Wang Yuan led his soldiers through the city from Yuhang County and went straight to the Huang family manor in the suburbs.
When Huang Yunchen got the news, he immediately panicked: "What should we do? Governor Wang must be here to ransack the house!"
The butler reminded: "Master, please quickly order everyone in the house to change into silk clothes. Our family has no official background, so we are not allowed to wear silk and satin. Don't let Governor Wang get you caught. He is used to using
The etiquette system is looking for trouble."
"Yes, yes, hide all the silk clothes." Huang Yunchen said quickly.
The butler added: "Also, a common man can only take a concubine if he is forty years old and has no children. The master has too many concubines, which is also against the law!"
Huang Yunchen was surprised and said: "Is there such a thing?"
"The rules set by Taizu," the steward said anxiously.
Huang Yunchen immediately ordered: "Except for Zhenniang, all the concubines in the house should change into maid clothes."
Wang Yuan was still one mile away from the manor, and the Huang family was already scared to death.
The Huang family is just a wealthy family, and there are not many illegal buildings. At this moment, they were all urgently demolished. By the time Wang Yuan arrived, they were all in order.
"Open the door!" Yuan Da shouted.
With a smile on his face, Huang Yunchen led his family members out to greet him. He knelt down on the ground and said, "Huang Yunchen, a common man, please pay homage to the Governor!"
"Get up." Wang Yuan's face was expressionless.
Huang Yunchen was uneasy, not knowing where he had offended the governor, so he could only invite Wang Yuan to his home with a smile on his face.
Before the cup of tea was finished, Wang Yuan suddenly asked: "I heard that Huang Yuanwai is very happy to have a daughter? I am here to congratulate you."
Huang Yunchen was flattered: "This is really embarrassing for the common people. How dare the Governor of Labor dare to take charge?"
Wang Yuan smiled and asked, "Can you bring my wife out so that I can see her?"
Huang Yunchen immediately ordered his servants: "Go quickly, go quickly!"
Not long after, the wet nurse brought a baby girl.
Wang Yuan looked strange: "I heard that there is a custom in Zhejiang of drowning first-born female babies. Mr. Huang is nearly half a century old and has no children. If he gives birth to a daughter and doesn't drown him, won't he be afraid that he won't be able to give birth to a boy in the next few babies?"
Huang Yunchen sighed and said, "Oh, I'm not afraid of the Governor's jokes. My Huang family has never done anything harmful to the world, so I won't talk about the generations of single generations. My generation is even more evil. We have had several children in a row, either miscarried or died in infancy, and so far we have not
I don’t have a son or a daughter. I’m already half dead, so why should I care about a boy or a girl? It’s enough to have a child who can be raised as an adult. At the worst, I can recruit a son-in-law in the future to pass on the legacy.
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Wang Yuan originally wanted to catch a typical example, but he didn't expect that Huang Yuanwai would not drown the baby. He was a little regretful, but mostly happy, and his attitude softened a lot. He clasped his fists and said, "Huang Yuanwai, I have taken the liberty to visit you today and disturb the whole family.
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"Where, where, the governor is here. This is a blessing for my Huang family." Huang Yunchen finally understood Wang Yuan's purpose.
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "I think I really like this girl. Can you give her a name?"
Huang Yunchen was overjoyed, raised his hands and said, "Please give me a name, Governor-General!"
Wang Yuanping retreated from the crowd, wrote a name on the paper, folded it and handed it to Huang Yunchen: "Executive officer Huang, for the sake of good luck, please wait a hundred days before opening it."
"The governor is still thoughtful." Huang Yunchen smiled even more happily.
Wang Yuan wrote another short letter with the four words "A House of Good Deeds", and left a private seal saying: "I hope that Huang Yuanwai will be able to do good deeds and have many children and grandchildren!"
Huang Yunchen held the calligraphy treasure in his hands and said: "Thanks to the Governor's auspicious words."
"It's getting late, farewell!" Wang Yuan came and went suddenly, and Huang Yunchen could not keep him despite repeated attempts.
When everyone left, Yuan Da smiled and said: "Except for Mr. Huang, Governor Wang did not leave any calligraphy treasures. You are the first in the world."
Huang Yunchen was even more delighted. As soon as Wang Yuan left, he immediately sent for a framer. Not only did he want to hang Wang Yuan's calligraphy treasures, but he also wanted to ask someone to carve a plaque and hang it at the main entrance of his ancestral hall.
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Wang Yuan returned to Hangzhou to supervise the monks and Taoists and spread "education" through Yin and Yang, while he continued to wait for examples.
It took another half a month to finally get news from Po Wen that a baby girl was born in the Li family in Qiantang.
"Hurry up and call Zuo and go together!" Wang Yuan suddenly became energetic.
Zhong Hao, a staff member recruited from the local area (he was a scholar and was responsible for ordinary clerical work), immediately advised: "The general system is not allowed!"
Wang Yuan asked: "Why not?"
Zhong Hao said: "If we don't change another family for surgery, this Li family must not be touched. The Qiantang Li family and the Renhe Li family have the same clan. These two families have produced Jinshi since the Jingtai period, and Qiantang Li Min was the number one scholar in the Chenghua Dynasty. Li
The marriage between the family and various prominent families in Hangzhou has long been intertwined, and if you touch his family, you will provoke countless troubles!"
"I'm hunting big tigers, what's the point of swatting flies?" Wang Yuan sneered.
Zhong Hao was speechless and did not dare to persuade him any more.
The Qiantang Li family was brought up by Li Min, and they successfully established a kinship relationship with the Renhe Li family.
Li Minxiang got the first place in the Zhejiang exam, but went to Beijing to take the exam, but had many twists and turns. It was almost the Chinese New Year, and there were not many boats going north, so it was hard for his family to find a boat.
When we took a boat to Nanzhili, the two people on the boat were drunk and actually used a knife to chop Li Min on the shoulder.
Fortunately, his winter clothes were thick and did not hurt his skin, but Li Min felt it was unlucky, so he decided not to take the exam. When he returned home, he heard firecrackers being set off outside during the Chinese New Year. Li Min thought it was to celebrate his gold medal, so
The next day I went to find someone to tell my fortune.
The divination indicated good luck, and Li Min immediately set off for the north. Because he arrived too late and had passed the registration date, Li Min spent a lot of money to find connections, and even established a connection with the Minister of Rites.
The seats in the examination room were almost full, and only the last row had an empty seat. After a dangerous registration process, I actually became the top scorer in high school.
Li Min has three legitimate sons and three common sons, all of whom have separated their families.
His eldest son, Li Wanhua, gave birth to four sons and five grandsons.
His second son, Li Wanxin, gave birth to a son and two grandsons.
His third legitimate son, Li Wanqing, has only one son and has no grandchildren so far.
The baby girl born this time is Li Wanqing’s granddaughter, Li Min’s great-granddaughter.
The superstition of the Li family in Qiantang can be seen from Li Min. He went to Beijing for such a big event to take the exam, but he thought it was unlucky to return midway. And because he had good fortune, he quickly went north during the Chinese New Year. This is like what a scholar should do.
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Li Min's descendants may also be very superstitious and may secretly drown babies.
Wang Yuan took his soldiers and soldiers and quickly left the city to the manor outside the city of Hangzhou, frightening the Li family into panic.
Li Wanqing was working as an official in other places, and his son Li Bohan was in charge of the family.
Li Bohan immediately sent people to ask for help from his clan. At the same time, he sent people to ask other prominent families in Hangzhou for help. Even many officials from the Third Division of Zhejiang were invited, and even the Zhejiang garrison eunuch was invited!