On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the second day of the Lantern Festival.

Wang Yuan is still quite good to the domestic servants, and during the ten-day lantern festival, he took turns to give them holidays to go to the city to watch the lanterns.

Today is the day when Lize will make an appointment, and Wang Yuan will take Zhou Chong and Yuan Da out. Wang Yuan went to Juxian Building for a banquet, and Zhou and Yuan could go to watch the lanterns, and estimated that the time would come back to pick him up.

"You can't throw this broken knife at home?" Wang Yuan said with a smile.

Yuan Da held the steel knife and shook his head: "Abba said, the knife is in the person, and the knife is lost." ”

"This is the capital, not Guizhou." Wang Yuan said.

Yuan Da had a reason, and said in a deep voice: "You have to use a knife to cut people in the capital." We went out to watch the lanterns, there were many people, in case of a thief, I would cut him with a knife! ”

"Whatever you want." Wang Yuan didn't bother to persuade again.

There are two boys in the Yuan family, the eldest Yuan Gang recklessly hits his head, and the second Yuan Da is calm and beautiful. It was precisely because of her calm personality that Song Linger sent Yuan Da to deliver the letter, and she was really not at ease if she was someone else.

Two days ago, Wang Yuan tried Yuan Da's martial arts.

I haven't seen him for two or three years, and this kid has jumped half a foot taller and has much more strength. Perhaps it is because of the battlefield experience, the knife skills are more fierce and effective, abandoning all kinds of tricks in the past, and the knives are rushing to the point.

The three of them walked into the city, and the northwest of the city was not lively. There are many large warehouses in this area, and in order to prevent fires, it is forbidden to gather lanterns in the market.

Along Xizhimen Street to the east, through the Huanyiju Hutong and Yangfang Hutong, you will come to Shichahai.

Shichahai, known as "Shichahai" in the Ming Dynasty, because there are many temples and ancient temples around. Some people also call it "Jishuitan", which is handed down from the Yuan Dynasty, and the Jishuitan of the Yuan and Ming dynasties represents the entire Shichahai.

Since Li Dongyang, Shichahai has been called "Xiya" again.

Before Li Dongyang received the emperor's mansion, he had been renting by the pond, because the rent here was very cheap.

Literati, you have to be more elegant.

Whether it is Shichahai or Jishuitan, it looks particularly tacky.

Li Dongyang lived on the west bank of Jishuitan, so he called this place "Xiya", and Xiya became his nickname, and the literati called the entire Shichahai as Xiya.

Although Shichahai is in Beijing, there is also a lot of farmland, and the cultivation of land around the lake is becoming more and more intense.

What if the water area decreases? Gotta release the flood.

So dig a channel to connect with Qianhai, and pass through the gate into the imperial city and the northwest for diversion. The northwest flows through the silver ingot bridge, and then flows back to Houhai, actually forming the landscape of "silver ingot view of the landscape backwards", attracting countless literati and artists to enjoy leisure and entertainment here.

Today, it is said that it is a gathering in Juxian Building, but it is actually a gathering in Shichahai.

Invite the Qing people who came to Juxian Building, rent a big boat to tour Shichahai, the lights reflect the water surface, it is beautiful - or the literati will play.

When Wang Yuan's master and servant walked out of the sheephouse alley, they saw that there were lanterns everywhere by the lake, and the lake was also brightly lit.

Although the street lamp market is lively and beautiful, it inevitably looks vulgar, but when you get here, it adds endless elegance.

Shichahai in the middle of the Ming Dynasty was much bigger than later generations!

On the pier near Li Guangqiao, there is a painting boat. As soon as Wang Yuan walked over, he was greeted by a teapot from Juxian Building: "Master Wang, please on board!" ”

Lanterns are hung all over the boat, and everyone on the boat carries lanterns.

Wang Yuan asked Zhou Chong and Yuan Da to go to the lamp market to play, and he followed the teapot on the boat, and soon saw Huang Qiao on the boat.

"Brother-in-law, you're here!" Huang Qiao said happily.

Yang Shen also came over to greet him: "Brother Ruoxu, please come inside!" ”

"You're welcome!" Wang Yuan hugged his fists.

There were already several people sitting in the cabin, all of whom were members of the Lize Society, some of whom had already become officials, and some of whom had not yet been admitted to the Jinshi.

For example, Zhang Han, a native of Yunnan, the founding veteran of the Lize Society, is thirty-three years old, and Zhengde was admitted to the examination in the second year, and he is still a lifter. This guy has no shortage of money in his family, and he studies in the capital all the year round, and he has the meaning of not returning to his hometown if he is not a jinshi.

There is also Wang Tingbiao, who is also a native of Yunnan and a student of Yang Tingxuan, Yang Shen's fifth uncle. This person was raised in the same year as Wang Yuan, and they both participated in the township test in Kunming, and they also met at the Luming banquet.

There are a lot of Yunnan people here, and Yang Shiyun is also from Dali, Yunnan. This person is Yunnan Xie Yuan in the fourteenth year of Hongzhi, and he has not been in the Jinshi so far, he is much older than Yang Shen, but he worshiped Yang Shen as his registered disciple.

"Brother Ruoxu, this is Zeng Yu, the word Dongyu, a native of Luzhou, Sichuan, and now the head of the Jiangxi Qing Officials Division of the Ministry of Households!" Yang Shen introduced.

Wang Yuan hugged his fists and said: "I have admired the name for a long time!" ”

As we said earlier, although Yang Shen took the six-year middle school test in Zhengde, he regarded the three-year Jinshi of Zhengde as the same year. This Zeng Yu is one of them, he took refuge in the Yang family very early, and in a few years, he became the head of the household department.

Yang Shen also introduced: "This is Liu Damo, the word Yuanfu, a native of Kaocheng County, Henan, and is now the director of the Guangxi Department of the Ministry of Households. ”

"I've seen Brother Liu!" Wang Yuan said with a smile.

Yang Shen introduced several people in a row, and there were actually five heads of the household department, and there were only thirteen divisions in the household department.

Wang Yuan finally knew at this moment why Zhu Houzhao asked Yan Song to be the head of the household department. Yang Tinghe did too unscrupulously, and actually promoted a bunch of Zhengde three-year jinshi to the head of the household department, and they were all his son's friends!

It is no wonder that the head of the household department has resigned after three or five troubles, and the household department has become the back garden of the Yang family.

Zhu Houzhao knew this well, so a few months ago, Wang Qiong was promoted to the left waiter of the household department. Once Sun Jiao resigns, Wang Qiong will inevitably be promoted to the head of the household department, and anyway, the Yang Party cannot be allowed to completely swallow the household department.

Without waiting for Yang Shen to continue to introduce, Wang Yuan clenched his fists and said, "Master Feng, long time no see!" ”

It was Feng Ta, who impeached Wang Yuan at the court meeting, who was also the head of the household department, the sixth head of the household department of the Yang Party.

"Master Wang is well!" Feng Tao smiled.

Perhaps because of Jiang Bin, Feng Tao never impeached Wang Yuan again, but caught Jiang Bin and opened fire, and the head of the household department did it like a royal history.

Strictly speaking, Yan Song is also Yang Tinghe's protégé, and he once visited when he was choosing Shu Jishi, and Yan Song had a good relationship with Yang Shen. Of course, that was in the early years of Zhengde, and the protégés of the Yang family's father and son were too old, and they had completely forgotten Yan Song, who had not seen him for many years.

In addition to the six heads of the household department, there are also two directors of the official department, as well as the directors of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of War.

Most of these people were Jinshi in the eighteenth year of Hongzhi and the third year of Zhengde, and because of their attachment to Yang Tinghe, they were able to be promoted quickly in a few years.

Facing a bunch of principals on the ship, Wang Yuan had a clearer and more intuitive understanding of Yang Tinghe's court forces.

"Sail!"

Yang Tinghe gave an order, and the painting boat sailed away from the dock, and tonight's Qingqi people also appeared.

Yang Shen smiled and said to Wang Yuan: "If you know, this person is the Lantern Festival Oiran that was freshly baked yesterday!" ”

"I see, today is a sight." Wang Yuan said with a smile.

The selection of the Qinglou Oiran began in the Hongzhi period, and the atmosphere before the Hongzhi Dynasty was not so open.

Historically, Yang Shen was exiled to Yunnan, do you think life is very hard? People have written a book "Jianghua Pinzao", which is dedicated to commenting on famous prostitutes in Yunnan, which is a masterpiece of drinking flower wine in Yunnan. Only Huang E is really bitter, a widow who stayed in Sichuan for decades, and helped Yang Shen serve his parents and raise his children.

In the Ming Dynasty, this kind of review of famous prostitutes and the selection of Oiran works, the first to recommend "Liantai Xianhui Products" and "Yandu Prostitutes", the former commented on Nanjing famous prostitutes, and the latter commented on Beijing famous prostitutes, but they have not yet come out.

"Knock knock!"

The sound of the pipa sounded, and the Oiran of the capital began to play.

The portholes of the boat were also opened, so that the literati could listen to music and drink while enjoying the bright lanterns on the lake in the distance.

Moreover, the boat is still swimming, the scenery outside the window is constantly changing, and occasionally you can even hear the singing sound from the nearby painting boat.

The people in the city really know how to play!

(Tomorrow after tomorrow, I still owe a watch.) )