Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2522 continued empty talk

Li Suiqiu knew Chen Bangyan's urgency, and asked: "Ling Bin has insight into the details, is there any countermeasure?"

Chen Bangyan said: "The best time to rebel against Kun is when the foundation of the Kun bandits entered the city is not stable and Xiong Du is not defeated. We can gather volunteers to cooperate with Xiong Du inside and outside, and we can still fight."

Kuang Lu said: "Australians have sharp firearms, far surpassing our soldiers. It is said that a single shot can destroy dozens of miles. How to fight with them?"

"The country has supported scholars for 300 years, but there are very few ministers who died in battle. It is really hateful that a city of officials and troops will hand over the city of Guangzhou!" Li Suiqiu scolded.

"Except for the elder brother, most of the gentry in Guangzhou have already recognized the Kun people as rulers." Chen Zisheng said, "He Xiangguo (He Wuchen) has already visited the prefect Liu of the Kun people, and Luotian Dajiao in the Temple of the Five Immortals. The Kun people did not refuse to attend the weddings that the Kun people held for prostitutes; Li Kuozhong, the younger brother of Li Shangshu (Li Daiwen), ran wild in the village on weekdays, and was punished by the Kun people. The Liang family cooperated to open an iron factory, the Zhongyi Battalion was also incorporated into the National Army, and made a lot of contributions in participating in the suppression of bandits; the Liang family has always been on good terms with the Kun people. It’s just that for some reason, after the Kun people entered the city, the Liang family kept a distance from the Kun bandits and didn’t make any attempt to cling to them.”

"At last, Liang Cunhou still has some sense of shame!"

"Hey, now there are no reinforcements outside, no loyal people inside, can we just lie dormant and wait for the right time?"

Indeed, in the face of absolute strength, no conspiracy can make waves.Several people chattered and chatted, but naturally they couldn't think of any countermeasures to expel the giant bandits.

Li Suiqiu turned to Chen Zizhuang, wanting to know if his teacher could do anything, "Teacher, do you think the imperial court has a plan for conquest?"

Chen Zizhuang didn't talk much, because his heart was like a mirror, and the kun thieves had already established a separate regime.In today's Ming Dynasty, the party in the court is united in fighting against dissidents, the atmosphere is smoky, and the officials who sealed off the border often abandon the city; externally, the affairs of the Liao Dynasty are corrupt, and fear the enemy like a tiger; The rebels dug for a few days, and he was the one who wrote the memorial that asked the emperor to issue the "edict of guilt".The Kun bandits occupied Lingnan, and Daming was like a leaky wreck with another hole, and there were too many lice to worry about biting.Is there really a so-called induction between heaven and man?
Chen Zizhuang got up, walked towards Chen Bangyan, and asked: "Ling Bin thinks, which one is stronger, the Fubo army of the Kun people or the soldiers of the Donglu army?"

Chen Bangyan thought for a moment, and said: "The Fubo army should be the strongest."

"That's right." Chen Zizhuang stroked his goatee with his right hand, and nodded slightly in appreciation.

Chen Bangyan went on to say: "Nowadays, the imperial court has only frontier soldiers who can fight. They are all in Guanning, and they cannot move lightly. The soldiers in the interior have been scattered for a long time, have no strength to attack, and lack food and pay. It is still possible to suppress Li, Zhang and other rogues. .Wang Zunde first lost the division of the Cantonese economic system, and the province has no more soldiers to use. The soldiers of the Kun bandits are far more powerful than the Jurchen, and there is only a way to send soldiers from several provinces to trap them with ten times the number of divisions. It's just... "

"Just what?" Kuang Lu asked.

"It's just that if someone in my court can retreat the soldiers of the bandits, why would they let the Eastern Captives act fiercely on the nine sides, as if entering a land without people?"

"If the emperor doesn't kill Yuan Du, even if he resigns from office and returns home, with Yuan Du sitting in Guangfu, things will not end like this." Kuang Lu felt a little regretful, and there was still a little luck in his heart.

Li Suiqiu said: "The matter of Yuan Gong has indeed discouraged many loyal people. Yan Ke (Li Yunlong), Zhifu (Zhang Erguo), Lizhong (Zeng Qixin), Weiyang (Liang Chaozhong), Zu Xin ( Han Zongyu) and others often met with me at the Sanmu Hall of Ji Zuo (Robin King) (on Fangcao Street in the east of Guangzhou City), and talked about current affairs, taking Kang Ji as their own responsibility. During the war in Liaodong, after Duke Yuan was killed, Yanke saw through the world of mortals, worshiped Zen Master Kongyin as his teacher, and became a monk. After Yanke escaped into Buddhism, the rest of the people all wanted to become monks. Zhifu and Lizhong intended to go to Huangyan Temple in Jiangxi together. I worshiped under Zen Master Kongyin, but the robbers entered the city, but they didn't make it."

A dull breath came from Chen Zizhuang inadvertently, the death of Yuan Chonghuan was not a big blow to the scholars in Guangzhou.After a moment of silence, Chen Zizhuang asked: "Mei Zhou, you are good to everyone in Fushe, do you know if people in Fushe have any contacts with Kun people?"

Li Suiqiu thought for a moment, "Everyone in Fushe associates with talented scholars, and I have never heard of a vulgar person who looks like a Kunren, but I have seen a lot of Australian foreign goods at Brother Tianru (Zhang Pu)'s house... ...What does the teacher mean?"

"There is a distinguished guest from Liang's mansion. Although Mr. Liang doesn't say anything, I can probably guess it." Chen Zizhuang stroked his beard and said, "If you are a local relative or friend, there is no need to cover it up like this. Mr. Liang is a family of officials and eunuchs, and there are many friends in the family." Jiangnan is probably a member of Fushe."

Li Suiqiu suddenly realized, and said: "I heard Yan Zi'an (Yan Du) and Yan Rengong (Yan Wushun) from the Hangzhou Reading Club mentioned that a few years ago there was a Wanbi Book Club in the city. The owner was a scholar from Sanshui. A Phoenix Villa. In addition to the bookstore, the silk business is also quite large, but the books sold are said to be different, especially the set of "Thirteen Classics Commentary"... Yes, "Thirteen Classics Commentary" is an Australian product! Later, a black ship with black smoke went to the outside of Hangzhou!"

Chen Zizhuang also recalled some past events when he was in Beijing. In recent years, Australian foreign goods are not very rare in Beijing, and it seems that he has seen them in the palace.Many dignitaries in the capital have deposited their silver in the Delong Bank. You can tell from the name that it is the same backstage as the Delong Bank in Guangzhou. It seems that the Australians' tentacles are by no means only in Lingnan.

"Master Gao, who is very popular in front of the Australian magistrate, is said to have a relationship with the palace!" Kuang Lu also remembered.

When these different sources of information were pieced together, a huge network of tentacles was slowly revealed to everyone.Up to the capital, down to Suzhou and Hangzhou, and south to Qiongya, they have already been infiltrated by thieves.This makes them have to believe that these maritime merchants who claim to be descendants of the Song Dynasty are indeed dreaming of the Spring and Autumn Dream of "reviving the country", and are implementing their plan step by step.

"I didn't expect, I didn't expect that for so many years, no one from the top and bottom of the court has exposed the conspiracy of the Australians, deceiving the king! I am a 300-year-old Jiangshan pill!" Li Suiqiu roared angrily.

"If I had known this earlier, then Wang Du would have gathered soldiers from the five provinces to encircle and suppress them with three armies when they were still fledgling, so as not to cause today's disaster!" Chen Bangyan also said sadly.

Li Suiqiu said: "Back then when the governor was suppressing the gangsters, there were many officials in Guangzhou who opposed it. Some people said that the governor was arbitrarily provoking frontier quarrels. In fact, who hasn't received the respect of the gangsters?"

At this moment, the sound of hurried footsteps came from outside, and the back hall suddenly fell silent.

"Master! Master!" It turned out to be Chen Zizhuang's eldest son, Chen Shangyong.

Chen Zizhuang reprimanded sharply: "Didn't you say that no one can come to the back hall without my consent?"

"Master! Mr. Lu has been waiting in the front hall for a long time, and said that he must meet in person." Chen Shangyong said aggrievedly.

"Which Mr. Lu?" Kuang Lu asked.

"Lu Yizhong, the councilor of the Guangdong Region of the Kun Bandit... used to be Wang Du's staff..." Chen Zisheng replied.

"Hmph," Li Suiqiu said contemptuously, "Shameless bastard, he still has the face to meet the teacher!"

Since Lu Yizhong was captured by the Senate in the Chengmai War, he surrendered to the Senate and became Guo Yi's staff.After Liu Xiang took over Guo Yi's job, Lv Yizhong, relying on his familiarity with the officialdom in Guangzhou, gave Liu Xiang a lot of advice. Now he is the right-hand man of "Liu Zhifu" and has an official title of "counselor".The sour people in the city made up a joke for him, saying that he was not a "counselor" in Daming, but now he is a councilor of "Kun Song".

A joke is a joke, the gentry in the city can be appeased quickly, and Lu Yizhong's running around played a big role.It's just that Chen Zizhuang didn't show him a good face, which made him quite embarrassed.

In the past, when Lu Yizhong came to ask for an interview, Chen Zizhuang used various reasons to avoid him, and even left the city of Guangzhou, which has many eyes and ears. Unexpectedly, he found Shabei Village.Chen Zizhuang knew that avoiding him was never an option, since he was here, let's meet this long-sleeved and skillful broker for a while.

"Shangyong, tell Lu Yizhong to wait for a while, and I'll come later."

Not long after, Chen Zizhuang walked through the winding corridor and came to the front hall.

Lu Yizhong was calm and composed, sipping tea from a teacup.Hearing the sound of footsteps, he finally saw Mr. Qiu Tao who made him bump into the wall repeatedly. He quickly put down his glass, got up and saluted, and said with a smile, "Mr. Qiu Tao, you are safe here!"

Chen Zizhuang had no expression on his face, he didn't return the courtesy or politeness, he sat down on his own buttocks, and replied in a cold tone: "Mr. Lu, I don't know why you are here?"

"Hehe, firstly, the students came to greet the old man, and secondly, they were ordered by Mayor Liu of the city government..."

"If you come to be a lobbyist and persuade me to take refuge in an Australian and take up a fake job, then there is no need." Chen Zizhuang interrupted him directly.

Lu Yizhong thought to himself: As the number one gentry in Lingnan, if the Senate came to serve as soon as it entered the city, the Senate might still be able to use it again.Now that Guangdong and Guangxi have been settled, no one can afford to make waves. Don't say you don't want to, whether the Senate is willing to have you is still a question mark.

However, Lu Yizhong still maintained his demeanor and did not forget to give him a handful.He said with a smile: "Old man is talented in literature and martial arts, if he is willing to serve the Song Dynasty and his hometown, that would be great; if the old man is willing to relax in the forest, my Great Song Senate will not force others. Mayor Liu specially ordered that you must meet with the gentleman and convey something in person.”

"What's the matter, just tell the servants, why do you have to see me?" Chen Zizhuang only raised his eyelids.

"This matter is very important. If you only tell the servants, there may be mistakes and misunderstandings, so I ask to see you in person."

(End of this chapter)