Two days have passed since the court meeting.
On this day, it snowed from morning to afternoon.
The wind carried the snowflakes, which melted as soon as they fell on the ground. The severe winter cold in the air gradually subsided, replaced by the bone-chilling coldness before the late spring cold came.
Often at this time, ordinary people don't have much savings at home, and they have to be nervous even when they go out. This is because when the ground is covered with heavy snow in winter, the cold can be tolerated, but in this intermittent period of rain and snow, it is even more difficult. A person's life may be ruined if he accidentally catches wind and cold.
The poor make a living with coins in hand every day, but for scholars with abundant wealth, this season means another batch of banquets to attend from time to time.
Winter is gone and spring is coming. Although it is cold and windy with the rain and snow, how nourishing is it to boil a pot of wine, invite a few close friends, lean out of the boat window, and swim on the river to relax?
On the canal alone, there were several large boats going out during the day, and famous prostitutes from brothels came to join in the fun, playing music and singing.
One of the boats had just seen off a Baihualou oiran, and when the banquet was already in full swing, people who were still reserved were letting go, drinking and talking.
"Brother Wang, look, Brother Qi is debating with someone, and seems to be talking about something at the court meeting. How about we go over and listen too?"
There was an undercurrent surging in the capital, and officials did not dare to discuss the events of that day publicly. However, Xu, his son-in-law, had not yet entered the official ranks, so he became bolder.
After drinking a lot of wine, many people immediately said things they didn't dare to say when they first met.
Of course, there is still a sense of propriety, but since everyone has said it, I am not afraid to follow suit. As long as I don't go into detail about everything, I can avoid blaming others.
"Come on, I'm really curious about what other people think of this matter..."
"Go together, go together."
The two slightly drunk men walked towards the place where a small group of people gathered.
There are a few tables nearby, where people are either writing poems inspired by their own ideas, or listening to others writing poems and recording them. They do not participate in the discussion, and are content and in a circle of their own.
There was a table at which a senior official was holding a stack of rice paper and a pen. He seemed to be thinking hard and preparing to write an article, but in fact he was listening attentively to what others were saying.
Some important words that remind the person to stare at are recorded with emphasis on the paper.
The few pieces of rice paper outside looked like they had poems written on them, but they were actually meant for others to see.
I was listening attentively when I suddenly saw a young scholar not far away. He was also listening attentively to what others were saying, and he would take notes from time to time.
Perhaps because his gaze attracted attention, the man also looked towards him at this time. Their eyes met in mid-air, and they both smiled awkwardly and knowingly.
Although I am not sure that it must be the same as myself and has an ulterior motive, I think it is almost the same.
"It seems that the Lord's impeachment of the King of Shu has indeed attracted a lot of attention in the capital." The young scholar not far away was none other than the wild Taoist who once again disguised himself as a scribe and sneaked into the boat banquet.
Just like the previous times, he still did the usual trick of a remote province and sneaked in to inquire for information.
Because there were a lot of people at the boat party he attended, it was not surprising that some people looked at him strangely.
"However, although there are many people talking about my lord's impeachment of the King of Shu, there are also many people talking about other things. Only the King of Shu's report on the King of Qi's collusion with the generals is rarely touched. It can be seen that there are no fools in this case. many."
"More famous people also avoid talking about the Lord's impeachment of the King of Shu. But if they don't talk about it, others will let it go? I don't think so."
The wild Taoist thought this way, and his eyes fell on a scribe not far away who was slightly younger than him, but also middle-aged.
This famous scholar is Wei Shiming.
Wei Shiming looks thin and has five long beards. Although he is not young, he has a handsome demeanor that attracts everyone around him.
The wild Taoist had heard from Cen Rubai that he had sent a letter to Mr. Wei on behalf of his lord. Afterwards, he vaguely guessed that the content of the letter was very ordinary and that his lord had other means.
Thinking that he had followed Su Ziji on more than one occasion and witnessed his miraculous methods, the wild Taoist stopped thinking and stared at Mr. Wei with breathless concentration.
At the same time, there were others who were staring at Wei Shiming. They were some influential celebrities in the literary circles of the capital. Wei Shiming was once a second-ranked Jinshi, and later served as an imperial scholar. However, he did not become an official again after his grandfather and grandmother Ding You successively, but inherited the inheritance from his grandfather. He passed down to the academy and concentrated on learning.
The academy came into his hands, and he produced several Jinshi, more than a dozen people, and many scholars. It can be said that even if he was devoted to the mountains and rivers and only occasionally returned to the academy to preside over it, the literary world still continues to have legends about him.
Such a famous person is also a "famous teacher", and in the eyes of the kings, he is worth wooing, but this person is slippery and never gets involved in troublesome things.
Juzi, who had looked at each other and smiled at the wild Taoist before, now also noticed that Mr. Wei was coming.
Several people who had been inseparable from Mr. Wei were blocked by others. As soon as Wei Shiming was alone, he immediately attracted people who wanted to make friends with him or even had other ideas.
"Mr. Wei."
The man who stopped Wei Shiming was a young man. He gave a junior salute and asked: "Mr. Wei, I heard that the King of Shu was impeached on behalf of the Duke at the court meeting a few days ago. What do you think of Mr. Wei?"
The one who was watching the movement like a wild Taoist suddenly sneered silently and said to himself: "This person really asked a question in vain. Mr. Wei is a fox, how can he openly take sides?"
Whether they questioned Dai Guogong's injustice or agreed with Dai Guogong, they all directly took sides.
Just because he didn't want to take sides or be involved in the struggle to seize the heir, Wei Shiming, who was originally working in the Hanlin Academy, directly refused to be reinstated after his grandparents Ding You successively, and went to teach in the academy.
This is taking refuge!
This is what he thought. Most of the people around him who happened to hear the young judge's question also thought so. But what people didn't expect was that Wei Shiming didn't act according to common sense.
"What do you think of me? What I did on behalf of the Duke was out of public concern and for the sake of the country. Wei admires me!"
Although this sentence of "admiration" was not loud, it was like a thunder in the clear sky, and everyone around who heard the answer was stunned.
However, Wei Shiming did not hear the conversation with this person in the distance. When he noticed that the place there seemed to be quiet all of a sudden, he secretly came over to ask the familiar people what happened.
Because of this, the news that Wei Shiming sided with Duke Dai soon spread among everyone on the ship.
Everyone who knew Mr. Wei's temperament clearly was surprised.
Not to mention anyone else, even Wei Shiming himself was shocked after what he said.
"What happened to me just now? Why did I suddenly blurt out such words? Although I did think so, if I said it in public, it would not only be me, but the entire Wei family and the academy would be dragged into the water. Did I drink and mess up?"
