Chapter 24 Sitting and talking about the Tao (1)
Zhang Guowei glanced at Wu Zheng’s chest and said, “Well, I’m not thinking well. In this way, there will be time in the future. You don’t have to drink it today. Just use tea instead of wine as a companion.”
Zhang Huangyan and Qian Sule also nodded in praise of goodness.
Wu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, so he sat down and consciously started to pour wine for the three of them.
In fact, before Wu Zheng came, he was puzzled by Zhang Guowei's motivation to invite him to the banquet.
I thought that Zhang Guowei might have something to explain, or he wanted to recruit himself for the Lu Jianguo and deepen his loyalty to the Lu Jianguo.
But now, Wu Zheng found that this is not the case.
The three people in front of me don’t look like an occasional drink, but more like a regular meeting?
Although Zhang Guowei and the other three have different ages, they are all gentle scholars.
But this wine is really unsatisfactory.
He usually looks like a gentleman and extremely cunning, but after drinking a few bowls of yellow soup, he slapped the table and beat the stool and cursed, just like a drunkard in a small shop on the side of the road.
"The mountains and rivers are broken, and I am depressed and unresolved. From Northern Zhili to Southern Zhili, the Hongguang Dynasty was destroyed in just one year. Now I am lingering in Shaoxing Prefecture and lingering. Who is the crime? Well... who is the crime?" Zhang Guowei stared at his eyes and pointed at him one by one, from Qian Sule to Zhang Huangfang, and then to Wu Zheng. "It's ridiculous that I am the Minister of War, but there is no brick or tiles under my command. Every soldier and soldier, I have to intercept the two thieves of Wang and the other side. How do you show me such a court and such a demeanor?"
Qian Sule's face was no longer a solid piece. He slapped the table and said, "It's not a big deal for the anxious and angry Lord Shangshu. Qian destroyed his family to relieve the difficulties and supported King Lu to supervise the country. In order to kill the Tartars and restore the mountains and rivers, he was responsible for his wise ministers. But you also saw that he intercepted the 600,000 yuan of grain and intercepted it. His Highness could not do anything to the two of them. Six thousand rebels have been following Qian from Ningbo and said they would be disbanded. Then they were all loyal ministers and good people of the Ming Dynasty."
Zhang Huangyan slapped the stool with his hand and said, "Now the Qing army is at the city, the situation is difficult. The king of Lu is worthy of the use of the country and relies on military officials. But now Emperor Longwu ascended the throne in Fuzhou, both of them are Ming royal families, but they have their own ulterior motives and never interact with each other. It is very meaningful to tear the face in front of the Qing army south. Why? Why? All the dukes, Huang Yan is humble and speaks lightly, but the two are the pillars of the court. Why don't they advise the prince of the country?"
Zhang Guowei shouted: "Didn't I persuade me? Didn't I persuade me? Zhang Huangyan... You guy who is not tired, dare you come to blame me?"
Zhang Huangyan raised his hand and drank a bowl of wine, slapped the table, pointed at Zhang Guowei and said, "Since the king of Lu was supervised, everyone knew that what the adults did was nothing more than the power in their hands, but they looked worse than death every day. Who are they doing this for... Ah? Who are they doing this for?"
Zhang Guowei was furious, raised his hands, almost overturned the table, and shouted: "What I did is worthy of my heart. How can you, a younger generation, comment on me?"
Qian Sule held up the wine bowl and stared at the ground in a daze. Then he raised his head and drank all the wine in the bowl. He threw the wine bowl to the ground with a "splash" and split into pieces.
Wu Zheng was sitting in pain. In his mind, shouldn’t this be the superior?
It should be that one of them watches Mount Tai collapse without changing his expression and is extremely cunning.
But the three people in front of me are not like the superiors?
Wu Zheng sighed in his heart, and could only consciously be a servant, tidy up the table, and clean up the mess on the ground.
Fortunately, after such a fuss, the three of them became a little clearer.
They held their breath and condensed their breath. They watched Wu Zheng clean up and stopped talking.
After Wu Zheng cleaned up, he asked, "Why not have the tea for three adults?"
Zhang Guowei said in a muffled voice: "What tea do you drink? I just said that I will not return if I am drunk today."
Speaking of this, Zhang Guowei looked at Qian Sule and said, "Do you still dare to drink?"
Qian Sule's eyes rolled, "Is Qian still afraid that you won't be able to do it?"
Zhang Huangyan even ran to the door and shouted loudly: "Come here, change the bowl, don't you have any eyesight to see?"
The poor servants from the Shangshu Mansion were already trembling with fear. They held a few bowls and cups and did not dare to enter the house.
Wu Zheng had no choice but to go out and take it, put the bowls and cups for the three of them again, and act as a waiter for the wine pouring.
But this time, Zhang Guowei looked at Wu Zheng and asked, "I heard from Xuan, you are also a scholar. You are a scholar at the age of thirteen?"
Wu Zheng didn't pay much attention, but just said it casually.
But Zhang Guowei drank a bowl of yellow wine and pointed the finger at Wu Zheng, "Since he is also a scholar, let's talk about how to break down the current situation?"
Wu Zheng was stunned and shook his head quickly and said, "How dare you show off in front of all the officials?"
Zhang Guowei shouted, "It's bold. You have seen the situation just now. At my husband's home, I talk about current affairs and no one blames you."
Qian Sule's face turned into a plate again. He took a sip of wine and looked at Wu Zheng and said, "If you ask me to say it, what are you afraid of?"
Wu Zheng looked at Zhang Huangyan, and Zhang Huangyan smiled slightly at Wu Zheng and nodded.
Wu Zheng stood up and bowed, "Then the official will be ugly. I don't say it well, I hope..."
Qian Sule frowned and shouted, "I'm talking nonsense. I didn't learn well at such a young age, so I learned to pretend."
Wu Zheng was upset and thought to himself, how could this be called pretending? Isn’t this the etiquette that scholars should have?
Perhaps it was because he looked at the three of them just quarreling, or perhaps Wu Zheng was awakened and saw what he heard, which made him feel full of evil fire.
However, when Qian Sule scolded him, Wu Zheng let go of his courage and said something in a strange way.
"Now the Qing army is in great power. Once Hangzhou Prefecture is lost, the Qing army will go south soon. Wu Zhengqian believes that when he unites all anti-Qing forces to fight against the Qing Dynasty, whether it is the Dashun Army or the Daxi Army, even if the soldiers who have surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, if they are willing to fight against the Qing Dynasty repeatedly, they can be among the ranks of union. As for the Longwu Dynasty in Fuzhou, they are even more of their own family, and they are both blood relatives of the Ming Dynasty royal family, so they should naturally unite."
Zhang Guowei interrupted and asked, "How to unite?"
"Each of them locks in their own spheres of influence and stops hostility. Seek common ground while reserving differences. After everything is expelled, it is not too late for both sides to sit down and discuss." Wu Zheng licked his short lips and said, "It's like a family. His father died, only two brothers left. The two brothers became dirty to fight for the property. At this time, a robber came in and wanted to take away all the property. Should the two brothers join forces first, fight off the robbers, and then divide the property?"
Zhang Guowei slapped the table and said, "Hey... this metaphor is good. I think it's this. Unfortunately, many people in the court now understand this principle, but it's another matter to do it."
Chapter completed!