Touring the Ming Dynasty

Duan Fei and Su Rong were guests in the Peach Blossom Temple for two days. Tang Bohu first went to visit relatives and friends, and told everyone that he was leaving. His friend Wen Zhengming also came to meet Duan Fei. He dragged him together to be a teacher for himself, but Wen Zhengming was indifferent.

This master calligrapher of the Ming Dynasty was the same age as Tang Bohu. His calligraphy and paintings have long been famous, but his identity has always been a boy. Tang Bohu was the No. His head was gray in the exam, not to mention the Juren, he was even worse than Fan Jin.

When he questioned Duan Fei's status as a commoner and thought that Tang Bohu should not make a rash decision, Tang Bohu read Duan Fei's poem to him and said: "Bohu has seen through the world now, and Mr. Duan gave me the title Liuru Jushi." , what does it matter what other people think? Brother Wen, you don’t need to say more, go to Baoying to see me when you have time, and let’s drink and fish together, how fun is it?”

Wen Zhengming was stunned when he heard that "fame and wealth are empty, it is better to be drunk in life". Said that he stayed overnight with Tang Bohu and got drunk, and early the next morning, Tang Bohu wept farewell to him in front of the Peach Blossom Temple...

The fact that Duan Fei invited Tang Bohu to be his teacher did not spread in Baoying County. Duan Fei bought a house in Beimenwai Street, Baoying County, surrounded by mountains and rivers. All I know is that Duan Fei has really started to study hard and practiced calligraphy in the study every day, and even Shi Bin and Guo Wei gradually came less and less.

In fact, Duan Fei didn't really put his heart into reading those so-called sage books, but fell in love with the cultivation techniques taught by Su Rong, or debated with Tang Bohu, and lived a carefree life.

Seeing him squatting in the yard early in the morning every day, Su Rong endured it for a long time, and couldn't stand it anymore. On a refreshing and pleasant morning, Su Rong persuaded Duan Fei when she brought the washing water: "My lord, are you really happy?" Planning to practice Shaolin Temple’s external skills? There is no famous teacher to teach, not only is there a lot of things, but the little catcher has been promoted to Nanchang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province as a promotion officer, and now he is too busy with official duties to escape.”

Zhengde gasped for breath a few times, and suddenly said angrily: "Get out, get out!"

Jiang Bin and others retreated as if they had received an amnesty. Jiang Bin caught Ma Wentao and told him for a while before leaving at ease.

A few days later, there was still no progress in this case. Zhengde suddenly received a secret report from Dongchang, saying that someone was plotting to cause chaos in Shandong, and Qian Ning, the commander of Jinyiwei, also secretly reported that Jiang Bin, the commander of the [-]th Regiment Battalion, had an affair with King Ning and had accepted countless bribes. , Suspecting that the death of King Ning was a murder, Zhengde just sneered when he saw the first secret report. Has there been fewer rebels since he came to power?It's nothing to worry about at all, but the second secret report made his face change.

At that time, Jiang Bin was domineering and domineering in the city of Nanjing. He punished Zhu Fu, the Duke of the state, to kneel at the gate of the army. There are also many rumors that many strange things happened in the emperor's palace. For example, someone saw a human head flying in mid-air in Wu Zong's bedroom, and could speak human words: Give me back... so, it's just trouble. It's frightening.

Grand scholar Liang Chu knelt outside the palace, holding the memorial, weeping and shouting for several hours. Then Emperor Zhengde sent eunuchs out to take the memorial. Wu Zong still procrastinated for several days, until he heard that there seemed to be a change in the capital, and then he drove back to the north.

Along the way, Jiang Bin and Qian Ning criticized each other, saying that the other party had a heart of disobedience for accepting bribes from King Ning. Zhengde was skeptical when he heard this, and the dragon boat came to Guazhou. Recalling Yang Yiqing's earnest teachings when he was a young prince and Taifu, and remembering that Yang Yiqing once offered Zhang Yong a plan to kill Liu Jin, a rebellious minister, and remembering that there is no one around him who he can fully trust, he can't help but turn around and ask the teacher how to distinguish loyalty. evil.

Yang Yiqing smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the debate between loyalty and treachery has existed since ancient times. The so-called loyalty and treachery are just everyone's opinion of others. If a traitor is loyal, if a traitor is a traitor, how can the courtiers attack each other? How can you shake your majesty?" Loyalty and treachery in your heart? As far as a minister is concerned, a loyal minister is one who thinks more about the Emperor and Daming, and a traitor is one who encourages His Majesty to wander around and ignore government affairs all day long. Your Majesty is the Majesty of the people of the world. If your majesty is loyal, your majesty should also be responsible to all the subjects in the world, who is loyal and who is treacherous is clear at a glance, this is how the old minister understands, does your majesty understand?"

If he heard this before Liu Jin's death, Zhengde would be furious. However, Zhengde is now over 30 years old and has experienced many things. After listening to the teacher's earnest advice, he has no anger in his heart. He nodded slowly at Yang Yiqing's words.

Yang Yiqing also gently advised him to return to Beijing as soon as possible, so Zhengde only lived in Yang's residence for one day, and then came to Yangzhou again...