Zhang Zhou wanted to regard this return to Nanjing as a trip to find his roots, and when he came to Nanjing, he naturally couldn't take care of official business, basically "eating, drinking, and having fun".

On this day, he and Lin Yi, who was dressed in a scholar's uniform, went to the Nanjing theater together, but before the play started, Lin Yi kept looking at Zhang Zhou with her eyes, and every time she looked at Zhang Zhou, she would bow her head shyly, so that Zhang Zhou herself would not be able to do it.

"I said Yi'er, since I came back from Liaodong, you always look at me like this, and often let me be a husband, do you know that this is a crime?"

Zhang Zhou smiled and joked, and then pinched Lin Yi's cheek with his hand.

It feels pretty good.

Lin Yi's face was a little blushing, she probably knew what Zhang Zhou meant, and she said, "I...... I just want to learn more. ”

Zhang Zhoudao: "If you love to learn, you must be a good student, and you must also have a good gentleman, the repertoire on the stage today is for you to learn, listen carefully for a while, and learn to go back and sing it to me." ”

"Twisted cards?" Lin Yi asked curiously.

Zhang Zhou nodded lightly and said, "Sort of, study hard, female classmate." There are still guests to receive in the private room next to your husband, and you will come back later to test the results of your study. ”

"Hmm." Lin Yi suddenly realized something and asked, "Just ...... Am I alone? ”

A woman, who is still a married woman, is alone in public, although it is in a private room, but she also feels very uncomfortable.

Zhang Zhou smiled: "If you want to see guests, you can come when you go." ”

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In the private room next door, Tang Yin and Xu Jing were sitting there, even if there were refreshments on the table, the two were not in the mood.

They didn't know the purpose of Zhang Zhou's summons, especially Tang Yin, who was very confused about his errand after arriving in Nanjing, and didn't know how to start at all.

"Boom." The door opens.

Seeing that it was Zhang Zhou, the two hurriedly got up to greet each other.

"Sit down, I called you here, I came out to relax, listen to the music, and meet a guest by the way." Zhang Zhou said with a smile.

Tang Yin looked around the stage outside the window of the private room, and there were guests gathering, and his expression told Zhang Zhou that he didn't think anything had to be discussed in such a public setting.

After Xu Jing waited for Zhang Zhou to sit down, he quickly got up and poured tea for Zhang Zhou, and asked by the way: "Master Zhang, I don't know who it is?" ”

"You will know when you see him, he is a celebrity in the Ming Dynasty now." Zhang Zhou seemed to be playing a dumb riddle, "It has something to do with the three of us." ”

Tang Yin and Xu Jing glanced at each other, and they were confused when they couldn't understand who it was.

There was another sound of the door opening at the door, this time it was Liu Gui who opened the door, but he saw a smiling old man standing at the door, it was Cheng Minzheng.

Originally, Tang Yin and Xu Jing seemed to be casually getting up to receive "special guests", but when they saw that it was Cheng Minzheng, their waists were straight, and their muscles were slightly twitching, as if they were petrified in an instant, and they were punished for standing upright.

"Bachelor Cheng...... No, it's time to call Cheng Shilang. Zhang Zhou smiled and said to Tang and Xu, "You must have heard that Cheng Bachelor's Relocation Department Zuo Shilang is about to return to Beijing to take up his post." ”

"Everywhere, they are all serving the court." Cheng Minzheng is naturally full of spring breeze.

was assigned to Nanjing for more than a year, and finally kept the clouds open to see the moon, and he could return to the capital to be the left waiter of the Ministry of Officials, which means that he is one step away from Shangshu.

Tang Yin reacted first, and arched his hand: "Student Tang Yin, see the bachelor of process." ”

"Oh, Bohu, why are you still so outside? There is no need for students to be students, they are ministers of the same dynasty, and they are not so particular. "Cheng Minzheng is not outside.

He has an easy-going personality, otherwise he would not have left a fault of liking to meet ordinary scholars, and he didn't even know how to avoid suspicion when he was selected as the main examiner of the general examination, so that he almost ruined his political future.

Zhang Zhou smiled: "Cheng Shilang, please take a seat." ”

"Okay, okay." After Cheng Minzheng took his seat, Tang Yin and Xu Jingcai sat down, and the previous slackness was swept away, and they turned into a restrained and slightly panicked look.

The two of them thought of Zhang Zhou's words again, and instantly understood what the so-called "solidarity" meant.

It's not too long, a year and a half ago, was it tied to a rope? If Zhang Zhou hadn't untied the dead knot, maybe they would be floating anywhere now.

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It was still Xu Jing who offered tea, and Cheng Minzheng accepted it with a smile.

Immediately, Zhang Zhou asked about the schedule for Cheng Minzheng's return to Beijing, and Cheng Minzheng said with a smile: "Your Majesty has an order to come, saying that it is not in a hurry, and it can be arrived within two months." ”

Zhang Zhou said: "Cheng Shilang is really calm. ”

"Harm!" Cheng Minzheng's sighing tone is different from others, as if he is old-fashioned and tells young people about his life experience, "Half a life as an official, everything has been seen through, if you don't urge, why do you have to find yourself unhappy?" The land of the capital is tantamount to the tiger's den in Longtan, and it is still a good place to raise idlers in this Nanjing city. ”

Zhang Zhou asked with a smile: "Cheng Shilang is not right to say this, Your Majesty is full of expectations for you to return to Beijing, and you still have to assist Your Majesty wholeheartedly." ”

"That's, that's." Cheng Minzheng was talking while giving Zhang Zhou a blank look.

It's like saying, what kind of garlic is pretended, I don't know what kind of character you have, what kind of character I have, you don't know?

We are both the kind of characters who can mess around and never bump into the cusp, just find a comfortable place.

Tang Yin asked, "Why is Your Majesty's return date for Cheng Shilang so ...... Grace? ”

Cheng Minzheng said with a smile: "I still have to assist in the prosperity of Nanjing's literary world, but I said that there are many scholars who came to Nanjing this time, and it is not uncommon to see famous Confucians, Lingnan, Jiangjiang, by the way, and Xue Jingzhi of the Weinan School has also arrived, and a group of people from eastern Zhejiang have also come......"

When mentioning people from various schools, Cheng Minzheng was like a few treasures, and his eyes were full of excitement.

Zhang Zhoudao: "Cheng Shilang has seen a lot again, right?" ”

"Huh?"

Cheng Minzheng suddenly became dumbfounded, and then smiled embarrassedly, "A little stinky problem, I can't change it in this life." ”

Zhang Zhou shook his head with a smile and said: "If you meet people in the literary world, it is a problem, then there are many people with problems in this world, nitpicking is not the foundation of learning, I believe that Your Majesty will not let Cheng Shilang preside over the examination in a short time." Cheng Shilang can rest assured to see him. ”

"Lai Guogong, you are ...... The old man sounds very good. In fact, the old man has also seen Zhan Yuanming in Lingnan, he came in filial piety clothes, his heart is full of obsession, and the old man is sweating for you. ”

Cheng Minzheng seems to be watching the excitement and not thinking it's a big deal.

Xu Jing said: "The Lingnan School is just a little bit of the surface of Xinxue, how can it be compared with Master Zhang's attainments?" ”

Cheng Minzheng glanced at Xu Jing.

The strange eyes seem to be sarcastic about Xu Jing, your surname Xu is so unprincipled, you are also a classmate who participated in the examination, and now you will call others "Zhang Shi", self-depreciation, do you want to be faced?

Don't Cheng Minzheng think about it again, isn't he the same as Zhang Zhou, and even inferior to Zhang Zhou in terms of status?

No one has to laugh at anyone.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "I think I want to have a good discussion with the people of the Lingnan School." However, my own reputation doesn't matter, and this time I came to Cheng Shilang to discuss a more important matter. ”

"Oh?" Cheng Minzheng said curiously, "The name of this literary world involves the usual life in the Ming academic world, Lai Guogong, don't you care?" ”

Zhang Zhou shook his head and said, "It's just a name outside the body." Outside of me, there are floating clouds. ”

"Huh." Cheng Minzheng smiled.

He didn't bother to ask.

You don't care about your reputation, what do you care about?

Zhang Zhoudao: "Cheng Shilang knows that the prince has also set off for the south, and he may arrive in Nanjing in two days after tomorrow?" ”

"Huh!?" Cheng Minzheng was so shocked that he almost couldn't sit still.

"Cheng Shilang don't be surprised, it was the prince who left the palace on his own, and he was found by Jinyi Wei after many days, because it has passed Xuzhou, if he rashly escorts him north, it is better to follow the prince's wishes and come to Nanjing for a walk, which can be regarded as letting the prince read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles to broaden his knowledge." Zhang Zhou stated the benefits of Zhu Houzhao's visit to Nanjing.

Cheng Minzheng said with a nervous face: "I'm afraid that something will go wrong." ”

Tang Yin said: "It doesn't hurt to arrive, the prince went south, and he followed several scholars from Beijing to the south all the way, so he avoided the tracking of Jinyiwei at the beginning of the journey, until His Majesty passed the letter to Lai Guogong, which was ......."

"This ......"

Cheng Minzheng was embarrassed to mention it just now.

The emperor looked at the prince like a baby, and he could actually let the prince leave the palace? Can you still leave the capital? Can you still go thousands of miles south to be found?

Do all the palace guards eat dry rice?

In the end, it was Zhang Zhou who went out to find the person?

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "It is inevitable that the prince will go south to Nanjing, so I want to take advantage of this grand event in Nanjing's literary circle to make a name for the prince, so that the scholars of the world can feel the prince's heart to learn, and highlight the attitude of the prince of the Ming Dynasty in learning." Let him be admired by the sons of the world. ”

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

Cheng Minzheng originally planned to take a sip of tea to suppress the horror in his heart, who would have thought that Zhang Zhouxi would let him choke on the tea directly.

Sure enough, the words are not shocking, and the death is endless.

"Lai Guogong...... Princely status...... It is not appropriate to make it public...... Still is...... cough cough ...... "Cheng Min's political words are not clear.

From the perspective of Cheng Minzheng's style of dealing with the world, he still can't accept such an out-of-the-box idea.

Not to mention him, even Tang Yin and Xu Jing next to him were stunned.

Is it any wonder that Zhang was not in a hurry to send people back to the capital after finding the prince, and secretly escorted them all the way to Nanjing, and the feelings were to plan the overall situation? Make a name for the prince? A ten-year-old bear child, where can his reputation go?

Zhang Zhou sighed: "I also know that the prince's identity is special, and it must be difficult to help him succeed, but isn't there Cheng Shilang, but also Bohu and Heng's father?" Let's work together. ”

Cheng Minzheng almost wanted to say.

Other.

Just go up, don't take me with you.

I don't have that ability.

Xu Jing's head was lively, and he said: "Lai Guogong, do you think this is the case?" When you were discussing your studies in the literary world, let the prince go out more often to sit and discuss with the scholars, and then you publicly recruited him as a disciple, so that not only showed the prince's name, but also demonstrated your status? ”

Tang Yin said with a straight face: "Don't talk nonsense." ”

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "I think Father Heng's proposal is quite good, and it doesn't necessarily have to be done according to what you say, but the number of roads is right." ”

Cheng Minzheng listened to it from the side, a little confused.

Zhang, you still say that you don't care about false names? I think you want to borrow the prince as a disciple and make a name for yourself, right? And there is the prince who endorses your mind, what Lingnan school and Weinan school, don't all stand aside?

A figure who can accept the prince as a disciple in the house, who would dare to question his academic thoughts?

If you want to say that you can play, you still know how to play.

Tang Yin said with a look of jealousy: "Will this put the prince in danger?" ”

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "Bohu, don't you also say that the prince has participated in a lot of literary meetings on the way south, and it is said that many people appreciate him and think that his attainments in psychology are not shallow, which shows that the prince not only has the talent to learn the scriptures, but also can make a name for himself early in academics." His Majesty's Teachings to the Crown Prince...... It's painstaking, and Cheng Shilang knows this. ”

"Hmm."

Cheng Minzheng nodded helplessly.

As a former Hanlin scholar and one of the lecturers of the East Palace, Cheng Minzheng certainly knows how nonsense Zhu Houzhao is, and how much trouble the emperor takes to teach his son.

It is said that a loving mother has many defeated children, which is reflected in Zhu Houzhao, that is, without a strict father, he can't teach a good son.

Zhang Zhou continued: "If the prince can increase his confidence in learning by participating in the literary meeting, and after returning to Beijing, he can devote his mind to studying and studying, then it is not only to help His Majesty and the prince, but also for the long-term peace and stability of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Tang Yin was speechless when he heard this.

Sure enough, the hat became bigger and bigger, and shouting slogans was also Zhang Zhou's specialty.

Tang Yinxin said, no wonder my career attainments are not as good as this, my feelings are that I am not thick-skinned enough.

Cheng Minzheng nodded helplessly and said: "In this way, it is indeed a good thing, but I am afraid that it will backfire...... Uh, is it possible that everything will go as planned? ”

"Doesn't this require Cheng Shilang's full help?" Zhang Zhou looked at Cheng Minzheng with a smile, "The prince's reputation in the literary world should also be entrusted to you, Master Cheng." This is very helpful for Cheng to return to Beijing to take office. ”

Cheng Minzheng understood as soon as he heard it.

Feelings, this is a test for me.

Help the prince become famous, so that the prince can change his mind, become interested in learning, and at the same time make the emperor's face shine...... Then when I go back to the capital, I can first be the left attendant of the Ministry of Officials, and then I can ask for the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites, and the like, and even enter the cabinet...... If this thing is not done well, then Zhang Bingkuan will definitely tell His Majesty that I don't have any great skills, and then the left servant of the Ministry of Officials is likely to be the end of my career.

Soldiers can be killed, but not humiliated......

"The old man will do his best, and this is also within the scope of being an official in the East Palace." Cheng Minzheng arched his hand.

Tang Yin glanced at Cheng Minzheng, and said in his heart, if you want to say that there is no principle, or your old Cheng's principles are like paper paste.

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That's all down.

It's time for recreation......

There were no people who came out to sing on the stage, but two women, one long and one young, who were born like sisters, to say that they were mother and daughter...... It's still very far-fetched, because Zhang Lushui looks young, that is, the posture of a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl, and Xiao Changjin is also much taller than the length of time he has walked from North Korea.

"Who?"

Around the stage, there are already spectators questioning.

"Don't make any noise, this is the Fanbang woman who has been singing a minor tune for the past two days, if you don't want to listen to it, get out of the place and get out of the place."

"Shh

The audience held their breath.

Because most people also "come here", mainly this pair of women in exotic costumes, which looks very gimmicky, plus the songs they sing, they are indeed very recognizable.

"Outside the long pavilion, by the ancient road, the grass is green, and the sky is ......"

The Fanbang concert begins.

The first is "Farewell".

The tunes were all moved by Zhang Zhou, and it seemed meaningless to sing them directly with Daming's women, but letting Zhang Lushui and Changjin come out to sing them seemed very charming, and the number of listeners increased dramatically.

Moreover, it is also a relatively rich place in the south of the Yangtze River, because the Jiangnan of the Ming Dynasty is rich in products, and there are fewer natural and man-made disasters, especially during the Hongzhi period, the society is enlightened, the southern opera is booming in the surrounding area, and various entertainment projects have also come into being.

If the concert is held in an area like Beijing, where the folk customs are relatively conservative and the people's ability to accept new things is average, it will not be easy to make a name for themselves.

The second daughter sang with full attention.

No way.

This is not only their means of making a living, but it is also almost the basis of their lives, if not at all...... The devil knows what their master, the god-like Lai Guogong of the Great Ming, will do with them.

In addition, singing songs is not too difficult for them.

At most, I sang what I learned and performed it well...... Zhang Lushui spent more than 20 years in this kind of entertaining work, and he was very accustomed to it, but he just changed the guests he entertained from the dignitaries and dignitaries of North Korea to the ordinary people who spent money to buy tickets in the Ming Dynasty.

Sing a song.

The scene was quiet, no one applauded, and no one said bad.

For ordinary people, this kind of singing tune is too rare, how can ordinary guqin and pipa music be so tactful?

This is followed by the second song.

It's "Calling".

It is a song that Zhang Zhou "built" for Changjin and copied it.

Maybe Zhang Lushui and Changjin feel a sense of loss away from home like duckweed, or maybe they feel that the song itself is sung by themselves, and when they sing this song, they seem to be more fully engaged.

When the song was sung, the audience below had long forgotten the point of the argument, and gathered around the stage as much as possible, even ignoring the refreshments on the table, just to hear it more clearly.

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The second song ends.

There could have been other tunes, but then the second daughter saluted with the etiquette of a Korean woman, and then turned around and went backstage.

The audience below burst into flames: "Don't go, sing a few more stanzas." ”

"Sing it twice!"

I spent money to buy tickets, but I only listened to two tunes, so I naturally didn't feel like it was enjoyable.

The shopkeeper of the theater hurriedly came to the stage and said: "All the officials forgive me, the two little masters are the people of the nobles, and they only occasionally come to sing a few sentences, if you want to hear it, please be early next time." ”

"What little master? Do you know what kind of territory this is? Let me come out and sing, and let me come out and sing! Believe it or not, smashed your theater? ”

There are always arrogant and domineering people in the audience.

The shopkeeper was also very polite: "The little master is following our Lai Guogong to the south." ”

In a word, it's quiet below.

Someone coaxed: "Who is going to smash the building?" Count me in? ”

"Hahaha......"

The people who were watching were heckling.

"There's a side show next, so if you want to watch it, if you don't...... I won't play it anymore today, so forgive me. Venerable Master! ”

The theater hurriedly greeted the southern opera troupe and sang some clichéd southern opera on stage.

(End of chapter)