The literary giants of the late Ming Dynasty began by copying books

Chapter 136 The uneasy Wang Wenlong

Wang Wenlong thought for a long time and knew that he couldn't escape, so he could only say: "Mr. Jingyang can ask me to write it, but it must be based on my request."

Gu Xiancheng achieved his goal and said with a smile, "Jianyang said so."

"As long as what I write is in line with the principles given by the gentlemen today, if the words are not strong enough, sir, you can use them, but you cannot force me to change them."

Why is the Donglin Party strong?Because some of them truly believe that what they are doing is the right thing, but in troubled times they must be ruthless.

For example, Gu Xiancheng, although he had party ambitions, he always thought that he was doing the right thing.

This generation of Donglin Party members also have their own persistent pursuits in many aspects. For example, people in Donglin take things like composition very seriously, and they pay even more attention to their reputation among literati.

After hearing Wang Wenlong's words, Gu Xiancheng thought about it for a moment and nodded of course.

"Writing comes from the heart and flows into the hands. It comes from the heart. How can outsiders criticize it randomly? I, Gu Xiancheng, will never do anything that violates people's literary opinions. Whatever Jianyang writes is what it is. How can I force changes!"

Wang Wenlong thought that this was all he could do, raised his glass to everyone, and then drank a cup of hot wine.

"So, I'll write it when I get back."

Although Wang Wenlong said he refused, he would be happy if such conditions were available.

Anyway, I just wrote an article with everyone, and a group of Donglin big guys echoed it, which will definitely greatly improve his reputation.

There are many literati who are in harmony with this group of Donglin Party. As long as Wang Wenlong's reputation is big enough and he doesn't stick to it too harshly, even if the eunuch party rises in the future historical line, Wei Zhongxian will not fall back 20 years.

As for fear of offending Wanli now, Wang Wenlong just contained the offensive nature of the article.

Wang Wenlong has finally become a famous official, a truly high-ranking official, the kind who is held in high esteem by all the stars.

At a young age, he became a scholar who led Changzhou scholars to study. The local gentry had to give him a decent treatment, so before he left the government office, Wang Wenlong was taken to a famous local family with great gifts. The four treasures of the study room, the incense burner and snacks were prepared for him. He wrote the magnificent article carefully in the clean room.

When Wang Wenlong became the representative of local students, Donglin Party bosses were also discussing it heatedly.

Donglin boss Ye Maocai, who arrived a step later than everyone else, was the first to speak. He hadn't quite figured out the situation yet and asked curiously: "Why did you suddenly choose such a young man to replace all the strangers in Changzhou? Our place is no better than others, so we must It would be a shame to find someone who speaks and acts dangerously without losing Changzhou’s face.”

Gao Panlong, who followed Gu Xiancheng and Wang Wenlong into the government office, explained: "I have been in contact with Jianyang in the past few days and I know that he has a very good character and the demeanor of a famous official. Please rest assured about this."

Qian Yiben, the boss of Donglin who came with Ye Maocai, shook his head and said: "This is not just a matter of character. If we don't supervise his article, we don't want to trick us Changzhou gentry into it."

Gu Xiancheng said: "In this situation, we have to help Li Daofu first. Changzhou students can't be too public. If we do it ourselves, I'm afraid it will be bad. It is the best to find such a famous foreign celebrity to help write the article." Good idea."

Ye Maocai thought for a while after hearing this, and finally nodded: "Yes, if we push too hard, I'm afraid we will get a bad reputation in the court."

Ye Maocai considered the overall situation. The Donglin Party members really believed that what they were doing was to fulfill the hope of the world, and everything was for the sake of doing things well. It would be best if it could have the effect of admonishing Emperor Wanli.

Of course, actual actions cannot be so idealistic. No one thinks that the emperor will change his behavior because of this large-scale evacuation. But as long as the emperor takes a step back and everyone takes a step forward and strengthens their determination, they will one day be able to achieve their goals.

But An Xifan on the side couldn't help complaining: "This Wang Jianyang is only in his 20s. He is just a young man. He is not taught by any famous teachers. If he writes an article randomly, all the students in Changzhou will have to sign it." Afterwards, wouldn’t it mean that we, the students in Changzhou, have lost face?”

Gao Panlong had a pretty good impression of Wang Wenlong, and he took the initiative to defend Wang Wenlong and said: "I have also heard about Wang Jianyang's experience in the past few days. He promoted new crops in Fujian, and the methods he used were quite clever. I don't think they were that good." He is a young man who has nothing to do." An Xifan shook his head and said: "What I'm afraid of is that there is no backbone in his articles. This cannot be remedied by a clever mind. After all, he is just a young man, and I have never seen anyone with strong backbone before. Make a name for yourself in the world."

Hearing this, Gao Panlong couldn't help but laugh: "Xiao Fan, you have always opposed ranking by age, why do you despise others' youth now?"

An Xifan shook his head with a serious face and said: "I'm not judging him because of his age, I'm just afraid that he will lose the reputation of the righteous people like us."

Liu Yuanzhen, the youngest among the later Donglin Eight Gentlemen, is still an official. At this time, An Xifan is the youngest Donglin boss operating in Wuxi, 14 years younger than Gu Xiancheng.He also has the most upright temperament and pays attention to integrity.

An Xifan advocated respecting the classics and Taoism in his scholarship, and advocated the ideas of "Qi Xue", "Revival of Zhengxue" and "Defending Tao to Save the Times". He highly respected the orthodox stance of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, and was very concerned about the modern Yangming Xinxue and so on. Then be excluded.This view is even more rigid than that of the older generation Donglin Party members such as Gu Xiancheng.

The reason why An Xifan was demoted was because he offended the emperor by working hard.

At that time, An Xifan was the most die-hard thug of the Donglin Party. He wrote letters time and time again to help the Donglin Party participate in the court struggle. Although there were big bosses arranging troops behind the scenes, An Xifan was able to write the letter because of himself. Inseparable from stubborn character.

Gao Panlong knew that no matter what he said, he couldn't put An Xifan's heart at ease, so he simply suggested: "Jianyang's writing is fast. I'm afraid that the letter has been written by now. Why not go to him and ask him now? Even if he hasn't written it well, listen." Everyone can trust his writing ideas and rest assured.”

Everyone nodded, and An Xifan said, "Excuse me, sir."

That afternoon, Gao Panlong and Ye Chengxue came to the home of a wealthy family in Changzhou and found Wang Wenlong who had just finished writing a letter. The two went straight to the topic. Ye Chengxue asked: "Has the Shangshu of Jianyang been written?"

Wang Wenlong nodded and said: "The text has not been completely written yet, but the manuscript is already there."

Gao Panlong quickly asked: "Did Jianyang ever advise the current emperor in his book? What was the content of his advice?"

Wang Wenlong said with a smile: "Nowadays, people's livelihood is very difficult. Naturally, I advise you to save money. In addition, I also propose many ways to reduce the burden on the people."

Gao Panlong and Ye Chengxue looked at each other and smiled. They knew that Wang Wenlong was Xu Xueju's staff. Although Xu Xueju was not very partisan, he was basically a member of the Zhejiang Party. It was unlikely that Wang Wenlong would do anything for their Donglin Party. As long as Wang Wenlong Being able to write light corvees and small taxes and reduce taxes is in line with the Donglin Party's ideas, so it can be accepted.

Just when the two of them felt that the matter was settled, Wang Wenlong said with a smile: "I have been able to write this article for a while, but I still want to confirm it again before I finish it. I will have no regrets when I write it. I will not change it after I write it. If our Mr. Changzhou feels that the text is contrary to your ideas, you can discard it, but you cannot force me to look back."

"This..." Gao Panlong frowned.

They had made a promise in front of Ouyang Dongfeng, and many people in Changzhou knew about it. If Wang Wenlong's words were not used by then, everyone would definitely laugh at them.

Wang Wenlong said: "If I can't agree to this, then I would rather not write it."

Wang Wenlong looked like a rogue, which made Gao Panlong dumbfounded.

Gao Panlong was just a lobbyist. Gu Xiancheng agreed to the matter, and Wang Wenlong wrote the article, which really had nothing to do with him.

Gao Panlong could only say: "That being said, I would like to ask Jianyang to write a Chinese article carefully."

"Don't worry about everything." Wang Wenlong said with a smile: "As Mr. Wang said, I'll just pick up the article tomorrow."

　Wait a minute, the second article needs to be changed.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)