Liu Xiaoyan is ready to take a concubine for Chang Feng.

In the Ming system, there were two taboos for officials to take concubines. One is to take prostitutes as concubines, and the other is to take the daughters of officials' families as concubines.

But these two taboos are no longer cared about. It was common for officials to take prostitutes as concubines. The official is to tie up with the boss, and it is even more normal to give his daughter to the boss as a concubine.

You Jingwu took a break from the suburbs, returned to the capital from the military camp in the suburbs, and drank with several old subordinates who had been friends in Jinyiwei before. accidentally spread the news that Chang Feng was going to take a concubine.

It's lively!

This evening. Chang Feng was reading Wang Shouren's "Illusory Travel Text" in the study.

"The Journey of the Sick" tells the story of Wang Shouren, who witnessed a passing official, his son, and a servant die violently due to miasma during his stay at Longchangyi. Wang Shouren dug three pits at the foot of the mountain and buried them. The story of offering a chicken and three bowls of rice, and crying while sighing.

The whole text is beautiful, not only mourning the deceased, but also expressing the misery of Wang Shouren being relegated to a foreign land. The words are sad and earnest, and very affectionate and tactful.

A good article can always bring tears to the eyes of a good reader, both in ancient and modern times.

Chang Feng read this, tears flashed in his eyes.

The butcher was getting older, and his tears were growing more and more.

At this time, Wang Shouren came to visit, and he did not go straight to the study.

Wang Shouren has always used Changfu as his own home to go in and out casually. It's no wonder that the scandal between him and Chang Tian was vividly spread by officials. Even the posture used by the two men when they intersected was vividly described by the officials.

Chang Feng got up: "Brother Shouren." You're a rarity! Ever since you returned to Beijing to be a military official, you have been so busy that your feet don't touch the ground. I've invited you three times, but you're not available. ”

Wang Shouren smiled bitterly: "If the position of the Ministry of Officials is a corrupt official, it is one of the four fat differences in the capital. I came to be the hardest errand in the capital. The assessment of thousands of officials in the entire Ming Dynasty is under my control, so naturally I am busy with my feet not touching the ground. ”

Chang Feng raised the "Paralytic Travel Text" in his hand: "I'm reading your "Paralytic Travel Text". This happened more than a month after I left the dragon field. ”

Wang Shouren nodded: "Yes." The old man was pitiful. I was so sad that I wrote this article to commemorate it. ”

Chang Feng said: "Let's get down to business." You busy man has nothing to do but go to the Three Treasures Palace. Say, what are you looking for me? ”

Wang Shouren replied: "Private matter." ”

Chang Feng asked, "What private matter?" Don't let me track down who spread the rumors about you and Sugar Candy. This rumor has long been spread all over the officialdom. If I investigate, I am afraid that more than half of the Beijing officials will be arrested. ”

Wang Shouren shook his head slightly: "Definitely." I have a person of the same year, named Wang Anhui. Now the head of the household department is in the north of the Qing Officials Division. He has a younger sister who is twenty-eight years old. He wanted me to be a matchmaker and promise his sister to you as a concubine. ”

Chang Feng was surprised: "How did he know that I wanted to take a concubine?" ”

Wang Shouren said with a smile: "The news that the handsome master of Jinyi Wei Chang wants to take a concubine has spread throughout the officialdom of the capital. Look at it, these days, those who run the media and pull the fiber will break through the threshold of your house. ”

Chang Feng taunted Wang Shouren: "Why did Brother Shouren pull up the pimp?" ”

Wang Shouren said: "There is no way. I was in charge of the household department in the same year. The Beizhi Division is in charge of the daily expenses of all civil officials and yamen in Beijing. ”

"I've just taken up my post at the Meritorious Service Division. If you offend the Beizhi Division as soon as you come, the Beizhi Division will be stuck with our funds for the Gong Division. What else can I do? ”

"If you want to do things, you have to talk about the sophistication of people. Officialdom has been like this for thousands of years. ”

"My words were brought. It's your business whether you refuse to say no. I know, nine out of nine you're going to say no. Because you don't look down on this kind of climber. ”

Chang Feng smiled: "Brother Shouren still understands me." I will never accept a woman from an official family. First, it violates the Ming system, and secondly, you are right, I don't look down on people who climb high and marry nobles and rely on grass and trees. ”

The two chatted. The subordinates said: "Master, the commander of the Zhenwei battalion asked Lin Kewang to see." ”

Wang Shouren said with a smile: "Eighty percent is here to send you a concubine." ”

Chang Feng waved his hand: "Tell Commander Lin that I have fallen asleep." If he has official business, let him go to Jinyiwei tomorrow to find me. If there is a personal matter, I have no personal relationship with him. ”

The subordinate reminded: "Master, Commander Lin came to ask for a meeting with the name of the celebrant Zhang Gonggong. ”

Celebrity posts have two main functions. A business card similar to that of later generations. Second, it is similar to the letter of introduction of later generations. has Zhang Yong's face, and the wind is not good for Lin Kewang to eat behind closed doors.

Chang Feng said helplessly: "Okay." Let him come to me. ”

Wang Shouren said with a smile: "I won't be here to see the ugly state of officials competing to give you concubines." Take a step forward. ”

Chang Feng said: "Okay." We are our own brothers, so I won't send you. The officials are only one street away from Jinyiwei, and I have time to go to Jinyiwei to find me for tea. ”

Wang Shouren left the study. After a while, the subordinate led Lin Kewang to Chang Feng.

Lin Kewang bowed his head and bowed: "The last general will meet Chang Shuaiye!" ”

Chang Feng said politely: "Commander Lin, please hurry up." ”

Lin Kewang got up. Chang Feng asked, "What are you doing in the Humble House?" ”

Lin Kewang replied: "Back to the words of the handsome man." I heard that the handsome man is choosing a concubine. The last general's sister Fang is fourteen years old and was born with a beautiful billet. is proficient in female red, and can write obscene poems. It's like a hall and a kitchen. ”

"The most important thing is. She is quite a match for Chang Shuaiye's age. ”

Chang Feng frowned: "I'm forty-six, she's fourteen." I'm more than enough to be her grandfather. Where is the age match? ”

Lin Kewang said: "I have asked a fortune teller to calculate." The matter of marriage, the husband of forty-six is married to the fourteenth concubine, that is a good marriage! If Chang Shuai doesn't dislike his sister and accepts her as a concubine, he must give birth to two in one year and four in two years. It's all double clam boys! ”

Chang Feng couldn't cry or laugh: "Two in one year, four in two years." I want to have a life with Ling Mei for ten years and eight years, why don't I give birth to two small flag teams? ”

Lin Kewang sneered: "Chang Ye is really funny. ”

Chang Feng was silent. Lin Kewang thought that Chang Feng had taken it to court. Hurriedly took out a silver ticket of 20,000 taels from his sleeve: "This is the dowry money prepared for the last general for the sister-in-law." ”

Chang Feng immediately refused: "You better take back the silver ticket." You don't know. My wife is a vinegar jar and a tigress. I'm an inward-feared rake ear. ”

"I remember that Commander Lin is originally from Sichuan? You should know what it means to rake your ears, right? ”

"My wife has spoken, and this time she is only allowed to accept the old and ugly. You have to be at least thirty years old and look uglier than a dog. It's best not to be literate, and a woman is virtuous if she is not talented. ”

"Commander Lin's sister is only fourteen, and she is a beauty. will also be obscene poetry. If I accept her, the tigress of my house will not cut me off and send me to the palace as a eunuch? ”

"I appreciate your kindness. But Sister Ling, I really don't dare to accept it. ”

At this point, Lin Kewang knew that this matter was no fun. But he didn't give up yet: "The last general can help Chang Shuai find a woman in her thirties, who is ugly and illiterate compared to a dog." ”

"The last general has admired Chang Shuai for a long time, and he has long wanted to serve you some dog and horse work."

Chang Feng said, "That's it." My own concubine is still looking for it myself. I appreciate your kindness. ”

After speaking, Chang Feng picked up the tea bowl for the send-off.

Lin Kewang was helpless: "Then the general will leave first." If Chang Shuai Ye has anything to tell the general to do, he just needs to send someone to say hello. ”

Chang Feng nodded: "I understand your kindness." Come on, send off! ”

As soon as Lin Kewang left, the next person came to pass again: "Master, the right deputy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate asks to see Yu Shi Gaoxiang." ”

Chang Feng frowned: "If you don't see it, just say I'm asleep." ”

The subordinate said: "Master, Lord Gao came to see me this time, and he took the name of Xiao Jingxiao's husband. ”

Xiao Jing is an old qualification in the palace. In the past, when I was the master of ceremonies, I had a good relationship with Chang Feng.

Xiao Lao's face is often giving.

Chang Feng said: "Okay, bring Gao Xiang to the study." ”

The civil officials of the Ming Dynasty have always flaunted benevolence, righteousness and morality, and on the surface disdain to be in the company of the emperor's slave Jinyi Wei.

Not long after, Gao Xiang, who was in his fifties, came to Chang Feng.

Chang Feng said: "Gao Yanyuan, look up for a long time." We had no personal relationship before. '

"I remember that in the first year of Zhengde, you also participated in my book, saying that I was cruel to killing, and I was not worthy of being in charge of Jinyi Wei Yunyun. Why did you come to my house tonight? ”

Gao Xiang knelt down for Chang Feng with a "puff". "Bang Bang Bang" kowtowed three times in a row, and then began to cry bitterly: "Woo woo! Whoa! Boom! I'm sorry for Chang Shuai! ”

Chang Feng was made his scalp tingle by the cry of Gao Xiang, a half-old man. He hurriedly said, "What are you doing here, Gao Yanyuan?" Stop crying. ”

Gao Xiang "stabbed" and snorted a big snot: "Chang Shuaiye must listen to my explanation." We had a misunderstanding back then. ”

Chang Feng asked, "Oh? I would like to hear about it. ”

Gao Xiang said: "At the beginning of Zhengde, traitors Liu Jian and Xie Qian were in power. They forced me to write that letter to slander you, the loyal and brave Chang Shuai! ”

"If I don't write it, they will send me into the army. I was forced to be helpless, so I did something sorry for Chang Shuaiye. ”

"I regretted that my intestines were blue! That night, I slapped myself with 200 big ear shaves. My face is swollen! ”

Chang Feng secretly scolded in his heart: Liu Jian and Xie Qianyuan are far away in Henan and Zhejiang, and the feathered phoenix is not as good as a chicken. Didn't you make up the things that happened six years ago?

As for the fan two hundred big ear scrapers. Devils believe it. What a snobbish villain with a clever tongue.

Although he scolded in his heart, he still had to save some face for Gao Xiang. After all, what people are holding is Xiao Jing's name post. Besides, officialdom exchanges cannot stiffen relations. Even if you sell batches in your heart, you still have to smile on the surface.

Chang Feng smiled: "It's all old." I've already turned the page. Now I am working for the emperor with the Gao Yuan. We should abandon our previous suspicions and help each other in the same boat. ”

Gao Xiang gave a thumbs up: "Chang Shuai Ye is really an adult. It's like the governor can hold the boat in his belly! Let me be ashamed! ”

Chang Feng said: "That's it, you better get down to business." What are you coming to tonight for? ”

Gao Xiang said: "I heard that Chang Shuai wants to take a concubine. I have a daughter, who is twenty-eight years old. Although he was born not to say that he was ashamed of the moon, he was also beautiful. I taught her the Sutra when she was very young. Three from the four virtues, she is keeping in mind in her heart, wow, she is perfect for Chang Shuai to be a concubine! ”

Chang Feng casually found an excuse: "You said that Ling Yan is twenty-eight years old?" Is that a dog? The fortune teller said, "The dog is the one who reckon me." Once I share a bed with a dog, I will be impeached by shameless officials, imprisoned, and my life will be at risk. ”

"I would like to take Ling as a concubine. But I'm even more afraid of losing my head. Let's stop it. ”

Gao Xiang, a shameless civil official, reacted quickly enough, and he immediately slapped his brain: "Cough! I'm confused! The little girl is a pig. I remember it. ”

Chang Feng smiled: "That's even worse." And the fortune teller said, "I am also in harmony with the pigs." If I share a bed with a pig, I will die of sunburn. Ah, it's commonly known as the horse wind. ”

"I understand the beauty of the high courtyard. It's a pity that we don't have the opportunity to be a son-in-law in this life! ”

Gao Xiang hurriedly said: "I also have a niece who is a rat. Not yet married."

Chang Feng's head was a little big: "The fortune teller also said it. Forget about Gao Yanyuan, let's not say dark words in front of the Ming. I will never go against the system set by Taizu and take the women of the officials' families as wives. ”

Gao Xiang hurriedly said: "This is the rule of the year." No one cared about it for a long time. What is the big deal about Chang Shuaiye's choice of concubines? Why stick to the subsections? ”

Chang Feng smiled: "But I'm afraid!" ”

Gao Xiang asked, "What are you afraid of?" ”

Chang Feng replied: "I'm afraid that I will encounter another nitpicking, picky bones in the egg of the imperial history." took this matter as a handle and ran to the emperor to impeach me. ”

Gao Xiang was embarrassed: "This, this." ”

Chang Feng finally got impatient and picked up the tea bowl for the guests.

Gao Xiang was helpless: "Then I'll leave first." ”

Chang Feng said: "Don't send it." ”

In just one night, Changfu came to six groups of people to run the matchmaker. It is said that it is a running medium to pull the fiber, and what is not good is to pimp. Chang Feng never tires of it.

At the same time, the leopard room.

Jiang Bin led a sixteen-year-old girl to Emperor Zhengde.

Jiang Bin arched his hand: "Father, this is the Biyun girl that Erchen said before." ”

Emperor Zhengde fixed his eyes. I saw that this blue cloud looked pure and lovely, and a pair of big watery eyes seemed to be able to capture people's souls. That one, that waist, tsk. It's just ditched and lost, with long legs that are convex and pouting, and it's so beautiful that it's bubbling.

Emperor Zhengde said: "Turn around." ”

Biyun obeyed the order and turned around.

Emperor Zhengde asked her to turn around not to see if her cheeks were right, but to test her. Emperor Zhengde asked, "Tell me." What's on my bookcase? ”

Biyun replied: "Back to the emperor, there is a bronze bowl on the dragon case, pen, ink, paper, inkstone, music, a tea cup, and a seal box."

Biyun said ten things in a row. One piece is not bad.

Emperor Zhengde asked again: "How many stacks are there?" What is the shape of a teacup? ”

Biyun replied: "There are three stacks of songs." The tea cup is a blue and white entwined lotus pattern bowl made in the Xuande year. ”

Emperor Zhengde nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, turn around." ”

Jiang Bin said on the side: "Father, the son is Biyun selected from hundreds of women according to what you said. She has the ability to remember, and what is even more rare is that she is very clever and adaptable. ”

"It's perfect for her to be Chang Shuaiye's concubine!"

Jiang Bin did not choose a woman for Emperor Zhengde tonight, but for Chang Feng.

The news of Chang Feng's concubine spread all over the officialdom of the capital. Naturally, it can't escape the ears and eyes of Emperor Zhengde.

Emperor Zhengde planned to give him a concubine, and put an ear and an eye and a nail beside him.

Emperor Zhengde asked Biyun: "What should I do after I go to Chang's house, Jiang Bin has explained it to you, right?" ”

Biyun replied: "Back to the emperor, everything has been explained." ”

Emperor Zhengde said: "Hmm." From now on, you will serve my uncle-in-law well. Take care of him for me! Go down. ”

After Biyun left, Emperor Zhengde said to himself: "What a woman like a flower." ”

Jiang Bin smiled and said, "Father, the son will help you call her back and give you a bed tonight?" ”

Emperor Zhengde scolded: "Fart!" Why, you want me to be my brother-in-law with Chang Feng? In the future, I will let Xiao Qingyun enter the West Garden to accompany me to fish, what about this generation? ”

"Alright, get out of here and go to the celebrant! Wei Bin was on duty over there. You tell Wei Bin and let him pass on my concubine message tomorrow! ”

(End of chapter)