Chief Councilor, Returning to Farming: Part One
For twenty years in the Ming court, Chief Councilor Shen Yanqing submitted seven memorials to abolish imperial estates, all of which were jointly suppressed by the young emperor and the powerful eunuch Wei. On this day, before all the court civil and military officials, he slammed his seal onto the golden bricks, a mud-stained rice seed slipped from his sleeve, and hanging up his seal and resigning from office, he took his wife Su Wantang to live in seclusion in Qingshi Village in Jiangnan, going barefoot into the fields to learn rice planting. Village bully Qian Mancang saw that this outsider couple was isolated and weak, forcibly bought their well-watered land for ten taels per mu, and sent handymen to break into the courtyard at night, only to have his wrist pierced by Su Wantang's loom shuttle. As Shen Yanqing clicked away on his abacus settling accounts in the front hall, Wei's secret agents had already sneaked into the village along the waterway. He had originally wanted to guard his wife and daughter and plant clean rice for a lifetime, but the trees desire tranquility yet the wind will not stop.
Main characters: Shen Yanqing, Su Wantang
Supporting characters: Qian Mancang
Also known as: 首辅归田第一部
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Selama dua dekad perebutan kuasa di istana Ming, Ketua Menteri Shen Yanqing mengemukakan tujuh peringatan untuk memansuhkan ladang diraja, kesemuanya ditindas bersama oleh maharaja muda dan sida-sida berkuasa Wei. Pada hari ini, di hadapan semua pegawai sivil dan tentera istana, beliau menghentak cap rasminya ke atas batu bata emas, benih padi berlumpur tergelincir dari lengan bajunya, menyerahkan cap rasminya dan meletakkan jawatan, membawa isterinya Su Wantang untuk hidup terpencil di Kampung Qingshi di Jiangnan, turun berkaki ayam ke sawah untuk belajar menanam padi. Samseng kampung Qian Mancang melihat pasangan pendatang luar ini lemah dan mudah dibuli, merampas tanah bersiram air dengan harga sepuluh tael semu, dan menghantar orang suruhan menceroboh kediaman pada waktu malam, tetapi pergelangan tangannya ditembus oleh pelancar tenun Su Wantang. Semasa Shen Yanqing mengira sempoa di dewan utama untuk membuat akaun, pengintip sida-sida Wei sudah menyusup masuk ke kampung mengikut laluan air. Beliau pada mulanya mahu menjaga isteri dan anaknya serta menanam padi bersih seumur hidup, tetapi pokok mahu tenang namun angin tidak mahu berhenti.
首辅归田第一部 · Chief Councilor, Returning to Farming: Part One