Ming Zuo

Chapter 296 Invitation

Jiangnan in April is getting hotter.

All parts of Shandong are in dire straits, and they are shocked three times a day.

Since Zuo Menggeng went south to get married, the new army has stopped the pace of suppressing thieves.

This gave the White Lotus Sect rebels a chance to breathe. The troubles in Qingzhou Prefecture and the southern part of Yanzhou Prefecture where no new troops were stationed became more and more serious, and even Yanzhou Prefecture was invaded three times.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is the result of Zuo Menggeng's conflict with the Kong family and deliberately watching the show.

For this reason, King Heng of Qingzhou Prefecture, King Lu of Yanzhou Prefecture, and local officials of Yanzhou Prefecture jointly wrote a letter to the emperor to complain.

But what can Chongzhen do?

The rebel army in Shanxi was still unable to calm down, even if he was asked to sleep with one eye open, he did not dare to mess around with the military and government in Shandong.

In desperation, he had no choice but to send Zuo Menggeng a letter of rebuke, ordering him to march quickly without delay.

Zuo Menggeng received this decree in Songjiang Mansion. Although he didn't care much about it, he knew that it was time to set off and go back.

Although there is still plenty of time, if you want to be fully prepared, you still have to make good use of it.

And on the eve of preparing to leave, an invitation letter was delivered to the Xu Mansion.

The invitation letter was sent from Nanjing, and the person invited cannot be ignored.

Qian Qianyi, Qian Muzhai.

The invitation letter was ambiguous, and it was all official accents such as "all walks of life in the south of the Yangtze River admire the demeanor of the young general and are eager to see him", "Mr. Jishan is famous all over the world, and scholars have been looking forward to it for a long time".

"It's really strange, Qian Muzhai is happy and happy in Nanjing, how could he think of inviting me to go there?"

Huang Zongxi thought quickly, and said, "I'm afraid that the teacher's lecture that day has already spread to Nanjing."

Everyone suddenly nodded silently, thinking that it should be so.

Liu Zongzhou's lecture that day caused an uproar in Songjiang Mansion, and discussions on Confucianism had become popular.

Many people have really put Confucianism into their daily production and life. As for the results, it has not yet appeared.

Even people from Suzhou Mansion next door came to ask for advice, and then brought back relevant content.

Now that the news has spread to Suzhou Prefecture, it is reasonable for Nanjing to move upon hearing the news.

For this result, Liu Zongzhou was very happy.

As a scholar, he is very happy to see that his own theories can be widely disseminated and affect many people.

Zuo Menggeng was much more cautious.

He told Fu Yusun: "Send someone to Nanjing to check and report back quickly."

Shilin in the south of the Yangtze River has no sense of secrecy, and Zuo Menggeng quickly learned the truth.

"It seems that these Jiangnan literati are not kind."

Holding the information, Zuo Menggeng smiled cryptically.

He saw the names of Qian Qianyi, Zhang Cai, Chen Zilong and others on it, and also learned the reason of the incident.

It turned out that Chen Zilong and others took Liu Zongzhou's lecture content to consult Zhang Cai that day, but Zhang Cai criticized Liu Zongzhou heavily.

This led to a split within Fushe.

Zhang Cai, Song Zhengyu, Li Wen and others strongly opposed Liu Zongzhou's point of view, but Chen Zilong and Xia Yunyi agreed.

The two sides had a big debate at Zhang Cai's home, and the faces were red and red, and no one could convince the other.

Seeing that the smell of gunpowder was getting stronger and stronger, Zhang Cai instinctively felt the crisis, and immediately suggested that everyone go to Nanjing to consult the masters of the literary world to decide right from wrong.

Chen Zilong was very distressed by the stubbornness of his friends, and felt that the big names in the literary world would definitely wake up Song Zhengyu and others, and immediately agreed and followed them.

After Zhang Cai and others arrived in Nanjing, they successively visited Qian Qianyi, Minister of Household Affairs Zheng Sanjun, Minister of Rites Luo Congyu, Minister of Military Affairs Fu Zhenshang, Minister of Ministry of Punishment Xiong Mingyu, Minister of Rites Qian Shisheng and other officials and celebrities who lived here at leisure. Liu Zongzhou's manuscript.

Not surprisingly, this matter quickly detonated the Nanjing literary world.

Not only Nanjing official circles and scholars discussed it, but even Wei Guogong's son heard about it.

Literati are all big-mouthed, and they all like to drink flower wine. In the end, even the brothels on the Qinhuai River are circulating the content of Liu Zongzhou's lectures.

I don't know whether Liu Zongzhou should cry or laugh when he heard about this.

However, the information sent back showed that there were more hostile people in Nanjing to the content of Liu Zongzhou's lectures at this time.

It's obvious.

Where is Nanjing?
One of the two capitals of the Ming Dynasty, the center of power in the south of the Yangtze River.There are many dignitaries and noble families, and there are many big landlords and big businessmen. At the same time, they firmly hold the right to speak of the Ming scholars.

In this place, bureaucrats, dignitaries, merchants and businessmen, who would like Confucianism to lower its godhood and "reduce" to become a worthless study?

This is the foundation on which they rely to maintain their interests!
"It is said that Nanjing officials have criticized you a lot. If it is really impossible, let's not go to this appointment, shall we?"

Now Zuo Menggeng only wanted to return to Shandong safely, and didn't want to make any troubles, so he persuaded Liu Zongzhou to come.

Nanjing has now been divided into several camps,

Wei Guogong's son, Zheng Sanjun, Fu Zhenshang and others all stood with Zhang Cai and firmly opposed what Liu Zongzhou said.

Xiong Mingyu and Qian Shisheng sided with Liu Zongzhou, believing that Confucianism should abandon empty talk and become something useful in order to benefit the country and the people.

As for Qian Qianyi...

This recognized leader of the Jiangnan literary world has given full play to his true qualities.He neither opposes nor supports it, and cannot see his intentions.

Liu Zongzhou and Zuo Menggeng have different views.

"The likes of Qian Muzhai and Zhang Cai all have great influence in Jiangnan. Since they have made such a big show, everyone in Jiangnan will definitely wait and see. If we retreat, we will have no basis for standing in the future. There is a moral dispute. There is no going back."

Zuo Menggeng understood.

Zhang Cai and others set up a battle to discuss with Liu Zongzhou.And this incident has attracted the attention of the entire Jiangnan.

Jiangnan is also the center of the world's literary world. Any ideas born here will definitely affect the whole country.

And any kind of theory and thinking, if it wants to be convinced by more people, it must be tested.

Liu Zongzhou obviously regarded the trip to Nanjing as a sharpening stone for new theories.

Only by defeating Zhang Cai and others head-on, can his theory gain a foothold in Jiangnan, become prominent, and lay the foundation for future raids in Jiangnan.

Otherwise, if you retreat without fighting, you will definitely not be recognized by the world.Not only will Liu Zongzhou's reputation plummet, but the theory of the new army will also have nowhere to spread in the future.

"Okay, let's go to Nanjing. Look at the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties. Is it a dragon's pond or a tiger's den?"

Seeing Zuo Menggeng's high spirits, Liu Zongzhou felt relieved.

If the leader has such courage, there is no need to worry about the great cause.

But behind the majestic boldness, there are precise calculations.

Zuo Menggeng did not dare to neglect at all, and quickly made arrangements.The intelligence personnel spread like locusts to all parts of Nanjing City, and began a meticulous deployment.

He is not worried about the outcome of the debate, but he is afraid that someone will take a risk.

Nanjing is currently out of reach of the new army forces, so you can't be too careful?

Seven days later, news came back from Nanjing that all departments had been deployed.

What Zuo Menggeng and Huang Zongxi couldn't believe was that, as the southern capital, Nanjing's defense was almost like paper.

The intelligence personnel reported confidently that they only needed [-] people to smash through the city of Nanjing without being unstoppable.

Think about the Jiajing period, thirty or so Japanese pirates could make the city of Nanjing turbulent, and the grass and trees were full of soldiers.

On the tenth day of April, Zuo Menggeng and others, who had finished their preparations, left Songjiang and prepared to return north.

On the pier, Zuo Menggeng finally explained to the people from the chamber of commerce.

"One to two years at the latest, we can abandon the canal and realize cotton transportation by sea. You must be prepared here, especially the Haiphong Yamen. It is best to open up the joints. If not, then leave it to me."

Everyone in the chamber of commerce is eager to realize the early realization of shipping.

"So let's wait for the good news from Zhongheng."

Saying goodbye here, a large group of vicious people rushed towards the pier in the distance.All the boats docked on the shore were all thrown up by them.

But seeing the situation here, those people couldn't help but stop.

None of them are blind, so how can they fail to see that these are all well-established people in Songjiang Mansion.If you offend these people, you will die without knowing how.

Zuo Menggeng saw those people leave angrily, and didn't take it seriously.

You and Zuo are just gangsters from the gang, if you really dare to provoke them, he doesn't mind letting these people see their blood.

"The green mountains will not change, and the green water will flow forever. Zuo is waiting for you to visit us in Shandong to discuss major issues."

All the people in Songjiang Mansion returned the gift together.

"You have a call, you dare not say no."

It is conceivable that from now on, the exchanges between Shandong and Songjiang Prefecture will enter a new stage.

Everyone in the Songjiang Mansion also wanted to go north to Shandong to get a thorough understanding of the situation there.Especially the various new technologies brought by Zuo Menggeng have already made everyone in Songjiang Mansion yearn for Shandong.

The fleet slowly left the dock and went down the Huangpu River. For Zuo Menggeng, the trip to Songjiang Mansion was a rewarding experience.

(End of this chapter)