Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 524 What's the matter?

As one of the most wealthy families in the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Siwei changed to a better house in the capital since he entered the cabinet. The location was not far away, moving north from Hebao Lane to the east side of Huichang Street.

But this location is incredible. Turning over a wall to the east is the Taiye Pool, which is the so-called "Three Seas".To be more specific, it is on the west side between Zhonghai and Nanhai in later generations, in the large area of ​​Lingjing Hutong.

The reason why it is "a large piece" is because this house occupies a larger area than the scholar's mansion left by Zhang Juzheng.Gao Wushi's two houses in the capital city are not too small, but in terms of area, they can't keep up with Zhang Siwei's mansion when they are added together.

After all, the Zhang family is a rich salt merchant, and they have always paid attention to a certain style. This can be seen from the fact that Zhang Siwei gave it to the highly pragmatic Cherry Spring Courtyard.Moreover, the fact that the Zhang family is rich has nothing to hide. The Changlu Salt Farm has such a big business, what is there to hide?So Zhang Siwei doesn't have to hide it like some officials who were born in poverty but became rich because of being an official.

This situation is somewhat similar to that of Duke Wei's Mansion in Nanjing—anyway, everyone knows that my family is rich and loves so and so.

Gao Wushi would come to visit the next day after arriving in Beijing, which Zhang Siwei had expected a long time ago.Although in theory, uncle should of course be closer than the teacher, the king of heaven and earth should be a relative and teacher!But in fact, as far as Daming is concerned, respecting the teacher should be more obvious at certain times, not to mention that Guo Pu is the chief assistant. If Gao Wushi came to visit himself first instead of Guo Pu, Zhang Siwei would be a little embarrassed .

Since it has been expected, a meal of shameful delicacies is naturally indispensable. Even if it is a family banquet, only Zhang Siwei and Gao Wushi, the uncle and nephew, have to pay attention to it.

For example, Gao Yushi came from a long way, so besides the actual dining table for the two of them, there is also a "get off the horse to watch the table". , is not a top rich family, but it can't stand such a waste.

Because if you don’t eat, you don’t eat, so you have to prepare everything.Eight cake ingots, eight sugar buckets, five candy mountains, five candies, five sugar cakes, one lychee, one round eye, one jujube, one walnut, and one chestnut , one elbow of pork, one elbow of mutton, one side of beef, one goose in soup, two tails of white fish, four steamed buns, one live sheep, one high-topped flower, two big double flower arrangements, ten elbow flowers, fruit Twenty branches of cover flowers, ten branches of Dingsheng arranged flowers, two branches of Rongdai flowers, and one cup of bean wine.

In Gao Yushi's life, he is now considered a top rich man, but he still dislikes this kind of waste, but the other party is his uncle after all, and putting on such a face is to show him face, so he can't say much. , can only endure.

Zhang Siwei had given up drinking because of his poor health. Gao Yushi had a capacity for drinking, but he had been forced to drink too many times in his previous life, and he was almost psychologically disgusted.

Without alcohol, it is convenient to talk, because the things to be discussed today are very important, and only by not drinking alcohol can we guarantee that we will not talk nonsense for a while.

Of course, Zhang Siwei already knew what happened yesterday, but he is an elder, so he would not take the initiative to bring it up, so after taking a few bites, Gao Wushi took the initiative to talk about it: "Uncle, Ling Benbing didn't come to you yesterday Sue your nephew?"

Zhang Siwei smiled slightly: "He, he didn't file a complaint, but he came here to beg for mercy."

Although Zhang Siwei counts as a "young cabinet minister", just like the "young cadres" in his previous life, this "young" must be viewed in relation to his rank and status.It's like a 40-year-old senior official, of course he is very young, but if he is just a section chief, he is not so young.Zhang Siwei is actually 54 (false years old) this year, so of course he can call himself an old man.

Gao Wushi listened to his words, and his surprised expression seemed real: "He came to you to beg for mercy? Isn't it so?"

Zhang Siwei glared at Gao Wushi: "What are you pretending, you don't know why he came?"

Gao Wushi smiled and said, "I don't know! Uncle, he probably doesn't know the identities of those two?"

"Hmph!" Zhang Siwei looked helpless: "Of course he didn't know before, but it's not like he didn't have a place to inquire in the capital. After a few calculations, he still can't guess where the problem is? Don't say anything else, Just say who donated to build the Buddhist temple, how secret do you think this is?"

Gao Wushi smiled, and said disapprovingly: "However, because the Queen Mother believed in the lamas' exorcism, she quietly sent the two princesses to this unfinished Buddhist temple to offer incense. Mostly he just pretended not to know, so why should he worry about it?"

Zhang Siwei curled his lips: "What is the Queen Mother thinking? He Lingyangshan (Lingyunyi No. Yangshan), a courtier who has been serving as a governor all year round, how dare to guess randomly?"

Gao Wushi smiled and said, "Isn't there still Mr. Shen Ge who can help him as a reference?"

Shen Shixing is not only a disciple of Xinxue, but also a fellow of Xu Jie, and at the same time, his teacher is Zhang Juzheng, so he is actually the core figure in Xu and Zhang's lineage. If Ling Yunyi is in trouble, he must consult with Shen Shixing , which is the proper meaning of the title.

"Shen Yaoquan is good at dancing, and he only talks a little bit when he meets people. Moreover, since he entered the cabinet, he has never been willing to directly offend important figures of the practical school. He may not be able to distinguish clearly from Ling Yangshan in detail."

Gao Wushi snorted, thought for a while, and said with a smile: "Then you always help him analyze it?"

"Why does the old man help him analyze? He is not the same age as the old man, let alone a student of the old man." Zhang Siwei pointed at Gao Wushi, and said: "But you are the nephew of the old man! Besides, you have been independent since you were young." Very, he offended you this time, and it seems that he offended you quite seriously. If the old man doesn’t ask you what you mean first, will your mother say that the old man doesn’t take care of the younger generation? Family and everything will be happy!”

Gao Wushi laughed: "Then my nephew has to thank my uncle first. Instead of wine, I would like to present a glass of tea to my uncle."

Zhang Siwei waved his hand: "Eat when you eat, what kind of tea do you drink, you are young now, you don't know how to take good care of your body, when you will be like the old man in the future and don't know what will happen next year, you will know how great you are, and you will regret it."

"Thank you, Uncle, for your suggestion." Gao Wushi smiled, put down his teacup, pretended to be thinking, pretended to think for a while, and said solemnly, "Uncle, my nephew thinks it's better not to be a soldier like Mr. Ling." gone."

Zhang Siwei was stunned.

Although he guessed that his nephew might have resentment towards Ling Yunyi, he never expected that Gao's pragmatic attitude would be so decisive, and he, a mere person, made Ling Yunyi, a minister of the Ministry of War, "don't Done"!
As one of the core members of the Gao Party, Zhang Siwei is not ignorant of some of Gao Yushi's previous "brilliant deeds", and he also knows that he has many arrangements in the inner court.

What was strange to him was that his nephew was quite tolerant before, and he would never make a move unless he was so restrained that he could control the enemy with one move, but why this time he didn't even ask, and just wanted to use a dignified minister of the Ministry of War ?This is the Minister of the Ministry of War, not the military officials who are used to being the dogs of the sect!
What's going on here?
Zhang Siwei even had some doubts for a while, whether there was something inside that he hadn't figured out, this situation is wrong!
　To be honest, I guess you can't guess how I plan to write these two princesses. It's really not that simple, and I can't write emotional dramas that don't fit the Ming Dynasty.The presence of a princess does not mean that the protagonist wants to marry a princess, nor does the appearance of two princesses mean that the protagonist wants to marry two at once, OK?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)