Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Affair in Beijing
The fourth prince Zheng Shi entered the authentic realm in his early twenties, this news soon spread inside and outside the palace, and all the women in the small courtyard were also talking about it when they were resting, Zheng Zhu and Zheng Shi were the closest on weekdays, so other women inquired about the specific process of the four princes breaking the realm to ask her, Zheng Zhuqiao's face was full of pride, although everyone knew that this realm was just a bag for themselves, but the time was very appropriate, this is some potential or explicit rules of the magnates.
In fact, entering the authentic realm at the age of twenty is generally not very amazing, and there are not a few people who can complete the breakthrough at the age of fifteen or sixteen, and even a few years ago, some people said that someone was born in the authentic realm. Of course, there may be an exaggeration in saying this, because sometimes the physique, the spirit, True Yuan and spirit, any of the four aspects of the level of the authentic realm can be said, but Zheng Shi is different, he began to participate in the affairs of the DPRK and China when he was sixteen or seventeen years old, and has always been good at reading and learning, and it is rare to say that he has forgotten to practice qi by dancing knives and guns, and after the opening of the government and the establishment of the government, there is no way to recruit people who accumulate and cultivate cultivators, almost everything is towards the study of merit, and some people say that he is going to the future prince, of course, this kind of words will never be indispensable, in fact, many aspects also need to be clearly fought for by the princes, this is the inheritance of the throne of the Great Zhou, if you don't show it, someone will show it for youIf you don't fight, someone will design you to take the initiative to fight.
Why is it appropriate to say that the time to break through the realm? This is to talk about a few major events in the imperial court recently.
First of all, the spring of the year, last year's autumn has settled, this year's spring and Zhou and a group of young scholars will basically gather in Luoyang, can be described as a real gathering of heroes, these young people will definitely have the ability to participate in the center of the future, and there will definitely be some aspects of super high talents, this time of year is a gluttonous feast for the powerful of the Great Zhou family to recruit talents, well, other countries will not be polite, are thinking about how to attract the talents they need, so naturally they need to have a few people who can act as a façade on their side,
When it comes to the façade of the person, it is very saying, in most cases, they will launch a few young people on their side, to directly make friends and recruit, but also along with the publicity and accumulation of prestige experience and communication, etc., in short, there are many benefits, almost an indispensable part, and there are also family members who go out in person, which has to talk about prestige, and the prestige will naturally attract young heroes to take the initiative to visit, and the reputation is poor.
How to make up for it? It is naturally essential to do something just right to become famous, just like the four princes breaking the realm, in fact, this kind of thing will not be spread like this, and someone can't help it; 。
The song hall in the land of fireworks is undoubtedly the most convenient place in the world to spread news, it is not convenient and difficult for the three religions and nine streams of clouds and dragons to mix, and the same is true for the exchanges between famous ladies, in fact, everyone needs to praise each other and lift each other, each takes what he needs, no one will be enthusiastic to take the initiative to match others to help others become famous.
When it comes to the song hall Qinglou, the selection of the Oiran every year or every few years is naturally indispensable, what "four beauties", "ten beauties" and other beauty pageants with a variety of names are even more popular, many businessmen and families will also fund and even participate openly and secretly, every Oiran and a famous beauty will have one or several big people with heads and faces behind them to support or control, in order to socialize.
In addition to the spring and the subsequent palace examination, there has recently been a major event in which the county guards from all over the country have entered Beijing to report on their work, and according to the grapevine, the imperial court may set up the post of governor above the county guards.
Originally, the county guard was the highest local official position, there were a number of states under the county, and there were counties under the state, and the village and town court under the county would not appoint officials, and it was generally managed by the local squire and the county officials, but the disadvantages have become more and more prominent over the years, the people do not recognize the court, and the local gentry control the people at will, and many times the officials at the state and county level and even the county level also have to rely on the snort of these big clans.
For example, the Great Zhou Dynasty stipulates that the people pay taxes according to the number of acres cultivated by a family, and the acres are divided into three classes in most cases, and the proportion of taxes in each class is different, and sometimes it will be flexibly changed according to the harvest of the years, of course, these taxes are not directly paid to the government, but collected by the old gentry and then handed over to the governmentTherefore, it is imperative to set up a governor to oversee the military and political affairs of several counties, and the court must have strong rule at the local level.
In addition to these two things, there is another thing that is also very interesting, that is, the reform of the school system.
The main official schools of the Great Zhou are under the control of the three provinces, the Guozijian Taixue and the local county-level school in Shangshu Province, the Hongdu Xuemen, Sitianguan, Tai Hospital and Taifu Temple in Zhongshu Province, and the Menxia Province may be more obscure, because the following two schools have always been for the royal family and the local eight field legions to train special talents, but this time the news came out that Menxia Province may really set up two colleges, and they are directly responsible to His Majesty the Emperor, and the two names that are said more are "Qinwen" and "Jingwu" , may be the name of the two colleges in the future, it can be said that the people who come out of these two colleges will be the real protégés of the Son of Heaven, and many powerful families have begun to dredge up the relationship and inquire about the news.
In short, once there is a change in the situation, someone is going to go, that is, someone is coming, coming and going is a big or small reshuffle, since someone will seize any opportunity to consolidate themselves, although the right is also said to be in power, but more pay attention to the accumulation of time and step by step.
Concubine Xue did not participate in their chat, she stood aside and silently helped the east wall pack up her armor, early this morning, a father-in-law sent a letter from her father through the emperor, and she would bring her mother to Beijing in a few days, why did she bring her mother instead of those ladies? Mother is only the lowest concubine, and she is not favored alone, is it for that matter?
Zheng Xuandu sat on the steps on the side and looked elsewhere in a daze, unconsciously playing with a white conch in his hand, no one knew what she was thinking, everyone knew that she had a seven-trick exquisite heart, but I didn't know if she had really used it, Mei Xingying, the armor guard who belonged to her, stood quietly next to her, and her pretty face under the armor never saw the light of day.
Shen Ningzhao was enduring the pain and was helped by her guard Qian Quchen kneading her muscles, and the practice of these days made her, a girl who had never touched the spring water with her fingers and had been cultivated as a concubine, in pain, but she only persevered with the stubbornness and inadequacy in her heart and the mind of outsiders, and she insisted on it reluctantly, so she didn't run away from the bottom of the cultivation, and she wouldn't want to take the time to be lazy or play around like them.
When other women were having fun, a few young people walked in from outside the courtyard, Yushu was in the wind, there were those who were strong and mighty, those who were chic and calm, and those who were warm and warm, the three brothers Zheng Shi, Zheng Xiao, Zheng Ke, and Wen Rengui Wu Ai and a handsome young man who did not know his name, speaking of which, Wen Rengui was Zheng Shi's cousin, Wu Ai was Zheng Xiao's cousin, not to mention Wen Ren's family, the Wu family was also a family in front of the Great Zhou, and the status of being able to appear here on weekdays was naturally not low.
Zheng Zhu saw the people who came in, raised his eyebrows, and scolded, "Is this the place where you should come?"
Zheng Shi shook his head helplessly, and Zheng Xiao in the back said with a smile, "We are not here to see you, don't move forward with a dead face",
Zheng Zhu walked straight past the two of them with interest, looked at the faces at the back very unceremoniously, and then looked at Zheng Ke with a calm expression suspiciously, "Your cousin?",
Zheng Ke shook his head with a smile,
Wu Yi hugged the young man's shoulders and said very seriously, "Formally introduce, Princess Zheng Zhu, Liu Shengnan, the young master of Yunwangmen, and the son-in-law of the Congyang Liu family is also."
Handsome and even a little feminine, the slender and well-proportioned Liu Shengnan said helplessly, "Princess, don't listen to his nonsense, I'm just the most unsuccessful apprentice under the master's seat",
Zheng Zhu nodded and muttered, "The personal disciple of the master of Yunwang Sect, the son-in-law of the Congyang Liu family, is not small."
Nowadays, there are five schools of Taoism, each of which has a major sect, among which the well-deserved leader of the Zhanyan faction is Yunwangmen, whose status is self-evident, and it is not simple to be called the personal disciple of such a sect master, and its identity and status can be roughly compared with that of the prince.
"Okay, don't talk weirdly, you know how to bully newcomers, the sisters in this yard are not less bullied by you, right?",
Zheng Shi interrupted Zheng Zhu's next words, obviously knowing this sister too well.
Later, Du Linian, who was arranged to practice in this small courtyard, met Liu Shengnan, and took the initiative to come up to say hello.
"I heard that you don't have a practice arrangement tonight, I wonder if you can go out and get together to enjoy the light?"
The conversation was enthusiastic, Zheng Xiao smiled and casually said the purpose of the trip, a few girls with a blue heart looked at each other and smiled, all of them looked unexpected, Zheng Xiao and a few young people didn't care, they have been exposed to it since they were children, this kind of thing is strange if they can't see it, or those that can't be seen no longer exist.
Zheng Zhu was holding Du Linian's ears and temples from behind, and said with a smile, "Let's talk about who is there wherever you go, and how much time it will take."
Zheng Xiao nodded and said, "This time it is the third brother and the fifth sister who take the lead, just in the Xianmen Tea House in the eastern suburbs, the people who are invited, anyway, there are also many talented people and young ladies from all over the world who have entered Beijing, there are six people in Xie Yuan, it's a pity not to go, why, the third brother has to come and send you an invitation in person?
Zheng Zhu strived to tie Du Linian on his arm and shouted, "Go, why don't you go, you can't see a great talent yet, as for you don't come to us when the time comes, I'm tired of seeing it",
Several young men were helpless, muttering something without conscience to cross the river and tear down the bridge,
Zheng Shi, who had been quiet, looked at Shen Ningzhao, and Shen Ningzhao said with some shame, "I made an appointment with Concubine Xue a few days ago to have something to do tonight, so I can only miss it, another day, another day, you will go to Kunzhao Palace another day to visit the door and treat you well",
Shen Ningzhao's sophistication and flexibility in this regard are definitely not something that these people can deal with, maybe just a simple demeanor can completely reject this invitation, so several people don't have how to grind and harden, and naturally they won't bother Concubine Shentai anymore, in fact, what Zheng Shi really wants to invite is Concubine Xuefei.
Wen Rengui has been standing quietly aside, smiling or calm, not looking too much at the woman she has been thinking about, she is not completely expected, naturally she will not be disappointed, nor happy, some are just complicated and entangled, and even full of sadness.
Zheng Xuandu heard someone call him to finally wake up from his daze, put away the conch without moving, and said with a smile, "I want to go to Chengwen Hall first, just go over if I can, forget it if I can't catch up",
Zheng Xiao, who asked the question, said helplessly, "Qi Ruhui, Li Hyaojiao, they will all go to Xianmen Tea House tonight, what are you doing running to Chengwen Pavilion alone?",
Zheng Xuan didn't say much, just smiled and said that there were some important things that needed to be investigated.
At this time, a strange sound suddenly came from outside, and after a while, a red-clothed eunuch walked in respectfully like a frosted eggplant, followed by a few figures, and a group of women in the courtyard immediately put on a posture and pretended to practice, only a few men were left with embarrassed faces, probably only the newcomer Liu Shengnan was still a little uncertain, but he was also a smart person, and naturally knew how to observe words and feelings.
Qiu Jingfeng walked over and looked at a few guys who shouldn't be here one by one, Zheng Shi was full of embarrassment, and said with a smile, "Jingfeng, I heard that they are resting tonight, so we thought about coming over and taking a look, oh, the third brother and the fifth sister have a party at Xianmen Tea House tonight, if you don't have any official business, let's go together, and Song Wenzhao, I went to Guozijian to look for you just now and didn't find it",
Song Wen and Qi Wenzhao, who were following behind, smiled and nodded, and didn't say much, Qiu Jingfeng stood in the courtyard with her hands in her hands, silent for a while, it was really heroic and extraordinary, and people couldn't think of doing anything under the interweaving of amazement and awe, Liu Shengnan on the edge was already crazy, in fact, he was already crazy at the first sight of this woman, Wu Yi almost gasped, and hurriedly quietly blocked him behind,
"You have three days to deal with all the possible things in the near future",
After Qiu Jingfeng finished speaking, she seemed to inadvertently glance in a certain direction and left the yard, just like the flowers and plants in winter, after the weather became warmer and the frost and snow began to melt, they gradually became angry and began to shake the branches and leaves, and the smiles on everyone's faces gradually began to show, and finally Zheng Zhu was the first to cheer happily, even if he was as subtle as Shen Ningzhao and Li Qinxiu, he was also a little happy, probably except for the eight armor guards who couldn't see their expressions, only Concubine Xue and Zheng Xuan didn't react.
In the evening, a carriage went straight out of the palace gate to the south, the orange lantern hanging on the eaves did not have any logo, the two women sitting on the wheel could not hide their brilliance even in the night, the woman who drove the carriage was pure and beautiful, and the figure was also concave and convex, a pair of slender and straight legs were hanging outside the car, there was not much shaking and not stiff, perhaps only the martial arts master could see the meaning of this detail; 。
The two women in the carriage sat opposite each other, and the roof was inlaid with six egg-sized pearls, which was enough to illuminate the entire carriage, Shen Ningzhao listened to the movement outside and smiled slightly, and then asked softly, "Concubine Xue, you don't blame me, do you?"
On the other side was Concubine Xue, who smiled helplessly when she heard this, "At that time, I was also thinking about how to refuse, but I didn't expect you to want to go",
Shen Ningzhao leaned against the wall of the car and relaxed, no longer having the previous dignified and quiet etiquette, and seemed to sigh lightly, "Yes, I should have go", but the next moment the woman laughed happily again, "This is my first time going to Nancheng, are we going to stay there for three days? Can I go shopping? I heard that it is very lively over there, there are all kinds of things, temple fairs, market fairs, street performances",
Seeing the woman's happy appearance, Concubine Xue finally didn't say that she was going to go to school tomorrow, thinking that maybe she would just rest for three days, since she was a child, she never let herself relax for a day for that ethereal and almost impossible dream, just this time, not as an example.
The carriage suddenly stopped while the two were talking, and then the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and a delicate figure squeezed in, Shen Ningzhao turned to sit with the Xue Concubine of the Tai Tai, and said helplessly, "Aren't you going to the Chengwen Pavilion to check things? Why did you come to us again, I was going to enjoy the Xue Concubine alone tonight, what is the matter with you?"
Zheng Xuandu sat down and spread out a book and read it, turning the book very quickly, there was a kind of glance and ten lines, a few pages were folded and marked, and after a while, he took out a conch,
"Starling, are you there?".