Great Qing Xiangguo

Chapter 16

Chen Tingjing said: "Mr. Fu Shan is knowledgeable, not to mention, what I admire more is his righteousness."

The old man was anxious and angry, but because there were guests at home, he didn't dare to scold loudly, so he just said: "Ting Jing, what are you talking about? You say that you admire Fu Shan's righteousness, doesn't it mean scolding yourself? I Chen If the family is loyal to the imperial court, to teach the children and grandchildren to study well, and to respect the imperial court, isn’t that a burden to the ancestors?”

Chen Tingjing bowed his head and said, "Father, I'm not trying to contradict you, old man, but I just think that a villain can fight against each other, but a gentleman can go his own way. I admire Mr. Fu Shan's integrity, and I don't insult my own character and ambition."

At this time, Chen Sanjin came in and said: "Go back to the old man, that Taoist refused to leave, so we had no choice but to drive him away. During the struggle, we started to fight. At least we drove him away."

Chen Tingjing hurriedly asked: "Did you hurt him?"

Chen Sanjin said: "How can you not hurt someone when you move your hands? I'm afraid it will hurt a lot."

Chen Tingjing stood up suddenly and said, "How could this be!"

Chen Tingjing got up and walked out, regardless of how anxious his father was.The old man suppressed his voice and shouted: "Ting Jing! You don't care about your own future, you have to take care of the lives of hundreds of people in the Chen family!"

The old lady sat by the side and kept silent, and now she burst into tears: "What should I do? It is a great joy for Ting Jing to win a Jinshi, so why bother one after another?" Shuxian stood By my mother-in-law's side, I have never dared to speak, and now I am crying anxiously.

Chen Tingjing led his horse out, and ran out of Zhongdao Village quickly.Meeting a servant, Chen Tingjing reined in his horse and asked, "Where did that red-clothed Taoist go just now?" The servant raised his finger and said, "He went to the north."

Chen Tingjing flew after him and saw Mr. Fu Shan sitting under the tree with his eyes closed. He hurriedly got off his horse and said, "The late Chen Tingjing apologized to Mr. Fu Shan! Did my family hurt Mr.?"

Fu Shan still kept his eyes closed: "It's not that easy to hurt me! If I hadn't developed a good body, I would have died under the government stick!"

Chen Tingjing said: "Tingjing has heard his elders talk about his righteous name since he was a child. After entering the Qing Dynasty, he never surrendered, refused to shave his hair, and went to the mountains with his hair to become a Taoist. His poems and essays were widely circulated. What I got, Ting Jing has read it, and every word is full of fragrance. What's more, the master's medical skills are superb, and he has saved countless lives!"

Fu Shan suddenly opened his eyes and interrupted Chen Tingjing's words: "No! Hanging pots can't help the world! If you want to help the world, you must collect heroes from all over the world and restore our Han people's world!"

Chen Tingjing said: "I thought in my late life that the world is governed by the people in the world! There is no distinction between Hu and Han, and they wear the sky and the earth, inherit the sun and the moon, and do not distinguish between you and me. As long as the rulers follow the way of heaven, follow the hearts of the people, and benefit the common people, All people in the world should submit to him."

Fu Shan shook his head and said, "Mr. Chen is confused! He is not of my race, so his heart must be different!"

Chen Tingjing stood there all the time, very respectful, but his words were neither humble nor overbearing: "Mr. Fu Shan said, although it is the legacy of the ancestors, the late students do not agree with it. Today people still respect the ancients, and the first is to strengthen the Qin Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty. Before the Qin people entered the Central Plains, For 300 years outside Hangu Pass, the Han people regarded them as tigers and wolves. Later, Qin Shihuang swept Liuhe with gold and iron horses, and unified the country, and all Han people respected it as orthodox. Besides the Tang Dynasty, all scholars in the world are fascinated by it. They are actually Xianbei people, not Han people. There is also the Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, who changed to the Han system, and the five Hus belonged to the Han. Today, many Han surnames are actually the Hu people in those days. The ancients were so open-minded, why can’t we tolerate the Manchus today? Woolen cloth?"

Fu Shan's eyes widened angrily, and he said, "Huh, it's the Han people who can't tolerate the Manchus, and the Manchus who can't tolerate the Han people!"

Chen Tingjing spoke in a low voice, and said: "The current holy majesty is magnanimous and benevolent, treats scholars all over the world with courtesy, imitates the rule of ancient sage kings, he can be called a young hero."

Fu Shan still shook his head and said: "Mr. Chen has lofty ambitions, and he has the talent to help the country. But the country is ruined and the family is destroyed, and life is already difficult. If you are not alive or dead, how can you embrace it! You have personally passed the township exams and exams, and risked your life. The Qing government is corrupt, so don’t talk too much! Why don’t the righteous people from all over the world work together to conspire to restore the Ming Dynasty, so that the world will be brighter tomorrow!”

Chen Tingjing refused to give in, and said: "Mr. Fu Shan, it is natural for the Manchus to do evil. But as far as I saw in my late life, most of the people who corrupted the country and the government were Han people, and most of the people who cheated in the imperial court were former officials of the Ming Dynasty! Facts Above, there is no distinction between Manchu and Han, it depends on how the imperial court rectifies corruption!"

Fu Shan looked at Chen Tingjing, shook his head, sighed again, and said after a long time: "It seems that Mr. Chen is obsessed! Every sentence that the poor Taoist said today will kill your head. Mr. Chen, if you want to receive the reward, you can go to the government quickly." Report. There is a Wufeng Temple outside Yangqu City, Taiyuan, and I am there, and I will not run away."

Chen Tingjing bowed his hands and saluted, and said: "Who do you think I am, sir? I also want to invite you to stay in the humble house for a few days, so I can ask for advice."

Fu Shandao: "My father told me that the way is different, and there is no conspiracy. Farewell!"

After Fu Shan finished speaking, he got up and turned around to leave.Chen Tingjing called to Fu Shan and said, "Go to Yangqu, the mountain is high and the road is dangerous. Mr. Fu Shan, ride my horse and go."

Fu Shan didn't turn back, just said: "No, thank you!"

Chen Tingjing led his horse over and said, "Mr. Fu Shan, although the ways are different, gentlemen can respect each other. You don't have to be polite."

Fu Shan hesitated for a while, reached out to take the reins of the horse, and said, "Okay, Fu Shan appreciates it!"

The old man was in a hurry at home, and said: "Ting Jing is so confused! I thought he had experienced so many things and won a Jinshi, so he should be old. Why is he still like this? If he meets Fu Shan today, he will be in big trouble! Get him back quickly!"

Just as he was talking, Chen Tingjing came back.The old lady wiped away her tears and said, "Ting Jing, you are making your father so anxious!"

The old man was relieved when he saw his son came back, but he couldn't help saying a few words to him: "Ting Jing, Mr. Fu Shan's reputation is admired by scholars, and so is your father. Junjie! You must have caused trouble today, just wait and see when this disaster befalls you!"

Chen Tingjing said, "It's not that scary when a gentleman meets you. Mr. Fu Shan has profound knowledge and a noble character. The country needs such a talent. Since he came to persuade me, why can't I persuade him? "

The old man was anxious and angry, and said: "Absurd! Childish! There is more than one person who wants to persuade Fu Shan to submit to the court? Many people who are more prestigious than you, with the emperor's promise, respectfully invite him to come out of the mountain to be an official, but he refuses to accept it." .”

Chen Tingjing said: "It is precisely if people like Mr. Fu Shan submit to the imperial court, more scholars in the world will submit to the imperial court. The world will return to the heart, and the common people will be blessed!"

The old man didn't expect his son to be so stubborn, so he said, "Ting Jing, remember my father's words, people like Fu Shan live for integrity and for the sake of being famous in history. A hundred years later, he will be recorded in the book, but now Now the court may kill him at any time! Don't ruin your future for such a person!"

The old lady persuaded: "Okay, don't argue with your father and son. There are still guests at home! Ting Jing, as soon as the good news from the yamen arrives, the magistrate, the county magistrate, and relatives will all come to congratulate you. You can return it another day." You have to return the gift. Don't worry about anything at the moment, go and accompany the guests you invited."

Chen Tingjing accompanied Zhang Qian to look around in his yard, and from time to time he ran into busy family members, all of them were happy.The two came to the garden at the west end of the yard, but they saw jagged mountains and rocks, clear water in the pool, and sparse flowers and trees.Zhang Qian said: "This is a good place to study."

Chen Tingjing smiled and said: "My father is very strict. I usually don't let me come here. I am only allowed to study hard in the study. The elders are busy with business and have such a big garden. Only the domestic servants come and go here all the year round. .”

The Chen Family Courtyard has a high city wall, and one can overlook the whole courtyard by climbing to the top, but one can see the large courtyard surrounded by small courtyards, and the courtyard connects to the courtyard.Zhang Jian raised his eyes and looked around, sighing again and again: "Your family is well-known, I have heard about it, but I didn't expect it to have such a great momentum. Your ancestors are really admirable!"

Chen Tingjing said with a smile: "As the saying goes, a small fortune depends on thrift, and a rich fortune depends on one's life. I don't think that's the case at all. My ancestors were poor. They first dig coal for others to make a living, then open coal mines by themselves, and later smelt iron, doing iron pots and plowshares. , Generations of diligence and thrift, gathering sand to form a tower, is what we have today. My family’s iron business is now all in the East and Southeast Asia.”

Zhang Xi said: "My family used to be considered to have little wealth, but it gradually became a ruin in the hands of my grandfather. It has been worse than every year. My father expects me to honor my ancestors and revive the family business."

Chen Tingjing hurriedly said: "Brother Zhang will definitely become famous and make his family famous."

While talking, Zhang Qian saw a building soaring into the sky, its style was a bit rare, so he asked, "Is that your Heshan Building? I've heard it from people outside."

Chen Tingjing said: "It is the Heshan Building. In the fifth year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, the Qin bandits ran south, burning, killing and looting, which was very cruel. To save our lives, my family spent seven months building this Heshan Building. It happened that on the day the building was built, Qin bandits swarmed with ants and ants, approaching the city. How dangerous! More than 800 people in the village hurriedly climbed the building to defend against the enemy. Looking down from the top of the building, there are red clothes everywhere below, and the sound of killing is loud. But they There are many powerful people, but they only dare to surround the tower from a distance and dare not approach it. The villains can't attack the tower, so they surround it and don't attack. They want to kill the people in the tower. A water well was dug in the building, stone mills, stone mills, and stone pestles were installed, and enough food was prepared, so it was no problem to guard him for ten and a half months. The Qin bandits surrounded the building for five days, so they had to scatter."

Zhang Qian said: "Saving more than 800 lives is a great virtue and kindness! People in several surrounding counties know about your family's righteous deed."

Chen Tingjing also said: "I heard from my father that in that disaster, although the whole village was safe and sound, the family property was looted and many houses were burned. In desperation, my family spent all their resources to repair these city walls."

Zhang Ban lamented: "My family was also completely defeated because of the bandits in those years. In troubled times, it is the common people who suffer!"

However, Chen Tingjing said: "In chaos in a troubled world, disasters sometimes occur; in chaos of peace, there is no peace in the country."

Hearing this, Zhang Jian felt refreshed and asked, "What is the Taiping Rebellion? I would like to hear the details!"

Chen Tingjing said: "The reason why the former Ming Dynasty died was because of official corruption, eunuch party chaos, struggles between power officials, and extravagance. This is the Taiping Rebellion!"

Zhang Qian cupped his hands in worship, and said: "Ting Jing's words are justified. The mistakes are ahead, and the lessons are not far away!"

Chen Tingjing said again: "my father and several of my teachers told me to read the books of sages and cultivate a righteous spirit. If you want to be an official, you should be a good official, be considerate of the people, and benefit future generations; otherwise, you should retreat to the countryside and be a Good teacher. Yueyuan's father said the same thing. Well, when it comes to Yueyuan, I don't know how to talk to my parents, and I feel sorry for Shuxian."

Zhang Jian said it was fate, and it would be fine if he made it clear.Seeing a piece of resplendent and resplendent house on the top of the mountain in the distance, Zhang Qian asked, "Where is that place?"

Chen Tingjing said: "That's my family's Taoist temple. Brother Zhang doesn't know something, my family respects Taoism, and every major family event is always handled in the Taoist temple. There is a story, it turns out that one day my ancestors met a man who was dying of illness , my ancestors took him back home. At that time, my family was poor, but they raised the Taoist priest for more than two months. When the Taoist recovered from his illness, I asked my ancestors to build a house in this place, saying that it was a hundred miles away. Your family is bound to prosper in a place that is hard to find. Then it really came true, and the ancestors built that Taoist temple. I was awarded a Jinshi this time, and my father wanted to invite the villagers to watch a play for half a month, and it was there. There is a stage in the Taoist temple."

Zhang Ban couldn't help but said at this moment: "The person reciting poems at the door of your house, I vaguely saw a Taoist, and he recited Fu Shan's poems. Brother Ting Jing, you have to be careful with this kind of person!"

Chen Tingjing hurriedly said: "I heard from the housekeeper that it was a lunatic from the neighboring village, so I asked them to send him away."

Zhang Qian also said that the Chen family has been benevolent and benevolent for generations, men are filial and women are virtuous, there is no reason for underdevelopment.The two of them were polite, and what they said was naturally flattering.

(End of this chapter)