The young master Fang's face was always quite depressed, and he was indifferent when he heard this. He took a wine glass and took a sip silently, looked down at the table, looking worried.

Zhu Xu looked at Lord Liu, vaguely familiar with him, and said, "Game is a small matter, I have lived in the capital for a long time. For some reason, I always feel that Lord Liu is quite familiar. Could it be that he once served as an official in the capital?"

Lord Liu opened his eyes and said happily, "I have a good vision. Liu was once the Minister of Works. Although it was only three months, he had been an official in the capital for seven or eight years. I didn't expect that he would be recognized by his younger brother in Yangzhou today. It was really fate..."

Zhu Xu had a toothache. Sure enough, this was the Minister of Works during the Tianqi period, Liu Defeng, who should be the Zhejiang Party, who was swept away the capital by Zhao Nanxing.

"I feel respectful and disrespectful." Zhu Xu held back his nausea and raised his hand.

Liu Defeng looked proud, touched his beard, and looked at his elders as if he was admiring his younger generation, and said, "Since my little brother can know me, don't you know the mansion?"

Zhu Xu's eyes moved slightly. Last time he pretended to be Lu Daqi's nephew, and it might have been passed on to Jiangnan. After thinking for a while, he said, "I have been studying with my cousin since I was a child. My brother Xu Jie has been appointed as the Secretary of the Cabinet."

Liu Defeng's expression suddenly changed slightly, and he looked at Zhu Xu and said, "It turns out that he is Lord Xu's brother. Liu is clumsy. I heard that Lord Xu is about to be transferred to the outside world and Ren Jiang and Su participate in politics. I wonder if it is true?"

The masked girl Li and the depressed Young Master Fang all turned their eyes to Zhu Xu, and their attitude was taken seriously.

Zhu Xu smiled and said, "That's true, I'll be in office in another half a month."

Liu Defeng was overjoyed and said with a smile, "That's not an outsider. I have a lot of relationship with Lord Xu. Brother Zhu will be my brother in the future. If you have anything to do, even if you report my name, it's really fate to meet him today. I'll hold a banquet and don't go back until I get drunk!"

Zhu Xu felt more and more wanting to vomit. This Lord Liu really had no virtue at all. If he hadn't been a little scruple, he would have to hold him to the face to pray.

Mr. Fang on the opposite side knew that he was a little straight, but although he still said nothing, his expression was changing quietly.

Xu Jie, the secretary of the cabinet, was from the "Kingwang Party", but he was the confidant of the Zuoshifu Bi Ziyan. Such a person would not take long to be a governor of a province and a chief official of the border. In addition, there were people in the court. He could not say that he would be in the court ranks at any time. He had great power, so who dared to underestimate him!

Miss Li looked at Zhu Xu's eyes and moved slightly. She leaned forward and said softly: "Just now was just a joke, so Mr. Zhu must not care. I think Mr. Zhu should be like Mr. Fang, with the imperial examination coming soon. Come to my younger sister to listen to a song to relieve the pressure..."

Liu Defeng immediately understood and laughed loudly: "Miss Li said that Brother Zhu is talented and has outstanding appearance. He is the only one who enters the curtain tonight..."

Miss Li's face turned red again, she lowered her head shyly and timidly, but her eyelashes blinked, and her eyes looked at Zhu Xu like water.

Young Master Fang frowned and looked up at Liu Defeng. His eyes flashed with disgust, and he held the wine glass silently.

Zhu Xu calmly took all the expressions of these people and followed Liu Defeng's words: "Haha, Lord Liu is polite. Because the court has the 'Nine Regulations', he is cautious in his actions, for fear of being caught. In addition, his brother is about to be transferred, so he dare not do anything randomly."

‘I’m not here yet, hehe, fellow men…’

Liu Defeng thought he had seen through Zhu Xu, and waved his hand confidently: "Brother Zhu may not know the first time he came to Jiangnan. The court's regulations are just empty words when leaving the capital. Not to mention in Yangzhou, no one in Nanzhili really takes it seriously. Don't worry, Brother Fang's father is also Jiang and Su. Do you think, do you dare to arrest people in the Governor's yamen?"

Zhu Xu's expression moved slightly, and he looked at the Young Master Fang and said, "But Mr. Fang Qianfu? Before he came down, his brother had an explanation and asked me to visit the mansion in particular, but he didn't expect to meet him here..."

This young master Fang is the son of Fang Yizhi, the right-sponsor of Jiang Su.

Fang Kongzhao, whose courtesy name is Qianfu, was strictly prohibited and was well-versed in military and political affairs. He served in Shaanxi, Shandong, and was a cadre official. Hong Chengchou once wrote a letter saying that he was "smart when encountering things, not only the best but the truth, calm and decisive, and has great wisdom."

Fang Yizhi moved the corner of his mouth, put down his wine glass, raised his hand reluctantly, and said, "If Brother Zhu has any trouble in the future, just look for me and have some trivial matters, my father doesn't need to come forward."

Zhu Xu sighed in his heart, the so-called reputation is worse than meeting, and meeting is worse than being famous. Fang Kongzhang is afraid that he will disappoint him...

Liu Defeng was more enthusiastic about Zhu Xu, after all, he said happily: "Brother Zhu, do you have a residence? Brother Yu happened to have a yard on Xiao Qinhuai. If you like it, I will give it to you..."

In such a yard, at least a thousand taels of silver is Liu Defeng really willing to give up his book!

Zhu Xu's face was quiet and she smiled and said, "Thank you, Lord Liu." As she said that, she turned to Fang Yizhi and said, "Brother Fang, I remember that you are from Fushe, why do you see you alone now?"

Fang Yizhi's glass of wine hit the table, his expression even more gloomy.

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes slightly and continued without missing a trace: "Is it because he said something wrong?"

Fang Yizhi's face twitched, stared at the wine glass that had been scattered for most of the time, and said coldly: "The emperor is stupid now and the court is incompetent! I pity my innocent heart and have become a brothel today. It's hateful!"

Zhu Xu raised his eyebrows and cursed in his heart, "You people are so rich and rich every day, leaning against the red and green, treating the court's rules as if nothing is left, and even scolding me as a foolish monarch all day long. Can you die if you don't come to this brothel?

Liu Defeng snorted coldly when he heard this, saying, "Brother Fang said it well! The evil party in Donglin had caused harm to the world before. Now the emperor only knows the stinky things that will put the people of the world and the people on the shelf. It is really unprecedented, and it is unreasonable!"

Zhu Xu's mouth moved, and he was cursing in his heart. He had been patient enough for a long time, and he remained unchanged and even slandered him everywhere every day!

However, he still wanted to find out what the Jiangnan scholar was like now, and looked at Fang Yizhi and said, "Although Zhang Pu was executed, the Fushe should be still there. It was when Brother Fang was hesitating for great ambitions, why was Brother Fang so depressed?"

Although Fang Yizhi was famous in Jiangnan, the resumption of the society was too much and was taboo by the court. Although his father was a third-rank official, he could not break this barrier and give him convenience.

Fang Yizhi frowned, looked ugly, and sneered: "The court even guards such as us, so what are the faces to say? I think I have three thousand students to restore the society, which one is not dedicated to the country and full of talent. Now? Withering everywhere, wandering around the world, with nowhere to rely on, it is sad and hateful!"

Zhu Xu listened to Fang Yizhi's words and said with a feeling of emotion: "I remember that although the imperial court had a disregard for Fushe, it did not completely prohibit the imperial examination. Why did Brother Fang say this?"

Liu Defeng drank a glass of wine and said to Zhu Xu: "Brother Zhu may not know that the court is one thing, but our Jiangnan is another thing. Since the court is taboo to restore the society, who dares to name their names? If they really emerge, they will not only be impossible to become an official, but will also cause their relatives to be dismissed from office and seized..."

Zhu Xu nodded slightly, and understood that Chen Zilong, Mao Pijiang and others all complained. Such complaints include the court forcibly banning the restoration of the society and the current unsuccessfulness.

However, Zhu Xu didn't say much. Fang Yizhi's generation is the most special. When the times are changing rapidly, they either carry on the past and move forward bravely, like Gu Yanwu and others; or they stick to the past, hold on to the teachings of the saints, and fight with the court to the end.

This is a matter of no choice. Even if you hold a knife around their necks, you may not be willing to listen if you force them.

The waves of the times will not let anyone go, and no one can stop them.

Fang Yizhi felt extremely painful for the withering of Fushe. He picked up the wine glass and drank it all, and said loudly, "The sun rises eastward, sighs that the sun is dead early; I am majestic and unseen by the ancients; I am still picking the stars, and Zhou Zhou of Shang cannot escape; the times are difficult and difficult, where is Yao and Shun..."

Zhu Xu's eyes twitched straight. This Yizhi used the past to mock the present and scolded him as a fool...

However, from Fang Yizhi's expression, he roughly understood the mentality of the scholars in Jiangnan.

They are eager to participate in the government affairs and have a strong desire to innovate in the current affairs. However, this idea is just a thought, without any specific thoughts, but they want to change out of "dissatisfaction".

In history, Zhang Pu and others indirectly manipulate the court by controlling Zhou Yanru and others, and their influence was extremely great. It cannot be said that they have no talent. It is just that they are almost exactly the same as the Donglin Party, treating other court officials as "evil parties" and wishing to clear them at once. However, measures for government affairs are often superficial, just for temporary safety. This method is actually to push the Ming Dynasty deeper and accelerate its demise.

He regarded the Donglin Party as a "predecessor" and wanted to rehabilitate him, and he formed a party to try to control the court...

All of these are not what Zhu Xu wanted to see, nor are they in line with the actual environment of the Ming Dynasty.

‘I hope they can save it…’ Zhu Xu said in his heart.

First, he was preparing to re-edit Confucian classics, take the essence and remove the dross. Second, he was Gu Yanwu and others, and Zhu Xu really put some expectations. Third, he was the new policy. If these people can concentrate and do pragmatically, they may not have another world.

At the same time, Qian Qianyi was furious in the Jiang Governor Su's yamen and scolded Huang Liji, Fang Kongzhao and others as grandsons.

He accused Jiang and Su of not strictly enforcing the laws and regulations of the court, especially the Qinhuai River, singing and dancing all day long, and the talented men and celebrities lingered, completely despising the imperial court's rules and regulations!

Huang Li was very serious and did not speak. Qian Qianyi was the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Inspectorship, so he had to endure no matter how he was scolded. At the same time, he felt very wronged. Where is Jiang and Su? It was Nanzhili. He just mentioned it casually, either a nobleman or a court minister who retired. None of them was easy to mess with. The relationship was closely related. He had not yet firmly positioned as a governor, so where could he have any solution...

However, Fang Kongzhang was ready to move, his eyes were straight, as if he wanted to say something, but due to Huang Liji, he could not say it.

Qian Qianyi couldn't control these things. He was the chief examiner of the south this time. The emperor would definitely go to Yingtian Mansion before the imperial examination. If he saw this scene, he still didn't know what kind of thunderous wrath would be like!

Qian Qianyi was spitting out saliva and forced Huang Liji to find a solution immediately. Liu Rushi was chatting. He took a boat in the city and headed south along the river, on the way back to Jinling.
Chapter completed!