Part 4 Maritime Silk Road 28, Return to Jinling
Shen Mao was misled by Xuande Zhenren's disciple Jingming, and went to Zhangzhou Mansion to deceive, which made Xuande Zhenren very embarrassed! He secretly thought in his heart: Jingming had sneaked back to the capital alone, and lived in her house for a few days, some things, I'm afraid Guo Yi is still in the dark now, if this kind of scandal is known to her, even if she doesn't have a seizure, it will not be too much to apologize for her sins. [No pop-ups. 】
The disgraced Xuande Zhenren secretly glanced at Guo Yi, only to see that she looked preoccupied, lowered her head and was silent, so she hurriedly apologized to everyone, and said that after catching Jingming, she would personally skin him alive to relieve the hatred in her heart!
After figuring out the ins and outs of this fraud case, Pang Fu and Guo Yi did not embarrass Xuande Zhenren, and sent someone to detain Shen Mao, and everyone gathered in the flower hall again, and the maid came to present fragrant tea to everyone.
Guo Yi knew that Jingming was because of his heart, which caused him to be whimsical all day long, did a series of ridiculous things, and was finally swept away, some things made Guo Yi think of it, and even felt quite embarrassed, and couldn't help but miss General Wang Chong, worried about the young son at home, looking extremely tired physically and mentally, and his expression was also a little trance.
Ma Wu and Lin Shaoqi accompanied Guo Yi to Zhangzhou, originally looking for Pang Shangpeng, but learned that Elder Yuekong had already met with Pang Shangpeng, and I don't know if arrangements have been made for the hundreds of people stranded in the Ryukyus? As soon as he stepped into the "Shen Mansion", he encountered a series of accidents, but until this moment, he didn't see the Elder of the Moon Sky, Guo Yi couldn't help but be a little anxious, and wanted to find Pang Fu and Xuande Zhenren to ask, but it was difficult to speak.
The "master" of this Shen Mansion is actually Pang Fu, but he didn't know Guo Yi's intentions, and said politely: "Wanxi, please arrange a place for General Guo, as well as Lin Daguan and Ma Gongzi in the mansion, now that Song Xia Shi is an official in Yuegang, you have nothing to do now, please stay in the mansion and accompany General Guo." ”
When they arrived in Zhangzhou this time, Ma Wu wanted to help Lin Shaoqi pay off all his debts, so the two said goodbye to Pang Fu and Guo Yi and left the Shen Mansion.
Xuande Zhenren was very embarrassed, wandered around the mansion for a long time, and did not find the Elder of the Moon Sky, and when he came to the door of the mansion and asked, he knew that the elder was worried that something would happen to the Jade Pillow Continent, and when everyone was still eating, he had already left, so Xuande Zhenren said hello to the gatekeeper and also went to the Jade Pillow Continent.
The silence in the mansion was restored, and after dinner, it was dark, and at this time, Zhu Hui, who was dressed as a walker, came back and hurriedly entered the mansion, and was about to go to find Guo Yi in a hurry. The maid led him to a guest room, and met Wanxi at the door, Wanxi told him that Guo Yi might be too tired, and when he was having dinner just now, he called her several times, but he didn't wake her up, so don't disturb her at this time.
Pang Fu had just come back from running errands outside, and as soon as he saw Zhu Hui, he asked about Liu Qian's situation, and Zhu Hui reported his performance in Shaolin Temple to Pang Fu.
After learning that Liu Qian had become a monk in Shaolin Temple, he had sincerely repented and was thinking about it behind closed doors, and Pang Fu was relieved; Then, he talked about Shen Mao's situation 1510 first, and then took him to Shen Mao.
Shen Mao was imprisoned in a stone house in the back garden, the room was lit and the door was locked......
Zhu Hui identified that this was indeed the young son of the Shen family in Nanjing, although Pang Fu was extremely disdainful of his behavior, since he was the younger brother of Shen Daguan, he couldn't let him go hungry, so he ordered the maid to get him some food.
At this time, Shen Mao had already heard the movement outside, and quickly put away the scroll in his hand, hid it in the blanket he carried with him, and ran to the door and knelt down.
Pang Fu pushed open the door, only to see this angry and ridiculous rich boy, and asked with a sneer: "Shen Gongzi, what sage book did you just read?" ”
As soon as Shen Mao raised his head, he immediately recognized that this walker was Zhu Hui, so he ignored Pang Fu and pleaded with Zhu Hui: "Brother, little brother, I have made a big mistake, for the sake of us still relatives, brother, you are good, save me." ”
Zhu Hui pulled Shen Mao up, looked at Shen Mao, then at Pang Fu, and asked, "Big housekeeper, do you see which of us is older?" ”
Pang Fu smiled slightly and replied, "Then it goes without saying that Shen Gongzi is at least three years older than you." ”
Since Shen Mao mentioned the kinship, Zhu Hui explained with a smile: "My eldest brother Wu Xiang is Shen Gongzi's brother-in-law, since this is the case, Shen Gongzi is not an outsider, I have to call Gongzi brother, younger brother, I followed my eldest brother Shen Qi to Zhangzhou, it has been almost two months, and now I am very concerned about my uncle Tang Jing and my eldest brother Wu Xiang, what is the situation between them now, Shen Gongzi, you know everything." ”
So, Shen Mao was not polite and asked, "Since everyone is not an outsider, why are you still keeping me in this workshop?" ”
"Big butler, see if it's ......"
Before Zhu Hui finished speaking, Pang Fu smiled and said, "Shen Mao, the old man heard you reading just now, but I don't know who did it?" Could it be that this book is from the academy founded by Wu Gongzi? ”
At this time, Zhu Hui also asked curiously: "In this way, Wu Gongzi really set up an academy in Nanjing, so how much silver did he spend?" ”
"Now that the world is declining, Wu Gongzi's behavior is really rare, in this world of drunken dreams and death, how many people can meditate on books and read? I think Shen Shaogongzi is also a scholar, if it is really a warlock who comes to defraud this time, maybe he will really succeed. Pomford said, laughing out loud.
"Hehe, how the academy is doing, I don't want to evaluate, no matter what, the students in the Jiangnan area, whether it is a master who is rich and rich, or a child who has been tested for a lifetime, admires my brother-in-law Wu Xiang for the five-body throw!" Shen Mao looked quite proud, and then said, "As for how much money it cost to run the academy, I don't know, anyway, after the eldest brother returned to Nanjing, he also personally inquired about this matter, and the conclusion was, 'Let him go', which shows that it really didn't cost much money to build the academy." ”
"What's the name of the academy?" Zhu Hui asked.
Shen Mao was quite embarrassed, and replied with a red face: "Mei Mengyuan." ”
"Mei Mengyuan, Mei Mengyuan." Zhu Hui repeated two sentences and said with a smile: "This name is quite poetic. ”
At this time, I saw Pang Fu stretch out his hand and said with a smile: "Young Master Shen, take a look at the masterpiece you just now, and I will change the place for you immediately." ”
Shen Mao pondered for a moment, then took the book out of his jacket and handed it to Pang Fu.
So, Pang Fu shook his head and read: "Hehe, come, come, come, let me read a paragraph to Zhu Gongzi, and ask Zhu Gongzi to listen to the truth: the first time, ** The speech of the present dynasty and the wind and moon have been passed down through the ages." ”
Zhu Hui looked at Shen Mao and asked, "This book was written by Wu Xiang?" ”
"The devil knows which damn old boy wrote it, not my brother-in-law anyway." Shen Mao replied with a red face.
"The poem says: The Purple Spring Palace locks the smoke and wants to take the city as the emperor's home; The jade seal is not destined to return to the corner of the sun, and the brocade sail should be to the end of the world. There is no firefly in the rotten grass today, and there are twilight crows in the weeping poplars in ancient times; If the underground meets the queen of Chen, it is not appropriate to ask the queen T flower again. ”
After reading this poem, Pang Fu smiled and asked: "I heard that Wu Gongzi once hung the beam and wrote the world's strange book "Golden Bottle Plum", this kind of inferior forgery is not a little worse than "Golden Bottle Plum". ”
At this time, the maid brought dinner to Shen Mao, he sat at the table and devoured it, listened to Pang Fu's evaluation, and just wanted to plead a few sentences, but suddenly he was stuck in his throat by a fish bone, and he was so anxious that he wanted to put his hand into the throat......
"It is said that Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty inscribed "Sui Palace", talking about this Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, Li Li ** put his ambitions, dangying in the East Palace, south of the Xianren Palace, north of the Wuling River, Luoyang of strange materials and stones, and asked for Jiamu and different grass in the sea. Rare Birds and Beasts Duoshi Garden......"
Hearing this, Zhu Hui's face turned red, and he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Huge housekeeper, it's okay, it's okay." ”
The fish bone in Shen Mao's throat also swallowed, reached out to grab the book, and said angrily: "Huge housekeeper, the gentleman doesn't take away people's love, give it back to me quickly." ”
"What a 'Grand View of Lang History'!" As he spoke, Pang Fu closed the book and handed it to Shen Mao, and Zhu Hui saw that "Mei Mengyuan" was written on the cover, and he also understood the origin of the name of the academy!
At this time, Pang Fu asked with interest: "Young master, could it be that in Wu Gongzi's academy, all of them are such books?" ”
Shen Mao wiped the oil on his mouth, opened his mouth and replied: "If the huge housekeeper lets me go back to Nanjing, I will go back and help you collect more, and when my eldest brother returns to Zhangzhou Mansion, I will bring it to you." ”
Now that Liu Qian has been strictly guarded by Elder Zongqing, the abbot of Shaolin, Zhu Hui doesn't have to go to Shaolin Temple anymore, because Jingming ran to Nanjing again, I don't know what moths he will have again?
"When I see Sister Yi'er tomorrow, I'll send you back to Nanjing, how about it?" Zhu Hui said, glancing at Pang Fu.
Pang Fu also had his own thoughts, nodded and said: "Zhu Gongzi, I have to invite you to Nanjing, Liu Qian's family members of dozens of people were hurriedly sent back to their hometown, and the huge people couldn't rest assured, so they had already ordered me to send someone to send them some silver, so bother Gongzi to go." ”
Shen Mao knew that he could go home, and he was also very happy, so he gave this "Mei Mengyuan" to Pang Fu.
Early the next morning, accompanied by Wanxi, Zhu Hui met Guo Yi, and the two sisters and brothers looked at each other with tears in their eyes, telling them how much they missed each other, and Wanxi also accompanied them to wipe their tears......
Then, Guo Yi told about her and Xu Ling'er's legendary experience, and learned that Wang Chong's brother died in Kyoto, Zhu Hui cried loudly, crying for more than an hour, no matter how Wanxi and Pang Fu and others persuaded him, it didn't work.
When Zhu Hui calmed down, Guo Yi continued to talk about the plight of the Moon Sky Elder Business Group, and at this time, Pang Fu understood her intention and immediately agreed in the name of Pang Shangpeng.
It turned out that during the time that Pang Shangpeng and Elder Yuekong were together, he had already arranged the return of the merchant group, and asked Zhai Yin to prepare a dock for them in Yuegang, but because there were too many accidents, it delayed Elder Yuekong's trip.
Zhu Hui heard that Xu Ling'er and Han Xiaoyu stayed in Qiumupu, and was very worried about their safety, at this time, Guo Yi said that there was her uncle Guo Guoqiang, as well as Lin Wenjing, Wen Tao and others, Ishikawa Goemon would help from time to time, and now, there is another most powerful assistant, I want to ask them to guess, who is this person?
Zhu Hui guessed that it was Zhang Gou'er or Mi Jiulang, and Wanxi guessed that it was Mrs. Ashi, so they also argued......
In the end, Guo Yi couldn't hold back and told them that it was the beggar Su Ba, whose real identity was Huang Bingwen, the criminal officer in charge of the East Factory! We have already elaborated on this passage in the third volume, "The Dark War".
The two were taken aback when they heard this, they originally thought that Huang Bingwen would have died long ago after being captured by pirates, but they didn't expect him to be able to reform themselves, and they couldn't help but sigh......
Then, Guo Yi sent several tasks to Zhu Hui: this time when he returned to Nanjing, he must subdue the pure Ming who caused trouble and return him to Master Xuande Zhenren; Then go to Huating County, Songjiang Prefecture, go to meet Xu Kun, and ask the Xu family to guard the hornet's nest and not let him run away; At the same time, he discussed with Xu Kun to finalize the marriage of Zhang Gouer and Xu Ajiao; After returning to Yuegang, let Zhu Hui accompany Shen Qi and the Western merchants to Luzon, contact Zhang Gou'er, who was on an expedition, and ask the two of them to join forces, be sure to subdue Lin Feng, and return him to Luo Amin, only in this way can he be worthy of the Amin sisters and Wen Tao, and force Lin Feng to hand over the huge wealth hidden in the sea off Kyushu to support the ocean plan of the Moon Sky Elder.
Elder Yuekong and Xuande Zhenren went to the Jade Pillow Continent, and they didn't come back after a day and a night, everyone was relieved, Zhu Hui was about to go and see, at this time, Song He sent a letter to tell everyone that the two elders had accepted hundreds of disciples on the Jade Pillow Continent.
Pang Fu had already prepared 100,000 taels of silver, personally hired three dart masters from the dart bureau, and asked Zhu Hui to help escort them to Nanjing, and hand over the money to Liu Qian's family so that they could settle down in their hometown.
Everything was arranged, the dart master took the silver, Zhu Hui took Shen Mao, left Zhangzhou City, and traveled all the way, day and night, after five days, he came to Jinling City, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Mao said: "Brother Xian, we have been on the saddle horse boat for several days on this road, and we have not been able to eat well, although we are about to get home, this is just after the Shen, the people in the house have rested, I don't know if we are back, and no one cooks for me, there is a Huaiyang restaurant opened by an acquaintance on Huashi Street, which is delicious and inexpensive, and makes people forget to return, I will take you to take a look." ”
Zhu Hui wanted to refuse, but found that everyone was working hard, and he couldn't treat these porters and bodyguards badly, so he replied with a smile: "I know this restaurant, so let's go." ”
Shence Jinchuan Yifeng Gate, Huaiyuan Qingliang to Shicheng, Three Mountains Treasure Connecting Ji, Hongwu Chaoyang Dingtaiping. There are 13 gates of Tianfu City, and the Jubao Gate (now Zhonghua Gate) is the most majestic.
So, Zhu Hui led the way, Shen Mao urged the horse to follow, there were more than ten porters in the middle to drive five carriages, and the last was three dart masters to press the formation, and the group passed through the three "urn cities" of Jubaomen, four city walls, and entered the South Gate Street through the Zhenhuai Bridge.
Along the South Gate Street on both sides of the commercial port gathered, surrounded by all kinds of miscellaneous craftsman's workshops, through the Xiyi Street, Guangyi Street continue to walk forward, at a glance, the temple tower bridge is overwhelmed, in a blink of an eye, into the flower market street, came to the Jiangning Fuxue neighborhood, at this moment, the porters are all tired and sweaty, dry mouth, I wish I could stop and rest for a while, eat a delicious meal, so, Zhu Hui led everyone into this Huaiyang restaurant.
(End of chapter)