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On the official road from Hangzhou to Yixing, two black carriages rotated their axles unhurriedly.

In the water towns of the south of the Yangtze River, it is rare to see horse-drawn carriages as a means of transportation. It is a pastime for dignitaries and wealthy businessmen when they are bored, and it is used to fill their faces and put on a show when they go on outings with prostitutes. The two carriages were newly made at first glance, with faint shiny black cloaks, and the horses driving were all sturdy and bright-eyed, and at a glance they knew that they were not ordinary pack horses pulling goods.

Passers-by couldn't help but take a second look, some couldn't hide their envy in their eyes, and some people spat at at the soil with hatred

Zhai Zhe sat cross-legged in the first carriage, and the horses pulling the carriage were the war horses he took across the river.

In the past few months, he has become famous in Jiangnan, but it is only limited to people related to Lu Xiangsheng, and he will not show his face for people who have nothing to do with him. He doesn't like this extravagant dress, but without that, he can't squeeze into that circle at all.

Zhou Yanru admires him very much, at least on the surface, but when he has been a figure of Da Mingfu, how can his mind be seen through by him at a glance.

For this secret meeting, he gave up his plan to accompany Ulan to production, hoping that it would be too late when he went back.

From Hangzhou to Huzhou, the horse-drawn carriage walked along the embankment of Taihu Lake, and the water outside the window on the left was shrouded in a layer of white mist. Along the way, from Huzhou Mansion to Suzhou Prefecture, the paddy fields on both sides are not all golden rice fields like Yixing, but more than half of them are mulberry trees. Both sides of Taihu Lake are the famous fish and rice towns of the Ming Dynasty, the silk of Huzhou is famous all over the world, and the income of planting mulberry and silkworms must be much higher than that of planting rice, but now what the Ming Dynasty needs most is not silk, but grain.

These thoughts flashed in his mind, and there was not even a place to settle down at the moment, like these major events related to the fortunes of the country were not something that Zhai Zhe could control.

The carriage entered the boundary of Yixing, turned a corner at the east gate of Yixing County, and stopped at the Zhou family manor hidden in the bamboo sea. Yixing is bounded by a continuous bamboo sea, this area is very familiar to Zhai Zhe, Lu Xiangsheng's house and Zhou Yan's Confucianism are only a dozen miles apart.

Liu walked out of the second carriage with the wind, a set of cyan scribes' clothes, holding a folding fan in his hand, looking indescribably graceful. The scribes in Jiangnan all paid attention to this tune, and Liu Suifeng had to follow the customs.

The family of the Zhou Mansion opened the door of the village, and a small servant led the coachman to rest, Zhai Zhe and Liu walked into the side hall before and after the wind, and the servants served tea and asked them to wait here. Under the Zhou Mansion, the two of them were nothing, and they didn't dare to have the slightest dissatisfaction.

After waiting for about half an hour, Zhai Zhe drank five or six cups of tea, and after two trips to the thatched house, a servant walked in: "Zhai Dongjia, the master is invited." ”

Zhai Zhe and Liu Suifeng changed their eyes, followed the servant out of the door, walked around the house, and when they arrived at a small round door, the servant lowered his head and said, "Zhai Dong's house has arrived!" ”

A feminine voice came from inside, "Hurry up, please!" What Zhai Zhe listened to was Zhou Yanru's words.

He took three steps as five steps, so he walked elegantly, and walked leisurely into the round door, where there was a gazebo and four people were seated. Zhou Yanru, who has a white face, Zhang Pu, who has a black hair on his chin and fleshless cheeks, and a stern face, and two people Zhai Zhe doesn't know.

The middle-aged scribe sitting in the south, his eyes were rolling around, and he was looking at Zhai Zhe from afar, and the smile made Zhai Zhe feel very uncomfortable.

Sitting in the north was a scribe in a robe who looked to be in his fifties, with wrinkles on his forehead, prominent cheekbones, and only a pair of eyes that were extremely agile, which was very incongruous with his whole old age.

"I've seen Mr. Ruzhai, Mr. Tianru!" Zhai Zhe bowed.

"This is Wu Laizhi, the head of the Ministry of Rites, and that is Mr. Jizhi." Zhou Yanru pointed out and introduced. Wu Laizhi is a member of the Restoration Society, and when Wu Chang, the head of the Ministry of Rites, is known as Mr. Jizhi is his old friend Ruan Dacheng, who has been known for many years.

"This is Zhai Yanzhi, the student of the Nine Elders." Zhou Yanru pointed to Zhai Zhe again, and Yanzhi was Zhai Zhe's character.

The two of them sat in their seats and raised their hands slightly, and they didn't show too much enthusiasm, Zhai Zhe's fame was just a showman, and the dismissed deputy general was just a rough person who didn't understand **** in their eyes.

Zhai Zheyi sat on Zhou Yanru's side after seeing the salute one by one, carefully discerning the demeanor of these people.

When Zhang Pu appeared, his brows furrowed slightly, showing irritability and disdain. Wu Changshi seemed to be very interested in him, and a pair of eyes turned on Zhai Zhe, making him look as if his clothes had been stripped naked. Ruan Dacheng glanced at him and directly expressed his disregard for him.

The four people here are all celebrities in Jiangnan, all of them are from Jinshi, and only Zhai Zhe is an insignificant talent. Zhang Pu was very dissatisfied with Zhou Yanru's insistence on pulling this rough man in and getting involved in such an important event.

"Mr. Ruzhai, there is news in the capital, and my protégé of the resumption society wept blood and wrote a book, there is at least fifty percent hope for this matter, and the saint will not turn a blind eye." Zhang Pu's voice was very crisp, like two pieces of metal rubbing, with a domineering taste.

Zhai Zhe has been in Jiangnan for more than two months, and he knows the power of this Fushe Kui here. Although Zhang Pu was not appointed as an official, no matter where he went to the yamen, even the governor of a town did not dare to be rude to him.

The Fushe was formed by the alliance of more than a dozen associations, including the Yunjian Society, the Zhexi Wen Society, the Jiangbei South Society, the Liting Xi Society, the Yunqi Society, the Wumen Yupeng Society, the Zhedong Society, the Zhexi Zhuang Society, the Huangzhou Quality Society, and the Jiangnan Ying Society, and only Zhang Pu could unite these people. There are countless civil and military generals and scholars in Jiangnan who claim to be Zhang Pu's subordinates.

"Hmm!" Zhou Yanru nodded, but did not say anything. He is a character who has been an assistant, and of course he will not be deceived by Zhang Pu's methods. If the call for the resumption of the society was useful, the Donglin Party should have allowed Li Sancai to sit in the position of assistant.

"The saint is dissatisfied with the Wen Party, only Xue Guoguan still doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, and Mr. Ruzhai is expected to return to the post of assistant." Wu Changshi withdrew his gaze from Zhai Zhe and interjected a sentence. His voice was sharp, and his tone sounded extremely vicious.

"Wen Tiren is jealous of the virtuous, Yang Sichang killed the nine elders, and sooner or later the saint will recognize their true colors." Zhou Yanru shook the fan in his hand, not in a hurry or impatient.

"It costs a lot to walk around the capital, and the people who are the celebrant and the Jinyi guard know the mind of the saint best, and they all have to be fed before they can spit out ivory." Zhou Yanru nodded again and again as Wu Changshi said, and Zhang Pu's face became a little ugly.

After Wen Tiren was dismissed, the Wen Party was a grasshopper after the autumn and couldn't grow. Wu Changshi secretly speculated about Chongzhen's thoughts, when Wen Tiren took Zhou Yanru back to his hometown, for so many years, Daming was under the control of Wen Tiren, like a broken ship, the hole is getting bigger and bigger, and it is inevitable that he will have a little attachment to Zhou Yanru. Now it is necessary to pull out the emperor's heart.

"Two hundred thousand taels of silver!" Wu Changshi stretched out two fingers, "At least!" "He just came back from Beijing, this is not untargeted, but he learned from the tone of many people.

Zhai Zhe gasped, and thought about it, Da Mingfu! It's not a loss to be able to sit in this position and spend so much silver. The problem now is that Emperor Chongzhen's mind can't figure it out, if it doesn't work out, I'm afraid that these silver baskets will be empty.

Zhai Zhe knows the purpose of being called here, this kind of thing can't be publicized, once the matter is leaked, his reputation will be immediately discredited, and the less people know, the better.

"I raised 140,000 taels of silver at the Fusha!" Zhang Pu's voice is like a bell. For example, Qian Qianyi, the patriarch of the Donglin Party, and Zhou Yanru are sworn enemies, not only can they not raise funds, but they also have to keep their tone tight. Among the protégés of the Restoration Society, most of the people who deserve his trust are humble gentlemen, and they should not discuss such shady matters with them, but the silver of some filthy people is not so easy to take. Although his prestige is high, his family is not very wealthy, and many times prestige and silver cannot be both.

"I'll give 40,000 taels!" Ruan Dacheng, who had always looked a little drowsy, said something amazing.

"Brother Ji!" Zhou Yanru was also a little moved in his words. The two have been friends for many years, Ruan Dacheng is an official eunuch family, with thousands of acres of fertile land in his family, but 40,000 taels of silver is also nearly half of the family property, so generous, if it doesn't work, he has nothing to reciprocate.

Ruan Dacheng waved his hand to signal that he didn't need to say much, and his demeanor was very bold.

"If Mr. Ruzhai doesn't dislike it, Xiaosheng is also willing to give 40,000 taels of silver." Zhai Zhe knew that this kind of opportunity was something that others couldn't ask for. His thoughts about Zhou Yanru these days have not been in vain, perhaps it is his loyalty to Lu Xiangsheng, which makes Zhou Yanru look sideways.

Zhou Yanru nodded in approval, taking the silver of a military general is much more reassuring for him than taking the silver of those protégés of the Restoration Society.

Zhang Pu pushed him to help, his heart was self-evident, if this matter became this handle, it would be in his hands, but he couldn't refuse this **** with poison. He has been dormant in Yixing for six years, and he has been beaten down by Wen Tiren for six years, and he has never forgotten the taste of sitting in that seat.

"If Ru Zhai Jun sits on the auxiliary, he should focus on the children of Donglin, eliminate the accumulated shortcomings, and let the great tomorrow return to peace!" Zhang Pu's tone made Zhai Zhe on the side sound uncomfortable.

I heard that Zhang Pu is still a protégé of Zhou Yanru. But since the second year of Chongzhen, after Zhou Yanru teamed up with Wen Tiren to turn against the Donglin Party, he could only rely on his former disciples to live on his former disciples when he returned to Jiangnan.

The party struggle in the Ming court, Liu Suifeng once told Zhai Zhe in detail. Emperor Chongzhen first used the Donglin Party to defeat the eunuch party, and then relegated the Donglin Party to his hometown after the change in the second year of Chongzhen. Zhou Yanru is a native of Jiangnan, but he is quick to observe words and expressions, not only did he not be with Donglin, but joined forces with Wen Tiren to defeat Donglin Kui Qian Qianyi. Since then, the position of Da Ming's assistant has almost alternated in the hands of Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru.

Chongzhen doesn't like friends, and it is difficult for Donglin Party members to enter the cabinet again, so there is a joint effort between Fushe and Zhou Yanru.

"Ru Zhaijun sits on the assistant, I just need a subordinate to give me a position in the matter!" Wu Changshi smiled dryly, he suddenly looked at Zhai Zhe with interest, and asked, "What position does Yan Zhijun want?" ”

Zhang Pu and Zhou Yanru's gazes swept towards Zhai Zhe.

There is no difference between the big events in the court and the bargaining in the vegetable market, Zhai Zhe muttered in his heart for a while, groaned slightly, and opened his mouth to say the position he had been thinking about for a long time.