On the first day of the fifth lunar month, Mrs. Grandson of the British Duke gave birth to a son. Because there were elders in the family having to attend weddings, we could not hold wedding ceremonies on the third day of the lunar month or on the full moon afterward. However, people with whom we were in contact still had normal ceremonies.
The female family members who are closer to me also come to visit normally.
Everyone had seen Mrs. Shisun's condition during the condolence ceremony, and when they heard that she was giving birth at this time, they all knew that the crying caused the fetal gas to move. When they came to visit, they saw the pale-faced Mrs. Shisun, and the baby was like a kitten.
Everyone who didn't know the dangers involved spread the word that Mrs. Shisun was extremely filial to her grandmother, and she kept vigil for her without caring about her own health.
Therefore, the second wife's words about "evil moon is unlucky for giving birth to a child" were suppressed by Mrs. Shisun's filial remarks before spreading. This made the second wife feel sulky for a long time, secretly cursing the damned immortality.
In fact, Youshi is really lucky.
Acupuncture and moxibustion also failed to completely reverse the fetal position. The two invited Wenmai had privately discussed going to the host's house to ask the caregiver to protect the child. They were afraid that two people would be killed and they would not be able to get out of this place.
The Duke's Mansion.
Guizhi's mother originally used Ge Laofu as a talisman, but now her pressure is doubled because of this "talisman".
The two stable ladies would have died alone, but Guizhi's mother was still carrying the reputation of two houses and the lives of her family of three. She was neither of the two nobles, the older one and the younger one.
If you dare to give up, you can only grit your teeth and use all the tricks you used in the past. You can try to use acupuncture to push with your hands, and even reach into the birth canal to help the baby turn around.
Fortunately, You's vomiting continued throughout her pregnancy. Although she tried her best to eat more to ensure the child's nutrition, her poor appetite and the hard work of the housekeeper still affected the child. The child was relatively thin and small.
It saves some effort during production.
You's character is very tenacious. With Mrs. Wu Jingbo in charge and Yang Ge's mother coming to help deliver the baby, she became energetic and cooperated very well with Guizhi's mother's actions. She was not squeamish as a noblewoman, so she finally won the battle.
After passing through Yama, both mother and child will be safe.
However, in the end, the labor was too much and the birth canal was damaged. She was on the verge of collapse. It was all thanks to Guizhi's mother who used silver needles to save her under the guidance of the imperial physician. Later, Yang Tian also responded to the British government's request and left Guizhi's mother to help Mrs. Shisun nurse her back to health.
Body.
Mrs. Shisun's most filial cry inspired her fetus to be spread, but the British government did not want outsiders to know the inside story. The imperial doctor and the two stable wives were paid to keep the secret, and they did not dare to offend the British government.
Yang Tian didn't want to publicize Guizhi's mother's craftsmanship, lest irrelevant people come to ask for her in the future. It would be troublesome to refuse or not, so she kept silent.
However, the British Duke's Mansion, You Consort's Mansion and even Wu Jingbo's Mansion privately sent generous gifts to Yang's Mansion and Shen's Mansion to thank Yang Tian for his good deeds. Of course, they also expressed their goodwill to Yang Tinghe, the old man of Xinge.
When Aunt You's family gave birth to her son, the biological mother's status as a concubine did not allow her to enter the British palace. Although the consort Youtai was the father, he was still a man, so he was not allowed to enter the inner house of another family.
On the third day of the bath, Prince Consort You came to the house in person and invited Mrs. Wu Jingbo to talk with the British Duke Zhang Mao for a long time.
Zhang Mao is an old man, and he doesn't know the undercurrents in his family. But as Zhang Lun expected, he can be infinitely kind to his grandson, but he will not strangle his sons to death for his grandson. Furthermore, he actually hopes to create a healthy competition in the family.
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The title in the family was earned by the ancestors who sacrificed their lives with swords and guns. If the descendants only focus on the glory and wealth brought by this title and do not think about making progress, the decline of the family will be around the corner.
If you are ambitious, don't be afraid. If you want to win this title, you should use your skills to make a career. If you can stand up to the title of "British Duke", you will not disgrace the name of your ancestors!
The reason why he asked for the title of grandson for his eldest grandson after the death of his legitimate son was, in a larger context, because Emperor Hongzhi valued his legitimate eldest son. As a close minister, he naturally had to cater to the emperor and uphold this rule. In his own small environment, he
This is also to encourage the second son and eldest grandson to make progress.
If the second son really makes progress and achieves meritorious deeds in the future, he will still be able to establish himself in the court even if he does not have this title.
And with a young and powerful uncle by his side, the eldest grandson will strive to make progress even if his own uncle can't hold him back. How can he fight against many outsiders in the court? Even with this title, he can't maintain his power and dignity.
They are each other's whetstone.
This was the hard work of the parents, and before Xu Xian's wife passed away, Zhang Mao had always thought that this trick was really good. The second son was Yin Feng's Jinyiwei Baihu, and he could climb to the position of Qianhu by his own ability; while the eldest son, the two elders,
indivual
The younger grandson surprised him even more. The eldest grandson entered the Fenwu Camp without any problems and was praised repeatedly. The second grandson shined brightly. He followed His Majesty in the East Palace and now he is in charge of the Jingwei martial arts and is one of the top employees around the young emperor.
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Like most men at this time, he did not pay attention to the affairs of the inner house, and his first wife and step-wife also took good care of the inner house, and nothing happened to him.
When the turmoil of his eldest grandson's daughter-in-law giving birth was revealed to him, Zhang Mao was still in disbelief, and then he became angry. He had seven sons and three daughters, and his family had never experienced the evil things outside that were intended to murder his children. Anyone who had the guts would go out and fight.
He would never allow someone to fight outside and end up harming his family at home.
However, it is easy to waste a daughter-in-law, but he is reluctant to waste a son, especially a son with a good future. He is not sure whether his daughter-in-law's behavior has his son's tacit approval.
When there were only Zhang Mao and his second son Zhang Gang in the study, Zhang Gang looked shocked. He first considered and said that the eldest room was full of children and there were no elders above him. As his wife was an aunt, he would not allow the imperial doctor to enter the delivery room.
, or to prevent outsiders from intervening in the delivery, it should be a matter of caution. He did not think that his wife would have evil intentions to harm his niece-in-law and grand-nephew.
But he also stated very firmly that if his father believed that his wife had ulterior motives, he would support his father's decision and would not and would not keep a woman who dared to harm his family's bloodline by divorcing her.
Zhang Mao sneered, divorced his wife, the second daughter-in-law’s mother-in-law is not a dead person. They came to the door and publicized the fact that the aunt harmed the niece’s daughter-in-law. Even if the British government was the victim, it would become a joke in Beijing. He just locked up the daughter-in-law.
Even if he is imprisoned in the palace until death, he will not be allowed to cause trouble and tarnish the reputation of the British government.
Zhang Maozhong just said to his second son coldly: "I hope you don't know about it. I will investigate this matter carefully."
At this moment, the funeral is still being arranged at the front. The eldest daughter-in-law died early and the eldest grandson's daughter-in-law cannot leave the house during confinement. She still has to support the scene as the second wife of the second-in-law.
Zhang Mao asked his second wife and fourth wife to take the place of You. They were no longer responsible for receiving guests every day, but only knelt in front of the coffin. I didn’t say it was a punishment, but it was really a hard job, and it was no different from kneeling in an ancestral hall as a punishment.
Yes, it just sounds nicer and more filial.
The fourth wife went to the fourth master's biological mother, Aunt Yang, who had the highest status in the husband's side room. Aunt Yang also went to Zhang Mao and made a fuss, but was banned.
Zhang Mao also said, "We have to wait until the funeral is over to discuss the rest," but no one dared to mention it.
Regarding such a result, Changfang just remained silent.
However, Prince Consort Youtai would never remain silent. The daughter who struggled in the delivery room and was almost killed by her aunt was his most beloved daughter.
Mrs. Wu Jingbo, who also came with her, said bluntly that although Zhang Hui was his direct grandson and the title of knighthood was not his, it would not be an eyesore to anyone, but there was a time before that she didn't know
Will her granddaughter Zhao Tong be in danger during childbirth?
There were only three of them standing in the huge study room. Zhang Mao still felt that the room was so narrow and stuffy that it was suffocating.
Zhang Mao refused to agree to the proposal of the two in-laws to "divide the house without dividing the family." He was not dead yet, so what kind of family should be divided? What kind of house should be divided! Moreover, such a big news of dividing the house was all over the capital.
If you want to discuss it, wouldn’t that matter also make a fuss?!
Just kidding, it would be better to let the second child live in separate houses than to let the second child divorce his wife!
However, he said that he would take good care of the house and ban his second and fourth daughters-in-law so that such a thing would never happen again, but the two in-laws expressed disbelief.
The two parties talked for a long time without reaching an agreement, and finally broke up on bad terms.
Zhang Maoyuan thought that after his old wife's funeral was over, he could free up his hands to tidy up the house, but he didn't expect that before long, he would seriously consider dividing the family and the house.
In mid-June, Zhang Huai, the Zuo Jiancheng of the Bureau of Rites, Zhang Jin, the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Zhang Luan, the censor of the Zuo Qiandu of the Imperial Procuratorate, and Yang Yu, the commander of the Jinyiweidu, jointly impeached Zhang Mao and his son Zhang Ming, and Zhang Qin indulged the slaves
He committed murder, seized acres of land in Fengrun County, Shuntian Prefecture, and defrauded the land tax.
The case also involved the inaction of more than ten officials including a doctor from the Ministry of Household Affairs, a foreign minister from the Ministry of Punishment, a general judge of Shuntian Prefecture, and a governor and censor. It also snowballed into the involvement of many nobles and clans, and even linked to the incident in the winter of the first year of Zhengde.
Displacement crisis...
Shen Rui had a really pleasant wedding vacation.
On the first day of May, he and Yang Tian were relieved to help resolve the matter with the British government. The unfinished date in Xiyuan was moved to the fifth day of May.
At Mrs. Wu Jingbo's invitation, Mrs. Xu went to her house to enjoy the dragon boat race on a big boat. Shen Rui confessed to Mrs. Xu and took Yang Tian to have fun on their own.
The two of them changed into civilian clothes and walked hand in hand in Xiyuan like ordinary couples. They crowded in the crowd and watched various water plays. They also went to eat the famous fresh fish cooked in oil. They did not return home until the lanterns came on.
After a whole day of fun, I felt so happy.
On the carriage home, Yang Tian was extremely tired. He leaned on Shen Rui's shoulder and closed his eyes to rest. The smile on his face still remained, and he couldn't help but talk about interesting things today.
Shen Rui smiled in her ear and said: "From now on, we will go out at least once a month. Like today, it's just the two of us."
Yang Tian immediately became energetic, and his big eyes were almost sparkling, as bright as stars, but he said: "In the future, you will help your mother manage the house. In the same year, you will have people getting married and moving to new houses. Many of them have sent notices. I have to go."
I'm afraid I don't have time to go out to play like this, and I am so playful, and my mother will blame me..."
Shen Rui nodded her nose and said: "Mom loves you more than me, so how can I blame you! There aren't many things going on at home. There's nothing wrong with going out once or twice a month to relax. Officials still have a rest.
...You don't have to worry about that, just ask, do you want to come out?"
Yang Tian smiled sheepishly, buried her head in his arms, and said as thinly as a mosquito, "Heng Yun, I'm very happy."
Shen Rui laughed, hugged his little wife, took stock, and said: "Speaking of which, I really have to go to some social events recently, but it will be fine after these two months. On the ninth day of this month, Bin Zhong bought
There is a banquet in the new house. There are no female relatives in his family, so you don’t have to go. On the 15th, it’s a banquet for Li Guo’s step-heirs. Let’s go together and it’ll be over in a while. We’ll come back to Xiyuan on our way back, how about that?”
Yang Tian raised his head with a smile and nodded heavily.
But he said that these days are indeed mostly warm house banquets.
Not to mention the ten new scholars who directly entered the Hanlin Academy. Half of those who were admitted as Shujishi were elected to the Sixth Ministry to observe politics. There are still many who have no active official vacancies for the time being and are only waiting for the inspection in Beijing this year.
If there are any that fall off the horse, it’s easy to pick them up.
The situation between the DPRK and the Central Government has been changing in the past two years. During the inspections in Beijing and the big bosses are fighting, I don’t know how many people want to move their positions. Especially the positions in the Central Government...
Most of those who stay in Beijing want to buy a house, and there are also many people from other places who are waiting to move to Beijing to become officials after being inspected by the capital, and they also want to buy a house.
As a result, house prices in Beijing have increased by an average of 30% this year. Small courtyard houses that originally cost only a few tens of taels are now priced at a hundred taels. Many good locations are suitable for low-level officials to move into the second and third houses. The price of houses has almost doubled.
times, which made many new Jinshi exclaim that it is not easy to live in the capital.
Dai Dabin was at home for the second time, and his parents lived with his eldest brother, so they asked him to take his wife to Beijing to have children after getting married next year. He also had a good future, and it was time to buy property and settle down in Beijing.
His cousin Lin Fuyu failed in this subject and did not want to go back to Fujian. Especially when he heard that Uncle Shen Rui, former Nanjing Imperial College Jijiu Shenzhou, wanted to set up an academy to teach, he immediately went to recruit Shen Rui and wanted to enroll. Shen Rui
There is still a shortage of sources of life, so naturally we will respond.
As a result, the two cousins discussed buying a house together, and Lin Fuyu also brought his wife and children to Beijing, so that the two families could take care of them.
The house itself was difficult to find, and the two adjacent ones were even more difficult. The two of them went to several places to search for a long time before they found the house next to the city wall in Mingshifang. They were both the houses entered by Xiao San.
Suitable for settling down.
It's just that the price is extremely high, and it's stated that there are several other people who have taken the chance, but they don't have the money to spare, so they're still waiting to see. It seems like whoever comes up with the money first will get it first.
Dai and Lin originally brought enough money to Beijing, but no one expected that housing prices would rise like this. After calculating, there was still a shortfall of two to three hundred taels, and they could not spend all their money on buying a house. They sent people back to their hometowns to collect the money.
It will take two or three months to come back. Are you going to drink the northwest wind during these days? These few months are the time when you have just entered the officialdom, socializing and building relationships.
Both of them came from wealthy families, and they had never been short of money since they were young. It was really embarrassing and difficult for them at this time.
The situation of the fellow countrymen who came to Beijing together was not as good as the two of them. They couldn't help but seek help from their family friend Lin Fu. Lin Fu was willing to give up money and justice. He was only a small Hanlin, and his family could not afford a few hundred taels of cash at a time.
Come.
Lin Fuyu was older than Dai Dabin and had a thicker skin, so he said: "You and I have previously asked Hengyun to study in Second Uncle Shen's academy. Now we might as well bother him again and borrow some money for a fortnight. Among the people we know, only
He is a 'rich man', and his temperament is also generous."
Dai Dabin refused at first, because because of his reputation as a prodigy, Huanxisha left him a lot of money to polish his calligraphy. How could he ask for it now?
Until Ya Renjiang came to ask if they still wanted those two houses, the two of them had no choice but to visit the Shen family.
With difficulty, he opened his mouth to borrow three hundred taels, but Shen Rui offered him five hundred taels. He did not say anything about his friend's intention to make money, but sincerely said to Dai Dabin: "I have something to ask you for, and Qingzhuan Bookstore has been busy for a while.
In response to the order of the imperial court, when we were rushing to publish our subject,
Wen Ce asked, I am thinking of publishing some collections of poetry and essays in a while. I have already made an appointment with my brother-in-law. Brother Lu and Binzhong, I haven't had time to make an appointment yet. Today I want to ask for Binzhong's poetry manuscript.
Just pay a deposit first, I wonder what Bin Zhong wants?"
Dai Dabin was grateful, and he didn't care about the money. This saved him from embarrassment and praised his talent. It was a sign of Shen Rui's kindness. He bowed deeply to express his gratitude and said: "Brother Hengyun, if you
I dare not disobey you when I am sent to you."
Shen Rui hurriedly turned away, supported him and said with a smile: "If you say so, I will really ask Binzhong for help in the future. My second uncle's academy has not yet been built, and I have no idea about the teaching for the time being. I was thinking
, if there is nothing wrong while guest Zhong is resting and taking a bath,
Can you go to that college part-time and give lectures a few times? Not only do I want the students to hear the experience of Bin Zhong, who was named on the gold list, but also our college wants to borrow from Bin Zhong, the golden sign of Tan Hua Lang. Of course, Shu will not be missing.
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It is also common practice for the academy to invite famous Confucian scholars to give lectures. Shen Rui does not expect to build an institution of higher learning like the one in his previous life by hiring famous people as visiting professors. He only thinks that in order for the new academy to gain a foothold, it must have some characteristics and invite some "celebrities" to come.
It’s also a good idea to take advantage of the celebrity effect.
Dai Dabin said with a smile: "Everyone has said that there is nothing wrong with them. There is such a good thing as giving lectures. I can only ask for it."
Lin Fuyu also smiled and said: "This is great. Originally, Bin Zhong wanted to call me cousin, but from now on I will call him husband, but the seniority has been messed up."
All three of them laughed, and the matter was settled.
Although Dai and Lin got the money, they did not decorate the house lavishly. However, they made some repairs on the original basis, added some new furniture, and simply decorated it.
On the ninth day of May, they did not invite too many friends. After all, Nuanzhai hosted an unusual banquet, and the next post would inevitably be suspected of asking people for gifts. Therefore, they did not invite anyone who was not close to them. They only invited a few friends from the same year.
Those who got along well were invited, and including the fellow countrymen who stayed in Beijing, there were only about ten people.
Although Dai Dabin's courtyard has three entrances, it is not big, and there is no garden and no scenery to enjoy. So he went to a famous nearby restaurant to order signature wines and dishes, and set up three tables in the courtyard for everyone to enjoy.
Have fun.
Most of the guests here are in their twenties, and they all have dreams of entering official careers. There are no outsiders today. They are all familiar with each other and know that they are all of noble character. At first, they could talk about poetry and painting, but gradually they couldn't help but mention the current situation in Beijing.
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The hottest topic right now is the investigation into the loss of grain and grass in various places in Shanxi and Shaanxi, and Datong reported that a fire in Pinglu City burned 1.47 million straw bundles, which made the emperor furious.
Because it was Liu Jin who advocated the inspection of the Jiubian grain and rice pastures and Changping warehouses in various places, and as expected, a bunch of rats were found, and all the members of the Jin clique in the DPRK praised his achievements.
And Liu Jin used heavy punishment, making the prisoner stand with heavy shackles, and he died within a day. The people didn't know why, they only heard that he was executing corrupt officials, and they all clapped their hands and praised him. They also praised Eunuch Liu for killing the evil people and satisfying their hearts.
At this time, Liu Jin was in the limelight both inside and outside the court.
The courtiers were afraid of Liu Jin's ruthless methods, and he also had Jin Yiwei and Dongchang, who could arrest people and punish serious crimes at any time, so they did not dare to offend him. However, these young Jinshi who had just ascended to the Emperor's Hall were full of enthusiasm and fearless.
Someone commented after being drunk: "This eunuch has done some personal things. Once he started killing people, he just hoped that he could kill chickens and scare monkeys, so that those corrupt officials would know to be afraid."
"Do you still think that powerful eunuch can have good intentions? I have heard that people over there openly ask for bribes. Money for life and money for officialdom. The price is clearly marked. I don't know what kind of things have been promoted.
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"That eunuch is so domineering! Sometimes he is not punishing evil, but actually establishing his authority! I heard that Mr. Li Ge and Mr. Yang Ge wrote to ask the emperor to be benevolent. Prisoners cannot be punished in general. But there is this matter, Brother Yang
?" This is what someone asked Yang Shen.
Yang Shen said calmly: "Just like Li Ge's memorial, 'After the frost and snow there will be spring, and after the thunder and lightning there will be sweet rain. This is the way of heaven, and it is the law of the king.' The emperor has praised him for his profound service to the country.
The plan is to assist in the treatment. The food and grass issue at the border is a big one, so it is better to be more serious, and the rest can be decided at a discretion."
Everyone sighed: "Your Majesty is a wise and benevolent person." They also reprimanded: "The eunuch villain is rampant and disrupting the government."
Someone else asked: "So, will an imperial envoy be sent to Shanshan Border Pass to conduct a thorough investigation on the grain and rice pastures?"
Yang Shen shook his head to express his ignorance, but glanced at Shen Rui next to him intentionally or unintentionally.
Of course Shen Rui knew that the young emperor was indeed selecting an imperial envoy to Shanxi.
After the Dragon Boat Festival, Brother Shou met Shen Rui once. As Zhang Hui and the others expected, Brother Shou mentioned Zhang Hui's filial piety and asked Shen Rui about the candidate to replace Zhang Hui in Shanxi and the candidate to take over the Jingwei martial arts school.
According to the preface, Shen Rui said that the Zhao family had more or less connections in Shanxi in their early years, and that Zhao Hongpei also knew business matters well, and recommended him and Lu Erqilang to go to Shanxi to explore trade routes for the emperor.
As for the martial arts of Beijing and Wei, Shen Rui said that it was of great importance and he did not know many martial artists, so he asked the emperor to judge it.
However, he recommended his brother-in-law Li Yanqing to go to the Jingwei Martial Arts Ordnance Bureau.
In fact, with Li Yanqing's knowledge and the reputation of his father Li, it was no problem to take the shujishi exam, but Li Yanqing was not very interested in becoming an imperial scholar and did not take the exam at all.
He had also talked with Shen Rui before, and was very optimistic about Shen Rui's proposal to publish a book on construction projects. He even heard Shen Rui mention that Jingwei Martial Arts wanted to print a book on weapons, and the two talked about some weapons.
Li Yanqing was very interested in the idea, so he talked with his father Li Shen, and finally persuaded his father to let him go to the Ministry of War to observe politics.
Li Zhishui was famous. He later built Tailing and supervised the construction of Xiyuan. Both projects were completed beautifully and were appreciated by Brother Shou.
Brother Shou heard that Li's son also liked engineering, and was even more passionate about weapons. He couldn't help but feel happy. He said that it was a good thing for his son to inherit his father's career, and Li Yanqing should be demoted to the Ordnance Bureau.
As for Jingwei Martial Arts, although Brother Shou complained that Zhang Hui had no use for his filial piety, and Shen Rui didn't help him think of candidates to share the worries, he was still quite satisfied with the two of them knowing what to do.
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When Zhao Hongpei and Lu Erqilang went to Shanxi, it can only be said that they were doing "private work" for Brother Shou, which had nothing to do with the granary and pasture. Brother Shou also wanted to send an imperial envoy to go check out the dirty tricks at the border, but this was not Shen Ruineng's.
The person who made the comment, Shou Ge, had no intention of consulting Shen Rui, but just mentioned it casually.
Afterwards, in the study room of the Yang Mansion, when Shen Rui talked to Yang Tinghe and his son, Yang Tinghe said: "In the cabinet meeting, it is still necessary to let the Metropolitan Procuratorate appoint one person. However, I think the emperor will still send a lieutenant to go with him."
Yang Shenqi asked: "It was Liu Jin who sent the Zhongguan from the Internal Affairs Bureau to investigate these things before. Will he send a Zhongguan this time?"
Yang Tinghe Nianxu said: "How can the emperor listen to partial beliefs? I'm afraid I will send people from Dongchang this time."
Liu Jin has become the leader of all the middle-ranking officials, but not everyone in the inner court obeys him. Qiu Ju alone has fought with Liu Jin not once or twice.
Someone has spread a rumor that if you are caught by Dongchang, as long as you give Eunuch Qiu money, I guarantee that you will not fall into Eunuch Liu's hands.
This is equivalent to returning with a life, but it is also taking a life from Liu Jin.
Twice, Liu Jin asked Qiu Ju to spare the person whom Liu Jin wanted to punish, and Liu Jin also became furious.
However, the discord between the two men is exactly what the big shots in the DPRK would like to see.
Come to think of it, this must be what the emperor would like to see.
The little emperor is so good at the art of balancing that he would not fail to use it to the middle officer as well.
Shen Rui and even Yang Shen knew this very well.
The two of them quickly exchanged glances at the table without saying a word, still holding wine cups and listening to everyone's analysis of the candidates for the Imperial Envoy.
The courtyard was busy when a knock on the door suddenly came from outside.
The courtyard was shallow, the Dai family was short-handed, and there was no concierge or anything else. At that moment, one of Dai Dabin's attendants ran to open the door, and then loudly announced: "Master Liu Ren, Master Liu, and Master Li Jing are here to congratulate the Master on his move to a new house."
Everyone in the courtyard was stunned.
Although they are all considered "yamen", Yang Shen and Shen Rui have no close friendship with Liu Renshi, the son of Liu Yu, the Minister of War. Li Jing has never heard of him.
Dai Dabin also subconsciously whispered: "I never invited Mr. Liu."
But the visitor was a guest, so Dai Dabin immediately straightened his clothes and went out with Lin Fuyu to greet him. After everyone looked at each other, they all stood up to greet each other as a courtesy to the same year.
After a moment, I heard Liu Ren's laughter and saw him and a young master following him. Lin and the others entered the courtyard.
Liu Ren was a yamen, he was ranked high in Jinke and had an official position, and everyone recognized him. And Li Jing said that he was also a Jinshi in Jinke, but he was only ranked 210th in the third list, which is already at the bottom of the list. It was true as he said
"A lucky hit".
Everyone bowed to each other and sat down again.
When new guests arrived, they were always disrespectful when facing the remaining seats. Dai Dabin quickly ordered his servants to order dishes and start the banquet again.
But Liu Ren smiled and said: "No, no, I'm late, so why bother with you? We are all friends of the same age, so we should drink a bottle of wine together."
As he spoke, he took the new cups, plates, bowls and chopsticks brought by the servants, picked up the wine bottle from the table, poured himself a glass, drank it all in one gulp, lit up the bottom of the glass, and said with a smile, "Since I'm late, I'll do it myself."
I'll give you a cup of fine to make amends to all my brothers." He picked up the chopsticks without hesitation and took two bites of the dish at hand.
Seeing that he was so easy-going, everyone was relieved. Everyone toasted to each other and chatted, and the banquet became lively for a while. However, they were not familiar with him, so the high-pitched discussion about the affairs of the DPRK as before would not happen again.
It turns out that it is absolutely correct not to talk to strangers.
During the dinner, Liu Ren kept chatting with Dai Dabin, asking him about his family situation and when he planned to return home. Li Jing, after drinking two glasses of wine, became a little drunk and asked impatiently: "I heard that Bin Zhong
Didn't you have enough money to buy this house? You and I are the same age, how old am I? I should help my virtuous brother."
There was a moment of silence on the field.
Dai Dabin couldn't help but frown, Lin Fuyu was impatient and had already lowered his face.
Liu Ren was a little embarrassed. He glared at Li Jing and hurriedly smoothed things over and said with a smile: "Bin Zhong, don't blame me. We also heard about this and are worried about my dear brother..."
Shen Rui suddenly laughed and raised his wine cup, pretending to be surprised and exaggerated: "A talented man like Bin Zhong will also be short of money? There are still several empty walls in the Huanxi Sha Teahouse. If Bin Zhong is willing to write a calligraphy treasure,
The tea house is worth a lot of money!"
The people next to him all understood and they all said with a smile: "Boss Shen is so rich. I don't know if he still needs some clerical clerks. I can barely do it."
After the laughter, the atmosphere relaxed. Dai Dabin adjusted his mood and said calmly: "Thank you Mr. Liu and Mr. Li for your concern, but I think you two have misunderstood." However, he did not even call him "brother", but only called him "brother".
Young Master, you can see your distance.
Liu Ren was furious and hated Li Jing for being quick to talk and do bad things. He was just about to add a few words to round things off, but Li Jing smiled again and said: "Yes, a person like Bin Zhong, who has been relegated to immortality, has his own noble man to recruit him as his son-in-law."
How could you be so short of money?"
Everyone's expressions changed, and Pang Tianqing during the banquet put down his wine cup, but glared at Liu Ren and said, "What is the purpose of Mr. Liu coming here today?"
Liu Ren wanted to strangle Li Jing to death, and said hurriedly: "Of course I am here to warm the house for my guest. This younger brother Li Xian is too drunk..."
Before he could finish the description, Li Jing over there seemed to be pretending to be crazy under the influence of wine. He chuckled and said: "We are here today out of kindness and come to make icemen for Bin Zhong. Bin Zhong, your good luck, Jinyi Wei Qian
When we talk about food, I would like to betroth you a thousand gold coins."
The security media is not so straightforward!
Usually, two families test each other out first, and then send a matchmaker to ask. Otherwise, if one party refuses flatly, it will not only hurt the face of the other family, but also hurt the harmony between the two families.
Who knows what kind of mistake Li Jing made to say such a thing at this banquet?
Everyone at the table looked unhappy. Liu Ren wished he had never appeared here. Dai Dabin stood up and said, "I have an engagement, and Mr. Li made a mistake with his kindness. Since Mr. Li is drunk, please go back home and have a good rest. I'm sorry.
Not far away."
The eviction order was already very rude. Liu Ren knew that he couldn't do anything, so he didn't want to stay here anymore. He held Li Jing's arm with one hand and forced a smile, "I'm bothering you today..." He wanted to drag him away.
Li Jing left.
However, Li Jing narrowed his eyes and continued to speak calmly, "Have you never heard of Tan Qianhu? It's not my fault that you shouldn't. But you don't know that Tan Qianhu's brother is the one who is now in charge of the Ceremony Supervisor.
Liu Jin, Mr. Liu."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the audience was shocked.
Indeed, I just heard that he was a member of Qianhu, a Jinyiwei guard, but no one paid attention to his name. There shouldn't be too many Qianhu in Yinfeng in Beijing.
No one even thought about Liu Jin. The brothers and relatives of the Eight Tigers in the palace had many secrets, but for these small civil servants, it was impossible for them to remember the names of those people.
Li Jing was smiling but not smiling. He looked at the silent crowd and said with a shy face: "Why, that's Mr. Liu's biological niece. He is regarded by Mr. Liu as his own daughter. It's rare that Mr. Liu also likes you.
It’s you who are about to make a great success. From now on, don’t forget your brothers..."
As soon as Liu Ren closed his eyes, he was already thinking about how to talk to his father. If this matter went wrong, he would naturally blame it all on the damn Li Jing, but their father and son could not guarantee that they would not suffer the consequences.
Ten thousand regrets.
It was indeed the girl from the Tan family who fell in love with Tanhua Lang at a glance when the new Jinshi was parading through the streets. Liu Jin inquired about Dai Dabin's family background and agreed. First, he sought out Wang Hao as a matchmaker, but was declined by Wang Hao.
In fact, Wang Hao is not completely on the same side as Liu Jin and Jiao Fang.
When he was in the Ministry of Personnel, Wang Hao could only stand on the same front as Jiao Fang because of his disagreement with Zhang Yuanzhen. Later, Jiao Fang also joined the cabinet. Liu Jin tried his best, but the situation forced him to stand by Jiao Fang's side.
However, when his political views conflicted with Jiao Fang's, he did not obey Liu Jin's instructions very much, and instead discouraged Liu Jin on many matters.
Although Liu Jin was dissatisfied with Wang Hao, he was considered "one of his own" in the cabinet, and the other obedient people in his pocket did not have the reputation to join the cabinet for the time being, so he had to pinch his nose and admit it.
Wang Hao's master refused to be a matchmaker, and Jiao Fang's son failed to enter the Sandingjia. The three of them were not pleasing to the eye, and he could not be expected to be a matchmaker for Tanhualang. Liu Jin rummaged in his pockets and went to the Ministry of War.
Shangshu Liu Yu.
Liu Yu would first burn incense to rejoice that both of his sons were married, and rejoice that Miss Tan did not fall in love with his son, and then... act as a matchmaker for the betrothed Tan Hua Lang, which reminded people of the marriage of the last No. 1 Scholar.
There was an example of Zhang Yuanzhen being unlucky because of his matchmaking, so Liu Yu didn't dare to get involved.
But Eunuch Liu gave the order, and he didn't have Wang Hao's courage to say no, so he thought of a roundabout way and expressed to Liu Jin that since the young man had a tender face, it would be better to let Liu Ren, as the same year, go to test out Dai Dabin's mouth.
I heard that Dai Dabin was engaged, but I thought about what kind of girl's family it was in that country, so it would be okay to break off the engagement. Didn't the first champion see that he could please Mr. Li Ge, so he broke off the engagement with the rich salt merchant's family?
Have you withdrawn?
Liu Jin thinks it's feasible, and it's easy for young people to talk to each other and analyze the pros and cons.
He tugged at the young men in his hands again, and assigned the new and eloquent fellow Jinshi Li Jing to Liu Ren, asking them to go together.
Liu Ren secretly believed that Li Jing was sent by Liu Jin to monitor him, so when Li Jing suggested that they could get close to Dai Dabin at a warm house banquet, Liu Ren did not have a better chance to get in touch with Dai Dabin naturally, so he agreed.
.
Who would have known that Li Jing was not here to monitor him at all, but clearly to trick him.
What's the use of having my intestines turned green now?
Over there, Dai Dabin interrupted Li Jing sternly, "Master Li is drunk!" He turned to Liu Ren and said, "Master Liu, can you send him home?"
Liu Ren twitched the corner of his mouth, but couldn't even squeeze out a smile. He hurriedly said goodbye a few times and wanted to drag Li Jing out.
However, Li Jing stood up and approached Dai Dabin and said, "What's the matter? You have great vision and you can't look down on Mr. Liu?!" Then he pointed at Pang Tianqing and said, "Is it possible that you also want to imitate Pang Tianqing and find a prince-consort's house? I'm with you.
You said, Mr. Liu can be with you, but not in the Prince Consort's Mansion, so you don't know how to praise him."
Pang Tianqing had already slapped the table and said coldly: "Young Master Li must be so jealous that he has no ability and cannot get what he asks for, so he comes here to provoke you, right?"
Dai Dabin said angrily: "I'm already engaged, don't talk about that anymore! Mr. Li is very drunk, please leave quickly!"
The person who was scolding Liu Jin was now yelling: "How can we, the disciples of the emperor, marry an eunuch as a son-in-law?"
When Shen Rui heard this, he felt bad.
At first, I only thought that Li Jing was Liu Ren's pig teammate. Now it seems that Li Jing is not a pig teammate at all. He is clearly a vicious wolf that eats people.
I heard Li Jingzheng say loudly: "Okay, how dare you insult the important officials of the imperial court..."
Shen Rui suddenly shouted sharply: "Bold Li Jing!"
Li Jing was stunned and subconsciously looked at Shen Rui. There was no trace of drunkenness and madness at this moment. Shen Rui's heart became clearer and he continued to curse: "Eunuch Liu Jin has now checked the Guancang grasslands in Jiubian and all over the world.
Punishment to the end
Get rid of the corrupt officials and restore a bright future to our Ming Dynasty. The people all applauded and praised Eunuch Liu for his bravery and prowess. But you, Li Jing, dare to smear Eunuch Liu's name here today! We will jointly sign a petition to impeach you tomorrow."
Li Jing was dumbfounded when he heard this, and suddenly said angrily: "Shen Rui, don't spit blood on others, how dare I slander Eunuch Liu's name! It's obviously you people who don't take Eunuch Liu seriously and say evil words.
, are you going to bite back now?"
The person who scolded Liu Jin before was just a hothead. When he saw Shen Rui praising Liu Jin, he was so angry that he was about to scold Shen Rui and Li Jingyi. However, Pang Tianqing had quick eyes and quick hands and blocked the person's mouth.
Someone whispered in his ear: "Be calm and don't be impatient. Don't fall for that evil guy."
Shen Rui, who was on the other side of the room, had already crossed his arms, put on an arrogant posture, and said with a sneer: "Bin Zhong has been engaged for a long time, and he has not said it in public once or twice. If he really wants to meet Bin Zhong, he must inquire about it.
"Fan, Eunuch Liu is such an upright person. How could he do something that would be difficult for a strong man when he heard that Bin Zhong was engaged? Eunuch Liu is loyal to His Majesty and pays close attention to the word "loyalty". How could he let Bin Zhong betray his trust?"
Li Jing opened his mouth, but no words came out. How could he refute? If he refuted it, he would be scolding Liu Jin!
Shen Rui didn't allow him to think, and immediately cursed: "You have ulterior motives. You came here to talk nonsense and want to smear Eunuch Liu's reputation among the officials. What a vicious intention! Dear brothers, how can we tolerate such a person? First of all,
Give him a good beating and then send him to Eunuch Liu's house, and ask Eunuch Liu to deal with him!"
As he spoke, he jumped over, raised his hand and punched Li Jing directly in the face.
Li Jing was frightened and hurriedly dodged, but he could not avoid Shen Rui's quick punch, which was practiced in martial arts. He punched his eye socket, and his vision immediately turned black, and he was shaken and unsteady.
Others had hated Li Jing for a long time, but when they saw Shen Rui talking and suddenly taking action, they all cheered and immediately followed, punching and kicking Li Jing.
Liu Ren secretly resented Li Jing for hurting him, and was afraid that he would be beaten if he was hurt. His first reaction was not to go over to help, but to hide out of the battle circle.
Shen Rui specially left a purple mark on Li Jing's face, and then withdrew from the circle to let a group of scholars vent their anger. Seeing Liu Ren standing close to the wall with his face turning pale, he walked over and patted him on the shoulder.
Liu Ren trembled with fright, and seeing that Shen Rui had no intention of hitting him, he said: "Shen... Second brother Shen, you and I are also from the same school. Today, today I am here to sincerely congratulate Binzhong on his housewarming. It's all Li Jing, that bastard..."
I, I really didn’t expect…”
He also attended Chunshan Academy, but he was never in the same class as Shen Rui. It was only when they went to visit their teacher together and talked about it with Wang Hao that he learned that they were classmates.
Shen Rui patted him hard on the shoulder again. He couldn't bear it and shrank back a little.
"I know that Brother Liu was also implicated by Li Jing." Shen Rui said slowly.
Liu Ren almost cried out, "You know me, Brother Shen," and he nodded hurriedly.
Shen Rui said slowly: "But today Li Jing's words hit here, and Brother Liu can't escape his involvement." Seeing that Liu Ren's face became gloomy again, he said: "Brother Liu and I will kill this guy in a while. Tie them up and send them to Eunuch Liu's house. Eunuch Liu will deal with this person who spreads rumors and stirs up trouble."
Liu Ren looked at Shen Rui as if he had seen a ghost, and his expression changed for a moment.
Shen Rui didn't say much, and simply didn't look at him. He just stared at Li Jing in the crowd who had already been kicked to the ground with fists and kicks. He had to keep an eye on Li Jing to prevent him from being beaten to death.
Liu Ren was already riding a tiger and couldn't get off. Even if Shen Rui didn't follow him, Shen Rui was determined and went alone. The result would not be bad. On the contrary, he would be in trouble. He finally gritted his teeth and said: "It's all this little man's fault, stupid brother." Go with your worthy brother."
Shen Rui glanced at him meaningfully, then rushed over there with a few moves, neutralizing everyone's fists and feet, and said: "Give him a breath!"
Everyone beat someone to vent their anger, and no one wanted to get him killed and start a lawsuit, so they all withdrew their hands.
Then there was a group of weak scholars, all of whom were in their twenties, and the beating and kicking was enough for Li to endure.
He was also smart, so he simply curled up into a ball with his head in his hands, which protected his vitals.
Shen Rui knelt down and did a brief inspection. He found out that it was mostly a skin injury and there were no fractures or ribs piercing the internal organs. He then ordered Dai Dabin's chief attendant to come over and hold him up, saying: "Today is Bin Zhong's housewarming." It was my wedding day, and I didn’t want to be disturbed by such a thing. Mr. Liu and I took him into custody and handed him over to Mr. Liu for disposal."
Dai Dabin said hurriedly: "How can I bother Second Brother Shen? I'd better do it myself!"
Shen Rui thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let's go together."
At that moment, more people spoke up and said, "Let's go together."
Of course, there are also people who do not want to be associated with eunuchs and remain silent.
Over there, Pang Tianqing said: "We don't need to mobilize all the troops to go. Brother Yongxiu, myself, and Hengyun will follow Binzhong to bear witness."
Yang Shen also nodded in agreement.
Dai Dabin bowed in all directions and said, "I am a guest today, so please forgive me for disturbing your brothers' interest. I will host a banquet for you someday."
Seeing that they were the only ones with extraordinary backgrounds, everyone said that they would come to support him if necessary, just say hello, and then they took their leave and left.
The Dai family's carriage was not prepared, but fortunately there were carriages and horses all over the capital. They hired a carriage, stuffed Li Jing into it, and led Liu Ren to Liu Jin's private residence outside the palace.
Liu Jin was naturally in the palace during the day, and Shen Rui came here knowing this. He couldn't predict what would happen if he faced Liu Jin head-on. However, it was easy to hand over the person to the steward of the Liu Mansion. many.
Everyone threw Li Jing over and stated his "crimes" "full of righteous indignation". The steward's mouth twitched when he heard this, and he kept looking at Liu Ren.
Shen Rui seemed to be indignant when he said: "This person is just a new scholar and has not yet become a real official. I don't know who gave him the courage to slander important officials of the imperial court."
The steward's eyelids twitched and his eyes flickered.
Liu Ren also showed an angry and helpless look at the right time, and nodded slightly to the steward, throwing the blame away.
After saying this, everyone left and only Liu Ren stayed.
After turning out of the street, seeing that the anger on Dai Dabin's face was still there, Shen Rui took a deep breath and whispered: "Although we used some lies about loyalty to pick that man up, that man is not someone who cares about his reputation.
Maybe it won't happen, but it's hard to say secretly. As for Li Jing, his intention to harm you is so obvious, I don't know if he went crazy himself or acted as a knife in the hands of others. We also need to have a response here."
Dai Dabin's face gradually became serious: "I first came to the capital and I have no foundation. The Fujian people in the center of the capital have no high-ranking officials and cannot form a rural party. What good can they do to me?"
Pang Tianqing said coolly from the side: "I'm afraid someone will use you as a knife."
Shen Rui sighed: "Bin Zhong, go back and sort out your poems and articles as soon as possible. I will urge the Qingzhuan Bookstore to publish your collection of essays as soon as possible. If you are famous for your poetry, then no one can touch you.
Always think about it."
Dai Dabin smiled bitterly and said: "It's true that when people sit at home, disaster comes from the sky."
Shen Rui patted him on the shoulder, "There is no easy road in this world, and it's not all achieved through thorns and thorns. It's useless to think too much, first make yourself stronger and become tougher, and no one will dare to hold your hand.
Knife."
After sending Dai Dabin and Lin Fuyu home, Pang Tianqing also said goodbye. Presumably, he also wanted to go to Yue's family to discuss things.
Li Jing had to say what happened today at that table. It was hard to say whether it was Dai Dabin alone, or Yang Shen, Shen Rui, and Pang Tianqing who were all involved in the conspiracy.
Yang Shen looked at Shen Rui and asked him if he would go home with him and wait for Mr. Yang Ge to go to court.
Shen Rui shook his head and said: "Brother, please tell your father-in-law what happened today. I want to go to Eunuch Zhang Yong."
Yang Shen was stunned, and Shen Rui only whispered: "Li's matter may be put to use."