After leaving the courtyard, the second young master had disappeared. He must have gone out to greet guests. The moonlight was dim, and a bright moon had slowly risen to the sky.
Xue Poye saw a guest not far away heading west, so he caught up with him and walked straight to the back garden.
Along the way, the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant. Although it was under the moonlit night, it was a bit more hazy and scenic. After passing through a rockery path, the front suddenly opened up, with people moving around, and it was very lively. A huge green grassland appeared in front of us. Speaking of which,
It is no smaller than a football field. It is filled with jade-shaped incense bottles and is surrounded by lanterns. Countless lanterns surround it, making the field as bright as day.
There were nearly a hundred people in the venue, bustling and buzzing. Looking at the clothes of these people, they were all wearing brocade robes and jade robes. They were either officials or nobles. Those great scholars in green shirts also looked aloof. They gathered together, cited scriptures and talked eloquently. Xue Poye
Among them, I heard that "I am afraid of the autumn cold in the green embroidery, but I still lean on the plum blossom tree!", and "the sky is red and sleepless, filling Shibuya!", and even "people across the river are in the sound of rain, the evening breeze
Sun leaves bring about autumn resentment." and other lines of poetry.
The jade case was surrounded by bad things, and the lawn was to the east, and there was another autumn pond. There was a big seat beside the pond. There were three seats on the east and west sides of the big seat. Xue Poye knew in his heart that the big seat was probably Lao Tan's seat. Unexpectedly,
Tonight is actually an open-air banquet. The ancients really knew how to enjoy the breeze, the bright moon, the fragrance of flowers and the chirping of birds.
Naturally, such an atmosphere cannot be compared to the small gathering at West Lake that day.
He walked around casually and finally sat down in a corner. There was wine and glasses on the table.
There are also those vulgar etiquette and sour toothless poems that get into my ears, which makes me feel helpless.
The maids waited attentively and shuttled back and forth in the field.
Xue Poye naturally had no intention of learning the etiquette and poetry. He could only admire the maids coming and going. Naturally, there was also a pretty purple maid among them. He enjoyed admiring the three figures and was enjoying himself.
While he was admiring the pretty and beautiful maid, his eyes flickered, and he saw people in front of him standing up one after another, saluting one after another. A handsome young man in white came and returned the courtesy with a smile. Xue Poye could see it clearly.
Who is the young man in white if he's not Liu Tuo?
Liu Tuo was the Minister of Justice, and Lao Tan was the Censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. They were both fellow officials in the capital. It was natural that Liu Tuo would come to Lao Tan's farewell banquet.
The officials in Hangzhou naturally tried their best to please Liu Tuo, and they flattered him openly and smiled. Liu Tuo just smiled in return, with a gentle and elegant attitude, handsome and unrestrained, and extraordinary bearing.
Xue Poye huddled in a corner, covered by flowers and branches. Liu Tuo didn't show up for a while. After some polite greetings, he sat down on the east side of the main seat. As the minister of punishment, he naturally had a seat in that position.
Liu Tuo sat down, and several officials gathered around him, flattering and flattering him.
Xue Poye sighed. Throughout the ages, flattery has still been a theme in official circles.
The number of people gradually increased, and everyone gradually took their seats. Xue Poye saw that people were sitting on the left and right seats of the main seat. Two of the three seats on the left were occupied, and three Confucian scholars were seated on the three seats on the right. Han Mozhuang suddenly appeared.
List.
Not long after, Lao Tan and He Ruhui came slowly, and the second young master was attentive to guide the way. As soon as they arrived, everyone present stood up and saluted.
Old Tan waved his hands with a smile and said: "Everyone, please have a seat. Everyone, please have a seat. I am very grateful to have you come to see me today. I just want to have a drink with you and have a good time while looking at the flowers and the moon." Amid the laughter, under the guidance of the second young master,
After getting off and taking a seat in the main hall, He Ruhui sat down in the empty seat on the left side of the main hall and exchanged some polite greetings with Liu Tuo.
The maid serving at the side poured wine into Lao Tan's jade cup. Lao Tan raised his glass and stood up, saying loudly: "For the great Chu and the Holy One, please drink this cup to the full with me!"
Everyone stood in awe and raised their glasses to drink together. Xue Poye was naturally among the crowd and drank the wine in the glass. Naturally, it was impossible for him to do it for some holy master.
When Lao Tan saw that everyone had finished drinking, he motioned for everyone to sit down and said leisurely: "I am very lucky to get to know you all during this trip to Hangzhou. The scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is indeed different from other places. The scenery is elegant and the characters are charming.
, the people are living and working in peace and contentment, I am very relieved!" He sighed, changed the subject, and said sadly: "If it weren't for the king...hey...it's okay not to talk about it, it's okay not to talk about it!"
Everyone understood that Lao Tan was referring to Wang Shizhen's incident. Since he mentioned it, even if he stopped, there were naturally people below who were good at observing words and emotions and greeted him. An official stood up and was heartbroken, frothing at the mouth and said: "Wang Shizhen."
There is no country and no king, no king's law, sanctimonious, honest and selfless in the open, but behind the scenes, he is corrupt and bends the law, ignoring the national law. We are extremely angry for a moment. If the censor had not clearly understood everything and enforced the law impartially, then Wang Shizhen would have poisoned me in Hangzhou.
People, your Excellency deserves the most credit, and we admire you greatly!"
Xue Poye glanced at his mouth and thought to himself: "These officials are better at flattering than the other, and the horses of this bird official are not necessarily worse than those of He Ruhui."
This person spoke impassionedly, and everyone in the room naturally had different mentality. Some of the flatterers stamped their feet repeatedly. They only regretted that they were late in speaking out, and were robbed of the opportunity to please by this guy. The only person who felt a little bit ashamed was in their hearts.
They laughed at Wang Shizhen, but they all agreed to save their face. Some eloquent people added fuel to the fire, fully demonstrated their eloquence, and cursed Wang Shizhen. Wang Shizhen was only scolded as one of the most corrupt officials and treacherous ministers in history.
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Old Tan caressed his beard and smiled, seeming very satisfied with everyone's performance. He needed to prove that overthrowing Wang Shizhen was not the thought of one or two people, but the resonance of many people. Even if it was a superficial collaboration, it at least formed the fact that Wang Shizhen was there.
Hangzhou is indeed corrupt and bending the law. These words coming from the mouths of Hangzhou officials and squires are naturally much stronger than Tan Ziqing alone.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Tan Ziqing stroked his beard and smiled and said: "It is our duty to be loyal to the Holy One. It is also my duty to supervise the officials to act impartially. I can't talk about merit. But He Tongpan is dedicated to this matter."
They tried their best and worked tirelessly, and the Minister of Justice, Liu Shilang, was fair and strict. The two of them have made great contributions and worked hard to remove this cancer in Hangzhou."
He Ruhui and Liu Tuo hurriedly stood up and expressed their humility.
During the praise, Tan Ziqing winked at the second young master on the side. The second young master nodded respectfully, raised his hands in the air, and said loudly: "Everyone, everyone, please be quiet, please be quiet!"
Everyone was a little surprised when the second young master suddenly appeared. Xue Poye also touched his nose, feeling quite confused.
After everyone calmed down, the second young master said with a smile on his face: "Everyone, the Imperial Censor will be returning to the capital soon. Tonight's banquet is to practice for the Imperial Censor. Of course, drinking wine and admiring the moon is not a problem." He paused.
After a pause, he continued: "But just reciting poems and admiring the moon is not interesting. We naturally have to make the farewell banquet of the Royal Censor a lively one. Do you think this is true?"
There was a chorus of agreement from the people below, saying: "It's absolutely true, the more lively the better, is it possible that the Second Young Master doesn't have any other shows?"
Xue Poye smiled faintly. He didn't expect that the second young master spoke in an orderly manner. Could it be that he had been trained before? In Xue Poye's eyes, these dandy boys only knew how to play chicken and follow dogs, looking for flowers and willows.
Mrs. Fang's ability is naturally several times higher than that of the second young master. However, in such an occasion, a woman from a woman's family cannot come forward. Although Mrs. Fang is extremely authoritative in the family, the whole era is after all, men are superior to women. If a woman's family comes out,
That would really ruin the scenery.
Seeing everyone rushing to ask questions, the second young master looked proud and said loudly: "Bring it up!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two young men came out from behind the rockery in the west, carrying a nanmu gold silk table and placed it in the center of the field. Then two maids covered the table with fragrant silk brocade.
Everyone in the venue was extremely puzzled. They said nothing and watched quietly.
After a while, I saw a stout servant coming out holding an object. The object was covered with yellow satin and stood upright. Behind the servant was a pretty maid, holding an exquisite brocade box, which was placed on the nanmu tree.
On the gold table.
After the servant put the things in his hands, it actually stood up. At first glance, it looked like a small pagoda covered under yellow satin.
Xue Poye frowned and couldn't figure out what was going on. What was in the yellow satin box? dd