The painter sat alone on the front steps of the White Horse Temple, looked down at the calligraphy and paintings at his feet, and shouted a few times from time to time "Sell calligraphy and paintings, avenge his father's grievances", the square in front of the temple was full of people, all kinds of shouting and selling sounds, the voice of the painter was not small, but except for Zeng Yu's master and servant, no one else paid attention to the painter, it seems that the painter should not be here for a day or two, and the people who often come here have no sense of freshness.

But Sixi felt fresh, he had already rushed to the painting seller, glanced at the calligraphy and paintings on the ground, turned his head and shouted at Zeng Yu: "Young master, young master, this person is a good painter." "Zeng Yu studied calligraphy and painting when the four joys were often around, and when he saw more, his eyesight naturally came, and he could see a meridian in a calligraphy and painting he was so-so.

Zeng Yu came over to look at the paintings, and the painter raised his eyes to look at Zeng Yu's master and servant, still with his head down, as if he was numb and hopeless, but he still wanted to shout "selling calligraphy and paintings to avenge his father's grievances".

There are three calligraphy and paintings on the ground, one word, two paintings, the word is a five-word poem, with a large line of letters, with Huang Tingjian's brushwork, quite old and spicy, the poem says:

"No one swims in the gully, in and out of the crocodile. Holding a coral tree, he couldn't speak. How can there be hope in the light, and it is also in the abyss. Each takes care of what he likes, and he can climb the two to help. The road is well-dressed, and the hub hits the horse without spinning. What is the use of seeing doubts with the son. ”

This poem is noble and simple, and the popular Taige style, Li Qi poems are very different, Zeng Yu was secretly surprised, and then concentrating on the painting, two paintings are a painting of orchid bamboo, one is ice and snow old plum, ink is mixed with green, quite a Wumen Wen Weiming style, but the skill is much shallow, far less than the poem and the line calligraphy, obviously the author of the painting is not deep, but this poem and calligraphy is really from the hands of the young scholar in front of him?

The scholar Sixi asked the painting seller what his grievances were, and the painting seller must have been annoyed by the question, so he didn't bother to answer, so he only said: "What is wronged to sink to the bottom of the sea." ”

Zeng Yu signaled Sixi not to ask more, he was neither a chivalrous man, nor an emperor of Weifu's private visits, even if he asked others about their grievances under the sea, what ability did he have to help others redress their grievances, how much ability to do how much he wanted, he would only ask for trouble if he didn't do his best, and asked at the moment: "How do you sell these three calligraphy and paintings?" "It's okay to help a few dollars, but nothing else can help.

The painter asked, "How much money does Childe estimate for selling these three calligraphy and paintings?" ”

Zeng Yu said: "A tael of silver." "Last year, he sold paintings in Linchuan City, and Mr. Xie Zhen Xie gave one or two silver, which was a very high price.

Hearing that Zeng Yu was willing to pay a tael of silver to buy a painting, the painter shook his head vigorously as if he had just woken up from a big dream, looked at Zeng Yu twice, stood up and arched his hand: "This son is your surname Zeng Yuzi Jiu Carp?" ”

This question was too abrupt, Zeng Yu was surprised, hesitated for a moment, and replied: "In Xia Zeng Yu, forgive me for being clumsy, I can't remember where I have seen this brother Tai." ”

The painter showed a stiff smile on his face and said, "In the three days of selling paintings, only Zeng Gongzi paid such a high price. ”

This didn't answer the point, is he the only one who is willing to pay a high price to buy a painting, is he fishing, is it really unreasonable!

But I saw the painter leaning over and putting away the three calligraphy and paintings on the ground, and said: "Zeng Gongzi, please come with me, there is a gentleman who wants to get acquainted with Zeng Gongzi, this calligraphy and painting is made by that gentleman, temporarily live in this White Horse Temple, please Zeng Gongzi move." ”

Zeng Yuxin said: "As I expected, this calligraphy and painting was not made by this young man. Asked: "Dare to ask the name of the owner of this calligraphy and painting?" ”

The painting seller said: "It's just a few steps away, and Childe will naturally know when he sees it." ”

This poem "No one swims in the gully" is lofty and steep, quite extraordinary, the writer should be a character, Zeng Yu also wants to see it, there is no need to be suspicious and suspicious of ghosts and ghosts for fear of falling into the trap or something, and now follow the painting seller into the temple.

To Zeng Yu's surprise, the gods enshrined in the White Horse Temple are Liu Yi and the Dragon Girl, Liu Yi is a fictional character in the Tang legend, Liu Yi passed on the story of the Dragon Girl, almost a household name, but in Nanchang City as a dragon god enshrined, in case of drought, nearby people will come here to ask for rain -

What surprised Zeng Yu even more was that the owner of the three calligraphy and paintings was about thirty years old, dressed like snow, with an extraordinary atmosphere, but his expression was cold, which made people awe at first sight, Zeng Yu was sure that he had never seen this person before.

The abbot's small room in the apse is spotless, and the layout is very clean, obviously not the sloppy temple is not arranged, and this person's snow-white crown robe and sharp eyes do not seem to be a down-and-out person, Zeng Yuxin said: "Who is this person?" What do you see me? How do you know my micro name? ”

Zeng Yu was full of questions, and arched his hand: "I don't know what advice this gentleman has?" ”

The white-robed man smiled slightly, like a spring breeze thawing, his icy and snowy expression suddenly became warm and refreshing, and he also saluted: "Zeng Gongzi, it's been a long time, please sit down and serve tea." ”

This white-robed guest is very personable and charming, Zeng Yu sat down, and a little manservant about the same age as Sixi held a cup of tea, and then retreated, and the white-robed guest signaled Sixi to also withdraw from the door, and said, "I have something important to talk to Zeng Gongzi." ”

Sixi looked at Zeng Yu, Zeng Yu nodded, and Sixi retreated.

The white-robed guest got straight to the point and said: "I know that Zeng Gongzi has a close relationship with the family of Yan Ge and Yan Shilang in Fenyi, and now I have something to ask for, and I hope that Zeng Gongzi will not push it back." ”

The white-robed guest said what he said was asking for help, but his expression was still arrogant, and he didn't say anything low, not like a bribe and begging for mercy, but like Zeng Yu had asked for him, he was considering it at his discretion, this feeling was very strange.

Zeng Yu remembered the appearance of those bribers walking in the bamboo forest in the back garden of Youzhu Ju, and said coldly and politely: "I don't know where Mr. learned that he had a good relationship with Yan Ge's old family in Xia, and he had never seen Yan Ge's face in Xia. ”

The white-robed guest said: "Zeng Gongzi should not be too humble, the teacher-student friendship between Zeng Gongzi and Yan Shilang is extraordinary, this is not a secret, Zeng Gongzi must also know that the gate of Beijing Yan Ge Laodi is not so easy to enter, not to mention that Ding is worried in Xia, of course, it is through Guò Zeng Gongzi to get acquainted with Yan Dagongzi, Xu Tu is wonderful." ”

Zeng Yu should have brushed his clothes away, but he always felt that this white-robed guest did not seem to be a bribe-giver, this person called the mourning and filial piety "Ding Wei", which was obviously an official's tone, how could an official who was Ding Wei ask for such a small show of his head, which was strange, and said: "This gentleman is too uplifting, dare to ask Mr. Gao's surname?" ”

The white-robed guest said: "If Zeng Gongzi is willing to agree to the invitation of the subordinates, he should tell him truthfully, otherwise, it will be in vain." The words changed and said: "Zeng Gongzi Yaren, I dare not defile Zeng Gongzi's name with gold and silver, so I specially brought ten scrolls of Tang and Song Dynasty famous paintings and 100 volumes of Song Dynasty rare books from my hometown, Zeng Gongzi, please take a look." "Get up and take out a scroll from the bookcase, ready to unfold it for Zeng Yu to appreciate-

Zeng Yu waved his hand and said: "That's it, I thought I could get acquainted with a master, but I was disappointed. He arched his hand and said, "Farewell." "Turn around and go.

But he heard the robe guest say loudly: "Wait, there is another word below." ”

Zeng Yuxin said: "Has God turned around?" He turned and looked at the white-robed guest.

The white-robed guest put away the scroll in his hand, looked at Zeng Yu, suddenly smiled, and said: "If Zeng Gongzi doesn't want these ancient books of calligraphy and painting, I will give you another thousand taels of silver." ”

Zeng Yu laughed angrily and asked, "Are there any beauties, and there are ten more stunning beauties, Xiaosheng can consider introducing you to Master Yan." "Speak irreverently.

Unexpectedly, the white-robed guest also laughed loudly and said, "It seems that Zeng Gongzi refuses to accept bribes, so why do you want to vote under the Yan clan of Fenyi?" ”

Zeng Yu said: "I just teach Yan Gongzi calligraphy and painting, how can I say that I am under the Yan family, and people are terrible." ”

The white-robed guest said: "Listening to the meaning of Zeng Gongzi's words, it seems that it is taboo for others to say that you are a subordinate of the Yan family, why is this?" ”

Zeng Yu said: "The Qing is self-turbid, and it is only a coincidence, and it is only a coincidence, this gentleman seems to have a clear understanding of my past experience, I don't think I need to explain more, Mr. should not be here to get to know Yan Shilang's son, why is it so deliberate?" ”

The white-robed guest said with a smile: "I, the bribe-paying person who clings to the powerful, is it not good, but unfortunately I can't observe with my own eyes what the faces of those officials who enter and leave the Yan Mansion are, and I can't figure it out - please sit, please sit, I can have a deep talk with Zeng Gongzi now." ”

Zeng Yu sat down again, and looked at what the white-robed guest said.

The white-robed guest looked at Zeng Yu and said slowly: "My friend Siming Mountain has praised Zeng Gongzi's poems and paintings, and even appreciated Zeng Gongzi's inspirational and hard work. ”

When Zeng Yu heard this, he hurriedly stood up and said: "Mr. Xie has a great kindness to the late life, and Yin Yin's intention of caring for the late life makes the late life cry, Mr. is a friend of Mr. Xie, so he is rude to the late life, please accept the late life." ”

The white-robed guest accepted Zeng Yu's salute and still invited Zeng Yu to sit.

Zeng Yu said: "I haven't asked Mr. for his name." ”

The white-robed guest smiled: "When Zeng Gongzi sees Mr. Xie again, he will naturally know who is below." ”

If the white-robed guest wants to sell Guanzi, Zeng Yu will not be able to ask again, Mr. Xie Zhen has traveled all over the world, he really can't guess which fairy this white-robed guest is, but said: "I am willing to listen to the teachings of Mr." ”

The white-robed guest said bluntly: "Yan Song's father and son are authoritarian and brutal, and they have reached the point of anger and resentment, and the north and the south have been impeached by each other, and the end is not far away. ”

When the white-robed guest first met, he called Zeng Yu Zeng Gongzi, and now he has changed his name to Zeng Sheng, obviously thinking of himself as a senior, and he is more than ten years older than Zeng Yu.

Zeng Yu was too lazy to explain, thinking that the white-robed guest would not be so pretentious just to teach him these words, so he must have something else to say, so he said sincerely: "Mr. has taught me that he was reminded when he visited Huang Ti before, and he will leave after the township test." "He really plans to do this, whether it is Chinese or not, he will not do Yanfu Xixi anymore, it is time to leave.

The white-robed guest asked: "Since you know that Yanfu is dirty, why don't you go to the love inn, and wait until after the township test?" ”

Zeng Yu said: "This Nanchang Yan's residence is clean, the collection of books is rich, and it is just right to study and prepare for the exam." ”

The white-robed guest reproached: "Zeng Sheng is still greedy, living with evil people, like entering the abalone, and not smelling its smell for a long time, Zeng Sheng has to leave as much as possible." ”

Zeng Yu was quite unimpressed with the words of the white-robed guest, Yan Song's father and son had a bad reputation in Shilin, but in the mouth of the people of Fenyi, it was a township sage who benefited the villagers, and the Yan clan rarely harassed the villagers in Fenyi, and the reputation was quite good, which was seen by Zeng Yu himself, and Yan Shifang was even more gentlemanly and elderly.

Zeng Yu said: "Mr. doesn't know how Yan Ge's old father and son's conduct is, but his eldest son Yan Shaoqing is sixteen years old, and he is still gentle and simple, otherwise he would not be his teacher in his later life." ”

The white-robed guest raised his eyebrows, his face was covered with frost, and he said in a deep voice: "Old Yan thief's father and son have done a lot of evil, and they will bring disaster to their descendants, what good children can this kind of person have!" ”

Zeng Yu was a little impatient, thinking about what this person wanted to do, what kind of enmity he had with Yan Song and Yan Shifan, so he gritted his teeth like this, and was silent at the moment to show his disagreement.

The white-robed guest suppressed the anger in his heart, and said in a slow tone: "Zeng Sheng, I have here the transcripts of the various departments and the impeachment of the father and son of the old thief by various imperial histories, you can take a look first." ”

Zeng Yuxin said: "Has the reverse offensive begun?" took the stack of papers handed over by the white-robed guest, flipped through them one by one, and first said "traitorous ministers deceive the king and stupid country":

"——Songzi Shifan relies on his power, insatiable patents, private rewards, and extensive gifts, and every election depends on the level of the official, and its value is low; and in case of promotion, depending on the beauty and evil of the shortage, and the price of it; As a result, the election method is bad, the market is public, the crowd is ugly, and the price is huge. For example, if the head of the criminal department governs the yuan, he will be transferred to the ministry with 12,000 gold; Pan Hongye, who raised people, learned about the state with 2,200 gold. As for the traffic bribes, there are no less than ten people who are connected to the joints, and Yizi Jinyi Wei Yan Hu, Zhongshu Yan Hong, domestic slave Yan Nian, and Zhongshu Luo Longwen are even more, that is, among several people, Yan Nian is particularly cunning. is not a talented man, competing for flattery, calling Mr. Caoyama, not daring to be famous. On Song's birthday, he offered 10,000 gold for his birthday. Song's father and son were originally from Yuanzhou, Jiangxi, and they were widely placed in Nanjing, Yangzhou and other places, without worrying about dozens of them, and with the evil servant of the harsh winter master, they were invaded and plundered, and the people were resentful. What's more, in the past, Shifan suffered the loss of his mother, and although Shifan's name was worried, it was actually indulgence. The guest song feasted and served, and the concubines danced and sang repeatedly, day after day. The guinea pig is ignorant, accustomed to hearing about stolen goods, treating his grandmother as mournful, having the same strange goods, returning to the south, harassing the road, and asking for everything he needs. Its round-trip passing, all the divisions look at the wind and color, and the county is empty. Today, there are frequent droughts in the water, there are many police in the north and south, the people are poor and the money is exhausted, and those who can not be caught off guard are by the father and son of Shifan, who are greedy and excessive, and who are bribed by the government, and the officials are bribed. National security is inexhaustible? Celestial and man-made disaster police, can it be safe? Please behead the world to show that the minister is disloyal and unfilial! His father Song received the favor of the country, and he doted on the evil son without thinking of retribution, and he was a scumbag of power, and it was also advisable to urgently order him to retire and clean up the government! If the minister's words are untrue, beg the ministers to behead Xie Song, Shifan, and fortunately beg His Majesty xià Mingjian! ”

——There are also attacks on Yan Song's father and son, "bad ancestors, stealing the power of the master, covering up the emperor's merits, arsoning with the adulterer's arrogance, impersonating the military merits of the imperial court, leading rebellious traitors, misleading the country's military aircraft, deposing the great power of the emperor, losing the hearts of the world, and destroying the customs of the world." ”

- There are also ten crimes that are intended to be Yan Song: "Accepting bribes from generals to open up the border is one of the crimes; Receiving the bequest of the kings, making the clan derelict in his duties, the second sin is also; The power of the ministry is stolen, and the traitorous wolf is guilty, and as for the petty officials, there is nothing left behind, the officials are often not established, the discipline is bad, and the third crime is also; Suo Fu according to the usual practice, running to the messengers, and crowding their doors, so that there are divisions, and the people's wealth is declining, and education is not good, and the fourth crime is also; Yin system science and Taoist officials, dare not speak, the fifth sin also; If you are jealous and jealous, slander the good and the good, you will squeeze the place of death and then die, so that the heart of the country will be suddenly depressed, and the six sins will also be; Even if his son receives wealth to resentment the world, the seventh sin is also; The sun and the moon moved the goods, the roads were disturbed, the people were poor, and the vitality of the country was greatly lost......"

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Zeng Yu spent half an hour looking at the stack of sparse copies one by one, he knew that the impeachment of the Ming Dynasty officials was often exaggerated, as far as the "bullying of the king and stupid country" is concerned, the crimes of Yan Song's father and son listed in it are relatively detailed, but in Zeng Yu's opinion, many officials will commit those crimes inside, such as the wide purchase of land, Dona concubines, gifts and bribes, slaves, etc., just imagine a poor scholar as long as he is released as an official, and within three years he will be clothed and fed, and the meager official of the Ming Dynasty is famous, How can you afford that pomp and circumstance without a little gray income, how can you not return to your hometown in fine clothes, and how can you be worthy of years of hard work in the cold window, these things have become a habit of officialdom, and the monarchy and official-based countries can't cure these roots, but if there are words and officials collected and enlarged to impeach, it will become a crime, of course, Yan Song has been in power for many years, and because of his son Yan Shifan's arrogance and lasciviousness, the charges are too concentrated and too prominent, and it is inevitable that thousands of people will point out, and it will be a matter of time before it falls, Zeng Yu just didn't understand why this white-robed guest gave him such a show to see these things and say this?

When Zeng Yu looked at the manuscript carefully, the white-robed guest sat on the side and watched the tea, and when he saw Zeng Yu finish reading the last one, he opened his mouth and asked, "How does Zeng Sheng feel after reading this?" ”

Zeng Yu said: "The late life is just a small student, and Emperor Gao's "Lying Inscription" also strictly prohibits the student from discussing the government in vain. ”

The white-robed guest was obviously very dissatisfied with Zeng Yu's attitude, and said: "Not allowing students to discuss the government refers to openly sparse and gather people to publicize, what does it matter if things are uneven, Zeng Sheng read the book of sages and sages, but he didn't have the slightest ambition to help the world?" ”

The white-robed guest was a little aggressive, and Zeng Yu was also a little disgusted by his condescending attitude, and said lightly: "Since there are so many impeachments of the imperial history, the fall of the Yan family should be just around the corner, but I don't know what kind of teachings Mr. summoned to come to the late life?" ”

The white-robed guest suddenly remembered something, smiled with relief, and said: "I understand, Zeng Sheng is suspicious of me, it is indeed inconvenient for me to show my identity now, but I am inseparable from the old thief Yan Song, my father was killed by the father and son of the strict thief, and the strict thief is immortal and the country is not peaceful." ”

Zeng Yu listened and said respectfully: "Please Mr. make it clear what you want to tell the late student." ”

The white-robed guest was silent for a moment, and suddenly said: "The president of Jiangxi Daojinke is Tao Hanlin, do you know it?" ”

Zeng Yu frowned slightly, and said in his heart: "Huang Tixue only said that the word forest official who came to Jiangxi for the main examination is either Zhu Dashou or Tao Dalin, and I don't know which one is true, this white-robed guest path refers to Tao Hanlin, and it really has some doorways." ”

I only heard the white-robed guest say again: "This news will be proven in two days, Tao Hanlin is a pure and honest person, and he especially hates the Yan family's dictatorship, and Zeng Sheng is also famous now, and he is generously courteous by Hu Butang and is the old west seat of the Yan Pavilion, Tao Hanlin will not be completely unheard-", when he said this, the corner of the white-robed guest's mouth hooked a meaningful smile.

Zeng Yu because this white-robed guest claimed to be a friend of Mr. Xie Zhen, so he had always been very respectful on the surface, but at this time, when he heard the white-robed guest's words, there was obviously a threat in his words, and he also said that Hu Zongxian's military merit reward was a generous gift, and he was annoyed, stood up and said: "This gentleman, no matter what deep hatred you have with the Yan clan of Fenyi, the late life is just a scholar who studies and seeks fame, and he doesn't want to participate in any court battles, and he doesn't have that ability, as for who the president of Jiangxi Province is, it has nothing to do with the late life, the president is a candidate for the imperial court, Relying on the eight-share article, if you control the township test based on your personal likes and dislikes, then what kind of face do you have to accuse the Yan family of being corrupt and perverting the law! He arched his hand, said "farewell", and strode away, not interested in listening to anything the white-robed guest said.

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