Chapter 105 The Fourteenth Session of Jin Xue, Zeng Zhibu, and Governor Chen's Deep Analysis of Zai Kui

Since the arrest of He Xinyin, several major riots broke out in Wuchang City.The first time was mobilized by 600 students from Hongshan Academy, and a large number of students from nearby private academies flocked here. Even students from the two government schools in the city and the provincial capital also responded to participate. The yamen of Xuezheng is tightly surrounded.Some local hooligans and other criminals in the city also took the opportunity to make trouble and smashed and robbed several shops.Some houses were even burned down.Chen Rui saw that the tense situation was likely to spread, so he took immediate measures.In addition to the 200 sergeants transferred in earlier, another 1,000 soldiers stationed at the Xiaogan Guards were quickly transferred to the provincial capital for suppression.Soldiers patrol the major yamen and main streets of the city day and night.Although the situation is under control, the problem has not been resolved.

However, on the day when thousands of students besieged the Xuezheng Yamen, Jin Xuezeng refused to listen to Chen Rui's advice and insisted on rushing back.At that time, there were huge crowds of people in front of the Xuezheng Yamen, and the usually gentle and elegant students had already forgotten the homework of the scholars such as Ziyun, Shiyun, Wen Liangqian, etc., and saw them under the scorching sun, some of them were beating their chests and stamping their feet. They look like crazy men;In short, the "wolves run to the hogs" are full of anger.These people found out that the arrest of He Xinyin was the idea of ​​Xuetai master Jin Xuezeng, so they colluded with each other and invited them to come to Xuetai yamen to ask Jin Xuezeng Xingshi for his crime.There are also some rogue-like characters among them, and when they come, they put on an air and want to rush into the gate of the school.The three yamen in the province are all strictly guarded places.There are usually soldiers standing guard.At this moment, seeing someone trying to defy the law, the soldiers on duty lined up their guns to protect the gate one by one as if they were facing an enemy. The leading sentry officer shouted: "Whoever dares to take a step forward, I will shoot him!" Making trouble, but seeing the brutal soldier, I was still afraid.Dozens of people rushed up the steps in front of Yimen.They all backed away in fright.The yamen didn't dare to rush, and they were definitely not willing to disperse.They clamored for Jin Xuezeng to come out and answer why He Xinyin was arrested—they didn't know that Jin Xuezeng was not in the yamen, and the people in the yamen would not tell the truth. When the two sides were at a stalemate, someone yelled: "Look, Master Xuetai’s sedan chair is here!” The students looked back, and sure enough, they saw a big sedan chair with a silk cloud top coming in a hurry from the east Yuma Street Ban rushed towards the sedan chair = Jin Xue, who was sitting in the sedan chair at this time, was not panicked in the face of the scene of tens of thousands of heads.He ordered the bearers to carry the sedan chair to the middle of the square and stop. He lifted his legs to get off the sedan chair, and immediately someone shouted at him: "Why do you want to hide?" Give me back!" There was a burst of roaring in the square = when the slogans stopped, Jin Xuezeng looked around at the angry faces, and sneered and scolded: "You don't study hard, why come here to hang your throat Huh? You asked me why the station wanted to arrest He Xinyin, who was so chaotic, how would the station answer? Now you choose a few representatives to follow me into the yamen, and I will pour beans into the bamboo tube for you, and explain one, two, three, four clearly." At the end, Jin Xuezeng raised his legs and walked into the yamen. The timid students made way for him one after another, but a few of them stood up aggressively and blocked the way.He said in a loud voice: "Why do you have to go back to the Yamen? If you want to say it, you can say it clearly here!" Jin Xuezeng looked at these people, raised his triangular eyes, and reprimanded: "Look at you, you are all trying to make trouble with me. Well, I'm not going anywhere, I'm just staying here with you!" Without saying a word, he lifted his official robe and sat down with his legs crossed. His behavior made the students lose their minds. .Just as they were muttering and discussing the next step.Somebody howled like a pig butcher: "Oh, I've been stung!" Everyone looked for the sound, and they were shocked for a moment, only to see a large swarm of wasps buzzing and flying above their heads.These nasty little flying insects seem to be under some kind of magic, they sting anyone they see, and once their sharp venomous thorns pierce the flesh, they will immediately swell up and hurt unbearably.The students who were united with the enemy and wanted to seek justice from the Master of the Academy suddenly lost their positions, dodging left and right and fleeing with their heads in their hands. There was a lot of screaming in the square. Taking advantage of the chaos, the soldiers on duty in front of the yamen ran away Come over and take Jin Xuezeng back to the Yamen.Although Jin Xuezeng had sharp eyes and quick hands, he was still stung by a hornet when he broke through.

For the next few days, Jin Xuezeng stayed in the yamen.At this very time when the turmoil has not yet subsided, even though he has no armor and does not hold a sword, he still has the feeling of leading the army to fight.This morning, he received a letter from Zhang Juzheng urgently, and wanted to show it to Chen Rui, so he fired three cannons and went out of the yamen in a sedan chair. Come. This time, Chen Rui made an exception and moved to the gate to greet him. Seeing Jin Xuezeng get off the sedan chair, he went up to see Master Xuetai up, down, left, and right, until he saw that Jin Xuezeng was embarrassed, and asked suspiciously:

"Master Chen, what are you looking at?" Chen Rui said: "Didn't you say that you were stung by a bumblebee? Where did the sting happen? Why can't you see the trace?" "Hey, it's here." Jin Xuezeng pointed to his left cheek. Chen Rui leaned over to look, shook his head in disbelief, and said, "A bumblebee sting will swell for at least seven days. Your face is so smooth, where did you sting it?" "The sting is really stinging, but it will be healed in half a day." "Why so fast?" "I have a strange recipe." Jin Xuezeng winked his eyes and said with a smile, "I don't know where I read a story in an idle book. It said that if a person is stung by a bee, he quickly finds vermicompost and mixes it with well water. Apply it to the sting, and it will be fine once applied, and I will try to deal with it."

"Most of the records in idle books are absurd, how can you believe this?" "It's really not a lie this time." Jin Xuezeng touched his cheek and said, "After I apply the earthworm mud, it will be fine in about half a day." While talking, Chen Rui led Jin Xuezeng through the front yard and into the spacious living room next to the valet room. The hall attendant brought watermelons, and the two were still chatting while eating melons. Chen Rui half blamed half said with concern: "Lord Jin, you didn't listen to dissuasion that day and insisted on going back to the yamen. It was really reckless. If the swarm of hornets hadn't helped you, I don't know what kind of gangsters would tear you apart."

Jin Xuezeng took the face towel from the hall attendant and wiped the melon water from the corners of his mouth indiscriminately. He answered solemnly with a bit of humor: "Master Chen, you must always remember that sentence, if a scholar rebels, he will not succeed in three years." "That's what you say, but when young people get hot-headed, they gather together to instigate each other, and it's not impossible to do murder and arson. Isn't this how a hero who is in the water of Liangshan comes out of trouble?" Speaking of this, Chen Rui took a look. Looking at Jin Xuezeng, he said again, "There is one thing that I still find strange. The square in front of your Xuetai yamen is so empty that there is not even a tree. How could a swarm of wasps suddenly fly out?"

In the past few days, people kept asking about this matter, but Jin Xuezeng was always noncommittal.In fact, it is not a bumblebee that stings people in the square, but a swarm of bees.However, it was said that on the way back to Xuetai Yamen from Fuya that day, Jin Xuezeng saw two beehive barrels hanging under the eaves of a house on the side of the road. Carefully put the grid fan into a large cloth bag, and told the servant that if he was trapped in the square, he would secretly release the bees.As soon as they arrived at the square, the servants saw that Jin Xuezeng was indeed surrounded by students and could not escape, so he acted according to the plan and shook the bag with the mouth down. When the bees, which had been bored for a long time, were restless, they suddenly saw the light of day and scattered in all directions. escape.The students were caught off guard, and suddenly saw the swarm of bees flying, and waved them away. The bees were provoked by this, and they stinged fiercely, and immediately a human-bee war broke out.Now, facing Chen Rui's question, Jin Xuezeng felt that he had nothing to hide from him, so he told the truth about what happened.However, he still concealed a little bit, did not say that he was the instigator of this incident, and attributed all "credit" to the servant.After hearing this, Chen Rui grinned and said:

"That servant of yours is quite talented. With the aid of the bee savior, he has also calculated a surprise soldier. This kind of person should be promoted and reused. However, even if there is no bee swarm to save you, the two hundred sergeants dispatched by the governor have arrived." Jin Xuezeng replied: "For the students, it is enough to frighten the students with a swarm of bees, and there is no need to invite those soldiers." "I don't agree with what you said," Chen Rui retorted, "It's the students who are making trouble, but it's not just the students' problem. In the past few days, some gangsters took advantage of the riots to rob businesses in broad daylight. If you listen With its development, these turtle bastards should be set on fire, and Yuehei will kill people."

Jin Xuezeng clearly felt that Chen Rui's attitude towards students provoking troubles had taken a 180-degree turn compared to the previous conversations.In the past, he was indecisive and unwilling to take responsibility, but now he is fighting and murderous. He felt that there must be a reason for this, and thinking about his important task of coming here, he said: "My lord Chen didn't change his mind when he was in danger. He is the demeanor of a great official in the frontier. I admire it. This morning, I received a letter from the chief assistant, so I thought of sending it over to Futai for reading."

Jin Xuezeng said that he opened the protective book he brought with him, and took out Zhang Juzheng's letter from it. Chen Rui took it and read it: Learn to see words like meeting: The urgent mail was received on the third day of June. He Xinyin regarded himself as a sage, but he was finally a madman.Lectures should only be explained in ordinary times, and friends can learn from each other. As for recruiting party members, establishing academies, and being named as a disorderly government, it is a particularly serious crime.Today's lectures do not talk about orthodox learning, but focus on Zen principles, which is steeped in the style of the Jin Dynasty.If it is allowed to flood, it will become a country and bring disaster to the country.People are on the road, driving around, rushing to explain Ernian in a few words: You serve the court, no matter how hard you are, I am deeply comforted and contemptuous. Zhang Juzheng also said:

After reading the letter, Chen Rui carefully returned the paper to Jin Xuezeng, then got up and went inside, took out a letter and handed it to Jin Xuezeng, saying: "Your officer has also received a letter from the chief assistant, please take a look." Jin Xuezeng took out the paper, and when he saw the flowing ink of the first assistant, he felt very kind, and he read it carefully: Fantai Chen Gongru met: I received an urgent letter from Xuetai Jinxue Zeng, and Zhigong wanted to get rid of the disadvantages of the academy.Overcoming objections and arresting He Xinsui, this move is really beneficial to the society. The style of lecturing is really disgusting. If I was a comrade in the past, I would have to deal with it and listen to its arguments.However, if you look at its subtleties, it is all about gathering parties and Jiayu.Shortcuts.The so-called moral theory.False and useless.Zhuangzi's so-called talker is like wow.Freund's so-called toad Zen ear.But his disciples are numerous, and they tend to do different things: the big one shakes the court and confuses the name and reality; Those who teach the world are deeply worried. Mingxing for more than two hundred years.Famous ministers and ministers, those with outstanding achievements are mostly people who are straightforward, quiet and prudent, and law-abiding.The lecturers always slander and say: "Although he has established something, he doesn't know how to learn, and he just uses his ears." But in recent times, the so-called knowledge is admired by the world, and it is far from the slander. Bottom: Where does the general order the younger generation to learn from? Since my dynasty, the style of lectures has been strong in Huguang, and I sigh that I am a scholar in my hometown.Deeply hurt by it.The public used the method of thunder to ban and destroy the academy before Huguang, which is a great achievement. This time Bugu returned to his hometown to support the funeral, and the public led his staff to come to the burial. I would like to thank you here.The public complained in Jiangling, saying that he could not bear the bitter heat of Wuchang and wanted to move to the north.When Bugu returns to Beijing, he will discuss with the Ministry of Officials. Once there is a vacancy in Beijing, it will be a public conspiracy. Compared with the few words written to Jin Xuezeng, Zhang Juzheng's letter to Chen Rui is eloquent.Shoufu's criticism of the teaching atmosphere can be described as well-founded.Comparing the two, it seems that Zhang Juzheng is more confiding in Chen Rui, and Chen Rui himself understands it in this way.But Jin Xuezeng knew from the bottom of his heart that this is Zhang Juzheng's brilliance: if the academy is to be banned and destroyed in Huguang, the key person is not Jin Xuezeng but Futai Master Chen Rui.Because in Jiangling, Zhang Juzheng once summoned Jin Xuezeng alone to talk about the opportunity of face-to-face teaching at night by candlelight, and he has already said what he should say very thoroughly.It was this Chen Rui who made Zhang Juzheng feel at ease. This person was capable of doing things, but he had the tendency to follow the wind, so he had to be carefully instructed. Seeing that Jin Xuezeng had finished reading the letter, Chen Rui said, "Master Jin, even if you don't come to see me today, I will send you a post to invite you. Unexpectedly, you and I received a letter from Lord Shoufu at the same time." "Shoufu's views on lectures have been clearly explained in the two letters," Jin Xuezeng said, "Master Chen was always a little worried before, fearing that he might do something wrong, this time he should be reassured." If this word came from someone else, Chen Rui would definitely be angry.But Jin Xuezeng is another matter, because from the letter from Shoufu, it can be inferred that Jin Xuezeng spoke good words for him in the letter to Shoufu.So he just smiled complacently and replied: "We are officials, and we must pay attention to a law to follow in everything we do. To tell you the truth, after the arrest of He Xinyin, it caused such a big commotion, and our hearts were pounding. I thought that if the superiors were not considerate, blame the inferior Get up, you and I can't eat and walk around. With this level of thought, we can't do things with our hands and feet. It's all right now, with the letter from Shoufu, we can go to worry about the future, and we can do whatever we want. What did you do?" "Then tell me, what should I do now?" Jin Xuezeng asked. Chen Rui frowned, and said viciously: "I have ordered the mobilization of the battalion, and tonight, Hongshan Academy will be closed." "Okay," Jin Xuezeng couldn't help shouting, and then asked, "Then, what should He Xinyin do?" "Well, Ben Fu also has an idea." Chen Rui smiled secretly, took a piece of paper from the desk and handed it to Jin Xuezeng.I saw a big "瘐" written on the paper. "Huh?" Jin Xuezeng asked puzzledly, "What does this mean?" "The meaning of the word for a moment is the meaning of a moment. A moment of time means the shortness of time. A moment away from illness means that you will soon die of illness." "You mean, let He Xinyin..." Jin Xuezeng hesitated to speak, he already understood what Chen Rui meant, but couldn't believe it, Chen Rui guessed what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "Why, Mr. Jin, you dare not say it? Simply, let me explain. I mean, let He Xin die in prison." Jin Xuezeng said eagerly: "Lord Chen, it's probably not the chief assistant's intention to let He Xinyin die." "Yes, Shoufu didn't explain how to deal with He Xinyin in the letter. But I can conclude that Shoufu is absolutely unwilling to see this person roam free in the world again." "how do you know?" Chen Rui suddenly smiled strangely, and asked, "Lord Jin, do you know how Yan Song stepped down?" "Didn't Xu Jie plan to get someone to write an impeachment?" "Everyone says that, but it's not true." Chen Ruiyi bit his lip and said mysteriously, "As far as I know, this matter has something to do with He Xinyin." "Ah, I haven't heard of that." Jin Xuezeng said in surprise. "There are a lot of strange things in the officialdom, how can you hear everything," Chen Rui said something ostentatious, and then continued, "It is a miracle that Yan Song has been favored by Emperor Jiajing for twenty years without fading. How many people wanted to bring down Yan Song, and what was the result? From Xia Yan to Yang Jishen, everyone was beheaded in Xishi. The mention of these unjust cases still makes people shudder. , because he established the "He Cui Tang" in his hometown and gathered the tribes to fight against the tax. As a result, the governor of Jiangxi sent people to arrest him and put him in prison. However, the governor was Yan Song's cronies. It was He Xinyin's first prison life. Rescued by a friend, although he was released from prison, he has forged a grudge against Yan Song ever since. He carefully studied the experience of those officials who were downright serious in the imperial court, and believed that these officials were all driven by their own emotions, hitting their heads against the south wall, and not good at using four or two to pull a thousand pounds The prescription of wisdom. He Xinyin saw the weakness of Emperor Jiajing's love of Zhaiqiao and his superstitious belief in alchemy, so he spent a lot of money to buy Lan Daoxing, a Taoist priest who was deeply favored by Emperor Jiajing. One day, Emperor Jiajing invited Lan Daoxing to help the troubled people outside Yulin Pass Lan Daoxing knew in advance that Yan Song would also come to see this matter, so he said, "There will be an old man with gray beard in python clothes who will come to discuss this matter with His Majesty. Although this man is capable and talented, his chin is raised." Hearing this, Emperor Jiajing was very unhappy. Half an hour later, the eunuch came to report Yan Song to see him, and Emperor Jiajing allowed him to come in. When Yan Song came in When he knelt down and kowtowed, Emperor Jiajing looked at Yan Song intently. He was indeed wearing a python robe with a gray beard, and his chin was raised like a precipitous cliff. Yan Song had been in the cabinet for more than 20 years, and he would enter the palace every three days to see him. Jiajing Although the emperor knew him well, he ignored his chin. Thinking of Lan Daoxing's intimate conversation, Emperor Jiajing was shocked, and waved Yan Song back without saying a word. From that day on, Emperor Jiajing was punished The determination to get rid of Yan Song. Xu Jie, the second assistant at the time, observed his words and found that Yan Song had fallen out of favor, so he secretly ordered his subordinates to impeach Yan Song's son Yan Shifan as soon as possible. He was also accused of abandoning Shouxi City as a capital crime. As soon as his son died, the old Yan Song was dismissed immediately, and then ransacked his home and wiped out the Yan Party. Yan Song, who has been in the cabinet for 20 years, just blows bubbles and ends." Jin Xuezeng had never heard of the story Chen Rui told, especially the one about Lan Daoxing.Although it is an old story, it still sounds thrilling. Jin Xue once sighed: "Yan Song fell from power. Everyone attributed the credit to Xu Jie, but they didn't expect that He Xinyin played the key role." "Yes," Chen Rui commented deeply, "Although Xu Jie is the mentor of the chief assistant today, in all fairness, he is not Yan Song's opponent if he is playing tricks. If Emperor Jiajing didn't believe in Lan Daoxing, even if there is Ten Xu Jie tied together. It is impossible to overthrow Yan Song!" "That's true," Jin Xuezeng admitted with a nod, and asked again: "How do you know such a top secret thing?" "There is no impenetrable wall." Chen Rui refused to reveal the source of the news, so he made a fool of himself: "Does the chief assistant know?" "Xu Jie knows, and the first assistant must know." Today, Chen Rui changed from his usual evasive speech, and spoke firmly in every sentence: Jin Xuezeng felt that Chen Rui was underestimated in the past.This guy is always afraid of wolves in front and tigers in back.Indecisive in doing things, worrying about gains and losses, looks like an idiot.But I didn't expect that he was a real person and didn't show his face, and the city was so deep that outsiders couldn't peek even an inch. Jin Xue once sighed to himself, so he asked for advice: "You mean. Shoufu wanted to get rid of He Xinyin, not because of his lectures, but because of his secret:" Chen Rui blurted out, "At least it's both." "How did you see it?" "Master Jin. Do you still remember the cotton coat incident that happened last winter?" "Remember =" "Who was executed?" "Hero Shao." "Do you know the origin of Shao Daxia?" "I know, it is said that after Gao Gong stepped down from the field, he came back to the position of Zaifu again. This is a strange situation designed by Shao Daxia." "That's right," Chen Rui slapped his thigh, and said meaningfully, "Shao Daxia made bad cotton clothes to fill up good ones, causing 19 soldiers of Qi Jiguang's department to freeze to death. This one alone deserves to be killed. What's more, he used one A commoner who has been in the imperial court, and can be involved in such a major event as the appointment and dismissal of the prime minister, should be killed. He Xinyin's situation is the same as that of Shao Daxia. He can be killed when it comes to lecturing, but he must be killed when it comes to interfering in the political affairs of the court!" "Master Chen is right," Jin Xue once agreed with Chen Rui's analysis, but added, "However, this He Xinyin is Shoufu's friend when he was young." "In order to become emperor, Li Shimin even killed his own brother, so there is nothing else to say." Chen Ruiyue said more and more vigorously, "This is called having no friends in the political arena. Master Jin, compare your heart with your heart. If it were you, I would sit in the first place." In the position of assistant, are you willing to let others play with you?" Jin Xuezeng replied: "With the talents of the first assistant, neither Shao Daxia nor He Xinyin can pose a threat to him." "But these two people have indeed abolished a Zai Kui and raised another Zai Kui. It will be a disaster to keep this kind of person. Now, the one with the name of a hero has been sent to hell, and the one with the name of a saint This one who is famous should also be sent on the road." "Take his life, there is no hint in the first assistant letter!" "You don't need a heavy hammer to beat the drum," Chen Rui said, picking up Zhang Juzheng's letter from the tea table, shaking it in front of Jin Xuezeng, and said, "In the letter of the chief assistant, there is a phrase like 'the style of lectures is really disgusting'." Eight words, this sentence is enough. Mr. Jin, last time I caught He Xinyin, you were the one who urged me in a hurry. This time, it’s my turn to urge you to get rid of He Xinyin. How about it? Let’s send him on his way tonight ?” Jin Xuezeng rubbed his astringent eyes, and muttered: "Shao Daxia and He Xinyin happen to have one literary and one martial arts. When they get to hell, they join hands. Maybe they can make another strange situation, get the King of Hades down from power, and replace him by himself."