When he went out, he paid attention to a group of harmony, and Shang Zhoude arched his hand to the young man in the shirt and said: "I accidentally collided with your ship, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." ”

A Confucian man bowed out of the cockpit of the red-headed camphor ship, stood up straight at the bow of the ship, and was actually an awe-inspiring man, about the same height as the yellow-bearded wrestler Mu Jingyan, about thirty years old, wearing a Confucian costume, but Zhang Yuan looked quite awkward, and felt that such a big man should be strong and stubborn, and the shirt of this big man was also tied with a five-color belt, which was really nondescript - this majestic Confucian priest said to Shang Zhou Dezuo: "It's okay, it's okay, this nephew is young and ignorant, and he doesn't say anything, Your Excellency is not strange." ”

Shang Zhoude arched his hand and smiled: "It was the first to collide with the bottom, and it is time to apologize." Although I felt that this big man was humble and polite, I just heard the shirt-shirted young man say that his father was in prison, so he had no intention of talking. ”

The big man replied, "In Hazhongju Qin Minping." ”

As soon as Zhang Yuan heard the three words "Qin Minping", he said "long admiration", and then bowed his hand to the young man wrapped in green silk and said: "Shanyin Zhang Yuan, please ask this little brother to respect his surname?" ”

The boy, who was about twelve or thirteen years old, was very happy to see that someone saluted him like an adult and asked him his name, so he also returned the salute and said, "Xiaosheng Yucheng Mansion Shizhu Xuanfu Sima Xianglin, I have seen Brother Zhang. He also added: "Xiao Sheng is ten years old." ”

The people on Zhang Yuan's boat all laughed, and Shang Zhou Dedao said to Qin Minping: "In the next meeting, Shang Zhou De, your virtuous nephew is so big, they all think that he is twelve or thirteen years old. ”

Qin Minping looked at his nephew and said with a smile: "I'm a long man, and I don't want to read books - both of them are from Shaoxing, Jiangnan, the hometown of poetry and books, outstanding people, disrespectful, disrespectful." ”

The ten-year-old boy Ma Xianglin was unconvinced: "Why don't I want to study, I have a reputation as a student." ”

Zhang Yuan heard the young man say that his surname was Ma, and his uncle was surnamed Qin, and he had basically determined the identity of these two people in his heart, he really didn't expect to meet at the port of the Hangzhou Canal so coincidentally, these two people must make friends, so he said: "I take the liberty to ask Ma Xian's brother why Lingzun suffered?" When you meet in Pingshui, you will be familiar at first sight, and you may be useful to get in the next place, dare not do your best! ”

Shang Zhoude frowned slightly, through these days of communication, Shang Zhoude has a better understanding of Zhang Yuan's surname, Zhang Yuan is calm and witty, quite a city government, not like an ordinary young man, but why is he so reckless to ask a person he met for the first time about being imprisoned, and said that he wants to help others?

The big man Qin Minping was also a little surprised, looked at Zhang Yuan, and said politely: "Thank you Zhang Gongzi for your kindness, my brother-in-law doesn't dare to work this side——"

The woman's clear voice in the cockpit of the red-headed camphor ship said, "Second brother, you come in first, I have something to say." ”

Qin Minping bowed his hand to Shang Zhoude and Zhang Yuan, pulled his nephew into the cabin, and whispered to the woman sitting by the window: "Sister heard it, that young man's words are so strange, it seems that he is not close to people, there are really such chivalrous and courageous people in this world, who meet on the road and help each other?" ”

The woman sat there and could see that she was very tall, nearly forty years old, with a beautiful countenance, clear eyes, a high nose and thin lips, and a sharp and compelling heroic spirit, and the woman said: "I have heard and seen that this young man is not out of curiosity, but very sincere, and I might as well invite him to come and talk about it, maybe it will be a good turn for the better." ”

Qin Minping was obedient to his sister, and responded: "Yes." "Get out of the cabin.

Shang Zhoude, who was on the boat over there, saw Qin Minping entering the cabin, so he asked Zhang Yuan in a low voice: "Jie Zi, why are you, we are out of the house, more things are better than less, this is not something that can be helped with a few taels of silver, how can the prison lawsuit help him?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Second brother, please believe me, I will not be reckless, the people on this red-headed camphor boat deserve great help." ”

Shang Zhoude asked strangely, "Do you recognize them?" ”

Before Zhang Yuan could answer, he saw Qin Minping from the neighboring boat come out again, and arched his hand and said, "Zhang Gongzi, how about you come over the boat and talk?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Very good. Said to Shang Zhoude: "Second brother, then I'll go over first." ”

Two colorfully dressed manservants on the red-headed camphor boat brought a long wooden plank to stand between the two boats, Zhang Yuan stepped on the wooden plank to cross the boat, followed Qin Minping into the cabin, and saw a very tall woman standing there, this woman except for the pleated skirt on her body is quite different from the Han woman, the rest of the clothes are not unusual, seeing him come in, he will be blessed and said: "Shizhu Qin has seen Zhang Gongzi, the young man is noble, helping people in distress, there is the style of an ancient sage, the little woman is grateful and unspeakable. ”

Zhang Yuan hurriedly saluted and said: "Boy Zhang Yuan has seen Madame, the kid is just with enthusiasm, he is really not sure, I want to hear what is going on first?" ”

The woman Qin said: "It's good to have a heart, it's good to have a heart, son, please sit down." ”

Zhang sat down and listened to Qin's words: "My husband Jun Shizhu Xuanfu made Ma Qiancheng—"

Zhang Yuan got up and crossed his hands and said: "It turned out to be General Ma's wife, the kid has long admired the prestige of General Ma and his wife, disrespectful, disrespectful." ”

Qin Liangyu, the wife of Shizhu Tusima Qiancheng, can be said to be the first heroine in ancient times, and it is also a bright color in the history of the late Ming Dynasty, heroic and fierce, illuminating hundreds of generations, Qin Liangyu rao is courageous, good at riding and shooting, familiar with Tao strategy, Gongzi Han, elegant manners, and harsh, leading the Tusi white pole soldiers to fight against the king, with great achievements, with a woman because of the military merits to the general of Zhendong, the prince Taibao, and the loyal marquis, which is unique in Chinese history, and the forty-first year of Wanli is the turning point of Qin Liangyu's fate- Qin Liangyu thought that Zhang Yuan was just polite words, where would a young man in the south of the Yangtze River know about a toast in a remote mountainous area, and said: "My husband is now in Yunyang Prison, the little woman is sad and has no news, where is there any prestige. ”

Zhang Yuan said: "The general's wife Pingbanzhou Yang Yinglong's rebellion, the first military merit, famous, I Jiangnan Shizi also heard that General Ma is loyal and righteous, and the innocent prison must be falsely accused, and there should be grievances exposed." ”

Qin Liangyu was surprised and delighted when he heard Zhang Yuan say this, but it turned out that this young scholar was not just polite, but really knew the deeds of her husband and wife, no one has a good name, Qin Liangyu's life loyalty is of course a noble surname, but also out of love for fame, he said happily: "Thank you Gongzi Jiyan, if the clumsy husband can be exempted from prison, he should feel the virtue of the son, the little woman is not good at tactful words, so she said bluntly - how can the son help my husband?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Please tell me why General Ma was imprisoned?" ”

Qin Liangyu said: "The clumsy husband is upright, he offended Qiu Chengyun, the tax supervisor of Yunnan silver mines, and was falsely accused by him of leading his people to rob the mine silver, and the emperor was furious and sent my husband to Yunyang Prison for the crime. ”

Zhang Yuan remembered that Qin Liangyu's husband was imprisoned only after offending the eunuch, but he didn't know that he was falsely robbed of mining silver, Emperor Wanli was greedy for money, you robbed him of mining silver, of course he was angry, Eunuch Qiu's move was really vicious, and asked: "General Ma is in prison, why did Mrs. come to Hangzhou?" ”

Qin Liangyu said: "The little woman is going to Beijing to sue the royal court and avenge my husband." ”

Zhang Yuan frowned slightly, and said in his heart: "Emperor Wanli has not been in court for more than ten years, he only collects money, and he doesn't care about disaster relief, is it useful for you to sue the emperor, you don't have the same illustrious reputation as more than ten years later." said: "I want to ask in detail, how did General Ma offend the eunuch Qiu?" To solve the bell, you must tie the bell, and if you want to save General Ma, you must also find a way from the eunuch Qiu, and it is a long way to go to Beijing to redress grievances, but it is a good strategy. ”

Qin Liangyu saw that Zhang Yuan was speaking very wisely, so he said: "The son's words are extraordinary, he must be from a famous family, can you let the little woman know a thing or two?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Mr. Yanghe, the ancestor of the clan, is the champion of the Longqing five-year palace test, and he participated in the Shanyin County test at the beginning of next month, and he was lucky to get the first case. At this time, it is necessary to take advantage of the situation, which is also a shortcut to win the trust of others, and there is no need to be modest.

Qin Liangyu stood up solemnly and said: "Zhang Gongzi is the descendant of Mr. Uchiyama, and the ancestor of the little woman has received the favor of Mr. Uchiyama, please ask Zhang Gongzi to be worshiped by the little woman." ”

Zhang Yuan hurriedly returned the salute, and didn't even dare to say it, only then did he remember that Zhang Tianfu, the grandfather of his uncle Zhang Rulin, had been the deputy envoy of Yunnan according to the judge, and Uchiyama was Zhang Tianfu's number.

Qin Liangyu's demeanor was much more respectful, and said: "Zhang Gongzi's ancestors are kind to the little woman's ancestors, and now Zhang Gongzi is kind to the little woman's mother and son, how to repay the favor of several generations." He asked his son Ma Xianglin to come over and kowtow to Zhang Yuan, asking Ma Xianglin to call Zhang Yuan his uncle, Zhang Yuan didn't even dare to say that he wanted to be commensurate with his peers, after all, he and Ma Xianglin were only six years apart - Qin Liangyu refused, and he wanted his son to call Zhang Yuan his uncle, and then Fang said about the eunuch Qiu Chengyun, and said: "Eunuch Qiu entered Sichuan from Yunnan to solve the silver, and when he passed by the stone pillar, he extorted three thousand taels of silver from my husband, and the silver money was just that, and said that he would cut down a thousand large yew trees hugged by several people and transport them to his official office for backup. simply didn't even give the money, and the eunuch Qiu held a grudge, and when he arrived in Yucheng Mansion, he falsely accused my husband of robbing the mine silver. ”

Zhang Yuan sighed secretly, the eunuch will be revenged, and no matter how much trouble this will cause, Ma Qiancheng claims to be the descendant of General Fubo Ma Yuan, but in fact he is a native of Sinicization, and he is considered to know etiquette and follow the law, so he went to Yunyang Prison, otherwise this will definitely cause a rebellion - Zhang Yuan said: "General Ma does not care about personal grudges, righteousness first, it is really admirable, I don't know if Mrs. has entrusted someone to turn around to Eunuch Qiu?" ”

Qin Liangyu said: "I waited for the compromise and sent 5,000 taels of silver, but the eunuch Qiu didn't accept it, and insisted that he was robbed of 50,000 taels of silver, and if he wanted to recover 50,000 taels, wouldn't it be empty of my Shizhu Xuanfu Si's family, and my husband resolutely refused to hand over the silver, and would rather go to prison." ”

(To be continued)