Huang Ruheng was in Juran Cottage when he heard that Dong Xuanzai's son was beaten at the gate of Jingci Temple. He was shocked, so he and his disciple Jiao Runsheng came over to see what happened. Jiao Runsheng was the son of the number one scholar Jiao Fa. His son was not easy to teach, so Jiao Fa
Let his son worship under Huang Ruheng's family. Jiao Fa is not in Juran Thatched Cottage today. He went to Yunqi Temple to visit Master Lianchi——
Huang Ruheng had a bad impression of Dong Zuchang. Dongzu often brought letters from his father to study under him, but he had a dandy habit. He was absent-minded when listening to lectures and often made excuses for not coming. It is said that he went to the West Lake to paint a boat and sleep in the willows. Dongzu often behaved frivolously.
Arrogant and not on good terms with other students in Juran Cottage, but what surprised Huang Ruheng was that Dong Zuchang was able to complete the assigned homework on time, and his essays were the best among his disciples——
Huang Ruheng cherished talents. He had long talks with Dong Zuchang several times and tried to persuade him with sincere words. Dong Zuchang either remained silent or talked nonsense. Huang Ruheng was so angry that he just let it go. Seeing Dong Qichang's face, it was difficult to expel him, so he sighed in his heart: "
It's a pity that Dong Xuanzai's son is extremely intelligent, but has poor quality. Fortunately, Dong Xuanzai is not Yan Fenyi, otherwise Dong Zuchang would be another Yan Shifan who is extremely intelligent, has low moral character, and brings disaster to the country and the people."
Arriving at the gate of Jingci Temple, the elder came up to him and said, "Huang Tan Yue is just right. This little Dong donor is a student of Huang Tan Yue, but he was injured by others. Huang Tan Yue should handle this matter."
Zhang Yuan saw that this old scholar with a dark face and a beard at the mouth of the river was Huang Ruheng. He immediately stepped forward to greet him and said: "Shan Yin Zhang Yuan pays homage to Mr. Yuyong."
Huang Ruheng said "Hey" and asked: "Are you Zhang Yuan and Zhang Jiezi, the grandson of Su Weng?"
Zhang Yuan said respectfully: "It's the student."
Shanyin County Examination and Shaoxing Prefecture Examination are still quite famous. Huang Ruheng has also heard of Zhang Yuan's name. Zhejiang Tiexue Envoy Wang Bian praised Zhang Yuan very much and showed Zhang Yuan's craftsmanship to Huang Ruheng.
He didn't believe that this kind of craftsmanship was made by a sixteen-year-old boy, so when Huang Ruheng saw Zhang Yuan's young Junbo today, he was very fond of him and asked: "I once asked someone to bring a letter to your uncle, saying that Taishi Jiao
I gave a lecture in Nanping and asked the eldest son to come and listen. Why didn’t the eldest son come?”
Zhang Yuandao: "The student has not heard about this from his uncle and eldest son Da Fu. Could it be that the letter was lost?" Huang Yuyong nodded and said: "I sent the letter from a porter, so it is not unusual for it to be lost. Otherwise, it would be Zhang Yuan's letter."
The eldest son wanted to be lazy, but Su Weng also ordered him to come. Taishi Jiao gave lectures, how rare it was——
Then why are you here today?"
Zhang Yuandao said: "Students have long heard that the eldest brother Zongzi talked about Mr. Yuyong's virtues and erudition. This time he came to Hangzhou for something, so he wanted to come and listen to the lecture. Dong Zu over there saw Huang Ruheng chatting with Zhang Yuan about their family affairs, and shouted: "
Sir, Mr. Yuyong——" Huang Ruheng then remembered that Dong Zu was often beaten, and said to Zhang Yuan: "You go to the thatched cottage first and wait for me.
"He turned around and walked towards Dong Zuchang. Dong Zuchang had been handed a towel by the servant to wipe away the nosebleeds, but there were obvious finger marks on his left cheek. It was indeed a beating. He asked: "Dong Sheng, who beat you?" Dong Zuchang pointed angrily.
Yuan: "That's him."
Huang Ruheng was stunned and asked: "Zhang Yuan, is it really you?" Zhang Yuan bowed and said, "Mr. Yuyong, why not go to the thatched cottage and let the students explain the whole matter to the teacher? Students read the books of sages and know the books and behave politely. How can there be no reason?
Hit someone."
Dong Zuchang said angrily: "Zhang Yuan, boy, you can't speak sweet words. You beat a student like a scholar, I will never spare you today."
Huang Ruheng frowned, seeing that Zhang Yuan was a polite and frail young man, and he didn't seem to be a fierce and violent person. On the other hand, Dong Zuchang was furious and had several powerful slaves around him. If Dong Zuchang beat Zhang Yuan, he would immediately believe it.
Well, Zhang Yuan beat Dong Zuchang, no matter how you look at it, there is a hidden agenda——
Huang Ruheng said: "Don't make noise in front of the temple. Go to the thatched cottage to explain things clearly."
Dong Zuchang shouted: "Young man Zhang Yuan has captured my servant!"
Zhang Yuandao: "Sir, Dong Sheng's servant Chen Ming has been escorted to the Hangzhou government office by people from the Weaving Department."
Huang Ruheng didn't know what was going on and why people from the Weaving Department were involved, so he said: "Go to the thatched cottage first to explain clearly." He turned around with Jiao Runsheng.
Zhang Yuan, Mu Zhenzhen, and Wu Ling followed Huang Ruheng and Dong Zuchang. He glared at Zhang Yuan fiercely, thought for a while, and followed. The group bypassed Jingci Temple and headed west along a narrow path that could only accommodate one person.
Walking towards the Juran Cottage, the Thatched Cottage is under the Juran Pavilion, and the Juran Pavilion is outside the Lotus Hua Cave. The cave stones are exquisite and the carvings are exquisite, and the scenery is superb...
There are five rooms in the thatched cottage, and the middle one is empty. There are no walls on the north and south sides. This is the place where lectures are usually given. It can accommodate 20 to 30 people. At this time, there were more than ten scholars waiting.
Huang Ruheng entered the first thatched cottage on the left and sat down. Zhang Yuan and Dong Zuchang entered and stood inside. Mu Zhenzhen, Wu Ling and Dong's servants were all waiting outside the thatched cottage, but Zong Yishan was not seen.
Huang Ruheng looked at the calm Zhang Yuan and the angry Dong Zuchang and said, "Which one of you will speak first?"
Dong Zuchang said: "Sir, I also saw it. Zhang Yuan beat me."
Huang Ruheng looked at Zhang Yuan, waiting for Zhang Yuan's explanation, but Zhang Yuan said: "Sir, is Mr. Dong also a disciple of Mr. Dong?"
Huang Ruheng said "hmm" and said: "I will treat everyone equally and judge impartially. You don't have to worry about it." But Zhang Yuan said: "Sir, the student has a request and wants to read an essay by Dong Sheng. This is different from Dong Sheng's being accused.
The beating has a lot to do with it, sir, please give me your permission."
Huang Yuyong was very surprised. Zhang Yuan did not explain why he beat Dong Zuchang, but he asked to see Dong Zuchang's craftsmanship, and said that it was closely related to Dong Zuchang's beating. It was really puzzling, so he rummaged through the desk and found a picture of Dong Zuchang the day before yesterday.
The title of the essay submitted was "All the hair is in the middle." This is a sentence in "The Doctrine of the Mean". Dong Zuchang did a very good job in this essay. Although Huang Ruheng didn't like Dong Zuchang's character, he still admired his craftsmanship.
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Zhang Yuan took the ink scroll and looked at it. The small regular script was clear and beautiful, and he sneered in his heart: "This character is Yi Shan's character." Looking at the article again, the transference of succession and the transition of guest and host are skillful. Whose writing style could it be if it were not Yi Shan's?
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Zhang Yuan respectfully handed the ink scroll back to Huang Ruheng and said, "Sir, when you look at Dong Sheng's composition, do you feel that people are inferior to his writing?"
Huang Ruheng said displeasedly: "Zhang Yuan, don't talk about what happened in front of the mountain gate."
Zhang Yuandao: "Sir, I dare to conclude that Dong Sheng's compositions were ghostwritten by others, and this writer is Dong Sheng's domestic servant."
Huang Ruheng said to Qu Ran: "You mean Zong Yishan!" Zong Yishan accompanied Dong Zuchang to study. Dong Zuchang could not come even one day in three days, but Zong Yishan must come to every class because he is a servant of the Dong family.
Huang Ruheng didn't ask him to do any homework. He only asked once about "the heart is the etiquette" and everyone present couldn't understand it. When Huang Ruheng saw Zong Yishan's bright eyes, he asked Zong Yishan to answer, and Zong Yishan replied: "
What comes out from the middle is called etiquette; what comes in from the outside is called impoliteness; what comes from heaven is called etiquette; what comes from people is called etiquette.
The etiquette is based on the ears, eyes, hearing, thoughts, inferences, prefaces and actions, which are regarded as rude. "...Huang Ruheng was greatly praised, and he thought that Dong Xuan was really like Zheng Xuan, a great scholar in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Even the maids at home knew poetry, but he asked questions several times after that.
, Zong Yishan shook his head again and said he didn’t know——
Dong Zuchang's expression changed and he shouted: "That's nonsense! How could this article be written by a slave? What a big joke, what a joke!" He sneered repeatedly, indicating that what Zhang Yuan said was ridiculous.
Zhang Yuandao: "Mr. Yuyong, the student raised this matter just to prove Dong Sheng's despicable character. There is no need to write another question. The teacher just asked Dong Sheng to write this article with all the verses in the middle and recite it again. You will understand. The student expected him to recite it."
Not coming out.”
Before Huang Ruheng could speak, Dong Zuchang pointed at Zhang Yuan and shouted: "Why should I recite it to you? Why should I recite it to you!"
Zhang Yuan smiled and said nothing, only looking at Huang Ruheng.
Huang Ruheng was already seven or eight percent convinced and said: "Dong Sheng, this is your composition from the day before yesterday. Just recite the topic and take it up."
Zong Yi was good at writing good compositions, but Dong Zuchang never even looked at them. He couldn't recite the topic at all, so he got angry and said: "Why did Mr. Yuyong help Zhang Yuan to embarrass the students? Who can remember the previous composition?"
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Zhang Yuan responded: "I remember that I have written a total of 363 eight-legged essays since I learned craftsmanship. I can recite every one of them. Of course, Mr. Yuyong has not read the previous essays, so I can't
I can't prove myself, but here, it is very simple to prove my innocence. How about this, please ask Mr. Yuyong to write a topic. Dong Sheng and I will write an essay on the same topic. If my composition is not as good as Dong Sheng, then I will let Dong Sheng do what he wants.
You can be sent to the government to be punished for the crime of beating a student. If Dong Sheng can't do it -" his voice changed and he said coldly: "Then everyone will find this kind of polite scum and despise him."
Dong Zuchang said inwardly, "Why should I bet you to write a composition? If you want to write a composition, you have to write it yourself."
Zhang Yuan bowed to Huang Ruheng and said, "Sir, please give me a question."
Huang Ruheng asked Dong Zuchang: "Do you want to compose on the spot?"
Dong Zuchang said: "I was seriously injured by Zhang Yuan today. I can't write anything. I only watch his writing." As he said that, he rubbed his waist and sides with his hands. The more he rubbed, the more painful it became. The injury was really serious. I hate it.
Teeth itching——
Huang Ruheng also wanted to test Zhang Yuan's talents and asked: "Zhang Yuan, Dong Zuchang refuses to compose, are you still willing to do it?"
Zhang Yuandao: "Students are here to ask for advice from your husband. How can you miss this opportunity?"
Huang Ruheng stood up and said, "No matter how good the nose is, you can sit here and write an eight-legged essay of more than 300 words with the title: "Harmony is the best way in the world."
There was ready-made pen and ink on the desk. Zhang Yuanduan sat down straightly, meditated for a while, and started writing. It only took two moments to write an eight-legged essay of more than 300 words. He stood up and presented the still-dry ink to Huang Ruheng.
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Huang Ruheng browsed through it, nodded and praised: "Wonderful writing, it is indeed a gift of oral communication. The young talent is well-deserved." He looked at Dong Zuchang and said: "Dong Sheng, are you really unwilling to write? If you are not willing to write, you don't have to do it.
You actually studied in the thatched cottage, and I can’t teach you. You can go back to Songjiang and let Mr. Dong teach you in person.”
Dong Zuchang said: "The student is in pain today and cannot write. Come back tomorrow to compose."