Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 653
The Qing embassy was put aside, and Lu Gong held back his strength every day, and even sent someone to the Ministry of Rites to question, when will the negotiations be?Fucked.

On the other hand, Feng Quan went out to have fun every day, and he called it to investigate the people's sentiments in the Southern Dynasties, which made Lv Gong more dissatisfied. The principal and deputy envoys of the mission seemed to be reversed.

Feng Quan was indeed shocked by the prosperity of Guangzhou. The vitality of the whole city was not comparable to that of the Qing court towns under political pressure. his purpose.

On the one hand, he really understands the people's sentiments in the Southern Dynasty. On the other hand, he is not in a hurry to negotiate. The longer it is, the more it suits him.

At this time, the big country in the Central Plains is still relatively loyal. It is basically impossible to negotiate here and then start a fight. Feng Quan understands the habits of the Han people and is ready to use this to complete the goal of delay.

It has been a long time since the Southern Dynasties didn't see her, and Lu Gong was also bored, so he couldn't stay in the room every day to study the 99 ways of writing fennel beans.

This morning, Feng Quan was about to go out, and seeing Lu Gong was in the courtyard, he casually invited him again, but unexpectedly Lu Gong agreed.

Feng Quan was slightly taken aback, and asked someone to fetch the clothes, but this guy was unwilling to change. Feng Quan was so worried that he wanted to give himself a big mouth, and after a while of talking, the two went out in disguise.

After going out for a stroll, Feng Quan took Lu Gong through all the restaurants, warehouses, theaters, shops, ticket offices, and of course brothels he had visited in the past few days.

"The world is going downhill, merchants, actors and actresses are popular, and scholars, farmers, and businessmen are putting the cart before the horse. The Southern Dynasty is on the old road of the Southern Song Dynasty. If we don't learn the lessons from the death of the Song Dynasty, our dynasty should be unified." Pang Wan returned to the post house, Lu Gong was very satisfied with this trip.

At this time, he and Feng Quan had just entered the gate of the posthouse when officials from Daming arrived at the posthouse and said that they were summoned to the Ministry of Rites for a preliminary discussion.

"Aren't you going to prepare a banquet?" Lu Gong couldn't help asking with a frown as he looked at the sky and it was time for dinner.

Drinking orders, composing poems, and writing lyrics at the banquet is a good time for literati to compete and compete. Lu Gong has always been full of expectations.

The official is the head of the sixth rank of the host and guest department, and he is very young. Hearing this, he couldn't help but squinted at Lu Gong. The meaning was obvious. Ming and Qing fought like this. Damn, I still want to have a banquet, so I won't treat you to a knife That's fine.

Seeing this, Feng Quan hurriedly took Lu Gong into the post house. This was a meeting, and he had to wear the official uniform of the Qing Dynasty.

The two of them were ready, Feng Quan did not forget to tell Lu Gong a few words, and then boarded the host and guest's carriage, and went to the Ministry of Rites.

Now the Six Departments have moved out of the original governor's office, and they are no longer crowded together. After walking on the street for more than a quarter of an hour, the carriage stopped in front of the Ministry of Rites' office in the north of the city.

Guangjing City is developing rapidly, but the south of the city is close to the wharf, so the development is more prosperous, and the price of land and houses has risen rapidly. Many yamen of the imperial court have moved to the north of the city where the land price is relatively cheap, occupying an entire street, with central centers on both sides. various yamen.

Feng Quan and Lu Gong got off the car, and saw two big stone lions squatting in front of the yamen, with animal heads at the gate, very majestic.

There is a plaque on the main entrance with the words "Ministry of Rites" written on it, and a couplet next to it. There are a few people standing in front of the gate, they are still Qian Bingdeng and Xia Wanchun. Seeing this, Lu Gong frowned, and sparks could not help but appear in his eyes .

Seeing Lu Gong looking at him, Xia Wanchun narrowed his eyes and looked at each other contemptuously, the air immediately smelled of gunpowder.

At this time, Qian Bingdeng turned sideways and invited them in with a smile. Feng Quan first straightened his clothes, straightened his bowl hat, and entered the gate, only to realize that the inside is completely different from the outside.

They were led to walk through a passage, and after passing through a hall from east to west to south, they arrived at the inner courtyard. There was a main hall above, several side rooms on both sides, and a long corridor in the middle directly passed through the pond and the rockery to the hall.

This is also due to the tight budget of the imperial court. Although the outside of the yamen is quite majestic, the inside still looks like the original owner's house.

Nanchao didn't intend to entertain at all, which disappointed Lu Gongshi, he needed a reason to provoke something, and he couldn't just bite without a reason, after all, he is also a civilized person with status.

As soon as he entered the inner courtyard, Lu Gong happened to see a few goslings playing in the pond, he suddenly had an idea, stood still, and suddenly pointed at the goslings and said, "The white goose has not completely shed its yellow color, so I don't know how high the sky is and how thick the earth is."

He was deliberately finding fault, but it wasn't too abrupt, there must be a reason for it.

With his behavior, Qian Bingdeng was clear in his heart. The rivalry between the Ming and Qing was going on in all aspects at the same time, but he was not worried.

Xia Wanchun is so smart, he knew that this guy wanted to make trouble for him a long time ago, and deliberately deceived him when he saw he was young, he saw a tortoise lying on the rock and stretching its head, the corner of his mouth couldn't help smiling, and blurted out: "The tortoise's shell has long been polished. , can be regarded as old and cunning."

As soon as this remark came out, there was a burst of laughter, and Feng Quan's face was inevitably dull.

Lu Gong was unfavorable, his face flushed, when he saw the pond, he immediately wrote another couplet, "It's hard to stir up a thousand layers of waves."

What he meant was that Xia Wanchun was young, how capable he could be, and what storms he could make. He also insinuated that the Ming Dynasty had lost most of its country, and now this little land could not do much.

Lu Gong was quite proud after finishing this couplet, but Xia Wanchun immediately said to him, "One fire can burn ten thousand mountains."

Qian Bingdeng saw Xia Wanchun calmly dealt with it, and the majesty of the Ming Dynasty, he couldn't help laughing, and greeted everyone to enter the hall.

After everyone sat down in the hall, Feng Quan started talking with Qian Bingdeng, to the effect that he hoped to talk with high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty.

The purpose of the Qing Dynasty was to delay the Ming Dynasty through negotiations, and promised excellent conditions to divide the Ming Dynasty, but this had to be negotiated with him before he could do it. Now there are only two small officials, and the Ming Dynasty does not pay much attention to it. , that obviously fails to achieve his purpose.

The one he wants to see most is naturally Wang Yan, but Wang Yan has a very high status now, and he has recently been crowned the county king. It is impossible to talk to him at the beginning, but Wang Yan can't see him. Scholars and the like, let the one who can call the shots talk.

Feng Quan was discussing here, but Lu Gong didn't say a word. The majestic champion of the Qing Dynasty was actually defeated by a child, and he had completely lost the face of the Qing Dynasty.

Lu Gong was eager to save face, it just so happened that it was getting dark at this time, the little official entered the hall and lit the candles, and then put on the lampshade, he seized the opportunity when everyone stopped talking, saw the stitches, and immediately said: "Dip the candles in oil. , There is one heart in the candle, and there is fire in the heart."

This meant that he was very unhappy. Xia Wanchun saw this guy talking endlessly, rolled his eyes, and scolded: "Paper lanterns, there are many eyes around the cage, and there are no pearls in the eyes."

"You~" Lu Gong clapped the case and said angrily, "It's the best for the young to bully the big."

Xia Wanchun immediately replied, "It's madness for a foolish dog to be king."

This time the number one scholar of the Qing Dynasty was almost vomiting blood from anger, and Feng Quan couldn't help it. What did he say to make the Qing Dynasty look good?
You made an agreement to go out and beat people, but in the end they beat you every time, which is not appropriate.

"Calm down, calm down, we're here today~" Feng Quan kindly comforted him, before losing too badly, let's stop, otherwise Daqing's face will be lost.

Lu Gong's eyes were red, but he couldn't listen to persuasion at all. He just won the first prize of the Qing Dynasty for less than a year, and the future will be infinitely better. If he is listed here, his reputation will be completely ruined.

Xia Wanchun also smiled slightly, "The pairing is just for entertainment, brother Changyin, don't worry, we still have to focus on negotiation."

Learn from each other for fun?Lao Tzu's reputation is completely ruined in your hands, Lu Gong suppressed his anger, and said in a hoarse voice: "I'm making a pair, rice, sorghum, wheat, millet, many bastards, which one is sir?"

This first couplet was the result of his hard thinking in the posthouse for the past few days, and he didn't even think of the second couplet, so it is certain that the child will not be right, "You are right!"

Xia Wanchun was born in a scholarly family. He was literate at the age of three and capable of poetry at the age of six. He studied under Chen Zilong, a famous figure in the literary world. He was known as Jiangzuo Boy when he was in his teens.

However, this pair is really complicated. It is really not easy to find the corresponding ones for rice, sorghum, bean, wheat, and millet.

Seeing him frowning, Lu Gong was overjoyed, "What? I'm sorry."

Before he finished speaking, Xia Wanchun said with a smile: "Poems and books, Yi Li Chunqiu, many scriptures, why ask me!"

Lu Gong immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.

The clerk who was in charge of recording the meeting immediately picked up a pen, recorded it on the file, and prepared to write a post after going home~

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(End of this chapter)