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The riots in Macheng that night soon reached Magistrate Lu, and to Mei Zhihuan, Li Changgeng and others.

Lu Jinxi was glad that a riot was comforted in time. He was very dissatisfied with the County Magistrate Zhao who caused the incident and called him to criticize him extremely harshly. After Zhao County Magistrate left in a mess, Lu Jinxi secretly sighed that fortunately Liu Jun appeared in time and cleverly comforted the matter. Otherwise, he, the magistrate, would have really taken the lead.

Magistrate Lu suddenly discovered that the name Liu Jun appeared in his ears more and more frequently during this period. The massacre of Linjia Village destroyed the village once made him feel nervous. Finally, Liu Jun quietly took the initiative to find and wipe out Damazi. Later, Liu Jun also made great contributions in Qiting's battle to destroy the thief cave.

And this time, thanks to him.

This Liu Jun was really the right thing to do when he was inspector. When Mei Zhihuan suggested that he be inspectors Hutouguan, Lu Zhi was still a little unhappy. Who would have thought that this kid would be fine?

At the foot of Guishan Mountain in the east of the county, Li Changgeng built a villa here, surrounded by mountains and rivers, quiet and elegant, especially in summer, which is extremely cool. After retiring, Li Changgeng spent most of the summer here every year.

The weather is clear today, and Mei Zhihuan comes without any invitation, so the two of them come to the river to catch fish and fish under the shade of trees. This is also a rare and elegant atmosphere.

Mei Zhihuan is wearing a straw hat and a short cloth dress today, which looks like an old farmer's outfit.

"I heard that the public editor is going to Nanjing?"

"I've set off this morning." Li Changgeng's long sleeves in the Confucian shirt, coupled with his long white beard, had a bit of elegance.

Mei Zhihuan chuckled twice, "Actually the nine-headed bird he and Liu Jun played was very interesting. The exam was still early. Stay in the team for a while and you will definitely gain more results."

"This period of time has helped Chunjiang a lot, but Chunjiang is still not suitable for the army after all. However, Liu Jun is born like a general who leads troops to fight. He is brave and knowledgeable, brave and resourceful, so young, so sharp, it is quite rare. But it's just that he is too tough, and he may be in danger of breaking." Li Changgeng also kept paying attention to the Nine-Headed Birds Team. He felt that he became more surprised and more appreciated the deputy he chose.

"Now, the people in the world are missing people like Liu Jiye. There are no fears of too many such people, but they only think that there are too few. Now the world is in an unprecedented crisis, but unfortunately there are not many people who can see the situation clearly." Mei Zhihuan sighed. When Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, the Tartars invaded the territory, and the emperor summoned him to lead his troops to serve the king. As a result, he was halfway through the way, but there were conspiracies in the rear to make trouble. He decisively ordered his troops to quell the rebellion. When the rebellion was quelled, he sent troops to the capital. By the time he arrived, the Later Jin bandits had retreated, but the emperor surrendered him and drove him back to his hometown.

Later he was involved in the struggle between the Donglin Party and the eunuch Party. Although the eunuch Party fell and he was restored to his official position, he was never given a real position again.

As a Donglin Party member, Mei Zhihuan was one of the few people who had a relatively upright and had a clear understanding of the situation in the world. Last year, the Later Jin Dynasty invaded the territory, and the imperial court transferred two generals Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou, who were responsible for pacifying thieves in the Central Plains, to the capital. However, in the end, the Later Jin Dynasty still fought to Shandong, captured Jinan Prefecture, and finally plundered and left, calmly returning to Liaodong.

However, the transfer of the two generals of Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou, as well as the entry of elite troops to suppress the thieves into the capital, caused a loss of good situation to suppress the thieves. Especially after Xiong Wencan succeeded to the Central Plains to suppress the thieves, he did not take the opportunity to wipe out the bandits that had reached the last moment. Instead, he retreated and started to recruit and pacify, which allowed Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai, Li Zicheng, Lao Huihui and other bandits to survive and get the opportunity to recuperate. Now he finally made a comeback, and bandits from all over the country came out one after another.

It would be very difficult to miss such a good opportunity to combat the thieves, and it would be difficult to eliminate these thieves again. The opportunity should not be missed, and the time would never come again. The Central Plains were corrupt and the bandits were unstable, but the Later Jin outside the pass was getting stronger and stronger, with internal and external troubles, and the Ming Dynasty was already facing the danger of falling apart.

Although Mei Zhihuan worked very hard, it could at most affect a corner of eastern Hubei.

Li Changgeng quietly held the fishing rod, looked at the calm water surface, and listened to the cicadas on the trees. "It's not a matter of one day to one day since the Ming Dynasty has reached this point. It's not a matter of one day. It's a matter of three feet of ice, but it's not a day's cold. Now this situation is so weak that it's going to stop the bandits and suppress bandits. Maybe one day the bandits will take the world and sit in the Golden Palace."

Li Changgeng served as the Minister of the Four Secretaries and the Governor of Shandong. He was an official throughout his life and had a clear understanding of the depravity of the Ming Dynasty. In his opinion, if this continues, it will not take long for the dynasty to change. I just don’t know if it will be Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai, Ma Huihui, Ge Liyan or Li Zicheng.

In his opinion, if these thieves had not been determined to plunder and not establish a basis or a tax system, perhaps the world would have been unable to defend the situation tomorrow. However, the thieves would sooner or later realize that sooner or later, and then they would no longer just wander around. When they settle down and establish a base, they would then set up an official system and establish a tax system and win over the gentry, and then the world would really change.

Li Changgeng felt that he could not change these, and no one could change these. He supported Li Chunjiang to take the imperial examination. In his opinion, no matter who will be in this world in the future, this world will still be the world of gentry and landlords, and definitely not the world of farmers, craftsmen and refugees.

The Jinshi of the Ming Dynasty will also be the Jinshi of the New Dynasty in the future.

The emperor will change it, but the owner of the land in this place will not change it.

Mei Zhihuan did not like this view, "Fushe is not a good thing, it is even worse than Donglin. Chunjiang joins Fusuhe is useless, and they will only talk about losing the country. I have been in my career throughout my life, and when I get old, I have realized something. Light is just useless, and the key is still to do it. If I had more Yu Qian, Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang in the Ming Dynasty, this Ming Dynasty might have hope of revival. But judging from the current situation, I am afraid that you and I will not only be slaves to the destruction of the country, but also slaves to the destruction of the tribe."

Li Changgeng frowned, "I admit that the Later Jin Dynasty is very strong. In recent years, they have suppressed Mongolia and forced North Korea and repeatedly invaded Guanzhong. But after all, the population of the Later Jin Dynasty is only a few people. I don't believe it. I think that Liao and Jin occupied half of the Central Plains back then, but did the Song Dynasty last for hundreds of years?"

Li Changgeng's view, if he could face the thieves, even if the Later Jin Dynasty was powerful in the future, the Ming Dynasty could still move its capital to Nanjing, divide the river and govern it, and defend half of the country. If the Ming Dynasty could not face the harm of the thieves, then the world would be destroyed by the thieves, and the Ming Dynasty would be replaced by the thieves. Perhaps the newly established dynasty would lead the army to the north and subdue the Later Jin Dynasty as the Ming Dynasty was newly established. "

"We don't have to fight for these things anymore. Anyway, we are all at this age and will not live for a few years. Whether the sky collapses or the flood is surging, we will not be able to see it anyway."

Both of them were silent for a while. It was impossible to ignore it. Their families are all here, and the world is in turmoil, and even local tyrants are still dangerous.

"Will you call me when you go back to Zuowu Camp?"

"Not yet. The thief just tried it last time. After being slashed by Liu Jun, he retreated and left no movement." Mei Zhihuan replied.

"What's the matter with the government army in Xiangyang?"

"It's not that. The court asked Yang Sichang and Xiong Wencan to be responsible for the suppression of bandits, but Yang Sichang is still in the capital. Xiong Wencan is still the prime minister now. It is obvious that the court just asked him to temporarily command the bandit suppression divisions, but just asked him to wait until Yang Sichang comes to hand over. As soon as Yang Sichang arrived, Xiong Wencan could not escape the result of taking a lock into the capital."

"Are you optimistic about Yang Sichang?"

"It would be fine if Sun Chuanting or Hong Chengchou was killed, even Lu Xiangsheng, who had just died in battle, would be stronger than Yang Sichang. Although the emperor trusted him, Yang did not really know about the military. What hope would he have for such a commander?"

"Will Zhang Xianzhong and Luo Rucai advance eastward, go to Nanzhili and join forces with Hui Zuowu, attack Jiangbei, and attack Nanjing?" Although Li Changgeng has been in a high position in the central position for a long time, he is not good at military affairs. Mei Zhihuan is obviously better than him in this regard, so he asked humbly.

"Now the imperial court has heavy troops stationed in Henan and Xiangyang, so it is difficult for Zhang Xianzhong and others to advance east, but it is very likely to enter Bashu. The garrisons there are weak and the roads are dangerous. Although the officers and soldiers have cannons, they are difficult to carry, but the thieves can roam around. After the attacks by Sun Chuanting and others, their strength has been weakened to a certain extent. Now they rebel again, what they need most is to roam. The thieves can quickly roll up hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people and rob a large amount of money, food, materials and weapons. They will definitely roam. I just hope that they don't roam to the east of Hubei."

Li Changgeng also sighed.

"Reading the newspaper of the palace, the court is collecting wages, and each town needs to train troops, and each prefecture and county practice bravery."

Mei Zhihuan sneered, "It's not easy to use. The things that fool the emperor are just given to the towns as greedy for money."

"According to the will, Macheng County will also practice 500 courage training, and abolish the county chief clerk, and set up the position of the general manager to practice courage. The position of the general manager is compared with the border army of the Beijing camp, and the rank is ranked as the eighth rank." Li Changgeng said lightly.

"What do you mean?" Mei Zhihuan asked strangely. Could it be that Li Changgeng was looking at such a senior general who was from the eighth rank, or that the Li family had a son and nephew who wanted this official? But when Li Chunjiang went to Nanjing, Li Changgeng's two sons Li Chunchao and Li Chunhong were also devoted to the imperial examination.

Li Changgeng lifted the rod violently, and a carp that was hooked was being raised to the water surface. Li Changgeng closed the rod and smiled, "It's the public compilation. Before leaving this morning, he told me a lot. Finally, he asked me to help me and let Liu Jun be the general manager of Macheng. I don't have this ability, and I have to find you this matter. Is it okay? You'll be a matter of just one word."

Mei Zhihuan laughed and scolded, "You old guy, what do you mean that you don't have this ability? Is it okay? To be honest, this Jiutou Birds team is still under your Li family's name. Liu Jun said that it is also from your Li family."

"Don't say that, the Jiutou Birds are still subordinates of Baoshengbao Township. You are the boss of Liu Jun."

The two of them laughed and scolded, but they both told some truth. No matter what, in the eyes of outsiders, the Jiutou and Liu Jun are actually just a team under the names of the Mei family and the Li family. They belong to the Mei and Li families, but they do not really belong to Liu Jun.

"Can you do it, just say something." Li Changgeng untied the carp and put it in the bucket.

"Of course it's okay. He has this qualification, but he has just been promoted to the inspection and is still a temporary agent. He has to let him take the inspection position first and then get the training. Anyway, this training is useless except for the grade. He is not all the farmers who make up the numbers in the group. He can't practice for two months a year, and it's costly, labor-intensive, time-consuming, but it's useless."

"I'll write down your promise. In short, you agreed to this matter. If it's not done by then, I'll ask Chunjiang to find you, it's nothing to do." Li Changgeng put the bait and threw the hook off and went into the water.
Chapter completed!