Flowers and trees are sparse, clear streams are looped, and winding bridges are winding......

The scenery of Yun Garden fascinated Jian Ning. Although Changzhou's forest garden is not as famous as Suzhou, as one of the important representatives of Jiangnan culture, its garden is also very distinctive.

Delicate and small, the layout is exquisite, every place is a painting, every place is an allusion, the garden of Changzhou is small but there is a large capacity, which makes people linger.

"The spring mountain is warm and windy, the curtains of the pavilion are dry, and the willow swing is in the courtyard. The warbler dances and swallows, and the small bridge is red. ”

The owner of the Yunyuan Garden beside him recited poems and said with a smile: "The warm sun and wind have never been, but the willows are pulling tender shoots, and spring is coming." ”

Jian Ning said with a smile: "Although Mr. Langu (Note 1) is talented, he has a bumpy fate, how can he be like a spring flower? His poems are all about the sadness of spring, summer, autumn and winter. ”

"If you don't live and don't die, how can you achieve the white simplicity of the four great families of Yuanqu?"

Wu Linniang smiled and said, "When Mr. came in, you could see the Suluo tree?" ”

Jian Ning nodded, "I heard that it is a tree brought back by the Three Treasure Eunuchs when they went to the West, and it is native to India (Note 2), and it is a local sacred tree. ”

"Sir is erudite, and the concubine is admired."

Wu Linniang said with a smile: "But sir, do you know that the leaves of this Suluo tree will wither every spring, and it will not sprout until summer?" ”

"Oh?"

Jian Ning said with a smile: "I don't know this, I only know that this tree has a fragrant smell and strong wood, so it can be used to make furniture, spices, and medicine." ”

Speaking of this, Jian Ning suddenly understood what Wu Linniang meant, and couldn't help but say: "That's what Mrs. Yuan meant, and she was taught." ”

"Don't dare."

Wu Linniang blessed her body, "Mr. is outstanding in learning, and the concubine does not dare to show off." ”

After a pause, he said: "Although this Suluo tree likes moisture, it doesn't like the weather in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is not easy to survive here for many years, just like Mr. Langu." ”

She pursed her lips and smiled, "Although people are gone, but the poems and articles will not be destroyed, in the future, Mr. will be like Mr. Langu, leaving a place in this world full of men." ”

"How dare Yun Shu praise him so much? Madame don't want to make fun of me. ”

Wu Linniang giggled, "You still don't know? When they learned that you were a woman, all the ladies and daughters in this city went crazy and were proud of you. Those men have a high vision, that is, the scholars, who talk about vulgar words, but in private they are reading your books upside down, and when they hear that you are going to hold a book club, they almost beat out their brains in order to compete for this place, and this way has come to the concubine. I don't care, you have to sign my name, the concubine is almost dying of sorrow these days. ”

"Poof!"

Jian Ning laughed out loud, "Madame is really a straightforward person, it's not my fault to bother Madame, I will definitely present the new book later, and I hope Madame will forgive her sins." ”

As he spoke, he looked at the rockery in the distance and said with a smile: "Madame is also the pride of our woman." I heard that Mrs. had a rough fate, but now she is buying this big business and should be an example for women. ”

"If someone says this, I must think that I am humiliating me, but from the mouth of Sister Yunshu, I feel that it is praise."

Wu Linniang took Jian Ning's hand, "You and I have a bumpy fate, I want to have a taste, and only you can understand me." ”

The sentence "sister" suddenly brought the relationship between the two a lot closer, Jian Ning looked at the noble lady in front of her, and couldn't help but sigh softly, "You and I are not Ying Ning, even Ying Ning relied on her husband to fulfill her mother's last wish, and my sister and I directly replaced the male ...... with women."

Wu Linniang was silent for a while before sighing, "Fate is like this, what else can it do?" Fortunately, with the blessing of my deceased husband, I finally let me support this family, and I have a stepson by my side, so I can rely on it in the future. ”

The topic was a bit heavy, and the two of them remained silent in unison. The woman in front of her is the owner of Yunyuan, twenty-five this year, but she has been widowed for seven years. Back then, her husband lost his life in an epidemic, which can be described as miserable.

Fortunately, Wu Linniang's in-laws are a good one, and they used the last bit of savings to let her do business, but she didn't expect that this woman would make an ordinary embroidery workshop into today's scale. Suo Luo Lane, or more accurately Lin Niang Lane, because she bought two-thirds of the entire alley, and built this beautiful rhyme garden in front of her, whose wealth is beyond the reach of many noble families, and it is not an exaggeration to praise her as the richest woman in Changzhou.

Today's book club will be hosted by her, and I heard that it was the county lord who came forward to ask for it, which made Jian Ning a little panicked.

In ancient times, the official power was really great, for fear that if he didn't deal with it properly, he would be eaten alive by life.

Thinking of this, I felt that my scalp was a little numb, and asked tentatively, "Sister, do you know what the old parents like?" ”

Wu Linniang glanced at Jian Ning meaningfully, and said, "That person is good at talking, how can he turn over any storms under the nose of Fuzun?" But this time he also wanted to accept this book meeting, but somehow, the master of the mansion suddenly remembered this stubble, and he snatched the limelight. ”

That's not right!

Jian Ning frowned. Wu Linniang seems to have a very unusual relationship with the magistrate? Yes, how can you gain a foothold in Jinling City without a backer? Listening to this again, after thinking about it carefully, I feel that there are no ordinary people in this world who can make achievements, and this is giving Fuzun eye medicine.

She looked at Wu Linniang and said quietly: "Thanks to the lord of the mansion and the county, Yun Shu is grateful." ”

Wu Linniang secretly praised: What a powerful lady! At a young age, his mind is so delicate, and he responds to this without leakage, and he is worthy of being a hundred students who can write masterpieces such as painted skin!

"You don't have to worry, the big men in Jinling City are from a family, and they are soap officials when they come down, and they are the last to line up with these old men."

"Sister can see clearly, thank you for mentioning it."

Jian Ning saluted, "I'm not afraid of this." ”

Wu Linniang chuckled, "My sister is dishonest, she is obviously a transparent person, but she is pretending to be confused with me here." ”

Jian Ning smiled, Wu Linniang no longer dwelled on this topic, and only said: "Sister, go and sit, I'll go ahead to greet the Mansion, and I'm almost there." ”

"It's better to be respectful than to obey."

Don't talk about Jian Ning, let's talk about Lu Desheng, at this moment the official sedan chair has arrived at Suo Po Lane, he made people stop the guard of honor, and he got off the sedan chair, and said: "The Suo Po tree in this Suo Po Lane is a scene in Changzhou, and I have never taken a closer look at the flourishing official duties on weekdays. ”

These words are obvious, but where does the Fuzun want to see the Suluo tree, but has something to tell the left and right henchmen.

The group walked in front, and the master under the door asked: "Fuzun, but a woman, even if you can write a few unique books, how can you work hard?" No matter how powerful she is, isn't she also a woman? ”

"Do you know what happened to the court recently?"

The master frowned and said in a low voice: "If you talk about big things, it will be in the first month." ”

After a pause, he said, "But what does this have to do with Bai Xiaosheng?" ”

"Ugh."

Lu Desheng sighed, "Before the first month, Liu Jin went out of Beijing to check the money and grain, and it didn't take long for Wu Yi to impeach the previous governors Xu Tingzhang, Wang Xun, Sun Xu, Yang Yiqing and other 16 people, and even found out the waiter Gu Zuo and the manager of the grain Langzhong, the deputy envoy, Xu Jian and other 18 people......"

His voice became gloomy, "In addition, there are one hundred and eighty-eight people such as the general judge, just because these people refuse to belong to him Liu Jin, they will be ...... like this."

He looked at the Suluo tree in the depths of the alley, his eyes were gloomy, and he was silent for a moment and said: "High-ranking officials such as Liu Xian, the governor of Ningxia, and Yang Yiqing, the right deputy of the governor of Shaanxi, have not been spared, and they have all been fined. The heavy one was 500 stones, the light one was 300 stones, and half of the officials were Zhishi, and even Liu Xian, who was dead, did not let go, and still fined 500 stone grain. Not long ago, Wang Jianzhi was driven out of the imperial court, as for Yang Yiqing, he was fined food and wrote to the court to go home to think about it, and the court agreed! That's Yang Yiqing! ”

"Such eunuchs are truly hateful!"

The master took a sip, "The students heard that local officials now have to pay filial piety when they enter Kyoto, and everyone is afraid of Liu Jin's power, so they have to pay more than 20,000 taels per province. Because of the inconvenience of carrying on the road, he borrowed money from the wealthy family of the Beijing Division, and then repaid it after returning to office. Now that the upright people in the court have left, I am afraid that this eunuch will be even more arrogant in the future. ”

"Humph!"

Lu Desheng snorted coldly, "His henchman Zhang Cai is even more hateful, he actually said that the money of local officials is to loot the small people, and less than one-tenth of them have contributed. ”

"Kefu Zun ......"

The master looked confused, "What do these court affairs have to do with Bai Xiaosheng?" ”

Lu Desheng smiled, his smile meaningful, "Why do you say Liu Jin can be so arrogant?" Li Dongyang is an old man in front of the first emperor, and he can only be a man with his tail between his legs, why do you say? ”

"I am the ...... of the Son of Heaven"

I can't say this anymore, and it would be taboo to say it again.

Lu Desheng nodded, "When the Son of Heaven was still the crown prince, Liu Jin often found strange things to please the Son of Heaven, our saints are the most fond of novelty, you said that if this painting is so novel and written, Liu Jin will let go of the opportunity to pay tribute to the Son of Heaven?" ”

The master's eyes lit up, and after a little thought, he couldn't help but admire, "Fuzun is really wise, if Liu Jin knew that Bai Xiaosheng was a woman......

The two glanced at each other, and both saw a smile in each other's eyes. But then the smile was disillusioned, and a trace of sadness seeped out of his eyes.

The Ming Dynasty has been in the limelight for more than 100 years, and the confused Son of Heaven has not been out, such as Zhengde's grandfather, the man who loves the old woman. But no matter how unreliable it is, there is always a limit, right? Besides, it's just a family affair of the Son of Heaven, as long as it's not too out of line, everyone can bear it.

But this Emperor Zhengde is good. When he first won the throne, he was quite decent, but it didn't take long for his true nature to be exposed, working against the courtiers, not going to the court, and even moving out of the deep palace, drunk and dreaming all day long, and incorporating countless lowly daughters into the leopard room......

That's it!

actually connived at a few eunuchs to abuse their courtiers, if the first emperor knew about it, I am afraid that the coffin board would not be able to suppress it! To say a big disrespectful word, if they could, they really wished that this trouble-loving Son of Heaven would go with the emperor earlier, otherwise the Ming Dynasty would be finished!

Thinking of relying on a woman to win the favor of the Son of Heaven, Lu Desheng felt that his mind was heavy, and after a long time, he said in a low voice: "I have sent someone to inquire about Bai Xiaosheng's family history, she has no relatives to rely on, and her father is a student, familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, so he can be regarded as a person in my generation, if he is lucky enough to enter the palace and win the emperor's favor, it may also be a help." ”

"But if we ...... directly"

The master said with an embarrassed face: "Isn't that flattering?" The reputation of this Fuzun ......"

"It doesn't matter."

Lu Desheng waved his hand, "Li Dongyang can bear it, why can't I bear it?" Moreover, we don't need to take action in this world, we just need to release the bait and wait for the fish to take the bait. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Heh......"

Lu Desheng smiled coldly, "Books such as painted skins sell very well in my Jiangnan, so how can the eunuchs in Nanjing not know?" Maybe he would have paid tribute to Liu Jin's big eunuch to please the Son of Heaven. It's just that the Son of Heaven may not like those cautionary words, so there is no follow-up. But it's different now......"

He took out a scroll of manuscripts from his sleeve and smiled coldly, "The Son of Heaven is so martial, isn't this Condor just right for your appetite?" ”

The master laughed, "I see, no wonder the Mansion wants to host this book meeting, when the news reaches the capital, Liu Jin will order someone to find the book." ”

"It's too troublesome to come and go, how can you let Grandpa Liu bother so much?"

Lu Desheng touched his beard and said with a smile, "Actually, Bai Xiaosheng's books have flowed into the capital before, but the old man thinks that if such good books are not widely publicized, wouldn't they bury Bai Xiaosheng's talent?" It just so happened that there were a few good friends in Beijing who ran a bookstore at home, and I had people send the books out two days ago, so that the Son of Heaven could appreciate the talent of my Jiangnan woman as soon as possible. ”

"Dong Weng is a good move! I just don't know if those hundred students will cooperate? ”

"We don't need to mention this matter to her, Grandpa Liu will naturally come and mention it to her. As for you and me, hehe...... If she gets into the eyes of the Son of Heaven, she will do her best to support her. ”

"Good!"

The master nodded, "Although it is a little unbearable, if she can be the pillow person of the Son of Heaven, it will be regarded as a creation for her." ”

After speaking, he couldn't help laughing, "Liu Jin's temperament is afraid to be strong, I look at Bai Xiaosheng between the lines is a pure and noble woman, I am afraid that I hate Liu Jin and others the most." As long as Liu Jin looks for her, he will inevitably make enemies. ”

"If it weren't for the high character, how could this government dare to take such a risk? I heard that the woman's appearance is very beautiful, her temperament is even more elegant as a chrysanthemum, and she has such talents, what man in this world refuses? ”

As he was talking, someone reported: "My lord, Aunt Qian is here." ”

"Hmm."

Lu Desheng nodded, "Today I have to recite poems and compose gifts, maybe Bai Xiaosheng also has good works, and then let the Qian family grind it for her, which can be regarded as her blessing." ”

The master sighed in his heart and sighed in his heart.

Is this Aunt Qian short-sighted, can the adults of his family be greedy mediocre people who can sit firmly in this Changzhou position? But what about the woman in the green house, even if she is an oiran? Left and right are just playthings, how can they be as important as hundreds of small students? Even if she doesn't have this strategy, I'm afraid that Fuzun won't punish Bai Xiaosheng because of her.

The name of the person, the shadow of the tree, Bai Xiaosheng is already a famous writer and a woman, and this capital is enough for her to gain a foothold in Jinling.

It's a pity, but who is to blame? Looking at Aunt Qian who got off the sedan chair, the master silently waxed for her, Aunt Qian, you, ask for more blessings!