Chapter 19 initiative

During this period of conversation, there were only two people who did not speak, one was Gu Gao, who always maintained a cold and gloomy attitude, and the other was Chen Zhenhui.However, his situation is different from Gu Gao.In fact, when she revealed to the community that Shi Kefa decided to welcome King Gui, Chen Zhenhui also had concerns. She was afraid that everyone would not be able to figure it out, and she was going to do some explaining and persuasion.Later, he was relieved when he saw that despite their complaints, they accepted it after all, and it didn't seem to affect their enthusiasm and fighting spirit.However, as the leader of this group of people, Chen Zhenhui had more and deeper considerations.He understands that although he and his friends are full of enthusiasm and ambition to serve the country and die, they are all scholars who have not yet achieved fame and official positions. It is impossible to directly participate in the decision-making of the court, and they are not even qualified to implement it.But in the current situation, it is not allowed to wait slowly step by step.Therefore, Chen Zhenhui has already conceived a plan, which is to let the members of the communes learn from themselves and try to enter various important yamen to act as aides before gaining official fame, so as to seek to exert influence on the political situation by relying on the credit of the people in power.Since these community friends in the circle are all well-known figures in the scholastic community, some of them are the sons of officials, in Chen Zhenhui's view, this is not difficult to do.But a few days ago, he discussed this idea with Zhou Biao, the veteran of Fushe, but the old man didn't say anything.And when Chen Zhenhui further expressed that she was willing to fully take on this matter, and only hoped that the other party could rely on her old relationship in the officialdom to help, Zhou Bi only said lightly: "Let's see and talk!" This attitude made Chen Zhenhui somewhat disappointed, but it did not change his determination.Today, Chen Zhenhui came to the meeting with that set of ideas.He didn't bring it up right away just now, because he felt that the impassioned emotions were very good for the next step of the discussion, and he intended to let everyone play more fully.However, Gu Gao, who was sitting on the sidelines and kept silent all the time, made Chen Zhenhui a little worried.These days, Gu Gao's mood has been very bad, he seems more desperate and depressed than anyone else, and he doesn't listen to any persuasion. Compared with the optimistic and heroic in the past, he seems to be a completely different person.In order to prevent him from suddenly saying something that would disappoint everyone and spoil the atmosphere in front of him, Chen Zhenhui decided to lead the conversation into the established idea as soon as possible.He cleared his throat, and when everyone was quiet, he began to say:

"The words of all the brothers in the society, I am very excited! The ancients said: the three armies can win the commander, but the common man cannot lose the ambition. But if you can maintain this ambition, you can rejuvenate the great cause, so why not worry about it! Besides, Shenjing is unfortunate right now. Falling into the hands of thieves, most of the north and south of the river still belong to our Ming Dynasty. In terms of military strength, the defenders of Liudu and those under the jurisdiction of the four generals of Huang, Gao, and Erliu in the north of the Yangtze River should have 300,000 to 400,000 people, plus Zuo Liangyu's army of 800,000 in Wuchang is no less than 1.12 million in total. Fujian Zheng Zhilong and soldiers from Guangdong, Guangxi, Yun, and Gui are not among them. As long as the government and the people work together to help the country, they will be able to restore Shenjing and make every inch of it Rebellion, to avenge the late emperor!"

Chen Zhenhui is worthy of being the leader of this group of people. She not only considers things more comprehensively and deeply, but also has a clearer grasp of the situation than everyone else.Don't look at the members of the community who were yelling impassionedly just now, but they don't know much about many things.Their enthusiasm was not so much based on a sober assessment of the situation as on blind self-confidence.Therefore, when I suddenly heard that the Ming Dynasty still had such a huge force, I was surprised. "What? There are more than a million people on the Jianghuai line alone! Is this true?"

"Then, why don't you hurry up and set out on the Northern Expedition, and take back Shenjing while the bandits are not getting a firm foothold?" "Yes, I heard that the soldiers of the rogues are only 300,000 to 40,000. There is a saying in the art of war: 'When twice as many as the rogues', our soldiers are more than twice as many as the rogues. We can besiege them heavily and wipe them out all at once. !" "Hey, it's not 'encircle the times', it's 'encircle the ten'!" "'Ten Encirclement'... No, it's 'Double Encirclement'. I remember it!"

"It's 'Ten Zewei'!" The two arguing are Mei Lanzhong and Yu Huai.Wu Yingji probably saw that if they didn't stop them, they would argue endlessly, so he slammed the table and said impatiently: "Danxin is right, it's 'ten circles'! But don't worry about that for now. It's time to turn around now." I don't need my generation to lead the army to fight, but to discuss how to manage the Qing Dynasty in Liudu!" He said, turning his face with a beard like a hedgehog: "Dingsheng, just keep talking!" Chen Zhenhui nodded, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and continued: "Brother Shicai and others once said that to this day, there is no one who can be the mainstay and take on the great responsibility of Zhongxing, except me Donglin and Fushe. This is of course not easy to understand. The only important thing for ZTE is, which one should be the first, have you ever thought about it?"

"This - of course, is to establish a new monarch and rebuild the court." Seeing that no one made a sound for a while, Mei Lang couldn't hold back a sentence. Chen Zhenhui smiled slightly: "Brother, you mean after the new king ascends the throne." "Then it's time to start the Northern Expedition!" "It's time to mourn!" "It's time to use talents!" Several voices rushed to answer. "No!" Someone suddenly retorted loudly.Everyone looked back and found that it was Huang Zongxi, perhaps because he was new here and didn't know much about the situation in Liudu, so for a while, he just sat quietly and didn't interrupt; but at this moment, he was obviously excited.

"No!" He repeated like a quarrel, "After the new king ascends the throne, the first priority is to make a painful decision, try to rectify the shortcomings of the previous dynasty, learn from the good, and promulgate new policies to relieve the people's hardship and strengthen the country. In this way, only the words can be preserved, and only the words can be rejuvenated!" Chen Zhenhui's eyes lit up for a moment, and she nodded approvingly: "Exactly! Only the disadvantages of the previous dynasty have accumulated deep, and it cannot be helped without great perseverance and wisdom. Although there are Shi, Gao, Zhang, and Jiang Gentlemen, if you work together to control the superiors, I am afraid that it is not enough to be outdated and outdated. I need to be a benevolent gentleman, each exhibiting his talents, working together, and the common people can almost bring about the effect of rectifying chaos. Therefore, today, if we are still careful Sticking to the past, presiding over the clear discussion is no longer enough to say how to adapt, not enough to make meritorious deeds, we must go a step further and predict the event directly, so as not to miss the good opportunity and be empty of this loyal and passionate blood!"

Fushe's traditional method of action is to preside over clean-up discussions and judge people accordingly. Apart from this, everyone has never thought of other ways of intervening in politics.So suddenly when Chen Zhenhui said that she needed to "go to the next level", everyone couldn't help but widen their eyes, and then looked at me and you, showing confusion. "It's just that, as a commoner in my generation, how can I predict the matter directly?" Someone said hesitantly. "Well, brother, listen to me!" Chen Zhenhui made a powerful gesture and couldn't help but get excited.He took a deep breath, intending to tell his plan.However, at this moment, Gu Gao, who had been sitting silently in the corner, suddenly stood up, cupped his hands and said:

"Brothers, please sit down, the younger brother is resigning!" After finishing speaking, without waiting for everyone's consent, he turned around and walked out the door without looking back. Chen Zhenhui was taken aback for a moment, and quickly asked: "Hey, brother Zifang, where are you going?" Gu Gao didn't answer, and walked out the door in a blink of an eye.Chen Zhenhui was in a hurry, stood up hastily, and chased out three steps at a time, followed by Huang Zongxi and Mei Langzhong. "Zi Fang, Zi Fang, don't go! What are you doing?" They all yelled at Gu Gao's back.

Gu Gao stopped.He turned his head, looked at his friend gloomyly and coldly, his lips moved for a moment, as if he wanted to say something, but finally he turned his head, took a big step, and quickly disappeared through the door leading to the bookstore shop. Chen Zhenhui exchanged an inexplicable look with Huang and Mei, not sure whether to chase him back.Because Huang Zongxi and Gu Gao have always been close friends, he volunteered to say: "I go!" Immediately, he took three steps in parallel and hurriedly followed out. Chen Zhenhui watched helplessly, and was about to return to the West Chamber with Mei Langzhong, when suddenly, an excited voice came:

"Aha, I just want to know who it is. It turns out that the two brothers are here. Nice to meet you, nice to meet you!" Following the words, a well-dressed gentleman walked over.When the chubby round face with a pair of small eyes came into view, Chen Zhenhui couldn't help being startled, and recognized that the man was Ma Shiying's brother-in-law—Yang Wencong, the dismissed county magistrate. Originally, in terms of kinship, Yang Wencong undoubtedly belonged to the faction of Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng.But because he is easy-going, likes to make friends, and he joined the Fushe in his early years, he also has contacts with Chen Zhenhui and the others from time to time, and he will often let the wind pass when he encounters any news.For example, in the spring of last year, Zuo Liangyu, who was stationed in Wuchang, once planned to send his troops east to eat food in the south of the Yangtze River under the pretext of lack of pay, which made the subjects in the south of the Yangtze River very nervous.At that time, because Ruan Dacheng remembered that he asked someone to intercede two years ago and asked Hou Fangyu to clear up his old grudge against Fushe on his behalf, he took the opportunity to spread rumors, slandering Hou Fangyu as the mastermind and internal agent of Zuo Liangyu's trip to the east, in an attempt to frame him .As a result, it was Yang Wencong who got the news and informed Hou Fangyu to take precautions in advance, so Ruan Dacheng's plot failed.Therefore, even Chen Zhenhui didn't know what to do with this nice gentleman.Yang Wencong himself, on the other hand, doesn't seem to feel embarrassed by his position at all; on the contrary, he finds this kind of pleasing way of being a man very interesting, and plans to continue doing it.Now, he jolted over, bowed to Chen Zhenhui and Mei Langzhong one by one, and said happily: "Just now, my younger brother is outside. I asked Mr. Cai to show some new editions of Song that he had received. I saw Huang Taichong and Gu Zifang hurrying out. My younger brother didn't stop shouting, so I walked in to have a look. Then I knew The two of you were here, how disrespectful!" He asked again, "Did you come here together, or did you meet by chance? How could it be such a coincidence?" Given that the other party was such a person, Chen and Mei naturally refused to tell the truth, so they each returned the gift and responded vaguely. "The two brothers are busy people. It's rare to see each other. The younger brother is very eager to think about it. Today, I have this chance to meet you. Why don't you sit in the quiet room of Cai's father and express your strength?" Yang Wencong obviously didn't know what to do. There are still many people hiding in the compartment, so I warmly extend the invitation. "I'm so grateful for Brother Yang's kindness, but I have other things to do right now, so I can't stay for long, please forgive me!" Chen Zhenhui declined politely. "Really, a man came from Brother Dingsheng's Guixiang, and I came here specially to look for him to go back." Mei Langzhong helped tell a lie. Yang Wencong was obviously a little regretful.He murmured and said: "Then, tomorrow night, my younger brother will order a banquet at Meixianglou, and I invite you two to show me the honor, and I also invite Shang Zifang and Taichong brothers to conspire to get drunk together, how about it?" "Ho ho, what time is it now, my little brother is in the mood to get drunk and have fun!" Chen Zhenhui shook her head disapprovingly.After a pause, he smiled softly again, "Dear brother, Zhenhui appreciates it, let's just say goodbye, and try to thank you another day!" After finishing speaking, he cupped his hands, winked at Mei Lanzhong, turned around and left, but instead of going back to the West Wing, he walked towards the storefront. Yang Wencong hit a nail twice in a row, but he didn't feel annoyed at all.He probably only felt sorry for the failure to please this time.His small eyes kept blinking, watching the backs of Chen and Mei, suddenly his pupils lit up, and he raised his voice to say hello: "Hey, two brothers, please stop!" When Chen and Mei hesitated and turned their faces, he hurried up to meet each other, looked into each other's eyes, and said in a low voice: "Well, do you two know that the matter of welcoming King Gui may not be possible!" Seeing Chen and Mei looking at each other without making a sound, he hurriedly added: "Although Shi Gong and Ma Yaocao have made up their minds a few days ago, they just put their heart into it. !" "You, what did you say?" Chen Zhenhui's eyes widened involuntarily, and the indifferent expression on her face disappeared without a trace. "This..." Yang Wencong hesitated for a moment, as if he couldn't make up his mind whether he should say it or not.Still, the desire to please eventually prevailed.He looked around for a while, then made a gesture to lead Chen and Mei to the bamboo grove, and then said solemnly: "Good brother, wait until you find out that although Shi Da Sima has made a plan to set up 'Gui' , the welcoming envoys also arranged for legal objects and public opinion, and headed to Guangxi in a few days. Only Cao Jiang Liu Chengyi, Li Jian Han Zanzhou and other honorable officials still advocated the establishment of "Fu" and decided to contact the four towns in Jiangbei to assist in the matter. A few days ago , Ruan Yuanhai has crossed the river with their letters and went to Fengyang to discuss with the guard eunuch Lu Jiude. We don't know the result yet!" This news is too frightening.In desperation, Chen Zhenhui grabbed the other party's sleeve and asked nervously: "Is this true?" Yang Wencong was not happy.He puffed his cheeks and said, "Little brother, why did you ever lie to brother!" Chen Zhenhui knew she had lost her composure.He let go of the opponent's sleeve, waved his hand to show that he didn't mean it, and at the same time frowned, thinking.Finally, he murmured: "Then, what is Fengdu Magong's intention?" Yang Wencong shook his head: "Ma Yaocao hasn't heard about it yet. When the apprentice learned about it, he had already set off to return to his post and left Liudu."