Chang Zhiqiu suddenly turned around and looked at his cousin in disbelief: "Ade, what do you mean!"

"It means literally." Lin Youde did not look at Chang Zhiqiu. His eyes crossed the window of the small building and looked at the sky outside: "They must have felt that our Donglin Society has no future, so they planned to follow others and even set up their own business. Otherwise, they could not explain why so many people openly promised us to make the old Chen family ugly, but once the people from the old Chen family took the throne, they rushed to support the crowd!"

Chang Zhiqiu slowly sat on the chair behind him. His hands subconsciously held the cup full of tea. The cup itself was very hot, but he held it tightly with both hands, but he didn't seem to feel anything. After a while, he looked at Lin Youde and said, "Ade, go and check who dared to ignore the decision of our Donglin Society and run to the enemy without authorization. After a while, we will slowly cure them."

The scholars of the Zhendan Kingdom have always been known for their elegance. As an old scholar, Chang Zhiqiu was also considered to be elegant. When he spoke, he was always very light and gentle, even now. But Lin Youde was by the side, and from his voice, he could hear the extremely depressed murderous intent.

"Cousin, at least 60% of the people are going to attend the inauguration ceremony." Lin Youde looked into the distance and said slowly: "Are you going to kill 60% of the people? After leaving so many people, our Donglin Society is still dead. I really didn't expect that the Chen family can suddenly win over so many people. But now when they think about it, it is normal. In fact, there are signs of it."

Chang Zhiqiu frowned. He finally realized that the teacup was a little hot. Then he asked slowly, "How do you say this?"

"The Chen family's intention to rebel was a sensation several months ago. At that time, the ancestor of the Chen family was openly shouting on the street and was about to rebel. At that time, we thought he was a fool, and before he could even tell his purpose. But now, he did this carefully, and it was very meaningful. Although this would make the royal family wary of him, it also told those who had ideas and ambitions that this was an opportunity... So the Qin family joined them in this way. And I discovered that in the past few months, except for the royal family, the Liang family, some of our Donglin Society, and a few small families, who had shouted in private, there was no real family that really denied the Chen family. Especially the officials in the court, although they were about to advance and retreat with us, they had never really made any moves. At most, they would send their subordinates to shout twice."

After saying this, Chang Zhiqiu reacted: "Indeed, in the past few months, it seems that our Donglin Society and the royal family have reacted a lot... I have always thought that the troops in the capital were empty, so the imperial court ordered officials to endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens. But after hearing what you said, it is indeed the case, that is to say, we have been fooled by others as monkeys?"

"To be precise, the person who was fooled by a monkey is you, not me." Lin Youde suddenly turned around and looked at Chang Zhiqiu and laughed inexplicably.

This smile made Chang Zhiqiu feel creepy. He pinched the hands on both sides of the chair with both hands and stared at his cousin. The calm expression just now disappeared, but he was a little confused and angry: "Youde, what do you mean?"

"It still means literally." Lin Youde's smile became even more strange, with a gloating and a feeling of revenge: "Cousin, you have been the president of Donglin Society for decades. Haven't you noticed that fewer and fewer people have come to your house to be guests?"

"What did you say?" Chang Zhiqiu frowned even deeper. As Lin Youde said, when he first became President Donglin, he was very proud. The nobles who came to his house every day were one after another, which made him a little bored. But in recent years, he found that few customers had come to the door. He always thought that his power was growing, which made outsiders dare not make random mistakes and disturb his life. However, Lin Youde's words just now made him think of a very scary possibility.

If something is angering, he is betrayed by his trusted relatives. Chang Zhiqiu's eyes began to show blood. He stared at Lin Youde, tried to control his voice, and asked, "Ade, do you have to turn to the Chen family too?"

Memories of childhood appeared before my eyes. Lin Youde seemed to see the past situation again. His cousin, who was a few years older than him, took him around to play and teach him homework. At that time, the relationship between the two was so good. They agreed to become the most talented and famous person in the Zhendan Kingdom. As time passed, people gradually grew up and matured, and they did stand at the top of the scholars, but Chang Zhiqiu gradually deviated from his ideals and principles, and he himself became gradually cold-blooded and numb under the tempering of reality.

"Yes, I plan to vote for the old Chen family. The Liang Dynasty has collapsed and has rotted from its bones. The rebellion of the north and south is a very obvious sign. The new court replaced it. This is a thousand-year cycle of reincarnation, and it is even more of a general trend." It seems to be with a feeling of remembrance, and it seems to be with a kind of liberation. There is a hint of resolution on Lin Youde's face, which is so clear: "President, this is the last time I have called you. Donglin Society is under your leadership,

Days are worse than day. You appear to be fair and work hard for the Donglin Society, but in fact you are quietly using the Donglin Society to make money and cultivate power for your confidants. The roots of the Donglin Society have been almost dug up by you. The Chang family can be said to be rich and can rival the country. You think you are doing it very secretly, and no one knows it, but you forgot that we are also scholars, and we are not stupid. Can you pretend to be a year or two, or even a dozen years, but can you pretend for a lifetime?"

Chang Zhiqiu looked at Lin Youde, and then his voice became louder: "You are also a relative of our Chang family. In other words, you are also my confidant. Can you leave? How dare the Chen family ask you?"

"Yes, our Lin family and the Chang family are in a marriage relationship." Lin Youde smiled: "But so what, I am a scholar. I have the ability and strength. But one of your other relatives is a scholar? They control most of the important positions of the Donglin Society, and scholars will not make things difficult for scholars. Besides, the person who takes the lead in getting them united is me!"

"What!" Chang Zhiqiu stood up suddenly, the table was hit by his body, the teacup on the table was knocked over, the lid of the cup rolled down from above, and a harsh cracking sound occurred.

"Cousin, you still have three hours. The further you can go."

After Lin Youde finished speaking, he left the room. Chang Zhiqiu sat back on the chair and did not move. After a while, he spat a mouthful of blood, dyed his chest red, and then burst into laughter for no reason. (To be continued...)

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