At first, everyone was very afraid of what Zhang Luxiang said, but after Jingchao Mingsheng said this, they were relieved.
Since he has already planned to step forward and save the country and save Min from the fire and water, there is absolutely no reason to be scared away.
"What Ruiming said is absolutely true. We would rather break our bodies to pieces to save Ming Dynasty!"
Shen Shoumin supported Chao Mingsheng's impassioned speech. At this time, no matter whether he was afraid or not, he could not back down.
If everyone present shrinks back, where will the seniors like Wu Yingji and others who are behind bars be placed?
"I sacrifice my blood to Xuanyuan, and he will be loyal and good in this life and the next!"
Jiang Gai even said a harsh word with great passion, which made all the scholars present excited.
"Yes! Swear to the death to serve the country! Kill evildoers!"
Seeing the anger among the people, Zhang Luxiang couldn't say any more. If he talked too much, he would be beaten.
"Since that ignorant and unfaithful king firmly believes in what is stated in the Book of Heaven, aren't we all loyal and good people of the Ming Dynasty? If so, it is destiny. We have magical powers to protect our bodies, and our great deeds can be accomplished!"
Chao Mingsheng borrowed an issue that everyone was most concerned about at the moment and used it to endorse his own cause.
"That is indeed the case. What Ruiming said is true. If the Heavenly Book is a fake, then the days of that foolish emperor Chongzhen will be numbered. If what the Heavenly Book says is true, we will definitely get what we want!"
Shen Shoumin strongly agrees with Chao Mingsheng's views. They are really like-minded. If he can become an official in the court in the future, he will be able to echo each other from afar and treat each other with sincerity.
"What about the first and second assistants?"
"...It's not bad. We can turn the tide now!"
Magical body protection?
These two young men really dare to say it!
But due to the current very enthusiastic situation, Zhu Jihuang could only continue to speak.
"If we unite with our will, why worry about not defeating the stubborn enemy?"
After Zhu Jihuang expressed his position in public, Zheng Fujiao had to speak, although he also realized that Zhu Jihuang was really perfunctory.
If everyone's confidence is undermined at this critical moment, it will be extremely detrimental to future confrontations with the court and the emperor.
Since the current main force is mainly young people in their twenties and thirties, we have to follow the trend to get twice the result with half the effort.
"Magical body protection! Invincible!"
"Magical body protection! Invincible!"
"Magical body protection! Invincible!"
As one person shouted this slogan, everyone present blurted it out one after another in a state of excitement. The more they shouted, the more confident they felt. In the end, even themselves believed it.
"Ah? My dear friend, why are you shouting with us?"
Someone saw that the two people around them did not speak, and out of curiosity, they asked.
"...I am not one of the same people!"
"What does this mean?"
"Brother Xu! Among the people (Chen Zilong)! You two don't seem to be enthusiastic about our cause?"
Jiang Gai saw that the expressions of these two people were different from others, so he asked tentatively.
"I just want to tell you that I will withdraw from Shilin in the future and will no longer participate in such activities!"
"ah?"
Xu Fuyuan's words shocked everyone present and immediately stunned them. Is this person crazy?
"Brother Xu, are you joking?"
Jiang Gai didn't quite believe it. After all, Jishe was considered a famous gang in the Jiangnan area, ranking among the top three in terms of reputation.
Donglin has thousands of people, and Fushe is a level below, but there are still hundreds of people.
The scale of the several societies is not as good as that of Fushe, but they are basically elites, so their strength ranks behind Fushe.
It can be said that the strength of several societies is comparable to that of Zhejiang, composed of Wan Tai and others. Cai Yichen, the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple in his hometown of Deqing, Zhejiang, is one of them.
Different from Donglin and Fushe, most of the backbone of the first two came from Yingtian Prefecture, Changzhou Prefecture, Yangzhou Prefecture and other places, while the personnel of these societies were highly concentrated in Songjiang Prefecture.
Its backbone members, Xu Fuyuan, Chen Zilong, Xia Yunyi, Zhou Maoyuan, Song Zhengbi and others, are all Songjiang locals. It can be said that this is a "Songjiang gang".
For the sake of being part of the Nanzhili gang, Donglin and Fushe ranked Jishe and these people before Zhejiang, and gave priority to Jishe in everything.
"I have witnessed with my own eyes the contents of the Heavenly Book in the main hall before. Some people are loyal to the Ming Dynasty, some have taken refuge in Donglu, and even more people have become Shunmin!"
Seeing that everyone in the society treated him well, Xu Fuyuan told everything he had seen.
"Ah? Who is Shunmin? Who else has taken refuge in Donglu?"
Since the other party said this, Jiang Gai must ask clearly, because everyone knows what happened to Xu Fuyuan, and it must be more convincing to hear what he said with their own ears.
"The literal meaning is that Shunmin surrendered to Donglu and was also a member of the Qing Dynasty mentioned in the Book of Heaven. If so, you are one of them!"
Xu Fuyuan only saw a list and didn't know what happened to Jiang Gai and others afterwards.
But as long as what the heavenly book says is true, it's basically correct.
As long as in the eighteenth year of Chongzhen, that is, after 1645 AD, anyone who is still alive, if they have not followed Zheng Chenggong to Dongfan, they will all be Shunmin. There is no doubt about this.
Anyone who was loyal to the Ming Dynasty during this period was naturally a loyal person and would be highlighted, such as himself, Zilong and others. Otherwise, it would be Shunmin who lived under the iron heel of the Qing Dynasty.
"Brother Xu, please don't make false claims. I am loyal to the Ming Dynasty. How can I beg for surrender from the Donglu!"
In front of everyone, how could Jiang Gai admit that he was Shunmin? It would be too embarrassing.
"I'm just telling the truth, and I don't have any prejudice against Rusu!"
Xu Fuyuan also saw that it was the virtue of these people to beg for surrender if they couldn't defeat them.
If there were people in Donglin who resisted the Qing Dynasty and others begged for surrender, it would be a mixed blessing.
Among the people in Fushe, most of them became Shunmin, who was not as good as Donglin.
"What nonsense!"
"I don't believe it!"
"You are clearly trying to trap Ru Xu!"
"Yes! He must have been bribed by that faint king!"
"It's really a shame for us to speak falsely in front of everyone!"
Most of the people at this gathering were from Fushe. Seeing that people from several societies were making false accusations against one of their own, the colleagues from Fushe would certainly not be happy, let alone admit it, and they all started to accuse Xu Fuyuan.
"Quiet! Everyone! Don't do this! Mr. An, you are over forty, so you must not speak without sincerity!"
Teacher Zheng Fu finally suppressed the noise in the hall. Since he was three years older than Xu Fuyuan, he was not as excited as the young man. He reminded the other party seriously to think carefully before speaking.
"Brother Zheng, it is said in the heavenly book that you lived to be eighty years old!"
"ah?"
Xu Fuyuan suddenly said this, which caught Zheng Fujiao off guard. Logically speaking, longevity is a very good thing, but when it came from the other person's mouth, why did he feel a little uncomfortable after hearing it?
"Brother Zheng is three years older than me. Naturally, he has more experience and knowledge than me. I wonder what Brother Zheng plans to do in the future?"
"Of course...what does An Gong mean by this?"
Zheng Fujiao was about to answer, but then he thought something was wrong. Xu Fuyuan also listened to everyone's plan just now, especially since he had been elected as the second assistant. Wouldn't this be asking questions knowingly?
"In my previous life, I followed Mr. Guo Xing to fight against the Eastern invaders. In this life, I suddenly woke up and decided to go north together with Renzhong, learn some skills in Beidu, fight against the Eastern invaders together, and serve the Ming Dynasty."
After reading the Book of Heaven and considering the current situation, Xu Fuyuan also changed his original intention. Now that the prince has defeated Huang Taiji, and Zheng Sen is also fighting against the enemy in Beidu, he can realize his long-cherished wish by going north.
"Do you want to take refuge with that devil boy?"
Jiang Gai, who was said to be Shunmin of the Qing Dynasty, had not yet swallowed his breath and immediately spoke to ridicule Xu Fuyuan.
"The prince defeated the Donglu, but you called him a devil boy. Do you really intend to join the Donglu? Otherwise, how could you say such treasonous words?"
Xu Fuyuan now feels that the other person is like a mirror, he can see his past self, and now it seems that he hates the appearance in the mirror more and more.
"I respect you all the time, but you want to frame me! You became a traitor and defected to the Ming Dynasty, but you are still so confident!"
Jiang Gai thought that he had misjudged the person. This guy was just a white-eyed wolf who was greedy for profit.
"The prince defeated the Donglu, but became a devil boy! If the Donglu conquered Beidu, would you like to celebrate by setting off firecrackers?"
Xu Fuyuan didn't care what the other party said about him. Since he was a loyal person, he would behave properly, sit upright, and not be afraid of being criticized.
"you……"
"Okay! Rusu, don't do this. Lord An, everyone has his own ambitions, and you can't force him. If you want to seek refuge with the Demon...Prince, we won't stop you. We hope that Lord An can keep today's secret."
Zheng Fujiao hurriedly asked Jiang Gai not to get involved again, so as not to cause trouble. Now I am afraid that these people in Jishe will not be of use, but they cannot be regarded as enemies, otherwise the other party will report him in anger, and everything will be in trouble. All in vain.
"Mr. An, does Yi Zhong know what you are planning?"
After Zhu Jihuang heard this, he thought of a compromise, hoping that Xu Fuyuan would change his mind.
"Yizhong" is the name of Xia Yunyi, who is also the backbone of several societies and is currently the magistrate of Changle County, Fujian Province.
Xia Yunyi is also from Songjiang, and he is the highest-ranking official in several societies, so his words are naturally very important.
Zhu Jihuang moved Xia Yunyi out because he wanted Xu Fuyuan to surrender. Otherwise, if Xia Yunyi did not agree, the communities would be split into two.
"I have written down the whole story with others. Yi Zhong will be able to get it soon. After reading it, he will be able to understand our good intentions. After all, Yi Zhong also died for his country on the way to raise his army."
If Peng Bin is considered the scum from Jishe, then Xia Yunyi, Xu Fuyuan, and Chen Zilong are the "three heroes who resisted the Qing Dynasty" from Jishe.
"Oh? In this case, your society has many loyal and good people, which is really a blessing for the country!"
Although Zhu Jihuang praised this very much, there was obviously something wrong with his words.
"Take care of yourself with your hair!"
"Ah? How do you say this?"
"The Book of Heaven states that Yifa died of illness six years later!"
"ah?"
"The time is right when the Qing army marches southward!"
"...Don't scare me!"
"I'm just telling the truth about what I saw. If you don't believe it, there's no need to worry!"
"this……"
People say you will die in six years, but you don’t think much about it. How is that possible?
He still had six years to live. Zhu Jihuang even broke into a cold sweat when he heard this.
"Then why do you say Shijing can live to be eighty?"
Zhu Jihuang suddenly remembered that just now this guy said that Zheng Fu taught him longevity, but he lived less than fifty. Isn't this a big difference?
"The Book of Heaven says so, it's not just a matter of prejudice!"
Xu Fuyuan didn't quite believe it, but after he said it, the other party didn't believe it even more.
If you say a person has a long life, that person doesn't believe it.
If a person is told that he is going to die, he will not believe it.
You guys in Fushe are really hard to serve!
"It's full of nonsense!"
"Dare you curse my chief assistant to death!"
"Xu Fuyuan, you are clearly deceiving the public with your lies!"
Regardless of whether what this guy said is true or false, everyone present, especially the people in Fushe, will not believe it, not even a word.
The chief assistant who was finally selected will die in six years. Who can bear this?
"Quiet!"
"Quiet!"
"Don't make any noise!"
"Duke An, is it possible that you don't think highly of the great things our generals will do?"
After everything calmed down in the hall, Zhu Jihuang asked about the most important thing.
"Your Majesty is the emperor, and you want to depose him. The prince is the foundation of the country, and you want to attack Yao. You want to make the fifth prince emperor, can you convince the people of the world? Jiangnan is so turbulent, if the Donglu army comes back, Taking advantage of the opportunity to knock on the pass, who in the north can resist the enemy? If the land north of the Huaihe River is lost, how can we hold on to the south of the Yangtze River? When the Donglu army marches south in a large scale, wouldn't it be in line with what is stated in the heavenly book? By then you will really be able to Will you abandon your family and career to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty?"
What these guys are doing is simply preparing for the Donglu invasion.
The prince said that the front is tight and the rear is tight, which seems to be absolutely correct.
Some people went too far and were no different from collaborating with the enemy. Xu Fuyuan was really disappointed with the Fushe group.
"How can Duke An be so pessimistic? Looking down on our major events? The current fatigue of the Ming Dynasty is all caused by the lack of virtue of the foolish king. If the old can be abolished and the new established, things will definitely change! When the new king ascends the throne, the sea will surely boil. , it’s no problem to gather Wan Min’s heart and fight against the Donglu! I, the Ming Dynasty, have nearly a million armors, how can I let a mere Donglu succeed?”
Zhu Jihuang believed that Xu Fuyuan's views were too pessimistic and negative. If everyone thought like him, could the Ming Dynasty be saved?
"Yifa, resisting the Eastern invaders is not just about words. It depends on the lives of the three armies and the food and supplies. You are desperately cheering for the profiteers, and the profiteers do not pay business taxes, how can they get military pay? Could it be that Yifa considers the annual income of the imperial court Are they all relying on agricultural taxes? If you didn’t see the severe drought in the north, we would have already changed our children to eat. How could there be any agricultural taxes to collect? If the agricultural taxes all fell on the farmers in the south, wouldn’t it be a repeat of the scene where the people are living in poverty? They rely on squeezing farmers desperately to collect taxes. After getting 20 million taels of tax money, do you think this method is feasible?"
Xu Fuyuan went back and reflected on it, and believed that he must reflect deeply on his past mistakes. Naturally, people with the same idea are still stubborn, such as the person in front of him.
"Dark Lord An, don't be alarmist. Our Ming Dynasty is a vast land with rich resources and vast territory. Now the devil boy has moved many vassal kings overseas and freed up a lot of fertile land. All in all, the total is not 500 million acres, and each acre is charged one penny. If you can get a huge sum of fifty million taels, how can you talk about squeezing it? If you can get such a huge sum of money every year, you can arm hundreds of thousands of elite kings, how can you ask Donglu to knock the pass and go south!"
"Yes! Yes!"
After Zhu Jihuang explained, he immediately won the approval of everyone present. There was no need for commercial taxes, and agricultural taxes alone could kill Donglu.
"Presumably Yifa and your families have collected a lot of donations, right? People with fame don't pay taxes, and people who donate don't pay taxes either. Things are not what they used to be. Nowadays, large areas of land in the north have long been abandoned due to natural disasters. Only relying on The south is struggling. However, Yifa still wants to get 50 million taels of silver from agricultural taxes. Why not pray directly to the sky, don't let it rain, just rain money! You magical body protectors, I think even if you are beaten by a hundred Even if two silver ingots are smashed, they will still be intact!"
When Zhu Jihuang said this, Xu Fuyuan was just disappointed at first, but now he was completely disillusioned. These people had great ambitions but little talent, and they had great ambitions but low abilities. They would not be able to count on them in the future.
One look at Chen Zilong's face, and he also looked sad. He must have really complied with what the heavenly book said, and he will honestly be Shunmin of the Qing Dynasty from now on!
Soonmin, who has magical powers to protect the body!
How ridiculous...
"You...I have worked so hard to make a calculation for you, showing that it is feasible to collect agricultural taxes, but you are so sarcastic, I think you are treating someone unkindly!"
Zhu Jihuang was about to become the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, so he couldn't directly scold him, so he could only give up in anger.
