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  Chapter 30 030 [Master Pang]

  Bamboo forest.

   The master and the servant squatted facing each other, staring at a small hole in the middle.

  Fei Ruhe muttered: "It's been three days since I planted it, why hasn't the gourd sprouted yet?"

   "Is there something wrong with the seeds?" Fei Chun thought about it, suddenly felt that he had solved the case, and got up angrily, "It must be the old farmer who gave me bad seeds, it's too deceitful!"

  Fei Ruhe rolled his eyes: "No grievance, no enmity, why did he give you a bad seed, and asked you to beat him up?"

   "The young master's words are justified," Fei Chun squatted down again, muttering, "Could it be that the water hasn't been poured enough?"

  Fei Ruhe asked: "Do you water every day?"

   Fei Chun said: "Yesterday, the water was overturned halfway, and I urinated instead. The farmers in the village planted the land, and also watered it with excrement and urine. It is said that it is more fertile than clear water."

"asshole!"

   Fei Ruhe was furious, and rushed to grab the school boy's skirt: "You dare to use your own urine to drench my young master's gourd baby, I, I...I will kill you!"

  Fei Chun panicked and begged: "Young Master, spare your life, excrement and urine can fertilize the land, and gourds will only grow better."

Fei Ruhe refused to let go, and kicked the book boy over: "Even if the gourd baby grows faster, when they are born, I'm afraid they won't want to call me grandpa. Most likely shouted: Wu that thief, you let me Eating feces and drinking urine, today I will teach you to die!"

   "No... no way." Fei Chun was sweating on his brow, realizing the seriousness of the problem.

   "Poof!"

  Zhao Han has been in the bamboo forest for a long time, and he couldn't help laughing out loud.

  Fei Ruhe finally let go of the book boy, pointed to the small pit where the gourd was planted, and said to Zhao Han: "This gourd baby, mustn't be stillborn, and be suffocated to death by the smell of urine, right?"

  Zhao Han couldn't help laughing: "Master, it's the end of autumn and the beginning of winter. Who do you see planting crops in winter? And it's only been three days since they were planted. Even if they can germinate, the time is not so fast."

   "Yes, yes, not so fast!" Fei Chun quickly agreed.

  A young master, a book boy, how does he know how to farm?

  Zhao Han couldn't help asking: "Young master, aren't you in a daze? Do you really think this can grow gourd babies?"

  Fei Ruhe laughed and said, "I'm not really stupid, I'm just playing around."

  Fei Chun got up from the ground: "I will play with the young master."

  Zhao Han: "..."

  Ganqing, these two are not fools, let's put it there to play to relieve boredom.

  Fei Ruhe raised his big knife, waved it casually a few times, and asked, "Why did Mr. Today let you out?"

   "Alas," Zhao Han sighed, "I lied and said I had a stomachache, so I slipped out to get some air."

   Fei Chun immediately gloated and laughed loudly: "Haha, the young master said that you can last for half a month, but unexpectedly you can't take it in three days?"

  Who can stand it?

  Pang Chunlai was afraid that Zhao Han would not be able to keep up with his studies, so he gave him extra lessons every day, and did not let him rest after school.

  At the beginning, Zhao Han studied very seriously, reciting "University" while lying in bed.

  Thinking that this would help him get out of the sea of ​​suffering early, who knows that Pang Chunlai saw his rapid progress, and the more he taught, the more excited he became, and he announced the extension of the after-school tutoring time.

   It’s really like reviewing for the college entrance examination!

  In three days, Zhao Han was able to recite the entire chapter of "The Great Learning".

   This is nothing, the total is about 2,000 characters, and it can be handled with a slightly better memory, but Pang Chunlai also asked him to memorize Zhu Xi's annotations.

   That's really nonsense, and the text is nearly 10,000 words!

   It is absolutely impossible for Zhao Han to memorize annotations, which is not in line with his learning philosophy. The main text and sentences are exquisite, and you can recite all of them, but Zhu Xi's annotations only need to be understood, and it is a waste of time and energy to recite them forcibly.

  The length of "Gourd Baby" is not long, so I took the time to finish it yesterday, and the master and servant will stop pestering him now.

  Fei Ruhe swung his sword and began to exercise. Zhao Han sat beside him and watched him wielding his sword, and asked casually, "Where did Master Pang come from?"

   "I don't know." Fei Ruhe didn't stop, he slashed out one after another.

  Fei Chun put down his stick and slacked off: "I heard from the young master that Mr. Pang used to be an assistant to others. His benefactor was a high-ranking official. He couldn't be an official when he encountered party disputes."

  I see, he is no ordinary old pedant.

  In the last years of Wanli, the party struggle was fierce.

  The Zhejiang Party, the Qi Party, and the Chu Party are united and collectively referred to as the "Qi-Chu-Zhe Party". They took control of Nanjing Jingcha and expelled Donglin party members wantonly. The Donglin Party controlled Beijing Jingcha, and also wantonly expelled the Qi Chuzhe Party.

   Since then, the two sides have taken turns in charge of Jingcha, and they have intensified their attacks on each other.

  After Wei Zhongxian gained power, the Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang parties, which were almost unable to hold on, turned to eunuchs one after another to form **** forces.

  I can't tell who is good and who is bad, I can only say half a catty.

  Zhao Han suddenly became interested in current affairs, so he immediately ran to Zangshuge and borrowed a few handwritten pond newspapers with his student card.

  It’s all outdated news from half a year ago, and freshly released Tang newspapers are worth a lot.

  Opening a copy of this February, I can understand the official transfer, but I don't understand the meaning behind it at all.

  Zhan Shilong, the Zuo Buzheng of Shaanxi, was transferred to the post of Minister of Guanglu Temple in Nanjing.

  This transfer can be understood as a rising and falling, and was thrown by political opponents to Nanjing for retirement. It may also be a precursor to being reused (unlikely), using Nanjing Guanglu Siqing as a springboard, the mixed resume will soon rise steadily.

  Which faction does Jameson belong to? Is this change good or bad? Who is his backer?

  Zhao Han's eyes were darkened.

  But he was not discouraged, but took out the straw paper for calligraphy practice, and recorded various keywords according to the pond newspaper.

   After transcribing a few copies, it was almost time for class.

  Back to the classroom, all the students came one after another, and Pang Chunlai announced the review and recitation as usual.

  Zhao Han ran to the podium and said, "Sir, the students have a few questions to ask."

   "That's how you should work hard." Pang Chunlai was very happy.

  Zhao Han asked in a low voice, "Who is Zhan Shilong?"

  Pang Chunlai narrowed his short-sighted eyes to look at Zhao Han: "Why do you ask him?"

   "The student just went to Zangshu Pavilion and read a few newspapers by the way." Zhao Han said.

  Pang Chunlai wanted to criticize a few words, urging Zhao Han to study hard. But he felt that Zhao Han was well-behaved, so there was no need to say anything more, so he answered, "Zhan Shilong is from Guangxin Prefecture. His hometown is next to Qianshan Mountain, and he was born in the Yongfeng family. His son Zhan Zhaoheng is now studying at Hanzhu Academy. , this son is a genius, I am afraid that he will be able to become a Jinshi in a weak year!"

  Good guy, I asked a local when I came here, and my son was still studying on the mountainside.

  Fei Yinghuan’s good friend, Hu Mengtai, historically dispersed all his wealth to fight against the Qing Dynasty. After defending the city for several months, both husband and wife died for the country.

  As for Mr. Pang’s Zhan Zhaoheng, he also dissipated all his wealth to fight against the Qing Dynasty. He personally led 3,000 soldiers to set off. Only 18 people survived, and he died heroically for the country.

  In the small Hanzhu Mountain, there are two anti-Qing patriots who are retreating in the academy to prepare for the exam.

  Fei Yinghuan barely counted. He later joined the Fushe to fight against the Qing Dynasty. After his failure, he absconded and returned to his hometown to live in seclusion.

  Zhao Han continued to ask: "Who is Lu Shanji?"

   "This person is Sun Chengzong's right-hand man... No," Pang Chunlai suddenly opened his eyes wide and glared, "You are too young to be good at studying, so why do you ask these courtiers?"

  Zhao Han explained: "Just a random question. The students read the Eryuetang newspaper just now, and the first minister mentioned was Zhan Shilong, and the second minister was Lu Shanji."

  Pang Chunlai shouted: "Get out!"

  Zhao Hanma got out and didn't dare to stay any longer, Master Pang was really angry.

  Pang Chunlai closed his eyes and rested his mind, his chest was floating, his breathing was short of breath, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

  The name Lu Shanji reminded him of some past events, some very unhappy ones!

  Pang Chunlai's benefactor is called Wang Zaijin, which is different from what is recorded in "History of the Ming Dynasty". He started his career by fighting Japanese pirates, and half of the official positions he held along the way were related to the military.

  In the second year of Tianqi, Wang Zaijin replaced Xiong Tingbi, served as Minister of the Ministry of War and Deputy Imperial Envoy of the Right, and managed Liaodong, Jizhen, Tianjin, and Denglai.

  Wang Zaijin advocated strategic contraction, abandoning most of the territory outside the pass, and building pass layers with Shanhaiguan as the center. In this way, the pressure on military spending and military pressure in Liaodong can be reduced, and the defense of strategically important areas can be concentrated, and attacks can be made if the opportunity is seized.

  So, Wang Zaijin was finished, and he dared to reduce the military expenditure of Liaodong, and he dared to take the initiative to give up the inherent territory of Liaodong generals!

  Yuan Chonghuan was pushed out as a **** and made a small report with Ye Xianggao.

   Then Sun Chengzong went out and asked to inspect Shanhaiguan. After returning to Beijing, he said that Wang had no ability in Jin Dynasty, so he began to build a long and narrow defense line on a large scale. From then on, Liaodong became a black hole of military expenditure.

   Just this March, Wang Zaijin came back again.

  For half a year, he first served as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, then Minister of the Ministry of War, and then dismissed from office and returned to his hometown.

  Wang Qia, who has never been in contact with military affairs, succeeds the Minister of the Ministry of War. This person is the disciple of Zhao Nanxing, the leader of the Donglin Party!

  Pang Chunlai reads the Tang newspaper every month. When he saw Wang Zaijin dismissed from office and returned to his hometown, and Wang Qia took over as Minister of the Ministry of War, Master Pang thought: Liaodong is over...

   (What does Sun Chengzong say, military capabilities are very watery, this statement may make some readers feel uncomfortable.

  (end of this chapter)