The hand holding the brush trembled, and the tip of the pen tapped on the unfinished scroll, Dong Qichang frowned, looking at the stain on the painting with disgust, the painting is Hengyun Mountain, Hengyun Mountain is a famous spot in Songjiang, there is the former residence of Lu Yun in the Western Jin Dynasty, and the priest Zhu Jingtao constructed a grass house in the mountains, this painting is ready to be given to Zhu Jingtao, the stain is under the grass house, like a pile of cow - this painting is about to be painted, it is a pity to destroy it, Dong Qichang is not in a hurry to ask his son Dong Zuchang about being beaten in Hangzhou, but is patient with the surname, and slightly dyes on the cow dung, Painted the cow as a lying dog, and added a bamboo fence, as if the chaimen dog barked, then put down the paintbrush and asked the maid who had red cheeks with his palms: "Is the second son seriously injured, where is the person?" ”

The maidservant replied cautiously: "If you go back to the master, the second son is carrying it back, and now the Shuanghe Hall is resting." ”

"Ah, it's back!"

Dong Qichang was shocked and angry, he had five sons, although the second son Dong Zuchang did not learn and did not know how to do it, but he was the most favored, so he did everything possible to make a living for Dong Zuchang, this time he was sent to Hangzhou to study, but also wanted Dong Zuchang to raise his reputation and make some preparations for the Nanjing Township Test in the year after tomorrow.

Rushing to Shuanghe Hall, Dong Qichang panted and called repeatedly: "Chang'er, what's wrong with you?" ”

Dong Zuchang half lay and half sat on a Coats chair, surrounded by several concubines, and when he saw his father coming in, Dong Zuchang bowed and said: "The child is not filial, he can't kowtow to his father, this time he almost died in a foreign country." Speaking of tears, he was kicked by Zhang Yuan and slapped twice in Hangzhou Nanping Jingci Temple at the beginning of the month, although the injury was not serious, but the bad breath was really unbearable, he was sick on the passenger ship back to Songjiang, and it was exaggerated to let the servants carry him back, mainly to win the sympathy of the old father, so that the old father could make up his mind to be ashamed of him - Dong Zu saw that his son had lost a lot of weight, his face was even more gray, and he was regretful and angry, and ordered someone to hurry up to find Liu Balang, a famous doctor in Huating, to treat Dong Zuchang, While sitting down on the three-legged pestle next to Dong Zuchang's chair, he took his son's hand, tried to calm himself down, and asked: "What happened, why did you look like this, who beat you?" ”

Dong Zuchang's anger came up all of a sudden, regardless of the fact that he was carrying him back and should be dying, and said loudly: "It is that Shanyin Zhang Yuan, Zhang Rulin's grandson, he led a group of servants to beat his son, and the father must be the master of his son, otherwise his son will die." ”

Dong Zu often speaks bullshit, as if he is dying, this is his last words.

At the beginning of the year, Dong Zuchang came back from watching the lights in Shanyin, saying that he was kicked by Zhang Suzhi's grandson, and his waist was a piece of black green, Dong Qichang was very distressed when he saw it, but when he asked about the situation, it was really his son who was a little rude first, of course, Dong Qichang thought that Zhang Yuan's boy beating people was even more hateful, in his opinion, even if his son was wrong, it was a small mistake, and it was completely forgivable, and he Dong Qichang himself would not discipline his son, how could he allow outsiders to discipline him, but for Zhang Suzhi's face, he had to endure this grievance, and wrote a letter to apologize, I thought that this matter would be forgotten, and I didn't think about deliberately retaliating, but now my son was beaten by that Zhang Yuan again, and he was seriously injured, Dong Qichang's anger can be imagined, and he secretly regretted that he was weak, how could he apologize to Zhang Rulin, Zhang Yuan should have been strictly investigated for beating people at that time, and now he Dong took a step back, but his Zhang family had to inch in, and he beat his son like this!

"Chang'er, don't be angry and hurt your body, say slowly, your father will definitely be the master for you, why did you say that Zhang Yuan rushed to Hangzhou to commit murder?" Dong Qichang suppressed his anger and asked.

Dong Zu often said: "On the fifth day of the first month of this month, my son just came out of Jingci Temple and was about to go to the school to listen to the lecture, and I met Zhang Yuan's master and servants, including the people of the Weaving Department, all of whom were Zhang Yuan's gang, and the son had been taught by his father, and he wanted to calm things down, and he didn't want to provoke him, but Zhang Yuan recognized Chen Ming and wanted to arrest Chen Ming, and his son fought according to reason, and he beat his son with the strength of the crowd, and Chen Ming was also arrested, and it is said that he was escorted to the Hangzhou Mansion——"

"Wait," Dong Qichang asked, "Zhang Yuan recognizes Chen Ming, what does this mean?" ”

Dong Zu often said: "Father doesn't know, Zhang Yuan's sister married the Qingpu Lu family, Zhang Yuan beat his son and arrested Chen Ming to get angry with his brother-in-law." ”

Dong Qichang was furious, the Lu slave Chen Ming defected to his Dong family, he knew, Chen Ming defected because his wife was annihilated by the Lu family, and he Dong took in more than one traitor slave, so Dong Qichang didn't care, he usually didn't care much about these mundane things, and his sons were quite shrewd and appropriate, so he didn't need to worry too much, he didn't know that Qingpu Lu was the in-law of the Zhang family in Shanyin, and his son Dong Zuchang didn't tell him before - "Deceive people too much, deceive people too much!" Dong Qichang patted the armrest of the Gao Shi chair and shouted angrily, and asked Dong Zuchang: "Then you came back like this?" You are a famous student, he beat you, won't you sue him, and Chen Ming is not a slave of his Zhang family, how can Zhang Yuan arrest Chen Ming, how can this be reasonable, Zu Chang, why are you so cowardly! Dong Qichang was angry with his son, and felt that his son was too good.

Dong Zu often said: "My father doesn't know, the original Hangzhou Weaving Department Zhong Eunuch supports, and even that Huang Ruheng protects Zhang Yuan, accusing the child, pressing each other with momentum, how dare the child fight." ”

Dong Qichang was so angry that his hands trembled, and he couldn't speak, his Dong Qichang's son was bullied and beaten in Hangzhou, and there was no one to help? He has been idle at home for a few years, and the officials in Hangzhou don't take Dong Qichang in his eyes?

Liu Balang, a famous doctor in Huating, rushed to diagnose and treat Dong Zuchang's pulse, saying that it was not in the way, but it was just necessary to calm down and rest, not to cause the heart to be angry, and he could be cured by decoction of three medicines.

Dong Zu often said: "Father, the son has this evil breath in his heart, and this illness can't be cured, father-"

Dong Qichang said: "You are good to give birth to and recuperate, and your father is the master of this matter." ”

Dong Qichang's eldest son Dong Zuyuan rushed to hear the news, Dong Zuyuan's wife is the niece of the former Shoufu Shen Shixing, and he is famous, and he heard that the second brother was seriously injured in Hangzhou, he was very angry, and said to his father Dong Qichang: "Father, this matter is extremely unfavorable to my Dong family, and my Dong family has bought the land of Changsheng Bridge, but those Diao people just refuse to move, making it difficult for my house to build, if I know that the second brother was beaten, my Dong family is helpless, then how can my Dong children gain a foothold in Huating, and tenants who resist rent will emerge in endlessly, In the past, people who had a gap with my Dong family would also think that my Dong family had lost power and could be bullied, and forced the lawsuit to the door. ”

Dong Qichang said with a cold face: "I will never spare that Zhang Yuan, Li Tingji is no longer a cabinet minister, and Zhang Suzhi can't deceive me." ”

Li Tingji is a native of Fujian, Wanli 11 years of Guiwei Ke Yuan, the palace test list, is Zhang Rulin's teacher, and Zhang Rulin's father-in-law Zhu Geng has a close relationship, Wanli 35 years into the cabinet to participate in politics, is considered to belong to Zhu Geng's Zhejiang Party, after Zhu Geng's death, Li Tingji was impeached by the official, angry and begging, the emperor issued an edict to stay, but the Donglin party officials think that Li Tingji's resignation is a gesture, dozens of people handed over the chapter to attack, Li Tingji is a very good-looking person, resigned to the emperor could not succeed, simply moved from the official office to the deserted temple to live, After more than 100 resignations for five consecutive years, he was able to return to his hometown at the beginning of last year, and the so-called Zhejiang Party was also in a slump - there was no mood for painting, Dong Qichang did not go to the painting Zen room, and came to the chrysanthemum garden of Xuanxiang Zhai to pac and relax, thinking about how to avenge his son, Hangzhou Zhi Yin Tingshu had some friendship with him, and first sent someone to Hangzhou with his book to ask Chen Ming back, Huang Ruheng also had to write a letter to ask, he asked his son to study under Huang Ruheng's door, but let people beat him, Huang Ruheng did not help Zhang Yuan for his son, what is the reason? He knew that Huang Ruheng and Zhang Rulin had a very good relationship, but if he bullied his son like this, wouldn't he bully people too much?

On September 16, Dong Qichang wrote more than ten letters in Xuanxianzhai, such as the chief of the three departments of Hangzhou, he sent a special person to send letters, he learned that Zhang Yuan was already a child, and he would participate in the Taoist examination next year, so he specially wrote a letter to the king of Zhejiang Tixue, slandering Zhang Yuan's character, and euphemistically expressed the hope that Wang Tixue would depose Zhang Yuan when he took the Taoist examination next year. He believes that his reputation is not comparable to Zhang Suzhi, and this time he will severely punish Zhang Yuan, at least so that Zhang Yuan will not be able to make up for the students next year.

On the fourth day of the messenger's dispatch, that is, on September 21, Dong Qichang received a letter from Jiao Hong and Huang Ruheng. ”

Dong Zu often said: "My son came back in a hurry, I didn't see him, it is estimated that he will come back after a while, Zong Yishan's parents are still in our Dong Mansion, I am afraid where he will flee!" ”

Dong Qichang threw Jiao Hong and Huang Ruheng's letter to his son with a calm face, Dong Zuchang looked at it and shouted: "This must be Zhang Yuan's conspiracy, this must be Zhang Yuan's conspiracy!" ”

Dong Qichang asked slowly: "What the hell is going on?" ”

Dong Zuchang knew that he couldn't hide it, and said in a low voice: "Zong Yishan also knew Zhang Yuan somehow, and Zhang Yuan used Zong Yishan to humiliate the child——"

"So Jiao Hong and Huang Ruheng both know that Zong Yishan is going to take the talent test for you!" Dong Qichang was so angry that his hands and feet were cold.

Dong Zu often said with a weak heart: "Zong Yishan doesn't dare to say anything about the proxy exam, Huang Ruheng only knows that my study in the grass hall was ghostwritten by Zong Yishan." ”

Dong Qichang sat paralyzed on the drunkard, shaking his head again and again, he originally expected Zong Yishan to take the township examination for Dong Zuchang, he would first arrange for Zong Yishan to go to Nanjing Gongyuan as an errand boy, and then Dong Zu often went to take the exam, Zong Yishan could secretly have a transfer with Dong Zuchang, but now this trouble, the reputation is bad, and the future of his son Dong Zuchang is wasted - Dong Zuchang said: "Father, that Zhang Yuan is deliberately trying to harm the child, Jiao Taishi must have been instigated by Zhang Yuan to accept Zong Yishan as a disciple——"

"Hurry up and send someone to chase back those slaves who delivered the letter!"

Dong Qichang suddenly screamed, he was writing a letter to the third envoy of Zhejiang and tried his best to give his son good words, now make a homework ghostwriter, even if Zong Yishan did not dare to say anything about the substitute candidates, his son Dong Zuchang's reputation has been ruined, from Jiao Hong's letter, it can be known that Zong Yishan's slave is a big show to learn, otherwise Jiao Hong will not accept him as a disciple, this matter must have been spread to Hangzhou, he wrote a letter at this time, wouldn't it be boring for himself to write at this time, it will greatly damage the reputation, and the letter must be recovered immediately - Dong Zu often said: "Father, The servants who delivered the letter had already gone for four days, and before leaving, they told them to deliver it as soon as possible, and now they are afraid that they are almost in Hangzhou. ”

Dong Qichang glared at Dong Zuchang, his lips trembled, beckoned Dong Zuchang to come closer, stretched out his hand and gave Dong Zuchang a slap, and said angrily: "Why didn't you say this earlier!" ”

Dong Zuchang "pounced" and knelt down and said: "How would my son know that Zong Yishan would defect to Zhang Yuan, and his son was framed by Zhang Yuan." ”

Dong Qichang was reluctant to beat his son again, but sighed and said: "Your father's reputation will be ruined by you." ”

Dong Zu often knelt and didn't dare to make a sound.

Dong Qichang frowned and thought for a long time, and said: "Zhang Yuan's side has to slow down first, the current situation is not favorable to my Dong family, don't provoke him, let him be arrogant, but Zong Yishan must let him come back, and he will never be allowed to swagger outside." ”

Dong Zu often asked: "Do you want the child to send someone to catch Zong Yishan and come back?" ”

Wu Long, the leader of Songjiang's fight, and Dong Zuchang are friends of wine and meat, Dong Zu often runs rampant in the township, Wu Long's fighting hands are his accomplices, and Wu Long's fighting line also uses the power of the Dong family to not be afraid of the government and bully the people - Dong Qichang said: "Zong Yishan is now supporting Jiao Taishi's subordinates and wants me to release him from his slave status, don't think about it!" He also said: "Don't act recklessly first, I will reply to Jiao and Huang first, refuse to let Zong Yishan leave the country, order Zong Yishan to return to Huating, and it is reasonable to allow the slave of the traitor, and Jiao Taishi will not take him in again, if he dares to disobey the order and not return, I will deal with it at that time." Dong Qichang didn't think there was anything wrong with him Dong taking in the Lu family's traitorous slave Chen Ming - Dong Zu often said: "Father is right, if Zong Yishan dares not to return, his parents will be imprisoned." ”

Dong Qichang immediately wrote to Jiao Hong and Huang Ruheng, and sent someone to send them to Hangzhou.

At the end of the month, the reply from Yin Tingshu, the prefect of Hangzhou, arrived first, saying that Chen Ming had been sent to Qingpu County, and Dong Qichang immediately went to visit Huang Guoding, the prefect of Songjiang, who was his protégé——...... Zhang Yuan, who studied in the thatched cottage in Nanping, Hangzhou, under the guidance of the Master, made great progress in his studies in the Spring and Autumn Period, and traveled all over the scenery of Xihu South Road in the morning and evening, Liuzhou Pavilion, Lingzhi Temple, Xiaopenglai, Nanfengfeng, Faxiang Temple, everywhere, on the evening of September 29, Jiao's servants came to invite Zhang Yuan and Zong Yishan to go to the South Park under Leifeng Pagoda to see Jiao Taishi, Zhang Yuan said to Zong Yishan: "It must be Dong Hanlin's reply to the letter." ”

(To be continued)