As mentioned in the "Three Bureaus of the Qiping" mentioned in Jing, Xiang, Han Mian and Wuchang, the Jiangnan area is all in the area, with sufficient wealth, and the northern expedition can be used to determine the world. For Zhu Youlang, it is not a clever plan, because he has the idea and is working towards this goal.

Before Qian Qianyi arrived, he first took the "Three Bureaus of the Lu Ping" strategy. What does this mean? Do you still want to seek an official position?

Zhu Youlang thought to himself: "No matter how unbearable his reputation is, no matter how poor his human nature is, as long as Qian Qianyi can stand under the banner of anti-Qing and restoring the Ming Dynasty, he will be considered a change of evil. Moreover, from a historical perspective, after he made up his mind to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, he never repeated it again. This one should be forgiven for his previous failure. As for his stopping his wife and marrying a prostitute, it is considered a bad personal morality and seems to be unhindered in the great ritual. If this old guy can hold on, he can consider giving him an official position."

"Qi Tian, ​​how old is your teacher?" Zhu Youlang asked when he thought of this.

"This year is sixty-six, nine years older than the minister."

“It’s been six years since I retired….”

"Your Majesty, what did you say? Retirement?"

"No, no, no, it's a break."

"Your Majesty, Teacher I have not given me a rest."

"Oh, what I mean is that Lian Po is old, can he still eat?"

"Your Majesty, my teacher is in good spirits and in great health."

"Oh, that's good. Qitian, wasn't Qian Qianyi controlled by the Qing throne? How did he escape?"

"Reply to Your Majesty, this teacher did not say anything in the letter. He will arrive in Guangzhou in three or five days. I will ask you at that time."

"Okay, Qian Qianyi, his talent is unique in the world. Although he has reduced the stains of cleaning up, if he can repent, do something that is beneficial to the world of Ming Dynasty, and re-promote his life value. I think the people of Ming Dynasty can forgive him." Zhu Youlang said.

Qu Shixi was very happy to hear the emperor's statement. He was most afraid that the emperor would seize the stain of the teacher's surrender to the Qing Dynasty: "Your Majesty, the teacher often sighed that a mistake has led to eternal regret, and he deeply regretted not being loyal to the court. This time he risked his life to escape from the clutches of the Qing army, in order to make up for the past mistakes and wash away the stains of the past."

"I have always adhered to this principle for those who have fallen into trouble. After Qian Qianyi arrived in Guangzhou, Qitian, you will bring him to see me, and I will talk about him when I see him."

"Abide by the order." Qu Shizi agreed and stepped down happily.

"It doesn't matter if you don't see Qian Qianyi, but you must meet Liu Rushi, a famous prostitute all over the world. I heard that she is extremely beautiful, capable of poetry and painting, but I don't know if the real person is true." Zhu Youlang thought.

"Not good! I can see Qian Qianyi, but how can I meet Liu Rushi? I can't issue an order to let him take his wife to meet him, right? I can't go to his house as the emperor, right? Even if I go to his house, the female family members must avoid it, and they cannot meet him. If Liu Rushi is still a prostitute, he can still meet Qiao Zhuang in a small dress. It seems that it is really difficult to meet him. If he travels through time, if he doesn't even see a single Eight Yan of Qinhuai, his descendants will definitely make jokes." Zhu Youlang then thought.

"Hmph, no matter what, as long as Liu Rushi comes to Guangzhou, he will have to find a way to meet him." Zhu Youlang made up his mind secretly.

...

After the dawn meeting was held, the cabinet ministers retreated, and Zhu Youlang asked Gu Yanwu: "Xuesong, I know you have had a holiday with Qian Qianyi. What's going on?"

"Return to Your Majesty, I think that when I killed my evil servant Lu En, I was arrested and questioned, Gui Zhuang was rescued, and asked to go to Qian Qianyi's mansion, who was the minister of the Ministry of Rites of the Qing Dynasty. After Qian Qianyi surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, I wrote an article to scold him, and he held a grudge. When I asked him this time, he proposed a condition and asked me to submit a post to him. Gui Zhuang knew that my temper was unwilling to accept such conditions, so Gui Zhuang made his own decision and imitated his tone to give money.

Qianyi wrote a post from a disciple. After I learned about it, I blamed Gui Zhuang for a while, and wrote a confession on Qian Qianyi's incident of taking advantage of the danger of others as a disciple. It was known to everyone and despised. Qian Qianyi was so embarrassed that he couldn't raise his head. Later, my case was transferred to Songjiang Mansion, and Gui Zhuang ran around many times, and finally rescued me from prison. However, since then, the bond between me and Qian Qianyi has become deeper and deeper." Gu Yanwu replied with a wry smile.

Zhu Youlang nodded without comment.

"Your Majesty, you must have a question. Why did you look happy when I heard that Mr. Qian was coming?"

"Yes." Zhu Youlang spit out a word from his mouth and nodded.

"Your Majesty, I really dislike the behavior of someone who is a leader of the Donglin Party. He often regards himself as a loyal minister. However, when Wei Yi was rampant, he secretly surrendered to him. When Nanjing fell, he and his wife Liu Rushi agreed to commit suicide by jumping into the water, but he thought the water was too cold. The Qing soldiers ordered the hair to be cut and braided, but he refused to obey, but secretly went out to the streets to shave his head with Liu Rushi on his back. All kinds of ugly things are disgusting, and the difference in moral integrity is not as good as that of Liu Rushi and a woman. For this reason, I have written many articles to scold him.

.However, as far as I know, he was in a position in the Qing court, and he was not happy and often suffered inner reprimands, which shows that he had already repented. Moreover, although Qian was in a disadvantageous position, his poems and essays were indeed unique in the world and no one could match him. If he came to Guangzhou, the impact on the literati in the world would be very huge. I have a personal grudge with Qian. If he could contribute to the revival of the Ming Dynasty in his seventies, how dare I depose the public for personal destruction?" Gu Yanwu said with a bow.

The "Liu Confucian scholar" mentioned in his words is the respectful title of scholars to Liu Rushi. From this title, we can see that although Liu Rushi was born in the school of cultivation, his talent and integrity were still recognized by Shilin.

"Cedar Sine is really my loyal minister." Zhu Youlang praised him after hearing this.

"I am not honored." Gu Yanwu replied modestly.

"Qian Qianyi can also see his inner entanglements and pains, and he has been struggling between reality and ideals. Now that he is old this year, he probably takes life and death and wealth lightly, and his reputation even more seriously. Well, since he is here, don't bother him. You also put your personal grudges aside. I hope you can work together to make my civil affairs prosperous. As the saying goes, a prodigal son will not change his gold, right?" Zhu Youlang said.

"Your Majesty is saying that I have been with Your Majesty for a long time and my mind has become much broader. How can I never forget some trivial matters? Please be content with your Majesty. When he comes, I will hold a banquet to welcome you." Gu Yanwu replied.
Chapter completed!