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The painter sat alone on the steps in front of the Baima Temple, looking down at the calligraphy and paintings at his feet, and shouted from time to time, "Selling calligraphy and paintings for sale, and making a fuss for his father." There were people coming and going in the square in front of the temple, and all kinds of hawking were in full swing. The painter's voice was quite loud, but except for Zeng Yu's master and servant, no one else paid attention to the painter. It seems that the painter's seller has been here for a day or two, and the people who often come here have no new feelings.

But Sixi felt it was fresh. He had already rushed to the painter and glanced at the calligraphy and paintings on the ground. He turned his head to shout at Zeng Yu, "Young Master, Young Master, this person is good." Zeng Yu was always with him when he was practicing calligraphy and painting. After seeing too much, he naturally had the ability to see his character and painting. He could tell that he could even see his character and Wu, Yin and Mao.

Zeng Yu walked over to look at the paintings. The painter raised his eyes and looked at Zeng Yu's master and servant, still lowering his head, as if he was numb and hopeless, but he still wanted to shout "selling calligraphy and paintings to make a fuss for his father."

There are three calligraphy and paintings on the ground, one character and two paintings. The characters are five-character poems, which are made of large-scale regular script and have Huang Tingjian's brushwork. They are quite sophisticated. The poem says:

"No one travels to the big valleys, and goes out to the crocodile. He holds a coral tree in his hand, and cannot speak. He is not as good as the light, but also in the abyss. He is concerned about what he likes, so how can he climb two people? When he meets the guest in the road, he will hit the horse without spinning. He is different from his son, so why should he be suspicious of trouble?"

This poem is so grand and simple, which is very different from the popular Taige style and the ritual poetry. Zeng Yu was secretly surprised and then focused on the painting. Two paintings were painted with orchids and bamboos, and one was painted with ice and snow old plums. The ink was mixed with green and green, which was quite bright in style of Wumen’s literary masters. However, his skills were much shallow, far less than that of the poem and running regular script. Obviously, the author did not work hard on painting, but this poem and calligraphy really came from the hands of the young scholar in front of him?

The bookkeeper Sixi, who spoke too much, asked the painter what wronged he had. The painter must have been annoyed by someone and was too lazy to answer, so he only said: "Why did the wronged sink to the bottom of the sea sink to the bottom of the sea?"

Zeng Yu signaled Si Xi not to ask too much. Zeng Jiuli was neither a knight nor an emperor who visited privately. Even if he asked about the grievances at the bottom of the sea, what ability would he have to help others avenge others? How capable is to do the big things? He would only cause trouble for himself. He asked now: "How do you sell these three calligraphy and paintings?" How much money can you help, but no one else can help.

The painter asked, "Young Master, how much money are you selling these three calligraphy and paintings?"

Zeng Yu said: "One tael of silver." Last year, he sold paintings in Linchuan City, and Mr. Xie Zhen and Mr. Xie paid one tael of silver, which was an extremely high price.

When he heard Zeng Yu was willing to pay a tael of silver to buy paintings, the painter shook his head vigorously as if he had woken up from a big dream, looked at Zeng Yu's eyes, stood up and bowed, "Is this young man your surname Zeng Yu's name Jiuli?"

This question was too abrupt. Zeng Yu was surprised and hesitated for a moment, and replied: "I am Zeng Yu, I am sorry for my uncle's eyes. I can't remember where I have seen this brother."

The man who sold the painting showed a stiff smile on his face and said, "I have been selling the painting for three days, only Mr. Zeng paid such a high price."

This was not answered to the point. Is Zeng Yu the only one who is willing to buy paintings at a high price? It's so outrageous!

But the painter leaned over and put away the three calligraphy and paintings on the ground and said, "Prince Zeng, please follow me. A gentleman wants to meet Mr. Zeng. This calligraphy and painting was written by that gentleman. He temporarily lives in this White Horse Temple. Please move forward."

Zeng Yuxin said, "It's true that this calligraphy and painting was not made by this young man." Question: "Do you dare to ask the owner of this calligraphy and painting's name Gao?"

The man who sold the painting said: "It's only a few steps away, and the young master will know it when he sees it."

This poem "No one visits the big valley" is tall and steep, and it is quite extraordinary. The writer of the poem should be a character. Zeng Yu also wanted to see it. There is no need to be suspicious of the gods and ghosts, and he is afraid of falling into a trap or something. Now he follows the painter to enter the temple.

What surprised Zeng Yu was that the gods worshipped in the White Horse Temple were Liu Yi and Long Nu. Liu Yi was a fictional character in the Tang Dynasty legend. The story of Liu Yi delivering a letter to the Dragon Nu is almost well-known, but it was worshipped as the Dragon God in Nanchang City. If there is a drought, the nearby people will come here to ask for rain.

What surprised Zeng Yu even more was that the owner of the three calligraphy and paintings was about thirty years old, dressed like snow, and was extraordinary, but his expression was cold and steep, which made people feel awe at first sight. Zeng Yu was sure that he had never seen this person before.

The abbot's room in the back hall is spotless and has a very clean layout. It is obviously not something that the sloppy temple is decorated. Moreover, the man's snow-white crown and sharp eyes do not look like a down-and-out person. Zeng Yuxin said, "Who is this person? What do you think of me? Why do you know my nickname?"

Zeng Yu was full of questions and bowed, "I wonder what advice does this gentleman have?"

The man in white robe smiled slightly, as if the spring breeze was thawed, and his expression of ice and snow suddenly became warm and cheerful, and he said politely: "Young Master Zeng, I have been revered for a long time. Please sit down and have tea."

The white-robed guest was very graceful and charming. Zeng Yu sat down and a little servant who was about the same age as Si Xi held a cup of tea. Then he stepped down. The white-robed guest signaled Si Xi to leave the door and said, "I have something important to talk to Mr. Zeng."

Sixi looked at Zeng Yu, Zeng Yu nodded, and Sixi retreated.

The white-robed guest said straight to the point: "I know that Mr. Zeng and Mr. Yan and Mr. Yan's family have a close relationship. Now I have something to ask for. I hope Mr. Zeng will not refuse."

The white-robed guest said something about asking for help, but his expression was still arrogant and he didn't whisper at all. He didn't look like a bribe and beg for mercy, but like Zeng Yu had asked for him. He was considering it at his discretion. This feeling was very strange.

Zeng Yu remembered the appearance of those bribers walking in the bamboo forest in the back garden of Youzhuju, and said coldly and politely: "I don't know where I learned that I have a good relationship with the old master Yan's family. I have never seen Mr. Yan's family before. Since I have something to ask for, I should go to the capital. Next, I am a poor scholar. I am asking for me, so I am asking for fish from a tree."

The white-robed guest said, "Young Master Zeng, don't be too humble. The teacher-student friendship between Mr. Zeng and Mr. Yan's eldest son Yan is extraordinary. This is not a secret. Mr. Zeng must also know that the gate of the old mansion in Yan Pavilion in Beijing is not so easy to enter, let alone Ding You are there. Of course, it is better to meet Mr. Yan through Mr. Zeng, and Xu Tu cling to him."

Zeng Yu should have left with his clothes, but he always felt that this white-robed guest did not look like a briber. This person called being mourned and mourned as "Ding You", which was obviously an official's tone. How could a Ding You official ask for a little scholar like him? There was something strange about it and said, "This gentleman is so proud of his young student. How could he ask the gentleman for his surname Gao?"

The white-robed guest said, "If Mr. Zeng is willing to agree to the request of his subordinates, he should inform him truthfully, otherwise it will be shameless." The conversation turned around and said, "Mr. Zeng is a gentleman, and he dare not defile Mr. Zeng's name with gold and silver. Therefore, he specially brought ten famous paintings from his hometown, including the Tang and Song dynasties, and hundreds of rare volumes of Song versions. Please read them." He stood up and took out a scroll from the desk, preparing to open it for Zeng Yu to appreciate-

Zeng Yu waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I thought I could meet a noble man, but I was disappointed. Today I realized that poetry is the voice of my heart, and the words are like the person are all false words." He bowed and said, "Goodbye." He turned around and left.

But he heard the square robed guest shouting: "Wait, I have another word."

Zeng Yuxin said, "Has God turned around?" He turned around and stared at the white-robed guest.

The white-robed guest put away the scroll in his hand, looked at Zeng Yu, and suddenly smiled and said, "If Mr. Zeng doesn't want these ancient calligraphy and paintings, I will give you another thousand taels of silver."

Zeng Yu smiled so much that he asked: "Are there any beauties? There are ten beautiful girls again. You can consider introducing Master Yan to you." He also spoke jokingly and disrespectfully.

Unexpectedly, the white-robed guest also laughed loudly and said, "It seems that Mr. Zeng has refused to accept bribes, so why should he be under the sect of Fenyiyan?"

Zeng Yu said: "I am just teaching Mr. Yan to calligraphy and painting. Why do you say you are a disciple of Yan? People's words are terrifying."

The white-robed guest said, "I heard from Mr. Zeng that he seemed to be taboo to others saying that you are under the Fenyiyan family. Why is this?"

Zeng Yu said: "The clear ones are clear and turbid ones are turbid. Being a teacher in Yan Mansion is just a coincidence. This gentleman seems to have a very clear understanding of my past experiences. I believe there is no need to explain it more. Mr. should not come to meet Mr. Yan, right? Why is he so determined?"

The white-robed guest smiled and said, "I, a role in bribery who is competing with the powerful, have not performed well? Unfortunately, I can't observe with my own eyes what the officials who come and go to Yan's mansion are. I have no way to figure it out - please sit, please sit, now you can have a deep conversation with Mr. Zeng."

Zeng Yu sat down again and saw what the white-robed guest said.

The white-robed guest looked at Zeng Yu and said slowly: "My friend, the people from Simingshan, once praised Mr. Zeng's poems and paintings, and even praised Mr. Zeng's inspirational study. Today, I know Mr. Zeng's character is better. This is not something that can be compared with the eight-part writing of calligraphy and painting. It is rare."

When Zeng Yu heard this, he quickly stood up and said, "Mr. Xie has great kindness to Wansheng. His sincere support and favor made Wansheng cry. Since Mr. Xie's friend, he has been so rude that he has been so rude. Please give me a bow to Wansheng."

The white-robed guest received a gift from Zeng Yu and still invited Zeng Yu to sit down.

Zeng Yudao: "I haven't asked the teacher to respect his surname and name."

The white-robed guest smiled and said, "When Mr. Zeng sees Mr. Xie again, you will naturally know who he is."

Since the white-robed guest was about to be kept in hiding, Zeng Yu couldn't ask again. Mr. Xie Zhen traveled all over the world. He really couldn't guess which immortal this white-robed guest was, but just said, "I hope to listen to the teacher's teachings."

The white-robed guest said bluntly: "Yan Song and his son are domineering and domineering, and they are cruel to loyalty and kindness. They have reached the point where the heavens are angry and the people are resentful. The censors intercede to impeach each other. The end of the world is not far away. He was once a young talented man with a broad future. At this moment, he lingered in the Yan Mansion. Isn't it wise?"

When the white-robed guest first met, he called Zeng Yu Gongzi, but now he changed his name to Zeng Sheng. It is obvious that he regarded himself as a predecessor, and he was only ten years older than Zeng Yu. Mr. Xie Zhen and Mr. Xie all called Zeng Yu a friend, not as arrogant as the white-robed guest.

Zeng Yu was too lazy to explain much, and thought that the white-robed guest would not be so artificial as to teach him these few words, so he must have something else to say, so he sincerely said: "Sir, I have taught me a lesson. When I met Huang Ti, I also had a reminder when I visited Huang Ti before, I would leave after the provincial examination." He did plan so, and no matter whether it was Chinese or not, he would no longer be the Yan Mansion Western Conference. It was time to leave.

The white-robed guest asked, "Since I know that Yan's family is dirty, why don't you go there? Have to wait until after the provincial examination?"

Zeng Yudao: "This Yan family in Nanchang is pure and has a wealth of books, which is just right for studying and preparing for the exam."

The white-robed guest blamed him, "Zeng Sheng is still greedy. He lives with evil people like a farmer of abalone. He will not smell the stench for a long time. Zeng Sheng must leave as soon as possible."

Zeng Yu was quite dissatisfied with the words of the White Paoke Guest. Yan Song and his son's reputation in the scholars was indeed poor, but in the mouths of the people of Fenyi, they were local sages who benefited the hometown. The Yan clan members rarely invaded the villagers in Fenyi and had a good reputation. This was what Zeng Yu saw personally, and Yan Shifang was even more gentlemanly and elder, and there was no such thing as abalone. The White Paoke Guest's words were obviously too extreme.

Zeng Yu said: "Mr. I don't know what kind of character of the old man and his son Yan Ge are not dared to comment on him, but his eldest son Yan Shaoqing is about 16 years old, so he is still gentle and simple, otherwise he would not be his teacher even if he was young."

The white-robed guest raised his eyebrows, held frost on his face, and said in a deep voice: "The old thief Yan and his son do many evil deeds, which will harm their descendants. What good children can such a family have!"

Zeng Yu was a little impatient and wondered what this person wanted to do and what big grudges did with Yan Song and Yan Shifan. He gritted his teeth so much that he silently said nothing to show his disapproval.

The white-robed guest suppressed his anger and slowed down and said: "Zeng Sheng, I have memorials from various subjects and various censors impeaching the father and son of the old thief Yan. You can take a look first."

Zeng Yuxin said, "Has the offensive begun?" He took the stack of papers handed over by the white-robed guest and looked through them one by one. First, he said, "The treacherous ministers deceived the king and stupid the country's memorial":

"—Songzi Shifan relies on his power, has endless patents, and has no choice but to give away titles and gifts. Every time he chooses, he regards the officials' high and low values, and he is low. When he is promoted, he regards the beauty and evil, and his price is higher and lower. As a result, the selection method is very bad, the market is public, and the ugliness competes for the price, and the asking price becomes huge. For example, the main affairs of the Ministry of Justice govern the Yuan Dynasty, and the Ministry of Personnel was transferred to the Ministry of Personnel for 12,000 gold; the juren Pan Hongye obtained the state for 2,200 gold. As for the traffic stolen goods, there were no less than ten people who passed the joints, and

Yizi Jinyiwei Yan Hu, the secretary Yan Hong, the servant Yan Nian, and the secretary Luo Longwen was very serious. Among several people, Yan Nian was particularly cunning. Shifan was entrusted with his confidant, and all those who sold official titles from Shifan were selected one of the ten years. The ingenious scholars competed for their favor and called him Mr. Eshan, but they dared not be famous. When Song was born on his birthday, he offered 100 million gold to live. Song and his son were originally from Yuanzhou, Jiangxi Province, so he built a wide range of land and beautiful houses in Nanjing, Yangzhou and other places. He did not worry about dozens of houses. He was a servant of Yan Dong to take over him and robbed him.

The people are in trouble, and the people are in resentment. What's more, in the past, the French mother was killed by their mothers. Although they were worried, they were actually indulged in lust. Guests were feasting and hosted, and the concubines danced and sang day and night. When they arrived, they were ignorant, and they were familiar with guinea pigs. They were familiar with corruption and filth. They saw their grandmother's death. They had strange goods, helped their mothers return to the south, and harassed the roads. All the things they needed to find. When they went back and forth, all the officials looked at the wind and the county were empty. Today, the floods and droughts were frequent, and there were many police officers in the north and south, and the people were exhausted and wealthy. No one could catch them by the Shifan father and son

, greedy, defeat the thorns of the day, and the government is achieved through bribes, and officials are granted by bribes. All the officials from all directions will be exhausted and pay for the expenses of buying officials. In this way, the people will not be poor? The country will be inexhaustible? How can the disasters of heaven and man be in danger? I ask for the beheading of Shifan to show that those who are unfaithful and unfilial to be honest! His father Song received the favor of the country, and spoiled his despise his son without thinking about repaying them. He should also order his retirement to clear the foundation of the government! If my words are not true, I would like to behead my head to thank Song. Shifan, I wish Your Majesty a clear guide!”

——And there were also attacks Yan Song and his son, "destroyed the law of their ancestors, stole the power of the ruler, concealed the achievements of the ruler, stole the achievements of the treacherous sons, robbed the military achievements of the court, led to rebellious treacherous ministers, misled the military opportunities of the country, and made the great deal of demotion, lost the hearts of the people in the world, and damaged the customs of the world."

——There are also ten major crimes of Yan Song: "Taking bribes from generals to open up border chasms, one of the crimes; receiving gifts from the kings and causing the vassal to dereliction of duty is the second crime; taking the power of the Ministry of Personnel, traitors and robbing, and as for the minor officials of the General Secretary, there is nothing left, and the officials are often not established, and the rules are very bad, and the crimes are the third crime; asking for advice and following the common rules, running around and writing orders, and running around the door, so that the officials of the people are constrained, and the wealth of the people is reduced every day, and education is not carried out, which is the fourth crime; Yin controls the officials of the department so that they dare not speak, and the fifth crime; traitors are jealous of the virtuous and slandering good people, and once they are disobeying their wishes, they will squeeze out the death ground and then make people's hearts suddenly disappear, which is the sixth crime; even if their son receives money to refute the world, it is the seventh crime; and the sun and the moon move wealth, stir up the road, the people are exhausted, and the country's vitality is greatly damaged..."

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Zeng Yu spent half an hour to copy the memorials and read them one by one. He knew that the Ming Dynasty censors often exaggerated their words when impeached. As for the "Bullying the King and the Country", the crimes of Yan Song and his son listed in them are relatively detailed. However, in Zeng Yu's opinion, many officials will commit the crimes in them, such as buying land, raising concubines, receiving gifts and asking for bribes, and domineering slaves. Just imagine a poor scholar who only needs to be a pride and get rich and eat in less than three years. The Ming Dynasty's official salary is famous. How can he be put on the show without a gray income?

, How can you be worthy of studying hard for many years? These things have become a common phenomenon in the officialdom, a monarchy and an official country cannot cure these, but if a censor collects and enlarges it to impeach it, it will become a crime. Of course, Yan Song has been in power for many years, and because of his son Yan Shifan's extravagance and debauchery, the crimes are too concentrated and too prominent, and it is inevitable that thousands of people will be criticized. It is a matter of time before the fall of the situation. Zeng Yu just doesn't understand what this white-robed guest is saying to him, such a scholar, and what are these?

When Zeng Yu was reading the copy carefully, the white-robed guest sat aside and savored the tea and watched. Seeing Zeng Yu after reading the last picture, he asked, "What do Zeng Sheng thinks after reading these?"

Zeng Yu said: "Late Sheng is just a little student. Emperor Gao's "The Inscription" also strictly prohibits students from discussing the government affairs. The gentleman's question is really embarrassing to the late student."

The white-robed guest was obviously dissatisfied with Zeng Yu's attitude and said, "Don't let students discuss the government affairs mean publicly submitting memorials and gathering people to spread it. What's wrong with private talk? If things are not upheld, then they will be heard. Does Zeng Sheng have no ambition to support the world when reading the books of sages?"

The white-robed guest was a little aggressive, and Zeng Yu was also a little disgusted with his condescending attitude and said lightly: "Since there are so many censors and censors impeached each other, it is just around the corner for Yan's fall. But Wansheng didn't know what the teacher summoned Wansheng to come?"

The white-robed guest suddenly remembered something, smiled relievedly, and said, "I understand, Zeng Sheng is doubtful about me. It is indeed inconvenient for me to express my identity now, but I am incompatible with the old thief Yan Song. My father was harmed by Yan's father and son. Yan's thief Yan would not die without peace."

Zeng Yu listened and said respectfully: "Please tell me what you have to ask for your late child if you have anything to do."

The white-robed guest was silent for a moment and suddenly said, "The president of Jiangxi Daojin Ke is Tao Hanlin. Did Zeng Sheng know?"

Zeng Yu frowned slightly and thought to himself: "Huang Tixue only said that the Ci Lin official who came to Jiangxi to be the chief examiner was either Zhu Dashou or Tao Dalin. I don't know which one is true. This white robe guest directly refers to Tao Hanlin. It is indeed a bit of tricks."

The white-robed guest said again: "This news will be proved in two days. Tao Hanlin is a pure and honest person, and he hates the tyranny of Yan's family. Zeng Sheng is now famous and has received generous gifts from Hu's house and is the Grandpa Yan's house. Tao Hanlin will not be completely unheard of—" When he said this, a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of the white-robed guest's mouth.

Zeng Yu was very respectful on the surface because the white-robed guest claimed to be Mr. Xie Zhen's friend. At this time, he heard that there was obvious threat in his words, and he also said that Hu Zongxian's military merit reward was a generous gift. He immediately became annoyed and stood up and said, "Sir, no matter what deep hatred you have with the Fenyi Yan family, Wansheng is just a scholar who studies and seeks fame and fortune. He does not want to participate in any court struggles. Wansheng does not have the ability. As for who the president of Jiangxi Road is, it has nothing to do with the young generation. The president selects scholars for the court based on eight-part articles. If he controls the provincial examination based on his personal likes and dislikes, then what face does he have to accuse the Yan family of the father and son of being corrupt and abused the law!" He bowed and said "goodbye", leaving with great strides, and was not interested in listening to anything the white-robed guest said.

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