1. Who can refuse the temptation of wine and meat and windfall?
Invited by his friend Xiang Ding, the prefect of Anqing, on this day, Bao Wenqing, an old artist in Nanjing, took his adopted son Bao Tingxi to Nanjing by boat.
On the boat, the Bao family father and son met two guests in the same boat, and when they talked together, they found that each other was actually a passage, and they not only went to Anqing, but more coincidentally, they were the secretary of Anqing Province.
Three chats and two chats, the two book offices will know, the original seemingly inconspicuous drama, actually has a deep relationship and friendship with the new prefect.
They suddenly fell in love, began to flatter and please the Bao family father and son everywhere, and bought wine and meat to warmly entertain, and for a time they fought each other very hot.
In the evening, when there was no one around, the two scriveners said to Bao Wenqing, We have two cases in our hands, as long as you ask the old man to approve two. One batch is "quasi", and the other batch is "refuted", and you can be given five hundred taels of silver. With your friendship with the big boss, it is really not a difficult thing.
Yes, but in a word, there is an income of five hundred taels of silver, which is simply too easy, and there is no need to take it out of Xiang Ding's pocket, it is everyone's joy, so tempting, it is difficult to refuse.
However, Bao Wenqing was not at all moved, he said, I am an old drama, how dare I intercede in front of the old man?
The book office thought that Bao Wenqing did not believe in their sincerity, so he said, as long as you nod, we will bring you the silver after we go ashore...
Bowen Qing said:
"If I were happy with silver, I would have been rewarded with five hundred taels of silver in Andong County, and I would not have dared to bear it." I know that I am a poor man, and I have to make meat only with the money earned in my bones. How could I hide this money from my grandfather? Moreover, if he was reasonable, he would not take out a few hundred taels of silver to seek affection. If you approve of this side's affection, you will make that side suffer, and will you not lose your yin virtue? According to my meaning, not only did I dare not take care of him, but even the two fathers did not have to care about him. ”
It turned out that more than ten years ago, Bao Wenqing was singing under Cui Baochasi's door, and by chance, he learned that According to Chasi was going to impeach Xiang Ding of Andong ZhiXian County--this Xiang Ding was a great talent, he had written a lot of dramas when he was young, Bao Wenqing sang the plays he wrote, and he was very admired, so he knelt down and begged Cui Tonchasi to spare Xiang Ding's participation.
Cui Was very emotional about Bao Wenqing's behavior, and immediately withdrew the impeachment, saving Andong ZhiXian Xiangding's career. Xiang Ding was very touched when he learned of this and took out five hundred taels of silver to express his gratitude, but Bao Wenqing insisted on refusing to accept it. Xiang Ding had no choice but to give him a good treat and send him away. However, he remembered this noble artist in his heart and regarded him as his friend. Not long ago, the two unexpectedly reunited in Nanjing, and Xiang Ding invited the Bao family father and son to Anqing.
The five hundred taels of silver that Bao Wenqing said to the two book offices were like this.
Seeing that Bao Wenqing had such a resolute attitude and vaguely had the intention of teaching and admonishing, the two book offices did not dare to say more, so they had to go away, but it was a pity that the wine and meat along the way were flattered.
2. Daddy Bao, who refuses temptation, why do you let go of the dirty in the examination room?
Bao Wenqing's father and son came to Anqing and warmly welcomed them to Ding. Not only did he let his relatives accompany them to dinner every day (Xiang Ding always wanted to personally invite Bao Wenqing to dinner, but Bao Wenqing felt that his identity was low, and he was not worthy of eating at the same table with the big old man, either bitterly refusing or extremely restrained, Xiang Ding had to let his relatives accompany him), but also "took out a lot of silk and cloth to make clothes for his father and son inside and out."
Soon, Xiang Ding paid for bao Wenqing's adopted son Bao Tingxi to marry the young daughter of Xiang's housekeeper, which was very lively for some days.
Fast forward to the New Year, and the exam for the child's student exam is about to begin. He summoned Bao Wenqing's father and son to the prefect and said to them,
"I'm going to go down to the probationary court to test for the boys, and if these little squatters take them on patrol, they will cheat." Your father and son are my confidants, and they take care of me for a few days. ”
Xiang Ding has been an official for a long time and is well aware of all kinds of cheating in the examination room. He also did not trust the "little people" who had been following him, and he believed in Bao Wenqing's integrity and had no doubt that he was his "confidant", so he entrusted him with the heavy responsibility of "serious examination room discipline".
Xiang Ding did not expect that this time, Bao Wenqing did not do as he expected.
Bao Wenqing's father and son entered the examination room, but they quickly found out
"Those children, there are also ghostwriters, there are also pass-through, everyone throws paper balls, plunders bricks, squeezes eyebrows and eyes, and does everything." What's more, "There was a boy who pushed out of Gong, walked to the earthen wall of the inspection court, dug a hole in the earthen wall, and reached out to pick up the article outside." ”
Such obvious cheating, Bao Wenqing pretended not to see it. But Bao Tingxi saw it, but he couldn't bear it, so he grabbed the boy and wanted to take him to see the old master. At this time, Bao Wenqing rushed over to stop his son and apologized to Tong Sheng, saying, "This is my little child who does not know the world." "And advise him, you go back to the number to make an article, we see that it is all right, if you are seen by the grandfather, you will not be able to deal with it." Then he sent the boy into the examination room, and took some soil to block the hole in the wall to calm the people.
Bao Wenqing spared the cheating candidates, unwilling to ruin their future. It's just that, isn't it too unfair to those candidates who answer the questionnaire seriously and do not dare or do not want to copy it? As Bao Wenqing said to the two book offices who begged him to intercede,
"If you approve of this side's affection, you will make that side suffer, won't you lose your yin virtue?"
Soon the exam was over and everything was fine. Xiang Ding still thought that this exam was fair and clear, and when he talked to people, he also said smugly, "Thanks to my Bao friend who is touring the field, there has not been any drawbacks." ”
Where did he know that his "Bao friend" with high character did not help him proctor the exam well, and like everyone else, he allowed all kinds of fraud and plagiarism in the examination room to breed, regardless of whether he asked or indulged in indulgence...
3, it is easy to be a good person, it is difficult to be a right person, Bao Wenqing's regret is also our sadness
Reading the novel here, I suddenly understood why poor readers always try and fail. For example, the students Zhou Jin and Fan Jin, who appeared shortly after the beginning of the novel, were still children when they were fifty or sixty years old, and they could not pass the Xiucai examination. However, once you have crossed the Xiucai exam and directly examined the people to enter the army, it is like divine help, which is a success. It turned out that in the Xiucai examination, there were so many dirty and dirty people, that is, people with noble character such as Bao Wenqing refused to maintain the fairness and justice of the examination room.
Rich, powerful, and well-connected, cheating in various ways, no one can manage, no one is willing to take care of it - that is, Bao Wenqing, who has a good character, is trusted by the chief examiner, and has no friendship with the local scholars in Anqing, is unwilling to take care of it, and who else can manage it?
Therefore, those zhou jin, fan jin and other people who are honest and honest and have no resources and insights can never be treated fairly. Zhou Jin was because of a lot of crying to vomit blood, so that several businessmen around him sympathized, and donated money for him to donate invigilators, so as to cross the Xiucai examination hall and directly go to the examination to get out. And Fan Jin was admitted after Zhou Jin became an examiner, which was really a fluke!
Bao Wenqing is a positive character in "The History of Ru Lin", although he is a lowly "drama", he has feelings and character. He righteously refused the temptation to buy money and never used his relationship with Xiang Ding to intercede; he had great sympathy for Ni Shuangfeng, a poor talent who was poor and had to sell his children and daughters, and helped him with righteousness, adopting his son as an adopted son and sending him to his old age.
Such a Bao Wenqing is really more affectionate and characterful than many readers in the novel, and is more worthy of our respect and admiration. However, it is also such a Bao Wenqing, but he ignores the dirty and dirty in the examination room and allows all kinds of fraud to run rampant. As an invigilator, he was derelict in his duties; as a friend, he really had negative expectations and instructions.
Of course, we understand Bao Wenqing, who wants to settle a grudge with people? More is better than less. But we are also deeply sad that we often long for fairness and justice, but those who intentionally or unintentionally trample on fairness and justice are not only corrupt officials, bad people who have lost their integrity and morality, but also good people who are timid and afraid of things like Bao Wenqing, and their tolerance and connivance have further contributed to the spread of the world's customs...
The world is complicated, and it is easy to keep the bottom line and be a good person who is alone; it is really difficult to be a righteous person who is not afraid of offending people and dares to uphold fairness and justice!