4. Reunion for the rest of the disaster
After Gao Xianning told Tie Shou'an about the tragic experience of the Tie family, Shou'an was naturally deeply saddened. Because the old couple loved him very much, he stayed with the old couple as a son. Xianning opened a Mengguan in a nearby village, educated a few Mongolian children, and got a little "bundle cultivation" to maintain his livelihood. Because it was very close, he came to take care of this little brother from time to time. Every year, he would make a trip to Nanjing once or twice to inquire about the Tie family sisters. Because the Tie sisters refused to receive any guests, they were not able to meet, but they also had some understanding of their situation, and when they went back, they told Xiao Shou'an to reassure him. In this year, Shou An was already sixteen years old, and said to Xianning: "My father was killed, my mother died early, and I can no longer serve my adoptive parents; but my grandfather and grandmother are old and I don't know if I am alive or not, so I must go to Hainan to visit me to fulfill my grandchildren's duties." Xianning and Jin Lao could not be persuaded, Xianning had to send him to Nanjing, the two broke up according to each other, Shou'an continued to go south, and Xianning asked Ji Gang to inquire about the sisters. After Ji Gang and Xianning talked about the cold temperature, they talked about being ordered to visit the women in the church, and Xianning sighed: "Those who died are loyal subjects, but each is their master." For the sake of the stability of the throne, it is enough for the current emperor to kill them, so why insult their children again? How can it not be deplorable to let the daughter of the gentleman flow into the filthy land! Now that the emperor also has a sense of pity, why don't you give those who have lost their bodies because of the wind and fire, if they are willing to be good, give them a chance; those who have not lost their bodies must try to protect them and let them get out of the lehu. This is also a great yin virtue! Ji Gang nodded, "What you said is reasonable, I will definitely check it carefully, according to the actual music, the camera will enter the advice." With that, he ordered him to prepare a wine feast, entertain Xianning, and leave him at home to listen to the news.
Not long after, Ji Gangcha found out that there were three other women who had not lost their bodies: in addition to the Tie family sisters, there was also Hu Junnu, the daughter of Hu Yan, the shaoqing of Dali Temple. Hu Yan, like Tie Xuan, refused to yield, and was killed by Zhu Di along with his eldest son Hu Chuandao, and his younger son Hu Chuanqing was sent to the frontier to charge the army. Ji Gang called all three of them over and asked them why they didn't obey the orders to receive the guests, and the Tie sisters said with tears in their eyes: "We don't want to insult our parents because of the loss of our bodies." "Since Hu Junnu became a naturalist, one shows her ambition, the other is free from entanglement, she has been self-destructive—cutting off her hair, barefoot, and using soot to paint her face black, which is also the case when she came to see Ji Gang today. The Iron Sisters are neither disfigured nor decorated, but they are naturally beautiful and radiant. Ji Gang said to the Tie Sisters, "If you don't have a good home for a heavenly state like you, it's a pity." Then he asked the third daughter, "Do you all make poetry?" Hu Junnu said no, and the Tie sisters said, "I also know something, but I don't have this mind now." Ji Gang said, "Words are the voice of the heart, and poetry can be clearly written, so why not try to compose one?" Tie Zhongying then occupied a seven-sentence poem:
"The fat powder of the church is stained with lead, and a piece of idleness is on the falling flowers."
The old song still sounds like hatred, and the old garden has returned homeless.
Yun Beard half pulled the makeup mirror, rain tears flowed wet yarn.
Today, I met Sima Bai and honored the former and sued Serpa. ”
Ji Gang listened and praised, "Good! Good! Sure enough, it was no less than the talented woman Xue Tao. Immediately asked Zhongying to record it with a pen, and then comforted the three of them, and then sent them to return to their original places for the time being, waiting for the good news. After returning home, he told Gao Xianning in detail about the past and after, and Xianning repeatedly asked him to try to rescue him, and Ji Gang agreed. The next morning, Ji Gang played Zhu Di on the situation of the visit and presented Tie Zhongying's poem. After Reading this, Zhu Di said, "With such talent and appearance, and refusing to lose her body, she is also worthy of being the daughter of a loyal subject, so you can choose a few readers to match them." A few years ago, he denounced all the old ministers of the Jianwen Emperor who refused to surrender as "traitors" to show the legitimacy of his crazy and indiscriminate killing; a few years later, with the basic stability of the throne, he also wanted to do something to buy people's hearts, and Tie Xuan and Hu Yan, who were brutally killed by him, suddenly became "loyal subjects". Ji Gang naturally did not dare to use these words to accuse Zhu Di in person, in order to seek the disaster of killing himself, but instead obeyed the holy will, happily returned home, and set up a banquet to congratulate Gao Xianning. Between the deliberations, Ji Gang asked, "Brother Gao has been apart for a long time, have you given birth to Ling Lang and Ling Ai?" Xianning replied, "What makes Lang Ling love?" I was destitute, the sixteen-year-old son of the Tie family wanted to visit his grandfather and grandmother in Hainan, I had the heart to accompany him, but because it was really difficult to raise the fee, I had to give up, where is the spare money to marry a wife and have children? Ji Gang said, "I have a matchmaker, so I did it for my old classmates." I have seen the woman with my own eyes, and it is indeed a talented and beautiful woman, but she can also match her old classmates. Xian Ning sighed, "The aftermath of Tie Gong has not really ended, and I have to live in a foreign land, I really don't have this leisure!" Ji Gang said, "There are three filial pieties, and no queen is greater." If the bloodline of one's ancestors is cut off, wouldn't he become an unfilial person? Besides, this affair doesn't require you to spend half a cent of the gift, everything is up to me. Just wait with peace of mind to be the bridegroom. After saying this, he got up and went to the courtyard building under the Sect Division to read the Holy Will, removed the names of Tie Mengyao, Tie Zhongying, and Hu Junnu, and said that he would choose readers to marry them according to the Holy Will. Hu Junnu swore never to marry for life, and Ji Gang had to rely on her. Later, she returned to her hometown of Poyang, Jiangxi, and made ends meet by being a female red, and she was so poor that her family was surrounded by walls. However, every time she went out, the people who saw her said, "This is the daughter of a loyal minister." "Scramble to give her some money and rice—that's a story for another day."
Ji Gang (?) —1416)
Moreover, after the two sisters of the Tie family heard Ji Gang read out the holy will, they also said that they did not want to marry, and Ji Gang advised: "Since ancient times, it has been a man who should be married, and a woman who should be married, so why should the two young ladies be stubborn?" If you don't get married, who will you depend on for the rest of your life? I think this is also the last wish of Lord Lingzun under the Nine Springs. Moreover, the person I am talking about is not only the most appreciated by Lord Ling Zun before he died, but also almost died in order to collect the remains of Lord Ling Zun. Such a righteous man, will you not marry? As for the makeup, it's all up to me to prepare, and I don't have to bother the two ladies. Zhong Ying then said, "In this way, it is still the great benefactor of our Iron Family, and there is also the main media of Lord Ji, and the sister will rely on it." Meng Yao shook his head: "The flesh and bones are drifting, only our sisters are left to rely on each other for their lives, if I get married, who will my sister rely on alone?" Why don't you marry him with me, and the sisters will be able to get along day and night in the future. Ji Gang clapped his hands and praised, "Wonderful, wonderful! Didn't Emperor E and the sisters of Empress Dowager ying also marry Da Shun? Saying that, he hurriedly told Gao Xianning the good news. Xianning hesitated and said, "I have a teacher-student friendship with Tie Shangshu, so I'm afraid it wouldn't be appropriate to do so, right?" Ji Gang scolded, "Pedantic Master! You personally told me that tie shangshu once donated money and entrusted teacher Wang Province to find relatives for you, because your father died and shelved it; since he was willing to donate money for marriage, would he not marry his daughter to you? Besides, it is not uncommon for students to become teachers' sons-in-law, what is inappropriate? The sisters are already willing, and if you push and shove again, won't it hurt the girl's self-esteem? As soon as Xian Ning heard that it was reasonable, he would no longer prevaricate. So Ji Gang rented a house and chose an auspicious day, zhang Luo held a marriage for the three of them, and all the expenses were from Ji Gang.