Zhang Zhang pondered for a moment, and said to Chen Zhengcao: "If the old general Qin goes out, Sichuan will be safe." ”

Looking at Chen Zhengcao and Gu Youfeng with puzzled expressions, the tension was inconvenient to break.

In history, the thieves entered Sichuan, which was Zhang Xianzhong's business, and it was also the last years of Chongzhen - although it is impossible to believe the trend of history, Zhang Li is still very confident in Qin Liangyu.

After all, the white pole soldiers under her command are the soldiers who dare to fight with Jiannu, and the thieves are not her opponents at all.

Zhang Li retracted his thoughts, smiled slightly, and changed the topic: "Brother Chen, Brother Gu." Earlier, I heard some rumors that the two of them were going to Tuanshan Fort to appease the mutiny......"

Chen Zhengcao was sandwiching a piece of cooked beef and preparing to send it to his mouth, and when he heard Zhang Li's words, he put down his chopsticks and sighed slightly: "Alas, who said it wasn't?" ”

Chen Zhengcao glanced at Gu Youfeng and said lightly: "Brother Gu, you are from the ministry, you can tell Brother Zhang the ins and outs of this matter!" ”

Zhang Zhang set his eyes on Gu Youfeng, he was the head of the Ministry of Officials' Examination Division, his official rank was not big, but his power was extremely heavy, and he knew a lot of inside information about officialdom.

Gu Youfeng thought for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Zhang, this matter has to start from the last time Lord Zhou stepped down......

Zhang Zhang nodded quietly and asked, "I would like to hear more about it." ”

Gu Youfeng poured himself a glass of wine, and after drinking it in one go, his face flushed slightly: "After Lord Zhou was dismissed before, the Wen thief jumped up and down, and attacked dissidents vigorously——"

Zhang Zhang nodded in understanding.

Chen Zhengcao and Gu Youfeng are not Donglin Party members, nor do they have any deep backers. Although the official positions of the two of them are not high-level, they are very powerful. Presumably, Wen Tiren attacked Zhou Yanru's forces. also easily got rid of two officials who didn't have a Donglin background, so as not to give people the truth.

In fact, Chen Zhengcao and Gu Youfeng were shot because of the imperial examination fraud case. The inside story of this is not something that Zhang Li can know.

Gu Youfeng coughed, and his emotions became more and more excited: "I don't have any interaction with Brother Chen and Lord Zhou, but I didn't expect that Old Thief Wen would not let it go - the documents that demoted the official at that time were all sent to the Ministry of Officials, or they would be made public in a few days." In the next few days, all thoughts were lost, and Brother Chen borrowed wine every day to drown his sorrows! ”

Chen Zhengcao sighed slightly, and chanted Li Taibai's poem: "Draw the knife and cut off the water, the water will flow more, and raise a glass to eliminate sorrow and sorrow—"

Zhang Zhang listened carefully, and Gu Youfeng suddenly changed his words: "But--Later, Lord Zhou returned to the cabinet, and Old Thief Wen seemed to have some scruples. Soon the document of demotion was revoked......"

Zhang Zhang nodded, this can be regarded as understanding the ins and outs of the matter. This means that Chen Zhengcao and Gu Youfeng were not demoted in the end, but because Zhou Yanru was reinstated, and Wen Tiren was worried.

Zhou Yanru's comeback, hehe, this young master is gone!

Chen Zhengcao and Gu Youfeng are both good in nature, and they have a good appetite for themselves, so these two should be able to make friends.

There is a big problem with their own forces. That is, the literati and doctors class is now almost blank. There is a Wang Qifeng, who is still the person who was almost beheaded for a crime, which does not explain anything.

If we want to change the times, the so-called "intellectual elite" needs to be reformed -- well. It is more appropriate for these people to use the word "influence......

As soon as he thought of this, Zhang Li quickly had an idea in his heart.

Zhang Zhang glanced at Chen Zhengcao and Gu Youfeng meaningfully, and said lightly: "I don't know what the two young brothers are doing to Lord Zhou." What do you think about the Donglin Party? ”

"Smack-" The chopsticks in Gu Youfeng's hand fell on the table. Apparently surprised!

Chen Zhengcao also stopped his chopsticks and looked at Zhang Li with a puzzled expression.

The atmosphere was suddenly a little tense. Obviously, the evaluation of the "Donglin Party" is not as good as the evaluation of Wen Tiren, and the Donglin Party almost represents the public opinion circles and scholars of the entire Ming Dynasty......

After Zhang Zhang threw out this topic, he smiled slightly and ate the food to himself, as if he hadn't said anything just now.

After a long time, Chen Zhengcao finally couldn't help it, and said in a trembling voice: "Brother Zhang-"

Zhang Zhang straightened his throat and said lightly: "Brother Chen doesn't need to scruple, there are no outsiders present today." ”

Chen Zhengcao nodded, gave Gu Youfeng a look, and asked him to speak.

Gu Youfeng pursed his lips and whispered to Zhang Li: "Brother Zhang, I won't hide it from you." Previously, Zaixia and Brother Chen had been deliberately avoiding Zhou Yanru - uh, no- Lord Zhou, precisely because Brother Zhang recognized Master Zhou as his teacher, and had this level of teacher-student relationship......"

Zhang Li keenly heard from Gu Youfeng's words that he was not very interested in Zhou Yanru, so he smiled and said, "Brother Gu, it doesn't hurt to talk about it, listen to it in the next place." What the three of us say today will never be spread to the outside world. ”

After a pause, Zhang Zhang said loudly: "Wood! ――”

There was a creak, and the outdoor wood pushed the door in.

"In! My lord! ”

Zhang Li looked at the wood coldly, and said in a deep voice: "You guard the door, let Chaolu guard the staircase, no one is allowed to come up!" ”

Wood promised: "Yes!" My lord—"

When the wood turned to go out, he subconsciously flirted with his robe—the waist of the robe was obviously a little bulging, and it was several wheel guns inserted into it!

After the wood went out, Zhang Zhang said to Gu Youfeng: "Brother Gu, please speak-"

Gu Youfeng bowed slightly, and instead of saying what he meant, he asked Zhang Li: "I don't know what Brother Zhang thinks of Donglin?" ”

Zhang Li's face was full of black lines: Nima, sure enough, he was tired of talking to the scholars - he asked them what they thought of the Donglin Party, and they kicked the ball to their side again.

Zhang Zhang suddenly smiled, glanced at Gu Youfeng meaningfully, and said lightly: "Donglin Party members - the ears of the people who form a party and run a private business!" ”

Gu Youfeng's brows furrowed tightly, as if he couldn't believe that these words came from Zhang Li's mouth. After he pondered for a moment, he glanced at Zhang Li, and said, "Brother Zhang, you recognize Zhou Yanru, the leader of the Donglin Party, as the master......

Zhang Zhang shook his head lightly and smiled without saying a word.

Chen Zhengcao reacted first, and his eyes looked at Zhang Li's eyes deepened: "Brother Zhang, could it be that you and that Zhou Yanru are just false and wronged?" ”

Zhang Li's face darkened, and he sighed and said, "Alas, this matter is difficult to explain. ”

Chen Zhengcao and Gu Youfeng's curiosity was hooked by tension, and both of them waited for tension to continue, but they didn't know that tension didn't say anything.

Chen Zhengcao was a little puzzled before, it is said that this matter of recognizing the teacher should be started after the end of the imperial examination.

But after Zhang Li was admitted to Tanhualang, he didn't have any relationship with Shoufu Zhou Yanru at the beginning-

You must know that last year, more than 100 people from Enke High School Jinshi - except for the three people present now - recognized Zhou Yanru as a teacher, even the champion Ye Tiancheng.

Later, Zhou Yanru was dismissed, but when Zhou Yanru was powerless, Zhang Zhang ran to recognize the teacher, which ......

Chen Zhengcao couldn't understand the tension of this Liaodong patrolman, shook his head, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang doesn't have to play dumb riddles, you just say it." ”

Zhang Zhang nodded and lowered his voice a little: "When Zhou Yanru was the first assistant, he didn't slap him down, and only after he lost his post and dismissed him did he recognize him as a teacher, just to realize his ambition in the lower chest!" ”

"Ambition? - " Chen Zhengcao and Gu Youfeng exclaimed in unison, their eyes widening.

Zhang Zhang nodded, glanced at Chen Gu and the others meaningfully, and said slowly: "Do you know why you want to go to Liaodong?" ”

Gu Youfeng smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Needless to say, you two are first-class in high school, and you don't even enter the Hanlin Academy......

Zhang Li bowed slightly, but he didn't look at Youfeng, but stood up and poured Chen Zheng a glass of wine.

Chen Zhengcao didn't dare to slack off, bowed to him, and drank the wine.

Zhang Zhang also drank a cup, his face flushed a little, and soon said aloud: "Brother Chen should have known in the Baohe Hall that day that he went to Liaodong to save the country and the people!" ”

Chen Zhengcao seemed to be emotionally raised, nodded incessantly, and said to Gu Youfeng: "It's also a general mind!" It's just that he doesn't understand military affairs, so he stays in Beijing and wants to do a little bit for Brother Zhang! ”

Gu Youfeng nodded and was silent.

Zhang Zhang glanced at Chen Zhengcao, and then said: "Brother Chen may have some things that are inconvenient to say - well, if we enter the Hanlin Academy, and the official fortune is prosperous, we will be mixed with the squire Shangshu, at least ten years, and at most ......."

Chen Zhengcao smiled bitterly and interrupted the tension's words: "More...... I'm afraid I won't be able to mix it up for the rest of my life! ”

Zhang Li laughed and nodded: "That's right!" The princes of the court are all vying for power and profit! Now that the state affairs are rotten, how many decades can be wasted?! ”

Zhang Zhang then introduced the situation of Tuanshan Fort to Chen Zhengcao and Gu Youfeng, especially some of the so-called "benevolent government", Zhang Zhang packaged it in a language that the scholar class could accept, and Chen Gu and the two were completely attracted to it!

The tension babbled for half an hour, and after finishing speaking, the whole private room was silent, and the needles could be heard!

After Chen Zhengcao and Gu Youfeng made up a stick of incense, Zhang Zhang officially threw out his killer idea-

"The two of you are here to practice Mr. Yang Ming's concept of unity of knowledge and action, and go to Liaodong!"

After Zhang Zhang said this word by word, Chen Zhengcao and Gu Youfeng were completely shocked!

The two of them stood up in unison and exclaimed, "Mr. Yangming? Unity of knowledge and action?! ”

Zhang Zhang nodded solemnly, this is his own political opinion.

Now it is nonsense to talk about capitalism and communism to the scholars and doctors of the Ming Dynasty, and they must express their political ideas in words that they can understand!

Yes, "the unity of knowledge and action"!

This is the most bullish theory of the Ming Dynasty, and it can also be said that it is the most bullish philosopher and thinker Wang Yangming after Confucius and Mencius.

To a certain extent, Wang Yangming is closer to a "saint" than Zhu Xi in the Song Dynasty, because Zhu Xi's set of feudal etiquette and religion was very bad in later generations.

However, the "heart science" advocated by Wang Yangming is different! (To be continued.) )