The first year of Longhan.●⌒,.

Huang Zongxi rushed to Nanjing from his hometown of Shaoxing Yuyao, because the first imperial examination in Xin Dynasty this year was about to begin. This imperial examination is different from previous years. In the past, the imperial examination was the provincial examination in September, and the imperial examination was in Beijing in the spring of the following year, while this year it was the autumn provincial examination and the winter examination.

The provincial examinations of each province were held in the provincial governments. Huang Zongxi was from Shaoxing, so he was going to Hangzhou, the provincial capital of Zhejiang Province to participate in the provincial examination. However, there are two months left before the August provincial examination, so he went north to Nanjing.

This time I came to Nanjing to attend the annual conference of the Restoration Society. Every year the Restoration Society will hold a conference. He had heard news that this Restoration Society is of great scale, and that members of the Restoration Society will gather in Nanjing at that time.

It is said that the host of this conference was Li Chunjiang, the governor of Sanjiang. In addition, Fang Yizhi and the other four young masters would come. Huang Zongxi was very happy to hear the news. He did not take a boat to walk the canal, but went north by sea in Qiantang Bay.

Qiantang Bay is very busy now, with sea ships everywhere, and ports of all sizes are even more busy. Due to the prosperity of sea trade, the shipbuilding industry is also more prosperous, with many sea ships of all sizes, with white sails dotted.

Huang Zongxi took a merchant ship with him, specializing in traveling to Hangzhou to Nanjing, which not only transports cargo and passengers. The ship ticket is not expensive, the voyage is longer than the canal, but it takes a shorter time. The main reason is that there are many canal boats and there are still many checkpoints and other passes.

When he arrived in Nanjing, he immediately went to the Governor's Office to visit him.

He and Li Chunjiang are also familiar with each other. They had met many times when they were in Fushe.

When Li Chunjiang heard that he was visiting, he was very happy and immediately welcomed him into the mansion.

The two of them were rumbling and looking at the purple official robe that Li Chunjiang had changed, Huang Zongxi felt very complicated. Li Chunjiang was younger than him. He was over thirty years old this year, and Li Chunjiang was only over twenty years old, but he was still a scholar, but Li Chunjiang was already the governor, and he was the governor of the three provinces of Jiangbei, Jiangnan and Jiangxi. He was also named Shouchun Hou.

This year is the year of the competition, but one of them is a senior official of the court and the other is a scholar who is going to take the exam, so they are unwilling to say more. After a few remarks, they turned the topic to other aspects.

For example, since Wu Changshi poisoned Zhang Pu, the situation is no longer the same as before. Now it is like a mess, and even many backbones in the Fushe Society are also forming associations outside, which is very chaotic.

There are also many members of the Fushe Society who responded to rebellion and tried to cause trouble, etc.

"Taichong, you are also the backbone of Fushe. In the past two years, Pijiang and others have been busy with official affairs. I feel very sorry about the current situation of Fushe. Especially when I saw many members going astray before, shouting and shaking flags for the rebel party, causing fire, I was even more heartbroken. This Nanjing Fushe Conference was the intention of Pijiang and others, gathering all the members and having a good talk."

Then Li Chunjiang told him that Fang Yizhi had been appointed as the prefect of Huai'an, Chen Zhenhui was appointed as the prefect of Yangzhou, Hou Fangyu was appointed as the prefect of Sizhou, and Mao Xiang was appointed as the prefect of Fengyang Prefecture.

This was the first time Huang Zongxi heard about this news and was very surprised. Unexpectedly, the fourth young master of Fushe was now released from the capital and was all given real positions in the government. What was even more surprised was that they were all awarded the titles of prefects of Jiangbei Province.

There is always a bit unusual meaning here.

Li Chunjiang told him that before rebelling in various places, many officials and local gentry in Jiangbei Province were disagreeable with the court and secretly planned to rebel. In the end, they were controlled by the Jinyiwei before they could make a rebellion.

"Jiangbei Governor Shi Kefa is also involved, and there are also a large number of officials, so the court will undergo a major change in Jiangbei Province this time."

Fang Yizhi and others were transferred to Jiangbei. Li Chunjiang also requested the emperor. First, Fang Yizhi and others were very close to him, and they had partners in Liaodong and the court. Second, Fang Yizhi and others joined the emperor very early and supported the emperor strongly after the establishment of the new dynasty. Furthermore, they were all backbone members of the Fushe Society and were also from the eunuchs from the south, especially their fathers and grandparents were also backbone members of the Donglin.

The influence of the Jiangnan gentry was still very great. It was to use their influence and their family to reverse the attitude of the gentry in Jiangnan to the new dynasty.

"How should the court deal with Governor Shi?" Huang Zongxi asked.

Shi Kefa also had a high prestige among the Shilin. He studied under the Donglin general Zuo Guangdou and was also very honest as an official. Huang Zongxi respected him very much. He was very worried when he heard that he was involved in rebellion.

"Your Majesty also attaches great importance to Shi Kefa's character. Fortunately, the chaos in Jiangbei was pacified before it was discovered and did not cause much damage. Your Majesty pardoned him and transferred him to the prefect of Danluo."

"Prince of Tanluo? On the Concession Island in Korea?" Huang Zongxi knew where Tanluo was. He understood that this was exile. It is said that the royal families of the previous dynasty would be moved there. Will Shi Kefa be allowed to take charge of these royal families of the previous dynasty in the future?

With a sigh, he stopped mentioning this matter.

In the evening, Li Chunjiang came over to tell him that Fang Yizhi and others had also come.

Although Fang Yizhi and others were granted the position of prefect of Jiangbei and other places, they had not taken office immediately and would have been a while.

All four of them are considered famous local families. For example, the Mao Xiang family is the richest man in Rugao, Yangzhou. In addition to the large mansion in the city, there are several garden villas inside and outside the city. Huang Zongxi once lived in the Mao family, which was indeed surprising because of the situation and extremely skillful.

He followed Li Chunjiang to the hall, and all the four new prefects had arrived.

The four of them were all wearing casual robes today, but they were not relaxed. After all, Li Chunjiang, the governor, was also the direct superior of the four of them. The four of them used to work in Beijing on Kedao, and this time they were released as prefects, which was really promoted.

Huang Zongxi also saw from this that the emperor really trusted Li Chunjiang. In recent years, he has been promoted, from the inspector to the governor to the governor, and no longer has a smooth career than him. But thinking about it, when Zi is today, it is inseparable from Li Chunjiang's help back then. Even the Nine-Headed Bird was originally established by Li Chunjiang.

Li Chunjiang was transferred from the Governor of Chuanhu to the Governor of Sanjiang. This was the emperor's great trust in him. The Governor of Sanjiang commanded the three provinces and was also an extremely important three provinces in Jiangnan. It can be said that among the governors of the empire, they deservedly ranked second, second only to the Governor of Zhili, and ranked above the Governor of Chuanhu.

Li Chunjiang asked the emperor for a few people, but the emperor would definitely not refuse. The emperor directly pulled down the fourth prince of Fushe, which could also show that the emperor did not have much prejudice about Fushe.

The emperor was also a member of the Fushe Society.

However, from the words Li Chunjiang said to him about Fushe, he clearly understood that the emperor would not be able to serve the Fushe activities without restrictions. It seems that Fushe would be recruited by the court in the future and controlled by the court.

Fang Yizhi and others came over to hug him cordially, and the few of them also cordially asked about the situation at his home.

Hou Fangyu asked, "Is Mr. Liu OK at home?"

What Liu Ge Lao said was Liu Zongzhou. Because his father passed away, Liu Zongzhou was at home. Liu Zongzhou was from Shaoxing and was also Huang Zongxi's teacher.

Huang Zongxi sighed, "Sir, I am very sad when I heard about the great changes in the court." In fact, he didn't say much. After Liu Zongzhou heard that Liu Jun usurped the throne, he once slapped the throne and cursed Liu Jun, scolded him for his rioters, etc.

"Your family is okay?"

Huang Zongxi replied that his mother was healthy, and his four younger brothers, Zong Yan, Zong Hui, Zong Yuan, and Zong Yi, had already started a family and established a career.

"The four of them are also famous for scholars, and they will participate in the provincial examination together this time."

Li Chunjiang immediately smiled and said, "That's good. The court is now at the right time to hire people. When you open a statute to win scholars, everyone has a place to use their skills."

As he said this, he invited Huang Zongxi and Fang Yizhi and others to enter the West Hall for tea.

Everyone gave in moderation according to courtesy, and then they all took their guests and hosts to sit down. While drinking tea, they talked. Huang Zongxi asked about some of the current situation, Fang Yizhi and others also said that it was good news. For example, the Qing Dynasty had already sought peace and sent the princess to the Ming Dynasty to marry. In addition, half of the Mongolian tribes in the south of the desert surrendered and surrendered, and the court established three provinces outside the pass, including Suiyuan, Yanbei, and Nannan, as well as prefectures and counties established for Mongolian tribes, etc.

He also talked about Zhu Changxun being escorted to Beijing and being executed by shooting outside the Meridian Gate.

Everyone sighed.

Later, we talked about quelling chaos in various places.

Huang Zongxi asked, "When I was in Shaoxing, I often heard that all the people raised troops and the world responded?"

Hou Fangyu replied with a smile, "It's just a random mess, and it's just a sudden outbreak. Now there are only some Tu people in Yunnan, Guizhou, Shaanxi and Gansu, etc. that are left to make trouble under the banner of the Ming Dynasty, but the three armies of the imperial court have advanced, and quelling the rebellion is just around the corner."

So the topic of quelling rebellion was stopped.

"I lost the hearts of the world and therefore lost the country. Zhu Changxun and others could not see through this point and tried to restore the ruthlessness. It was foolish to blindly support the gentry. Although the new dynasty was not long ago, all the new policies had already revealed a trend of peace and harmony between the people of the Qing Dynasty, strengthening the country and enriching the people. Unfortunately, they still couldn't see through it. They even joined forces with the thieves. Isn't this a trick with a tiger and asking the wolf to enter the house? As a result, as soon as the official army entered the suppression, the thieves wanted to escape, and they did not forget to search the houses of countless wealthy families in Luoyang. What is this not to attract the wolf into the house?"

In the following days, Huang Zongxi met countless members of Fushe who came to Beijing to gather, and even many other members of the Fushe who were not members of Fushe, and they all came to Nanjing.

In the year of the Great Competition, it was the time for scholars to be the most active.

Li Chunjiang, Chen Zhenhui and others came out to preside over the meeting, which made countless scholars come for a while. In just a few days, more than 10,000 scholars gathered in Nanjing.

Li Chunjiang and others were very happy about this lively scene.

This resumption meeting was actually instructed by the emperor. The emperor hoped that Li Chunjiang could launch this meeting to unify the chaotic consciousness of the scholars and gentry in Jiangnan.

It is naturally the most suitable for Li Chunjiang, Chen Zhenhui and others who came from Fushe to preside over the presidency. Liu Jun also knew very well that for a community like Fushe, a tough ban and suppression would not work just by banning and suppressing it. It would be better to guide appropriately to achieve the goal of control.

In addition to the young scholars such as Huang Zongxi, many famous rural officials from the scholars also came to join in the fun, such as the Minister of Rites during the Chongzhen period and the leader of the Donglin, and many officials from the Sanjiang area, many famous gentry and merchants were also invited to attend the grand gathering.
Chapter completed!