Chapter 195 Beautiful scenery in the house, old friends meet
Chapter 195: Beautiful scenery in the house, meeting old friends
As for whether it would be troublesome? Shen Tang didn't think too much about it.
Power and power can make a person change! At first, in Shanyin County, even a county magistrate made Shen Tang extremely awe-inspiring. However, after returning from the north, a prefect just beat him up.
Zhang Jun's handwriting was only one of them, the most important one was the change in Shen Tang's state of mind.
For several months in the Northland, although Shen Tang was not the commander in chief, almost all of the tens of thousands of troops were under his control. With a wave of his hand, tens of thousands of golden soldiers and cavalry flowed into rivers of blood, and while talking and laughing, the golden soldiers' poisonous plan was defeated! This kind of Being able to control countless lives and deaths has quietly changed Shen Tang's views on things. How could he have easily offended a prefect or a duke before this?
Shen Tang's first day in the city was quiet but earth-shattering.
Because the news spread quickly. There was an ignorant outsider who came to take advantage of the tiger's mouth and bought the Su family's old house! And, not only that, the stupid guy also directly gave five The high price of ten thousand taels was a slap in the face of Duke Chang Guo.
There are people who take pleasure in someone else's misfortune, and there are people who want to see the joke.
During the Song Dynasty, the only titles above the Duke were king, heir king, and county king.
Not to mention the king's title, he is naturally the top class, but the heirs and princes are not relatives of the emperor. It can be seen that, not to mention the rights of the Duke of Gao Bing, his gold content is not small.
Therefore, no one thought that this reckless outsider could have the capital to challenge the Duke's government.
Shen Tang naturally ignored these things. He first stayed one night in the backyard of Yahang. At noon the next day, Mingyang came to inform Shen Tang that all the formalities had been completed and that the Su family mansion was now legitimate. In addition, Su Qian and his wife left early in the morning with a group of old servants. Although they accepted Lu Feng's address, they did not explicitly say whether they would go. However, they must have Shen Tang's number. Ten thousand taels of silver would be enough for this family to live in another place.
In addition to asking Mingyang to thank Shen Tang on their behalf, Su Gan also gave Shen Tang a gift.
This gift was a scroll of calligraphy. After opening it, Shen Tang was surprised to find that it was "Shui Tiao Ge Tou, When Will the Bright Moon Come" written by Mr. Dongpo himself?
Such a calligraphy, not to mention in future generations, even now, will definitely be priceless. But I don't know if Su Gan is too grateful to give such a precious thing to him.
Without Shen Tang's instructions, Mingyang had already found a few servants to clean the house, and the things inside were all ready. Shen Tang and Liu Xiangling could just move in with their bags.
Now that the house has been purchased, Shen Tang naturally did not stay in Yahang any longer. With the servant leading the way, the group arrived at the Su family's old house not far from Yongjinmen.
The entire Su family's old house was larger than Shen Tang had imagined. The high wall facing the street was actually four to five hundred meters long!
The house is in the shape of a long strip from east to west, and the gate is opened at the southeast corner, which also means purple energy coming from the east!
Above the middle gate, there is a plaque with the word "Su Mansion", and on the left and right side doors are written "East Gate" and "West Gate"! This is a simple and even vulgar title, but it makes Shen Tang stunned. This is the name of the great writer Su Shi. Mansion?
However, when his eyes fell on the couplets on both sides, Shen Tang vaguely understood something in his heart.
The couplets are equally simple, even not worthy of Mr. Dongpo’s status.
The right side is: How can life be so satisfying? The left side is: Everything is only half-satisfactory.
Perhaps, this was what Mr. Dongpo was pursuing back then? It was half satisfactory. Unfortunately, Mr. Dongpo's pursuit, which was not very high, was also never realized. Because his life could not be called half satisfactory.
As for the names of 'East Gate' and 'West Gate', they are just the portals of a house, so why go to all the trouble to pick an incomprehensible name? Mr. is an open-minded person. Although this portal looks a bit strange, it is Putting it on Mr. Dongpo, it is extremely suitable.
The courtyard and the house had their own servants to take care of them. Liu Xiangling and Shen Tang took their two little girls into the house to appreciate the style of the literary giants from decades ago.
Entering from the main entrance, you will first see a house with the inscription "Zang Yue" on the plaque!
Mr. Dongpo had an unusual affection for two things, one of which was naturally the West Lake. He served in Hangzhou twice and cleaned up the West Lake twice, which not only played a great role at the time, but also left precious wealth for future generations. And the other thing is the moon.
There is a word "When will the moon shine" that has been passed down for thousands of years and has never been defeated. Among the poems about the moon, although I dare not say that it is the best, it is also among the top.
Therefore, it is not surprising that this entrance building is named "Zangyue Hall".
Passing through Zangyue Hall, you can see a piece of water surrounded by a wooden platform deep into the water. A strange stone next to it has the words "Huguang Pavilion" written on it. There is a pavilion named "Wangyue Pavilion" in the northeast of Huguang Pavilion. Along the small Walking along the waterfront, there is an island in the middle of the surrounding water, and on the island there is a pavilion 'Listening to the Waves'.
To the north of Tingtao Pavilion, opposite the water bank, there is a hall named "Sifang Hall".
Going west along the Sifang Hall, you will enter the real garden! However, just looking at this part, Shen Tang and Liu Xiangling were extremely surprised. Because what they just saw should only be three of the entire garden. It was only one part, but both the scenery and the size were far beyond their imagination.
Standing at the door of Sifang Hall and looking to the west, he saw mountains and rivers surrounded by pavilions and corridors. He originally thought that the fifty thousand taels he had given was not a small amount. However, at this moment, when he was actually standing in this ancient mansion, Shen Tang realized that if Really measured in terms of money, I'm afraid one hundred thousand taels is not much.
Speaking of which, Shen Tang took a huge advantage this time. However, it is enough to imagine how angry Mr. Chang Guogong would be after being cut off by Shen Tang.
After walking around for more than an hour, the two people barely managed to walk around this huge courtyard. Then, they reached the southern part of the entire courtyard. This is also where the residence in the courtyard is located.
The house has already been tidied up by two maids and the servants, so there is no need for Shen Tang and the others to bother.
Originally, Shen Tang thought that the first day he entered the house was over. However, he did not expect that a guest would come to visit before it was too late, and he was an old friend.
"Brother Shen Tang, you came to Lin'an but didn't contact me first. Have you forgotten about my brother?"
Seeing Lu You and Tang Wan coming hand in hand, Shen Tang and Liu Xiangling were both extremely surprised. In total, it had been nearly half a year since they had seen each other in Shanyin. Especially for Shen Tang and Liu Xiangling, it felt like they had been separated from each other in a lifetime. .So, now that I can see these two old friends, I am naturally overjoyed.