Chapter 356 Zhou Yanru’s Ancestral Grave Has Been Digged
Zhang Pu said angrily: "Who is so arrogant? How dare you come here to cause trouble!" He glanced at Yu Lianhe, only to see that he had already led several disciples to stop him in front of Hao Nu. The music that stopped suddenly became louder again, The people who stood up in fright slowly knelt down and worshiped.
"If I calculated it for you and you didn't realize it, wouldn't you be too stupid?" A farmer carrying a bamboo basket on his back and wearing a big bamboo hat hurriedly walked up to the high platform, put down the bamboo basket, took off his hat and fanned twice. After bowing to Qian Qianyi and Qu Shishu, he bowed his hands to Zhang Pu and Zhang Cai and said, "Tianru, please accept me first, don't you feel sick?"
"Happiness stops", "Li Cheng".
Qian Qianyi, Qu Shichu, Zhang Pu, and Zhang Cai stood up and sat down. Zhang Pu raised his eyes and looked at the mountain road, and suddenly saw a bamboo silk sedan coming out from the side of the sword pool and rushing towards Thousand People Stone. Followed by a group of domestic slaves, some holding umbrellas, some carrying food boxes, some holding tea sets, and a thin book boy actually carried a red lacquered toilet...
Everyone was crowding around the sedan, running panting and panting, but everyone was in order. As soon as the sedan stopped, the servant holding the sedan hurriedly opened the bamboo curtain, and a thin old man in his fifties, with a slightly hunched back, came up from above. The green gauze girl straightened up, wore foundation soap boots, and shook a Su-shaped bamboo fan in her hand. She walked towards the high platform with a smile. While slowly climbing up the stairs, she cupped her hands and said: "It's a good time to come. If you come again, If you delay, it will be too late."[
Yu Lianhe saw him cheering and crowding in front of him, and he was very loud. He also saw that he was wearing a fourth-grade tonic suit. He didn't know what kind of big shot he was. After hesitating, he saw that he was about to rush to the stage, so he jumped up and stopped in front of him. He said coldly: "This social restoration meeting did not alarm the government. What do you do if you condescend to come here?"
The man's eyes only dimmed, and a big man appeared out of thin air. He said in shock: "What? It's not expensive at all. It's expensive. I just came to take a look."
"That being the case, your Excellency is kind and considerate of the restoration of society. I don't dare to disturb your official business. Please go back!" Yu Lianhe stretched out his hand to block the man.
The man's face turned cold and he said sternly: "We came from Wucheng, Zhejiang. We were not afraid of the hot weather and traveled four to five hundred miles all the way. We are also sincere. Fushe is known as the leader of the scholarly community. Our benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust are enough to set an example for the world. Unexpectedly, you treat guests like this, which makes people feel sad! Zhang Tianru, is this the way you treat guests when you resume society?"
"How dare you! Your Excellency has come a long way, please sit down and rest." Zhang Pu stood up and held his hands in his hands.
The man did not come up to the stage immediately. He stood on the steps and waved his hands downward. A domestic servant hurried forward and took out a snow-white sweat towel from the ice bucket and handed it over. The man wiped the oily sweat from his forehead twice. There was another person. A servant came up and asked, "What would the second master want to drink to relieve the heat?"
"What did you bring?"
"There are Leixiang Zhengqi Pills, Jinyi Qushu Pills, Xiangzhi Pills, Wanying Tablets, Sha Yao, Bifeng Powder, Chrysanthemum Water, Reed Root Water, Bamboo Leaf Water... and Sanxian Drink for digestion..."
"Stop being so long-winded! Drink the chrysanthemum water!" The man took the fine porcelain cup and drank it all in one gulp. Zhang Pu and others were very disdainful to see his behavior, but they were also surprised that this man was so extravagant and so particular when going out. You can imagine the pomp and circumstance at home.
The man shook his bamboo fan and said apologetically: "It's time to laugh. We are most afraid of the heat, but we don't want to miss this event." He stepped onto the high platform.
Among the four, Qian Qianyi has the highest official rank. He has served as a minister of the Ministry of Rites of the third rank and is respected as the Shaozongbo. However, he has resigned from his post and has lived in the countryside for four or five years. He should be greeted with courtesy when he meets an official in office. This is the rule of the imperial court. Cannot be violated.
Qian Qianyi looked at the men's clothes on the man's body and did not dare to be disrespectful. He stood up and bowed to salute. Although Qu Shishu, Zhang Pu and Zhang Cai were lower than the fourth rank, because they were not subordinates, they did not have to kneel down to salute. They only gave a long bow. .
The man replied with a smile and said, "We are here to join the society, how can we deserve such courtesy?"
Zhang Pu asked: "How do you address your superiors?"
"The surname is Wen and the courtesy name is Yuren."
Qian Qianyi was surprised and asked: "Your surname is Wucheng Wen. May I ask if you are related to Mr. Wen Ge?"
"That's my brother." Wen Yuren nodded and said, "Is there any relationship between Mr. Mu and my brother?"
"We only met each other a few times. Mr. Wen Ge is the first assistant. How can I reach such a high place?" Qian Qianyi recalled that year when he argued with Wen Tiren in front of the emperor about examination fraud and was framed. The feeling suddenly came to my heart, and I was so angry and angry that I couldn't help but sarcastic words.
Unexpectedly, Wen Yuren has been used to flattering others for many years, so he didn't pay any attention to it. He waved his hand and said: "What's wrong with trying to reach someone too high? From now on, with the path of brothers, everything can be done with just one sentence. It's not difficult at all!" [
Qu Shichun heard that he was talking vulgarly and had a lot of Jianghu habits, so he sneered and said: "We are worthy of heaven and earth, but we don't want to ask for anyone!"
Zhang Pu showed a hint of edge when he heard his words, fearing that he could not hold back his anger, so he hurriedly said: "Master Chengwen thinks so much of Fushe, I'm really grateful! It's just that I have a high official position, and Fushe can't help much, so I'm really disappointed. .”
"We don't have any extravagant demands. As long as we are listed in the society, we will be satisfied. I heard that the number of members in the society is increasing, but the financial resources cannot make ends meet. I have little family resources, so I donate ten thousand taels of silver every year."
"Is it Mr. Wen Ge's intention, or your lord's own intention?"
"What is the difference?"
"What's the difference? It's just that Fushe's membership is not worth so much money."
"Why, do you still think money bites your hand?"
"Not only does it bite your hands, but sometimes it bites your heart!"
"You...you mean my money is unclean?"
"I can't ask you about the path of your Lord's money. Wucheng Wen Mansion is famous all over the south of the Yangtze River. How many people don't know about it?"
Wen Yuren said with a cold face: "So our joining the club is not done?"
"Your Excellency is an official of the imperial court. Wouldn't it be an insult to your official reputation?"
"My four-grade replenishing clothes were only donated with three thousand taels of silver. They have never been taught." Wen Yuren put away his folding fan and said, "Zhang Pu, in this case, let me make it clear. Zhou Yanru is you. He is a sitting teacher, but it is not easy to hug his thick legs! There are many people who want to enjoy the shade of a big tree, even if they get under the tree, how useful will it be? He quoted Datong Governor Zhang Yangong, Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai, also asked his brother Zhou Suru to pretend to be a royal guard and get a position with a thousand households. Even the domestic slave Zhou Wenyu became a chicken and dog who ascended to heaven and was promoted to deputy commander-in-chief. But you were forced out of the capital. ? Instead of burning a cold stove, you just want to sit on a hot bed. How can it be such a good thing! We advise you not to make a wrong calculation and find the wrong house! Now the Zhou surnamed person cannot protect himself. The emperor has sent him away and returned home. Will he return now? Can I care about you? It’s really funny!”
Zhang Pu's face was livid, and he gritted his teeth and said: "I have my own sense of what I do, and I don't bother you to worry about it. I don't want to conspire with you. Please come back!"
"Haha... Of course we have to leave, and no one can stop us! But before we leave, we have something to ask Mr. Tianru. Please help me. I heard that you hate evil very much, so I guess you won't quit!"
"Your Majesty, your words are serious. I, Zhang Pu, am a Confucian scholar with black hair on my head and money in my hands. How can I help you?"
"Heaven is like a famous person all over the world. This matter must be done by you!"
"What's the matter, sir?"
"Write a complaint for us, no no no... write an announcement... um, or a statement, you can say how much you want to polish it."
"Which one do you want to sue, sir?"
"Zhou Yanru."
"Hmph! Your Excellency has found the wrong person. The person you want to sue has a relationship with me as a teacher and student. Do you think I am a shameful person who deceives his master and destroys his ancestors?" Zhang Pu's face suddenly changed, and his tone became louder.[
"The sage said that teachers should do their best. We asked you to write because you are Zhou Yanru's disciple. I really don't want to ruin my family's reputation by having a teacher like him who behaves in a fishy country."
Wen Yuren cupped his hand and said sarcastically: "We admire Fushe as they are all world-famous gentlemen, and they also have plans to join the society, otherwise we wouldn't have come here."
Zhang Pu sneered and said: "I have accepted the teaching. When I was in the capital, I also heard about the grudges between your respected brother and my master. I can't stop you. You can say whatever you want. You just want me to write a complaint or reveal it. No! I do things with shame, and my reputation will not be tarnished."
"How virtuous and capable is Zhou Yanru? Why do you still respect and defend him so much? Haven't he done many bad things? We don't care about the overt and covert struggles in the court, they must be discussed, but the evils committed by the Zhou family in Yixing are too numerous to describe. Now." Wen Yuren twirled his beard and said in surprise: "A big event happened in the Zhou family's old house recently, haven't you heard about it?" (First post:)
Everyone was startled. There were not many members from Yixing in the Fushe. There was only Xu Maoxian. He arrived in Suzhou early and had been away from home for many days. He must not know the news. The members of the Fushe were spread all over the country, but they didn't know any of the news. Zhang Pu secretly felt that he had lost face and asked slowly and calmly: "What is the matter that your Excellency is talking about?"
Although Wen Yuren didn't read much, he was a man who had experienced the world for a long time and was not an ordinary person. Hearing his question made him feel guilty, and he felt funny in his heart. He rubbed his legs and said, "Oh! I'm used to sitting on the imperial chair. Now I can stand up." At this moment, my legs are so sore that they are really old and worn out."
Zhang Pu threw a surprise at Yu Lianhe. Yu Lianhe brought a chair to the stage, but he was annoyed by his pretentiousness and said with a heavy voice: "Please sit down!"
"That's not right! You are resuming the meeting at the meeting. If we sit down and talk nonsense, won't we waste so many people's time? It's not right. It's better to talk about it another day." He waved his hands and turned around to leave. .
Zhang Pu was anxious and provoked him with words: "Sir, if you don't say goodbye, the news from Yixing will be reported later, and we will have to wait for instructions."
Wen Yuren had the intention of leaving. He sat down on the chair, waved his folding fan and said, "Tianru wants to know how to refute this face. If it doesn't delay everyone's gathering, it might as well talk." He stretched out his hand. Making a show of getting tea, the slave hurried up to the stage with a red food box, took out a gold teapot and a gold cup from the box, poured herbal tea, offered it with both hands, and waited for the master to take it and take a few bites. , then carefully put it away, picked up the food box and came off the stage. Zhang Pu and the others waited impatiently, secretly laughing in their hearts that this person was really vulgar. Qu Shichu blushed, his eyes widened, and he wanted to grab it and snatch it away. The golden pot and gold cup fell to the stage and were trampled to pieces! When everyone in the audience saw Wen Yuren boasting about wealth and power, some praised him, some cursed in a low voice, and couldn't help but whisper to each other.
As if unaware, Wen Yuren took a silk scarf from his sleeve and wiped the tea stains on his beard, then cleared his throat and said, "The Zhou family's ancestral grave was dug up."
"What, who is so brave?" Everyone couldn't help but widened their eyes and exclaimed, and the audience suddenly became noisy. Qian Qianyi and Zhang Pu were all surprised and suspicious. This matter is really not a trivial matter. Needless to say, they have to dig into it.
The ancestral grave of Chaoshoufu's family is the home of Bai Ding, a scholar and common man. It is also a great shame. Unless he has deep hatred and hatred, he will never do such evil things that are willing to risk God's punishment and damage Yin Zhi! They know that Wen Yuren's brothers Wen Tiren and Zhou Yan
Confucianism is the same as fire and water, but when he saw him speaking calmly and with a hint of swearing, it was clear that he was definitely not joking. Zhang Pu felt his heart become heavy, and thin beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. For a moment, he couldn't figure out why.
Was there such a big mess?
Seeing their stern expressions and silence, Wen Yuren smiled and said: "You have studied a lot, and your self-cultivation is indeed extraordinary. Otherwise, why would we always scold my brother! We can't hide things in our hearts, so we have to shout out to be happy. You guys
Even though we don’t speak, we can still guess a thing or two. You must be thinking about such a big disaster. What did the county government do? Do they all live for nothing? The ancestral grave of the chief minister’s family only covers an area of more than 300 acres.
, still can’t protect it? You are really thinking wrong. Not to mention the prefecture and county yamen, even if Lord Futai mobilizes the troops and horses from the whole province, they may not be able to suppress it! There are so many people..."
Qu Shichun couldn't bear it any longer and interrupted him: "There's no need to go too far. It's best to just say what you have to say. We people can still tell right from wrong, so there's no need to bother explaining."
"Okay, okay. This is a long story. We don't like to be interrupted midway. Everyone, please be patient and don't interrupt indiscriminately, lest we forget what to say next because we are thinking about what to do next.
." Wen Yuren shook the fan for a while, and the gauze robe on his body was sometimes bulging and sometimes fluttering. He caught a glimpse of Qian Qianyi and Zhang Pu frowning slightly, guessing that although they were not willing to waste time like this, this matter would eventually end up with them.
They were closely related and wanted to know the inside story. They looked down at the dense crowd. Everyone pricked up their ears and waited quietly for him to speak. They gathered their fans and put them in their hands. They coughed dryly and said: "Then the Zhou family in Yixing
He was not a famous local family, but because of the appearance of the first minister of the dynasty, he suddenly became rich and powerful. He bought a lot of land, built a big mansion, maids, old ladies, long attendants, guards... There were many servants, Zhou Yanru's brother Zhou Suru
Enraged by the prestige of his brother's comings and goings, he begged him to find an official vacancy, so Zhou Yanru pretended to be a Jinyiwei and granted him the title of Qianhu. The two brothers lived in the capital, and Zhou Suru's wife was in charge of the huge family business. The two brothers
I only have one son from my eldest son. He is very spoiled and weak at his age. He is unwilling to study, so he donates his money to a scholar. He spends all his time traveling with his slaves, and the old lady cannot control him. In the early spring of this year, he met a stunning girl in the suburbs.
, he was about to come forward and molest him in broad daylight, and several maids who were close to him screamed, and then he was frightened away. Who would have thought that he would return home and secretly order a few nursing home slaves with martial arts skills to rob someone at night. The girl's family knew that day
The person I encountered was the young master of the Zhou family. I couldn't afford to offend him, so I secretly used a trick to choose a beautiful maid to live in the young lady's embroidery room. As expected, the slave of the Zhou family snatched the fake young lady back. The young master of the Zhou family arranged the arrangement.
I was anxiously waiting for the banquet. When I saw the young lady I met during the day, I was furious and scolded the servant. I felt that raping the maid was not enough to relieve my anger, so I rewarded the servants. Poor one is as beautiful as a flower.
How could a weak woman like Yu withstand the violent storms of several strong men? She was tortured to death overnight." Wen Yuren sighed, as if he was feeling pity, and everyone felt resentful after hearing this.
"Those beasts were really humane. They threw the maid's body on the hillside and refused to bury it... The head of the family learned of the bad news and called the maid's parents to report it to the officials. The Yixing magistrate did not dare to make the decision.
, while comforting him, he reported it to the magistrate of Huzhou. The magistrate of Huzhou was about to find Zhou Yanru as his backer, and was determined to suppress the matter, so he used the name of one person as a witness and two witnesses as a false accusation, and beat him with a stick.
Go out. The master of the house complained about his grievances everywhere, gave the maid's parents money, and persuaded them to give up their thoughts. The maid's parents only gave birth to a daughter. Once their daughter died, they ignored life and death. They went to the door of Zhou's mansion every day to complain.
The news spread like wildfire. The young master of the Zhou family was so upset that he ordered people to beat them alive and throw their bodies in the river...Tianru, do you think we should sue him?"
Zhang Pu hesitated and said: "This... maybe my master doesn't know about it."
"Although I did not kill Boren, Boren died because of me. If his nephew did not rely on his power, how could he dare to do so many evil things, forcing the prefecture and county yamen not to uphold justice and redress the grievances of the people? In the Spring and Autumn Period, Jin Ling
It is fair to say that Zhao Dun, the prime minister, repeatedly advised, but Duke Linggong refused to listen and wanted to kill him, so Zhao Dun fled abroad. Later, his clansman Zhao Chuan Linggong, Zhao Dun returned to the Jin Kingdom, but did not attack Zhao Chuan, so Dong Hu, a good historian,
He wrote: Did Zhao Dun unjustly accuse Zhao Dun of killing his own king? Dong Hu wrote straight and straight, praised by saints, and the rules of the ages. If Tianru is familiar with the classics and history, he will not forget it, right? Now someone wants to go to Beijing to complain, but
But people dare to write a petition. Since Fushe takes the world as his own responsibility and cares about family and state affairs and everything in the world, Tianru will not stand by and watch, right?"
Zhang Pu told him a way out, and he was in a dilemma, so he asked: "Didn't I dig up all the old graves of the Zhou family and still not forgive my hatred? According to the "Da Ming Law", anyone who excavates a grave and finds a coffin support will be punished with a hundred sticks and three thousand sheds.
Those who have opened the coffin and found the body will be hanged; those who have not reached the coffin will be punished with a hundred sticks and three years. If someone digs up someone's ancestral grave, it must be that the body has been opened and the coffin is found. It is also a capital crime! One life is worth one life.
, it’s better to leave things to peace.”
Wen Yuren shook his head and sneered: "Let the matter be settled? The Zhou family was outraged, so everyone dug up his family's ancestral graves. As the old saying goes, don't blame the public, and it's not that the person responsible is in trouble. To say that one life is worth one life is clearly partiality.
The Zhou family and Fushe have always claimed to be virtuous and virtuous gentlemen, but unexpectedly they also have such villainous intentions, which is really chilling! God, how authoritative Wei Zhongxian was back then! There were many false edicts, and the gangs were arrested all over the world. The Donglin Party
He has the momentum of restoring the society now, but he is passionate about righteousness, risking his own life, and bravely going into trouble. Although Zhou Yanru is only the chief assistant at the moment, his influence on you in Donglin is like a dean. You are so hesitant,
You don’t dare to ask for orders for the people, but you are afraid of him, but you still think about fame and wealth? How can you be worthy of the late Senior Donglin and lead everyone in the audience by acting like this?"
Zhang Pu's face secretly heated up when he told him. He felt that Qian Qianyi, Qu Shichu and the members in the audience had thousands of beams of light shining on him, and he wanted to answer: "The fault lies with my nephew. Maybe he doesn't know about it.
Up to this point, it was only the local officials who wanted to please him that got him into an unfair position." However, he felt that he was finally being exonerated. As he was hesitating, he heard someone say: "The public is so angry. If it weren't for the instigation and instigation from behind, why would it happen?
Is there such a situation? Master Wen, do you think so?"
"Who comes here talking nonsense?"
Wen Tiren saw Zhang Pu's brows were troubled, and he was feeling very proud, but unexpectedly someone revealed the mystery. This matter was extremely confidential, how could he know the inside story? (First post:)