Great Qing Xiangguo

Chapter 58

There was no answer from inside, and a Taoist boy came out.Seeing that there were three women coming, Daotong was so frightened that he didn't know how to answer, so he hurriedly retreated into the door.Yueyuan didn't care about being polite, greeted Zhen'er and Cuiping, followed Daotong in with her head held high.Yueyuan saw an old Taoist sitting on the kang, guessing that this person should be Fu Shan, so she went up to pay her respects: "I am Chen Tingjing's wife, and I am here to pay respects to Senior Fu!"

Fu Shan hurriedly returned the gift and said, "How dare you trouble Madam! Please sit down."

Yueyuan was also polite and sat down.Fu Shan and Zhen'er met each other and said hello to each other.Daotong brought tea and handed it one by one.

Yueyuan thanked the tea and said: "Mr. Fu Shan, I have done my best, and the next words will not be pleasant. My master is sincere to the court and the people. He respects your character and knowledge, so he has repeatedly asked you The imperial court recommended you. This time, in order to prevent the construction of dragon pavilions everywhere, he was downgraded from the second rank to the fourth rank by the emperor. He punished the evil officials and evil gentry in Yangqu, and he was still deeply wronged after returning to Beijing. You came to Beijing with my master but did not If you are willing to see the emperor, the emperor will be even more furious, and maybe he will be punished. I don’t understand, you have read a few sage books, why are you so arrogant?”

Yueyuan's words covered his head and face, Fu Shan couldn't open his eyes, and hurriedly said: "Madam, don't misunderstand! The poor Taoist also respects Ting Jing very much, so he allowed him to go to Beijing; but the poor Taoist didn't want to see the emperor, and he didn't want to take the exam. To be erudite, this is where the integrity of the poor way lies!"

Yueyuan became angry when she heard this, and said: "What kind of integrity! Your ancestors were born in the Song and Yuan dynasties, and they would not live in the Ming Dynasty! If your ancestors were as pedantic as you, there would be no Taoist priest like you! Heaven let you be born in the Ming Dynasty, you will be born as a Ming Dynasty person and die as a Ming Dynasty ghost. What if you were born in the Qing Dynasty? You will hide in your mother’s belly and not come out?"

Cuiping couldn't help laughing when she heard this.Yueyuan deliberately scolded Cuiping: "What are you laughing at? There is nothing funny! According to this old gentleman, your child cannot be born in the current dynasty!"

Fu Shan secretly sighed that he was full of poems and books, but he couldn't speak in front of this woman.

Yueyuan said again: "According to what Mr. Fu Shan said about loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness, we are all at odds with the Qing Dynasty. The common people went underground? They all moved to Taohuayuan? Besides, if the common people all went to become monks and Taoist priests, It’s also unfilial to the ancestors! Without filial piety, how can there be loyalty? I don’t understand any major principles, I only know that all nonsense that goes against human nature is hypocrisy and hypocrisy!”

Fu Shan was speechless, so he kept shaking his head.Yueyuan was very aggressive: "You can talk about your integrity, but you have harmed such a good official as my master and my family. Where is your benevolence and righteousness?"

Fu Shan looked up to the sky and sighed, bowed to Yueyuan and said, "Madam, please calm down! The poor man will just enter the palace with respect!"

When Chen Tingjing came back from the yamen, he heard Dashun say that his wife had found Fu Shan, and Fu Shan agreed to enter the palace.Chen Tingjing was quite surprised, and asked, "Really? Why did Madam convince Fu Shan?"

Dashun said: "I heard from Cuiping that Madam scolded Fu Shan severely, and he surrendered."

After hearing this, Chen Tingjing hurriedly said, "How can you be rude to Mr. Fu Shan!"

Yueyuan greeted her early, and when she heard the master speak, she said, "I'm not being rude to him! I'm just explaining the truth that you scholars have made so magical, and explaining it in the words of the common people! If you don't believe me, ask Jane Sister Er and Cuiping." Zhener and Cuiping just smiled with their lips pursed.

On the second day, the emperor came to the South Study Room, and Chen Tingjing played the story of Fu Shan.The emperor was overjoyed, and said: "Good! Subduing one Fu Shan is better than ten champions!"

Mingzhu, Zhang Ying, Gao Shiqi and others all congratulated the emperor.The emperor suddenly asked again: "Ting Jing, will Fu Shan be a minister in front of me?"

Chen Tingjing replied: "Fu Shan is just a commoner and a Taoist, so there is no need to be too particular about the title."

It makes sense for the emperor to think about it, but his heart is not very comfortable.Chen Tingjing saw what the emperor was thinking, and said, "No matter what he calls you, the emperor is the emperor! The etiquette in the palace will be discussed with him."

The emperor said: "I think he is old, and he can be exempted from the examination of erudition and great CI, and he can be directly awarded the sixth grade of Chinese calligraphy, but the etiquette of the monarch and his ministers must be particular about it!"

Chen Tingjing said: "I understand!"

Gao Shiqi has served the inner court for so many years, but he is only a sixth-grade middle school book, so he has a bit of trouble on his face, but he can't say anything.Mingzhu cupped her hands and said: "The emperor cherishes talent so much, scholars all over the world will be able to share one heart and one mind with the imperial court."

The emperor nodded and issued an order: "From among the scholars who are erudite in the exam, select dozens of famous scholars who are indeed talented and knowledgeable, and I will meet them together. This is a great joy. All officials must participate in the congratulations!" Mingzhu and the others received an order to thank them, and the emperor got up and drove back to the palace.

The end of the year is coming soon, and there are many auspicious events for the imperial court.It was not until March of the following year that the emperor summoned the examination-oriented Erudite Hongci.The weather was fine that day, the emperor sat high on the dragon chair in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and the princes, ministers, civil and military officials lined up in front of the hall.Dozens of learned scholars such as Fu Shan had already been waiting outside the gate of Taihe, and there was no sound.Suddenly listening to the sound of ceremony and music, the praise officer sang loudly: "Xuan Fushan sees you!"

After waiting for half a day, there was no sign of Fu Shan.In the hall, princes, ministers, civil and military officials are lined up in groups, with a passage exposed in the middle, facing the door of the hall.Looking from the gate of the hall, it is empty and far away, looking straight to the sky above the Gate of Supreme Harmony.The emperor has never felt so far away from the Hall of Supreme Harmony to the Gate of Supreme Harmony.After a long silence, I finally saw Fu Shan's head slowly emerging from the stone steps outside the hall.The emperor seemed relieved, with a smile on his face.

Fu Shan slowly entered the gate of the palace, and calmly walked in front of the emperor.His eyes were a little indifferent, standing in front of the hall, and slowly said: "Pindao suffers from foot disease and cannot kneel down, please forgive me, the emperor!"

The smile that just appeared on the emperor's face was about to withdraw, but he still smiled and said: "The ceremony is seventy years old. Mr. Fu Shan is already an old man in his seventies. I am very grateful to be able to enter Beijing under the order." Happy. You have a foot disease, so you will be exempted from the ceremony. Please sit down!"

Zhang Shande moved the chair over, Fu Shan sat down, slightly raised his hand, and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, poor!"

The emperor said: "Mr. Fu Shan has an upright character, a well-known literature, a pot to help the world, and a reputation everywhere. I have heard the emperor talk about you since I was a child!"

Fu Shan replied: "Pindao is just a scholar, so he is not worthy of the emperor's concern."

The emperor said again: "I think you are over seventy years old, so you don't need to take exams to learn great poems. With your knowledge, you don't need to take exams again. I will give you a Liupin Zhongshu, which will be asked by local officials."

Fu Shan hurriedly lowered his head and cupped his hands and said: "The poor are not people in the world of mortals, and the official salary will never be tolerated! Fu Shan just wants to be a wandering Taoist, see the doctor for others, read a few books, and write a few words! Officials are full of people. do it!"

Gao Shiqi thought to himself that Fu Shan really didn't know the heights of the sky and the earth, and thought that the sixth-rank middle school official was too small.He knew that speaking at this moment would definitely make Long Yan unhappy, so he had to endure it.Unexpectedly, the reckless Samuha said: "Your majesty, a dignified Jinshi in the country will have to serve in the Imperial Academy for three years before he can become a seventh-rank magistrate! Fu Shan is arrogant and rude, and he refuses to serve the king. He should be punished! Chen Tingjing Knowing that Fu Shan's nature is difficult to change, but he tried his best to recommend him, with ulterior motives!"

The emperor was furious and said: "Samuha, don't talk nonsense! Chen Tingjing is loyal to the country, and he is only talented. His heart is commendable. Mr. Fu Shan is a model scholar, famous all over the world, and I respect him quite a lot. An old man in his seventies , Aside from the etiquette of the emperor and ministers, he is still my elder. I said it in front of princes, ministers, civil and military officials today, and you are not allowed to say that Mr. Fu Shan is half a word! Let other famous people have an audience!"

Not long after, celebrities filed in.Seeing Baiguan standing on duty while Fu Shan was sitting, he was quite surprised.The famous people knelt down and saluted: "The minister kowtows to the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Officials of the Ministry of Rites have taught these etiquette carefully in advance.The emperor asked everyone to invite them without courtesy, and said: "You haven't passed the exam, I want to see you first. I am eager for talents, and I hope you will work hard for the court and the people! Fu Shan is old, I have allowed him not to take the exam, and I have awarded him the sixth-grade middle school. You are all very learned people, and I am looking forward to reading your splendid articles!"

After the court meeting, the emperor left the Hall of Supreme Harmony on his shoulders.Princes, ministers, civil and military officials and celebrities sent off the holy car respectfully.When the holy car left, all the people came out of the hall one by one.A celebrity climbed up to Fu Shan and said: "Mr. Fu Shan, my late life admired Mr. for half my life. If I saw the beauty today, I would die without regret!"

But Fu Shan said coldly: "A beautiful face is not as good as a long face!" He left this sentence, ignored everyone, and walked away.

When all the officials left the Hall of Supreme Harmony, they all said that the emperor's love for talents was unparalleled in ancient and modern times.Fu Shan is so arrogant, the emperor is kind and lenient.Only Chen Tingjing felt uneasy, he could see that the emperor was suppressing his anger.What the emperor said was not for Fu Shan, but for scholars all over the world.

Sure enough, when the emperor returned to Qianqing Palace, the thunder was furious: "I'm going to kill Chen Tingjing! He knows that Fu Shan is a stinky and hard stone in a latrine, why should he recommend it? What a shame! A poor Taoist priest, a sour scholar, putting on airs Put it in my Hall of Supreme Harmony!"

The guards and the father-in-law shrank their heads in fright, and only looked at the ground.Zhang Shande looked at the idiot, who shook his head quietly.Both of them knew in their hearts that when the emperor lost his temper, the servants could only pretend not to hear and keep everything safe.

(End of this chapter)