He couldn't help but cry. This time his son was involved in the case of embezzling the Li family's property. It affected not only his own reputation, but also the entire Zhou Li school. This Confucian school, headed by Fang Xiaoru, included a large number of great Confucians.
reputation.
His son was involved in the Li case, and everyone was talking a lot. They felt that on the surface it was his son who embezzled the Li family's property, but in fact he did it himself, just in the name of his son. After all, no matter how upright Ming Liang seems to be,
Anyone who is not honest can participate in embezzling the Li family's property (after interrogation at this time, Ming Liang has admitted to participating in the Li family's property, and the physical evidence is very sufficient). Although he seems to be honest and honest, he may not not participate.
Moreover, his son has not been brought to justice for a long time, and outsiders think that he is deliberately shielding him. As a result, his impression of him is even worse. In just a few days, his reputation has plummeted. And he is one of the Zhou Li sect's cadres.
The damage to his reputation will certainly affect the Zhou Li Sect.
This was a fatal blow to the Zhou Li sect. Confucianism was originally based on morality. Even if private morality and public morality were distinguished, they were both moral. What's more, embezzling businessmen's property was both private morality and public morality. Important figures in the school were not even in this capital.
If they are unreliable, who can trust them? Since people are unreliable, how can the doctrine be reliable?
Moreover, the situation in the DPRK at this time was also a bit delicate. Since the early morning debate on the day when the Dengwen drum was sounded, the Zhou Li faction and the Ming Li faction had debated several more times. The two sides became more and more antagonistic, and they were also trying to persuade the officials in the DPRK.
He Daru agreed with the doctrine of this school, which increased the strength and influence of this school. Therefore, people who originally did not care about the differences between schools also learned about the Zhou Li School and the Mingli School, and were thinking about joining a certain school. At this time,
After something like this happened, okay, how could these people who knew the two schools through their large-scale propaganda join the Zhou Li sect? They would definitely join the Mingli sect one after another, and even those who had already joined the Zhou Li sect would quit.
The two schools of thought with similar influence will quickly distance themselves from each other. From then on, the foothold of the Zhou Li sect in the DPRK will become smaller and smaller.
Since it would lead to such serious consequences, how could he not cry?
Seeing him cry, Ms. Qi was startled and let go of her hand holding his leg. Li Shilu was already unsteady, but she suddenly let go and fell to the ground. But he also
Instead of standing up again, he sat on the ground and continued to cry.
"Master, what's going on with you?" Qi asked again.
Li Shilu did not answer her words, but cried for a while, and then slowly stopped his tears. He wiped his face with the sleeves of his robe, stood up with the help of the chair, and sat on the chair for a while, completely regaining his composure, and then
Standing up, Mr. Qi said: "Please ask the servants to pack up the things and clean the courtyard. Our family is not a wealthy family. It was not until the current emperor succeeded to the throne that the salary of officials was increased, and life became better. However, because of the
We can’t save much money if we have to take care of our hometown, and our family doesn’t have much belongings, so we can put them away tomorrow.”
"After everything is packed, let Lao Wang hire a few carriages according to our family's population and property. But we must make a good deal with them before hiring carriages,"
Li Shilu wanted to say, "It's hard to determine which day the carriage will be used. They may have to wait a few more days." But before he could say this, Qi asked in a panic: "Master, what's going on? Why suddenly?"
We have to pack our luggage and hire a carriage? What happened?"
"..., the furniture in the house was all left by the landlord when we rented this courtyard. It is not ours, so there is no need to think about taking it away..." Li Shilu did not answer her question immediately, but continued to look at the furniture in the house.
The servant gave instructions. After the instructions were finished, he said to Qi: "Such a thing happened to our family, and my reputation has been completely ruined. Even if your majesty is lenient and does not criticize me more, how can I have the face to be an official in the court? I am like this
I wrote a memorandum of resignation and asked Your Majesty to allow me to retire and return home. Since you won't let me tie up Xuan Fa and send him to the Jinyiwei Yamen, then I will ask Your Majesty for an order to have the Jinyiwei sergeants come and arrest him."
"Master!" After hearing this, Ms. Qi panicked. She originally thought that what Li Xuanfa had committed was not a big deal, and she could get over it with Li Shilu's official position and his face in front of His Majesty. But after hearing Li Shilu's words,
Only then did I realize that there were such serious consequences.
"Master, then tie up Fa'er and send him to the Jinyiwei Yamen." She said hurriedly. Although the Qi family prefers the younger son, she also knows who the most important person in the family is. In order to keep her husband's official position, her son can do it.
sacrificial.
"No need. If you want him to suffer less, just persuade him to surrender to Jinyiwei Yamen. I will not send him to Jinyiwei. In fact, even if I tied him up and sent him to Jinyiwei Town Fusi today,
I have no face to continue serving as an official in the court, and I will ask His Majesty to retire tomorrow. To stop me from tying up Xuan Fa is just one day ahead of schedule." Li Shilu said.
"This, this, this," after hearing this, Ms. Qi suddenly fell down on her chair, covered her face and started crying.
"Madam," Li Shilu advised her instead: "You don't have to be so sad. None of this is your fault. If I had been more strict with Xuanfa on weekdays, such things would not have happened. When I return to my hometown,
, let’s teach a few children well and that’ll be fine.”
But no matter how he tried to persuade him, Li Shilu just covered his face with his hands and cried. He wanted to continue to persuade, but suddenly a servant came in and said, "Master, Mr. Fang is here and wants to see the master."
"Mr. Fang? Please come into the main hall quickly." Li Shilu ordered, and then said to his wife: "I will entertain Mr. Fang first, and I will talk to you later." He hurried out of the room. After hearing his words
In short, Qi still had no reaction.
She cried for a while and seemed to have drained all her tears. She wiped her face with a handkerchief and raised her head to glance at the rafters.
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"Mr. Fang, Li Qianshi, why do you need to ask me to resign?" On the morning of the second day, in the front hall of Qianqing Palace, Yunxi held two memorials in his hand and said to Fang Xiaoru and Li Shilu in front of him: "Mr. Fang, you
You are only fifty-two years old this year. Li Qianshi, you are even younger, only forty-five years old. How come you have reached the age to retire and return to your hometown? Take the memorial back quickly."
As he spoke, he also observed the expressions of the two people. Fang Xiaoru's face was very calm, the kind of calm that seemed to have seen through everything, as calm as an ancient well hidden deep in an alley where no one was drawing water;
Li Shilu's face was full of sadness, and there were tears on his face, as if he had just cried.
Seeing Li Shilu's expression, Yun Xi was startled. Even if he had to resign, he wouldn't be so sad, right?
"Your Majesty," Fang Xiaoru said, "I am not strict in governing my family, which has led to my servants doing such things. It is said that cultivating one's moral integrity, regulating one's family, and ruling the country and bringing peace to the world. How can I still govern the country and bring peace to the world if I don't even have the integrity of my family? I have no face to serve in court anymore."
As an official."
"Your Majesty, I have committed a bigger mistake than Mr. Fang. I have no face to continue serving as an official in the court. I ask your Majesty to allow me to retire in old age." Li Shilu also said.
"I can't be sure!" Yunxi said: "Let's not talk about the loss of Mr. Fang in the court, and the loss of the two ministers Li Qian. If I really approve the memorial for the two beloved ministers to retire, the ministers in the court will definitely say:
In fact, you, my beloved, were personally involved in the Li case. For the sake of your face, I did not make it public, but asked you to file your case and go back to your hometown to settle the matter. In this way, your reputation will be completely lost. I cannot be sure.
"
"Your Majesty cares about me, and I feel deeply about it. But I really have no face to serve as an official in the court anymore, so I ask your majesty for your permission. As for reputation, it is said that the pure will become pure from themselves, and the dirty will become dirty from themselves. I will not care about it.
People who understand me misunderstand me." Fang Xiaoru replied. Li Shilu didn't say anything, but his meaning should be the same as Fang Xiaoru's.
Yun He scratched his head. He couldn't let Fang Xiaoru and Li Shilu retire and return home at the same time. It would be bad for his reputation, and it was unnecessary. But looking at their determined expressions, he wanted to persuade Fang Xiaoru or Li Shilu to continue serving in the court for a few more days.
Being an official is not easy either.
"I'm a little confused about Li Qian's matter. Why are there tears on Aiqing's face?" He couldn't think of the right words to persuade and decided to change the topic. Besides, he was indeed a little curious about it.
"This is my family matter." Li Shilu said.
"Yesterday, Li Xuanfa, the third son of Li Qianshi, was imprisoned in Jinyiwei. Is Aiqing worried that he will be tortured? Don't worry, Aiqing, I have already issued an oral order to use less criminal law on the arrested officials and their relatives.
, As long as Aiqing's son confesses honestly, he will not be tortured. Of course, if he is still unwilling to confess, I have no choice." Yunxi said.
"I am not worried about my third son. Since he has violated the national law, he should be dealt with according to the national law. I will never dare to ask for favoritism and bend the law."
"Then there are tears on Aiqing's face and her expression is so sad. Why?"
This time Li Shilu hesitated for a moment, saluted and said, "Due to the lax discipline of the children, and because I heard that I wanted to resign and return to my hometown, Zhuo Jing hanged himself yesterday."
"Ah!" Yunxi was startled. He never thought that this matter would actually cause Li Shilu's wife to hang herself. He quickly asked: "Ai Qing's wife, now, now, is, is..."
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. Zhuojing was found early by his subordinates and was rescued quickly. His life is safe. But I don't know what happened when he was hanged. After being rescued, Zhuojing became paralyzed and could not move at all." With a hint of emotion.
Sadness, Li Shilu said.
"This, Lu Yi!" Yunxi immediately shouted loudly.
"My slave is here."
"You go to the imperial hospital immediately and ask the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat Li Qianshi's house to see if he can cure Qi Gongren."
"Yes." Lu Yi agreed, turned around and left.
"Of course I know that you must have seen a doctor, but the doctors at Tai Hospital may have better medical skills. If you show it to Qigong people, you may be able to cure it," he said to Li Shilu.
"Your Majesty's kindness is deeply appreciated by me. But since I have already reached old age, Zhuo Jing should not be called a respectful person by Your Majesty." Li Shilu said. He did not refuse the imperial doctor to treat his wife.
"Since I have not given permission for Aiqing to retire, Aiqing is still a fourth-rank official, and Aiqing's wife is still a respectful person." Yunxi said this, and then said: "I will not allow you to do so.
A memorial to old age."
"I have no face to serve as an official in the court again. Please allow your majesty." Li Shilu said again. Fang Xiaoru also echoed.
Yunxi persuaded them for a while, while thinking about whether there was any better words of persuasion in his mind. He thought for a while, and suddenly thought of something. Fang Xiaoru said: "Mr. Fang, I remember that Mr. Fang is still teaching at Wucheng School.
Students. The course taught by Mr. Fang this year has been prepared. If Mr. Fang leaves suddenly, I am afraid that no suitable person can be found to teach them. Mr. Fang suddenly retires in the middle of teaching them. Is this what a teacher should do?
of?"
"The servants in my house are sitting down to do this. If I don't run the house strictly, how can I have the dignity to teach students?"
"What Mr. Fang said is wrong. Mr. Fang also said just now that the pure will be pure by themselves, and the turbid will be turbid by themselves. He doesn't really care about other people's opinions. How can he feel shameless to teach students? What's more, even if Mr. Fang resigns and returns,
My country, from now on, we will not educate our children and grandchildren, but ask other teachers to teach them?"
"The people in Chenzhong's family are different from the students in Wucheng Academy."
"Why are they different? Aren't they all young people who need guidance from their teachers?"
Fang Xiaoru was refuted a few times by him, but he didn't know what to say anymore and was speechless. Yunxi tried to persuade him a few more words, and finally said: "Then I will stay in the capital and continue to teach the students of the Five City School. But please do it, your majesty."
We are looking for someone to replace me. After the first semester ends in June this year, I will find someone else to teach me in the next semester.”
"Okay." Yunxi just wanted to delay his stay in the court for another three to five months. He could delay it until June this year.
"Even so, I don't dare to hold an official position in the court anymore. Please allow me to resign," Fang Xiaoru said again. Wucheng Academy is not an official school of the imperial court, and teaching in it does not require the status of an official.
"I heard that Aiqing's family is poor, the population is large, and he has not saved much money. How can he still live in the capital if he loses his official salary? Living in Chang'an is not easy. What's more, if I approve Mr. Fang's resignation document, Mr.
Is there any other excuse to stay in the capital? Wouldn’t it further affect other people’s opinions of Aiqing? I can’t be sure.”
Fang Xiaoru repeatedly requested, but Yunxi finally agreed to change his official position to a sinecure and was not allowed to resign. Fang Xiaoru finally agreed.
"I request your Majesty to allow me to retire in old age." Li Shilu said again. He is not teaching at Wucheng School, so there is no need to stay.
Yunxi didn't want to retain him anymore. He retained Fang Xiaoru for his own reputation. Since Fang Xiaoru had already stayed, there was no need to retain Li Shilu. However, he still tried to retain him a few words, and finally pretended that he couldn't retain him and agreed to Li Shilu's resignation.