December 20th.

Liu Zongzhou finally arrived at the Zhongxing Society.

Liu Zongzhou came to visit Sun Chengzong, Lu Shanji, Huang Daozhou and others, but the real purpose was to see Su Tiancheng, there were many things, he needed to debate with Su Tiancheng, or even change Su Tiancheng's views, or correct Su Tiancheng's mistakes, especially about some theoretical understanding.

He and Sun Chengzong and others were all officials in the same dynasty, and Sun Chengzong used to be his superior, so the atmosphere at the meeting in the Zhongxing Society was very good, and everyone did not talk about the differences in academic understanding for the time being.

After receiving the notice, Su Tiancheng quickly rushed to the Zhongxing Society.

came to the school with him, as well as Qu Qingze.

Su Tiancheng did not go to Jingsi Hall immediately, but found Liu Jingting.

He told Liu Jingting that today is the time to tell the story, the place is in the Jingsi Hall, and the audience is a group of people who are currently in the Jingsi Hall, and there is no one else.

Liu Jingting had already made preparations and promised it.

In the process of preparation, Liu Jingting still told Su Tiancheng the general content of his book, so Su Tiancheng was also fully prepared. He needs to use these facts to debate with Liu Zongzhou.

Historically, there is a poem about Liu Jingting's ability to tell stories: there is a sudden sound that shakes the sky, the pearl is staggered, it seems to be intermittent and ethereal, the song turns to cry and the depression, the eaves suddenly listen to the wind and rain, and the ghosts and gods stand in front of them, the waves and the sea return, the forest and the soldiers and Kunyang gather, the guests are shocked to hear that there is no owner, and they want to exclaim for the words.

This poem fully illustrates that Liu Jingting's storytelling ability is unparalleled in the world.

This is also because, when Liu Jingting was telling a story. Integrate all your own feelings, have real feelings, and say things that can especially move people.

Liu Zongzhou is fifty-five years old, and he is completely Su Tiancheng's elder.

Su Tiancheng had just entered the Meditation Hall. Sun Chengzong stood up and introduced Su Tiancheng.

"Master Su, this is Lord Liu."

Liu Zongzhou had a thin face and a wisp of a goatee.

Su Tiancheng hurriedly bowed.

"Su Tiancheng, the magistrate of Jiangning County, has seen Lord Liu."

"Lord Su is polite, he is a country man, and he can't afford such a big gift from Lord Su."

Liu Zong said around him, and the head of the border returned the salute.

Sun Chengzong, who was on the side, was still thinking about saying something. Seeing this situation, he didn't speak, as for Lu Shanji and Huang Daozhou, they didn't speak, but their faces were not very good.

When chatting before, although Liu Zongzhou did not talk about academic issues, he never mentioned the purpose of the Zhongxing Society, as a great Confucian. Such an attitude can already explain the problem. It is said that when the Zhongxing Society is coming, everyone should talk freely together, and even argue.

Su Tiancheng smiled, it is normal for such a situation to occur, if Liu Zongzhou has a smile on his face. put on a big swagger, as if he wanted to teach the younger generations a lesson, and he didn't deserve to be called a great Confucian.

"Lord Liu came to the Zhongxing Society, and it was a rare opportunity to prepare some gifts."

Everyone was a little weird. Zhongxing Society does not give gifts, no matter what the identity of the other party is, is Su Tiancheng going to break this rule.

"This is Liu Fengchun, the word Jingting, is a member of the Zhongxing Society, I heard that the adults came to the Zhongxing Society, I admired it very much, and I was ready to say a book, please taste it, but there is one thing, I want to say it in the front, Brother Liu said the book, it may involve some people's suffering, this is all in the next requirement to say, if there is any taboo, all the responsibilities, in the next force to bear."

Liu Jingting was caught off guard, he didn't expect Su Tiancheng to publicly assume responsibility on such an occasion, which also means that if he said it, he would scold the court officials, and the responsibility was also directly borne by Su Tiancheng.

For a while, he was a little hesitant, and he didn't know whether he should say it, if he really made trouble for Su Tiancheng, he would be embarrassed, but he was his great benefactor.

"Brother Liu, don't have any taboos, although it is said, the people in this meditation hall today are all adults who have been officials in the imperial court, there are some things, you adults know the Tao, I have already said, the mouth of the people is more important than the defense of Sichuan, if the people are not allowed to speak, I am afraid that one day I will not have a chance to listen."

Qu Qingze's face changed a little, and Su Tiancheng was a little too bold when he said these words, isn't this satirical to the imperial court, unable to distinguish between right and wrong.

No one spoke.

At this time, Liu Jingting let go instead, Su Tiancheng said such a thing, if he still concealed it, it would be too uninteresting, it was a big deal, and he took it as he could, so he said that it had nothing to do with Master Su.

The sandalwood beats, and the sound is crisp.

Liu Jingting began to tell the story, this is probably the most emotional time he said, talking about things he has seen or heard, and things that appeared alive in the Ming Dynasty.

"Anyway, somewhere in my Ming Dynasty, there is a family ......"

This story is indeed very tragic, Liu Jingting is talking about a family, the parents worked hard, raised two children to grow up, a son and a daughter, how could they meet the famine year, in the field, there was almost no harvest.

When the difficulties reached the extreme, many people in the village starved to death, and even people ate people, but it is a pity that the gentry and wealthy families in the village are not willing to take out food relief at all.

Fortunately, the son of this family competed for his luck, passed the Xiucai examination, relied on the rice, and taught in the village, so he finally maintained the family's life and did not starve to death.

But bad luck still came, the daughter of this family, very beautiful, unfortunately was taken by the son of a gentry in the village, everyone knows that the son of this gentry is a typical gentleman, who does not learn and has no skills, has nothing to do all day long, causes trouble, bullies, bullies men and women, is old, notorious, and no one comes to the door to propose marriage.

One day, this gentleman found an opportunity to rob the girl and insulted her.

Where could the girl bear such an insult and hanged herself.

This incident caused an uproar, but the gentleman of the gentry family didn't care at all, he did enough bad things, and it didn't matter, but a dead girl, what a big deal.

For the sake of their son, the gentry found Xiucai and thought about it.

Xiucai is a scholar after all, where can he stand such anger, his parents were grief-stricken, both fell ill, Xiucai held his breath, went to the county, and sued the gentry.

It's a pity that the gentry have already figured out a way to buy off the officials of the county government.

Xiucai went to complain, but was framed, saying that when he was a private school teacher in the village, he molested girls and maliciously blackmailed many gentry.

The county government ruled that Xiucai was deprived of his fame and sent to the border pass to fill the army.

Xiucai's parents learned the news and couldn't bear such a blow, and within a few days, they both passed away.

Xiucai's wife also looks good, and when the gentleman saw that Xiucai was confiscated, he was vicious, so he simply snatched Xiucai's wife and insulted him together.

The people in the village, in their eyes, are helpless, everyone knows that the relationship between the gentry is hard, and there is the support of the government, whoever wants to encounter such a thing can only consider himself unlucky.

In the process of storytelling, Liu Jingting grinned his teeth, his feelings were completely revealed, and when he talked about the excitement, his eyes were even red, and he almost shed tears.

Sun Chengzong is a lot older, and he can't sit still several times, so he can't wait to stand up and angrily reprimand the gentry and the magistrate, and the rest of the people are not much better, and the color of their faces has changed.

After the last, Liu Jingting still gave a good ending,

Xiucai's wife, endured humiliation and burden, survived, and with the help of well-wishers in the village, she went to the house to complain.

After doing all this, Xiucai's wife committed suicide.

Xiucai lamented the injustice in the world, escaped into the mountains and forests, and became a monk.

After Liu Jingting finished speaking, everyone didn't speak for a long time.

The last paragraph is obviously deliberately added by Liu Jingting, just imagine, Xiucai's wife is a weak woman, how can she go to the government to sue, since the gentry has such a powerful relationship, how can Xiucai's wife sue, the final result, needless to say, everyone also knows that Xiucai's family is a family with a broken family, and the gentry have nothing to do.

After Liu Zongzhou finished listening to this book, he touched his chest with his hand without listening, obviously feeling depressed in his heart.

In the meditation hall, everyone was sullen, and no one would be happy to hear such a story.

Of course, it was also Liu Jingting who said it too well, everyone sank in, regarded themselves as the Xiucai, and felt the pathos in Xiucai's heart, you must know that the protagonist is Xiucai, a person with meritorious fame, and he has suffered such a result, if this is put on the body of ordinary people, then there is no need to say it, and there is no chance to sue.

Sun Chengzong and others all believe in such stories, they have seen too much, bullying powerful people abound, the government is a tiger, and what they see in their eyes is silver.

This kind of thing may be happening somewhere in the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, such a story is never allowed to be told in public, which is to discredit the Ming Dynasty and the officials and gentry of the Ming Dynasty.

Liu Jingting told such a story, if people with ulterior motives knew the truth and kept pleading, they would have to suffer a lawsuit, maybe they would be sent to the army.

Of course, Su Tiancheng is in front and has already taken responsibility, besides, the people who have heard the story today are different, after all, they are all famous figures, and no one has done such despicable things.

Su Tiancheng has been observing everyone's emotions, and he feels that the time is still ripe, and he can use the topic to play and express his feelings, so that everyone can understand what officials should do in a down-to-earth manner. (To be continued.) )