When Fu Shangrui heard the report from his subordinates, he was slightly stunned.

"Can you know who it is?" Fu Shangrui asked.

The person who came to salute said, "Report to the Pavilion, it is Huang Zongxi, a famous scholar in Jiangsu and Zhejiang!"

Xie Sanbin, who was beside him, couldn't help but exclaim, "It's him!"

Fu Shangrui looked at Xie Sanbin, who hurriedly reminded: "This person is Huang Zunsu's son."

"It turns out to be a member of the Donglin Party!" Fu Shangrui immediately realized that it was impossible not to understand the history of the Ming Dynasty's officialdom. Huang Zunsu was one of the seven gentlemen of Donglin. As soon as Xie Sanbin mentioned it, Fu Shangrui remembered that he did have a son named Huang Zongyi, and he was quite famous.

Fu Shangrui asked, "Why did this person suddenly come to see this cabinet?"

He asked Xie Sanbin, because Xie Sanbin was also a member of the Donglin Party and was also a student of Qian Qianyi. It was just because he competed with Qian Qianyi for Liu Rushi. After Liu Rushi married into the Qian family, he still loved Liu Rushi and often wrote poems and thought about his master's wife. Therefore, he turned against Qian Qianyi.

Xie Sanbin was once Qian Qianyi's favorite disciple and a backbone of Donglin. He knew more about Donglin's situation. However, in the seventh year of the demise of the Hongguang Dynasty, the Donglin Party had long been broken and disappeared. Xie Sanbin really didn't know what Huang Zongxi's sudden visit was for.

"The Pavilion Department, Huang Zongyi is like a humble official. He had defected to the prince of King Lu earlier. Later, Zhejiang was in trouble and disappeared, so he disappeared. It seemed that he had returned to his hometown. This time he came, perhaps he wanted to find the Pavilion Department to find a future." Xie Sanbin pondered: "This person has some talent. Didn't he say he wanted to offer advice? The Pavilion Department might as well talk about it again after seeing you!"

Fu Shangrui nodded slightly when he heard the words, waved: "Let him come in!"

In the hall, Fu Shangrui was wearing a scarlet official robe, a jade belt, and a black sand on his head. He sat upright in the middle hall with a majestic appearance. On both sides were Xie Sanbin and several officials in green robe.

Everyone looked at the thin man in a cloth clothes and a headscarf, who was about forty years old, came in.

Huang Zongyi's father was Huang Zunsu, one of the seven gentlemen of Donglin. He had never seen any high-ranking officials since he was a child. In addition, he himself had been a doctor in the Ministry of War in the Lu Supervisory State regime, so he was not frightened when he met Fu Shangrui, a senior senior secretary.

"Student Huang Zongxi, pay a visit to Fu Ge's army!" Huang Zongxi was neither humble nor arrogant, and bowed slightly to Fu Shangrui.

When most people see a first-class official, their legs cannot stand straight and their words cannot be explained clearly. Fu Shangrui saw Huang Zongxi's demeanor and knew that he was a talented person. He immediately felt like recruiting him.

Fu Shangrui looked at him up and down and asked, "Listen to the words of the minor officials below, you have a plan to present to this cabinet, but I wonder what plan is it?"

Huang Zongxi did not answer, but said, "I wonder why the imperial court sent the chief commander Jiangdong?"

Huang Zongyi did not wait for Fu Shangrui to answer, and said jokingly: "When the Jiashen Kingdom changed, when the Hongguang Dynasty was first established, the Shige Division was in charge of Jiangbei, divided prefectures and counties, and set up four towns. The four towns were allowed to raise military funds and handle political affairs. After the vassal states, the court lost military power. After that, the Qing army went south and all four towns rebelled, which proved that the Shige Division's strategy was completely failed. The court has always controlled military power. At first, the money, grain and equipment were all supplied by the court, and it was strictly forbidden for generals to raise military funds by themselves. Secondly, the military and political separation was separated, so as to prevent the foreign towns from not only gaining troops, competing with the court, but also making orders to the people, forming separatist vassal states, forming an independent country, and threatening the court. Today, the Hongguang Dynasty has been destroyed for seven years, and the Shige Division's strategy remains. I guess the head of the Pavilion Division's commander Jiangdong was to rectify the chaos and seize the power of the vassal states!"

Huang Zongyi's words, when Fu Shangrui's heart was about to rise, were almost what he thought, and it was also an important policy strategy of the Chu Party, which was to strengthen the weak branches, collect local power, and strengthen the majesty of the court.

"Hurry, Mr. Huang invites you to sit down!" Seeing what Huang Zongxi said, it was exactly in line with what he thought. He thought that this person was a talent and might be able to help him, Fu Shangrui began to recruit him.

Huang Zongyi was not polite, and sat down on the seat, then smiled and said, "I know the ambition of the Pavilion and want to acquire the power of the vassal states for the court, but it seems that it is not going well!"

Huang Zongxi glanced out of the hall and signaled that he knew what was happening outside the Governor's Mansion.

The Governor's Office in the Southern Zhili, Ming Dynasty, was blocked from collecting debts. Fu Shangrui's face was lost, and it could even be said to be so majestic. When he thought of himself in the Governor's Office, he saw the hateful face of the initiator Zhao Tiebang, and he couldn't help but sigh: "The vassal states are separatist, and the generals are domineering. They do not care about the court, but only care about their own interests. The act of collecting power is indeed difficult. Now our cabinet just wants to take back the administrative power, so someone incites the soldiers to surround the Governor's Office and asks for two million taels of silver in exchange. He does not understand the difficulties of the court at all!"

Huang Zongxi smiled and said, "I still have some connections in Jiangnan. When I heard about Governor Zhao's move, I felt that the general was domineering and was coming for this matter!"

Fu Shangrui raised his eyebrows, "What are Mr. Huang's strategies?"

Huang Zongxi said seriously: "I don't know if the cabinet department wants to give it to these two million taels, or doesn't want to give it?"

Fu Shangrui said in a deep voice: "If you can't give it, you don't want to give it, but if you don't give it, Duke Zhao will definitely not give up his administrative power, and the soldiers outside the Governor's Office will not disperse. This cabinet will have no progress in governing the army in Jiangnan. Now, Duke Zhao said that as long as you raise 2 million taels and provide stable money and grain for Donghai Town in the future, you will be willing to hand over the administrative power and no longer interfere in local administration. If Duke Zhao's words are credible, this is indeed an opportunity for the court, but how can our cabinet raise 2 million taels?"

Huang Zongxi smiled and said, "I think this is an excellent opportunity for the imperial court to acquire the power of the foreign town and take control of Donghai Town. Duke Zhao was domineering and made a statement of 2 million taels. Most of them thought that the cabinet department could not be collected, so I made this statement. Therefore, I think that the cabinet department must collect the two million taels, leaving Duke Zhao with nothing to say."

Fu Shangrui looked stern, "The Governor's treasury has no money at all. If this cabinet can be taken out, how could it be that those Qiuba blocked the door and damaged the majesty of this cabinet!"

Huang Zongxi was confident and said: "The cabinet department has no money, but the gentry and merchants in the south of the Yangtze River have money. It is not difficult for the governor to raise 2 million taels!"

Fu Shangrui's eyes lit up and he raised his eyebrows and said, "How can I get it?"

Huang Zongxi suddenly stood up and walked towards Fu Shangrui. Xie Sanbin wanted to stop him, but Fu Shangrui waved his hand and signaled him to let Huang Zongxi go forward.

When Huang Zongxi walked up to him, he whispered in his ears. Fu Shangrui nodded frequently and smiled on his face.

Xie Sanbin, who was beside him, was curious and pricked up his ears to listen, but only heard a few words such as "wrongful money" and "clearing and assisting the salary".

Although he didn't listen to it, Xie Sanbin couldn't help but shivered. Huang Zongxi was even more poisonous than him, so how could the villagers in the country be able to do it?

At this time, Huang Zongxi said and stepped back. Fu Shangrui's face had already shown a happy expression, and a greedy gaze flashed in his eyes.
Chapter completed!