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| Condition 1: Contains text "方纔有幾個教親共備了五十斤牛肉請出一位老師夫來求我說是要斷盡了他們就沒有飯喫求我略鬆寬些叫做瞞上不瞞下送五十斤牛肉在這裏與我" Matched:1. |
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《薦亡齋和尚喫官司 打秋風鄉紳遭橫事 - In which a monk invited to say masses is involved in a lawsuit, and a country gentleman out to raise money runs into trouble》 | Library Resources |
| 20 | 薦亡齋和... : | 去了一時，只聽得吩咐道：「且放在那裏。」回來又入席坐下，說了失陪；向張靜齋道：「張世兄，你是做過官的，這件事正該商之於你，就是斷牛肉的話。方纔有幾個教親，共備了五十斤牛肉，請出一位老師夫來求我，說是要斷盡了，他們就沒有飯喫，求我略鬆寬些，叫做『瞞上不瞞下』，送五十斤牛肉在這裏與我。卻是受得受不得？」張靜齋道：「老世叔，這句話斷斷使不得的了。你我做官的人，只知有皇上，那知有教親？想起洪武年間，劉老先生……」湯知縣道：「那個劉老先生？」靜齋道：「諱基的了。他是洪武三年開科的進士，『天下有道』三句中的第五名。」范進插口道：「想是第三名？」靜齋道：「是第五名。那墨卷是弟讀過的。後來入了翰林。洪武私行到他家，就如『雪夜訪普』的一般。恰好江南張王送了他一罈小菜，當面打開看，都是些瓜子金。洪武聖上惱了，說道：『他以為天下事都靠著你們書生！』到第二日，把劉老先生貶為青田縣知縣，又用毒藥擺死了。這個如何了得！」 |
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Just then an attendant whispered something into the magistrate's ear, at which he got up and excused himself, saying he would be back presently. In a few minutes they heard him give the order, 「Put it there!」 Then he came in and sat down again at the table, apologizing for his absence. 「Mr. Zhang, you have held official posts,」 said Magistrate Tang. 「I would like your opinion on this. It's in connection with the prohibition of the sale of beef. Just now several Moslems got an old man to bring me fifty catties of beef and to plead with me saying that if I stop the sale of beef they will be forced out of business; and begging me to be more lenient. They want me, in fact, to shut my eyes to an illegal transaction. And they have sent this beef here. Should I accept it or not?」 「I should say certainly not, sir,」 replied Zhang. 「We officials owe allegiance only to the emperor, not to friends of the same faith. This reminds me of Mr. Liu in the reign of Hong Wu.」 「Which Mr. Liu?」 asked the magistrate. 「Liu Chi. He passed the palace examination in the third year of the reign, coming fifth on the list.」 「I thought he came third,」 put in Fan Jin. 「No,」 Zhang contradicted him. 「Fifth. I read his essay. Later he entered the Han Lin Academy. One day Emperor Hong Wu went to his house in disguise, just like the emperor in the old story who called on his friend one snowy night. But that same day Prince Zhang of Jiangnan sent Liu a pitcher of pickled vegetables, and Liu opened it in the emperor's presence only to find that it was full of gold. The emperor was very angry and said, 'He seems to think that scholars can control the state.' The next day he degraded Liu Chi to the post of magistrate of Qingtien, and had him poisoned. No, no, you can't accept the beef!」 |
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