Chapter 37 second quarter

People in Tokyo measure the value of news not by its importance, but by its freshness.All top news is not solidified, because all new things cannot remain fresh forever.If the carp caught in the net in the Bianhe River were not cooked and eaten fresh, even though there is an ice cellar to keep them cold, they would have to be salted and eaten as salted fish in the end.Although salted fish also has its market, after all, the value of salted fish is much lower than that of fresh fish.The same is true for news, which is always metabolized. All news that has been refrigerated, salted, or cured is bound to become "old news" and obediently give way to new "news."

What accelerated the metabolism of war news was the discovery of a shocking "ghost" case by the officials of Kaifeng Prefecture in mid-May. Some people took advantage of the hot but not humid climate there to "monopolize" a section of underground waterway that had been blocked for a long time, and carried out a veritable black market business.At first, I just relied on one or two will-o'-the-wisps, groping in the dark to do some small business, and I suffered a lot, and half relied on luck and luck.They call it a "ghost market" themselves.Later, the scope of business was expanded, and a large section of the underground waterway was simply divided into small rooms, which attracted a large number of men and women to come for drinking, having fun, and gambling trysts.At this time, although the candles were bright and the people were talking, the excitement was no less than that of the "Fan Lou" (Feng Le Lou) and Dongxijier Lane on the ground, but they still humbly called it "" Ghost Fan Tower".

People in Tokyo are vague about the concept of law. The law enforcers—the chief official who cracked the case, Shengzhang Kaifeng, often hold banquets and banquets in the "Fanlou" on the ground. The high-ranking law enforcer Dianqian Commander Gao Qi was proud of the banquet invited by Zhao Yuannu's house in Dongji'er Lane. If he was not invited once, he would feel anxious for fear of some disaster.Hebei Transshipment Envoy Zhan Du and Hebei Transshipment Magistrate Li Ye often sent people, and sometimes he himself, to the capital to sell a large number of military supplies on the market, and then asked someone to come forward to buy them, and then resold them to the transshipment department at a high price .All of this was done in public, under the protection of the law, and no one challenged it.Why only separate three feet of land, drink and have fun in the "ghost fan building", do some profitable business in the "ghost market", resell some of the military surplus supplies, and drink some of the officials' leftovers? Is it a crime?No one can explain this problem.

What's even more strange is that the operators and investors of the "ghost market" and "ghost fan building" have a sense of crime first, and feel that it is not safe to open a business here and attract customers, so they need to find a reliable backer backing.The backers they were looking for were none other than Gao Lian and Sheng Zhang who were in charge of this type of criminal cases.The front desk and the back office established a tacit understanding, and the account was discounted at four or four. The front desk used a large scale to weigh hundreds of taels of silver and sent it to the backstage. Treasurer", this is no secret.There are insiders within insiders. It is said that Gao and Sheng are not the only ones who cover up the black market and share the spoils.This little manager is well connected. According to the inside shopkeeper, "According to our family's words, who dares to say 'no' in front of the officials?" There was a rebellion, and the shopkeepers turned their faces, and used the boy as a raft, and the customers suffered together, and were arrested and sent to the government.Why is the backstage boss who is making money every day not only getting away with it, but also sitting on a majestic stand to interrogate the criminal?And some little guys who make small profits will go to jail, face lawsuits, and spank their buttocks?No one can solve this problem.

Although Tokyoites are proficient in the threshold of eating, drinking and having fun, they don't know much about judicial issues.They accept the rule of law, recognize the authority of iron chains, quan and boards, and plan to taste them one day. This is the privilege bestowed on them by the imperial court.As for the right to interpret the law, that is a matter for the executors. They have no right to ask, and they are interested in further exploration. They are only interested in inventing and creating this unheard-of underground mystery, and they are especially applauded for the novel and ingenious name "Ghost Fan Tower".

All the people who couldn't enter the fan tower felt happy because they pressed the word "ghost" on the fan tower. They also regarded the people who entered and exited the fan tower on the ground as another race - ghosts.After continuous expansion and fermentation, this race has long lost its normalized human form. Conversely, those who are qualified to enter and exit Fanlou on the ground also feel proud because of this ingenious name. They originally regarded those who could not enter Fanlou as another race—ghosts.This family must undergo some processing and transformation before it can be upgraded to a human being.

Whether you can enter or not, Fanlou happens to be the natural criterion for dividing Tokyoites into two categories.But no matter which category is interested in this case, they all feel comfortable pressing this ghost word on the other party's head.Therefore, this public case that caused a sensation in the whole city could replace the war for a period of time and maintain the honorary status of the top news. Tokyoites glide skilfully on the tracks of their lives. Not a single new and exciting thing will be treated coldly and discriminated against by them, but they also pursue everything in the original life track.They are still busy with visiting Xianglan and attending temple fairs. In this new season, thousands of men, women, and children ride horses, sedan chairs or walk to Jinming Pool outside Wansheng Gate to see the "little puppet", "Little Swing" and other exciting programs that you will never get tired of watching.Jinming Pool is a famous scenic spot, playground and big market in the suburbs of Beijing.People would rather travel more than ten miles here to taste the famous "water rice", "Mohuluo rice", "water snails" and "cold water mung bean soup" in Cuxinying City, etc., although these snacks can also be bought in Eat it in the city, and it's cheaper and better than what's served here.

Not forgetting the old, renovating the old, and deliberately refining the new, this is how the life trajectory of Tokyo people spirals upward. The only difference is that the annual dragon boat competition held in Jinming Lake has been suspended for one year by the imperial court this year.The public reason for the postponement was that the two teams participating in the competition—the Longxiang team representing the court and the Tiger Wing team representing the navy—had many good players going to the front to participate in the war.Only this disappointing incident makes people faintly think that a thousand miles away from the capital, there is still a war against Liao in the nature of dragon boat races on the Dragon Boat Festival that is still going on, and the winner has not yet been decided. — what a tiresome contest.Besides, no one thinks or speaks of the war anymore.

The people of Tokyo indifference and forget it as easily as they were so enthusiastic about the war at the beginning, and it has long been thrown out of the daily life track of Tokyo people. Not only the common people are like this, but the government also seems to have forgotten the war. The civil and military officials of the imperial court are also skilfully gliding on the track of official career, nothing has changed, nothing has been omitted.Of course, they also want to renovate the old, and deliberately strive for perfection in the new ones-in terms of technical skills such as infighting and intrigue.They still act as dwarfs in front of some people, and fat people in front of some people. The winners celebrate with each other in the court hall, and the losers lose their souls outside the ten-mile long pavilion.All this seems to be going on in the old tune, but in fact many new changes have taken place.

This live "Jin Gentleman Record" by Zhang Di, the governor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, sensitively reflects the ups and downs of officialdom.He either smiled more and greeted some people more cheerfully, or stretched his face longer to some people, and when they met face to face, he didn't bother to nod his head, and even walked away.His political climate thermometer is showing a high degree of sensitivity, indicating that the cold is hot and cold, sunny and rainy, dry and wet every day. The current political climate is that the temperature of the Wang Fu faction in the court is even higher, and the temperature of the Cai Jing faction in the opposition is even lower.In addition to the constant changes in Zhang Di's facial expression, there is also the following evidence.

At the beginning of May, Minister Zhishi Cai Jing borrowed the Daxiangguo Temple to pay homage to King Liang’s repentance for three consecutive days, doing a large-scale water and land ashram, recommending blessings for his ancestors.The current Dazai Wang Fu will of course go to burn incense and salute, which is a matter of course.When Wang Fu arrived at the Daxiangguo Temple, he only saluted once, said a few words of entertainment, and then left in the sedan chair. It took only a stick of incense before and after.This is the right that the ruling faction should have. It is the same way to make them change places, and no one can raise any objections. What caused the uproar was that when Wang Fu passed through the main hall, he caught a glimpse of a long list of Cai Jing's official titles written on the yellow banners in front of the Buddhist altar. It's still brilliant.Wang Wei couldn't help muttering to himself: "I don't want Cai Yuanchang to still have the title of Xu Daguan!" No matter how much irony is contained in this sentence, and there is no cleverness hidden in the words "to this day", since Cai Jing came to power, people's titles for him have also continued to rise, starting with "big capitalists" It has been a long time since he went to "Shen Zhi", to "Xianggong", and then to "Gongxiang Taishi", the pinnacle of ministers, and his nickname of Yuanchang has been forgotten by others at least verbally. It's been ten years.Not wanting that once a cold chestnut popped out of the hot pot, Wang Fu intentionally forgot the fact that he entered the official career thirty years later than Cai Jing, and that he was originally Cai Jing's disciple, and he had been appreciated and promoted by him for many years. The fact that my father-in-law and father-in-law never leave my mouth, and that they shouted more affectionately and loudly than others, suddenly today, in front of Cai Jing's nephew and nephew, he directly called Cai Jing's nickname in the public.Everyone takes it for granted to put on airs that are within reason, but if things go too far and make people uncomfortable, it will cause repercussions.Cai Jing's disciples, including Heng Ha's two generals Yu Shen and Xue Ang, obviously heard this, and they didn't think it was disobedient, but flattered and flattered him, they did everything, wished to bow to the ground, and sent Wang Fu all the way back to the prime minister's residence.In the middle, Xue Ang was extraordinarily active, he kept holding on to Wang Fu's sedan chair, and followed the sedan chair as he walked, chanting words in his mouth: "The Dazai is currently on the rise, and the sky is rising. In the future, his meritorious deeds and merits should be shared with Ilubilon, and he should be sought among the three generations. What is the point of view!" These words quickly came back to Cai Jing's ears, Yuan Chang's address made him very unbearable, not to mention "what's not worth mentioning in front of me", he simply regarded him as a pile of rubbish.The Minister finally got a taste of Xue's big nose today. He couldn't hold his breath for a while, and couldn't help pointing at the two statues of Arhats who were fighting, and said: "The two arhats at the top are fighting, and the winner is determined by themselves. The little devil with the lower head has already fallen to one side. How do you know that Buddhism is so strict that you can go out easily, and don't even think about coming back in." Xue Ang's defection has been brewing for a long time, and it was expected, but Cai Jing, who has always been famous for his self-cultivation, actually said such a lack of subtlety, which just shows that he is in a disadvantaged position in the current struggle against the court.Knowing this, it is not surprising that during those three days in the dojo, Zhang Di, who was good at beating and pumping, could not excuse his illness, and only sent a middle-level eunuch to represent him to pay respects to Xianglan.