The husband is the future chief [infrastructure]

Recently, there is a new rumor in the capital, saying that Cen Xun, the great scholar in the literary world, has returned.The previous "Fu of Hou Chiyang" was written by him.

I don't know who spread the news, but it has a nose and an eye, which has aroused the curiosity of many scholars.

Chu Huaiyu naturally knew that he was back, and the means of manipulating public opinion now is a replica of what he did back then, and it profoundly explained what it means to treat others in the same way as others.

Prince Rong's Mansion doesn't like to hold banquets in the future, but this time it surprisingly held a grand event in the literary world, inviting scholars from all over the world to participate.

After all, Prince Rong's Mansion is the organizer. Although the old prince Rong is a martial artist, the grandson he brought back is the third highest in the history of the Wei Dynasty. It is reasonable to hold a grand event in the literary world.

Lin Zhao didn't like to do these things, but the sudden banquet held by Prince Rong's Mansion this time also had a purpose.

Most of the scholars in the capital came, and besides that, some officials also came to cheer.Prince Rong's Mansion has always been low-key, and some people have no way to curry favor, but now this is a very good opportunity.

In mid-May, the literary banquet in Prince Rong's Mansion was held as scheduled.

Several doctors and students from Guozijian also came to participate in the literary debate.In addition, several well-known Confucian scholars were also invited to support the scene.

After introducing them, the old prince Rong suddenly got up, looked at the person sitting on the last Confucian seat, and introduced: "This is Mr. Cen Xun, who was once famous all over the world, and also our Zhaoer teacher."

As soon as these words came out, the audience was in an uproar. They didn't expect that the rumors in Beijing these days turned out to be true, and Cen Xun actually came back.

Chu Huaiyu, who was sitting not far from the lower head, had a blue vein in his hand in his sleeve. He didn't want to come, but the palace specially sent him a message, and all the people present were famous scholars. If he If you don't come, you will appear guilty.

But he didn't expect to see his former mentor as soon as he came.He always had a premonition in his heart that something big was going to happen today.

After the old prince Rong finished his introduction, some people present were convinced that Cen Yan was framed back then, so much so that the other party couldn't help but stand up and accuse him as soon as the old prince finished speaking.

"My lord, today is a grand event in our literary world. I'm afraid it's not good for you to invite someone who was jealous of your disciple's talent and plagiarized your disciple's articles?"

"Yes, my lord, although it has been many years, but what happened does not mean that it has been erased from people's memory without a trace. A great Confucian has already had an indelible stain, and he is not worthy to appear in the world again." In the literary debate."

When Chu Huaiyu heard someone standing on his side accusing Cen Yan, his clenched hands under his sleeves relaxed a little.

However, there are those who refute it and others who are skeptical.

A young student stood up and said: "That's not necessarily the case. What if Mr. Ming Yuan was slandered? Although I didn't experience it personally, but from the rumors, you all show that Mr. Yuan's talent is not enough to teach Disciple, his younger brother Chu Huaiyu at that time relied on his own talent and intelligence to continuously gain three yuan."

"But just now, the prince also said that the current son of Rong Wangfu is also his disciple, and Sanyuan Jidi is younger than Prince Chu. Does this mean that Mr. Mingyuan is full of talents and learning, and can be a teacher?"

"Then what if Rong Shizi is also a genius who is one in a thousand? It is entirely possible for him to be admitted to the number one scholar based on his own ability."

Lin Zhao, who was sitting next to the main seat, stood up and said, "Brother said the difference is that Zhao grew up in the countryside, and today's achievements are all due to the teacher's careful cultivation, not relying on one's own talent."

These words are really defending Cen Yan. In terms of achievements, Lin Zhao is even better than Chu Huaiyu at that time, so her words still have some weight.

"Even so, the fact that he intended to plagiarize Chu Huaiyu's article back then can't be denied?"

"That's right, if he can do something like plagiarize a student's article, he is not worthy of being a teacher."

……

Listening to more and more contempt and rebuttals and doubts about Cen Yan's remarks, Chu Huaiyu felt that he might be worrying too much today. People's inherent impressions are hard to change, at least they are still on his side for now.

But suddenly a different voice sounded, and he said: "Since that's the case, Xiaosheng also wants to ask a question. I heard that "Hou Chiyang Fu", which is rarely sought after by scholars recently, was written by Mr. Ming Yuan. Is it true?"

As soon as this question came out, everyone quieted down, and they also wanted to know the answer.

Cen Yan, who had been sitting in his seat without speaking, answered the question at this moment, "It was written by the old man."

"The idea and structure of this article are very similar to the previous Chiyang Fu. Did you deliberately imitate it to whitewash it?"

The words of this question are quite sharp and full of malice.

But if Cen Yan wants to get rid of the stigma he once had, he will have to face all these.

"The old man has been away from Beijing for many years. Although he is dying now, he also knows that the thinking and composition of the writing cannot be imitated. This post-Chiyang Fu is the result of his travels in the past few years, and it is all personal experience. As for the events of that year, What is right and what is wrong, God has its own justice."

Cen Yan had never spoken so forcefully in the past, and Chu Huaiyu was very guilty. He was always thinking about the evidence that Lin Zhao said before, and he was always uneasy.

Seeing that the debate had not yet started, the people in the audience began to discuss Mr. Ming Yuan one by one, so the old prince Rong hurriedly smoothed things over and announced the start of the debate.

And Cen Yan probably sat there for a long time, so he got up and walked out. Before he cleared his innocence, others didn't want him to participate in this forum debate.

However, the focus of today's literary banquet is not on debate, but on rectifying his name.

Cen Yan walked all the way to Yilan Garden, where the orchids were in full bloom, and there was a fragrance in the garden, fresh and tangy, much more comfortable than the occasion just now.

Not long after he left, Chu Huaiyu followed him out, thinking about what the other party said had evidence, so he quietly followed him all the way to Yilan Garden.

Cen Yan didn't understand those twists and turns. It was Lin Zhao who knew that he might find it boring, so he specifically told him that Yilan Garden was on the right after going out, and he could come here to get some fresh air.

When Chu Huaiyu came, he saw that there was no one else in the garden, and thought that this is really a good time to talk.

He walked behind Cen Yan, and said abruptly, "Teacher, long time no see, don't come here!"

Cen Yan got angry as soon as he saw him, he said coldly, "I'm not your teacher, I only have one disciple, Azhao, don't let me be your disciple from now on."

Chu Huaiyu probably guessed his reaction long ago, he was not angry.In his heart, his former mentor was a bit pedantic, and he just didn't know the twists and turns of the world. In the past, he wanted to make more friends with rich and powerful children, but he didn't allow it.

"Teacher, at any rate, let's be mentors and apprentices. Even if you are down and out now, you shouldn't be so arrogant. If you weren't so stubborn and resolutely refused to return to the capital to find me, why did you have to suffer for so many years?"

Cen Yan was most annoyed by his way of rambling nonsense, endlessly, but he didn't know what he wanted to do.

"what do you want to say in the end?"

Chu Huaiyu took two steps closer and said: "I didn't intend to say anything, I just wanted to care about you. After all, you are a great favor to me. Even if you forget me now, I still have to do my filial piety."

Cen Yan was disgusted by what he said, so he came here to talk to him, it's certainly not to add insult to injury.

"If you have anything to say, just say it directly, without going around the corner."

Chu Huaiyu probably also knew the nature of this teacher, which has not changed after so many years. He carefully probed: "You were too straightforward in what happened back then. I didn't expect you to be abused like this by the world. It is indeed my fault. But Now that you are back, why bother to embarrass the disciples with articles like Hou Chiyang Fu, and you have no evidence to influence what happened back then, so you can't turn the tables."

Seeing him suddenly mention those old things, Cen Yan suddenly figured out his intention.

It is said that he will never do anything wrong in his life and is not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night. At this time, Chu Huaiyu probably has a guilty conscience. If the things of the past are revealed and clarified, his current reputation and status will disappear in an instant.

Cen Yan couldn't help sneering: "Back then I was the one who didn't know people well. I brought a frozen snake back to the house to raise it for him to eat and drink, and taught him to read and write. I didn't expect this snake to turn around. Bite me."

"You and I know the facts of the year. Since I came back this time, I must have made a comprehensive plan. In the past, I didn't bother to fight and was disappointed with myself, so I went away. Now Of course it's different, how do you know that I don't have the evidence from back then?"

"Impossible. I took away all the manuscripts back then. Even the article was interesting. You told me that you have no evidence to prove that the article was written by you."

Chu Huaiyu was a little anxious, as if he was very obsessed with whether what he said was true or not.

Cen Yan glanced at him, his thoughts drifted away, and he remembered some long past events.

"Back then, when I met you, you were only eight or nine years old. At that time, I pitied you for losing your father and mother, and saw that you were talented, so I specially brought you back to teach you carefully."

"I didn't expect that you still can't change the bad nature in your bones. You just want to cling to the powerful, and you even go to the King of Anyang. In the end, you will do everything for fame and fortune, and to climb up. You even deceive your master and destroy your ancestors."

Seeing that Cen Yan was exposing his scars every word and every word, it was a memory that Chu Huaiyu didn't want to think of the most, he said angrily: "What do you know! How can you understand the pain of snatching food from the doghouse since childhood? You will teach me the righteousness of a gentleman every day, but have you ever asked me what I want?"

"What I want is monstrous wealth and power. I don't want others to look at me with contempt and laugh at me as a poor scholar. I'm just pursuing what I want. Am I wrong?"

"I was right, it was you who was wrong!"

The more Chu Huaiyu spoke, the more emotional he became, and today he finally uttered what he had endured for many years.

Cen Yan sighed, feeling that he was hateful and pathetic.

"So you didn't hesitate to steal my manuscript and my article, saying that it was written by you. Afterwards, you accused me of plagiarizing your article."

"Teacher, you can't blame me. Who told you to make too many enemies? King Anyang doesn't like you, and I can't do anything about it. I can only make you suffer more." Chu Huaiyu folded the petals of an orchid next to him, and said lightly Said.

"These years, don't you feel any guilt in your heart? When you dream back at midnight, aren't you afraid that I will turn into a ghost and come looking for your life?"

"I'm afraid, I'm terribly afraid. But so what? Since I have already stepped into hell with one foot, I might as well bear more."

"Look at your current appearance, how many years you have lied to the world, making the world believe that such a snake-hearted person as you are actually the young master Huaiyu who is regarded as a role model by scholars."

"Then do you know that I don't want to do this either? Wearing a fake coat every day, flattering everyone in front of everyone, it took me so many years to get to where I am now, don't I feel tired?"

"This is entirely your own fault! What? You still have the face to complain? Why didn't you say that you were tired when I was framed by you and became notorious?"

Chu Huaiyu took a deep breath, calmed down his emotions, and turned back to the original purpose of coming here, he said: "It doesn't matter anymore, I didn't care about those before. I just want to remind you, don't try to deceive me with what happened back then, I have destroyed all the personal and physical evidence back then, and you will never get over it."

After he finished speaking, there was a burst of clear applause from not far away, accompanied by another sentence, the man said: "Really?"

Chu Huaiyu was startled, he was careless, he was too emotional just now, he didn't notice someone coming over for a while.

This Yilan Garden is very big, there are many orchids planted, and there are many tall flowers and trees in the middle, it is difficult to find anyone coming.

As people outside entered Yilan Garden, Chu Huaiyu finally saw who was applauding just now, it was Lin Zhao.

If it was easy for him alone, Chu Huaiyu could say that his words were not important, after all, it was only natural for a disciple to protect his teacher.

But behind him there is a group of people who just debated at the literary banquet.

Lin Zhao has always had people pay close attention to Chu Huaiyu's movements. A few days ago, he planted a seed of doubt in his heart, which made him wonder whether they had any evidence in their hands.

Cen Yan also came today, Chu Huaiyu had always wanted to see him, and it happened that he left the banquet alone, this was an excellent opportunity.He knew Cen Yan's character, so he would definitely ask him about the evidence.

Lin Zhao had greeted Cen Yan in advance, and if he met Chu Huaiyu alone, he would find a way to provoke him and make him tell the truth.

Cen Yan's banquet until today was actually specially organized to help him clean up his grievances. The student he accepted halfway was very dedicated to him, which was many times better than the white-eyed wolf back then.Comparing his heart to his heart, if Lin Zhao told him something, he would always take it to heart.

Take today for example.

Chu Huaiyu's remarks just now were heard by many people, and the gentle and gentle personality of a modest gentleman collapsed in an instant.

Many people couldn't believe it when they heard it. It would come from Chu Huaiyu's mouth. After all, the image he established in front of people was too good, and everyone couldn't accept this disillusionment for a while.

But there are always some people who make trouble. When Cen Yan was slandered, others made trouble. Similarly, now that the truth of the past has been revealed, Chu Huaiyu has also started to be blamed by others.

"What a hypocrite. He has lied to everyone for so many years. He has poured dirty water on all the great Confucianists. He is not worthy of being a human being by deceiving teachers and ancestors like this."

"Yeah, I thought he was a decent gentleman, but I didn't expect it to be a poisonous snake hiding in the gutter."

"Mr. Mingyuan has been wronged for so many years and has been misunderstood by the world. He has really suffered a great grievance. It is simply unreasonable for such a person not to be punished."

……

Now that they heard the truth with their own ears, everyone's words began to turn to Cen Yan.

Chu Huaiyu was panicked at the beginning and now he is now going around to defend, "It's not like this, it's not like this. I, I just got irritated and said those words in a fit of anger. That was not my intention at all, you all have to believe me ah!"

"If you weren't provoked, how could you tell the truth? Even now, you are still quibbling."

Lin Zhao stood up in a timely manner and said, "Everyone must have seen the facts. Our teacher has been wronged for many years, and our palace will not let this matter go. I have ordered someone to report it to Dali Temple, and someone must come soon. "

Chu Huaiyu's heart skipped a beat. He didn't expect the other party to report to Dali Temple. He originally thought that he would be impeached by Yushitai at most. At worst, the position of Minister of Zhongshu would be lost. Even if he was demoted to a remote place as an official, he would still have a comeback possible.

But now they reported directly to the officials, and many things could not stand the investigation.At that time, he will definitely be severely punished by the law.

Chu Huaiyu collapsed on the ground as if he had lost his soul, his eyes stared blankly at the ground, a surge of hatred suddenly rose in his heart, and when he was unaware, he rushed towards Lin Zhao viciously.

Fortunately, Chen He stayed by Lin Zhao's side all the time. He reacted quickly and pushed him far away with one palm.

Chu Huaiyu had never learned martial arts, and after being beaten with a palm, he fell unconscious and was carried down.

At this time, the curtain had come to an end, and those who came had no intention of debating.Those who questioned Cen Yan before have now apologized to him disheartenedly. After all, the truth of this matter has been announced to the public, and he will still be a famous scholar in the literary world in the future, so there is no need to offend such a great Buddha.

After the banquet was over, Cen Yan sat in his seat in a daze for a long time. The heart problems he had accumulated for so many years were resolved in an instant.

He really confiscated this disciple by mistake. Today's incident must have been planned by Lin Zhao, and the old prince Rong must have done a lot.

Cen Yan got up to meet Old Prince Rong, and Lin Zhao happened to be there too.

Cen Yan wanted to thank him as soon as he came in, but the old prince Rong hurriedly dragged him by the arm to make him stop saluting.

"Thanks to your teaching, my grandson is nothing more than a little effort now. Don't be polite, old gentleman. As the saying goes, we are all one family. If you salute, you will be offended."

Cen Yan burst into tears for a while, at his current age, even though he was determined to come back, he just wanted to prove to the world that he is capable.

Since he was questioned by others, he still proved himself by teaching the second three-yuan disciple.

But now, he not only proved himself, but also washed away the grievances of the past, how could he not make him cry.

…………

When Dali Temple received the news, it immediately sent people over.After all, it was reported by the people of Rong Wangfu, and the people of Dali Temple did not dare to neglect it.

This incident had a great impact, and even reached the ears of the emperor.Although the current emperor is young, he pays great attention to the development of literati.Chu Huaiyu is a very typical example, even he has been kept in the dark for so many years.

The emperor was furious and ordered Dali Temple to thoroughly investigate the events of the year.

Dali Siqing received the emperor's oral order, and did not dare to slack off at all, and started to investigate the case by working overtime.

Chu Huaiyu naturally refused to say anything, no matter what was asked, he would always deny it.

It was the servant who had been following him all along before he survived the torture and did it first.

The boy had been with him very early and knew many secret things about him, including the collusion with King Anyang back then.Besides that, a few other things were dug up.

And just these two are enough to make his head fall.

King Anyang was a rebel back then, and Chu Huaiyu retreated from his side all those years ago, now that the old matter is brought up again, the emperor will never let him go.

But then it was probably because he was also a literati with a high reputation in Sanyuan, and he had done his duty in the work of Zhongshu Province in the past few years.In the end, he was sentenced to confiscate all his property and be exiled for three thousand miles.

……

Chu Huaiyu was completely to blame, this matter is like a drop of water falling into a pond, causing a wave of ripples and then returning to calm again.

It's just that after this incident, Cen Yan's residence, which used to be sparsely populated, now seems to be full of people, and many scholars want to ask him for advice almost every day.

It's just that Cen Yan is getting old, and he has stopped thinking about accepting disciples. He just wants to study quietly for the rest of his life, so most of the posts that can be rejected are rejected.

……

A few days passed, and the mahjong that Jiang Ziyan ordered in the craftsman's shop was also ready.

When Jiang Ziyan went to pick it up, he opened it and checked it. The back of the mahjong was polished smooth, with sharp edges and corners, and all the colors were the same.

A whole set of mahjong looks very delicate, neatly arranged in the box.

Jiang Ziyan nodded, settled the bill, and was about to go out with mahjong in hand.

The master of the craftsman's shop was very curious about what it was, and before leaving, he asked, "Guest officer, what exactly is this thing you ordered? What is it for?"

Jiang Ziyan smiled mysteriously, and explained: "This is called mahjong, and it's a kind of chess and card game for entertainment. As for how to play, you'll know after a while."

He has no doubts about the influence and contagious power of mahjong, if it is spread to ten and ten to hundreds, it will definitely be very popular with everyone.

Jiang Ziyan returned to the palace with mahjong in hand.

It was still early, at this time the old prince Rong should have just taken a nap.

Sure enough, when he arrived at the old prince's courtyard, he was teaching Lin Xing to play chess in the courtyard.

Lin Xing's face was wrinkled, it seemed that he was tired of playing chess.Seeing Jiang Ziyan approaching, he hurriedly stood up, gave up his seat, and pulled him to sit.And I ran to the house to draw in a hurry.

Seeing that Jiang Ziyan was carrying a wooden box, the old prince was a little curious, put down the chess piece in his hand, and said, "What are you holding?"

Jiang Ziyan smiled, "Didn't I tell you a few days ago that I want to give you a present?"

Lord Rong was surprised, "Is this the one you're carrying?"

"Well, I just finished it today, so I brought it directly to you."

Lord Rong felt that this gift was a bit mysterious. He had lived for so many years, and he had never seen any precious gift, but this was the first time he was looking forward to something so much.

He rubbed his hands like a child, and said, "Come here, open it quickly, let me have a look at something interesting."

Chen He on the side stepped forward and helped to open the box. When the old prince Rong saw it, what caught his eyes were quite delicately carved small squares, arranged very neatly.

He picked up one and looked at it, and found that the reverse side was the same, but the front side had different patterns, and each pattern was different.

"What is this?" he asked.

Jiang Ziyan explained: "This is called mahjong, and it is a kind of chess and card used to pass the time. It's very fun. Let me teach you how to play."

The old prince listened carefully to his explanation of the rules with his eyes shining, "Here are two dice, and the remaining cards have a total of 130 cards. Four people need to cooperate to play. The specific rules are as follows..."

After Jiang Ziyan finished speaking, he was afraid that the old prince would not understand, so he said: "Come on, let's make up four people, and I will teach you to play a game and you will understand."

So Old Prince Rong, Steward Chen, Jiang Ziyan, and another yard steward who was forced to make up the numbers formed a mahjong game.

After playing a round, the three of them understood the rules of mahjong, and found it very novel and interesting.

Especially the old prince Rong, who had a great time playing. Jiang Ziyan would always inadvertently give him a lot of cards, which made him even happier.

So when Lin Zhao came back from the Imperial Academy, he found that the courtyard was empty, and even the servants were almost gone.

After asking, I found out that they all went to the old prince's yard.

At first I thought it was the old prince who was going to give a group lecture to the servants, but only after entering the courtyard did I realize that there were many people around here, and it was very lively.

Seeing Lin Zhao coming, the servants hurriedly saluted and retreated a lot.

Only when Lin Zhao got closer did he see that his always boring grandfather was playing this kind of board game.Looking again, Jiang Ziyan, Steward Chen, and another steward were sitting beside them playing the game.

Seeing that it was Lin Zhao who came back, Lord Rong played a card of [-] and said, "Zhao'er is back, come on, come on, look, how much grandfather won this afternoon!" The words couldn't hide the show off.

Lin Zhao had never seen mahjong before. When Jiang Ziyan was in Linzhou before, he only took out playing cards and did not make mahjong.

Lin Zhao smiled and asked, "Grandfather, Ziyan, what are you playing?"

Before Jiang Ziyan could explain, the old prince said first, "This is called mahjong. It was specially made by Ziyan, and it was specially given to me as a gift!"

"Let me tell you, this thing is so fun, do you want to play a game?"

Looking at the unusually harmonious atmosphere on the mahjong table, Lin Zhao couldn't help but twitched his lips and said, "No, it's time for dinner."

However, it was the first time for Old Prince Rong to play with this thing, and he didn't want to eat when it was time to eat, he said: "No hurry, no hurry, I'm not hungry yet, I'll eat later."

Jiang Ziyan guessed the psychology of the old prince Rong at a glance, he persuaded: "My lord, go to eat after this game, it's getting late, if you want to play, it will be the same tomorrow."

The old prince was embarrassed when he heard the words. The two juniors have said so. If he persisted, wouldn't he look like a child who loves to play, and that would be too embarrassing.

"Okay, listen to you."