The south wind was extremely strong in the late Ming Dynasty, especially in the south of the Yangtze River. Everyone's son's raising of prostitutes is not only an ugly thing, but a beautiful thing. Zhang Dai listed his twelve "good" in "Self-Epitaph", and the top three were "good houses, good maids, good children", and then fresh clothes and delicacies, horses and lanterns, etc.

Zhu Guobi wouldn't think that just because the crown prince looked at him twice, he thought that he was looking forward to being affectionate...... Even if the crown prince is a prostitute, he will not be good for a fat and ugly old man like him.

Zhu Guobi just thought that the crown prince was more interested in other people's wives and concubines.

Isn't it?

Which of the women the crown prince has asked since his entry into the throne is not a young woman who has been accepted? On the contrary, there are now several famous Nanqu girls, Qing people, and Oiran on the Qinhuai River, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has never asked half a sentence.

Zhu Guobi excused himself to change his clothes, and went out to ask the doorman to ask who Ma Xianglan was, and happened to meet Ruan Dacheng, who also came out to "change clothes". The two looked at each other and knew what each other meant. Zhu Guobi secretly said in his heart: You Ruan beard is really a spendthrift, and you don't even know the identity of the prince, do you want to stutter?

Ruan Dacheng is even Hong Chengchou and his mother have to do personal favors, as long as the other party is a clan, what is it to send a beautiful girl? It's just a trivial matter of a hundred and ten taels of silver.

Sure enough, I only heard Ruan Dacheng say to the Qingke who came over from the boat: "Go and inquire if there is a sister named Ma Xianglan, buy it directly, it will be useful." ”

The Qingke knew that it was time for him to get the kickback again, so he hurriedly smiled and left. These people have been wandering in Qinhuai for a long time, and they know which girls are in their own families. The name Ma Xianglan sounds a little familiar, but I can't remember it really, anyway, I will go to the girl's house surnamed Ma to ask first.

The two returned to the table one after another, and Mr. Li was talking about garden decoration and other things, and his eyebrows were dancing. It's quite interesting. Zhu Cihong has walked through many gardens in his past and present lives, but it is the first time that he knows that the design of the Jingshe garden is rich and diverse, combining aesthetics and optics, and the so-called garden is by no means as simple as watching the lanterns and looking at it.

"I also have a few gardens in my house, and I don't think there's anything special about walking by on weekdays, so I listened to Mr. Li's explanation. It's really my ruin. Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "In the future, I will also be a tour guide, so that I can be a layman more elegant." ”

Mr. Li said with a smile: "Zhu Gongzi has learned the knowledge of the people through the world, and he likes to arrange flowers in the garden and plant opera in a bottle, which are just things that cannot be put on the table." ”

Zhu Cihong shook his head and smiled: "Sir, why should you be humble. Of course, I have the philosophical mantras left by the sons of China, but if these 'things' are really wiped out, is Huaxia still Huaxia? ”

Ruan Dacheng is also a master here, and immediately smiled: "Childe is very knowledgeable." Huaxia is different from Yidi, and it is precisely the words of the sage's education. to free the people from ignorance and conform to the Tao. And opera acrobatics, which one is not the elephant of the avenue. In my opinion, the edifying function of these 'things' is more useful than the words of the saints. ”

"Oh? I would like to hear about it. ”

"Who would look at the words and deeds of the saints in ordinary people? As for the poetry and scriptures, it is even more rare. And the people can be educated, and most of them know the etiquette, righteousness, and shame, most of them come from the drama. Ruan Dacheng smiled: "That's why I said." Watching "Jingzhongji" is enough to learn that King Yue is loyal to the country; Reading "The Story of a Thousand Golds" is also much more thorough than reading "Historical Records" and "Book of Han". ”

Kou Baimen smiled: "According to Mr. Shichao." In the future, there is no need to take the Four Books and Five Classics exam, only take these plays of predecessors and presents, and you can also choose loyal ministers and filial sons. ”

Ruan Dacheng said with a smile: "I want to do what I want." At that time, the collection of essays will not be sold in the bookstore, but my family's "Quyuan Miscellaneous Tan" can be changed into a daily newspaper! ”

"If that's the case, I have to give Ruan Gong a lot of help." Mr. Li suddenly stepped forward. Bi Gong bowed, but there was a smile on his face.

"Oh? Why did you say that, sir? ”

Mr. Li said with a smile: "I met a noble person today, the Marquis of Funing is willing to sponsor a private class, and Zhu Gongzi is willing to open up the joints in the army in the next place, if Ruan Gong advocates it in the newspaper." Isn't my Li family class just borrowing from the wind? ”

Ruan Dacheng agreed when he heard that Ha Luha smiled, and said secretly: It sounds like this person is just a Qing guest, I don't know why he was treated so politely, maybe he is really talented.

"But I also said," Zhu Cihong said, "The opera in the army can't only be talented and beautiful, Mr. Li still has to go deep into the army and write more morale-boosting repertoire like "Jing Zhongji". ”

"I understand." Mr. Li said with a smile.

"Even if Zhu Gongzi travels to Zhangtai, he doesn't forget the major events of the country, isn't it 'Jingzhong'? The concubine used this wine to honor the son. Kou Baimen said, drinking a full cup and looking at Zhu Cihong with a smile.

Zhu Cihong nodded, but did not drink. He wasn't very fond of alcohol and always felt that it would affect his judgment. If it was a previous life, he would have to pay attention to interpersonal relationships, but now that he is the crown prince, he naturally doesn't need to give face to a concubine who was born as a courtesan.

Zhu Guobi saw that Kou Baimen was quite a fake play, and he regretted it for a moment, but he saw it in a blink of an eye. He is a typical flower bush butterfly, the so-called wife is not as good as a concubine, a concubine is not as good as a maid, a maid is not as good as a prostitute, a prostitute is not as good as stealing, and stealing is not as good as stealing...... He is talking about people like him.

Before taking care of Kou Baimen, this woman was like a goddess, and she couldn't wait to run to Kou's house every day. really waited to welcome him into his own home, but found that it was not enough, and there was always a suspicion of being famous. Therefore, only two or three months after he took in Kou Baimen, he wandered around the north and south courtyards all day long, and only a handful of times he went home for the night, and he became increasingly cold to Kou Baimen.

Just thinking about it, Zhu Guobi suddenly saw his family waving outside, and hurriedly confessed.

"Inquiry? Which girl is it? Zhu Guobi immediately asked, for fear that Ruan Dacheng would take the lead.

The family grinned and put on a bitter look: "Master Hou, that Ma Xianglan turned out to be a famous prostitute in Qinhuai, but she was just a person from the time of Jiajing and Longqing, and she has been dead for more than forty years now." If she had lived, she would have to be eighty or ninety years old. ”

Zhu Guobi's hand shook, and when he turned around, he happened to see Kou Baimen chuckling lightly, as if the crown prince had told a very funny joke. He had an idea, waved his family away, and returned to the banquet.

"Why is Ma Jun sullen?" Kou Baimen had seen Ma Shiying, and seeing that he didn't speak, in order to enliven the atmosphere of the banquet, of course turned his focus to him.

Ma Shiying's hand trembled, spilled a small half glass of wine, and hurriedly said, "It's okay, there's nothing to do." It's just that I've been busy with official duties lately, and I'm a little tired. ”

"I guess I was scolded so much." Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "No one has ever encountered such a thing, so if you don't take it to heart." ”

"Now those scholars are like shrews and mad dogs, arresting and scolding whom." Ruan Dacheng said: "Even the crown prince dares to scold, let alone others?" ”

"The crown prince also did too much, and for a while, the officials up and down the Tianfu were changed, and he killed so many old officials, and he didn't know how to carry out the general affairs." Publishing political opinions is the habit of famous prostitutes in Jiangnan, and it is also a way to get rid of "entertaining people with women". Before Kou Baimen's words fell, he heard Zhu Guobi coughing.

"But the old man choked?" Kou Baimen still felt sorry for her husband in the end, and motioned to Mei Ji, who served Zhu Guobi, to beat her back.

Zhu Guobi really wanted to crash to death: I knew that I should have leaked the bottom with her!

"It's okay, is it?" Zhu Cihong looked at Zhu Guobi, of course he knew why he was coughing.

Zhu Guobi gasped, hurriedly straightened his position, and said, "Those officials should be killed!" Nanzhi and Zhejiang have had many disasters and famines over the years, and the people have no food and clothing, but they are still anointed! As for those little officials, they even tortured the people, and eleven out of ten should be killed! ”

"Why is there an extra one?" Xiao Mo listened to it interestingly and said with a smile.

"There's another one that's a public one."

Everyone covered their mouths and chuckled, but Zhu Cihong couldn't laugh.

According to the statistics of the officials during the Chongzhen period, there were only 50,000 court officials in the country. Among them, two capitals accounted for two or three thousand each, and the other thirteen provinces had only more than 40,000 officials. During the Chongzhen period, the country's population had exceeded 100 million, which led to the shortage of grassroots officials. As a result, officials have only two options: one is to try not to do anything, and the other is to hire temporary workers, known as "public workers".

Temporary workers are paid a low amount because they have to pay for the officials themselves, and they are recruited for the purpose of harsh people and to reap the benefits of various work projects. This kind of person often does not have any awe and culture, ignorance and audacity lead them to be unscrupulous, deceive their superiors and subordinates, and all kinds of ways to follow people's feelings are also unusual. In terms of duties, they are the roots of the Ming regime, but the rot also starts from their side.

When I want to Jiajing, the roots are not rotten, even if the state officials like Yan Song and Hu Zongxian are corrupt, it will not have a significant impact on the lives of the people. Once the roots are broken, the people's feelings are very intuitive. In the Chongzhen period, almost all the people were corrupt, and the people didn't have to live.

"What is Zhu Gongzi's opinion?" Kou Bai Doorway.

"Killing is not the goal, the purpose is not to kill." Zhu Cihong's interest in this pastime came to an end: "The country has its own laws, no matter who they are, as long as they follow the laws, they will not be able to fall on their heads." ”

"Childe said very much, very much!" Zhu Guobi said: "It is precisely because these people are stupid and do not obey the law that they have caused the disaster of killing." They don't want to think about it, it is precisely because they do not respect the law that they have the shame of the national change, and now they have just been pacified, and they want to repeat the old tricks, how is this possible! ”

"Master, didn't you say a few days ago that this kind of killing method would kill the magistrate and leave?" Kou Baimen kindly reminded.

"Just let them go!" Ma Shiying suddenly roared: "If these silverfish don't go, who will go!" If I can see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in person, I will ask for imprisonment!" ”

Kou Baimen was even more puzzled, why was the wind blowing in the opposite direction today? Shouldn't the officials and the people in Jiangnan be quite resistant to the crown prince? (To be continued......)

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