After chatting with Shen Shuren about those beating opening words, Fang Kongzhi's staff also quickly brought a bunch of letters.

Fang Kongzhi took it, threw it directly in front of him, pointed and said: "Let's see for yourself, in the past half a month, how many people have complained to the old man, saying that you have exceeded your authority." ”

Shen Shuren flipped through a few pages casually, but he didn't panic at all.

Fang Kong was willing to take out the letter, that is, he didn't plan to support those people - if Xiang Yu planned to support Cao Wuxian, would he say to Liu Bang, "This Pei Gongzuo Sima Cao Wuxian"?

And the content of the letter is really not serious.

The most ruthless one is nothing more than chasing after the wind and shadows, saying that Shen Shuren "threatens the vassal king", this hat is buttoned big enough, much heavier than the ruling boss or something, but the problem is that there is no real evidence at all.

Fang Kongzhi also picked the biggest question and asked carefully: "Since you have seen it yourself, tell the old man about this matter clearly, what is the 'threat to the vassal king'?" ”

Shen Shuren put down the bamboo skewers he had just gnawed, wiped his hands, and said lightly: "In the past few months, I haven't even seen the face of the king of Chu, threatening the vassal king of a bird.

It's nothing more than beating those magistrates and gentry who are counting on seed lending to make money and make money, so that they don't stretch out their hands and don't be too arrogant, I gave two examples, King Fu and King Zhou-

King Fu was insatiable, and in the end, the people's hearts fell to the thieves, and after all, they all vomited out, and their lives were not guaranteed. King Zhou learned the lessons of the past and took out a number of family properties to sacrifice the army, so Kaifeng is still holding on to it, no worse than Luoyang.

My original intention was to beat them, to understand who saved them from Zhang Xianzhong's butcher's knife, in this troubled world, Zuo Liangyu can let them bleed, and I refuse to bleed when I come, is this bullying me not as vicious as Zuo Liangyu! ”

Shen Shuren originally didn't want to fight the local forces in Wuchang very much.

But the key is that Zuo Liangyu's warlord, who has been wreaking havoc here for two years, has already cleaned up a number of thorns, and the locals have actually softened to a considerable extent, giving Zuo Liangyu a lot of extrajudicial apportionments and donations to support the army.

Otherwise, where can Zuo Liangyu afford to raise an army of 100,000 just by relying on the legal income of these prefectures? Even if it is an ordinary strong man, the expenditure of 100,000 people is very exaggerated.

Now that a civil official from Shen Shuren came, the locals began to tell him about the laws of the Ming Dynasty and the rules of the imperial court. Isn't it just bullying him, Shen Shuren is not decisive in killing people, Zuo Liangyu is decisive!

This must be beaten, so that those people can see clearly, in the future in Wuchang Hanyang Second Mansion, the top is the sky of the Shendaotai, and the ground of the Shendaotai is stepped on. If he can take Zuo Liangyu away, he must have a more decisive hand than Zuo Liangyu!

"The future is terrifying, you dare to fight, but don't you care about Shilin's reputation? The old man can't do it, so he can only figure it out slowly. Fang Kongzhi is also an understanding person, he listened to Shen Shuren's words, and he has roughly guessed what kind of fierce person Shen Shuren wants to set up.

In fact, if he goes back twenty or thirty years, his blood is strong, and when he sees this troubled world, he may want to be a little more resolute.

But he was already old, fifty-two years old. According to the average life expectancy at the end of the Ming Dynasty, not to mention that the loess is buried in the throat and eyes, at least it is buried in the chest.

When you are older, you are easy to cherish your feathers and want to keep your reputation for most of your life.

After all, this is a reputation accumulated in the previous decades, and the sunk cost is too high, and path dependence has been formed-

Not to mention Fang Kongzhi, thinking about Liu Biao, who was also dominant in Jingchu back then, is not also old, and finally became a "sit and watch the success or failure" of the panelist. When he was young, he couldn't get rid of the idol burden of "named Bajun", and he couldn't let go of his body to do those shameless heroes, and in the end he could only cheapen others.

Shen Shuren also saw the other party's mentality, so he simply picked out the topic:

"Xiaguan came to Jiangling this time, passing through Yuezhou, and Kanfutai also set up a gold banknote gate in Baling, and all those who enter and leave Dongting Lake must be taxed, which is much more convenient than setting up banknotes in Yongzhou and other places.

It can be seen that Futai also has the heart to be flexible for the great cause of suppressing thieves, even so, it is better for me to sing white face, Futai you sing red face. I'm in charge of domineering, and you're in charge of 'being old and unconscious', and I'm deceived. ”

Fang Kongzhi didn't expect the other party to say so shamelessly, and he was a little embarrassed. So he pretended to have drunk too much wine just now, drank a cup of tea with a deep groan, and took the opportunity to think clearly, and then asked:

"How do you want the old man to cooperate? This time, I came thousands of miles away in person, there must be some policies that require the support of the old man, right? ”

Shen Shuren: "I need Futai to allow the expansion of the use of Huguang Li Jin, which can not only be directly used for military salaries, but also for reclamation and water conservancy in the military cantonment, and even allowed to be used for conscription and relief in the agricultural slack season."

In the future, if possible, next year I would like to increase the tax rate at certain checkpoints as appropriate—all of which require the approval of the governor's yamen, and you can be deceived by me.

Just now you asked me, don't you care about Shilin's reputation, the lower official just said it, I really don't care - my family is a wealthy businessman, donating to the official ranks, and there is no reputation at all. In such a troubled era, in a few years, what is the use of Shilin Qingyu under the thieves and Tartar butcher's knives? ”

After Shen Shuren finished speaking, Fang Kongzhi was silent. The other party opened the skylight like this and said bright words, which had already helped him unload his moral baggage.

But making decisions is never just about solving the moral baggage, but also about profits.

The moral and legal baggage is only solved by "whether you dare to do it", and the interests decide "whether you want to do it or not".

Shen Shuren saw that he was silent, and he knew that he was thinking about the benefit.

To be an official and a governor, and to support the reform of colleagues, the benefits needed are definitely not greed for money. It's about making sure that your tenure is secure, and preferably with some political interest.

Shen Shuren didn't play dumb riddles anymore, and said directly: "As long as Futai supports me, I can strengthen the army and reorganize the army, and within two years, I will destroy Zhang Xianzhong, and then there will be a peace in the south." Even if there is a slight misunderstanding from the outside world during the period, it doesn't matter when the day is done.

In addition, although it has entered winter this year, it is impossible to use force again, but in these few months, I still have a merit that can be given to Brother Fang Nian - the fifth battalion of Gezuo, only Ma Shouying was left to vote for Li Zicheng, Lin Chengcheng was trapped in the Yinghuo Mountains between Huangzhou and Anlu, and the remaining three battalions were all wiped out, and Lin Chengcheng was completely surrounded by the official army.

I don't plan to go deep into the mountains and dangerous places in the cold winter to chase and suppress, but I can blockade with materials and cooperate with appeasement to force Lin Chengcheng to surrender directly. Moreover, the conditions for surrender this time are much more severe than those of three years ago.

They have a bad record of rebelling with Zhang Xianzhong's surrender, so after this surrender, their deployment must be disrupted and reorganized, and they are not allowed to set up a state capital for themselves.

Although the conditions are very harsh, He Yilong was killed because he refused to accept this condition, but now that Erhe is dead in my hands, the reversal of strength and weakness is obvious, and Lin Chengcheng should not have the courage to resist anymore.

Brother Fang Nian is now in Anqing Mansion as a fellow official, and the Anqing garrison is also responsible for attacking Lin Yangyang from the east, so I asked the Huangzhou Army and the Anqing Army to blockade and then use the Zheng family's naval army to block all the river trade routes that go deep into the Yinghuo Mountains, and crack down on the Jiangxi merchants who are smuggling with thieves.

Within a few months, Lin Cheng was sure to lack food and clothing, and when the time came, let Brother Fang Nian make a contribution to persuasion and adaptation, and I recommended him to Yang Ge Lao and transferred him to the prefect of Wuchang. ”

Fang Kongzhi only nodded slightly when he heard Shen Shuren talk about national affairs at first, feeling that it made sense. But in the last two paragraphs, Shen Shuren changed his words and directly talked to him about the officialdom promotion deal, which caught him off guard and was a little embarrassed.

Shen Shuren is willing to help his son make meritorious service and be promoted to the prefect of Wuchang, which is a big favor.

From Tongzhi to the prefect, this step would have taken a lot of credit. Although Anqing Mansion is also a relatively important mansion, it cannot be compared with Wuchang - just look at later generations, Wuchang is the provincial capital level after all.

Of course, Fang Yizhi was originally the same year as Shen Shuren, and everyone was admitted to the Jinshi together, and this friendship was there, and Shen Shuren originally planned to promote him.

Shen Shuren still doesn't have enough henchmen and friends in the officialdom, and his power is expanding so fast, it's better to use outsiders than his own.

"This ...... How to deserve this, the matter of forced landing Lin cultivation, how to advance it, whose credit should be whose credit, or let it be. What you said just now is quite reasonable, and the old man will help you take care of the reform of the use of centigold and the tax rate. ”

Fang Kongzhi still wants to save face, and only says that what he asks him to do will be done, and as for the matter of helping his son get promoted, "go with the flow, don't deliberately".

Everyone understands people, needless to say too clearly, everyone who understands understands.

Fang Kongzhi was in a good mood, and hurriedly ordered the house to set up a dinner party to entertain the Shen Daotai who came from afar.

Shen Shuren is now only asking him for specific government affairs, but his official position is definitely not low, and Shen Shuren also has the title of Imperial History of the Governor, only half a step away from the governor. People are more than 30 years younger than him, and everyone knows that such a young and promising potential stock should be befriended, even if there is no previous thing, it is necessary to be grandly entertained.

……

The governor's yamen was quickly gathered, and when conditions permitted, he did his best to prepare fine wine and delicacies.

Shen Shuren also fell to the ground, so he continued to enjoy the snow and drink tea in the plum garden - in fact, he didn't have any expectations for the banquet, his family was so rich, and he hadn't eaten anything good. Just now, I was drinking and enjoying the snow and talking about things, and I ate seven or eight skewers of barbecue, and I was already a little half-full.

Shen Shuren was drinking tea, and suddenly heard a soft snort in his throat behind him, he turned his head and saw a handsome young man who was not very familiar, but he should have seen it.

The visitor was holding two books and a fan, which looked a little out of place. Seeing that Shen Shuren noticed her, she also generously came over and hugged her fists:

"I have seen Brother Shen, the little sister Fang Ziling, and the brother Fang Mizhi, who is the same year as Brother Shen. We should have seen each other last time, but we didn't know the names. I am presumptuous to come today, but I have some academic difficulties, and I want to ask for advice. ”

As soon as Fang Ziling spoke, Shen Shuren also remembered, indeed, this face was Fang Yizhi's sister, but she was wearing a moon-white scholar's robe today, and she couldn't see it.

It seems that this Fang Ziling didn't think that she could disguise herself as a man by wearing a scholar's costume like in the mentally handicapped costume drama, so she directly admitted her identity generously.

I guess I just feel that it will be more shameful to talk to outsiders in women's clothes, unlike the style of academic debate.

Shen Shuren also likes to talk to cheerful people, and the other party doesn't pretend, which saves him from "pretending not to see that the other party is a woman".

He said frankly: "Brother Fang and I have a friendship of the same year, when I went north to Shanhaiguan to transport grain, on the vast sea, he also ordered my eight articles for a month. His sister is like my sister, Miss Fang has any doubts, but it doesn't hurt to ask. ”

Shen Shuren said this very decently: Your brother gave me a surprise attack on his knowledge in the month before the imperial examination last year, so I just returned the favor today and gave you a little bit of knowledge.

When Fang Ziling heard this, he didn't have any burden, and pointed out a question about Shen Shuren bluntly: "Brother Shen, your "Theory of Thieves" should be modified from the views you expressed when you talked with your father about the thief's strategy and the severity of the thief's relationship with your father half a year ago, right?"

I also read the "Theory of Thieves", and I also read through the "Rizhi Shijian", but since ancient times, I have never dared to make such a straightforward judgment and predict the results of the future merger of the thieves at that time.

Why do you dare to say that 'once Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai, and Ma Shouying merge and there will be infighting in the future, it will inevitably be Li Zicheng who can win the hearts of the people better'? Don't you cherish the feathers of your fame?

It's been five months since the three thieves converged, are they plotting to harm each other now? Didn't you? ”