The midday sun filtered through the clouds. The light was not dazzling, but the heat was unbearable. By the side of Maji Temple, in front of Dong Zuchang's mansion, people gathered shoulder to shoulder, sweating like rain, raising their hands like a forest. There was a sour smell of sweat in the air. The bartender from Wanghailou came.
Fu struggled to squeeze through the crowd and shouted repeatedly: "Master Zhang—Master Zhang—this little man is coming to Fu—"
Laifu heard at the restaurant that Dong Zuchang had killed a student named Fan, and he was beating a drum in his heart. He remembered that one of the four students who cursed Dong while drinking in the restaurant the day before yesterday was named Fan. He also heard that
The female family members of the Fan family went to the Dong Mansion to cry, so Laifu came to see what was going on. Anyway, there were no customers in the restaurant at this time. After walking with the crowd for a while, he suddenly heard that Mr. Zhang from Shanyin was also here, so he hurriedly shouted and crowded.
See you in the past——
Mu Jingyan held his whistle stick horizontally and stopped Laifu. Laifu shouted: "Master Zhang, the little man Laifu is here."
Zhang Yuan and others looked back, and Weng Yuansheng said to Zhang Yuan: "This is a guy from Wanghailou. He is an honest man. Brother Lang said the day before yesterday that he would send someone to see you when Brother Jiezi arrived in Huating. Brother Fan was also here at that time.
, but today, heaven and man are separated forever.”
Laifu knelt down and kowtowed to Zhang Yuan, then stood up and said: "The day before yesterday, the four princes were drinking in Wanghai Tower. That night, a servant took more than a dozen posters and asked me to post them everywhere, saying that they were exposing Dong's evil deeds. Of course, I
I’ll do as you’re told, but I don’t know which husband gave the order to me?”
Weng Yuansheng and Jiang Shiqiao looked at each other, and Weng Yuansheng whispered to Zhang Yuan: "Brother Fan should be the one who ordered Laifu to post that article. This is also why Dong Zuchang detained and humiliated Brother Fan."
Zhang Yuan looked at the closed door of Dong's mansion and thought to himself: "Fan Chang's death has something to do with me. This time Dong Zuchang must pay with his life. According to Ming Dynasty law, Dong Zuchang did not kill with his own hands. The crime does not lead to death. But this kind of evil must be eradicated.
."
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In Songjiang Prefecture, Jin Langzhi accused Dong Zuchang of secretly detaining student Fan Chang, causing Fan Chang's death. Lu Tao, Yang Shixiang and other twenty students accused Huating's Dong family of manipulating the gangsters to harass Qingpu, rape women, and injure people, and requested the prefect.
Huang Guoding and Wu Tuiguan of the Criminal Justice Department pursued Dong Zuchang, and Wu Long and others interrogated him. Hundreds of people gathered in front of the government office.
The day before yesterday, Huang Guoding, the prefect of Songjiang, saw the article "On Calligraphy and Painting Difficult to Say From the Heart" posted by Shen Mingting, and knew that there was a force targeting Dong Qichang that was going to attack with all its strength. That afternoon he went to visit Teacher Dong, who was so angry that he aged ten years.
. His hands and feet were trembling, and he did not even reply to Chen Meigong's letter. He was no longer as elegant and calm as before. Huang Guoding comforted Dong Qichang and said: "Rumors stop with wise men, and rumors will eventually disappear. Teacher, don't get so angry that you are so angry——
"
However, in response to Dong Qichang's request to track down the author of this article and severely punish him, Huang Guoding responded casually, thinking: "Look at the article 'Painting and Calligraphy are difficult to express from the heart'. The writing is elegant and the quotations are accurate. The discussion is eloquent, just like Zhuang and Meng's eloquent debates.
, this is definitely not something that an ordinary Confucian scholar can write, it must be someone with great talent. Moreover, this article is unique in that the name of Teacher Dong is not mentioned in the whole text, but every word is accurate. The knife and the pen, this is the knife and the pen."
Even Huang Guoding was surprised when he read such a statement, and it was not a criticism of the government, so how could he be convicted with an article? Huang Guoding had no intention of tracking down the author of this article. He also knew in his heart that the author would show up without him.
Nearly fifty, he has been a local official for many years and is very sensitive to these disputes and conflicts. Knowing that major events have happened recently, the most important thing now is to control the students in one prefecture and three counties. Yesterday, he summoned the professor of Songjiang Fuxue and Shanghai and Huating
, the teachings of the three counties of Qingpu required the instructors to take good care of the students in their respective schools. Unexpectedly, they learned that student Fan Chang died this morning, and Fan Chang’s friend Jin Shengyuan beat the drum to express his grievances——
Things that made Huang Guoding anxious came one after another. Lu Tao from Qingpu led a group of students to sue Huating Dong and Daxing Qingshou. Dozens of students gathered together. Huang Guoding was under great pressure. He was working with Songjiang Prefecture Tongzhi and
Official Wu Tui of the Criminal Justice Department discussed countermeasures, and a Yamen servant came to report that Dong Zuchang's residence was surrounded by angry people. He sent his family to ask Magistrate Huang and Wu Tui to send more officers to disperse the people. After Huang Guoding inquired carefully, he found out that Fan's family
The female family members carried Fan Chang's body and forced the door to the door. About a thousand people besieged Dong Zuchang's residence. Both Huang Guoding and Wu Tuiguan were sweating on their foreheads. The matter was getting worse and worse. How could it be solved?
Obviously, the situation on Dong Zuchang's side was more urgent. Magistrate Huang asked Wu Tuiguan to deal with Jin Langzhi and the students of Qingpu. He hurried to Maji Temple in the west of the city with his fellow magistrates, Tongpan and other subordinate officials as well as dozens of Yamen servants.
There were huge crowds of people and roads were blocked. The angry people were throwing rocks at the door of Dong Zuchang’s house. Stones were also thrown from the house, injuring several people——
Dozens of government officials cleared a field, and Magistrate Huang met Fan Chang's mother Feng. Fan's mother, Feng, was over sixty years old.
The female family members all knelt down and begged the royal family to avenge them. Fan's mother, Feng, cried and complained that her son Fan Chang was arrested by Dong Zuchang yesterday and beaten and tortured. As a result, he died of heat stroke and could not be treated in time. He asked the royal family to investigate Dong Zuchang's crime——
At this time, Huang Guoding could only express his condolences and asked Fan's mother Feng to go back first and bury Fan Chang in the coffin, so as not to expose the body to the sun and cause the deceased's soul to be uneasy. As for redress of grievances, Huang Guoding promised to investigate the matter strictly——
Zhang E shouted: "Dong Zuchang is in the mansion. Please ask the Lord to arrest him and come out for interrogation."
Huang Guoding had just appeased Fan's mistress when he heard Zhang E yelling and was very unhappy. He stared at Zhang E. Zhang E was not afraid and looked at Huang Guoding. Huang Guoding saw that Zhang E was a student and frowned and asked: "Are you Fan?"
Who is from the government?"
Zhang E stepped forward, bowed his head, and said: "Student Shanyin Zhang E hates Mr. Dong for his many evil deeds, so I came here to help him redress his grievances."
Huang Guoding asked hurriedly: "Are you Zhang Jiezi, the young Sanyuan of Shaoxing?"
Zhang E laughed and said to Zhang Yuan behind him: "Jie Zi, you are more famous. If you write eight-part essay well, you will become famous."
Zhang Yuan then stepped forward and saluted: "Student Zhang Yuan paid homage to Huang Fuzun. The student and Fan Shengyuan were good friends. After learning about Fan Shengyuan's sad news, I came here to express my condolences."
Huang Guoding nodded and looked at Zhang Yuan, who had beaten Dong Zuchang twice. This boy was handsome and elegant. His appearance alone did not look like that unruly man, but looking at his eyes, he was definitely that of a man with a very deep city.
Profound and calm, Huang Guoding thought to himself: "This Zhang Yuan appeared in Huating and in front of the Dong Mansion at this time, either sooner or later. Could it be that Zhang Yuan wrote the article "Theory on calligraphy and painting is difficult to express from the heart"?"
Zhang Dai, Weng Yuansheng, and Jiang Shiqiao all came forward to salute Huang Guoding. Huang Guoding said: "You and other scholars, please do not do official business. Such gatherings and riots are not the actions of Sheng. Fan Sheng's matter will be discussed with Wu Tui."
The officials will join in the trial. Since you are Fan Sheng’s friends, you should comfort his family. If an old person like Fan’s mother is exposed to the hot sun, who should be blamed if she gets sick as a result!"
Huang Guoding's words were reasonable and stern. He wanted the Fan family members to go home and everyone to disperse. This was obviously to relieve Dong Zuchang. As for the trial, it could be postponed.
Did Zhang Yuan not know what Huang Guoding was thinking, and said loudly: "With Huang Fuzun in charge, the injustice of Fan Sheng's tragic death will definitely be vindicated. Huang Fuzun can understand that Mrs. Fan is old and frail, and is worried that she will get sick due to the hot weather. Don't you know?"
Mrs. Fan's biggest pain at this time is the tragic death of her son. Every day her injustice is not redressed, Mrs. Fan will grieve every day. The pain of losing her son in her old age is worse than the pain of being exposed to the scorching sun. I implore Huang Fuzun to take care of him immediately.
Ask Dong Zuchang to avenge Fan's grievances and comfort Fan's mother's pain."
Zhang Yuan's words were sharp. Taking advantage of Huang Guoding's so-called benevolence to comfort Fan, he forced Huang Guoding to immediately try Fan Chang's violent death case. Fan's mother, Feng, originally listened to Huang Zhifu's advice and wanted to go back first, but she heard Zhang Yuan say this
After saying these words, he understood that he could not relax at this time and must hold on, so he knelt down and lamented: "Please make the decision for the old woman, otherwise the old woman will die in front of the Dong Mansion today."
Zhang E shouted: "We will never leave until Dong Zuchang is found!"
Hundreds of people followed and shouted: "Find out Dong Zuchang, find out Dong Zuchang——"
The sound was like thunder, and Huang Guoding took a step back in shock. After a while, he said: "This government will judge impartially, but there are legal procedures for hearing cases, and good people cannot be detained at will -"
Zhang E saw Huang Guoding in front of Dong's house, but he refused to arrest Dong Zuchang. He said angrily: "Songjiang Prefecture cannot detain good people at will, but Dong Zuchang can detain and beat people to death at will. Is Songjiang Huating the Dong family's world?"
Huang Guoding was interrupted by Zhang E when he was speaking in front of the public. He was very angry and shouted: "The inscription on Taizu's lying inscription says: All military and civilian benefits, workers, peasants and commerce can be mentioned, but students cannot comment - you go to the county to study,
Haven’t you listened to the instructor’s instructions?”
When Zhu Yuanzhang was still alive, he had very strict control over the officials and officials, and did not allow the officials to speak about political affairs. But that was already in the Yellow calendar, and it was impossible to prevent the officials from discussing political affairs in the late Ming Dynasty. Only when the Manchu and Qing Dynasties entered the customs and massacred all the officials was it possible.
Let the mouths of all living beings be sealed. Moreover, for Zhang E, he has never heard of any inscriptions on lying tablets. Zhang E bought this scarf, and he did not travel to Pan or offer sacrifices to Confucius——
Zhang Yuandao: "Huang Fuzun, everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of a country. The inscription on Taizu's Reclining Tablet refers to the fact that at that time, when the country was first established, the remnants of the previous dynasty were in confusion, so they suppressed the opinions of the scholars. Today, there is peace, and there are occasional bad governments.
Those of us who read the books of sages and sages offer advice and suggestions. This is our loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. What's more, Fan Sheng's unjust death has nothing to do with the government. As Fan Sheng's friends, we pity his old mother and widow and redress his grievances. How can we say this!
"
Zhang E was more direct, shouting: "Only corrupt officials are afraid of people's words. In the past, when King Li of Zhou ruled the people's way, will it happen again in Huating today?" Zhang E decisively used an allusion, which seemed to be based on classics.
eloquent.
Huang Guoding was extremely angry, but obviously he couldn't get angry at this time. More and more people were gathering in front of the Dong Mansion. It was hard to be angry. It was scary for so many people to gather here. He immediately discussed it with the official Tongpan and decided to go ahead.
Take Dong Zuchang back to the government office to quell public anger——
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