It was already noon, and Pang Gang walked with Li Xuezhu in the most prosperous Jade Lane in Hangzhou, which is the gathering place of Hangzhou's large and small mansions, and almost all the yamen are located on this street.

After asking a passer-by, Pang Gang took Li Xuezhu and the soldiers to a mansion, this mansion looks a lot more cold than the governor yamen that Pang just came out, although the same two stone lions are placed at the door, but look at the appearance is some years, even the two soldiers standing at the yamen look listless and weak, and the row of governors in front of the governor's yamen with a chest and belly is more than a step behind, and the plaque at the yamen reads "Hangzhou Command Yamen" seven big characters in black font.

Pang Gang dismounted in front of the yamen, and ordered the new captain Shi Bowen to go to deliver the name post, and after a while, the gate of the yamen was immediately opened, and Song Xinghe, who had not seen him for several months, laughed and led several family members out of the gate.

"Hahaha, a huge number of people came from afar, Song has lost his welcome, forgive his sins."

"Lord Song is polite, Pang Gang should come to Hangzhou this time to visit your lordship, otherwise wouldn't you let others gossip?" Pang Gang also greeted him with a smile and bowed his hand to Song Xinghe, although now Pang Gang's grade is two levels higher than Song Xinghe, but because it is not a formal occasion now, and Pang Gang is here to see his old superior, naturally he does not have to be so rigid in etiquette, and this also shows that he has not forgotten his roots.

Sure enough, Song Xinghe was even happier when he saw Pang Gang's courtesy, and pulled Pang Gang into the commanding embassy.

After everyone sat down in the hall, Song Xinghe asked with a smile: "Huge man, what are you doing in Hangzhou this time, you didn't come to see me, an old man, right?" ”

Pang Gang smiled and said: "My lord said that I laughed, Pang Gang's coming to see the adult this time is naturally one of the purposes of this trip, but there are still a few things to ask the adult to help." ”

Song Xinghe stroked his beard, "Oh, let's say, as long as I, an old man, can help, I will not refuse." ”

"That's the case" Pang Gang originally estimated that after the winter solstice, a large number of displaced people would pour into Qingzhou, but the food in Qingzhou was not enough to support the situation of those displaced people for the winter, and poured it out to Song Xinghe Yuanyuanben, and finally said: "My lord, although Qingzhou has reclaimed some wasteland, but from the current situation, self-sufficiency is acceptable, if it shelters hundreds of thousands of displaced people at once, the consequence will be that Qingzhou will also be dragged down." Therefore, the purpose of Pang Gang's trip was to buy grain on a large scale in Hangzhou, and the more the better, but he was afraid that someone would interfere with it, so he had to come to ask the adults for advice. ”

Song Xinghe pondered for a while before saying: "Huge people, it's really not a secret, the old man has only been in Hangzhou for a few months, and he doesn't know much about the situation in Hangzhou, but as far as the old man knows, Hangzhou is not as good as other places, it has a large population, and the shipping is also very developed. ”

"Grain Chamber of Commerce?" Pang Gang muttered a few times before asking, "Do you know who the president of the Grain Chamber of Commerce is, and do they have any regulations?" ”

Song Xinghe shook his head and smiled: "These are not important, but if you want to buy so much food, you have to nod alone?" ”

"Who!"

"Lord Chen Yadong, Governor of Zhejiang!"

"What? Governor Chen! ”

"Exactly, without the governor's nod, you wouldn't want to buy so much food at once."

Pang Gang shouted, "It's bad. ”

Song Xinghe asked in surprise, "What, have you seen Governor Chen?" ”

"I've seen it, I offended him in the governor's yamen just now." In addition to a helpless wry smile appeared on Pang Gang's face, he told what had just happened in the governor's yamen.

"You, you, you," Song Xinghe pointed at Pang Gang and couldn't cry or laugh when he heard this, "People pay attention to being an official and being in harmony with the light and dust, and they are all-encompassing, why do you change it, but you offend people wherever you go?" You can't do that! ”

Pang Gang also drooped his head and said helplessly, "I don't want to be like this, but some things just can't stand it!" ”

At this time, Li Xuezhu, who had been sitting behind Pang Gang, also persuaded: "Master, you really can't do this, Sister Manyao also specially persuaded you for this before leaving, but you just can't change it, if you go back empty-handed at that time, see how you explain to Sister Manyao." ”

"Hmm!" Seeing that Li Xuezhu dared to interject when he was talking to Pang Gang, Song Xinghe thoughtfully looked at the woman dressed as a young woman, and asked suspiciously: "Huge man, this is"

Hearing Song Xinghe's question, Pang smiled apologetically just now: "Ah, I haven't introduced it to the adults yet, this is Pang's daughter-in-law Li who has not yet married, and Xuezhu has almost met Lord Song." ”

Li Xuezhu hurriedly stood up and said a blessing to Song Xinghe, and said with a red face: "Xuezhu has seen Lord Song, Lord Song is safe!" ”

Song Xinghe nodded with some doubts, he heard Pang Gang say very clearly that he was marrying instead of accepting, and immediately thought about it, and said that according to Pang Gang's identity and status, the woman who can let him marry into the house with eight sedan chairs must have a certain status and status, and all of them are indispensable, so it seems that the woman who gave the name must have some origin.

Thinking of this, Song Xinghe looked at Li Xuezhu a few more times, and found that although this woman was young, she was definitely a beauty embryo, and although she was a little innocent and romantic, her temperament was noble and elegant.

As if knowing what Song Xinghe was thinking, Pang Gang said with a smile: "Lord Song doesn't have to think about it, this is the daughter of the current Korean lord, Princess Jiayi. ”

"Oh! The daughter of the lord of Joseon. Song Xinghe was a little moved, stood up and arched his hand towards Li Xuezhu and said, "The old man Hangzhou soldiers and horses commanded Song Xinghe to see Princess Jiayi. ”

Li Xuezhu's face turned a little red, she quickly stood up and returned the salute and said: "Lord Song doesn't have to be polite, as the saying goes, go to the countryside and follow the customs, although Xuezhu has not yet officially married a huge person, but it can be regarded as a person of the Ming Dynasty, and the word "princess" is not mentioned. ”

Song Xinghe smiled and said: "That's not possible, the etiquette can't be abolished, if it is passed on, others will say that the old man doesn't know the etiquette." ”

Speaking of this, Song Xinghe asked curiously: "By the way, Princess Shicai said that she would explain to Manyao after she went back, what is going on?" ”

Li Xuezhu grinned: "Lord Song, you don't know yet, the huge person has already made a hundred years of friendship with Sister Manyao." ”

"What? Manyao also made a hundred years of friendship with this small huge man? Only then did Song Xinghe really get surprised, "Can he agree to that old man Wei?" ”

"If he doesn't agree, he can't do anything, who makes the officials of the huge people bigger than him." Li Xuezhu said with a grin.

"Huge people, huge people." Song Xinghe shook his head and laughed: "The old man is really convinced of you, even Wei Tongnian, an old stubborn baby girl, you can get her hands, this ability is not ordinary." ”

Pang Gang touched his nose embarrassedly, and suddenly he patted his head and shook his head and said, "Look at my surname, I almost forgot what Manyao explained." ”

Pang Gang took out an envelope from his arms and handed it to Song Xinghe before he smiled embarrassedly: "This is a letter from Manyao to Miss Song, please give it to Miss Song." ”

Song Xinghe took the envelope, put it in his arms with a smile, and then talked to Pang Gang about other things, until noon, Song Xinghe naturally would not let Pang Gang go back on an empty stomach, and set up a sumptuous banquet to entertain Pang Gang and Li Xuezhu.

The banquet was drunk for an hour, and it didn't disperse until the end of the day, Pang Gang and Song Xinghe talked very speculatively as if they had been close friends who hadn't seen each other for many years, well, at least in Li Xuezhu's opinion.

Li Xuezhu helped the drunken Pang Gang to get on the horse and asked, "Which inn are we going to rest?" ”

Pang Gang shook his head and said, "No, let's not come to the inn, let's go back to the boat." ”

"Back to the ship?" Li Xuezhu was surprised: "Didn't we say that we should take a good look at Hangzhou City?" Hey? Aren't you drunk? ”

"Who said I was drunk." Pang Gang chuckled, and there was no drunkenness on his face at this moment.

"Oh, I see, you're a liar." Li Xuezhu curled her mouth, "You lied to that Lord Song, why did you even lie to me." ”

Pang Gang shook his head, with a rare trace of solemnity on his face, "Xuezhu, we will go back to the ship immediately now, this Hangzhou City is definitely not a place to stay for a long time, and there will be trouble here." ”

"No, although you offended Governor Wu, they won't use any tricks against you, right?" Li Xuezhu was very puzzled by Pang Gang's caution.

"Hmph, who knows." Pang Gang shook his head and said: "You have to know that we have offended a group of salt merchants in Hangzhou, just like the grandfather and grandson of Yan Zheng who were so scared that they peed their pants and vomited blood, they have the Hangzhou Salt Merchants Chamber of Commerce in their hands, today we have lost such a big face to them, in case they really take risks, and the Hangzhou government intends to connive, then our situation will be dangerous." ”

"Aren't you very familiar with that Lord Song? Can you ask him for help? Seeing that she couldn't visit Hangzhou City properly, Li Xuezhu's small mouth was so upturned that she could hang an oil bottle.

Pang Gang shaved on her delicate Qiong nose with a smile, shook her head, and her face became serious, "Xuezhu, you remember, now in Hangzhou, all we can rely on is ourselves, and the rest of us are unreliable." ”

"Why, you mean to say Lord Song, too" Li Xuezhu covered her small mouth and exclaimed.

Pang Gang nodded, stretched his waist on the horse's back, took the reins, and pulled the horse to Li Xuezhu's side before snorting coldly: "You don't want to think about it, although he was in Hangzhou about my dispatch to North Korea some time ago, didn't he know anything about it as the commander of the soldiers and horses in Hangzhou?" But you can see that he didn't even ask just now, obviously he didn't want to say anything about this matter, what does this mean? This shows that he is avoiding suspicion, he is afraid that getting too close to me will affect him, do you say that if we have something in Hangzhou, he will come forward to help? ”

"How so?" Li Xuezhu clenched her fists, her eyes revealing a hint of disappointment and a hint of anger, "You officials have too many fancy intestines in their stomachs, and even a little thing can play so many tricks." ”

Pang Gang smiled bitterly: "No way, if you don't have a little vigilance in the officialdom, I'm afraid that you will be eaten and won't even be able to win the scum, but pick up the vigilant surname and talent in the officialdom, your sister Wei is much better than me, and my ability is still a little bit of fur that she only learned under the influence of her ears and eyes." ”

"Sister Wei is really amazing, I must go to play with her often when I return to Qingzhou." At the mention of Wei Manyao, Li Xuezhu's big eyes smiled like a pair of crooked crescents, and there was a hint of adoration on her little face.

Pang Gang and Li Xuezhu chatted and walked towards the dock, and dozens of soldiers with Minnie rifles followed closely around them, protecting them all intentionally or unintentionally.

At this time, in a restaurant not far in front of Pang Gang, a pair of gloomy eyes poked out of a window, and he swept Pang Gang like a poisonous snake and then quickly shrank back.

Then a cold voice sounded from behind the window, "There are no less than fifty guards around the target at all times, it is difficult to attack, and if we miss a blow, it will be difficult for us to have a chance to sneak attack, it is recommended to abandon this assassination and rearrange a more elaborate plan." ”

"No, our master said that this person must die today." A voice with some anxiety followed.

After a long silence, the eerie voice sounded again: "Okay, but the price will be doubled, and the previous deposit cannot be refunded if you don't add money." ”

"Well, I promise you, as long as you can kill this person, money is not a problem. But you have to hurry, they are almost at the docks now, and it will be difficult for us to let them get on the boat under the heavy protection of the heavy troops. The voice behind gritted its teeth with anxiety and hesitation, and agreed.

"I see, wait for our news." As soon as he finished speaking, no more sound came from the window.

Pang Gang and Li Xuezhu had already arrived at a street one mile away from the wharf at this time, and because of its proximity to the wharf, the characters of the three religions and the nine streams were all begging for a living here. Therefore, gangsters who perform on this street, jugglers, sing and collect protection money can be found, which is really lively.

However, although it is very chaotic here, when a big man like Pang Gang and dozens of guards with bird guns to protect him walk by, almost all of them will consciously get out of the way to avoid being unjustified.

Pang Gang was talking to Li Xuezhu while walking, at this time, a blind beggar wife came from the front, she was in rags, she was holding a broken bowl in her left hand, and her right hand was on crutches on the ground.

When Pang Gang saw a trembling old lady walking towards him in the middle of the road, his brows moved unnoticedly, and he immediately took the horse to the side, but the blind old lady followed by mistake, and the cane in her hand almost touched the horse's head.

The war horse under Pang Gang's crotch couldn't help but neigh, his front hooves were raised high, and he was about to step on the begging old lady, fortunately, Pang Gang had a lot of strength, and he pulled the horse's head to the right to avoid the incident of the horse stepping on people, but the old lady was also so frightened that she fell to the ground, lying on the ground and couldn't move, and at this time Pang Gang, Li Xuezhu and others also stopped.

At this time, although the crowd that had been avoiding around did not dare to surround them, they all watched how the official in front of them would deal with this matter.

At this time, Pang Gang and Li Xuezhu also turned over and dismounted, although Li Xuezhu, a little girl, was a little rude, but her heart was good, and she was about to step forward to help the old lady up after getting off the horse.

Who knew that she had just stepped forward when she heard a cry from behind: "Xuezhu, wait, don't help people up and don't get close to her." ”

"Hmm!"

Pang Gang's words were so loud, not to mention Li Xuezhu, but the streets were all heard clearly, and everyone was stunned by Pang Gang's words.

In a place not far from here, two pairs of big dripping eyes were staring at Pang Gang and his group, with a look of disbelief in their eyes.

In fact, not only them, but even the charlatans and even gangsters who were performing on the street and playing monkeys also looked at this official who had no mercy in surprise.

However, after Pang Gang finished speaking, as if he didn't feel the disdainful gazes coming from around him, he immediately instructed a personal soldier around: "You immediately call the officials on the street, let them see how this old man is doing, and by the way, call a doctor to come and see this old man." ”

"What, not only did you not help the old man up, but you also called the official messenger, what do you want to do?"

As soon as Pang Gang's words came out, it immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of many people, if it weren't for the estimation of her official uniform and the pro-soldiers behind her, someone would have rushed over to report the old fist, and even Li Xuezhu beside Pang Gang also raised her mouth, obviously dissatisfied with the cold heart of her fiancé.

But Pang Gang ignored this, and after giving these orders, he turned to the old lady again, and was about to check it after getting closer, but found that the old lady who was lying motionless on the ground suddenly jumped up, and then a bright light pierced straight at him.

"Not good!"

With the stretch of hand honed on the battlefield, Pang Gang hurriedly twisted his body, jumped to the side of his horse with the help of his waist strength, pulled out the scimitar hanging on the saddle, and then slashed at the opponent

(To be continued)