After Song Pinghe spoke, the old butler next to him immediately bowed and responded: "I understand, Master!"

When Huang Guangmao on the side heard this, his face turned red, and the hand holding the tea cup couldn't help but use too much strength!

This Song Tie Gong is too deceptive!

Three hundred kilograms of grain, just send him away with this little grain?

Although he knew before coming here that Song Ju was greedy and stingy, many people in Lushan County privately said that Mr. Song of the Zhang Song family was an iron rooster, never plucking a dime!

He was also mentally prepared that he might not be able to get much food when he came to the Song family.

But I still didn't expect that this person could be so stingy that he only gave me a mere three hundred kilograms of grain.

What's the use of such a small amount of food? Hundreds of people can eat it all in one day.

If it were an ordinary gentry's home, he wouldn't think anything of giving three hundred kilograms of grain, but this is the Song family.

Among the most famous wealthy families in the entire Lushan County, the Song family manor occupies a larger area than other villages outside, and has hundreds of servants.

Such a family only provides three hundred catties of grain!

This clearly means that he is to be dismissed as a beggar.

And look at what he said, this is not just sending beggars, but also telling lies with open eyes, saying that the Song family is poor, and saying that the Song family will starve after giving food to them, bastard, I don't know you

The Song family is the largest in Lushan County and ranks among the top grain merchants even in Ruzhou.

This is deliberately humiliating him...

However, although Huang Guangmao was so angry inside that he was about to crush the tea cup with his big hands, he still forced himself to endure it.

He can't cause trouble for his old boss Chen Zhibang!

He also knows the situation of the Song family.

He doesn't care about the background of his ancestors, how much money his family has, or even Song Pinghe's own status as a scholar.

But Song Pinghe's cousin Song Pinglin must be taken care of. This person has been an official in Beijing for nearly 20 years. He is now one of the thirteen officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and he is in the fifth rank.

Just being a fifth-rank official in the capital is nothing, but he has been in the capital for twenty years, and now he is a doctor in charge of money and food in the Ministry of Household Affairs. People who can get this kind of fat job usually have very strong connections.

, there is no minister at the top, and it is impossible for him to sit firmly with the support of ministers and the like.

If he really provoked the Song Pinghe in front of him, he would send a letter to his cousin Song Pinglin. If Song Pinglin contacted a few more people and tried to build relationships to impeach Chen Zhibang, even Chen Zhibang would not be able to live with it and would be dismissed from office and exiled.

It's possible.

So even though he was extremely angry in his heart, Huang Guangmao still forcibly endured it, and at the same time forced out an ugly smile: "Mr. Song is serious. Hundreds of soldiers in Huang's army have thanked the Song family for their generosity!"

Song Pinghe smiled, then picked up the tea cup and said at the same time: "It should be!"

Huang Guangmao stood up at this time: "Huang is busy with military affairs, so I won't disturb Mr. Song."

Song Pinghe still smiled: "General Huang, walk slowly!"

As soon as the words fell, the old housekeeper beside him also said loudly in time: "Send off the guests!"

Huang Guangmao immediately greeted his followers and strode outside. After walking for a while, he walked out of the door of the Song family. Huang Guangmao then slowed down and glanced at the huge Song family house behind him, with an angry look on his face.

, then he sucked in and spit out, and a mouthful of thick yellow phlegm was spit out.

"Hmph, let's see how long your Song family can continue to be arrogant. When those thieves come and kill them, I will let you know why the flowers are so red!"

"What idiot, you dare to humiliate me? I have killed more gentry than your entire Song family combined!"

The attendants on the side also looked angry: "Song Pinghe is so majestic. General, why don't you pretend to kill him in a few days? Not only will you have military rations, but you will also be able to breathe a sigh of relief."

Huang Guangmao also calmed down at this time, and directly reprimanded his subordinates: "Confused, this Song family is a tough guy, we can't provoke them!"

It is not that easy to defeat the Song family. The Song family manor is actually a small city, and the city walls are thicker than those in Lushan County, and there are several small cannons on them.

As for the servant nursing home, although he does not know the specific number of people, the standing nursing home must have hundreds of people at least, and domestic slave tenants can be recruited at any time, and hundreds of people can be recruited when necessary.

, I guess there will be no shortage of weapons and the like.

If they really wanted to fight, it would be difficult for these officers and soldiers to take them down...

Without such hard power, the Song family would have been wiped out long ago. After all, these are troubled times, and there are so many rogue thieves in Ruzhou, even those with dozens or hundreds of fine knights appearing.

This shows the danger in Ruzhou.

Therefore, if these hundreds of officers and soldiers really wanted to disguise themselves as thieves and plunder the Song family, they would easily be able to do it themselves.

Not to mention that hundreds of people can't hide it from doing such a thing, and it's easy to be exposed.

Once this matter is exposed, even if Song Pinghe is killed, he still has a cousin in the capital.

After Song Pinglin in the capital knew about this, he had no choice but to kill him. Let alone him, his immediate boss Chen Zhibang probably couldn't handle someone who had been a capital official for more than 20 years, had complicated connections and held important positions.

Hube is the fifth grade doctor.

Therefore, although the suggestion put forward by the personal attendant was very tempting, Huang Guangmao knew that it could not be done.

However, judging from the current situation in Ruzhou and even the entire southwestern Henan, with rogue thieves everywhere, there may be a chance in the future.

Even if there is no chance, he still has to create an opportunity, such as leading a large wave of thieves to kill the Song family manor...

Thinking of bandits, Huang Guangmao also thought of those bandits in Funiu Mountain.

A few days ago, he received a report on banditry from the Lord of Lushan County, saying that there were more and more bandits in Lushan County, and there was even a group of hundreds of thieves with many mules, horses, and cavalry.<

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There were too many thieves, and he didn't intend to pay any attention to them.

However, the Li family that was wiped out was a scholarly family with a family of farming and reading. The surviving sons of the Li family were students in Lushan County and had many teachers and friends. No, after several letters were circulated, these

Everyone in Lushan County felt the pressure, and this pressure naturally spread to him, Huang Guangmao.

At the same time, Lushan County also said that there were many cavalry among the bandits who looted Lijiazhuang.

Such a thief will naturally attract his attention.

After all, the bandit army composed of ordinary refugees is nothing to worry about. As long as they don't attack the city, the officers and soldiers usually don't bother to pay attention. Even if they do, they can just send an army to kill them without spending much effort.

But the thief army with cavalry is different. The presence of cavalry in the thief army means that there are elite backbones among them. These are often old thieves who are very difficult to deal with and pose a greater threat.

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If you don't take it seriously and give these bastards a few months, they will dare to bring out tens of thousands of thieves.

In response to this, Huang Guangmao, who was stationed near Luyang Pass and was responsible for guarding and suppressing the surrounding areas and ensuring the safety of the rear of Luyang Pass, did not dare to neglect and sent out manpower to search.

After several days of searching, we finally found the general location of this bandit, which is in Funiu Mountain in the mountains to the west.

Huang Guangmao couldn't figure out the exact number of people for a while. He could only initially judge that there were hundreds of thieves and dozens of elite cavalry.

To encircle and suppress such a bandit, it is actually far from enough to rely on more than 300 people under his command.

Let’s not talk about whether we can beat them. Even if we can, those thieves are not stupid. They will definitely not stay there and face them. The thieves will run away...<

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The reason why these old thieves are so difficult to exterminate is because they have many mules and horses and strong mobility. Even if they cannot defeat the officers and soldiers, they can still run away.

Therefore, after Huang Guangmao investigated the general situation, he sent people to Ruzhou and reported the relevant situation to his immediate superior, Chen Zhibang.

If Chen Zhibang decides to encircle and suppress this bandit army later, then Chen Zhibang will definitely send more troops. Anyway, Huang Guangmao's 300 men alone are not enough. Even Lushan County will send at least 500 troops.

Human officers and soldiers assist in the battle.

If Chen Zhibang was too lazy to encircle and suppress them, then Huang Guangmao would have sent troops to Funiu Mountain just to show off his momentum, not to annihilate these traitors, but simply to expel them.

As for the thieves who later ran to the Lu family, to Song County, or simply ran south to Nanyang Mansion, no matter where they went, they had nothing to do with Huang Guangmao.

With this kind of attention in mind, Huang Guangmao was not in a hurry, but led his soldiers slowly towards Funiu Mountain, not forgetting to recruit food and military supplies along the way.

In this war, of course we need food, and we also need to let our men and women make a little fortune. Otherwise, there are so many people running into the mountains and climbing over the mountains, how can this be possible without any benefit?

After all, the soldiers under his command are not guards, but recruited soldiers.

These recruits are not as easy to bully as the serfs in the guardhouse. You can do whatever you want. If these recruits don't prepare military supplies for them and let them make a little money, they won't work for you. You can't do it.

It's better to mutiny.

But, the boss won't give you much food. Lushan County asked him to encircle and suppress the bandits, but he was only given three thousand kilograms of food before and after, and no other weapons.

They have to raise their own military rations during this time of war.

After this slow progress, we finally met in a village on the edge of Funiu Mountain with more than 500 officers and soldiers led by Wang Jida, the venerable master of Lushan County.

However, these hundreds of officers and soldiers are all young and strong men recruited by Lushan County for the guard. They are said to be officers and soldiers, but their combat effectiveness is worrying.

Huang Guangmao just glanced briefly and knew that, as expected, these people could not be counted on.

The county lord Wang Jida, who personally led the army into battle, clearly knew that he was going into the mountains to suppress bandits, but he did not ride a horse or walk, but rode a sedan. He did not know what he was thinking...

More than half of the officers and soldiers under his command are old and weak, and most of them look weak.

Most of the weapons in his hands were only knives and spears, not even a few bows and arrows. As for armor, only a few of the county lord Wang Jida's personal followers had them.

In Huang Guangmao's eyes, these people are just trying to scare people in numbers. If they were to go into battle, they might not even be able to defeat ordinary refugees.

Forget it, but when the respected king Jida of Lushan County saw Huang Guangmao, he scolded him indiscriminately, saying that he came too late...

Then he was asked to quickly lead troops into the mountains to suppress the bandits without making any mistakes, otherwise he would be impeached...

It made Huang Guangmao very angry...

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