of struggle, and then he gritted his teeth and said: "This government also allows you to raise your own food in Qingzhou City, if there are rich gentry who do not obey, you can act cheaply!" ”

Seeing that the two highest military and political chiefs in Qingzhou City agreed to his suggestion, Pang Gang nodded and arched his hand towards the two and said, "In this way, the lowly official immediately transferred troops into the city to start raising food." ”

After speaking, Pang Gang strode out of the hall, and the armor on his body made a faint metallic sound due to the collision, as if indicating that a big change would take place in Qingzhou City. It's just that he didn't notice that the two military and political chiefs of Qingzhou Mansion behind him glanced at each other, and there was a trace of intriguing and strange light in their eyes.

Pang Gang strode out of the command envoy's yamen, and there was a sneer in his heart, just now these two kept saying that they were allowed to act cheaply, but they didn't mention what warrant to be issued to themselves, it seems that they are also afraid that they will not be able to stop the court after the fact, and now they have found a scapegoat in advance. Hmph, this is probably the mentality of "dead friends don't die poor" often said in officialdom, right? Although they usually take good care of themselves, they are still not exempt from vulgarity at this juncture, but will things really be that simple?

Pang Gang, who walked out of the command envoy's yamen, shouted at a personal soldier waiting at the door: "Pass my order, order the army outside the city to enter the city immediately, everyone to maintain law and order, if there is any deliberate troublemaker, there will be no forgiveness!" ”

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