The first year of Longhan.

Huang Zongxi rushed to Nanjing from his hometown of Yuyao, Shaoxing, because the first imperial examination of the new dynasty this year was about to begin. This imperial examination is different from previous years, in the past, the imperial examination was held in September, and the next spring will be held in Beijing, but this year it is the autumn township examination, and the winter examination.

The provincial township examination was held in the provincial capital of the province, and Huang Zongxi was a native of Shaoxing, so he was going to Hangzhou, the provincial capital of Zhejiang Province, to participate in the township examination. However, now there are still two months left before the August township test, so he went north to Nanjing.

This time I came to Nanjing to attend the annual meeting of the Restoration Society. In the year of each scientific expedition, a general meeting will be held. He had already heard the news that the resumption of the society was on a large scale, and that members of the restoration society from all over the country would gather in Nanjing.

It is said that the presiding officer of this conference is Li Chunjiang, the governor of Sanjiang, and Fang Yizhi and other four sons will also come. Huang Zongxi was very happy to hear the news, he did not take a boat to go through the canal, but directly took a sea boat north in Qiantang Bay.

Nowadays, Qiantang Bay is very busy, with sea ships everywhere, and large and small ports are even busier. Because of the prosperity of maritime trade, the shipbuilding industry is also more prosperous, and many large and small sea ships are dotted with white sails.

Huang Zongxi took a merchant ship with his entourage, which traveled from Hangzhou to Nanjing, transporting goods and passengers. Tickets are also inexpensive, and the voyage is longer than the canal, but it takes less time. The main reason is that there are many canal boats, and there are many checkpoints and other levels.

When he arrived in Nanjing, he immediately went ashore to visit the governor's palace.

He is also familiar with Li Chunjiang, and he met many times when he was in the same society.

When Li Chunjiang heard that he was visiting, he was very happy and immediately welcomed him into the house.

The two of them turned over the cold noise, looking at Li Chunjiang's future and the purple official robe that he had changed, Huang Zongxi's heart was very complicated. Li Chunjiang is younger than him, he is in his thirties this year, Li Chunjiang is only in his twenties, but he is still just a showman. Li Chunjiang was already the governor, and he was the commander-in-chief of the military and political affairs of Jiangbei, Jiangnan, and Jiangxi provinces, and he was also named the Marquis of Shouchun.

This year is the year of Dabi, but one of the two is a member of the imperial court, and the other is a scholar who is going to take the exam, so they don't want to say much about it, and after a few cold words, they turned the topic to other aspects.

For example, since Wu Changshi poisoned Zhang Pu, the Restoration Society is no longer the situation of the past, and now it is like a plate of scattered sand. Even many of the backbones of the Restoration Society have formed associations outside the society, which is very chaotic.

There are also many members of the Restoration Society, who have responded to the rebellion and tried to make rebellion and so on.

"Taichong, you are also the backbone of the Restoration Society, in the past two years, I and I have also been busy with officialdom, and I am very sorry for the current situation of the Restoration Society. Especially when I saw that many members of the club had gone astray, shouted for the betrayal of the party, and set themselves on fire, it was even more heart-wrenching. This Nanjing Restoration Conference. It's what I mean with them, gather all the members together, and everyone has a good talk. ”

Then Li Chunjiang told him again that Fang Yizhi had granted the prefect of Huai'an. Chen Zhenhui was awarded the prefect of Yangzhou, Hou Fangyu was awarded the prefect of Sizhou Prefecture, and Mao Xiang was awarded the prefect of Fengyang Prefecture.

It was the first time Huang Zongxi had heard the news. Surprised. Unexpectedly, the four sons of the Fushe Society are now all released from Beijing, and all of them have been awarded a real position, and what is even more surprising is that they have all been awarded the prefect of Jiangbei Province.

There's always something unusual about it.

Li Chunjiang told him that before the rebellion in various places, many officials and local gentry in Jiangbei Province were separated from the imperial court and secretly plotted to rebel. In the end, before they could plot the rebellion, they were controlled by the Jinyi Guard.

"Jiangbei Governor Shi Kefa is also involved, and there are a large number of officials, so the imperial court is going to change Jiangbei Province this time."

Fang Yizhi and others were transferred to Jiangbei, and Li Chunjiang also invited the emperor. First, Fang Yizhi and others had a very close relationship with him, and they also had partners in Liaodong and Chaozhong. Second, Fang Yizhi and others joined the emperor very early, and after the establishment of the new dynasty, they also firmly supported the emperor. Moreover, they were all the backbone of the Fushe Society, and they were all eunuch families from the south, especially their fathers and ancestors were also the backbone of Donglin.

The influence among the Jiangnan scholars is still very large, and they are transferred precisely to use the influence of them and their families to reverse the attitude of the Jiangnan gentlemen towards the new dynasty.

"What is the imperial court going to do with Governor Shi?" Huang Zongxi asked.

Shi Kefa also has a high prestige in Shilin, he studied under the Donglin general Zuo Guangdou, and he is also very honest as an official, Huang Zongxi respects him very much, and he is very worried when he hears that he is involved in a rebellion.

"Your Majesty also values Shi Kefa's character, but fortunately, the Jiangbei rebellion was calmed down before it happened, and it did not cause much damage. His Majesty pardoned him and transferred him to the prefect of Tamna. ”

"Tamna Prefect? On the concession islands of North Korea? "Huang Zongxi knows where Tamna is, and he understands that this is exile. It is said that the clans of the former dynasty will also be moved there. Let Shi Kefa be in charge of these former dynasties in the future?

With a sigh, he didn't mention it anymore.

In the evening, Li Chunjiang came over and told him that Fang Yizhi and the others had also come.

Although Fang Yizhi and others have been granted the prefect of Jiangbei and other places, they have not yet taken office immediately, and there will be a period of time.

The four of them are all local celebrities, for example, the Mao Xiang family is the richest man in Rugao, Yangzhou, in addition to the big mansion in the city, there are several garden villas inside and outside the city, Huang Zongxi once lived in the Mao family, that is indeed surprising, extremely ingenious.

He followed Li Chunjiang to the foyer, and the four new prefects had already arrived.

The four of them were all dressed in civilian robes today, but they were not too relaxed, after all, Li Chunjiang, the governor, was still the direct boss of the four of them. The four of them originally served in Kedao in Beijing, and this time they were released to the prefect, and they were also really promoted.

Huang Zongxi also saw from here that the emperor did trust Li Chunjiang. In the past few years, he has risen all the way, from the governor to the governor to the governor, and there is no one who has a smoother career than him. But think about it, when today's son can have today, it is inseparable from Li Chunjiang's help back then, and even the nine-headed bird was originally established by Li Chunjiang.

Li Chunjiang was transferred from the governor of Sichuan Lake to the governor of Sanjiang, which was the emperor's incomparable trust in him, the governor of Sanjiang commanded the three provinces, or the three provinces of Jiangnan of great importance, it can be said that among the governors of the empire, it is deservedly ranked second, second only to the governor of Zhili, and above the governor of Sichuan and Lake.

Li Chunjiang asked the emperor for a few people, and the emperor would definitely not refuse. And the emperor directly pulled out the fourth son of the Restoration Society, and it can be seen that the emperor does not have too many prejudices about the Restoration Society.

The emperor was also a member of the Restoration Society.

However, from the words that Li Chunjiang told him about the resumption of the society before, he clearly understood that the emperor would not be allowed to resume the activities of the society without restrictions. It seems that in the future, the restoration society will also be recruited by the imperial court and controlled by the imperial court.

Fang Yizhi and others came to hug him cordially, and several people also cordially asked about the situation at home.

Hou Fangyu asked, "Is Liu Ge okay at home?" ”

Liu Ge Lao is talking about Liu Zongzhou, because his father died, Liu Zongzhou Ding was worried at home. And Liu Zongzhou is a native of Shaoxing and Huang Zongxi's teacher.

Huang Zongxi sighed and said, "Mr. is very sad when he hears about the great changes in the DPRK and China. In fact, he didn't say much about some things, after Liu Zongzhou heard that Liu Jun had usurped the throne, he once jumped to his feet and scolded, scolding Liu Jun for being a chaotic minister and a thief, etc.

"Are you okay at home?"

Huang Zongxi replied that his mother was healthy, and his four younger brothers Zong Yan, Zong Hui, Zong Yuan, and Zong Yi had all started a family.

"The four of them also have a reputation for showing their talents, and this time they will participate in the township test competition together."

Li Chunjiang immediately smiled and said, "That's good, the imperial court is now the time to employ people, and everyone has a place to use it." ”

Saying this, he invited Huang Zongxi and Fang Yizhi to enter the west hall to drink tea.

Everyone gave in according to the courtesy, and then the guests and hosts took their seats, and everyone talked while drinking tea. Huang Zongxi asked about the current situation, and Fang Yizhi and others also said that it was mostly good news. If the Manchu Qing Dynasty has sued for peace, they will also send the princess to the Ming Dynasty and relatives. In addition, half of the tribes of Mongol in southern Mongolia were submitted to submission, and the imperial court set up three provinces of Suiyuan, Yanbei and Monan outside the pass, as well as prefectures and counties for Mongolian tribes.

He also talked about Zhu Changxun being escorted to Beijing and being shot outside the noon gate.

Everyone sighed.

Later, he talked about the chaos in various places.

Huang Zongxi asked, "When I was in Shaoxing, I often heard that all localities raised troops and raised incidents, and the world responded?" ”

Hou Fangyu replied with a smile, "It's just nonsense, spinning up and down." Now there are still some Tu tribes in Yunnan, Guizhou, Shaanxi and Gansu and other places who are making chaos under the banner of the Ming Dynasty, but the three-way army of the imperial court has already entered, and the suppression of the rebellion is just around the corner. ”

As a result, the topic of counterinsurgency was stopped.

"Ming lost the hearts of the people in the world, so he lost the country. Zhu Changxun and others couldn't see through this, and tried in vain to restore it, and those gentry blindly supported it, which was really foolish. Although the new dynasty was founded not long ago, all kinds of new policies have already revealed a trend of clean government and harmony, strengthening the country and enriching the people, but unfortunately they still can't see through it. actually joined forces with the thieves, isn't this conspiring with the tiger and inviting the wolf into the house? As a result, as soon as the official army entered the crackdown, the thieves wanted to escape, and they didn't forget to raid the homes of countless wealthy families of the big families in Luoyang. ”

In the following days, Huang Zongxi saw countless members of the Restoration Society who rushed to Beijing to gather, and even many other members of the Restoration Society who were not members of the Restoration Society, also rushed to Nanjing.

The year of Dabi was originally the most active time for the scholars.

Li Chunjiang, Chen Zhenhui and others personally came forward to preside, and countless scholars came to the meeting. In just a few days, more than 10,000 scholars gathered in Nanjing.

For this lively scene, Li Chunjiang and others were very happy.

This resumption meeting was actually instructed by the emperor. The emperor hoped that Li Chunjiang would initiate this conference and unify the chaotic consciousness of the current Jiangnan scholars and gentry.

And Li Chunjiang, Chen Zhenhui and others, who were born in the Restoration Society, came forward to preside, which is naturally the most suitable. Liu Jun also knows very well that for a community like the Fushe that scholars form in the name of the Poetry Society, it is not feasible to rely on tough banning and suppression, it is better to provide appropriate guidance to achieve the goal of control.

In addition to Huang Zongxi and other young scholars, there were also many well-known eunuchs in Shilin who also came to join in the fun, such as Chongzhen's Ministry of Rites, Donglin leader Qian Qianyi, etc., and many officials in the Sanjiang area, many famous gentry and businessmen, were also invited to attend this big gathering.

This is more like a celebrity gathering, a CPPCC meeting, and a united front meeting in the name of the Restoration Society. (To be continued.) )