What Shen Mo said was reasonable, and the scholars were a little shaken when they heard it, but they just wanted to persuade them thoroughly. There is still some work to be done.

But Shen Mo already had a plan in his heart, so he smiled and said, "I'm leaving, I'll give you two words." One sentence drew everyone's attention, and they all nodded and said: "I have heard for a long time that Yuanlang's poems and books are unique, it is better to write down the words, and it can be regarded as leaving a good story for future generations." ”

There is a calligraphy and painting shop nearby, and the boss heard the words and took the square table pen and ink, and there is a good blank horizontal axis, please leave the ink treasure silently.

Silence did not shirk, picked up the pen, dipped it in thick ink, and wrote on it in 14 powerful words: 'If the country lives and dies for profit, will it not be avoided because of misfortune and fortune.'" ’

The profound and generous proclamation "If the country lives and dies for profit, will it not be avoided for good and evil...... this profound and generous proclamation was read out by the neighboring scholars, and soon spread among all the people, and aroused repeated chanting and strong resonance, and even the silent gaze of the people became extremely reverent.

Shen Mo's face turned red for a while, this is a sentence he stole from the national hero Lin Zexu, but he is determined not to let the Opium War repeat itself, and he doesn't want me to have a tragic hero like Lin Zexu in China, so let this sentence follow him through time and space, and inspire the youth of the Ming Dynasty three hundred years earlier.

When respect turned into reverence, many things were done, and without any need to be silent and bother, the scholars obeyed his will, obediently got out of the way, and watched him slowly out of the city with the eyes of a send-off teacher.

"The wind is sluggish and the water is cold, and the strong man will never ......return once he is gone" When Shen Mo walked away, looking at his magnificent back, some scholars couldn't help but blurt out. After speaking, he felt the fire-breathing eyes of the people around him, and then he was beaten by the group until he had multiple fractures all over his body, and he was bedridden for more than four months...... Of course, that's an afterthought.

The four brocade guards followed Shen Mo out of the city to the north, they were still immersed in the shock of Fang Cai, and no one dared to go hand in hand with him for a while. Zhu Shisan couldn't imagine that a person with an uncertain future could be so thoroughly and widely loved. They can't explain this problem in their minds, so they can only attribute it to mysterious reasons such as 'Wen Kui Xing descends to earth'.

Of course, they don't understand that this is a power that is beyond power and status, and the name of this power is - the people's heart.

But in any case, the gaze they looked at silently was completely different from before...... If it was still affectionate with a little pity before, now it can only be said that there is a little affection in respect...... The group, including Shen Mo, were all recalling the scene just now, and walked quietly for three or four miles, until they were stopped by a long-awaited officer of a thousand households and said, "Shen Jieyuan, Lord Zhongcheng has been waiting for you for an hour." ”

Shen Mo was taken aback, and looked back at Zhu Shisan behind him, Zhu Shisan smiled and said, "Shen Xie Yuan just goes, we are waiting here." ”

The thousand households said: "My lord also asks the four lords to go together, and there will be a banquet to entertain." ”

At this time, it was almost noon, and when the four of them heard it, they smiled and said, "Then it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate." Then he followed Shen Mo and the thousand households to a farm manor on the side of the road.

Shen Mo saw Hu Zongxian at the gate of the courtyard, and both of them felt a little like they were separated from each other, but on the whole, the latter was more emotional...... If it weren't for Hu Zongxian's arm hanging on his chest, he would have given Shen Mo a bear hug a long time ago, and now he could only stretch out his uninjured hand and shake hands with Shen Mo, passing on a strong belief before parting.

It was not easy to say anything to guard the brocade guard, and after a brief greeting introduction, Shen Mo asked with concern: "Zhongcheng's arm is fine, right?" ”

"Oh, it's okay, it's just that I was swept by a poisoned arrow in Beixinguan last month, and I haven't been able to get better yet." Hu Zongxian smiled disapprerovingly, stretched out his hand to invite everyone into the courtyard, and drank a bowl of tea in the main hall, Zhu Shisan got up and said: "Zhongcheng and Shen Jieyuan must have a lot to say, we old coarse people are boring to listen to, it is better to serve us in the wing room first, you say yours, we eat ours." ”

Of course, Hu Zongxian couldn't ask for it, so he pretended to be polite, and asked people to take a few brocade guards to the east wing room for dinner, and also instructed his subordinates to serve well.

After the brocade guards were gone, the subordinates also exited the hall with interest, closed the door, and gave Lord Zhongcheng and Yuanlang a private space for conversation.

Now that there are no outsiders, Hu Zongxian didn't hide anything, got up and picked up the corners of his robe, and knelt down for Shen Mo.

Shen Mo hurriedly turned sideways and got out of the way, helped him up and said, "Zhongcheng can't ...... it."

Hu Zongxian didn't plan to kowtow to him, so he took advantage of the situation, clasped his silent arm tightly with both hands and said: "If I don't have a humble word this time, I, Hu Zongxian, will have to be ruined, you have the grace of reinvention for me, so why kneel?" ”

Silent said, 'Are you kneeling?' What's the use of just talking and not practicing? But he smiled on his face: "I have seen the results of Zhongcheng's resistance against the Japanese, and I also know that you have no choice, if I don't defend you at that time, am I still a human being?" "With a person like Hu Zongxian, what is the best thing to say, and it saves those high-sounding nonsense.

"You can't say that," Hu Zongxian shook his head and said, "In that case, ninety-nine out of a hundred people will choose to escape; Ask yourself, even I am not an exception. Saying that, he looked at Shen Mo with sincere admiration and said: "But you Shen Clumsy Yan is an exception, you can afford to take it and let it go, and when you break it, you are the real husband, so you are the real husband...... I'm not as good as you. ”

It was not easy for the arrogant Hu Zongxian to think that he was inferior, and he smiled silently: "Don't praise me anymore, Zhao Zhenji didn't give up, isn't he still looking for trouble with Zhongcheng?" ”

"Don't worry, he's a grasshopper after the autumn, and he won't be able to jump for a few days." Hu Zongxian smiled and said: "Actually, as soon as you had an accident last month, Elder Yan Ge wrote to him saying that he had reached a compromise with Elder Xu Ge...... Elder Xu Ge agreed in principle to let Zhao Zhenji come and go, but asked us to transfer Zhao Wenhua back first. ”

"Er Zhao get out at the same time, Brother Merlin, this is really a double happiness!" Hearing this, he was very happy. Compared with Zhao Zhenji, it is Zhao Wenhua who should get out...... This guy is greedy and excessive, and in the name of 'resisting the Japanese', he scraped Zhejiang to the ground, not to mention; he is still a complete layman in terms of martial arts, and his bad tricks and defeats are endless, which makes Hu Zongxian almost crazy...... If you don't listen to him, he will hurt his face, and he will give you small shoes to wear; But if you listen to it, the bloody battlefield is a matter of real swords and guns, how can it be child's play?

However, there are always two sides to everything, at least this Zhao Wenhua is greedy and stupid, but he still relies on Hu Zongxian very much, so Hu Zongxian can not care about the thoughts of the governor Yang Yi, how dare he do it, anyway, the sky is falling and Zhao Shilang is on top of it!

Therefore, Hu Zongxian loves and hates Zhao Wenhua, of course, he ruined his reputation for him, and Hu Zhongcheng's hatred for him is far greater than his love...... Feeling Hu Zongxian's complicated emotions, he smiled silently and comforted: "Zhongcheng, don't worry, when Zhao Wenhua returns to Beijing, it is when Yang Yi steps down, and the golden moment for you to be unrestrained and free to display your talents is coming!" ”

"Oh, what do you mean by that?" Hu Zongxian loves to listen to this, so it is rare to get to the bottom of it.

"The reason is not complicated, Zhongcheng is just a fan of the authorities." Shen Mo smiled: "Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the most difficult day in Zhejiang has passed...... Although it is not known how long the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression will last, the danger of being an official has been greatly reduced, and the possibility of meritorious service has also increased. Saying that, he picked up the tea cup on the table and said: "It can be said that in the eyes of the court bosses, the southeast has changed from a hot potato to a sought-after fragrant dumpling......" Needless to say, Hu Zongxian has already understood that the current situation is that which bigwig can control the southeast means that his position is insured, because His Majesty will definitely take care of the overall situation, as long as he does not commit heinous crimes, he will generally be tolerated and accommodated. If there are a few more victories, then the Holy Grace will not 'pout' to rise? It's also normal to directly overshadow the other two.

Listening to Shen Mo continue to peel off the cocoon for him: "As long as Zhao Wenhua is here, he is the boss of the southeast, completely suppressing the governor Yang Yi, this court and the central government know it, so Yan Song doesn't have to take the position of governor for himself, he can sit back and enjoy the fruits of victory." ”

"I see!" Hu Zongxian patted his thigh and said: "No wonder how I give gifts to win over, Zhao Wenhua doesn't dare to promise my governor, it turns out that the root is in his godfather!" ”

"That's right," Shen Mo smiled and said: "On the other hand, as soon as Zhao Wenhua left, Yang Yi became the boss, and the credit was credited to Li Mo, do you think Yan Ge can agree?" ”

"No," Hu Zongxian said with a smile: "His old man is now counting on the southeast to fight for him, how can he let him out." ”

"So......" Shen Mo clapped his hands and said the first two words, and Hu Zongxian continued: "He will definitely fight for me for the position of governor!" ”

"That's what it means." Shen Mo smiled: "This is really 'by asking the plague lord what he wants, the paper boat is burning brightly." ’！ Send away this plague god, and the time for Lord Zhongcheng to show his ambitions is coming! ”

(To be continued)