When Yu San came over to report the situation in the afternoon, he couldn't hide the excitement on his face. He brought a piece of news to Zhu Hao: "...people from Ning Prince's Mansion said that a steward will come tomorrow to discuss buying a theater troupe from us. Listen.
It is said that any opera troupe that is favored by Prince Ning’s Mansion will be offered a high price... Does the owner intend to sell the opera troupe to make a profit?"
Zhu Hao smiled and asked, "What do you think?"
Yu San smiled bitterly and scratched his head: "I also know that the little boss is unwilling to sell the troupe, but it is better for you to discuss this matter in person... But after you left, Leader Long and his friends also attracted many people to watch their play.
Originally, we were supposed to also perform "The Legend of White Snake", but we have already performed it, so we changed to "Three Strikes of White Snake"."
Zhu Hao nodded: "Let's talk tomorrow."
He was about to send Yu San away, but Yu San remembered something and said: "My boss, I found out about the Mr. Tang you are looking for. He jumped into the lake before... and did not drown. He should have drowned in the past few days."
He is recuperating in the palace. I heard that he has done a lot of crazy things recently. Such a person..."
Tang Yin has given people the impression of a crazy scholar, and even Yu San looks down upon such a lunatic.
Zhu Haoxin said, it’s just peeing and jumping into the lake, not running naked, is this unbearable?
"Okay, I understand. Help me pay more attention to the news over there. If possible, build a good relationship with the people in Prince Ning's Mansion, treat them to drinks, just like chatting after dinner, and ask more about Mr. Tang." Zhu Hao said.
Nanchang still lacked manpower and needed Yu San to charge forward.
Yu San hurriedly responded.
Zhu Hao followed Yu San to the door, and Zhu Niang's voice came from the second floor: "What's the matter with Yu San here?"
Yu San loudly replied: "It's okay, I just came to have a few words with the young master..."
Then he lowered his voice and said, "My boss, the Guan family and his son have been in the opera troupe for a few days. They want to go on stage to sing early and they want to ask you to make arrangements."
Zhu Hao said: "You want to go on stage as soon as you enter the theater? Let them, father and son, do the chores honestly and wait patiently... Nanchang Mansion is not a place for them to perform. If they are diligent and stay in the theater wholeheartedly, they will always perform on stage and make a blockbuster performance.
when."
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Just when Zhu Hao was paying attention to the progress of the lobby meeting.
Zhu Niang was also contacting all directions and wanted to find a husband for her son. Unfortunately, she had no connections and could only ask for help from Lotus Girl, who had traveled to Nanchang City with her.
At sunset that day, I had planned to attend the lantern festival in the city, but Zhu Niang suddenly changed her mind and took Zhu Hao to the inn where Lian Nu stayed to discuss the matter of apprenticeship.
Lotus was a little embarrassed when she heard this.
"It is actually not difficult for Nanchang Prefecture to ask a gentleman to come home to teach, but it is a bit troublesome for someone like a junior official from the Zhu family to come from a foreign land... Generally speaking, if the gentleman does not teach non-local children, even if there are students who come from afar to study,
Most of them go to famous teachers, their wealth and reputation are there, and their age... they are basically adults."
According to Lotus Girl, Zhu Hao is a foreigner, and his husband does not like to accept such disciples who do not participate in the imperial examination in the local area. This will not help improve their reputation among the scholars.
It is best to wait until you are fourteen or fifteen years old to be able to work on your own when you want to study and become a teacher. Then only if your family has an official career or has an official background, you have the opportunity to ask for guidance from a famous teacher.
Madam Zhu was a little anxious: "It was difficult to study in Anlu, but why would it be the same in Nanchang Mansion?"
Lian Nu asked puzzledly: "Madam hopes her son will become a great man. I think she must have found a husband for a small official when she was in Huguang, right? Why did she leave her hometown to study in Nanchang? Anlu...can't find a good husband?"
Lian Nu knew very little about Zhu Niang's background, so now was a good opportunity to test it out.
Just when Zhu Niang felt that Lian Nu could be trusted and entrusted her to help Zhu Hao find a teacher and planned to tell her family background, Zhu Hao interrupted with a smile: "Mom, I haven't fallen behind in my studies. I have been studying hard recently.
…Can’t we find Mr. Lu?”
Lian Nu asked: "Mr. Lu... I don't know who he is? But he is in Nanchang?"
Zhu Niang found that Lotus Girl had many problems. When the enthusiasm in her heart passed, she suddenly became more vigilant and sighed softly: "He is the child's enlightenment teacher. This time I came to Nanchang to find him...
...Since we can’t find a suitable gentleman for the time being, we can only take one step at a time.”
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Zhu Niang left with Zhu Hao.
In the carriage, Zhu Niang looked sad.
Zhu Hao said: "Mom, don't you think this Miss Fei is a little weird?"
Zhu Niang shook her head: "I know you are very vigilant, but she is dedicated to helping us. We are new here and don't know anyone here in Nanchang, so we have to rely on her to open up the situation."
Zhu Hao looked leisurely and analyzed: "When Mrs. Sui sent her to follow her, she told us in front of us that they had many properties in Nanchang Mansion, but Miss Fei kept staying in an inn when she arrived in Nanchang City.
Why is this?"
"this……"
Zhu Niang had never thought of such a tricky question.
Zhu Haodao: "This can only be explained by the fact that Mrs. Sui's business in Nanchang City is not big, or she has encountered some troubles, otherwise why would she be so concerned about the reception arranged by Dongzhu Su?
"I think it may be related to the unrest in Jiangxi in recent years...Mrs. Fei must be in trouble and wants to build more connections, preferably with government resources..."
Zhu Niang asked in surprise: "You mean, Mrs. Sui actually wanted to take advantage of us from the beginning?"
Zhu Hao said leisurely: "We are doing business in Huguang, and we are able to be relied upon by Boss Su. The Sui family must want to use our relationship to open up new business channels... When Miss Fei arrived in Nanchang City, she did not
There are no accounts to be checked, and I don’t see her going to take care of business. The main thing is to get useful information from us... Therefore, it’s better for me to keep a proper distance from her.”
Valley oyster
Zhu Niang thought for a while and couldn't help but nodded.
Zhu Hao breathed a sigh of relief. After spending so much time talking, he finally achieved his goal.
He didn't care how big the Sui family's business was, or what exactly Lian Nu was doing in Nanchang. All he wanted to do was make his mother believe that Mrs. Sui and Lian Nu had bad intentions, and stop asking the other party to help him find a husband.
Zhu Niang is unfamiliar with the place in Nanchang City and has no one to help her. Where can she find a husband? As long as she doesn't have a husband, she doesn't have to worry about being restrained.
After returning home, Zhu Hao pretended to take out a book and read aloud. When he was writing, he wrote a play, which made Zhu Niang think that he was a good boy, so that he would not restrict his actions.
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The next day, the sixteenth day of the first lunar month.
Just after midnight in the morning, Zhu Hao, accompanied by Master Yu Sanlong, came to a nearby wine shop.
About half an hour later, surrounded by the troupe leaders, Tu Qin, the treasure keeper of Prince Ning's Mansion, came.
Someone immediately arranged a banquet in the wine shop, and soon the guests and hosts were seated.
Zhu Hao knew that Tu Qin was an important figure in King Ning's rebellion and was also the secret agent around King Ning. He was responsible for helping King Ning contact and recruit people.
"Where was the troupe who sang "The Legend of White Snake" yesterday?"
Tu Qin sat in the main seat, asked the troupe leaders around him, looked around, and finally his eyes fell on the troupe leader Sanhe Long.
Yu San got instructions from Zhu Hao early in the morning and stood up to salute: "Young man, I have met the official."
Tu Qin looked arrogant, but his tone of voice was not harsh. Instead, he said with a bit of kindness, "Don't be nervous, your troupe has arranged a very good show. The people below told me that this time the lobby meeting can at least be arranged."
Entering the top five... Right now Prince Ning's Mansion is planning to buy some theater troupes, let's go upstairs and talk."
Yu San was not qualified to refuse.
All the troupe leaders looked at Yu San and Long troupe with envy and jealousy, as if they felt that they had stolen their limelight.
When they got upstairs, Zhu Hao followed him. Tu Qin just glanced at him and didn't bother to ask who the child was, or thought that it was just the child of Yu San or Master Long. He was afraid of being abducted when he went to a strange place.
Take them all with you.
Yu San asked: "My lord, is the theater troupe purchased by Ning Prince's Mansion going to be sent to the capital?"
Tu Qin glanced sideways at Yu San: "It seems you know everything, but this time you buy a troupe, you are not sending it to the capital. Your little troupe is not qualified to enter the capital."
Yu San and Leader Long looked at each other.
If you are not qualified to enter the capital, why should Prince Ning’s Mansion still buy it?
Is this an attempt to extort something by force and deliberately belittle it so that it can be conveniently lowered?
Tu Qin said: "The theater troupes sent to the capital pay attention to both the voice, color and art. The actors in your troupe are good at it, but it's a pity that the voices and colors are too bad and they are not qualified. I want to give your troupe to Mr. Li. He is very good."
I like to listen to operas and have no pursuit of sensuality or anything like that. I only care about the high level of art and the low level of art."
Both Yu San and Leader Long were a little confused, what about Mr. Li?
In this era, most officials were called "Master", and few were called "sir" like Tu Qin. After all, only parents and elders were called this in this era, and Tu Qin set a precedent.
So is Mr. Li a squire or an official? They have no idea at all.
What sensual art...
what is this?
Why are we so horny?
Zhu Hao was from a well-connected family, and Tu Qin seemed shameless and young, but everything he said made sense.
When sending actors to the emperor, their skills were second to none. The most important thing was that both male and female actors should be handsome and beautiful. Zhu Houzhao was not only fond of women, but also occasionally flirted with men.
Although Zhu Hao spent money to buy a theater troupe, he had only been in the grass-stage troupe before. No matter how beautiful Gong Yeling was, how beautiful could he be? The big theater troupe in Jiangnan, Xiaosheng, and Huadan were called Shuiling... He must be like that when he is sent to the capital.
of.
Zhu Hao asked with a smile: "You are talking about Li Shishi, the imperial censor of Zhishidu, right?"
Tu Qin's expression changed, he glared at Zhu Hao and said, "Who...are you?"
Yu Sanben wanted to introduce him, but Zhu Hao raised his hand to interrupt him: "Actually, this theater troupe belongs to my mother. Because it was inconvenient for my mother to come forward, she asked me to come. However, if there is any major incident in the theater troupe, it is always the responsibility of the director and Yu.
Leader Long makes the decision."
Tu Qin looked displeased: "What's this mess? Whose troupe does it belong to? How about this, three hundred taels of silver, do you sell it or not? If you want to sell it, I'll give you 10% of the profit. I'll deliver the silver to the troupe tomorrow."
A contract for all.”
Tu Qin said that he had finished explaining everything and was about to go downstairs.
Zhu Hao said: "Sir, what if we don't sell it?"
Tu Qinben had already reached the stairs. Hearing this, he turned around and glared at Zhu Hao: "Don't toast or eat as a fine. How many people are there in your little troupe? Don't even look at who is behind me... Offend Prince Ning's Mansion, let me
You guys have no chance of leaving Nanchang City! Humph!"