Emperor Yongzheng: Eagle Bow Sirius

Chapter 12 Bo Lunlou's Talented Scholar Goes Yaling to Buy Exam Questions and the Examiner Secretly Pays Attention (2)
"It's not that I and Tian Wenjing are 'same sick and sympathetic'. He has a philistine spirit, and I never associate with him." Sun Jiagan said in a deep voice, "But Tian Wenjing also has a strong point, he is very scheming, and he is extremely serious in his work, so we can't completely erase it... I was thinking, how dare he provoke such a hot frontier official like Nuo Min for no reason? Nuo Min is not an idler!" Yang Mingshi was stunned for a moment and didn't say anything. What kind of person is Nuo Min? , of course he is very clear.When Nuo Min was the magistrate of Anqing Prefecture, Nuo Min was ordered to go to Jinling. He once received Nuo Min who was passing by. He was a very easy-going person. He went to Shanxi somehow, got off the bus for half a year, and cleared the 230 million taels of silver owed by Shanxi officials to the state treasury. Bi; moreover, the former and current officials are dealt with separately, neither corrupt officials nor current innocent officials are spared—this kind of shrewdness and resoluteness is really astonishing.But why did Sun Jiagan ask this?After thinking about it for a while, Yang Mingshi smiled and said: "I understand your thoughts, I will act in camera when I see the emperor tomorrow! You may not be able to take care of your own affairs now, state affairs, let's let it go later-what's the hurry The emperor is clear, and sooner or later the truth will come to light; the emperor is not clear, and it is useless to say. You are really in the rivers and lakes, and your heart is hanging on Wei Que!" Sun Jiagan also laughed at what he said, "No, I was also confused. I thought I’m still in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and it’s a joke for us to discuss politics with our stomachs. Let’s go, let’s go eat!”

The two cheered up, brushed against the crowd and walked half an arrow away, and saw a wine shop standing tall on the north side of the street, with six facades in a row of red and green steps below, and a Xieshan-style roof on the top. The wooden porch with the eaves faces the street, four red gauze watermelon lanterns are hung, and four words are written on the black plaque of lacquered gold:
Boron is gone
"Liu Ling, named Bo Lun, one of the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove" in the Western Jin Dynasty, was addicted to alcohol. He wrote "Ode to Wine" to promote the ideas of Laozhuang and Zhuangzi and indulge in life. He will die of drunkenness here." Yang Mingshi laughed, " The boss speaks loudly, but the style of the handwriting is not vulgar, as if he has seen it somewhere." Sun Jiagan said: "It was only opened last year, and the poor Beijing officials couldn't care about it. I have never been here, I only heard The boss is also surnamed Liu, named Liu Shulun, so it’s hard to think about the name for him. I’m going to have a great meal after following you as a rich man today.” The two of them talked and walked up the stairs, but the waiter inside had already come out, with one hand He flicked the towel over his shoulders, lifted the curtain with one hand, and yelled loudly like singing: "Come on, two, please—— want a private seat?"

When Yang Mingshi saw it, there were dozens of people sitting downstairs, in groups of three or five, all dressed up, some shouting and drinking, some were in the midst of a battle, some were intoxicated and looked up at the sky in a daze, some shook their heads and recited poems and lyrics, and some He was drunk, and forced others to listen to his own stereotyped fashion, and the chaos was extremely lively. He himself occupied the position of the deputy chief examiner, and it was even more inconvenient to chat with the candidates.Looking at the elegant seat downstairs separated by a gauze screen, Yang Ming said: "I want to be quiet, is there a good place upstairs?" When the clerk looked at Yang Ming, he saw that he was wearing a maroon lake silk squirrel padded robe with a coat on top. A rose purple lynx monkey fur waistcoat, and a brand-new six-in-one felt hat with a crimson red velvet knot, it can be seen at a glance that he is a son of Guijie who is taking an exam.Sun Jiagan's appearance was not good, but he was clean and dignified, he hesitated for a moment, and smiled, "Is this the first time I've come back to Taiwan? Go up and have a look and you'll know. The newly installed red pine wood private room, with large glass grilles, has traveled all over the capital. Bolun Building is the first one!" Yang Mingshi nodded and smiled, and Sun Jiagan climbed up the stairs, and there were six elegant seats along the north side, all of which were newly painted in clam-colored paint, but the south side was opened, and it seemed that they were specially designed for buns. The tung oil floor is polished and the fiber optics are spotless in the Xitang hall. There is also a large file case in the southwest corner, complete with pens, inks, papers and inkstones. Next to the water sign on the wall for inscribing poems, there is also a very popular among the people at that time. Rare gilt chime clock.Yang Mingshi saw that the private seats on the west side were empty, he opened the glass grille and went in, he said with a smile, "This place is very nice!"

"How dare the little ones lie to the master!" The waiter came in to wipe the table and wipe the chairs and smiled apologetically: "Since this place is in the master's eyes, I will reward the younger ones more later! - Excuse me, what kind of wine and food do you use? "

"Dish is whatever you want, two meat ones and two vegetarian ones." Yang Mingshi sat down comfortably, and threw a big shiny braid back on the chair, "I don't know what kind of wine do you have?"

"If you go back to the master, you can have any wine you want!"

Yang Mingshi saw that he was bragging so much, so he wanted to make things difficult for him. He took out five taels of silver and put it on the table, and said, "I want——Yuquan Luchun!" Because Yuquan water is exclusively used by Da Nei, it is extremely rare for folks to use it for wine making. Unexpectedly, as soon as the words came out, the clerk replied: "Yes! I don't know how heavy the taste is? Should it be single, double, or three or four. ?” Sun Jiagan was also surprised, he had a banquet for Da Nei in the Ministry of Households, and accompanied the banquet with the Ministry, and only once had he tasted the jade spring and dew spring of the four evil spirits.Just as he was about to open his mouth to ask, Yang Mingshi smiled and said, "Although Yuquan wine is good, it has only been brewed in the past few years. It is too violent. Is there any old Moutai that has been paid as a tribute?"

"Yes." The clerk hesitated for a moment, and said, "To tell you the truth, the wine that was paid for the tribute was obtained from my husband, my husband: that is, the eunuch. —— original note. The product is really genuine, only you Old Mingjian, the stolen gongs and drums can’t be played. I don’t want to spread the word, but I’m sympathetic to the little fodder.” Yang Mingshi was startled, and the more he didn’t know the origin of the boss, he glanced at Sun Jiagan and said, “Naturally. Hit a catty Come halfway!"

The waiters retreated, and Yang Mingshi and Sun Jiagan couldn't talk on this occasion, they just sat in the private room and were lost in thought. Seven or eight people in the partition room were ordering wine, but the two gradually stopped listening.

"It's my turn to draw," said one person, "Sage Confucius is blessed by the spirit of heaven. If you draw a good one, each of you will be fined a cup!" Hearing the sound of drawing lots, the man drew out a lot and read:
I asked you quietly, and you responded in a low voice. "Whisperers each have a glass!" The man shouted: "Just now the two brothers Shen Qi, Yuan and Tang Jizu were whispering to each other, and everyone saw it. Ma Weilun, pour it for them!"

Then I heard the drizzling sound of pouring wine, it was probably Ma Weilun, pouring the wine and saying: "Fill it up for you!" A voice said: "My ancestor and I have the smallest amount, don't pour it! Look, it's all spilled out!" !" Tang Jizu said with a smile: "If there is a repayment, there will be a retribution, I will draw one!" He held up his hands and drew lots, and read aloud:
The shadow seems to be inseparable from the body - the companion will drink!

There was an uproar from the crowd, the sound of pouring wine, sipping, and laughing. It turned out that these people came at the same time, so everyone drank a big glass.Sun Jiagan saw that the food and wine were served, but there was a plate of cold jellyfish, a plate of green celery and stone flowers, and two meat dishes were palace fried venison belly and braised spicy chicken, so he ordered the dishes with chopsticks and said, "Just the two of us." , can’t get busy, so I have to enjoy my food.” Yang Mingshi smiled and said: “The next door is indeed a Yaling, using a collection of sentences from "West Chamber"—we drink and listen to orders, isn’t it a joy?" After finishing, He raised his glass and said, "Sure enough, it is the old Moutai of Chen Niangong! This shop is really unambiguous!" Just as he was talking, there was laughter from the next door. Those who are afraid of insiders drink", a group of people defended themselves one after another, how to study morality, how not to be afraid of their wives, they quarreled for a long time, and publicly recommended a man named Yu Dian to be force-fed.Yu Dian probably wasn't a good drinker, so he drew a lottery stick out of alcohol, and read with his tongue tied:
Sweet talk to others, tears and frowns behind their backs. "—I'm afraid people will say that I'm afraid of my own family! Good! It's really easy to sign——Just now you all confessed that you are not afraid of your wife, please enter the urn!"

So everyone laughed again and drank their own drinks.But I heard a greasy voice say: "Feng Xiao Xiangban, Jinse Luansheng—those who are good at silk and bamboo drink...unlucky!" He only heard a "boom" and the man put the wine chip aside, and then the tables and chairs were in a mess. There was a lot of noise, and a few people came over and said in a hurry: "When it comes to poetry, music and fu, who can compare with you, Liu Molin? Drink! Don't watch him pretending to be drunk!"

"Forget it, I really can't do it anymore, dear brothers, spare your lives!" Liu Molin begged for mercy, "How about I tell a joke to sober everyone up?" Everyone probably knew that he was short-sighted, so they stopped.Sun Jiagan and Yang Mingshi drank wine and listened attentively to Liu Molin's words: "I am the candidate, and the master of the room is Mr. Li Wei, the governor of Zhejiang Province. I went to visit him at the Luming Banquet, and he is having tea. Our teachers and students are talking, He came up tired and asked for a snuff bottle.

"The follower listened, hesitated for a while before agreeing to go out, and after a while, came with a bulging object in his arms.

"Master Li's temper is known to everyone in the world, and he is the most irritable. When he saw him coming late, he scolded, 'You bastard, why did you go to such a time?'

"'Go back to Uncle Fang,' the servant said with a bitter face: 'I brought it long ago, but how can I use this object in front of the guests?' As he said, he took his hands out of his arms. I laughed so hard at that time Angry—it turned out that this dog thought Master Li wanted a 'chamber pot', and came with a chamber pot!"

Immediately there was applause and laughter from the next door, Yang Mingshi was always reserved and only smiled, Sun Jiagan couldn't help but spit all the wine on the ground with a sip.But I heard the group of people yelling: "It's not good! We had wine, and he said he peed in the potty, and he scolded him! Punish him and change him!"

"Hmm..." Liu Molin pondered for a moment, and then said, "I was walking on the street today, and a gangster took my hat away. Using this as the title, I wrote a poem based on "Yellow Crane Tower" and served wine for all my friends. How?" After that, he groaned in a strange tone:

People in the past have stolen hats, and there is nothing left to wear hats here.

The hat is gone forever, and this head is empty for thousands of years.

Before the poem was finished, everyone fell down laughing.Yang Mingshi couldn't help but leaned forward and back on the back of the chair, while Sun Jiagan rubbed his belly and smiled with tears in his eyes.After a while, when he came back to his senses, Yang Mingshi smiled and said to Sun Jiagan: "I just want to invite you out to relieve the depression in my heart. How about it, is this trip worthwhile? Come, have another drink!" While speaking, a The middle-aged man pushed open the glass grille and came in. He was wearing a red silk padded robe, a black satin mandarin jacket, mille-soled cloth shoes on his feet, and a black satin melon skin hat on his head. With a thick mustache and a picture of Taiji Bagua in his hand, he raised his hand in a gentle manner and said, "You two are taking the exam, right? Do you want to meet?"

"No, no!" Sun Jiagan was excited to hear it, waved his hands and said, "Go somewhere else!"

The man smiled and said: "Which one of the guests who come to drink wine upstairs has not been counted by me? Since you eat tribute wine, don't you want to be a tribute student? I will give the merits to the two steps!"

"Dare to ask your surname, Taifu?" Yang Mingshi's heart moved, and he asked: "This Enke is a grand ceremony for the imperial court, life and death are fate, wealth and honor are in the sky, how dare you boast Haikou'send fame"?" The man sneered, Said: "Success is up to heaven, plan is up to man! If I don't have practical knowledge, how dare I show off in this place? You don't need to ask for my name, it doesn't matter, but I have to get fame and fame, and I'm sure about it!" Yang Mingshi smiled. , took out two coins from the sleeve and weighed a silver dime, and said seriously: "Please!"

The man looked at it, and suddenly smiled, "Is this the first time for you to enter the house? You need to buy two tribute students for two coins? Just now, I have calculated all the talents in the world with an iron abacus, and I have never met such a strong iron rooster!" Sun Jiagan said. Know: Exclusively a first-class warlock, Kai Enke used fortune-telling and divination as a guise to point out the messy and complicated clues of the capital's officialdom, and sold exam questions to swindle money. Because he was anxious to hear some new jokes over there, he said: "Zhishan Selling firewood, I have seen this kind of thing a lot, go elsewhere to deceive people!" The man turned around and walked away without making any distinctions, sighing: "Idiot! Idiot! I don't know where this is!"

"Wait!" Yang Mingshi said suddenly, "You're selling exam questions? I'll buy them! How much money?"

"70 taels!" The man looked at Sun Jiagan, "You are two people, you should have sold 100 taels. I'm talking about the real price, no kidding!" Just as he was talking, the bartender came in with a porcelain plate. There was no food on the plate, and there were two big red posts placed upright. He only glanced at the man, and walked back without saying a word.The man smiled and said: "This is the exam question. If the question is not in line, you can go to this store to get back the original silver based on the post. As for failing the exam, it is what Mr. Cai said just now - life and death are fate, wealth is in the sky." "

Yang Mingshi was the deputy chief examiner, even he himself didn't know what the emperor's exam questions were, so he was just curious, seeing that this person sold the exam questions so confidently, and even had such a big property as a guarantee, he felt more and more surprised.He nodded, took out a few banknotes from the leaf of his boots, picked one and pushed it to the man, saying, "If I didn't have this shop as a guarantee, how would I trust you? This is a 100 taels banknote." , if you really get this question, I still have a 'reward'!" After taking the question post, I picked up a copy and handed it to Sun Jiagan, when I opened it, it read:

The winner is the peace of righteousness
The sun and the moon can shine for a long time
Emperor Yi returns to his younger sister, and his king's coat is not as good as his younger sister's coat. See "Book of Changes", "Qian" hexagram, and "Classical Chinese" biography: "The one who benefits is the harmony (harmony) of (reason) and righteousness". "Heng" hexagram, "彖" biography: "The sun and the moon can (take) the sky (the way) and can shine (the earth) for a long time". "Guimei" hexagram, "Sixth Five-Year": "Emperor Yi returns (marries) to his sister, and his king's coat (clothing) is not as good (good) as his concubine's (dowry) coat".

On the bottom of the head is a small regular script, "Bo Lun raises wine to wish the Beijing News even the yellow armor".Sun Jiagan couldn't help asking: "This is all from the "Book of Changes". Could it be possible that you can answer three questions?" The man rolled up his cover and said with a smile: "Your knowledge, choose one of the three exams! I'm just trying to figure it out. Did it come out with only one question? I can't guarantee the order, and I'm also afraid that people from Shuntian Mansion will come and get me!"

"Okay, that's it!" Yang Mingshi put away the post, stood up and said to Sun Jiagan, "It's getting late, we should go too." So the two left the shop one after another, and Sun Jiagan sent Yang Mingshi straight out of Gongyuan Street, looking at him After getting into the sedan chair and going away, he staggered back to his house.Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the room, he was shocked: the cabinet scholar, the minister of the upper study, the minister of the guard, Zhang Tingyu, the chief assistant of Hanchen, was sitting in his room sipping tea and waiting!Sun Jiagan was also half awake, and said in astonishment:

"Zhang Zhongtang, are you here to get a humble job?"

(End of this chapter)