Chapter 419 Yuan Xudong's dream is to be arrogant and domineering
Chapter 419 Yuan Xudong’s dream is to be arrogant and domineering
The next morning, the sky turned white, and the Xiao Mansion, which had been silent all night, began to become busy. The maids and servants were performing their duties, either cleaning the courtyard, preparing breakfast, or serving the master to get up.
At this moment, in Song Yinzhang's boudoir, Yuan Xudong, who had already woken up, was busy teaching Song Yinzhang and Yinping girl a lesson for making mistakes. The bed made of a whole agarwood seemed to be overwhelmed.
There was a creaking sound. After a long time, Yuan Xudong couldn't help but growl and lay on top of Song Yinzhang and Yin Ping girl, panting slightly.
What he saw was that Song Yinzhang and Yin Ping girl were both covered in sweat, their faces were flushed, their eyes were misty, and they looked at Yuan Xudong with gentle and watery eyes. They were not wearing anything, and they looked so naked.
The attractive, white and rosy skin is so tender that it seems like you can squeeze out water. It seems that Yuan Xudong is ready to move and doesn't want to get up.
After a while, Song Yinzhang took the initiative to hold Yuan Xudong's chest and murmured:
"Fan Lang, I know I was wrong, can you forgive me?"
"No, I'm going to punish you and make you remember it well!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was another violent storm. It was not until dawn that the storm finally stopped. Song Yinzhang and Yin Ping girl also fell into a deep sleep. After a while, there were two knocks on the door outside the house.
And accompanied by Zhao Pan'er's voice:
"Fanlang, Yinzhang, have you guys gotten up?"
Hearing Zhao Pan'er's voice, Yuan Xudong suppressed a bad smile and said:
"Get up, come in!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhao Pan'er pushed open the door and walked into the bedroom. She saw Yuan Xudong lying on the bed with Song Yinzhang and Yin Ping girl on her left and right. She couldn't help but spit lightly, her face turned red with embarrassment, and she turned around to leave.
At this time, Yuan Xudong suddenly stood up from the bed, hugged Zhao Paner from behind, and dragged her to the bed. Yuan Xudong was very angry this morning!
At the same time, in the palace, crows crow, and the rising sun shines slantingly on the palace's heavy towers, flying pavilions, and carved beams and painted beams. Dressed in indigo official uniforms, Xinke Sanjia entered the palace with tension and excitement. Ouyang Xu was distracted.
Uneasily following behind the top pick and the second place candidate, he was thinking about his Majesty's appointment. Gao Kuan had previously ordered him to go to Gongzhou to serve as an official, but he wanted to leave Tokyo as soon as possible and stay far away from Zhao Pan'er, but it was difficult to abandon Gao Pan'er.
The lintel of the house was in a dilemma for a while, wandering in the sky. Seeing Ouyang Xu in a daze, the middle-class man who was responsible for leading the way couldn't help but remind him:
"Ouyang Guanren?"
Hearing the noble man's voice, Ouyang Xu suddenly came back to his senses. This was the palace, and it was a critical moment for His Majesty to see the officials. If he failed to behave in front of the officials, it would be too late to regret it.
, thinking of this, Ouyang Xu quickly calmed down, and respectfully thanked the noble man who kindly reminded him:
"There is a noble man in labor. The palace and city are majestic and majestic. I was distracted for a moment!"
"Hmm~~"
The noble man smiled at Ouyang Xu, and then continued to lead the way. At this time, Ouyang Xu was closely following behind the number one scholar and the second place candidate. A hundred steps away was the court he longed for, for which he had studied hard for many years.
The moment Your Majesty saw the conferment, at this moment, four young eunuchs passed by carrying a sedan chair. In the sedan chair, an old Taoist with immortal style was sitting. The nobleman immediately ordered Ouyang Xu and the other three to stop.
They bowed together and waited for the old Taoist priest's sedan to pass by. Seeing Ouyang Xu and the others looking curious, the noble man couldn't help but explain:
"This is the Tongxuan Immortal Master of Chengtian Temple. His Taoism is profound and highly respected by the officials. He is specially given a sedan chair in the palace!"
Having said that, the noble man continued to lead the way. Ouyang Xu walked at the back and couldn't help but glance at the immortal master Tongxuan who had gone away. His eyes were full of envy. The treatment of these new scholars was not as good as that of the old Taoist who pretended to be a magician.
Ouyang Xu's performance was exactly the opposite. Both the top pick and the second place candidate had disgust in their eyes. They were from famous families, and they hated people who pandered to officials with their talk of ghosts and gods. The so-called Taoism, profoundness, and immortality were false.
It is true that you want to enjoy the glory, wealth, clothes and food. What kind of bullshit immortal master is just a charlatan sorcerer who shows off his words!
When Ouyang Xu and others walked to the door of the main hall, the noble man went in alone to announce. The moment the palace door opened, Ouyang Xu heard the official's angry voice:
"I will not kill the scholar-bureaucrats, but I will never allow them to do whatever they want, spread my will, and collude with Zheng Qingtian, the magistrate of Qiantang County."
The palace door closed, and the angry voices of the officials suddenly stopped. After a moment, the palace door reopened, and the noble man could only be heard shouting:
"Shen Jiayan, a first-class scholar in Xuanjin Branch, and three other people have an audience!"
Hearing the noble man's announcement, Ouyang Xu and three other people walked into the hall, bowed together and said respectfully:
"Long live your Majesty!"
"Pingshen!"
Looking at Ouyang Xu and the others, the official said calmly:
"You are all young talents who have read poetry and books. Today, let's not ask about knowledge. Let's talk about what we usually enjoy!"
As soon as the official finished speaking, Shen Jiayan, the top scholar in modern science, was the first to answer:
"Wei Chen knows a thing or two about the art of Qi Huang!"
"good!"
After Shen Jiayan finished speaking, the official looked at the No. 2 candidate again, and the No. 2 candidate respectfully replied:
"Weichen likes to play chess, calligraphy and painting, and he has done a lot of research on Go!"
While the top pick and the second pick were talking about their daily hobbies, Ouyang Xu took this opportunity to quietly look at the furnishings in the hall, including the plaque of Sanqing Chongxiao, the steaming purple incense burner, and the Taoist scrolls.
Talismans and other objects, coupled with the Tongxuan Immortal Master mentioned by the nobles, the official's love of reading Taoist canon, etc., Ouyang Xu already had an idea in his mind. At this moment, the official looked at Ouyang Xu and said with a smile:
"Tanhua Lang, I heard Concubine Gao talk about you. Could you tell me what your daily hobbies are?"
"Back at the official house, I have nothing to do with my life. I only like to recite the Three Thousand Taoist Canons and study Huang Lao's techniques!"
As soon as Ouyang Xu said his words, the faces of the number one scholar and the number two scholar standing next to him changed. Nowadays, officials highly value Taoism, and they naturally know it, but they just don't bother to cater to it. All along, the top three in the first grade
The names are all reserve members of the Qing faction, so they are naturally labeled as Qing faction, and those who cater to the officials with their theories about ghosts and gods as their own entry level are all sycophants like Xiao Qinyan, and Ouyang Xu is like this now
Doing this is tantamount to openly betraying the Qing school and choosing to be a sycophant, which is different from the number one scholar and the second place. Hearing that Ouyang Xu likes to recite the Three Thousand Taoist Canons and study Huang Lao's techniques, the official couldn't help but ask with interest:
"Oh? Then tell me, what is your favorite scripture?"
Last night, I learned from the noble people that officials like to recite the Three Thousand Taoist Canons. Ouyang Xu had already made preparations. At this moment, he talked eloquently:
"Wei Chen likes the Dadong Jade Sutra and the Taishang Xuandu Miaoben Jing Jing Mind and Body Sutra the most. In addition, Wei Chen still remembers the deeds written by Wang Xianggong when the official family enshrined Mount Tai. On the eve of the sacrifice, the fog and wind were strong.
, Don’t hold a candle, and when you are doing something, the wind suddenly stops, the sky is clear, and the candle flame is solid!"
"Yes, finally a young man who knows the magic of morality has arrived!"
The official looked at Ouyang Xu and said with great satisfaction. At this moment, in the main hall, Ouyang Xu, the third-ranked young man, has become a promising young man in the eyes of the official. Both the number one and the second place are going.
Standing in the back row, I saw him looking at Ouyang Xu and smiling:
"Recently, I want to give a plaque to the newly built Ziji Palace in Xijing, and I want to ask an immortal master to be the palace master. Now there is still one missing edict. Can you tell me how to draft the edict?"
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Xu bowed and said respectfully:
"Please give me pen and ink from the officials!"
"good!"
When the official became interested, he asked his chamberlain to bring up the table, pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Ouyang Xu dipped his pen in the ink and secretly took a deep breath. After meditating for a moment, he waved his hand and wrote a flattery in a very short time.
The flattering edict, the number one scholar and the second in the ranking were standing next to him. Seeing him using all his life's knowledge to write such a flattering edict, they were all extremely shameless. Their eyes were squinting. If it weren't for the official's presence, they would have wished they were right now.
Just scold Ouyang Xu, this despicable and shameless Tanhualang is simply a shame to all scholars in the world!
After Ouyang Xu finished writing, the chamberlain handed the manuscript paper on the desk to the official, who looked at it and read:
"The Immortal Master lives in a rock ravine and resists the mist. He is a man of the Tao. He has a good reason for visiting and doing nothing. His literary talent is outstanding and he lives up to the name of "Exploring Flowers"!
Seeing such a good imperial edict, the official was so happy that he walked down from the high seat, walked to Ouyang Xu and asked in person:
"Tanhualang, where do you want to become an official?"
Ouyang Xu was extremely excited and tried his best to calm down:
"In the past, Rong Chengzi followed Huangdi Xuanyuan. Now I want to imitate him. I will follow whatever officials ask me to do!"
Seeing that Ouyang Xu kept flattering the officials, the officials only saw despicable people like Ouyang Xu. The top pick and the second place candidate standing aside were full of anger, but they couldn't get angry, secretly gnashing their teeth, extremely
He was not angry, but the official was extremely satisfied with Ouyang Xu's flattery. He nodded and said with a smile:
"Yes, in this case, I will confer you the title of Zuolang Ziji Palace and inform the deputy envoy, and go to Xijing on my behalf to summon the Immortal Master Baoyi to come out!"
"I am determined to live up to my mission. Since I am an angel, I am willing to leave the capital tomorrow to take up my post and do my best for the officials!"
"well!"
After coming out of the hall, the top pick and the second pick who had a good relationship with Ouyang Xu drew a clear line with him one after another, with contempt in their eyes. The two of them walked quickly in front, and Ouyang Xu walked alone behind, descending the stairs. At this time, the sun
It was dazzling, but Ouyang Xu's heart was as cold as falling into an ice cave. A few days ago, the number one scholar Shen Jiayan said that he would give his sister to him, but today they parted ways. If this matter reaches the Gao family, then
How will Gao Kuan treat him?
Ouyang Xu went down the stairs. At the same time, Lei Jing from the Imperial City Department took Gu Qianfan up the stairs. The two of them passed each other, and it seemed that they had their own destiny or official career. Ouyang Xu was about to leave Tokyo and go to
When he left for Xijing, his future was uncertain, but Gu Qianfan returned to Tokyo with great achievements. Coupled with Xiao Qinyan's secret assistance, his future was unlimited.
The hall was filled with fragrant mist, and the officials were sitting on dragon chairs. The ministers below were replaced by Ouyang Xu and other Jinke Jinshi to Lei Jing and Gu Qianfan from the Imperial City Department. At this time, because of Xiao Qinyan,
Lei Jing, the official in charge of the Imperial City Department, was asking for credit on behalf of Gu Qianfan:
"This time, Gu Qianfan was not afraid of life and death. He not only killed all the crazy people who fabricated the Queen's prophecy, but also rode alone to detect the private ship fraud case in Qiantang in the south of the Yangtze River. He was able to sort out everything for us in the Song Dynasty. It was actually the imperial city.
Si Zhi is capable of being a general!"
The official put down the memorial with great satisfaction, looked at Gu Qianfan and asked:
"It's indeed good. Where are you from and when did you join the Imperial City Division?"
Gu Qianfan respectfully said:
"Returning to the official family, I have lived in Tokyo for a long time. My ancestors were Gu Shenyan, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and my father was Gu Mingjing, the envoy of Luoyuan. I was the fifth Jinshi in the second grade of Yiyou year. I was first awarded Dali to judge affairs, general judge of Jizhou, and later transferred to the Imperial City Division.
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Unexpectedly, Gu Qianfan, who was born as a civil servant, would abandon civil service and join the military. The officials couldn't help but wonder:
"It turns out that you are the grandson of Gu Shenyi, and you were born in the official imperial examination, so why did you give up literature and pursue martial arts and join the Imperial City Division?"
Gu Qianfan said, neither humble nor arrogant:
"My father once served as the inspector of the northern border city, so my son will follow his father's footsteps!"
After Gu Qianfan finished speaking, Lei Jing spoke for him again:
"What the officials don't know is that in April of the Yi Mao year, it was Gu Qianfan who solved the arson case in Kaifeng Mansion that shocked the whole world. Because of his merits, he was promoted to the Commander of the Imperial City Division!"
"Great goodness, great goodness!"
Looking at Gu Qianfan, who always looked calm, the official couldn't help but admire:
"You are both civil and military, and a pillar of talent. No wonder Prime Minister Xiao also praised you so much in this memorial. You have made great achievements this time, what are your wishes?"
Lei Jing said so many good things for him, Gu Qianfan reciprocated and said:
"This case is all due to the good command of Lei Company. I dare not take credit. Only dozens of officers from the Imperial City Division died in the line of duty. If the Holy Spirit is blessed, the bereaved family members will shed tears of gratitude!"
Seeing that Gu Qianfan was not greedy for merit and was so benevolent and righteous, the officials were very satisfied and said:
"The love of brotherhood and the righteousness of the robe. Well, I will make a decree and give the person who died in the Imperial City Division the position of Inspector of Daming Mansion. Compensation will be given priority!"
"Holy grace!"
"Guilty will be punished and meritorious deeds will be rewarded!"
Looking at Lei Jing and Gu Qianfan, Guan Jia continued:
"Lei Jing, who served as the governor of Mizhou in the Jin Dynasty, served as a provincial escort, and still worked as the Imperial City Secretary. Gu Qianfan, the envoy of Shanxi Shanghe Gate in the west of Shanxi, and the deputy envoy of the Imperial City, Xu borrowed Fei and was given a bag of silver fish!"
Lei Jing and Gu Qianfan thanked each other at the same time:
"Long live the Holy One!"
"Pingshen!"
On the other side, in Yuan Xudong's house, due to some indescribable reasons, Zhao Pan'er, Song Yinzhang, and the girl Yin Ping were all lying on the bed to rest weakly. Sun Sanniang was taking care of them with two little maids, while Yuan Xudong was in high spirits.
He walked out of the door, accompanied by two guards, Xiao Yan and Xiao Li. On the way to Shuangxi Tower, Xiao Yan whispered:
"Sir, there were people from the palace here last night, so we can't take action tonight."
"Okay, I understand, I'll go there with you tonight!"
Stopping what Xiao Yan was going to say next, Yuan Xudong took them both straight to Zhang Haohao's Shuangxi Building. In his memory, Zhang Haohao was a famous Tokyo actress with a far-reaching reputation, a courtesan who only showed off his laughter but not his body.
With her beautiful appearance and euphemistic singing voice, she has been able to find favor among ordinary people, poor scholars, high-ranking officials, famous families, and wealthy businessmen. She is now twenty-three years old. If she were the daughter of an ordinary family, she would have been married off long ago.
She is married, but she is still a pure widow. To be honest, Yuan Xudong doesn't believe it. She welcomes and delivers her all day long. Even if she wants to stay safe, can the so-called big shots let her go?
Shuangxi Building, Zhang Haohao's boudoir, Zhang Haohao was sitting listlessly in front of the dressing table, playing with Yuan Xudong's moire gold medal borrowed from Song Yinzhang. For some reason, she had lost it since she came back from the imperial street tour. She was like a ghost, unable to get excited about anything. She was distracted all day long. While playing with the heavy gold medal, she admired herself in the bronze mirror and murmured to herself:
"I'm so beautiful, why doesn't any man love me?"
"Miss, what's wrong with you?"
"fine!"
Looking at the listless Zhang Haohao, the maid Xiaomei persuaded her:
"Miss, you are so beautiful. There are so many men who love you. Chi Yanei, Mr. Xiao, Mr. Shen, etc., they can all line up from our Shuangxi Building to Yu Street!"
"This is different. They like me, but they don't really like me!"
Looking up at Xiaomei, Zhang Haohao lay down on the dressing table again. She continued to play with Yuan Xudong's moiré gold medal and said listlessly:
"Take Young Master Xiao as an example. He likes me, but he is not willing to give me this gold medal. Therefore, he still doesn't like me, or he doesn't like me enough!"
"What's so difficult about this? Isn't it just a gold medal? If Miss really wants it, I have a way for Mr. Xiao to give it to you!"
"What can you do?"
Zhang Haohao looked at his personal maid Xiaomei and said in disbelief. At this time, Xiaomei came to her ear and laughed playfully:
"Isn't this gold medal the most precious thing to Mr. Xiao? If you want Mr. Xiao to give it to you, then you should also give him a treasure!"
"What baby?"
Zhang Haohao said a little confused. Seeing this, maid Xiaomei laughed in her ear and said:
"If you let Mr. Xiao spend one night at your place, I'm sure he will agree to whatever you say. Mr. Xiao is so committed to his promises, and he will definitely not keep his word!"
"I bother!"
Unexpectedly, what Xiaomei said would be such a harmful idea. Zhang Haohao couldn't help but spit, blushed and cursed:
"You damn girl, who did you learn these bad ideas from?"
"I learned it from the flower girl next door!"
"You are not allowed to go play with them from now on, do you hear me?"
"Oh~~"
After glaring at the reluctant Xiaomei, Zhang Haohao blushed and said:
"They are all Israeli playgirls. Now that you are close to them, don't you want to get married in the future?"
"If you don't want to marry, don't marry!"
After taking a good look at Zhang, the maid Xiaomei muttered:
"When you get married, miss, I will be your dowry maid and take care of you and my uncle in the future!"
"Do you know what a dowry maid is?"
Zhang Haohao said angrily.
"I know!"
Maid Xiaomei glanced at Zhang Haohao, blushed and said shyly:
"When you and my uncle sleep in the future, I will warm your bed!"
"Oh, I said so!"
Looking at the shy and blushing maid Xiaomei, Zhang Haohao teased her:
"Smelly girl, do you think Mr. Xiao is good-looking, so you want to be his bed-warming girl, and sell me to Miss Xiao?"
"No, I"
Before the maid Xiaomei could finish her words, Zhang Haohao's other personal maid Xiaoyu's loud voice sounded outside:
"Miss, miss, it's not good, someone is coming to Shuangxi Building to cause trouble!"
"make trouble?"
Zhang Haohao perked up instantly and raised his eyebrows. No one had caused trouble in Shuangxi Building for several years. She was just the owner on the surface of Shuangxi Building. The financial backer behind it was Chi Yanei, the Jiaofang Secretary. In other words, He said, Shuangxi Tower has an official background, who dares to make trouble?
At this time, the maid Xiaoyu walked in and said excitedly:
"Miss, in the lobby on the first floor, there is a weirdo wearing a rabbit mask who thinks that the food in our Shuangxi Building is unpalatable and the music is unpleasant. It is not as delicious as the food cooked by his cook at home. The girl plays the music very well!"
Looking at Xiao Yu who was quite excited, Zhang Haohao said speechlessly:
"He thinks our Shuangxi Restaurant's food tastes bad and the music sounds bad. Why are you so excited?"
Hearing this, the maid Xiaoyu said excitedly:
"He, he asked you, Miss, to go down and serve him dinner. If you serve him well, he is willing to give you a treasure. I saw it, and it is really a treasure!"