Chapter Seventy-Seven: Affection and Righteousness
Before he could explain what was going on at home, Zheng Xunrui received news early in the morning that Lord Dong Qichang was waiting in the mansion.
To do such a big thing in Qinhuaihe, there must be a sensation, and Zheng Xunrui was also prepared, but he didn't expect that just one night passed, and the matter would be caused by Dong Qichang.
After hurriedly packing up, Zheng Xunrui rode to Nanjing City.
Outside Dong Qichang's mansion, the housekeeper was waiting.
Hong Xinyu was arranged to wait in the outer courtyard, and Zheng Xunrui followed the housekeeper to the middle courtyard.
As soon as he entered the wing, before Zheng Xunrui could speak, Dong Qichang's voice came.
"Qingyang, the old man is full of expectations for you, I didn't expect you to make a big fuss about the Qinhuai River, you are the Nanzhili Township Trial Xie Yuan, such an identity is envied by everyone, not at home to prepare for the New Year's meeting and the palace test, but to the Qinhuai River to look for flowers and ask the willow, let the old man say hello, the old man knows that you have never set foot in the Qinhuai River, and thought that you are of high character, you are too disappointed by the old man......"
Dong Qichang's temper is indeed a little big, but this also reflects the deep responsibility of love, which makes Zheng Xunrui's heart have a bottom, Dong Qichang must know his actions in Qinhuaihe, but he may not know the reason.
After Dong Qichang finished speaking, Zheng Xunrui slowly spoke.
"The teacher's reproach is reasonable, the student remembers, but the student also needs to explain, if the teacher thinks the student can justify, the student will tell the reason for the incident last night."
"Hmph, old man, look at what you say."
"Students do not set foot in the Qinhuai River, not that the students are Liu Xia Hui, but to concentrate on their studies, three years, students have been to the Qinhuai River three times, and now it is the middle of October, the first time the students went to the Qinhuai River, if it is not for a reason, the students will still not go to the Qinhuai River."
Dong Qichang heard some taste, and looked at Zheng Xunrui without speaking.
"The students went to Qinhuai River last night for the Liuyin girl who returned to the courtyard of Sheng Ze."
When Zheng Xunrui said this, Dong Qichang was not surprised, which made Zheng Xunrui feel more confident in his heart, it seems that someone has said the situation in detail, as for how to say it, it is another situation.
"The student does not deny that he is interested in the willow shade girl, the student feels that this is not a big rebellion, as for how the outside world evaluates, the student can't manage so much, the student is by no means a show, the student never lightly sets foot in the Qinhuai River, it is also a respect for the willow shade girl, if the student is often in the durian wind and snow, it is an insult and blasphemy to the willow shade girl......"
Dong Qichang's eyes widened, Zheng Xunrui's frankness made him happy, this kind of approach can be said to be affectionate and righteous, as for the intention of the Qinglou woman, this is not a big rebellion, as long as you are willing to be responsible to the end, don't give up from the beginning.
However, Dong Qichang still kept a straight face.
"Qingyang, if you make such a big fuss, you can clear it up with a few words."
"Students are forced to do so."
"What's the last resort, Liu Yin is a girl from the Qinglou, as long as you don't redeem it for a day, you should receive guests, what you did last night was too domineering."
"The teacher doesn't know, the student is not domineering, the student has not been to the Qinhuai River for a year, there is no meaning that the girl is not allowed to pick up guests, the student concentrates on his studies, and he knows that he is not able to give the girl Liuyin a good enough life, so he never bothered, but yesterday the student received the news, some people want to redeem the girl Liuyin, and among these people, some people are familiar with the relationship between the student and the willow yin, the student should not be in vain, the teacher thinks, if someone openly robs your concubine, what do you think."
"It's nonsense, if someone robs the old man's concubine, the old man is not polite to him."
After Dong Qichang unconsciously said this, he glared at Zheng Xunrui, he didn't think much about it at all, he couldn't imagine that this Zheng Xunrui was really smart and set out his words.
"The teacher values love and righteousness, how dare the student not be so, if the student has no such responsibility, he is not worthy of being the teacher's student, among the people who went to Shengze Homecoming last night, Gong Dingyu knows the relationship between the student and Liu Yin, Zhang Pu and Yang Yi and others, the relationship with Gong Dingyu is good, and they should know, but they not only asked Lord Zhou to redeem herself for Miss Liuyin, but also asked Miss Liuyin to sing "Magnolia Flower Order" and "Butterfly Love Flower" in public, in this case, the students couldn't bear it at all."
Dong Qichang's eyes shot a trace of coldness.
"How do you know that Lord Zhou is being favored by everyone."
"When Lord Zhou left, he personally told that he had been an official for many years, but he was involved in a confused lawsuit, suffered deception and fooling, and pointed to Zhang Pu and Yang Yi and others."
"There are such things, this Zhang Pu and Yang Yi have gone too far."
"Not only that, the students once traveled to Suzhou, met Zhang Pu and Yang Yi and others, the students did not agree with the situation of the resumption of the society, but everyone has their own aspirations, and the students will not comment on the length of the resumption of the society, Zhang Pu did not care about the students, and later passed the guò poetry competition, so that Zhang Pu knew the difficulty and retreated, and then Yang Yi followed the students to travel together, all the way to tell the excellence of Donglin Academy, and the students considered the friendship between each other, but also politely refused."
Dong Qichang nodded slightly, he already knew the mystery.
"Later, Brother Huaidou withdrew from the Society, Zhang Pu and others went to Yingtianfu to participate in the township test, Brother Huaidou invited the students to go to the banquet together, the banquet was supreme, Zhang Pu and Yang Yi and others accused Brother Huaidou, saying that Brother Huaidou was going to get lost and return, and the students debated for Brother Huaidou, saying that the debut was different and did not conspire with each other, and calmed down the debate."
"The students have not commented on Donglin Academy, Fushe and Yingshe from beginning to end, students respect the pursuit of Zhang Pu and others, but the pursuit of students, they can't interfere, can it be said that Donglin Academy, Fushe and Yingshe can represent the world's scholars, can it be said that if they don't join it, it is an alternative among the scholars, is it wrong, if Donglin Academy, Fushe and Yingshe understand it like this, in the future, Zhang Pu and others will enter the imperial court, wouldn't it be to see no one, Lao Tzu is the first in the world, and it does not meet their requirements, Then they should be excluded and suppressed, and those who are unwilling to join them are alternative, and they are wrong, and the students assert that their understanding does not mean that they are completely correct, and there will be people who will stand up and oppose them, and once such a situation occurs, will the imperial court not be caught in the party struggle, and how can many civil and military ministers still be loyal to the emperor and how can they work for the welfare of the people of the world......"
Dong Qichang's face finally showed a smile.
"Qingyang is a young man in the end, and he is generous, but in the future, he still has to pay attention to throwing scholars into the Qinhuai River, such a move is still excessive."
"Students know their mistakes, but the next time they encounter something like this, they still have to do it."
"Oh, why is that?"
"Students are frank and open, treat Zhang Pu, Yang Yi and Gong Dingyu and others well, and will never cast a secret arrow behind their backs, if they are not convinced by each other, then stand up generously and debate with each other, so that even if it is unpleasant, but they maintain the face of the readers, and preserve their own quality and image, but they are plotting behind their backs, if the students do not know in advance, wouldn't they be under their plots, such despicable and shameless people, students throw them into the Qinhuai River, which is polite."
Dong Qichang pointed at Zheng Xunrui and laughed a few times.
"You, this temper is indeed straightforward, the old man thinks that you have always been calm and wise, and now I know that you also have a wild time, yes, this is the true face of young people, although what you said is reasonable, but the old man still has to persuade you, after entering the officialdom in the future, you still have to restrain your temper, and unconsciously set up too many opponents, which is not conducive to future development." ……
Dong Qichang did not talk about Donglin Academy, Fushe and Yingshe, nor did he affirm Zheng Xunrui's views, but in his words, his attitude was very clear. Of course, this is also because of his familiarity with the overall situation, which was neglected before, and then the matter of Qin Huaihe, even a fool knows the reason.
Dong Qichang thought that things were not so complicated, but now he understands that the power of some forces has begun to expand, and there is some scruples, and he can actually use the power of the imperial court to expel dissidents so early, such a situation is very strict, if it is allowed to develop, the future situation will not be easy to clean up.
"Okay, the old man has said everything he should have said, but the old man still wants to remind you that your Zheng family is a famous family, bring the Qinglou woman home, don't make the family also chickens and dogs, if such a thing happens, the old man can't spare you, you must know that filial piety is the first big thing......"
When he left Dong Qichang's mansion, Zheng Xunrui's scalp was a little numb, and then he had to deal with his parents and four uncles, after knowing Liu Yin's identity, the family would definitely make waves, but from the perspective of family affection, the family should choose to compromise, but what is Liu Yin's status in the family in the future, it is not optimistic, after the beginning of the year, he can not take Liu Yin to Beijing, you must know that Wu Weiye in history, is because he took the girl from the Qinglou to the capital to participate in the examination and the palace examination, and was criticized by the ministers of the court. The lessons of the previous car are vivid, Zheng Xunrui will not make such a naïve mistake, although it is said that Liu Yin's identity deed has been in his hands, but since someone is plotting behind his back, how can he not think of the next move.
After two years, Zheng Xunrui finally began to get involved in the political whirlpool, he was a little caught off guard, he thought that after entering the imperial court, he would face these struggles, but he didn't expect that after the township test, it would slowly spread out, so it was okay, and he was reminded of the need to pay attention all the time.
After Zheng Xunrui left, Dong Qichang thought for a while, and headed towards the official residence of the Sixth Department, he wanted to find Yang Cheng, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and of course there were other things to do quickly.