Late Ming sea owl

Chapter 224 Famous all over the world
Lin Hai could swear to God that he had absolutely no intention of plagiarizing Gu Yanwu's famous saying. The main reason was that by the time the article denounced Wei Zhongxian was written, there was really no more suitable word than these eight words.

What he never expected was that while he was still sailing at the mouth of the Yangtze River, this article had been seen by the young Gu Yanwu, and he planned to risk his life to spread it on his behalf.

However, the two young men, Gu Yanwu and Guizhuang, were so impassioned that this article was actually circulated in Suzhou City, Kunshan County, Taicang Prefecture and other places.

Lin Hai dropped too many bamboo tubes in Loujiang and Liuhe rivers. When someone knew this, the bold ones among them began to spread them everywhere unscrupulously.

After all, the law does not punish the public, and everyone spreads it. No matter how tyrannical your eunuchs are, can you still kill all the Jiangnan scholars? The gentry in Suzhou Prefecture were the most opposed to the eunuch party in the world. Qian Qianyi, the leader of the Donglin Party, was from Changshu County, Suzhou Prefecture, and Zhang Pu, the later leader of the Fushe Prefecture, was from Taicang Prefecture, Suzhou Prefecture. The political orientation of the gentry here is evident.

Just when Lin Hai was sailing at the mouth of the Yangtze River, the twenty-six-year-old Zhang Pu also saw the article, just over an hour later than Gu Yanwu.

Like Gu Yanwu, Zhang Pu was still a scholar at this time. In August this year, he would go to Yingtian Mansion to take part in the autumn examination in order to win a title.

On this day, he was studying in his Qiluzhai. Unlike Gu Yanwu, he was studying the outstanding Cheng Wen from the Nanzhili Provincial Examination in recent years. This is equivalent to doing the real questions of past years for future generations, which is very targeted. Test preparation.

Just as Zhang Pu was hanging his head and pricking his buttocks in the study, suddenly his life-long friend Zhang Cai's call came from outside the door: "Heaven is like, Heaven is like my brother..."

Zhang Cai, like Zhang Pu, was a student of Taicang Prefecture School. When he came to Zhang Pu's study room, he opened the door and entered directly. Although these two people are both trusting, they are not a family, but they are good family members who can support their wives and children. They have worshiped each other's mother. It can be said that they are not brothers but better than brothers.

"Yang Weidou is going upstream. You and I must run after him and stop him!" Zhang Pu hurried out and left, followed by Zhang Cai. The two of them beat their horses and headed straight for the Liuhe River.

The person Zhang Cai was talking about was Yang Tingshu, one of the founders of Yingshe and later one of the leaders of the restoration of the society. After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, he was arrested as a general who rebelled against the Qing army. In the face of surrender, he refused to shave his head and said, "Beheading is a small matter. "It's a big deal in Nagito", and finally he died generously with blood-clothed and death-defying words.

Zhang Cai really couldn't bear it anymore: "Tianru, I think it's better to forget it. I don't know where Lin Qianhu started spreading this article."

"Brother Wei Dou is so reckless. He entrusted a servant who doesn't know the meaning of justice to deliver such a disasterous article."

"No need to chase, no need to chase..." Zhang Pu suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, "The number of bamboo tubes Lin Qianhu threw into the river must have been thousands. This article will be popular all over the world. I should be fine." That’s it!”

That night, Er Zhang arrived in Kunshan County. Zhang Pu was dismayed to find that someone here was already talking openly about Lin Hai's article. He immediately became furious and wanted to travel all night.

"Brother, why are you so anxious?" Zhang Pu put down Cheng Wen in his hand, stood up and smiled at his sworn brother.

But Zhang Pu shook his head: "No, I won't give up until I get to Suzhou. No, even if I get to Suzhou, even if this is the case, I still won't give up and will still go to Nanjing..."

When Fushe was founded during the Chongzhen period, Zhang Cai had already won the Jinshi, but Zhang Pu was still a scholar. However, both of them were leaders of the Fushe alliance, but Zhang Cai still respected Zhang Pu.

Yang Tingshu is from Changzhou County, Suzhou Prefecture. He just visited Taicang a few days ago to visit Er Zhang. He just took a boat back to his hometown early this morning. He picked up the bamboo tube on the Liuhe River, so he copied a copy and asked his confidants to give it to Er Zhang. Sent over.

"Hero? Brother is right... We are going to Suzhou Fucheng now, we must be quick!" Zhang Pu got on his horse, "This is a good opportunity for me to become famous in the society! Brother, come with me quickly, we will take this opportunity Take Wen to Suzhou and Nanjing!”

Zhang Cai always followed Zhang Pu's lead, so when he heard this, he quickly said: "Then what should we do?"

"Brother, where did you get this?" Zhang Pu took the article and read it hastily, his expression suddenly changed.

"Brother Wei Dou sent someone to give it to me. He said it was fished from the Liuhe River and put in a bamboo tube."

Zhang Pu felt very dissatisfied. When he said this, his expression suddenly changed: "No, Brother Wei Dou has always been sentimental. He must be planning to spread this article to the world. I, Yingshe, will probably be destroyed in the near future!"

Zhang Pu, however, was still galloping on his horse: "This matter is a matter of time and no delay. Suzhou will probably not be able to catch up. You and I must strive to be the first to bring this article to Nanjing!"

"Tianru, Tianru, why don't you just bring your luggage and books? The Yingtianxiang exam will be held in exactly three months." Zhang Cai followed Zhang Pu in pursuit.

"Tianru, let's go back then." Zhang Cai smiled when he heard this, "This Lin Qianhu is really a hero!"

As a result, Zhang Pu also saw a lot of bamboo tubes floating along the river. He dismounted and went to the shore to pick up one. When he opened it, he saw that the article was indeed there.

Of course, Zhang Cai's background was better than that of Zhang Pu, who was the son of a servant. But Zhang Cai respected Zhang Pu, who was six years younger than him. The two founded Yingshe together, and later founded Fushe together, and were respectfully called Mr. Er Zhang by the world.

"Tianru, read this article." Zhang Cai took out Lin Hai's article and handed it to his sworn brother.

Zhang Cai sighed helplessly: "Tianru, even if the man is not tired, the horse is also weak. How about we take a boat?"

"We are going against the current to Suzhou and Nanjing. How to ride a boat instead of a horse?" Zhang Pu still shook his head, "If the horse power is not enough, then change the horse. By the way, brother, did you bring any money? I don't have much with me..."

Er Zhang then hurried on again overnight. At this time, Lin Hai's old lock boat had already left the Yangtze River estuary. How did he know that he had sent Ruan Mei to search for Lou Dong Erzhang to no avail, and was running away because of one of his articles...

After the old lock ship sailed out of the Yangtze River estuary, Lin Hai stood on the bow and saw the majestic starry sky and the magnificent sea waves. He felt a little happy for a moment, and he felt that "you can go up to the sky to catch the moon, and you can go down to the five oceans to catch turtles." "The feeling of pride welled up in my chest.

This operation can be said to be a great success so far. Lin Hai sailed two hundred miles at the mouth of the Yangtze River without encountering any obstacles. It seems that the South Zhili side was really unprepared. They did not expect that the ruthless bandit who destroyed the Wei Zhongxian Shrine in Hangzhou would appear here.

Lin Hai deliberately asked for the 700,000 taels of silver that would come one month later. In fact, he secretly built a plank road to make Li Shi's nephew think that he must be waiting for the cashier somewhere overseas. In the end, he took the old eunuch and went straight to Suzhou. And go, the main thing is a surprise.

Now, Ta Lin has finally trapped a dragon and jumped into the sea. The only suspense left is whether he can be recruited after Emperor Chongzhen ascends the throne.

Lin Hai asked himself that he was 80 to 90% sure of this. After all, he would be famous all over the world after this incident. As long as he expresses the idea of ​​being recruited at the right time, there will definitely be many people running and shouting for him. After all, even giant bandits like Zheng Zhilong were recruited in the first year of Chongzhen.

Of course, Lin Hai still needs to take the initiative to operate this matter. This is why he put on a show in Chongwen Academy and why he let Zheng Zhilong go on Dongshan Island. Although it was difficult to kill Zheng Zhilong at that time, if Fujian officers and soldiers led by Yu Zigao were invited to suppress it, there was still hope that Zheng Zhilong's gang would be beaten to a semi-crippling state. But Lin Hai finally chose to let Zheng Zhilong preserve his strength in order to let him cause trouble along the coasts of Fujian and Guangdong again.

At that time, the court will either recruit Zheng Zhilong, or it will have to recruit An Linhai to deal with Zheng Zhilong. One of the two is a gangster, and the other is an anti-eunuch hero despite some illegal behavior. The result is unclear.

After reaching this point, Lin Hai has returned as the king!

With his reputation in Jiangnan at that time, he will definitely become a guest of many celebrities and giants. Considering the political environment during the Chongzhen period, who else would dare to extend his black hand to someone else's business?

After the old lock ship left the Yangtze River estuary, it turned south. At this time, the windward angle was too small, and it could no longer sail as close to the wind as it did in the river. The rest of the voyage can only be fought against the wind, and it will take nearly half a month to return to Tamsui.

While Lin Hai was still sailing around the Zhoushan Islands, his article had already reached Hangzhou, Zhejiang.

To the east of the broken bridge in the West Lake, in the thatched cottage of the Cao Yi Taoist, Wang Wei was talking about Lin Hai with two men. I saw that one of them was about the same age as Wang Wei, and his face had quite a few marks left by the wind and snow swords. The other was obviously more than ten years older, but he was extremely well-maintained.

The older man is Qian Qianyi, the leader of the Donglin Party, and the man in his thirties next to him is Wang Wei's ex-husband Mao Yuanyi. Both of them were dismissed from office because of the eunuch party. At the same time, they were very close to Wang Wei and had some friendship with each other.

Qian Qianyi and Mao Yuanyi also have something in common. They are both fans of the emperor's master Sun Chengzong.

Sun Chengzong was Qian Qianyi's examiner, and he also strongly recommended his protégé to the cabinet. Qian Qianyi naturally respected his master very much. He later wrote many articles for Sun Chengzong, and severely criticized Wang Zaijin, who had different opinions with Sun Emperor's master on the Liaodong strategy.

As for Mao Yuanyi, let alone that. He was recommended to the court by many people for his book "Wu Bei Zhi", but he was repeatedly rejected. It was not until Supervisor Sun Chengzong that he took the initiative to recommend himself, and Master Sun also valued Mao Yuanyi, saying that "it is not me who cannot use Mao Sheng, and it is not me who cannot use Mao Sheng."

"I really didn't expect that Lin Qianhu was the one who destroyed Quan's Eunuch Temple that day..." Wang Wei said and sighed leisurely, "Lin Qianhu did a great job, but it's a pity that "Dream of Red Mansions" "It's gone now!"

"Xiu Wei, tell me, could the Master of the Mourning Hall be Lin Qianhu himself?" Qian Qianyi suddenly said after hearing this. He had never seen Lin Hai himself, only the article polished by Wang Minzheng. For a moment, A sudden whim.

"It's not like that. This person is simple and unliterary, and there is absolutely no literati atmosphere about him." Wang Wei said, "Besides, what if a scholar can act like him?"

"What you say is nothing but what you say will not be published." Qian Qianyi was disillusioned with Lin Hai. It was really hard for him to imagine that the gangster who hijacked Suhang Weaving could write "The Burial of Flowers". That was not Lin Daiyu. Uprooting the weeping willow trees?

"Who says scholars can't do great things? If it weren't for Quan Qianhu, why would a hero like Lin Qianhu float in the sea on a boat?" Mao Yuanyi looked angry. He was talking about Lin Hai, but in reality he was not talking about himself.

This man has always prided himself on being a Confucian general who excelled in poetry and swordsmanship. What he most yearned for was to mount his horse to kill the enemy and dismount his horse to write poems. Unfortunately, he was unable to achieve success in writing or martial arts after his old age. Last year, he was implicated in the Liuhe defeat and was eunuch. Dismissed from office.

"Quiting birth, why are you so persistent? Why can't you ride on a raft and float in the sea?" Wang Wei has been obsessed with Buddhism since leaving the Mao family, and he pays attention to letting nature take its course in everything.

"If the East captives are flat, I will travel from Chisongzi..." Mao Yuanyi actually has a bit of a hermit complex, which is reflected in many of his poems, but his patriotism is stronger.

As he spoke, he sighed, then suddenly cheered up and said: "I heard that Lin Qianhu defeated Zheng Zhilong in Fujian last year. This man has a chivalrous heart and knows military affairs. If Sun Gong of Gaoyang rises again in the future, I will definitely fight against him. Highly recommend this person!”

A few days later, when Lin Hai's old lock ship crossed the Zhoushan Islands, his article spread throughout Shilin, Shaoxing Prefecture, adjacent to Hangzhou.

In the northwest of Shanyin County, where the Zhoushan Wu Ancestral Hall is located, Wu Mengming, lying on the hospital bed, was listening to his fourth brother read Lin Hai's article for him.

The former deputy director of Fusi of Jinyiwei North Town spoke for the Donglin Party members in the Seven Gentlemen case. As a result, he was falsely accused of hiding and was thrown into prison. Although he was lucky enough not to be tortured to death in the end, it was inevitable that he would shed a layer of his skin. of.

Wu Mengming was born in martial arts and was in good health, but he was already in his sixties after all. After going through prison, he fell seriously ill when he returned home. It had just gotten better last year, but my brother-in-law Wu Mengren made me angry again, and now I am bedridden again.

After listening to Lin Hai's article read to him by his fourth brother, the 63-year-old Wu Mengming struggled to sit up from the bed, slapped the bed board and shouted loudly: "Okay! Okay! This Lin Qianhu is really a hero, and he can be regarded as a hero." An example for our fellow warriors!”

Mr. Wen Si, who was sitting on the bed, had no military achievements, but he had the honorary title of a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, so he could barely be considered a military man.

After hearing what the elder brother said, Fourth Master Wen was silent for a while, and then said: "Brother, do you think Lin Hai has also heard some rumors?"

Wu Mengming didn't react for a moment: "Fourth, what are you talking about?"

"The rumors in the palace..." Fourth Master Wen lowered his voice and continued, "I heard that the dragon's body is getting worse and worse."

"Fourth brother, where did you hear this?" Wu Mengming was a little surprised when he heard this. As a senior member of Jinyiwei, he knew that Emperor Tianqi fell into the water two years ago, but since he was dismissed from office, he has no one in the palace at all. News.

"Brother, please don't worry about it. Anyway, I didn't say anything casually." Fourth Master Wen smiled mysteriously and refused to say anything more.

Ruqiu Lake, Yuyao County, in a large mansion of the Xie family in Simen. Xie Zhengqian returned from a hunting trip. After hearing about Lin Hai, he remained silent for a long time, with a look of regret on his face. He didn't know whether it was for his own business or for something else.

In a village in Yuyao County, an 18-year-old young man, covered in plain clothes, holding a copy of Lin Hai's article in his hand, knelt in front of his father's memorial tablet and cried bitterly, his tears moistening the paper. New ink.

This young man was the later great thinker Huang Zongxi, and his father was Huang Zunsu, a member of the Donglin Party who was arrested during the Suzhou Civil War. He committed suicide after leaving a desperate poem in prison in June last year.

East Zhejiang is not the end. Lin Hai's name spreads far faster than his sailing in the sea.

When his old lock ship sailed to the border between Fujian and Zhejiang, Xu Xinsu, who was in southern Fujian, also heard the news. After Shopkeeper Xu saw the article, his vision immediately went dark and he fainted.

(End of this chapter)