Chapter 48 monastery storm

After Huang Shu and He Zhikong withdrew, the meeting ended immediately.Before getting up to drive, Emperor Hongguang left a sentence for Han Zanzhou, the eunuch of the ceremony: "Ma Ge Lao should retreat by himself!" His face was ashamed.When he returned to the east pavilion, after thinking about it, he felt that he could no longer stay in the pavilion, so he went to the doctor to report his illness, moved out all the luggage and utensils, and returned to the private house in Ji'e Lane in desperation, waiting for the emperor to deal with it... When the news came out, Nanjing's upper class immediately became a sensation.People never expected that Mr. Ma Ge, who seemed to be favored by the sun and smoldering in the sky, would fall off the stage after being hit by a small seventh-rank inspector; Ma Shiying supported Emperor Hongguang, who was on the throne, so he would act resolutely without regard to personal feelings.For a moment, the atmosphere of the entire court was reversed.Those who belong to Ma Shiying's faction are naturally dejected and resentful in private; while those who have been angry with Ma Shiying's actions for a long time and have resentment in their hearts, they are pleasantly surprised, feel relieved, and praise the emperor's sages one after another. .As for Huguang patrol press Huang Shu, he has become a great figure that people are talking about.Of course, there were people who were disturbed by this and worried that something might happen, but their voices were quickly drowned out in the midst of the beaming discussion.

The day after the news came out, Huang Zongxi hired a donkey alone and went to the Tianjie Temple outside Jubao Gate to look for Fang Yizhi.Speaking of which, more than half a month ago, when he first learned that Fang Yizhi had fled back to Nanjing, Huang Zongxi was determined to meet this old acquaintance.It was only because Fang Yizhi's whereabouts were unknown after he moved out of Hanxiu Zhai that he had no choice but to suppress his thoughts again.At the time when the club members gathered at Mochou Lake in early June, Huang Zongxi heard that Fang Yizhi also showed up, but because he was ordered by Zhou Bi to urge Huang Shu, he arrived late, but he still did not see him.However, it was later reported that Fang Yizhi had betrayed and surrendered to bandits when he was in Beijing.To Huang Zongxi, this was like a blow to the head, and he was so stunned that he sat on the chair for a long time, unable to speak a word.In fact, as old friends, although Huang Zongxi and Fang Yizhi didn't get along very well in the past, and they sometimes had a little awkwardness, but in his heart, he actually admired Fang Yizhi's extraordinary talent and extraordinary knowledge. .As for Fang Yizhi, one of the famous four sons of Fushe, Huang Zongxi never doubted his perseverance.However, he never expected that the other party would do such a shameful thing when he was in danger. "Ah, deception, another deception! Qian Muzhai, Shi Daolin, Chen Dingsheng, and him! It's all deceit! Why did they do this? Why did they do this!" Go to Fang Yizhi and ask him to understand.It was only because Gu Gao tried his best to dissuade him, thinking that there was no point in arguing with people who would sacrifice their lives just to survive, Huang Zongxi reluctantly endured it, but his mood was always very depressed, and he always felt that there was an evil voice in his ears. The side kept laughing at him.So, yesterday, when the news came that Ma Shiying had fallen out of favor and stepped down, Huang Zongxi was pleasantly surprised and excited, and couldn't be quiet anymore.He decided to find Fang Yizhi no matter what, and use Huang Shu, who is not afraid of death, as an example to teach him a lesson to vent his accumulated anger of being deceived.

Now, Huang Zongxi has come to Tianjie Temple.Nanjing is known for its hot summers, not to mention the scorching sun in late June, even though he was wearing a bamboo hat and riding a donkey, when Huang Zongxi arrived at the mountain gate, he was already sweating profusely and feeling unbearably stuffy.Fortunately, Tianjie Temple, as one of the three famous jungles in Nanjing, is not only large in scale, but also very quiet.Inside the temple, towering ancient trees are everywhere, as if huge emerald curtains have been stretched on the ground.Those palaces and nunneries with red walls and black tiles are quietly hidden in the thick shade of green shadows. Once people walk in, they suddenly feel that they are in a cool world of another world. There is a kind of pleasure that eliminates all vulgar worries.

However, Huang Zongxi didn't feel this way at the moment.Because he was going to meet Fang Yizhi soon, which made him anxious and nervous. "Ah, I heard that his appearance has changed drastically. I don't know what he looks like? Can I still recognize him? Should I meet him with courtesy first, and then ask questions, or should I hit him head-on as soon as we meet?" After discovering that these rather important issues had not been considered at all on the way here just now, let alone prepared, Huang Zongxi couldn't help being a little flustered. Even though it was his first time here today, he didn't know what Fang Yizhi was going to do. Where to live, but because I was so busy thinking about my thoughts, I even forgot to ask about it.

Gradually, he realized that something was wrong.At first, many monks in the monastery passed him by, all of them flustered and hurried; then, they heard noisy voices from a distance, and Fang Yizhi's name was faintly mentioned more than once.Huang Zongxi's heart moved, he couldn't help speeding up his steps, and walked towards the direction of the sound. It was only at this moment that he realized that he had come to the west end of the monastery after such a wild walk just now, where there was a moon cave gate adjoining a small nunnery.The noisy sound came from the small courtyard in front of the nunnery.When Huang Zongxi walked into the Moon Cave Gate, he was startled again by the scene in the courtyard: he saw a group of Confucian scholars and gentlemen in square scarves and Taoist robes, about a dozen of them, arguing there.At first, Huang Zongxi thought it was Fang Yizhi's relatives and friends who came to visit together, but soon realized something was wrong.Because all of those people seemed emotional and aggressive, rolling up their sleeves and shaking their fists, and they cursed fiercely:

"Fang Yizhi, you ignorant thief! Are you coming out or not?" "If you don't come out again, we will smash the door!" "Hey, don't you usually pretend to be a gentleman, a celebrity, arrogant, and ostentatious, why are you a turtle with a shrunken head today!" "Hey, what kind of gentleman and celebrity! They're just peddlers! No, once you see the real story, you'll reveal everything!" "Aha, my brother's words are wrong! He bowed his knees to the puppet court, and he was a thief in the north. He was famous all over the world for his rebellion, and his rebellion was heard in the court and the public. How could he not be a great celebrity? As for this gentleman, he has been admired by the puppet court. If there is a taint of false fate, you only need to add the word "false" on top of "gentleman", and it will be worthy of the name, so it's okay to take it as it is!"

"Hahahaha!" People laughed loudly at this harsh sarcasm. Huang Zongxi was listening, but felt a little at a loss.Because the situation is very clear, this group of Confucian scholars and gentlemen who have never met before are here to denounce and besiege Fang Yizhi.Originally, this is not surprising.Since the news spread that certain Ming Dynasty officials had betrayed and surrendered to "thieves" during the fall of Beijing, many prefectures and counties in the south of the Yangtze River have spontaneously held rallies, read out a call to action, and condemned them bitterly.In some places, even the houses of "thief" officials were looted and smashed by angry scholars.In fact, even Huang Zongxi himself came here to question Fang Yizhi face to face.But, then again, in Huang Zongxi's mind, it always belonged to him and Fang Yizhi - at best, it was only an internal matter of the club.He had never imagined letting outsiders intervene, let alone actively participating in outsiders' actions. "Well, look at each of them'hypocrites', they clearly have bad intentions towards me Donglin and Fushe. I just don't know who they are? How did they find this place? Could it be that someone is behind the scenes?" Thinking of this, Huang Zongxi immediately became alert. , So temporarily gave up the plan of looking for Fang Yizhi, and still stood aside, observing silently.

At this moment, because Fang Yizhi kept the door tightly closed and refused to show up, the group became more and more impatient.They continued to curse loudly, and one or two of them simply stepped forward, clenched their fists, and violently beat the door with "dongdongdongdong". Before Huang Zongxi came in, many monks from the monastery had already gathered in the courtyard, but they all stood far away, watching silently with unease, no one dared to step forward to dissuade them.That is to say, at the moment, about to see that group of people getting more and more noisy, an old monk who looks like an abbot came out in a hurry, clasped his hands together and said:

"Everyone, Tanyue, if you want to see Fang Tanyue, you can calm down and ask him to come out. You don't have to. The small temple is originally a pure Buddha place, so it's not suitable to make noise. I hope that all of you, Tanyue, will be considerate." When he said this, his attitude was very respectful and his tone was very peaceful.Unexpectedly, not only did the group of people not become quieter, but they all reprimanded angrily: "Monk, do you know that we are here today to publicly punish traitors and traitors, not some Fang Tanyue!" "Pure Buddha Land? Thanks to your monk, you have the face to say it! There are rebellious officials and thieves living here, and it is clearly a place where filth is hidden. How pure is it!"

"Hurry up and go far away, don't come and tease us, otherwise, your bird temple will be demolished today!" "There's no need to dismantle it, just submit a complaint to Ying Tianfu, accusing him of harboring bandits and covering bandits, and he can't afford to go around!" All kinds of reprimands, threats, and insults flew over, stunned the abbot elder, his face turned gray, seeing that he couldn't stand it, he had to recite "Amitabha" repeatedly, and retreated dejectedly. Seeing this situation, Huang Zongxi was even more surprised and a little angry.Because no matter what, besides being a Beijing official with dishonest behavior, Fang Yizhi is also one of the well-known "Four Young Masters of Fushe".For Fushe's prestige in the south of the Yangtze River, if the other party wants to denounce Fang Yizhi, they should at least greet the society in advance and seek consent and understanding before proceeding.Especially nowadays, Ma Shiying has stepped down, and the Donglin faction is about to regain power in the middle of the court. If this group of people dare to act so recklessly, either there is indeed someone manipulating behind them, and they deliberately come to provoke; or they don't know yet. Ma Shiying has been demoted, so he dared not to take Donglin and Fushe seriously. "Hmph, no matter what kind it is, this group of people is not a good thing anyway!" Just thinking about it, suddenly, a woman's anxious voice came from behind:

"Huang Xianggong, what should we do? Do you want them to mess around like this?" Huang Zongxi was slightly taken aback, turned around, and unexpectedly found that it was Li Shiniang, a famous prostitute from the old courtyard who was speaking, and a little maid was following her. Seeing Huang Zongxi's eyes wide open and looking at her suspiciously, Li Shiniang's oval pink face blushed slightly, and then hurriedly explained: "I came to the temple to offer incense. I know that Master Fang lives here. Come by and have a look at him——Hey, Mr. Huang, these people say that Mr. Fang surrendered to the bandits, how could he be such a person? Mr. Fang is loyal and courageous, and his heart is as high as the sky, how can he suffer such humiliation? Mr. Fang Master Tongfang Xiangchang is the best, please rescue him quickly!" Earlier, Fang Yizhi settled in Hanxiu Zhai, Huang Zongxi knew about it, and he went to look for it with Gu Gao.However, at that time, he didn't know about Fang Yizhi's infidelity, and because he couldn't find him, he was quite disappointed.Seeing Li Shiniang now, he remembered that incident again.Because of this, Fang Yizhi's fear of death, depravity and disappointment became clear again at this moment, and bit his heart like sharp teeth, making him feel pain and resentment. "Huang Xianggong, please save Master Fang quickly!" Li Shiniang begged again.Tears welled up in her fine, slender eyes from anxiety. Huang Zongxi shook his head lightly, then silently turned his face away. At this moment, that group of troubled Confucian scholars became even more complacent.They clamored loudly, stamped their feet vigorously, and pounded on the door of the monk's room even more violently.Suddenly, someone shouted: "If he doesn't open the door again, we will smash it open!" "Yes, smash it! Break it open!" More people responded loudly.So, they began to crowd together, swarming towards the door. However, just as the fastest one was waving his fist, and was about to smash the door, suddenly, as if he had been immobilized, he stopped all of a sudden.Even the noisy voice disappeared without a trace in an instant.In the silence, only a cold voice questioned: "What are you—what are you going to do? Ah!" Huang Zongxi's heart moved: "Ah, Mizhi! Mizhi has finally come out!" Instinctively, he hurried a few steps and went around to the side between the crowd and the monk's room. Sure enough, he saw that Fang Yizhi was already standing outside the door, to the west. The bright summer sun slanted down from the eaves, making his haggard, old and unfamiliar rectangular face, and a pair of familiar eyes shining with angry light look particularly sharp. "Ah? What are you going to do!" Fang Yizhi asked sharply again, and took a step forward in a demonstration. As if under an invisible pressure, the group of troublemakers flinched and began to move back hesitantly.However, after only a moment, they stopped again. "What do you do?" a high-pitched voice sneered.Huang Zongxi heard that it was obviously the leader, because almost every booing was led by this voice. "Do you still need to ask? What have you done? We are here to interrogate you today! Hmph, you are so weak that you betrayed your master and surrendered as a thief!" "Yes, since you recognize the thief as your father, what are you doing back here?" "How did you come back? Could it be that you were sent by the intruder to come back as an undercover agent?" "Do you want to follow Qin Hui's example and sell me Jiangnan?" People shouted and cursed in a swarm, and approached again. "Nonsense! I didn't bring down a thief, no!" Fang Yizhi roared angrily, "This is slander! It's fabricated out of nothing! I'm innocent! Do you know? I'm innocent!" "Innocent? You are afraid of death and cherish your life. How dare you boast that you are innocent?" "You are self-defeating, and you still write a letter to the court, spread rumors and blame others, and you still have to be shameless?" "This shameless person, what are you talking about with him? If you don't give him a little bit of strength, he will say that I am afraid of him!" "Yes, hit! Hit! Hit this shameless person!" The angry people shouted in unison. Huang Zongxi's heart tightened: "No, Mizhi will suffer a loss!" As soon as he thought this, he saw a black shadow suddenly flying up in the crowd, and then, with a "pop", Fang Yizhi's photo that was still angry just now His trembling face suddenly became dull, and his eyes lost their burning light. After a while, a bright red blood reflecting the sun slowly flowed out from his nostrils and flowed towards his chin. go down. "Fight well, fight well! Fight again, fight again!" The group of Confucian scholars who made trouble cheered.They evidently took pleasure in the punishment and intended to continue. Huang Zongxi's eyes widened, and the blood in his body boiled uncontrollably.A kind of anger that even he couldn't understand clearly shook him strongly.He stomped his feet violently, and was about to rush forward to defend Fang Yizhi.However, it was a step too late.With a shrill scream, a woman stumbled into the crowd. "Stop beating, stop beating! Everyone, I beg you, please stop beating, please!" She cried and opened her arms to protect Fang Yizhi crazily. This change came so suddenly, not only Huang Zongxi was stunned, even the troublemakers were confused, and hesitantly lowered their raised fists. This woman is naturally Li Shiniang.I saw that her bun was crooked, her clothes were messed up, and her face was covered with tears.However, she didn't seem to feel anything, she just knelt down on the ground with a "plop", kowtowed, and continued to beg bitterly.She cried so sadly and begged so pitifully that the troubled Confucian scholars looked at each other and seemed to have lost their minds, and the courtyard immediately fell silent. However, Fang Yizhi was furious. "Go away!" He yelled at Li Shiniang, "What are you doing here! Who told you to come? I don't need you to deal with my business!" "Master Fang, forget it! Stop arguing with them, you will suffer!" Li Shiniang turned around, crying and waving her hands, persuading.When she found that Fang Yizhi ignored her and Guan Zi came forward, she opened her arms and hugged his leg at once. "You maidservant, what are you going to do!" Fang Yizhi, who was extremely annoyed, roared, raised his leg, put Li Shiniang aside, then stretched out a hand, pointed at the group of Confucian scholars and said, "Listen, I Fang Yizhi is innocent, so he is not afraid of you. Just now you beat someone, I forgive your ignorance, let me let it go for once, if you dare to come again, I, Fang, will not be polite!" While Li Shiniang was begging bitterly, Huang Zongxi had regained his composure.He predicted that if he stepped forward to persuade him, it would be difficult to be effective.But what is the best way to get rid of that group?He has no idea.Hearing what Fang Yizhi said suddenly, his heart suddenly brightened: "Yes, this is a way!" Then he quickly looked around and found a bamboo pole for drying clothes on a tree branch not far away, so he hurried over, As soon as he stretched out his hand, he pulled it down, and then he slammed it hard on the ground, shouting loudly: "Hey, listen up, you bastards! I've seen enough. At the foot of the majestic Son of Heaven, in the land of the capital, you dare to gather crowds to make trouble, make noise in the Buddhist temple, and beat people. After all, there is still a king in your eyes." Is there no law? Could it be that you can run amok just because you have a large number of people? Humph, I don’t believe in this evil! Today’s injustice is a deal! If you have the ability, just use it, and I will learn from you Learn!" After finishing speaking, without waiting for the other party's answer, he stooped, using the bamboo pole as a stick, stepping on the five elements, and made a few gestures with swinging, lifting, picking, and poking the ground.In his early years, he used to practice spears and sticks in the countryside, so a set of "five-element stick techniques" is not only well-regulated, but also quite vigorous. Ever since they heard Fang Yizhi threaten to fight back, those Confucian scholars who made troubles seemed a little hesitant, but now there was another aggressor who suddenly appeared, and saw the bamboo pole dancing left and right, front and back, in Huang Zongxi's hands. Like a windmill, from time to time uttered a frightening "Hey! Hey!" sound, knowing that the other party was not threatening, and was momentarily stunned. Just look at me, I look at you, no one dares to step forward. While gesturing, Huang Zongxi was secretly paying attention to the movement of that group of people.Knowing that they were timid, he decided to try harder, so he aimed at a square brick on the ground, swung the bamboo pole round, and knocked it down hard, only to hear a "poof", a piece two inches thick The square brick instantly burst into two pieces. That group of Confucian scholars who made troubles were already trembling in their hearts, but now their expressions changed drastically.Without waiting for Huang Zongxi to call out again, they all turned around with a sound of "coaxing", and ran towards the gate of the courtyard.In the blink of an eye, he was gone. "Thank you for your help, brother, otherwise I would have been trapped by lunatics!" Fang Yizhi, who was obviously relieved, came over, clasped his hands, and bowed deeply. Huang Zongxi must be determined.It was only at this time that he realized that his actions just now were completely different from the purpose and intention of coming here today.However, having reached this point, it seems impossible to turn around and scold the other party for a while; as for staying and shaking hands with the other party, that is even more inappropriate.So, he had no choice but to sullenly, throw down the bamboo pole, and walked towards the moon cave gate without making a sound. Fang Yizhi was clearly stunned for a moment, and then greeted: "Taichong!" When Huang Zongxi stopped hesitantly, he quickly followed and said earnestly: "Brother, please sit in the room for a while, how about?" Huang Zongxi gave him a cold look, and was about to speak, when suddenly, hurried footsteps sounded outside the Moon Cave door.He just had time to turn around when Gu Gao stepped in. "Hey, it turns out that brother is here, so it's easy for me to find!" "Zi Fang, what's the matter?" Huang Zongxi asked suspiciously when he saw the other party was sweating profusely and panting. Just as Gu Gao was about to answer, he suddenly saw Fang Yizhi standing beside him. In addition, Li Shiniang and many monks were standing in the yard looking this way from a distance. He grabbed Huang Zongxi's sleeves and put them on. Pass through the moon cave gate and go outside the yard together. "Forget it, forget it, I'm afraid there is really no hope for this court matter!" When the two stopped under a big tree, Gu Gao shook his head, wiped his sweat, and said with great regret. "What the hell is going on?" "What's the matter! Ma Yaocao didn't fall! He bribed the inner supervisor Tian Cheng with money, and asked Tian Cheng to claim his meritorious service in front of the emperor. In the end, the emperor withdrew his order. Now Ma Yaocao has moved everything back to the cabinet Already!" "what?" "Brother, don't be surprised, what's more! The emperor didn't let Ma Yaocao fall, but he approved the resignation of Taizai Zhanggong and Shaocai Lugong, and let them all resign! This is a terrible loss! So, Mr. Zhong ordered his brother to come, and please go back to discuss immediately. He plans to appoint his brother Xingye to go to Hangzhou. He urges his teacher Liu Niantai to come to Beijing to take up the post of the general constitution. He also asks Mr. Niantai to rely on his prestige to prevent Ruan Yuanhai from coming back. Otherwise, once Zhang and Lu Ergong go, Donglin's power will drop sharply, I'm afraid they will be even more fearless!"