Chapter 124 Ready to Move

A month later, Wang Shouren was reviewing the official documents in the lobby of the governor's office of Ganzhou Prefecture. At this time, Lei Ji, a Chinese officer, came to report: "The governor, Ji Ji, the former governor of Nan'an and the new governor of Jiangxi Province, visited."

Wang Shouren heard this and said, "Please wait in the living room. I'll be there soon."

After handling the urgent items in his hand, Wang Shouren came to the living room. I saw Ji Yu, a subordinate of the former governor of Nan'an at the time of suppressing bandits, and another middle-aged man dressed as a 40-year-old scholar sitting in the living room waiting. Wang Shouren came forward with a smile and arched his hand and said, "Lord Ji, I'm glad to hear that you have been promoted to the position of Jiangxi political affairs by the imperial court."

Ji Yu said politely, "The subordinate will not forget that he once followed Wang Dudu to death and eliminate bandits. At any time, I will be your old subordinate."

Wang Shouren said, "You're welcome, you're welcome. Excuse me, is this...?"

Ji Ju immediately said, "This is Mr. Liu Yangzheng, the chief historian of the Ning Palace in Nanchang. He was ordered to come to Ganzhou to visit talents and famous people. Because I admired the name of the governor, I specially came to visit with the subordinates.

Liu Yangzheng stood up, bowed deeply and said, "An Cheng's son Liu Yangzheng, pay a visit to the governor of the king."

Wang Shouren said politely, "Mr. Liu, you're welcome. In fact, your literary name has long been everywhere in Jiangyou. If I am not busy with common affairs, I would also like to communicate with you.

Liu Yangzheng said, "Wang Dudu has excellent knowledge and wisdom, and his literary name has long spread all over the world. Not only has he admired him for a long time, but also His Royal Highness King Ning is also very admired. He would like to ask Wang Dudu to take the time for a while.

Wang Shouren was a little suspicious and said, "Of course, I have already heard that His Royal Highness Ning is a virtuous sergeant, but the court has ordered that the in-service local officials are not allowed to hand over with the vassal king for no reason, so I have never dared to disturb them." After saying that, he took a look at Ji Yu.

Ji Yu blushed a little and hurriedly said, "Well, the governor, when I passed Ganzhou this time, there were some official seals in Nan'an Prefecture that needed to be explained to the governor, so I specially visited the door. I hope the governor would take the time to accept it."

Wang Shouren heard this and said, "Lei Zhongjun, please take Lord Ji to the main hall to hand over the business of printing."

Lei Ji said, "Yes." With that, he led Ji Yu out of the living room.

There are only Wang Shouren and Liu Yangzheng left in the living room. Liu Yangzheng said politely, "Ning Wangya is knowledgeable and has been humbly seeking advice from scholars in the sea, so she naturally yearns for Wang Dudu. Liu was also well-learned, so he was appreciated by King Ning. Isn't it that King Ning is not satisfied with this shallow knowledge and wants to further ask Wang Du for advice?

Wang Shouren didn't want the other party to be too down to come to the stage, so he said politely, "Oh, he is predestined to meet King Ning when he arrives in Nanchang."

Liu Yangzheng listened and thought there was a door, so he said, "Why wait until another day? Governor Wang is busy with official duties and fully understands it. If you don't have time, among the many disciples who are currently appointed officials, you can also send one or two to Nanchang to lecture with His Royal Highness the King of Ning.

Wang Shouren thought for a moment and said, "There is a suitable candidate under the door. Ji Yuanheng, a man in Wuling, is loyal and pure in knowledge. If His Royal Highness Ning is elegant and good at the study of saints, then it is very suitable for Mr. Wei Qian to talk about it. I don't know what Liu Changshi thinks?

Liu Yangzheng was very happy to hear this and said, "Very good, excellent. The day after tomorrow, I will go back to Nanchang with Ji Sanzheng. How about inviting Mr. Ji Weiqian to go together?

Wang Shouren said, "Yes, I'll talk to Weiqian later and let him go."

Liu Yangzheng said tentatively again: "His Royal Highness Ning's loyalty, filial piety and benevolence are well-known in the government and the field. Even today's emperor has repeatedly awarded awards, and Yang Gelao, the first assistant of the dynasty, also respects the king of Ning. I hope that Governor Wang will also go to Nanchang when he has time, which will certainly be beneficial to Governor Wang's future.

Wang Shouren said indifferently, "Wang has made a statement to the court and is ready to return to his hometown. It is estimated that he will soon be approved to return to farming."

As soon as Liu Yangzheng heard this, he was amuseless and said, "The governor of Wang is very elegant. Liu's words are too vulgar and insulting you. I hope the governor will forgive me."

Wang Shouren said, "It's okay. Wang has developed the habit of being outspoken in the army for a long time. I hope Liu Changshi can forgive him. May I ask Liu Changshi, do you still need to let the students Ji Weiqian go to Nanchang together?

Liu Yangzheng hurriedly said, "Yes! Of course. The style of Ning Wang Lixian's style is sincere and lasts for many years. Of course, it would be better for a famous person like Mr. Ji to go there on the same day. Er, I dare not delay Governor Wang's time. Let's say goodbye.

Wang Shouren said, "Well, I will deliver tea to the guests, and I won't keep it."

Wang Shouren is in the study. Ji Yuanheng came in and said, "Teacher, what do you want to order to call your disciples?"

Wang Shouren said, "Wei Qian can't let you have a good rest. I would like to invite you to go to Nanchang for a while and tell him some knowledge about life.

Ji Yuanheng was very surprised, "Teacher, do you want me to give a lecture to Ning Wang?"

Wang Shouren said, "Yes, Wei Qian. I guess you have also heard some news. Over the past ten years, King Ning has gathered a lot of overseas talents, such as Jiang You's famous scholar Li Shishi, Liu Yangzheng and others, and also gathered a group of martial artists. What on earth does he want to do? Is it really just a virtuous scribe? It happens that Liu Yangzheng, his long history, is coming to Ganzhou and wants to recruit a group of famous scholars to lecture in Ningwangfu, so I want to send you there. First, to take a look at its virtual and real trends, and second, he will take the opportunity to explain the truth of the great righteousness of kings and ministers, eliminate his unrighteous plans, so as to eliminate his bad thoughts in the bud. I don't know if you are willing to take on this task?

Ji Yuanheng said, "The teacher told the students that I was still a little useful. How can there be no reason to reason? I'm afraid that when I go to discuss with King Ning, I can see one or two of his virtual and real trends, but I can't save his uncondolence.

Wang Shouren said, "Why are you so sure?"

Ji Yuanheng smiled bitterly and said, "The ambition of Zhu Chenhao, the king of Ning, has been accumulated for a long time. Except for what the emperor does not know today, almost all the scholars in Jiangxi know it. The court stipulated that its legal escort was 3,000, but in fact, he gathered more than 30,000 warriors, including some wanted Jiangyang thieves. Our leaking fish in the suppression of bandits in Fujian, Jiangxi and Guangdong almost ran to King Ning's manor. A few days ago, when Chongyi left, I said goodbye to him. Chongyi said, 'At least half of the Jiangyang thieves in the whole world are in Jiangxi, and they are kept in Ningwang's manor.' Therefore, his wishes are already the heart of Sima Zhao, which is well known to passers-by. It's just that the emperor is far away, and no one can control him for the time being.

Wang Shouren sighed and said, "As a teacher, I have an official position, so I can't speak as casually as you. Please forgive me. In fact, you are not right, but you don't dare to say so as a teacher.

Ji Yuanheng said, "It's inconvenient for the teacher to say it. Just let the students say it for you. At the beginning, Zhu Quan, the ancestor of King Ning, and his predecessor Chengzu launched the Battle of Jingnan, defeated Emperor Jianwen and captured the world. However, Zhu Quan was moved to Nanchang by Emperor Chengzu. A vassal king named King Ning settled in Nanchang. Of course, it is a little strange. Therefore, some of his descendants are unconvinced and want to find a chance to turn the table again. When Emperor Xiaozong was alive, he worked hard to govern and the world was peaceful, and Zhu Chenhao had no opportunity to take advantage of it. Today, the emperor has been in power for 13 years, specializing in pleasure and building a lot. In addition to hearing the flattering words of his favorite ministers Jiang Bin, Qian Ning and others, he was loyal to his left ear and out of his right ear, which led to the world of turmoil and banditry. King Ning saw the void that the emperor ignored the government today, so he deliberately accumulated strength and plotted evil. This is the wolf ambition of treacherous heroes in troubled times.

Wang Shouren said: "Although today's emperor is not as virtuous, diligent and thrifty as Emperor Xiaozong, but after all, he is the king of a righteous country. If there is a king of a country, the world will not be in chaos; on the contrary, the world will be divided up by countless thieves, and the people will also suffer. Therefore, those who can protect the peace of the world are following the way; those who plan to disturb the world are thieves with evil intentions. If we can treat Ning Wangxiao with great righteousness and make him understand the trend of the times, and perhaps be able to dispel his evil thoughts, the people of the world will avoid a disaster. Isn't it worth a try?"

Ji Yuanheng made a bow and said, "The teacher's heart is really compassionate, people and people. The students understand that although they don't know whether the students can succeed or not, they must do their best to mourn the truth in front of King Ning and try their best to restrain their disobedience to protect the peace of the right of the river and even the world.

Wang Shouren said, "It's hard for you. There is a miasma in northern Guangdong, and the root of the disease has not been eliminated. Now I have taken on such a hard job again.

Ji Yuanheng said, "Teacher, please don't go out. It is my blessing that students can follow the teacher to practice.

Wang Shouren said, "Don't mention what is said today to anyone."

Ji Yuanheng said with a smile, "Teacher, don't worry, I'm not a child anymore. Students still know the truth that it is the opposite of power.

Half a month later, he was still in the secret room. Ji Yuanheng bowed to Wang Shouren and said, "Teacher, the students returned without success. It seems that King Ning can't say anything.

Wang Shouren said, "What's his reaction when you tell him the righteousness of kings and ministers?"

Ji Yuanheng said, "I told him about the righteousness of the emperor and ministers. He said, 'I believe in the righteousness of the emperor and ministers, but outsiders don't have to interfere in my own affairs of the Zhu family.' I also told him the truth of 'a gentleman's position'. He said, 'If my ancestor, Emperor, had settled his throne, and he would have been a poor monk all his life, how could he attack 400 states in the sea?' When I exited the door, I only heard King Ning say to the servants in the room, 'Where did such a fool come from? He is really reading.' The next day, I deliberately asked King Ning's servant of the palace what his reaction was. The servant said, 'Your Highness Ning said that he was willing to listen to everything, but he no longer wanted to listen to the so-called mellow lectures.' Therefore, I had nothing to do in Nanchang and came back. It can be said that I not only didn't talk about King Ning this trip, but also made him angry. On the way back, a fellow scholar told me that King Ning hated people who knew what he really thought, and asked me to beware of him sending someone to attack me.

"Oh?" Wang Shouren was shocked and asked, "What's the trend of Ning Wang?"

Ji Yuanheng said: "I also visited some scholars in Nanchang for a few days. I found that King Ning was actually indecisive. Today, the emperor is nearly 30 years old, and the concubine of the harem has not even given birth to a child. King Ning wanted to enter the palace with his second son and inherit the unification, so that he did not have to rise up swords and soldiers and was not afraid of the charge of conspiracy. For this reason, he colluded with Qian Ning, the survivor Zang Xian and others in the court, and kept trying to let his second son Zhu Gongzhen go to Sixiangtai Temple. It is said that today the emperor really promised to consider it. Therefore, King Ning is now preparing for both sides. However, the court minister's attitude towards King Ning was indifferent. Lord Wang Qiong, the minister of the Ministry of War, often said that King Ning must rebel. Jiang Bin, the emperor's favorite minister, and Zhang Zhong, often spoke ill of King Ning because they competed with Qian Ning, Zang Xian and others. As for Yang Gelao, he has always been good to King Ning in the past, but now he is afraid that King Ning's power is too great to control, so he also has doubts and reservations about him. Alas, even I felt that what a complicated chess game this is.

Wang Shouren said, "But there are only two handsome men in this chess game, one is the current emperor; the other is King Ning."

Ji Yuanheng also said, "There are two folk songs circulating in Nanchang City, saying: 'When the south of Gan sees the sun, the north of Jiangxi is always gloomy. This means that the bandits in southern Jiangxi have been eliminated by the teachers, but there are still a group of robbers of the king of Ning in northern Jiangxi who are still doing evil there."

Wang Shouren said, "What have they done recently?"

Ji Yuanheng said, "Isn't it the past? There are so many Jiangyang thieves under the command of King Ning. How can a bowl of porridge and pickles be supported? These guys occupied farmland and houses everywhere, made usury, forcibly robbed the children of good families, and some of them directly robbed them on Ganjiang and Poyang Lake. Rob past merchants. Officials in the prefectures and counties in northern Jiangxi dare not ask. Therefore, isn't it strange that some people are willing to move their families from the rich north of Jiangxi to the barren south of Jiangxi? In a word, the king of Ning in Jiangxi is a cancer of the imperial court after all.

Wang Shouren looked out of the window and said to himself, "The old saying goes: 'If you do many injustices, you will kill yourself, and your aunt will treat it.' One day, I will see the face of this king Ning with my own eyes.

Ji Yuanheng asked, "Does the teacher have a good strategy to deal with King Ning now?"

Wang Shouren smiled and said, "It's too early to say this. It's just that those of us who eat the salaries of the imperial court have the foundation of loyalty, love for the people, and settle the country. If anyone dares to plot a rebellion, Wang's Ge will definitely take his head.

Ji Yuanheng said, "My task has been completed. What else does the teacher have to say?

Wang Shouren thought for a moment and said, "Wei Qian, I shouldn't have sent you to Nanchang to lecture with Ning Wang, but it turned out that you were worried about your life. Of course, you don't have to worry. I will send someone to keep you safe. I don't think any thief dares to come to my admiral's house to assassinate.

Ji Yuanheng said, "Thank you for your kindness. I think I'd better go back to my hometown to recuperate. In Wuling, Xiangxi, our family is also a famous family in the local area. No matter how rampant the power of King Ning is, it can't reach such a remote land in western Hunan. In addition, the soil and water climate of my hometown may be more conducive to my physical recovery. After recuperation, I can also teach apprentices and set up literature and education like a teacher.

Wang Shouren smiled and said, "So you are also going to teach apprentices?" In fact, this is very good. As a teacher, you know that you have no intention to take the imperial examination, and your own learning and cultivation are already very basic. It's time for you to teach apprentices in public. However, it's a pity that my Zheng Xian'er has left such a good teacher as you.

Ji Yuanheng said, "The teacher himself and his humble brother can be said to be the best teachers in the world today. Why do you have to come down and teach the prince? On the contrary, it is my hometown of Xiangxi, known as the land of barbarians. When students return there, it may play a little role in promoting culture and education and transforming people into customs.

Wang Shouren said, "Respect your wishes as a teacher. In two days, I will send a few good guards to escort you back to your hometown until you get home and no longer need them.

Ji Yuanheng bowed deeply and said, "Thank you for your kindness."