That night Zhang Yuan went to visit Zhang Rulin, his uncle of the clan, and during the day he heard at Jianhu Lake that Xi Zhang had a large field around Jian Lake, and the land reclamation around the lake would obviously endanger Xi Zhang's interests, so Zhang Rulin wrote a letter to Zhang Yuan to keep.
Going to see Magistrate Hou, Zhang Yuan told Magistrate Hou about the harm caused by constructing fields around the lake. Shanyin is originally a water town, and there will be floods after the drought. If the lake area is encroached again and the water storage is unable to store water, the floods will become more raging. Take advantage of the dry season to dredge.
The only way to prepare for a rainy day is to build ditches and dig deep river channels. Otherwise, if the people of Shanyin barely survived the drought, they would be hit hard by floods. At that time, the people would be in dire straits and miserable. Next year is the year of Guichou, and it is the time for the censors and censors to supervise.
The year in which local officials are inspected is related to their promotion or demotion. Naturally, County Magistrate Hou is extremely worried about a major disaster in Shanyin, which will inevitably affect his political performance. If the disaster relief is not effective, he may be dismissed from office or even prosecuted.
Therefore, County Magistrate Hou was also very concerned about this matter and said to Zhang Yuan: "Now that we have consulted Su Weng's opinion, it will be much easier to handle. I will send someone to visit tomorrow to see who is invading the lake field. I will definitely order him to do so."
They returned their fields to the lake. (bsp; - Generally speaking, the Shanyin gentry can be divided into two levels. The influence of the upper-class gentry reaches as far as the provincial capital Hangzhou and even the capital. Zhang Rulin is one of the representatives. Zhang Rulin's father-in-law Zhu Geng was once a cabinet minister.
The chief assistant, Zhang Rulin's father, Zhang Yuanbian, was the number one scholar, and Zhang Rulin himself was a Jinshi. Ten years ago, the power of the Zhang family in Shanyin reached its peak. After Zhu Geng's death, Zhang Rulin's social status also declined, but in Shanyin, Zhang Rulin still
He is the leader of the gentry; the social relations and personal influence of the lower-class squires are limited to the county. All members of the family and the wealthy can be regarded as lower-class squires. What the county magistrate is concerned about is a few upper-class squires. Generally, people in the county
Government orders must first seek the opinions of the gentry, otherwise they will be difficult to implement. Since Zhang Rulin has clearly expressed his opposition to the land reclamation from the lake, the county magistrate Hou can investigate the matter strictly. First, he must find out which powerful gentry are occupying the land -
It was already the end of Xu when I left the county government office, but I saw that half of the bright moon was already in the middle of the sky. There was no cloud in the blue-black sky. The moonlight was very good. Waiting outside the county government office was Mu Zhenzhen. Zhang Yuan asked: "Wu Zhenzhen"
Woolen cloth?"
Mu Zhenzhen said, "Wu Ta is ill. Let me pick up the young master."
Zhang Yuan said, "It's very possible that he suffered from heatstroke. He went with me to Jianhu Lake today and had too much sun. The lake water was also very hot from the sun. Sitting on the boat felt like a steamer. I was also a little uncomfortable. I felt really annoyed. How was it?
"Mu Zhenzhen and Wu Ling accompanied him to Jianhu Farm during the day.
Mu Zhenzhen said, "It doesn't matter, my maid. I used to carry fruits on my back under the sun. Are you okay, young master? Do you want to go to Dr. Lu for treatment?"
Zhang Yuan said, "I drank a few cups of hot tea with my clan uncle and Hou Xianzun, and I feel better now." He looked sideways at Mu Zhenzhen and said, "What are you doing with your back bent?"
Mu Zhenzhen is fifteen years old, her stature is about the same as that of an adult man and she has no breasts. She has secretly compared it with herself. Sister Yi Ting is eighteen years old and is not as big as her. She is really embarrassed, so she has been a little shy lately. Zhang Yuan He and others
He was considerate and considerate. When he saw Mu Zhenzhen's shy look, he understood what was going on. He glanced at it twice, smiled secretly in his heart, and said seriously: "Zhenzhen, you are a martial arts practitioner. You must be as straight as a pine and as straight as this."
But no, you can’t stand up straight like this!”
Seeing the young master's harsh tone, Mu Zhenzhen hurriedly straightened up, and his chest also rose, forming a smooth curve with his thin, round and flexible waist and strong buttocks. Zhang Yuan's eyes lit up and he praised, "This is so good."
Right, that’s it, um, let’s go.”
Mu Zhenzhen felt that she was a bit arrogant and proud, not what a maid should have, but how dare she disobey the young master.
Returning to Dongzhang's residence, Zhang Yuan went to visit Wu Ling. Sure enough, he suffered from heat stroke. The pills given by Dr. Lu last time in Qingpu included those for treating heat stroke, so he took one pill and asked Wu Ling to take it. After one night, Wu Ling became fresh.
A lot.
Because the Wuling heatstroke had not yet recovered, Zhang Yuan stayed at home for two more days. On the morning of June 13th, he went to Kuaiji Baima Mountain to write letters. Letters were his first priority. To be an official, he must write letters first. As for drought relief, he had already
Try your best, the rest will depend on the government's disaster relief capabilities.
These days, Zhang Yuan wrote ten essays on the Eight-part Part in the Four Books and ten essays on the Spring and Autumn Festival. He should ask Teacher Wang Siren for advice, so on the way to Baima Mountain in Kuaiji that day, he first went to Teacher Wang’s house, and the maid went to the inner courtyard.
After receiving the notice, Zhang Yuan went to wait in the study room in the front yard. He took advantage of the coolness of the sun before he could travel. He came early. Teacher Wang might not have gotten up yet. It was relatively cool in the early morning in midsummer, so he happened to be lying high -
When he came to the study room in the front yard, he saw a man sweeping the dust in the study room. Zhang Yuan walked in front of the hall for a while, and suddenly remembered that there were some precious pearl orchids in the west wing where he lived when he was studying here last year.
The orchid was afraid of the heat, and there was no one living in that courtyard. There was no one to take care of the pearl orchid, and I didn’t know if it was dead or not. So I walked through the front hall and walked to the west side of the inner courtyard. When I came to the west wing, I saw the wooden door ajar, and gently
With a push, the two wooden doors creaked open. Zhang Yuan walked into the courtyard. He turned around and saw the eight-foot-high Taihu stone under the left courtyard wall. Wang Yingzi was holding a flower watering kettle and watering Yanlaihong and Zhenzhu.
After watering the orchid, Zhang Yuan was slightly startled and thought to himself, "Why is Junior Sister Yingzi here?" He turned to look at the Yue Cave door on the left that had been closed when he lived here last year. At this time, Zhang Yuan was a little embarrassed to open it, thinking
To exit quietly, Wang Yingzi, who was watering the flowers, heard the footsteps and turned around. Zhang Yuanfu hurriedly bowed and said, "Good morning, junior sister." After bowing, he looked up and immediately felt that something was wrong. This woman's appearance and body shape were different from Wang Yingzi's.
There are four or five points similar. When I looked at the back, I accidentally noticed it and mistakenly thought it was a Wang Ying pose. Now I turned around and realized that I had made a mistake. This woman is about 20 years old, with a pointed chin. Because of her thinness, her eyes appear
She is older than Wang Yingzi, so she must be Wang Yingzi's sister Wang Jingshu. This woman is Wang Jingshu. She returned to Kuaiji from Xiaoshan with her father Wang Siren on the eighth day of this month. Because she is now living in her parents' home and her parents are still alive, how can she wear a filial piety bun?
She was wearing a mourning skirt, so she just wore a plain dress without any floral decorations. I got up early this morning and was watering the pearl orchids when I saw a young man barging in. I couldn't help but lose countenance and said in panic, "Who is that!"
Zhang Yuan hurriedly explained, "I am a disciple of Teacher Wang. I stayed here last year. I didn't know that my sister was here, so I took the liberty of doing so." Just as he was about to exit, he saw Wang Yingzi walking quickly from the Moon Cave Gate.
, explained with help; "Sister, please don't panic. This is Daddy's favorite disciple, Mr. Zhang of Shanyin, who he had an affair with. He is the first in both county and government examinations."
Seeing that the inner courtyard was connected, Zhang Yuan did not dare to stay any longer and bowed, "I'll go to the front hall to wait for the teacher."
Wang Jingshu calmed down from the panic, stroking her chest and said, "I was really frightened to death. Why is this Mr. Zhang so reckless? He barged into the inner courtyard. He is really rude!"
Wang Yingzi explained with a smile, "Sister, I don't know. He studied here last year and lived here. He must have been waiting in the front hall for a long time, so he moved here to revisit his old place."
Wang Jingshu said "hmm" and suddenly asked, "This young master just called me junior sister Zao. What does that mean? He must have mistakenly recognized someone, right?" When asking this question, she stared at her younger sister Wang Yingzi with a smile.
Wang Yingzi said calmly, "You must have mistaken him for me. I called him Senior Brother Zhang or Senior Brother Jiezi, and he called me Junior Sister or Junior Sister Yingzi."
Jingshu asked with great interest, "Is this Mr. Zhang not married yet?"
Wang Yingzi said, "He is engaged to a girl from the Shang family. It's Sister Shang Danran. Sister, I have met that girl from the Shang family before, right?"
Wang Jingshu was quite disappointed, she frowned and said, "It turns out we were engaged. I thought I had met Shang Danran before. She was still young at that time, about twelve or three years old. I met her during my spring outing. She was very special.
beauty."
Wang Yingzi said: "How beautiful? She is really a talented man and a beautiful woman."
Zhang Yuan returned to the front yard and saw that his servants had swept the study. Zhang Yuan went into the study and put his twenty articles on the desk. He saw a volume of Spring and Autumn Ci by Zhao of the Song Dynasty on the desk. He opened the book and prefaced it with the following words: "
Since there are no subtle words, the teachings are not clear, so self-discussion becomes ridicule, self-deprecation becomes praise and blame, and self-praise and blame become rewards and punishments."
Zhang Yuan thought to himself, "It is almost mean and ungrateful to talk about righteousness while emphasizing praise and criticism." He also checked other books on the desk and found that there are many classics about the Spring and Autumn Period, including Liu Yongzhi's Spring and Autumn Period and Wang Hao's Spring and Autumn Ci Ming.
"Zhang Yuan, please wait for a long time."
Wang Siren walked in, looking much better than last time. After Zhang Yuan greeted him, he asked Zhang Yuan to sit down and asked Zhang Yuan how he was doing and what he had written. Zhang Yuan answered one by one and submitted the craftsmanship to the teacher.
Advice.
After Wang Siren read the twenty articles on the craftsmanship of the Spring and Autumn Period, he said: "Although I am not a master of the Spring and Autumn Period, I am familiar with the three biographies of the Spring and Autumn Period. These ten articles on the craftsmanship of the Spring and Autumn Period trace the ancients' spiritual principles for thousands of years and imitate their spirit, just like their tone.
, "Fa Huang's meaning, in my opinion, this Spring and Autumn Period poem has quite the talent of Wang Hao." He took out the three volumes of Spring and Autumn Period poems and asked, "This book must have passed, right?"
Zhang Yuandao: "Yes, Fang Guo recently, and some of his craftsmanship."
Wang Siren said: "Very well, it is wisest to learn from Wang Chuan. I have already taught you some of my understanding of eight-legged essay and have mastered it proficiently. There is nothing more to teach. As long as I read more books and write more essays, I will be on the way to the imperial examination."
Although it is difficult, I can't stop Qingyun's pace." He then said, "I have collected some Spring and Autumn classics, take them back." Mingtong went to the study room in the inner courtyard to ask Ying Ziji to find those books, and said casually, "Ying Ziji."
Zizi has also been studying spring and autumn recently. She used to like Mao poetry...