"He came quickly." Pang Xiao smiled, looked back at Qin Yining and said, "Would you like to watch a good show?"
"I've just watched it once. Wouldn't it be a pity not to watch it for a while now?" Qin Yining laughed, "But I don't think that Yang Zhifu is innocent. Could it be that he is completely ignorant of the military pay? I think he knows what Lu Zhang did, and he should have heard of the exact number. But he has been silently ignoring it, just waiting for someone to take the blame When the jars come to the old capital, they can pick themselves out."
Thinking about what Yang Zhifu had done, and thinking about his contrasting behavior, and the girl who was dressed in men's clothes that day when he went to Yang's house, some thoughts flashed in Qin Yining's mind. But not really caught.
Seeing her pace slow down, Pang Xiao asked, "But what are your thoughts?"
Qin Yining shook his head and said, "Nothing, where did you meet Yang Zhifu?"
"Go to the front hall. There's a screen right there."
Qin Yining laughed again and followed Pang Xiao to the front hall.
Pang Xiao personally put a top chair behind the screen, covered it with a thick cushion, and took off the cloak on his shoulders and put it around her. Then he walked into the hall and said, "Please ask Yang Zhifu."
"Yes." Outside the hall, Hu Zi immediately called someone to invite Yang Zhifu to come.
At this time, Yang Zhifu's face was flushed, his brows were furrowed, and his whole body seemed to be roasted by fire.
The time he waited outside the Qin mansion failed to calm him, but aroused his anger even more.
Even if Pang Zhixi is the head coach of the Pingnan Army, a god of war that no one knows about, but in his eyes, he is just a guy in a troubled situation. He himself has been feared by the sage, and his body is full of flaws, but he still doesn't know how to behave, and he is still swaying in the old capital. He is not afraid that he will participate in his book, and the sage will directly take him down
Precisely because of this confidence, Yang Zhifu's contempt for Pang Xiao was even greater, and his confidence in this trip increased.
When the following people came to lead him to the front hall, Yang Zhifu stood up straight, suppressed his anger, and stepped hard as if he would smash all the blue bricks on the ground to vent his anger.
"My lord, Yang Zhifu has arrived."
Hu Zi let out a sound, and raised the curtain for Yang Zhifu with a wide-eyed smile.
Yang Zhifu is not as good as in the house. Seeing Pang Xiao, who is sitting lazily and eating tea in the first place, he does not salute and greets him directly. He directly asks: "Why is the prince so insidious, and he is so pitiful against me!"
Pang Xiao didn't seem to notice Yang Zhifu's anger, and stood up with a smile, "Hey, Yang Zhifu, please take a seat, don't get angry, you will hurt yourself."
Qin Yining, who was behind the screen, looked out through the gap in the carvings, and saw Yang Zhifu's face turned even redder, making people wonder if he could pass out in the blink of an eye.
Yang Zhifu was furious and sat down in the guest seat with a strong temper. When he saw the servant serving tea, he took a sip. Who knew that the tea in the mouth was actually hot, and he spit the tea back into the tea bowl in pain. I want to blow the air fan to cool down my tongue, and next to my identity, I have to hold the shelf here. I can only bear it with a sullen face.
Pang Xiao didn't seem to notice Yang Zhifu's embarrassment, and said with concern: "Is the tea too hot? How are these stupid things on duty!"
Pang Xiao reprimanded outside, and the maids hurriedly knelt down and pleaded guilty.
Yang Zhifu didn't have the heart to pay attention to this, waved his hand and said, "It's okay." Then he said: "This manor and the prince are not familiar with each other, and they have never had any grudges. Why does the prince frame me like this today!"
"What framed up?" Pang Xiao said in astonishment: "Is there any misunderstanding in Yang Zhifu? Has this king ever framed you?"
"Then may I ask what the lord means? Today, in front of the public, you throw such a difficult question to me. Isn't that called frame-up!"
Pang Xiao said helplessly: "Is there any misunderstanding in Yang Zhifu's thinking? Shouldn't you be responsible for preparing the salaries of the Southern Army?"
In one sentence, Yang Zhifu was speechless, and when the sage ordered to raise money, he had already handed over the issue of the Pingnan Army's military salaries to the local finance.
"But don't forget, my lord, there are no taxes now!"
"Hey, what can I do? The war in the north is tense, and the Holy Master is now busy fighting against the Tartars. He is also out of reach for the south, and can't do what he wants. Since I am watching the court, shouldn't I share my worries for the king?"
"You!" Yang Zhifu said angrily, "Your Highness, don't talk nonsense, you know I'm not talking about this! Your Highness is now the Grand Marshal of Pingnan, and you are in charge of the entire Pingnan Army. Give it to me? What's more, Pingnan Army owed a huge sum of three million taels of silver before, and I didn't borrow this silver, so why should it be handed over to me to pay it back? Why are you not cheating?"
"Hey, it turns out that Yang Zhifu also thinks this is a scam." Pang Xiao spread his hands and said helplessly, "That's how the Sitong number came to scam the king."
Yang Zhifu's face turned purple with anger, his lips trembled, and he didn't speak for a long time.
"Ganqing, you were tricked, so you came to trick me?!"
Pang Xiao shook his head and sighed, saying that he was helpless, and leaned over to help with his ideas: "Don't be angry with Yang Zhifu. Today, in front of the people, you have already taken the responsibility. Even if you don't think about the soldiers of the Pingnan Army. , why do you have to consider your official reputation, you have promised to repay the three million taels of silver, if you give up at this moment, people outside may not say what to say about you."
"When did I promise, that was you forcing me!"
Pang Xiao pretended to be thoughtful, then smiled and said, "How about you go find the shopkeeper of the Sitong number? Yang Zhifu and the people of the Sitong number should be familiar with each other, right?"
As soon as these words came out, Qin Yining, who was behind the screen, also leaned forward and carefully looked at Yang Zhifu's expression outside.
Yang Zhifu seemed to be taken aback, and in the blink of an eye, he came back to his senses and said, "Where did you come from?"
Pang Xiao smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, prefect Yang, this king just speculates that you are the prefect, don't you even know how many local businesses are doing? If you really don't know, isn't it yours? dereliction of duty
"I believe that with Yang Zhifu's loyalty to the sage, this kind of thing will never be allowed to happen. Moreover, Yang Zhifu's talent will not appear such dereliction of duty. Then the inside and outside of the Sitong number, Yang Zhifu must be clear. Only then will people in the Pingnan Army acquiesce to borrow money from Sitong.
"This king is new here, and I'm not familiar with the people from the Sitong number, but you are different. Why don't you go and accommodate with the Sitong number, and wait a few years for the government to stabilize and the treasury to be full before paying back the money?"
Yang Zhifu's hands were shaking with anger.
Such a loyal and obedient prince is actually waiting for him here!
Yang Zhifu felt uneasy for a while, and was a little worried, but he suppressed all his worries, and became even more disgusted and angry with Pang Xiao. He gritted his teeth and said, "How can I recognize the person with the Sitong number! Wangye, don't take it for granted!"
"Don't you recognize me? This king doesn't think it's very similar." Pang Xiao shook his head regretfully, "Then there is no other way for this king. I still have to rely on the prefect for the repayment of the money. If you do things, this king can rest assured. ."
Yang Zhifu suddenly stood up and glared at Pang Xiao angrily: "It's not the money owed by this government, why should I pay it back!"
Pang Xiao also lost his patience like a kid, stood up slowly, and said lazily: "This king also wants to ask, it's not the money that this king owes, why should I pay it back? Yang Zhifu might as well go back and help Ben Wang asked the shopkeeper of the Sitong number?"
Yang Zhifu's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't show any expression on his face, he just said angrily: "If you are a prefect and you will be treated like this, then this prefect will not do it!"
He is a local official, and his appointment is not a matter of a little prince. If he insists on not daring, Pang Xiao will have nothing to do with him, and it is impossible to explain it to the sage when it spreads.
Because of this, Yang Zhifu was very confident in his own move, so he just waited to see how Pang Xiao gave in, and then the pressure of three million taels of silver would be thrown back to Pang Xiao, but he wanted to see, the legendary Where does the God of War Lord have the ability to repay the debt.
However, what Yang Zhifu never expected was that Pang Xiao agreed without hesitation.
"Okay, since Yang Zhifu feels that it is so difficult to do his job, this king will not force it. Yang Zhifu might as well hand over the official seal, and this king will find a way to help you explain it clearly."
Yang Zhifu immediately froze in place.
Stop being a prefect
He lit the lamp and boiled the oil for so many years. He finally managed to get ahead, became a prefect, and accumulated contacts. Is it because of these things that he gave up the power that he finally came to
If you don't talk about power, just the person behind him will not forgive him for his actions.
Pang Xiao smiled and walked to Yang Zhifu, and said again: "Isn't Yang Zhifu too surprised? Should I send someone to get the official seal? That way, we don't have to trouble Yang Zhifu's family."
Yang Zhifu's eyelids twitched, and after a long while, he said, "No need."
Hearing his blunt voice like a stone, Pang Xiao couldn't help laughing: "That's right. This king knows that Yang Zhifu is a responsible official. No matter who owes the debt, as long as he arrives at Yang Zhifu, he will be on the spot. You can think of a way. Since the prefect of Yang does not want to hand over the official seal, and wants to continue to be the prefect, is it reasonable for Mr. Yang to do some things for the saints?"
Yang Zhifu gritted his teeth and said, "It should."
"Okay, cheer up!" Pang Xiao smiled while stroking his palms: "If that's the case, then ask Yang Zhifu to pay attention and pay back the large sum of money as soon as possible, this king will be waiting for your good news in the house. "
good news
Yang Zhifu pouted, and Pang Xiao simply walked away without looking back.
Pang Xiao did not forget to sigh with emotion at this time: "Yang Zhifu is really dedicated to the people, and now he has to carry such a difficult burden by himself. He is so anxious to go back to find a way, it is really a rare good official. "
Yang Zhifu, who should be about to walk out of the door, stumbled under his feet, and exhausted all his perseverance to prevent himself and Pang Xiao from arguing again.
Qin Yining walked out from behind the screen, with an unfinished smile on his face, took Pang Xiao's hand and said, "I can't think of a time when the lord is so cheeky."