All the way back to the Yamen of the Pingliang Prefect's Mansion in a hurry, Governor Zhang sat down on the mahogany Taishi chair in the second hall of the Governor's Mansion, and his intestines were all repentant.

In fact, Governor Zhang really doesn't want to have anything to do with Xu Liang, and it's best not to get along with old and dead. However, the shape is stronger than the people, although the prefect of Zhang has a teacher in the court, and the left capital Yushi Cao Yubian vigorously helped, and robbed Xu Liang of a lot of credit for nothing, and the rewards that should be won and undeserved were not left behind. However, as the old saying goes, when you come out to mix, you always have to pay it back. Emperor Chongzhen is young and vigorous, does not rub sand in his eyes, tens of thousands of thieves walk the streets and alleys, and he has been at ease in Pingliang Mansion for more than half a year, and the Yamen of Pingliang Prefect has not been able to completely quell the thief turmoil, Emperor Chongzhen has long had a lot of opinions on Zhang Zhifu in his heart.

Governor Zhang's dumb horse eats yellow lotus, and he can't say anything about his suffering. finally led the troops out in person, but he turned into a bear who fled in the wilderness, and wanted to lead the troops to the expedition again, but no one wanted to go at all. Guyuan guerrilla general Li Ying used the excuse that his wounds had not healed and it was inconvenient to go on the expedition; Anton Zhongwei used the excuse that the troops were injured and the troops were lacking in benefits, and they were unable to go on the expedition; And He Renlong, the general of the Qingyang garrison, can be regarded as seeing the true face of Governor Zhang, and they don't want to deal with him at all.

For a while, Governor Zhang's mansion stinked so much that no one paid attention to it. It should also be the fate of Governor Zhang, just when Governor Zhang was disheartened and was about to sit and wait for the officials to take off the black gauze hat on his head, a person came to the door and was willing to pay money and food to help Governor Zhang, on the condition that Governor Zhang Liang would cross Pingliang and know Xu Liang.

So Governor Zhang, who was facing a desperate situation, saw a ray of light in the darkness, thought about it for three nights, and finally made up his mind. Find the Liang army to come out and attack the thieves in various places. Recover other county towns in Pingliang as soon as possible, and calm down the turmoil as soon as possible. It's good to give the court a satisfactory explanation.

According to Governor Zhang's original plan, the mobilization of the Liang army not only eliminated the thieves in various places, but also took the opportunity to weaken the strength of the Liang army.

However, the ideal is complete, and the reality is skinny. Governor Zhang miscalculated the strength of the thieves and the Liang army. In front of the professional Liang Jun, thieves from all over the world can only be regarded as an amateur level, and they can cross as soon as they rush. After half a month, he was beaten by the Liang army, lost a lot, and finally retreated in several major counties, waiting for an opportunity to counterattack.

60,000 taels of silver, roughly equivalent to two years of tax silver taels in Pingliang Mansion.

The Pingliang Mansion is so poor that it naturally can't come up with this money. Governor Zhang naturally approached the mysterious sponsor.

In a secluded and secluded mansion, Governor Zhang's mansion was like a thief. With a few intimate messengers, he walked into the courtyard in all directions.

"Master Zhang said that he gave Xu Liang all the silver taels presented by my son?" In the courtyard, as the sun set, a thin young man reclined on a bench. A dark red birthmark on the bridge of the nose is conspicuous, and from the waist down, it is covered with a thick arrowroot cloth. I can't see what is going on inside.

Although the young man had a sickly face, the smell of herbs emanated from his body. However, his ruthless eyes were staring at Governor Zhang.

Governor Zhang was slightly embarrassed, and was extremely uncomfortable with the gaze of this son. Skimming his eyes, he nodded in a deep voice and said: "Yes, this mansion thinks about it, in the entire territory of Shaanxi, there are only Xu Liang's Liang troops who have the strength to fight with the thieves, except for the border troops stationed in the country." The border army shoulders the heavy responsibility of guarding the border, and cannot be mobilized when it is idle. The government could only mobilize the men and horses of the Liang army. ”

The young man shook his head dissatisfiedly and said, "Having said that, it's just that in this way, let's give a lot of silver taels, wouldn't it be cheaper for Xu Liang's bastard?" ”

Governor Zhang frowned, and said: "Calling the Liang army is only an expedient measure, and the ministers of the Holy Lord and the central government have repeatedly urged the government to quell the rebellion as soon as possible, and it is really helpless for the government to do so." Lou Gongzi, you have a blood feud with that Xu Liang, and this mansion and Xu Liang are also incompatible. Speaking of which, the two of us are people in the same boat, and we should work together to step on Xu Liang, who has no one in sight! ”

Yes, that young man is actually Lou Jiabao's eldest son, Lou Chuan.

Lou Chuan heard that he was caressing his two unconscious thighs through Ge Bu, his face was full of hatred, and he shouted angrily: "What Lord Zhang said is very true, the ability next to the Lou family is not there, but the most evil is like revenge, there is revenge, there is revenge. Lou's two legs have fallen to the point where they are today, all thanks to this damn Xu Liang, Lou Mou swears to avenge this revenge in this life! After speaking, Lou Chuan turned his eyes to Governor Zhang and asked, "How many thieves did Liang Jun capture this time?" ”

Governor Zhang pondered for a while, twisted his fingers and said slowly: "The thief's head is more than 35,000 in total, according to the price of three taels of silver, the total is 105,000 taels, we paid 20,000 taels in advance before, and this time we only need to make up another 85,000 taels." ”

Hearing such a huge amount, even Lou Chuan, the eldest son of the Lou family, who was accustomed to seeing strong winds and waves, was taken aback, "How can you ask for so much?" ”

Governor Zhang smiled, "The price alone is only calculated according to the value of ordinary thieves." The heads of the bandit leaders who were beheaded were also put into it, and they were also paid at the price of three taels of silver, and they were not overcounted. ”

Lou Chuan's expression darkened when he heard this. When Liang was only half a month, he was able to capture more than 30,000 thieves, from this matter, on the one hand, it reflects the strong combat power of the Liang army, and the thieves are rotten like a pool, on the other hand, it can also show that the power of the Liang army is overflowing, and Xu Liang, as the general of the Liang army, is a high lord, and the future entry and exit must be like a cloud, and the guard is tight, and it will be much more difficult to find Xu Liang again.

Governor Zhang and Lou Chuan discussed for a while, and Lou Chuan ordered someone to take nearly 90,000 taels of silver tickets and hand them over to Governor Zhang.

Zhang Zhifu got 90,000 taels of silver in his hands, the so-called food in his hands, he was not panicked in his heart, Zhang Zhifu secretly felt that he was superior, and he commanded the operators from all over the country to point fingers on weekdays, which was annoying.

At the same time, it was still that secluded courtyard, Lou Jiabao's eldest son Lou Chuan, who received a return from his intimate subordinate Ah San, was so angry that he trembled all over, and he yelled at Ah San angrily: "Did you really inquire clearly? Liang Jun only needed 60,000 taels of silver? ”

Ah San arched his hand affirmatively: "Childe, this thing can't be wrong." The subordinates sent to the Liang army sent back the word that the Liang army had received this large sum of money and was distributing dividends in the camp. ”

Bang! The boy of the boat slammed it on the desk in front of him, his eyes were red, and he shouted hysterically: "Liang Jun wants 60,000 taels, and this prefect actually asks for 90,000 taels!" Where did the remaining 30,000 taels of silver go? ”

Ah San hung his head and was silent. This matter doesn't need Ah San to explain at all. The officials of the Ming Dynasty are so low that they can't even raise dogs, how can they expect that little money to support their families? The remaining 30,000 taels of silver naturally went into the prefect's private pocket.

Lou Chuangongzi was silent for a while, suddenly raised his head and sneered self-deprecatingly, and scolded hatefully: "It's all a bunch of white-eyed wolves who can't be fed!" The prince of Han is like this, and the prefect of Pingliang is also a virtue! Lou Chuan turned to Ah San, the intimate guard who was standing with his hands bowed, and said cordially: "Ah San, under my son, the only person you trust the most is you!" Now Han Shizi is unreliable, and Zhang Fengqi, the prefect of Pingliang, may not be reliable! There's no way, we're the only ones who do it ourselves! ”

"Son, please command." Ah San's head hung lower, and he replied respectfully, a pair of small, mournful eyes rolling around underneath.

Lou Chuan's heart warmed slightly when he heard this, and he said softly to Ah San: "You go and contact a few heroes on the rivers and lakes, and find an opportunity to kill that damn Xu Liang!" After the deed is completed, this son will give you a reward of 10,000 taels, oh no, 20,000 taels! ”

Ah San was shocked when he heard this, hesitated for a while, and then raised his head and responded: "My subordinates receive orders." ”

In the dead of night, Lou Chuan, the eldest son of the Lou family, went to bed early, called the famous Mei Ji to sit cross-legged on his unconscious lap, and played with it arbitrarily.

Night, quietly.

The door was windless and automatic, and when one side was opened, a black shadow crept in, groped to the head of the bed, and with the faint starlight, found the head of Lou Chuan, the eldest son of the Lou family, and the cold light flashed in his hand, and blood splashed.

The Mei Ji next to her vaguely felt that her face was sticky, and she opened her eyes in a daze, and before she could see clearly, she felt a chill in her neck, a sharp pain, and her eyes widened suddenly, and she wanted to scream, but she couldn't make a sound anymore, and then her eyes dimmed.

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The next day, the two maids in the house brought hot water into the house early to prepare to wait for the eldest son of the Lou family to wash up, not long after entering the house, suddenly from the house let out a terrible scream: "Killed!" Killed! Come on, the eldest prince has been killed! (To be continued......)