The sun is setting in the west, the mountains are shining, and the small lake at the foot of the mountain is steaming with water vapor, making the "Dong Sheshan Residence" shaded by plum trees and pomelo bamboos into a deep and ethereal place like a fairyland.
Zhang Dai was extremely envious of Chen Jiru's secluded life in the mountains. He only had friends with plum blossoms and cranes, but he had such a beautiful female disciple. With such a happy and immortal life, why should he go to the imperial examination to become an official? But Chen Mei was good at poetry and prose. Calligraphy and painting are famous all over the world, how can he compare with them? Thinking about this makes me feel a little depressed——
Zhang Yuan knew what his elder brother was thinking and said: "Brother, what makes us better than Mr. Mei is our youth. There is no need to look back, let alone the distance and the sky." He pointed towards the red sun and clouds.
Zhang Dai said with a smile: "What Jiezi said is true. We are talented and handsome young men. We have a long and bright future ahead of us. I think Mr. Mei is also envious of my two brothers."
Zhang Yuan and his group of seven rested for a while at the South Peak and were about to go down the mountain to return to Lu's Manor when they saw a boy with disheveled hair running up the way they came from and called out: "Mr. Zhang, please wait a moment -"
When the boy came closer, Zhang Yuan remembered well and recognized the boy as the boy who accompanied the girl Wang Guan to the West Lake. He told his eldest brother Zhang Dai. Zhang Dai asked the boy: "What's the matter with the boy chasing you?" Do you want to deliver a letter to your girl?" Zhang Dai also guessed that the girl is not a lady, but a girl from a brothel and a singing house——
The boy gasped and said: "My two husbands, please let me ask - when will my two husbands go to Nanjing?"
Zhang Dai asked: "What, do you want to take a boat again?"
Zhang Dai just said this casually, but unexpectedly the boy nodded seriously and said: "That's right, Mr. Mei asked the two husbands to take care of my girls along the way." The boy looked like a teenager and was very articulate.
Zhang Dai was quite surprised. He looked at Zhang Yuan and signaled Zhang Yuan to answer. Zhang Yuan said, "Our brothers have to stay in Songjiang for ten days and a half. Can your girl survive the wait?"
The boy said: "It just so happens that my girl is about to ask Mr. Mei for a few more days. The two husbands have made an agreement. Please come and let me know when you are leaving." He gave a bow and waited for the original man. Road back.
Zhang Dai said: "Wait a minute." Zhang Dai asked the boy: "Let me ask you, what is the name of your girl, who lives where?"
The boy smiled and said: "The surname is Wang, I call her Wei Gu, and her home is near Changbanqiao in Nanjing - what else do you two husbands have to ask?"
Zhang Dai smiled and said: "Okay, you can go." Seeing the boy jumping away, he turned to Zhang Yuan and said: "She really is the girl in the song——"
Zhang Yuan asked: "How to say?"
Zhang Dai said: "Although I have never been to Nanjing, I heard from Zhou Menong that the Changban Bridge is beside the Qinhuai River, and beside the Zhuque Bridge is the Lehu settlement area of the old courtyard. This girl can travel freely, sometimes to the West Lake, sometimes to Huating. , how could the girl in the song be like this if she wasn’t the one in the song.”
Zhang Yuan said "hmm" without saying anything. He didn't feel that it was a pity that such a beautiful girl was actually the girl from the old courtyard, nor did he feel contempt for the girl because she was from a brothel. Life situations are different, and everyone has their own existence. In his two lifetimes of experience, he has seen a lot of well-dressed evil, righteous hypocrisy, humble true feelings and the brilliance that shines in the filth. He has already learned to see people through the appearance of status. In the late Ming Dynasty, most people Gentlemen are no more noble than prostitutes. Liu Rushi and Qian Qianyi made an appointment to sink into a lake and die for their country. Qian Qianyi said that the water was too cold. Li Xiangjun angrily scolded Ruan Dacheng. Wang Yue died after calling a thief. So, don't have any prejudice against anyone——
Zhang Dai didn't feel any regret and said happily: "Wonderful, we won't be lonely when we go to Nanjing."
A famous lady from the old courtyard, who was good at poetry and painting, often interacted with celebrities from the Wuyue Party and Society. It can be said that she had a relationship between men and women and a relationship between teachers and friends. Zhang Dai yearned for this kind of relationship between men and women, where they were both teachers, friends and lovers. This was obvious among all the ladies.
It is impossible. If there is, it is an affair, which is against morality. It will ruin your reputation. If you associate with famous prostitutes and are involved in scandals, it is a celebrity's romantic affair, which is enough to be praised. This is the trend in the late Ming Dynasty -
Zhang Yuan joked: "In ancient times, two peaches killed three men. Now we are in the same boat, and we three brothers are going to break their heads."
Zhang Dai laughed and said: "Who a beauty loves is her freedom. How can she force it? We are not the kind of common people who bring disgrace to the scenery. But it is hard to say for Yan Ke. Jiezi, haven't you already made an appointment with Yan Ke?"
Are you going to bet on who can win the favor of Li Xueyi, the eldest daughter of the old courtyard? I don’t think Li Xueyi can compare to this Wang Weigu——"
Zhang Yuan said: "This is also a joke. Who can bear to bet on that seriously? Dong Qichang hates me to the core. I am still enjoying myself. I don't know whether to live or die. Tomorrow we will go to Huating, and there will be thorns every step of the way."
Zhang Dai nodded and said: "Of course, these can only be discussed after defeating Dong Qichang. Fighting Dong is a serious matter."
The group went down to Lu's Manor, had dinner in the manor, and walked back to Qingpu County, which is ten miles away. Zhang E, who likes wine and hospitality, met Liu Jingting, Hong Daotai, and several Qingpu students from Jin Bozong who were also returning from drinking, and met on the street.
Zhang E asked Zhang Dai about Zhang Yuan's visit to Chen Meigong today. Zhang Dai said, "I will tell you in detail in a few days. There is something more important now." Then he told what happened to Chen Meigong's servant who went to the Dong Mansion.
Hong Daotai was shocked and said: "This is not good - Bu Shicheng is a Shanghai student, so he should know Jin Langzhi and the others. Dong Zu would definitely arrest Jin Langzhi and the others for questioning."
Jin Bozong said: "Brother Lang, Brother Weng, and Brother Jiang all have meritorious status. Neither the government nor the county can punish them. The Dong family doesn't dare to do anything to them—"
Zhang E curled his lips and said: "Brother Bo Zong, this is a roundabout way. It's just like I beat Bu Shicheng, so I beat him. Dong Zuchang is more arrogant than me. Is there any reason not to torture him? Jin Langzhi and the others will definitely do it."
They are in trouble, and we must try to save them quickly."
Zhang Yuandao: "We will rush to Huating early tomorrow morning and invite all the students from Qingpu to go with us. We will go to the Songjiang government office to ask for orders in the name of severely punishing those who beat young people."
Hong Daotai and others nodded in agreement, said goodbye on the street, and went to contact the students each. In the late Ming Dynasty, the students had no worries about food and clothing. Those who thought they had no hope of winning the exam went to find a career. The rest of the students were still thinking about the imperial examination.
Taking one step further or even two steps, but it will be annoying to do eight-part essays all day long. The provincial examination is once every three years. The county school instructors' academic management of students is far less strict than in the early years of the Kingdom, so the students have a lot of leisure.
It is easy to cause trouble. In addition to the Xiwenhui Social Alliance, the students also like to gather together to make trouble. These two successful suppressions of the Wang County Magistrate in the county government made the students in Qingpu feel their own power, so they did not want to go to Songjiang Prefecture.
The petition to the Yamen was very enthusiastic——
Jin Langzhi, Weng Yuansheng, and Jiang Shiqiao arrived by boat at Beicang Pier in Huating County before noon on May 16. Jiang Shiqiao and Weng Yuansheng lived together on Chenghuang Temple Street. Jin Langzhi's home was behind the Xian Temple in the south of the city, where he, Weng, and Jiang were born.
We made an appointment to meet at Wanghai Tower at noon tomorrow, and then said goodbye to Jin Langzhi. He returned home, met his parents, wife and children, and the family was naturally happy. That night, Jin Langzhi copied the poem "Calligraphy and Painting is Hard to Feel Like from the Heart" that he copied in Juran School.
"On" and copied two more copies -◆In the morning, Jin Langzhi took this article to see his friend Fan Chang. Fan Chang was Zengguangxuan who studied in Huating County. He was related to Dong by marriage. Fan Chang's wife Gong and Dong Zuhe's wife
Fang is a cousin. Dong Zuhe is relatively modest among Dong Qichang's three married sons. He is not as domineering as Dong Zuyuan and Dong Zuchang. Fan Chang and Dong Zuhe have a fair relationship, but Fan Chang and Dong Zuchang have a relationship.
According to an old grudge, Fan Chang had a beautiful maid named Yu Mo. Once she went with Fan Chang to Dong Zuhe's house. Dong Zuchang saw her and Dong Zuchang wanted to buy Yumo from Fan Chang. Fan Chang was not short of money, so naturally he would not
Yes, Dong Zuchang said, "If you don't drink a toast, you'll have to drink as a penalty."
After scolding and ordering his servants to push Fan Chang out of the house, Fan Chang went to ask to see Dong Qichang, but Dong Qichang refused to see him. Fan Chang went to the Huating County government office to file a complaint, saying that Fan Chang had no evidence, even if he had evidence.
It was impossible for the magistrate of Huating to search Dong Zuchang's residence for one of Fan Chang's maids, so the matter was left undisturbed. Later, it was discovered that the maid Yumo had been given to his father Dong Qichang by Dong Zuchang. Jin Langzhi knew about this, so he came to contact him.
Fan Chang——
Fan Chang hated the Dong family and his son. When he saw this article "Calligraphy and painting are difficult to express from the heart," he was so impressed that he asked who made it? Jin Langzhi told the truth. Fan Chang had been famous for Zhang Yuan for a long time, and it was published by Fushui Shanfang Society. He bought both the "Collected Works of Zhang Jiezi in the Songjiang Period" and the "One Hundred and Twenty Selected Works of Zhang Jiezi in the Songjiang Period" engraved by Yang's Bookstore in Qingpu. He admired Zhang Yuan very much. What he admired most was that Zhang Yuan dared to beat Dong Zuchang. He said happily: "Has Shanyin Zhang Jiezi arrived? Great, then let's make a big fuss this time and make the Dong family and his son ruin their reputations."
At noon that day, Fan Chang and Jin Langzhi went to Wanghailou to meet Weng Yuansheng and Jiang Shiqiao. They were both students in the same county. They knew each other in ordinary times, but they were only casual acquaintances because they had a rift with Dong. , and suddenly the relationship became closer. While drinking, they talked about Dong's various evil deeds. Just as he was talking with indignation, he suddenly saw the restaurant waiter who served the food knelt down and said: "Do you recognize Mr. Shanyin Zhang? The little man came to Fu, and he visited Shanyin last month."
Jin Langzhi saw that although the bartender was tall and had big ears, he looked a bit stupid, so he asked, "What are you doing in Shanyin?"
Laifu said sadly and angrily: "The villain used to live by the Changsheng Bridge. He was a bamboo craftsman. Because the property was taken over by Dong Zuyuan at a low price, his mother was so angry that she lay in bed and died within a month. The villain has nowhere to redress his grievances. I heard that Shangyin Master Zhang dared to attack Dong Zuchang, so he went to seek refuge. Master Zhang said that he would come to Huating and let the villain come back first. After Master Zhang found out that the villain was indeed kind, he would also take him in. The villain is seven days old. I just came back a while ago and had no place to live, so I worked as a helper in this restaurant."
Jin Langzhi said: "Master Zhang is in Qingpu now and will be here in two days."
Laifu said happily: "That's great, I must beg Mr. Zhang to take him in this time."
Jin Langzhi thought that Zhang Yuan also needed manpower in Huating. Laifu was a big spender, he was familiar with the Huating market, and he was a good servant, so he said: "Then you stay in this restaurant. When Mr. Zhang arrives, I will have someone call you." go.
I was overjoyed and kowtowed quickly.
Jin Langzhi, Fan Chang, Weng Yuansheng, and Jiang Shiqiao discussed for a while and decided to contact the students with whom they had good friendships and those who had quarrels with Dong. When Zhang came to Huating, they gathered together to accuse Dong - —
In the afternoon, Fan Chang returned home and read again the article "On Calligraphy and Painting Difficult to Express from the Heart" left by Jin Langzhi. The more he read, the more wonderful he felt - it was indescribable. As soon as this article came out, Dong Qichang's mask of elegance was stripped away, and the world Everyone knew about Dong Qichang's ugliness, and Fan Chang was eager for Dong's reputation to be disgraced. He really wanted Dong and his son to read this memorial. Dong Qichang and Dong Zuchang would definitely be furious.
The more Fan Chang thought about it, the more impatient he became, so he called three family members who were proficient in writing, together with himself, to quickly copy a dozen copies of this anti-Dong propaganda article. He wanted his family members to go to various thoroughfares to post it overnight, but he was afraid that they would be People discovered that it was posted by his Fan family, and he came up with a plan. He asked a shrewd and capable servant to hold the dozen or so posters of Dong Xiwen and Wangyue Wanghai Restaurant to find good luck. He did not say who ordered it, but said that it was to spread the word about Dong. The father and son of the family had committed evil deeds, and asked Laifu to post them in lively places such as the City God's Temple, the Shenming Pavilion in prefectures and counties, the Xiangxian Temple, the Confucian Gate, and the North and South Pier, instructing Laifu to be careful and not to be discovered.
Laifu was illiterate. Hearing that the plan was to publicize Dong's evil deeds, he readily agreed. He rolled up a dozen pieces of paper with paste and posted them everywhere in the dead of night.
Fan Chang came to the Xiangxian Temple nearest to his home early the next morning. Sure enough, he saw an eye-catching inscription on the white wall in front of the temple. Many people were watching, but not many people were literate. If there were no
Even though I am literate, I don't necessarily know how to read clearly. They are all asking, "What is written?"
Fan Chang then waddled closer and asked, "What are you looking at?"
Someone who knew Fan Chang said: "Fan Xiucai is here. Fan Xiucai is very knowledgeable. Please take a look at this list. Is it related to the government's collection of money and grain taxes? Isn't it going to be apportioned again?"
Fan Chang read the article again and explained each sentence to everyone. Everyone looked at each other, and one of them said: "Isn't this Mr. Dong Hanlin and Mr. Dong?"
The crowd said one after another: "That's Mr. Dong."
When Fan Chang saw that everyone understood, he immediately withdrew and rushed to Huating Confucianism, where the storm was at the forefront. Let's see what the students think about it.
Fan Chang came to the Confucian School in the county. As he expected, a group of students gathered in front of the Lingxing Gate of the school and had a heated discussion. The topic they talked about was "The Theory of Calligraphy and Painting Difficult to Be the Voice of the Heart". Naturally, these students did not need Fan Chang's explanation. Although this article did not
Mention Dong Qichang's name, but as long as you are from Huating, you will know that the sharp point of this article is directed at Dong Qichang——
In the late Ming Dynasty, people like to discuss current affairs, so Dong Qichang naturally had a heated discussion on the topic of "people's hearts are in danger from mountains and rivers". Fan Chang immediately discussed with all the people, and while they were discussing, he suddenly saw two bachelors coming and came up to expose the matter.
After reading the list, I asked the students: "Who posted this?"
The students would not pay attention and they all yelled at the bachelor for being rude. The two young players did not dare to offend these scholars, so they took the exam and ran away.
Fan Chang knew that Dong and his son already knew about this, and he was secretly happy. Dong Qichang must have been furious.
Many students speculated about who wrote this article. Fan Chang naturally pretended not to know. Seeing that Jin Langzhi had not come to the county school yet, he went to the Jin Mansion to visit Jin Langzhi and told him what happened last night and what he saw today.
He was told to be careful and not to let Dong's people notice it. Now that the message has been circulated, there is no point in Dong's seizure. This matter will definitely spread -
Thank you book friends for your monthly votes and recommendation votes. When Yasao was in difficulty, book friends extended a warm hand. Xiaodao was very touched. Today there is no time for the second update. I only wrote 4,000 words. I will definitely update the book tomorrow.