Late Ming sea owl

Chapter 54 Shanyin Wu Mansion (the fifth update is completed, please follow up)

Ningbo and Shaoxing are two neighboring prefectures. The distance between the two prefectures is only more than [-] miles, and the official road is flat and wide, making it very convenient to travel by car.

Lin Hai hired a carriage and went to Shaoxing alone. In order to rush for time, he gave the carriage clerk a few extra coins and asked him to drive all night. He entered Shaoxing Fucheng early the next morning.This city belongs to Shanyin and Kuaiji counties. The official offices of the prefect of Shaoxing and the magistrates of the two counties are located in the city.

However, these three people can only serve as officials in Shaoxing Prefecture with their tails between their legs. There is no other reason. There are really as many rural officials in this mansion as crucian carp crossing the river.In the Ming Dynasty, Shaoxing Prefecture had the most scholars, with an average of more than ten people attending each Qionglin Banquet, followed by Suzhou Prefecture and Ji'an Prefecture.

Especially in the past 70 years, Shaoxing Prefecture has produced four champions, all from Shanyin and Kuaiji counties.It should be noted that the examination is held every three years. In 70, there were only about twenty top candidates. This prefecture and two counties accounted for nearly one-fifth of the candidates, and the candidates were full of outstanding people.

Therefore, there are countless high-end mansions in this city. If there are not a few honor flagpoles in the ancestral hall, you will feel three points shorter than others when you go out.Of course, in the same city, there is also a slum called Sandai Street. The people living in it are all untouchables, just like the poor households at the Pearl River Estuary.

Lin Hai asked for directions everywhere in the city. Fortunately, he could speak some broken Nanjing dialect. There were quite a few scholars in Shaoxing who could speak Mandarin, so they could barely communicate with each other even in gestures.Finally, after much effort, he finally found the Liaodong Ginseng Diao grocery store that Wu Guoyi mentioned.

This is a quite spacious store. The store mainly sells various fur products, such as fur coats, wind collars, belts, fur coats, cloaks, leather shoes, hand cages, sleeping rabbits... everything is exquisitely made and has a dazzling array. .There are also several wooden boxes on the counter with the words "Changbai Mountain Old Ginseng" written on them.

Lin Hai approached the counter and said, "Old man, may I ask if shopkeeper Yan is here?"

Behind the counter, an old man wearing a copper-money-patterned robe was fiddling with his abacus. He raised his head and said, "This old man's surname is Yan. He is the shopkeeper here. What do you do with your honour?"

Lin Hai cupped his hands and said, "I'm from Haojing. My surname is Lin. I have a business to discuss with shopkeeper Yan."

Shopkeeper Yan quickly put down his abacus, stood up and clasped his fists and said, "It turns out it belongs to Shopkeeper Lin. I can't decide on this deal. I would like to ask Shopkeeper Lin to move on and follow me to see my boss."

He said a few words to the waiters in the store, and then he took Lin Hai out of the store and walked to the northwest corner of Shaoxing City. Soon they came to the gate of a deep house.

This house is in a remote location. From a distance, you can see the tall gate and the beast's spine. Lin Hai couldn't help but secretly wonder about the identity of Shopkeeper Yan's boss.

When we arrived at the entrance of the house, we saw as many as six external doors with gilt tin nails on them. There was a gilt ebony lintel hanging high on the door, with the two characters "Wu Mansion" written on it.The steps in front of the door are smooth and smooth, with a stone lion standing on each side, which is more than half a person tall.

Shopkeeper Yan asked Lin Hai to wait at the door and went in to report.Lin Hai sat on the matai stone in front of the door for a while, but no one came out. A young man happened to pass by the door of Wu Mansion, so he came up and said, "Brother Wu Na, please stay."

The young man stopped and said, "Brother, are you talking to me?"

Lin Hai cupped his hands and said, "Exactly. Excuse me, I wonder who this Wu family is?"

The younger brother looked at Lin Hai and said, "Brother, are you a foreigner? Why do you want to come to Shaoxing Mansion?"

Lin Hai replied: "That's it. There was a storekeeper Yan who said that his master had something to do with me and brought me here. He went in to report it himself, but I didn't even know who Mr. Wu was, so I wanted to ask Xiao elder brother."

The younger brother heard this and said, "So that's it. The Wu Mansion was originally one of the most powerful families in Shanyin. During the reign of Emperor Shenzong, there was a Minister of War named Wu Taedui, who is the father of Mr. Wu today."

It turns out that the competitors of Xie Ji Silk Shop are descendants of the previous minister. No wonder Wu Guoyi hinted that his employer's business was bigger.Lin Hai thought for a while and said: "I heard what I mean, Wu Mansion is actually in decline now?"

"That's out of the question. If it were elsewhere, it would still be a first-rate portal, but in my Shaoxing Prefecture, it's nothing." The younger brother said proudly, "Let me just tell you a few people. She Chongming from Sichuan Have you ever heard that he brought turmoil to several provinces in the southwestern part of the Ming Dynasty? Who do you think pacified it in the end?" He swallowed his saliva and continued: "Then we still relied on Mr. Zhu from Shanyin to suppress Xieyuan. Now this Zhu The master is still sitting in the southwest, holding the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and holding the sword of Shang Fang to oversee the military affairs of the four provinces. Besides, the right minister of the Ministry of War, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, whose surname is Shang Tao and Zhou Zuo, is from Kuaiji, our neighboring county..."

The little brother talked for a long time, and Lin Hai listened patiently, and occasionally let out exclamations of cooperation.After he finally got tired of talking, Lin Hai brought the topic back to the Wu family: "So, after Mr. Wu Dui became an official, the Wu family was not considered a wealthy family in the Shaoxing government committee."

"You are wrong again." The little brother said with joy, "Master Wu Dui ascended to immortality 30 years ago, and the Wu Mansion was the first-class family in Shanyin until ten years ago."

Lin Haiqi asked: "Why is this?"

The younger brother said: "Listen to me, Mr. Wu Dui has only one legitimate son, Mr. Wu Youfu, who is now the head of the family. Mr. Youfu gave up his studies and joined the military. He was the deputy commander-in-chief of Shandong at that time, but he married a man from Kuaiji, a neighboring county. Miss Tao, this Tao family is the heirloom of poetry and etiquette. There are many baskets of Jinshi, and there is also one number one scholar..."

Lin Hai suddenly said: "So although Mr. Wu Dui has passed away, Mrs. Tao's natal family..."

"Listen to me." The younger brother was very dissatisfied with Lin Hai's interruption and said, "Although Master Wu Dui only has one legitimate son, Master Youfu, he has eight daughters. Except for the eldest daughter who married early, The husbands of the other seven girls all have well-established families."

Lin Hai asked: "How come you have such a great background?"

The younger brother counted on his fingers: "In addition to the Tao family mentioned just now, there are also the Shang Lao family who are the current governors of Guangdong and Guangxi, the Lu University scholar family and Jiang Lao Shangshu family in Yuyao, and the Wang Shilang family in Jinhua... By the way, there are also Have you heard about the new uncle's house and the new uncle Wang's family? That is also from Yuyao County, Shaoxing Prefecture."

"I've heard of it, the sage Wang Yangming." Lin Hai finally heard a familiar person. If he didn't know, he might as well have killed him with a piece of tofu.

The younger brother showed an expression of honor on his face and continued: "Mr. Youfu's third sister is the grandson-in-law of Saint Yangming. This uncle's surname is Wang Taichengxun. He once served as the commander-in-chief of water transportation and was in charge of hooks. The Grand Canal has been around for 20 years, which is one of the best jobs in the world!"

Lin Hai was in a daze for a while. This is the power of the Jiangnan gentry. Even if his own children do not have high-ranking officials, this huge network of relationships cannot be underestimated.

The young man continued: "I talked about Master Wu Dui's children and in-laws, and now let's talk about Master Youfu. This man was able to give birth to sons, and his wife, Mrs. Tao, gave birth to four legitimate sons, namely Meng Ming, Meng Deng, Meng Deng, and Meng Ming. Among the four masters Yi and Meng Wen, when it comes to their in-laws, the second master’s father-in-law is the most noble.”

Lin Haidao: "Why is this?"

The younger brother replied: "Ever since Mr. Youfu abandoned literature and joined the martial arts, most of the children of the Wu family have taken the martial arts path. Uncle Ming is now the commander of Jinyiwei, and is in charge of the punishment of Fusi in Beizhen. The third master Yi and the fourth master Wen He also received the honorary title of One Hundred Households of Jinyiwei. Only the Second Master Deng was a civil servant and became a prefect in Yunnan."

Lin Hai felt convinced. In these days, the Wu family was despised by the scholars of Shaoxing. Only Wu Mengdeng, who was a scholar, had the best marriage.He said casually: "But I don't know which daughter this second master Deng married?"

"Hey! Now you're asking." The little brother rolled up his sleeves and gestured, "This daughter will scare you when she says it. Her biological father's surname is Zhu Taogeng. He is also from Shanyin. He was the son of Emperor Shenzong back then. A great scholar from the First Assistant School, that means one person is inferior to ten thousand people!"

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