The conference finally ended, and when everyone dispersed, Sun Yueling and other cadres boarded the carriage and headed towards the city of Suzhou. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The convoy started and drove southeast along the Qili Shantang Road, and after a while, suddenly there was a noisy and unusual noise in front of it, and there was a lot of noise, as if something had happened.

Sun Yueling lifted the curtain, looked around, and saw more than a dozen young scholars standing on the side of the road, bowing to his carriage with a brush, and one of them said loudly: "Late students are Su Song's students, and today I listened to Mr. Sun's preaching at the conference, which is novel and unique, thought-provoking, and I would like to worship under Mr. and learn the way of application from Mr. When the words fell, the other readers echoed one after another.

Sun Yueling was surprised for a while, he didn't expect this kind of thing to happen, got out of the carriage, and said to these people: "Thank you for your love, it's just that if you want to learn practical ways, you can go to Fenghua Academy to post, and the academy will naturally welcome it." ”

The young man who spoke just now said, "Then Mr. can start teaching at the academy?" ”

Sun Yueling sighed in his heart and said, "It's not a secret, it's not that I don't want to teach in the academy, it's really busy, and it's hard to have leisure." However, as a guest lecturer at the college, I will give lectures whenever I am free, but after all, I am not a permanent resident, and I am afraid that I will only visit once or twice a month. ”

Hearing him say this, the young man showed a disappointed look on his face and said, "In this way, even if we post to Fenghua Academy, it will be rare for us to see Mr. ”

Sun Yueling smiled and said, "I don't know what to call my feet?" ”

The young man saluted and said, "How dare you have a cheap name in front of your husband, and your surname is Wang Mingjie." He pointed to the people around him and introduced them one by one, "Liu Yuyi, Sha Sunchen, Wang Jinggao......"

Sun Yueling nodded at everyone and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, if you want to learn from me, you just listened to my discussion at today's conference and wanted to understand its content in depth. In fact, this remark has been clearly explained in the "Practical Theory of Practical Learning" published by the Academy, as long as you buy a book, you should be able to understand the concept of helping the world and the way of dealing with the world. ”

Wang Jie was still unwilling, and said respectfully: "We only want to worship under Mr. and learn practical learning with Mr. ”

Sun Yueling secretly felt helpless in his heart, his big show today finally attracted the pursuit of the world's scholars. It's just that he understands his own family affairs, and the little ink in his chest fools these scholars for a while, but if he really wants to sit down and discuss for a long time, he is afraid that he will show his fox tail and be discovered by these real scholars.

So he sighed: "I can't hide it, because of the humble background, I have already made a rule that I will only discuss the way of scripture and righteousness with others in this life, and never accept disciples, so I hope you understand the wish of the contemptible people." Seeing that their faces became more and more disappointed, he added, "If you are willing to enter Fenghua Academy, then you can assure you that you will tell everything you know in your chest, never hide your secrets, and study and discuss with you the way of writing and the way of dealing with the world." ”

Hearing him say this, although these readers were unwilling, they were also slightly relieved. Wang Jie said again: "Since Mr. has this wish, it is naturally difficult for us to be strong." In this way, I went to the academy to post and waited for my husband to come and give a lecture. ”

Sun Yueling breathed a sigh of relief, and also saluted these people: "Thank you for your understanding, and I am very grateful. ”

Everyone hurriedly bowed over and returned the salute, saying that they didn't dare to do it.

The carriage started again, and Dongfang Shengping, who was sitting on the royal car, was very puzzled, and said: "Master, these scholars worship you so much, why don't you take them all under your disciples, in this way, your protégés and disciples may be all over the south of the Yangtze River, which will be of great benefit to our Fenghua Society." ”

Sun Yueling said: "How many times have I said it, I won't accept protégé disciples, why can't you listen to it?" ”

Dongfang Shengping sighed: "Okay, the master will be high-winded and bright, and my generation is not as good as it." ”

"You girl, you have also learned to drag the text." Sun Yueling suddenly felt amused and couldn't help but scold. Since he came to Jiangnan, there are indeed many people who want to worship him, because this kind of teacher-student nepotism was very common in the late Ming Dynasty, and even many officials in the imperial court relied on this teacher-student peer relationship to hold each other together and form a force on the same front.

But his Sun Yueling is not as good as these scholars in the world, and there is no problem for him to speak and make arguments for a while, but if he really accepts disciples, what will he use to teach others? Therefore, no matter how Han Xiaoshui and Dongfang Shengping persuaded him, he made up his mind, but anyone who wanted to enter his master would refuse.

Dongfang Shengping was silent for a while, and suddenly said: "I don't understand, our Fenghua Society's business is doing well, why do we have to intervene in this literary world, this will not bring us direct benefits." Does the Lord really want to be the leader of this Jiangnan Shilin? ”

Only Dongfang Shengping dared to say this in front of him, Sun Yueling smiled faintly and said, "Shengping, you don't know anything about this." Do you think that my intervention in Jiangnan Shilin and mingling with these scholars is just for the false name of the so-called Shilin leader? ”

"This ......" Dongfang Shengping scratched the back of his head and was speechless.

Sun Yueling continued: "You must not underestimate these scholars, although the literati have not been able to rebel for three years, as long as they are used properly, these scholars may not burst out with amazing power. I once read a book about a group of scholars who formed a party, founded an army, and finally overthrew a dark dynasty that was decaying and declining. ”

"Really?" Dongfang Shengping became interested and asked, "What kind of book is this, I will find it one day." ”

Sun Yueling smiled secretly, and said in his heart This is the entrepreneurial history of the Celestial Empire, how can you see it, and said: "This book has been lost now, and there is no such book in the world." However, the truth expounded in this book is deeply imprinted in my mind and I will never forget it. After a pause, he continued, "It is recorded in the book that the Socialist Party founded by this group of scholars was suppressed by the Dark Dynasty at that time, and had to retreat in the northwest corner and could not do anything. At this time, in order to strengthen their own power, this group of scholars sent people to launch propaganda all over the world, especially in the Shilin literary circle, to promote their political opinions and public opinions. As a result, all the scholars in the world learned about their ideology and concept of life, and rushed to the southwest from all over the country to join this weak force. Not only that, but those young scholars who did not have time to go to the southwest also turned to secretly support the socialist party formed by this scholar, and because this socialist party was supported by scholars all over the world, it finally overthrew the dark dynasty. ”

Dongfang Shengping heard these words like falling into a cloud, and said with a frown: "What does the leader mean is that now we also have to learn from this so-called socialist party, launch propaganda among the world's scholars, and let them all support us to help us deal with the eunuchs?" ”

Sun Yueling smiled: "You are right this time, that's what I mean." ”

Dongfang Shengping muttered: "Is the role of these scholars really that great, they can only shout verbally, and they can't play a role at the critical moment, it's better to recruit more brothers who know martial arts......"

Sun Yueling interrupted him and said, "This is your ignorance, thinking that the role of a scholar is only limited to verbal shouting. The reason why I want to intervene in the Jiangnan literary circle and unite with the so-called literary forces is because I realize that the role of Shilin and the literary world is by no means limited to this. ”

After a slight pause, he patiently explained to him, "Many times, people often think that when the state is in danger and the mountains and rivers are in ruin, it is necessary to vigorously create sophisticated weapons, train invincible elite soldiers, and develop many agricultural and commercial activities. In fact, although these things are indispensable, they are all measures to cure the symptoms, but they fail to cure the root cause. The literary world is different from Shilin, what they have in their hands is the propaganda power and moral power that are not valued by others, these things cannot be seen or touched, but they can exert endless power, which is where the soul of the Chinese people lies. ”

He cleared his throat and continued: "Just imagine, if our Ming Dynasty encounters a foreign invasion, and all the Ming people can share the same hatred instead of tearing each other down, it will be difficult for the foreign Yi people to invade our Ming territory; If the foreigners occupy my city and kill my people, every Ming person can be brave and die without fear of death, then if the foreigners want to operate in our Ming land, it will be difficult to achieve. All this is driven by the role of the so-called literature and the power of the literary world, because it can awaken the sinking, stimulate the fighting spirit, inspire the world, show integrity, and even more can call on the world to make all people work together. ”

Although Dongfang Shengping didn't understand it very well, he seemed to understand a little, and said: "That's why the master of the association is so painstakingly managing and wants to establish influence among these scholars?" ”

Sun Yueling smiled: "Yes, that's it." We must not ignore the propaganda role and mobilization ability of literature, and sometimes it is even a hundred times more effective than the creation of advanced firearms and the establishment of an excellent army, because it touches the foundation of the country and the soul of the people, which is what we often call the Taoist system. ”

Dongfang Shengping seemed to understand whether he understood or not, and sighed: "No wonder the master of the society attaches so much importance to these literati, it turns out that they are the real big killers!" ”

Sun Yueling said: "Of course this is the case, so you and I must maintain respect for these scholars, and we must not be vain because they are powerless." ”

Dongfang Shengping said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will definitely respect these scholars well, and I will never do anything to them easily, unless they provoke me." ”

"It's not okay if you're in a hurry." Sun Yueling said, "Although we know some martial arts, we must not show off wantonly in front of these scholars, we must know that martial arts are the meaning of stopping fighting, and what we have to deal with is those barbarians who bully scholars at will." ”

Soon, the carriage entered the city of Suzhou and headed towards the main altar of the Fenghua Society in the east of the city.

Fenghua Society is located in the Xiangmen in the east of the city, and the Jinling Society in the west of the city is far away. Because the location of the Jinling Society's rudder is the most prosperous area in Suzhou, from the west of the city to the large area of the city's Ganjiang Long Street, the Jinling Society's power is located, so the Fenghua Society can only set up the main altar in the east of the city.

With the continuous expansion of the power of Fenghua Society, the entire area from the east of the city to the south gate has gradually been controlled by it, and the area from Xiangmen to Fengmen is even more prosperous with business travelers and shops.

When the carriage came to the courtyard of Fenghua Society, Sun Yueling got out of the car, and when he stepped up the steps, he found two men in strong clothes standing outside the door, and hurriedly greeted him after seeing him come back.

Dongfang Shengping was about to step forward to ask, but Sun Yueling stopped him with a wave of his hand, because he found that these two people were none other than Zhang Yinglong and Wen Zhibing, two of his subordinates who were seconded from Jinyiwei when he was serving in the Criminal Department.

"Your Excellency!" The two of them clasped their fists in unison and shouted at him.

Sun Yueling said with a smile: "It turned out to be Ying Long and Zhibing, but I didn't expect the two of them to come to Suzhou." Although these two people are from Jinyiwei, they have always had a good relationship with him, and he really didn't expect that this time Jinyiwei went south, and the two of them were actually among them.

The two glanced at each other, and Zhang Yinglong said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a long time, but my lord is still very clear, and I am very pleased." ”

Sun Yueling waved his hand and said: "Now that I have no official position, don't call me that, I can't afford it." ”

Wen Zhibing said with a smile: "Whatever the adults say, even if you are idle for a while now, he will definitely rise above the temple one day." The two of us are still looking forward to returning to the command of our lords and serving them! ”

These words couldn't help but remind Sun Yueling of the past, and said with a smile: "The two of you think so highly of Sun, Sun is very grateful. This is not the place to talk, let's go in and talk slowly. With that, he led them towards the courtyard.

Sitting down in the hall, after some reminiscence, Zhang Yinglong finally said his intention, and said to Sun Yueling: "My lord, I can't hide it, we came this time on the order of Qi Yanshi, and came to invite your lord to Yinghexuan in Jinji Lake tonight. ”

"Oh?" Sun Yueling was surprised when he heard this, and he didn't expect that Qi Liao was also riding south, but then suddenly, since Zhang and Wen were Qi Liao's right-hand men, since they came, Qi Liao had no reason not to come, so he said: "In this case, then please ask the two of you to return to Lord Qi, and say that I, Sun Yueling, will definitely come to the meeting tonight." ”

Zhang Yinglong saw that the word had arrived, got up and said, "In this way, then I won't bother Lord Sun later, so I will go back and tell Lord Qi." ”

Sun Yueling also got up and said, "Okay, the two of you go slowly." Although it was time for lunch, Sun Yueling did not intend to force them to stay, after all, this was an extraordinary period, and they represented the eunuch forces in the DPRK and China going south, and it was not a good thing for the two sides to contact for too long.

Sure enough, after the two got up to say goodbye, they hurried away.