Domineering Daming

"Today is North Zhili, tomorrow is Shandong, I'm afraid it will be Nan Zhili the day after tomorrow, if Nan Zhili is in chaos, I'm afraid it will destroy the foundation of my great Ming..."

A group of scholars were very worried and angry, and finally they yelled "faint emperor", "mediocre officials", "faint government" and so on. If they hadn't maintained their status and wanted to be demeanor in front of famous prostitutes, they would have swearing vulgar words long ago.

Zhu Xu rubbed his nose, bit the bullet, and stepped forward amidst the scolding.

He wanted to have a good communication with the scholars and understand their thoughts.

As soon as he approached, the maid beside Gu Hengbo saw it with sharp eyes, and hurriedly whispered in her ear.

Gu Hengbo raised his head and looked at Zhu Xu who was walking slowly and lifted the wicker.

Chapter 636

The scholars present are not ordinary people, and those who can be invited are naturally acquaintances, so-called gifted scholars and beautiful ladies.

Zhu Xu's sudden appearance made everyone startled, and their eyes were all on Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu walked out from behind the willow tree and looked up, except for the maidservant, there were only eight people in the entourage who were regarded as the protagonists, one woman and seven men, and one of them was Mao Pijiang!

Gu Hengbo got up quickly, stepped forward, bowed and said, "Thank you, Young Master, Gu Mei."

Zhu Xu was a little puzzled, looked her up and said, "Miss...why did you say that?"

Naturally, Gu Hengbo couldn't say that Zhu Xu drove Mao Pijiang away twice for him, smiled slightly, turned around and retreated.

Gu Hengbo's actions made the other men frown.

One of them looked slightly cold, and immediately stood up, greeted Zhu Xu with a smile, and said very politely: "So you are Meier's friend, don't you know your name?"

Zhu Xu had seen this kind of hypocrisy, so he said calmly, "My surname is Zhu, and my surname is Mu Yu."

"Zhu Muyu?"

The visitor secretly read a sentence, but he didn't know which two words it was, let alone the origin, his face became more and more vigilant, and said: "I don't know where Xiongtai came from, how I met Meier, but I don't see Xiongtai. reputation."

The so-called "fame" refers to the literary name, and "not being famous" means not being well-known, which is considered a slightly insulting term among scholars.

Zhu Xu had almost no experience in communicating with such scholars, so he didn't hear the meaning behind it. He said with a smile, "I just left home and traveled around. I heard that there is a literary society here. I don't think it's strange to come here."

"It turned out to be a brat."

Gong Dingzi was disdainful in his heart, and smiled unchanged on his face: "Brother Zhu, only talented and famous scholars can participate here. Please come back, and I will not send you away."

Cao Bianjiao was behind Zhu Xu, his eyes were indifferent.

As soon as Gong Dingzi finished speaking, a young man of sixteen or seventeen stood up in the crowd, and said in a clear voice: "Xiaosheng, why don't you invite this young man to sit down, we have chatted for a long time, and I would like to hear other people's opinions. .”

Gong Dingzi turned his head to look at him, frowned slightly, then smiled and said, "Brother Zhu, please."

Zhu Xu already sensed Gong Dingzi's hostility, smiled, came to the crowd, raised his hand and said, "I came here just because of the name, please don't be offended, today's drink is here."

The people here are not ordinary people, they are not short of a few taels of silver, and they don't care when they hear the words, but the corners of Mao Pijiang's mouth are slightly raised, he can save a lot of money.

As soon as Zhu Xu sat down, he realized that the one who called him over just now was not a son, but a woman disguised as a man, with a delicate appearance and a calm demeanor, sitting among a group of men, she was faintly the core.

Except for Gu Hengbo, Mao Bijiang, Zhu Xu didn't know each other, but each of them had outstanding appearance and extraordinary temperament.

There was a big table among the few people, which was full of wine utensils, quite exquisite, with eight dishes, less dishes but more wine.

Zhu Xu nodded secretly, this should be the usual way of meeting among the scholars nowadays.

As soon as Zhu Xu sat down, the "Young Master" beside him raised his hand and said: "Just now I heard that the young master's name is Zhu Muyu, in Xialiu Yin, whose name is Yinglian. This is Chen Zilong, among the people, this is Maoxiang, whose name is Pijiang, This is Gong Dingzi, named Xiaosheng..."

Liu Yin introduced them one by one, Zhu Xu was taken aback for a moment, then quickly raised his hand, all in a polite manner: "I have long admired your name."

The others nodded reservedly and smiled without saying a word.

Looking at this group of people, Zhu Xu secretly sighed, unexpectedly meeting them in Jinan.

This Liu Yin is Liu Rushi, taking the initiative to open the frontier, and Chen Zilong, needless to say, is one of the four great talents in the south of the Yangtze River. They were the only ones who made a big fuss about the restoration of the society a few years ago. But this Gong Dingzi, Zhu Xu took a few more glances.

He remembered very clearly that this was a famous "second official" in history, when trespassers came to surrender, Manchus came to surrender, and their integrity was shattered.

Liu Yin is thin and thin, sitting cross-legged, wearing a blue Confucian shirt, which is tight and tied, and has the temperament of a good son of a troubled world.

She looked quite at ease, like everyone else. After the introduction, she sat looking at Zhu Xu and said, "I'm waiting to discuss the court situation. There are many disputes. I wonder what brother Zhu thinks?"

Liu Yin didn't intend to take the school exam, but was keen to discuss these things, and she often said to herself that she wished she had been born a boy.

She didn't. The others, especially Gong Dingzi and Chen Zilong, looked at Zhu Xu seriously, obviously wanting to take the school exam to see if they were qualified to sit with them.

With his fan across his legs, Zhu Xu looked at Liu Yin and said with a smile, "I don't know what you guys were discussing just now?"

"It's Beizhili's arrest of the gentry this time, what does Brother Zhu think?" Gong Dingzi asked impatiently.

After Gong Dingzi finished speaking, Gu Hengbo smiled slightly at Zhu Xu, and said, "Young Master Gong believes that the new policy of the imperial court is really a 'faint government'. I wonder what Young Master Zhu thinks?"

Gong Dingzi smiled slightly at Gu Hengbo when he heard the words.

Gu Hengbo lowered his head and smiled, winking with spring.

Liu Yin and Chen Zilong frowned slightly. Gu Hengbo had given the topic a certainty. How else should others answer?

Mao Bijiang had an expression of watching the show, and he didn't care about it.

Zhu Xu glanced at Gong Dingzi and Gu Hengbo. These two were obviously showing off their affection, and they were using him as a single dog to abuse him.

"The topic is a bit big..." Zhu Xu pinched his chin and laughed.

There are indeed many things to say about this matter, but what they can say may not be his original intention, and even one of them will not be his fundamental purpose.

Zhu Xu looked thoughtful, thinking of a suitable entry point.

"We, scholars, naturally have to cherish our home and country, and don't make such sad words." Gong Dingzi said loudly as soon as he heard it, sonorously and forcefully.

Gu Hengbo leaned slightly, looked at Zhu Xu and said, "Young master Zhu, if you don't have a big heart, how can you achieve great things? You must not be complacent and let yourself lose the desire to make progress."

Zhu Xu touched his nose, these two people are showing affection, and they are abusing him!

Zhu Xu glanced at Liu Yin, who had a pretty face, and said with a smile, "Actually, this matter can be explained in many ways."

Liu Yin's expression changed slightly when he heard it, and he said, "Master Zhu, please tell me."

The others also looked over. Gong Dingzi's mouth was slightly raised, and he stared at Zhu Xu with burning eyes, waiting for his words, and was already preparing to refute.

Zhu Xu poured himself a glass of wine unhurriedly, took a sip, and said: "First, although the imperial court said it was restoring the 'Taizu' ancestral system, it was a justification. Lianlian is an open source move, which is really helpless."

Everyone has guessed this point, and there is nothing to say.