Shi Kefa was busy with military affairs, so he returned to Nanjing the next day, and Fang Yuan stayed in Yangzhou City to rest for three days.

Three days later, the uninhibited Mao Bijiang actually took the initiative to find Fang Yuan at the post house.

Coming with Mao Bijiang, there are two old acquaintances of Fang Yuan, one is Xu Hua, the owner of the peach garden, and the other is Chen Yuanyuan, a great beauty in the south of the Yangtze River.

Fang Yuan was not interested in Chen Yuanyuan, a great beauty with no connotation, and after a brief greeting to her, he invited the three of them to sit down, and asked Xiao Yuan to serve tea.

Mao Bijiang spoke first, "Governor Fang, you are really impressive, you can really easily defeat the Liangshan Liukou and come to Jiangnan unscathed. ”

His title to Fang Yuan has been changed to Governor Fang, and it is obvious that Fang Yuan's opinion has changed greatly.

Fang Yuan took a sip of tea and said lightly, "Mao Gongzi's news is very well-informed, and he has a lot to do with the Dongting Business Gang!" ”

He lightly mentioned the culprit this time, the Dongting Merchant Gang, and tried to test the reaction of the frontier.

Mao Bijiang was stunned for a moment, and said with a displeased expression, "Governor Fang, do you think I am in the same group as Qian Qianyi and Weng Yang?" ”

He is really a scholar with no scheming, and when he opened his mouth, he exposed an important information, that is, Qian Qianyi, the leader of the Donglin Party, was also involved.

"Qian Qianyi, an old bastard, who is so good that he doesn't die, comes to the door to find death, then he can't complain about our original black hand."

Fang Yuan sneered secretly, and added Qian Qianyi, the leader of the Donglin Party, to the list of the first batch of people to be cleaned up.

Fang Yuan asked lightly, "Isn't the Fushe the successor of the Donglin Party?" ”

Mao Bijiang showed a look of annoyance, and said angrily, "Governor Fang's hatred of the Donglin Party is well known to passers-by, but the Fushe is the Fushe, and the Donglin Party is the Donglin Party." If Governor Fang hates Wu and Wu, and even the friends of the Donglin Party are also hated, then the attack is too wide. ”

Chen Yuanyuan also said, "Lord Fang, if Mao Gongzi really colluded with the Donglin Party, why didn't he even win the six imperial examinations?" ”

Fang Yuan nodded, Chen Yuanyuan's words were to the point, with the talent to risk the frontier, but if he has a little officialdom background and can't pass the top prize, it's understandable that he can't get into the Jinshi, but he can't even pass the exam, it's too unbelievable.

It seems that although this ancestor is an official eunuch family, in his generation, he really has very little entanglement with officialdom.

Fang Yuan saluted Mao Bijiang with a cup of tea again, and then went straight to the topic, "Mao Gongzi, I came to Jiangnan today to rectify Jiangnan's military and political affairs, as well as collect taxes and cash. But before I arrived in Jiangnan, I was demonized by those literati, so I hope to use the power of Mao Gongzi and the literati of the Fushe Society to help me win this public opinion battle with the literati of the Donglin Party. ”

Mao Bijiang said in a deep voice, "We Fushe literati are inextricably linked with the literati of the Donglin Party, and there are many people who drink together and appreciate poetry all day long. ”

Fang Yuan Zhengrong said, "Mao Gongzi, if you revert to the literati of the society and turn to our original side, our original promise will be rewarded to you." ”

Mao Bijiang still has a bit of the backbone of a literati, and said loudly, "If I want to be an official, Ruan Dacheng will be able to be an official when he recruits, why wait until now?" ”

Fang Yuan said with a smile, "I'm not giving Mao Gongzi a sesame mung bean official, but giving you a chance to completely display your talents and be the long history of the Yongwang Mansion." Two days ago, Shi Kefa Shi Shangshu recommended Jiangnan Confucianism Zodiac Zhou to me, and I rejected it all by one, I want to leave this opportunity to you. ”

The long history of Yongwangfu is actually half of Yongwang's teacher Zhu Cizhi. Chongzhen made the two princes, King Yong and King Wuyue, the vassal kings of Nanjing, the meaning of which is known to passers-by, that is, once the capital falls, there is a plan for the prince to preside over the overall situation in Nanjing.

In other words, King Yong and King Wu Yue are the second and third heirs arranged by Chongzhen in addition to the crown prince Zhu Cihong.

can give Yongwang Zhu Cizhi a long history, and the future is unlimited, but it is not comparable to being a sesame mung bean official in Nanjing, Fang Yuan's proposal really gives an opportunity to reuse and venture out of Xinjiang.

Mao Bijiang was taken aback and said, "Governor Fang, the long history of the crown prince and prince is usually a contemporary Confucian, and I don't even have the title of Jinshi, can I be this great responsibility?" ”

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "There are more people with high education and low ability, and our original employment only focuses on ability, not academic qualifications." When I first came to Jiangnan, what I lacked was the talents of Jiangnan. As long as Mao Gongzi can help me win this public opinion battle with the Donglin Party, not only Mao Gongzi is the chief of Yongwang Mansion, but other famous young literati of the Restoration Society can all serve under our original command. ”

Although Mao Bijiang is reading the books of sages, he is still well aware of the current situation. Fang Yuan came to Jiangnan with Chongzhen's Shang Fang Sword, nominally with the power of the governor's four prefectures in Nanjing, and his promise was by no means a blank check.

Now Fang Yuan is a newcomer, and without the support of Jiangnan literati, he will offer such generous conditions to recruit these young literati who venture into Xinjiang. If the literati of the Fu Society such as Mao Bijiang are not interested and refuse this opportunity, Fang Yuan can also go to other Jiangnan celebrities who are willing to take refuge.

At this time, Xiang Fang Yuan will sell his body at the best price, and in the future, the value of the literati of the Fushe Society will only get lower and lower.

Fang Yuan took a leisurely sip of tea, waiting for Mao Bijiang's final reply, in fact, he knew that Mao Bijiang had no choice at all.

What Jiangnan lacks is a fierce general who can fight habitually, and there are famous people who read the books of sages and sages, and they can hit several with a single stone thrown in Nanjing.

Since ancient times, most of the literati have no integrity, and they are not even as backbone as the prostitutes of Qin Huai Bayan. After the Manchus went south, as long as they showed a little favor, there were many Jiangnan literati who were willing to surrender to the Manchus; Even after the Eight-Nation Coalition Army entered the city of Beijing and the Manchu Emperor fled in a hurry, tens of thousands of literati braved the rain to go to the commander of the Eight-Nation Coalition Army to ask whether they would continue to carry out the imperial examination.

Even these foreign and alien people can easily rule these literati, not to mention that Fang Yuan still came with Chongzhen's Shang Fang Sword. Mo said that these literati of the Fushe Society, even as long as Fang Yuan is willing to let go, those literati who are now known as the Donglin Party and boast of their talents can also take refuge from the east of Yangzhou City to the west of the city.

Of course, with the arrogant and arrogant nature of a scholar, although he had already recognized Fang Yuan's solicitation in his heart, he couldn't pull off this face if he admitted it in person.

Xu Hua took the opportunity to play a round and said, "Since Governor Fang and Mao Gongzi both have the intention of cooperating, we can sit down and talk in detail!" The round guzheng song is second to none in the south of the Yangtze River, why don't we listen to the song while drinking? ”

Chen Yuanyuan also got up and saluted Fang Yuan Yingying, "The concubine is willing to play the piano and sing music for Lord Fang." ”

Mao Bijiang took the opportunity to go down the steps, nodded and said, "Yes, Governor Fang, we are listening to small songs and drinking at the same time, Yuanyuan will marry into the Mao family soon, and I am afraid that others will rarely have this kind of blessing in the future." ”

Chen Yuanyuan is going to be with Mao Bijiang? This course of history has been changed to a different level!

Fang Yuan was secretly amused, and said with a serious face, "That's really one less time to listen to it, this opportunity must not be missed." ”

"Who licked the slave's window, eyebrows came and went, and secretly sent autumn waves. How can you take your kindness and want to hug you, but I am afraid that there will be many eyes. ”

Chen Yuanyuan's cappella minor key sounded, the song was like a warbler's cry, touching the heart, although Fang Yuan was not interested in these ancient tunes, he still had to admit that Chen Yuanyuan was really a heart-warming natural stunner.

It's just that she is not Fang Yuan's favorite dish.

Listening to Chen Yuanyuan's little song in his ears, Fang Yuan's mind had already arrived at the foot of Yushan Mountain in Suzhou, the heroic, beautiful and refined beauty wife in Hongdou Villa, who always hung a light smile.

After Chen Yuanyuan finished the song, Fang Yuan's mind also pulled back from the beautiful wife's body, got up and said, "Master Xu, how is the business of Taoyuan recently?" ”

Xu Hua hurriedly said, "Because of the civil unrest of the Qianmen students last time, it was affected a little. ”

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "Master Xu, from this moment on, I will fully support the expansion of your Taoyuan Garden in Suzhou, and even in Nanjing, and I will support you to be the largest owner of the Qinglou." What ideas and plans do you have, sort them out, and report them to me when I get to Suzhou Mansion. ”

When Xu Hua heard the strong support from the official, he was overjoyed, and nodded again and again and said, "Thank you, Lord Fang, thank you, Lord Fang." ”

Fang Yuan sat back and took another sip of tea.

In addition to the school, the Qinglou is the most well-informed place for literati and students. In the school, those literati students still pretended to be serious like dogs, and when they arrived at the Qinglou, they were all talking from the heart.

To control Qinglou is to grasp the most effective source of information in Nanjing, and also to control the way of public opinion transmission in the entire Nanjing area. With the cooperation of Xu Hua and Mao Bijiang, it is necessary to have a venue, a knife and a pen, and to clean up the literati of the Donglin Party, which is twice the result with half the effort.

As for starting a newspaper or something to compete for public opinion, that's nonsense. Unless it is a gossip with a heavy taste, or a yellow tabloid, how many literati and ordinary people will read China Daily and 20th Century Economic News?!

In the face of thorough control of the Jiangnan Bureau, the hasty establishment of a newspaper will cause people's hearts to fluctuate, and the gossip will be digging a hole for oneself.

This is the reason why Fang Yuan fully supports Xu Hua's expansion in the field of green buildings.