Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 93 Leaving Hangzhou, when will I see you again
The Hongguang Dynasty perished within a short period of one year. As the courtiers who used to be in power, as long as they were not fools, they would reflect in their hearts. It's just that although they had gained something in their hearts, they were unwilling to admit their mistakes.

Whether it is Donglin who has the right to speak, or Ma and Ruan who have fled to Zhejiang Province, they are just instinctively shirking their responsibilities, so as not to leave a bad name, so as not to affect their society, so Ma and Ruan said that Donglin The faction fights and colludes with Zuozhen, leading to the overthrow of the imperial court, while Donglin blames the treacherous party for disrupting the country, the emperor is fatuous, and Qian Qianyi even puts the blame on the Jingling faction.

Why did the imperial court overthrow, can a minister not know?

"Huangzhangpu Collection" records that when Huang Daozhou met King Lu, he asked: "Liu Zongzhou is an old man in Jiangdong, why did he insist on not calling him?" His highness said: "Ma Fu fears that Liu's family will come and divide into different families."

Ma Shiying refused to allow Lu Fan to recruit Liu Zongzhou into the court, which can be regarded as his seizure of power, or that he hated the party struggles in the Hongguang Dynasty and did not want to become a hindrance in the court, so he achieved nothing.

Reflecting on this point, Ma and Ruan did not get entangled in the matter of Wang Yan leading troops into the mansion, but in order to maintain the authority of the central government, they still removed Wang Yanyou's title of governor.

This kind of punishment is irrelevant to Wang Yan. He is busy collecting supplies, and then he will lead the soldiers and civilians southward.

On July 28th, on the Qiantang River, sacks of rice were loaded onto large boats. Teams of people helped the old and the young, and those carrying carts left Hangzhou City, crossed the Qiantang River, and headed south along the coast.

After staying in Hangzhou for less than half a month, due to the change of the current situation, Wang Yan took 30 warships and [-] soldiers and civilians, and headed south again.

Outside the city of Hangzhou, by the Qiantang River, Zuo Maodi, Huang Daozhou and other ministers served Wang Yan with wine and said goodbye.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, Guangdong was still a place where prisoners were exiled and demoted officials were placed. Although it has been developed now, it is located in the south of the sky, far away from the south of the Yangtze River, and it is difficult to return after going there.

"Ma Fu is keen on the strategy of peace, but the prestige of the northern captives is worrying, and sooner or later they will surely go south. Yan is in the south of the sky, and he is out of reach. Sir Zuo and the princes are in the court, so beware of this at all times." Wang Yan told many ministers Gong Zuo bowed.

"Shiheng don't worry! For the sake of the Ming Dynasty and the country of the Han family, we will definitely raise our spirits and protect the imperial court so that the northern captives will not have any chance!" Zuo Maodi said solemnly, holding Wang Yan's hand.

"For all the affairs in the court, please leave it to the gentlemen!" Wang Yan saluted again.

"When Shiheng is going, don't be discouraged. He should go to the south of the sky, manage the area, and gather troops and horses. If the war resumes, it will be the time for the resurgence. The imperial court will definitely recruit Shiheng to go north to fight and clean up the old rivers and mountains!" Zuo Mao Said comfortingly.

"The northern captives have not been destroyed, the rivers and mountains have not been restored, how dare Yan slack off!" Wang Yan said straightly.

"If that's the case, I'm at ease!" At this time, Zuo Maodi picked up a glass of Jianxing wine and handed it to Wang Yan, and said with some sadness: "It's been a long time, Shiheng has been safe all the way."

Wang Yan took the wine glass and drank it down, feeling very sad in his heart, but he didn't show it, instead he said proudly: "Don't pass today, when the situation rises again, I will meet you again!"

At that moment, Zuo Maodi sang a song written by Wang Yan outside the city of Sizhou: "Outside the long pavilion, beside the ancient road, the green grass stretches to the sky, the evening wind blows, the sound of the willow flute fades, and the setting sun is beyond the mountain. The end of the sky, At the corner of the earth, close friends are half scattered. Life is rarely a happy gathering, but there are many separations. Outside the long pavilion, beside the ancient road, there are green grass and green sky. I ask you when you will go here, and don’t linger when you come. The end of the sky, the corner of the earth, friends Half scattered, a pot of turbidity poured out of the rest of the fun, don't dream of cold tonight."

Wang Yan boarded the big boat, and the farewell singing still came from the shore. He was very moved. He also wrote a poem: "When boarding the boat, I want to go south, but I leave the singing on the shore. There are thousands of rivers and mountains, and there is no old friend in the south of the sky."

On the banks of the Qiantang River, thousands of people from Hangzhou also sent their gifts. They thanked Wang Yan for guarding Yangzhou and keeping the captives from riding for two months. Afterwards, they allowed Duoduo to withdraw from the city of Hangzhou and return to the north, saving Hangzhou from the flames of war.

It is precisely "the bank of the Qiantang River is full of Wu, and because of the general's tyranny against the Hu captives, who made the king's division leave Hangzhou? The scholar and the villager sent each other with tears."

In Suzhou Mansion, Su Kunsheng brought three daughters Xu Yanyan, Li Xiangjun and Li Zhenli to flee to the city, and found an inn to stay in. The three daughters brought some money, which could still consume some time, but the three of them had nothing to earn a living. Craftsmanship, sooner or later you will have to sit back and eat.

At this time, Xu Yanyan mistakenly thought that Wang Yan had died for the country, and she was so sad that she couldn't get sick. Li Zhenli invited a doctor to treat her.

Because Xu Yanyan fell ill and spent a lot of money on entanglement with the three people, Li Zhenli, as the second daughter's adoptive mother, naturally shouldered the responsibility of taking care of the second daughter. Seeing that the money was getting less and less, I couldn't help being anxious, and finally had to follow Su Kunsheng to various restaurants, earning a little copper money by singing and selling, so as not to sit and eat.

In the past, a famous prostitute in Qinhuai, the owner of the Meixiang Building, had no worries about food and clothing, and lived a life much richer than ordinary people. Now, Li Zhenli, who is already in her mid-mature, is forced to make a living, pretending to greet her with a smile. he goes.

On this day, after Li Zhenli sang, she and Su Kunsheng sat in a corner of the restaurant and ate some simple food to satisfy their hunger.

In the lobby, a thin old man in long gown was about to climb onto the high platform in the restaurant. Li Zhenli knew that this was a new storyteller in this restaurant, and it was said that he was an old scholar who had fled all the way south from the north.

The family and the country were broken, and the barbarians invaded the south. Countless literati traveled south and lost their livelihoods. They had to live in restaurants and warehouses, and even became songwriters in Goulan.

The rise of the citizen class in the Ming Dynasty, various novels and picture books emerged one after another, and the rise of southern operas enriched people's lives day by day, and listening to books and watching operas became a part of people's lives.

Some people say that in the culture of the Ming Dynasty, the low-level language began to be popularized. Compared with the Tang and Song Dynasties, it can be said to be "not doing business properly". Is this change really bad?

Zhang Dai's "Night Sailing Ship Preface" wrote: "It's the custom of Yuyao, and the young children all read books, and they don't succeed until they reach twenty, and then learn it as a craft."

From here, what can we see?We can see the rise of a new class. The artisans on the street are also educated.

In the past, the Tang and Song Dynasties were an elite society, but the citizens of the Ming Dynasty gradually began to grasp the right to speak, and the entire late Ming society was undergoing gradual changes.

How similar is this to the current rise of online literature?

Looking at another social atmosphere in the Ming Dynasty, think about the government.

Shen Yiguan, the chief assistant during the Wanli period, once wrote: "In the past, those who discussed the government privately were just whispering in the streets and alleys, but now they are in the streets and bustling markets. The generation of libretto and storytellers openly composes routines and talks about dramas, which is slightly unreasonable." Be cautious, what you say is all about the failures of the imperial court, everyone is happy to hear it, this is not a one-man tongue that can stir up people's resentment and resentment, and makes them happy to hear it."

Compared with the Tang and Song Dynasties, the society of the Ming Dynasty had loosened the power of the imperial power. The common people dared to talk about anything, and they could talk about it anywhere. What they talked about was the many mistakes of the court, and there was a market, and the citizens were willing to listen.

In the past, literati and bureaucrats had the right to speak, but in the Ming Dynasty, citizens could also speak through storytelling and libretto, so the society in the Ming Dynasty was changing. It broke the original very rigid and strict regulations, but from another perspective , There are also many bad things, because it destroys the old system, and fails to establish a new one, which makes the social thinking confused, the citizens become confused politically, and the court loses its centripetal force.

How similar is this change to the present? How many dynasties can there be in history?

At this time, Mr. Storyteller Yijing walked up to the high platform, and Xingmu landed on the table with a bang, which immediately attracted the attention of many diners.

"What I want to talk about today is that Wang Shiheng took the people to the south, and Wusongkou Taizhen died for the country!"

Thanks shyion, book friend 160223094822338 for the reward.

In addition, the author's views on the society of the late Ming Dynasty come from Professor Shang Chuan who said that in the late Ming Dynasty, there were top-level materials in the Genesis book review area, and book friends can appreciate it. The author sighed for a long time after reading it. )
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