Chapter 1
Wang Mian came from a poor family and was good at painting lotus flowers. Wei Su, the official in the capital, wanted to see him, but he did not want to make friends with the officials and gentry, so he had to go far away to Shandong. After the floods in Shandong, I had no choice but to return to my hometown. After his mother died, Zhu Yuanzhang took over the world during the uprising of the Yuan Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty. In order to avoid becoming an official, he retired to Kuaiji Mountain.
Second Chapter
The squire in Xuejiaji wanted to hire a teacher for his children, and Mr. Xia recommended Zhou Jin, who was in his 60s. When Zhou Jin was invited to a banquet, Qing Mei Jiu accompanied him, but Mei Jiu, who had just won the title of scholar, teased Zhou Jin during the banquet and told Zhou Jin that he dreamed of the scholar who was a good omen.
Wang Juren took shelter from the rain and passed by the village mat. He also despised Zhou Jin and told him that he dreamed that he and Zhou Jin's student Xun Zheng had both won the title of Juren. Zhou Jin was stabbed a lot. The villagers mocked and called Xun Jiu "Xun Jinshi", thinking it was Zhou Jin's fault, and fired Zhou Jin.
Chapter 3
Zhou Jin's brother-in-law and others took pity on Zhou Jin and pooled their money to donate a supervisor for him, so that he could directly take the imperial examination. After Fan Jin passed the Jinshi examination, he was appointed to study Taoism in Guangdong. Yu Fan entered the examination to be a scholar and was admitted out of pity for him. Later, he passed the examination and passed the examination. Squire Zhang came to make friends and gave him money and a house. This article embodies the abnormal psychology of literati who pursue official career and follow the trend.
Chapter 4
Fan Jin's mother suddenly got a luxurious house and a fortune, and died of excitement. Three years after Fan Jin was in mourning, Zhang Jingzhai went with him to visit Tangzhi County, Gaoyao County. The imperial court ordered that the slaughter of farm cattle and the consumption of beef be prohibited.
Chapter 5
After Tang Zhixian handled the case of the Hui people, two people came to sue Yan Kuisheng. One accused Yan Gongsheng of robbing other people’s pigs, and the other was Yan Kuisheng raped. If you want other people's money, the magistrate will order you to take them. Yan Gongsheng fled out of fear of crime.
His brother Yan Jiansheng handled the lawsuit for him and paid the compensation himself. The wife of the second middle school gang, Wang, died of a serious illness, and my concubine Qiaoyu was helped to become the principal wife.
Chapter 6
Yan Jian died of illness. The Zhao family discussed with her elder brother Wang De and Wang Ren how to send Yan Jiansheng. Yan Gongsheng, the eldest brother of Yan Jiansheng, came back from the imperial examination. However, he ignored his brother's death and not only did not arrange the funeral, but instead went to the provincial capital for his son's marriage. Zhao's son later died of illness. Wang De wrote to Yan Gongsheng asking him to come back and discuss the establishment of an heir. At this time, Yan Gongsheng was in the provincial capital to pick up his bride.
Chapter 7
Fan went in to meet his mentor Zhou Jin. Because Fan Jin was going to Shandong to study Taoism, Zhou Jin told Fan Jin to pay attention to Xun Jiu and make him study after he arrived in Shandong. At that time, Xun Mei and Wang Hui had already passed the exam together. The two met the fortune teller Chen Li and made a prediction about Wang Hui's future.
Xunxian's mother died of illness. Xunzheng and Wang Hui wanted to wait for the palace examination before going home to attend the funeral, so they wanted to hide the death of their mother, but failed, so they had to go home. After Wang Hui and Mong Zheng held the funeral together, Wang Hui returned to the provincial capital alone.
Chapter 8
After Wang Hui returned to the provincial capital, he took office as the prefect of Nanchang. After arriving in Nanchang, he deliberately refused to accept the seal. It was not until Prefect Peng sent money that he officially took office. Later, King Ning rebelled and captured Nanchang, and Wang Hui surrendered. After King Ning was defeated, Wang Hui fled.
Chapter 9
On their way back to the provincial capital, Mr. Lou saw Zou San, the son of Zou Jifu, the servant who was attending the graves of his family, and said that he lived nearby. Mr. Lou then came home to visit. Xi Zhong learned that Yang Zhizhong was imprisoned because he had a deficit in accounting for others. Mr. Lou decided to save Yang Zhizhong, but Yang Zhizhong didn't know who saved him, so he went back home.
Chapter 10
Mr. Lou failed to find Yang Zhizhong for the second time, so he met Lu Bianxiu on his way back. When talking about Yang Zhizhong, Editor Lu disagreed. A few days later, Chen Li came to visit. At this time, Gongsun Qu lived in the Lou Mansion, and Chen Li proposed marriage for the daughter of the Lu family. Old Master Qu sent a letter to Mr. Lou to handle it as appropriate. According to Lu Bianxiu's wishes, Zang Gongsun entered Zang Lu's family. On an auspicious day, the wedding took place.
Chapter 11
After marriage, Miss Lu was both talented and beautiful, while Gongsun Qu’s literary talent and knowledge were average, but there was nothing he could do about it. Zou Jifu came to Lou Mansion, talked about Yang Zhizhong again, and decided to visit again. After meeting, we had a great conversation.
Chapter 12
When Master Lou was going to visit Quan Wuyong, the newly arrived Master Wei came to visit. Seeing that there were so many trivial matters, Yang Zhizhong suggested asking his servant to bring a letter to invite him. On the way, the servant learned that Quan Wuyong was a man who had nothing to do and was not doing his job properly. I came to Lou Mansion after writing two letters asking not to use it. And bring a knight.
Chapter 13
Zang Gongsun met Ma Chunshang, who ran a class to help people learn knowledge. He was very inspired when he listened to him talk about the tips for getting into higher education. Huan Cheng, a servant of the Lou family, had an affair with Shuanghong, a maid of the Zang family, and ran away with the box that Wang Hui had left at Mr. Zang's house.
Gongsun Qu sued the official, and after the officer who took the box knew that the box was the loot of the traitor, he swindled all the money from Huan Cheng, and used the name of Huan Cheng to defraud Gongsun Qu. money, and made a false request to redeem Shuanghong's body. The messenger did not see Qu Gongsun, but found Ma Chunshang. Ma Chunshang tried his best to provide money to suppress the matter.
Chapter 14
After bargaining, Ma Chun paid 92 taels of silver and wrote a redemption document for Shuanghong on behalf of Zang Gongsun before he could get the stolen box back. After that, I went to Hangzhou for fun. After arriving in Hangzhou, I traveled around for several days until I met an "immortal" named Hong Hanxian at the Ding Family Ancestral Hall.
Chapter 15
The immortal learned that Ma Chunshang was in distress and wanted to help. Ma Chun was given a few pieces of black coal, and he took them home and refined them over fire, turning them into silver. The immortal also asked the wealthy Mr. Hu to provide ten thousand taels of silver to prepare the materials for alchemy. He said that in forty-nine days, the "silver mother" would be produced and the stone could be turned into gold. Later, the immortal "drove west on a crane".
His servant told the whole story. Hong Hanxian was not an immortal, but only wanted to help Ma Chun. After assisting with the funeral, Ma Chunshang met Kuang Jiong, a young man who had broken words on the street. He was living on the street and had no money to go home. And the father at home was seriously ill, which was very tragic. Ma Chun lent him ten taels of silver to help him return home to fulfill his filial piety, and repeatedly told him to work hard and study.
Chapter 16
Because Kuang Chaoren's third uncle wanted to occupy his father's house, he fell ill and his mother cried all day long. After Kuang Chaoren returned home, he devoted himself to serving his father and comforting his third uncle. And he used the money given by Ma Chun to do a small business to support his family.
There was a fire in the village, and Kuang Chaoren's family was forced to move into a rented house. Once the county magistrate was passing by and saw Kuang Chaoren studying hard. He appreciated him very much and ordered him to take the exam. As a result, he passed the exams continuously until he passed the exam.
Chapter 17
After Kuang Chaoren entered school, he visited the teacher one after another. Soon after, his father died of illness. For unknown reasons, the county magistrate was dismissed from his post and his seal was removed, but the people supported the magistrate and surrounded the provincial officials. The higher-ups sent people to arrest the leader, which implicated Kuang Chaoren. Kuang Chaoren went to Hangzhou to avoid trouble. I got acquainted with the folk sage Jing Lanjiang and a group of his friends. These people often get together to compose poems.
Chapter 18
The owner of Wenhan Building where Kuang Chaoren lived asked him to help select and compile some articles. Ma Chunshang took only seven days to complete the work that took two months to complete. I also received some compensation for this. Jing Lanjiang and Kuang Chaoren met some new literary friends through Hu Zhen's birthday. They held a poetry meeting together, but were caught by officials after walking drunk at night.
Chapter 19
Kang Chaoren met Pan Ziye, Pan’s younger brother. He was very cheerful and quick-witted, and he specialized in solving problems for others and making money. There was a girl from a wealthy family who ran away and was caught by the government and wanted to be sent back to her place of origin. A rich man surnamed Hu took a fancy to her and offered her two hundred taels of silver. Mr. Pan used various connections to communicate with the government and forged official seals to get things done.
Chapter 20
Kuang Chaoren found his teacher. The teacher admired his talent and wanted to marry his niece to him. He lied about being unmarried and they got married. Once I went back to Zhejiang for business and stopped by to see my wife. I didn't want my wife to die of illness because she was not used to country life. His old friend Jing Lanjiang found him and asked him to visit Brother Pan San in prison. Because he was involved in Pan San's case, he excused himself by saying that he could not visit the prisoner because he was working for the court.
After finishing the matter, he met Niu Buyi on the boat back to Beijing. and brag to them about his talents and learning. Niu Buyi lived in a nunnery in Wuhu County and unfortunately died of illness. Before he died, he asked the old monk to take care of his funeral. The monk and the neighbors followed the instructions without fail.
Chapter 21
Niu Pulang met the old monk when he was studying in the nunnery. When the old monk was not around, he peeked at Niu Buyi's personal collection of poems. Since they had the same surname, they wanted to pass themselves off as Niu Buyi, so they changed their name to Niu Pu and changed their name to Buyi, and engraved their own hand seal. Father Bu has a niece whose mother is dead and whose father has been doing business abroad all year round. He negotiated with Father Niu to marry Niu Pulang.
Uuraro is not good at business. Since he took over his grandfather's grocery store, he has been losing money day by day. After hearing this, Mr. Niu got angry and died of illness. My in-laws, Father Bu, was old. After finishing the funeral of Father Niu, he passed away. The disciple of the old monk became the admiral of the nine sects, and sent someone to take the old monk to Beijing, leaving the nunnery for Niupu to take care of.
The twenty-second chapter recognizes that the ancestors and grandsons of the Yupu joint clan love to make friends in Xuezhai and stay as guests
Because Niupo pretended to be Niu Buyi, Dong Ying came to visit him. In order to show his momentum, Niu Pu Pu asked his two uncles, one to bring tea and water, and the other to clean up. After the reception, they complained about each other's lack of etiquette, which prompted Bu Xin Bu Cheng to drive Niu Pu out of the house and find a house to live in. Niupu had no choice but to go to Dong Ying. They met Niu Yupu on the boat. Because they had the same surname, Niu Yupu, who was bluffing, recognized Niu Pu as his grandson. Later, on the way, he met Wang Yi'an, Niu Yupu's sworn brother. Wang Yi'an was beaten badly while eating.
Chapter 23
When Niu Yupu went to Wanjia, the Taoist priest told Niu Pu the details of Wan Xuezhai. Niu Pu told Niu Yupu that if he mentioned Cheng Mingqing in front of Wan Xuezhai, he would threaten Wan Xuezhai and get greater benefits. Unexpectedly, Wan Xuezhai became angry and drove Niu Yupu out.
Niu Yupu was angry with Niu Pu and found him and beat him up. Niupu happened to meet a boatman surnamed Huang. Because he said he had a good relationship with Dong Zhixian, he gained Huang's respect and married his fourth daughter to him. Dong Zhixian was promoted to Beijing. He didn't know that Niu Buyi was dead, let alone that Niu Pu was a fake. He told Feng Zhuo'an that Niu Buyi was in Ganlu nunnery, which caused Niu Buyi's wife to come to his door.
Chapter 24
Nai Nainai didn’t know that her husband was dead, so she thought that Niu Pu had killed her husband, so she pretended to be Niu Buyi, so she filed a lawsuit. However, Xiangzhi County thought it was just the same name and refused to try it, so he sent it back to his place of origin for trial. The boss thought that Xiang Zhixian was not doing his job properly and wanted to join him, but was rescued by the actor Bao Wenqing. Bao Wenqing returned to Nanjing and wanted to find a few people to form a small theater troupe.
Chapter 25: Bao Wenqing meets old friends in Nanjing and Ni Tingxi asks for marriage in Anqing
Bao Wenqing was walking on the street and met an old man repairing musical instruments. So I asked him to come to his home to help repair the instrument. During the period, it was mentioned that Mr. Ni had been a scholar for more than 20 years. His family was extremely poor and he had sold four of his five sons. The last one was also difficult to support. After discussing with Bao Wenqing, they agreed to adopt him to Bao Wenqing and changed his name to Bao Tingxi.
As a result, Bao Wenqing took his son to start acting classes everywhere. One day, I met the former magistrate of Xiang County on the street. He had been promoted to the local magistrate. After the magistrate introduced him, he betrothed the daughter of the gatekeeper Wang Lao to Bao Tingxi.
Chapter 26: Bao Tingxi lost his father and married his wife. Mrs. Wang, the wife of Bao Tingxi, died of dystocia. He was promoted to Fujian Daotai to the magistrate. Because Bao Wenqing was too old, he returned to his hometown of Nanjing. He fell seriously ill and died shortly after arriving home. Theater teacher Jin Cifu came to propose marriage to Bao Tingxi. Old Mrs. Bao asked Uncle Gui to find out the details of the woman.
Uncle Gui found the matchmaker's husband Shen Tianfu. Shen Tianfu told him that the woman was a shrewd person but had some savings. My uncle asked the matchmaker Shen Dajiao to reconcile the matter. The woman, Mrs. Wang, was extremely vain, so the matchmaker tried her best to exaggerate Bao Tingxi's net worth, and Mrs. Wang agreed.
Chapter 27: Mrs. Wang and his wife turned against each other and Ni Tingzhu brothers reunited
After the marriage, because the Bao family had a mother-in-law, the husband was not a civil servant, and he did not own a shop. These facts were revealed When she came out, Mrs. Bao lost her temper and became ill. Old Mrs. Bao couldn't bear it and finally kicked Bao Wenqing and his wife out of the house. Bao Tingxi's eldest brother Ni Tingzhu had been working as an aide to Master Fuyuan Ji. When he came to Nanjing, he found Bao Tingxi and gave him some money to buy a house.
Since I am going to Suzhou soon, I asked my brother to go to Suzhou to find him in a few days and give him some money to do some business. Unexpectedly, when Bao Tingxi arrived in Suzhou, he learned that his eldest brother had died of illness. Fortunately, I met Ji Weixiao on the way here, so I went to Yangzhou to find Mr. Ji. Mr. Ji is now the granddaughter and son-in-law of Mr. Bao.
Chapter 28
Ji Weixiao was marrying her second wife at this time. Celebrities came to congratulate him one after another. After Bao Tingxi arrived, because he had to return to Nanjing, Ji Weixiao asked him to bring a letter to his friend Ji Tianyi. At this time, Ji Tianyi was in Nanjing and penniless.
Zhuge You asked him to help find a book selector, and wanted to engrave books with him in order to become famous. Ji Tianyi found his friend Xiao Jinxuan, but Xiao Jinxuan was not very knowledgeable. Just to earn money from Zhuge Tianshen. The three of them found a monastery as a residence and began to arrange the engraving of the book.
Chapter 29
It happened that the monk had just been promoted and wanted to celebrate with a drink, and many friends came to celebrate. Zhuge Tianshen saw Du Shenqing on the road and took his friends to visit him. Because Du Shenqing got the top spot in the exam, everyone admired him. Du Shenqing left everyone to eat. Du Shenqing had no sons and decided to take concubines.
Chapter 30
Ji Weixiao had a very pleasant conversation with Du Shenqing. Du Shenqing's talk about the lack of a close friend should be an allusion to homosexuality. Ji Weixiao deliberately teased him and told him that there was a man with both talent and appearance in the Kagura Taoist Temple. Du Shenqing believed it, but only after he went there did he realize that it was a joke. The person he was looking for was Laixiashi, secondly, Laixiashi is a dark, ugly, fat Taoist priest.
Du Shenqing discussed with Bao Tingxi to convene a large number of actors to hold a gathering at the Mochou Lake Pavilion to select those with good skills. Finally, the top three were selected, namely, Zheng Kuiguan, Ge Laiguan, and Wang Liuge.
Chapter 31
At the actors' convention, Bao Tingchen saw Du Shenji's generosity and wanted to borrow some money from him. But Du Shenqing introduced him to his cousin She Shaoqing, saying that he was a more generous person, and asked him to borrow it from his cousin. On the way to find Du Shaoqing, Bao Tingxi met Mr. Wei Si, who was also visiting. Du Shaoqing was indeed even more generous.
Chapter 32
Master Wei Si was going home, and Du Shaoqing gave him a jade cup and more than a thousand taels of silver. Uncle Lou's grandson wanted to go back, so Du Shaoqing gave him a hundred taels of silver. The servant Huang Da's house was inverted, so Du Shaoqing gave him fifty taels of silver to repair it.
Seeing that others could borrow money, Bao Tingxi finally spoke up and said he wanted to form a theater troupe, and he borrowed a hundred taels. Chapter 33 Du Shaoqing and his wife visited the mountains and Chi Hengshan met friends
Chapter 34
Xue Squire hosted a banquet with friends, including Chi Hengshan, Ma Chunshang and Mr. Lian , Xiao Baiquan, Ji Weixiao, Yu Hesheng and others, Du Shaoqing refused to get rid of their illnesses. During this period, Mr. Gao said loudly that Du Shaoqing had no ability to be an official, and all the family property accumulated over the generations was wasted.
Chi Hengshan and Du Shaoqing went to visit Zhuang Shaoguang to discuss building an ancestral hall. Zhuang Shaoguang was recommended by Governor Xu and was going to Beijing to take up his post. In the inn, I met Sun Shoubei who was escorting Yin. Peers. Sun Shoubei's cavalry encountered thieves and were repelled by Sun Shoubei's friend Xiao Haoxuan with a slingshot.
Chapter 35
Zhuang Shaoguang responded to the imperial edict and met with the emperor. The emperor greatly appreciated his talent and learning, but he offended the Taibao by not causing any official mishaps. When the Emperor wanted to re-employ him, the Taibao said that it was not suitable to employ someone who had not studied through formal channels. So the emperor gave him silver and Yuanwu Lake, and allowed him to return to his hometown and write books.
On his way back to his hometown, Zhuang Shaoguang stayed at an old farmer's house. Unfortunately, the old farmer and his wife died, and Zhuang Shaoguang spent money to bury them.
On the way home and after arriving home, all kinds of bureaucrats and township officials came to see him because he was summoned by the emperor. Zhuang Shaoguang could not bear to be disturbed. Moved to Yuanwu Lake given by the emperor.
Lu Xinhou immediately visited Hushang. Because Lu Xinhuan had collected forbidden books, he was chased and arrested by the government. Lu Xinhou surrendered and was rescued a month later by Zhuang Shaoguang who cleared the relationship. Chi Hengshan and Du Shaoqing came to him to discuss the need to find a wise man to preside over Taibo Temple.
Chapter 36
There was a Yu warrior in Changshu who was in his fifties before becoming a Jinshi. He was extremely loyal and had done a series of good deeds: entrusted by a friend, he went to Nanjing After the Imperial Academy, he fulfilled his promise and took care of Wu Shu; Chu Xin and Yi Zhao advised Doctor Yu to hold his birthday in the spring in order to receive some gifts for spring outing, but they were refused;
Yu Doctor's old neighbor Tang Xianggong came to him and told him that because of lack of money, he had demolished and sold the house that Boxer Yu had let him live in. Not only was Boxer Yu not angry, but he also gave him money to rent a house again. Yingtian Mansion sent a prisoner Instead of punishing the prisoner who was convicted of gambling, Doctor Yu instead ate and lived with him, and released him home after a few days. Therefore, Master Yu was appointed as the chief priest of Taibo Temple Ceremony.
Chapter 37
Master Yu led everyone to hold a grand sacrificial ceremony, and the villagers gathered around to watch. After the ceremony, Peng Gongsun met Zhang Tieji. It turned out to be Zhang Junmin, who had changed from a knight to a doctor. Zhang Junmin saw that his bad deeds were exposed and said goodbye. Wu Shu told Du Shaoqing about two more good deeds of Dr. Yu.
One is when Doctor Yu was invigilating the exam, he discovered that the candidate had a cheat sheet. Not only did Doctor Yu not check it, but he also concealed it for him. He gave him ten taels of silver and sent a letter to a friend in Xi'an to repair the book, asking for Yu's help. I would like to help him go to Sichuan to continue searching for his father.
Chapter 38
Guo Xiaozi found Youzhi County and stayed there for a few days. Before leaving, Youzhi County gave him a gift of money, fixed a book cover, and ordered him to find it when he arrived in Chengdu. My friend Xiao Haoxuan would like to help. Guo Xiaozi was sleeping in the open air on the road. On the way, he met Mu Nai, who was in trouble. He persuaded him to return to his rightful ways and accepted him as his disciple. He taught him martial arts, gave him silver coins, and asked him to start a small business. After arriving in Chengdu, he found his father and became a monk in a nunnery.
But I didn’t expect that the marriage would be firmly refused. Guo Xiaozi lived nearby and worked every day to deliver food to his father. Guo Xiaozi lived in Haiyue Zen Forest when he was in Xi'an. At this time, the old monk was going to visit Mount Emei and took a look at Guo Xiaozi. On the way, they met Zhao Da who was trying to rob him. Because Zhao Da was driven out of the mountain gate by the old monk before, he held a grudge and wanted to harm the old monk. An old woman selling the goods pointed out a way out and asked him to find a young man nearby.
Chapter 39
The young man who could save the old monk was Xiao Yunxian, the son of Xiao Haoxuan. He followed the old monk back to the nunnery, shot Zhao Da with a slingshot, and carried the old monk on his back. The monk escapes. On the way, he met Guo Xiaozi. Guo Xiaozi's father had died of illness. Guo Xiaozi was going to be buried in Huguang with his father's bones. The Zhengfan soldiers captured Qingfeng City, and Jingli sent Ping Shaobao to suppress the Huifan soldiers.
Xiao Haoxuan asked his son Xiao Yunxian to join the army to gain fame. On the way to join the army, he met Mu Nai who was also going to join the army, so he accepted Mu Nai and went with him. Ping Shaobao ordered Xiao Yunxian to take the lead in attacking the city, and the army was behind. Xiao Yunxian used a trick to sneak into the city, cooperated with the army inside and outside, and captured Qingfeng City.
Chapter 40
Xiao Yunxian stayed in Qingfeng City to renovate the destroyed city, reclaim wasteland, appease the people, build water conservancy, and asked a teacher to teach young children. After the city was repaired, Xiao Yunxian reported the cost to the court. But the court said there was a false report and asked Xiao Yunxian to bear the seven thousand taels on his own.
Later the Sichuan prefect was transferred, and the new prefect promoted Xiao Yunxian to the garrison position and went to Nanjing. On the boat, I met Shen Danian, who once taught in Qingfeng City. He was about to send his daughter Shen Qiongzhi to Yangzhou to marry Song Weifu. Unexpectedly, Song Weifu took a concubine. Shen Danian complained. Due to the secret communication between the Song family, Shen Danian was escorted back to Changzhou, and his daughter escaped privately. Nanjing.
Chapter 41
Wu Shu and Du Shaoqing met Zhuang Zhaijiang and others in Chengyu, Nanjing. Zhuang Guanjiang and Du Shaoqing’s father were old acquaintances, but they were Zhuang Shaoguang’s Clan nephew. Several people visited each other, played and wrote poems. After seeing Shen Qiongzhi’s sign, I went to get to know him. Attracting Shen Qiongzhi to pay a return visit to Du Shaoqing's home. At this time, Jiangdu County officers came to arrest Shen Qiongzhi. Shen had no choice but to go back with them. On the boat back, I met Li Laosi and two prostitutes who went to Tang Laoliu.
Chapter 42
Li Laosi brought the two prostitutes to Grandpa Tang Liu, and Tang Laoliu was extremely happy. Tang Zhentai's two sons were coming to Nanjing to take the exam. When they passed by, their cousin Tang Laoliu greeted them. During the dinner, the two young men talked about the procedures and pomp in the examination room. After the exam, the two young men invited the troupe to perform in a play, and then asked the actors to drink and have fun. Mr. Tang was stripped naked and locked up because of an argument. Twenty documents were revealed by the Queen of Heaven, and all of them passed the exam.
Chapter 43
The Miao people rebelled. Tang Zhentai wrote a letter to his two sons, asking them to return home as soon as possible to help put down the rebellion. In Guizhou, Tang Zhentai followed the instructions of his superiors and sent troops to defeat the Miao soldiers. However, the leader of the Miao people, Bie Zhuang Yan, and the surrendered general Feng Junrui escaped. The superiors did not see the good news and only focused on the whereabouts of the Miao leader.
Minus Si found out about Bie Xingyan’s plan to come to the city for revenge, and Tang Zhentai designed to capture Bie Zhuangyan and Feng Junrui. Grand Administrator Lei made mischief when he presented a report to the imperial court. Mr. Tang suppressed the rebellion and was demoted to three levels. He resigned and returned home.
Chapter 44
After Tang Zhentai returned home, he was very angry when he saw his nephew Tang Laoliu looking miserable. He also saw that his two sons were very poor in knowledge. , just like Teacher Qing. Xiao Baiquan introduced Yu Youda, but because of the arrogance and rudeness of the eldest son Tang You, Yu Youda refused to apply.
Yu Youda's father has passed away many years ago. He and his younger brother Yu Youzhong have not been buried because they could not find a good land. Yu Youda went to Nanjing to visit friends. When discussing Feng Shui with Du Shaoqing, Chi Hengshan advised him not to believe in Feng Shui too much and cited the example of Shi Yushijia to prove that Feng Shui was not trustworthy.
Chapter 45
Yu Youda, who was in Nanjing, received a letter from his younger brother at home, telling him not to go home for the time being. It turned out that Yu Youda had received money from others in Wuwei Prefecture to help fight a life-threatening lawsuit, but he used his younger brother Yu Chi's name. Now that the crime has occurred, I am sent to arrest Yu Chi. Yu Chi helped his brother deal with the errands on the grounds that he had never been to Wuwei Prefecture.
After sending errands over and over again, someone asked Yu Youda’s cousins ??Yu Fu and Yu Yin to help with feng shui. Yu Youda and Yu Youzhong were also asked to accompany Xu Dai and Yu Yin to talk loudly. Youda doesn't think so. But the two brothers still went to Zhang Yunfeng to help choose a place and date to bury their parents who had passed away many years ago.
Chapter 46
Yu Youda had nothing to do, so he went to Nanjing to visit Du Shaoqing. At Du's house, he met Chi Hengshan, Zhuang Shaoguang, Yu Boshi, and Wu Shu Others, during the Double Ninth Festival, climbed high to drink, write poems and have fun. Yu Youzhong wrote a letter asking his eldest brother Yu Youda to go back, saying that Yu Huaxuan wanted to ask Yu Youda to teach his son to study. Because the squires Peng Laosi, Fang Laoliu and others relied on their money power to engage in high-profit transactions, the government sent Ji Weixiao down to investigate.
Tang Er Bang Chui was sure that it could not be Ji Weixiao. He thought that if he really came, he should visit Peng Laosi, Fang Laoliu and others first, instead of visiting Yu Huaxuan first. It was later proven that it was Ji Weixiao, which showed the snobbish mentality of Tang Er Bangchui and others.
Chapter 47
Originally Yu Huaxuan promised to buy Cheng’s father’s land, but Yu Huaxuan found out that Cheng’s father was telling lies and made a fake invitation for the Fang family I gave it to Father Cheng and teased him once.
After the Jiexiao Temple in the county was built, the Fang family, the Peng family, the Yu family, and the Yu family all had to send the memorial tablets of deceased female elders to the temple. Because the Fang and Peng families were powerful, people from all four miles and five towns followed the team of the Fang and Gu families, including relatives of the Yu and Yu families.
Only a few people from the Yu and Yu families presented the memorial tablets, and it was deserted. While the Fang and Peng families were setting up a banquet in the temple, the Yu and Yu families gathered at a table and had some food and wine.
Chapter 48
Yu Youda was selected to teach at Huizhou Prefecture. After taking office, Wang Yuhui, an old scholar in his sixties, came to pay his respects. During the conversation, I learned that Wang Yuhui had been writing books and commentaries, so his family was extremely poor. After Wang Yuhui's third son-in-law died of illness, his daughter also wanted to sacrifice her husband. Her father-in-law, mother-in-law, and mother all tried hard to persuade her, but only Wang Yuhui agreed to do this, saying that it would leave her name in history. The third daughter died on hunger strike, and the county held a grand sacrificial ceremony.
After burying his daughter, Wang Yuhui was impatient with his old wife's daily sorrow and wanted to go to Nanjing to relax. Yu Youda wrote to him to find Du Shaoqing, Zhuang Shaoguang and others. After arriving in Nanjing, the people he was looking for were not there, but he met Deng Zhifu, the nephew of an old friend. He came to Nanjing to help his boss sell salt. The two of them visited the Taibo Temple in Nanjing together and sighed deeply at Dr. Yu's culture of worshiping literature when he was in Nanjing. A month later, Wang Yuhui gave the letter written by Yu Youda to Deng Zhifu and asked him to forward it to Du Shaoqing and others, and then returned to Huizhou.
Chapter 49
Wan Li claimed to be recommended as Zhongshu. When Wan Zhongshu visited Gao Hanlin, Gao Hanlin invited Wu Shu to accompany him. Gao Hanlin looked down on so-called celebrities such as Chi Hengshan, Zhuang Shaoguang, and Ma Chunshang at that time because they had always been scholars and could not pass the examination. They also looked down upon those who obtained their titles through recommendation rather than through formal imperial examination channels. Because after Wan Zhongshu filled the vacancy, he was in the same government office as Gao Hanlin's in-law Qin Zhongshu, so Qin Zhongshu wanted to invite him to dinner at home. During the dinner, Wan Zhongshu was locked away by the officers led by Fang Zhixian.
Chapter 50
Feng Si’s father reminded several friends to find out the reason why Wan Zhongshu was taken away. The housekeeper went to find out but could not find out. Father Feng Si went to inquire about it himself to find out. It turned out that a general soldier in Taizhou was involved, and Wan Zhongshu was implicated. But the official document said that Wan Li was a scholar. Under questioning from Feng Si's father, Wan Li admitted that he was a scholar and used Zhongshu's name to defraud money. Originally, the lawsuit was not serious, but if it involves pretending to be an official, the situation will be serious. Feng Si's father was dedicated to saving people, and asked Qin Zhongshu to ask Shi Yushi and others to recommend a real Zhongshu official title, so that after escorting Wan Zhongshu back to Taizhou, there would be no serious problems in filing a lawsuit.
Chapter 51
Feng Si’s father and his family sent Wan Zhongshu back to Taizhou with him. On the way, there was a young silk traveler who was on the same boat. He was seduced by a prostitute and had two hundred taels of silver stolen. Father Feng Si taught the boat to go back, found the prostitute, tricked her into the boat, and asked the silk guest to go find her husband and get the money back. After arriving in Taizhou, Fengsi's father told Wan Zhongshu to put all the responsibility on himself during the trial, and Wan Zhongshu complied.
When Father Fengsi was tortured in the lobby, Father Fengsi, who was skilled in martial arts, broke three pairs of sticks without confessing. The prefect reported the situation. At that time, the leader of the case, Miao Zongbing, had died in prison, and his involvement was not serious, so Wan Zhongshu and Fengsi's father were released.
Chapter 52
Feng Si’s father went to Nanjing to find his friend Chen Zhenggong. Chen Zhenggong borrowed his money. Father Fengsi wanted to get his money back to pay for his trip home. When I arrived in Hangzhou, I met Qin Erqianzi and Hu Shangshu's eighth son, Hu Baluanzi. Stayed for a few days. While having dinner at Hu Balanzi's house, everyone saw that Hu Balanzi was so good at kicking that he broke a horse's leg with one kick, so they encouraged Hu Balanzi to kick Fengsi's father to see if he could. As a result, Hu Balanzi's toes were almost broken. At this time, Chen Zhenggong and his friend Mao Erhu were selling silk in Nanjing.
Mao Erhu introduced two loan businesses to Chen Zhenggong one after another, and gained a lot. Later, because Mao Erhu wanted to buy a pawn shop and had insufficient money, Princess Chen Zheng borrowed a thousand taels from him. By the time Chen Zhenggong found the pawn shop, Mao Erhuzi had already transferred the store to someone else.
At this time, Father Fengsi came to Chen Zhenggong and promised to help him get his money back. They found Mao's pawn shop, and Feng Si's father overturned half of his house with his bare hands. Mao Erhu had no choice but to repay the money he owed with interest.
Chapter 53
The bride-to-be is charming and likes to make friends with noble people. Her uncle introduced her to Mr. Chen Si, the cousin of Mr. Xu Jiu in the Duke's Mansion. The day before the meeting, Chen Munan chatted with Mr. Xu Jiu and expressed his opinion that the status of prostitutes was higher than that of actors. When Chen Munan came to Laibin Building, the betrothal lady was very happy and asked him to play more than ten games of chess with her master Zou Tailai, who was playing chess with her. Chen Munan said that if he gets an official position in the future, he will redeem her life.
Chapter 50
Chen Munan came out from the betrothal house and came to borrow money from his cousin. At this time, Mr. Xu San was going to Fujian to take office, and Mr. Xu Jiu went with him. Therefore, it took Chen Munan two days to borrow the money. When he returned to the Laibin Building, the betrothal mother was ill and needed ginseng, coptis and other precious medicinal materials to take care of her. Chen Munan's landlord, Mrs. Dong, advised him not to spend money on betrothed women, but Chen Munan refused to listen.
Sure enough, when Chen Munan ran out of money, the betrothed mother stopped paying attention to him. Chen Hefu's son is also a fortune teller. He is a bastard and quarrels with his father-in-law all day long. After a quarrel, he left home in anger. After becoming a monk, he had a big quarrel with Ding Yanzhi, a fellow calligrapher, over whether he should compose poems at the Yingbo Lake Conference.
Ding Yanzhi, who only had two taels of silver, wanted to be the betrothed woman, but was ridiculed by the betrothed woman. The Qianpo suspected that the betrothed mother had secretly collected the money and asked the betrothal mother for money. The two got into an argument, and the betrothed mother became angry and became a monk in Yanshou Temple.
Chapter 55
In the 23rd year of Wanli, after the older generation of celebrities gradually passed away, the atmosphere of advocating literature in society gradually declined. Although there are also masters of chess, calligraphy and painting such as Jing Yuan, Wang Tai, Ji Hiannian, Gai Kuan and other younger generations, they are full of talents and learning, but they are not reused. They can only live a hard life in the fields.
Chapter 56
In the forty-third year of Wanli, a drought occurred among the people. Shan Yangyan reported to the court that it was because the court did not reuse talented and learned people among the people, so the accumulated grievances merged with heaven and earth, leading to so many disasters. Therefore, the imperial court was requested to conduct in-depth investigations among the people, and to the sages and celebrities who were truly talented, they were awarded different degrees according to their talents.