Ping An Biography

() Yu Futai is not a person without weaknesses at all. His weaknesses are not only known to himself, but maybe his wife Dong: He can't handle women, which is exactly what the sage said, "Only women and villains are difficult." Raise also".He really wanted to have a good relationship with his wife, it would be best if they hit it off, but for some reason, he always had a feeling of alienation; and he also knew that this was mostly his own problem.

What could be wrong with a woman who has already married into the Yu family? Yu Futai has made a difference at a young age, and his looks and figure are not bad. Dong's heart must be towards him.In the Ming Dynasty, a woman could only rely on a man to live. If she didn't rely on a righteous and righteous husband, who else would she want to rely on?

Is it because you are too serious at home?Yu Qian always wants to bring out great principles in family affairs.But sometimes he also wanted to relax, and when he was in a good mood, he tried to make his wife laugh; unexpectedly, at that time, Mrs. Dong became serious again, which made Yu Qian at a loss for what to do.In short, there is no way.

There is another question, I don't know why Mrs. Dong is so suspicious.Sometimes Yu Qian really wanted to scold her, so what if a scholar-bureaucrat has three wives and four concubines, although he didn't want that. ..

"What kind of person Yu is, what kind of character is she, doesn't she understand? I have been blind to my husband and wife for many years."

It wasn't long after Yu Qian arrived in Changde Mansion that Mrs. Dong came from Wuchang.I don't know whose nonsense she has listened to, and she has nothing to do.After thinking about it for a while, Yu Qian had a rough guess: it must be about Fang Ling.

... The two women that Dong's chasing wind and shadows are most wary of are Luo Yaoniang and Fang Ling.She seems to be very insecure, always worried that her husband will abandon her and have sex with one of these two people.Luo Yaoniang is Yang Shiqi's adopted daughter, and Yang Shiqi admires and values ​​Yu Qian so much, maybe he really wants to marry Luo Yaoniang to Yu Qian. The "humble" woman once stayed in the old Nanjing courtyard. Dong is very shameless towards this kind of woman, but she also knows that Yu Qian and Fang Ling have some old friendships. It seems that they met and knew each other before Yu Qian became a scholar , and that Fang Ling is proficient in everything from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, maybe the two of them have a similar heart and soulmate?

Otherwise, why are there still occasional correspondence after so many years?What is there to talk about between a minister of the Ministry of War, a governor of the province and a woman who has been a prostitute, except for that messy thing.

The last letter discovered by Mrs. Dong was sent by Fang Lingtuo from Changde.Maybe she was still in Changde Mansion, maybe Mrs. Dong came to Changde Mansion under the pretext of taking care of her husband because she thought that the two of them would be "heart-to-heart" in Changde. <Han was forced to do that business before, but he never even touched a finger.I have been with him for a long time, one is because I think about the rare friendship before my fortune, when Yu Qian wanted money, no money, fame and no fame, Gu Chunhan never disliked it and generously gave help in all aspects; second, Yu Qian is also an individual, Moreover, he is not lacking in cultural interest after reading poetry and books, and occasionally needs a confidant-like existence. It just so happens that Gu Chunhan has a high level of cultivation in art, especially the operas he sings.

Now he really doesn't care about his wife, so he can only let her go.

In the afternoon, Yu Qian and Nanzhen Fusi Lu Qianshi changed their casual clothes and went to meet a woman in secret.This woman is quite capable. She was originally a person who collected money to work for Jinyiwei, but she used clever means to hook up with Xu Guangchen, an important figure in the rebel army in Changde City, and gained her trust. However, Xu Guangzhi failed to defend the city and committed suicide. .

This woman's name is Qiao Gu, she is a pretty widow at first, her identity can stand the investigation, and she has even managed the relationship with her neighbors.She is good at thinking about men's minds, and even Xu Guangchen was tricked when she was old.

Qiaogu's method of dealing with Lao Xu is not complicated, and she only grasped two points: a man like Lao Xu is useless for playing music, chess, calligraphy, calligraphy and painting. What is lacking is the warmth of home, so Qiaogu has shown her specialty of cooking well, like a virtuous housewife, not lacking in simple taste, and more importantly, she is also very handsome; secondly, pretending to be pitiful inspires men An instinct to protect the weak, she said that she is a widow and has no children, how hard it is to have no one to rely on, as long as she has a few thatched huts of her own and a home, she will be at ease. The deputy head of the Ministry, the prince's relatives and confidantes, Changde and Chenzhou are also people who can talk, the old man can give you thousands of times what you want... a person who only wants a few thatched huts to make a home What a lovely woman, and a beautiful woman, a virtuous woman.

Old Xu once vowed that as long as you renew the incense to Lao Xu's family, you, mother and son, will enjoy the glory and wealth in the future, and all that Lao Xu has will be left to you.Before he died, knowing that he was defeated in the war, he gave Qiaogu all the belongings left by his official salary and frugal life, and said, "Except for Wen Jun, you are the most beautiful woman in the world." My dear, but Wen Jun should not lack food and drink in this life, you have no one to rely on and you don’t have the blood of the old Xu family, maybe others will not recognize you, so these properties will be left to you, find an honest man, It's better to have a family, or have a family...

Maybe it's a good thing that Lao Xu left without knowing the truth.

Yu Qian and Lu Qianshi met Qiaoniang, and Qiaoniang's way of thinking about people was obviously useless to these two people.They are all people who have seen big storms, and their demeanor and demeanor are very calm.

"Last time I found out the itinerary of the King of Xiang, but I did a great job, did you catch him?" Qiao Niang asked flatteringly.

Lu Qian said: "You are asking knowingly, what kind of person is the thief leader, if he died then, there is no rumor in this city that reaches your ears? But your credit is still there, we have won a lot of traitors. The head of a thief."

Yu Qian kept a straight face and said nothing.Maybe he didn't think this kind of action was a way to get on the stage, but he didn't say it was wrong. He even ordered the assassination of troops by himself, and the people in Nanzhen Fusi didn't have the right to deploy troops.If Zhang Ning can be eliminated by such a direct method, although it is disgraceful, there is nothing wrong with it.

Qiao Niang said: "The reward for silver..."

"Huh!" Lu Qianshi suddenly made a voice from his nose, and said in a tone of earnestness, "One cannot be greedy."

Qiao Niang said unhappily: "The money I deserve, I said well before, but my lord's words are ugly. How can you call it insatiable?"

"Don't think I don't know, that Xu Guangchen gave you a lot of money, it's stolen goods!" Lu Qian said seriously.

"Okay, I don't want the reward, okay?" Qiao Niang quickly raised her hand and pressed on the table, "But I don't want to do it anymore, now I have a sum of money that is enough for the rest of my life. I want to change to another place to spend my days in peace and stability. This job is too scary, and it will be over if I get caught... That's what the old man told me when he gave me money. If I hadn't done this Okay, there is nothing wrong with marrying him, anyway, he won't live long at that age, and he doesn't have a son, so the property isn't mine?"

She didn't know what came to mind, and suddenly burst out laughing, "He still wants me to give him a son to live a good life, and he doesn't look at the half-buried person himself, and he is not satisfied with someone sleeping with him for a few nights. "

"I'm afraid it's not that easy." Lu Qianshi said coldly.

Qiao Niang suppressed her smile: "What's not easy, I don't want to do it anymore, can't I? I found the letter for you for nothing, and I didn't even ask you for a copper coin. Who are you worthy of?"

Lu Qianshi still said in a cold tone: "Jin Yiwei never thought of being sorry to anyone, as long as he was worthy of the emperor."

"You..." Qiao Niang's expression froze immediately, and a look of fear appeared instead.

Lu Qianshi broke off a pair of chopsticks on the table with one hand, and said fiercely: "If you dare to run, you must run out of Jin Yiwei's eyeliner, otherwise I will catch you and make you beg for death!"

Although Yu Qian on the side didn't have a good impression of this woman, he couldn't listen anymore, and finally said: "Your identity has not been revealed yet, and it is very important for the court to find out important news. As long as you catch or capture the thief leader , I’ll ask Master Lu to let you go, and I’ll give you some extra money, how about it? As long as the last thing is done, it’s better than taking risks and fighting against Jin Yiwei?”

"Can I trust you?" Qiao Niang suddenly became very helpless and pitiful, and people couldn't help feeling sympathetic.

Lu Qian said with a yinyin smile: "You don't need to believe me, but you can trust your lord, because your lord is a gentleman."

Yu Qian really couldn't go on, because he couldn't intervene in Jin Yiwei's affairs at all. The cooperation in front of him was just a military need, and he got the emperor's permission.No matter what, yin and yang can be used against Zhang Ning, and Yu Qian firmly believes that he can face it calmly.

Qiao Niang asked timidly: "The adults asked me to do the last thing, what is it for?"

Lu Qian said: "It's very simple, you just continue to play your own role. Tomorrow you hire someone to restrain Xu Guangzhi's body, and then set up a mourning hall for him at home. Of course, we have to cooperate with you as a neighbor." I will take you away. After a few days of grievances in the prison, you will be released. It is reasonable for the government not to treat a widow. Then you go out of the city and go south to Chenzhou to find Xu Wenjun, the granddaughter of Xu Guangchen. Then Xu Wenjun is a thief The person who is close to you, you can do a lot of things as long as you let her accept you... how to deal with a teenage girl, don't you need me to teach you?"

"Then Xu Wenjun already knew about my existence, but now that his grandfather is dead, and I was implicated because of his restraint, I had no one to rely on to vote for her. It's not difficult." Qiao Niang pondered and murmured. .

After explaining clearly, Yu Qian said, "Since that's the case, it's inconvenient to stay longer. Lu Qian wants to go with me?"

Lu Qian said with a smile: "Don't say that Qiao Niang really has two feelings, Mr. Yu will go back first, and I will let her play with me. I have been panicking for a long time, but the one in the brothel kiln Women are not much cleaner than Qiao Niang, and they need money, which is not as good as ready-made ones."

"Farewell." Yu Qian only said two words, feeling very unhappy, got up and left.

When Yu Qian returned home, he was immediately questioned by Mrs. Dong about his relationship with that woman.Yu Qian suddenly said: "You actually asked someone to follow me?" Dong Shi also suddenly realized that he was wrong, so he kept silent.

"Do you know that the person accompanying me is from Jinyiwei?" Yu Qian had a serious expression on his face, "The people you sent to follow Jinyiwei, what are they for? It's luck not to be found, if he is caught, he will feel better. "

Dong said aggrievedly: "Husband and Jin Yiwei went to have a secret meeting with a woman, why can't they be serious?"

Yu Qian took two steps, and could only explain, otherwise it would be hard to dispel Dong's knot, "That woman is a spy, we want her to sneak into the side of the thief leader Zhang Ning, and just use her for big things. I can What does it have to do with those women? You... oh!" <Han's girl and the like? "

Yu Qian said: "I still have some business to go back to the Chinese army, so there is no need to prepare dinner for me."

"Husband..."

Yu Qian returned to the courtyard of the former Senate, feeling very bad.The madam is really troublesome, and she doesn't even think about it: If I, Yu Qian, divorce my wife for a prostitute, or divorce my wife to cling to Yang Shaobao and marry another, what will Shihlin think of me?Am I such a fool?

As soon as I felt that I had no distractions, an attendant came up and handed a letter saying: "There was a woman who wanted to visit Futai outside the official office before, and the villain would have informed her, but Futai did go out at that time. That woman left this letter and asked the villain to pass it to Futai, please have a look." <Han's.There was some turmoil in his heart, and he put aside the thoughts that he thought he had no distracting thoughts just now. <Han is indeed in Changde, and he voted for Zhang Ning before, all of which Yu Qian knows. <Han throws him, so as to get rid of the cold singing and dancing to a certain level.

According to Yu Qian's understanding, Zhang Ning is also a literati. Although he only passed the examination of Juren's fame, the self-confidence that he said in Nanzhili that he would win Jieyuan was not all arrogance; It's not too bad, and I have a love for wind, flowers, snow, moon, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.Zhang Ning wrote the lyrics for "The Peony Pavilion", and Su Liangchen, a great talent in the south of the Yangtze River, composed the music. It was completely normal for Gu Han to vote for Zhang Ning. <Han was originally a prostitute who showed her face, so there is nothing wrong with making friends everywhere.She is in Changde, and Changde is no longer within Zhang Ning's sphere of influence, so it must be a little dangerous. It is understandable to contact an old friend who is now powerful to protect herself. <In the letter left by Han, he made an appointment and invited him to meet.

To see or not to see?With Yu Qian's current background, he doesn't worry about being implicated, can he be brought down with the trivial matter of meeting a j|girl?That was too simple.Thinking of the past friendship, Yu Qian wanted to see her very much.It's just that this matter has to be done in a sneaky way, and in someone's life, there must be times like this... If Madam finds out, it will be very annoying to think about it.

Yu Qian brought seven or eight entourages with considerable martial arts skills, dressed in ordinary people's clothes, and traveled in a carriage.After seeing Lu Qianshi's deeds, he became more defensive. After approaching the agreed place, he asked his followers to squat nearby to observe, but there was nothing unusual.

He couldn't help laughing at himself: What can a weak woman do in a city with a large army?I can still have a problem with Ge Han's character like Xu Guangchen did. How can Yu Qian have such a long friendship with her?

On the bank of the Yuanshui River, among the small weeping willows and peaches and plums, there is a small bamboo building, which is built in the architectural style of Huguang Shaomin. Such a place in the city must have been built by very wealthy officials or merchants.The ladder of the small building is outside, and there is almost only one whole room on it at a glance. Its function is definitely not for living, but it is probably a place for the owner to invite friends to read poems and compose couples when he is in the mood.

A group of people walked slowly along the road with the carriage to the front of the building, and when they looked back, they could see the waves on the Yuanshui River and the boats in the river.A cappella came from upstairs, "The most sultry | Blooming lazily in the bright light.

Not worth the trip.

It's a pity that there is no bamboo silk orchestra soundtrack, otherwise it would be better.Listening to the sound alone can't appreciate its beauty, and Yu Qian can't wait to go upstairs to have a look.

When she sang "It's just that flowers are like people's hearts lead to benefit", Yu Qian was already walking on the bamboo stairs.A strong and strong man ordered: "You, you, you three go up to the platform; Li San, you go to the back; the others stay here. Don't let him get distracted by a girl singing, keep an eye on it!" The situation!" Everyone responded: "Yes!"

As soon as they walked up the stairs, the singing stopped abruptly. A young lady gently opened the bamboo door and said, "My lord, please."

Yu Qian stepped into the threshold with a calm expression, only to see that there were musicians inside.Five or six young men and women were kneeling by the wall with musical instruments. Other than that, all they saw was the maid who opened the door for him and a woman wearing a paper mask standing by the front desk. <Han people saw a canvas hanging on the table, only two small yellow flowers were embroidered on the canvas, other than that it was blank.There is a graceful figure inside.

A voice as sweet as a yellow warbler said softly: "The concubine was just practicing, and this is to sing a real song for Sir Yu."

Yu Qian didn't care about common etiquette, so he bowed and said: "I will listen carefully."

"It's been a long time since I sang, don't laugh at me."

Yu Qian shook his head slowly with a smile, found a chair, and sat down steadily.