Chapter 270 Combing together (something important to say about the trail)
The girl Wang Wei saw that eunuch Zhong was frivolous and tacky, and was completely different from the elegant and famous people she had interacted with in the past. However, Zhang Yuan seemed to be very familiar with this eunuch, which made Wang Wei feel contempt, although this Wanli Dynasty had not yet
The eunuch said that, but Zhang Yuan, a young scholar, was inevitably ridiculed when dealing with two eunuchs. The most annoying thing was that Zhang Yuan also pretended not to know her and only talked to the eunuch without paying any attention to her.
She, Li Xueyi, and the girl Wang Wei couldn't help but rush up in anger, stood up and saluted: "Since the two father-in-laws have important matters to discuss, I don't dare to disturb you, so I kindly ask you to leave."
There is an eunuch Zhong and an eunuch Xing, so there are two father-in-laws. However, when eunuch Xing is on the shore, there is only eunuch Zhong in front of Wang Wei, but Wang Wei says "two father-in-laws", which is scolding Zhang Yuan——
Eunuch Zhong was used to being called "father-in-law" and didn't think there was anything wrong. He said, "Nothing's wrong. Just wait and play the piano and flute."
Zhang Yuan is such a careful person, so he has made up his mind. He has been on the boat with Wang Wei for nearly twenty days, and he has a good understanding of this girl's temperament. She is chivalrous, but also a little willful——
Zhang Yuan looked at the pretty Wang Wei with a smile and thought to himself: "If it were another person, you would be punished even for a slip of the tongue - Wang Xiuwei, why are you so angry?" He said: "Brother Xiu Wei,
Don’t you know Xiaosheng?”
As soon as these words came out, Eunuch Zhong and Li Xueyi were both shocked. Eunuch Zhong was stunned when he saw Zhang Yuan calling a famous prostitute his brother. Then he suddenly realized that this was the style of celebrities who did not follow the vulgar etiquette. Eunuch Zhong treated Jiangnan literati
The life of a celebrity is extremely desirable. In Hangzhou, Eunuch Zhong is also famous for his arty elegance. He was surprised and asked with a smile: "Does Mr. Zhang recognize her?"
Then Li Xueyi blurted out: "You are Zhang Jiezi - the young master." Finally, he added the word "young master", otherwise it would be rude.
Zhang Yuan saw Li Xueyi's pretty face flushed and her eyebrows trembling slightly. She was very touching. She really deserves to be the oiran of Qinhuai. She is really beautiful. Standing next to the beautifully made-up Wang Wei, she was no less beautiful. He smiled and said, "Miss Xueyi
Do you also know my name?"
Li Xueyi said: "I heard Xiu Wei mention Mr. Zhang's name. Xiu Wei admires Mr. Zhang very much——"
"Sister Xueyi." Wang Wei blushed, stopped Li Xueyi from continuing, and then gave Zhang Yuan a blessing and said: "My little lady has been favored by Mr. Zhang, and I am very grateful." His expression was a bit stiff, not like discussing poetry in the same boat.
, so elegant and calm when playing chess.
Zhang Yuan nodded slightly to the king and said to Eunuch Zhong: "Eunuch Zhong, this girl is the female disciple of Songjiang Chen Meigong. She has exquisite poetry and painting. I came to Jinling from Qingpu this time, and Chen Meigong asked her to go with my brother, so we got to know each other."
, the style of a talented woman is unforgettable at first sight.”
"Ha, that's it." Eunuch Zhong laughed: "It's fate, it's fate." Seeing that Wang Wei was still dressed as a virgin, Li Xueyi had already put her hair into a bun, which meant that Li Xueyi had been combed back -
Eunuch Zhong said enthusiastically: "A talented woman and a talented man are a match made in heaven. Miss Wang has not yet combed her hair. Isn't it just the one reserved for Mr. Zhang? It's wonderful, wonderful. Don't you two know it?"
Wang Wei's expression changed, and Zhang Yuan hurriedly said: "Eunuch Zhong, don't mention this. I came to Jinling to study."
Eunuch Zhong didn't take it seriously. What man wouldn't want to take possession of a beauty like Wang Wei's? Seeing such a stunning beauty, Eunuch Zhong felt even more melancholy that he couldn't be humane about his castration. He couldn't help but, and Zhang Yuan was
He admired the people he admired very much, and he became motivated to promote them——
Eunuch Zhong knew that Zhang Yuan's family was mediocre, wealthy in the west, and only well-off in the east. The first comb for a famous Qinhuai prostitute like Wang Wei cost at least two or three hundred taels of silver. Zhang Yuan was a new student.
How did the scholar get so much money? How did Eunuch Zhong know that Zhang Yuan was now rich? He smiled and said: "You are not a man who wastes his youth. Our family is close friends with Mr. Zhang and we are willing to facilitate this beautiful thing. Which family does Miss Wang belong to?"
The man from the brothel said to the madam, how much money is needed, our family will pay on Mr. Zhang’s behalf.”
Eunuch Zhong naturally had good intentions, but he didn't expect that it would be unbelievable for one of his eunuchs to pay Zhang Yuan to comb Wang Wei.
Wang Wei's face has turned pale, his body is trembling slightly, his hands are clenched, and the sharp nails are digging into his palms, feeling pain, resentment, disappointment, misery...
"Eunuch Zhong, Eunuch Xing, please come ashore to discuss something."
An official from the Inner Guards came in and saluted Eunuch Zhong. Eunuch Zhong had just seen Xing Long running around anxiously under the willow shade, so he said to Zhang Yuan: "Master Zhang, let's go out first, Master Zhang and talk to the two girls.
Fengyue, haha."
As soon as Eunuch Zhong came out of the cabin, Zhang Yuan bowed to Wang Wei and explained: "Sorry, sorry, I met this Eunuch Zhong in Hangzhou——"
"The little girl knows that this is Eunuch Zhong who built a shrine by the West Lake. It is said that it was Master Zhang who promoted it. He voted for Li Baotao. Eunuch Zhong will pay for Master Zhang to comb me today. Eunuch Zhong is
He is from the Weaving Department and has plenty of money. Eunuch Xing is the garrison eunuch of Nanjing and is extremely powerful. Mr. Zhang has the support of these two rich and powerful father-in-laws. How can a little girl dare to say no? I don’t know when Mr. Zhang will comb his hair.
Me, tonight or tomorrow?"
The girl Wang Wei's beautiful eyes were filled with tears, her mouth was as sharp as scissors, and she wanted to twist Zhang Yuan to pieces——
Li Xueyi was so shocked that her face turned pale. She kept tugging at Wang Wei's sleeves and whispered, "Xiu Wei, Xiu Wei——"
Zhang Yuan knew that Wang Wei had a deep misunderstanding and that Eunuch Zhong was doing bad things with good intentions. He explained: "Xiu Wei, this is not the first time we have met. You should know me better. Although I am an ordinary person, I am not so vulgar.
It’s despicable, what happened today——”
Now that I’ve said it, let’s say it honestly. There’s nothing hesitant about it. Wang Weidao said: “The human heart is dangerous in the mountains and rivers, and it is difficult to know the sky. In a piece of ‘calligraphy and painting are difficult to express from the heart’, Mr. Zhang revealed the true face of Dong Xuanzai to the world. Mr. Zhang is a great talent, and the city government
Seriously, how dare this little girl say that she knows Mr. Zhang!"
This is comparing Zhang Yuan and Dong Qichang. They know people but not their hearts. This is tantamount to calling Zhang Yuan a traitor.
Zhang Yuan was also annoyed and said coldly: "Since you think so, there is nothing more to say. Please be patient. I have no intention of combing you, nor will I use my power to pressure you. Just go, Xueyi."
Please come back, girl."
Wang Wei bit her lip until blood came out, gave Zhang Yuan a blessing, turned around and left, her long skirt fluttering past the corner of the door.
Li Xueyi was a little panicked. Zhang Yuan was a distinguished guest of Eunuch Xing. Wang Wei had offended Zhang Yuan badly. This was terrible. If the people from the Jiaofang Division made things difficult for them, they couldn't bear it, so they saw Wang Wei and left in anger.
, hurriedly apologized to Zhang Yuan Lianhe and said: "Mr. Zhang, Xiu Wei is young and rude. Don't take Mr. Zhang seriously. Xiu Wei really admires Mr. Zhang and has told me about Mr. Zhang many times -"
Zhang Yuan waved his hands and said: "Okay, okay, let's not talk about this. Just go back and I won't blame you. Eunuch Xing also has something going on there. You don't need to drink. Go ahead. No matter how bad Zhang Jiezi is, he won't blame you."
Because of this, I am showing off my power to two weak women."
Zhang Yuan followed Li Xueyi down to the bow of the ship, but saw people from the Jiaofang Department on the shore interrogating Wang Wei, so he raised his voice and said: "The two father-in-laws have something to do, and I don't need her to attend. Let them go."
Wang Wei was interrogated by the clerk of the Jiaofang Department and was unable to move forward or retreat. He had to ask Zhang Yuan to say a word before he could escape. He couldn't help but feel even more humiliated. Wang Wei used to be cared for by his foster mother Ma Xianglan. Because of his young age, he did not receive guests officially, so he only interacted with literati.
Yashi, it can be said that she has not suffered any grievances, but today she really feels the sorrow of being a prostitute in the old courtyard of Quzhong. She suddenly remembered the freedom that Zhang Yuan once talked about with her. At that time, she said that she just wanted to be unrestrained and indulge in landscapes, poetry, paintings, silk and bamboo.
, be free, do whatever you want, do whatever you want——
Thinking about it now, how naive this was, but Zhang Yuan saw it through. Zhang Yuan said that true freedom is that no one can force you to do something you don’t want to do. And today’s scene in Xuanwu Lake, it seems that Zhang Yuan specially arranged for her to learn this lesson.
It makes sense——
The girl Wang Wei got on the sedan chair and left in tears.
…
Zhang Yuan stood at the bow of the boat, watching Wang Wei and Li Xueyi's two sedans go away slowly. He knew that this misunderstanding was difficult to explain, and he could not go to the door to explain. After all, Wang Wei was not Shang Danran, and he was not Wang
Junior sister, if these two people misunderstood him, he must try every means to explain it away. As for the girl Wang Wei, he and he should be passers-by, sharing the same fate, and it is over. Even if there are regrets, it is normal. Please explain more
It’s also boring——
"Mr. Zhang—Mr. Zhang, please come ashore and speak."
Eunuch Zhong, who was under the willow shade on the lakeshore, waved to Zhang Yuan on the bow of the boat. Zhang Yuan walked ashore and handed over to eunuchs Xing and Zhong: "What are your orders, father-in-law?"
There were only three of them under the willow shade. The middle-aged staff member had also stepped aside, and the others did not dare to approach.
Xing Long's face was filled with deep worry, and he hesitated and was speechless for a moment.
Eunuch Zhong said: "Eunuch Xing, this young man is resourceful and righteous. What's even more rare is that he doesn't seem to respect our internal officials like other scholars, but actually despises us. Our family has been in Hangzhou for five years, and we have made Zhang a friend."
A close friend of the Young Master, regardless of his youth, Dong Xuanzai is not a complete failure, Eunuch Xing can speak frankly to him."
Zhang Yuan secretly complained in his heart. Just now, Wang Wei used the incident of Eunuch Zhong's birthplace to ridicule him. Wang Wei should not be the only one to have this opinion. Many self-proclaimed scholars would think so, although Wei Zhongxian, who is not 9,000 years old, is not in power now.
, the reputation of eunuchs is not bad yet, but his close association with eunuchs will definitely affect his reputation. However, if you want to make a difference in government affairs in this life, it is impossible to completely bypass eunuchs, like the Donglin Party
That would be incompatible with the eunuchs and eunuchs, and would ultimately lead to the destruction of the country and the family. There will definitely be conflicts, but they must be reconciled as much as possible. The problem now is that he wants to have both sides between Donglin and the eunuchs. It is difficult.
It's like walking a tightrope. This balance point is too difficult to grasp. I wonder what kind of trouble this dignified Nanjing garrison eunuch Xing Long encountered. This eunuch Zhong is nosy and dragged him into it. This is the position. You have to rely on it.
Whichever side you are on, you must speak for the interests of that side. You can’t just get the benefits without paying for it——
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Judging from this chapter, Xiaodao has got rid of the plot dilemma some time ago, and I feel that the writing is pretty good.
A few days ago, Xiaodao posted a single chapter review. The end of the world at Orchid Pavilion is just a metaphor. It refers to Xiaodao's love for traditional culture. It means that saving the country is not inconsistent with literature and art. Here I borrow Lu Xun's words again, which means that warriors also fight.
They also rest, eat and drink, and naturally also have sex. If you focus on the warriors having sex, call the warriors a whore, and think that the warriors should not have sex and have to fight all day long, this view is absolutely unacceptable.
Hard to agree——
Yasao writes up to now, Zhang Yuan took the imperial examination, formed associations, traveled between Donglin and eunuchs, opened a business with his brother-in-law, opened a bookstore with friends, and made friends with military generals. Aren't these all laying the foundation for saving the country in the future? A small number of readers have not
Seeing Zhang Yuan's efforts for these works, in their opinion, Zhang Yuan's studies and friends were just romantic, all of which are useless. What is useful is to pick up a knife and kill the Tatars. There are many time-traveling articles that take the military route.
Why does Xiaodao have to write like this? Why can't I try to save the country? These time-travel articles are all assumptions. The real history has already been there. What are you anxious about?
After that single chapter was published, there were few people scolding Yasao in the review section of Yasao, and they were relatively reasonable. However, in Longkong, there were endless scoldings. Not only Yasao was scolded, but also the author was scolded. Some people shouted that it would be removed from the shelves and they would not read it.
Some people were glad that they were smart enough not to read the author's name when they saw it. Others claimed that they wanted to scold Yasao as eunuchs. Several people who spoke in support of Yasao were immediately besieged. They had to criticize Yasao in unison to be harmonious——
Xiaodao was also very scared at first, thinking that this was a hornet's nest. He would definitely collect it tomorrow and the subscriptions dropped sharply. But the fact is that the collections and subscriptions increased. The readers who support Xiaodao still account for the majority, so Xiaodao has the courage to continue writing like this.
, and write better.
Thank you book friends, there will be an update of 5,000 tomorrow, and I have to work hard on the trail.