Speaking of which, Liu Zongzhou, a 60-year-old celebrity at the time, had a very bumpy career in his career. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Liu Zongzhou, the word from the east, alias Niantai, a native of Shanyin, Zhejiang, is known as Mr. Qishan because of his long-term lectures in Shanyin Qishan.

In the twenty-ninth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, Liu Zongzhou was admitted to the Jinshi, and was promoted to the head of the Ministry of Rites as a pedestrian in the pedestrian department, and was later cut down and returned to his hometown because of the impeachment of Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family.

In the early years of Chongzhen, Liu Zongzhou was reinstated as the Yin of Shuntian Mansion, and then promoted to the squire of the Ministry of Works, and finally promoted to the imperial history of the left capital.

He was honest and upright, with very strict ethics, and he dared to resist and speak out, and he was repeatedly belittled and did not change his will.

In real history, after King Fu ascended to the pole in Nanjing, Liu Zongzhou was reinstated as a squire of the Ministry of Works, but he spoke out bitterly about the current politics and impeached Ma Shiying, Ruan Dacheng, Liu Kongzhao, Liu Zeqing, Gao Jie and a series of high-powered figures, but they were not allowed to be tolerated in the government and the opposition, so they were released again.

After the Qing army captured Hangzhou, Liu Zongzhou, who was lecturing in Qishan, cried with grief and indignation, did not eat and drink, and died of hunger strike for 23 days.

When he saw Liu Zongzhou standing in front of him, although his hair was gray, he was in good spirits and had a righteous face, Li Xiao thought of the tragic ending of this celebrity in real history, and he was very emotional.

Li Xiao was very curious about how Chen Zilong said about this famous figure in history.

After he quietly asked Chen Zilong, Chen Zilong said with a smile: "Master Li, after the student met Mr. Liu that day, he once praised Mr. Li's governance achievements to Mr. Liu, and told him that when the land of Shandong was withered, my Chifengwei was prosperous and vigorous. Now that Mr. Li has newly acquired Dengzhou and many overseas places, it is precisely the urgent need to employ people, if there is a famous person like Mr. Liu to serve, Mr. Li will be reused. Mr. Liu was unwilling to hide in the countryside, and when he saw that Master Li was so open-minded and promising, he was immediately moved. After Yu repeated verbal persuasion, Mr. Liu agreed to go to Shandong with the students and wait for the appointment of the adults. “

It's just that in the end, how to use this famous Liu Zongzhou in history, Li Xiao made a mistake in his heart.

Liu Zongzhou is a master of science and a generation of celebrities, but to be honest, his character, reading and lecturing can be, but it is really difficult for him to deal with it in officialdom.

Moreover, Liu Zongzhou is the kind of literati who is a traditional reading and reading of things, not like Chen Zilong, who can have a strategy in his mind, and can provide advice and strategies for himself at any time.

So how should he be arranged?

Li Xiao thought about it for a long time, but suddenly his eyes lit up.

Since Liu Zongzhou is not good at managing specific government affairs, it is better to give full play to his strict supervision side and his expertise in lecturing and education, and set up a special supervision department to supervise all kinds of government agencies, and let Liu Zongzhou serve as the head of the supervision department.

In this way, Liu Zongzhou can justifiably supervise the impeachment of officials at all levels and strictly prevent them from taking bribes and bending the law, and at the same time, he can give full play to his style of lecturing as a scholar of science and conduct more education on the integrity of officials, so as to prevent problems before they occur.

After all, now Li Xiao wants to deal with official corruption, and it all depends on the special agents of the Security Department to secretly supervise and investigate. Let the security department in charge of intelligence and espionage have a bit of a brocade guard.

If we can set up an efficient and honest supervision department to supervise all kinds of bureaucratic organs under Li Xiaojun's rule, we can greatly reduce the work pressure of the security department, and it will be more conducive to punishing official corruption, so as to form a good situation in which we can grasp and manage official corruption together.

As the founder of the Qishan School, Liu Zongzhou had many disciples who needed to be promoted, and his disciples, who were full of poetry and books, were also arranged to go to Dengzhou, Jeju, and Taiwan Island to educate the local immigrants, so that their children could receive poetry and book education.

In this way, in addition to those children of immigrants who can receive a good education, those Taiwanese natives should also be more easily educated and know the poetry and etiquette of the Han people, so as to accelerate the integration into the blood of our Han people.

Li Xiao made up his mind, and next, it depends on Liu Zongzhou's own attitude.

In the living room, Li Xiao and Liu Zongzhou sat opposite each other, drinking tea and talking.

Since coming to Dengzhou, Liu Zongzhou saw that all parts of Dengzhou were thriving, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the businessmen were flowing back and forth.

Seeing is believing, and after Liu Zongzhou saw the actual situation in Dengzhou, he became more and more convinced in his heart that this chief military officer of Dengzhou Town named Li Xiao, the youngest earl of the Ming Dynasty, should be an object that he can serve loyally.

After a few words of greeting, Liu Zongzhou admired Li Xiao's humble attitude very much, and felt that he had a higher opinion of him.

Therefore, when Li Xiao proposed to ask Liu Zongzhou to take up the post of minister of supervision, Liu Zongzhou agreed with indignation and did not refuse.

Li Xiao was very happy when he saw that Liu Zongzhou had agreed so happily, so he proposed to him that he should recommend his disciples to teach in Dengzhou, Jeju and Taiwan Island.

It's just that after agreeing to Li Xiao, he coughed lightly a few times, and then asked the words he wanted to say the most in his heart: "Uncle Chifeng, in your opinion, now that thieves are raging, the Qing captives are invading the border, and the Ming Dynasty is declining day by day, will there be a day of Zhongxing in the future?" ”

Li Xiao thought straight about Liu Zongzhou's anxious eyes, and said categorically, "Of course I can, Ben Bo believes that things are man-made, as long as we work hard, Daming may not have a day to regain his strength." “

Seeing that Liu Zongzhou's face was still quite suspicious, Li Xiao said: "Mr. Liu, the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and what Ben Bo is doing now, such as accumulating money and grain, building a high city, expanding the number of displaced people, occupying overseas, pioneering the field, and so on, are all for the day when my Ming Dynasty will have a day of rejuvenation. Benbo believes that with your help and efforts, the glory of the Ming Dynasty and the revitalization of the Han and Tang Dynasties will be realized one day. “

Liu Zongzhou had a pleased smile on his face, and this sixty-year-old gentleman had a childlike hope in his eyes.

After arranging Liu Zongzhou's work position, Li Xiao appointed Hua Yuncheng, a former member of the military department who was meticulous and conscientious in his work, and he admired him, to replace Wu Liang, who had been transferred to Jeju, as the head of Tielong City, so that Hua Yuncheng's advantages in managing and coordinating details could be fully brought into play in this post.

Hua Yuncheng saw that as soon as he came, he was appointed as the head of an important steel city, and he was also extremely grateful to Li Xiao for his trust, and immediately told Li Xiao that he would definitely manage Iron Dragon City better, so that he could rest assured.

Next, Li Xiao and Chen Zilong chatted separately behind closed doors.

The focus of their negotiations was that Yang Sichang would send people to Shenyang in the future to negotiate peace with the Qing court.

"Wozi, you are quick and reliable, Ben Bo hopes that you will join Yang Sichang in the personnel who went to Shenyang to make peace with the Qing court." Li Xiao said solemnly to Chen Zilong. "I hope Zilong can fight for more rights and interests for my Ming Dynasty, cooperate with Yang Sichang's envoy, and reach an agreement with the Qing court as soon as possible."

Li Xiao paused, and then said: "Wozi, now that my Ming national strength is almost exhausted, if I have to fight against the Liukou and the Qing prisoners again, then Ben Bo is only afraid that the Ming Dynasty will not escape the collapse and destruction after all." Therefore, it is extremely important to send an envoy to Shenyang to negotiate peace with the Qing court this time, and in order to reach an agreement with the Qing people as soon as possible, even on some non-principled issues, he will not hesitate to make major concessions. ”

"Entrusted by Chifeng Bo, although Zilong is foolish, he must do his best to live up to Lord Li's expectations." Chen Zilong also replied with a straight face, then got up and bowed to Li Xiaochang.

What Li Xiao didn't expect was that only more than half a month later, in late July, news came from Yang Sichang's side, saying that the people in eastern Liaodong had been selected and would be able to go to Shenyang in a few days, and asked Li Xiao to send an envoy to Jinzhou as soon as possible to accompany the envoy.

After Li Xiao got the news, he immediately sent Chen Zilong and two guards to Jinzhou with the comers.

Chen Zilong and others traveled all the way, and eight days later, when they arrived in Jinzhou, they met the envoy arranged by Yang Sichang and Fang Yizao, the governor of Liaodong.

To Chen Zilong's surprise, this envoy to the Qing court turned out to be a blind man named Zhou Yuanzhong, and this person's profession was actually a restaurant musician who sang lotus falling songs to people in the hotel!

Chen Zilong saw that this person was wearing a dirty and shabby shirt, unkempt hair, dove-shaped hoof-shaped face, thick black hands covered with dirt, and a worn-out dulcimer was held very tightly.

Chen Zilong's heart suddenly swelled up with an extremely uncomfortable feeling.

Isn't it, I don't have anyone in the Ming Dynasty, so I sent a blind man to the Qing court?!

Seeing Chen Zilong's look of surprise, Fang Yizao, the governor of Liaodong on the side, explained Shi Ran: "Mr. Wozi, this Zhou Yuanzhong musician who sings the lotus fall, don't underestimate him, although this person is blind, he is very shrewd and discerning, and his eloquence should not be under my Ming officials." And because of this trip, the visit to the Qing court is a major secret of the imperial court, and even the generals of the border towns do not know about it. Therefore, in order to avoid the leakage of secrets caused by the border general's investigation, and not to cause unnecessary trouble, this Zhou Yuanzhong musician served as the chief envoy of the envoy. ”

After listening to the explanation of Fang Yizao, the governor of Liaodong, although Chen Zilong was still uncomfortable in his heart, he also agreed with his statement.

At this time, Zhou Yuanzhong, the blind musician, heard the conversation between Fang Yizao and Chen Zilong, so he raised his head and asked, "Are you the entourage sent by Master Li?" ”

"Exactly, the student envoy is Master Li, and the army praises Chen Zilong."

"Oh, yes, it seems that he is a scholar, it seems that I have wronged you a little by following my blind Huazi to Shenyang." Zhou Yuanzhong blinked his white and terrifying eyes, and his words were full of ridicule.

Chen Zilong sneered in his heart, and replied: "Zilong works for the country, how can he talk about grievances, but I don't know when Zhou Leshi will set off?" ”

Zhou Yuanzhong snorted coldly and said: "It seems that Chen Shizi's intention to send an envoy is more urgent than Zhou's, this matter has been arranged by the governor of Fang, why do you ask me?" ”

Seeing that the two of them were stiff and disagreeing, Fang Yizao, the governor of Liaodong on the side, hurriedly said: "Mr. Wozi, you stay for two days, after the official has prepared the customs clearance seal and authorization documents, you can go to Shenyang." ”

Chen Zilong replied lightly: "In this case, the students can only listen to Governor Fang's arrangement." ”

In the past two days, Fang Yizao has continuously arranged feasts to entertain Zhou Yuanzhong, Chen Zilong and others.

On the third day, after handing over the customs clearance seal and authorization document to Zhou Yuanzhong for personal handling, he repeatedly told them to be extremely careful on the road and not to make any mistakes, and then let them each take two guards and go to Shenyang.

These envoys to Shenyang, Chen Zilong pretended to be a merchant who smuggled rice and wheat, and those guards pretended to be a buddy, this blind man Zhou Yuanzhong acted in his true colors, pretending to be a down-and-out musician who sang a song for the caravan along the way.

In this way, Chen Zilong and others seem to have become a bearer figure, and Zhou Yuanzhong, who was the most important protagonist, suddenly became a completely insignificant small character.

The reason why he did this was of course to better preserve the confidential peace negotiation documents that Zhou Yuanzhong kept close to him. Therefore, the more inconspicuous Zhou Yuanzhong is in the crowd, the safer he is.

Everyone rode in a double carriage full of wheat, pretending to be a merchant, Chen Zilong, from time to time smelled the pungent stench emanating from Zhou Yuanzhong's body, his heart was very disgusted, but his face was still forced to be calm.

"This Master Chen, bring someone like me, I didn't let you go."

That Zhou Yuanzhong seemed to know what Chen Zilong was thinking, and teased again.

Chen Zilong snorted lightly, not wanting to deal with him, so he pushed the guard who was pretending to be a chaser and told him to speed up his march to the east.

Hearing Chen Zilong urging the guards to hurry up and drive, Zhou Yuanzhong rolled his white eyes and laughed.

"Bachelor Chen, with all due respect to Zhou's bluntness, you are still a person who has read poetry and books, but I didn't expect that you are still a person who judges people by their appearance." Zhou Yuanzhong laughed and said: "I didn't expect it, my Ming Dynasty, the princes of Gonggon, and many good generals are unable to control the Qing captives, but I want to send a blind man to negotiate peace with the Qing court, isn't it sad?" ”

Chen Zilong heard what he said, he groaned slightly, and then said: "Master Zhou, students judge people by their appearance, and there is indeed something inappropriate, and I hope that Master Zhou will forgive me." However, my Ming Dynasty is now in such a difficult situation, and peace with the Qing court is the only way out of the predicament at present, if you can negotiate peace with the Qing court, it is a great achievement, and I can have the grace of reinvention in my Ming Dynasty. ”

Zhou Yuanzhong listened to Chen Zilong's words, but a miserable smile appeared on his face: "Bachelor Chen has promoted Zhou, and Zhou is here, but he just does his best and obeys the destiny of heaven." It's just that this matter is related to the safety and survival of my Ming Dynasty, although Zhou is a blind and unknown person, he also knows that the skin does not exist, and Mao will attach it. Since the princes of the court and the good generals in the border areas are helpless against the Qing captives, let a small person like Zhou try his best to take on the responsibility of saving the country. This time to go to Shenyang, even if he fights for Zhou's life, he must let the Tartar chief Taiji agree to negotiate peace with my Daming. If the peace negotiation fails, Zhou Mouning will die in Shenyang and will not return to the Ming Dynasty! ”

After Zhou Yuanzhong's passionate words, Chen Zilong was full of surprise, and he was impressed by him.