Mao Xiang had a big treat today, and he originally had a belly to say.

He and Zhang Zilie's friends are all in Shi Kefa's curtain, and now Shi Kefa is a scholar of Wenhuadian University and the main hall of the military department, looking at the Ming Dynasty, there is no one more powerful than this Shi Gong.

By Shi Kefa's side, Mao Xiang consciously had a wider vision, and he disagreed very much with the path that a few friends are taking now.

Wu Weiye and Yu Huai are just fine, they don't have much contact, but Chen Zhenhui, Hou Fangyu, and Fang Yizhi and others, he wants to persuade them effectively!

But no one even came today, so the plan was naturally completely frustrated.

The color was very ugly at the moment, and after thinking about it, it was inconvenient to be angry with a subordinate, so he had to say with a straight face: "Tell your master, drinking is a small matter, I have something to say to him is true!" When you have time, come to my place to find me, or send me a post, and I will go and worship them in the same way...... That's it, go for it! ”

sent away the people, and the river house was also looking at Mao Xiang in a daze...... This master put a hundred taels of silver, and he came to eat alone in a hurry?

The girls in the yard were also depressed...... Now those romantic talents of the Restoration Society are busy with something, and it is rare for them to come out today, who knows if they still haven't looked at it...... What is Qin Huai Bayan's name, isn't it just such a group of people?

Whether the poems are good or not, it's not these uncles who have the final say!

The courtyard was silent, and Mao Xiangqiang smiled: "Since no one is coming, let's be happy by ourselves......"

As he was talking, five or six people from a distance outside came on donkeys, and the sky was full of dark clouds, and a lightning bolt came down, and under the electric light, Mao Xiang could see clearly that the leader was Gu Gao.

"Brother Gu!" Usually he doesn't have the same temper as Gu Gao, but at this time, Mao Xiang was very happy, strode forward to meet him, and said with a smile: "Mizhi they are not available, I thought my brother would not come." ”

"They are nobles, but I am an idler." Gu Gao smiled and said, "There is wine and beauties here, am I crazy to come?" Guess who I brought with me, though? ”

"Who?"

Mao Xiang was confused, Gu Gao pulled the person behind him with a smile, and after recognizing who it was, Mao Xiang was stunned.

Those who came with Gu Gao were all some second-rate figures in the Fu Society, and the few who were pulled over by Gu Gao formed their own pattern with each other, and their faces were also ridiculous...... The leader, but not Huang Zongxi or who?

"Brother Taichong!" Mao Xiang was very surprised and said: "What, didn't you go to Huai'an with Zheng Chaozong?" His elder brother has already made up for the generalissimo's mansion, and he is a fourth-grade official all of a sudden, and his younger brother is still wondering, why did Taichong brother not move......"

"That kind of official, how can I do it?"

Huang Zongxi's face was very ugly, he was different from Mao Xiang and others, he rarely went to this kind of Fengyue place, and he couldn't get used to seeing these people's pretentious and laughing appearance...... That's why he was able to come, and Mao Xiang showed that surprised expression.

"You two, why do you stand at the door and talk?" Gu Gao stepped forward with a smile and hugged Huang Zongxi and said, "Bijiang is a big family, and he must be right for us to eat." This time, Taichong has suffered a lot for you, and you really have to make up for it. ”

The people who followed Huang Zongxi were almost the same kind of characters, and many people were coming to this kind of occasion for the first time, sticking their heads out and probing their brains, looking at those beautiful girls, all of them were in a daze.

Dong Xiaowan smiled at the corner of her mouth, and she didn't dare to underestimate these nerd scholars. can mix with Huang Zongxi, whether it is talent or family background, it will never be too bad. And besides, there is a Gu Gao, who is a Jiangnan Wang family, such a person will never dare to slack off.

At the moment, the order to warm wine and hot dishes, the sound of silk and bamboo sounded leisurely, although the public was not satisfied with the demeanor of the guests, but also knew that these were well-known talents in front of them, so they still served diligently, and after a while, the river room was a familiar atmosphere.

"Taichong!" Gu Gao was very open on this occasion, holding one in his arms, his face was red from drinking, and said to Huang Zongxi, who was a little dazed: "After this trip, how about talking to Bijiang?" ”

"Yes, Brother Taichong, what happened to this trip?"

"Alas!"

Huang Zongxi sighed before speaking, and after he took a sip of wine, he said sullenly: "My brother just crossed Zhenjiang not far away, and he couldn't travel a hundred miles. ”

"Is that so?" Mao Xiang was taken aback and said, "Who did this kind of thing?" ”

"I heard that it was Liu Konghe, a general under the command of the prince, who was stationed in the Lianshui area, as well as along Yangzhou to Huai'an, to Sizhou, especially along the canal, all of which set up this kind of card."

"How unreasonable!"

Mao Xiang slapped the table and said angrily: "How dare you rob so blatantly!" ”

"Isn't it?" Gu Gao said frivolously: "The crown prince said that Liu Zeqing openly robbed his family...... We didn't look at this, but now the generals under the command of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince have been robbed in vain, is there any reason for this? ”

"So," Mao Xiang held back his anger and asked, "Is there any such thing?" ”

"Yes." Huang Zongxi replied: "It is said that it is to help pay the money, and the garrison in Yangzhou in Huai'an has not been paid for several months. Set up a card to draw a centimeter, according to the number of heads, mules, horses, and goods. Speaking of which, there are more than ten people in the younger brother's group, and there are a lot of mules and horses, because they don't bring goods, one person has two cents of silver, and mules and horses have four cents...... What a joke, mules and horses draw more money than people! ”

"So, isn't there much silver?"

"It's not much, including the luggage, I can't smoke a tael." Huang Zongxi shook his head, and said in a very resolute tone: "There is not much silver, but this trip is bad, the original brother wanted to go to see the situation in Huai'an, and this time, he resolutely turned around, but Brother Chaozong still continued to move forward." ”

He and Zheng Yuanxun went on the road together, but he returned alone, looking at the look on his face, he felt even more disgusted towards the crown prince and the Huai'an area.

Mao Xiang knew that Huai'an was afraid that there was a reason for doing this...... Gao Hongtu is in charge of the household department, and if he doesn't allocate a tael of silver to Huai'an, tens of thousands of people have to be fed, and Liu Konghe's move doesn't seem to be completely wrong.

It's just that his heart is confused, and he can't figure out what this behavior means for a while.

"By the way, the banknote customs tax has also risen."

Huang Zongxi said again: "Huai'an and Yangzhou several banknotes, a few days ago Chen Mingxia separately inspected, according to unfair handling, corruption, incompetence and other crimes, either questioned, or dismissed, now with a group of Ziqiu Ba, the inspection is very serious, I heard that in January, the tariff has risen more than three times...... Even the gentry in the past, as long as they should pay tariffs, they are not allowed to do anything...... It's insulting, so much more. ”

The Huang family is a wang clan in eastern Zhejiang, with thousands of acres of land and silk mills, and when he was in Huai'an, he was very unhappy with the situation of the sampling checkpoint and tariff collection, so he resolutely turned around and did not want to go to Huai'an again.

At this time, he raised his head and drank all the wine in the cup, and said with a thin anger on his face: "Now that the state affairs are like this, the imperial court does not say that it is for the country to nourish its vitality, but is so reckless...... Why? I think that it is still Yingcha today, which is very different from the Wanli and Apocalypse years, and the crown prince ...... Hmph, the crown prince is a bit like Emperor Shenzong! ”

When Emperor Wanli was young, he was also very intelligent, and he had great perseverance and determination to rectify the officialdom.

However, he soon fell into a struggle with civil officials, and then he was greedy for money and good goods, Huang Zongxi's evaluation at this time, of course, refers to Wanli's liking of money.

Before Zhang Juzheng, the tax system of the Ming Dynasty was chaotic, and after a whip established the silver standard, Wanli reformed again, and the commercial tax and mining tax of the Ming Dynasty only made great progress in the Wanli period.

Of course, Wanli is also full of money, and the amount of silver in the interior is not clear.

The infamy behind him is not light, anyway, in the Jiangnan and eastern Zhejiang areas, when it comes to Shenzong, what does the scholar mean, everyone knows it very well in their hearts.

"It's too rushing, there's wine!"

Blatantly criticizing the emperor, you have to be careful in the era when factory guards are rampant, but it is nothing in Jiangnan. Anyway, two cups of yellow soup are in the stomach, and no one in the county dares to scold, but it is very safe to scold the emperor...... However, Mao Xiang knew that the crown prince was powerful, so he subconsciously stopped him.

"If you go on like this, won't you be a lone thief?" Huang Zongxi really didn't drink very well, and at this time, the spirit of alcohol came to his head, and he said drunkly and loudly: "I'm going to see my teacher and talk about this matter, and the friends of the Fushe who are in the Qing class should also come out to speak!" ”

"I heard," Lin Shixiang, who had been drinking all the time, said suddenly: "When the crown prince was in Huai'an, he called a large palace room, and the drunken women enjoyed themselves excessively. ”

"This?" Mao Xiang was dumbfounded, and it felt a little unbelievable.

"Yes, most likely!" Huang Zongxi's voice was like a friend of gold and stone: "Our generation must not sit idly by!" ”

"Brother Bijiang, what do you think?"

Gu Gao swept away all his wine at this time, and said coldly to Mao Xiang: "The matter of Huai'an, are you willing to list the book and speak out about His Royal Highness the Prince's mistakes together?" ”

"The ...... of the frontier" Dong Xiaowan has been watching from the sidelines, and at this time he couldn't help but say to Mao Xiang: "This is a big deal, why don't you ask Mr. Mu Zhai?" ”

Because of the relationship between Dong Xiaowan and Liu Ruyi, the relationship between Mao Xiang and Qian Qianyi is not bad, but at this time, seeing the ridicule in everyone's eyes, he didn't feel furious, so he slapped the table and said angrily: "Why should such a major matter be entrusted to others?" The crown prince has acted in a way that is beyond control, so can't we speak? The fault of admonishing the monarch is nothing more than taking the body as a mirror! ”

"Hurry!"

"Wonderful!"

"Bring the wine, and make a big deal for it!"

Everyone drank crookedly, and for a while they only felt very happy in their hearts, and the things of the world seemed to be under their feet.

As for the finished business, there are naturally floating words at the bottom, and the girls in the yard are laughing and having fun, what kind of poems and words, just occasionally, holding the beauties around them, who is really impatient to carefully evaluate it?

(To be continued)