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Wu Weiye came to the county government of Jiangning County again two days later, and the time when he arrived at the county government was also after the end of the shift.

Wu Weiye came to the county government at this time, Su Tiancheng was a little strange, it is said that Wu Weiye went to various places in Jiangning County to understand the situation, including meeting the adults of Ying Tianfu to ask for opinions, it will take a certain amount of time, and it is impossible to complete the investigation so quickly.

Entering the third hall, Wu Weiye's face was a little dignified.

It's already the end of the shift, and at this time, there is no need to talk about business, so when Su Tiancheng speaks, he tries to be as casual as possible.

"Brother Wu came to the county government at this time, do you have any instructions, if you have any requirements, just put them forward."

Listening to Su Tiancheng's joking words, Wu Weiye reluctantly smiled.

"Brother Su, the teacher invites you to a banquet tomorrow, at the Four Seas Restaurant."

"Oh, Mr. Zhang Pu has arrived in Jiangning County, this is a big deal, why didn't I inform him in advance, tomorrow's banquet, I should be in charge, Mr. Zhang Pu is Brother Wu's mentor, I should do my best to be a landlord."

"It's not that simple, there are also Mr. Qian Qianyi and Mr. Huang Daozhou who went to the banquet together."

A playful smile appeared on Su Tiancheng's face.

"That's nothing, I have talked with Mr. Qian Qianyi and Mr. Huang Daozhou, and they can be regarded as acquaintances, but the person in charge of Donglin Academy and the person in charge of the Fushe are here, I'm afraid I don't have such a big face, and I can't invite them to the banquet."

"Brother Su, don't say that, in the past two days, I have learned a lot about the situation in Jiangning County. empathize, I admire Brother Su more and more, Brother Su's ability, I will never be able to do it, although Brother Su has some views and practices on the gentry and wealthy households, I can't accept it for the time being. But I also look at the actual results, Brother Su's ability and courage are not comparable to ordinary people. ”

"Brother Wu, what you mean, I already understand, is that I am worried that tomorrow's banquet will have unexpected situations, you don't have to worry about it, how to deal with it. I know it in my heart, but Brother Wu said some key points, you don't understand my approach, some can't turn around, this is not strange, Mr. Zhang Pu is your mentor, everyone has their own understanding, I am not as powerful as you said. It's about doing things with a conscience, and that's it. I have a suggestion, Brother Wu should not stay in the capital, go to Fuzhou County as soon as possible to do things, and get in touch with more reality, when the time comes, you will naturally understand many things. We are sitting here talking about it, and it really doesn't do much. ”

Su Tiancheng, Qu Qingze and Wang Dazhi, when they entered the Four Seas Restaurant, Wu Weiye was already waiting downstairs.

Su Tiancheng frowned slightly, it seems that this Zhang Pu. The shelf is really big, ask Wu Weiye to wait downstairs, if it is usual, after all, it is the relationship between master and apprentice, but Wu Weiye's identity is different now, patrolling the imperial history, patrolling the southern Zhili on behalf of the imperial court, doesn't Zhang Pu want to think about what outsiders will think of doing this by himself.

It can be seen that Zhang Pu already thinks highly of himself.

That's not a good sign above.

The shopkeeper of Sihai Restaurant also stood aside and waited, and when he saw Su Tiancheng coming, he hurriedly took everyone upstairs and went to the private room.

Entering the private room, Su Tiancheng saw Zhang Pu, Huang Daozhou and Qian Qianyi standing in front of the window, the three of them were discussing something, with smiles on their faces, around them, these three young people were Huang Tingping, Yi Ligao and Zou Pingzhang among the four sons of Donglin.

Seeing Su Tiancheng and Qu Qingze coming in, Zhang Pu and Huang Daozhou's faces were still smiling, and Qian Qianyi's expression became serious.

Zhang Pu greeted the chief first, after all, he and Su Tiancheng were classmates, and they participated in the meeting examination and the palace examination together.

Su Tiancheng returned the salute and greeted Huang Daozhou, Qian Qianyi and others one by one.

Huang Tingping and the three of them hurriedly beckoned Zhang Pu, Huang Daozhou and Qian Qianyi to sit down first, but they turned a blind eye to Su Tiancheng and Qu Qingze, Wu Weiye's expression was not very good-looking, please Su Tiancheng and Qu Qingze to sit down, as for Wang Dazhi, he is still standing on the side and will not sit down.

Huang Daozhou's face was a little unnatural, after all, he was lecturing at Donglin Academy, although Su Tiancheng did not belong to the Donglin Party, nor did he belong to the members of the Fushe Society, and even had a lot of contradictions with Donglin Academy, but he was the magistrate of Jiangning County, the local parent official, Huang Tingping's approach, and at the same time, he also showed that his own self-cultivation was not enough, and his own students, such a situation occurred, and the teacher's face was gloomy.

Su Tiancheng smiled and spoke.

"Huang Gongzi, Yi Gongzi, Zou Gongzi, today's opportunity is rare, don't stand aside, or sit down, respect the teacher and teach, the main performance is still in the heart."

"Sit down, all of you."

Qian Qianyi finally spoke, and Huang Tingping and the three of them finally sat down.

"Wang Dazhi, you also come and sit down."

Qu Qingze suddenly spoke, which made the others present stunned for a moment, they thought every month, Qu Qingze would actually say this, all of the people here today are officials and scholars, all of them are famous, what is Wang Dazhi's identity, can he sit with everyone to eat and drink.

Zhang Pu's face was a little unsightly.

Su Tiancheng smiled coldly, and then spoke.

"Dazhi, sit next to Lord Qu and me, today is Mr. Zhang Pu's treat, I think, Mr. Zhang Pu will not be so careful."

It was still Zou Pingzhang who jumped out to speak.

"Lord Su, Lord Qu, Mr. has a treat today, all of you here are people with status, and it is not a simple matter to sit down here, so I don't dare to sit down at will."

After Zou Pingzhang said this, Zhang Pu and Qian Qianyi actually nodded slightly, and there was no expression on Huang Daozhou's face.

Su Tiancheng and Qu Qingze's faces changed.

At this time, the contest has begun, and the focus of today's talk is the treatment of the gentry and wealthy households, which has been shown from the meal, Wang Dazhi is just the identity of his entourage, and his status is not enough, so he can't sit down, and everyone here is famous.

This is the rule of the Ming Dynasty, and it is also something that the Donglin Party and the Fushe strive to maintain.

The prominence of this contradiction has historical origins, and it was particularly prominent when Wei Zhongxian was in power.

Wei Zhongxian was in power, and he hated the scholars, but there was one thing, Wei Zhongxian did a good job, Wei Zhongxian was born as a peasant, and he knew the hardships of the peasants, and they levied commercial taxes and sea taxes all over the country, without increasing the burden on the peasants, and aimed at the rich gentry and merchants, and infringed on the carp of the rich gentry, which made Wei Zhongxian offend a large number of officials and gentry.

After the scholars and the Donglin Party and the Fushe seized power, they removed the eunuchs who collected salt tax, sea tax, and commercial tax, and once again protected the interests of the gentry and wealthy households, resulting in an empty treasury, in order to ensure the use of the imperial court, they increased the burden on the peasants, and increased the taxes on the heads of the peasants, and after several years of famine, the taxes were still not reduced.

The disasters of the Yellow River and the Huai River were very serious, when Wei Zhongxian was in power, he invested a certain amount of silver to govern, but after the civil officials grasped the power, Chongzhen did not invest a tael of silver from the first year to the sixth year, and let the disasters occur frequently, and he did not care about it at all, which made the life of the peasants even worse.

It was precisely because of this situation that the peasants rebelled on a large scale.

In this respect, the civilian-bureaucratic clique has an unshirkable responsibility, and the role played by the Middle East Lin Party and the Restoration Society is particularly prominent.

Su Tiancheng's actions in Jiangning County, in the early stage, did not involve the interests of the gentry and wealthy households, and the focus was on the merchants.

The Donglin Party and the Fushe have keenly discovered the root of the problem, and they will never underestimate this problem, although Jiangning County's action is not big, but the implication is profound.

To put it mildly, the Donglin Party and the Fu Society believe that Jiangning County's approach is overturning the case for Wei Zhongxian.

Knowing this, you can also know that for such a small matter as Jiangning County's request for gentry and wealthy households to sell grain, the imperial court will send out to patrol the imperial history, and it will be investigated.

If it weren't for Su Tiancheng who did a lot of big things and really reflected his ability, maybe at this time, he would have been put on the hat of a eunuch and thrown into prison.

This also confirms Su Tiancheng's judgment that political struggle is cruel, impersonal, and life-and-death.

Su Tiancheng's response must be changed, that is to say, his steps must be bigger, like a combination of punches, punch after punch, open the bow without turning back, can not be weak, can not retreat, on the issue of principle, can not have the slightest wavering.

Seeing that Qu Qingze was about to open his mouth to refute, Su Tiancheng waved his hand and motioned for himself to answer, at this time, he had already entered a state of high caution, and he should pay attention to what he said, Zhang Pu, Qian Qianyi and Huang Daozhou and others are all today's great Confucians, with extraordinary knowledge, and many followers.

Zhang Pu and Qian Qianyi, smiles appeared on their faces, looking at Su Tiancheng and Qu Qingze, Huang Daozhou's expressions were serious, they all wanted to know what kind of words Su Tiancheng, who could speak well, would say. (To be continued.) )