The ninth chapter: Chanting Narcissus, Qi Mu Fanglan, Yan Gongye, Mo Ju and Ming Dynasty
Gao Shiqi also took advantage of the situation and pretended to be drunk and staggered out. When the cold wind blew, he regretted that today's move was inappropriate. Suo'etu was the current prime minister. Even if he didn't expect his support, he couldn't do anything to upset him. He was full of regrets.
, the drunkenness really came over me, and I was staggering around drunkenly. As soon as I turned out of the Jade Emperor Temple Street, I bumped into someone. When I looked closely, I actually hit the blind beggar against the wall, with his head on his head.
A big bulge bulged up. Gao Shiqi knew something was wrong, and tried to run away as soon as he retreated, but the blind man grabbed him and cursed: "You bastard! You hit me, Wang Laobao wanted to leave without saying a word."
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Seeing his reluctance, Gao Shiqi knew that he wanted money to spend, but he was so poor that he didn't have a copper in his waist. He saw the idle people around him gradually gathering to watch the fun, and he felt anxious and put his hands on his hips.
"Bah" Di Zhao Wang Lao Xiang spat over and cursed: "You are the bastard! I was hit by you, a tall blind man, but you didn't listen to me. I am blind, are you blind too?"
The people who came around couldn't help laughing when they saw how smart he was. Mr. Wang let go and said in a daze: "You are also a blind man? Sigh! What a damn bad luck..." How dare Gao Shiqi continue to talk nonsense?
People laughed and disappeared in a hurry.
It was already late when we returned to the Xuanwumen Inn. The shopkeeper saw him coming in with a drunken look on his face, and greeted him with a smile: "Sir, are you back? I can't find you anywhere! Our shop is now full of guests.
The officials rewarded the rent..."
It's really unlucky for a person to hit his heel when he farts. Gao Shiqi sneered and said: "Hey! You are afraid that I will run away. I thought you were thinking about me! Come to my room and clear the account!" The shop owner was moved by him.
He was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly followed behind him, laughing and saying: "Where are you thinking! Master Gao is a gentleman, even if you don't pay your debts for a year, you can trust me! But you also know this city of Beijing, in the words of a man
He said it was called Xinzhumigui... I really can't help it..." Gao Shiqi listened to what he said in confusion and ignored it. He strode into his room, fell down on the bed and stared at him: "I feel dizzy right now.
Just sit - uh - wait. You're not waiting to hang yourself and jump into the river. Why are you anxious? Look at that square inkstone... that pot of flowers... that package of clothes... isn't it all money? You have to wait impatiently, uh
!Just take it..."
He was full of nonsense and nondescript. He said he knew how to account, but he just tried to scare away the boss, which made the boss furious. Just as he was thinking about how to deal with this bachelor, Gao Shiqi jumped up and picked up a piece of paper on the table.
Post, his eyes lit up and he asked: "It belongs to Mr. Cha. When did you come here?"
"Oh, you mean that poor man?" Seeing him suddenly drunk and waking up, the shopkeeper replied inexplicably, "I came here just now. I couldn't wait for you and left. I said I would come to pay my respects later in the afternoon -" Gao Shiqi snorted.
With a loud sound, he threw the post on the table and said: "Exhausting people? It's true that a dog's eye cannot recognize gold and jade - that was Cha Shenxing, who was a probing flower in the last department, and now it is a wine offering in the Hanlin Academy! The home of a third-class slave of the Cha family
If I give you half of it, you won’t be able to use it all in your life!” The owner of the shop didn’t believe it at first, and he was really angry at the same time. He laughed dryly and said: “I don’t want to be vain and rich. I can eat as much as I want, as long as the guests pay the bill seriously.
, life will be pretty good!" The two were quarreling when they heard someone shouting in the courtyard: "Brother Danren is back?" Gao Shiqi looked up, said "Ouch", walked out of the door and greeted each other, smiling:
"Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here! Brother Cha, I haven't seen you for a long time - I haven't seen you for three years, and you are so elegant... Please come in! I am invited today. I thought it was the effect of the two hundred taels of silver.
I don't think it was my brother who said it to Gao first - I hate this slave for calling you a poor man!" When the shop owner looked at him, Cha Shenxing was dressed very differently from when he came in the morning. He was wearing a day gown trimmed with white fox style fur.
Wearing a green satin waistcoat and a black poplin robe, with a piece of Chinese jade tied on a maroon belt around the waist and a beige tassel, the shopkeeper followed him step by step while exchanging greetings. The shopkeeper was already dumbfounded.
Zha Shenxing chuckled, waving his sandalwood fan and saying, "It seems that just pretending to be humble is not enough - are you still proud to see Suo Zhongtang?"
"Yes!" Gao Shiqi smiled and gave up his seat, and said to the shopkeeper, "Why are you stunned? Why don't you ask someone to make tea for Mr. Zha!" The shopkeeper seemed to have received an amnesty, and agreed one after another. He had been there for a long time.
A waiter served the tea respectfully. When Gao Shiqi saw that there were no outsiders in the room, he sighed, "I've gone, but I didn't get any luck. I feel ashamed to introduce you to my brother."
The situation is described in short and long form.
Zha Shenxing shook his fan and listened quietly, then said with a smile: "Xiang Suo is also a small-minded person. Is he worthy of being so arrogant? Just now, Prime Minister Ming asked me if I had any scholars to recommend. I will go to his house to visit him again in the evening."
"Gao Shiqi and Zha Shenxing traveled together in Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the past. Although they were good friends, one was poor and the other was rich, and Gao Shiqi was unwilling to ask for help. Unexpectedly, when they came to Beijing, one was rich and the other was humble, but Zha Shenxing still helped each other sincerely.
Qi couldn't help but feel emotional, but refused to say the word "thank you" because he smiled and said: "Mingzhu seems to be thirsty for talents - I heard that he and Suo'etu are not on good terms - you can play both sides!"
"Zha Shenxing said: "They are not looking for talents. The emperor is now testing them every day and forcing them to do knowledge. It's just a last resort. As for me, sometimes they ask me for some textual research to deal with the emperor.
It’s hard to say that it’s really of any face.”
Gao Shiqi's heart moved. The emperor valued talents so much. It can be said that "the book of rivers and lakes came out, and the world's rituals and music flourished." The prosperous age was coming. Just as he was about to speak, he saw his boss coming in. He called Qian'er cautiously and said, "Master Gao, you
The flowers I ordered before were delivered by the florist."
As soon as he finished speaking, a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old came in carrying a pot of two-color narcissus. The green leaves were set against the water-red and snow-white flowers.
The red armor and the moon-white pleated skirt are just like the picture of Magu sending her birthday cut out from the painting. Gao Shiqi couldn't help but be stunned. He saw this girl selling flowers at the flower market under the Dashilar corridor every day, but he didn't notice that she was a stunning beauty.
!Zha Shenxing glanced at Gao Shiqi and couldn't help but smile: "Danren, are you looking at human faces or peach blossoms?"
"Oh? Oh!" Gao Shiqi came to his senses and said hurriedly, "Put it on the table - Brother Shenxing, let's enjoy the flowers!"
The girl smiled with twinkling eyes, put the flowers away, and put her hands on her knees to bring blessings. Zha Shenxing joked: "As for this flower, Mr. Gao is the one who appreciates it by holding it in your hands, but it's a pity that the pot is too heavy - you
What's your name?" Only then did the girl realize that they were complimenting her appearance. She immediately blushed and replied in a low voice: "You two made fun of me, my name is Fanglan."
"The orchids are beautiful and the chrysanthemums are fragrant. Don't forget to have a beautiful woman." Gao Shiqi chanted and said, "It's a good name from Emperor Wu's "Autumn Wind Ci"!" Zha Shenxing said: "If wine doesn't make you drunk, then flowers will make you drunk."
People who are not charming will be fascinated by themselves - these two proverbs have all spread in Jiangcun in one day." He asked Fanglan again, "Are you from Fengtai? It's a good idea to move this flower into a big house after you have grown it to such a beautiful state.
Damn, how come Mr. Gao has such a good fate?" Gao Shiqi felt embarrassed when he heard him just joking for fun. He stood up and admired the daffodils, and said at the same time: "Brother Cha, have you finished revising Kong Shangren's "The Peach Blossom Fan"?
I heard that you are looking for someone to rehearse. When Shang Ren saw this pot of narcissus, he might come up with something good - but yes, such a good flower, and the tributes were fulfilled, how could it be on the market? Dare you be afraid of the deacon?
Didn’t the eunuch’s New Year’s gift go well?”
One sentence made Fanglan's eyes red. It turns out that all flower shops in the capital, with Fengtai as the top one, are the family arts passed down by the ancestors of the former Ming Dynasty. The flower handlers each use their ancestral skills to secretly cultivate different flowers. There are chrysanthemums in spring and summer flowers.
Plum blossoms can reverse the four seasons, but if you don't bribe the eunuch, no matter how good you are, it will be in vain. Because her father and brother were sick, Fanglan sold the money to exchange for medicine, so the flowers could not be sent to the palace. When she met Gao Shiqi and Cha
Shen Xing was open-minded, cheerful and reasonable, because he forced a smile and said: "You are right, flowers are the same as people. It is difficult to see Long live the Lord without money!"
"Don't be sad." Gao Shiqi suddenly thought of himself, and couldn't help but feel a sense of confidant. While "appreciating the flowers" absent-mindedly, he said, "I will never let you fail today. Brother Cha, lend me ten taels of silver to reward her..."
Well, Mr. Cha is a flower explorer in the world. Today he published a poem. I will write some words to praise your flowers. When I go back and hang them in the shop, I will discipline them for crowding through your door to buy flowers!" Fang Lan couldn't help but said in surprise: "One word.
Are you so amazing?" A glance with bright eyes almost wiped out Gao Shiqi's soul. But Zha Shenxing smiled and said: "You called yourself 'Fanglan' in vain! Leave me alone, Zha, Gao Danren wrote
You can take these strokes of writing to Liulichang and sell them!" After saying that, he got up excitedly, walked around the flower, and said softly:
The soul was originally ground with ice jade, but the plain stone of the cold pool is always beautiful.
The color of the snow reflects the soul, and it makes Mr. Ji Po look prudent.
Gao Shiqi held up his arms and soaked in ink, and Long Snake started writing, while loudly praising: "Okay! This is White Narcissus, let's play another song!"
Zha Shenxing thought deeply and chanted again:
The roots of the onions are peeled and planted by hand, and the young pistils are sprouted into beautiful branches.
It’s good to add warmth to poor people——
"Brother Cha chants slowly, I'll take care of the mink!" Gao Shi was so excited that he laughed and said, "——Watch the flowers bloom in a bright sun!"
Zha Shenxing clapped his hands and said with a smile: "What a 'Beautiful Sun in One House'! It's auspicious and appropriate. Could it be that Jiangcun accidentally hit it twice with some other intention?" After saying this, he glanced at Fanglan. Although Fanglan didn't understand it very well.
, knowing that he was not serious, he rolled up the paper in a hurry, thanked him for the reward, and hurried out with a red face, lowered his head.
It wasn't until the end of the night that Zha Shenxing left some more money before he resigned. Gao Shiqi called the shopkeeper in, crossed his legs lazily and said: "Old Liu's family, your daily price said that Mr. Gao should pay you for the rent."
, the color of the cup and cup is not good. Look, what is this?" The shopkeeper took a look and saw two ingots on the desk, with broken feet, white glaze on the surface, and a square bottom with warped edges.
My son, the genuine nine-eight-color No. 1 Yuanbao, looked straight at it for a long time, and said with a smile on his face: "Yetai, why do you care about the knowledge of us villains? Yes, I will pay you my respects and apologize here!" Gao Shiqi
He smiled and said: "I want to argue with you. I will leave as soon as I settle the score. Just wait for me to deal with you! Now I have something I want to ask you to do. If it is done, money is nothing."
?" He said and threw a gold ingot.
"Yetai, just give me your orders!"
"Do you know the flower seller who came in just now?"
"We are old neighbors, why don't we know each other?" Shopkeeper Liu smiled flatteringly, knowing that it would be a difficult task, so he made up his mind and said nonsensically, "Zhengyangmen Cai Family Lian'er, a famous beauty - what, Ye Tai, you...
Do you think so?"
Gao Shiqi secretly laughed in his heart, but murmured: "She is a girl from a good family, I'm afraid..." "She is not a girl from a good family." The boss was afraid that the business would be ruined, so he glanced at Gao Shiqi and pretended to think deeply, "But he didn't show his face.
A girl like me can't tell you if she doesn't have twenty taels in a night. A yellow flower girl always has to be careful and is afraid of being embarrassed, so she has more rules."
"Hmm? - Well, what are the rules?"
"Watch the evening watch and ask my family to go for a walk." Shopkeeper Liu said with a smile, "If the second watch doesn't come, I have nothing to hope for - I can't light the lamp or talk, and I have to let them go when the weather is unclear. You sir
Mingjian, even if you don’t tell me the reason here, you also know...” Gao Shiqi has been staying in the store for a long time and has already seen through the boss’s tricks. Seeing his affectation, he plays exactly what he wants. He swings his legs and says slowly: “I understand—all
It's up to you to do it!" Shopkeeper Liu smiled and made a quick move, just like a dog wagging its tail.
It was a dark and cloudy night, and after the second watch, the lights in the store were turned off. Half an hour later, shopkeeper Liu gently knocked on the window, pushed the door open, and whispered: "Don't be ashamed, Mr. Gao is a gentle man."
, She is a talented man and a beautiful woman! You two have met during the day..." As he said that, Hei Xinxuan pushed someone over. Gao Shiqi didn't care, he rushed forward and hugged her, kissed her, and hugged her to the bed.
It was really tender for a while...
In the middle of the night, while he was sleeping deeply, the charcoal stove in Gao Shiqi's room suddenly burst into flames. First it burned a piece of paper, then the table legs. The fire crept up and burned the window paper and window lattice.
...After a while, he climbed up to the eaves with a "thump" sound. Gao Shiqi shouted: "There's a fire!" He jumped up from the bed, picked up a pile of clothes to change, and jumped out of the room, shouting while getting dressed.
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"Fire the fire! Are everyone dead? - My house is flooded!"
In an instant, the whole store was boiling. There were more than a dozen waiters and dozens of tenants in the front and back yards. Some were packing their things, some were yelling, some were looking for buckets and pots, some were lighting wax, and there was a "wow" sound.
He opened the door and poured water to put out the fire. Gao Shiqi was so anxious that he was spinning around, stamping his feet and shouting: "Save people! Dead animals, save people first - there are still people inside!"
The guys swarmed in and brought out a naked woman. When people took a closer look by candlelight, it turned out to be the shopkeeper's wife, Mrs. Wang. She was protecting her breasts with one hand and covering her ugly part with the other, squatting on the ground with her waist down.
They were so ashamed that they couldn't help but look at each other in astonishment. How could the guests endure it? They all burst into laughter.
Gao Shiqi was so angry that he jumped on his feet and cursed for a while. Seeing that it was getting dark, he rolled up the package and walked away.
During the period after returning from Kaifeng, although Kangxi was extremely busy, he felt quite at ease. He summoned Jin Fu several times in succession. He had a good idea, but ordered Jin Fu not to rush to take office, but to walk around the various yamen in the capital to familiarize himself with personnel and wait for the erudite
Hongru drove over and then went to Qingjiang to take up his post. Everything was prepared, Zi Youmingzhu, Xiong Cilu, Suo Etu, Li Guangdi and others prepared for the ceremony day and night. However, Kangxi took some time off from his busy schedule and went to Ziguang Pavilion every day to watch the guards practice bows, horses, swords and arrows.
Or call in Tang Bin, Zhang Cheng, Chen Houyao and other civil servants to talk about the "Book of Changes", read calligraphy and painting, learn Spanish, astronomy and mathematics, sound, light, chemical and electricity, geometric surveying and mapping, but they are very busy. Chen Houyao Mathematics
His attainments were profound, and he continued to lecture day by day. His knowledge was gradually shaken off, but it still could not satisfy Kangxi's desire for knowledge. When Zhang Cheng, a Westerner, left the palace, he would admire everyone when he came out of the palace: "My great emperor is really a genius! Europeans can't understand the knowledge in half a year."
, it only takes him a month to master it, and I am no longer qualified to teach him astronomy!"
After leaving the lecture that day, he had breakfast. Seeing that the sky was overcast and the wind was slightly chilly, Kangxi changed into a wind-haired jacket made of Shi Qingjiang silk and took Mu Zixu and Li Dequan with him.
The Qingmen walked out for a walk to eat. They saw He Guizhu, the master of the Upper Study Room, coming from the Longzong Gate holding a stack of documents. Seeing that it was Kangxi, He Guizhu stopped in a hurry, bowed and said with a smile: "Master Jin An, please forgive me for holding the important documents."
, I can’t kneel down..."
"What are they all?" Kangxi looked up at the workers who were repairing the Hall of Supreme Harmony and asked casually, "Why are there so many? Ask the ministry to make abbreviations and hand them over. Isn't this a long-standing rule?
Yes."
He Guizhu said with a smile: "In reply to Long Live Master, the abbreviation has been sent to Xiong Cilu. One of these memorials is from Shi Lang's request to lead the navy, one is from Fei Yanggu who is training troops in Gubeikou, and the other is from Liuqiu
, Siam, and the Dutch tribute stamps are all military and national affairs. Long live had a decree to send them in for a look... But the pile at the bottom is all the window textbooks of officials above the minister..."
Kangxi took the top one and looked at it. It was a tribute list from the Netherlands. It read:
A string of large coral beads, two large mirrors, twenty-four pieces of beautiful amber, fifteen pieces of large Doro cloth, ten pieces of medium Doro cloth, four large gold-woven velvet rugs...
There was a large list at the bottom, so I didn't have time to take a closer look. Kangxi said with a smile: "It's a good idea that there aren't many things. In the past few days, countries have come to congratulate me, but I haven't been able to meet them - the window textbooks have been sent in, and I have to read them one by one. Li Dequan remembered it.
, these items that are the national tribute of the Netherlands, bring them to Lafayette for inspection, and keep whatever you like. I only want a candlestick for reading. Twenty blunderbuss inlaid with gold will be given to each of the first and second-class guards.
Wei Dongting has a barrel of wine and a gun; Xiong Cilu, Jie Shu, Mingzhu, Suo'etu, Feiyanggu, Shi Lang, Bahai, Tuhai - and Zhou Peigong and Zhao Liangdong each have a flower sword and a glass cup.
, ten pieces of fine soft cloth. The remaining ones cannot be touched. I will also reward those who are erudite and Confucianists in the examination - remember it?" Li Dequan hurriedly agreed: "Remember it." He actually read Kangxi's poem on the spot without missing a word.
The edict was repeated once more. This eunuch had such a good memory that He Guizhu couldn't help but look at him with admiration, and then smiled and said to Kangxi: "Master, great blessings are all over the sky. This is called the coming of all nations to the court, and the fortunes will turn! Back then, the 'Three Feudatories' were in trouble.
At that time, all the civil and military officials had their father die or mother's illness, and they all asked for leave! They were all ministers and slaves who had been deeply benevolent! Things in the world are really the same as opening a shop..." Kangxi heard this
After listening to He Guizhu's long-winded words, he savored the taste. Unconsciously, his heart moved, and he smiled and said: "You can think about things now, and you have made great progress. Send these things to the Yangxin Hall and call Xiong Cilu at Qianqing Gate.
Several of the study ministers have gone over. I want to check on their classes and also tell them to have a rest." After that, he waved his hand and left.
Just when he arrived at the entrance of Yongxiang, Kangxi caught a glimpse of two beautiful ladies coming from Jingyun Gate with a second-grade married woman, and he smiled and said: "These must be the ones who met Lafayette in the Zhaijie Palace. Whose married woman are they, their legs and feet?"
It seems like it's not working well - it looks familiar to me." Mu Zixu looked at it with a glance and smiled: "Master has a good memory, this is not the personal maid of the master who passed away earlier, what is her name like Julai, now
Paired with Feiyanggu..."
"It's Mo Ju!" Kangxi suddenly remembered, "Call her over!"
In fact, before the call came, Mo Ju had already seen Kangxi. When she saw Kangxi waving, she quickened her pace and came over, bowed down and saluted. Kangxi smiled and said, "That's all, you have something wrong with your leg, so there is no need to salute."
Mo Ju was originally the maid of the deceased Queen Hesheli. In the twelfth year of Kangxi's reign, the Yang Qilong uprising broke out, and the people in the palace rebelled. While protecting the queen, she received a knife wound and became lame. After she finally finished the ceremony, Fang Xiao
He said: "This slave is our daughter Li Tieguai from the Qing Dynasty. Don't think about these legs. I want to tell my master, this slave man has been back in Beijing for three days and wants to meet his master!"
Kangxi laughed and said: "It's not bad to have a female Li Tieguai in the Qing Dynasty! I haven't seen you in the past few years, and you are still the same as before - Fei Yanggu will not come back, so at least you should come in diligently to relieve Lafayette's boredom.
Besides, the prince was sealed in your arms, so you don’t miss him?"
"Master, this is what we call caring for human feelings, that's what it is!" Tears welled up in Mo Ju's eyes, but she clapped her hands and sighed: "It's just that the rules have become more and more strict in the past two years, and the new eunuchs from Su La have grown up.
Dog eyes are so impersonal! Several times this slave girl wanted to go to Yuqing Palace to see her young master, but she was blocked. What can I do?" Kangxi said with a smile: "Others can't, so you can't get in either?" Mo Ju
Said: "Master doesn't know that all the old people in the palace have been expelled. Now the few Sula eunuchs around the young master are not born by human beings. Qian'er heard that even an honest man like Caiping has been expelled.
I went to the laundry room, and when Zhang Wanqiang came out to intercede, I asked Jingshifang to go back..."
It was easy for Mo Ju to meet Kangxi. She was always outspoken and could not hold back, so she spoke out. After Kangxi handed over the power of the palace to Mingzhu, he thought everything was in order, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be the case, and his face changed color. (