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The Storm in the Late Ming Dynasty 5200 Volume 2 Chapter 657: A lowered sail produced a stone (1)

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    wXia Yunyi also had another position at this time, which was Wai Lang, the official examiner of the Jinling small court.

    This position is a rare appreciation for me - before that, he had only been the magistrate of Changle County for a few years.  However, he was indeed a very outstanding official. During his tenure as county magistrate, he was commended year after year and was even received by Chongzhen for his outstanding political achievements.

    Therefore, he is a die-hard loyalist of Ming Dynasty. Not only he is, but also his son Xia Wanchun is under his education.

    At this time, Xia Wanchun was only sixteen years old and had just gotten married.

    With blood surging in the chests of the father and son, Xia Wanchun even wondered if he could catch Yu Guozhen if he pounced on him from such a distance, and then force him to swear that he would never do anything that would harm the Ming Dynasty.

    Just like those famous figures recorded in history books: Lin Xiangru, Jing Ke

    At this moment, he felt Yu Guozhen's eyes falling on his face, and he suddenly moved, ready to rise.  Then he realized that he had just made a false alarm, because Yu Guozhen was sitting there and didn't move at all.

    "This is your master? I heard that he is a disciple of Chen Wozi, and Ai Gong and Chen Wozi have been close friends for many years?"

    "That's right. It's a pity that Chen Wozi lost all hope in his life at this time and resigned himself to perdition." Xia Yunyi stabbed Yu Guozhen in a neither humble nor overbearing way.

    "What I'm saying is that I asked Mr. Wazi to do something real again and again, but he refused and insisted on spinning around in the pile of old papers."

    Yu Guozhen seemed not to hear the sting in Xia Yunyi's words. Xia Wanchun looked at him with some curiosity. He spoke very calmly and gently.  There is no condescending arrogance, nor the wolfish voice of those with ulterior motives.  Xia Wanchun was very familiar with Yu Guozhen's deeds. At the age of sixteen or seventeen, which was the same age as he is now, he had already made a career and made a fortune almost from scratch.  A few years later, he began to establish himself in Xinxiang

    Such a character.  It would be great if we were always loyal to Ming Dynasty.  Nowadays, in the Jinling court, the smaller the land, the bigger the nobles.  The fewer the people and the more officials, the poorer the people and the richer the princes.  If this person can take charge of Jinling, he will be deposed.  If he does what Yi Yin and Zhou Gong do, then he will be a perfect minister for all eternity!

    Xia Wanchun is still young, so the problem is simple.

    "However, what Chen Baozi is doing now cannot be said to be ruinous. After all, it is a meaningful thing. Compiling the "Three Emperors Essential Code" is actually to record the achievements of the Three Emperors and to find out what we have done in the Chinese Taoist tradition."

    "It is recorded in historical records that in ancient times, the people were not divided into emperors and common people. They all wore hair and drank blood, lived in caves and wore leaf clothes. A saint came out and taught the people how to use fire. This was the Suiren clan. There was also a saint who came out and taught the people how to use fire.  The art of making nets for fishing and hunting belongs to the Fuxi family, and there are saints who teach the people the art of farming and planting, which is the Shennong family. Because he has done great service to the people, the people respect him as the emperor and call him the Three Emperors."

    "After that, Xuanyuan, Zhuanxu, Ku, Yao, and Shun all made great contributions to the people, so the people respected them as emperors and became the Five Emperors."

    There is no final conclusion on the theory of Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, but Yu Guozhen cited the commentators in historical records, and all of them were knowledgeable about the past and present, and no one came out to deny it.

    Yu Guozhen smiled. He was originally waiting for someone to come out and deny it, but seeing that they were silent, he continued: "I was in Qinzhou before, sponsoring Mr. Xu Xiake to travel around the world, circling the earth. Mr. Xiake is cautious, and what he saw and heard,  There are many detailed records. It is recorded that in the small islands southeast of us and further south of the equator, there are remnants of ancient times. They wear hair and drink blood, just as recorded in history books. It can be seen that what Tai Shigong said is not false. In this case, there are  Only when he has done great service to the people can he become emperor and emperor. When Yu the Great was successful in controlling the floods, he became the king of Xia. He also made great service to the people and became a king."

    "Later, when he won the government, he wrote the same text and drove the same track. His achievements could be compared with those of the ancient sages, so he called himself emperor. This was the beginning of the emperor."

    "Therefore, I foolishly think that whether there are emperors or kings is not something I can say or you can say. It can only be decided by the people of the world. If someone can make great contributions to the people and the people of the world want to make him an emperor, then  The emperor is here. If the people of the world think that the emperor is useless, then he can be deposed."

    Yu Guozhen¡¯s words were quite satisfactory. Although they were suspected of being tricky, they still made everyone feel satisfied.

    "Among the modern emperors, I only admire Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang." Then, Yu Guozhen said: "No, I should say, I admire him half way."

    "This is a bit treasonous. Not only did he call Taizu by his name, but he also said that he only half admired him.

    "Zhu Yuanzhang expelled the Tartars. That's the half that I admire about him. But after all, he couldn't get out of the circle. Therefore, in the end, he built a big prison for the sake of his family and the world, which would bring disaster to the country. That's the half that I don't admire." Yu Guozhen added  road.

    "Taizu has made such great achievements, passed down his legacy to his descendants, and left his kindness to future generations. Why not?"

    "SinceYes, but if the descendants of later generations do not have the abilities of the Taizu but have the desires of the Taizu, what can they do?  "

    Speaking of this, Xia Yunyi couldn't help but became speechless. Indeed, as Yu Guozhen said, Chongzhen did not have Zhu Yuanzhang's ability but had Zhu Yuanzhang's desire for power, and this was the end of state affairs.

    "Therefore, it is necessary to have a virtuous prime minister and a decent person in charge of the government to restrain the emperor!" Huang Zongxi spoke at this time.

    When Gu Yanwu heard what Huang Zongxi said, he couldn't help but shook his head.  Huang Zongxi is still the same, just using the power of the prime minister to restrict the power of the monarch.

    "There is a gentleman in the courtWho is the gentleman that Mr. Huang is talking about?"

    "You are the gentlemen of Donglin and Fushe!" When Huang Zongxi said this, he raised his eyebrows slightly and glared at Yu Guozhen: "Yu Jimin, when you started your business in the early years, Qian Muzhai and other Donglin gentlemen, Zhang Tianru and other Fushe allies were all  I have always tried to help you. But now that you have become the leader, why do you want to cross the river and tear down the bridge, abandoning Donglin like worn shoes?"

    Gu Yanwu smiled bitterly again.

    Yu Guozhen smiled faintly: "Mr. Huang said that Donglin Fushe helped me a lot when I started I would like to ask, how did Donglin Fushe help me? I want concrete things, not words.  Help as mentioned above.¡±

    Huang Zongxi opened his mouth to speak, but for a moment, he couldn't find anything to say.

    "The gentlemen of Donglin Fushe wrote many articles for me, but for each article, I paid royalties, and with the help of my books, periodicals and newspapers, I made the names of the gentlemen of Donglin Fushe famous. Speaking of which, these are two  It's a matter of profit, right? Mr. Huang, you were also receiving royalties for your poems back then, right? Not to mention Qian Muzhai, Zhang Tianru is no longer here, and I don't want to say more bad things about him. I only want to ask you one thing.  Some of the gentlemen Zhang Tianru befriended in Donglin Fushe were working hard for Zhang Tianru's funeral, but in the end, it was Ma Shiying, a eunuch, and I, Yu Guozhen, a person who in your mind is a burnt-down bridge, planning his funeral!"

    Speaking of this, Yu Guozhen really raised his eyebrows and became furious.

    Zhang Pu and he had many conflicts, but they were old friends after all. They had different political views and positions, and they dispersed with Zhang Pu's death.  However, after Zhang Pu's death, the princes of Donglin and Fushe were busy running around to Zhou Yanru's side, hoping to take advantage of Zhou Yanru's resurrection to get a full-time official position, but they left behind the Confucian leader.  Completely forgotten about it.

    Huang Zongxi also turned red and was speechless for a moment.

    "So, I don't owe Donglin Fushe. Turning around, does Donglin Fushe owe me anything?" Yu Guozhen said coldly: "Seeing that my method of printing ink is convenient, I took away my ideals and used them for myself.  Seeing that I have resettled the people in Xinxiangxuan, but I have failed to pay all the promises made to me Confucius said, "Repay evil with kindness, how can I repay kindness with kindness?"

    "That was Zhang Tianru and Shi Daolin's personal actions. Now that Zhang Tianru is dead and Shi Daolin is disabled, why are you unwilling to use Donglin Junzi?" Huang Zongxi could not respond directly, so he could only go back to the issue of Donglin characters not being reused by Yu Guozhen.  .

    "What do you mean by being willing to use it, leaving all military and civilian affairs to Donglin?" Yu Guozhen sneered again: "It has been a long time since Donglin formed the party. What good strategies do they have to enrich the people and strengthen the army?"

    "Yu Gong's words are reasonable. Donglin's argument is high, but it is useless to control the bandits on the border." Unexpectedly, Xia Yunyi actually agreed with Yu Guozhen here.

    "The real ability of a husband to control the bandits is to be close to a gentleman and far away from a villain!" Huang Zongxi was unconvinced and retorted.

    Yu Guozhen really didn¡¯t want to say anything to him at this time. Huang Zongxi¡¯s thoughts were profound, such as his criticism of the monarchy, but his depth was just that.  Yu Guozhen took out his pocket watch, looked at the time, and then said to Gu Yanwu, "Mr. Yanwu, I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave first."

    "Yu Jimin, now that you are in a high and powerful position, can you not tolerate dissidents? You don't even have the grace to sit here and listen to what I say?" Huang Zongxi was furious.

    Yu Guozhen looked at him and shook his head: "Mr. Huang, in Xinding, Henan, I want to think about how to allocate food supplies to help the people affected by the war; I want to think about how to assess the merits and motivate the soldiers who fight for the country; I want to think about how to assess the merits and motivate the soldiers who fight for the country; I want to  I have to think about how to open schools widely so that children can go to school; I have many things to consider, and I don¡¯t have time to sit and talk like the princes of Donglin."

    After he finished speaking, he turned around and left. When he reached the door, he stopped again, turned around and said, "In fact, the Dukes of Donglin who sit and talk about Taoism are already quite good. Like you and Shi Daolin, they still have some character. Finally,  I'm afraid that Wu Changshi is like this, he talks about benevolence, justice and morality, but what kind of stuff is in his belly!"

    When Huang Zongxi heard him mention Wu Chang, his face suddenly turned blue and white.

    A large part of the reason why he was eager to persuade Yu Guozhen was that he felt that the reputations of Donglin and Fushe had been ruined by Wu Changshi, Zhou Zhong, Wei Xuelian and others.  He felt that he could persuade Yu Guozhen and make Yu Guozhen realize that Wu ChangshiThe others are just villains who have blended into Donglin and Fushe.

    But it was clear that his eagerness backfired.

    When he was dejected, a guard came in, glanced at everyone, and then said to Xia Yunyi: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon. My commander-in-chief would like to ask Mr. Xia for a favor. I wonder if Mr. Xia is free. If so, can you  Please come out."

    Xia Yunyi had some missions this time, so he really hoped to have a long talk with Yu Guozhen, so he bowed his hands to everyone in the room and quickly walked out of the room.

    The snow outside was getting heavier, and Yu Guozhen just stood in front of the house for a while, and he was already covered in silver.

    "When will the official envoy from Jinling arrive? Mr. Xia, you must be the secret envoy, right?" Yu Guozhen looked at him and asked.

    Xia Yunyi nodded, feeling somewhat emotional.  Welcome to come and your support is my biggest motivation.  m

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