March 27, 13th year of Chongzhen, Songjiang Mansion.

Chen Zilong was sitting in his study in the middle of his house, and he should have taken office immediately after he was promoted to the Huizhou government in Guangdong Province in the tenth year of Chongzhen.

Who knew that he returned to his hometown to save his relatives, and when he took it, he encountered the death of his stepmother, so he had to return to his hometown to worry.

Holding a five- or six-page letter in his hand, Chen Zilong was fascinated by the bright light of two pairs of bright red candles.

Suddenly, a pair of soft wattles as white as jade gently covered his eyes, and bursts of light laughter and elegant fragrance came from his ears.

"Giggles, whose letter is the husband looking at, but it's the new Amber?"

The corners of Chen Zilong's mouth were warm, and he hugged the woman behind him with a backhand.

The woman in front of her has bright eyes and bright teeth, elegant color, and has her own bookish atmosphere, but she is not Liu Ruyi, who is famous in the south of the Yangtze River.

Chen Zilong leaned his mouth to Liu Ru is tender face and kissed it lightly, laughed and laughed: "You are very concerned about my virtuous brother, it seems that he left a deep impression on you." ”

Liu Ru has long lost the resentment that Liu Ximing had when he saw him, and his face was bright and bright.

Seeing Chen Zilong laughing like this, she pouted with a smile and said: "If it weren't for Xin Anbo, how could the concubine be able to live with her husband, such a great benefactor, the concubine naturally didn't dare to forget." ”

"What's more", Liu Ru said and covered his mouth and smiled, "This uncle of the champion has too many letters, there is one in half a month, and it is difficult for the concubine to guess him." ”

"Hahaha, then you're wrong", Chen Zilong laughed and pinched it in an unknown place, which caused the beauty in his arms to laugh again and again.

"This letter is not written without borders, but from Henan."

"Huang Taichong?" , Liu Ru's eyes lit up again.

There are many talented people in the Restoration Society, but when it comes to the outstanding among them, that is, Huang Zongxi, Chen Zilong and others, how can Liu Ru not know him.

"Yes", Chen Zilong sighed and put the letter on the table, "Brother Taichong, Brother Yi Zhong and others are in Henan, Shaanxi and other dangerous places right now, Brother Taichong said in the letter that because Li Zicheng's troops re-attacked Kaifeng last year, his Naqo County was also looted by the rebels.

"It is really miserable that the people are now displaced and the people are poor, but even so, the officials of the mountain still regard the people as grass mustard, exploiting and extortion, rampant extortion, and all kinds of means emerge in an endless stream."

"Brother Taichong is already very angry, even if he has the heart to rectify it, but because of the collusion of the local gentry, there is a lot of resentment in his letter this time."

When Chongzhen tried for ten years, because of Liu Ximing, Huang Zongxi, Xia Yi and other people who were friendly with him were all selected.

However, because of Wen Tiren's relationship, the matter of the resumption of the society befriending Jiangnan was put in front of Chongzhen, so he was disgusted by Chongzhen, and almost all of Ding Chouke's group of resumption of society were deposed from Beijing and appointed as foreign officials.

Huang Zongxi was appointed as the magistrate of Queshan County, Runing Prefecture, Henan, Xia Yi was appointed as the magistrate of Jiezhou, Pingyang Prefecture, Shanxi, and others such as Wantai, Guizhuang, Xu Fuyuan and others were also assigned to Evil Prefecture and Evil County.

"Hey, it's really a blessing and a curse, I never thought that my husband would be worried about his mother but escaped, otherwise in such a war-torn place, my sister and concubine don't know how to be scared."

Liu Ru sighed with pity on her face, and finally asked curiously: "I just saw that my husband's face was heavy, could it be because of what Huang Taichong said about the mountain?" ”

"It's not all", Chen Zilong straightened his sitting posture a little and hugged Liu Ru tighter.

"Brother Taichong has been an official for three years, and he has a lot of feelings, even if he is a husband, he never thought that my Ming officialdom would be as dark as this."

"Brother Taichong resented that he had not seen an inch of government in three years, and planned to write a book, the name is said to have been given to him by Liu Wujiang, called "Mingyi to be visited", taking the I Ching Mingyi hexagram to the ground, but there is still a glimmer of opportunity."

"Mingyi to be interviewed", Liu Ru tasted it carefully, nodded with a smile and praised: "Good name, Mingyi, Li is difficult and chaste, when this is a big chaos, it can indeed only be difficult to keep upright." ”

"More than that, Brother Taichong said in the letter that it is precisely because of this matter that he now agrees with Liu Wujiang's theory of Datong, and his younger brother Huang Zonghui Huang Zewang persuaded him to join the Datong Society, and Brother Taichong and Brother Yi Zhong and others already have the intention of joining the Datong Society, and this time they are asking for my opinion."

Chen Zilong was a little entangled and said the troubles in his heart to his confidante, Liu Ru is extremely intelligent, not like an ordinary woman, so he also has some meaning to ask.

"Do they want their husbands to join in?"

Liu Ru nodded slightly, revealing a hint of thought.

After a while, the pretty and talented woman also showed appreciation on her face.

"Liu Wujiang is a great talent, and the concubine of Datong has also been repeatedly studied many times, and the more I look at it, the more I feel that his words are exquisite, and the theory is profound, and the people of the world are the main and the monarch is secondary, which coincides with Mencius, Xunzi and other sages."

More importantly, this statement is not an exaggeration, and the way of Datong seems to have been realized in his book. From this point of view, it is not surprising that Huang Taichong and others are devoted to it, so why should the husband be worried? ”

Chen Zilong sighed, "Hey, I'm not worried about the Datong Society, and the theory of Datong is indeed exquisite. It's just that judging from Huang Zewang and Liu Wujiang's many handwritten letters, they seem to be planning something, and it is precisely because they can't understand that I hesitate. ”

"Plus Brother Taichong is actually ......," Chen Zilong paused as he spoke.

"How?"

"He even said in the letter, 'For the great harm of the world, the king is the only one', and said that the law of three generations is the law of the world, and the law of today is the law of one family, and it is the law of illegality. With such a rebellious remark, how can you say that a husband can not be frightened. Chen Zilong said with a complicated face.

Hearing this, Liu Ru raised his hand slightly, and then looked at Chen Zilong who was sitting.

"Husband, for the sake of the world, why stick to the theory of one family. Concubine Liu Wujiang's book, his words must talk about the people, and his politics must talk about justice, such a person has a plan, and it will not harm the world. ”

"The husband has both the ambition of the bird, and the relationship with the incomversible, when the government is chaotic, why not wait to ask his will, if it can really benefit the world, can benefit the people, then a family surname can be abandoned."

"This, this ......", Chen Zilong was so shocked by Liu Ru's bold words that he sat up.

But looking at Liu Ru's indifferent and calm face, Chen Zilong couldn't find anything to refute.

In fact, because of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Jiangnan scholars of the Ming Dynasty did not have much loyalty to Zhu Ming.

You must know that the taxes in Jiangnan and other places are several times heavier than those in other places in Yuanjiao, how can this not make Jiangnan people resentful.

After thinking about it carefully, Chen Zilong sighed again, "Hey, I don't want Chen to be inferior to Mrs. and a woman." ”

After his mind was clear, Chen Zilong's spirit suddenly became much stronger.

He turned his head and paced slowly in the study for a while, then turned his head to look at Liu Ru is and said:

"Liu Wujiang once said in a letter that Dou Yuquan, Dou Xingde, a member of the Datong Society, and others have made great achievements in governing Dengzhou, Neixiang and other places.

"Brother Taichong said in his heart, in Henan, Queshan and other places are like hell on earth, but Dengzhou and other places are like heaven on earth, it is said that this is the result of the different governance of the Datong Society, taking the world as the public, and as for the Datong of the world, the government of truth, goodness and goodness is also."

"Liu Wujiang also invited me to Dengzhou and other places to have a look, and it is said that he will also arrive in Henan next month, and it will be the time to meet and discuss in detail."

"He is a Zhan Shifu Zhan Shi, he doesn't stay in the East Palace, what are he doing in Henan?"

Liu Ru looked puzzled.

Chen Zilong once again showed an appreciative look on his face, "This is going to start from last month, and Liu Wujiang is really a person who does things, and ......."

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In February of the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, Jingshi.

A fast horse on a horse will be still wrapped in winter snow and silver to shock the hearts of the people of Jingshi.

Liukou Li Zicheng and other troops first besieged Kaifeng and other places, and then fled to Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places, resulting in countless casualties.

Because no one buried the corpses, major epidemics occurred in Henan, Shanxi, Huguang and other places one after another, and even because of the flow of people, this epidemic trend has a tendency to spread to the capital.

Following the military disaster and famine, these places suffered such a great calamity, and the local officials finally couldn't hide it, and the urgent plea for help kept flying like heavy snow in the capital, which made Chongzhen and Xue Guoguan and other cabinet ministers breathless.