Chapter 157: Xinghua Town is in trouble
Many readers saw that Lu Ming had written a poem about the first Dafu, and they immediately showed disappointment, but everyone also understood, after all, Lu Ming was not going to write a poem tonight, just came here to join in the fun. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
After all, if Lu Ming hadn't participated in the Mid-Autumn Festival, there would definitely not be so many people coming.
Zhao Feng was full of sarcasm, and said with a smile: "Lu Maocai, with your current literary name and identity, you are embarrassed to take out a Dafu poem?
Lu Ming said disappreciably: "Since Brother Zhao is generous, then ask Brother Zhao to write a poem about Mingzhou and send it to all of us." ”
Zhao Feng's face changed, and he immediately said: "Lu Maocai said that he was laughing, he was only a shallow learner, where could he write Mingzhou poems?"
"Then keep your mouth shut and don't talk nonsense. ”
"You ......"
Zhao Feng was annoyed and angry, but considering Lu Ming's current literary name, it was difficult to refute it, because Lu Ming won the hearts of the people and spoke with great weight.
The other scholars looked at Zhao Feng gloatingly, and couldn't help but snicker secretly, looking like "you really deserve it".
In this case, let's ask Lu Maocai to explain this poem, so that we can feel the emotions expressed in this poem. Zhao Feng said.
"Good. ”
Lu Ming nodded, took a sip of wine, and said slowly: "When night falls, the clouds are gone, the heavens and the earth are full of cold, the Milky Way flows silently, and the bright moon turns to the sky, which is as white and crystal as a jade plate. ”
"In my life, every Mid-Autumn Festival night, the moonlight is mostly covered by wind and clouds, and I rarely encounter such beautiful scenery as today, but next year's Mid-Autumn Festival, where will I go to watch the moon......"
After Lu Ming finished speaking, everyone praised: "The feelings are rich, the artistic conception is very good, and it is already a very rare masterpiece of Dafu." ”
This poem is lyrical and easy to come by, which is very in line with tonight's Mid-Autumn Festival. ”
"That's true!"
Just when everyone agreed, a scholar suddenly shouted in the hall: "Something is wrong, there are demons in the territory of Shaoming Mansion to make trouble, many villages have been ransacked by the demons, and the front line is in an emergency!"
"What did you say!"
"Tonight is the Mid-Autumn Festival, what nonsense are you talking about!"
"This is true, my hometown is in Shaoming Mansion, and my fellow county uncle sent a letter from Hongyan, asking the imperial court to send someone to eliminate the demon as soon as possible!"
As soon as the words fell, the crowd suddenly exploded, boiling and very noisy.
This incident alarmed Zhou Dongyue, and immediately held the official seal to get in touch with the Tao Governor of Shaoming Mansion, and received a reply after a while, his face was shocked, and he immediately took the case, and said in a loud voice: "The demon clan is moving, all officials immediately return to the yamen to discuss, there must be no mistakes!"
"Yes!"
The officials stood up and left their seats without saying a word.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the end of today, and I will take my leave. ”
Lu Ming bowed his hand to everyone and immediately followed Zhou Dongyue's footsteps.
Lin Xiaoyan saw Lu Ming follow Zhou Dongyue to leave the Wenhui, and was about to go up to say something, but he stopped talking, and finally closed his mouth.
After hearing that the demons ransacked several villages, many scholars suddenly lost interest, and a Mid-Autumn Festival cultural meeting ended quickly, and everyone broke up unhappily.
After returning to the Yamen, Zhou Dongyue used the official seal to contact the officials of various provinces through the Hongyan Chuan to collect important information.
At the same time, Zhou Dongyue also summoned the scholars of the three major families in Suzhou City to come to discuss, the people are in trouble, this is not a person's business, but everyone's business, and there is no reason for the scholars to sit idly by.
Zhou Dongyue said to everyone: "According to the news from the front, there are a group of demon people in Xinghua Town, Shaoming Mansion, about a hundred of them, they are led by the demon marshal, burning and looting everywhere, Tao Zhifu has personally led three hundred scholars to eliminate demons. ”
"But the demon people are very powerful, their strength is far superior to that of ordinary scholars, after a battle, Tao Zhifu has killed more than a hundred people, and if this continues, I am afraid that more people will be sacrificed. ”
"So tonight, we are going to send a team to support, who of you here is willing to support Xinghua?"
When the words fell, everyone looked at each other and began a fierce discussion.
After a while, Zhao Yang, the Hanlin of the Zhao family, said: "Our Zhao family is the first family in Suzhou, and we are willing to take the lead in Xinghua to support." ”
Chen Jinnan of the Chen family said: "To eliminate the demon guard, our Chen family is naturally duty-bound, and we are willing to send people there. ”
In the end, Liu Hongliang of the Liu family said: "The Zhao family and the Chen family are both going to Xinghua, our Liu family can't be left behind, but please allow Liu to say something unpleasant, let's go and fight with the demon clan, I don't know what Lord Zhou is doing in Suzhou?"
As soon as these words came out, many scholars immediately looked at Zhou Dongyue with a look of dissatisfaction.
Zhou Dongyue's face changed, he didn't expect the Liu family to dare to be so presumptuous, and pushed himself to the forefront with one sentence.
Lu Ming said: "Lord Zhou is the governor of Suzhou, in charge of the affairs of the ten prefectures, and he can't take a break. ”
"Joke, the dignified state pastor asked us to work hard, but we were drinking tea and chatting in the back, what is the truth!", Zhao Yang sneered and mocked.
"If Lord Zhou goes to Xinghua, in case there are other places that are looted by the demon clan, who will deal with it in the first place? Once it causes greater losses, who will bear it?", Lu Ming asked rhetorically.
"Lu Maocai said seriously, we didn't mean that. ”
Liu Hongliang said: "I mean, everyone can't go to Xinghua Town to get rid of demons in vain, shouldn't they give some benefits?"
Zhou Dongyue immediately smiled and said: "As long as everyone can help the people to exterminate the demon clan, on the day of return, this official will naturally invite the court to reward the meritorious deeds." ”
"I don't ask for much, one million is enough!", Liu Hongliang said.
"The Chen family also wants a million. ”
"The Zhao family is one and a half million!"
"You ......"
Zhou Dongyue's face was so angry that he didn't expect that someone would take the opportunity to fall into the well and open his mouth to the lion of the yamen.
Lu Ming slapped the desk abruptly and shouted: "Presumptuous! You are scholars, and it is incumbent on you to ask for your life for the people, and you dare to ask the yamen for money, are you still scholars!"
"Lu Maocai, we are going to work hard, not to play, and it is natural to ask for some silver. Liu Hongliang said with a smug smile.
Zhou Dongyue immediately said: "This official has just said that as long as everyone returns from the devil, they will naturally be rewarded for their merits and deeds, and they will never treat anyone badly." ”
"That's not good, at least you have to pay us a deposit, right? I remember that the Suzhou Charity Association has a lot of silver!", Zhao Yang said.
"Yes, the Suzhou Charity Association has raised a lot of silver, is there still a shortage of these millions of taels?" Chen Jinnan said with a smile.
"That's the people's money, it's used for disaster relief!", Zhou Dongyue said loudly.
"We went to Xinghua Town to get rid of demons, and we also saved people!", Liu Hongliang said not to be outdone.
"You ......"
Zhou Dongyue's face was ugly, "I really didn't expect that you would be such a forgetful person." ”
"It's just a deal and we don't want to pay for nothing. Zhao Yang became more and more proud.
Lu Ming said in a deep voice: "It is natural for you to propose compensation, but it may not be necessary for the lion to open his mouth, and it will directly cost more than one million, which is almost the money of everyone in the government for a year." ”
"If you ask us to get rid of the demons, we will have to pay the corresponding reward, which is a matter of course. ”
"But Lord Zhou has already said that after the demon is eliminated, you will be rewarded for your meritorious deeds, this is the most reasonable arrangement, what reason do you have to refuse?"
"Give each family 500,000 yuan first, otherwise don't talk about it!", Liu Hongliang turned his face and said.
Zhou Dongyue was about to explode, he was the newly appointed state pastor, he had no military power in his hands, and if he wanted to go to the military camp to transfer troops, he would have to go through many processes before he could approve it, so he would ask the family to send a scholar to go, which was fast and time-saving.
But what he didn't expect was that the three major families colluded to rob while the fire was burning, and it was a lion who opened his mouth, which gave Zhou Dongyue a headache.
Lu Ming sneered and said, "Okay! Don't talk about it, don't talk about it! Do you think that without the help of the family, we won't be able to solve this matter?
"What did you say? I heard you right? You want to drive us away?", Liu Hongliang could hardly believe his ears.
Zhou Dongyue was stunned for a moment, but he stopped talking and didn't bother.
"Lu Maocai, you have to be clear about the current situation, the demon people are very powerful, Tao Zhifu led five hundred people to fight, and now more than two hundred people have been killed, without the help of the family, you want to deploy troops in a short period of time, it is impossible to help Xinghua in time, once delayed, the consequences are unimaginable!", Zhao Yang said sharply.
"Have you forgotten something?"
Lu Ming raised his head slightly, and said with a smile: "I am a major general of the Zhenzhou Army, and I am also a person with a military rank in the military department, as long as a letter is sent to Jingzhou, the military department will immediately allow me to temporarily obtain military power, and I can transfer soldiers and horses to the Suzhou military camp, if you don't go, I will not force it, but I will release the news on the Liang Guowen list, so that everyone in the world knows what kind of family scholar you are!"
As soon as the words fell, everyone was stunned in place, their faces pale.
"That's right, Lu Mao is a major general, and the temporary transfer of troops and horses under his literary name is just a matter of a letter, if he posts tonight's incident on the literary list, our family's reputation will stink!", Liu Hongliang thought in his heart.
"Miscalculation, we all only remember that he is Maocai, and forget that he also has an official rank in the military department, so what can we do to press him!", Zhao Yang's face was a little pale.
The readers present whispered, not knowing what to do.
Zhou Dongyue immediately rejoiced: "Come on, send off!"
"Yes!"
Immediately, the officials stood up and made a "send-off" appearance, which was very crisp.
Lu Ming's face was calm, and he looked at the faces of the three great families with a hint of sarcasm, and he didn't care at all, and said confidently: "But then again, if you go out of the yamen, the people of Suzhou City will know about this matter immediately, and once you are pointed out by the people, then don't blame us." ”
"You ......"
Liu Hongliang's face turned pale, and then he gritted his teeth and said, "Lu Maocai, don't push people too much!"
"From beginning to end, you have always been forcing us, right?", Lu Ming snorted coldly.
"Okay! Since Lu Maocai has said so, we won't mention the matter of compensation!"
Liu Hongliang gritted his teeth, then looked at Lu Ming, and said viciously: "We are willing to distribute the remuneration in the form of meritorious deeds, but I have one condition. (To be continued.) )