After greeting each other, Liu Tichun repeated the questions he had just raised to Yuan Zongdi.

"Admiral Deng underestimated our combat effectiveness." Li Laiheng said bluntly. He had indeed made preparations long ago. After hearing that Chengdu had not provided military rations to Wanxian, Li Laiheng prepared some by himself and had already transported them: "Chongqing now only has 10,000 soldiers from Li Guoying, and we have more than 20,000 soldiers from the army. My nephew brought another 5,000 people this time. He should be able to take Chongqing in a month."

"Don't worry about food and grass," Yuan Zongdi handed Liu Jinge's letter to Li Laiheng for a look and told him that Chengdu transported grain to Wanxian, but Chengdu did not have enough manpower and Wanxian needed to prepare auxiliary troops by himself.

"That's good." Li Laiheng's expression seemed a little complicated when he received the letter, and he was obviously relieved after reading the letter.

Liu Tichun observed his expression and asked, "Do you have any concerns?"

At first, Li Laiheng stammered and refused to say it, but after hearing Liu Tichun repeat Dang Shousu's words, Li Laiheng also sighed: "I also think Admiral Deng seems a little alienated from our old campers, but it doesn't look like him. He has always valued our people and used three walls as guards."

"Isn't it just to use Liu Yao and the others to decentralize power this time?" Liu Tichun would not say such words in front of other Kuidong generals, but the three people present were the ones with the closest relationship with Deng Ming and the best relationship, so he was not worried about the serious consequences caused by these words: "Liu Yao, don't we know the background of Yang Youcai yet, and we have no ability to manage government affairs at all."

"It's not completely impossible to say that they are both. In the past, we all thought Admiral Deng was a little voracious, afraid that his internal instability would be unstable. But this time, western Sichuan could not only attack Myanmar with one hand, but also send 50,000 people to the south of the Yangtze River." Yuan Zongdi was very surprised by Chengdu's mobilization. Liu Tichun and Li Laiheng's territory combined had a much larger population than Chengdu's population. If He Zhen and Hao Yaoqi in the Han River Basin were included, it would be incomparable to western Sichuan, but they could not carry out two expeditions at the same time.

"This should be Admiral Deng's method, and Liu Yao and the others just act according to their instructions."

No matter what his son said in his letter, Liu Tichun still had no understanding of the system in western Sichuan. First, Liu Jinge could not do everything in full, and second, Liu Jinge did not understand where the mobilization power of this system came from. Liu Tichun had never been to western Sichuan, so Liu Jinge could not convince his father that the Academy would indeed have this ability, rather than Deng Ming presided over everything behind the scenes.

Li Laiheng nodded gently. This time, the Sichuan West Courtyard will not give the Kuidong generals any face, which makes him feel a little uncomfortable, which is completely different from the impression that Deng Ming gave him before; but out of trust in Deng Ming, Li Laiheng also took the initiative to explain to him: "After all, He Zhen and the others are too unsatisfied."

Deng Ming's power over Huguang and Liangjiang, while Hao Yaoqi and others could not even beat Zhang Changgeng. Even Li Laiheng and Liu Tichun were actually not the best if they really wanted to fight Wuchang head-on.

"It's right, it should have nothing to do with our origin in the camp. The third prince is not the kind of person who is right and wrong." At least in his words, Yuan Zongdi always stood on Deng Ming's side and spared no effort to deny that Deng Ming was guarding against the generals of Kuidong: "The third prince told me in person that it's right to invade camp. You see, can Chengdu say something unfavorable to invade camp?"

...

July, Chengdu.

Now the people in western Sichuan are in full swing. The latest news from Yunnan says that Deng Ming has returned to China and embarked on his way back to Chengdu; and good news also came from the downstream. The governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, who had previously resolutely led the suppression, assembled troops against the Ming army, but was beaten to the point of being dismantled by the Sichuan army. The gateway along the coast of Zhejiang opened, and the Sichuan army reported that it had rescued a large number of fishermen and sailors, and had achieved strategic goals. The troops who went to the south of the Yangtze River gained a lot, and it seemed that there was no need to continue attacking Shandong. It was estimated that they would start returning to Sichuan now.

Compared with the Battle of Chongqing, the Ming army went to Jiangnan again, and the whole country was shocked. Huguang and Liangjiang reported to Beijing. Although they vowed to defend the city to the death, the places where the Ming army passed were everywhere, and the prefectures and counties were broken, and they demanded to apply for tax exemption for a large area of ​​territory. Zhejiang's failure had a huge impact. The Ming army's attacks on the downstream had been frequent almost once a year, and the attack range was getting wider and wider, and the Qing court was helpless.

Although the Qing court kept claiming that the Ming army suffered heavy damage, even after the Battle of Gaoyou Lake, the Qing court forced himself to show that the army had suffered heavy losses, the Ming army, which had "heavy losses", came to Jiangnan again, and this time it was said that the military had a force of 100,000. Obviously, the Qing court's statement was very suspicious. If it weren't for the revenge of the king and father, the call for peace would have appeared again.

"This time the officers and soldiers made a lot of money, right?" Chen Zuocai from Chengdu Academy called physical education teacher Geriletu to ask questions.

"I must have earned a lot of money from the sacrificial wine." Although Geriletu became a member of parliament, it was just a title. His daily work was still to teach sports in the academy and live on this salary.

The spoils from the Southern Expedition are delivered every day, which means that the officers and soldiers will not believe them if they have not earned money.

"Okay, I said I gave it to our academy horses before, so I should give it to it this time, right?" Chen Zuocai said seriously: "There is also the academy funding, should we increase it a little?"

"Sacrifice, this is not the final decision of the parliament. If there is no permission from the House of Commons, the parliament will not propose a proposal, and even if it is proposed, it will not be passed." As Liu Yao understood, the parliament is basically a subordinate department of the Senate. Geriletu knew that Chen Zuo wanted him to go to the parliament to ask for money, so he quickly explained to Principal Chen: "I just have an empty name. When will the Senate have a proposal, I will vote. I can't do the money."

"You can always meet people from the Senate, right?" Chen Zuocai ordered: "Go and tell them."

"Abide by the order," Geriletu was capable of this matter. His former commander was in the Senate and he would report it at night: "But it would be better to give me a wine to say it."

"You mean me, where do I have time?" Chen Zuo was angry as he spoke: "The left governor has a great prejudice against literati, and he is superstitious about force."

Chen Zuocai checked the work of some teachers in the pavilion a few days ago and found that the students they taught were handwriting unsightly. The fundamental reason was that many of these teachers were quick-working - first let the recruited scholars teach apprentices, and then these apprentices (including female teachers) teach new students to read. Deng Ming believed that only in this way can more people learn to read quickly, and how the fonts are written is not the focus of his attention.

But Chen Zuocai was different. He believed that fonts were crucial. When they were in the beginning, students should write their characters neatly so that they could benefit for the rest of their lives. So Chen Zuo modified Deng Ming's education system and ordered all scholars to go down to take students, ensuring that everyone educated can receive sufficient guidance.

"A teacher can only teach a few students, how can dozens of people be in a class? Is the left governor a training team? "Chen Zuocai became more and more angry as a teacher. He has claimed in public many times that Deng Ming was deliberately making things difficult for scholars and putting shoes on scholars. However, even if there are dozens of people in a class, Chen Zuocai insists on students meeting the standards of private schools, so naturally the teachers can only work overloaded. Chen Jijiu is still a calligraphy teacher in two classes. He teaches students in every day, and there is almost no time to rest - this makes Chen Zuocai feel even worse, and it is believed that Deng Ming is deliberately making things difficult for scholars.

Geriletu took the order and left. The next day, excitedly ran to Chen Zuocai with an invitation: "There will be a plaque hanging ceremony in the Senate tomorrow. Speaker Liu and the others asked you to attend, and they also said that they would listen to the request of the sacrificial wine in person."

"But I have classes tomorrow." Chen Zuocai's first reaction was to refuse.

"As long as you give me a sacrifice, I will solve this problem." Geriletu also looked forward to solving the problem of the horse quickly. He had been with the donkey reluctantly for too long. He was a warrior on the horse's back and could not teach children how to ride a donkey all day long. If he died suddenly, he would not have the shame to meet his ancestors underground.

"Okay." Chen Zuo thought about it and felt that he could not delay any longer. The teachers worked overtime desperately, so naturally they had to pay more salary. Chen Zuo looked through his schedule and called a servant: "Let the students of the two classes tomorrow come tonight. I will teach them the class first."

If Deng Ming saw the glory when Chen Zuo arrived at the Senate the next day, he would understand why Li Dingguo and the others would have thoughts when he mentioned running a college.

Speaker Liu Yao and all the senators came out to welcome him, and many people even said, "The old master is here."

In fact, Chen Zuocai is not old, but his status is almost a master, because he is the priest of the academy, and all the teachers can be said to be his disciples. Now there are people from all walks of life in Chengdu who go to the academy to learn to recognize words, and they can be regarded as Chen Zuocai's disciples or important disciples. Since he is a master, he must be an old one.

Liu Yao was in a good mood today. The big words on the plaque today were written by him: I will never forget the kindness of a meal.

In name, it is called on the people of Chengdu to always remember the kindness of the left governor, but in fact it also implies the demonstration against Liu Magistrate, telling the other party that the Qingcheng faction will not forget the hatred of the past, it is not that the time has not come.

Many people came to congratulate him early in the morning. When they saw the plaque, they would ask first: "What words are written on it?" Then there was a complimentary word: "Speaker Liu's writing is extraordinary, vigorous and powerful, and has a very martial style."

After Chen Zuo arrived, he stared at the plaque for a long time and asked the same question: "Speaker Liu, what are you writing about?"

In order to give lectures to students last night, Chen Zuocai's sleep has a great impact. Now his eyes are covered with blood and his mood is even more anxious.

Liu Yao explained to the old master himself with a smile on his face.

"Don't forget the kindness of a meal?" Chen Zuocai muttered, staring at the plaque with red eyes and then looked at it twice, and suddenly shouted, "Liu Shuai, did he teach your calligraphy?" While speaking, Chen Zuocai pointed his arm back and fixed it on Geriletu who was following him.

After a while, a grievance came from behind Chen Zuo: "Jijiu's words are so hurtful. I can write."

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