Chapter 515 The gentleman is far away from the kitchen
The afternoon was relatively leisurely. I was teasing Li Shu and feeding the fat pigs. Before I knew it, the sun was slowly setting in the west.
When it was almost time to prepare dinner, Li Shu, a naughty girl, went to show off to her mother, Mrs. Chen. A spoiled young lady rushed to pick vegetables, wash and cut vegetables. She worked diligently and neatly, and Mrs. Chen couldn't help but praise her again and again.
Bragging, as for Zhu Pingan carrying two buckets of water to the kitchen and carrying firewood twice, Ms. Chen ignored them.
Mom, do you only have Li Shu in your eyes? My son is a man who collects water and firewood. In the past, he would be praised for doing this kind of work.
Is it so hard to get a compliment?
In order to show off his face in front of Mrs. Chen, Zhu Ping'an took the firewood and sat in front of the stove to light the fire, but he still failed.
"Why are you just joining in the fun? Get out quickly." Mrs. Chen saw Zhu Pingan preparing to light a fire and drove Zhu Pingan out without saying a word.
"Junzi, you'd better go to the kitchen and study hard." Li Shu hung a linen apron around her neck, holding washed vegetables in her hand. She stood at the door of the kitchen and watched her mother, Mrs. Chen, drive her out of the kitchen.
Zhu Ping'an, squinting his big watery eyes and elongating his voice, was full of pride.
A gentleman is far away from the chef?!
Seeing Li Shu's proud look, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but shook his head, and said leisurely, "You said it wrong."
"What's wrong?" Li Shu pursed her lips, "A gentleman should cook far away."
"A gentleman stays away from the kitchen. This sentence does not mean that a gentleman doing important things should stay away from the kitchen. You have misunderstood what Mencius meant." Zhu Pingan looked at Li Shu and shook his head.
In fact, it is estimated that most people have misunderstood Mencius's sentence "a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen" like Li Shu. In fact, Mencius did not mean that a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen. The kitchen is a woman's world, which is not the case.
"Why not?" Li Shu expressed doubts about what Zhu Ping'an said. She had heard this statement for a long time, so how could she be wrong?
"This sentence of Mencius must be read in its entirety, 'A gentleman is like an animal. When he sees it alive, he can't bear to see it die; when he hears its sound, he can't bear to eat its meat. This is why a gentleman stays far away from the kitchen.' A gentleman likes birds and beasts.
When they are alive, you cannot bear to see them die; when you hear their voices, you cannot bear to eat their flesh. Therefore, a gentleman always stays away from the kitchen."
"To put it simply, the so-called gentleman stays away from the kitchen. It just means that God has a good nature and a gentleman cannot bear to kill. It does not mean that a gentleman does not go into the kitchen."
When Zhu Ping'an said these words, he kept looking at Li Shu, which seemed like nothing, but his eyes were like a teacher looking at an ignorant child, which made Li Shu's teeth itch.
"You" Li Shu puffed up her mouth, somewhat confused.
Seeing that Li Shu had suffered a loss, her mother, Mrs. Chen, stepped forward to stand up for her good daughter-in-law. She looked at Zhu Ping'an funny, holding a rolling pin in her hand and asking as if she wanted to clean it up, "Mencius said
Doesn't it count? Does what the mother just said count?"
"Calculate"
Zhu Ping'an was immediately defeated as soon as Chen asked the question, which made Li Shu cover her mouth and laugh.
Unable to get his hands on it in the kitchen, Zhu Pingan went back to the room, took out the two brushes his father had made, blanched them slightly with hot water, then put one of them away. He took out a piece of rice paper and spread it on the
On the table, I grinded the ink, dipped the brush in the ink, put it on the rice paper and wrote eight words: Thieves comb the grate of soldiers, kill good people and take merit.
During the morning banquet with the magistrate of Huaining, the magistrate of Huaining told Zhu Pingan the recent events in court, including the memorial that Zhu Pingan presented before leaving. Zhu Pingan did not expect that his memorial would cause such a big stir.
It was a coincidence that the news came at the same time as the two memorials to impeach Yan Song. In addition, I didn't expect that Zhao Daying, who killed good people and took credit for his crimes, was actually promoted by Yan Song. It is said that he had already taken refuge with Yan Shifan and became Yan Song.
The doorman of the house.
Of course, even if I knew about his relationship with Yan Song at the time, I would have impeached him. If such a person is delayed for one day, the people will suffer one more day. If you are an official and do not make decisions for the people, it is better to go home and sell sweet potatoes. Therefore, Zhu Ping'an has no idea at all.
No regrets.
The magistrate of Huaining showed Zhu Pingan an issue of the Di Bao at the banquet. It was sent urgently from the capital. The Di Bao mentioned that Zhu Pingan should go to the Ministry of Punishment to make a complaint.
The magistrate of Huaining County is probably considered a neutral faction. He is neither a strict party nor an anti-strict party. He just wants to live out his term safely and not travel. Zhu Ping'an is from Huaining and won the top prize. For the magistrate of Huaining County,
It was a very impressive political achievement, so I still have a good impression of Zhu Pingan.
The magistrate of Huaining even mentioned Zhu Ping'an and suggested that Zhu Ping'an might as well get in touch with Zhao Wenhua. Zhao Wenhua briefly served as the academic advisor of Nanzhili, and he happened to be in the position during Zhu Ping'an's election. After all, Zhao Wenhua also
He can be regarded as Zhu Pingan's mentor. With this relationship, it is not unexpected for Zhu Pingan to join Zhao Wenhua.
In addition, Zhao Wenhua's reputation for being greedy for money is not a hidden thing in the political circles of Southern Zhili or the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, the most important point is the relationship between Zhao Wenhua and Yan Song. Yan Song is Zhao Wenhua's adoptive father. This relationship is much more solid than that of Zhao Daying. If Zhao Wenhua is willing to say a few words for Zhu Pingan in front of Yan Song, this matter
It's not a big deal. It can be easily solved.
Because of this, the magistrate of Huaining suggested that Zhu Ping'an go and explore Zhao Wenhua's connections.
However, Zhu Ping'an was not prepared to have a relationship. He was not afraid of shadows. He had not done anything bad. Why should he worry about going to the Ministry of Punishment to report his case? Moreover, he was well prepared at the beginning. When he impeached Zhao Daying, he was not just a hothead.
It was also well thought out and prepared.
Killing good people and claiming merit is not uncommon in history. It was most common in the late Ming Dynasty. Many of them caused trouble to the Ministry of Justice and even to the imperial court. Zhu Ping'an has seen many such examples in modern times. How to deal with them?
Zhu Pingan also learned a lot from this kind of thing.
Therefore, Zhu Ping'an is not worried about today's situation.
Does it matter? Do you like to kneel before the Ministry of Punishment to redress your grievances? Do you feel confident? Let me, the Ministry of Punishment, tell you your story, right?
Haha, we'll see.
Zhu Ping'an sat at the table and slowly went through the examples in his mind of killing good people and taking merit, and wrote down some of the key points on the manuscript paper. Especially the cases during the Chongzhen period were somewhat different from the current situation.
It is similar and has great reference significance. Zhu Pingan focused on the analysis and recorded it.
By the time dinner was ready, Zhu Ping'an had written down three pages of rice paper, and was ready to go to the Ministry of Punishment to tell his story. (~^~)