Transmigrating to the Ming Dynasty’s Imperial Examination

Chapter 308

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Lay Shi Bao Shi has not produced any new works for several years, and he is still young.

Leisurely, a few words of "prosperity and calamity", "always keep silent, always cherish an inch of pill", "afraid of people's feelings overturning the waves", have written down the harem's right to govern, and the sighs of the officials in the history of the sea of risk. It also highlights the heroic spirit of the three bachelors and censors who resolutely wrote a letter to impeach the central officials and dared to openly say "the prosperous times are treacherous and flattering".

When Li and Liu Yang wrote their books, their heroic spirit was evident on the paper, and they were falsely accused of being imprisoned. The picture is darker and darker than the other, the music is darker and darker than the last, and the three loyal ministers are stripped of their clothes and sing "I can't repay the emperor, I can't strip the hero, I can't be loyal and filial, just as my Cao". , The guests under the stage were all shocked, tears in their eyes.

However, as soon as the picture changed, after the three were taken to the Fusi Zhao Prison in Beizhen, the desolate and bleak background on the picture was washed away by a piece of Dantong, and everyone's faces were brightened.

As soon as the familiar and reliable Xie Zhenfu appeared in the painting, he told the guests to find the backbone, and the long-suppressed heartstrings suddenly slowed down a bit.

Xie Zhenfu in the play really protected Li Bai and the three of them, extended medical treatment for them in prison, and secretly released Li Xueshi's disciple Cui Hanlin to visit them - this is the comic strip of Jinyiwei's two-step battle against Japanese pirates. , Cui Hanlin's popularity almost surpassed Yao Qianhu's.

In the painting, Cui Hanlin gave up his arrogance for the sake of his mentor and loyal ministers, almost begging him to keep Li, Liu, and Yang. Xie Zhenfu knelt down, put his hands on his arms, and assured Cui Hanlin: "... Qing Ping lifts his sword, Han Mang opens both sides, who Xu Jianxiong is here!"

He carefully studied the revised version of the memorial, and found suspicious points. While writing the case file, he recorded it on the emperor, and on the other hand, he secretly told Gao Lishi, the loyal and righteous man in the palace, to ask him to help eliminate the traitor.

Gao Lishi was holding the case file in his hand, loyal and full of anger, with a round face and a pale brow. The outer end of the shadow painting matched his expression and sang "people are foolish, but heaven can be deceived". The sound of the song is about to end, and the painting and shadow have circled the axis several times. From behind the black frame, the ugly appearance of Liang and Wei's second prisoner conspiring in the palace is pulled out. "Narrow-hearted, rough-natured... Shang Wu lit the fire and turned on the lamp, adding oil and vinegar to the secret..."

The guests saw that Xie Zhenfu and Gao Lishi had negotiated a strategy to eliminate traitors, but when they saw each other, they still thought they were self-sufficient and plotted to frame loyal ministers and righteous people. the drum," and couldn't help clapping and laughing.

Later, Gao Lishi searched for the eunuch who revised Li, Liu, and Yang's remarks that day, and brought this matter to the front of the emperor by offering a holy birthday ceremony. Only then did Emperor Ming know that he was covered by two eunuchs and almost wronged Zhongliang.

The emperor ordered a retrial of the case, put Liang and Wei Erjian in Jinyiwei prison, and ordered Xie Zhenfu to find out the truth - the Dongchang factory, which was so transparent that the two dynasties had long since been forgotten by the people, asked Jinyiwei to check the eunuch, and no one came out to speak. .

Xie Zhenfu's treatment of traitors and ministers is completely different. He used severe punishment to beat Liang and Wei Erli's spineless, shirk each other, and wanted to put the charges of privately changing memorials and slandering ministers on the other side, and even explained a lot. Accept fake sons and send people to plunder wealth, silk and antiques in the south for their own enjoyment.

Some older officials from the south still remember the stories of eunuchs asking officials and wealthy households for gold and jade to play with when they were young, and many families were destroyed. At this time, I remembered the old things, and my heart was tragic, and I hated the two eunuchs even more, and only hoped that Xie Zhenfu would bring their crimes to the imperial front, so that the emperor could deal with them.

Xie Ying and other Jin Yiwei in the painting were also shocked by the evil deeds of these two people. They were both hated and angry. They scolded Er Huan in the hall and cut them off with a brush.

After the documents were sent to the palace, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty ordered Gao Lishi to pass down the imperial decree, denounced Liang and Wei two prisoners for ten serious crimes, and sentenced them to death.

The emperor Chenghua was not so cruel back then, but as long as he was happy in the play, why should he obey the reality

The traitor was given the head, the loyal minister was reconciled, and Xie Zhenfu personally sent the three Li Hanlin out of the Zhenfu Division. Cui Hanlin led the wives and children of the three bachelors to greet them, mixed with joy and sorrow, and shared the grace of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

In the painting, Li Hanlin, who goes by the name of Lay Master Qinglian, has been tortured, but his pride is still undiminished. The two censors, Liu and Yang, stood half a step behind him, and Shen Yi also looked into the distance.

The three Zhengmo and Chongmo sang in unison: "It's not heroic and unrestrained, or gentle... Jingbang, the country is prosperous; Anbang, Yuanyuan, Sihai Kang!"

The scroll of the painting turns, revealing thousands of miles of verdant pastures, thousands of hectares of blue seas and waves, continuous snow-capped mountains outside the gate, and picturesque terraced fields in the south... all of which are the scenery of tomorrow.

Many of these landscapes were drawn based on the travel notes that Xu Xiake’s grandfather wrote when he returned to his hometown several times and when he went to take the exam.

Anyway, this sentence also sings "Mianmian Wan Guochang, Yuan Yuan Si Hai Kang", it is not wrong to draw it.

These beautiful sights have evoked the pride of the tourists who watched the comic strips in the past two years. Cui Xie's ears were full of people's comments: "Is that picture of Wang Yang painted by Jin Yiwei?"

"Jinyiweili painted a complex set, and the court said that it was really restored; it was too early for the painting to be flat, and I don't know when it will be flat."

"What's the hurry, I just got back to the inside. Outside, Daningwei, Guandong, and the Tianshan area haven't been shot down yet. I think the thousand-mile grassland is stronger than the sea. I can ride a horse a little bit, but I've never been on a boat!"

"The grassland is barren, how can it be worth the mountains of gold and silver in Shanghai. I heard that Japan produces silver and copper, and the Western countries of Thailand at the end of Manlagar produce as many spices and gold as mountains and seas. Wheat is a better grain, and you can live longer if you eat it!”

"Yes, yes, I also heard a Taoist say that the Fusang Kingdom is right there with them, and there are ginseng fruits growing everywhere!"

The painting and shadowing has ended, but the guests in the seat are unwilling to move, and they are chatting excitedly about going to sea. There were a few people who were discussing who the Lay Master Boulder belonged to, and they talked about the topics also called gold, silver, and longevity, and they left them behind.

If Big Brother Yang was told about this, he wouldn't know whether he should be happy or sad.

Cui Xie took a sip of the juice with a smile, and put the glass on the seat in the middle. Xie Ying just drank the glass and took a sip.

They had almost eaten the snacks they brought in. The two of them took some leftover rice and took the paper bag, bamboo sticks and bamboo tubes out of the shed and discarded them. There are also special personnel to take care of these garbage, waste paper can be exchanged for money, bamboo tubes and bamboo sticks are sent to the cellar to be burned into bamboo charcoal, which can replace activated carbon to filter water.

The well water in Beijing is also more bitter and less sweet. To drink sweet water, you have to buy it with money. Those who are not so wealthy and can't afford to buy water every day, they use gravel, fine sand, and bamboo charcoal to filter well water layer by layer, so that the water is less astringent when drinking and cooking.

Jin Rong Tang started selling bamboo charcoal a few years ago, and it has almost become a popular product like the pancreas and peach alkaloid. The guys are staring at the bamboo that they don’t charge for money here, and by the way, they also recycle the garbage thrown by the gardeners. Kill two birds with one stone.

Mr. Cui led his wife to inspect the work of several employees, and then he left the garden smugly and contentedly, and went home for the reunion festival.

After appreciating "Qinglian Ji" for three days in the Huangjia Garden, he moved the painting to the home of Li Dongyang, the original male protagonist, and invited the authors of the previous generation to share the new works.

When Li Dongyang, Liu Zan, and Yang Yingning were framed, they were all powerless lyricists. They could only watch the eunuch's dictatorship bring disaster to the country, but they were unable to rescue the country; but now they are all pillars of the court, and the emperor is benevolent. , The prince is smart, virtuous, and filial, but he doesn't favor eunuchs. Today's state affairs are many times better than those of the past.

They have caught up with such a prosperous world in their entire lives. It can be said that the three lives are fortunate, and God has blessed Daming.

All the scholars looked at it with sigh, but when the guards in Jinyi watched this painting in Xie's home, they were full of heroism, and they all felt that they were the Xie Zhenfu in the painting, arrogant and not threatened by power. , can protect the court officials.

When they saw the scenery of the four seas behind, Yao Duqi, Da Xu and Wang who had traveled abroad were even more excited, pointing to the screen and shouting: "The sea we see is like this! We are overseas. What I see is such a thousand miles of water, and I can't see anything but the vast sky and sea! How can Cui Shishi draw so well, even the waves on the sea are different from others, this is better than a comic strip with only ink lines!"

When they talked about their experience of going abroad, they couldn't stop their cars. Every painting they looked at was like a scene they saw in a foreign country: the small mountain with snow on the top of the mountain is also like the mountain, the blue lake and the lofty peaks, the big picture The Mirror Lake with reeds is also similar, and the paddy fields... It's not like that, there is no good field like Daming outside.

They were envy and scorned by their colleagues who couldn't go abroad. They couldn't praise the scenery outside. They also praised the good equipment and gunpowder they bought. The thief smiled and said: "On our way back, we encountered Foreign ships with dead bones on them. Such a small boat, dare to bombard us, our ships are loaded with heavy cannons weighing thousands of pounds. If they dare to bombard us, we will bombard the ship and smash the ship with one shot. It's gone!"

Wang Yanshi raised his eyebrows and said, "The one with the bones of the dead is not bad. When I came back, I encountered Japanese pirates outside Zhejiang. Guess what? That Japanese pirate ship didn't even have a serious cannon, and the shells were small and slow. , can't hit our ship! We don't need to fire at all, just a little collision with our lucky ship, and those Japanese pirates will be scattered!"

There was still gold and silver on the boat, but unfortunately it was too heavy to be picked up, so they had to sink with the boat.

The three of them had a pity on their faces, and their colleagues who had heard them tell this story countless times were both disgusted and vaguely envious. They didn't know when they would be able to sail out to sea, break a few pirate boats, tie the general shogunate, and get some gold. Silver treasures, come back in a glorious way to repay the Son of Heaven.

As a commander, Xie Ying also recognizes the Hanlin Bachelor, and is connected to the cabinet. He can always know more information and tell them quietly: "Now the imperial court's strategy is in the north, and it can't take care of such a small country for a while, but in recent years, the imperial court is not often." Are there good food, vegetables and fruits from the New World? I heard that the Holy Master intends to send a fleet to the Western Ocean again, but this time, it will not only come back after two laps of Europa, but also go to the New World that the missionaries said, but I don’t know who has the courage. Dare to cross the vast ocean and go to that land to have a look."

The New World is said to have good land that stretches for thousands of miles. The natives have gold and jewels. The land is full of rare grains such as sweet potatoes and royal wheat. If they can cherish the natives far away, make their king feel great gratitude to the future, and ask for tribute, it is not just trivial matters such as making money and granting officials—

Even after thousands of years, they will be remembered in the history books!

The author has something to say:

"Benefits and Disasters", "Always keep three mouths shut, always cherish an inch of pills", "Afraid of human feelings overturning the waves" - Yang Tinghe [Shuangtiao·Shuixianzi]

"The prosperous times of prosperous times are treacherous and flattering" - Kang Hai [Xianlu·Parasitic Grass]

"I can't repay the emperor and the king, I can't strip the hero, I can't be loyal and filial, just like my Cao" - Chang Lun [Double Diao·Shui Xianzi]

"... Qing Ping lifted his sword, and Han Mang opened his sword. Who is Xu Jianxiong!" - Li Kaixian [Nanlu·Yijiangfeng]

"People are foolish, but God is deceived" - I forgot who the original work was, I can't find it

"Narrow-hearted, rough-natured... Shang Wu lit the fire and lit the lamp, adding oil and vinegar..." "The broken gong, the broken drum" - Baiyu [Suo Nanzhi]

"It's not heroic and unrestrained, or gentle... Jingbang, thousands of countries are prosperous; Anbang, Yuanyuan and four seas are healthy!" - Xue Luandao [Shang Diao·Shanpo Sheep]

By the way, I’d like to know about corn. I only read the papers about the crops introduced into China from the Americas. I don’t know the state of corn before it was introduced into China. I’ve always felt a little guilty. , author Zhang Jian, a Ph.D. supervisor of history at Sichuan University, wrote in this article that corn originated in Central America. As early as seven or eight thousand years ago, corn had been domesticated into 19-25 mm long, 4-8 vertical The shape of the row corn kernels is no longer the same as that of their wild relatives, the sorghum.

Archaeological discoveries show that from 3600 BC to 1500 AD, maize was domesticated by the local people, and it had grown to be similar to modern maize, and its body size had increased ten times, and it was similar to wild relatives (probably the ancestor of maize, I read an article on the origin of corn, but I didn't read it very clearly) The teosinte has been hybridized, and it has been stereotyped into various edible types: sweet corn, popcorn, flour, concave, and flint.

When it was introduced to Europe, the plant-to-harvest ratio of European wheat was 1:5, and the corn was already 1:25-100.

I will not copy the latter, I just want to say that corn was not domesticated by the Chinese, but was introduced to Europe after the locals had already domesticated it, and then it was introduced to China by the Europeans, and it was differentiated from sorrel a long time ago. , looks completely different.