Chapter 10 Donglin Party
Returning home from the county school, Zheng Xunrui was in a good mood, with his excellent Su zhì, he basically adapted in the shortest possible time, in his previous life, the organization department conducted an assessment, and the comment given to him was that he entered the role quickly and had strong adaptability.
What it means to cross is to have a golden finger and be able to play a role at a critical moment.
Zheng Xunrui's golden finger is the advanced understanding, that is, the outstanding understanding beyond this era.
As soon as he entered the door, Zheng Xunrui felt an unusual atmosphere, and when the housekeeper saw him, he was very nervous.
"Young master, there is a guest at home, the master is out, it is the lady who comes forward to receive it, you must pay attention."
"What kind of guest is it, I see that you are spitting, and if you have anything to say, just say it."
The butler swallowed a mouthful of saliva, obviously having made up his mind, and gritted his teeth and spoke.
"The person who came claimed to be Yang Tingshu, and he was the grandson of Lord Yang Cheng, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department."
Zheng Xunrui's body trembled slightly.
Nanjing is the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and like Beijing, there is also an imperial palace, and the setting of officials is similar to that of the imperial court, but the power is not comparable with the imperial court.
But there are three people who are different, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, the eunuch of the town guard, and the garrison minister, these three people are the most powerful people in Nanzhili, especially the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, the counselor of the machine, is the head of the officials of Nanzhili, and he also controls the army.
Yang Tingshu was still famous in the late Ming Dynasty, and the main members of the Ying Society, together with Yang Yi, were called Yang Gu, and the two seemed to have a certain connection with the Donglin Party, but they were not members of the Donglin Party.
Those famous figures in the late Ming Dynasty, Zheng Xunrui didn't want to contact them too early, after all, in the chaotic situation, to truly protect oneself, and to find a suitable development path, it takes unusual calmness and wisdom.
It's a pity that after the crossing, I can't help myself.
Seeing Zheng Xunrui's face sank, the housekeeper hurriedly spoke again.
"Young master, Young Master Yang is here for the matter of Qin Huaihe, and he said that he apologized to the young master."
Zheng Xunrui showed a sneer on his face, apologizing, I'm afraid it's not that simple, but why did this fight in Qinhuai River implicate Yang Tingshu, could it be that Yang Tingshu did it.
When Zheng Xunrui entered the hall, a young man stood up and spoke to him with his fist in his fist.
"Brother Qingyang is back, Huaidou made a special trip to apologize for what happened that day, it was the filial piety brothers who were a little excited, and they didn't be able to control their own feelings, so they caused such a big disaster, Brother Qingyang, don't mind."
Zheng Xunrui also returned the salute with a fist, taking the opportunity to hide his feelings.
Yang Tingshu, the word Huaidou, really stood in front of him, there will be no fake.
But Yang Tingshu also mentioned a person, filial piety brother, should be Gong Dingyu, Gong Dingyu married Gu Hengbo, one of the eight Yans of Qin Huai, known as one of the three families of Jiang Zuo, this Gong Dingyu, good learning, but the character and character are surprisingly poor, there is no backbone of a scholar, wandering the body, successively surrendered to Li Zicheng and the Manchu Qing, and was despised by later scholars.
It seems that Zheng Xunrui, who is in a scattered spirit, is really not a trivial matter in Qinhuai River.
"Brother Huaidou made a special trip to come, I didn't dare to be in the next, what happened that day, I have forgotten in the next, Brother Huaidou doesn't have to apologize, I came here for this matter, so I am ashamed."
Yang Tingshu's eyes widened, looking at Zheng Xunrui, although it was said that this was the second time they met, but the difference between the two before and after was too big, the Zheng Xunrui in the Qinglou was domineering, he didn't care about anyone, his tone was amazing, and he was a arrogant little overlord.
"This, there are a lot of Qingyang brothers, such a big thing happened, I still have to explain it below, that day is also a gathering of everyone, a special trip to welcome Mr. Qian, Zichang, Lin Shi, Jungong, Tianru and Xiaokai and others, invited to Qinhuai River together, who knows that I met the Qingyang brothers, because of the discord of words, and because the filial brothers were still young, they did not hold back, so there was a conflict, and the people did not have time to intervene, and then the later things happened......"
Yang Tingshu was still explaining in detail, but Zheng Xunrui's face was already pale, he never imagined that there was such a big strangeness in this conflict in the Qinhuai River, and everyone Yang Tingshu said was not simple.
Mr. Qian, that is, Qian Qianyi, the thirty-eighth year of Wanli, the first year of Chongzhen, served as the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, because the emperor implemented the Divination Ceremony, that is, he would push the cabinet ministers, Qian Qianyi was recommended to go up, and was impeached by Wen Tiren, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Zhou Yanru, the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and exposed his gathering of factions, and was removed from his position by the emperor and became a common man.
Zichang is Yang Yi, Lin Shi, Gu Menglin, Jun Gong, Wu Weiye, Tianru, Zhang Pu.
These people are all famous in history, among which Zhang Pu is now very famous, and he founded Yingshe in the fourth year of the Apocalypse, uniting a group of young readers, commenting on current affairs, and venting his feelings, which is quite similar to the angry youth of later generations.
Wu Weiye is also one of Jiang Zuosan's family and is a student of Zhang Pu, while Yang Yi is a student of Qian Qianyi.
Zhang Pu, Yang Tingshu, Yang Yi, Gu Menglin and Wu Weiye are all members of Yingshe.
Qian Qianyi is the head of Jiang Zuo's three families and is the main backbone of the Donglin Party.
The emperor implemented the Divination Ceremony, and Qian Qianyi was promoted as a cabinet minister by relying on the support of the Donglin Party, and the emperor was worried about the dispute between the friends of the court and China, so he was angry and removed Qian Qianyi from all his posts and demoted to the people.
When Qian Qianyi came to Nanjing, he was dismissed from all his positions and was about to return to his hometown Suzhou, and many young people got the news and gathered in Nanjing to give a special banquet to Qian Qianyi, among whom Yang Yi was still a student of Qian Qianyi.
Zheng Xunrui went to the Qinhuai River at this time to join in the fun.
After Yang Tingshu finished speaking, he found that Zheng Xunrui was still groaning, a little strange, and coughed twice.
Ma on the side, finally knew why the conflict happened, and her face was a little pale, it was impossible for a woman's family to know so many things, she looked at her son, and simply didn't speak.
Zheng Xunrui, who was awakened by the sound of coughing, calmed down and spoke with a smile.
"Brother Huaidou made so many explanations, I'm very embarrassed, there was a conflict that day, it was all in the next place, it should be in the next apology, since Brother Huaidou is here, in the next sentence is still the same sentence, the past has been completely forgotten in the next."
"I don't know what the Qingyang brothers think of Mr. Qian."
Yang Tingshu asked this question, which immediately made Zheng Xunrui vigilant, and he didn't know what Yang Tingshu meant.
"Mr. Qian is very talented, and he admires him very much, and he doesn't know much about other aspects, so it's inconvenient to make too many comments, and I ask Brother Huaidou to understand."
"Brother Qingyang is from a famous family, with a good demeanor and rigorous words, I admire him very much."
"Brother Huaidou is polite, he is still young in the next year, and his knowledge is insufficient, if he casually discusses the current situation, wouldn't it be vain."
Yang Tingshu's face changed a little, and Zheng Xunrui's intermittent words, the implicit meaning, were evocative, and the feeling of that day was completely different, how could this person have changed so much in a short period of time.
Could it be that the children of famous families are really hidden?
The conversation unconsciously unfolded, Yang Tingshu talked about his understanding of the current situation, and said it a little directly, but Zheng Xunrui answered calmly every time, without commenting, the expression Xiàn came out to mean that you can care about the current situation, but talk less, if you really have the ability, then work hard to let everyone see, don't talk about it.
Zheng Xunrui's opinion shocked Yang Tingshu.
The dinner was arranged by Ma personally, Yang Tingshu did not refuse, he rarely ate in unfamiliar places, but this time it was an exception, and Zheng Xunrui raised a glass and drank heavily, and was sent back by Zheng Jinhong in a carriage after getting drunk.
Zheng Xunrui has always been very sober, and he has been very thoughtful and attaches great importance to the conversation with Yang Tingshu, and the views revealed can be described as a synthesis of understanding, and he does not want to offend Yang Tingshu.
Zheng Xunrui thought more of Qian Qianyi, a key member of the Donglin Party.
He has a very bad understanding of the Donglin Party, and his understanding of Qian Qianyi is also not good, and Jiang Zuosan's Qian Qianyi, Wu Weiye, and Gong Dingyu, except for Wu Weiye's backbone, which is slightly stronger, the rest are all sparse, and there is no backbone of scholars at all, and what is even more terrifying is that there is no faith.
As for the Donglin Party, the evaluation of later generations is mixed, but the most important point is that the composition of the Donglin Party is the scholars and businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River, which is a typical combination of officials and businessmen.
The scholars spared no effort to shout for the merchants, exempting all kinds of commercial and trade taxes, increasing agricultural taxes, leading to a sharp decline in commercial and trade taxes, and a large increase in the peasants' burdens.
When there were many disasters and famines, this was a very fatal thing, and the result was that the peasants could not bear the increase in burden, a great peasant uprising broke out, and the taxes of the imperial court fell sharply, unable to cope with the peasant uprising and the attack of the Later Jin, and the Ming Dynasty finally collapsed.
There are many reasons for the demise of the Ming Dynasty, but the bad role played by the Donglin Party in it is very obvious.
Therefore, Zheng Xunrui's understanding of the Donglin Party is very bad.