Chapter Twenty-Three: The Bright Pole County Order and the Righteous Talent
Although Wang Fulin had sat on a sliding pole on the dozens of miles of mountain road from Songming Mountain to the county seat, he did not feel novel when he sat in a sedan chair carried by four people for the first time, but only felt a lot of pressure.
This sedan chair carried by four people is specially made and quite spacious, and only the county lord sits alone on weekdays. It stands to reason that the county order is not qualified to be carried by four people, but now the world is extravagant, and no one dares to use it casually when eight people carry it, and as long as the sedan chair carried by four people is rich, anyone outside the two capitals can sit on it. Such a sedan chair can be changed to two people sitting opposite each other by moving the seat, but few people have the opportunity to share the sedan chair with the county master. But at this moment, under the scrutinizing gaze of the lord of a county, Wang Fulin was really helpless, and he hoped that the four sedan chairmen outside could stop because of exhaustion, so that he could go out to breathe.
Being carried on the road in such a small space, he was about to vomit, not to mention facing a county master full of resentment! However, his fourteen-year-old Xiaoxiu weighs, at least for the first four sedan chair drivers, the increased burden is still within the bearable range, so let alone put down the sedan chair, there is not even a complaint outside.
Ye Junyao finally gently tapped the handrail with his hand, breaking the unspeakable silence. I just listened to the explanation, and Wang Fulin went to see off the great grandmaster today, but this unbelievable thing happened, he was really angry and funny, but if you think about it carefully, Xie Tingjie came reluctantly, but he was in a happy mood, and the stigma on his body was finally washed away, no matter what, it was a good result. The only fly in the ointment was that he went to the Huizhou Mansion that day to see the prefect Duan Chaozong to make a statement, and asked for a strict investigation of the fact that someone deliberately poured dirty water on himself under the pretext of Wang Fulin, and there was no follow-up for the time being.
So, he pretended to be majestic and admonished with a straight face: "Don't be like Meng Lang next time!" ”
"Yes, students remember the teachings of their parents!"
Ye Junyao was quite satisfied with Wang Fulin's attitude, but when he thought of the situation in Huizhou Mansion at this time, he couldn't help but have a headache. If it is only until that poem suppresses the arrogance of those students from the five counties of Huizhou Mansion, this is undoubtedly a good result, why are those students of this county so ignorant of the general situation? I didn't see that Wang Fulin, as the real victim, was no longer noisy or noisy, what else did they go to make trouble! In case such a thing gets bigger, and the prefect takes responsibility, isn't he, the county magistrate, responsible for the ineffective control of the students?
"Tangzun, I've gone to Huizhou Mansion to learn!"
Huizhou Mansion School is located in the northeast corner of the city, when ordinary people call it, they will often be the same as Shexian County School, and they will be called the School Palace. It is twice as large as Shexian County School, and its history can be traced all the way back to the Tang Dynasty. Although it was once destroyed by the flames of the Fangla Uprising in the Song Dynasty, it was quickly rebuilt.
It's just that today Wang Fulin didn't have the opportunity to go in and admire the demeanor of the first official school in Huizhou Mansion like the last Minglun Hall trial, because as soon as he got off the sedan chair, he found that under the magnificent archway of the mansion not far away, two groups of people were facing each other tensely, as if they could really fight anytime and anywhere!
Counting the time when he and the county commander Ye Junyao got the news and rushed over, and then calculating the time when the great grandmaster left, he couldn't help but come to a staggering conclusion.
If Cheng Kui and the others really ran here to make a fuss as soon as Xie Tingjie left, then it would have to be at least an hour and a half ago!
As for the surroundings, there were not only ordinary people watching the excitement, but also many third-class officials wearing official uniforms, but no one bothered to step forward to persuade them. After all, this is a dispute between readers, who dares to meddle indiscriminately?
Wang Fulin looked at the location of his group and found that the sedan chair was parked in a more peripheral place, next to a wall, and people's eyes were attracted by the two groups of people over there, and few people noticed this side. He suddenly moved in his heart, glanced back, and happened to see that Ye Junyao's movements were too anxious when he got off the sedan chair, and even the black gauze hat was almost rubbed off.
However, Ye Junyao obviously didn't care about this, and was about to step forward to preside over the mediation after standing firm, but he was stopped before he could take two steps.
"Old parents." Seeing that Ye Junyao obviously didn't understand why he was stopping, Wang Fulin had to squeeze out a smile and explain, "This is a matter between the students of the six counties, and it is not yet the time to get along, once the old parents appear, maybe someone will put on a hat that instructs the students of this county to make trouble in the school." Please also ask the old parents to wait for a while, the students are willing to share your worries. ”
Of course, Wang Fulin is not such a conspiracy theory out of thin air, when the middle-aged subordinate official reported the news before, his attitude was really suspicious, and he was not just a big deal to watch the excitement. Therefore, even if he is very annoyed and lies down and gets shot, he can't help but think about another thing - the county magistrate in front of him can be regarded as a good ranking in the county, and he can help if he can, maybe he can save some favors and use them in the future.
"Well......" Ye Junyao, as the new county commander, is true of being able to speak well, but he is really unfamiliar with some things, at this moment, hearing Wang Fulin take the initiative to ask for help, and point out the stakes, he was shocked at the same time, and immediately nodded again and again, "It's okay, you go over first, if you can solve this dispute, this county will definitely remember your righteousness and merits!" ”
Although Ye Junyao was in a hurry, he even said the word righteousness, and he only had empty promises, but Wang Fulin still thanked him gratefully, but muttered in his heart. Today's such a thing is certainly an emergency, but it doesn't necessarily have to be Ye Junyao, a dignified county parent official, a county school teacher, a county official or a master bookkeeper, anyone can go out, and Ye Junyao actually came alone, not even a master or a subordinate official followed!
This prefectural order can't be the commander of the light pole, right?
secretly complains and complains, and he still scores clearly. Wang Fulin nodded slightly at the worried Ye Junyao, and then strode forward. As he approached the people on the third and outer floors to watch the bustle, he found that it was difficult to find his way through such a blockade, and the chaotic chatter all around, and the quarrel of the two groups of students accusing each other, all poured into his ears. In this difficult situation, he had to raise his voice.
"Wang Fulin is here!"
The five words suddenly made the surroundings appear silent for a moment. Even when Wang Fulin passed the guò Taoist exam and became a showman with honor, his name was far from being as well-known as it is now. But right now, the road in the crowd that suddenly gave way, and the scrutinizing gaze all showed his popularity among the people of Fucheng.
However, at the beginning, he was only a little short of what he got was not the good name he has now, but the notoriety.
In such a collective gaze ceremony, Wang Fulin finally came to the two groups of people facing each other under the Fuxue archway.
Regarding his sudden arrival, Cheng Kui, the leader of She County, was surprised, and Cheng Wenlie, the leader of the Five Counties, was annoyed and angry. Without even waiting for Wang Fulin to speak, the latter said loudly: "Wang Fulin, don't think that you can get carried away after you have praised the Great Grandmaster with two sentences of a poem!" ”
It was only at this time that Wang Fulin saw the ink-drenched writing on the snow-white powder walls on both sides. This familiar feeling reminded him of the scenes of some owners defending their rights in later generations, and he couldn't help but be in a trance. But such a distraction was only for a moment, for he soon understood that this was not the denunciation he had imagined, but ......
"These are the four lines of poetry of the virtuous brother! We have left them with a clear word, either hand over the black sheep who spread rumors and slander you, or we will eat all these words and paper in our stomachs! ”
Although Wang Fulin said that he took care of the matter in front of Ye Junyao, the county commander, in all fairness, he only felt that Cheng Kui and others were just making trouble with him, but in fact they were angry, so they faintly complained that these Shexian students were troublesome. didn't expect that in today's dispute, he, who was not present, was really the protagonist! Even if he was on the cusp of the storm before, he basically fought alone, but now that someone is seeking justice for himself, he still feels a little warm in his heart.
Even if it is only a small part of the more than 100 students in She County, it is enough!
Therefore, he ignored Cheng Wenlie, who was annoyed and angry, but only looked at Cheng Kui and asked, "How could Brother Shulin know that someone in the school spread rumors to slander me at the beginning?" ”
"If no one knows, they can't do it unless they do!" Cheng Kui glanced contemptuously at the students of the five counties of Fuxue who were crowded opposite, and said word by word, "What does my Cheng family want to inquire about, what can't I inquire?" Wu Dajiang, you were the first to accuse Wang Fulin of cheating, right? In the wine shop, you borrowed drunken nonsense, and let the little guy go outside to spread rumors, do you think God doesn't know it? And Ye Ting, you have bought a lot of stickmen to spread rumors in the market, saying that Wang Fulin is disobedient and unfilial, do you want me to tie up these stickmen and send them to the Huizhou Mansion? ”
Speaking of anger, Cheng Kui pointed at everyone angrily: "Not only that, but today the great grandmaster set off, you even have to play with your heart and eyes, and almost transferred us out of Xin'anmen, the county seat, which is unbearable!" ”
This was once again named, and it was pointed out that there were witnesses on their side, and there was a commotion among the students of the five counties of Fuxue. No one knows that there are still people among their people who have been caught with such sore feet, and there are even more people who are angry, annoyed, and ashamed, and there are even more people who want to retreat from the spirit. Although Cheng Wenlie tried his best to save this disheartened situation, and even signaled Wu Dajiang and Ye Ting to defend themselves, the extraordinarily reluctant rhetoric of those two was simply weak compared to Cheng Kui's sharpness just now.
"Brother Cheng, I really admire the public heart of you and your predecessors, but after all, this is an important place in the palace of learning, just a battle of words, in the future, we will be slandered for our narrowness!"
Wang Fulin finally opened his mouth to break the chaotic situation, and after he finished speaking, he stepped forward and carefully removed the pieces of paper from the pink wall, trying to keep them intact as much as possible. When the white wall barely regained its original neatness, he returned to the surprised Shexian students.
"Your predecessors have read poetry and books, are proficient in the art of making, and are well versed in history, and today I am just lucky to be praised by the great master. Boasting in front of the school with such a fluke work, wouldn't it weaken the face of my county students? If you want to show off, after this autumn, and then boast about the good results of the science field, wouldn't it be more satisfying? ”
PS: During the May Day period, "Tang Fengyue" will be ended, and it can only be changed in two days after tomorrow, and it will be normal from May 3rd, please understand, thank you!
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