"This, Brother Nian seems to have misunderstood."

Fang Kongzhi originally had a square temperament, but over the years in Xinxiang, he saw a world completely different from what he originally imagined, which made his temperament change slightly and become good.

Therefore, when he said that he was sending Shen Youlong "on the road", he knew that Shen Youlong would misunderstand. Seeing Shen Youlong scolding, Fang Kongzhi not only did not get angry, but looked at Shen Youlong's anger with a smile.

Although Shen Youlong is also a Jiangnan culture, it seems that he cannot be regarded as a party in Donglin, and some of his policies after arriving in Guangzhou, quite a sense of learning from Xinxiang, but the time is too short, and Xinxiang's productivity is too strong, Shen Youlong, who cannot get the core technology, can only encourage businessmen to build some water-powered looms and other things that have been eliminated by Xinxiang.

is still a capable official, so Fang Kongzhi feels that this person can still be used.

Since he decided to work for Yu Guozhen, Fang Kongzhi has been thinking about how to recruit more talents for Yu Guozhen. Fang Kongzhi was a little worried about the fact that most of the people Yu Guozhen was currently reusing were people he had cultivated, and he was afraid that the roots of Confucianism would be lost in the new era.

This is also an important reason why he and Zhang Bingwen accepted Yu Guozhen's invitation.

"Misunderstanding? Didn't you come to see me on my way? For the sake of the same year, give me a drink. ”

"Hehe, it's not about going on the road here, but asking Brother Nian to go to Keelung, and at the same time asking Brother Nian to pay homage to the Son of Heaven for me."

"Keelung...... Emperor? ”

Shen Youlong wanted to scold when he heard the previous sentence, but when he heard the latter sentence. He was stunned for a moment: "You want to let me go to Jinling?" ”

"The one in Jinling is the Blessed King, not the Son of Heaven." Fang Kongzhi said: "The Son of Heaven is overseas. ”

"You mean...... Yu Guozhen, he has usurped his position? ”

"Brother Nian, Brother Nian, I mean, Chongzhen's Son of Heaven is still here!" Fang Kongzhi only lifted the hole cards at this time: "The Son of Heaven of the Ming Dynasty, when he broke through the counterattack and attacked the Beijing Division, Nanhai Bo sent people to rescue the Son of Heaven, and now he has been sent to Yicheng on Tamluo Island." I thought about it, only Brother Nian was the most suitable to pay homage to me. ”

"This ...... This...... How is this possible? Shen Youlong's mind was buzzing, and he felt as if he had heard it wrong. Chongzhen is still alive, how is this possible, and it was Nanhai Boyu Guozhen who sent troops to rescue him. How is this possible!

Shen Youlong was a local official that Chongzhen trusted well, and he was sent to Guangzhou to be the governor of Guangzhou, to a large extent, to monitor Yu Guozhen's movements.

When Chongzhen was in trouble, he asked Du Xun, the eunuch of Xuanda, who was close to him, for help, but Du Xun surrendered and rebelled and asked for help from the Guanning army, but Wu Sangui still did not arrive in Beijing for a month and a half, and asked Shi Kefa for help, but Shi Kefa couldn't move north half a step at all except crying bitterly - only Yu Guozhen, who he suspected, sent someone to rescue him!

This moment. In the hearts of people like Shen Youlong, who are traditional scholars and doctors who do not lose their political power, Yu Guozhen's image is so tall that it is not inferior to that of ancient sages.

But then he thought of a question: "Fang Zhifu, are you going to trick me?" If so, why didn't you say it sooner? ”

"I said I would have been deceived by you, right?" Fang Kongzhi smiled and said, "Will you believe me?" ”

"So to speak. Did you come to Guangzhou's state to be ordained? ”

"That's not true, this is our original plan, if the Jingshi doesn't keep it, no matter whether the Son of Heaven can be rescued or not, we will control the two Guangzhou." Fang Kongzhi did not hide it: "Everyone else is selfish and really willing to serve the country." Only Yu Jimin, if he doesn't control Liangguang, how can Yu Jimin go north to the Central Plains and restore his homeland! ”

Shen Youlong is not a stupid person, and he is also in favor of this, he looked at Fang Kongzhi suspiciously: "Is the Son of Heaven really fine?" ”

"Not only the Son of Heaven, but the queen, the crown prince, and several princes and princesses were all rescued." Fang Kongzhi said: "Now there happens to be a ship going to Tamna Island, so I arrange for you to go, you are by the side of the Son of Heaven, and you can also appease the Son of Heaven, so as not to make the Son of Heaven anxious." ”

Chongzhen's impatience is a big problem known all over the world, Shen Youlong was dumbfounded for a while, and finally thought of Yu Guozhen's intention to put Chongzhen in Yicheng. He changed his face again: "Nanhai Bo wants to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes? ”

"When we came to receive Liangguang, did we use the name of the Son of Heaven?" Fang Kongzhi said: "Brother Nian, you know the temper of the Son of Heaven, if you let the Son of Heaven return to the land, will he be able to do something or be bad?" Don't say anything else, I'm afraid that someone will immediately slander in front of the Son of Heaven, want to seize the power of Yu Jimin's militia, and ask Yu Jimin to contribute money and food...... Do you dare to say that the Son of Heaven will not listen? ”

Shen Youlong was speechless again, Chongzhen's temper was not enough to succeed and more to lose, if he was really allowed to return to Jinling to give orders, it would naturally be bad.

"Brother Nian went this time, you can take a look at Keelung, the current governor of Keelung, is the former governor of Qin' Prefecture, Wang Chuanlu, Yu Jimin won Keelung for only three or four years, you see what kind of Keelung he has built. In addition, there is Yi Port in Tamna, Yu Jimin is Yi Port in Chongzhen's ninth year, you can also walk around. ”

Shen Youlong couldn't refuse at all, he just reluctantly asked: "Why didn't Nanhai Bo announce to the world, let everyone in the world know that the Son of Heaven had been rescued, and spread rumors that the Son of Heaven was unfortunate, but he didn't refute it?" ”

"If you say it, the princes of Jinling will inevitably ask Nanhai Bo to hand over the Son of Heaven, and then go back to the old road, what do you think they can do with those clear streams, eunuchs and relatives in Jinling, oh and the general soldiers of the four towns in Jiangbei?"

Facing Fang Kongzhi's questioning, Shen Youlong was speechless, and in the end, all his thoughts turned into a long sigh.

According to Fang Kongzhi's arrangement, he left Guangzhou by boat, and after sailing for five days, he arrived in Keelung. At this time, it is close to the Spring Festival, and Keelung is filled with a strong festive atmosphere. Shen Youlong followed the people on the boat to spend the Spring Festival here, and did not leave for the north until the fifth day of the first month.

On the ship heading north, he met Yu Guozhen.

The two had never met before, and although Shen Youlong knew that Yu Guozhen was also in Keelung, he didn't have the heart to visit him - he only wanted to go to Tamluo earlier to confirm the news that Chongzhen was still alive. But the two got on the same boat, and when Yu Guozhen heard that he was on the boat, he summoned him to see him, and he couldn't come.

What surprised Shen Youlong was that this long-known Nanhai Bo was now so powerful that he could even be said to be fully capable of plotting to usurp the throne, but his attitude was extremely modest. Even if he was summoned to meet him, he sent someone to send a handwritten invitation, and when he arrived, he got up to greet him and prepared a chair.

It is not an exaggeration to describe him as "Corporal Lixian", and although he is young, he is not as impetuous and high-spirited as a young man, when the two talk, more often, Yu Guozhen plays a listener, only occasionally speaking, not many words, but every word must be true.

Shen Youlong first consulted Yu Guozhen on the Ming Dynasty's decline to the current realm, Shen Youlong thought that this was caused by party strife, royal family and taxes, but Yu Guozhen put forward a deeper point of view than he thought: the reason why the Ming Dynasty is like this, and even the weakness of any dynasty since ancient times, comes from the corruption of its rulers themselves.

Taking the Ming Dynasty as an example, it was the gentry class that originally constituted the ruling class of the Ming Dynasty that all rotted.

This statement opened Shen Youlong's eyes, and then he thought about all kinds of things that happened in Daming now, and he had to admit that Yu Guozhen's statement was closer to the truth.

"Nanhai Bo went north this time...... I don't know why? After coming to this conclusion, Shen Youlong was a little sad, because if this was true, then saving Daming was not something that could be done by manpower, he could only hope for a powerful person like Yu Guozhen, so he asked tentatively.

"I went back to Keelung to see the resettlement situation, and now we are walking on two legs, one leg is to govern the two Guangzhou, one is to migrate to the East China Sea and the South China Sea Islands. But the matter in the north is not yet over, and I am afraid that it will still be ...... I can only return to Xinxiang in April and May. ”

Yu Guozhen did not hide his whereabouts, but Shen Youlong was refreshed when he heard it: "Nanhai Bo is trying to recover Jingshi?" ”

"It's not."

Yu Guozhen's response made Shen Youlong very disappointed, Yu Guozhen also understood this, he looked at Shen Youlong, and said sincerely: "Within two years, the vicinity of Jingshi, the entire Beizhili, is not suitable for people to live. ”

"Phew!"

When he said this, Shen Youlong was suddenly shocked.

"The plague is the plague." Yu Guozhen sighed: "The reason why I am in a hurry to go back is because I received an urgent report from Shandong, since the victims brought by Jingshiyi, there have been symptoms of the epidemic, and a large number of dead rats have been found - when Li Chuang was in Baoding Mansion was delayed, there were already rumors of the epidemic, I did not pay attention to it at that time, but now the epidemic has spread to the victims, I am afraid it is extremely difficult to control." ”

"What!"

When Shen Youlong heard this, he immediately jumped up: "The Northern Epidemic, are you still ...... Are you still going north? ”

Yu Guozhen looked at him in surprise: "If I don't go, how can I mobilize people for drug treatment nearby?" Millions of lives are at stake, so what can I do if I don't go? ”

Shen Youlong was speechless.

The impression that Yu Guozhen gave him was only humble and kind, and by now, Shen Youlong was almost on a par with the legendary Shennong clan who tasted herbs and distinguished medicines.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall", Shen Youlong has heard of fleeing from the epidemic area when encountering the plague, but it is the first time he has seen the plague and advance to the epidemic area!

"The dragon is in suit." After standing in a daze for a while, Shen Youlong bowed. Since he saw Yu Guozhen, he has not bowed, and this worship is profound.

"Mr. Shen, this is over, there is not too much danger for me to go, although the plague is dangerous, it is not impossible to defend. Over the years, Xinxiang has done some research on these widely spread diseases, like the plague, as long as you pay attention to isolation and cleaning, it can still be controlled. ”

"Even so, but always have to risk yourself, Nanhai Bo is a bodhisattva's heart, thunder means, ashamed, ashamed, all along, Yulong has misunderstood Nanhai Bo!"

Shen Youlong didn't think that Yu Guozhen had the need to deceive him, so he was worried, Jingshi had been repeatedly attacked by Jianjiao for more than ten years, and now he was suffering from the plague, which was really a disaster.

Just like this country! (To be continued)