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- The fourth day of May.
On the moat of Beijing, a magnificent official ship eight feet long from bow to stern and more than eight feet high at the side was slowly sailing. On the ship were written words such as "Elder to serve", "Return to his hometown with honor", "Emperor's order to escort", "Welcome from all the states and counties along the way", etc. More than a dozen yellow, green and green flags.
Xu Fan, dressed in a brocade robe and a big hat, stood on the deck with his hands behind his hands, looking at the bustling imperial capital in front of him.
Since he came to Beijing with his father in the 19th year of Jiajing, he has been living here and is already a Beijinger through and through.
He originally thought that he would live in this city for a long, long time.
Who would have known that my father, who was at the height of his career, would end up in such a miserable state. He, a powerful and self-absorbed little pavilion elder, could only follow him home in despair.
??????????? These scenery that we have long been accustomed to, I wonder if we will see them again in this life?
When Xu Fan thought of this, his nose felt sour and his heart felt blocked.
He looked back at the cabin behind him. He must have felt even more uncomfortable
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After saying goodbye to the hundreds of officials who came to see him off at the official ship pier, Xu Jie dove into the cabin, not wanting to look at this sad person again.
Being sent to the countryside in such a dishonorable way made Mr. Xu Ge feel very uncomfortable.
¡°And there are so many ignorant people who don¡¯t know the truth, and they curse outside the house all day long, which makes the old chief minister completely discouraged. He canceled the rich arrangements before leaving and left Beijing in a low-key manner.
But even today, the emperor did not let him leave comfortably. The retirement benefits given to him before were far inferior to those of Gao Gong. Before he left, he didn't even send a lieutenant to see him off.
You should know that even when Guo Pu became an official, the emperor sent eunuch Si Li as his representative to see him off, and also gave him a generous parting gift.
For a veteran who served as chief minister and assistant to the government during two dynasties, this was clearly a naked humiliation.
When he thought of the sympathetic looks in the eyes of the officials on the dock, Xu Jie felt that he had become a pitiful person in the eyes of others.
"Why¡¡"
Mr. Xu Ge lay on the couch and let out a long sigh. I devoted my whole life to the Ming Dynasty, how could I end up like this?
In fact, what worried him more than the mere moment of honor and disgrace was Zhang Juzheng's attitude.
Although there is no direct evidence, Mr. Xu Ge clearly feels that this good student played a disgraceful role in a series of political trends targeting him last month.
Even if he didn¡¯t attack him directly, he was probably just sitting back and watching it happen and adding fuel to the fire.
This feeling of being betrayed by a disciple that you have carefully cultivated is really heartbreaking.
What made Xu Jie even more breathless was that he could only knock out his teeth and swallow them with blood, because after he became an official, he still had to count on Zhang Juzheng's protection.
Therefore, when Zhang Juzheng came to his house to say goodbye yesterday, Mr. Xu Ge had to greet him with a smile. He begged him in a low voice that if Gao Gong came back in the future, please be sure to take care of the Xu family's Zhou Quan.
Zhang Juzheng naturally agreed. But whether his promise can be fulfilled by then, Mr. Xu Ge has no idea at all
"Hey" Xu Jie sighed again. If you had known today, why bother? Why are you fighting Gao Gong to the death?
¡°The old man is so full of melancholy that he is like a dog
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Hearing Xu Jie¡¯s long sighs in the cabin, Xu Fan felt even more uncomfortable and was about to go in to comfort his father.
Suddenly I heard Xu Yuanchun on the bow say excitedly: "Dad, look!"
Xu Fan looked for fame blankly and saw at least tens of thousands of people gathered in a dark crowd at the Datong Bridge Pier ahead.
Those poor people specially put on clean clothes, supported the old and the young, carried baskets on their shoulders, and held colorful Wanmin umbrellas, and gathered at the pier to see each other off.
"My lord, please stay and drink this glass of wine before leaving"
"Sir, we will never forget your kindness in this life"
¡°A good official like you, your Excellency, was framed by a treacherous traitor and left the capital. How blind is the sky!¡±
Seeing this scene, Xu Fan immediately became excited and immediately opened the cabin door and shouted inside:
"Father, come out and see! Right and wrong are up to the heart! There are many more people who care about you than those who have ulterior motives!"
Xu Jie had already heard the noise outside the cabin. He quickly adjusted his clothes, put on his big black gauze hat, and slowly came outside the cabin with the help of his chief attendant.
Seeing the reluctance of the people to worship and shed tears, Mr. Xu Geden¡¯s eyes turned red and he choked in a low voice:
¡°It seems like I¡¯m not too much of a failure.¡±
"Why would father think so?" Xu Fan stepped forward to take it.Father, helped him walk towards the side of the boat. "You are the chief minister of two dynasties who have made great contributions to the country and benefited the common people!"
"Hey, I almost forgot" Xu Jie wiped the wet corners of his eyes with his sleeves and was about to say something modest to the people on the shore.
But I heard someone on an official ship directly ahead shouting out of breath.
¡°Fathers and fellow villagers, get up quickly, Zhao can¡¯t bear it!¡±
"Uh" Mr. Xu Ge was stunned for a moment. Could it be that he was not the one the common people came to see off?
He really guessed right, he just heard the people on the shore shouting:
"How come Mr. Zhao can't bear it? If it weren't for you, we refugees would have froze to death and starved to death!"
"Yes, our survival is all thanks to Mr. Zhao"
Mr. Xu Ge felt that all the blood in his body was rushing to his head. A fair face suddenly turned red with shame.
"Master Zhao angrily scolded the dog officials for us, and even ate the emperor's staff! If you don't come to kowtow to you, why should we still call you?"
Hearing this sentence, Xu Jie's eyes darkened and he almost fainted.
"Father!" Xu Fan ignored the attack and hurriedly supported his father.
"Go away, you idiot!" Xu Jie, who was extremely ashamed and angry, pushed his son's hand away and stumbled back into the cabin.
Xu Fan felt even more uncomfortable than Mr. Xu Ge. Those refugees called each other a "dog official", and it was he who was scolded.
But reason told him that public anger should not be offended.
Xu Fan had no choice but to suppress his anger, staring at Zhao Shouzheng's slightly rickety back on the boat in front of him with red eyes, and gritted his teeth and said:
"The surname is Zhao, let's wait and see!"
Then he glanced coldly at Xu Yuanchun, who was as frightened as a deer. "The trouble is all your fault, come in here!"
Xu Yuanchun glanced at the river behind him in fear, and thought to himself, it would be better to jump in.
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???????????????? It¡¯s a coincidence that the Zhao family and his son also left Beijing on the fourth day of May.
Zhao Shou¡¯s grade was not high enough and he was demoted from the capital. Naturally, he was not qualified to depart from the official ship pier in the city. He could only board the ship at Datongqiao Pier outside Dongbianmen.
There were about two hundred people in their group, and it would take five boats to carry them and their luggage.
Zhao Hao and his son boarded the ship as soon as the city gate was opened, and they had not finished loading the ship until three o'clock in the morning.
Both father and son were exhausted these past few days, so they didn¡¯t need to worry about it anyway, so they just dived into the cabin to catch up on their sleep.
It wasn¡¯t until more and more refugees came to see him off, and most of them refused to let them sail until they saw Zhao Shouzheng, that Zhao Shizhen had to call them out.
Zhao Shouzheng held his waist and slowly walked out of the cabin. He was startled by the scene of tens of thousands of people seeing each other off.
He quickly wanted to shout for everyone to get up, but his voice was weak.
When the common people saw Zhao Zhuangyuan's pale face and frivolous figure, they couldn't help but feel like a knife was twisting their hearts.
Mr. Zhao is really hurt!
Many people burst into tears on the spot. Zhao Shouzheng rushed to comfort them and say goodbye to the victims.
Zhao Hao rubbed his sleepy eyes and was also stunned by this scene.
This was not arranged by him.
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Out of the house was a parting show was that he completely forgot that there should be such a farewell scene to complete the show.
It turns out that people really will never forget the people who once protected them
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