The plot of the Restoration Society is to pave the way for the rest of the story

"Wouldn't it be too stupid and ignorant to give you a calculation?" A farmer with a bamboo basket on his back and a big bamboo hat on his head hurriedly walked up to the high platform, put down the bamboo basket, took off the hat and fanned it twice, shook it upward, and bowed to Qian Qianyi and Qu Shiyun before he bowed his hand to Zhang Pu and Zhang Cai: "Tianru, accept the first, don't come to harm?" ”

"When did you arrive?" Zhang Pu was very surprised when he saw Wu Changshi, dressed in gold and trousers, pedaling in hemp shoes, and dressed as a tea farmer.

Wu Changshi said with a smile: "I just came, you see that this dress has not yet had time to be changed." He glanced at Wen Yuren and said, "Tianru, three days after the accident in Yixing, the news reached the capital. ”

"The teacher knows the way?"

"Well, not only does the old man know about it, but the emperor has also asked."

"Your Majesty? Ah, what quick news! Zhang Pu couldn't help but be surprised and admired.

"If the news hadn't reached the capital, how could it have set off such a monstrous wave? Second Master Wen, am I right? ”

Wen Yuren pretended to be calm and said: "The young master of the Zhou Mansion is rampant and domineering, causing chaos, it was originally the neighbors who acted out of righteous indignation, what does it have to do with the news reaching the capital?" ”

"Although it is true that the young master of the Zhou family violated the criminal law, some people have ill intentions and take the opportunity to make a big fuss, not only intimidating the government, but also inciting the people to make trouble, this strategy is really vicious!"

"When the road is uneven, drawing a sword to help, it is also a chivalrous act, what is the crime?"

Wu Changshi sneered and said: "Second Master Wen, if the prefect of Yixing County and Huzhou hadn't been given the hand of Elder Wen Ge's strict order, how could he dare to be so blatantly connived at and protected?" The Lord was originally timid and afraid, if it weren't for your repeated persuasion and encouragement to support him, how dare you grit your teeth and hold on to the end? Those people were mostly idle people, but they were just trying to relieve their boredom and amusement them, and they flocked to see it and scattered in a hurry, if you didn't spend money to buy them to make noise, how could it be a drastic change? Second master, your brother's strategy is really seamless, but I forgot that although Zhou Ge Lao was dismissed and returned to the country, after all, he was the leader of Donglin and the first assistant of the dynasty, and there were few officials in the world who had eyeliner? Then the county and the prefect will only have the Wen family in their eyes? ”

"You...... What you say is speculation, which one believes you? Wen Yuren shook the fan away and shook it violently.

Wu Changshi took out a brown paper envelope from his arms, shook it in front of his eyes, and said: "This secret letter from the elder Wen Ge to the prefect of Huzhou, the second master doesn't need to read it, he must know the words in it." ”

Wen Yuren's face changed greatly, and he stood up and said, "It's obviously burned in front of you, how can it be in your hands?" ”

"The second master shirked it cleanly, what if someone investigates it in the future, what should the prefect do? He is not stupid, how can he not have more eyes and keep it as a shield. ”

"What I saw with my own eyes, how could it ......"

"It was just an illusion, the prefect of Huzhou secretly exchanged letters, and what was burned was just an excerpt of the discarded manuscript. If it weren't for the fact that the brothers were fueling the troubles, why did the second master rush to Tiger Hill on a hot day? ”

"You don't want to spew blood, we're here to join the club, what's the intention?"

"You're coming to join the company? The rules of the Restoration Society have long been clear, and all incumbent officials will not accept them, although you are a false title and are waiting for a vacancy, you are also among the refusals. You claim to have come to join the company, but in fact, you are here to force Tianru. ”

"What am I forcing him to do?"

"Xiang Zhuang danced the sword, which was intended for Pei Gong. You are still quibbling, aren't you afraid that I will tell Brother Ling's poisonous plan in detail in front of everyone in the Restoration Society? ”

"Good, good! Wu Changshi, I don't compete with you for a day. Wen Yuren glared at Wu Changshi viciously for a moment, then turned around and stepped down, leaving in a hurry, completely lacking the grandeur he had come.

Zhang Pu only felt cold sweat all over his body at this time, that Wen Tiren was really old and treacherous, and his scheming was so deep, an accidental murder case was arranged for him so interlocking, mysterious and unpredictable, killing two birds with one stone, and the end was extremely vicious. I was grateful: "Come, you came well!" Otherwise, we will almost fall for the trick. ”

Wu Changshi nodded and said, "Elder Zhou Ge was afraid that he would embarrass you, so he ordered me to rush to Tiger Hill day and night, but fortunately I didn't disgrace my life." ”

"I haven't seen you for many days, and when the party is over, I'll have a few drinks with you." Zhang Cai stepped forward and grabbed his hand, and said with great interest: "I may not lose to you this time." ”

"How can I take advantage of people's danger! These days, you must have been drinking and feasting all day long, how many taels of wine can you have left? You better rest for a few more days, and I'll try to compete in the east when I go to the capital another day! ”

"You're in a hurry to get back?"

"Hmmm! I also have to pay a visit to Governor Zhang Guowei, and then rush to Huzhou and Yixing. Wu Changshi lowered his voice and said: "The old leader's life is not easy!" Recently, the officials have been impeached, and the old leader is very embarrassed. There was a rumor in the palace that the emperor blamed the old man for his poor use of people when he was the first assistant. When I left Beijing, the old leader told the Restoration Society not to show solidarity, and to avoid the suspicion of manipulating and forming a party. Everything will only be said after he returns, and this day will not change after all. After that, he picked up the bamboo basket, waved at Qian Qianyi and Qu Shiyun, and left quickly.

Everyone saw an old tea farmer suddenly come to the stage, and a few words scared Wen Yuren away, and saw Zhang Pu and Zhang Cai bowing to him, who seemed to be very familiar friends, but they couldn't see the appearance of the tea farmer clearly, and they didn't know what kind of character he was. Later, when I heard that Wu Chang, who was the original founder of the Restoration Society and is now the head of the Ministry of Rites, they were all surprised, and he disguised himself to go out of Beijing, presumably encountering something urgent. couldn't help but talk and speculate, and there was a noise in the audience.

Zhang Pu looked up at the sun, it was already an hourly scene, he didn't dare to delay any longer, and hurriedly asked Qian Qianyi to speak. Qian Qianyi stood up, stroked his beard, and the audience gradually quieted down. Everyone listened attentively, and Qian Qianyi arched his hand downwards and said: "In the thirty-second year of Wanli, Mr. Jingyang advocated the repair of Donglin Academy and Daonan Temple, and his younger brother Gu Yuncheng, as well as Gao Panlong, An Xifan, Liu Yuanzhen, Ye Maocai, Qian Yiyi, Xue Fujiao and other eight gentlemen of Donglin gathered to discuss morality, flaunt integrity, advocate practical learning, satirize the government, judge characters, and denounce the evils of the times. Mr. Jingyang hand-established the "Donglin Business Language" and "Donglin Meeting", stipulating a small meeting every month and a general meeting every year. Those scholars and scholars from all over the country responded when they heard the news, and the officials in the DPRK also responded from afar, and the whole world looked at them. Eunuch Wei Zhongxian had not yet become big at that time, and he wanted to use the fame of the Donglin Party to win the hearts of the people of the government and the wilderness, and to win over Donglin. Donglin refused to join him, so that the dog thief held a grudge and waited for an opportunity to take revenge. After he was appointed to Dongchang, he fabricated charges, repeatedly set up prisons, and wantonly hunted and killed. The names of the Donglin Party members were also displayed throughout the country, and those who were on the list were cut to the people's posts by the living, and the dead were posthumously seized by the officials. For a while, the world was silent, the gentleman choked his wrist, Donglin's vitality was greatly damaged, the talent withered, and it was dormant for several years. Alas! It has been 30 years since these past events were snapped up, but I still think about it as if it were yesterday. ”

Speaking of this, Qian Qianyi sighed softly, reminiscing about the past, as if he was overwhelmed with emotion, and then said: "Now that Donglin is dead and injured, only a few of us are left, like a lonely ghost, with more than enough heart and insufficient strength, but with your resumption of the society, Donglin's mantle is naturally a successor." When Donglin was at its peak, there were only 309 people on Wei Zhongxian's list, and now there are nearly 3,000 people in the Fushe Society, which is far more powerful than Donglin. Those old friends of Donglin are also relieved if they know about it. ”

"Isn't it just gratification? If they run their social affairs so prosperously, it is really beyond the past and the present. When the teacher entered the cabinet back then, if there was such a momentum echoed in the opposition, he would not easily teach the old thief Wen to take advantage of the loophole! The emperor will not be deceived by him. Qu Shiyun's voice was like a flood bell, thinking that he couldn't push the teacher Qian Qianyi into the cabinet back then, which led to failure, he couldn't help clenching his fists tightly and slapped it heavily on the armrest of the chair.

Qian Qianyi's face was hot, and he repeated the old words without concealment, which was quite displeased, and he locked his eyebrows and said: "The emperor is wise, but in fact, he can't complain about others, but the old man is a little too big and has too many enemies, so that he humiliates himself." However, Wen Tiren is also a powerful foot, and he can't be careless. Now he has squeezed out the old leader and the only assistant, but he is even more arrogant than before. Zhang Pu sneered and arched his hand: "The old man doesn't have to be humble, although the old thief Wen is the first assistant, he can't cover the sky with one hand." Although the old leader can't control him when he returns to the country, but the court in Beijing is all from the Donglin Party, and Wen Tiren doesn't dare to do anything wrong, otherwise he will not be able to do it one day. ”

Qian Qianyi saw that he was high-spirited, and seemed to have a chance to win, knowing that he had a deep relationship with Zhou Yanru, the master, and also heard that they had the intention of relying on each other, and none of the ministers could compare with Wei Zhongxian back then, and there were no ministers to interfere with it, and the situation was naturally very different from that time, and nodded: "I hope so, the country will clarify one day, and the old people can also live in the Fushui Villa." ”

Zhang Pu said with a smile: "The old man can't say goodbye, the cause of resuming the society is booming, and I still need your old man's guidance!" ”

Qian Qianyi knew that Lu Dao was just a polite remark, but after all, he regarded himself as a senior of Donglin, especially in front of thousands of people, and felt that he had given enough face, and said happily: "If there is a destiny in the sky, it is naturally a matter of benefiting the country and the people, if I am not stupid and incompetent, how can I dare to refuse?" ”

Qu Shiyun echoed: "My generation is in Confucianism, and it is within my duty to initiate myself, read the books of sages, sacrifice my life for the country, and ask for my life for the people. If I forget, I won't agree! ”

Zhang Pu didn't even dare to say it, and Zhang Cai was also busy saying that he was ashamed. Qu Shiyun was originally jealous and hateful, because of his mentor Qian Qian Yiting pushed into the cabinet, he returned to the palace, these years of seclusion in his hometown, Wu self-obsessed, difficult to let go, a grievance has nowhere to vent, seeing the resumption of the society so momentum, thinking of the hope of revenge, I can't help but be overjoyed, get up and say in a loud voice: "Comrade Rank, I was invited to the meeting for the first time, I was really surprised. To be honest, after the decline of Donglin, although I am a little indignant, how to regain my prestige is really not much of a success. I heard that Yin Shan's first meeting and the establishment of the Restoration Society, I didn't think so, and I was a little moved when I arrived at the Jinling Conference, and when I arrived at Tiger Hill, I saw that only three or five years later, the Restoration Society had such a momentum! The ancients said: Mourning is greater than the death of the heart, as long as there is an immortal heart, everything can be accomplished. Tianru, Shouxian and others are all great talents, and they are really amazing! He raised his thumb and exclaimed: "Throughout his life, the first saint Confucius had 3,000 disciples and 72 sages. In just a few years of hard work, the number of your disciples is no less than that of saints. ”

Zhang Pu was a little proud in his heart, but he said: "The predecessors praised falsely, and they were terrified. Confucius is the master of the world, looking up to the high, drilling the strong, looking ahead, and suddenly behind. Although the seniors were well-intentioned and encouraged, how dare the kid defile the saint? ”

These words have been heard by everyone in the front row of the audience, and someone shouted: "The merits of the two gentlemen have caught up with the saints, and the whole world admires them." We just call the two gentlemen's names, which is not enough to show respect, it is better to just call the surname. ”

Someone objected: "Both gentlemen have the surname Zhang, isn't it difficult to distinguish just the surname?" ”

"It's easy. Mr. Tianru lives in the west of the city, and Mr. Shouxian lives in the south of the city, so this distinction is made, one is called Xizhang and the other is called Nanzhang, how about it? ”

"Well, that's a great idea! It is a common practice in ancient times to be called by the name of the earth. ”

Zhang Pu and Zhang Cai looked at Qian Qianyi and Qu Shiyun, and waved their hands again and again. Qian Qianyi knew that he was embarrassed, and said with a smile: "Don't let the two of you offend their kindness." ”

Seeing that the two of them were humble, the audience shouted: "Two masters, we regard you two as the suzerains of the alliance, just like the living Confucian saints, why do you need to refuse?" ”

"If the two masters are saints, then Lou Dong is Queli." Zhang Pu saw that the person who spoke was Wang Ruiguo on the outskirts of Loudong, and his expression was extremely excited, obviously thinking that it was a great honor to be a fellow villager with the saint. Qian Qianyi and Qu Shiyun secretly glanced at each other, originally thinking that it was just a joke, but they gradually took it seriously, frowned, and said nothing. Qu Shiyun originally wanted to give Zhang Pu a strong momentum, but seeing that everyone was so touted, he couldn't help but be a little nonsense, and secretly regretted that he was reckless, and his words were a little too much, but it was difficult to collect the water, and if he refuted it immediately, he would slap his own mouth, and he was annoyed at the moment, and he felt embarrassed when he sat on the stage.

"Makes sense! Makes sense! At this time, the crowd was excited, and hundreds of people shouted loudly. Someone said: "The four pairs, the ten philosophers, the ten permanent servants and others are the number that the saints should have, and we should also nominate them, which are indispensable." ”

Wang Ruiguo took over the conversation and said, "What's so difficult about this! It's all ready-made, and it's just right away. There are many members from Taicang in our resumption society, and the four with the most seniority are Zhao Zixin, Wang Jiaying, Zhang Yi, and Cai Shen, and the four of them happen to be four matches. ”

"Who can do the ten philosophers?"

"Ten philosophers? It must be a disciple who has followed for many years, the first one is Wu Weiye, and then Lu Yunfu, as well as Zhou Zhao, Sun Yijing, Jin Dasheng, Xu Huan, Zhou Qun, Xu Guojie, Mu Yungui, Hu Zhounai, can be regarded as ten philosophers. ”

"The best choice for the ten permanent attendants. Mr. Tianru has many Kundi, and it is enough to select ten of them. ”

"Zhang Jun, Zhang Yuan, Zhang Wangzhi, Zhang Xu, Zhang Lian, Zhang Yong, Zhang Zhexian, Zhang Luo, Zhang Tao, Zhang Yingjing, ......"

Suddenly, a person sneered and asked, "Are there five tigers, five biaos, five dogs, ten children, forty grandchildren, or something?" "The voice was sharp and thin, extremely harsh.