Duan Fei and Su Rong were guests at Taohua Temple for two days. Tang Bohu first went to visit relatives and friends and informed everyone about his departure. His friend Wen Zhengming also came specially to meet Duan Fei. Duan Fei wanted to send him Wen Zhengming took him together to be his teacher, but Wen Zhengming was indifferent.
This great calligrapher of the Ming Dynasty was the same age as Tang Bohu. His calligraphy and painting have been famous for a long time, but his identity has always been a boy. Tang Bohu was the first scholar in the examination at the age of fourteen. Wen Zhengming was not able to pass the examination until he was fifty. He was a scholar. His head turned gray in the exam, let alone the exam, and he was even worse than Fan Jin.
When he questioned Duan Fei's identity as a commoner and thought that Tang Bohu should not make a rash decision, Tang Bohu read Duan Fei's poem to him and said: "Bohu has now seen through the world. Mr. Duan gave me the title of Liuru layman." , What does it matter what other people think? Brother Wen, you don’t need to say more, just go to Baoying to visit me when you have time, let’s drink and fish together, how about it?”
Wen Zhengming was dumbfounded when he heard that "it is better to have all your fame and fortune be in vain than to have a drunken life". He failed many times and turned his head gray when he was still a boy. The emotion in his heart was deeper than that of Tang Bohu. He said no more. , stayed all night with Tang Bohu and got very drunk. On the morning of the next day, Tang Bohu and him bid farewell to each other in tears in front of Peach Blossom Temple...
The fact that Duan Fei invited Tang Bohu as his teacher did not spread in Baoying County. Duan Fei bought a house near the mountains and rivers on Beimenwai Street in Baoying County. Brother Afei, who was a sensation in Baoying County, gradually faded out of people's sight. Everyone All I know is that Duan Fei really started studying hard and practiced calligraphy in the study every day. Even Shi Bin and Guo Wei gradually came less and less.
In fact, Duan Fei did not really read those so-called sages' books, but became obsessed with the cultivation techniques taught to him by Su Rong, or debated with Tang Bohu, and lived a leisurely life.
Seeing him squatting in the yard early every morning, Su Rong endured it for a long time, but she couldn't stand it anymore. On a refreshing and pleasant morning, Su Rong persuaded Duan Fei when she brought him face wash: "Master, you are really Are you planning to practice Shaolin Temple's external martial arts? Without the guidance of a famous teacher, not only do you have a lot to do, but the young detective has been promoted to Nanchang Prefecture in Jiangxi Province as a promotion officer. Now he is busy with official duties and really can't escape."
Zhengde took a few breaths and suddenly said angrily: "Get out of here, get out of here!"
Jiang Bin and others withdrew as if they had received amnesty. Jiang Bin caught Ma Wentao and warned him for a while before leaving with peace of mind. He then led his troops to forcefully break into the wealthy official's house to extort money.
A few days later, there was still no progress in this case. Zhengde suddenly received a secret report from Dongchang, saying that someone was plotting to cause rebellion in Shandong. Qian Ning, the commander of Jinyiwei, also reported that Jiang Bin, the commander of the 12th Regiment Battalion, had an affair with Prince Ning and had accepted numerous bribes. , suspected that Prince Ning's death was a murder, Zhengde just sneered when he saw the first secret report. Are there still fewer people who have rebelled since he came to power? It's not a worry at all, but the second secret report made his expression change.
At that time, Jiang Bin was so domineering in the city of Nanjing that he made Duke Zhu Fu-chang kneel in front of the military gate. He drove the officials and civilians like lackeys. In the name of the emperor, he forced his way into people's houses and extorted money. When he saw beautiful women and young ladies, he would wantonly rape and humiliate them. He had already aroused the wrath of heaven and the people. There are also many rumors that many strange things happened in the emperor's palace. For example, someone saw a human head flying in mid-air in Wuzong's dormitory, and he could also say: Give me back... and so on. It makes people panic.
Liang Chu, a great scholar, knelt down outside the palace, holding the memorial and crying and shouting for several hours. Emperor Zhengde then sent the eunuch out to take away the memorial. He knelt down until Zhengde announced the edict and returned to the capital. Then Liang Chu got up, but
Wu Zong still delayed for several days, until he heard that something seemed to have changed in the capital, he then drove back north.
Along the way, Jiang Bin and Qian Ning criticized each other, saying that the other party had accepted bribes from King Ning and had disobedient intentions. Zhengde was dubious when he heard this. When the dragon boat came to Guazhou, Zhengde was fortunate enough to have a private residence with the great scholar Yang Yiqing. He drank wine and wrote poems.
He recalled the scene when Yang Yiqing taught him sincerely when he was the prince's tutor when he was young. He also remembered that Yang Yiqing once proposed a plan to Zhang Yong to kill the rebellious minister Liu Jin. Remembering that there was no one he could completely trust around him, he couldn't help but retreat and asked the teacher for advice on how to distinguish between loyal and loyal.
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Yang Yiqing smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the debate between loyal and traitor has existed since ancient times. The so-called loyalty and traitor are just everyone's views on others. A great traitor is like a loyal person, and a great loyalty is like a traitor. If the ministers criticize each other, how can they shake your majesty?
What thoughts of loyalty and treachery do you have in your heart? As far as ministers are concerned, those who think more about the emperor than Ming Dynasty are loyal ministers. Those who encourage His Majesty to wander around and ignore government affairs all day long are treacherous ministers. Your Majesty is the Majesty of the people of the world, and the subjects of the world are the ones who are loyal.
Your Majesty is loyal, and your Majesty should also be responsible to the people of the world. It is clear who is loyal and who is traitorous. This is how the veteran understands it. Does your Majesty understand?"
If he had heard this before Liu Jin was executed, Zhengde would have been furious. However, Zhengde is now over thirty years old and has experienced many things. After listening to the teacher's sincere advice, he has no anger in his heart. After thinking about it,
Following Yang Yiqing's words, he nodded slowly.
Yang Yiqing politely advised him to return to Beijing as soon as possible, so Zhengde only stayed in Yang's house for one day, and then came to Yangzhou again... dd