Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 587 Respectfully Invite Master
As the Qing Dynasty unfolded, the entire Jiankang City became lively.

Although Taiwan has made sufficient preparations for this, it still underestimated the enthusiasm of all parties.As if the heavens and the earth were warming up to the verdant greenery, a large number of talents came from all directions to Gyeonggi, especially the already densely populated places like Beijing and Wuzhong, which were full of boats and boats.That enthusiasm was even more turbulent than when Zhongxing Jianzhi and Emperor Yuan ascended the throne!

Soon the residences prepared for this purpose in Taichung were overcrowded. Naturally, Taichung could not just sit back and watch these people sleep in the streets, so they hurriedly requisitioned the old Bieye Manor of the kings inside and outside the capital to house these people.

These people are celebrities and wealthy in the local area, and naturally they can't be fooled at will after they arrive in Jiankang. In addition to the continuous banquets and gatherings, it is inevitable that the prices of various things in the capital will skyrocket.Not to mention firewood, bamboo and wood, the prices of essential commodities like alcoholic beverages have soared several times.Similar to the citrus stored in the winter, the market price can reach as much as thousands of dollars!

Taichung is also miserable for this reason, and it is inevitable for those people to find fault. The officials not only have to endure many reasonable and unreasonable difficulties, but also go to great lengths to arrange the daily expenses of these people.If something goes wrong during this season, the mistakes will be doubled and magnified.For some Tai Chen who are used to being lazy, it is simply torture.

Therefore, in order to avoid making more mistakes, some ministers simply asked for sick leave at home, and even joined the carnival themselves.But those who dare to do so are a minority after all, and most of the ministers can only grit their teeth and persevere even if it is difficult.

Several gates of the newly-built Taicheng City were open. In addition to the guards patrolling and guarding, there were also a large number of Taige, Gongfu subordinates, and officials who hurriedly shuttled back and forth to deliver news.

Wang Taibao, who is also a Situ, is in charge of the general clearing and deliberation, so his official office is also the busiest place in Taiwan.Various government offices urgently dispatched hundreds of officials to stand by here to help, and even the emperor's special decree allowed the Situ Mansion to add six new employees to participate in the division of labor.

Although many subordinate officials have been added, Dao Wang, as the chief official, is too busy every day and can no longer calm down.It is no exaggeration to say that if he greeted one more time, the letters accumulated on the desk waiting for instructions would be several feet high!

"Although Shen Weizhou has not been in Taiwan for a long time, he has done a lot of practical things."

Seeing the officials bring in another box full of letters, Director Wang couldn't help but sighed with emotion to the newly-appointed left chief Situ.

Originally, correspondence within Taiwan was still paper and Jane.Last year, when Shen Zhezi was in charge of Dongcao, he strongly advocated replacing bamboo slips with paper.Although there was no decision to implement the imperial edict in Taiwan, it was accepted and used to write on paper. Even if there were bamboo slips sent from the local area, they were all transcribed on paper before being sent to Taiwan.

With so many letters piled up and stacked, if the papers and slips were mixed like before, the whole hall might not be able to hold it. Director Wang would feel a headache thinking about that scene.

When Yang Chen heard this, he just smiled and said, "It's a pity, it's a pity..."

Director Wang naturally understood what Yang Chen was regretting. To be honest, he recognized Shen Zhezi's ability very much. If possible, he really wanted to make good use of such a capable and pragmatic young man.However, now, each other has developed to the point of tit-for-tat, no matter how good a talent is, it will be difficult to use after all.

With so many letters, most of them are related to the ongoing discussion.This clean-up meeting can be said to be unprecedented in scale since the Nandu, even compared to the several large-scale clean-up discussions between China and North Korea.

Although the task of sorting out and reviewing the records of these large and small gatherings is boring and cumbersome, it is an extremely rare opportunity to gain a clearer understanding of the current situation and people's hearts.As small as the recommendation of talents, as large as the contradiction of public opinion in policies, they can be fully reflected in the discussions of these sages.

Thinking of this verse, Director Wang couldn't help standing up from the banquet, walked out of the room and turned to the side room.Director Wang took this rare opportunity to force some of the juniors in his family to join in, hoping to hone themselves.

In the past, Director Wang would not be so rigid, and he was happy that his disciples would develop according to their own temperament.But recently, he has been deeply impressed that many of his disciples may be full of elegance and reputation, but there is really a lack of candidates with a pragmatic attitude and talent.Of course, these copywriting and miscellaneous tasks can be entrusted to the bureaucrats, but if they don't understand it at all, it is really not a good sign in this era of drastic changes, and if you don't advance, you will retreat.

However, when he walked to the first side room and saw the situation in the room, Director Wang's face suddenly became gloomy.Inside this room is his second son Wang Tian. At this time, there are two plain screens horizontally in the room, and the silhouette of Wang Tian's body is vaguely projected on the tulle. He is staring at the chessboard with his chin resting on his hand.As for the letters selected by Director Wang himself, they were neatly stacked on the outer desk without any movement!

Director Wang frowned deeply, and was about to step into the room to reprimand him, but he saw Cai Mo hurried over under the guidance of the waiter.

"The Taibao..."

Cai Mo stepped forward to respectfully salute, Director Wang pondered for a while, and signaled Cai Mo to follow him into another room where no one was there.

Because of the mistake he made the day before yesterday, Cai Mo didn't dare to be as casual as before when facing Director Wang.Because he has already realized that although Wang Taibao appears to be kind and harmless most of the time, only when the real incident comes to an end can he reveal his indispensable position in the current situation and his superb methods .

After taking his seat, Cai Mo took out a secret seal from his sleeve and presented it to Director Wang.

After taking a quick look at the secret seal, Director Wang couldn't help but a strange look flashed in his eyes. He was not in a hurry to express his opinion, but just looked at Cai Mo with a smile and said, "What does Daoming think about this?"

"Hey, the younger generation is awesome! Before that, I really underestimated the current theory and lost my way of advancing!"

Cai Mo smiled wryly after hearing the words, he has been in charge of guiding the public opinion of the Qing Dynasty recently, and wanted to bring in the son-in-law Shen Zhezi.But it was during this process that he really realized why the son-in-law was so famous, and what meticulous methods and abilities he possessed.

What is recorded in the secret seal is Cai Mo's recent attempts to get the villagers to launch a public attack on Shen Zhezi.The results were frustrating, and all ended in failure without causing much disturbance.

In these several attempts, some of the topics of Shen Zhezi were mentioned in the meeting, but were quickly replaced by other topics; The excuse is that some people criticized Shen Zhezi severely at the time of the meeting, but after the meeting, the participants never mentioned it again, and there was no response or brewing at all.

The great influence of Qingyi lies in its extensiveness. If a topic cannot receive extensive discussion and attention, it is meaningless at all.People at the time didn't pay attention to this at all, even if their small circle scolded and criticized it, and it couldn't be widely known and spread around the world, it wouldn't be harmful at all.

Although Shen Zhezi was young and inexperienced, he was famous at the time.Although some of the sages who participated in the Qing Dynasty lived in the countryside and didn't know much about current affairs, even if they didn't know it before, after they came to the capital, they must have heard more or less about the title of consort Shenhou .Now this newly built Jiankang City, it can be said that there are traces left by his people all over the city, it is impossible not to hear about it.

In order to wipe out the existence of a rising star with a high reputation in front of the people of the time, the manpower and means needed to be used in this process are overwhelming.

It was precisely because he saw the other party's means and abilities that Cai Mo realized that he wanted to get rid of the Taibao and compete with the Shen family before, which was simply blinding his eyes and overthinking his capabilities.

"Daoming doesn't have to be self-deprecating. There are a lot of people attending this meeting. Shen Weizhou is just a latecomer. It's normal that people don't know enough."

Director Wang smiled and comforted Cai Mo, but actually felt helpless in his heart.Low seniority is sometimes a kind of protection. Many people who participated in the Qing Dynasty had a strong reputation in the countryside. They lived in the countryside for a long time and came here once.In their minds, what is Shen Zhezi?
It's a waste of time to talk about the rights and wrongs of a mere four hundred stones!Even if the person has some outrageous actions, most of them are urchins fooling around. What kind of long-term poisonous and profound impact can they have on the current situation?They traveled long distances to Jiankang, but in the end they were only entangled in the right and wrong of a four-hundred-stone official, and it was embarrassing.

Therefore, Director Wang didn't even hope to get rid of Shen Zhezi in the early Qing Dynasty.These sages of the time had been active in the capital for a long time, so it was inevitable that they would be exposed to everything related to Shen Zhezi frequently.With this layer of foreshadowing, and then lead the topic to other people, it will attract widespread attention and participation.

In addition, Cai Mo's vision is still shallow.In the past few attempts, he chose topics such as the Nanzong raccoon who was lucky enough to become a son-in-law, or someone who overhauled his private house, which has its own problems.In fact, most families are not very interested in Southerners and Northerners becoming son-in-laws. Anyway, no one can get their turn.As for things like self-enrichment based on land, who doesn't do it nowadays?Would it be good for them to make a big fuss?It would be strange to discuss it!
Hearing what the Taibao said, Cai Mo couldn't help being a little embarrassed. He understood that these crimes were not painful to Shen Zhezi, and he might as well just talk about the old incident that caused a fight in the capital due to his remarks earlier.But he was too deeply involved in this matter, and he was worried that if there was any noise, he would not be alone.Killing one thousand enemies and harming oneself by eight hundred, even if you can make him a critic, but you are also criticized by the current critics, then the gain is not worth the loss.

"In a few days, Mr. Lu Cheng of the capital will arrive at the capital, and I will go there to greet him personally. It's a pity that Mr. Yan Muyan, who was in Gaoyin Zhongshan in the early years, was not in the war and did not hear his inquiries. Otherwise, he would be able to fight poorly with the horse monster paradox."

Cai Mo didn't dare to be selfish any more, and said hastily.Hanshi San has a lot to do with Xuanfeng Taoism. If you can use the mouth of several masters of Tianshi Taoism to attack Shen Zhezi, you will not worry about not being successful.

When Director Wang heard this, his eyebrows twitched suddenly, and he calmly concealed the unnaturalness of his expression, and said, "Shen Wei's morality and talent are at odds. It's really a pity. He looks so young, and his parents will inevitably spoil him." Going too far, when it comes to the merits and demerits of a person, it may not be the same as the nature of the person. Great honor and reputation, cracked soil and thick seals, virtuous elders can't take it lightly, let alone young people... There is no lack of falsehood in Qingyi's theory, and I will add the mystery, It is unavoidable to be false and benefit false. I hope this young man can realize the damage and change it, and don't harm scholars because of slander."

When Cai Mo heard that Wang Taibao rejected his proposal, it only added to his hypocritical views, but he didn't think about it further.If possible, he didn't want to make a fuss about it, lest he be bitten out.

After talking for a while, Dao Wang sent Cai Mo away.The scale of this clean-up meeting is unprecedentedly large, and Shen Zhezi is only a corner of the game, so it is not worth putting too much energy on it.

Back in the hall again, Director Wang buried himself in a pile of letters.Recently, he has mainly reviewed Jingzhou and Jiangzhou. Wang Shu's situation in Jiangzhou is not ideal, and he has not played the expected role.Moreover, judging from the content of the Qing discussion, his position in Jiangzhou is also slightly unstable, and many scholars in Jiangzhou have no lack of complaints about Wang Shu.

This part of the content, Director Wang ordered people to sort out and transcribe it, and mobilized it to Jiangzhou.With these guidance, I believe that Wang Shu can be targeted, and either win over or suppress those local nobles, so as to stabilize the situation.

As for Jingzhou, the discussion was also intense.Except for some sporadic remarks that satirized Tao Kan's poor family education and the lawlessness of the scholars, they mainly focused on the military operations against Xiangyang that Tao Kan had prepared years ago.Many people are not optimistic about this, or they don't want Tao Kan to send troops to attack Xiangyang.

Originally, Chu Chong hoped that the issue of whether to use troops could be discussed in the Qing Dynasty, and Taichung would come forward to preside over it.Chu Chong supported Tao Kan's sending troops, probably because he wanted to refute those opponents in the Qing discussion, so as to show solidarity with Tao Kan.

Director Wang is not optimistic about this military operation. Although the military is not his director, he knows that Tao Kan even needs the help of Jiangzhou people to raise food and grass. With the background of Jingzhou, even if Xiangyang is captured, it will be difficult for a long time. keep it up.

Originally, Director Wang planned to extract the content of these clear discussions and send them to Tao Kan to let him understand that the people are not happy to fight, and to postpone the matter for a while.But after thinking about it for a while, he decided to put it off for a while.Tao Kan used troops in the north, and he would definitely not be able to take care of Jiangzhou.There is less pressure on Wang Shu, and he will be more calm in doing things.

As for East Yangzhou, Director Wang is not lacking in attention, but there is no good news.There are also quite a few people from East Yangzhou who entered the capital to participate in the clean-up discussion this time, but Wang Bin can hardly be found in the remarks of these people, as if there is no such person in East Yangzhou.From this, it can be imagined that Wang Bin had no sense of presence in Kuaiji, and was almost suppressed by Shen Chong.

For Wang Bin, Wang Dao had a very complicated heart, full of anger and guilt.In fact, judging from the current situation in East Yangzhou, it is of little significance for Wang Bin to stay there. Liangxuan went to Kuaiji.

But whether to recall Wang Bin, he still hesitated in his heart, not out of consideration of state affairs, but because he didn't know how to face Wang Bin.No matter how Wang Xingzhi's death is explained, with Wang Bin's temperament, it will inevitably aggravate the existing rift between them.So even if Wang Bin is to be recalled, it must not be recalled before the Qing Dynasty.

However, the voices of some people in East Yangzhou caught Director Wang's attention.One of them is that the mountains in the southern counties are disturbing the people, and the scale seems to be not small.Another point is the quarrels of the locals in East Yangzhou, mainly concentrated in the disputes over the salt fields in the coastal counties.

These two things are not big or small.Although the Qing Deliberations originally intended to broaden the voices of the people, the situation in each locality is different, and it is difficult for Taichung to interfere too much in how to deal with it.

If Shen Chong can be allowed to leave Kuaiji Township and go south to suppress the riots, it may give Wang Bin a chance to use the disputes in the coastal counties to tear a hole in East Yangzhou.If Wang Bin can make good use of this opportunity, of course it would be best to stay in Kuaiji for a longer time.If it still doesn't work, if you call him back in the future, you should be willing to lose, and you won't have too many complaints.

So Director Wang picked up a pen and wrote down this line of thought first, planning to push it forward later.As for whether Shen Chong will go or not, it doesn't matter much. It's good if he goes, but if he doesn't, he can add another black story to him.The Qing discussion will continue for several months. When the fire will burn on Shen Chong, although Director Wang can't predict it, he has no lack of expectations.

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In the early spring, the Qing Dynasty had been going on for nearly a month, but the number of participants in the capital did not decrease. On the contrary, because the weather was warmer and it was easier to travel, more people entered the capital.

Near the Dunan Wharf, three large ships sailed side by side, almost filling up the waterway.The pier was full of people. Apart from the ordinary people in the capital, there were guards standing in line in front of the crowd near the river, and luxury cars were parked all around, almost filling up the entire pier.

With such a huge scene, one can tell at a glance that another big person must arrive in Jiankang.

The big ship docked slowly at the pier, and the long-awaited crowd rushed forward one after another, wanting to pay their respects to Shengrong. The scene became more noisy for a while, and some people were even accidentally shot down into the water, and they kept thumping on the water and calling for help. He was not in a hurry to change his shirt, but stood in the cold spring breeze with his whole body wet, looking up at the big ship intently.

The figures on the stationary ship shook, and the first to appear in everyone's sight were more than 20 handsome young men.These young men are tall and straight, with powdered jade faces, hairpin flowers at the temples, and wide-sleeved shirts that flutter like clouds when walking. They lined up in a neat team and slowly went up and down the boat, and then covered the bamboo ladder with brocade, separating the two sides. , and shouted in unison: "Respectfully, Master!"

"Congratulations, master!"

The greeters on the shore let out even louder roars, and there were even many faithful believers who knelt down on the ground in tears and kowtowed again and again.

After a while, the melodious and melodious chirping of rings and the clear and neat chant of women rang out on the boat.Daozhu Fagai and other sacrificial utensils were erected, and a total of 36 delicate and beautiful ladies in feather clothes carried a hanging chariot with bamboo sticks and white satin out of the cabin, and slowly stepped off the big ship. .

There is a hazy figure sitting in the curtain of the chariot, and as he walks under his seat, there is a faint smoke that diffuses, and the smoke diffuses into the crowd with the breeze. Almost drunk, a burst of more violent cheers erupted: "Welcome Master!"

The chariot slowly landed on the pier, and the crowd became more commotion, but there seemed to be an invisible boundary around the chariot, so that no matter how commotion the crowd was, no one dared to step forward.

The dignitaries in the cars on the pier have already got off the cars one after another. Although they are not as crazy as the ordinary people who maintain their identities, there are also a lot of people with strong admiration in their eyes.

Cai Mo and other Taiwan officials did not dare to neglect, they walked quickly to the chariot, and bowed deeply in obeisance.Another quarter of an hour later, the person sitting inside the curtain stood up slowly with the support of a lady in feather clothes, and then walked out. It was a man wearing a crane cloak, wearing a high crown, with a face as white as jade, and a beard and hair as white as snow. The tall and straight old man is Lu Cheng Lu Shijun, a celestial master who grew up in the capital and opened an altar to accept the inscriptions.

With a smile on his face, Lu Cheng walked forward slowly, nodding his head slightly to all sides while walking. As far as his eyes could see, the believers fell to the ground one after another, and there might be excited and crazy roars and ravings in their mouths.

"Jiumu Lu Shijun Xiansheng Yaze, today I am finally lucky enough to see you, I have come a long way and have worked so hard, after entering the capital, I hope you can allow me and other admiring people to celebrate and sweep away the dust for me!"

The Taiwanese ministers came forward to worship again, with an earnest and respectful attitude.

"Mountain poor man, how dare the gentlemen of Laotai Pavilion greet you in person!"

Lu Cheng didn't hold his posture in front of these officials and dignitaries, he bowed his body to return the salute, but just glanced around the crowd, and then sighed: "Oh, when I entered the capital today, I was eager to see a handsome young man, I thought On the day I arrived in the capital, I was able to satisfy my thirst, but I never thought that I would still be disappointed in the end.”

When everyone heard this, although they were not lacking in embarrassment and anger, they still couldn't help asking: "Who is so honored to be honored by Lu Shijun for a long time?"

"It's Marquis Wu Xing, the captain-in-law. I was in Guangling a few years ago. I met Marquis Shen. His appearance is not inferior to the reputation of the time. It's a pity that I didn't talk about it in depth. Recently, I heard this little friend occasionally talking about it. I want to talk to him even more. We sat down and discussed."

Lu Cheng said with a smile.

　A big chapter, long wait. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)