Chapter 41: A Little Thing in the Capital
After Duanyang, the capital returned to its former harmony.
Shen Wuyan's fraud was clarified, but it caused a wave of visits. Every day after early morning, groups of scholars gathered in front of the small courtyard, but they all came to visit Shen Wuyan.
Some of these scholars angrily denounced Shen Wuyan for cheating in front of Duanyang, but there were also those who chose to believe Shen Wuyan from beginning to end, in short, in different forms, but the purpose was to apologize for what they had done before.
For these people, Shen Wuyan also met with them from time to time, but more often it was difficult to find time.
First, Hongroji Temple is going to receive a group of Korean delegations, so it is necessary to prepare in advance.
The Korean tributary Ming has a long history, the two countries have always been friendly, and the Korean state is called the minister of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty has also helped to quell all kinds of chaos in its country over the years.
Every year, the Joseon State also sends an embassy to Beijing to pay tribute, and this year it is said that it is to canonize the crown prince, which is also reasonable. After all, he is the crown prince now, and he will be the emperor in the future, so he should have seen it earlier.
In addition to the affairs of Honglu Temple, Shen Wuyan is more in charge of the business of Xingbake in the capital.
After several months of preparation, I finally settled the business from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to Liaodong, as well as the opening of shops on this road, and the choice of the shopkeeper, so far there is only the preparation of the capital.
The capital is from Liaodong to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and is the center of the entire Ming Dynasty, so the location is very important.
However, relatively speaking, all the shopkeepers of the Eight Guests are quite talented in business, and now it is Shen Wuliang who is in charge of the capital, this shrewd brother, although Shen Wuyan does not like it, but he cannot deny his ability.
These things are all carried out in a prosperous manner, while some other things are like spring rain, quietly moistening the literary scene in the capital.
Overnight, Shen Wuyan's golden wisp song spread throughout the capital's literary circle, but everyone who could read and write held a piece of Mr. Shen's golden wisp song, but it was to sing the deep friendship between Mr. Shen and Xu Wenchang.
So much so that the prison of the Criminal Department, which has always been deserted, is often observed these days. Most of them wanted to see Xu Wenchang's literati, but because of the rules of the Criminal Department and Xu Wenchang's refusal, they had to stand in front of the prison door and leave.
But this was a cheap discount for the guards, and these literati would always leave some silver for the jailers whenever they came to see and leave. Let the good students entertain Mr. Bunnaga.
This made Gao Gong a little annoyed, and he had handled Xu Wenchang's case before. Now it seems that this matter has to be postponed, after all, if Xu Wenchang is killed now, it will definitely provoke great turmoil in the literary world in the capital.
Of course, Shen Wuyan didn't know about these things, but he was more concerned about the North Korean mission that came this time.
I was really afraid that they would come over and argue with him about the ownership of the Duanyang Festival, if this was the case, he might really be tempted to beat people, but it would inevitably destroy the friendly relations between the two countries.
So these days, Shen Wuyan is thinking about how to receive it, if the words are incomprehensible. And how to deal with it, fortunately, when the matter is approaching, the court is prepared cleanly.
Honglu Temple has a set of rules for receiving foreign guests, and most of the Korean missions are served as Chinese-speaking envoys, and even if there are people who do not understand the language, the temple is also equipped with such personnel.
As for whether there would be a conflict, Shen Wuyan was also too worried. First, it is said that most of the North Korean missions were very respectful to the Ming Dynasty. There would have been no conflicts, and there were also Honglu Temple officials who dealt with these issues.
The time was set for half a month later, so after Shen Wuyan waited for the preparations properly, it would be rare for him to be idle for a few days.
It's just that this morning I learned that Yang Bo resigned and returned to his hometown, so he hurriedly put on his clothes, and he didn't even have time to eat breakfast. And he ran towards the gate of the city.
Came in a hurry, and finally dared to arrive before the convoy left. Seeing Yang Bo again, Shen Wuyan was a little embarrassed, maybe Yang Bo was also a little embarrassed, so the two of them couldn't speak for a long time.
It wasn't until Shen Wuyan heard a familiar sound in the carriage, and then saw a head poking out, that he saw Yang Xian's slightly frightened face.
Yang Bo was suddenly annoyed. said angrily: "Go back, if it weren't for Mr. Shen, your kid would have been finished a long time ago." ”
Yang Xian knew that he was wrong, but he didn't dare to argue with Yang Bo, but he just glanced at Shen Wuyan again, his eyes were full of fear, and then he quickly retracted his head into the carriage.
Shen Wuyan smiled faintly and said, "Old Mr. Yang, why do you have to be like this, the imperial court still needs you." ”
Yang Bo couldn't help laughing, and quipped: "Mr. Shen said this, but he killed the old man, I am old, but it is useless."
Shen Wuyan knew what he was going to say, so he hurriedly smiled and said, "The face is old, but the spirit is not old, and the old man often mentions the old man, saying that Grandpa Yang's laughter is really good." ”
Yang Bo pursed his lips and said with a smile: "This little girl is really a genius, Mr. Shen should not fall for her ambitions."
Shen Wuyan just smiled and did not answer Yang Bo's words.
Yang Bo also knew that Shen Wuyan had always been lazy, and he probably didn't want Shen Tianjun to do much in the future, and he must have hoped that Shen Tianjun could be an ordinary person, so he didn't say more.
Then there was a pleasantry of greetings, and then I was ready to say goodbye.
Looking at the carriage that was about to go away, he suddenly saw Yang Bo poking his head out of the car again, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Shen in the tiger's den of Longtan in the capital should take care."
Shen Wuyan hugged his fist slightly towards Yang Bo, and sighed: "Even if it is Longtan Tiger's Den, then I will be careful."
Yang Bo suddenly laughed a few more times, and then Zhengse advised: "Although Wan Cong's death is not caused by you, people with a heart will definitely be angry with you, Master Wan is not a good character, he loves Wan Cong so much, you should be careful." ”
Wanda, the master of the Wanjia family, this name Shen Wuyan had also heard before, saying that Wanjia was famous because of this old gentleman, and he also became the first in the capital under him.
However, this old gentleman Wan has not appeared in the capital over the years, so there are really not many people in the capital who can know him, but only characters like Gao Gong Yang Bo have heard of him.
After pondering for a while, Shen Wuyan also nodded solemnly, and responded: "Mr. Yang take care"
The morning sun shone on the convoy, and not too many people came to see them off, at least at this time, only Shen Wuyan was alone. This old man, Yang Bo, one of the three great talents in Yan Shifan's mouth, left the capital like this.
Although it is not the first time to leave the capital, this time it is probably forever.
The convoy gradually moved away and had disappeared from sight, and Shen Wuyan withdrew his gaze. He noticed that a man in green clothes was standing next to him, and he couldn't help frowning.
Before Shen Wuyan could ask, the man said, "I've seen Mr. Shen, my lord wants to invite you to talk about it."
"Your master" Shen Wuyan frowned, and asked curiously: "Who is your master?"
Tsing Yi couldn't help but glance at Shen Wuyan again, in his consciousness, Mr. Shen, who had been mentioned so many times by the master, couldn't even guess this, and couldn't help but be a little disappointed.
So he nodded and responded: "Our master's surname is Wan."
"Wanda" Shen Wuyan couldn't help but show joy on his face, because he thought of some things next to him from this name, but it seemed a little inexplicable, so he saw that the man in Tsing Yi was a little annoyed, and hurriedly explained: "Where is this master of your family?"
Tsing Yi was really a little angry, but whenever someone heard this name, they should always be afraid of three points, but few dared to call it by his name, at this time, the scholar in front of him not only called it directly, but even laughed so playfully, but it was unbearable.
Shen Wuyan didn't know that this young man in Tsing Yi would think of these things in his heart, so he hurriedly said: "Young man, forgive me for thinking of some other things just now, and I am not disrespectful to your master."
Tsing Yi had returned to normal, and he no longer paid attention to Shen Wuyan, but said in a deep voice: "The master is in front of the Songyun Teahouse."
Songyun Restaurant is a well-known teahouse in the capital, and Shen Wuyan has heard of some in the past, so he followed the man in Tsing Yi towards the teahouse.
In fact, he was also quite curious about this old man in his heart, it is said that he has not shown up for many years, and today he is probably here for Wan Cong.
While thinking like this, the two of them had already walked up to the teahouse, but on the second floor, a very ordinary small table, there was an old man in plain clothes.
When he came in, the old man was pouring tea. Because it was still early, he was the only one on the second floor, but it looked a little special.
Tsing Yi stood in front of the stairs and didn't step forward, but just watched Shen Wuyan walk to the table, hugged his fist at the old man, and said; "I've seen Mr. Wan."
The old gentleman smiled gently, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Shen Gongzi, sit down and don't have to be formal."
Shen Wuyan was also stunned in his heart, thinking that this old man would come to argue with him about Wan Cong, and then give him something, and finally threw out cruel words and ended the conversation.
However, looking at his outfit, he really doesn't look like the rumored richest man in Beijing, just like an ordinary old farmer.
The old man in front of him has always been gentle, he first poured tea for Shen Wuyan, and then sighed slightly: "Cong'er's child is indeed a little bad, but he has caused so much trouble for Mr. Shen."
Without waiting for Shen Wuyan to answer, he said again: "Mr. Shen has a lot of tolerance, but he is also an old man and a child, and now he has caused such a disaster, Mr. should forgive me."
Shen Wuyan hurriedly said: "Master Wan is polite, the matter has passed, so there is no need to say more, but I don't know what the old man is going to do when he invites the juniors over today." ”
The old man smiled faintly and sighed lightly: "I just came to reminisce about the old days, and when I saw Mr. Shen on the side of the road when I came just now, I asked Tsing Yi to call you over."
Shen Wuyan glanced at the respectful man standing at the top of the stairs, and secretly thought that his name was Tsing Yi.
After a pause, Shen Wuyan responded: "Actually, I have long wanted to visit the old gentleman, but I am also a little busy these days, so I haven't been able to pass." "To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation