Tongfu Inn.

This is not a big inn located in a small corner of the south of the city. It is not very eye-catching in this prosperous place in the capital. A small inn of this size is like pebbles in a stream pit, and I don’t know how many inns there are in the capital.

However, this Tongfu Inn is different from other inns, that is, this inn has good wine brewed by the shops, which is very famous in the small circle of Beijing.

It’s just because the store is small, it’s just a small wine shop. On weekdays, people come here for good wine and cheap dishes, and no high-ranking officials will come to gather. Even if people with status want to drink the wine here, they will only send their servants to come here to get some and take them back to drink.

Wine is good wine, but the dishes are not well cooked and the environment is not good, so high-ranking officials and nobles will not come here. However, such a small hotel has become a place for some poor scholars to linger. After all, drinking and writing poetry can be regarded as one of the scholars' hobbies.

After a long time, Tongfu Inn became a place where a group of literati gathered together.

Today, Tongfu Inn was not surprised, a group of literati and poets were drinking and talking on the second floor.

In front of the counter on the first floor, a beautiful female shopkeeper was making plans.

Hearing the noise coming from the upstairs, the female shopkeeper smiled and shook her head, and waved to the waiter not far away.

The waiter is a young man in a jacket, who looks very pretty and has a fair face.

Seeing the female shopkeeper's greeting, the waiter hurried over and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper, what are the instructions?"

The female shopkeeper glanced at the waiter and said with a smile: "Give me a jar of wine to the upper floor, and I say it was given by us."

"Okay." The waiter agreed, reached out and took a jar of wine from the side to walk towards the second floor.

But as soon as he took two steps, the female shopkeeper lowered his voice and said, "Look at me, tell me if you have anything to do."

"Okay." The waiter lowered his voice and agreed, carrying the wine to the upper floor.

Turning over the corner of the stairs and stepping onto the floor on the second floor, the waiter smiled and said, "Everyone, you're drinking."

On the second floor, more than a dozen scholars were talking passionately. When they heard the waiter's words, everyone lost their intention to talk and turned to look over.

Some people saw that it was the waiter of the store owner who interrupted their conversation, and they couldn't help but frown, with impatient expressions on their faces. Obviously, they were very dissatisfied with the waiter coming up to disturb them.

However, a young scholar in the lead stood up and bowed to the waiter with a smile on his face.

The young scholar asked modestly and politely: "Is there anything wrong with me?"

When I saw the young scholar standing up, the expressions of the people around me eased a lot. Obviously, this person should be good on weekdays, and the people around me were respectful to him.

The waiter lifted the jar of wine in his hand and said with a smile: "Everyone, thank you for your care for the business of the shop. Our shop can only be opened like this. This is the wine sent by the shopkeeper, which is for you. This is the wine I just dug out yesterday. You can eat and drink well. If you have any instructions, please greet the younger ones at any time."

While speaking, the waiter walked to the young scholar and placed the jar of wine in his hand and said, "You should keep it, please greet me anytime if you have anything to do."

The young scholar glanced at the waiter, nodded gently, and signaled that he knew.

After handing the wine to the young scholar, the waiter bowed to him, then bowed to scholar Zhu, turned around and walked downstairs.

After the waiter left, the young scholar turned his head, looked at these people, and said with a smile: "I'm here to put this wine, let's drink and chat."

As he said that, the young man put the wine on the table, reached out and pushed the wine seal away. After smelling it vigorously, he smiled and said, "The wine here is really not enough."

After hearing this, everyone started to laugh.

After pouring the wine back on, the young scholar raised the wine glass and said, "Wang Linsheng is young and knowledgeable. Thank you for yourselves and you will never give up. Wang is grateful. Today I will give you this wine to you!"

"Why do you have to?" someone said, "This wine can be drunk, but we just pretend that you have not heard of your sour words."

After the words were finished, everyone around them laughed and agreed loudly, but they still drank the wine in their hands.

Wang Linsheng put down his wine glass, smiled gently and said, "It's me that I said the wrong thing. But there is a saying today, I want to say it."

Speaking of this, the expression on Wang Linsheng's face became serious.

The people around him also felt that Wang Linsheng's condition became serious at this time, so naturally he stopped laughing and making trouble.

Everyone has been in contact for a long time, and everyone present also knows something about Wang Linsheng.

Although Wang Linsheng is not old, he is generous and generous. On weekdays, everyone goes out to drink, and Wang Linsheng often spends money and does not keep it in mind. He is also knowledgeable, so everyone is willing to interact with him. He talks about everything and comments on the court on weekdays, which can be regarded as a similar ambition.

Today, when I saw Wang Linsheng so serious, everyone knew that he had something to say, so they listened quietly.

Seeing that everyone was listening to him, Wang Linsheng didn't go around and said directly: "I guess everyone has heard about the academy, right?"

After hearing this, everyone nodded together.

Although this incident has not been spread for a long time, it has always been the commanding heights of public opinion, and everyone is paying attention to this point. If there is a slight change in this matter, everyone will already know.

Seeing everyone nodding, Wang Linsheng continued, "There are traitors in the court."

As soon as this sentence came out, no one found it strange. Wang Linsheng often scolded the treacherous ministers in the court, but he was not as serious as today.

"These people betray their ancestors and betrayed Saint Confucius is really a waste of scholars! These people deceive Shengcong and talk nonsense, and are simply a waste of their sons!"

"This time the academy reform, these people actually wrote a memorial to Your Majesty, so that the academy would no longer teach the way of Saint Confucius, which was simply cutting off the roots of us scholars!"

"This kind of behavior is simply the most treacherous person in the ages!"

After hearing this, everyone nodded, and their faces also showed a look of indignation.

There was a man next to him, who was in his thirties, with a beard on his face and a very calm expression.

He also spoke at this time and said indignantly: "Brother Wang is right. We cannot let such people succeed. If they succeed today, what will the younger generations of scholars think of us?"

Seeing that someone agreed with him, Wang Linsheng turned to the man and bowed to him and said, "Brother Qi's words are reasonable. We cannot sit idly by and watch such things, otherwise wouldn't it be a violation of the rules?"

Hearing Wang Linsheng say this, someone next to him frowned and said, "But what should we do? After all, the reform of the Royal Academy is a rule set by the court. If we oppose it, wouldn't we be against the court?"

"Reform of academy is a good thing." Wang Linsheng said with a calm face: "We have discussed why the imperial court reformed the academy before."

"The knowledge taught by academies in various places is a one-man statement. It can be said that it is a mess, and anyone who wants to say anything. Some people take this opportunity to spread their own fallacies and betray the saints. It is simply a disgrace to be a scholar!"

The academies reformed and unified the academies into the court. All teachers will give money and food subsidies and give official positions. This is Your Majesty's benevolence and morality. Your Majesty's desire to educate will show that. At that time, all academies will teach the way of saints. How prosperous will my Daming culture and education be?"

"Your Majesty's benevolence and virtue policy has never been seen in the past and age! Your Majesty's promotion of education is something that emperors in ancient and modern times have not possessed! Your Majesty's current kindness and righteousness to us scholars!"

Everyone nodded, all agreeing with what Wang Linsheng said.

In fact, they knew in their hearts how things had to be implemented before they knew. However, what they were doing in the capital was to seek fame and fortune. If they opposed the court and His Majesty, wouldn’t they be against themselves?

So no one opposed Wang Linsheng's words.

Seeing everyone nodding, Wang Linsheng suddenly threw the wine glass in his hand to the ground. The wine glass was instantly broken and fragments splashed all over the floor.

Wang Linsheng said angrily: "But even with such a benevolent policy, there are still people who want to use it with ulterior motives. We must not allow it!"

"What are these people doing? They actually want the academy not to teach the saints. What are they teaching? They still want to teach their fallacies? These people want to control scholars, but their hearts are punished. Their unsure of ambition is actually a traitor of my country!"

After hearing Wang Linsheng's words, the scholar surnamed Qi next to him was also angry and said loudly: "Yes, this is the traitor of the Ming Dynasty! Our scholars must not sit idly by. Brother Wang, what do you think you want to do?"

Wang Linsheng said directly: "Now in the capital, Senior Zhong Yuzheng of Shoushan Academy has rejected this matter. Senior Zhong Yuzheng made a clear statement that if the court does not agree to the academy to teach the saints, then he will never agree to the court's reform of the academy."

"I think we should support Senior Zhong and go to Shoushan Academy to make a name for ourselves. Let the court know and let His Majesty know that we scholars are opposed to doing this."

After hearing this, the needle fell from the second floor and could be heard. Everyone did not agree for a moment. They looked at each other and could only hear the sound of breathing.

Obviously, they were all worried. After all, this matter was very involved. Some people had made trouble before, but when Li Zhi was promoting Li Zhi's knowledge, many people were arrested in the Jinyiwei prison. Although they were released later, they were involved in the end.

If the people present really make a fuss, they would probably not be able to release them this time if they could release them last time. Everyone still has concerns.

Wang Linsheng looked at everyone and said, "Everyone, with Senior Zhong in front of us, what are we afraid of? Besides, in the capital, we are not just scholars. As long as the news spreads, we will respond like clouds! What we do will definitely be known to everyone!"

The meaning of this is very simple: With Zhong Yu holding on the front, what are we afraid of? He will bear it if something happens. Moreover, this matter is so chaotic that we are going to make a name for now.

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Chapter completed!