Chapter 35 Sima Yishi

Because Zhou Bi ignored the plan of reforming the government and insisted on rejecting Chen Zhenhui, Huang Zongxi was obviously alienated from the old man.In addition, on this matter, Gu Gao was the same as him. He didn't think that Zhou Biao's actions were right. He gave in to the other party's will just out of affection, which also made Huang Zongxi very disgusted. Invisibly, the two Friends also became alienated. This situation lasted for ten days.Although Huang Zongxi had never been to the upper room, Zhou Bi seemed to have lost interest in him, neither calling him nor sending servants over to visit.There were a few times, Gu Gao seemed unable to hold back, hesitantly came into the west chamber, but seeing Huang Zongxi's face was tense, ignoring him, he retracted the words that came to his lips, Turning around, he went to work on the errand assigned by Zhou Biao.

Faced with this awkward situation, Huang Zongxi felt that he could no longer live in the house.Although Zhou Bi never issued an order to evict the guest, Huang Zongxi felt that after waiting patiently for these days, the other party still showed no sign of changing his mind, and he should move out decisively. "Yes, different ways do not conspire with each other. Since you are such a kind of person, then, no matter how poor I am, Huang, I will never receive your favors again! I can't let the world see me as a A person who has no backbone and is degraded!" After making up his mind, on May 16th, he took Huang An out early and went to Sanshan Street, intending to see if he could find a place to stay in the bookstore. premises.

The master and servant walked out of the winding and quiet alley, and came to the busy Sanshan Street.Just yesterday, under the repeated "persuasion" of civil and military ministers, King Fu, who was in power in the name of Jianguo, had completed the half-month transition period and officially ascended the throne at the Hall of Martial Arts in the Forbidden City, becoming the eighteenth generation of the Ming Dynasty. Emperor, and announced that starting from next year, the reign name would be changed to "Hongguang".For the subjects of Nanjing who were "under the chariot" again after more than 220 years, it was naturally another big event that was widely spread.Although the grand enthronement ceremony has already been held, and since the 27-day period of national mourning has not yet ended, there are no civil celebrations, but signs of enthusiasm and excitement can still be seen everywhere.For example: Compared with a while ago, the market is busier and busier, and people's expressions have become calmer and more confident.The number of armed officers and soldiers who once patrolled the streets and alleys day and night has been significantly reduced; and the refugees and beggars who are a scene of Nanjing, after more than a month of dormant hiding in Tibet, have begun to re-emerge in groups.However, what attracts people's attention the most is the "Emperor's List" posted on the gates of the major cities and main streets. There are a total of 25 newly promulgated "national policies" listed on it, including amnesty for sinners in the world, Abolishing exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes, vigorously employing useful talents, promoting officials at all levels, rewarding land reclamation, relaxing trade, etc., it seems that the new court has a lot of energy and atmosphere to reform with the people and cheer up.

"That's right, these twenty-five new policies are similar to the twenty-five drafts of the new policies that Chen Dingsheng showed us at the Changhaoju restaurant on the first day of May, and many of them are similar. It is very popular, and it has already been used in a dramatic manner!" Huang Zongxi squeezed out from the crowd of people watching the imperial list, thinking excitedly and uneasily.Huang Zongxi found out that despite the setbacks in the contest to support the new monarch, the Donglin faction headed by Shi Kefa still firmly controlled the situation, and they were not influenced or interfered by dissident forces in major decision-making. His conviction and dissatisfaction with Zhou Biao became more distinct at this moment. "Hmph, I've expected that the last time supporting Lu Fan and Gui Fan was not justified, but Shi Daolin couldn't do anything about it. No matter how stupid he is this time, he won't repeat the same mistakes and let Ma Yaocao get his way easily Zhou Zhongyu's prediction is nothing more than a false threat to Chen Dingsheng with personal grudges!"

As he became more and more convinced that his choice was correct, now, Huang Zongxi walked briskly forward, filled with an unprecedented excitement and desire in his heart.He thought: The unfortunate fall of Beijing is certainly a catastrophe, but for a long time, the rigid pattern formed by the imperial court has been completely broken.In the future, under the auspices of the ministers of the Donglin faction headed by Shi Kefa, the new court in Nanjing will continue along the path it has already begun, get rid of the long-standing abuses, and update the government. The support and support of Jiangnan Shimin.Then, it should be achievable to recreate the Ming Dynasty ZTE. "Hey, I didn't expect that the day I've been dreaming of all these years would come like this!" Huang Zongxi thought with both joy and regret, "It's just that I was dragged by Zhou Zhongyu a while ago, and I was always hesitating." , As a result, all the members of the club have already joined the curtain as guests, but I have fallen far behind! No, once I have a place to live, I will go to Chen Dingsheng! Hurry up and go to Chen Dingsheng..."

"Master, look at the bookstore!" Huang An's voice came from behind. Huang Zongxi was stunned for a moment, followed the servant's instructions, and found that there was indeed a bookstore not far ahead. "Well, although the front door is shallow and narrow, as long as you can live in it." He thought, so he stopped and said to the servant: "Go, go to the workshop and ask, see if they want to invite someone to approve the article? If so, then ask them how much money they will give for approving an article, and whether it includes food and lodging? I understand, come back and tell me .”

After speaking, seeing Huang An blinking his round eyes and showing a timid look, he stomped his foot and urged impatiently, "Go, go!" When the servant moved hesitantly, Huang Zongxi turned around and walked to a nearby fan shop, with his hands behind his back, pretending to browse the goods on the shelf, while waiting for the servant to reply.However, because of the urgency, even though the owner of the shop immediately came to solicit business, and graciously put those local, Sichuan, and Guangdong fans in front of him one by one, Huang Zongxi was not interested at all. , just kept turning his face, looking at the bookstore again and again...

Finally, Huang An came back. "How is it?" Huang Zongxi hurriedly threw down his fan, followed the servant outside, and asked anxiously. Huang An shook his head: "They said no." "No? Why?" "The shopkeeper said that the selected essays in their workshop are usually reserved for Mr. Yun and Mr. Lu. Even if these two Mr. Xianggong don't come, there are still Mr. Xu and Mr. Li who are acquainted with each other. The day has come to ask. They are still out of turn, so there is no need to count on the uncle." Huang Zongxi let out a "hmm".He was full of enthusiasm, but met with a cold nail, which made him somewhat disappointed and unhappy—to tell the truth, he had always looked down on stereotyped essays, and he had to write a little bit of it for exams on weekdays.As for the selection and approval of "Cheng Mo" and "House Manuscripts", although members of the community such as Wu Yingji and Zhang Zilie worked very hard and became famous among scholars because of this, Huang Zongxi was not interested at all.This time, if he hadn't been eager to find a new nest that could provide food and lodging, he might not have come to the door voluntarily. "Hmph, what an amazing bookstore. Look at the shallow doors and narrow doors. It's not a person who will prosper. If you don't want to invite me, I don't want to give in!" He thought unconvinced, so he led the servants to continue to inquire. .But after this encounter, Huang Zongxi didn't want to show up first. Every time, he sent Huang An to lead the battle as usual, while he waited in the distance.However, those bookstores seemed to be in collusion. They inquired about five or six bookstores in a row, and the answers they got were either that they had already made an appointment, or they still had a lot of stock, and they didn't plan to hold an election this year.This made Huang Zongxi angry and impatient, scolding Huang An all the time was useless, saying that it would be bad luck for eight lifetimes to take such a servant out, and he couldn't even do such a thing well!In the end, Huang An was driven into a hurry, and he pleaded bitterly:

"Master, do you think this errand is easy to do? When people see the villain dressed like this, and he doesn't speak the local accent, he stretches his face first, and ignores it. Maybe he thinks the villain is pretending to cheat. What about the food! The uncle refuses to show his face, so what can I ask the villain to do?" Huang Zongxi's face suddenly turned red because of being poked at the heart, "What?" He said angrily, "I won't show up? I want you to learn how to do things! Well, I'll tell you right now, and see if they dare Leave me alone!"

After finishing speaking, he put his mind to rest, took big strides, and walked straight towards the bookstore that Huang An had dealt with last. This is a medium-sized bookstore, similar in scale and layout to Cai Yisuo’s bookstore where Wu Yingji lived. There is a sign of “Hui Lai Tang” hanging on the door, and behind the counter is a middle-aged man who looks like the shop owner. Seeing a visitor, he put on a courteous smile on his fat face with several yellow beards, and left the chair. "Ah, I didn't know that my husband is here, so I'm sorry!" He said with a salute, "Please—please sit down."

After Huang Zongxi sat down on the chair, he asked respectfully again: "Don't dare to ask your surname Gao?" "Well, Xiaosheng's surname is Huang, and he is from Yuyao, Zhejiang. I don't know how the store is called?" "Don't dare, the little old man's surname is Zhang, and he is ranked sixth, and the husband's name is only Zhang Liu." "So it's Dad Zhang, nice to meet you!" Huang Zongxi cupped his hands. "Ah, I dare not, it's a pleasure to meet you!" Zhang Liu hurriedly saluted again.Immediately, while instructing the servant to "serve tea", he asked tentatively, "I don't know Mr. Huang is here, what can I order? Although the store is shallow and narrow, there are still a few good books in it. If..." Huang Zongxi waved his hand: "Xiaosheng came here today, not to buy books, but to ask, does Baohao plan to hire someone to approve and produce Yishiwen? Xiaosheng wishes to take charge of it." The shopkeeper was fully expecting to attract a sale, and when Huang Zongxi said this, the smile on his fat face froze.At this moment, Huang An had followed in, which also made him seem to remember something.So, after rolling his eyeballs, he let out an "oh" and said with an apologetic smile: "Huang Xiang's official documents are well-known, and the old man has admired them for a long time. Today, I am willing to pay you a visit. The small shop is just what I wish for. Unfortunately, the selection of the small shop has always been with Chen Xianggong of the Imperial College. Unless Chen Mr. Chen can't come if he has something to do, otherwise, I wouldn't dare to break the contract and hire another one. Now Mr. Chen has come to the shop to start the election, so..." As soon as the other party brought up this kind of reason again, Huang Zongxi was already impatient.Moreover, he was very suspicious that these were all excuses, not necessarily true.However, in order not to collapse the matter all at once, he still remained patient and said: "Although Xiaosheng didn't often walk around the workshop in the past, his family friends in Liudu, such as Mr. Wu Ciwei from Guichi and Mr. Zhang Ergong from Jiangyou, are very familiar with Xiaosheng. They all know Xiaosheng, Dad If you don’t believe me, you might as well ask them about it.” Huang Zongxi once again felt humiliated and ashamed that he had to rely on the reputation of Wu and Zhang to obtain such a small job. "Oh, that's how it is!" The shop owner raised his stubby eyebrows and said in surprise, "Wu Xianggong and Zhang Xianggong are famous in the market, and everyone knows them. Since Xianggong and them are close friends, everything will be very easy. Yes! Even though the shop is small and weak, now that Mr. Chen has been hired, he really dares not have Mr. Wu, but Mr. Wu only needs to find Wu and Zhang, not to mention being hired by one family, or ten. , it’s just a word of face! Haha!” What Zhang Liu said might be true, but to Huang Zongxi's ears, he was clearly mocking himself, and this feeling became more acute because he had boasted to his servant before. "Nonsense!" He straightened up and said angrily, "Why do I have to go to them? I don't need to go to them! What's the matter with choosing a family? That's the big deal. I, Huang Zongxi, will never lose if I ask myself." Give it to them! If you don’t believe me, you can immediately bring out a copy of Shiwen, and I’ll review it for you on the spot! If you can pick out any mistakes, Mr. Ben will leave right away; It's settled! Ah? How about it, do you dare?" Apparently, he didn't expect this scholar who was looking for a job to lose his temper so much. Zhang Liu was frightened all of a sudden, and then he shook his hands in compromise and said repeatedly: "My lord, calm down, my lord, calm down! If you have something to say, speak slowly, if you have something to say..." "No, you take it out, what's so important, you take it out immediately!" Huang Zongxi raised his voice even higher, and gestured violently, so that the passers-by on the street were also startled, and they stopped one after another and turned toward him. Look around in the store. "Hey, what's the matter? What's the matter?" asked a hurried voice. "What's the matter, I asked him to—" Huang Zongxi replied loudly, while turning his face away.Suddenly, he choked, because he realized that the person who asked the question, and the few Confucian scholars who followed him from the inner door of the bookstore, looked familiar for some reason. "Oh, brother Taichong, it's you!" The tall Confucian scholar in the lead greeted first. "..." "Brother is Chen Fangce, brother, don't you know?" The man took a step forward and introduced himself eagerly, his eyes under the sharp eyebrows were shining brightly on his chiseled face. Chen Fangce - a student in Nanjing Guozijian.In addition to his studies, this person pays attention to current affairs, likes to make friends, and dares to stand out when things happen, so he has become a leader of the students invisibly.In the past, when Huang Zongxi went to the Imperial College to visit his friends, he had met him before, and now he remembered it when he was reminded. "I don't know why brother just got angry? Could it be..." Chen Fangce asked with concern. "This Mr. Huang, Mr. Huang wants... to see Mr. Zhang." Zhang Liu hurriedly said, and at the same time wiped the beads of sweat that oozed from his forehead with his sleeve. "You want to see my younger brother?" Chen Fangce was a little surprised, but then he seemed to realize something. He immediately cupped his hands and apologized, "Please calm down my brother. I can't blame Dad Zhang for this matter. It was my younger brother who told him not to let anyone in. Knowing that Brother Huang sees Gu, it is a different matter!" After finishing speaking, he turned sideways and made a gesture of concession: "Then, please!" After recognizing the other party as an acquaintance, Huang Zongxi's anger had lost momentum, and at the same time he realized that he had gone too far just now.So he frowned, and silently followed Chen Fangce inside. "...So, how does your company plan to respond?" When they were walking in the courtyard, Chen Fangce suddenly turned his face and asked solemnly. "Strain? What strain?" Huang Zongxi raised his eyes and asked suspiciously. "It's Mr. Shi's business." "Master Shi—brother, Shi Daolin? What's the matter with him?" "Hey, didn't brother come to find brother for this matter?" Chen Fangce stood still, feeling quite astonished.Seeing Huang Zongxi shaking his head with a dazed look, he let out an "ah" and said with a wry smile, "I misunderstood, my brother made a mistake!" "But……" Chen Fangce did not answer immediately.He seemed to be undecided whether to talk here, but in the end he gave up his plan to continue walking in. "Brother didn't know that something big happened to the court today!" After saying this, his piercing eyes suddenly turned red, so he had to pause for a while, until he controlled his excitement, I just said it in detail. It turned out that the thing was like this: a few days ago, Ma Shiying, who had been staying in Fengyang waiting for the imperial court's appointment, was extremely dissatisfied after receiving the mansion report about the cabinet list and the edict ordering him to stay in Jiangbei as the governor.He immediately took action. On the one hand, he instigated Gao Jie, who was making troubles in Yangzhou, to drag more than 100,000 people to the north bank of the Yangtze River, and camped along the river to create tension; : He has been a foreign supervisor for many years, and he has already felt "tired". He is determined to return to the imperial court to serve, and he does not want to leave again.Faced with this blatant blackmail, Shi Kefa made another major concession in order to avoid conflicts, and made a request to Emperor Hongguang, expressing his willingness to go to Jiangbei to supervise the teachers on his own, and let Ma Shiying take his place in the court.As a result, the emperor's permission was immediately obtained.Today, Shi Kefa has officially moved out of the cabinet, and it is said that he will leave soon. "In this way," a student named Lu Wei, who was standing next to the Imperial College, interjected angrily, "isn't it a situation where Qin Hui is inside and Li Gang is outside? What hope!" "A few days ago, I heard that even the eunuch Han, who was in charge of ceremonies, said: 'Shi Gong is calm and stable, and he is worthy of serving as a guardian; Ma Yaocao is talented and general, and can be a supervisor. However, that is why there is a previous destiny. Now it is just a word about the surname Ma, and it has suddenly become an argument. Isn't it a trifling matter to treat state affairs!" Another supervisor also chimed in. Huang Zongxi felt as if he had been hit in the head, and was stunned by this sudden turn of events.Yes, the situation has become so fast and so easy!This is something he never dreamed of.In fact, just half a day ago, he was still so excited and excited about the current situation; and he was so ambitious and hopeful about the future.But in the blink of an eye, all of this was ruthlessly shattered!Right now, Huang Zongxi felt as if his internal organs had been removed, and his chest and abdomen suddenly became empty.Gradually, he felt as if he had fallen into a huge deception, was played cruelly and selfishly by those superior people, and then was thrown aside indifferently like a tiny insect . "Ah, Shi Daolin, it's Shi Daolin again!" In the chaos that filled his heart, he clearly heard a resentful and excited voice shouting.Although Chen Fangce said impassionedly at the side that in order to prevent Shi Kefa from leaving, they had decided to contact the gentry and scholars in Nanjing and jointly write a letter to fight to the court, but Huang Zongxi didn't hear it at all, and just turned around suddenly, dazed. go outside.