4-31 The Seven Scholars of the Round Table

Liu Ziguang came to the secret contact point of the Donglin Party on Beixin Street, the outside was still calm, there were not a few pedestrians on the street, and after entering the courtyard, it turned out that the outside was loose and the inside was tight, more than a dozen men in strong clothes were hiding in the dark and guarding, and there were already several people in civilian clothes sitting in the house.

"Lord Liu has arrived, please take a seat." Everyone greeted together. Liu Ziguang took a look, except for the middle-aged man sitting in the master's seat, he didn't know him, the others were all acquaintances, in addition to Qi Zhenming, there were also Xu Zengshou, the Duke of Wei, Bai Wenyuan, the general of the Han Dynasty, Bai Wenyuan, the personal eunuch of the little emperor, Wei Zhongxian, and Yuan Chonghuan, the squire of the military department.

"In front of all the adults, how dare I, Liu Ziguang, take a seat, make a small stool at the end and listen to the instructions of the adults." Liu Ziguang pretended to be polite.

"This is a mistake, Lord Liu is now the commander of the South Factory, our great business depends on you, come on, come on." Qi Zhenming forced Liu Ziguang to the seat of honor as he spoke.

"I can't help it, what kind of commander of the South Factory, it's just a hypocrisy with them, and I can't do it really." Liu Ziguang continued to excuse himself, he now knew that ancient people liked to be modest, and the previous arrogant attitude was not welcome.

"Even if you don't mention the commander of Nanchang, Lord Liu is also the general of the Son of Heaven's imperial seal to protect the country and rebel, and he can still do this position." This time it was Wei Zhongxian who spoke.

"Grandpa Guo and Lord Yuan are here, and they can't sit at the table."

"If Lord Liu doesn't sit down, then we won't sit down." Xu Zengshou pretended to be angry.

"According to the following opinion, everyone has come together with the same ambition, that is, to overthrow the dictatorship of the party after the eunuch party, and return the government to His Majesty, revolutionary comrades regardless of whether they are high or low, let's sit at the round table." Liu Ziguang really couldn't shirk it, and put forward such a suggestion in a hurry.

"What a revolutionary comrade, no distinction between high and low! Well said! The middle-aged man who had been stroking his beard and smiling at everyone slapped the coffee table and stood up from the main seat.

"With the same ambition, cut the lives of the traitors in the court, everyone here is the emperor's important minister, there is no distinction between high and low, according to what Lord Liu said, let's change the round table." The middle-aged man is extraordinary, with a long body and an elegant posture that can't be hidden by a clear shirt.

"Didn't ask?" Liu Ziguang arched his hand.

"The old man is Qian Qianyi." The middle-aged man said with a smile.

"Master Qian is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites of the Dynasty, the leader of the Jiangnan literary circle, and the leader of our Donglin Party." Qi Zhenming said on the side.

"Look up for a long time, look up for a long time." Liu Ziguang hurriedly greeted the courtesy, this Jiu Yang is not a kind word, he has already heard the story of Qian Qianyi marrying a famous prostitute Liu in Qinhuai, he thought he was an unbearable bad old man, but he didn't expect to be so personable, and it seems that he didn't wronged the Liu family.

As if he knew what Liu Ziguang was thinking in his heart, Qian Qianyi talked eloquently: "Let Lord Liu smile, the old man has been lingering on the banks of the Qinhuai River all these years, sleeping in flowers and willows, and chanting poems, it is a bit of a thin name, it is all to paralyze the enemy, and now it is finally waiting for the day to raise your eyebrows, Lord Liu, I asked you to come today to discuss important matters, and the day of the emperor's wedding is when we are in trouble." ”

"Oh, the party organizations are ready?" Liu Ziguang's eyebrows were twisted, with a look of concern.

"Come, let's sit down." Qian Qianyi pulled Liu Ziguang to the round table that had just been set up, the two sat down next to each other, and the other five people also sat around the round table.

"Qi Protector, you can tell you about the specific matters."

"Yes." Qi Zhenming agreed, took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and spoke: "Today's matter must have been known to everyone, the queen's person was selected on the sister of Wei Guogong, Miss Xu is a loyal minister and a famous general, smart and virtuous, knowledgeable, and happy with His Majesty, it is really the blessing of the Ming Dynasty and the blessing of all the people." This matter seems simple, but in fact it is difficult, our Donglin Party has gone through many twists and turns, and has gone through all kinds of difficulties....... it all depends on Lord Qian's strategy to win a thousand miles......."

In Qi Zhenming's narrative mixed with countless words of praise, Liu Ziguang finally figured out the ins and outs of the matter after the election, the Donglin Party has been secretly contacting people from all walks of life who are dissatisfied with the government, this time it is the result of multi-party cooperation, one day the little emperor met Wei Guogong's sister Xu Yuanhui when he was playing in Xuanwu Lake, and suddenly fell in love, and was seen by Wei Zhongxian, and used the identity of Dongchang to find out the identity of Xu Yuanhui, and then contacted Qian Qianyi, it happened that Qian Shangshu and Xu Zengshou were good, and after some talking, Wei Guogong was moved, persuaded the girl to participate in the audition of the show girl, with the help of the Ministry of Etiquette and her own superior conditions, of course, she passed all the way and entered the final selection.

The previous few incidents about the candidates of the Li family and the Huang family have made a lot of noise, and the eunuch party and the back party are also afraid of the wolf, and they are not willing to cause an uproar, and they know through the eyeliner set by the Donglin Party around the queen mother that the attitude of the queen mother is not inevitable, as long as she can prevent her nine-thousand-year-old granddaughter from becoming the queen, she is satisfied.

And the news that Qi Zhenming got here is also very close, the eunuch system has recently been disgraced by Nanchang, and it is difficult to move a decent counterattack, the bottom line of the nine-thousand-year-old is that anyone can be the queen, but the daughter of the Li family cannot be the daughter.

With this information in hand, Qian Qianyi made a bold decision, and threw out the method of letting the little emperor choose the latter by himself when the two parties were at a stalemate, which was accepted by both parties, and the little emperor saw that there was a dream lover in the team of show girls, so he naturally chose Xu Yuanhui without hesitation, and was secretly very grateful to Qian Qianyi.

The queen's candidate finally did not fall into the hands of the traitors, and the people present couldn't help but applaud, Yuan Chonghuan was newly pulled into this camp, and after listening to this speech, he raised the teacup in his hand and said: "Everyone has worked hard for the Ming Dynasty, Yuan someone toasts you with tea instead of wine." ”

Everyone also raised their glasses and saluted, taking the opportunity to bow their heads and drink tea, Liu Ziguang couldn't help but sneer, the queen's seat is really fragrant, and the Donglin Party is not willing to be lonely, I didn't expect it to be made by them, if I didn't guess wrong, even the little emperor was designed by them, how can there be such a coincidence, Xu Yuanhui can meet Zhu Youxiao when she is playing in Xuanwu Lake, here is sure that Wei Zhongxian and Qian Qianyi are credited, Wei Guogong is a straightforward person, but for the queen's position and a bright future in the future, Also definitely involved in the plan.

"I just said that the wedding day is the time when we are in trouble, where does this start?" Liu Ziguang asked.

"This is just a preliminary idea, when the emperor gets married, all the countries in the world will come to the court, and the officials of the feudal territory will also enter Beijing to congratulate, this is really a good opportunity to wipe out the eunuch party and the party, we have a little strength after all these years of operation, now everyone will talk about the power they have, I will come first." Qi Zhenduo paused deliberately, looked around, and saw that everyone was listening to him intently before continuing.

"At present, the Donglin Party has 2,000 Jinyi guards, all of whom are ordinary street patrol captains, and there are many contradictions with Dongchang on weekdays.

"There are 3,000 soldiers of Xiaoling Guard under the command of this duke, although they are soldiers guarding the spirit, but they are trained very strictly, and their combat effectiveness is at least thirty percent stronger than that of ordinary guards." Wei Guogong Xu Zengshou said.

"This general is in charge of 1,500 Han generals, although we are usually in the palace as an ornament, but it can come in handy at critical moments, those ceremonial lacquered guns, golden melons, axes, and axes are real guys." It was the Han general Qianhu Bai Wenyuan who said this, although they belonged to the Jinyi Guard, but they were completely different troops, pure honor guards, and the advantage was that they were in the palace, which was convenient for them to cooperate with each other.

"Our family is very shabby, there are only dozens of masters in the rivers and lakes, this is still recruited with great effort, the emperor is looked down upon, and large-scale recruitment is unlikely." Wei Zhongxian shook his head and said, his strength is indeed too little, and I am afraid it will be difficult to even protect himself.

"There is a pacesetter battalion under the commander, and the three hundred personal soldiers are veterans of many years of warfare. Yuan Chonghuan's soldiers were not much, Qian Qianyi and Qi Zhenming nodded slightly, and set their eyes on Liu Ziguang.

"I have three parts of force under my command, first of all, the men and horses of the South Factory, and the personnel include the iron guards of the Iron Factory, the friends of the rivers and lakes of the Ziguang Motorshoe, and the Sequoia Regiment I brought from Shandong. There are nearly a thousand people in this part. The second is the 1,000 Shandong soldiers scattered in the Five Cities Terracotta Division, which can control the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division at a critical moment; Finally, there is a thousand red-shirted regiments stationed in **, which can reach the capital in half a day when necessary, and they are all elites who have been in battle for a long time. ”

"Very good, we have a total of 10,000 horses, although the strength of the party is still very weak compared to the eunuch party, but the soldiers are fine but not many, when the big wedding comes, let's capture the thief first and capture the king, only punish the evil, and the others are not to blame in the past, those who are attached to the traitors on the wall grass will naturally look at the wind and fall, and we will win this battle." Qi Zhenming clenched his fists and cheered everyone up.

"Yes, justice is on our side, after the incident, the old man will contact the students of Guozijian and Fushe, let them speak widely, play the role of reassuring the people, and wait for the emperor to return to power, and then open Enke to elect scholars, reduce and reduce the field endowment, punish profiteers and bullies, and the world will return to the heart of the world just around the corner." Qian Qianyi also described a bright future.

"It's not far from the day of the big wedding, during this time, we have to strengthen contact, make a detailed plan, and collect and sort out the information of the party after the eunuch, Huang Gelding is extremely difficult to deal with, they have suffered so many losses in recent times and have not carried out a decent counterattack, this is very abnormal, abnormal is a demon, according to my understanding of him, this treacherous old eunuch must be plotting something important. The Queen Mother doesn't have to worry about it. ”

Seeing everyone's surprised eyes, Qi Zhenming smiled reservedly: "The right protector of the Donglin Party is next to the Queen Mother, and what actions they have, this side will know immediately." As for the identity of the Right Protector, everyone will know when the time comes. ”

The secret discussion was almost underway, Qian Qianyi took over and said: "Everyone can sit together today thanks to Lord Liu, according to the roster of secret agents in Dongchang provided by him, lurking in the Guogong Mansion, the spies on Lord Yuan's Mansion have surfaced, and now the capital is already our world, and we no longer have to worry about those hidden eyeliners." That's all for today, the old man won't leave everyone to eat, and when the traitors are eliminated, let's get drunk again. ”

"Okay, when the time comes, you will get drunk!" Everyone said in unison.

In the nine-thousand-year-old mansion, Yang Bo knelt in front of Huang Jinrong and didn't dare to speak, Huang Jinrong seemed to be asleep with his eyes closed, and asked leisurely after a long time: "How are people?" ”

"Back to Godfather, it's too late now, the children did their best, but ......" he took out a paper bag from his arms and offered it, "The Great Offering left a word before leaving, and this thing is that it took the life of the Great Offering." ”

Nine thousand years old closed his eyes and opened a slit to look at it, Yang Bo quickly opened the paper bag, revealing two jet-black lead bullets inside, the round projectiles had been flattened, and they looked like a lead bump.

"It's a poisonous secret weapon, it can throw such a force..... I'm afraid that the people of the Tang Sect don't have such profound skills, is it a strong crossbow shot?" Nine thousand years old could see at a glance that this was the deformation caused by the lead shot hitting the person.

"The words left by the Great Offering said that this was a firearm, and the other three offerings were also killed by the same thing, and it was the child's incompetence that failed to persuade the Four Great Offerings, so that they lost their lives in vain." Yang Bo said cautiously, while peeking at Huang Jinrong's face.

"It's none of your business, the four worshippers are such a character, they have been with me for so many years, and they have not been able to serve, and now they are loyal to the factory, and they are worthy of death."

"Then ..... over there in the South Factory?" Yang Bo asked tentatively.

"Don't panic, we don't have the certainty of victory at the moment, let them be rampant for a few more days, well, within July, let them return to the west, the life of Huangzhen, the life of the two hundred Dongchang fans, and the deep hatred of burning the library building, the blood debt of the four offerings, this pile, one by one, our family remembers it very clearly."

"Godfather Shengming, the training of the guards in the capital has been abandoned for a long time, and their wall grass is not of great use at critical moments, so let's wait for Weng Zhong from Changzhou Qi Machinery Factory to arrive before we do it! At that time, what Nanchang, what Liu Ziguang, and what mysterious firearms were all vulnerable. ”

"Alas, it's been ten years, the bloody rain of the year seems to be still in front of me, I really can't bear to raise the sword again, since our family entered the palace at the age of five, I have served two concubines, two queens, a queen mother, and three emperors, and I have done my best for the Zhu family, exhausted my hard work, and I didn't even let my wife live peacefully in my old age....."

Jiu Qiansui sighed, as if recalling the glorious years of the past few decades, and his sad tone suddenly changed: "Our family is not dough to be pinched, and it is not so easy for the Li family to bring down our family!" And Qian Qianyi, he thought I didn't know what medicine he sold in his gourd, hmph, I'll stew you with a spoonful when the time comes! ”