On the day Chen Tingjing went out, Mrs. Li was sent to the door with Dagui and Tian's mother, but Yueyuan was nowhere to be seen. Tian's mother said that Yueyuan knew that she was shy, so she hid early. Yueyuan really hid in the room and didn't dare to come out, but she heard the door squeak shut, but her chest jumped even harder, and tears flowed out. The little girl couldn't tell where the tears came from, and she didn't know that she was reluctant to let Chen Tingjing go back to her hometown.

Chen Tingjing went to the hall to pick up Zhang Wang, and the two went home together. It is a good time for spring, fragrant along the road, soft breeze blowing, butterflies and bees dancing. Life is proud, the two call each other brothers all the way, indulge in wine and songs, pay poems are right, and the carriage and horse go fast. One day, Zhang Wang saw that the scenery outside the car was overwhelming, so he said: "Brother Tingjing, the mountains here are high and the forests are lush, the scenery is picturesque, get off the car and walk a few steps." ”

The two got out of the car and walked, and Dashun drove the car and slowly followed. Zhang Wei said again: "Brother Tingjing, there are descendants who like to write dramas, and the story of our entering Beijing to take the exam will be written into a drama, and it will definitely be popular." ”

Zhang Wei seemed to be talking and playing, but he was very proud in his heart. Chen Tingjing sighed and said, "Life is not as good as drama after all!" It's easier to play. Putting on makeup is the emperor's general, and removing makeup is the grass people. I don't want to do things outside the play, and he will go through the joys and sorrows of the ages. But after all, we are flesh-and-blood men, and after reading a few sentences of sage books, our minds are full of family and country. ”

When Chen Tingjing said this, Zhang Wei also felt a little heavy, and said: "We have been in the cold window for ten years, and we are here to serve our family and country. But there is too much darkness and injustice in between. Just say that you ordered the champion, and they all said that the emperor originally wanted you, but he just let our fellow townsman mess it up! ”

Chen Tingjing hurriedly said: "Brother Zhang Wang, don't mention this again. Even if it's serious, it's a secret, and it's rumored that something is going to happen! ”

Zhang Wei said: "But it's spread all over the world, maybe this word has already spread to my hometown in Shanxi!" ”

Chen Tingjing still said: "Others say it's someone else's business. Since last year's Taiyuan Autumn Festival, I have been in constant lawsuits, always rolling on the knife edge. Alas, I'm a little scared! ”

Zhang Wei said: "Brother Tingjing, we have just stepped on the threshold of our official career, why are you afraid?" ”

Chen Tingjing said: "I'm not afraid. The gentleman is afraid! Those who achieve great things must be in awe. The so-called dreadnought stream is actually just a reckless man! ”

Zhang Wang listened to Chen Tingjing's words, which made sense, and arched his hand and said: "Tingjing is high-minded. I feel like you've changed as a person after this test. ”

Chen Tingjing said with a smile: "Brother Zhang Wang has a good reputation. But these days, I am hiding in Yueyuan's house, and my father-in-law has been telling me about the past and the present all day long, which really taught me a lot. The old gentleman is hidden in the alley, but he is well versed in the world's major events! Zhang Wang only said that Uncle Li is really a first-class person, but it's a pity that he takes fame and fortune too lightly.

There was a matter on his mind, Zhang Wang didn't say it in his heart, he was so bored that he panicked, and said: "Brother Tingjing, there is something I don't know, you may already know." Before the big competition, Gao Shiqi came to the door and said that he could talk to me at Li Zhenye's place. I was a ghost, so I listened to him. Later, Li Zhenye's case was discovered, and the people who gave gifts were arrested. I can't live in fear! Alas, I feel relaxed when I say these words, otherwise I won't have a taste in my heart when I see you! ”

Chen Tingjing pretended to be confused and said, "I really don't know about this, I'm just worried that something will happen to your inkstone." ”

Zhang Wang blushed, but said again: "Brother Tingjing, are you strange?" The inkstone really made Wu Yunpeng find out, but when he opened it, the "Five Beauties of Scripture and Art" contained in it was gone. I was so scared that I passed out, but it was a false alarm. There was something in it, isn't it the ancestor who has appeared? ”

Chen Tingjing said: "Really? It's amazing. Thankfully, nothing happened. Brother Zhang Wang, I originally advised you not to use your brain, you can take the Chinese test with your own ability. I said, if you don't bring that inkstone, your heart will be clean, and you will do well in the storage test! ”

Chen Tingjing deliberately said this to make Zhang Wang no longer feel sorry in his heart. Zhang Wei thought about whether he had cheated or not, and his heart really relaxed. Chen Tingjing kept it a secret in his mouth, and he took out the "Five Beauties of Jingyi" in the inkstone later. He didn't want to embarrass Zhang Wang, so he pretended not to know anything.

Zhang Wang was still thinking about the gift of silver, and said, "I wonder, isn't it that Li Zhenye didn't spit out some words when he concealed something?" Or is it Coats who has taken my money? ”

Chen Tingjing guessed that it must have been Gao Shiqi who ate the silver, but he didn't say it, but just persuaded: "Brother Zhang Wang, this is a catastrophe, and it is fortunate to avoid it, so you don't have to be suspicious." ”

Zhang Wei said: "I'm going to ask Gao Shiqi another day to understand!" ”

Chen Tingjing hurriedly said: "Absolutely not! ”

Zhang Wang felt sorry for the silver, and said: "It's really him who ignores my silver, I can't swallow this breath!" ”

Chen Tingjing said: "Brother Zhang Wang, if this is the case, you have to swallow this breath!" ”

Zhang Wei said: "Tingjing, you are also a bloody person, but you have made trouble in Taiyuan!" ”

Chen Tingjing sighed: "If I hadn't experienced these things, maybe I would have accompanied you to find Gao Shiqi." Now I have to advise you that this matter should not be over. ”

Zhang Wei looked at Chen Tingjing and shook his head in confusion. Chen Tingjing smiled mysteriously and said, "You just remember that Brother Shiqi helped you." ”

Zhang Wang was a little angry when he heard this, and said, "Then I still have to thank him?" ”

Chen Tingjing still smiled and said, "You have to thank him, no matter what, you have to thank him." ”

Zhang Wei asked: "You seem to have something to say?" ”

Chen Tingjing replied: "It was Gao Shiqi's greed that saved your life!" Brother Zhang Wang, don't mention the past again! You only believe that this Chinese style was tested by yourself, and you did not give away money or cheat. ”

Zhang Wei shook his head and sighed: "Brother Tingjing, I'm a teenager!" The thought of what I've done makes me ashamed. ”

Chen Tingjing thought that Zhang Wang had failed the three tests, but he was a little timid in the exam, and he was afraid of being ashamed of Gao Tang, so he did these foolish things.

The old lady of the Chen family had already received the good news, and the house was full of lights, just waiting for Chen Tingjing to come back. I also knew that the young master was now called Tingjing, but the name of the emperor was really good. Counting that the day when Chen Tingjing arrived home was approaching, he sent people to ride horses thirty miles away three times a day to investigate the letter.

On this day, the family Ding Pegasus came back to report that the young master's mule cart was only ten miles away from home. The old lady was overjoyed, but Chen Sanjin ran into the house in a panic and replied: "Old lady, there is a Taoist dressed in red outside, who looks like he wants to cause trouble, and says that he wants to see the eldest young master." ”

The old lady sounded strange and asked, "Taoist?" ”

Chen Sanjin said: "This Taoist is arrogant and rude, I asked for a long time, and he only said, you tell him that I am Fu Shan." ”

The old lady was shocked: "Fu Shan? This Taoist can't be seen! ”

The old lady heard that the old lady was so panicked, and she was anxious and asked, "His father, who is Fu Shan?" ”

The old lady lowered his voice and said, "He is a righteous man who opposes the Qing Dynasty and restores the Ming Dynasty!" If the imperial court knew that Ting Jing was dealing with him, it wouldn't be fun! Hurry up, Ting Jing is coming back, send this person away immediately! ”

Chen Sanjin's face was embarrassed, and he said, "Old lady, this person is only afraid that it will be difficult to send away." ”

The old lady was helpless, so she had to say, "I'll go see him!" ”

Fu Shan is about fifty years old, dressed in a red Taoist robe, elegant like a fairy, and is admiring an inscription at the entrance of the village in Chen's house. When the old lady saw it, she hesitated slightly, and stepped forward to answer: "Dare to ask this is Mr. Fu Shan, the master of Fu Qing?" In the Lower Chenchang period. ”

Fu Shan turned around and said with a smile: "It turned out to be Mr. Yushan." Fu Shan took the liberty of disturbing. ”

The old lady smiled on her face, but her tone was lukewarm: "I don't know what Mr. Fu has to say?" ”

Fu Shan laughed loudly and said, "Ling Gongzi has won the Jinshi, and he has come to congratulate him." ”

The old lady was afraid that her son would arrive soon, so she just wanted to send Fu Shan away quickly, so she said, "Thank you." It's just that the Chen family has never had anything to do with Mr. Fu, so I don't know what you are doing when you see my family? ”

Fu Shan laughed again: "I know, Mr. Yushan is afraid that I will cause trouble to Ling Gongzi. ”

The old lady said euphemistically: "Mr. Fu Shan's righteousness is thin and cloudy, and his calligraphy and painting, poetry, and medical ethics are well-known in the country, so he must not be a person who causes trouble to others." ”

Fu Shan heard what the old lady meant, so he said, "Poor Dao can see that Mr. Yushan doesn't want me to enter the door. ”

Now that the words are clear, the old lady no longer detours, and said: "Chen didn't dare to bully each other, so he had to tell the truth." My family Tingjing is already a member of the imperial court, and he is not on the same path as Mr. Fu Shan. The so-called Tao is different, not conspiring with each other! ”

Fu Shan Zhengse said: "Okay, Mr. Yushan is a happy person. When you talk about the Tao, I'll talk about the Tao of the Qing court. Manchurian people steal the sky and change the day, destroy my society, where is this way? Horse racing, forcibly occupying people's land, where is this way? Leave your hair without your head, keep your head without your hair, where is this way? Forcing the people into slaves, bullying people's wives and daughters, and killing without taboo, where is this way? ”

At this time, Chen Tingjing's mule cart was seen in the distance, and the old lady was anxious: "Mr. Fu Shan, I don't have time to discuss anything with you." Anyway, you can't see my family. Three golds! Mr. Fu Shan is a well-known celebrity in the world, you should be polite to him! ”

Chen Sanjin understood what the old lady meant, and immediately shouted hello, and quickly ran over to more than a dozen family members, standing on a human wall to surround Fu Shan, and forced him into a corner. Dozens of people from the Chen family came out and stood at the entrance of Zhongdao Village. A family member has already come to pick up the luggage. It turned out that Chen Tingjing also invited Zhang Wang back, and wanted to keep him at home for a few days before returning to Gaoping. Chen Tingjing first knelt down to worship his father and mother, and then got up to introduce Zhang Wang. The family saw each other and was overjoyed.

At this time, someone in the human wall laughed loudly and chanted loudly: "A lamp continues the sun and the moon, and you don't sleep to worry about it." Between life and death, how to embrace it! ”

The old lady beat the drum in his heart, for fear that Zhang Wei would know that Fu Shan was here. Zhang Wang had already heard someone chanting Fu Shan's poem, which had been circulated in Shilin for many years and was quite famous. The sun and the moon are bright, and the so-called one light continues the sun and the moon, secretly saying that it is to recover the Ming Dynasty. Zhang Wang knew that he couldn't say this, but he didn't hear it.

The old lady was scared, so he only said, "There's a madman, leave him alone." ”

Although Chen Tingjing didn't know who was coming over there, he thought that there must be something strange in the middle, so he only said confusedly: "Brother Zhang Wang, let's go in." ”

But I heard Fu Shan shouting in the human wall again: "Forgetting your ancestors and recognizing a thief as your father is more pathetic than that madman!" Chen Gongzi studied in Taiyuan in the autumn of last year, and he was still manish. As a result, the Dog Emperor added a court character in front of his name, so he was grateful and swore allegiance. It's sad and lamentable! ”

Zhang Wang was still pretending to be deaf and dumb, but Chen Tingjing was embarrassed and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang Wang, when you first went back to my house, you encountered such a disappointment, I really can't help it." Then he turned around and said to his father, "Dad, settle this person well, and I'll see him later, and see which god it is!" ”

The old lady was angry and said, "I told you, a madman." Three golds, knock him out! ”

Chen Tingjing hurriedly said: "Dad, don't be rough!" Sanjin, treat this person with courtesy! ”

Chen Tingjing invited Zhang Wei into the living room, and the family served tea. After talking for a long time, Chen Tingjing said: "Brother Zhang Wang, you go to wash and rest, and I will talk to you later." ”

Zhang Wang smiled: "Don't worry about me, your family hasn't seen each other for months, let's be homely." The family led Zhang Wei away, and the old lady hurriedly said, "Tingjing, the person who came is Fu Shan." You can't see this man! ”

Chen Tingjing said: "I guessed that he was Master Fu Qing, a Daoist from Zhuyi. Mr. Fu Shan's talent and character have always been admired by me. Why can't I see him when someone comes to him? ”

The old lady was so anxious that she stomped her feet and said, "Why is Ting Jing so confused! Fu Shan conspired with others to rebel a few years ago, and was arrested and imprisoned for several years. It's just that the government released him after failing to find any evidence. He is still connecting righteous people from all walks of life, and the court is always watching him! ”

Chen Tingjing said: "Mr. Fu Shan is very knowledgeable and does not say, what I admire more is his righteousness. ”

The old lady was anxious and angry, but because there were guests at home, he didn't dare to scold loudly, so he only said: "Tingjing, what are you talking about, you say that you admire Fu Shan's righteousness, doesn't it mean scolding yourself?" My Chen family is loyal to the imperial court, teaching my children and grandchildren to study hard and respecting the imperial court, isn't it carrying the ancestors? ”

Chen Tingjing bowed his head and said: "Father, the child doesn't want to contradict your old man, he just thinks that the villain is complicit, but the gentleman can go his own way." I am impressed by Mr. Fu Shan's integrity, and I do not disgrace my character and ambition. ”

At this time, Chen Sanjin came in and said, "Back to the old lady, that Taoist refused to leave, so we had to drive him away." Between the pulls, the hands are moving. I drove him away. ”

Chen Tingjing hurriedly asked, "Did you hurt others?" ”

Chen Sanjin said: "How can you not hurt people when you do it? I'm afraid that the injury will not be light. ”

Chen Tingjing stood up suddenly, and said, "How can this be! ”

Chen Tingjing got up and walked out, no matter how anxious his father was. The old lady suppressed her voice and shouted, "Tingjing! You don't care about your own future, you have to take care of the lives of hundreds of people in the Chen family! ”

The old lady sat next to her and kept silent, and then she was so anxious that she cried: "How is this good? Ting Jing won the Jinshi, which was a great joy, why bother one after another? Shuxian stood beside her mother-in-law, and she didn't dare to speak, and she was so anxious that she cried at this time.

Chen Tingjing led the horse out and ran out of Zhongdaozhuang quickly. Running into a housekeeper, Chen Tingjing asked him, "Where did that red-clothed Taoist go just now?" He raised his finger and said, "Go north." ”

Chen Tingjing Pegasus chased after him, and saw that Mr. Fu Shan was sitting under the tree with his eyes closed, so he hurriedly dismounted and bowed: "Chen Tingjing, who is late, pleads guilty to Mr. Fu Shan!" Is my family hurting my husband? ”

Fu Shan still closed his eyes: "It's not so easy to hurt me!" If I hadn't trained my muscles and bones, I would have died under the stick of the government! ”

Chen Tingjing said: "Tingjing has heard his elders talk about Mr. Yeong's name since he was a child. After entering the Qing Dynasty, Mr. never returned to obedience, refused to shave his hair, put on his hair and went into the mountains, and became a Taoist. Mr.'s poems have been widely circulated, and everything he has seen has been read by Tingjing, and the words are beady, and the aftertaste is full of fragrance. What's more, Mr. has excellent medical skills, hangs pots to help the world, and saves countless people! ”

Fu Shan suddenly opened his eyes and interrupted Chen Tingjing's words: "No! Hanging pots don't help the world! If you want to help the world, you must network the heroes of the world and recover the world of my Han people! ”

Chen Tingjing said: "I thought that those who are in the world are also the people in the world!" Race does not distinguish between Hu and Han, wears the sky and the earth, inherits the sun and the moon together, and does not distinguish between you and me. As long as the courtier follows the way of heaven, conforms to the hearts of the people, and benefits the common people, the people of the world should surrender. ”

Fu Shan shook his head and said, "Chen Gongzi is confused! If it is not of my race, its heart will be different! ”

Chen Tingjing always stood, very respectful, but his words were neither humble nor arrogant: "What Mr. Fu Shan said, although it is the legacy of the ancestors, he did not dare to agree with it in his later life. Today's people are still ancient, and the first to promote the strong Qin and Tang Dynasty. Before the Qin people entered the Central Plains, they patrolled the Hangu Pass for 300 years, and the Han people regarded it as a tiger and wolf. Later, Qin Shi Huang Jin Ge Iron Horse, swept Liuhe, the country was unified, and the Han people respected it as orthodox. Let's talk about the Tang Dynasty, when everyone reads today, they are all fascinated, but Tang Emperor Li's surname is Daye, and he is actually a Xianbei person, not a Han person. There is also Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, who changed to the Han system, and returned to the Han Dynasty, many Han surnames today are actually the Hu people of the year. If the ancients still had such a mind, why can't we tolerate Manchurians today? ”

Fu Shan's eyes widened angrily, and he said: "Hmph, how can the Han people not tolerate the Manchurians, the Manchu people can't tolerate the Han people!" ”

Chen Tingjing did not speak loudly, and said: "Today's saint, lenient and benevolent, courteous to scholars all over the world, and following the rule of King Gu Xian, can be described as a young hero. ”

Fu Shan still shook his head and said, "Chen Gongzi has lofty ambitions and has the talent to support the society. But the country is ruined, and it is hard to live. Between life and death, how to embrace it! You have personally experienced the township examination and the general examination, and you have risked your life. The Qing court is corrupt, don't say more! Why don't you work with the righteous people in the world to conspire to restore the vision, and return the sun and the moon to the world! ”

Chen Tingjing did not give in, and said: "Mr. Fu Shan, it is natural that there are people who do evil. But as far as I saw in my later life, most of the people who corrupted the national dynasty and the dynasty were Han people, and most of the people who cheated in the field were former ministers of the former Ming Dynasty! In fact, the turbidity does not distinguish between the Manchu and the Han, and it depends on how the imperial court regulates corruption! ”

Fu Shan looked at Chen Tingjing, shook his head again, sighed again, and said after a long time: "It seems that Chen Gongzi is obsessed!" Today's poor road says, every word can be lost. Chen Gongzi, if you want to receive the reward, you can go to the government to report it immediately. There is a five-peak temple outside the city of Yangqu in Taiyuan, I am there, and I will not run. ”

Chen Tingjing bowed his hand and said, "Who does Mr. think of me?" I would also like to ask my husband to stay in the humble house for a few days, so that I can ask for advice. ”

Fu Shan said: "Ling Zun told me that the Tao is different, and there is no conspiracy with each other. Leave! ”

Fu Shan said, got up and turned around. Chen Tingjing shouted to Fu Shan and said, "This is going to Yangqu, the mountain is high and the road is dangerous." Mr. Fu Shan, ride my horse and go. ”

Fu Shantou didn't reply, only said: "No, thank you!" ”

Chen Tingjing led the horse over and said, "Mr. Fu Shan, although the Tao is different, gentlemen can respect each other." You're welcome. ”

Fu Shan hesitated slightly, stretched out his hand to take the reins of the horse, and said, "Okay, Fu Shan appreciates it!" Fu Shan didn't say anything more, and walked away.

The old lady was so anxious at home that she only said, "Ting Jing is too confused!" I thought that he had gone through so many things and was admitted to the Jinshi again, so he should be old. How is this still the case? He saw Fu Shan today, and he would be in big trouble! Chase him back! ”

As he was talking, Chen Tingjing came back. The old lady wiped away her tears and said, "Tingjing, you have made your father anxious!" ”

When the old lady saw her son coming back, she relaxed a little, but she couldn't help but say a few words to him: "Tingjing, Mr. Fu Shan's name is admired by scholars, and I also admire your father." However, those who know the times are handsome! Surely you are in trouble today, but you will see what it will befall you. ”

Chen Tingjing said: "When gentlemen meet, they are frank and open, not so terrible!" Mr. Fu Shan is very knowledgeable and has a noble character, and the dynasty is in need of such talents. If he came to convince me, why couldn't I convince him? ”

The old lady was anxious and angry, and said, "Ridiculous! Immature! Who is the only one who wants to persuade Fu Shan to return to the imperial court? Many people who are more prestigious than you, with the promise of the emperor, respectfully invite him to go out of the mountain to be an official, but he will not give up. ”

Chen Tingjing said: "If people like Mr. Fu Shan submit to the imperial court, there will be more scholars in the world who will obey the imperial court." The world returns to the heart, the blessing of the common people! ”

The old lady didn't expect her son to be so tough, so she had to say: "Tingjing, remember what my father said, people like Fu Shan live for integrity and go down in history." A hundred years later, he will be recorded in the book, but now the court may kill him at any time! Don't ruin your future for such a person! ”

The old lady persuaded: "Okay, you father and son don't fight." There are still guests at home! Tingjing, as soon as the good news arrived, the prefect, the county lord, and relatives all came to congratulate. You'll have to return the favor another day. At this point, you don't care about anything, go and accompany the guests you invited. ”

Chen Tingjing accompanied Zhang Wei to look around in his yard, and from time to time he bumped into his busy family members, all of whom were full of joy. The two came to the garden at the west end of the courtyard, but saw that the mountains and rocks were craggy, the ponds were clear and waves, and the flowers and trees were sparse. Zhang Wei said: "This is a good place to study. ”

Chen Tingjing smiled and said: "My father is very strict, he usually doesn't let me come here, only I am allowed to study hard in the study, the elders are busy doing business, and there is such a big garden, only the domestic servants come in and out here all the year round." ”

The Chen family compound is built with a high city wall, and you can overlook the whole courtyard when you climb to the top, but you can see the courtyard set up a small courtyard, and the patio is connected to the patio. Zhang Wang raised his eyes and looked around, and sighed again and again: "Your family is famous, I have heard of it for a long time, but I didn't expect it to have such a big momentum." Your ancestors are truly admirable! ”

Chen Tingjing said with a smile: "As the saying goes, a small fortune is thrifty, and a big fortune is fate. I don't think that's necessarily the case. My ancestors were destitute, first digging coal for others to make a living, then opening their own coal mines, and later smelting iron, doing iron pot and ploughshare business. My family's ironware business is now in the East and the South Seas. ”

Zhang Wei said: "My family used to be considered to have a lot of money, but in the hands of my grandfather, it gradually showed a bad appearance, and it was not as good as a year. My father is counting on me to glorify my ancestors and revive the family business. ”

Chen Tingjing hurriedly said: "Brother Zhang will definitely become famous and prosperous." ”

While speaking, Zhang Wang saw a building towering into the sky, and the style was a little rare, so he asked, "Is that your Heshan Building?" I've heard people talk about it outside. ”

Chen Tingjing said: "It is Heshan Tower. In the fifth year of Ming Chongzhen, Qin bandits fled south, burning, killing and looting, which was very brutal. In order to save their lives, my family spent seven months to repair this river and mountain building. It happened that on the day the building was built, the Qin bandits were surrounded by flying ants and approached the city. It's dangerous! More than 800 people in the whole village hurriedly climbed the building to defend against the enemy. Looking down from the top of the building, the naked clothes are all over the field, and the sound of killing is shocking. But despite their large numbers, they only dared to shout and curse from afar, and did not dare to come closer. The villains could not take the tower, so they besieged it but did not attack it, trying to kill the people in the tower with thirst and starvation. Who knows, when my family was repairing the building, they had dug a well in the building, put stone mills, stone mills, and stone mills, and prepared enough food, so that they could guard him for ten days and a half months. The Qin bandits surrounded the building for five days, and they had to scatter as birds and beasts. ”

Zhang Wang said: "Saved more than 800 lives, but it is a great virtue and kindness!" Your family's righteous deeds are known to people in several surrounding counties. ”

Chen Tingjing also said: "I heard my father say that although the whole village was safe and sound, the family property was looted and many houses were burned down. In desperation, my family spent all their money to build these walls. ”

Zhang Wang sighed: "My family has also been defeated because of the bandits in those years. In troubled times, it is the people who suffer! ”

Chen Tingjing said: "In the chaos of troubled times, there are times of disaster; In the Taiping Rebellion, there was no peace in the country. ”

Zhang Wang felt refreshed when he heard this, and asked, "What is the Taiping Rebellion?" I want to hear about it! ”

Chen Tingjing said: "The reason why the former Ming Dynasty died was because of the corruption of officialdom, the chaos of the eunuch party, the struggle of power and ministers, and the extravagance of the government and the opposition. This is the Taiping Rebellion! ”

Zhang Wang bowed his hand and said, "Tingjing's words are reasonable. The mistake is ahead, Yin Jian is not far away! ”

Chen Tingjing said again: "My father and several of my teachers have instructed me to read the books of sages and sages to cultivate righteousness. If you are interested in officialdom, you will be a good official, be sympathetic to the people, and be future generations; Otherwise, retire to the countryside and become a good teacher. Yueyuan's father said the same thing. Alas, when it comes to Yueyuan, I don't know how to talk to my father and mother, and I feel sorry for Shuxian. ”

Zhang Wei said that this is fate, and it will be fine if he makes it clear. Seeing a house on the hill in the distance, Zhang Wang asked, "What is that place?" ”

Chen Tingjing said: "That's my family's Taoist temple. Brother Zhang doesn't know, my family worships Taoism, and every major event in the family is always handled in the Taoist temple. There is a story that the ancestor met a man who was sick and dying, and the ancestor brought him back home. At that time, his own family was also poor, but he raised the Taoist priest for more than two months. When the man was cured, he asked my ancestors to build a house in this place, saying that this is a beautiful place that is difficult to find in a radius of a hundred miles, and your family will be prosperous. Later, it was fulfilled, and the ancestors built the Taoist temple. I won the Jinshi this time, and my father wanted to invite the villagers to watch the half-moon play, and he was also there. There is a stage in the Taoist temple. ”

Zhang Wei couldn't help but say at this time: "The one who recited poetry at the door of your house, I vaguely glimpsed that it was a Taoist, and it was Fu Shan's poem that he was reading. Brother Ting Jing, this kind of person has to be careful! ”

Chen Tingjing hurriedly prevaricated: "I heard from the housekeeper that it was a madman from the neighboring village who told them to send them away." ”

Zhang Wang also said that the Chen family has been benevolent, righteous and charitable for generations, with filial piety and virtuous men and virtuous women, and there is no reason for underdevelopment. The two of them were polite, and what they said was naturally flattering.