Lu Xun said loudly in his autobiography: "When I was young, my family had a lot of farmland, and my life was quite nourishing. But when I was thirteen years old, I didn't know what happened, my family suddenly fell into a super crisis, and the family property was almost gone. I had to go to my relatives' houses to eat and live, and sometimes I was treated as a little beggar. ”
What is the earth-shattering thing, Lu Xun himself didn't say specifically, probably because it was too embarrassing.
But don't worry, if we take a look at those dense histories, we can find that this pot should be carried by Lu Xun and his ancestors.
Lu Xun's grandfather, named Zhou Fuqing, has been a champion of reading since he was a child, and later he really got an official position, and he was quite beautiful for a while. However, it was Lu Xun's father Zhou Boyi's turn, and his luck was not so good. Zhou Boyi was admitted to Xiucai, which sounded good, but after that, he repeatedly failed to get a further position, which made the ancestor Zhou Fuqing anxious like an ant on a hot pot.
Once, some of my grandfather's fellow villagers invited him to dinner, and after a few rounds of wine during the banquet, he began to reveal his true purpose: in essence, he was preparing to spend money to buy a good future for their children.
To tell the truth, at that time, it was just in time for the Empress Dowager Cixi's sixtieth birthday, and the imperial court specially approved a special examination and selection**, these fellows opened their brains, knowing that their children who easily failed the exam were useless, so they pooled together a lot of money to bribe the examiner, and tried to make their children famous.
The money is put together, but who will send the black money has become a big problem, and the examiner is not something that anyone can see if they want to.
But just when they were as anxious as ants on a hot pot, they suddenly heard that Yin Ruzhang, the official in charge of the exam this year, was the same age as Zhou Fuqing, and their relationship was quite good. This group of fellows didn't say a word, and went straight to Zhou Chan, hoping that he could come forward and help their children hold a back door.
If you think about it, cheating in the imperial examination is a big deal, and you can move if you are not careful. Zhou Chan and his ancestors were originally prosperous and ate and drank, so they didn't have to take this risk at all.
But just when he was about to refuse, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of his son Zhou Boyi, who did not have good grades.
Zhou Boyi is going to take the exam again this semester, but the result, needless to say, is firmly at the bottom.
Zhou Fuqing thought to himself: If I agree to the request of these five fellows and secretly add my son's name to the list of examiners, wouldn't it be equivalent to using other people's money to reap a benefit for my son?When it is done, his wish has come true, and he can still make these families grateful.
After hesitating for a moment, he decided to take the risk and agreed to the request of the five fellows.
Having said that, the news came that the examiner's ship had arrived at the Hangzhou dock, so Zhou Chan put the silver ticket and the list into a large envelope, and found a reliable servant, Tao Ashun, planning to send him to do this.
Zhou Chan repeatedly emphasized that he told Tao Ashun how important this letter was, and there were a lot of silver tickets stuffed in it, so he had to be careful on the road. If it succeeds, run back to report the good news.
Tao Ashun is frightened now, 10,000 taels of silver, I have never seen this money in my life, if I lose it, I have to pay the debt to my grandchildren!
When it was time to meet with the examiner, Tao Ashun carefully handed the envelope to Yin Ruzhang, but luck was a little back, and the deputy examiner was also present, and the two of them were sitting drinking tea and chatting.
Tao Ashun said with a serious face: "This is a handwritten letter from the boss of our family, please laugh at the academic administration!."”
Yin Ruzhang was very calculating, seeing Tao Ashun coming with a big envelope, he understood this wave of operations in his mind, he took the envelope, put it in his hand, and said leisurely: "Received, you go back, say hello to your boss on my behalf!."”
The deputy examiner was not a vegetarian either, and he was well-informed, so he immediately picked up the teacup and began to pretend to sip tea, knowing in his heart that we didn't see anything.
If this is the end of the matter, it will be a great success.
But Tao Ashun couldn't walk a few steps, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration and patted his head: "I'll go, how did I forget about this?!."”
According to his many years of experience in pimping (doing things), the other side has collected a lot of money, at least he has to give a receipt, otherwise how can he explain to the boss, there is no evidence.
Especially this time, it's a thick stack of silver tickets, so you have to be serious.
When Tao Ashun appeared in front of Yin Ruzhang again, Yin Ruzhang was surprised: "What kind of wind blew you back?"”
Tao Ashun immediately said: "You have accepted our boss's ocean, you have to have a receipt, right?"”
At this time, Yin Ruzhang's face changed, and he said sharply: "When did I receive your boss's money?"Come on, blast him out for me!”
It's too bad, the other party doesn't admit it, and the 10,000 taels of silver that should have been a savior seem to be in vain!
So much money is gone, how can I report to the boss when I go back?If the boss wasn't so angry that he repaired it, I would be weird!
Tao Ashun was furious all of a sudden, he couldn't control himself at all, and roared at Yin Ruzhang: "You officials, your stomach is too good, right, 10,000 taels of silver are gone?"”
His words were simply **, which frightened Yin Ruzhang so much that his face turned green and his hair was about to stand up.
Zhou Fuqing, Zhou Fuqing, what kind of trouble are you looking for, aren't you forcing me to a dead end?
Well, since you're playing exciting, then I'll have to accompany you to the end.
Yin Ruzhang's face changed faster than turning a book, and he immediately came up with a trick to protect himself. He pretended to be confused, and said indignantly: "What, there is a silver ticket in the envelope?".Wow, why am I so stupid that I didn't take it apart at the time?I thought it was just an ordinary letter!”
Turning his head, he said to the deputy examiner: "Brother, you have to help me testify, I haven't touched this letter at all, and I don't know what's in it." Zhou Fuqing is bribing in front of him, this matter has to be dealt with seriously, you accompany me to the prefect to expose this matter. ”
This matter soon spread in the city, Zhou Fuqing was waiting for news in the inn, and when he heard that the plan had failed, he was so frightened that he trembled, his legs trembled, and he rushed all the way to Shanghai to avoid the limelight first.
In fact, the situation is not completely out of control. At that time, the Qing Dynasty was already very corrupt, and bribery was not uncommon for a long time, and everyone was Xi to it.
The prefect of Suzhou made an appearance, interrogated Tao Ashun, and said that he had a little nervous problem, disturbed public order, and gave him a symbolic sentence, but he turned a blind eye to Zhou Fuqing, and did not even let out a fart.
The Qing officials took care of their own families and basically operated. Everyone keeps a hand, so that they can say hello in the future, there is no need to really get along with Zhou Fuqing.
In this way, the case of the Suzhou prefect came to an end, but Zhou Fuqing in Shanghai over there was still in the circle, worried every day, so nervous that he was about to get sick.
Just when things were tense, Zhou Fuqing met an old acquaintance, Chen Qiufang. This buddy is not only his distant relative, but also because Chen Qiufang's father-in-law is a member of the Zhou family, and he is a little related to Zhou Fuqing's family.
Zhou Fuqing didn't bother to go to Chen Qiufang with a full meeting gift, and poured out all his bad things, hoping that Chen Qiufang could do a favor and go back to his hometown to find out the real situation.
Chen Qiufang used to be a loser, but later married into the Zhou family when he had no choice, and he was so messy on weekdays. Zhou Fuqing looked at his unproductive appearance, and always said that he was a wreck hiding behind his wife's skirt.
Chen Qiufang pretended to be nothing on the surface, but in his heart, he had already formed a bond with Zhou Fuqing. In the past, he couldn't get Zhou Fuqing, after all, people have a big business, but now it's different, Zhou Fuqing has such a big situation, Chen Qiufang feels that the time has come to give Zhou Fuqing a stumbling block. He accepted Zhou Fuqing's gift, but he didn't go back to Shaoxing to help at all, but went directly to Beijing to complain.
The emperor is Guangxu, and he was trying to carry out reforms and do some big business at that time, but when he heard about this kind of ** fraud, he became angry, and ordered to investigate it thoroughly.
Emperor Guangxu personally stared at this matter, and the others did not dare to relax, and Zhou Fuqing was soon dragged to interrogate.
The story isn't at worst, though.
A high-ranking person gave Zhou Fuqing a suggestion: If you pretend to be crazy and stupid during the interrogation, you may not have to bear legal responsibility.
In this case, as long as Zhou Fuqing pretends to be mentally abnormal during the questioning, he may be able to avoid being punished.
Zhou Fuqing is really a tendon, he values face more than life, and would rather die than admit that he is a psychopath. He also said confidently: There are many bribes in the imperial examination, and others have done it well, so why is it my turn to become a big deal?
He himself felt that he would not go to prison for this matter, at most he would be warned and write a confession.
Zhou Fuqing, you can really find a reason for yourself, Emperor Guangxu said that if it doesn't work, it won't work, and he decided to teach him a hard lesson.
As a result, Zhou Fuqing was sentenced to imprisonment after beheading, which means that although the sentence of beheading was set, he was locked up first and not executed immediately.
Really, death is not terrible, but waiting for death in a prison cell is called a difficult day.
The family saw that Zhou Fuqing was about to die, and they were as anxious as ants on a hot pot, selling fields and houses, constantly stuffing money and gifts to the government, and trying to keep the relationship online Taoguang and obscurity, so that Zhou Fuqing finally sat in prison for eight years before being released.
Zhou Boyi is not only a person who has no qualifications for the exam, but even the previous title of Xiucai is gone, and he is so angry that he died without waiting for Zhou Fuqing to be released from prison. Zhou Fuqing went home and saw that his family was so depressed, and he felt uncomfortable in his heart, and he left not long after.
The Zhou family has no backer, and they can only live separately, and Lu Xun's children can only follow their mother to live at their grandmother's house in the countryside, which is a difficult life.
Since then, the Zhou family has begun to decline, and this once famous family has not escaped the fate of decline in the end.
Zhou Fuqing is the type who can't climb out once he gets into the pit, which makes his family property ruined, and also makes his thirteen-year-old grandson Lu Xun open his eyes early and see through this warm world. Just like Lu Xun himself said in his memories: "How can anyone have a wealthy family that has plummeted since childhood?"I think that if you follow this path, you can almost see people's true faces. ”
Cao Xueqin had tasted this kind of sad experience before, and now Lu Xun has experienced it.
It turned out that when the family was rich, I found that everyone was very good, and the world was as beautiful as a painting;Once the family is in the middle of the road, the people around them immediately change their faces, and it is not until then that they understand the true face of this world.
However, maybe this change is a good thing?Because of it, there are two less squanderers in the world, but there are two more masters in the literary world.