The expression on Fang Yuan's face became more and more solemn, killing and bleeding couldn't stop everyone's mouths.

The words of this madman revealed a very important information, that is, the other Fang Yuan had not yet arrived in Jiangnan, and had been demonized by the Donglin Party literati into freaks who ate human flesh and drank menstrual blood.

The pen is like a blade, killing people and punishing the heart, this is the battlefield without gunpowder smoke - public opinion warfare.

The so-called prosperous era, that is the prosperous era in the pen, as long as there are waves of royal literati blowing, it is in the eyes of foreigners that the common people are like vegetables, listless era, and it is also the prosperous era of Kangqian; If you offend the pen, it is the Wanli era in the eyes of foreigners who are full of energy and colorful amateur life, and it is also a troubled era when the people are not living.

The so-called good officials and clean officials in history are even more arranged by the literati. Chen Shimei in history was an honest and honest Qing official during the Qing Dynasty, and because he refused to accept bribes, he was arranged by fellow literati to abandon his wife and children, and exterminate human nature, and was finally beheaded directly by Bao Zheng; And those Donglin Party officials who were knocked out of tens of millions of silver by Li Zicheng were all packaged as honest and honest gentlemen, and Chongzhen, who spent all the imperial silver, was framed as a mentally retarded miser who would rather hang himself than take out the imperial silver.

This is the terrible war of public opinion, which can reverse black and white, and can also refer to a deer as a horse.

And the other Fang Yuan is indeed a short board in controlling the right to speak.

Fang Yuan held back his anger, and said with a calm face, "Brother Taigao's surname, why did you come to me, Fang Tuzi, who eats human flesh?" ”

The man smiled and said, "Everyone says that you are Fang Tuzi, but the owner of Xu Garden, Yuanyuan said that you are Fang Shanren, I am very curious, come to see your true face of Lushan." ”

Fang Yuan suddenly realized, this person has something to do with Chen Yuanyuan, and he is even more talented, if the estimate is correct, this person should be Chen Yuanyuan's lover, one of the four princes in the late Ming Dynasty, the backbone of the Restoration Society in the opposition, and he has ventured to open up territory.

The Fushe is a society organized by a group of Jiangnan scholars and young students, not a political society in the strict sense, but a literary society, with a political philosophy of the Donglin Party as the successor, and its position is to stand on the opposite side of the eunuch party.

This person, the history books clearly record, he is a well-written, suave and handsome son, and after repeatedly failing, he will prostitute flowers. had a marriage contract with Chen Yuanyuan, and after Chen Yuanyuan was arrested and taken to the capital, he married Dong Xiaowan, a famous prostitute who admired his talent, as a concubine. After the Manchu Qing invaded Jiangnan, he was not clear all his life, and he was still a backbone among the four princes in the late Ming Dynasty.

Fang Yuan sorted out the deeds about Mao Bijiang in his mind, his eyes fell on him again, and he smiled faintly and said, "Mao Bijiang, what did Mao Gongzi see on this trip?" ”

He called out the name of Mao Bijiang in one mouth, and Mao Bijiang looked at Xu Hua in amazement, thinking that he had leaked the secret.

Xu Hua hurriedly shook his head and said, "Mao Gongzi, I really didn't say anything. ”

Mao Bijiang turned his head and his gaze fell on Fang Yuan again, and he asked with an arrogant expression, "Knowing people and knowing faces but not hearts, do you dare to answer me a few questions?" ”

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "Ask!" ”

Mao Bijiang raised his head again and drank a glass of wine, threw the wine glass back, and asked straight to the point, "What are you doing in Jiangnan?" ”

"Bang!"

Fang Yuan listened to the sound of the wine glass falling to the ground and shattering, and said lightly, "Hands are tight, look for silver." ”

"What are you looking for silver?"

"It costs silver to fight the Manchu Dynasty, silver to fight the Liukou, silver to recruit and train troops, and silver to buy and mint armaments.

"Why did you come to Jiangnan to find silver? There are so many corrupt officials in the capital, and there are also casual copyists. Do you dare not touch the high-ranking officials in the capital, but dare to come to Jiangnan to bully the common people? ”

"I'm a tiger and a fly. The northern soil is full of smoke, and the stability of the capital is the first priority, and I will fight the high-ranking officials in the capital, but not now. What's more, the gentry and wealthy merchants in Jiangnan who were afraid of our original arrival were also ordinary people? Is Mao Gongzi telling jokes, or is he insulting Fang's IQ? ”

He said, "What if the gentry and wealthy merchants in Jiangnan are unwilling to give silver? ”

Fang Yuan said coldly, "Mao Gongzi is a well-educated person, he should know that the rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband, and there is no reason to finish the eggs under the broken nest, Jiangnan does not give silver, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty has come to the door, let everyone comb pig braids, are you willing?" ”

Mao Bijiang asked repeatedly, but Fang Yuan dissolved it lightly, and asked unwillingly, "How are you going to collect money in Jiangnan?" ”

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "I want all the land tax, commercial tax, mining tax, and city tax." I also have a carrot, a stick, if you are willing to cooperate, you will give the carrot, and if you are not willing to cooperate, only the stick will wait. ”

The news that Fang Yuan had slaughtered eight Jin merchants in Shanxi had already reached Jiangnan, and no one would think he was joking if he inadvertently threatened him.

He doesn't mind letting Mao Bijiang know his intentions, Mao Bijiang is a leading figure in the Jiangnan literary circle, and it is most suitable for him to talk to the Jiangnan scholar class.

Mao Bijiang is also a temperamental person, hearing Fang Yuan's threat, he got up angrily, and was about to turn around and leave without telling him, but Fang Yuan's cold voice came from behind him, "Mao Gongzi has taken the imperial examination six times, but he didn't even get a reputation for lifting people, right!" ”

Mao Bijiang stopped, turned around and looked at Fang Yuan and said, "Can I pass the imperial examination, what does it have to do with you?" ”

"Mao Gongzi has repeatedly gone to the imperial examination, proving that you also want to serve the country; has great talents, but has repeatedly failed to succeed, because the officialdom in Jiangnan, the scholar class has rotted to the roots. ”

Fang Yuan got up suddenly, pointed at his door and scolded, "Fang really can't understand, Mao Gongzi, and your young literati who have been restored to the society don't hate those scholars who have formed a party for personal gain, and have made Jiangnan officialdom miserable, but they stand on the same position with those people to target our Fang Mou, what is the reason?" ”

Mao Bijiang confronted him and said, "Fang Yuan, you are also a member of the Eunuch Party, what is the difference between you and Ruan Dacheng and others?" ”

Ruan Dacheng is a self-proclaimed member of the eunuch party, and he has become a miasma in Nanjing officialdom and has become a rat crossing the street.

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice, "You think I'm a eunuch, I'll be a eunuch!" The Donglin Party and the Eunuch Party have been fighting for decades, and they have exhausted the vitality of the Ming Dynasty, which is nothing more than fighting for power and profit in the name of party struggle, who is evil? Who can stand for justice? ”

"Eunuch Ruan Dacheng can't give justice to your scholars who have resumed the society, and there will be justice if you change to the Donglin Party? Zhou Yanru is a member of the Donglin Party, and he became the first assistant by using the support of your literati of the Restoration Society, and in the blink of an eye, he contacted the traitor Wu Changshi of the Restoration Society and poisoned Zhang Pu, the leader of the Restoration Society. You scholars are nothing more than tools used by politicians to get to power, and after they have been used, they are discarded. ”

Mao Bijiang was speechless by his rebuttal, and his previous arrogance disappeared, and he slowly sat back at the table.

Fang Yuan pointed at him and said sharply, "Brave the frontier, I'll tell you something realistic about you scholars." What are you scholars who have been studying for ten years for? Isn't it the title of the gold list, a beautiful wife and a beautiful concubine, and a beautiful concubine? ”

"Those scholars and wealthy businessmen who form gangs and factions, form parties for personal gain, whether they are eunuchs or Donglin parties, have long corroded the officialdom in Jiangnan, and they will never be able to give you this justice. Only our former ruler of Jiangnan can break the unfair pattern of officialdom and give justice to you scholars. ”

Mao Bijiang thoughtfully picked up his wine glass, poured himself a drink, and then looked up and asked, "Fang Yuan, why should we believe you?" ”

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice, "We are of the same age, with similar backgrounds, and our ambitions are to break the monopoly of officialdom and wealth by the gentry and wealthy businessmen. ”

Mao Bijiang groaned and said, "Then why do you want to speak for young readers? ”

Fang Yuan Zhengrong said, "Because, the wisdom of the youth is the wisdom of the country, the wealth of the youth is the wealth of the country, and the strength of the youth is the strength of the country, we are the hope of the future of the Ming Dynasty, not the bureaucrats, gentry, and rich businessmen who knock on the marrow and suck the blood." ”

Since the public opinion war has begun, Fang Yuan urgently needs the support of Jiangnan celebrities such as Mao Bijiang in order to resist the aggressive offensive of the gentry and wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan.

Mao Bijiang looked at him silently, slowly put down the wine glass, stood up and turned away.

As soon as he walked to the door, Mao Bijiang looked back at Fang Yuan and said, "Fang Yuan, the gentry of Suzhou, Yangzhou, Songjiang, and Changzhou, the rich merchants have spent money and grain to arm Liang Min of Shandong, and may raid you in Jinan and Yanzhou Mansions." If you can reach Jiangnan safely, let's have a good time! ”

Xu Hua was worried that Fang Yuan did not know the power of the Liukou Liang Min and made a miscalculation, and added, "Lord Fang, Shandong Liukou Liang Min is the remnant of the Liangshan giant Li Qingshan, who gathered 20,000 people and looted in Jinan and Yanzhou to make a living. This time, I got money and food, and I also had a lot of military support, and my strength should not be underestimated! ”

Fang Yuan was slightly stunned, it seemed that this was the secret information brought by Mao Kaijiang's trip, if it wasn't for his words that moved him, he wouldn't have told this information.

With 20,000 well-armed rogues, they are indeed a formidable opponent. It seems that these gentry and wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan are deeply afraid of their coming to Jiangnan, and would rather aid the rogues than snipe their own group on the border of Shandong.

Fang Yuanren had not yet arrived in Jiangnan, and the gentry and wealthy merchants in Jiangnan had already started a war on two battlefields with and without gunpowder.

Although he was secretly worried, he smiled sassyly, "Mao Gongzi, when I get to Jiangnan, I will definitely come to visit." ”

Mao Bijiang nodded, and together with Xu Hua, he left the wine shop without looking back.