My life skills in Daming Liver

Zhang Lian was escorted to Fuzhou City together with his general Lin Chaoxi.

Lin Chaoxi was the general who advised Zhang Lian not to be in a hurry to make a hero, but to capture Jiangxi first.

Lin Chaoxi heard the news that the Feilong Army was attacked by the Fujian-Zhejiang coalition forces, and immediately led his troops from Jiangxi to attack Fujian, trying to encircle Wei and save Zhao.

Who knew that the elite Flying Dragon Army led by him was defeated by the Xiangyong reorganized in Fujian without even taking down a county town.

Seeing Lin Chaoxi, Zhang Lian's nose was sore on the spot, and tears flowed down his face: "I regret not listening to my brother's advice, I should accumulate food and become king later!"

Zhang Lian had already taken off his dragon robe and was wearing a set of ordinary clothes. This reminded Lin Chaoxi of the days when they rebelled together, and Lin Chaoxi's eyes also turned red.

Being able to become the leader of the Peasant Army, Zhang Lian is also a person with personal charm, otherwise he would not have so many followers.

In fact, the upper echelons of the Flying Dragon Army were not completely depraved, and Zhang Lian was not a person who indulged in enjoyment, but he couldn't restrain his generals well, and he appointed heroes in advance, which made the middle ranks of the Flying Dragon Army quickly corrupt and degenerate, losing the ability to expand.

The two looked at each other speechlessly, and Zhang Lian felt uneasy. The biggest question was, what was it about Su Ze who defeated him?

You said he was a rebel like himself, right? Their combat discipline is the same as that of the official army, and they also recruit troops like Qi's army.

You said he was an officer, right? Didn't Su Ze also call for rebellion?

Zhang Lian met Su Ze in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion so anxiously.

Su Ze is also looking at Zhang Lian. Now Zhang Lian is dressed like an ordinary farmer, but he can still see a different temperament.

Behind Zhang Lian, Lin Chaoxi has a straight back, with the air of a general.

In history, Lin Chaoxi was very loyal to Zhang Lian, and tried his best to cover Zhang Lian's escape before Zhang Lian's downfall. After knowing that Zhang Lian was defeated and went to sea, Lin Chaoxi committed suicide immediately.

Sure enough, these people who can leave their names in history have their own advantages.

"Commander Zhang, General Lin, I just copied a few dishes, let's sit down and talk."

Zhang Lian and Lin Chaoxi glanced at each other. On the way to Fuzhou, they thought about countless scenes, but they never thought about meeting like this.

This Su Ze was wearing the Confucian shirt of an ordinary scholar. He didn't seem to have any pretensions, but he was the most attractive person they had ever seen.

After entering the table, Zhang Lian and Lin Chaoxi saw a middle-aged general in his forties, sitting at the table drinking.

Su Ze said affectionately, "This is General Qi Jiguang."

Zhang Lian and Lin Chaoxi were shocked again, they also had deep fear of Qi Jiguang.

Their Flying Dragon Army was also advancing by leaps and bounds in southern Fujian, but they didn't expect to meet Qi Jiguang who went south to fight against the Japanese.

While Qi Jiguang was fighting against the Japanese in his main business, he "smoothly" beat the shit out of the Dragon Army, completely blocking the Dragon Army's way to the north.

That's why Zhang Lian sent Lin Chaoxi to attack Jiangxi. It was because the Qi family army was too tough!

Strictly speaking, Zhang Lian was also defeated by General Qi, so seeing this mighty general, both Zhang Lian and Lin Chaoxi were a little apprehensive.

Qi Jiguang just raised his head and glanced at Zhang Lian and Lin Chaoxi, then lowered his head and continued drinking.

Seeing Su Ze's attitude, both of them knew that their lives should be saved.

After relaxing, Zhang Lian also focused on the banquet.

Zhang Lian is also a person who has been called the emperor, and he has eaten a lot of delicacies from mountains and seas, but he has never seen the dishes at the banquet today.

He has seen roasted sweet potatoes that flowed with oil, and Feilongjun also grows them on the mountain.

The fragrant and oily fried pork with shredded potatoes, and the baked corn sprinkled with sugar are all new dishes that Zhang Lian has never seen before.

The dishes on the table are mainly stir-fried vegetables. Although they are all small stir-fried dishes, they are delicious in color, flavor and taste. I don't know how much better than when Zhang Lian was king.

After eating and drinking, Zhang Lian's resentment towards Su Ze basically disappeared.

He also saw along the way that under Su Ze's rule, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

When Zhang Lian rebelled back then, he was dissatisfied with the oppression of the people by the corrupt officials in northern Guangdong, so he could gather a crowd and quickly build up such a large territory.

But when he recalled the days when he was eating, drinking and having fun on the mountain, he felt a little ashamed, as if except for those veteran brothers who rebelled with him, the life of many people under his rule was not as good as before.

Zhang Lian thought of Lin Chaoxi's advice again, and felt even more ashamed.

"Commander Zhang, General Lin, I'm going to hold a training class in Xichan Temple. It's not a training class, it's just a temporary class for observing politics."

"The course of this Xichan Temple is mainly to explain why our Fujian-Zhejiang coalition army raised troops, the program of civil and military administration."

"In addition to giving lectures, I will also take everyone to visit various places in Fujian. All in all, it is to observe politics and study."

"General Qi has also agreed to go to the Xichan Temple as a lecturer first, and then he will follow you to Fujian to observe politics."

Zhang Lian and Lin Chaoxi looked at each other, this Su Ze really didn't play cards according to common sense.

If you are caught, you will either be killed or hacked, or you will be recruited and appointed. What the hell is this watching politics in class?

However, the two of them didn't dare to ask too many questions. At the banquet, Su Ze had a friendly attitude, and the main questions he asked were the reasons why Zhang Lian and Lin Chaoxi rebelled.

Speaking of the corrupt officials who oppressed him, Zhang Lian is still filled with righteous indignation. When he talked about the various injustices of Ming Dynasty, the famous general Qi Jiguang frowned even more.

After the banquet, Su Ze arranged for them to go to Xichan Temple to report. The monk's room in Xichan Temple was simply renovated and turned into a dormitory for students.

Although the dormitory is not big, Zhang Lian and Lin Chaoxi feel very comfortable with cotton quilts, buckwheat pillows, whale oil lamps and other new things that have just become popular in Fuzhou.

In addition, the monk's room is also equipped with a collective shower, and each person is also distributed with a washbasin and soap.

When the hot water flowed down from the top of their heads, and after wiping off the dirt on their bodies with soap, Zhang Lian and Lin Chaoxi couldn't help feeling that this life is much better than being a local king on the mountain!

The only disadvantage is that you have to report when you go out, and there will be two "guards" following you when you leave Xichan Temple.

However, Su Ze did not restrict them from going out when there were no classes. In Su Ze's words, "Checking the folk customs of Fuzhou is also part of observing politics."

Zhang Lian and Lin Chaoxi lived very comfortably in Xichan Temple, but other students may not.

"Rebellious officials and thieves! Wolf ambitions!"

"We are all famous! Just because of the false accusations made by those unscrupulous people, they want to imprison us and call it 'reform'?"

"This Su thief didn't believe his words. He said that he was free to come and go, but he confiscated my property! He also locked us in this ghost place!"

"Speaking is forbidden, haven't you heard? Yan Maoqing has been interrogated. It is said that the Su thieves have found out all about Yan Maoqing's affairs in the Qing army in Fujian eight years ago, saying that he extorted bribes and searched in Fujian and forced more than a dozen military households. Death, it is said that he will be beheaded!"

Now the complaints finally quieted down.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Lian and Lin Chaoxi came to the classroom where the monks' cafeteria was renovated. After a few days, they found out that these "classmates" were all local officials in Fujian.

They belong to the kind of officials who have no life lawsuits and no particularly serious economic problems.

There were civil servants and military generals, but after they knew the identities of Zhang Lian and Lin Chaoxi, they arrogantly ignored them.

In addition, there are a few people who, like Zhang Lian, are the leaders of the relatively large rebel army in Fujian. These people quickly became acquainted with Zhang Lian.

However, after the merit-seeking order, Su Ze "invited" these officials out of their respective yamen, and gave them two choices, like Tan Lun and other Zhejiang officials, leave Fujian after spit out the stolen money or go home, or come to Nanchan The temple attends classes to observe politics, and waits until the training class is over before choosing.

Their treatment is also the same as that of Zhang Lian and Lin Chaoxi, but they heard that there will be an exam when they are "graduating", but this exam is not a paper, but an interview to answer questions one by one.

If you pass the exam, you can be awarded an official position in Fujian and Zhejiang. If you fail the exam, you will continue to attend classes at Nanchan Temple.

Both Zhang Lian and Lin Chaoxi had some expectations. If they could pass the exam, wouldn't they be able to become officials under Su Ze's command?

In the civil affairs class in the morning, the two listened a little hard.

But in the military and political class in the afternoon, the two were shocked.

The lecturer was indeed Qi Jiguang whom I met yesterday.

Both of them had led soldiers to fight in battle, and after listening to it, they were enlightened and opened the door to Xintiandi. So soldiers should lead like this!

Zhang Lian and Lin Chaoxi felt that their defeat was not wronged, so they listened more seriously.

And the food in Xichan Temple is also quite good. Although there are only three dishes and one soup on the plate, there is meat for each meal. Zhang Lian and Lin Chaoxi simply don’t even go out of Xichan Temple, and discuss military affairs in the monk’s room in their spare time. The days that passed reminded Zhang Lian of the days when he was planning with his brothers before organizing the uprising.

Compared with these Fujian officials who scolded and were seriously attending class, those officials who chose to leave Fujian and Zhejiang were a little unhappy.

In the city of Nanjing, the officials who were released were a little uneasy.

The old friends and colleagues in Nanjing were all behind closed doors, and there was no word on what to do with these released officials.

Originally, these officials returned to Nanjing after going through untold hardships, thinking that they would be rewarded for their loyalty by the court, and then appointed them new positions.

Now they can't even enter the government office, and they can't get a penny of salary and silver, so they can only sit and eat in Nanjing.

Thinking about it this way, it would be better to stay in Zhejiang! Anyway, there is still a bite to eat!

But let them make money in Nanjing, they are all officials and lords with backgrounds, so how can they have the nerve to work to make money?

It is impossible to work part-time!

In contrast, Gao Hanwen, who was originally a poor imperial official and hadn't been a magistrate for a few days, could still put on airs.

He was also embarrassed to live and eat at Tan Lun's house for nothing, so he secretly found a job writing lyrics and composing music under his name, and he could earn two taels of silver every month.

However, Gao Hanwen didn't tell Tan Lun about his part-time job. Those adapted obscenities were sung on the Qinhuai River.

After finishing his wages today, Gao Hanwen bought two newspapers and brought some wine and meat back to the house.

"Brother Zili, the latest newspaper!"

Tan Lun came out of the study, glanced at the wine and meat in Gao Hanwen's hand, and took two newspapers.

This newspaper was run by Zhang Juzheng after he heard about Su Ze’s rebellion after he arrived in Nanjing. This newspaper was printed by the Nanzhili government with subsidized money, and the editorial office was located in Nanjing Guozijian.

Organized by the Ministry of Rites in Nanjing, and with the editors of the six divisions and thirteen departments in Nanjing, the main function is to compete with Su Ze's newspaper, publicize the policies of the Ming court, and criticize Su Ze's "anti-thief" remarks.

Although the editor-in-chief of this newspaper is a speech officer, and people from the Imperial College were asked to help proofread and print the publication, the efficiency was still too low.

It's not that there are too few submissions, but that these contents must be strictly reviewed, and they need to be countersigned by the six departments of Nanjing before they can be published.

It takes three days to make up the content of a newspaper, plus two days of printing time, "Huang Ming Official Daily" can only achieve a frequency of five days, and there are only four pages.

The other newspaper in Gao Hanwen's hand was much thicker, and it was the "Warning World News" founded by Su Ze in Jiangnan.

After splitting the novel and drama parts, the current "Warning World News" has eight pages, but every two days, the scariest thing is that the newspapers printed and sold by Suzhou Prefecture in the morning will appear in Nanjing City before sunset. In the hands of underground booksellers.

The sale started before dark, and it was sold out every day. Gao Hanwen snapped up this newspaper from a newsboy he knew.

Although Nanjing Six Departments issued an injunction to prohibit the "Warning World Daily" from entering Nanjing, it really couldn't support the popularity of this newspaper.

Officials in Nanjing would secretly buy newspapers, and the newsboys in Nanjing were all trained by Xiong Wu himself. With a sales network in hand, newspapers would naturally sell.

Tan Lun opened the "Huangming Official Daily", the first page, the second page and the third page, he glanced at it and went straight to it.

He will memorize all these contents. The front page must be to promote the legitimacy of the imperial court. My Emperor Ming loves the people, all officials are diligent in government, and Su Ze, who rebelled against bandits, is simply a crime that cannot be punished.

The second edition is some academic content, basically teaching people the Confucianism of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism.

The third page is an article that smears Su Ze and the Fujian and Zhejiang regions. In Tan Lun’s view, this page can be called novelty hunting literature. The wives and daughters of the officials and gentry are rewarded to their subordinates.

However, the writing is not as exciting as those yellow writings of black market booksellers. Their latest version of Jin Ping Mei is all accompanied by illustrations!

For Tan Lun, the only thing he can read is the content of the fourth edition.

This edition mainly talks about the situation around Nanjing. It was reviewed and published by Zhang Juzheng himself, so it still has some valuable content.

Although it is also modified, for example, the recent battle report is that Liu Shiyan, the uncle of sincerity, led troops to snipe the Zhejiang bandit army who invaded Huizhou Prefecture, but he never mentioned the territory in Jiangxi that had been captured by the Fujian-Zhejiang coalition forces.

Tan Lun had already heard from fellow villagers who came from Jiangxi that the Fujian-Zhejiang Allied Forces had conquered the city in Jiangxi, or else he would have thought that the army had really won the battle.

However, there are still some useful news on the fourth page. Tan Lun found the news of the peace negotiation between the imperial court and Mongolia in the cracks of the smallest font.

He was very preoccupied, and he didn't know whether Zhao Zhenji had sent his memorial to the imperial court of the capital.