The concert is over.
Tang Yin, Xu Jing and Cheng Minzheng, who were in the private room, had different expressions. They didn't think the song moved them that much... As politicians of the Ming Dynasty or those who were about to enter politics, it was difficult for them to be interested in things other than politics.
This is because people in the theater said that this was the woman brought by Zhang Zhou, and Tang Yin and Xu Jing knew the reason behind it.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Shilang Cheng, these are the women I brought back from North Korea. Can you comment on the songs they sang?"
"Well... at the end of the sky, at the corner of the earth, there are only a few close friends, and I have spent all my joy with a ladle of wine. Don't sleep in the cold tonight." Cheng Minzheng was obviously not interested in the melody, but only had some interest in the lyrics, "This is just like a saint. As the saying goes, "A basket of food, a ladle of drink, in a back alley, people can't bear their worries, and they won't change their joy even when they return." Lai Guogong is a great talent, but he doesn't know what tune this is? I seem to have heard it from it. Banque's "Ruan Lang Returns" is not entirely the case."
"hehe."
Zhang Zhou is laughing.
Bookworms are bookworms. Cheng Minzheng was asked to listen to a piece of music and composed so many verses. Little did he know that the words were just added and modified to match the tune. They were not deliberately put into the tune and were not in tune with the music.
Tang Yin asked curiously: "Duke Lai Guo brought them back just to... sing songs?"
This made Tang Yin very depressed.
At that time, he was fighting for his life in Hanyang City, the capital of North Korea, and finally completed the coup. Zhang Zhou's instruction was to let him find a little girl. He thought it was related to the national destiny or something, but who knew that after bringing her back, Zhang Zhouzhen let her go After singing and writing lyrics and music himself, Tang Yin felt the deep malice from his senior brother.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "I wrote it by myself, just write it casually, and think of it as a new song card. That's how I am. I have all my official duties, daily life, entertainment and making money, so I don't have to be so rigid as a person."
Cheng Minzheng cupped his hands and sighed: "Lai Guogong has lofty aspirations and I admire him."
Tang Yin and Xu Jing stared at Cheng Minzheng at the same time.
To say that you are shameless, you, Old Cheng, are no less generous. An old scholar who has been famous in the academic world for decades actually praises the stinky feet of a young man. How dare you brag about it and glare at us?
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After all, Cheng Minzheng still has to be responsible for the affairs of the Nanjing Hanlin Academy for the time being. When he came out to see Zhang Zhou, it was purely a desertion.
Then Zhang Zhou walked him out of the room and watched him go downstairs to leave.
Returning to the private room, Tang Yin said: "Senior brother said that if you want to make the prince famous, the most fearful thing is that You Xiaoxiao will harm you secretly. Once the prince appears in public and is not well protected... I want to say, In the past, during the Qianqiu Festival of the Prince, those who came to celebrate his birthday were those who knew the Prince."
Zhang Zhou said: "Is Bohu afraid that the emperor's relatives will be harmful to the prince?"
Tang Yin said with hesitation: "There is no room for slacking off."
"Of course I know I can't slack off, but if you don't let the prince have fun in Jiangnan, he will definitely look for opportunities to run away after he returns." Zhang Zhou said.
Tang Yin frowned and said, "Let him have all the fun. Doesn't he still want to come next time?"
Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "This requires us to grasp a certain balance, not only to make the prince happy, but also to make your majesty feel satisfied with the prince's fame, and to make the prince no longer have nostalgia for Jiangnan... We have to work hard."
I want it, I want it, I want it...
Tang Yin felt overwhelmed after hearing Zhang Zhou's plan. How could he take care of the prince so easily?
Xu Jingze said with great expectation: "Master Zhang, you must have a comprehensive plan. As long as you tell the prince, if this dragon does not control Jiangnan twice, there will be a big disaster twice. I believe the prince will never think of coming to Jiangnan again." .”
"Um?"
Tang Yin glanced at Xu Jing and thought, can this be done?
Coaxing and threatening?
Zhang Zhou patted Tang Yin on the shoulder and didn't say much, but in fact everything was already unspoken.
Look at Xu Jing, just because you want to do things for me wholeheartedly, even your head is smarter than yours. You, Tang Yin, are probably going to fall into your book bag now. You only care about the so-called filial piety and etiquette, but you forget that using normal means is The prince of Ming Dynasty cannot be controlled.
"I have arranged it for you. The wealthy officials and gentry of Yingtian Mansion will come to the city recently, and you can also send people to Suzhou and other places to lobby. Jiangnan can be regarded as your own land, right? Find a few people to help you If you are busy, it will be easier to hire a few servants." Zhang Zhou reminded.
Tang Yin said: "Financial resources are limited, and the monthly salary is too little."
Xu Jing smiled and said, "Bohu doesn't have to worry too much about the cost."
Tang Yin glared at Xu Jing again, as if to say, if you have money, you can solve my shipbuilding problem so that I don't have to run around! What's the point of just hiring someone for me?
Zhang Zhou shook his head helplessly and sighed.
This pair of living treasures... is a bit like mud that can't support the wall.
Zhang Zhou was also thinking, at first he thought that after Tang Bohu had experienced the events in Duobi City and North Korea, he would be able to become something great, right? Nowadays, people are famous, but it seems that they are still a little far away from becoming a great person.
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The capital, the imperial palace, and the Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Youtang was listening to the report from the Jinyiwei commander Mou Bin. Mou Bin did not accompany Yang Peng southward. He basically reported directly to the emperor about the capital's prison and intelligence system.
"... After receiving the transfer order, Yang Yiqing, Minister of Taichang Temple in Nanjing, immediately set off for the north, heading straight from Henan to Ningxia. He went non-stop all the way and did not have any intersection with Lai Guogong's path south." Mou Bin said in a very serious tone. Be cautious and try not to bring any subjective opinions, "It has been seven days since Anbian Hou left to the west. According to the news obtained yesterday, it is expected that the horse has passed Taiyuan Prefecture and will arrive in Ningxia in six or seven days."
"Um."
After Zhu Youtang heard this, he just nodded slightly, his expression calm.
Xiao Jing smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the war situation in Ningxia has not been too tense these two days, but there are reports from Gansu and other places that there are signs of Tatar cavalry activities. Anbianhou and the Ningxia governor are heading northwest, It should just stop the Tatar ambitions.”
"I asked them to take the initiative to send troops, not to defend the city gates." Zhu Youtang said with a serious expression, "Although Yang Yiqing was not recommended by Bingkuan, why did he know that he would be able to arrive at Laizhou just half a day or so later?" The Duke, after discussing the situation on the northwest border, received some instructions, but insisted on going north for official reasons. Is he so conceited that he can definitely win this battle?"
The smile on Xiao Jing's face froze.
As expected, the emperor was still dissatisfied with the people recommended by traditional civil servants.
He thought to himself that His Majesty wanted to balance the situation in the northwest and prevent Zhang Bingkuan's people from intervening in trilateral affairs. However, His Majesty only trusted Zhang Bingkuan in his heart. It seemed that His Majesty wanted Yang Yiqing to become one of Zhang's party members. He wanted to make Zhang Bingkuan one of them in another way. Integrate into trilateral government affairs.
But it seems... Yang didn't understand His Majesty's profound meaning.
Mou Bin lowered his head. He knew that this question did not require his answer. The emperor's question seemed more like he was ashamed that Yang Yiqing turned a blind eye to Zhang Zhou.
Xiao Jing asked for instructions: "Your Majesty, would you like to ask Duke Lai to write a military strategy for Ningxia and send it to Ningxia by horse?"
"snort!"
Zhu Youtang snorted coldly, "How can giving him a tip bag be the same as giving him advice face-to-face? Since Yang Yiqing has no intention of obeying Bingkuan's advice, even if he is given a tip bag, can he do it? Or is it still in the court? Some people think that the Tatar cavalry are all papery? Do they think that if Bingkuan can win with surprising troops many times, so can their people?"
Xiao Jing heard that the emperor clearly distinguished "his people" from "their people" in his words, and he began to understand that the emperor had no intention of balancing the situation in the court.
The reason why the people promoted by Zhang Zhou were not allowed to take charge of the affairs of the three sides was because they had not yet found the opportunity, or the emperor did not want to intensify the contradiction between the emperor and his ministers in one go.
Xiao Jing said: "Your Majesty, I hope the Ministry of War will give him strategies."
"Are you giving him the strategy of being a coward? According to my decree, after Yang Yiqing and Zhijie arrive in Ningxia, they will mobilize their troops to take the initiative within five days. The food, grass and baggage will be coordinated by Yulin Guard and other departments. If time is delayed, So that we cannot face off against the main force of the little Tatar prince, and I will punish him for delaying the military plane!"
The emperor became angry.
You, Yang Yiqing, are not going to listen to Zhang Zhou. You are so conceited, so use your own abilities.
As long as you can follow my intention, send troops quickly, take the initiative to fight the Tatars, and the results are as I want, then it's up to you what you want to do.
otherwise……
You are called ignorant.
Being incompetent and not willing to listen to others' advice is called ignorance of current affairs, and your fate will be to be dismissed from your position and held accountable.
After questioning a few people about their crimes, if anyone goes to the northwest in the future...even if they are recommended by traditional civil servants, they will regard me and Bingkuan as their leaders, instead of thinking about listening to the orders of the Ministry of War or upholding the character of traditional civil servants. .
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Mou Bin followed Xiao Jing out of Qianqing Palace.
After coming out, Mou Bin asked nervously: "Eunuch Xiao, what does your Majesty mean? Does it mean... that Yang Zhongcheng has violated a taboo before he even arrived in Ningxia?"
Mou Bin used to follow Xiao Jing, but now that Xiao Jing has been promoted to Palm Seal, he will naturally listen to Xiao Jing.
Xiao Jing said with a straight face: "Have you, the Imperial Guard, taken care of the prince's affairs? What good will it do you to think about those factional disputes?"
"yes."
Mou Bin quickly lowered his head and admitted his mistake.
Xiao Jing also seemed to realize that it was not a good idea to teach Mou Bin such a lesson. After all, he still expected Mou Bin to obey Yang Pengyang, and he also expected Mou Bin to obey his orders in the future.
Xiao Jing softened his tone and said: "Now let's see if this Yang Zhongcheng can also fight a beautiful attack. The result does not need to be too high, as long as he can force the little Tatar prince back during the attack, he is It's a great achievement. The old ministers in the court can finally leave a capable minister in the court who can take charge of his own role! But if you can't retreat... Then choose another worthy person."
Mou Bin said: "Next time, it will probably be the public election of Laiguo, right?"
"Humph, you know and you still ask?" Xiao Jing was a little annoyed again.
I finally felt that the emperor wanted to maintain the interests of the traditional civil servants, and thought that the emperor wanted to use the civil servants in the court to check Zhang Zhou... Only now did I realize that it was all wishful thinking on his part and that of the civil servants in the court.
In fact, the emperor's trust in Zhang Zhou was not compromised at all.
The emperor just showed that he wanted to be balanced and gave an illusion to the civil servants.
In fact, in the emperor's heart, he wished that Zhang Zhou could control all the military affairs of Jiubian!
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Zhang Zhou and Lin Yi came out of the theater and took a carriage together to the other courtyard where they had lived before.
Lin Yi was a little absent-minded, as if she was still recalling the tunes sung by the two Korean women on the stage...
Zhang Zhou also knew that Lin Yi seemed to be a very good female gentleman. In this era, women began to get married and have children at the age of sixteen or seventeen, but the innocence in their hearts was unstoppable. He could only say that Lin Yi The "female classmate" was usually too good at covering up, but gradually her childish potential was brought out by him, an old driver.
"Yi'er, do you think the lyrics and music written by your husband are not good?" Zhang Zhou asked with a smile.
Lin Yi raised her head, blinked her innocent eyes and looked at Zhang Zhou: "Then...it was all written by the master?"
Zhang Zhou said: "Of course I wrote it. If you want to listen to it later, I will call them to my house and sing it to you alone."
"No... no need." Lin Yi's voice was trembling.
Girls still have the mentality to pursue beautiful things and have the ideal of chasing stars. Seeing that Zhang Lushui and Xiao Janggeum are so popular, and the songs they sing are indeed very moving, Lin Yi certainly wants to get to know them. one time.
But in front of Zhang Zhou, she still had to try her best to suppress her desires.
Zhang Zhou smiled and said: "Don't you want to write more poems? Your reputation as a talented woman has not been maintained recently. In this way, my husband has a booklet with a lot of poems on it. You can choose it at will. Just say it was written by you. Let me tell you, my husband has been very popular in poetry recently, but he doesn’t want to become famous through it, so I left the job of becoming famous to you."
Lin Yi blushed and said, "I have read the collection of poems written by the master."
"What? Have you seen it? Didn't you show off one or two songs?" Zhang Zhou didn't mind at all, but seemed to encourage Lin Yi to commit crimes.
Lin Yi bit her lower lip.
This made Zhang Zhou somewhat uncomfortable, and he said: "Tell me, I have never seen you so shy before, which makes my husband very anxious. Ah Shui, hurry up and drive home. Master, I have important things to do." "
"Know it."
Jia Laoshui galloped forward, and even the Jin Yiwei who was following behind to protect him had to walk quickly.
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The news about the North Korean woman holding a concert in Nanjing soon spread to the streets, and everyone also knew that it turned out that the North Korean woman was brought back by Zhang Zhou.
The tune spread, because it was a new song with a new singing method, and it was brought by Zhang Zhou, who was the center of public opinion in the academic world. For a while, many fans of Zhang Zhou's Xinxue began to write poems based on the new word. Although it was crudely made, it could not stand up to people. Many, various words and phrases came into being.
In a courtyard in Nanjing, Li Zhaoxian and his wife, together with Li Jue and his party, had just moved from the inn.
Li Zhaoxian went out for a run and brought back "good things" for his sister.
"Madam, I have something to discuss with my roommate." Although Li Zhaoxian's wife is also a lady, she does not like poetry.
The relationship between husband and wife is also very ordinary, mainly because Li Zhaoxian went out to look for flowers and flowers, and even got into trouble.
Although the husband and wife respect each other as guests, it is only a courtesy.
"Sister, look, this is a new piece of music. I asked someone to compose it. You play it on the guqin... If there is something wrong, I will correct it for you." After his wife left, Li Zhaoxian acted like a big child. , playing a "game" with my sister that only children are passionate about.
Li Jue said: "Brother, have you gone to listen?"
"No." Li Zhaoxian sighed helplessly, "You can't buy tickets. There's only one performance a day. Every performance is crowded with people. It's so noisy outside that you can't hear what's being sung inside. But I'll hum it for you. "
Then Li Zhaoxian sang the recent "popular songs" in Nanjing with a very unmatched voice.
Li Jue was listening. Even if Li Zhaoxian didn't sing well, it seemed like a new world had opened up for her.
"Qupai, can you still sing like this?" Li Wei felt incredible after listening to it.
Li Zhaoxian grinned and said: "I also find it new. I heard that it is a Korean folk song, but it was made up by Lai Guogong with new words. He also brought people back from Korea... When he was in the capital, no one had heard of it. When he arrived After Jiangnan, it spread."
Li Jue said: "Isn't there an earthquake in the capital?"
"Yes, Duke Lai Guo prophesied that there would be an earthquake. He was probably afraid of being criticized by the world. He thought that the matter was related to His Majesty's belief in him, so he left. Now Nanjing scholars are also spreading the word. This is how God's will is conveyed to the people. There has never been an outstanding person who knows the future since ancient times, and what’s even more remarkable is that he is accomplished in poetry. This new song brand can be said to have caused a trend.”
Li Zhaoxian mentioned Zhang Zhou with great admiration in his tone, "There are also rumors outside that he will personally participate in this Jiangnan discussion. If he is outstanding in talent and learning, he may be accepted as a disciple. As a brother Gotta work hard.”
"Hehe." Li Wei covered his mouth and said with a smile, "Brother, please stop trying so hard. With your knowledge, I'm afraid you will embarrass your father."
"Even you look down on me? After all, I have a connection with Mr. Zhang. Even if I use my father's connections, I still want to be a disciple. This is my sincerity. As the saying goes, sincerity is effective. It's better than those who follow the crowd. Okay?" Li Zhaoxian said with a straight face.
Li Jue nodded and said: "That's true. Big brother is not following the trend, but just wants to take the opportunity to make a name for himself, right?"
Li Zhaoxian frowned and said, "Little sister, if you continue to cause trouble, don't blame me for finding someone to send you back to the capital."
"Brother, I was wrong. I don't want to go back. I haven't experienced the fun in Jiangnan yet. At least let me attend this literary conference before leaving." Li Wei said with a pitiful look.
"good."
Li Zhaoxian then nodded with satisfaction, as if he had some dignity as an elder brother, "By the way, I also heard that your female gentleman, Lin's daughter, has also arrived in Nanjing. Do you want to write to her?"
"No... no need."
When Li Ju mentioned Lin Yi, she felt disappointed that she had failed Lin Yi. It was precisely because of her aggressiveness that Lin Yi avoided seeing her from now on.
After all, Li Jue was well informed. He knew that people didn't want to see him, and yet he went to see him with a face, which was like asking for trouble.
"It's a pity that the talented woman has not published any famous works recently. But for ordinary talented women, having one poem like this in their life is considered a regretless thing." Li Zhaoxian said with envy.
Wait for Li Zhao to leave first.
Li Jue took out the poem sent by Jiang Pingyu again. She looked at it for a long time and suddenly felt a little disappointed.
"I failed the female husband. She has great talents, but she doesn't want to be known. Maybe she just wants to be a husband and raise children. This fame is nothing to her." Li Wei looked up and looked out the window. She said delicately, "I wonder when I will have the chance to meet her again?"
(End of chapter)
