Qixia Temple Qiuyi these days almost every day, the temple guards, monks, etc. are very familiar, seeing him hurried over today, do not stop him to let him go all the way in, run to the Zen room where His Royal Highness Zheng Xin stayed.

Qiu Yizhi made a report outside the door, pushed the door and entered the meditation room, and sure enough, he saw Zheng Xin sitting upright in the room, holding a letter to read.

When he saw Qiu Yizhi coming in, he raised his hand and motioned for Qiu Yizhi to sit down, and said, "My father's reply has arrived, please take a look at it as well." With that, he handed the thin rice paper in his hand to Qiu Yizhi.

Qiu Yizhi respectfully took the paper and held it in the palm of his hand to read it carefully. He saw that what was written on the paper was a very calm and solemn Wei tablet script—it was the handwriting of the current emperor Zheng Rong, so he held his breath and read it carefully.

I saw that Zheng Rong was very satisfied with the progress of Zheng Xin and Qiu Yizhi's handling of the case, and even expressed his appreciation for their ability to ask for instructions in time when they encountered such a sensitive matter as Yin Chengliang, and praised them with praise at all times.

Qiu Yizhi was happy to see it, so he continued to read.

saw that Zheng Rong had no beginnings and turns, and then scolded Yin Chengliang bitterly, saying that he was an official who did not cultivate himself and morality, and did ugly things that were difficult for a gentleman to talk about; second, in order to cover up the crime, he actually transferred troops privately and faced Qiu Yi's swords; The three are to hold the hundreds of officials in Jiangnan hostage, act for the tiger, and make the officialdom in Jiangnan filthy - with these three major crimes, even if Yin Chengliang is cut with a thousand knives, it is difficult to forgive his crimes.

When Qiu Yizhi saw this, he couldn't help but gasp: he knew that Zheng Rong was the most lenient on weekdays, and he was quite strict with his sons, and the sins of his officials and generals were forgiven if they could be forgiven-even Shi Liangzhi, who had imprisoned him, was just a degraded Sanpin who stayed in the Ministry of Rites to make meritorious contributions.

However, Zheng Rong's penmanship today obviously did not want to forgive Yin Chengliang, and he also made a characterization of the entire Jiangnan officialdom, which shows that the emperor is determined to rectify the rule of officials.

However, seeing Zheng Rong's pen turning, he wrote: Zheng Xin's letter is very good, although Yin Chengliang is filthy and obscene, the court wants to talk about social dignity, and his crime really cannot be announced to the world; In my opinion, Zheng Xin Tongyi's common policy is very good, I have already discussed it with Mr. Zhongli, and it can be implemented according to the plan, if there is any confusion or self-indulgence, you can write to ask for instructions.

Qiu Yizhi saw that Emperor Zheng Rong was very satisfied with his plan, and he was also happy in his heart, so he said to Zheng Xin with a smile: "Big brother, since the emperor has approved it, then I will act according to the plan." ”

Zheng Xin was also in a good mood, and said: "Don't be busy, the virtuous brother will read the letter first, and then my father will bring you a special message!" ”

Qiu Yizhi's heart moved when he heard this, and he hurriedly read it back.

It turned out that Zheng Rong knew that Qiu Yizhi only led a district of eighteen people to resist the tens of thousands of Jiedu troops in the south of the Yangtze River for six days, so he wrote: "Yizhi wins more with less, which shows that the way of using troops is becoming more and more sophisticated, and it is of great use; However, the weakness of the combat strength of the local Jiedu army in Jiangnan can also be seen. I can trust me to do military affairs for a long time, and in the future, I can cooperate with General Zuo Cui Nanduo to train troops in Jiangnan and rectify local military affairs. It is necessary to know that southern Xinjiang has not yet been peaceful, or there may be a day when there will be soldiers. ”

The so-called "not yet peaceful" refers to Zheng Rong's brother, Zheng Gui, the king of Lingnan; And "the day of the use of soldiers" is that Zheng Gui has a heavy army, he has always been disobedient, and he is younger than Zheng Rong, it seems that to eliminate this trouble, I am afraid that it is not enough to rely on the teachings of the saints and brotherhood.

This is a major event that is not inferior in importance compared to the rectification of Jiangnan officialdom, and Qiu Yizhi was already in a mood when he read it, and he was speechless for a long time.

Zheng Xin had already read this letter over and over again many times, of course, he knew about this important military matter, and he was jealous and understood what Qiu Yizhi was worried about now.

So he coughed lightly and said: "The military orders after my father and the emperor are all later, and now we still have to handle the Yin Chengliang case first." Come on, come on, Brother Xian must be thirsty, when Brother Yu makes tea for you personally, let's discuss first, how to talk to Yin Chengliang. ”

His Royal Highness personally made tea and water for himself, what an honor it was, and it was enough for him to go back and brag for a while on an ordinary official. However, Qiu Yi understood in her heart that this was His Royal Highness's move to entrap herself, so she had to pretend not to appreciate the deep meaning, and looked out the window thoughtfully, but observed with her spare eyes that Zheng Xin was not proficient in pouring tea for herself.

Zheng Xin was busy for a while, sweat was already oozing from his forehead, and he took a breath and said, "Brother Xian, please use tea." ”

Qiu Yizhi could no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb, and after thanking him slightly, he took a sip of tea from the teacup and asked, "Is Yin Chengliang okay with the eldest brother these days?" ”

Zheng Xin also took a sip of water and replied: "This Yin Chengliang is good at self-cultivation. Knowing that he was under house arrest, he was actually very calm, neither shouting injustice nor messing around, thinking about it, I really admired him. ”

Qiu Yizhi said: "Yin Chengliang is not an incompetent person. The first emperor was tired of government affairs, and the military and government in various places were mostly deserted, but fortunately, thanks to the stability and prosperity of Jiangnan Province, the country did not lose the supply of finance, taxation, money and grain. The Han world can be maintained to this day, and Yin Chengliang can be regarded as having some merits! ”

Zheng Xin said: "But he has been operating in Jiangnan for a long time, so that he covers the sky with one hand, and my father has to move this stumbling block if he wants to establish the prosperous era of the Han Dynasty!" If Yin Chengliang could have realized his father's wish a few days earlier, and took the initiative to request Zhishi or transfer, he might be able to survive. But he didn't know how to lift, and he had to mobilize heavy troops to besiege the virtuous brother, which was a heinous crime, and it was unforgivable. ”

Qiu Yizhi listened, nodded and said: "Yin Chengliang has an excellent reputation among the Jiangnan Shilin, and there are not a few pros and cons that he has done for the people's livelihood. After His Royal Highness punished him, I don't know who can take his place, as long as Jiangnan doesn't make any trouble for a while, it will be considered a good fortune. ”

Zheng Xin frowned and said: "I think the virtuous brother is a good candidate, but you are indifferent to fame and fortune and refuse to sit in this position." Never mind! This matter is not something you and I can worry about, who to send or who not to send, I'm afraid that my father is still thinking about it with Master Zhongli! The two of us are shallow in learning, and now as long as Yin Chengliang is won safely, it will be considered a great achievement. ”

Qiu Yizhi nodded approvingly, took a sip of tea and said nothing.

After half a moment, Zheng Xin saw that Qiu Yizhi had drunk the bowl of herbal tea in front of him, so he said: "Foolish brother sees that it is neither early nor too late now, just go to meet Yin Chengliang for a while, it would be better to handle his case today according to the wise brother's clever plan." ”

Qiu Yizhi listened, and hurriedly got up and agreed: "It's all up to the eldest brother's orders!" ”

The Qixia Temple where Zheng Xin stayed is a famous temple in the south of the Yangtze River, the incense is prosperous, and there is a lot of rich among the believers, so the alms donated to the temple are also very much. The Qixia Temple is full of monks, and there is no way to use money, so they have to save a certain amount of incense money to buy land and build temples next to the temple.

In the past hundred years, Qixia Temple has built a huge temple complex, and the area is not below the Shanyin County under the rule of Qiuyi.

Therefore, under the guidance of the guards, Zheng Xin and Qiu Yizhi passed through an unknown number of moon gates and walked through countless trails, and then they came to the door of a secluded meditation room.

The seven or eight soldiers guarding in front of the meditation room hurriedly saluted when they saw that the main hall had come down, and one of the leaders stepped forward half a step forward and said, "It turns out that the main hall has come down, but do you want to see Yin Chengliang?" ”

Zheng Xin nodded and asked, "How is Yin Chengliang's situation today?" ”

The officer arched his hand and said, "Back to His Highness, Yin Chengliang is still the same as in the past, there is nothing abnormal in eating, drinking, and resting. Today he walked out of the house for half an hour, and the same monk said five or six words, and my soldiers listened to him. Other than that, it's just writing in the house. ”

Qiu Yizhi heard that Zheng Xin monitored Yin Chengliang so closely, and secretly admired it in his heart, but he listened to Zheng Xin's instructions: "I want to talk to Yin Chengliang, you take your brothers to guard twenty steps away from the meditation room, and no one is allowed to approach without my order." Got it? ”

When the officer heard this, he immediately bowed his hand and said, "Order!" Then he turned around and went down, gathered twenty or thirty soldiers under his command, and after a few words of training, he followed Zheng Xin's instructions to look for stubborn stones, ancient trees, rockeries and other places to hide in places twenty steps away from the meditation room.

Seeing this, Qiu Yizhi exclaimed: "The eldest brother uses the military to rule people, such a vigorous and resolute action, and the order and prohibition are really eye-opening for the younger brother!" ”

Zheng Xinwan smiled and said: "We are all from the old Youyan Dao, what is this little carving insect skill?" The virtuous brother is overrated. During the greetings, he personally pushed open the wooden door of the meditation room used by Yin Chengliang under house arrest and walked in.

Qiu Yizhi also followed into the meditation room, and sure enough, he saw Yin Chengliang sitting upright at his desk and writing with bated breath as the officer who was guarding him just said.

Yin Chengliang raised his eyes and saw Zheng Xin coming, and he didn't stop writing, and said in his mouth: "It turns out that His Royal Highness has come down, please wait for the lower official to finish writing these words, and then talk to His Highness." ”

Zheng Xin didn't get angry when he heard this, waited for Yin Chengliang to finish writing this character, and said: "Lord Yin is really a good character, just this character, I don't know how long it will take to practice before I can look at the adult's neck!" ”

Yin Chengliang read the painting he had just finished writing from beginning to end, and then replied: "Your Highness, this is a prize." Xia Guan also knew that Taishan under His Royal Highness was Mr. Qin Guangyuan, and his words had reached the pinnacle. How can these two graffiti of the lower officials get into the eyes of His Royal Highness? However, His Royal Highness is destined to be able to send the words "Xiaguan" to Mr. Qin and ask him for advice, which will be regarded as a blessing for Xiaguan. ”

After that, Yin Chengliang picked up the word in front of him and sent it to Zheng Xin.

Zheng Xin took a look, but what he wrote was the "thousand-character text" of children's enlightenment - starting from "Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang" to "Yan Zai Hu Ye", the entire thousand words were written in willow block letters, without half a perfunctory and scribbled word.

So Zheng Xin said: "Lord Yin's calligraphy is famous for walking grass, but I didn't expect the regular script to be so upright and timeless, which is really extraordinary." ”

Yin Chengliang smiled at himself when he heard this, and said: "Xia Guan used to like vassal elegance, and even a few words felt that the grass was the better, and the more flowers were better, but he didn't want to lose a reputation for grandstanding." In the past few days in Qixia Temple, every morning bell and dusk drum, listening to the sound of chanting, only to realize the truth of returning to the basics, I feel that calligraphy is also a stroke of regular script, which is the foundation of life. ”

After all, Yin Chengliang actually introduced his own character to Zheng Xin one by one, and he did not hide that he was writing with some flaws, pointing and pointing to which stroke could be deduced; If he writes well, he is not modest, saying that he is imitating the ancient sages.

Rao is Zheng Xin is also very patient, and he listened to him say this for half an hour, and he didn't intervene much.