The Outer History of Confucianism 2 How complex is human nature

Yesterday we read that after Fan Jinzhong's move, the attitude of everyone and Hu Butcher towards him changed 180 degrees.

What will Fan Jin experience after that?

Let's continue reading the second part of "The Outer History of Confucianism".

1. Unfathomable knowledge.

After a while, Squire Zhang came to visit.

This Squire Zhang, named Zhang Jingzhai, also came out and served as a magistrate.

He came this time just to have a relationship with Fan Jinpan. The two affectionately recognized each other as brothers.

Not only that, but Squire Zhang also sent money and a house.

The old mother, who was so hungry that she couldn't see her eyes, found that there was more food at home many times at once:

Rice, oil, meat, ---

They were all sent by "kind-hearted" neighbors and in-laws Hu butchers.

There are even those who give their own, and give themselves to Fan Jin's house to be a servant.

It's really in response to the old saying:

"No one asks about the poor in the downtown area, but the rich have distant relatives in the mountains. ”

The old mother couldn't stand the sudden wealth, laughed, fell backwards, and died!

Blessings and misfortunes lurk, and misfortunes and blessings rely on.

Fan Jin was busy with his mother's funeral, and Zhang Jingzhai came to ask Fan to go to Gaoyao County to fight the autumn breeze.

and boasted to Fan Jin that Tang Zhi County in Gaoyao County was very good with him.

Who knew that this trip to Gaoyao County was caused by a life lawsuit.

Tang Zhixian actually didn't like Zhang Jingzhai very much, but because of Fan Jin's face, he had to entertain them.

During the banquet, Zhang Jingzhai suggested that Tang Zhixian should severely punish the master who sent beef

First, dozens of boards were beaten, and then a large flail was taken and the beef was placed on the flail.

and sang and harmonized with Fan Jin, quoting scriptures.

In short, the biggest advantage of severe punishment is that it can be promoted.

It turned out that a decree was recently issued: it is strictly forbidden to slaughter cattle.

There is a group of halal believers in Gaoyao County, and this decree will affect their lives.

So they asked a master to intercede.

The old master brought 50 catties of beef to bribe.

It wasn't a big deal, but who knows, it was too hot that day, and the master was shackled to death.

As soon as they saw that they had caused a lawsuit, Fan Jin and Zhang Jingzhai fled in disgrace.

Officialdom culture: Human life is like mustard, and promotion is as big as the sky.

2. I have never seen such a brazen person.

Yan Gongsheng has been worried about two lawsuits recently.

The first thing is that Yan Gongsheng's piglet ran to the neighbor's house. The neighbor wanted to pay it back, but he didn't want it, and asked the neighbor to spend money to buy the piglet. A few months later, the little pig grew up and ran back to Yan Gongsheng's house. Yan Gongsheng is referred to as Little Pig is his own home. He asked the neighbor to spend another money to buy it, but the neighbor had no money, and his sons actually discounted the neighbor's leg.

The second thing is that the old man originally planned to borrow money from Yan Gongsheng and wrote an IOU. A friend advised him not to borrow money from Yan Gongsheng, so the old man went back without borrowing money. After a few months, I remembered to ask for an IOU. Yan Gongsheng asked the old man for interest.

It is unheard of to ask for interest without borrowing money. The old man sued Yan Gongsheng.

Yan Gongsheng originally thought that Tang Zhixian would help him, but Tang Zhixian became very cautious about the matter of flailing people to death.

sent someone to arrest Yan Gongsheng, but who knew that Yan Gongsheng had already slipped away.

In the end, it was his younger brother Yan Jiansheng who spent money on the lawsuit.

Yan Gongsheng lived in the provincial capital for more than half a year. After the death of the strict prisoner, he came back to mourn, and did not forget to boast that he was not at home that day, otherwise he asked Tang Zhixian to break the legs of the two people who sued.

Yan Jiansheng's eldest brother couldn't listen to it anymore:

It's better to be kind in everything! ”

A few days later, Yan Gongsheng took the second son to the provincial capital.

And he got into a relationship with Zhou Zhi County, and the two became in-laws.

At the same time, Yan Jiansheng's only son died. Yan Gongsheng took his son and daughter-in-law to rush home.

Yan Gongsheng was on the boat, and suddenly felt sick and wanted to vomit, and then he ate a few pieces of cloud cake.

The rest of the cloud cake is on the board. The helmsman was greedy and ate a few slices.

Yan Gongsheng saw it and was speechless.

When the ship arrived on the shore, Yan Gongsheng grabbed the helm.

Yan Gongsheng said that the cloud cake was a precious medicinal material.

I have to let the person at the helm take the money.

He also threatened to punish him severely.

Everyone persuaded one by one, and the helmsman kowtowed a few times, and Yan Gongsheng gave up.

Successfully relied on the boat fare, and went home proudly.

He knew that in the future he would get a large sum of money.

After returning home, he immediately took the step-room Zhao family of Yan Jian Sheng.

Zhao thought about Yan Gongsheng's youngest son.

But Yan Gongsheng insisted on succeeding his newly married second son.

It is clear that he wants to drive the Zhao family away.

Because his brother's only son is dead, the Zhao family has no name.

With a huge family property, he, Yan Gongsheng is the legitimate heir.

Of course, Zhao didn't follow, but there was nothing he could do except "cry and scold, scold and cry".

Finally, sue the county government.

Yan Gongsheng had a "concubine", which made Tang Zhixian very unhappy.

It turned out that this Tangzhi County was born to a concubine.

It's all to blame for this Yan Gongsheng's "eventful", and the Zhao family won by luck for the time being.

Yan Gongsheng, ** is a good stubble.

He jumped up and down, looking for the patriarch again, and intimidating the two uncles of Yan Jiansheng.

In the end, the family property of the strict prison student was opened. He accounted for seventy percent, and Zhao accounted for thirty percent.

He was succeeded by his second son.

Yan Gongsheng won again!

Stinginess and ruthlessness, bravado, and speculation are Yan Gongsheng's philosophy of success.

Such a villain, no matter what era it is placed in, will be creepy!

It's disgusting!

3. The sadness of the two-stemmed lamp grass.

The character of Yan Jiansheng has always been well-known to everyone as a "miser".

Yan Jiansheng, like his brother Yan Gongsheng, attaches great importance to money.

But unlike his brother's heroism, he is cowardly.

Yan Jiansheng has been frugal and has accumulated thousands of properties.

He knew that his brother could not be trusted, so he put his hope in his two uncles.

Wang De and Wang Ren.

If there is something to do, I have to give benefits to my two uncles.

Yan Jiansheng's wife, Wang, is seriously ill. The concubine Zhao coveted the position of his wife, so she was particularly attentive to the sick.

He even swore by a curse.

The Wang family finally relented and straightened the Zhao family.

Yan Jiansheng found two uncles to preside over the ceremony.

Wang died, and Yan Jiansheng spent money on his wife's funeral.

There is no stinginess at all.

After the funeral, Yan Jiansheng's health also deteriorated.

After his death, the Zhao family was even more worried about whether they could keep the family property.

In order to keep the family property, he decided to put all his hopes on his two uncles.

He was convinced that "money can make the devil grind". But he didn't know that people who only recognized money were unreliable.

Wang De and Wang Ren saw that they could get benefits, and they agreed.

One night after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the phlegm in the throat of the strict prison student was always in and out, and he was always angry.

Just two fingers outstretched.

The nephews didn't know what he meant.

Only Zhao understands him:

You are for the two stems of the lamp grass lit in the lamp, don't worry, I'm afraid it will cost oil, I just picked one now."

After Zhao picked out a stalk of lamp grass, Yan Jiansheng finally swallowed his breath.

The strict prison did not forget to be diligent and thrifty until he died.

He is not so much a miser as a poor man who has been reduced to a slave to money.

Later, his son died, and the two uncles did not help the Zhao family.

The elder brother took away seventy percent of the family property, all of it to be exact.

Because it was his second son who succeeded him.

The strict prison students have worked hard and been busy all their lives, and all the hard work they have spent has been in vain.

He pursued money above all else, and he did not understand until his death that human dignity is definitely not something that money can buy.

Today we read about three people and learned about their respective philosophies of life.

Tomorrow we will continue to read the third part of "The History of Confucianism": The Story of Talented and Beautiful Girls.