Chapter 401: Helping the prince to study with all his heart

Zhang Zhou wanted to regard this return to Nanjing as a journey to find his roots. Naturally, when he came to Nanjing, he could not focus solely on official duties, but basically just "eat, drink and have fun".

On this day, he and Lin Yi, who was dressed in scholar uniform, went to the Nanjing Theater together. However, before the play started, Lin Yi kept looking at Zhang Zhou with his eyes. Every time he followed Zhang Zhou, When Zhou Zhou looked at each other, she would bow her head shyly, which made Zhang Zhou even lose his temper.

"I said Yi'er, ever since I came back from Liaodong, you have always looked at me like this. You often make me distracted by my husband. Do you know that this is a crime?"

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

It feels pretty good.

Lin Yi looked a little blushing. She probably knew what Zhang Zhou meant. She said, "I just want to learn more."

Zhang Zhou said, "If you love learning, you are a good student, and you must have Good sir, the music on the stage today is for you to learn. After a while, listen carefully and sing it back to me."

"Is it a tune?" Lin Yi asked curiously.

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

"Hmm." Lin Yi suddenly realized something and asked, "It's just me."

A woman, a married woman, alone in public, although It was in a private room, but she also felt very uncomfortable.

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "If you want to see guests, come as soon as you go."

In the private room next door, Tang Yin and Xu Jing were sitting there. Even though there were refreshments on the table, they were in no mood.

They didn't know the purpose of Zhang Zhou's summons, especially Tang Yin. After arriving in Nanjing, he was confused about his errand and had no idea how to start.

"Bang." The door opened.

When they saw it was Zhang Zhou, they quickly stood up to greet him.

"Sit, sit, sit, I asked you to come here to relax, listen to 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. There were guests gathering. His look told Zhang Zhou that he didn't think there was anything that had to be discussed in such a public place.

After Xu Jing waited for Zhang Zhou to sit down, he quickly stood up and poured tea for Zhang Zhou and asked, "Master Zhang, I don't know who he is."

"You will know it when you see him. He is now A famous person from the Ming Dynasty." Zhang Zhou seemed to be playing a riddle, "The three of us are closely related." Tang Yin and Xu Jing looked at each other and couldn't figure out who it was.

The door opened again. This time it was Liu Gui who opened the door. He saw a smiling old man standing at the door, it was Cheng Minzheng.

At first, Tang Yin and Xu Jing seemed to get up casually and prepare to receive the "special guest". When they saw Cheng Minzheng, their backs straightened up and their muscles all twitched slightly, as if they were in a hurry. He was instantly turned to stone and made to stand at attention.

"ChengThe bachelor is wrong, it’s time to call him Shilang Cheng. "Zhang Zhou smiled and said to Tang and Xu, "You must have heard by now that Bachelor Cheng has moved to the Ministry of Civil Affairs as Zuo Shilang and will soon return to Beijing to take up his post. ”

“Everywhere, I serve the imperial court. "Cheng Minzheng was naturally full of joy.

After being sent to Nanjing for more than a year, he finally managed to survive until the clouds cleared and the moon came out. He was able to return to the capital and serve as the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which meant that he was just one step away from becoming a minister. .

Tang Yin reacted first and said, "Student Tang Yin, see Bachelor Cheng. "

"Oh, Bohu, why are you still so outspoken? There is no need to be a student or a student. Being a minister in the same dynasty is not so important. "Cheng Minzheng is not outsiders.

His personality is easy-going, otherwise he would not have the habit of meeting ordinary scholars. He even did not know how to avoid suspicion when he was about to be selected as the examiner of the general examination. So much so that he almost ruined his political future.

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Master Cheng, please take a seat. "

"Okay, okay. "After Cheng Minzheng took his seat, Tang Yin and Xu Jing sat down nervously. The previous slackness was gone, and they turned into a cautious and slightly frightened look.

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

It wasn't that long ago. A year and a half ago, I was tied to a rope. If Zhang Zhou hadn't untied the knot, I might not be able to do it now. Where are they all?

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

Then Zhang Zhou asked about Cheng Minzheng’s schedule for returning to Beijing, and Cheng Minzheng smiled and said, "Your Majesty. I came here and said that there was no rush and that I could arrive within two months. ”

Zhang Zhou said, “Shilang Cheng is really calm. "

"Hurt" Cheng Minzheng sighed in a different tone from others, as if an old-fashioned man was telling young people about his life experience, "I have been an official for half my life, and I have seen through everything. If you don't push me, why bother yourself? Isn't it a pleasure to find it? The capital is like a dragon's pond and a tiger's den. Nanjing is a good place to raise leisure people. "

Zhang Zhou asked with a smile, "It's wrong for Minister Cheng to say that. His Majesty is full of expectations for your return to the capital, and you still have to assist Your Majesty with all your heart. ”

“That is, that is. "While Cheng Minzheng was talking, he rolled his eyes at Zhang Zhou.

As if he was saying, what are you pretending to be? I don't understand your character, and you don't know my character.

We Both of them are the kind of people who can live their lives and never get involved in the limelight. They just want to find their own comfort.

Tang Yin asked, "Why is His Majesty so lenient on Shilang Cheng's return date?"

When it comes to people from various schools of thought, Cheng Minzheng is like a treasure trove, and his eyes are full of excitement.

Zhang Zhou said, "Cheng Minzheng I must have seen the assistant minister a lot again."

"Ah"

Cheng Minzheng suddenly lost his temper, then smiled awkwardly and said, "You can't change your bad habits in this life. "

Zhang Zhou smiled and shook his head and said, "If meeting people in the literary world is a problem, then there are many people with problems in this world. Fault-finding is not the foundation of scholarship. It is also impossible to let Cheng Shilang preside over the examination. Minister Cheng, just go and see him with peace of mind. ”

“Mr. Lai Guo, your words are very pleasing to my ears. In fact, I have also met Zhan Yuanming from Lingnan. He came here in mourning clothes and his heart was full of obsessions. I am worried about you. ”

Cheng Minzheng seems to be watching the excitement without worrying about the big deal.

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Cheng Minzheng glanced at Xu Jing.

That weird look seemed to be sarcastic to Xu Jing. You, Xu, are so unprincipled, and you are taking the exam in the same subject. My classmate is now calling him "Master Zhang", devaluing himself and shameless

But Cheng Minzheng thought about it again and realized that he was not Zhang Zhou's equal, and even inferior to Zhang Zhou in terms of status

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No one needs to laugh at anyone.

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "I think I want to have a good discussion with the people from the Lingnan School. However, my own reputation doesn't matter. I came to see Mr. Cheng this time to discuss a more important matter. "

"Oh," Cheng Minzheng said curiously, "this reputation in the literary world involves settling down in the academic circles of the Ming Dynasty. Mr. Lai Guo, you don't care."

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

“Haha. "Cheng Minzheng smiled.

He didn't have the nerve to ask.

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

Zhang Zhou said, "Does Shilang Cheng know that the prince also Set off south, we may arrive in Nanjing in the next two days tomorrow"

"Ah" Cheng Minzheng was so shocked that he almost couldn't sit still.

"Don't be surprised, Mr. Cheng, it's the prince He left the palace on his own and was found by the Jin Yiwei many days later. Because he had already passed Xuzhou, if he hurriedly escorted him north, it would be better to follow the prince's wishes and go to Nanjing for a walk. It would also be considered as letting the prince read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles, and increase his income. Be well informed. "Zhang Zhou stated the benefits of Zhu Houzhao coming to Nanjing.

Cheng Minzheng said with a nervous look on his face, "I'm afraid something will go wrong. ”

Tang Yin said, “It’s okay to come. On the way to the south, the prince followed several scholars from Beijing to the south. Therefore, he avoided the pursuit of the Jin Yiwei at the beginning of the journey. The letter was passed to Duke Lai Guo, and this is what happened"

"This"

Cheng Minzheng was too embarrassed to mention it just now.

The emperor looked at the prince like a treasure , he was actually able to get the prince to leave the palace and the capital, and he was able to travel thousands of miles south before being found

Are all the palace guards working for a living?

In the end, it was Zhang Zhou who took action. ,Only then did he find the person

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "It is inevitable that the prince will go south to Nanjing. I want to use this grand event in Nanjing's literary world to make the prince famous and let the world's scholars feel the prince's pursuit of learning." The attitude of the Ming Dynasty prince in his studies made him admired by scholars all over the world."

"Cough cough cough"

Cheng Minzheng originally planned to drink tea to suppress his heart. Who would have thought that Zhang Zhou's words would cause him to choke on his tea.

As expected, it’s hard to say anything surprising.

"It's not appropriate for the identity of the Duke of Lai to be made public or cough?" Cheng Minzheng couldn't explain clearly.

Judging from Cheng Minzheng’s way of dealing with people, he still cannot accept such an out-of-the-box idea.

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

No wonder Zhang didn’t rush to send him back to the capital after finding the prince, but secretly escorted him all the way to Nanjing. His feelings were to plan a big picture to make the prince famous. For a naughty boy who is only ten years old, reputation can Where are you going?

Zhang Zhou sighed and said, "I also know that the prince has a special status and it must be very difficult to help him succeed. But not only is Cheng Shilang here, but also Bohu and Heng's father are working together. "

Cheng Minzheng almost wanted to say.

No.

Just go up, don’t take me with you.

I don’t have that ability.

Xu Jing’s head was full of excitement and he said, “Dong Lai Guo, do you think that when discussing in the literary forum, let the prince go out more often to sit and discuss with the scholars, and then you openly recruit him as a disciple? In this way, It highlights the name of the prince and your status."

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

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "I think. Father Heng's proposal is quite good. I don't necessarily have to follow what you said, but the approach is correct."

Cheng Minzheng was listening, a little confused.

Mr. Zhang, you also said that you don’t care about false reputation. I think you want to make a name for yourself by accepting the prince as a disciple. And the prince endorses your spiritual philosophy, what about the Lingnan School, Everyone from the Weinan School has not stood aside

For a person who can accept the prince as a disciple, who would dare to question his academic thoughts

If you want to say you can play, it’s you Someone Zhang knows how to play.

Tang Yin asked with fear on his face, "Will this put the prince in danger?"

Zhang Zhou smiled and said, "Bohu, didn't you tell me that the prince had participated in the ceremony on his way south?" There were many literary conferences, and it is said that many people appreciated him and thought that he had great attainments in spiritual studies. This shows that the prince not only has a talent for studying classics, but also can make a name for himself academically. The prince's teachings were very painstaking, and Minister Cheng knew this."

"Yes."

Cheng Minzheng nodded helplessly.

As a former Hanlin scholar and one of the lecturers in the East Palace, Cheng Minzheng certainly knew how much nonsense Zhu Houzhao was and how hard the emperor worked to teach his son.

It is said that a loving mother often fails her son, which is reflected in Zhu Houzhao. Without a strict father, he cannot raise a good son.

Zhang Zhou continued, "If the prince can increase his confidence in learning by participating in cultural gatherings, and be able to focus more on studying and studying after returning to the capital, then he will not only be helping his majesty and the prince, but also It is for the long-term peace and stability of the Ming Dynasty."

Tang Yin was speechless after hearing this.

As expected, the hat gets bigger and bigger, shouting slogans is also Zhang Zhou’s specialty.

Tang Yinxin said, no wonder my career achievements are not as good as this one, it’s because I’m 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. Can everything go forward as planned?"

"Isn't this necessary? Mr. Cheng will help you a lot." Zhang Zhou looked at Cheng Minzheng with a smile, "The prince's reputation in the literary world will also be entrusted to you, Mr. Cheng. This will be very helpful for Mr. Cheng to return to Beijing and take up his post."

Cheng Minzheng understood it as soon as he heard it.

This is a test for me emotionally.

I will help the prince become famous so that he can change his mind and become interested in learning, and at the same time make the emperor look good. Then when I return to the capital, I can first be the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and then I can aspire to be the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and the Minister of Rites. And so on, even if he has the opportunity to join the cabinet, if he fails to do this, then Zhang Bingkuan will definitely tell His Majesty that I have no great ability, and then the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel will probably be the end of my official career.

A scholar can be killed but not humiliated

"I will do my best, this is also my duty as an official in the East Palace." Cheng Minzheng said with a hand.

Tang Yin glanced at Cheng Minzheng and said to himself, if you want to say that you have no principles, it's because your old Cheng's principles are like paper.

Enough with the business.

It’s time for leisure and entertainment

There were no opera singers on the stage, but two women, one older and one younger, who were born like sisters. They were mother and daughter. It's far-fetched, because Zhang Lushui looks young, that is, a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old, and Xiao Janggeum is much taller than when he left North Korea.

"Who is it?"

Around the stage, there were already spectators questioning it.

"Don't make any noise, this is the foreign girl who has been singing minor tunes for the past two days. If you don't want to hear it, get out of here and give way."

"Shh"

Everyone in the audience. They all held their breath and concentrated.

Because most people also "come because of its reputation", mainly because the pair of women in exotic costumes look very gimmick, and the songs they sing are indeed very recognizable.

"Outside the pavilion, beside the ancient road, the green grass stretches to the sky"

The Fanbang concert begins.

First, farewell.

The music was all brought over by Zhang Zhou. It would be meaningless to ask women from the Ming Dynasty to sing it directly. However, if Zhang Lushui and Jang Jin came out to sing it, it would be very charming and the number of listeners would increase dramatically.

And it is still in a relatively prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River. The south of the Yangtze River in the Ming Dynasty was rich in products.Wealthy, there were fewer encounters with natural and man-made disasters. Especially during the Hongzhi period, the society was enlightened. Southern opera flourished in the surrounding areas, and various entertainment projects also emerged.

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 gain a reputation.

The two girls sang with full concentration.

No way.

This is not only their means of making a living, but also almost the basis of their lives. If not, who knows what their master, the god-like Duke Lai of the Ming Dynasty, will do with them. they.

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

The most I can do is sing what I have learned, and become a good performer. Zhang Lushui spent more than 20 years in this kind of entertaining job, and is very used to it. He just entertains the guests from North Korea's dignitaries have become ordinary people who spent money to buy tickets in the Ming Dynasty.

Sing a song.

The scene was quiet, no one applauded or said anything bad.

For ordinary people, this kind of singing tune is too strange. Ordinary guqin and pipa songs can't be so melodious

The second song follows.

It is a call.

It was a piece of music that was "tailor-made" and copied by Zhang Zhou for Jang Geum.

Perhaps Zhang Lushui and Jang Jin felt a sense of loss of being wandering away from home, or maybe they felt that the song itself was about them. When they sang this song, It seems that I am more devoted.

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

The second song is over.

There could have been other songs, but then the two women saluted with the etiquette of Korean women, then turned and went backstage.

The audience immediately started shouting, "Don't go, let's sing a few more verses."

"You can sing it twice more"

I spent money to buy tickets. Yes, after only listening to two songs, I naturally felt that it was not enough.

The manager of the theater hurriedly came to the stage and said, "Everyone, please forgive me. The two young masters are members of the noble family. They only come to sing a few lines occasionally. If you want to hear it, please come early next time." ."

"You know what kind of territory this is, so you come out to sing, believe it or not, your theater will be destroyed."

There are always people in the audience who are arrogant and domineering. of.

The shopkeeper was also very polite, "My young master went south with our Duke of Lai."

In a word, it's quiet down there.

Someone booed, "Whoever wants to smash the building, count me in"

"Hahaha"

Everyone in the audience was booing.

"There will be another performance next. If you want to see it, you can continue to watch it. If you don't want to watch it, there will be no more performances today. Please forgive me. Master"

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