After the mission was completed, Deng Ming planned to chat with Chen Zuocai for a few more words before saying goodbye. Now Chen Zuocai knows much more about the customs and conditions of Sichuan than Deng Ming.

"I think about it again and change the title of this book. In addition, it is best not to say that this book was written by the Duke himself." When Deng Ming stood up and said goodbye, Chen Zuo said casually, this was the solution he had thought of when he was chatting just now.

"Why?" Deng Ming, who was about to leave, suddenly stopped again: "Isn't it good to use my name? If the words were said from my mouth, it would be easier for the teachers and students to believe it?"

"Of course this is right." Chen Zuo sighed softly. The ruler of Chengdu in front of him was good, but he didn't know how to cherish his reputation. It was like when he started this academy, he didn't know how to change his name. As a result, many people thought that Deng Ming was going to use a set of tools to usurp the throne.

After pondering for a moment, Chen Zuo did not answer Deng Ming's question positively, but instead proposed a candidate: "How about Mr. Gong? Just say that it was written by him."

Chen Zuocai had talked with Gong Yong several times. Chen Zuocai admired each other's knowledge and knowledge. Chen Zuocai also knew that Gong Yong cared for Deng Ming very much. Although he had not been in Sichuan for too long, he was almost the same as Wen Anzhi. He simply placed all his hopes on Deng Ming.

"Actually, why am I not the same?" Chen Zuocai suddenly had such an idea in his mind, but he immediately dispelled it: "What am I thinking about? I am deeply grateful to the emperor, and I was promoted to... Well, I was promoted to the general manager... In short, I must not let the emperor down. If I had not had the grace of His Majesty, the Duke of the State would not have had the chance to see me."

After driving out these messy thoughts, Chen Zuo continued the topic just now: "It would be better to say that Mr. Gong wrote it well. He even burned the God Lord Card anyway, so he wouldn't take this matter to heart."

Deng Ming reacted after hearing this and laughed: "It turns out that Chen Jijiu thinks this book is not good for my reputation? It doesn't matter. I dare to take it. Besides, I can't push any bad things on Mr. Gong."

"The Duke's future is long and I don't know the importance of it now. I will understand that it is very important to have a good reputation in the future." Chen Zuocai shook his head slightly and persuaded softly.

"Yes." Deng Ming lowered his head and was stunned for a while. After a moment, he raised his head and said firmly: "I wrote this book so that I can achieve the effect I want."

"I understand this truth very well. But this is like leading troops to fight, and everyone needs to perform their duties." Chen Zuocai still did not give up on the idea of ​​persuading Deng Ming. In fact, he believed that Deng Ming had done many inappropriate things when he went to Jiangnan again and again. In fact, many unpleasant things can be made to let his subordinates take the lead in doing it. Deng Ming just pretends not to know. Some words Chen Zuocai did not make clear. He felt that since ancient times a leader who can accomplish great things will always have a better reputation, because he paid attention to maintaining himself, and his subordinates also understood that this was the division of labor of the monarch and his subjects. Deng Ming's actual performance was much better than most leaders that Chen Zuocai knew. If he paid attention to publicity, it would be fine to dress up as a saint.

"Why did Chen Jijiu say this?" Deng Ming smiled again after hearing this. Gong Yong had talked to him about this reputation many times, and Deng Ming also knew very well what Gong Yong was thinking, that is, to make Deng Ming better win the hearts of the people. The people all hoped that there would be a great master in the sky, and even hoped that there would be a wise emperor; not only the people had this expectation, but also the scholars. Therefore, the better Deng Ming was packaged, the more he could get the support and support of the people, and the more the people put their hopes on him.

Gong Yong also admitted that Deng Ming has a good reputation so far, but why not go further? Leave all the robbers and empire theories to others to publish. Deng Ming just needs to enjoy the benefits. Gong Yong even recommended specific candidates, one is Zhou Kaihuang, and Gong Yong said that he could dress up this person as a murderous person without blinking an eye, arrogant and fierce image; in addition, there is also Ren Tang, who can also give him the image of a conspirator who flaunted the feather fan. In this way, many theories about the empire can be called the planning of these two people-Gong Yong did not consider self-recommendation, but he was worried that he was old and did not know when he would leave the world, and could not guarantee to help Deng Ming take the blame to the end.

"When I said this, I suddenly remembered something. On the day of the Parliament's vote, I have also heard what Chen Jijiu said in the Parliament. Chen Jijiu spoke very well." Deng Ming sighed: "Actually, if you think about it carefully, I seem to have done this kind of thing that is so rare. Moreover, if the Southeast Governor made the case this time, I would also sell bonds - I can't watch them spend all this large amount of money on their own army or pay tribute to the Qing court."

Chen Zuocai's face looked aloof and he listened without hesitation.

"After I heard Chen Jijiu's words, I knew that Chengdu Academy was very good at teaching and everyone knew how to listen to others, which really made me overjoyed." Deng Ming said this and then fisted at Chen Zuo.

"Teaching is a matter of duty." Chen Zuocai agreed briefly, without any expression on his face, quietly accepting Deng Ming's gratitude. In fact, his thoughts were far from that simple.

"This is your credit for Duke Bao. If you sent someone to drag me out to behead you when I scolded you in front of Liu Jinge, Xiong Lan and all the teachers, then your subordinates would naturally follow suit. Whoever dared to speak in front of them and pointed at them will definitely not let them go." Chen Zuocai thought silently in his heart: "Because you don't sin because of your words - although you have been silent, your respect for me will make your subordinates know how to treat advice. You can ignore it, but you must not let people say that it has become the atmosphere of the whole Sichuan. Besides, I have a little fame, so when I go to the parliament to scold them this time, although they have the right to blow me out, no one is embarrassed to call the guards to do this."

Now Deng Ming expressed his gratitude to Chen Zuocai and praised him for his good teaching. Chen Zuocai had no intention of correcting the other party's views. He also silently recited in his heart: "If you don't blame others for your words, then I will be unfair. This is the way for a gentleman to repay a gentleman. Needless to say, you, a young man, will not be able to withstand praise and become complacent."

At this time, Deng Ming said again: "Five years ago, the Ming army was defeated at Chongqing City. I fled to Fengjie with other defeated soldiers. On the way, I participated in the battle with the enemy for the first time. In that battle, I also killed an enemy." Deng Ming waved his hand and said calmly: "I pulled the bow, aimed at a living person, and shot him. Seeing him seriously injured and fell into the cold water, struggling to climb ashore, but finally died of blood and was washed away by Jiang Liu-Chen Jijiu must not know that after the first killing, I didn't sleep well for several days, and often woke up at night, thinking about the young man who had taken my life. And since then, I knew how war would make people twisted."

Chen Zuocai didn't interrupt, and listened to Deng Ming continue.

"Being a soldier means killing the enemy. There is no doubt that if you don't want to be killed by the Tartars and the Green Camp, you have to fight back and kill them first. I have a clear conscience about this."

Next, I talked about the subsequent Battle of Wanxian. After witnessing several familiar companions being killed by their side, Deng Ming and his guards chased the defeated enemy for more than ten miles. I don’t know how many enemies died under his sword that day: “Since I started killing the first person, in the past few years, I have done more to kill more people, thinking about how to kill people, how to produce the best killing weapon, and training the army that is best at killing people. Because my job was done well, I have been recognized and appreciated by everyone, and I have to continue to do this job, I don’t know how many years I have to do it. War and peace are completely different, black and white, right and wrong are completely reversed, and Chen Jijiu has also been the chief officer, and I must understand what I am talking about.”

Chen Zuocai nodded slightly and replied briefly: "I know very clearly."

Chen Zuocai remained silent and thought to himself: "I have never killed anyone with my own hands, but in order to ensure the production of the military camp, I beat the auxiliary soldiers under my management to the point of being fragile. At first, I felt disgusted, but I had to force myself to do it. Later, I gradually got used to it." Chen Zuocai had completely adapted to the job of serving the general, but now when he recalled it, he found that he felt uncomfortable again. He had been away from Yunnan for several years and had been teaching in a college. He was so at ease that he ordered the punishment of the auxiliary soldiers, but now he felt guilty.

"So, I proposed that soldiers can retire if they only serve for a few years or participate in a few battles. However, this method does not apply to me. I do differently from what they do. In recent years, I have dealt with the Southeast Governors for a lot, and I have begun to be unable to tell the right and wrong. Sometimes I will have an idea. I think that if it was five years ago, I would never cooperate with the Qing officials. Seeing that they bullied the Han people, they would never stand by and watch the literary inquisition. But now I will first consider the success or failure of our Sichuan great cause. Compared to our image in the minds of the Qing officials, the injustice of some Han people is nothing." Speaking of this, Deng Ming suddenly had a look of pain on his face.

"Ci doesn't control the army." Chen Zuocai said four more words.

"Well, I always comfort myself. After all, someone must do this kind of thing, and someone must stand up to protect the country's security."

This time, Chen Zuo did not make Deng Ming wait for a long time, and immediately blurted out: "The Duke said nothing wrong."

"I just think that ten years later, the Tartars were driven away and the war was over, and my colonels and I were probably half crazy. I don't think that the people of a county would be assured to let a murderous guy become their county magistrate, but they think that the winner of the war is the best ruler. This is really weird."

"I can't understand what the Duke said." Chen Zuo felt that he could not keep up with Deng Ming's ideas.

"I think that by the day when the war is over, my colonels and I need to rest and relax. We have developed a set of rules that are completely inverted in black and white. These rules are used to deal with the enemy rather than our own people." Deng Ming shook his head, feeling that soldiers may not be suitable officials. Even war heroes may need to calm down for a few years before returning to politics. At least they have to wait until he eliminates the impact of war in a peaceful life.

"So will the Duke Baoguo come out after he set up this courtyard?" Chen Zuo suddenly felt a sudden realization when he heard this. He also saw how the three kings of the Southern Ming Dynasty drove the people. Deng Ming was probably afraid that he would lose control and become a tyrant.

"Indeed, it's a reason." Deng Ming felt that if he did not undergo post-war psychological recovery in the future, he would likely use the concept of leading troops to deal with his own people and treat people with different opinions as deserters. With his hands swept, he didn't care about how many people were used as cannon fodder. While he was still clear-headed, Deng Ming first set up the framework of the parliament, and then gradually took the army to obey it. Otherwise, he would be obsessed with the future and would be hard to say whether he would be willing to use the parliament to restrict himself.

"So, I don't want to hide my works, and I won't deliberately maintain a good reputation," Deng Ming said to Chen Zuocai: "I will always remind myself to share my true thoughts with the Academy. You are in the rear, basically living in a peaceful environment. Even if I don't realize that I'm crazy, you can definitely see that Chen Jijiu should let the fellow scholars in Sichuan understand that if the soldiers are in trouble for too long and have an abnormal mind, it is also a sacrifice for the country. They should be treated kindly and allow the soldiers to recover."

Chen Zuocai stared at Deng Ming carefully for a long time and asked solemnly: "Can you take the liberty to ask the Duke, can you ask the Duke the ambition after expelling the Tartars?"

"My ambition?" Deng Ming laughed: "I hope that after expelling the Tartars, the meeting will be filled with parliamentarians from all over the country, representing the people of the world..." Deng Ming suddenly stopped at this point. He wanted to say that he hoped that parliamentarians would stand up and applaud when he entered the door. When he went out, the speakers said, "We represent all the people, thank you for serving the country for years." However, this ambition was too great. Deng Ming felt that Chen Zuo would definitely not understand it. He was very excited today and almost revealed it accidentally.

"The Duke's mind has always been unpredictable." Chen Zuo waited for a moment, and saw that Deng Ming had no intention of continuing, so he nodded and promised: "Since the Duke has thought it through carefully, I will do my best to help."

...

Beijing.

Jiang Guozhu sent a report not long ago, saying that the case of crying temple and the case of the repeal of the temple he was responsible for had improved. The head criminals of the temple case, Jin Shengtan and others, had already escaped for fear of crime. Without the leader, Jiang Guozhu personally guided the local officials to use methods to separate and disintegrate the peripheral personnel involved in the case. These people who did not flee had fantasies about the Qing court, so they stayed. Jiang Guozhu's plan was to "provoke the gentry to fight each other", and he hinted that those who hoped for the leniency of the Qing court: the court and the Governor of Liangjiang no longer planned to pursue the matter, but for the prestige of the government, one or two scapegoats were needed, and then the others would be pardoned.

As for the specific candidate, Jiang Guozhu did not specify but asked the gentry to decide on their own. He also gave a high-sounding reason, saying that the government acquiesced everyone to share the responsibilities left by the person who was guilty. In other words, everyone was responsible for taking care of the family of the person who was guilty and raising money to make up for the loss of the person's house being searched.

As Jiang Guozhu expected, in order to conquer the crime, the gentry alliance, which was not very united, immediately appeared. They were able to form this alliance because of the example of northern Zhejiang. However, when Jiang Guozhu clearly stated that the government had no special target, these gentry began to hold races again - but Jiang Guozhu was not Deng Ming, and he did not intend to eat only the last one.

After reporting and framing each other, Jiang Guozhu captured several gentry and asked the rest to do as originally agreed and let them take care of the arrested family. During this period, Jiang Guozhu secretly told one of the people that they were not on the strict list of the government, and even if no one was responsible for the crime, they would be fined at most.

Jiang Guozhu estimated that after hearing this, these people would definitely feel that they were not serious, and it was very unfair to share the burden of the criminals. After these people started to make trouble for this matter, Jiang Guozhu would distribute the letters they had previously framed and informed each other, which would probably make the gentry on the blacklist completely turn against each other. Jiang Guozhu planned to arrest all the rich people in three to four batches, confiscate their property, and sell them to Sichuan people. As for the proceeds from the investigation, Jiang Guozhu planned to give 10% to Beijing, use 30% to buy Sichuan bonds, and use the rest to support soldiers.

In his report to Beijing, Jiang Guozhu boasted about his loyalty and ability, and patted his chest to ensure that he could transport at least one million taels of silver to Beijing.

Putting Jiang Guozhu's memorial on the table gently, Sony pondered for a while, and said to Oboi and Suksaha: "There is such chaos in Jiangnan now, it is ultimately Deng Ming."

"That's right." Oboi and Suksaha replied in unison, then looked at Sony with anticipation.

Not long ago, Prince Kang Jieshu submitted another memorial, believing that after obtaining the canal silver, the Qing court could march westward, go to Tongguan to enter Shaanxi, and gather elite green camps from Henan, Shanxi and other places in Baoning, Chongqing, and the elite Hexi soldiers, and fight Deng Ming again to the death.

Jieshu was obviously unwilling to return to Beijing in shame, and both he and Ebilong were quite dissatisfied with Huai'an's defeat, believing that if it weren't for the dense water network, the people in Jiangnan, the unfavorable investigation, and the repeated urging of the court, they would not have encountered setbacks. From Baoning and Chongqing, as long as the food and fodder are prepared and the auxiliary soldiers and animals are brought enough, they can attack Chengdu by land.

As long as Chengdu is captured, all the turmoil and uneasy will naturally be resolved. Even if Deng Ming fights both sides, it will prevent him from continuing to use his navy's advantages to harass Huguang, Liangjiang, Zhejiang, and Shandong. Instead of letting officers and soldiers run around such a large range and set up defenses everywhere, it is better to concentrate manpower and material resources to wipe out Sichuan.

Oboi and Suksaha also agreed with this plan. As a general who has been to Sichuan, Oboi said that he believed that it was completely feasible to attack Xichuan on the Hanzhong road. Although there were no people on the road, it was indeed possible to rely on a large number of civilians and animal power to solve the transportation problem. The Qing court also had some confidence in the land war, and the morale of the northern army was also good. For example, Zhao Liangdong from Hexi repeatedly yelled that he had the confidence to wipe out Deng Ming in one fell swoop. After Deng Ming burned Hong Chengchou to death, attacked Hu Quancai and captured Lang Tingzuo alive, there were few people who dared to shout like this; and after the battle between Gaoyou Lake, Zhejiang and Shandong, heroes like Zhao Liangdong were even more rare. If he went to fight Chengdu, he would definitely bring a powerful general like Zhao Liangdong, and his good partners Zhang Yong and Wang Jinbao had to go together without saying.

Only Sony is still worried that carrying out such a large-scale mobilization would put the Qing court in danger of being hollowed out.

If it can be done once and for all, it is of course good. It is worth it, and the losses can be compensated by ivory and jade. Didn’t Gao Mingzhan say that Tibet is full of elephants with fangs and jade used as door mats?

But if the war is unfavorable, what should the Qing court do?
Chapter completed!