"The people are now taking care of their livelihoods, and the city is as peaceful as before. They all rely on Mr. Yang's good management, and all the Tongcheng County government officials have fulfilled their duties, so that such a perfect situation can be achieved. When I return to Suzhou, I will definitely report the situation to Zhang Duye truthfully
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Outside the south gate of Tongcheng, Mr. Ma spoke politely to Yang Fangqian and the others.
Not many people came to see him off this time, because although Mr. Ma was a member of the governor's Yamen, he was only a staff member. Officially speaking, he was still just a citizen.
Therefore, although Yang Fangqian is polite, it is not advisable to make a big show, otherwise others will get wind of it and cause trouble.
"The low-ranking officials and pastoral guards were incompetent, and Mr. Ma was so exhausted that he traveled thousands of miles. He is really ashamed."
Although Yang Fangqian said she was ashamed, she had a relaxed expression on her face.
In the past two days, Kuaiban killed Wang Guohua, and then arrested Mr. Zheng and Du Shushou for questioning. After the news came out, the city was slightly noisy, but then calmed down.
The gentry's side was attacked by Fang Kongzheng, but no big commotion was caused, and the matter of civil unrest was settled.
Even the officer in charge of the southern military department realized that there was no chance to take action and had already left Tongcheng.
In the original history, because Wang Guohua was killed in the street by a slave of a certain Jin gentry during the escort, a large number of people witnessed it with their own eyes, and the news soon spread throughout the county and outside. The people were full of doubts about the government and the gentry, and a bigger riot could break out in Tongcheng at any time.
Civil unrest.
In order to protect themselves, the gentry had to introduce Pan Keda's Chizhou soldiers to garrison. After the arrival of more than 300 troops, they quickly stabilized the situation and stabilized Tongcheng's defense in the chaos of the late Ming Dynasty in the following years.
Now, because of Pang Yu's participation, Mr. Zheng and Du Shushou were used to channel public anger, and no major turmoil broke out in the city, so Pan Keda's men were unable to enter Tongcheng.
Pang Yu is naturally not aware of these changes, and now is a time of great success for him.
After winning the first victory in quelling the chaos, the county magistrate and the county magistrate all relied on him. Kuaiban was expanding, and the household was replaced by Tang Weimin, who had a close relationship. Kuaiban could get sufficient financial guarantee, and he himself also received a large sum of money.
silver.
After the chaos was quelled, although Pang Yu was still an insignificant figure in front of people like Zhang Guowei and Mr. Ma, he was powerful and wealthy in Tongcheng, and was no longer the same idiot as before.
"The leader of Pang Ban captured and killed Wang Guohua, and all the leaders of the rebellious party were killed."
Mr. Ma turned to Pang Yu and said with a smile, "Last time Mr. Zhang sent someone to Tongcheng to deliver a message, and he specifically asked about Pantou Pang's single-handed suppression of Pingyunji Temple. When I go back this time, I will definitely talk to Mr. Du in detail.
Report."
Pang Yu bowed and said, "The villain is very frightened to be able to win Master Zhang's heart.
Zhang Duye is in charge of the ten mansions in the south of the Yangtze River. Without a great talent like Mr. Ma to praise paintings, he must have been working a lot recently.
I want Mr. Ma to help Mr. Zhang, but I am also afraid that Mr. Ma will work too hard. I feel really embarrassed."
After that, he let He Xianya out from behind and said to Mr. Ma, "This is He Xianya who captured Wang Guohua. He is a horse speedster in my fast class. He heard that Mr. Ma was leaving today, so he insisted on following him.
Look at the people around Zhang Duye."
Mr. Ma looked at He Xianya carefully and found that he didn't look like a majestic man at all. He was probably just Pang Yu's confidant who had taken the credit of others.
Zhouxian Cheng also said, "Master Yang asked Mr. Ma to stay in Tongcheng for a few days, so that I can accompany you to visit the nearby scenic spots, but Mr. Ma has to be busy returning to Suzhou. This is a remote place in Tongcheng, and it is not as good as Suzhou."
Prosperity.”
Mr. Ma shook his head and said with a smile, "Master Zhou, please stop quarreling with the common people. This time the Tongcheng County Government was able to end the chaos peacefully, and everyone is happy. However, there are still some things that still require everyone's time and effort, and Ma also wants to
Go back and resume your duties, I don’t dare to bother you anymore.”
After everyone was polite again, Mr. Ma left the pavilion on the roadside and said goodbye to everyone one by one.
Everyone here has expressed their feelings to Mr. Ma. After all, he is from the governor's office and is Zhang Guowei's confidant. It is considered good luck to have this opportunity to build some connections.
Pang Yu was naturally indispensable, but he only gave two hundred taels, which was neither too much nor too little among the yamen.
Tang Weimin was also among the people seeing him off. As far as Pang Yu knew, Tang Weimin also gave Mr. Ma a gift of ceremonial gold. The exact amount is unknown, but Tang Weimin had just given Zhao Sili 500 taels of silver, and he also paid
Pang Yu was impressed by the fact that he had money to give as a gift, but when he thought about Yuan Cangzi's earning of two to three hundred taels in the past few years, Pang Yu felt relieved.
Mr. Ma was still riding a horse, and when the two boys next to him were watching him to get on the horse, the sound of hoofbeats came from behind.
Pang Yu looked back and saw Ruan Dacheng riding a horse out of the south gate.
What surprised Pang Yu was that when Ruan Dacheng rode his horse, he could see that his riding skills were quite good.
All the officials looked at each other in confusion. It was obvious that Ruan Dacheng either happened to arrive at this time, or he didn't know how he got the news.
Ruan Dacheng met with two officials first. Yang Fangqian and Zhou Xiancheng both just nodded in greeting. They had a tacit understanding and did not talk to Ruan Dacheng.
Ruan Dacheng then greeted Pang Yu. Pang Yu was a little embarrassed to see Ruan Dacheng, after all, he had received three hundred taels of silver from Ruan Dacheng.
He included Ruan Dacheng in the application details, and it was not considered a fabrication, because Ruan Dacheng had indeed donated 1,300 taels of silver to Wang Gongbi as the starting silver, which was instrumental in quelling the rebellion.
But it was deleted by Mr. Ma when it was finalized. The names of other gentry were written as Pang Yu had not changed, including two scholars who actually did not make any contribution. Because of Fang Kongzhen's request, they were also listed in the latter position.
One name was chosen, but Ruan Dacheng, the one who had contributed so much, was deleted.
Pang Yu was helpless because no one from the county government could help Ruan Dacheng speak up. It seemed that everyone neither wanted to get close to him nor offend him, so it was best not to have any relationship with him.
"It turns out to be Mr. Ma. It happens that Ruan is also going to Anqing to visit Wangdaotai, so he is traveling with Mr. Ma."
Mr. Ma didn't expect where Ruan Dacheng got the news. Naturally, he was unwilling to go with Ruan Dacheng, because Ruan Dacheng was an eunuch confirmed in the imperial trial, and Zhang Guowei was a student of Qian Qianyi, and his power in Yingtian relied on
With the support of the Donglin family, they would never dare to have anything to do with Ruan Dacheng.
"Mr. Ruan, please excuse me. Everyone can take this official road. Naturally, Ma cannot stop Mr. Ruan from taking the official road. Please go ahead, Mr. Ruan."
Ruan Dacheng didn't care about Mr. Ma's verbal rejection and continued to say to Mr. Ma, "It's a two-day journey to Anqing. Ruan can also introduce some old events in Tongcheng to Mr. Ma on the way."
After a good farewell, the appearance of Ruan Dacheng made the atmosphere awkward. It was inconvenient for Mr. Ma to stay any longer, so he had to say goodbye to everyone, then get on his horse and head towards the official road to the south.
Yang Fangqian and others left in a hurry. Ruan Dacheng turned around and said to Pang Yu, "Boss Pang, please don't forget the agreement. When Ruan comes back, come with us to the Zhongjiang Club."
After saying this, he tucked the horse under his belly and followed Mr. Ma with a servant.
Tang Weimin looked at Ruan Dacheng's back and shook his head, "Although Fang Kongzhen also wants to recover, he has the ethics of a scholar.
This Ruan Dacheng...is really a disgrace to Tongcheng Shilin."
Pang Yu knew what Tang Weimin meant. In fact, Fang Kongzheng and others also went to Anqing Mansion, and may also go to Suzhou later in order to make full use of the effect of the Tongcheng Civil Revolt to quell the chaos and pave the way for their comeback.
But these are the norm in the officialdom. Fang Kongzheng has always had a good reputation, so everyone seems to think it is reasonable, and Fang Kongzheng has indeed made great efforts in quelling the chaos, so no one thinks it is inappropriate.
The biggest problem with Ruan Dacheng is that he is known as an eunuch. No one wants to mess with him. However, he does not seem to have this awareness and is always joining in the fun everywhere. He is afraid that if he is missing somewhere, he will naturally be more disliked.
The two of them walked into the city together. Tang Weimin said as they walked, "I'm afraid he has some agenda when he asks you to go to Zhongjiang Society. Little brother Pang should be more careful."
Pang Yu said strangely, "What can he do with me? I'm just a squad leader, and after all, I'm still a government servant."
"It's Pang Xiaodi's reputation for quelling chaos. Seeing the chaos in the world, he always wanted to revive it by discussing military affairs, so he formed a society to expand his reputation.
In his Zhongjiang Society, besides him, there was Pan Cilu, whose father was Pan Ruzhen, who was also an eunuch."
"Why are there so many eunuchs?"
Tang Weimin smiled and said, "Pan Cilu was still Fang Yizhi's father-in-law, but Fang Yizhi was the one who restored the society, so the Zhongjiang Society was originally a pool of paste. It was easy for you to stir it in, but it was difficult for you to clean your hands and feet when you came out.
"
Pang Yu smiled and didn't comment. As a government servant, he couldn't disturb the affairs of the scholars. At most, he just joined in the fun.
Before he could speak, Tang Weimin suddenly pulled him into an alley.
"Master Tang, what are you doing?
The Yamen is to the north."
Tang Weimin didn't explain, walked down the alley, walked to a courtyard with a smile, opened the door and walked in.
Pang Yu followed in full of doubts. This was the outer entrance of the courtyard, which was slightly wider than the average house. However, the outer entrance also had a fish pond and rockery, making it look quiet and elegant.
Tang Weimin looked at Pang Yu and said, "Brother Pang, I'm not talking about you."
Pang Yu asked strangely: "What happened to me?"
"Yesterday I made a special trip to Yiminmen and found out that Pang Xiaodi still lives in the shop. How can he be worthy of such a distinguished person as Pang Xiaodi.
This house is located in Hongjia Lane, just outside Qingfeng City. It can be said to be a quiet place in the bustle. It used to be Liu Xiucai's outer house. After the civil turmoil, it was said that he went to Anqing, so Tang Mou bought it, thinking that Tang Mou congratulated Pang Xiaodi on his promotion.
Class leader, please don’t take it personally, Little Brother Pang.”
Pang Yu turned his head and looked around. It was indeed much better than his own medicine shop. He was not polite to Tang Weimin. He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Mr. Tang. When Mr. Tang is officially promoted to a secretary, I will also express my feelings."
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After Tang Weimin handed over the house deed, he laughed and said, "Thanks to little brother Pang, tomorrow I will go to the inspection office to pay my respects. When I come back, I will celebrate with little brother Pang."
...In the afternoon, Pang Yu sat alone in the Jieshi Pavilion of Tongcheng County Government Office, with the gurgling water under the bridge in front of the hall. When Pang Yu listened quietly, he felt that this usually noisy Vanity Fair seemed a little poetic.
Pang Yu is still staying at the county government office tonight, and the civil unrest has subsided.
He planned to bring his parents back tomorrow and live directly in the new house.
There was still noisy noise in the lobby, and a prisoner came out of the execution room, holding Wang Guohua's head in his hand.
After the execution room examination is completed, the corpse will be sewn up by the surgeon and will probably be handed over to the family for burial.
After a burst of noise, Jiang Guoyong was dragged out of the execution room by a group of people. He yelled and cursed loudly and was dragged across the bridge in front of the Sutra Hall to the outside of the Yimen.
Wu Dazhuang's brother-in-law Zhang Daiwen was also among them. He kicked and beat Jiang Guoyong all the way, looking full of indignation.
After Du Shushou's incident happened in the execution room, he was scolded by Yang Fangqian. Then the execution room officials began to rectify the situation. The result of the rectification was the discovery of another bad guy, Jiang Guoyong, who had offended everyone in the Yamen. There is no doubt that Jiang Guoyong
He was pushed out and made a scapegoat. No one in the entire Yamen spoke up for him.
Today was the day when the execution room fired him. Pang Yu saw that the people dragging Jiang Guoyong out were all people who did not dare to come to the Yamen on duty during the civil unrest. At that time, Jiang Guoyong, who went to work on time every day, was kicked out by them.
yamen.
People were coming and going at the door of the house on the other side, and people in each house were asking to see Tang Weimin, because indeed all departments were asking for help from the house, and Tang Weimin was now a very popular figure.
Pang Yu saw Wang Dazhuang also lined up outside, looking around anxiously.
He Xianya was in the barracks. Looking from Pang Yu's point of view, He Xianya's profile could just be seen from the window.
Although Pang Yu couldn't hear it, he knew that He Xianya was discussing the regular silver with the barracks. In the past, part of the regular silver in the barracks was collected from the fast class. Now Pang Yu naturally wanted to change it and let He Xianya pay first.
Stand in front.
"Pang Xiaoyou is still staying in the Yamen today?"
Pang Yu looked back and saw that Mr. Tan, the official of Yin and Yang, had arrived.
The two of them have been staying together in the Yamen recently, and they see each other often.
"Exactly, but in two days, I will go home to live."
Pang Yu invited Mr. Tan to sit in the pavilion with him.
Mr. Tan looked at Pang Yudao carefully, "After Pang Bantou put down the chaos, his words and deeds have become more calm, which is completely different from before."
Pang Yu shook his head and smiled, "It's not interesting to be calm. It's more fun to play in the world, but there are some things you can't control yourself. What you have done determines what kind of person you have become.
In fact, sometimes I envy Mr. Tan, who studies his own knowledge every day and doesn't antagonize others."
Mr. Tan waved his hand and said, "There is no such thing as knowledge, it is just a job to survive."
Pang Yu suddenly turned to look at Mr. Tan and said with interest, "Mr. Tan, can you give me some pointers on the knowledge of yin and yang?"
Mr. Tan was silent for a moment and then said, "Then let's talk about something easy to understand. In terms of the weather, the sunrise is yang and the sunset is yin; in terms of topography, the north of the mountain is yin and the south is yang; in terms of people's theory, the husband is yang and the wife and concubines are yin.
Everything in the world is not free from the principle of yin and yang. Pang Xiaodi said that day, every benefit will bring about a disadvantage, and gains and losses are also yin and yang."
Pang Yu looked at the words on the ring stone, "Your salary is good for the people, and the people are fat. It is easy for the people to be abused, but it is difficult for the gods to bully them." He tilted his head and asked, "What if it is calculated according to the yamen?
What is yin and what is yang?”
Mr. Tan lowered his voice and said: "In the yamen's opinion, the main hall is yang and the back hall is yin. In the main hall, everything is done impartially. If you go through the back door and enter the back hall, it's all about money and favors."
The largest yamen is the Chaotang. The old minister in the imperial court is yang, and the official and censor is yin. The emperor hopes that their yin and yang will balance the yin and yang, so that one family does not dominate."
Pang Yu laughed and said, "How can we distinguish yin and yang from just one person?"
Mr. Tan paused and said, "All things bear yin and embrace yang, and humans are no exception.
It's just that it's hard to distinguish between yin and yang in humans, because the human heart is invisible.
Yang is for benefiting others and Yin is for self-interest. Show Yang in your mouth and hide Yin in your actions. In front of others, you are righteous and awe-inspiring, but behind others, you are like a fly or a dog.
The vast world of mortals is full of food, clothing, children, and fame. It is easy to follow the trend but hard to wake up alone. It is easy to speak but hard to practice. It is hard to distinguish between true and false, yin and yang. Although you may not be able to know someone's true heart in your lifetime, you will not be able to know it until you reach it.
At the moment of life and death when the world is shattered and the earth is shattered, it is difficult even for me to see the true and false of my original heart. The yin and yang of a person is the most difficult to understand, but it is not impossible."
"There is some truth in what Mr. Tan said. Those eminent monks who have achieved Taoism have been pure and abstain from desires for decades, in fact, they want to remove the evil in people's hearts."
Mr. Tan shook his head, "Of course, you can't attain Taoism if you only have yang. What an eminent monk wants to practice is Zen, and you can't just eliminate yin. It's best to have neither yin nor yang, and only when you return to chaos can you be considered to have enlightened Zen."
Adults should write the Four Classics and Five Classics to eliminate the yin and retain the yang, and become a saint like Confucius, without a single flaw.
As for the effectiveness, it's a matter of opinion.
But Tan felt that if there was only Yang, then he would not be a human being.
We ordinary people are not as good as eminent monks, nor are we as good as all of you. There is always yang and yin, and finding a yin and yang to harmonize with the wind and sunshine is the right way."
Pang Yu looked at the group of people in front of Tang Weimin's door, nodded and said with a smile, "Then how can I count the yin and yang for my efforts in quelling the chaos this time?"
Mr. Tan stood up and said with a smile, "Then only Little Brother Pang himself can understand."