Volume 1 Yu Chudu Chapter 46 Repaying Virtue with Resentment

Li Yaru2018/11/2023:05:17Li Xinghe raised a glass of wine, drank it suddenly, and sighed: "The traitorous ministers are in charge, the saints are blinded, the loyal and righteous people are difficult to fulfill their ambitions, the young people are attached to the trend of inflammation, the government is unbearable, and the state affairs are getting worse." Such a situation, doesn't it make the righteous people in the world feel heartbroken?" After speaking, he raised his glass and wanted to drink, Zhang Min said: "Sir, slow, I will drink this cup with Mr. and eliminate this hatred together." As he spoke, he raised a glass of wine in front of him and drank it with Li Xinghe.

After drinking, Zhang Min said angrily: "Since ancient times, the father has been the son, and the king has been the minister. Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, and on the shore of the land, it is not the king's ministers. Yu Liang and Wang Qia are like this, their ethics have been lost, and they are always gone, and they are chaotic ministers and thieves, and they will definitely set themselves on fire. Alas, since the Rebellion of the Eight Kings, the Hu people marched south, and the imperial court was defeated and retreated. Emperor Yuan moved the capital to Jiangnan, and Zhongzhou in Hebei fell into the hands of the Hu people one after another. However, after all, our dynasty retained half of the south of the Yangtze River, and it was also the place for the rest of its life after the catastrophe, reserving a base for the restoration of the homeland of Jiangbei in the future. I only hope that there will be one or two virtuous ministers and good generals in the DPRK, rectify the dynasty, establish military prestige, repair the Ming government internally, and appease Nanyue externally, and then wait for changes in the north, that is, send a strong force to cross the river and the northern expedition, first the old capital of Luoyang, and then pass through Zhongzhou and Xutu Hebei. In this way, there is hope for the restoration of the country, and the great cause can be accomplished. Yu Wendi secretly admired when he heard this, and thought it was true.

Although Sima Yunyi didn't understand it, he saw his generosity, and he was deeply impressed in his heart. Murong Rongyue was happy and worried in his heart: the joy was that he could be loyal to his homeland, which showed that he was a sincere man with ancient ways and warm-heartedness; the worry was that he hated the Hu people who invaded Zhongzhou in Hebei and killed the people indiscriminately.

Li Xinghe saw his generous statement, and was also impressed by his heroic righteousness, and couldn't help but praise the case: "Brother Zhang is young but can have such knowledge, which shows that ambition is not old." If the Jin family can recruit a righteous man like Brother Zhang, why worry about the loss of his homeland?" Zhang Min shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Mr. is too exalted to me. Those who are ministers should be based on courage and loyalty. It's just doing the right thing for a minister. After saying that, a sense of pride rose sharply from his chest, and he couldn't help but stand up, hold his head high, and said: "Although there is no Han Xin and Li Guangzhi in the lower ranks, if I can teach the world to return to peace and the people will no longer be displaced, what does it matter if my blood is sprinkled on the border pass of my homeland for thousands of miles, and it is a horse leather shroud?" Li Xinghe said: "Strong! Qu Fuzi once said: 'I am also good at what I have left, although I have not regretted it after nine deaths.'" That's what the big husband does. After that, he laughed, stood up and had a drink with Zhang Min.

Liu Bili said with a smile: "Brother Min can have such determination, and he will definitely establish an immortal career in the future, add wealth and wealth, and leave a name in history." Zhang Min only cared about drinking, and he didn't seem to smell it.

Yu Wendi was very unhappy in his heart, thinking that this person's fame was extremely important, and he couldn't help but treat others with himself, and regarded Brother Min's sincerity in serving the country from the army as a move to make meritorious contributions and grab fame and fortune, which is really sad and lamentable.

Murong Rongyue has always looked down on fame and wealth, but he only cares about the safety of Zhang Min's brother, so he doesn't want him to join the army.

Zhang Min was already slightly drunk at this time, took Li Xinghe's hand, and walked outside the dock, the two looked at the north bank of the river, their chests were turbulent, but they were silent.

After a long time, Li Xinghe suddenly said: "Brother Zhang, do you know the true identity of my husband and wife?" Zhang Min turned his head and said, "I want to hear the details." Li Xinghe pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Fifteen years ago, outside the Qingsong Pavilion of Dayu Mausoleum in Huiji Mountain, it was also such a moonlit night, and I met Qingmeng for the first time. At that time, the bright moon shone on people, the breeze blew clothes, she was like a goddess under the moonlight, she was as ethereal and vulgar as a goddess, we fell in love with each other, and traveled hand in hand, and since then the love has been deeply rooted. As he spoke, his eyes were closed, as if he recalled all kinds of tenderness and sweetness in the past, and he suddenly opened his eyes for a long time, and said hatefully: "The two of us fall in love with each other, but we don't want to cause a catastrophe." Zhang Min saw that he was resentful, and it was obviously unbearable to look back, so he knew that it was not good to ask each other, so he only listened quietly.

After a while, Li Xinghe continued: "Although I am not good, my ancestors are also from a family of eunuchs. The great-grandfather was the Huangmen squire during the Taikang period of Emperor Wu of this dynasty, and his grandfather inherited this position. To the generation of the first father, the north is tight, the mountains and rivers are broken, and ten years after the Yuan Emperor crossed to the south, the father was worried about becoming ill, and soon he drove the crane. In the first year of Emperor Xianhe, the imperial court summoned me to join the office, and the official worshiped Yangzhou and did not drive. Hearing this, Zhang Min realized that he was from a big family and had also served as a driver in Yangzhou.

I only heard Li Xinghe answer: "The so-called impermanence of the world. When my father was young, I met a scholar who sold words on the street, my father was a good book, and he liked to make friends with literati and bachelors, and when he saw that the scholar was ragged but wrote a good hand, he couldn't help but cherish his talent, and he bought all the words he wrote, and asked him to go back to the house together, and treat each other with good wine and food. After the scholar was full of wine and food, he said that he was a Gusu person, surnamed Wang Mingen, because of the middle of the family, he had to sell words for a living. The father read that he had some talents, so he stayed in the house as a guest for three months, and ordered people to have three meals a day to entertain him. After three months, Wang En insisted on leaving, and his father did not force him to stay, and helped him to use a hundred taels of silver as a coil before leaving. The king did not say thank you, took the money and turned around and left. The father once said that when Wang En took the silver, his face was red and his ears were red, and he was obviously ashamed and angry. The father should not have taken it seriously, but said that everyone who reads values courtesy, righteousness and shame, and is easily unwilling to accept charity. Who expected that Wang En turned out to be an extremely obedient, mean and unkind person, during his visit to the mansion, he saw the delicacies in the mansion every day, and the incense burner everywhere warmed the pavilion, and his heart was jealous. When his father gave him money, he was humiliated, and his jealousy became even greater. Speaking of this, he sighed: "It is really difficult to explain the things in the world, and it is even more difficult to figure out the human temperament. Everyone in the world knows that 'if a person votes for me with a peach, I will repay him with a plum,' but how many people always say, 'If a person is kind to me, I will repay him with revenge'? Since ancient times, it is not uncommon for people to repay virtue with grievances and repay their kindness, which shows the treachery of people's hearts. Hearing this, Zhang Min nodded silently.

Li Xinghe continued: "Then Wang En got a hundred taels of silver and went back to his hometown. However, in the past two or three years, the fish has jumped into the dragon gate, and the crow has become a phoenix, which is quite wealthy, which is not what it used to be. It turned out that he bribed the local county magistrate in his hometown with the silver, and sought a tax collector in the yamen. However, in half a year, he bought a family business, married a relative, and owned a lot of land. If you use common sense, you should live a good life from now on. Who would have thought that Wang En would never forget the family property in his father's mansion and wanted to take it for himself. ”