What the history books say above is not reliable at all, and you have to rely on your own judgment, this is the true feeling of Zheng Xunrui after the crossing, in fact, there is nothing unusual about such a situation, not to mention the stereotype of Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren traitors in Qing history, just say that the praise of Liu Zongzhou and others, in Zheng Xunrui's view, is actually a lot of judgments made by those Donglin Party members after surrendering to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, for their own interests, because they need to cover up their ugly deeds, They need to shirk their responsibility for the collapse of the Ming Dynasty, so the history they write is distorted in some respects.

Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren, although Zheng Xunrui's contact is not very much, but he still has his own feelings, the so-called officialdom is like a battlefield, especially in the officialdom under the imperial power, the game and struggle between each other are more intense, Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren are just carrying out some games under such a system, this is not a big rebellion, but in later history, this has become the biggest crime, and even the responsibility for the collapse of the Ming Dynasty has also fallen on the heads of the two.

Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren are not particularly capable handsome talents, this is certain, but the two of them do things conscientiously, which cannot be completely denied, on the contrary, look at those Donglin Party people who are bent on keeping upright, for their own interests, they do not hesitate to fight in the large-scale party struggle in the DPRK and China, those who follow me prosper and those who disobey me die, so that the scholars and businessmen in the south are rich, but let the people struggle on the death line, which directly shakes the already devastated Ming world.

Based on such an attitude, Zheng Xunrui would never be superstitious about Huang Daozhou, and Huang Daozhou asked Xu Fojia to come forward and intercede for Xu Jikuang, the leader of the Shanyin Gang, which had already made Zheng Xunrui's heart feel contemptible, such a big thing. actually asked a woman, and it was a woman from the Qinglou, didn't Huang Daozhou feel blushing.

When Xu Wanghua entered the Donglin Book House, Zheng Xunrui was looking at the documents on the table.

Putting down the paperwork, Zheng Xunrui asked directly.

"Mr. Xu, you must know the fame of Mr. Huang Daozhou, can you tell me what you think of Mr. Huang."

Xu Wanghua was stunned for a moment. did not speak immediately, but lowered his head and pondered a little, in this process, Zheng Xunrui did not open his mouth to urge, judging from Xu Wanghua's appearance, he was somewhat familiar with Huang Daozhou.

Sure enough, Xu Wanghua, who had been thinking for a while, raised his head and slowly spoke.

"Don't hide it from your lordship, my subordinates used to be familiar with Mr. Huang. When the old man was alive, he had some contact with Mr. Huang, and they had several conversations with each other, and his subordinates followed the master's side, and they also had the opportunity to contact Mr. Huang, and Mr. Huang also had a lot of praise for his subordinates back then. ”

Zheng Xunrui nodded slightly, if he wanted to say that Xu Wanghua didn't know Huang Daozhou, he would definitely not believe it. After all, Xu Guangqi and Huang Daozhou are both members of the Donglin Party, in terms of age. Xu Guangqi is much older, and in terms of status, Xu Guangqi is also much higher, Huang Daozhou must have great respect for Xu Guangqi, and his attitude towards Xu Wanghua next to Xu Guangqi is definitely not bad.

"If the subordinates haven't been around the adults for the past few years. I worship Mr. Huang, but after all these years, my subordinates have done a lot of things with adults, and their views on Mr. Huang have also changed somewhat. ”

"The inquiry just now made the subordinates very hasty. The subordinates can only compare Mr. Huang with the adults, and ask for your understanding. ”

Zheng Xunrui smiled, if he compared an unknown person with a big celebrity like Huang Daozhou before the crossing, he would definitely be proud or even frightened, but now it is different, the height he is standing at has long been different.

"Mr. Xu doesn't have to have any worries, just say whatever comes to mind, you and I should be familiar with my temper after all these years of business."

"What the adults said is right, it is precisely because I have followed the adults for so many years that I will tell the truth."

Zheng Xunrui stopped speaking and looked at Xu Wanghua.

"The subordinates admired Mr. Huang back then, mainly in two aspects, one is that Mr. Huang is knowledgeable, he can always quote scriptures when he speaks, and he speaks straightforwardly, and can directly point out the shortcomings of others, and the second is that Mr. Huang dared to make a mistake in front of the emperor, which few adults could do at that time."

"But over the years by the side of adults, carefully recalling what Mr. Huang has done, except for being really knowledgeable, in other aspects, I think about it, I really haven't done it very well."

"It does take courage to say that this is a matter of offense and straightforwardness, and it does take courage to raise objections to the emperor, but it is more important to think about what to do next, just like saying that a certain adult in the court has done something wrong, you always have to propose what should be done, and now that I think about it, Mr. Huang has not put forward many useful suggestions at all."

"The most impressive thing about the subordinates is that Mr. Huang was punished by the emperor back then, and it was also because of the direct admonition of Yan Yan, who had obviously resigned and was about to return home, but before leaving the capital, he went to the emperor and said that all the ministers around the emperor did not really think about the court, and these adults not only did not do their best for the court and the emperor, but used their power to suppress those people with lofty ideals who really wanted to do their best for the court."

The subordinates still remember the above sentences of Mr. Huang's recital: all the ministers I have seen are not far away, and they are looking for strict details, those who govern the court and tranquility take supervision as the key to talk, and those who govern the frontier take appeasement as the best policy. The preface to benevolence, righteousness and morality is thought to be obscure and not passed, and the sword and pen are thin, and the book is thought to be accessible and knowledgeable. A qiē grinding survey, then the kudzu vine all year round, unbalanced, and the plant rises in all directions. ”

"Another rule: all the ministers in the past year have seen the scheming, none of them are really the court, and their employment is just to seek revenge. Knowing that he is a villain and using a villain to correct him, the villain's flame will increase, and knowing that he is a gentleman and using villain ginseng will not stand up for the gentleman's attack. ”

"When my subordinates heard Mr. Huang's words, they also felt their blood boiling, and felt that Mr. Huang was indeed very bold, and he even dared to say such words, and pointed out the problem of zài in the court in a few words, but after all these years by the side of the adults, the subordinates felt that Mr. Huang's approach was very inappropriate."

"Adults are doing things in Yansui and Shaanxi and other places, and there are still those officials around Mr. Huang who despise him, but why can people do things well and make the local area peaceful, why do these officials become traitors when they reach Mr. Huang's mouth, the fact of the situation makes his subordinates think of another aspect."

"After Mr. Huang entered the court as an official, he regarded himself as a member of the Donglin Party, and all he could see was those Donglin Party members, it seems that the Donglin Party members are loyal ministers, and everyone else is traitorous ministers, which seems to be a sign of party strife."

"At the same time, Mr. Huang's words are all general, there is no specific political measures, and the subordinates are not polite, if you compare Mr. Huang with adults, Mr. Huang is like a moral saint who talks about it, and adults are the saviors of the people who do things in a down-to-earth manner and think about the people." ……

Xu Wanghua said very directly and straightforwardly, this is his habit, in front of Zheng Xunrui, there is nothing to hide, and he and Zheng Xunrui have been together for so many years, and they also appreciate each other.

Zheng Xunrui realized other things from Xu Wanghua's words, that is, his deep view of the Donglin Party, he always felt that the Donglin Party people were actually the product of the combination of government and business, in order to safeguard the interests of the southern scholars and businessmen, spared no effort, and did not care about the actual situation of the future, from Xu Wanghua's words, he felt that the Donglin Party people were not only the drawbacks of collusion between officials and businessmen, but even the theories they followed, there were big problems.

After Xu Wanghua finished speaking, Zheng Xunrui's face was stern.

"Mr. Xu, you can tell the truth, I am very pleased, in fact, I have the same views as you, just say that this is a violation of Yan Zhizhi, I have too many disadvantages in this regard, those in the court to the middle of the matter and the imperial history, all take Yan Zhizhi as their own responsibility, this Yan Zhizhi is a good thing, the rule of Zhenguan, it is because of Emperor Taizong's admonition, the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty appeared, but this Yan Zhizhi must have a foundation, that is, to see what the purpose is."

"In my opinion, those adults in my dynasty are not for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, they are for their own reputation."

"There is a very interesting situation, I don't know if Mr. Xu has noticed it, every adult who commits Yan Zhizhi, no matter whether his impeachment and opinions are reasonable, as long as he contradicts the emperor, he can get a huge reputation, just say that this Mr. Huang, Chongzhen in the second year for the cabinet minister Qian Longxi's affairs, committed Yan Zhizhi, and later wrote a biography for his teacher, Yuan Keli, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Yuan Keli is an example of Yan Zhizhi."

"Not to mention whether Mr. Huang's offense is very reasonable, but Mr. Huang's offense has won great glory for himself, that is, after Chongzhen's two years of offense, Mr. Huang's offense has reached thirty times, until he completely angered the emperor, was stripped of all his fame, and was directly degraded as a commoner, not counting, after Mr. Huang returned to Zhejiang and his hometown, he was touted by scholars, and has always been a teacher praised by scholars."

"Mr. Huang's thirty sparse, I have also noticed, it seems that they are all focused on state affairs, regardless of personal gains and losses, upright, dare to admonish, this aspect is worthy of praise, but the policies put forward to govern the country, very few, are extracted from Confucianism The big words and clichés, the most basic point, how to distinguish between a gentleman and a villain has not been clarified, and it is not possible to mention how to use people's strengths, how to make the Ming Dynasty rich, there is no operability at all in reality, such a direct admonition, if it is encouraged, I really don't know what kind of atmosphere will be formed in the court, everyone goes to boast and show their own reputation, but they haven't thought about what the emperor needs, such an atmosphere is the biggest chronic disease in the court. (To be continued......)