readx; It was already an hour before the officers and men descended the mountain. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info Those officers and soldiers tied all the bandits with ropes and escorted them down the mountain. The bandits will be taken to Taihe County for interrogation. The fact that so many people were taken to the county seat was also a great deterrent to other mountain bandits.

After the officers and soldiers met with Zhou Jin's guards, Huang Chenghao ordered to bury the pot and make rice, and decided to meet the county seat after eating a full meal.

Zhou came in to Huang Chenghao and said, "My lord, I want to go back first." When I came, my mother-in-law told me that she wanted to meet Huihui, so I wanted to take my mother-in-law to live in Jiujiang for a while. ”

Huang Chenghao said with a smile: "Don't worry, you have made such a great achievement, why do you have to participate in the celebration banquet and go back to Nanchang with me." ”

General Zheng said: "Yes, why are you in such a hurry. Do I have anything to ask my son? ”

Zhou Jin looked at him and said, "What is the matter with General Zheng, please say." ”

General Zheng said: "Did you use explosives and muskets in the attack on the mountain just now? We also heard an explosion down the hill. After going up the mountain, I found that the gate was gone. ”

When Zhou Jin heard it, it sounded so much like a trap: "Gunpowder is used, but we don't have a musket." Without gunpowder, it is impossible to capture the walled gate. ”

General Zheng said curiously: "If there were no muskets, how could I hear the crackling sound?" Lord Huang also heard it. ”

Huang Chenghao said: "I heard it too. ”

Zhou Jin said with a smile: "That sound is the sound of cannonballs, we threw a lot of money on the wall in order to suppress the bandits on the wall." ”

General Zheng said: "Oh, there is still this use of artillery. I'm sorry for hearing about it. I also have a matter to ask for, that is, after my men went up the mountain to take over the bandits, they did not find any property. These items are all bandits, and the government needs to make a register. ”

Huang Chenghao said: "This time, I promised General Zheng that the seized property will be repaid to the military salary owed by the imperial court. If you know, say it. ”

This military salary was not from Huang Chenghao, so Zhou Jin didn't feel burdened, and said, "I don't know what kind of property you are talking about." After my men attacked it, they began to fight in the streets, arrest, and then there was time to find some property. So many people escaped from the stockade this time, and most of them were taken away. ”

General Zheng said: "Our officers and soldiers have not let go of a single thief. Anything may be confiscated from the person who is captured. ”

Zhou Jin said with a puzzled expression: "Oh? It's strange that these people are fleeing for their lives without money. If so, I don't know. It is not certain that the bandits buried their belongings. ”

After all, with Huang Chenghao here, it is not easy for this Zheng Counselor to ask again, but the soldiers below are not so good-tempered.

At this time, someone came to report that the two sides had a conflict and were about to fight. The three of them immediately came to the place where Zhou Jin's carriage was parked, and the officers and soldiers had already drawn their swords and were ready to go to war. The guards pointed their bags at each other, ready to shoot.

Huang Chenghao said angrily: "What are you doing? Put away your weapons! Just after winning the battle and starting infighting? ”

The personnel on both sides looked at each other, and some of the officers and men laid down their weapons first, while those who stirred up trouble were very reluctant and still unwilling to accept their weapons.

Huang Chenghao turned his head and yelled at General Zheng: "What are you doing in a daze, to restrain your people." ”

General Zheng had no choice but to come to the side of those officers and soldiers and said, "Put away your weapons." Why my words are not good. ”

The officers and soldiers collected their weapons, but the people did not disperse, and they still gathered somewhere.

Huang Chenghao asked steadily, "What's going on?" ”

Meng Changjiang walked over and handed it over: "The officers and soldiers said that we were secretly hiding bandit money and wanted to collect our car. ”

At this time, some officers and soldiers shouted: "If you don't have a private hide, how can you be afraid of us searching." ”

Zhao Ruifu pulled Chang's neck and said, "What are you, dare to accept us." ”

The guards said one after another: "We have shot down this cottage, what qualifications do the officers and soldiers have?" ”

Seeing that the officers and soldiers were about to draw their swords again, General Zheng hurriedly stopped: "What do you want to do?" Then he turned to Huang Chenghao and said, "Lord Huang, you see? ”

Huang Chenghao turned his head to look at Zhou Jin, and Zhou Jin said embarrassedly: "Officers and soldiers are indeed not qualified!" General Zheng should take care of his own people. It's not good for you to lose your people. ”

As soon as General Zheng heard this, his anger immediately came up. Staring wide-eyed, I want to fight. After holding it for a while, he finally held back, Huang Chenghao is Zhou Jin's father-in-law, and it is not good for him if things get bigger. So he ordered the officers and soldiers: "What are you doing here?" What to do, what to do! Fuck off! ”

Although the officers and soldiers did not want to give up, they did not dare to disobey the orders of their superiors, and left with scolding.

After eating, the team set off back to Taihe County, but Zhou Jin did not enter the city, but still wanted to leave first. Huang Chenghao thought about it, those officers and soldiers might still come to find trouble, so he didn't leave Zhou Jin, and agreed to Zhou Jin taking Shen Yunlan to Jiujiang, and let Zhou Jin's mother-in-law stay longer.

Three days later, Zhou Jin and others returned to Nanchang by boat, stayed for two days to continue their journey, and returned to Lushan Courtyard two days later.

Huang Shuanghui is naturally very happy about the arrival of her mother. Shen Yunlan saw her daughter's ruddy face, and the worries of more than ten years were finally slowly resolved. After the mother and daughter met, they continued to talk until the evening, and then rested with their daughter.

Due to the physical reasons of the two wives, Zhou Jin would not go to the main house to sleep, so he let his mother-in-law live in the main house all the time.

With the arrival of Su Lan, Zhou Jin has less time to do other things, and sometimes he can't go out three doors a day, and he is forced by Shen Yun Lan to write and read every day. At that time, I reviewed it immediately after I did it, and every time I criticized the article written by Zhou Jin, it was not as good as bullshit, let

Zhou Jin was in pain. Zhou Jin thinks at this time, it is estimated that this mother-in-law is unwilling because she failed to assist her husband in the second class exam and teach her son to be the first. Zhou Jin's eldest brother is now in Jiaxing, so Zhou Jin's half of his son has become her torture

Elephant.

In the blink of an eye, in August of the eleventh year of Chongzhen, Huang Chenghao came to Jiujiang for the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Zhou Jin also returned to Jiujiang City with his family. Before the holiday, Zhou Jin also had an important task to visit Ma Shiqi, who stopped in Jiujiang, and Ma Shiqi was currently only conveying the emperor's will. Therefore, receiving a visit from a student like Zhou Jin is also a way for him to understand the place, not to mention the recommendation of Huang Chenghao, who is not afraid of Wei Zhongxian.

The first time we met, of course, was to mix a familiar face, and then to present a gift was a familiar face. The gift of a hard bow obtained by Zhou Jin to suppress bandits in southern Jiangxi was brought by Huang Chenghao from Nanchang. The rest of the gifts were not accepted, but Ma Shiqi did not postpone the things that were caught in the war.

Sitting according to the etiquette, Huang Chenghao focused on Zhou Jin's efforts to suppress bandits, and said that Ma Shiqi was very interested in who was the minister, chatting and chatting, and talked about the rebellion in Shandong Xiangma, and then talked about the suppression of bandits in Xiangyang and other places, and the attack on Xuanping Mansion by the Qing troops in February. For more than half an hour, the two people and state affairs were involved, but Zhou Jin could only stand aside and listen silently.

Because they were all properly handled, the two did not make any high-level accusations, nor did they point out the consequences and implications.

Ma Shiqi said: "The country is troublesome, but fortunately, the monarch and the minister govern together, and most of them have been disposed of. ”

Huang Chenghao echoed: "The power of the Ming Dynasty is the blessing of the society." ”

After hearing this, Zhou Jin couldn't help but want to make a discussion, so he said: "Qing is sore, and Nai also eats the marrow." The bandits are chaotic people, and there is no food. The foundation of the people's society, how can there be benefits without the capital, and how can the marrow come from the marrow without profits, and it will die. ”

Huang Chenghao said angrily: "Shut up! Ann dare to talk nonsense! ”

Ma Shiqi smiled and said: "The princes of the court and the central government are exhausted, and they are not in trouble?" ”

Zhou came in to the hall and said to the two: "The boy is talking nonsense, my lord, my father-in-law forgive me." It has always been in the peace of the people to govern the country, but now the court is spending extravagantly, and the people's capital is becoming scarcer. Nowadays, Guanning is costly, the three provinces of the Central Plains are not appeased, and the officials are intercepted, which is more difficult for the people. The world is not chaotic? ”

Ma Shiqi said: "Do you have a strategy for leveling Liao? ”

Zhou Jin thought hesitantly and said, "None." ”

Ma Shiqi said: "If the three sides are not appeased, how can he be safe? Today, there is Sun Kaiyang to govern Liaodong, and Xinping Liao can be expected. Zizhi is commendable for knowing the power of the country, but it is derelict to blame the court's policy. ”

Zhou Jin had to bow his head and say, "The student understands. ”

Huang Chenghao said: "Sheji has its own courtiers, so you should concentrate on studying literature in preparation for a big move." ”

Ma Shiqi smiled, and had to continue to say: "Renda, how is the article?" Can you have a text, give me a look? ”

Zhou Jin then took out the two articles that had been prepared and handed them over. Ma Shiqi Chongzhen has been ranked second and eleven in four years, of course the article is very good, if it was before, Zhou Jin didn't have the cheekiness to let him comment, but now after his mother-in-law Shen Yunlan's training, his literary style has been greatly improved. After handing it over, he calmly waited for Ma Shiqi's comment.

Two articles, one is "The Legislation of the Scholars in Etiquette", and the other is the title of the Bagu essay "The Ruthless Shall Not Do His Word" during the Chenghua period. The first article mainly discusses the relationship between officials and constraints, and the second article is the eight-strand article, which was completed by Zhou Jin for four hours, and he can't say anything now.

Ma Shiqi first looked at the eight strands of text and said, "Yes, it should be advisable." ”

Zhou Jin immediately bowed: "Lord Xie." ”

Ma Shiqi smiled: "You are good, what do you mean to thank me." Let me take a look at your strategy. After a while, Ma Shiqi said after reading it: "This article is well-written, but it is not advisable!" It is still necessary to have less profit and more benevolence. ”

Zhou Jin said: "If there is no profit, how can it be benevolent? The common people are ignorant, and benevolence is from their own hearts, and there is no profit and change. ”

Huang Chenghao said: "The meaning of editing adults is that they need to be educated, not guided. ”

Ma Shiqi said: "What Brother Dark Zhai said is reasonable, everyone is profitable, and there is virtue at all. Although there are rules, they are rude, and the program often collapses. Renda can't deviate. ”

Zhou Jin hurriedly bowed again: "I know that I am wrong." ”

Huang Chenghao said: "Today's compilation of the teachings of adults, you can remember, don't deviate from the scriptures. ”

Ma Shiqi said: "Brother Dark Zhai is serious, young people, active thoughts, have their aura, so it is inevitable to be biased, and we have the responsibility to teach." ”

Huang Chenghao said with a smile: "I'm ashamed to say that the inner room likes me as a son-in-law, and I am not as good as them." ”

Ma Shiqi said: "Mrs. Zun's talent, Suzhou and Hangzhou are all known, and we are not as good as others." The two followed this conversation and talked about Suzhou and Hangzhou, but they chatted for more than half an hour before stopping.

Ma Shiqi stayed in Jiujiang for another day, then set off again and drove into Huguang.

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