Chapter 58 2. For a pockmarked boat prostitute, the minister of the Ministry of Rites asked himself to be demoted to serve the people

Based on the brainstorming of many friends from the Westernization Division of the Yamen of the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, drafted by Sang Zhiping and Yang Rui, and carefully reviewed by Zhang Zhidong, a more than 3,000-word "Please delay the construction of the Jintong Railway and rebuild the main roads in the province" "One day later, a cannon was fired in front of the gate of the governor's office.In the afternoon of the same day, Sang Zhiping and his wife Chai boarded the steamer at Linhai Wharf.They took the waterway, passing through Xiamen, Shanghai, and Yantai, and landed in Tanggu, Tianjin half a month later, and then went to Beijing by land by hiring a mule cart.After sending his wife to Gubeikou, Sang Zhiping returned to the city, stayed in a small hotel on Nanheng Street, and started his tense and quiet activities.

The first person to visit was Zhang Zhiwan, Minister of Military Aircraft, who was a scholar of Tiren Pavilion University.It has been eight years since the pair of honored guests broke up in the capital, and when they meet again, Zhang Zhiwan has been in his eighth year.The big red and purple in the evening scene made Zhang Zhiwan, although old and not fading, with a red face and steady steps, with white hair and snowy beard, he really looked like a child with white hair and white hair.Zhang Zhiwan saw that Sang Zhiping was nearly fifty years old, but he was still tall and vigorous, full of energy, and he also deeply felt that career has great stimulating power to life.When the two met, they were both very happy.Sang Zhiping presented Zhang Zhidong's Yongle Duan Inkstone to him, and sure enough, the old Danqing was very grateful.After the chatter, Sang Zhiping talked about his intention and plan of going to Beijing this time.

"In the past eight years, I have gotten along very well with Xiang Tao. I often feel that I have contributed too little to him. I have failed Zhongtang's recommendation and his sincerity in hiring him. Therefore, I recommended myself and went to Beijing to do this matter. Kind of a reward!" Sang Zhiping said politely, "I want to use the strength of the old Zhongtang to make the imperial court accept the notes written by Xiang Tao." "This notebook has arrived in Beijing." Zhang Zhiwan interrupted, "Three days ago, I saw the already received record in the registration room of the foreign performance office."

"Secondly, the imperial court can transfer Zhang Xiangtao from Guangdong Governor to Lake Governor, so that he can preside over this most important event in the world." Zhang Zhiwan was half lying on the soft chair, listening carefully.Hearing the words "Translation Lake Superintendent", he sat up slowly, stroked the sparse long beard on his chest, and said slowly: "All provinces' notes about building railways, according to the Queen Mother's order, first go to the military aircraft department for review. When the Military Aircraft Department is discussing matters, I will naturally speak for Xiangtao. I can also go to say hello to the Prince of Li. However, if the Queen Mother hadn't asked the Military Aircraft Department to express her opinion on the matter of the governor's relocation, as usual, the Military Aircraft Department would not dare Talk too much. This is a special dish served by the empress dowager's chopsticks, and others cannot serve it."

"I know this, but it can create an opportunity for a person who the Empress Dowager trusts to do a little bit. Moreover, I have thought of the key words that can impress the Empress Dowager." "The key words to impress the Empress Dowager?" Zhang Zhiwan smiled, "You have never dealt with the Empress Dowager, do you know what words can impress her?" Sang Zhiping also smiled, and calmly replied: "Even though I haven't dealt with the Queen Mother directly, I still know a thing or two about her temperament. I have paid attention to her way of governing the government." research. Lao Zhongtang, let me tell you something!"

As an important minister of the Empress Dowager, Zhang Zhiwan felt that he was elusive about this scheming woman, and Sang Zhiping, a commoner from afar, actually had a good research on her: is it clear to the outsider, or just scratching the surface?The scholar of Tiren Pavilion listened carefully. "This happened more than 20 years ago. In the tenth year of Xianfeng, Wen Zongye ordered Zuo Zongtang to form an army on his own to assist Zeng Guofan in handling the military affairs in the south of the Yangtze River. The next year Wen Zongye passed away and the Queen Mother took over the government. At the end of this year, the Queen Mother Jane The left is the governor of Zhejiang, and he was promoted from the first and fourth ranks of the Jingtang to the second rank of the Xinjiang official. The diners who took refuge in Zeng Guofan's curtain became equal to him in a blink of an eye, and the Chu army on the left also expanded from 6,000 to more than 30,000, becoming a powerful force different from the Hunan army. Why did Zuo Zongtang get this support from the Queen Mother? Is it just because he is so talented that he can fight?"

Zhang Zhiwan was stunned by this question.As a person from the Zeng and Zuo eras, he had already entered the ranks of senior officials at that time. His explanation for Zuo Zongtang's prosperity in the past three or four years was the same as the general opinion of the ruling and opposition parties: Zuo Zongtang knew how to fight, and the court This kind of people is urgently needed to quell the rebellion and restore the country.It seems that this former screen friend has a different opinion, let's listen to what he said. "In terms of being able to fight, Li Hongzhang is no less than Zuo Zongtang, and he was born in the Imperial Academy, but he was only promoted to governor. He didn't officially become the governor of Huguang until the sixth year of Tongzhi. Why is Zuo Zongtang alone so favored by the queen mother? In my opinion, in the second year of Tongzhi, the military situation in the south of the Yangtze River was set, and the court's first priority was not to deal with Changmao, but to deal with Zeng Guofan and his Hunan army, which was rapidly expanding in the battle against Changmao. However, it could not take Instead of weakening the strength, we can only use another method in the study of emperors - checks and balances. Zuo has the ability and strength, but he has always been dissatisfied with Zeng Guofan, especially the word "dissatisfaction" made Zuo the best candidate. So the Zuo was quickly promoted, equal to Zeng Guofan, and he was divided into courts, forming an extremely important restrictive force to stabilize the political situation after the long hair was flattened. On the contrary, Li Hongzhang was a student of Zeng, so he could not be promoted too quickly. The Queen Mother was in power not long ago. She is still young, so it is impossible to have such far-sightedness. I don't know who came up with this idea for her. That person is a great hero of the Qing Dynasty. This person's role in Tongzhi Zhongxing should not be inferior to Zeng and Zuo. The Queen Mother accepts This idea also shows that the Empress Dowager is not low in wisdom. From later on, she used King Chun to restrain Prince Gong, and Qingliu Party to restrain those in power, it can be seen that she already knows the three flavors."

It seems to be a bit like talking about heroes and shocking people.More than 20 years ago, after Jiangning was defeated, the Hunan Army was laid off, a series of abnormal actions taken by the Zeng brothers to promote Zuo Zongtang, Liu Changyou's uncle and nephew, and the ebb and flow of power struggles within the imperial court over the years, Sang Zhiping wrote " With the word "restriction", Zhang Zhiwan, who has been in the officialdom from a young man to a white-haired man, suddenly has a sense of clarifying everything. He kept nodding and said: "You are very accurate and thorough. The Queen Mother uses this method from time to time. Take the establishment of the Navy Yamen a few years ago as an example. She not only asked King Jin to be the supervisor, but also sent King Qing to come. As a co-organizer. One is the emperor's biological father, and the other is her in-laws of Fangjiayuan. Isn't this also using King Qing to restrain King Chun?"

"That's exactly the case." Sang Zhiping continued, "In my opinion, the Queen Mother has always been facing the hotness of the Huai Army forces headed by Li Hongzhang and Liu Mingchuan, and the Hunan Army forces headed by Zeng Guoquan and Liu Kunyi. Try to find a person who is neither Huaihe nor Xiang, but who can stand on his own, so as to restrain the two forces of Xianghuai. From my cold observation, this person is Zhang Xiangtao." The speed of his cousin's promotion in recent years is indeed like that of Zuo Zongtang, but as the restraint of Xianghuai power, Zhang Zhiwan has never thought about it from this aspect. After Sang Zhiping reminded him, he seemed to have suddenly realized of.

"Xiang Tao has been doing well in recent years, especially the battle at Zhennanguan, where he fought so well. You don't know, I was really worried about him before the battle, for fear that he would become the second Zhang Shusheng. Bless the ancestors, he It didn't embarrass the Zhang family." "So, I think that in the years to come, Zhang Xiangtao will be highly regarded by the Queen Mother as a civil and military minister of the country. Therefore, when a minister whom the Queen Mother trusts points out to the Queen Mother, the construction of railways, especially the provincial main line, is a national priority. If this matter is done by anyone in the two circles of Xianghuai, it will increase his reputation and make the weight lean to one side. Only by letting Zhang Xiangtao do it can he hold this It has become the third largest force that can truly restrict Xianghuai. If so, the Qing Dynasty will be able to rest on a rock, and the balance will be maintained for at least twenty years."

Zhang Zhiwan left the soft recliner, walked up and down, and said: "Your words are thoughtful words, but who has to tell the Queen Mother? I am his elder brother, so it is naturally inappropriate. Prince Chun His status makes it inappropriate to say such things. Others, who are able to have this kind of conversation with the Queen Mother, may not be trusted by the Queen Mother; those who are trusted by the Queen Mother may not have this opportunity." "There is a person whom the Queen Mother can trust, and he would be willing to be a lobbyist for Zhang Xiangtao, but right now there is no chance to meet the Queen Mother." "which one?" "Old Yan Dan." Sang Zhiping replied. "If you want to say that the Empress Dowager was unhappy with Yan Zhongtang, I know that from the bottom of her heart, the Empress Dowager admires him very much. She accepted his request to become an official, but retained him to live in the capital. The first time I took his pulse to diagnose a disease and got medicine for him from the imperial hospital is unprecedented in this dynasty. But since he is not at the military plane, it is very difficult to see the queen mother, how can he have the opportunity to speak?" Sang Zhiping said: "Zhang Xiangtao knew that he was suffering from severe wind-related paralysis, so he bought the latest medicine for treating wind-related paralysis from foreigners. I will visit him tomorrow and send the medicine to him first." "Alright. You go to see him first and find out about his recent situation. In a few days, I will go to see him in person. If possible, we two old men will come to make plans for Xiang Tao." The next day, Sang Zhiping was led by the servants of the Zhang family to Yan's residence in Maoer Hutong. Maoer Hutong is a very small alley, there are only a dozen old small courtyard houses in the alley, and the courtyard where Yan Jingming lives is an ordinary one among them.Not only is the outside inconspicuous, but the inside is also gloomy and cramped. If it weren't for the guidance of the servants of the Zhang family, Sang Zhiping searched all over the capital, and he would never have thought that he would find a military aircraft in this kind of alley that was the co-organizer of the university a year ago. Minister Yan Jingming.The scene of visiting Xiezhou Academy eight years ago reappeared before his eyes. Compared with the luxury mansion compound hundreds of steps away, Sang Zhiping couldn't help but sigh with emotion. "Of course I didn't live here last year. The courtyard was wider and the alleys were bigger, because many people came here all day long, mainly for the convenience of guests. Now that I am not here, there are not many distinguished guests. That's enough for what the compound does." When Sang Zhiping asked doubtfully, Yan Jingming explained plainly. A thin, black man in his thirties who was a farmer came over to make tea. Sang Zhiping recognized that this was Yan Jingming's grandnephew who accompanied him to Beijing that year.Yan Jingming pointed to his nephew and said, "All the male and female servants in the past have also been sent away, and only the couple of them are left with me to do some chores such as tea, rice, starch, and washing." Which senior official in the capital who has retired is still a group of slaves, Yan Jingming is so out of date, no wonder he can't stay in the officialdom for long!Sang Zhiping couldn't help feeling a little pity in addition to his admiration. "Why did you come to Beijing this time? Is Zhang Xiangtao okay?" Yan Jingming still had a Shaanxi accent with a strong nasal sound.Sang Zhiping thought to himself: Doesn't Cixi bother Cixi when he speaks in such a low voice?He hurriedly replied: "I came to the capital to do some business for Guangdong and Guangxi. Zhang Xiangtao is very good. He always misses you. Knowing that you have wind numbness, he bought some western medicine from a foreign company and asked me to give it to you. .You try to eat and eat." As he spoke, he opened the cloth bag he brought with him, and handed over a white paper box that was more than a foot long and wide with several rows of foreign characters printed on it.Yan Jingming took it and opened the lid of the carton, and there were dozens of snow-white glass vials neatly arranged inside. When he took out a small vial and looked at it, it contained a hundred small balls the size of soybeans. "How do you eat it?" "Once a day in the morning and evening, four pills each time. A bottle of 100 pills can be taken for twelve days. There are twenty-four bottles here, and it can be taken for almost a year." "Lao Xiangtao is bothering you." Yan Jingming smiled and said, "Doctor Xiao is very afraid of foreign medicines. It seems that this medicine can only be taken secretly, and he must not know about it." After asking his nephew to collect the medicine, Yan Jingming asked with a smile: "What business are you doing in the capital, is it confidential?" Sang Zhiping replied: "It's not a confidential matter. At present, all provinces are expressing their opinions on whether to build a railway. Zhang Xiangtao is also discussing this matter with friends from the Yamen. Everyone says that the railway is for the prosperity of China. It’s a great thing, and I put forward a bold idea, for which a long discount was specially given to the court.” "A bold idea?" Yan Jingming's smiling face was covered with wrinkles and brown age spots. "What are you imagining?" "Zhang Xiangtao and the friends of the Guangdong Governor's Office believe that China has a large railway to be built, that is, from Beijing to Guangzhou. After this large railway is repaired, China's north and south will be connected. The Beijing-Guangzhou Railway is like the largest main bloodline in a person's body. , once this bloodline is connected, people will live like dragons and tigers." "Okay!" Yan Jingming's dim old eyes suddenly shone with light. "This is really an earth-shattering idea. Zhang Xiangtao came up with a good idea for the court!" Without waiting for Sang Zhiping to point it out, Yan Jingming already understood his intention of coming to Beijing this time: "I know that you are carrying Zhang Xiangtao's trust this time, and you came to the capital to lobby those who are on the road, and let them speak for this idea." "Exactly!" Sang Zhiping said excitedly. "Unfortunately, I'm no longer on the right track." Yan Jingming said while pressing his thigh with his hands, which was obviously caused by wind paralysis: his thighs were swollen from sitting for a long time. "However, I can give you an idea." Sang Zhiping hurriedly said, "Please enlighten me, Elder Dan." Yan Jingming said: "According to my opinion, the Empress Dowager hates foreigners on the surface, but she actually values ​​them very much in her heart. A single sentence from a foreigner is worth ten or a hundred sentences from the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs. If only Zhang Xiangtao would be responsible for such a major event as the construction of the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway It is a piece of advice that the Empress Dowager may be intimidated by the difficulty of building this railway and will not agree. If a few foreigners, especially those from powerful countries such as Britain and France, also say that China is suitable for building this railway, the Empress Dowager will be moved Yes. It is said that there are many people in Zhang Xiangtao’s shogunate who have drunk foreign water, and it will be of great help to ask these people to publish a few articles in several foreign newspapers in foreign languages ​​and names.” "Using foreign language and foreign names", isn't it obvious that Chinese people pretend to be foreigners?Isn't this very different from the sage's teaching of "honesty and no deception"?If this sentence came from the mouth of ordinary officials nowadays, it would not be surprising, but it was quite surprising to Sang Zhiping when it was said so easily by this elder Dan.However, at this moment, he suddenly realized that what he knew about this legendary veteran of the Three Dynasties might be only superficial! "Myel, how did the Queen Mother know about the articles in foreign newspapers?" Yan Jingming smiled and said: "There is a translation office in the General Administration, and there are more than a dozen translators who are proficient in foreign languages. These translators do nothing. They read foreign newspapers every day, and when they talk about China, they translate them. Send it to the minister of the General Administration, and then the minister of the General Administration will pick the big ones and send them to the Empress Dowager for personal reading. The Empress Dowager has to read the translation sent by the General Administration for an hour every day before going to court." Ah, it turns out that Cixi is not ignorant! Seeing Yan Jingming pressing his thigh again, Sang Zhiping didn't dare to sit for a long time.He got up to leave, and hurried to Renquan's house, asking Renquan to telegraph Yan Jingming's suggestion to Guangzhou. After reporting the visit to Yan's house to Zhang Zhiwan, accompanied by Ren Quan, Sang Zhiping visited Wang Yirong. The future father of oracle bone inscriptions is still in the middle and lower ranks of Beijing officials. He is poor in Hanlin. In addition, he has suffered from abdominal distension for two years and spent a lot of medicine, and his family is quite depressed.Sang Zhiping took out five hundred taels of silver note, saying it was a gift from his sister-in-law.It has been eight years since my sister passed away, and my sister-in-law still remembers the old relationship, so he gave me a lot of money. Wang Yirong is very grateful.Because he is a close relative, Sang Zhi almost told Wang Yirong of his intention to go to Beijing without any concealment, and told him frankly that he hoped to use the strength of Qingliu back then to seek support for Zhang Zhidong. After pondering for a moment, Wang Yirong said, "Okay! It's late today, and early tomorrow morning, let's hire a mule cart to go to Xishan. I'll accompany you to see an important person in Qingliu back then." "Who?" "I'll tell you in the car tomorrow!" Wang Yirong made a fool of himself on purpose.After dinner, Renquan went home, while Sang Zhiping chatted with Wang Yirong, an official scholar in the capital.At night, Sang Zhi lay flat on the single wooden bed in Wang's study, and lined up the famous scholars from the past, but he was still not sure which one was living in Xishan. The next day, it was a fine autumn day in Beijing. The sun was beautiful and the blue sky was refreshing. Thinking that Xishan is now the season of red leaves and romance, Sang Zhiping was overjoyed. Yu, invite me to visit the western suburbs in autumn?After getting into the mule cart, Wang Yirong asked with a smile, "Can you imagine who I'll take you to Xishan to see today?" Sang Zhiping shook his head. "Bao Ting, one of the four admonishers of Hanyuan, who was as famous as the fourth master back then. Not long after the fourth master was released to Jinfu, he was also promoted to be the minister of the Ministry of Rites." Ah, it turned out to be Baozhupo, the number one talented man in Manchuria. How could Sang Zhiping not know about the famous Qingliu Party in the capital at that time, but he had never met him. "He is a servant in the Ministry of Rites, why does he live in Xishan? Is there a villa in Xishan, and he is recuperating in Xishan during this period?" Wang Yirong said with a smile: "Where is he suffering from any illness? He is no longer a servant. He has lived in seclusion in Xishan for two or three years." "How is this going?" "Listen to me slowly!" So, on the ancient road leading to Xishan, amidst the crisp copper bells of the mule cart, Wang Yirong told a romantic story among Qingliu Party members to the guests from afar. More than three years ago, Huang Daizi Bao Ting served as the chief examiner of the Fujian Provincial Examination as the Minister of Rites.After the rural examination, Bao Ting left Fuzhou and went north to Beijing.On this day, I came to Jiangshan County, Quzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province.Jiangshan County has beautiful scenery, especially on both sides of the Qujiang River that flows through the territory.It has become a major feature of Jiangshan County to sail boats across the Qujiang River, and has always been praised by literati and refined scholars.In order to attract customers, boat owners often use young women as bait.These women are well-dressed, can sing a few songs and play the pipa with both hands.They sing and sell themselves, and for a little extra money, they can sleep with tourists in cabins covered with black awnings during the day, so lecherous people flock to them, and Jiangshan ship prostitutes are also very popular.This Bao Ting was originally an extremely feminine literati. He had heard of such beautiful things in Jiangshan County, so he intended to have fun here.He quietly ordered his personal servant to find a boat owner with the most beautiful women, no matter how much he asked for.The servant quickly found a boat for him, and there was a beautiful woman who was good at singing and dancing, who accompanied him to see the scenery on both sides of the Strait during the day, and stayed in the cabin at night, receiving thirty taels of silver a day and a night.Bao Ting took the Fujian examination, and after the results were released, the new recruits pooled together 1,500 taels of silver and gave it to him as Cheng Yi. Early the next morning, Bao Ting boarded the boat with his servants.This boat was larger than the others, and the planks and cabins were as shiny as newly painted.All the utensils on the boat were neat and clean, and the boat was driven by an old couple who were fifty years away, and they were very attentive to this tourist and prostitute who was willing to pay a lot of money.Naturally, what made Bao Ting happiest was the heavily made-up and stylishly dressed boat prostitute.This woman is about twenty-five or sixteen years old, tall and plump, beautiful and flirtatious.Especially the pair of three-inch golden lotuses are so petite that they are too delicate to hold in the palm of your hand.Baoting is Manchurian, and Fujin at home is also Manchurian. Manchurians do not bind their feet, so in Baoting's eyes, small feet are even more precious.The woman sang while playing, the sound of the piano was melodious and sweet, and when she spoke, her mouth was soft and soft, warm and soft, like sugar and honey.Bao Ting was completely fascinated by this woman, he didn't have the heart to see the scenery on both sides of the strait, his eyes were always fixed on the boat prostitute without blinking.It was still dark, so he hugged the woman into the cabin.Tossing Luan and Fengfeng overnight, Bao Ting seemed to have never been so happy in his life.He decided to buy her and take her back to the capital. "Girl, I am the servant of the Ministry of Rites, a descendant of the holy grandfather, are you willing to follow me?" The girl was frightened, staring at the skinny client who was over half a century old from head to toe with her big eyes staring at the flickering soybean oil lamp, she thought to herself: Minister of Rites, Holy Patriarch Descendants, is this possible?Such a great official, with such a distinguished status, would he come to Jiangshan County to visit boat prostitutes?She shook her head in amazement. "Do you disagree, or do you not believe what I say?" Bao Ting smiled calmly.The girl just stared at her and didn't speak. "I'll show you something." Bao Ting took out a three-inch long and one-inch thick copper pillar from the blue cloth bag he carried with him, and said quietly: "This is the copper seal of Fujian chief examiner awarded by the imperial court. If you don't believe me, I'll make one for you to see." !" As he said that, he took out another ball of inkpad from the blue cloth bag, wiped the copper seal on the inkpad, and looked around to find no stamped paper, and suddenly he had an idea. "Girl, hold out your arm." The boat prostitute didn't know what he was going to do, so she stretched out her arm obediently.Bao Ting rolled up her sleeves and pressed the copper seal to her arm.Immediately, a few bright red words appeared on the girl's snow-white arms.The girl could read a little bit, and it turned out that there were eleven characters printed on it, "Imperial Order Fujian Provincial Examination Examiner Guan Fang". Sure enough, he is a nobleman!This boat prostitute has been in the flesh and blood business since she was sixteen years old. She never dreamed that she would meet such a noble person on such an occasion. It is really rare to meet and not to ask for. The good luck sent by God, how can she let it be lost.The girl hurriedly kowtowed and said: "If you don't think I'm humble, I will serve you as a cow and a horse for the rest of my life." Bao Ting laughed and said, "I don't want you to be an ox or a horse, I want you to be my concubine." The girl said with endless joy: "Being able to be a concubine for adults is a blessing I have cultivated in three lives!" Bao Ting touched the girl's face and said, "Are the old couple on the boat your parents?" "No, I was sold to them when I was eight years old." "Look, how much money will I ask to buy you from them?" The girl froze for a moment and said, "I don't know about that, they will definitely demand a lot of money." Bao Ting did not make a sound. The girl was in a hurry, and said quickly: "If they ask for too high a price, I will speak for the adults. I will go with you desperately, and they may lower the price." Bao Ting smiled and said, "It's rare for you to be so kind." Early the next morning, Bao Ting proposed to the ship owner to buy the girl. "Does she agree?" asked the owner of the ship. "Agreed." Bao Ting replied. The captain thought for a while and said, "You can bring 1,500 taels of silver and hand over the silver to the person." The servant was shocked when he heard it from the side, he hurriedly pulled the master aside, and said secretly: "My lord, you can't buy this kind of girl. It's not good if people find out about it!" Bao Ting said solemnly: "Buying a concubine is a common thing. What's wrong? You can buy a concubine from a brothel, but you can't buy a concubine from a boat house?" The servant said again: "Even if you want to buy it, you have to pay the price! One thousand five hundred taels, this price is too high." Bao Ting smiled and said, "You don't know, this woman is a priceless treasure, one thousand five hundred taels is not expensive. I took the Fujian exam once and got one thousand five hundred taels of Cheng Yi. Is she not as good as I once was the chief exam? Refund ten thousand One step, even if I didn't miss this errand, I didn't get the thousand five hundred taels of Cheng Yi!" The servant had no choice but to keep silent.After Bao Ting happily handed over 1,500 taels to the boat owner, he happily continued on his way with the boat prostitute.One day early in the morning on the way, he suddenly discovered that there were more than a dozen light pockmarks on the face of the boat prostitute who had just washed her face and hadn't put on makeup.Seeing that Bao Ting saw her fault, the woman was very ashamed.But Bao Ting said disapprovingly: "You have shallow pockmarks, just put more powder on it. I have been with you for more than ten days before I realized it. Who else would know that I married a pockmarked girl?" Later, Bao Ting engraved his own collection of poems and named it "One Grass".Because this kind of boat industry in Jiangshan County is most famous for its nine boat households, Zhejiang people call it "Jiangshan Nine Surnames".So some people with good deeds made a couplet with this: "The royal family is a famous scholar, and the nine surnames of Jiangshan are beautiful." Bao Ting didn't care about other people's ridicule, and treated this Mami as a priceless treasure.After arriving in the capital, he first bought three houses in Xishan for Mami to live in, and he often came to Xishan to meet her.Later, this matter was finally discovered, and there was an uproar in the capital.So Bao Ting simply made a self-impeachment statement, saying that as a servant of the imperial family, buying a prostitute on a boat during the examination period and buying her as a concubine is really against the holy order and insulting to the gentlemen. Su Yan Proverbs to punish those who come.Cixi also hated Bao Ting for being so unbelievable, so she really demoted him to the people.Fujin and the two Hanlin sons were also ashamed of him, so Bao Ting simply left the capital and lived in Xishan, staying with Mamei people for three or four years. "A really rare romantic story!" Sang Zhiping laughed happily after hearing Wang Yirong's story. "I didn't expect Zhang Xiangtao's Qingliu friends back then to have such a mild-mannered person. I didn't expect there to be such a romantic and famous person in the clan who didn't love high-ranking officials and beautiful women! Such an interesting person, I really want to get to know him." Wang Yirong also said happily: "It's coming soon, you can stay in Xishan for a few more days, and tell him thoroughly!"