Qian Qianyi's identity is right there, and what he says carries considerable weight. He said that Hou Fangyu could become the leader of the society, so the possibility of Hou Fangyu becoming the leader of the society was very high.
Therefore, Hou Fangyu couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard it.
He knew that a large part of the reason why Zhang Pu was so famous before was because of Fushe's support. If the officials' children in Fushe do not support Zhang Pu, to be precise, the officials and gentry behind the officials' children do not support Zhang Pu and all support him, Hou Fangyu, then he believes that he will be as big as Zhang Pu in the future. Connections, even in the opposition, can make all the difference.
If you give someone a plum, you must repay it with a peach!
Hou Fangyu immediately showed an indignant expression on his face and said: "He is the son of a lowly servant. We all respect him and praise him, so he is what he is today. But now, he acts like an eunuch, only knowing how to cater to his superiors. This Is this what a scholar of my generation did? With his kind of character, I, the Marquis Fangyu, disdain to share the same path with him!"
Hearing this, other scribes also agreed.
"Yes, you are a lowly son born from a lowly servant, how can you be the same as him!"
"..."
Suddenly, the place that was once a place of romance and beauty turned into a place of abuse, with everyone using various words to scold Zhang Pu.
Liu Rushi and Li Xiangjun had just arrived here not long ago. They didn't know why this group of men hated one person so much. They had a vague guess and couldn't help but look at each other. Then Liu Rushi asked Qian Qianyi in a low voice, "What's this?" Who are you attacking?"
"Who else could it be? Of course it's that little Zhang Pu!" Qian Qianyi was very happy when he saw this scene, so he stroked his beard and answered Liu Rushi with a smile.
After confirming their guess, Liu Rushi and Li Xiangjun were both a little surprised. You know, Zhang Pu's talent and reputation are well-known in Jiangnan. In the past, even they, the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai, could hardly get Zhang Pu's poems. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, he would become the person everyone here is shouting to beat?
Li Xiangjun pulled Hou Fangyu's sleeve without leaving a trace, bringing the scolding Hou Fangyu back to his senses, and asked in a low voice: "Master Hou, why do you hate Master Zhang so much?"
When Hou Fangyu heard this, of course he wanted to belittle Zhang Pu and promote himself in front of the beauty, so he said angrily: "Don't you know? He is no different from an eunuch. As a disciple of a saint, , usually has a good appearance and pretends to be a member of our generation, but in fact he is no different from an eunuch. He has a dim-intentioned mind and does not distinguish between right and wrong. Instead of admonishing him, he caters to it, acts as an aide and harms the Ming Dynasty. And so on... "
When he said this, Li Xiangjun suddenly found that his mouth was wide open, but he didn't say any more words. After waiting for a while, no words were spoken, and the surrounding area became quiet. I couldn't help but be a little curious, and turned around to look, only to see a few people standing at the door. The man at the head was wearing an official robe, which was actually nothing. The most eye-catching thing was that behind this man, there were a group of Dongchang officers surrounding him.
If you can see this in Yangzhou, even if you don't know the person coming, you will definitely know the identity of the person who is patrolling the censor Zhang Pu.
Zhang Pu's face was ashen, like a volcano that was about to erupt soon. When his cold eyes glanced at everyone, it felt like he wanted to eat people.
Obviously, he must have heard what people here were saying about him. Maybe, he has been here for a while.
Others were as stunned as Hou Fangyu. They didn't expect that Zhang Pu would come and even hear him say bad things about him.
It’s okay to say that Zhang Pu is praised by the officials and gentry behind him. After all, he has been the leader of the society for so many years, has held the power of the child examination for so long, and is indeed very talented and learned. Under all these circumstances, this group of people No one dared to speak. Even Hou Fangyu, who was usually very high-spirited, was like this.
However, there were still some people present who were not afraid of Zhang Pu. An old voice suddenly said coldly: "Such a romantic place seems not suitable for Mr. Zhang to visit. Wearing official uniforms and coming here openly, you are not afraid of the censor." Do you want the official to be impeached?"
At this point, before Zhang Pu could speak, he said coldly: "Isn't there no one around you? Well, that's fine. After the poetry tea party here is over, Mr. Zhang will talk again Open one and stagger it with me, so that you won’t be left alone!”
Seniors like Qian Qianyi stood in front of everyone, and they did not care about Zhang Pu at all when they spoke, and there was a hint of threat and sarcasm, which made the others calm down immediately, and their awe for Zhang Pu suddenly disappeared. a lot of.
When he heard what he said, he burst into laughter.
There was no one on Zhang Pu's side who could tell that he was so angry that he didn't even have time to take off his official uniform, so he came here. This shows that he was really mad.
The more unlucky and embarrassing Zhang Pu is, the happier they will naturally be. This smile is a hearty laugh!
The reason why Qian Qianyi dared to take the lead in harming Zhang Pu was of course confident. In terms of seniority, Zhang Pu is just his junior. Regardless of his previous reputation, talent, and connections, they all surpass Zhang Pu. The most important thing is that he is from Suzhou. Zhang Pu is even more confident that he can't control his place during his inspection this time.
Zhang Pu looked at everything in front of him, and his face turned the color of pig liver.
For him, in the first ten years of his life, he had suffered enough humiliation, so he worked hard to become stronger, and finally became successful. After that, he continued to be the master of the world, and he never received any anger again.
However, today, at this moment, he felt that the humiliation he suffered when he was a child happened again, and his eyes almost burst out with anger.
However, Zhang Pu can be regarded as a ruthless person and a tolerant person. Therefore, he did not yell back at Qian Qianyi. Instead, after suppressing the anger in his heart, he shouted in a cold voice: "I heard that there is something wrong with Qian Qianyi." Local officials don't do their jobs well, but they drink and have fun in romantic places, enjoying themselves! How can such local customs be left unchecked!"
At the end of the sentence, his voice even rose a bit, making him look very angry. But I don't know whether he was angry at the official for entering Fengyue's place, or he was taking the opportunity to vent his own anger.
When he shouted angrily, the scene immediately became quiet again. None of them expected that Zhang Pu would become so angry that he would come to Fengyue Place to inspect the Ming Dynasty and arrest people!
Nowadays, going to a romantic place is regarded as the behavior of a scholar. Scholars, or those who are officials, as long as they call themselves romantic talents, it is not normal to come to this romantic place. At most, everyone just doesn't wear official uniforms for the sake of face.
If people were seriously arrested for this reason, it is estimated that not many people in the official circles of the Ming Dynasty would be able to escape. Let's just say that this place is great. There are older people like Qian Qianyi, which shows.
Zhang Pu did this in a completely tearful manner!
Sure enough, when everyone was looking at each other, Zhang Pu walked in with his hands behind his back, and then glanced at everyone.
I think before, he was also a famous person in Jiangnan. He knew all the famous people here. I sent them invitations and wanted to have a good talk, but instead of coming, they came here instead.
Thinking this in his heart, Zhang Pu felt extremely hateful and pointed with his hand: "Here is one, take it away!"
When Jiang Dong behind him heard this, he immediately waved his hand, and a Dongchang officer came forward.
If they were ordinary government officials, maybe these officials could still resist. But in front of the Dongchang officer, no one dared to disobey because he was in the wrong. He stood up obediently before the Dongchang officer came over to pick him up. It's a bit like being called on by the teacher in later generations, and then obediently going out on your own.
Zhang Pu walked around and called names from time to time. In just a short while, he called seven or eight people. When he came to Hou Fangyu, he looked at him coldly.
In this atmosphere, to be honest, Hou Fangyu was a little scared. However, he has Li Xiangjun, whom he likes, and Qian Qianyi, his senior who is optimistic about him, beside him. If he gives in, he will feel too shameless.
So, he straightened his neck and looked back at Zhang Pu, and said in a cold voice: "I don't have any official position, so what's there to see? It's not like I didn't pay for it. Isn't it illegal to do this?"
You, Zhang Pu, can only take care of those with official positions, what can you do to me? This is what Hou Fangyu thinks!
However, he was not enough in front of Zhang Pu. Just listen to Zhang Pu shouting in a cold voice: "Even a loser who failed to pass the exam several times is worthy of talking here!"
"You..." Upon hearing this, Hou Fangyu's face suddenly turned the color of pig liver.
Fushe can control the children's examination because the examiner of the children's examination is only at the provincial level, and the court does not pay much attention to it. However, for the provincial examination, it is at the provincial level, and high officials from the imperial court will be sent down, so it is more difficult to control.
This Hou Fangyu has some talents and learning, but he has always been a scholar, not even a scholar. Of course, this is related to his bad luck. His father was imprisoned for corruption, and he scolded the emperor for not distinguishing between right and wrong in his strategy, so of course it was impossible to win the election.
In the original history, he did not study hard in the late Ming Dynasty, but instead missed the flowers. Although he embraced the beauty, he never succeeded in winning the imperial examination. It may also be this reason that stimulated him to be the only one of the four sons of Fushe who devoted himself to serving the Manchus. He also devised a sinister plan and offered advice to Zhang Cunren, the governor of the three provinces of Zhili, Shandong and Henan of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and accurately opened the Yellow River embankment at Jinglongkou. They turned many areas in Zhili, Shandong, and Henan into no-man's land, killed millions of people, and suppressed the Yuyuan Army, which claimed to have millions of people, in one fell swoop.
This kind of thing, even shameless people like the Manchu Qing Dynasty, dare not speak out about it. It is really harmful to the world. Therefore, Hou Fangyu, who proposed this poisonous plan, did not get any benefit at all. Instead, he was nailed to the pillar of historical shame. .
Seeing Hou Fangyu's reaction, Zhang Pu felt a little happy in his heart, but he did not let Hou Fangyu go. Because when he was at the door, he heard Hou Fangyu scolding him and even wanted to take his seat in the Fushe. How could he let go of such behavior just like that?
Therefore, without waiting for Hou Fangyu to say anything, he shouted coldly: "My father is suffering in prison. It's okay if he doesn't want to serve his biological father. He doesn't care about fame, but he is enjoying life outside. He is unfilial and lazy." He is lustful and has such character, haha, bah!"
Although there was no actual spitting on Hou Fangyu's face, Hou Fangyu felt that this was more uncomfortable than spitting on his face.
Since ancient times, filial piety has been emphasized. Zhang Pu directly scolded him for being unfilial, which was even meaner than what he had just scolded Zhang Pu.
Hou Fangyu's face changed several times, becoming increasingly red, as if he was about to faint or vomit blood.
When Li Xiangjun saw him next to him, he was so frightened that he quickly comforted him.
Seeing this, Zhang Pu sneered and said: "Such an animal behavior will make people and gods angry. It's best to stay away."
Upon hearing this, Li Xiangjun wanted to explain, but an unexpected surprise occurred when he saw Hou Fangyu let out an "ahhh" and fell back.
Seeing this, Zhang Pu sneered, took another step, and came to Qian Qianyi.
Having seen Zhang Pu's behavior before, Qian Qianyi knew that the person coming was evil. However, he was indeed not afraid of Zhang Pu. He immediately sneered and said: "What? I am a first-class, third-grade scholar, and now I have no official position. What can I say about talking so loudly here?"
What he means is that I am ranked higher than you. If you want to say that I am a waste, I am afraid that he will say that Zhang Pu is a waste. Now that I have no official position, can you take care of it?
Unexpectedly, Zhang Pu listened and immediately replied coldly: "I see that you are already in your sixties, so cherish the little time you have, so as not to lose your life due to your weakness!"
"You..." Qian Qianyi didn't expect Zhang Pu to be so mean. He ignored his status as a senior and even scolded him for being old and incompetent. Moreover, he was in front of the beauty he liked. He was so angry that he couldn't speak, and his expression changed. It also became the color of pig liver.
However, Zhang Pu did not let him go because he knew that this old thief was one of the initiators of this humiliation.
So, I heard him say coldly to Qian Qianyi again: "What are you? A guilty person who doesn't reflect well but lingers on the romantic place, what future does he have?"
At this point, he said smoothly to Liu Rushi: "This bad old man is already a withered bone in his grave. You are young and have a great time, so don't let this old man delay you!"
After finishing speaking, seeing that Qian Qianyi's expression seemed a little wrong, Zhang Pu was also a little worried. If the old man got angry to death, although he would be very happy, it would also bring a lot of trouble. Therefore, he said no more, turned around and left, waving at the same time: "Take it away!"
When he reached the door, Qian Qianyi calmed down after Liu Rushi helped him calm down, and shouted at Zhang Pu's back: "We'll see! Let's see what you do in Yangzhou Mansion!"
After hearing this, Zhang Pu stopped and turned around to look at him. At this moment, he made a decision in his heart, and he must immediately report it and exchange the verification territory with Wu Changshi. This old thief, just wait!
None of them knew that what happened here had actually been immediately reported to Emperor Chongzhen in the capital through eavesdropping seeds.
