Chapter three hundred and seventy seventh boating chat under the moon
Chapter 377: Boating and chatting under the moon
Li You's action of handing the imperial edict back to the imperial envoy may not have been conspicuous, but his taking off the black gauze hat was very eye-catching and almost caused a commotion among the onlookers.
However, after talking to Zhu Fanghe, Li You put on his official hat again. If he wanted to express his dissatisfaction, it would be enough to refuse the title. It is better not to play the trick of resignation. Yangzhou is two thousand miles away from the capital, and there are too many unexpected variables.
, if the fake thing turns out to be true, I will just cry.
When the Salt Transportation Department, Yangzhou Prefecture, and Jiangdu County sent Zhu Qin envoy to the sedan chair, Mr. Fanghe thought of something, turned to Li You and said: "There is no need for a banquet tonight. You and I have not seen each other for many days. We only use a small boat to ride on the moon."
You can just talk freely in the Slender West Lake of Xiao Qinhuai."
After hearing this, everyone knew that the imperial envoy had left others alone to have a private gathering with Li You, which was tantamount to openly revealing his unusual relationship with Li You in front of the entire Yangzhou officialdom.
If it were anyone else, he might not be so lax about appearance and rules. But Zhu Fanghe was a member of the clan, which had its own transcendence, so not paying attention to appearance and rules would have no impact; secondly, he was a righteous person and deliberately wanted to help Li
Boost your momentum.
Of course Li You smiled and accepted the kindness, "I'll invite Brother Zhu to have a rest in his mansion first, and then I'll invite you at dusk."
After returning to the city, Li You sent a message to cancel tonight's reception banquet, and at the same time asked people to go to the private sector to recruit boats. But then he thought about it and sent people directly to Jin Wanwan's house to tell his father-in-law that the imperial envoy was going on a night trip by boat tonight.
, and asked him to prepare everything.
The necessary boats, music, melons and fruits, wine, food, etc. are probably all ready at Jin Baiwan's place. He must be very happy to have the opportunity to cater to the imperial envoy.
It was already afternoon when he entered the house. Li You felt a little tired and was about to go back to his room to take a nap when he heard bursts of laughter coming from the garden on the other side of the wall.
He then came to the moon gate and looked into the garden. He saw a big blanket spread beside the pond. There were five or six women standing, sitting or squatting, laughing and laughing around the two little guys in the middle. It was probably today.
The sun is nice, let’s go out and bask in the sun.
Those two little guys are naturally his daughter and son. His daughter is now nearly one and a half years old, with bright pink makeup and cute eyes, but the focus is not on her right now, but on her younger brother.
The little boy in the center of the crowd was learning to walk. At this time, he straightened up and took a few unsteady steps. Then he sat down on the thick blanket and looked up at his mother with an innocent expression, making the girls laugh again.
Li You walked over, and his daughter stretched out her hands and shouted without rhythm: "Daddy, daddy, daddy, daddy!"
He picked up his daughter, then picked up his son, and said to Guan Xiuxiu: "Why are you so anxious? You have small arms and legs, don't tire out our Guanglu Temple Prime Minister."
Guan Xiuxiu didn't understand, "What do you mean, husband? Didn't you go to greet the imperial envoy today?"
"The imperial edict gave two enyin positions. One is the hereditary commander of Dafang, and the other is the civil official Guanglu Sicheng. However, he has been turned down by his husband for the time being, but sooner or later there will be another one." Li You said proudly.
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Guan Xiuxiu didn't respond at all. The commander was relatively familiar. He was a very high official, but what was Guanglu Si Cheng?
Cheng Saiyu had been in the capital for a long time and was more familiar with the imperial officials than the other women. Hearing this, she exclaimed: "Guanglu Sicheng should be an official of the sixth or seventh grade. I only heard that there is someone in the family of the Prime Minister who can be kind to you! Master!"
It’s really awesome.”
She said to Guan Xiuxiu again: "Sister Guan, I don't need to take the exam for the top prize. When I grow up, I will be able to get the sixth or seventh grade official title."
"From the sixth rank, it's only half a rank lower than what my husband is now." Li You added with a smile.
Guan Xiuxiu, who had always been smart and self-possessed, was confused by the news. She was dazed and said unconsciously: "Oh, wouldn't this mean that there will be a champion in the family?"
After Jin Baoer congratulated Guan Xiuxiu, he turned to Li You and said, "Master, these little children don't have names yet, it's time to give them names."
Li You said confidently: "When I learned that there was a reward, I thought about it. Our Li family is not a family of scholars, and there is no inheritance of naming in the family, which is very chaotic. But from now on, the boys in our house will be named after each other from generation to generation."
The eight characters "Guoen" and "Fuze" are the order of the world. For the rest, you are all literate, so just choose nice words."
After teasing the children for a while, Li You went back to his room to rest.
When he got up again, Jin Wanwan actually went to the county office to wait in person, and said to Li You: "I have prepared four boats, a smaller painting boat in the city, a larger painting boat outside the city, and a leading boat.
Then we will light a fire and cook a boat. In addition, people have been sent to clean the two gardens, and everyone can stay tonight. The famous melon, fruit, meal, and dry goods shops and restaurants have already sent greetings. If you need anything else, you can pick it up at any time."
"Very good." Li You nodded.
This Jin Wanwan is indeed someone who is good at seizing opportunities. If he sends a steward to report as usual, although it is not rude, some opportunities will be missed. However, this also fulfills Li You's wish. Mr. Li is originally
I want Jin Wanwan to go with me.
Next, he went to the mansion to invite Zhu Fanghe, and Jin Wanwan followed.
Zhu Qinqi had a lot to say to Li You alone tonight. Unexpectedly, Li You brought a strange middle-aged man to see him, so he couldn't help but ask: "Who is this..."
Li You introduced: "This is my second wife's father-in-law, a well-known gang merchant in Yangzhou City, known as Jin Wanwan. I have always admired Mr. Fanghe's name, and what he is offering tonight was all prepared by him, so it doesn't matter."
Then he said to Jin Baiwan: "This Mr. Fanghe is not an ordinary imperial envoy. Not only is he the winner of Jinghe's second year competition, he is also of Tianhuang blood. The emperor is very trusting and often treats him as an eldest brother..."
Jin Wanwan trembled in his heart, he was indeed an extraordinary person. What surprised him even more was that his cheap son-in-law and the imperial envoy of the clan spoke in a very familiar and casual tone, which showed that the relationship was extremely close.
When Zhu Fanghe heard that Li You would brag for him when they met, he knew very well that this kid was trying to scare people with him.
After the introduction, everyone walked out. At this time, Li You said: "It's a pity that you came at an unlucky time. Now at the turn of autumn and winter, it is not the most beautiful spring."
Zhu Fanghe smiled and said: "There is a flashy and noisy bustle, and there is a cool and lonely beauty. There is no difference between good and bad."
We arrived at the pier in silence all the way. The Jin family's several-foot-long painting boat had been docked for a long time. There were all kinds of food and drinks, and there were seven or eight female entertainers at the bow and stern of the boat.
After boarding the boat, Jin Wanwan made a gesture, and the three ships slowly started to leave the shore in response.
When Zhu Fanghe saw the decoration inside the boat, he first cheered, "Yangzhou's painted boats are famous all over the world, and they are well-deserved!"
Then I pushed open the large, intricately carved window sash, and a cool breeze blew into the cabin. A half moon hung high in the sky, and various lanterns hung from every house in the river house on the ground. The reflection of the light on the water surface moved with the waves. Although it was
In autumn and winter, the laughter and laughter of orchestral strings, strings and bamboos can still be faintly heard, but it is not as noisy as spring and summer.
Zhu Fanghe praised a few words, then sat up straight, and slowly drank and talked with Li You, accompanied by Jin Wanwan.
After drinking for three rounds, Zhu Fanghe said: "By the way, there is one more thing. When Your Majesty leaves the capital to say goodbye, Your Majesty also asked me to send my greetings to you."
Li You stood up quickly and said: "It is the fault of all the ministers that you dare to worry about the Holy Heart."
Zhu Fanghe waved his hand to stop Li You from saluting, "This is a private condolence, not a business matter, no need to be polite."
Jin Wanwan looked on, secretly speechless, feeling more and more unfathomable that his son-in-law was unfathomable. At first, he only knew that he had a tough background, but he didn't expect that he would even remember him today, and even send a message of condolences in private. There is a word
How to describe it? This is Jian Zai Di’s heart.
To be honest, Li You was also very surprised by this. After much deliberation, he attributed it to the eldest princess according to the law that "all strange things related to the emperor were done by Guide Chitose".
"The Holy One appreciates the poem you wrote when you were facing the flood in the ancestral mausoleum, especially the line about dying in the line of duty to repay the kindness of the country."
Li You replied: "It is the duty of a minister to do whatever he wants."
Zhu Fanghe laughed and said: "Tonight we are just talking about Fengyue is coming, there is no need to be so serious."
He also talked to Li You about the anecdotes in Beijing in the past six months, "Did you know that there is a strange thing in Beijing. Last month, Guide Qiansui gave birth to a son..."
My son... Li You swayed the wine glass in his hand slightly. He felt complicated but pretended not to care and said: "What's so strange about this? But first I have to congratulate Consort Lin."
"Let's hold off on congratulations for now. I don't know what Your Highness is thinking. I asked the Holy Mother to give my son a national surname, not Lin, so you don't have to congratulate Lin Xiandi." At this point, Zhu Fanghe sighed: "The son will take his mother's surname. In this way,
Isn’t this Lin Xiandi just like his wife?”
She really made it happen... Li You asked with great concern: "Brother Lin, are you willing?"
"You are familiar with what kind of person His Highness Chitose is. What can you do if Lin Xiandi doesn't want to? But it doesn't matter, but they have many children in the Lin family, including this one. It's just that Guide Chitose seems to feel guilty and completely ignores Lin Xiandi, and every month
They all received generous rewards. In the past six months, Lin Xiandi has been enjoying himself freely, and has made great progress in poetry, calligraphy and painting. He said that if you go to the capital again, I will seriously compete with you." Zhu Fanghe's tone was not sure whether it was envy or something else.
Jin Wanwan listened to the two chatting, but could never get a word in. Whether it was trivial matters in the palace, anecdotes about the royal family, or the latest developments of the ministers and ministers, he could not interrupt. The highest level he could contact was also
They are just the Duke of Nanjing and the eunuch who guards them.
Zhu Fanghe looked at Jin Wanwan and thought to himself that since Li You dared to bring this man out, he probably didn't need to be too careful. Then he talked about a secret matter: "This year, the ancestral mausoleum was in danger of an unexpected incident.
I'm shocked. After the emperor's wedding next spring, he wants to visit the ancestral mausoleum in the south and personally inspect the ancestral mausoleum river construction to warn the ancestors. However, it is still being discussed, and there are many objections from the ministers in the court."
The emperor's southern tour? Li You was surprised when he heard this. The Ming Dynasty was different from the Qing Dynasty. Patrolling was an extremely rare thing. Then he realized something and suddenly patted Jin Wanwan on the shoulder, shocking his father-in-law. "National affairs,
It is up to the princes of the court to make their own decision. If it is really decided to tour the south, the Jin family is willing to donate silver to subsidize the state!"
Jin Wanwan was not slow in thinking and immediately said: "Fifty thousand!"