When it came to the person who was listening to the music at home, everyone started chatting, and they said that the person was Wang Pan.

Just the rock of rock.

This guy also had a temper as stony and as stubborn as a stone. When he was a teenager, he passed the examination and became a student member. However, after entering the official school, he felt that the school life was too restrictive, so he went home after only a few days of studying.

His family was very rich, so he let him do what he wanted. In recent years, he built a high-rise building in the west of the city and raised a troupe of musicians. When guests came to the house, he would have people play new songs. If there were no guests, he would play by himself.

The two of them read and listened to music, and lived a very leisurely life.

What a shame!

Such a good scholar has never even stepped through the threshold of Gongyuan.

Since Brother Wen got to know Qian Fu, he doesn't think it's unusual for this kind of guy who values ​​fame and wealth as nothing. Qian Fu finally got into the first prize and became an official as soon as he said he wanted to be an official. Wang Pan didn't like to be restrained and didn't want to take the imperial examination at all.

Very normal.

Knowing that Wang Pan also had many books in his home, Brother Wen had the idea of ​​​​visiting him.

I just don’t know if people like them will be welcomed.

Brother Wen has been visiting bibliophiles everywhere during this period, and he has always been turned away. People don't like to deal with people like you who have entered the court as an official. No matter how famous you are, it will be useless.

Fortunately, Brother Wen has never been afraid of being turned away. If someone wouldn't let him in, he would make a note of it and ask Yang Shen to visit him later. Look at Yang Xiaoshen, he hasn't become an official, right? His talent is outstanding, right?

What reason do you have for turning him away again?

Anyway, all the bibliophiles in Yingtianfu area have been harassed by their brothers in turn.

To this day, I am still harassed by Kang Hai and the others.

If you want to borrow a book to read, you have to be thick-skinned!

Brother Wen was not in a hurry to visit, but asked Zhu Houzhao to listen carefully when Wang Pan sang "The Emperor" for the second time. Look at the lyrics, it is really catchy and meaningful, I wrote it

The people are definitely talented!

Zhu Houzhao also listened to it just now, but he didn't listen to the whole song. Now he listened to the high-rise singing for a second time before slowly starting to enjoy it.

When I took a closer look, I felt like something was wrong.

What does "the army is worried when the army hears it, and the people are afraid when the people hear it"?

What does it mean to blow over this house and damage that house, and then the geese will fly away after all the water is blown away?

I always feel like there’s not a single good word in this libretto!

The expressions on the faces of the people around him felt a little strange, as they were afraid that this song "The Son of Heaven" would bring trouble. Especially the two young men in front of them were followed by some guards. At a glance, they knew that their background was very unusual. After listening to this song, would they be confused?

Spread it elsewhere?

Everyone no longer wanted to compete with each other about whose pickled eggs were better, and they all wanted to take their own pickled eggs home immediately to avoid being involved in anything bad.

Seeing this, Brother Wen bought some salted duck eggs from various stores and handed them to the people accompanying him to take them back to where he stayed and taste them. After the people around him dispersed, he turned to look at Zhu Houzhao, who had a smelly face, and raised his eyebrows.

Asked: "Don't you like this music?"

Zhu Houzhao didn't understand and asked, "What is this song about?"

Brother Wen explained to him that when official ships went to the countryside, they often blew the bugle to recruit people. Both military households and civilian households were assigned a lot of hard labor, so the people were worried and frightened when they heard the trumpet and suona.

What kind of drudgery will happen to you for the first time?

What's even more terrible is that local officials can apportion, and officials who come down from above can also apportion. If these layers of hard labor are piled up, wouldn't it be like "the water is gone and the goose flies" (the family is destroyed)? In this case, many people choose

Give your own land to the wealthy gentry to escape endless hard labor.

In fact, the people who choose to bite the bullet and donate their land are just drinking poison to quench their thirst. The government is not merciful, and the wealthy gentry may not be merciful either. It is nothing more than changing a life of unbearable pain into a life of slightly more bearable pain.

The price they paid for giving up their land to take a breather was that the people who were unwilling to give up their land had to bear more corvee labor.

There will be a day in the future when no one can bear this kind of life, and the day will not be far away when all is said and done.

Zhu Houzhao suddenly thought of his cruel experience of watching Qishan County decline again and again.

At that time, there were also such "evil gentry", "evil businessmen" and "evil people" in his "Qishan County". Of course, occasionally there would be "evil officials" performed by Wen Geer with all his heart - anyway, no matter what Wen Geer chose

Characters can easily disrupt the entire Qishan County.

It is so difficult to change a county for the better, let alone the whole Ming Dynasty?

At this moment, Zhu Houzhao felt that he had become the child again who was helpless, angry and anxious when facing the map of Qishan County.

"What should we do?" Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but raise his head and look at Brother Wen, seeking help from Brother Wen as he did when he was a child.

Brother Wen slightly curved his lips and replied with a smile: "You can not see, listen or ask, then you will naturally know nothing. You will never have to worry about these things. You can stay in the capital and be you comfortably.

As the crown prince, he will ascend the throne smoothly and become the Emperor of Peace."

Brother Wen finished speaking slowly, as if he still felt it was not enough, and thoughtfully added other suggestions to Zhu Houzhao——

"If you meet someone who speaks unpleasantly, have them dragged out and beaten to death. Over time, the people below will tell you whatever you want, and there will be no peace anywhere in the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Houzhao: “…………”

So angry!

After so many years, his little husband is still so irritating when he talks!

If he really becomes that kind of emperor, he will definitely be the first to be dragged down and beaten to death!

Zhu Houzhao hummed: "Let's go visit that Wang Pan!"

Even if your words don’t sound nice, he still wants to listen!

He wanted to ask him face to face why he let people sing such a song, and whether it was really as Brother Wen said!

Brother Wen said: "Then you have to be prepared to be rejected first. After all, not everyone is willing to let us in."

Zhu Houzhao grunted and walked towards the high-rise building of Wang Pan's house.

It's not like he has never been rejected before! In the past, when he announced Brother Wen's entry into the palace, Brother Wen was reluctant every time. He wanted to go to Wen's house, but Brother Wen was not willing to let him go.

Of course he knew that not everyone would support him as the crown prince, and he also knew that not everyone would take fame, fortune, and wealth to heart.

The master and the apprentice came to the gate of Wang's house together, and Brother Wen personally went up and knocked on the door.

Wang Pan, the master of the family, likes to make friends with literati. The servants will first assess the status of the other party when greeting them. When they saw two young men coming outside the door, they looked like scholars. The concierge immediately greeted them with a smile: "You two

What's wrong, little official?"

At this time, another song was sung on the high building, and it was sung in a free and easy manner. The first line of the song was "If you don't go to the Ice and Snow Hall, you won't know the wind and clouds; if you don't go to the prime minister's house, you won't visit the emperor's capital."

All the thoughts of seclusion are at the end of the song.

This is obviously an idle cloud Yehe who does not want to be an official.

Brother Wen listened carefully to the complete song, then smiled and said to the concierge: "I am Wang Shenci of Yuyao, Zhejiang Province. I was passing by this place with my friends today, and accidentally listened to two good songs by Mr. Xilou. I took the liberty to come and thank Xilou in person.

Sir, I don’t know if your master is willing to see guests today, so I would like to ask the gatekeeper to send a message for us."

The concierge saw that although the two men were not very old, their clothes and manners were unusual, so he immediately went in without any delay and told Wang Pan that there were two visitors outside the door.

The West Tower built by Wang Pan can be regarded as "talking and laughing with famous scholars and no idle people". Even though he had never participated in the imperial examination, he knew who the visitor was when he heard "Wang Shenci of Yuyao, Zhejiang".

The famous Wang Xiaozhuangyuan was regarded as a guest by many dignitaries, so they did not expect to find him in this remote Xilou. According to Wang Xiaozhuangyuan, he also asked people to learn how to sing today.

Two new songs from ?

Wang Pan thought that the prince had not reported any disturbing deeds for more than half a month since his arrival in Nanzhili. The young champion Wang only visited book collectors from various places (several of whom even wrote to him to praise the champion).

There was not much rejection. Since he dared to teach others to sing, he was not afraid of being heard by others!

Wang Pan ordered people to invite Brother Wen and his two brothers in, and he got up and went to the door to greet them.

Brother Wen has grown taller in recent years, his posture is as straight as a pine tree, and he walks calmly and leisurely. From a distance, you can see that he is a handsome young man. When you get closer, you can see that he has clear and handsome features.

Just like the characters coming out of the painting.

Zhu Houzhao is still young and is a head shorter than Brother Wen. He is not very eye-catching. He just gives people the impression that an elder brother is out playing with his younger brother.

The first thing Wang Pan saw was Brother Wen who was being brought in. He secretly sighed that it was no wonder that the emperor personally selected him as the number one scholar. His spirit was different from others.

The biggest thing that people in Jiangnan have in common (perhaps most people have in common) is that they have a strong preference for good-looking people. For example, Xu Zhenqing wrote a book and boasted that all the friends he knew were named "Xin Qian Ji", which means that my friend's personality

All of them are rare handsome men in the world!

Wang Pan originally did not intend to entertain Brother Wen and the two of them warmly, but when he saw the people, he put a smile on his face and took the initiative to invite Brother Wen and the others to go upstairs and listen to music.

The west part of Gaoyou City is relatively deserted. There are not many high-rise buildings around. Wang Pan’s west tower feels like it stands out from the crowd. When you go upstairs, you can have a panoramic view of Gaoyou. He sits on the top of the building every day and enjoys the good scenery and good songs and wine. No wonder he

I want to say "Don't work in the prime minister's house, don't visit the emperor's capital"!

How can we have such freedom and pleasure in the prosperous capital city where every inch of land is precious?

Brother Wen thought that his father had bought a mansion in Shaoxing, but he didn't know what it was like. He would have to find an opportunity to go back and recognize his family. It must be bigger than the Ming Dynasty civil servant resettlement house in the capital, right?

He sincerely expressed his envy to Wang Pan.

Although Zhu Houzhao also thought it felt good to sit on this tall building, he still snorted when he heard Brother Wen's envious words. The East Palace he lives in is not much bigger than this?!

What's so strange about building a building in such a run-down place?

Brother Wen glanced at Zhu Houzhao and introduced him to Wang Pan openly, saying that the kid next to him was called Zhu Shou, and he would follow him out this time to get acquainted with him.
To be continued...