The worship of knowledge, coupled with the worship of power.

Not to mention knowledge, knowledge and experience, just the imperial examination, the imperial examination, the imperial examination, the imperial examination, especially the latter can become an official. There is a world of difference between officials and the people. Even if you fail to pass the examination, a student can still be an official.

It is beyond the reach of ordinary people to sit down and talk about things like the county magistrate.

Furthermore, the scholar-bureaucrats share the same class interests, and a single sentence can often determine the fate of an ordinary family. For example, the restoration of society in Jiangsu and Zhejiang even went so far as to interfere with local administration, which is even more difficult for ordinary people.

It's unimaginable.

Nowadays, both the Ming and Qing Dynasties are trying to win over scholars. In the imperial examination, even young students and scholars can be directly promoted to officials. Not even mentioning anything else, it only shows that the records of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Qing Dynasty show that the proportion of scholars killed is far higher.

Far smaller than ordinary people, it should be considered a safer status.

From the perspective of the Lin brothers, being able to help a scholar in trouble may not necessarily result in benefit, but there is always a chance to change his destiny. The rate of return on this investment is really amazing. What's more, it is said that back then,

Before Zheng Zhilong was pacified, when he was fighting against the Ming army in Fujian, he also did something like giving away money for studying for the exams to the scholars he met on the way. If the maritime overlords were like this, it was understandable that they would be like this.

By turning against the guests, Chen Kai transformed from an uninvited guest to a distinguished guest. With this relationship, the Lin brothers became more respectful and cautious. However, Chen Kai, after showing his "identity" a little, became a completely different person.

His informal attitude won the favor of the two brothers. Apart from the awkward appearance of this primitive man, the overall atmosphere was very harmonious.

"If you don't mind, Mr. Chen, please wear my clothes for now."

"That's right, scholars still need to have dignity."

The two brothers started to take off their clothes as they spoke. However, Lin Dexiao's words made his brother glare, and the latter stuck out his tongue, his face full of innocence, which was very interesting.

"How is this possible? I haven't repaid my kindness to you. If it causes my virtuous brother to catch a cold, I really can't bear it. No, no."

Chen Kai excused himself. His younger brother was hesitant, but his elder brother had already taken off his clothes and put them directly on Chen Kai. Seeing this, Lin Dexiao also quickly took off his pants and handed them to Chen Kai's hand no matter what.

superior.

"Mr. Chen, you'd better put it on. He's a scholar. He doesn't often hunt in the mountains and forests like the two of us. He's a man born rough and raised rough, and he's not afraid of the cold."

"That's right, that's right."

The primitive dress did make Chen Kai feel awkward enough, so much so that he had developed some feelings for the collared raincoat. But after all, this dress could not last long, and he had to change into more normal clothes. But Chenghui

Due to the nutritional intake of the new society, the clothes worn by the Lin brothers were clearly one size too small.

"Then thank you very much, virtuous brother." After saying that, Chen Kai bowed, which made the two of them a little dissatisfied with his formality.

Sitting down again, the prepared pheasant was roasted to a point where one's fingers were full. The three of them started eating in a hurry with rice in bamboo tubes. Despite Chen Kai's constant humility, he also ate nearly half of the chicken.

Most of the others were pushed to Lin Dexiao by him, otherwise he might have destroyed this roasted pheasant.

Except for yesterday's drink, he still drank a lot and ate little. Chen Kai hadn't eaten for almost a whole day and night, and he was already starving. At this moment, he had food in his stomach and felt much more at ease. But now

But it’s not just when you’re full or exhausted, you still need to do more things if you want to survive.

"Who is the Che Renzhong whom I just heard from the wise brother?"

The murderer in Shan'ao Village was probably Che Renzhong's subordinate. When Chen Kai mentioned this, the two brothers were stunned for a moment, and then they let out two sighs.

"To be honest, Mr. Chen, that Che Renzhong was originally a red-headed thief who committed all kinds of evil in our Chaozhou. Later he was promoted and served as the chief military officer, making the city a smoky mess. When the Tatar soldiers came from Fujian last year, then

I surrendered to the Tatars and continued to serve as the chief military officer. I guess it is this person, mainly because he sent troops to occupy Fenshui Pass some time ago, and this place is not too far from Fenshui Pass..."

Chaozhou?

Last year, Tatar soldiers came from Fujian?

These two information points attracted Chen Kai's attention more than the red-headed thief or the Chaozhou general soldier. Sure enough, this is Chaozhou, no wonder these two brothers speak Chaoshan dialect. As for last year...

"Last year, the Tatar soldiers marched into Guangdong from Fujian. They were led by Li Chengdong, the former general of Xingpingbo Gaojie, the former chief military officer of Xuzhou Town, and the current Tatar admiral of Guangdong?"

The Qing army entered Guangdong from Fujian. According to Chen Kai's memory, the famous one seems to be the time when Li Chengdong swept through Guangdong and destroyed the Shaowu court.

For the Qing army, compared with Guangdong, the military pressure faced by Fujian was not small at all. The Qing army from Zhejiang has always assisted Fujian, and I have never heard of the Qing army from Fujian aiding Guangdong. What's more, with the Manchu Qing

According to the division, Fujian and Zhejiang are under the same governor-general jurisdiction, while Guangdong is together with Guangxi.

When Chen Kai asked, Lin Dezhong frowned and thought for a while, but shook his head and said: "I don't know this very well. I only remember that I went to the town to sell leather, but I met Tatar soldiers on the way, so I hid in the town.

On a hill not far away, I watched them burning, killing and looting. As for the flag, I have seen it before, but I don’t know how to read it.”

Illiteracy, this is a big problem, and it is also a universal problem. Chen Kai just offered him a favor, but within ten minutes he was already suffering from it. It was a blessing from heaven. At this moment, although Chen Kai

Kai estimated that it was probably Li Chengdong, but he always needed to get reliable information before he could make a judgment based on the history in his memory.

However, just when the two of them were at a loss, Lin Dexiao, who had been silent all this time, suddenly had his eyes lit up: "It should be that Li Shidong. Brother, do you still remember? When Brother Dong came back during the Chinese New Year, didn't he tell everyone that

Does this guy seem to be named Li?"

Lin Dexiao suddenly remembered something, and even though Chen Kaidang was cheered up, Lin Dezhong was fine when he heard the first half of the sentence, but at the end his expression changed and he glared at his brother fiercely.

"If Brother Lin has anything to hide, I just pretend that I haven't asked him about it."

"No, there is nothing hidden."

Chen Kai said this, and Lin Dezhong quickly waved his hands to deny it. He only really mentioned it, but he still sighed before saying: "To be honest with Mr. Chen, the Dong brother that my younger brother mentioned is now making a living with the Wan family brothers. This ten thousand yuan

The brothers gathered together in Fujian a few years ago to form an alliance, but in the end they are thieves after all, and I am really afraid of staining Mr. Chen's respect."

"I see."

The so-called Wan brothers are not actually surnamed Wan, but the surname Wan comes from the 18 people who gathered together to take advantage of Wan's unity. The leader is called Wan Li, whose original surname is Zhang, and he is the adopted son of a wealthy businessman. Later, the Wan brothers

More than 2,000 people gathered at Changlin Temple in Jiujia Society on the west slope of Wushan Mountain in Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province. Over the years, they resisted the government, resisted tax collection and donations, punished the gentry, robbed the rich and gave to the poor.

To put it bluntly, these people are a group of peasant rebels. In Lin Dezhong's eyes, Chen Kai is a scholar and a future official. They associate with bandits, fearing that Chen Kai will be dissatisfied.

"...Actually Brother Dong came here to drag me and other villagers up the mountain to kill the Tatars." Lin Dezhong subconsciously looked at Chen Kai's hair before saying this.

Chen Kai saw this scene in his eyes, and what made him sigh even more was that when Lin Dezhong mentioned the Wan brothers, there was actually a look of admiration and adoration on the faces of the two brothers, especially Lin Dexiao, who even expressed this

An attitude of pride.

Lin Dezhong was afraid that Chen Kai, a "reserve" official, would be dissatisfied, but Chen Kai knew first of all that he was not a child at all, and naturally he would not have any consciousness of his class position. What's more, he didn't mention anything about the officials and bandits, he only said that

It is said that a thief's fault is like a comb, a soldier's fault is like a grate, and an official's fault is like a shave. From the perspective of the working people, sometimes, officials are worse than thieves.

The name Wanli seemed vaguely familiar to Chen Kai, but he didn't care. Now that it was confirmed that Li Chengdong's men entered Guangdong last year, then last year should be the second year of Longwu, and this year should be Longwu.

Three years. Of course, perhaps it should be said to be the first year of Yongli, or the fourth year of Shunzhi.

"In 1644 AD, the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Li Zicheng conquered Beijing. Chongzhen hung himself on the crooked tree on Meishan Mountain, and the Ming Dynasty's rule in the north collapsed. In the same year, Li Zicheng was defeated in the Battle of Stone and withdrew from Beijing. The Qing Dynasty

After the army entered the pass, the Ming court supported Prince Fu in the south and ascended the throne, which was for Hongguang."

"In 1645 AD, the first year of Hongguang, the Southern Ming Dynasty pursued the national policy of borrowing captives to quell thieves. The Qing army first expelled Li Zicheng, and then went to the south of the Yangtze River to capture Nanjing without a fight. The Hongguang Dynasty was destroyed. In the same year, the Qing government strictly enforced shaving and changing clothes.

The southern generals, officials and gentry who were determined by the imperial edict were angry and revolted against the Qing Dynasty, and successively supported King Lu Jianguo and Emperor Longwu of the Tang Dynasty, using this as their orthodoxy to fight against the Qing court."

"In 1646 AD, the second year of Longwu, the Qing army broke through the Qiantang River defense line, and the Lu Jianguo court retreated to the sea. In the same year, the powerful minister Zheng Zhilong of the Longwu Dynasty surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, the Longwu Dynasty was destroyed, and Emperor Longwu died."

"In 1647 AD, the first year of Yongli, the Qing government had occupied China, including the entire north and most of the south. Guangdong was the place where the Manchu Qing and the Southern Ming fought repeatedly over 300 years ago."

"It's terrible!"

The topic still continued, but due to the status of the Lin brothers, the information Chen Kai could obtain was much less. It was not until a long time later that Chen Kai gritted his teeth and said: "Tomorrow, I still need the help of the wise brothers. If I can meet
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