Yang Bo was a little amused when he saw Xiucai talking about this Zhang Pu like those who pretended to talk about gangster movies in later generations and must mention "The Godfather", but after listening to Xiucai's words, he took a deep breath......

To describe Zhang Pu in the name of the godfather is an insult to him, Zhang Pu is another Gu Xiancheng, better than Gu Xiancheng, he is the uncrowned king of this era, and he is the emperor of the soil who did not stand above the court.

In the first year of Taichang, Zhang Pu befriended Zhang Cai in Tongli, and the two "fit together, seek progress together, and advocate the party and society together", known as "Lou Dong Erzhang".

In the autumn of the third year of Chongzhen, the second year of the establishment of the Restoration Society, Zhang Pu was promoted in the examination, and at the same time, there were many backbones of the Restoration Society, Wu Weiye, Yang Tingshu, Wu Changshi, Chen Zilong, etc., and Zhang Pu held the second national congress of the Restoration Society in Nanjing.

In the spring of the fourth year of Chongzhen, Zhang Pu entered Beijing to participate in the examination, and it was Zhou Yanru who presided over the examination. In this examination, Zhang Pu was the leader, his disciple Wu Weiye was the Yuan, and soon the palace examination was held, Zhang Pu was awarded the Ji Shi, Wu Wei Ye was the high school leader, after the establishment of the Fu Society, Zhang Pu was like worshipping the god of the exam at home, it took only two years, three steps and two steps, from a white body to a Shu Jishi.

It's a pity that Zhang Pu has super organizational ability, but he is at a loss for being an official, plus he is arrogant and arrogant, unscrupulous, under the impeachment of Wen Tiren and the head of Emperor Chongzhen, Zhang Pu stopped in his official career.

Although the career is unfavorable, but Zhang Pu did not give up, he turned his attention to the cultivation of disciples, with another method to participate in the control of the government, not only the backbone of the Restoration Society such as Wu Weiye, Yang Tingshu and other rapid progress, they also spare no effort in promoting their children and disciples, so there are many people in the Restoration Society who have the title of the gold list, and it is the scholars from all over the country who have joined the Restoration Society and bowed down under Zhang Pu's door.

Confucius had 3,000 disciples, and Zhang Pu had more than 7,000 disciples, presenting a situation where "the voice of the Fushe is all over the world, and they all take two as their sects......

At that time, people did not dare to call Erzhang's name, but called "Xizhang, Nanzhang" or "Mr. Xizhang, Mr. Nanzhang, Erzhang Master", called Zhang Pu's four presidents of Taicang as "four matches", his ten disciples were "ten philosophers", ten brothers were "ten permanent servants", and there were five people who relied on Zhang Pu's door to earn funds for the resumption of activities, called "five dogs", as long as they worshiped Zhang Pu's disciples, they would soon be able to gain fame.

Shi said: "Far and near are said to be scholars who go out of the sky like a door, they will be sold quickly"

Zhang Pu is a true soil emperor, sect leader and contemporary uncrowned king of the scholar class......

Zhou Yanru is above the court, he can be regarded as Zhang Pu's teacher, and in private, Zhang Pu is his godfather, and Zhou Yanru's second comeback depends on the unremitting efforts of the Restoration Party. It is said that before Zhou Yanru entered the cabinet for the second time, Zhang Pu explained a few things to him and asked him to do so (Pu waited for several things), and gave Zhou Yanru a booklet, which was full of names, some to use, some to stop, and encouraged him to say: "If the public is again, it will be easy to go before, and you can regain your virtuous reputation." Zhou Yanru replied: "I should be determined to do it to thank the princes."

Zhou Yanru's final ending was not good, Chongzhen 16 years of Qing soldiers into the customs, Zhou Yanru stationed in Tongzhou did not dare to fight, and the false news was exposed, so he was convicted and exiled to the border, soon, Chongzhen ordered Zhou Yanru to commit suicide, from his family. After Zhou Yanru's death, there was a folk song that said: "Zhou Yanru, the word jade rope; Give jade first, then give rope. The rope is tied around the neck of Yanru, and the head of the fox dog is together. ”

The Restoration Party did not hesitate to abandon him, and the name of Zhou Yanru was also written into the "Biography of Annihilation" in the history of the Ming Dynasty......

It is true that history is written by the victors, but it is the readers who write it.

Anyway, no matter how these histories are tampered with, the result is doomed, Wen Tiren has the last laugh in this battle between the first and the second, as the saying goes, the icing on the cake is not as good as charcoal in the snow, when Wen Tiren is anxious, what should he do to get the greatest benefit?

Yang Bo had some headaches......

"Xiucai, why didn't you worship Zhang Pu back then?" Seeing Xiucai, Yang Bo suddenly asked

"I don't want to, I really can't, my small family was poor, my pocket was shy, and I couldn't afford to pay the silver for the membership of the resumption society" Xiucai sighed, picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

Yang Bo pursed his lips secretly and asked, "Then, if you go to Beijing for two months, do you know how this Wen Tiren is a man and a politician?" ”

Xiucai thought about it, and after summarizing it for a while, there were only four words: "The machine is deep and piercing!" ”

There was the Donglin Party in the front, and there was the Fushe in the back, and they worked hard to weave a big net, and it was not only Wen Tiren who struggled in the net, but also Chongzhen.

Since slaughtering Wei Zhongxian, the old dog, Chongzhen began to gradually sober up, vigorously supporting the eunuch party on the one hand, and trying his best to avoid promoting the characters on the list of these party members. Therefore, no matter how the party members poured dirty water in the market, buttoned their hats, and wrote a letter of impeachment in the court, they still failed to shake Wen Tiren's position, nor did he lose Chongzhen's trust.

"This person has always dealt with political opponents a few times, one of which is to fall into the well and beat the water dogs"

Xiucai took out another densely written piece of paper and began to read from the book: "This person is scheming, he plans everything and then acts, and he plans for things, so that his opportunity will be spontaneous, and he ......will not doubt it."

"Second, openly praise and secretly harm, this Wen Tiren often pretends to be a good person, and says a few good words for his political enemies, but he doesn't know that he connects his opponent with His Majesty's taboos, and the emperor hates it deeply, and he who doesn't know the key to it also praises this person for being gentle and frugal, tolerant and generous......"

"Third, this person is insidious and vicious, slippery, never shows his head in everything, only strategizes behind his back, although his political enemies have the intention to attack, it is difficult to grasp his handle......"

These words are probably said in the mouths of those who suffered under Wen Tiren's hands, and Xiucai also relayed them in a gritted but helpless tone.

Yang Bo suddenly laughed......

From the perspective of the Donglin Party, this Wen Tiren is naturally an unforgivable crime, and deserves to be written into the biography of the annihilators, but from Yang Bo's point of view, things may not be the case, just by virtue of Wen Tiren suppressed the Donglin Party for eight years, slowed down the fall of the Ming Dynasty, this Wen Tiren can be regarded as an old Cheng Mou Guo capable minister, I heard that this person is shrewd and capable, the cabinet affairs are complicated, the criminal name is money, and the officials evaluate the merits and disadvantages, as long as Chongzhen asks, Wen Tiren can always pick up and talk eloquently, and those who have good things are not satisfied, and the file is transferred to the file after the careful inspection, and they are all admired.

"There is only one point, even if the Donglin Party members are also convinced, Wen Tiren is incorruptible" Xiucai saw that Yang Bo insisted on hugging Wen Tiren's thighs, and finally summed up an advantage.

"Oh, incorruptible?" Yang Bo was surprised, in his opinion, the officials of all sizes in the late Ming Dynasty were all virtuous, and corruption was rampant, and now he suddenly heard that Wen Tiren was honest, as if he heard that Xiucai was still a fucking virgin.

"Yes!"

Xiucai nodded and said: "Wen Tiren is incorruptible, and Bao Tho (bribery) is not as good as the door"

"Then you ...... this time" Yang Bo's face changed, and he remembered the purpose of sending Xiucai to Jingshi

Xiucai took out a few silver tickets from his chest, which Yang Bo mixed in the letters, a thousand taels!

"I Grass"

Yang Bo and Xiucai scolded in their hearts at the same time, Yang Bo was very angry, finding a Qing official in this era is like winning the grand prize, such a small chance is also met for him, obviously, Xiucai went to Beijing this time without results.

"Let's talk about it, the process of going to the Wen Mansion to see this time" Yang Bo knew that it was hopeless, but he still had to ask.

It turned out that Xiucai went to Wenfu to see him on the second day of Jingshi, but to no avail, Xiucai gritted his teeth and sealed a silver ingot of ten taels to the porter, but he didn't expect the porter to accept the silver, but he refused to introduce him to him, and the stalemate was fruitless for a long time, and Xiucai had to go back.

Yang Bo nodded, Wen Tiren wants to be a lonely minister, and offended the Donglin Party, enemies are all over the court, once someone grabs the handle, I am afraid that it will not end well, naturally, he Wen Tiren will definitely wipe his ass clean, and it is understandable that Xiucai has no way to give gifts.

"And then?" Yang Bo thought that was the end of it

"Later?" Xiucai muttered: "That night, I stayed at that inn, and I was going to go around the next day to inquire about Wen Tiren's news, but I didn't expect that night, I was kidnapped!" ”

"Kidnapping?" Yang Bo was shocked, and immediately asked, "Wen Tiren did it?" ”

"There must be Wen Tiren, it's just ......" Xiucai's face was full of frustration: "From beginning to end, the little ones didn't see anyone, they blindfolded me and took me to a secret place, and my luggage was turned over." ”

"They didn't ask you anything?" Yang Bo began to sympathize with Xiucai's experience, but he didn't expect Xiucai to suffer such a big grievance

"They detained me for two days, and they didn't say a word, only once, they talked outside the door, and they couldn't hear much vaguely, but they just heard a sentence about Lord Yan" Xiucai recalled, still a little shocked

"And then?" Yang Bo's interest came, this Wen Tiren acted cautiously, Lord Yan? It can't be Yan Kunzhi, right?

"Then they left, and then I wandered around, and I didn't meet those people again, but Wen didn't dare to go" Xiucai wiped his sweat.

"Hmm!"

Yang Bo was silent: "What about the letter?" ”

"Here"

Xiucai took out a crumpled letter, and the sealed fire paint had long since disappeared, obviously, if the kidnapping case was done by Wen Tiren, he would have seen the letter.

A small military attache Baba who was far away in Anton Wei sent someone to tie up with Wen Tiren, which is not surprising, presumably after confirming that Xiucai was not a trap set by the Donglin Party, he could continue to swagger in the Beijing Division, or rather, Yan Kunzhi finally caught the line of Wen Tiren, and even took himself with an impression in Wen Tiren's heart. In general, Xiucai still gained something from this long trip.

Yang Bo is very angry, even if you hum a word, it's okay? But from beginning to end, Wen Tiren never showed up......

"Xiucai, how about you go to Jingshi again?" Yang Bo asked suddenly

"What? Also, still going on a trip? ”

Xiucai's chopsticks that were picking up vegetables fell to the ground with a snap......

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