In the Huaiye Lane mansion, in the dining hall, at the dining table, everyone is immersed in eating.
Except for Xiufao, who had a curious face, everyone else pretended not to hear Ouyang Rong's casual conclusion of "civil war."
Ye Weilai served Ouyang Rong a bowl of hot white rice and couldn't help but glance at Tan Lang.
If this sentence accidentally spreads and is guided by some good people, a thousand heads would not be enough to chop off, let alone a hundred heads.
Fortunately, the people invited to dinner tonight are all old friends of Longcheng. They share weal and woe with Ouyang Rong and don't talk nonsense.
Because the real crime in his words is not to ridicule and ridicule Her Majesty the Queen as an expert in civil war and an amateur in foreign wars.
But these two words are "civil war".
The imperial court of the Zhou Dynasty defined Guizhou Li Zhengyan's raising the flag as rebellion.
As for the term "civil war", I would never give a nod.
Ouyang Rong took a bite of rice and fell silent together with Magistrate Diao, Master Shandao and others who were dusty in front of the table.
He twitched the corners of his mouth slightly.
To admit the civil war, in a sense, is to admit the certain rationality of Li Zhengyan's reinstatement of the army.
Civil war is different from foreign war.
But even Li Zhengyan and his group were called rebel traitors by the Zhou court.
It is still impossible to conceal that the rebellions in Guizhou and Hongzhou were a merger of anti-Zhou forces such as the old cadres, the extreme cadres and the cadres.
There is an element of chance, but there is also an element of inevitability.
This is a group of old forces that failed to compete for dominance from top to bottom, or were frustrated.
The inevitable result of turning to bottom-up and violent means of armed seizure.
It's still a real civil war, with both sides fighting for the highest right to rule.
So it was expected that each would refute and attack the legitimacy of the other's regime.
It's just that the Zhou Dynasty inherited the Qian dynasty and it has been ten years since the founding of the country. Such a large dynasty has formed inertia and is naturally at an advantage.
Among the people at the bottom, compared to Li Zhengyan and other rebels who were labeled as traitors, Zhou Ting still has a suppressed voice for the time being, so it is easy for people to ignore this.
If the dynasty is compared to the human body, the body of this unified dynasty has not yet decayed. The current Zhou Dynasty is just a "women's clothing" from the Qian Dynasty, and it has changed its name. The appearance has changed, but the inner texture has changed.
constant.
Therefore, Li Zhengyan and other rebels cannot be regarded simply as tumors in this body, that is, rebels who want to destroy the body.
Just look at the classes of Li Zhengyan, Wei Shaoqi, Du Shuqing, Teng Wang Lilou and others. They are all from noble families, clans, and aristocratic families.
Like the empress Wei Zhao and the two kings of the Wei family, they were also part of the old rentier class, but they had a conflict over the issue of "women's clothing."
The former said that women's clothing should be worn to the end.
The latter objected angrily, saying he couldn't always wear women's clothing, and the clothes he wore were not enough.
As the conflict evolved, they immediately took action.
When two thoughts are fighting in your mind, you can't destroy your healthy body from the neck down, right?
What to do?
The wise man is already lying down,
Wait for the two villains in your mind to finish fighting.
This can also be considered the logic of civil war, a concrete manifestation.
Therefore, it is not difficult to explain that Li Zhengyan fought from Guizhou in the south of Lingnan to Jiangnan Road. The counties and counties along the way were either lying flat or fleeing, and there were very few fierce resisters.
It's not that everyone is bloodless, it's just that the gods above are fighting and the ordinary people below are bleeding. It's not worth it.
Of course, surrendering directly would be too shameless and inappropriate.
The smarter ones will be forced to surrender physically and honestly while shouting about loyalty, filial piety, propriety and justice, scolding Li Zhengyan and refusing to cooperate.
Li Zhengyan, on the other hand, could only greet this with a smile, be very generous, not care about it, and even entertain him.
After all, the governor and county magistrate have been demoted, but you still kill prisoners, which is a bad start. What should you do if the resistance from the states and counties along the way intensifies? The gain outweighs the loss.
This kind of righteous surrender method is indeed easy to use.
First of all, let’s wait and see. If Li Zhengyan and the Kuangfu Army win, then it’s easy to say that they can continue to fake it.
If he is suppressed by force, he will be happy to welcome the king, and he can defend himself with the banner of loyalty, loyalty and courage, and being in Cao's camp.
Anyway, so far, Ouyang Rong has heard of no fewer than ten cases of this kind of surrender from officials fleeing from the north who disembarked at Xunyang Ferry every day.
As for the Lingnan and Jiangnan Dao officials who fled northward, most of them thought that the imperial court had a great chance of winning, so they fled.
Therefore, surrender is also an art activity. It is diverse and diverse, and there is always one that suits you.
Therefore, Ouyang Rong was not surprised that his old friend Diao County Magistrate followed the crowd and abandoned Longcheng and ran away, and he did not teach him a lesson, so he would not do it.
Among the endless stream of surrendering officials, the only one that made Ouyang Rong a little surprised and speechless was:
It was Zhu Lingxu, the governor of Hongzhou.
This person can be regarded as a model of surrender who was forced to have no choice but to surrender. He can even be regarded as the first person to surrender.
He was the first senior Zhou official to surrender during the Guizhou and Hongzhou rebellions.
Logically speaking, shouting about loyalty, filial piety, propriety and justice, scolding Li Zhengyan and Cai Qin, and refusing to cooperate is the choice of a smart person.
But the fact is that Zhu Lingxu not only surrendered, but also turned around and accepted the recruitment of Li Zhengyan and Cai Qin.
At that time, he even helped to control the soldiers of Zhechong Prefecture in Hongzhou, led Li Zhengyan to resume the duties assigned by the government, and followed Cai Qin's army to attack Jiangzhou.
The defection was very complete, and a certificate of surrender was issued.
This is something Ouyang Rong never expected, and it is also the reason for the current crisis in Jiangzhou... There is a leading party.
Everyone just surrendered tactically, but you, Zhu Lingxu, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, actually became a rebel.
This is not an optimal choice.
Ouyang Rong was puzzled. As the governor of Hongzhou and a senior local official in Dazhou, he was not said to be a human being, but he was not so intelligent that he could not understand the pros and cons.
Is it possible that there is a hidden secret, or that there has been a betrayal for a long time? Has there been some promise?
Ouyang Rong suddenly remembered Zhu Yuheng, the eldest son of Governor Zhu.
When he was in Xunyang City, he hung out with Yue Ziang, Wang Junzhi and others.
Could it be that there was some matchmaking and he was persuaded by Li Zheng, Wei Shaoqi, and Teng Wang Lilou early on?
Ouyang Rong shook his head.
Ouyang Rong had only heard of the deeds of this Governor of Hongzhou as "greedy for money and lust" and "good at military strategy".
This kind of character who has climbed up from the bottom should be the best at grasping the direction of the wind...
Maybe he felt that the position of the governor of Hongzhou was too small, and he wanted to follow Li Zhengyan to try to get rich.
All I can say is respect the fate of others.
No matter how,
The nature of the civil war, as well as the window period in which the imperial army had not yet been assembled, caused the prefectures and counties in the southwest to surrender like clouds, and many heroes and patriots in the world were watching.
This also caused Li Zhengyan's Kuangfu Army in Guizhou, Cai Qin, and Zhu Lingxu's army in Hongzhou to encounter almost no decent resistance.
Moreover, after annexing the surrendered states and counties, the paper power expanded rapidly and even expanded.
For a time, Kuang Fu's army gained momentum.
The imperial court even appointed King Lixian of Xunyang as Jiangnan Road's pacification ambassador to assist in countering the rebellion, and the latter accepted the order safely.
Kuang Fujun, who originally carried the banner of King Xunyang, did not stop, but raised the banner of the former prince Li Qian, that is, Li Xian, the brother of Li Lun's former deposed prince, and continued to advance...
Dinner continued, but everyone seemed tired, and no one mentioned the current battle situation and situation.
So the dinner was finished in everyone's silence.
Magistrate Diao and Master Shandao praised Zhen Shuyuan and Ye Weila's cooking skills.
Zhen Shuyuan introduced Ye Weila to the two of them. She cooked the meal herself.
Ye Weilai's cooking skills are now good, and she can cook even simple meals with flavor, and Zhen Shuyuan is quite satisfied.
For Ouyang Rong's roommate, Magistrate Diao, Master Shandao naturally boasted a lot and said good things from different angles.
The white-haired girl was a little shy and lowered her head frequently.
Master Shandao even offered to get her a lottery ticket.
Ye Weilai immediately refused, she was not short of marriage, but she didn't expect that Xiufao interjected, saying that it was the latest expansion of Donglin Temple's business, and the sign for "more children, more blessings" was for pregnancy, which immediately made the girl's face look like
Put on rouge.
The casual chat after the meal ended after drinking tea.
Ouyang Rong stood up and walked out. Master Shandao and Magistrate Diao followed him tacitly. They went to Yinbingzhai's study and started talking.
Zhen Shuyuan and Ye Weilai brought some refreshments and then left to go about their business.
Xiufa walked to the door and waited obediently.
Ouyang Rong looked at the white-bearded old monk in black clothes and the pointed-faced county magistrate in front of him.
The two of them were obviously older than him, but they frowned and sighed in front of Ouyang Rong, which was in sharp contrast to Ouyang Rong, who was as plain as a lake.
But Ouyang Rong understood.
Although Master Shandao is a monk, because of the Donglin Buddha, he is regarded as an accomplice of the violent guards in the eyes of Li Zhengyan and others who hold high the banner of rebellion and refute the Tianshu statue.
This time Cai Qin and Zhu Lingxu's army captured Longcheng County. Naturally, Master Shandao could not hide in a temple to escape the world like other monks. Moreover, the temple was not safe. After all, he was too rich.
But other temples can still spend money to eliminate disasters. Master Shandao and Donglin Temple are not just spending money to eliminate disasters. People probably have to be physically destroyed to see the Buddha.
Therefore, the eminent monks of Donglin Temple also ran away immediately and fled to Xunyang City with Magistrate Diao.
Ouyang Rong spoke seriously: "Don't worry, eminent monk Mahawisdom, Master Wang will be here soon, and the Donglin Buddha Hall will be built as scheduled."
Master Shandao sighed: "The Ming Dynasty is making fun of me again."
After a pause, he hesitated and asked: "The rebels seem to be very opposed to the statue. Mingfu, how about we stop for a while?"
Ouyang Rongqi said: "Why did you change your words?"
Master Shandao sighed: "If you think about it carefully, this matter is indeed inappropriate and has caused a rebellion, like that in Guizhou... eh."
"It's just an introduction." Ouyang Rong said softly:
"But what is coming will still come. If conflicts don't break out from this opening, they will break out from other openings. It is unavoidable.
"In addition, looking at it now, the statue making thing is more complicated than I thought. It can no longer be decided by the next person."
He squinted his eyes, and the cold voice of Rong Zhen not long ago came to his ears again.
Master Shandao and Magistrate Diao couldn't help but look at each other sideways and didn't ask any more questions.
Ouyang Rong suddenly changed the topic:
"Li Zhengyan, Wei Shaoqi, and Yue Ziang sent Wang Junzhi to Longcheng to take up his post. Did they stay there?"
Magistrate Diao was stunned and nodded.
Ouyang Rong lowered his eyes: "Did they look for anything during their stay?"
Magistrate Diao and Master Shandao looked at each other, the former frowned and the latter was in a trance:
"The Ming Dynasty said this, and I remembered a little bit. Donor Du and Donor Yue visited the small temple three times.
Master Shandao recalled with his eyes open.
"Master has a very good memory."
Of course, Master Shandao would not say that the more money donated by pilgrims for incense, the better their memory will be. He said eloquently:
"The first time they came, they visited the temple by themselves. After finishing, they put on two sticks of incense and left. Later they came again, donated a sum of money for incense, found the old monk, and asked to go to the library to study Buddhist scriptures, and the old monk agreed.
"The last time, it was weird. They sat on the floor with the old monk to discuss Buddhist scriptures. Before leaving, they asked the old monk something familiar."
"What's familiar?"
"The little princess of Xunyang Palace also asked about it."
"Oh?" Ouyang Rong vaguely guessed in his heart.
"They asked Lao Na if there was an original collection of Tao Yuanming's poems hidden in the temple, especially a poem called Returning to Lai Xi Ci."
Ouyang Rong sighed. He knew that Li Guo'er had been looking for "Return to Come and Come Back", so he gave it to her as a birthday gift.
Later he found out that this Ci Fu was the Hanshi Sword Jue.
So after arriving in Xunyang City, Ouyang Rong also asked Li Guo'er about this matter and why he was looking for this word. However, the two were having a cold war at the time, and the princess's answer was that she had no comment.
I contacted Li Guo'er who had collected Tao Yuanming's poems very early. He was looking for this poem even before Ouyang Rong came to Longcheng. The Juhua Poetry Society later established also chanted chrysanthemums, which meant commemorating Tao Yuanming's picking of chrysanthemums under the eastern fence.
Ouyang Rong treated her as a hobby, mainly because Li Guo'er didn't have any spiritual skills. Ouyang Rong naturally didn't want to doubt anything, but he just warned her not to spread this poem to others. Li Guo'er nodded in agreement.
At present, Li Zhengyan, Wang Junzhi and others cannot find their way back and say goodbye. They are wandering around Longcheng County like headless flies, which also proves that she is indeed tight-lipped.
While Ouyang Rong was thinking, Magistrate Diao said:
"In the Ming Dynasty, Xiaguan remembered something. During the few days they stayed in Longcheng, Li Zhengyan, Wei Shaoqi and others, in addition to reading Longcheng County Chronicles, also went to explore Tao Qian's former residence, and Xiaguan accompanied them.
"This was one of the two places they visited most often at that time."
"Oh?" Ouyang Rong said curiously: "Where is the other place?"
Magistrate Diao took another look at the handsome young man in front of him:
"It was the Broken Wing Canal built by you in the Ming Dynasty. Li Zhengyan and Wei Shaoqi often went to observe it and praised it full of praise."
Ouyang Rong was silent for a moment.
Magistrate Diao: "This official must have done nothing wrong."
"There's nothing wrong with the company, it doesn't count as any involvement, and then what happens."
Ouyang Rong pursed his lips:
"Did they carry a painting?"
"What painting?" the two of them were curious.
Ouyang Rong shook his head and said nothing.
Magistrate Diao said again:
"By the way, when they left Longcheng County, they took the road to Yuenv Gorge and went to Yunmengze. When Du Shuqing asked for leave, he also went boating with them to Yunmengze."
"Yunmengze?"
Ouyang Rong frowned slightly and murmured:
"Shouldn't we go to Hongzhou and see what happened next?
"Or, they went to Yunmengze to look for something, and did they take the Peach Blossom Spring painting with them?
"But what do they need from Yun Mengze? Is Peach Blossom Spring true? Wait a minute..."
He suddenly looked up.
The great lady with blond hair like flames who descended from the sky came to mind again.