Chapter 42: The dignitaries have their own thoughts
After more than a hundred years of ups and downs, the Zhongshan Prince's Mansion on Xufu Street in the south of Jinling City still stands as it did back then. Although Xu Da, a posthumous gift to King Zhongshan, has long been a cup of loess, compared with the other buildings built at the same time in Nanjing City,
As far as the palaces are concerned, the Deng family of Ninghe and the Kaiping and Wang Chang families have declined. The Mu family of Qianning is far away in Yunnan, and his wife and children are far away in the capital. Although the Qianning palace is still there, it has been empty for many years. Only the Zhongshan palace is
The master's wealth lasts for a long time and his children are prosperous. For more than a hundred years, he has been as prosperous as the Ming Dynasty Zuo.
Although the title of King of Zhongshan was only given posthumously to Xu Da's generation, the fact that the Xu family had one family and two sons was still an anomaly in the Ming Dynasty. Today, this house on Changfu Street should be called Wei Guogong's Mansion, but the people still call it Zhongshan Prince's Mansion. On the contrary
The owner of the house was worried about slander and fear of ridicule, and issued strict orders to his superiors and subordinates. The superiors and subordinates kept talking about the palace. The name of the back garden of the mansion was Zhanyuan, which was inscribed by Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang himself.
Carefully taken care of, there are seasonal flowers in all seasons, which can be described as beautiful.
This evening was not a good time to go to the garden, but the hostess decided to come at this time. Naturally, everyone in the garden, from the gardener to the maids, was busy with them. Mrs. Wang, who was only in her early twenties, ordered not to use those boats.
Huafang only took Wang Shikun to the highest rockery in the garden, and then everyone around him retreated.
"I asked you to go and apologize to Eunuch Fu, but you didn't go?"
Although the Wang family is a family of officials, their children are not prosperous, and there are only two sisters and brothers in this generation. At this moment, Mrs. Wang said a word, and when she saw that Wang Shikun hesitated and did not answer, she couldn't help but darken her face: "Don't think that the Duke
If I protect you, you can do whatever you want in Jinling City. Then who is Eunuch Fu? He has only been in Jinling City for more than ten years, and he is not as good as the foundation of Eunuch Zheng Qiang and Zheng. But what about now? Like this
Even the Duke of the country must give him three points, how dare you offend him?"
"Sister, listen to me."
Wang Shikun has been the most afraid of his eldest sister since he was a child. Now that he heard that Mrs. Wang was going to lecture her again in a long way, he hurriedly cut off his sister's words. Seeing that her face was getting worse, he simply recounted what happened during the day exactly as it was.
Come.
When Mrs. Wang heard that Wang Shikun thought of looking for the young master Fu Rong invited last night, her face brightened and she nodded lightly. When she heard that Wang Shikun had found the man, the other party only said that the leader and Eunuch Fu had never met, and she
She couldn't help but ponder; when Wang Shikun told another story about the two drinking together and then going to Nancheng Bingma Division, she couldn't help but let out a light sigh, but did not speak immediately.
After thinking for a while, she smiled and said: "Listening to what you said, he seems to be an interesting guy. But don't think that he is sincere. How could Eunuch Fu hire someone without any reason?
Attending a banquet at Qingping Tower, and even invited Mrs. Xiao’s team for this? However, judging from his words and deeds, he is better than your friends. If it is an insignificant matter, the gang can help him, maybe he can
Make some good connections with Eunuch Fu."
"Yes, yes, yes, I know. I listen to you, eldest sister!" Wang Shikun nodded repeatedly and looked at Mrs. Wang's face, which looked pretty good. He then smiled and said, "But, eldest sister, you also heard that Eunuch Fu made such comments.
I don't think I have any grudges in my heart."
"You know this must be what Eunuch Fu said, and not what Xu Xun made it up to deceive you?" Mrs. Wang smiled, but she was very moved by it in the bottom of her heart. The prince of Wei Guogong had already married and established a career, and now she has Wei Guogong Xu
Doting on her, she has a son under her knees, and she will still have to look for someone to rely on in the future. However, her mother's family is small, and the only one she can count on is her younger brother Wang Shikun.
So, seeing that her brother's face looked a little uncomfortable, she softened her tone and said: "In short, use your brain more in everything. It would be best if Xu Xun could see Eunuch Fu again. Eunuch Fu can help.
Just say a word and it will be easy for the Duke to help you find a way out." At this point, she suddenly paused and then said thoughtfully, "That's just Xu Xun, the one who sent you the letter.
Wu Shouzheng, bring me here tomorrow to take a look. If they collude to fool you... Humph!"
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The Nine Bends of the Qingxi River to the west of Hanfu Street has been a scenic spot in Jinling since the Five Dynasties, and in the Ming Dynasty, it was even known as one of the eighteen scenic spots in Jinling. However, the Qingxi River is now silted up, and the ripples of the willows are no longer visible.
Only the Huaiqing Bridge to the east of Confucius Temple still stands. In the evening, several cars and sedans parked under the bridge. On the bridge, a few middle-aged Confucian scholars leaned on the railing and looked at the Imperial City to the east. After a few sighs, they gradually turned into
Got to the point.
"The prince left the imperial court at the age of eight to study. However, according to Ma Wensheng, he met Ruiyan in the Wenhua Palace in the eleventh year of Hongzhi's reign. In April of the fifteenth year, they only met Ruiyan during the Winter Solstice and New Year's Eve in the Wenhua Palace.
, this learning can be imagined.”
"After years of suffering and forging ahead after ascending the throne, I was still confused by traitors like Li Guang in the middle period, let alone the prince. It is said that the prince's east palace is full of sycophants. If things go on like this, if the prince... the power in the future will definitely fall into the hands of the Chief of Ceremonies."
"Ma Wensheng and others are so useless!"
"The eunuchs are always in the palace, flattering everyone. How can we catch up? In the early years of the emperor's hard work, he was almost led astray by Li Guang. However, in the many years he was in power, he only summoned the elders individually a handful of times.
Count, alas, when will the grand occasion of Yongxuan be revealed?"
Seven or eight people sighed for a while, and finally someone changed the subject and mentioned the memorial that had been sent to the capital a few days ago to ask for redundant personnel, which aroused everyone's heated discussion for a while. They lingered on commenting on current affairs for a long time, and saw that the sky was getting dark.
In the evening, everyone just talked about the rain the night before. After a few words, they made a date for an outing on Mochou Lake, and then they went off the bridge and dispersed. The two people walking at the end walked slowly,
When others got into the car and left one by one, they were still taking their time.
"Brother Luo, I feel sorry for having you run around so much for my son's marriage."
"Where is it? Fortunately, Dong Weng helped me, otherwise how could I have met the famous Four Gentlemen of Nandu?" The middle-aged man known as Mr. Luo smiled and fanned twice with a fan, and said with admiration.
, "Only people like Dong Weng can be friends with people with such integrity and integrity. Let's just talk about the memorial that went straight to Tianyan this time. Apart from Dong Weng, how many people dare to be so bold? No wonder those four people
He greatly praised Dong Weng and made him a close friend."
Just now on the Huaiqing Bridge, the stars were shining over the moon. Although Zhao Qin received a few compliments, he was the one with the tail end. At this moment, Mr. Luo's praise made him quite proud. After getting in the car, Luo
When the gentleman mentioned that Zheng Qiang, who was also on the guard, went to see Fu Rong, his face darkened slightly. When he heard that Wang Shikun personally went to the Wucheng Army and Horse Division to give Commander Zhu a message, saying that Xu Liang would not be allowed to do anything until he paid the compensation.
During the execution, he looked livid for a moment.
"How could Wei Guogong Xu get involved in this matter?"
"Don't worry, Dong Weng, it's not Wei Guogong. As far as I know, it's the Nancheng Army and Horse Division that Wang Shikun went to after he came out from Xu You's place."
"Xu Tao? He finally broke through the threshold between the seventh and sixth grades, but he doesn't know how to cherish it, and he is meddling in such nosy matters!"
Seeing Zhao Qin snort angrily, Mr. Luo whispered next to him: "The day after tomorrow is the Xu clan meeting. The mysterious man who once wrote that calligraphy for the Xu family sent someone to give Xu You a gift.
I sent a letter, which talked about the affairs of the Xu family, the rule of the Xu family, and even the origin of Dong Weng."
When Zhao Qin heard that the man knew about his affairs, he couldn't help but pursed his lips unnaturally, and after a long while he said word by word: "Xu Liang's matter is not urgent. There is no definite news from the capital. I don't know about Wei Guogong."
It doesn't matter if you drag it there before getting involved. But you have accompanied me to meet that old god, and you should have heard what he said. The land in Jurong is a rare Feng Shui, and there is no room for error.
.If Xu Tao really has his own way, he is the only one in the Xu family who is an official now..."
After a pause, he said with a gloomy face: "I will have to support the Xu family's house in person! If Xu Tao still dares to cause trouble, his recent promotion experience will be over! In the civil service career
Come on, what is the false reputation of Wei Guogong!"
Mr. Luo, who was on the side, had long expected that Zhao Qin would make such a decision. He smiled clearly, and then said calmly: "By the way, the Shen family is from Jurong, so I don't think so."
As for disobeying Dong Weng's wishes, he had to prevent the Xu family from crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, which would violate Dong Weng's wishes. Dong Weng said before that he would personally support the tabletop for the Xu family's house, but in fact, it does not necessarily mean that he must use his power to overpower others. I am here to inquire.
When I received a little piece of news, I was determined to settle things once and for all."
Zhao Qin raised his eyebrows in surprise: "What news?"
"This matter has to fall on a young servant of the prodigal son of the Xu family."
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