Chapter 17 seek help

"Hey, Mr. Yuan, you're sitting here so early in the morning, why are you here?" This was after Ma Shiying left for a long time. His brother-in-law, Yang Wencong, the magistrate of the dismissed county, got up in the morning and went for a walk in the garden. When he saw Ruan Dacheng sitting on the railing in a daze, he approached him and asked curiously. Ruan Dacheng remained silent with a gloomy face. For the past two days, Yang Wencong has been spending time with them, so he naturally understands the troubles of his old friends.There was a sympathetic smile on his round face.Perhaps to amuse Ruan Dacheng, he pointed around with his folding fan, narrowed his eyes and said:

"Old Yuan, look, the garden of Ma Yaocao is not bad. Every time I come here for a short stay, I always feel that my body and mind are healthy, and my worldly worries are all gone. Don't tell me, I just went around Shuangbiyu. Turn around, walk over the Huibo Bridge, just a few steps away, aha, there is another poem, and I just ask you for advice!" As he spoke, he raised his head, intending to chant loudly.However, at this moment, a bird sang in the invisible green leaves.It was a Huaichun thrush.With its small, young throat it kept singing and calling passionately.The melodious and melodious singing voice is sometimes frivolous and eager, sometimes sad, and sometimes deep and long, full of tenderness and sweetness.Then, another one echoed in the distance, then the third one, and the fourth one... Yang Wencong paused involuntarily.He turned his ears sideways, showing a look of concentrating on savoring.After a while, the sound of the birds disappeared, and he sighed, and said overwhelmed: "What a 'spring forest flowers are so beautiful, spring birds are so sad'. Jin people's realm, after all, is high!" After finishing speaking, he squinted at Ruan Dacheng, as if he was considering whether to read his new work or not.However, seeing that the other party was always sullen and seemed to have no sense of elegance, he gave up his original plan, bowed his hands politely, turned around, and continued to walk.Ruan Dacheng stretched out his hand and grabbed him.

"Sit!" Ruan Dacheng pointed at the railing beside him politely.Yang Wencong sat down involuntarily. "Tell me," Ruan Dacheng asked viciously, "Lao Ma has been playing 'boring chess' with me these two days, what's going on?" "Oh, how did this little brother know about this!" Yang Wencong hastily evaded. "Well, you mean you don't know?" "Brother really doesn't know!" "Nonsense!" Ruan Dacheng got angry, "You are his sister-in-law, so he believes you, and tells you everything in private, but keeps his mouth shut to me. Don't think I don't know! Hmph, you can't hide it from anyone!"

"This……" "Really? Tell me, don't you?" Ruan Dacheng shouted loudly. "Hey, don't yell, don't yell!" Yang Wencong hurriedly stopped.He blinked his small eyes for a while, and saw that he couldn't deny it, so he had to compromise: "That's right, Ma Yaocao told my brother—in fact, it's not that he doesn't believe you, but he is afraid that my brother is too loud and doesn't suit you at all, so he will chatter again immediately. Nagging and complaining about his ungratefulness, crossing rivers and tearing down bridges, makes him not know what to do."

Ruan Dacheng snorted, and said unconvinced: "If I hadn't reminded him like this, would he have remembered—but, just keep talking!" "As far as I know, the old horse's intention is that this support is of great importance. If you make a mistake, you will lose everything. Not only will you not be able to help you round the old man, but if it is not good, even he will lose it." Bad luck. This time he came to the south, not only crossing the river to return to the mansion, but he came here to stay temporarily, and he also wanted to see how Shi Daolin would act. However, Donglin's promotion of Lu Fan was obviously the first effort to win support Just for this reason, Lao Ma will never agree easily. But when it comes to supporting the Fufan, because of the relationship with Concubine Zheng, Donglin may not be willing to make concessions. Now there is another "seven must" It is even more difficult to do so. So Yaocao thinks about it, and thinks that the most suitable one is Gui Fan in Guangxi..."

"What?" Ruan Dacheng stood up abruptly, "Guifan! Ma Yaocao wants to set up Guifan!" He asked angrily, "But what does Guifan have to do with my old Ruan? What's the benefit of setting him up? He and Concubine Zheng Nothing to do with it, nothing to do with the cases of the previous dynasty, and no pain of being suppressed and banned by the Donglin traitor party! How does he know my old Ruan's difficulties, how can he think about me? Use me? Rely on me? Okay After a long time of trouble, Ma Yaocao turned out to be Gui Fan! Then, I want to ask him, does he still have me in his heart? Does what he said count! "

Ruan Dacheng gritted his teeth, scolded the sky with resentment, and waved his arms.Realizing that he was being secretly betrayed by Ma Shiying, he was almost mad with rage.If he hadn't thought that Yang Wencong was Ma Shiying's brother-in-law, he might have scolded even the most ugly and swear words together. "Look, look, you're here again!" Yang Wencong said helplessly, "Actually, it's not that Ma doesn't care about you, he's..." "No!" Ruan Dacheng waved his hand and roared arrogantly, "Ma Yaocao is really a good friend, so he has to find a way to support Fu Fan no matter what! Aren't those in Donglin working hard to fight against Fu Fan? That’s just right, we will support Fufan desperately. Once Fufan takes the position, he will be grateful to us, obey our words, and have resentment and resentment towards the Donglin gang. The government and the public, why worry that it is not the world of my generation! Now that we put aside blessings and set up laurel, what a big deal it is to make a fuss about whether it is salty or not, bland or not, cold or hot!”

After a pause, he stomped his feet again and repeated: "It must be Li Fufan!" After hearing his continuous quarrel and yelling, Yang Wencong felt that it seemed reasonable.He twirled his beard and muttered: "Accordingly, Li'fu' is not without success. In fact, there are quite a few people who support it. Among other things, my boss went to Li Hangong's place two days ago, and I just listened to him. At the same time, many powerful ministers and ministers, all of them are the masters of this discussion..." So he pointed his fingers and named Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei who is currently on the garrison of Nanjing, Liu Kongzhao, the sincere uncle who is currently the admiral of Jiang Fang, and the officials who served as officials. Zhong Li Zhan, Henan Dao Yushi Guo Weijing, Shandong Dao Yushi Chen Liangbi and other names, at the end, he said:

"I heard that Lu Jiude also sent a letter from Fengyang, and also supported the establishment of Fufan." The Han Gong he was talking about refers to Han Zanzhou, the garrison eunuch in Nanjing; as for Lu Jiude, he is a garrison eunuch who is currently working with Ma Shiying in Fengyang.Both were extremely powerful figures.When Ruan Dacheng heard this, his eyes widened immediately: "What are you talking about, Lu and Lu Jiude are also in charge of Lifu Fan?" "It was Mr. Han who told my younger brother. The two of them are very close friends, so naturally there will be no falsehood."

Ruan Dacheng stopped talking.He has one hand behind his back, and the other hand is holding the famous lock of beard, slowly rubbing it.From his sometimes bright and sometimes gloomy eyes, it is not difficult to guess that some new plan is going on in his heart. Finally, he raised his head: "Well, now, I have something urgent. I have to cross the river immediately and go back to Liudu. Brother Fan is here to watch out for me. Let's see what the old horse and Shi Daolin's talks come out of. Hurry up and let people across the river. Tell me. Can it be done?" Although Yang Wencong was a bit puzzled, he still nodded, and then asked: "Can't you go after the old horse and the others finish talking?"

Ruan Dacheng waved his hand: "It's too late! Let's do it like this. This is a big deal, please remember it!" After finishing speaking, he hurriedly turned his fat body around, took big strides, turned around the corridor without looking back, and quickly disappeared outside the moon cave gate where many tree shadows were imprinted by the morning sun. Yang Wencong was stunned for a long time, finally shook his head, turned his face away slowly, and continued to walk leisurely among the flowers and trees with pairs of colorful butterflies flying around. After more than half an hour, Ma Shiying, who had finished the meeting, came back to the inner house.When Yang Wencong saw it, he immediately went up to meet him and asked, "Brother-in-law, has Shi Gong gone? How did the talk go today?" "Well, it's settled. It can be said that heroes see the same thing!" Ma Shiying raised his pointed chin proudly, and a rare smile appeared under the goatee. "Oh, then—" "Decided to welcome Gui Fan!" Ma Shiying replied firmly.Pausing for a while, as if remembering something, he turned his face and asked, "Where's Mr. Yuan? Tell him to come quickly!" "Ah? - Oh, Mr. Yuan, Mr. Yuan has already left!" Yang Wencong, who was in a daze, came back to his senses and replied hastily. Ma Shiying frowned, and asked suspiciously: "Why, let's go! Where is he going? When?" "It's been more than half an hour since he left, and he said he has something urgent to go back to Liudu!"