The autumn was clear and the sun was in the sky. In the empty front yard, there were two figures sitting side by side. Xiaobei sat in his knees with his knees, looking melancholy. However, after Wang Fulin sat with his knees on his hands for a while, he suddenly lay down flat. Let the sun shine on his whole body without any obstruction.

He was really just an impression of Hu Zongxian. Even in later generations, Hu Zongxian was very complicated. At the beginning, he was a treacherous minister who was dressed up. Some people gradually admitted that Hu Zongxian had some contribution to the fight against the Japanese, but most of them were still greedy. Until the end, the image of a famous anti-Japanese minister who did not cover up the evil was released, but some people still had different opinions. It can be said that there have always been many different opinions on such a person. In the current Ming Dynasty, Hu Zongxian, who had been dead for several years, should be more complicated to evaluate.

Because Hu Zongxian was originally an ironclad case instructed by Xu Jie to his party members!

At this moment, he raised his hand to look at the sunlight and suddenly spoke: "How many people do you think are sympathetic to Hubutang, both inside and outside the court and the country?"

"It should be a lot. Mr. Mao Kun and Mao once went to Beijing to ask for help, but failed to save Hubu Hall. Mr. Shen went to the southeast to make trouble for Hubu Hall, but even famous scholars like Wang Shizhen could only tell the truth. He was idle at home and was suppressed by Xu Jie, so he could not speak up. Everyone was compassionate wherever Mr. Shen went, but no one could really break the sky."

Speaking of this indignantly, Xiaobei suddenly realized the subtlety of Wang Fulin's problem and suddenly widened his eyes: "Hey, you don't want to..."

"Don't misunderstand it, I have a few pounds. I know it myself. I am a mere little scholar, of course, I don't have that ability to do that. I'm just asking."

Wang Fulin glanced at Xiaobei's relieved expression from the corner of his eyes, and then continued, "But I think the officials and even the gentry and businessmen in Huizhou must be unwilling to feel sorry for such a famous official who once fought against the Japanese. Otherwise, Old Master Xu would not mention this Xiyuan in front of me, nor would he suggest that I come and take a look. As for Mr. Nanming, have you not seen that the plaque on it was written by him? After all, everyone has this idea, but lacks an opportunity."

"But many people say that Hu Butang is a corrupt official. Have you never heard of this?"

Wang Fulin glanced at Xiaobei and saw that she was still looking at him with a lateral face, but his eyes said everything. He smiled and said, "If you really want to talk about corrupt officials, is Yin Zhengmao, who is fighting in Guangxi now, not greedy? When the Chief Auxiliary gave military expenses, he would rather give 200,000 taels to a corrupt person, but not let a coward who can't fight be ruined. This shows the purpose of the court's employment of people. In the final analysis, Hu Butang was of course greedy, but the most terrible thing was. At that time, the father and son of the Yan family fell, and he, the Yan party, could he let go? At that time, the Japanese pirates along the coast were no longer in a great situation, and all the anti-Japanese generals were trained. The cunning rabbit died, and the lackeys..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly saw Xiaobei pounce on him and blocked his mouth tightly with his palm. He was angry and funny and pulled her hand away. He was about to say that it was not such a taboo thing in public. Why should he be so nervous, but he soon discovered that Xiaobei was not trying to stop his rebellious words, but was really nervous. He suddenly realized that the little girl was very smart and had a clear-eyed look, and was afraid she had heard something. He immediately held her breath and erected her ears. Sure enough, he quickly noticed a rustling noise.

Although no one knew that Xiyuan was a forbidden area and could not be caught in randomly, Wang Fulin was reluctant to be caught like this. Moreover, looking at Xiaobei's appearance, he obviously had the same idea as him. So he turned around and looked at the main hall behind him, poked the little girl who was blocking her mouth, and pointed to the main hall with his hand. Xiaobei was a little hesitant at first, but when she heard the movement seemed to be getting closer and closer, she could only turn her heart, move her hand away and get up and run up. When she reached out to push the door, she thought it would make a creaking sound. Who would have thought that the two doors would open silently?

Wang Fulin followed him into the main hall. When the door closed again, he felt as if he had suddenly entered the night from daytime. The room was filled with a scent of poor ventilation. Looking around, he could only see the outline. There was silence around him, and only the heavy breathing sounds faintly came from beside him. Knowing that Xiao Bei was probably even more nervous than him, he wanted to comfort him, but in the end he didn't speak rashly. Because through the crack of the door, he had seen several people appear in the huge front yard. At this time, he couldn't help but regret the horse he brought in.

If I had known that I would rather risk my escape and find a place to tie it first, so that others might not notice someone coming.

"Hey, is there no one here? Seeing the horse in the backyard, I thought I could meet a fellow man from Hubutang."

"This West Garden is so big, maybe I missed it. But it's better to miss it. Since you are a fellow student, you don't need to meet each other. Otherwise, if you meet each other, you won't be able to say something."

"I think that the old guy He Dongxu wanted to sell this place, and the money he got was his credit, but he didn't expect that all the gentry in Huizhou would oppose it. Even other wealthy businessmen in Zhejiang were not here, so this western garden could be preserved. Several families invested and hired people to repair it, so that it could survive to this day."

"Next time, let's go to the ancestral home of the Hu family in Jixi. It's been several years. Could it be that no one in the court is willing to speak? Mr. Nanming has recovered, but Hu Butang is still in no time to rehabilitate him!"

Wang Fulin, who was in the main hall, felt that the three of them were all in their early thirties, wearing plain Confucian shirts, obviously they changed them to come and worship. They were angry for a while and placed the incense and candle offerings on the steps of the main hall where he and Xiaobei sat, and then began to worship them seriously.

Faced with this situation, he hid in the door and did not want to kneel down for no reason, so he immediately turned a few steps away. After seeing them sacrifice, he began to read the sacrificial texts and burn the sacrificial texts. In the end, he burst into tears and cried out in tears. He couldn't help but deeply realize the influence of the three words Hu Zongxian among the people of Huizhou. Even if Hu Zongxian is the governor of Zhejiang Zhizhi, he spent most of his time working in other places in Zhejiang Zhizhi, and the time he stayed in Huizhou was probably the last little time in his life, but this did not prevent him from committing suicide in the heavenly prison, and people were still holding on for him.

Even if it is a corrupt official, the flaws will not cover up the merits, let alone the great achievements of Jinghai. It is the first time in the Jiajing Dynasty. It is not out of order simply dismissal from office, but the current ending is really too miserable!

I don’t know how long it took, but the three people who came to worship had packed up their things and quietly retreated. Only a few tears of incense, ash, candles were left on the steps, and a few offerings were placed in the center of the front yard, obviously for the birds and beasts that might pass by in the Hu family’s western garden. However, Wang Fulin in the main hall still did not open the door and go out.

He stood in the dim room and turned his head to look at Xiaobei curled up in the corner. However, he saw that the little girl had buried her entire head in her hands and knees. The silent sobbing that came faintly came. It was completely different from the little girl who did not play by the norm in the past. He thought about it and did not go forward to say anything. Instead, he opened the two doors that had just been closed. As the door that was isolated from light slowly opened, the sunlight and air outside seemed to suddenly pounced into this space, and countless dust was flying in the light, which also made the originally hazy pattern gradually clear.

Wang Fulin turned to the center and looked at it. Compared with the plaque with great praise outside, there was no plaque in the hall. Instead, there was a large blank. He was stunned for a moment and thought for a moment, and then realized that the four characters in the southeast pillars of the outer room were probably originally hung here. There should have couplets on the pillars on both sides. But at this moment, all the characters were worn away. I don’t know if it was done by the officers and soldiers back then, or if something went wrong later. At this moment, he finally vaguely remembered that Hu Zongxian died in the 44th year of Jiajing, and Wang Daokun was dismissed from the position of the attached governor in the 45th year of Jiajing.

At that time, there was no longer any worries about Japanese pirates on the southeast coast, and it was naturally time for the heroes of that year to be cooked and steamed.

He walked straight to the main seat and brushed the dusty table with his hand, but just as he was blowing the dust, he suddenly saw a few words engraved on it.

"The reputation is no longer there, the injustice has not yet been eliminated, and Mr. Hu's hatred is hard to be destroyed now. What is the king and the ministers and wise men, but they are just fierce in the party!"

After muttering these words, Wang Fulin couldn't help but be bold and amazed at the man's boldness. Looking at the words that were full of force with his hands, he couldn't help but rub them with his hands. After a long time, he said without looking back: "The deceased is gone. Although it is appropriate to cry for sacrifice, it is useless to say that it is vulgar words. If you have the time to lose silver beans, why don't you think about what to do in the future? Your wife forced you to come for me to walk with you, probably not to make you cry here. Are you also like the scholars who just worshiped, and no one in the court stood up and said?"

"What do you know!"

Xiaobei wiped her tears and finally supported her to stand up. Although her eyes were still a little red and swollen, her head was raised high: "Hu Butang had three sons in total. The eldest son was a little military achievements back then, but he was dull and honest and died very early. And that second son, can you expect the guy who left his father's coffin and ran away by himself in critical moments to stand up and clean up his reputation for Hu Butang? The third son is the youngest. He was overwhelmed by Hai Ruihai Gangfeng because of his excessive demands. He was just a loser. As for Hu Butang's wife and daughter, he was not only imprisoned for He Dongxu to imprison them, but also forced them to pass the court barefoot. Within two years, they passed away one by one. For such a big thing, no one of the Hu family can stand up and shout loudly. Can you blame the righteous men who helped before and did not charge forward?"

Wang Fulin immediately smiled. The little girl's thoughts were really simple and clear. No wonder she had obviously gone to Songming Mountain before, but she didn't try to contact Wang Daokun and hid far away. Even when she suspected that the Qi family army was the Jinyiwei, she still refused to see Wang Daokun. It turned out that this was the one that she really worried about. So he suddenly turned around and walked straight to Xiaobei.

"So, what about you, stand up or not?"

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