Volume II-14 A Trip to Luoyang (I) (Part II)
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Luming Academy is located in Kansai, and there is some insight in academics, and Wang Zemin's humble gentleman's style of being a teacher in front of the public is also accepted by literati, but after all, he has not many unique views in academics, and he is not brilliant in writing and speaking, but he is very good at speculating on the styles and propositions of various examiners, and most of the disciples he teaches are decent, and they are more convinced that Wang Zemin's analysis of the examiner and the cracking and guidance of the questions he produces every time he has done so, resulting in good results for many years in Kansai, and the number of high school students is more than that of other prefectures and counties. A large number of disciples took advantage of this to enter the court as officials, because there were many children in the court, the literati were all reprovenance, and the reputation of the academy increased the faΓ§ade for them to walk around the officialdom, and more students of the academy entered the court and became each other's arms, so that everyone was more willing to help the academy spread its name. Wang Zemin was also willing to use the hands of these disciples to help him create a reputation as a great Confucian, so with the efforts of many teachers and students, the reputation of the academy was raised to a higher level. Now that he is the leader of Kansai Academy, Wang Zemin is also expected to be the head of the clear stream in Kansai.
The Hanfang Poetry Club of Luming Academy is also a major event in Kansai every year, and the surrounding scholars and literati gather, and the talented and beautiful people of the squires are often proud of receiving invitations, indicating that their talents are approved by Luming Academy. The only exception over the years is the Tang family and a group of sons and daughters who have interacted with the new generation of sons of the Tang family. Luming Academy is a clear stream, Tangmen is a member of the rivers and lakes, a family of military generals, a relative of the emperor, and a businessman whose business is all over the country and is full of a room full of copper smell. In the eyes of the Wang family, they think that the people of the Tang family are rough people in their bones, even many sons and brothers who are close to them are also rough people, and getting too close to them will damage the clear stream of Luming Academy. Therefore, in the past twelve years, the Hanfang Poetry Society has never sent an invitation to the Tang Gate, even though many people in Xianyang City say that the Tang family's big and young, three and nine young qin, chess, calligraphy and painting are difficult for anyone to stand out in Guanxi, but Luming Academy pretends not to know. The Tang family never minded, the people of the Tang family had too many things to be busy with, too many things to do, and they didn't have the leisure to care about these false names.
However, this year's 12th Hanfang Poetry Club was different, Luming Academy not only sent invitations to the head of the Tang family, but also sent invitations to the third prince who came back from Beijing to visit relatives. Many people are wondering if the disciples of Luming Academy in Beijing got some news and informed their teachers that they wanted to win over the third prince for the sake of everyone's future. Even more excited than the heads of each family are the young ladies who received the invitations because of their talents. Although the Han Fang Poetry Club does not sit for men and women, the women of the Wang family are entertained. But Sai Shi and Dou Caiyi are in the same garden, just sitting at separate tables. No matter what the elders in the family think of this merry third son, but the third son is handsome and talented is undeniable, since he saved everyone at the Xianyang prefect's banquet, most of the hearts present are budding. As soon as the news came out that he would attend the Hanfang Poetry Meeting, the business of the fat powder shops in Xianyang City was booming.
Another piece of news that made the hearts of all the sons excited was that the white girl taken in by the Tang family also received an invitation from Luming Academy. It is said that Wang Kai, the eldest son of the Wang family, and his sister saw a sketch of the white girl's custom dress for the old lady of the Tang family in a friend's shop in Xianyang City. Everyone has never seen the poems of the White Girl, but with this painting and words, it is worth the invitation. And this mysterious white girl, wearing a veil for a few days a month, sits in the Tang family's Baicao Hall, giving medicine and medicine, helping countless people, and has long been a benevolent white-clothed Guanyin in the mouth of the people of Xianyang. Although the veil covers his face, his rich and elegant temperament and graceful figure have aroused the reverie of a group of young people in Xianyang City in recent years.
At noon on the day before the Hanfang Poetry Meeting, a gorgeous motorvoy entered Xianyang City, and many servants, surrounded by two gorgeous carriages, went to the most luxurious Ping'an Inn in the city. After settling down, after a little freshening up, the guests did not have lunch in the Ping'an Inn, but an old man took a young lady in a purple dress and veil and a large number of servants and guards to Yuehuaxuan, the best restaurant in the city, across the street.
Gao Fei is in the store, and he is naturally clear about any wind and grass in Xianyang City, and when most people in Xianyang City have not understood what this rich ancestor and grandson is, he has long known that this is the father-in-law of Lan Banghua, the governor of Zhili, Mr. Liu, the head of the Liu family in Luoyang, and Lan Banghua's eldest daughter, Lan Ruoxue. He didn't go out to greet them, nor did he arrange anything for them, just let Xiao Er entertain him as an ordinary guest. At this time, Yuehuaxuan was at the peak of noon, the lobby was full of people, Lan Ruoxue walked all the way, looking at the novel decorations here and a few juggling children on the stage. The girl paper kite beside her helped her young lady walk all the way, and she also looked around curiously.
"If you want me to say, the shopkeeper in this store doesn't have the eyesight, and when he sees a guest like us coming, he doesn't come out to entertain him, and he lets Xiao Er take care of it."
Lan Ruoxue smiled softly: "You girl is weird, why did the shopkeeper come out to entertain us?" We don't have the emperor's relatives written on our faces, although we have never been to Xianyang, but you have also heard of Yuehuaxuan in Luoyang City, the eldest cousin has a long-term private room there, it is said that it is full every day, and the guests are all rich or noble families in the city. It is said that Yuehuaxuan in Luoyang City, whether it is a big customer like a big cousin or a pawn who enters the store, it is the same treatment. The eldest cousin also said that a few months ago there was a market child in Yuehuaxuan in Xianyang City, in order to be able to enter Yuehuaxuan to see the juggling, he saved money for eight months, went into the store to buy a cup of hot tea, and the shopkeeper heard that he came out to see him, and asked him to arrange the closest position to the stage at the front, so that he could see all the juggling that night. This incident was encountered by a Beijing official who was on an errand in Xianyang at the time, and knew that the shopkeeper here did not go to greet him, a senior who was accompanied by the prefect, but went to greet a child who was running errands on the street, and immediately was very moved, and after returning to Beijing, he told his colleagues about this matter, and these people went to Beijing to take care of Yuehuaxuan's business in the capital. This matter has also spread all over Yuehuaxuan, so you see that there is a small square table in front of the stage, which is said to have been set up by the owner of Yuehuaxuan to various branches. It is said that once a year a child under the age of fifteen who can save enough money for a cup of hot water will have the opportunity to sit there and watch a night of juggling. It can be seen that the boss is not only a benevolent person, but also very good at doing business, attracting business and attracting popularity to the store. β
"It seems that the young lady is really interested, and even these things have been investigated. Even the boss can see clearly whether he will do business. If you become a proprietress in the future, you will have more things to worry about in this store?! β
"You damn girl! Say you don't have to do anything? They haven't responded yet! β
"What do you mean by having something and not getting it?! It is his blessing that our family can take a fancy to him as a businessman. The queen mother in the palace loves you so much, and treats you as a daughter, You are the prince's cousin, How many people are in a hurry to propose, and now we not only invited the Wang family to protect the media, but also specially rushed to Xianyang to meet him, giving him enough face, he is not stupid, such a good marriage is not happy to respond, and marry you? β
"That's not necessarily, the Tang family has been a generalist for generations, although the third prince is in white, but the prince and cousin rely on people, if he wants to enter the court, the future is limitless. What's more, the old lady of the Tang family is still the sister of the queen mother in the palace, and the Tang family has stood tall since the founding of the country in the court, with a deep foundation, and the vision of the children of the Tang family is naturally different. β
"He's different, and he's going to talk to the prince about it. How can your subordinates have blood relatives, marrying you, he has an extra layer of security for his career, and everyone understands this truth. β
Paper Kite and Lan Ruoxue just thought that they were talking in a whisper, and the people next to them didn't know, Not only did every little second child in Yuehuaxuan be deaf and clear-eyed, and after slandering these two people in his heart, he reported all this to the shopkeeper Gao as usual. Goofy just smiled faintly.
There are not only Xiao Er who have some kung fu in this shop, but some customers also listened, and all of a sudden, everyone in Xianyang City knew that the prince's cousin had taken a fancy to the third son. And everyone knew that Mr. Liu was going to participate in the next day's Hanfang Poetry Meeting, so everyone guessed that this was a mutual look. Since the third prince had an accident in the middle of his marriage a few years ago, the third son's family affairs once again set off a lot of talk in Xianyang City, and some people even opened a handicap, betting that the third prince and Miss Lan Jia would meet each other at the next day Hanfang Poetry to see if it was successful. The other party is the prince's cousin, and the third prince is the prince's staff, and everyone thinks that this is just a passing scene, and it will definitely be done. Just when the handicap rose to 1 to 280, someone anonymously bet 100,000 taels to gamble on his family.
Naturally, these developments were reported to Mrs. Tang, Chen Biyan listened happily, and finally only asked: "Who is the one who made the secret bet?" β
"Sanshao's friend, He Liangwei's son."
"This kid from the He family knows Xinjie."
"He Gongzi originally prepared 50,000 taels, and the person who sent out to bet just went out, and he asked people to chase it back, and then sent someone out, and it became 100,000 taels."
"Looks like this kid has a lot of confidence in himself, hehe."
"This subordinate is not sure, because the subordinate found a strange thing when he checked the person who placed the secret bet."
"Oh?"
"Miss Biao is sitting in Baicaotang today, and before she leaves in the afternoon, she asked the shopkeeper of Baicaotang to send a letter to He Gongzi. When his subordinates sent someone to investigate, he happened to catch up with He Gongzi to send someone to Baicaotang, and heard that the person had received a letter from the shopkeeper Miss Biao, Thank you Miss Biao for bringing his master. When the subordinates heard what they said, they wondered for a while, I didn't know what Miss Cousin had to carry He Gongzi, and after a while, the subordinates thought, is this bet a share of Miss Cousin? Mr. He thanked Miss Biao for giving him the opportunity to make a fortune? β
"Hahaha, I think so, this girl, the person she chose is also chic, He Liangwei's kid is a wonderful person. Aunt Qu, you go to my small account room to close a 50,000 taels and a 20,000 taels of silver tickets. β
"What are you?" The hidden pile manager of Baicaotang is a little messy, does this old lady also want to bet?
"Since everyone is cheering, why don't we follow along? Since these people regard my Tang family's son-in-law like this, and are willing to send money to us, why don't they accept it? You will use your apparent identity to ask the old man Guo in the Yongxing Teahouse in the city to take 20,000 taels of silver tickets to help you get married. Everyone knows that his mother-in-law is in charge of the pulp washing in the house, and his mother-in-law often helps people in the house to ask for errands. β
On the surface, the leader of this dark pile is a master of Tang Zhuang's family, and he is very familiar with Old Man Guo. It is naturally difficult for a master to come forward and place bets on his own.
"Others, you send someone else to make a secret bet to bet on the marriage."
The master is full of slander, but he is the master, and he can't say anything. One has been with this master for many years, he knows that this master is over the age of six, but from time to time he is still childlike and likes to play tricks on people, and he also understands that she is very disgusted with outsiders and thinks that the Tang family needs to cling to the powerful. Since she took charge of the Tang family, she has been working step by step, and through her own struggle, she has stabilized the power of the Tang family in all aspects, making it the queen mother's support, rather than relying on the queen mother to become bigger.