Prime Minister

Chapter 342 Five Hundred Passes

I heard the word Zhuangyuangong.

Cheng Langzhong couldn't help but pause in his heart. He knew that the other party's young man had a lot of background, but he didn't expect that he was the number one scholar.

The 17-year-old No. [-] scholar, who was admitted to the third class of the system, actually bought his own house in front of him.

Cheng Langzhong asked his daughter, "Really..."

Doctor Cheng quickly pulled Doctor Cheng's sleeve.

Cheng Langzhong said seriously: "It turns out that the champion is disrespectful, disrespectful."

Zhang Yue said with a smile: "It's because I didn't report it in advance, and I made a mistake first. Cheng Langzhong, please count this deposit."

Cheng Langzhong thought for a while, and said: "I can't do it, I can't do it. I can't take this money."

Wen Jifu lowered his face, and said jokingly: "What do you mean you can't do it? Could it be that you know that the champion wants to raise the price?"

Cheng Langzhong said with a smile: "Mr. Wen Liulang really knows how to joke."

Wen Jifu's heart trembled, this person knows his own details, but others know his identity and are not respectful, the doctor in front of him is quite confident, does he have some background?
Zhang Yuedao: "It's not easy to live in Chang'an, and it's not easy to live in Bianjing either. Fame is nothing more than an external possession. Now buying a house in Bianjing is neither expensive nor cheap."

The meaning behind Zhang Yue's words was clearly heard by everyone.

Cheng Langzhong smiled and said: "The number one scholar's words are serious. If I had known that the number one scholar would buy my house, I would not only not increase the price, but would also lower the price by five hundred guan!"

Everyone was dumbfounded when they heard it, and fame can really be used to bargain.

It's still five hundred guan in one breath, how much discount is this?
Zhang Shi was really happy, but hesitant, he came forward and said: "You don't need it, sir, my third brother made it very clear, for the three thousand eight hundred and fifty guan, we will pay you a penny less, and we will not give you a penny more."

Zhang Yue looked at Cheng Langzhong's expression and said thoughtfully: "If Langzhong has something else to hide, then it's the same if we talk about it another day."

"This..." Cheng Langzhong immediately said, "Dr. Zhuangyuan, to be honest, I want to ask you for a copybook for my friend."

Everyone was stunned.

After a classmate exchanged Zhang Yue's letters for money, Zhang Yue was very cautious about asking for words.If someone who is not very familiar with it asks for characters, Zhang Yue generally does not give them easily.

It's not that Zhang Yue is stingy, because he has his own market there.

Han Qi asked Ouyang Xiu to write him the Ji Jin Tang Ji, and Cai Xiang wrote it for him.

Cai Xiang was very cautious when she heard this, and the chancellor's asking for words was not comparable to writing by hand, which is a work of entertainment, so Cai Xiang had to write every word on the manuscript dozens of times, and write the last word one by one. It is called Baina Monument.

As for Han Qi, he will not be stingy in his actions, and Cai Xiang must have made a lot of money.

If you want to give it away, Zhang Yuezi can't give it to others, not to mention that [-]% of the characters asked by others are in seal script, and [-]% are in regular script, which is also a waste of effort.

On the other hand, Wen Jifu and Shiwu Niang looked at each other, and he finally understood why Zhang Yue came to Beijing for such a short time to earn a big house, which turned out to be a good way to make money.

I thought that he came from a poor family. When he got married at seventeen, he had to suffer for a few years, but now he saw that he was willing to offer five hundred guan to beg him for a single character. This kind of treatment...

What Shiwuniang thought was that she had been fighting with the Seventeen sisters for more than ten years. Could it be that she couldn't hold her head up in front of her in the future?

As for Wen Jifu, he had something on his mind, he wanted to ask Zhang Yue where the money came from after buying the house, but now there is no need to ask, because his brother-in-law probably has more money than himself.

But Cheng Lang said: "I know that Zhuangyuan Gong is famous for his three-character poems. Can you ask Zhuangyuan Gong to copy a three-character poem in regular script?"

There are more than a thousand characters in three-character poems, but they are not worth five hundred strings.

Zhang Yuedao: "Lang Zhong speaks seriously. Since we just met each other, it's just a matter of me copying an article to Lang Zhong. It doesn't need to be worth the five hundred guan."

Zhang Yue intends to deal with it with a casual entertainment.

Cheng Langzhong bowed and said: "Don't dare to be, I don't dare to take advantage of the champion, since this is the case, the price of this house is only three thousand guan."

In such a scene, everyone present was dumbfounded.

Push and go.

Cheng Langzhong was firm and said that if he did not accept the price, he would not sell the house.But compared to money, Zhang Yue is more worried about losing a favor for nothing.

As the saying goes, money is easy to earn, but favors are hard to repay.Especially for someone like him.Therefore, it wasn't about burning too much money. If he wanted to change himself to be an ordinary person, Zhang Yuezao agreed.

But if he is not the number one scholar, and he is praised by the officials, his writing is not worth so much money.

Wen Jifu, Shiwuniang didn't know what to say after reading it.

Even Zhu Fangya at the side felt that it was an eye-opener. After selling so many houses, there are still houses that he would rather not sell if the price was not reduced, and he would not buy a house without raising the price.

It's really the first time in my life.

Whoever buys and sells a house doesn't fight for a few dollars, quarrels with each other, almost turns his face, and finally has to reconcile himself.It's good here, push it back and forth, if business is like this, then it's easy to handle.

As for Zhang Shi, he was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear.

It's not a matter of money or not, it's actually the face of the champion brother, which no amount of money can buy.

Doctor Cheng saw that her father and Zhang Yue gave way to each other.

I don't know what to say, although the number one scholar is famous and praised by the officials, but it is not worth five hundred guan, why is my father who is always picky and stingy suddenly so generous?Could it be...

Doctor Cheng's cheeks flushed, but she glanced at Zhang Yue again and said, but she heard that the No. [-] Scholar got a marriage from the official family and married the Wu family...

In the end, they fought for a long time, but Zhang Yue still couldn't beat the doctor, so Fang settled the deal for 350 yuan.

Zhu Fangya also felt that he sold the house for what he deserved. One side persuaded the landlord to increase the price, and the other side persuaded the buyer to lower the price. Who would believe it?

After writing the white deed, go to the Yamen to exchange for the red deed in a few days.

After Zhang Yue left, Doctor Cheng said: "Father, although this Zhuangyuan Gong's calligraphy is good, why do you... spend a lot of money to make friends?"

Cheng Langzhong smiled and said: "Why do you think? Do you really think that I can't bear to part with this house?"

Doctor Cheng blushed and said, "Father, you don't want to be a fool, what's the reason?"

Cheng Langzhong smiled slightly and said: "Do you still remember that last month when Dad went to Prince Pu's mansion to diagnose the disease of Duke Jingzhao, he chatted and talked about the Duke's son?"

Doctor Cheng said: "It's the son who loves reading very much."

Cheng Langzhong said with a smile: "That's right, the son liked reading when he was young, and he didn't put down the scrolls every day. He was also very eager to learn and ask questions, so that he forgot to sleep and eat. , I don’t know how the prince fell in love with it, and still put it on the desk every day.”

Doctor Cheng said: "There is such a relationship?"

Cheng Lang said with a smile: "The Junjun said that day, and I paid attention to it in my heart. I didn't know such a coincidence."

Doctor Cheng suddenly said: "So that's why Dad asked the champion to give it to the prince of the county."

Cheng Langzhong said with a smile: "That's exactly the case. People don't know how to be kind. The county lord treats us very well. The consultation fee is never a lot. How many dignitaries and dignitaries in Bianjing have been recommended to our father and daughter for treatment? We have to find a way Just answer."

"Daddy just met Zhuangyuangong and remembered the account of the county lord. You said how can we know someone like Zhuangyuangong on weekdays? Even if we do, we don't have such a deep friendship that we need someone to give you a post."

"Now he has actually taken a fancy to our house, so Dad thought that even if he gave the house to him, he would also repay the kindness that the county lord has shown us."

Doctor Cheng said: "Daddy is right, we should repay our kindness as human beings. There is nothing lacking in this palace, and the son has never seen anything, but if Daddy gives you a three-character poem written by the champion, The world will be happy."

Cheng Lang said with a smile: "My son is right, that's exactly the truth."

Doctor Cheng knew that the current official family has never established a prince, and the husband of the county prince, Zhao Zongshi, was once the adopted son of Empress Cao and was fostered in the palace since he was four years old.At that time, the official family had never had a prince, and its intention was self-evident.

However, after King Yu was born, Zhao Zongshi, who was already eight years old, was "returned" and sent back to Prince Pu's mansion.

But also because of this gap, Zhao Zongshi really suffered from a serious heart disease. He would be in a state of panic all day long when he heard a little trouble in the royal court. Sometimes very manic.

Fortunately, most of the time, Zhao Zongshi is quite normal.

Because of this, the palace invited Zhao Zongshi to do not know how many doctor doctors were able to treat him, and Cheng Langzhong was one of them.But sometimes the medicine prescribed by Cheng Lang can still relieve Zhao Zongshi's symptoms a little bit, even so, all the members of Prince Pu's residence respected him and even gave him a lot of rewards.

However, Cheng Langzhong still felt quite guilty for not curing Zhao Zongshi's illness.

Zhang Yue returned to the mansion and talked to Mrs. Yu about buying a house. Mrs. Yu was very happy, and now she finally bought a house in Bianjing.Mrs. Yu is a careful person and repeatedly said that this house was bought by Zhang Yue, and the family will be divided into Zhang Yue's name in the future, and now they are only living temporarily as husband and wife, just for the convenience of Zhang Qiu's study in Taixue.

Zhang Yue felt that Mrs. Yu was too careful, so he went back to his room to make a post.The Three-Character Classic with more than a thousand words is worth five hundred guan, and Zhang Yue also sighed that the money is too easy to earn.

If it's a casual work, Zhang Yue can just write it casually, but it's not good if you take money.

Like Cai Xiang, Zhang Yue had to rewrite each word dozens of times before he wrote it, and only published it after he was satisfied.

Fortunately, regular script is not as coherent as running cursive, so it doesn't matter if you stop writing every word, and it took Zhang Yue a day and a night to come up with a satisfactory three-character poem.

The next day Zhang Yue handed over the post to Cheng Langzhong.Cheng Langzhong was very happy, as if he had obtained some priceless treasure, and gave Zhang Yue a lot of thank-you gifts, after which Zhang's family moved into the new house smoothly.

Cheng Langzhong got the post and immediately wrapped it in red silk, and personally presented it to King Jingzhao at Prince Pu's Mansion.

The surname of Jingzhao County is Gao, with small characters, and he is the descendant of the famous general Gao Qiong.

Gao Taotao's mother, Mrs. Cao, is the cousin of the current Empress Cao, so she is the niece of Empress Cao.Like Zhao Zongshi, Gao Taotao was raised by Empress Cao since childhood.

Afterwards, the emperor asked Zhao Zongshi to marry Gao Taotao. The folks called this a royal family marrying a daughter-in-law, and a queen marrying a daughter.

Because of Gao Taotao's status, Zhao Zongshi respected and feared her, and did not take another concubine.The relationship between husband and wife is very harmonious.

Gao Taotao was very happy to get the three-character poem presented by Cheng Langzhong, and immediately rewarded him a lot, and even planned to recommend Cheng Langzhong to the Hanlin Medical Center.

Gao Taotao took the three-character poem and read it from beginning to end. She was raised in the palace since she was a child. Both the emperor and his adoptive mother, Empress Cao, love literature and are excellent in calligraphy.

Gao Taotao has also been influenced since she was a child, and she herself is not low in calligraphy. Now she likes Zhang Yue's three-character poems at a glance, and she is full of praise.

At this time, the curtain was raised, and a man in his thirties stepped out.

The other party was wearing a Confucian uniform, like a gentle and elegant Confucian scholar, this person was Gao Taotao's husband Zhao Zongshi.

"What rare treasure did the lady get, so happy?"

Zhao Zongshi said with a smile, and Gao Tao said: "It's really a rare thing, you see."

As he spoke, Gao Taotao showed the three-character poem to Zhao Zongshi for review.

Zhao Zongshi's vision is also extraordinary. After reading Zhang Yue's three-character poem, he said: "It's really a good handwriting. This three-character poem was learned by my elder brother since childhood. After reading it well, I often put it on my desk. I don't know where I got it from?"

Gao Tao said with a smile: "Master Cheng asked for this, who do you think transcribed it?"

Zhao Zongshi said: "You have stumped me. I really can't write this character without two to thirty years of experience."

Gao Taotao laughed and said, "You sometimes misread it, and it was exactly Cheng Langzhong who begged for it from the current number one scholar."

Zhao Zongshi suddenly said: "I remembered that this three-character poem was written by Zhuangyuan Gong when he was young. It's a coincidence now... Cheng Langzhong really has a heart."

Zhao Zongshi looked happy.

Gao Tao said: "It's true. Langzhong Cheng has put in so much effort for your illness. Although he doesn't get better, he has always tried his best."

Zhao Zongshi said: "We didn't treat him badly either. Didn't you half sell and half give him the big house outside the mansion?"

Gao Tao said: "That's what I said, but..."

Zhao Zongshi said: "I know, I will reward Cheng Langzhong with more property."

Gao Tao said: "This Cheng Langzhong is very skilled, I plan to recommend him to the Hanlin Medical Center."

When Zhao Zongshi heard it, he said, "No."

"Why is this? Lang Zhong's ancestor was a medical officer. If his father hadn't committed crimes in the past, he would still eat this bowl of rice now."

Zhao Zongshi said: "Lady, you don't know what I mean, one thing more is worse than one thing less. In our current situation, we really shouldn't do anything lightly."

Hearing this, Gao Taotao hesitated to speak, and sighed.

Zhao Zongshi said: "My lady, I can't help it. I have been unable to sleep all night for the past ten days. Look at how much hair I have lost."

Gao Tao said: "I know, when I touched your pillow after waking up, my hair fell out."

Zhao Zongshi said: "Then you know my difficulties."

Gao Taotao said with tears in his eyes: "You are a dignified county king anyway, and I am also the half-daughter of the queen. Why is this so? I am worried all day long. What is the meaning of this person's life?"

Zhao Zongshi stood up and said, "Taotao, you know me, I'm suffering from a heart attack. Look through the history books, and then look at the Taizu and Taizong of this dynasty, you will know where my fear comes from. ? From ancient times to the present, how many princes who fought for the throne but could not die well?"

"If the new king comes to the throne in the future, will he be able to tolerate me? I was only four years old at the time, and I didn't know anything, so I was carried away from my parents and taken into the palace. A large group of eunuchs and court ladies surrounded me and forced me. What are you talking about from now on, my father and mother are not my parents, and I will call my father to the officials and my mother to the queen..."

After finishing speaking, Zhao Zongshi hugged his head and cried. The person who was just fine just now yelled like a child: "I really didn't mean it. I didn't want to be some kind of emperor. It was the officials and the queen who forced me... you Are you saying that the new king will know in the future? For this reason, let me let you go?"

Gao Taotao said compassionately after hearing the words: "Yes, yes, well, the officials are my fault, so let's not talk about it."

After finishing speaking, Gao Taotao said to the maid beside him: "Hurry up, bring the county king a bowl of soothing soup."

Gao Taotao worried that Zhao Zongshi was ill again.

After Zhao Zongshi drank the Anshen Decoction, Gao Taotao rubbed his chest and beat his back again, which made Zhao Zongshi slow down.

Gao Taotao continued to comfort and said: "You are simple and kind by nature, the officials and queens know what kind of person you are, and they will not be suspicious of you, so you can relax, so that you can live in the palace and cultivate, and you don't have to worry about foreign affairs. .”

"Our husband and wife are a couple of gods and immortals in the palace, which is not envied by others."

Zhao Zongshi said: "Taotao, you are wrong, you are wrong. I don't know what the queen is, and the officials have never put me at ease. Knowing why the officials let me be the history of Qinzhou defense and Zhizong Zhengsi, this is testing me. See See if I have any desire to covet the throne!"

Gao Taotao was dumbfounded when he heard this, and said, "Official, don't stop here, the official may not mean to reuse you."

Zhao Zongshi shook his head and said: "You don't know the temperament of the official. He always brings out good things to test you. If you don't reach out to ask for it, this thing seems to be placed in front of you all the time, on your desk, as if you can get it at any time. Ordinary, but when you reach out your hand, he will take it back and beat you severely."

"He never gave me anything sincerely. The name of the prince is empty, and everything is like a mirror image. If you can't see the truth and think the mirror image in the water is real? Then you will fall into it and never get out. So I resigned, the more he gave me, the more I couldn't be tempted, this is the bait, the officials are testing me."

Listening to Zhao Zongshi talking to himself, Gao Taotao didn't know what to say, so he immediately served him another bowl of calming soup.

Seeing that Zhao Zongshi was a little sleepy, Gao Taotao immediately helped him go to bed and rest.

Just as Gao Taotao covered Zhao Zongshi with the quilt, Zhao Zongshi suddenly woke up and grabbed Gao Taotao's hand and said, "Taotao, I just want to be an ordinary couple with you, just like ordinary people's houses where men farm and women weave, with children and grandchildren around their knees." Recently, I often read Tao Yuanming's Tale of Peach Blossom Spring, if there is such a world, you and I will live there for the rest of our lives, okay?"

"Tao Tao, there is only one person I can trust in this life."

Gao Taotao nodded with tears.

Only then did Zhao Zongshi feel relieved, closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

He thought of the doctor who had seen Zhao Zongshi, and they all said that there was nothing serious about Zhao Zongshi's body, but he was hysterical.

Zhao Zongshi has been tortured by this hysteria for more than ten years.

(End of this chapter)