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Chapter 506 Changsha Prefecture

After reading the tanci written by Ou Zanghua, Zhang Wenshuang thought that the words used were too ornate and complicated, and did not suit the tastes of the country folk.

Therefore, she adapted the tanci based on her own experience, making it more in line with the countryside and more easily accepted by the public.

After completing the adaptation, she felt nervous and respectfully asked Ou Zanghua to review her revised version.

Ou Zanghua was a little surprised. In the entire Ming Dynasty, there were not many people who dared to change his articles.

But after he picked it up and read it once, he had to admit that the version revised by Zhang Wenshuang was more catchy, although it was mixed with many dirty jokes.
Looking up at the junior sister who was looking nervous and lowering her head, Ou Zanghua couldn't help but smile and shouted, "Junior sister Zhang."

"Big Brother, I'm here!"

"I feel relieved when you become the head of Hengshan Sect."

Zhang Wenshuang was stunned at first, then he reacted and looked up at Ou Zanghua with surprise.

Ou Zanghua continued, "But you should be the author of this tanci!"

"what?"

Zhang Wenshuang said subconsciously: "But this is the hard work of Senior Brother!"

"It is not!"

Ou Zanghua paused for a moment before saying, "Junior Sister Zhang is more suitable to be the author than me. If I am the author, it would be bad."

"All right!"

Zhang Wenshuang didn't understand what Ou Zanghua meant, but thinking that the other party was a senior official in the imperial court, he must have his reasons for doing so, so he stopped thinking about it.

Afterwards, she wrote a letter and sent it back to Hengshan, instructing the sixty-four disciples on the mountain to gather in Changsha Prefecture. She herself and two military officials rushed there despite wind and rain.

Among these disciples, some are good at erhu, some are good at flute, some are good at pipa, and some are good at sanxian.

Zhang Wenshuang kept Ou Zanghua's request in mind and divided them into 32 groups according to their musical instruments. Then he spent another five days asking them to memorize "Welcome to the Qingdi" with more than 8,000 words. The military officials then explained to these wandering knights the reasons and the reasons for doing so word by word, ensuring that they could give clear and organized answers to the curious questions of the people.

Zhang Wenshuang heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the sixty-four disciples disperse in groups of two.

Ou Zanghua came to Nanchang Prefecture from Yingtian Prefecture and personally concluded the land survey in Jiangxi. The officials involved were punished according to different circumstances. Some were dismissed and replaced by new Jinshi. Some were transferred to Guizhou to contribute to the spread of Confucianism.

Overall, everyone has a bright future.

Immediately afterwards, he transferred military officials and some soldiers from the Beijing camp from Jiangxi to Huguang and began to prepare for the land survey in Huguang.

What Ou Zanghua didn't expect was that he was stopped by a great scholar as soon as he entered Huguang.

This person's name is Ye Xing. His performance in the imperial examination was not very ideal, so we won't mention him.

However, Ye Xing was well-known throughout the world for his noble character and virtues. He was a good friend of Li Dongyang, Wang Yangming, Luo Qinshun, Yu Hu and others.

In the ninth year of Hongzhi, Chen Gang, the Tongpan of Changsha Prefecture, restored the old appearance of Yuelu Academy, created the Chongdao Temple, and then personally invited Ye Xing to serve as the principal of Yuelu Academy.

Ye Xing did not disappoint Chen Gang. He has been committed to revitalizing Hunan's culture and education. He personally invited many great scholars to give lectures and made Yuelu Academy famous.

In the third year of Zhengde, Wang Yangming was demoted to the position of Longchang Postmaster for speaking out. When passing through Changsha Prefecture, he visited Yuelu Academy and left three poems in the academy, but did not give any lectures.

It was not until the 14th year of the Zhengde reign that he rushed back from the northwest to "grab people" and squeezed out some free time to give lectures at Yuelu Academy. Now that Wang Yangming has left and Ou Zanghua is here again, Ye Xing will naturally not let go of this youngest Shangshu of this dynasty.

"Lord Ou was born in Huguang, drank the water of Xiangjiang River, ate the fish of Xiangjiang River, and was the most talented scholar in Xiaoxiang, famous all over the world."

"I am a junior student now, and I admire you very much. I sincerely ask Mr. Ou to take some time out of his busy schedule to give me some guidance."

Ye Xing is indeed a great scholar of our time, and what he said is very beautiful.

He first pointed out Ou Zanghua's background, then praised him, and then lowered his own posture.

In short, you, Ou Zanghua, were born in Xiaoxiang, and now you have become capable. Your juniors have asked you some questions. Please take a little time to answer them for everyone.

Ou Zanghua thought about it and realized that Changsha Prefecture was the center of the three rivers and four lakes, and the students in Yuelu Academy were all the sons of gentry from Changsha Prefecture, Yuezhou Prefecture and other places. It would be a good opportunity to tell them about the benefits of measuring and clearing the land.

So he nodded and said to Ye Xing: "It is an honor for me that Mr. Ye thinks so highly of my humble name. Since you are so kind to me, I will respectfully obey your order. How about setting the date on March 20th?"

"Hurrah!"

Ye Xing was very happy to hear this, and immediately said: "Thank you, Lord Ou, for your generous promise. It is a blessing for the academy and the students. I will set off immediately and return to the academy to arrange all matters in order to properly welcome Lord Ou to come and guide my studies."

After saying this, the old scholar did not even take a rest. He sat in his slightly old carriage and hurried back panting. Ou Zanghua could not stop him.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but shook his head and smiled bitterly, and then he felt deep admiration.

No wonder this man was able to bring back to life the academy that had been abandoned for a hundred years. His unswerving dedication and his indifferent attitude towards fame and fortune are worth learning from for many people.

As Ou Zanghua entered the Xiaoxiang territory, several large landowners from Changsha Prefecture and Yuezhou Prefecture quietly came together.

A man with a narrow face and flowing hair and beard said in a serious tone: "My fellow colleagues, the tragic situation of our colleagues in Jiangxi is already before us. If Huguang does not want to repeat the same mistake, we must find a way to save ourselves in order to avoid disaster."

"How can I save myself?"

The fat white man sitting opposite spread his hands and said in a cold voice: "They came with the elite troops of the Five Army Battalions. There were more than ten uprisings in Jiangxi in the past three months, all of which were suppressed, and the whole family was exiled to the northwest! I have seen clearly that with just these bunch of peasants under our command, we are no match for them at all."

The white-haired old man at the side said: "The person who suppressed the uprising was Wang Yangming."

The fat white man sneered and asked, “Ou Zanghua can win with 30,000 against 100,000. Isn’t this more terrifying than Wang Yangming?”

After hearing this, the white-haired old man closed his mouth with satisfaction.

Another man with a slightly darker complexion retorted with an unyielding voice, "Does Mr. Huang think that we can only sit and wait for death, without being able to do anything?"

After hearing this, the fat white landlord Huang was speechless and embarrassed. He thought to himself that he was not the kind of person who would sit and wait for death, but he was even less willing to die.

"Actually, I have another idea!"

Hearing this, it immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.

Everyone turned their heads to look and found that it was Zhou, the landlord from Huarong County. This man had only recently inherited his father's business and was not very experienced, so everyone silently withdrew their gazes.

Landlord Zhou's face darkened, knowing that he was being looked down upon.

He gritted his teeth and said coldly: "Since we can't defeat Ou Zanghua head-on, can we hire a killer?"

Everyone looked at each other. This method had been circling in everyone's mind for a long time, but it was a little too embarrassing to talk about it on the surface. We were all educated people, and it would damage our reputation if we said it out loud!
But now it’s different. Mr. Zhou has spoken out, so everyone can speak freely.
(End of this chapter)