On the day after the Double Ninth Festival, it was almost time for Zhang Yuan to arrive at Wang Siren's house in Kuaiji. Shi Shuang was carrying two baskets. One basket contained Xiaoshan square persimmons and Shanyin Xie oranges, and the other basket contained big river crabs and
Wax Clam, at the "Crab Party" on Yuqi Mountain yesterday, Zhang Yuan thought the river crab tasted very delicious, so early this morning he ordered Shi Shuang to buy 20 kilograms of large river crab for his teacher Wang Siren's family to try.
Wang Siren, who was wearing a light blue straight jacket, stood on the eaves of the front hall and said: "Zhang Yuan, it seems that you won a lot of money yesterday, and you also knew how to buy some fruits. It is considered polite to be filial to your teacher."
The news about the bet and lawsuit with Yang Shangyuan spread so quickly. Zhang Yuan quickly bowed and said: "Teacher Rong, the student is not frivolous and loves gambling. He is actually forced by Yang Xiucai, and he has no choice but to do so."
Wang Siren looked at this young disciple, his expression still humble and calm. This boy was young and had a wealthy family. He said, "Follow me to the study to talk." He turned around and walked to the study in the front yard.
Zhang Yuan followed Wang Siren to the study room. Wang Siren sat down and he stood up, obeying the order and told in detail the details of his meeting with Yang Shangyuan on his trip to Yuqi Mountain yesterday——
Wang Siren's face showed a smile: "'The thief of a country is crowned with seven books of benevolence and righteousness'. These two sentences are really good. You dare to gamble based on your talent."
Zhang Yuandao: "It's not that the students are reckless, but that the students firmly believe that Yang Shangyuan can't break the 'Confucius' in seven steps, so the students will not lose, but the students almost can't win. Then Yang Shangyuan is really moving too fast -"
This sentence made Wang Siren amused. He laughed loudly and laughed for a while. Suddenly his smile faded and he said solemnly: "Zhang Yuan, do you think you can beat Yang Shangyuan with your talent and get gambling money when you get to the government?"
Zhang Yuan did not dare to speak and listened quietly to Wang Siren's lecture.
Wang Siren said: "The Law of the Ming Dynasty stipulates that 'anyone who gambles with money will have an eighty-yang stick, and the money and goods from the stalls will be brought to the official, and those who open a casino will be guilty of the same crime.' Therefore, the county magistrate Hou ordered one hundred and fifty taels of gambling money to be punished."
I am giving it to you privately. Of course, there is a difference between your kind and gambling. The chief minister of the cabinet, Ye Xianggao, was still playing chess and gambling with others in his mansion. The bet was Song Tuo's "Chunhua Pavilion Post". This is
I have seen it with my own eyes - there are loopholes in the "Da Ming Code". In theory, what matters is face and communication. If you are not a descendant of Zhang Rulin, or a disciple of Wang Siren, a little scholar would dare to go to court to sue a scholar, and
It’s still a bet, whether it’s justified or not, the stick will be forked first, don’t you think so?”
Zhang Yuan said respectfully: "The teacher taught you very well, but the student still acted a little rashly."
Wang Siren said: "Otherwise, I am not blaming you, but I want you to understand the situation and situation, what can be done and what cannot be done. In the future, when you enter the imperial examination and become an official, you will come into contact with all kinds of people and all kinds of intrigues."
, conflicts of interest are inevitable. Don’t look at the fact that some people’s words are high-sounding and well-founded, but they are actually speaking for their own interests. Just like Yao Fu’s cousin Yao Chengli, he has a reputation in the court as being outspoken and daring to remonstrate, but what about the reality?
, His outspoken words and remonstrances are also carefully selected. It is impossible for him to accuse all political malpractices. He will only stand up for those so-called political malpractices that are harmful to him or his mentors, either openly or covertly. So he said:
When entering an official career, one's own moral character is secondary, the key lies in the interests behind it——"
Zhang Yuan's mind was filled with the "Zheng" of the strings. Something he had never thought about before was suddenly understood when Wang Siren said it. Wang Siren was a Jinshi at the age of twenty and had been involved in the officialdom for nearly twenty years.
He is a very smart and humorous person, and of course he can see through many things better than him. This made Zhang Yuan suddenly enlightened. He had read historical materials of the late Ming Dynasty before, and his views on the dispute between Donglin and the Eunuch Party that ultimately led to the demise of the Ming Dynasty were as follows:
Although there are villains in Donglin, most of them are gentlemen. There are many villains in the eunuch party, but there are still some upright and intelligent people——
And at this moment, he understood that since he was in power, personal moral character had a limited role. No matter you were a gentleman or a villain, the huge interest system would envelop you and subtly affect your every word and deed. Maybe this was still the case.
Unknowingly, when you make an impassioned speech and think you are setting up your mind for the world and the people, you are actually standing on the cornerstone of interests. Of course, there are people who do not care about their own interests, but as long as they speak
, his actions, his words and deeds can affect the government, that is, he represents a certain kind of interest, because the government policy is to balance interests. If you understand this, you will not be easily confused by the appearance, and you will understand that Donglin is an interest group, and the Zhejiang Party
, the Chu Party and the Eunuch Party are also interest groups formed by their respective clans, teachers, students, and in-laws. They respond with the same voice and seek each other, that's all——
"By the way, it seems that Teacher Wang had a close relationship with the Eunuch Party figures. When the Donglin Party came into power in the Chongzhen Dynasty, Teacher Wang was also marginalized and his career failed. If possible in the future, I, a student, must help the teacher.
For a moment, Teacher Wang seems to be joking and scolding, but he is not serious, but he is definitely better than Qian Qianyi and Zhou Yanru."
After Zhang Yuan understood this, the expression on his face was obviously very different. Wang Siren asked: "Zhang Yuan, why are you laughing? Have you learned something again? Can you tell me about it?"
Zhang Yuandao: "After listening to what the teacher just said, the student seems to have some understanding, but he has not yet sorted out the clues. He only understands this point. It is very easy for a person to find reasons for what he does."
Wang Siren twisted his beard and smiled and said: "You now understand that I am not accusing you when I say this to you. You must judge the situation and be good at taking advantage of the situation. Yang Shangyuan cannot fight you not because he is wrong, but because his power is not as powerful as you - but
One thing you probably don’t know is that last night Yao Fu visited the magistrate of Hou County and the prefect of Shaoxing, Xu Shijin. Xu Shijin and Yao Fu’s cousin Yao Chengli were both Jinshi in the same discipline, and he was also in the same discipline as Mr. Suzhi, the great uncle of the Ling family.”
Zhang Yuandao: "The student knows about this, and he is also worried that the case will be repeated. Yao Fu is very good at maneuvering, so yesterday evening he asked his clan brother Zhang Zongzi to ask his clan uncle to send a greeting card to Xu Fuzun."
Wang Siren smiled and said: "Excellent, you have a perfect plan, but Yang Shangyuan insisted that he did not mint counterfeit silver privately. The counterfeit silver was deceived when he bought woven velvet cloth from a merchant in Songjiang, and he planned to use it. This is not the case."
It is easy to convict him of a serious crime, but his reputation as a student member should not be preserved. County Magistrate Hou has already issued a letter to the academic officials, requesting that his reputation be removed. The matter of counterfeit money will continue to be investigated."
Zhang Yuandao: "Without his reputation as a scholar, Yang Shangyuan will no longer dare to do evil unscrupulously. If he does evil again, he will be punished."
Wang Siren said: "Don't think so much, take your mind back, and let's talk about the eight-part essay today."
Zhang Yuan quickly stood up and said: "Yes."
Wang Siren said: "What I am teaching you now are all small questions. The meaning of the small questions is difficult to understand, the meaning of the questions is rare, the questions are delicate and trivial, they are stuck together, and there are many constraints. Therefore, the small questions are the most difficult to work on. Do them well. Once you have solved the problem of small questions and stereotypes, it is no longer a problem to solve big problems."
At present, Wang Siren will explain in detail the six parts of the eight-legged text, including the first two parts, the questions, the middle two parts, the last two parts, the final two parts, and the final part. After each part, he will ask Zhang Yuan to write the questions. For example, when talking about After mentioning the two comparisons, Zhang Yuan asked Zhang Yuan to compare the two pairs of ghosts and asked him to propose a question: "Sacrificing ghosts that are not their ghosts is flattering." Zhang Yuan thought for a moment and said: "Those who understand the nature of heaven and earth must not be confused by gods and monsters. He is not alone in being confused. He is driven by the desire to seek happiness, and he uses this to carry out his flattery plan. He who understands the emotions of all things cannot ignore nothingness. This person is not alone in being confused. He also has a keen ambition for profit. And I use this to practice my art of pleasing my ears."
Wang Siren praised: "Good! Putting up two ratios is different from breaking the question. The breaking point must be clean, while the second ratio must be full of meaning, so that you can continue to write the following."
After lunch, the lecture continued. Zhang Yuan was willing to learn and understood quickly, and Wang Siren, a teacher, also spoke vigorously. Unknowingly, the dim setting sun shone on the east wall of the study room, and it was already dusk.
We had crabs for dinner. Zhang Yuan felt that the lights in the room were stuffy, so he and Wu Ling moved the table to the courtyard to eat crabs facing the Taihu Stone. The moon on the tenth day of the lunar month rose early, and several wild geese under the Taihu Stone were glowing in the shadow of the moon. Shan cute, Wu Ling suddenly realized and said: "Ah, there is a moon!"
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It's nice to have the moon, so you can see the tickets clearly.