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Xu Ying's restaurant changed its location. Although it was still in a bad location, it became a two-story building.

Named Shunde Building.

The reputation has gradually spread, and even the vegetable farmers outside Jinxianmen have begun to grow peppers in large quantities. Just because Shunde Tower's business was good, other restaurants followed suit and the demand for chili peppers in Nanchang City soared.

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

The restaurant opened by Xu Ying has become the base camp of the "Returning to the Hometown".

There are more and more members in the Home Returning Association, including scholars from the newly occupied Linjiang Prefecture, and many of them have fled to Nanchang to live.

Before the dishes were served, Xiao Puyun, the leader of the meeting, whispered: "I'm afraid Governor Li will leave Jiangxi."

"I have suffered such a huge defeat. I can't help but leave. I'm afraid I'll have to go back to the capital to be held accountable!" said a scholar named Chen Heming.

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

Although the rebel bandits in Raozhou Prefecture have a small territory and are not violent, they are the territory of King Huai.

The name of King Huai is Zhu Yiju, which is the same name as King Jing more than a hundred years ago. It can only be said that the name was chosen with too little care. Such an uncommon name can also cause trouble.

Zhu Yiju is in his thirties, and he himself is a fast runner. But the concubines and concubines of the previous generation of King Huai, as well as his own concubines and concubines, including his eldest son who was only four years old, were all captured by the peasant uprising army.

As for the outcome, one can imagine.

This matter was as difficult as the Zhao thief in Luling. In order to atone for his crime, Li Maofang used all his strength to go to Raozhou to suppress the thief.

Xiao Puyun smiled and said: "The Raozhou thieves are gone."

"It has only been more than a month since we sent out troops to suppress the bandits, but the bandits in Raozhou have been wiped out? It's too inexperienced." A scholar named Lu Yu couldn't help but sneered.

"You think it's Luling Zhao Yan who is the rebel?" The person who spoke was none other than Zuo Xiaocheng, who fled to Nanchang.

Which pot is not opened and which pot is lifted? As soon as these words are spoken, everyone is silent.

The Zhao thieves in Luling are so abominable that they have defeated two governors and I don’t know when they will be eradicated.

After a quiet meal, Xu Ying quickly calmed down the atmosphere: "Eat vegetables, eat vegetables, try our store's boiled beef. This beef is not easy to buy. I bought two kilograms yesterday."

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

The previous Chen Heming asked: "Since Governor Li has wiped out the Raozhou bandits and is trying to atone for his sins, why do you still say that Governor Li is leaving?"

Xiao Puyun said with a smile: "Chen Yushi's impeachment memorial had been delivered to the capital at the beginning of the year, before the war with the Zhao thieves. Chen Yushi impeached Governor Li, saying that he plundered people's wealth and enriched his own pockets in the name of military training. After Governor Li was defeated, Chen Yushi asked about the reason and impeached Governor Li for plundering Linjiang Mansion, which made the people hate the officers and soldiers and become thieves. Yesterday afternoon, some pedestrians and Tiqi arrived in Nanchang by boat, most of them rushing to Nanchang. Came here with the governor."

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and Xu Ying went to open it herself.

A scholar came in out of breath and took a ladle of soup to soothe his throat: "Something happened. Li Ruolian, the commander-in-chief of Jiangxi Province, was demoted and returned to Beijing. Wang Siren, the commander of the Jiangzhou military preparation department, was demoted to the magistrate of Qianjiang County."

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

It was clear that the battle was a huge defeat and the governor of Jiangxi should bear the main responsibility. Why was it that the commander-in-chief and Qianshi were held accountable instead?

It's very simple, Li Maofang activated his money ability.

Officials from the three departments in Jiangxi Province all spoke for Li Maofang. Many ministers of the imperial court also helped Li Maofang speak.

The first assistant, Wen Tiren, was not greedy for any money, nor did he accept bribes. However, his party members and allies were all greedy, and Wen Tiren said nothing about the Jiangxi incident.

Although Wang Siren is a member of the Donglin Party, there are many Donglin Party members in the government who have received money and are unwilling to speak for Wang Siren.

The Donglin Party is a mixed bag of good and bad, and they also have conflicts with each other. They can be divided with money.

In this defeat, Wang Siren took the blame. The court determined that he fled out of fear of the enemy. 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 all the things he did on Li Ruolian.

Of course, as the chief official, Li Maofang will certainly not be able to escape punishment.

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

"Poof!"

Xiao Puyun pounded the table and got angry: "Li Maofang is extremely incompetent. If he continues to be the governor, when will the Zhao thieves be wiped out?"

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty must have been deceived by the traitor." Lu Yu slumped on the chair, as if his strength had been drained.

The scholars at the Homecoming Association were all at a loss at this moment, not knowing what was going on in the world.

The one they trusted the most was Wang Siren, and they thought Li Maofang was a fool, but the court took the opposite view.

Finally, the scholar who came to report the news said: "The imperial court still has an order to recruit people from the prefectures in Ji'an and Linjiang. If the hometown is occupied by bandits, the Chief Secretary of Jiangxi must fund the travel expenses to Beijing to take the exam."

Xiao Puyun was moved to tears: "Your Majesty is still thinking of us Jiangxi scholars. It is all the traitors in the court that have ruined the situation. Two years later, I will be named on the gold medal list and tell the truth to Your Majesty in person at the banquet." !”

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

Among these members of the Home Returning Association, Xiao Puyun was the only one to be elected.

Although Liu Tongsheng also fled to Nanchang, he stayed at home and studied hard, looking forward to his success in the imperial examination. This is also the idea of ​​​​many people. The land is gone, and the Zhao thieves are not easy to eradicate, so they should try their best to get Jinshi, and maybe buy land elsewhere.

Xu Ying suddenly took out a copy of the "Collection of Datong" and said: "I was an old friend of mine when I was doing business. When I passed by Ji'an Mansion, I was forcibly sold the Collection of Datong by a thief from Zhao. What is contained in this book are all treacherous and unethical words. Please circulate them here." Fan."

Everyone immediately gathered around, and after a long time they finally finished watching, and then started yelling curses.

Among them, "The Theory of Destiny" and "The Theory of Family, Country, and World" blatantly put forward the theory of rebellion, which is simply scary to death.

Xu Ying said: "There are not many words in this book. We can refute it one by one. We will raise funds to print hundreds of copies of the refuted content and distribute them to students in the government. Let all the scholars in Nanchang Prefecture read it. That Zhao thief What are the evil intentions!"

Xiao Puyun said suspiciously: "Is there anyone who reads this book and becomes a thief?"

"Students in the government schools read all the books of sages, how can they be deceived by Zhao Thief," Xu Ying said, "What's more, we are not printing the original text. Instead, we draw on the strengths of others 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!"

In the evening, Xu Ying returned to her residence.

The little widow Mrs. Liu has already arranged the food and hired a maid.

When she heard the door open, she immediately stepped out to greet him and said with a smile on her face: "Uncle is back, the food is ready. Uncle, do you want to eat now or rest for a while?"

"Take a rest, thank you, sister-in-law." Xu Ying was a little afraid to face Ms. Liu directly.

The two of them live under the same roof, and they are both talented and beautiful, so it is inevitable that they will fall in love over time.

In particular, Mrs. Liu has been too enthusiastic recently, which makes Xu Ying feel a little scared. He is afraid that he can't control it. The charm of the little widow is really terrible.

Xu Ying stayed in the study for a while. Huang Daliang finally came back and came in to report: "Master, my uncle is doing business with Li's family in Nanchang and has sent some guys over to help. These guys all work in Li's business. Master's uncle As we said, we will first settle in Nanjing, Zhenjiang, and Yangzhou, and send four people from each, making a total of twelve people. Of the remaining guys, send four to Jiujiang, and the rest will stay in Nanchang."

"I understand. You go and make arrangements. I want to meet these guys." Xu Ying nodded.

"Dong dong dong!"

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

"Just come." Xu Ying opened the door with a smile.

That night, Xu Ying began to criticize "Datong Collection" sentence by sentence. She deliberately made the logic confusing and seemed to make some sense. Anyway, it was just nonsense.

Xu Ying not only wanted to disseminate "Datong Collection" in Nanchang, but also asked the scholars who returned home to pay for printing.

A few days later, before the refutation was completed, Xu Ying got the exact information and sent a secret message to Zhao Han: "Governor Li Maofang will stay in Jiangxi, Gansu General Soldier Yang Jiamo will be transferred to Jiangxi General Soldier, and Libu Yuanwai Lang Dong Xiangheng will be transferred to Jiangzhou Soldier Prepare for things."

These appointments show that although the princes in the court accepted Li Maofang's money, they also attached great importance to Zhao Han.

Yang Jiamo was the commander-in-chief of Gansu Province, the governor of the rear army, and the hussar general. He had been fighting bandits with Cao Wenzhao for a long time. Nowadays, the war in the north is tense. Being able to transfer such a "strong general" to Jiangxi is a great honor to Zhao Han.

However, if you can mix with Cao Wenzhao, you can definitely mix with Li Maofang. The people of Jiangxi will definitely understand what it means to "fight like a grate".

Cao Wenzhao's wars were indeed fierce, but the killing of people was also fierce enough. There is a nursery rhyme describing: "I would rather be robbed by bandits than teach Cao's soldiers to stop them. The bandits can only rob, but Cao's soldiers can do endless harm. The bandits can rob people's wealth, and Cao's soldiers can kill them." People’s destiny.”

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 rebel camp and ordered the rebels to surrender quickly. Later, he served as a soldier in Fujian and participated in quelling the civil unrest in southern Fujian, and also performed very well.

By the way, Dong Xiangheng is a tribesman of Dong Qichang.

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

Li Banghua frowned and said: "Yang Jiamo has bad military discipline and is accustomed to killing good soldiers and taking credit. His soldiers are indeed brave in battle, but they are easy to escape when encountering setbacks. This time he is transferred to the Jiangxi General Army, and he will definitely treat his servants as well. Bring it. When fighting, you must beware of cavalry charges. You can order the weapons station to recruit carpenters to build chariots that can resist cavalry."

Yang Jiamo's servant, Yi Shuier's Gansu cavalry. Although the water network in Jiangxi prevents the cavalry from traveling long distances, it can be of great use at critical moments.

Because people in Jiangxi have never seen cavalry charging into battle, and if they suddenly encounter such a terrifying scene, they are likely to collapse out of fear.

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

Li Banghua added: "As for Dong Xiangheng, although I know his person, I don't know what his abilities are."

This means that as a junior, I have only worked together for a short time and have no in-depth contact with him.

Zhao Han immediately ordered people to build a chariot, which was actually a mobile horse. However, its functions are very diverse. It can carry grain, grass and ordnance when marching, and it can be placed in front of the battle to resist cavalry during battle.

At the same time, the battle in Linjiang Mansion finally spread throughout Jiangxi, and the name of King Zhao could stop children from crying at night.

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