Chapter 222: The Private Sacrificer
The autumn is high and crisp, the red sun is in the sky, and in the empty front yard, I only see two figures sitting side by side. Xiaobei sat with his knees crossed, looking melancholy, but Wang Fulin suddenly lay down like this after sitting with his hands on his knees for a long time. Let the sun shine unhindered on his body.
To say that he has an impression of Hu Zongxian, it is really just an impression piled up by various historical materials. Even in later generations, the character of Hu Zongxian is very complicated. At the beginning, it was a traitorous minister who was whitewashed, and gradually some people admitted that Hu Zongxian's anti-Japanese war did have some credit, but most of them still relied on Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou and others, that is, they were more greedy, until in the end, the image of a flawed anti-Japanese minister was released, but there were still people with different opinions. It can be said that there have always been different opinions about such a person. In today's Ming Dynasty, Hu Zongxian, who should have been dead for several years, should be more complicated to evaluate.
Because Hu Zongxian was an iron case that Xu Jie's henchmen instructed him to do!
At this moment, he raised his hand to the sun's rays, and suddenly said, "Do you think there are many people inside and outside the government and the opposition who sympathize with Hu Butang?" ā
"It should be a lot. At that time, Mr. Mao Kunmao once went to Beijing to ask for help, but failed to save Hu Butang. Mr. Shen Mingchen and Mr. Shen went to all parts of the southeast to avenge Hu Butang's grievances, but even a famous person like Wang Shizhen could only tell the truth, he was idle at home, and was suppressed by Xu Jie, unable to complain, Mr. Shen went everywhere, no one was compassionate, but no one had a way to really break the sky. ā
Speaking of this with righteous indignation, Xiaobei suddenly realized the delicacy of Wang Fulin's question, and his eyes widened suddenly: "Hey, you don't want to ......"
"Don't be mistaken, I have a few pounds and taels myself, I know it myself. This is a matter of overturning Zhaoxue and the like, I am just a small showman, of course I don't have that ability. I'm just asking. ā
Out of the corner of his eye, Wang Fulin caught a glimpse of Xiaobei's relieved and somewhat lost expression, and then continued: "However, I think that those eunuchs in Huizhou, and even those gentry and businessmen, must be uneasy to calm down for such a famous minister who used to resist Japanese aggression and now suffer such a fate. Otherwise, Old Lady Xu would not have mentioned this West Garden in front of me, let alone build yƬ I should come and have a look. As for Mr. Nanming, didn't you see that the plaque on it was written by him? At the end of the day, everyone has this idea, but there is a lack of an opportunity. ā
"But many people say that Hu Butang is a corrupt official, haven't you heard this?"
Wang Fulin glanced at Xiaobei obliquely, and saw that although she was still facing him sideways, but her eyes explained a word, he smiled and said: "If you really want to talk about corrupt officials, isn't Yin Zhengmao, who is fighting in Guangxi now, greedy?" Lord Shoufu said a lot when he gave military expenses, and he would rather give 200,000 taels to a greedy person, but he couldn't let a nest bag who couldn't fight be wasted, which shows the purpose of the imperial court in employing people. In the final analysis, of course Hu Butang is greedy, but the most fatal thing is that at that time, the Yan family's father and son fell, can he, the Yan Party Xu Jie, let go? At that time, the coastal Japanese were no longer a big climate, and the anti-Japanese generals were all cultivated, the cunning rabbit died, and the lackeys ......"
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly saw Xiaobei pounce forward and directly block his mouth tightly with his palm. Angry and funny, he pulled her hand away, and just wanted to say that he was not saying such taboo words in public, why should he be so nervous, but he soon found out that Xiaobei was not trying to stop him from saying this rebellious thing at all, but was really nervous. He suddenly realized that the little girl was deaf and clear-sighted, and he was afraid that he had heard something, so he immediately held his breath and pricked up his ears. Sure enough, he quickly noticed a squirming movement.
Although no one picked out that the place in West Garden was a forbidden place and could not be broken into casually, Wang Fulin was very reluctant to be bumped into like this, and looking at Xiaobei's appearance, he obviously had the same thoughts as him. So, he turned his head to look at the main hall behind him, and immediately poked the little girl who gagged himself, and pointed to the main hall that was not locked with his hand. Xiaobei was a little hesitant at first, but when she heard the movement that seemed to be getting closer and closer, she could only turn her heart sideways, and after removing her hand, she got up and ran up. When she reached for the door, she expected it to creak, who would have thought that the two doors would open silently.
Wang Fulin followed him into the main hall, and when the door closed again, he felt as if he had suddenly passed from day to night. There was a smell of unventilated dust in the room, and as far as the eye could see, everything could only be seen in the shadows, and there was silence all around, except for the faint sound of heavy breathing beside him. Knowing that Xiaobei next to him was probably more nervous than himself, he wanted to comfort him, but in the end he didn't speak rashly. Because through the crack in the door, he had already seen several people appear in the huge front yard. At this time, he couldn't help but regret the horse he had brought in.
I knew that I would rather risk it running away and find a random place to tie it first, so that others might not notice that someone was coming.
"Hey, there's no one here either? When I saw the horse in the backyard, I thought I would meet a fellow Taoist who came to worship Hu Butang. ā
"This West Garden is so big, maybe I missed it. But it's good to miss it, since you are a fellow believer, there is no need to take a photo. Otherwise, when you meet each other, some things are not easy to say. ā
"I think that He Dongxu's old thing wanted to sell this place, and the money he got at that time was counted as his credit, but he didn't want the gentry from Huizhou to oppose it, and even other wealthy businessmen in Zhejiang didn't come, so this West Garden could be preserved. It took several families to pay for the repairs to survive to this day. ā
"Next time, let's go to the ancestral house of the Hu family in Jixi. It's been several years, isn't it possible that no one in the court is willing to speak? Mr. Nanming has already recovered, but Hu Butang Zhaoxue's rehabilitation is still far away! ā
Wang Fulin's heart in the main hall moved, and he saw that these three people were all in their early thirties, dressed in plain Confucian shirts, obviously specially changed for the purpose of coming to worship. They were indignant for a while, and placed the incense and candle offerings on the steps of the main hall where he and Xiaobei were sitting, and then began to worship in earnest.
Faced with this situation, he didn't want to bow down for no reason, so he immediately cautiously flashed a few steps to the side, and after seeing them sacrifice, he began to read the sacrificial text and burned the sacrificial text, and finally Qi Qi burst into tears, crying and losing his voice, he couldn't help but deeply appreciate the influence of these three words Hu Zongxian among the people of Huizhou. Even if Hu Zongxian is the governor of Zhejiang, most of the time he works in other places in Zhejiang, and the time he stays in Huizhou is probably the last few years of his life, but this does not prevent him from committing suicide in prison, and people are still unhappy about him.
Even if it is a corrupt official, it will not hide the flaws after all, not to mention that Jinghai's great achievements are the first part of the Jiajing Dynasty, and it is not out of line to simply dismiss and remove officials, but the current ending is really too bleak!
I don't know how long it took for the three people who came to worship to pack up their things and quietly retreat. Only bits and pieces of incense, ash, candles and tears were left on the steps, and a few offerings were placed in the center of the front yard, apparently reserved for the birds and beasts that might pass by in the Hu West Garden. However, Wang Fulin in the main hall still did not open the door and go out.
He stood in the dim room, looked sideways at Xiaobei who was huddled in the corner, but saw that the little girl had buried her whole head in her hands and knees, and the faint silent sobbing was completely different from the little girl who played cards unreasonably and messily in the past. He thought for a moment, and didn't step forward to say anything, but pulled the two doors that had just been tightly closed. As the door to the light slowly opened, the sunlight and air outside seemed to rush into the space at once, and countless dust flew in the light, which also made the original hazy pattern gradually clear.
Wang Fulin turned around and looked at the center, compared with the plaque outside, there was no plaque in the hall, but a large blank space. He pondered for a moment in amazement, and then realized that he was afraid that the four words of the southeast pillar stone outside had originally been hung here before. The columns on both sides should have had couplets, but at this moment, all the characters have been rubbed away, and I don't know if it was done by the officers and soldiers back then, or if something went wrong later. At this moment, he finally vaguely remembered that Hu Zongxian died in Jiajing for 44 years, and Wang Daokun was dismissed from the post of governor of the annex in Jiajing for 45 years.
At that time, there was no longer any worry about the southeast coast, and the heroes of the year should naturally be able to cook.
He walked straight to the main seat and brushed the dusty table with his hand, but just as he was blowing the dust, Leng Buding saw a few words engraved on it.
"The name is no longer there, the injustice is not snowed, and the hatred of Hu Gong is difficult to extinguish now. What kind of gentleman is virtuous, but the party is fierce! ā
After Wang Fulin muttered these words to himself, he couldn't help but smack his tongue for the boldness of others. Looking at the upright handwriting full of strength, he couldn't help rubbing it with his hand, and said without looking back for a long time: "The deceased has passed away, although it is appropriate to cry and sacrifice, but to say a vulgar word, it is useless to worship in such a corner." If you have the kung fu to drop the silver beans, why don't you think about what to do in the future? Your wife insisted on stuffing you to accompany me, probably not to make you cry here. Could it be that you, like those scholars who just worshipped, blame no one in the court to stand up and speak? ā
"What do you know!"
Xiaobei wiped his tears and finally stood up straight. Although her eyes were still a little red and swollen, her head was raised high: "Hu Butang has a total of three sons, and the eldest son had some military merits back then, but he was honest and died early. And that second son, can you expect the guy who left his father's coffin and fled for his life at a critical moment to stand up and wash away Hu Butang's reputation? The third son is the youngest, and because of his swagger in the market, he was overpriced, and he was rectified by Hai Rui Haigangfeng, but he was just a loser. As for Hu Butang's wives and daughters, because He Dongxu deliberately humiliated them, he put them in prison, not to mention, and even forced them to pass barefoot, and within two years, they passed away one by one. With such a big matter, none of the Hu family's own people can stand up and speak out, and they can blame those righteous people who helped before and helped again for not charging forward? ā
Wang Fulin immediately smiled. This little girl's mind is really simple and clear. No wonder he went to Songming Mountain before, but he didn't try to contact Wang Daokun, and he hid far away. Even when he suspected that the Qi family army was Jinyiwei, he still refused to see Wang Daokun, it turned out that this was the one who was really worried about it. So, he suddenly turned around and walked straight in front of Xiaobei.
"So, what about yourself, stand up, or don't you stand up?"
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