The Liang Family Stage.
The actor wore a white pleated coat, moved his sleeves lightly, pinched his fingers, and sang melodiously: "A thousand-mile marriage is held by a thread, and the umbrella is lowered to protect the lotus. The West Lake is as spring as the sea tonight, I wish to be like a mandarin duck and not envy the immortals..."
Liang Heng and Chen Niang sat under the stage, listening intently.
Liang Fengyang hurriedly walked behind Liang Heng, leaned over and said, "Father, go ask Gu Juren's servants to bring back news that Gu Juren has entered the city."
"Oh, but did you know whose house you went to?"
Liang Heng was a little surprised.
Liang Fengyang shook his head slightly: "I'm inquiring."
Liang Heng looked at the stage with a smile on his face: "Rehearsals for the first two scenes of "The Legend of White Snake" are here, and we always need to invite Gu Juren to come."
Liang Fengyang agreed, and just as he was about to leave, a servant came over.
"Master Li from Li Zhi County is here."
"The county magistrate is not a master, but a grandpa!"
Liang Heng stood up and corrected Liang Fengyang.
Liang Fengyang nodded bitterly in agreement.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang has attached great importance to etiquette and rules.
There are regulations on what officials should wear, what patchwork they should wear, what they should wear during the day, what they should wear when sleeping, and even what common people and businessmen should wear, the colors they should use, the equipment they should use, and the means of transportation they should take.
Once these regulations have been established, the problem of "false title" among the people will naturally not be ignored.
For example, ordinary people in the Song Dynasty were accustomed to calling officials "officials" instead of "masters" or "lords". If you met Bao Zheng in the Song Dynasty and shouted "Master Bao", I guess Lao Bao's face would be even darker and he would probably kick you twice.
Because "adult" in the Song Dynasty only refers to father, there is no difference between calling someone "adult" and calling someone daddy...
The trend of officially calling people "adult" began in the Yuan Dynasty.
In the early Ming Dynasty, it is estimated that titles such as "lord", "master" and "official" were too mixed, and "arbitrary titles" occurred from time to time. Zhu Yuanzhang rectified the titles and determined the rules:
The county magistrate is called Taiye, the prefect is called Taizun, the patrol censor is called Damatai, and the pedestrian Si Sizheng is more powerful and is called Archangel...
Of course, these titles have not been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the folk titles are still mixed.
Liang Heng once served as an official in the Yuan Dynasty and knew that he must be careful when dealing with the government. He could not make any arrogance or flaws, so he went out in person to greet the county magistrate Li Yi.
Li Yi was wearing loose casual clothes and holding a cattail leaf fan with three cracks on one side. When he saw the old man of the Liang family coming out, he quickly stepped forward and bowed: "Mr. Liang, I'm here to bother you again."
Liang Heng bowed and returned the gift: "The county prince is here, and the Liang family is in full bloom. Please come inside."
Li Yi happily walked into the Liang family.
Take a seat and serve tea.
Li Yi exchanged a few words of greetings and said bluntly: "Mr. Liang studied for ten years in the Yuan Dynasty BC, and his knowledge was profound and he was famous all over the world. Now that the new dynasty is prosperous, it is the time for the court to employ people. I would like to invite Mr. Liang to come out of the mountain again and study biography in the county. Learning, teachings."
Liang Heng's mouth moved slightly.
Employed by the imperial court?
If we really want to employ people, we shouldn’t cancel the imperial examination, right?
Without the imperial examination, it is equivalent to cutting off the livelihood of countless scholars. No matter how hard it is for scholars to get ahead, they can only rely on recommendation. Oh, I'm afraid it will develop the trend of "taking your money and sending you to the officialdom".
Liang Heng shied away: "The county magistrate invited me kindly, and Liang should have devoted himself to it. However, time is not forgiving. I am old and have been a man for more than a century. Even if I have the intention, my body and bones are unable to teach."
Li Yi looked at the rather healthy Liang Heng, frowned slightly, and said softly: "Xunzi says: Serve the heaven above, serve the earth below, respect the ancestors and honor the master, these are the three principles of etiquette. If Mr. Liang can become The teachers of the county student members will not only follow the teachings of the sages and follow the etiquette, but also be able to occupy the position of 'teacher' among the masters of heaven and earth. The Liang family can be expected to prosper in the future."
Liang Heng shook his head bitterly: "What the county magistrate said is true, but Liang is not energetic enough and has difficulty studying."
Seeing Liang Heng's refusal, Li Yi stopped forcing him and stood up to leave: "In that case, I'll bother you again another day."
Liang Heng insisted on seeing Li Yi off. As soon as he arrived at the door and before he left the door, he saw a servant coming in. He shouted to Liang Heng, "Master, I heard that Gu Juren went to the rich man Sun's house."
"Gu Zhengchen?"
Li Yi frowned slightly and looked at Liang Heng.
Liang Heng glared at the servant, not noticing that the guests were still there and showing no rules.
Li Yi was a little curious: "Mr. Liang sent people to look for Gu Juren. Why?"
Liang Heng chuckled and said, "Liang and Gu Juren have been friends for many years. We called to listen to a play to relieve our boredom."
Li Yi was dubious about Liang Heng's words. He looked at the deep old man in front of him and walked out of Liang's house, fanning his cattail leaf fan without asking any more questions.
Is it Mr. Sun’s house?
Li Yi looked at the fork in the road in front of him and changed his direction.
Gu Zhengchen!
The name is familiar.
Gu Zhengchen, whose given name is Zhengchen, was born in Teng County in the fifth year of Hongwu.
Non-duality is taken from "loyalty is the heart, ups and downs are the same, pure integrity exists, its meaning is far-reaching", non-duality means righteousness, and the word Zhengchen is taken.
But everyone calls him Gu Zhengchen, a young man who "lives in the world with his words."
"Practice with words" is not a rare thing, it has existed since ancient times, such as Qu Yuan, whose name is Ping, whose name is Yuan; such as Xiang Yu, whose name is Ji, whose name is Yu; Wu Zixu, whose name is Yuan, whose name is Zixu, etc.
Li Yi didn't care whether Gu Zhengchen lived in the world by his name or by his words, but he cared about this person.
A few days ago, Gu Zhengchen broke up with the Zhao family and caused a stir throughout Teng County.
According to the imperial decree, the county government should send officials to beat Gu Zhengchen with fifty sticks, but Xu Wenfeng, the county school teacher, came to intercede for Gu Zhengchen and exempted him from punishment on the grounds that he had made a mistake and should be punished leniently.
Xu Jiaoyu was a stubborn old man. He had been a teacher in Teng County for three years and had never expressed love to anyone. But because of Gu Zhengchen, he actually came forward in person.
After all, Xu Jiaoyu probably cherishes talents and loves talents. Gu Zhengchen was able to win the exam because he still had some knowledge.
But Li Yi couldn't figure out why Gu Zhengchen was favored by Liang Heng. This man was arrogant and looked down on many people in the county school, so why did he like Gu Zhengchen?
Also, Gu Zhengchen was a down-and-out civil servant. I heard that he had been going crazy for a while because of the cancellation of the imperial examination. Now that he had just changed, why did he go to Rich Master Sun's house again?
"I heard no, Gu Juren went to borrow money again, and this time the victim was Rich Man Sun."
"Rich Master Sun is stingy and will never do anything that is not beneficial. He is really in a hurry and seeks medical treatment."
"Yes, the Wang family will come to collect debts in the future. If Gu Juren can't come up with six ounces of money, he will become a tenant of the Wang family."
"Six guan of money is hard. We can only spend 20 ren in one day. How can a thin scholar like him get such a big sum of money?"
Li Yi frowned as he listened to the passers-by's comments. He followed up and stopped the two of them: "Excuse me, may I ask what I just said about Gu Juren becoming a tenant in the Wang family?"
Seeing Li Yi's elegance, the two of them were not angry and patiently told Li Yi the news they heard.
After hearing this, Li Yi thanked the two of them, looked in the direction of Mr. Sun's house, his eyes were firm, and he murmured in a low voice: "I want to see how many people are valued by both Xu Jiaoyu and the Liang family. ability."
