Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"General Pi? Somewhat familiar."

"Father and Du Youhai are also from the same hometown. General Pi came to Beijing because of meritorious service, and once asked a matchmaker to come to propose marriage. Du Youhai was dissatisfied at first, and when he saw General Pi, he cursed at him. Pi Zhinan stepped forward to dissuade him, but... He was stabbed to the vitals by Du Youhai, and died on the spot. Seeing that his son was killed for no reason, General Pi was very indignant, so he fought with Du Youhai, but he was injured by Du Youhai's knife after only a few strokes. , luckily the patrolmen came and stopped Du Youhai."

"Yes, there seems to be such a thing in the past, I didn't expect it to be done by his father. The reason why Nangong didn't find out, it turned out to be this."

"Yes, the killing of General Pi's father and son was soon known to Emperor Taizu. Emperor Taizu was very angry and ordered Du Youhai to be executed immediately. Because there were only Du Youhai and his son in the Du family, Du Xueshu was distributed Went to the border."

"So, Ma'am, it's just how many times have you met Du Xueshu?"

"Yes"

"Then why did he come to the palace as soon as he entered the capital?"

"Because it was my elder brother who asked him to come to see the prince."

"Brother? Brother wants him to come to see me? What's going on?"

"Du Xueshu was implicated in the border customs because of his father's crimes, but my brother did not cut off contact with him because of this. After learning of his distribution place, he would often ask people to bring him some food and clothing. Two letters, three years later, that is, the second year of Taiping Xingguo, the first emperor issued an order to release the relatives of the offenders, and Du Xueshu left the border. He was also 23 years old that year, penniless and homeless, so he had to Relying on his carving skills at the border to make a living, he didn't earn much, but he used it to buy books and read. He wanted to take the scientific examination, but because he was worried that his identity would be dragged down, he returned to his hometown Linjiang, where There are several distant relatives in the clan, but they have never had any contact. Du Xueshu lied that he fled back to Linjiang because of the famine, and reported the name of his uncle who passed away early as his father. It just so happened that the only son of a family who had been working outside all year round died at sea. Du Xueshu offered to beg him to be a fake son, and the family agreed because of the bereavement, but they did not report the dead son to the government. He did not say that Du Xueshu came here as a refugee, but he wanted Du Xueshu to change his name to Du Wenkai. This Du Wenkai was the name of the dead son of that family. I have seen Du Wenkai when I was a child, but I don’t know what he looks like when he grows up, so I think Du Xueshu is Du Wenkai.” Concubine Di approached Defang and continued, “After Du Xueshu changed his name to Du Wenkai, he studied harder. I didn’t take the first exam until I was 30, but I passed many exams in a few years, and finally got the qualification to enter Beijing.”

"I asked the official department to check. Du Xueshu gave up the last day's paper test in the scientific examination, so he barely made it into the list. He is so talented, why did he give up the last day's paper test during the scientific examination."

"My brother said that the day of the final paper test was the anniversary of his father's death. Du Xueshu couldn't forget the events of that year, and his heart ached unbearably for a while, so he came out sick."

"Although it's a pity, after all, after becoming an official, the imperial court transferred him to the capital because of his talent. If so, he should forget everything from the past. Why did my brother want him to come to the palace to see me?"

"My elder brother said that Du Xueshu is a capable official, and he is strict in adjudicating cases. If he can take office in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, he must do something. Elder brother knows that the prince has always loved talents, so he wants Du Xueshu to go to the palace to worship the prince after he enters Beijing. There are very few small officials in the Nanqing palace. His The arrival will definitely make the prince remember deeply."