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- "Quick news, fast news, the traitor Wu Sangui was shot to death in the capital, and the capital has been recovered!"
"Big news, big news, Shuntian Prefecture has been recovered, the Chinese army has won consecutive battles, and the Chinese Military Strategy Commission stated that the next step will be to recover Liaodong".
The streets and alleys were filled with the shouts of newsboys, all of them shouting at the top of their lungs. Shi Kefa felt irritable after hearing this. He opened the sedan curtain and asked the following messenger: "What's going on with these newsboys?"
The officers looked at each other with grimaces. Everyone knew that the Shi Gebu in front of them was loyal to the Ming Dynasty. Naturally, he looked down on Yu Guozhen, the Chinese commander who was said to be plotting to usurp the throne. However, these servants are small people and do not want to cause trouble in Jinling City.
"Reporting to the master, they are just some miserable children who earn some money by selling newspapers every day." A policeman said cautiously.
In the past, Shi Kefa was a relatively amiable person. Although he was stern and could express his emotions and anger, but since he came back from Xixiang last time, his temper has become much worse, and he scolds his subordinates from time to time. Now, serving as a bearer and messenger for this cabinet is no longer a good job.
¡°Hmph, drive it away, drive it away!¡±
Shi Kefa said angrily, and then lowered the curtain, and vaguely heard him say inside, "Isn't this an attempt to open the eyes of Yu Guozhen? Eight hundred people dancing in the court are intolerable."
The officers outside the sedan looked at each other and smiled bitterly. They had to endure it even if they couldn't bear it. It wasn't just them who served people but also Shi Kefa himself who had to endure it. Besides driving away these newsboys, was there any other way?
What these newsboys sell are two newspapers under the Chinese system: "Minsheng Express" and "Xinxiang Daily". Two years ago, Jinling banned the sale of these two newspapers, but when the fleet from Xinxiang circled the Jinling port, the ban was immediately abolished. After that, Jinling once planned to build a fort at a dangerous location on the river. But the fort is always halfway there. Then a Chinese fleet came here and made a clear announcement to let the builders leave. They sent troops ashore to dismantle the fort. After doing this three times. The small imperial court in Jinling also understood that they could not stop Yu Guozhen's troops at all, and all they could do was to endure.
The smell of firecrackers filled the streets. After the news of the Chinese army's victory came yesterday, many people spontaneously set it off. Shi Kefa felt a little sad when he smelled this smell.
These people are celebrating the victory of a man who intends to replace Ming, but Ming cannot handle the matter in his own capital.
"Master, we have arrived at Qian Shangshu's mansion." When he was feeling uncomfortable in the sedan chair, he heard the entourage outside whisper.
Opening the sedan curtain, Shi Kefa straightened his clothes and strode into the door of Qian Qianyi's house. He was a regular visitor, so the concierge didn't stand in his way. As soon as I saw him coming, I went to report it. He walked past the screen wall, passed through the first courtyard and saw Qian Qianyi leading several Qingke staff to greet him.
"How dare you trouble Mr. Muzhai?" Shi Kefa hurriedly saluted Qian Qianyi.
Qian Qianyi returned the gift: "My neighbor, you're welcome. You're welcome, I was just saying. The chrysanthemums in the garden are already in bloom, and I would like to invite my neighbor and others to come and enjoy the chrysanthemums and wine tasting."
Hearing that Qian Qianyi still had this kind of elegance, Shi Kefa raised his eyebrows slightly. However, as a politician of the Ming Dynasty, Shi Kefa did not express his dissatisfaction directly. He thought of something.
"Muzhaigong, when I came here, I smelled the smell of sulfur in Jinling City. I think it was caused by yesterday's firecrackers. It has not dissipated after a night This reminds me of the scene when I met a European man some time ago. Fan Zhiyu."
"Oh?" Qian Qianyi was not surprised. After Yu Guozhen opened the door to practical learning, many Confucian scholars in the Ming Dynasty became interested in "practical learning", and those European and Yi monks who came to the Ming Dynasty to preach also said that Yu Guozhen's " "Practical learning" is also inherited in their Europe. In addition to the previous trend established by Xu Guangqi and others, there were more and more meetings and conversations between Ming Confucian scholars and Ou Yi.
The two of them entered the back garden, where there were residual lotuses in the small pond, rockery pavilions, and a few clusters of chrysanthemums beside the pond, which were turning yellow and bright as the sun. Qian Qianyi asked Shi Kefa to sit down and asked, "What did Xifan say by his neighbor Dao?"
"Then Xifan said, they Xifan can't figure it out. Firecrackers not only make unbearable noise, but also produce countless pieces of garbage, pollute the air, and even injure people. But why do we, the people of Ming Dynasty, still enjoy it and do it at every turn? Set off.¡±
Hearing the mention of firecrackers, Qian Qianyi raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Shi Kefa and laughed. After Shi Kefa finished speaking, Qian Qianyi said, "How did the neighbor respond?"
"Wan Sheng felt that what Xifan said was reasonable. Firecrackers are harmful but useless. People are stupid and stubborn. They only burn them to celebrate. However, festive things are often mysterious and mysterious. Just because of this mysterious feeling, they do this.Seeing smellable garbage is actually harming others and harming yourself. Therefore, Wan Sheng intended to propose to the court that firecrackers be banned. I wonder what Mu Zhai Gong thought? "
After Qian Qianyi listened, his smile turned into laughter, he clapped his hands and said "Okay, okay" three times.
"So, does Mu Zhaigong agree with what Wan Sheng has discussed?"
After saying these words, Qian Qianyi¡¯s smile gradually faded.
Shi Kefa is forcing him to express his position. What Shi Kefa wants to ban is not firecrackers, but the joy of the people. In other words, in this turbulent era, a small number of people can make themselves feel soothed and festive. To put it more clearly, Shi Kefa did not want the people to be happy for Yu Guozhen's victory, nor for China's victory.
In Shi Kefa¡¯s mind, he may have felt that the Ming Dynasty was in turmoil and even the Confucian orthodoxy to which he belonged was in turmoil. All the people should be in universal mourning. How could they be happy?
"I think what the neighbor said is reasonable, but it doesn't matter if the people want to let it go" The first half of Qian Qianyi's sentence made Shi Kefa happy, but the second half made Shi Kefa's face darken.
Secretly cursing the old cunning guy in his heart, Shi Kefa had to say bluntly: "Muzhaigong, these are the people's hearts and minds. Could it be that Mu Zhaigong just watched the people's hearts and minds taken away by Yu Jimin? This is not just a country that has lost one surname. , not only destroyed the Ming Dynasty, but also destroyed our Confucian orthodoxy!"
"Serious words, serious words"
Shi Kefa didn¡¯t hear clearly what Qian Qianyi said next, because at this moment, there was another thunderous sound of firecrackers outside.
The whole Nanjing city was full of firecrackers, everywhere, and the sounds coming from all directions seemed to be a mockery of Shi Kefa's words, making Shi Kefa's face flush with anger. Qian Qianyi remained calm and waved to the butler who was standing by, spoke in his ear, and asked him to go out and see what happened again.
"I think Dorgon, the leader of the Tartars, has also been consecrated." After the sound of firecrackers subsided, Qian Qianyi said with a smile: "Dorgon is the last pillar of the establishment of the captives. If he dies, the establishment of the captives will lead to civil strife and Liaodong will be restored. Look forward to it.¡±
"That's Yu Guozhen's invasion and occupation of Liaodong, which is more dangerous to our Ming Dynasty and our Confucian orthodoxy than Jianlu's occupation of Liaodong!" Shi Kefa said angrily.
Qian Qianyi smiled slightly and raised the cup in his hand: "The sky is high and things are dry, and the inner fire is strong, which is not the way to maintain health. My neighbor, come and try the chrysanthemum tea I made newly."
"Mr. Mu Zhai!" His tepid look made Shi Kefa almost overturn the tea table.
"Whenever big things happen, you need to be calm." Qian Qianyi said: "It is easy to die generously, but difficult to get justice calmly. My neighbor, you are so angry that you can do nothing. At this time, it is even more necessary to calm down." "
"Muzhaigong has an idea?"
"Standing unchanged should meet the ever-changing situation. Nowadays, the court is in a difficult situation. To put it bluntly, we also need something to whitewash the peace. It doesn't matter if the people set off some firecrackers. The most important thing now is to send someone to see Yu Jimin and find out what he is thinking. What is."
At this point, Qian Qianyi moved forward a little and lowered his voice: "If Yu Jimin still has respect and love for the late emperor and is willing to stop here, then the Ming Dynasty can still continue. From now on, I, Ming Dynasty and Yu Jimin will fight against each other in China." , it is a kind of non-war battle. As long as a decent person is in the court, the emperor is wise, practices benevolence and righteousness, and respects etiquette, why worry about not being able to compete with Yu Jimin?"
"But Yu Jimin's arrogant ambition has been clearly exposed!"
"I somewhat disagree with this. Until now, Yu Jimin has not done anything truly rebellious. Although he does not approve of King Fu, don't we also not approve of King Fu?"
As soon as these words came out, Shi Kefa's pupils suddenly shrank.
Now he is the Minister of Industry and Qian Qianyi is the Minister of Rites. It seems that both of them are one of the six ministers. Donglin still holds a high position in the small court of Jinling. In fact, they understood that Zhu Yousong, the blessed king who was praised as the emperor, did not trust them at all. If anything happened, they would turn to Liu Kongzhao, Ma Shiying, Ruan Dacheng and other distinguished relatives and eunuchs to solve it. The two of them were able to occupy high positions in the court. To a certain extent, it was the product of Yu Guozhen's pressure. Zhu Yousong and Xun Qi eunuch needed someone to act as a scapegoat and throw them out when Yu Guozhen was angry.
"However, it is rare for Qian Qianyi to express his dissatisfaction with King Fu so clearly.
"Muzhaigong, what do you mean?"
"My neighbor, tell me, if Yu Jimin is allowed to gain the merit of being supported and granted the title of king with a different surname, would he be willing to change his ways and practice benevolence and righteousness, follow etiquette, abandon evil practices and practice Confucius and Mencius?"
This means that Qian Qianyi wants to take Fu Wang Zhu Yousong and even the Ming Dynasty Sheji to make a big deal with Yu Guozhen. Shi Kefa stared at Qian Qianyi blankly for a while, then he stood up and walked away.
?No matter what, Shi Kefa felt that he still had a bottom line in his heart. It is true that King Fu is not a wise king, let alone the emperor that Shi Kefa likes, but this does not mean that he is willing to use King Fu as a bargaining chip.
¡° However, he could not object to Qian Qianyi¡¯s proposal. Shi Kefa understood that behind Qian Qianyi there must be the common wish of many big guys in Donglin.
"Master, master, Dorgon committed suicide in Zhangjiakou Fort!" When he came out, the housekeeper who was sent by Qian Qianyi to ask about the firecrackers ran back and shouted like this. This was great news for China, but for some reason, Shi Kefa just couldn't be happy.
Full of depression and sadness, Shi Kefa walked out of Qian Qianyi's mansion and raised his head to the sky. Perhaps it was because the entire Jinling City was shrouded in smoke from firecrackers and he could not see the sky.
For some reason, that verse appeared in his heart.
There is neither wind or rain nor sunshine.
The Ming Dynasty and Confucianism are like the weather, but how long can this seeming calm last?
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