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Chapter 16 The thirteenth time when the drought happened, the old father begged for sympathy and passed on letters, and he was reprimanded

What are the three conditions for respecting the king?I saw him smiling at King En in a calm manner: "Brother, please sit down, don't worry, and listen to my younger brother to tell you carefully. The first thing, Zaixing is such a nonsense, this place in Beijing can't accommodate him anymore Mo Ruo asked for an order to appoint him as the mausoleum protector and place him in Xiling Yizhou. One is to prevent him from getting into trouble again, and the other is to save the elder brother from worrying. What do you think of this idea?" King En quickly replied: "It makes it possible. Tomorrow, I will invite you to play and ask for an order. What about the second one?" King Jing said: "The second one is Pu Ming and Pu Rong from our same clan, do you know?" King En said: "They are brothers, Puming now succeeds Gushan Beizi, and Purong is the general of Zhenguo. Both of them are imperial guards, and they are of the same clan and dynasty, why don't you know?" King Jing said: "These two people are very ambitious. Brother really deserves to die." Then he recounted in detail what Shanfu was secretly sent to study abroad.King En also felt ashamed, saying that if Zaixing had sent him out to study early, why would he sit at home and cause such a big disaster?King Jing said: "It's too late to regret at this time. Younger brothers Xiangming and Rong are all poor errands. This time, Shanfu spent a lot of money to study abroad. Eldest brother has been in the military for a long time and has a lot of money in his pocket. It seems that he should pay for them. This sum of money is for the country and the clan, and it is absolutely obligatory. I mean, brother, please allocate 50,000 silver to Pu Ming and Pu Rong, as the fee for Pufu's study abroad, can you agree?" King En After listening, he was silent.King Jing looked at it and knew that he was reluctant, so he sneered and said, "Brother takes money too seriously. At present, the matter of Zaixing is in the hands of my younger brother. If a poor and greedy prince is in front of this case, the elder brother will If you want to open up the joints and release Zaixing, I'm afraid that one hundred thousand heads may not be possible! Now you are only asked to take fifty thousand, which is still money for face, are you still stingy?" Hearing this, King En knew that he should not promise Unable to pass the test, he had no choice but to be cruel, reluctantly agreed, and asked him the third thing.King Jing said: "The third thing is what the eldest brother should do. Only when Shanfu came back from studying abroad can he be of great use. I ask the eldest brother to recommend it for you. Our clan has talented people who can do the city, and it is also a blessing for you and my brothers. Guess the eldest brother must agree." En Wang repeatedly said: "It can be done." These three things were completely agreed, and then King Jing called out Pu Ming, Pu Rong, and Shan Fu, and saw En. King, thank you in person for rewarding cultivation.Although King En was unhappy in his heart, he had no choice but to encourage him with a few words.King Jing brought Zaixing up for release again, and told him to have a knot of never robbing others.He also asked General Rong to provide a guarantee certificate, and the matter was completely settled.The next day, King Jing made a note, asking for Zaixing to be the minister of Xiling.The decree approved, so Zaixing had no choice but to go to Yizhou to see the grave.

King En had no choice but to recommend Shanfu to study abroad for seven years before he could be of great use.The queen mother was very happy to see her, so she summoned Pu Ming, Pu Rong, and Shan Fu on the same day, and asked about the whole process of studying abroad.Shanfu played right one by one, deeply comforting and compassionate.The next day, a decree was issued to promote Man Shangshu Baoan of the Ministry of Army to Tirenge University Bachelor, and Tie Muxian was promoted to Minister of the Army Ministry.If there is a lack of Minister of the Ministry of the Army left behind, he will be supplemented by good assistants.This is it.Shanfu won the position of Minister of the Army, and the news spread overseas within ten days.When he found out about his younger brother Peng Guozhen, apart from being stunned, he stamped his feet and cursed: "What a treacherous slave, you kept me in the dark for seven years." The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, so he wrote A letter, sent to Zensuke.Shanfu received the letter, opened it and read it, and saw that it read:

After Shanfu looked at it, he sighed: "He was born with Yu, but why did he give birth to Yu? If he was born with Yu, how could he give birth to Yu? My brother Guozhen and I should be regarded as Yuliang for a while. But why didn't God make me a Han, or give birth to Guozhen's brother Yu?" Manchu! The two of us can hold the same purpose and build the same business. Wouldn’t it be perfect and complete without any regrets? It just makes us a Manchu and a Han, so that our brothers and sisters become Hu Yue. His letter clearly hates me It’s too much, but I can’t stop writing him a letter.” I wrote a reply letter carefully and thoughtfully, and sent it to Tokyo by double registered mail.At this time, Guozhen lived in a dormitory in Otsuka Town, Koishikawa District, and was chatting with Song Woodman.Suddenly saw a letter from the newspaper, opened it and read:

After Guozhen finished reading it, she gave it to the woodcutter to read.The woodcutter sighed: "Among the Manchu people, Zhao Shanfu's behavior is very rare. My brother must forgive him." Guozhen said: "If he can do what he said, let him go from now on. If he does I don't know how to love myself, and I used the methods of eagles and dogs to devour the Han people. There is nothing else, so I have no choice but to feel sorry for him and pay him with bombs." It doesn't mean that the two are discussing overseas.Besides, since Shansuke took over the post in the Ministry of War, he has been carefully inspecting and found that the Ministry is just a name.What you do is routine.It is really impossible to investigate the disadvantages of being a clerk in each department. Looking at the Manchus in the department, they are all the children of the poor.Most of the Han people are white-faced scholars. Not only do they have no military studies, but they don't even have a single outstanding talent for drafting and office work.After thinking about it for myself, I must call in a few capable talents to help me organize everything.There is only one acquaintance in the department who studied abroad, that is Lu Shaozu.After Shaozu returned to China, his father donated a doctor to him, and the lottery was signed by the Ministry of War.He has been a post for two years and has not yet filled the vacancy.Since Shanfu arrived at the Ministry, he recognized him as an old friend who studied abroad that day, so he tried his best to curry favor.Shanfu also looked at it differently, and within three months of his departure, he was hired as a member of the driving department, Wailang.One day when he mentioned gossip, Shanfu asked him where Zhang Jingzong and Cao Yulin were now?Shaozu replied that they all acted as copywriters in the Beiyang Governor's Office.On the second day, Shanfu made a note and transferred Cao and Zhang to the dispatch commission of the Ministry of Army.When the decree was approved, the Ministry of the Army went to the governor of Zhili for official business, and asked him to send two people to report to Beijing immediately.

But he said that these two people had never been back to Shandong since they had errands in Beiyang.Cao Yulin brought his wife to Tianjin, but Zhang Jingzong refused.His colleagues and classmates have all persuaded him, but he insisted on refusing.In the small class in Tianjin, I took a prostitute named An An as a concubine.I rented a mansion in Hebei, and the men and women servants used seven or eight of them.He owns a foreign car with a monthly subscription, and later he saw that everyone was riding in a horse-drawn carriage, and he was also envious.It so happened that someone entrusted him with an errand, and he actually matured.The man gave him a carriage and a coachman came with him.Since then, he actually got in and out of the carriage, and he has the prestige of a mansion.But for two years, he did not send a letter to his family.

But his father, Zhang Shantong, said that since his son entered the city that day, he never returned. After a few days, when he was anxious, he went into the city by himself.When he arrived at his Guangju money and food store, as soon as he entered the door, he looked for the young owner with straight eyebrows.Zhang Zicheng, the shopkeeper, hurriedly greeted him and told him, "Young master has been away for several days, didn't you go home?" Shantong said anxiously: "He wants to go home, so I won't ask you. Who is he?" Where did he go?" Zhang Zicheng said: "He only stayed for two days, and he left the day before yesterday. The county magistrate here also sent two servants to wait on him on the way. If he goes there, I will I don't know. Please ask the two servants, Master, and you will know." Shantong stared straight at him, angry and worried, so he wanted to ask. Zicheng first said to him: "When Master Shao left, I paid 1,500 taels of silver from the cabinet. At that time, there was not that much money on the cabinet. I borrowed 900 taels from other banks, and I collected 600 taels from the cabinet before sending him away. I haven’t sold it for a few days. I am in a hurry to ask for food. The owner came just in time, so you always try to make up for the deficit of 900 silver." Shan Tong didn't listen, but jumped up immediately, and said to the shopkeeper: "Who told you to give it to me?" Is his money really small? One thousand five hundred taels, you can give it if he wants it, I can’t admit it. How you give it to him, how do you ask him for it back! If you don’t come back, you have to pay it back I, I can't afford to give it to me, we two have nothing else to say." When Zhang Zicheng heard this, he became anxious, and shouted: "What are you talking about? Your son spent money from your shop and called me Zhang. He's not my son, and I'm not his father! Besides, didn't you tell me at the beginning? When the young boss comes to the store, it's the same as me. He wants to use the money regardless of how much he wants. Why today? Repeated again? You have to feel sorry for him, you can go to him yourself, I don't care about the stinky things in your family. And my surname is Zhang, on your cabinet, neither long nor short, we will break up today, please ask Gao Ming , the one surnamed Zhang won’t serve you guys anymore!” After saying that, he was about to pay the account.Shantong said: "No way! You can't leave. The thousand five hundred taels of silver has not been settled. Let's talk to the county." Zicheng said, "Okay, let's go now." After saying that, he pulled Shantong away Then go out.All the friends on the counter came out to persuade, but it was not good.The left and right neighbors came out to persuade them, but they didn't listen. They held hands and went to the county to file a lawsuit.

In Shantong's mind, he thought he was an old man. The county magistrate saw him a few days ago and looked at him differently. Now he is going to sue Zhang Zicheng. Hit it, let it out for yourself.So confidently, he ran to the county government office and shouted for injustice as soon as he entered the door.The foreman on duty knew Shan Tong, knew that he was an old man, so he dared not neglect him, and hurriedly persuaded him to go to the duty room.When asked why he was complaining, he explained the reason.The team leader smiled and said: "I advise you old man, forget it, don't sue. Please think, the money is spent by the young master, so how can others pay for it?"It was just now that he cried out for injustice. Pan Zhixian had heard it a long time ago and sent someone to ask what happened.The team leader hurried in to answer.The county magistrate sent an edict and passed the hall in the flower hall.The team leader rushed out and brought the plaintiff and defendant to the flower hall, where they all knelt face up.The magistrate hurriedly looked at Shantong, cupped his hands, and said with a smile: "Old man, why are you suing? Tell me in detail, and the county will make the decision for you." Kneeling on the ground this time, Shantong was not shy of officials. Tell the past clearly.He was full of thoughts that the county magistrate would chase after the fifteen hundred silver for him, but he was wrong. Pan Zhixian said with a smile: "According to the county, not only should you, old man, not sue your shopkeeper for this matter, You should also thank him heavily. Please think about it, your young master is a Gong Bao Zuo Tiao, and when he goes to Tianjin, he will either be Jing Qing or Fu Dao, and all sports expenses and entertainment expenses will not be paid. How could he be successful without the fifteen hundred silver? Although he has spent fifteen hundred at present, he may earn a shortfall of fifteen thousand or one hundred and fifty thousand in the future. Could it be that the shopkeeper Yes, can you still share half? It can be seen that the shopkeeper raised funds for you and flattered the young master. He is a great hero. You don’t thank him, why are you still suing him? According to the county’s advice, go back and don’t be angry. .”

Shantong was rendered speechless by these words.But Zhang Zicheng kowtowed to the county magistrate, saying: "The villain's grievances have been explained to me by the lord, and I am here to thank the lord." Then he turned to Shan Tong and said, "Master, you don't have to be angry. My shopkeeper, You can't continue, please ask Gao Ming later. Let's go, don't kneel here, you will make the old man angry." After saying that, Lashan got up and went back to the shop.Before leaving the yamen, the two messengers who sent Jingzong away stopped Shantong to ask for a reward, and said, "My old man! When the little people sent the young master to Jinan and turned back, the young master only rewarded two yuan as a fare, which was not enough for the car." Fee! Your old man, are you still asking us to lose money?" Shantong had no choice but to bring the two of them to the store, and each gave another five slings.They asked them how the young master was doing after he arrived in Jinan, and the messenger said: "The young master went to Jinan and lived in the Cao mansion in Zhijinshi Hutong in the city. I heard that he went to Tianjin with the young master Cao. There must be a letter in a few days. Why should you, old man?" Are you in a hurry?" The messenger went.Zhang Zicheng resigned high and low.Unexpectedly, after Zicheng left, the business got worse day by day.Shantong invited a shopkeeper named Li Kanren.After he entered the account, he gradually resigned all his old friends and replaced them with his own people.If you lose today, you will lose tomorrow. In less than a year, you have lost more than three thousand taels.Shantong was very surprised, and said: "My business was in the hands of the former shopkeeper Zhang. In any year, there would always be two or three thousand silver left. Not only did I not make any money, but I lost so much. What is the reason for this?" Li Kanren said: "Master, don't say that. In business, if you make a profit, you will lose it. Who dares to be sure about this kind of thing? Anyway, I try my best to do it without any personal disadvantages. As for the loss, there is no one. The account can be relied on. Please check the account carefully. If there is any discrepancy in the account, I, Li Kanren, will accept the punishment." Shantong transferred the account and calculated it by himself. After seven days and seven nights, he lost three dollars. One thousand four hundred and ninety-eight taels, five cents and three cents, it is clear, there is nothing wrong with it, how did you pay for it?After careful examination, all the compensation was due to short buying and short selling of grain.For example, the beans stored for three taels and one shi will become less and less in the market after a long period of time. In the end, two taels and five cents will be poured out, and a thousand shi will cost five hundred taels.And so on, countless.How can this deal not be compensated?Shantong complained about Kenren, and should not let go of this.Kenren refused to accept it, and said: "At the beginning, it was all saved after asking the boss, and I didn't dare to make a private claim. Now that I have lost, but come to blame me; if I make money, can the boss give me half of it?" Comrade Shan said: "When you were saving in the past, you talked wildly, why will there be shortages in the future, and how to make more money. Now that you have lost money, you are irresponsible. Didn't you say what you said at the beginning?" Kanren said: " This is strange, who has the hindsight! As a shopkeeper, I see that there is a profit, so I have to take advantage of the opportunity to save. As for winning or losing, it is like betting on a treasure. Betting on the red is a fluke; Hei, I have to admit that my fate is not good, and no one cares about the insurance." Hearing this, Shantong became anxious, and slapped the table and shouted: "How much money I have given you to ask you to bet? You are really deceiving people. Today Just invite me, I don’t want you to be a shopkeeper like you!” Kanren sneered and said, “Leave? It’s easy for you to say! The more than 2,000 taels borrowed from others are all handled by me. If you don’t pay it off, you can just leave? You take out the money, settle all the foreign debts, and I will leave immediately. Those who stay one more day are not friends!" At this time, Shantong was so angry that he couldn't speak, and all his friends came out to persuade him.Later, the two hectares of land were sold by the good and the low, and the debt was paid off, and the business was closed in a fit of anger.In fact, more than three thousand taels were all in Li Kanren's pocket.

The old man felt sorry for money and hated his son. He suffered a serious illness and almost died.After recovering from the illness, another fire broke out at home, and the warehouse was burned down, leaving only the house.Unexpectedly, blessings are unparalleled, and misfortunes never come singly. But this year, there was a severe drought, and there were thousands of miles of barren land, and there were no grains.Although Shantong has five or six hectares of land, it is hopeless like guarding a stone field.All the workers in the house have been cleaned up, and there is only one old man who burns the fire. His name is Meng Zhong. He has been in his house for forty years. .There are three masters and servants in the family, with sad faces, all pointing to the pawnshops selling clothes and furniture, buying rice for firewood, and the hardships are excessive.Unexpectedly, in a cheap year, things are worthless, and a bag of clothes is only two strings of money.Millet is sold for five hundred yuan a liter, and five hangs for a bucket.Buy three liters of millet, buy a bundle of firewood, and live on the land for five days, and you have to think about it.Meng Zhong said to Shantong one day: "Old Dongren, you have to think of a way to survive, so that everyone can live. If you want to sell your food, you will starve to death sooner or later!" Shantong said anxiously: "You old bastard You can speak ready-made words. Open your eyes and see, we are in this county of Zichuan. Who has enough to eat? The sky is falling on everyone, where can we find a way to survive?" Meng Zhong smiled half-smile from his nose He snorted, and then said: "If it is said that other people's families can't find a way of life, I still believe it. Only our family has a way of life. If you don't look for it, you will sit at home and starve. It's really hard to understand. Comrade Shan said: "Where is the way of life? Tell me about it, I'm afraid there is no one. If there is, I will look for it immediately." Meng Zhong said: "I'm talking about Shaodong people. At first, I asked for a teacher when I was studying and studying. When he went to study abroad in Dongyang, the transfer of silver was one thousand taels. After finishing his studies, he returned home and ran away after staying for two days. Before leaving, he also took 1,500 taels with him. Don’t say that you are father and son, It’s a friend. If you want to provide him with this, he should make up for it. I heard from anecdotes that he has already been a high-ranking official in Tianjin, and now he has slaves and maidservants, and there are groups of mules and horses. Could it be that his biological parents are starving now? He doesn’t care about it? Why don’t you go find him. He will take your old couple to the office to enjoy the blessings, and I, Meng Zhong, will also enjoy a little bit of glory. Isn’t it better to starve at home? Just say that he refuses to take you to Tianjin, I'll give you 1,800 taels to take it back, and this year will be better, and you won't go hungry. Isn't this the way to survive?" Meng Zhong hadn't finished speaking, and the tears in Old Shantong's eyes seemed to be broken. He choked up and said, "Meng Zhong, my brother! If my son wants to do what you want, can our old couple suffer the pain in front of us? Since he left home After that, it’s been two full years now, and I haven’t sent me a single letter. I wrote three letters to him, but he didn’t answer a single word, and then I simply stopped writing to him. Don’t you I don’t say anything, but I think about him all the time. I always complain that I made the wrong idea at the beginning. If I don’t flatter him to study, or ask him to work in agriculture, or ask him to be a businessman, he will never disobey him to this point. Look at Sun Nayan in our village, isn’t he a classmate with him? Now he is an apprentice in a bank in Tianjin, and now he is out on the street, earning five or seven hundred silver a year, and bringing it home Raising his parents. You didn’t see old man Sun, now he’s a feudal man, with ample food and clothing, and a daughter-in-law to take care of him. There are a lot of grandchildren and grandchildren. It’s a good fortune. Our old couple fawned on our son to be an official, and now we are down. In such a situation, why doesn't it make people sad?" Shantong said as he shed more tears.Meng Zhong persuaded: "Old boss, if you cry for a while, you won't be able to do anything. I advise you to collect some money and go to Tianjin to find him by yourself. As the saying goes, friends still meet each other, let alone father and son? He As long as he sees you and sees how poor you are, he will naturally take you old couple to enjoy the blessings. Sitting at home all the time, he still recognizes the original situation. An official who is too busy with business all day long, how can he have leisure time? Remembering you all. Do you think what I said is right?" Shantong also felt alive at this time, but he was just embarrassed.Meng Zhong suggested for him: "I heard that Mr. Pu's son has a good job recently. He works as a copywriter in Futai, Henan Province. His family is very happy. Why don't the old boss visit Mr. Pu and borrow a few liang of silver from him to do the work?" The old man is a moral person, so he must borrow it." Shantong thought for a while, but there was no other way, so he could only look for Pu Zhunian with a face.

The Year of the Bamboo is enjoying happiness at home at this time, except for drinking and reading, he doesn't even go out of the room easily.Shantong went to look for him, because he was old Bindong, and the meeting was very cordial.He also asked him how Jingzong was doing recently, Shantong told him in detail with tears in his eyes.Zhu Nian sighed: "I did not say anything wrong at the time, right? For example, your old man, if you don't flatter him to study abroad, he will never disdain family relationships, so much. Now it's too late to regret it." Shan Tong felt shy It took a long time to say the borrowing fee.Zhu Nian generously agreed, and immediately took out ten yuan, and handed it over to Shantong.It is said that the travel expenses for this trip are enough. Since I arrived in Tianjin and saw Jingzong, I will always bring you a few hundred silver back no matter what.Shantong was very grateful, and when he got home, he told his wife that Xu was also very grateful.Not daring to delay, I arrived in Jinan the next day.At this time, Jinpu Road was already open, so I only stayed at my relative Cao's house for one night in Jinan, and then took a bus to Tianjin the next day.Cao Weng is no longer an official at this time, and only enjoys happiness at home.Jian Shan came with him, but felt sorry for him, and gave him ten yuan before leaving.Shantong asked where Cao Yulin and his son Jingzong lived.Cao Weng said: "Yu Lin was transferred by the Minister of Nanyang half a year ago, and she is not in Tianjin now. As for where Jing Zong lives, I really don't know. It's best if you go to Tianjin and go to the governor's yamen, and you will find out as soon as you inquire."

Shantong went to Tianjin and lived in Santiaoshi Inn.Sure enough, according to Cao Weng's words, first inquire where the Governor's Yamen is, the inn clerk hired a car for him, and drove him all the way to the courtyard.Shan Tong saw that there was a lot of traffic in front of the door, and there were many guards standing with guns. He was so frightened that he was trembling all over, so he dared not go up to ask questions.I stood alone outside the gate for two hours.The guard saw that he was behaving suspiciously, and wondered that he must be calling for injustice, so he hurried up and said to him, "You old man, you are too ignorant! If you have any grievances, go to the prefectural yamen to sue. This Gongbao yamen, isn't it Where is the complaint. You go away as soon as possible, don't make yourself miserable." Shantong hurriedly said: "Boss, I am not suing, but I am looking for someone." The Yashi said: "Who are you looking for?" Shantong replied Looking for a son.The guard said again: "There are many people. Who is your son? Does he have a name?" Fellow Shan said, "My son is called Zhang Jingzong." After hearing this, the guard showed a surprised look and said: "What? Is Zhang Jingzong your son?" Tong Shan said, "My lord, don't pretend to be someone else. Could it be that my son is also someone who pretends to be someone else?" At this moment, the guard smiled kindly and said: "My old man, why didn't you come ten days ago? If you had come ten days ago, you would have seen him right away, but now it's too late, too late." Shan Tong hurriedly asked, "What's the reason?" The guard said: "Master Zhang Jingzong, he was originally a copywriter of the Gongbao Yamen. He came to the office at eight o'clock in the morning and could leave work at six o'clock in the evening. Coincidentally, in the first half of the month, the Beijing Army Department came to a set of official duties and transferred him back to the department. Appointed, and played the tune, Gong Bao didn't dare to delay, and sent him to Beijing within three days. Now that you old man is here, isn't it a waste of time?" Shan Tong heard this, and immediately stomped his feet and shed tears .Fortunately, this guard is also from Shandong, and he has a little sense of fellowship, so he comforted him and said, "Don't worry, I will go to the police station to inquire about him for you. This time, when you come to Beijing, someone must come to Gongbao. Master Wu probably knows where he lives. As long as you have the name of the place, you can take the train to Beijing and you will be there in three hours. He hurried to inquire.The guard went there for half an hour before he came back, and said with a smile: "It took a lot of trouble. I begged Mr. Wu to go to the copy office in person, and I just asked about it. This note is clearly written. You can look for it yourself." Let's go." Shantong took it, thanked him again and again, and then went.The note reads: Inside Chongwenmen, Beijing, Dongsi Pailou, Baofang Hutong, house No. 18 Zhangzhai. Shan Tong knew the name of the place, so he was relieved and hurried back to the inn.The next day at eight o'clock in the morning, I took the express train and went to Beijing.We arrived at Beijing Railway Station at 11:30.After getting off the car, I didn't go to the inn, so I hired a foreign car according to the place name on the note, entered the front door, and drove it all the way to Dongsi Pailou Baofang Hutong.Pulling into the entrance of the alley, the foreign car stopped and said.Shantong said, "I'm looking for Zhang's house. You have to pull me to the gate of Zhang's house before you can give me the money." The cart driver said, "There are so many Zhang's houses. You can find them by yourself. How can I know them? It’s over when you get to the newspaper room alley, who can count for you by the door.” Shantong had no choice but to pay the fare, and counted from west to east by the door, and there was not a chapter house.Anxious in my heart, I said that if I can't find it again, what should I do.Suddenly I realized that what I had just counted was the families in the north of the road, but now I went back and counted the houses in the south of the road from east to west, and I was sure to find it.Sure enough, I counted six or seven doors, and saw a black lacquered door with a sign hanging on the door frame, which read the words "Ministry of the Army".Afraid of making a mistake again, I took a closer look and found that the house number was No. 18.I thought it must be, and hurried to go inside.I saw a servant coming out of the gatehouse, about thirty years old, very clever.Seeing that Shantong was wearing a coarse cloth jacket, blue cloth shoes, and covered in dirt, he regarded him as a beggar, and hurriedly stared at him and warned: "Go, hurry! I won't send you here." Shantong could only hold his breath. Son, said with a smile: "Housekeeper, I am not a beggar. I am a fellow countryman with your master. I came here specially to visit him. Please let me know." The servant said: "Our master has never recognized his fellow countrymen. You autumn wind, You can't get in touch. Let me advise you, go to another countryman's house." Shan Tong said: "You don't know, I am not only a countryman with him, but also a close relative of flesh and blood. You just go back and forth, and you will never run into a wall. " Hearing this, the servant asked him for a film just now, and said: "You take a film, and I will run for you." Fellow Shan said: "I just came from Shandong. Where can I get a film?" The servant said: "Since There is no film, but you have a very good name, how can I tell you?" Shan Tong said: "You just tell him that Zhang Shantong from Pujiazhuang, Zichuan County, Shandong, came here to see him, and he will naturally know. "The servant heard that he was also surnamed Zhang, and knew that he must belong to the same family as his master, so he let Shantong sit in the porter's room and said, "Wait a while, and I will go up and back for you." After saying that, he turned his head and left. When they came to the upper room, Jingzong was eating at the same table with his concubine.The servant tiptoed into the house, and Jingzong asked, "Li Lu, what's the matter?" What folks, didn't you ask his name?" Li Lu said: "The villain asked, and he said he was Zhang Shantong from Pujiazhuang, Zichuan County, Shandong. The villain thought that his surname was Zhang, or he was of the same clan as the master, so he dared not neglect , go up and back quickly." Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, Jingzong's face turned red and white, and Li Lu was so frightened that he didn't dare to continue.Just listen to Jingzong asking: "What does this person look like? Did he come alone or with others?" Li Lu replied: "This person is over sixty years old, and he is the only one with ragged clothes. There is no one else." When Jingzong heard this, his face showed displeasure, and he said: "Where do I have such a fellow countryman. But he is a poor man in his old age, and he is from the same province, so I don't teach him to come here for nothing." Said Then he took out five taels of silver bills from the boot pocket, handed them to Li Lu and said, "If you pass on my words, you say that you have a businessman, and you have no time to meet them. The five taels of silver bills are right for travel expenses, so tell him to go home quickly." , Beijing is not a place to live for a long time. And I told him not to come here again. Do you understand?" Li Lu responded, "I understand." Then he turned his head and came out, and saw Shantong, who stood up hurriedly, I thought that when he opened his mouth, he must say, "Please come and sit inside, old man!" Unexpectedly, Li Lu said to him indifferently: "Our master said that we have a business and have no time to meet him. There are five taels of silver here. Please take it to do the transfer fee, and go home quickly, Beijing is not a place to live for a long time." After Li Lu finished speaking, he held up the bank note, which meant to ask Shantong to come and pick him up.Unexpectedly, at this time, a benevolent fellow was so angry that his eyes were straightened, and he was stuck on the ground, standing still, like a cast bronze statue.Li Lu didn't understand, and asked anxiously: "Do you want it? Why are you so stunned?" Shan Tong didn't wake up until this time, and burst into tears with a cry.The tears were like spring water, gushing continuously, the more we cried, the more painful, the more painful we cried. At this time, not only Li Lu was confused, but even his partner Chen Fu was also at a loss.Seeing Shantong crying like this, the two of them expected to have hidden secrets, but they never expected the relationship between father and son.Li Lu hurriedly persuaded: "Your old man has any grievances. You might as well speak slowly. Why cry? If you cry so loudly, if the inside hears you, not only will you not give you five taels of silver, but you may even ask for a piece of money." The field is boring. Do you think what I said is right?" Shantong stopped his mournful voice, and cursed fiercely: "The sky is struck by lightning, and five thunders strike the top! I knew that, when the grass fell, I strangled him to death, but now I don't need it." Hearing this, Chen Fu and Li Lu felt even more surprised, and quickly asked: "Who are you from our master?" Shan Tong said fiercely: "Who? He is my son. I am his old man, who is he!" The two listened, believing it or not, they thought Shantong was a lunatic, and hurriedly stopped him, "Don't talk nonsense, this is a place under the emperor's feet, where the king's law is in place. Others can be recognized, father and son, how can there be nonsense?" Shan Tong said: "Of course you two don't believe it, let me tell you slowly." Then he described the history of Jingzong, how he flattered and studied books from a young age, how he went abroad Studying abroad, how to return to China to become an official, how to be angry at home, how to leave without looking back, how not to send a letter for two years, and now the family is in disaster, so I came here to find out about his situation, and told them all about it.The trouble caused Chen and Li to help sigh and shed tears.Unexpectedly, Jingzong was worried, afraid that Shantong would not leave, and told the history, he sent a maid out and called Li Lu in.Although Chen Fu was a servant, he was somewhat chivalrous. At this time, he hated Jingzong to the bone, pulled Shantong and said, "Old Master, follow me to eat, and I will advise you." Shantong Follow him to a small restaurant.Chen Fu asked Shan to sit with him, and he was accompanied by the prime minister.I ordered a pot of white wine, a plate of fried meat, and ordered fifty flat food.While eating, he inquired about the situation at Shan Tong's house.At this time, Shantong couldn't eat, so he barely ate a few.Seeing Chen Fu's persuasion, he regarded him as a relative and did not hide it. He told Chen Fu everything about his family.He also begged him to think about how to get his son to recognize each other, and don't really sing "Tian Lei Bao".Chen Fu thought for a while and sighed: "If you want to say that father and son recognize each other, it's not my wish to defeat the old man, I'm afraid it's not easy." Shan Tong hurriedly asked why.Chen Fudao: "Our lord, he usually likes to brag. No matter to his family or outsiders, he always says that his family is a rich man and the head of Zichuan County. Now your old man, who looks like a beggar, comes to him to recognize his son. He wants to be honest. I admit it, wouldn’t the usual bragging be completely exposed? I think it’s ugly on my face. In fact, among human beings, are there any sons who dislike their father? But our master is a snobbish person, and he will never recognize you. Poor father. Don’t say that he is afraid that outsiders will know, even his aunt, he will never let her know.” Shantong hurriedly asked: “Why did he marry his aunt for a long time?” Chen Fu said: “It’s been almost two years Don't tell me your family doesn't know?" Shan Tong sighed: "How can the family know? Poor my wife, she is indeed a great sage. Our old couple knew how to protect our son, but we blamed her. "Don't ask yourself, and tell Chen Fuxue again what you said about forcing your daughter-in-law away.Chen Fu also sighed.Later, Shantong learned from Chen Fu, what should he do?Chen Fudao: "As I advise you, you don't need to identify father and son with him, just ask him for help. I beg him to give you a few hundred silver, go home as soon as possible, and make a coffin book. From now on, in this life, you don't have to think about his son again. Yes. Although my idea is unreasonable, after all, you can get some benefits. Otherwise, I'm afraid that my son will not recognize me, and I will ask for some hardship. You say they are father and son, and there is no witness here. He will stare Eyes, saying that you pretended to be father and son, and sent you to a nursing home out of thin air. I'm afraid you won't even be able to go back home. It’s not bad to send you to a nursing home. I, Chen Fu, am a current person. I shouldn’t care about your affairs. But I also studied for a few days at the beginning. It's a pity that I took all the old sayings about filial piety, loyalty and trustworthiness as true. That's why I'm so poor now, I can only feed the servants, and I can't please them all the time. I've heard about your family. I'm sad, so I give you an idea. It's best that you write a letter of pity. I'll go all out and get it for you, and I have to hide his aunt and grandma. If he reads it, if he feels a little compassion, he will give you a few hundred more Silver. Don’t miss it, go home quickly. There is no other way to think about it.” Shantong only shed tears when he heard this, nodded and said: "Master Chen, what you said is quite right. But I have limited meaning and I can't pick up a pen, so how can I write a letter of sympathy?" Chen Fu hesitated for a moment, then sighed: " I will simply save people and save them, and I will write this letter for you. He saw the handwriting and dismissed me, and I just don't want to serve him!" So I borrowed a pen and ink from the restaurant and bought two A piece of letter paper and an envelope.Chen Fu wrote the letter for him, paid for the meal, and still brought Shantong home and put him in the porter's house.Li Lu asked where they had gone, and told Chen Fu that just now the master had ordered that if the old man from the same village came again, he didn't have to answer for him, but just urged him to go home quickly.And said that after returning home, if you have any sad things, you can write to me. If the master can do anything, he will definitely help.If you stay in Beijing for a long time, I'm afraid it won't do you any good.陈福向善笑道:“我说什么来,果然不出所料。但是事已至此,我也豁出去了。你候一候吧。”自己拿着信,来至上房。敬宗正在换衣裳,预备上衙门,幸而姨奶奶未在旁边。陈福举着信,低声回道:“方才老爷那位同乡,拿五两银子去了,少时又回来,说老爷没工夫见他,他这里有一封信,请老爷过目。”敬宗皱着眉,把信接过来,略略看了看,便撕成粉碎,向陈福大声喝道:“混账糊涂东西,什么人写信,你全管传吗?老爷一天公事忙到晚,要净应酬乡亲,应酬得过来吗?你出去告诉他,从此不要再来,也不必再写信,我没有工夫看。真岂有此理!”陈福听罢,立时气往上撞,有心骂他几句,出一出气。继而一想,先不要忙,等我下去,挑动那老头子,在大街上,拉住他先叫他丢一个大丑,然后再朝着他辞事,痛痛快快地骂他几句。主意打好,便扭头出来到门房里,把适才情形对善同说了,又替他出主意:“回头你儿子出来,你拉住他在大街上讲一讲理。现在到了山穷水尽,你还顾惜什么?”善同此时,气得哆嗦成一团,心中也发了狠,说豁出这老命不要了,回来拉他去打官司,送忤逆,这官也休想叫他做成。陈李二人见老头子动了真气,心说回头一定有热闹的,倒看一看他这父子打到什么地方。 此时门前的马车,已经套好。赶车的在上面高坐,手执长鞭,专等主人出来,好纵马开车,前往陆军部。李禄戴上官帽,夹上护书,专等伺候同行。只见敬宗穿着官衣,戴着五品水晶顶,大摇大摆地走出来。才走至门前,忽由门房中出来一人,将他横住。要知善同见了儿子,说些甚话,且看下回分解。
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