Peerless Pirates
Chapter 686 Gold General and Silver Soldiers
Huang Jiao and Pang Ying were both rewarded for the wedding of the eldest grandson of the Duke of Guo. There was a certain etiquette for such things, and generally there was no need to put much thought into Infinite Bloody Evolution. However, Huang Jiao took great care of the old Duke, and the rewards were extremely generous. In addition to gold and silver jewelry, the most eye-catching item is a pair of blood jade pomegranates.
This pair of pomegranates are as big as goose eggs. They are originally two pieces of red blood jade shaped like pomegranates. After being carved and polished by skilled craftsmen, the pomegranates are opened, revealing the pomegranate seeds inside. Pomegranates have many seeds, which means many children and blessings. They are given to the newlyweds. Still very auspicious.
Pang Tong was very satisfied with the pair of blood jade pomegranates and the gifts given by the Queen Mother, and specially asked people to display these things for visitors to see. The guests were all full of poems, and many people's creativity was inspired and they composed poems on the spot. .Praising the blood jade pomegranate as rare in the sky and hard to find on the earth.
If Song Zheng and Ming'er were here, they would definitely pay close attention to the pair of blood jade pomegranates. It turned out that the pair of blood jade pomegranates came from the secret collection of King Lu. Before Song Zheng first came to Jiangning, he asked Ming'er to go back to Songjiazhuang. From the second part of King Lu's secret collection, I took out three ordinary collections and exchanged them for thousands of taels of silver. Among them was this blood jade pomegranate. I don't know which official got it and sent it to the palace as a tribute. , and now it was given to Pang Ting by Huang Jiao.
This pair of blood jade and pomegranates brought a lot of flattery to everyone in the Duke's palace, and the buzz was endless.
When the guests and hosts were enjoying themselves, the butler suddenly ran in and reported loudly, "The imperial guard, uncle Huang Yue, has sent a set of "gold generals and silver soldiers", please accept it."
"Golden generals and silver soldiers"? What is this? Such a strange and special name immediately attracted people's attention.
Pang Tong, who was sitting on the Grand Master's chair and stroking his beard, was also stunned, and then asked, "What is 'gold generals and silver soldiers'?"
The steward hurriedly said, "According to the person who gave the gift, the so-called 'Golden General and Silver Soldier' is a set. 'Golden General' is a general statue made of fifty taels of red gold, riding a jade horse. 'Silver Soldier' The statues of ten soldiers were made of silver, and each silver soldier weighed thirty-eight taels."
With such an introduction, the guests were in an uproar. The material cost of this set of "Golden Generals and Silver Soldiers" was worth a thousand taels of silver. The handiwork of the things given to the Duke's Mansion was certainly not inferior. Sometimes, the cost of handiwork alone was more than The material is expensive. If you calculate it this way, isn't this set of "gold generals and silver soldiers" worth two thousand taels of silver?
Although two thousand taels of silver cannot be compared with the royal reward, it is second to none among the guests. The key is that Pang Tong may be "going out" now, so the idea of giving this set of gifts is also very clever. Considering Huang Yue's identity, Some people speculated that the Prime Minister's Office supported Pang Tong's coming out of the mountain?
Of course, some people who know the Prime Minister's Mansion well find it strange: with his father Huang Yuandu in charge, Huang Yue usually doesn't get involved in this kind of thing, not to mention that Huang Yuandu's gift had arrived before this, with a tattoo of 800 taels of silver. Why did his son give it to him? The gift is more valuable than the one given by dad? Doesn’t it mean that Xuan Bin is taking the throne?
In any case, this set of "gold generals and silver soldiers" aroused great curiosity among people, and they all asked to see it. Pang Tong also smiled and ordered his servants to bring in the gifts.
After a while, two servants brought in a four-foot-tall red wooden box. The wooden box was tied with a red cloth belt. There was a copper lock on the side, and a red flower was tied directly above it. In the center of the flower was a key.
The wooden box looked quite heavy, and it was quite difficult for the servants to lift it. When they came to the middle of the hall, the wooden box was carefully placed on the ground. Pang Tong nodded, and the butler stepped forward, took off the key from the top of the box, and opened it. Copper lock on the side.
After opening the lid of the box, the butler's eyes first squinted, and then widened instantly. His face changed from shock to anger, then to horror, and his entire face turned khaki. The guests who gathered in front of the box also His face changed drastically, revealing a look of disbelief.
The guests at the back couldn't see it, so they crowded forward to see what the "gold generals and silver soldiers" looked like. Unexpectedly, the butler closed the box with a bang and trembled all over. For a moment, he stood there helplessly begging for a living.
Pang Tong was sitting not far away. Due to his line of sight, he also couldn't see clearly what was in the box. However, just by looking at the butler's face, Pang Tong knew something was wrong. He immediately ordered someone to carry the things down without even asking. .
This unusual change aroused people's curiosity and asked what was in the box.
Although the time for unboxing was short, someone still saw clearly what was in the box. With people whispering, the guests soon knew that what was in the box was not "gold generals and silver soldiers", but eleven pieces of paper. They are pasty villains. The "Golden General" is made of yellow paper, while the silver soldiers are made of white paper. Not only that, the "Golden General" is not riding a jade horse, but a paper horse.
It was really disgusting to send paper people and horses on the big day. After the old lady of the Duke's Mansion learned the truth, she fainted on the spot and was carried back to the bedroom...
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"There is a happy occasion in the Duke's Mansion, and Huang Laotao is in mourning." In just two days, the whole incident spread throughout Jiangning. Huang Yue, who was shot while lying down, was furious. He had just returned from Kaifeng Mansion and had no idea about the state. The Duke's government would hold some happy event, and he never expected that someone would use his name to "give gifts." Huang Yue was so angry that he went straight to the Duke's office and asked the butler about the person who gave the gift, and repeatedly vowed to find the framed person.
The government office of Jiangning Prefecture, as if facing a formidable enemy, mobilized officials to carry out a strict investigation. Unfortunately, there were too many people in the government office that day, and no one paid attention to where the person who gave the gift had gone. For two days, there was still no clue.
Most people believe that no matter how stupid Huang Yue is, he would not give "white gifts" to others when they are doing red events. Even Pang Tong of the Duke's Mansion said that there was a bad person who took Huang Yue's name. However, because of this incident, The rich associations and political fluctuations caused by the incident are very large.
Huang Yuandu was shocked by this incident at first. How much hatred could it be to blatantly insult the government of the country? However, when the perpetrator could not be brought to justice, he also reacted. After this incident, Pang Tong I'm afraid there will be no resistance to his promotion. People will take it for granted that this was done under the instigation of Dong Lancheng or Qiao Zhenchuan, and under the guise of Huang Yue's great uncle. And Huang Yuandu himself is even less able to object. Wouldn't that be for Huang? Yue Paper Delivery Man and Paper Horse provide circumstantial evidence?
"What a self-defeating plan that kills two birds with one stone!" Huang Yuandu sighed in the end and did not raise any objections to Pang Tong's promotion.
With Huang Yuandu's rich experience in political struggle, he would naturally think that this might be a scandal written and directed by the government of the country. Pang Tong was so desperate in exchange for self-degradation, how could Huang Yuandu defeat him? hurt?
On the 18th day of the twelfth lunar month in the eleventh year of the Great Qi Dynasty, the old Duke Pangtong came out again and served as a Taiwei. At the same time, the various versions of general appointments were finally settled: Yang Zhen was appointed as the governor of Xijingguan, Xiao Dingguo, and Xin Qiji were appointed as the right wing. , left-hand military envoys. Guan Piao was appointed governor of Luoyang Pass, Gao Dingshan was appointed governor of Tokyo Pass, and Qiao Zhenchuan was still governor-general of Shandong Pass. However, the left-right military envoys of Shandong Pass were replaced by new ones. It is said that it was based on Pang Tong’s wishes. appointed.
The most unexpected thing is that Cong Kui, the former military envoy on the right side of Shandong Road, was appointed as the commander of the Jiangning City Guards and became the commander-in-chief of the army to defend the capital. Dong Lancheng was implicated in the problem of redundant troops and resigned sadly. Although it was said that he "retired with honor", Dong Lancheng was indeed Has become a thing of the past.
The first round of cleaning had already begun before the bones of Pang Hui's corpse were cold.
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On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Chengdu ushered in the first snow of this winter. The snowflakes were as light as flying catkins, fluttering and twisting gracefully, falling on the treetops, and then being blown by the breeze. Reluctantly it fell to the ground.
Even if it snows in the South, it still looks charming.
In Ziqi Garden, the door was open, Song Zheng and Yuan Haowen were sitting in the hall, watching the snow scene.
"Snowflakes from Yanshan Mountain, are they like mats?" Song Zheng asked. His words were joking, but there was no smile on his face.
"Although it is not as good as the banquet, the flying flowers are blooming, thousands of peaks are inlaid with jade, and thousands of pines are covered with hairpins. The scenery is incomparable to this one!" Yuan Haowen replied cheerfully while squinting at Song Zheng's face.
In the eight days since the Qi army invaded Chang'an and Pang Hui died, Song Zheng has been claiming to be ill in Ziqiyuan and has not even left the door. In the past, he wanted to go out but could not, but now he does not want to go out. During this period, no matter what Both Lang Bochuan and Lang Boyan sent people to greet Song Zheng, but Song Zheng refused to meet each other. Only when Yuan Haowen came, Song Zheng would chat with him for a while, and his mood was not high. He often said a few words and then stopped talking. The two of them stopped talking. He had to sit there for most of the day, and even Yuan Haowen didn't know what Song Zheng was thinking.
"Xiao Lang," Yuan Haowen hesitated and said, "I will be leaving in two days. I'm afraid I won't be able to celebrate the New Year with you here."
Song Zheng turned his head numbly, looked at Yuan Hao for a moment, and then asked, "Is Dajin going to make a contract with Shu?"
"Yes, before I came here this morning, the people from the Shu State Ceremony House informed me that they will discuss a few details tomorrow and then hand it over to the Emperor of Shu for his seal."
"Lang Zhengchun moved a lot faster this time." Song Zheng said calmly. Through the military deployment of the Shu Kingdom during this period, Song Zheng naturally understood that Lang Zhengchun had indeed taken a fancy to Hanzhong. Pang Huishen After the news of his death came, the Shu Kingdom immediately appointed Liang Yiyue as its deputy commander, and all the troops in northern Sichuan immediately accelerated their pace and marched towards Yangzhou, Xingzhou and other places in the north.
Ordinarily, as a Xixia official, Liang Yiyue is not qualified to be the deputy commander-in-chief of the Shu army. In fact, Liang Yi's deputy commander-in-chief is only in name and has no real power. The Shu Kingdom just relies on Liang Yiyue's reputation in Xixia to make itself The military was well-known. With Liang Yiyue, the Shu army didn't have to care about Li Xi's objections. What's more, Li Xi's main control areas were in Fengxiang Mansion and Qinzhou to the north of the Qinling Mountains, and Hanzhong could just take advantage of it. Really? Pang Hui had just died and Da Qi had not yet decided to stop the western expansion. The Shu army had just taken over all of northern Sichuan and blocked the northern gate.
Dajin will not come to deal with Shu in the short term, so it is reasonable for Shu and Dajin to sign a peace treaty. The two countries' territories are not bordering each other. Taking advantage of the end of the war, they can be affectionate with each other, which is also considered Dajin. Envoy Yuan Haowen's trip was not in vain.
As for Da Qi, although it is said that Pang Hui died and the Qi army will not advance westwards for the time being, the previous bad relationship between Shu and Qi obviously made it difficult to engage in "good neighborliness and friendship". As an envoy, Song Zheng He did not explicitly reject Da Qi's request, so Song Zheng could not leave Shu until the purpose of his mission was achieved.
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