Chapter 24 I won't pretend to be a brother anymore

The second type is those who rely on Donglin, pretend to be Donglin and become snobs of Donglin. They do not have the moral cleanliness of real Donglin members, but just use Donglin members to charge into battle and attack dissidents in order to achieve their own goals.

If all the Donglin Party members were of the type of Zuo Guangdou and Ye Xianggao, they would have difficulty accomplishing great things but would not have corrupted the government. However, the fact is that only a few of the first type of people can reach high positions, and because of their personality, even if they do reach high positions for a short time, they cannot hold the position for long.

During the Wanli and Tianqi periods, the first and second generations of Donglin Party members had been almost completely killed by Wei Zhongxian, and those who survived were basically the second type.

Shui Tailiang was one of the leaders of this kind, and he even became the third-generation leader of the Donglin Party.

Historically, even though Qian Qianyi was driven back to his hometown by Wen Tihen, he continued to be active in the court and the country, recruiting many disciples in an attempt to make a comeback and become an official.

This was also the main reason why Qian Qianyi later defected to the Qing Dynasty because he felt the water was too cold, and then secretly contacted Zheng Chenggong to pass on intelligence to fight against the Qing Dynasty.

It was because the Qing Dynasty looked down upon him and did not want to use him.

When he saw that his new master was worse than his old master, he angrily rebelled against the Qing Dynasty.

So in order to keep his official position and please Emperor Chongzhen, Qian Qianyi really didn't mind paying some taxes.

After the court session, Chongzhen, with his heart trembling with excitement, called Wang Chengen and rushed to Doujiafang.

However, Wang An was extremely frightened at this time. He bought a lot of books from the bookstore, such as "Records of the Beginning of the Country" and "Records of Taizu", and piled them all over the table.

The reason for this is that Wang An suspected that he was not traveling through the Ming Dynasty, but to some unknown parallel time and space.

The reason for such suspicion is that I happened to hear a while ago that Wei Zhongxian not only did not hang himself in Fucheng, but was even reinstated and became the commander-in-chief of the East Factory, and went to Jiangnan to collect taxes in a swaggering manner.

"Something's wrong!" Wang An raised his head from the pile of books, his pair of panda eyes were particularly scary.

If any old Chinese doctor saw this, he would definitely think that Wang Anjiu was overexcited and would not live long.

When Chongzhen stepped into the herbal medicine shop, he was immediately frightened by Wang An!
"Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Now, in Chongzhen's heart, Wang An had already become a figure like Zhuge Kongming. Seeing this, he immediately stepped forward to ask about his well-being.

Wang An just stared blankly and said nothing. If the Ming Dynasty before him was not the Ming Dynasty in his memory, it would mean that the situation would be out of control.

When will the plague break out in the capital, will Li Zicheng invade the capital, and when will the Jian Nu invade the country?
This is all related to the subsequent arrangements. If you are not careful and run away slowly, you will die in this chaotic world.

No, if we delay, something bad will happen. We have to run away quickly!

After being called several times, Wang An still looked depressed.

Chongzhen looked suspiciously between the seven or eight laundry women in the backyard and Wang An, and said earnestly: "Brother, you should take care of your health. Some things are as bad as too little."

"What a mess?" Wang An came to his senses and said impatiently.

As soon as he finished speaking, he realized that it was his rich cousin who came.

Wang An grabbed Chongzhen's hand as if he had found a life-saving straw, and said incoherently: "My dear brother! Let's immigrate to Japan! Kill the Japanese slaves who lick the emperor, capture Tokugawa Iemitsu alive, and make arrangements in advance to prevent them from causing trouble in the world!"

"Or we can go to Taiwan, but we have to find a way to kill Shi Lang first!"

Chongzhen touched Wang An's forehead in confusion and said, "You don't have a fever, why are you talking nonsense?"

Wang Chengen was also puzzled and asked: "Why do we want to kill the Japanese and lick the emperor? We know Tokugawa Iemitsu, but the Japanese have a so-called Shogun! It will be difficult to capture him alive." "It's this Shi Lang, who I haven't heard of."

Wang An rolled his eyes and said, "Shi Lang is still playing in the mud in Fujian. You would be surprised if you knew that."

But this butler seems to have some knowledge, he even knows Tokugawa Iemitsu.

However, Wang An was at his most helpless moment. He did not ponder how a merchant steward who had been in Liaodong for many years could know Tokugawa Iemitsu. Instead, he rolled his eyes and tried to act like a wise man. He said in a mysterious voice:

"I originally planned to get along with you as an ordinary person, but what I got in return was misunderstanding... I won't pretend anymore. In fact, I am the 32nd generation disciple of the Mai Shensuan Sect!"

"Listen to me, we have to run away quickly... Ugh, it's immigration! My dear brother, listen to me..."

Before he finished speaking, Emperor Chongzhen clapped his hands and shouted to Wang Chengen, "Look what I said, I suspected that you were good at fortune-telling, and it turned out to be true!"

Wang An was stunned for a moment, and said hesitantly, "Ah... well, did you figure it out?"

Chongzhen patted Wang An on the shoulder, his handsome face flushed with excitement.

Looking at Wang An again at this time, I like him more and more.

Recalling Zhuge Liang during the Three Kingdoms period and Liu Bowen during the reign of Emperor Taizu, both of them were said to be able to predict the future for the next five hundred years as well as the past five hundred years.

Only such an expert who is good at calculating can assist Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, an emperor of all ages, in establishing an unprecedented foundation!
Could it be that I, Zhu Youjian, also need assistance from an expert today?

When he thought of this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, and his gaze towards Wang An became more and more fiery.

Wang An couldn't help swallowing his saliva and said with a chill, "My dear brother, we are cousins, we shouldn't do anything that goes against human ethics..."

"Brother, what are you talking about?" Chongzhen understood and felt a chill in his throat. He explained, "I mean, since you have been blessed by a master who can tell fortunes, wouldn't it be great if I asked you to tell fortunes before doing any business in the future?"

Wang An took a long breath, stroked his chest and boasted: "I'm not bragging, there is nothing in this world that I don't know! If you believe me, we will immigrate here immediately! We can't stay in this Ming Dynasty anymore!"

When Chongzhen heard this, all the joy in his heart disappeared and he suddenly became nervous.

He clearly followed his brother's instructions and did not kill Wei Zhongxian, and he also successfully captured Ligdan Khan. Could it be that the fortune of the Ming Dynasty still did not improve?

Thinking of this, Chongzhen said nervously: "Last time, my brother said that Xuanda was invaded and tens of thousands of people were massacred. Today I got the news that Lin Danhan did invade the border, but the people were not harmed!"

"The imperial court not only defeated Lin Danhan, but also persuaded him to move back to the left wing of Mongolia to contain the Later Jin. I think the fortune of the Ming Dynasty should have improved, right?"

However, it would have been better if Chongzhen had not said it. After he said it, Wang An suddenly felt a lump in his chest and he almost fainted!

"Oh my god, why has everything changed? What went wrong?"

Chongzhen then understood why Wang An acted out of character and looked anxious.

Perhaps it was because he learned about Wang An's divination and thus changed the outcome, which led to Wang An's confusion.

After thinking it through, Chongzhen felt both amused and a little guilty.

(End of this chapter)