Zhao Wenhua returned home and waited patiently for Yan Shifan's money to arrive. Unexpectedly, after waiting for ten days, he did not receive the money.
He couldn't hold back his anger and boarded the ship again, wanting to argue with Yan Shifan, "How can you keep your word?"
The ship has just been traveling for a day and has not yet left Ningbo. That night, the moon was sparse and the river was flowing. Zhao Wenhua was sitting in the boat, feeling very depressed.
When a literati is depressed, he will look at the bright moon in the sky and the flowing water under the boat, and he will naturally want to write a poem.
I don’t know what kind of problem this is. After I finished writing the poem, I didn’t solve any problems. I didn’t lose a penny of the 150,000 taels of silver I owed others, but I just felt much better.
Therefore, for literati, writing poetry is like free wine. Writing a good poem is about the same as drinking a pot of good wine.
At this time, Zhao Wenhua was frowning and thinking about the first line of the poem. Many masterpieces handed down from generation to generation were written when the poet was most depressed, such as Du Fu's "Ascend the High" and Li Bai's "The Road to Shu is Difficult".
But the two of them were penniless at most and had never owed anyone one hundred and fifty thousand taels! Therefore, Zhao Wenhua felt that he would be able to write a wonderful poem that would shock the past and the present.
Readers of future generations, please look forward to it. This will be the first good poem in history that was born because of the huge debt owed to the imperial court!
Then he felt a little pain in his stomach, so he rubbed it with his hands. It still hurt, and he continued to rub it. The more the pain gets worse, the harder I rub it!
Then he felt something in his stomach working hard with him, and the pain was unbearable. He could only rub it desperately, hoping to relieve the pain.
With a pop, a hole was made in his stomach! His intestines were leaking out, and Zhao Wenhua stared blankly at his stomach with a look of disbelief on his face.
From ancient times to the present, among the officials recorded in history, is there any one who died as miraculously as me? Did you rub your belly until you disemboweled yourself?
Damn it, couldn't it be Yan Shifan who did it? With this last thought, Zhao Wenhua's masterpiece has undergone tremendous changes.
"I treat you like a cow and a horse, but you treat me like a monkey. Not only did you not help me pay back the money, but you also fucking chopped me up..." Before he finished reading the poem, Zhao Wenhua fell to the board of the boat, and a black insect followed him. Blood spurted out from his stomach and fell into the river, where he was washed away without a trace.
At dawn the next day, the boatman found the dead Zhao Wenhua. He was so frightened that he hurried to the shore to report to the authorities. Zhao Wenhua has long served as the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, and he also briefly served as the Minister of the Ministry of Industry for a few days. After all, he was considered a second-rank official, and local officials did not dare to neglect, record the facts and report them to the court.
Yan Song was sad for a few days, and tentatively asked Jiajing if he could die and let the debt go.
Jiajing closed his eyes and said nothing, pretending to dream of the immortal master. Yan Song had no choice but to give up and never mention the matter again.
Although this method of death is extremely weird, what is surprising is that Zhao Wenhua's method of death is extremely consistent with the real history.
But how he broke his stomach in real history is a mystery for all eternity. "History of the Ming Dynasty": "Wenhua was ill with Gu, and was condemned to lie in a boat. He couldn't talk to himself. One night, he touched his abdomen with his hands, and his abdomen was split, and his internal organs came out. He died." After learning about Zhao Wenhua's death, Yan Shifan Rubbing Xu Jian with great satisfaction: "The Gu technique is so powerful. It seems that Xiao Qin is using Miao Territory as the basis for his uprising. There is indeed no chance of winning." Xiu Yuan and Yan Shifan rubbed each other and said with a sweet smile: "Although the Gu technique is It's powerful, but it's not as good as you think. There are too many restrictions, otherwise the Holy Envoy wouldn't have to wait until now. Gu magic can be used in assassinations, but if it really needs to be used in war, it can only be used in Miao. Within the territory, outside the Miao territory, the power is not great." Yan Shifan became more and more interested in Gu magic. He adjusted his posture to make it more convenient for himself and gradually.
"Gradually, you said that there are too many restrictions on the voodoo technique. What do you mean? I see that you are not embarrassed to bewitch Zhao Wenhua?" Gradually licked his lips: "The first limitation of the voodoo technique is refining the voodoo. Refining the voodoo It is not enough to just find a few poisonous insects. It takes a lot of poisonous insects, and the probability of success is not high. Think about it, why does voodoo only flourish in the Miao border? Many Miao people have gone out to the Miao border, why don't these Miao people? Can Gu skills be spread?" Yan Shifan seemed to have some realization: "The land of Miao border, hundreds of thousands of mountains, dense forests and deep grass, and poisonous insects everywhere. Only such a place is the most suitable for refining Gu." He gradually licked his earlobe. , said with a smile: "In addition to poisonous insects, refining Gu also requires a suitable climate. The darker and damper the place, the more suitable it is for refining Gu, so the geographical restrictions are also very large. Moreover, even if the Gu is refined, these Gu will Damn it. The higher the level of Gu, the more picky it is about the environment. The highest level of Heart Gu can only live out of Miao territory for thirty days! The intestinal Gu that I gave Zhao Wenhua yesterday was relatively low-level, so I can keep it all the time. Around you, high-level Gu can't survive long in an environment like the capital city." Yan Shifan bitterly pinched Jian Xiu: "Even a low-level Gu will do! If I had known that you had such a method at that time, I should have given it to Xiao Gu under the wind. Think about it, he was arrogant and talking in the court, and suddenly the voodoo burst out of his stomach. That scene..." Yan Shifan fell into a reverie, that scene, think about it It’s all so enjoyable!
Xiao Feng must have been so frightened that he covered the hole in his stomach and shouted for help in horror. Jiajing would definitely jump up and shout: "Who can save my junior brother! Oh my God, I can't live anymore, kill someone..." Then he calmly comforted Jiajing: "Long live, don't be too sad, take care of your dragon body." , even if you cry to death, Xiao Feng will never be able to climb out of the coffin! But you still have me and my father. We can still help you prosper the Ming Dynasty, and we can also help you cultivate immortality and ascend. As long as you have everything Just listen to us!" Jiajing would hold his hand excitedly: "Oh my God, I'm so lucky to have you! East Tower, East Tower, how can I live without you!" Gradually, his hands became harder. , Yan Shifan almost got excited, and suddenly came back from his reverie, and regretfully found that this scene was not true.
"Master, don't think about this. Not to mention that Xiao Feng won't drink with you. Even if you have the opportunity to poison him, a poison of this level can only deal with a guy like Zhao Wenhua who has no power to restrain a chicken. I heard from the high priest that she helped the White Lotus Sect and secretly penetrated the intestinal tract for a Jinyi guard. The spy was very good, and he was killed by the true energy in his body twice. In desperation, the high priest could only raise himself in A flying Gu that had been on my body for many years was refined into an intestinal-penetrating Gu, and finally I succeeded. With Xiao Feng's current skills, and the fact that he still has the foundation of what is suspected to be the Divine Art of Bliss in his body, most of the Gu, let alone the intestinal-piercing Gu, will probably be difficult to remove." Yan Shifan suddenly realized: "No wonder Xiao Qin cooperates with Miao Jiang, but he is not afraid of being plotted by the Miao Jiang people. With his skill, I am afraid that there will be even fewer poisons that can affect him." He gradually nodded and hummed twice: " There is also a third point. The power of poison is also directly related to the ability of the person who refines the poison and the person who poisons it. I can't poison Xiao Feng now, but if the high priest directly takes action to poison him, maybe it will. It can be done. It's just a pity that the high priest will never leave Miao territory before he becomes the Gu God, so you don't have to count on her to help you take revenge." Yan Shifan's violently moving hands stopped for a moment: "Gu God? Human beings? Can he still become a god? What does it look like to become a Gu God? Will he turn into a big insect?" He gradually snorted with dissatisfaction, indicating that his words should not affect his work.
"No one has seen what the Gu God looks like, because no one has ever succeeded. It is said that the Gu God is still a human body, but it is much stronger and stronger than humans, and is almost invulnerable. The most important thing is that the Gu God can do whatever he wants. Refining, raising, and cultivating voodoo are not subject to the restrictions of ordinary voodoo masters. The voodoo god can refine a large number of voodoos overnight, and can also control all the voodoos at the same time. Within a radius of ten miles, the aura of the voodoo god is It can protect Gu insects and allow them to survive and be used anywhere. These are the legends of the Gu God, but they have never been successful. If the high priest really becomes the Gu God, then she will be the most powerful in the world. Gods." Yan Shifan's face was gloomy and uncertain: "If this is true, Miao Jiang is really the master of the world, but Xiao Qin is just a puppet. But I don't believe it. I have never seen a god in so many years. , even if the high priest becomes the Gu God, he is just a stronger Gu Master. It's just a name, I can still be called the God of Obscenity!" Gradually, she didn't care about Yan Shifan's disrespect for the high priest. I never care about my mistakes, I just do whatever I like and do as I please.
She pushed Yan Shifan down on the car, threw herself on Yan Shifan's body, and giggled.
"Whether you are a pervert or not is up to me. It's not too late to brag when you can defeat me. If you defeat me, maybe I can help you stand up again! Now you just have these two postures, I'm a little tired of it!" Yan Shifan was overjoyed and quickly said with all his strength: "You...ah...can you really help me stand up again?" Gradually, he stopped talking and began to enjoy his artistic life. Yan Shifan did not dare to If I open my mouth again, I am afraid that if I let it out in one breath, I will be completely defeated.
At this time, the high priest who wanted to become a Gu God was waiting for Xiao Qin to send someone over. Xiao Qin has been taking people out for a long time to catch the censor. It is said that he has not been found yet. The censor's whereabouts are uncertain and it is too difficult to find him.
The current patrol censor is not as famous as Hu Zongxian, and is of an ordinary type. And he was extremely diligent. He had never spent a day in the Censor's Mansion next to the General Military Mansion since he arrived in Miao territory.
In fact, the patrol censor does not have a mansion, because the patrol censor is not a fixed official, but a temporary official. The scope of activities is also large, which is not suitable for building a mansion in a certain place.
Therefore, the general censors temporarily rented houses as residences in various places, and the court reimbursed them. The rented courtyard will be temporarily hung with a sign, which is regarded as patrolling the Censor's Mansion.
The current patrol censor's office in Miaojiang is right next door to the general military office. This is also the historical rule. The relationship between the two officials is mutual checks and balances and cooperation. Living closer is conducive to work.
Moreover, the Miao border area is in a special situation and is on the front line where trouble may occur at any time. The General Military Mansion is outside the separation wall and is heavily guarded. The closer you are to the General Military Mansion, the safer it is.
However, except for Hai Rui's first day on the job, when he had an extremely tasteless meal with the Miao Jiang General Soldier, the General Soldier had never seen his colleague again.
He left his wife, daughter, and mother in the Censor's Mansion, and he and his entourage plunged into the real Miao border area inside the separation wall and started working.
The commander repeatedly advised him that it was dangerous inside the wall and it was best not to stay there for a long time, but Hai Rui refused to listen. The general had no choice but to send ten soldiers for personal protection.
Because Hai Rui was not only the censor, but also the academic administrator of Miao territory, so he was very busy. The duties of the patrol censor include explaining court policies to the Miao people and visiting chieftains from various places.
When there was a fight between the Miao and Han people, they had to review the case together with the chieftain. In the event of a dispute or even friction between the Miao and Ming armies, Hai Rui would have to coordinate and help the general to minimize the issue and avoid intensifying the conflict.
The work of academic administration is even more complicated, and it shoulders the important mission of spreading Ming culture to Miao territory. Because Ke Zifan lost the debate in court, the chieftain had to allow Hai Rui to build schools across the Miao territory to teach the Four Books and Five Classics of the Han people.
But whether the little chieftains from all over the country will cooperate fully, whether the school can be opened, and whether there will be students to study when it is opened, these are all specific issues that Hai Rui needs to solve.
Several academic officers under him were frequently sent by Hai Rui to recruit students from Miao people's homes. The Miao people are not very interested in reading, and would rather let their children go up the mountain to chop wood and herd pigs.
When the academic officers came back from being rejected, they would be scolded by Hai Rui. When they came to pick up students, they would be scolded by the students' parents, which made them all miserable. They would pool money together to drink and scold Hai Rui to relieve their boredom.
We are all scholars, so we must have style when we curse, so after drinking too much, we would compose poems and curse impromptuly. Whoever scolded the most elegantly would be spared his share of the money.
Of course Hai Rui heard about it, but he didn't care and said that there are many people scolding me, who are you? As long as you can bring students into my classroom, you can scold them as you please!
And since you like to write poems, I will provide you with pens, ink, paper and inkstones to copy various poems to encourage learning a hundred times and post them in front of every house to convince people with your reasoning.
These academic officials looked sad and thought deeply about the poems to encourage students from various dynasties and generations. Each of them copied a hundred poems, and their hands were swollen from writing.
What
"If a young man doesn't work hard, an old man will be miserable", what?
"Black-haired people don't know how to study hard, and white-headed people regret studying late." What?
"The book has its own golden house, and the book has its own beauty like jade"... The result was unexpected. When they went to the door of each house to post poems, the parents no longer expressed their objections, and all looked at them with smiles. .
Some parents even said that the wind was strong yesterday and it blew away. Can you post another one? The academic officers were very encouraged and went back to tell Hai Rui that everything was going in a good direction!
After a few days, everyone discovered that it was not the poems that were popular, but the paper. Miao people rarely have the opportunity to obtain such strong and clean paper, which has many uses.
You can cut shoe patterns, paste windows, walls, and stuff them into clothes to keep out the cold. The only comforting thing is that no one uses it to wipe their butts because they can't bear to part with it.
Although Hai Rui has a perseverant spirit, he is at a loss now. There were academic officials below who really couldn't stand it and secretly wrote memorials and complaints.
It just so happened that the official in the Ministry of Etiquette who was responsible for receiving complaint letters was a strict person. When he saw that he was complaining about Hai Rui, he immediately thought that Hai Rui was recommended by Xiao Feng. This was a good opportunity!
So he quickly took the complaint letter and discussed it with Yan Song. The next day, Yan Song handed the memorial to Jiajing at the small court meeting.
"Long live, Hai Rui was appointed as the academic administrator of Miao territory. He did things radically and with clumsy methods. Not only was the mission poorly handled, the school was not well developed, but he also had conflicts with the local people. Moreover, this person was domineering and exploited the academic officials, and the academic officials all hated him with gnashing of teeth. , he wrote a poem behind his back and called him the "Hai Hai Wang", which shows that he is a cruel person. Long live Hai Rui, it was Mr. Xiao who recommended him. I don't know if Mr. Xiao didn't know Hai Rui well enough and recommended him rashly, or did he do it intentionally? Jiajing sighed inwardly. This is an official rule. Whoever recommends someone is responsible.
What does it mean if your recommendation of an official is approved by the court? This means that the court gives you face and has huge trust in you!
And if the guy you recommend does not do things well or even does bad things, the person you recommended will also be implicated.
Because you have betrayed the trust of the court and lost the face given to you by the court! And if you don’t recognize people well, it means you are either incompetent or have ulterior motives!
This is why the trend of cronyism will never be eradicated. Because the recommender and the recommended person are a community of destiny to a certain extent.
If something happens to the person being recommended, the person recommending will be embarrassed; if something happens to the person recommending, the person being recommended will be implicated as well. Who makes you guys work together?
Hu Zongxian's great contribution in history was due to the fact that his recommenders were Zhao Wenhua and Yan Song, but he did not die well in the end and died in prison.
Therefore, for the common interests of the recommender and the recommender, they often have no choice but to cover and protect each other.
Once this happens more often, it will naturally become a network of relationships and then evolve into a clique.
"Junior brother, this Hai Rui seems to be a little incompetent and a little too much. I remember that you are not very familiar with him, maybe you just met him once in Fujian? Hearsay is inevitably biased." Faced with Jiajing's crazy hint, Xiao Feng smiled slightly and followed Jiajing's words.
"What the senior brother said is true. He is indeed not very familiar with it. After eating a meal, we almost got into a fight. But I recommended him precisely because of his bad temper." Jiajing blinked, feeling that his junior brother understood what he said. Hint, but didn't fully understand.
But in full view of everyone, he couldn't give too many reminders.
"Senior brother, the Miao territory is located in a remote area, and the king has not yet opened up. He only knows the chieftains and does not recognize the imperial court. Therefore, we must build schools to open up the people's wisdom and let them learn how to be loyal to the emperor and patriotism." Jiajing nodded. There is definitely nothing wrong with what he said. The key is Is this the person you recommended?
"The treatment of Miao border areas is similar to the treatment of Tibetan areas. You can't be soft or hard. In a barbaric land, the people are tough. If you are soft, you can't move even an inch. If you are hard, you can't fight with swords. Only when the softness and hardness are moderate can both parties feel comfortable and communicate happily. . And you can’t be reckless at the beginning, and the movements shouldn’t be too big. You have to be tentative. When the other party adapts, you can slowly increase the movements and speed up the advancement in order to achieve the best effect. This is why everything is difficult at the beginning. As long as the other party allows We have entered and started, and there will be no fierce resistance later!”
