After more than ten days of sailing, Wu Shigong and his party finally arrived in Jining. Such a long journey made Wu Shigong, who was used to convenient transportation in modern times, feel a little unbearable.
Fortunately, Jining is a transportation hub for merchants from the north and the south. There is a big inn where Wu Shigong can accommodate so many people. After settling in, Wu Shigong announced to everyone that he would have a good rest in Jining for a day, and then hit the road to Guide.
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After listening to Wu Shigong's words, everyone immediately went to rest, wanting to recover from their tired bodies. Except for the little ancestor Xiaojie.
Xiaojie and her little ancestor are still pestering Wu Shigong energetically, asking him to continue that fantasy story. These days, Xiaojie has become addicted to it.
Wu Shigong was speechless. In just ten days, Wu Shigong put eighteen traps on the protagonist in the fantasy story. Wu Shigong lamented sadly and indignantly in his heart: "Please! I am the tenth member of the Wu family.
Fourth Master, not Tang...the third young master of the Wu family."
Others can rest, but Wu Shigong still has some things to do in Jining. He still has to deliver a letter to Jining Zhizhou for his eldest brother Wu Shixun.
Wu Shigong took out one hundred taels of silver, two pieces of silk cloth, and two sets of fine-covered cosmetics gift boxes from Zhao Ruya as gifts to meet the governor of Jining.
The Jining magistrate received Wu Shigong very politely. He was particularly satisfied with the two sets of hardcover cosmetics gift boxes. The reputation of Zhao Ruya's fine cosmetics gift boxes had actually gradually spread to well-informed places along the canal.
However, when the governor of Jining learned that Wu Shigong only went to the local area to build a thousand households, his expression became a little cold.
In the Ming Dynasty at that time, a magistrate could show off the attitude of a commander-in-chief, and a magistrate could scold a garrison. The magistrate of Jining could still talk to a small family like Wu Shigong, and he was already the magistrate.
His self-cultivation skills are very high.
But even so, Jining Zhizhou quickly served tea to see off the guests.
After bidding farewell to Jining Zhizhou, as soon as he left the gate of Zhizhou Yamen, he heard several government servants talking at the gate of the Yamen. Wu Shigong suddenly heard a familiar name in their discussion. He hurriedly went forward to inquire.
It turned out that these government officials were discussing the news that had just come from the capital: that Hakka family had been driven out of the palace by Emperor Chongzhen.
After hearing the news, Wu Shigong thought to himself: "The Hakka family has been driven away. Will Wei Zhongxian be far behind?" Wu Shigong suddenly felt a sense of sadness in Wu Shigong's heart.
After leaving Zhizhou Yamen, Wu Shigong went to the bank, took out five thousand taels of cash with banknotes, and sent it back to the inn, intending to take it to Guide Qianhu.
That night, Wu Shigong asked the inn to arrange a table of wine and food and deliver it to the room. Together with Zhao Ruya, he had a farewell drink with Li Xin.
During this period of time, Wu Shigong had been in a bad mood, so he drank two more glasses of wine. When the wine got to his head, Wu Shigong started talking more nonsense to Li Xin.
"Tell me, what do your father and my father-in-law fight for? In the final analysis, it's power."
"But look at the outcome of their fight. You, an orphan, returned to your hometown alone. I was kicked out of the capital in despair. Tell me, is this the outcome of their fight? This
Ridiculous or not?”
"Now, it makes us look like enemies..."
"Actually," Li Xin interrupted Wu Shigong, "Actually, I don't hate Brother Wu that much anymore."
"It doesn't matter." Wu Shigong waved his hands with a loud tongue, "These don't matter. Alas! Since you called Brother Wu, that's fine. If you need help from Brother Wu in the future, remember to come to me!
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Speaking of this, Wu Shigong thought to himself: "Actually, when Li Xin returns to her hometown in Changzhou, she is going to get married. From then on, the two of them are separated from each other, and there is basically no chance of meeting each other again." Therefore, Wu Shigong's
The mood is even more melancholy.
Wu Shigong then told Li Xin: "After you get married, stop acting like a child. Men don't like this."
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Wu Shigong gave Li Xin eight hundred taels of silver, and Zhao Ruya also gave Li Xin a generous gift as a compliment to Li Xin.
The next morning, Wu Shigong hired a large ship and arranged for Shu Mo to take ten gambling house guards to take Li Xin back to her hometown in Changzhou.
Standing on the canal pier in Jining, seeing Li Xin's boat going further and further away, Wu Shigong couldn't help but feel a touch of... Dandan's sadness in his heart.
But Wu Shigong was still immersed in the petty bourgeoisie sentiment, and his balls were immediately broken.
It was a narrow road for enemies. When Wu Shigong saw off Li Xin at the canal pier, several scholars happened to come ashore from the boat next to him. One of them was an old acquaintance of Wu Shigong, that is Yu Zilian.
After Yu Zilian passed the exam with Sun Chengxiu, he returned to his hometown in Changzhou. However, when he heard the news of Emperor Tianqi's death and Emperor Chongzhen's accession to the throne, like Sun Chengxiu, he hid in the dark and was overjoyed. Because,
They all have one more chance for Enke.
There were probably a lot of people who had the same idea. Therefore, Yu Zilian teamed up with several people from his hometown and neighboring villages, and immediately set off for the capital. He wanted to make friends and write letters early, and prepare for next year's encore.
Coincidentally, when they were in Jining Prefecture, Yu Zilian and others who wanted to go ashore for some fun met up with Wu Shigong.
Seeing Wu Shigong, Yu Zilian was stunned. Then, he pointed at Wu Shigong with the fan in his hand and said to his companions: "Everyone, do you know who this person is?"
Wu Shigong felt someone pointing at him next to him, so he turned his head and was stunned when he saw Yu Zilian.
Yu Zilian looked very proud. He then asked and answered himself: "This is the remnant of the eunuch party."
When Yu Zilian was about to set off, some officials who were good at watching the wind had quietly arrived at Yu Zilian's house to congratulate his father, who had resigned due to illness: The Holy Emperor was about to come out, and the eunuchs would be destroyed. Yu Zilian's father would definitely be resurrected.
And reuse it!
Therefore, on this journey, Yu Zilian was particularly high-spirited.
Although he heard Yu Zilian's sarcasm, Wu Shigong didn't want to cause trouble, so he turned around and left.
Seeing Wu Shigong's flinching look, Yu Zilian was even more proud, and then he composed a poem. Although Wu Shigong didn't understand the meaning of the poem, but when he heard the scholars laughing, Wu Shigong
I understand very well that those are definitely not good words.
The anger in Wu Shigong's heart suddenly aroused. He turned around, rushed in front of Yu Zilian, picked up Yu Zilian by the waist. Then he rushed to the canal and threw Yu Zilian into the canal.
The scholars next to him were all stunned by Wu Shigong's behavior. However, seeing Wu Shigong's menacing look, none of them dared to step forward to stop him.
After all, Yu Zilian was born in a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. After he fell into the water, although his turban fell off and his hair was disheveled, he looked particularly embarrassed. However, he still swam towards the shore.
Seeing that Yu Zilian was about to swim to the shore, Wu Shigong picked up the long bamboo pole used by boatmen beside him and pushed Yu Zilian back to the middle of the canal.
After repeating this several times, Yu Zilian's physical strength was a little weak. He had already drank several mouthfuls of water in the water. Wu Shigong looked at it and was almost done. He threw down the bamboo pole and cursed at Yu Zilian: "The embroidered pillow is a bag of straw."
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After scolding Wu Shigong, he turned around and walked away.
After Wu Shigong left, the scholars arranged for their servants and boatmen to fish Yu Zilian out of the canal. After learning Wu Shigong's identity, they were all filled with indignation. They immediately wrote a complaint and went to Jining Prefecture Zhizhou Yamen to sue Wu Shigong.
When Na Zhizhou saw the complaint, he realized that it was not the brother of Wu Shixun, the young marquis who came to visit him yesterday. He couldn't afford to offend him. Besides, Wu Shigong also gave him a generous gift. So Na Zhizhou used "drag"
Zi Jue. Said to: Investigate carefully.
After Wu Shigong and his entourage left the next day, the magistrate replied to Yu Zilian and the other scholars: The Wu Shigong you are suing is a Qianhu who is passing through this state, and I have no power to detain or judge him. Moreover, he has now been arrested.
I left Jining Prefecture. If you want to file a complaint, go to the capital and file a complaint with Yousi.
After hearing the reply from the magistrate of Jining Prefecture, those scholars decided that as soon as they arrived in the capital, they must unite more classmates and the same year to jointly appeal. They must completely overthrow this little eunuch who slipped through the net.