Wu Changshi explained the incident in a local accent, and said: "Yang He did not pursue Zhang Mengjin and Huang Youcai, so he stayed in Yaozhou to dispatch and respond, Ningsai fell, and urgently ordered Hong Chengchou, the governor of Yansui, to lead the army to recruit and suppress. Who knew that at this time, Li Yingzhi returned to the capital and entered the palace to detail the situation of the Shaanxi people's uprising. He Chen played the non-curative strategy, the number of rogues is not reduced, the chaos is naturally difficult to get rid of, the rotation of the rotation, the rotation of the rotation, when can it be ended? If it can't be done, Shaanxi will be a bottomless pit of dissatisfaction, and no amount of money will be able to do it. When the emperor heard this, he was speechless for a long time, and it was difficult to judge right and wrong for a while, so he had to wait for the new inspector to press the performance of the imperial historian Wu Fu. Unexpectedly, but waiting for the news of the rebellion of God Yikui and the fall of Ningsai, Shaanxi Provincial Imperial Shi Xie Sanbin and others have folded bullets to impeach Yang He to appease the country, the emperor endured his anger, and left these folds in the middle and did not send them, and after a day, Wu Fu sent 600 miles of expedited excerpts, saying that Yang He was trying to end up, favoritism and suppression, and said that Yang He was greedy for rewards and merits, such as reporting the stunning monkey, Cao Cao, lone wolf, etc. For today's plan, only by transferring troops and taking measures, the north and the south will suppress, annihilate the thief leaders, and appease the remaining people, can Qin land be saved. The emperor was furious, smashed the folds on the imperial case, and shouted: 'Good you Yang He! Something so big happened, and he actually took a twist and turn of "Wechen Ten Thousand Sufferings and Pities", vaguely remarked, and deceived me! What the sicker you get, the more you worry, the more you get sicker, you become a thief, can you have peace of mind? I ordered him to be in charge of the whole of Shaanxi, what a power! But let the rogue run rampant, and if he can't extinguish it, he will ruin the lives of the people, and he will be very disappointed! Xiao Chengzi, sent a decree to Cao Huachun, ordering him to bring the Jinyi Weiguan Banner to Shaanxi as soon as possible, and twist Yang He to Beijing, I want to see what kind of heart he has? Although Yang Yi couldn't understand the dialect of eastern Zhejiang, he was so frightened that his face was colorless when he looked at his eyebrows.

Zhang Pu couldn't help but be a little sad and said: "Life is really scattered and impermanent, Yang He doesn't know how much effort it took to collect such fine calligraphy and paintings, which are regarded as arches on weekdays, but now they are not as good as a pile of gold and silver." There was a very sad look on his face.

"Then let's accumulate some merit and fulfill his Savior's heart." Wu Changshi saw that the three of them were stunned, attached to Zhang Pu's ear, and whispered: "The use of your hundreds of taels of silver must be to open up the joints." If you want to open up the joints, a few hundred taels of silver can't get into the eyes of those Jingtang, it's better to ...... in vain" His voice became lower and lower, but in Zhang Pu's ears, it was like Huang Zhong Dalu, and he suddenly became bright. Wu Changshi was happy to see him for a while, frowned for a while, knew that he was moved, and laughed loudly: "The four of us can also make up a thousand eight taels of silver......

Chen Zilong didn't know what he said to Zhang Pu, but he lost his father when he was young, his family was not wealthy, and he borrowed some silver when he went to Beijing to take the exam, and said worriedly: "We have no relatives in the capital, and there is no way to take out loans. ”

Wu Weiye nodded and agreed: "Those money bank loans are originally to recognize people, not to mention that the Hanlin Academy's Jishi borrowing money was originally a taboo for money banks, and there was no one to guarantee it, so they were definitely unwilling to take this risk." ”

"Don't worry about this, I have my own way." Wu Changshi pretended to be mysterious, stopped his conversation, and looked at the three of them.

Chen Zilong urged: "Come, we know that you have great powers, but you are still holding the pipa and half-covering your face, so you are not enough friends." ”

"I met a rich man in Zhou's Mansion who owned a big jewelry store, and this little bit of silver is not a problem."

"Are you talking about Dong Xianting?"

"Huh! You know that too? Wu Changshi was quite surprised.

"The one who opened a jewelry store in the capital used to be Wei Zhongxian's Baohe Sixth Store, but now it is Dong Ji."

Zhang Pu frowned and said: "If he refuses, you can say that we have more than 10 million members, but we can borrow it for a few days, and when the Chunyu Chengmo of this department is sold, you can return him." ”

"Does he care about these taels of silver? He also gave out the money because the drunkard did not mean to drink, otherwise the trade in his jewelry store would not have been so prosperous. ”

"As long as we gain a firm foothold in the capital, we won't have a chance to repay him." Zhang Pu was full of ambition, as if he was looking around with a knife, wanting to try his skills.

Wu Weiye and Chen Zilong heard him talk about the resumption of the society, and secretly thought: It turns out that these calligraphy and paintings are involved in social affairs, no wonder Mr. is so bold!

The sky was dark, Wu Weiye accompanied Chen Zilong back to the hall, and Zhang Pu and Wu Changshi rushed to Zhou's mansion. Wu Changshi led Zhang Pujing to the door of Haochunxuan and returned to his apartment. Zhou Yanru was preparing to play the ticket, and when he saw Zhang Pu coming to worship at night, he made an exception and got up from behind the case to greet him and asked him to sit down for tea. Zhang Pu put the old-colored brocade box on the case and said: "The protégés have obtained three rare things today, I don't know whether they are true or false, so I specially invite the teacher to see the eyes." ”

"Oh! What rarity? Zhou Yanru has been an official for many years, has been in Nanjing and Beijing, has seen a lot of antiquities, heard the word rare, interested, reached out to take the brocade box, is not in a hurry to open, but the brocade box turned over to examine again, see that the brocade box is worn, almost difficult to identify the original color, but the seal on it is slippery like spring ice dense like a cocoon of Chengxintang paper, covered with gorgeous cloud brocade. A brocade box is so costless, obviously only the palace craftsman bureau has such a spirit, the objects in the brocade box must be the old things in the palace of the former dynasty, how rare is naturally self-evident.

Zhou Yanru flicked the brocade box, secretly admired in his heart, and said slowly: "This box is indeed real!" He gently opened the brocade box, took out three scrolls, opened them one by one, and put them on the case, holding the candlestick, carefully and repeatedly looking at the calligraphy and paintings, the inscriptions, and the seals, and shot two surprises in his eyes, and said in his mouth: "Tianru is really a blessing, and it is not easy for ordinary people to want to see one of them, but you have gathered three treasures, which is really rare." His eyes did not leave the calligraphy and painting for a moment, and his expression was quite intoxicated, and he felt even more envious.

Zhang Pu stood up and said: "The price of these three paintings and calligraphy sellers is not high, and the protégé is not sure of it, for fear that he will be deceived by others and insult the lintel of the teacher." Since it is judged by the teacher to be either a product or a very precious object in the world, how can the protégé afford it? Just give it to the teacher to appreciate the elegant play, please smile. ”

"Oh?" Zhou Yanru's face was full of joy, but his mouth said continuously, "How to plunder the beauty of people, how to plunder the beauty of people!" Don't do that! God, I still have the champion red that has been aged for many years at home, when you came a few days ago, you were supposed to keep drinking, but the visitors came and went constantly, and there was no time to sit down, how about making up for it tonight? ”

Zhang Pu was born arrogant, looked at the world, looked at Confucianism, and only Qian Qianyi, Chen Jiru, and Huang Daozhou were the ancestors, and he was not convinced by Zhou Yanru, but after all, he was his own teacher, and he did not dare to forget the ancient precept of being a teacher for one day and a father for life. Zhou Yanru since he was a teenager, smooth sailing, straight up, accustomed to the attitude of officialdom, he is not rare silver nor lack of power, but he only values reputation, especially Zhang Pu, a famous person in the world, out of the court, for my use, in the future, the government and the opposition will naturally be led by themselves.

A bottle of mellow champion red belly, Zhang Pu got up to say goodbye, Zhou Yanru said: "Tianru, Tongjinshi can enter the Hanlin Academy, since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, although you are not the first, it is very rare." According to the rules, the priest must be apprenticed for three years, and after the expiration of the period, he can be introduced to the class and see the holy face. Your article is the best in the world, naturally it is rare, but your officialdom experience is still small, don't be anxious. As long as you survive the past three years peacefully, there will naturally be days to show your skills. ”

"What the teacher taught."

"Tianru, I heard that you have the habit of commenting on other people's articles in the Hanlin Academy, and even correcting them at will, but is there such a thing?"

"The protégé Bo has a slight name, and some people use the article to ask for advice, and it is not easy to refuse......" Zhang Pu saw that Zhou Yanru's face was a little gloomy, and he paused to talk.

"Now that the Hanlin Academy is in charge of Wen Gelao, there is already some criticism outside, you have to speak with some measure, after all, Xue Guoguan's accusation of the scientific expedition has just subsided, don't give anyone any more grip. The emperor has been in a bad mood recently because of Yang He's missteps, and he has repeatedly applied for several ministers, so he must be extra careful in the past few days. ”

"Thank you for your teachings." Zhang Pu's heart sank suddenly, his mouth promised, and he said goodbye and returned to the private house. Although he made an exception as a Shujishi, he was only a probationary official in the Hanlin Academy, except for a little silver and two subsidies for food every year, and he didn't have a penny, so he originally stayed in the Jiangsu Guild Hall to save a lot. But the mother, Jin, knew that her son had appointed Hanlin and sent a letter to come to Jingshi to have a look. The Jin family was born as a maidservant, and her status in the family was the lowest, and she swallowed her anger for decades, and it was rare to have a few comfortable days. Zhang Pu was considerate of his mother, and wanted to set up his own door in Beijing as soon as possible, so he rented a small secluded courtyard, but he was worried that the expenses would be too large, so he wrote a letter to his wife to stay at home and not have to come to Beijing with him. The courtyard is not big, it belongs to the smallest kind, there is only a heavy courtyard, three main houses in the north, two rooms in the east and west wings, and a black lacquered street door in the style of Taoist hats. Entering the door is a patio of five or six zhang square, the cross road paved with blue bricks leads to the houses on all sides, the patio is not blocked, it is transparent in all directions, and a few old locust trees outside the wall, the branches are saggy, and the unkempt covers most of the patio, adding some vitality. When it was over, he was afraid of alarming his mother, so he went back to the east wing lightly, he still felt a little dizzy, wiped his face indiscriminately, and lay on the bed with his clothes, but there was always a thin figure dangling in front of him, and the boredom in his heart was difficult to dispel, and he sneered and said to himself: "Wen Tiren, you old dog, don't miscalculate, you must know that I am not a clay figure that you are at your mercy at will!" Thinking of this, I turned over and sat up, picked out the candlelight, laid out the paper and pen, and wrote Wen Tiren's alliance with the party for personal gain, and the quotation of fellow villager Hong Minxue as the secretary of the ministry.

He got up early the next morning, made a change of decision, and secretly gave it to Wu Weiye in the Hanlin Academy, and secretly asked him to name him for impeachment after transcribing it. Wu Weiye read it, he was uneasy all day, and he felt that he had no place to advance or retreat, although he was on the high school list, and the article was also favored by the emperor, but his own family was only edited by the Qipin Hanlin Academy, and he had not been in the official career for a long time, and there was not much taste in the Samadhi, how to grasp the proportions, it was really difficult, but after all, he had followed Zhang Pu for nearly ten years, and if he did not participate in the impeachment, it would be against the teacher's order. Finally got through the shift, he hurried back to the house. Zhang Pu didn't see Wu Weiye, went home and had dinner hastily, and was about to go out to look for him, but Wu Changshi stepped into the door. Zhang Pu looked at his black shirt, the brim of his hat was pressed very low, and he felt a little uneasy in his heart. After many years of communication, Zhang Pu knows Wu Changshi's temperament very well, not to mention being the staff of the first assistant, he should not show his face easily, unless he encounters an extremely important and urgent matter. Zhang Pu led him into the east wing, and as soon as Wu Changshifu sat down, he said in a low voice: "Tianru, I advise you not to impeach Wen Wucheng." ”

"What do you mean?" Zhang Pu was surprised in his heart, it seemed that his every move was really difficult to be known, he forcibly suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, and smiled, but Wu Changshi clearly felt the dissatisfaction beyond the words.

"At this time, the fold is still owed."

"Come on! You are also a person who is familiar with the history of the scriptures, so Dong Hu's straight pen and the sage's "Spring and Autumn" are afraid of the chaotic ministers and thieves, it is too long, and there is no need to mention it. Yang Jisheng of the previous dynasty impeached Yan Song for ten crimes, and we didn't have to talk about it when I didn't see him sassy and sassy. In the third year of the Apocalypse, Yang Dahong impeached Wei Zhongxian for the twenty-four major crimes, and Zuo Guangdou, Wei Dazhong, Yuan Huazhong, Zhou Chaorui, and Gu Dazhang were all tortured by Wei and died tragically in prison; In the sixth year of the Apocalypse, Wei Gelding's lackey Ying Tian inspected Mao Yilu to arrest Zhou Shunchang, Zhou Zongjian, Miao Changqi, Li Yingsheng and Gao Panlong's Seven Gentlemen, all of whom were generous. You know all these sages. Have they ever wondered if it's time? Since ancient times, good and evil have been like ice and coal, and water and fire are intolerable, so we should know that they will be attacked, and they cannot be delayed. Besides, the art of war also talks about striking first and striking later. ”

Wu Changshi arched his hand and said: "Tianru, I have been keeping the "Tombstone of the Five People" you copied, and I have always taken out the auction case and read it quickly, I naturally have never forgotten these sages." When you talk about the art of war, don't you listen to the time to move? ”

"Come on, it's better to sit and wait for the metaphysics to be practiced, aren't you afraid of falling into the nest of Wang Yangming's empty talk?"

"Tianru, listen to me. Now that you know the ins and outs of this, you won't be tempted. ”

Zhang Pu sneered: "Hmph, you won't start with Pangu Open Heaven and Earth, right?" ”

Wu Changshi saw that he was angry again, so he didn't pay attention to it, and said to himself: "Actually, Zhou and Wen are incompatible, but they haven't torn their faces yet......

"Everyone in the world knows the reason for the push that year, when the two of them joined forces to force Qian Muzhai away, does Zhou Ge still miss the old love?" When Zhang Pu interrupted Wu Chang's words, he seemed to be quite unimpressed.

Wu Changshi didn't refute either, paused for a moment, and then said: "At this time and that time, those are all old things, don't mention it, let's talk about the new things recently." Are you in your place? ”

What do you mean by that? The power of the secondary auxiliary is already extremely high, and it is necessary to ...... Do you still want to be the first assistant? ”

"Yes, Tianru deserves to be the leader of a society, and his mind is really ......"

"Okay, when is it, you still have the heart to laugh? I'm just speculating, isn't it wishful thinking for him to be the first assistant? Needless to say, Master Zhou is in his sixties, and he is about to reach the age of Zhishi, saying that he is thinking about the position of the first assistant, but it is better to say that he is thinking about how to make more money. ”

"You're right or wrong." Wu Changshi shook his head, "You divide power and silver too clearly, in fact, as long as your mind is slightly biased, these two samples are one, with power can you still have no silver, with silver can you still buy power?" Wen Wucheng wants to think about pushing Zhou Ge Lao away and being a justifiable first assistant, which is naturally not easy, but if he has a lot of real power and sets the first assistant in the air, why should he care about that false name! ”

"Secretly crossing Chen Cang? His hand must be extended! The teacher is not ...... How sharp his eyes are, and with Mr. Xu and others giving advice, how can he let it go. Zhang Pu was afraid of being disrespectful, so he hurriedly swallowed the word nerd.

"Wen Wucheng is unfathomable, and he does things without leakage, not a generic one." Wu Changshi's brows were locked, and his tone was quite heavy: "This time the spring festival is extended, and talents from all over the world are bound to gather. Wen Wucheng originally wanted to preside over the Spring Festival, recruit talents, cultivate forces, work steadily, and operate step by step, once the protégés and former officials spread all over the world, at that time, it was not difficult to control the government and control the government, and the ministers were naturally the only ones who looked forward, so what could Zhou Ge Lao do? Unexpectedly, Elder Zhou Ge asked him to try it himself, and his plan failed......"

"I'm afraid I can't say that! Wen Wucheng is a plan that can't be done, and he has two plans, isn't the official department Shangshu his fellow countryman? It is much more important to elect the power than to take a few Confucian scholars. ”

"Alas! This is also Shousuke's mistake. At that time, Mr. Xu mentioned that Shoufu did not take it all to heart, and only secretly told Qian Xiangkun to preemptively vote and recommend others. How clever and smart you think Wen Wucheng is, where is Qian Xiangkun his opponent! A few words and a few glasses of wine were packed up. ”

Zhang Pu couldn't help but regret it: "It's really inhuman!" ”

"It's not a mistake for selfishness!" Wu Changshi sighed and told the matter before and after, and Zhang Pu listened silently for a while.

The day after the test, Wen Tiren and Wu Zongda pulled Qian Xiangkun to eat tea and gossip. Wu Zongda said: "This time, the first general will put aside the important tasks in the cabinet for the time being, I don't know how many pillars of materials to take?" ”

"With Prime Minister Sun Chengzong Liaodong, Houjin will not act rashly. Shaanxi has a talent like Hong Chengchou again, the appeasement of the appeasement, the killing of the killing, safe and sound, the first assistant is naturally happy to have a few more protégés. He is not yet the year of the Mandate of Heaven, and within a few years, his protégés and officials are all over the world, and they respond to every call, but the dignity and majesty are tight! Qian Xiangkun didn't know whether to be envious or jealous, touched his gray beard and shook his head, and sighed: "If you want to say that at my age, there is nothing unsatisfactory when I enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister, and I don't dare to think about it anymore." When it comes to Zhishi, the emperor can have a grace to pass on the post and return to his hometown to tease his grandson, and it will not be in vain in this life. ”

Wen Tiren heard the vinegar in his words, and couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart, he was cowardly and incompetent, and he actually had this delusion? Although he was very disdainful, he called Qian Xiangkun's words in his mouth, and praised him: "Hongzai is so indifferent, which shows his mind, and he is admired by good students." However, speaking of children and grandchildren, I remember that Ling Lang is still serving in the Ministry of Rites in the capital. ”

Qian Xiangkun was stunned for a moment, nodded and responded: "Wen Xiang has a good memory!" The puppy has been in Nanjing for five years. "The Ministry of Rites was originally a Qingshui Yamen, there was not much oil and water to fish, and the Ministry of Rites in Nanjing was even more like a decoration, so deserted that the door was crowded, even if there was no backer, the silver of the white flowers was put on the head, and the way to choose Beijing was everywhere. Qian Xiangkun was in Beijing a few years ago as a secretary of the Ministry of Rites, caught up with the emperor's first ascension to the throne, did not dare to use silver to open the door, now as an auxiliary minister, more and more worried about the matter, dare not act rashly, there is a heart to help to see his face full of integrity, afraid of touching a nose ash, also went to the thought, his son has been nesting in Nanjing, although he is secretly anxious, but there is bitterness can not be said, the son is also unhappy. Hearing Wen Tiren mention this, he secretly screamed ashamed, and his old face felt red for a while.

"I am in charge of the Ministry of Officials, Ling Lang is a slight official, and it is very common for him to be promoted and transferred, it doesn't take much time, it's just ......" Wen Tiren glanced at Qian Xiangkun with his eyes, and deliberately stopped his words. Wu Zongda comprehended, and said on the side: "The beauty of a gentleman as an adult, such an upright and good official as Brother Hongzai, he only knows how to worry about state affairs on weekdays, where do you think about the private affairs of your children?" Seeing that those unsuccessful vulgar officials have filled in the fat gap one by one, they can't teach honest people to suffer! ”

Wen Tiren waved his hand again and again: "That's not going to happen." I'm just worried that I will do a disservice and ruin the old man's reputation, so I really don't dare to offend! ”

Qian Xiangkun heard him say this, how could he easily teach him to be an empty favor? Hurriedly said: "It's serious." With such kindness and grace, how can I be disobedient without knowing it? It's just that I'm tired and bothered, and I can't repay it, and it's really hard to ......be at ease."

"What in return? If the old gentleman gives any silver, it is a joint, where does the brother dare to help? If the old gentleman thinks that he owes a favor, it is not difficult to pay it back, I know a newly opened tavern, how about the old gentleman invite a few of us to have a good meal? ”

"What a good tavern? It's okay to talk about it once, even a hundred and ten times. Qian Xiangkun was overjoyed and asked, "Where is it?" ”

"In an alley of Dalongfu Temple. The old gentleman intends to break the bank, but he has to book a table early, so as not to be unable to eat. ”

"What kind of delicacies from the mountains and seas, could it be dragon meat, so rare and sought-after?" Qian Xiangkun disagreed.

Wu Zongda and Wen Tiren looked at each other and smiled: "It's not so expensive." It's just that the dishes made in this tavern are counted, and they will be out of stock if they go late. If you drink their wine dry, like a knife, the younger brother is confident that he doesn't have the amount of alcohol that the old gentleman has, how dare he drink it? ”

"It's weird, I don't earn any money, I'd rather be idle?"

Wen Tiren responded: "Hmm! Small business, no big intentions. This is also ethics, can't you think about it! Qian Xiangkun listened to him quietly, but he made a pun, as if with a mocking meaning, and his face was feverish.

The three of them came to the tavern, Xiao Er poured wine, Qian Xiangkun sniffed the glass, and said with a smile: "The fruit is a strong wine." This Sun Ji burns knives and is famous outside the customs, and he doesn't drink it when the ground is freezing and the weather is cold, which hurts his body. ”

"What are you afraid of with such a good amount of alcohol? Isn't it distressing about silver? Wu Zongda teased, Qian Xiangkun is not good to say anything, raise a glass and dry up, Wen and Wu took the opportunity to persuade again, Qian Xiangkun was gracious, and thought that Nanjing's son would come to reunite soon, where could he hold it? After a few cups in a row, he no longer pushed. Sun Ji burned the knife really deserved its name, Wen Tiren secretly ordered to change to fifty years of old wine, the strength was greater, not half an hour, already drunk like mud, the next day was still full of wine, weak, unable to struggle, had to call sick at home. Wen Tiren calmly wrote an excerpt recommending Min Hongxue and handed it over. Qian Xiangkun knew that it was two days later, and when he passed the news to Zhou Yanru, the emperor had already approved it, and there was no way to get it back.

When Zhang Pu heard this, he sighed: "The emperor is wise and sage, but he didn't see through his sinister intentions? ”

"Tianru, it seems that you hate Wu Jiwu and make your liver angry. If you want the emperor to be wise, you naturally don't want to have a powerful minister who controls the government. Shoufu is inherently weighted, and there is no one with a different heart around him, how to check and balance? ”

Zhang Pu pondered: "According to you, the emperor deliberately approved Wen Wucheng's excerpt?" ”

"Not bad! Recently, there have been more people installed by the first assistant, and it is inevitable that people will talk about it. When the emperor heard this, he must have been a little worried. The emperor is independent, and he can't tolerate people who are pampered and arrogant, and he is most afraid of having another Wei Zhongxian who has monopolized power. ”

"The master doesn't want to have more life than wrong, so he ordered you to lobby me?"

Wu Changshi squinted his eyes and responded: "If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, and you don't have to rush for a while." ”

"What if it gets to the point where it's unbearable?"

Wu Changshi's eyes jumped a few times, and he smiled and said: "On that day, Shoufu said that you inherited the sages of Donglin, and you still resigned, isn't this the backbone of Donglin?" However, Shoufu instructed: If the upper fold succeeds, he is grateful; If not, then he is afraid that it will be difficult to protect you, so he has to ask you to avoid it first. ”

"Do you want me to stay at home and not go out?" Zhang Pu is a little crazy by nature, and he is not afraid of the powerful, and when he heard the word evasion, he felt unhappy, and his face couldn't help but be cold, as if he was covered with a layer of severe frost.

"That's not necessary, I'm afraid I'm afraid that I'll have to wronged you to live a few years in the forest."

Zhang Pu said unevenly: "I'm upright, but I want to hide from the old thief Wen?" ”

"When it comes to teachers, there is no room for maneuver. No matter how good you think about it, you don't have to fight for a moment. ”

"If I work in vain, I am willing to suffer and suffer sin, and I will never affect others." Zhang Pu exhaled a long breath and said, "In this way, I can also repay the grace of the teacher." ”