"Isn't this Xiao Guo and the second child of the Lu family? My old man is not bored to sit alone, so come and accompany the old man! Just as Guo Zeng'an and Lu Jianchen were talking, a voice suddenly came from the side. When they turned their heads, they saw an old man with white hair waving to them.

"Yo! Old man Lin! The two of them immediately stood up and saluted the old man, and then trotted to Old Man Lin.

The old man Lin is the father of the head of the Lin family, the largest family in the salt industry in Yangzhou City, that is, the old head of the Lin family. Although Old Man Lin is not in charge of things much now, his qualifications in the salt industry are old and his seniority is high, so at this time, when Old Man Lin called him to a table, Lu Jianchen and Guo Zeng'an felt a little flattered.

As soon as the two of them sat down, Old Man Lin picked a three-ding bag from each of the two people's plates, Lu Jianchen and Guo Zeng'an hurriedly stood up and said, "Old man!" Let's do it ourselves! Kill the juniors. ”

Old Man Lin smiled and motioned for the two of them to sit down, and said, "People are old and have a bad appetite. But seeing you young people eating deliciously, the old man felt very happy. Eat, eat! ”

What he said made Lu Jianchen and Guo Zeng'an a little confused, and after they looked at each other suspiciously, they opened their mouths and took a bite of the bun.

So Old Man Lin's smile became even bigger: "The old man has been busy all his life, and now it is time to enjoy the blessings." However, there is also a regret in this life, outsiders have always called our Yangzhou salt goods Huaiyan, but I have always wanted to remove the word 'Huai'. ”

Hearing Old Man Lin talk about the topic, Lu Jianchen and Guo Zeng'an both put down their chopsticks and listened carefully.

"But weishenme we Huaiyan has always wanted to compete with Shaanxi salt and Sichuan salt for the market and reduce the price? Speaking of output, our Huai salt accounts for half of the world; Speaking of background, we also have a wide range of channels in officialdom. But in recent years, the life of our colleagues in Yangzhou has become more and more difficult, and natural disasters and man-made disasters have occurred. Too many people have died, and there are fewer people who eat less salt! ”

"But it's also a good opportunity! Lao Yu has been pondering: Haven't Shanxi and Sichuan been making civil disturbances now? If someone settles down there and gives us the salt works there, won't they eat our salt all day long? But when you are old, you may not see that day, and it depends on your younger generation. ”

"This ......, old man, ......." Lu Jianchen and Guo Zeng'an were inexplicably placed so high hopes on Old Man Lin, which made them not know what to say.

Old Man Lin made a gesture to make the two of them quiet, and then said with a smile: "The old man has lived for a long time." I have seen a lot of ups and downs. For this opportunity for Yangzhou peers, we must not fight inwardly! In the past, when it came to Yangzhou, there were four families, but now it has become three families. Hey! But in the future, maybe it's five families! ”

Hearing Old Man Lin say this, Lu Jianchen and Guo Zeng'an couldn't sit still. They stood up and wanted to speak. Old Man Lin smiled and pointed to the door, only to see Lu Jianchen and Guo Zeng'an's companions already restless wandering at the door. As if there was something to say. It's just that they saw their master and Mr. Lin together, so these companions didn't dare to approach.

Old Man Lin then smiled and said, "Go quickly!" Don't get it wrong! ”

As soon as the confused Lu Jianchen and Guo Zeng'an walked to the door, their companions excitedly shouted: "Master! Master! Runing's Wu Dashuai has won! They've defeated the Tartars! ”

Lu Jianchen and Guo Zeng'an's hearts suddenly drifted to the clouds, but before their hearts fell, someone in front of them shouted: "Two masters, the masters of Yangzhou Salt Industry invite the two masters to the plum garden to enjoy the flowers." "It was the Lin family's big butler who spoke.

Until this time. Lu Jianchen and Guo Zeng'an realized that Old Man Lin Weishenme would find the two of them. But at this time, they were already like eating ginseng fruit, and the pores on their bodies were full of two words - comfortable!

Nanjing City, Ruan Dacheng Fuzhong.

Ruan Dacheng dragged Hou Fangyu into the study and closed the door. said: "Chaozong, for a fireworks woman, why do you need to do this? ”

Hou Fangyu replied confidently: "If you should avoid it for yourself, you can be unbearable for your friends." Fang Yu knew that Mr. had good intentions, but he didn't conspire with each other, so he said goodbye today. ”

"Hugh is impulsive!" Ruan Dacheng hurriedly grabbed him, and then persuaded, "Just endure the anger for a while, Mr. Mu Zhai is unstoppable, and he is the leader of the Jinling literary circle, Chaozong can think twice!" ”

Today is Ruan Dacheng who invites Nanjing talents and everyone to gather in his house. But in the banquet just now, the Qing army's entry into the customs was discussed again, but as he spoke, Qian Qianyi sneered at Wu Shigong, who took the initiative to meet the enemy. Originally, Hou Fangyu wanted to endure this, because everyone knew that Qian Qianyi regarded Wu Shigong as a rival in love. But Liu Ru was also fascinated by Qian Qianyi's demeanor, and kept speaking for Qian Qianyi, which made Hou Fangyu unable to help it.

So a very fierce and elegant quarrel broke out at the banquet, but Qian Qianyi's friends and disciples were numerous, and under the overwhelming crowd, Hou Fangyu was said by them to retreat again and again. Seeing that the situation was not good, Ruan Dacheng, as the master, hurriedly persuaded Hou Fangyu to his study.

"But why don't they believe that Changjing will win?" Hou Fangyu said aggrievedly.

"Not really!" Ruan Dacheng explained, "Since the Wanli period, how many official and military forces have fallen into the hands of Liaodong chieftains, and every time the imperial court is full of confidence, but Zuihou is all falling flowers, and his heart is cold!" ”

"But that's it! Mr. Makisai, how proud they are? To put it mildly, even if Mr. Mu Zhai and them enter the cabinet, they need to be brave and strong, do they carry their own guns to the battlefield? Let's not mention the matter of Mu Zhai and Changjing's rivalry, why should others look down on Changjing? If the battle is unsuccessful, what good will this be for the court and us? Not to mention Fang Yu's opinion: If only one army of the Ming Dynasty will defeat the Tartars, then there will only be the Runing army of Changjing. ”

"Oh? Chaozong thinks so highly, can you tell me? How many do you think Wu Runing's army can rank in the world? Speaking of which, Ruan Dacheng suddenly became interested in Wu Shigong's Runing Army.

Ruan Dacheng is a cadre of the Donglin Party and a traitor of the Donglin Party, so his experience is very legendary.

Ruan Dacheng is a disciple of Gao Panlong, and his fellow villager Zuo Guangdou is the leader of Donglin, and he is also a friend of Dacheng who relies on self-respect, and he has made great contributions in the "struggle" of defeating the non-Donglin Pavilion old Shi Jikai and others introduced by Fang Congzhe, so he is ranked among the backbone of Donglin, and is nicknamed "Unobstructed" in the "Dian Jianglu" compiled by Wei Zhongxian.

However, in the fourth year of the Apocalypse, there were vacancies in the affairs of the officials, and Zuo Guangdou notified Dacheng to come to Beijing to make up for it. However, Zhao Nanxing, Gao Panlong, Yang Lian and other people had internal strife with Zuo Guangdou, so "to check the classics closely, Dacheng is not available", and they are ready to use another disciple of Gao - Wei Dazhong, who is also a general of Donglin. After some internal transactions, when Dacheng arrived in Beijing, Zhao Nanxing and his group made it up for engineering.

You must know that this identity gap is big, in the Ming Dynasty, the Ministry of Officials ranked first, and the Ministry of Industry ranked last. Ruan Dacheng, who was supposed to be the turn of the official department according to his qualifications, was furious. So he didn't stop doing anything, and immediately took refuge in Wei Zhongxian.

Wei Zhongxian's refuge in Ruan Dacheng was of course welcomed with both hands, so he let Ruan Dacheng get his wish. However, Ruan Dacheng's official position did not last long, and the terrible pressure of the Donglin Party made him abandon his official position and flee back to his hometown within a month of taking office. Since then, Dacheng has broken with Donglin. If you really do it, you will die.

After that, Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, and the officials who had a relationship with Wei Zhongxian were unlucky anyway. Therefore, he was dismissed from office in the reverse case, took refuge in Anqing and Nanjing, recruited rangers, talked about soldiers and swords, and formed a literary society.

It can be seen that Ruan Dacheng is an official fan. When he lived in Nanjing, in addition to making outstanding contributions to Chinese culture and theater, he always wanted to make peace with Fushe and Donglin. Therefore, he has also been generous and convened the scholars of Nanjing to drink and feast. Of course, those scholars often eat and have fun at banquets, and when they turn around, they scold Ruan Dacheng, a traitor to the Donglin Party. That's why today, after seeing Hou Fangyu being squeezed out by Qian Qianyi, he has a feeling of sympathy.

Unexpectedly, this conversation with Hou Fangyu made Ruan Dacheng find an opportunity.

Of course, Hou Fangyu didn't know what Ruan Dacheng was thinking at this time. Because it was hard for someone to listen to him, Hou Fangyu immediately said: "Don't hide it, sir." Fang Yu believes that Changjing's Runing army can rank first in the world, much stronger than the border army of the three sides and Liaodong. ”

"Really?" Ruan Dacheng's eyes brightened.

But Hou Fangyu thought that Ruan Dacheng didn't believe his words, so he immediately explained: "It has been more than ten years since Changjing's Runing Army was formed. There have been more than 10 major battles, and there have been many small battles, and it has not tasted defeat so far. It was the king of Qin in his own years, and he still succeeded in the battle with the Tartars. Isn't this result a fluke? One more word to Mr.: Changjing can't be stopped, no one can stop this big tomorrow! So where does Huaxia go? Could it be the Kanwai Tartars? Revert to Mengyuan? Or a bandit? Artifacts change hands? No matter what, there is no place for you and me to be buried. ”

"And Chang Jing is in Runing, Guide to Virtue and Respect for education, Xingnongsang, training strong army, and pro-gentry, and he is more of a student, and he is a disciple of Yan Shenggong, which is your and my generation. He is also humble and courteous, and he is not at all as Mr. Mu Zhai said. ”

Hearing this, Ruan Dacheng's mind was completely activated, and he immediately smiled and saluted Hou Fangyu: "Sure enough, as Chaozong said, it makes Dacheng's heart itch. I really want to see this hero as soon as possible. Da Cheng has a reluctant request, can Chaozong be introduced? ”

Today's Hou Fangyu and Ruan Dacheng were very speculative, so he immediately agreed: "Raise your hands!" Wait for Fang Yu to immediately repair a book for Mr. ”

But at this moment, there was a sudden uproar outside. Ruan Dacheng immediately asked in a loud voice, "What's going on outside?" ”

The servant at the door immediately pushed the door in and said, "Master! The news just came, Runing Wu Dashuai defeated the Tartars. (To be continued......)