"Borderless"

On 13 March, Liu Ximing had just stepped down from the wharf in Nanjing when he heard a shout of surprise.

He raised his eyes, but it was not Huang Zongxi, who else could he be.

They didn't stop much along the way and went straight to Nanjing.

Huang Zongxi had already obtained his handbook, and it was estimated that a good day would be waiting here, so he could just meet it.

"Brother Taichong, hahaha, I haven't seen you for a few months, you have cleared it."

Liu Ximing raised his head and laughed, and directly ran forward in small steps to hug Huang Zongxi's arms.

Huang Zongxi did look a little thinner than when he was in Sichuan a few months ago, and when he heard Liu Ximing say this, he smiled and patted Liu Ximing's arm.

"This matter has nothing to do with you, if it weren't for listening to your doctrine, let my brother sleep all day long, how could my brother be thinner and thinner, you hurt people a lot."

"Hahaha, Brother Taichong, what you said is a little insincere, I don't know who has been saying this great harmony all day long is really exquisite."

A person next to Huang Zongxi laughed and spoke, and there was no lack of ridicule in his words.

Liu Ximing fixed his eyes on the past.

When he came before, he noticed that Huang Zongxi had two scholars dressed as literati by his side, but he was excited to catch up with Huang Zongxi, but he forgot to ask the identities of these two.

Seeing Liu Ximing looking at the people around him, Huang Zongxi suddenly pulled Liu Ximing and turned around to introduce him.

"Look at my brother's memory, it's rude, it's rude."

"Wujiang, and let my brother introduce you to you, this is a person from Songjiang Mansion in Nanzhili, Chen Jie, Chen Renzhong, Geng Wuke Xiaolian, and I am also a member of the Restoration Society."

Huang Zongxi took the lead in pointing to the person who was laughing, this person was about five feet two inches long, wearing an embroidered Chu robe, with a long face and short beard, and eyebrows like sharp swords.

Liu Ximing hurriedly greeted the salute, "After the end of school, Liu Ximing will go to Liu Ximing to meet his senior brother." ”

Chen Jie also returned the salute immediately.

Huang Zongxi then pointed to another young scholar in his twenties and introduced: "This is a person from Suzhou Prefecture in Nanzhili, a native of Gu Jiang and Gu Ning, born in Ding Mao, and he is also the backbone of the Restoration Society. ”

"I've seen Senior Brother Gu", Liu Ximing greeted him again.

Gu Jiang, how is this name a little familiar, Liu Ximing muttered in his heart.

However, this Gu Jiang is only in his early twenties, but he is born with Lang Mei starry eyes, and the bridge of his nose is upturned, which makes people feel close at first sight.

"These two are friends with brothers, and when I heard that my brother is coming, I specially asked to pick you up with my brother."

Huang Zongxi's smiling words made Liu Ximing a little moved.

He hurriedly took a step back, bowed and said, "How can the junior brother be able to be greeted by all the brothers, it really torments me." ”

As he spoke, a thought flashed through Liu Ximing's mind.

The friends who have made close friends with Huang Zongxi are all members of the Fu Society, and this name seems to be about to come out.

Could this Chen Jie be Chen Zilong, an anti-Qing righteous man?

This Gu Jiang is with Huang Zongxi

Gu Yanwu with the same name?

As for the name is not right, it is not surprising, after Chongzhen, suffering from the entry of the Qing army, many people with lofty ideals have changed their names one after another.

Some have nowhere to vent their grief and anger in their hearts, and some have changed their names to resist the Qing Dynasty so as not to harm their families.

As for Gu Yanwu, he was even more ruthless, if Liu Ximing remembered correctly, his original font size was Zhongqing, and after the establishment of Tatar Qing, he even changed the characters.

I'm going to make a big.

Liu Ximing couldn't hide his shock, and then stepped forward with a happy face and shook the hands of Chen Jie and Gu Jiang constantly.

"The younger brother has heard the two big names for a long time, but he has not seen each other, and today is a while, but he has the wish of his life."

"Hahaha, Taichong, your little brother is interesting."

Chen Zilong saw that the excitement on Liu Xi's face did not seem to be fake, and he couldn't help laughing at Huang Zongxi.

Unexpectedly, his reputation had spread to a remote place in Sichuan, and he couldn't help but be complacent.

However, Gu Yanwu smiled bitterly, "Wujiang don't want to frame me, it is still possible for the brother among people to be famous, I am just a student, and I have never done anything big, where can I have such a reputation." ”

Liu Ximing laughed and said: "Brother Ningren, I thought that you were as Brother Taichong said, only focusing on the depth of knowledge, but unexpectedly also talked about the fame of the imperial examination. ”

"Hahaha"

Huang Zongxi laughed and patted Gu Yanwu on the shoulder, "It's good this time, attack the shield with the spear of the other, you are on your own path." ”

Gu Yanwu smiled, he often said in his life that "doing oneself is shameful" and "erudition in literature" is the way of a scholar, which is really not in line with his thoughts.

However, Liu Ximing was able to speak like this, obviously because he really knew something about him.

Doesn't this show that Liu Ximing is not an ordinary hypocritical person, coupled with the words relayed by Huang Zongxi, Gu Yanwu once again became interested in Liu Ximing.

"Brother Taichong, come here without borders, what are we still doing here, why don't we go into the city to pick him up?"

Huang Zongxi smiled suddenly, "That's what I'm saying, let's go into the city." ”

Liu Ximing and others took a boat from Dasheng Pass to Jiajiang, then entered Shangxinhe, and finally arrived at the wharf in front of Jiangdong Gate.

Not far from here, there is Mochou Lake, and the lakeside buildings are prosperous.

Nanjing City is far superior to those big cities that Liu Ximing has seen before, and Huang Zongxi and others proudly introduced to Liu Ximing.

The whole city of Nanjing is 20 miles long from north to south, 11 miles from east to west, and 62 miles in circumference.

Liu Ximing looked at the tall city walls and magnificent towers of Nanjing City, and thought that there were millions of people living in Nanjing alone, and such a grand occasion can only be seen in today's China.

The white-skinned barbarians are still struggling in, pee, and fart.

"The tiger is in the dragon plate, which is worthy of the weight of the world." , Liu Ximing exclaimed while preparing to enter the city.

Suddenly, he reacted, a little no

Kindly asked Huang Zongxi: "Brother Taichong, I still have a thousand people here, I don't know where it is convenient to settle?" ”

Huang Zongxi then remembered Liu Ximing's net worth, "But I forgot that the virtuous brother is a rich family, but why did you take so many people with you on a trip?" ”

Seeing the surprised glances cast by Chen Zilong and Gu Yanwu, Liu Ximing hurriedly explained with a smile: "Don't listen to him, the younger brother knows a lot about business, so he has saved some family business." ”

"As for these guards, I'll tell a few of them later, if it weren't for them, I'm afraid that the younger brother wouldn't be able to reach Jiangnan."

Chen Zilong said with great interest: "My family still has a few Zhuangzi in Nanjing, if the virtuous brother doesn't like it, the foolish brother will arrange someone to take them over." ”

"Hehe, the father of the brother is now the squire of the Ministry of Works, and among us, his family is the most prominent, so you are right to arrange this matter with him."

Huang Zongyao laughed at Chen Zilong and said.

Liu Ximing was overjoyed, "Then thank my brother." ”

Chen Zilong smiled and beckoned to the side, there are people from the Chen family here who come to arrange it.

Sitting in the carriage arranged by a few people, Liu Ximing and his entourage walked across the Jiangdong Bridge and went straight into the city.

Needless to say, the city is full of pedestrians and business travelers, but what makes Liu Ximing more interested is the clothing of pedestrians on the street.

Whether it is a businessman, a woman or a child, or a common man, the wearing of the headpiece is very different from that of Sichuan and Huguang.

Liu Ximing thought of a word, fighting for beauty.

It can be said that no woman does not carry flowers, and no man does not ......

Well?

Before Liu Ximing could think of the second half of the sentence, he saw several men with white faces and powdered clothes flashing past the side of the carriage.

"Brothers, this?"

Liu Ximing lifted the curtain of the car and pointed to the few people who were walking, well, the bewitching man asked in shock.

Huang Zongxi suddenly lowered the curtain, his face full of disgust.

"It's just that the world is going down, be careful to pickle your eyes."

Gu Yanwu sighed, took out a fan and fanned it gently.

"The peace has been going on for a long time, the people's hearts are not ancient, and I am not afraid of the jokes of the virtuous brothers, now the land south of the Yangtze River is prosperous, needless to say, but what is hidden under the prosperity is more extravagance."

He turned his head to look at Liu Ximing, who opened his mouth wide.

"Do you know what the most popular activities of the ministers in the city are today?"

Without waiting for Liu Ximing to speak, he said angrily.

"It is a feast, it is to drink flower wine, on a sunny day, the secretary of state in the city often invites people to swim on the river, or it is to set up a banquet in Mochou Lake and other places, and only know how to drink and have fun all day long, and it is very lewd and indulgent, and it brings bad atmosphere in the world."

"It's not just the minister", Chen Zilong stopped his previous silence and spoke.

"Nowadays, in the south of the Yangtze River, the people do not think about the virtue of thrift, the people do not know the righteousness of honesty, everyone is competing to compare, not silk clothes are not worn, not meat is not used, as the Ning people say, the world is declining, and even Si."