Chapter 36 second quarter

Taishi Cidi in the east of Tokyo is a large house built and renovated along the north bank of the Bian River.It relies on Taishi Bridge to become famous.People in Tokyo may not know where the Taishi Mansion is located, but if asked about Taishi Bridge, even eight or nine-year-old children will answer neatly: "Dad, you have lived a long life. , upside down and asked where the Taishi Bridge is. No one knows that the 'Spring Breeze Willow Taishi Bridge' is in front of the big house at the entrance of Laoya Lane on Linbian East Street." "Spring Breeze Willow Taishi Bridge" was originally a poem, but now it has been popularized to become the spoken language of children. One can imagine the reputation of Taishi Bridge.good!Taishi Bridge is facing the gate of Cai Jing Cidi. As Cai Jing's official ranks continue to rise and the scope of Cidi's buildings continues to expand, the bridge has been renovated again and again, and it is completely different from what it used to be.Today's Taishi Bridge is made up of red railings, red carvings, and jade-stair stone piers. Its beauty and ingenuity are comparable to Cai Jing himself.Although this bridge was far away when Cai Jing was only a bachelor, he was flattered by his family and called it "Taishi Bridge".

In the two years since Cai Jing became an official, in order not to lose the opportunity to make a comeback, in order not to give people the impression that "cars and horses are neglected and few in front of the door"-this is a prime minister who is just an official and an old and outdated name. The same thing that prostitutes are most afraid of - he pays more attention to large-scale construction and decoration of the facade than in the past.Sometimes it was the favor of Kaifeng Yin Shengzhang, sometimes the upstart Zhu Man who was in charge of the Genyue project threw him a few pieces of leftover meat and bones, and sometimes he had to pay for it himself, but in short, the gardens of the mansion, roads and bridges were all built. He is more particular than when he was prime minister.

Today, it's his turn to feast the guests. This majestic prime minister's mansion, this black lacquered gate with five rooms side by side, glittering with golden nails and bronze beast rings, and this red Taishi Bridge are all dressed up. She has a completely new look, endowed with the ingratiating, flattering and entertaining attitude that anyone in the prime minister's mansion should have today.Even the willows and willows, which are densely planted on the bank, are smiling, seducing passers-by with chaotic eyes, and even a pair of stone scorpions squatting at the gate have become beaming and joyful, no longer the same as usual The weather is ferocious, and the common people who pass by are bullied.

"Prime Minister's Household Slave Seventh-rank Official", the noble slaves of the Prime Minister's Mansion were all invincible. Standing in front of the door, each of them bullied passers-by, molested women, and blackmailed visitors. They were very mighty.Today not only them, but also a large number of cadres, Yu Hou, Yuan Cong, and the small managers of the Xiangfu also dressed up one by one, tucked into their bellies, put on smiling faces, and bowed their backs to welcome the guests. Notify them of their titles, take care of the chariots and horses, and entertain the servants for tea and water. The service is very thoughtful.Even walking two steps, but also with a jogging posture, it seems very pleasing to the eye.

The first batch of early guests came when the card was not registered. It turns out that the identity of the guests and the time of visiting are often inversely proportional. The lower the identity, the earlier they come, the more attentive they are to the host.Then a large number of guests came one after another.Immediately, there was a grand scene of heavy traffic and noisy people on Linbian East Street.A wide avenue and the nearby streets and alleys of Laoyakou and Xiaohuazhi Lane were extremely congested, and the carriages and horses could not turn around, and there were so many deacons at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion that they were too overwhelmed to cope.

On the other side of the bridge, a large number of idlers who only watch white operas are crowding noisily.Although they couldn't afford fifty taels of silver and bought a penny of invitations, they were all gluttons who were willing to go to the butcher's gate of the prime minister's mansion to have a big meal.With eyes of infinite envy, they greeted every well-known official, saw them being helped down from the horse by their relatives, spit out from the car, received hospitable reception at the door, and then watched them off Being sent into the second and third gates as deep as the ocean, and being swallowed by the indistinct flowers inside, I feel dejected and emotional.

In this undisturbed region, there is never a shortage of word-of-mouth, talk material, which complements each other and greatly enriches it.This is also a place of public opinion. If the poets who collect the style and the historians who pay attention to the social dynamics come here, they will definitely hear endless comments on the characters, praise and disapproval, and many precious news anecdotes. It must be able to reach their ears. "Last time when the saint came, I was a little bit small and didn't catch up. Today is finally the best time." "The holy car came and drove away all the idlers at the door. You don't allow you to talk here. I hid behind the stone archway, and I managed to sneak a peek. There are a lot of guards and insiders at the door. Prisoners, everyone whispered softly, not as lively as today."

"What a fine horse," someone exclaimed in a fuss, "together with this pair of golden bridle and silk whip with eight-treasure jade handle, I'm afraid it's not worth two thousand taels of silver? One day, I will ride it to Meng's garden outside Wansheng Gate." Go around in circles, even if you die, you will be a ghost." "You don't know Taishan with your eyes, the BMW in the yamen of Emperor Qian Huang, will it be your turn to ride?" "Consort Xiang and Concubine Cao have come together, and the style of these two couples is a head above Qian Yanei's."

"Master Zheng is here, it's time for Zheng Jiaoer to play." "This Young Master Zheng followed in the footsteps of his queen's sister to become a high-ranking official. Now even the Lord-Minister wants to give him three points. Zhang Zuocheng spends a lot of money by his side to polish his skills. It's really enviable!" "Hao Sha is just a crony official, what is it worth?" "Whose matter is the nepotism in the way? It's just that your parents didn't raise a charming daughter, which made you unable to be an uncle." "Your elder sister looks decent," the interlocutor, who seemed to be familiar with the family history of the interlocutor, interjected, "I saw her wearing a red pair of flowered jackets on the night of Lantern Festival, her lips were red and her face was white, You look good. Why don’t you enter the palace and apply for the election? Let the officials fancy it, and you can also get a crony official to do it.”

"Bah! Your mother just entered the palace to be elected, let the officials choose her!" "My old lady died a long time ago. It would be wonderful if your mother brought your eldest sister into the palace! The mother and daughter were elected together, and the official family chose a concubine and a concubine. They also hung an oil bottle, which is wonderful. Wonderful!" "What are you talking nonsense about? Look at Zhu Miao's mannerisms. I think Taiwei Liang was also very high-spirited back then, but today he follows Zhu Miao's ass like a deflated cockroach."

"Have you seen the flower embroidered on Zhu He's shoulder? It is said that the official palm patted him on the shoulder, and he embroidered the flower, and no one was allowed to touch it again. It's so petty. That guy two years ago Setting up a cold stall in front of Xuanmiao Temple in Suzhou is not as respectable as me! Now that I am full of power and prestige, I can't get used to this upstart!" "Speaking of Mao'er, how come you don't see that tall and high-moving Wu'er?" "It's really a chubby cockroach. You can kick it or press it, and it won't collapse." "Hey! It's not bad. You kick him, press him to see, and make your head roll on the ground like a hammer." "That bird! It's still rolling around with the sisters in Dongzier Lane morning and night, and it took a long time to get it! The official has a big heart, and the airs will also grow." "Zhang and Ban didn't see it either?" "Morning! Zhang's class has to wait on the official's family for dinner, and then he has to get out of the banquet." "Abba Zhang is a slave in front of the officials," someone said with a philosopher-like tone, "he is a master in front of the slaves. I saw with my own eyes that the gentleman sent him out of this gate respectfully." That kind of flattery like a dog's ass, I think he also has the same kind of flattery in front of the officials." The gate of the Prime Minister’s Mansion was still shining with black lacquer light, it recorded countless accounts sent to us, and seemed willing to stand up and be a witness for the philosopher. "When a person is about to leave, a dog has to meet its master," a high-ranking neighbor of the public minister expressed his wise opinion. "In the past two years, our high-ranking public minister has been out of luck." "Your Majesty has the power of your Majesty." Some people disagreed with him, "With the support of the official family at the back, and Yu Shaozai and Xue Shangshu holding the thighs below, how could it be so easy to collapse? " "Look at the fact that he invited many guests today and held a big banquet. What kind of medicine is he selling in the stuffed gourd?" "No way, no way!" Even though he couldn't say no, in fact he had already confessed everything, "The medicine that the gentleman sold is called the 'Rebirth Huirong Pill', and he himself took this pill and it has the effect of bringing the dead back to life and turning the dead into glory!" "How can this pill have such a miraculous effect?" "I can't say, I can't say. All the accounts of the prince are in my stomach." "You are a clever ghost! How can you find out about the private affairs of the Lord Chancellor?" "Hey, the three streets and six alleys, going around, the roads are rough! No matter if it's Mr. Wang Dazai or Tong Taishi's big or small things, they are all full of things." He patted Patted his big belly, then bent down again, turned his fists around, made a posture of rolling all over the floor, and said, "No way. How can it be called the "Manchurian" who is a tyrant in Dongcheng and famous in the capital? Ground roll'?" Before he could fully display his complacency, someone asked, "It's late, and I haven't seen Taiwei Tan arrive!" Although Rolling All Over the Floor is full of anecdotes from the government and the public, it cannot analyze the reason why Tan Zhen from the inner palace has not arrived until now. "Taiwei Tan Waizui went in a long time ago! It's only your fault that you were blind and didn't see it," a beautiful friend with a mustache squeezed up from the back three rows, pointing to a sedan chair with a silver top and canopy beside the door. Said, "Don't you see that this silver-covered sedan chair with four windows and six carriages is the only one in Tokyo. Tan Waizui is famous for having to eat when he arrives, and he must come first when he arrives. Before the banquet is ready, he will be there first When he moved his chopsticks, his mouth was crooked because he ate too much. Later, he drank three to five hundred catties of Yufeng Shaojiu, but his crooked mouth was not cured. You Dongcheng has such "Tongtianbao" and "Mandi Get lost, but I don't know the story of Tan's crooked mouth, isn't it missing allusions!" Did Taiwei Tan Zhen come in this sedan chair?Do you have this nickname and these physical characteristics?are subject to further verification.But this foreigner friend, speaking so convincingly and timely, is an awe-inspiring qualification on this occasion.The local snakes didn't discriminate against him because he came from outside, nor did he discriminate against him because of his sectarianism in his speech. Instead, they unconsciously took a step closer to make room for him to be the first. Wire. "Who is this stunned little man riding a black horse?" Mandi Gun was still a little bit disobedient, and deliberately questioned him, "Looking at his shrinking head and shoulders, he is not a famous person." "A man cannot be judged by his appearance, and the sea cannot be measured," the beautiful friend immediately retorted, "Hey, thanks to you, you are still a tyrant in Dongcheng, and the court is full of chaos. You don't even know a king to advise Wang Xiaodi. He is Yang The eunuch's nephew, daughter-in-law and cousin's uncle! Eunuch Yang served as Kuo Tian envoy before his death, and he followed Eunuch Yang Kuo Tian all over the sky. Let him three points, how can you say that he is not a leader?" The beautiful friend was sharp and aggressive, and personally attacked Mandi Roll.Although Mantougun has also heard of Wang Xiaodi's name, he is far behind in the depth and breadth of his understanding. Hearing his introduction, he couldn't help but turn pale with shock, so he had to put away the signboard of Dongcheng Yiba, and dodged into the crowd. Cong Li, ready to look cold and slip away.At this time, the pretty friend has completely established and consolidated his dominant position, so he took out a toothbrush from his pocket without exaggerating, and combed his mustache slowly.His moustache was as worthy of public display as his knowledge and knowledge.Then he introduced the big and small officials who came to the banquet one by one, completely excluding others' additions and corrections, showing his undoubted authority in this regard. "When Baimen was in Baizhong, he became the servant of the door at a young age of less than forty, what a black-headed gentleman! "Wu Min from Zhongshushe, look at him with red lips and white teeth. He is a good-looking man. Either Han Yan was reincarnated or Pan An was reincarnated. No wonder the minister must recruit him to be his grandson-in-law. Who knows that Xue Shangshu went to talk about it twice as a matchmaker. , he made up his mind that the marriage was not in harmony, and he was so tired that the Lord-in-law had a fight with the young lady. This Wu Min has a good skin and a muddleheaded mind, but he is a big fool!" "Big fool, big fool!" Now his opinion has the highest authority, and all the people regretfully echoed it, even Man Digun, who hadn't slipped away, agreed with this view. "Hebei transshipment envoy Zhan Du is a likke." "It's another Lili guest, Li Ye, the Hebei transfer judge. The two brothers kowtowed to Taishi Tong and worshiped as godfathers, so they were accepted as disciples and made a fortune." "Tong Taishi still has a godson?" The eunuch and father seemed to be two incompatible opposites, and someone boldly raised a question, which was obviously a conservative. "Why not!" the beautiful friend retorted decisively, "I eunuched this one," he made an unrefined gesture, then pointed to the symbolic black gauze hat on his head and said, "I didn't eunuch this one. Grand Master There are so many godsons and godsons! Look at the three who got off the horse, aren’t they all his godsons? Bachelor Mo Chou, Wu Kai, and Li Hui, the three of them walked together and could never be separated. People call these three brothers three strange legs in a trouser tube." But who was the long-legged horse-faced man who followed the three brothers and seemed to form a gang with them, but he was not named by the pretty friend. "Who is this horse-faced man?" Someone asked. "It's a little guy!" He replied with a contemptuous expression on his face, "The turtle thief, who knows what his name is?" "Bang Ba also has a surname on his head! I always report the name of this tortoise to let everyone know." This one refused to let him go, obviously it was in the nature of challenging the authority. "Qin Taixue, Qin Changjiao!" A gentle square scarf suddenly jumped up to the crowd, announcing the horse-faced man's title and nickname, saving his beautiful friend in time, and taking the opportunity to squeeze into the front line. "Which Qin Taixue?" The fact that he has long legs is obvious to all, and everyone can recognize it, but whether his surname is Qin, is he a Taixue?Beautiful friends who don't know how to be grateful, you have to ask to understand. "It's not Qin Hui who is the school leader in Taixue!" "Bah! Tai Xuezheng, an official who is as big as a sesame and mung bean, can also get on the stage today?" The patent right of the beautiful friend was obtained after a lot of struggle. Before he could verify the horse's face Before the man's body is upright, how can he give up it lightly! "Why isn't it Qin Xuezheng? I met him last night, talked to him, and burned him to ashes. I also recognize him." "Teach you a good boy. Xuezheng is called Xuezheng, and only Taixue students are called Taixue! How can the two be confused? The leading figures in Taixue, Chen Dong, Shi Maoliang, and Wang Zao, are all my friends. Where? Another official, Qin Hui, who was sitting on the bench, came out, so I know you are talking nonsense. Tell me where you met him last night, and what did you say?" "Last night, he first came to my wife's house with those three gangs, and then he stayed overnight at my...my wife's place." Fang Jin'er threw away all his polite appearance in a hurry, and stammered He replied, "He also told my... wife that Qiu Jiu'er in the school is difficult to deal with. Knowing that he is staying here overnight, it is inevitable that he will... make a fuss, and ask the lady to cover it." Things involving officials and wives, even if it is a sesame mung bean official, even if it is an unrefined lady, not only is it obviously true, but it is also very interesting.But this honest man had to fish him a little before he could come up with more interesting words. "It's like the old man is blowing nonsense again, it's such a big pig's bubble," the pretty book friend deliberately teased him, "Qin Xuezheng and your wife are talking about themselves on the pillow, and you heard it? I don't believe that." "Nonsense, nonsense!" The onlookers also sensed his intentions from the winks from the pretty friend, and they all prodded him. "What are you talking about, your father is talking nonsense!" Fang Jin'er went out with Pantuo in a hurry, "you go to the Peach Blossom Cave to inquire, who doesn't know the reputation of my wife 'Xiao Xuehua'. Mr. ... To tell you the truth, in the morning, while Qin... Qin Xue was going to the toilet, my wife said: "As a school official, it doesn't matter if he doesn't come to the bar to play, but I respect him. A handful of money, I still look good and serve him well, not looking at his face, but also at the face of the money. But he wants to be happy again, and I am afraid that Qiu Jiuer will make a fuss, so I know he is a... I just look down on this kind of sesame mung bean official.'” In order to insist on the right of introduction, he did not hesitate to expose his identity which is not worth boasting about.So the beautiful friend and the others laughed together.This is a happy smile that uses a certain method to snatch important secrets from others. People who have had successful experience in this field have also experienced similar pleasure.Together they made fun of him, enjoying the fruits of their own labor of thought. "It turns out that your elder brother is a maidservant..." "It's a big deal to mention this, who doesn't know the little snowflake in the Taohua Cave? I will go to the banquet tonight, brother, I will definitely come to your house." "You have to wait for the lady to change her skirt so that you can come out and grind your teeth, otherwise, you'll go back and eat a meal from her boss." "Why don't you bring your lady here, and let her and Qin Xuezheng recognize their relatives here, so that the scene of 'Xiangfu Meeting' will be interesting!" "What a good Qin Xuezheng, just stepped out of your wife's boudoir, and stepped into the door of the grand master's mansion. Youba, an official is like a dog, regardless of the gate, the small gate, the public gate, or the private gate. , the front door, the back door, as long as there is a door, go in." This is obviously the wise opinion expressed by the philosopher who is the high neighbor of the minister. However, the laughers themselves are not necessarily not working in the same line, everyone is mutual.What they laughed at was that Fang Jin'er was too honest, revealing his identity in inappropriate ways at inappropriate occasions and inappropriate times, but they didn't show any hostility towards him.They didn't treat him badly either, and amidst a burst of laughter, they also let him squeeze into the front line, playing and laughing with everyone.