Shuyuan Lane in Suzhou City, Governor Yamen. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

After the governor Mao Yilu led the heads of the yamen from all walks of life to listen to the holy decree, he welcomed Liu Dexi and other messengers into the back hall, pointed to the chief of the hall and said: "My father-in-law has worked hard from afar, and please sit down, there are still many things to be done unclear about the lower officials, and please give advice to my father-in-law!" ”

Unexpectedly, Liu Dexi said that he would not sit down at the chief, and said with a smile: "Mao Zhongcheng must not be like this, you are the chief official of a province, the people of the herding side, what is our family, but you are just doing chores under the hands of the nine-thousand-year-old Wei Gonggong, how dare you indulge in front of the second-class officials of the dynasty?" If our family really sits in this chief, even if I am not afraid of the impeachment of the imperial history, it will make Mao Zhongcheng embarrassed, I can't help it, I can't help it......" After speaking, he walked towards the second seat and sat down on the seat Shi Shiran.

Mao Yilu saw that Liu Dexi insisted on refusing to sit down, so he had to reluctantly sit down as the chief, and after several people sat down, he smiled and said to Liu Dexi: "I didn't expect that the Donglin case was so far-reaching, and I had to bother my father-in-law to come to Jiangnan to preside over the overall situation in person, and my father-in-law was so loyal to state affairs, Yilu really admired it and admired it very much!" Mao Yilu is a native of Zhejiang, and fell to the eunuch party in the decisive battle between Donglin and the eunuch party, and worshiped Wei Zhongxian as his godfather, so the eunuch party gave him a heavy responsibility and sent him to this rich place in the south of the Yangtze River as an official, replacing Zhou Qiyuan, the former governor of Donglin who was deposed by the imperial court.

After Liu Dexi heard this, he smiled faintly and said: "My lord's words are wrong, it is you Mao Zhongcheng who presides over the overall situation in Jiangnan, not just below, what our family has to do is nothing more than to cooperate with you Mao Zhongcheng, Lord Zhongcheng points to the east, and we will go east; Pointing to the west, I'll go west, and I will never steal the limelight from adults, hehe......"

"Cooperate with me?" Mao Yilu's face was full of surprise, and he was puzzled, "Why did my father-in-law say this?" For those remnants of Donglin, the governor yamen has neither the right to investigate deeply, nor the official document to arrest them, so how can he become a father-in-law to cooperate with me? In my opinion, it should be us who cooperate with my father-in-law! ”

Liu Dexi raised his eyebrows and said, "Mao Zhongcheng, you don't understand the meaning of the saint, what does the saint's will say?" ”

Mao Yilu arched his hands to the sky and said, "The holy will is just for us to supervise the yamen and cooperate with the good Qincha and his party to seal up and close down all the Donglin Academy in the south of the Yangtze River." After that, he put his hand down, and said, "The will didn't say that let us patrol the yamen to arrest those remnants of Donglin, how dare a heron go beyond his authority and snatch an errand that does not belong to him, father-in-law, do you say this is the truth?" ”

Liu Dexi sneered in his heart, this Mao Yilu is really notoriously timid and afraid, and he doesn't know how Gonggong Wei is willing to send him to the Donglin Lair to preside over the overall situation, and said: "Mao Zhongcheng, since the Holy Will has asked you to inspect the Yamen to seal the Donglin Academy, think about it, will those Donglin remnants in Jiangnan watch you close the academy?" Maybe they will launch the Shilin Qing Discussion and call on the people to resist, in this way, it is very likely that there will be bloody conflicts, at that time, will you Mao Zhongcheng let those Donglin remnants do whatever they want, or will you prepare the yamen manpower and arrest those who take the lead in making trouble one by one and put them in prison? ”

Mao Yilu was shocked when he heard this, what Liu Dexi said was true, it was not an easy thing to seize Donglin Academy in Jiangnan, and if it was not done, it would become a conflict between the government and the people, so he said with a smile: "Yes, what my father-in-law said is that the lower officials are not worried." After thinking about it, he still said with a look of embarrassment, "It's just that let the governor's yamen take the lead, I'm afraid that when the time comes, things will get bigger, and the governor's yamen will lose the ability to control things." After all, many people in the yamen are locals and have inextricable ties with the local area, and if things really reach the point of bloody conflicts, I am afraid that these people will not be able to pull their faces to arrest people...... Otherwise, it is better to ask the brocade guards brought by the father-in-law to be responsible for the arrest of troublemakers, and the messengers in the governor's yamen are responsible for maintaining order and guarding the perimeter, do you think it is okay? ”

Qi Liao, who was sitting on the side, snorted coldly when he heard this: "You governor yamen caused the incident, but you want our Jinyi guard to come to deal with the aftermath, Mao Zhongcheng is really a good idea." ”

Mao Yilu's face was a little unbearable, and he sneered: "This ...... The lower officials are not afraid that the yamen will not be able to control the situation, and when the time comes, they will lose the grace of the monarch and lose the face of the officials. Jinyi Wei is the personal guard of the Son of Heaven, and his authority is very great, if you come forward, presumably those remnants of Donglin will not dare to act rashly......"

"Why should Mao Zhongcheng worry so much!" Liu Dexi frowned and interrupted him, "It is true that Jinyiwei is the personal guard of the Son of Heaven, but he has always only had a great reputation in the official government, but he is not as prestigious as you supervising the yamen among the people. After a pause, he continued, "But please rest assured that our factory guards will be waiting for us at any time, and as long as anyone dares to disobey the orders of the yamen, we will immediately arrest and arrest him, and we will never let Mao Zhongcheng have any worries." ”

Mao Yilu wanted to speak and stopped, and said: "This ......"

Liu Dexi shook the ice silk in his hand and said, "What?" Mao Zhongcheng, can't you trust our factory guard? Or are you unwilling to do what the Holy Lord wants and what Grandpa Wei wants? ”

Speaking of which, what else could Mao Yilu say, he could only sigh: "In this case, the governor yamen will do what his father-in-law wants." ”

Liu Dexi said with a smile: "Mao Zhongcheng is really a good minister who is loyal to the country, this time, our family must write down the hard work of Lord Zhongcheng in this book and report it to the factory company, and ask for credit for Zhongcheng!" ”

Mao Yilu smiled reluctantly and said, "Thank you so much for Gonggong Liu." ”

Liu Dexi changed the topic and said: "I heard that Mao Zhongcheng is building a shrine for the factory, I don't know how the progress is?" ”

Mao Yilu didn't expect him to have such a question, and replied: "This matter has been explained to the Yamen of the Political Secretary, and a large number of stones have been purchased, hundreds of people have been requisitioned, and the construction officially started the day before yesterday." ”

Liu Dexi nodded and said with a smile: "Mao Zhongcheng is still thoughtful, in this way, the reputation of the nine-thousand-year-old factory will be widely spread in the south of the Yangtze River, and who in the world will not know the great authority of the factory father?" The laughter stopped, and he said, "This matter of building an ancestral hall, the factory is very important, before our family came here, his old man has repeatedly told him, Zhongcheng must hurry up!" ”

Mao Yilu replied: "This is natural, please rest assured that the progress of building the ancestral hall will be completed as soon as possible." ”

Liu Dexi suddenly turned to Qi Liao and said: "Qi Liao, I heard that the literati and gentlemen in Jiangnan are all gathering in Tiger Hill outside the city today, saying that what kind of 'literary conference' is being held, but is there such a thing?" ”

Qi Liao arched his hand and said, "Back to my father-in-law, there is indeed such a thing." This 'Speech Conference' was initiated by the Jiangnan Fenghua Society, inviting Confucian hermits and various schools of thought to talk about literature at the foot of Tiger Hill Mountain, and discuss some views and opinions on Shiwen. ”

"Oh, I see." Liu Dexi seemed to say casually, "These so-called literati gatherings were originally the most taboo for Gonggong Wei, otherwise he would not have ordered the closure of Donglin Academy, but I didn't expect them to make such a big disturbance under the rule of the governor......

Mao Yilu sighed in his heart, how could he not know that this was Liu Dexi's deliberate sarcasm, and hurriedly said respectfully: "Father-in-law Liu, this matter was negligent, and I didn't take this matter to heart for a while. If the father-in-law thinks that it is inappropriate, the lower official will order people to go to Tiger Hill and cancel this ...... of the conference" Although he did not participate in this conference, many adults from other yamen went to participate in the conference, and he didn't pay much attention to it, but at this moment, after Liu Dexi mentioned it, after thinking about it, he suddenly felt like a mang on his back - if this matter reached the ears of Gonggong Wei, I don't know how he would judge him as a governor in his heart.

"No need!" Unexpectedly, Liu Dexi waved his hand and sneered, "Since the academy is about to be closed, let them jump for a while, they won't be happy for long." ”

Mao Yilu was relieved, only felt that his armpits were wet with sweat, and hurriedly echoed: "What my father-in-law said is that they don't have many good days to live......

Liu Dexi said with a smile: "Mao Zhongcheng, let's discuss how to ban Donglin Academy and seal up the lecture hall of the Literary Society......

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After sending Liu Dexi and the others to the Beicheng Post House for placement, Mao Yilu felt relieved and shouted to his subordinates: "Prepare the car and go back to the Yamen." ”

Wang Qitai, the procurator behind him, took a few steps forward, followed out of the gate, and whispered to him: "Mao Zhongcheng, this Liu Dexi asked the governor Yamen to fight this first battle, but he shrank behind and picked up ready-made, this ...... That's not a good idea! ”

Mao Yilu suddenly stopped when he heard this, his eyebrows were furrowed, and his face became dark.

Wang Qitai then said: "Dealing with the Donglin Party was originally the duty of their factory guards, but now it's good, Liu Dexi said a few words, and it became our local top in the front, and they watched the play in the back." If something happens to him, he Liu Dexi is not responsible, and we will be in big trouble......"

Mao Yilu sighed and said, "I don't understand what you said?" But he is a celebrity beside Gonggong Wei, and he is here on behalf of the saint, I ...... How can we disobey him? At this point, we have to be careful, and I hope we don't cause any trouble......"

Hearing him say that he was so unconfident, Wang Qitai snorted and said: "The people of Suzhou have always been united, and those scholars are very stubborn, in my opinion, this matter is very difficult to deal with......

Mao Yilu glared at him, and said angrily: "Lao Wang, this matter is the primary responsibility of your Yamen, no matter what, you have to deal with it for me, and there must be no chaos, otherwise, I will not let you go first." ”

Wang Qitai looked aggrieved and defended: "This ...... Mao Zhongcheng, such a big event, how can a single yamen handle it, I think it's still a joint law enforcement of the three yamen, right? ”

Mao Yilu ignored him and said, "You can do it yourself!" After that, he brushed his sleeves and left, leaving Wang Qitai, who was in a daze, in place.

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At the foot of Tiger Hill Mountain, the Speech Conference is in full swing.

Sun Yueling saw that after Ai Nanying came to power, he loudly insulted Wei Zhongxian, the powerful eunuch of the dynasty, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. You must know that Wei Zhongxian is the master of ceremonies at this time, the superintendent of the East Factory, and his authority is like the sky, and Ai Nanying, a scholar and a scholar, insults him so blatantly, and in front of so many officials in the audience, where is this to put their faces?

Such an act can be regarded as slandering important members of the imperial court and openly venting private anger, even if it is sent to prison, not to mention that many officials in the audience were originally attached to the eunuch party, and they are worried that they will not be able to win the favor of the eunuch party.

As Sun Yueling signaled, Han Wanshui hurriedly took the stage and clearly told Ai Nanying not to discuss the rights and wrongs of the imperial court, but to argue about the theme of the conference. Even if Sun Yueling stopped it appropriately, or those eunuch officials were afraid of the name of Fenghua Society for a while, after all, no one attacked Ai Nanying on the spot, which made him quick to speak at this time.

After Ai Nanying calmed down the angry expressions of the audience, she arched her hand to Chen Zilong, who was standing on the side, and said with a smile: "Huangkou child, the milk smell has not dried up, how dare you make such a sensational statement, and you are not afraid of the real Confucian bachelor's jokes?" ”

Such words can be described as extremely ruthless, and they don't take Chen Zilong, a rising star in Shilin, in their eyes, which immediately provoked the audience to exclaim again and again, and boos were frequent.

Even Sun Yueling, who was sitting on the side of the stage, felt a little unbelievable, it was rumored that Ai Nanying was sharp and narrow-minded, but he didn't expect to be so conceited, it was simply a loss of the bearing of an elder. But after thinking about it, maybe this was deliberately done by Ai Nanying, in order to stimulate Chen Zilong, in an attempt to win the first hand in this debate and overwhelm the opponent from the momentum.

Chen Zilong on the stage was really angry and his face turned red, and he pointed at Ai Nanying and said: "I have heard for a long time that you Ai Qianzi is an old man in the Confucian forest, knowledgeable, and insightful, and when I saw it today, I knew that the rumors in the rivers and lakes were not credible, and you were just a vulgar and shallow person, and you were not much more than the small people in the market......

Ai Nanying took a good time, smiled loudly, and said: "Sage Yun, 'the gentleman goes up, the villain goes down', and the cloud, 'the gentleman speaks with his deeds, and the villain speaks with his tongue', today I look at your remarks, which is nothing more than the benefit of your tongue, and you are in line with the current imperial examination with your retro scriptures and meanings in the clouds. From this point of view, your Yunjian faction is guilty of great crimes, and it is a pseudo-scientific distortion that really brings disaster to the country and the people. ”

This remark not only reprimanded the students of Yunjian for clinging to the scriptures and righteousness in order to regulate the law of the world, but also accused them of forming associations and gathering parties, inciting students all over the world to follow the trend and imitate, completely lacking their own cognition, and even refuted that they were a group of selfish people.