Chapter 14 Persuading Shelu

Faced with this situation, Qian Qianyi couldn't help feeling a little anxious.He understands very well that the set of "reasons" preached plausibly by the old gentleman, although pedantic and absurd in the eyes of insightful people, is actually extremely correct in the eyes of ordinary people.Therefore, if only the theory of "seven things cannot be established" is introduced, but the opponent cannot be overwhelmed by the "reasons" of general principles, then the idea of ​​abandoning "Fu" and establishing "Lu" may still be difficult to gain a foothold in the hearts of most people.He hesitated for a moment, and was planning to personally participate in the debate, when suddenly, a clear voice sounded from behind the crowd:

"That's wrong—oh, it's wrong! It's wrong!" Following the voice, several people squeezed in one after another.Qian Qianyi instinctively stopped his feet, fixed his eyes on it, and suddenly couldn't stop his heart beating.Because the handsome Confucian scholar walking in the head turned out to be Yu Huai, a famous prodigal character from Fushe, followed by Wu Yingji with a gloomy face and Hou Fangyu with an arrogant expression, but Chen Zhenhui could not be seen.Speaking of which, since Qian Qianyi helped Mao Xiang and Dong Xiaowan in the romantic case more than a year ago, these people have greatly eased their attacks on him recently.Even so, Qian Qianyi was still a little afraid of meeting them, lest the other party would unpreparedly bring up his old story of justifying Ruan Dacheng, which would make him feel ashamed.So when he saw these people, he couldn't help but hide back quietly, but he really wanted to see what they were going to do, so he stretched his neck as much as possible.

At this moment, Mei Langzhong also found that reinforcements had arrived.He immediately walked over, and joined Hou Fangyu together, biting their ears.Wu Yingji, on the other hand, opened his eyes that seemed to know everything, and stood there majesticly, without making a sound.Only Yu Huai walked up to the brown-faced old gentleman with brisk and quick steps.He didn't speak yet, but showed a curious look, and just looked up and down, as if there was something special about the other party.It wasn't until the old gentleman was looked at uncomfortably and the people around him were puzzled that he cupped his hands and said solemnly:

"Don't dare to ask this gentleman, but did you come over from the burglar recently?" The old gentleman obviously didn't understand the purpose of his question, and he couldn't figure out Yu Huai's origin, so he hesitated and said, "Why do you ask this question, sir? Isn't the student..." "Hey, it must be, it must be!" Yu Huai seemed very sure.As he spoke, he moved his feet and looked around the other party. The old gentleman was outraged.He stomped his foot and raised his voice: "The student has said it—no!" Yu Huai seemed taken aback: "Ah, really? That's weird! Why did Mr. Shicai's high-sounding remarks, to my brothers and others, sound like he was trying to persuade the intruders to surrender?"

Seeing him sizing up each other as if he had discovered some monster, the people around him were surprised and amused at first, but they couldn't help being stunned when they heard him ask this question.The brown-faced gentleman was so angry that he almost didn't jump up.His eyes flickered around, then suppressed his anger, stared at Yu Huai and asked: "The student and brother have never known each other, why do they add bad words?" "Don't dare!" Yu Huai shook his head, then unfolded the folding fan in his hand, covered it in front of his chest, and shook it unhurriedly, "However, Mr. Shicai strongly advocated the saying of 'making a king faint', and said that because of this, the country will be ruined and the family will be ruined." , It’s not enough. What is this nonsensical argument, intended to lure the trespassers to surrender to me?”

The old gentleman rolled his eyes and seemed to understand a little bit.He curled up his thick lips, and said with a sneer, "It turns out that the reason why Mr. Wang made such a fuss for a long time was just to argue with my younger brother. It's just that 'establishing a king as a relative' is the law of the ancestral family, and the principles of ethics are the most reasonable. Why? Why advocate ancestral family law, ethics and principles, is it just arguing to lure trespassers to surrender? I want to ask for advice!" "That's right," Yu Huai said unhurriedly, "It is indeed the family law of the ancestors to set up the emperor and the relatives. But when the ancestors established this law, it was a time when the world was at peace, the world was in peace, there were many nobles in court, and there were no abandoned people in the wild." Yi and Di have the heart of ministers and subjugation, but ordinary people have no unruly ambitions. At the right time, the lord can rule by doing nothing. Therefore, the establishment of all monarchs is based on relatives and elders, not on virtue. This is nothing more than respecting nature and resting The meaning of competition. Today is different, the world is in chaos, and the world is in turmoil. The survival of the country is in danger, and there is no room for it. If you don't quickly choose a worthy person to stand up, to tie the hearts of the people and boost morale, and cause the country to collapse, it is disloyal; parents Displacement is unfilial. If you are not loyal or filial, then the so-called principles and righteousness will survive! Besides, when the country is in danger, the ruler will be established with virtuous people. There are also precedents in this dynasty. Don't you recall the "civilian changes" back then? ?”

Yu Huai’s “civil change” refers to the fact that one hundred and fifty years ago, during the reign of Emperor Yingzong, the leader of the Oirat tribe in the north also led an army to attack the Ming Dynasty.Then the capital was besieged again. Yu Qian, Minister of the Ministry of War, saw that the situation was critical, discussed with the officials, resolutely gave up the two-year-old crown prince, and changed Yingzong's younger brother, King Yi, to be the emperor. Finally, the situation was stabilized and Yexian's plot was thwarted. In the end, Yingzong was also released.This is indeed a powerful example of the dynasty's "threats lead to the establishment of the king and the virtuous".However, Yingzong was released and returned to Beijing. After he became the Supreme Emperor, he felt dissatisfied.Eight years later, taking advantage of his younger brother Emperor Jing's serious illness, he secretly contacted eunuchs and some ministers of civil and military affairs, launched a coup, seized the palace gate, and went straight to Fengtian Palace to restore it.So Emperor Jing was deposed, and Yu Qian was killed unjustly.That said, the ending wasn't perfect.Therefore, Qian Qianyi was satisfied with Yu Huai's eloquence, but at the same time estimated that the other party would use this point to refute.Sure enough, only a high-pitched voice said:

"'Civil Engineering Change', yes, that time it was indeed 'Establishing the Emperor and Shutting Down'. But didn't the subsequent 'Seize the Gate Change' also come from this? It can be seen that it is the source of disaster!" Qian Qianyi saw that the person who was speaking was not an old gentleman, but another middle-aged official. On the green robe with a round collar, there was a pattern of a seven-rank 鸂鶒 embroidered on it. He was probably a censor or something the speaker. Logically, the interrogation he raised would not be difficult to deal with, but Yu Huai seemed unprepared, opened his mouth several times eagerly to ask, but was unable to answer.Therefore, Qian Qianyi turned his attention to Hou Fangyu, expecting that the son of Fushe, who is famous for his eloquence, would speak out to help.Unexpectedly, Hou Fangyu was still only talking non-stop with Mei Langzhong, and he didn't seem to care about his companion's plight.On the contrary, it was Wu Yingji who coughed and walked slowly forward:

"The 'Change of Seizing the Gate' is not the fault of establishing a good ruler, but actually caused by treacherous officials. However, this level does not need to be discussed in depth right now." He made a gesture, and swept his sharp eyes across the audience, Then he returned to the face of the seventh-rank official, "The student just wants to reveal one thing here: even if there is a 'change of seizing the door', the country is still owned by the surname Zhu, and the country is endless, and it is still unbroken. On the other hand, when Ye Xian's troops approached the city, if he hadn't resolutely discarded his dear and young prince and established a sparse and virtuous king, the hearts of the people would be terrified, morale would collapse, and our court might have been taken advantage of by the barbarians! The gains can be seen all over the world. If we talk about the current disaster of subjugation, compared with the "civil changes", the danger is more than a hundred times more serious? It is necessary to establish a virtuous king, so that ZTE can have hope! Otherwise, once China is reduced to bandits, With the hands of the captives, he has the heart of beasts, tigers and wolves, and he knows what the principle of benevolence and righteousness is? It is absolutely impossible to use it to teach the people and transform the world. If the whole country is turned into beasts, tigers and wolves, how can the righteousness of the monarch, the minister and the father and son be attached? If there is no beauty attached to it, then the master's so-called 'filling the heaven and the earth, and lasting forever' is not empty talk?"

Wu Yingji is a well-known pillar of Fushe, so his insights are naturally extraordinary.He said these words calmly, and they really penetrated into the inside. They not only exposed the pedantic absurdity of sticking to the old system and not knowing how to adapt, but also pointed out the necessity and importance of establishing a good man to cope with drastic changes.Although the people around nodded their heads repeatedly, Qian Qianyi was even more admiring.Now, he felt relieved: With these few people around, he expected that the brown-faced old gentleman would never be arrogant again.He originally intended to go up to meet Wu Yingji and the others to get in touch with each other, but felt that it was not the time yet. "Hey, when I finish the important event of welcoming Li for Donglin, they will naturally treat me differently. Let's talk about it then!" He thought, so he turned around quietly and squeezed out of the crowd. come out.

At the moment, there are several other circles of conversation.Qian Qianyi looked around for a while, planning to go to another circle for a while.However, just after taking a few steps, he heard the sound of chaotic footsteps coming from the front.He looked up and found that the fat Zheng Yuanxun was hurriedly walking towards him, followed by several people.It seems that although Qian Qianyi kept quiet, he was discovered very quickly and Zheng Yuanxun was notified. "Oh, Mr. Mu, when did you arrive? I'm so late, I don't know how to sit, I pray for forgiveness! Such a hard work, I really dare not do it!" Zheng Yuanxun looked quite excited, and bowed deeply. Qian Qianyi did not move.He looked at the former traitor, and found that Zheng Yuanxun seemed to be fatter but also older after not seeing him for two years.A deep wrinkle appeared on the shiny forehead, and two small pieces of white hair grew on the sideburns.Especially those swollen eyes, which seemed a little melancholy and absent-minded for some reason. "Well, didn't I hear that in the past two years, he has been very proud of himself, but he seems to have lost his soul!" Qian Qianyi thought, and then said "oh", arched his hands respectfully, and said lightly : "Student and Brother Chao Zong have been separated for two years. It can be said that I remember it and never forget it. But for some reason, it is always on the sidelines. Today, I learned that the great master is coming back, how can I lose the opportunity!" "Ah, Old Mu's words are serious!" Zheng Yuanxun said with a blushing face.He evidently recognized the sarcasm in the politeness, and was ashamed of the past.However, he then raised his eyes and said sincerely: "It's been a long time since I've seen Dao Fan, and Yuan Xun misses Qi Qie, but I'm worried and didn't dare to disturb him. I'm lucky to have taken care of you today, and I'm very grateful for Wan Sheng. Dare to ask Mu Lao to move to the boat Serve tea, wait for Wansheng to say goodbye to this dry friend, and then come to respectfully receive instruction, I wonder if Elder Mu can allow Wansheng to have such a good fortune?" At this moment, Qian Qianyi had already turned around, and Guan Zi greeted the few people who came with him.Hearing this, he pretended to be terrified, shook his hands again and again and said, "Don't dare, don't dare, what kind of person is the student, how dare you receive such honor? Don't dare to be, don't dare to be!" "I still hope that Mu Laoqian prays for permission!" Zheng Yuanxun insisted. "Hey, let's get rid of it!" Qian Qianyi refused repeatedly, but Zheng Yuanxun still begged hard, as if he had to achieve his goal.However, the more this happened, the colder Qian Qianyi's heart became.He guessed that the other party was just trying to explain what happened two years ago. "Hmph, today, why bother to do so! If you had a ulterior motive, you wouldn't have done it back then!" He thought angrily, then raised his eyes, intending to get rid of the other party's entanglement with a more decisive attitude.However, when he met Zheng Yuanxun's eyes, he was surprised.Because at this moment, the other party's expression became so distressed and desperate, as if he was going to cry right away. Qian Qianyi's heart moved: "Well, how about, just listen to what he has to say, and then it's not too late to teach him a lesson!" So, with a straight face, he reluctantly said: "Then, all right!" After throwing down this sentence, without waiting for the other party to say anything, he bowed his hands to the rest of the people and said, "Excuse me!" Turning around, he walked towards an official ship moored at the pier.When the overjoyed Zheng Yuanxun sent two disciples to catch up and lead the way, he was almost on the springboard... After half a day, Zheng Yuanxun finally sent away all the senders, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and hurried into the front cabin.Seeing that Qian Qianyi was standing in front of the window with his hands behind his back, he was taken aback for a moment, and hurried forward to invite the guest to sit down.Qian Qianyi raised his hand and refused: "Brother Chaozong, the students are very busy right now, and there is really no time to sit down and talk. If you have anything to teach, brother, please speak quickly. After the lecture, the students will leave the ship immediately, so as not to delay each other." "But……" "Speaking!" Seeing Qian Qianyi's cold and unfeeling look, Zheng Yuanxun choked.His round, fat face grew dull and pale, and then faded to dark gray.Finally, as if he had made up his mind, he raised the hem of his straight skirt and knelt down. "The late student has something to ask." He lowered his head and said. "..." "I beg the old man to put the survival of the country and the overall situation in the south of the Yangtze River as the most important thing, and abandon the proposal of welcoming Lu Wang!" "What?" Qian Qianyi couldn't believe his ears. "I implore the old gentleman to abandon the proposal of establishing 'Lu'!" Qian Qianyi's complexion changed.A wave of anger surged from the bottom of my heart.He never imagined that instead of begging for forgiveness from himself, this former traitor tried to make irresponsible remarks and intervene in major events related to his achievements in the rest of his life!However, Qian Qianyi immediately thought vigilantly: this may be a trap, the purpose is to induce himself to expose the inside story of this matter, that is absolutely not allowed.So, he tried his best to suppress his anger, and laughed: "Brother, you made a mistake! This old man is just a sick and disabled person, and he is only worthy of being punished in the mountains and forests. How can he interfere with the grand plan? If you want to have some advice, brother, why don't you talk to Sima Shi? The students have been waiting here for nothing!" After speaking, he flicked his sleeves and planned to get out of the cabin. However, Zheng Yuanxun suddenly became excited.He took two steps on his knees, grabbed Qian Qianyi's skirt, and refused to let go. "Old Mu," he said with a sob, "the north is over, and Jiangnan may not be able to defend it. Once the bandits go south, Yangzhou will be the first to take the lead. If Wansheng goes today, it may be a farewell. Could it be that he won't listen to this?" The last word!" Qian Qianyi originally planned to pull back his clothes, but when he heard this sentence, his heart was slightly shocked, and he couldn't help but stopped again.At this moment, Zheng Yuanxun was already in tears, but he still suppressed his grief and insisted on saying: "Seniors, don't misunderstand, thinking that Yuanxun abides by established laws and does not think about change. In fact, the country is dilapidated to this point, and Yuanxun also knows that there is hope for revival only by establishing a virtuous king. But in the situation in the south of the Yangtze River today, there are people who have their own interests. Xun Chen, Da Dang, there are generals who support their own troops outside. These generations are domineering and arrogant, and they are not in agreement with my generation. Even with the virtuous and capable Shi Gong, I am afraid that they may not be able to control them. Therefore, the matter of welcoming Li must be Be cautious. Otherwise, the truth will be complete, and disaster will follow. Today, Fufan is the descendant of Shenzong's branch, and his name is justified. If he abandons it and asks for it, isn't it enough to give someone a handle? How to deal with the situation? If it is not done well, there will be wars. When the time comes, the south of the Yangtze River may become a sea of ​​blood before the bandits go south! My generation will also become sinners through the ages because of a mistake in one thought. Wansheng thinks about this day after day, worrying like a torch , Sleeping and eating are difficult, so I have to make a bloody speech, Senior Wan Wang thinks twice and thinks twice!" After Zheng Yuanxun finished speaking, he fell on the ground, kowtowed and cried loudly.He cried so miserably and hurt that one felt that his heart and intestines would be severed at any moment... Qian Qianyi's hand holding the hem of his clothes relaxed.He frowned, clenched his teeth, and stood for a long time without moving or speaking.