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

Wang Wenlong thought about the historical events of the thirty-first year of Wanli for a moment, and then immediately thought of the reason why Wang Maodeng returned to Jiangnan.

The famous second demon book case in history is about to break out in the past few months.

Although the originator of the Demon Book Case is a mystery in history, it is an indisputable fact that the main target of the Demon Book Case was the imperial struggle at that time, and the situation of the imperial struggle at this time was not very similar to that of the 31st year of Wanli in history. Big access.

Therefore, even though the demon book that originally caused the demon book case in history, "Continued Worry and Crisis Hong Yi", had been written by Wang Wenlong a few years ago when Wang Wenlong framed Wei Tianjue, the demon book case would probably still break out in this time and space.

When Wang Wenlong wrote the book, Emperor Wanli had not yet appointed Zhu Changluo as the crown prince. There were many rumors among the people that Emperor Wanli wanted to change the crown prince. But now that Emperor Wanli has established a crown prince, the seriousness of spreading rumors about this matter is naturally much higher.

The reason why Wang Maodeng returned to Jiangnan was because after the demon book case broke out in the 31st year of Wanli, various people in the capital spread the news that Emperor Wanli wanted to establish a crown prince. In order to control the rampant public opinion, Emperor Wanli issued the " "Expulsion Order":

"The traitor fabricates false accusations, shakes the foundation of the country, and alienates the flesh and blood relationship between my father, son, and brothers. This is a serious crime. Visitors from the mountains must be strictly screened and no shelter is allowed."

Calculating the time, Wang Maodeng returned to Jiangnan now, probably because he lost his job due to the aftermath of the demon book case and was short of money.

"Uncle, I advise you not to invest money. That Wang Maodeng is probably a liar." Wang Wenlong reminded.

Shen Xuan shook his head: "Jianyang doesn't know the reason. You are young, how do you know Wang Mingden's reputation back then? This is a really big shot."

Shen Xuan is also very easy to deceive. When he heard about the other person's reputation, he really thought that the other person had a way to make a fortune.

Seeing Wang Wenlong's sincere expression, Shen Jing said to Shen Xuan: "My dear brother, don't worry, Jianyang, you said that the other party is a liar, but what's the reason?"

Wang Wenlong could only make up part of the situation and said: "I heard that many mountain people in the capital have been expelled recently. This Wang Zhideng just came back early. Uncle said what kind of extraordinary ability can such a person have?"

"He was kicked out?" Shen Xuan was quite surprised when he heard this, with a doubtful look on his face, and murmured to himself: "Wang Zhideng has so many connections in the capital, how could he be kicked out so easily? Could Jianyang be misinformed? Got the news?"

Wang Wenlong was speechless.

Wang Maodeng is now almost 70 years old, and Shen Xuan is almost 60 years old. When Wang Maodeng was all-powerful, it was the teenage years of Shen Xuan's generation of scholars. In Shen Xuan's eyes, Wang Maodeng's status was also blessed by the sentiments of his youth.

In fact, the achievements of Wang Zhideng and other mountain people during the Jiajing period were far from being outstanding among the mountain people of the Ming Dynasty. After all, when Wang Zhideng's generation was young, some of the talented people wanted to take the imperial examination. However, with the development of the times, the imperial examination is becoming more and more decisive. Reduced, more and more outstanding talents choose to become Shanren.

At this time, Shanren such as Chen Jiru and others were more influential in later generations than Wang Zhideng and others, and the future Fushe students who were only in their teens at this time could still influence the current situation in history. Not to mention that by the end of the Ming Dynasty, among the three great thinkers: Huang Zongxi, Gu Yanwu, and Wang Fuzhi, Wang Fuzhi, who had the highest imperial examination achievement among the three, was only admitted to the imperial examination.

The main reason is that the party struggle became more and more fierce in the late Ming Dynasty. Even if you passed the imperial examination and passed the imperial examination, you did not occupy a good position in the party struggle, and you just said you were fucked.

Even if well-connected scholars do not take the imperial examination, as long as they are good at forming parties, they can still gain supreme power through parties. The final result is that the cost-effectiveness of the imperial examination is actually reduced.

The so-called heroes in troubled times are everywhere, but who cares whether you have a formal establishment?

Although Shen Xuan was doubtful, Shen Jing still believed some of Wang Wenlong's words. The Shen family did not need to live on such an income, so Shen Jing and Wang Wenlong persuaded each other. Shen Xuan was finally made to agree at the wine table not to invest money in the construction of Changyin Pavilion.

Turning around, Hu Yinglin came to the Shen family just after Wang Wenlong and his family left. He went straight into the hall to look for Shen Xuan and said, "Xian brother, you are ready for the Changyin Pavilion. Let's go and meet him together." Shen Xuan He looked around and said with a smile: "Brother Yuan Rui is in good health today and still has the energy to come to Wujiang."

Hearing this, Hu Yinglin laughed and said: "I recently made friends with the Trinity sect in Zhejiang. I often go to eat some vegetarian food, and I also teach some internal and external kung fu with them. Not to mention, Tai Chi seems to be good for health care." There are some benefits. I heard people say that this is the boxing technique taught by Wang Jianyang. I will go to Suzhou in the next few days and I will have a good discussion with him."

In the original history, Hu Yinglin had been suffering from illnesses since his youth, and he passed away in the 30th year of Wanli at the age of only fifty-one. However, at this time and space, it is not known whether it was because he practiced Tai Chi too much, but his body was stronger than before. The original history was much better. He lived to the thirty-first year of Wanli and was still healthy and could even travel around.

Hu Yinglin invited and said: "I got off the boat in Wujiang today, and I happened to go to Suzhou City with you. Firstly, I came to visit Wang Jianyang, and secondly, I bought the shares of Changyin Pavilion."

Shen Xuan said: "Jianyang just left."

Hu Yinglin asked strangely: "Why are you hesitating today? I always refuse to respond to you when I talk to you about Wang Zhideng's affairs. Don't you want to help me with money?"

Shen Xuan said awkwardly: "I don't want to invest the money in Changyin Pavilion."

Shen Xuan could only reveal the news that Wang Wenlong told him yesterday. Hu Yinglin didn't believe it when he heard it: "Jianyang is too careful. After all, Wang Maodeng is so famous, how could he cheat?"

Hu Yinglin and Shen Xuan were of the same generation. Although they had passed the Jinshi examination and served as officials, they had been away from officialdom for decades. Their understanding of officialdom at this time was similar to that of Shen Xuan, and because of their memories when they were young, Hu Yinglin also felt that Wang Xuan had ascended to the throne. There is energy.

Shen Xuan could not invest money and was too embarrassed to go to Suzhou to see Wang Zhideng again.

Although Hu Yinglin felt that Wang Meodeng would not lie, after hearing what Shen Xuan said about Wang Wenlong, Hu Yinglin felt a little upset in his heart, so after meeting Shen Jing, he left the Shen family alone for Suzhou.

Hu Yinglin came to Wang Mingden's residence in Suzhou, submitted a post and was quickly invited in.

The servant brought tea and said to Hu Yinglin that Wang Maodeng was currently receiving other guests and would be here in a while. He was very sorry.

Hu Yinglin said continuously: "No problem."

Hu Yinglin sat down to drink tea and quietly looked at the furnishings in Wang Maodeng's house.

Wang Maodeng's house in Suzhou is used, but the decoration and furnishings are very new, and the service is very good. After entering the big house three times, there were twenty or thirty servants, including young men who looked like book boys, and some who looked shrewd and mature, as well as maids and servants who were in charge of all daily life, making them look like a wealthy family.

The more Hu Yinglin saw, the more he felt that Wang Maodeng's daily expenses were quite extravagant, and he did not look like a liar. He couldn't help but become more suspicious of Wang Wenlong's words.

After waiting in the living room for a while, Wang Mingden was supported by two maids and walked out with a smile on his face: "Master Yuan Rui is here. I'm sorry that I couldn't go far to welcome him."

(End of this chapter)