Chapter seven hundred and twenty.
In history, he had such a deep influence as a destitute scholar and had such heavy intervention in the court, and even had the prototype of the early opposition leader. Zhang Pu did not dare to say that he was the last one, but it was absolutely unprecedented.
This time, his terrifying influence was undoubtedly revealed. First of all, Wenzhou City, the group merchant who had just lost his pants, could actually lose the city for him, the chief official, and even killed more than 20 Jinyiwei, forcing the eunuch to hide in the government office and dared not come out.
However, this is just the beginning.
After all, the limitations and the shackles of this era, even in the future, more than 100,000 people can follow you to take the train to petition. The densely packed Wenzhou citizens also waved goodbye to Zhang Pu here.
"Mr. Renxue, take care of this trip!"
Beside Zhang Pu, there were more than a dozen business shopkeepers and Fushe scholars surrounded Zhang Pu, and these people also bowed their farewell.
"Don't worry, we will protect Mr. Ren Xue from safety! Please come back!"
"please!"
In the cheerful autumn day, hundreds of horses raised their hooves. While watching from 100,000 people, Zhang Pu raised his horse whip and marched northward.
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If it were in other dynasties, Zhang Pu would definitely be killed because his influence was so powerful. How popular was? More than 800 kilometers from Wenzhou to Nanjing, a large number of citizens came to greet each other every county town, even not only in the Nanming. When he arrived outside West Lake in Hangzhou at the end of October, more than 20 big merchants set up banquets here on the shore of West Lake to welcome Zhang Pu. In name, he was going to Beijing to apologize, but in fact he was showing off his muscles and demonstrating to the head of power in Yingtianzhong.
His approaching Nanjing step by step did indeed bring great political pressure to the members of the Donglin Party.
Nanjing Forbidden Palace, Wuying Palace, and the official office.
With a loud bang, the blue and white porcelain of the Imperial Kiln that could sell for hundreds of taels was thrown to the ground. The wrinkled old face of Wang Cha, the Minister of Rites, was twisted, and the wrinkles were like disgusting earthworms. His voice was hoarse, and he roared in anger.
"It's simply a rebellion!!! Zhang Pu is not a pity for death!"
The Wang Zhixing family of Honglianfang, who lost the money, is his distant relative. More importantly, Honglianfang is the entire Wang family's wallet. Although the Donglin leader was ashamed of mentioning yellow and white things, they really touched their wallets, and they really fought with you. Wang Cha handed the wallet to Zhang Pu and followed him to make a fortune, but he didn't want to be poked a hole. Even the bag and the copper coins inside were leaked. You can imagine Wang Cha's anger towards Zhang Pu, which was so hatred to the core.
After roaring and expressing his attitude, he vented his anger at Liu Zongzhou, who was in charge of the Ministry of War.
"Is Zhang Zhe so arrogant and domineering? Is the Ministry of War just sitting here and watching?"
Gao Hongtu, Jiang Yueguang, Qian Qianyi and others also cast their eyes. Zhang Pu, a rebellious junior, was simply slapping everyone in the face, and they were also angry.
However, Liu Zongzhou, a great scholar who was relatively stable in the Donglin Party, took out a yellow memorial from his sleeve and threw it on the table.
"Look at it for yourself! The memorial of Grand Secretary Shi!"
The first one to grab Shi Kefa's memorial and hurriedly looked through two pages. Wang Cha once threw the memorial back and shouted angrily.
"Don't care about the overall situation! Don't be a minister! Forget the things that are in the eight ends!"
He then picked up the note. After two eyes, Qian Qianyi raised his eyebrows, but shook his head with distress.
Zhang Pu's influence was not only today, but after the Donglin coup, he did not break out when the spoils were divided, but he was in a big way against the seniors of Donglin with great fanfare. There is a reason for this snippet.
Just like the famous saying of Grandpa Mao in later generations: Power comes from the barrel of a gun!
How powerful was the Yangzhou citizen movement during the Tianqi period? But in the end, Zhou Shunchang, Yan Peiwei and five others were arrested by the eunuch party and assassinated in the prison of Jinyiwei Zhao. Donglin Six Gentlemen, Wei Dazhong, Zuo Guangdou and others were also strong and unyielding, but they still did not overthrow the powerful eunuch Wei Zhongxian, but were harmed by him. If Tianqi had not died, Emperor Chongzhen would have alienated Wei Zhongxian, and were afraid that the Donglin Party would have no choice but to use him as a big eunuch.
Why? There are no soldiers in your hands!
Even if there are hundreds of thousands of people who are surrounded by scholars, they will not be able to catch up with tens of thousands of mediocre soldiers. If Zhang Pu dared to grin like this during the Donglin coup, he would have been covered by a big hat of rebellion and once the army arrived, he would be over! At that time, the generals were looking for death.
But now, the 70,000 army is controlled by the Chief Secretary of the First Auxiliary, who is inclined to restore the society, and the Jiujiang Supervisor Shi Kefa, where he is still at the forefront of Liu Zongmin's army. Zhang Pu has just had something to do, and the 800-li of Shi Kefa has been sent to the capital. The Jiujiang Army is short of wages, and there are signs of instability!
It is said to be reporting on military information, but the leader of Donglin is not a good person. The real unstable Kong is probably Shi Kefa himself! He is here for Zhang Pu! If you dare to move, I dare to be unstable!
The threat from Shi Kefa cannot be ignored, because they really dare not use their own wealth and life to bet on Shi Kefa's overall situation. Once they killed Zhang Pu, Shi Kefa really gave up his pick and sent hundreds of thousands of Dashun troops to force the Poyang Lake, and everyone finished playing together!
The memorials were passed one by one, but the Wuying Palace turned into a dead silence. After a long time, Wang Cha, who was still unwilling to give up, asked gloomyly.
"Let this little beast come to Nanjing in a swagger?"
"So what if I don't let it go?"
After sighing heavily, a sense of sinisterness appeared on Gao Hongtu's equally old face, and he shouted gloomy: "But this year, those lowly merchants suffered heavy losses, forcing hundreds of people to death. This year's military pay has not been raised. It is the truth! Since Zhang Pu dares to come, we will have a trial. At that time, all civil and military officials and scholars in the world will see how he is so smart that he will say the black ones to white ones!"
"That's right! He will be punished by a dignified crime, and he will have no room for resistance! It's just right that the big thing is going to happen. Then let's see how the little beasts in Fushe end!"
Jiang Yueguang nodded in agreement with the same gloom on his face, but after a moment, he turned his gaze on Qian Qianyi worriedly.
"But the lifeblood is in the hands of Shi Ni, it is not a long-term solution. On the Jiangbei side, Qian Weng still needs more contact. Isn't ** keen on money and silk? The kilns of the Imperial Kiln in Jingdezhen and the weaver in Jiangning can give him! Huguang can also be divided by half with the Northern Dynasties. As long as the Xuzhou army is willing to take action and work with our dynasty to destroy the thieves, no matter how big the request is, you can agree to **."
"It is OK to even surrender the emperor to the king and surrender to the north!"
"It's all for the overall situation!"
The overall situation? I am afraid that the overall situation of the rule of the Donglin Party Leader himself! This sentence was extremely stolen, and even the emperor Zhu Yousong was sold. However, Jiang Yueguang's words caused the cabinet's party leaders who spoke full of benevolence, righteousness and morality to nod, and Qian Qianyi, the person involved, kept lit his head.
"I will focus on this matter. A few days ago, the Northern Emperor went to Gu everyone's place to go frequently! I will persuade him through Gu everyone!"
Listening to Qian Qianyi showing off his contact person proudly, the other party leaders of Donglin not only did not despise him, but instead showed a look of envy and jealousy. After hesitating, Wang Cha, the Minister of Rites, added another sentence.
"If you are doing your country and the people in this way, why not let Your Majesty give you a chastity archway, and also commend your merits!"
Once again, Wang Cha's proposal was approved unanimously by the Donglin Cabinet.
There is a saying in later generations that people say that they want to set up a archway after becoming a bitch! Although Gu Hengbo's talent and insight are admirable, she is from a prostitute family and despised by orthodox scholars! But in order to please Mao Jue, the people around him, these people standing on the commanding heights of morality are willing to give Gu Hengbo the archway of chastity, which represents the highest spiritual reward for feudal ethics. This is a shameless way to see these benevolence, righteousness and morality!
However, just as Zhang Pu aggressively headed towards Nanjing, Donglin and his masters gradually completed their strategic deployment and were waiting for a battle!
This tense confrontation lasted until the end of November. While everyone in the southern province was watching nervously, Zhang Pu led his disciples to finally arrive in Nanjing.
It is a typical characteristic of the scholars and officials of the Ming Dynasty. Even the generals were ashamed of their own when fighting. Both sides exerted their influence to the extreme. On the streets of Nanjing, scholars who were farming and studying and studying and scholars from business families were in full swing. The ancient capitals of the Six Dynasties. In the taverns and in the pleasure boats, you can often see scholars who used to come to buy wine and fun pointed to the other party’s nose and scolded the rebellious thief. Then a series of fists and feet were added together. The two sides of the Qinhuai that emerged again returned to depression. Merchants gathered together with the north gate of Nanjing and confronted the Jinyiwei official army.
When he arrived at the gate of the capital, he wanted to give the emperor some face and was afraid that the Donglin Party would ruin him. Zhang Pu, who was so carefree, finally lowered his mark, found a pair of shackles to put on himself, and took the initiative to strip the official uniform and put them on prison uniforms.
However, this did not delay his popularity. Seeing Zhang Pu appearing staggeringly at the north gate of Nanjing, the merchants who came to welcome the leader of Fushe were so excited that they shouted loudly that Mr. Ren Xue!
It was like facing a great enemy. The Nanjing Imperial Guard on the periphery was holding a gun and desperately pressing outside, stopping the people from rushing inside. The left army commander of the New Taipei Prefecture, Zhang Jinzhong, the Marquis of Wuying, had a face full of sadness and helplessness. He did not dare to take it directly to the prisoner. Instead, he smiled and led his horse to Zhang Pu and bowed heavily.
"Mr. Zhang, Your Majesty ordered me to welcome you into the palace!"
Just like the battle base in the attack, looking at the city of Nanjing looming in the mist from a distance, shaking heavy handcuffs, Zhang Pu also bowed with full fighting spirit.
"I'm sorry, the governor!"
On the other side, in the Qinzheng Hall, Zhu Yousong still did not break through the shackles of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Everyone knows that the emperor doesn’t know. He yawned, and he sat listlessly on the dragon throne, and even recalled the graceful body of which palace maid last night.
Below, the leaders of Donglin wearing purple cannons also collapsed their bodies tightly, and a murderous aura popped up on the old bones.
The civil and military officials were divided into two factions, and they were so hostile to each other.
In this strong smell of gunpowder, the eunuch's sudden sharp voice sounded, which completely sounded the horn of the battle for the highest-level party struggle in the southern country.
Chapter completed!