Seeing that a civil war was about to break out between the two of them, Zuo Zongtang, who received a satisfactory answer, fled quickly and said, "I retire."

"Ah..." Li Yunzhong covered his waist, "Didn't I agree not to pinch my waist?"

Su Sanniang grabbed Li Yunzhong's ear again and said: "Hmph! Who told you not to help me? Don't you often tell us sisters that men and women are equal? ​​It turns out that what you said was all lies to us. Now I know that the three of us are

Sister, you are bald and you have a hot head while carrying a pole, huh, I will never let you do any other embarrassing postures at night again!"

Li Yunzhong quickly covered Sanniang's beautiful hand and explained: "My aunt, you misunderstood. You saw it just now. Mr. Zuo objected!"

Su Sanniang let go of her hand and said reluctantly: "One Zuo Zongtang will make you retreat. In your mind, the three of us sisters are not as important as Zuo Zongtang, right?"

The woman’s nickname came up again! Li Yunzhong didn’t dare to take it seriously and quickly raised the issue: “Mr. Zuo, he represents the opinions of scholars all over the world. Sanniang, you don’t want me to stand on the opposite side of the world! That doesn’t work for either of us.

It won’t do to remain infamy for eternity!”

Su Sanniang heard that her own surname was related to the life and death of the Han Dynasty! She stopped messing around and said unwillingly: "Then let it go like this? I have promised many sisters?"

Li Yunzhong deceived, "Women's liberation must come slowly. Today they can take the imperial examination, and tomorrow they can set up schools for them to study! When women have as many intellectuals as men, who else can stop women's liberation?" See you!

Su Sanniang looked puzzled and added, "Of course, this is a long process and it will be realized one day."

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suzhou city

Watching the corpses being carried out of the city, Zhang Guoliang had a complicated expression. Although the rebels no longer attacked the city, they still captured all the counties and towns around Suzhou. Suzhou was originally a big city with a population of hundreds of thousands, but now it has been besieged for a month.

The food is almost gone, and people are gradually starving to death.

He Chun felt more and more that he could not stay in Suzhou for long. The officers and soldiers relied on a moment of bravery to stop the rebels. But now that news of the fall of surrounding towns came, the morale of the soldiers began to become unstable. Every time they inspected the city wall, the officers and soldiers looked more and more numb.

If this continues, sooner or later it will collapse on its own.

"General Zhang, how long can we hold Suzhou? I heard that the Shorthairs have divided their troops to the west. I'm afraid that Jiangxi itself can't protect itself now. The Zhejiang Green Camp was depleted when they built the Jiangnan Camp, and there are no reinforcements!"

Zhang Guoliang closed his eyes and remembered Xiang Rong's last words, not knowing what to do.

He Chun seemed to know what he was worried about, "As the saying goes, if you keep the green hills, you won't be afraid of running out of firewood. Now that short hair is rampant and the army is frustrated, one day I will go to Nanjing and take Li Ni's head."

Pay homage to the commander-in-chief’s spirit in heaven.”

Seeing that Zhang Guoliang was unmoved, he shouted sternly: "Do you think I am greedy for life and afraid of death? You are wrong! We only regretted the commander-in-chief by dying here for no reason. Now..."

"The imperial edict has arrived...He Chun will receive the edict."

He Chun and Zhang Guoliang identified the visitor as Ronglu, the imperial guard, and An Dehai, the eunuch beside the emperor, and placed an incense table to receive the order.

"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict: I heard that Xiang Rong died of illness, and I was very sad... His legacy is accurate, and Hechun was granted the title of Imperial Envoy, and Zhang Guoliang was granted the title of Admiral of the South of the Yangtze River, controlling the three provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong.

The military affairs are to prevent the short-haired bandits from going south. I hope that the two of them will work together to annihilate the rebel bandits as soon as possible."

"I obey the decree, long live your Majesty."

Rong Lu respectfully presented the imperial edict to He Chun and said flatteringly: "The emperor was furious because the Jiangnan camp was breached by the rebels. The court council dismissed Xiang Rong for questioning. Later, Lord Sushun interceded with the emperor and allowed Rong Daizui to perform meritorious service."

, later I heard that Xiang Rong died of illness due to overworking on state affairs. I felt very sorry for him and ordered a generous burial. I also have high hopes for you who recommended Xiang Rong before his death!"

Zhang Guoliang and He Chun looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

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zhenjiang, pub

"Brother Wang, I heard that a ceremony to honor Confucius will be held at the beginning of autumn in Nanjing, and the imperial examination will also be opened. I wonder if you would like to go there?" A white-robed scholar mysteriously said to his drinking companion at the same table.

"Pfft, cough, cough..." The scholar who was called Brother Wang was very surprised. He stood up and looked outside the door of the private room. "Brother, be careful what you say. If you let others listen, you and I are in the cold window."

Twenty years of hard study will be in vain!"

"I, Li Shiqi, walk upright and sit upright, but I just went to attend the Confucius Festival. What can anyone do to me!" Seeing his companions dumbfounded, Li Shiqi had no choice but to speak his mind, "Brother Wang, you and I are both talented people.

You didn’t pass the exam, so you didn’t think of trying it in Nanjing?”

Brother Wang smiled bitterly, shook his head, and asked, "Can we win the imperial examination if we go to Nanjing? It's different here! Besides, if we are reported after we go to Nanjing, not only will the scholar's reputation be lost, but the whole family will be executed!"

Li Shiqi smiled proudly, "We are not good at eight-legged essays, but we are very proficient in the meaning of classics and calculations. We may not be able to pass the Jinshi examination in Nanjing."

Brother Wang was surprised and said: "How can you say this?"

"I heard that the Nanjing scientific examination will be unconventional. It will not test the eight-legged essay, but will test the classic meaning, policy theory, Mingfa and other knowledge. Aren't these the subjects that I am proficient in! It will not be a sure thing to be a Jinshi by then." Li Shiqi was ecstatic and couldn't help himself.

He will tell the truth the information he finally obtained.

Brother Wang worriedly said: "Oh! This is good news, but after all, the Nanjing imperial examination was run by rebels. If the court investigates..."

Li Shiqi was filled with indignation and said: "Bah! The imperial court has been beaten to a pulp. Maybe the big man will beat him to Yanjing one day."

"Brother, why are you so rebellious?"

"Brother Wang, to tell you the truth, I have decided to go to Nanjing. After studying hard for twelve years and still being laughed at for being a scholar, I might as well go to Nanjing and directly take the Jinshi exam!"

“Why doesn’t Nanjing need to take the Juren Examination?”

"Haha, this is what I like about big men. Only talents can be chosen, regardless of birth or stereotypes! As long as you are ranked first in the exam, even a white person can be the number one scholar!"

Li Shiqi looked at Brother Wang, who was already hesitating, and persuaded: "Brother Wang, you are already thirty and one this year. Do you want to take the exam for the rest of your life? With your talent, it is more than enough to take the Jinshi exam in Nanjing. Why do you have to be in the imperial court?

Hang from a tree!"

"If you give it a try, I'll make a bet. Dear brother, I will change my name to Wang Qinglu from now on, and you will also change your name, so as not to be investigated by the court and bring trouble to the whole family."

Li Shiqi said passionately: "I, Li Shiqi, will sever my ties with the imperial court from now on. If the Han Dynasty is really defeated in the end, I will die for my country, and I will not have the dignity to live in the world."

Wang Qing looked ashamed, clasped his fists and said: "A virtuous brother is a noble brother, I feel ashamed to be a brother."
Chapter completed!