The weather was fine, and the eight boatmen of the official ship of the Weaving Bureau took turns to row the boat. It only took one day and one night to travel from the Xixing Canal to the Qiantang River via Qianqingyan, and landed on the north bank of the Qiantang River at midnight on the third day of September.
There was a carriage from the Weaving Bureau waiting, and Eunuch Zhong's godson Gao was ordered to pick up Zhang Yuan——
This eunuch is thirteen years old this year. He is thin but smart. He knows that Zhang Yuan is an important guest of Eunuch Zhong. He is very obsequious and flatters him. He respectfully says: "Master Zhang, my godfather's birth shrine is scheduled to be opened on the ninth day of the lunar month."
Incense, Mr. Zhang originally suggested that Chieftain Shizhu build a shrine for my godfather. Mr. Zhang and my godfather chose the shrine to be built on Baoshi Mountain, so my godfather wanted to invite Mr. Zhang to attend this grand ceremony.
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Gao Dao: "If I get back to Mr. Zhang, Mr. Qin has sent an urgent message. He will arrive before the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. This shrine was built by Chieftain Shizhu for my godfather. How can he open the temple if Chieftain Shizhu doesn't come?"
Incense!"
Zhang Yuan thought: "Brother Qin left Shanyin at the end of April and returned to eastern Sichuan. Now it is the beginning of September and he has to come again. He has basically been on the road for the past six months." He thought again: "I am afraid that I will be punished for my reputation as an eunuch.
It’s true, if you become an official in the court in the future, you will inevitably be criticized by the Donglin Party members.”
Arriving at the Weaving Department outside Yongjin Gate, Gao went in to report. When he didn't move, Eunuch Zhong came out to greet him in person and said with a smile on his face: "Young master Zhang is a great talent. He won the first prize in the imperial examination after returning from Hangzhou. When our family heard this good news, they also felt sorry for Zhang."
Young Master is happy."
Zhang Yuanzuo bowed his head and said, "Thank you very much, father-in-law for your concern."
Eunuch Zhong took Zhang Yuan's hand and walked toward the office. He looked sideways and said, "I haven't seen you for half a year. Mr. Zhang has grown a lot taller. He must have made great progress."
Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Don't dare to slack off."
Eunuch Zhong and Zhang Yuan went to the study room in the inner courtyard of the office. The maids brought them fragrant tea, and Eunuch Zhong asked them to leave. Wu Ling and Mu Zhenzhen also stood on the corridor outside the study room, waiting.
After asking a few questions about Zhang Yuan's imperial examination and Shanyin's drought and floods, Eunuch Zhong, the uncle of Angel, lowered his voice and said: "I want Mr. Zhang to know something. Since this year, the courtiers have repeatedly asked Long Live Lord to issue an order for King Fu to join the vassal.
Long live the Lord's decree that the blessed king must have 40,000 hectares of farmland before he can join the vassal. The first assistant - Piao Tianwen - Yang, came from the south, making people feel calm and listen carefully to the Zen meaning contained in the bells -
Oh, is this the Nanping Evening Bell, one of the ten scenic spots in the West Lake? The sound of the bell is also a scene. It is really wonderful. When I asked the official, the official replied: "This is the bell of Jingci Temple in Nanping."
Another official said: "Nanjing Jiao Zhuangyuan was invited by Mr. Huang Yuyong to lecture in Nanping for a month. It started in the late last month. Mr. Zhang might as well go and listen to the lecture."
Zhang Yuan was surprised and said: "The number one scholar is Jiao Hong, it's wonderful."
Zhang Yuan has also heard the name of Mr. Huang Yuyong. Last year, his eldest brother Zhang Dai went to Hangzhou to study under Mr. Huang Yuyong. Huang Yuyong was Huang Ruheng, a well-known person in the late Ming Dynasty. He was a Jinshi in the 26th year of Wanli.
Zhang Rulin had a close friendship, and Jiao Hong was an even greater scholar. He was a bibliophile who dabbled in all classics and history, and wrote extensively. His current reputation is far higher than that of Liu Zongzhou. Jiao Hong was the number one scholar in the Ji Chou Department in the 17th year of Wanli, and Dong Qichang was also in this department.
Yes, Dong Qichang was the first in the second class. Jiao Hong was originally an editor at the Hanlin Academy, compiling the history of the Ming Dynasty. Later, no one was in charge of the history museum, and the history compilation was interrupted. Jiao Hong resigned from office and stayed at home to concentrate on writing. Jiao Hong wrote Chun Qiu Zuo Zhuan Chapter 10.
Four volumes, Zhang Yuan did not find this book. Now that I heard Jiao Hong speaking here, I naturally wanted to go and listen to the lecture and ask for advice——
On the early morning of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Zhang Yuan, led by an official from the Weaving Department, took Mu Zhenzhen and Wu Ling to Nanping to listen to Jiao Zhuangyuan and Huang Jinshi's talk about Nanping Mountain, a branch of Jiuyao Mountain, with lush trees and screen-like stone walls.
The south of the city is called Nanping Mountain. It is about seven or eight miles from the Weaving Office outside Yongjinmen to Nanping Mountain. The four people walked quickly and arrived at the foot of Nanping Mountain in less than half an hour. The official did not know what Jiao Zhuangyuan was talking about.
So he asked the monk of Jingci Temple where he was, and the monk pointed out that it was under Juran Pavilion not far behind the temple, which was called Juran Cottage. Mr. Huang Ruheng lived here——
Zhang Yuan was talking to the monks in the temple when he saw three people walking out of the temple. Zhang Yuan actually recognized two of the three people. One was Dong Zuchang, and the other was actually the talented wingman who lived in the back garden building of his home for three days last month.
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When Dong Zucheng saw Zhang Yuan, he was stunned at first, then strode forward, pointed and said angrily: "Zhang Yuan, if you let me hit you today, let's see where you go!"
It was not strange for Zhang Yuan to meet Dong Zuchang, but it was strange for Yishan to appear next to Dong Zuchang. He remained calm and asked Dong Zuchang: "Who are you?"
Dong Zuchang blurted out: "My father Dong Xuanzai——" Then he woke up and said angrily: "Why are you pretending to be confused? You don't know me!" But he was also a little confused. That night in Longshan, the lights were flickering and he couldn't see clearly, and Zhang Yuan had been there for most of half a year.
He is a little taller——
Dong Zuchang thought to himself: "You can't really admit someone by mistake, right?" But how could he admit that the Hu maid behind Zhang Yuan was wrong? Dong Zuchang was furious. It was because of this fair-skinned and beautiful Hu maid that the conflict arose that day. Zhang Yuan should
I kicked him in the chest, and I still feel pain in my chest and side...