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

Chapter 176 The power of top official documents

Xu Xueju wrote the letter that night and sent it to the capital the next day.

In the letter, Xu Xueju specifically pointed out Wang Wenlong's contribution in this article, which was how he wanted to help Wang Wenlong.

Wang Wenlong didn't know about this, and even if he knew, he wouldn't object.

It makes no difference to Wang Wenlong whether the Qi, Chu, Zhejiang or Donglin parties are satisfied with him.

Wang Wenlong's identity does not involve him being deeply involved in the court. He is just a supervisor. He is basically a figure outside the court. As long as he does not commit suicide, many things will not involve him.

In the future, he will write more and more books, and the discussions he will cause will become more and more heated. He does not have a high reputation, but it is more convenient for him to do things.

Just like Li Zhi, he was able to write so many words only after he resigned from office. If it weren't for attacking Cheng and Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism too harshly, he would have written. And even if he scolded Zhu Xi every now and then, he still had to write until he was over seventy years old before he was finally arrested. .

But if Li Zhi had still retained his official status, let alone writing until he was over seventy, he would have been good if he had lived past fifty.

……

It has been half a month since Xu Xueju's text was sent to the capital, and Wang Wenlong's article has already caused a lot of discussion in the capital.

The capital was in chaos.

The aftermath of the Changzhou proclamation is far from over: everyone formed parties to fight against each other. Some people praised the article, some agreed with some of the views in Wang Wenlong's article, and some criticized Wang Wenlong for his nonsense.

After scolding Wang Wenlong, many discussions turned to attack the cabinet, believing that the cabinet should not be at odds with each other and should use its voting power to express its own voice in the imperial edict. If this is done, which faction will the cabinet's voice lean towards? Other factions will definitely scold the cabinet.

Zhao Zhigao sat in Wenyuan Pavilion for two days and then went home to recuperate. Once again, Shen Yiguan was the only one working in the huge cabinet, and Shen Yiguan was noisy.

At this time, Shen Yiguan finally received a letter from Xu Xueju from Fuzhou.

In the letter, Xu Xueju first tactfully suggested that he should express his attitude in the book, and then he said without taking any credit that Wang Wenlong had written the book and the book could be used as a reference.

"It's Shangshu again..." Shen Guanyi's head started to hurt when he heard this word.

Shen always knew that the best thing for him to do at this moment was to express his attitude in Shangshu, but he also knew that Wanli was taboo about talking about tax supervisors. If the content of Shangshu was not careful, it would offend the emperor. This article was extremely difficult to write.

He didn't have much expectations for Wang Wenlong's article.

Shen Yiguan's own uncle Shen Mingchen was one of the three great civilian poets during the Wanli period. As a famous scholar in Zhejiang, Shen Mingchen entered Hu Zongxian's palace as a staff member with the reputation of being a scholar. He once worked with Xu Wei and Xu Wenchang, who were famous all over the world as "the first guest of Ming Dynasty", and became one of the most famous poets in Zhejiang. Yu Dayou, Qi Jiguang and other outstanding figures of the generation co-managed Zhejiang.

Shen Guanyi had been in and out of the shogunate with his uncle since he was a child, and he was very aware of the abilities of these well-known staff.

The staff members are all talented and capable, but even if they are as talented as Xu Wei and have a wealth of articles, their ability to write official documents is still mediocre.

The simplest truth - if Xu Wei could write good official documents, he could just pass the imperial examination and become an official, why would he need to be an aide to someone else?

Shen always thought that this was probably the case with Wang Wenlong's article.

But at any rate, King Xu also sent letters all the way from Fuzhou, and Shen Yiguan still gave him due respect. So he called his guests and handed over the letters written by Wang Wenlong and Xu Xuejie.

"I'm very energetic today and don't have the energy to read the text, so I would like to ask you to read it."

The guest nodded, took it with both hands, glanced at it, and then began to read.

Shen Yiguan didn't have much hope for this article at first. He just closed his eyes and rested there with one ear open. But as he listened, he gradually opened his eyes.

Shen always showed surprise, and the Qingke who read the text to him also had bright eyes.

This article is great!

Experts will know if there is any.

The level of this article is much higher than the level of the various factions that are turbulent in the court today. It is not only superior in literary talent, but also has a superb grasp of "arguments" that are even better than those big-mouthed six subjects. And the flattery of Yushitai officials is incomparable.

Those idiots only know how to attack each other with colorful articles, often trying to get a chance to gain a position. However, as an official of Shen Yiguan's level, he has strict requirements for sparse writing. .

Every word of Mr. Ge's article must have been revised repeatedly, and there must be no presumptuous remarks. Such an article cannot be bought for just one thousand or two thousand taels per article.

And this text actually perfectly meets such requirements.

This is natural - this article is recorded in the "History of the Ming Dynasty Zhu Gengzhuan" as the glorious deeds of Zhu Shoufu's life. It can be seen that the writing has to be good. It can be said that it is number one among the articles of cabinet ministers in the entire Ming Dynasty for more than [-] years.

After a while, Shen Yiguan couldn't lie down anymore. He stood up and took the article over and asked the servant to hold up the oil lamp and read it carefully.

Shen Yiguan became more and more surprised as he read, and in the end couldn't help but praise loudly: "Great writing! Great discussion! I didn't expect there to be such a wonderful pen outside the capital!"

Mr. Shen Ge suddenly shouted in his hometown dialect, which startled the servant waiting beside him. The servant shook his hand and the lamp oil dripped directly onto the words.

"Grow some eyes!" Shen Yiguan's expression suddenly changed, scaring the servant into panic. But Mr. Shen Ge actually hurriedly held the text in front of him to protect it, and wiped away the lamp oil dripping on it with good Hu silk clothes. When he opened it and saw that the text of the article was still clear, Shen Guanyi relaxed. One breath.

Shen Yiguan's staff also nodded repeatedly, their faces full of praise: "Mr. Ge, this article is useful!"

Shen Yiguan said: "I will write a letter right away. You can go there in person and get my post."

After thinking for a while, Shen Yiguan shook his head and said: "Ask the clerk to come up and draft the post, and I will go there myself, Mr. Zhao Ge!"

Shen Yiguan dictated and asked Qing Ke to write several letters. Then Shen Yiguan asked his staff to carry the letters and quickly visit the Zhejiang Party officials in Beijing. Shen Yiguan also visited Zhao Zhigao in person.

This article written by Wang Wenlong is so good that it not only allows the Zhejiang Party to work together, but the arguments in this article can even be shared by Shen Guanyi and Zhao Zhigao, and he and the two of them sign a joint letter - covering all aspects, this is the power of the best official documents !

Soon a series of events began in the capital.

Shen Guanguan and Zhao Zhigao went to the meeting together and put forward three theories: "preservation, dispatching envoys, and expediency". All the ministers followed him one after another.

Unlike the Changzhou Announcement, these three arguments are both fair and feasible. The article even partially contains Wang Wenlong's views. However, because it is so well written, no faction supporting or opposing Wang Wenlong can say anything wrong with these three arguments.

The public opinion storm caused by the Changzhou proclamation was instantly unified.

Members of the Qi, Chu, Zhejiang, Kunming, and Donglin parties were all amazed by this article. The political animals quickly found their respective positions. All parties could accept the views of this article, so everyone united and united again to fight against Wanli. Apply pressure.

The cleverness of Zhu Geng's article actually touched upon the greatest common denominator of all the factions in the court. Even Emperor Wanli couldn't be too angry with this article.

Forced to do nothing, Wanlidu could only come forward to express partial agreement with the matters in the article. For the first time in two years, the emperor backed down on the tax supervisory matter!

The civil servants in North Korea and China were in high spirits, and the Zhejiang Party made great achievements.

In an instant, the reputation of the entire Zhejiang Party increased, and these reputations could actually be turned into party interests. As long as Shen Guanyi survived, he would definitely be the next chief minister.

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Fuzhou.

There was a gentle knock on Wang Wenlong's door.

"come in."

Li Guoxian opened the door and said, "This is the fruit sent by Chen Huicai's family."

Chen Huicai was a manager in the printing workshop of "Xunbao". He was from Tingzhou. He used to work in a bookshop in Jianyang. He had the ability to print large newspapers. Deng Zhimo specially recruited him from Jianyang.

Wang Wenlong asked: "Why did he bring the fruit?"

"Brother Wang forgot that Jiangtou Chen's wife is about to give birth to a baby."

"Oh, it's true." Wang Wenlong recalled hearing Chen Huicai mention this a few days ago and patted his head, "It's time to prepare a red envelope for his family. When will the child be born?"

Li Guoxian said: "According to Chen Huicai, it's just these few days."

She looked at the study again, "Can I come in?"

After dinner these days, Li Guoxian often stayed behind, happy to have more contact with Wang Wenlong here.

Wang Wenlong invited her into the room. Li Guoxian sat down in front of Wang Wenlong's desk and saw a just-opened envelope on Wang Wenlong's desk, with Shen Yiguan's name written clearly at the end.

She looked at Wang Wenlong curiously.

Wang Wenlong pretended a little and said: "This is a letter from the capital. I wrote something for an old gentleman before."

Wang Wenlong's article has brought great benefits to the Zhejiang Party.

After the matter was settled, Shen Yiguan once again wrote a reply to Wang Wenlong in his own hand - and the Zhejiang Party recorded this sentiment.

Li Guoxian said in surprise: "Brother Wang, you are so awesome. Even Mr. Shen Ge asked you to write an article."

Li Guoxian also came from a wealthy family. Her father and brother often discussed government affairs, and she had heard the name of the current court elder.

"It's a pity that my article was not well written, and there was no response to the content I wrote in the Xun Bao."

Li Guoxian had previously written about the situation in Japan for the "Xunbao" at Wang Wenlong's invitation, but because she did not want to sign and involve the Li family, the response from readers was not enthusiastic.

Wang Wenlong comforted her and said: "Actually, your writing style is very good, the words are delicate and beautiful, but you are not used to writing long discussions. If you write novels, you will definitely become famous."

Li Guoxian asked in surprise: "Novel... I have never written a novel, and I don't know how to write it."

Li Guoxian's mother was a famous wandering girl in Japan. She was very popular with Li Dan when she was young, but she was still despised by Li Dan when she got old and lost her beauty. Later, she died of illness alone in Japan. Even Li Guoxian was raised by Li Dan's first wife. Growing up in such an environment, Li Guoxian was actually a very thoughtful girl.

(End of this chapter)