Quan Yun's feet were weak, and he almost sat down on the ground, what is the house leak when it is raining, and the boat is straight when the wind blows? That's it. Just when someone was eyeing their position, Shayang County actually poked such a big leak. 5,000 county soldiers, almost all the military strength of Shayang County, just gone?

This will inevitably become the last straw that crushes him, let alone staying in Shayang County, I am afraid that it will be a problem whether he can even keep his official hat.

After swallowing a few mouthfuls of saliva in a row, I saw that Old Lady Liu was still sitting firmly on the Taishi chair, and did not show too much panic, so I stabilized my mind a little.

When he arrived, there were already four people sitting in the house, the heads of the four families of Huang, Chen, Tian, and Fang were all well-known figures in Shayang County, at this moment, the faces of the three heads of the Huang Chen Tian family all showed anxious and uneasy looks, and the heads of the Fang family were silently crying.

"Okay, Fang Xi, what are you crying about? Your own brother is dead, and isn't your son alive? This is a blessing in the midst of misfortune. Old lady Liu knocked on the armrest of the chair, "Now that everyone has understood the situation, we will discuss a charter next, and now, we must not mess up." ”

"What else is there to say?" The head of the Huang family stood up straight, "Old lady, I can only agree to the request of these bandits, send the things they want, as long as my son can come back safely, let alone 100,000 catties of grain, no matter how much, I have to take it out." ”

"That's it!" Chen Tian's two family heads also nodded again and again, and even Fang Xi, whose eyes were red and swollen, echoed this proposal, as Old Lady Liu said, his brother died in battle, but his son is still there, so he can't even bury his son.

"How can it be so easy!" Old lady Liu sneered: "If it is just to meet the requirements of the bandits, it is nothing, but now everyone should not forget, there is another great god in the city of Shayang County, Zhang Zuo is eyeing Shayang County, and he is willing to get it. If this matter is not handled properly, if one is not done well, everyone will be doomed. ”

Chen Jialuo, the head of the Chen family, pondered for a moment, "Old lady, there are not many paths we can choose from now, if Shayang County completely falls to Zhang Xiang, can we press this matter down?" ”

"Absolutely not!" Quan Yun jumped up suddenly, if Shayang County fell to the left, the families here would not be affected, and it would be a great thing to break the fortune again, but for him, it would be a catastrophe. "Everyone, Shayang County falls to Zhang Zuoxiang, then it will offend the other two, this matter is too big, Zuoxiang can't cover the sky with one hand. When the time comes, I am afraid that those two will be annoyed and angry, and they will chase and beat us fiercely, and the end will be even worse. ”

"So what do you say?" Huang Xi said angrily.

Quan Yun was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I still listen to the old lady, what the old lady says, we will do!" ”

The eyes of the five turned to Old Lady Liu together.

Old lady Liu is very satisfied with everyone's attitude, in Shayang County, after all, he has the final say, the two of them are in a cooperative relationship with him, Zhang Xiang, hehe, although he is in power, his foundation is shallow.

"Kwon is right. If we fall to the left minister, I am afraid that those two will never let go, above the court, the two of them join forces, and the left minister can fight against the lord, moreover, we have cooperated with those two for many years, and there is a certain foundation of trust between each other, and the left minister is only a matter of more than ten years, don't look at him to bring down Luo, it is just His Majesty the Emperor taking advantage of the problem, taking this opportunity to cut off the Luo, who has always been a threat to the royal family, in one fell swoop, Zhang Xiang wants to quickly expand his power, but the appearance is inevitably ugly, What he did in Hirata County made people's teeth cold. I don't want to end up like that. Old lady Liu said slowly.

"Then how do we deal with Zhou Wenlong now?" Kwon Yun asked.

"Why deal with it!" Old Lady Liu sneered, "Shayang County is still our Shayang County after all. This matter must not be publicized, it can only be concealed, and if it is exposed, it is just a deception. ”

"Deceit? How can this army of 5,000 people be hidden? Huang Xi was stunned.

"The bandits made a price, we can bargain, the county soldiers were not exterminated, but they were captured, then, as long as this army comes back, then, nothing will be easy to say!" Old lady Liu said slowly.

"The old lady has a point." Chen Luo nodded again and again, "What the bandits ask for is just money and food, we have met their requirements, but we have to let them release everyone back to us." ”

"Which bandits can discuss such a major matter with them, and if it leaks out at that time, wouldn't it be a crime on top of a crime?" Kwon Yun had some doubts.

"No, no, no!" Old Lady Liu shook his head, "Lu Feng, you tell you about your perception of these bandits. ”

Hearing Mrs. Liu's words, Quan Yun noticed that there had always been a person standing in the corner of the house, but it was Lu Feng, the county magistrate of Feng County, who he knew.

"Yes, old lady, Lord Quan, heads of the family." Lu Feng walked over, "These bandits, in fact, Xia Guan doesn't think they look like bandits, they look more like an army, I'm afraid that they have a big plan, and they will never be the kind of thieves who are willing to occupy the mountain and be the king." After their victory, their leader did not rush out to plunder when Feng County was completely empty, but also strictly blocked the news to prevent the slightest leakage of this matter, so that they could get a glimpse of it. ”

Old lady Liu nodded and said: "Everyone has heard it, these bandits are not ordinary, but for us, such guys are better, I'm afraid that they are real bandits, and if they do things without considering the consequences, it will be difficult to do." They have a lot of plans, and some of them have better ideas, such a group of people may still be able to be friends. The leader of this group of people is very unusual, he thinks very clearly, if this thing is exposed, they can indeed be proud for a while, but next, I am afraid that the army will be encircled and suppressed, even if we are eager to draw the army, but the court can turn to the Qi people, so for them, it will also be a catastrophe, so their leader is also a very intelligent person. ”

"If that's the case, then we have a good chance of success in our negotiations with them this time." Quan Yun suddenly became excited.

"Not bad. So far, this matter has been well hidden, Ge Qingsheng and Lu Feng of Feng County have done a very good job, and now even Liang Da, the Qi general who occupies the county seat of Feng County, is not clear, in fact, our county soldiers have been wiped out, which has laid a good foundation for our later operations. Old lady Liu turned her head to look at Lu Feng and nodded slightly, very appreciative.

"This is what the lower officials should do." Lu Feng hurried to humility.

"Old lady, why didn't you notify the Hao family?" Quan Yun, who had calmed down, looked around the house, a little surprised, the Hao family, like the other four families here, were all wealthy families in Shayang County.

"Don't inform him." Old lady Liu's face was a little gloomy, "The only son of the Hao family died in Yanshan this time. If Hao Zhi gets the news, he is afraid that he will explode immediately, and when the time comes, he will definitely only think about revenge, and he may be able to pierce the sky. Hide it from him first. ”

Quan Yun's heart was slightly cold, "Now it can only be done temporarily." ”

"I have decided to send my big butler Liu Bao to negotiate with these people, Liu Bao has been with me for decades, he is thoughtful, and he is also very familiar with the situation in Shayang County, if you have any news to bring to your relatives, write a letter here, and then let Liu Bao take it." Old lady Liu looked at everyone and said: "To unify the caliber to the outside world, it is said that the bandits are cunning and have followed to the deep mountains, and the soldiers of Shayang County are not afraid of the cold, not afraid of mountain dangers, and the soldiers are not willing to chase after them, but I am afraid that they will chase the bandits in the mountains this winter, in order to let our soldiers concentrate on fighting on the front line, not worrying about logistics, all the people in Shayang County must work together to contribute to our soldiers, starting tomorrow, all the gentry in Shayang County must enthusiastically pledge to raise military rations and military expenses, and transport them to the front line of suppressing bandits. ”

"The old lady is clever!" Kwon Yun gave a thumbs up.

Shayang County up and down quickly up and down, the first batch of money and grain began to be shipped on the third day, the high efficiency, so that Zhou Wenlong was surprised, you know, even the imperial court, if you want to raise money and grain, it is also a very difficult thing, the people who are asked to take out money and grain, which one is not pushing, eager to take as little as possible? This Shayang County is strange, it is so enthusiastic, for a few days, the treasury of the county government has been filled with most of it, and it is waiting for the order to set off.

If these things surprised Zhou Wenlong, then other things made him feel angry, as the inspector of the imperial history who came to inspect the officials of Shayang County, he found that here, he had almost become an isolated outsider. interviewed the officials of the county government, except for the chief of the county guard's office, who arrived on time, the rest of the people directly ignored him on the grounds that they were helping to handle military affairs. I went to visit a few people in Shayang County, but without exception, they were all closed, and the dignified Sanpin Beijing official, in Shayang County, even a few businessmen directly turned him away.

In addition to being angry, he naturally knew that the root of all this was in the old lady of the Liu Mansion who seemed to be indifferent, and he pinched his nose and came to the door several times, but he still did not see the arrogant old lady Liu, and the reason given by the Liu Mansion was that the old man was old, suffered from the cold, and fell ill.

Zhou Wenlong was finally annoyed and angry, even if Shayang County was holding up and down, but he didn't believe it, it turned out to be a monolith, and before he came, the secret card given by Xiangye was finally going to come in handy. (To be continued.) )