Li Zhi, whose original surname was Lin, his name was Zai Zhi, later changed his surname to Li, whose name was Zhi, whose name was Hongfu, and his pseudonym Zhuowu.?.|?` was a famous thinker, writer, and a very influential master-level scholar in the Taizhou School, a branch of Yangming Xinxue.

He was not bound by the traditional Confucian concepts in his thoughts, had a strong anti-traditional concept, and even regarded himself as a heretic of traditional Confucianism. He denounced and criticized the feudal society's men and women, valued agriculture and suppressed commerce, false Taoism, social prestige, and corrupt officials, advocated "reform the old and innovative", and opposed ideological confinement. Those ideas about criticizing agriculture and suppressing commerce, promoting the achievements of merchants, and advocating utilitarian values, in the eyes of later generations, were very consistent with the development requirements of the budding capitalism in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

Li Zhi wrote a lot throughout his life, and his works were banned and destroyed several times. However, although a person died and his books were banned, his name became heavier, and even the folk stolen and sealed. Even the book "Li's Burning Book" written by the young sister of the Zhou family was a privately engraved version.

After turning the title page, the discussion of Mr. Li Zhi, who was sentenced to prison fifty years ago, once again came into her eyes. She had read this book and other works of Li Zhi, and she had read it over and over again many times, and could even memorize it.

Although the Zhou sister has never seen her, she has been obeying her for a long time. In particular, she believes in the theory of criticizing Neo-Confucianism, advocating social equality, respecting women, and promoting freedom of marriage. Over the years, her family has told her many marriages and refused her. The reason is not far from what her brother Zhou Jingting identified.

However, over the years, she has never met a person who truly believes that people can get equality between people and women can gain respect as much as men. Even the "heretics" of the Taizhou School mentioned by her brother Zhou Jingting after returning from a trip, the words and deeds of the "scum" could not meet her standards.

But who knew that when he went to the government office to inquire about Chen Wen's temper and character for his brother and family, he never expected that there was such a person who believed in equality and respected women in the army with the most profound class concept... and this person was actually the new famous general of the dynasty who had always been known for his rigorous military governance. This made her feel some curious thoughts unknowingly burst into her heart.

"Perhaps, he has the same idea as Mr. Li Zhi, and maybe he has it."

Along with talking to herself, a faint smile appeared on the beautiful and unparalleled face of the Zhou family girl.

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The Southern Song version of "Titanic" came out of Jinhua City. It arrived in Hangzhou within a few days along the Dongyang River and the Qiantang River downstream. Unlike the last time, this time, because I already knew where Li Yu was, I was quickly sent to his case.

When Li Yu saw the visitor, he knew that it was the work of a scholar named Lu Xun from Jinhua Mansion. He had not long since left Jinhua. He had heard of the talented man in Jinhua Mansion, but this person named Lu Xun had never heard of it. After seeing this person's writing, it was not only vulgar, but also had problems with the tone. He was indeed a sensible guy.

However, life was not very easy after coming to Hangzhou. Although there were friends to help him, the whole family needed him to support him. Li Yu gritted the bullet and read the whole story for the sake of the ritual gold. Finally, he wrote a fairly tactful comment and asked the visitor to take it back, which was worthy of the remuneration he paid.

But who knew that not long after returning to Dianping, the scholar named Lu Xun sent someone to send another copy. For the sake of the ritual money that the man sent again, Li Yu decided to modify it for him. It was also considered to be a return of this trust.

Thinking about the words of the scholar, it was really ridiculous and it took a lot of effort. Li Yu asked someone to go back and rest. After finishing the ink, Li Yu opened the new manuscript paper...|

The characters are still written by the handwriting I have seen before, and even the ink fragrance has not changed. Li Yu picked up his pen and began to read it silently word by word...

"On the sixth day of the second month of the second year of Xiangxing in the Song Dynasty, in Yashan Town, Xinhui County, Guangzhou Prefecture, the last famous general of the Song Dynasty, Zhang Shijie, Duke of Yue, was cut off from the waterway. The soldiers were exhausted and could no longer resist the iron hoof of the Yuan Dynasty. When the army was defeated, the left prime minister, 6 Xiufu, was afraid that the emperor would be captured by the Tartars, so he took the emperor to the sea and threw himself into the sea. Even the more than 100,000 people who accompanied him were unwilling to live in the era when China was destroyed by the Tartars and committed suicide. Early the next morning, there were corpses floating on the sea and until the edge of the sea and sky. "

"After learning that his father died in Yashan, the wife of Zhen Yuandao, a Fuzhou official, and his daughter Zhen Huan, accompanied his uncle who had always been doing business in Japan, boarded a boat to that strange country. At the same time, Bai Zihua, a poor scholar in the same city, buried his widowed mother who committed suicide by hanging out with tears in her eyes. Under the persuasion of her classmates, she also decided to travel to Japan. She would never live under the iron hoof of the Tartars..."

"... As the daughter of the Han family, why did he marry a barbarian? It was not until this moment that Zhen Huan finally understood why her uncle, who had always been indifferent, tried his best to persuade her mother to take her away from Japan when her father died in Yashan. After nightfall, she knew that there was no room for trouble, so Zhen Huan quietly left the room and came to the bow of the boat, just to jump!"

"Even if Japan has always been in favor of the glory of the Han and Tang dynasties, even if the great Japanese figures are always keen on learning Sinology, the barbarians are barbarians after all. Even the great figures of the Changzhou vassal cannot take away her dignity as the daughter of the Han family."

"The sea water is very cold, just like the ice stored in the ice cellar in winter, and then taken out to escape the heat in summer. But for Zhen Huan, this is indeed the final destination. As the gravity brought by the heavy objects tied to her body gradually sinks, Zhen Huan slowly closed her eyes, as if she was asleep. But at this moment, a thin but firm arm was gathered around her waist, and the other hand struggled to remove the heavy objects on her body..."

"...In a trance, Zhen Huan seemed to have returned to her home in Fuzhou. Her father was writing memorials in the study, while she and her mother were making girl red in the autumn sunset, talking about some interesting things about her daughter's house. But when she woke up from her coma, she saw her mother's tears and her annoying face. "

"I invited my life-saving benefactor. With a bang, Zhen Huan slapped Bai Zihua on the face without hesitation. What followed was the tears of tears of why you wanted to save me. But what she got was that as long as she survived, there would always be a response of hope, warm and firm..."

"... In this way, Zhen Huan and Bai Zihua gradually became familiar with each other. On this sea boat that crossed the Japanese east, the two walked on the deck together, chanting poems and singing, almost talking about everything. The uncle who lied that he would no longer force her to marry into Japan became more and more strict in the persecution of her mother and her care. He even threatened Bai Zihua for a while. If he did not stay away from his niece, he would kill him on the sea!"

"Where there is oppression, there is resistance. Under the pressure of his uncle, Zhen Huan and Bai Zihua quickly made a private life, and even planned to wait for the boat to arrive on the shore. Bai Zihua took Zhen Huan and her mother to escape with Bai Zihua's classmate who went to the Satsuma family in Japan in advance. When he arrived, he could teach Chinese characters sideways in the city, and she served her widowed mother to live for the rest of her life. They would have a family, a group of lively and cute children, and would have a bright future..."

"......... Two days before arriving in Japan, just as Zhen Huan and Bai Zihua were talking about love words in the cabin, a huge shock threw them to the ground. As the people in the boat cried, the two of them climbed onto the deck, but they saw a huge hill of ice floating on the water. The bow of the boat they were riding began to sink slowly after intersecting with the iceberg, and the stern began to rise high..."

"... The almost-mounted sea ship broke into two ends without being able to bear its own weight. Bai Zihua and Zhen Huan jumped into the sea at the moment when the sea ship sank, avoiding the vortex when it sinks, and finally survived after finding a door panel. Her uncle suddenly appeared in front of him with a sharp wrist knife, trying to kill Zhen Huan and Bai Zihua in order to monopolize the door panel..."

"... On the dark sea, my uncle disappeared into the sea during the struggle. However, even if he was close, Zhen Huan could not see the sea water stained with blood beside Bai Zihua. Until the sound of reciting the poem gradually faded, Bai Zihua closed her eyes tiredly, and her body began to lose its proper temperature. The moment Zhen Huan saw the lights from the ships in the distance, she quietly sank into the sea..."

Immersed in the story until his family opened the door, Li Yu floated out of the cold and warm sea, but by this time, it was already bright.

The arms holding the pen were sore and numb that they could not move, and the ink in the inkstone had long been solidified. After waving away his family, Li Yu remembered the "Li Xianpeng" who had "all the mad slaves from their hair, came to farm the tomb and go to the fields, and left soldiers in the house, and lived on the battlefield. A few places were extinguished, and whose family had all their flesh and blood? He borrowed people to comfort himself and celebrate the peaceful New Year."

Born under the Qing Dynasty, with a rat tail on his head, and betrayed the sage's teachings on the defense of the barbarians and Xia. Li Yu no longer had the intention to read any sage books, but instead placed the rest of his life in drama and story creation. This is the case with "The Fragrance Companion", which was just published not long ago.

However, compared with this story, his "Scented Companion" has more delicateness and softness, but less grand and resonance from the times, especially in the end of the Ming Dynasty where China is about to perish again in the Tartars. This resonance is even more shocking.
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