Chapter 47 The forty-sixth round: The sages of Sanshanmen bid farewell to the snobbery in Wuhe County

It is said that after Mr. Yu Da buried his parents, he discussed with Mr. Er that he wanted to go to Nanjing to thank Du Shaoqing; and because he ran out of money, he could find a museum by the way.Pack up your luggage, say goodbye to Mr. Er, and cross the river to Du Shaoqing's house in the river.Du Shaoqing asked about this official matter, and Mr. Yu Da explained it in detail.Du Shaoqing couldn't help but sigh. I was gossiping in the river room, and word came in that Mr. Yizheng Tang came to pay respects.Mr. Yu Da asked who it was, and Du Shaoqing said, "I asked my cousin to be the shopkeeper. Why don't I meet him for a while." Just as he was talking, Tang Zhentai came in and Xuli sat down.Tang Zhentai said: "Mr. Shaoqing, I got the light-receiving instrument in Mr. Yu's room before, and I didn't feel my stinginess. I went to the hall immediately, and I was not worth it. I was thinking about it for a day. This old gentleman's name is " Du Shaoqing said: "This is Yu Youda, my cousin. The old man made an appointment last year to build a museum." Zhentai said happily: "It's a good fortune to meet another high-sage by accident today." Sit down again Down.Mr. Yu Da said: "The old man's merits are in the country. Today's horn scarf is private, and he doesn't talk about his merits. He has the demeanor of a famous general in ancient times." He used his passion to do things, and he never served the court, but made his fellow officials unhappy, but he had no time to regret it." Mr. Yu Da said: "This, the government and the public have their own conclusions, and the old man doesn't have to be too modest." Du Shaoqing said: " The old man came to Beijing this time to do something expensive? Where is he living now?" Tang Zhentai said: "I have nothing to do at home, and I come to Beijing occasionally to meet all the sages. I live in Chengen Temple. My brother is going to pay homage to Dr. Yu. Zhuang Zhengjun is worthy of the bamboo forest." After having tea, he bid farewell and came out.Mr. Yu Da and Du Shaoqing saw off the sedan chair.Mr. Yu Da temporarily lived in Du Shaoqing's river house.

This Tang Zhentai went to the Imperial College to pay homage to Dr. Yu, left a post there, and returned to the office.Then go to the north gate bridge to pay homage to Zhuojiang Zhuangzhuang. When I saw the post inside, I hurriedly called for a meeting.When Tangzhen got off the sedan chair and went into the hall, the master came out, Xuli sat down, and said a few words of mutual admiration.Tang Zhentai mentioned that he would go to Houhu to pay homage to Zhuang Zhengjun, Zhuang Zhuojiang said: "My uncle happens to be at the house at the moment, why don't you invite me for a while?" Tang Zhentai said: "This is very good." Zhuang Zhuojiang ordered his family to invite him When I came out of Zhuang Zhengjun, I met Tang Zhentai and sat down.After eating tea again, Zhuang Zhengjun said: "Mr. Yu is not here yet. It just so happens that Mr. Yu has not been honored yet, and we are very close to each other. Why don't we meet for a climbing party? Here is a farewell to Mr. Yu, and we can get together for another day." " Zhuang Zhuojiang said: "Very good. We will meet in the dormitory when we set a date." Tang Zhentai sat for a while, got up and went, and said, "I will be taught again in a few days when I ascend the mountain. It can be a day-to-day talk. .” After finishing speaking, the two of them sent it out.Tang Zhentai paid homage to Chi Hengshan and Wu Zhengzi again.The dealer immediately sent five taels of silver to Tangzhentai's apartment with his family.

After three days, the housekeeper held a post to invite guests, please come early.Zhuang Zhuojiang was waiting at home, and Zhuang Zhengjun was already there first.In a few moments, Chi Hengshan, Wu Zhengzi and Du Shaoqing have all arrived.Zhuang Zhuojiang tidied up a big pavilion with chrysanthemums on all sides.It was the fifth day of September at this time, and the weather was breezy, and everyone was wearing casual clothes, sipping tea and chatting.After talking for a while, Tang Zhentai, Xiao Shoufu, and Dr. Yu all arrived. Everyone greeted them and sat down.Tang Zhentai said: "We are all people from the ends of the earth. Fortunately, the virtuous master invited us to gather together. It is also a fate of three lives. It is a pity that Mr. Yu is going to go. After this gathering, I don't know when we will meet again soon." " Zhuang Qinjiang said: "Old gentlemen, if you are in Shandou today, patronize Mao Zhai today, thinking that within five hundred miles, wise men will gather."

After sitting down, the family brought the tea and uncovered it. It was like white water, with a fragrant fragrance, and the silver needles were floating on the water.After eating it, I changed it to Zhentiandu again. Although it was aged the next year, the aroma is particularly strong.Dr. Yu sipped his tea and said with a smile: "The two old gentlemen were in the army back then, they would never have imagined this thing." Xiao Yunxian said: "Not only in the army, but my brother has been in Qingfeng City for six years. It is a great fortune to drink white water. Feeling stronger than horse drowning!" Tang Zhentai said: "Sure enough, the green maple water plants can support for several years." Zhuang Zhengjun said: "Mr. Xiao is a liberal man, and he really doesn't count the Northern Wei Cui Hao." Chi Hengshan said: "The previous generations and the future generations , There are also changes from time to time." Du Shaoqing said: "The prime minister must use scholars, and the general must also use scholars. If Mr. Xiao is not knowledgeable, how can he make such a great contribution?" Wu Zheng said: "I am the most ridiculous, on the side court. The governor didn't know there were aquatic plants, but he knew about it when the book office in the ministry did the accounting. I don't know if it's the knowledge of the officials or the knowledge of the book office? If it's the knowledge of the officials, it's no wonder that the imperial court emphasizes literature over martial arts; if it's the evaluation of the book office , it can be seen that most of the regulations cannot be moved." After finishing speaking, they all laughed.

The actor has finished blowing and beating, so he gives up his seat at the table.The actor came up to attend the hall.Zhuang Feixiong got up and said: "Because all the old gentlemen came to the dormitory today, the late student passed on all the nineteen names on the Liyuan list, and I beg each of you old gentlemen to give him a play." Dr. Yu asked: "Why is it called "Liyuan?" List'?" Mr. Yu Da recounted Du Shenqing's affair in the past.Everyone laughed again.Tang Zhentai said to Du Shaoqing, "Brother Ling is already the head of Quanxuan Department?" Du Shaoqing said, "Exactly." After the establishment of the court, you will be the chief examiner, and you have to be dazzled, what can you do?" Everyone laughed again.I ate wine all day.After the play, at dusk, the crowd dispersed.Zhuang Zhuojiang found a wonderful hand Danqing drew a picture of "climbing the height and seeing off", and all the people in the meeting wrote poems.And each family moved their bottles to the doctor's house for eclipse.

There are not less than a thousand families in Nanjing who bid farewell to Dr. Yu.Dr. Yu was tired of socializing, and he resigned whenever he wanted to see him off in the boat.That day, I called for a Xiaojun cup and set off at Shuiximen. Only Du Shaoqing sent it on the boat.Du Shaoqing bid farewell and said: "The old uncle has gone, and my nephew has nowhere to go from now on!" Dr. Yu was also very sad, and invited him to sit down in the cabin, and said, "Shaoqing, I will tell you that I am from abject poverty. I have been a doctor in Nanjing for six or seven years. I have accumulated a few liang of salary every year, and I only earned a piece of land of 30 tans of rice. Years, at least two years, and then save some money to add 20 tans of rice. Every year, my husband and I will not starve to death. That’s all. I don’t care about the children and grandchildren. Besides, I taught him to be a doctor, so he can earn a living, so what if I want to be an official? You are in Nanjing, and I often send letters to greet you." After saying that, he broke up with Du Shaoqing in tears.

Du Shaoqing went ashore and watched Dr. Yu's boat sail away, but he was out of sight, and just came back.Mr. Yu Da was in the river room. When Du Shaoqing told him these words just now, Mr. Yu Da sighed: "It is difficult to advance and easy to retreat. He is really a gentleman with a calm heart. We will all be born in the future according to the law." Admired once.That night, Mr. Yu Er had a letter from his family to ask Mr. Da to go back, saying: "My cousin Yu Huaxuan's family has invited Mr. Xixi, and I want to invite my elder brother to teach my son at home. I am going to enter the library now. Please go back quickly." Du Shaoqing said goodbye and went.The next day, I dressed up and crossed the river. Du Shaoqing sent it off and went home.

Mr. Yu Da crossed the river to go home, and Mr. Er went on to read the post with Brother Nai, which said: Cousin Yu Liang, I respectfully invite Mr. Cousin Yu to teach the children in the dormitory, and pay forty taels of money every year, except for etiquette.This order. Mr. Big saw it, and went to pay homage the next day.Yu Huaxuan came out to welcome him, and he bowed and sat down with joy in his heart.The boy brought tea and ate it.Yu Huaxuan said: "The child is stupid, and has been out of school since he was a child. A few years ago, the foolish brother wanted to ask his cousin to teach him, because the cousin was away on a trip. Today, it happens that the cousin is at home, so the child is lucky. Juren, Jinshi, my cousin and I The size of the family car is not surprising. In the future, when a child is under his cousin's school, he must first learn his cousin's conduct, which will benefit him a lot!" Mr. Yu Da said: "Brother Yu is old and clumsy, and the two families My relatives and family friends, I only get along with my younger brother. My son is like my son, why don't I teach with all my heart? If it is said that I have never been selected, or I am not good at it; as for the character article , Your son has his own family history, Brother Yu is just doing nothing." After speaking, they both laughed.I have chosen an auspicious day, please come to the museum.Mr. Yu Da arrived very early.Young master Yu came out of Zhu to pay homage to him. He was very handsome.Thank you, Yu Huaxuan sent to the library.Mr. Yu Da became a teacher.

Yu Huaxuan bid farewell and went to sit in the study over there.Just sat down, the person at the door came in with a guest.This guest is Tang Santan's elder brother, named Tang Erbangzhui, he is a Wen Juren with a criminal record, but he and Yu Huaxuan are students of the same case.This day, because his husband opened a restaurant, he walked over to accompany him.Yu Huaxuan asked him to sit down and have tea, Tang Erbangzhi said: "Congratulations to your son for opening the restaurant today." Doing all these miscellaneous studies is a waste of business. As for Mr. Yu Da's career, although it is not a bad habit nowadays, he wants to imitate the ostentation of the early Guo Dynasty, but it is not a career of neutralization." Yu Huaxuan said: "Your son is still It's early. Now I invite cousin Yu, just to learn from him and not to be that snob."

After sitting for a while, Tang Er said: "Lao Hua, I have something to ask you, who is good at ancient studies." Yu Huaxuan said, "What kind of ancient studies do I know! You are making fun of me for saying that. " Tang Erbang said: "It's not a joke, I really want to ask you. It's just a fluke of my criminal record. I have a nephew who lives in Fengyang Mansion, and he is also on the same list as me. The same family. He has never come to the county since he was selected, but now he comes to worship his ancestors. He came to worship me yesterday, it was a post of "Men Nian Foolish Nephew". "Yu Huaxuan said: "How do you say it?" Tang Erbang said: "Didn't you hear it? My nephew and I are in the same class as me, and they came out of the same house teacher's room. He wrote 'Men Nian Yu Yu ' Please ask me for the post, should I return him?" Yu Huaxuan said: "Don't I know that the same room teacher is called the same door! But the four words you just said, 'a foolish nephew of the door year', are nonsense, dream talk " Tang Erbangzhui said: "Why are you talking in a dream?" Yu Huaxuan looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "There has never been such a strange thing since ancient times." Tang Erbangzhui said with a changed face: "Old Hua, don't blame me for saying it. Although you are a wealthy family, the old gentlemen who have been sent by your family are far away, and you have never been hit. You may not know the rituals of these officialdoms. My nephew has met many elders in Beijing. , the style of his post must have a source, is it mixed?" Yu Huaxuan said: "Since your elder brother said it should be written like this, just write it like this, why ask me!" Tang Erbang said, "You I don’t know, I’ll ask Mr. Yu Da when he comes out for dinner.”

Just as he was talking, the boy said, "Master Yao Wu has come in." The two stood up together.Yao Wuye came in, bowed and sat down.Yu Huaxuan said: "Fifth cousin, why did you go after dinner yesterday? There was a light drink waiting for you in the evening, and you didn't come." Tang Er said: "Yao Lao Wu, I had lunch here yesterday. What? I met you in the afternoon on the other day, and now you said that you had dinner at Dianfang Laoliu's house in Renchang. Why are you lying like this?" The boy set out a meal and invited Mr. Yu Da to come.Mr. Qin Da is the chief, opposite to Tang Erbangzhui, Yao Wuye sits on the top, and the master sits on the bottom.After dinner, Yu Huaxuan smiled and told Mr. Yu Da what he wrote in the post just now. Mr. Yu Da was so angry that his face was purple and the muscles in his neck were sticking out, and he said: "Who said this? Excuse me, in this world, is Grandpa and father are important, but family name is important?" Yu Huaxuan said, "Of course it is grandpa and father that matter, so why not say that." Mr. Yu Da said: "Since I know it is grandpa and father that matter, how can I win a juren?" , then lost their natural relatives, uncles and nephews recognized the same year as the same door? I would never listen to words like this that offend the famous teacher! People who don’t understand the words. If it’s my nephew, I’ll take him and play dozens of boards before the ancestral god in the ancestral hall!” Tang Erbangzhui and Yao Wuye saw that Mr. Yu Da was annoyed like a red worm, and knew that He lost his pedantic stupidity, said some nonsense, and dismissed it. After a while, after finishing his tea, Mr. Yu Da went into the hall.Master Yao Wu got up and said, "I'll go for a walk before I come back." Tang Er sticks his head and said, "If you go out today, it should be said that you came out after eating at Peng Lao Er's house!" Yao Wu said with a smile: "Today I am in Everyone knows that I'm here to accompany Mr., so it's hard to say that I'm elsewhere." Laughing. Yao Wuye left for a while, then came back, and said: "Lao Hua, there is a guest in the hall who came to pay respects to you. He said that he came out of the Taizun Yamen in the mansion. He is sitting in the hall. Go out and meet him." Yu Huaxuan said: "I don't have this acquaintance, where did I come from?" Just as he was wondering, a post came through the door: "Nian's family, classmate, and godbrother Ji Huan paid homage." Yu Huaxuan went out to the hall to greet him.Ji Weixiao came in, bowed and sat down, took out a book, handed it over and said: "My younger brother is in the capital because he came to Guijun with my master, so I asked my cousin, Mr. Du Shenqing, to send a book to Mr. Waiting. I can see you today. Fan, I am very fortunate." Yu Huaxuan took the book, opened it and read it from the beginning, and said: "Sir, are you old friends with my grandfather Li?" Ji Weixiao said: "Duke Li is a disciple of Master Bo Xun in my year, so Invite my younger brother to work under his umbrella." Yu Huaxuan said: "Sir, why is he coming to the county for business?" Ji Weixiao said: "There is no outsider here, so you can tell me. Because the pawn shop in your county is too heavy and exploits the common people, Taizun Li, So I asked my brother to come down and check it out. If it is true, this evil must be eliminated." Yu Huaxuan moved the chair closer to Ji Weixiao, and whispered: "This is the great benevolence of the great grandfather! No other pawnshops in our county dare In this way, there are only two Dian shops, Renchang and Rendafang. He is a squire, a Yan Dian, and has a good relationship with the county magistrates, so he does everything, and the people dare not speak out when they are angry. This malpractice only needs to get rid of these two families. What's more, the grand lord of the Taigong ancestor, why should he be with such a person? This statement can only be kept in the heart of the gentleman, but it must not be revealed that it was said by the younger brother." Ji Weixiao said: "This is the case. I have learned it." Yu Huaxuan said again: "Mr. Meng took care of me, I should have prepared a small drink, and I should have a talk with you; firstly, I am afraid of insulting the respect, and secondly, there are many eyes and ears in a small place. Tomorrow, prepare a small drink and send it to the respected apartment Don't see it." Ji Weixiao said, "I don't dare to take it." Saying that, let's go. Yu Huaxuan walked into the study, Yao Wuye greeted him and asked, "But it's from the Taizun?" Yu Huaxuan said, "Why not." Yao Wuye shook his head and smiled, "I don't believe it!" Said: "Old Hua, this is not bad. It really is someone from Taizun? Taizun is not close to you, but Peng Laosan and Fang Laoliu are the two who are close to Taizun. I heard this person coming , I am wondering here. He really is a member of Taizun’s yamen. When he comes down to the county, he doesn’t go to their house first, but there is someone who comes to worship your brother first? This statement is a bit strange. I’m afraid it’s something from the outside A bachelor, under the banner of the Supreme Master, comes everywhere to cheat people of money, don't be fooled by him!" Yu Huaxuan said: "It doesn't mean that this person has never paid homage to them." Master Yao Wu laughed and said: "I must have never done so. If you have worshiped them, how can you come to worship you?" Yu Huaxuan said: "Could it be that the Taizun asked him to come to worship me? It was the cousin Du Shenqing who wrote a book for him in Beijing. This person is the famous Ji Wei Xiao." Tang Er sticks his hands and said: "This is even more true! Ji Weixiao is a high scholar who has been selected for the Liyuan list. Since he is a famous scholar, he must be walking in the yamen of the Imperial Academy in Beijing. Besides, Mr. Du Shen and Mr. Peng are the same. A person, how can he come out of Beijing and bring you the books of Du Shen, but not the books of Peng Laosi? This person must not be Ji Weixiao." Yu Huaxuan said: " Just talk about him!" Then he scolded the young man: "Why is the banquet still not closed at this time!" A young man came to report: "The banquet has stopped." A boy carried his quilt and luggage and came in and said: "The old man from the village has arrived." There was only one person, wearing a square scarf, a blue cloth suit, thin-soled cloth shoes, a gray beard, and a face made of wine, he came in and sat down, saying: "Okay." Ah! It just so happens that the house invites you today, so I bumped into it and came to have a wedding wine." Yu Huaxuan asked the servant to bring water to wash Lao Cheng's face, shook off the yellow mud on his body and legs, and invited them to the hall to serve wine.Mr. Yu Da is the chief, and everyone will sit with you.It was already dark, and a pair of silk lamps were lit in the hall of the Yu Mansion. They were gifts from Yu Huaxuan's great-grandfather, Shang Shugong, in the Hall of Wuying. It has been more than 60 years, and they are still brand new.Mr. Yu Da said: "Since ancient times, it has been said that 'the arbor of the old home' is not bad. Just like the lamp of Zunfu, there is no second pair in our county." Father Cheng said: "Mr. Da, 'Thirty years in Hedong, three Ten years of Hexi', just like thirty years ago, I saw with my own eyes how powerful the two of your houses are. Now Peng's house and Fang's house are both prosperous every year. Not to mention anything else, the mansion Tai Zun and the princes of the county are all the same as them. From time to time, the inner servants come to his house to say important things. Why are the people not afraid of him! Like this inner servant, he will never go to other people's homes." Tang Erbang Zhui Dao: "Is there a guest minister coming at these times?" Father Cheng said: "There is a Mr. Ji named 'Ji' who comes to visit and lives in the official monk's house in Baolin Temple. Early this morning at Dian Fang in Renchang Old Liu's house. Fang Lao Liu invited Peng Lao Er to accompany him. The three of them entered the study door and talked for a day. I don't know if the grandfather is the one who did the evil, so he asked this "auspicious" gentleman to come and visit." Tang Erbangzhui looked at Yao Wuye and sneered, "How?" Mr. Yu Da was disgusted when he saw these words he said, because he asked him, "did daddy give you a towel last year?" Mr. Cheng said, "exactly. Unfortunately, Xuetai was in the same year as Peng's fourth son, so I begged him A book, so it's accurate." Mr. Yu Da laughed and said, "Looking like my father's sloppy face, how can I be sure of it?" Cheng Lao said: "I said my face It's swollen." Everyone laughed together.After drinking for a while, Father Cheng said: "Mr. Da, you and I are old and useless. A hero comes from a young age. How come I, Brother Huaxuan, graduated from high school, and we are not the same as our Tang? The second master will go up to the earth together, although he can't be as big as Peng Laosi, or like the third and the second marquis to choose a county magistrate, we can still compete with our ancestors, and we have a bright face." Seeing these words, Mr. Yu Da was even more excited. It's disgusting, because he said: "We don't say these words, let's drink as ordered." At that time, an order of "drinking happily" was issued, and everyone was drunk after midnight.Father Cheng helped him to sleep in the room; he lit a lantern to send Mr. Yu Da, Tang Erbangzhui and Yao Wuye back.Father Cheng slept all night, then vomited again in the middle of the night, vomited and feces again.Before dawn, I called a little boy in the study to sweep the shit, and then whispered to the little boy to call the two housekeepers in charge of the rent.He was very ghostly, and he didn't know what to say, so he asked the uncle to come.Because of this, there are different teachings: