Chapter Twenty Shameless Readers
To put it bluntly, these scholars came to get acquainted with qualifications and had never even been to the community army. If it was an ordinary thing, they would be happy to drink and have fun, but Hou Fangyu was not a stable person.
"You have also seen these days that Dongfan recruits craftsmen near Dengzhou and migrates the people. I originally thought it was a righteous act of relief to the people, but after inquiring, I learned that the Li family of Dongfan was going to migrate the people of the Ming Dynasty to the barbaric lands of Dongfan!" Hou Fangyu said loudly with a worried and angry look.
Immediately, the entire attic was in an uproar, and everyone said it in anger.
"Absurd! Does Denglai Yamen just think of it as he is willing to do something?"
"Yes, yes, if you allow the people to migrate like this, you will be poisoned for a hundred years. Don't forget Altan's disaster."
When talking about Altan's disaster, everyone became nervous. During the Jiajing Dynasty, it was because a large number of remnants of the White Lotus Sect and the garrison fled to Tumotechuan, defected to the Mongols, built cities for it, and weaving them. The strength of Altan Khan's troops increased greatly, so they invaded the pass and fought in the capital. During the Jiajing Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty was still reviving, and now the national strength was weak. If Li Mingxun moved the people, accumulated strength, and followed Altan Khan's actions, wouldn't he cause trouble in the southeast coast?
Someone immediately said, "Prince Hou, we must unite and put pressure on the Governor Denglai on behalf of the Southeast Shilin. We must prevent problems before they happen."
Another scholar smiled coldly and said, "How could the Governor Denglai not know about the Dongfan act on such a large scale, and how could the court not know about it? I think it was the court who secretly indulged in, betrayed the people of Qi and Lu, and feeding tigers with his body..."
Hou Fangyu knocked on the table and stopped the quarrel. He stood up and saluted everyone, saying, "Everyone, Hou is not talented, and he is a plan for the country and the world. Even if he is torn to pieces, he will stop this evil deed. Today, he will go to the Governor's Office with his sword to meet Lord Zeng, begging him to send troops to stop the moves of the East Banner migrants. If he does not follow, Hou will commit suicide in the Governor's lobby."
"Okay, okay, I really deserve to be my example in Donglin. It is quite like the ancients. Brother Hou, I will go with you."
"How can I be missed by the people if I wish you a death sentence!"
With a bang, the door of the attic was kicked open, and a cold wind blew in. Hou Fangyu was about to curse who was arrogant, but he never thought that the person who came in was Zeng Ying. Zeng Ying looked at Hou Fangyu with an angry face and suddenly pulled out the sword of the guard beside him, slashed on the table, shouting: "Hou Xun gave birth to a backbone son, come on, you can commit suicide and show me!"
Hou Fangyu stood there in a daze, Zeng Ying looked around for a week, and these scholars had been shocked by him. Zeng Ying solemnly said: "The migration of people from the East is the permission of this official. As long as the official is in one day, no one can stop him. Hou Fangyu, if you can't persuade me, you will commit suicide. Didn't you say that if I don't follow me, you will commit suicide? Now the Japanese official tells you that I am determined not to follow me, so you will commit suicide!"
"Slaying suicide!" Zeng Ying shouted angrily, kicked the stool at her feet, and scolded.
Hou Fangyu grabbed the hilt of the knife, and the biting coldness came from his palm. His hands began to tremble. Whether it was cold or afraid, he just said those heroic remarks were originally just for the sake of fame. How could he commit suicide in his prime? With a bang, the knife fell to the ground, and Hou Fangyu collapsed to the ground.
Zeng Ying snorted heavily and said angrily: "You people think they are loyal and righteous, and they speak of benevolence, righteousness and morality. Refugees are everywhere in the land of Denglai, but they only know how to recite poems and indulge in their emotions. I really want to put this knife into their stomachs. Your knowledge is useful to the country and the people, why can't you use it?"
"Mr. Zeng, the people of the Ming Dynasty are the emperor's people. You have personally given them a private gift from the island barbarians in the East. Didn't you think that the governor Denglai could be tyrannical and overbearing?" The scholars were angrily scolded by Zeng Ying, and most of them bowed their heads, and only one scholar scolded them loudly.
With a clanging sound, Zeng Ying pulled out a knife from his personal soldiers and placed it in front of the scholar, saying, "You said you were not allowed to give advice to the people just now. Come on, you committed suicide on the spot. I Zeng Ying promised you that your blood stained the Wanghai Tower red, and Zeng Ying cut off the people's way out of the sea and did not allow anyone to move away from Dongfan. Come on, let me show you!"
The scholar just bragged about Hou Fangyu. He put the knife in front of him and didn't dare to connect. Zeng Ying threw the knife on the table and scolded: "Everyone present has one counted. Who dares to commit suicide on the spot? I have no false words."
There was a silence in the attic. The scholars who had just spoken out of death were all ashamed, pushing each other and retreating. No one dared to look at Zeng Ying, and no one touched the knife in the area.
Li Mingxun appeared at the door with a knife in his arms, leaning lazily on the door frame, and laughed: "Young masters, if you commit suicide for the country, I can also promise you that not only will you not migrate the people, but you will also be dependents of the Ming Dynasty. How about it?"
However, this is a good saying, but in the eyes of scholars, it is a ridiculous saying that it is good saying for the country and the people, but who can do it when you really want to die?
"It seems that they are all people who seek fame and reputation. They dare to say but dare not do it, haha." Li Mingxun laughed.
At this moment, a voice came from outside. "I dare, I am willing to commit suicide on the spot."
The personal soldiers moved away and walked into the woman wearing brocade robe and holding the guqin. It was the girl who was playing and singing just now. She looked so handsome and generous. She walked into the attic and picked up the knife, but was snatched by Li Mingxun.
"What I am talking about with Master Zeng is the young master, so don't mistake yourself for your own mistakes, Miss." Li Mingxun said.
"Who are you? How dare you make noise here?" Zeng Ying's personal soldiers shouted and scolded him immediately.
The woman said, "I am Li Xiang in Suzhou."
Li Mingxun smiled, picked Li Xiangjun's delicate chin, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Li Xiangjun, Qinhuai, if the girl doesn't get rid of the blood, will she die in this Wangjiang Tower today? Haha, even if the girl dies, the world is just the loyalty and ruthless woman, and it is hard to hide the filth of the scholars in Jiangnan."
As he said that, Li Mingxun reached out to support the amber pendant on Li Xiangjun's fan and smiled and said, "What the girl asks is not human, Mr. Hou, he is a man who seeks fame."
The amber fan pendant was the ancestral object of Hou Fangyu's family. Li Xiangjun grabbed the fan pendant and slammed it hard on Hou Fangyu, shouting: "Young Master Hou, today I will break my gratitude and righteousness with you!"
Li Xiangjun left with her sleeves, and the strings of the guqin zither passed through Li Mingxun's armor in her hand, making the sound of the zither sound, which was very harsh.
"Everyone, are you still dead?" Li Mingxun asked with a smile.
No one answered in the attic, and Li Mingxun asked again: "Where is Mr. Hou, are you dead?"
Hou Fangyu staggered up and angrily scolded Li Mingxun: "Li thief, you insult me today. In the future, I, Hou Fangyu, will make you repay a hundred times!"
After saying that, Hou Fangyu shook his sleeves and left, and several scholars bowed their heads and left, as if they were depressed and like dogs with their tails.
Zeng Ying took a deep breath and closed her eyes, but her eyelids could not contain the tears flowing. He never expected that the scholars in Jiangnan had already reached this point of shamelessness. No wonder the Ming Dynasty ended in such a field.
"Mr. Zeng, this group of people will never let them go back to Jiangnan easily. I'm fine. With troops in hand, the court dares not do anything, but you... I guess someone will soon connect and impeach you." Li Mingxun said to Zeng Ying.
Zeng Ying shook her head slightly: "Mr. Li, if you lead me to this, you should have thought of this result."
Li Mingxun rubbed his nose with his hand, feeling a little embarrassed. When he received the list of observation teams and saw the names of Jiangnan scholars, he knew that there would be trouble. If these guys who were not good enough to make trouble, Li Mingxun was not afraid of talking to these guys, and his soldiers were even more afraid, but he was afraid that these guys would connect to ruin the major issues of immigration, so he sent someone to monitor him. When he heard that the group of people were gathering in Wanghailou, Li Mingxun brought Zeng Ying and listened to a good show downstairs.
"Sir, I know that the club has done all its best to assist the Ming Dynasty's imperial captives in order to immigrate. This is the overall situation of the club. For the overall situation, I am willing to do anything." Li Mingxun told the truth.
Zeng Ying nodded: "I, Zeng Ying, became an official in this life, and I am also for the people of the world. As long as I can give them a way out, I will do nothing. At worst, I will just go to the imperial prison."
"Oh, Lord Zeng is wrong. That imperial prison is not the place where you are loyal ministers." A feminine voice sounded and Wang Chengen walked in.
"Honey Wang, when did you come?" This was beyond Li Mingxun's expectations.
"It's earlier than you, otherwise I won't be able to watch this drama." Wang Chengen said narrowly. He walked to Zeng Ying and said, "I've been accepted by the emperor today. When I returned to the capital, the old slave will report it truthfully. If the door of the imperial prison is opened, it should be a few marquises in the surnames."
Zeng Ying felt a little relieved and left side by side with Wang Chengen. Gao Feng laughed and said, "Your move is so high. I have never seen a master who can obey these big headscarves."
Li Mingxun sat on the chair with a sad face: "Hey, it just solved a problem. Hey, Daming turned people into animals. I turned animals into humans. Why is it still so difficult to immigrate?"
It is no wonder that Li Mingxun sighed that immigration is really not going well. The whole community is optimistic about immigration and the whole community. They all feel that since the people have been suffering from the Eastern Capitol and the Bidders, the community has given a way out and cannot flock to it. However, the actual situation is far beyond imagination. It has been more than ten days since the fleet arrived, and it has only sent away more than 1,400 refugees. Most of them were craftsmen and their families recruited by the community in the Denglai area. This was real money and gave Taiwan a land deed of familiar land. The cost was too high.
Chapter completed!