Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 48 Price
When she got home, her mother looked worried when she saw Yang Chao.

Tell Yang Chao that people keep sending money today, all of which are 100 taels, and some even say that they don't know Yang Chao.

After asking, I found out that they were servants of famous prostitutes.

The mother also asked Yang Chao worriedly if something happened to the girl.

Only at this time did Yang Chao feel that something was wrong. He not only offended the Bian sisters, but also offended all the first-class prostitutes in Qinhuai River!

Not only did everyone refund the money, but they even let go of the words of breaking up the relationship.

I was expelled from the circle of celebrities. I didn't expect that I just took the opportunity to sneak in and was kicked out in a blink of an eye.

Is this the price of speculation?

It would be fine if Zhou Yanru became the chief assistant, but if he failed, he would suffer a great loss this time.

Yang Chao could imagine that after the promotion of these courtesans, his reputation would be tainted, at least among those scholars.

Kang Hui came to find Yang Chao in the evening.

From Kang Hui, Yang Chao knew that yesterday's meeting spread throughout the entire city of Nanjing overnight.

But all the famous prostitutes who participated were very mysterious, and no one said what they were doing at the meeting.

Instead, it made people even more crazy to ask what they were doing. All the famous prostitutes who participated were originally romantic figures, but now they are even more famous.

The ten famous courtesans were said to be the first-class famous courtesans for a while, and those who did not participate could only be the second-class courtesans.

In this situation, several famous prostitutes who were invited by Yang Chao but refused to participate regretted it.

This situation may not be intentional by those famous prostitutes. Telling others that they are gathering with celebrities such as Zhang Pu and Qian Qianyi is a kind of promotion for their status.

However, due to Yang Chao's request and the fact that this matter is so important, no one dared to fully reveal that this was a rally in support of Zhou Yanru's re-election, so it was temporarily kept secret for Zhou Yanru.

Those scholars who participated in the meeting, although they made a big fuss at the meeting, no one said it out for the time being.

Although there was a big fuss, these scholars were very conflicted afterwards. They were worried about participating in this meeting of Ruan Dacheng, and felt very excited to participate in such a grand meeting to support the Shoufu's coming to power.

They are ashamed of having a rally with Ruan Dacheng, but they are proud of supporting Zhou Yanru. When these two situations come together, it is the reason why they exploded at the rally, not only being stimulated by Qian Qianyi, but Qian Qianyi It was just lighting a fire, and the real reason was the contradictory psychology of these scholars.

Also because of this ambivalence, the scholars did not disclose the content of the meeting, not because it was the reason for donating money to Zhou Yanru's re-election, and they did not have the awareness to keep political secrets, but because they made trouble at the meeting. If Zhou Yanru found out about this, would it be considered disrespectful to him?

These scholars are all scholars with the background of Donglin Fushe, and Zhou Yanru is the banner of Fushe, and he is very famous in both groups of Donglin Fushe. If such a big boss knows that he is disrespectful, it is nothing benefit.

So for the time being, no one is willing to speak out. After all, if they speak out, they can't tell about the ups and downs of their own reputation.

When others asked, they kept silent, and simply let others guess. It was beneficial and harmless for them to be known that they had participated in a big gathering, but no one knew the content of the grand gathering.

However, it is obviously impossible to keep this news secret. There are so many people, and conflicts broke out, many of which are malicious, especially Qian Qianyi has turned his face publicly.

I believe that this incident must have spread to the official circles in Beijing. Whether Zhou Yanru can enter the cabinet as scheduled depends on Zhang Pu's ability and Zhou Yanru's own strength.

Kang Hui also brought the news that Yang Chao's reputation had become bad.

Kang Hui told Yang Chao that those first-class prostitutes all hated Yang Chao. Yang Chao was helping Ruan Dacheng, but he didn't tell them, thinking that Yang Chao had deceived them.

But that's not the real reason.

They are not afraid of being used at all. Every year, they are invited to participate in countless rallies, large and small. Not only do they want to use their fame, they also use this to promote their reputation. It is a matter of mutual benefit for them to participate in the event.

The real reason was that when Liu Rushi was on stage, Qian Qianyi suddenly broke out. Liu Rushi thought she had offended Qian Qianyi. After returning, Liu Rushi suddenly became seriously ill and lay down in the Meixiang Building.

Qian Qianyi didn't go to visit either, the relationship between the two was over.

That's why Liu Ru and those sisters chose to break up with Yang Chao.

So it wasn't entirely because Yang Chao was doing things for Ruan Dacheng. In the final analysis, Yang Chao wasn't really cheating, he was just concealing it. He didn't tell them who he was helping, he only said it was to raise funds for Fushe.

The key is because Yang Chao made Liu Rushi sick.

But Yang Chao's reputation among the scholars was very consistent, and he was despised by all the scholars.

They despise Yang Chao because they despise Ruan Dacheng. They despise Ruan Dacheng because Ruan Dacheng is an eunuch, so Yang Chao's work for Ruan Dacheng is for the eunuch.

At the same time, Kang Hui also said that the Donglin Party and Fushe had completely split. Some scholars who belonged to Donglin expressed that they would no longer communicate with Fushe. Announced separation from the complex.

Qian Qianyi took the opportunity to invite many young scholars and absorbed them into the Donglin Party.

Yang Chao did not expect that the Donglin Party and Fushe had a close relationship in the past few years. Many people did not distinguish between Donglin and Fushe. They were collectively referred to as Donglin Fushe. Many people claimed that they were both Donglin and Fushe members. Unexpectedly Now the two groups have drawn a line.

The split of the Donglin Restoration Society, such a major event, may cause Yang Chao's gathering to be a sensation for a while, and even the longer it takes, the more intense the brewing will be. This grand meeting is destined to be circulated among scholars for a long time.

And Yang Chao's name, along with the spread of this grand event, will be mentioned time and time again, but I'm afraid there will be more scolding.

The split between Donglin and Fushe, the two big groups in the south of the Yangtze River, stemmed from the event he personally created. Yang Chao had a sense of accomplishment, but overall he didn't care too much about it. After all, these political groups were still far away from him. It doesn't matter.

But because of himself, Liu Rushi and Qian Qianyi seem to have conflicts. This is a pair of talented men and beautiful women who are admirable.

In particular, Liu Rushi fell ill, which made Yang Chao feel a little bit worried.

He entrusted Kang Hui to visit first, and Yang Chao also went to visit the next day, but the servant of Meixiang Building refused to let Yang Chao go up.

Yang Chao couldn't help but feel annoyed.

After returning home, he rested for another day, hired a carriage the next day, and changed into his official uniform.

"Ah! Brother, what are you doing?"

Seeing Yang Chao wearing an official uniform, Yang Yue was in a daze at first glance, but then became surprised at the second reaction.

Yang Chao smiled lightly, and said lightly, "Brother has become an official!"

After all, the family is still proud of him, which warms Yang Chao's heart. Because of Liu Rushi's incident yesterday, he was not in the mood to show off with his official uniform.

When the mother heard the noise, she also looked over. When she saw her son's official uniform, she immediately put down what she was doing and ran over in a hurry.

"Son, what's the matter?"

The mother was in total shock.

What the son has done these days makes the mother completely incomprehensible. She no longer wants her son to be successful, but only wants to be safe.

"Mother, my son has become an official, the commander of Xinjiangkou Water Camp!"

As Yang Chao said, he took out his waist badge and big seal, and gradually became a little proud in his tone, without the depression of being expelled from the celebrity circle.If for the sake of his family, he had to pay the price of being hated by those famous prostitutes and literati, Yang Chao would never regret it.

"I'm an official!"

Mother murmured, holding the official seal and looking at it several times, she gently touched Yang Chao's official uniform with her hand, especially the patch on it.

The younger sister looked at Yang Chao's waist badge for a while, and wanted to touch the official uniform, but her mother slapped her hard on the hand.

"Isn't it just a cat, I don't want people to touch it."

My sister was dissatisfied.

The mother snorted: "What cat, this is Biao, a slap for a seventh-rank military officer!"

Yang Chao was not surprised that his mother knew official uniforms.

Mother had already said to herself: "In our Xiaolingwei, this is the official residence of Lord Baihu, but the official uniform of Lord Baihu is not so beautiful, it is so new."

The garrison is corrupt, and even hundreds of households are often very poor. Official uniforms have not been issued for many years. If you want to wear new ones, you have to buy them yourself. Many people's government offices have really been patched.

Yang Chao smiled and said, "My son is going to take office today. Mom, buy something good for your sister, and have a few drinks with Dad tonight."

The carriage was at the door, Yang Chao bid farewell to his mother and sister, and went out to wait for the carriage to leave.

The mother and younger sister ran all the way to the intersection, watching the carriage slowly disappearing into the streets and alleys of Nanjing City, and felt a dream. The son (brother) became an official, so it seemed unreal.

The carriage went all the way, out of Shuixi Gate, and went north along the Qinhuai River. The mouth of the Qinhuai River was the camp of the navy, named Xinjiangkou Camp.

This camp existed in the early Ming Dynasty. It was the most prosperous place when Zheng He sailed to the West. There were 400 to [-] sailors and more than [-] large ships, most of which were ocean-going treasure ships.

It can be said that when Zheng He made seven voyages to the West, he may have set off from this barracks.

The scale of the big camp is still as large as before, but it is dilapidated.

One army camp was next to the other, and the walls of the camps were erected with tall logs, and the outside was covered with mud.

But the dirt peeled off and the logs rotted.

The barracks inside are all made of bricks, but the barracks also look very old.

This stretch of military camp occupies a large tidal flat at the mouth of the river. It is square, with eighteen camp gates in the southeast, north and west.

But what is puzzling is that there are not many soldiers in sight.

Today Wang Xiao has already explained to Yang Chao, telling Yang Chao that he has arranged everything and asked Yang Chao to go directly to the barracks to report. , Yang Chao should give gifts, give gifts, and pay visits.

One must never forget etiquette when being an official, the officialdom is complicated, if you are not careful, you will offend others, and you will not know how you will die when the time comes.

Yang Chao found his barracks while inquiring.

Soon I found a camp gate facing west, which was my general camp area. Like other camps, the camp wall was made of logs, and the outside was smeared with river mud.

What Yang Chao didn't expect was that his mere military camp had a tall gate.

After entering the gate, there is a large yard between the two rows of barracks.

Yang Chao was immediately attracted by the big yard. This big yard used to be a playground, but now it is full of vegetables!
The big playground has a vast area, sandwiched between two rows of camp rooms, and stretches for hundreds of feet. It looks like forty or fifty acres, and it's all used to grow vegetables. This is a naval camp, not farmland!
Yang Chao felt astonished, dismissed the coachman, and walked into the camp alone.

The barracks were empty, and I walked through several barracks in a row, but they were all empty, not to mention people inside, not even a mouse.

Moreover, the roofs of most barracks are covered with large and small holes. When you see the rubble piled up on the ground, you can tell that the barracks have been in disrepair for a long time, and only the roofs have not collapsed.

Finally someone saw Yang Chao, a few soldiers working in the vegetable field, wearing rough linen clothes like old farmers, and when they saw Yang Chao in official uniform, they ran over in a panic, knelt down and kowtowed.

"My lord is the new Mr. Ba!"

It seems that they have received the news that a new general manager will take office soon.

(End of this chapter)