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Looking at Jiang Li's disappearing figure, Yang Lin suddenly thought of Liu Can. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Minister of the Court s always regarded themselves as Qing Liu and supported each other against the eunuchs. In the end, they were falsely accused by the eunuchs as a party and were suppressed by the Hanling Emperor. Thinking about this, intentionally or unintentionally, Liu Can really started to form a faction first.

Since someone had formed a team to oppose Jiang Li, they would have to think of a plan to deal with Liu Can. If he really allowed Liu Can to drive Jiang Li away, his own plans for reform would have all gone down the drain. As for dealing with Liu Can, the best way to do so was to do so too. He believed that the majority of people would still uphold justice. Yang Lin immediately thought of Lu Jie; he was the most suitable person to appear.

Master Lu's home was located in a village on the plains, almost occupying half of the village. The land here was all from the Master Lu, and it had already been distributed to his sons. His sons had already separated, so the courtyard seemed deserted.

Yang Lin couldn't contain his joy at Yang Lin's arrival, and it also made the Lu family's large courtyard bustle with noise and excitement. Although Lu Jie was also a large family, even his own family's Lord Taishang had never come before. Now that he was in Lord Thorn, and this Lord General too, made Lu Jie feel proud.

After the greetings were over, Yang Lin and Lu Jie quickly got to the main topic at hand. "Master Lu, what do you think of Guang Yang Tai Shou Jiang Li?"

Lu Jie was startled, then immediately thought of the matter of the squire making a series of connections in private. He thought for a while, then said seriously: "Lord General, Master Jiang Li has only been in Guangyang for a little over a year, and indeed did not have any big achievements. However, there is nothing wrong with that, from the looks of the land tax collection this year, he is still very capable."

Yang Lin nodded his head, confirming Lu Jie's words, and then asked. "Master Lu, now that Guang Yang County's squire is connected to Liu Can, what do you think about the squire is against Jiang Li?"

"I feel like they are venting the discontent of Master Jiang Li asking them to return the land to the tenants." Lu Jie was also a Squire, so he obviously knew how the Squire felt.

Yang Lin chased after him and asked, "Then Master Lu, do you think that the squire should give back the lands of the tenants that belong to them?"

"Haha …" Lu Jie laughed, and continued: "To accept the support of the tenants, is already against the law. It was just that after so many years, no one bothered to pursue the matter. Everyone was already used to it. If he left now, he really would be reluctant to leave. However, rest assured Lord General, the majority of the nobles are still sensible, including the nobles who followed Liu Can in series, they have all left. "

"It is precisely because I believe that the vast majority of the squire understand reason that I proposed for the squire to be the County Magistrate's History." Yang Lin stood up and walked a few steps into the hall, then said indifferently: "Even if the country gentry were to connect in series, I can still understand that this is a way for them to express their intentions. Now, the problem is that there is only one sound from the series of squire, and that is abnormal. Why did no squire stand out to seek justice, and say a few words for Master Jiang Li? "

"This …" Lu Jie was speechless, and did not know what to say. They were not related to Jiang Li in any way, and whether or not Jiang Li left did not have much to do with them, so who would be willing to stand up for Jiang Li?

"Master Lu, I know what the countryside gentry are thinking. They think that this has nothing to do with them. But have you ever thought that the moment these series of squire successfully chased Master Jiang Li away, not only would you lose a diligent taiwai, you would also lose the authority to speak from the County Magistrate's History, and everything would fall under their control in the future? "

Yang Lin paused for a while, giving Lu Jie time to digest what he had just said. At the same time, Yang Lin was also planning for the future of the County Magistrate's History.

"Recently, the Spring Grain has ended. We are preparing to convene a meeting of the County Magistrate's History. The Conference on History s of each county will elect a censors as the summoner. I came to Master Lu's residence today precisely to invite Master Lu to come out and compete for this censors. "

"Ah …" Lu Jie obviously did not expect that Yang Lin was only here to invite him to be his censors, he had thought that Yang Lin was only here to explain things to him. Although he was already over sixty, how many people did not want to become an official? " Lord General, you said that you would be running, who would you be running with? "

"Master Lu, even if I didn't say anything, you would have already guessed it." Yang Lin laughed, and continued to incite Lu Jie's ambitions: "Could it be that Master Lu didn't see through it? If they were to meet at this time, would the Master Lu dare to fight with Liu Can? "

"Why would I not dare?" Lu Jie stood up excitedly, and said somewhat impulsively. East Han's officials were basically recommended, so the gentry were not unfamiliar with this competition. Now that he had the chance to become an official, how could he let it slip away so easily: "To be honest, Lord General, my family has been in Guangyang for generations, and has never been related to any of these country bumpkins. Although Liu Can has grown a big tree, I still dare to compete with him."

"Very good." Yang Lin nodded his head in gratitude, and laughed: "Master Lu, if you want to compete with Liu Can, you have to take measures as well. Contact the countryside gentry and form an agreement with them, otherwise, the countryside gentry would all be dragged away by him."

"Lord General is right. Didn't he want to kick Master Jiang Li out? I will call upon the Squire to keep Master Jiang Li here and fight him! " Lu Jie said solemnly.

"Haha …" Yang Lin started laughing, this Lu Jie thought that political battle was too simple, and said: "Master Lu, if your two families were fighting just for the sake of Master Jiang Li, then aren't you making a big fuss out of nothing?"

"Oh …" Lu Jie was at a loss: "Then what are we fighting for?"

"Master Lu, receiving gifts and filial piety, looking down on nobles, distinguishing grievances and grudges, and being high-spirited and vigorous, these are all traditions and good morals of the gentry. However, in recent years, they have been trampled upon by some bad gentry. I hope that the Master Lu, with the theme of promoting the spirit of the squire and building a harmonious Youzhou, will take the lead in initiating and contacting the squire of the Youzhou and promote his virtues, contributing to the construction of the Youzhou. "

None of the political organizations had a common goal that could be brought together, and it was only at this stage that the noblemen's prided traditions could really bring them together. Especially those small and medium-sized landlords, they just stepped into the ranks of gentry, more should carry on the squire spirit education.

"Carry forward the spirit of the gentry and build a harmonious Youzhou. Good!" Lu Jie laughed excitedly, then walked back to his seat. "Lord General is right, some of the nobles have indeed abandoned their traditions, and those new nobles who have entered the ranks of nobles according to Lord General's standards do not understand the spirit of the nobles. But Lord General, we are just Guangyang's County Magistrate's History, we can't control him right? "

"Haha …" Looking at Lu Jie's innocent appearance, Yang Lin could not help but laugh: "Master Lu, I hope that all of the nobles in Youzhou should have this realization. I want you to mobilize all of the nobles in the entire Youzhou and contribute to the construction of the Youzhou."

"I see." Lu Jie nodded and accepted Yang Lin's suggestion.

"Master Lu, for the sake of fair competition, I still need to see Liu Can. I hope that the two of you will openly communicate with the squire, publicize your ideas, use your theories and actions to move the crowd, and win the vote. " This was the first time Yang Lin was holding an election.

Hearing that, Lu Jie immediately said with confidence: "Lord General, don't worry, I have always been fair and square, I guarantee that I will win glory and be convinced of my defeat."

When Liu Can heard that Yang Lin had come to visit him, he was really shocked. When he heard that Yang Lin had only brought over a hundred personal guards with him, he finally let out a sigh of relief. Originally, he wanted to discuss with Xiao Yue, but there wasn't enough time, he could only call Xiao Yue to greet him.

Seeing Yang Lin and the few generals beside him, Liu Can couldn't help but gasp. Oh my god, where did all these stars come from? With just these few guys, his servants probably wouldn't be his match. He welcomed Yang Lin and the others into the living room.

"It's truly a sin not to know that the Lord General has come." After the two parties had settled down, Liu Can apologized to Yang Lin once again.

Yang Lin waved his hand and smiled as he started to chat with Liu Can. After conversing for a while, Yang Lin finally said: "I plan to convene a meeting of the County Magistrate's History s in each county in the near future. The main topic of the meeting is to elect a censors to be convened by the censors. At the same time, a vote of confidence was given to the county or county magistrate. Those who have obtained less than half of the votes will be dismissed and the imperial government will dispatch a new officer. "

Saying that, Yang Lin paused for a moment, seeing that Liu Can and Liu Can were listening intently, he continued: "I know that Master Liu is an enthusiastic rural squire, I hope that Master Liu can participate in the censors selection, be it for the imperial government, or for the commoners, or for the county and county officials."

It was very obvious that Liu Can did not expect to establish the position of censors, nor did he expect that Yang Lin would allow him to participate in the election. He even thought that Yang Lin was trying to rope him in so that he would not be kicked out. Thinking about that, he laughed, and cupped his hands towards Yang Lingong: "Lord General, it is my honor. It's just that Liu Can is inexperienced, and might not be able to take on the heavy responsibility. "

Yang Lin knew that Liu Can was just being hypocritical. He wanted to be one of them, but on the surface, he would still decline several times. However, Yang Lin was not in the mood to play this game with him, "Master Liu, to tell you the truth, Master Lu has already proposed to participate in the censors selection. And there's only one censors. If you don't want to participate, then your Master Lu will be automatically elected. "

"On what basis?" Liu Can panicked, and almost shouted loudly. I will definitely participate! "

"That's right." Yang Lin laughed and said to Liu Can: "If you want to participate, you have to come up with an attractive slogan so that you can attract the rural gentry to vote for you."

"Lord General is right, but what slogan would be appropriate?" Just like Lu Jie, Liu Can had no experience in politics.

Yang Lin was already prepared, he smiled lightly: "In order to be fair, I will also give you a suggestion. Your slogan should be to cultivate new country gentry and recommend new Youzhou."