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Zhang Pu is indeed not a bad person, he takes the way of gathering and forming associations and meeting friends with literature, the essence is to want to contact feelings, make friends, choose confidants, do learning on the one hand, comment on the social atmosphere on the other, discuss the current situation and government affairs, and hope to make a modest contribution to the development of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Pu was born in a family of scholars, and his uncle Zhang Fuzhi once served as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing, but unfortunately Zhang Pu's mother was born as a maidservant, so that Zhang Pu could not get the attention of the family, so he studied very hard. In this regard, the experience is somewhat similar to Su Tiancheng.

In the fourth year of the Apocalypse, Zhang Pu founded the Ying Society in Suzhou, which was also the predecessor of the Fu Society, and the original intention of founding the Ying Society was not satisfied with Wei Zhongxian's dictatorship.

Slowly, there are many literary societies all over the country, and among these literary societies, Zhang Pu occupies the position of the leader, to the second year of Chongzhen, the Restoration Society was formally established, because the Restoration Society gathered most of the societies across the country, so it was named the Restoration Society, the purpose of the Restoration Society is clear, and the Quartet Toast will prosper retro learning, which will make the different days for use.

The Restoration Society inherited Donglin, and Donglin's ideas and positions were the same, and most people regarded them as Donglin Party members.

In the third year of Chongzhen, the resumption of the society developed very rapidly, members all over the country, the party members half the world, there are more than 3,000 members whose names can be checked, so the resumption of the society shook the government and the opposition.

With the growth of the resumption of the society, the disadvantages appeared, and the members were mixed. "Those who have been attached to the beauty for a long time, and there are a wide range of people who should be requested, and there are only a few people who are very literate and dignified, although they are in the snare, and there are many people who are fame-hungry and impetuous and who chase away the smell and admiration." And the Restoration Society itself is also a place of learning from reading. It has become a place where people compete for power.

Zhang Pu is not a saint, just an ordinary person, with the development and growth of the Restoration Society, his reputation is growing, and he himself has also undergone obvious changes, and he began to intervene in politics through his own influence and that of the Restoration Society. Without the slightest scruples.

Because there are more people touting and his status is higher, Zhang Pu is a little ambitious, and the protégés of the Fushe are all over the world, and he has a momentum that responds to every call, so he began to have no scruples.

The most obvious reaction was after the meeting and the temple test. Zhang Pu stayed in the Hanlin Academy and became a Shujishi. was respected and appreciated by Zhou Yanru, the first assistant of the cabinet, and began to guide the country, without looking at many colleagues, thinking that Lao Tzu was the first in the world, and even Wen Tiren, the second assistant of the cabinet, was not used to it.

If it weren't for Yu Lu's meeting with Su Tiancheng, Zhang Pu's follow-up development. is still very brilliant, although it has suffered some setbacks, but in the end, with the strength of the restoration society and himself, Zhou Yanru became the first assistant of the cabinet again, after Zhou Yanru came to power. The large number of members of the Fusha Society has reached its peak of prestige and influence.

It's a pity that the development of history has changed, and there is no other way, because Su Tiancheng appeared.

There was a debate between the scholars, at the beginning, Zhang Pu was full of confidence, he thought that although Su Tiancheng had amazing talent and learning, although he had done a lot of things, but his influence among the scholars was insignificant, and he could not compete with himself at all, not to mention Su Tiancheng, even the many prefects of Nanzhili, may not be able to compete with the Fushe.

But the development of the situation greatly exceeded his expectations.

The first to stand up was the Zodiac Week.

Huang Tingping, Yi Ligao and Zou Pingzhang deliberately distorted the debate in the Four Seas Restaurant and deliberately belittled Su Tiancheng. It's a pity that Huang Daozhou stood up and told the truth, and said the debate of the day as it was.

As a result, it caused an uproar, and many scholars began to evaluate the character of Huang Tingping and the others, and even a very few voices began to question him Zhang Pu, whether he knew about the matter, and what could not be stopped for him, it was all Donglin Party, if Zhang Pu didn't know about Lu Dao, no one would believe it.

Immediately afterwards, Fan Jingwen, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, also spoke, believing that Su Tiancheng's words were pragmatic and for the development of the Ming Dynasty, and Su Tiancheng's achievements in Jiangning County were the best proof.

Fan Jingwen also specifically mentioned that the gentry and wealthy households made their due contributions to the development of the Ming Dynasty, which should be done.

Fan Jingwen's statement was like a time bomb, causing huge waves.

The scholars who participated in the debate quickly began to divide and became two factions, and the scholars who supported Su Tiancheng slowly began to increase.

The most fatal thing is that many people in the Fushe and Donglin Academy also made it clear that they supported Su Tiancheng's point of view, and some people even put it bluntly, a few years ago, the north suffered a famine, and the gentry and wealthy families in the south should stand up, donate money and food, solve problems for the imperial court, and help the poor people survive the famine, but the gentry and rich families in the south have done something and have done nothing, and even when the court is in difficulty, they still ask for a reduction in taxes, and they are still considering their own interests.

Zhang Pu couldn't sit still, and he couldn't tolerate such remarks.

The most important point of the Donglin Party and the Fushe emphasized the respect for the classics is to follow the etiquette system, pay attention to the strict hierarchy, the rank of the farmers and businessmen, to strictly follow, different backgrounds, means different status, scholars should be respected by everyone, the status of the gentry is different, the court should give them favors, officials should respect them.

Zhang Pu has such an idea, it is not surprising at all, the gentry and rich households are the ruling class, the ruling class is of course for their own interests, in their eyes, the country is for them, the common people and peasants, that is, accept the rule, the interests of the gentry can not be shaken in the slightest, plus there are many scholars in the south, in the court as officials, if you do not take into account the interests of the south, what do you want so many people to do as officials,

But Su Tiancheng's approach is obviously against this.

This shook the foundation of the Donglin Party and the Fushe.

Seeing Qian Qianyi enter the room, Zhang Pu spoke with a serious expression.

"Mr. Qian, I really didn't expect that there would be some strange theories among the scholars, to say that Su Tiancheng doesn't know the current affairs, he is still young, he is so happy, I don't know how thick the sky is, so many scholars who can follow, what do they think, have they forgotten their ancestors and the teachings of the sages."

Qian Qianyi was silent for a moment before slowly speaking.

"Mr. Zhang, my time in the imperial court, although not long, but I still know some things, Lord Fan's statement, it is definitely not simple, this is not a personal attitude, this represents the understanding of a large number of officials, you say that Su Tiancheng is young, I don't agree with such a view, Su Tiancheng is indeed young, but he has only been in Jiangning County for more than a year, who can do those things, facts speak louder than words, many scholars, also saw this."

Seeing that Qian Qianyi's attitude was a little soft, Zhang Pu was a little angry.

"Mr. Qian, what do you say for Lu, I still think about finding Mr. Huang and talking about it, the relationship between us has been many years, I didn't expect Mr. Huang to help explain."

Qian Qianyi lowered his head and stopped talking.

It is impossible for Zhang Pu to know that Qian Qianyi is weak in his bones, otherwise he would not have opened the city gate to welcome the Qing army after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, and took refuge in the Qing army.

Huang Daozhou entered the room with a smile on his face.

He was also glad that there was a debate among the scholars, and the emergence of this style of discussion was in line with his ideas, and although he was honest and straightforward, he was still willing to absorb the correct ideas.

After debating with Su Tiancheng at the beginning, for a long time, he was also uncomfortable in his heart, but he was able to reflect and think carefully about what Su Tiancheng said, combined with a series of things that have appeared in the Ming Dynasty over the years, he felt that what Su Tiancheng said was indeed somewhat reasonable, not arrogant.

The debate between Su Tiancheng and Zhang Pu made him more clear about some of his previous ideas, the scholar class, slowly became a privileged class, this situation, more and more intense, if it is allowed to develop, the consequences are serious, from the current situation, in the imperial court, there are countless party struggles, those who follow me prosper and those who oppose me die, in the society, there are many academic societies, only me, do not allow other academic arguments, and even interfere in the government without scruples.

Su Tiancheng's words unceremoniously pointed out the drawbacks here, which is indeed a good thing.

Huang Daozhou thought that he had to do Zhang Pu's ideological work, and the development of the resumption of the society was a little abnormal, but Zhang Pu was unwilling to face these problems.

Seeing Huang Daozhou coming in, Zhang Pu still looked serious, and no matter what Huang Daozhou thought, he opened his mouth and said a lot, the implication is that Su Tiancheng will become the enemy of the world's scholars, and the views advocated are absurd and shaken fundamentally, and if they are not stopped, they will become a major tumor in the future.

Huang Daozhou gradually became a little unbearable.

He looked at Zhang Pu, as if he didn't know this scholar leader, the previous Zhang Pu was not like this, he was able to absorb opinions, why did he become so stubborn, he couldn't listen to a trace of opinions, and he also thought that mobilizing the members of the Restoration Society to launch a fierce criticism of Su Tiancheng would make him more passive.

Seeing that Huang Daozhou had not spoken all the time, and there was no expression on his face, Zhang Pu was also a little unhappy.

"Brother Huang, the relationship between us has been for many years, like-minded, like-minded, it can be said that there is nothing to talk about, the views advocated by Su Tiancheng, you also know the Tao, didn't he also refute your face, so arrogant, of course we want to make him sober up." (To be continued.) )