"The students on the street seem to be making trouble. Sir, what should we do?" Councilor Kou Conghua stood helplessly in front of Lu Xiangsheng. Next to him was Liang Pu, the commander-in-chief of the Tianxiong Army.

Lu Xiangsheng looked at these two capable men in handling official documents and managing the place. Both of them can be called capable officials! But the matter in front of them is far beyond what they can handle. It is not a matter of ability but of fear.

The current political atmosphere is very delicate. In Jinling City, there is the Yongli Court of King Tang. Sitting in the capital is the Longwu Court of King Lu. Both courts are descendants of the Zhu family, and they are equally equal in blood. Nanjing Court

Supported by scholars from the south of the Yangtze River, this court in the capital has occupied the capital of the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years. Governors all over the world are now worried about which court they want to loyal to.

Officials who came from the imperial examination instinctively turned to the Jiangnan Shilin. Because they had a bone-breaking blood relationship with the Donglin Shilin. Those who pulled them out during the imperial examination were all Donglin Party bosses.

them.

Of course, they are also officials who are not from the imperial examination. Most of these people have a wait-and-see attitude. Because they are not from the imperial examination, their official positions are generally not high. Therefore, although these people are large in number, they are not very powerful in terms of energy.

A decree issued by the Longwu court that the officials and gentry should pay for food and serve as errands completely pushed Li Xiao to the opposition of all scholars in the world, and of course, the opposition of all officials in the world. Unbeknownst to others, Lu Xiangsheng knew that there were actually many people under his command who were hostile to Long Wu.

The Wu court was dissatisfied with this decree.

The enemy has just ascended the throne and the current situation is dark and unclear. It would be strange to announce such a decree in a hurry without causing trouble.

"Are the students going to cause trouble? Let's wait until they cause trouble. Our duty is to maintain public order in Shandong. As long as they haven't made trouble yet, we won't care."

Liang Pu and Kou Conghua looked at each other. It was obvious that their adults had not yet decided what to do. In other words, they had not yet decided which camp to join. From an adult's perspective, the choice was indeed difficult.

In any case, Shandong is now under the rule of Li Xiao. The two vicious dogs Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming have wiped out almost all the bandits in Shandong. They are currently chasing down a remnant group of bandits in Jimo, and it is expected that good news will come soon.

Without bandits, the public security situation in Shandong has improved unprecedentedly. Their jobs as yamen errands have also become much easier.

The elite Third Division of the Liao Army was stationed around Jinan City, and Mangui and his First Cavalry Division also wandered throughout Shandong on armed parades.

If they break up with Li Xiao now, the end will definitely not be good. Although they are called the Tianxiong Army, they all know in their hearts that the Tianxiong Army is nothing in front of the fully weaponized Liao Army. Armed with broadswords and spears, they will fight against those armed with swords and spears.

If you fight against a guy with a musket, you're committing suicide.

But if the students are suppressed...! From ancient times to the present, scholars have never missed troubles. Since the imperial examination was launched in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and the power of the clans gradually weakened, the power of scholars has expanded at an astonishing rate, up to today's Ming Dynasty.

It would not be too much to say that the power of scholars led by the Donglin Party is overwhelming.

Li Xiao's decree has offended scholars all over the world. If Mr. Lu stands on Li Xiao's side, you can imagine the pressure he will bear.

"Sir, if they really make trouble, how should we deal with it?" My master is not ready yet, but the situation waits for no one. The latest news received is that the students in the streets and alleys of Jinan City are agitating for propaganda. Now Jinan City

It's like a powder keg. As long as someone strikes a match, it will explode with a bang.

"Liang Pu, don't make things difficult for me anymore. If these people want to make trouble, let them make trouble first. Your men should try their best to prevent them from hurting others and just try to maintain order." Kou Conghua had read and written books better than Liang Pu.

This big boss needs to be far-sighted.

"Actually, from the bottom of my heart, I agree with Li Xiao's decree that officials and gentry should pay for food and serve as errands. Since the Hongwu period, Shilin has become a leech lying on the body of this empire to suck blood. They rely on themselves not to pay taxes and annex crazily.

Land. Those farmers are also happy to put the land in their names to avoid taxes.

Since Emperor Yongle, this kind of thing has intensified. Land has been annexed year after year, and the country's tax revenue has been reduced year by year. By the time of the late Emperor, the country had reached an unsustainable point.

However, those scholar leaders in the imperial court only cared about safeguarding the interests of the scholars. They ignored the interests of the country. In order to prepare for the Liao Dynasty, they actually set their sights on the already poor northwest. Thousands of people in Guanzhong have been cultivated.

Years ago, it was already overwhelmed. Where could it withstand such brutal expropriation, banditry in the northwest appeared. Later, the Eight Banners soldiers entered Guanzhong, and the bandits broke through Tongguan and came to the capital city.

Without Li Xiao's efforts to turn the tide, today's capital has fallen into the hands of the Tatars. We, the descendants of China, will not be able to see our ancestors in heaven again after our death...!"

"Sir, you should think about this matter carefully. Li Xiao's decree has offended all the scholars in the world. No one among the officials at all levels in Shandong dares to speak out. But many people are resentful in their hearts.

Li Xiao, if you support Li Xiao at this time, in the future...!" Kou Conghua glanced outside the study and did not continue.

But what he meant was understood even by the simple-minded Liang Pu. A regime that is not supported by officials cannot survive for long. The Yongli court in the south will still occupy Shandong sooner or later. When the time comes to settle accounts in the autumn, no one can even think about it.

run.

"That's why I am in such a difficult situation!" Even though he knew that Li Xiao was right to do this and it was the only way to save the Ming Dynasty. But in the face of such great pressure, Lu Xiangsheng had to think carefully.

"Sir, it's not good. The health workers went to the governor's office with their gang. It looks like they are going to cause trouble." A petty official barged in without caring about the announcement.

"What?" Kou Conghua didn't expect that things would turn out so fast. He thought that such a large city of Jinan would have to wait until at least tomorrow before people would be outraged.

"How many people are there?" When the matter came to an end, Lu Xiangsheng felt relieved. No matter how anxious you are, what should come will eventually come.

"There are about seventy or eighty people, but there are over a thousand people watching the excitement, and the number continues to increase."

"What?" Liang Pu was shocked. People in Jinan City love to watch the excitement, with thousands of people marching. It is not unusual at all to say that tens of thousands of people are coerced to watch the excitement. Although there is no governor in the governor's office now,

But there is a battalion of Liao troops stationed there. If a conflict breaks out at this time, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Sir, you must make a decision early. Otherwise...!"
Chapter completed!