Weng and his son-in-law talk to each other

Zhejiang East Wu lost talents

As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the village where Fan's Mansion was located, I saw my daughter and son-in-law standing on the side of the road, looking forward to it. Seeing each other, Ye Rongrong took three steps and two steps, and threw herself into her mother's arms.

Mrs. Fan led her family to greet her in front of the house. When the two families saw each other, they were immediately overjoyed.

It is said that the next generation is pro-generational, which is true. You see, when the Ye couple saw their little grandson who was less than one year old, they felt very fond of it, white and tender, pink, with a smile on their faces, although they couldn't speak, they seemed to know people's intentions, and they kept babbling. The husband and wife, especially Mrs. Ye, always don't kiss enough, don't love enough, and can't wait to hold them in their hands and hold them in their arms all the time. The baby didn't recognize her life, and when she teased it a little, she smiled very well.

In the evening, Weng and his son-in-law chatted over tea.

Ye Zhengze knew that Chen Liang was the teacher of his son-in-law Fan Zuliang, so he asked him how Chen Liang died and why was it so sudden?

Fan Zuliang told his father-in-law what he knew.

Last spring, when Chen Liang was a senior scholar and a champion in high school, he was at the funeral of his father. At that time, as soon as their brother buried his father, he received a letter from his brother, and he immediately felt that the teacher had finally gotten what he wanted.

Five months later, he went to Yongkang to meet his teacher. At that time, Chen Liang was radiant and proud. At the banquet that day and night, our three disciples took turns to toast, and he did not refuse to come, and I had never seen him so happy.

He asked us, do you know which poem I like the most, teacher?

Some people say it's Gao Shi's "Yan Ge Xing", some people say it's Wang Changling's "Out of the Stopper", and he shook his head. I guess it's Li Qingzhao's "Summer Quatrain".

He groaned casually: Life is a hero, death is also a ghost, so far thinking of Xiang Yu, refusing to cross Jiangdong.

Chen Liang praised: It is not easy for a woman to write such a bold poem, I like it, but I prefer the fifth poem of Li He's "Thirteen Songs of the South Garden", will you?

The three of us brothers chanted in unison:

Why don't the men take Wu Hook and collect Guanshan Fifty Prefectures.

Please go to Lingyan Pavilion temporarily, if you have a life, you will wait.

The teacher said generously and bluntly: A man's husband can have no money and no power, but he must not have ambition and pride.

Last autumn, I was busy with the publication and printing of my father's anthology, went to Wuzhou to find Uncle Huang, and then went to Yongkang, but the teacher was no longer there. I heard the teacher say that after the ancestor worship was completed that day, the teacher was about to pack up and go to Jiankang to take office. After dinner, I felt a little tired, so I went to bed early, and in the middle of the night, the teacher heard the teacher's panting, and asked what was wrong, he said that his heart hurt, and he got up to see that the big thing was not good. I saw him foaming at the mouth, trembling all over, and fainted after a while.

Hearing this, Ye Zhengze couldn't help but feel a little sad, thinking that I was studying in eastern Zhejiang, which was full of talents and famous families, and I didn't want to think that in the past few years, the teacher Mr. Zheng Boxiong Fuwen, his friend Mr. Tang Zhongyou said that Mr. Zhai, Mr. Lu Zuqian Donglai, and this Chen Tongfu passed away one after another, which made people sad.

When Ye Zhengze said this, he remembered the situation when he met Chen Xiang.

In the second year of Chunxi (1175), Ye Zhengze went to Zhaoming Mountain, Wuyi County to visit Lu Zuqian. When he entered the Delu Mansion, he heard someone talking in the study.

Nowadays, the whole country is reluctant to steal peace, and is complacent with peace and prosperity, civil officials are vulgar and cowardly, Confucian scholars talk about numerology, and the sour and rotten wind of old and serious is prevalent, and the government and the opposition cannot see heroic and powerful generals, neither training nor fortification, try to ask how to restore the Central Plains if it goes on like this, and how can it be a shame for the country? I'm afraid that in the end, there will be nowhere to hide even in this southeast corner.

The first time he heard such hearty remarks, he felt deafening and thought-provoking, and he couldn't help shouting: Well said. Since then, he and Chen Liang have become friends, but it's a pity that the sky is separated, and there are fewer gatherings and more separations.

In the fifth year of Chunxi, that is, in the spring of 1178 AD, Chen Liang, as an ordinary scholar, sent three consecutive reports to Emperor Xiaozong, demanding the abolition of the peace treaty, declaring war on Jin, and taking revenge. Moreover, he also asked the emperor to meet him in person and let him explain the methods and strategies of the Northern Expedition against Jin in person. This incident can be said to have caused a sensation in the entire Lin'an City at that time.

It is said that after Emperor Xiaozong read his article, he was deeply shocked and applauded, and prepared to post this performance in the court to encourage the minister of civil and military affairs. and planned to summon Chen Liang and promote him exceptionally. At that time, there was a celebrity in front of the emperor, named Zeng Mao, so he hurried to visit Chen Liang and wanted to pat his ass. But Chen Liang looked down on Zeng Mo, and when he heard the news that Zeng Mo was coming to see him, he actually ran away over the wall. Zeng Mo was suddenly embarrassed and bored, so he hated Chen Liang to the core, and said a lot of bad things in front of Xiaozong, and Xiaozong hesitated.

After waiting for a few days, Chen Liang saw that there was no movement, and went on the second note. This time, Xiaozong decided to send a few officials to inspect it first, but when Chen Liang answered the question, he spoke boldly and bluntly, and was ruthless, so that those big people could not get off the stage. So, they reported to Xiaozong: This person is tricky and relies on big words to attract attention, but he actually has no skills.

After waiting for more than ten days, Chen Liang saw that there was still no result, so he went to the third note. It is clearly opposed to sitting in Lin'an and favoring the southeast. The emperor thought to himself, no matter what, this person is loyal and patriotic, and his spirit is commendable, so he is ready to give him an official and a half position. When Chen Liang heard about it, he said disappointedly: "The reason why I went up to the top is to open up a foundation for the country for hundreds of years, where do you want to use it in exchange for an official position?" In a fit of anger, he brushed his sleeves away and left Lin'an in a dashing manner.

Fan Zuliang knew that the teacher Chen Liang was a patriotic man with outstanding talents, and the father-in-law in front of him, Mr. Ye Zhengze, was also a sincere gentleman who worried about the country and the people. In his early thirties, he was recommended by Gong Maoliang, the governor of the political council, and was summoned to Lin'an.

Entering the main hall to play right, bluntly said that there are four difficulties and five ineligibility in the current state affairs. That is the four dilemmas of the state, the discussion, the talent, and the law; The five can't: there are many soldiers and they are weak, there are many wealth and they are lacking, they do not believe in officials but believe in officials, they do not appoint people but they do not use the law, and they do not use their qualifications without meritocracy. Ye Zhengze said to Xiaozong: "These five articles, the government and the opposition think that they cannot be changed, isn't it the actual disaster and lack of today." Knowing that there is a problem, it is still carried on, so that it is not a matter of time and a day. Knowing the stakes, clarifying the truth and the falsehood, judging right and wrong, and deciding to abandon and set it up, it depends on what Your Majesty does. ”

At that time, Xiaozong had lost the spirit of recovery in his early years, and he was helpless to this piercing advice, saying that his eye disease was very serious, and whoever could take on this responsibility, you should go with him. Ye Zhengze wanted to speak again, Xiaozong smiled miserably, and was speechless for a long time.

After Guangzong ascended the throne, Ye Zhengze served as a senator of the Hubei Pacification Department, and made a report before parting, bluntly saying that the country has six evils, namely: the country is not strong, there are not many talents, the people are not rich, the army is not strong, the financial endowment is insufficient, and the legal system is not perfect. He also said: "First of all, if we do not establish the purpose of governing the country, and let these six aspects be damaged, like a big tree with silverfish in it, and if we do not quickly eradicate it, let it go on, the branches will gradually wither and fall apart, and at that time, I will be useless in saying anything." ”

However, the court still did not react.