Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 8 The true nature of intellectuals

Damn it, this is Shen Yishi from "The Great Ming Dynasty 1566", but isn't Shen Yishi a fictional character in the TV series?How could he really exist? Which Ming Dynasty God arranged for me to travel through was not a serious Ming Dynasty?
Wang Daoqiu thought so and couldn't help but start to carefully look at the richest man in Zhejiang in front of him.Mad, I just thought he was a drunkard, but I didn't really take a closer look. Now that I take a closer look, he is really a middle-aged handsome guy. Not to mention his handsome features, he also has that sex all over his body. The girls will definitely rush to sacrifice themselves when they see him. Maturity and wisdom.

What's more important is that Shen Yishi's temperament just now was that of an unlucky guy who failed the exam. His whole body was full of decadence, just like a puddle of mud.But now that he has changed his identity to the richest man in Zhejiang, he has such a domineering aura that people dare not look directly at him. His aura is too strong.In just a moment, there can be such a big difference in the impression a person makes on others. This is probably the magic power of small money!

The richest man is sitting in front of him now, and he and his father are good friends. No matter how Wang Daoqiu thinks about this, it feels unreal!Because he couldn't believe it, Wang Daoqiu's expression when he saw Shen Yishi was just like a diaosi when he saw his father Ma, looking dumbfounded.

And Shen Yishi looked at Wang Daoqiu with a frightened expression when he heard his name, and his vanity was extremely comfortable now.So Shen Yishi was in a good mood, and he said: "Nephew, have you seen enough? If you have seen enough, help me to call a carriage. The son of an old friend is here to visit, and Shen will show his kindness as a landlord. This is also a courtesy. Come on." , Come home with me, I will treat you to dinner today."

The richest man wants to treat me to dinner!This is great, but why does it always feel like something is missing? So what exactly is missing?Intuition told Wang Daoqiu that something seemed to be missing from the script, but at this moment, his mind was a little dizzy under the aura of the richest man.For a moment, I really couldn't remember what was missing here.

His mind was confused, but Wang Daoqiu still went to help Shen Yashi and helped him to the row of carriages waiting for passengers on the roadside.

Qiantang has been prosperous since ancient times, and West Lake has been a place for literati, talented people and beautiful ladies to hang out together.Of course, in addition to talented people, beauties, and literati, the urban residents of Hangzhou City will also come here to play when they have free time.

So where there is demand, there is supply, so it is very easy to take a taxi next to the West Lake.Helping Shen Yishi to a row of carriages, Shen Yishi ignored the coachmen soliciting business and walked directly to a very clean-looking carriage. Then he bargained with the coachman in Hangzhou dialect for a while, and he said hello after agreeing on the price. Wang Daoqiu got into the car.

He helped Shen Yishi get in first, and then Wang Daoqiu himself got into the carriage.Along the way, Shen Yishi completely disappeared. Wang Daoqiu was like a drunkard when he first met him. Instead, he talked to Wang Daoqiu in high spirits about those glorious years between him and Wang Daoqiu's father.

Shen Yishi recalled the past all the way, and the carriage moved forward. In less than half an hour, the coachman stopped the carriage. He shouted "We are here" in Hangzhou dialect outside.

Hearing "arrived", Shen Yishi asked Wang Daoqiu to help him get out of the car. As soon as Shen Yishi got out of the car, the concierge and nurse in front of his house immediately ran over, bending down and nodding like a pug to please Shen Yishi.

Faced with the flattery of these servants, Shen Yishi didn't respond at all and only asked his concierge to pay the coachman.Then Shen Yishi turned to Wang Daoqiu and said: "My nephew, let's go into the house. My uncle will give you a good meal today. Hi, nephew, you are much more active than your father. Your father is just a piece of wood. I Every time I invite him to my house for dinner, he either says there is something wrong or that Hu is not feeling well. It will always be another day, another day. As a result, I have known him for ten years, and he has changed his life until now. I still don’t know when the date will be changed. Nephew, do you think your father is a dull person or not?”

Having said this, Shen Yishi shook his head at Wang Daoqiu.Wang Daoqiu understood it now. Just when he was at the West Lake, he felt that something seemed to be missing from today's script.Now that Shen Yishi said this, Wang Daoqiu finally understood what was missing from today's script.

My father never admitted to knowing Shen Yishi in front of others. Wasn't he obviously there to protect his character as a scholar and deliberately create the impression that the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water?Since Dad wants to have a gentle relationship with Shen Yishi, how can he go to Shen Yishi's house to eat and drink.And if his father doesn't go to Shen's house for dinner, then what's going on if he, his son, goes there? Isn't this embarrassing for his old Wang family?

Thinking of this, Wang Daoqiu had no shame to eat the meal in Shen Mansion.So he was startled, as if he remembered something, and said to Shen Yishi: "Oh, I'm sorry, uncle, my nephew suddenly remembered. My nephew finished the exam yesterday and agreed to a few classmates , I have to have dinner with them at noon today. I’m sorry, I’m sorry, uncle, your nephew will come to worry about you next time. "

After speaking, Wang Daoqiu bowed to Shen Yashi, and then hurriedly climbed onto the carriage.

"Quick, this is my nephew, pull it down quickly."

"Yes"

"Yes"

"Yes"

"Hey, don't pull me, don't pull me, I really have something to do today. Uncle, uncle, my nephew really made an appointment with a classmate today, really."

"Why do you have an appointment with a classmate? Don't lie to me. I know you left because I just let it slip. Boy, I am embarrassed to use force on your father. Why can't I use force on you, a junior? I tell you , you have to eat the food from my Shen residence today. Kids, please invite my nephew into the house, hahahaha."

"Uncle, uncle, nephew, nephew, oh, be gentle, be gentle..."

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Wang Daoqiu found an excuse to get away, but his intentions, Shen Da's richest man was like a bright mirror in his heart.So the richest man Shen didn't reason with Wang Daoqiu, and directly asked his servants to "invite" Wang Daoqiu into the mansion.The servants use force, and Wang Daoqiu is not easy to turn his face. After all, he is a good friend of his father. After all, he invites him to dinner.

So Wang Daoqiu was "invited" into Shen's mansion by several servants. Shen Yishi was very enthusiastic about Wang Daoqiu. As soon as he entered the mansion, he asked his servants to arrange songs and dances for Wang Daoqiu, prepare wine and dishes, and he went to Momo. Bath and change clothes.

After Shen Yishi took a shower, he went out to eat, drink, and brag with Wang Daoqiu.People like Shen Shoufang usually have to pretend to be grandsons in front of officials and put on airs in front of servants. They act there every day, which is very tiring!It's rare to catch someone who can be yourself, let yourself go, say whatever you want, do whatever you want, laugh and cry all from your heart.This feeling of freedom is still very refreshing, so when Shen Yishi got along with Wang Daoqiu, he was very happy.

After leaving Shen Yishi's house, Wang Daoqiu returned to the inn smelling of alcohol. Fatty Jiang Zhijian came to the door again and wanted to drag him to show love to those class sisters. Wang Daoqiu was annoyed to death.In the end, Wang Daoqiu had no choice but to lower his face and drive the fat man out of his room. Then early the next morning, he hid out and came back before the night ban.
In this way, Wang Daoqiu went out early and came back late every day, avoiding the fat man's kindness to be his life mentor, and enjoying the beautiful scenery of Hangzhou, the paradise on earth.

On this day, the morning wind in Hangzhou was still cool. Wang Daoqiu left the inn early, thinking about where to go today.And when he passed by the Gongyuan, he saw many servants, all around the Jianggongyuan area were decorated with lights and festoons, and red lanterns were hung on the trees at the entrance of the Gongyuan and on the trees on both sides of the Gongyuan Avenue, as if celebrating the Lantern Festival.

Hanging red lanterns to celebrate the Lantern Festival, but now is not the first month of the lunar calendar, but the eighth month of the lunar calendar!This is…….

Thinking of this, Wang Daoqiu realized that the reason why the Gongyuan is so festive today is not because of the Lantern Festival, but because today is the day when the township examinations are released.Wanting to understand this, Wang Daoqiu quickly went to a roadside food stall, had breakfast, and then hurried back to the inn.

The results of the rural examinations in the Ming Dynasty were different from the boy examination. According to the rules, the yamen servants would report the good news to the candidates who succeeded in the examination according to their residential addresses in Hangzhou city registered by the candidates in the yamen.

Wang Daoqiu returned to the inn and found that the inn lobby, which was empty when he just left, was now filled with several scholars and students wearing brand-new uniforms with nervous expressions and a cup of tea in front of them. .

Not caring about admiring these scholars and students, Wang De hurriedly went upstairs to his room, changed into a brand-new student uniform, took a 20-tael silver note, and went downstairs.

Arriving at the inn lobby, Wang Daoqiu went directly to the counter to find the shopkeeper.As soon as the shopkeeper saw Wang Daoqiu coming, he quickly put down the abacus in his hand and saluted Wang Daoqiu: "Young Master Wang, the results will be released soon. I would like to congratulate you in advance for graduating from high school."

"Thank you, shopkeeper, for your kind words. Thank you, shopkeeper. Shopkeeper, can I ask you a favor?"

"What do you mean begging? Young master is a man of fame and fame. The little old man should not beg for a word from young master. If you have anything to do, you can do as you please."

"Hey, it's like this, shopkeeper, I don't have any money on me now. If your good words come true later, I won't even have enough money to reward the servants. This will make people laugh. Look, shopkeeper, Can you exchange this bank note for me?"

As he spoke, Wang Daoqiu handed his 20-tael banknote to the shopkeeper.Before the shopkeeper even looked at Wang Daoqiu's silver note, he responded to Wang Daoqiu with a smile: "No problem, no problem. Every time the provincial examination gentlemen need to exchange for pieces of silver so that they can give rewards later, I know that." So every time on the day when the provincial examination results are released, the little old man will prepare some scattered silver on the counter. Oops, the young master’s silver note is 20 taels, and the young old man will change it for the young master.”

While talking, the shopkeeper also saw clearly that Wang Daoqiu's bank note had a denomination of 20 taels.So he quickly took the broken silver from the counter and exchanged it for Wang Daoqiu.

After exchanging the scraps of silver, Wang Daoqiu ordered two cups of herbal tea, some pastries and snacks, found an empty table to sit at, and waited for the fat man to wake up and come downstairs.

Just sitting there drinking tea and eating snacks while waiting.Soon, more and more scholars and students came to the inn lobby. When there were more people, there were all kinds of monsters and ghosts, and it was like a sketch was being performed in the inn lobby.

For example, for those who are older and have had the painful experience of failing many times, winning is more important than losing face.So they all engaged in various feudal superstitions, those who believed in Buddhism, those who believed in Taoism...Anyway, there are various kinds of statues of gods and goddesses hanging there.Then burn incense and paper in a small incense burner and a small brazier, jump on a big rope, and kneel down there, praying devoutly to your gods to bless you.

There are also some people who do not burn incense or paper, but worship the gods. They just sit there and chant something in their mouths, as if they are bargaining with the gods.

In addition to those who engage in feudal superstition, there are also some who do not engage in feudal superstition, but their psychological quality is not too strong and they are not very good at pretending. Now their eyes are dull and nervous, like a person with severe Alzheimer's disease; or they are like a donkey. , looking nervous and at a loss, walking around the table in circles.

There are hundreds of people with various attitudes, and there are all kinds of monsters and monsters. Anyway, if this scene is released to future generations, it will be seen.You will definitely think that these people are either artists doing performance art, or they are people who slipped through the cracks of the mental hospital.

Looking at these intellectuals who usually act like human beings and drag themselves out like [-] people.Just because they were under so much pressure from being awarded the honorary title, Wang Daoqiu turned his head away and smiled unkindly.

(End of this chapter)