Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 3 The first beating I received
After taking a cold well water bath, Wang Qiu felt like he had come alive.After putting on clean clothes and throwing the dirty clothes to the store clerk, Wang Daoqiu and the fat man Jiang Zhijian went to enjoy the delicious food together.

The shopkeeper of this inn was also a good businessman. When he saw Wang Daoqiu and Fatty Jiang entering the lobby, he hurriedly greeted him with a smile: "You two have washed your hands. Hey, these two days and three nights have been completed." But it’s hard work! You two young masters, please find an empty table and sit down. The little old man will tell the kitchen to serve the food to the two young masters. After finishing your meal, you two can go and rest early. Ouch, this scientific examination is too hard! "

"The shopkeeper has a heart."

"The shopkeeper is very polite."

Although he knew that the shopkeeper was being polite to the two of them, it was just a professional habit of their businessmen. He must have said this to every provincial examination talent who lived in his shop.But Wang Daoqiu and Fatty were still polite and gave the others the same polite response.

After being polite to the shopkeeper, Wang Daoqiu and Fatty went to find an empty table to sit at.It is now time for the scholars and students to come back to take a shower and eat after the exam, so now the lobby of the inn is very crowded and lively, and the table with a good position by the window is gone.Wang Daoqiu and Fatty had no choice but to find an empty table in the corner with dim light and sit down.

He found a table and sat down. The fat man didn't mind the poor dining environment here. As soon as he sat down, he began to discuss the test questions of this exam with Wang Daoqiu, saying which questions were easy, which questions were difficult, and which questions were difficult. He might have done something wrong and so on.

The fat man kept talking, and Wang Daoqiu was listening beside him, occasionally responding to the fat man with a few words to keep the conversation from getting cold.

The fat man kept talking like this, and soon the waiter started shouting and brought the old duck pot, a large plate of Dongpo pork, and a pot of glutinous rice wine. He smiled and said loudly: "You two gentlemen, old duck pot." The Dongpo meat was stewed on the stove early in the morning, and the meat is rotten. As for the fish and the two vegetarian dishes, the kitchen is preparing them. The younger ones will serve them to the two young masters in a while. The two young masters will drink wine and eat the meat first."

"Hurry up, we need to take a rest after eating!"

"Hey, very soon, the food has been put on the pan and fried. The young one will go to the kitchen and serve it to the two young masters."

I ordered five dishes before taking a shower, but now the waiter only brought two dishes: duck pot and dongpo pork, which made the fat man rush to order the dishes out of habit.As for the store clerk, he was not annoyed when the fat man urged him to order food. He answered with a few professional words and then went to do the food himself.

After the shop assistant ran away, the fat man reached out and pulled out a duck leg from the duck pot, put it into Wang Daoqiu's bowl and said, "Brother Liangzhen, this duck leg came off as soon as you pulled it off. This meat is definitely stewed." Yes. It seems that the duck was stewed by the store early in the morning, otherwise it would be impossible for the meat to be stewed until it was rotten just after we took a shower."

"That's for sure. This inn is less than half a mile away from Gongyuan. Every year, the government examinations of Hangzhou Prefecture, the college examinations of Zhejiang Province, and the three-year provincial examinations are held in Gongyuan. This inn serves as the first choice for our candidates every year. Business, how could he not know that we candidates will have a good meal after the exam, as long as there is no shortage of money in our pockets? So this chicken and duck meat must have been stewed on the stove early in the morning, waiting for us to come back after the exam. They give money.”

"Yes, yes, come on, dear brother Liangzhen, eat meat quickly, you have to take good supplements, let's see how thin you are!"

"Okay, I'll eat meat. Thank you very much, Brother Zhijian."

"No thank you, please eat quickly."

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After the food and wine were served, the fat man stopped talking about those bullshit test questions and kept asking Wang Daoqiu to eat more food and drink more.The fat man enjoyed this meal very happily, because Wang Daoqiu was not as cold to him as before, but was very enthusiastic towards him.This gave Fatty now the pleasure of chasing the girl he likes.

The fat man was happy, so he was naturally excited, and he didn't pay attention to controlling the volume of his words.So the fat man's loud and frequent words, like a machine gun, disturbed the scholars and students at several adjacent tables.

After the scholars and students at the table endured it for a while, a grumpy one took the lead and couldn't help it any longer.He slapped the table, glared at the fat man and shouted: "Do you know that you don't talk when you eat and sleep when you sleep? Do you know that I am waiting for you to eat?"

"Extremely extreme, a dignified student, to make such a noise in the place where everyone eats, is really insulting."

"Is your fame not bought with money?"

"The son's failure to teach is the father's fault. You are so rude. Does your father know?"

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There was a bad-tempered leader, and then the scholars and students at the adjacent tables began to criticize the fat man one by one.Moreover, their words became more and more harsh and harsh, gradually moving from criticizing fat people for being rude and making loud noises in public places to personal attacks, saying that fat people paid for their fame and reputation, and that fat people had no tutoring.What the scholars and students said was so unpleasant. How could a fat man from the rich generation, who had been flattered and flattered since childhood because his family was rich and powerful, endure it?
So the fat man, whose self-esteem was seriously hurt, exploded in his small universe, rolled up his arms and sleeves, and faced the criticism from all the students, he stood up and shouted angrily at them: "Do you want to fight?"

Do you want to fight?Damn it!Fatty, are you blind?There are more than a dozen people at the other tables!Moreover, the scholars of the Ming Dynasty were notoriously tough throughout Chinese history.They were all unhappy with the emperor, so they wrote articles to ridicule him.As for the chief ministers of the cabinet, governors, prefects, and county magistrates, in the eyes of scholars, they are stepping stones to achieve a good reputation. They use a magnifying glass to find shortcomings in others, and when they find them, they write articles to criticize them.

There is such a group of fierce and angry young people, they are all rushing to get the emperor's royal staff, how can they still be afraid of fighting?Because he understood this, Wang Daoqiu knew that today's matter could not be settled with just "I'm sorry" as soon as the fat man's death-seeking words came out.

Sure enough, as soon as the fat man finished speaking his provocative words, the scholars and students at the adjacent tables all slapped the table with angry faces, greeted the female relatives of the fat man's family, cursed and jumped up from their seats, and all came to the fat man's side. Come and kill.Some of them who were experienced in fighting even used the bench under their buttocks.

The war is about to break out. There is a huge disparity in strength between the enemy and us, and we will definitely lose the battle.But things have come to this point, and it is impossible for a man to give in.So for the sake of saving face, Wang Daoqiu scolded the fat man for being ignorant and fearless, but he still picked up the long stool he was sitting on and bravely fought towards the group of scholars.

The next thing in the lobby of the inn was the sound of angry curses, wailing, punches and kicks, the sound of benches clashing, and the sound of dishes falling to the ground and smashing.Of course, there were also applause and applause from the people eating melon in the store, and the quarreling and begging sounds from the shopkeeper and the waiter.It was really loud and lively!
The battle scene was extremely fierce, but because of the huge disparity in strength between the two sides, the fierceness only lasted a few minutes.When Wang Daoqiu and Fatty were knocked to the ground, they were no longer able to resist.The shopkeeper and the room clerk stood in front of Wang Daoqiu and the fat man, and after repeatedly bowing their hands to beg favors from the scholars and students, the scholars and students just scolded them and stopped fighting.

After the battle is over, it is natural to talk about war reparations.After all, because of this battle, the seven "big banquet tables" within the battlefield, including the dishes and dishes, are now on the ground. There are even three tables and seven benches, and their bones and muscles are now broken and spread on the ground.

Who should pay for these losses?So after the shopkeeper calmed down the victorious scholars and students, he and the shopkeeper helped Wang Daoqiu and Fatty, who were lying on the ground after being beaten, up and made them sit on a long bench.

The two sides of the fight took their positions, and then they started talking about things.The shopkeeper of this inn seems to be very experienced in this area. He has probably been running the shop for many years, and there must be many fights between scholars and students in his shop!

I saw the innkeeper, after calming both parties down, he changed his humility when he was fighting.He first bowed his hands and saluted both parties, and then said with confidence: "Dear scholars, you live in a small shop and eat in a small shop. You are the food and clothing parents of the little old man and the clerk. The little old man thanks you all. .”

After saying this, the shopkeeper saluted both parties again, and the courtesy was exhausted.The shopkeeper brought the topic to the losses incurred in this fight. The shopkeeper first explained the losses to both parties in detail.

Then the manager of the store said to both parties: "Masters, I have clearly explained to you the losses caused by this fight. I am very grateful to you for taking care of the business of the store, so those damaged tables Stools, if the shop can be repaired by oneself, it can be repaired, and if it cannot be repaired, it can be burned as firewood, without the young masters having to spend money. But these seven tables of wine and food are all good wine and good food, and the small shop is run on a small budget. This is really..."

"Shopkeeper, there's nothing to be embarrassed about. It's the rude fat guy who made a lot of noise here and worried about my temper while I was waiting for dinner. That's why this fight started. So now these seven tables of wine and food should be started by this If the fat guy pays the bill, it can be regarded as an apology to us and the store."

The manager of the shop asked who should pay for the seven tables of wine and food that were smashed today.The grumpy scholar who was the first to slam the table and scold the fat man just now rushed to say that the fat man should pay for this.

And the fat man had to pay for the beating. How could his wealthy generation accept it?So the fat man pinched his little fat face and yelled viciously: "You fart, which part of our Ming Dynasty law stipulates that you can't speak loudly when eating in a restaurant? The Ming Dynasty law is not guilty of speaking loudly when eating in a restaurant, but beatings Anyone who causes injury to others is guilty regardless of whether there is a reason or not. It is just a matter of sentencing whether it is justified or unreasonable to beat someone. So today, more than a dozen of you gathered together to beat me and Liang Liang because I spoke too loudly while eating. Brother Zhenxian, you have violated the king's law, and you should compensate for the losses."

"You're talking nonsense. Why do we gather a crowd to beat you two? You were the one who provoked me first and asked us if we wanted to fight. And the kid next to you also took the initiative to rush towards us with a stool. He is so It’s called holding weapons.”

"Yes, yes, this fight is just a fight at best."

"You guys are talking nonsense. There are more than a dozen of you and there are only two of us. It's obviously you..."

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Everyone is a scholar with a reputation as a scholar, and they all know the law.Moreover, the next test in the provincial examination will be about express judgment, which is the specific provisions of the law, and will give you some clues about the case so that you can analyze the case.Finally, it is determined who the criminal is, what crime he committed, and how he should be sentenced.

To put it bluntly, both parties involved will be at the level of criminal investigation captain and chief judge in future generations.We are all legal professionals, so when we debate the case in front of the court, it is natural that the facts are true, and the confrontation on the spot becomes very fierce.

The students there cited legal provisions and refuted each other, and the innkeeper was indeed experienced in dealing with such matters.I saw him not saying a word when the scholars and students were in high spirits.After all the scholars and students were tired, he came out and said something that would definitely solve the problem: "Dear gentlemen, you are all scholars with a good reputation. What happened today? How will this matter be judged after it goes to the government? , each of you also knows it well. The young masters fought and fought during the provincial examination, which was at best unthrifty, so you will not be the same in this provincial examination..."

At this point, the shopkeeper stopped talking. Anyway, he knew the consequences of what he didn't say, and these scholars all understood it.

(End of this chapter)