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Chapter 45 Everyone is happy
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The sky thundered one after another, the rain poured down, and the strong wind rolled up the raindrops the size of broad beans. The raindrops fell horizontally, vertically, and obliquely. In just the blink of an eye, the stagnant water on the ground had already flowed over the instep.Under such conditions, the nameless girl's oil-paper umbrella was useless, the rain was pouring down, and Master Zhang, Liu Ruozai, Yu Huang, and the nameless girl were all wet, and their clothes were sticking to their bodies.Fortunately, among the crowd running to shelter from the rain, a few servants dressed as servants walked out in time, and put four coir raincoats on the unnamed girl and Young Master Zhang.

"Miss Zhang, thank you very much, it's raining too much, you'd better take shelter from the rain." Young Master Zhang said to the unknown girl.The girl's body was weak, and she really couldn't bear it in the wind and rain, so she nodded and replied: "Thank you, Mr. Zhang, take care, Mr., I will take shelter from the rain for now, and I will come back to hold the umbrella for you later." Let's talk, the girl was shy again. Taking a peek at Young Master Zhang, he turned and left.

"Who is this woman? When did Young Master Zhang know her? What is their relationship?" Xiong Hu, who was hiding from the rain under the eaves by the roadside, couldn't help but feel a little sour when he saw Young Master Zhang and the unnamed girl's ambiguous attitude. suspicious.But seeing the miserable appearance of Young Master Zhang shivering in the storm again, the little anger in Xiong Hu's heart quickly evaporated, and the rest was only infinite gratitude and touch to Young Master Zhang, and he comforted himself in his heart: " It's okay, how can he be half-hearted because he can suffer so much for me? That woman must be moved by him, so she opened the umbrella for him, and it has nothing to do with him. "

The rain was getting heavier and heavier. Young Master Zhang saw that Liu Ruozai and Yu Huang were also like two leaves in the rainstorm, and his conscience began to ache a little. He couldn't help but said: "Brother Liu Nian, Brother Yu Nian, I didn't expect it to rain so heavily, it's all Zhang Haogu's fault, and it's hurting you, so go and take shelter, I'm enough here alone."

Liu Ruozai and Yu Huang didn't move at all, Liu Ruozai replied: "The sage said, half a hundred miles away is half ninety. If I leave now, Mr. Nangao will definitely think that we have no sincerity, which will cause brother Zhang Nian to waste all his previous efforts. Wouldn't it be me? A sinner through the ages?" Although Yu Huang was trembling all over at this moment, he could still laugh, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang Nian, don't try to persuade me, brother, I will give up my life to accompany the gentleman, today you are going to take the heaven To put it bluntly, if Mr. Nangao doesn't give you calligraphy, I will never get up."

"Brother Liu, Brother Yu." Young Master Zhang was deeply moved—in fact, Young Master Zhang did not give Liu Ruozai and Yu Huang any favors. Liu Ruozai's words were actually just an escape plan for self-protection, not out of sincerity.But when Young Master Zhang needed them, they gave up their lives to accompany the gentleman without saying a word, and shared joys and sorrows with Young Master Zhang. How many such true gentlemen and men are there in the world?Being moved, Young Master Zhang suddenly had a thought in his heart, and said loudly to Liu Ruozai and Yu Huang: "Brother Liu, Brother Yu, I won't say anything else, since the three of us are so congenial, why don't we become sworn brothers with Jinlan and have different surnames?" How is brother?"

"Okay, to be brothers with Brother Zhang Nian is what Yu Huang wished for." Yu Huang rushed to agree.Liu Ruozai also readily replied: "Very well, Liu Ruozai is also willing to follow the example of the sages and become brothers with different surnames with Brother Zhang Nian." The three of them were talking about their ages. Liu Ruozai is four years younger, and Young Master Zhang is five years old. He is respected as the second elder brother by Young Master Zhang, and Young Master Zhang occupies the last seat.

Having arranged the order of brothers, Liu Ruozai, Yu Huang, and Young Master Zhang immediately bowed and kowtowed to each other in the wind and rain, swore to Tianming, and read in unison: "Liu Ruozai, Yu Huang, and Zhang Haogu, although they have different surnames, if they become brothers, then they will become brothers." Work together to rescue the poor and help the poor; report to the country and go down to the common people. I don’t want to be born on the same day in the same year and the same month, I just want to die in the same year and the same month. , Young Master Zhang, Liu Ruozai, and Yu Huang bowed to each other again and called each other brothers.On the other hand, the soldiers and civilians in the capital who were onlookers applauded and praised these three like-minded brothers with different surnames.

The storm came and went quickly, and it lasted for nearly an hour. At the end of Shenshi, the wind and rain gradually subsided, and the sun quietly poked its head out from the gap in the clouds in the west, illuminating the leaves with rain into A piece of golden and green, and a beautiful rainbow hangs in the sky in the east, which is extremely crystal clear and extremely bright.But until now, there was still no movement in the yard of Zou Yuanbiao's house, and there was no sign of Zou Yuanbiao coming out at all.Seeing this, the soldiers and civilians in the capital who were gradually surrounding them again were unavoidably dissatisfied, and began to criticize Zou Yuanbiao, accusing Zou Yuanbiao of being hypocritical and noble, and accusing Zou Yuanbiao of being mean and ungrateful.Even the officials of the Donglin Party who observed the situation from beginning to end were a little murmured, privately accusing Zou Yuanbiao of putting on airs, which might cause the Donglin Party to lose popular support and be detrimental to the reputation of the entire Donglin Party.

"The emperor is here-!" Just as the voice of accusing Zou Yuanbiao gradually reached its peak, at the entrance of the sheepskin alley, the eunuch's iconic male duck voice suddenly sounded, "The emperor is here, and the soldiers and civilians kneel to welcome you!" ——!”

"Long live the emperor is here!" The exclamation of the sheepskin alley finally reached its peak, and the soldiers and civilians watching the excitement hurriedly knelt on both sides of the road and shouted in unison, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" The Jinyiwei with distinctive armor quickly stepped into the alley, waiting for the unrelated people to the other side of the alley, and then Ming Xizong, who was wearing a dragon robe, walked into the sheepskin alley with a smile, and beside him, except for the chief inspector of ceremonies headed by Wei Zhongxian In addition to the eunuchs and cabinet officials, there were actually Queen Zhang Yan of Fengguan Xiapei and British Duke Zhang Weixian.Young Master Zhang, Liu Ruozai and Yu Huang didn't dare to neglect, they hurried forward to kowtow together, "Long live my humble servant, long live the emperor, long live long live."

"Zhang Haogu, you can really make a fuss, just to ask for an epitaph for your grandfather, you can make such a big commotion, and even alarmed me and the queen, are you guilty?" Ming Xizong asked with a smile. Master Zhang Xiaoxing asked the sinner.Eldest Young Master Zhang kowtowed tremblingly, and replied: "I don't know that this has alarmed the holy car, and I deserve death!"

"Forget it, it is filial piety to miss you, I forgive you, get up." Ming Xizong waved his hand generously, and smiled again: "I already know, you ran away to ask for an epitaph for your deceased grandfather. Kneeling here and begging, Zou Aiqing refused to give it, so you just hang on. Liu Ruozai, the No. [-] scholar in the new department, and Yu Huang, the second place in the new department, also came to accompany you, but they were all drenched by the heavy rain. I think you have done a good job, I The court ruled the world with filial piety. The actions of the three of you not only promoted filial piety, but also set an example for my officials of the Ming Dynasty. You can call me a model for the officials of the Ming Dynasty. For the sake of this, I and the empress will personally come to you today. If I beg for mercy, I won't believe it, and Zou Aiqing won't even give me face?"

"The humble minister thanks the emperor, the emperor's grace, even if the humble minister is smashed to pieces, it will be difficult to repay the event." Young master Zhang did not expect that this matter would bring the emperor, and it was rare to have a bit of sincerity when he answered. .At this time, the dilapidated courtyard door of Zou Yuanbiao's house finally opened. With the support of his eldest son Zou Deqi, Zou Yuanbiao limped and led the whole family out of the house. If you are far away, welcome, please punish the emperor."

"Excuse me, Zou Aiqing, your legs and feet are not good, get up quickly." Ming Xizong said with a smile: "Zou Aiqing, today I came to intercede with Zhang Haogu, would you like to give me some face? Give me an epitaph give him?"

"This..." Although no Donglin party official would have an excuse to criticize him, Zou Yuanbiao was still a little bit sure.At this time, Empress Zhang Yan spoke up, and said softly: "Master Zou, although a literati cannot be without restraint, Zhang Haogu is sincere and filial. If you don't allow it, I'm afraid it will violate the harmony of heaven and hinder people's filial piety. My palace today I also ask for a favor for Zhang Haogu, and ask Lord Zou to bestow a calligraphy to fulfill his filial piety."

"That's right, Mr. Zou, Zhang Haogu has been kneeling here for a whole day just to beg you for a piece of calligraphy. The world can learn from his sincerity. If you don't agree again, although you are not disrespectful, you have already become unjust." Zhang Weixian also persuaded.Wei Zhongxian also jumped out over there, and said with a smile: "Master Zou, your calligraphy is precious, but the face of the emperor and the queen is not precious? The emperor and the queen are begging you, don't you really care about their face?" No?"——There is a reason for Wei Zhongxian's happiness, the fact that Young Master Zhang is his son has long been known in the government and the public, and that Young Master Zhang has done such a "glamorous" thing, Wei Zhongxian naturally has to be a little bit "teaching his son well" For the notorious Wei Zhongxian, this is an extremely rare and good thing.

"Since the emperor and the empress have orders, how dare the old minister refuse to obey?" With such a step, Zou Yuanbiao, who had saved enough face, naturally agreed, "Don't worry, the emperor, the old minister will write a pen for Zhang Haogu in a while."

"Zhang Haogu, do you hear that? Don't you hurry up and thank Zou Aiqing?" Ming Xizong reminded with a smile.Young Master Zhang didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly bowed down to Zou Yuanbiao and thanked him—although Young Master Zhang suffered a lot for this incident, and Zou Yuanbiao earned a good reputation because it was cheap, but for Young Master Zhang himself, it was also a matter of greatly increasing his reputation. A great thing, definitely a happy event for everyone.And Zou Yuanbiao knew it well, he returned the gift lightly, and asked his son to help Young Master Zhang up.

"Zou Aiqing, this mansion of yours..." Ming Xizong didn't notice the dilapidated house of Zou Yuanbiao's house until now, and was surprised by Zou Yuanbiao's innocence, Ming Xizong couldn't help sighing: "No wonder Zhang Haogu begged you for a pair of calligraphy It’s rare to be able to make such a big sacrifice.” After sighing, Ming Xizong pointed to Zou Yuanbiao’s courtyard and family members and said, “But Zou Aiqing, you are too mean to yourself, right? Live in such a house and make your family wear such clothes?"

"Your Majesty, the old minister doesn't get any money other than his salary, and he has a lot of family members..." Zou Yuanbiao explained with a red face.Ming Xizong sighed, and said: "Forget it, since I have seen it, I can't ignore it. How about this, I will give you a thousand taels of silver to help you improve your life. Also, your son doesn't seem to have an official position yet, right? He went to the Ministry of Households to be a Yuanwailang, don't refuse, this is my will, and I won't allow him to refuse."

"I thank God on behalf of the dog!" Zou Yuanbiao fell to his knees with a sore nose, and couldn't help crying. After suffering so many years and suffering so much, today he finally let the emperor see with his own eyes, what he ate before. All the suffering is worth it.Thinking of this, Zou Yuanbiao couldn't help smiling bitterly, "Speaking of which, I have to thank Zhang Haogu."

It was getting late, Ming Xizong and his party left quickly, Zou Yuanbiao knelt on the ground, until Ming Xizong's back completely disappeared, Zou Yuanbiao struggled to stand up, and said lightly to Young Master Zhang: "Zhang Haogu, come in." After all, Zou Yuanbiao walked into the house first with the support of his son.But Young Master Zhang's confidant Zhang Shitou and his confidant Guozi Jiansheng Lu Wanling got out from there, and helped Young Master Zhang whose knees were completely numb, and Zhang Shitou also stuffed an oiled paper bag into Young Master Zhang's arms... ………

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