Chapter 554 Sacrifice to the River
After the case was solved, the magistrate of Chun'an immediately dredged the waterway on the river and restored water transportation.
Before boarding the ship, the magistrate of Chun'an specifically expressed his gratitude to Zhu Ping'an for his help in solving the case.
Of course, in order not to delay everyone's move forward in time, the magistrate of Chun'an simply said a few words of thanks, but Zhu Ping'an seemed to be shocked by thunder, just having a drink with Cao Cao and Liu Bei to discuss heroes, and Liu Bei was shocked It's almost like losing your chopsticks. Until he got on the boat, Zhu Pingan's mood was still a little abnormal.
Hai Rui!
The magistrate of Chun'an County turned out to be Hai Rui!
Calling oneself by one's name and one's name, this is the basic etiquette of ancient literati. When the magistrate of Chun'an just expressed his thanks, he called himself Hai Rui! The name Hai Rui can be said to be a business card of the Ming Dynasty.
I didn’t expect to meet Hai Rui here. Now that I think about Hai Rui’s patchwork official uniform, his arrogance and uprightness, and his style of not showing favoritism or fear of power, I should have guessed it. It's him. Especially the magistrate of Chun'an County. This was Hai Rui's first official appointment.
Although he had met such outstanding people as Yan Song, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng before, Zhu Ping'an was still very excited when he met Hai Rui this time.
Hai Rui is an upright official in Chinese history who can be compared with Bao Zheng. He is a model official in ancient times and one of the few Qingtian lords among the people. Legends and stories about him are widely circulated among the people.
Of course, Hai Rui is also a controversial figure in history. There is also a lot of writing about Hai Rui in unofficial history. For example, the story about Hai Rui forcing his 5-year-old daughter to starve to death. According to unofficial records, Hai Rui had a 5-year-old daughter who was very innocent and cute. A male servant gave her a cake to eat. When his daughter was eating, Hai Rui noticed it and asked her daughter where the cake came from, and her daughter answered truthfully. Hai Rui was furious and reprimanded, "Starving to death is a small act of indecency but a big deal. How can a girl accept cakes from a male servant? If you know your shame and starve to death, you will be considered my daughter, Hai Rui." His daughter was so frightened that she cried and refused to eat again, and then she really starved to death.
If this wild history record is true, then Hai Rui is simply too unreasonable! He is simply a sanctimonious, pedantic pervert and hypocrite!
However, come to think of it, this record is too nonsensical! Zhu Ping'an had also specifically checked history books before, and there was no record of this matter being found in any official history of the Ming Dynasty. The story of Hai Rui starving his daughter to death was not recorded until "Wanli Yehuobian". However, this book is not official history, but unofficial history. Its author was only a nine-year-old kid when Hai Rui died. , which means that there were no unofficial records at least 20 years after Hai Rui's death, and the author also said that this incident was just what he heard, and there was no confirmed rumor.
It is very possible that Hai Rui's daughter starved to death because of rumors spread by political opponents.
Of course, that doesn’t mean there’s no possibility.
Modern people can't confirm it, but they can. I just met Hai Rui, which can be used to verify whether the official and unofficial records about Hai Rui are consistent with the facts. Who makes it difficult for me in this dynasty.
Hai Rui starved her daughter to death
First of all, Hai Rui must have a daughter. It seems that there is no record in official history that Hai Rui had a daughter.
Zhu Pingan shook his head slightly and smiled. He smiled, then calmed down and lowered his head to eat breakfast. This was the breakfast sent by the captain. It had four rich dishes and one soup. It was fresh fish soup from the river and seasonal vegetables. It was delicious.
Because the ship owner knew Zhu Pingan’s identity as a Hanlin official, he refused to let Zhu Pingan stay in the original cabin no matter what. He specially prepared a room with the best location and the highest comfort for Zhu Pingan to rest. .
Breakfast was also just served.
Zhu Pingan declined the ship owner's kindness several times to no avail, so he had no choice but to accept it. This is the privilege of status. No wonder so many people are eager to take the imperial examination and become officials.
Not long after Zhu Pingan finished breakfast, Yingtian Mansion was close at hand, and it took another two quarters of an hour to sail. The time has arrived at Yingtian Mansion.
After the ship stopped, Zhu Pingan packed his things and got out of the cabin. Outside, the captain was already waiting on the deck with Zhu Pingan's horse, and he sent Zhu Pingan off the ship very attentively. After getting off the boat, the captain insisted on giving Zhu Pingan 50 taels of silver as a gift, but Zhu Pingan firmly refused.
I am already very embarrassed to live in a first-class cabin and eat breakfast. How can I accept other people's money? I am not a corrupt official.
After getting off the boat, Zhu Pingan didn't want to stay in Yingtian Mansion for a long time. For the sake of etiquette, Zhu Pingan considered visiting his uncle and other villagers before heading north. It was not difficult to find the inn where the uncle and others stayed. Zhu Pingan thought for a while and went to the inn where the uncle had stayed during the last childbirth exam. Sure enough, when he went to the counter and asked, he found out that the uncle and others were staying at this inn again this time.
However, I did not visit my uncle.
The uncle and several fellow villagers went to support a certain newly released girls’ school book. I heard that the uncle and others have been going out early in the morning in recent days and returning before curfew or early the next morning. Come back
Okay, this is my great uncle Zhu Shouren.
Based on his uncle's behavior, Zhu Pingan had already predicted his uncle's outcome without taking a test.
Girls' school book?
What is this!
Exams should look like exams! Why are you so interested in studying at a girls' school? It’s really a public trip! ! ! The lesson was never learned! ! ! If my grandparents knew about this, they would be furious!
Since the uncle is not here, forget it. Zhu Pingan is too lazy to go to the romantic place. Zhu Pingan is too lazy to look at the appearance of the uncle and others pursuing girls' school books. It is too eye-catching. In the lobby of the inn, Zhu Pingan left a note and left. The note contained a few lines of text to let the uncle and others know that he had been there. Before leaving, he asked the store clerk to hand it to the uncle when he came back.
After leaving the inn, Zhu Pingan rode all the way north.
Traveling during the day and staying overnight at night, either at a post station or a residential building, or sometimes a temple. There were almost no people sleeping in the wilderness. Even if it was a little late, Zhu Ping'an would walk a few minutes longer to find someone to stay with.
There are many paddy fields in the south of the Yangtze River and many dry fields in the north. Zhu Ping'an understood this deeply on the road. The further north you go, the fewer paddy fields there are. When he stayed with other people or met farmers on the road, Zhu Pingan would always chat with the local people for a while to learn about the harvest and taxes. People were not too wary of the honest and honest young man on the road. Along the way, Zhu Pingan was very friendly to the people under the rule of the Ming Dynasty. There is also a lot more understanding of life.
In the era of feudal rule, people's living standards had a great deal to do with local parents and officials.
Exorbitant taxes, government decrees, and so on.
Zhu Pingan wrote down what he saw and heard as well as the issues mentioned in people's chats before going to bed at night, and would study them slowly after arriving in the capital.
On this day, Zhu Pingan passed by a village called Majiazhuang. The village seemed to be an empty city. No one was seen. If it weren't for the barking of dogs and the sounds of livestock coming from the village, Zhu Pingan would have suspected that he had arrived. Abandoned village.
But as soon as he walked out of the village, Zhu Pingan saw loud voices, loud gongs and drums, and a sea of people gathered around the river. It turned out that everyone in the village had come here. It seemed like something big had happened. .
Looking at the posture, it seems that they are offering sacrifices to the river? (End of this chapter)