Touring the Ming Dynasty

Leaving Yingtian in the morning and returning to Yangzhou in the afternoon, Duan Fei found an inn to accommodate everyone, and then went to see Xie Zhijun, the judge of Yangzhou.

The rejected recommendation hadn't been delivered yet, Xie Zhijun pondered for a while after listening to Duan Fei's narration, and comforted him: "I didn't expect that so many things would happen when I sent you to Yingtian, but it's not your fault, you You don't need to go back to Baoying, just stay in Yangzhou, with me and Mr. Shi taking care of you, you will stay in hibernation for two or three years, are you afraid that you won't have a chance in the future?"

Duan Fei nodded and said, "I'd better go back to Baoying. Master Min has taken good care of me. I plan to assist him until he leaves office, and then make plans."

Xie Zhijun nodded and said, "That's fine. The history of Baoying County has changed. I heard that he is a good person. I shouldn't make things difficult for you. I will plan for you again when I have a chance."

Duan Fei said goodbye and came out. When he went to see the Yue brothers, he learned that they had already left Yangzhou. They didn't know where they went to labor. Duan Fei and others stayed in Yangzhou for one night, and took the letter of appointment sent by Xie Zhijun early the next morning. Returning to Baoying County, after going through a lot of twists and turns, he finally returned to Baoying and officially became a head catcher in charge of public security.

Master Min was very happy, and handed over all the arrests and cracks to Duan Fei. The new Dian Shi was really knowledgeable, and he didn't come to make things difficult for Duan Fei. Baoying County returned to tranquility, and half a month later, there was no one. Duan Fei also had his own room in the back yamen for a case that could go to the yamen. He devoted himself to reading every day, and spent the rest of his time practicing calligraphy there, living a fulfilling and comfortable life.

Su Rong also accompanied him to read, write and write, and became a maid who accompanied him. When he saw something he didn't understand, he would ask Master Min, or go to his 'teacher' Huang Lao Xiucai to explain his doubts. She couldn't help but persuade him. Said: "Young master, do you really want to study for a scholar? I'm afraid you are asking Yu Blind. Choosing a teacher is very important. There are so many famous ministers and scholars in the south of the Yangtze River. Why don't you find a teacher? This arrest I don't think so, next year there will be the Chunwei Examination, and this year I won't be able to catch up with the Boy's Examination, but I can try the Qiuwei Country Examination, but before the young master has to donate a scholar status..."

"Do you think I should take the imperial examination?" Duan Fei put down his pen and asked strangely.

Su Rong said: "If you want to become an official, this should be the safest way. Isn't your son studying hard these days to get a job?"

Duan Fei shook his head slightly, and said: "I just want to save some time, even if I have to memorize the Four Books and Five Classics, it's not difficult, but... our Ming Dynasty exam is stereotyped..."

Stereotyped essay is a special style stipulated by the imperial examination system in Ming Dynasty.Each paragraph of the stereotyped essay must stick to a fixed format, and even the number of words has a certain limit. People can only write perfunctorily according to the meaning of the title.It is divided into eight parts: breaking the topic, inheriting the topic, starting the lecture, getting started, starting the stock, middle stock, back stock, and bundle stock. The author plays freely, and the stereotyped essays are a headache for even a well-educated old Confucian, not to mention Duan Fei, an "illiterate" who came from time travel.

Speaking of stereotyped essays, Su Rong was speechless. After a while of silence, Duan Fei asked: "Are there any well-educated Confucian scholars or high-ranking officials in the south of the Yangtze River? It's really boring to stay here and do nothing. Why don't you go out and touch?" Good luck, I know you must be bored."

Su Rong's eyes lit up, and she said, "My lord, are you going to take me on a trip? There are many famous scholars in the south of the Yangtze River and high-ranking officials. For example, Yang Yiqing, a university scholar who became an official in Zhenjiang, if you can worship him as your teacher, you will be able to achieve great success in the future."

"Yang Yiqing?" Tian Tianfei remembers this name, Yang Yiqing is amazing, in the fifth year of Zhengde (151o), King Anhua rebelled, Wu Zong ordered Yang Yiqing to lead the army to put down the rebellion, and Yang Yiqing captured King Anhua alive in the blink of an eye. Faster than Wang Shouren in catching King Ning, he also persuaded Zhang Yong, the eunuch who supervised the army. After returning to Beijing, Zhang Yongyi planned to impeach Liu Jin, who was in power for a while, and Liu Jin, who was known as the emperor, collapsed overnight.

Yang Yiqing has many other stories, but Duan Fei doesn't know much about him. Zhongjinshi (the top 14 in the national college entrance examination) had three ups and downs in his life. He was squeezed out and framed by Liu Jin, Yang Tinghe, and Zhang Cong, three powerful people. Frontier defense, who once led the army to suppress rebellion, was also a famous poet at that time, as famous as Li Dongyang, the former seven sons of the Ming Dynasty.

Su Rong shook her head, and vetoed her own proposal: "Of course, the possibility of Grand Master Yang accepting you as a disciple is too low. You might as well find a down-and-out famous scholar to worship him as a teacher. There may be some hope in this way."

"Tell me, let's see if there is any master who doesn't dislike my identity as a small policeman and is willing to accept me as a disciple." Duan Fei said with a wry smile.

Su Rong thought about it: "Hmm... There are many famous scholars in the south of the Yangtze River, and the most famous at present should be Tang Yinhe, who was one of the four great talents in Wuzhong..."

"Tang Yin!" Duan Fei yelled loudly, clapping the table and shouting: "Is Tang Bohu still alive? Where does he live? I'm going to worship him as my teacher!"

Su Rong was startled by him, looked at him strangely, and said: "Master Tang is still alive, although his life is not good, he still lives in Taohuawu in the north of Suzhou City, but he was persecuted for the rest of his life. , cynical, eyes high above the top, selling paintings for a living, may not be suitable as a teacher of a son, besides, he was invited by King Ning to Nanchang to make ten beautiful pictures for him a few years ago, although Tang Yin later pretended to be crazy and left Nanchang, but I'm afraid you will still be implicated, you might as well consider other celebrities, such as Tang Yin's friend Wen Zhengming and son-in-law Wang Chong..."

Duan Fei pondered for a moment, calmed down, and said with a smile: "There is a heaven and there is Suzhou and Hangzhou below. I haven't been there yet. Why don't I take a few days off to go sightseeing with you and visit famous scholars in the lower Jiangnan?" .”

Su Rong happily smiled and said: "Su Rong is the young master's maid, and she should serve the young master around this year, but... I think the young master has resigned from the official position, the young master is not short of that little money, if there is something, Mrs. Min will take care of it on her own." I will come to invite you, why does the young master still have that name? It’s not a nice name..."

Duan Fei waved his hand, and said helplessly: "Okay, okay, it's settled like this, get ready, I'm going to Suzhou tomorrow, and I'm going to ask Master Min to resign."

Accompanied by Zhi Zhisheng, Duan Fei and Su Rong chartered a boat and went straight down to Yangzhou, visited Xie Zhijun and Shi Yufeng, and brought some items and snacks for the Yue family brothers. Afterwards, Duan Fei and the others continued by boat to the Guazhou Town, located on the north bank of the Yangtze River, handed in a name card, asking to see Yang Yiqing, a senior scholar.

Sure enough, as Su Rong expected, Yang Yiqing lived in seclusion, how could he easily meet an ordinary person without talent or fame?The two waited outside the door for an hour, only to wait for an excuse brought by the door: "I'm not feeling well, so I can't see guests."

Duan Fei wasn't annoyed at all. When he applied for the job, he had a lot of closed doors. He didn't show any favor to Duan Fei, other celebrities in the south of the Yangtze River. He and Su Rong continued to cross Changzhou along the canal to Suzhou by boat with Su Rong.

In Suzhou North City, Duan Fei and the others quickly found the legendary Peach Blossom Temple——

Peach Blossom Temple in Taohuawu, Peach Blossom Fairy under Taohua Temple;

The peach blossom fairy grows peach trees and picks peach blossoms for wine.

The weather at the end of May is so hot that the peach blossoms have already withered. The Peach Blossom Nunnery is just a few thatched huts, which have been dilapidated after more than ten years of wind and rain. in front of the door.

Knocking on the door lightly, Duan Fei asked loudly: "Is Tang Yin and Tang Jieyuan at home? Yangzhou Duan Fei is here to visit!"

"I don't see you." The words from behind the door were more resolute and decisive than Grand Master Yang Yiqing.

Duan Fei and Su Rong looked at each other and smiled, and Su Rong mouthed to Duan Fei: "Master, it's up to you now."

Before coming here, Su Rong made a bet with Duan Fei, asking Duan Fei to ask Tang Yin to accept him as a disciple by means other than throwing money at him. Stay with Fei for one more year, otherwise, return the contract to Su Rong and let her go. Now is the time to test Duan Fei!