On the fourth day after the meeting between Liu Haojia and Emperor Wanli, before the undercurrent in the capital had completely calmed down, four carriages came one after another from a village outside the city. These carriages came from different directions, but they
We entered the village almost at the same time, which shows that the driver’s skills are good!
These carriages seem to be very ordinary, but experts will know that the materials used in these carriages are all of high quality! And even the horses pulling the carriages are extraordinary, and they are top-notch at first glance! Follow the carriage next to it
The servants are either smart and capable, or they are powerful, with swords on their waists, which shows that they are all well-trained. This fully shows how extraordinary the people on the carriages are! But the strange thing is that these four carriages
There are no marks on it, so it’s hard to guess which noble family this is!
The carriage had a tacit understanding and did not fight for the way. Instead, it came to a stop in front of a large house in the center of the village. From the outside, this large house was in good repair, simple and natural. Although the time had given it a
It left traces, but it didn't look old. Instead, it had a leisurely atmosphere.
Moreover, the tiles in the gatehouse and the wall have been cleaned, and there is no moss at all! Especially the two red lacquer doors, their color has become a little dull due to wind and rain, but there is no peeling off! The copper door nails on the doors have also been removed.
It's so polished! It shows that the servants here are hardworking and capable!
If anyone familiar with officialdom is here, they will know that this big house is the home of Zhang Qida, the former Minister of Rites! This Zhang Shangshu was born in a family of officials. Generations of people in the family have been officials in the court, and officials have been attached to them for generations, so they are extremely powerful.
! Moreover, Zhang Qida himself has a reputation of being clear-minded, outspoken, and not afraid of the powerful, and has a very high reputation among the scholars!
As the curtains were raised, the servants put down the step stools, and four old people got out of the four carriages. They looked almost in their sixties, but they were still very nimble in their movements! And they were all wearing the same clothes as they used.
Although they may look inconspicuous, they are all excellent products!
Let’s just talk about the green robes worn by a few people. This kind of fabric costs two taels of silver per foot in the market in the capital! The jade pendant around the waist is worth thousands of gold! Especially the jade pendant around the waist of one of them has an ancient shape, which is obviously from the pre-Qin Dynasty.
old things!
As soon as a few people said hello to each other, the middle door of the mansion was already wide open, and four old people filed in chatting and laughing. Standing in front of the door was an old housekeeper who was about the same age as them, leading them directly to the main hall. But they
Instead of stopping in the main hall, he walked through the main hall and went straight to the study.
The old butler opened the door to the study, and several familiar people entered the study directly. The old butler closed the door and left quietly.
The layout of the study room is the same as that of the entire house, with a very ancient feel, but all the materials used are extremely fine! Moreover, the layout of this study room is different from that of an ordinary study room. There is no desk in this study room, only five chairs.
They formed a circle. There was a small coffee table next to each chair, with a cup of fragrant tea on it. The steam was rising, and it looked like it had just been put on it. This shows that the servants knew their time very well!
They had just entered the good study room, and an old man about the same age as them was standing in the room. This old man did not wear a crown, and his hair was just tied up with a hosta. He looked very neat. A pair of sword-shaped eyebrows were slanted, and his eyes were not affected by old age.
But the turbidity is getting brighter and brighter! Three long strands of beard hang down on the chest, quite like a fairy!
I saw him holding up his hands and saying to everyone: "Brother Yucai, whose name is Qing, Runze, Yue Lin, you have worked hard all the way!"
The old man known as Brother Yucai laughed and said: "Bu Yuan, why didn't you come to the front to greet us today? You were lazy and hiding in the room!"
Zhang Qida laughed loudly when he heard the accusation, took two steps forward and said, "Everyone, please atone for your sins. It's not that I'm lazy, but that my foot disease has recurred and I really can't travel!"
Everyone saw that he was walking with a limp, which was indeed a recurrence of foot disease, so they joked with each other and sat down. However, if anyone familiar with officialdom and officials was in this room, they would probably be frightened.
What a jump! Because except for the former Minister of Rites, the remaining four people are all extraordinary, and they all enjoy huge prestige in official circles and officials!
The first person who sat down from Zhang Qida's left hand was Lin Huaiying, a great scholar who was famous in Jiangnan! This person's pseudonym was Yucai, a native of Jiangsu. He once presided over an academy in Jiangnan. However, he later closed the academy and went north alone, saying that he wanted to transfer the saints
Giri spreads to the north!
Although the scholars in the north were very dissatisfied when he said these wild words, they could only hold their noses and admit it! Because since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the scholars trained in the north have been far inferior in both quantity and quality.
In the south, Zhu Yuanzhang had to order the establishment of the North and South List when the Ming Dynasty was first established!
After Lin Huaiying came to the capital, a steady stream of money came from the south to help him open an academy in the capital and start teaching classes! And he did not disappoint his financial backers, not only did he establish a private academy in the suburbs of the capital
, he opened his doors widely and taught many disciples, and also had many discussions with the masters in the north. He showed extremely high academic quality and was highly respected by the local people!
The second person's name is Hu Zhiyu, and his given name is Qing. His ancestral home is Henan. This person is not an official, but just a Jinshi. The reason is that after he passed the Jinshi exam and was about to be awarded an official, his father passed away and he had to return to his hometown to guard the system! But
After he returned to his hometown, he never became an official again, but instead educated his children at home!
After hearing the education, now among his children and nephews, there are three Jinshi, seven more, and more than ten scholars! Moreover, his family not only has many officials, but is also very famous in the local area! The most important point is
.Their family owns a lot of land in Henan, but these lands are all owned by family members, so their reputation is not obvious!
Moreover, the Hu family built bridges and paved roads in the local area, gave away porridge and dispensed medicine, and did a lot of good deeds! Not only did they have a huge reputation in their hometown, but even the names of the Hu family and Mr. Hu were almost universally known in Henan Province! It is just a legend that Hu
The old man had ignored worldly affairs more than ten years ago and cultivated his moral character at home, but he didn't know why he appeared in Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the capital?
The third person is called Liang Xihan, whose surname is Runze and whose ancestral home is Shandong. He was a Jinshi in the Jiajing Dynasty and a veteran of three dynasties! He has a very high reputation among scholars! He first served in the capital, but he wrote a letter criticizing the emperor during the Jiajing Dynasty.
He was superstitious and practiced Taoism, which offended Emperor Jiajing and was demoted to Nanjing. Later, he was gradually promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Punishment in Nanjing.