The first thing Wang Yuan did when he returned to Guiyang was to pay his respects to Xi Shu and Shen Fucong.
One is his Taoist exam master, and the other is his mentor. If he is admitted to Jieyuan, he not only has to thank him, but he also has to receive a big red envelope.
Xi Shu was very happy. Before Wang Yuan knelt down, he helped him up and said, "Ruoxu is indeed a child prodigy, haha!"
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Thanks to the cultivation and teaching of these gentlemen."
Shen Fucong has obviously become Xi Shu's confidant. He is very casual when sitting, standing, speaking and doing. He holds a tea cup and asks: "When will we leave for Beijing?"
Wang Yuan replied: "We will go back to the village to reunite with our family and stay for a few days before setting off."
"You should really start your journey earlier. The climate in Beijing is dry, and southerners may not be accustomed to it. When you arrive in Beijing, you should put a bucket in the guest room so that you won't get nosebleeds frequently." Xi Shu said about his experience in going to Beijing to take the exam.
The air quality in Beijing during the Ming Dynasty was very poor, with sandstorms often raging, even during the Liao and Jin Dynasties.
According to the "Records of the Ming Dynasty", among the more than 200 years of the Ming Dynasty, large-scale sandstorms occurred in ninety-five years. Except for June and July of the lunar calendar, there were no sandstorms. There were sandstorms in the other months: "The mountain boy, the The river is polluted, the sand and soil are rising from the ground, and the dust is rising to the sky!"
The conference is held in spring, which happens to be the season when sandstorms occur frequently in Beijing!
Xi Shu talked about some things to note when going to Beijing to take the exam, and asked about Wang Yuan's encounters in Kunming, so he took Wang Yuan and Shen Fucong to have a drink.
After Master Shen's introduction, Wang Yuan learned the details of Guizhou at this time.
Wei Ying was demoted to Yunnan as the left-wing envoy, and now there is no governor in Guizhou.
After Guo Shen went to Nanjing to become the minister of Taipu Temple, the new left chief minister was Gao Chongxi, who was previously the right chief minister of Sichuan. This person was promoted by Liu Jin for no other reason than that Gao Chongxi was from Shanxi - Eunuch Liu They like to promote Shaanxi fellows the most, and then they like to promote officials from Shanxi, followed by Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou, which are among the top regions.
Historically, Gao Chongxi only served in Guizhou for one year before he was transferred back to Sichuan as governor to quell the rebellion. Later, he was impeached and imprisoned by the governor. He was killed by the rebels while being escorted. Zhu Houzhao personally wrote a vindication for him.
Xi Shu said with a smile: "When Gao Fangbo first arrived in Guizhou, we all regarded him as an eunuch, but we never thought he was actually a cadre. He left all political affairs to Zhu Shenzheng, and he did his best to coordinate the suppression of bandits. Now he has completely Open up the post road from Guiyang to Bozhou."
It seems that this new leftist envoy has already opened up a new situation in Guizhou, and at least he will not be mistaken for an eunuch.
As for Zhu Shenzheng, his name was Zhu Ji, and he was promoted to Zuo Shenzheng by the deputy envoy of the Imperial Guard.
Zhu Ji was a fan of Wang Yangming. He sent all his two sons to be students of Wang Yangming.
One son, Zhu Guangbi, didn't even bother to take the provincial examination, and devoted his life to spreading the philosophy of mind.
One son was named Zhu Guangji. After he was promoted to the post of inspector, he did not go to the post. He thought that he had already tasted the taste of being an official. After resigning, he also went to spread his spiritual knowledge. Moreover, he was an honest official. After returning to his hometown, his family was destitute and he also raised his son. Be intentional about being a disciple.
The "Zhu Shi Kunzhong" mentioned in Wang Yangming's letters were these two people, and Wang Yuan had a good relationship with them.
The father of a classmate is in charge of government affairs in Guizhou. If Wang Yuan continues to stay in Guiyang, he will be able to enjoy a prosperous life. At least half of the senior officials in Guizhou are closely related to Wang Yangming. This is the benefit of having the right teacher.
After bidding farewell to Xi Shu and Master Shen, Wang Yuan went to visit Mr. Song again and brought the golden lei with him.
Sure enough, Jin Lei and Mr. Song hit it off immediately and moved directly to the Song Clan School to live, reciting poems and writing poems with Mr. Song and Principal Song (Song Xuan) every day.
The road back to Qingzhai from Guiyang is open, and under the suppression of the new chief envoy Gao Chongxi, the rebel territory has shrunk to the northeastern corner of Guizhou.
However, they were still unable to completely quell the rebellion. There were still 20,000 to 30,000 Miao rebels, and the official army was already running out of food and grass. The Song family's native soldiers had more than enough to defend the city, and if they were sent out to fight in the field, they would inevitably be blinded; while the An family fell into internal fighting among the three sons.
An Guirong persisted in dragging him to death, and tried his best to support the eldest son to no avail - the eldest son was too cruel and unpopular, and An Guirong even had the idea of ​​abolishing the elders and establishing virtuous people.
Returning to Chuanqing Village again, Wang Yuan found many new faces.
There was no need for the leader of Fang Village to go down the mountain to recruit people. Many of the refugees who lost their homes during the war chose to go to Chuanqing Village. The population of the village soared to more than 2,000, almost doubling, and newly reclaimed villages could be seen everywhere.
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"Second brother, this is your home?" Zhou Chong was very surprised. He had always thought that Wang Yuan was from a rich family.
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Disappointed?"
Zhou Chong shook his head and said: "I'm not disappointed, I admire the second brother even more."
A child of a poor mountain man graduated from high school at the age of fifteen. What could be more inspiring than this?
"Wang Erlang is back?"
"Brother Yuan has grown taller again."
"Wang Er, did you pass the examination?"
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Along the way, villagers greeted me with admiration.
Chuanqing Village has prospered in the past two years, thanks to Wang Yuan's design to ambush the rebel transport team. All the residents of the village have received some wealth, and enough public property can be lent to newcomers to open up wasteland.
As for the news that Wang Yuan passed the exam, it has not been sent back to the village yet.
Then Yunnan and Guizhou had to send academic envoys to send official documents to Guizhou's academic and administrative departments. They had to go all the way up mountains and long distances, and got delayed by headaches and fever who knows where.
His parents and brothers were not at home. Only his sister-in-law was holding her nephew and her five-year-old sister Wang Wei.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law!" Wang Yuan shouted with a smile.
Wang Fangshi stood up in surprise: "Erlang is back. Is this your classmate?"
Wang Yuan introduced: "His name is Zhou Chong, and he is my follower on the road. Zhou Chong, this is my sister-in-law, and this is my sister."
Zhou Chong hurriedly came forward to pay his respects.
Wang Fang was quite surprised. She didn't expect that the Wang family also had servants. She quickly went back to her room to get some copper coins and handed them to Zhou Chong as a greeting gift.
"Second brother." Wang Wei shouted timidly.
Since Wang Yuan is studying abroad all year round, my younger sister is not very close to him. Fortunately, during the Spring Festival this year, Wang Yuan brought some toys and delicious food back, so my younger sister could remember him firmly. Otherwise, she would have almost forgotten how tall her second brother was.
What does it look like.
Wang Yuan picked up his little sister and said, "I taught you the Chinese characters I taught you during the New Year. Do you still remember them now?"
Wang Wei nodded and said: "Well, remember, one, two, three...eighty, ninety, and my own name."
"So smart." Wang Yuan winked at Zhou Chong.
Zhou Chong immediately took out the toys and food, making the little girl's eyes brighten. He lay on Wang Yuan's shoulder and said, "Second brother is so good!"
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Then give your second brother a kiss."
"Hehe." Wang smiled and gave him a kiss on his face.
Wang Yuan said to Wang Fangshi again: "Sister-in-law, I brought back some fabrics for my father, my mother, you and my eldest brother. Uncle Fang also has a share. You can help bring it when you return to your parents' home."
"They are all from our own family, what should we bring?" Wang Fangshi said, taking the gift from Zhou Chong, and was so happy when she saw the bright fabrics.
My parents and eldest brother are both busy. It is the slack season at this time. The leader of Fang Village took the whole village's young men to dig the diversion canal. With the manpower available in Qingzhai Village at this time, it is estimated that it will be completed in two or three slack seasons.
By then there will be no need to worry about drought or water shortage, and future generations will be able to enjoy the convenience.
Wang Yuan carried his little sister into the house and said with a smile: "Let's go, my second brother will teach you the Three Character Classic."