The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 492 Rise of the Tide [Part [-]]

Meifu.

Hearing the ebb and flow of cursing outside the door, the two servants who had been dispatched temporarily looked unlucky.

Just a few days ago, the Mei Mansion was still full of people talking and laughing, but who would have thought that after just a few days, they would be reduced to the point of being blocked and abused?

It's fine if it's just a few words of scolding, anyway, it's not them servants who are scolding, but there are always people trying to throw things into the yard, such as stones, bricks and tiles, rotten vegetable leaves, and overnight rotten food, it's okay to hide in the gatehouse carefully Forget it, the most wicked thing is that there are still people pouring feces into it!
The sixth child who was originally guarding the gate was splashed all over his head and face, vomited intermittently for half an hour, and fell ill that night, so he temporarily dispatched someone else to guard the gate.

Because of the lessons learned from the past, the two newcomers pinched their noses and tried to hide in a corner away from the gate.

"Ah~"

One of them sighed and said, "I don't know when this day will end."

"How can anyone know?"

The other voice was full of schadenfreude, and gloated: "It's not bad for us, but those who went out to buy things were even more unlucky. When they came back yesterday, their heads were smashed, and their faces were covered in blood!"

"Ah~"

The man who spoke first sighed again, and complained: "What do you think our master is up to? One thing to say, the Xue family is very interesting to our master, but he also tricked people into the capital, which is August [-]th. Retire with gongs and drums!"

Although Mei Hanlin's original intention of urging the marriage was not to trick Xue's family into Beijing before retiring the engagement, even in the essay, he did not formally put forward such a view.

However, those who have read the essays all believe so, even the servants of the Mei Mansion are no exception.

Mei Hanlin argued about this a few times, but in the end he was ridiculed for being a guilty conscience—they didn’t even mention it in his essay, and you ran out to explain it in a hurry, what else could it be?
"Why else?"

The other person raised his hand and made a gesture on top of his head: "Isn't it just for the black hat?"

After a pause, he elbowed his companion again: "I heard that Miss Xue's birth is like a fairy, she is well-behaved and sensible, and can recite poems and fight against each other. Such a girl is hard to find with a lantern—not to mention Speaking of master, our young master has suffered a big loss this time."

"This is called losing your wife and losing your army!"

Just as he was talking, he heard the scolding outside suddenly increased, and there were more words of shouting and killing.

Both of them were shocked, and they thought, could it be that someone is going to rush in?

Just as I thought of this, I heard the knocking on the door outside. The sound seemed like the door panel was about to be torn down!
The two gatekeepers jumped up at the same time, and said in unison: "You guard, I'll call someone!"

Then the two looked at each other, neither willing to back down.

At this time, the sound of cursing and door slamming outside became more and more intense, and occasionally there were a few crying voices.

Both of them knew that they couldn't delay any longer, so one of them proposed to guess the winner, but as soon as he raised his fist, someone on the wall scolded angrily: "Tianniang's girls are deaf? Open the door for the young master!" !"

The two raised their heads in astonishment, and saw one of their young master's companions, clinging to the wall in embarrassment, his eyes wide open.

Only then did the two understand what caused the commotion outside.

So, ignoring the stench in front of the door, he hurriedly stepped forward and lowered the latch to welcome Mabaosen in, and closed the door again with great difficulty.

That Mei Baosen had just vomited outside, and after entering the door, pulling his coat and scarf, he vomited bile and gastric juice all over the floor.

Fortunately, a maid rushed to the house after hearing the news and took him to wash in the house, so that he was not disgusted to death by the filth on his body-but the two companions who tried their best to block him did not have this treatment, so they could only ask someone to beat him When the water came, I washed my shirtless arms against the cold wind in the courtyard.

Naturally, Mei Hanlin had no intention of serving the public these two days—mainly because he didn't dare to go out—so he got the news very quickly, and together with Mrs. Mei, he found his son's courtyard.

Because Mei Senbao was still taking a bath, the husband and wife originally wanted to ask the companion to ask the reason, but they immediately dismissed the idea after hearing the tragic situation of the two.

After finally waiting for his son to wash up and come out of the room, Mei Hanlin immediately shouted and asked: "You idiot, why don't you study hard in the academy, what are you doing at home now?!"

Mei Senbao is only fourteen or fifteen years old, the age when a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, not to mention that he has been nestled outside, and now he listens to his father's scolding, and he doesn't care about his father's kindness and filial piety, and said with a mournful face: "Isn't it because Regarding the matter of the master, now my classmates are rejecting my son, I really can't stay in the academy, so I want to go home to avoid the limelight, who would want to..."

Thinking of what happened just now, he couldn't help retching a few times.

Although Mei Hanlin didn't like his son's attitude, he was even more dissatisfied with his son's experience.

Immediately, they jumped up and said angrily: "As scholars, how could they believe such nonsense?! Don't they know that the Jiao thief is the life and death enemy of our generation of scholars?!"

"They're doing this, they're clearly appeasing traitors and working for tigers! I'm going to the Ministry of Rites to report them, except for their learning, learning...cough cough cough!"

Seeing him coughing violently, Mrs. Mei hurriedly beat his back while pouring a cup of tea to his mouth.

Mei Hanlin finally regained his composure, and was about to continue scolding Jiao Shun and those students who didn't know what to do, but suddenly his son lowered his head and questioned in a muffled voice: "Even if that Jiao person is some kind of national traitor, and he has nothing to do with it?" What does the Xue family have to do with it?"

Thanks to that essay, Xue Baoqin's talent and fame have long been heard in the capital, and the virtues of respecting his mother and caring for his elder brother are even more praised by everyone-plus the appearance that is touted as a fairy, how can Ma Baosen not be tempted?
Many of his classmates ridiculed him for this point. He came and went again and again, which made him very dissatisfied with his father's way of going his own way.

"What did you say?!"

Mei Hanlin got up angrily, pointed at his son's nose and cursed: "What an unfilial bastard, don't you think it's my fault too?!"

Mei Baosen raised his head and looked at him, then lowered his head and said, "My son dare not."

He said he didn't dare, but when he raised his head just now, from the wink to the expression on his face, he raised doubts everywhere.

Mei Hanlin's lungs were about to explode, it's okay for those "unknown" people outside to misunderstand him, but even his son...

How many times have I thought about moving Xue's family to the capital before retiring? !

Obviously it was only later that he thought of using Xue's family as a stepping stone!

Gritting his teeth, he stepped forward and raised his hand to greet Mei Baosen. Mrs. Mei stretched out her hand to stop her, but she still didn't dare.

slap~
Mei Baosen was staggered, but his head was raised instead, his neck was stuck and his head was tilted, showing no intention of begging for forgiveness.

Seeing this, Mei Hanlin wanted to fight again, but suddenly heard a report from outside, saying that Mr. Chen, the patrolling censor, was asking for an audience outside, and he had already helped to disperse the rioters in front of the gate.

City patrol censor?

Mei Hanlin was taken aback when he heard the words, and thought to himself, when did he ever have friendship with Xuncheng Yushi?
Besides, even if there is friendship right now, they mostly avoid him in fear, so how could they come to him at this time?
While he was hesitating, Mrs. Mei waited for an opportunity to persuade him: "The Censor of the Xuncheng is in charge of the security of the capital, and now he comes to the door on his own initiative, maybe it can solve our urgent need."

Mei Hanlin nodded slightly when he heard the words, glared at his son again, and said with a flick of his sleeve: "I'll deal with you little bastard later!"

Seeing her husband leaving in a hurry, Mrs. Mei was relieved. She stepped forward to cover the slap marks on her son's face with a handkerchief, and asked softly, "Sen Bao, are you okay? Your father is angry now, and you just provoked him." What does he do?"

Just as Mei Senbao was about to answer, his eyes moved down inadvertently, and he saw his mother's black and purple dress with pure white lace inside.

Speaking of...

Ever since the second wife of the Rongguo Mansion was bewitched this spring and became a lace mistress in the streets and alleys, these unscrupulous little clothes have quietly flooded. When Mei Senbao went to drink flower wine with friends in private, he would not I once saw a girl in a brothel wearing this thing.

But my mother who has always been dignified...

Could it be that not only the father is sanctimonious, but also the mother is duplicity? !
Not to mention the impact of Mei Senbao's three views at this moment.

However, when Mei Hanlin came to the front hall, he saw a middle-aged official sitting on the left side, carefully discerning, there was a little bit of kindness, but it was absolutely impossible to say that they had any friendship.

"Master Chen."

"Mei Hanlin."

After the two of them sat down at the ceremony, Mei Hanlin should have exchanged a few words with him and settled the situation, but now he was in an extremely bad mood, and he was very curious about the origin of Chen Yushi.

So he asked straight to the point: "I don't know if Brother Chen came to the door today, what advice do you have?"

"Don't dare."

Chen Yushi arched his hands, and then his face suddenly sank: "To tell you the truth, Mr. Guangyan, when the students confronted those scabs at Dali Temple, Chen was also there, but because he didn't notice for a while, he was caught by the scabs. Using sweet words to deceive, you have become his accomplice!"

Speaking of this, Chen Yushi's face was full of unforgettable hatred, and he clenched his fists and said: "Chen is deeply ashamed, and he swore that he would avenge his hatred!"

But it turned out that this person was exactly Chen Yu who had been squeezed by Jiao Shun's words and swore to be impartial.

Although he made a strong promise, Mei Hanlin was skeptical. After all, the editor of the summer newspaper had also made a generous statement, but in the end it was not...

So he asked again with three points of vigilance: "How is brother Chen planning to avenge his hatred?"

"Don't hide it from Brother Mei."

Chen Yan gritted his teeth and said, "Since then, I have been paying attention to the movement of that Jiao thief. Although I have never got any information on him, I know his cunning and shamelessness very well. Most of the encounters are caused by him secretly manipulating!"

Mei Hanlin was still dubious about this, then Jiao Shun was just a domestic servant, so he really has the ability to turn his hands into clouds and rain?
But what happened in the past few days was too magical for him.

If it was said that it was caused by someone's secret plan, it would be considered to have solved the doubts in his heart.

After hesitating for a while, Mei Hanlin pretended to be helpless and sighed: "Even if that Jiao thief really did it, what can we do now?"

While talking, he stared straight at Chen Fang, hoping that the other party would come up with some tricks - Chen Fang took the initiative to come to the door, couldn't it just be to complain to himself?

Sure enough, as he expected, Chen Fang showed a bit of complacency on his face, and said with a sneer, "Then Jiao Shun has done all the tricks, but how can the world be as expected? I have been paying more attention these days, and I got a A huge handle—if handled properly, it will be enough to prevent him from turning over forever!"

"Europe?!"

Mei Hanlin got up abruptly, and asked with bright eyes: "Dare to ask what is the reason?!"

Chen Yu didn't say anything bluntly, but played tricks: "I don't know if Mr. Guangyan has read the article published in the newspaper on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year?"

Mei Hanlin's face turned black when he heard the words.

How could he not know about those articles?
That was the result of interviewing relatives and friends under his recommendation!

The fault was not that Chen Xun said that there was a way to bring down Jiao Shun, and when he became angry for a while, he really wanted to serve tea to see off the guests.

At this moment, he could only hold back his anger and nod his head, "I've heard about it."

Chen Yan continued: "Thanks to these few articles, there are many rumors spreading outside, one of which is saying this..."

He squeezed his throat and made a shrill voice: "This article must be false. Those scholars are the best at manipulating people's hearts and turning black and white. When Emperor Sejong bullied orphans and widows to usurp the world, it was all blown up by the newspapers run by those scholars. Putting things right, what's so strange about making up and pouring dirty water on Mr. Jiao's head now?"

After finishing speaking, he looked at Mei Hanlin triumphantly.

Mei Hanlin first showed a look of horror, and then suddenly became ecstatic!
Sejong's usurpation of the throne can be regarded as the biggest taboo in this dynasty. After all, the Supreme Emperor and the present are both from Sejong's lineage. Doubting that Sejong's position is not right is not the same as questioning the legitimacy of the two supreme emperors?
Jiao Shun's ability to disrupt the court depends on the emperor's favor, once such things get involved...

Thinking of this, Mei Hanlin couldn't help getting annoyed, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, the mechanism was too clever and missed Qingqing's life! But I don't know when Master Chen is going to do it?"

Chen Fang didn't speak, he took out a booklet from his sleeve, and handed it to Mei Hanlin with both hands: "I'm about to invite Mr. Guangyan to come forward, so Chen can follow suit."

Mei Hanlin took it over and glanced at it, and saw that in addition to the origin of the "witness testimony", it also planned in detail how to stir up public opinion in the court and make Jiao Shun inescapable and inescapable.

but……

Chen Yu himself is the censor, and now he has the right to impeach all officials, why would he give up such a matter?
Hearing Mei Hanlin's doubts, Chen Wei hurriedly explained: "Grand Guangyan is a great Confucian in the world, because of the matter of retiring his marriage, he has great prestige in the court, and Chen is alone and lonely, so he has all kinds of schemes, but he can't do it... ..."

Although Mei Hanlin felt that Chen Fang was not telling the truth, he was quite useful in flattering him.

More importantly, given his current situation, if he doesn't continue to carry the banner of bringing down Jiao Shun, how can he stand up?
(End of this chapter)