Cui Xie took his servants and witnesses and never returned. Zhao Yuanwai and his wife were so anxious waiting at home that they had no taste in eating.
Their little grandson Zhao Yinglin didn't eat well either. He heard grandparents and mother praise Cui Gongzi for being good here and there, and scolding him for being ignorant after reading for so many years. speak ill of people.
He himself knew that the wrong person was to blame, so he had to listen when the elders taught him. But after listening to the meal, Cui Xie hadn't come back from the yali, and the three adults didn't feel tired when they took turns talking. It only hurt his ears, and the words that he heard were almost coming out.
In the end, it was his grandfather who saw that Cui Xie hadn't come back for too long, so he spared him once, and ordered him: "You are a boy, you can still have a little face in front of Lord Xianzun, go to the yamen to see your brother Cui, don't call that Diao. Slave confuses black and white, causing him to be wronged."
Zhao Yinglin muttered in a low voice: "He is so articulate, how can he be wronged. It hasn't been two days since we moved here. You all almost forgot the name of your grandson. When you enter the door, you open your mouth and shut your mouth..."
After all, he ran very neatly, leaving the gate in three or two steps and walking towards the street. Before they could turn out of the street, they saw a group of black-clothed soap slaves rushing towards the Cui family like wolves. There were also a few clerks in the office behind them, carrying something unknown on their backs, and also barged in the door without saying a word.
What's the matter, as soon as you enter the yamen, your house will be raided
Wouldn't it be because the servant produced some evidence to prove that he didn't steal anything, and the county magistrate wanted to deal with him a false accusation and asked Zaoli to come back and copy the evidence
Zhao Yinglin was startled, and he quickly put on the scarf on his head and went up to ask the office: "My lord, I am Zhao Yinglin, a child born in this county, and I am close to the Cui family, but I don't know what happened to the master of the Cui family? Everyone, come to his house. What are you doing?"
The little official was unexpectedly kind. Seeing that he looked uneasy, he took the initiative to answer: "It turns out that it is Cui Gongzi's high neighbor. Just go back in peace."
...Could it be that Mr. Cui has the talent of judging the sky and the earth, and the county magistrate loves him when he sees him, and wants to accept him as a disciple? Otherwise, it's an ordinary bitter master, and the county magistrate won't take care of him to the point of cleaning up the yard for him, right
Zhao Yinglin was full of doubts. Seeing that the Zao Li refused to say more, he had to go back and report to his grandparents and mother. The elders of Zhao's parents didn't know the details, but they only suspected that it was related to Jin Yiwei.
Zhao Yuanwai slapped his thigh and made the decision: "Whatever his business is, send someone to his house to watch it, don't let those yamen break his house's things and steal the property!"
Not only their family, but also several old neighbors nearby were startled by the coming and going of the soaps. Some of them had the audacity to send their family members over to help, and some just watched from a distance. Even those students in Mr. Lin's school came out to see. Seeing that Zhao Yinglin was also there staring at his family at work, he waved to him and asked him what was going on inside.
Zhao Yinglin said: "About that Cui Gongzi was loved by the county magistrate, and the county magistrate sent someone to clean the yard for him."
A classmate said enviously: "He is the master of this jinshidi, and has a father who is a Beijing official. No wonder he is so loved by the eldest master."
Some people sneered and said, "What about the people who come from Beijing? We scholars rely on the knowledge in our stomachs, and we don't have to be able to pass the exam if we have a good father."
An older Tong Sheng whispered, "I don't think that servant just now is necessarily lying, maybe that's what his family prepared for him. He beat and scolded his younger brother at home, angered his parents, and was sent to his hometown to reflect on it. After thinking about it, he even bound the servant sent by his parents to teach him a lesson... Don't look at his majesty now, one day the adults of his family know about this, and they will teach him a lesson!"
Zhao Yinglin pouted and said, "I don't believe that his family loves him or not. My grandfather has only known him for a few days, so I wish I could raise a grandson for his grandmother."
Besides, if it wasn't for Diao slave bullying the master, how could he be so justifiably bound to go to the county office.
"That's because you're young and don't understand. The more sons you have, the more inclined you are. The rich family in our county has taken a few more concubines, and there is a matter of concubines and concubines competing for property. His family saw a man living in the capital. Da Zhaizi, if his parents really love him, how could he let him live in the county..."
Several people were discussing, when the Zhao family's cart suddenly drove into the street with a "squeak", and a group of people came down from the car, all with happy faces and straight waists. People couldn't help but say:
"It's amazing! Our county has an imperial commissioner. Guess who it is for?"
"The feng shui of the ancestral tomb of the Cui family is very good, not to mention a master Wenquxing, but also a righteous man called the imperial court!"
"Then Young Master Cui looks at Wen Wen as weak, but he is actually a strong man capable of capturing demons. Taking the martial arts exam is as easy as eating."
The white-clothed scholars, who had been discussing the great family's direct descendants and concubines before, were stunned and couldn't say a word.
Zhao Yinglin grabbed his family and asked, "You said that Mr. Cui was honored by the imperial court? Is there still an imperial emissary here to pass the decree? Isn't he... Didn't he go to the county to sue, and his servant did not sue?"
The two family members of his family were so excited that they could not speak clearly, they waved their hands and said, "What about the servants! The Imperial Commissioner himself said that the servants deceived the master, and he also said that he would be the master of Cui Xiaogongzi, but that is the Imperial Commissioner! Serve the Emperor!"
The emperor of the Cui family, the prince of the Cui family, invented the righteous person who was honored by the decree. The imperial envoy personally asked him about his case and determined that it was the servant of the family who bullied the master. Could there be something wrong with what the imperial envoy said? The imperial envoy said that Young Master Cui was innocent, eager for justice, and said that he was not filial or filial at home. Wouldn't that be against the court
The few Tongsheng who criticized Cui Xie the most all raised their sleeves and covered their faces embarrassedly, and went home each, lest anyone notice them. However, everyone on the street was surrounded by the group of people who came back from the yamen, listening to them talking about how majestic the imperial envoy was, how brave Cui Xieli was in fighting the demons, and no one paid any attention to a few inconspicuous scholars.
The excitement continued until the very beginning, when the sound of gongs, drums, and suonas floated down the wind from afar. Two rows of clerks held up the imperial guards of honor to clear the street, and the sound of horses' hooves followed the honor guards to the street.
Most of the brocade guards on the horse were wearing dan-yellow silk and fluttering flowers, and the imposing manner was lingering. He controlled the horse with one hand, glanced at the clean carved door of the Cui family, nodded slightly, turned over and dismounted, and welcomed Eunuch Gao to get off the sedan chair.
Qi Xian Zun and Tian Xiancheng naturally wanted to follow, and Cui Xie also took a small sedan chair and was attached to the end of the line.
He got off the sedan chair, and when he saw the door where the stones were washed with blue light, he could hardly believe that it was his own home. When you enter the house, everything is clean and new: the doors and windows are covered with snow-white oil paper; the bluestone corridor is spotless; the grass in the courtyard has become flat yellow soil, and water is sprinkled to press down the floating soil... In the center of the yard is a mahogany table. , when he entered the door, he lit the three pillars of fragrance.
Eunuch Gao said with a smile, "Young Master Cui, it's getting late, get down on your knees and accept the order."
He performed the ceremony several times in the official office, and upon hearing the sound, he walked to the case in accordance with the procedure of the exercise, and respectfully knelt down to receive the imperial decree.
Eunuch Gao opened the imperial decree, and the usual kind smile was restrained, his expression was serious and majestic, and he said aloud:
"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor's decree: Zhili Yongping Prefecture Qian'an County Citizen, Cui Juzi Xie in the Ministry of Household Yunnan Shilang. You can be loyal to the king and righteousness at the age of dancing spoons, and you can be loyal to the king and righteousness at the age of dancing spoons. Suijing Yaoyan said. There is a secretary to hear it, and I will use it to honor it. Today, I will give you an imperial edict. Jing is a righteous citizen.
Cui Xie bowed his head to the mountain and shouted long live, took the imperial decree, and held the top of his head high. The little fireman behind Gao Gonggong carried another plaque with the four characters of "Jiangonghaoyi" inscribed on it.
Eunuch Gao immediately ordered: "Hurry up and help Young Master Cui up, and the plaque is called by the craftsman to install it."
Cui Xie held the imperial decree high with both hands, and it was not convenient for him to get up. The people behind him were still lying on the ground, and it was too late to help him. Xie Qianhu got closer, held a hand under his arm, and he got up without any help.
Under the attention of everyone, he respectfully presented the imperial edict into the ancestral hall, and then ordered Cui Yuan and his son to go to the Zhao family to borrow some tea and snacks to entertain the imperial envoy. Eunuch Gao said with a smile: "You are a little guy living alone in such a dilapidated house, how can our family have the heart to eat and drink you. We have Qian'an County to entertain you, and you will be at ease when you return to the palace early tomorrow to pay the decree. Live, don't think about spending money for us."
Cui Xie also knew that there was no place for his father-in-law to stay in his broken yard, so he simply didn't stay any longer, and sent them out after a big gift.
The soap officials of the county government are very fast, and when they go out, the golden lacquer plaque is already hanging on the middle threshold outside the door.
-From now on, he is a righteous citizen who protects his body by the imperial decree. Someone from the Cui family will come to Qian'an again to see who dares to bully him in front of the plaque given by the emperor!
He sighed at the imperial decree, turned around and bowed his hands to send Eunuch Gao on the sedan chair, secretly thinking about what to get him and Xie Qianhu to see off.
He still has a lot of wine recipes in his hand, but isn't the old wine delivery a little too much? Is there anything fresh and high-end that can interest the well-informed Eunuch Gao, and can make something in one night
He frowned slightly, staring worriedly at the sedan chair. Xie Qianhu had dealt with him several times, and he was familiar with his expression. He walked over with his horse and patted him lightly on the shoulder.
Cui Xie suddenly came back to his senses, and saw Xie Qianhu looking at him with a half-smile, and asked kindly, "Do you want to thank your father-in-law again? Or write a farewell poem for us, that's your duty as a scholar."
Well, wouldn't it? ! There is no Ming and Qing poetry selections in the third child's hard drive to copy...
He bowed his head in shame, and for the first time in so many years, he felt the guilty conscience and pain of a scumbag.
Xie Qianhu immediately understood his difficulty, couldn't help laughing softly, looked away from his face stained with shame, and comforted: "If you can't write it, you can't write it, you are still young, follow Mr. After two years of reading rhyme books, you will be able to correct classes."
Fourteen is not too young, and in two years, he will not be considered a prodigy if he is admitted to a scholar. Yang Tinghe, a high school scholar, was elected at the age of 12, and he became a jinshi at the age of 19. At the age of 12... Ah, he was admitted to a key city middle school at the age of 12, and he was admitted to a key university before he was 19. Get scholarships every year.
Thinking about it this way, he didn't seem too ashamed.
Xie Qianhu said: "I have already asked someone to try your wine recipe, and when the wine is made, I will ask someone to give you a jar to taste. Eunuch Gao is also waiting to drink your wine, if it is true Well, I'll give him the recipe, so you don't have to worry about repaying him."
He held down the saddle and leveraged his strength, flew neatly onto the horse, straddled the carved saddle, and smiled at Cui Xie with his head bowed: "By the way, if you write good poems and write good essays, wait for my family to come and deliver wine. Just leave it to him and bring it back to Beijing to show me!"
His voice swayed in the air, and with his left hand controlling the reins, he had turned the horse's head, and the horse was merged into the imperial envoy.
The author has something to say: The original text of the imperial decree is the imperial edict on the stele of the imperial edict of Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen commending Zhao Feng who really defines the people, and the text has been changed to the imperial edict format.
Zhao Feng, a citizen of Zhending County, Zhending Prefecture of Zhili
The state is headed by benevolence and nurturing the people, and you can produce 650 shi of miscellaneous grains for relief. Today, I hereby give you an imperial edict, to work with sheep wine, to serve as a righteous citizen, and to still be exempted from the miscellaneous service of the household for three years. Qin Zai, so the edict.
May 13, orthodox sixth year
By the way, Wu Minshu of the Qing Dynasty "Drinking blood on the front" said: "The public suddenly rose from the village, donated the family room, vowed to travel, and drank blood in the front, and his army was the most vigorous."
By the way, the most important thing is that this article is full of bugs. When you read it, just let your brain go empty and don’t think about anything.