"You ......" Wu Gengxu was so angry that he pointed at Li Zicheng's nose, his lips squirmed for a long time, and Fang said: "Why doesn't this official know the word 'Liukou'?" ”

"Looks like Pontus has wronged you?" Li Zicheng smiled faintly and said, "Now that the city is overseeing you, what does the word 'Liukou' mean?" ”

"'Liukou' is naturally 'bandits wandering everywhere, mobile rebels,'" Wu Gengxu glared at Li Zicheng and said, "Aren't you?" The imperial court is expropriating the ...... of the Liukou"

Li Zicheng stood up, walked in front of Wu Gengxu, carefully looked at his eyes, walked around him again, and said as he walked: "There are often people who read books and have bad brains, Wu Zhixian is probably this kind of person, right?" I only know how to memorize the books of the sages, but I don't know how to learn and apply them! ”

Wu Gengxu didn't move, "Why doesn't this official know how to live and learn?" ”

Li Zicheng said: "Then tell me, looking at the world, who is a rogue?" ”

"Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai......" Wu Gengxu suddenly paused, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Who are you?" Zhang Xianzhong or Luo Rucai? You're not in Huguang, why did you come to Shangnan County......"

"Finally haven't been stupid yet," Li Zicheng stopped at Wu Gengxu's side, just in time to see his purple face, "Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong are indeed rogue bandits, rogue bandits, rogue bandits everywhere, every time they go to a place, they rob a handful, and before the arrival of the imperial court's army, they will wander to another place......"

"Could it be that you are Luo Rucai?"

Li Zicheng shook his head, "If the governor of Bendu is a rogue, then he still wants you to be the magistrate?" Anyway, the governor of Pontus robbed in Shangnan and was about to retreat, who will be the magistrate of the county, and what does it have to do with the governor of Pontus? "Walked to the side of the family and glanced at the ladies and ladies who looked like ladies and misses, "The rogues not only rob property, but also rob women, the ladies of the eunuchs and big families are particularly popular, if the governor of Pontus is a rogue, he will take these beautiful ladies with him, so there is time to talk nonsense with you here?" ”

Among the women, the delicate woman who was a little older hurriedly hugged a thirteen or fourteen-year-old woman next to her in her arms, her face full of fear.

"You ......" Wu Gengxu turned around, and was about to rush over and fight with Li Zicheng, but saw that Li Zicheng had already paced back to the main position and sat down on the wooden chair again, so he stopped his adventurous action and said angrily: "Who are you?" ”

"Who?" Li Zicheng said lightly: "Isn't Wu Zhixian familiar with the book of sages? Take history as a mirror, guess who is the Ponturake? ”

"Governor?" Wu Gengxu was all in his pocket, and when he saw the armor on the soldiers, his eyes were shining, and his pupils widened sharply, "Are you the army of the imperial court?" You've mutinied......"

"You shouldn't have guessed," Li Zicheng shook his head slowly, and said: "The Mandate of Heaven Army, ordered by the heavens, to save the people of Limin, the Governor of the Mandate of Heaven is the Governor of the Mandate of Heaven!" ”

"Manifest Destiny?" Wu Gengxu seemed to have heard of it, and his impression was not too deep, he thought for a moment, and was suddenly shocked, "You are the Heavenly Mandate Army?" The Mandate of Heaven entrenched in Sichuan? ”

"The word 'entrenched' is used well, although it is not too appropriate," Li Zicheng laughed and said, "Wu Zhixian should understand by now, the Heavenly Mandate Army is not a rogue, right?" ”

"You are thieves ......"

Li Zichang sighed and said, "This time I'm right, I have some knowledge!" ”

Wu Gengxu squinted at Li Zicheng, "Isn't it the same?" 'Anti-thieves' and 'outlaws' are both plotting against the ......"

"From the perspective of the imperial court, there may be no difference," Li Zicheng picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and then put it down heavily, "Wu Zhixian is in Shangnan, and he has seen a lot of rogues, right?" I really don't know the difference between the two? ”

Wu Gengxu thought for a moment, suddenly widened his eyes, and said tremblingly: "You are not here to have a full stomach, you are to compete for the ...... of the world."

Li Zicheng clapped his hands and encouraged, "Wu Zhixian finally understood, to be honest, the governor of Bendu raised troops, and initially it was to feed his stomach, but the governor of Bendu found that if he wandered around like Zhang Xianzhong and robbed property and food everywhere, who else in the world would produce food for us?" So ......"

"So what?"

"Therefore, the governor of Pontus will not become a rogue, but occupy a piece of land, let the people on this land live and work in peace and contentment, and produce food for us," Li Zicheng said: "We are rebelling, but we are only against the imperial court, but we want to protect the people on the ground, as for the officials and gentry on the ground, they are also treated differently, as long as they are not extremely evil, and they will not infringe on the people in the future, we are willing to give them a chance." ”

"Then why did you copy the county prince, the lord's book, and the gentry in the city......

"Which eye did you see that the governor of Pontus had raided the house? Even you, the prefect of the county, the governor of Pontus has not raided the house yet," Li Zicheng kept looking at the female dependents, "The governor of Pontus just wants them to take out all the land and redistribute it to the people, so that the people have land to cultivate, as long as they don't resist, the governor of Pontus will not raid the house, nor will he ask for their property." ”

"But their land is all ...... with title deeds."

"The governor of Pontus knows," Li Zicheng already felt that Wu Gengxu's concubine was already very nervous, and he smiled secretly in his heart, "Isn't Wu Zhixian familiar with the book of sages?" The Governor of Pontus asks you a question, why does each dynasty change in the middle of two or three hundred years? ”

"A change of dynasty? Two or three hundred years? Wu Gengxu frowned, pondered for a moment, and said, "You mean, this dynasty will be two or three hundred years old...... It's really a big rebellion! ”

"Whether this dynasty will change in two or three hundred years, I'm afraid Wu Zhixian knows better than the governor of Bentu," Li Zicheng's face had a very playful smile, "Wu Zhixian said, why do you want to change the dynasty?" ”

"Officials are greedy for ink, foreign invasions, natural and man-made disasters, and the people have no ...... to live"

"It turns out that Wu Zhixian is not unconcerned about national affairs, and I don't know what kind of disasters the current Ming Dynasty has encountered," Li Zicheng shook his head slightly, "Actually, officials are greedy for ink, and every dynasty has it; Foreign invasions, natural and man-made disasters have only accelerated the speed of changing dynasties, and there is only one reason why it is really necessary to change dynasties: the people have no livelihood! ”

Wu Gengxu pondered for a long time: "Why? ”

"At the end of a dynasty, the people were not forced to rise up without a livelihood? Even if it can't change the dynasty, at least it weakens the dynasty, such a historical fact, there shouldn't be a need for the governor of Pontus to explain it in detail, right? Li Zicheng stared at Wu Gengxu's eyes and said: "Actually, it is not that at the end of the dynasty, the people will live without a life, but because the people have no life, the dynasty will enter the end of the period, and it will soon be replaced by a new dynasty......

Wu Gengxu was thoughtful, squinting but not speaking.

"Is Wu Zhixian wondering why the people have no livelihood, and whether it is because of natural disasters...... Li Zicheng said: "Even if there are natural disasters, they are only inducements, and the real reason is the land annexation ......."

"Land annexation?"

"At the beginning of each dynasty, there will be a round of land distribution, and the people will get enough land and food and clothing, and the dynasty will develop in a good direction," Li Zicheng said in a deep voice: "With the development of time, the population will become more and more, but the land will basically not increase, and it will still ......be concentrated in the hands of a few large households."

……

"The population development of large households naturally needs more land, and ordinary people, the number of people will also increase, but the land is decreasing, forced to rent the land of large households, not only to bear the state's taxes, but also to bear the rent, which is equivalent to a disguised increase in taxes, in the long run, even if there is no natural disaster, the people will eventually have no food and clothing, forced to embark on the road of rebellion!"

"Yes...... Is there a permanent solution? ”

"Yes, but it will take decades, even hundreds of years!"

"This ......"

"Okay, Wu Zhixian, the governor of Pontus has spent so much tongue, just because you have a good reputation in Shangnan County, so I want to ask you to join the Heavenly Mandate Army and assist the Heavenly Mandate Army in redistributing land......"

"Join the Mandate of Heaven? Rebelling with you? Wu Gengxu closed his eyes slightly, his head shook like a broken wave, "This official is familiar with the book of sages, how can he ......?"

Li Zicheng waved his hand, and after saying so much, he was simply playing the piano to the cow, "Wu Zhixian, the Heavenly Mandate Army has broken through Shangnan County, in addition to joining the Heavenly Mandate Army, do you have a way out?" Even if the governor of Pontus lets you go, will the court let you go for the crime of losing your land? ”

"The imperial court will definitely not let go of this official," Wu Gengxu's face did not change, and he didn't even bother to look at Li Zicheng, "This official has received the great favor of the saint, and now that he has lost Shangnan, he will naturally live in the world without a face, even if the Heavenly Mandate Army releases this official, this official will cut himself off!" ”

"Loyal to the country?" Li Zicheng sneered: "But I don't know if the imperial court will reward Wu Zhixian?" ”

"This official wears a guilty body, how dare he ask the court to commend him," Wu Gengxu shook his head, "This official imitates the sages and is born between heaven and earth without a face......"

"Wu Zhixian is unwilling to serve the Heavenly Mandate Army, and the Governor of Pontus will not be reluctant," Li Zicheng said lightly: "Since he is not a member of the Heavenly Mandate Army, he is an enemy of the Heavenly Mandate Army, Wu Zhixian is familiar with the rules and regulations, and naturally knows how to deal with the Heavenly Mandate Army......

"This official has already made up his mind to die, and he still cares about what the Heavenly Mandate Army will do?" Wu Gengxu slowly closed his eyes, put his hands into his sleeves, and looked like he was waiting for death.

Li Zicheng set his eyes on the female dependents again, and finally fixed on the little concubine's body, so frightened that she almost screamed, "Wu Zhixian is a hundred dead, and the governor of Pontus will take care of your family......"

"You ......" Wu Gengxu thought that Li Zicheng's gaze just now was constantly swirling among the female dependents, and he was surprised in his heart, and he hurriedly opened his eyes, and sure enough, he saw Li Zicheng's unkind gaze, and said angrily: "The official lost his land, and he apologized for his crime with death, but the crime was not as good as his family......"

"Wu Zhixian died at the hands of the governor of Bendu, is it possible to keep the male to avenge Wu Zhixian in the future?" Li Zicheng said with a smile: "As for the female dependents...... The governor of Pontus happened to be short of a few servant girls waiting for him......" said while staring at the woman in the arms of Wu Gengxu's concubine.

"Master......" The little concubine knew that Li Zicheng's expression was not good, so she knelt in front of Wu Gengxu, crying and kowtowing......

Li Zicheng stood up and glanced at Wu Gengxu, "Give you half a night to think about it, after dawn, I hope Wu Zhixian will make a final decision!" He turned back to his soldiers and said, "Take care of Wu Zhixian and his family, and if anything goes wrong, the governor will ask you for your guilt." ”

"Yes, Grand Duke!"

Wu Gengxu pointed at Li Zicheng with his finger, "You...... Despicable ......"

Li Zicheng glared at Wu Gengxu until he withdrew his finger before he said to the chief banner officer of the guard's pro-soldiers: "Talk to Wu Zhixian well, let him understand what kind of army the Heavenly Mandate Army is!" As soon as he finished speaking, he had already strode away.