Chapter Eighty-Three: The Prison of Words

Zhang Rui's attention naturally made the two feel inappropriate, such an unetiquette thing is really not the behavior of Confucian children.

It's just that the two of them, who have been experiencing secular etiquette for more than 20 years, are really attracted by Zhang Rui's short hair.

Confucian children should pay attention to "the body is skinned, and the parents who receive it dare not destroy it, and the beginning of filial piety is also!" ”

As the current holy Tartar Emperor, is he really the monarch of China? The former two also thought it was under the teaching of their teachers. But what does this ugly money slinger tail say?

The whole area of the head is shiny, leaving only the little hair on the top of the head to braid small braids.

Such a barbarian hair ornament, how could it be owned by my Han family?

Therefore, they looked at Zhang Rui's hair and had to be rude. After all, from the time they were born to the present, unless they are newborn dolls, the men they see are all money rat tails.

Although the general trend is like this, this hairstyle is really not very good. They believe that as long as their aesthetics are not distorted to the extreme, they will not feel that their money slingtail is better than Zhang Rui's full hair.

"Forgive me, chief, the students are rude." One of the slightly taller scholars reacted. As he spoke, he pulled the scholar's clothes beside him and prepared to kneel down.

Seeing this, Zhang Rui hurriedly stepped forward to support the two of them and prevented them from kneeling down.

"My bandit squad only pays attention to kneeling to heaven and earth, and does not kneel to others. So, don't do that, gentlemen. Zhang Rui hurriedly said

When the two scholars heard it, there was still such a statement? I think that the teachings they have received since childhood are all the same: ignore what you have to do, kneel down first.

"In this way, the student is really rude," the slightly taller scholar said again, and the two of them also followed Zhang Rui's example at the same time, bowing down and bowing their hands

After the two of them straightened up, Zhang Rui asked again: "What advice do the two gentlemen have to ask you for?" ”

"I don't dare to say the word 'advice' in front of the leader." The tall scholar was ready to bow again.

"No need to be polite, sir." Zhang Rui said again

"Yes, Chief." The tall scholar returned the salute and said one after another

"Student Wang Kaiyuan, this is my junior brother Zhang Shide, both of us are from Jiangxi. The teacher Hu Zhongzao, the number is hard to grind. As a protégé of Ortai, he was once regarded as the 'reincarnation of Changli (Han Yu)'. At the same time, the teacher was also a jinshi in the first year of Qianlong, an official to the cabinet bachelor, and a waiter. In the nineteenth year of Qianlong, he was awarded the governor of Gansu. ”

Zhang Rui listened quietly to what Wang Kaiyuan said, without making any interrupting movements.

Who is Hu Zhongzao? Zhang Rui said that he really didn't know, after all, he had so many officials in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, where did Zhang Rui remember them one by one.

However, when Wang Kaiyuan said this Ortai, Zhang Rui had a slight impression. This is still the information I noticed when I watched "Li Wei as an Official" before, and it seems to be a very good man.

But what it is, Zhang Rui doesn't know. But the people who can leave a name in history will not be simple characters.

Since this Hu Zhongzao is Ortai's protégé, he is also an official to the post of governor. Something must have happened, otherwise how could his disciple come to this "anti-thief" of his own?

So, Zhang Rui decided to listen to Wang Kaiyuan quietly.

"But at the beginning of this year. First, Wei Zhezhi, the governor of Guangxi, and then Liu Tongxun, the assistant governor of Shaanxi and Gansu, successively submitted the so-called "words of rebellion". Immediately afterwards, Qianlong's dog emperor insisted on picking out some poems with ulterior motives from his teacher's "Jian Mosheng Poems" on the charge of 'trumped-up' and criticizing them. ”

For example, Qianlong believes that the "one life without sun and moon" is an allusion to the darkness of the Qing Dynasty's rule; "Another summer, autumn and winter" is considered a curse, and the Qing Dynasty will be replaced by a new dynasty; "A handful of heart-to-heart on turbidity and purity" is to deliberately add the voiced word to the name of the Qing country to attack the country. ”

Failing to do so, Qianlong also used his mentor as a student in Guangxi when he was a student and politician to talk about things with "Qiansanyao is not like a dragon" as a test question. Gou Qianlong believed that "Qianlong" was his era name, and "dragon" was the same as "long", and the "Qian, not like a dragon" contained in the test question was obviously a ridicule and slander against him. In addition, there are test questions such as "Beasts cannot be in the same group" and "Dogs eat human food". They also think that the meaning is meaningful, and there is ulterior motives..."Note (1)

Zhang Rui listened to Wang Kaiyuan say this, and probably understood what was going on. It turned out to be a victim of the "literal prison", and there was inexplicable anger in his heart.

Although every dynasty has a "literary prison", the "literary prison" of the Qing Dynasty deserves the three "most", "the most ruthless" and "the most wronged".

At the beginning, Yongzheng was "Qingfeng is illiterate, why do you flip through the books." "So he cut them down. Now that his son Qianlong is doing these things, it is even better.

Listening to Wang Kaiyuan say Qianlong's accusations against Hu Zhongzao, Zhang Rui couldn't help but want to say: Where is this? Back then, there were "artists" who publicly scolded Taizu, and it wasn't just that he was removed.

"So, your teacher was harmed by that 'literal prison'?" Zhang Rui said with a sigh after Wang Kaiyuan came back to his senses

"That's right, although the two of us have grievances and hatreds. But who can we talk to? And how? Wang Kaiyuan was a little sad. However, then he said as if he saw hope

"Just when we thought this was the end of our lives. We've heard about you, the chief. Originally, we were going to come over and see how it was. Now it seems that there is no need to think about it anymore. ”

"Oh? Why? Zhang Rui was a little confused by Wang Kaiyuan's words

"Because your hair and the hair of your bandits. Naturally, the Tartar court 'keeps his head without hair, and he keeps his hair without his head. If the chief's ranks are like this, they will be enemies of the Tartar court. Wang Kaiyuan said affirmatively

"We have already made up our minds before we came, there is only one death in this life, otherwise we will not be able to live with the Tartar court."

"Yes, I am determined to be the same as my brother." Zhang Shide, who was quietly listening to Wang Kaiyuan's words, also interjected at this time.

"Because you can make up your mind with just one hair, you guys are a little hasty. You know, this hair can be shaved back at any time! You must understand that being an 'anti-thief' is a major event that wants to raid your family and exterminate your family. You have to think about it. Zhang Rui listened to his strange reason and couldn't help but persuade them to go back.

Every time you slaughter more dogs, most of them are readers.

Although Zhang Rui is looking forward to the joining of readers. However, if it is only a whim who joins. If they "betray" themselves in the future, the loss of their anti-Qing cause will not be a simple thing that can be passed.

You know, the more you read and the more you see, the more natural abilities you have. However, there will also be cases where the more knowledge you have, the more reactionary you are.

Readers are the best people to "fool", and at the same time, they are also the most difficult people to "fool".

Note (1): I can't excerpt too much, see Baidu Library for details: Looking at the Qing Dynasty Literary Prison from "Hu Zhongzao Case".