Chen Tingjing and the others bid farewell to Master Wei and went back to the city together. The newcomers only study in the Shuchang Pavilion all day long, and there are no important errands. Chen Tingjing invited everyone to go to his home for a small talk, but they only said that they would go another day, too abrupt for fear of nagging Mr. Li. Only Zhang Wang had been to the Li family, and he still wanted to visit his uncle, so he went with Chen Tingjing.

It was Cuiping who opened the door, and when they met, they said: "Young Master, there is a letter from home, and I just left." ”

Chen Tingjing was very happy and hurriedly asked Cui Ping to bring the letter. He had been thinking about whether Shuxian had given birth, and he had calculated that the date of delivery should be up, and he had only written back a few days ago. Chen Tingjing led Zhang Wei into the house to see the old lady and was polite to each other. asked Yueyuan to come out again and saw Zhang Wang. Yueyuan said goodbye to Zhang Wang and went back to the room. Chen Ting waited for Tian's mother to serve tea, so he opened the letter and read it.

Cui Ping saw that Chen Tingjing's face was happy, so he said, "Could it be that the young grandmother gave birth?" ”

Sure enough, Chen Tingjing handed the letter to the old lady and said, "Dad, Shuxian has added a daughter to my family, and the mother and daughter are safe!" ”

The old lady looked at the letter, nodded and smiled: "Great joy!" ”

Zhang Wang also said goodbye. Chen Tingjing said: "Dad, my father asked me to give my daughter a name, I was confused, you always think about it for me, what is the best name?" ”

The old lady smiled: "The two Hanlin are here, let's think about it." ”

Zhang Wang didn't wait for Chen Tingjing to speak, and hurriedly said: "Naming is a big deal, you can do it yourself." ”

Chen Tingjing wanted to ask for an auspicious name and asked the old lady to name him. The old lady was humble and asked Chen Tingjing to get better for himself. Chen Tingjing thought about it again and again, and said: "Shuxian is very hard to serve her in-laws at home. In order to comfort her, I once wrote a poem, with these few lines, who is a hundred years in life? A sorrowful and old age. Message to the golden boudoir, the grass grows in the mountains. How about the little girl being called Jia Yao? ”

When the old lady heard this, he hurriedly said, "Jiayao, okay!" Yao is a fairy grass, born in Yaochi, immortal. Okay, good! ”

Zhang Wang also said: "Jia Yao, Jia Yao, will definitely be a blessed person in the future!" ”

Chen Tingjing said straightforwardly to his brother Taijiyan, and couldn't help but be overjoyed in his heart. Cui Ping ran to the house to tell Yue Yuan, and Yue Yuan was also happy for Brother Tingjing.

After gossiping for a long time, Zhang Wang suddenly said: "Tingjing, Uncle Li is also here, I have a request, I hope you will agree!" ”

Chen Tingjing hurriedly said: "You and I are like brothers, you don't have to be polite, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Zhang Wang said: "There is a dog in the family, named Zuyan, five years old, this year has been extended to enlightenment, although people are stupid, they are still angry when they read." ”

Tian's mother smiled: "I heard it, Han Lin Ye wants to ask for his son, right?" ”

Zhang Wang smiled: "That's what I meant, I was worried that I couldn't speak, and Tian Ma said it for me." ”

Chen Tingjing laughed and said: "Ling Gongzi is smart and motivated, he will have a great future, how dare the Chen family climb high!" ”

Zhang Wei said seriously: "If Ting Jing dislikes it, I won't say it again." ”

Chen Tingjing hurriedly said: "How can Brother Zhang Wang say that? If you don't give up, it's settled! What do you say, Dad? ”

The old lady said anything, and said with a smile: "Okay, this is a great thing!" Ting Jing is happy to get a daughter, and he has a golden beetle son-in-law, double happiness! Tian Ma quickly prepare some wine and food, and celebrate and celebrate! ”

Chen Tingjing and Zhang Wang accompanied the old lady to drink and talk, now they are all a family, polite and polite, but the words are heartfelt. Because when it comes to Lord Wei Xiangshu again, they can't sigh with emotion from each other. Finally knowing the matter of the champion, the old lady only said that Lord Wei was thoughtful, so he said what he wanted to say that day, and said: "It is gratifying for the young man to have ambition, but there are also hidden worries, and he must always be vigilant." There are many people who are watching you, and if there are few, they will not invite jealousy, but they will be evil. Without some experience in officialdom, it is difficult to become a great weapon. The so-called experience is to see the world through things, and at first glance it seems to be a hard time. People in the world often say that you are not lazy people, you are not afraid of hard work, the important thing is to be able to complain. Then you have to have forbearance! ”

Chen Tingjing said: "Master Wei taught me a word of waiting, which is exactly what my father meant, telling me to boil slowly." Now my dad has taught me another word for forbearance. I will memorize these two words, etc., etc., etc.; Bear with it, bear with it. ”

Zhang Wang only listened to the old man Jin Yu's good words and benefited a lot, but in the end, he felt that Chen Tingjing was very sorry that he did not point to the champion, and Master Wei was afraid that he was too worried. The old lady shook his head and smiled, and said, "The old man really doesn't see it that way, Ting Jing is too young." If Zhang Xian's nephew wins the champion, he will be happy. After all, you are more than ten years older than him, and after the museum is dissolved, you will be promoted quickly and soar. ”

Zhang Wei blushed and said, "When the old man said this, the foolish nephew was ashamed." I failed in three attempts, and finally won a fellow jinshi. ”

The old lady didn't expect that her words would ignite Zhang Wangyin's sore spot, and she was quite embarrassed in her heart, so she said that the eight articles and pavilions were in the body, and the heroic spirit of hundreds of generations was consumed, and the important thing was to make good contributions in the future.

The new Hanlin of the Shuchang Pavilion for three years is very hard, and there are also those who do not want to stay in the capital and go back to their hometown to study, so they just need to wait for the period of the museum to enter Beijing to pass the exam. The dispersal of the museum was also the emperor's personal examination, and Chen Tingjing won the first place in the examination and was awarded a review by the Inner Secretariat. The emperor only looked at the ranking of the Hanlin Academy, and chose the best one to stay as an attendant in the Hanlin Academy, and the second one was assigned to the ministry to listen to the errands, and the rest were let go to the county. Zhang Wang was put in Dezhou, Shandong Province as a magistrate, and he was very disappointed. Chen Tingjing persuaded him in every possible way, it may be better to only start from the truth, and the little Beijing official listened to the dispatch of others at will, and he was trembling all day long. Zhang Wei knew that this was all about relieving him, and his life was already like this, how could he do anything! I had to choose an auspicious day, resigned from my mentor and friend, looked forward to it, and went to Shandong.

Yueyuan is now fifteen years old, and she is already a big girl. After all, the capital is far away from Shanxi, and the adults on both sides had to choose an auspicious day for the zodiac in their family letters, and the two visited the church and got married. Yueyuan is a reasonable person who reads and understands, and thinks that it is unfilial that she failed to serve her in-laws, so she sent a letter back to her old house in Shanxi to ask for guilt. Mrs. Chen was happy to receive the letter, and the old couple said that Ting Jingsheng was a blessed person.

Chen Tingjing goes to the Hanlin Academy every day, and his life is free and leisurely. Seeing that it is the end of the year, the sealing period of the Qintian Supervision Election is the auspicious day of December 21. That day, Chen Tingjing saw that the sky was yellowing early in the morning, and he was afraid that it would snow. He added clothes and rode to the Hanlin Temple as usual. Early in the morning, there were few pedestrians, so they rode their horses and galloped in the streets. Suddenly, a person burst out of the mouth of the alley, and he quickly stopped his horse. The man was still frightened, and fell to the ground. Chen Tingjing hurriedly dismounted, but the man hurriedly got up, knelt on the ground, and said, "The old man frightened the adult's horse, and he deserved to die!" ”

Chen Tingjing hurriedly helped the man up and said, "Hurry up, are you hurt?" I'm scared of you! ”

The man was very frightened and said, "The old man is guilty, and he deserves to die." ”

Chen Tingjing saw that there seemed to be blood on the man's face, so he said, "You are injured!" ”

The man shook his head and said, "My injury is none of your business, it was caused by others." ”

Chen Tingjing said: "At the feet of the Son of Heaven, in broad daylight, who dares to beat people for no reason?" ”

The man said: "Lao Er's name is Zhu Qi, a family of five, living in Shimoer Hutong, and leaving a small courtyard house on his ancestors, which was forcibly occupied by a splashy man named Yu Ziyi and sold to an official surnamed Gao. I went to the Gao family every day to reason, but people said that the house was bought from Yu Ziyi, and it was none of my business. I went again early this morning and told his family to beat him. ”

Chen Tingjing asked: "How can you let your family occupy your own house?" ”

Zhu Qi looked at Chen Tingjing and asked, "My lord, which yamen is the master?" If you do the Lord, I will tell you, or it will be useless and will cause trouble. ”

Chen Tingjing stood up, and couldn't spit out a word in his mouth for a long time. Zhu Qi shook his head again, sighed again, and said, "It seems that you can't be the master, so I won't say it." Zhu Qi said and left in a hurry. Chen Tingjing was so embarrassed that he had nowhere to put his face, he was just a cold Hanlin, and he really couldn't help others.

After getting on the horse and walking not far, he suddenly saw a lot of people escorting many people out of the city with swords. Chen Tingjing was strange, and he heard someone calling him. It turned out that Gao Shiqi rode a horse to meet him and said, "Tingjing, go back quickly, don't go to the Hanlin Academy." ”

Chen Tingjing didn't have time to ask the reason, Gao Shiqi only said You come with me to talk, and then beat the horse. Chen Tingjing didn't know what was going on, so he had to follow him. When they arrived in an alley, Gao Shiqi beckoned Chen Tingjing to dismount and speak. Looking around, Gao Shiqi whispered: "There is smallpox in the palace, and the emperor and the third elder brother are all smallpox!" ”

Chen Tingjing was half frightened to death, and hurriedly asked, "How do you know?" ”

Gao Shiqi said: "I just heard that those people on the street are all out of smallpox and want to be driven out of the city. ”

Chen Tingjing said: "No wonder the Winter Solstice Festival has changed the rules, and the second grade and above are only outside the Taihe Gate, and the rest of the officials are only allowed outside the Noon Gate." ”

Gao Shiqi said: "The doors of the palace have been closed for many days, and I heard that these people who have smallpox, as long as the wind blows from them, you will be infected." There were not many people in Zhan Shifu, and they were all hiding at home. Don't go to Hallym Temple. ”

Chen Tingjing said: "Today is the day of the seal, and I still have to worship." How can so many people have smallpox? Unheard of since ancient times! ”

Gao Shiqi said: "Have you heard of smallpox in the palace? This is also unheard of since ancient times! Forget it, hurry up and go home, your life is at stake, where can you take care of the seal! ”

Chen Tingjing was stunned in his heart and said, "I only hope that God will bless the emperor and the third elder brother to tide over the difficulties as soon as possible!" It's about the safety of the court! ”

Gao Shiqi said: "Tingjing, it's inconvenient to talk here, my house is nearby, you might as well go in and sit." I bought a small house in Shimoer Hutong, although it was a little shabby, and I could barely live there. ”

Chen Tingjing was shocked: "Shimo'er Hutong? ”

Gao Shiqi asked: "Ting Jing has been to Shimoer Hutong?" ”

Chen Tingjing just heard that Zhu Qi said that the house was in Shimo'er Hutong, and the person who bought the house was also an official surnamed Gao. He didn't think it would be such a coincidence, right? But he said: "I just heard that the name Shimoer Hutong has some meaning, and I haven't been there." Shiqi, I'll visit another day, people are panicking at this time, how can I have the heart to be a guest at your house! ”

Gao Shiqi said: "Then next time." Next time, I'll prepare a good tea first, and I'll treat you to it! Smallpox is a vicious disease, and there is nothing the court can do! Tingjing, don't stay out anymore, go home. ”

The two of them arched, and each got on his horse to say goodbye. Chen Tingjing thought that smallpox was so dangerous, and this year's sealing ceremony in the Hanlin Courtyard was only perfunctory, so he beat his horse and went home. I think it's been very idle these days, is it because the emperor is sick?

Chen Tingjing came back shortly after he went out, and his family felt very strange. Yueyuan thought that he was not in good health, but when he was about to ask, he called the old lady and said, "Dad, I have something to talk to you about." ”

Yue Yuan saw Chen Tingjing's panicked expression, and she didn't know what was wrong. Seeing this situation, the old lady was also a little panicked, and followed Chen Tingjing to the study. Chen Tingjing told the 1510 he heard on the street, and the old lady was stunned for a long time, and said: "I haven't told you yet, a few days ago, an old friend of mine came to the house to talk, saying that Fu Shan came to the capital and secretly contacted the former ministers of the Ming Dynasty. Could this be related to the emperor's smallpox? ”

Chen Tingjing was taken aback again: "Fu Shan has entered Beijing?" ”

The old lady said: "The news will not be false. I also admire Fu Shan very much, but the times have changed, he has empty ambitions! Tingjing, you only do what you should do in the Hanlin Academy, study and nourish your hope, and don't talk about current affairs lightly! ”

Chen Tingjing said: "Tingjing knows. It's not clean outside these days, and no one in the family is allowed to go out. I went to Tong Yueyuan and said, I only told her that there was smallpox outside, and that the affairs in the palace should not be known to the family, and that something would happen if she talked nonsense. ”

At night, Chen Tingjing was reading the scroll, and Dagui came in and said, "Master, there is a Taoist priest outside who said he wants to see you." ”

Chen Tingjing thought to himself, when it comes to Fu Shan during the day, is it that he has arrived? Then he asked, "Did the Taoist priest report the Taoist number?" ”

Dagui said: "He only said that you only need to tell your master that there is a Taoist priest looking for him, and he will naturally know." ”

Chen Tingjing thought that it must be Fu Shan, so he asked again: "Are you wearing red clothes?" ”

Dagui said: "It's Mi, I thought strangely, I've never seen a Taoist priest in red clothes." ”

Chen Tingjing hurriedly went to find the old lady and said, "Fu Shan came to me to find my home." ”

The old lady would never have dreamed that Fu Shan would come to his house, this is really a big trouble. Chen Tingjing told him that Fu Shan went to the old house in Shanxi in the year of his Chinese style, and later went to Wufeng Temple to visit Fu Shan. The old lady thought for a long time and said, "Since you are an old man, how can you not see others?" Just speak with caution. ”

Chen Tingjing went to the door with Dagui and welcomed Fu Shan in. Sitting down in the guest hall, Fu Shan said: "Tingjing, four years ago, you went to Wufeng Temple, and the poor road happened to wander away, and you only came to return the gift today, forgive your sins!" ”

Chen Tingjing secretly thought that this Fu Shan was polite, but he said: "Master Fu Qing is polite." ”

Fu Shan sneered and said, "The Qing court has done many injustices, and the heavens are angry and resentful, and finally caused the plague. Tingjing, have you seen it all? ”

Chen Tingjing heard Fu Shan say this, so he couldn't be polite, and said, "Mr. Fu Shan, forgive me for being disrespectful in my late life!" Whether you are a scholar or a monk, you should not gloat over the plague epidemic. After all, it is the people who suffer more! ”

Fu Shan said: "It was the Qing Emperor who caused the plague, it was the Qing Emperor who caused smallpox, and it was the Qing Emperor who caused the people to cry out of the city." You have to count this account on the head of the Qing court! ”

Chen Tingjing said: "Sir's words are not like what Taoists say. I only hope that God will bless the plague as soon as possible, and save the world from the sea of suffering, and the accounts of the world cannot be calculated. ”

Fu Shan said: "You don't settle accounts, but someone beats the abacus loudly!" The government colluded with the local ruffians to check smallpox, forcibly occupy people's houses, and seize people's property! This is all a good thing done by the Qing court! Tingjing, many people in the capital have been falsely accused of smallpox and displaced! ”

Chen Tingjing saw the people being driven out of the city on the street early in the morning, and he was speechless for a while, so he had to say: "Mr. Fu Shan, you have excellent medical skills, please save the people who are infected with the plague!" ”

Fu Shan said: "Don't work for your orders, the poor Dao has just come out of the patient's house." The hateful thing is that the child just had a few chickenpox on his face, but he was called smallpox by the swarming soldiers, and the whole family was driven out of the city. Those full of people are in love with other people's houses! ”

Fu Shan had already sighed for a long time when he said this, and Chen Tingjing was speechless. Fu Shan said again: "The eagle dogs of the Qing court are all over the world, but Fu Shan risked his life to go back and forth in the capital, guess why?" ”

Chen Tingjing said: "Mr. Fu Shan has a righteous mind, and he is naturally not a person who is afraid of death. ”

Fu Shan said: "Poor Dao not only wants to lobby you, but also visits many righteous people in the capital. Don't think that if the Manchurians sit in the Jinluan Palace, the world will really be theirs. ”

Chen Tingjing said: "Tingjing is still the same sentence, the world is the world, the world is also the world." Mr. Gu Yanwu said that the death of the country is a small matter, but the death of the world is a big matter. But in the eyes of the people, the court and the world are the same thing. The world is peaceful, the people live and work in peace and contentment, the court is a good court, and the people support it. The world is chaotic, the people are displaced, and the court is a bad court, and it should perish. What the mandate of heaven, what orthodoxy, what kind of people's hearts, it is not the court itself that can be counted! ”

Fu Shan shook his head and said, "Ting Jing is confused, he has read the book of sages in vain!" Since ancient times, the Manchurians have been outside the king, do not know the sages, do not talk about benevolence, go against the sky, and harm the common people. ”

Fu Shan said with a red face and a thick neck, but Chen Tingjing was calm and relaxed, and talked calmly: "What Mr. Fu Shan said, Tingjing dare not agree. Today's emperor is generous and benevolent, the sages of the law, and the people of Li, seeing that the world is about to get better. ”

Fu Shan was very angry and said, "Tingjing, you actually said this, Poor Dao feels ashamed for you!" The righteous people of the world gathered in the south, and the anti-Qing restoration of the Ming Dynasty was in full swing, and you actually sang praises for the Qing court! ”

Chen Tingjing invited Mr. Fu Shan to drink tea, and then said: "As far as I know, Gu Yanwu, an anti-Qing righteous man, saw that the remnants of the former Ming Dynasty were unsustainable, and he had already left the south and fled to the rivers and lakes. ”

Fu Shancai picked up the teacup, threw the cup angrily, and said: "Mr. Gu is a model for scholars in the world, you have to tarnish his name!" ”

Chen Tingjing hurriedly said: "Seniors are angry! After Fu Shan sat down, he said, "Mr. Gu is also a person I respect, but whether this name is clear or not depends on how to say it." Lu Xiufu, a loyal minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, is admired by the world. The Yuan army broke the country, and Lu Xiufu carried the young emperor to die in the sea, which was really loyal and commendable. However, I feel sorry for the young and ignorant emperor! That's still a child! He, Lu Xiufu, is willing to die, but the ignorant child may not be willing to die! Lu Xiufu fulfilled his eternal fame, but killed a child! ”

Fu Shan said bitterly: "Chen Tingjing, you are confused! You are hopeless! ”

Chen Tingjing also raised his voice and said: "Mr. Fu Shan, I have always respected your character and talent, but Lu Xiufu's actions have been regarded as loyalty and righteousness since ancient times, but in my opinion, it may not be so!" ”

Fu Shan picked up his clothes and said, "Farewell!" ”

At this time, the old lady suddenly came out of it, and Chen Tingjing hurriedly said: "This is Tingjing's father-in-law." ”

Fu Shan said with a smile: "Mr. Li is a person who has been in Chongzhen for fifteen years, and he is very clear in the hearts of Shanxi scholars, and Fu Shan has heard it for a long time. ”

The old lady said: "The old man is ashamed. It's getting late, can Mr. Fu Shan stay overnight in the Humble House and leave tomorrow? ”

Fu Shan shook his head and said: "Saving the sick is like fighting a fire, and the poor road has resigned!" It's a pity that the poor road can save the disease, but it can't save the world! ”

Chen Tingjing said: "Mr. Fu Shan's so-called salvation can only be to fight again and destroy the lives of people. It is better to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, it is better to follow the heavens and the people! ”

Fu Shan stopped answering, got up and left. Chen Tingjing chased out of the guest hall and sent Fu Shan out of the gate to return. Back in the house, Weng and his son-in-law sat relatively dry, and after a long time, Chen Tingjing suddenly let out a long sigh and said, "In the end, they are just helping the emperor's family fight for the dragon chair, why bother!" The so-called fight the world sits on the country, what is the world in the world? It's the people. To fight the world is to fight the people, and to sit on the country is to sit on the people. Dynasties come and go, but the sticks and buttocks on the heads of the people are exchanged and exchanged. It's boring to think about it! ”

The old lady also sighed and said, "Tingjing, what you said is a strange theory for the ages, but you can't mention half a word outside!" ”

Chen Tingjing said that he knew, so he told the old lady to rest early and go to the study by himself. Yueyuan came over to persuade him to go to bed early, but he had something on his mind, so he just said that you should rest first.

Staying alone in the study, thinking about what he heard today, and thinking about Fu Shan's useless loyalty, Chen Tingjing was in tears. As the night wore on, it was getting colder and colder inside, and it was snowing outside. Chen Tingjing picked up the pen and unconsciously wrote:

The water of the river soup soup, I want to help the river without beams. There is no beam, I wear my clothes. The water of the river is secluded, I want to help the waves without a boat, I have no boat, I drag me. I don't want to be wet, I will beg for it?