The next morning, Zhang Yanling and his entourage came to Jishi Hall at the intersection of Xuanwu Street.
Inside and outside the lobby, people lined up to be treated by doctors. In a cubicle separated by a curtain, Tan Ruqing, Xiaozhu and two maids were treating some ordinary women.
Xiaozhu saw Zhang Yanling and others arriving from the window and hurriedly reported to Tan Ruqing. Tan Ruqing hurriedly got up to greet them.
"Master Marquis is here, are you here for the injured who were brought here yesterday?" Tan Ruqing said as he entered the door and saluted.
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "No, I came to see you. I haven't seen Ruqing for two days, and I feel uncomfortable all over and feel itchy in my heart."
Tan Ruqing blushed and said angrily: "When did Mr. Hou learn to be so smooth-tongued? Does he still look like a Mr. Hou? He obviously came here for the injured officials, but he came here to lie."
Zhang Yanling hugged me and said with a smile: "Don't you also learn to be rude? Let me taste my mouth for you to see if there is any oil on it."
Zhang Yanling stretched out her mouth to kiss. Tan Ruqing stretched out her hand to resist, but in the end she couldn't match Zhang Yanling's strength, so she had to squint and let Zhang Yanling fulfill her wish.
After parting their lips, Zhang Yanling said: "Where are the injured? Are they dead or alive?"
Tan Ruqing said angrily: "How can you ask that? If you send people here to die, wouldn't it ruin the reputation of our Jishi Hall? Of course they are alive."
Zhang Yanling said with great joy: "It really lived up to expectations. I knew you could save them."
Tan Ruqing gave Zhang Yanling a white look and said: "If there is no first-aid powder, I can't do anything. They are really seriously injured, who could be so cruel. One of them has a broken waist bone, but fortunately the inner marrow is not injured, but even if he recovers in the future, it will be difficult."
I can’t live without crutches and support.”
Zhang Yanling sighed: "It's hard to put it into words. I'll tell you in detail later. Just save the person. That's a meritorious deed."
Tan Ruqing said: "But it also cost me three Eight Treasure Heart-protecting Pills. There are only a few pills left. The Marquis has to compensate me."
Zhang Yanling chuckled and said, "When did Ruqing become so stingy? Just prepare the pills again."
Tan Ruqing said: "To put it lightly, it is difficult to find just those eight precious medicinal materials, and it will take a lot of money to find them."
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "Are we short of silver? Soon we will not be short of silver. As long as we have money, we can buy even the most precious medicinal materials. After a while, let Ma Quan go to the world to find medicinal materials, and we will definitely make up for it."
yes."
Tan Ruqing smiled and said, "You are not allowed to break your promise."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "You dare to doubt what I said? When did I stop keeping my word? You look so stingy."
Tan Ruqing said angrily: "I am a little girl to begin with, what's wrong with being stingy?"
Zhang Yanling chuckled and said, "What you say makes sense."
Tan Ruqing giggled, and Zhang Yanling fell in love with her more and more, with a strange light in her eyes.
Tan Ruqing said hurriedly: "Master Hou, please don't mess around. I still have a few patients to see. Those officials are in the ward at the back. Just go and see them."
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "Okay, I'll go take a look. Ruqing, I'll go to Baizhifang to see you tonight."
Tan Ruqing blushed and said angrily: "What are you going to do? Miss you!"
After saying that, Tan Ruqing turned around and lifted the curtain and left. Zhang Yanling smiled and looked at the swinging curtain for a moment, then got up and walked out of the house to the backyard ward.
In order to facilitate the patients who were seriously ill and come to seek medical treatment, three wards were specially opened in the backyard of Jishi Hall to facilitate the diagnosis and treatment of patients. There was a medicine boy boiling medicine in the corridor. Zhang Yanling asked about it and learned that the patient was in the east ward, so he took the time to
Walk away.
The door was ajar, and there was no sound inside. Zhang Yanling gently pushed the door open and saw the three officials who were imprisoned yesterday lying on the three bamboo beds. They were sleeping soundly at the moment. Zhang Yanling glanced around and saw someone sitting in the corner of the room.
There is a figure lying on the small table on the chair. That is Wang Shouren.
Zhang Yanling didn't want to wake him up, so he went in quietly and checked the injuries of the three officials one by one. The three officials were all asleep, and their waists and hips were wrapped with gauze to cover their wounds. Although they looked haggard, their breathing and body temperature were quite good.
Normal, his physical condition seems to be stable, and there is no fear for his life.
Zhang Yanling looked at each one one by one, and when he turned around, he found that Wang Shouren had woken up at some point and was staring at him in confusion.
"Brother Shouren, are you awake? Did I wake you up? My boots must have made too much noise. I'm sorry." Zhang Yanling hurriedly laughed in a low voice.
Wang Shouren stood up and returned the greeting: "It turns out to be Mr. Hou, who do I think it is? It doesn't matter. I fell asleep while sitting here for some reason. I guess I didn't sleep much last night and was a little tired."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "I thought Mr. Wang had left, but I didn't expect you to stay with them until now."
Just as Wang Shouren was about to speak, an official turned over on the bed. Wang Shouren made a gesture and whispered: "Master Marquis, let's go out and talk. They were in pain all night, and they just slept well this morning. Don't wake them up."
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Zhang Yanling nodded. The two of them walked outside quietly, and Wang Shouren turned around and closed the door.
"Brother Shou, go to the small room in front and have a sip of tea." Zhang Yanling said.
Wang Shouren said: "Is this...appropriate? This is the medical center of Jishi Hall. Let's not break in."
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "To be honest with you, dear friend Shou, this Jishi Hall is my Zhang family's property."
Wang Shouren looked at Zhang Yanling in surprise and said, "So this is your property. Is that Miss Tan...?"
"Ruqing is my unmarried wife. She will take care of this Jishi Hall." Zhang Yanling said with a smile.
Wang Shouren was surprised again, nodded and said: "So that's the case, no wonder, no wonder."
Zhang Yanling said: "Please, if they wake up, there will be a medicine boy here, and someone will take care of them. My guard brother is a little tired, so he just needs a sip of tea to refresh himself."
Wang Shouren nodded and said, "You're welcome then. Sorry for bothering you."
The two came to the front room, Zhang Yanling made tea for Wang Shouren, and they sat down opposite each other.
Zhang Yanling said: "I heard from Ruqing that although the injuries of the three adults are a bit serious, there is no danger to their lives. They can't move yet. They will be able to move home and rest after being treated here for three to five days. This makes me let go."
Heart."
Wang Shouren stood up and cupped his hands and said, "I haven't thanked Lord Marquis for saving them yet. Thank you very much."
Zhang Yanling hurriedly stood up and returned the courtesy: "Brother Shou, please don't be polite. It's just a little effort. I am very sorry that things have turned out like this. I am also very happy that I can save the lives of three adults."
Wang Shouren looked at Zhang Yanling and said: "Master Zhang, Shouren is a little confused. You and I are strangers and have no contact. Why did you come out to rescue me yesterday?"
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Brother Shou, do I need a reason to save you? I just wanted to save you, so I saved you."
Wang Shouren frowned and said: "What the Marquis said is incomprehensible. You and I have nothing to do with each other. I am one of the people who participated in your impeachment. You have no reason to come forward to save me. I, Wang Shouren, do not want to accept favors from others for nothing."
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "Does Brother Shou think I have some evil intentions?"
Wang Shouren said: "That's not true. Someone reminded me that the Marquis did this to sow discord and make the outer court think that I was the Marquis's person. But I didn't think so at all. I think this idea is too dark.
I, Wang Shouren, have a low official position and have no useful value."
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "Brother Shou is indeed an open-minded person. Such dirty thoughts are just the thoughts of a villain. How could Brother Shou be such a person?"
Wang Shouren frowned and said, "Master Hou still hasn't told me the reason."
Zhang Yanling thought to himself: If I say that you will be a Confucian master respected by thousands of people in future generations, a master figure who founded the school of mind, and a perfect image of both civil and military talents, you may not believe it yourself.
"Brother Shou, there are actually not many reasons. How can there be so many reasons for things in this world? I saved him if I wanted to. If Brother Shou insists on asking for a reason, it is that I fell in love with him at first sight. This reason can be
Huh?" Zhang Yanling said.
Wang Shouren frowned and said, "What kind of reason is this? You don't know who I am and you don't understand me. How can we fall in love with each other at first sight?"
Zhang Yanling said: "Brother Shou Ren and I have no contact, but I know something about him and have admired his name for a long time."
Wang Shouren smiled bitterly and said: "You have admired my famous name for a long time? How can I get a famous name if I borrow it from a nameless person? Isn't this even more false? What do you know about me?"
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "Brother Shou Ren, don't you believe it? I have read Brother Shou Ren's poems. Let me recite them to you. Listen: The mountain is close and the moon is far away and the moon is small, so it means that this mountain is bigger than the moon. If a person has eyes, it is as big as the sky.
, you should see that the mountains are high and the moon is wider.”
Wang Shouren stared blankly, then suddenly burst into laughter.
"Hahahaha, this poem... this poem... I understand. You must know my dad. You learned this from my dad, right? This poem is just a poem I wrote orally when I was young. I myself
I almost forgot. It’s so funny.”
Zhang Yanling laughed and said: "My father and I don't know each other at all. Your father is the number one scholar in the Ming Dynasty, how can we have a relationship? Besides, Yanling is only twenty-one years old, and it is impossible for us to become friends.
I read this poem accidentally, and I thought it had extraordinary charm. From this, I know that Mr. Shou is an extraordinary person. Yesterday, I suddenly saw Mr. Shou standing up for Dai Xian and others, so I stepped forward to save Mr. Shou.
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Wang Shouren nodded slightly and said: "Since you know my poem, I reluctantly accept this explanation. However, this poem is just a children's play. It is straightforward and has no literary grace. Where is the extraordinary charm you said? Could it be that you are laughing at me?
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Zhang Yanling shook his head and said: "Literary talent and charm are two different things. I have read a story in Liezi, which tells the story of Confucius traveling eastward and meeting two children arguing about the sun. When I read the poem Shou Renxiong, I vaguely felt that it was different but had the same purpose.
It's so wonderful. Although this poem by Shou Ren is straightforward and simple, the most valuable thing is the strange angle.
, there is a feeling of flying into the sky and escaping from the earth. The perspective has the potential to overlook the heaven and the earth. It contains some speculative philosophy. Especially when I knew that this was the oral interpretation of Brother Shouren when he was ten years old, I had to do it.
I'm amazed. Isn't it admirable that a teenage child can have such a unique perspective and thinking?"
Wang Shouren looked at Zhang Yanling quietly, feeling as if he had met a close friend.