"Lord Fang, please also serve tea in the house, if there is anything, let's go in and talk about it." Lian Zining stretched out his hand.

Fang Fengshi nodded with a gloomy face and strode in.

The two entered the side hall and served tea, Lian Zining withdrew from the servant and said, "What is the matter with Lord Fang, can you say it now?" ”

Fang Fengshi blinked his eyes, suddenly pulled Lian Zining's sleeve, and said with tears in his eyes: "Lord Lian, this official is here this time to ask you to give all the talented people in the land of the six counties a way to live!" ”

"Huh?" Fang Fengshi's sudden change in attitude made Lian Zining stunned, and he said in his heart that this old man's face changed too quickly, right?

He didn't know that Fang Fengshi was such a surname, witty and interesting, and humorous and wise, this old man Zhengde was in the middle of the nineteenth year, and he was an official for more than 30 years. Although the old man is engaged in education, he laughs and scolds uninhibitedly, and is free and easy, which has the meaning of a well-known university professor in later generations, and is very loved by students.

With a thought in his heart, Lian Zining looked frightened, and quickly got up and helped Fang Fengshi to sit down, pretending to be surprised: "Oh, boss, what are you doing?" Xiucai in the six counties, what's wrong with them? How can you let the lower officials let them live? I don't understand this official! Did they kidnap the heroes of the Green Forest? Need to be rescued by the lower officers? ”

Fang Fengshi touched his face with his dirty hand, and suddenly his face turned black and white, he pointed at Lian Zining and said angrily: "Okay, Lord Lian, we don't talk darkly, what you did was spread throughout Jinan Mansion, what are you still pretending to be here?" The old man just said a word now, you give them a way to live? ”

As soon as Lian Zining said this, it would be boring to pretend again, and slowly shook his head: "Don't give it!" ”

He said lightly: "My lord, if you can take them all to Jinan Mansion to raise, the lower officials will naturally not stop them, but this heavy snow has just stopped, the snow on the road is very thick, and there are hundreds of talented students in the six counties, I'm afraid it's not easy to get it!" ”

Fang Fengshi said that the official was honest, where did he get so much silver? He looked at Lian Zining, blinked his eyes, and suddenly jumped up, startling Lian Zining, but he didn't expect that this master of the third grade fell to his knees with a bang, and cried: "Lord Lian, Master Lian, even if the old man begs you, you should be merciful!" This is more than 100 lives, if so many Xiucai die in your jurisdiction, I am afraid that the above will blame you, and you will not be able to explain it! ”

Lian Zining was really scared enough this time, how can this old man say kneel and kneel, isn't this a scoundrel? But I have to say that this method is the most effective against him. Now everyone can see it clearly, this Lian Zining is ten hob-like characters, he doesn't eat soft and hard, but his heels are still very hard, he quickly got out of the way, and knelt down, the two knelt face to face as if worshipping heaven and earth, Lian Zining said helplessly: "Boss, you get up first, let's talk slowly!" ”

"Just one word, do you agree or not, say a word!" Fang Fengshi's eyes rolled and he refused to get up when he lay on the ground.

Lian Zining was helpless, now he has roughly figured out the surname of this Lord Fang Fengshi, this uncle is only afraid that he is such an informal, old naughty character, but he is really old-fashioned, and he came to beg himself for some irrelevant talents. This kind of person, once he recognizes something, is the most difficult to deal with, and it makes people have a headache.

He had no choice but to spread his hands and excuse himself: "It's not that the lower officials don't let them go, it's really these talents who have caused public anger by this move, and the squires and people in the six counties won't let them go!" ”

Fang Fengshi said: "Don't fix these useless things, just say, what are the conditions!" ”

Lian Zining smiled: "As long as you can let these talents draw their handprints on this document, then don't do what you want." ”

With that, he took out a piece of paper from his arms, wrote a few lines on it, and handed it to Fang Fengshi.

Fang Fengshi read it hastily, glared at Lian Zining, and trembled: "You, you are so ruthless!" ”

Lian Zining sneered silently.

There was nothing else written on this piece of paper, because Lian Zining knew that playing with these literati agreements, playing agreements, and signing so-called non-offending clauses was useless, and these literati could forget everything in a blink of an eye, and they would never keep their promises. The paper is just full of all kinds of crimes, such as the annihilation of uncles and sisters-in-law, cheating in the examination room, disobedience to parents, etc., etc., etc., which are not such deadly crimes, but they are the most taboo things in the so-called literati style -- as long as they draw their fingerprints and press their handprints, this list will be known in the future, and they will not want to be officials at all.

Fame stinks!

This is Lian Zining's usual trick, when it is said that this is the case in Liu Zhen, the official road, it is naturally impossible for him to starve and freeze to death all these talents, and he can't afford the consequences. What he originally planned was to wait a few days, but those talents couldn't stand it, so they asked them to sign this thing. He is not afraid that they will not sign, literati are the most particular about style, but literati are often the most unscrupulous.

didn't expect Fang Fengshi to send it to the door by himself, Lian Zining naturally took advantage of this opportunity.

Lian Zining spread his hands: "My lord, as long as you can let them draw the detainment, the lower official will lift the ban immediately without saying a word." In addition, each person has twenty taels of silver to give, which is considered an apology for the lower officials, if you can't do it, then please go back! ”

Although Fang Fengshi was unwilling, he also knew that this was already the best result he could get, so he got up immediately, didn't drag the mud and water at all, grabbed the document and walked out.

Lian Zining hurriedly followed, and sent a small banner's personal soldiers as his escort, and the group quickly left.

Two days later, the tired, dusty Fang Fengshi came to the town of the six counties to guard the yamen, and brought Lian Zining a copy of the paintings and handprints of the one hundred and thirty-one Xiucai who were affected in the six counties.

The small flag that followed him confirmed that the drawings and handprints were indeed real, and that they had seen them with their own eyes.

The big thing has been accomplished, Lian Zining naturally kept his promise, wrote a few notes, and sent fast horses to the six counties, and suddenly all the shops in the six counties were reopened to these talents.

The starved and almost half-dead talents poured into the restaurant, eating and drinking like hungry ghosts, and many people almost died because they ate too much.

After this battle, the arrogance of these talents was suddenly suppressed, not to mention being a man with their tails between their legs, and they were all red and arrogant anyway.

There is no doubt that they hate Lian Zining now, but Lian Zining is naturally not afraid. First, the evidence is in hand, and I am not afraid of them blowing up, and second, with the terrifying admission rate of the imperial examination system, how many of these hundreds of talents can be admitted to the examination? I'm afraid that there is no one who can get into the jinshi! No threat!

Lian Zining set up a banquet in the house to entertain Fang Fengshi, and in line with the simple idea that eating a little is a little, Fang Feng went to the banquet at the right time.

During the banquet, the delicacies are endless, and there are thirty or fifty maids waiting, and the warblers and swallows are dazzling. While Fang Fengshi fully realized the rich net worth of this six-county town guard, Lian Zining also knew a little more about this Shandong scholar. This adult is a rare person with a real surname in the officialdom, although he is not young, but he is innocent, funny and humorous, but he can make friends, and the two also talked very happily.

At the end of the banquet, Fang Fengshi's impression of him was much better, after all, although Lian Zining's methods were ruthless, but the battle in the officialdom couldn't be caught with his hands tied, right? Fang Fengshi also understands very well.

This major event has finally come to a successful conclusion, and Lian Zining can also devote more energy to recruiting soldiers and conducting new phalanx training.

After another two days, all the preparations had been completed, and the entire Wuyi Army began to act for the new military work.

―――――― dividing line―――――― December 10 of the 50th year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty, Leling County guarded the yamen.

In the hall, the hundred households of the nineteen Wu Yijun were gathered together, laughing and greeting each other.

When it was said that the more than 2,000 soldiers of the Wuyi Army at the time of leaving Beijing, after several successive battles, there were only more than 1,900 left, and 20 100 households were also killed in the battle, and only 19 people remained.

These nineteen hundred households of six grades are the powerful middle level of Lian Zining's ruling power.

They are all brothers from the official Liu Zhenchen's hundred households, but in just over half a year, their temperament has undergone earth-shaking changes. However, when their old brothers met at this time, they took off the thick mask, laughed and scolded unscrupulous, just like when they were prostitutes together in the town, stealing chickens and dogs and eating meat together.

When you think about the years of half a year ago, it turned out to be like a dream, as if it was a far, far away thing.

After more than half a year of barracks life, the tempering of the war, and the baptism of blood, they have been cleansed of the factors of slippery, reckless, incompetent, or cowardice, and they have truly become war veterans, strong and powerful middle-level commanders, and they are the cornerstone of an army! Now, even if all the members of the Wu Yi Army die in battle, as long as they are still there, it will not take a month for Lian Zining to immediately pull up a quite effective Wu Yi Army again.

The only one who was silent in the hall was Xiong Tingbi.

These words, Lian Zining did not put him by his side, but let him hang the name of a pro-barracks hundred households, and went down to the hundreds of households below to experience. He has also stayed in the camp, and hundreds of households in various counties have also been there, and even Feng Yan's hundred households stationed in Jiushan Town have been there. It can be said that now he understands Wu Yijun not much worse than Lian Zining.

After coming back, with his almost innate military talent, he wrote a proposal of 10,000 words, pointing out the various shortcomings of the current Wu Yijun, which was greatly affirmed by Lian Zining.

In the later stage of the research phalanx, he also participated and put forward a lot of opinions.

It's just that after all, he is an outsider, and he is even more from a white robe, and these hundreds of households of Wu Yijun hate the white robe to the core, so they naturally ostracize him a little openly and secretly. Xiong Tingbi is also self-aware, he only hides in the corner, and does not bother himself.

As everyone talked, they talked about the purpose of this time.

One of the hundred households asked, "Lao Shi, what are you doing in a hurry when you summoned us back this time?" Is there any big move again, the court wants to use troops? ”

(To be continued)