"The first thing to embroider is to choose the reunion moon in the sky, the reunion moon, and embroider a star next to the moon. You are brighter than the moon and I am brighter than the star cliff. The stars rely on the moon and the moon relies on the stars. They are inseparable..." The soft and soft singing voice
In the middle, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy with light smoke and light pink hair has his eyes moving and his hands tactfully raised. His face is slightly raised, as if he is watching the stars and moon in the night sky.
Mochou Lake has beautiful scenery and broad views. It is also one of the four major brothel gathering places in Nanjing. When Pang Yu just came from the lake, he saw two or three elegant brothels.
Compared with the bustling and noisy city of Nanjing, Pang Yu feels that Mochou Lake is quiet and quiet, more like a wealthy area.
The little singer in front of me was called from a nearby brothel. She is very handsome and can sing very well. If she puts on women's clothes, she will definitely be a beauty.
Except when he was bidding farewell to Huaining, Ruan Dacheng always entertained guests with songs, dances and operas. They started by talking about romance, and after drinking for three times, he asked this little singer to go upstairs and sing songs to add to the fun.
The singer sang several Sanqu songs in a row, and everyone was a little drunk after drinking a few rounds of wine. Pang Yu was still sober, and was still secretly looking at the people present.
Especially Ma Shiying. Pang Yu had some impressions of this name, but he didn't know what he had done. Ruan Dacheng introduced that Zeng Guan was the governor of Xuanfu.
Ma Shiying has a good drinking capacity and has no airs. Even when Pang Yu, who has the lowest status, toasts, he will drink as soon as possible. Among the three Jinshi, he is the youngest, but the calmest, while the oldest Yang Weiyuan is quite flamboyant.
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After all, Ma Shiying had been a governor and could be regarded as a leader of troops. He asked Pang Yu some things about the defense of Tongcheng and was quite interested in using troops, but Yang Weiyuan was not too concerned about it.
These people had a tacit understanding and did not ask about Ruan Dacheng's contribution to defending the city. When he was in Tongcheng, Pang Yu knew that Ruan Dacheng had said this to some family friends. When he came to Nanjing and heard Fang Kongzhen talk about it, Pang Yu could imagine that Ruan Dacheng
As soon as he arrived in Nanjing, he would definitely publicize his false military exploits everywhere.
But Nanjing is not Ruan Dacheng's territory, Zhang Guowei belongs to the Donglin clan. If Ruan Dacheng wants Pang Yu to publicly prove his military exploits, Pang Yu doesn't know what to do. If he does, he will be siding with Donglin and Fushe.
On the opposite side, luckily these people didn't ask about it.
After this sanqu song, several people present praised it in unison. Fortunately, none of them had the hobby of playing with prostitutes. Ruan Dacheng waved his hand and let the little singer go.
Yang Weiyuan stroked his beard and smiled and said, "This Wu Di's "Embroidered Purse" sounds quite interesting.
But after all, it is a popular song, so it is better to collect the lyrics (Ruan Dacheng’s words) and write it yourself.”
Ma Shiying agreed, "In the past, most of the theater troupes were in Huaining, and I could only see a few shows every time I came to Nanjing. Now that Brother Ruan has settled in Nanjing, all the theater troupes have to be compared to each other."
Ruan Dacheng hurriedly said modestly, "It is a small skill that cannot be considered elegant. The landscape painting of Yaocao is so magical that its skills and artistic conception are far-reaching. That is a great talent."
"This is not flattery from us, but everyone said so after watching it. Brother Ruan has always put in the effort. He wrote the script himself and the troupe owns it. He gave personal guidance to the troupe on every twist and turn. He said it perfectly.
You see, even the trafficker and pawn played by him is lifelike, and the sung version is full of wonderful lines and wonderful words. This is elegance."
Ruan Dacheng was praised by the two people, and with a smile on his face, he raised his glass to persuade. Pang Yu and Ji Cheng, who was sitting over there, had the lowest status and could only echo. In short, Pang Yu didn't quite understand.
Pang Yu glanced at Ji Cheng a few times. He was already in his fifties and was a master of garden design at this time. He had studied and worked on a construction site before. After decades of combining the two, he became a
Grandmaster.
Rich families in Nanjing often approached him to design their gardens, and he made acquaintances with many of the upper class, including Ruan Dacheng and others.
But because he did not have the imperial examination title and was still a craftsman, he still acted very cautiously in front of these Jinshi.
Ruan Dacheng put down his cup and said, "The theater troupe is not here today. A few days ago, we invited Cao Luji and Zongzi to watch a new play "The Consort". Cao Luji lent it to Dangtu and said he would not return it until next month."
Both Ma Shiying and Yang Weiyuan asked curiously. They were surprised when they heard that Pang Yu and Ruan Dacheng created the new type of opera. The two looked at Pang Yu with more respect. After all, not many people can write operas and create their own.
There are even fewer types of drama.
"I didn't expect Pang Xiaoyou to be so versatile. I dare not say anything else. In opera, there are only a handful of people I can admire."
After Yang Weiyuan finished speaking to Pang Yu, he turned to Ruan Dacheng and said, "When Cao Luji's troupe comes back, I will borrow it to listen to "The Female Consort" several times. The "Spring Lantern Riddles" I listened to that day is still not enough.
It's best to gather your guidance and guide the troupe, and perform "Green Peony" again, so that I can wow you."
"The troupe can borrow it for as long as it takes. "Green Peony" will be discussed later, and we will discuss it later."
Ruan Dacheng smiled reluctantly, raised his glass and toasted, but did not answer Yang Weiyuan's words.
Pang Yu was a little confused. Looking at Ruan Dacheng's appearance, he was quite embarrassed by the green peony.
Yang Weiyuan drank wine and his face turned a little red. He ignored Ruan Dacheng's excuse and said to himself, "You are good at everything, but your courage is a bit lacking. Why don't you dare to watch "Green Peony"?
I have to say, Green Peony is good at ridiculing, and there are a lot of yellow-mouthed children in the society. They have no poems and no books. They only ask for favors and cheat in the exam, and they look down on each other and promote themselves as celebrities. Even Donglin in those days was
Not as good as.
Nowadays, the children who have returned to communes from all over Jiangbei have moved to Nanjing. They spend all day in the old courtyard with prostitutes and drinks, and often curse at me and other old ministers. You still have to beg for mercy from these children.
If I have a theater troupe, I will arrange Green Peony to perform everywhere. Let’s see what he can do to me when he resumes work.” Ruan Dacheng buried his head and said nothing, the situation was a bit awkward.
Ji Cheng interjected, "No matter how the society is organized, I don't believe it.
Ji Zhi is a great benefactor to me, and he not only spreads my reputation. When I compiled "Yuan Ye", I relied on Ji's guidance to complete the book, and later funded the publication of it. Such a character is not what they call an eunuch.
Everyone in the community criticized him, but they couldn't tell him what evil he had done. They just insisted on his name and refused to let go."
"The counter-case was originally arranged by Dong Lin. When I fought with Dong Lin in the court, I was never afraid of Dong Lin's party. I was listed as a counter-case but fell into the secret arrows of two villains, Ni Yuanlu and Mao Yujian. Now I am in the wilderness.
, I will never bow to Dong Lin."
After Yang Weiyuan finished speaking, he pointed at Ma Shiying, "Yao Cao was also plotted by Dong Lin. Now the opposition is ignoring Dong Lin. There is absolutely no room for reconciliation between us and Dong Lin. Why should we be afraid of their displeasure, let alone the restoration of society."
Ruan Dacheng suddenly raised his head and looked at Yang Weiyuan. He was drinking heavily and said with a flushed face, "Don't mention that counter-case. It's true that Mao Yujian is a villain, but if you hadn't done that bad thing back then, how could I have done it?"
..." Ruan Dacheng took a few breaths, waved his hands and said, "That's all, they are all unbearable things from the past, so don't mention them."
Pang Yu didn't know what they were talking about, but it sounded like Green Peony couldn't sing. Yang Weiyuan seemed not afraid of returning to Donglin, but Ruan Dacheng obviously didn't intend to offend anyone again and still had the intention of reconciling with Donglin.
"Doushu, you and I are different after all."
Ruan Dacheng said something in a calm tone and then stopped talking. Yang Weiyuan nodded to Ruan Dacheng and drank the wine in one gulp. There was a moment of embarrassment in the audience.
Pang Yu couldn't get a word in at all. Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, he was about to raise a toast to calm down.
At this time, Ma Shiying said, "Both of you are right, but in Ma's opinion, both Donglin and Fushe are proud of themselves in Nanjing for a while, and I'm afraid they won't be able to be rampant for a long time."
When Yang Weiyuan heard this, he became more energetic and said, "Please tell Yaocao how to see it."
"The clues are in the green peonies. This play was written by Wu Bing, but it was Wen Yuren who paid the troupe to perform it everywhere."
Ma Shiying talked confidently, "As soon as this play came out, the two brothers Zhang Pu and Zhang Cai felt guilty and went to see Zhejiang Tixiu Li Yuankuan to ban the performance and publication of "Green Peony". Li Yuankuan was greedy for the reputation of being a scholar, and he was really arrested.
As a servant of the Wen family, this is a disgrace to Wen Tiren.
When Zhang Pu was in Beijing, he took refuge with Zhou Yanru, and his relationship with Wen Tiren was at loggerheads. Now he is inciting the local officials to arrest members of the Wen family, but Wen Tiren is holding back, so does Fushe think that Wen Tiren can be bullied?"
Yang Weiyuan nodded and said, "There are a bunch of young boys in the society. Zhang Pu is old and old, but he has high vision and low hand. He is no match for Wen Tiren in the capital. Wen Tiren used some tricks, so Zhang Pu could only escape back to his hometown in embarrassment. Now he has no official and no power.
Is there anything you can do to warm your body and benevolent?"
Ma Shiying said calmly, "Looking at the Jiangnan officialdom, Zhang Guowei was in charge of the ten governments in the south of the Yangtze River, and Donglin Fushe thought he had nothing to fear. But as soon as Zhang Guowei took office, Wen Tiren used the Liyang case to give Zhang Guowei a mark of power, and then used the Tongcheng people to
Instead of being beaten, Zhang Guowei is now cautious and will not dare to blatantly protect him again.
In December last year, Ni Yuankuan was suddenly dismissed from his position as Zhejiang Provost, and if my prediction is correct, Wen Tiren's backup will surely follow."
Yang Weiyuan said excitedly, "Can we help warm the body?"
Ruan Dacheng raised his head at this time and said, "Since I came to the throne today, the emperor has been a slave invader. The emperor was greatly disappointed with Donglin, so he was deeply wary of party strife. Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren were all isolated ministers after he was appointed. After that, Donglin gradually became a trend."
weak.
But Donglin is deeply rooted, and no one knows Donglin’s foundation. It’s true that Wen Tiren is the first assistant, but he can only suppress him for a while. When he is no longer the first assistant, Donglin is still there. If you try to suppress Donglin at this time, the gain outweighs the loss.
The best response for you and me is to wait and see what happens."
"It's Donglin that's deeply rooted in Donglin. Restoring society is nothing."
Yang Weiyuan pouted on the ground.
Ma Shiying said with a smile, "The emperor wants to both use and beat Zhang Guowei, and the same goes for Donglin and Wen Tiren. This is the emperor's imperial intention. The emperor does not have to force anyone to be defeated. It is best to fight each other to be evenly matched.
wonderful.
Therefore, Wen Xiang and Dong Lin may not be able to tell the difference between the winner and the loser. The most likely failure is to restore the society. However, you and I have become official because of our mistakes, and Wen Tiren is a lonely minister. If you go to help, I am afraid it will be a disservice, so why rush
Choosing a side.
Having said that, just wait and see what happens, and wait for the opportunity is the best way to deal with it."
Pang Yu listened attentively. The news he heard at today's banquet was something that would never be heard in the Tongcheng County government. Although both Ma Shiying and Yang Weiyuan were officials, their ability to obtain information and analyze the situation was different from that of the county government.
Officials are not on the same level.
At present, it seems that Fushe and Donglin control public opinion, but Wen Tiren controls administrative power. They are on the eve of a head-on confrontation, and Green Peony may be the trigger.
Pang Yu is going to Suzhou to find Zhang Guowei this time. Governor Yingtian is a die-hard Donglin Party member. If he is promoted through him, will he also be labeled as a Donglin Party member? Once he has this label, what will happen to him?
Will there be any impact on future development?
Pang Yu looked out the window. It was dark at this time, and the boats of the prostitutes on the shore were leaving the shore one after another. The lights on Mochou Lake were bright and the trees and bamboos could be heard, creating a prosperous scene of peace and prosperity.