Xiaoyue Tower.

The most prosperous place in Dingkang City.

On this day, the wealthy businessmen and high-ranking officials in the city gathered here, the sky was dark, and the place was still brightly lit.

In the restaurant, the prefect Uncle Lu sat in the first place, raising his glass to drink.

There were more than ten people at the same table, except for Wu Bing and others, all of whom were wealthy businessmen in the city.

The seven families of Dingkang City are all here.

In addition, other businessmen and officials sat in various places, and dozens of people gathered together.

"Coincidentally, several people invited each other at the same time, but Lu was weak, so he could only invite him here. ”

Governor Lu put down the wine cup and said with a smile: "However, there is no need for such things in the future!"

"Your Excellency is welcome. ”

All the wealthy businessmen complimented: "Thanks to the presence of adults, Dingkang City can be peaceful, and we can have this stable life." ”

"If this favor is not reciprocated, what face will we have to meet people, my lord, don't be so polite. ”

"Haha......"

Governor Lu laughed.

At this moment, a small official walked forward quickly and whispered a few words in his ear.

"Oh!"

Governor Lu raised his eyebrows and said, "Since he is here, let him in, so as not to lose his sense of proportion in front of your fathers and elders." ”

"Yes!"

The little official bowed down.

"Your Excellency. ”

Master Zheng, a wealthy businessman, asked sideways: "Who is here? But the adult's junior is an old friend? Then I want to get acquainted with one or two." ”

"Not bad, not bad. ”

Everyone nodded.

"This person, don't make friends, it's not good to annoy him, even if it's mine. ”

Governor Lu shook his head and said, "This person is a military general and a reckless man, he went to the government just now, but he didn't find anyone, he came here!"

"General?"

One of them said tentatively: "But that General Liu who came from the north and was ordered to quell the rebellion?"

"Not bad. ”

Governor Lu nodded.

"It seems that he has already been to Yangwangtun. ”

Master Wu smiled coldly and said, "But a reckless man, do you really think that the marching army can fight with great strength? ”

"Humph!"

"He's nothing without us ruling over him!"

"What a big breath!"

Suddenly, a cold voice sounded.

When everyone heard the sound, they saw a strong man dressed in a strong suit, striding into the courtyard of Xiaoyue Tower, and walked towards this place.

The person who came was Guo Fan!

Left and right of him, Mo Linglong and Gongsun Yun followed as always, but no one else was seen.

When he came closer, Guo Fan's eyes lowered and he looked at Wu Tongju: "If I'm not mistaken, Your Excellency should be the general judge here, right?"

"Not bad!"

Wu Tongju's cheeks tightened, and he slowly stood up from his seat: "It's me Wu Bing, what do you want to do?"

Although he was his mouth, his tremors trembled under the pressure of the other party's momentum, obviously lacking confidence.

"Humph!"

A trace of disdain flashed in Guo Fan's eyes: "Get out!"

"You ......"

Wu Tongju opened his mouth to speak, but Gongsun Yun grabbed his shoulder and threw him out of the house.

"Bang Dang ......"

"Oops!"

There was a slight noise, which also made the room seem more and more dull.

"General Liu. ”

The corners of Governor Lu's mouth twitched, and he stiffened in his seat and smiled: "Why bother, since you're here, sit down first." ”

"Someone!"

He slapped his palms lightly and shouted: "Change another wine and dish, take out the jar of Xingmao good wine, and I will drink it with General Liu." ”

"No need!"

Guo Fan sat down, waved his hand, and said, "Lord Lu should know why I came." ”

"Why are you here?"

Governor Lu's expression converged.

"Ask for something!"

Guo Fan's eyes narrowed slightly, and the cold light in his eyes flashed: "I want people, food, and salary!"

"Hehe......"

Hearing this, Governor Lu chuckled, shook his head and said, "General Liu, if I don't give it to you, it's really difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice." ”

"Nowadays, the situation in the DPRK is difficult, several states have been in drought for many years, people have been displaced, there is a shortage of soldiers, and disaster relief and counterinsurgency are even more expensive. ”

"The treasury is empty!"

"Really?"

Guo Fan glanced at the food on the table.

Rouge goose breast, wine-stuffed steamed duck, panjin crispy fish, shrimp balls and chicken skin soup and dozens of other large pieces......

There are also crabs with large basins, seasonal fresh fruits from the four sides, and fragrant wines.

It's just that this table of wine and food is worth a lot of money!

"Lord Lu is so good!"

"Hey!"

As if he didn't hear the sarcasm in Guo Fan's mouth, Lu Zhifu shook his head and sighed: "It's not a secret, Lu has already retired this year's Fengyin, just to be able to do his part for the court and the people." ”

However, since the general is short of silver and food, Lu will naturally try his best to raise it. ”

"Oh!"

Guo Fan's eyes moved, and he said, "I don't know what adults can do?"

"That's it. ”

Governor Lu got up and stood up, picked up the wine cup in front of him, and saluted everyone in the audience.

"Ladies and gentlemen. ”

General Liu was ordered to come to quell the rebellion and suppress the bandits, but there was a shortage of military salaries, and now the imperial court has an empty treasury and is unable to allocate it. ”

"Today, Lu Mou gave up this face, and begged you to help for the sake of the court and the people!"

Guo Fan's eyebrows stirred and did not say a word.

"Since it is Lord Lu who speaks, we will naturally do our best. ”

Master Zheng arched his hand and asked, "But I don't know, how many silver taels General Liu still lacks, I'll wait and see if I can raise it?"

"The more the merrier. ”

When Guo Fan heard this, he said in a sullen voice: "However, what the imperial court lacks is 100,000 taels of silver." ”

"One hundred thousand taels!"

Everyone in the field changed color in unison.

"So much?"

"The lion opens his mouth!"

He really dared to ask for it, no wonder Wu Tong didn't like this person. ”

The discussions came into his ears one after another, which also caused Mo Linglong's pretty face to chill, and a pair of beautiful eyes glanced around.

"General!"

Master Zheng said with a calm face: "It's not that I don't want to pay, but you really want a lot." ”

"Over the years, we have also had disasters and bandits here, and the general should have seen the scene of ten rooms and nine empty rooms outside the city. ”

"I really can't come up with so much money and food!"

"If you can't take that much, you can take as much as you want. ”

Gongsun Yun suddenly spoke, and looked at the people with some pity in his eyes: "Think about it, when the bandit army breaks the city, not only will you lose your money, but your wife and children will not be able to protect it!"

"What will be the use of any more silver?"

"This ......"

Old Man Zheng hesitated.

And the prefect Lord Lu had already done it with a smile on his face, watching the situation change in the field.

"General!"

At this time, an old man trembled when he heard this, and took out a few silver tickets from his sleeve.

"The old man has fifty taels of silver here, which is not a tribute, and I hope that the general will accept it and send troops to quell the rebellion as soon as possible. ”

"One hundred taels. ”

Master Zheng took out a silver ticket and said, "General, if you don't want to give more, you have a lot of expenses and a thin family background." ”

"I'll give thirty taels!"

"Fifty taels!"

"I'll give ten taels!"

Everyone in the audience donated ten taels or dozens of taels of silver, only to see Guo Fan's face sneering.

"I'll give five hundred taels!"

Suddenly, a person shouted loudly, and at the same time took off the jade bracelet under his hand, and said: "With this jade bracelet, Meng will donate five more carts of rice, just asking the general to sweep away the rebels and return the peace of the people." ”

"Hmm!"

Guo Fan raised his eyebrows: "Who is this person?"

"Meng Wenruo, a scholar. ”

Governor Lu snorted lightly and said, "Five hundred taels, this person usually eats and wears frugally, but this time he is arrogant!"

Guo Fan nodded silently.

"Meng Wenruo, that's good. ”

"General. ”

Gongsun Yun collected the silver ticket and said, "A total of 1,130 taels, and a jade bracelet." ”

"One thousand taels. ”

Guo Fan shook his head: "A drop in the bucket." ”

"Hey!"

Governor Lu sighed lightly and said, "Dingkang City is not rich, and it is estimated that the government can also come up with a thousand taels." ”

"However, if the general is willing, Lu can raise it again, and I believe that it will not be difficult to raise troops to quell the rebellion. ”

As he spoke, his head raised slightly, and his face was full of pride.

The implication is that Guo Fan will be soft, otherwise, there will be no military salary, money and food!

"No need!"

Who would have thought that Guo Fan shook his head indifferently and slowly stood up from his seat.

"Lord Lu's method, it doesn't seem to have much effect, it's better to use a method that is used below. ”

"Your solution?"

Lu Zhifu was stunned: "What can you do?"

A reckless man, it's okay to fight a war, but doesn't it make people laugh when it comes to raising grain, grass, and military salaries?

"Yes, my way!"

Guo Fan sneered, then raised his hand and patted it gently.

The applause was not loud, but it spread far away.

The next moment!

"Boom ......"

"Bang dang!"

Outside the Xiaoyue Tower, there was a sudden commotion, torches illuminated the surroundings, and hundreds of soldiers kicked open the front and rear doors, and rushed in with swords in hand.

In an instant, the shouts and screams were one in unison.

"Bing?"

Lu Zhifu's eyes were flustered: "How come? When did you enter the city?"

"Lord Lu. ”

Guo Fan sneered: "You look up to the guards of Dingkang City too much!"

"Come on, except for the scholar named Meng Wenruo, everyone else will be taken down for me!"

"Whoa!"

The soldiers listened to the order and immediately pounced.

They were originally born as criminal soldiers, and what they hated most were officials and wealthy businessmen, so they naturally would not show mercy at this time.

A group of people are like wolves and tigers, and they also make the chickens and dogs jump in the field.

"You dare!"

Governor Lu shouted: "Liu An, you are just a military general, who gave you the right to take people?"

"You're so daring!"

"I dare or not, I don't need Lord Lu to worry about it. ”

Guo Fan kicked the wine table in front of him, and stood up: "As a Liang official and a wealthy businessman, you have a high position and money and food, but you don't want to serve the country, but you take advantage of natural and man-made disasters to embezzle the people's fields. ”

"The people are poor and displaced, and you are waiting for drinking and having fun, and the money and food are all reaped, how can there be such a good thing in the world!"

"What use do you want with such people?"

"Liu An!"

Lu Zhifu trembled with anger, pointed at him with one hand and shouted, "You...... You're going to rebel!"

"Rebellion?"

Guo Fan's eyes shrank, his body flashed, and he appeared in front of Governor Lu in an instant.

With a big slap of his hand, his strength exploded, directly shattering Lu Zhifu's skull, and blood splattered everywhere.

Covered in blood, he turned his head to look into the middle of the field.

"Uncle Lu colluded with bandits and sold money and grain privately, which is no different from rebellion, and now he has been killed by me, who else is not convinced?"

Kneel and beg for collections, recommended tickets, and rewards......