Idle courtiers

Chapter 179

After all, Master Wang took Zhou Nan's hand and went out together.

Zhou Nan knew that he had something to say to him, so he naturally obeyed.

The snow outside was getting heavier, and the two walked on the snow-covered street for a while.Wang Ruoxu said: "Little friend Zimu, I have heard about Li Wei's killing of Shuntian Mansion Zhao's experience, so there is no need to worry."

Zhou Nan was startled: "You know what the king is doing?"

Wang Ruoxu was unhappy, and said: "This matter has become a hot topic. All the ministries are walking in the Pedestrian Division. It is said that a pedestrian named Zhou Nan took people to check Li Wei's manor, and there was a dispute with each other. Beat me to death. You came to look for me today because you were afraid of getting involved and asked Ji Yu?"

"But it's been so long now, but I haven't mentioned a word about this matter, it's clear that I look down on the old man."

Zhou Nan thought to himself: Mr. Wang, you really misunderstood, I never thought of asking you for help.This matter is related to the factional political struggle of the imperial court grandma. You, a small official, may not be worthy enough, so why should you help me?
"Where are you going, my lord? Zhou Nan was worried, and didn't know how to speak for a while. Besides, this case may involve a lot, so how can it bring unnecessary trouble to the lord?"

"What is trouble, and what are you afraid of? It's not that there are people in the court who want to weaken the royal family and want to make a fuss about Li Wei." Wang Ruoxu said indifferently: "Today is not the day for Xiumu. You are afraid of coming to find the old man. Is it because you are afraid in your heart that you dare not go to work as a pedestrian?"

Zhou Nan couldn't help but blush.

Wang Ruoxu: "Don't worry, you can't make a fuss if you die with a small experience. Even if someone wants to make a fuss, it can't be done well. At most, a few imperial envoys will be impeached. The sage has never surpassed the emperor, this matter I'm afraid that His Majesty has an account in his heart, and he probably just pretends not to see it. Is it possible to return to the Daxing Prison? Your Majesty is old and not in good health. In recent years, he doesn't want to be a director. Yuda's situation."

What he said was very explicit. If this case really needs to be pursued, Li Wei can't be caught.As long as the so-called legal procedures are followed, I am afraid that many people will jump out immediately and write a letter to impeach the royal family, and even point their swords at King Yu.The royal family is naturally unwilling and must fight back.

In this way, a fierce political struggle was put on the table, which was definitely not tolerated by Emperor Jiajing.

As Wang Ruoxu said, Jiajing liked pomp and extravagance. He entered old age and devoted himself to longevity, so he was tired of government affairs.He doesn't really want to get involved in the court battle, he just wants to maintain the current balance.

If someone wants to break this balance and break his peaceful life in his later years, it is a big taboo.

Anyway, the current situation is that in the court, he will beat whoever takes the lead.

When Zhou Nan heard this, he suddenly realized.As a history buff, he is naturally aware of Jiajing's personality.This is a strong king. Since he took the throne, he has been fighting with civil servants and powerful officials.The cabinets of the Jiajing Dynasty were always notoriously difficult. Yang Tinghe, Xia Yan, Huo Tao, Yang Yiqing, Zhang Cong, Gui E and others all had no end.Only Yan Song has been in the prime minister since the 24th year of Jiajing until now.

Apart from Yan Ge's ability to help the emperor collect money, the biggest reason is that Jiajing is tired of tossing around and wants to be a quiet and handsome man.

The princes in the court of the Ming Dynasty are all human spirits, how could they not know the emperor's mind.Even if they want to fight politically, they must kill the enemy with one blow, and they will not stalk them.Otherwise, if it is not good, you will lose yourself.

Suppose, if Zhou Nan died in the hands of Li Wei, this matter would have touched the red line of political correctness in the Ming Dynasty, and it would have pierced the sky.But what died was a small experience in Shuntian Mansion, which can only be regarded as a civil dispute, and it was settled with money.Even if the conspirators behind it want to launch a move, they won't be able to hurt the fur of the palace, but it will make the emperor unhappy, and the wise will not do it.

In the final analysis, this matter was just an encounter, a skirmish, in the struggle of an old force against the King Yu clan.Since he failed to achieve his goal, he would not pester him any more, but only lurked again, waiting for the next opportunity.

As for Zhou Nan and the dead Zhao’s experience, they belong to pawns who have fallen on the chessboard, and no one cares whether they are dead or alive/
Zhou Nan figured this out, and at the same time was happy, but also slightly annoyed.In the past two days, he was really worried, for fear that some martial arts master, an assassin from Tsing Yi Building would jump out of the dark and stab him severely.Facts have proved that he is just a small role, and he can't get on the stage of the capital.To put it bluntly, it is not even worth cutting off.

It seems that I am not the center of the world, not the protagonist in the novel who has experienced ups and downs!
Disappointed, very disappointed!

Zhou Nan originally had an ambition to be a superior person. After this happened, while fearing, he became a gambler, and he thought about taking advantage of this incident to gain his background.Now it seems that I actually think too much.

"One word awakened the dreamer, what Master Wang said just now, told Zhou Nanru to see the blue sky through the clouds and mist. However, the lower official is in charge of the manor of Qingzhang Li Wei's family, and he really wants to take over this hot potato when he really goes to the pedestrian department. gone."

Wang Ruoxu also felt that this matter was a bit of a headache, and comforted him: "It's still the same saying, if you don't want to be strong. I am a scholar with a magnanimous heart, so naturally all evils will not invade. The court has its own laws and regulations, and no one can be an exception."

This is pure nonsense!

"By the way, Master Wang, what happened to Zhu Congchi?"

Wang Ruoxu: "Is Zimu asking about the business of the royal family? Mr. Zhu has a large family, and he is a member of the Tian family. He has a big scene. With that little salary alone, he can't support his family. It’s okay to be named. It’s just a few poems, and it’s impolite for you to ask him to polish his pen..."

It turned out that Zhou Nan originally thought that Zhu Congchi's family had three wives and four concubines, because his wife and children had a lot of time to live in embarrassment.Listening to Wang Ruoxu now, this is not the case.Zhu Congji's family has a shrewd wife, who is very vicious. He has a wicked heart but no guts, and has never dared to mention the matter of being a concubine.

Classmate Zhu's wife is also very fertile, giving birth to one child a year without rest. Up to now, he has seven sons.The body is overdrawn, Lao Zhu not only has no evil intentions, but also no thieves.

It can be seen that there is no plowed land in the world, only exhausted cows. We should take people as a mirror.

Zhu Cong's family has one wife and seven children, plus a large group of old mothers, housekeepers and so on.Relying on the salary of [-] shi a year that is still owed, my personal finances are already on the verge of collapse.No way, I can only set up a bookstore to support my family.

Zhou Nan expressed deep sympathy for him, and asked Wang Ruoxu: "Master Zhu's bookstore must be quite large."

Wang Ruoxu smiled: "It's just a small workshop, hiring a shopkeeper and two book engraving craftsmen. He used to open a shop in Datong, and it lost thousands of taels in two years, and only moved to the capital last year. I thought it would be here There are many scholars, and the business should be good, but the result is still a loss. Mr. Zhu has a bad temper. It is because he has lost too much money, causing his family to suffer poverty. He asked Zimu for an old work, so he shouldn't have refused." The wife of General Fengguo was ordered by order, and she was called Shuren.

"Yes, yes, my lord is right." Although Zhou Nan promised so verbally, Zhou Nan curled his lips secretly.He originally thought that Zhu Congjin was also a royal family with a title, and the bookstore under his name should be quite large.It's okay to sell him to save face, and it's okay not to ask for his manuscript fee, at least you can spread your literary name.

Listening to what Wang Ruoxu said now, this guy is almost losing money in business, and it is estimated that the sales of published books are also very limited.

The manuscript cannot be given to him for nothing.

The two walked a few more steps. Wang Ruoxu left his home address and asked where he lived, saying that he would have more time to move around in the future. He still had many comrades in the capital to introduce to Zhou Nan.Let's hold a few literary meetings together and do some poetry and essays, it's a pleasure.

Zhou Nan was about to establish his own contacts in the cultural and political circles of the capital. He came to the capital from Huai'an alone, and it can be said that his eyes were smeared.The reason why the matter was so embarrassing this time was not because he didn't know anyone and didn't have his own news channel, so he suffered from Qin Liang's secret loss.

If he had been reminded from the very beginning and went straight to the Ministry of Rites to go through the formalities of locking the hall, how could he be blamed by Qin Sizheng?

Wang Ruoxu was drunk and went to work in the official department, and now there is still half an hour before Sanya, this guy's life is not good!
It is now at 03:30 pm Beijing time in the later generations, and it is too late for Zhou Nan to return to the pedestrian driver's office at this time.In addition, there is nothing to do at hand, so I feel very boring.

I don't feel regret in my heart: If I knew earlier, I shouldn't have followed Wang Ruoxu out of the Jiaofang Division, eating and drinking with the two beauties, listening to music, chatting about coquettish, how cool!Moreover, seeing how those two girls adore me so much, it makes sense, so they may not be able to enter the room and spend the mandarin dream together.The most important thing is that today's prostitution boss has already been released, and it would be a waste not to enjoy the services of the Jiaofang Division.

Waste is a great crime.

Well, it's too late to talk about this now, let's go home!
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"People who are used to being busy are still not used to such a leisurely life!"

Zhou Nan sighed and threw the novel aside.

After returning home, as usual, he picked up the novel books he bought before to pass the time.This time, he came to Beijing with Zhanzhi County to serve. The ship traveled northward along the Grand Canal from Huai'an and traveled for half a month.Staying on the boat with Er Zhan all day, I have finished what I should say, even the trivial matter of Chen Guzi's rotten sesame seeds, which is really boring.So, Zhou Nan asked people to buy a lot of novels to pass the time.

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, with the intensification of land annexation, a large number of landless peasants flooded into the city to seek a living, and the city scale further expanded, which gave birth to the unique market culture of the Ming Dynasty.

The ancients had few entertainment items. They couldn’t watch movies and TV, and couldn’t play games online. When it got dark, you could only go to bed.If you want to make your life more colorful, go to the Qinglou Chuguan, which is a little bit more upscale, from playing tea to staying overnight, there is nothing you can’t afford.

Therefore, many people will buy a popular novel and read a few pages for entertainment at home.In order to occupy the market, booksellers in the Ming Dynasty took the cheap route.The paper used is extremely inferior, as thin as a cicada's wing, and will tear if poked.

As for the ink used in printing, it was also very bad. After reading a few pages, my fingers were stained black.As for missing pages, missing lines, and broken chapters, it is also a common thing.

But it is extremely cheap, a novel of [-] to [-] words is only a hundred pennies, which is the cheapest way of pastime in this era.

Market culture, to put it bluntly, is eating men and women.

This kind of fast food literature of the Ming Dynasty is also indispensable to the description of Chi Guoguo's sex with men and women. After reading it for a long time, Zhou Nan only felt a fever in his lower abdomen, and seeing the blue and white cook, who was cleaning the yard, was particularly pleasing to the eye.

He was taken aback and thought to himself: It's been almost a month since I came to Beijing, and I don't know the taste of meat in January, so my threshold is so low?When introspection.

Jie Dinghui, Jie Dinghui.

He didn't dare to read this kind of Fengyue book any more, so he took out the manuscript Shi Jieren left for him and looked at it, finally calming down the churning blood.

After dinner, continue reading.

Unconsciously, it was completely dark, and was about to wash his feet and go to bed, when Huang Dou came in and said, "Master, there is Master Zhu outside asking to see you."

"Which Master Zhu?" Zhou Nan took the famous stab and took a look, but it was Zhu Congchen.

It's strange in my heart, what does this General Fengguo come to me at night, can't it be another poem manuscript?
It's a beautiful idea to get my manuscript without paying.

(End of this chapter)