Fairy Biyou cried out with tears in her eyes and rushed into Shang Le’s arms; while Shang Le hugged Fairy Biyou, who was lying in his arms, her tears could not stop. They fell straight down; after embracing each other for a while, the two finally let go of each other and said nothing; at this time, Fairy Biyou jumped and stepped on the colorful auspicious clouds and then left the top of the Yellow Crane Tower and rose to the sky. Shang Le walked down from the top floor of the Yellow Crane Tower with tears in his eyes. On the way home, he bought two jars of wine. After returning home, he opened the wine jar and filled himself with it. Lingding was drunk. When he was ten years old, his father accidentally killed his mother because of drunkenness. Because of this incident, his father always felt guilt and remorse, and finally he was depressed and died with his mother. But now, because of a relationship that cannot have a satisfactory result, he drinks this thing that he has hated for many years; wine can sometimes disturb people’s hearts, but when people’s mood is the most lost and sad , it can numb people’s consciousness, people temporarily forget the pain and troubles. Taking advantage of this wine strength, he quickly rushed out of the house. At this time, the sky was pouring rain, so he pointed to the sky and cursed
“God, why are you torturing me like this, why, why are you making me fall in love with a fairy, in a relationship that can’t possibly end well, what have I done wrong, why are you doing this? Torturing me makes my life so miserable”
After he finished speaking, he shouted and threw the wine jar in his hand into the sky. Unexpectedly, a lightning bolt smashed the wine jar he threw in mid-air; scolding to heaven
“Come on, you bastard, there’s a way to kill your grandfather Chang, come on, come and kill me”
After scolding happily for a while, he returned to the house again and continued to drink; when he was about to start drinking, he suddenly found that Fairy Biyou suddenly landed in the Shangle family’s house on a five-colored auspicious cloud from the sky door. At this time, she was rushing towards Shang Le who was drinking in the living room with tears in her eyes, then hugged him and said to him
“Brother Shang, I won’t leave, even if it is condemned by God, I won’t leave, I can’t live without Brother Shang, I will be with Brother Shang in life or death”
Shang Le also hugged Fairy Biyou’s body at this time and said
“Sister Biyou, is it really you? I’m really afraid I’ll never see you again”
Fairy Biyou cried and replied
“Brother Shang, it’s really me. I want to be with you forever. After I leave you, I’m afraid I’ll never see you again, because I can’t live without you”
Shang Le also said to Fairy Biyou with tears in her eyes
“Sister Biyou, I once told you that if a fairy fell in love with me, no matter if it was a scourge or other disaster, I would be loyal to her and never give up, and now I to keep my promise”
After a while, the two of them sat together on the bed in Shang Le’s bedroom; at this time, the rain outside the window was getting heavier; Shang Le gently wiped Fairy Biyou’s face with his hands After the tears fell, he put his face in front of Fairy Biyou and gently kissed her beautiful red lips, followed by deep kisses, intense kisses, and finally biting kisses. People gradually took off each other’s clothes until they took off the other’s clothes completely, revealing two naked bodies of different genders; then the bed curtain was drawn, and the sound of rain outside the house still ticked non-stop; After the cloud and rain, Fairy Biyou leaned on Shang Le’s shoulder with a smile and chatted lazily with Shang Le, who was also lying on the bed
“Brother Shang, you and I have now disobeyed the will of God and joined together; are you afraid of being punished by God in the future?”
“I’m afraid, of course I’m afraid of being punished, but I’m even more afraid of losing you. When you left me, I felt like a living dead person, without spirit and vitality, without your I really don’t know what to do in my life”
“When I took the auspicious clouds and wanted to fly back to the Heavenly Palace to leave you, I was actually very afraid. I was afraid that once I returned to the Heavenly Court, I would never see you again; Losing you forever, I would rather be punished and return to you, even if the time given to us is short, I will be with you.”
At this time, Shang Le smiled and hugged Fairy Biyou’s naked body as white as fat and jade, and said
“If one day we are really punished, and the Jade Emperor will send the heavenly soldiers to arrest us, I will hug you like this and never let go, even if the law enforcement gods kill us both, I will die in your arms”
“Brother Shang…”
Fairy Biyou murmured, and after she finished speaking, she turned to hug Shang Le’s naked body; at this time, she suddenly thought of something
“Brother Shang, isn’t your surname Shang? Why do you say your surname is Chang when you scold God”
Shang Le explained to Fairy Biyou
“Since you are already my wife, then I will tell you all about the history of our Shangjiawan. In fact, my surname is not Shang, but Chang, and my ancestor is Chang Yu, the founding general of this dynasty. Chun’s fourth son, Chang Cheng, when the king of Yan, Zhu Di, led his army to invade the imperial city, my ancestor Chang Cheng pretended to be Emperor Jianwen and put on his dragon robe to kill himself in order to cover Emperor Jianwen’s escape. It was discovered by Zhu Di. After he knew that the corpse burned to death belonged to Chang Cheng, not Emperor Jianwen’s, and because Chang Cheng suggested to Emperor Jianwen to abolish Zhu Xi’s vassal, Zhu Xi ordered Chang Cheng’s family to be removed. The whole family was beheaded. I didn’t expect that his army would be empty as soon as they broke into Chang Cheng’s house. It turns out that my ancestor Chang Cheng had long expected that Zhu Di would execute his nine clans, and he killed his family in advance before committing suicide. It was placed here in our Huangzhou Mansion, and he instructed his descendants not to change the surname Chang Cheng to Shang. Later, when Zhu Di saw that Chang Cheng’s family disappeared and disappeared, he also remembered that he was a hero of the founding of the country, so this matter came to an end. It’s over”
After listening to Shang Le’s words, he said
“Oh, that’s what happened”
“Yes, exactly, so I have an idea now”
“What thoughts?”
“I want all Shang family members in Shangjiawan to return to their normal surnames, because the surnames are left to our descendants by our ancestors and cannot be changed arbitrarily”
“What are you going to do then?”
“I plan to study hard from tomorrow, and then sign up for the imperial examination. After I am admitted to the top scholar, I will meet the emperor and ask our Shang clan to restore the Chang surname and turn Shangjiawan into Changjiawan”
Another day passed. The next morning, the two woke up from the bed together, dressed and washed, and then ate the breakfast that Fairy Biyou used her magic to conjure up; Le took Fairy Biyou to the graves of his parents, and then the two knelt down together.
“Father, mother, the child married Miss Biyou today at the graves of both of you. I hope my father and mother, Quanxia, will bless me and Miss Biyou until we grow old, get through the difficulties, and escape the scourge. Biyou. You girl comes from the heaven, and the combination of man and **** will be punished by heaven, but she really loves the baby, and the baby’s heart also loves Biyou girl sincerely, no matter whether she will be punished by the Jade Emperor, the baby will die forever”
After Shang Le finished speaking, he bowed deeply with Fairy Biyou in front of his parents. After the worship, Miss Biyou said to Shang Le’s parents’ tomb
“Father, mother, daughter-in-law Bi You swears to be with Brother Changle in life and death, never parting, I hope my parents can agree”
Then the two said in unison at the same time
“Here, the boy is officially married to Biyou (Changle), sharing weal and woe and never parting”
After speaking, he bowed deeply in front of their parents once again; after bowing, Shang Le told his parents that he wanted to restore the entire Shangjiawan to the Chang clan
“Father, mother, the child decided to study hard, get the honors, participate in the imperial examinations, and be the champion of high school. I ask the present emperor to give me the surname of the Chang family. Our descendants of the Chang family are after the founding father Chang Yuchun. Protecting Emperor Wen and offending Emperor Yongle, he had to move to a different place before he changed his name to the Shang family; I beg parents to bless the child to get a successful examination, meet the emperor, and when the child returns home dressed in finery, it will be the day when Shangjiawan will return to the normal surname.”
Since then, Shang Le began to study hard, and Fairy Biyou used her immortal art as a prototype to prevent some handicrafts and antiques that mortals had never seen in the Tiangong, and sold them at the market for her Xianggong earns the entanglement and expenses when he enters Beijing to take the exam; since no one has ever seen some strange things used by gods in the heavenly palace, Fairy Biyou has just brought a basket of protective heavenly crafts and antiques to the market. When she went to sell it, it was snapped up by the people in the county town and she earned almost six taels of silver a day; and her husband Shang Le was also very good. He and Fairy Biyou’s child had been born for more than two years; from the night Fairy Biyou returned to his home in the clouds, Fairy Biyou had already conceived his flesh and blood, and the child was in his presence. It was a baby boy who was born in the year of the township examination; Shang Le also named his son Chang Lingyun, who is more than two years old now; when he grows up, he is the protagonist of our story. After obtaining a place to take the palace exam, Shang Le brought the dry food and entanglement prepared by his wife, Fairy Biyou, and decided to go to Beijing to take the exam; at this time, Chang Lingyun was still sleeping in the room, and before leaving, Shang Le was by the bed. Said to his son Chang Lingyun
“Child, father is going to Beijing to take the exam now. After father leaves, you must listen to mother’s words. When father comes back, father will take the surname Chang with you, because we are the descendants of Chang Yuchun, the famous founding general of the dynasty. , we can’t forget our roots”
At this time, Fairy Biyou urged her behind her husband
“Xiang Gong, let’s go”
“Hmm”
Shang Le nodded, and walked out of the gate with his wife. At this time, Fairy Biyou cast a spell for a while, and summoned a multicolored auspicious cloud from the sky and landed at the foot of her standing monk
“Master, are you ready?”
Shangle replied
“Well, ready”
After he finished speaking, he took his dry food and coils and stepped on the colorful auspicious clouds with his wife, Fairy Biyou, and then rose into the sky and flew towards Beijing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Le looked at the mountains, rivers and lakes under the colorful clouds, and the people who were like ants and models under the sky, and suddenly felt a sense of freedom in the world. When Fairy Biyou manipulated the colorful clouds to speed up, his instinctive response Holding on to Fairy Biyou who was controlling the flying speed of the colorful clouds, Fairy Biyou made the colorful clouds under her feet even faster at this time, because she liked the feeling of being hugged by her husband. The capital of the Ming Dynasty used to be Nanjing. Since Zhu Di robbed his nephew Zhu Yunwen of the throne, he moved the capital from Nanjing to Beijing. Zhu Di became the first emperor in Ming Dynasty history to be buried in Beijing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty.
After flying in the air for less than half an hour, the two flew to Beijing City; the colorful auspicious clouds landed in a corner with no one around. When the colorful and auspicious clouds disappeared, Fairy Biyou said to her husband Shangle
“Xianggong, this is the city of Beijing”
After listening to Fairy Biyou’s words, Shang Le said with emotion
“It’s really fast. If you walk to the capital by yourself, it will take at least half a month”
And Fairy Biyou didn’t say anything, just smiled at Shang Le for a while; then she made a gold-colored bronze mirror similar to today’s iPad from her hand and said to her husband
“Xianggong, this is the ‘Universal Universe Mirror’ that is often used in the Heavenly God Realm and the Immortal Realm. You only need to call out where you are going to this thing, and this bronze mirror will show you and what you are going to. line between locations”
After speaking, she handed the bronze mirror to her husband and continued
“Try to shout”
Shang Le looked at his wife curiously, looked at the bronze mirror in his hand, and saw that the bronze mirror displayed an accurate map of Beijing city, some buildings and ordinary houses on the map, as well as streets and It’s almost the same in reality, which is more advanced than the navigation map we use on our mobile phones now, so Shang Le shouted the name of the place he wanted to go to the bronze mirror
“Jingcheng Guild Hall”
As soon as Shang Le finished speaking, the bronze mirror showed where he was standing and the location of the Jingcheng Guild Hall. There was indeed a white line between the two positions, and Shang Le was immediately surprised. say
“Your heavenly things are really advanced, we mortals never thought we could invent such a thing”
Fairy Biyou said with a smile
“Actually, it’s nothing. In addition to finding the location where you want to go, the Universal Universe Mirror can also talk to the person you want to see in front of the mirror, no matter how far apart you are. If you mortals want to invent Such a thing is estimated to be five hundred years away.”
Shang Le looked at her lady’s face in surprise and asked
“What? You say I can look into this mirror and talk to whoever I want?”
“Well, yes, you just need to say the name of the person you meet in front of this mirror, but you need that person to have a bronze mirror like this”
After speaking, Fairy Biyou once again conjured a bronze mirror from her hand that was exactly the same as that of Shang Le, and continued to say
“Xianggong, you say my name to this mirror now”
“Good”
Shang Le nodded and replied, after speaking, he shouted at the bronze mirror
“Biyou Fairy”
At this time, something very surprising happened to him. He saw that Fairy Biyou’s face was immediately displayed on the mirror. Shang Le looked at the mirror and then at the person standing in front of him. Madam, that beautiful face, lift and demeanor are almost exactly the same as those in the mirror, which are clearer than the mobile phone videos hundreds of years later
“Xianggong, look at this again”
After Fairy Biyou finished speaking, she turned her omnipotent mirror to Shang Le, and saw that her own face was actually displayed in her omnipotent mirror. And the expression is almost the same as myself
“This is incredible”
Shang Le said with a sigh immediately, while Fairy Biyou said with a smile that was not used to it
“Xianggong, tell me with this mirror when you are in high school, so that you don’t have to write letters.”
“Well, you’re right. When I’m in high school, I’ll call your name into this mirror and show you what I looked like when I was the champion”
“Okay, let’s go, I think Ling Yun is about to wake up now, I have to go back to take care of him”
“Ok”
After Shang Le finished speaking, he put his hands on Fairy Biyou’s shoulders and continued to speak
“Lingyun, please, please take good care of you during the days when I’m not at home, take care of our children, and wait until the day when I return home”
“Well, you go, I’m leaving”
After Fairy Biyou finished speaking, she once again summoned the colorful auspicious cloud in the sky, then jumped and stepped on the auspicious cloud, and disappeared without a trace; while Shang Le was holding the Face the universal mirror, follow the direction of the white line in the mirror, and walk towards the Jingcheng Guild Hall.
After arriving at the Jingcheng Guild Hall, Shang Le handed over his palace examination certificate to the officials there, and then found a room in the hall to rest. Three days later, almost all the candidates from all over the country who participated in the imperial examinations for the imperial examinations had arrived, and the rooms in the Jingcheng Hall were already filled with outstanding candidates from all over the country. At this time, an official in the palace who was responsible for bringing candidates into the palace for the palace exam announced outside the gate of the Jingcheng Guild Hall
“The emperor has an decree to announce that all candidates who have participated in the palace examination of this subject will enter the palace to participate in the palace examination”
After speaking, all the candidates living in the Jingcheng Guild Hall, including Shang Le, all gathered together outside the gate of the Jingcheng Guild Hall, along with the official who came to receive the candidates into the palace and the imperial palace guards under his leadership. Walking towards the interior of the palace; after entering the palace gate, Shang Le looked around curiously. This was the first time he had come to the capital, and it was also the first time he had seen such a solemn and magnificent building complex. A sense of awe for the majesty of the imperial court; soon he stopped looking around and walked slowly along the central axis of the palace towards the examination hall with other candidates. Under the leadership of the official and the guards, all the candidates gathered in the Hall of Preserving Harmony in the palace, which was the examination room for the palace exam. After the body search and inspection, the candidates all walked into the hall, waiting for the emperor to come here to invigilate the examination. After waiting for more than half an hour, the emperor finally appeared outside the hall with the help of the eunuch, only to hear the **** next to him shouting
“The Emperor Arrives”
The officials and guards inside and outside the hall and all the candidates in the hall, including Shang Le, all knelt on the ground; after a while, the emperor walked into the hall with gentle steps; after entering the hall He sat on the dragon chair, then raised his right arm and said to all the candidates
“All candidates are flat”
“Thank you, Your Majesty”
After the candidates shouted in unison, they sat in their respective seats and waited for the examiners to hand out the test papers. Shang Le secretly glanced at the emperor sitting on the dragon chair, and saw that the young man wearing a dragon robe and a black black gauze hat had a Chinese character face, a pair of flat eyebrows, and was not tall. About thirteen or fourteen years old; this is Zhu Yijun, the longest reigning Emperor of Ming Shenzong Wanli in Ming Dynasty history, and this year is the fourth year after his reign. Then, Zhu Yijun ordered the examiner to issue the test paper. When all the candidates received the test papers, they opened the test papers at the same time, and then it was time for the candidates to take the test in the hall. During the examination period, the examiners patrolled the left and right sides of the candidates’ answering seats to prevent candidates from cheating during the examination. The emperor and the eunuchs beside him were also observing the answering situation of the candidates in the audience. After cheating, the cheating candidates are immediately kicked out of the examination room and punished for life not to participate in the imperial examinations. At this moment, Shang Le, who is sitting in the hall and answering the questions, has a solid foundation in the examination, so he is very handy in answering the questions; for this examination, Shang Le has put a lot of effort into it. In the past year, he sat in the cold window of the study and studied hard almost every day. He didn’t sleep until midnight after reading; the subjects of the exam had already been memorized by him, and he knew the style and format of Baguwen very well. And the reason why he studied so hard and desperately had only one purpose, that is, to be admitted to the top spot to meet the emperor and ask the emperor to restore the surname of the Chang clan in Shangjiawan. After the end of the palace examination, the candidates all withdrew from the examination room under the emperor’s order and returned to the Jingcheng Guild Hall to wait for the results of the examination. That night, Shang Le was lying on the bed uneasy and couldn’t fall asleep, because he was worried that he would fail the exam this time, or he would not be the champion. In that case, his hard work over the years would be in vain. The night had passed. After the other candidates had washed up in the hall and had breakfast, they all swarmed to the imperial list posted by the examiners not far from the gate of the palace to watch the results of their individual exams, while Shang Le But he forgot that today was the day to read the title of Jinbang, because he hadn’t slept well last night, and he was sleeping alone in a room of the clubhouse; more than an hour later, he was hurriedly knocked on the door. When he woke up, he hurriedly got out of bed, stretched out a lot, yawned, and complained while opening the door
“Who is it? I woke up my dream”
When he opened the door, a middle-aged man with a beard in an official uniform was standing at the door, surrounded by three or four uniformed attendants.
“Are you Shang Le?”
The official asked with a serious expression, Shang Le replied
“Yes”
“Why don’t you go to see the emperor list today?”
After listening to the official’s words, Shang Le suddenly remembered everything from yesterday
“Oops, why did I forget that I’m going to be listed today, it seems I really overslept”
After he finished speaking, he invited the official and several of his attendants in, then poured a cup of tea and asked
“Excuse me, sir, are you here to find out what is going on here?”
The official said with a sip of tea that Shang Le poured
“I think you’re really sleepy and don’t care about your exam situation at all, and I want this official to come to you in person to announce the good news”
Hearing what the official said, Shang Le immediately realized that it must be related to his test scores
“The official means, are you in high school?”
“Well, you’re not particularly confused. This officer is looking for you to give you the good news. You are already the champion of high school, congratulations”
After hearing the words of the official who came to announce the good news, Shang Le’s heart finally settled down. It seems that so many years of hard work have not been in vain. He was waiting for this day; Yu, he couldn’t help looking up, arched his arms and said to himself
“Thanks to the parents’ spirit in heaven for blessing the child’s high school champion, and the Chang family is expected to return to the surname”
At this time, the official who announced the good news said to Shang Le
“Please take a bath and change clothes and put on this champion suit, the emperor will summon you”
After a while, Shang Le took a shower in the bathroom of the guild hall, and then changed into the clothes of the champion; accompanied by the official who announced the good news and his attendants, he walked out of the gate outside the guild hall. , and sat on the sedan chair responsible for carrying him into the palace to meet the emperor. At this time, the official in charge of the Annunciation shouted
“Get up from the sedan chair and send the champion to the palace”
With the announcement of the good news officials, the eight sedan chairmen who were in charge of carrying the sedan chair immediately carried the sedan chair that Shang Le was in, and slowly walked towards the palace with the sound of gongs and drums. Move slowly. About half an hour later, Emperor Zhu Yijun of the Ming Dynasty was already sitting on the golden throne, ready to meet Shangle, the top scholar of the current division. The chief assistant of the cabinet, Zhang Juzheng, was standing in the audience.
“Shang Le, the champion of Xuanjin Division, entered the hall”
Following the cry of the first **** Feng Bao and other eunuchs, Shang Le was walking towards the hall with brisk steps. On the way, Shang Le had already thought about what he wanted to say to the emperor after entering the hall. talk. When Shang Le walked into the hall, he immediately knelt on the ground and bowed his hands.
“Caomin Shangle Knocks to See the Emperor”
“flat body”
“Thank you, Your Majesty”
After speaking, Shang Le stood up immediately; at this time, Zhu Yijun said
“I have already read your test paper and Mr. Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant in the cabinet. Your strategy for governing the country is so meticulous and reasonable. You are indeed a rare talent in my Ming Dynasty. That’s why I and Mr. Zhang unanimously decided to choose you. Be the champion of my current department in Daming”
After listening to the emperor’s words, Shang Le handed over and said
“Thanks to the emperor and Mr. Zhang”
At this time, Zhang Juzheng, standing under the stage, said to Shang Le
“If you want to thank the emperor, thank the emperor. The emperor agreed that you should be the champion of the current department of Ming Dynasty”
Shang Le glanced at Zhang Juzheng, who was standing not far in front of him, and saw that the man had a pair of Danfeng eyes and a pair of thick eyebrows hanging over his eyes. A handsome man in politics; he does have the demeanor of a reformer and a statesman. No wonder Li Caifeng, the queen mother of the dynasty, was so fascinated by him, and there were even some scandals about the two of them. When Shang Le began to recover, he said
“Thank you, Your Majesty, Long Live My Emperor”
After speaking, Shang Le knelt on the ground again and kowtowed to Emperor Wanli, but after this kowtow he immediately stood up
“You don’t need to thank me anymore. You can stay by my side in order to govern the country. It’s no problem to enter the Hanlin Academy to compose and write.
Unexpectedly, Shang Le rejected Emperor Wanli’s favor
“I beg the emperor to take back the order, the grass people are stupid, I am afraid it is difficult to shoulder this heavy responsibility, I am afraid that I will lose the grace”
“Why, I think you are talented, Shang Aiqing underestimates herself”
“No, Your Majesty; Caomin has no ambitions and never thought of becoming an official in the dynasty. He just wants to do things for the people in his hometown. I ask the emperor to make Caomin the magistrate of Huangpi County”
After listening to Shang Le’s words, Zhu Yijun felt very unbelievable. The former champion usually asked to stay in the court to be a high-ranking official, but this time the champion gave him a high-ranking official, but he chose to be a humble magistrate like a magistrate.
“Doing things for the people, his heart is good, well, then I will follow you, and I will reward you with ten thousand taels of gold and silver, and twenty acres of fertile land”
“Caomin Thank Lord Long En”
Shang Le bowed and said, after speaking, he thought of what he was going to say to the emperor today
“Your Majesty, Caomin still has something to ask for”
“What’s the matter? Tell me now”
“Yes, Your Majesty”
After speaking, he adjusted his mind and continued to say
“Caomin’s family lives in Shangjiawan, Huangpi County, Huangzhou Prefecture, and his ancestor was Chang Yuchun, the founding general of the dynasty. When the policy of cutting the vassal was implemented, he advocated cutting off the vassal of Emperor Taizong, who was King Yan at that time, and Emperor Taizong chased and killed his family members. When Chang Cheng was covering Emperor Jianwen to escape, he ordered his family members to flee to Huangpi County, Huangzhou Prefecture. And it was changed to the Shang family. Now, the Caomin took advantage of the opportunity to meet with the sage, and asked the sage for permission to restore the surname of my Chang clan, and changed the name of Shangjiawan to Changjiawan.”
Speaking of this, Shang Le knelt down and said excitedly
“Pray for the Emperor”
This time Shang Le almost risked his life and death to ask the Wanli Emperor to restore the Chang clan name, because every word he said involved sensitive matters of state secrets. In the Ming history book compiled by the Wanli Dynasty, Emperor Jianwen was The person who was burnt to death by the fire that year was almost the exact opposite of what Shang Le said just now. He said that he directly leaked state secrets, which was almost a crime of beheading; After Le’s words, Long Yan was furious, he slapped the dragon chair he was sitting on and said angrily
“You are so courageous. It is clearly recorded in the history books that Emperor Jianwen of Chu was burned to death by a fire. You actually said that he escaped. Do you want the thieves in the world who want to oppose me to know that Emperor Jianwen is not dead, and the rebellion in his name will fail, what is your intention?”
“Your Majesty, Caomin is very loyal to Ming Dynasty, but Caomin is a famous general after the founding of the dynasty, but he can’t recognize his ancestors and return to the clan and take other surnames. Caomin is unwilling, I hope Your Majesty will understand”
At this time, the Wanli Emperor has become even more angry
“You have committed a capital crime for leaking state secrets, and you still want me to forgive you. Aren’t you afraid that I will punish your crimes and kill your head?”
“Caomin knows that he committed a capital crime, and only Caomin knows this secret. Even if the emperor killed Caomin, Caomin has no regrets, but Caomin only asks the emperor to restore Shangjiawan after my death. The surname of the Chang family and let go of the grandsons of the Shang family, let the descendants of the Shang family recognize their ancestors and return to the clan, and the grass people will die without regret”
“You…you are so bold”
After speaking, Emperor Wanli ordered several of his inner guards
“Here’s someone, take this treacher who leaked state secrets outside the Meridian Gate and behead it”
And Zhang Juzheng, who was standing on the side, was moved by Shang Le’s fearless spirit of life and death in order to restore his family name. He decided to intercede with the emperor for Shang Le; When he was escorted out of the hall, Zhang Juzheng suddenly shouted
“Stop”
When the two guards let Shang Le go, Zhang Juzheng arched his arms and pleaded with Emperor Wanli
“Your Majesty, Shang Le is the number one scholar in the current department. If you kill him because of one of his words that offends you, it will chill the hearts of thousands of students in the Ming Dynasty!”
After Zhang Juzheng finished speaking, Emperor Wanli immediately came to his senses and nodded quickly and said
“That’s right”
But he was worried about Shang Le’s disclosure of state secrets
“But how should Shang Le leak state secrets?”
So, Zhang Juzheng went on to say
“Your Majesty, Wei Chen believes that not only can you not kill Shang Le, but you should agree to Shang Le’s request to restore the surname of Shang’s descendants, so that they can recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestry; the disappearance of Emperor Jianwen has been one hundred and seventy years ago. After more than ten years, I feel that there is nothing wrong with letting the people all over the world know about this matter, and I also feel that what Shang Le said just now was Emperor Jianwen’s escape under the cover of Chang Yuchun’s son Chang Cheng, which is enough to show Chang Cheng. You are a loyal minister of the time, and you should order this matter to be written down in the history books.”
After hearing this, Emperor Wanli felt even more incredible
“What did you say?”
So, Zhang Juzheng explained to him patiently
“Your Majesty, think about it, Chang Cheng was a loyal minister recommended by the ancestor emperor to Emperor Jianwen, and at the same time he was the successor of Chang Yuchun, the famous founding general of the dynasty; when Emperor Taizong ordered the execution of the descendants of Chang Cheng, this practice It has already violated the will of the ancestors and the emperor to treat the descendants of the Chang clan kindly, so it is not worth keeping secrets for them, and now the descendants of Chang Cheng were forced to change their surnames to the Shang clan because of the Battle of Jingnan; The story of Emperor Jianwen’s escape was written into the annals of history, and he agreed to restore the family name of Changcheng’s descendants and the reputation of Changcheng himself, which is enough to see the emperor’s kindness and magnanimity, then the people all over the world will feel that the emperor is a clear-cut grievance. A wise man who cherishes talents through the ages; if you execute this talented person who has just become the top scholar in order to keep state secrets, the people all over the world will call you a foolish monarch”
After listening to Zhang Juzheng’s detailed explanation, Emperor Wanli suddenly opened his hut, and he quickly said to Zhang Juzheng gratefully
“What my teacher said is very true, otherwise I almost made a big mistake”
After speaking, the Wanli Emperor began to issue an decree
“Pass on my will to restore the Chang clan surname in Shangjiawan, Huangpi County, Huangzhou Prefecture, and posthumously seal Chang Cheng as Uncle Loyal”
After listening to the decree of Emperor Wanli, a minister in charge of the decree said
“WeChat Follows the Order”
That night, in order to thank Zhang Juzheng for his life-saving grace, and to thank him for successfully persuading the emperor to agree to restore the common surname of the Shang clan, Shang Le came to Zhang Juzheng’s mansion as the champion of the modern division and came to thank him. When he walked to the door of Zhang Juzheng’s mansion, a servant at the entrance of Zhang’s mansion came over and asked Shang Le politely.
“See kenke champion, may I ask kenke champion to visit our mansion tonight?”
Shang Le also arched his arms and replied
“This champion has something important to ask for, Mr. Zhang, the chief assistant of the current cabinet, please report it on your behalf”
“Okay, please wait outside the door for a moment”
After speaking, the servant quickly ran to the residence in Zhang Juzheng’s mansion. At this time, in a study room where Zhang Juzheng lived, Zhang Juzheng was eating tonight’s supper by himself while reading his favorite books; at this time, a housekeeper came in from the door of the study to report. /
“Sir, I am still happy to meet the champion of the current class”
After listening to the housekeeper, Zhang Juzheng immediately put down the book in his hand and said to the housekeeper who came to report
“Go and call him in”
“Yes”
After finishing speaking, Jia Ding immediately walked out of the study and ran towards the gate; when he just ran to the gate, he panted to Shang Le who was standing outside the gate at the time
“You can come in now”
After a while, Zhang Juzheng met Shang Le in his hall
“Excuse me, the champion, what is it that you came to see the old man tonight?”
After taking a sip of the tea served by Zhang Juzheng’s mansion, Shang Le put down the tea cup and arched his arms to answer
“If you want to return to your lord, I will come here specially to thank you; I would like to thank your lord for interceding in front of the emperor for me, so that the emperor can exempt me from the capital crime of leaking state secrets, and I ask the emperor to give permission for my Shang clan to return to their normal surnames. And it is suggested to revise the history to restore the reputation of my ancestor Changcheng”
After speaking, Shang Le suddenly knelt down and bowed to Zhang Juzheng again with gratitude
“Lord Zhang’s great kindness and virtue will be unforgettable. On behalf of our Chang clan, thank you Mr. Zhang”
After listening to Shang Le’s words, Zhang Juzheng immediately lifted Shang Le, who was kneeling on the ground, and said
“The champion is invited”
After helping Shang Le, Zhang Juzheng stroked the beard on his chin and said with a smile
“Hahaha, it’s a lot of work, what’s the point, the champion doesn’t have to take this to heart; I have heard for a long time that the ancestor of the champion of Jinke is the name of Chang Yuchun, the founding general of this dynasty, and I deeply respect it. The current emperor is the hands of this old man. The trained student, although my student is talented and intelligent, he is stubborn and short-tempered; I am just afraid that when he just ascended the throne, he would do such a stupid thing as killing the champion of Jinke just because of one sentence. And made a big mistake, so I indirectly helped you, the champion”
However, this inadvertent help from Zhang Juzheng inadvertently allowed Shang Le to realize his wish to restore the common surname of the Shang clan in his hometown for many years, so in Shang Le’s heart he didn’t care why Zhang Juzheng wanted to What kind of willingness is he in to speak for him
“I don’t care what kind of will is the reason why Master Zhang helps me to speak, in short, Master Zhang has asked the emperor to unify the order to restore my surname Shangjiawan, and I will be grateful to Master Zhang for being in the court today. The kindness from above to below”
“Hahaha, the champion is really a straightforward person”
After he finished speaking, he pointed to the wooden chair in the living room and said to Shang Le with a smile
“Please sit, please sit”
Then, Shang Le and Zhang Juzheng sat on the wooden chair and drank tea again; after tasting three cups of tea, Zhang Juzheng said
“You and I are both from Huguang, I am from Huguang Jiangling, and you are from Huguang Huangzhou Prefecture; it seems that both of you and I are fellow villagers”
“Master Zhang is the chief assistant of today’s cabinet. The whipping method and the test method he formulated made Daming’s national strength increasingly prosperous. He is actually the optimist of my Daming; while Shangle is only a small success. Ordinary people who have just been champions in high school; I feel ashamed compared to adults, how dare I call each other hometown with adults, I’m really ashamed”
“Haha, the champion is too modest; you are a famous general after the founding of the dynasty, and you can be said to be from a famous family; in addition, you do not seek fame and fortune, but you are willing to be a humble county that does things for the people of your hometown. Ling, you are not afraid of life and death. In order to restore the surname of the Chang family and let the descendants of the Shang family recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors, you dare to speak bluntly to the current emperor at the risk of leaking state secrets. It can be seen from many aspects that you are a very upright person, and you have the style of your ancestors Chang Yuchun and Chang Cheng who served the country and the court in those days. What I see is your integrity and loyalty, in the eyes of the old man, even if you are brothers and sisters with the old man, the old man also thinks it is very worthwhile.”
After listening to Zhang Juzheng’s words, Shang Le quickly cupped his hands and said politely
“How dare you, how dare you”
At this time, Zhang Juzheng asked about some family affairs about Shangle
“Brother Shang Le, oh no, brother Chang Le, how are you this year?”
Shangle replied
“Four of the next twenty”
“You can have a wife and children at home”
“Xia lost both parents since childhood, married three years ago and had a son, his wife is from Hangzhou, and his son is just two years old this year”
“Oh, it turns out that Brother Shang Le is a family man. I originally planned to betrothed my daughter to Brother Chang Le, but now it seems that my daughter does not have this blessing”
At this time, a housekeeper in Zhang Juzheng’s house hurried to the living room to report
“Master, the third wife is born”
After listening to the housekeeper’s words, Zhang Juzheng was overjoyed
“What did you say? Was it a boy or a girl”
The butler replied
“The report, the master, gave birth to a daughter”
“Daughter?”
After hearing this, Zhang Juzheng was even more delighted. His two wives, Gu and Wang, had already given birth to six sons and a daughter for him. Now, when he was in his fifties, he suddenly became happy again. A girl, this feeling can’t be expressed in words; so Zhang Ju said to the housekeeper with a smile
“You go and tell the third lady that I will be there in a while”
“Yes”
When the housekeeper left, Zhang Juzheng said to Shang Le with a smile on his face
“Brother Chang Le, would you like to come and see with me”
Shang Le also wanted to see what Zhang Juzheng’s little daughter looked like, so he said
“Since Mr. Zhang doesn’t dislike being here, then let’s go with the adults to see”
“Okay, let’s go”
After Zhang Juzheng finished speaking, he waved his hand, and Shang Le went with him to the boudoir of Mrs. Zhang Juzheng’s third wife. At this time, in the third lady’s boudoir, the midwife, his eldest lady, the second lady, and the youngest daughter Zhang Xiulan all gathered here, watching this little life just born from the mother’s belly, I felt very happy. . The third lady surnamed Wu, like the other two ladies, has no name, because during the reign of the Ming Dynasty, the status of women was extremely low. Except for the noble daughters who had names, ordinary women generally did not have names. Including the Gu family, Wang family and Wu family who later married into wealthy families. The third wife, Mrs. Wu, married into the Zhang family three years ago. She was only sixteen years old when she married Zhang Juzheng. At this time, Mrs. Wu was lying on the bed weakly, sweating on her head. When the daughter was born, she had exhausted all her strength; the baby girl wrapped in cotton cloth and held in the arms of the midwife was her daughter. Zhang Juzheng’s daughter Zhang Xiulan ran to the midwife at this time, teasing her sister and said
“Little guy, I’m your sister now, call my sister, call”
At this time, the midwife smiled and said to Zhang Xiulan
“Silly girl, she can’t say anything now, so how could she call you sister, miss, I think you’re so happy to be your sister, so you’re eager to make her call you sister”
“You’re right, Granny Wang, I have six older brothers who take care of me all day long, and now I finally have a younger sister, and I will have someone to take care of in the future”
After she finished speaking, she hugged her sister from the hands of the midwife, Granny Wang, and said to her
“Sister, when you grow up, I will teach you how to dress up, teach you to make up, and teach you to read and write, so that you can become a great scholar like our own father, can you agree?”
Said Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived, but Zhang Xiulan just mentioned her father, and her father walked in from the door with the guests who were meeting tonight. When Zhang Xiulan saw her father Zhang Juzheng, she hugged her newborn sister and walked to Zhang Juzheng’s side and said
“Dad, you’re finally here, come and see my sister, how cute she is”
Zhang Juzheng looked at his youngest daughter for a while, and found that his youngest daughter was sleeping with her eyes closed at the time; so he said to Shang Le, who was following behind him
“Brother Chang Le, what do you think my little daughter looks like?”
Shang Le took a careful look at the baby girl who was being held by Zhang Xiulan, and replied after seeing it
“Well, Mr. Zhang’s daughter is really beautiful, and she must be a peerless beauty when she grows up”
After he finished speaking, he quickly noticed that the one who was holding the baby was wearing pink silk, with fair and tender skin, an oval face, a pointed chin, red lips and a pair of willow-leaf eyebrows. girl; so he said to Zhang Juzheng
“Master Zhang, this daughter is the little girl you mentioned to me just now”
Zhang Juzheng laughed for a while and replied
“Haha, Brother Chang Le really has good eyesight, but she is no longer my little daughter”
“It turned out to be Mr. Zhang’s daughter, no wonder she was born so beautiful”
After listening to Shang Le’s words, Zhang Xiulan handed the baby girl in her hands to Granny Wang, and then said to Shang Le
“The champion has won the award. The little girl heard about the deeds of the champion today from her father, and she admired her heart”
“Where, where, Miss Zhang, you are serious”
At this time, Zhang Juzheng had been called by his third wife, Mrs. Wu, to the side where she was lying, while Shang Le and Zhang Xiulan followed and stood behind Zhang Juzheng.
“Master, please forgive my incompetence, I failed to give birth to a boy for you”
Zhang Juzheng took his third wife Wu’s hand and said
“Madam, don’t say that, I already have six sons, and now that I am so old, I can get another daughter again, I feel very happy”
After speaking, he gently covered the quilt for Mrs. Wu and continued
“You have just given birth, so be careful to keep warm and be careful if you catch a cold”
And this action of his was carefully watched by the two wives Gu and Wang who were also standing behind him. Immediately, there was jealousy in my heart. These two ladies have been by Zhang Juzheng’s side for most of their lives. Since Zhang Juzheng married Wu as his concubine three years ago, his attitude towards his first two ladies is very obvious. A lot of indifference; therefore, the relationship between the two of them and the Wu family has always been in a tense state, and there is no pity or sympathy for the love rival who is in a weak state after giving birth to the child. The first lady and the second lady said in unison at this time
“Master, we have nothing to do, let’s go back to the room to rest first”
Zhang Juzheng turned around and said to his two wives
“The third lady just gave birth to a daughter, why don’t you stay with me?”
The eldest lady said in a gloomy tone
“No need, we’ve been here since the third sister gave birth”
The second lady’s face and tone became even worse
“The third sister is very happy to have the master to accompany her. Having the two of us will only hinder the master and the third sister from getting close. Let’s go.”
After speaking, the pair of sisters who overturned the vinegar jar threw open the door and rushed out of the door without looking back; watching the backs of the two of them as they left, Zhang Juzheng shook his head helplessly and said deeply. He sighed deeply; at this time, the third wife, Mrs. Wu, said to him
“Master, it’s all my fault, let the eldest sister and the second sister be at odds with the master; after all, the eldest sister and the second sister have been with the master for so many years, the master will accompany them if he is free, I I don’t want to hurt my friendship with my sisters because of the master”
After listening to Wu’s words, Zhang Juzheng said
“I understand what you’re talking about, but they are actually jealous that I dote on you more than they do, but now that you have a baby, I want to be by your side and accompany you.”
At this time, Zhang Juzheng suddenly thought of something
“By the way, is it time to give the child a name?”
Speaking of this, he suddenly thought of Shang Le standing behind him; so he immediately picked up his daughter from the bed, walked to Shang Le and said to him
“Brother Chang Le, you are the champion of the current department. Please give my little daughter a better name”
After he finished speaking, he handed his daughter to Shang Le, who took over Zhang Juzheng’s daughter, thinking that there was a “cloud” in his son’s name
“My son’s name is Chang Lingyun, let’s call her Zhang Ruoyun”
After he finished speaking, he glanced at Zhang Juzheng standing beside him and said
“Lord Zhang, what do you think?”
“Zhang Ruoyun, Zhang Ruoyun…”
Zhang Juzheng whispered the name Shang Le gave his daughter, and suddenly he took his daughter from Shang Le and shouted loudly
“Oh, this name is really good, my little daughter will be called Zhang Ruoyun in the future”
At this time, his eldest daughter Zhang Xiulan immediately walked to her father’s side and said to the little sister in her father’s arms
“Sister, did you hear me, you will be called Zhang Ruoyun”