Ming politicians

() The preparations for the Zhongxing Academy are in full swing. The preliminary work has been done. Sun Chengzong, Lu Shanji and Huang Daozhou are all in place. The city of Nanjing has already caused a sensation. The gathering of such three people will affect the original Not too small, not to mention they will be together to establish the Zhongxing Institute.

The set date for the inaugural meeting is December [-]st.

Before that, quite a few scholars had come to consult, and some gentry and scholars even directly asked to become members of Zhongxing Academy.Sun Chengzong, Lu Shanji, and Huang Daozhou did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and personally interviewed these scholars and gentry, and while talking, they also instilled the ideas upheld by the academy.

At the same time that all the work was progressing in an orderly manner, another major news broke out in Nanjing City. Zhang Pu, the leader of the Fushe, was arrested by the sergeants of the two battalions.

The news quickly spread, and for a while, there was a lot of discussion everywhere. People combined Zhang Pu's arrest with the establishment of the Zhongxing Academy, and comments that were unfavorable to the Zhongxing Academy began to appear.

Sun Chengzong, Lu Shanji and Huang Daozhou didn't know about this matter, and when they talked with scholars and gentry, they were also at a loss. However, all three of them had doubts in their hearts. At such a critical moment, arresting Zhang Pu What do you mean, are you still afraid that Fushe will affect the establishment of Zhongxing Academy? Interfering.

After a brief discussion, the three of them decided to find Su Tiancheng directly and inquire about the situation.I believe that Su Tiancheng must know about this, it is a big deal.The three of them couldn't figure it out, feeling uneasy.

Jiangning County Government Office, three halls.

Sun Chengzong, Lu Shanji, and Zodiac Zhou didn't look very good, especially Huang Daozhou, he and Zhang Pu had a good relationship, I don't know why.Zhang Pu was arrested suddenly, and the two battalions did it directly, and it is said that they will be sent to the capital. If Zhang Pu was arrested, it was because of the establishment of the Zhongxing Academy, Huang Daozhou even thought about quitting the Zhongxing Academy.

Seeing the faces of the three people are not good.Su Tiancheng spoke with a smile on his face.

"Three adults, it must be because of Zhang Pu's affairs that you came to the county government office today."

"It is indeed this matter, Mr. Su, the old man, Shanji, and Mr. Huang all want to know why."

After all, Sun Chengzong has experienced many things.He still spoke calmly.

"Yes, it was the younger generation who insisted on arresting Zhang Pu, and suggested sending him directly to the capital."

The faces of Sun Chengzong and Lu Shanji improved a little, they knew Su Tiancheng well.Since Su Tiancheng said so, there must be other reasons.It won't be the matter of Zhongxing Academy, Su Tiancheng is not so stupid.

Huang Daozhou's complexion was even more unsightly, but with Sun Chengzong sitting on the side, it was difficult for him to speak.

"As for the reason, in front of the three adults, the younger generation can explain that the arrest of Zhang Pu is definitely not because the influence of Fushe is too great, and it may affect the establishment of the Zhongxing Academy. Fushe saw it in his eyes, if he wanted to destroy Fushe, he would have done it a long time ago, and directly arrested Zhang Pu, then nothing would happen, and there was no need to work hard to establish Zhongxing Academy. Master Huang must have known .”

Huang Daozhou froze for a moment, and immediately understood, yes, if Su Tiancheng had no opinion on Fushe, he would have found other reasons to deal with Zhang Pu, and there was no need to bother to set up Zhongxing Academy. Besides, Relying on the influence of Lord Sun Chengzong to recruit scholars from all over the world must be a matter of course. How could Zhang Pu resist.

"Yeah, I don't understand either. Master Su, can you tell me the reason?"

"Hmph, arresting Zhang Pu and escorting him to the capital can be said to be easy. If it weren't for the fact that Zhang Pu is a resident scholar of the Imperial Academy and the leader of the Fushe, his head would have already fallen to the ground."

The room became quiet all of a sudden, and everyone knew that Su Tiancheng said such words, the matter was not easy.

Especially Huang Daozhou, thinking of Zhang Pu's conceit and stubbornness, his face turned pale. Zhongxing Academy will be established soon, which will deal a great blow to Zhang Pu and Fushe. Who knows if Zhang Pu will go crazy and do it. Come out to do something outrageous.

"Zhang Pu went directly to General Zhang Taining. The implication was that the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion were paid too much, so they encouraged the soldiers of the two battalions to get restless and demanded that the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion not be able to have such a high salary. The Jiangning battalion commander Fan Master Jingwen is negligent in management and should be punished by the court, and Su Tiancheng, the Jiangning battalion supervisor and Jiangning county magistrate, is an unforgivable crime and should be severely punished."

"General Zhang reprimanded Zhang Pu and warned Zhang Pu that this move is very dangerous and should not be acted rashly, otherwise it will shake the foundation of the court. The state capital, Anqing government and other places intend to encourage the soldiers of the guards to rise up and protest, and they also contact the local Fushe members, preparing to use a two-pronged approach to find the commander of the guards and encourage the officers and sergeants below."

"The army is the foundation of my Ming Dynasty. A few years ago, because of the problem of military pay, there was a mutiny of the soldiers in the guard, which shocked the court. It took a lot of manpower and material resources to calm down this matter. Since last year, the court has The military pay is basically in place, and the sergeants in the guard are stabilized, but Zhang Pu is going to provoke our Ming Dynasty sergeants to protest because of the high salary of the Jiangning battalion soldiers, what a sinister intention."

"This junior doesn't want to talk about the possible consequences of this move. If Zhang Pu's intentions succeed, it will not only affect Jiangningying, Jiangning and Yingtianfu, but it may shake the world."

Huang Daozhou stood up with a pale face.

"Su, Master Su, what you said is true."

"There are all the witnesses and material evidence. The letters written by Zhang Pu have been seized by the sergeants of the two battalions. The Fushe members who were preparing to take action in Fengyang Mansion, Luzhou Mansion, Anqing Mansion and other places have also been arrested. It's ridiculous. The most amazing thing is that Zhang Pu still believes that what he does is for the great Ming Dynasty and for the fairness of the world."

"For one's own self-interest, for one's own status, disregarding the common people in the world, disregarding the consolation of the court, such actions can destroy the nine clans, the younger generation just suggested that Zhang Pu should be arrested and sent to the capital for interrogation. Disturbing Zhang Pu's family is considered as the utmost benevolence."

Zodiac Zhou's body trembled a little.

"Bastard, really a bastard, how did Zhang Pu do such a thing, it's a big treason."

Sun Chengzong couldn't help but speak.

"Zhang Pu's move is an unforgivable crime, an unforgivable crime."

After Sun Chengzong, Lu Shanji and Huang Daozhou became quieter, Su Tiancheng spoke again.

"Three adults, this junior has an unfeeling request. I would like to ask the three adults to explain the matter of Zhang Pu. The status of this junior is special. There has been a dispute with Zhang Pu. I am afraid that I will explain it as the county magistrate. A lot of people don't believe it."

Huang Daozhou looked at Sun Chengzong, as if he was thinking of saying something.

"The younger generation knows the thoughts of the three adults. I'm afraid it's not credible just based on the younger generation's one-sided words. The younger generation will report against the adults. The three adults can meet Zhang Pu and have a chat with him to see if what the younger generation said is true. As for the actual situation, in addition, the three adults can also read Zhang Pu's letters."

Sun Chengzong spoke.

"Well, this arrangement is very good. After all, Zhang Pu is a scholar of the Imperial Academy and the leader of the Fushe. If he has done such a thing, the old man thinks that the Fushe can also be disbanded."

Fan Jingwen quickly agreed to Su Tiancheng's request.

The two Nanjing battalions, Sun Chengzong, Lu Shanji and Huang Daozhou entered the barracks.

Su Tiancheng didn't follow, but just waited outside.

Half an hour later, Sun Chengzong, Lu Shanji and Huang Daozhou came out.

Sun Chengzong's face was pale, Lu Shanji's face was gloomy, and Huang Daozhou's face was blue.

Before Su Tiancheng could speak, Sun Chengzong spoke first.

"This old man is so angry, this Zhang Pu is really hopeless, and he still speaks loudly for the sake of the Ming Dynasty. Why doesn't he think about where his actions will put my Ming Dynasty?"

Huang Daozhou calmed down after being easy to handle, and he spoke after Sun Chengzong said it.

"Master Su, Zhang Puli has made you dizzy. It's really hopeless. I really didn't expect that he would have such a big change in just how long it took. This is not the Zhang Pu I knew."

Sun Chengzong suddenly remembered something.

"Master Su, Zhang Pu said that he wants to see you."

Su Tiancheng shook his head.

"The younger generation will not go to see Zhang Pu. The younger generation knows what he wants to say. Seeing the scene of the three adults, the younger generation is very sad. Zhang Pu is a learned person. Why did he do such a thing?" What is the use of the younger generation seeing him, because he is not able to recognize the problem, thinks it is upright, and the younger generation can predict what he said. In the court, there are many officials. Those who care about Zhang Pu, let them judge and see if Zhang Pu's actions are appropriate."

Zhang Pu's behavior quickly spread through Sun Chengzong, Lu Shanji, Huang Daozhou and others, causing an uproar.

The vast majority of people condemned Zhang Pu, including some people from Donglin Academy. This time, Qian Qianyi took the lead in condemning Zhang Pu, thinking that Zhang Pu's actions were disregarding the overall situation, which was really unreasonable.

Hearing the news, Su Tiancheng had a smile on his face.

Qian Qianyi is still smart. Seeing that the general trend is already like this, he is starting to move closer. Whether it is Donglin Academy or Fushe, it is impossible to compete with the soon-to-be-established Zhongxing Academy.

When Zhang Pu was escorted to the capital, many people in Nanjing went to see it.

Su Tiancheng didn't go, he didn't want to see Zhang Pu.

Through this incident, he once again felt that political struggle is cruel, and there are not so many favors to say, if you are soft, you will become a victim.