My surname is Wang, my neighbor Wu Dalang

Chapter 295: To smash half the sky in the south of the Yangtze River!

The north wind howls, the West Lake, the building outside the building.

On the shore of Yimapingchuan Lake, although there is no snow, there are still beautiful red plums in full bloom.

Du Cheng, the son of Du Pu, who studied politics in Liangzhe, came forward and hosted a banquet for the Han family.

Undoubtedly, it continued the enthusiasm of yesterday's Liulin Lane Poetry Fair, and became the most attention-grabbing scholarly event in Hangzhou.

In addition to the Du family, the Gu family in Wujun, the Zheng family in Wujiang, the Weng family in Changshu, the Pilingzhuang family, the Jiang family in Yixing... All the famous families in the south of the Yangtze River have sent representatives of their direct descendants.

The Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty, and the Northern Song Dynasty moved from the north to the south three times, coupled with the gestation of Wuhua Tianbao and economic development, so that a large number of noble families with surnames gathered in the south of the Yangtze River.

The gentry gathered together, the culture and education flourished, and the family education flourished.

The children of these aristocratic families have come out of countless literary masters, countless Jinshi and Juren, and created many legends of father and son, grandparents, uncles and nephews Dingjia, and brothers Lianyuan.

Especially in the Song Dynasty, when the gentry ruled the world together with the literati, the power of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River can be imagined.

Along the lakeside, Wang Lin rode the Zhaoye Jade Lion and came side by side with Yan Qing.

Wang Lin's expression was gloomy and cold.

After following for a long time, Yan Qing had never seen Wang Lin so angry like today, almost unable to control it.

In the morning, the news of Tiger God Guard came again.

Another merchant ship belonging to the Bohai Company was also robbed by the river pirates, and behind it was Ning Haijun, who was still in collusion with the Xu family in Yangzhou, the leader of the Jiangnan salt merchants.

As for Songjiang in Muzhou, the news also came at the same time that Fang La fake used the name of Mingjiao to attract a large number of low-level refugees who lost their land to join the religion, and it has gradually become a prairie fire.

And many salt merchants from the south of the Yangtze River, especially the salt merchants from Xu's family, were mixed in among the religious people.

The Fang family where Fang La lives is actually a deeply hidden private salt dealer.

Civil unrest in various states is imminent, and the situation is far more complicated and chaotic than Wang Lin predicted.

Mostly, it is because the huge interests of salt merchants, gentry and corrupt officials are mixed in it.

This meant that Wang Lin had to take down Hangzhou in the shortest possible time.

Otherwise, the situation may spiral out of control.

And just as Wang Lin was readjusting his deployment, another piece of news that made him furious: Zhu Shuzhen was robbed on the way out for shopping.

The few hidden guards of the Tiger God Guard left behind by Yan Qing were unable to pursue them because they were not familiar with the terrain.

Although he is not the real Zhu Shuzhen's guest, but after all, this incident happened because of him, he can't just see Zhu Shuzhen's death and ignore it.

Therefore, Wang Lin was in a very bad mood.

The anger accumulated in his heart has reached a critical point that is about to explode.

"Where did the Shenwu Army go?"

Yan Qing was in a trance when she suddenly heard Wang Lin's deep voice.

Quickly bowed and replied: "Dai Zong has already gone to meet him. Guan Sheng and Xu Ning led [-] Shenwu troops. In the name of a military exercise, they traveled from the Bianqu to the Runzhou Wharf by water along the Henan River. At this moment, they are waiting for the prince's military order. "

Wang Lin was silent for a while: "Order Guan Sheng to abandon the ship and land, and march quickly by land to Hangzhou. Remember, march quickly and don't disturb the people. If the local government obstructs it, we will inform you in the official document of the Privy Council."

Yan Qing was stunned: "My lord, if that's the case, the news will leak out and spread to Hangzhou soon."

"Knock the mountain to shake the tiger, or lure the snake out of the hole. This time, if you don't kill the head, how can you get rid of this group of dogs who only know themselves but don't know people, let alone a country!"

The murderous aura in Wang Lin's eyes gradually appeared, and an invisible power radiated from his whole body, which put great pressure on Yan Qing.

A layer of fine beads of sweat oozed from Yan Qing's back.

He began to mourn for Ning Haijun and Jiangnan salt merchants.

As for the corrupt officials like Qian Zhongshu, the importance in Wang Lin's heart at the moment is second to none.

No wonder Wang Lin was furious.

Ning Haijun and Jiangnan salt merchants knew that the Bohai company belonged to Qingzhou. Wang Lin, the king of Bohai County, dared to plunder twice in a row. This was no different from declaring war on Qingzhou.

Perhaps, in the eyes of these lawless Jiangnan salt merchants, a northern county king far away in Shandong is actually nothing.

The Shenwu army was transferred to the south of the Yangtze River, and Wang Lin's original intention was only to train the army.

But with the adjustment of the plan, the ten thousand martial arts army led by Guan Sheng and Xu Ning has become one of the combat forces.

In addition to the [-] garrisoned in Hangzhou, the [-] Ning Navy is stationed in Su, Yang and Jinling, and the other [-] are stationed in the waterways and remotely control the sea.

Originally, there were [-] people in the Hangzhou Navy, and [-] Tiger God Guards were enough to deal with it.

But Wang Lin was still worried that Fang La in Muzhou would take the opportunity to revolt, and the [-] martial arts troops came, mainly to defend against the civil unrest in Muzhou.

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The red sun hangs high, the temperature rises, and there is a bit of warmth between the sky and the earth.

Wang Lin walked into the plum garden slowly, but changed into a Tsing Yi dress.

However, literati often dress up like this on horseback, and wear a sword as an elegant decoration, so the Jiangnan scholars who have been waiting for a long time in the plum garden don't care too much.

Behind Wang Lin, Yan Qing followed closely behind with eight tiger guard masters.

Du Cheng, Gu Yifan from the Gu family, and Zheng Tongzhi from the Zheng family came forward together as representatives.

Du Cheng smiled all over his face: "Mr. Han is here, and I will be honored to wait for the scholars from the south of the Yangtze River!"

Wang Lin smiled lightly, and returned a salute to Du Cheng.

Du Pu can be regarded as a clear stream among the bureaucrats in the south of the Yangtze River. Although he is helpless in the mud, he can be regarded as clean and self-sufficient.

The situation of the Du family was well known by Tiger God Guard.

Gu Yifan also cupped his fists and said, "I met Brother Han!"

Wang Lin smiled: "I have long admired Brother Gu's name!"

This Gu Yifan is a direct descendant of the Gu family, how could Wang Lin not know.

But the Gu family actually produced an alternative with a distinctive personality, Gu Qingchuan was sentenced by the Hangzhou government.

Because he couldn't get used to the filthy officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River, especially Xue Guanru, the governor of Hangzhou, who was corrupt and perverted the law and did all kinds of bad things. Gu Qingchuan was furious and said he couldn't get sick.

Zheng Tongzhi smiled slightly, and said respectfully, "Brother Han, please!"

This person is also a son of a famous family and has a strong character.

The reason why Wang Lin was willing to come to Du Cheng's banquet was, of course, that he deliberately wanted to win over these famous families in the south of the Yangtze River so that he could use them in the future.

Wang Lin also greeted the scholars present one by one, of course only those in the inner circle.

Those who are far away are basically just nodding far away.

Wang Lin laughed loudly, bowed in circles and said, "Thank you for your appreciation, although I am a northerner, I have always respected and admired the southern gentry."

"Throughout the ages, countless wealthy and wealthy families have been submerged in the smoke and dust of history. The so-called gentleman's fortune, beheaded for five generations, or rich for only three generations, has almost become a prophecy of family replacement and reincarnation. What makes Jiangnan aristocratic families enduring and talented? come out in large numbers?"

Du Cheng, Gu Yifan, Zheng Tongzhi and others sat and listened with smiles on their faces.

Wang Lin was personable, and he first praised the Jiangnan gentry, which left an excellent impression on them.

"It's nothing more than the family tradition of farming and reading, poetry and etiquette. If the Du family's family motto of 'the old family for hundreds of years in the world is nothing but accumulation of virtue, the first good thing in the world is to study', it is like the Gu family's 'respect teachers to cultivate scholarly fragrance' , Uphold honesty and establish integrity with good conduct', Zheng's "intentions must not offend the world, and words and deeds should be worthy of the sages... Do not seek benefits that benefit the body, and those who benefit the world must seek them"..."

"It is for this reason that the giants in the south of the Yangtze River can take the right path and not the evil path from generation to generation with the idea of ​​'the place where the flowers are flourishing and the willows can be opened; when the wind and rain are violent, they can stand still'. Concentration, there is indifference in the colorful field, and calmness in the diverse realm."

"I am very happy to be able to meet all the famous scholars in the south of the Yangtze River."

Wang Lin's half-true and half-false praise made everyone more intoxicated than the warm wind on the West Lake. With strong smiles on their faces, they stood up one after another and bowed their hands in humility.

Wang Lin smiled without saying a word.

He wanted to make sure that when he smashed half of the Jiangnan sky in the future, these prominent Jiangnan families with entangled forces would not hold him back.

Of course, these words of his are not entirely false.

To be honest, the Jiangnan gentry still have a lot of character.

In the name of Hua Shigang, Zhu Xi was accumulating money and abusing the people in the south of the Yangtze River. If the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River did not rise up to resist and take care of the people, the foundation of the south of the Yangtze River would have been shaken long ago.

It's just that the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River didn't expect that after the death of Zhu Shi, another Mumbai came, and the situation became even worse.

It's just that scholars advocate the doctrine of the mean, and pass it on to their families with forbearance. If it is not a last resort, no gentry in Jiangnan is willing to confront the officialdom.

In fact, people like Qian Zhongshu have maintained a standard carefully over the years, not overly touching the roots of the Jiangnan gentry, and only intervening in the salt industry and merchant sea trade smuggling.

Even Mumbai was firmly warned by Qian Zhongshu not to attack the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River easily.

Du Cheng looked at Wang Lin deeply. He didn't expect Wang Lin to have such a high opinion of the Jiangnan gentry. This was obviously a good start for friendship.

"Brother Han is a senior student from a poor family in the capital. This time in Hangzhou, he has frequently produced excellent poems, all of which are handed down through the ages. His talent is so high that we respect him very much."

Du Cheng, representing the Jiangnan scholars who were present, also got up to respond.

Wang Lin smiled: "A game was created at a certain time, and it was not elegant. Brother Du and you all praised it so much, it really made me feel ashamed."

"Everyone, when I came to the south of the Yangtze River, private schools prospered everywhere I went, there were many private schools, free schools, and academies, and the famous families even kept their books in their hands. The family tradition of gathering books especially in the evening, I am really moved. The so-called: a few cottages Protect the sparse fence, and the mangroves reflect the Bixi River. There is also a quiet reading place, west of Banqiao in the deep alley in the setting sun."

Wang Lin casually recited another excellent work praising Jiangnan's strong reading atmosphere.

But before the crowd cheered, he changed his voice again: "However, under the peaceful and prosperous situation of Confucianism protected by saints, there are also deplorable dirty things covered up, which makes me really uncomfortable!"

Du Cheng was stunned: "Brother Han, why did you say that?"

"Where there is a tree, a stone, a flower, and a grass in a folk house for appreciation, the Hangzhou Zaozao Bureau immediately sent someone to seal it with yellow paper, calling it an offering to the emperor, and forcing the residents to guard it. Sin. When moving, broke the wall and demolished the house..."

"Money Valley and civilian labor superimposed... the people in the south of the Yangtze River are miserable. I don't know how many families have been destroyed, resulting in countless refugees from the states in the south of the Yangtze River, and they have migrated to the north... If they are not forced to survive, how can the people in the prosperous south of the Yangtze River leave their homes? ?”

"According to someone's knowledge, the government has dismissed Huashigang for more than a few years, and the purchase of Huashigang in Jiangnan is still in full swing, causing people to live in poverty. Why?"

When Wang Lin said this, everyone was shocked.

(End of this chapter)