After getting on the carriage, we ran to the garden.
Two months before Feng Ziying left, the garden had already started construction. It has been almost a year now. No wonder Liu Xianglian and the others are anxious.
Throwing these more than 100,000 taels of silver into it would create a big hole in the mud. It's been almost a year, but we still haven't seen any progress. We have to continue to spend money. It would be uncomfortable for everyone. .
From Xianyifang to Nanxunfang, you either have to go around Mingyufang, Jiqingfang, Zhaohui Jinggongfang and Baodafang in the north, or you have to go south and take Fucaifang, Dafang At that time, the distance between Yongfang and this place was almost the same.
On weekdays, it is more common to go to the south. After all, most of the yamen of the Sixth Department, the Third Law Department and the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion are here, so today Feng Ziying asked the carriage to go to the north to make a circle. It has been a long time since I walked around the capital city. The place is a bit unfamiliar.
The carriage passed Mingyufang, then walked along Chongguosi Street, then detoured around Xinghuasi Alley, and finally around Huangqiang North Street, all the way to the Wanping County Yamenkou, and then continued westward to Tianshi'an Pasture. Turn to the south, walk for a while and then turn to the west, you will see the elegant yet majestic house.
Feng Ziying was a little surprised, "Where is that?"
"That's the Shijing Garden. It was the garden of Shi's family that was restored. It was the garden of Zhu Neng, the former Ming Dynasty Duke. After the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, the Zhu family of Cheng Guo declined, but they still refused to sell the garden. The house given to me by Duke Tui is right next to this garden. A few years ago, the Shi family took possession of this garden. It is said that they will be ready to renovate it, but..."
Liu Xianglian was familiar with the scenery in Beijing. She traveled around the city all day long, not only to go on stage, but also to think about starting up her own theater as soon as possible. In order to spend less money and do more, So one pair of legs also ran all over the city.
Feng Ziying knew what Liu Xianglian's words meant.
The Shi family of the Duke of Jiu is now in trouble.
What Shi Guangjue did, especially the two hundred thousand taels of silver he was greedy for, was enough to send the entire Shi family into hell.
Corruption is not a problem. These days, being an official is just for money. Which official doesn't want to make money?
But when making money, you must follow both rules and standards. Shi Guangjue dared to make two hundred thousand taels of silver when he took office as the commander-in-chief of Ningxia Town. This silver contains the blood of soldiers and the weapons enshrined by merchants and exported to the grassland. The filial piety given to you by materials should be punished by any crime.
That's all. As long as you don't cause a big mess and are found out by the censors, after you have served your country so well, no matter how hard you are, the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor will give you a little favor. It's nothing more than cutting your job to serve the people. , just deprive him of his title.
But now you have caused such a huge rebellion in Ningxia, well, you have even involved the town of Gansu. In order to solve the rebellion in Gansu Town, Ningxia, the court will probably spend millions of taels of silver in total. This does not include the countless civilian casualties.
You said that under such circumstances, how can your Shi family get away with it?
The imperial censors themselves hate these warriors the most. They try their best to find faults no matter what. Now, how can the Metropolitan Procuratorate let go of the meat that is put on the chopping board?
Although I don’t know the progress of Shi Guangjue’s case, before leaving Ganzhou, Yang He had already asked his censors to start investigating in Ningxia Town. It is estimated that this time when the censor surnamed Zhang comes back, he will There was a violent storm.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate had already started investigating the whereabouts of the 80,000 taels of silver that Shi Guangjue had sent back from Ningxia Town the day before yesterday. It was said that a chamberlain around the Supreme Emperor had been implicated, so there was not much movement yet.
But Feng Ziying knew that this matter was not that easy to understand. Even if the emperor wanted to suppress the matter, the people from the Metropolitan Procuratorate would not give up easily.
These censors are all hard-headed. As long as they decide something, they must do something about it. They are very interested in the royal family, military honors, and Longjing Lieutenants.
If he can be demoted and sent out for this reason, his reputation among the scholars will definitely increase greatly, and he will have another chance to be promoted when he comes back in the future.
Feng Ziying even heard that Master Qiao was troubled by this.
You might say that these people are stupid and all are impartial and selfless, but sometimes they do not care about the overall situation.
But for the censors, the overall situation is not their concern. They only need to perform their duties, so it requires a few skillful censors from the capital, deputy censors, and censors to control the imperial censorship. Otherwise, with the current official atmosphere, more than a hundred censors would not be able to turn Da Zhou upside down.
Feng Ziying glanced at Liu Xianglian in surprise, Liu Xianglian felt it immediately, smiled and said: "The day before yesterday, the long history of King Zhongshun invited me to Mingyue Tower to cooperate with Jiang Qiguan, and he accidentally mentioned this matter, By the way, Mr. Bao from the Jia family is also here..."
Feng Ziying shook her head. It seemed that Prince Zhongshun's Mansion was not a safe place. Such secrets actually came from Prince Zhongshun's Mansion. Either King Zhongshun deliberately released it, or King Zhongshun was arrogant and did not taboo these things at all.
But I have to say that Liu Xianglian is doing well in Beijing now. I just learned about this news from Lian Guoshi, and Liu Xianglian actually found out faster than she did.
"Is there anything else?" Feng Ziying also knew that this battle in Ningxia might also have some impact on the martial arts community. The restoration of the Shi family and the governance of the Ma family might be closely related.
"Of course there is General Ma Xiama. He was escorted back to the capital by Captain Long and immediately sent to prison." Liu Xianglian said with a smile: "It is said that more than 100,000 taels of silver notes were divided into several money shops. Yin Zhuang and Long Jinwei checked them one by one, and it is estimated that many people will be involved. Ma Shang, the head of the Ma family, went to the palace to plead guilty. It is said that he knelt outside the palace for half a day. The emperor comforted him and only said that he would find out. He dealt with it impartially, and later went to the Supreme Emperor to ask for an audience, but the Supreme Emperor was nowhere to be seen..."
Feng Ziying shook his head. He was not sure what happened to the Ma family, but the Shi family might not be able to escape bad luck. Even if they could start a business and raise debts, where would the money come from and how quickly the Wu Xun family could be investigated and dealt with?
However, this method is not a long-term solution and is not suitable for common use. Even the emperor's tacit approval of Master Qiao and Yang He's actions in Zhejiang last year also caused many reactions.
After all, the people involved were all gentry officials. If there were only one or two officials, it would be reasonable. But with dozens of officials involved, and all of them were punished for corruption and dereliction of duty, this would inevitably arouse the vigilance and backlash of the gentry officials.
While I was thinking about it, I had already arrived at the edge of the garden. When I got off the car, I saw the gate of Hai Kuo Tian Tian, which was still quite impressive.
But he saw Xue Pan dancing with his hands on his hips and looking inside with a sweaty face, as if he was giving advice.
Liu Xianglian also shook her head and said in a deep voice: "I taught this guy a lesson, and he has changed a lot. He can be of some use in guarding the home and the courtyard."
"Did he teach you a lesson?" Feng Ziying was surprised and stopped, "How did he provoke you?"
Liu Xianglian curled her lips contemptuously, "This guy spends his days chasing bees and butterflies, playing tricks on the troupe. People can't talk to him because he is the boss. One day, he pissed me off and he was easy to beat. This guy is a good-natured person. After being beaten and going home to sleep for a few days, he became more awake and no longer behaved like a monster in this team. So I asked him to do some things, and I guess he can do it. He was also beaten at home.”
Liu Xianglian has found many roles in the past six months and built up a team that should be quite large.
He is well-known and has great skills on stage, so naturally there are people who are willing to follow him. In addition, now that he has invested a huge amount of money to run such a large theater, he is also noticed by interested people.
After going back and forth, he gained some fame, and some small groups were willing to cooperate. When the theater opened in the future, they could also come and perform.
"Hey, Dalang, you're finally here!" Xue Pan was overjoyed when he finally saw Feng Ziying, and ran over in one go. The joy and excitement were beyond words and came from the heart, which surprised Feng Ziying. There was also some touching.
"Brother Wenlong, long time no see?" Feng Ziying greeted the other party. "It seems that Brother Wenlong has been staying here for a while. Do you feel that your life is more fulfilling?"
"Hey, it's not all Liu Erlang who tormented my brother like this. I said I'm not that kind of material. He asked me to stand here like a Bodhisattva. He said that he could always make these craftsmen restrain themselves and don't let them. They ruined the old things we have here." Xue Pan was also helpless, "My sister also urged me all day long, and said that most of the money came from our family, so it was wronged, and our family also suffered, and I I think so. If you have nothing to do, come and take a look..."
"It would be a good thing if Brother Wenlong can learn from this and cultivate his character." Feng Ziying also smiled, "This theater costs so much. If it can't make profits in the future, your Xue family will suffer a lot, and my reputation, Feng Ziying's, will also be bad." Brother Liu's reputation has also been ruined. That's really three losses..."
The group of people walked around inside, talking and watching.
Feng Ziying also found that it was indeed extraordinary. The hundreds of thousands of taels of silver were well spent. The original stage was at least doubled in size, and all the surrounding auditoriums were demolished and rebuilt.
The two-story arc-shaped pedestal has been built, all with large wooden beams and red lacquer and green tiles, forming a circle of pedestals.
Behind there are ancient cypresses and a lotus pond, and there is actually a water pavilion in it.
The cool breeze comes slowly, passing along this arc-shaped verandah, which is simply a first-class place to enjoy the cool air. The second floor is the so-called Yagye private room. There is a circle of verandas at the back end, and distinguished guests can enter from the rear verandah stairs. Enter each private room.
Feng Ziying made a rough calculation and found that there were about ten or twenty private rooms on the second floor. Both downstairs and in the venue were so-called open seats, which meant they could accommodate ordinary guests.
"When is it expected to be completed for opening?" Feng Ziying put her hands on her back and nodded slightly. It really took a lot of thought. From planning and design to completion of construction, it was not easy to do it in one year.
"Sir, we expect to be able to open in October." A voice came from the side. After Feng Ziying was startled, she saw Jia Yun slightly arching her hands, her brows full of shrewdness and gratitude.
