Twenty years later, the rogue and border troubles made Emperor Chongzhen anxious, and asked the ministers for countermeasures, but Liu Zongzhou thought that these were all the techniques of punishment, the monarch should emphasize benevolence and righteousness, and should be cautious and use the virtuous, these words can be said in the peaceful and prosperous times, but the world has been in chaos, how can you be a gentleman and be cautious, and finally the country is ruined, only a hunger strike - the end of the road, Emperor Chongzhen also wanted to reuse the Taixi missionary Tang Ruowang to promote the manufacture of firearms, Liu Zongzhou resolutely opposed, It is believed that Tang Ruowang is the root of heresy, firearms are not conducive to success or failure, and the king of a great country should adhere to the way of benevolence and righteousness inherited by Tang Wu and Zhou Kong, so the traditional Confucianism has been completely ossified by Liu Zongzhou and can no longer absorb new academic nutrients, Liu Zongzhou is the last great Confucianism in the traditional sense, and the three major enlightening thinkers of Huang Zongxi, Gu Yanwu, and Wang Fuzhi form a huge watershed - but in any case, Liu Zongzhou is an upright Confucian, and his academic ideas still have value. Helpless and out of place, in the end he defended his ideas and purity by dying, which is stronger than the vast majority of people - at this time, Zhang Yuan watched the last Confucian of the late Ming Dynasty, a donkey and a servant, and Zhang Yuan's expression was rarely serious, which made Qi Biaojia beside him feel a little strange, thinking what was going on, could it be that Zhang Jiezi wanted to quarrel with Mr. Liu?

Liu Qidong said goodbye to a group of disciples in Dashan Temple, but he didn't expect that there were two waiting on this Yuewang Bridge, and these two were the young talents he valued the most, he couldn't help but smile, got off the donkey, and walked over with the reins - Zhang Yuan and Qi Biaojia hurriedly saluted, Zhang Yuan said: "Mr. Qidong, the kid heard that Mr. was leaving Shanyin, and he was very reluctant, and he waited here for a long time." ”

Liu Zongzhou looked at Zhang Yuan and said: "I haven't seen you for a few months, you are getting more and more handsome, hehe, marry a famous family and the head of the county trial, are you proud today?" ”

Zhang Yuan bowed down and said: "How dare the boy, Mr. Qidong's teachings are not forgotten." ”

Liu Zongzhou asked: "Don't forget what?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "The learning of sages has to help things. ”

Liu Zongzhou stared at Zhang Yuan for a moment, and said: "Well said, I will be out today, and I will do righteousness." Said to Qi Biaojia: "You can learn more with Zhang Yuan in the future to improve your knowledge." ”

Qi Biaojia didn't say much, and responded: "Yes." ”

Liu Zongzhou bowed his hand to the two: "Then don't say goodbye, if I don't leave Beijing in three years, I should be able to see the two of you come to Beijing to participate in the examination." Riding on the gray donkey, he crossed the Wang Bridge, but turned around and said: "Zhang Yuan, if you have time for the imperial examination, you can come to Wuxi to visit Mr. Jingyi, it may be helpful for you to say that it will be helpful to you." ”

Zhang Yuan Weiwei, waited for Liu Zongzhou to ride a donkey away, and then asked Qi Biaojia: "Huzi, who is Mr. Jingyi that Mr. Liu just said?" ”

Twelve years old Qi Biaojia glared at him and said, "You don't even know Mr. Jingyi, Donglin is a big guy." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Oh, it's Gu Xiancheng, then I know, I've admired it for a long time, and I must go to see it if I have the opportunity." ”

Qi Biaojia, who was young and old, couldn't hold back, laughed, and quickly straightened his face and said: "Mr. Gu Xiancheng passed away last year, and Mr. Jingyi that Mr. Liu said is Gao Panlong." ”

Zhang Yuan's "uh" sounded, but it turned out that Gu Xiancheng, the founder of Donglin, died last year. Family affairs, national affairs, world affairs, everything cares" couplet is too famous, and said with a smile: "People are inherently dead, so Mr. Gu Xiancheng and I will go to see sooner or later." ”

Qi Biaojia said: "After Brother Jiezi's April government examination, how about we go to Donglin Academy to listen to Mr. Jingyi's lecture?" ”

Zhang Yuanxin said: "As soon as I enter the Donglin Academy, I will almost be labeled as a member of the Donglin Party, this is not in a hurry, I can't fall too deep into the Eunuch Party and the Donglin Party, and the current priority is to learn eight shares, this is a stepping stone." said: "Besides, if you want to go out to study, you must have a reputation as a student." ”

Qi Biaojia nodded and said, "Brother Jie Zi is right, then we will discuss it next year." ”

Mu Jingyan, Wu Ling and Qi Biaojia's two servants were waiting on the side, and Wu Ling stepped forward to ask Zhang Yuan at this time: "Young Master, should we go home now or go to Miss Shang's house again?" ”

Zhang Yuan asked Qi Biaojia: "Where are you going back, Brother Huzi?" ”

Qi Biaojia actually wanted to go to see Shang Jinglan again, this farewell was at least three years, but it was hard to say in front of Zhang Yuan, so he said: "My boat is still waiting at Dongdachi Wharf, I'll take a boat." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled: "Then I'll take a boat with you." The two of them went to the Shang Mansion together.

Shang Zhoude invited Zhang Yuan and Qi Biao to chat in the flower hall of the back garden, they were all from their own families, Fu's, Qi's, Jinglan, Jinghui, and Shang Ran were all there, and asked about waiting for Liu Zongzhou, Shang Zhoude smiled and said: "It seems that Mr. Qidong thinks that both of you can participate in the examination in three years, hehe, Qi Huzi will only be fifteen years old in three years, is there such a young jinshi?" He added: "No matter what, after three years, Huzi and Jinglan can be engaged." ”

Shang Jinglan, who likes to read "Three Kingdoms", is relatively straightforward, but she is very shy in front of Qi Biaojia, and when she heard this, she exclaimed "ah" and ran away.

Fu and Qi laughed.

Zhang Yuan and Qi Biaojia had dinner in the Shang family's house, and then they took a boat back to Shanyin together.

Early in the morning of the twentieth, Zhang Yuan got up and washed, and after breakfast, he went to Bashi Bridge with Wuling, Mu Jingyan, Mu Zhenzhen and Lu Dayou, a servant of his brother-in-law's family, yesterday Shang Zhoude said that he would send a boat to pick up Zhang Yuan at Bashi Bridge, Zhang Yuan will go to Jiaxing with Shang Zhoude and Fu's mother and daughter on the same road - this is Zhang Yuan's first time going out, Zhang's mother Lu is a thousand instructions, regardless of her son's dissuasion, the little foot Lingding is to send each other off the Bashi Bridge, chattering all the way, to be careful with water and fire when his son takes the boat, the food on the road must be clean, and he would rather eat less than eat more. Don't go out to tolerate it, don't cause trouble, and told Wu Ling: "Xiao Wu is not allowed to be greedy for fun, and he must wait for a good young master." Looking at Mu Jingyan and Mu Zhenzhen's father and daughter, he said, "Zhenzhen also has to worry more." ”

Mu Zhenzhen also went out for the first time, and his heart was full of joy, and he said to Zhang's mother Lu: "Mrs., don't worry, the little maid will wait for the young master." ”

Mu Jingyan and Lu Dayou both asked Zhang's mother Lu to rest assured that the road is still peaceful now, and it will be fine.

Zhang Yuan didn't think his mother was verbose at all, only after tasting the taste of the world did he know the preciousness of this moment, and said with a smile: "My son is sixteen years old and has become a child, what else does my mother have to worry about." ”

One sentence made Zhang's mother Lu laugh.

At this time, Zhang Dai, Zhang Cao, Zhang Zhuoru and Zhang Dingyi all came to Bashi Bridge to send each other, laughing and laughing, Zhang Yuan and a few people just got on the boat, Lu Yungu rushed to come, and specially sent some preparations and pills, including those for diarrhea, headache and brain fever, and seasickness, all of which were packed in small porcelain bottles and labeled for emergency needs on the road.

Zhang Yuan stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the immobile bridge and his mother, relatives and friends by the bridge from the boat that was gradually leaving, the picture was like a still photo.

The river turned and the Bashi Bridge was no longer visible, Zhang Yuan went back to the cabin and sat down, suddenly remembered something, and asked Mu Zhenzhen: "Zhenzhen, did you bring your small dragon stick?" ”

Mu Zhenzhen said: "Ah, do you still want to bring a small dragon stick." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled: "Just in case." Looking at Mu Zhenzhen's slight smile, he said, "You already have it, right?" ”

Mu Jingyan said with a smile: "Young master, don't worry, you will bring it with you, and put it together with the villain's whistle stick." ”

While talking, I arrived at the small wharf in Dongdachi in the back garden of the Huiji Shang family, which is the private wharf of the Shang family, and the big families in Shaoxing have their own small wharf.

Shang Tanran and the clansmen were waiting on the shore, Fu Shi, Jinglan and Jing Hui were already on another Wumingwa white canopy boat, Zhang Yuan jumped ashore, said goodbye to the Shang clan one by one, and finally came to Shang Tanran, this beautiful girl raised her crystal intoxicating eyes and looked at Zhang Yuan, and said softly: "Go early and return early, have a safe journey." ”

Zhang Yuan said softly: "I know, I will miss you." "Looking at this girl's beautiful jade-like face suddenly turned red, it feels good to be a little flirtatious like this, in fact, it's not a flirtation, it's just telling the truth, well, it's fun - two white canopy boats swing layers of thin waves, one after the other sailed away from the dock of Shang's Houyuan, this kind of white canopy boat is a bamboo canopy brushed with cooked tung oil, maintaining the true color of the bamboo slivers, and the night boats that travel far away are all this kind of white canopy boats, presumably for the sake of driving at night to be easy to identify and prevent collisions- Shang Zhoude and their five Ming tile white canopy boat is the largest civilian ship in Shaoxing, Ming tile is made of mussel slice thinning, the lighting is quite good, the cabin is like a living room, divided into four compartments, Fu Shi and two daughters and three personal maids in the rear front cabin, the middle cabin is six servants, Shang Zhoude and four male servants live in the back of the cabin, four boatmen are resting in the stern small tent cabin, but also fire cooking, very convenient - Zhang Yuan is on the three Ming tile white canopy boat, much smaller than the five Ming tile boat, there are also three cabins, The small canopy window at the stern is the residence of a boatman couple, and the middle cabin is occupied by Mu Jingyan and Lu Dayou, Mu Zhenzhen can't be in the same cabin with Lu Dayou, of course, only with Zhang Yuan and Wuling to live in the front cabin, the little maid, is to wait for the young master in the same cabin - the waterway goes to Xiaoshan through the Xixing Canal, Zhang Yuan took the boat for such a long time for the first time, quite fresh, listening to the sound of bubbling water at the bottom of the boat, the joy of quiet in his heart, the morning sun is obliquely shining, the canopy window is open, basking in the warmth, looking at the Wumingwa big ship in front, A small head was looking out of a tent window, waving his hand and calling, "Brother Zhang Gongzi—"

Zhang Yuan smiled, asked Wuling to take out his crystal glasses, put them on, and now he could see Xiao Jinghui clearly, the little girl who rubbed the jade jade, Xiao Jinghui saw that Zhang Yuan was wearing such a strange thing, and hurriedly asked: "Brother Zhang Gongzi, what are you wearing?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "I'll talk to you later." ”

(To be continued)