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Chapter 765 Helpless Depression

Even though the city of Beijing has entered winter, it is becoming more and more lively.

The low temperature in winter can't resist people's enthusiasm, and it is quickly melted by people's enthusiasm.

In winter, drinking a cup of hot tea in a teahouse and talking about the world is something that people in Beijing cannot help but do. Even those ordinary people who are running around every day to survive have a drink in teahouses and pubs. Habit.

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On a tea house.

A few scholars dressed in ordinary clothes were drinking tea, but their expressions and demeanor clearly showed that they were not ordinary people.Apart from them, there was no one else on the second floor of this teahouse. This teahouse was not very quiet, and even a little noisy.Not far away are tea stalls where ordinary people drink tea and wine.

At this time, it was getting late, and the person they were waiting for had obviously not arrived yet, so they had to continue waiting.

A person has long been impatient to wait, and from time to time, he lifts a corner of the curtain and looks across the street, as if he wants to know when the person he is waiting for will arrive.

Looking out a lot, the life of ordinary people down the street has become the target of his attention gradually.

As the waiting time gets longer, the time the person spends watching after lifting the curtain will also be longer.

"Brother Meng Tan, is there something strange on the street? Why is Brother Meng Tan so wait-and-see?" Someone had already noticed this situation and asked.

"It's nothing unusual, it's just some thoughts..." The man called Brother Meng Tan felt emotional when he heard someone calling him, and put his hand down, the curtain immediately blocked the view, and the things outside the window immediately disappeared. go.

"Oh, I don't know why Brother Meng Tan is expressing emotion?" The man continued to ask.

"...It's nothing, just a sigh, this year's sweet potatoes have been harvested again, and there are more and more people drinking now..." said the man called Brother Meng Tan.

"...Sweet potatoes?... I have to say, this is indeed a good thing. I have planted a lot in the field of my house, and I have harvested a lot. I have also brewed wine at home and made a lot of sweet potato candy. When it gets colder , just make some sweet potato vermicelli to prepare for the new year, this year the tenants in the family can have a good year, without spending any money, it is indeed much more prosperous than last year..." This person talked more and more, I was really impatient to wait, so I just brought up this kind of trivial matter.

"That's right, my family's servants, let's not say much, will always get a few pieces of meat during the New Year. Calculated this way, this year, there will be wine, meat, sugar, and flour. If you are diligent, you can earn a couple of dollars." Putting on new clothes is no problem,... this year, I'm afraid it's the best year I've had in decades..." The quick-talking person immediately answered, it's really boring to wait here, this kind of parents are short-sighted. Things are also brought out.

"...cough cough..." Someone immediately interrupted the man with a cough.

Several people who were chatting immediately woke up, stopped talking, and looked at the coughing person.

The face of the coughing person was not so good-looking, and he was staring at the person who was chatting just now.

Those few people also understood that what they said was not "appropriate", so they also shut up. Of course, they didn't have much fear in the face of the staring person.

When the other people saw this, some secretly smiled, some were dissatisfied, some didn't care, and some despised it.

"Here we come, we come..." When the atmosphere was weird, someone suddenly shouted, breaking the weird atmosphere.

The person who came took three steps and two steps, and quickly climbed up.

"Shaw, what's the matter? Is Yan Shenggong back? What did you say?" The person who stared at him just now asked anxiously.

"My lord, I got the exact news. Yan Shenggong said that His Majesty asked him to push Mr. Xu Ge and Sun Chuyang out to fight Daoist Zhang Zhenren. He also said that Mr. Xu Ge and Mr. Sun are real Confucians..." That person He ran in a hurry, and he was out of breath, but he spoke very smoothly, without the slightest pause.

As soon as the news came out of this person's mouth, everyone in the teahouse fell into deep thought, praising Xu Guangqi, Sun Yuanhua and Zhang Xianyong for fighting?This statement seems to have existed before, but it has been dragged on, and it has not really been done.Today, it's the news again.

"How did this happen? How did this happen? Could it be that what Sun Yuanhua did was deviant? Wasn't it a cunning trick? Wasn't it not doing business properly? Let him come out to fight Zhang Xianyong, wouldn't that add fuel to the fire and make it more lively? What we want is A bright and clean world, what we want is a peaceful Ming Dynasty, not a chaotic Daming like today..." The staring man immediately yelled angrily.

The others were silent.

"Actually, it's not entirely true. When Sun Chuyang was the first emperor, he invited himself to Liaodong to cast cannons and defend the city. He also made great contributions. All his affairs should not be said to be ingenious tricks. The casting of cannons is also beneficial to the country. A good thing for the people..." The person who had been watching by the window just now retorted immediately, but it seemed to be a confrontation with the staring person just now.

This statement has received a lot of support, and many people nodded or stroked their beards to express their agreement with this point of view.

"Huh..., it's just being perverse and showing off.... He joined the barbarian religion, that is, disloyalty, filial piety, and forgetting his ancestors. How can such a person be called a Confucian? How can he represent Confucianism?" The staring stare The man's anger became more and more obvious, and he said bitterly.

"If it is said that Sun Chuyang represents Confucianism, it is indeed not good enough, but if it is said that Mr. Xu Ge is a Confucian, I agree with it. If Mr. Xu Ge cannot be called a Confucian, who else in the world can be called a Confucian? The Qi family governs the country and the world, helps the common people, saves the common people, helps the world if it is good, and benefits the world if it is poor, isn't it the ideal of our generation? Looking at it below, Xu Ge has always done a very good job, and he should be a model for our generation ..." The person who stood by the window and opened the curtain was also arguing unwillingly, and seemed not afraid of the staring person.

"...You, Sun Mengtan, you..., you are also with those people who have forgotten their ancestors. They want to disrupt the world of my Ming Dynasty. Don't you want to be with me?" The staring man almost died of anger .

"Who is running around for the people of the world, who is doing their best, everyone in the world knows, it is only because of my comments that people in the world know..., my Sun Mou also has eyes, other Sun Mou can't see it, but my own But the situation is known. Sun only knows that his tenants have wine and meat, sugar, powder, and hardworking new clothes this year. This year is the first time Sun has seen in decades. Such a prosperous year, I think Sun’s family is like this, and other families are probably similar. Such a rare and prosperous year can only be encountered in that prosperous age...Sun also has a conscience, and he can’t open his eyes and say Nonsense, who is right and who is wrong, Sun naturally understands..." The person standing by the window immediately argued with reason, and did not give in at all, even though the person who stared at him just now had a higher status than him.

"...You..., Sun Mengtan..., you..." The staring man was so angry that he couldn't speak. They gathered here today just to wait for news from Yan Shenggong. But I started frying it first.The staring person was really upset. To be honest, their family’s situation is similar to what this person named Sun Mengtan said. This year’s Chinese New Year, it is indeed possible to live a family with wine, meat, sugar and powder, and even new clothes. A super prosperous year, this point, even if he is not in charge of the family on weekdays, he often hears his family members nagging in his ears, this point, he himself has to admit it, but if he admits it, then he obviously admits Xu Guangqi , admitted the correctness of the emperor.They want the emperor to stop "nonsense" and stop doing business. If the emperor is doing the right thing, doesn't it mean that they are full of food and looking for trouble?You know, this sweet potato was transplanted from the south by Xu Guangqi, and the promotion of sweet potatoes was also strongly recommended to the emperor by Xu Guangqi.The title of Living Bodhisattva is not just for nothing.

If Xu Guangqi is right, that is to say, Xu Guangqi deserves the title of Confucian, and the qualities and ambitions that a Confucian should have are the qualities and ambitions that a Confucian should have.

Since Xu Guangqi deserves this title, it's all right for him to come out and fight the Taoists.If Xu Guangqi really came out to fight Zhang Xianyong..., it would be even more distant from their goal, because Xu Guangqi is a "Westernization School" and he did some deviant and disruptive things. His appearance will only make endless fresh Things are becoming more and more endless, which is completely contrary to their original intention.They gathered here to discuss how to restore "quietness".

"...Okay, okay, stop arguing, you two, so as not to hurt peace..." Immediately someone came out to be a peacemaker.

Immediately, the atmosphere eased down a little bit, obviously the peacemaker's skill is pretty good.

Some people saw that this was mentioned, thought for a while, and said: "...Actually, it is not impossible for Mr. Xu Ge or Sun Chuyang to come forward and teach Zhang Zhenren about his strengths and weaknesses. Although Mr. Xu Ge joined the barbarian sect, this It doesn't mean that Mr. Xu Ge is about to betray me, Daming, nor does it mean that Mr. Xu Ge is disloyal to the emperor and patriotic. This point, I think, even the harshest person should not criticize Mr. Xu Ge on this point. ..." Some people saw that this matter was mentioned, and they simply stood up and expressed their position.It's really not a problem to be hesitant and exhausted all the time.

"You..." The staring man jumped up angrily.Pointing at the person who spoke just now, he was speechless for a while, embarrassment, anger, annoyance, etc. gathered on that face, making his face turn blue, red, and white for a while. This old man is really Unable to stay any longer, he turned and went downstairs.

"Brother Chen, Brother Chen,...wait a minute, wait a moment..." The peacemaker just now followed immediately, and before going out, he even winked at the person who stayed behind.

Two people went out, but the rest seemed much more relaxed.The oppressive atmosphere suddenly disappeared.

"...Hmph, it's not that Mrs. Sun is talking big. If someone dares to say something that hurt Xu Ge, it's Shaanxi. If they go to the south, they will be beaten on the spot..."

"Okay, brother Meng Tan, don't say any more. Mr. Chen has never been to Shaanxi or the south. Therefore, he doesn't know much about Mr. Xu Ge, so there is no need to talk about it. I hope Mr. Wang can explain it. Master Chen will definitely understand, if you continue to be entangled in the matter of Xu Ge's entry into the barbarian religion, I'm afraid things will become even more impossible..." Said the person who was talking to the window at the beginning.

"That's true, I hope Mr. Wang can untie Mr. Chen well..." The person standing by the window said disapprovingly.

"Yes! Some things, I just do my best, and I don't necessarily have the ability to turn things around. Today's Daming is no longer what it used to be. Right and wrong are judged by future generations. We are all in the middle of the game. Ah!" someone chimed in.

"...That's not bad. Today's Daming is no longer what it used to be..." The person standing by the window sighed.As for the difference, in fact, anyone who pays attention to the government knows it.

The people who most support the emperor's "chaos" are a group of "unknown" true emperor parties. They don't fight much in the court, they don't talk too much, they are not good at making friends, and they don't like "forming parties" , "unknown" doing things for the emperor, quite gentlemanly, although they are "unknown", but in reality, among them, they are all people with great achievements, such as Xu Guangqi, Sun Chengzong, Bi Ziyan, etc. .

The next batch is the more active "imperial party". They are much more active in the imperial court than the previous group, and they have a clearly defined scope and circle. People in the circle support each other, rely on each other, and even say that He is a big head in the imperial court to fight against differences in the same party.Their leader is Han Yu. Han Yu leads this "emperor party" and surrounds the emperor, doing things for the emperor and fighting for their own interests. These people are obviously much more villainous. It's a good trick, of course, it's just some small tricks, and the current atmosphere in the court doesn't like these tricks, so it's still much more restrained.

Then there is a group of people who can be regarded as sitting on the wall. This kind of people, while following the emperor to make money, will also scold the court for doing something wrong.This kind of people also account for a considerable part. They support the emperor when the emperor is strong and the reason is more, or when the emperor can give them more. If the emperor can't give them more, or damage their interests , They also stood up against the emperor.

The rest are people like them, who look down on what the emperor does anyway, and always want to find some way to make the emperor submit.But he had to give in, and lived in such a tangled life.

The situation in the court is basically like this, so this Great Ming is no longer the former Great Ming. What the emperor wants to do must have already laid the groundwork and found an alliance. When the opponents understand, what has been done? It's too late.

It is said that the official surnamed Chen left the teahouse angrily, got into the carriage straight away, and was about to go back, he was really about to explode.After getting into the carriage, he still couldn't help blowing his beard and staring.

The one who followed him into the car was an official surnamed Wang who followed him out of the teahouse.

"My lord, why are you so impulsive? Although Meng Tan's words are a bit offensive, it is not unreasonable. Now, besides pushing Xu and Sun to fight Zhang Xianyong, what else can we do?" the official surnamed Wang explained.

"I didn't expect you to say the same thing, Brother Wang..." the official surnamed Chen said angrily, and his anger flared up again.

"...My lord..., today's Daming is already different from the previous one. Now, besides doing what His Majesty said, can it be possible to go against the sky?..." The official surnamed Wang persuaded.

"What does it mean to go against the sky.... As a..., it is my duty to persuade and advise His Majesty. How can it be said to go against the sky?..." The official surnamed Chen was about to go crazy.

"...Why isn't this called walking against the sky? Can your majesty still represent the sky? Don't your lord think that all of this is done by your majesty's hand? To stop these things, you must chase after your majesty in the end." Where are you going?...My lord, if you say something outrageous, you want to go against the sky, this is forcing your majesty to take off your clothes and kneel in the imperial temple..., Don't you think this is against the sky?" The more the official surnamed Wang said, the more he said. Small, finally, inaudible.

"... Hiss..." The official surnamed Chen took off his uniform, knelt down and said a few words in Taimiao, and took a sharp breath.Although he opposed the emperor, he never had the guts to say that he would force the emperor to take off his clothes and kneel down in the Taimiao.Speaking of this kind of thing, the official surnamed Chen remembered the confrontation between the emperor and the courtiers.The emperor forced the officials to make concessions with such courage and bet on his own position as the emperor. When officials surnamed Chen thought about this kind of courage and courage, they felt cold sweat dripping down.

The emperor's ideals and determination are indeed beyond the comprehension of "ordinary people" like him.Officials surnamed Chen did not dare to hope that they had the ability to force the emperor to take off his uniform and kneel down in the Taimiao.With the prestige of the current emperor, to do this kind of thing, there is no other language to describe it other than going against the sky.In a confrontation of this level with the emperor, the official surnamed Chen knew that no one in the world was optimistic about his future, including himself.

"...So, my lord, now, I can only revolve around His Majesty's circle... Even if you want to object to things that His Majesty doesn't like, there is nothing you can do!...There is old Han Ge charging forward, and the emperor behind The party sits in town, His Majesty is watching, and a group of dignitaries are cheering, this is not for nothing..." the official surnamed Wang said in a low voice.

After hearing these explanations, the official surnamed Chen slumped on his chair, his expression no longer as fierce as before.

"Brother Wang is right.... It seems that now, we can only circle around His Majesty's circle... It seems that we can only let Xu and Sun fight against Zhang Xianyong... Otherwise, Chinese studies will decline sooner or later... Sigh, I really don't understand what His Majesty thinks... It's a bit too high to support a Taoist... Now, it's all riding on the head of my Confucianism... ..." The official surnamed Chen changed his aggressive tone just now, and said helplessly.

"...Your Majesty is very smart, you are a man of gods, what you are thinking is indeed beyond the comprehension of mere mortals, but, according to what Shaw said just now, Your Majesty asked Yan Shenggong to study the word 'human needs' more..." Then The official surnamed Wang said again.

"...This is simply nonsense, the teachings of the saints, the remarks of the saints, and now your Majesty has changed it to "people's needs". It doesn't matter if you don't say it..." The official surnamed Chen looked helpless.

"...Well, His Majesty's vision is much better than mine, maybe what His Majesty saw, I just don't know about it, maybe, I will know in the future..." The official surnamed Wang said that it didn't matter.

"But...but when the truth comes out, it will be too late..." The official surnamed Chen said this immediately.

After speaking, he himself was depressed and embarrassed, and he laughed helplessly.The official surnamed Wang also looked at him with helplessness and embarrassment.

The two of them looked depressed and depressed, and the more they looked, the more depressed they became.I won't know why until the matter is revealed, so they are busy here, what is it?
"... Forget it, Mr. Chen, your Majesty's foresight, I will wait for ordinary people, so I won't join in the fun. Let's concentrate on thinking about how to face the pressure of Taoist Zhang Xianyong. Now, it's time to bring Xu and Sun out It's time... Xu Ge always doesn't need to worry, he does have this prestige and ability, but he doesn't know what will happen to Sun Chuyang..." The official surnamed Wang immediately abandoned the depressing things and talked about resisting the pressure of Taoism thing.

(End of this chapter)