Beijing city is the former Ming Dynasty Emperor Chengzu reign in the Yuan capital on the basis of the reconstruction and expansion, in the early Ming Dynasty in order to facilitate defense, the north of the city is more empty area out of the city, Yongle 17 years and moved to the south about a mile, this formed the scale of today's Beijing inner city. And the inner city is occupied by the imperial city more than half, so the merchants and trades, shops and markets are mostly concentrated in the Zhengyangmen area of the outer city, and Zhengyangmen is the only place for outsiders to enter Beijing, and it is also the distribution center of the merchants from the south in Beijing, so this place is the most lively place in Beijing, the lamp market, the flower market, the vegetable market, the bookstore, a few alleys, there are everything to eat, drink and have fun, the restaurant teahouse, the opera garden is one by one, and the sisters in the alley can hear their screams from a few miles away. Fascinating the individual is dizzy.

After the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, although the Shuntianfu demolished the Jiaofang Division, but still left these two alleys, making this alley more prosperous than the Ming Dynasty, at night, it was full of traffic, and the business was so good that it scared people to death.

Merchants for profit, see that the two alleys of the skin and meat business is doing well, attracting many customers, so there are people in the two alleys around the tea house, restaurants, do not do business during the day, but the sky is dark, the shopkeeper and the buddy are busy turning, the most business naturally belongs to those alleys in the green building, the sisters are busy serving the guests do not have to eat idle, the wine and food in the building is general, the guests are not rich masters, spending money in the building is not just to get so one or two, but to play overnight.

It's a lot. The spirit is tired, the body is tired, and the stomach is even more hungry. I can't look at the food in the brothel, so I can only eat outside, but the guests are busy playing with their sisters, which one is willing to run out of Xingtou, so there are more turtles in and out of the teahouses and restaurants around Ertiao Hutong than the guests.

In the restaurant, these drinks and dishes sent to the alley are called takeaways, and over time. The one who delivers the food becomes a turtle. Synonymous with Gong, if someone in the capital is scolded for delivering food, then there will definitely be a fight - you scold people for being turtles. Public. Can people not be anxious with you?

The words of Chunfeng Lou are asked to be given by a waiter in the Ministry of Rites, and everyone's calligraphy looks different, magnificent.

As usual, it was dark. There is laughter and noise in the Chunfeng Building. The guests ordered a few plates of delicious side dishes, and some asked for a few plates of wine and tea, pouring them slowly, calling friends, and the three and three were very happy. Wait until you have fun, and then listen to the movement of the green building in the alley next door, at least sixty percent of the guests will run there in a daze, and finally three percent will definitely call the restaurant to deliver takeaways.

In the private room on the second floor that night, there were several Confucian scholars who looked like literati sitting around the table. Talking eloquently, there are bird's nest chicken soup, braised pork tendon with sea cucumber, shredded radish soup with fresh razor, shredded pork belly soup with kelp, braised pearl cabbage with abalone and other signature dishes of Chunfeng Lou on the table. In addition, there are a few dishes of marinated vegetables such as beef in sauce, which have an attractive aroma.

"Everyone, eat, don't come here, don't be Sven, there are no outsiders, why can't you let go, if you really don't want to eat, but you can't live your own belly, and you can't live the old man's money, after a few people eat, you have to follow the old man to the alley to have fun, if the belly is not full, how to fill the belly of those little girls, hehe."

The guest is an old man with gray hair and fluttering like a fairy, this person's name is Gong Dingyu, speaking of which this person is not small, he is a Jinshi of Chongzhen in the former Ming Dynasty for seven years, serving in the military department, and impeached Zhou Yanru, Chen Yan, Wang Yingxiong, Chen Xinjia, Lu Daqi and other Chongzhen Dynasty ministers, and even refuted the holy decree of Emperor Chongzhen, which was called a literati model by the party at that time. However, it was this exemplary literati who was not afraid of power and power that reached the extreme of his integrity when he died in the Ming Dynasty.

Gong Dingyu's brazenness was not only despised by the Ming people, but even despised by the Qing people, the Southern Ming Hongguang Dynasty had formulated a system to investigate and deal with the "thieves", Gong Dingyu was included in the list of criminals by the Hongguang Imperial Court, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty was also very disdainful of this thief Yushi, the sinner of the Southern Ming Dynasty. When Dolgon was there, he thought that people like Gong Dingyu should only sit quietly with their necks down, so why should they talk extravagantly about people, sarcastically comparing himself to Wei Zheng, and comparing Li Thief to Tang Taizong, which can be described as shameless.

Dolgon, the regent, commented that even if Gong Dingyu was lowered to the Qing Dynasty, he could not be reused by the Qing court, and he only made a nominal Taichang Temple Shaoqing, and there were not many official things for him to do on weekdays. Lingering in the brothel of Qinglou day and night, even when his father died and went to the funeral, he was also a prodigal wreck, carnival in the brothel every night, which made people very shameful, but this kind of person was called "Jiangzuo Sanjia" by some literati who had descended to the Qing Dynasty in Beijing, and he was listed in the same three families as the talented Wu Weiye and the literary bigwig Qian Qianyi.

"It's been a hard journey, haven't you? The old man said that he wanted to set up a banquet for a few of your fellow villagers, but you refused, and today I finally asked the old man to invite you, come and come, you're welcome, hurry up and eat. Gong Dingxiao smiled and persuaded the guests to move their chopsticks.

"Hey, why did Senior Gong say this? It is the honor and gratification of us to meet the old in another country. Seniors, late born with tea instead of wine, do it first as a respect! ”

The one who spoke was Xu Yuanwen, the youngest of the few people and the most handsome Kunshan talent.

Xu Yuanwen stood up to toast, Gong Dingxiao's old face blossomed, and he hurriedly said: "Let's go, let's go, Xu Gongzi is a beautiful character that the old man has heard of for a long time, and he is really good at first sight today, with thin eyebrows and long eyes, rhinoplasty and red lips, and the figure of Yushu in the wind, tsk, it really makes the old man envious." ”

Gong Dingxiao's praise made Xu Yuanwen a little embarrassed, bowed his head to Gong Dingyu deeply, and said, "In any case, thank the ancestors first." Lord Gong is warm and sincere, and he is touched by his good life tonight! ”

Gong Dingxiao smiled and waved his hand: "Hey, where is it, you are a talent specially introduced to me by Brother Mu Zhai, how can the old man be lazy?" I heard that the son has the amount of public assistance when he is young, but is there such a thing? ”

Xu Yuanwen's face turned red again: "They all made it up with oil and vinegar." ”

"Otherwise, uncle, this matter is very clear to the late life. At that time, Yuan Wen was only five years old..."

"Brother Jingxiu, you don't want to show the appearance of a junior brother in front of your seniors."

"Who doesn't know this? Xu Yuanwen, the son of the old family of Kunshan in the south of the Yangtze River, is different! Seriously, I bear to sigh to myself, beyond my reach! I knew that you came to Beijing to take the exam this time. I'll stay in Xiaogan honestly and don't come. Obviously, you must be in front of me! ”

The Xiong Ci who spoke was white and beardless, thin and elegant. is also a personable beautiful boy, he is a lifter from Hubei, and he wants to participate in next year's examination, so he came to Beijing early this year, so that he can get acquainted with some people in the capital in the same year and learn from everyone in the capital by the way, and he will be able to be named on the gold list next year. Meditation is his epigraph.

Cheng Hanbin, an old Confucian student in his forties, was very curious when he heard Xiong Cixu's words, and urged on the side: "Respect the elder brother." Tell me about Brother Gongsu. ”

Xiong Cilu chuckled lightly and said: "It is said that the five-year-old Xu Yuanwen came home from the library one day, and he only thought about the poems taught by the teacher in his mind. He tripped and fell to the ground while crossing the threshold of his home. His father lifted him up, smiled and said, 'Fall down little scholar'. Guess what Xiao Yuanwen did to him... He replied, 'Raise up the scholars!' 'You say, does Yuanwen have any ambitions?' Of course. Who can have a generation of Hongxue giant like Wuwen, Mr. Gu Tinglin? Yuan Wen will definitely be better than blue in the future. He spoke with a look of envy on his face. Also, who doesn't want to have this kind of prodigy deeds left in the world.

Xiong Cixu's personality in the past was actually more serious, and he didn't like to talk like this, but today he is one of the "Three Masters of Jiangzuo", and Gong Dingyu of Shaoqing of Taichang Temple is a treat, and there is a young talent like Xu Yuanwen in Jiangnan, so he is full of interest.

Xu Yuanwen is the son of the Xu family, a wealthy man of generations in Kunshan, Jiangnan, and everyone at the time called the Xu family a descendant of Xu Jie, the first assistant of the Jiajing Dynasty of the former Ming Dynasty. The land of Kunshan is also full of literary style, and the great Confucian Gu Yanwu is Xu Yuanwen's uncle. Therefore, Xu Yuanwen was guided by a famous teacher when he was a teenager, and at the age of twelve, he was selected as a talent. If Xu Yuanwen was born twenty or thirty years early, who would dare to say that he is not Qian Qianyi or Gong Dingyu who dominates the Jiangnan literary circle?

The old man once heard Brother Mu Zhai talk about the interesting story of Yuanwen, saying that he was determined to take the examination at a young age, and the villagers asked: "I want to be an official at a young age, how big an official do you want to be?" Yuan Wen didn't hesitate: "Be a pavilion elder." Everyone laughed, thinking that Yuanwen's child was too arrogant, so one of them sarcastically said: "Not old Sige is old", and didn't want Yuanwen to blurt out: "There is no talent to be a showman." He embarrassed everyone, and wanted to laugh at him, but he was taken into the army. This incident was really wonderful, and the old man laughed when he heard it. ”

Among the few people invited, Gong Dingxiao admired Xu Yuanwen the most, firstly, he was recommended to him by Qian Qianyi, and secondly, his uncle was Gu Yanwu, these two points alone could not help but make Gong Dingxiao particularly appreciative of Xu Yuanwen, and this Xu Yuanwen is indeed a champion talent, I am afraid that he will be successful in the next year's examination, and the palace examination can also dominate. He was already a faceless person, and he didn't care what his rank was at the moment, so he asked Xu Yuanwen with a smile: "Little brother Yuanwen, you went to Beijing to take the exam this time, does your uncle Mr. Tinglin agree?" ”

Hearing this, Xu Yuanwen said with a serious face: "After the chaos, people's minds are settled. Seeing that the Qing Dynasty has already owned most of the country, it is about to unify the world and heal the sores. Su Minqi and peace in the world, my generation is a great place to use! As for my uncle, he has traveled thousands of miles all his life and is famous all over the world, and he has a very light view of the fame and fortune of secular officialdom. My uncle said that he wanted to go west, and he was determined to go through history, and he did not resolutely oppose our brother's appearance, which shows that people's minds are already irreversible. Besides, we are at the time of youth and in the prime of life, not to mention winning fame and fame, and sealing the shadow of a wife and children, even the old saying 'The rise and fall of the world, the husband is responsible' is now being used. My generation is pregnant with a belly and economy, and it is not in vain to be able to do a good thing for the country and the people to govern the country and level the world. After speaking, he looked at Xiong Cixu, "Brother Jing Xiu must feel the same way, right?" ”

Xiong Cizhi said: "Exactly! It is a foregone conclusion that the Qing Dynasty will sit in the world, but if the Qing Dynasty wants to govern the country and level the world, it must be Confucius, Mengcheng and Zhu Shengdao, my generation is willing to sweat for this, as for fame and fortune are things outside the body, I am not for Brother Confucius, but for the ambition in the chest! ”

Gong Dingyu listened happily, clasped his hands and said: "Good, good, they are all young talents, and they are all people with great ambitions." You are right, the Qing Dynasty's domination of the world is a foregone conclusion, the Southern Ming Dynasty. The court is just barely breathing, and it definitely can't become a climate. The old man may wish to tell you again, the imperial court is about to use troops in the southwest, fast for a year and a half, slow for three or five years, the world will be unified, then, you and other young talents just let go of the ambitions in their chests, for the Qing Dynasty, for the benefit of the people of the world If the old man is not mistaken, you will be the pillars of the court one day, and the achievements will not be inferior to the old man! Come, a toast to a few of the pillars of the imperial court in other days! ”

Xu Yuanwen and Xiong Cilu and others hurriedly picked up the wine glass and got up to drink it with Gong Dingyu, and after sitting down, Xu Yuanwen and Xiong Cixu's faces were a little red, obviously excited by what Gong Dingyu said.

After the old Confucian Cheng Hanbin sat down, he asked with some worry: "Lord Gong, can the southwest really not succeed?" ”

Cheng Hanbin's question made Gong Dingyu a little unhappy in his heart, and he made it clear that the Qing Dynasty's unification of the world was a foregone conclusion, so why did this old Confucian ask more. was unhappy in his heart, but he said in his mouth: "If there is no Sun Li infighting, maybe he can still row the river and rule, but now it is difficult to succeed." ”

Cheng Hanbin nodded, not noticing that Gong Dingyu looked a little impatient, and still said: "However, although Li Dingguo was born as a thief, he is still eloquent.

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Gong Dingyu and said disdainfully: "What if Li Dingguo wins, and what if he loses?" Could it be that you can still prevent me from dominating the world with my own strength? You can study with confidence, work for me with confidence, and don't worry about the general trend repeating. My Qing Dynasty is like the Wei State back then, he Nanming is like the Shu Han, the Shu Han can't swallow the Wei State, and the general trend of the world can't go against the world, I ask you, can there be a small country in history that can swallow a big country? ”

Xu Yuanwen said with a smile: "Unheard of." ”

Xiong Ci smiled and said nothing.

"I haven't heard of it in my later life." Cheng Hanbin shook his head, but he wanted to say in his heart that this Qing Dynasty was not a small country swallowing a big country, but he didn't dare to say it, otherwise he didn't know how Gong Dingyu would have a seizure.

"That's it, that Zhuge Liang is a strange person who hasn't been born for a thousand years, but no matter how powerful he is, didn't he fail to help Shu Han's Northern Expedition to the Central Plains? Now this Nanming is even more unbearable than the Shu Han back then, so Li Dingguo is not born by Zhuge Liang, even if he has the ability, what can he do? The trend of the times, this world must be unified by my Qing Dynasty! Li Dingguo mantis blocked the car, he didn't think he could do anything, hum, according to the old man, it won't be long before he has to accompany Nanming Xiaochao. Ting a piece of self-destruction! ”

Gong Dingyu firmly believes that the Qing Dynasty will dominate the world, otherwise he would not have surrendered so quickly, besides, for the sake of his family's life, he can't tell these scholars that Nanming is good, Nanming is really good, can he be good?

Seeing Cheng Hanbin in a daze, Xu Yuanwen said with a smile: "Brother Cheng, let's relax, Nanming can't get out of Zhuge Liang." Come, ladies and gentlemen, I will give you another drink! After speaking, he raised his wine glass to salute everyone again, and everyone hurriedly raised his wine glass.

After a glass of wine, Cheng Hanbin sighed secretly: Xu Yuanwen said well, he still studies with peace of mind, and then goes to the imperial examination of the Qing Dynasty to be an official of the Qing Dynasty, Nanming can't come out of Zhuge Liang. I have been in my forties for more than ten years, and if I wait any longer, I am afraid that there is no hope for a career in this life. That's it, that's it, and I'll go to be his official in the Qing Dynasty

Author's words: Those friends who watch piracy, you will order the bones if they are anti-theft, and you will not order the bones if they are not anti-theft, which is really speechless. Everyone is a scholar who has come out of nine years of compulsory education, cough cough, I believe that you will continue to order it so that it will not be burglarized, but how can you let the bones be so chilling and disappointed?

Thank you Chen Mo and the Ancient Man for the 100 yuan reward, thank you very much. (To be continued.) )