Although the emperor of Chenghua is clumsy in words, as long as it does not involve the favored concubine Wan and his favorite monks and servants, he seems to be the master of Yingcha. Although Gao Liang's words were eloquent, the emperor only looked at him and said: "I remember. Jin Yiwei, the order of your request, you passed the edict. You recognize him, and you want to protect it."
Eunuch Gao shouted aggrievedly: "Your Majesty Mingjian, how dare the slaves and servants maintain their privacy? That Cui Xie is just a little Confucian boy who grew up in the county. Although he donated a yard and spread a reputation as a prodigy, the servants can't protect him. This slave and maid is all to maintain the dignity of the emperor's order - he is a righteous person promised by the emperor, and he must be loyal, and the woman slandered him for being of bad character, doesn't it mean that the emperor sees the wrong person?"
The emperor laughed, satisfied with his correct answer, and asked slowly, "He is also... a child prodigy?"
Gao Liang just said it casually, but he didn't know what the child prodigy was like now, so he had to take out the old news and fill it up: "He saved a collection of "Four Books" last year, and I heard that it was said by Zhang Butang of the Ministry of War. When Liu Yushi, Xie Qianhu and the others came back to pay the decree, didn't they say that he was taking the exam in the Kaofu, thinking that he has become a student now."
A sixteen-year-old student... It doesn't seem like a child prodigy. Others have already passed the township exam at this age.
Xie Jin, Cheng Minzheng, and Li Dongyang are far away, not to mention Yang Tinghe's middle school entrance examination at the age of 12, and the first place at the age of 19; Yang Yiqing took the village entrance examination at the age of 14, and was a jinshi in the 18th middle school... Those who were only 16 and got a middle-aged student were still in front of the emperor. Not really a child prodigy.
Eunuch Gao swallowed dryly, glanced at the Son of Heaven quietly, and simply put the matter on Liu Zan: "After Liu Yushi returned to the Imperial Court, he told people everywhere that he was a prodigy, as if he had copied him. A few texts on the field are said to be well written. It's a pity that the slaves have only been serving the emperor for the past two days, but they forgot to ask him for it."
The good thing about the emperor of Chenghua is that "the minister was encumbered with the second concubine last night" in the memorial, but he doesn't really like the classics. What's more, just a few days after the palace exam, he just read the Huazhang of the top ten jinshi, and he is really not interested in the words of a junior student.
However, it was a righteous person who he personally awarded the decree to praise. It didn't take long for him to publish a book and gain a reputation as a child prodigy. He even donated his own property to the county's book collection.
Emperor Chenghua then asked, "Is he... in Beijing? After the case is over, I will be called in. I will take a look."
Gao Liang hurriedly said: "At this time, the hospital examination in Yongping Mansion should also be announced, and the servant will go to pass the order and ask his family to bring him back to Beijing?"
The emperor nodded and said again: "Pass the decree, strip the Xu family, and make an appointment. My name is Xie Ying, and I will try it carefully."
Gao Liang held the imperial decree in his own hands, lined up a guard of honor, and went to Beizhen Fusi to call Xie Ying in person, and ordered him to take a horse and go to the Cui family to pass the decree and take people.
Just as he was about to be called to open the middle door, the door was suddenly knocked open from the inside, a group of servants came out fighting, and a strong-aged man's voice came from inside: "My sister gave birth to a son for you, raising children from concubines. , you have taken so many concubines, and you have been diligently serving your old and sick parents for many years... but you have not given you a green turban to wear, and have never suffered any serious illness. You have violated the national law of justice. You dare to divorce your wife for no reason. , I will go to Shuntian Prefecture to file a complaint, and I will tell Shuntian Prefecture to rip off your trousers in public, and really knock 80 sticks. Our two families will break up, and you will never want your official voice and face!"
Another man said in a trembling voice, "Your sister framed the official and bullied the son of my ex-wife. Why can't I divorce her! If I hadn't earned her a life, she would have been taken to prison and tortured to death!"
Eunuch Gao was not happy anymore, and asked the little eunuch to ask loudly, "How could Master Cui guess the law of the imperial court? The factory guards are all under the emperor's orders, so why would they ask people regardless of whether they are good or bad? You yourself are not willing to stay. If you have a wife who violates the law of the country and want to divorce her and marry another, that is your own act, Master Cui, what are you doing to Jin Yiwei!"
Only then did the people in the yard realize that Jin Yiwei had been surrounded by them outside, and their legs suddenly fell to their knees. Even the uncle of the Xu family, who was going to fight and kill, whispered: "Xiao is not from the Cui family, please forgive Xiao..."
Xie Ying instructed: "Get these people away and let the father-in-law declare the decree."
Fanzi and wrestlers went up, not asking who was right or who, and dragged out those who were noisy, crying, and disheveled. In the middle, there was the one who made the most fuss. After being pulled up, he shouted, "I'm not the Xu family, I'm the son of the Cui family, and my father is Cui Langzhong. Let me go!"
Eunuch Gao patted his chest and said, "Oh, this is also Cui Langzhong's son? Cui Yishi is such a lovable little son, how can he have such a younger brother. Our family can't see this, so pull him down and discipline him. , when the decree is announced later, no one is allowed to cry."
Xie Ying frowned slightly, looking at the dirty and wrinkled sky-blue silk robe on his body, "It's too disrespectful."
His elder brother was a righteous man with a knife on his neck and did not change color, but his younger brother wanted to burrow into the ground when he saw the eunuch who came to announce the decree. Is it because his mother had no way to teach her son
He waved his hand and ordered someone to pull him down, and then sent a few small firemen to the back house to ask his wives, concubines and children to come out to receive the decree. After a while, the house attendant pulled people out, except for an old man who was paralyzed on the bed, a total of an old lady, six wives and concubines, and two young children, knelt down in the yard.
Madam Xu tore her hair down, and her concubines and concubines flinched, looking at the group of servants and Jin Yiwei, as if they were looking at the King of Hell who was dying. Although Old Madam Du was a little messy, she was in good spirits, with tears in her eyes, staring at the imperial decree without blinking.
Eunuch Gao was not happy when he saw that the people in the courtyard received an imperial decree, which made it seem like he was going to go to prison, and was not happy. Sent an edict to prison, and ordered Xie Ying, a thousand households in front of Jinyiwei, to take charge of his instigators to submit anonymous documents to accuse him and falsely accuse him of two crimes."
Xie Ying knelt down to receive the decree, and ordered someone to immediately strip off Xu's clothes and jewelry and escort him to the prison cart outside the door. The concubines, children, and servants of the Cui family were all shivering, but they didn't even dare to cry.
Cui Ju also kowtowed to thank him, and knelt down and told Eunuch Gao that he had already written a marriage certificate and had nothing to do with Xu and the Xu family. Gao Liang smiled noncommittally, put on a gentle attitude and said, "Don't worry, my lord, you can't be implicated in the matter of the Xu family. After all, your family has a child prodigy who is loyal to the country. , the emperor likes it, and he has to give him some respect."
Cui Ju's pupils shrank suddenly, gritted his back molars and asked, "Father-in-law is talking about the son Cui Xie, who is not... in Beijing?"
Eunuch Gao smiled and said, "It's him. Lord Cui, the emperor still has a decree. After the case is over, he will be summoned to the palace for examination. If you accept the decree, hurry up and bring him back from Yongping Mansion. They arranged for him to go to the Ministry of Rites to practice coping etiquette."
Cui Ju complained in his heart—if he knew that the mediocre and incompetent eldest son would have a bright future, why send him to the country? If he had left him in Beijing, and the unvirtuous Xu family had left early, how glorious would the Cui family be now
Call him back sooner...
That kid was so wild outside, he dared to make his own decisions and donated property without even saying hello to the family. When he comes back, he will have to teach him a good lesson and let him know how to be filial to his elders. I have to teach him what to say after entering the palace - his future is still hanging in the bureaucracy, and Wan Shoufu has publicly cut off his friendship with him as a junior and a junior. The future could be better.
He thought so much in his mind that he almost forgot to accept the order. It was the old lady who started to kowtow to express her gratitude, and instructed the servant to use the money from Dafeng to pay Eunuch Gao, Xie Ying and the others.
Eunuch Gao waved his hand and said, "Is our family's decree for your little money? It's all to give the emperor a simple and concise talent, otherwise this Langzhongfu doesn't need our family to come over in person. Put away your family's money. , pick up a few serious gentlemen in the future and teach the prodigy a good job!"
Cui Ju was scolded until his face was red, and he bowed his head. The old lady quickly thanked him for the suggestion, and promised to send someone to Qian'an to pick up her grandson immediately.
Xie Ying said: "Don't be in a hurry, let him wait until the Yongping House examination is over, and it would be better to come back after seeing the ranking. Otherwise, the emperor asked him how many places he took the test, and he didn't know it himself, wouldn't it be embarrassing? "
Gonggong Gao said: "Exactly, the emperor also meant this, so he told him to close the case and then enter the palace. It is also thanks to Xie Qianhu for your careful investigation of the case, otherwise you would have let go of the sinner who was behind the instigators and framed Qian'an County. , let her stay in this house, and I don't know how to assassinate Cui Yishi in the future."
Xie Ying sighed: "Xie was ordered to run a mission, and it should be thoroughly investigated to the end. An dare to take credit? Relying on the sage is wise and decreed to strip Xu's official order. Otherwise, a woman with a seal can redeem the staff with silver money, according to the rules. Doesn't she want to stay in the Cui family unscathed? There are such vicious women in the Cui family, and it is a little difficult to think about the official career in Japan. Fortunately, there are no officials in the Xu family, otherwise we will educate such criminal women. People, I'm just afraid that their family won't be a good official."
Eunuch Gao smiled contemptuously: "Isn't her son just a sloppy sack called Jin Yiwei, who actually climbed to the ground and couldn't stand up."
The two left with their own words, and Cui Ju struggled to send them off from behind, and no one paid any attention to him. His face was blue and red, and his head was full of sweat. When he returned, he ordered someone to pack up the Xu family's dowry and send it to the Xu family. This time, he planned to give up his wife.
Several uncles of the Xu family were still making trouble, so he raised his eyebrows and scolded: "I didn't teach the matter of Xu's privately asking someone to post a false accusation against the official! If a few people want to make trouble, then I'm not afraid to go there. Beizhen Fusi, please go and ask Jin Yiwei to find out who gave her the idea to hang her head!"
The Xu family asked Jin Yiwei to take them away, and he didn't know if he could get out of the prison alive. How could he still think about this group of people? What really deserves his attention is Cui Xie. He is a child with mediocre aptitude who has never been treated before. How could he go from Qian'an County to Yongping House so well and pass the academy exam
The name of the prodigy that dared to love wasn't to please him, begging him to bring him into the capital, and then find someone to pass it on
When he went back, he instructed the steward: "Hurry up and pack up and ask someone to go to his hometown to bring him back. You don't have to wait for the list to be posted. You stay and take a look, and it's serious to bring people back quickly!"