Summary of the main content of Chapter 10 of "The Scholars"
After marriage, Miss Lu was both talented and beautiful, while Gongsun Qu's literary talent and knowledge were average, but there was nothing he could do about it. Zou Jifu came to Lou Mansion, talked about Yang Zhizhong again, and decided to visit again. After meeting, we had a great conversation. Because Qu Gongsun's education was too low, Editor Lu was worried that he would not be able to pass the exams and become an official, so he wanted to marry another concubine in order to have another son. This caused dissatisfaction from the old lady. Bianxiu Lu fell ill because of this. At this time, Yang Zhizhong recommended a learned man named Quan Wuyong to the second son of Lou because he saw that Mr. Lou was very good at making friends with wise men. Extended reading
Summary of the main content of "The Scholars"
Chapter 1 Wang Mian came from a poor family and was good at painting lotuses. Wei Su, an official in the capital, wanted to see him, but because he did not want to make friends with the officials and was afraid of being harmed, he left for Shandong. After the flood in Shandong, he returned to his hometown. After his mother died, Zhu Yuanzhang took over the world at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, when the Ming army rebelled. In order to avoid becoming an official, he retired to Kuaiji Mountain.
In Chapter 2, the squires at Xuejiaji discussed the matter of holding a Dragon Lantern Festival during the Spring Festival. During this period, I mentioned that I wanted to hire a teacher for the children. Mr. Xia recommended Zhou Jin, who is over 60 years old. When Zhou Jin was having a banquet, he invited Mei Jiu to accompany him. However, Mei Jiu, who had been selected as a scholar, teased Zhou Jin during the banquet and told Zhou Jin that he had dreamed about the talented scholar who was a good omen. Wang Juren took shelter from the rain and passed by the village school. He also despised Zhou Jin. He also told Zhou Jin that he dreamed that he and Zhou Jin's student Xun Mei would win the prize together, so he was trying to make things up. Zhou Jin was very stimulated. The villagers mocked and called Xun Mei "Xun Jinshi", thinking it was Zhou Jin's fault, and fired Zhou Jin. Later, Zhou Jin went to the provincial capital with his brother-in-law to do business. When passing by Gongyuan, he was overstimulated and hit the wall. This article reflects the phenomenon of literati being contemptuous of each other (those with higher degrees look down on those with lower degrees) and literati making mysteries.
In Chapter 3, Zhou Jin’s brother-in-law and others took pity on Zhou Jin and pooled their money to donate a supervisor for him. They were able to directly take the imperial examination and passed the examination. Later, they passed the Jinshi examination and were appointed to study Taoism in Guangdong. Yu Fan entered the examination to be a scholar and was admitted out of pity for him. Later, he passed the examination and passed the examination. Squire Zhang came to make friends and gave him money and a house. This article embodies the abnormal psychology of literati who pursue official career and follow the trend.
In Chapter 4, Fan Jin’s mother suddenly got a luxurious house and furnishings, and died of excitement. Three years after Fan Jin was in mourning, Zhang Jingzhai went with him to visit Tangzhi County, Gaoyao County, because the imperial court ordered that the slaughter of farm cattle and the consumption of beef be prohibited. It happened that the Hui people came to deliver beef in the hope that the county magistrate would not strictly enforce the ban on beef. Zhang Jingzhai saw this as an opportunity to "strictly enforce the law in order to get a promotion." He learned that the county had killed the person delivering the beef, which led to a siege by the Hui people. This article reflects the insidious scheme of the official Zhang Jingzhai to seize people's fields, fight against the autumn wind, and achieve his own promotion goal by framing others.
In Chapter 5, after Tang Zhi County handled the Hui people’s case, two people came to sue Yan Gongsheng. One sued Yan Gongsheng for robbing other people’s pigs, and the other was for Yan Gongsheng’s forcibly taking other people’s money. The magistrate ordered that people be taken away. . Yan Gongsheng fled out of fear of crime. His brother Yan Jiansheng handled the lawsuit for him, paying for the compensation himself and taking care of everything. Later, Yan Jiansheng's wife Wang was seriously ill, and his concubine Qiaoyu was helped to become the first wife. On the day of the wedding, Wang died of illness. Later, Yan Jiansheng also died of illness. The article reflects Yan Gongsheng's tyranny, Zhao's scheming, and Yan Jiansheng's stinginess.
In Chapter 6, Yan Jiansheng died. The Zhao family discussed with her elder brother Wang De and Wang Ren how to send Yan Jiansheng. Yan Gongsheng, the eldest brother of Yan Jiansheng, came back from the imperial examination. However, he ignored his brother's death and not only did not arrange the funeral, but instead went to the provincial capital for his son's marriage. Zhao's son later died of illness. Wang De wrote to Yan Gongsheng asking him to come back and discuss the establishment of an heir. At this time, Yan Gongsheng was in the provincial capital to pick up his bride. Because the money given to the flute player was too little, the flute player did not want to come, so the bride did not send the sedan chair. Finally two people came and reluctantly took the bride back. On the way back, Yan Gongsheng pretended to be ill and deliberately left cloud cakes for the boatman to eat. However, the boatman took the life-saving medicine and ended up withholding the boat money. After returning home, she claimed Mrs. Zhao as her concubine and asked her son and bride to move to the square of the deceased eldest brother's house to occupy the house. The Zhao family complained, but the clan leader did not dare to intervene. The county magistrate followed Zhao's opinion in his decision. Yan Gongsheng was dissatisfied and sued the province and later the ministry. It reflects Yan Gongsheng's stingy, domineering and rogue behavior.
In Chapter 7, Fan went in to meet his mentor Zhou Jin.
Because Fan Jin was going to Shandong to study Taoism, Zhou Jin told Fan Jin to pay attention to Xun Mei and help her enroll in school. At that time, Xun Mei and Wang Hui had already passed the exam together. The two met the fortune teller Chen Li and made a prediction about Wang Hui's future. Xun Mei's mother died of illness. Xun Mei and Wang Hui wanted to wait for the imperial examination before going home to attend the funeral, so they wanted to conceal the death, but failed and had to go home. After Wang Hui and Xun Mei held the funeral together, Wang Hui returned to the provincial capital alone. It reflects the hypocrisy and ruthlessness of literati.
Chapter 8 After Wang Hui returned to the provincial capital, he was ordered by the imperial court to fill the vacancy of Nanchang magistrate, so he took office. After arriving in Nanchang, he deliberately refused to accept the seal. It was not until Prefect Quang sent money that he officially took office. Later, King Ning rebelled and captured Nanchang, and Wang Hui surrendered. After King Ning was defeated, Wang Hui fled and met Gongsun Qu by chance. After Gongsun Qu returned home, he told his grandfather, Prefect Qu, about the incident. Two cousins ??of Gongsun Qu came to visit. After staying for a few days, they were sent back to the provincial capital. It reflects Wang Hui's greedy and positionless behavior.
In Chapter 9, on their way back to the provincial capital, Mr. Lou and his son saw Zou San, the son of Zou Jifu, the servant who was guarding the graves of his family, and said that he lived nearby. Mr. Lou then came home to visit. Xi Zhong learned that Yang Zhizhong was imprisoned because he had a deficit in accounting for others. Mr. Lou decided to save people.
After the 11th marriage, Miss Lu was both talented and beautiful, while Gongsun Qu’s literary talent and knowledge were average, but there was nothing he could do about it. Zou Jifu came to Lou Mansion, talked about Yang Zhizhong again, and decided to visit again. After meeting, we had a great conversation. Because Qu Gongsun's education was too low, Editor Lu was worried that he would not be able to pass the exams and become an official, so he wanted to marry another concubine in order to have another son. This caused dissatisfaction from the old lady. Bianxiu Lu fell ill because of this. At this time, Yang Zhizhong recommended a learned man named Quan Wuyong to the second son of Lou because he saw that Mr. Lou was very good at making friends with wise men.
Chapter 12 When Mr. Lou was about to visit Quan Wuyong, the newly arrived Mr. Wei came to visit. Seeing that there were so many trivial matters, Yang Zhizhong suggested asking his servant to bring a letter to invite him. On the way, the servant learned that Quan Wuyong was a man who had nothing to do and was not doing his job properly. I came to Lou Mansion after writing two letters saying "Quan Do Not Use". And bring a knight. Mr. Lou also invited some friends to accompany him to play and drink together for several days. The knight defrauded Mr. Lou of 500 taels of silver and then disappeared. Quan Wuyong, on the other hand, had a criminal record in his hometown and was taken away by the police officers who followed him. Mr. Lou was slightly disappointed. Editor Lu was promoted to a scholar by the imperial court, but he died of joy.
In Chapter 13, Qu Gongsun met Ma Chunshang, who runs a class to help people learn knowledge. He was very inspired when he listened to him talk about the tips for entering higher education. Huan Cheng, a servant of the Lou family, had an affair with Shuanghong, a maid of the Zang family, and ran away with the box that Wang Hui had left at Mr. Zang's house. Gongsun Qu sued the official, and the officer who took it knew that the box was the loot of the traitor, so he defrauded Huan Cheng of all the money he had on him, and used Huan Cheng's name to defraud Gongsun Qu of the money, and made a false request for the money. Double red redemption. The messenger did not see Qu Gongsun, but found Ma Chunshang. Ma Chunshang tried his best to provide money to suppress the matter.
In Chapter 14, after bargaining, Ma Chun paid 92 taels of silver and wrote a redemption document for Shuanghong on behalf of Zang Gongsun before he could get the stolen box back. The messenger took most of the money. Huan Cheng and Shuang Hong left for a foreign land. After the matter was sorted out, Ma Chun went to Hangzhou. After arriving in Hangzhou, I traveled around for several days until I met an "immortal" named Hong Hanxian at the Ding Family Ancestral Hall.
In Chapter 15, the Immortal learned that Ma Chunshang was in distress and wanted to help. Ma Chun was given a few pieces of black coal, and he took them home and refined them over fire, turning them into silver. The immortal also asked the wealthy Mr. Hu to provide ten thousand taels of silver to prepare the materials for alchemy. He said that in forty-nine days, the "Silver Mother" would be produced and the stone could be turned into gold. Later, the immortal "drove west on a crane". His servant told the whole story that Hong Hanxian was not an immortal, but only wanted to help Ma Chun. After assisting with the funeral, Ma Chunshang met Kuang Jiong, a young man who had broken words on the street. He was living on the street and had no money to go home. And the father at home was seriously ill, which was very tragic. Ma Chun lent him ten taels of silver to help him return home to fulfill his filial piety, and repeatedly told him to work hard and study. On the boat home, I met Father Zheng (who later became Kuang Jiong's father-in-law) and told him an incident - the Zhang brothers had a fight because they complained that their father favored their younger son. After being sued by his father, the eldest and second eldest brother used money to withdraw the lawsuit, pretending to be his father's name.
Later, on the way, I met Niu Yupu's sworn brother Wang Yi'an. Wang Yi'an was beaten badly during the meal, which reflected Niu Yupu's character. After arriving in Hangzhou, Niu Pu went to visit Wan Xuezhai with Niu Yupu. While walking by the pond, he accidentally fell into the pond and was scolded by Niu Yupu and was knocked off the table.
In Chapter 23, when Niu Yupu went to Wanjia, the Taoist priest told Niu Pu the details of Wan Xuezhai. Wan Xuezhai was originally the housekeeper of the Cheng family, a salt merchant, but later made his own business, so he hated others mentioning this matter. Niu Pu told Niu Yupu that if he mentioned Cheng Mingqing in front of Wan Xuezhai, he would threaten Wan Xuezhai and get greater benefits. Unexpectedly, Wan Xuezhai became angry and drove Niu Yupu out. Niu Yupu was angry with Niu Pu and found him and beat him up. Niupu happened to meet a boatman surnamed Huang. Because he said he had a good relationship with Dong Zhixian, he gained Huang's respect and married his fourth daughter to him. Dong Zhixian was promoted to Beijing. He didn't know that Niu Buyi was dead, let alone that Niu Pu was a fake. He told Feng Zhuo'an that Niu Buyi was in Ganlu nunnery, which caused Niu Buyi's wife to come to his door.
Chapter 24 Nainai didn’t know that her husband was dead. She thought that Niu Pu had killed her husband, so she pretended to be Niu Buyi, so she filed a lawsuit. However, Xiangzhi County thought it was just the same name and refused to try it, so he sent it back to his place of origin for trial. The boss thought that Xiang Zhixian was not doing his job properly and wanted to join him, but was rescued by the actor Bao Wenqing. Bao Wenqing returned to Nanjing and wanted to find a few people to form a small theater troupe.
Chapter 25 Bao Wenqing was walking on the street and met an old man repairing musical instruments. So I asked him to come to his home to help repair the instrument. During the period, it was mentioned that Mr. Ni had been a scholar for more than 20 years. His family was extremely poor and he had sold four of his five sons. The last one was also difficult to support. After discussing with Bao Wenqing, they agreed to adopt him to Bao Wenqing and changed his name to Bao Tingxi. As a result, Bao Wenqing took his son to start acting classes everywhere. One day, I met the former magistrate of Xiang County on the street. He had been promoted to the local magistrate. After the magistrate introduced him, he betrothed the daughter of the gatekeeper Wang Lao to Bao Tingxi.
In Chapter 26, Bao Tingxi’s wife, Mrs. Wang, died of dystocia. He was promoted to Fujian Daotai to the magistrate. Because Bao Wenqing was too old, he returned to his hometown of Nanjing and died of serious illness shortly after arriving home. Theater teacher Jin Cifu came to propose marriage to Bao Tingxi. Mrs. Bao asked Uncle Gui to find out the details of the woman. Uncle Gui found the matchmaker's husband Shen Tianfu. Shen Tianfu told him that the woman was a shrewd person but had some savings. Uncle Gui asked the matchmaker Shen Dajiao. Let's talk about this. The woman, Mrs. Wang, was extremely vain, so the matchmaker tried her best to exaggerate Bao Tingxi's net worth, and Mrs. Wang agreed.
After the 27th marriage, because the Bao family had a mother-in-law, her husband was not a civil servant, and he did not own a store, these facts were revealed, and Mrs. Bao lost her temper and became ill. Old Mrs. Bao couldn't bear it, and on the advice of her daughter and uncle, she kicked Bao Wenqing and his wife out of the house. Bao Tingxi's eldest brother Ni Tingzhu had been working as an aide to Master Fuyuan Ji. When he came to Nanjing, he found Bao Tingxi and gave him some money to buy a house. Because he was going to Suzhou soon, he asked his brother to go to Suzhou to find him in a few days and give him some money to do some business. Unexpectedly, when Bao Tingxi arrived in Suzhou, he learned that his eldest brother had died of illness. Fortunately, I met Ji Weixiao on the way here, so I went to Yangzhou to find Mr. Ji. Mr. Ji is now the granddaughter and son-in-law of Mr. Bao.
Chapter 28 Ji Weixiao is marrying his second wife at this time. Celebrities came to congratulate him one after another. After Bao Tingxi arrived, because he had to return to Nanjing, Ji Weixiao asked him to bring a letter to his friend Ji Tianyi. At this time, Ji Tianyi was in Nanjing and penniless. Zhuge You asked him to help find a book selector, hoping to engrave books with him so as to become famous. Ji Tianyi found his friend Xiao Jinxuan, but Xiao Jinxuan was not very knowledgeable. Just to earn money from Zhuge Tianshen. The three of them found a monastery as a residence and began to arrange the engraving of the book.
In Chapter 29, it happened that a monk had just been promoted and wanted to celebrate with a drink, and many friends came to celebrate. Zhuge Tianshen saw Du Shenqing on the road and took his friends to visit him. Because Du Shenqing got the top spot in the exam, everyone admired him. Du Shenqing left everyone to eat. Du Shenqing had no sons and decided to take concubines.
In Chapter 30, Ji Weixiao and Du Shenqing had a pleasant conversation.
Du Shenqing talked about the lack of a confidant (probably a reference to homosexuality). Ji Weixiao deliberately teased him and told him that there was a man with both talent and appearance in the Kagura Taoist Temple. Du Shenqing believed it, but after he went there he realized it was a joke and he was looking for him. The person is Laixiashi, and the second Laixiashi is a dark, ugly, fat Taoist priest. Du Shenqing discussed with Bao Tingxi and called together many actors to hold a meeting in Mochou Lake Pavilion to select those with good skills. Finally, the top three were selected, namely Zheng Kuiguan, Ge Laiguan and Wang Liuge.
In Chapter 31, Bao Tingxi saw Du Shenqing's generosity through the actors' conference held and wanted to borrow some money to re-establish a theater troupe. But Du Shenqing introduced his cousin Du Shaoqing to him, saying that he was a more generous person. As long as he knew Mr. Du and looked up to him, he could lend him money. On the way to find Du Shaoqing, Bao Tingxi met Mr. Wei Si who was also visiting. Du Shaoqing was indeed even more generous. He not only entertained the guests with good wine and food, but also provided medicine and treatment for the guests. He was not afraid of power and did not try to cling to the county magistrate. He also pawned his newly made clothes for Yang when he had no money. Tailor buys coffin for dead mother.
In Chapter 32, Mr. Wei Si was about to go home, and Du Shaoqing gave him a jade cup. Since he was generous in giving alms and had no money at home, he asked the housekeeper Wang Huzi to sell a piece of land for more than a thousand taels. silver. Uncle Lou's grandson wanted to go back, so Du Shaoqing gave him a hundred taels of silver. The servant Huang Da's house collapsed, so Du Shaoqing gave him fifty taels of silver for repairs. Mr. Zang accepted 300 taels of silver from someone else to buy talents for others, but he couldn't do it. Asking for money, Zang Sanye was afraid of being sued, so he asked Du Shaoqing to borrow 300 taels. Zhang Junmin's son wanted to take the exam, but because he had faked his nationality, Du Shaoqing gave him 120 taels of silver to smooth things over for him. The county magistrate, Mr. Wang, lost his money. After becoming an official, he had no place to live. Although he had never been there, he still made a room for him to move in. Seeing that others could borrow money, Bao Tingxi finally spoke up and said that he wanted to form a theater troupe, and he also borrowed 100 yuan. two. Uncle Lou's illness became more and more serious. Before returning home, he told Du Shaoqing to learn how to run a household and divide the money between people and tasks. Some people came to cheat money and would not be grateful. Du Shaoqing is still as generous as ever. Another piece of land was sold.
In Chapter 33, Du Shaoqing moved to Nanjing. Friends came to visit one after another, and Du Shaoqing also returned the favor. Mr. Li, Mr. Du's protégé, wanted to recommend Du Shaoqing to be an official. Du Shaoqing knew that he had no talent and did not want to be bound by the officialdom, so he pretended to be ill. Chi Hengshan discussed with Du Shaoqing to build an ancestral hall for Wu Taibo (son of King Zhou Taibo) to pass on traditional rituals and music and raise funds from friends.
In Chapter 34, Squire Xue hosted a banquet with friends, including Chi Hengshan, Ma Chunshang, Mr. Zang, Xiao Baiquan, Ji Weixiao, Yu Hesheng and others. Du Shaoqing refused to go because he was ill. During this period, Mr. Gao said that Du Shaoqing had no ability to be an official and had squandered all the family property accumulated over the generations. Chi Hengshan and Du Shaoqing went to visit Zhuang Shaoguang to discuss building an ancestral hall. Zhuang Shaoguang was recommended by Governor Xu and was going to Beijing to take up his post. In the inn, I met Sun Shoubei who was escorting the money. Peers. Sun Shoubei's cavalry encountered thieves and were repelled by Sun Shoubei's friend Xiao Haoxuan with a slingshot.
Chapter 35 Zhuang Shaoguang responded to the imperial edict and met with the emperor. The emperor greatly appreciated his talents, but he was not familiar with official affairs and offended the Taibao. When the emperor wanted to re-employ him, the Taibao said that it was not suitable to employ someone who had not studied through formal channels. So the emperor gave him silver and Yuanwu Lake, and allowed him to return to his hometown and write books. On his way back to his hometown, Zhuang Shaoguang stayed at an old farmer's house. Unfortunately, the old farmer and his wife died, and Zhuang Shaoguang spent money to bury them. On the way home and after arriving home, various bureaucrats and squires came to see him because he was summoned by the emperor. Zhuang Shaoguang could not bear to be disturbed. Moved to Yuanwu Lake given by the emperor. Lu Xinhou immediately visited the lake. Because Lu Xinhou had collected forbidden books, he was chased and arrested by the government. Lu Xinhou surrendered and was rescued a month later by Zhuang Shaoguang who cleared the relationship. Chi Hengshan and Du Shaoqing came to him to discuss the need to find a wise man to preside over Taibo Temple.
In Chapter 49, Wan Li claimed to be recommended as Zhongshu. When Wan Zhongshu visited Gao Hanlin, Gao Hanlin invited Wu Shu to accompany him. Gao Hanlin looked down on so-called celebrities such as Chi Hengshan, Zhuang Shaoguang, and Ma Chunshang at that time because they had always been scholars and could not pass the examination. They also looked down upon those who obtained their titles through recommendation rather than through formal imperial examination channels. Because after Wan Zhongshu filled the vacancy, he was in the same government office as Gao Hanlin's in-law Qin Zhongshu, so Qin Zhongshu wanted to invite him to dinner at home. During the dinner, for unknown reasons, Wan Zhongshu was locked away by the officers led by Fang Zhixian. But the few so-called friends at the table were indifferent.
In Chapter 50, Feng Laosi reminded several friends to find out the reason why Wan Zhongshu was taken away. The housekeeper went to find out, but could not find out. Feng Laosi went to find out by himself. It turned out that a general soldier in Taizhou was involved, and Wan Zhongshu was implicated. But the official document said that Wan Li was a scholar. Under Feng Laosi's questioning, Wan Li admitted that he was a scholar and used Zhongshu's name to defraud money. Originally, the lawsuit was not serious, but if it involves pretending to be an official position, the situation will be serious. Feng Laosi devoted himself to saving people, and asked Qin Zhongshu to mobilize Shi Yushi and others to recommend a real Zhongshu official title, so that after escorting Wan Zhongshu back to Taizhou, there would be no serious problem in filing a lawsuit.
Chapter 51: Feng Laosi’s government officials escorted Wan Zhongshu back to Taizhou. On the way, there was a young silk traveler who was on the same boat. He was seduced by a prostitute and had two hundred taels of silver stolen. Feng Lao Si taught the boat back, found the prostitute, and tricked her into getting on the boat. He took off her clothes and asked Silk to take the clothes to her husband and get the money back. After arriving in Taizhou, Feng Laosi told Wan Zhongshu to put all the responsibility on himself during the trial, and Wan Zhongshu took action. When Feng Laosi was tortured in the lobby, Feng Laosi, who was skilled in martial arts, broke three plywoods in succession without confessing. The prefect reported the situation. At that time, the leader of the case, Miao Zongbing, had died in prison, and his involvement was not serious, so Wan Zhongshu and Feng Laosi were released.