Lu Bing asked Qi Jingtong a lot about current affairs, and the situation was probably like this: In recent years, there have been rampant bandits in Shandong and other places, although there have been no large-scale bandit activities, but Xiaobo bandits have continued. The reasons for the invasion of China by the Japanese are roughly as follows: first, the war raging in the territory of the Japanese kingdom caused the ronin warriors to be displaced, and they could not eat enough to come out and loot. Second, the power and regime of the Japanese state approved of and encouraged the plundering of the coastal frontiers of the Ming Dynasty. The third is the wealth of the Ming Dynasty, so this is also logical, the impoverished Japanese state exerted force to carry out barbaric and shameless robbery and robbery against the people of the Ming Dynasty.

The north wind blows all year round, so most of these Japanese invaders landed from Zhejiang and Fujian by boat, and they were more powerful and landed directly in Xiaoliuqiu and Jicoop, that is, Taiwan, and then came to the territory of the Ming Dynasty to offend Tianwei. The south is an important place to pay taxes, so the behavior of the Japanese really affected the stability of the Ming Dynasty. And these Japanese are barbaric and rude, ** insult and plunder are all evil, hateful is that the mobility is very strong, so that the Ming army is completely unguardable, in short, these places are rampant, and the civil situation is somewhat unstable.

Some of the large groups of Japanese robbers who were defeated in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, and other places fled back to their ships in a hurry, some were forced to flee to the north, some to the two lakes, and some to Shandong and other places. The reason why few Japanese pirates directly attacked Shandong was because Shandong was an important place for soldiers, far more than Zhejiang, Fujian and other places, so a large number of Japanese pirates did not dare to invade. Another reason is the difference between the north and the south, relatively speaking, the northerners are taller and stronger, of course, there are exceptions, but one side of the water and soil supports the other side, which is a common problem. The people in Shandong and other places are fierce, and I am afraid that without the need for officers and soldiers, the people will be able to fight with the Japanese pirates spontaneously.

As the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, the people are born with Confucianism, so whether it is the people or Shandong Confucianism, they are more old-fashioned, and they do not change at all. That's why they will be obedient to thugs like Liu Zongbing and tolerate everywhere, but this has not reached the critical point, once it is reached or invaded by foreign tribes, it is bound to force the people to rebel, and when the whole territory is against it, the consequences will inevitably be unimaginable.

I don't know that there is a saying: Shandong's Xiangma is a bandit in the northeast. This ringing Ma is a large group of people, obeying orders, valuing love and righteousness, going to the soup and fighting for the fire, paying attention to fairness and morality on weekdays, and never oppressing the people. Relatively speaking, the number of bandits in the northeast is much smaller, most of them are small locks, and the number of people who occupy the mountains is not as good as the number of people who are mighty and powerful. It's just that the Northeast is inaccessible at this time, and this sentence can't be discussed.

According to the knowledge in his belly and Qi Jingtong's narration, Lu Bing generally has a little understanding of the Japanese Invaders, and at this moment he gritted his teeth and said resentfully: "Little Japan of the Dog Day, let me Lu Bing see and kill them, by the way, are there more Japanese Wolves in Shandong recently?" ”

"There are often looting, but fortunately, the matter is not big, and the regimental training of the people's army organized in various places can also be effectively stopped accordingly, but these Japanese people are usually strong in martial arts, and they run when they see a large number of people, and they are afraid of the soft and afraid of the hard, which makes me have a headache, in short, they are hidden in the countryside and hills, and it is difficult to completely eradicate them. Before, I wanted to sweep away the army and completely eradicate the Japanese in Shandong, and then establish border defenses to prevent the Japanese from entering the country, and return the people to a peaceful life. But there are no soldiers under him, Liu Zhengang has people in the court, and there are soldiers under him, and if he doesn't listen to the announcement, it will be difficult for me to realize my plan. Qi Jingtong sighed and said.

Lu Bing scolded: "I was bullied by Little Japan, and I still have the heart to fight, this Liu Zhengang, I have to smoke him in a row." ”

Qi Jingtong said with a smile: "Don't worry, now that Lord Lu has destroyed Liu Zhengang, I can take over the military power, and with a little adjustment, I can destroy the thieves." ”

"Count me in, I will transfer troops from Bazhou now, and I also have some accompanying sergeants, all of whom are carefully selected by the emperor for me, I will parade on behalf of the Son of Heaven and fight with Lord Qi, and I will definitely be able to break the Japanese invaders." Lu Bingkong said with a fist.

Qi Jingtong frowned slightly and said: "Just now, Qi Mou also saw Lord Lu's skills, it shouldn't be a problem, it's just that"

"Don't worry, I'm afraid you're not as good as me in martial arts, but I'm not as good as you in terms of fighting, isn't it a joke that a layman leads an insider? I am not a command, I am willing to be a general under Lord Qi, waiting for dispatch, if there is anything that violates military discipline, the law will not be merciful. Lu Bing guessed Qi Jingtong's thoughts, afraid that he would command them indiscriminately, and people would be self-aware, so Lu Bing hurriedly said these words to relieve Qi Jingtong.

Qi Jingtong hugged his fists and said: "Then I will thank Lord Lu in the future, my lord will be my subordinate, and I will never dare to do it, so I will be a prisoner." ”

"It's okay, as long as I can kill all these widows, I'll be happy." Lu Bing said with a big grin: "Without further ado, I will send a letter now, deploy soldiers and horses, and Lord Qi will also go back to appease people's hearts, and tell the soldiers that I will go to the training ground to reward the money and official position promised just now, and the eldest husband will do what he says, and we will see you later." I took my leave first, please. ”

"Please."

Lu Bing didn't push to leave quickly, Qi Jingtong looked at Lu Bing's figure leaving, and praised: "What a good man." ”

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Not to mention how Lu Bing wrote a letter to transfer people, but also how he kept his promise, rewarded a hundred taels, and personally handed it over to the soldiers, without any deduction, to win the hearts of this group of soldiers. didn't say how to take Liu Zhengang into prison again, and said that if you were a traitor during the Anti-Japanese War, you would definitely be a traitor, and so on.

Shan said that Lu Bing returned to the inn and began to prepare to show his might. The innkeeper was originally very surprised, and saw that Lu Bingquan came back with all his beards, and Qi Jingtong came to visit in person in the evening, and said what Lord Lu and so on, so he realized that the young man was a big official of the imperial court, no wonder he could be so calm. On the second day, a notice was posted throughout the county, claiming that Liu Zhengang had bent the law and discipline for personal gain and harmed the court, and had been imprisoned and reported by the people.

Only then did the shopkeeper understand how powerful Lu Bing was, and he also guessed that it was because of Lu Bing's appearance that led to Liu Zhengang's downfall. Originally, the people didn't dare to report it, thinking that the officials and officials protected each other, and if Liu Zhengang was released in the future, there would be endless troubles, but when they heard the shopkeeper's "big mouth" going around, their hearts suddenly calmed down, and they understood that Liu Zhengang really fell into blood mold this time, and he actually provoked the officials of the imperial court. As a result, the people reported one after another, which was even worse than the scene in Bazhou.

Liu Zhengang also knew that he had planted it, so he knew everything and said everything, and confessed the sins he had committed one by one, and signed and detained, and these things were naturally handed over to Xu Jinbao of Dali Temple to preside over the trial, and Zhang Shanming sat aside to listen to show justice. Because Lu Bing was involved, he avoided suspicion and did not participate in the trial.

Lu Bing was drinking tea in the inn, chatting with Yang Feiyan and Xia Dade, seeing that Xiangyun no longer resisted Xia Dade, and was also happy that his second brother's love was about to blossom. Suddenly there was a knock on the door, Zhang Shanming and Xu Jinbao walked in, Zhang Shanming shook the dozen files in his hand to Lu Bing excitedly, and said: "Now we can save effort, Liu Zhengang has recruited all the tricks, and he has also confessed to many accomplices and corrupt officials from other places, we don't need to go to these places, we just need to arrest them all, and the interrogation in Beijing can be wiped out, and there are two or three layers of relationships that involve many court officials." Hmph, it seems that they can stand it this time. ”

Lu Bing blinked, took the file, and saw that it was two copies, so he asked, "In duplicate?" ”

Zhang Shanming nodded happily, Lu Bing opened the file, read it silently at a glance, and then picked up two files and lit them with candles, and then threw them into the brazier and watched them burn to ashes. Lu Bing smiled: "Not now, right?" ”

"What are you doing here?!" Zhang Shanming is on fire, this is the fruit of his and Xu Jinbao's labor, and he is waiting to use this book to seek justice, but he was burned by Lu Bing, how can he not be angry.

Lu Bing stood up and comforted Zhang Shanming and said: "Dengyuan, my brother, I have already memorized the list, and I will bother the two of you to interrogate again, just let Liu Zhengang confess the facts of his crime, don't involve others, and submit such a confession to Beijing." ”

"Why, just because there are many people involved, you are afraid, and you admit it!" Zhang Shanming shook off Lu Bing and said resentfully, his eyes full of disappointment.

Lu Bing was not annoyed, but said: "No, no, Brother Dengyuan, don't worry, I think so, you and I remember this list, and you and I will get it, there is no need to pull out the radish and bring out the mud." Once it is too involved, it is equivalent to embarrassing yourself and the court. There are many officials involved, and you say whether the court will deal with it or not, if you deal with it, people will inevitably have different intentions, and when the time comes, it will only increase the disaster of war. But now it's different, after dealing with Liu Zhengang, we will deal with one of his comrades, let others know that we seem to have found out something, and then we will stop for a while. Everyone has a fluke mentality, so that they will only be good officials of the Ming Dynasty to restrain themselves and their subordinates, and will not be corrupt or bribery or dare not ignore government affairs, which is why I have left the lives of some small corrupt officials along the way. The purpose of our supervision and parade is not to kill corrupt officials, the purpose is to hope that the people will live a better life and return justice to the world. In this way, the small punishment and the big admonition have set up a positive model and a negative image for the officials of the world, so that we can achieve our ultimate goal. What's more, even if we kill all the people on the list, can we ensure that the new officials do not corrupt or bully the people? ”

Although Zhang Shanming was stubborn, he was reasonable, and when he heard Lu Bing say it reasonably, he nodded quickly, and Lu Bing continued: "What I just said is that the imperial court will deal with this problem, if the imperial court does not deal with it, it will be even worse, and the credibility will be lost, that is, the credit between the officials and the people will be gone, which will have a great impact on the emperor's prestige." So it's best now, pull out the radish without mud, deal with it on a case-by-case basis, and don't involve too much. ”

Zhang Shanming nodded in understanding, hugged his fists and said: "I was reckless for my brother just now, don't be surprised by my brother." ”

"It's okay, it's okay, Brother Dengyuan can still be enthusiastic and honest at this half an age, which makes the younger brother especially admire." Lu Bing replied, but Xu Jinbao, who was not good at words, smiled: "Wenfu is scolding people and not spitting dirty words, obviously it means that Dengyuan is half a green?" ”

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then Ha Lu laughed, and Lu Bing said with a smile: "It turns out that Master Xu is the one who is wilted and wilted." ”

The crowd spoke again, and then they left. Because Yang Feiyan and Lu Bing pretended to be husband and wife, they lived in the same room, Yang Feiyan kissed and fell in love with Qingjiang Pubian, and he had no scruples, and Lu Bing didn't care, although the two were not husband and wife, but Lu Bing also understood that this Feiyan couldn't run away, and would have to accept it sooner or later. Closing the door, Lu Bing trembled slightly, Yang Feiyan noticed something wrong, and hurriedly asked, "Lu Bing, what's wrong with you, is there anything wrong?" ”

Lu Bing sighed and said, "Da Ming is so decayed, sad, sad. Hey, I actually had one more reason I didn't say just now, but I didn't vomit or be unhappy. ”

"Then speak up."

"There are hundreds of people involved, from the government and the opposition to the localities, they can always find out the inextricable links, and the corruption and perversion of the law have never been severed, and if all of them are implicated, the operation of the country will stop. Not to mention that I may not have the life to go back, even if the emperor can sit firmly on the throne, maybe he can directly change the emperor. Lu Bing said, and then took out a small note, which was obviously torn from Liu Zhengang's confession book when everyone was not paying attention.

Yang Feiyan took it and looked at it, and her whole body was shocked, and there were three words written on it: Yang Tinghe.

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