Chapter 22 ulterior motives

Qian Qianyi silently watched Qian Yangxian, who was already a little bit drunk, clinking glasses with Zheng Yuanxun, thinking secretly: "Now everything is finally ready, just waiting for the meeting to start! If everything goes well, To make a public discussion, people should be sent to Beijing overnight to report the news to Zhou Yanru. In this way, by the end of May, or at the latest in mid-June, if Lao Zhou keeps his promise, he should take action. No matter how hard he is, he can't delay this year Otherwise, I still have a way to beat Ruan Huzi down, so that he can't eat and walk around! Well, then, this year, I will leave the mountain this year! Haha!" Thinking of myself after thirteen years of hard work, Qian Qianyi was filled with indescribable joy in finally being able to stand up again and feel elated.He relaxed his body, leaned on the back of the chair, narrowed his eyes slightly, and began to vividly imagine how once the Ninefold Edict is issued, how the government and the public will celebrate, how relatives and friends will rush to tell each other, and how old disciples will come to congratulate.Then, there is the grand farewell, the entertainment during the journey, the greeting of colleagues after arriving in Beijing, the emperor's greeting, attending the joyful welcome banquet and participating in various military affairs in the secret hall of the imperial court... However, there is one thing that he has at this moment. Still can't make up my mind, should I bring the whole family to Beijing, or pack lightly?If you don't bring your family with you, then leaving Liu Rushi in Changshu is hard to be at ease; but if you let her go to Beijing with you as "Madam", it will inevitably lead to controversy...

"Master, Mr. Huang Taichong of Yuyao, please see me..." A familiar voice rang in my ears. Qian Qianyi raised his eyelids and found Li Bao standing at the door of the flower hall, "Well, what did he say? Who will come to see you?" He thought dully.Suddenly, he came back to his senses and was startled. "Ah, here, here, how many people are here?" He stood up and asked in a gaffe. "Returning to the master, there is only Mr. Huang, there is no one else." Li Bao replied, gave the master a strange look, and then handed over the greeting card. "What?" Qian Qianyi tilted his ears impatiently.

Li Bao repeated what he just said aloud again. "Hmph, I don't even know what to say, buzzing like a mosquito!" Qian Qianyi scolded resentfully.After finding out that it wasn't Wu Yingji and Chen Zhenhui who came to the door, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then took a look at the greeting card.Indeed, if the news leaked out at this time and the other party came to quarrel with you, it would be very bad.However, despite this, Qian Qianyi still suspected that Huang Zongxi was sent by his opponents to spy on him.He left his seat, walked back and forth in the room without making a sound for a while, stood up, looked at his confidants who had stopped talking, and looked at his confidants together, and said in a hesitant tone: "Please Mr. Huang." Serve tea, I will come later."

After Li Bao agreed to leave, Qian Qianyi frowned again, thought for a while, and then ordered Chen Zaizhu to accompany the guests, and he went out by himself, and walked slowly towards Nanmu Hall. "...Well, if he didn't come to spy on me, that's fine. If he really came for this, I'll simply deny him and see what he can do to me! Hmph, yes, I'm worried If you know what they are doing, you can use this opportunity to find out the details!" When Qian Qianyi saw Huang Zongxi's familiar back through the window lattice of Nanmu Hall, he finally made up his mind secretly.

Of course, Huang Zongxi didn't know about Qian Qianyi's thoughts.He had just encountered a fight in the Zhedong Guild Hall, and was aroused by righteous indignation. He planned to take the risk to meet the gang of thugs.Fortunately, at the last moment, the government finally sent government servants to stop the atrocities.However, after this destruction, the guild hall suffered heavy losses and panicked people.Huang Zongxi hesitated and hesitated, but he was too embarrassed to borrow money again, so he had to leave in a hurry and came to Xu's East Garden.Fortunately, it's not going to Changshu now, so it's not a special trip to pay a visit. Even if there is no gift, it can barely be justified.Even so, Huang Zongxi felt uneasy in the end, always feeling a little sorry for the old uncle.

Now, Huang Zongxi heard a familiar sound of footsteps.It was the steady and slightly dragging footsteps that he was used to hearing when he was studying in Changshu Banyetang.His heart skipped a beat, and he turned away quickly.In an instant, an expression of enthusiasm and ecstasy emerged from his delicate little face.He looked at Qian Qianyi with sparkling eyes, as if he wanted to hug him, he eagerly took two steps forward, then bent his knees and fell to the ground. "Oh, nephew! You don't need to be too polite, you don't need to be too polite!" Qian Qianyi stepped forward with a smile on his face, grabbed Huang Zongxi's arm tightly, and helped him up with an intimate and informal movement.

"My little nephew didn't know that Uncle Shi was also in Gusu, so I came late to visit, so I hope to forgive my sin!" Huang Zongxi said, clasping his hands.His little face was flushed with liking, and he stared intently at Qian Qianyi. Qian Qianyi was also smiling, and couldn't stop looking at his nephew in front of him, and found that Huang Zongxi's body was still so tall, straight and strong, except for a little more dusty look on his face.Well-developed muscles protrude from the chest and shoulders of the straight blue cloth gown.In a pair of delicate eyes, there is still a light of innocence and wisdom.For some reason, whenever he saw Huang Zongxi, Qian Qianyi could not help but compare him with his son Sun Ai in his heart, and sighed spontaneously: If my son is like him, how wonderful it would be!Then I will be satisfied and entrust all my careers to him, and I will no longer need to spend my energy and energy in order to spend a lot of money in an old age.What's more, he is actually so close and attached to me... At this moment, this feeling emerged in Qian Qianyi's heart again, and it was stronger than before, making him temporarily forget all the doubts he had on the way out of the flower hall I only feel heartfelt joy, as if a corner of the relationship that has been teased and hurt for a long time is suddenly comforted.

"Old man, my nephew came out this time. I heard everywhere that the old man is about to recover and enter the praise center. It's really a pleasant surprise!" After the initial burst of warm greetings, Huang Zongxi sat down on the chair, picked up a cup of tea, and immediately Put it down again, and said excitedly. "Oh?" Qian Qianyi responded indifferently, still looking at Huang Zongxi non-stop, and did not get out of the state just now. "It's just that Mr. Zhou Ge is greedy and conscientious, so he may not have such a mind! If there are side-effects and make trouble from it, we must guard against it!"

Qian Qianyi looked at Huang Zongxi's earnest face and wide-open eyes in bewilderment, and couldn't figure out what the other party was talking about for a while.Suddenly, he came to his senses, and then remembered that Huang Zongxi's visit this time might have been assigned by Wu Yingji and Chen Zhenhui to spy on him.This young and promising nephew is actually a dangerous opponent who is watching.The lingering affection entangled in Qian Qianyi's heart disappeared immediately.He became alert, fell silent for a while, picked up the teacups on the table, and asked lightly, "Well, what's the matter?"

Huang Zongxi also instinctively picked up the teacup, but put it down again: "Mr. Zhou Ge is very jealous of this old man!" He said hastily, moving his body forward. , The world knows it, so there is no need to discuss it. This man has no talent or virtue. He has been in power for many years, but he knows that Ah Ying is willing to do so, but he has not seen any achievements in size; This time, all the gentlemen in Donglin joined forces to come out of the mountain, and my nephew thought it was a mistake! Even so, this gentleman may not be grateful for the reward. Besides, once the old man comes back, he will take it as his duty to mediate the Games and correct people's hearts. Seeing its mediocrity, how can he be content with it!"

Qian Qianyi squinted at Huang Zongxi, the suspicion and guard in his eyes became more and more serious.Huang Zongxi talked about Zhou Yanru as soon as he sat down, and he didn't give a good comment, which just stabbed the privacy in his heart. "Did they really know and send him to warn me?" he thought.However, looking at Huang Zongxi's expression, he didn't look like it.So, he kept his composure and said lightly as before: "There are a lot of rumors about the old man's recovery. There is no real basis for the rumors. In fact, the old man is over sixty years old, but he can travel freely in the forest. His wish is fulfilled. This is the word "Ji Ji" , but there is no more lingering!" "Ah, the old man can think so! The world is in turmoil today, and the country is in danger. It is the autumn when people with lofty ideals put their lives to work. The old man is looking forward to the world. Every gentleman who does not listen to me is enough to hope that the old man will lead a great government .If, for the sake of a villain, he is willing to be good alone, how is he like the common people!" Qian Qianyi didn't answer.Huang Zongxi's words moved him quite a bit.He has now seen that this nephew is sincere and has no city power, and he definitely did not come here to spy on news. "However, how does he know that I am really willing to die in the mountains? On the contrary, I am thinking about my comeback right now, and I am restless!" He looked at Huang Zongxi, thinking silently, and suddenly a hope appeared: if this It would be great if the nephew could stand by his side and support him!He is the orphan of Donglin, and he is also the initiator of "Liudu Anti-Riot Public Exposure".At that time, if he can come forward to express his forgiveness to Ruan Dacheng, then the effect will be extraordinary.But can it be done? "Well, the emperor's brilliance is only on the side of employing people, but it is puzzling!" Huang Zongxi ignored Qian Qianyi's silence, and Guan Zi said angrily, "It's not that the emperor doesn't know that Donglin is a gentleman. , but there are one or two people who are not gentlemen, and they are suspicious and wary of everything; it is not that those who do not know Donglin are villains, but they do not hesitate to reuse them because they can restrain Donglin. So for more than ten years, the gentleman Let's go and let the villain survive. If this goes on, I'm afraid that Daming will really perish!" Qian Qianyi blinked in a daze, as if he didn't hear clearly.When he finally figured it out, he couldn't help being shocked: this nephew dared to attack the emperor so presumptuously, it's not bad!If the factory guards find out, it will be a disaster of ruining the family!He looked around in a panic, lowered his voice and reprimanded: "Nephew, why are you so absurd! Can you say such things? Thanks to you being a sage and a loyal empress, how can you say such paradoxical and wild words like rebelling against thieves and bandits! Do you want to die? !" Qian Qianyi became more and more severe, he was really angry: how could this group of nerds be so reckless, they usually ridicule ministers and discuss government affairs, but they are so presumptuous that they criticize the emperor!This kind of thought can only be thought quietly at most-it is also sinful, but he said it openly!Qian Qianyi felt that Huang Zongxi's mood was very dangerous, so he really wanted to scold him severely, and teach him that even in front of him, he should speak properly.However, when he saw Huang Zongxi bowed his head and remained silent, his tone softened for some reason: "Well, this is extremely paradoxical! However, it doesn't matter if you talk about it here. If you go outside, you must not Do you remember?" He hesitated for a moment, then said in a consoling manner, "As long as I, the gentlemen of Donglin and Fushe, are here, well, Daming will not perish!" "However, the social situation in the south of the Yangtze River is getting worse and worse!" Huang Zongxi raised his head explosively, with a troubled expression on his face, "There are those who seek fame, those who fight for power and profit, and those who kill each other. It's a complete mess!" His chest heaved sharply, and finally, as if he couldn't bear the pressure in his heart, he stood up abruptly, walked back and forth a few steps, and suddenly turned around, "I heard that there are still people who want to replace you. Ruan Dacheng overturned the case!" Qian Qianyi was thinking about how to enlighten Huang Zongxi, when he heard this, his heart was shocked.Although he was planning to draw the other party to his side just now, when he heard such a sentence unexpectedly, he still felt as if he had been hit to the core, and he was stunned for a while, not knowing how to answer. Fortunately, Huang Zongxi didn't notice it.He pressed his lips worriedly for a while, then let out a long breath, and began to talk about how he, Wu Yingji, Chen Zhenhui and others gathered at Li Shiniang's house on the night of the seventh day of March, and how they returned to Maoxiang's hotel. Discuss in the river room, how indignant everyone was when they heard the news, how they believed that it was the gangsters from the old society, and everyone was going to have a big fight with the people from the old society at the Huqiu meeting. Now Chen Zhenhui and Gu Gao have passed away Go to Jintan to ask Zhou Biao and Zhou Zhong brothers to help, etc., and tell Qian Qianyi exactly what happened.Finally, he said: "Zheng Chaozong and those people from several societies dared to reverse the case for Ruan Huzi. I, Huang Zongxi, was the first to let them go! But I heard that many people in the society agreed with him, and they didn't think it was wrong, and they were not ashamed! I really didn't know they joined the society in the first place. , why did you come here? You are so confused!" Qian Qianyi frowned cautiously, trying his best not to show any abnormal expressions.He tilted his ears, carefully catching every word Huang Zongxi uttered, and finally, he let out a deep breath—in any case, the opponents really didn't know the details at all. The target of the attack, ready to make a fuss.Aha, this is exactly the kind of situation I wish for!Thinking of this matter that he estimated to be extremely difficult, it went so smoothly, everything seemed to be assisted by gods in the dark!Qian Qianyi was greatly relieved, but at the same time somewhat regretful.Because he could see that Huang Zongxi, like Wu Yingji and Chen Zhenhui, would never compromise on this matter.It is absolutely impossible to expect him to stand up and support him.Thinking of the uncontrollable feelings he had for this nephew at the beginning of the meeting just now, Qian Qianyi couldn't help a wry smile in his heart. "I wonder if the old man has heard of this?" Huang Zongxi's voice rang in his ears.Qian Qianyi was taken aback and came back to his senses.He instinctively planned to deny it, but for some reason, he couldn't get the words out of his mouth, and just made a "grunt" in his throat. "Oh, so the old man has heard about it!" "No!" Qian Qianyi said hastily.He hesitated for a moment, then added: "I don't know anything about it!" Having said this, he averted his eyes so as not to meet the sincere gaze of the other party. "I see! However, there is no doubt about overturning Ruan Dacheng's case. On Tiger Hill, internal strife is inevitable!" Huang Zongxi said annoyedly, "Ciwei and Dingsheng all said that the gang from the old society My nephew didn't really believe that Ren Jiu had the intention to monopolize the power and control the social situation. However, seeing that they acted so recklessly this time, it was clear that they deliberately provoked a big dispute, but it was unbelievable!" So he said Since the death of Zhang Pu, the leader of the Fushe Society, how arrogant the members of the old few societies have been, and ignored Wu Yingji, Chen Zhenhui and others; how they deliberately demolished this time at the Huqiu meeting, so that Wu Yingji and others could not be regarded as the main alliance; Wu Yingji Waiting for others how angry and so on told Qian Qianyi. After Qian Qianyi listened, he didn't make a sound.Yes, if he had heard the news half a day earlier, or if the news had been uttered by someone else, Qian Qianyi would definitely be relieved.However, at this moment, hearing this worried complaint from Huang Zongxi again, and seeing his anxious eyes full of hope, Qian Qianyi felt a sense of emptiness in his heart. "Old man, my nephew is here to plead with you about something, I don't know if the old man can agree to it?" "Oh, nephew, just say it straight." Qian Qianyi's attitude was extraordinarily kind. "My nephew wants to invite my old man to Huqiu to calm down the internal strife!" Qian Qianyi was startled suddenly, he stood up in a loss of composure, and said in a panic: "This, how can this work? No way!" Huang Zongxi looked at Qian Qianyi strangely: "My nephew, it seems that at this point, no one can resolve this matter unless someone as respected as the old man comes forward." Qian Qianyi stared anxiously at Huang Zongxi and shook his head vigorously. "Ah, is there something wrong with my nephew's proposal?" Qian Qianyi shook his head again, but his expression became more and more awkward and ugly. "Then, could it be that the old man has the heart to see the restoration of the society destroyed once?" Huang Zongxi's tone showed obvious disappointment.He obviously couldn't understand why a Donglin senior like Qian Qianyi, who he had always admired, would be indifferent to such a major event that was related to the survival of the society. "Nephew, Dingsheng and Ciwei asked you to come, right?" Qian Qianyi asked coldly after staring at Huang Zongxi for a moment. Huang Zongxi was stunned, and shook his head: "No. They didn't know that the old man came to Gusu. The younger nephew came here, and they didn't tell them beforehand." Qian Qianyi smiled: "Nephew, why bother to hide it from me, such an important matter, you should come to ask me next time, you should be!" "The old man is right. However, my nephew did not tell them this time." Huang Zongxi replied seriously. Qian Qianyi remained silent, but his cold gaze remained on Huang Zongxi's face for quite a while.It wasn't until he concluded that the other party was not lying that he smiled again, walked over, took Huang Zongxi's hand, and said in an intimate and sincere tone: "Nephew, it's not that I'm trying to evade. You also know that the old man was sick and disabled To deal with crimes in the mountains and forests, although we keep our own secrets, it is inevitable that we will be looked at by the small people in the court. Cai Yichen refused to go to jail when he bribed last year, and he falsely accused the old man of instigating the restoration of the society and framed him. Fortunately, the emperor Shengming ignored it. If you openly intervene in social affairs this time, wouldn't it be enough to give him a handle? This old man is worthless, I am afraid that it will not only be useless to social affairs, but even more harmful! The meeting at Tiger Hill, since Dingsheng has already gone to the Golden Altar to invite Zhongyu and Jiesheng are here, even if there is a major event, they will do their best to deal with Yuru, and my nephew needn't worry." After a pause, he squinted at Huang Zongxi, and added meaningfully, "Right now, the world is in a turbulent state, and human emotions are in a state of confusion. , Rumors abound, and it is often difficult to tell the truth from the false. A good nephew must have his own opinion, have a clear mind, and don't be fooled by others, this is also important!"