At this time, Prince Dehua of Dongchangchang finally arrived at Fengyang Mansion.
Therefore, under the recommendation of Ma Shiying, Ruan Dacheng took his script to visit Wang Dehua and Jinyiwei commander Li Ruolian respectively, begging them to make corrections, and said that after their guidance, the script was the result of the three of them.
Write.
As for the grasp of Emperor Chongzhen's thoughts, at least in Fengyang Mansion, absolutely no one could surpass Wang Dehua and Li Ruolian. As soon as they saw Ruan Dacheng's script, they immediately guessed that it would definitely be welcomed by Emperor Chongzhen.
As a result, the two of them almost unanimously improved their attitude towards Ruan Dacheng.
Compared to others, the two of them didn't care about Ruan Dacheng's reputation at all. As long as he could please the emperor, they would welcome him.
However, neither Wang Dehua nor Li Ruolian asked Ruan Dacheng to write their names on the script.
Because they also knew in their hearts that the current Emperor Chongzhen was so wise and powerful, how could he not know what the two of them were capable of, and how could they be the material to write the script.
But no matter what, after such an interaction, the relationship between both parties improved.
After Wang Dehua arrived, the investigation of hidden households began.
Soldiers were transferred from the army, and in collaboration with local government officials, under the supervision of Dongchang Fanzi, they began to inventory every household. They checked against the rosters kept in the state government's government offices. Anyone who had not been registered, regardless of gender, old or young,
They are all suspected thieves.
Those who can give a reasonable explanation, such as those who were just born and had no time to register, or those who admit that they are just taking shelter from a wealthy family and have become a recluse, can also be removed from the suspicion of being a bandit and given the opportunity to re-register.
In the end, those who have no reasonable explanation will be ignored and treated as thieves and spies.
In this way, everyone can see that Governor Fengyang's sudden advantage is not for the purpose of robbing thieves and spies, but for the purpose of tracking down hidden households.
Because even if you are a traitor and a traitor, as long as you say that you are from a hidden household, you can register it, but you cannot cure the traitor and traitor at all.
Naturally, those wealthy families in Fengyang Mansion were not happy. They immediately gathered together secretly to discuss how to crack it?
You definitely don’t dare to fight hard. The imperial court has an army, and they are all elite. It can be said that there are a large number of troops gathered. Who dares to fight hard?
Therefore, the path of inciting civil unrest will never work!
However, even if the court did not punish them, it would definitely hurt them to just watch the hermit houses being cleared out.
So, in the end, they incited Taizu's son and grandson, a local prince, to come forward to resist this barbaric behavior of the court.
That's right, since some people would donate to the local wealthy families, naturally some people would donate to the feudal king's family.
The investigation of hidden households initiated by Fengyang Mansion also harmed the interests of the feudal prince and clan.
As a result, what they never expected was that even the county king was completely useless. The yamen servants did not dare to break in, but the Dongchang superintendent took the lead in breaking in. Whoever stopped him would be arrested!
The army followed up, drove everyone out, and then called names one by one to check the hidden houses!
As for the prince, Wang Dehua just mentioned it to his face that the imperial mausoleum seemed to be lacking a guard, so he didn't dare to make any more trouble.
The reputation of Wang Dehua spread throughout Jiangnan.
The top ten salt merchants all have people behind them. When they come, they do whatever they say and confiscate their houses. Moreover, when they were in the capital before, they were also ruthless, including the chief minister, the minister of the Ministry of War, and so on.
He took Dongchang's servants to search the house.
Seeing this scene, the wealthy people in other places were dumbfounded.
Even the prince's palace can act so recklessly, so who do they think they are?
At the same time, Ruan Dacheng couldn't bring the troupe he raised to Fengyang Mansion, so he found a local Fengyue place, which must be maintained by a troupe, and paid for them to perform, and even he himself
Go into battle in person.
Then the show started in Fengyang Mansion, and all the local wealthy people were invited to watch it.
It’s not okay if you don’t go see it!
Because the person who sent the invitation was not Ruan Dacheng, but Dongchang Fanyi!
This drama, being so straightforward, naturally made those local wealthy people very angry. They didn't dare to offend Dongchang, but you Ruan Dacheng, they have nothing to fear.
As a result, throughout the whole performance, boos and boos were heard from time to time. Some even threw things on the stage, and even Ruan Dacheng was hit. Not long after the opening of his play, he was
Forced to interrupt.
Needless to say, under such circumstances, Ruan Dacheng could only seek help from Ma Shiying urgently.
In response to this, Ma Shiying immediately visited the owner of Dongchang Factory, explained the situation to Wang Dehua and said: "Eunuch, this scene is very exciting both inside and outside the city. Is it possible for Eunuch Wang to go and watch it? If it is performed well, I will be the official.
I thought maybe we could go on tour in Beijing and His Majesty would also like it!"
The implication is that Wang Dehua was asked to take charge.
Wang Dehua was very happy when he heard what he said. He knew whether Emperor Chongzhen liked this drama or not. Since Ma Shiying said that he would arrange for this drama to be performed in the capital, it is estimated that the emperor would definitely like to watch this type of drama.
Now, he no longer cares about offending those wealthy families. Anyway, he has reached the point of no return, and this is the only way he can go to the end.
Therefore, Wang Dehua readily agreed immediately.
He arrived at the theater with a group of Dongchang servants, and as soon as he sat down, there was no sound at all!
The show goes on!
Wang Dehua was cracking melon seeds and after looking at them for a while, he praised the word "good" from time to time.
From the beginning, he was the only one in the audience who applauded.
But then, the Dongchang fans he brought began to stare at the wealthy audience with their fierce eyes.
As long as they are targeted, no matter how arrogant they were before, everyone will eventually follow Wang Dehua and shout "Okay"!
Later, Wang Dehua no longer needed to cheer, the wealthy families burst into cheers from time to time.
If people who don’t know see it, they would really think they like this drama very much.
The contrast between before and after was so great that Ruan Dacheng, who was performing on stage, was very emotional!
This also made him secretly decide that he must have power, he must be an official, and he must be a high-ranking and powerful official!
Otherwise, Ruan Dacheng is really a dog, and anyone can come up and scold him!
So, he started to read the scientific books that he couldn't chew at night again, more seriously than anyone else. Just as he studied hard in the cold window in order to become an official, now, he also studied hard in order to become an official.
Really, Ruan Dacheng does have a foundation. Even if his foundation is Confucianism, he can absorb it faster than a blank slate.
Soon, he wrote an article called "The Way of Science is the Way for All Peoples."
In this article, he wrote in simplified Chinese characters, and he wrote from left to right and top to bottom.
After writing it, he showed it to Ma Shiying first.
Ma Shiying looked at it for a long time, and then said with a wry smile: "Brother Ji, this thing really gives me a headache. To be honest, I can't quite understand it."
At this point, he paused and then said: "But if you don't look at the specifics, just the overall idea, I think it's well written. Your Majesty will definitely like it if he reads it!"
In this article, Ruan Dacheng used examples to illustrate the way of science, which benefits the country and the people, and is the path for all people. If everyone comes to learn this science, the Ming Dynasty will be extremely powerful, and its national power will far exceed that of the Han and Tang Dynasties.
In short, his writing style was also there, and he wrote the article according to this idea. Although Ma Shiying could not understand the specific content, it was obviously to flatter the emperor, and the direction was definitely right.
Ruan Dacheng was very happy after hearing this. He immediately stroked his gray beard and said: "To be honest, brother Wei has really exerted his academic energy these days. He finally wrote an article, but he still has to be able to submit it.
It’s better to be in front of the emperor.”
After hearing this, Ma Shiying thought for a moment and then said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, I'll just do it. I just want to write a memorial about what Fengyang Mansion has done. By the way, I will give you this article and
The script comes with it."
Doing so is somewhat relevant. However, even if the imperial censors found out about the content of flattering the emperor, they might impeach it, but the emperor himself would definitely not be disgusted.
Just like before, it's not just to offer auspicious blessings to the emperor, it's actually the same thing, no difference.
At this time, after hearing Ma Shiying's words, Ruan Dacheng was very grateful and immediately said with sincerity: "As a brother, in this life, everyone I meet is an adulterer, or a sanctimonious person. He claims to be righteous, but in fact, he is a man who steals and prostitutes for his own benefit."
I will do whatever it takes to be selfish. Only when I meet a good brother can my life be considered to be in vain. If I have a close friend, my life will be enough!"
In the original history, there is another theory about Ruan Dacheng's death. It is said that after he surrendered to the Jianqiu, after hearing the news of Ma Shiying's heroic death, he jumped off a cliff and died, and was then whipped to death by the Jianqiu.
From this perspective, the friendship between him and Ma Shiying is indeed very deep.
When Ma Shiying heard what he said, he said with the same emotion: "I, Ma Shiying, am today because of my brother Ji's recommendation. I should remember it for the rest of my life. Doing something for brother Ji is just what I should do!"
Afterwards, he immediately wrote a memorial, and then attached Ruan Dacheng's script and this article to the back. He first asked Li Ruolian and Wang Dehua to read it. After the two factory guard leaders had no objections, he immediately rushed
Sent to the capital.
Of course Li Ruolian and Wang Dehua would not have any objections, because in Ma Shiying's memorial, they both praised them without any trace, saying that the current situation in Fengyang Mansion was thanks to them.
They didn't know that Emperor Chongzhen was actually more concerned about the situation in Fengyang Mansion.