The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 756
It is said that there is no room for a desk in troubled times, roughly speaking, it is true.

But this is not absolute. For example, Jinshan Academy in the south is still operating normally in this last days.

Those who can study here are all the children of wealthy families in several counties in the south, and these families are naturally capable of maintaining the operation of the academy.

In fact, this place is said to be for reading, but in fact it has evolved to the present day, and it is more of a platform for children of various ethnic groups to communicate and connect.

Being able to make more friends in the academy will be of great benefit in the future, no matter whether you are an official in the imperial examination or hold power at home.

In this mode, cronies are formed and exert influence on the government.

It is precisely because of the unique role of the academy that Lin Guanhai used to give lectures in the academy to exert influence on several counties in the south.

It's just that Lin Guanhai's appeal was really weak, so there were not too many people who attended the lecture that day.

But today, Jinshan Academy is much more lively than before, and there are at least a hundred carriages parked at the foot of the mountain.

On the way up the mountain, there was an endless stream of students and gentry, and these people obviously came from afar.

Everyone is usually very busy, so why come from afar today?It's just because Mr. Fang Hongji, a great Confucian in the world, is going to give a lecture in the academy today.

Fang Hongji is very popular in the south, and he has not given lectures publicly for nearly ten years since he accepted the closed discipleship.

If you want to visit on weekdays, there are many people who go and few people to see, so Fang Hongji's lecture today attracted many people to listen.

In addition to Fang Hongji's admiration, those gentry and talents who came from all over the world were even more curious about the content of Fang Hongji's lectures.

When the sun was high, the second entrance courtyard of Jinshan Academy was already full of three or four hundred people.

Originally there were seats, but due to the limitation of the courtyard, there could only be [-] or [-] seats at most, which simply couldn't accommodate the many people who came.

The scene was full of voices, and many people who knew each other were talking loudly at the moment.

Too many things have happened recently, especially when King Yong conquered the capital, it can be said that there have been earth-shaking changes.

Although it is said that the dynasty has changed, but that King Yong has not yet proclaimed himself emperor, nor has he launched any action against the southern counties, so everything is in uncertainty.

Therefore, most of the people present were discussing the affairs of the capital and the opinions of various families on this matter.

"Let's say something taboo, as long as King Yong doesn't resort to military force and plunders the power of the people...it's fine for him to be emperor!"

"I'm afraid things are not that simple. King Yong's position is not right... If you don't resort to military force, how can you take back the northern counties, and how can you explain to your ancestors and the people of the world!"

These two kinds of thinking are the consensus of the southern gentry, and they can be easily deduced according to the values ​​of this era.

In other words, they hope that Zhao Yanxun will be more "safe", but they feel that this is impossible.

Since Zhao Yanxun is not the emperor they hoped for, they will naturally feel "defiant".

Even Zhao Weilong, who has a stable legal system, can be obedient and disobedient, so how can they care about an anti-king who is not in the right position.

"Have you heard, the masters of Dusi are already discussing countermeasures!"

"It's time to discuss countermeasures in advance. If King Yong wants to plunder the people's wealth, we can't let him do whatever he wants!"

"I'm afraid that his tiger and wolf soldiers..."

"He has an army of tigers and wolves, and my five counties in the south have enough money and food. Could it be that he can't train a tiger and wolves army?"

"This is also..."

Among the discussions among the people, the major families have finally made their case, and they will know how to act after returning.

At this moment, someone shouted: "The old gentleman is here..."

Hearing this shout, everyone at the scene became quiet one after another, and all eyes turned to the north of the courtyard.

In the hall, several middle-aged people walked out surrounded by an old man, and everyone outside hurriedly bowed and saluted.

This is not convincing people with power, but because of noble conduct, everyone respects her.

"Meet the old gentleman!"

After experiencing the "national calamity", Fang Hongji lost a lot of weight at this time, just like a candle flickering in the wind, which may be extinguished at any time.

Faced with everyone saluting, Fang Hongji nodded, and then sat down with the support of the students.

"It's been so many years, I haven't been here, looking at you...young people, this old man reminds me of when I was young...studying in the academy!"

Fang Hongji's opening remarks started with such ordinary words. If others do this, they will have nothing in their stomachs, and he will only make people think it is a coincidence.

"Actually, coming here today is not a lecture. I'm old enough to have said it all. What else can I say!"

Everyone can still laugh in the previous sentence, it just means that the old man recalls the past, but what does the second sentence mean?
It's not for lectures, is it to ask everyone to gossip?
"When I came to the academy today, I actually wanted to talk to you all about the fate between me and King Yong!"

Following Fang Hongji's words, everyone's moods turned from surprise to curiosity. Could it be that old Mr. Fang has any close relationship with King Yong?

But Fang Hongji's next sentence directly destroyed everyone's illusions.

"On that day, the king of Yong Chen sent troops to Jishui to the west, and the imperial court lined up a large army on the east bank. When the two armies confronted each other... this old man asked for orders to cross the river and persuade King Yong to surrender!"

Although this matter was not deliberately concealed, only a few people in the south knew about it, and few people at the scene knew about it.

"The old gentleman went deep into the tiger's den and risked himself... I admire you!"

There were endless praises from below, Fang Hongji just smiled, waiting for everyone to calm down.

When everyone was quiet, someone below asked: "The old man has experienced the world for a long time, so he must have the insight to know people. Can you know what kind of person King Yong is?"

Someone asked a question, which just met Fang Hongji's needs.

Facing everyone's earnest gazes, Fang Hongji said, "Young King Yong..."

Speaking of this, Fang Hongji once again recalled that morning, and Zhao Yanxun's intimidating appearance seemed to come over his face.

Seeing Fang Hongji's complex expression, everyone below was looking forward to the answer.

Since King Yong rebelled for several months, there have been many and complicated news about him. It can be said that there are all kinds of legends, making it rare for people in the southern counties to see his true colors.

Fang Hongji has met Zhao Yanxun, and it is the most objective and true for him to describe Zhao Yanxun.

"King Yong has the appearance of a dragon and a tiger, the brightness of the sun and the moon, the heart to contain the universe, and the ambition to swallow the world!"

Good guy, the four sentences Fang Hongji described shocked everyone.

Such four sentences are not an exaggeration to describe the gods in the sky. Is it true to describe a person?
"Old man, is King Yong really so... powerful?"

Someone asked a question, but because they didn't know what words to use to describe it, they could only sum up the word "powerful".

This also revealed the hearts of the people. If they didn't trust Fang Hongji's character, they would only think that what they just said was flattering King Yong.

Fang Hongji did not answer directly, but sighed: "Even Emperor Taizong, who looks down upon the ancient and modern emperors, could not compare to this King Yong when he was young!"

Zhao Hongzhang, Emperor Taizong of the Great Jin Dynasty, in the eyes of the people of the present age, among the emperors of all ages, he definitely ranks among the top three.

As Fang Hongji said, if Zhao Yanxun is more powerful than Emperor Taizong, then everyone can roughly imagine how powerful this King Yong is.

In fact, Fang Hongji's words were really hard to refute.

It took nearly two years for Taizong Zhao Hongzhang to start his army from Longyou to enter the capital, but it took the current King Yong just over two months to follow the same route.

At this moment, everyone in the academy is in a serious mood. With such a hero, they have to worry about the future.

Only Fang Hongji's strong influence can have such an effect. Personally speaking, others will only treat him as a lunatic.

However, for Fang Hongji, what he has to do today has just begun.

In the coming time, he will further explain the strength of the Yong army through what he saw and heard in the Central Plains.

Only by knowing how powerful Zhao Yanxun is, will these gentry families in the south put away their small calculations, and let them extinguish their stupid ideas of fighting against King Yong, so as to eliminate the war and reduce the casualties of the people.

This line of thinking was Fang Hongji's way of saving the five counties in the south based on the people's hearts.

(End of this chapter)