Chapter 159

The Shoufu public house is simple and tidy, several wooden shelves are full of official documents and paper, and on a wooden table, two cups of green tea are steaming hot, and the fragrance is faintly diffused.

Outside the wooden window, a wisp of winter sun was divided into several thin lines, sprinkled on the two bodies sitting opposite each other around the table, Yang Tinghe stepped into the door and sat down, and his mood suddenly calmed down a lot.

In a slow tone, Yang Tinghe told the story of what happened in the morning, Li Dongyang twisted his beard, listened carefully to Yang Tinghe's narration with a serious expression, frowned from time to time, and remained still most of the time.

"Teacher, am I too anxious, the prince's studies have not improved, everything he has learned before has been forgotten, and the students dare not say how the previous lecturer was, but as far as I am concerned, the prince ...... Ay...... The prince is not interested in his studies, so he can't do anything about it. Yang Tinghe sighed deeply.

Li Dongyang stretched out his hand and said, "Drink tea." ”

Yang Tinghe bowed down and said: "I'm afraid of disappointing my teacher's recommendation, and I'm also afraid that the emperor will accuse me of being incompetent and burdening my teacher; Although Song Nan is a martial artist, what he said sounds like some truth to me, so I want to think about how to teach the prince to learn some ways to govern the country, so that he will be as wise and holy as the emperor in the future; Students feel a great sense of responsibility, so they are nervous. ”

Li Dongyang smiled slightly and said: "Tinghe, you have hung a scale around your neck, and you can't breathe anymore." Not...... Do you know why the old man recommended you to join the East Pavilion as a young master? ”

Yang Tinghe said: "The teacher is wrong to love, so he naturally wants Tinghe to teach the prince to study. ”

Li Dongyang said: "That's right, but it's only one of them, the world's learned people are like carp crossing the river, why are you Yang Tinghe?" ”

Yang Tinghe stood up and arched his hand: "The teacher is supporting, and the student will never forget." ”

Li Dongyang waved his hand to signal Yang Tinghe to sit down, and said with a smile: "I attach great importance to your character and talent, which is well known to the world, you are very much like me before, and I have great expectations for you; But you've been in the Hanlin Academy for too long, and you've been contaminated with some rotten Confucianism, and you don't understand another layer of deep meaning for me to recommend you to the East Pavilion. ”

Yang Tinghe exclaimed: "The teacher said clearly, but the student is stupid. ”

Li Dongyang turned his head to look at the holly trees swaying outside the window and said slowly: "Since the beginning of winter, the emperor's body has turned sharply, and his chest tightness and shortness of breath are accompanied by coughing up blood, I am afraid that he will ...... Fear...... It's not very easy to cure. ”

Yang Tinghe was shocked: "How come? The emperor is in the prime of spring and autumn, his body has always been healthy, and he is clean and self-loving and does not abuse wine, how can this be? ”

Li Dongyang waved his hand and said: "Hugh is noisy, this matter is only known to the cabinet elders and several eunuchs in the inner court, and even the two princes in Beijing do not know the way, once the emperor cannot recover, the prince will ascend the throne; I recommend you to the East Pavilion, which is to give you a chance in the future, to have a good relationship with the prince, and after the prince ascends the throne, you will have the opportunity to enter the cabinet. ”

Yang Tinghe said suddenly: "This ...... I see, the students don't understand the teacher's meaning at all, which is really stupid. ”

Li Dongyang said: "I don't blame you, I don't want to say it clearly, the crown prince is on the throne, the dynasty has changed, personnel changes must be extremely frequent, and the peace in the court will also be broken, you are too sincere, I have to plan for you." As far as I know, the prince's stubborn playfulness is too heavy, and it is not possible to say that it is you, even if the old man goes to teach it himself, but my Ming Dynasty does not rely on the power of the king, after the prince ascends the throne, as expected, the cabinet personnel changes will not be too big, and the emperor also understands that the prince's young age is not enough to deter the ministers, and his words are also revealed; Therefore, as long as we wait and support with all our hearts, the Ming Dynasty will not be in chaos. ”

Yang Tinghe nodded and said, "What the teacher said is that the prince's studies are ......."

Li Dongyang said: "You still have to go to school, but you don't have to be anxious, then Song Nan is obviously asked by the prince to confront you, but he is just a courtier, why do you have to be like him; However, the method he proposed is very reasonable, you might as well take advantage of the situation, ease the relationship with the prince, and teach the prince is different from teaching ordinary students, and you really have to be careful. ”

Yang Tinghe nodded yes.

Li Dongyang smiled and said: "I don't mean that you want to indulge the prince, the old man knows that your temper is upright and stubborn, and sometimes you are as strong as a cow; But do you know that the old man appreciates you, knowledge can be obtained through reading, but Zheng Gu is born, the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty needs people like you in the future to avoid causing trouble in the inner court to the court, and not to let Xun Qi Wufu do nonsense; Tinghe, I will depend on you in the future. ”

Yang Tinghe's blood was about to boil, he didn't expect Li Dongyang to have such great expectations for himself anyway, and he had a feeling of wanting to cry; is in his forties, and he has been famous since he became a teenager until today, and he has been in vain, Li Dongyang opened the door of hope for him, how can he not be excited.

There is Bole in the world and then there are Maxima, Maxima often has but Bole does not often have, this sentence rolls back and forth in his heart, Li Dongyang really understands the meaning of this sentence.

"Oh yes, isn't this Song Nan the Jinyi Wei Qianhu who has a lot of trouble with Dongchang?"

"It's him."

"Do you think he is a man with ulterior motives? It may not be so simple to climb the prince and ask the prince to name him as an attendant. ”

"I can't see anything on the outside, and there is an indescribable momentum on his body, but since he dares to argue with Dongchang Fanzi, if he is not ignorant and fearless, he is bold."

Li Dongyang thought for a while, waved his hand and said: "Don't care about him, he is just a little footfoot, but he is liked by the prince, and after the prince ascends the throne, he may be a character, and there is no need to offend him now." But you don't have to give him a good face, our Wenchen is going to be hot with people like Jinyi Wei Fanzi, won't you teach people to laugh off their big teeth. ”

Yang Tinghe said: "I know the way, teacher." ”

Li Dongyang tilted his head and suddenly laughed: "The two crooked poems written by Song Nan are quite interesting, I heard that he was originally born in Xiucai, this time the old man knows why he is willing to despise the army, just with these gag poems, he is naturally famous for Sun Shan, hehe, how can I be among the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty to mix in such people, jokes." ”

Yang Tinghe laughed with him, but said in his heart: "These two poems are not gags, but they are quite thoughtful combinations." But this was only rolled in my heart, but I didn't intend to say it at all.

Li Dongyang chatted with Yang Tinghe casually, Yang Tinghe was in a good mood, and the answer became fluent, and after a while, he felt that the delay was too long, so he got up and left.

Li Dongyang drank all the tea in the cup, stretched out his hand and summoned a cabinet official: "Go and check the details of a Jinyi Wei Qianhu named Song Nan in Zhengnanfang." ”

The duke was embarrassed: "Elder Li Ge, how to check the thousands of households in Jinyiwei?" He checked me about the same. ”

Li Dongyang scolded: "Stupid, won't you go to the acquaintances in the fan to ask?" Aren't you privately connected with the East Factory Campaign? We can't find out, I'm afraid they already know the details of this Song Nan. ”

The duke was startled, sweating profusely, as a secret chun planted by Dongchang, his identity was so easily revealed by Li Dongyang, and he didn't dare to quibble, so he nodded again and again, and took the order.

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The affairs in Zhengnan Fang gradually got on the right track, and everyone was a little blind at first, but soon they all adapted to the new rules very well, and Song Nan was also idle as he wished, and he turned east and west every day.

The family's business is still booming, and two branches have also opened one after another before the year; But behind the popularity, Song Nan also saw the signs, although the first-class duck is delicious, but there are not many people who can really eat it for long-term consumption, and he used to want to open more stores and obtain more benefits, but it is a little dry and fishing; Song Nan had to re-estimate, and finally decided that the number of shops in the roast duck restaurant could not be increased, and after the sixth branch opened, the business of other stores was affected that day, which is proof.

Moreover, all kinds of fakes with a duck signboard flood the streets, although they are counterfeit goods, they taste very different, but people win at a cheap price, and some people can't afford to eat the genuine brand to eat counterfeits, which can be regarded as a dry addiction.

Song Nan is also helpless, there is no patent protection these days, there is no intellectual property rights, if the secret recipe is leaked, there is nowhere to reason if someone impersonates the brand, so Song Nan decided to look for new business opportunities in addition to stepping up confidentiality measures.

There is another thing that was also on the agenda of the Song family a few years ago, that is, Song Nan's marriage, Song Nan had already promised Ye Fanggu to marry her and Lu Qingli after moving into the new house, and it was time to fulfill the promise while he was free during this time, every night he was either a cousin or a cousin to sleep with, and sooner or later he would have a big belly, which was also the worry of Ye Fanggu and Lu Qingli, although he didn't say it, how could Song Nan not know.

However, when Song Nan mentioned this matter, Ye Fanggu only agreed to let Song Nan accept Lu Qingli as a side room, but she was unwilling to pass through the door at the same time; Song Nan used both soft and hard, and all kinds of methods were exhausted, but Ye Fanggu just didn't let go; But when asked if she had no love for herself, Ye Fanggu denied it, hating Song Nan so much that she had no other way than punishing her in bed and making Ye Fanggu die and come back to life.

Song Nan thought about it for a long time before he comforted himself and attributed Ye Fanggu's behavior to the self-awakening of women's rights, it turned out that Song Nan was worried that Ye Fanggu would be difficult to control, and it was verified.

But fortunately, Ye Fanggu did not have different ideas as Song Nan was worried, on the contrary, it seemed that in order to calm Song Nan's annoyance, she was rarely accommodating to him, and when she went to bed with her at night, Song Nan's rude and even shameless request, she also agreed with a red face, which made Song Nan feel that she was a little strong.

(Thanks to the Lost Brothers of Carthage for the monthly pass.) ）