Wu Weiye's expression became strange, when he was in the capital, he once discussed with his colleagues in private, thinking that Su Tiancheng's move was just because Jiangning County needed many gentry and rich families to contribute, not what some people imagined, to move the interests of the gentry and wealthy households, judging from Su Tiancheng's words, it was really to move the interests of the gentry and rich households.

When he came to Nanzhili, he received a letter from his mentor Zhang Pu, in which he severely criticized Su Tiancheng's actions, believing that this move was a great rebellion and undermined the ancestral legal system.

Wu Weiye is very embarrassed, Su Tiancheng's ability, he is clear, in Jiangning County for more than a year, he has done so many big things, almost all of them have caused a sensation in the imperial court, and have been highly valued by the emperor Zhu Youzhen, given time, he will definitely be able to enter the cabinet, and then control the imperial court, but the teachings of the teacher make him not know what to do.

Zhang Pu's prestige, Wu Weiye understands even more, if there is a direct collision between Su Tiancheng and Zhang Pu, the consequences are unimaginable.

Seeing Wu Weiye's expression was very strange, Su Tiancheng was sensitive to some things.

"Lord Wu, this time I am patrolling Nanzhili, can I go and visit my teacher by the way."

Wu Weiye nodded in surprise, he didn't expect that Su Tiancheng had such acumen.

"In this way, Mr. Zhang must be very concerned about what is happening in Jiangning County."

"Master Su, don't misunderstand, I am here to understand the situation on behalf of the imperial court, as for the merits of the court, I have my own judgment from the imperial court, and it is reasonable that I am going to visit my teacher."

"Lord Wu, in the previous conversation, you were the Imperial Inspector. I am the magistrate of Jiangning County, and between us, it is a business conversation, and the next words are a conversation between individuals, your mentor, Mr. Zhang Pu. If it is an academic exchange, I am willing to listen to Mr. Zhang Pu's teachings, and when it comes to this matter of governance, I also ask Brother Wu to forgive me, even if Mr. Zhang Pu is famous in Jiangnan, don't think about interfering in the affairs of my Jiangning County. ”

Wu Weiye's face was red and white for a while. I don't know what Lu Dao said well, and there are some things that he can't say either, especially in March this year, when the Fushe Society held its third conference in Suzhou, and the number of people who came from all over the country to participate reached thousands, causing a huge sensation. The fame of Fushe and Zhang Pu has reached its peak. So much so that the scholars in the Jiangnan area did not dare to call Zhang Pu by his name directly.

This is by no means a good thing, Wu Weiye is clear about the party struggle within the imperial court, and the current situation of the restoration society also has the flavor of party struggle. And it's especially obvious.

Zhang Pu originally returned to his hometown of Taicang, Suzhou, last winter to bury his father, and then wrote books and lectures at home. It is rumored that Zhang Pu's protégés have as many as 7,000 people.

The reason why there are so many scholars apprentices, the reason is that Zhang Pu spared no effort and tried his best to promote and reward the disciples, of course, it is impossible to be a righteous and bright approach, although this is the case, it is not so simple to do this, some people have said that the township examination of Nanzhili, the list and order of admission to the examination, are all made up by Zhang Pu in advance.

All this indicates that Zhang Pu has begun to interfere in court politics.

This is a very dangerous approach, and Wu Weiye also has some opinions, since he wants to make a difference in academics, he writes books and talks with peace of mind, and interferes in government affairs under the guise of writing books and making theories, which is the most painful thing. Especially the letter written this time, Wu Weiye was very uncomfortable, he was on behalf of the imperial court, and he came to Nanzhili to inspect the press, and the emperor wanted to understand the situation by himself, and did not make any assertions, but Zhang Pu wantonly condemned Su Tiancheng in the letter, as if Su Tiancheng was heinous and the enemy of the entire gentry bureaucracy.

Su Tiancheng's stubbornness and ability, as well as his skills, Wu Weiye certainly knows that he does not want to have a big conflict between his mentor Zhang Pu and Su Tiancheng.

"Brother Su, since it is a private conversation, I should also tell the truth, the teacher does have some complaints about this matter, but which is right and which is wrong, I think, it is still up to the emperor to decide, what I think of is that Brother Su is an official in Nanzhili, or don't be too antagonistic with many gentry and wealthy families, otherwise it will be difficult in the future."

Su Tiancheng's expression softened a little, Wu Weiye was indeed thinking about him.

"Brother Wu, you still don't know me, it's no wonder, we didn't work together, Zhou Shunqing's affairs, you should know the way, at that time, Lord Zhou Yanru was the first assistant of the cabinet, Zhou Shunqing has done evil in Jiangning County for many years, everyone is turning a blind eye, nothing more than thinking of their own future, as for the interests of the people, put aside for the time being, but how do I deal with it, I won't care about those things, when I took office in Jiangning County, I said a sentence, when the official is not the master of the people, it is better to go home and plant sweet potatoes, If you think too much about doing things, you might as well not do it. ”

"What Brother Su means, I understand, it's just that there are a lot of students under the teacher, I just want to remind you."

"Xie Lu, thank you, I know what you mean, I never believe in authority, and I don't like empty talk, the officials of Jiangning County must do things, and if you can't do things, you just have a bit of eloquence that turns stones into gold, and don't think about getting ahead here."

Wu Weiye sighed, he didn't know that Su Tiancheng's attitude in the face of Qian Qianyi and Huang Daozhou had already explained everything, and the views advocated by the Fushe were completely consistent with those of the Donglin Party, in this regard, it was precisely what Su Tiancheng opposed, after a period of tempering, he also found that Qing Tan was indeed misleading, and when he encountered any practical problems, he had to argue from a moral height, and even no matter what the actual situation was, this was very ignorant, that is, to punish the first evil, the rest will not be investigated, and even if the first evil is willing to surrender, probation can also be considered.

The imperial court has suffered too much in this regard.

Wu Weiye is not good at expressing his position, he can't betray Zhang Pu, otherwise he can't bear this crime, but he has his own views on this specific matter in Jiangning County.

"Brother Su, I basically understand your concept, according to your approach, the imperial court can get great benefits, but if you do this, don't you take into account your personal future and knowledge."

"It's false to say that I don't think about it, if I don't have an official in the imperial court, I have great ambitions, and it's just a spring dream, but when it comes to the end, I can't retreat, when it comes to fundamental and principled things, I won't change the slightest point of view, I can adhere to such principles and bottom lines, what I rely on, is to be able to make achievements in a down-to-earth manner, this is the best counterattack, let those empty talk Qingliu see, whether it is important to do things, or to talk about it."

After Wu Weiye left, Su Tiancheng fell into deep thought.

Today's conversation is very crucial, at least he knows that in the imperial court, there has been a lot of controversy because of this seemingly small matter in Jiangning County, and it has affected the Donglin Party and the Restoration Society.

Zhang Pu's power is not to be underestimated, during the apocalypse, Zhang Pu founded the Ying Society in Suzhou, specifically to deal with Wei Zhongxian, the world's scholars have responded, people who have entered the Ying Society, countless, Chongzhen two years, Zhang Pu in Wujiang Zhixian Xiong Kaiyuan support, in Wujiang established the Fu Society, the Ming Dynasty all over the society merged together, Chongzhen four years, Zhang Pu in the examination of the people, presided over the second meeting of the Fu Society in Nanjing, and then went to the capital to participate in the examination and the palace test, was awarded the Hanlin Academy Shu Jishi.

When Zhou Yanru, the first assistant of the cabinet, saw Zhang Pu for the first time, he attached great importance to and appreciated it, and because Zhang Pu received Zhou Yanru's attention, he was free to do things at will, so that he treated the editor Wu Weiye as a protégé.

In the winter of the fifth year of Chongzhen, Zhang Pu resigned from the Hanlin Academy because he went home to bury his father, and in accordance with the etiquette system.

When Su Tiancheng participated in the examination and the palace examination, he did not have direct contact with Zhang Pu, he had a very bad view of the Donglin Party and the Restoration Society, it was impossible to contact Zhang Pu directly, and I don't know what the reason was for Lu Dao, and Zhang Pu did not come to visit him.

After that, Su Tiancheng was directly released, and when he arrived in Jiangning County, there was no direct contact between the two.

Su Tiancheng's view of the Restoration Society, even more bad, if the Donglin Party's party struggle, there is still some cover-up, the Restoration Society is naked, at the beginning of the establishment of the Restoration Society, the original intention was good, but also to correct the shortcomings in the middle of the imperial court, but with the development and growth, more people have joined the Restoration Society, and it is inevitable that some small people will come in, and the managers are pretentious and high, blindly safeguarding the interests of the Restoration Society, and not allowing others to say a word that is not listening, resulting in the Restoration Society from a place of study and learning, Gradually, it became a place of competition for the interests of the powerful.

Because of the growth of the Fushe, Zhang Pu controlled the imperial examination, and through his own influence and the influence of the Fushe, he interfered in the government and politics, which caused a very bad influence.

This time, he had a hunch that there might be an unusual collision between himself and Zhang Pu, Zhang Pu was only a young man, much younger than Qian Qianyi and Huang Daozhou, and he was touted by many gentry and wealthy families, and he was even more unstoppable, thinking of interfering in everything.

Judging from Wu Weiye's attitude, Zhang Pu must have exerted extraordinary pressure, but Wu Weiye was very embarrassed.

A sneer appeared on Su Tiancheng's face, he doesn't care about any authority, everything is done, not said, if Zhang Pu is a person who can do practical things, it is okay, relying on the establishment of the Restoration Society, expanding his own influence, and secretly manipulating the government, in the face of such a situation, Su Tiancheng will never back down, he must do it. (To be continued.) )