Donglin Hall was to be accepted by the imperial court for official use, and the transformation into Donglin Academy was tantamount to a bolt from the blue for the Gu family.

Therefore, Gu Yuncheng stood up in surprise first, asked in disbelief, and then looked at Gu Xiancheng.

Gu Xiancheng's face was gloomy and he said:

"I thought that the Son of Heaven would demolish my Donglin because of this, but I didn't expect that he would accept my Donglin as an official office, and use this as an important place to preach and learn new rites in Jiangnan!"

"Today's decisions are always unexpected, just as it seems that Zhang Taiyue's transgressions are nothing in his eyes, as if the separation of power that I advocate in Donglin Hall is nothing in his eyes, so I don't want to eliminate Donglin, but to lead Donglin myself."

"One Xingming Academy is enough to give people a headache, and another Donglin Academy, or Donglin Academy in Jiangnan, isn't this equivalent to a knife inserted into our hearts?"

"That's what my brother said!"

"The temple is not vicious!"

Gu Yuncheng also gritted his teeth and said, and then proposed:

"It's better that we destroy Donglin Hall first, and burn it with a fire, so that the imperial court can't establish Donglin Academy!"

"In this case, even if the imperial court wants to take it back, it can only take back a piece of land full of ruins, which gentlemen in Donglin have come here to leave handwriting and article handouts, they can't find it, and naturally it is not clear how many people advocate the separation of the master of man and the saint."

"This is okay, Donglin Hall is like a beauty that our Gu family worked so hard to raise, if you can't keep it for yourself, then you can't let others get it, I'd rather destroy it!"

Gu Xuancheng echoed.

Gu Xiancheng looked up at his two younger brothers at this time and said:

"This matter is considered in the long run, Donglin Hall is easy to destroy, but the Son of Heaven is not so easy to deceive, if you don't let him get Donglin Hall, then my Gu family may really die without a place to be buried."

"This ......"

Gu Yuncheng and Gu Xuancheng couldn't help but glance at each other for a while, and then they were helpless, so they didn't say anything more.

The news that Donglin Hall would be taken over as an official and that the government-run academies, which would be directly managed by the Faculty, soon spread.

Many bureaucrats who supported or sympathized with Donglintang's ideas were shocked, panicked, and even angry.

The reason why this is the case is naturally that they all understand what it means for Donglin Hall to become a government-run Donglin Academy.

"Mr. Donglin, we must immediately demolish Donglin Hall, and we can't let the imperial court take the opportunity of accepting Donglin Hall as an official Donglin Academy to find out how many people advocate that there should be a saint in addition to a monarch in the world, and that the monarch's father should be judged by the world."

"It's better to burn it directly!"

"In this way, the imperial court will not be able to completely find out how many people support Donglin Hall's claim, and it will have to take a longer time to build Donglin Academy because Donglin Hall was burned down, and it can even drag His Majesty to forget about building Donglin Academy by deliberately delaying it."

Wu Jiong, a scholar who supported Donglin, specially rushed to Wuxi from Huating and told Gu Xiancheng about it.

Gu Xiancheng said: "My brother also advocates burning down Donglin Hall, and I have this intention, but now is not the time, after all, it is not easy for Donglin Hall to have today, I am trying to find a way to contact old friends in Beijing, let them come forward, protect my Donglin Hall, and don't let Donglin Hall become a government-run Donglin Academy." ”

"Mr. Donglin!"

"Nanjing Yang Butang sent a letter, asking us to immediately demolish Donglin Hall!"

"Mr. Donglin!"

"The letter from the Jiangxi Chen Fuyuan also suggests that the Donglin Hall be burned down as soon as possible, so as not to make fewer officials from the imperial court!"

At that time, as soon as Gu Xiancheng finished speaking, many scholars came to see him, and successively expressed to him that many bureaucrats who supported his Gu Xiancheng's ideas wanted him to take the initiative to burn down Donglin Hall.

Gu Xiancheng only said about this: "Wait, wait, there will be a turnaround." ”

"Where's the turnaround?"

Scholar Wu Jiong couldn't help but ask, and then said to Gu Xiancheng: "Mr. Donglin, the holy decree has been issued, where will there be any turnaround!" ”

Gu Xiancheng smiled and said, "There will be, there will be." ”

Gu Xiancheng is indeed looking forward to the arrival of a turning point.

Because he had already written letters to many officials in Beijing.

"Zhao Mengbai wrote a letter saying that we should act according to the will of the imperial court, so that Donglin Hall can become a truly beneficial academy for the benefit of the country and the people, and there is no need to be a private hall for a family."

Soon, the Gu family received a letter from Zhao Nanxing, who had been reinstated as Taichang Temple, and Gu Xuancheng replied to Gu Xiancheng about Zhao Nanxing.

Gu Xiancheng's face suddenly collapsed after hearing this, and then he asked, "What about Guo Hanlin?" ”

"Guo Hanlin said that the construction of additional government-run academies is a national policy, and if you don't want to, you have to be willing, how can there be any reason not to support it!"

Gu Xuancheng replied.

After hearing this, Gu Xiancheng directly slapped his palm on the table, stood up, and said with a calm face: "One by one, they don't care about the life or death of Donglin Hall at all!" ”

"Now it seems that because the number of eunuchs in the court is not as good as before, the eunuchs in the court have to be more or less wise to protect themselves, and they are not willing to lose their official positions because of other things, we really can't expect the gentlemen in the court to keep Donglintang!"

Gu Yuncheng said at this time, and then looked at Gu Xiancheng:

"Brother, make up your mind, burn down Donglin Hall, and don't let the court's plan succeed!"

Wu Jiong also stood up at this time and said, "Yes, Mr. Donglin, it will be too late if you don't burn down Donglin Hall!" ”

"Mr. Donglin, it's just a Donglin Hall, it's a big deal to build another one in the future!"

"That's right, stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood, Mr. Donglin, burn it!"

"Burn it, Mr. Donglin, I was allowed to make Donglin Hall really Donglin Academy!"

……

Many officials and gentlemen who supported Donglin Hall spoke excitedly at this time.

Sonor!

"Fuyuan has arrived!"

At this moment, the sound of gongs and the shouts of soldiers came from outside.

"Li Zhuowu is here!"

Gu Yuncheng was shocked on the spot.

"This traitorous villain, who became a fuyuan by throwing himself into the brocade guard, is simply my Shilin scum! Now that he is coming to Wuxi, it is definitely not a good thing! ”

Wu Jiong couldn't help but scold at this time, and then looked at Gu Xiancheng: "Mr. Donglin, it's really too late if you don't burn it, this Li Zhuowu must be here for Donglin Hall's business." ”

"Let's go out to greet him first, after all, he is Fuyuan."

"As for the burning of Donglin Hall, wait for me to act when I see the opportunity."

Gu Xiancheng replied.

Wu Jiong and the others couldn't help but look at each other.

At that time, Gu Xiancheng had already come out first, and the others had to follow.

After Gu Xiancheng saw Li Zhen, he hurriedly bowed his hand and said: "I don't know what happened when Fuyuan suddenly came to the cold house?" ”

"This court received an urgent delivery from the imperial court, to ensure that Donglin Hall is intact before it is transformed into Donglin Academy, so I first came to ask the Gu family, would you like to dedicate Donglin Hall to help the imperial court education?"

Li Zhen replied.

(End of chapter)