Chapter 33 not speculative

Huang Zongxi and Gu Gao sat helplessly facing each other in the living room of the west wing, listening to the sound of the rain outside the window, while thinking about their own thoughts in silence—Huang Zongxi frowned as usual, pursed his slightly protruding lips, A look of concentration appeared on his thin and thin face; while Gu Gao, who was sitting opposite him, seemed more and more restless.He turned his long nose back and forth, letting out a sullen breath from the bottom of his heart from time to time. The reason why the two friends ended up in this state was because five days ago, at the Changhaoju restaurant outside Zhengyangmen, they did not openly resist Chen Zhenhui's proposition as Zhou Bi ordered. On the contrary, after returning, they He also thought that the matter didn't need to go to that point, and suggested that Zhou Bi should go directly to Chen Zhenhui for an interview in order to eliminate their differences.As a result, the old man was very annoyed when he heard it, and said in a stern voice that there was absolutely no room for negotiation, then he flicked his sleeves, hid in the upper room, and never showed up again.In the next few days, although Huang and Gu went to inquire several times, they were always blocked by the servants, saying that the master was "unhealthy" and could not see the guests, so they had to go back disgruntled.

Originally, the two friends knew that Zhou Bi's temper was stubborn and tough, and it was not easy to persuade him. What's more, the old man, as a well-trained and well-known veteran of the rehabilitation society, was deeply respected by the community members on weekdays and trust.Under normal circumstances, Huang and Gu would not easily doubt his judgment.But Chen Zhenhui is also a shrewd and capable leader in the society after all, and they have been with each other for many years. Before they found out that the other party had obvious betrayal, Huang and Gu felt that it was really difficult to tear up face with confidence.Especially Huang Zongxi, he has always believed that the only way to save the nation is to completely reform the government.The set that Chen Zhenhui envisioned may be a shortcut to achieve this goal.Therefore, when he learned that the members of the society had entered the scene one after another, and they were working vigorously, the sense of urgency in his heart became even stronger.

The endless rainy season is still falling in quick bursts and slow bursts, rustling the tiles on the roof.The sky outside the window is always gloomy and gloomy, which makes people a little confused about what time it is now.An unknown flying insect probably got into the house recklessly to avoid the rain, but couldn't find a way to fly out, so it kept rushing towards the window. When the thin wings touched the window paper, they made a soft rustling sound. Finally, it seemed that Gu Gao could no longer bear the torment of silence.As soon as he stood up straight, he said distractedly, "That's all! It's no use sitting here to waste time anyway, I'm going back to the East Chamber!"

"Don't be too busy," Huang Zongxi stopped and said without raising his head, "Have you figured it out, what is the reason why Mr. Zhong and Tong Ding have made such a fuss?" "This—didn't my brother say it, I'm afraid it's probably because of the "Liudu Prevention Public Exposure"!" "Well, if Guangwei did this, tell me, who should we protect? Elder Zhong, or Dingsheng?" In the past two days, the two friends have been discussing and probing the reasons why Zhou and Chen fell out.Now that Huang Zongxi asked such a question, it made Gu Gao ponder.

"In the past, I only heard that the "Gong Jie" was written by Zhong Lao, and Ding Sheng never had any objections, but now it is suddenly said that he drafted it, and even the names and joint publications later were all written by him. Hosted alone, Zhong Laoshi did not participate. Who do you trust, brother? Do you think that Zhong Lao is really such a person who steals his name, deceives the world, and has no regard for shame?" "Didn't you say that! I mean, with the current state of affairs in the country, is the rejuvenation of the Ming Dynasty the most important thing, or your own fame and status?"

"Brother means..." "In my opinion, the proposition of Dingsheng, no matter what his original intentions are, is always a way to remedy the disadvantages and make up for the side. Zhong Laoshi should not insist on the small reasons." Compared with Huang Zongxi, Gu Gao undoubtedly has a deeper admiration for Zhou Biao.A few days ago, he was so pessimistic and desperate about the current situation that he almost planned to "return with the burden", but with Zhou Bi's words, he obediently stayed.In the past two days, he just felt that it was difficult to break his face with Chen Zhenhui all at once, but he never doubted the correctness of Zhou Biao's judgment.At this moment, Huang Zongxi raised such an objection, which obviously made Gu Gao feel rather abrupt.After a moment of silence, he hesitated and asked:

"Then, brother intends to..." "Since there is a great plan to make up for Zhongxing, the proposition of Dingsheng is correct, then you should ask Mr. Zhong to clarify!" "However, today is the fifth day of the lunar new year, and Mr. Zhong still refuses to see us. What can we do?" Huang Zongxi straightened himself up, stood up and said: "At first we didn't think through the right and wrong. We just thought of calming down the matter, but it seemed that we were blindly favoring Dingsheng. No wonder Boss Zhong lost his temper. Now that we have figured it out clearly, how can he have deep thoughts?" Shut up and refuse!"

At first, Gu Gao was still quite hesitant, but seeing his friend striding out of the door, he had no choice but to follow silently. The figures of the two friends had just disappeared from the west wing when footsteps sounded from the gate. Lei Zuo with a full beard appeared in the rain.He put his left hand in his bosom, and rolled up his left sleeve with his right hand, as if he was protecting something important, and there was a long time of excitement between his brows.As soon as he stepped onto the corridor, he left the servant who held the umbrella for him, walked in three steps at a time, and caught up with Huang Zongxi and Gu Gao in front of the door of the upper room.

At this time, Huang and Gu had already asked their servants to convey their intention to see Zhou Biao.Therefore, Lei Zuo only had time to greet them when a call of "please" came from the door, so the three of them turned around together and let each other enter the master's bedroom. Zhou Bi, who was still ill, was leaning on the bed, served by a servant, drinking a bowl of steaming medicine one gulp at a time.When he found that it was not Huang Zongxi or Gu Gao but Lei Zuo who walked in first, a look of surprise flashed across his eyes hidden under his thick eyebrows; Take the medicine away.

"Well, Brother Jie came to see Gu in the rain, what can I tell you?" Probably found that the excitement on Lei Zuo's face that couldn't be concealed was obviously different from Huang and Gu's own thoughts, so he answered the question as usual. After inquiring about his own health, Zhou Biao turned his shaggy face to the former soldier and asked about it in a low-pitched voice. "Hey, Mr. Zhong," Lei Zuo, who couldn't wait for a long time, immediately put down his teacup, took out a booklet from his sleeve, and said excitedly, "Look, this is today's copy, my brother just got it! "

When Zhou Biao took it, he took the teacup in his hand again, and said with emotion: "In the past few days, I thought that there was no hope. I didn't expect that the situation would be so good! Look at the list of the cabinet, I, Donglin, still accounted for two of the five. When I heard that it would be postponed, the court officials Still able to uphold justice, Jian Guo can also obey the will of the public. As a result, Shi Gong was the first choice to join the cabinet. Gao Yanwen and Ma Yaocao followed. Later, Jian Guo thought that there were too few, so he passed orders and pushed, and then added Jiang Juzhi and Wang Jue Si two. In this way, Shi Gong is the first assistant. Although Gao Yanwen is not Donglin, he is upright and prudent, and he can echo Shi and Jiang Ergong. Wang Juesi is indecisive. Although he is not a gentleman, he is not a villain. Got it. Calculated in this way, there is only one Ma Yaocao in the cabinet, and he is still the "Linglu and Governor Feng as before"-let him stay in Jiangbei as the governor, and he is just an empty title in the cabinet! Haha, I didn't expect this After exhausting all the tricks, in the end it is just a bamboo basket to fetch water, it is a waste of time!" At first, Huang and Gu didn't know the content of the mansion, so they could only stare at it blankly. When they heard Lei Zuo's words, they said "ah", and their eyes lit up—indeed, since King Fu used "supervisor" Since they formally came to power in the name of "National China", what kind of national policy will be implemented and how will they treat the Donglin faction who openly opposed him have always been their concerns and worries, and they are even prepared for a difficult situation.However, in terms of the arrangement of the crucial cabinet members, there was such a result in favor of Donglin, which they never even dreamed of.So both Huang Zongxi and Gu Gao were surprised and delighted at once, and they all turned their eyes to the copy of the mansion in Zhou Biao's hand, hoping to get more accurate proof from it. Zhou Biao had already raised his head and noticed the eager eyes of the two members, so he handed the booklet to the two of them, and turned to Lei Zuo and asked: "Well, is there any news?" "Also—by the way, I also heard that Shi Gong and the ministers of civil and military affairs in Liudu gathered in the Qingyi Hall yesterday, and planned many plans for the revival. There are twenty or thirty items in total, and I don't know all of them. But listen Chen Dingsheng said that the most important thing is to use the world's famous people as soon as possible to win the hearts of the people; he also proposes to set up four vassals in the north of the Yangtze River as the foundation of self-defense and progress, that is, Jingnan Bo Huang Degong, Chief Soldier Gao Jie, Liu Zeqing, and Liu Liangzuo. ;Another 50,000 Jiang Waterproof Divisions will be added, placed in Jiujiang and Jingkou Towns, and divided into two towns; and a new tax law will be proposed to abolish the "practice rate" and all miscellaneous schools and various money and grain after the 12th year of Chongzhen. In addition, Also, please change the Nandu camp system, recruit volunteers, etc. According to Chen Dingsheng, if the various new policies are implemented, the imperial court should have a new look..." Lei Zuo kept talking, but Zhou Biao remained silent.Afterwards, he closed his eyes, as if he was resting, but also seemed to be thinking, and he never expressed his opinion on the news he heard.After this situation lasted for a long time, even Huang Zongxi and Gu Gao noticed, they couldn't help raising their heads and staring suspiciously. Finally, Zhou Bi opened his eyes. "Well, what are you thinking these days? Have you made up your mind?" He turned his face to the two friends and asked unexpectedly. Huang Zongxi was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses.He said "Oh" and said: "Students have already thought about it. At this time when the country is in crisis, my colleagues in our society must work together to help the society. It is really despicable for someone to make all kinds of rumors and intends to fall for Mr. Extreme!" Because he suddenly realized that speaking out his thoughts directly would inevitably irritate Zhou Bi who was still ill, so Huang Zongxi planned to confess first, "However, is it Chen Dingsheng who made this conspiracy, or is there someone else? The students think that it is difficult to be sure right now, so they plan to wait a little longer and take a look." "What is there to wait and see? Who else can do this except him!" Zhou Bi frowned and asked, obviously dissatisfied with Huang Zongxi's answer. "..." "Hmph!" Seeing that Huang Zongxi was silent, Zhou Bi became angry again, and said in a hoarse but stern voice, "What else is there to see? Do you think that Shi Daolin became the chief assistant, and Jiang Juzhi also joined the cabinet? Is the court going to be peaceful? Has he, Chen Dingsheng, really been able to climb the dragon and the phoenix and rise to the top? There is no such good thing! Don't even think about it. Ma Yaocao spent so much effort this time to support the Fufan, why did he come? It's nothing more than He just wants to covet a high position and hold the power of the country! Now he is still the supervisor of Shilu and Feng, but he has nothing to gain. How can he be reconciled? The princes of Donglin couldn't stop him from supporting him by force, how can they stop him now? Another incident? Hmph, I guessed it, this matter may be a few days earlier, or tens of days later, there must be a change!" "However, this appointment was only promulgated with the approval of the supervisor!" Because Zhou Bi's analysis was too arbitrary and terrifying, Lei Zuo couldn't help arguing. "That's right," Gu Gao echoed cautiously, "the last time he became a monarch, Ma Yaocao had some excuses to lie. Now that he has another incident, he is disobeying the imperial decree, and Shi and Jiang Zhugong can justifiably impeach him." !" Zhou Biao sneered: "What's the use of impeachment? Don't forget, now that the new king is established, he, Ma Yaocao, has made a decision. Besides, Shi Daolin still has something in his hands!" said After finishing, he turned to Huang Zongxi again, stared closely and asked: "Well, how about it, brother, do you want to wait and see?" Huang Zongxi pondered, feeling a little confused.Because just now he decided to persuade Zhou Bi because he believed that Chen Zhenhui's set of ideas was reasonable and feasible.However, if the kind of turmoil predicted by Zhou Biao really happens, the prospect of reforming the government will become quite worrying. "However, Shi Daolin and others should know the pros and cons of this, and they will definitely take strict precautions, so that Ma Yaocao will not be allowed to get it easily!" After comforting himself in this way, Huang Zongxi raised his head and said calmly: "Before you get confirmation, please forgive the students for not daring to follow." While waiting for the answer, Zhou Biao seemed to be looking forward to it all the time.In an instant, his expression changed. "Okay, okay!" He said with a sneer, "Then you just wait and watch!" He resolutely put aside Huang Zongxi, and turned to look at Gu Gao: "Then, what about Brother Zifang? Do you have to wait and see?" "This...I..." Probably not prepared, Gu Gao stammered suddenly. "What's wrong with you? Talk! Could it be that in your hearts, I, Zhou, am not as good as a Chen Dingsheng?" Zhou Bi finally couldn't hold back, and got angry again.A pair of black and green eyes also flashed with resentment. "Oh, no!" Gu Gao said hurriedly.Then, he squinted his eyes and glanced at Huang Zongxi who was sitting beside him.Probably found that his friend was pursing his lips tightly, showing no sign of compromise, so he stammered: "Student, student wish, wish Mr. Wei..." "What?" Zhou Biao asked sharply.Maybe seeing even Gu Gao faltering, he became more angry, and then coughed violently. "Student, please listen to Mr. Wei's order!" The flustered Gu Gao hurriedly replied loudly, and while Zhou Bi's followers were busy beating their master's back and delivering water, he gently tugged at Huang Zongxi's sleeve . However, Huang Zongxi was irritated.Because in his opinion, Zhou Bi's stubborn opposition to Chen Zhenhui was mainly due to personal grievances.It is obviously not acceptable to obey the other party for the sake of friendship and give up the plan of reforming the government and realizing ZTE.Gu Gao clearly knew this, but he didn't fight against it, and tried to force himself to follow him blindly, Huang Zongxi felt that this was too cowardly. "Well, too aggressive!" Gu Gao urged again in a low voice. Huang Zongxi stood up abruptly, and a fierce accusation rushed to his lips.It was only because Zhou Biao's panting appearance caught his eyes temporarily that he could barely hold back.However, continuing to stay in the house made him feel suffocated, so with a livid face, he turned around suddenly and strode out.Although the startled Gu Gao and Lei Zuo called repeatedly from behind, he never looked back.