"Master Zhang, I heard that you are elegant in speech and very modest and reasonable in your actions. You don't look like... the kind of person in the rumors. But I don't know why... you are colluding with the people in the inner court? Or should I say, Shou?
Ren doesn’t know the inside story?” Wang Shouren said.
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Brother Shou, what do you think of this impeachment?"
Wang Shouren said: "Master Hou has not answered my question yet."
Zhang Yanling said: "If I said that Liu Jin and I were not in the same group at all, but were forced to join forces to deal with the impeachment in the outer court, would you believe it?"
Wang Shouren twisted his beard and said thoughtfully: "That's it."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Do you believe what I say?"
Wang Shouren said: "Why don't you believe me? I think there is no need for the Marquis to deceive me. And if the Marquis is from the same family as Liu Jin, why would he save me and several other adults?"
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "Perhaps my conscience is still intact and I don't know."
Wang Shouren said solemnly: "If one's conscience is not gone, one cannot be considered a bad person. Conscience is the most important thing. I'm afraid that some people are completely bad from the inside, and then they are hopeless. If one's conscience is not gone, there is still hope."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Thank you, Brother Shou. It seems that I am not completely bad."
Wang Shouren said: "That's not what I meant. Don't think too much, Mr. Hou."'
Zhang Yanling said: "It's just a joke. In fact, the difference between good and bad depends on the standpoint. The civil servants in the outer court regard me and Liu Jin as the same and hate me to the core. I can understand them, after all, the standpoints are different. Stand.
From their point of view, maybe I am a bad person. But so what? I don’t care what they think of me, as long as I know what I am doing.”
Wang Shouren asked: "What is Mr. Hou doing?"
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "I'm doing what I think I should do. Maybe it disturbs some people and makes some people unhappy, but there's nothing I can do about it. You can't make everyone happy. I just want the people around me to be happy with me.
If you are happy, I won't harm you, as long as you think it's worthy of your own conscience. It doesn't matter what they think of me."
Wang Shouren was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "Master Hou has seen it very clearly. Indeed, one cannot satisfy everyone. Perhaps the most important thing is to be able to satisfy one's own heart."
Zhang Yanling said: "Brother Shou Ren, you haven't told me your views on the impeachment in the outer court yet."
Wang Shouren thought for a while and said: "Actually, I don't agree with their impeachment, and I don't want to participate in it. But, my father came with him, and I was afraid of something happening, so I followed him."
Zhang Yanling chuckled and said: "It turns out that your father is fine, but you almost got hit by the imperial cane."
Wang Shouren smiled and said: "Originally, I was not going to stand up. I never said a word or made any concessions from beginning to end. Even when the two bachelors resigned and left, I didn't open my eyes and speak for them. I stood up.
, because Dai Xiandai
Your Excellency, Liu Jin and others obviously wanted to kill Mr. Dai and others, so I had to stand up and stop him. I didn’t want them to lose their lives because of this impeachment. It’s a pity that Mr. Dai’s temper was too strong and he didn’t stop him from committing suicide.
.”
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "It is indeed a pity, but for him, it can be regarded as asking for mercy. But if a person dies like this, it would be too hasty and irresponsible. What will happen to his wife, children and family?"
Wang Shouren said: "Yes, it is indeed a bit sloppy. What's funny is that he didn't even know why he died. He didn't even understand that he was being used."
Zhang Yanling was stunned and said in a deep voice: "Brother Shou, there seems to be an overtone in what you said. Can I understand that you actually don't agree with the impeachment in the outer court?"
Wang Shouren nodded and said: "To be honest with you, Mr. Hou, it is indeed the case. It's not that I think Liu Jin and his gang were unjust, they are really hateful. However, the reason why I don't agree is because...this impeachment...is a bit different.
"
"It's changed?" Zhang Yanling said.
Wang Shouren nodded and said: "I mean, if it is just to impeach Liu Jin and others, then of course I agree. However, their purpose of impeachment is not only that. It also contains some purposes and methods that I don't like."
Zhang Yanling nodded slightly, looked at the person in front of him quietly, and thought to himself: Wang Shouren is indeed different. He probably saw that the motives of the outer court were impure, so he refused to participate. That just shows that Wang Shouren is an upright person.
person.
"So that's how you see it. If you just said these words to me, wouldn't you worry about them reaching other people's ears? If the civil servants in the outer court knew that you thought this way, they might have some objections to you.
"Zhang Yanling said with a smile.
Wang Shouren smiled and said: "I'm not afraid. What I said is the truth and not fabricated. Why should I worry?"
Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "Brother Shou is really an upright person at heart. He is admirable. Only those with a bright heart will not be limited by other people's opinions."
Wang Shouren shook his head and said with a smile: "Master Hou, please don't praise me. If my father hears what I say, he might scold me for being too straightforward and a fool."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Your Majesty, would you scold you like this?"
Wang Shouren said: "Yes. My father has often called me silly since I was a child. I couldn't speak until I was five years old, and my family once thought I was mute. My father is the number one scholar and doesn't like others to be dull, so he often calls me Han'er.
.For this reason, my mother quarreled with my father many times."
Zhang Yanling laughed and said: "There is such a thing? Interesting, interesting. But what happened next?"
Wang Shouren said: "Aren't we talking about impeachment? Why are you talking about these things with the Marquis? Don't you ask me what the outer court's motives are besides impeachment?"
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Why do I ask those people? It's not a secret. Brother Shouren knows it, and I know it too. There's no point in saying it. I'm still more interested in what happened to Brother Shouren when he was a child."
Wang Shouren smiled and said: "It's interesting that Mr. Zhang actually likes to hear these things."
Zhang Yanling thought to herself: It's not just because you are a big celebrity, I also have a heart for gossip.
"Brother Shou, stay at home and be relaxed and happy. Why bother thinking about those unhappy things? There are too many unhappy things in the world. We have to face them when we leave this house. Why don't we give ourselves a holiday? Let's
Just chatting and chatting." Zhang Yanling said with a smile.
Wang Shouren thought for a while and said with a smile: "That's absolutely true, Mr. Hou is really an interesting person."
Zhang Yanling said: "Don't call me Hou Ye, just call me by my name. You are older and I am younger, so why not call me Brother Yanling. It is more cordial."
Wang Shouren has never met someone so familiar to him, but his impression of Zhang Yanling has indeed changed. In other words, he actually has no preconceived dislike for Zhang Yanling because he doesn't know much about Zhang Yanling. If it weren't for this time
Regarding impeachment, he doesn't care who Zhang Yanling is.
Wang Shouren was an open-minded and upright person, and he was not constrained by others. He smiled and said, "That's fine, then I'll call you Brother Yanling."
Zhang Yanling couldn't help but couldn't help but nodded and said: "Brother Shou Ren, that's what you call me. Let's continue chatting. You said you can't speak even at the age of five? Is that true?"
Wang Shouren said: "Actually... that's not the case. I do speak later, but I won't be able to speak until I am five years old. I can speak at the age of four, but I don't speak."
Zhang Yanling said: "Why is that?"
Wang Shouren said: "Because I find it fun to pretend to be mute."
Zhang Yanling said in astonishment: "Interesting?"
Wang Shouren smiled and said: "Yes. My grandfather taught me how to speak every day, tried his best to get me to speak, and used all kinds of delicious snacks to coax me to speak. Wouldn't I be able to eat a lot more delicious food?"
Zhang Yanling almost sat down on the ground and laughed: "Just...just because I can eat snacks?"
Wang Shouren said: "Yes. Of course it's not entirely true. When my grandfather was anxious and angry, his beard would curl up and up. He would be anxious when he couldn't teach me to speak, and he would also scold my father. So I secretly
Le. Who called me Daddy? You called me Haner."
Zhang Yanling stared and was speechless. It turned out that the master of the mind study was not a child prodigy like the legend said when he was young. He could not read at the age of one, stopped writing at the age of two, and was proficient in various poems at the age of three. It turns out that he and
Ordinary children are no different, even more naughty.
Wang Shouren said: "What's wrong with Brother Yanling? Do you think I've gone too far?"
Zhang Yanling smacked her lips and shook her head: "Ignorant children, what's wrong with that? It's just nature."
Wang Shouren smiled and said: "But I think it's too much. My grandfather once heard someone say that I can't speak and should change my name to decipher it. When I was a child, my name was Wang Yun. Later, my grandfather read the Analects of Confucius and found the Confucius's remarks.
The saying of "Knowing and benevolence cannot keep it"
"Even if you gain something, you will lose it." I transformed it into the word Shouren and took it as my name. He believed that the words of a saint could break all obstacles. I actually saw that my grandfather was really anxious at the time.
I couldn’t breathe anymore, so I started to speak.”
Zhang Yanling laughed loudly and said: "It's so interesting, so interesting. It turns out that Brother Shouren was so naughty when he was young, and even a little scheming. Your grandfather may have thought that changing his name worked."
Wang Shouren smiled and said: "Yes, they all think so. My grandfather was proud of this for a long time. But when he was dying, I couldn't bear to lie to him, so I told him these things. My grandfather laughed so much that he shed tears, and he was still with me before he died.
I got a slap on the head. Hey, my grandfather really loved me very much.
I still miss him. He taught me a lot of poetry and poetry, and made me understand a lot of things. Later I thought, maybe I shouldn’t tell the truth. After all, it was something he was proud of, so why didn’t I let him
How about leaving with this pride? I regret telling him."
Wang Shouren spoke sadly, thinking of his grandfather, feeling extremely melancholy and longing in his heart.
Zhang Yanling said softly: "That's not entirely true. Maybe your grandfather would be relieved if he knew the truth about this matter before he died. Your grandfather definitely hopes that Mr. Shou will be a sincere gentleman in the future, but he doesn't want you to lie."
Wang Shouren thought for a while and said, "It makes sense. When I see his old man under the spring in the future, I will ask him personally."
Zhang Yanling smiled and nodded. Wang Shouren said: "Brother Yanling, are you really not bored when I talk about these things? It's really strange. We have only known each other for less than two days. How come we are brothers? How come we are so close to you?"
Are you talking about these things? It’s very strange.”
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Perhaps, this is fate. It's like we feel like old friends at first sight. Brother Shou, let's continue."