Qingpu student Hong Daotai rushed to the Lu Mansion after returning home to see his parents, wife and children, and then learned that the first battle against Dong had been fought, and said: "Wait for me to see those Dong family slaves-"

Some of the twelve Dong family slaves and their faces were swollen, some had broken heads and bleeding, and several of their arm bones were broken and tied to the root of the door wall, wailing and screaming in pain, and they were embarrassed.

Hong Daotai went to identify them one by one, and suddenly shouted: "I recognize this person, there is a fleshy wart on the side of his nose." "Found a wooden stick, split his head and cover his face and beat again, Hong Daotai is a weak scholar, he has no strength, otherwise he will kill people with this stick.

Zhang Yuan and others all knew that Hong Daotai had been filled with horse manure by Dong Zuchang, this Dong family slave must have participated in the horse manure, and there was sarcoma on the side of his nose, Hong Daotai remembered him, and now he bumped into it, so he naturally had to beat him out - Yang Shixiang said: "Brother Hong, let's go to the conveners separately, and today we want to ask Wang Xianzun for justice, Dong's family slaves and Qingshou blocked the door and insulted my Qingpu students, and the county lord ignored him, we want to see how Wang Xianzun deals with these people of the Dong family." ”

Yang Shixiang, as the head of the Qingpu students, took this opportunity to let Wang Xianling see the power of their Qingpu students, Wang Shanji took office as a new official, and he had to beat and beat, and in the late Ming Dynasty, the local students gathered in groups, threw in the noise, controlled the officials, and affected government affairs, which were very common things.

At the end of the day, more than 20 Qingpu students gathered in the Lu Mansion, and after discussing for a while, they went to the Qingpu County Yamen in groups——...... Wang Shanji, who has only been in charge of Qingpu County for more than a month, listened to Deng Bantou's reply in the county office, and learned that Zhang Yuan, the Shanyin genius who beat Dong Zuchang, was also in Qingpu, and frowned: "So the Dong family is beaten by this Zhang Yuan, he is a Shaoxing show to my Qingpu territory to beat people, wait for him to come, the county will question him and see how he answers!" ”

Deng Bantou said: "There are seven or eight students in the Lu Mansion gathering, and the county lord should pay attention to it." ”

Wang Shanji used to be the second official in Nanjing, and he had never been a one-man chief, so he didn't understand the meaning of Deng Bantou's words, so he waved his hand and said, "Go down." "I checked the county's money and grain roster, the future of the state and county officials was all in the name of the Qiangu sentence, Wang Shanji had the intention to make some political achievements in urging the science and technology to compete - about half an hour later, I heard the noise from the Jingshan Pavilion, the sound was getting closer, and it seemed that a large number of people had gathered, Wang Shanji closed the book and asked loudly: "Who is making noise in the square?" ”

A squad member rushed to the hall and said, "County Zun, a group of Xiucai has come, and there are a large number of people, there are hundreds of people. ”

Wang Shanji got up and said, "What are so many people doing!" Stepping out of the hall and standing under the eaves, I saw dozens of students at the head, followed by a large number of people, shouting, "Please be the master of the county, and severely punish the evil slaves and singles of the Dong family who insult the students of the county!" "The people's feelings are raging, the people's anger is boiling, and they are speeding up.

Wang Shanji was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" What happened? ”

At this time, there were already a few officials gathered around Wang Shanji, and Deng Bantou said: "County Zun, these are all students of this county, there are more than 20 people, and the young scholar in the Huluo shirt on the left is Zhang Yuan." ”

Wang Shanji stared at it, and saw that Zhang Yuan's gentle and elegant appearance, although the steps under his feet were big, he was still calm, and he didn't shout like other students, as if he was coming to see the excitement - Wang Shanji was not allowed to think too much, this group of students and the people had already arrived in front of the hall, Lu Tao and Yang Shixiang were the leaders, and Lu Tao said: "Lu Tao, a protégé under his rule, has seen the county lord." ”

Yang Shixiang, Hong Daotai, Jin Bozong, Yuan Changji and others have also reported their names to Wang Shanji, there are more than 500 students in Qingpu, Wang Shanji has convened all students in the county school at the beginning of his tenure, but how can he recognize them one by one, only recognize Yang Shixiang, Lu Tao a few students, Wang Shanji asked: "Yang Sheng, Lu Sheng, what are you doing here?" ”

Lu Tao said that the Dong family slaves and the Qing hand smashed the door, threw stones into the house and disturbed the matter, Yang Shixiang said on the side: "The county respect, the Lu Mansion is a dignified filial piety mansion, the Lu family is a well-known family in the county, but it was forced to insult by cheap slaves and singles. ”

Wang Yi said kindly: "It turns out that this is still for this." said: "The Lu family owes people money and things and does not pay it back, and it is also common for creditors to force the door, how can this county protect the Lu family." ”

Zhang Yuan has been looking at this Wang County Order coldly, as soon as he heard this, he immediately knew that this person was not an old and spicy character, and immediately said loudly: "Wang County respects Rongyu, Huating Dong induced Lu Yangfang to participate in gambling, causing him to owe 6,000 taels of gambling silver, and was forced to pay off the debt with 600 acres of double mulberry forest in Sheshan, but the Ming Law stipulates that all those who participate in gambling and open casinos, once caught, regardless of the number of stolen goods, will be eighty rods, and now this Dong family has sent domestic slaves and thugs to the door to force gambling debts, isn't it to despise the laws of the imperial court, to despise the majesty of the county lords, and to trample on the dignity of the Qingpu gentry?" ”

This statement was sharp, and all the students and people in the hall clamored together, demanding that the Dong family slaves be severely punished and beaten up the green hands.

Zhang Yuan's words were very inflammatory, Wang Shanji was secretly annoyed in his heart, and said with a calm face: "Bring those people up." ”

Nengzhu, Feng Hu and Lu's servants pushed the Dong family and the others to the hall, Wang Shanji looked at it, one by one, his nose was blue and his eyes were swollen, and his brain was bloody, and he thought that he would be severely punished if he was beaten like this, what Wang Shanji didn't know was that before coming to the county government, these people from the Dong family were also facelifted, otherwise they would look even more embarrassed - Wang Shanji said: "You have also seen it, these people have been beaten and severely punished, and they will be imprisoned first, and you and the others will disperse." ”

Lu Tao arched his hand and said: "Please ask the county lord to hear the case in court." ”

Yang Shixiang and the other beings said in unison: "Please ask the county lord to hear the case in court." "Sonic boom roof tiles.

Wang Shanji wanted to refuse sternly, he was dignified and upright Qipin County Order, when would the case be tried by these talented envoys, then Qingpu County Cheng came over and whispered: "County Zun, don't be angry, this group of students has gathered so many people, obviously they are prepared, and if they don't try the case in court, I'm afraid it will be difficult to clean up." ”

Wang Shanji pondered for a moment and said, "Open the court to try the case." Turned around and sat back on the hall to see the county, the county clerk and the chief bookkeeper sat on both sides, the two classes of officials stood under the water and fire sticks, the twelve Dong family slaves and the Qing hand knelt, the three Zhang Yuan brothers and more than 20 students in Qingpu stood in front of the hall, watching the trial, Lu Tao was the plaintiff, standing forward.

The facts are actually very clear, just look at how Wang Shanji deals with these people of the Dong family, Wang Shanji coughed and asked, "Are you all members of the Dong family of Huating?" ”

The Dong Qingke, who had a blue nose and swollen eyes, shouted: "County Zun, student Bu Shicheng is a Shanghai Xiucai, a student who has been made up for the 30th year of Wanli, please ask the county lord Xu Student to stand and reply." ”

Wang Shanji asked the official to loosen Bu Shicheng's bonds, and asked Lu Tao to play on the topic: "This Bu Shicheng is a student, and he has the same reputation as you, why did he beat him so badly?" ”

Before Lu Tao could answer, Zhang Cao said loudly: "I beat me, I want to enter the Lu Mansion, this person blocked the road, so he argued and fought, he couldn't beat me, please judge the county lord." ”

Zhang Cao's momentum was very strong, and Wang Shanji asked: "Who are you, and are you also a member of this county?" ”

Zhang Cao then said: "Student Shanyin Zhang Cao." ”

Yang Shixiang on the side added: "County Zun, this son of Zhang Yanke is the grandson of Mr. Zhang Suzhi of Shanyin, and his father, Mr. Baosheng, is a famous man in Jiangnan. ”

Needless to say, Zhang Rulin's reputation is needless to say, Zhang Baosheng's calligraphy and painting collection is also very famous in Jiangnan, Wang Shanji and Jingzhong once had a relationship with Zhang Baosheng, both of them are two students fighting each other, this matter is not easy for him to manage this county order, so he said: "You and others are all talents who read sage books, how can you fight roughly——"

Nabu Shicheng had two front teeth knocked out, and his speech was slurred, and he shouted: "Wang Xianzun, it's not a fight, it's this person and his servants who beat the student, and the student didn't fight back——"

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "I know that I am wrong, and I don't fight back when I am beaten, but I still have a good conscience and know some shame." ”

All the beings in the hall laughed.

Wang Shanji slapped the hall and shouted: "There is no loud laughter in the court. Ignoring Nabu Shicheng, he continued to interrogate those Dong family slaves, and those Dong family slaves did not admit that they were gambling debts, saying that they were the silver owed by Lu Yangfang to drink flower wine - Zhang Yuan sneered: "Did the Dong family of Huating still open a record museum, that is really a lot of money." ”

The people in the hall and the people in Qingpu laughed again.

Bu Shicheng argued: "It was the silver that Lu Yangfang borrowed from my Dong family, and there was a written note, and there was a charge drawn by Lu Yangfang. ”

Wang Shanji said: "Present the IOU to the county." ”

Bu Shicheng said: "The IOU is in Huating, and the students have not brought it. ”

Zhang Yuan said: "It's all out of thin air, so you dare to take the people who fight to surround the people's mansion, smash the door and throw stones, and the Dong family of Huating doesn't take the Qingpu gentry too seriously." ”

The crowd was indignant, and all the beings present asked Wang Xianzun to punish this group of Dong family slaves and beat the green hands, and the Qingpu people under the hall also shouted, "Severely punish the Dong evil slaves, severely punish the green hands", Wang Shanji even slapped the shocked wood and ordered not to make noise, but he couldn't suppress it.

The county Cheng and the master came over to discuss with Wang Xianling, this situation does not punish the Dong family's people can not be angry, anyway, it is just a few Dong family slaves, each with twenty rods, and they will be deported back to Huating.

Wang Shanji said in his heart: "I have no choice but to do this, wait for the next two letters to explain the matter to Huang Zhifu and Dong Hanlin." ”

Zhang Cao heard the verdict of Dong's family slaves and beating the green hands with 20 canes each, thinking that the sentence was too light, shouting, demanding a heavy sentence, Lu Tao, Yang Shixiang and other Qingpu students also expressed dissatisfaction, Wang Shanji really had no experience in dealing with such a situation, so he had to change the sentence to 40 canes per person, after this incident, the county Cheng and the chief bookkeeper all felt that this Wang County Decree was not so talented, and they seemed to be able to take some power - that Dong's Qingke Bu Shicheng stood on the side and watched his accomplices receive the cane, trembling, listening to the sound of the 1510 torture rod and the screams of pain one after another. Frightened, his face was as earthy, and he was glad that he had a turban, so he was exempted from the forty rods, and they had come to force the debt too many times before, and the Lu family had closed the door and retreated, never expected this trip to be so miserable, Bu Shicheng said in his heart: "I have to rush back to see the second son immediately, this is Qingpu, and I will fight against the Dong family as soon as I come——"

These evil slaves and thugs had already been beaten once in front of the Lu Mansion before, and at this time, after receiving forty rods, several of them were beaten half to death.

Wang Shan ordered Deng Ban to lead a few servants to escort these twelve people to the Dahuangpu Wharf, let these people go back to Huating, and came to the south wharf of the city, but saw Zhang Cao waiting here with a dozen or so healthy servants, and shouted: "Wait, there is still one person who has not been punished by the rod, how can he let it go." ”

When Bu Shicheng heard that this was aimed at him, he shouted inarticulately: "I have the fame of being a student, I have the fame of being a student." ”

Deng Bantou stopped: "This Zhang Gongzi, the county has already been sentenced, and no more lynching is allowed." ”

Zhang Cao glared and said, "Are you from Qingpu this errand servant, haven't you seen these Huating evil slaves bullying Qingpu people!" ”

Deng Bantou knew that this Zhang Gongzi had a background, so he didn't dare to offend, and said with a smile: "Zhang Gongzi, you have to be forgiving and forgiving, the people of the Dong family are already covered in bruises, why should Zhang Gongzi embarrass the villains." ”

Zhang Cao said: "I, Zhang Yanke, love to do things, you five officials, I will give you one or two pieces of silver each, which is considered to be the money for your embarrassment, and you will pretend not to see it." ”

How can bribery be so naked, without waiting for Deng Bantou to say a few more words, Nengzhu and Feng Hu had already rushed over and grabbed Na Bu Shicheng and pressed him to the ground, lifted his robe, peeled off his pants, and showed his thin buttocks, Zhang Cao took a Qi Mei stick from the hand of a Lu slave, and personally executed him, while beating Na Bu Shicheng, he said: "Do you think that if you take refuge in Dong Qichang, you will be able to be powerful?" Do you think that if you have a top scarf, no one will dare to beat you? ”

After beating more than a dozen sticks, a strange smell suddenly spread, but it turned out that Bu Shicheng's was rolling and urine, Zhang Cao threw the Qi Mei stick to the Huangpu River, covered his nose and retreated, and scolded with a smile: "This guy is a weasel, and this kung fu, let's go." "Walk away.

A servant said to Deng Bantou: "This son hasn't given the silver yet." Before the words fell, Nengzhu turned back, handed over five taels of silver to Deng Bantou, and said, "My young master is true to his word." ”

Several officials were overjoyed, and the people who ordered the Dong family hurriedly set up Bu Shicheng and got on the boat, and left Qingpu quickly.

…… Zhang Yuan, Lu Tao and Qingpu Zhusheng returned to Lu Mansion, but Zhang Cao was missing, and Lu Dayou said: "Yanke Gongzi went to the south dock of the city, said that there was something, and brought more than a dozen people. ”

Zhang Yuan and Zhang Dai glanced at each other, they couldn't help laughing, the two of them knew Zhang Cao's spleen surname, last year in Shanyin Zhang Cao took a group of healthy servants to chase Dong Zuchang, but did not catch up, Zhang Cao was angry, this time he must have rushed to beat the Dong Qingke Bu Shicheng, in fact, he had beaten him before, just because Bu Shicheng was not scolded by the rod in the court, Zhang Cao was angry, and he was going to rush to make up for the beating - Lu Tao entered the inner house to report to his father Lu Zhaoshen about today's incident, and the hemiplegic Lu Zhaoshen patted the armrest of the circle chair with his right hand and said: "Good fight, good fight." ”

The Liu family on the side was worried: "Will these people beat Yang Fang and retaliate when they go back?" ”

Lu Tao said: "The second brother is in the prison of Songjiang Mansion, and he is not detained by the Dong family, and there are people from my Lu Mansion over there, so the second brother will not suffer." ”

Liu nodded and said: "My mother is most worried about your brother, you have to find a way to save him as soon as possible, spending money is a trivial matter, and keeping people is the first." ”

Lu Tao said: "Mother rest assured, son will take care of it." ”

Lu Tao returned to the front hall, Zhang Cao came back, and when he talked about the scene on the dock, everyone laughed wildly, and they all praised Zhang Cao for his chivalrous spirit.

Zhang Cao said: "Then Deng Bantou said that he should be forgiving and forgiving, but I will not let go of any of them, and I will never forgive." ”

Weng Yuansheng and Jiang Shiqiao, two students of Huating, said: "Today is really happy, it seems that it is necessary to unite all living beings to put pressure on the government." ”

Zhang Cao said: "Only then did I punish a few Dong family slaves, what a great pleasure, how can I say that I have to beat Dong Zuchang to the point of-urine before relieving his anger." ”

At this time, it was already twilight, and more than 20 Qingpu students stayed at the Lufu dinner, and after three rounds of wine, Liu Jingting said: "Ladies and gentlemen, I have compiled the record of Dong Eun's evil deeds into a story, and I will tell you about it first." ”

Everyone quieted down, listened to Liu Jingting's storytelling, on the way from Hangzhou to Qingpu for five days, Liu Jingting often alone to Zhang Yuan wrote the "Dong Eun's evil deeds" contemplation, today finally completed the adaptation, all in mind, at this time slowly, struggling to say it, Dong's father and son and domestic slaves' ferocious annihilation, the victims' grievances and grief, into the reasonable, into the bones, people listen to anger - Zhang Cao scolded Dong Qichang, Huating Zhusheng Weng Yuansheng and Jiang Shiqiao were indignant, and the two said to Zhang Yuan: " Brother Jiezi, the two of us will go back to Huating first, contact all the sentient beings, and when you arrive at Huating, we will jointly accuse the Dong family to the prefect, and demand that Dong Zuyuan, Dong Zuchang and a group of Dong evil slaves be punished——"

Zhang Cao asked: "Why don't you mention punishing Dong Qichang?" ”

Weng Yuansheng said: "Dong Qichang is the Hanlin of Zhishi, it is difficult to cure his crimes, it is very good to be able to punish his two sons and a group of evil slaves." ”

Jiang Shiqiao said: "Dong Qichang is sixty years old, and he can't live for a few years, so let God take him in." ”

Zhang Yuanxin said: "History records that Dong Qichang lived to be eighty-two years old, and now he is only sixty years old, and he still has more than 20 years to live." Said to Liu Jingting: "Brother Jingting, you don't need to say the name of Dong Qichang's father and son directly, you can hide his name and tell the other world, so as to save some unnecessary trouble." ”

Zhang Dai nodded and said: "What Jie Zi said is true, anyway, as soon as the specific thing is said, the audience will know that it is the ugly matter of the Dong father and son, and there is no need to say the surname." ”

Liu Jingting knew that Zhang Yuan and Zhang Dai were trying to protect him, Zhang Yuan and they had a reputation for being a student, and he Liu Jingting was just a storyteller who was in the rivers and lakes, if Dong Qichang accused him of slandering the gentry, then he would have to suffer, but Liu Jingting was not afraid, it was a big deal to go incognito again and go away to other places - Zhang Cao felt that he did not directly point to the names of Dong Qichang's father and son when telling the story, and Zhang Yuan explained to him: "This is like "Golden Vase Plum" to say that the Song Dynasty, in fact, the customs and customs and the state of the world all point to the Ming Dynasty after Jiajing. ”

Zhang Cao loved "Golden Vase Plum" the most, and said happily: "I see, wonderful!" ”

(To be continued)