Chapter 92 The Ming Dynasty Comes out with a Auspicious Auspicious Sign [3]
Since September of the second year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty, the Xie family has been receiving good news. First, Jie Chun got Jieyuan in the village examination, then Jie Zhen and Jie Bao got married and married each other, and then Jie Zhen and Jie Bao and the three were appointed officials respectively. Jie Chun's mother, Wang Shi, was pregnant, and Shi Yong and Jie He were engaged to each other. One happy event after another, and Zhaojiagou Village fell into a sea of joy, It's a pleasure to get rid of the old man.
The villagers of Zhaojiagou Village, led by the Xie clan, went out of the village to rebuild energy-saving stoves and build heatable beds in various villages of Yichuan County. They earned a lot of money in the slack season in winter. Now, as long as there are boys and girls of the right age in Zhaojiagou Village who are ready to marry, they will be beaten by matchmakers. Several teenagers and girls of the right age in Jiejia Village are even more popular. Every day, matchmakers come to the village to say goodbye, Xie Chun's aunt and aunts flirted with each other. After several inquiries, they agreed to the marriage.
With the help of the Royal Guards, we finally found out the whereabouts of Master Chun. It turned out that he was Li Hao, a child student in Lijiazhuang, Renyi Township, from Yichuan County. In the first year of Chenghua, he was 16 years old and became a child student after the county and government examinations. He was also the leader of the case. A proper scholar's reputation would soon be available. When life was full of pride, something unexpected happened, From then on, Li Hao disappeared from the public.
Li Hao, who was attending a banquet held by a friend to celebrate his passing of the imperial examination, was hit by a car accident on his way home at night. In the heavy rain, his carriage overturned and disabled Li Hao's leg, so that he could not participate in the imperial examination all his life; Under such a big blow, Li Hao's parents were first happy and then shocked, and finally worried that his son would become ill. They were too sad and died in his prime. Later, it was said that Li Hao could not bear the disaster that day, and he was always crazy.
Although his younger brother Li Song was young at that time, he had to bear the burden of supporting his family and caring for his elder brother. Li Hao suddenly disappeared one day more than a decade later, and there is no information about him until now. His younger brother Li Song took over the family business. Although he did not find Li Hao after many visits, he stayed in the south of the Yangtze River and has not returned yet. Li Song's ancestral house has also been taken care of by Li Song's people.
Xie Chun was shocked and sad, with a trace of joy. He was shocked that he was from the same county. His mentor lived in seclusion in Zhaojiagou Village, but he was not taxed by the government; Sadly, the younger brother of his mentor stayed in Jiangnan to find his mentor and has not returned yet, nor does he know his specific situation; Some people are so happy that they finally know the name and address of their mentor, and they can offer sacrifices to him all the year round.
Xie Chun, accompanied by others, came to the residence where Xie Chun's mentor lived in seclusion. After obtaining Xie Chun's consent, the Royal Guards found a letter in the seclusion, in which Li Hao explained everything in detail. Since his parents died, he has been living in guilt for his parents, and because his legs were bruised, he became disabled and could not participate in the imperial examination. He glorified the court for his dead parents, These feelings of guilt became his demons from then on, so that he spent more than ten years in madness.
One day Li Hao suddenly woke up and recovered, but he didn't want to involve his younger brother Li Song again. Li Song had not married yet because he took care of him, which made Li Hao feel guilty about his younger brother. So he decided to leave the Li family and let his younger brother stop taking care of him, so as not to affect his brother's happy life; Li Hao originally wanted to live in seclusion and practice in the mountain to spend the rest of his life. Unexpectedly, he met a young Jie Chun in Zhaojiagou Village, so he changed his mind and set his heart on teaching Jie Chun to become a talent. Only when his disciples fulfilled his unfinished wish, could he become a master and apprentice with Jie Chun.
At the end of the letter, Li Hao wrote that when he was about to leave the world, he realized that what he had done before was extremely unworthy, and that he had not taken the responsibility of supporting his family and educating his younger brother. If Xie Chun had achieved something in the future, he would ask Xie Chun to help his younger brother Li Song. He would go to his heart's content, and repeatedly told Xie Chun to recuperate, honor his parents, and shoulder the burden of revitalizing the Xie family, Never learn to shirk the responsibility from the master to avoid regret.
Xie Chun is very curious about why his mentor didn't tell him to take part in the imperial examination. He thinks carefully that his mentor probably looked down on the world of mortals before he died, and it's not easy to completely overthrow the previous teaching in front of his disciples, so he doesn't mention it; After reading the letter, he burst into tears. Until his death, his mentor felt sorry for his brother, but he was worried about the future life of his only disciple. He was two strangers who met by chance, but his mentor had nurtured him. It was really a blessing in disguise.
Xie Chunyue became more and more sad when he thought about it. In addition to the grief and indignation of the stubborn young boy's memory fragments, he couldn't help crying bitterly. Later, with the repeated persuasion of his relatives and friends, he reluctantly stopped his tears and went to the teacher's tomb to worship.
On the third day of the twelfth lunar month, Wang Ao, Mou Bin, Tao Run and Xie Chun respectively received a notice from the governor of Yan'an, Cheng Min, announcing that the imperial envoy had arrived at Yan'an Prefecture and would soon come to Yichuan County. Xie Chun was a bit speechless about this. This imperial envoy was a bit interesting. He went to Yan'an Prefecture from the capital around a big bend. He didn't know how many more miles to go back and forth, but Wang Ao and others were used to it, This is the rules and regulations. Who dares to change the itinerary without authorization?
The news that the imperial envoy was going to visit Yichuan County spread, and the whole Yichuan County became a sensation. Zhaojiagou Village was even more bustling. Wang Ao and Mou Bin had stayed at Jiechun's home for two or three months. Now when the imperial envoy finally arrived, they were also very happy; Wang Ao also taught the men of Xie Family to learn the etiquette of welcoming imperial envoys, and Xie Chun was the most important. He brought out the seeds of the three treasures of farmers from the Enchanting Valley, which was naturally the greatest contribution. In addition, he was the Jieyuan of the provincial examination. Therefore, he was entrusted with the heavy task of welcoming imperial envoys.
Fortunately, Xie Chun's memory is very good. After Wang Ao taught him once, he did everything exactly, which impressed Wang Ao from his heart; Mr. Xie and his six sons taught again and again. Wang Ao didn't let them go until he was satisfied. Everyone in the Xie family was busy and excited. Nobody knew how the emperor rewarded them? Everyone is excited to look forward to the coming glory.
At the third quarter of the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, Wang Ao, Mou Bin and Tao Run led Xie's men out of Zhaojiagou Village and walked two miles away to wait for the arrival of the imperial envoy. After a short time, they saw a troop slowly coming from afar, which was the prefect of Yan'an, Cheng Min, and the imperial guard.
Wang Ao is the most distinguished person. Naturally, he went up to greet Wang Ao, but the imperial envoy took the lead to help him up: ''Please, Lord Wang, we are just a eunuch in the imperial palace. Thanks to the emperor's great grace, we were lucky to be here to proclaim a decree,' 'His voice was extremely sharp, and it turned out that he was a eunuch in middle age. Mou Bin and Tao Run came up to salute, and they were also declined by the eunuchs who made the decree one by one.
Xie Chun welcomed the imperial eunuch into Zhaojiagou Village in accordance with Professor Wang Ao's etiquette. He still came to Xie Chun's new house and put incense tables on his knees to welcome the imperial edict. Wang Ao, Mou Bin and Tao Run all fell on their knees. This time, the imperial eunuch did not humble himself and stood behind the incense table to read the imperial edict. As for Xie Jiamanmen and the villagers of Zhaojiagou Village, they could not get up on their knees for a long time, one by one, they were terrified and confused, Who dares to raise his head to watch the imperial envoy's face.
Then heard the sharp voice of the imperial eunuch proclaiming the edict spread: '' The imperial edict of Fengtian Chengyun: Wang Ao, the minister of the Ministry of Officials, was loyal to the country. He obtained great talents for the country in the rural examination. Chun offered corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes to the country. Wang Ao took the trouble to come to Yichuan County for detailed verification, and made great contributions to the country. He was specially authorized to visit Shaanxi, Promote the three treasures of farmers in Yan'an Prefecture, and have the right to deal with any evil people who disturb and destroy the cultivation of the three treasures of farmers. ''
The imperial edict eunuch paused for a moment, then took a breath and read: 'Mou Bin has made great achievements in this trip, promoted one of his sons to be a hundred officials in the Royal Guards' pro army, and Tao Run, the magistrate of Yichuan County, has made great achievements repeatedly since he took office, and has been assessed as superior by the Ministry of Civil Affairs at the end of the year. Now he has helped Xie Chun and others try to plant the three treasures of farmers, and has made outstanding achievements, especially promoted to be the prefect of Ruzhou, which is directly under the command of Henan Provincial Chief Executive Secretary, The official position is subordinate to the fifth grade. ''