Late at night, on the shore of Jinji Lake, in the Lotus Xuan. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

This is the third time that Sun Yueling has had a secret meeting with Qi Liao here, the first two times Qi Liao asked him to come, but this time he took the initiative to find Qi Liao and invited him to meet here.

It was still the attic, and it was still the tea served by Feng Li, but there was silence between the two for a while, and no one spoke for a long time.

Finally, it was Qi Liao who broke the deadlock and said, "Brother, I see that you have a bad face and have something on your mind?" You might as well tell my brother about it. ”

Sun Yueling sighed heavily, did not answer his question, but said to himself: "In the past, King Zongbin set up the mountain of Junqi, obtained a luan bird, decorated with Jin Fan, and cherished it, and healed it, and did not sing for three years. His wife said: 'Why don't you hang the mirror and reflect the birds when you smell them and see them like them?' 'The king followed his words, saw the shape and felt the contract, and screamed with sorrow, and the mourning sounded in the sky, and he fought hard to ......"

Qi Liao laughed when he heard this, and said, "Brother, you are sentimental again, why is it so, you don't have to be like this!" ”

Sun Yueling sighed and said, "The general trend of Donglin has gone, and the eunuch party has won a complete victory, how do you let me react?" ”

Qi Liao was silent for a while and said, "What does this have to do with you?" Their demise is a matter of time, as long as you endure a little longer, you can take charge of the overall situation in Jiangnan alone, isn't this the original agreement between you and me? ”

Sun Yueling laughed miserably and said: "The rabbit is dead and the fox is sad, the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, why can't I be happy at all in my heart?" ”

Qi Liao shook his head and sighed, "That's because you care too much in your heart, so you can't let go." Have you forgotten what the fourth brother said to you at the beginning, if you want to achieve great things, you can't tolerate the slightest mercy, and only by being ruthless can you achieve what others can'......"

"Fourth brother!" Sun Yueling raised his head and interrupted him, "Gao Panlong and Zhong Buli died, Zhou Shunchang and Miao Changqi were arrested, and now I am walking on thin ice and approaching the abyss, can't you really see it?" ”

"Brother, how could I not know your situation." Qi Liao's gaze shot deep into his eyelids, and said, "Do you know that Liu Dexi and Mao Yilu ordered the arrest of people this time, and you were originally among them, not that I made a reprimand, but I am afraid that you and your Fenghua Society will also face this disaster......"

Sun Yueling looked at Qi Liao for a moment, and only after a while did he say quietly: "But they still arrested Huang Zunsu and Li Yingsheng......"

Qi Liao closed his eyes, exhaled a breath of turbidity, and said: "If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, and now you can only get through the current calamity by abandoning these two people, otherwise you and I will give up all the previous efforts, and the gains outweigh the losses!" ”

"I want to be the same as what the fourth brother said, it's none of my business, but I find that my heart can't be calm at all, and it's difficult to stay out of it." Sun Yueling said slowly, and his tone slowly became resolute.

"Brother?" Qi Liao's face became solemn, and he said, "I know that Qian Qianyi and Gao Shihe have already looked for you, you tell me honestly, how did you respond to them?" In fact, Qian Qianyi and others found Fenghua Society, and his subordinates had already found out, not only that, but he also learned about more than a dozen Su Song students who came to visit him. After coming here tonight, from Sun Yueling's demeanor, he faintly felt that something was wrong, but he doubted his thoughts in his heart, and he couldn't help but ask bluntly until this moment.

Sun Yueling sighed again and muttered, "I'm afraid I'm going to live up to the fourth brother's expectations of me!" ”

Qi Liao heard that the tiger's body shook violently, and said in a deep voice: "No, no, you ...... You must not be impulsive......"

Sun Yueling smiled bitterly, looked at Qi Liao and said: "I know that the fourth brother's bureau is very large, and there are a lot of things to consider, but I, Sun Yueling, am actually an acute son, a person who only acts with joy, anger and sorrow in his heart, and can't keep up with the rhythm of the fourth brother at all." After a pause, he continued, "Do you remember how we met in Liaodong back then?" At that time, I was just a crazy scholar, and you were the brocade of the imperial court, and now that the world has changed, you have become one of the leaders of the Beizhen Fusi, and I have become the head of the Fenghua Society. Although you and I are in power and fame, I still feel that the days when you and I first met were the most unbridled days, and the most relaxed and happy days. ”

Qi Liao's eyebrows furrowed, and he said sadly: "The past is gone, the deceased is like this, we still have to look forward, how can we always live in the memory?" You must not act in anger for the sake of anger, or you may bring disaster to yourself. At this time, you must be patient and restrained, and do not be reckless and impulsive against the government, and I will never allow you to do that! Speaking of which, he was almost able to determine Sun Yueling's thoughts, and finally got the situation in front of him, so that Sun Yueling and Fenghua Society were safe in this disaster, how could he tolerate Sun Yueling taking risks regardless of the overall situation.

Sun Yueling didn't seem to be able to hear him anymore, shook his head and sighed: "I knew that Fourth Brother you wouldn't agree with my approach, so I had already prepared." Fourth brother, I'm sorry! With a slap of his hands, he could only hear the sound of footsteps outside the corridor, the door was pushed open, and a group of men in strong clothes rushed in and surrounded Qi Liao.

Qi Liao was furious, pointed at Sun Yueling and shouted, "What are you doing here?" Ignoring the overall situation and doing nonsense is simply stupid! ”

Sun Yueling bowed to Qi Liao and said, "I can only wronged the fourth brother first, and when this matter is over, the foolish brother will come to ask the fourth brother again!" With that, he turned and walked out.

"Sun Yueling, you're really crazy!" Qi Liao's roar came from behind him.

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In the early morning of the next day, the city of Suzhou was still misty, and the flowers and trees were competing for spring, a fresh and peaceful beautiful scene. But those who have a heart have quietly found that the atmosphere of the whole town today seems a little unusual and very strange.

The vendors who get up early to sell on weekdays are gone, many restaurants and shops have also closed their doors, and even the scholars who like to read the sage's articles by the flowers and rivers are also gone, and the people of the entire city of Suzhou seem to have disappeared inexplicably overnight, leaving only an empty city.

But soon, they found out what was wrong - at the southeast, northwest, and west gates of Suzhou, there were four processions, waving banners, burning incense, and heading towards the direction of the killing bridge in the center of Suzhou.

The four teams were not small in size, ranging from thousands to hundreds, all the way, shouting slogans and shouting voices, constantly attracting people to join along the way, and by the time the four teams met at the Killing Bridge, the number was no longer less than 10,000. Obviously, the leaders in charge of the order of the procession are extremely responsible for commanding, although the procession of tens of thousands of people covers the sky and the sun, surging like a stream, but there is no chaos at all, each has a connection, after the completion of the worship at the bridge, and then along the wide Wolong long street, towards the direction of the governor's yamen.

The sudden gathering of such a large number of people was very loud, and the entire city of Suzhou was shaken. Inside the Governor's Yamen, Mao Yilu, who had already learned the news, was full of panic, and said to Liu Dexi: "Father-in-law Liu, the big thing is not good, the people of Suzhou have gathered on a large scale, and they have come to the Yamen at this moment. ”

In order to deal with the Donglin Party these days, Liu Dexi has long led the cavalry into the Governor's Yamen, and when he heard about this, he was also shocked, and hurriedly asked: "Do you know who took the lead?" How many people gathered? ”

Mao Yilu replied: "The officials sent out have already found out clearly, and it is the Jiangnan United Trading Company and the Tongshan Association that are taking the lead in making trouble this time, and the number is at least no longer less than 10,000, and they are waving banners and shouting slogans, saying that we should release Zhou Shunchang, Miao Changqi and other five people as soon as possible. ”

Liu Dexi was furious, slapped the table and said: "On the contrary, these Diao people are simply lawless, and you still don't transfer people to disperse?" ”

Mao Yilu oozed sweat on his forehead, and said tremblingly: "The lower officials have already sent Wang Qitai to lead people to stop it, but according to Wang Zhentai's reply, there are too many people marching, and the Yamen of Zhensi and the soldiers of the military preparation road can't stop it, I'm afraid they have already set foot on Daoqian Street at this moment, and they will come here soon." ”

Liu Dexi thought for a moment and said, "You just said that the people's gathering was instigated by the United Trading Company and the Tongshan Association?" ”

Mao Yilu nodded and said: "Exactly, nine times out of ten, Sun Yueling did this matter, inciting the people to oppose the government and trying to force us to release them." ”

"Sun Yueling?" Liu Dexi spit out three words in his mouth, and snorted coldly, "Let's let him go, he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, and dares to gather a crowd to make trouble." Since he wants to play, our family will accompany him to the end. He asked Mao Yilu: "How many soldiers and horses are stationed in Suzhou City now?" ”

Mao Yilu stretched out a palm and said, "There are three thousand households stationed in the city, and there are at least three thousand people. "In fact, what he said was very empty-hearted, in the prosperous place of Jiangnan, it would be good for the guards to have half of the full amount, the last time he led the troops to quell the troubles of the students of Heshan Academy, it was not easy to gather 500 people, and now the other party has a scale of tens of thousands of people, and a few thousand households can't control the situation anyway.

Liu Dexi obviously also considered this problem, shook his head and said: "No, there are too few people, and we have to transfer troops and horses." Which is the closest health center to Suzhou City? ”

"It's Kunshan Wei, there are at least 5,000 soldiers and horses, commanded by General Yang Yufan." Mao Yilu hurriedly said.

Liu Dexi nodded and said, "In this way, you quickly issue a handwritten message, stamp the big seal of the governor's yamen, and order Yang Yufan to come to the aid quickly." In addition, the soldiers of the city guards and the yamen officers from all walks of life will be transferred to the yamen to protect the yamen, and there will be no loss. It was also beyond his expectation that Sun Yueling really dared to incite the people to confront the government, which couldn't help but remind him of the expulsion of eunuchs from Suzhou in the 29th year of Wanli.

Liu Dexi only felt a burst of fear in his heart, he must not let history repeat itself, he has made up his mind, even if it is a bloody wash in Suzhou City, he must suppress this unhealthy trend.

Soon, Liu Dexi, Mao Yilu and others heard the earth-shattering shouts outside, obviously the procession had already opened to the yamen. A few people were about to go out to visit, but they saw the Yamen Clerk's Office rushing over and shouted at Mao Yilu: "My lord, the people in the march have submitted a letter, please take a look." ”

Mao Yilu took the letter, spread it out and looked at it, only to see that the paper read: "Zhou Officials, Mu Hanlin's character and reputation, Shimin teacher's table." Once the power is touched, it is not up to the Taiwan Province to discuss it, and according to the words of the criminal minister Li Shifengying, he will annoy the edict. The people are grieved, and they are willing to die for it. If today's things are today, those who are abandoned by the court are virtuous, and those who use them are evil. Ming Gong is an important minister in the southeast, and he can't return to the will of heaven to comfort the people's hearts, and all life steals from it! Wangming Gong observed the people's hearts, conformed to the will of the people, restored justice and reason, unsealed Donglin Academy, and released Donglin Xianliang! "The payment was made by Wang Jie, Liu Yuyi, Zhang Pu, Yang Tingshu, Huang Zongxi, Sha Shunchen, Wang Jinggao, Wen Zhenheng and more than a dozen people.

Mao Yilu looked at it, and couldn't help but sweat coldly, these people are all highly prestigious scholars and students in the Su and Song areas, and many of them are still the backbone of the Yunjian Society and the Ying Society, and they are known to be influential in Shilin, and now they are united and admonished, which makes him feel very big.

Liu Dexi saw his expression, snatched the letter with his hand, and was furious at a glance, tore the letter to shreds, and screamed: "The remnants of Donglin are lawless, and they dare to threaten the imperial court." Sun Yanshi, you immediately lead people to block the gate, but anyone who dares to have an impact will be arrested immediately. ”

Mao Yilu opened his mouth to stop it, but found that he couldn't say half a word at all. Before he could react, Sun Yunhe had already rushed out with the captains in brocade clothes.

On the academy street outside the governor's yamen, it was already crowded with people and the sea was impassable, noisy, gathering tens of thousands of people, extending to Wolong Street. Among these people, there are those who are furious, there are those who demonstrate and support, and there are even many people who watch the excitement and fear that the world will not be chaotic.

In front of the yamen, the crowd of petitioners either knelt or stood, shouting one after another, like a thunderstorm rushing to the river, and they couldn't say a word.

Kou Shen, the prefect of Suzhou, was leading a group of soap subordinates to stop at the gate, and persuaded the scholars led by him bitterly, and standing behind him was Wang Qitai, the envoy, but Wang Qitai was already in a messy bun and his official robe was messy at the moment, obviously torn by the crowd of marchers, and his face was full of depression.

Kou Shen has always been a good official who is upright and serves the people, and his prestige is very high in the eyes of the people, and now he is kneeling in front of Wang Jie, Liu Yuyi and others who are kneeling in front of him, and he loudly persuades: "You and others gathered here to ask for the life of Duke Zhou, and this official understands in his heart. But this time, Xie Zhou, Fallacy and others entered Beijing, which is where the law of the imperial court lies, how can it be regarded as child's play? Zhou Gong may not die when he enters Beijing this time, and you will be left behind by him for such actions, which is what the wise do not do. If you disperse first, the government will send you and others to the governor and the court, and ask for your and other people's lives! ”

Wang Jie straightened his chest and said: "Kou Fuzun, I know that you are an upright official and think about the people, so I knelt down and asked for my life, and complained from the bottom of my heart, but Fuzun didn't know that the eunuch locked up Zhou, Fallacy and others, which was done by Wei Zhongxian, the eunuch. Zhou Gong has always been noble, how could he commit something greedy, this is clearly a eunuch framing and planting, and harming the loyal and good. Please also ask the Governor to move, let me wait to meet the Governor and show my heart to him! ”