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Chapter 141 If you dare to post a post to prove God's prophecy, you must be prepared to be slapped
After chatting with Shen Shuren about the opening remarks, Fang Kongxuan's staff quickly brought a bunch of letters.

Fang Kongzheng took it, threw it in front of him, pointed and said, "Look for yourself, how many people have complained to me in the past half a month, saying that you are domineering and overreaching."

Shen Shuren flipped through a few pages without any panic in his heart.

Fang Kongzhang was willing to take out the letter, that means he didn't plan to support those people—if Xiang Yu planned to support Cao Wushang, would he tell Liu Bang, "This Peigong Zuo Sima Cao Wushang said it"?

And the content of the letter is really nothing serious.

The most ruthless one is nothing more than catching rumors, saying that Shen Shuren "threats the feudal lord", this hat is big enough, much heavier than being domineering in power, but the problem is that there is no real evidence at all.

Fang Kongxuan also picked the biggest problem, and asked carefully: "Since you have seen it yourself, let me explain this matter clearly to the old man. How did you 'threat the feudal lord'?"

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

It is nothing more than beating those local officials and gentry who hope to make money by lending seeds to make them not be too arrogant. I will give two examples of the pros and cons of King Fu and King Zhou——

King Fu was insatiably greedy, and in the end, the people's hearts turned to the thieves. After all, he vomited everything out, and his wealth and life were lost.The king of Zhou learned from the lessons learned from the past and gave out several family properties to reward the army, so Kaifeng is still holding on, no more than Luoyang.

What I said was just 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, but I won't do it when I come. This is bullying me. Is it vicious! "

Originally, Shen Shuren didn't really want to beat the local forces in Wuchang very hard.

But the key point is that the warlord Zuo Liangyu has been raging here for two years, and has already dealt with a group of thorns.

Otherwise, how could Zuo Liangyu support a so-called 10 army just relying on the legal income of these prefectures?Even for ordinary strong men, the expenditure of [-] people is very exaggerated.

Now that Shen Shuren, a civil servant, came, the locals began to talk to him about the laws of the Ming Dynasty and the court system.Isn't it just bullying him, Shen Shuren, killing people without Zuo Liangyu's decisiveness!

This must be beaten, so that those people can see clearly that in the future, in the Hanyang Second Mansion in Wuchang, the sky of Shen Daotai will be pushed up, and the ground of Shen Daotai will be stepped on.If he can get Zuo Liangyu away, he must have a more decisive technique than Zuo Liangyu!
"The younger generation is awesome. You dare to fight hard, but don't you care about the reputation of Shilin? I can't do it, so I can only figure it out slowly." Fang Kongzhang is also a sensible person. He has roughly guessed Shen Shuren after listening to Shen Shuren's words. I want to set up some kind of fierce character.

In fact, if he went back 30 to [-] years and was full of vigor, seeing this troubled world, maybe he would also want to be more vigorous and resolute.

But he is old, 52 years old.According to the average life expectancy at the end of the Ming Dynasty, at this age, not to mention that the loess was buried in the throat, at least it was buried in the chest.

As one grows older, it is easy to cherish feathers, and wants to keep the name of Shilin Qingming for most of his life.

After all, this is a reputation accumulated over the past few decades, the sunk cost is too high, and path dependence has been formed——

Not to mention Fang Kongzheng, Liu Biao, who was also dominant in Jingchu back then, was also old, and finally became a panelist of "sit and watch success or failure".When I was young, I couldn't get rid of the burden of being an idol with the "name Bajun", and I couldn't let go of my body to do those shameless deeds. In the end, I could only take advantage of others.

Shen Shuren also saw the mentality of the other party, so he simply made the topic clear:
"This time, when I came to Jiangling, I passed through Yuezhou. Kanfutai also set up a Lijin banknote gate in Baling. All people entering and exiting Dongting Lake are taxed. It is much more convenient than setting up banknote gates 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. That being the case, why not let me sing the bad face and Futai you sing the red face.I am in charge of domineering, you are in charge of 'too old and incapable of control', deceived by me. "

Fang Kongxuan didn't expect the other party to say such shameless words, and he felt a little embarrassed.So he pretended that he drank too much wine just now, drank a cup of tea in deep thought, took the opportunity to think clearly, and then asked:

"How do you specifically want me to cooperate? This time I came here in person, so I must have some policies that I need to support, right?"

Shen Shuren: "I need Futai's permission to expand the use of Huguang lijin. It can not only be used directly to pay military salaries, but also can be used for land reclamation and water conservancy in the military camps of the guards. .

In the future, if possible, next year I hope to increase the lijin tax rate at certain checkpoints as appropriate-these all need the approval of the governor's office, and you can be deceived by me.

Just now you asked me if I cared about the reputation of Shilin, I just said straight up, I really don't care - my family is from a wealthy businessman, donated to become an official, and there is no reputation at all.In such a troubled world, what use is there for Shilin Qingyu to be under the butcher's knife of thieves and Tartars in just a few years? "

After Shen Shuren finished speaking, Fang Kongxuan remained silent.For the other party to open the window and speak frankly like this, it has already helped him remove the moral burden.

But making a decision is never just about getting rid of the moral burden, it also depends on the interests.

Moral and legal burdens are resolved only by "dare to do it", and interests determine "whether you want to do it or not".

Seeing his silence, Shen Shuren knew that he was thinking about benefits.

Being an official and a governor, and supporting the reform of colleagues, the benefits needed are definitely not greedy for money.It's about securing one's tenure, preferably with some political interest.

Shen Shuren stopped playing charades, and said directly: "As long as Futai supports me, I will be able to strengthen my army. Within two years, I will destroy Zhang Xianzhong and restore peace to the south. day, nothing matters.

In addition, although winter has entered this year and it is impossible to use force again, within a few months, I still have one piece of credit that I can give to Brother Fang Nian—the fifth battalion of Gezuo. In the Yinghuo Mountains between Huangzhou and Anlu, the other three battalions were completely wiped out, and Lin Chengcheng was completely surrounded by the officers and soldiers.

I don't plan to go deep into the mountainous and dangerous places in winter to pursue and suppress, but I can use material blockades and cooperate with appeasement to force Lin Chenggong to surrender directly.Moreover, the surrender conditions this time are much more severe than those three years ago.

They had a bad record of turning back after Zhang Xianzhong's surrender, so after this surrender, their deployment must be disrupted and reorganized, and they are not allowed to designate a state capital for self-defense.

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

Brother Fang Nian is now working as a magistrate in Anqing Mansion, and the Anqing garrison is also responsible for attacking Lin Chengcheng from the east. I asked the Huangzhou Army to block it with the Anqing Army, and then use the Zheng family's navy to block all the river trade routes that go deep into the Yinghuo Mountains. Jiangxi business traveler who fights fornication and thieves.

Within a few months, Lin Chengcheng will definitely be short of food and clothing. When the time comes, let brother Fang Nian play a role in persuading the surrender and reorganization. I will recommend him to Mr. Yang Ge and transfer him to be the prefect of Wuchang. "

Fang Kongzheng only nodded slightly when he heard Shen Shuren talk about important national affairs at the beginning, thinking that it made sense.But in the last two paragraphs, Shen Shuren changed the subject and talked directly to him about the official promotion deal, which caught him off guard and made him a little embarrassed.

It is a great favor for Shen Shuren to help his son make meritorious service and be promoted to the prefect of Wuchang.

From Tongzhi to Zhifu, this step should have taken a lot of credit.Although Anqing Mansion is also a relatively important mansion, it cannot be compared with Wuchang - look at later generations and you will know that Wuchang is a provincial capital after all.

Of course, Fang Yizhi was originally the same age as Shen Shuren, and they all passed the Jinshi examination together. This friendship is there, and Shen Shuren planned to support him.

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

"This...how is this deserved? The thing that was developed by the forced landing Lin can be advanced as it should be. Whose credit should be credited is whose credit. Let nature take its course. What you just said earlier is quite reasonable. The reform of lijin use and tax rate, I will help you take care of this.”

Fang Kongxuan still wanted to save face, and only said that what he was asked to do would be done, and as for helping his son get promoted, "let it be, don't do it deliberately."

Everyone understands people, needless to say too clearly, they understand everything.

Fang Kongxuan was in a good mood, and quickly ordered the family to hold a dinner party to entertain Shen Daotai who came from afar.

Now Shen Shuren only asks him for specific government affairs, but his official position is definitely not low. Shen Shuren also already has the title of Qiandu Yushi, which is only half a step away from the governor.He is more than 30 years younger than him, and everyone knows that such a young and promising potential stock should be friends, even if there is no such thing as before, they still have to be entertained grandly.

……

The governor's yamen quickly gathered together, and when conditions allowed, they tried their best to prepare delicious food and wine.

Shen Shuren also felt relieved, so he continued to enjoy the snow and drink tea in the plum garden—in fact, he didn't expect much from the banquet, his family is so rich, and he hasn't eaten anything good.Just now I was drinking, admiring the snow and talking about things. I ate seven or eight skewers on the barbecue, and I was a little half full.

While Shen Shuren was drinking tea, he suddenly heard a soft snort clearing his throat behind him. He turned his head and saw a handsome young man whose face was not familiar but should have been seen.

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

"I met Brother Shen, my younger sister Fang Ziling, and my brother Fang Mizhi, who are the same age as Brother Shen. We should have met last time, but we didn't share the same name. It's a presumptuous visit today, but I have some academic difficulties. I want to ask Gao Lun for advice. "

As soon as Fang Ziling opened his mouth, Shen Shuren also remembered, indeed, this face was Fang Yizhi's younger sister, but today she was wearing a moon-white scholar's robe, so it was a little hard to tell.

It seems that Fang Ziling didn't think that she could pretend to be a man by wearing a scholar's attire like in the mentally handicapped costume drama, and she directly admitted her identity openly.

I guess I just feel that it would be more shameful to chat with outsiders in women's clothing, unlike the style of academic debate.

Shen Shuren also likes to talk to straightforward people, and the other party will stop pretending, 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 age. When I went north to Shanhaiguan to transport grain, on the vast sea, he even clicked on my stereotyped articles for a month. His sister is just like my sister. What does Miss Fang have? Doubt, but it’s okay to ask.”

Shen Shuren said this very decently: Your brother gave me a surprise supplementary knowledge in the month before the imperial examination last year, so today I am just paying back the favor and giving you some knowledge.

When Fang Ziling heard the words, he had no burden, and directly pointed out Shen Shuren's question: "Brother Shen, your "On the Thieves" should be what you expressed when you talked with my father about the strategy of hunting thieves and the severity of their feelings half a year ago. Is it embellishment of that point of view?

I have also read "On the Thieves" and "Rizhi Shijian" in full, but since ancient times, I have never seen anyone dare to be so straightforward and predict the result of the merger of the thieves at that time in the future.

Why do you dare to say that 'Once Li Zicheng, Luo Rucai, and Ma Shouying join forces, and there will be infighting in the future, Li Zicheng must be more able to win people's hearts'?Don't you cherish your reputation and feathers?
It has been five months since the three thieves merged. Are they harming themselves now?no? "

(End of this chapter)