Great Qing Xiangguo

Chapter 23

Chen Tingjing was stunned, and said: "I only hope that God will bless the emperor and the third elder brother to overcome the difficulties as soon as possible! It is about the safety of the imperial court!"

Gao Shiqi said: "Ting Jing, it's inconvenient to talk here, my house is nearby, why don't you go in and sit down. I bought a small house in Shimo'er Hutong, although it's a bit shabby, it's barely livable."

Chen Tingjing wondered, "Shimoer Hutong?"

Gao Shiqi asked: "Have Ting Jing been to Shimo'er Hutong?"

The house that Chen Tingjing heard from Zhu Qi just now was in Shimo'er Hutong, and the person who bought that house was also an official surnamed Gao.He doesn't think it's such a coincidence, does he?But he said: "I just heard that the name Shimo'er Hutong has some meaning, but I have never been there. Shiqi, I will visit another day. People are panicking at the moment. I don't have the heart to visit your house!"

Gao Shiqi said: "Then let's do it next time. Next time I'll prepare good tea for you! Smallpox is a serious disease, and the imperial court can't help it! Ting Jing, don't stay outside, go home."

The two of them arched, got on their horses and said goodbye.Chen Tingjing thought that smallpox was so dangerous that the ceremony of sealing in the Imperial Academy this year would be a perfunctory one, so he rode his horse back home.I also thought that these few days are very leisurely, could it be because the emperor is ill?
Chen Tingjing came back not long after leaving the house, and his family felt very strange.Yueyuan thought he was in poor health, but when she was about to ask, he called the old man and said, "Father, I have something to tell you."

Seeing Chen Tingjing's flustered expression, Yueyuan didn't know what happened.Seeing this scene, the old man panicked, and followed Chen Tingjing to the study.Chen Tingjing told everything he had heard on the street. The old man was stunned for a long time and said, "I haven't told you yet. A few days ago, an old friend of mine came to talk to me and said that Fu Shan came to the capital. , and secretly contacted the old ministers of the Ming Dynasty. Could this be related to the emperor's smallpox?"

Chen Tingjing was taken aback again: "Has Fu Shan entered Beijing?"

The old man said: "The news will not be false. I also admire Fu Shan, but the times have changed, and he has no ambitions! Ting Jing, you only do what you should do in the Imperial Academy, study and support, Don't talk about current events lightly!"

Chen Tingjing said: "Tingjing knows. The outside is not clean these few days, and the family members are not allowed to go out. I went to talk to Yueyuan and told her that there was smallpox outside, and that the family should not let the family know about the affairs of the palace. of."

At night, when Chen Tingjing was reading a scroll, Dagui came in and said, "My lord, there is a Taoist outside who wants to see you."

Chen Tingjing thought to himself, when it comes to Fu Shan during the day, could it be that he is here?Then he asked, "Did the Taoist give his Taoist name?"

Dagui said: "He only said that you just need to tell your master that a Taoist priest is looking for him, and he will naturally know."

Chen Tingjing thought it must be Fu Shan, so he asked again: "Are you wearing red clothes?"

Dagui said, "Exactly. I thought it was strange. I've never seen a Taoist priest in red."

Chen Tingjing hurriedly went to find the old man and said, "Fu Shan asked me to find a home."

The old man would never have dreamed that Fu Shan would come to his house. This is really a big trouble.Chen Tingjing told the story that Fu Shan went to the old house in Shanxi in the year of his Chinese style, and later went to Wufeng Temple to visit Fu Shan, which he never met.The old man thought for a long time, and said: "Since it is an old friend, why don't you see him? Just be careful when you speak."

Chen Tingjing went to the door with Dagui and welcomed Fu Shan in.Sitting down in the living room, Fu Shan said: "Ting Jing, four years ago when you went to Wufeng Temple, the poor Taoist just happened to be wandering, and today I came to return the gift, forgive me!"

Chen Tingjing thought to himself that Fu Shan was returning the gift, but he said: "Master Fu Qing is being polite."

Fu Shan sneered, and said, "The Qing government did many injustices, angered the people, and finally caused the plague. Ting Jing, have you seen it?"

When Chen Tingjing heard what Fu Shan said, he couldn't be polite, and said, "Mr. Fu Shan, forgive me for being disrespectful! Whether you are a scholar or a monk, you shouldn't gloat over the epidemic. After all, it is the common people who suffer more!"

Fu Shan said, "It was the emperor of the Qing court who caused the plague, it was the emperor of the Qing court who caused the smallpox, and it was the emperor of the Qing court who caused the people to cry and leave the city. You have to blame the Qing court for this!"

Chen Tingjing said: "Mr.'s words are not like those of Taoism. I only hope that God will bless the plague as soon as possible and save the people in the world from suffering. Accounts in the world are not clear."

Fu Shan said: "You don't count, but someone beats the abacus! The government and the local ruffians colluded with each other, under the pretext of inspecting the smallpox, occupying the houses, and seizing people's property! This is a good thing that the Qing court did! Ting Jing, Many people in the capital were falsely accused of having smallpox, and they were displaced!"

Chen Tingjing saw the people being driven out of the city on the street early in the morning, so he was at a loss for words, so he had to say: "Mr. Fu Shan, you have excellent medical skills, please save the people who are suffering from the plague!"

But Fu Shan said: "I don't want to ask you, Pindao just came out of the patient's house. The hateful thing is that the child only had a few chickenpox on his face, but was called smallpox by the swarming soldiers, and the whole family was killed." Driven out of the city. Those Manchurians have taken a fancy to his house!"

Fu Shan sighed a lot when he said these things, but Chen Tingjing was speechless.Fu Shan said again: "The hawks and dogs of the Qing court were all over the world, but Fu Shan risked his life to travel back and forth in the capital. Guess why?"

Chen Tingjing said: "Mr. Fu Shan has great righteousness in his heart, so he is naturally not a person who is afraid of death."

Fu Shan said: "The poor Taoist not only wants to lobby you, but also pays homage to many righteous men in the capital. Don't think that when the Manchus sit in the Golden Temple, the world really belongs to them."

Chen Tingjing said: "Tingjing is still the same saying, the world is governed by the people in the world. Mr. Gu Yanwu said that the subjugation of the country is a small matter, but the destruction of the world is a major matter. But in the eyes of the people, the imperial court and the world are the same. The world is peaceful, If the people live and work in peace and contentment, the court is a good court and the people support it. The world is chaotic and the people are displaced, the court is a bad court and should perish. Whatever the destiny, orthodoxy, or people’s hearts are, they cannot be counted by the court itself!"

Fu Shanda shook his head and said: "Ting Jing is confused, he read the books of sages in vain! The Manchus have been outside of Wang Hua since ancient times. They don't know sages, don't value benevolence, they go against the sky and harm the common people."

Fu Shan blushed when he said it, but Chen Tingjing was calm and calm, and he spoke calmly: "Ting Jing disagrees with what Mr. Fu Shan said. The current emperor is generous and kind, he upholds the law and sages, and caresses the people. Seeing that the world is about to get better gone."

Fu Shan was very angry, and said: "Ting Jing, you have said such words, the poor are ashamed of you! Righteous men from all over the world are gathering in the south, and the anti-Qing and Ming-ming are in full swing, and you actually sing praises for the Qing court!"

Chen Tingjing invited Mr. Fu Shan to drink tea, and then said: "As far as I know, Gu Yanwu, an anti-Qing righteous man, saw that the lingering veins of the former Ming Dynasty could not be sustained, so he had already left the south and fled to the rivers and lakes."

Only then did Fu Shan pick up the teacup, throwing it up angrily, and said, "Mr. Gu is a role model for scholars in the world, don't you tarnish his name!"

Chen Tingjing hurriedly said: "Senior, calm down!" After Fu Shan sat down, he said, "Mr. Gu is also someone I respect, but whether the name is clear or unclear depends on how to say it. Lu Xiufu, a loyal minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, was admired by the world. The Yuan army broke the country, and Lu Xiufu carried the young emperor on his back and crossed the sea to die. He was really brave and commendable. However, I felt sorry for the young and ignorant emperor! He was still a child! He, Lu Xiufu, was willing to die, but he was ignorant His child may not be willing to die! Lu Xiufu fulfilled his eternal fame, but killed a child!"

Fu Shan broke his heart and said: "Chen Tingjing, you are so confused! You are really hopeless!"

Chen Tingjing also raised his voice, and said, "Mr. Fu Shan, I have always respected your character and talent, but Lu Xiufu's behavior has been regarded as loyalty and righteousness since ancient times, and it may not be so in my opinion!"

Fu Shan pulled up his clothes and said, "Farewell!"

At this time, the old man came out suddenly, Chen Tingjing hurriedly said: "This is Tingjing's father-in-law."

Fu Shan said with a smile: "Mr. Li was the Juren of Chongzhen for 15 years, and he is very respected in the hearts of scholars in Shanxi. Fu Shan has heard of it for a long time."

The old man said: "I am ashamed. It's getting late, can Mr. Fu Shan stay in the humble house for one night and leave tomorrow?"

Fu Shan shook his head and said, "Healing a disease is like putting out a fire, and I'm leaving the poor! It's a pity that the poor can't save the world if he can save the disease!"

Chen Tingjing said: "Mr. Fu Shan's so-called saving the world can only be to fight again, and the lives will be ruined. It is better to follow the sky and calm the people than to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty!"

Fu Shan stopped answering, got up and left.Chen Tingjing chased out of the living room and sent Fu Shan out of the gate before returning.Back in the house, Weng and his son-in-law sat opposite each other. After a long time, Chen Tingjing suddenly let out a long sigh, and said, "At the end of the day, they are just helping the emperor's family to fight for the dragon chair. Why bother! The so-called conquering the world, What is the country in this world? It is the people. To fight the world is to beat the people, and to rule the country is to sit on the people. Changing dynasties is just changing the sticks and buttocks on the people's heads. Thinking about it this way is very boring!"

The old man also sighed, and said: "Ting Jing, what you said is a strange theory through the ages, but you can't mention a word of it outside!"

Chen Tingjing said he knew about it, so he asked the old man to rest early and went to the study by himself.Yueyuan came over to persuade him to go to bed earlier, but he had something on his mind, so he just said you should rest first.

Sitting alone in the study, thinking about what he heard today, and thinking about Fu Shan's loyalty that is no longer beneficial, Chen Tingjing's breasts were wet with tears.The night is getting darker, the room is getting colder and colder, and it may be snowing outside.Chen Tingjing picked up his pen and unconsciously wrote:
The water of the river is soup, I want to help Xichuan Wuliang.I don't have beams, I wear my clothes.The water of the river is faint, and if I want to help, there is no boat in the waves, but there is no boat in the river, I drag my train.I wear my clothes, don't let them get wet, what will I ask for?

(End of this chapter)