typeface
large
in
Small
Turn off the lights
Previous bookshelf directory Bookmark Next

094 [Qin Lou Chu Pavilion]

Wang Yuan did not know that Wang Yangming was the same examiner and happened to be the examiner in the "Book of Rites" room.

It’s already February 15th after the three exams have been completed. The next step is to wait patiently. The results will not be released until February 25th.

Various literati gatherings have begun. Regardless of whether you are sure of being admitted to the Jinshi Examination, it is definitely not wrong to attend the literary gathering anyway. Even if you are a failed scholar, you still have the reputation of being a scholar, and it is beneficial to make more friends.

If you make friends with the future Huiyuan or No. 1 scholar, you will win a big prize, and there will be people in the officialdom to look after and support you in the future.

On the evening of the 17th, Zou Mu returned to the inn and said mysteriously: "Ruoxu, Boqi, we will go to Juxian Tower tomorrow!"

Jin Lei asked in confusion: "Where is Juxian Tower?"

"Qin Lou Chu Pavilion." Zou Mu whispered.

Wang Yuan teased: "Friend Zou, you are a bad student. I don't see you visiting brothels in Guizhou."

Zou Mu chuckled: "How dare I do that in Guizhou? I'm afraid my father would have my legs broken. I've never been to a brothel before, so I just wanted to go see what it's like inside."

"A brothel is not a place for gentlemen. I will definitely not go there." Jin Lei refused without giving any face.

Zou Mu explained: "Bo Qi misunderstood. There are many geishas in Juxian Tower, and I'm just going to have a banquet. This time, Chang Lun and Chang Mingqing invited me to attend a cultural gathering in Juxian Tower. They were all there.

Taking the exam today is not as unbearable as you think."

"You must never go to this filthy place!" Jin Lei still shook his head.

Zou Mu was speechless for a moment, thinking: If you don't want to go, then you won't go. Why should you abuse us with your words? What a place to harbor filth and evil.

Wang Yuan asked: "Who is Chang Lun treating you this time?"

Zou Mu explained in detail: "Chang Lun is from Shanxi. His family has been doing business for generations, so he is very rich. Moreover, his great-grandfather, grandfather, and father are all Jinshi, and they are heirs to the family of poetry and etiquette. They are a prominent family in Shanxi. I heard that Chang Lun

Lun is also a child prodigy, he is not yet twenty years old this year. He was taught by Li Xianji (Li Mengyang) and He Zhongmo (He Jingming) since he was a child, and he is proficient in all kinds of poetry, lyrics and songs."

"Disciples of Li Xianji and He Zhongmo?" Jin Lei suddenly became interested. These two were literary figures in the Hongzhi period.

Zou Mu smiled and said to Wang Yuan: "Ruoxu, you must be able to talk to this Chang Lun. He comes from a local background, is a good ranger, talks about war and swords, has the style of a hero, and has excellent archery skills!"

"Then I must go and make some friends." Wang Yuan said with a smile.

Jin Lei remained silent until he finished his dinner, then suddenly said: "Are you really just recruiting geishas to sing, dance and have a banquet?"

Zou Mu didn't bother to explain: "I don't know very well. You'll know when you go there."



In the Ming Dynasty, there was a saying about the city of Beijing that “the south is official and the north is city, the east is rich and the west is noble”.

The Nancheng is where the Liubu Yamen are located, the streets in the North City are relatively prosperous, the West City is where most princes and important ministers live, and the East City is home to countless wealthy businessmen.

The markets in Beicheng are relatively civilian, while there are also markets in East City, including large banks, pawn shops, pharmacies, restaurants, brothels, silk and satin shops, etc.

The address of Juxian Building is near the Fourth Archway in the East of Dongcheng. At first glance, I thought it was a restaurant.

Wang Yuan called Zhang Yun and went together with Jin Lei and Zou Mu. It was the first time for the four of them to visit a brothel. They were a bit like country bumpkins entering the city, with a hint of shyness in their anticipation.

In fact, except for the need to enter the city for exams, Wang Yuan has never taken a serious tour of the city.

Walking all the way from Chongwenmen to Dongsi Archway, Wang Yuan had a wonderful feeling, finally appreciating the atmosphere of an ancient megacity.

Not counting residents outside the city, Beijing's permanent population in the early years of Hongzhi's reign exceeded 600,000. After another twenty years of development, plus the traveling merchants and homeless people, Beijing during the Zhengde period must have reached a population of one million

.

On the other hand, in Guizhou City, there are less than 100,000.

Jin Lei was also shocked, but for a different reason. He sighed: "I never expected that there would be so many illegal dwellings under the emperor's feet."

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Are there no illegal buildings in Nanjing?"

Jin Lei studied in Nanjing for many years and said: "Of course there are many in Nanjing, but Beijing is where the emperor is, so do the censors turn a blind eye to this?"

When the Ming Dynasty was founded, the requirements for etiquette were very strict, and the colors, decorations, and materials of residential buildings were all specified in detail. However, with the development of the commodity economy, the entire social atmosphere became more open and relaxed. And there were wealthy businessmen in Dongcheng, Beijing.

There are countless buildings here that are illegal in various ways, and their specifications are comparable to the mansions of ministers.

Especially in Shanxi, the guild halls of the Jianghuai Merchant Gang were built in such a luxurious manner that they could be beheaded directly in the Hongwu and Yongle dynasties.

This change in social atmosphere was comprehensive. The examination articles during the Zhengde period began to become more gorgeous and pursue new ideas. It was not obvious at this time, but after Yang Tinghe became the chief minister, it became very fast and bold.

As for the Jiajing Dynasty, they had to issue an edict that the articles for the examination should be simple and concise. The more fancy the eight-legged writing was, the more it was suppressed.

The brothel in front of us, called Juxian Building, is also very elegant, with carved beams and painted tiles like a noble building.

It may be due to the relatively high-end reasons, but the situation in the TV series did not appear. There was no madam at the door, and the turtle man solicited business-the scene was really too inelegant.

When the four of them walked into the hall, Teapot came over and asked, "Have you made an appointment with any young lady?"

Wang Yuan replied: "Chang Lun, Mr. Chang, entertains guests."

The teapot was suddenly full of smiles, and he bowed and said: "It turns out that I am a friend of Mr. Chang. Please come to the Accord on the second floor."

This is a large room, with several rows of seats inside, and several scholars have come. There is a screen inside, and there is movement behind the screen, as if someone is playing a piano and tuning.

As soon as Wang Yuan and others entered, the scholars inside stood up and responded, telling each other their names, place of origin, and the time they passed the examination.

Among them, the more outstanding ones are Wu Yin and Pei Jifang, both of whom, like the guest Chang Lun, are candidates from Shanxi. In other words, today is a gathering of fellow candidates from Shanxi. Who knows why Zou Mu got the invitation from Chang Lun.

Historically, this generation of Shanxi Jinshi did very poorly because Liu Jin, who had just been overthrown, was from Shanxi. After Liu Jin's fall, Shanxi Jinshi were suppressed crazily, and it was not until the Jiajing Ceremony that they fought back.

After waiting for a moment, a burly young man walked in through the door, walking like a tiger. It was Chang Lun who paid for the treat today.

"There was a slight delay on the way. I was called by the elders to say a few words to keep you friends waiting!" Chang Lun clasped his fists and apologized after entering the door.

"Three drinks of wine must be punished!" the scholars laughed.

Chang Lun had a very forthright personality. He patted his chest and said, "Three hundred cups are enough. I won't go home until I'm drunk today."

Chang Lun is an all-rounder in both civil and military affairs, and he has a bold and upright temperament.

"Haha, it turns out [Biquge www.boquge.xyz] you are Chang Lun!" Wang Yuan laughed.

Chang Lun was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered, pointed at Wang Yuan and said, "We met in the examination room."

Chang Lun also studied the Book of Rites, and he was sitting next to Zou Mu and not far from Wang Yuan's examination booth.

Wang Yuan cupped his fists and said: "I am Wang Yuan, whose courtesy name is Ruoxu. I am from the Xuanwei Department in Guizhou. I entered school in the third year of Zhengde and passed the examination in the fifth year of Zhengde."

Chang Lun returned the greeting and said: "I am Chang Lun, courtesy name Mingqing. I am a native of Qinshui County, Shanxi Province. I entered school in the 16th year of Hongzhi and passed the Zhengde examination in the 5th year."

Every time Wang Yuan introduced himself, the other party was surprised. The information he revealed was: he passed the subject examination in his second year, passed the provincial examination in his third year, and came to the capital to take the examination in his fourth year.

Isn’t it so smooth to pass the exam?

Of course, Chang Lun's path to the imperial examination was also very smooth. He was hailed as a child prodigy in Qinshui County at the age of five, and was appreciated by two literary giants since he was a child. He was admitted as a scholar at the age of eleven, and ranked second in the Shanxi Examination at the age of eighteen.

At the age of nineteen, he came to Beijing to take part in the examination.

It's just that Chang Lun's official career was even worse than Jin Lei's because he was from Shanxi and had an upright temperament.

Historically, Chang Lun was appointed as the judge of Dali Temple in the second year after he passed the Jinshi examination.

This position often reviews major cases, and an upright person without a backer will definitely not be able to do it for a long time. Because they can't get rid of the dirt in their eyes, and they want to correct unjust, false and wrong cases, which often offends the officials and the powerful.

Chang Lun was depressed because he could not help the wronged criminal to overturn his case. He often wrote poems to satirize official corruption, and was demoted to Shouzhou as a judge by an unknown powerful person.

In the beginning, Chang Lun worked diligently in Shouzhou.

Until a certain censor visited Jianghuai and met Chang Lun when he passed through Shouzhou. The two were good friends in the capital, but they didn't get along well with each other. The man treated Chang Lun as an official, and he was so arrogant that he lost the friendship of the past.

Chang Lun resigned directly and returned home.

Although he later replaced his official position again, Chang Lun had no intention of serving politics. He drank all day long, wrote poems, and danced with swords. He wrote poems to describe his life like this: "A horse gallops thousands of miles and shoots a hundred hits... The diners in the seat are full every day."

, the loud song beats the noisy tall building."

A certain Chang Lun came to Beijing, and met a friend on the way who was very drunk. The next morning, before he woke up from the wine, he wore a purple robe, brandished two swords, and rode across the river. When the horse saw the shadow in the water, it stood up in surprise, overturned Chang Lun, and thrust the blade into his belly.

, fell into the river and died at the age of thirty-four.

At this time, Chang Lun was still high-spirited, but he didn't know that he would be in a very poor state in the future. He had outstanding literary talent, superior martial arts, was young and rich, liked to make friends, and was enthusiastic to everyone, not because of Wang Yuan, Zou Mu and Zhang Yun.

He was discriminated against because he was a scholar from Guizhou.

"Open the banquet!"

Chang Lun slapped the table and shouted.

A servant girl walked from the back hall to the back of the screen. The person who just tuned the piano was just her maid.


This chapter has been completed!
Previous Bookshelf directory Bookmark Next