.The hand holding the painting brush was raised, and the tip of the pen was lightly tapped on the unfinished painting. Huang Qichang frowned and looked at the stain on the painting with disgust. The painting was Hengyun Mountain. Hengyun Mountain is a famous scenic spot in Songjiang.
In the former residence of Lu Yun in the Western Jin Dynasty, Zhu Jingtao, a scholar, built a thatched cottage in the mountains. This painting was intended to be given to Zhu Jingtao. The stain was under the thatched cottage, like a pile of cow dung -
This painting was about to be completed, but it was a pity to destroy it. Dong Qichang did not rush to ask about his son Dong Zuchang's beating in Hangzhou. Instead, he patiently added a little dye to the cow dung, painted the cow dung into a lying dog, and added
A bamboo fence was like a barking dog. At this moment, I put down my painting brush and asked the maid whose lips and cheeks were red from palming her hands: "Is the second master seriously injured? Where is he?"
The maid carefully replied: "To tell you what to say to the master, the second young master was carried back and is currently resting in Shuanghe Hall. Chinese website"
"Ah, I brought it back!"
Dong Qichang was shocked and angry. He had five sons. Although his second son Dong Zuchang was not unskilled, he was the most favored by him. So he tried every possible means to gain fame for Dong Zuchang. This time he was sent to Hangzhou to study in order to help Dong Zuchang gain fame.
, make some preparations for the Nanjing Provincial Examination the year after next. Although the precautions for the Provincial Examination are strict, there are still loopholes to exploit. Unexpectedly, he was seriously injured today and was carried back. This made the affectionate Dong Qichang not angry!
When they arrived at Shuanghe Hall, Dong Qichang was out of breath and called repeatedly: "Chang'er, how are you?"
Dong Zuchang was half lying and half sitting on a high chair, surrounded by several concubines. Seeing his father come in, Dong Zuchang leaned forward and said: "My child is unfilial and cannot kowtow to my father. This time I almost died in a foreign country." As he spoke, tears flowed down his face.
, he was kicked and slapped twice by Zhang Yuan at Jingci Temple in Nanping, Hangzhou at the beginning of the month. Although the injury was not serious, he couldn't swallow the bad breath. He fell ill on the passenger ship back to Songjiang and had to be carried by a servant.
Although coming back is an exaggeration, the main reason is to win my father's sympathy so that he can make up his mind to avenge this terrible humiliation for him——
Dong Zu often saw that his son had indeed lost a lot of weight, and his face was even more gloomy. He was feeling sad and angry at the same time. He ordered Liu Balang, a famous doctor from Huating, to come and treat Dong Zuchang. He sat down on the three-legged tripod next to Dong Zuchang's chair.
, holding his son's hand, trying to stay calm, and asked: "What happened? Why do you look like this? Who hit you?"
Dong Zuchang became angry all of a sudden. Regardless of the fact that he was carried back and was supposed to be dying, he said loudly: "It is Zhang Yuan, the yin of the mountain, the grandson of Zhang Rushuang. He led a group of maidservants to beat his son. The father must do something for his son."
Lord, otherwise my son will die in peace."
Dong Zu often talks nonsense, as if he is about to die and these are his last words.
At the beginning of the year, Dong Zu often came back from the mountain to see the lantern scene. He said that he had been kicked by Zhang Suzhi's grandson, and his waist was black and blue. Dong Qichang felt very distressed when he saw it, but when he asked about the situation, it turned out that his son was a little rude. Of course,
, Dong Qichang thinks that Zhang Yuan's beating is even more abominable. In his opinion, even if his son makes a mistake, it is a small mistake and can be completely forgiven. Moreover, Dong Qichang himself cannot discipline his son. How can he allow outsiders to discipline him?
Zhang Suzhi had no choice but to endure the resentment and wrote a letter to apologize. He thought that he would just let it go and did not intend to take revenge. Unexpectedly, his son was beaten again by Zhang Yuan today, and he was beaten badly.
Dong Qichang was seriously injured. You can imagine how angry Dong Qichang was. He secretly regretted that he had been weak that day. How could he apologize to Zhang Rushuang? At that time, Zhang Yuan should have been severely punished for the beating. Now that Mr. Dong has given in, Mr. Zhang has pushed even further and even punished Zhang Rushuang.
His son was beaten like this!
"Chang'er, don't get angry and hurt your body. Speak slowly. Your father will definitely make the decision for you. Tell me why Zhang Yuan rushed to Hangzhou to commit murder?" Dong Qichang asked suppressing his anger.
Dong Zuchang said: "On the fifth day of this month, my son just came out of Jingci Temple to attend the lecture. He met several servants of Zhang Yuan, including people from the Weaving Department. They were all Zhang Yuan's group. The son learned from his father's teachings to calm down troubles.
, didn’t want to offend him, but Zhang Yuan recognized Chen Ming and wanted to arrest Chen Ming. His son argued hard, but he used the power of the crowd to beat his son. Chen Ming was also arrested, and it is said that he was escorted to Hangzhou Prefecture.
Yamen——"
"Wait a minute" Dong Qichang asked: "Zhang Yuan recognized Chen Ming, what does this mean?"
Dong Zuchang said: "Don't you know, father? Zhang Yuan has a sister who married the Lu family of Qingpu. Zhang Yuan beat his son and took Chen Ming away to vent his anger on his brother-in-law."
Dong Qichang was furious. Chen Ming, the slave of the Lu family, defected to his Dong family. He knew that Chen Ming defected because his wife was raped by the Lu family's son. The Dong family also took in more than one rebellious slave, Chen Ming, so
Dong Qichang didn't care. He didn't pay much attention to these common things. His sons were all very smart and proper, so he didn't need to worry too much. He didn't know that the Qingpu Lu family was an in-law of the Shanyin Zhang family, and his son Dong Zuchang didn't tell him before.
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"It's too much to bully others, it's too much to bully others!" Dong Qichang slapped the armrest of the Taoist chair and yelled angrily, asking Dong Zuchang: "Then you come back like this? You are a member of the military and he beats you, won't you sue him?
, and Chen Ming is not a slave of his Zhang family. How could Zhang Yuan arrest Chen Ming? How can it be unreasonable? Zu Chang, why are you so cowardly!" Dong Qichang was angry with his son for not fighting, and felt that his son was too kind.
Dong Zuchang said: "Father, you don't know something. Zhang Yuan is supported by eunuch Zhong of the Hangzhou Weaving Department. Even Huang Ruheng is protecting Zhang Yuan, blaming the child and using force to suppress him. How can the child dare to fight?"
Dong Qichang was so angry that his hands trembled and he was speechless. His son Dong Qichang was bullied and beaten in Hangzhou, but no one helped him? He had been idle at home for several years, and the Hangzhou officials no longer took him seriously.
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Liu Balang, a famous doctor from Huating, arrived and checked Dong Zuchang's pulse. He said that it would not be a problem, but that he had to calm down and take a breath without arousing the inner fire. He could be cured by decoction and taking three pills of medicine. He immediately wrote a prescription, accepted the consultation fee, and left.
And out.
Dong Zuchang said: "Father, if the bad breath in my son's heart is not released, the disease will not be cured. Father..."
Dong Qichang said: "It's just a matter of good health and recovery. My father will make the decision for you on this matter."
Dong Qichang's eldest son Dong Zuyuan came over after hearing the news. Dong Zuyuan's wife was the niece of the former chief minister Shen Shixing.
If word of this spreads, it will be extremely detrimental to my Dong family. I, the Dong family, have bought the land at Changsheng Bridge, but those unruly people refuse to move, making it difficult for me to build a house. If I know that my second brother has been beaten, my Dong family will
The Dong family has nothing to do. How will the children of the Dong family gain a foothold in Huating in the future? There will be an endless stream of tenants resisting rent. People who had rifts with the Dong family in the past will also think that the Dong family has lost power and can be bullied, so they will file lawsuits.
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Dong Qichang said with a cold face: "I will never spare that Zhang Yuan lightly. Li Tingji is no longer a cabinet minister and Zhang Suzhi can't bully me."
Li Tingji was a native of Fujian. He came first in Guiwei in the 11th year of Wanli and came second in the imperial examination. He was Zhang Rushuang's tutor. He was also closely related to Zhang Rushuang's father-in-law Zhu Sai. In the 35th year of Wanli, he joined the cabinet and participated in politics. He was considered to be the same Zhu Zhu. After the death of Zhu Liao, the leader of the Zhejiang Party, Li Tingji was impeached by his official. He begged to retire angrily, and the emperor issued an edict to stay. However, the official of Donglin Party believed that Li Tingji's resignation was a pretense. Dozens of people Li Tingji was a man of great honor. He could not resign to the emperor, so he simply moved from the government office to live in the deserted temple. He submitted more than a hundred resignation letters for five consecutive years and was able to return to his hometown at the beginning of last year. The so-called The Zhejiang Party was in ruins——
Dong Qichang no longer had the mood to paint, so he stopped painting the Zen room and walked around in the chrysanthemum garden of Xuan Shang Zhai, thinking about how to avenge his son. Hangzhou knew that Yin Tingshu had some friendship with him, so he first sent someone to Hangzhou with his calligraphy to arrest Chen Ming. When he came back, he had to write to Huang Ruheng and ask him why he asked his son to study under Huang Ruheng, but he was beaten. Why did Huang Ruheng help Zhang Yuan instead of making decisions for his son? He knew that Huang Ruheng and Huang Ruheng were related to each other. Zhang Rushuang has a very good friendship, but if she openly bullies Dong Qichang's son like this, isn't that going too far?
On September 16, Dong Qichang wrote more than ten letters in Xuanshangzhai. He sent special personnel to deliver letters to important officials such as the Chief of the Third Division of Hangzhou. He learned that Zhang Yuan was already a child student and would take the Taoist examination next year, so he changed the letter. He specially wrote a letter to King Ti of Zhejiang, slandering Zhang Yuan's character, and euphemistically expressed his hope that Wang Ti would depose Zhang Yuan during the Taoist examination next year, euphemistically saying that this was a test of Zhang Yuan's young age and that he was too young to take the imperial examination. It’s easy to be arrogant when things go smoothly——
On September 17th, several servants who went to Hangzhou to deliver letters set off. Dong Qichang waited for a reply. He believed that his reputation was not comparable to that of Zhang Suzhi, and he would severely punish Zhang Yuan this time, at least so that Zhang Yuan would not be able to make more students next year.
On the fourth day after the messenger was sent out, that is, September 21st, Dong Qichang received a letter from Jiao Fa and Huang Ruheng. When he read the letter, he was dumbfounded and ordered his maid to call Dong Zuchang to Xuan Shang Zhai. She immediately asked: "Zong Yi." Will Shanwei go back to Huating with you?"
Dong Zuchang said: "My son came back in a hurry that day and I didn't see him. It is estimated that he will come back some time later. Zong Yishan's parents are still in our Dong Mansion. We are afraid that he will escape somewhere!"
Dong Qichang sullenly threw the letters from Jiao Fa and Huang Ruheng to his son. When Dong Zuchang saw it, he shouted: "This must be Zhang Yuan's conspiracy, this must be Zhang Yuan's conspiracy!"
Dong Qichang asked slowly: "What on earth is going on?"
Dong Zuchang knew that he couldn't hide it, so he whispered: "Zong Yibo got to know Zhang Yuan somehow, and Zhang Yuan used Zong Yishan to humiliate the child. "Jiao Fa, Huang Ruheng all know that Zong Yishan is taking the exam for you. What happened!" Dong Qichang was so angry that his hands and feet were cold.
Dong Zuchang felt guilty and said, "Zong Yishan doesn't dare to tell anyone about the exam. Huang Ruheng only knows that my exercises in the thatched cottage were ghostwritten by Zong Yishan."
Dong Qichang slumped down on the drunkard and shook his head repeatedly. He originally expected Zong Yishan to take the provincial examination for Dong Zuchang. He would first arrange for Zong Yishan to go to Nanjing Gongyuan as an errand. Then Dong Zuchang would go to take the exam. Zong Yishan could secretly come with Dong Zuchang. But now, due to this commotion, his reputation has been ruined, and his son Dong Zuchang’s future has been ruined——
Dong Zuchang said: "Father, that Zhang Yuan deliberately wanted to harm the child. It must have been Zhang Yuan who encouraged Taishi Jiao to accept Zong Yishan as his disciple-"
"Hurry up and send someone to recover those servants who delivered the message!"
Dong Qichang suddenly screamed. He had tried his best to give his son a good word in the letter to the Third Secretary of Zhejiang Province. Now that he was writing homework as a ghostwriter, even if Zong Yishan did not dare to say anything about acting as an examinee, his son Dong Zuchang's reputation would have been ruined.
From Jiao Fa's letter, we can know that Zongyishan Nanu is showing off in a big way, otherwise Jiao Fa would not accept him as a disciple. This matter must have spread to Hangzhou. If he writes a letter at this time, wouldn't he be asking for it?
It’s boring. It will greatly damage your reputation. The letter must be recovered immediately——
Dong Zuchang said: "Father, the servants who delivered the letter have been gone for four days. Before leaving, I told them to deliver it as soon as possible. I'm afraid they will soon arrive in Hangzhou now."
Dong Qichang glared at Dong Zuchang, his mouth trembled, beckoned Dong Zuchang to come closer, reached out and slapped Dong Zuchang, and said angrily: "Why didn't you tell me this earlier!"
Dong Zuchang knelt down and said: "How could my son know that Zong Yishan would defect to Zhang Yuan? My son was framed by Zhang Yuan."
Dong Qichang was reluctant to beat his son again, but sighed: "You will ruin my father's reputation."
Dong Zu often knelt and did not dare to say anything.
Dong Qichang frowned and thought for a long time, and said: "Zhang Yuan has to slow down for a while. The situation is not good for me, Mr. Dong. Don't offend him and let him be arrogant. But Zong Yishan must ask him to come back and we will never allow him to come back."
He's out there showing off."
Dong Zu often asked: "Do you want me to send people to capture Zong Yishan and come back?"
Wu Long, the leader of Songjiang's gang, and Dong Zuchang were fair-weather friends. Dong Zu often roamed the countryside. Wu Long's gang, Qingxing, also relied on Dong's power to defy the government and bully the people -
Dong Qichang said: "Zong Yishan is now taking care of Jiao Taishi's family. If you want me to release him from slavery, don't even think about it!" He also said: "Don't act rashly first. I will reply to Jiao and Huang first and refuse to let Zong Yishan."
When he left his country, he ordered Zong Yishan to return to Huating. It would be wrong to allow a slave who rebelled against his master. I understand that Taishi Jiao will not take him in again. If he dares to disobey and refuse to return, I will deal with him then." Dong Qichang did not think that he was the Dong family.
What's wrong with taking in Lu's rebellious slave Chen Ming——
Dong Zuchang said: "Father is right. If Zong Yishan dares not to return, his parents will be imprisoned."
Dong Qichang immediately wrote to Jiao Fa. Huang Ruheng replied and sent someone to Hangzhou on the same day.
At the end of the month, a reply from Yin Tingshu, the prefect of Hangzhou, arrived first, saying that Chen Ming had been escorted to Qingpu County. Dong Qichang immediately went to visit Huang Guoding, the prefect of Songjiang. Huang Guoding was his disciple. Dong Qichang instructed Huang Guoding to write about Qingpu County and ask Qingpu County to escort Chen Ming to Songjiang Prefecture.
, the prefect recommended an official to hear the case. Under the guidance of his master, Zhang Yuan, who was admitted to the Juran Cottage in Nanping, Hangzhou, made great progress in his career in the Spring and Autumn Period. In his free time in the morning and evening, he traveled to various scenic spots on West Hunan Road, Liuzhou Pavilion, Lingzhi Temple, and Xiao Penglai.
, South Peak, Faxiang Temple, everywhere you go. On the evening of September 29th, Jiao's servant came to invite Zhang Yuan. Zong Yishan went to the South Park under Leifeng Pagoda to see Jiao Taishi. Zhang Yuan said to Zong Yishan: "