Su Ren did not expect that Xuchang would complete the matter so quickly and neatly. Not only did he save two million copper coins for atonement, but he also allowed Wen Dang to stay in Chang'an. The matter went surprisingly smoothly and everyone was very happy.
, since one can be rescued, the second one can naturally be rescued, and everyone is happy. Only Sima Xiangru and Su Ren understand that Dong Zhongshu's matter is not that simple.
In a few days, Wen Dang will be released from prison. It is said that he will be appointed as Taishi Cheng. Although he is not as prestigious as the county governor, it is an official position that can lead him to the palace. The other one, Taishi Cheng, can be regarded as the deputy director of the National Archives. With Wen
The party's character may prefer such a profession.
Speaking of Taishi Cheng, Su Ren couldn't help but think of Taishi Ling. Today's Taishi Ling Sima Yan is the father of the famous Taishi Company Ma Qian. In terms of time, Sima Qian should only be four or five years old, far from the time when he wrote "Historical Records".
Su Ren really wanted to get to know this person who could persist despite being castrated, but he didn't have the chance.
Since Wen Dang wanted to be Taishi Cheng, Su Ren, as a student of Wen Dang, had the possibility to visit Taishi Ling's family. Seeing that it was already noon, Leng Jun, Huo Jin and others who were sent to pick up Wen Dang still hadn't come back. Su Ren was anxious
Going around and around, this is Chang'an, and there are too many opportunities for things to go wrong. Princess Guantao didn't say a word this time, which made Su Ren feel strange.
Liu Gao ran in excitedly and almost tripped over the threshold: "Sir, here you go, back!"
Everyone in the room stood up, and Su Ren was the first to rush out of the door. The yard was decorated with lights and colorful decorations, similar to the Chinese New Year. The aroma of the food filled the air, and everyone had a smile on their face. Su Ren
Ren quickly ran two steps and took the lead to kneel in the courtyard. The people behind him, including servants and servants, fell to their knees with cheers.
Wen Dang has lost weight, but his energy is still good. The white hair on his head has become sparse, and his eyes are full of calm. Leng Jun and Hawking supported each other and walked down the steps step by step.
"Teacher, please bow to me as a student!" Su Ren kowtowed sincerely. Although he and Wen Dang were only masters and apprentices in name only, Wen Dang had always doted on and cared for him like a son for so many years in Shu County.
Everyone shed tears of joy. Wen Dang stepped forward and helped Su Ren up: "Zi Heng!" After saying these two words, he couldn't say anything else. After walking around the gate of hell, people couldn't help but sigh.
, when I think back on it, it’s the same as what happened in my previous life.
Su Ren hurriedly stepped forward to support Wen Dang. Wen Dang smiled kindly as he walked, making people think that he had not entered the court, but had gone out for a wander, which worried the children at home.
After taking a sip of fragrant tea, Wen Dang exhaled: "Ziheng's tea is still delicious. This Chang'an tea soup is completely different from our Shu County tea!"
Everyone smiled. Wen Dang took Su Ren's hand and said, "I often say that the most right thing I do in this life is to accept you as my disciple. Now it seems that not only in this life, but also in the next few lifetimes, I will feel that it is not a loss.
If Zi Heng and everyone hadn't come to my rescue this time, I would have been so old..."
Su Ren interrupted Wen Dang's words: "The students have received great kindness from their teachers and the teachers are in trouble. How can the students just sit idly by and do nothing? Since they have the ability, they must rescue them. The teachers are now safe and sound. Give the students a chance to fulfill their filial piety. The students can only dream of it!"
Wen Dang smiled and patted the back of Su Ren's hand: "Okay! I won't talk anymore. I am happy today, so let's talk about some happy things!"
The round table banquet is a tradition of the Su family, and Wen Dang has experienced it several times in Shu County, so it is not surprising. In order to celebrate the release of Su Ren’s teacher Wen Dang, the whole family of the Su family, big and small, had a big meal.
In order to thank the servants and servants for taking care of Su Mansion these days, Su Ren gave each person a reward of 50 yuan, a jar of wine, and a pound of meat, which made everyone in Su Mansion lively and lively.
After a few more drinks, Huo Jin talked the most. Before everyone had dispersed, he stood up and asked, "Grandpa Grandmaster, did you see Mr. Dong at Tingwei's office? How is he now?"
Everyone stopped using their chopsticks. Leng Jun and Su Kai stared at Hawking. Hawking turned his face and said, "What's wrong? You all want to know. If no one asks, I'll ask!"
Wen Dang put down his chopsticks, smiled, and glanced at Dong Qian next to him: "Don't worry, niece Xian. Don't tell me, I really saw your father at the Tingwei Institute. Fortunately, Mr. Dong was not disturbed. He replied
Chang'an is relatively late, Zhao Wan, Wang Zang's matter has little to do with him, now we just wait for the matter to come to a conclusion, if Mr. Dong is not implicated, the court will let Mr. Dong go."
Dong Qian Yingying bowed down. Wen Dang comforted him a few more words, and then sat down with tears in his eyes. The good atmosphere was ruined by Hawking, who kicked Hawking coldly and hard. Hawking quickly lowered his head and stopped talking.
The banquet ended hastily. Wen Dang had just been released from prison and needed a rest, so Liu Gao was attentive to entertain him. Su Ren, Sima Xiangru, Cui Chengru, Leng Jun and others sat silently in the lobby and watched the servants clean up the mess.
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"Mr. Cui, is there any way for Miss Dong to go to Tingwei's office to see Mr. Dong?" Leng Jun was the first to speak out.
Cui Chengru thought for a while, looked at Su Ren, and saw that Su Ren was also looking at him, and said: "According to the law, it's okay, but Mr. Dong's matter is unusual, and I'm not sure whether it can be done. Let's do this.
I try my best!”
"Thank you, Mr. Cui!" Su Ren quickly stood up and saluted Cui Chengru.
Cui Chengru returned the gift: "This matter is rather difficult to handle. Sir and everyone must be mentally prepared!"
"Mr. Cui, feel free to do it. It doesn't matter if it succeeds or not!"
"Thank you for your understanding, sir. I will try my best."
Sima Xiangru, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Mr. Dong's matter is indeed difficult to handle. What Governor Wen said at the banquet just now reminded me that this time Governor Wen was able to be released from prison smoothly, and the palace of Princess Guantao was strangely quiet.
, Mr. Dong is different from Prefect Wen, if we continue to do this openly, I'm worried...!"
"What do you mean? Just say it!" Leng Jun didn't understand.
Sima Xiangru continued: "What I mean is, if Princess Guantao links us with Mr. Dong's matter, how do you think the Empress Dowager will react?"
Cui Chengru was also surprised. He was an experienced man. He had been dealing with officials in Chang'an for more than a year. As an outsider, he could see many things clearly. He nodded quickly: "Yes! It is very possible that Mr. Dong is a Confucian scholar."
The matter has been implicated, and the Confucian scholar has been accused of disobedience by the Empress Dowager. This crime can be serious or minor. If we are involved, even His Majesty may not be able to rescue us."
"Then what should we do? We won't save Mr. Dong?" Leng Jun was a little anxious.
Su Ren shook his head: "We must save him!"
"What if..."
"We can't rescue him openly like this. If we are implicated, we will never have a chance again, so we have to find another way to deal with this matter." Su Ren thought for a while: "As I said, we have to make a fuss about His Majesty.
When it comes to Confucian scholars, no one can touch you or me, and only Your Majesty can come to terms with the Empress Dowager, so we must find a way to see Your Majesty."
Leng Jun said with a grimace: "How is this possible? Your Majesty lives in the palace, how can we people have a chance?"
When things have reached this point, they seem to have reached a dead end. With their current ability, they can't reach it even by building a ladder. For the first time, Su Ren feels powerless. It's not that he has no energy, but that he has nowhere to use his energy. In a hierarchical society, people are
Ant, no matter how hard you try, you can't catch up with the eagle. He silently returned to his room and lay on the bed unable to fall asleep for a long time. He thought of ten thousand ways, but none of them could smoothly approach the emperor.
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In the middle of the night, Wen Dang opened the door of Su Ren's room. Su Ren got up from the bed and asked: "Teacher, why haven't you rested so late?"
Wen Dang smiled: "I couldn't sleep, so I came out for a walk. I saw the light was on in your room, so I came in and asked if you could come out and talk to me."
Su Ren nodded while getting dressed, and followed Wen Dang to the courtyard. In the pavilion, the master and the apprentice sat on both sides of the stone table. Huang Shisan put a pot of tea and two cups on the stone table, and was silent again.
Quietly retreated to one side. Today is a good weather, the moon and stars are sparse, but the sky in Chang'an is different from that in Chengdu. There are no mountains here and the surroundings are empty. Sitting at home in Chengdu, the tall figures around me make the sky look like
Wellhead.
Su Ren poured a cup of tea for Wen Dang: "I heard that the teacher was appointed as Taishi Cheng. The place is very good and there are many books. You should like it!"
Wen Dang nodded: "Yes! I remember when I first came to Chang'an, I was driving an ox cart loaded with three hundred volumes of books. At that time, I always felt that I had the world in my heart. If Your Majesty can use me, I will
He made the Han Dynasty sing and dance and bring peace. Later, he went to Shu County. He was first the county magistrate, then the county magistrate, and then the county guard. He thought that he was working hard to make the people of Shu County rich and well-fed, but what happened in the end? Bandits in Shu County were endless, and the county was
The army is exhausted, allowing those with evil intentions to take advantage of it!"
"Hey!" Wen Dang sighed, and continued: "I have lived for more than seventy years, and the only thing that makes me proud is that I built a study. The people in Shu County call him Wen Weng Shishi. Maybe someone will do it a hundred or thousand years later.
Will you still remember it?"
Su Rendao: "It's not just a thousand years, people have remembered it for thousands of years!"
Wen Dang smiled: "It's a pity that the only apprentice I like is not from Wen Weng's Stone Chamber."
"I don't have the talent and learning of my senior brothers, I'm just a businessman. What the teacher said makes me ashamed!"
Wen Dang picked up the tea and took a sip: "Don't be humble. If you are not good at learning, you can learn again. You can't learn how to be a person and do things. I have been watching you for so many years, from a small Wenshui to today's Chang'an."
, you will bring surprises to me wherever you go. Do you remember the conversation you had with Dong Zhongshu? During this period of time, I thought a lot in prison. Confucianism may not be the best, and it is a good thing for a hundred schools of thought to contend. If
If there is still a chance, I would rather be a private school teacher and never step into the court again."
"teacher!"
Wen Dang waved his hand: "I have already written my resignation letter and will send it to you early tomorrow morning. In a few days, I will go back to Chengdu and go to Wen Weng's Stone Room to be a real teacher! I am over seventy years old and can no longer afford it.
It’s such a struggle.”
Su Ren looked at Teacher Wen Dang speechlessly, wanting to dissuade him but could not find a reason. (To be continued)