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Chapter 170 [Money Ability Shows Power]

Xu Ying's restaurant has changed location. Although the location is still not good, it has become a two-story building.

It was named Shunde Building.

The reputation has gradually spread, and even vegetable farmers outside Jinxianmen have begun to grow peppers in large quantities.Because the business of Shunde Building is good, other restaurants also use chili peppers, and the demand for chili peppers in Nanchang City soars.

In the private room upstairs, a group of scholars are gathering.

The restaurant opened by Xu Ying has become the headquarters of the "Homecoming Association".

There are more and more members of the Returning Home Society, including the newly occupied Linjiang Mansion scholars, and many fled to Nanchang to live.

Before the dishes were served, Xiao Puyun, the leader of the meeting, said in a low voice: "Governor Li is probably leaving Jiangxi."

"After such a big defeat, I don't have to leave, I'm afraid I have to go back to Beijing to question my crime!" said a scholar named Chen Heming.

Xu Ying asked curiously: "Governor Li is gone, who will suppress the rebels in Raozhou?"

Although the rebels in Raozhou Mansion have a small territory and are not violent, it is Duke Huai's territory.

King Huai's name is Zhu Yiju, which is the same name as King Jing more than a hundred years ago. It can only be said that he was too careless in choosing the name, and such an uncommon name can also cause trouble.

Zhu Yiju is in his 30s this year, but he himself runs fast.But the concubines and concubines of the previous generation of Duke Huai, as well as his own concubines and concubines, including his four-year-old eldest son, were all captured by the peasant rebel army.

As for the end, one can imagine.

This matter is as difficult as the Luling Zhao bandits. In order to atone for his crimes, Li Maofang used all his strength to go to Raozhou to suppress the bandits.

Xiao Puyun smiled and said: "The Raozhou thief is gone."

"It's been just over a month since the troops were dispatched to suppress the thieves, and the Raozhou thieves have been wiped out? Isn't it too easy to fight?" A scholar named Lu Yu couldn't help but sarcastically.

"You are the rebel Zhao Yan from Luling?" The person who spoke was Zuo Xiaocheng, who fled to Nanchang.

Which pot is not opened and which pot is lifted, as soon as this remark comes out, everyone is silent.

The Luling Zhao bandits are so hateful, they have already defeated two governors, and they don't know when they will be wiped out.

After a cold meal, Xu Ying quickly eased the atmosphere: "Eat vegetables, eat vegetables, and try our boiled beef. This beef is not easy to buy. I bought two catties yesterday."

"Yes, yes, eat vegetables!" Xiao Puyun also said.

The previous Chen Heming asked: "Since Governor Li has wiped out the Raozhou bandits and is making atonement, why do you still say that Governor Li is leaving?"

Xiao Puyun smiled and said: "Chen Yushi's impeachment memorial has already been delivered to the capital at the beginning of the year, before he fought the Zhao bandits. Chen Yushi impeached Governor Li, saying that he searched for the people's fat and anointment, and used the name of military training to fill his own pockets. After the defeat of Governor Li, Chen Yushi asked why, and impeached Governor Li for looting Linjiang Mansion with his troops, causing the people to hate the officers and soldiers and follow the thieves. Yesterday afternoon, there were pedestrians and Tiqi who arrived in Nanchang by boat. Coming with the governor."

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Suddenly someone knocked on the door, and Xu Ying went to open it herself.

A scholar came in panting, took a ladle of soup to moisten his throat, and said, "Something has happened, Li Ruolian, general of Jiangxi, was demoted and returned to Beijing. Wang Siren, the soldier in Jiangzhou, was demoted to the magistrate of Qianjiang."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, completely confused about the situation.

The battle was clearly defeated, and the governor of Jiangxi should take the main responsibility. How could it be the general soldier and Qian who were accused of crimes instead?

It's very simple, Li Maofang activated the banknote ability.

The officials of the Third Department of Jiangxi Province all spoke for Li Maofang.Many ministers of the imperial court also spoke for Li Maofang.

The chief assistant, Wen Tiren, is neither greedy nor accepting bribes.But his henchmen and allies were all greedy, and Wen Tiren said nothing about Jiangxi.

Although Wang Siren belonged to the Donglin Party, many of the Donglin Party in the court had received money and were unwilling to speak for Wang Siren.

The Donglin Party is mixed with good and bad people, and there are conflicts among them, which can be divided with money.

In this defeat, Wang Siren took the blame. The court believed that he fled in fear of the enemy, and the defeat of the navy led to the collapse of the main force.Li Ruolian was incompetent in running the army, and his soldiers burned, killed and looted the people. Li Maofang blamed Li Ruolian for everything he did.

Of course, as the chief official, Li Maofang must not escape punishment.

The official was demoted to one level, his salary was reduced by six stones, and he continued to patrol Jiangxi, and he was accused of committing crimes and meritorious deeds. This is the imperial court's treatment of Li Maofang.

"Ah!"

Xiao Puyun slapped the table and was furious: "Li Maofang is completely incompetent. If he continues to be the governor, when will the Zhao thieves be wiped out?"

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty will be deceived by treacherous ministers." Lu Yu sat slumped on the chair, as if drained of energy.

The scholars of the Home Returning Association are all at a loss at this moment, not knowing what is going on in this world.

They trusted Wang Siren the most and thought Li Maofang was an idiot, but the court was completely opposite.

Finally, the scholar who came to report the letter said: "The imperial court still has an order. Ji'an and Linjiang prefectures should recruit people. If the hometown is occupied by bandits, the chief secretary of Jiangxi must subsidize the travel expenses to go to Beijing to take the exam."

Xiao Puyun was moved to tears: "Your Majesty still misses us Jiangxi scholars. It is all traitorous officials in the court who ruined the current situation. Two years later, I will be named on the gold list, and I will tell Your Majesty the truth in person at the Chuanlu Banquet !"

"Everything depends on brother Xiao!" Everyone stood up and bowed.

Among the members of the Home Returning Association, Xiao Puyun was the only one.

Although Liu Tongsheng also fled to Nanchang, he stayed at home and studied hard, looking forward to his success in the imperial examination wholeheartedly.This is also the thinking of many recruiters. The land is gone, and the Zhao thieves are not easy to destroy, so they will try their best to obtain Jinshi, and maybe they can buy land elsewhere.

Xu Ying suddenly took out a copy of "The Collection of Great Harmony": "When I was an old friend in business, when I passed by the Ji'an mansion, I was forced to sell "The Collection of Great Harmony" by Zhao thief. This book contains all the words of treason and injustice, and you should pass it here. fan."

The crowd immediately gathered around, and after a long time, they finally finished watching, and then yelled at each other.

Among them, "Theory of Destiny" and "Theory of Family, Country and Tianxia" openly put forward the theory of rebellion, which is frightening to death.

Xu Ying said: "The number of words in this book is not many. I can criticize it one by one. After the criticism, I will raise funds to print hundreds of copies and distribute it to the students of the government. Let the scholars in Nanchang Prefecture read it. That Zhao thief What kind of vicious intentions are there!"

Xiao Puyun asked suspiciously: "Will no one read this book and become a thief?"

"All the students in the government school read the books of sages and sages. How could they be bewitched by Zhao Thief," Xu Ying said, "What's more, we are not printing the original text. Instead, we learn from others' strengths and refute these words that are harmful to the country word by word. With us How can scholars still not understand the truth?"

Xiao Puyun hesitated for a long time, and finally made a decision: "Okay, let's do it like this!"

In the evening, Xu Ying returned to her residence.

Liu Shi, the little widow, has arranged a good meal and invited a maid.

When she heard the sound of the door opening, she immediately stepped out to greet her, and said with a smile on her face, "Uncle is back, the food is ready. Uncle, should we eat now, or take a rest?"

"Take a break, sister-in-law." Xu Ying was a little afraid to face Mrs. Liu.

The two live under the same roof, and they are both talented and beautiful, so it is inevitable that they will fall in love with each other for a long time.

In particular, Mrs. Liu has been too enthusiastic recently, which made Xu Ying feel a little scared. He was afraid that he would not be able to control himself, and the charm of the little widow was really scary.

Xu Ying stayed in the study for a while, Huang Daliang finally came back, came in and reported: "Young master, my uncle is doing business with the Li family in Nanchang, and sent some guys over to help. These guys are all working in Li's business. My uncle Having said that, first settle down in Nanjing, Zhenjiang, and Yangzhou, and send four people from each, a total of 12 people. The rest of the guys, send four to Jiujiang, and the rest stay in Nanchang."

"I see, you go and make arrangements, I want to meet these guys." Xu Ying nodded.

"Boom boom boom!"

There was a knock on the door, and Mrs. Liu shouted outside, "Uncle, the food is getting cold."

"Come on." Xu Ying opened the door with a smile.

That night, Xu Ying began to refute "Datong Ji" sentence by sentence, intentionally confusing the logic and seeming to have some truth, anyway, it was just nonsense.

Xu Ying not only wanted to disseminate "The Collection of Datong" in Nanchang, but also asked the scholars of the Home Returning Association to pay for the printing.

A few days later, before the content of the criticism was finished, Xu Ying got the exact news and sent a secret letter to Zhao Han: "Governor Li Maofang stayed in Jiangxi, Gansu General Soldier Yang Jiamo was transferred to Jiangxi General Soldier, wailang Dong Xiangheng, a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, was transferred to Jiangzhou Soldier Get things ready."

These appointments showed that although the princes of the court received Li Maofang's money, they also attached great importance to Zhao Han.

Yang Jiamo was the commander-in-chief of Gansu, the governor of the rear army, and the general of hussars. He had been fighting bandits with Cao Wenzhao for a long time.Now that the war in the north is tense, being able to transfer this "violent general" to Jiangxi can be regarded as giving Zhao Han enough face.

But, if you can mix with Cao Wenzhao, you can also mix with Li Maofang, and the people of Jiangxi will definitely understand what it means to "soldiers pass like grates".

Cao Wenzhao was indeed fierce in fighting, but he was also fierce enough to kill the people. There is a nursery rhyme: "It is better to be robbed by the bandits than to be stopped by Cao soldiers. People's lives."

As for Dong Xiangheng who replaced Wang Siren, he was from the Donglin Party and was also a fierce man.

When Dong Xiangheng was patrolling Shandong, he dared to ride alone into the camp of rebels and ordered those rebels to surrender quickly.Later, he served as a soldier in Fujian and participated in the quelling of civil unrest in southern Fujian. He also performed very well.

By the way, Dong Xiangheng is a member of Dong Qichang's clan.

Zhao Han received the secret letter and immediately went to ask Li Banghua for advice.

Li Banghua frowned and said: "Yang Jiamo's military discipline is corrupt, and he is used to killing good men and taking meritorious service. His soldiers are indeed brave in battle, but they are easy to escape when they encounter setbacks. He will be transferred to the general army of Jiangxi this time. Bring, when fighting, you must be prepared for cavalry to charge. You can order the weapon station to recruit carpenters to build chariots that can resist cavalry."

Yang Jiamo's servant, a Gansu cavalry soldier.Although Jiangxi's water network is criss-crossed and the cavalry cannot attack long distances, it is also useful at critical moments.

Because Jiangxi people have never seen cavalry rushing into battle, they are likely to collapse due to fear when they suddenly encounter such a horrible scene.

Li Maofang and Wang Siren went to rescue Fengyang, but they were frightened by Zhang Xianzhong's cavalry, and the Jiangxi soldiers began to flee before they could meet the enemy.

Li Banghua added: "As for Dong Xiangheng, although I know him, I don't know what he is capable of."

It means that as a junior, we have worked together for a short time and have not had much in-depth contact.

Zhao Han immediately ordered someone to build a chariot, which was actually a moving horse.However, the functions are very diverse. They can carry food, grass and ordnance during marching, and put them in front of the formation to resist cavalry during combat.

At the same time, the great battle in Linjiang mansion finally spread throughout Jiangxi, Zhao Tianwang's name can stop children from crying at night.

Qianshan County is in the easternmost part of Jiangxi, and now it has also received news, and Fei Yinghuan has returned home!

Chapter 171 [The whole family rebels? 】

Guangxin Fucheng (Shangrao urban area).

Fei Yinghuan handed over the card at the government office, and then went back to the inn to wait.

He followed Bing Beidao to fight, wiped out the Taihu water bandits, gave money when he made meritorious deeds, and finally got promoted again.Today it is the prefecture of Funing, governing the five counties of Xiapu, Fu'an, Shouning, Fuding, and Ningde. It is a continent that is both poor and rich.

Poverty is due to insufficient food production, and the people's lives are miserable.

Wealth is due to the rampant smuggling at sea. As long as you cooperate honestly with the gentry and pirates, there will definitely be money to be made.

Fei Yinghuan went to Fujian to take up his post, and happened to pass by his hometown.In fact, he had wanted to go home for a long time. He heard that there were rebels everywhere in Jiangxi, and even his hometown was fighting against bandits.

When passing by Guangxinfu City, Fei Yinghuan came to pay a special visit to the prefect, and wanted to ask the prefect to take care of Fei's family.

At this very moment, Zhang Yinggao, the magistrate of Guangxin, is paying tribute to the ruins of Xin Qiji's Jiaxuan Manor.

Hearing that the magistrate of Funing was visiting and that he was a descendant of the Fei family, Zhang Yinggao immediately went back to the government office and sent someone to invite Fei Yinghuan to visit him the next day.

Zhang Yinggao is from Northern Zhili and has nothing to do with the Donglin Party.The younger brother of Li Ruolian, the general of Jiangxi who had just been demoted and transferred, was Zhang Yinggao's good friend, and both of them studied under Zhu Zhengse's school at the same time.

Zhu Zhengse is also very interesting. He was supported by Zhang Juzheng, but when he was a magistrate, he strictly investigated Zhang Juzheng's younger brother for corruption and breaking the law.The officials of the Ministry of Civil Affairs were frightened and wanted to take Zhu Zhengse away, but Zhang Juzheng said that the investigation was good and let Zhu Zhengse stay there as an official.

In fact, it was Zhang Juzheng who knew that his tribe was messing around, so he specially sent Zhu Zhengse to manage his hometown!

Zhang Yinggao, the prefect of Guangxin, why was he able to wipe out the Qianshan sect bandits so quickly?His whole body ability is learned from Zhu Zhengse.Zhu Zhengse governed the Yellow River, served as a border minister, and even innovated weapons and tactics.

Today, the Guangxin Mansion has five thousand village warriors, whose combat effectiveness far exceeds that of the governor of Jiangxi.

"Late-born Fei Yinghuan, meet Tan Rugong!" Fei Yinghuan's attitude was very respectful, after all, the other party was the parent official in his hometown.

Zhang Yinggao said with a smile, "Dazhao doesn't need to stick to etiquette."

Fei Yinghuan said: "The Qianshan Sect bandits can be wiped out quickly, all thanks to Dan Ru's public soldiers like gods."

Zhang Yinggao said: "It's also thanks to Fei's help, otherwise how would I have the money and food to support soldiers and fight?"

The two sides complimented each other, and the host and guest were in harmony immediately, and the atmosphere was in place all at once.

After talking for a long time, Zhang Yinggao suddenly said: "Now, although the Qianshan sect bandit has been wiped out, the Nanfeng sect bandit is still there. The Zhao bandit in Luling even stole three prefectures and fifteen counties. The Xiangyong of Guangxin prefecture cannot San, Dazhao still needs to persuade the elders of the Fei clan a lot about this matter."

The Sweeping King, Sai Lu Bu, these traitors were all regarded by the court as Zhao Han's followers.

Therefore, in the eyes of the imperial court, the territory of the Zhao bandits in Luling already included three prefectures and fifteen counties.

As for Zhang Yinggao, the prefect of Guangxin, the current situation is also very embarrassing. He wants to continue training troops to fight across the government.But the local gentry disagreed, because the Qianshan Religion bandits had already been wiped out, and the Guangxin Mansion had settled down, so why should they donate money, food and soldiers, and go to other state capitals to fight against the rebels?

The gentry was short-sighted and only stared at their own one-acre three-point land.

Zhang Yinggao said: "It is not a matter of one prefecture or one county to rebel against bandits. If Zhao bandits are allowed to grow, how can Guangxin Mansion be spared?"

Fei Ying clasped her fists together and said, "Don't worry, Tan Rugong, I will tell the elders in the clan to persuade them to support Fu Zun's military training."

"Thank you so much." Zhang Yinggao said with a smile.

Fei Yinghuan asked: "Isn't there only three counties in the Luling Zhao bandits? How come there are three prefectures and fifteen counties?"

"Alas," Zhang Yinggao sighed, "in May of this year, the governor led a land and water army of nearly 2000 to fight the Zhao bandit in Linjiang Mansion. The two sides faced each other for more than a month, and by mid-June, the army was defeated. Fifteen thousand The land division was almost wiped out. Only half of the [-]-strong naval division fled back to Nanchang."

Fei Yinghuan was startled and said, "That Luling bandit Zhao is so good?"

"If that wasn't the case, why would the imperial court allow Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian to encircle and suppress bandits together?" Zhang Yinggao said, "Guangdong and Fujian guest soldiers are now suppressing bandits in southern Jiangxi. If the Zhao bandits cannot be suppressed quickly, the people of Jiangxi will have to wait for the guest soldiers from other provinces to enter in large numbers." Lives are ruined."

Fei Yinghuan finally paid attention to it, cupped his hands and said: "The younger generation will definitely persuade the elders of the Fei clan to contribute money and efforts to help pay. If the Zhao thief is not destroyed, how can Jiangxi be stable?"