In the ward of the obstetrics and gynecology department, there are two beds.

Xu Ziqing, who was wearing a pale yellow maternity dress, was half-leaning on the bed on the left, holding the newborn baby in her arms, her pretty face was full of irrepressible happiness, and she was breastfeeding the baby while gently humming an unknown song.

On the hospital bed to Xu Ziqing's right, a young woman of twenty-seven or eighteen years old is also half-lying on the bed, whispering to her baby while her husband is peeling apples for her.

Coincidentally, the man who was peeling the apple next to him was none other than the man with glasses who was talking to Yang Feng outside the delivery room the day before yesterday, and her daughter-in-law happened to live in the same ward as Xu Ziqing.

After some exchanges, the two of them became acquainted with each other, and Yang Feng knew that this inconspicuous-looking man with glasses was actually an associate professor of the History Department of Jinling University, which really surprised Yang Feng.

You must know that Jinling University is a century-old famous university with a long history and outstanding reputation, and those who can be associate professors in this university must have two brushes, otherwise how can it shock so many elite students from all over the country in the school.

It just so happens that Yang Feng has been very confused about history these days, so in the past two days, he will intentionally or unintentionally move the topic closer to the history of the Ming Dynasty in his casual conversation with this associate professor of history named Shi Bowen, and this also happened to scratch Shi Bowen's itch, and his favor towards Yang Feng has skyrocketed.

And in order to get close to Shi Bowen, Yang Feng is also very good at things, just yesterday, Yang Feng also gave Shi Bowen's newborn boy a piece of jade mouse that matches this year's zodiac, after this piece of jade worth twenty or thirty thousand yuan was sent, not only Shi Bowen, but even Shi Bowen's mother, who was still unpleasant to Yang Feng the day before yesterday, had a much more cordial attitude towards Yang Feng.

No, Shi Bowen said to Yang Feng while peeling apples: "Xiao Yang, let me tell you, the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty is not as simple as it seems on the surface. On the surface, the Ming Dynasty was killed by the Xiaoice River climate caused by reduced grain production, displaced people, and the invasion of Manchu lovers outside the Guan.

But in my opinion, this is only one of the reasons, and the essence is that the entire imperial court has lost its vitality. Especially when Chongzhen came to power, after the Donglin Party occupied the entire court, the demise of the Ming Dynasty became inevitable, even if there was no invasion of the Liukou and the Manchu Qing outside the Guan, the Ming Dynasty did not know how long it would last. ”

Hearing this, Yang Feng couldn't help but come to his senses: "Oh, Professor Shi, can you tell me more about it?" ”

Shi Bowen handed the peeled apple to his daughter-in-law, wiped the fruit cutting knife with a paper towel and put it away, and then said slowly: "The great man of this dynasty once said that there are no factions in the party, what does this sentence mean? ”

Without waiting for Yang Feng to answer, he continued: "The meaning of this sentence actually tells us that any country and any organization must have factions, otherwise it is not only abnormal, but also very dangerous.

Any emperor with wisdom and thought is a master of balance, and they will never allow only one voice in the court, but it is a pity that Chongzhen is such a fool.

He stupidly listened to the bewitchment of the Donglin Party, and he not only killed all the so-called eunuchs such as Wei Zhongxian who was left to him by his brother, but also expelled all the Qi, Chu, Zhejiang, Kun, Xuan and other parties in the court from the court.

It would be better if the Donglin Party would do things, but how could the Donglin Party itself be the thugs in captivity of the gentry group in Jiangnan, and it itself served the landlord class, so it was absolutely no problem for them to talk about it, talk about it or make money, but let them govern a country, which is like letting the generals in the army govern the localities, and letting the local officials go to the border to fight so ridiculously, how can the Ming not perish if a country is handed over to such a group of people? ”

When Shi Bowen said this, his emotions began to become a little excited, and he waved his hand violently and raised his voice: "If any country has only one voice and one will, it is a very terrible thing.

In my opinion, even the worst opposition party is better than no opposition party, and the worst opposition party is better than none, otherwise a party without opponents will eventually end up in self-aggrandizement. ”

Listening to Shi Bowen's words, Yang Feng couldn't help nodding again and again, in the years of the Ming Dynasty, he also deeply felt the power of the Donglin Party in the government and the opposition.

Although under his efforts, people such as Huang Liji, Gao Panlong and others were killed by him, and then Zhu Youxiao used Wei Zhongxian's hand to purge the Donglin Party in the court, and after more than two years of hard work, most of the Donglin Party's power in the court has been swept away.

On the surface, it seems that the Donglin Party will become history in a few years, but this is just the appearance, both Zhu Youxiao and Yang Feng know very well that the richest Jiangnan in the Ming Dynasty is still the territory of the Donglin Party.

For more than two hundred years, the Donglin Party has long been firmly entangled with the gentry in Jiangnan, and even the imperial court has no way to clear the power of the Donglin Party in Jiangnan, otherwise it would not have happened that Tian Ergeng's 500 Tianzi pro-army was killed in Shaoxing.

Yang Feng asked Shi Bowen sincerely: "Professor Shi, the Donglin Party of the Ming Dynasty has long been deeply rooted in the south of the Yangtze River, and I am afraid that no emperor can eliminate them." ”

Shi Bowen smiled slightly: "It depends on whether the emperor has the determination and strength." ”

Speaking of this, Shi Bowen was a little curious: "Mr. Yang, I see that you have been talking to me about those things at the end of the Ming Dynasty in the past two days, is it possible that you are very interested in the Ming Dynasty?" ”

Yang Feng smiled: "Professor Shi, I really don't hide it. I'm in the antiques business myself, and if I don't have a certain amount of research on history, I'm afraid I'll have to help someone sell it in the future. ”

"That's right." Shi Bowen nodded.

"Mr. Yang, your business must be doing a lot of business, right?" At this time, Shi Bowen's daughter-in-law, who was half-lying on the bed, asked.

"It's not huge, but it's just a jewelry company." Yang Feng waved his hand modestly, "It's just a small business to support your family." ”

Shi Bowen's daughter-in-law pursed her lips and smiled, and did not pierce Yang Feng's words.

She is a person who pays more attention to the taste of life, and she is also slightly involved in luxury jewelry on weekdays, she can see at a glance that although Yang Feng's outfit seems inconspicuous, but in fact, both the materials and the workmanship are very particular, and eight or nine out of ten are high-end hand-made.

Another example is the Patek Philippe watch that Yang Feng carried on his wrist, which he couldn't buy without two or three million, and in Nanjing in 08, it was enough to buy a villa, if even such people were just supporting their families, then what were they? Beggars?

And Xu Ziqing, who is Yang Feng's pillow person, naturally knows her man very well, and she also beat the side drum: "Ah Feng, since you have the heart to ask Professor Shi for teaching, it is simply noon now, why don't you invite Professor Shi to have a meal nearby and talk in detail, wouldn't it be better?" ”

Yang Feng laughed: "I don't dare to ask for ears if I want to!" ”