Chapter 53: Time is a knife to kill pigs
In the warehouse of Ayajinfang, Wei Qing looked at Zheng Shuqing and Fang Chongyong with an angry face, and was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time.
His handsome face was twisted, and he wanted to open his mouth to eat people. The clenched fists seemed to beat Zheng Shuqing and Fang Chongyong to vent their anger.
However, Wei Qing finally sighed dejectedly and said: "Last year in Kuizhou, I also took care of Zheng Shilang and Fang Xiaolangjun, and I didn't speak ill of the two of you in front of the saints.
Now why do you want to take revenge and embarrass me? ”
"General Wei is polite, I heard that after you returned to Beijing, you received the official position of General Jin Wuwei, which is not considered to be nothing, right?"
Uncle Zheng said with a smile, and the other party winked.
It's all said that this is the part, what are you polite! Just try to see the poor dagger directly, and just make it clear.
If this thing is done well, everyone will benefit, if it is not done well, then there will be one or two unlucky ones!
"That's like this, General Wei, what do you think, how about the brocade in this storehouse?"
Fang Chongyong pointed to Tang Jin on the shelf next to him and asked, he hoped to get a reliable answer from "industry insiders".
Hearing this, Wei Qing also woke up from his anger.
In fact, he also knew that the source of this matter was from Li Longji's side! Instead of Zheng Shuqing, they deliberately found fault.
"In my opinion, this should be my first-class brocade in Datang, and I can get it anywhere.
If the saint saw its magnificence, he would have loved it. ”
Wei Qing picked up a piece of cloth and stroked it repeatedly, nodded slightly, and said conclusively.
He is a person who has seen the world by Li Longji's side, of course, he has a good eye, and his words have a certain credibility.
However, Wei Qing's words did not die, if the "beauty" of the fabric was not shown to Li Longji, it would be for nothing.
Fang Chongyong and Zheng Shuqing glanced at each other, nodded silently and did not speak.
Wei Qing's opinion is very important, because as a child of Liyuan, Wei Qing and these people, to a certain extent, have aesthetics similar to Li Longji.
People who are too far away from Li Longji in terms of aesthetics obviously can't stay in the pear orchard.
Wei Qing felt that it was okay, then Tang Jin would not be a big problem.
So now the question becomes, how to show the beauty of these brocades in front of Li Longji.
"What exactly are you trying to do?"
Wei Qing asked curiously, the anger in his heart had dissipated. As a special bureaucrat serving Li Longji, Wei Qing is obviously not a person who holds on to boring problems.
In the past, it was not that no one had looked for Wei Qing, and even today, such a situation has occurred.
After all, Wei Qing is a manager subordinate to Liyuan, and there are not a few people who ask him to do things on weekdays.
As long as the person looking for him does not enter the pear orchard of Daming Palace, there will be no problem at all in terms of procedures.
For example, it is very common for Wei Qing to be called out when he is invited to the Ten Princes' Mansion to perform singing, and to participate in activities such as celebrating the birthday of the prince and grandson.
But today's situation is really different, because that Yang Yuhuan, dancing with Li Longji, can actually make up his own music!
This is not the same type as the woman Li Longji favored before.
Before Yang Yuhuan appeared, a favorite concubine was a favorite concubine, and a geisha was a geisha. One is pleasing to the people, and the other is moving with art.
The two are two parallel lines and do not intersect. Eating their own meals is not a vicious competition.
Because each of them will only satisfy Li Longji's one interest need.
And Yang Yuhuan is different, she can fully meet Li Longji's psychological and physical needs, and there are almost no weaknesses!
Yang Yuhuan is proficient in music and rhythm, and can sing and dance, so that after Li Longji releases his physical desires, he can also adjust his emotions through music and get spiritual satisfaction.
To put it simply, it was Yang Yuhuan who controlled Li Longji. There are moves in the bed, there are also moves under the bed, there is no cooling gap in skill switching, and every move hits Li Longji's weakest link.
made this son of the Tang Dynasty inseparable from Yang Yuhuan recently. Lucky to the point of ignoring the eyes of others!
This situation not only made many concubines in Li Longji's harem dissatisfied, but even many geisha in Liyuan complained about it in private.
The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will urge it. Yang Yuhuan is not only favored, but the risks behind him cannot be underestimated.
For example, Wei Qing himself, for example, Gongsun Auntie, who teaches sword dancing. They all thought that Yang Yuhuan had "crossed the line".
There is no problem if you want to be sexually pleasing, and there is no problem if you want to be talented, everyone is out to eat mixed rice, how can you sell your art and body at the same time?
Isn't this smashing people's jobs!
"That's right, are there any women in the pear orchard who are good at dancing, and use these Tang brocade to make dancing costumes for them.
Three days later, the saint will hold a large banquet in the Forbidden Garden, and there will be singing and dancing.
Those dancing girls can become popular because of this, and Zheng Shilang can also use this kind of Tang Jin to make a difference.
Isn't it the best of both worlds? ”
It's actually for this!
Wei Qing was stunned for a moment, and somewhat understood why Zheng Shuqing and the others were in a hurry.
He sighed with emotion: "Xiao Langjun may not understand the rules of the palace.
The clothes used for dancing are all public property of the palace, not the private property of geishas. Use it only when you need it.
What Tang Jin you are talking about in the warehouse, since it is produced by the Silk Brocade Workshop and has become the public property of the pear orchard, it is natural to have the sage nod.
Of course, if it is a so-called gift for those dancing geisha, this is also reasonable. But what are these Tang Jin who make clothes going to make up for the shortfall?
The accounts of the young government supervisor are also not subject to arbitrary alteration. ”
Wei Qing said very seriously.
If Tang Jin is used as a "public property", it naturally does not require Uncle Zheng to pay the money, and the other party does not need to take risks. In the same way, if this batch of Tang Jin wants to leave the warehouse, it needs Li Longji's approval procedures. When a set of processes is completed, the flowers are gone!
Wei Qing combined with what Fang Chongyong wanted to do, the other party definitely didn't want Li Longji to know these things in advance.
Of course, there is another way. That is the case of using private money to fill the deficit and then misappropriating the goods. This kind of thing also happens often, and it can be regarded as one of the "unspoken rules" of the young government supervisor.
The artisan workshops under the Shaofu Prison, no matter what they make, are actually brutally exploiting and oppressing laborers.
These people all worked in various workshops under the Shaofu Supervisor in the form of "forced labor", and it was not a so-called "employment relationship". Of course, it is not in vain to work here, and many farmers who have lost their land come in with the intention of learning "a skill".
Since the labor force is "free", the young government supervisor has also done a lot of private work, and even signed similar commercial agreements with private workshops, playing all kinds of tricks.
In short, it is impossible for these laborers to stop.
If Uncle Zheng was willing to pay for his own money and make up the money for the geisha's clothes, it would still be easy to operate within the corresponding rules.
In other words, in order to do this, Zheng Shuqing has to advance money and take risks by himself, and Li Longji will buy it only if the performance is a big success.
If the effect is not good, Zheng Shuqing will have to fill the deficit by himself, otherwise he will not be able to escape from the crime of embezzlement.
"You need to make a few clothes, you can just take them as you like. That's how it was arranged. ”
Zheng Shuqing gritted his teeth and said.
The eldest husband can't eat five tripods, but also cooks five tripods. If you don't go all out at this time, when will you wait until you make a move?
"You're crazy! These Tang brocades are worth a lot of money, you don't think a piece of brocade is worth a piece of cloth, right? ”
Fang Chongyong hurriedly grabbed his sleeve and exclaimed, and the two stepped aside to discuss.
"Bet a big one, win and pave the way for the Hubu Shangshu, and lose the family!"
Zheng Shuqing's eyes were red, and the old mistake of liking stud at a critical moment was committed again.
"Alas, you are ......"
Fang Chongyong was speechless, perhaps from Zheng Shuqing's standpoint, they are courtiers who do not enter Shiluzi, so they must try to show to ensure that their official fortunes are prosperous.
And those "normal" bureaucrats of the imperial examination system are also constantly adapting to the Tang Dynasty officialdom, changing the rules of the game in the court through flies and dogs.
By the late Kaiyuan period, the so-called "Qingliu" from scholars had basically controlled the normal promotion channels of court officials. It was a suffocating strangulation and blockade of power. If a person who is not a clean streamer takes the position, he will encounter great criticism.
For example, the cow cyclamen.
The promotion of civil servants has formed an unspoken rule that "cannot be explained." What kind of people, how long after entering the office, what kind of officials should be sealed, which official positions are vacant, which ones are fat shortages, and which ones are positions that can only be held after being degraded and assigned, and the dazzling officials dispatch backpacks, these "clear streams" have actually arranged everything clearly and clearly.
Now the small officials who come up at the bottom have gradually been marginalized, so they have to work at the bottom for the rest of their lives.
Since you can't go up, let's start to let go of your arms and make money, which will lead to further corruption of the bureaucracy.
In Fang Chongyong's view, whether it is Li Linfu, who is outstanding in eliminating dissidents, or the gentle imperial examination civil official group behind Zhang Jiuling, in fact, it is not about who is progressive and who is reactionary, and they are all sparing no effort to dismantle the platform of the Tang Dynasty.
The difference is only that some are demolishing the door panel fence and some are demolishing the foundation. Some are anxious demolitions, and some are simmering demolitions.
"General Wei, if, I mean, if Yang Yuhuan continues to develop in music and dance in the future, Aunt Gongsun should be very dissatisfied.
She's probably going to be out of work as a result. The sage watched Yang Yuhuan's dance, but he was afraid that it would be difficult to look at others anymore.
So is Aunt Gongsun interested in letting her and her disciples wear gorgeous Tang brocade and once again alarm the Quartet with sword qi to please the saints? ”
Fang Chongyong asked directly, not avoiding what many Liyuan disciples were worried about now.
"I'll take you to see Aunt Gongsun, just you."
Wei Qing said in a deep voice, glancing at Zheng Shuqing.
Fang Chongyong said it well, and he also felt that it was indeed necessary to kill Yang Yuhuan in the limelight now.
Of course, if you can't do it, then it's good to let Aunt Gongsun and others show their faces in front of Li Longji.
"That's great!"
Fang Chongyong held Wei Qing's hands tightly and said excitedly.
I heard that Aunt Gongsun is also a beauty, and she has a thin waist and long legs, and is good at dancing swords. Wearing this brocade robe made of Tang brocade, you will definitely be able to exert twelve points of power!
Fang Chongyong is full of confidence in his heart! It's going to win!
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In the Tang Dynasty, the title of "eldest mother" generally did not refer to the "eldest lady" who often went in and out of square dancing activities in later generations, but usually referred to as the eldest daughter in the family.
Moreover, it is often the eldest daughter who is called so when she is very young. After getting married, it is not called so, and only when the epitaph is engraved when he dies, he will be called "Auntie" again.
Therefore, a woman with a surname + "aunt" combination should not only not be old, but should be a teenage girl.
When the sun set and the sky turned orange, Fang Chongyong finally met Aunt Gongsun who was instructing the female apprentices to dance the sword in the forbidden garden in the north of Chang'an City, that is, the pear orchard outside the city.
Then, the faith in my heart was shattered!
This is an eldest lady, a "eldest lady" who should also be respectfully called in the words of later generations.
A slightly rickety back, a waistline that has thickened because of having given birth, and crow's feet that climb up to the forehead because of hard work.
Fang Chongyong fantasized about holding a sword and waving it like a storm, his temperament was heroic and extraordinary, and he was as light as a swallow.
It's all just a dream.
Time is a knife to kill pigs, and no one is merciless when I see it.
Today's Aunt Gongsun has wrinkles on her forehead, she looks very old, her figure has degenerated to the level of square dance aunts that Fang Chongyong had in his previous life, and even her hair has turned a lot gray.
Only those eyes are still sharp, and the temperament on his body is not angry and arrogant.
The years have left a deep imprint on her, taking away her youth, but leaving behind something that no one else, even herself, can see.
Experience, wisdom, mind, or whatever.
"Xiao Langjun seems to be very disappointed when he sees the slave."
Aunt Gongsun said with a chuckle, and at a glance she could see the emotions that Fang Chongyong was almost written on her face.
From Wei Qing's mouth, she already knew the other party's intentions.
"Those Tang Jinzhi clothes, let them try it. The slave is already old, and he can't dance the sword anymore. Even if you wear those gorgeous brocades, it's just a shame to come out. ”
Aunt Gongsun sighed and said that now she likes coarse linen clothes on weekdays.
Now that he is old, he naturally does not have to take out the gorgeous clothes that he used to wear when he danced the sword, and regard them as a ridiculous show off of his past achievements and glory.
"Li Twelve Niang, you take a few of them to measure their bodies and prepare to make clothes.
Three days later, the feast of the saints, do not disgrace me. ”
Aunt Gongsun said indifferently to her apprentices. turned around and left, too lazy to worry about anything with Fang Chongyong.
It can be seen that Yang Yuhuan, who can sing and dance well and is proficient in music, has indeed had a great impact on Aunt Gongsun! Perhaps because of Li Longji's face and authority, it is impossible for Aunt Gongsun to say bad things in front of Li Longji.
However, it is difficult to say what they are thinking behind their backs.
"Is it really okay?"
Fang Chongyong asked Wei Qingdao with some doubts.
"I don't know, only a saint can give an answer."
Wei Qing spread out his hands and replied helplessly.