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Chapter 388 The wisdom of the fisherman

The bitter fragrance mixed with mugwort leaves, calamus, and pomegranate huā came up with the water vapor and penetrated the tip of the nose. There was a feeling of being tipsy. Zhang Yuan wiped the sweat from his forehead, raised his head and said to Mu Zhenzhen behind him: "

Taking a bath on this hot day has made me sweat profusely, and any evil cold, dampness, poison, or stale smell will be completely gone." After saying that, I stood up, and the water in the bathtub immediately fell -

A pair of wooden clogs were placed beside the tub. Zhang Yuan stepped out of the tub, put on the wooden clogs, took the cloth from Mu Zhenzhen to wipe his body, and looked up at Mu Zhenzhen who was close at hand. Mu Zhenzhen also used a cloth to help him.

He wiped his body, with a smile still on his lips, and asked: "Zhenzhen, why are you smiling?"

Mu Zhenzhen quickly shook his head and said, "My maid is not smiling." He saw a few moxa leaves and pomegranate petals stuck to Zhang Yuan's chest and abdomen, so he stretched out his hands to pick them up, his eyes swept across Zhang Yuan's crotch, and thought:

"Will it get bigger if you soak it in water? It's like this every time -"

Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "Where are you looking?"

Mu Zhenzhen's face instantly turned red, and he said half-embarrassed and half-annoyed: "Where did you see it, maid? It's not like I haven't seen it before. Isn't it so rare?" He has served Zhang Yuan for three years, and Zhang Yuan is an easy-going person, so Mu Zhenzhen sometimes

He would also act coquettishly and make little jokes to the young master.

A maid's voice came from outside the bathroom door: "Sir, there are several visitors here."

Zhang Yuan responded: "Okay, I'll be there soon. Please wait a moment."

Mu Zhenzhen hurriedly dried Zhang Yuan's hair, tied it up, put on the Zhongjing crown, and put on the Zhongjing uniform. This was the crown uniform for officials of the seventh rank and above when they were in Yanju, which was formulated during the Jiajing period. The Zhongjing crown is a black gauze hat.

The robes above the fourth rank are edged with gold thread, and those below the fourth rank use light gray thread. The robes are all dark blue gauze or gauze. Above the third rank, moiré patterns are used, while below the fourth rank, plain ground is used, and the inner lining is dark jade.

.It looks refreshing and elegant——

Zhang Yuan sat on a stool, wearing plain shoes and white socks, and said: "Has the news about Yuhe Bridge already spread? Very good, very good."

Mu Zhenzhen saw that the young master was still sweating on his forehead, so he fanned the young master with a Shanxi cattail fan. The smile appeared on his lips again, thinking: "The young master is a humble gentleman. He has always been framed by others, but now he has

He can also frame others, which is great. Yao's cousin is so hateful that he even wanted to use the incident of my father accidentally spooking his horse to embarrass the young master. It's not a big deal to give him a few sips of water. The young master is now Yao

My cousin the litigant’s savior——"

Zhang Yuan put on his socks and stood up. When he saw Mu Zhenzhen smiling, he reached out and pinched Mu Zhenzhen's strong, porcelain-white cheeks and said, "Don't laugh, be serious." He took the cattail leaf fan and went out with a smile.

The front hall outside the second door was brightly lit. Shang Zhouzuo was drinking tea in the hall with Qi Chengshun and Qi Biaojia and his son, Zhang Lianfang and Zhang Dai's uncle and nephew, Wen Zhenmeng, Qian Shisheng, Ni Yuanlu, Huang Zunsu and others.

When Zhang Yuan came out, Wen Zhen, Meng and others all stood up and asked with concern what happened at the North Bridge of Yuhe River at dusk?

Zhang Yuan looked helpless and said: "Thank you for your concern. At first I didn't know why Yao Guishan asked me so aggressively that I had committed a slave crime. Then I questioned my maid Mu Zhenzhen, but it turned out that it was Mu Zhenzhen and his father who were together on a certain day in the first month of the month.

While shopping on Dengshi Street, I accidentally startled the horse that Yao was driving. The horse knocked down two people. They probably suffered some minor injuries, but their movements were fine. The two people were afraid of Yao's authority and did not dare to entangle them.

Yao Guishi asked for twenty taels of silver from my maid. How could my maid have so much silver? She was so frightened that she took her father and ran away. This is what happened. Unexpectedly, many days later, Yao Guishi

I recognized Mu Zhenzhen at the bridge and used this incident to question me, saying that I would be impeached for not being strict with my subordinates and allowing my slaves to commit crimes."

Mu Zhenzhen has the blood of the White Huns, with long blond hair, fair skin and blue eyes, which is indeed easier to identify. Wen Zhenmeng, Qian Shisheng and others shook their heads and said one after another: "Yao Zongwen is making too much of a fuss.

It’s obviously intentional to make things difficult.”

Zhang Dai sneered and said: "Yao was asking for help for the people. He was accused of indulging slaves and committing murders. His cousin Yao Fu took all the lawsuits in Shanyin, forced widows to death, occupied people's fields, and paid murderers. He didn't do it.

After half a sentence, he just said that it had nothing to do with him, but it was some minor dispute while walking on the street, and he became filled with righteous indignation!"

While he was talking, another visitor came to visit, but it was Yang Lian and Hong Chengchou. Talking about the incident at the Yuhe Bridge, Zhang Yuan said again: "I was also young and energetic, so I argued with Yao Guixi, and inevitably brought up Yao Fu's incident again.

Yao was furious and pushed me. At that time, something like that happened by the Jade River. I rescued him, but he falsely accused me of pushing him into the water. This really made it difficult for me to defend myself.

Already."

Yang Lian said loudly: "What's so difficult to tell? Yao Zongwen was exposed by you and became angry. The cause and effect of the matter are clear at a glance. I will issue a memorial to impeach Yao Zongwen tomorrow."

Zhang Yuan said tactfully: "Teacher Yang is a laboratory engineer in our hometown. If he takes the lead in impeaching Yao Gui at this time, I'm afraid he will be criticized."

Yang Lian said: "The merits of right and wrong are determined by oneself. Do you think that because you were recommended by me during the provincial examination, I have to avoid suspicion and watch on the sidelines? What is the meaning of advising an official, admonishing, repairing faults, picking up things, supervising virtues at the top, and evil deeds at the bottom?"

How can you have so many scruples?"

Yang Lian was extremely excited about the incident at Yuhe Bridge. Yao Zongwen was the leader of the Zhejiang Party and was the most influential in the impeachment of Li Sancai for being a traitor to the Party. He spared no effort in attacking the Donglin Party members. Unexpectedly, he did this to the young junior Zhang Yuan this time.

Zhang Yuan must have deliberately used words to irritate Yao Zongwen. He was so upset that he fell into the river and made such a big mistake. Zhang Yuan rescued him, but he was surrounded by the Procuratorate, Taichang Temple, and the Department of General Affairs.

Zhang Yuan was falsely accused in front of the officials. Isn't this the two armies nakedly fighting against the enemy, waiting to be shot? It's a perfect opportunity to attack——

Zhang Yuandao: "Then Yao replied that unless I make no mistakes like a saint, he will impeach me. He also said that I form associations to discuss politics, gather people to discuss affairs, etc., etc., etc., they are all impeachable by him."

Wen Zhenmeng, Hong Chengchou, Huang Zunsu, Ni Yuanlu and other Hanshe colleagues were all annoyed. Wen Zhenmeng said: "Although he has been blamed for everything, he has not yet been able to cover up the sky with one hand. He is not upright himself, but he accuses others in every possible way. It is ridiculous!"

Qi Chengshun opened his mouth and said: "He is not the only one in the department. There are six people in the department. There are two left and two people in the department in each department. There are dozens of other people in the department, except for Yan.

There is an official and a censor, how can he be allowed to speak in public."

The parties in the late Ming Dynasty were not clearly divided. A party often only had three or five core members. Then there were some peripheral forces gathered around them. These peripheral forces did not have a clear position and often discussed matters.

Role. Although Qi Chengshun and Shang Zhou Zuo were not the core backbone of the Zhejiang Party, they were considered peripheral members. But now, they are completely on Zhang Yuan's side——

The time was approaching and we couldn't wait too long. After Qi Chengshun, Zhang Lianfang, Yang Lian, Wen Zhen and Meng comforted Zhang Yuan, they declined Shang and Zhou Zuo's invitation to have a banquet and went back to their apartments before the curfew. They lived in the inner city.

It’s so troublesome, and the outer city is generally not subject to curfew restrictions. Many officials live in the outer city. The tobacco, Hua and Liquor Lanes, and most of the places for buying sex and drunkenness are in the outer city, which makes it convenient to do business at night——

After the guests left, Zhang Yuan finished his dinner and walked alone between the two large lotus vats in the courtyard. The lotuses in the vats were standing tall and graceful. They were secretly emitting fragrance. Under the lights of the east and west wings, they looked like the ink lotus pictures painted by Wang Wei.

, Jing Lan stood on the steps, Jing Hui walked to the lotus vat and whispered: "Little uncle——"

"Well, what's the matter?" Zhang Yuan stopped and turned around to look at Jing Hui, whose head was level with the lotus vat. The little girl's eyes were dark and shining. She was wearing a plain little gown after bathing, and her hair was hanging down and white.

Her little face is set among her black hair, so cute.

Jing Hui asked: "I want to ask my uncle if he likes the capital?" The little girl looked very serious.

Zhang Yuan pondered for a moment and replied: "I don't like it very much. I prefer our hometown of Shaoxing, Shanyin and Kuaiji. This side of the Fuhe River is Shanyin, and the other side of the Fuhe River is Kuaiji, which is Jinghui's home. It's really nice."

"That's right." Jing Hui suddenly became happy and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "My sister and I don't like the capital, and we really want to go back to our hometown. At this time, my sister, my sister, and my little aunt spent the summer in Baima Mountain.

, you can also take a boat ride, there are many places to play, and my little aunt also taught us to recite poems and play the piano——"

Jinglan said on the steps: "My little aunt will be coming to the capital in a few months."

Jing Hui sighed and said, "My little aunt is also coming to the capital, so we can't go back."

Zhang Yuan put his hands on his knees, bent down and looked at Jing Hui, and asked: "Why is Xiao Hui in such a bad mood today?"

Jing Hui said: "I just feel that the capital is not as good as Kuaiji. As soon as Mr. Zhang arrived in the capital, his brother was framed and almost failed. Today, this happened again. Who knows what will happen tomorrow, so this is not a good place.

." Seeing Zhang Yuan smiling, he asked: "Little uncle, what do you think is the reason for working hard to get the number one scholar and become an official?"

Zhang Yuandao: "The reason is that one day I can return to Shanyin and enjoy the happiness under the forest."

Jing Hui opened his eyes wide and said: "Brother Mr. Zhang used to enjoy the happiness in Shanyin. He visited the garden, took a boat with my aunt, and went to the Hailongwang Temple to watch the competition club. How happy it was. Why did you work so hard to get the No. 1 Scholar exam?

Are you trying to go back?" The little girl was confused.

Zhang Yuan laughed and remembered a short article he had read before. A tourist went to the beach and saw a fisherman taking a nap in the warm sun. He asked the fisherman why he didn't go to sea to fish. The fisherman said that he had already caught fish yesterday.

, having spent enough for the past few days, the tourists envisioned a bright future for the fisherman, saying that if the fisherman fished every day, he would be able to save up money to buy a big boat in three years, and then the big boat would be replaced by a bigger boat.

You will be able to own a fleet in the next year. The fisherman asked what would happen if you owned a fleet. The tourist said that then you would be able to sunbathe comfortably without doing anything. The fisherman said: "I am not enjoying myself now."

Let’s bask in the sun, why wait until decades later?”

Zhang Yuan told this story to Jinglan and Jing Hui. Jinglan pursed her lips and smiled, while Jing Hui laughed and said, "Yes, why did my uncle go in such a big circle?"

Zhang Yuanhan said with a smile: "Reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, only after wandering around a lot will you realize that your hometown is better."

Jing Hui nodded, thinking it made sense, and said seriously: "Then when my uncle gets tired and wants to go back, take me with him. I'm already tired here."

Jing Lan said: "Why are you tired? There are still many scenic spots in the capital that you haven't visited. Xiao Hui hasn't been out for many days and really wants to go out and play."

Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "That's it, don't worry, when your little aunt comes, let her take you out to play."



Yao Zongwen's residence is near Yaowang Temple outside Chongwen Gate, not far from the residence of Zhou Yingqiu, who had been hanged. When Qi Chengshun, Zhang Lianfang and others from the Han Society visited Zhang Yuan, Yao Zongwen also came to his residence.

There were four visitors. They were Liu Tingyuan, the imperial censor of Shaanxi Province in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Hu Shixiang, the doctor in the Ministry of Justice. These two were core figures of the Zhejiang Party. The third visitor was Zhou Yongchun, the minister of etiquette, who was the same as Qi Shijiao.

Another leader of the party is Yulin Wei Qianhu Zheng Yangxing.

After a brief diagnosis and treatment by the medical officer of Yao Zongwen Jingtai Hospital, he was sent back to his residence in the outer city. At this time, he was half-recumbent and half-lying on a bamboo couch with a small case beside it. There was a bowl of jujube kernel soup on the desk, which was the medicine's medicine.

The official prescription was used to calm the nerves and calm the nerves. Liu Tingyuan, Hu Shixiang, and Zhou Yongchun were still wearing the uniforms of civilian officials sitting in court, while Zheng Yangxing was wearing the official uniform of a fifth-grade military attache. The four of them sat beside the bamboo couch and watched together.

Yao Zongwen drinks jujube kernel soup. Yao Zongwen still takes good care of his body. He should drink the medicine while it is hot so that his body can recover as soon as possible. Only then can he have the energy to deal with that kid Zhang Yuan——

The medicinal soup burned his mouth, and Yao Zongwen drank it in small sips. Liu Tingyuan and the other three were very patient. Although they were anxious, they still waited silently. Zheng Yangxing became impatient and said, "Yao Zongwen, you have always been thoughtful and thoughtful. How could it happen today?"

He was provoked by Zhang Yuan and did such a disgraceful thing!"

Yao Zongwen said nothing and continued to drink the soup. His face was red and he was sweating profusely. He put down the bowl, wiped the sweat with a sweat towel, and said slowly: "Do you also think that I, Yao Zongwen, would be stupid enough to push and fight with Zhang Yuan in public?"

Liu Tingyuan whispered: "Brother Yao, please tell me what happened. I don't believe that Brother Yao is so unwise."

Yao Zongwen said: "I did have a dispute with Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan's slaves were rampant and lawless. I stepped forward and accused him. He brought out some old stories of my clan brothers to slander me. These were all things I expected, but

I never expected that he would push me into the river and then pick me up and pretend to be my benefactor, making Zhang Wenda and others believe it was true——"

Speaking of this, Yao Zongwen's voice was trembling, filled with deep-seated hatred and deep fear, and he said in a deep voice: "This person is not only cunning, but also despises laws and ethics. He actually used such rogue methods to frame me.

If he is not eliminated, he will become a great thief of the country."

Liu Tingyuan and the four of them looked at each other in confusion.

Zheng Yangxing said: "Yao Jishi, I and a few others naturally believe you, but I'm afraid most people in the government and the public do not believe you, so you have to try to defend yourself."

Yao Zongwen had a sullen face and remained silent. He now regrets that he rushed to defend himself in front of Zhang Wenda and others, saying that it was Zhang Yuan who pushed him into the water. Zhang Wenda and others obviously did not believe it. Instead, they thought that he was full of contempt for repaying kindness with hatred. At that time,

The only feasible way is to pretend to be unconscious and say some intermittent words while in coma to expose Zhang Yuan's sinister intentions. Only in this way can Zhang Wenda and others suspect Zhang Yuan. However, things happened in a hurry at that time and he was in a hurry.

I was so angry that I really couldn't think about that much. I was just anxious to defend myself and make false accusations, but I fell deeper and deeper into Zhang Yuan's trap——

Thinking of this, the sweat on Yao Zongwen's forehead became more intense. Zhang Yuan came up with such a vicious plan in a short period of time and implemented it quickly. Such decisiveness is really chilling.

Hu Shixiang, a doctor in the Ministry of Punishment, asked: "Brother Yao, since it was Zhang Yuan who pushed you into the water, and people were coming and going in West Chang'an Street at that time, how could there be no one who saw the truth?"

Yao Zongwen said: "At that time, Zhang Yuan looked eastward with a look of surprise, attracting the attention of the onlookers at the bridge, and then he started to pull me away. I hate that my two stupid servants actually said no when asked by Zhang Butang.

See it clearly, but you don’t know how to protect your master regardless of whether you see it clearly or not, alas!”

Hu Shixiang also knew that this matter was difficult to explain. Even if passers-by saw Zhang Yuan dragging Yao Zongwen into the river, they did not come forward to testify at the scene, and they could not testify afterwards. People would only think that Yao Zongwen fabricated it to frame Zhang Yuan.

The matter was no longer clear, so he sighed and said, "Brother Yao is also a little impatient. Zhang Yuan's servant injured someone. It is useless for Brother Yao to accuse Zhang Yuan in person. It is enough to scare the snake and get bitten by the snake."

Yao Zongwen frowned and said nothing, admitting in his heart that he was impatient. Zhang Yuan's victory in the examination fraud case made him very angry. Today at the Beiqiao Bridge of Yuhe River, he discovered that the car that shocked him on Dengshi Street that day was actually Zhang Yuan's car.

The servant couldn't help but wanted to refute Zhang Yuan's face in front of Guo Hui, Zhou Yanru and other Ci Lin officials. After a confrontation, Zhang Yuan's face was not damaged at all, but he was in a state of embarrassment.

If he can't be redeemed, then his career as a public official is over. You don't have to pinch your fingers to foresee that there will be many memorials to impeach him, and the case of his cousin Yao Fu will be reopened. The Donglin Party members have been waiting for this.

What an opportunity——

The flame of the glazed lamp on the table was dim and the room was quiet, but everyone's mood was extremely uneasy.

Yao Zongwen said: "Zhang Yuan is cunning. I underestimated the enemy and was hasty. But the matter has come to this, how should we remedy it?"

Liu Tingyuan, the supervisory censor of Shaanxi Province, said: "Brother Yao will take a break for a few days and wait and see how the situation changes before making a decision. You can't make a wrong move now. You must make a decision before taking action. Otherwise, we, the three parties, will use Li Sancai's case to seize the opportunity."

The advantage over Donglin gained by the Xiong Tingbi case will be greatly damaged."

Hu Shixiang shook his head and said: "This Zhang Yuan is simply the nemesis of our Zhejiang Party. He is the grandson of Zhang Rulin and the sister-in-law of Zhou Zuo of Shang Dynasty, but he went to Donglin's side to deal with us. Zhang Yuan alone is nothing, no matter what

Whether he is the number one scholar or Hanlin, the key is the complicated relationships behind him. Originally, Shang Zhouzuo, as Zuo Qiandu censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was a cadre of our Zhejiang Party, and he also contributed to the Xiong Yanbi case, but now he is with us

Alienated.”

"Nemesis?" Zheng Yangxing said disapprovingly: "A new Hanlin with no foundation dares to be called a nemesis. Liu Yushi is too long and other people's ambitions have destroyed his own prestige. Wind opinions are guided by others. Yao Gai has already made it clear.

It was Zhang Yuan who pushed him into the trap. How could he admit it just because he was dumb? I will let my subordinates spread the truth everywhere. Zhang Yuan's pretentiousness is full of flaws, and smart people will see through it - and Mr. Yao, you,

If you are in good health, you should go to Liu Ke Gallery as usual tomorrow for duty, and you must not give in to Zhang Yuan."

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