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The old man of Donglin Su Gao Panlong purple crown Bo belt, pointed to the pond in front of him, and said to his younger brother Gao Shihe: "Shihe, look, this year's lotus flowers are blooming so beautiful!" ”

Gao Shihe's mood was obviously not as relaxed as Gao Panlong's, he frowned and glanced at the red lotus, and said with a sad look in his eyes: "Brother, now that Zhou Shunchang has been arrested and imprisoned, Zhong Buli is hanging his head to show the public, according to the news we have found, the next person to be dealt with is you." In my opinion, how about you go and hide elsewhere for a while, and then return home after the limelight has passed? ”

Gao Panlong smiled faintly, and asked without answering: "I heard that your Tongshan Society was deeply trapped in the cotton turmoil last time, if it wasn't for Sun Yueling sending someone to spread the word and let you sell it all when the price fell, you would have to lose a lot of money, but is there such a thing?" ”

Gao Shihe sighed: "Brother is right, many traders in the previous Tongshan Association were deeply affected by the market, if it wasn't for the weaving yamen rumor incident, we would not have been able to get out of it." ”

Gao Panlong couldn't help but frown when he heard this, and said: "I also heard that Jiangnan United Trading Company originally suffered a lot of losses, but under the rumors, it reversed the situation and became the biggest winner in the turmoil, yes or no?" ”

Gao Shihe nodded and said, "Speaking of which, this matter is thanks to Sun Yueling's reminder, otherwise we really don't know what to do." ”

Gao Panlong's eyelids contracted, looked into the depths of the lotus leaves, and said in disbelief: "Impossible, how can he have such a great ability, even Li Shi, who weaves the yamen, is willing to be driven by it?" ”

Gao Shihe didn't know why, and said in surprise: "What do you mean by my brother's words?" Could it be that the initiator of this rumor-mongering storm is Sun Yueling? Did Li Shi do this by listening to his wishes? ”

"Not bad." Gao Panlong sighed heavily and said, "Although I don't want to believe this, from the perspective of the United Trading Company becoming the ultimate beneficiary, I'm afraid this is the only truth of the matter, and we can't afford not to believe it." ”

"Brother's analysis makes sense." Gao Shihe is by no means a stupid person, once he was reminded, he understood after thinking about the matter before and after, and said, "It seems that this Sun Yueling is not simple, even the eunuch party member and Wei Gelding henchman Li Shi can be confused and moved, so that he can turn around and help him." ”

Gao Panlong slowly closed his eyes and said, "It seems that I have always underestimated this person. ”

Gao Shihe was silent when he heard this, Gao Panlong and Sun Yueling of Fenghua Society did not fit each other is something he has long known, although his fellow benevolent club and Fenghua Society also have some business dealings, but he is still helpless about his brother's opinion of Sun Yueling.

Gao Panlong said to himself: "Perhaps, this time I was really wrong. After being silent for a while, he suddenly sighed again, "I really deserve to be a good disciple taught by Ye Xianggao, and even this forbearance and restraint kung fu has been learned." ”

Gao Shihe was worried, and said: "Brother, for now, you should think more about your own stay, Liu Dexi and Mao Yilu are bound to send Jinyi Tiqi to arrest you, you better leave here quickly!" ”

Gao Panlong laughed when he heard this, and said: "I regard death as home, if I am greedy for the remnants of life, wouldn't I have failed what I have learned in my life?" He said to Gao Shihe, "You must also adhere to the true righteousness and work hard according to reason, so that you can not be ashamed of your ancestors and let everyone in the world know my Gao family style!" ”

Since learning the news of Zhou Shunchang's arrest and Zhong Buli's death, Gao Panlong knew that the tragedy was inevitable, and he had long been ready to die generously. Early this morning, he put on a crown and belt, went to worship the ancestral temple of the sage Yang Guishan, and then returned home frankly, watching the flowers and appreciating the lotus as usual, and his speech and demeanor were no different from usual.

In fact, with his reputation and status in Jiangnan today, he has long known the news that the Governor Yamen wants to arrest him, but as the leader of the Donglin Party, if he runs away and evades, won't he be laughed at by the loyal and upright people in the world? Therefore, even though he understood that things were so bad that they could not be saved, he still chose to stick to his ideals and beliefs, and did not hesitate to die to tell the world.

At this moment, perhaps the only regret in his heart is that the Donglin Party is no match for the powerful Eunuch Party after all, and the place of Donglin's nest in the south of the Yangtze River may also be broken by the Eunuch Party, and from then on there will be no justice in the world, no truth in the world, no one dares to adhere to the Donglin Dao system, and the great cause of Donglin will be ruined in a flash.

Thinking of this, Gao Panlong sighed in his heart, turned to Gao Shihe, looked at him for a moment and said: "From now on, I want you and all of your fellow benevolent people to get closer to the Fenghua Society from now on. Inform Qian Qianyi, Zhong Yansong and others that they should stop antagonizing each other with him, and work together and unite in the future! ”

"Brother!" Gao Shihe's heart was greatly shaken when he heard this—his brother's words were tantamount to repentance for all his past actions, and he recognized Sun Yueling's position as the head of the Donglin. It's just that how did these words sound like a farewell, and he couldn't help asking, "What about you?" Donglin still needs you to preside over the overall situation in the future? ”

"I'm too old to be useful!" Gao Panlong looked up to the sky and sighed, and said to the sky, "Ye Fuqing, you are still powerful, I, Gao Panlong, have convinced you today!" ”

Gao Shihe was stunned on the spot, speechless.

After Gao Panlong sighed, he set his eyes on the open lotus flower in the lake, and muttered: "Out of the mud but not stained, clear ripples but not demons, how many people in the world can be so flowered?" ”

Gao Shihe followed his gaze, and couldn't help but be deeply attracted by this bright red lotus flower—the lotus flowers in the whole pond were all budding, and at most only two or three petals were opened; Only this one is different, the petals are all in full bloom, revealing the golden stamens and yellow-green lotus canopy inside, as if they have seen the spring color of the world, and they are eager to bear fruit as soon as possible.

It was the first time he saw such a gorgeous lotus flower, and he couldn't help but be a little stunned.

That night, the news that Jinyi Tiqi led his team into the city reached Gaofu. After Gao Panlong learned the news, there was nothing abnormal, and his speech was as normal as usual, but when his family thought that he was sure in his heart, he found that there was no sound in his room, which was very abnormal. Many of his children and grandchildren searched in the house but did not see him, and finally found him in the back garden pond, wearing court clothes, throwing himself into the lake, and left a letter of "Neglect" on the desk, which read: "Although the minister is slashed, the old minister, the minister is humiliated by the country, so the north kowtows, from Qu Ping's legacy." Jun En has not been repaid, and he is willing to marry in the next life. The minister Gao Panlong refused the book, and the beggar messenger insisted on reporting it to the emperor. ”

A generation of direct ministers, the last boss of the Jiangnan Donglin Party, finally committed suicide by throwing himself into the lake on the night he learned that Jinyi Tiqi was about to come to the door to arrest him, drawing a sad end to the ideals and beliefs he had adhered to all his life.

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In the Jiangnan United Trading Company, Huang Zongxi, who was full of panic, completely ignored his appearance, hurriedly ran into the inner hall, bowed down to Sun Yueling, who was discussing with Yan Peiwei and others, and shouted sadly: "Uncle Shi...... Uncle Shi save my father! ”

Sun Yueling was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly stepped forward to help him up and said, "Taichong, what's wrong?" Get up and speak slowly. ”

Huang Zongxi stood up and said in a trembling voice: "My nephew heard that the governor Yamen sent a large number of horsemen out of the south gate of Suzhou to arrest Jia Yan. ”

"What?" Sun Yueling was shocked, Huang Zunsu was not Zhao Nanxing and Gao Panlong's party in the DPRK back then, but belonged to Ye Xianggao's faction, and now he is committed to helping Sun Yueling in the Fenghua Society, responsible for the affairs of the southeastern provinces in the meeting, and is an extremely important figure in the Fenghua Society. Now Liu Dexi actually sent someone to Fenghua Society to arrest him, what is the reason?

"Uncle Shi, I also got the news that they not only wanted to arrest Jia Yan, but also sent people to Changzhou to arrest Li Yingsheng." Huang Zongxi continued. Up to now, the news that the eunuchs sent Tiqi to various places to arrest the Donglin people could not be concealed, and Huang Zongxi immediately rushed to tell him as soon as he received the news.

Sun Yueling was about to speak, but he saw Dongfang Shengping rushing in from outside the hall, and said to him: "Master, it's not good, the eunuchs sent Tiqi to arrest people everywhere, and there was actually Mr. Huang from our Fenghua Society in the arrest list......" Seeing that Huang Zongxi was here, he didn't continue.

Sun Yueling said to him: "Taichong has already said this, do you know who else is on the arrest list this time?" ”

Dongfang Shengping said: "There are five people in total, namely Gao Panlong, Miao Changqi, Huang Zunsu, Li Yingsheng, and Zhou Zongjian. Then he added, "They're going to catch them all, my lord, if you don't think of a way, I'm afraid it's our turn next." ”

Sun Yueling calmed down, and waves stirred up in his heart.

Liu Dexi and Mao Yilu are really vicious, these five people are all the leaders of the Jiangnan Donglin Party, either the leader or the backbone, if the five people are arrested, it will indeed be a big blow to the Jiangnan Donglin Party, especially Gao Panlong, if this person is arrested, the Jiangnan Donglin Party will lose its backbone and will inevitably become a plate of loose sand.

Sun Yueling asked, "Do you know when Tiqi will set off?" ”

"The Jinyi Tiqi was secretly dispatched yesterday, and now I am afraid that all five people have been arrested." Dongfang Shengping lowered his head and said, "The subordinates are not in good proximity, and they only learned the news so late, please punish the master." ”

Sun Yueling shook his head and said, "You can't be blamed for this matter. Since the eunuchs decided to arrest people, they must have done it secretly, how could they let you find out so easily? After a pause, he frowned and said, "Liu Dexi has always only regarded Gao Panlong and Zhou Shunchang as thorns in his side, why did he include Mr. Huang and Mr. Li in the list this time, this matter is really strange." ”

Huang Zongxi said: "I'm afraid they are going to cut off Uncle Shi's left arm and right arm first, and then make a move on Uncle Shi." ”

"Hmph, aren't they afraid of startling snakes when they do this?" Sun Yueling was indignant, of course he didn't know that the arrest of Huang Zunsu and Li Yingsheng was just a compromise by Liu Dexi in order to balance Mao Yilu and Qi Liao, "This must be Mao Yilu's gang who took the opportunity to fall into the well and wanted to avenge the humiliation that day." ”

On the same day, Mao Yilu sent Wang Qitai to seize the Jiangnan Trading Company and arrest Sun Yueling, but the situation was calmed down under Li Shi's intervention, which made the governor Yamen very shameless, so he speculated that the arrest of Huang Zunsu and Li Yingsheng was very likely to be the retaliatory approach of Mao Yilu and others.

Yan Peiwei was furious and said hatefully: "It seems that Lord Mao has always been obsessed with our United Trading Company!" ”

Sun Yueling was about to speak, but a guy came to spread the word, saying that Qian Qianyi, Zhong Yansong and others were visiting.

As soon as the words fell, everyone was surprised, since they came to Jiangnan, Qian Qianyi, Zhong Yansong and others have always kept a distance from them, and they have never been in contact with each other.

Sun Yueling felt that things were getting more and more unusual, and said, "Invite them in!" ”

Hearing that Qian Qianyi, Zhong Yansong and others were visiting, Sun Yueling did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly led everyone to the front of the hall and lowered the steps to greet him.

At this time, the guys in the meeting happened to lead them around the wall in front of the door, and Sun Yueling saw Qian Qianyi, Zhong Yansong, and Gao Shihe walking in front at a glance, followed by Zhang Pu, Yang Tingshu and other people.

"Virtuous brother!" Qian Qianyi saw him and hurriedly took a few steps forward and shouted loudly.

"Brother Qian!" Sun Yueling greeted him, saluted everyone, and said, "All the sages are coming to the contemptible, and they are terrified, please sit in the hall!" ”

"Master Sun Hui is polite!" Gao Shihe felt a burst of relief in his heart when he saw that he was so courteous and did not look arrogant.

They came here this time to follow the instructions of the late leader Gao Panlong, and wanted to break the gap with Sun Yueling, and from then on they sincerely cooperated. At first, they were worried that Sun Yueling would not be able to let go of the old grudges, and it would be difficult to let go of them, but now looking at his attitude, it seems that they are worried too much.

After entering the hall, Qian Qianyi sighed, no longer polite, and said to Sun Yueling: "Brother Xian, you must already know that the eunuchs have sent Ti Qi to arrest my Donglin people, and now is the time when my Donglin is in danger of survival, I can't sleep and eat, and I am very sad!" ”

Sun Yueling naturally knew about this matter, and he was discussing countermeasures with everyone, since Qian Qianyi told him frankly, he didn't plan to go around in circles, and said: "Yes, I already know about this matter, and I was discussing this matter with everyone just now." Since Brother Qian did not hesitate to come to the disdainful place to inform him of this, then dare to ask Brother Qian, how do you plan to deal with this? ”

After Qian Qianyi heard this, he looked at Gao Shihe, Zhong Yansong and others a few times, and they all had a sad look on their faces. Gao Shihe sighed and said: "Don't hide it from the master, my brother has committed suicide by throwing himself into the lake on the night when Jinyi Tiqi is about to enter the mansion to take people!" ”

"What?" Not to mention Sun Yueling, even Dongfang Shengping, Huang Zongxi, Yan Peiwei and others were shocked and incredible.

"You...... Is that true? Sun Yueling stood up in shock and looked directly at Gao Shihe.

Gao Shihe's eyes were full of pain, and he nodded heavily at Sun Yueling.

Sun Yueling was powerless to sit in the chair, and suddenly felt unbelievable - Gao Panlong is the leader of the Donglin Party in the south of the Yangtze River, and his prestige and reputation are broadcast in the world.

He couldn't help but feel pain and anger in his heart, and he couldn't help himself.