Chapter 3 My tryst with the courtesan was exposed by Ci Hong
"The horse is slippery, so it's better to leave!"
Zhao Ji carefully studied what Master Li said and wondered why he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity?
It seems that I have seen it somewhere before traveling through time.
However, I couldn't remember it for a while. After all, human memory is limited, and it is impossible to forget everything.
Moreover, at this time, Zhao Ji's head was buzzing when he deliberately thought about things he couldn't remember.
Suoxing, Zhao Ji doesn’t want to think about it anymore.
Zhao Ji has decided to leave. As a time traveler, he must not linger in a brothel like the original owner, let alone indulge in women and ignore government affairs. The most important thing is that he does not want to be a foolish king who subjugates his country!
If you often come and go to a place like Fanlou, if you stay overnight, it is very likely that even a strong-willed time traveler like you will fall into the gentle countryside and be unable to extricate yourself...
That will definitely depress one's will and lose all ambition.
Although, I also fell in love with the talent and beauty of the oiran Li Shishi,
However, you must not stay in a brothel as an emperor. It is really not safe here!
If you want to stay with Mr. Li, you can learn from the emperors of the previous dynasties and use a good method to whitewash the women you like.
For example, Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, whitewashed the talented Wu family who was favored by his father, Emperor Li Shimin! The method was to let him go to a nunnery to lead him to become a monk, and after he returned to secular life, he was called into the palace and pampered...
Another example is Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty, Li Longji, who also cleared his daughter-in-law Yang Yuhuan! The method was to let her go to a Taoist temple to become a monk, and after she returned to secular life, she was called into the palace and pampered...
Zhao Ji gained confidence after comparing like this.
Li Shishi, the oiran who is preparing to clear up this alum building, is much more noble and pure in terms of ethics and morals than the two emperors of the previous dynasty!
Zhao Ji said:
"Teacher, I will never fail you!
Moreover, I have already asked my servants to pay a large sum of money and tell Mother Li in Fanlou that, Master, you will no longer need to receive guests.
We both have a long life ahead of us."
Master Li nodded affectionately and said, "Thank you so much, Zhao Lang!"
Zhao Ji held onto Master Li's tender catkins and couldn't bear to let go.
After holding it for a while, he decisively let go.
"See you later!" Zhao Ji pushed the door open and walked out of the boudoir without looking back...
"Take care, sir!" Master Li leaned against the door with tears in his eyes and watched Zhao Ji go downstairs.
Zhao Ji held on to the stair rail and walked towards the first floor.
He saw an old man in his sixties sitting in front of the tea table in the living room on the first floor. Standing next to him was Master Li's maid Cui'er.
This old man has gray hair and is dressed in the casual clothes of a housekeeper. He has a kind face and looks honest and honest.
His most eye-catching feature is that he has a clean mouth and not even a beard.
"Master, this old slave is here." When the old man saw Zhao Ji coming downstairs, he immediately stood up, showed a humble smile, and bowed in greeting.
Zhao Ji combined the memories left by the original owner in his mind and knew that this old man was the eunuch Liang Shicheng.
He is loyal to his family. Among the many eunuchs in my palace, Liang Shicheng is the one with the best literary talent. However, his literary talent is indeed not as good as one ten thousandth of mine.
Also, Liang Shicheng came from a famous family and claimed to be "Su Shi's illegitimate son" (Su Shi's illegitimate son), which has not been denied by the Su family so far.
Rumor has it that when Su Shi was banished, he sent his maid to a friend of the Liang family, and within a month, Liang Shicheng was born.
Even the historians are often vague.
However, the time traveler Zhao Ji uses his own historical knowledge reserves to analyze and identify people.
Today is the second year of Xuanhe, and Su Shi has been dead for nineteen years. Whether Liang Shicheng is Su Shi's illegitimate son or not is not important.
The important thing is that at this time, the great eunuch Liang Shicheng was so powerful that he was known as the "Hidden Prime Minister".
Traveler Zhao Ji knows: Liang Shicheng looks stupid and humble, looks honest and kind, and does not look like a eloquent person. In fact, he is treacherous, good at observing words and emotions, and experienced in dealing with things. He is one of the six thieves of the Northern Song Dynasty. And these six thieves control the government.
and key departments, which really caused great harm to the Northern Song Dynasty.
"Old slave, come help the master downstairs!" Liang Shicheng trotted up the stairs, supported Zhao Ji who was hesitating, and went downstairs together.
Previously, the original owner Zhao Ji left the palace in disguise for a private visit to visit the brothel, and agreed not to reveal his identity, so now Liang Shicheng does not call him an official.
"Steward Liang, it's three o'clock at night, let's go back!" Zhao Ji said.
"Follow your orders!" Liang Shicheng said humbly and politely:
"However, Mr. Wang, the 'keeper' of our family, took advantage of the time when the master went upstairs to listen to music. He went to the fan building in the front yard to discuss poetry and have a few drinks with the girls. He has not returned yet!
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Zhao Ji frowned.
From the remaining memories of this body, he learned that Mr. Wang, the "accountant" mentioned by Liang Shicheng, was the prime minister Wang Fu.
This year, Wang Fu is 41 years old. Last year, in the first year of Xuanhe, Wang Fu was promoted to the eighth level from Tongyi Dafu and was appointed Tejin, Shaozai (right prime minister). This speed of promotion has been unprecedented since the founding of the Song Dynasty.
, is unprecedented!
The time traveler Zhao Ji studied history and learned that Wang Fu (pronounced Fu) was eloquent and intelligent, but not very knowledgeable. He was good at flattery and won the favor of Song Huizong, the original owner of his body.
Wang Fu was also one of the Six Thieves of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Zhao Ji complained in his heart, who were the people most favored by Song Huizong?!
He remembered that the reason why he was able to sneak out of the palace and come to this Fan Tower to meet the oiran Li Shishi for the first time was because Taiwei Gao Qiu brought him there for the first time. Of course, although Gao Qiu was a treacherous minister, he was not treacherous enough to enter the Northern Song Dynasty.
The ranks of the six thieves.
But this time, it was Liang Shicheng and Wang Fu who accompanied him to Fanlou.
According to the memories left by the original owner, Song Huizong, Zhao Ji left the palace tonight incognito for a private visit because he wanted to visit the Alum Tower and could not walk out of the palace gate openly.
Tonight, when he was jumping over the palace wall, Wang Fu, the right prime minister who was tall and of Hu descent, actually used his body as a stool inside the courtyard wall and first helped the old eunuch Liang Shicheng over.
The palace wall, climb outside the wall to pick up the second Song Huizong who climbed over the palace wall.
Then, Wang Fu flattered Song Huizong and said: "'Shen Zong', 'Shen Zong', if you step on your shoulders, you can climb over the palace wall."
Zhao Ji still remembers how the original owner Song Huizong responded at that time. He actually shouted to Wang Fu: "'Sima Guang'! 'Sima Guang'! If you hold me up a little more, I can catch the top of the palace wall."
Along the way."
This is a political exchange between a cowardly king and a traitorous minister.
Shenzong and Sima Guang were a pair of wise kings and wise ministers.
If Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty had a spirit in heaven and heard the words of this pair of foolish emperors and traitorous ministers, he would probably not be able to cover the coffin.
As for the six thieves in the Northern Song Dynasty, none of them was greedy, corrupt, and harmed the country.
Thinking of this, Zhao Ji vowed to eradicate the Six Thieves of the Northern Song Dynasty. However, the specific operation must be carefully considered after returning to the palace.
"Master, otherwise, I will send someone to the front yard to call Mr. Wang back!" Liang Shicheng asked tentatively.
Zhao Ji said coldly: "Let Mr. Wang continue to drink drunkenly with the girls in the fan building!"
"No!" Liang Shicheng replied solemnly.
However, he noticed that when Zhao Guanjia came out of Master Li's boudoir this time, why did his tone of voice differ from before? It was as if he was a different person.
Zhao Ji strode out of the small building.
Liang Shicheng, who was following behind, hesitated for a moment, then turned back to the maid Cui'er, whom he had already assigned, and gave him a wink, then pointed in the direction of the fan building in the front yard.
Cui'er, who had already collected Wang Fu's broken silver, immediately understood. After the two of them walked out of the small building, she also found a shortcut and ran to the front yard to tell Mr. Wang that he was gone.
……
Li Shishi looked out of the window on the second floor, and she saw that Zhao Yan and the old servant had indeed left.
She turned around and returned to her boudoir, closed the door, and whispered: "Zhao Heng has gone far, please Master Zhou, come out quickly!"
"He, has he really gone far?" An old and trembling voice came from under Master Li's bed.
Li Shishi replied: "Master and servant Zhao Yan have really gone far!"
Zhou Bangyan, who was so frightened that he was covered in cold sweat, slowly crawled out from under the bed.
The gray-haired Zhou Bangyan, who is sixty-five years old this year, is currently the "promoter" of the highest music organization in the Northern Song Dynasty [Dasheng Mansion]. He is responsible for leading his official literati to compose lyrics and music for the imperial court.
Zhou Bangyan is a representative poet of the "Graceful School" of Song Ci, and has long been respected as the "authentic". At that time, the literary world called him "the crown of poets" and "Lao Du in Ci". He had a great influence in the Song Dynasty and was popular for decades.
Loaded.
"It's hard for Master Zhou!" Master Li said pitifully.
She saw that Zhou Bangyan, who was over sixty years old, had been hiding under the bed for more than an hour. His hands and feet might have been afraid to move for a long time, but now they were trembling. He couldn't stand up on his own for a while, and he was still lying on the ground.
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Master Li couldn't bear to see it, so he stepped forward and said respectfully: "Master Zhou, let me help you get up!"
"No, no! How dare this old man ask noble people to help him?" Zhou Bangyan hurriedly stopped him.
Tonight, he witnessed that Mr. Li was the current Zhao official’s favorite. He, an old man like him, really didn’t dare to have any evil thoughts of “getting involved”!
At this time, Zhou Bangyan endured the numbness in his limbs and slowly stood up.
Master Li apologized: "Student, I really didn't know that Zhao Yan would come unexpectedly tonight. Thank you, Mr. Zhou!"
The reason why she calls herself a "student" is because many of the famous songs that Li Shishi played and sang were composed by Zhou Bangyan. Therefore, Li Shishi has always respected Zhou Bangyan as a teacher.
Zhou Bangyan once said to Li Shishi: Even if he can write good lyrics, if he doesn't have a lark-like voice like Li Shishi to sing, then his lyrics will lose a lot of color. He called Li Shishi "the best friend of lyrics and music".
But this time, after Master Li heard that Zhao Yan was ill and could not visit tonight, he did not refuse Zhou Bangyan's request and let him enter the boudoir to ask for a new song and song.
First of all, Li Shishi loves lyrics, music, and literature, and it is her dream to get good lyrics.
Secondly, now Master Li is only making money for Fanlou by performing his art without selling himself.
Nowadays, in any brothel in the capital, if anyone can get a new song by Zhou Bangyan and have it played and sung by the top girl, it will attract many literati and flirts to come and listen to it while drinking wine, and the business will be extremely booming. Nowadays, singers are worth twice as much because they can sing Zhou Ci.
Every once in a while, Li Shishi would ask Zhou Bangyan to fill in new words. This was also a task forced by Mrs. Li, the old madam of Fanlou, to Li Shishi.
"Alas!" Li Shishi sighed: "Tonight, I thought Master Zhou could give the students a new poem, but Zhao Ling suddenly arrived in the middle, disturbing Master Zhou's literary thoughts. The night is already deep, sorry for the students, I can't send them far away.
Mr. Zhou!"
"Huh?" When Zhou Bangyan heard Master Li's tactful eviction order, a look of anger appeared on his old face.
Zhou Bangyan felt that Li Shishi treated Zhao Guan's family like "it's already been three o'clock in the city, who is the gentleman going to spend the night with? It's better to leave because the horse is slippery", but he politely kicked him out. This made his
My self-esteem was severely hit.
The arrogant and arrogant temperament of the Song Dynasty literati broke out, and Zhou Bangyan felt that he was embarrassed and was thrown into his grandma's house in front of the person he liked.
"Huh!" Zhou Bangyan said displeasedly: "Master, do you think I am too old to write good words anymore?"
"Students don't dare!" Master Li said cautiously.
"Stop talking what you mean!" Zhou Bangyan said: "Master, bring me a pen, ink, paper and inkstone. I can now compose a good poem that will be passed down through the ages."
Teacher Li said happily: "Students obey."
Master Li helped grind and lay out the rice paper.
Zhou Bangyan dipped the wolf hair into the ink and wrote on the rice paper:
"Youth Travel" three words.
Li Shishi took a look and saw that this was the title of a new work written by Zhou Bangyan. She knew that the sages Yan Shu and Su Shi had also written lyrics using "Youth Travel" as the title.
She doesn’t know what kind of amazing new words Mr. Zhou will come up with tonight?
I saw that after Zhou Bangyan thought about it for a while, he wrote:
"With swords like water, Wu Yan beats snow, and his delicate hands break new oranges.
The brocades are beginning to warm up, and the smoke from the beasts is constantly rising. They sit opposite each other and tune the sheng.
I asked in a low voice: Who am I going to spend the night with? The city has already been updated three times.
The horses are slippery and the frost is thick, so it’s better to leave because there are only a few people traveling.”
Zhou Bangyan finished writing the lyrics and the inscription, but did not use the seal.
At this time, he felt that the jealousy in his heart was getting stronger, and he secretly lamented that the lover in the poem was not him, but Zhao Guan's family! I fight but dare not fight, it really makes me angry!
"Alas!" He sighed and said, "Master, I'm leaving."
After Zhou Bangyan left, Li Shishi looked at the song "Youth Travel" with the ink still wet on the rice paper, and was stunned...
Bingxue is smart, and she has already figured out that this song "Youth Travel" is about what happened to her, Li Shishi, and Zhao Ling!
"The horse is slippery and frosty, it's better to leave" were the exact words that Master Li said when she persuaded Zhao Liang to stay on the road at night!
Li Shishi shuddered. She had foreseen that Zhou Bangyan's lyrics for "Youth Travel" were so accomplished that they would be passed down through the ages!
However, if this poem that tarnishes Zhao Yun's reputation spreads, it will definitely have a negative impact on Zhao Yun.
She is going to destroy the song "Youth Travel: Swords Like Water",
However, at this moment,
The maid Cui'er led the madam Li's mother and pushed the door open.
Mother Li said happily: "My teacher is really capable!
Unexpectedly, just after sending away the wealthy businessman Zhao Daguan, Mr. Zhou left behind a masterpiece of calligraphy.
Let mom take a look! If it’s well written, all the girls in our family who can sing can learn from it.”
"No!" Li Shishi said as he rolled up the rice paper with the poem "Youth Traveling, Knife Like Water" written on it.
But, it's too late...
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