Lee House.

Lin Yi followed the maid of the Li family into the inner courtyard and met Li Yu, the youngest daughter of the Li family, who was regarded by Li Dongyang as the pearl of her palm.

Along the way, she looked around.

Usually in the dormitory of Guozi Prison, she has to live with her mother and mother-in-law, her living conditions are not ideal, but also because Lin Han has always been frugal in the education of her children, and after coming to the Li Mansion, she couldn't help but sigh at the breadth and depth of this house.

Dressed in plain clothes, he saw Li Yu in the pavilion in the courtyard of the Li family.

Compared with Lin Yi's restraint and observance of etiquette, Li Yu has been spoiled since he was a child, has a cheerful personality and is very popular, with a bright smile on his face, even Lin Yi can't help but look twice.

The eyes are not as clear as water as ordinary boudoir girls, but they seem to contain aura, blending into the world but not being stained by the world, just that smile made Lin Yi stunned for a long time, which is very different from the "everybody girl" cultivated by the stereotyped dogma model she usually sees.

"I've seen the lady."

With a bright smile, Li Yu came over to give Lin Yi a salute.

is lively and a little playful, giving Lin Yi the feeling that she is not restrained at all.

Lin Yiguang watched Li Yu's actions, and with her usual preachy temperament, she almost went up to make a correction, but then she thought that she was not here to give Li Yu an etiquette lesson today.

The "Female Filial Piety Sutra" in her hand is the only thing she wants to talk about today.

"Miss Li." Lin Yi returned the courtesy.

They are all daughters of noble families, and they are even the same age, but Li Yu's birthday is relatively late, and Lin Yi is only half a year older, and she doesn't feel that she is qualified to be a gentleman.

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Sitting down in the gazebo, the maid retreated not far away.

Li Yu immediately widened his eyes and asked questions, not asking about the content of the "Female Filial Piety Sutra" at all, but was interested in the words written by Lin Yi.

"Gambling books are so fragrant that they are just ordinary at that time...... I learned this poem from my brother's mouth, and it is said that this word has long been known in the streets, I wonder how the female gentleman came up with this poem? Can you teach a thing or two? ”

Li Yu has the curiosity that his age should have.

And there is also a desire to go out and walk around, to win her respect, and a competitive heart unique to girls.

are all Confucian ladies, this daughter of the Lin family can be famous in Kyoto with poetry, and others mention that they are all called talented women, and even the elder brother is emotional...... And when others mention me, they can only say that I am the daughter of Scholar Li?

I finally had the opportunity to meet, what is "Female Filial Piety", just go back and read it by yourself, but this opportunity to learn to write poetry can't be obtained by putting it aside.

Lin Yi is very embarrassed, the most worrying thing is that others mention poetry to her, obviously I am a little female gentleman who likes to teach people, why does everyone think I am a talented girl?

"I'm not good at writing words."

Lin Yi is very honest.

If she is not good at it, she is not good at it, she does not deliberately pretend to be forced, anyway, now she has concentrated on waiting for Zhang Zhou to come back from the expedition and welcome her into the door.

In the future, she will live the life of a husband and a child, even if it is just a concubine...... His mother is also a concubine, at least his father is still good to his mother, he is still married by the emperor, and he is not a blind marriage and a dumb marriage with Zhang Zhou, at least he has an impression of Zhang Zhou...... Pretty good.

It's better than marrying a man you've never met and don't know his character.

Of course, this is only a superficial idea, a deep ...... Even Lin Yi herself is not good at digging into her heart.

Li Yu sighed: "The female gentleman is not good at writing words, and she can make the talents of the capital admire, and the people who feel the great Ming words take this word as the first, if Mr. writes words with heart, I am afraid that the future will be the second Li Qingzhao, right?" ”

Envy.

Li Yu directly expressed his thoughts on his face, and his fair face curled up slightly.

Seeing Lin Yi's slightly embarrassed look, she smiled, revealing a pair of shallow smiles.

"Don't be embarrassed, Mr. Woman, in fact, I have been reading "Female Filial Piety" since I was a child, and I have long understood the meaning of it, but I usually have nothing to do, and my family and brother do not allow me to go out of the courtyard, so I want to find someone to talk to me when I am bored."

Li Yu is very talkative.

This will make Lin Yi uncomfortable.

Lin Yi was still thinking, if you just want to talk to someone, then you don't have to come to me, because I collect money to teach.

Although the money is no more than my hand, as far as I know, there is still a lot of restraint.

Of course, Lin Yi also knows that inviting famous Confucian women to teach their own women is mostly to earn a reputation, so that people know that their attainments in women's studies and women's morality are not done behind closed doors, but through the guidance of "famous teachers".

And she did this kind of thing, not only because her father was Lin Han, and others were willing to ask her to teach, but also because...... She needs to earn money to support her family.

Don't look at Lin Han's high position, there are many wives and concubines in the family, but Lin Han has used all his savings in the past few years to repair the dormitory of the Guozijian, and the Ming Dynasty Beiyonggongsheng has a dormitory to live in, and it is from Lin Han to repair the Guozijian prison, which is really not the money allocated by the imperial court.

"I'll teach you ......"

Lin Yi wants to be business-like.

With her temperament, she is not very suitable for making girlfriends as friends, after all, she used to give lectures to people, so she will naturally give people a feeling of superiority.

Moreover, her temperament is mostly similar to that of men, not liked by ordinary people, and sometimes even she feels wronged.

"The lady said, I'll listen, can you tell me about poetry after you're done?"

Li Yu put his hands in front of him and put them on the stone table in front of him, like a student listening carefully, and pleaded, "Also, I want to help my brother ask for a handwritten word from a female gentleman, no more, just one sentence." My brother has always admired the demeanor of Mr. Woman. ”

Lin Yi frowned when she heard this.

I'm about to get married, why does this sister of the Li family seem to be talking about his brother?

Who is her brother?

If Lin Yi knew Li Zhaoxian's character, it is estimated that she would directly write disgust on her face, because he didn't know Li Zhaoxian's unruly personality and didn't know Li Zhaoxian's illness, she would give Li Yu face, at least in order to complete her errand today, go back smoothly with the bundle, and save a little dowry for herself...... She agreed to write a sentence by hand.

Naturally, she had to wait for her to finish teaching and leave.

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When Lin Yi left the Li Mansion, a maid had already brought a red seal wrapped in letter paper.

There were some scattered silver in it, as well as copper coins, which were bound for Lin Yi.

Lin Yi respectfully took it and put it in her arms, and after leaving the back door of the Li Mansion, there was a small sedan chair waiting for her, and the small sedan chair was hired by the Li Mansion.

The rule of inviting the female gentleman back to give a lecture is to "send the sedan chair to the sedan chair".

Not long after Lin Yi got into the sedan chair and left, Li Zhaoxian came back from outside the door and went straight into the inner courtyard to find Li Yu.

"Brother, I have got it for you." Li Yu was very happy, as if he was a victorious general, and handed a sentence written by Lin Yi to Li Zhaoxian.

Li Zhaoxian was overjoyed, and when he held it in his hand, he felt that his hands were trembling.

Li Yu said: "Brother, it's not that my little sister said you, I asked the female gentleman, and she said that she has promised to marry someone, why do you bother?" ”

Li Zhaoxian laughed and said, "What about getting married? I want her words, not her people, and I don't want to be her person...... It's no secret that she's married. ”

"Who?"

Li Yu asked curiously.

Li Zhaoxian smiled and said, "It is Mr. Zhang who treated me." ”

This is very strange to Li Yu.

Although Li Yu is very curious and yearns for the outside world, there are too few opportunities for her to get out of the house, Li Dongyang is also very thoughtful about the protection of her daughter, and those people and things that are easy to "dirty ears" will not let her daughter know.

Obviously, in the values of the Li family, Zhang Zhou is not a positive character.

It's a character who can be ignored from anyone in his own house, and his deeds should never happen nowadays.

Of course, Li Zhaoxian would not break the rules of the Li family, he said excitedly: "I can finally show it to Brother Sima and them, haha, it seems that someone has paid for the wine tonight." ”

Li Zhao took the words written by Lin Yi first, and naturally he wanted to take them out and show them.

is like chasing stars, and now Lin Yi is like a female star in the circle of Beijing masters.

Many of Li Yu's personalities are also very similar to her brother.

They are very expressive.

There is no such thing as being born in everyone and having to live a restrained life.

Li Yu asked, "Isn't my brother going to recuperate in the house?" What is my brother's illness? ”

Li Zhaoxian smiled, and his footsteps couldn't help but walk in the direction of the door: "Turn around and tell you, remember to spend more time with your sister-in-law, if your father asks, just say that I want to learn from someone today, or I won't go back!" Thanks to you today......"

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Inside the Qianqing Palace.

Li Dongyang was personally invited by Xiao Jing, and when he entered the palace all the way, he stood in front of Zhu Youji.

He also asked Xiao Jing on the way, but Xiao Jing was secretive about the emperor's intentions and did not leak any news to him.

"Li Qingjia, I don't understand some things about etiquette, I want to ask you." Zhu Youzhu said.

Li Dongyang muttered in his heart.

With his wisdom, he naturally understood that there was something extraneous in the emperor's words, but he still couldn't figure it out.

"Your Majesty, please speak." Li Dongyang said.

Zhu Youzhu asked seriously: "If there is a disaster in the Xuansheng Temple in Queli, what can you say?" ”

When Li Dongyang heard this, his brain was running rapidly, and the emperor suddenly mentioned the Confucian Temple in Qufu and said that there was a catastrophe...... If you haven't heard of it, it may not have happened, it is a prophecy, and this kind of prophecy will only have a basis if Zhang Bingkuan says it...... The emperor didn't ask the Ministry of Rites or anyone else, but only me...... Obviously, this has something to do with my marriage relationship with the Kong family.

Li Dongyang said: "If there is a disaster in the Xuansheng Temple, there will be a warning in the sky." I don't know what the disaster is? ”

"Zhurong's disaster." Zhu Youzhu said.

When Li Dongyang heard it, it was a fire again? Is Zhang Bingkuan so awesome? People in the northwest dare to say that there is going to be a fire in the Confucian Temple? Or is Zhang Bingkuan hinting that someone will set the fire?

Li Dongyang asked: "I don't know what the disaster is, but can there be any injuries?" ”

"It hasn't happened yet. It is Bingkuan's prophecy that there will be a disaster in the Xuansheng Temple in this month, that is, five days later. Zhu Youzhu is also frank.

Say whatever you want.

Li Dongyang frowned and said, "Your Majesty, I am afraid that such a thing cannot be trusted......

When he said this, Li Dongyang himself was a little unconfident.

If it's someone else's nonsense, forget it, Zhang Bingkuan...... The only thing he doesn't know is what this man's mouth is saying now, is he really calculating that it will happen, or is it implying that some people will do it?

Zhang Zhou, of course, is not talking nonsense.

In the twelfth year of Hongzhi in June, there was indeed a fire in the Confucian Temple, which was mentioned by Li Dongyang in Kong Hongxu's memorial text.

“…… Ji Wei, Xuansheng temple disaster, will Dongzhuang in the court, the public bowed and led the disciples to run for life, plain clothes temple crying, vegetable food for 100 days, such as a funeral ceremony. and the imperial court ordered officials to build, although the public does not advance funds, and his brother praises the painting for many ......"

It means that when the fire broke out in the Confucian Temple, Kong Hongtai was in the Beijing court, and Kong Hongxu personally led people to the disaster relief, and he also made a scene, and it was a plain dress crying temple, and it was "a hundred days of vegetable food, such as a funeral ceremony", it was really a trick to do enough, in fact, it was to pave the way for his son Kong Wenshao to succeed to the throne.

And this fire is also mentioned in the "Record of Filial Piety": "(June) has not been in the night of the Xuansheng Temple disaster ......"

In July, he also mentioned: "Supervising the Yu Lian of the Imperial History, the disaster of the recent Huilu and my Confucian Temple, the inscriptions on the doors of the temple and the like are scattered to ashes, and the righteous path is very bad, and the courtiers have not heard of the words of prayer, and the court has not heard of the code of compassion, which is the disaster of the monarchs and ministers who are calm in the ancestors." ”

It means that the Confucian Temple has caught fire recently, and a lot of things have been burned, and there is no prayer for the temple to be repaired in the court, and the court has not issued an edict to appease, so the monarchs and ministers are indifferent to this matter......

In this way, Kong Hongtai also asked for money and grain to be allocated to build the temple, and Zhu Youzhu was allowed to play.

Why did the court "calm down on the disaster of the ancestors"? It is because it is recognized in history that this fire was set by Kong Hongxu himself.

Set the fire yourself, put out the fire yourself.

Kong Hongxu wanted to borrow this fire, the main purpose was to make the court feel that it was because the inheritance of Yan Sheng Gong was not in the right line, and God wanted to warn the court to return the title of Yan Sheng Gong to him Kong Hongxu, at least to his son.

But how could the emperor not investigate such a big matter as the fire in the Confucian Temple? The person who set the fire is the one who put out the fire......

What would the emperor think?

You Kong family is very good at playing conspiracy!

In the end, the emperor saw through it and didn't break it, and this matter was so fooled, Kong Hongtai died a few years later, and Kong Hongxu didn't pray to pass the title back to him, just passed it to his son, and others also died...... Whether there is any conspiracy or conspiracy for the death of the brothers before and after, there is no ink in the history books.

"History of the Ming Dynasty" also mentions Kong Hongtai's attitude towards this matter: "...... Hongtai also, Yizhai cried like a mourner. Hongtai was born in July and lonely, filial piety to his mother, friendship with Hongxu, and no words. Died in the sixteenth year, Hongxuzi heard the attack. Wen Shao, the word knows virtue. Next year, the new temple will be built, the regulations will exceed the old, and the scholar Li Dongyang will be sent to pay tribute, and the imperial inscription will be ......"

Probably that is to say, after this fire started, Kong Hongtai was also very sad, and contracted this disease, and died of illness four years later.

As for Kong Hongtai, did he know that this fire was set by his eldest brother...... It is likely that he knew but could not break it, and it is very likely that Kong Hongtai had no son in history and was deliberately erased by the family, and it may be that it was only after this fire that Kong Hongtai gradually understood the joints.

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Now the emperor threw out the question, and Li Dongyang also answered.

Zhang Zhou said that the Confucian Temple was going to catch fire, and Li Dongyang said, we can't be trusted.

Zhu Youzhu said: "Li Qing's family, if someone deliberately wants to set fire, don't know how much of the crime?" ”

"This ......" Li Dongyang thought to himself, Zhang Zhou still wanted to lure others to set fire?

Who is so bold?

He himself mentioned that there was such a fire, but he waited for someone else to set it on fire, this means ...... How can people not understand it?

After a brief thought, Li Dongyang said: "Sins should not be forgiven. ”

Needless to say?

Not to mention arson in the Confucian Temple, even if it is an ordinary person's arson, it is also a big crime of "murder and arson", Li Dongyang actually wants to ask, what else did Zhang Zhou mention, so that Your Majesty you care so much, and you specially want to invite me to talk?

Zhu Youzhu said: "Today's events should be unknown to outsiders, right?" ”

"Your Majesty, you mean?"

Li Dongyang looked around, there were many of the four ceremonial eunuchs, plus him Li Dongyang, and Zhang Zhou, who sent a secret recital to the emperor...... You can't say that no third party knows, right?

"I'll make it clear." Zhu Youzhu said, "Bingkuan told me that he calculated that there would be people in the land of Qufu who would plot against him, and that the Holy Duke of Yan would be in the capital and could not take care of the affairs of the Confucian Temple, so he took the opportunity to set fire to the monarchs and ministers of the court, and took this as his own respect." As for who it is, I don't want to say it. ”

Li Dongyang frowned when he heard this.

This fucking doesn't need to be said explicitly, it is not clear that it is the former Holy Father, my future in-law Kong Hongxu?

Li Dongyang immediately thought, is this for me to remind Kong Hongxu and make him repent?

Another thought.

If it's a non-existent thing, I'll remind you, Kong Hongxu will definitely treat me as a madman! Even if I hinted at him, he would feel like I was making something out of nothing.

Even if Kong Hongxu really has the idea of setting fire, I will remind him, can he admit it?

What the hell is Zhang Bingkuan doing?

"Your Majesty, the minister really doesn't understand, why do you want to tell the minister this." Li Dongyang said, "Even if Zhang Zhou can really be regarded as a last resort, doesn't he know that what he said is beforehand, and what he proves is after the fact?" ”

Zhu Youzhu smiled and said, "That's exactly what I think, but I just want to ask Li Qing's family, do you want to tell him about this matter, or do you want to catch him in the first place?" ”

"Huh?"

Rao is Li Dongyang thought that he had studied Zhang Zhou very thoroughly, and he never imagined that Zhang Zhou and the emperor would come together to ask him such a question.

calculated in advance that Kong Hongxu would set fire to it, and asked him Li Dongyang, did he want to remind him, or to catch the appearance?

Isn't this actually telling him that we know that Kong Hongxu is not a positive character, and we understand that you are a little wronged by marrying your daughter, and we are willing to help you find a way to push off this marriage?

Even if it's ......

The emperor's proposal really moved Li Dongyang...... Li Dongyang was also thinking, how can I say this? Could it be that he told the emperor that our Confucian Temple should not be protected, so he asked Kong Hongxu to set fire to him, and when he was finished, he was arrested to prove that he was a wolf with ambition, just to help me push for a marriage?

Zhu Youzhu said with a smile: "I think that Li Qingjia's previous sentence is very reasonable, the incident has not happened, and it is just Bingkuan's groundless speculation, I want to send people to go to the Xuansheng Temple in Que Li within five days, and personally verify it after the ambush." I don't know what Li Ge thinks? ”

Li Dongyang said: "Your Majesty, if you are so afraid of catching it, you can only catch the arsonist, and you can't ask the mastermind." ”

As soon as this remark came out.

Even Dai Yi and they understood.

This is all about discussing the feasibility of things with the emperor.

Li Dongyang is clearly on the side of the emperor and Zhang Zhou, preparing to catch Kong Hongxu's appearance, so that Kong Hongxu will completely fall into a catastrophe.

(End of chapter)