Chapter 275: Letters from home are worth ten thousand dollars (big chapter)

On the fifth day of August, the autumn rain continued, and a cold wind blew under the Pearl Bridge. Zhang Yuan and Mu Zhenzhen were soaked by the rain, and their clothes were soaked by the rain. When the wind blew, they both felt chills all over their bodies——

Zhang Yuan touched his chest. Fortunately, the oil paper bag was still there. Seeing Mu Zhenzhen's arms folded across his chest to protect him, he smiled and said: "Zhenzhen, hurry up and run back to Ting Zen Residence to change clothes. I'll go to bed myself."

Teacher Yuan Jiao’s home.(《》7*”

Mu Zhenzhen shook her head and said, "Dan Yuan is four or five miles away from here." This was because she was worried that the young master would encounter Mao Jiancheng's group. Of course she would follow the young master at this time.

Zhang Yuan went to the Qiaopan Market and hired a carriage, and rode with Mu Zhenzhen to Danyuan. The wheels rolled over the streets in the rain, splashing a little mud. This city of Nanjing was once the capital of the Ming Dynasty, with shafts and culverts.

The connected underground rivers extend in all directions, and the drainage system is perfect. Even in heavy rains, there is no accumulation of water on the streets——

Mu Zhenzhen hugged her knees and sat in the corner of the carriage, looking at the cold rain outside the window, worried in her heart: "The young master has been kicked out of the Imperial Academy, what should I do? The master will be here soon, so don't scold the young master."

Zhang Yuan reached out and put his hands on Mu Zhenzhen's knees and said, "Don't worry, neither Mao Liangfeng nor Song Siye can stop my academic status. I didn't make any mistakes, so why should I be guilty like this!"

Mu Zhenzhen hesitated for a moment and said, "Master, you scolded that official and even hit him."

Zhang Yuan said "Hey": "I wanted to give the plague official a stick in his face, but after thinking about it, I decided not to do it. I'm afraid it won't be easy to reason with him. As for saying that I scolded him, even if I didn't scold him, the plague official would still frame me.

Sorry, the plague officer is deliberately trying to frame me." He shook the hand of the fallen girl and said, "Don't worry, I will take care of it."

Mu Zhenzhen nodded, thinking that the young master would be able to do something about it. The young master had a lot of contacts, and he could defeat Yao and Dong. The young master could do it with ease, so he would not end up in the Imperial College. He also thought that the eunuch named Mao was really hateful, and he wanted to do it.

If you use shackles to harm the young master, of course the young master will resist——

The small Panlong stick was standing on the side of the carriage, and the water had been drained. Zhang Yuan said: "Really put this stick away, it is not easy to carry the stick to Teacher Jiao's door."

Mu Zhenzhen blushed and said coyly: "There is no belt."

Zhang Yuan said "Oh" and said nothing more.

Mu Zhenzhen also felt that it was inappropriate. After thinking about it, she took off her belt. The narrow-sleeved gown she wore was usually not tied around the waist, but she liked to tie her waist tightly, so she took off her belt.

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Zhang Yuan didn't know how Mu Zhenzhen hid the nunchucks on his body, so of course he had to take a closer look.

Mu Zhenzhen glanced at the young master shyly, lowered his head, and lifted up the hem of his long skirt until it reached her waist. Under the green skirt, there were also rose-colored trousers. The trousers were completely wet from the knees down and stuck to her legs, making them thin.

Like cicada wings——

Mu Zhenzhen quickly used a belt to tie the small coiled dragon stick to the outside of her right thigh, and then quickly covered her skirt. She did not dare to raise her eyes to look at the young master. Her blush had already reached her ears. Although she had skin contact with the young master, Mu Zhenzhen still

She's very shy and doesn't have the idea that since the young master has seen all of her body, he can just take a look at it——

Zhang Yuan asked: "Will it hurt me if I really move around like this?"

Mu Zhenzhen shook his head and said: "No."

While talking, the carriage arrived at the gate of Danyuan. Zhang Yuan and Mu Zhenzhen got out of the car and knocked on the door. Jiao Runsheng saw Zhang Yuan's maidservant in such a mess and asked in surprise what happened?

Zhang Yuan said angrily: "Brother Runsheng, that Superintendent Mao was ordered by Song Siye to frame me and cut off my academic status. He actually used wooden shackles and iron shackles. I ran out and asked the teacher to make the decision for me."

Jiao Runsheng once reminded Zhang Yuan to pay attention to Song Siye, and his father Jiao Hong also asked Nanjian to offer wine and Gu Qiyuan to take care of Zhang Yuan. Unexpectedly, Zhang Yuan was retaliated by Dong Qichang's protégé Song Shimian. Song Shimian

Sorry, this is too much!

Jiao Runsheng asked his maid to take Mu Zhenzhen to change clothes. He led Zhang Yuan to Tibet to meet his father Jiao Hong. He also wanted to show his father what kind of abuse Zhang Yuan suffered when Song Si Yegong of the Imperial Academy avenged his personal revenge——

Jiao Hongzheng and Zong Yishan were compiling a bibliography upstairs. When they saw Zhang Yuan, naked, he fell at his feet. Before Zhang Yuan could speak, Jiao Runsheng said angrily: "Father, Song Shimian wants to cut Zhang Jiezi's academic records.

Use the shackles, and Jiezi will run out. The latest chapter of the Temple"

Jiao Hong, who had a fluttering white beard, was very calm. He took off his glasses on the bridge of his nose and said: "Get up, get up, no one is hurt. As long as no one is hurt, go down and take a shower and change clothes first. Don't worry."

I'm going to feel the cold."

After Zhang Yuan bathed, he changed into Jiao Runsheng's turban. When he came out, he saw Mu Zhenzhen in Muchai's sarong waiting outside. He handed the oil-paper bag with four letters to Mu Zhenzhen and put it away. He went to see Jiao Taishi himself.

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Zhang Yuan said that Superintendent Mao had falsely accused him of stealing bows and arrows from the archery garden and changing rooms. Jiao Hong waved his hands and said, "I already know about this. I told you when I was going back to sacrifice wine. Just tell me what happened today."

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Zhang Yuan reported to Taishi Jiao the conflict he had with Mao Jiancheng in Shepu early in the morning, and also told him about the beating of two eunuchs.

Jiao Hong raised his white eyebrows and asked, "What happened to the Qinhuai prostitute family?"

Zhang Yuan then told the story about Chen Meigong entrusting his three brothers to take Wang Wei and Wang Wei to Jinling by boat, and added: "Then Inspector Mao said that he captured a turtle slave from the Xiangzhen Hall, but Wang Wei is not a Xiangzhen slave."

I really don’t understand how they are trying to trap me. I entered the Imperial College on June 21 and have only been out of prison once. On that day, I met Eunuch Zhong from Hangzhou who was returning to Beijing and passing by here. He invited me to visit Xuanwu Lake.

See, the disciple obeyed the prison rules and returned to the prison on time in the evening."

Jiao Hong nodded. He knew that Zhang Yuan had a relationship with Eunuch Zhong. At Zhang Yuan's request, he also wrote "The Notes of the Zhong Family Yangji Hospital in Baoshishan" for Eunuch Zhong. Eunuch Zhong left Hangzhou and left behind a Yangji Temple.

The courtyard can be considered beneficial to the people——

Jiao Runsheng said: "Even great sages, who are stared at and criticized all day long, always have this and that. Jiezi is only a seventeen-year-old boy with a reputation for talent. Song and Mao, as imperial supervisors, have nothing to do with it."

He has no intention of appreciating his talents, and only wants to frame and frame him—daddy has to make the decision for meson."

Jiao Hong stood up and said, "I'm going to see Gu Taichu right now. Let Song Shimian present all the personal and physical evidence."

Zhang Yuandao: "Teacher, I heard from Mao Jiancheng that Gu Jijiu is out on business and will not come back until five days later. Song Siye and Mao Jiancheng seized this opportunity to deal with the disciple."

Jiao Hong was really angry now. He brushed his white beard and said, "I see, that old man didn't go to the Imperial College anymore and went directly to the Ministry of Rites to see Li Shangshu."

The officialdom of the Ming Dynasty valued the friendship between teachers and students the most, and it was closer than the relationship between township party members, peers, and even in-laws. As a teacher, he tried his best to support his students, and if his students became prominent in the future, they would also be willing to take care of the teacher and his descendants. Although this was also

It is due to interests, but there is a sense of friendship in it——

Zhang Yuan was Jiao Hong's most valued student. Although Zong Yishan was not inferior to Zhang Yuan in talent and learning, he was unable to participate in the imperial examination due to his background. A few days ago, Gu Qiyuan came to Danyuan to discuss Taoism with Jiao Hong.

Zhang Yuan refused to praise him too much in front of him, fearing that Zhang Yuan would be arrogant. Jiao Hong was generous with his praise, saying that Zhang Yuan was studious and thoughtful, and excelled in his studies. He had been promoted to the Chengxin Hall in just one month. Jiao Hong felt happy after hearing this.

At this time, seeing Song Shimian and Mao Liangfeng, they wanted to provoke Zhang Yuan to be expelled from the Imperial College. They were angry. If a prison student is expelled from the Imperial College, his future will be ruined.

Nine years?

It was about the end of Chenshi, and the rain was still pouring down. Jiao Hong immediately ordered the sedan to be prepared, and took two followers to the Nanjing Ministry of Rites to visit Li Weizhen, the Minister of Rites, and told Zhang Yuan to stay in Danyuan and wait for the news——

After Jiao Hong left, Jiao Runsheng comforted Zhang Yuan and said, "Don't worry, Jie Zi. Your academic status will never be revoked."

Zhang Yuandao: "Thank you very much, Brother Runsheng."

Zong Yishan thought to himself: "Jiezi said that he wanted to change my identity for me to take the imperial examination. I think it's better to forget it. I will do some learning with Teacher Jiao first, and then I will work as an adviser to Jiezi. If I take part in the imperial examination, I will be discovered by others."

, Jiezi cannot escape his guilt. The road to the imperial examination and the officialdom are full of intrigues. Dong's disciples, Gujiu, will keep an eye on Jiezi. I can't let Jiezi be used to teach others because of me——"

Zhang Yuan called Mu Zhenzhen upstairs and asked her to listen to Chan Ju and Xiao Wu and ask her to let Laifu and Xiao Wu come to Danyuan to wait on her. He also wanted to find a way to inform the eldest brother and third brother so that they would not suffer.

Mao Jiancheng expressed his anger——

Jiao Runsheng said: "I used to be a prison student, and I am very familiar with the Imperial College. I went to tell the eldest son and Yan Ke, Yan Ke is in Zhengyi Hall, where is the eldest son? Oh, Xiudao Hall. ("" 7*"

After Jiao Runsheng and Mu Zhenzhen left, Zhang Yuan opened the oil paper bag left by Mu Zhenzhen. Before he could read the four letters inside, he looked at the envelope first. One letter was from his mother, Lu, but the words on the envelope were not.

The mother's handwriting must have been written by someone else. The other three letters were written by Zhang Rulin, the clan's great-uncle, to him and his eldest brother and third brother. They were all sent by post -

Zhang Yuan thought to himself: "Why didn't Dan Ran get a letter? The letter I sent to her was sent together with the letters from my mother and my great uncle?"

Zhang Yuan first opened a letter from his mother. There were three pieces of bamboo paper. The ink characters on them were squarely spaced. The pen was a bit formal and a bit jerky. It was obvious that he didn't write often. This was written by his mother Lu Shi. Zhang Yuan felt excited.

, the three pieces of bamboo paper were full of writing. Mother must have been writing for at least an hour. They were all trivial words. Each of the maids at home wrote, saying that Yi Ting was nineteen years old and should have been married to someone long ago, but there was no suitable one.

Yes, Yi Ting is not low-spirited. He also said that the twelve-year-old Tu Ting took very good care of the White Mule Snow Spirit, and the two brothers Big Stone and Little Stone had grown taller. He also mentioned the two plants in the back garden.

The osmanthus flowers bloomed early this year and are particularly fragrant——

From Lu's point of view, her son Zhang Yuan seemed to have been away from home for a long time, so she had to tell her son many things, such as Jianhu Farm, Yanghe Yicang, Kuaiji Shangshi, Shanyin Qingyu...

Reading his mother's letter, Zhang Yuan felt particularly peaceful, as if all the disputes had nothing to do with him, and only the small bridges and flowing water in Shanyin City remained. His mother also said that on June 19, the birthday of Guanyin, Miss Shang sent someone to talk to his mother in advance.

We made an appointment to meet at Dashan Temple, because that day was also Zhang Yuan’s birthday. My mother talked a lot about Miss Shang, and her affection overflowed beyond the paper and ink——

Zhang Rulin, the great uncle of the family, scolded Zhang Yuan in a letter, saying that Zhang Yuan's overthrow of Dong was just for the sake of temporary happiness and endless troubles. He reminded Zhang Yuan to beware of Song Shimian, the Secretary of the Imperial Academy, and pointed out the relationship between Song Shimian and Dong Qichang...

Zhang Yuan didn't care about his clan uncle's accusations. This was a cliché of the elders. If the younger generation caused trouble outside, even if they didn't suffer any loss, the elders would still scold him. However, his clan uncle's concern was real.

His uncle reminded him that it was necessary to have a good relationship with Gu Jijiu and Li Shangshu, and to show off his talent when necessary and stand out——

Zong Yishan was careful and expected that Zhang Yuan had not eaten breakfast yet, so he asked his servant to cook a large bowl of wontons for Zhang Yuan. Zhang Yuan ate the wontons. Mu Zhenzhen, Wu Ling, and Laifu arrived soon. Zhang Yuan asked Wu Ling to

He and Laifu went to the Xiangzhen Pavilion by the Qinhuai River to find out what happened?

On the day of the Gongyuan examination, Wu Ling went to the old courtyard with Zhang Yuan and others. Knowing the location of the Xiangzhen Hall, he and Laifu immediately went there under umbrellas. Zhang Yuan showed his mother's letter to Mu Zhenzhen,

My mother also mentioned Mu Zhenzhen in her letter——

Mu Zhenzhen went to Qingpu with Zhang Yuan in March last year. Zhang Yuan taught her how to read on the boat, and he has not stopped since then. Now Mu Zhenzhen's literacy has surpassed that of Wuling. She can even read "Historical Records" roughly, but reading letters

, for the first time in her life, Mu Zhenzhen felt very happy. This is the benefit of literacy. She is no longer blind. In the future, she will write letters to her father, Mu Jingyan——

A servant of the Jiao family came to report that someone wanted to see Mr. Jiezi. There was no name card, and he claimed that the master's surname was Xing.

"Surname Xing."

Zhang Yuan frowned slightly. Except for Xing Long, the garrison eunuch of Nanjing, he did not know anyone else named Xing, so he went to the front hall with Zong Yishan and saw a man in a short shirt standing on the corridor outside the hall, carrying a bamboo hat.

In my hand, the edge of the hat is dripping with water——
To be continued...