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Lu Haosheng said in a deep voice, "What do you mean by that?"

"It's not interesting." The man was obviously desperate, "I just hope that the governor can solve the problem of our food. If you say a thousand words and ten thousand, you can't eat enough. I really don't know what to do."

"Oh?" Lu Haosheng sneered, "So you don't want to be on this job?"

The man had already taken off the official hat on his head, and said, "Is that what your lord means? If your lord wants to dismiss the subordinate official from his position, he can ask for it. The subordinate official can hand over his hat now, but before resigning, the subordinate official still hopes My lord will return all the salary owed to the subordinate officials."

At this moment, he heard a noise coming from outside, Lu Haosheng frowned, and said in a deep voice, "Who is making noise outside?"

Amidst the noise, several generals in armor suddenly appeared in front of the gate, and the voices of the officials in the hall suddenly dropped a lot. Three generals entered the hall, and Lu Haosheng had already stood up, saying in a deep voice. He shouted, "Who are you?"

One of the generals took a few steps forward and said, "The last general of Beishan Imperial Guard, General Song Anlu, you must be the new Governor-General, and the last general has met the Governor-General."

"The last general of the Qingzhou Army, Qianhu Lu Fan!"

"The last general of the Ganzhou Army, Qianhu Ye Yida!"

Lu Haosheng frowned and said, "Why did you break into the lobby without notifying yourself?"

Song Anlu said indifferently: "Your Excellency, the general also wants to wait outside the mansion, but he really can't wait any longer. If he waits any longer, the general will be worried that there will be a mutiny in Beishan!"

"Mutiny?" Lu Haosheng said in a deep voice, "Does anyone dare to rebel?"

"Your Excellency, no one really wants to rebel, but if the military salary is delayed, it will force them to rebel." Song Anlu said in a deep voice: "It has been two months since the military salary was allocated, and if it is not allocated, the general will really control Can't stop them." Said in a deep voice, "Come here, bring it up."

Immediately a person came in from outside, holding an oilcloth package in his hand, Song Anlu said in a deep voice, "Open it."

The man put the oilcloth package on the ground, and all the officials in the hall were surprised, but they saw that the man quickly opened the oilcloth package, and some officials came forward to take a look, and when the man opened the package, there were exclamations from all around, Everyone's expression changed suddenly, and Lu Haosheng glanced at it, and his expression changed drastically, with a look of horror in his eyes.

I saw that inside the oilcloth package, there were actually two bloody human heads.

"Your Excellency, there was almost a mutiny in the Imperial Guard camp last night." Song Anlu said seriously: "There were people who gathered secretly and wanted to initiate a mutiny. However, there is already dissatisfaction in the barracks. There is no way to do this. The general is sure that if the problem of military pay cannot be solved, mutiny will happen at any time, and the mutiny will really happen , I am afraid that the final general will not be able to keep his head."

Qianhu Ye Yida of the Ganzhou Army had already said harshly: "Master Governor, since you are here, this matter must be resolved as soon as possible. The soldiers are all rough people, and they know all the truths. Many reasons are unreasonable. , I also ask the governor to immediately transfer the money to calm the situation, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."

Lu Haosheng frowned and asked Sun Yun: "There is no silver in stock in such a big Beishan Road? Xiao Huanzhang has tens of thousands of soldiers and a rich family. How could all the silver be gone at once?"

"This lower official doesn't know." Sun Yun shook her head and said, "It's precisely because I don't know that the governor is the one to decide."

Taking a step forward on Song'an Road, his face was stern, and there was an aggressive look on his face, "Your Excellency, unless it is absolutely necessary, the last general will not dare to rush here. The matter is already in a state of urgency, and the last general only asks the governor to pay the military salary immediately." , otherwise...!" He grasped the knife suddenly, drew it out with a "choke", Lu Haosheng was startled, and said in a broken voice, "What are you going to do?"

"My lord, don't worry, you are the governor, and the general dare not do anything to you." Song Anlu looked coldly, "If the governor can't solve the problem of military pay, the general will not dare to return to the barracks. If love dies in front of the lord, there is no need to go back to the camp and be punished." They hacked to death with knives. It's just that the general still wants to speak bluntly. The general does not dare to offend the governor, but those soldiers are very rough. Once they make trouble, what will happen? The end is really hard to say."

Above the lobby, there was another burst of noise.

Lu Haosheng was already in a state of desperation at this time, and said loudly: "Everyone, everyone, in times of crisis, everyone should work together to tide over the difficulties. Yinzi can always find a way, and everyone can think of a way together... Sun Zhizhou, there are so many people in Beishan... Gentlemen and rich merchants? If you can borrow some money from them first, the government will surely repay you twice when it is relieved."

"My lord governor, if you don't talk about it, I'll forget about it." Sun Yun wondered, "I'm afraid those gentry haven't heard the news of your lord's arrival. If they knew, things would be even more troublesome."

"what happened?"

"The previous Xiao Huanzhang launched a rebellion. In the name of raising military salaries, he borrowed a large amount of money and food from the gentry and rich families in the prefectures and counties of Beishan. At that time, the rebel officer Xiao Huanzhang promised them that as soon as the war ended, the money and food borrowed would be doubled." Sun Yun said with a bitter face: "These days, they have been asking the government for money and food continuously. The lower officials only said that the governor has not arrived, and they can only deal with it when the new governor comes. It’s bound to come, and it will be another payment at that time...My lord, it’s not about borrowing money from them now, but thinking about how to delay their money...!"

"Their money can be delayed, but the army's salary can't be delayed." Song Anlu said loudly: "My lord governor, please find a way quickly. No matter what, the money must be allocated today."

Lu Haosheng was so angry that he went to Beishan to take up his post. He didn't do anything now, but he was the first to owe a debt. These officials in front of him were like creditors urging their lives, which made Lu Haosheng feel dizzy.

"The governor will think of a way." Lu Haosheng tried his best to calm himself down, and said in a deep voice: "You go back to the yamen first, don't delay the affairs at hand, if you are in the army, you should try your best to stabilize, and the governor will think of a way ...!"

"Your Excellency can't get the money, so the general dare not leave." Song Anlu shook his head and said: "My lord, if you really can't get the money, there is only one way, and that is to ask your lord to go to the barracks and explain to the soldiers in person that this is The only way I will come up with in the end."

At this moment, someone outside the gate reported loudly: "News, outside the gate, a group of gentry and merchants came, they shouted for the governor, let's stop them, they want to rush into the mansion, I don't know what to do. "

Sun Yun said anxiously: "Everyone go there, close the door tightly, stop them, and don't let them in."

"Yes, but there are hundreds of them here, and the number is increasing, and many of them are coming here. I'm afraid the small ones won't be able to stop them."

"Stop them first." Sun Yun said in a deep voice: "Remember, you can only stop them, and don't hurt others, otherwise there will be bigger troubles...!" You are right, those people have already got the news that you are coming to take office, and now they are all gathered outside the gate, trying to break in to find you."

Lu Haosheng felt dizzy and dizzy. He only felt that his chest was stuffy, he couldn't breathe for a while, he was short of breath, and his body shook slightly. Sun Yun and several officials around him hurriedly said, "My lord governor, what's wrong with you?"

Lu Haosheng barely stopped, and said: "This governor... I am not feeling well, so I have to go first... I need to rest for a while...!"

"Your Excellency, a lot of things are still waiting for you, you can't fall down at this time...!" An official immediately shouted: "The military salary and our salary, as well as the money owed by the gentry and merchants, are all worthless." How to solve it, you have to give me a word."

"Yes, Lord Governor, Yuchang City is in chaos now, and the prefectures and counties in Beishan are also in disarray. You are the leader of the line, but if you come up with an idea, the officials and others must obey your orders."

There were shouts all around, and Lu Haosheng felt his ears buzzing, and he couldn't hear what these people said for a while. He just felt that if he continued to stay in this lobby, he would definitely suffocate to death, and his hands were scratching. Just want to go out, "Get out of the way, I want to be quiet, I want to be quiet, I... I want to rest...!" But there were six or seventy people crowded in the hall, densely packed, surrounded by Lu Haosheng from front to back, left and right, Wherever Lu Haosheng looked, he was blocked by people, and he couldn't go out for a while.

"Qiu Ruxue... Qiu Ruxue... Qiu Daxia...!" Lu Haosheng shouted loudly: "The governor wants to rest, hurry... take the governor to the posthouse...!"

At this moment, he was isolated and helpless, and the only person who could think of helping him was Qiu Ruxue.

Fortunately, Qiu Ruxue had already come in, and led several guards to tear apart the officials, dragged Lu Haosheng out from inside, and said in a deep voice, "Stop arguing, Mr. Lu is not feeling well, you need to rest for a while...!" Pulled Lu Haosheng's arm, under the protection of several guards, snatched him out of the crowd. Knowing that the front door was blocked, he said to Sun Yun, "Sun Zhizhou, where is the backyard? Lead the way, and we will escort the governor from the backyard." Your Excellency, go to the posthouse."

Sun Yun immediately led the way, and Qiu Ruxue protected Lu Haosheng to the back door of Zhizhou Mansion amidst the noise. Fortunately, there was no one blocking the back door, and a group of people escorted Lu Haosheng out through the back door and hurried back to the post house.

Along the way, Lu Haosheng's mind went blank, and he entered the post house, as if there was a ghost chasing after him, and hurriedly ordered: "Chou... Hero Qiu, let people close the front and rear doors, don't let people come in, this governor... Bendu doesn't want to see them...!"

Qiu Ruxue sighed: "Master Lu, you are the governor of Beishan, and they are your subordinates. If you don't want to see them, that's up to you. King Qi has high hopes for you, and I only hope that you can sit in Beishan and stabilize the situation in Beishan. , if you don’t see those officials, how can you stabilize Beishan? This situation should be what you expected, and you can temporarily avoid it now, but if you want to stay in Beishan, it is a problem that needs to be solved, and you should avoid it anyway. But."