Zu Dashou looked at them and immediately stood up, walked a few steps quickly, caught up with Fang Yizao, and said with a sincere look on his face: "Master Zhongcheng, this matter is of great importance, and I will definitely give you an answer as soon as possible."
Fang Yizao heard this and turned to look at him, understanding his difficulty.
The so-called ancestral family power is actually a coalition of all parties, with the ancestral family as the leader. This does not mean that Zu Dashou alone can have the final say.
Therefore, he nodded and said in a deep voice: "Okay, I will wait for you for three days!"
After saying that, Fang Yizao left with the package. Zu Dashou even saw him off personally and didn't come back until he left the house.
In the back hall, only Zu Dashou's brothers were left again. Without outsiders here, they have no scruples in speaking.
"Brother, we have worked hard for many years, can this be the end of it?"
"Yes, brother, how could our ancestral family be bullied by outsiders like this!"
"Brother, what do you think we should do? Master Zhongcheng only gave us three days for this matter!"
"..."
Facing his brothers talking nonsense, Zu Dashou turned serious, frowned and shouted: "That's enough. If possible, I certainly don't want to let it go. But this matter is not yours and my own. The one who has the final say. Immediately send people to each house, tell them there are important things to discuss, and ask them to come day and night!"
Some of them are not in Jinzhou City, but are distributed in various health centers between Jinzhou and Shanhaiguan. Even further away, for example, Wu Sangui's father, Wu Xiang, was far away in the capital. Those that are too far away will naturally be left alone, and those that are closer will naturally be summoned if they can be summoned.
Following his order, his servants immediately swarmed out of the ancestral residence, and quickly headed out of Jinzhou City. If someone didn't know it, they would think that Jianlu was going to launch a massive attack!
After the people who reported the news were sent out, Zu Dashou looked at his brothers in the back hall, sat back in his seat with a somewhat decadent expression, and then sighed and said: "If we just want to deal with Sun Chuanting, each family They should all have no objections. However, after they know the situation in the pass and the emperor's affairs, they will understand that to deal with Sun Chuanting is to confront the court and the emperor. In my opinion, even if some people are unwilling, it will not matter. You may choose to fight against the wise and mighty emperor!"
Having said this, he showed a wry smile and said: "At least the Wu family, I think they will not fight against the emperor for those farms!"
They all have read Wu Sangui's letter. From the lines of this letter, they could all see that Wu Sangui admired the emperor very much. If Wu Sangui was asked to confront the emperor, he would never agree.
If the Wu family does not agree to confront the emperor, then there is a high probability that those families that are married to the Wu family will not confront the emperor.
In fact, if they wanted to confront the emperor, most people would not have the courage. What's more, he was a wise and powerful emperor, with three major battalions to rely on that could defeat Jianlu.
Therefore, after Zu Dashou finished speaking, everyone fell silent. Whether they want it or not, they all feel tremendous pressure.
Looking at his brothers, one of them seemed to be hesitant to speak. Zu Dashou guessed his thoughts and said again: "Only if we control the Ningjin defense line, Huang Taiji will look down upon us. Because what he cares about most is not our ancestral home, but the Ningjin Defense Line. If we vote for Huang Taiji, I believe we will be taken seriously at first. But, what happens next? Without the Ningjin Defense Line of our ancestral home, will the Huang Taiji Will Taiji always value us? Is it above or below other Jianzhou Jurchens? If we say it values us, it will only be below other Jianzhou Jurchens. Do you think we will live comfortably? By then, our The status is not even as good as that of the Mongols, then it will be too late to regret it!”
Hearing this, Zu Dabi showed a hint of surprise and asked Zu Dashou: "Brother, do you mean to return all the farmland and listen to Sun Chuanting's orders?"
After hearing this, everyone else stared at Zu Dashou, wanting to hear his opinion. For these Zu brothers, Zu Dashou's opinion is very important. After all, they are the head of the family.
Zu Dashou sighed, nodded and said, "For the long-term interests of our ancestors, we'd better give in!"
This conclusion was actually what they expected. Several people were silent, but Zu Dale still said a little angrily: "Sun Chuanting has been aggressive since he came. I am really unwilling to be bullied by him like this!"
"What you said is actually wrong!" Zu Dashou said earnestly after hearing this, "You think Sun Chuanting is stupid! He has actually left a way out for us. Let us hand over the farmland ourselves, and we will not care about the previous harvests. Otherwise, if he really wants to punish us and force us, he will have to give back our past harvests. And he can be dissatisfied no matter how much we pay back. Don't you think so?"
When Zu Dale heard this, his mouth opened and he was speechless. If Sun Chuanting really wanted to do that, he would really leave no room to force them to death or to rebel.
Seeing him like this, Zu Dashou sighed again and said: "Actually, letting Mr. Zhongcheng come to deliver the message gives us leeway. Believe it or not, after he saw the contents of those packages and heard about the emperor, He is already convinced that we will definitely surrender. Because only surrender is the most beneficial to us!"
Before anyone else could speak, he said with emotion: "Not many of those civil servants are fools!"
At this time, Zu Dashou's brothers all sighed and shook their heads after hearing this. It was obvious that they had been persuaded by Zu Dashou and were ready to give in.
However, Zu Dacheng thought of a question and asked again: "What about my nephew and the others over there?"
"What should we do?" When Zu Dashou heard this, he had some ideas about this, and immediately said, "What should we do, they will do it! As long as Huang Taiji still wants to Guan Ning's defense line, he will definitely show us good will As for the ancestral family, their status there will not have any problems. As for the imperial court..."
Speaking of this, he remembered what Wu Sangui mentioned in his letter: Those who rebel against the Ming Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away they are! I couldn't help but sigh, there were so many things!
Thinking like this, he continued: "For the time being, we have to write a memorial for them, saying that there is nothing we can do. They are in the Cao camp and their hearts are in the Han. When they return to the Ming Dynasty, they should continue to stay. It just depends on the situation!"
Several other people nodded after hearing this, and had no choice but to do this first.
Two days later, everyone except those in the pass arrived. It was really non-stop, the kind that traveled day and night, gathering at Zu Dashou's general military residence.
After explaining everything about the situation, the result was not beyond Zu Dashou's expectation. The fact that each family had different opinions determined that they could not fight against Sun Chuanting. If they really want to fight at all costs, at least they must be united internally.
Therefore, not long after the meeting, Zu Dashou personally came to see Fang Yizao, the governor of Liaodong, and told him that they would return all the farmland in Guanning within two days.
Hearing this, Fang Yizao breathed a sigh of relief. For him, this is the best outcome. Therefore, he comforted Qizu that his birthday was coming. If you listen carefully to the court, maybe one day you will be able to be made Earl of Liaodong or something like Li Chengliang.
After Zu Dashou dealt with him for a while, he immediately handed over the farmland under his ancestral family's name. Without any delay, he immediately sent someone to contact Jin Guofeng in Tashan to complete the military order for the change of defense.
Sun Chuanting couldn't help but feel relieved after hearing the news.
Despite his tough appearance, in fact, he was actually unwilling to push the ancestral family's forces into rebellion. After all, he is the governor of Jiliao. If his subordinates make a mess, even if it is so serious that he loses Ningjin, even if the emperor supports him, he will be under great pressure!
"The Emperor is so powerful!" Sun Chuanting muttered to himself, and prepared to write a memorial to the Emperor to report the situation at Shanhaiguan.
If the emperor hadn't sent someone to convey the decree and brought home letters from those Guan Ning Army soldiers, he could guarantee that this matter would not have been so easy to resolve!
However, Sun Chuanting didn't know that Emperor Chongzhen, who was far away in the capital, already knew about the situation on his side just after he started writing his memorial.
Emperor Chongzhen just smiled at Sun Chuanting's secret praise for him. With such a golden finger as the eavesdropping system, in fact, some things do not require very powerful skills to do as he thought.
This could be regarded as solving a hidden danger in Ningjin's defense line. Emperor Chongzhen breathed a sigh of relief, then put the matter behind him and began to read the memorial in his hand.
This memorial was just sent by Wang Chengen, the governor of Dongchang, regarding the investigation of the restoration of society.
The situation recorded above is indeed a bit shocking. The first step is to form an association and let it develop naturally. The next step is to form a party! Of course, they don't admit that they are a party. In fact, someone had reported this in the tenth year of Chongzhen, but he was not punished.
There are also matters related to the imperial examination. Fushe controls the admission of students at the student level. These matters are actually open to the public. Because everyone knows that if you want to ensure the maximum possible number of middle school students, you have to visit the dock of Fushe and get Zhang Pu's consent. That's all.
However, these things are very difficult to deal with. Because Zhang Pu himself was just a common scholar, responsible for drafting edicts, explaining scriptures to the emperor, and teaching the prince when Emperor Chongzhen was out of the capital, but he did not engage in anything related to the imperial examination. .
As for his correspondence with local officials, commenting on so-and-so's talents, etc., on the surface, there is no problem at all.
Therefore, if Emperor Chongzhen wanted to deal with him, these words alone would not be convincing. Of course, he can do this forcefully, but it is not cost-effective to destroy the image of a saint he has established just for the sake of Zhang Pu.
Controlling the army and having high prestige is equivalent to holding the hilt of a sword in your hand. If it really reaches a certain level, Emperor Chongzhen will have no problem directly wielding the sword. But this is not the best solution, there are better solutions available.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at the passage in the memorial with a slight sneer on his face.
The main content of this passage is that this complex society is already very large, consisting of more than a dozen societies, including Yunjian Jishe, Xiangshan Tongshe, Zhexi Wenshe, Jiangbei Nanshe, Huangzhou Zhishe and Jiangnan Yingshe. United together. Its members are mainly young scholars, with a total of nearly 3,000 people, and most of these people are from official families, and they represent a lot of power behind them.
That's not all. Most of these Fushe members are students, a small number are civil servants, and there are even some who have already won Jinshi and are serving as officials.
In addition, Fushe almost inherited the mantle of Donglin Party. At this time, both the Donglin Party and Fushe were considered representatives of Qingliu in Shilin and among the people. In other words, in layman's terms, they are honest and good officials!
If we arbitrarily attack Fushe directly, we can foresee how much pressure there will be. Even if only a few of the leaders are dealt with, their reputation is very high and will inevitably trigger a strong backlash.
However, Emperor Chongzhen’s defeat was actually due to the fact that there was such a huge force behind Fushe!
He pointed at the memorial in a cold voice and said: "Donglin Party, Fushe, Qingliu... Haha, not bad, not bad!"
After finishing speaking, he took out several other memorials, which he specially asked Lan Tianbao to find. After looking at them again, he ordered Zhang Pu and Wu Changshi to visit them.
It didn't take long for the two people to arrive.
When they were attending the ceremony, Emperor Chongzhen observed them carefully and found that they were more or less unnatural. Could it be because they did not get their consent to serve as the prince's lecturers, or maybe they had done bad things in their daily lives and were a little uneasy when they met themselves who suddenly had a reputation as a wise and powerful warrior?
Emperor Chongzhen thought so, but on the surface he remained calm. After they saw each other, he smiled and said, "I heard that Qing and others have both ability and political integrity, and have a very good reputation. Even the queen and the prince praised you and others." , When I saw him today, he is indeed very handsome. Looking at me, I felt that you and the others would not disappoint me!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Pu and Wu Changshi were slightly happy and became humble in unison.
They originally thought that the emperor had sent a special order to summon the two of them, and they might have to overcome difficulties. However, they did not expect that the emperor would praise them first when he saw them. Although I am praising them for their good looks, no matter what, it is always a good start!
After waving his hand to stop their modesty, Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile: "I heard that you and others established the Fushe and shared what they have learned. They are broad-minded, which is particularly rare in the current corruption of etiquette and music. ! On weekdays, the ministers also comment on current affairs, feel sorry for the injustice of the people, worry about the court's urgent needs, and worry about the country and the people. Are these things?"
