Ming Zuo

Chapter 258 The East-West Exchange
Kong Yinzhu was full of joy waiting for the good news from Kong An, and waited all night.

What finally came was Wang Sunfan's panic and Kong An's corpse.

Seeing Kong An's death, Kong Yinzhu's whole body was cold, and the fear deep in his heart hit his mind.

"Is that Qiu Ba dead?"

Wang Sunfan was furious, he stamped his feet and said, "It's all like this, can I die? Of course I was rescued."

Kong Yinzhu immediately jumped up and scolded: "What do you Jining government do to eat? You were found in the prison and killed my people?"

Wang Sunfan was dizzy.

"It's not just your people? All the guards in the prison were killed, and no one survived."

Kong Yinzhu spun around like crazy, chattering endlessly.

"That's right, Zuo Menggeng must have done it. Go, go to his camp, and you will definitely find that Qiu Ba, and then you can punish his crimes. Go, hurry up..."

Wang Sunfan looked at him like a fool.

"Where are you going? We can't even leave the city now."

Kong Yinzhu was stunned.

"Why is this?"

Wang Sunfan realized that he had done something stupid, so he shouldn't be afraid of the power of the Kong family and help Kong Yinzhu.

"Then Zuo Menggeng blocked all the gates around the city, no entry or exit."

Kong Yinzhu was furious, shouting and cursing again and again.

"Is he trying to rebel?"

Wang Sunfan knew that his fate would not be very good, so he went all out, and had no respect for Kong Yinzhu.

"He said that the White Lotus Sect is rampant with demons. To protect the safety of Jining, it is not suitable to go out. This is wartime, and he... has the final say!"

Kong Yinzhu staggered back and fell into a chair.

Wang Sunfan was right, Zuo Menggeng's reason was very good.

Yanzhou Mansion is now a war zone. As the military officer in charge of exterminating the White Lotus Sect, Zuo Menggeng can really use such a method to make it difficult for them to move forward.

As for killing officials and robbing prisoners, it is said that Zuo Menggeng did it, what is the evidence?
This is the same as when Kong Yinzhu killed [-] people in Dongjia Village. Everyone knows what happened, but without evidence, it is naturally impossible to punish him.

What Wang Sunfan understands better than Kong Yinzhu is that the imperial court has no soldiers to send, and if they want to destroy the White Lotus Sect, they can only count on Zuo Menggeng.

The situation is like this, no matter how insightful the imperial court is, it will not condemn Zuo Menggeng for this.

As for the Kong family...

After that Chongzhen came to power, he was not very kind to the Kong family.

Kong Yinzhi, the patriarch of the Kong family, is now in the capital, his official position is not obvious, and he can't even preside over the court sacrifices, so he has to take the initiative to declare the property of the Kong family.

If the incident here gets to the capital, Kong Yinzhu may be doomed.

When Wang Sunfan mentioned the stakes, Kong Yinzhu was also dumbfounded.

"Could it be... Is that the way to go?"

Wang Sunfan was disheartened, and already wanted to resign, he said: "At this point, we can only see that Zuo Menggeng is arrogant. But he is just a martial artist, and he will be troubled in the future."

Kong Yinzhu didn't speak, just wheezing and panting, furious and helpless.

Zuo Menggeng received Liu Zongzhou's church, and his mental state has sublimated. How could he care about a few ghosts and monsters?

The fighting was over, and he set out to return.

The fourth regiment was left to control the front line on the south side of Anshan Lake, and the first regiment of the second division was transferred to control the front line on the south side of Anshan Lake, so that it was in line with Dongchang Mansion, and all of them became territories controlled by the new army.

Zuo Menggeng first went to Anshan Lake to inspect the preparations of the fishery company.

This year is a rare warm winter, so it does not affect the preparation of the fishing company.Not only the waterways of Anshan Lake and Daqing River are completely unblocked, but also the waterways of Anshan Lake and Anshan Town have been dredged, so that Anshan Lake has two waterways in and out.

At the same time, Shuiboli also carried out detailed planning, and organized fishermen and people along the coast to start weaving fishing nets, fences and other things.

Just after the spring, fry will be thrown into the water.

Zuo Menggeng felt relieved and went north to Dongchang Mansion.

It's more lively here.

The greenhouses jointly owned by the vegetable company and various companies in Dongchang Prefecture have been put into production, and the first batch of off-season vegetables will be harvested in half a month.

Wang Xiangjin was actually here too, lingering in the warm shed.

"In the past, the old man was busy with farming, and he boasted that he was the best in the world. Today, after seeing such a miracle, he knows that he is sitting in a well and looking at the sky."

This old man really likes farming. When he arrived in Linqing, he was shocked after visiting the local agricultural situation and was very eager to learn.

Just in time for Dongchang Mansion to build a greenhouse, he also followed and participated in it from the beginning, just to master the first-hand technology.

"Zhongheng, will the world be able to eat these fresh fruits and vegetables in the future?"

Of course Zuo Menggeng knew the development of agriculture in the later generations, and said with a smile: "There is no end to farming. As long as you study hard and actively explore, if you pass it on, the people in the world will not be plagued by hunger in the future."

"People in the world no longer suffer from hunger, what a prosperous age it will be!"

Wang Xiangjin was enthralled by what he said, and he was full of energy.

Zuo Menggeng is used to drawing big cakes.

"What's the point of just letting the people in the world have enough to eat? You have to make the common people eat meat every day, and eat whatever they want, to be considered a little achievement."

Wang Xiangjin didn't expect the young man to breathe so loudly.

But I don't know why, hearing Zuo Menggeng say this is so convincing.

Ren Huaimao and Deng Zhirong came to discuss business.

"Zhongheng, the greenhouse will be produced soon. We estimated it. In terms of production, it can not only meet the needs of Dongchang, but also sell it abroad. Therefore, we plan to sell it to Jinan. Is it possible?"

Zuo Menggeng was very happy.

"It's good for everyone to be enterprising. Who would hate to make less money?"

Everyone laughed, and found that it was really refreshing to work with Zuo Menggeng.

In the past, everyone was restrained by etiquette, and they were ashamed to talk about profit, and they were coy and secretive no matter what they wanted to do to make a living.

Unlike now, when it comes to expanding the business, Zuo Menggeng actually received full support.

Ren Huaimao was completely convinced by Zuo Menggeng. He pulled a young man over and said, "This is a dog. He has studied since he was a child and has made some progress. I heard that there are all great Confucians in Linqing. I would like to ask Zhongheng to recommend it for you. He learned the real thing."

Apprenticeship is false, and it is true to fully serve.

The boy looked at Zuo Menggeng with reverence on his face.

"Ren Kepu has met Mr. Attendant."

Good guy, another famous minister.

Zuo Menggeng couldn't help looking at Ren Huaimao, he really didn't know how such a rough old hat gave birth to Wen Quxing's son.

How did he know that the grandson of Deng Zhirong next to him was Deng Zhongyue, the number one scholar in the [-]th year of Kangxi in the future.

Zuo Menggeng was naturally happy with Ren Huaimao's statement.

This means that the various families in Dongchang Mansion have begun to pledge their allegiance, allowing his sphere of influence to finally go out of Linqing.

Zuo Menggeng agreed and took Ren Kepu back to Linqing.

"Come here, Madam's natal family is here."

Fu Yusun reported the situation.

Although he and Xu Ruolin are not yet married, they have already changed their names internally.

Hearing that the Xu family had come, Zuo Menggeng dared not neglect.After asking, I searched all the way.

People from the Xu family were actually at Deng Yuhan's place, and Liu Zongzhou, Li Banghua, Lu Shanji, Sun Qifeng and other great scholars were also there.

Before entering the room, Zuo Menggeng heard the very familiar sound of metal instruments, playing a melodious melody, accompanied by an exquisite soprano.

When I looked around, I saw Xu Ruolin and an older woman who looked quite similar to her in the middle of the venue, reciting hymns.

That woman is not as bright and elegant as Xu Ruolin, but more charming and kind.But the ability to sing hymns taught by Jesus is much superior to that of Xu Ruolin.

Zuo Menggeng actually heard the taste of Italian opera from it.

Among all the people here, there are Xu Erjue and Xu Erjue.

Another refined scholar, holding a handsome three or four-year-old child in his hand, is watching the performance intently.

In the distance, Deng Yuhan was playing the violin and Luo Yagu was playing a musical instrument similar to a piano, accompaniment to the singing of the two women.

In this room, the east and the west converge, which is quite harmonious.

Seeing Liu Zongzhou and other great Confucians who have been immersed in the principles of heaven and human desires for most of their lives, now enjoying Western religious music and culture, Zuo Menggeng really wanted to find a painter to come over and record this scene.

It is estimated that hundreds of years later, it will definitely become an important evidence for the study of cultural exchanges between the East and the West.

But with his arrival, a good music concert had to come to an end.

Xu Ruolin pulled the woman over.

"This is my sister."

The woman performed a Western-style etiquette with a gentle tone.

"Brother Gan, I have seen General Zuo."

Zuo Menggeng knew right away that this was the birthday of the famous Xu Gandi in history.

In the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, there were three women in China who played an important role in the spread of Christianity.

One is Yang Tingyun's daughter Agnes, and the other is Tong Guoqi's wife Agas.And the one who contributed the most is the brother Xu Gan in front of him.

Unlike Xu Ruolin, this one is the most devout believer and has devoted her whole life to religion.

She funded the construction of the famous Qiujiawan Catholic Church.

(End of this chapter)