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

Wang Wenlong's article is best for its detailed information. It has posted various nationalist historical materials summarized when the nationalist trend of thought rose in China in the 20th century. Each example he cited has a corresponding Historical evidence supports this, and they are all positive examples.

Wang Wenlong knew that if this article was published, even the most conservative Confucian scholars would not be able to refute it.

A few days later, this article "Nationalism in Ancient Times" was published in the "Suzhou Xunbao", and as expected, it immediately aroused great response from Jiangnan scholars.

Nationalism has considerable potential influence in Jiangnan. In the long run, this is even an ideological trend that can prevent Jiangnan officials and businessmen from being kidnapped by the Donglin Party members. At this time, although such an ideological trend has not yet developed Although it has sufficient power, many Jiangnan scholars who have come into contact with "On Nation-State" already feel quite close to this theory.

In the past period, a large number of Confucian scholars attacked "Theory of Nation-State", which made it difficult for some people who liked this theory to find an excuse to fight back. However, the publication of Wang Wenlong's "Nationalism in Ancient Times" instantly placed the roots of nationalism in ancient sages.

The article "Nationalism from Ancient Times" was immediately circulated and read by everyone. This issue of "Suzhou Xunbao" was sold out of stock. There was even a copy shop that specially printed "Nationalism from Ancient Times" into small leaflets and distributed them in the market. Sell.

But such behavior was quickly banned.

Liu Cheng directly contacted the officials in Susongchang Town and asked them to ban businessmen who dared to sell "Ancient Nationalism" leaflets in the market. He arrested a number of book buyers in the Suzhou market alone.

Although a large number of small businessmen who printed leaflets were arrested, because Li Sancai was protecting the "Suzhou Xundao", Liu Cheng had no way to get hold of the "Suzhou Xundao" for the time being.

In order to damage Wang Wenlong's reputation, he called on his staff to attack Wang Wenlong's "Ancient Nationalism".

There are quite a few capable people among the mountain people who were driven out of the capital by the expulsion order.

After the expulsion incident, a book called "Expulsion of Guests" became popular in Jiangnan. This book was written by Shanren who was expelled from the capital. The writing is very powerful.

"The Record of Chasing the Guest" vomits bitterness from the perspective of a mountain person, showing that these staff members also have no hope of the imperial examination. They have to work in the mountains in order to support their families. There is no reason to become the target of public criticism.

Although the famous scholars in Jiangnan looked down upon these mountain people who did not participate in the imperial examination and relied on serving as aides to rise to the top, many young scholars who did not have the ability to pass the imperial examination thought that these mountain people were their own kind. This book caused some poor people in Jiangnan to Scholars sympathized with them.

The "Record of Complaints from the Guests" shows that many of the things these mountain men committed were due to the darkness of the imperial court, so there are many words criticizing the imperial court in the book, and the author wrote anonymously for fear of being held accountable.

In fact, the mountain man who wrote this book was named Wang Qiwei, and he was in Liu Cheng's house at this time.

Liu Cheng didn't know that Wang Qiwei had written such a book. He only knew that Wang Qiwei had a sharp pen and directly gave him a task to attack Wang Wenlong.

Wang Qiwei originally made a living by writing, so naturally he had to show off his skills in front of his new owner.

He first got all the information about Wang Wenlong from Liu Cheng, and after a little analysis, he began to despise Wang Wenlong.

In the past, the people he wanted to discredit were all famous officials in the court, but in his opinion, although Wang Wenlong became an official, he was a staff member. Although there were many articles spread around the world, he was essentially nothing more than a scumbag. He is just a better mountain man. If such a person loses his backing, it will be easy to attack him.

Wang Qiwei then wrote directly:

"Wang Wenlong, who has no fame at all, wanders around Fujian Province, makes friends with nobles, and works under the supervision of internal guards and officials. He promotes some Western customs and spreads some economic principles. His remarks are not uncommon among overseas Fujian people. They are nothing more than People in the interior rarely hear about it, so they think it is expensive. Some people think that Wang Wenlong has some special abilities, but they don't know that he only buys high and sells low, and only shows off to the world with his charming words."

"When commenting on this generation of people, most people think that he is just a more astute overseas businessman. He has never entered the examination room once. Some people actually think that 'geography', 'economics', 'textual criticism' and 'physics' can really be called Doesn’t learning make people laugh?"

"Wang Wenlong, who had been in the Ming Dynasty for four years, was able to serve as a supervisor and a staff member, and when he went out, he was surrounded by advocates. He was called 'Jianyang Gong', 'Mr. Jingguan' and so on. There were even stupid men and women in Fujian who, like Wang Wenlong, The appearance is made of clay and wood and used as statues to worship gods. It is really a strange thing."

"However, this generation of monsters did not live up to their name. They eventually showed their flaws. They were praised so much that they became so dizzy that they forgot about themselves. They wrote nonsense and actually wrote a book "On the Nation and the State", which grossly undermined the distinction between China and Yi and used the words of a saint in vain. , eventually the reputation will spread, and people will be angry, causing great disaster!"

Wang Qiwei knew that it was too difficult to defeat Wang Wenlong by debating theories, and it would be better to directly attack him personally.

At the same time that Wang Qiwei's article was published, many newspapers in the four prefectures of Su Songchang Town also published a large number of articles attacking Wang Wenlong.

These articles are all personal attacks and shortcomings: some say that Wang Wenlong's martial arts novels have brought bad social atmosphere, or they attack the birth of Wang Wenlong's children of overseas businessmen, and even spread rumors that Wang Wenlong married the daughter of a Japanese pirate as a concubine for money...

Wang Qiwei, the manipulator behind the scenes, was quite satisfied with his arrangement. This is how bad battles are played.

Although these articles cannot be published in any major newspapers, a large number of small newspapers all carry Wang Wenlong's rhythm at once, which will definitely make many people who don't know the truth question Wang Wenlong's character.

And in the face of such overwhelming rumors, Wang Wenlong has no choice but to defend himself.

Many of those tabloids have little sales, and the people who write them only want to smear Wang Wenlong. Even if it is exposed as a lie, there will always be people who have not seen the news to refute the rumors, and they will leave a bad impression of Wang Wenlong in the minds of those people.

Once more such things happen, Wang Wenlong's reputation will be ruined.

This is what the saying goes.

A few days later.

"This Liu Cheng is really a shameless person!"

Ye Zhou, who was holding a stack of newspapers, threw the newspapers on the ground angrily.

It's not that Ye Zhouze has never seen literati slandering each other, but Wang Qiwei's unlimited level still makes him unbearable.

For example, the newspaper in his hand spread rumors that Wang Wenlong married a Japanese woman and became a wife. It said that Wang Wenlong took a Japanese name and claimed to be Japanese overseas. This is why many overseas Chinese do not know Wang Wenlong's name.

Ye Zhouze said angrily: "Jianyang, they slander you so much, why don't I find someone to plead grievances for you!"

Although he is a playboy, he still has some strength if he wants to organize.

"This kind of thing is getting darker and darker as it gets described." Wang Wenlong shook his head.

Originally, the rumors created by Liu Cheng were only spread on a small scale. If Ye Zhouze organized people to plead his grievances, Liu Cheng would only receive some condemnation, but it would make the rumors spread on a larger scale, and he would be affected even more.

Wang Wenlong finally understood why local officials such as Liu Cheng, who had eunuchs like Liu Cheng, had a headache.

In the officialdom struggle these days, although they can be ruthless in secret, both sides pride themselves on being educated and sensible people, and they still want to maintain some face on the surface.

But eunuchs like Liu Cheng don't take their face seriously at all.

In fact, Liu Cheng's operation to smear Wang Wenlong can be clearly seen by knowledgeable people, and it has brought a bad reputation to Liu Cheng himself, and even had a greater impact on Liu Cheng than on Wang Wenlong.

But Liu Cheng didn't care. His reputation was not getting better, but Wang Wenlong's reputation would be dragged down in the process of fighting him.

But Wang Wenlong was not afraid.

Because he read several articles attacking himself and found that Liu Cheng's people took out many of Wang Wenlong's books and criticized them, but they did not criticize "Shangshu Ancient Wen Shuzheng".

The news that Emperor Wanli attended several daily lectures on "Shangshu Ancient Texts" had long spread in the capital. This shows that if the emperor liked the book, Liu Cheng would not dare to provoke it.

More than a month ago, during the case of the pseudo-King of Chu, Shen Guanyi wrote to Wang Wenlong specifically to inquire about the situation. At that time, Wang Wenlong knew that Emperor Wanli liked more than just his work "Shangshu Ancient Prose"...

Even without the 800-mile rush, it would only take a month or two for the letters circulated from the capital to reach Jiangnan. It is estimated that these news will reach the four houses of Su Songchang Town in a few days.

(End of this chapter)