Zhang Yuan also learned a news from Xing Long, the eunuch of the Nanjing garrison, that Mao Liangfeng, the prisoner of Guozi, had been sent to the Nanjing Criminal Department for trial because of corruption and perversion of the law, and Jin Yiwei had ironclad evidence of Mao Liangfeng's violation, and sent to Xing for trial was just a judicial process, Mao Liangfeng, the eight-grade official, would definitely not be able to do it-Eunuch Xing frowned and said to Zhang Yuan: "Mao Liangfeng is such a stupid person, he is not standing upright, and he still wants to frame Zhang Gongzi, he is shooting himself in the foot, how does Zhang Gongzi want to deal with him, and the miscellaneous family can still talk?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Thank you father-in-law, just report the grievances directly, and deal with them according to the law." ”

Plaintiff Zhang resigned from the garrison mansion, returned to the garden to continue editing the "National Dynasty Tribute Record", at dusk ready to listen to the Zen residence, just out of the garden met Xue Tong and Xu San of the Xiangzhen Pavilion, the two must have been waiting in front of the door for a while, Xue Tong held a birdcage in his hand, saw Zhang Yuan, Xue Tong jumped forward, bowed and said: "Zhang Xianggong, my girl and Sister Xueyi originally wanted to have a banquet for the three Zhang Xianggong today, but Sister Xueyi said that she was sick yesterday——"

Zhang Yuan asked, "How is the condition of the girl in snow?" ”

Xu Sanjiao said: "The girl in snow has always been sick, and she always gets sick a few days a month. ”

When Zhang Yuan heard Xu San say this, he didn't ask any more questions, and sent Xu San and Xue Tong back, but Xue Tong said: "Jie Zi Xianggong, I just saw Brother Mingyan in Taoyedu, Brother Mingyan said that Zongzi Xianggong was waiting for Wen Lao——"

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "It's all this time, hasn't the eldest brother drunk Wen Lao's tea yet?" Then he went to Taoyedu with Xue Tong.

The black feather starling heard Xue Tong call "Jie Zi Xianggong", and shouted loudly all the way "Wei Gu, hello looking for chess pieces", Zhang Yuan shook his head and smiled when he heard it - Min Wenshui is a native of Huizhou, selling tea and setting up tea stalls in Taoyedu for many years, Jinling people call it "Min tea", in recent years, Min Wenshui handed over this Taoyedu tea shop to his son Min Zichang to take care of, and he himself no longer easily cooks tea for guests, so that his fame is greater, and the people of Jinling are all to be able to taste the tea cooked by Min Wenshui himself - to Taoyedu Min's tea shop, But seeing Zhang Dai sitting in the tea shop, leisurely singing the Peony Pavilion, Zhang Dai said that he was determined to wait until Min Wenshui came back, and he would not stop until he drank the tea cooked by Min Wenshui himself.

Xue Tong whispered to Zhang Yuan: "Jie Zi Xianggong, my girl came here early in the morning to sip tea, Wen Lao is deliberately hiding from Zongzi Xianggong." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled: "It's okay, my eldest brother will wait until dark, unless Wen Lao doesn't return at night." ”

Xue Tong and Xu Sanjing went back to the old courtyard, Zhang Yuan waited with his eldest brother Zhang Dai in the Min Tea Shop, Min Wenshui's son Min Zichang was a little worried, this guest just refused to go, and his father refused to see this person, how can this be good?

The sun sets, the Qinhuai River is sparkling and golden, the gold powder of the six dynasties flows, Luo Qi is fragrant, and the night of Qinhuai is about to kick off - Zhang Yuan and his eldest brother Zhang Dai stood in front of the Min's tea shop to see Qin Huai falling, and suddenly saw a small boat floating down from the upstream, anchored at the ferry, a girl with a cloth robe and a light waist jumped ashore, although Zhang Yuan couldn't see the girl's face clearly, but looking at the gait and posture, he knew that it was Wang Wei, presumably Xue Tong went back and said that he and his eldest brother Zhang Dai were here, and Wang Wei came - "Zongzi Xianggong, Jie Zi Xianggong-"

Wang Wei saluted Zhang Yuan and the others, his beautiful eyes were longing, his beauty was intoxicating, and he said to Zhang Dai: "Wang Wei promised to go to Jinling to introduce Wen Lao to the prince of the sect, but he has not had the opportunity - the two ministers will wait a while. With that, he twisted his waist and turned around, and Xue Tong jumped up and followed behind.

About a tea time later, I saw the girl Wang Wei and an old man in cloth with hair like snow turning around the Taoye Pavilion and walking towards the tea shop, Zhang Yuan chuckled and said: "Big brother, you have to have acquaintances everywhere, without acquaintances, you can't even drink tea." ”

Zhang Dai greeted him with a smile and said, "Wen Lao, Xiaosheng has been waiting for Wen Lao for two days. ”

Min Wenshui saw that it was Zhang Dai, and after a slight arch of his hand, he said, "I forgot to take the old rattan cane." "Turn around and go.

Wang Wei hurriedly said, "Let Xue Tong pick it up." ”

Xue Tong agreed, and ran away, now Min Wenshui had no reason to prevaricate, so he had to enter the tea shop and muttered to himself: "This person is so crooked, let's cook a pot and send them away." Then he went to the neighboring room to cook tea, Zhang Dai followed the past to see, and saw that Min Wenshui cooking tea was very quick, like flowing water, without any superfluous movements, it really had a sense of beauty like a cook Ding Jieniu - Zhang Yuan did not follow to see Min Wenshui cooking tea, because Wang Wei talked to him, twilight had fallen, there were no other guests in the tea shop, Wang Wei and Zhang Yuan stood in front of the window, the grapefruit tree outside the window was full of grapefruit fruits, and the nose could smell the faint fragrance, Wang Wei smiled at the corner of his mouth, and asked in a low voice: "Jie Zi Xianggong, what did you say when you came back from the same boat with Wen Lao before, Why does the old man say that you are frivolous and unwilling to receive you? ”

Zhang Cao spoke more obscene when he returned to the boat that night, and Zhang Yuan smiled: "I didn't say anything, it was just a few jokes." ”

Wang Weimei's eyes squinted at Zhang Yuan: "You-are you making fun of the little girl?" ”

Zhang Yuan hurriedly said: "No." ”

Denying it so quickly? Wang Wei "sneered" and smiled, no longer asked, standing beside Zhang Yuan and watching the twilight stain outside the window one by one, blurring the distant mountains and dimming the waves, the golden pomelo fruit of the grapefruit tree was smeared with a layer of gray color by the evening breeze, Wang Wei chanted softly: "The autumn wind brings early cold, blowing the tree next door." Ye Ye looked far away and blew it, and met under the monarch's steps. Ben and Ye parted, drifting wall tiles. The autumn is scattered, not by the frost. How to pass away the shadow is regarded as the frost sky road. It's the chrysanthemum outside the sunset, and the twilight shines on the twilight with one heart - what does Jie Zi Xianggong think of this poem? ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Writing autumn scenes, giving farewells, delicate and simple, is a good poem - this is Tan Youxia's poem?" ”

Wang Weiyan said: "It is the poem of Tan Youxia, who is not eye-catching." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "How dare I look down on it, I'm just so ambitious, and I've put Jingling Zhong and Tan in the upper and lower places for three thousand years." ”

Wang Wei said: "Then please ask Jie Zixiang to try to discuss what status Jingling Zhong and Tan's poems will have in the future generations." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "It can be regarded as a genre, and it should also be famous for future generations, but Zhong Bojing's poems are every time they want to be Jian Yuan, but they become embarrassed, Tan Youxia pursues Jian Jun and profound, but he is talented and emotional, and he is under the public security Sanyuan, so he can't help but show his sour and poor appearance, and he is too risk-seeking, so that the words are puzzled and the chapters are fragmented." ”

This is Qian Zhongshu's evaluation of Zhong Yu and Tan Yuanchun in "Tan Yilu", Zhang Yuan once read Zhou Zhenfu's review of "Tan Yilu", two lives as a person, and the memory is still deep - Wang Wei was silent, thinking carefully about Zhong and Tan's poems, there are indeed such shortcomings, but he said: "Although Jie Zi Xianggong is reasonable, but it is too strict, Li, Du, Ou, Su, there are a few more in 3,000 years." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled: "That's right, am I not kind?" The heart said: "It's no wonder to me, "Tan Yi Lu" is Mr. Qian's early treatise, at that time Mr. Qian was talented, sharp, sharp, and sharp, and the later "Pipe Cone Weaving" is quite different from the thick and broad and profound - well, "Tan Yilu" was written by Mr. Qian on the isolated island in Shanghai during the Anti-Japanese War, and "Pipe Cone Editing" was made during the Cultural Revolution, both of which were the most distressing times, which must be despised by some people again. Just like I know that the country will be ruined in 30 years, but this evening and Qinhuai famous Wang Xiuwei are discussing poetry here, the tea ceremony master Min Wenshui in the adjacent room is cooking tea elegantly, the atmosphere is leisurely, the wind and the moon are boundless, in the eyes of some people, I should not know life and death, the crime is extremely evil, should I be talking about saving the country all the time? ”

…… Min Wenshui quickly took out the tea, poured a cup for Zhang Dai, Zhang Yuan, and Wang Wei, Wang Wei tasted the tea and was silent, Zhang Yuan's taste buds on the tip of the tongue were not developed, as long as the tea was not too bad, it would be the same for him - the sky was dark, Min Zi brought a glass lamp, Zhang Dai looked at the tea color under the lamp, the color was as light as water, and the aroma was compelling, Zhang Dai was amazed, and asked Min Wenshui: "Wen Lao, what is the production of this tea?" ”

Min Wenshui replied: "Langyuan tea." ”

Wang Wei lowered his eyebrows and smiled, Zhang Yuan was happy, well, watch a good show-Zhang Dai was a little surprised, and took a sip carefully, and said with a smile: "Wen Lao teased Xiaosheng, this tea is the method of making Langyuan tea, but the taste is not." ”

Min Wenshui raised his eyebrows, showing a look of surprise, and then asked with a hidden smile: "Where did Xianggong say that this tea is produced?" ”

Zhang Dai took another sip and said, "It's like Luo Jie tea." ”

Min Wenshui smacked his lips and said, "Strange, strange." ”

Zhang Dai asked again: "Where is this water?" ”

Min Wenshui said: "Huiquan." ”

Zhang Dai said with a smile: "Wen Lao lied to me again, Huiquan is far away in Wuxi, how can it be so fresh when it is transported hundreds of miles." ”

Min Wenshui was solemn and respectful to Zhang Dai, and said: "I don't hide it, take the spring water, you must first dig the well, wait for the new spring in the middle of the night, spin it, pave the bottom of the urn with Lei Lei Mountain stone, and the boat that transports water borrows the wind to go, not to manpower, to follow the natural surname, from Wuxi to Jinling, it often takes more than 20 days, and the spring is as sweet as new." ”

Zhang Dai praised: "Wen Lao has a heart, Wen Lao has a heart." ”

Speaking of the famous springs and tea in the south of the Yangtze River, Min Wenshui said: "Zhang Gongzi's hometown of Yuezhong also has good tea and good springs, Longjing, Yuezhu, Gu Zhu are all famous products, the year before last I went to Shanyin, take the Banzhu Nunnery behind the mountain spring to cook pineapple tea, wonderful." ”

Zhang Dai heard Min Wenshui talk about the spring in his hometown, and said bitterly: "Old Wen doesn't know, the spring is dead." ”

Min Wenshui asked in surprise? But it turned out that the gentry of Shanyin and Huiji counties often ordered their servants to go to the spring to get water, and those slaves went to Banzhu Nunnery to disturb, and asked the monks for wine and food, and they were full of old fists if they didn't give it, and the monks suffered and had no way to get rid of it, so they blamed the spring, and sank the rotten bamboo and wood into the spring water, and the water of the ditch merged with the spring, so that the spring water could not be drunk, no one came to get water, the monks got clean, and the first spring in Shaoxing was ruined - Min Wenshui sighed greatly, he is now completely eliminated to Zhang Dai, please Zhang Dai into the elegant room, Zhang Yuan, Wang Wei followed, Wang Wei whispered to Zhang Yuan: "The son of the sect is good at appreciating, and the old man is respectful." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled and entered the elegant room, but saw that the window was bright and clean, and the tea case listed more than ten kinds of Jingxi pots and Chengxuan kiln porcelain ou, all of which were exquisite, Min Wenshui quickly cooked a pot of tea, poured it specifically for Zhang Dai, and said: "Zhang Gongzi tried to sip this." ”

Zhang Dai first looked at the color of the tea, then tasted the tea, and said: "The fragrance is strong, the taste is very strong, this spring tea is also, the pot is autumn tea." ”

Min Wenshui laughed: "Fifty years old, there are many people who read it, and there is no one who can compare with Zhang Gongzi." "Then he became a friend who forgot the year.

Zhang Dai and Zhang Yuan had dinner here in Min Wenshui, Wang Wei resigned, Min Wenshui did not keep her, Wang Wei took Xue Tong out, turned back to Zhang Yuan and said, "Is it okay for the prince to send me on the boat?" ”

Zhang Yuan hesitated for a moment, and Zhang Dai pushed behind him and said with a smile: "Hurry up." ”

Zhang Yuan went out with a smile, Wang Wei slowed down, let Zhang Yuan walk in front, she followed, walked slowly along the Qinhuai River, a hook moon rose early, the Qinhuai River under the night painted boats and drums, came and went, the boat hung sheep's horn lamps such as beads, the water buildings on both banks, the river house Zhu Liang Qi sparse, bamboo curtains and curtains, the jasmine fragrance in the night breeze - the two didn't say anything, but when the peach leaves came on the boat, Wang Wei chuckled and said: "The three Zhang Xianggong have their own geniuses, the tea ceremony tasting of Zongzi Xianggong is unmatched, and the poetry of Jie Zi Xianggong is admirable, It is Wang Wei's luck to be able to get acquainted with the three ministers. ”

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "After the award, don't despise me, Miss Xiuwei." ”

Wang Wei's face flushed, and he said: "Is the little girl still annoyed that Xuanwu Lake is rude, how can Wang Wei apologize before he is willing to let go?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "When I make friends with internal officials, I will always be spurned by some people. ”

Wang Wei hesitated for a moment and said: "A gentleman loves his mouth, a peacock loves feathers, and the prince has the ambition of a bird, so he should cherish his feathers." ”

Zhang Yuan asked, "Do you still think that I shouldn't be too close to the eunuchs?" ”

Wang Wei hesitated for a moment, but still nodded and said: "Yes, there may be short-term benefits in befriending internal officials, and it will damage your reputation far away." ”

Wang Weiken bluntly said that she still has courage, because she was Zhang Yuan through Eunuch Xing this time to resolve this crisis, if Zhang Yuan ridiculed her with this matter, it would be difficult to resist and she would be very hurt, the reason why she exposed her softness and vulnerability to Zhang Yuan was to trust Zhang Yuan, she wanted to say her true thoughts, and not change her position because she had benefited - Zhang Yuan certainly understood Wang Wei's kindness, which is why he didn't want Teacher Jiao to know that he was in a relationship with Eunuch Xing, he is still young, has not yet entered the officialdom, and has not yet entered the Shilin reputation circle, The consequences of befriending the internal officials and causing damage to the name of the Qing Dynasty have not yet appeared, but he must enter the official career, and the contradiction between Donglin and the internal officials will break out sooner or later, and it will be more and more difficult for him to balance the tightrope left and right - Thinking of this, Zhang Yuan sighed: "Those who don't know me say what I want, and those who know me - uh, not yet." ”

Wang Wei was silent, his eyes were as bright as stars in the night, and he said for a while: "Jie Zi Xianggong is only seventeen years old, why does this moment make people feel so vicissitudes?" I'd really like to know more about meson-"

This girl's mind is still very sensitive, but Zhang Yuan didn't want to say more about those things, and said nonsense: "Maybe it's because the young man doesn't know what it's like to be sad, okay, Miss Xiuwei, please get on the boat, I'm hungry and want to taste the food of Wenlao." ”

Wang Weiyan smiled and said: "If the prince doesn't give up, you might as well go to the Youlan Pavilion for dinner together, the little woman is quite good at cooking, so she won't be embarrassed." ”

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "Change it, otherwise you will send yourself away without a trace, and let the eldest brother laugh at me." ”

Wang Wei knew that Zhang Yuan was refusing, and she was a little melancholy, she didn't know much about this Zhang Jiezi, and she wanted to know very much, so she was also puzzled in her heart, and asked herself: "Crown, when did you have such curiosity?" ”

…… In the past two days, Zhang Yuan took the time to correct the eight-strand essay for Du Dingfang, and after the correction of the ten eight-strand essays, he also wrote a long letter to Du Dingfang, according to Du Dingfang's current composition level on the way of art, guiding Du Dingfang to read which books and which famous Cheng Wen should be figured out, and said that he would return to Shanyin via Zhenfengli at the end of the winter and the beginning of the month, and then comment on Du Dingfang's new work - Zhang Yuan wrote a good letter, and handed it over to the Du family servant together with ten good comments on the eight-strand essay, and sent him back to Zhenfengli, which is the ninth day of August, in the evening, Jiang Zhizhi of Guozijian brought two more people, and when Fu'er saw these two people, she shouted in surprise: "Daddy, why is Daddy here, and Uncle Qian-"

The people who came were Xizhang's servants Zhang Laoshi and Qian Laoben, each of whom carried a basket, and when they saw Fu'er, they quickly put down their burdens and said happily: "I finally found it-Fu'er, where is the third young master?" ”

Fu'er was overjoyed and shouted towards the east building: "Third young master, my father is here, and someone from the family is here." ”

Zhang Cao was playing chess with Zhang Dai, and when he heard the shouting, he hurriedly ran to the corridor to look down and said, "It's finally here." Soon came downstairs, Zhang Yuan, Zhang Dai and others gathered over.

Zhang honestly wiped his sweat and greeted the three young masters with Qian Laoben, Zhang Cao hurriedly asked: "How many faint glasses, myopia glasses, and incense glasses did you bring?" ”

Fu'er brought two glasses of water to his father and Uncle Qian to drink, and Zhang Dai smiled: "It's not too late to drink saliva first and then reply." ”

Zhang Cao's surname was in a hurry, so he went to turn over the four baskets by himself, but saw that there was a wooden box in the basket, and the box was locked - Zhang Laoshi drank the water in the cup in one gulp, handed the teacup to Fu'er, and took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Zhang Cao: "Third young master, this is a letter, and the key is sealed in the letter." ”

The letter was sealed with fire paint, Zhang Cao opened the letter, pulled out a letter and a key, Zhang Cao handed the letter to the eldest brother Zhang Dai, he was in a hurry to open the lock, open one, fill the gap with cotton wool, stacked about a hundred wooden boxes of general size, the wooden box is made of mahogany, all are quite exquisite, hit one, it is a pair of glasses, Zhang Cao put it on and turned his head to look at it, and said: "This is faint glasses." He took it off and looked at it carefully, nodded and said, "The mirror-making process has improved." ”

Zhang Dai opened the letter and said, "This is a letter written by the third uncle Zhang Bingfang-" and went through the belief, the letter was mainly about the mirror workshop, saying that this time Zhang Laoshi and Qian Laoben brought a total of 150 pairs of faint glasses, 120 pairs of myopia glasses, 100 incense glasses, and 3 clairvoyant mirrors...... When Zhang Cao heard that there was still a "clairvoyant mirror", he was overjoyed and hurriedly asked: "Where is the clairvoyant mirror?" ”

Zhang Laoshi pointed to one of the boxes and said, "It should be this one." ”

Zhang Cao opened the lock and looked, sure enough, there were three copper tube telescopes, the three brothers each took out one, rotated and pulled away, Zhang Yuan retreated to the courtyard wall, and used the telescope to look at the Jiming Temple in the back mountain, while slowly adjusting, and said: "Yes, it has grown better than the telescope last time——"

Zhang Cao also retreated to Zhang Yuan's side to look at Jiming Temple, and said, "It's still not as good as the telescope I bought from the Taixi people in Haojing. ”

Zhang Yuan was very happy and said: "The telescope made at the end of April is blurry, this pair is already much clearer, it has only been less than half a year, and it has made great progress, I will go back to reward the three mirror makers." ”

When Zhang Cao heard Zhang Yuan say this, he was also happy, and said: "Very good, I will send this batch of glasses to Guozijian tomorrow for sale, it must be in short supply." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Third brother, it's not good to do business in Guozijian, although Mao Jiancheng has been tried in the Criminal Department, but we still have to be cautious in our words and deeds." ”

Zhang Dai nodded and said, "Jie Zi is right." ”

Zhang Cao said: "That's also simple, let those prisoners come to our Zen House to buy it." ”

Jiang Dean, who had been waiting on the side, spoke at this time: "The three Zhang Gongzi learned that Master Gu returned to the Guozijian in the afternoon today. ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Then I have to go and see Gu Xijiu." "I rewarded the Jiang Servant with a penny of silver.

After dinner, Zhang Yuan was about to enter the prison to meet Gu Xijiu, but he heard Fu'er who answered the door shouting: "Young Master Jiezi, Master Jiao and Jiao Xianggong are here." ”

Zhang Yuan hurriedly went out, but saw that there was also Gu Qiyuan, who came to listen to the Zen residence with Jiao Hong, Jiao Runsheng and his son, Zhang Dai and Zhang Cao also hurriedly came out to see the salute when they heard the sound, and sat down in the small hall, Gu Qiyuan said: "Zhang Yuan, I have already understood the matter of Yi You, you are not at fault, you clearly said that you will return to the Guozi Supervisor to listen to the class as usual, and you can not do your usual schoolwork, and you will go to the Yuan Garden to help Jiao Taishi compile the book in the afternoon. ”

Gu Qiyuan had obviously discussed with Jiao Hong, and Zhang Yuan said: "Yes, the student will enter the monitoring class early tomorrow morning. ”

Gu Qiyuan said again: "Your servant girl who is good at shooting will not go to the archery garden to practice archery in the future, for fear of being criticized." ”

Zhang Yuan bowed and said, "Yes." He pleaded again: "Gu Saijiu, my father recently said that he will return to Shanyin from Kaifeng via Nanjing, and the students want to wait for their father to be sent off before going to prison for the night, and also let the students have time to do some filial piety, please allow Gu Saijiu." ”

Gu Qiyuan nodded in agreement, and said a few more words to Zhang Yuan, then he got up and went back, Zhang Yuan said, "Gu sacrificial wine, please wait a while." I went to get a pair of faint glasses and presented them, saying that they had just been sent from Shanyin Mirror Workshop - when Jiao Hong saw these faint glasses, he smiled and said: "Good thing, try it at the beginning, you are also old and dizzy, and you can use it." ”

Zhang Cao on the side smiled secretly, and said in his heart: "Jie Zi, this can be described as a foreshadowing, give Gu Sacrificial Wine a pair of faint glasses, even if someone says that we sell glasses to the prisoners in the future, Gu Sacrificial Wine will only laugh at it, this is originally to make the prisoners clear-eyed, and not to sell "Golden Vase Plum" to them——"

Gu Qiyuan tried the glasses, they were really good, very pleasant, and said to Zhang Yuan: "These glasses are sold in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and the price is expensive, a pair of glasses costs two silver, how can I accept such a generous gift from you, and I will let people send silver over." ”

Zhang Yuan was a little embarrassed, looked at Jiao Hong, and said with his hands crossed: "The teacher will say a favor for Zhang Yuan, these are the glasses made by the mirror workshop at the student's home, which is considered a soil instrument, how dare you accept the silver of the sacrificial wine." ”

Jiao Hong smiled and said: "Brother Taichu, you are embarrassed Zhang Yuan, these glasses are brighter than the dim glasses made by those mirror workshops in Suzhou and Hangzhou, this is the only one, then even if it is given to Brother Taichu, how about it?" ”

Gu Qiyuan is incorruptible, but he is knowledgeable, familiar with easy numbers, and is not an old-fashioned person, so he laughed and accepted it, first said goodbye to the national prison, Jiao Hong and his son stayed and then talked to Zhang Yuan's brothers, Zhang Yuan took out a pair of binoculars and presented them to Jiao Hong, who couldn't look far this night, Zhang Yuan explained to Mr. Jiao, Jiao Hong was surprised: "This is a clairvoyant mirror, I have heard Xu Zixian say that the Taixi people can make such a magical eyepiece, and you will too!" ”

Jiao Runsheng explained to Zhang Yuan that Xu Zixian was Xu Guangqi, and Jiao Hong served as the chief examiner in the Shuntianfu Township Examination in the 25th year of Wanli, and Xu Guangqi was promoted to the first place in the Township Examination from the unsuccessful examination papers. ”

Jiao Hong looked at his son Jiao Runsheng and said with a smile: "You see how Zhang Yuan talked to Xu Zixian in one tone, he respected the knowledge of the Taixi people, and served Matteo Ricci as the great Confucian of Taixi, Xu Zixian also lobbied me to join the Taixi Catholic Church, which is a bit ridiculous, I was rejected, I entered the Ming Dynasty with Confucianism, was born with Confucianism, from Confucianism to Buddhism, and traveled in the three religions, why do you need God to save - Zhang Yuan, when you see Xu Zixian in the future, don't be moved by him to join Catholicism, and now the courtiers are quite dissatisfied with the Taixi people in Daming's mission, Opposing articles abound, sooner or later there will be a big mess, you are young and arrogant and easy to cause trouble, don't get involved in it in the future. ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Of course, students will not join Catholicism, but students think that in this world, the introduction of Catholicism is not without benefit to the world, especially in Jiangnan, where extravagance is too prevalent." ”

Jiao Hong said "um": "Xu Zixian also told me that Catholicism emphasizes frugality, but the Catholic doctrine is very wrong in the major right and wrong, Xu Zixian has a practical talent, and joining the religion is a mistake, but it's a pity." ”

Of course, Zhang Yuan didn't think that Xu Guangqi was going astray, and asked, "I don't know what official position Senior Brother Xu has now?" ”

Jiao Hong said: "He is still in the Hanlin Academy, and he is said to be living in Tianjin to grow vegetables and study farmland and water conservancy. ”

After listening to the meditation house and drinking a cup of tea, Jiao Hong got up and went back to the garden, and told Zhang Yuan to come to the garden every afternoon to compile the "Records of the Tribute to the National Dynasty".

…… Since the tenth day of August, Zhang Yuan has entered the country to study, listening to the doctor's lectures on scriptures and the writing of edicts, edicts, tables, policy theories, and judgments in the morning, and going to the garden in the afternoon to help Mr. Jiao compile books, as the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, Zhang Yuan gradually became a little anxious: Why hasn't his father Zhang Ruiyang arrived in Nanjing?

Zhang Dai also went to study in prison, Zhang Cao still went in and out of the Guozi Prison at will, in just a few days, the dim glasses priced at four taels of silver and the myopia glasses of six taels of silver have been sold, Zhang Cao is very happy - on the evening of August 14, Zhang Yuan listened to the Zen residence from the garden, and walked slowly all the way, frowning slightly, worried about his father's safety, but there was no way to inquire - Mu Zhenzhen would not be obedient to comfort the young master, so he had to accompany the young master to worry.

Back to Tingzen residence, but saw more than a dozen servants standing in the courtyard, Zhang Yuan was asking where these people came from, Zhang Cao accompanied four people out of the small hall, Zhang Cao shouted happily: "Jiezi, you see who is here, full of friends." ”

(To be continued)