The literary giants of the late Ming Dynasty began by copying books

Ye Shaoyuan was born in the Ye family of Fenhu, a wealthy family in Wujiang. He was smart and smart since he was a child. When he was less than ten years old, he was spotted by the famous scholar Yuan Huang and accepted him as his disciple, and he was taken home to teach him.

His master, Yuan Huang, was one of the three famous masters in Suzhou. He studied astronomy, arithmetic, water conservancy, military affairs, and medicine. In the 14th year of Wanli, he passed the Jinshi examination and was named Liaofan. He was known as "Mr. Liaofan" in the world. He has written dozens of books in various fields, the most famous of which is "The Four Trainings of the World", which is known as the best book in the world.

Ye Shaoyuan was born in a famous family and studied under famous teachers. He was a very talented young man. Many wealthy people in Wuzhong came to him and wanted to marry him. However, Ye Shaoyuan looked down on such vulgar and illiterate women until a few After seeing a poem by Shen Yixiu a few months ago, Ye Shaoyuan was instantly amazed.

Ye Shaoyuan was very attracted to Shen Yixiu. He asked someone to inquire about Shen Yixiu. As he inquired, he heard that a famous official from Fujian wanted to propose marriage to Shen Yixiu. He suddenly became nervous.

Two days ago, Ye Shaoyuan heard that Shen Yixiu's father, Shen Jue, had returned to Suzhou, so he quickly looked for an opportunity to come to see him, firstly to meet Shen Yixiu, and secondly, while Shen Yixiu's father was in front of him, to see if there were any opportunities to poach people.

The three of them walked into the pavilion, where several women from the Shen family were already sitting.

The servant served tea and cold fruits. Shen Zizheng asked Ye Shaoyuan to sit down. He glanced at her and asked curiously: "Where is the third sister?"

Shen Jing's youngest daughter said: "The third girl is still admiring the flowers in the back garden."

"I'll go find her." Shen Zizheng hurried to the back garden and saw Shen Yixiu leaning on the railing and reading a book.

Shen Zizheng said anxiously: "Sister, Ye Shaoyuan comes from a famous family and is a good person. Why don't you go and meet him?"

Shen Yixiu shook his head and said, "He actually came to see dad. Just let him go. What should I do?"

"He asked you in a few words what you were here for. Don't you know?" Shen Zizheng said, "He is really a great talent. He will definitely be able to go to high school in the future. Don't you like to be talented and learn without being a burden to your family?" Human? Are you going to marry that Wang Wenlong?"

Shen Yixiu said angrily: "When was it your turn to teach my sister a lesson? I don't like the romantic and talented Wang Jianyang, but I also don't like people like Ye Shaoyuan who show off. He is obviously older than me, but when I hear him speak, he seems He is generally younger than me..."

Shen Zizheng was just ten years old and liked to play with older boys. He admired Ye Shaoyuan's ability very much. He wanted to send his sister away quickly for the sake of brotherly loyalty.

He explained for Ye Shaoyuan: "Brother Zhong Shao is only a few months older than you, and Wang Wenlong is more than ten years older than you! He is probably an old man with a beard, and I heard that he is still in Fuzhou He must be an old pervert who runs a women's workshop. Sister, don't marry him."

Shen Yixiu said angrily: "Who do you want me to marry? I don't like Wang Wenlong, Ye Shao, or Yuan, and I won't marry anyone."

After all, Shen Zizheng was just a child. He opened his mouth and didn't know what to do. He rolled his eyes and said, "I'll tell dad that my sister said she doesn't want to get married!"

Shen Yixiu was startled and hurriedly chased Shen Zizheng out. Shen Zizheng ran away and quickly deceived his sister. He even shouted to the front: "Zhong Shao, my sister is here!"

The two of them ran outside and suddenly saw Shen Jue and Shen Jing in the pavilion. Ye Shao and Yuan He stood out among the crowd.

Shen Zizheng and Shen Yixiu quickly calmed down their expressions, stopped joking, and walked into the pavilion in a dignified manner.

Shen Jue pointed at Shen Yixiu and introduced, "Nephew Bo Shao, this is the third girl of my family."

"Hello, brother Ye." Shen Yixiu saluted.

Ye Shaoyuan had long heard that Shen Yixiu was handsome, but when he saw Shen Yixiu, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then he quickly said politely: "Hello, Miss Shen, I have read the girl's poems a long time ago, and they are very good."

When he spoke, his back straightened a bit.

Shen Yixiu's father, Shen Jue, was amused when he saw him like this. But Shen Jing frowned when he saw this scene. He had been beating the drums for Wang Wenlong for two years. Shen Yixiu hadn't spoken yet, but now he looked like he was poaching!

Shen Jing was unwilling to be sorry to Wang Wenlong.

At this time, Ye Shaoyuan had already started to chat with Shen Yixiu, but Shen Yixiu obviously didn't like such a childish boy, so he gave no reply at all.

Shen Jing pulled Shen Jue aside:

"Third brother, what I said about Wang Wenlong..."

Shen Jue said with a smile: "I have already said that when Yi Xiu was young, I went out to seek an official position and I owe her a lot. It is up to her to decide what kind of man she wants to find."

"According to this, don't do it," Shen Jing spread his hands, "You have never met Wang Wenlong, so how do you know who he is and how can you make a decision?"

Unfortunately, after two years of beating the drums, the old man Shen Jing finally realized that the image of Wang Wenlong he conveyed seemed to be slightly different from the real Wang Wenlong.

Shen Jue nodded: "I'm going to Fujian in the next few days, why don't I meet Wang Wenlong then?"

Shen Jing looked at Ye Shaoyuan, who was smiling like a flower in front of Shen Yixiu in the distance, and no longer had any hope. She nodded and said, "Third brother, you will know the character of Wang Wenlong when you have seen him in real life."

Originally, Shen Jing already thought that this matter was going to blow up, but when Shen Jue boarded the ship a few days later, Shen Yixiu also boarded the ship.

Shen Yixiu was harassed by Ye Shaoyuan and wanted to use an excuse to go south with his father to seek some peace and quiet.

Ye Shaoyuan probably didn't expect that Shen Yixiu and he would have become a virtuous couple - if he hadn't taken the initiative to come and pester him, Shen Yixiu would never have had the chance to go south and meet Wang Wenlong.

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When the boat entered Zhejiang, Shen Jue looked at the scenery on both sides of the river and asked Shen Yixiu to come out. It was a rare reunion between father and daughter to talk about family ties.

In the history of later generations, Shen Jue's record among the Shen family is not very outstanding. His eldest brother Shen Jing, son Shen Zizheng, and even his daughter Shen Yixiu are more famous than him.

But Shen Jue is not an unknown person. He was born in the Shen family of Songling. Shen Jue has a certain vision. For example, after wasting a few years in the position of professor in Fengyang Mansion and supervisor of Nanjing Imperial College, he has now found a promotion. Along the way, he attached himself to a new force - the Donglin Party.

With the help of the Donglin Party, Shen Jue finally left the ranks of academic officials and just became the head of the Criminal Department this year.

The ministries of the Ming Dynasty generally had four divisions, but the Ministry of Punishment was relatively busy, so it was divided into thirteen divisions, responsible for the files of the thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty. Shen Jue became the head of the Fujian Division.

The head of the Ministry of Punishment originally only had to go to work in the capital, but the situation in the Wanli Dynasty was special - there were many candidates for Jinshi at this time, and there were many people who wanted to be officials, but when there was a vacancy for officials, Wanli would not approve it.

Originally, Xun Dao Yushi, the file inspectorate of each province, would bring it back to the capital when he toured the country. However, as a spokesman, Xun Dao Yushi frequently went to court during the struggle for the country in the past two years. When he went to various places to understand the situation, The problem of tax supervision was often reported to the public, and Wanli dismissed people from office when he was angry, but did not make up for it. In recent years, the problem of tax supervision has become too serious, causing Xun Dao Censor to suffer particularly heavy losses.

Originally, there were more than 100 Xundao censors in the Inspectorate, but by the 30th year of Wanli, there were only about 20 left. The 20 or so people had to tour 13 provinces across the country, and even if only five of them returned to the capital a year, good.

They could not have imagined that the situation at this time was not bad. Historically, it was not until the 35th year of Wanli that it was so miserable. Historical records indicate that at that time there were only five people left in the country to seek Taoist censors. Five people patrolled 13 provinces across the country. The worst The patrol censor lasted for six years. You must know that the term of the Beijing Inspector in the Ming Dynasty only lasted for six years. This unfortunate man was on a business trip as soon as he took office. He served for a full term. He was said to be a Beijing official, but he basically never returned to the capital. He spent his six years in carriages and inns. spend.

Therefore, Shen Jue was transferred from Nanjing Imperial College to head the Fujian Department of the Ministry of Punishment. He immediately decided to go from Nanjing to Fujian to get the files before going to the capital - it was faster than the censor on the road to bring the files back. (End of chapter)