Chapter 38 Block the street

Because of Han Zanzhou's promise, Chen Zhenhui finally saw a glimmer of life in despair.But he also knew that just relying on his own persuasion would not be able to make Shi Kefa change his mind.What's more, the current situation is urgent, and it is not allowed to reason calmly.Therefore, with Jiang Riguang's acquiescence, he decided to take more drastic actions.That is, on the day when Shi Kefa set out from the capital, the scholars and civilians were encouraged to block the streets, so as to cause a sensation in the government and the public, and force the court to withdraw its order.When Chen Zhenhui took this plan and called the community members to Cai Yisuo's bookstore to discuss, except for Huang Zongxi and Gu Gao who did not attend the meeting, the rest of the people were all gearing up and expressing their approval.Of course, it is not so easy to implement this plan.First of all, when Shi Kefa left the capital, the places where he passed by must be "cleaned streets", and all civil and military officials will also go outside the city to hold the "suburbs" ceremony.As usual, that place is heavily guarded, and it is difficult for ordinary scholars and civilians to approach.In addition, according to preliminary estimates, the city of Nanjing can be mobilized, and there may not be too many gentlemen participating in this action.If the number of people is too small, for example, there are only forty or fifty people, it will be difficult to cause a sensation in the government and the public.In order to solve this problem, Chen Zhenhui resolutely decided: take the method of paying and hiring, collect the vagrants in the city, and let them follow behind at that time to build up their momentum; before that, let them go back to spread the news that Shi Kefa is about to The news of resigning from the capital encouraged scholars and people to watch.As for how to break through the sergeant's blockade and block the streets, Chen Zhenhui also made arrangements one by one.In order to facilitate the unified command, he also decided to temporarily rent a house in the side street outside Chaoyangmen, and asked Hou Fangyu to bring a few servants to move in first to hide the eyes and ears.

After such an agreement, in the next two days, everything went according to plan nervously and secretly.During the period, Chen Zhenhui also went to Zhou Bi's house, hoping to get the old man's support and mobilize more people to participate in this action.As a result, it was rejected.But even so, the gang members who had already taken action, perhaps because they realized that the mission they shouldered were extraordinary and important, showed unprecedented unity and obedience, which made Chen Zhenhui quite satisfied. "Hmph, without your Zhou Zhongyu's help, I, Chen, may not be able to do things. I'm going to make a big show for you!" He thought stubbornly and proudly.Therefore, when he inquired at the yamen of the Ministry of War that the letters submitted by the Imperial College students had failed, and Shi Kefa was scheduled to resign from the capital on May 20, he immediately notified the community members to start taking action as planned.On the other hand, he himself rushed directly to Chaoyang Gate in the early morning of the same day.

Now, Chen Zhenhui has stepped into the temporarily rented house as the command post.As soon as the servant who answered the door saw him, he immediately came over to salute, and said: "Hou Xianggong is asleep in the east chamber and has not gotten up yet." Chen Zhenhui nodded, then crossed the courtyard obliquely and walked towards the east chamber.As soon as he walked to the door, the curtain was lifted suddenly, and a little girl who looked like a servant girl rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand and stepped out recklessly with a toilet in the other hand. hit.Seeing that she almost offended the guest, the little maid shut up her half-yawn in a panic, turned around hastily, didn't even dare to say hello, and quickly went into the slant with the toilet.

"What's going on?" Chen Zhenhui frowned and asked. "Oh, Mr. Hou, last night Mr. Hou sent someone to Zhushi to recruit a sister. After drinking for half the night, she still hasn't left yet!" The young man who answered the door answered with his hands down. Chen Zhenhui was stunned for a moment, then said "uh", and thought unhappily: "Chaozong is really a real person, what time has he been, and he still looks like this!" But there was nothing he could do.He had no choice but to wave his hand and let the servant urge Hou Fangyu to get up, while he retreated and went to wait in the main room.

In order to avoid attracting the attention of Li Jiachang and Tolerance, the members of the community had agreed in advance that the personnel involved in the street blocking operation would only gather at the scheduled locations today and not come here without greetings or urgent matters. It was empty, with no one to be seen, only a few rosewood tables and armchairs arranged in the usual style, giving off dim reflections in the morning light.Since it was still early, it was estimated that the community members had not yet gathered at the designated place, and Chen Zhenhui was not in a hurry to go to check it out, so she walked around the room alone with her hands behind her back.

As the most prestige among the young leaders of Fushe, Chen Zhenhui had the ambition to make a vigorous career many years ago, but due to poor official career and repeated trials, he failed to succeed. Get more full play.Not long ago, the rapid fall of Beijing and the rise of Nanjing as a new capital made Chen Zhenhui keenly aware that this was a tragic catastrophe, but it was also an opportunity to realize her ambition.He actively participated in the activities of supporting the new monarch, resolutely voted for Shi Kefa's subordinates as an aide, and encouraged fellow members to do the same. It can be said that it all revolved around such an expectation and purpose.Unexpectedly, after he experienced the setback of the failure of "Lu" and withstood the opposition and pressure from Zhou Bi, there was a crisis that Shi Kefa was forced to leave the court by himself!This was indeed a heavy blow to Chen Zhenhui.Because it is very clear that Shi Kefa's departure not only makes the imperial court lose a giant pillar, but also makes him lose a strong political support.The new pattern of intervening in politics as a staff member that he established by himself will also be disintegrated.That's why Chen Zhenhui decided to try to keep Shi Kefa at all costs.But is there any real chance of success in doing so?To be honest, even Chen Zhenhui herself had no idea. "Ah, if things go wrong and there is a big mess, what should we do? Of course, it's not like when Wei Zhongxian usurped power during the Tianqi years. In order to stabilize the people's hearts, the imperial court may not dare to do anything to us. But if we stay in the capital dignifiedly, Under the chariot, the laws and regulations are strict, and I am afraid that I will not ignore them easily. If the crowd becomes angry and hurts people's lives, it will be even worse. At least the advocates must be arrested and questioned. Then, of course, I will be the first !" Thinking of this, Chen Zhenhui couldn't help but feel a chill run down her spine, and her heart trembled slightly...

"橐, 橐, 橐", a sound of footsteps came from the courtyard, and Chen Zhenhui recognized that it was Hou Fangyu.He turned his face away, waiting, but the original train of thought continued to move forward. "However, the country has reached this point, the court has reached this point, I have nothing to be afraid of! If I don't try my best to keep Shi Gong behind and let Ma Yaocao enter the court to rule, sooner or later Jiangnan will perish among the bandits. Hand! Rather than be crushed and buried in obscurity as a lowly weed as a subjugated refugee at that time, it is better to do it vigorously now. Even if you go to jail and die for this, you can still win a famous posterity. It is not in vain This life!"

Because of the balance between success and failure, Chen Zhenhui regained her composure, and even became more persistent, strong and determined, without hesitation.So, he greeted Hou Fangyu who had already come in front of him, cupped his hands slightly, as if he didn't know Ye Lai's behavior, he asked with concern about the few things he explained the previous day, and the recent movements of his neighbors. "During the past two days, my brother has been careful not to reveal any flaws, so the neighbors have not seen any suspicion." Hou Fangyu replied, "In addition, my brother has bought money from the shopkeepers in the next few streets to let him go. Don't lock the gates when they are clearing the street, so that when Shi Gong comes, we can rush out to block them. As for those idle bastards, yesterday my brother summoned some of their leaders and gave them face-to-face instructions. I have already agreed, and today I will lead my disciples to come to help..."

"Then how about the meeting places of Ciwei and Langsan? Have you checked them all?" Chen Zhenhui asked worriedly. "Everything has been checked and there is no change." Chen Zhenhui thought for a while with her head sideways, and felt that there was nothing more to ask, so she nodded and said: "That's very good, then brother will stay here and take care of it. Brother, let's go over here and see how they are doing at the end of the day." .” When Hou Fangyu promised and accompanied him to the door, he turned his head and said: "Brother, you must strictly order your subordinates here, and don't move around indiscriminately, so as not to let the wind leak. Don't worry!"