It is the wise man who retreats bravely

Return to the hometown scenery glory

Although Wang Yanzhen is not in the officialdom, in recent years, he has heard and witnessed a lot of major events and small affairs in the capital, and he also knows about this Han Taishi. Although the people have a lot of complaints about Han someone squeezing out Zhao Ruyu, driving away Zhu Xi, promoting the ban on the party, cracking down on science, dictating the cadres, and spending all day and wine, etc., after he was a loyal minister, he was righteous, not greedy or possessive, cared about the old and the old, and handled the affairs of the court and politics in a decent manner, which left him with a not bad impression. In public, he has also seen this powerful Taishi. From the physiognomy, I saw some problems, and I felt that it was better to be reminded of them with friendship.

Oh, I have something to bring to the Grand Master, let's hear it.

Han's family, four people are ranked as the ruler, the gentleman's Ze, the fifth generation is again, unprecedented, but the height is not cold, the prince of the county must not fall in love, and the torrent retreat is the best strategy for preservation. The flowers are not fully blooming and the moon is not full. When the flowers are in full bloom, they will wither and wither, and when the moon is full, it will erode and become a crescent moon. Only when it is not opened, and when it is not round, is the most beautiful, longest, and most memorable golden time. Therefore, a wise man should know when to retreat bravely.

Chen Zhishan generally understood the meaning. Your old king is not a fairy, it does make sense, but, the king of the master has passed all the way, and finally became a very human minister, saying one thing or another, and now he is in the limelight, and now he suddenly persuades him to quit, what do I say about this?

It is said that a high-ranking prime minister and an old Confucian in the countryside cannot sit on an equal footing. But this time it is not in a public place, I am returning to my hometown to visit, and the other party is a friend of my youth, if I blindly talk nonsense, it will damage my majesty. Thinking of this, Chen Zhishan expressed his attitude:

In this way, in ten days, you ask the old gentleman surnamed Wan to go to the county government to find the magistrate, just say what I said, let him tell him about his situation, and I will ask the magistrate to find a way to give some money to solve his urgent needs. As for what I said to the Master, I will say it at the right time.

On behalf of Brother Wan, thank you.

Chen Zhishan's ancestral home is in Rongxiuli, Zhushan Township, Changle County, Fujian. It is a small mountain village in the middle of nowhere, thirty miles to the east of the sea. The ancestors have been farmers for several generations, and those who have passed the Jinshi examination and are ranked as Zaifu are unique in the entire Changle Chen family. The patriarch of the Chen clan in Zhushan Township was extremely excited, and contacted a few prominent people in the clan to prepare to compile a family tree. Send someone to Beijing to inform the prime minister that who would not want to do things that glorify the ancestors and pass on to future generations. Chen Zhishan immediately agreed and was willing to contribute money to show his support.

Now, the family tree has been repaired, and the clan is preparing to hold a clan meeting and hold an ancestor worship ceremony on the eve of the Qingming Festival. Roughly calculated, since the death of his mother, Chen Zhishan has not returned to his hometown for 20 years. In the autumn of the previous year, he asked his eldest son to return to his hometown to buy land and build the Prime Minister's Mansion. It is now almost complete.

As the representative of the Chen clan and the chairman of the genealogical compilation committee, how could he be absent?

For this reason, the emperor specially granted him a one-month family leave.

Entering the territory of Fujian, Chen Zhishan quickly realized the glory and happiness of returning home. After meeting Wang Yanzhen in Taishun, he continued southward, and a day later, entered Hanyang County (now Fu'an City) in Fujian. The magistrate led a cadre to wait on the official road to greet him, and then went directly to the tavern for a banquet. Ten miles outside the city of Fuzhou, dozens of civil and military officials such as Fujian's pacification envoy and governor of Fuzhou Prefecture, as well as the three major supervision departments, greeted him. Changle Zhi County, relevant officials and nearly 100 officials accompanied the mighty march towards Rongxiuli.

On weekdays, the usually calm mountain village suddenly boiled.

Surrounded by everyone, Chen Zhishan walked into the newly built prime minister's mansion. After a short rest, go to the hall to visit relatives, friends and clansmen. Chen Zhishan has a total of six brothers and sisters, the eldest brother, the second sister, and the fourth brother have all passed away, the fifth sister is in good health, and the sixth brother cannot stand on his legs and feet. Walking in front of the younger brother, scenes of the past came to his heart, when he went out to study, the family cut down on food and clothing, and went all out. Needless to say, even the youngest brother had walked hundreds of miles to send food and vegetables to his family, Chen Zhishan's eyes were a little red, and he took his brother's hand, "Sixth, you have suffered all these years." In a few days, go to Beijing with the third brother and ask the doctor to heal your leg. Enjoy. ”

The younger brother nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to the third brother." ”

The next is to recognize relatives, the children of the brothers and sisters all recognize, the daughter-in-law and son-in-law still have some impressions, and the grandchildren know very little, a little bit, there are 14 great-grandchildren, and the great-granddaughter-in-law of the old family is pregnant. Chen Zhishan said with emotion: "Ancestor bless, my Chen family is prosperous, flourishing, seeing that I want to be an ancestor, how can I not be old." ”

At four o'clock the next day, more than 300 people from the Chen clan gathered together to hold a grand ancestor worship ceremony to worship the spiritual seat of the Chen ancestors. Then, the patriarch took the lead, and Chen Zhishan then walked up the mountain to the tomb of the Chen family to pay tribute to the ancestral cemetery, including Chen Zhishan's parents.

From the third day, the important officials of the prefectures and counties of Fujian Road, the four major supervisors and the Xiang army all commanded the civil officials and military generals above the seventh grade, like a marquee, came to Rongxiuli to meet the prime minister of the current dynasty, Xu Guogong Chen, and at the same time presented a considerable housewarming ceremony for the completion of the Guogong Mansion.

Among the same clan, there is a man named Chen Zhonghe, who is a generation older than Chen Zhishan, and is also of the same age, and has become a professor in Quzhou. I have some understanding of Chen Zhishan's past, and I have also heard and witnessed the before and after of ancestor worship. After the idler avoided it, the two chatted over tea.

"Lizhi (Chen Zhishan's words), you read poetry and books in your early years, suffered many difficulties, worked diligently, and were generous, and it is also a blessing for God to come to this point. Thinking of this, the Chen clan of Zexiutang is proud. ”

The fourth uncle has won the award.

The glory is dewed between the flowers, and the rich tiles are frosted. No matter what time it is, we must never forget the past. I have here two articles written by Lu Mengzheng, which you can read.

Lü Meng is the prime minister of the Taizong Dynasty and the eighth ancestor of Lü Zujian. When he was a teenager, he lived in poverty and was repeatedly despised, and when he was middle-aged, he was extremely popular, and the stars held the moon. Through his own experience, he deeply felt the impermanence of heaven and the warmth and coldness of human feelings, and wrote "Broken Kiln Fu" and "Destiny Fu", persuading people not to treat others with rich and poor. I've only heard of it, but I've never read it.

After taking the scroll, Chen Zhishan said: Fourth uncle, don't worry, I will read it carefully.

In the dead of night, under the dim oil lamp, I read "Broken Kiln Fu":

There are unpredictable circumstances in the sky, and people have good and bad luck.

The centipede has 100 legs, and it is not as good as the snake; The rooster has two wings, but it can't fly the crow.

Horses have a journey of thousands of miles, and they can't go without riding; People have the ambition to reach the sky, and they can't pass by themselves without luck.

Gaiwen:

In life, the rich cannot be lewd, and the poor cannot be moved.

The article is world-famous, Confucius is inferior to Chen Bang; Wu Luo is outstanding, and Taigong fishes in Weishui.

Yan Yuan's life is short, and he is not a vicious person; The thief is old, but he is not a kind person.

Emperor Yao Mingsheng, but not the son of the zodiac, is stupid and stubborn, and gives birth to the son of great filial piety.

Zhang Liang was originally clothed, and Xiao He was called a county official.

Yan Zi was not five feet tall and was named the prime minister of Qi; Kong Ming lived in the grass and could be a military advisor of the Shu Han Dynasty.

Although Chu Ba was strong, he was defeated by Wujiang and killed himself; Although the king of Han is weak, he has thousands of miles of rivers and mountains.

Li Guang has the power to shoot tigers, and he is old and unsealed; Feng Tang has the talent to ride the dragon, and he has never met it in his life.

When Han Xin did not meet, he did not have three meals a day, and when he met him, he hung a three-foot jade seal on his waist, and once he was in decline, he died at the hands of the Yin people.

There are those who are poor first and then rich, and those who are old and strong and young and decrepit.

is full of articles, and the gray hair is not hit; Talented and shallow, juvenile and the first Dengke.

The palace in the deep courtyard was transported back to a prostitute; A merry prostitute, when she comes to be a lady.

A young beauty, but a stupid husband; Handsome and beautiful, with a rough and ugly woman.

The dragon has not been encountered, diving between the fish and turtles; The gentleman loses time and surrenders to the villain.

Although the clothes are torn, they always have the appearance of ceremonies; With sorrow on his face, every embrace is peaceful.

When encountered, it is only advisable to live in peace and poverty; If the heart is not deceived, it will definitely raise its eyebrows.

The first poor gentleman, natural bone generation; A rich villain does not get rid of poverty and cold body.

When the sky is not shining, the sun and the moon have no light; When the land is not available, the grass and trees do not grow;

When the water is not, the wind and waves are uneven; When people can't, good luck can't work.

Note blessing and injecting Lu, the fate has been arranged, who doesn't want to be rich?

If a person does not follow the eight characters of the foundation, how can he be a minister?

I used to live in Luoyang, begging for monks' meals, staying in the cellar at dusk, thinking about clothes can not cover their bodies, thinking about food can not help their hunger, the master hates, the lower people hate, I am cheap and humane, I don't give up.

Now living in the court, the official to the best, the position of the three dukes, although the body bows under one person, and the position above tens of millions of people, there are the staff of the tart hundred bureaucrats, there is the sword of the stingy, there is a thousand boxes of Luo Jin, thinking of food and there are delicacies, out of the strong man whip, into the beauty of the favorite, the pet of the master, the people of the embrace. Humanity is precious to me, not my ability, this is time, luck, and life.