Tonight, the study of the Cheng family patriarch was brightly lit. Several white-haired old men dressed in gentry costumes and with eyes like lightning were sitting together, discussing the matter of contact with the Dragon God Sect tomorrow.

Sitting in the first place, it is naturally Cheng Mingzhang. He was about sixty years old, with a thin build, and a pair of eyes flashed from time to time. Sitting there as steady as Mount Tai, it is obvious that he has studied and cultivated his qi to a certain level. Such a person can be called a great Confucian!

"Everyone, tomorrow I will go to the Drunken Dream Pavilion in Guangzhou City to meet with the so-called Dragon God, but what are the rules and sayings?"

Cheng Mingzhang asked, his gaze swept over the other old men present.

In addition to Cheng Mingzhang, the three people present were Huang Zhongxian, Liu Yunzi, and Guo Xu. They are also famous places in Guangdong Shilin, and they are known as the "Four Famous Men of Guangdong" together with him. They are good at different fields, and they happen to be Jinshi in the same year, so they have a very good relationship.

Huang Zhongxian's face was resolute, more strict than Cheng Mingzhang, and he was very old-fashioned on weekdays, when he said coldly: "This so-called Dragon God Sect, I don't think it's any different from the White Lotus Sect in the past. Under the guise of the so-called righteousness for heaven, in fact, it is just to collect people's wealth and bring chaos to the world. The danger is as fierce as a tiger! For the sake of their own selfish interests and ambitions, they undermine stability, and once they raise a sword army, it is the people of Li who suffer after all. Tomorrow's banquet, I have always felt that I am waiting for such a status, so I don't want to go! At most, let some juniors participate, which can be regarded as giving them a face. ”

Sure enough, this guy's personality is the same as his appearance, strict and old-fashioned and pursues stable order. For an existence like the Dragon God Sect, he was very disdainful.

The other Guo Xu is different, he is the most honest and fat of the four. Sitting there smiling, not like a great Confucian. Instead, he is more like a shrewd businessman.

He smiled and said, "What Zhongxian said makes sense, but as far as I know, this Dragon God Sect doesn't seem to be the same as the White Lotus Sect. For at least two years, although they were preaching among the poor, they were not taking, but giving. Let the common people really get the benefits. It is even rumored that those soldiers in the military camp believe in the Dragon God Sect. and began to become tame and polite, and the cruelty of the people on weekdays also happened less. In this way, this Dragon God Sect can still be contacted and seen. ”

Huang Zhongxian listened to Guo Xu's words, snorted coldly, closed his eyes and stopped talking. Cheng Mingzhang looked at the last Liu Yunzi: "What about your opinion?" Will the four of us really go to the Drunken Dream Pavilion for a banquet tomorrow? It's better to send some trustworthy juniors directly. ”

"Let's go. The old man also wanted to see the so-called dragon god's demeanor and the strength he mastered. As far as I know, if an organization is not aimed at deceiving the people to collect money, then they must have a stable financial source and a strong backstage. Liu Yunzi didn't say much, but he made the final decision.

Cheng Mingzhang nodded: "That's good." Let's just go meet the Ryujin-sama with all four of us. See if he is really as powerful as those ignorant believers say. ”

The study fell silent, and the four of them said no more. However, they all seemed to have a tacit understanding and did not mention the ultimate purpose of the Dragon God Sect - although they had already vaguely guessed it, but they did not debunk it.

In fact, for people like them who are at the top of society, the normal change of dynasty does not affect them too much. Because whoever comes to power and becomes an emperor needs to use them. It is precisely because of this that the evaluation of such wealthy families in later generations is "no revolution, life, and sex".

Isn't that nonsense? Whoever sits in the country is the same. And among wealthy families, there has always been a saying that "there is no thousand-year-old dynasty, but there is a thousand-year-old family". Can you count on them to have a heart for change?

But in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, the situation was slightly better. Because according to the eyes of the time. After all, the Manchu Qing Dynasty was a "foreign race", and there was such a black history as "Yangzhou Ten Day Massacre", "Jiading Three Day Massacre", and "All are inferior except Manchuria". Therefore, the power of these wealthy families and Shilin groups is relatively not so stubborn.

If it can be done without causing great turmoil in the world, perhaps ...... Won't they be too obstructive?

Almost at the same time, in the main hall of the Dragon and Snake Palace, Zhao Wushuang had a long document spread out in front of him. However, it was Yang Ye, who was in charge of intelligence work, who sorted out the information about the "Four Famous Men of Guangdong".

"Well, this Guo Xu seems to be more enlightened. Although he is a traditional Confucian scholar, he is also able to accept the advanced doctrine of Xiyi openly. I am not excluded from the Dragon God Sect. Cheng Mingzhang is relatively modest, occupying the moral high ground everywhere, and seems to take the people of the world as his own responsibility. Liu Yunzi has no characteristics. It's just that this Huang Zhongxian is a little troublesome, and the information says that this guy is very stubborn and old-fashioned. Holding on to the things of the ancestors, it is difficult to accept new things and other people's opinions. So he wasn't so loyal to the Manchus, but just refused to change? Fortunately, at least it seems that several bigwigs in Guangdong Shilin are really scholars, not hypocrites who deceive the world and steal their reputation. Tomorrow, as long as I don't go too far, I won't be like them. ”

Zhao Wushuang looked over one by one, while thinking silently in his heart, he was still quite pleased.

I just don't know if these four old guys will give face, will they come to the Drunken Dream Pavilion in person?

After all, not many people know about the affairs of the Dragon God Sect secretly controlling the whole of Guangdong, and they don't know much about these great Confucians who are obsessed with research and fame. Perhaps in their eyes, the Dragon God Sect was just an illegal organization that colluded with some merchants in the Thirteen Elements.

"Whew. Don't overthink it, everything will be clear tomorrow. Zhao Wushuang thought secretly in his heart.

No one knew that on the night before the meeting, the bigwigs on both sides were a little tossing and turning, and it was difficult to sleep......

At noon the next day, Drunken Dream Pavilion.

Zhao Wushuang naturally used a humanoid puppet with a law body again, and he came to possess him. Today, he also deliberately wore a simple Tang costume, showing Chinese etiquette in every gesture. Although he is tall and burly, he does not give people a sense of recklessness, but has a unique masculine literati temperament.

Chen Liansheng, Yang Ye, Xie Lingqing and others saw him for the first time, and their eyes suddenly lit up. Xie Lingqing said respectfully: "The Dragon God is worthy of being an immortal in the heavenly court, and he can freely transform between different temperaments. With such a demeanor, people who don't know will definitely think that he is a great talent who has read poetry and books. ”

Yang Ye pursed his lips and said, "What is a sour reader?" Can it be compared to the gods in the sky? What's more, the dragon god is still the lord of the dragons in the heavenly court, and he blessed my Huaxia Shenzhou thousands of years ago, and it was a totem. ”

Chen Liansheng didn't speak, and sat silently behind Zhao Wushuang.

Yang Ye and Xie Lingqing were a little uneasy, this was already a semi-open secret in the Dragon God Sect. After all, in terms of personal relationship, Yang Ye and Zhao Wushuang are the closest, and they are occasionally called brothers when they are not in private. However, Xie Lingqing is quite talented, and since joining the Dragon God Sect, he has won the trust of Zhao Wushuang, and he has continuously raised some questions about the development of the Dragon God Sect, and his status has risen even higher. Although its status is nominally an oracle, it is actually comparable to that of an elder!

So there is a contradiction.

However, Zao Woushuang didn't care too much about and stopped - no one in the upper echelons didn't want his subordinates to be completely integrated. This is true even if their goal is of noble significance. For specific information, you can refer to later generations......

At this moment, a loud and energetic roll call suddenly sounded outside.

"Master Cheng, Master Huang, Master Guo, Master Liu, lead hundreds of scholars to the Drunken Dream Pavilion!"

This is the Guangdong Shilin group has arrived.

Moreover, it is the four highly prestigious old masters who are known as the "Four Famous Men of Guangdong" who jointly led the team and came together!

This time it was unprecedented. There has never been a gathering that has been able to gather so many members of the Guangdong Shilin community. (To be continued.) )

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