Lin Zongping's face turned pale and he sat on the side with his head lowered and said nothing. Dai Mingjie looked at Wan Shihua and Xu Shipu silently with a guilty look on his face.

Wu Zongrui, sitting in the middle, has a calm face, showing a maturity that belies his age.

The words spoken by Wu Zongrui still spread. Although Dai Mingjie repeatedly emphasized and asked that these words should not be said to the outside world, Lin Zongping still could not hold back. After meeting Xu Shipu, he accidentally said these words during the argument.

"Brother Wu, you are still young. If you are focusing on the provincial examination and are not willing to join the Yuzhang Society for the time being, we have nothing to say. But we really cannot agree with the words you said. Everyone in the eunuch party will punish you.

, you actually speak for them, if such words are spread, do you know what the consequences will be..."

Wan Shihua, who was born in the 17th year of Wanli, is already thirty-eight years old and has a lot of experience. Although he only met Wu Zongrui once, he still has a good impression of Wu Zongrui. He feels that the young Wu Zongrui must have a bright future. With time,

Joining the Yuzhang Society will definitely strengthen the momentum of the Yuzhang Society.

Wan Shihua really doesn't like Lin Zongping. Although Xu Shipu's attitude towards Lin Zongping is not very good, and he behaves coldly and arrogantly, but there is also the reason for Lin Zongping's cold and aloof character. Both characters have some

When arrogant scholars collide, the ending is bound to be unpleasant.

When they had another argument with Xu Shipu, Wan Shihua was quite surprised by what Lin Zongping said. Because of this, he asked unusually calmly and finally learned that these words were said by Wu Zongrui.

Wan Shihua is different from Xu Shipu. He will not criticize such words head-on. In fact, if you think about it carefully, these words still have some truth, but Yuzhang Society cannot allow these words to spread.

"Brother Wan, don't talk so much. Wu Zongrui, these words you said are treasonous. Anyone who supports the eunuch party is my enemy of Yuzhang Society..."

Seeing the aggressive Xu Shipu, Wan Shihua was a little annoyed. Before coming to Zuixianju Inn, he repeatedly warned Xu Shipu not to be emotional and to pay attention to his tone when speaking. Unexpectedly, Xu Shipu still waved a big stick.

You must know how Wu Zongrui is a cowardly person.

Sure enough, Wu Zongrui's expression changed, and he looked at Wan Shihua and Xu Shipu coldly.

"What, is Yuzhang Society planning to settle a score with me, Mr. Wu?"

"You...the eunuchs have been doing evil for many years and have killed countless people. As a scholar, you actually speak for the eunuchs and dare to speak so shamelessly. Of course, Yuzhang Society will severely criticize a scholar like you..."

"Oh, I don't know what I said. I need to let Yuzhang Society criticize it."

"It seems that you won't shed tears until you see the coffin, so let me tell you..."

Xu Shipu waved his sleeves and began an indignant statement...

During this process, Wu Zongrui occasionally looked at Lin Zongping, who kept his head lowered, and became increasingly disappointed. He originally thought that Lin Zongping had a more arrogant temper and was still a manageable person. Now it seems that Lin Zongping is narrow-minded.

, Yelang is arrogant and not calm when things happen. After he actually gets into trouble, he naturally chooses to avoid it.

There is absolutely no way that such a person can achieve anything.

It is no wonder that Lin Zongping was not able to join the Yuzhang Club despite his status as a Linshan student.

...

Xu Shipu finally finished speaking, his face still red.

Xu Shipu criticized Wu Zongrui mainly from three aspects. First, Wu Zongrui compared Yuzhang Society with the Eunuch Party. Second, Wu Zongrui regarded those who criticized the Eunuch Party as people with ulterior motives. Third, Wu Zongrui not only disrespected Yuzhang Society,

He also showed no respect for Yingshe, Zhang Pu and others in Taicang.

It is impossible for Wu Zongrui to fully admit the "crime" in these three aspects. The views and understandings he proposed are in line with dialectics. Everything has two sides. In the end, what needs to be seen is whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages or the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. Moreover, when facing any

Things must be carefully analyzed and summarized, their advantages summarized, and their shortcomings discarded. Only in this way can society progress and everyone can make progress.

This is true even when facing eunuchs. At least when Wei Zhongxian took power, he understood the sufferings of the common people and never increased taxes on ordinary farmers. On the contrary, he was not very polite to merchants and landlord bureaucracies and levied a lot of taxes.

, Wei Zhongxian and other methods have made certain explorations in collecting business taxes.

The situation at the end of the Ming Dynasty was very different from that at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang did not pay attention to trade and taxation at the beginning. That was because the Ming Dynasty had just been established, trade was not yet developed, and the world was generally in decline. Agriculture must be the mainstay so that the people could have food to eat.

However, more than two hundred years later, commerce and trade has developed greatly. In the wealthy places in the south, the wealth it generates even exceeds agricultural production.

Under such circumstances, it is the general trend to collect trade taxes.

From this aspect, Wei Zhongxian did a good job, although his methods were not very good, and there was widespread corruption below. On the other hand, the Donglin Party interfered in this aspect and never allowed the increase of business taxes or even the collection of taxes.

Trade taxes were imposed, and all taxes were placed on farmers. On the one hand, it led to national financial poverty, and on the other hand, it led to large-scale rebellions by extremely poor farmers.

"Are you done?"

Wu Zongrui looked at Xu Shipu and spoke in the same unceremonious manner.

"That's it. I'm being polite in saying this. Please explain these words."

"Explain, let me explain to you. Who are you, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, or the Minister of Dali Temple? Do you represent the government in convicting me, Mr. Wu? Do you need me to make a defense?"

"Wu Zongrui, you are using strong words to make excuses. With your attitude, I say you are a rebellious minister and a traitor, and everyone will punish you..."

"Snapped..."

Wu Zongrui slammed the table hard, stood up, pointed his finger at Xu Shipu and spoke.

"Xu Shipu, don't be too arrogant. You don't know how high the sky is. Think about it, in the sixth year of the Apocalypse, Zhang Pu wrote the "Tombstone Biography of Five People" and criticized the eunuch party by name. The eunuch party was so arrogant, and he dared not say that Zhang Pu was

Rebellious ministers and traitors, I never thought that you, a mere student, could be more arrogant than the eunuchs. Because of a few words from others, you are labeled as rebellious ministers and traitors, and you are labeled as a traitor. If a scholar like you is a Jinshi in high school, you will be in the imperial court.

If you become an official, won't you know your sins through words and disrupt the government?"

"It is the simplest truth to defend the people's mouths more than the rivers. If we look at the history of the rise and fall of dynasties over thousands of years, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty during the Zhenguan period followed his advice and laid a solid foundation for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

King Zhou of Shang blocked the way of speech, which led to the destruction of the country and the family. As a member of the Shang Dynasty, you don't even understand the truth, and you dare to speak so loudly here, I am embarrassed to be ashamed of you."

"You have no right to talk to me."

...

Seeing Xu Shipu's body shaking and his face turning pale, Wan Shihua quickly stood up again, grabbed Xu Shipu, and spoke to Wu Zongrui.

"Brother Wu, don't get excited. Brother Shipu was rude and said inappropriate things. Please forgive me for that. In fact, we are here today just to listen to Brother Wu's explanation. We have no other intention."

Wu Zongrui looked at Wan Shihua, remained silent for a moment, and then spoke.

"Brother Wan, you came today and wanted to question me, Wu Zongrui. Even if I feel uncomfortable, I still have to explain in detail. Scholars should communicate with each other and reach a consensus on certain cognitions. Even if a consensus cannot be reached,

While retaining your own knowledge, you must also respect the opinions of others.”

"But if you are thinking of aggressively launching an attack on the perpetrators and using the Yuzhang Society to suppress Wu, I can clearly say that I don't care at all. As the saying goes, if you have reason, you can travel all over the world, but if you are unreasonable, you can't move even an inch."

"Since Brother Wan wants to hear my explanation, I will simply explain it."

"Neither Yuzhang Society nor Yingshe in Taicang are gods. The whole world is not fertile ground for Yingshe and Yuzhang Society. It is understandable that academic exchanges involve government affairs, but we want all scholars to follow a certain

This is a point of view that is ridiculous. Things are always changing. For example, if a person wears the clothes and shoes he wore when he was a child, he will no longer be able to wear them after a few years because his body has grown taller. If he is forced to wear the clothes he wore when he was a child,

Shoes, wouldn’t that become a joke?”

"When it comes to the eunuchs, most of them are punished by everyone. However, the eunuchs have been in power for several years. Is it possible that the eunuchs have not done a single good thing? I think it is impossible. To say that the eunuchs have harmed the country and the people and done all kinds of bad things, these

I also agree, but if someone rolls up their sleeves and criticizes the eunuchs in large numbers and accuses the eunuchs of all doing bad things, it is not necessarily true. If there are such people, I can only think that they have ulterior motives."

"I have no intention of commenting on Yuzhang Society, or Yingshe in Taicang, but I need to remind Brother Wan that Brother Wan is the leader of Yuzhang Society. If you want to make Yuzhang Society unique in the world, or you are the only one who dominates, as long as there are no

If Yuzhang Society continues to develop according to this trend, it may really change the situation.

He is a rebellious official and a traitor."

"Yuzhang Society has a very high status in the minds of Jiangxi scholars. It is for this reason that Brother Wan needs to be more modest and cautious to maintain the reputation of Yuzhang Society. If we follow the trend just now and expand the influence of Yuzhang Society

, or trying to raise the prestige of Yuzhang Club to an unlimited extent, I’m afraid it will backfire in the end.”

"I have said everything that needs to be said. If Brother Wan has no other matters, that will be the end of the day."

...

Wan Shihua's face turned a little pale. Wu Zongrui's words made him unable to refute and speechless, even though some words made him feel uncomfortable.

Xu Shipu was about to speak, but Wan Shihua stopped him and gave him a stern warning. Today's situation is because of Xu Shipu's lack of calmness. Think about it when he was in Tengwang Pavilion, Xu Shipu had already been warned by Wu Zongrui and had not learned his lesson.
Chapter completed!