Chapter 590

Jingling, five people fought against six people. One of them, Maud's big knife almost hit Longqi, which attracted him to step back and shout, "come on, stop the madman."

Needless to say, a group of soldiers in the distance have rushed over and surrounded Maud's five people, looking like they can't escape.

Seeing more and more soldiers around him, Maud's face became more and more ugly. Knowing that if he continued like this, he was bound to die here today. After looking around at the ministers who came to the banquet, he suddenly shouted: "what are you doing? Can't you see that Longqi is rebelling? But I know that it is also a felony not to report what he has done, not to mention whether he has given you any benefits. If he fails, what consequences can you think of?"

Maud's cry hit the ministers like a thunderbolt. Yes, the national rebellion has become a fact, but what are they? Which side is it?

Did you agree to rebel? They didn't do that? Even the benefits were not promised to them. At that time, many ministers stood up and looked at the National Teacher Longqi. Obviously, they wanted a statement.

Of course, ministers who can come here are not alone. They usually take two family guards. There are fifty or sixty officials here, and there are hundreds of guards around them. Those who can follow the master are generally good players. As soon as they stood up, they had already heard the news. The servants who came here to watch the excitement became nervous one by one. Even some people had reached out to their waist and looked fierce at any time.

So many ministers stood up and instinctively Longqi got up and stepped back. Although it is true that this is his house, and certain arrangements have been made, most of the soldiers are responsible for the periphery, and the security forces around him are not enough. Except for the few who fought with Maud, there were only two guards left.

Relying on these two people, we have to face the group attack of dozens of ministers. Long Qi doesn't have such a big heart and such a good attitude.

Longqi always retreated, showing his shortcomings. Other ministers saw that there were opportunities to take advantage of. At present, they stepped forward step by step. People with a straight temper have shouted out, "Longqi, what are you going to do? Do you really want to rebel? But I don't know what benefits mercenaries have given you? Can you tell us?"

This is asking questions, but also asking for benefits. Obviously, everyone wants to hear what the national teacher will say and what conditions will be offered. Then we can weigh the interests and make a judgment.

Facing the questions of the ministers, Longqi looked bitter, and his mouth opened and closed.

This time, the ministers were called together, but they didn't want to disturb the plans of mercenaries to enter the city and control the situation. As for the benefits, it's really not. Although he said he would get 5 million liang of silver given by Zhongdan Gong afterwards, it was his own, so he couldn't give it to everyone. In addition, five million taels of silver seems to be a lot. But if these people have to be distributed together, how many will be in their own hands?

When the fat comes out of the mouth, few people are willing to do it. Longqi naturally wouldn't. He stepped back and looked at the side door behind him, wondering if he could slip away from there and escape first. Anyway, mercenaries should also come. As long as he waited, the overall situation will be decided.

"Watch him, don't let him run." someone saw the side door behind Longqi and shouted loudly. Then several slightly younger officials ran towards the side door and cut off the way behind Longqi.

Seeing that his thoughts were understood by others, Longqi secretly shouted bad. Just because he is older and his speed is limited, it is obviously too late to leave there.

Just as everyone was about to surround Longqi and ask for a statement, or even openly ask for benefits, a person suddenly came out of the side door. A Han suit, not very tall, long is also very ordinary, but that pair of eyes are too bright, but it always gives people a very unforgettable feeling after seeing it.

The visitor is the lark of the third leader of the foreign affairs team of the Security Bureau. He didn't want to come out. After all, the fewer people who know his identity, the better. But I didn't expect that Maud, who was like a mallet, also had some tricks. He knew to use everyone's strength to put pressure on Longqi. Seeing that the national master was about to be in danger, he had to stand up. If not, once Longqi dies here, although he did not do it, it is inevitable that someone will have such an idea, which is not a good thing for them to convince ministers of other countries in the future.

For the sake of the future and the overall situation, the skylark took the initiative to stand up. As soon as he came out, he narrowed his eyes and looked at the Lancang ministers standing in front of him.

Although their eyes were narrowed, they still gave people a very dangerous feeling, like poisonous snakes dormant in the grass. It seemed that they would hurt people at any time. This feeling made these young ministers step back involuntarily.

"What are you doing? What benefits do you want? You might as well tell me." that is, it has come out, and the skylark certainly has the right to speak. As he spoke, he found the nearest chair and took it under his seat. Then he played with a small 77 pistol in his hand.

Although Skylark received special training when he entered the Security Bureau, he will not be arrogant enough to defeat the crowd. There are dozens of people. The so-called gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall. He takes out the pistol for self-protection. Of course, it can also intimidate each other.

"Who are you?" I saw the skylark appear here as if there were nothing, and there was a sense of decisiveness. Some of these ministers couldn't understand him, so they hesitated to ask.

Originally thought he was dangerous. Unexpectedly, the skylark took the initiative to come out. Long Qi was grateful. At the same time, he looked complacent. "You ask him who he is? Don't be frightened when you know. He is the special envoy sent by Daming Zhongdan."

"Special envoy?" listening to Longqi's introduction, ministers, look at me and I look at you. Then everyone looks clear. It seems that the national teacher has colluded with mercenaries.

Just now it was just a guess. Now it can be confirmed. This is not beyond everyone's expectation. Now people are more concerned about what kind of power the special envoy has and whether it can bring benefits to them?

So soon the ministers quieted down, and then one of them asked, "it's Mr. special envoy, but I don't know what benefits you have given the national teacher to work so hard for the loyal and courageous public?"

This was originally a temptation. Even if the skylark didn't answer them next, these people couldn't say anything. Just to delay time, the skylark decided to answer this question. "Do you want to know that? Well, the special envoy will tell you that Duke Zhongdan gave the national master 5 million liang of silver. I don't know if these are enough?"

"What? Five million taels!"

"There are so many. If I were a national teacher, I'm afraid I wouldn't refuse."

"Yes, yes, if you give it to me, I'm afraid I can't spend all my life. It must be enough."

Listening to the skylark's answer, the ministers immediately became boiling, and even some ministers showed their admiration for the national teacher without reservation, regardless of their image. More bluntly, that's enough. In that case, I wish I were the one favored by the special envoy.

The crowd was full of gossip, which delayed for a long time. Finally, a slightly older minister with high expectations coughed, "what are you doing? Have you forgotten your identity? Ah!"

This reprimand immediately made many ministers' faces hot, but such embarrassment flashed over in an instant. At present, who will retreat.

Surprisingly, the old man who just scolded them suddenly turned his voice, "Mr. special envoy, in fact, we can also help mercenaries, but I don't know what benefits we can get?"

"Poof!" the skylark who heard this almost sprayed out the tea he had just drunk. I've really seen shameless, but I've never seen such shameless.

It can also be seen from this point that it seems that the ministers of Lancang kingdom are not treated well. In fact, not only Lancang state, but also Jiaozhi state, and even the treatment of Daming courtiers is not very good.

Especially Daming. From the period of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, the treatment and salary of officials were not high. So there were a lot of corrupt officials in the early Ming Dynasty, so that they could not be killed at that time. What's more, there was a very wonderful thing, that is, the number of people admitted in that year reached 364, but the number of corrupt officials convicted in the next year also reached 364. In other words, all the people in the last year were greedy after they became officials.

This is not to say that people are not enough. It is because the salary is so low that all officials can't support themselves and their subordinates. Although they know the possible consequences of ink greed, they still have to do so. The final result was that the officials in the early Ming Dynasty were not enough. All this was later changed in the hands of several other Ming emperors. But even so, the salary is just enough to live. If you want to make a fortune by official salary without foreign money, you can never expect it.

In contrast, Yang Chendong is much more generous. The annual salary he offered to officials, not to mention supporting the family, is to live a rich life, there is no problem. Of course, anti-corruption is also very strict. Even though they have given you such good treatment and given you so much power, you still want more. I'm sorry, you can only take down greedy people like you and replace them.