Chapter 67 Jade Seat Bead Curtain (21-2)

Then he talked in detail about Zeng Guofan's life and death, and the past of Ping Hongyang's hardships and hardships.At this time, the magistrate of Yueyang and the navy battalion officer had received the news, and rushed to the pier one after another, handing over their handbooks to see them. Peng Yulin stopped them all, but stayed with the guests for a drink to reminisce about the old days.When it comes to sunsets, it’s never too late to get down to business!This made Huang Yisheng unable to bear it no matter what. "Kung Pao," he asked, "when will you go to the camp to see? I'll teach them how to serve."

"I have to look at discipline first and listen to public opinion. I don't necessarily have to go to the camp to watch it. If I want to watch it, I will go there myself. It doesn't take much trouble." "Yes!" Huang Yisheng hesitated and said again: "Gong Bao doesn't seem to have brought anyone with him. I'll send two copywriters here. It's more convenient if I have anything to do." "That's not necessary." Peng Yulin said, "If there is a memorial letter, I will do it myself, hand it over to the post station to send it off to the Superintendent's Office, and just borrow the seal to distribute it."

Seeing this stern tone of refusal, Huang Yisheng was very worried. The Shangyuan said that he would "make arrangements for rectification" together. Now it seems that he wants to go his own way, and even himself is "rectified".That being the case, it is useless to say more, so I have to wait and see. Peng Yulin was planning to go to Hukou to greet Zeng Guofan first, and calculated that the day was coming, so he didn't dare to delay along the way, and hurried on the road part-time.Once you cross Tianjia Town, you will enter Jiangxi, which is under the jurisdiction of the General Army of Hukou.The four towns of the Yangtze River Navy, Yuezhou, Hanyang, Hukou, and Guazhou, Hukou is the largest, and the other three towns have only four battalions, and only the fifth battalion of Hukou. At this time, a general was sent to come here meet.

The general's name was He Debiao, he was originally Peng Yulin's personal soldier, he was promoted through meritorious service, and he also wore a red-topped feather.When I met Peng Yulin, it was still the same as before, although the etiquette was respectful, the attitude was friendly, and I kowtowed when I met him. I didn't mention the purpose of my visit, first asked about his daily life, and then poured tea and cigarettes for him, as if forgetting that I was a guest, let alone remembering him. official rank. Peng Yulin, however, had a lot of emotions, and the more he looked at his gorgeous attire, the more he disliked it, and he couldn't help but want to talk.

"He Debiao," he said, "you have beautiful boots!" He Debiao smiled smugly, lifted his legs, patted his shiny black satin boots, and replied, "It's not good." "Isn't that good? Oh, oh!" Peng Yulin asked again: "Do you still remember the days when you wore straw sandals?" "Why don't you remember?" He Debiao replied, "It was thanks to the commander-in-chief at that time, I don't remember, isn't it just ungrateful?" "I don't want you to remember me. I want to ask you, when you were wearing straw sandals, and now you are wearing satin boots, comparing them, do you feel something in your heart?"

"How do you feel?" He Debiao was puzzled, "What should the commander-in-chief say about me?" "Then I want to ask you, why ask me?" Peng Yulin explained for him, "You don't understand what I mean, I mean, you are wearing satin boots now, recalling the days when you wore straw sandals, what are you thinking? " "Oh, this!" He Debiao replied impatiently, "Wouldn't it be the case when you wore straw sandals to endure hardships, where would you be today?" Peng Yulin was at a loss for words, and felt that his words were not pleasant, but he couldn't refute him.It is also true in the first place, talking about "the ambition of the world", it was originally talked about by those who have studied well, and this generation is born and died for nothing but wealth and honor.However, it is still possible to seek wealth and honor from fame and fame, but it is impossible to obtain wealth and honor from lawlessness!Thinking about it now, I feel that there is no need to talk about reason with these people, and it is enough to talk about discipline.

So he pointed to He Debiao's right thumb and asked, "Why do you wear a finger wrench?" "Oh!" He Debiao said, "The rule of the past two years is that you have to draw a bow in school exercises, and you have to pull your fingers." "Where to draw the bow?" He Debiao was taken aback, "Of course it's in the camp," he said. "Where is the camp?" Peng Yulin asked, "Is it on the river or on the shore?" "On the shore." He Debiao said, "How do you draw a bow on a boat?" "Hmph!" Peng Yulin sneered, "The naval division is almost the same as the green battalion."

He Debiao didn't know why Peng Yulin was dissatisfied?Seeing that he didn't ask any more questions, naturally he didn't dare to ask more questions, and only waited and accompanied Weizheng to the mouth of the lake. A colorful silk archway was erected on the wharf at Hukou, with pavilions advocating on both sides. As soon as Peng Yulin arrived, the artillery boats along the river fired cannons together, mixed with the voiceless voice of Juban, which was played carefully. The scene was very lively.As soon as Peng Yulin's boat passed by, the colorful knots on the archway immediately changed from red to white, ready to welcome the spirit.

At noon on the third day, a group of Jiangning's official ships, towed by a gunboat, arrived at the mouth of the lake. The scene was several times more lively than welcoming Peng Yulin. After paying homage to the spirit, Zeng Guofan was sacrificed, and Peng Yulin went to condolences to his filial son. Zeng Jize had heard that Peng Yulin was dissatisfied with Huang Yisheng, and wanted to speak out, persuading him to forgive others and forgive others.But before he could open his mouth, Peng Yulin first mentioned how he and Zeng Guofan discussed the charter of the navy, and what Zeng Guofan said repeatedly that "the navy should be flexible at any time to prevent fraud, and not to stick to the law". At present, the accumulated malpractice is deep, and it has failed Zeng Guofan's original intention, so it must be rectified painfully.

This confession sealed Zeng Jize's mouth. During the funeral, it is not appropriate to interfere with official business, so he had to tell Huang Yisheng privately and be more careful.Peng Yulin finally looked at the face of the Zeng family. During the few days when Zeng Guofan's coffin was still at the mouth of the lake, he did not do anything to embarrass Huang Yisheng. Once the boat of the Zeng family left, he would not be polite. Starting from the mouth of the lake, Huang Yisheng Accompanied by careful review. Hukou used to be the place where Peng Yulin was proud. In the autumn of the seventh year of Xianfeng, the whole of Hubei was wiped out. Hu Linyi personally supervised the land and water armies, surrounded Jiujiang, and divided his troops to attack Hukou.The Taiping Army occupied Hukou for several years. The guard was named Huang Wenjin, nicknamed "Yellow Tiger", with a purple face and white beard. He was brave and good at fighting.Peng Yulin divided his army into three teams, conquered Hukou in a bloody battle, and took advantage of the victory to spy on Peng Ze.The place names there are wonderful, the east bank is called Penglangji, the west bank is called Xiaogu, and there is a mountain in the middle of the river called Xiaogu Mountain. The "Yellow Tiger" used it as a fort, and the muzzle was facing the warships of the army, as usual. Said that it is not easy to capture, but after all, it was occupied by Peng Yulin. At that time, he had a poem that spread far and wide: "The scholar laughed and led the warship to come, and the flags on the river were shining in the sun; tens of thousands of braves played together, and Peng Lang won the sister-in-law. "

Therefore, Peng Yulin was very familiar with the situation in Hukou. He first looked at the defense along the river, and then called the generals of the Zhenbiao Battalion to roll the rolls. As soon as he got the roster, he immediately discovered something strange. "Chang Qi," he asked, "do you remember Article 15 of the Regulations of the Yangtze River Navy, how did the Ministry of War decide?" This question stopped Huang Yisheng.It's not that I can't answer, it's that it's inconvenient to answer.The original proposal of the Ministry of War: "If there is a vacancy in the Navy, other naval personnel must not be used." But now on the roster, there are not only people who are not from the Yangtze River Navy, but even people who are not from the Navy at all, which is completely inconsistent with the custom , How should Huang Yisheng answer? "This is too much, too much. I have to strictly participate." Peng Yulin said, "At the beginning, there were too many people in the Yangtze River Navy who made great achievements. They also have the opportunity to fill in the vacancies, so it was agreed that if the Yangtze River Navy is vacant, it must be filled from among the original personnel. If you get some irrelevant people to fill the vacancies, brothers with high military exploits will have nothing to do. Want to see, are you worthy of Pao Ze who was born and died back then?" After finishing speaking, Peng Yulin marked all those on the roster who were not from the Yangtze River Navy, or who had been expelled and made up for themselves, and were ready to be eliminated. After counting the names and looking at the account books of the funds, there are many problems here. The weddings and ceremonies in the camp, as for the sacrifices to the gods, all go to the public account, and the local apportionment is made. Peng Yulin shook his head greatly. "Look at this account," he said, pointing to the account book, "two accounts for one colored archway! It's no longer possible to pay the apportionment, and you have to report for the account. What's the point of that?" This colorful archway has not been removed yet, the one that greeted Peng Yulin, and the one that greeted Zeng Guofan, if the ribbons were changed from red silk to white silk, it counts as two.The facts are all there, and Huang Yisheng can't hide it for his subordinates. Therefore, the capital in charge of general affairs was also included in Peng Yulin's impeachment list.At the same time, he issued a warning that if there is any arbitrary apportionment and harassment of the local area, he will strictly participate together with Huang Yisheng. In front of many subordinates, Peng Yulin did not save face at all. Huang Yisheng felt that he was humiliated, ashamed and angry. That night, he excused his illness and sailed back to the Navy Admiral's Yamen in Taiping Mansion, Anhui.Early the next morning, the chief soldier of Hukou Town came to Peng Yulin's boat to report the matter. Peng Yulin sneered slightly, and said only one sentence: "He should also report illness!" The chief soldier didn't dare to answer, so he paused and asked: "Today, my lord, please watch the exercises. Should I watch the bow and arrow first, or..." Before he could finish a sentence, Peng Yulin suddenly raised his eyebrows, interrupted him and asked: "What are you talking about? Look at bows and arrows?" "Yes. Sir, do you want to look at the bow and arrow first?" "What do you think about bows and arrows? I don't understand!" Peng Yulin said: "The generals under the flag regard it as the art of war. Could it be that you are the same?" I don't know what he meant by that?The chief soldier bit the bullet and said: "Please understand the instructions, my lord!" "I mean, when you are today's sailors, do you still need the trick of 'borrowing arrows from straw boats'? May I ask you how many types of sailors are there?" Is there even a question?There are two types of bravery: paddle bravery and cannon bravery. Paoyong is a sailor who sails a ship, and Paoyong is a gunner. Fighting depends on these two types of bravery, and the rest are miscellaneous soldiers.How could Peng Yulin not know?Asked that of course he had other intentions, the chief soldier fell silent again. "I don't look at bows and arrows! Not only do I not look at them, but I also want to give performances. The navy never learns bows and arrows! Think about it, what's the use of bows and arrows now that they use foreign guns and artillery? The boat is not comfortable, but by practicing bows and arrows, you have to set up piles on land as a name, so you can leave the boat and go ashore. What a worthless idea!" So meticulous and without any hesitation, Peng Yulin saw Chongming Island where the Yangtze River enters the sea from the mouth of the lake.He could bear the danger of wind and waves and the suffering of summer heat. What Huang Yisheng couldn't bear was that the Yangtze River Navy, which he and Yang Yuebin worked so hard to manage, made the Yangtze River Navy with illustrious achievements even more corrupt than the Green Camp.The soldiers of the Green Battalion did not dare to openly commit robbers on the shore, but the Yangtze River Navy did not distinguish between officials and bandits. As soon as the long dragon flags of the naval gunboats were unloaded, and the soldiers took off their coats, they robbed merchant ships with open fire. Such robberies should be reported to the local government office. , Naturally, it cannot be broken in a thousand years! Therefore, when he passed Anhui Taiping Mansion, he hinted that Huang Yisheng should take the blame and resign.The words were very explicit, but Huang Yisheng pretended not to understand.It was more powerful than any explanation or elaboration to hold back, but Peng Yulin was even more powerful than him. He actually drafted a draft of his own vacancy and sent it to Huang Yisheng.At this point, if you still want to love the inn, you have to make a good estimate.Peng Yulin’s visit to impeachment included more than two hundred and eighty navy officials, who were punished, dismissed, or demoted. It's better to see the opportunity.So Huang Yisheng sighed, and issued a memorial, ready to explain. At this time, it was the dog days, and Peng Yulin came back from Chongming Island and borrowed an apartment in Nantong. The tall building was open and the wind was blowing in all directions. After washing away the dust of five thousand miles, he calmed down and planned to rectify the Yangtze River Navy. Method. There are five methods in total, and it took ten days to write a memorial, with two clips attached, and send it to Jiang Ning by special mission, and He Jing, the acting governor of Liangjiang, will submit it on his behalf. Five thousand miles of rivers and lakes, a hundred days of trekking, here has an explanation, Peng Yulin, who is physically and mentally exhausted, decided to stay in Nantong Prefecture, which was not reached by the flood and fire, for a few more days.The place where he stayed was called Baiyi Nunnery. According to the name, it should be a nun's nunnery dedicated to the white robed master, but it was actually a monk's temple.The first floor at the back of the temple, named "Huancui", is at the foot of Langshan Mountain, facing the East China Sea. Whenever he encounters such helplessness, he has a way to dispel it, which is to draw ink plums with a paper brush.This night was no exception. I woke up the little book boy, lit the lamp and rubbed the ink, made a pot of wine by myself, drank alone against the moon, and conceived poems for paintings.When he was a little tipsy, the manuscript was ready, and he started to write in high spirits, just like what he himself said, "writing a hundred thousand plum blossoms indiscriminately". It is painted as a poem, but it is two "feelings": "Young and young people have a blind date with high spirits, and they are happy to stay in Weiyang together. I am used to spending time together under the window, and I can't forget the soft smile in front of the lamp; There is no reason to fall into a dream when you are dead. The holly trees in Huangjiashan, a wall of flowers, are eternally sad. " "Twelve years in Wanshui, Xiaoxiang reunited in the evening. Four years of sword rings are left in vain, and the edge of the mirror box is attempted for three lives; Say goodbye to the lingering affection, and the lingering care for everything. Reminiscing about the past and increasing sadness, listening to the cuckoo with infinite sadness. " In these two poems, Peng Yulin summed up his youthful traces and his lifelong hatred.He was originally from Hengyang, but was born in Anqing, Anhui.His father, Peng Mingjiu, was bullied by his tribe in his native place, and wandered in the south of the Yangtze River alone. He made a living by selling calligraphy. He saved some money and donated a miscellaneous official. Hefei.Peng Mingjiu worked extremely hard as an inspector to arrest thieves, and was appreciated by the county magistrate, so he betrothed his daughter to him and gave birth to three sons, the eldest son being Peng Yulin. Peng Yulin lived in his grandmother's house in Huangjiashan in Anqing City since he was a child.Not long after, Mr. Wang died in office. He was from Shaoxing. Because of the depression after his death, his family was unable to return home, so he was exiled in Anqing.Mr. Wang had a son, Peng Yulin's uncle, who traveled in Anhui because he was from Shaoxing. Peng Yulin's grandmother has an adopted daughter who is about the same age as Peng Yulin, named aunt, who is actually a childhood sweetheart.His aunt in name, small character Zhubin, good-natured plum blossom, and Peng Yulin's "grinding under the window" and "laughing in front of the lamp" have long been "probably dependent on each other", but their names are related, and they dare not confide in each other , so "a wall of flowers is eternal sorrow". When Peng Yulin was seventeen, his grandmother died of illness. Peng Mingjiu reported to Ding You and returned to Hengyang with his family across Dongting Lake.Soon, Peng Mingjiu also died of an illness.As the eldest son, Peng Yulin was responsible for the livelihood of the family, worked as a pawnshop clerk, and worked as secretary in the camp. His situation was extremely difficult.Twelve years later, that is, the 23rd year of Daoguang, his uncle in Youmu, Anhui also died, had no son, and was too poor to make ends meet. He sent his younger brother to Anqing to take his ninety-year-old grandmother and his nearly thirty, impoverished aunt Zhubin to Hengyang.At that time, he had four poems about crying uncle, saying that "my aunt did not write her name and my grandmother was old, and she endured being displaced in a foreign land".But in Peng Yulin, it is already "returning the king's pearl with tears" because he has already married a wife and had children. Peng Yulin's wife's surname is Zou. Apart from being honest and honest, this Mrs. Zou has nothing to look forward to.As for Peng Yulin, although he is a poor scholar, but his poems and wines are sober, and he is quite famous. Marrying a wife like this, in the boudoir, there is no fun at all, so giving birth to a son, in the sentence "There are three unfilial piety, the greatest is to have no offspring" There is an explanation in the words, and the husband and wife will not have the same room.In the early years of Xianfeng, Peng Yulin's mother died, and she never saw her face again.And that "aunt" is worthy of the name "Zhubin" of the three friends of Yi Suihan. The jade bone is as clear as a plum calyx, and the embroidered chant is quite impressive.If you are compatible with Peng Yulin, you can also be said to be a family member of the gods. However, blood has nothing to do with it. ! Two years later, the ninety-year-old grandmother died in Hengyang. "Peng Lang won the sister-in-law back", but he couldn't keep "Aunt Zhubin". She died immediately after marriage, and died of dystocia.From then on, Peng Yulin only used paintings of plum blossoms to express his embrace, splashed ink with tears, and devoted himself deeply. Sometimes he didn't know whether those blurred and trance poems were written about plum blossoms on paper or bamboo objects in his dreams. Of course, this night was a low return to the past, and I couldn't sleep all night.On the second day of his arrival, he received a letter from Yu Quyuan, his best friend in his life.Yu Quyuan Shan Mingyue, a native of Deqing, Zhejiang Province, was a student of Zeng Guofan. He was sent to Henan Xuezheng by the editor, and the student in the exam made an interception question. He was impeached by a censor surnamed Cao, saying that he "separated the classics and righteousness." , so he was dismissed.Dismissed from office and returned to the south, presided over the Academy, first served as the head of the Ziyang Academy in Suzhou, and now lectures at the Jingshe Jingshe in Hangzhou.He is a lecturer on Sinology, inherited the lingering charm of Qianjia, good at exegesis, and good at textual research, so being a guest of princes is not as boring as Neo Confucianists who talk about "seeing nature clearly".In addition, he is very rich in writing, and he is a disciple of Zeng Guofan, the same year of Li Hongzhang, and a close friend of Peng Yulin, so he is famous in the southeast, just like Yuan Zicai back then.Yuan Zi only had Suiyuan, he had "the first floor of the West Lake", and he was sweeping the couch to wait for Peng Yulin. ※ ※ ※ So I packed my bags and crossed the river to the south, via Jiangyin and Wuxi, and saw the Taihu Navy on the way. From Suzhou, I went south along the canal, stayed in Jiaxing, and arrived at Lu Liuliang's hometown Shimen the next day. official. The messenger, surnamed Jin, was General Fubiao. He was looking for Peng Yulin's boat and handed over a letter from Yang Changjun, saying that he had prepared a mansion on the shore and asked him to move. "No, no!" Peng Yulin waved his hand and said, "I live comfortably on the boat. There is one more thing I need to ask you." "Don't dare!" General Jin Shen replied in fear, "If there is something to do, please give orders to Mr. Peng." "Just pretend that you have never seen me, and you don't need to mention it to the county magistrate here. I am old, too lazy to socialize, and I am even more afraid of being restrained. Just leave me alone and hand over the letter to Yang Futai, and your errand will be done. Yes. Tomorrow, I will go with you, and when I meet Yang Futai, I will naturally speak well of you." Everyone in the barracks knew Peng Yulin's temper.General Jin Shen replied, "It's better to obey orders than to be respectful", and then pointed to his own boat, saying "waiting for greetings at any time", explained this sentence, and left. As soon as he left, Peng Yulin quietly went ashore.With the little book boy, I entered the north gate, walked to the front of the Town God's Temple, found a small restaurant, and sat down on the seat facing the river.While drinking and watching, I gradually became poetic.Just as the idea was about to be completed, three sailor soldiers walked in with their skirts open and their chests protruding. Although the appearance and behavior of these three soldiers are disgusting, the attitude of the waiter to greet the guests is not that good. Peng Yulin saw that he stretched his face, as if he did not want these three customers to come to the door.What is the reason?He couldn't help being surprised.But when he turned his face and saw the red note on the wall: "The front account is not cleared, don't open your mouth", it is not difficult to understand. So he paid attention coldly, to see if these three people were villains?If the store refuses to credit any more, what will happen to them?But it didn't seem like someone who came to eat for free, who drank heavily, talked and laughed freely, and didn't worry about paying the bill at all. After watching for a long time, I saw that something strange was coming. I saw that the person sitting near the river secretly sank large and small plates into the river one by one.Apparently, he did this more than once, and the technique was extremely quick and secretive. The dish was dropped quietly along the river anvil, and when it sank into the water, there was only a very light sound, which couldn't be heard if you didn't pay attention. Peng Yulin suddenly realized.In the business of opening a restaurant, there used to be a rule of counting accounts by plates and bowls. These three people ate free food and ruined other people's guys. Their intentions are despicable, really hateful!But although he was angry in his heart, he never broke out.Soldiers disturbing the people are all due to the lax restraint of the officials. Let's wait until we find out the titles and names of the naval battalion officers here, and then make sense.Seeing the waiter humbly settle accounts for that table of guests, Peng Yulin suddenly felt that the wine was waning.The weather near Zhongyuan, the days are still very long, the red sun covers the mountains, and the summer heat has not receded. At this time, the cabin is still very stuffy, so I wandered around again.Tired of walking, he walked into a teahouse at random, intending to take a rest first, and inquire about the name of the naval battalion officer before returning to the ship. As soon as I walked inside, I realized that this is a bookstore.That's okay, since it's here, it's safe, but at a glance, the hall is crowded with people, Peng Yulin stopped a guy and said: "Find me a seat!" "I'm sorry! You're late, old man." The guy shook his head and said, "This 'Pearl Tower' is a big 'loud'. There have been no seats for a long time. Please come early tomorrow!" "Isn't that?" The little book boy pointed to the middle with sharp eyes and said. Sure enough, a five-foot-long and three-foot-wide table was empty right in front of the "book altar," but before Peng Yulin could speak, the clerk shook his hands repeatedly, "No, no! It was contracted by Master Zhang of the Naval Battalion. " Hearing this, Peng Yulin wanted to sit there even more, "That table can accommodate at least five people." He said, "It doesn't matter if you add me!" "It doesn't matter?" The guy stuck out his tongue, "You always say it easily!" After he finished speaking, he didn't answer, and left with the teapot. Peng Yulin thought for a while, and felt that the little bookboy was in the way, so he asked, "You go back to the boat alone, do you know the way?" "I know." "Then you go back to the boat first." "I don't want it!" The little book boy pouted, "I want to listen to the master." "Okay! Just follow me. You are not allowed to talk too much, just follow me closely." So, the little book boy followed Peng Yulin to the empty space in the middle.This immediately attracted the attention of the audience, and the guy rushed up to stop him in a panic, "I can't sit, I can't sit!" His voice was so loud that he almost scolded, "I told you that it was hired by Mr. Zhang, the navy master. .” "It doesn't matter!" Peng Yulin replied calmly, "I'll just give way when Master Zhang comes." After all, the customer is a parent of food and clothing, so it is inconvenient to offend. Looking at Peng Yulin's poor clothes and extraordinary aura, his eyes are not angry but powerful, and he dare not offend, so I can only tell you: "If you are always considerate of us, turn around and look at Mr. Zhang." Come on, please always give in!" Peng Yulin nodded silently.There were people around who were whispering and sweating for him, and some people thought that the old man had a bad temper and was asking for bad luck.But even such a tone of blame is still out of good intentions.Among them was a very kind person who felt that he had to be persuaded again. "Your old man doesn't often come here to listen to books, does he?" "This is the first time." Peng Yulin replied, "I was passing by." "No wonder! I don't know any of the 'Old Listeners'. Shimen is a small place, and friends from other places have always met. Only you, old man, are unfamiliar. May I ask your surname?" "My surname is Peng." "Oh, Mr. Peng, please forgive me for talking too much. I advise you to change your seat and squeeze in my place, how about it?" "Thank you so much!" Peng Yulin understood his intentions and was very moved, "Please don't worry, I just rest for a while, and when that Master Zhang arrives, I will naturally give in. However, I really don't understand , Teahouses and restaurants, people come and go, and the quickest get first, why can't I sit if there is space?" "This..., it's not a day's work, so don't ask!" "Oh," Peng Yulin took the opportunity to inquire, "Has this mermaid meat been around for a long time?" "Don't say that!" The man looked serious, lowered his voice and said: "The old man has traveled a lot, can't he remember these two sentences 'right and wrong are only for talking more, troubles are all because of being strong'?" As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the door light up, the man's expression suddenly changed, he stood up and left.There are two huge lanterns at the door, attracting "Master Zhang" to listen to the book.He brought a total of four guards with him, leading the way and embracing them, and walked straight in, walked through the corridor, a child was too late to avoid it, and the guard holding the lantern slapped the child down to the ground. Hearing and seeing, this "Master Zhang" is simply the bully described in the novels!Peng Yulin is jealous of evil, and when he sees bullying, he will think of the orphans and widows who were bullied by the clan after his father died, and the younger brother who was almost drowned alive, and he had to hide from the countryside to Hengyang City Feeling the hatred of misfortune, I suddenly feel that the blood in my chest and diaphragm is full of anger, and I must eliminate evil for the world. At the moment when the murderous intent was being secretly plotted like this, the man had already arrived in front of him, and the guard at the head yelled, "Go away!" "You bastard!" The "Master Zhang" stared at a pair of yellow eyes and scolded: "You are blind, this is also where you sit? In such a hot day, the bench is so hot, should I still sit?" The more he spoke, the angrier he became, he raised his head and roared, "Where are the people here?" The buddy at the bookstore quickly squeezed over from the crowd, his face turned pale with fright, and he just called: "Master Zhang, Master Zhang, don't get angry!" Then he turned to Peng Yulin with an extremely ugly expression: "I told you If you don’t listen, you’re trying to make things difficult for me!” Peng Yulin was going to bump into "Master Zhang", on the one hand, he was afraid that he would cause trouble to the guy, and on the other hand, he saw that the little book boy was frightened, so he swallowed his breath, got up and gave up his seat, of course he didn't listen to the book, and left the bookstore, Return to the ship immediately. As soon as he arrived on the boat, Peng Yulin immediately sent his entourage to hold a name card and invited the magistrate of Shimen to come to the boat to talk.The city is not big, and it could be reached within a few steps. It is just a county official, visiting the imperial envoys, and it is inconvenient to travel incognito. , The sedan chair went straight out of the north gate, which was already quite eye-catching. I don't know what Mr. He is doing out of the city so late?So some people followed to watch the excitement. Peng Yulin's boat stopped in front of an oil workshop in Hexia, and Mr. He got off his sedan chair there.Handed over the manuscript, Peng Yulin immediately received it.This Mr. He is also from Hunan, and his single name is Mu. Last year, Xin Weike's top three Jinshi was supposed to be appointed as the head of the Ministry of Rites. He was in need. Renqing was changed to county magistrate and distributed to Zhejiang.The county magistrate who is immediately available under the examination list, commonly known as "Tiger Class", fills in when there is a vacancy, and is the most ruthless. On the third day of the report, the county magistrate of Xianju, which belongs to Taizhou Prefecture, was impeached and dismissed. As the "officer for removing the seal", as usual, he acts on behalf of this omission.Xianju is a big mountain city, the place is extremely bitter, the endowment is very small, and the folk customs are strong, and the Tiantai in the neighboring county are both fond of getting involved in lawsuits. Even "Jingkong", so Zhejiang's alternate prefectures and counties have a slogan: "Better be a turtle than a fairy".When He Mu arrived there, he was miserable. Fortunately, the governor Yang Changjun was from the same town, and he asked someone to talk to him, so he was transferred to Shimen, the land of fish and rice. Although this man was from Kejia, his nature was gentle and weak. I heard that Peng Yulin had a strong temperament, so I thought it was because he arrived in the county, but I never greeted him. I blamed him for his lack of etiquette. He said to prepare the mansion immediately, and said to prepare the banquet immediately, but it was too late, and I was afraid that there would be nothing good to eat. "Hey!" Peng Yulin said impatiently, "I didn't come here to talk about these things. I have something to ask you, please sit down!" "Yes! Thank you for your seat." He Mu stuck his buttocks to the edge of the chair, leaned forward, and waited for questioning. "Should the navy here be under the control of the 'Jiaxing Association'?" "yes." "What's the name of the pipe belt surnamed Zhang? What official position is it?" "Zhang Guantao is called Zhang Hushan, and he is the general manager, but he has accumulated meritorious service to protect him as a thousand general manager." A general who is no more than a military officer of the seventh rank, and his subordinates are only in charge of a hundred soldiers, and they are running rampant like this, this is simply out of the world!Peng Yulin then asked: "I heard that Hushan has a lot of bad deeds. You are the parent official of a county, so you should know it! Why don't you apply to come to power and eliminate harm for the people? Isn't it a shame for your duty?" When I asked this sentence, it touched He Mu's sad place. He burst into tears immediately, crying, and said: "Your Excellency is right! I have been in office for less than a year. Seeing that Zhang Guandai is using the name of arresting smugglers and thieves , tortured the people without authorization, and extorted property, just because they were not under the jurisdiction, so there was nothing to do! Thinking about it at night, I feel ashamed of my quilt, and it hurts so much." Peng Yulin's face changed suddenly: "How can you say that you are helpless? Can't you report his illegal affairs?" "Respond to your lord's words. There is no evidence." He Mu said again: "I asked the sufferer to submit a complaint, but the sufferer refused, fearing that he would retaliate. Someone filed a complaint a year ago. As a result, father and son were both killed. There is nowhere to find the corpse. The predecessor missed his career because of this murder case. Therefore, the people would rather be wronged than sue." "There are such things!" Peng Yulin thought for a while and told his followers: "Please come to Jinshen!" As soon as General Jin Shen arrived on the boat, he saw that He Mu was there with tears on his face, while Peng Yulin's face was livid and frighteningly angry. I don't know what's going on?I couldn't help but also murmured in my heart, afraid that if I encountered some troubles, I couldn't handle it myself, and this errand would be ruined. "General Jin!" Peng Yulin said, "I don't know much about the battalion system in Zhejiang. Why is it that the officers and soldiers are stationed like no one restraining them. What's the reason for this?" General Jin Shen was confused by this question, but thanks to He Mu, he said: "Master Peng is talking about Zhang Guantao, the navy commander here." General Jin Shen also heard that Zhang Hushan, the commander of the naval battalion stationed in Shimen, is a well-known battalion bastard, but he is a general of Fubiao. Although the two green battalions in Hangzhou have different routes and different jurisdictions, he has no responsibility It can be said that the answer is calm. "Responding to Mr. Peng's words," he said, "the admiral of Zhejiang is stationed in Ningbo, and he can't help the west of Zhejiang. Lieutenant General Zhang of the Jiaxing Camp is too lenient to his subordinates. However, only the navy is like this. Not up to the discipline of the Yangtze River Navy." The last sentence was a compliment to Peng Yulin, but it also reminded him.This time, it was ordered to patrol the Yangtze River Navy, and only the five provinces of Hunan, Hubei, Anhui, Jiangxi, and Jiangsu could exercise their powers.There is only Taihu Naval Battalion in Zhejiang, and because the lake spans two provinces, it is also under the control of Jiangsu Naval Division.If you have the imperial envoy's "Flag of King's Order", it's easy to handle. Even if you get involved in this nosy matter, you can at most impeach yourself, but with a small punishment, Zhang Hushan's evil will always be eliminated.Reluctantly, although he has the name of an imperial envoy, he does not have the "Wang Ming Banner", so he cannot afford the crime of killing an official without authorization. General Jin Shen saw that he was groaning and puzzled, so he knew that he had murderous intentions, so he suggested an idea for him: "Master Peng, why don't you write a corner of the official document and consult with Zhejiang? On the one hand, I will go back and report to Yang Futai. If Zhang Hushan is dismissed and investigated, at least he cannot escape the charge of exile." "Hmph! Congregation?" Peng Yulin sneered and said, "I want to be a strict participant! It's unreasonable not to kill this person." "Respond to your lord's words." He Mu interfaced and said, "Because of the big wedding this year, we will stop hooking up for one year." "Ah!" Peng Yulin was reminded again that the wedding ceremony, regardless of the autumn trial by the Ministry of Punishment or the reports of the provinces, and the death penalty for repeat offenders, will not be interrogated.If Zhang Hushan is dismissed and investigated, even if the death penalty is imposed, he will not die this year, but it is unknown whether he will be included in the execution next year. People like this must have a lot of ill-gotten wealth. That is really unreasonable! What to do?In desperation, he suddenly realized that he did not have a "Wang Ming Banner", but Yang Changjun, governor of the dead river, did!If Yang Changjun refuses to ask the king to order the flag to kill this person, then he will join him in strict investigation and sue him for conniving his subordinates to do evil!Thinking of this idea, he lifted his spirits, "General Jin," he said, "I want to entrust you with something. I have a letter to Yang Zhongcheng. Please send someone to deliver it to the provincial capital overnight. I will get a reply tomorrow afternoon." .To be honest with you, I want to invite Yang Zhongcheng to bring the Wang Ming flag card here!" "Oh!" Jin Shen general Qu Ran replied, "I have to go there myself." So Peng Yulin immediately wrote a personal letter, beginning with "Your Excellency, Brother Shiquan Zhongcheng", and immediately narrated it into this article.General Jin Shen rode a fast horse that night and rushed to Hangzhou to deliver the letter. Sure enough, there was a reply the next afternoon.It's just a reply letter, Jin Shenjiang never came.Yang Changjun's reply letter was sent by a special messenger. In the letter, he first expressed his ashamedness, saying that his subordinates had such a naval officer who had ruined the army and the people, and that he had missed the investigation, and then thanked Peng Yulin for his discipline.As for Zhang Hushan's crime, he decided to follow Peng Yulin's wishes and ask the king to order this traitor to be punished. He is preparing a notice and a speech, and he will still send Jin Shen to send it a day later.Finally, I hope that Peng Yulin will be ordered to drive as soon as the matter is over, and he will arrive in Hangzhou as soon as possible, so that he can talk about his deeds. With such an answer, Peng Yulin was quite satisfied.At that time, He Mu was invited to tell him what happened, and he was asked to make careful preparations.He Mu was cautious and timid. He was afraid that the news would leak out and Zhang Hushan would abscond in fear of crime, and he was also afraid that he would forcefully resist arrest or even incite his subordinates to make trouble.Worried, he returned to the county yamen, instead of going back to his room, he first went to the old master Xingming and asked for advice quietly. "Ms. Zhang has many eyes and ears, so be careful about this matter! Don't say anything now, wait until the golden ginseng arrives tomorrow." "I don't know when the golden ginseng will arrive? What will I do when I arrive?" "Even if he starts from Hangzhou early tomorrow morning, whether by water or land, it will take half a day to reach Shimen. If it's too late, we have to talk about it the day after tomorrow." "I'm afraid that the night will be long and dreamy." He Mu frowned and said, "It's best to get rid of this matter tomorrow." The old master Xingming pondered for a while, then nodded and said: "That's it, please Dong Weng to post today, invite him to discuss matters tomorrow afternoon, and have dinner in the evening. In addition, invite a few accompanying guests, and invite local gentlemen. When the time comes, Mr. Peng If there is an arraignment, ask them to be an accuser or a witness." "That's a good strategy. However, we need to find a topic for discussion." "There is one now." Xingming old master said, "Zhongyuan is coming soon, and Zhang Hushan wants to raise money to build a water and land dojo in the name of Chaodu, a naval officer and soldier who died in the line of duty. Tomorrow, he will invite local gentlemen to talk about apportionment. Zhang Hushan will definitely work hard on this matter. .” "Okay!" He Mugong cupped his hands and said, "Okay, the old master will arrange everything." I made a post on the same day, and made an appointment to meet at three o'clock in the afternoon the next day.When the time came, Zhang Hushan went to the meeting in plain clothes, bringing with him four guards carrying foreign guns.The Xingming old master had already made arrangements in secret, and when Zhang Hushan was welcomed into the water pavilion in the back garden, a familiar guard invited the four guards to drink tea and rest, and isolate them to one side.Then he asked the pawns to wait on Peng Yulin's boat. At the same time, he told the drummers to wait for the king's order, and secretly took care of the "three shifts and six houses" and the executioner, waiting for the "red mission". Outside, swords are tense, as if you are facing a big enemy, but inside, there is a lively discussion in the water pavilion. When talking about the red sun sinking to the west, the amount of apportionment is decided, and suddenly there is a cannonball, followed by the sound of "Milimala" blowing the suona .Zhang Hushan asked in surprise: "What is this for?" He Mu naturally understood that the Dragon Pavilion enshrining the "Wang Ming Banner" had been carried into the lobby. Respectfully celebrate the wedding ceremony, the imperial edict of amnesty has arrived. I have to hurry to receive the decree, everyone, please take a seat!" He was talking nonsense, but Zhang Hushan was blindsided.After waiting for a while, a servant close to He Mu came in a hurry, called and said: "I invite Master Zhang to sit in the flower hall. There is a distinguished guest who wants to see Master Zhang." "Hello!" Zhang Hushan asked in a hesitant voice, "That one?" "I heard that he is from Master Zhang's hometown." It was a distinguished guest and a fellow villager, so Zhang Hushan happily followed. Before Zhang Hushan arrived, Peng Yulin was already waiting in the flower hall.Because of the king's order, I specially wear official clothes, cloth robes and boots, which are quite shabby, but there are three things that are outstanding, one is a coral top, the other is double-eyed feathers, and one is more conspicuous: the yellow mandarin jacket.However, this is not surprising, the prestige is the registered general, who is really short of generals, and is also a military officer with a red top standing on duty for him. Serving errands. "Bring Zhang Hushan!" Jin Shen brought a military inspector who accompanied him, and went into the hall to report. When these words spread down the corridor, Zhang Hushan's expression changed. He took him into the hall, looked up, and probably recognized the senior official sitting alone on the kang bed, the country old man he scolded for him in the bookstore that day, and suddenly trembled. He bent his knees and fell to his knees. "Zhang Hushan!" General Jin Shen said sternly, "Master Peng, the imperial envoy, has something to ask you, and you must answer it truthfully." "Yes, yes!" Zhang Hushan kowtowed and declared his title and name. "Zhang Hushan," Peng Yulin asked, "where were you working?" "It has been stationed in Jiaxing along the canal." "How many years have you been in the camp?" Peng Yulin asked again, "Where did you come from?" "Eight years in the camp, he was born in the army." Zhang Hushan paused for a moment and then said, "First I was the head of the department, and later I made up the secretary. Because of the meritorious service in the war, I was promoted to general manager." "You used to be a secretary? Then, you also know how to read and write?" "Yes!" Zhang Hushan said, "I don't know much." "You've only been in the camp for eight years, so of course you haven't fought long hair. You're the secretary again, how can you get credit for fighting?" This sentence seemed to stop Zhang Hushan from asking, and he stammered for a long time before he said reluctantly: "It's from the insurance case." When Peng Yulin was ordered by his mother to avoid disaster, he was studying at Shigu Academy in Hengyang, and at the same time, he was a secretary in the Hengzhou Association for the salary of a horse soldier, and he knew the "mystery" of it.In the eyes of some illiterate battalion officers, the Secretary is the "Military Adviser", and the brothers respectfully call him "Master". If there is any dispatch to suppress the bandits, and to repay the merits afterwards, it is up to the Secretary to bring himself to a few places. In a word, praise is inevitable.That's what Zhang Hushan's so-called "insured case" general manager is all about. "So you have never fought a war! I don't want to talk about it. Let me ask you, how many years have you been in Shimen?" "Less than three years." "Less than three years. Oh!" Peng Yulin nodded to himself, and asked after a pause, "How many women do you have?" When this question was asked, not only did Zhang Hushan show a look of doubt and fear, but General Jin Shen was also very surprised. Only He Mu knew in his heart that just this sentence was enough to kill Zhang Hushan. "Say it!" Peng Yulin looked at Zhang Hushan with piercing eyes, "I want to hear what you have to say!" "I...," Zhang Hushan said with difficulty, "I have four women." "Listen," Peng Yulin looked at the general and said, "A general needs to support four families!" Jin Shen shook his head: "You can't eat so much even if you are empty!" "That's it." Peng Yulin looked at Zhang Hushan and asked again: "Let me ask you again, where are your four women from? Where did the youngest one come from?" Zhang Hushan's face was ashamed, and he probably knew that he was going to be in trouble! "Yes, it was bought with money." "I also know that you bought it with money. However," Peng Yulin nailed it tightly and asked, "Are you willing to sell it?" This time Zhang Hushan couldn't speak anymore, he just kowtowed, "Master Peng please forgive me!" he said, "I will dismiss my four women as soon as I go back." "Disbanded! Do you think this is Cai Yong?" Peng Yulin sneered, "It's easy to say! If you like it, you can't do it if you don't want it. If you don't want it, give me some money to send it away. There is such a free thing in the world! " "Then please show me, Lord Peng, what should I do?" Zhang Hushan lowered his head and said, "I know I was wrong, please punish me, Lord Peng." "It's enough to punish you for buying a commoner's wife and forcing my husband to death! Do you know what the people of Shimen think of you? They can't wait to eat their flesh and blood!" At this point, he turned his face and shouted: "Jin Shen general!" "Cha!" General Jin Shen solemnly agreed. "What did Lord Yang tell you?" "It is said that Mr. Peng is to be the master. There is no need to ask more questions about the battalion officials who are destroying the people." "Okay!" Peng Yulin said, "Please order me!" At this moment, Zhang Hushan's face was pale and he collapsed on the ground.General Jin Shen pouted his mouth, and immediately someone came up and dragged him out.He Mu also rushed out, and nodded heavily to the criminal old master who was waiting outside the hall, indicating that he would start to do it. So the call "serve the king's order" was handed all the way to the lobby. In the middle of the lobby was a dragon pavilion, inside which was a two-foot-six-inch long blue satin rectangular flag and a seven-inch five-cent red lacquered round basswood plaque. Both the flag and the plaque have a golden word "Ling" with a combination of Manchu and Han, and the seal of the Ministry of War is engraved on it.This is the "Wang Ming Banner" that Jin Shenjiang made a special trip from Hangzhou to. After Peng Yulin bowed three times and kowtowed to Longting to the sound of drums, and stood up, the criminal room book office in Shimen County brought over a public case with his servants. The notice of Yulin's title and a beheading mark.Standing, Peng Yulin ticked Zhu, threw away his pen, and then a cannon was fired outside the gate, followed by the sound of "Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooolizing" the trumpet blowing, mixed with the voices of people, it seems that the peaceful Shimen County has never It's been so lively. The supervisor and beheader is Jin Shenjiang.He had already discussed it with Xingming old master, and he was afraid that Zhang Hushan's soldiers would make trouble.The criminal name old master told him not to worry, since Ma Xinyi was assassinated, in the discipline of the military camp, he paid special attention to the following criminals, and at the same time, he had sent three shifts of six-room guards to be more vigilant at the execution ground.Besides, the common people were all happy to see Zhang Hushan be beheaded, and the navy soldiers wanted to make trouble, but they also had to worry about public anger and dare not make trouble.Hearing that what he said was reasonable, General Jin Shen boldly came to the execution ground to fulfill his errand. Peng Yulin was still accompanied by He Mu, went back to the flower hall to rest, and waited quietly for Jin Shen to pay the order.As soon as he stepped through the door, he saw those gentlemen from Shimen County knelt on the ground, thanking Peng Yulin for eliminating harm for the people, and his gratitude was overflowing with words. "Thanks to Yang Futai." Peng Yulin deliberately praised Yang Changjun, "Yang Futai didn't know about Zhang Hushan's lawless behavior. If he knew, he would have ordered strict punishment." "Drinking water and thinking about the source, it's all up to Mr. Peng to decide for us." The old gentleman in the lead said, "I hope Mr. Peng will live forever!" The local gentry really expressed their heartfelt gratitude, so when Peng Yulin came to salute in the lobby, they had already made some discussions and wanted to keep him for three days, Xingye went to Hangzhou to invite the opera troupe to perform and help him, and thanked him for a public banquet.It is also necessary to collect public shares, create gold medals, and pay tribute to them.Of course, Jin Shenjiang and the county magistrate also expressed interest.But Peng Yulin resolutely refused, thanked him again and again, but to no avail, so he sailed away at Xingye. When I arrived in Hangzhou, I stayed in the "first floor of West Lake" in Yuqu Garden. Except for Yang Changjun, no one in the officialdom was socialized.I intended to linger in poetry and wine, and then went to Beijing in early August to congratulate the big wedding. Unexpectedly, on the third day, I saw two orders issued, one of which was to accuse Huang Yisheng, "I should have been punished immediately. Gu Nian should be punished by the admiral. On the river, he has repeatedly made military exploits, so he will not be excused." Naturally, the admiral of the Yangtze River Navy could not do it, and "allowed him to return to his hometown after a vacancy."The person who replaced him, because of Peng Yulin's secret protection, was Zeng Guoquan, one of the first ten generals who went to Jinling, and was awarded the title of baron. Li Chendian's younger brother Li Chengmou died of "Jiayin typhoid fever" because of the ecstasy of his achievements and overindulgence. , was transferred by the admiral of the Fujian Navy. The other one is a commentary on Peng Yulin's "discretionary planning of naval affairs, please follow the decree", saying that he "has made four points, hits the current disadvantages, and is worthy of praise", and even clips play "Please stop the navy's wanton practice of bows and arrows." , a total of five Xingge, all approved. Thanks to the emperor's kindness, Peng Yulin wanted to enter Beijing early, and it happened that Liangjiang Governor's Yamen sent a special messenger to deliver a letter, which was written by Shen Guifen, Minister of Military Affairs, urging him to see His Majesty as soon as possible.This time, he didn't want to delay any longer, his whereabouts were always simple and erratic, he left as soon as he said, and he left the next day after receiving the letter.