The literary giants of the late Ming Dynasty began by copying books

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Gu Xiancheng was invited into the Changzhou government office, and the Seven Gentlemen of Dongling and Wang Wenlong who were present were also dragged in together.

When they arrived at the mansion, the prefect Ouyang Dongfeng was already waiting in big clothes.

Seeing Gu Xiancheng come in, he quickly smiled and said: "Mr. Jingyang, gentlemen, please sit down." Then he said to his subordinates, "Quickly show tea to all the gentlemen."

Ouyang has a straight nose and a broad mouth, and has a standard image of an official. He must be very dignified on weekdays, but at this time he was extremely flattering to Gu Xiancheng and others.

Gu Xiancheng cupped his hands and said, "I came here only for official business. I have sinned against God. As a minister, if I don't work hard to persuade you, I really can't be a human being."

Ouyang Dongfeng nodded: "I was about to ask Mr. Jingyang about Shang Shu."

Gu Xiancheng wanted to write a book, and Ouyang Dongfeng, as a parent official, actually wanted to agree.

In the future, Ouyang Dongfeng would be the main supporter of the reconstruction of Donglin Academy. In this era, building an academy required quite a lot of procedures. Ouyang Dongfeng gave Gu Xiancheng and others the green light all the way. He first built a building in the name of building an ancestral hall, and then tolerated Gu Xiancheng and others. While giving this lecture, Ouyang Dongfeng also strongly supported the ideas of the Donglin Party members.

Longcheng Academy in Changzhou was destroyed due to political reasons during the Zhang Juzheng period. The Donglin Party opposed Zhang Juzheng's policies. Ouyang Dongfeng took the initiative to call on the gentry to rebuild Longcheng Academy.

Local officials in Changzhou simply did not dare to oppose the Donglin Party because there were bloody examples before.

The last magistrate of Changzhou was named Zhou Yiwu. Zhou Yiwu had an upright character. During the Korean War, he was responsible for supervising the transportation of grain and grass. He was a civilian official who had been on the battlefield.

He was transferred to the prefect of Changzhou and built dikes during his tenure in Changzhou. He led his subordinate magistrates to roll up their trousers and work in the rivers. He did good things for the local people. However, because he was too upright, he offended the local literati. Wu, which caused Zhou Wu to be very unpopular with the local people.

Later, the Suzhou weaving eunuchs expropriated people in Suzhou and caused a civil uprising. The imperial court transferred Yi Yiwu to Suzhou as the prefect to suppress it.

Zhou Yiwu handled matters very skillfully. On the one hand, he imprisoned the people who led the civil uprising, and on the other hand, he found ways to punish the eunuchs' minions. He and the people were not held accountable, and he successfully suppressed the civil uprising.

Looking at historical records, it is clear that Zhou Yiwu was a capable and courageous official, but his reputation in the local area is as follows:
"He is tough and lustful, so people call him Zhou Yugang."

"Official officials have commented that the person who guards him is also adamant and does not treat Qing Jin with courtesy."

"The difference between white and white is not to have too many. To cherish the treasure and confuse the country, the title of Mr. Zhou is not acceptable (Zhouyi Wuhao Huaibai)".

All in all, being upright and having a bad attitude towards scholars were actually regarded as serious crimes.

Donglin's influence spread all over the south of the Yangtze River. Yiwu Yiwu left a bad reputation among scholars in Changzhou, and he couldn't escape it even when he went to Suzhou.

Later, he went to Wujiang County to supervise the examination. Because the order in the examination room was poor, the upright Zhou Wu caught the noisy students and ordered them to play the top ten boards.

The Wujiang students shouted directly outside the gate of Gongyuan: "The county magistrate kills the scholar! You can't retreat!"

Then another scholar wrote a message: "Qing Jin was killed, and all the scholars were indignant. We are willing to kill Qing Jin from our compatriots." It was posted on the courtyard gate and on the thoroughfares to call on the people to resist.

These were all rumors, just scholars trying to cause trouble, but at the time everyone thought it was true.

The students and the people directly carried bricks and stones into the tribute courtyard. Yiwu was chased and beaten by local scholars. His belt and skirt were all torn off, so he had to escape at night.

Zhou Wujing's reputation was greatly damaged by this incident, and he was afraid that he would continue to be hunted down by the people in Jiangnan, so he had no choice but to resign and go into seclusion. From then on, he went home and wrote books behind closed doors.

Throughout the whole process, Yiwu Yiwu didn't even do anything to offend the Donglin Party members. He was a good man, but he ended up like this just because he looked down upon the scholars in Changzhou.

With the incident involving Yi Wu taking place before him, how could Ouyang Dongfeng, who succeeded Yi Wu, dare to go against Gu Xiancheng and others?
But when he heard that Ouyang Dongfeng was going to attend the meeting together, Gu Xiancheng was not at all as cheerful as when he was socializing with Wang Wenlong. He said with a straight face for a long time: "I don't dare to trouble the prefect."

Ouyang Dongfeng was greatly surprised and asked quickly: "What wrong has Mr. Jingyang suffered?"

“The local students protested in front of the tax superintendent, but were arrested by the prefect!”

Ouyang Dongfeng was stunned: "Could it be that Changzhou Prefecture took action? This matter was not my intention. Someone under me must have got through to the Zhongguan. What is the name of the person who was arrested?"

Gu Xiancheng looked at Gao Panlong, who said the name of one of his students with a cold face.

Ouyang Dongfeng quickly called his master and said, "Go to the prison quickly and bring out the seeds of reading."

He looked so frightened that he wouldn't be so nervous even if he met his boss.

Gu Xiancheng only took this matter to make fun of Ouyang Dongfeng. Seeing that he was so aware of the matter, he picked up a bowl and drank tea.

Ouyang Dongfeng scanned the people present again and saw that Wang Wenlong, who was sitting at the very end, had an unfamiliar face. He cupped his hands and asked, "May I ask your name, sir?"

Wang Wenlong replied: "I am Wang Wenlong of Fujian."

Ouyang Dongfeng said: "You dare not be Wang Jianyang who wrote the "History of Portugal"? I have heard of your name for a long time." Wang Wenlong smiled and said: "I am the one here."

While the two were talking, a Confucian scholar had been brought to the hall. He glanced at Ouyang with a sad and angry look, then raised his hands to Gao Panlong and said, "Master."

Ouyang Dongfeng cursed at the man brought by the master: "You despicable thing, how dare you take someone privately?"

The man's face turned pale with fear. He probably just took the eunuch's money, thinking he was just catching a scholar, but he didn't expect to catch a disciple of the Seven Gentlemen of Donglin.

Ouyang Dongfeng said: "Stop doing your squad leader's work and go to the back office to hold the fire stick!"

Wang Wenlong finally realized the power of the Donglin Party. This group of guys, who share the same party and oppose those who are different, shape public opinion, are invincible in the court, and can even do things according to the emperor's head. It is really terrifying, and their strength will only become stronger. Even if Wei Zhongxian joins in the future. Even if the Shangqi, Chu and Zhejiang Party wants to fight them, it will take them several years to overthrow them.

In this way, Gao Panlong's previous invitation to Wang Wenlong to Donglin Academy was really sincere. If Wang Wenlong could become a lecturer at Donglin Academy in the future, wouldn't he be able to go sideways in the Sanwu area?
Of course, Wang Wenlong has no regrets. After the Donglin Party fell, it was miserable enough. Wei Zhongxian's eunuch party's pursuit of the Donglin Party was no joke.

After Ouyang Dongfeng showed his sincerity, he stretched his body and said to Gu Xiancheng: "My subordinates are all blind. Don't blame these gentlemen. It's noon now, so I invite all the gentlemen to come to the back office for dinner."

People who work as officials in Changzhou have to keep their heads down. Ouyang Dongfeng was obviously a Jinshi and had local parents, but he could only keep his head down in front of these Donglin bosses.

When everyone arrived at the back office, Ouyang Dongfeng had already arranged a table of sumptuous meals. A group of officials from the government accompanied them, holding wine glasses and exchanging glasses with everyone.

Ouyang Dongfeng held a glass of wine and complimented Gu Xiancheng. After being comforted, Gu Xiancheng finally became polite and said with a smile: "The governor doesn't have to be like this."

While everyone was eating and drinking, Ouyang Dongfeng asked again: "I wonder how you gentlemen can submit a letter?"

"We have all resigned. We are just discussing government affairs with a public heart, and we can't do anything more than the last paper on behalf of all living beings."

Although Gu Xiancheng still controls all affairs in the DPRK, he will not stand in front of the table. This time he is going to be the minister, and he has already prepared the candidate.

He sent General Donglin at this time and Li Sancai, governor of Fengyang.

As soon as Li Sancai's document was delivered, Donglin officials naturally responded in large numbers, but they, the big bosses living in seclusion in Wuxi, were just playing drums and joining in the fun.

The DPRK needs to be taken care of, and the local reputation also needs to be managed.

During the banquet, Gu Xiancheng turned to Wang Wenlong and said: "Jianyang went north with us to work hard and helped each other in a righteous way. I should also toast you."

This is the advantage of being a celebrity. Gu Xiancheng may not have much respect for Ouyang Dongfeng, but he is very enthusiastic towards Wang Wenlong, who is also somewhat famous. If Wang Wenlong had a simpler mind, he would definitely leave Gu Xiancheng with a proud and unbearable attitude. Excellent impression.

Wang Wenlong held the cup in both hands and didn't even dare to say so.

Gao Panlong, who was sitting next to him, also smiled and said: "Jianyang wrote a high-level essay at Donglin Academy the day before yesterday. It was really admirable and his writing was very impressive. Jianyang didn't want to come to our Donglin Academy to give lectures, and he didn't know that in Xu What's going on at Fantai?"

Wang Wenlong smiled and said: "I don't have much ability to study classics. I just help the lord of the feudal lord deal with some sundries. Now I am running the newspaper office of the Government History Division Yamen, and I help write and copy some newspapers."

Gao Panlong smiled and said: "That is also a big deal, and it just so happens that Jianyang's good writing can be used."

Gu Xiancheng rolled his eyes when he heard the heated conversation between the two, and suddenly suggested: "Since Jianyang will give you the text, why not take the lead in writing the anti-shu scroll."

"Uh... This guy has a frivolous character and lacks writing skills. How can he write such serious words..." Wang Wenlong waved his hands quickly, he didn't want to get involved in this nonsense.

Gu Xiancheng laughed and said: "Is there anyone here who disagrees with the words written by Jianyang?"

"Please ask Mr. Jingyang to choose another wise man. I really don't have the ability." Wang Wenlong regretted coming with him today.

Scholars from all over the world will join in this excitement, but most of the texts written by people from other states will be handed over without being read, but the documents from Changzhou will definitely be stared at by everyone, maybe even Wanli will have to take a look. .

If he had known that he would be in trouble, Wang Wenlong would not have followed him even if he was beaten to death yesterday.

If Wang Wenlong's words were written too harshly and offended the emperor, he might suffer disaster; if his words were written lightly, the Donglin Party members would be unhappy, and both sides would lose.

Gu Xiancheng just wanted to bring people into the gang, and this was really disgusting.

Gu Xiancheng smiled and said: "Why should Jianyang be so modest? Otherwise, why don't you ask the prefect what you think?"

Wang Wenlong felt his stomach twitching. How could Ouyang Dongfeng object? He happily watched the show and laughed, not helping Wang Wenlong escape at all.

(End of this chapter)