Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 153 Lingnan Celebrity Chen Bangyan

Wang Yan was in the government office, while he was thinking, listening to his subordinates, he couldn't help being curious, so he asked his subordinates to lead people to the side hall to meet each other, while he straightened his clothes and went to wait first.

After a while, the subordinate left and came back again, and said: "Master Hou, that man said that Lord Hou has no heart for thinking of virtuous people, so he turned around and wanted to leave."

Wang Yan couldn't help frowning slightly when he heard the words, saying that the subordinate said: "It's because the Marquis didn't think carefully." Then he got up quickly and asked his subordinates to lead the way. After chasing outside the Yamen, he saw a man wearing a Dongpo scarf and a Confucian uniform. A middle-aged man is walking into the distance.

"Wait a minute, sir~" Wang Yan hurriedly called out, and when he turned around, he bowed to him, "Just now, this Marquis was too contemptuous, and I couldn't greet you in person, please don't be offended, sir."

Seeing Wang Yan chasing after him, the Juren showed a hint of approval on his face, and bowed to him.

Wang Yan stepped forward, helped him, and when he straightened up, he saw that he had a square face, long beard, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and his body was full of righteousness.

"Dare to ask Mr.'s name?" Wang Yan couldn't help admiring.

"My Lingnan, Chen Bangyan!" The middle-aged Confucian replied with a smile.

After Wang Yan entered Guangdong, he got to know the famous scholars and officials in Guangdong and Guangxi. When he heard the name of Chen Bangyan, he found that there was such a person in his mind. But really talented.

At this time, Wang Yan thought about it a little bit in his mind, and he had already remembered Chen Bangyan's deeds, and he laughed quickly: "It turned out to be Mr. Ling Fu who advised "Zhongxing Zhengyao". I am rude."

"It's just my humble opinion, I made Hou Ye laugh." Chen Bangyan also laughed.

This Chen Bangyan was smart and studious since he was a child. In the first year of Tianqi, he was admitted as a scholar, but after that, he failed in the provincial examination many times, so he set up a hall in Daliang with his father to teach apprentices, known as Mr. Iwano.

He is proficient in the study of applying the world to the world. For more than [-] years, he has had countless students and disciples, and his reputation has reached Guangnan.

During the Jiashen period, the capital was destroyed, Qing soldiers entered the pass, and the imperial court lost half of its territory.Chen Bangyan suddenly felt that the country was in crisis, and said anxiously: "At this time, those who don't want to serve the country are not husbands!" Then he finished his lectures. In response to the current situation, he carefully wrote "Zhongxing Political Leaders" with tens of thousands of words, listing 32 items. With the strategy of resisting the enemy and saving the country, he went to Nanjing to present himself to Emperor Hongguang smugly, but was not accepted.

The trip to Nanjing did not make him disheartened, but instead made him actively participate in the provincial examination that year, and he actually won the honor of juren.

Since Wang Yan knew Chen Bangyan's reputation and had read the 32 words of Zhongxing written by him, he naturally knew his talent and learning, and he was not a rotten scholar who only knew the Four Books and Five Classics.

After the two of them were courteous outside the yamen, Wang Yan proposed to invite Chen Bangyan to the yamen for a talk. Chen Bangyan was just testing whether Wang Yan could be courteous to the corporal, and now that he had an affirmative answer, he naturally would not refuse.

Wang Yan held his hand with his relatives, ordered his subordinates to open the door of the ceremony, walked straight to the study, and ordered his servants to prepare refreshments before sitting down with Chen Bangyan.

"Shicai, my subordinates told Yu Yan that Mr. Yan has a strategy to teach me." Wang Yan waited for the two to sit down, and then asked each other, "Not only is it a strategy to calm chaos?"

Chen Bangyan shook his head, "Prince Jingjiang is ambitious and has no plans. He doesn't know the general situation. He is not worth mentioning. He is the one who sells the leader. Now that Lord Hou has gone to Wuzhou, it is easy to put down the rebellion! Why do you need me to teach you? "

Hearing the words, Wang Yan straightened his body, "What strategy do you want to teach, sir?"

"Hou Ye thinks, what is the current situation in the court?" Chen Bangyan asked without answering.

Wang Yan didn't understand what he meant, but after thinking for a while, he said, "Your Majesty is determined to recover. Although there are some obstacles in the court, the court still has seven provinces, and there is still room for improvement!"

"No!" Chen Bangyan shook his head again and said, "I look at the imperial court, but it is in danger, and it will not be far away."

"Why is this?" Wang Yan couldn't help exclaiming.

In his view, although the imperial court is struggling now, there are Lu Wang Jianguo and Zheng Zhilong in the southeast to resist the Qing army, and He Tengjiao in Hunan has already joined forces with the Dashun Army on the East Road. Heshan, defending the southwest, but it should not be difficult.

"There are seven provinces in the imperial court, but the only ones who really obey His Majesty's orders are the Marquis and the army in southern Jiangxi!" Chen Bangyan continued: "In the southeastern land, the imperial court and the king of Lu are in dispute and do not cooperate with each other. The King of Lu will be defeated, and Zheng Zhilong is not a loyal minister. Once the situation deteriorates, he will have two minds! Hunan He Tengjiao, although he is an old acquaintance of His Majesty in Nanyang, has the desire to separate himself from the throne. , Eliminate dissidents, search for places, and have no enterprising spirit. If things go on like this, the hearts of the people will turn against each other, and the soldiers will have no will to fight. Yunnan Shading Prefecture rebelled, and Mu Guogong lost Kunming, so he could not protect himself. Guangxi Qu Shisi, intending to support the King Yongming is in harmony with the appearance of the court. With all these things, the court is not in danger? The court is not in danger? The current court's authority is not good enough, and the power of the provinces cannot be deployed in a unified manner. The government orders are smooth and can be mobilized freely, compared to the cohesion of the imperial court, it is too far behind."

After Wang Yan listened, he couldn't help being silent for a while. He knew that what Chen Bangyan said was true, so he couldn't help reflecting on his own optimism.

It may be that he defended Yangzhou alone for two months, defeated Li Latetai's [-] Qing army, and now easily won the victory in Wuzhou, which made him feel arrogant in his heart. It is easy to detect the crisis that the court will face.

Wang Yan couldn't help but be surprised by this reflection. After all, he is too young. In addition, he was conferred the title of marquis in just two years. In addition to frivolity and arrogance, it is very likely to become his biggest weakness on the battlefield.

After a while, Wang Yan came back to his senses. When he looked at Chen Bangyan again, his eyes were already shining, so he got up suddenly and bowed to Chen Bangyan, "Since Mr. Wang has insight into the current situation and knows the crisis of the court, when Have a strategy to save the country and the people."

Seeing Wang Yan's sincerity, Chen Bangyan quickly got up to return the salute: "I admire the sincerity of Lord Hou, but in my opinion, the only one who can save the country and the people in today's world is Lord Hou. Although I have insight into the current situation, In the end, I am not a talent for saving time, and I am unable to solve the deadlocks facing the court, but I can plan for Lord Hou and help Lord Hou reorganize the land."

"If sir can help you, I will definitely treat you as a superior guest." Hearing this, Wang Yan couldn't help shaking his hand again.

Feeling the power coming from his hands, Chen Bangfu couldn't help but said: "To join Lord Hou now, there should be a strategy to relieve Lord Hou's immediate worries."

"Yan is willing to listen carefully." Wang Yan said sincerely.

(End of this chapter)