Not only beating Zhang Zhengqiu in the street, Li Xiao also put Zhang Zhengqiu in a shackle at the entrance of the Chunwei examination room for three days. The 25-pound big shackle was removed for three days, and Zhang Zhengqiu only had half his life left. With this shock,

No one of Chunwei's students dared to cause trouble anymore. However, Li Xiao's image in the minds of scholars dropped by 10%. For a time, articles and poems criticizing Li Xiao were spread across the country on both sides of the Yellow River. Li Xiao became the public enemy of scholars all over the world.

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"Li Xiao, you are going too far!" After Qian Qianyi in the capital learned the news, he threw the tea bowl in his hand to the ground. The hot tea soup flew everywhere, and pieces of the tea bowl hit the wall and shattered.

"Accept it! Even if you are so angry, what can you do? Li Xiao can be arrogant no matter how arrogant he is. Now that Shandong is his world, Ma Shiqi and Wu Changshi are useless." Zhou Yanru took a moist sip of tea soup,

The tea from Jiangnan is really good, and the golden color of the tea soup is good. Wu Changshi was his student, but it was not useful at the critical moment. This made Zhou Yanru very disappointed. He has already sent a strongly worded letter!

"Hmph! I am the censor of Zuo Qiandu of the Ming Dynasty. How can I be afraid of him? Li Xiao privately built an army, privately recruited dead soldiers, and added a privately manufactured ordnance to rebel. Now he has messed up the farming affairs, causing the people to fall into disgrace.

If you are worried about having no food or clothing, please write a booklet, and I will write a booklet now. Long live Shandong, you can’t hand it over to him. This is a crime against the tens of thousands of elders in Shandong.” Qian Qianyi’s face turned red with anger.

"You are just the censor of Zuoqiandu, what can you do?"

"What do you mean?"

"Lai Zongdao, even though his in-laws were imprisoned, he didn't dare to offend Li Xiao. He sat in the position of assistant for nothing, what a waste!"

"Hmm...!" Qian Qianyi turned his head and looked at Zhou Yanru with sharp eyes. He was the one who supported Lai Daozong, and now Zhou Yanru's intention was obviously to deal with Lai Daozong.

"Li Xiao's financial resources mainly come from the capital. Whether it is Daqianmen cigarettes, Wuliangye, or the Tsinghua Garden outside Xibianmen, they are all profitable businesses. Without this money, how could he support tens of thousands of soldiers?"

"What do you mean? In those businesses of his, there are shares in Long live, as well as shares in the two father-in-laws Wang Tiqian and Wang Chengen. You and I both know that these businesses cannot be touched."

"It's not that it can't be moved, but that no one dares to move it. As long as a strong assistant is replaced, it will naturally be able to move it. You said that among the shares in these businesses, there are shares of Wang Tigan and the prince. What kind of crime is it for a foreign vassal to make friends with close servants? Lai Zongdao is too much

Weak...!"

"you mean……!"

"Han Xu, the great scholar, is quite popular. He hates evil and has a long-standing quarrel with Li Xiao. If he can become the next assistant, then... do you think Li Xiao can still keep his business in the capital? Without these businesses, his soldiers will

It will kill him. Farmers who have no food will go to the streets to beg because they only have hoes in their hands. But soldiers have no food and pay, but they have guns in their hands."

"You mean, let us oust the current Lai Fu and promote your teacher Han Xu?"

"Haha! The teacher has already joined the cabinet during the Tianqi years. Among the sages of Donglin, he is also well-known. In terms of ability and qualifications, he is the best choice for assistant."

"But the old gentleman is already nearly eighty years old!"

"Teacher is old, and with the help of juniors like me, I will not delay the official affairs of the court."

"Okay, as long as Li Xiao can be eradicated, anything is possible." Now Qian Qianyi hates Li Xiao to his core. As long as Li Xiao is unhappy, he will be very happy.

"Have fun! Farewell!" Zhou Yanru bowed his hands to Qian Qianyi and left.

"Old fox, let me let you succeed once." Qian Qianyi muttered as he watched Zhou Yanru disappear from the gate.

The atmosphere in the court suddenly changed. The officials who had previously submitted letters to recommend Daozong as his assistant suddenly changed their minds. They rushed forward in a swarm and attacked Daozong. The emperor watched indifferently for several days without expressing any opinions. In the end,

Lai Daozong couldn't stand the pressure, so he resigned and returned to his hometown. Han Xu, a bachelor, successfully entered the cabinet and became the new minister of the Ming Dynasty.

The political climate of the Ming Dynasty changed drastically.

The first thing Han Xu did when he came to power was to improve the administration of officials. Officials in the capital were removed when they needed to be removed and replaced when they needed to be replaced. After more than a month of tossing, the officials in the capital were finally exhausted.

The first time Li Xiao knew that Han Xu came to power, he knew something was wrong. Han Xu was among the group of people who hated Wei Zhongxian the most, and among those who wanted to torture Wei Zhongxian to death, this old bastard was at the top. In his heart, he was determined

Li Xiao is Wei Zhongxian's minion. People like Li Xiao, like Wei Zhongxian and Cui Chengxiu, should be taken to the market and chopped into pieces with thousands of knives to relieve the old man's hatred.

Sure enough, Donglaishun and Quanjude were inspected by the Shuntian Prefecture. From taxation to sanitation, everything was indispensable. Although no problems were found, the new Shuntian Prefecture Yin had an ambition to flatter Mr. Fu. With the support of this ambition

Next, Shuntian Prefecture Yin personally led the team and, in the spirit of being responsible for the people, inspected Quanjude and Donglaishun every day.

I still pick them up and check them while I'm eating. The officials will chase the diners away as soon as they come in. They generously say that they don't have to pay and leave quickly.

Old Chen Fu had a very negative attitude towards the major inspections. After two consecutive days of inspections, Donglaishun and Quanjude closed their doors immediately. All the cooks got on the carriages, and the facilities were packed and shipped to Jinan. From now on, people in the capital want to eat Quanjude and

If you want to go to Donglaishun, you have to go to Shandong.

Han Xu was very pleased with the victory in the battle. But when he went to Tsinghua Garden to cause trouble, he was defeated.

The people living in Tsinghua Garden are all petty officials of the fifth and sixth grades, and many are wealthy businessmen in the capital. Every day, handymen clean the streets in Tsinghua Garden, and there are also dedicated personnel to remove garbage and feces from each household.

Responsible for cleaning up. The most surprising thing is that when these people find a gold hairpin, they will actually post a notice to let the owner claim it.

There was a big man in black at the door, patrolling all day long, and other people could not enter the gate of Tsinghua University.

The officers of Shuntian Prefecture wanted to go in for inspection, but they were blocked by a group of officials. Several officers were even beaten! They didn't dare to fight back after being beaten. They were all officials with honors in the imperial court, and they might arrive someday.

Become the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture.

Can't afford to offend!

Shuntian Mansion has no choice, because they have shown the land deed. These houses have been sold to individuals, which means that these houses have nothing to do with Li Xiao now. As for the handymen responsible for cleaning, they all belong to a company called property management.

Jurisdiction. As long as homeowners pay a certain property fee every year, they are responsible for the public security and sanitation here.

Faced with this situation, Han Xu had no choice. After all, he couldn't offend all the officials. Although he was an assistant, he had offended so many officials. I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to serve as an assistant in the long run.

Through Han Xu, he set his sights on Bianyifang. An official from Shuntian Prefecture came to Bianyifang and inspected it without saying a word. Unexpectedly, a servant came out of Bianyifang.

"Stop your eyes, this is the business of the inner government. You even want to take action on the business of the inner government. Are you confused or just looking for discomfort?" As soon as the eunuch finished speaking in a high-pitched voice, ten people appeared behind him.

Several guards with big muscles and round waists.

These rough guys didn't care about that. They came up with big sticks and beat them up. The servants of Shuntian Mansion were beaten until their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen, but they didn't dare to seek revenge. The world belongs to the emperor. How dare you harm the emperor's business?

Beating an official was not a big deal. Others were afraid of the emperor. As a minister who had been in the imperial court for many years, he was naturally not afraid. Han Xu personally went to the palace to find the emperor, but he did not expect that the emperor actually produced a contract.

Li Xiao sold Bianyifang to the royal family at once. From now on, Biianfang will only be responsible for the batching of Daqianmen and Wuliangye. The production bases of these two items are one in Liaodong and the other in the more distant Yizhou. No matter how long Mr. Fu's hands are,

I can't reach over there either.

Han Xu grinded his teeth with hatred, but there was nothing he could do. In fact, the profit of Biianfang's business was not high. The most profitable items were Daqianmen cigarettes and Wuliangye liquor. Now Li Xiao had abandoned Biianfang and concentrated on batching. This made Han Xu

The punch hit the cotton, but the force was useless.

What made Han Xu even more gritted his teeth was that Li Xiao had completely sold out all his business in the capital within a few days. Even the Bianyifang headquarters in Tongzhou was sold to the emperor. There was nothing he could do about it. Could it be that you let him

The emperor spit out the fat he swallowed?

"Li Xiao is really good at this. He just transferred all the business to Long Live. He broke off his arm so completely to survive. He is indeed a character." Zhou Yanru drank tea and leaned on the back of the chair very helplessly.

"Hmph! His business in the capital has been disrupted, and he has been ruined. Without the income from the capital, we have to see what he can do to feed the soldiers." Ma Shiying snorted heavily, and his brother

Ma Shiqi was so suppressed by Li Xiao that he had written several times to ask his brother, who was the Minister of Civil Affairs, to help him transfer him out of Shandong. He really couldn't stay in Jinan anymore.

"Next step, we need to re-select a Shandong inspector. This person must be able to compete with Li Xiao. Don't choose people like Wu Changshi and Ma Shiqi. They can't deal with Li Xiao." Qian Qianyi glanced at Zhou Yan.

Ru and Ma Shiying, the younger brothers and students recommended by these two people, are of no use at all now. They usually obey Li Xiao in everything they do. This time, it is necessary to find a thorn for Li Xiao who can cause trouble.

"I do have a candidate!" Wen Tiren, the Minister of Rites, said suddenly. This brother usually didn't talk much, but now he suddenly spoke and everyone looked at Wen Tiren.

"The famous prefect Lu Xiangsheng, I wonder if you have heard of it?"

"The one who dared to write a letter to impeach Cui Chengxiu?"

"This is this man. In the second year of Tianqi's reign, this son passed the Jinshi examination. He was first appointed as the head of the household department, promoted to Yuanwailang, and later moved to the magistrate of the Daiming. This guy has a strong character and would rather break than bend. When the late emperor was still alive, he once wrote a letter to impeach Cui Chengxiu. If he hadn't rushed

The empire was in mourning, and Wei Zhongxian had no time to take care of him. Maybe he had been eliminated by Wei Zhongxian!

Asking him to go to Shandong to compete with Li Xiao will definitely make Li Xiao busy in Shandong. As long as there is a big mess in Shandong, Long Live will no longer be able to protect this kid Li Xiao." After Wen Tiren finished speaking, he glanced around.

Everyone was silent. They all knew Lu Xiangsheng. This guy is a good candidate, but the problem is that this guy is not a member of the Donglin Party. If he goes to Shandong, can he listen to them and become an enemy of Li Xiao? If he goes to Shandong,

Having a friendship with Li Xiao was like a piece of cake. From then on, no one could restrain Li Xiao in Shandong.

"I know your worries. Although Lu Xiangsheng is not from our Donglin family, he is a stubborn person who only cares about the people. In Shandong, Li Xiao asked the people to grow potatoes and corn in public fields.

If something happens, Lu Xiangsheng will fight to the death with Li Xiao.

The highest judicial official in a province is facing off against Li Xiao. Let’s see what Li Xiao can do. In Shandong’s official circles today, although the positions of governor, governor, and chief envoy are all on Li Xiao’s side, officials in the provincial, prefecture, and county offices

, most of them are still our people. If we signal them to support Lu Xiangsheng and take the lead, we will definitely make Li Xiao miserable."

"It makes sense! Lu Xiangsheng was notoriously difficult to deal with when he was the magistrate of the Ming Dynasty. There are also people in my family who were beaten and sentenced to be sent to the Liaodong army. If I hadn't intervened, maybe they would have gone."

"Well! Lu Xiangsheng is a poor guy, so it would be best to let him fight in the ring with Li Xiao."

"Lu Xiangsheng is smelly and tough. He is a perfect match for Li Xiao in the ring."

"I also agree, and I will transfer Lu Xiangsheng to Shandong as an inspector."

Seeing that almost everyone agreed, Ma Shiying also agreed to transfer the famous prefect Lu Xiangsheng to Shandong as an inspector. Everyone wanted to see what kind of sparks the two thorns would produce when they collided.

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"Long live! Luo Yangxing reported that the ministers have unanimously agreed to transfer the famous prefect Lu Xiangsheng to Shandong as an inspector." Wang Chengen bowed to Zhu Youjian and reported.

"Lu Xiangsheng, the famous magistrate! Do you know this person?" Zhu Youjian looked at Wang Tiqian next to Wang Chengen and asked.

"I know this man. When the late emperor was here, he once wrote a letter to impeach Cui Chengxiu because Cui Chengxiu embezzled money. At that time, he was just a member of the Ministry of Revenue. When Cui Chengxiu wanted to deal with him, the late emperor passed away. So,

He also escaped. Later, he was sent to the local government and moved to the Daming Prefecture. I heard that his official reputation was pretty good, and the Daming Prefecture was managed well. I heard that this man was very stubborn, and the officials

Most of the greetings were dealt with by him." After all, he had been around the court for a long time, and he was familiar with heads and ground.

When Zhu You asked questions, Wang Tiqian could answer them. Wang Chengen could only envy him for this.

"So that's it. Let Lu Xiangsheng go to Shandong and see how Li Xiao gets along with this stubborn donkey." Zhu Youjian was very satisfied. He used Li Xiao to balance the relationship between the court. How could he not send someone to balance it?

Li Xiao, Shandong is the court's Shandong and cannot be transformed into Li Xiao's Shandong. In the final analysis, power cannot be in the hands of one person, there must be opposition.

The two interests are fighting for each other, and in the end they can only be judged by the higher power. If the ministers don't fight, how can the emperor's position be secure? Although I have not been emperor for a long time, I can imagine that I have been emperor for a long time.
Chapter completed!