Chapter III. 25. First time I saw Zhou Chang'an
When Shen Gui played with a 'golden hairpin' in his hand and walked out of the pawnshop door, he felt a little suspicious of being fooled no matter how he thought about it. I spent a full five hundred taels of silver tickets, but I only exchanged for such a so-called "three-inch town dragon nail"! Although the workmanship of this nail is quite fine, there are many inscriptions engraved on the upper and lower parts of the body; But even if it is made of pure gold, even the work and material are not more than 100 taels of silver......
And when Shen Gui put the Zhenlong nail in the palm of his hand and weighed it, he knew the 'mystery': this three-inch and three-point-long gold nail is not only expensive, but also the color of the goods is not pure! It's not pure gold at all, it's a fake of 'copper and gold'.
And Shen Gui, who understood the 'inner turmoil', spent a lot of money to buy this obviously religious 'frustrating thing', in addition to the 'bad taste' in his heart, more of it was the kind old courtier, patting his chest and assuring himself:
"If 'that one' sees this nail and is indifferent, then the old man will return the silver to you twice!"
"What if 'that one' saw this unfortunate thing and was furious?"
“…… The little old man will repay ten times the original price! But well...... If it gets to that point, I don't think you'll need any money......"
Yes, both the shape and size of this golden nail have clearly shown its true face: the descendant nail! Also called coffin nails!
When he met Zhou Changan for the first time, he used a coffin nail as a meeting gift, which is not just a matter of mourning! If this fourth prince, whom he had never met, was a tyrannical person, he would definitely be able to open Shen Gui's Heavenly Spirit Cover on the spot!
With a feeling of anxiety about the future, Shen Gui finally walked to the agreed Zhengyanmen Anhua Building.
"I'm so sorry! Guest officer, you are unlucky, today our Anhua Building has been all wrapped up and down, and we will not accept individual guests. If you really want to eat this bite, then please come back tomorrow, and the villain will leave you a first-class position! ”
The young man who was greeting customers at the door saw a sloppy poor ghost, holding a small wooden box, swaggering towards the door of the restaurant; In order to prevent Feng Shui from being destroyed by him, this young man immediately pulled out a smile on his face, stepped forward to block Shen Gui's way, and said polite words to him.
In fact, Shen Gui's current appearance, although it looks quite fresh in Yanjing City, is not a rare appearance; There are many declining royal relatives and nobles, the children of eunuchs who have been deposed and degraded, and some ruined sons who pawn and sell their ancestral property, when they 'go to work', they are not much different from Shen Gui's dress today!
These dilapidated children who rely on blackmail and porcelain to get their lives are neither classified as people in the rivers and lakes, nor are they gangsters on the street. The antique industry and catering industry in Yanjing City have been devastated by such people. The young man who has received countless big slaps because of these people is very familiar with Shen Gui's appearance of 'upside-down donkey'...
However, despite the fact that these people are incorruptible and shameless, and have low eyes; But the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and who knows which family's ancestral grave will suddenly emit a puff of green smoke? The ups and downs of officialdom are also common; In addition, most of the wealthy families are related to each other, in case they really meet a real relative who is 'affectionate and righteous', if they only need to raise their hands slightly, then the shopkeeper and the guys in this restaurant from top to bottom will have no way to live.
The people do not fight for officials, the poor do not fight for the rich, this is the primary rule of survival in the hearts of everyone in Beiyan! ,
Therefore, these down-and-out scoundrel uncles are really troublesome things that they can't afford to provoke or get rid of for the restaurant owners.
Therefore, as long as it is an apprentice in a big restaurant, when he sees this kind of poor ghost with a 'proud' look on his face, his whole scalp is numb, and today, this guy in front of Anhua Building went to stop Shen Gui with a big mouth and a smile...... He did not lose his heart and go crazy, but got a strong 'backbone' - the fourth prince of the Northern Yan Dynasty, Zhou Chang'an, the king of Anping. No matter how big and arrogant the royal family is, can they still surpass the Zhou family?
Shen Gui looked at the elated young man, and felt a little inexplicable......
“…… I know that someone has chartered Anhua House, and I am the one who made the special trip to make the appointment! ”
This young man was still upholding his 'professional ethics' just now, but now when he heard Shen Gui's 'ridiculous words', he laughed so much that he leaned forward and fell back......
"Hahahaha...... I said this young man, you can really laugh! Do you know who chartered our Anhua House today? I have a dirty mouth, and I don't dare to mention his old man's name! Anyway, the main owner of the hitchhiker hasn't come yet, so it's also a small one blocking your way at the door; If you wait for a while, when the main owner arrives, the person who comes out to stop you at that time will be the Ouchi guard with a knife! ”
"If I really get my head cut off, it's my own!"
Of course, Shen Gui knew that there was something wrong with his clothes, so he didn't want to bother with this young man, so he directly raised his hand and pushed half of his body away, shaking his head, and walked into the restaurant......
Because today the entire Anhua Building was chartered by the Four Princes; Therefore, the ordinary tables, chairs and benches on the first and second floors have all been included in the storeroom by the store at this time. After Shen Gui walked into the store, he glanced left and right, and then ignored the young man's desperate pulling, and went straight to the third floor of the restaurant......
It wasn't until night fell and the last dark blue in the sky disappeared that there was a noise from the front hall on the first floor of the restaurant. Shen Gui, who had been drinking by himself for a while, finally stood up and gently patted the chattering young man:
"The Lord has already entered the door, and you have no way to escape! Before you die, your old man is okay, don't talk in my ear, okay? ”
The young man who had worn out his mouth, when he heard his words at this time, his legs suddenly weakened, and he knelt on the ground with a 'plop', and kept muttering: This time it's over...... It's all over......
"It's Brother Shen who came early... Zhou didn't miss the time! ”
As a clear man's voice came to the third floor, Shen Gui and the young man turned their heads together and looked towards the staircase. I saw a thin man with a green silk wrapped around his head and wearing a Wensheng robe, who was stepping up to the third floor of the restaurant.
Shen Gui also smiled when he heard this, stretched out his hands and clasped his fists:
"Shen was born in a wild place in the north, and when he visited the Northern Yan Imperial City for the first time in his life, he naturally couldn't hold back his eagerness, and wanted to appreciate the heavenly atmosphere of the Northern Yan Dynasty in advance!"
After Shen Gui finished speaking, the fourth prince Zhou Changan also happened to walk in front of Shen Gui. Looking at him dressed as a beggar, Zhou Changan was stunned at first, and then immediately laughed, and pointed at Shen Gui and shook his fingers...... Looking at his appearance, at least for a moment and a half, he shouldn't be able to say a whole sentence......
"Forgive your sins, Your Highness! The villain had already persuaded him for two quarters of an hour, and the good words were enough to have a car, but he just wouldn't leave......"
The young man was so frightened by Zhou Changan's reaction that he was paralyzed, and knelt on the ground with a 'plop', kowtowing like pounding garlic, and muttering words begging for mercy in his mouth......
“…… Hahaha, okay, okay, okay! This silver will reward you, and after going down, tell the old song in the back kitchen, and let them start serving the dishes! ”
The young man who knelt on the ground and begged for mercy first took the ingot of silver in a daze, and then looked at Shen Gui, who looked like a beggar, as if he couldn't believe it...... After coming to his senses, he hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him, and then hurriedly walked down the stairs......
"Hey, it looks like this day is really going to change! The Fourth Highness invites a ...... to Hanako for dinner."
"Smack!"
Just as the young man was chattering down the stairs, a short man guarding the staircase on the second floor rounded his arm and slapped the young man hard, knocking out his three back molars in an instant:
"Since you have taken the master's reward, you have to be careful when you speak! If you dare to chew your tongue like this again, be careful to make your head move! Get lost! ”
The young man didn't care to spit out the broken teeth in his mouth, hurriedly grabbed the ingot of silver, and ran downstairs without looking back......
At this time, the fourth prince, Zhou Chang'an, finally stopped laughing, he affectionately pulled Shen Gui's forearm, and sat down on the edge of the big table in front of the window......
"Brother Taichu, although you and I are ......"
"Wait! I'm afraid the fourth prince recognized the wrong person, right? Although Shen has also read a few idle books, he has no orthodox teacher, so even though he is now past the age of the weak crown, he still has not yet expressed his words...... If Brother Meng Baili does not give up, just call him by name. ”
When Zhou Changan heard this, his thin face put on a rather playful smile:
"Zhou showed that Brother Taichu was sincere, and I hope that Brother Taichu can also treat him with sincerity! Since you and I are both disciples of saints, and the matter of inheriting the school is very important, how can we allow deception and hypocrisy? Zhou studied under the head of the Beiyantai Academy, Zhu Gongyunshen; And you, Brother Taichu, studied under the Prime Minister of Youbei, Li Gong Qi Yuan; And the learning cards of you and me are now also hanging in the case card library of the division. Moreover, the book of scholars of the Northern Yan Imperial Court is placed in the library of the Tai Academy, how can Zhou remember it wrongly? ”
After Zhou Changan finished speaking, it was Shen Gui's turn to fall into doubts.
If according to the statement of the four princes, according to the 'academic records' of the Northern Yan, he should have studied under Li Deng and Li Qiyuan, so he naturally became a disciple of the Ludong Confucianism School; How many people want to be among the 'scholar class' all their lives, but Shen Gui was inexplicably smashed into this identity, and was officially included under the door wall of his father-in-law Li Deng......
In other words, this 'Shen Gui Shen Taichu' is not only undoubtedly the identity of the Shizi, but even a little closer than Wan Changning, who has followed Li Deng since childhood.
"That's it, the beginning is the beginning... It's better than Shen Gui...! ”