Chang Zhiqiu turned his head abruptly and looked at his cousin in disbelief: "Ade, what do you mean by this!" ”

"It's literal." Lin Youde didn't look at Chang Zhiqiu, his gaze crossed the window of the small building and looked at the sky outside: "They must think that our Donglin Society has no future, so they plan to follow others and even set up their own doors, otherwise there is no way to explain why so many people openly promised us to make the old Chen family ugly, but as soon as the people of the old Chen family sat on the throne, they rushed to cheer!" ”

Chang Zhiqiu slowly sat down on the chair behind him, and his hands subconsciously held the cup that was already full of tea. The cup itself was hot, but he held it tightly with both hands, as if he didn't feel anything. After a long time, he looked at Lin Youde and said, "Ade, you go and find out, who dares to ignore the decision of our Donglin Society and run to the enemy's side without authorization, and after a while, we will slowly concoct them." ”

The scholars of the Kingdom of Aurora have always been known for their gentleness. Chang Zhiqiu, as an old scholar, can be regarded as having an elegant style, when he speaks, he has always been very light and gentle, even now, but Lin Youde was on the side, and from his voice, he heard the extremely suppressed killing intent.

"Cousin, at least sixty percent of the people went to the inauguration ceremony." Lin Youde looked into the distance and said slowly: "Sixty percent of people, do you want to kill them?" With so many people gone, our Donglin Society can be regarded as existing in name only. I really didn't expect that the old Chen family, which is usually quiet, could suddenly attract so many people. But now that I think about it, it's a normal thing. In fact, there was a foreshadowing. ”

Chang Zhiqiu frowned, he finally noticed that the teacup was a little hot. Then he slowly asked, "How do you say this?" ”

"The old Chen family's rebellion caused a stir a few months ago. At that time, the grandfather of the Chen family was openly shouting on the street to rebel. At that time, we thought he was a fool, and before the matter was over, his purpose was revealed. But now that I think about it, he did it with great significance. Although it will make the royal family wary of him, it will also tell those who have ideas and ambitions that this is an opportunity,...... So the Qin family just hooked up with them. And I found out, these months, in addition to the royal family. Liang Wangfu, some loose officials of our Donglin Society, and a few small families shouted twice in private, and the big family that really denounced the old Chen family was not at all. Especially the officials in the court, although they said that they would advance and retreat with us, they never really moved, at most they sent their subordinates to shout twice. ”

Saying this, Chang Zhiqiu reacted: "Indeed." In the past few months, it seems that our Donglin Society, as well as the royal family, have reacted a little big...... I always thought that the capital was weak in air defense, so those court officials were enduring humiliation. But listening to you, it is, that is. We've been treated like monkeys by others? ”

"To be exact, someone who is played like a monkey. It's you, cousin, not me. Lin Youde suddenly turned around. Looking at Chang Zhiqiu, he laughed inexplicably.

This smile made Chang Zhiqiu's whole person feel creepy, he squeezed the hands on both sides of the chair with both hands, staring at his cousin deadly, the calm expression just now was gone, but still a little puzzled and annoyed: "Youde, what do you mean by this?" ”

"It's still literal." Lin Youde's smile became even stranger, with a kind of schadenfreude, and a feeling similar to the pleasure of revenge: "Cousin, you have been the president of Donglin Society for decades, haven't you noticed that there are fewer and fewer people visiting your house?" ”

"What did you say?" Chang Zhiqiu's brows furrowed even deeper. Indeed, as Lin Youde said, when he first became the president of Donglin, he could be described as a spring breeze, and the dignitaries who came to his house as guests every day were one after another, which made him a little bored, but in recent years, he found that he did find that there were few guests coming to the door. He always thought that it was his growing power that made outsiders dare not disturb his life casually, but Lin Youde's words just now made him think of a very frightening possibility.

If anything makes people feel angry, he is betrayed by a loved one he trusts. Chang Zhiqiu's eyes began to glow bloodshot, he glared at Lin Youde, tried his best to control his volume, and asked, "Ade, do you also want to throw yourself to the old Chen family." ”

Memories of his childhood in the past surfaced in front of him, Lin Youde seemed to see the previous situation again, his cousin, who was a few years older than him, took him around and taught him homework, at that time, the relationship between the two was really good, and they agreed to become the most talented and famous person in the Aurora Kingdom. With the passage of time, people slowly grow up and mature, and they are indeed standing at the apex of scholars, but Chang Zhiqiu gradually deviates from his ideals and standards, and he himself, under the tempering of reality, has gradually become cold-blooded and numb.

"Yes, I plan to throw myself on the side of the old Chen family, the Liang dynasty has collapsed and rotted from the bones, and the north-south rebellion is an obvious sign. The new imperial court replaced it, which is a thousand years of unchanging reincarnation, and it is the general trend. As if with nostalgia and relief, Lin Youdefeng's face was like jade, and there was a trace of absoluteness: "President, this is the last time I call you like this." Under your leadership, Donglin Society is not as good as day by day. You are fair and impartial on the surface, and you work hard for the Donglin Society, but in fact, you are quietly using the Donglin Society to collect money and cultivate power for your cronies. Do you think that you are doing it very secretively, and no one knows, but you forget, we are also scholars, we are not stupid, you can pretend to be a year or two, or even ten years, but you can pretend to be a lifetime? ”

Chang Zhiqiu looked at Lin Youde, and then his voice was a little higher: "You are also a relative of our Chang family, in other words, you are also my cronies, can you go?" The old Chen family dares to ask for you? ”

"Yes, our Lin family and the Chang family are married." Lin Youde smiled: "But so what, I'm a scholar, I have the ability and strength." But is one of your other relatives a scholar? They hold most of the important positions of the Donglin Society, and the scholars will not embarrass the scholars, besides, the person who took the lead in uniting them is me! ”

"What!" Chang Zhiqiu stood up suddenly, the table was hit by his body, the teacup on the table knocked over, and the lid of the cup rolled off from above, making a piercing cracking sound.

"Cousin, you have three hours left. Go as far as you can. ”

After Lin Youde said this, he left the room. Chang Zhiqiu sat back in his chair, motionless, and after a while, he spat out a mouthful of blood, staining his chest red, and then laughed inexplicably. (To be continued......)