Chapter 462 Pang's Mutiny
In the back hall, the atmosphere was as solemn as a huge rock. Liu Qi was sitting upright behind the desk, frowned, listening to the county officials who were hurried back from the front He reported the situation outside in anger.
As the county officials said, Liu Qi's face became increasingly ugly, and blue and white colors appeared alternately, as if they were shrouded in a layer of haze.
Although Liu Qi knew very well that he was not a hero with great talent, he was definitely not a foolish and unclear person. Hearing the noise coming from the gate of the county government, a terrible thought flashed through his mind - a mutiny.
This thought was like a cold lightning flash, passing through his heart, causing his body to tremble slightly.
However, just when he was full of vigilance and nervousness, there was no expected screams or shouts of killing in front of the hall. Instead, there were Pang Degong's familiar and calm voice and the voice of Feng Xi's response with him. .
This sudden calm made Liu Qi's originally tense nerves relax a little, but at the same time he was in a state of surprise and doubt, and he was not sure whether Mr. Pang De had mutiny.
Liu Qi's eyes wandered back and forth indoors, and finally fell on the chief clerk Shi Jing.
After hesitating for a while, Liu Qi fought in his heart, and he didn't know if he should send Shi Jing to check it out.
But the situation is unclear, and he really has no better way, so he could only speak with a tough bullet and say, "Master Shi, please move to the hall for the time being to see what happened." br>
When Shi Jing heard this, she felt as if she had been suddenly poured into a basin of cold water, and she was shocked.
He complained secretly in his heart, and he wanted to refuse, but when he raised his head and met Liu Qi's gaze that was looking at him tightly, he swallowed the words of rejection that came to his mouth.
In helplessness, Shi Jing could only barely squeeze out a smile, bowed, and then walked towards the hall with heavy steps.
As soon as Shi Jing appeared in front of the hall, she was discovered by Pang Degong, Feng Xi and others who had been paying close attention to the movements in the hall.
A glimmer flashed in Pang Degong's eyes, and he immediately took a few steps forward, grabbed Shi Jing's sleeve, and said loudly: "The chief clerk is here just right! The mansion has his life, and we are ordered to lead our troops to fight against the thief. But these people intend to stop me from meeting the Duke. What is the reason? The chief clerk must give me a reasonable explanation! ”
Pang Degong's voice echoed in front of the hall like a bell, with anger on his face, and he grabbed Shi Jing and complained.
Shi Jing was shocked by this sudden scene at first, but when he heard Pang Degong's words clearly, he was not surprised but happy.
After he carefully asked the whole story of the matter, he secretly complained that the minor officials were fussing and causing trouble, and his heart, which had just been hanging in the air, finally fell to the ground.
Soon, Shi Jing sorted out his robe, straightened his waist, and said, "Mr. Pang, don't worry, I already know this. I will report to the Lord of the Mansion after I go to the church. I will definitely give you a satisfactory reply."
After saying that, Shi Jing seemed to have seized the life-saving straw, took the opportunity to leave in a hurry, ran to the back hall, and reported the situation to Liu Qi.
After listening to Shi Jing's report, Liu Qi breathed a sigh of relief, and the nervous look on his face eased a lot.
He glared at the little official who had come to warn him unhappily, his eyes full of blame.
However, he knew that the situation was complicated and it was not appropriate to blame his subordinates too much, so he didn't say much, and immediately took Shi Jing and others to walk towards the hall.
As soon as Liu Qi turned out from the back hall, the eyes of everyone in the hall instantly gathered on him.
Everyone stood up, entered the seat respectfully, and then bowed to Liu Qi together, saying in unison: "See the Lord of the House."
Liu Qi entered the seat with a solemn expression, and held his right hand in the air for a moment, and said as calmly as possible, "Please get up, everyone."
After everyone took their seats again, Liu Qi turned his head slightly and gestured to Shi quiet.
Shi Jing understood it carefully, immediately stood up, cleared his throat, and said loudly: "Now the Yangzhou army is approaching Jiangling, Jinxianggang unfortunately lost, the city has empty troops, and the situation is critical. Can you retreat to the enemy? "A good strategy?"
When everyone in the hall heard this, they looked at each other in a moment, and for a moment, the hall fell into a dead silence.
Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you, his face was full of helplessness and confusion. No one could come up with a practical and good strategy to retreat to the enemy.
Fortunately, Liu Qi, Shi Jing and others didn't really expect them to come up with any good solutions. They just wanted to use this to raise the topic and recruit the troops from the families of these gentry and powerful men to enhance the defensive power of Jiangling City.
But just when Shi Jing was about to continue talking, Pang Degong suddenly stood up, left the seat and bowed, shouting loudly, "I have a plan, maybe it will do it."
When everyone heard Pang Degong's words, their originally dull gaze instantly became brighter, focusing on him in unison, with surprise and expectation in their eyes.
Liu Qi's originally slightly frown also stretched a little a little. He sat up straight and said with a little anxious tone: "Mr. Pang said it's okay. If he could really retreat from the soldiers outside the city, Our mansion must be rewarded with great rewards."
Pang Degong slowly raised his head, looked at Liu Qi firmly, and said loudly: "Mr., now the general trend is already towards Yangzhou. There is nothing in my Jiangling City that can stand in Nothing is inevitable outside the army What reliances we have to defend the city? Besides, the Jiangxia naval army led by Huang Chengde and the Xiangyang naval army led by Cai Degui have been defeated in the Battle of Zhoulingshui and the entire army has been wiped out. The troops were withdrawn from Linxiang City in different ways, but were followed by Jingnan's army. In the battle of Baqiu, Liu Hu was captured by the enemy, Han Xi died on the battlefield, the five thousand elite soldiers of the spear team surrendered at any time, and Jingzhou conquered the army Now it is hard to protect yourself and you can't take care of yourself."
Duke Pang De paused and continued, "Jiangling has now become an isolated city, and the opportunity for destruction is near. For the Ming Mansion, the officials in the county, and the people in the city, why not surrender as soon as possible? ”
For a moment, Pang Degong's words echoed in the hall like a heavy hammer, shaking everyone's eardrums buzzing. Everyone in the hall was shocked by the words of Pang Degong, and the expression on his face was frozen at that moment, as if he had been cast as a destiny spell.
But the amount of information in Pang Degong's words was too great. The Jingzhou naval army was wiped out. The Jingzhou expedition army cut off its tail and survived, and Jiangling had become an isolated city, with no reinforcements outside and no defenders inside.
These words were like heavy hammers, hitting the hearts of the people in the hall word by word, making them feel extremely heavy and desperate.
Not only Liu Qi, including Feng Xi and others, were stunned. For a moment, his mind was blank and he couldn't speak for a short time.
"Pang, Pang Gong, where did you get this...this news?"
Shi Jing raised his hand tremblingly at Pang Degong, with a hint of trembling in his voice. His voice, He woke up the people in the hall who were still immersed in shock.
Pang Degong glanced at Shi Jing, a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes, then turned his head, looked at Liu Qi, and bowed and said, "I dare not deceive the Ming Mansion. These news are actually obtained from the Yangzhou Army. Know."
Liu Qi's face suddenly became ugly, as gloomy as the sky before the storm came. He gritted his teeth and said, "This must be a rumor spread by the Yangzhou army, trying to disrupt the military spirit of our army . Mr. Pang is a wise man, how could he be deceived by these words? "Mr. Pang Degong did not give Liu Qi any face. He stood up, pointed his finger outside the hall, pointed to the direction of the river outside the city, and said loudly: "Ming" The palace, thousands of sails are surging on the river outside the city. Could it be that these Yangzhou warships flew to my Jiangling out of thin air? ”
yes!
Feng Xi and others suddenly realized it and thought to themselves, if Huang Chengde and Cai Degui's Jingzhou navy were still there, how could the Yangzhou navy have thousands of warships sailing to the gate of Jiangling?
You must know that Jiangling is the most important town in the west of Jingzhou, Jiangbei.
At the same time, Feng Xi and others immediately understood that Pang Degong seemed to have contacted the Yangzhou army early.
They were both surprised and a little happy.
They were not very loyal to Liu Qi. If the situation in Beijingzhou was stable, then they would naturally be peaceful and obedient to the people.
But now that the Yangzhou army is at the city, they need to destroy their families and be loyal to them, Feng Xi and others are not very willing.
After all, if you count Liu Qi’s important positions such as the chief clerk, Gongcao, and Duwei, who gave them the local Jiangling clan?
Appointing children of small clans to suppress large clans and suppress local tyrants is something that almost all the princes and warlords in the late Eastern Han Dynasty would do. Maybe it can't be done well, so it's hard to say.
No mistakes, one poem, one post, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one read!
After all, as strong as Cao Cao, he also suffered from the loss of Yanzhou.
How can Liu Qi's ability and reputation be compared with Cao Cao?
As Feng Xi and others thought about it, their minds gradually turned to the Pang family.
At this moment, Shi Jing suddenly screamed: "Pang Gong, you are going to force the palace to be forced to do so!?"
Liu Qi secretly cried in his heart, he was still thinking about it. How to trade with the Pang family and let them turn to their side again. If it fails, at least I hope that the Pang family can let it go and allow themselves to go out of the north of the city.
But Shi Jing's sudden voice made things move in an uncontrollable direction. Liu Qi's guess is really correct.
Before he came up with a solution, Pang Degong's face changed immediately, and a ruthless look flashed in his eyes. He suddenly pulled out the sword from his waist, his body was as lightning, and he rushed forward a few steps , and instantly put the sword on Liu Qi's neck. "Mingfu, I just wanted to prevent the people of Jiangling from suffering from the suffering of life." Pang Degong said with a righteous look: "After the incident, I will be killed or cut, and I will be punished by the Mingfu. But for now, I would like to ask Mingfu to open the city gate and welcome the Yangzhou army into the city."
Liu Qi looked miserable, and he was so angry that he wanted to curse.
He also let him deal with it afterwards, but afterwards he became a prisoner. Pang Degong became a guest in the hall. Who was dealing with it? He was very regretful, but he had no choice but to let Pang Degong mercy, his heart full of despair and reluctance.
At this moment of treacherous and stormy moment, the air above the county hall was filled with a suffocating tension, as if the heavy could suffocate people, and the atmosphere was so solemn that it could twist out water.
The eyes of everyone were in contact with different expressions, and emotions such as fear, worry, suspicion spread wildly in this small space.
Pang Degong stood in the hall, with a tall figure, holding the sword with a flashing cold light in his hand, and his sharp eyes swept around with vigilant eyes, without letting go of any movement.
A calmness and courage were revealed in his eyes, as if he was declaring his determination to everyone.
Suddenly, a burst of rapid and neat footsteps came from a distance, breaking the depressing silence.
Pang Degong's eyes lit up instantly, and it was his carefully arranged tribe soldiers who finally arrived.
The soldiers of the Pang family rushed into the hall with their weapons in agile steps, quickly controlling the entire lobby.
Seeing this, Pang Degong put down the sword in his hand without hesitation, stretched out his hands, and steadily supported Liu Qi's slightly trembling body, with his movements soft and firm.
Then he leaned close to Liu Qi's ear, lowered his voice, and said word by word: "Duang Gong, don't panic. My Pang Master is doing this fact for the safety of the people of Jiangling and the Duke. We are willing to do so with The lives of the whole clan are guaranteed, and the Yangzhou army will not endanger the safety of the Duke. "
Although his voice was small, he exuded an unquestionable force, comforting Liu Qi himself.
A trace of surprise and suspicion flashed in Liu Qi's originally panicked eyes. He slowly raised his head and his eyes met Pang De's bus.
When he saw the firmness in Pang Degong's eyes, his heart couldn't help but feel soft.
At this moment of life and death, Pang Degong's words undoubtedly gave Liu Qi great hope and comfort.
He tightly held Pang Degong's hand and said in a trembling voice: "Pang Gong, now in this situation, I am like a frightened bird, I will ask you everything."
< br>A big stone in Pang Degong's heart finally fell to the ground. He nodded quickly and promised confidently: "Don't worry, if the Yangzhou army dares to threaten the life of the mansion, our Pang family will definitely work together and fight to the death. The Lord of the Huyou Mansion returns safely to the north."
After hearing this, Liu Qi showed a hint of gratitude in his eyes and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay!"
At this moment, his heart was a little calmer, as if he had found support.
Pang Degong straightened his back, glanced at everyone in the hall, and said with a serious expression: "Xiuyuan, Ji Chang, now the Yangzhou army has occupied Jin Township. In my opinion, they will definitely do the next step The people of Jiangling City are innocent. In order to save the people in the city from war, you two assistants, please open the city gate and welcome the Yangzhou army into the city."
Feng Xi, whose courtesy name is Xiuyuan , burly and strong in appearance, was standing quietly in the hall at this moment. After listening to Mr. Pang De, he frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.
Wang Yuan, whose courtesy name is Jichang, looks a little thin and has a bit of shrewdness in his eyes. He is also silently thinking about the profound meaning of Pang Degong's words.
(This chapter ends)