In the second year of Hongzhi, when Wang Shouren was eighteen years old, he and his wife Zhu Shi returned to Yuyao. They sailed past Guangxin and Wang Shouren paid a visit to Lou Liang. Lou Liang was a great scholar with disciples all over the world. Wang Shouren humbly asked for advice. Lou Liang taught him the theory of "investigating things to gain knowledge" and gave him the words "cultivate in quiet time and reflect in active time". Wang Shouren was very happy. After that, he read Zhu Xi's works and thought about the Song Confucian theory that "everything has its appearance, its essence, and its essence, and every plant and tree has its own principles." In order to practice Zhu Xi's "studying things to gain knowledge", he once determined to find out the principles of bamboo and "studied" bamboos for seven days and seven nights. He found nothing, but he fell ill because of it. From then on, Wang Shouren had great doubts about the theory of "Gewu", which became the widely circulated "Shouren Gezhu" among the literati of the Ming Dynasty. In the fifth year of Hongzhi's reign, Wang Shouren took part in the Zhejiang Provincial Examination for the first time and passed the same examination as Hu Shining and Sun Sui. Since then, his studies have made great progress. But he became more and more fond of talking about military affairs and was good at archery. However, when he was twenty-two years old, he failed to pass the imperial examination. Li Dongyang, the chief minister of the cabinet, knew his father well. At a large gathering of courtiers, he smiled and said to him: "Although you did not win the first prize this time, you will definitely win the first prize in the next imperial examination." , try to write a top prize for the next imperial examination." Wang Shouren picked up the pen and finished it, and the elders in the court were surprised by his talent. People who were jealous of him began to say that this young man must be arrogant if he got the first prize. At the age of twenty-five, Wang Shouren took the imperial examination again and failed again. His father, the number one scholar, enlightened him and said that if he failed this time, he would win next time if he tried hard, but he smiled and said: "You are ashamed of not getting the first place, and I am ashamed of not getting the first place but being upset about it."
In the twelfth year of Hongzhi, at the age of 28, he took part in the examination of the Ministry of Rites. Because of his excellent performance in the examination, he was promoted to the second person in Nangong and the seventh person to be awarded the second-level Jinshi. Before leaving for the funeral, Wei Ning Bo Wang Yue returned to the court and discussed eight matters such as the defense of the northwest frontier. Later, he was appointed as the head of the Ministry of Punishments and decided to imprison him in Jiangbei and other places. Later, he asked to return home due to illness. In the seventeenth year of Hongzhi's reign, he was appointed as the head of the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War.
Wang Shouren and his son were both imperial officials and talented people in the world. It can be said that two moons shine together. In the past, I was ordered to serve as a cover for the court officials. The Wang family and his son were among them. I was very careful about Wang Shouren, who was rumored in the court. I didn't want to meet him today. But this man was actually brought back by Dongchang. I couldn't help but whisper. Asked: "Mr. Liu, what did he commit?"
Liu Tong looked at me, and when he was about to speak, Wang Shouren said, "I offended Eunuch Liu Jin. I originally went to another place on business, but I was brought back all the way!"
Before he finished speaking, someone sneered and said: "Now that you know this, you should understand the consequences of offending Eunuch Liu. Liu Tong, hurry up and take this person to the East Factory. The father-in-laws over there are still waiting to be dealt with!" The person who spoke was very nervous. Soon they came to us, and there were more than ten riders. It could be seen that they were also returning from outside the city in a hurry. The leader was wearing a fine mink robe and a big hat, and his face could not be seen at all. I raised my head slightly, and he also looked at it. He looked at me and looked sharply at me: "Our family is Qiu Cheng, the eunuch and eunuch, and you are Zhang Ying. Why haven't you returned to Jinyiwei? What are you doing here?"
I was startled, remembering that I had seen him in front of Fengxian Hall, I couldn't help but feel a little shaken in my heart, but I knew that Qiu Cheng was also with Eunuch Zhang, so I quickly saluted and said: "Eunuch Qiu, my subordinates have just finished their work. Go back." After saying that, he gave a deep bow, turned the horse's head and started to leave. Qiu Cheng smiled behind him and said: "Little rabbit, be careful on the road. The heavy snow has just fallen, and the road is slippery!"
I didn't understand what it meant, so I bowed my hands and saluted again, while Qiu Cheng led the men and horses and hurried away. Looking in the direction, they should be returning to the palace. I waited for them to disappear before I rode forward. There were almost no people on the street, and the shops on both sides of the road had closed early. Occasionally, I would encounter soldiers and horses on patrol. I showed my badge and did not stop them.
Back at the gate of Fusi, Beizhen, it was already time to light the lanterns. I led the horse into the door, and the captain at the door stopped me. When I saw it, he was not the captain when I left. Just as I was about to say something, someone inside said: "He is the commander-in-chief Zhang Ying, let him in!"
I heard the voice and went to see that the person speaking turned out to be Gu Dashou. He should be in Yiluan Division, how could he be transferred to us. But I still greeted him politely, "Mr. Gu, why are you here?" Gu Dashou looked embarrassed, smiled bitterly, and was still very serious, but his voice was much softer, and said: "I was ordered to come here, and I had to. Come! You should have come back long ago, you were delayed by two hours."
I quickly said: "I was ordered to come back from Juyongguan. I didn't want to encounter a case on the way and waste my time. I just entered the city because the city gate was closed early, so it took me a long time to get in." Gu Dashou nodded and said: " That case is none of your business, why don't you go to the lobby?" I nodded and said, "I want to see Mr. Liao!"
Gu Dashou whispered: "There are many people in the lobby, please listen before you go in!"
I was a little confused, but I still said yes and hurried in. I found that the road was full of captains, and they were all transferred from outside. I thought to myself that something big must have happened. After passing the Moon Gate of the Inner Courtyard, there were fewer guards, and gradually I saw the Zhenfu Division Hall, which was brightly lit. From a distance, I could see more than twenty captains standing at the door. I was just about to go over, when someone from the signing room next to me called me, "Zhang The general flag remains!"
The speaker was Bao Xiaobai. He stood in a corner and called me softly. I stopped and he immediately motioned for me to be quieter and waved. I walked over knowingly and he pulled me behind the gable wall and called me softly. He said: "Something happened in the Zhenfu Division. Everyone was rounded up and not allowed to go out. Ha Xiaoqi was even tied up and thrown into the woodshed." I quickly asked: "What's going on? Commander Liao What?" Bao Xiaobai said: "Little Eunuch Ma personally brought the people from the Royal Horse Prison here. He said that he was following the emperor's order. Commander Liao is still in the hall, talking to Little Ma Eunuch!"
In fact, I have always been worried about Liao Jianzhong's safety. He has unknowingly become the backbone of my heart. I also heard that Mr. Ma brought the people here, and I felt a little confident. Unexpectedly, Bao Xiaobai said again: "This time is unusual, Commander Liao." It's very dangerous. I've been quarreling with Mr. Ma for a long time. You can go there in a while and be careful. If it's inconvenient, just stay out of the way." Then he told me that the ministers and courtiers jointly submitted a petition to impeach the Eight Tigers. The emperor had issued an order. Regardless of whether they are in Beijing or not, all the Eight Tigers must enter the palace tonight. Wang Yue, the eunuch in charge of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, agreed and issued an order directly, asking Mr. Ma to take over the Jinyi Guards. Ji Liaofan and others were all Wang Yue's men, but the Eight Tigers were unwilling to give in and secretly mobilized the troops of the Shenji Battalion to gradually take control of the nine capitals. At the same time, Liao Jianzhong was sent to take charge of Fusi. Because the situation in the court was not yet clear, Eunuch Ma brought people over. When the two sides disagreed, they started to quarrel.
My heart skipped a beat, and Bao Xiaobai said again: "The Emperor has the final say on this matter. We are subordinates, so we should be more flexible and don't run into trouble!" I nodded gratefully, not daring to delay for too long, and hurried away. The audience replied.
As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the hall, he heard Liao Jianzhong say: "I am acting under orders, so how can I overstep my authority? My father-in-law, you can't say something too harshly!" There was clearly a lot of anger in his tone, and father-in-law Ma laughed a few times, He said: "Old Liao, when have we ever wronged you? Our family took the initiative to come here, isn't it just to help you?"
Liao Jianzhong laughed loudly and said: "Help me? The one who made the Zhenfu Division so intimidated are you here to help me?" Mr. Ma still laughed and said: "After today, the Zhenfu Division is still yours. In fact, you That's right, Lao Liao, it's not just you we are talking about, you are the commander, why bother about this small place?"
Liao Jianzhong said: "Mr. Ma, I am the commander of Jinyiwei, and I am naturally responsible for the Fusi of Beizhen. I came here alone, but I am not distracted, but I feel that you have stretched your hands too far!"
There was just a "crash" sound, which was the tea cup hitting the ground, and then there was another sound. Little Eunuch Ma stood up and slapped the table, and said sternly: "Old Liao, we think our friendship is over. You are usually so versatile. Where have they all been thrown away? Can't you understand such a simple thing? The Chief of Ceremonies, the Eunuch Wang, will tell you about face, the three elders in the court will tell you about morality, and our family will tell you about opportunities. If you want to understand , you should go with everyone and move away those guys who have brought disaster to the country and the people. If you can't figure it out, you can find a place to stay for one night because of the long-term friendship. When the dust settles tomorrow, the adults will still remember that you have served the public for many years. Let bygones be bygones. "If you don't show mercy, you can enter the palace right away. Our family won't stop you. You can take whoever you want with you!"
