Chapter 11 Chapter Ten Hanwang

Thousands of lights are lit on the river, and the lights are like stars, just like the Milky Way in the sky is nostalgic for the prosperity of the world, and flows into the Qinhuai River, driving away the loneliness of the eternal moon. Qiu Changfeng was on the boat, and suddenly thought that even the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties was nothing but rain and wind.With this kind of thought in mind, he boarded the big ship where Young Master Rong was. The tall and burly man had already gone to find Mr. Rong, and Qiu Changfeng stood quietly on the side of the boat, watching the flickering lights in the distance.

Several people came from the direction of the deck, and the young man in the middle was surrounded by stars like a moon. The young master was wearing brocade clothes and jade belts, dressed luxuriously, and tried his best to look calm and calm. When he saw Qiu Changfeng, he said cautiously: "Your Excellency looking for me?" He had heard what happened from his subordinates, although he was angry, but Knowing that the opponent dares to come on board, there may be some backstage, so I have to be careful. Qiu Changfeng suddenly said: "This must be the rich and prosperous son of Songjiang Mansion?"

The young master was taken aback, with suspicion on his face, and slowly said: "Yes, I am Ronghuafu, Your Excellency is..." Meng Xian was secretly moved, not thinking that the young man in front of him turned out to be the eldest son of the Rong family cloth village. It turns out that Songjiang Prefecture is a major producer of cloth in the world. There is a folk saying, "Songjiang cloth is inexhaustible, and Weitang yarn is inexhaustible." It means that Weitang in Jiaxing Prefecture produces countless yarns, and Songjiang Prefecture is weaving endlessly. In the next day, half of the people who use yarn for clothing now come from these two places.

Because of this, there are many wealthy households in Songjiang Prefecture, and the most famous one is Rongjiabuzhuang, which can even be said to be the most wealthy in the world.The Rong family is not only rich, even in the court, I heard that there are relatives of them. But how did Qiu Changfeng know Ronghuafu? Qiu Changfeng said with a smile: "In fact, I have never met Mr. Rong..." Rong Huafu was annoyed in his heart, thinking to himself that you are not entertaining me, so he waited to get angry, so he heard Qiu Changfeng say: "Of course Mr. Rong still remembers Li Bi'er from Shuntian Mansion?"

Rong Huafu's face changed suddenly, he seemed excited and fearful, and after a while he said in a low voice, "Who are you?" Qiu Changfeng said with a smile: "In Xiaqiu Changfeng, I want to ask Mr. Rong not to force others to make things difficult in the future. I wonder if Mr. Rong can give me a thin face?" A woman next to her said coquettishly: "Is this face given to you?" The woman has a beautiful face, her body is full of jewels, and she is nestled next to Mr. Rong, obviously very much loved by Mr. Rong. Unexpectedly, Young Master Rong snorted coldly and slapped the woman on the face.

With a crisp snap, the woman covered her face, but couldn't cover the red marks on her face, and said in surprise, "You... you hit me?" Young Master Rong said coldly: "Get out, there is no place for you to talk here." The woman stomped her feet and ran into the cabin crying.Young Master Rong cupped his hands and said: "Brother Qiu, since you open your mouth, I'll just pretend you've never met Meiniang before. It's better to meet me by chance than to invite each other. The banquet is just underway. Brother Qiu doesn't mind the leftovers, so please come to the table and have a talk."

Meng Xian was secretly amazed, but couldn't figure out why Qiu Changfeng made this somewhat arrogant Young Master Rong change his face as soon as he mentioned Li Bi'er? Qiu Changfeng seemed to know this situation long ago, and said politely: "Face is given by others, face is lost by oneself. Since Mr. Rong rewards face, I will not be disrespectful." Young Master Rong forced a smile and said, "This side please." Meng Xian straightened his eyes, thinking that the situation was about to be tense, but he didn't want it to end like this.And Qiu Changfeng on the other side has already walked to the banquet.

On the huge deck, there is only one table of banquets, but there are two tables of people serving. When the maids, servants, and singers of Qinhuai saw Qiu Changfeng approaching, they couldn't help but widen their eyes, wondering why this person came here. There was an abnormality on the ship's side. Several people at the banquet couldn't help standing up and looking at this side with their necks stretched.There was only a man in white holding a wine glass, looking at Fengyue on the river. When Qiu Changfeng arrived at the banquet, his gaze fell on the man in white.Undoubtedly, some people always stand out from the crowd and attract people's attention at a glance.

Everyone at the banquet was curious about the arrival of Qiu Changfeng, but although the man in white was young, he was able to hold back his curiosity and remain calm. How could he be so if he didn't have extraordinary insight and state of mind? The few people standing by the banquet were all dressed in brocade and jade. The person on the far left waved a folding fan. From a distance, he looked romantic and suave, but when he looked up close, he looked like a rat. When he saw Qiu Changfeng coming, he said in amazement: "Brother Hua Fu, this is ..." Young Master Rong's expression was uncertain, and he forced a smile and said, "Brother Ziyin, this brother's surname is Qiu... Qiu Changfeng, and I'm my...friend."

Brother Ziyin heard the words, pretending to be bright and said: "Brother Huafu's friend is also my friend." Qiu Changfeng looked away from the man in white, and said lightly: "Young Master Rong's friends may not be my friends." Brother Ziyin was stunned, annoyed in his heart, never thought that there would be people so ignorant of flattery. Mr. Rong pretended not to hear, and introduced: "Brother, this son is Mr. Lei from Huazhou, who is mainly engaged in the mining business. By the way, that son, Brother Yin, is originally surnamed Bei, but he is in the ceramics business in Jingdezhen."

Mr. Lei is not like a son, but a butcher. He wears five golden rings on his ten fingers. Even the night cannot block the radiance of gold.Seeing that Qiu Changfeng didn't seem to be familiar with Mr. Rong, and seeing Brother Ziyin's embarrassment, he just stretched out his hand, looked at his palm, let others look at his ring by the way, and said a little arrogantly: "My Not everyone is qualified to be a friend." Qiu Changfeng smiled, "But I don't know if you have any place for friends besides gold in your eyes?" Without looking at Mr. Lei's sallow face with anger, Qiu Changfeng's eyes fell on the third person. That man is not like a son or a businessman, but like a scholar.His face was bookish, and he was extremely refined. Seeing Qiu Changfeng looking over, he cupped his hands and said, "Brother Qiu, my surname is Jiang, my first name is Qian, and my name is Nanfei. It's a pleasure to meet you today." He was not timid because of Qiu Changfeng's arrogance, but he did not pretend to be affectionate either. He spoke sincerely, his eyes were correct, and his attitude was neither humble nor overbearing. Qiu Changfeng glanced at Jiang Nanfei up and down, and suddenly said, "Brother Tai is from Huizhou?" Jiang Nanfei looked surprised, and looked at Mr. Rong, thinking that he had introduced him. Mr. Rong understood Jiang Nanfei's intention and shook his head slightly. Seeing this, Jiang Nanfei was puzzled and said, "I have never met Xiongtai before, so how does Xiongtai know that I am from Huizhou?" Qiu Changfeng said: "Xiongtai's clothes are simple and elegant, he doesn't look like a businessman. However, people are divided into groups, and things of a kind flock together. The smelting in Huazhou of Ming Dynasty, the porcelain in Jingdezhen, and the cloth in Songjiang Prefecture are all famous all over the world. , the Rong family, Bei family, and Ning family are also prominent families in various places, and they are well-known..." Mr. Lei and others heard that Qiu Changfeng was quite familiar with their identities and industries, and they were a little surprised in their pride, but Mr. Rong looked uneasy and tinged with fear.Qiu Changfeng didn't look at the three of Mr. Rong at all, but only looked at Jiang Nanfei and said, "Brother is in it, dressed in shabby clothes, not cramped, with a strong character, and his wealth should not be worse than these three. I think brother Taiwan's shoes are produced in Huizhou. Although they are worn out, they are not replaced. It must be because they love their homeland even though they have traveled thousands of miles. Such people who value nostalgia, understand etiquette, and are gentle and frugal are the characteristics of Huizhou merchants. Therefore, I presumably assume that Xiongtai is from Huizhou." Jiang Nan Feiyue became more and more surprised when he heard this, and said in admiration, "Brother's deduction really opened my eyes." Seeing this, Meng Xian felt strange, thinking to himself that although Huizhou merchants have gradually become popular recently, this Jiangnanfei may not be a big family, why Qiu Changfengdu is so polite to him? Turning his eyes, Meng Xian said with a smile: "Brother Qiu's deduction ability, my younger brother has long admired him, but I just don't understand why Brother Qiu is so interested in him being from Huizhou?" Qiu Changfeng stared at Jiang Nanfei with sharp eyes, and said slowly: "Brother Meng doesn't know something, the surname Jiang in Huizhou is worthy of our interest. I don't know if Brother Jiang knows a Huizhou merchant named Jiang Yuan?" Jiang Nanfei said in awe: "I dare not mention the name of the ancestor, so do you know the ancestor?" When he said this, he undoubtedly admitted that he was Jiang Yuan's grandson. Qiu Changfeng smiled and said: "I don't know you well, but you have admired your name for a long time. Thinking about Taizu sending troops into Anhui, he was in short supply of food and salary. Jiang Yuan used the strength of the whole family to prepare a donation of 100,000 taels of salary. Taizu Longyan was very happy and gave Huizhou a special gift." The Jiang family's "loyalty and unparalleled" four characters, I also admire the past after hearing the past." Jiang Nanfei said humbly: "When my ancestor was about to leave, he told my father to say, 'A gentleman loves money, and he should get it in a proper way'. I dare not forget the word 'Tao'." Qiu Changfeng laughed, cast a sidelong glance at Mr. Lei and the others, and said in a deep voice: "What a 'gentleman loves money, and he gets it in a proper way', just by these eight characters, it should be easy to understand. But if you don't know these eight characters Even if you are rich and powerful, you are just a nouveau riche, and you will eventually lose your fortune." After speaking, he picked up the wine jar, and Mr. Rong had already asked someone to take the bowls and chopsticks. Qiu Changfeng only filled two bowls of wine and said to Jiangnan Fei : "I respect you a bowl, not for glory, but for the word "gentleman." Jiang Nanfei hurriedly raised his wine bowl and said, "I don't dare to take the word gentleman, thank you brother." He was not good at drinking, but seeing Qiu Changfeng's arrogance, he couldn't help but arouse the arrogance of a strong man, and drank the bowl of wine in one gulp. do. Young Master Rong, Young Master Lei and the others felt awe-inspiring when they heard Qiu Changfeng suddenly mentioning Taizu, and secretly pondered Qiu Changfeng's origin. Qiu Changfeng was holding the wine bowl, but he was already looking at the person in white on the seat. Everyone was socializing, but the man was still sitting upright as if no one else was there. He raised his head at this moment and said with a smile: "Your Excellency's inference is sharp, but I have only seen it in my life. I don't know... Do you see my origin?" As soon as the man raised his head, his gaze was like lightning, but his expression appeared to be unruly, with disdain at the corner of his mouth, and his attitude could be said to be arrogant.His nasal bone is high, making his whole face look quite tough, with thick eyebrows, like two knives inserted obliquely under the bun. At first glance, the man looks weird, but on second look, you will find that the man is rather arrogant and tough, regardless of his demeanor and appearance, but it also makes people feel that his expression is lazy, and there seems to be nothing that can make him care. Even if Qiu Changfeng appeared suddenly, it still couldn't arouse his interest. But that man was still very young. His character, his looks, his indolence, and his youth seemed out of proportion. Qiu Changfeng stared at the man for a long time before saying, "I can't see it." The man frowned, but looked a little strange, "Your Excellency can't tell?" Qiu Changfeng smiled and said, "I can only tell that you have a northern accent..." Mr. Rong rounded up the situation and said, "Brother not only has good eyesight, but also good hearing. This Mr. Ye... is from Changbai Mountain. He mainly deals in furs and medicinal materials. This time he is new to Jiangnan." Qiu Changfeng's eyes flickered, and he murmured: "Master Ye from Changbai Mountain..." After all, he shook his head and said, "I've never heard of it." That Mr. Ye laughed, raised his eyebrows, and said with an unruly expression: "Life is like gathering together and falling apart, what does it matter whether you hear about it or not? Timely enjoyment is the most important thing. Brother, I don't know if I'm right or not." ?” Qiu Changfeng stared at Young Master Ye for a while, then nodded and said: "Yes, that's right. But I don't know how to enjoy yourself in time, brother?" Ye Gongzi held the wine glass in his hand, but he was already holding a beautiful singer in his arms. He chanted softly: "Drunk lying on the lap of a beautiful woman, wake up with wine, don't ask for a city, just want to have no regrets." Qiu Changfeng sat down slowly, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "Well said, well said. Your name?" Mr. Ye put his arms around the singer, raised his thick knife-like eyebrows, and said word by word: "I'm placing a single word, Huan, who is looking for fun, Ye Huan!" The two looked at each other, as if there was a spark of electricity.When others saw it, they felt uneasy for some reason. Qiu Changfeng finally looked away from Ye Huan, saw that everyone was still standing, smiled slightly and said, "There is wine and food, singing and dancing, what are you doing standing?" When Qiu Changfeng is serious, he can tear apart the person in front of him as if he were holding a sharp blade. Although Mr. Lei and Mr. Beizi Yin don't know his identity, they also realize that this person is definitely not People who wait for nothing, so even though they are angry at Qiu Changfeng's aggressiveness, they are unavoidably worried.Seeing Qiu Changfeng suddenly smile, like winter suddenly entering summer, they all secretly breathed a sigh of relief and sat down one after another, but tried to stay away from Qiu Changfeng. Only Jiang Nanfei has a clear conscience and has a good impression of Qiu Changfeng, but instead sits beside Qiu Changfeng. Seeing this, Meng Xian could only sigh that a person like Qiu Changfeng could enjoy himself no matter where he went, whether he showed his identity or not.Seeing Bei Ziyin's dissatisfied expression, Meng Xian felt like-minded, and took the initiative to strike up a conversation: "I don't know how many young masters are getting together today, what's your business?" Seeing that Meng Xian, who came with Qiu Changfeng, was so kind, Beizi Yin felt flattered, and hurriedly said: "Today's Qinhuai River Huaguo Grand Meeting, I think the two brothers also know about it." Meng Xian rolled his eyes and said: "Could it be that the young masters gathered together to hold a flower and come out?" He guessed casually, and seeing the strange expressions of everyone, he seemed to have guessed right. He couldn't help admiring that he also had the potential of Qiu Changfeng. Slightly surprised, he said: "Which girl did those young masters take a fancy to?" He knew early on that Hua Guolun was running for the Qinhuai Eight Beauties, and he had seen eight painted boats in the river, each of which was beautiful.Those eight painted boats were like dreams and illusions, more like fairylands, they can be said to have different styles, but the only thing they have in common is that there is an extremely beautiful woman sitting in the place with the brightest lights. There are melodious sounds of silk and bamboo, faint sounds of orchestral strings, and a daughter singing with her red lips lightly. For a while, the water waves are soft and quiet, and the sound of oars is affectionate. This charming scenery on the Qinhuai River is even better than in the past. Young Master Rong didn't answer directly, but said: "The one who sings right now is one of Qinhuai's Eight Beauties, named Liu Mei'er, her voice is soft and charming, she can be said to be unique in Qinhuai." Mr. Lei slapped the table and said with a sneer, "I sound like a drake crowing on the river, what's so good about it?" Bei Ziyin shook his folding fan lightly, and said with a smile: "Young Master Lei is quick to talk, but he really wins my heart. In fact, although Qin Huai is known as eight beautiful, but Liu Meier is too flattering, Wan Tingting is too cold, Dong Xinrui's piano skills are not bad, but the song Fu Thanks, Bian Xiaowan is very talented, but her piano skills are not as good as Dong Xinrui..." Meng Xian said in his heart, you can always find some problems with these women, they all say that beauty is in the eye of a lover, but shit is in the eye of an enemy.If you depreciate these women to nothing, you should probably praise them. Bei Ziyin was still shaking his head and said: "Among the Eight Beauties of Qinhuai, if we talk about the four concubines, the few I mentioned just now are possible, but after Huaguo theory, just like Wen Wu is the first and Wu Wu is the second, You always have to get the one after the flower to be regarded as the best." Mr. Lei said loudly: "That's right, what's the taste of being a concubine? In my opinion, there is no suspense for Yun Qin'er after high school!" Meng Xian murmured: "Yun Qin'er..." Turning his eyes, he looked at the crowd and said, "Is Yun Qin'er the one you young masters want to praise?" Seeing that everyone didn't agree with each other, but it was obviously guessed by Meng Xian, Meng Xian sighed: "The young masters are all wealthy, if you are here to support, then Yunqin'er may have a hard time not becoming the Queen of Flowers." In his heart But I can't help but think nastyly, it's not difficult for you to hold Yunqin'er to become a flower queen, but the difficult thing is that there is only one Yunqin'er, how will the four of you divide it? Mr. Lei smiled proudly and said, "That's right. In fact, with my family alone, it's not a problem to have a flower. I really hope that someone will compete with me, otherwise it would be too boring." Qiu Changfeng was also looking at the river, and murmured: "It will never be boring, I can guarantee that it will be quite interesting." At this moment, there was thunderous applause and cheers on the Qinhuai River.It turned out that Liu Meier had already sung a song.The crowd applauded endlessly, a small boat like a fish swam to Liu Meier's painting boat, and presented the prize.In the competition for the queen, the person who wins the most prizes is the queen. Beside the eight painting boats, there are at least twenty large boats parked, they must all be children of rich families, although the river is wide, it is not convenient for these big boats to navigate, so they sent small boats to give the lottery. Bei Ziyin curled his lips, and suddenly said: "It's Yunqiner's performance." While speaking, he walked to the bow.Mr. Lei also followed to the bow of the boat, looking nervous with anticipation. Even Meng Xian couldn't help but get up and walk to the bow of the boat, wanting to see how stunning the few rich men on the boat are.Seeing the nervous expressions of Mr. Lei and the others, Meng Xian felt strange, thinking to himself that after Huaguolun, it was just a gimmick, and even if he couldn't be selected, it had nothing to do with the overall situation, but why these people are so nervous, is it just because of face ? Young Master Rong and Jiang Nanfei glanced at each other, then cupped their hands to Qiu Changfeng and Ye Huan and said, "Don't you two want to see Yunqin'er? She plays a song. It's true that this song should only exist in the sky..." Qiu Changfeng just shook his head and said, "I don't know the rhythm." Ye Huan put his arm around the singer, and with the other hand, he handed the wine to the mouth of the singer next to him.His demeanor was gentle and promiscuous, the singer shyly swallowed half of her glass of wine, and said with a coquettish smile, "Master Ye, it's your turn." Ye Huan laughed, and drank the remaining half of the remaining wine in one gulp. "Fang Fei is endlessly beautiful, and there is nothing better than taking pity on the person in front of me. Whether you look at it or not, what difference does it make?" Young Master Rong's expression changed, and before he could say anything else, he heard the sound of a piano. As soon as the piano sounded, the hustle and bustle on the Qinhuai River disappeared suddenly. It turned out that Yun Qin'er had already appeared on the stage, she lightly stretched her jade wrists, and played the melody of nature on this star-lit river surface... In midsummer, although the Qinhuai River is cool, it is somewhat hot.The sound of the piano diffused, but it brought the bleakness and melancholy of late autumn. The person who was full of melancholy, desolate to the bone, who heard the sound, even Mr. Lei and Bei Ziyin, had a look of loneliness on their faces.After the prosperity, it is naturally lonely. Isn't the bustling red dust, drinking and carnival also another kind of loneliness? That kind of waking up in the dead of night without sleep, that kind of loneliness chewing on the long night... Even though it has been romantic through the ages, even if it is a horse-drawn platform, but Huang Liang dreams of a pillow, Zhuang Sheng is lost in butterflies, and when he wakes up, he is just a bank of willows and a waning moon in the wind and moon. Even in Qiu Changfeng's eyes, the melody of the zither was bleak.Although Ye Huan hugged left and right, but looked at Qiu Changfeng from time to time, with a little meaning. Just when everyone was immersed in loneliness, the sound of the zither turned abruptly, becoming impassioned and solemn, and brought everyone into the Jiange to ride their horses, and the night rain washes away the soldiers. The iron horse is golden, and the wind and rain are like soldiers. The beautiful Qinhuai River was actually infected by a song, with the cold westerly wind, the mausoleum of the Han family's mausoleum was intense.This diametrically opposite artistic conception, connected one by one, is completely natural, and it has long made people mesmerized, like a song. The hearts of the people flowed with the rhythm of the piano, sometimes bleak, sometimes passionate, suddenly into the cold winter and snow, and then into the warm spring with flying catkins.Everyone heard about it, but they felt that they were full of worries, sentimental and emotional, and they would not be romantic. At the end of the song, there was surprisingly no applause on the Qinhuai River, and the crowd was still immersed in the melodious sound of the song. After a long while, there was a wave of applause and applause everywhere. Qiu Changfeng sighed softly, and murmured: "A song is divided into four seasons, and the wonderful sound is very unpleasant. It's just..." He stopped suddenly in the middle of speaking. Ye Huan asked casually, "Just what?" Qiu Changfeng shook his head and said, "It's nothing." Ye Huan smiled and stopped asking. Qiu Changfeng also smiled, and didn't even say any more, but he felt a little strange in his heart. Although he was polite to Jiang Nanfei on this big ship, the most interesting thing was Ye Huan in front of him. He always felt that this Ye Huan felt something was wrong. Qiu Changfeng's sense is very keen. If he thinks there is a problem, he will find out the problem sooner or later.His keen sense is based on extremely meticulous inference and experience. He can see the cause of death of the deceased in a moment, and he can also understand the origin of the opponent's mind at a glance. All judgments lie in his rich experience and profound mind. No one knows how he can do this, not even Ji Gang.But Qiu Changfeng himself knew that it took him seven years to learn a whole set of rules for observing people, and his hard work has finally paid off. This set of people-testing rules is said to have been passed down from the famous arrester Ye Zhiqiu during the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Northern Song Dynasty. After hundreds of years of accumulation, it was carried forward by a genius who is a genius, and sorted out 135 rules. 2002 Fourteen sentences. The formula is called Qiankun Suo. This formula has always existed mysteriously, and it was not discovered until the early Ming Dynasty. And the more than two thousand formulas were not only firmly memorized in Qiu Changfeng's mind, but also used with proficiency. After he boarded the ship, he knew nothing about the people on board. He relied on the observation method he had practiced for many years to easily make the boastful sons of several famous families bow their heads. But he still couldn't figure out the details of Ye Huan. He never believed that Ye Huan was from Changbai, nor did he believe that Ye Huan was in business.He was hesitant to speak just now, if he was an ordinary person, he would have asked him a long time ago, but Ye Huan was able to hold back from asking, which shows that he is a person with his own opinions. Qiu Changfeng tried several times in a row, only to find out that Ye Huan is good at hiding his inner emotions, aloof, and very old-fashioned.This kind of personality is incompatible with Ye Huan's age. Ye Huan can be young and mature, and he is far less interested in the queen of Huaguolun than Mr. Rong and others. This shows that his original intention is probably not after Huaguolun. ? We must know that the chick does not know the ambition of the swan, and of course the swan disdains to be with the chick. Looking at his behavior, Qiu Changfeng knew that Ye Huan would never go with Mr. Rong and others, because Mr. Rong and those people were not worthy. In this case, Ye Huan's original intention was worthy of scrutiny. Ye Huan and Qiu Changfeng have nothing to do with each other at all, but Qiu Changfeng still keeps this doubt in his heart due to the habit he has developed over the years.And he didn't expect at this time that after a long time, he would get a shocking answer from Ye Huan! Qiu Changfeng's mind was spinning, but the surface was still calm and composed. At this time, there was another drumbeat on the Qinhuai River, and Mr. Rong said: "Tian Sisi has appeared. The one who can compete with Yunqin'er for the queen here... I'm afraid it's This woman." Bei Ziyin shook his folding fan lightly and said, "Tian Sisi just has a good singing voice..." Mr. Lei snorted coldly, "I think it's quite normal." At the brightest spot on the painting boat, a woman appeared. Meng Xian saw it from a distance, and felt that the wind was blowing on the river. The woman was like a fairy flying over the clouds, as if she was about to ride away on waves. Well, that Yunqin'er has been sitting with her head bowed and playing the piano, I can't see what she looks like at all, this Tian Sisi has a refined demeanor, but I think it's not bad.He didn't think he was right. At this time, the music sounded, but it was completely opposite to Yun Qin'er's piano sound. It was mellow and delicate, like a sigh of sorrow. If Yun Qin'er's piano sound was from the east to the west, the Tian Sisi's singing boat was like a bottle of wine in front of flowers. Don't be flirty. Where the music was strong, Tian Sisi sang: "Flowers fall in arrays, and the wind blows tens of thousands of points to worry about people. The pond is dreaming, the orchid threshold is saying spring, the butterfly powder is lightly stained with flying snow, and the fragrance of swallow mud provokes the dust of falling flowers. I am in a short mood in spring. The willow silk grows long, and the people are far away and near the end of the world; the fragrance eliminates the gold powder of the Six Dynasties, and clears the spirit of the three Chus..." The singing voice was lingering, floating on the river, like a young girl in spring, just beginning to love, and it was even more pitiful. Everyone on the river was fascinated by it, and felt that this song seemed to be sung by Tian Sisi to themselves. Tian Sisi sang a song by Wang Shifu of the Yuan Dynasty. Wang Shifu's poem has been recited for hundreds of years, and it has touched the hearts of many passionate men and women. From Yuan to Ming, it has been sung non-stop, and it has won the hearts of the people. word. Although Meng Xian is not an elegant person, he has heard this song before, and he feels that the songs of other actors are only for the ears of the deaf - only Tian Sisi's song can express the hearts of resentful girls in the world. If it wasn't for looking across the water, Meng Xianzhen wished he could find a wall to jump over and stand in front of Tian Sisi.In my heart, Tian Sisi had long been the tactful and affectionate Cui Yingying, and I was the suave Zhang Sheng who jumped over the wall at night. After the singing, everyone said hello, the applause came overwhelmingly, it was three points louder than Cai Yunqin's applause when she was a child. Meng Xian couldn't help applauding, and suddenly felt that the atmosphere was not right. He turned his head and saw Mr. Lei and others staring at him with unfriendly expressions.Meng Xian rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "This Tian Sisi's song is really good, but it is still worse than Yun Qin'er. Tian Sisi's song can still be remembered and applauded, but Yun Qin'er's piano sound is already forgotten Applause, among them, Yunni has made a verdict." The young masters looked better, and Young Master Rong sighed: "That's right, when it comes to skills, Yunqin'er should be the first. But since ancient times, Tian Sisi has always been popular, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with." Jiang Nanfei smiled and said, "Brother Rong, it's up to people to plan things, and God to make things happen. You don't have to think too much about the choice of queen. Even if Yunqin'er doesn't win the queen..." Mr. Lei said dissatisfiedly, "Did Brother Jiang retreat before he made a move?" Bei Ziyin shook his folding fan lightly and said, "Even if Brother Jiang quits, just a few of us are enough." His tone was full of confidence, obviously very sure of his family's worth. We must know that the porcelain industry in the Ming Dynasty flourished, no matter from which aspect, the technology can be said to have reached the peak since ancient times, and the porcelain in Jingdezhen is the pinnacle of the pinnacle.When it comes to Jingdezhen's porcelain making, one cannot fail to mention the Bei family, no wonder he is so arrogant. Young Master Rong breathed a sigh of relief, and murmured, "Of course it's best, otherwise..." Meng Xian was even more surprised to see Mr. Rong's worried face, and thought to himself that even if Yun Qin'er was not rated as the queen, Mr. Rong would just lose face, so why worry? At this time, the sound of gongs on the river was crisp, and the Qinhuai River became quiet again. Mr. Rong, Mr. Lei, and Mr. Beizi Yin looked at each other with nervous expressions, but Jiang Nanfei was still calm, and murmured: "Now after the counting, the person in charge will choose the result." Meng Xiandao: "Who is in charge?" Jiang Nanfei smiled and said, "The principals are Mr. Gao from Qinhuai and a group of talents." Meng Xian frowned and said, "Does Qin Huai still have talents?" Jiang Nanfei was stunned for a while before saying, "This Mr. Gao is a descendant of Mr. Gao Qi, one of the 'Four Heroes of Wuzhong', so he should be considered a genius." Meng Xian couldn't help thinking, "The Four Heroes of Wuzhong" Gao Qi, why does this name sound familiar?Oh, by the way, he was the one who wrote the two poems in the painting of the fire crane by the master, but if the master said it well, and Gao Qi wrote it, he was courting death. Meng Xian smiled and said: "Unexpectedly, talented people are valuable again now. But beauty's life is short, and talented people's lives are short. I only hope that high-level talents will not die so early like his father Gao Qi." It turns out that literati were treated differently in the past dynasties. In Song Dynasty, the literati were treated supremely, and no one was looked down upon. Even Di Qing, the famous and well-known Tianlong General who was praised by later generations, looked down on all directions and ruled the world. It takes a lot of energy to deal with the restraint of the decadent civil servants of the Song Dynasty. However, things must be reversed if things are extreme, and if the extreme is not, the literati did not know how to cherish their good luck. During the Song Dynasty, they were squandered. In the Ming Dynasty, the fate of literati finally improved, but the improvement was limited. Zhu Yuanzhang, a poor peasant rebelled, became a monk, and immediately won the world.Liu Bowen's great contribution is that he is a sincere uncle, and cannot be listed as a prince.Song Lian was even more bleak. At the highest level, he was only a Hanlin scholar, a fifth-rank official, and then he went up and down, and finally fell from the fifth-rank official to retire and return home. Although Qiu Changfeng, Meng Xian and others are only a thousand households, they are also officials of the fifth rank. It can be seen that the great talents and scholars in the early Ming Dynasty were not necessarily proud. Zhu Yuanzhang used to be a monk. When he was alive, he was trusted by the emperor and established a literary prison.The words "monk", "thief" and "hair" used by literati in their poems may be considered as mocking the ancestor and be condemned and beheaded.Although Zhu Yuanzhang didn't like literati, he wanted literati to do things after all. Some literati were dissatisfied with Zhu Yuanzhang's actions and refused to enter the court as an official.Zhu Yuanzhang felt that he was underestimated, and he once ordered that any literati who dare not be used by the king-kill their bodies and lose their families. Gao Qi was ordered to be cut in half by Zhu Yuanzhang because he resigned from office! The literati during the Hongwu period could be said to be sitting on pins and needles. Once they were awarded official positions, it was like a deadline.It was not until the time of Emperor Yongle that this atmosphere improved slightly, but literati were always afraid of repeating the past, so they never dared to show off their talents, so Meng Xian asked this question. Qin Huai still has talent?In fact, not only Qinhuai, Jiangnan probably has no talented scholars, even if there are, they dare not call themselves. Jiang Nanfei saw that Meng Xian was so familiar with Gao Qi's fate, and saw Mr. Rong's frowning, and saw Qiu Changfeng's imposing manner again. Knowing that these two people cannot be offended, what he said to Meng Xian was only promises. At this moment, there was another sound of gongs on the Qinhuai River. It turned out that the person in charge had already counted, and someone announced loudly: "At present, Miss Tian Sisi has the most betrothal gifts!" The voice just fell, and the cheers were thunderous. Of course, there were also some secretly cursing who supported girls from other families. Seeing this, Meng Xian frowned and said, "Is the result settled?" Although in his heart, he would rather support Miss Sisi, who is tactful and affectionate, but after all, he can't help but be short-spoken. Not expressing concern. Mr. Lei slapped the railing and snorted coldly, "This is just the beginning." All the young masters glanced at each other, they all raised their spirits and nodded slowly. With a wave of Young Master Rong's hand, a small boat with packages rowed past. Meng Xian knew that Rong, Bei, Lei, and Jiang were going to make a move, so he couldn't help but want to see what the value of these four young masters was. I only heard a series of reports from the person on the boat: "Mr. Leiren of Huazhou gave Miss Yunqin'er two hundred taels of gold. Mr. Bei from Jingdezhen gave Miss Yunqin'er one egg curtain and one sweet white each as a price... ...two hundred taels of gold." There was an uproar on the banks of the river, and there were many discussions. Meng Xian was slightly startled. He knew that Egg Curtain and Tianbai were the top porcelains of Ming Dynasty. He heard that these two kinds of porcelains were as thin as paper and white as jade. Porcelain handprints.Although Meng Xian is a Jin Yiwei, he is used to seeing big scenes, but he only heard about this kind of porcelain. He also heard the talker on the painting boat sing: "Mr. Jiang gave Yunqin'er two hundred taels of gold, and Mr. Rong of Songjiang Prefecture gave Yunqin'er a piece of gold carved clothes in Songjiang for three hundred taels of gold!" Still holding the wine glass, Qiu Changfeng murmured: "One piece of clothing costs three hundred taels of gold... I think it's nothing more than the little crimson silk that Empress Li used to have. I don't want such a big deal from the young masters." Both Beizi Yin and Mr. Lei couldn't help showing complacency, Mr. Rong smiled a bit reluctantly, but Jiang Nanfei felt a little uneasy, and Qiu Changfeng said calmly: "But the final fate of Empress Li, I just hope that the young masters don't want it." Learn it." Mr. Lei's eyes glared, and Bei Ziyin's expression also changed. Of course they all knew that Empress Li was poisoned and died miserably after Song Taizong fed him a cup of traction. What does Qiu Changfeng mean by saying this? After the noise on the river surface, it became quiet. There are tens of thousands of lights, but everyone's thoughts are more complicated than the lights. The four of Mr. Rong raised the prize in a short while, offering nearly a thousand taels of gold. Of course, the intention was to tell others that the four masters were here, and this battle was bound to win. Those who wanted to support Tian Sisi had to think about their capital Besides. Mr. Lei's excited face was glowing with golden light, and his chest was puffed out like a victorious rooster.Although he didn't want anyone to continue the gamble, he still deliberately said: "If this gamble ends like this, it would be too boring." At this moment, a small boat came close to Qinhuai Bayan's painting boat and delivered a package.When Mr. Lei saw it, his eyeballs were bigger than a bull's eye, and the person who saw the words on the other side sang: "A young master gave Miss Tian Sisi a thousand taels of gold and a pearl." Everyone was in an uproar, and the faces of Mr. Rong and others became uglier than Bi Shui. Someone actually challenged them?What is the background of this person?Why not name it? But no matter what, the golden thousand taels had overwhelmed the fourth young master, not to mention the pearl of Dendrobium.The bright pearl is shining, although there are lights in the dark night, it still cannot cover the beauty and brilliance of the pearl itself. The night is quiet, the light is soft, the beads are round, like light entering the clouds, lilac dewdrops, all of these originally meant peace and tranquility, but everyone's hearts tensed... Beizi Yin stopped shaking his fan, Mr. Lei's gold ring seemed to be dimmed, and Mr. Rong's face was even more ugly, and he didn't know what he was thinking. They didn't seem to expect that under such heavy pressure, someone would dare to compete, and the counterattack would be extremely violent. Mr. Lei said in a low voice, "The pearl of Dendrobium may be worth more than a thousand taels of gold." Bei Ziyin said bitterly: "But I only brought a pair of porcelain. Alas, if I had known this, I would have brought more porcelain." When he said this, he obviously had the intention of shrinking back. Young Master Rong couldn't help but look at Jiangnanfei, knowing that if this place is rich in financial resources, Jiangnanfei might be far superior to everyone else.Jiang Nanfei cast a sideways glance at Qiu Changfeng, and heard him mutter: "A lot of money is not necessarily a good thing, and there must be more troubles than people." Jiang Nanfei's heart moved, and he said shyly, "Brother Rong..." Without waiting for everyone to make a decision, Ye Huan, who had been drinking and having fun, suddenly laughed and said, "Whoever said that having more money is not a good thing, I just think that the more money the better. Mr. Rong, you can't lose this battle, or you will lose face, and I will lose face." It's also very shameless to be friends. I offer a thousand taels of gold..." Everyone cheered up, Young Master Rong hurriedly said: "If Brother Ye is willing to stand out, my chances of winning will be greatly increased." 叶欢推开了歌姬，斜睨秋长风一眼，对荣公子道：“我若出手，不胜不归。但荣公子必须答应我一个条件。”他言语中满是自信，竟不将那千两黄金、一斛明珠放在眼中，若非雄厚的家底，焉能如此？ 荣公子忙道：“叶兄请说。” 孟贤见到荣公子的急迫，更是不解，心道你们真被一个女人迷得不知祖宗是谁了。千两黄金，就够百来户人家一年之用，你们却不过打水漂般送给个婊子？ 就算云琴儿是花后又能如何，难道你们能因此成为皇帝吗？一想到这般人的作为，孟贤暗自摇头，只是骂这些人蠢不可及。 秋长风端着酒杯，心中却想，如今看来，荣华富对此事势在必得，贝子尹、雷公子的态度倒不坚决，至于江南飞，更是开始就置身事外，方才赠金之时，他只报个姓氏，一方面不想旁人知道他参与进来，另外一方面又不想得罪荣公子等人，算是个聪明人。 荣公子就算和云琴儿两情相悦，也不用倾家荡产的捧她做花后，更何况江南飞等人不是傻子，荣公子能拉拢他们，显然是图谋共同的利益…… 但捧云琴儿为花后，又和他们的利益有什么相关？ 秋长风暂时想不明白这重关系，却知道一件事情，荣公子成功的机会简直微乎其微，因为他隐约知道这几人的对手是谁！ 叶欢端着酒杯，似笑非笑道：“若荣公子能一掷千金下，博得美人归，松江府荣家定是声名大振了。”荣公子强笑道：“若是云琴儿能得花后之称，这护花美名肯定是叶公子的。” 秋长风闻言心中转念，荣公子不为名声，究竟为了什么？ 叶欢哈哈一笑，摇头道：“荣公子大错特错，我肯出手，不过是因为喜欢结交你这个朋友，我出黄金千两，百年高丽参三支赠予云琴儿姑娘，只请荣公子送去，说你自己送的就好，千万不要提及我的名字。” 众人怔住，不想叶欢竟是如此豪爽之辈，出此重礼竟还不求名声。 黄金千两倒也罢了，但三支百年的高丽参拿出来，那可真的万金难求，价值又远在那斛明珠之上。 荣公子似乎也是欢喜得呆了，一拱手道：“叶兄如此厚爱，容小弟以后再报了。” 叶欢的赠金、高丽参一送到画舫之上，经话事人一报，秦淮河几乎沸腾起来。各画舫的歌姬听了，心中可谓羡慕、嫉妒、厌恨交织一起，只恨自己没有云琴儿的本事。 秦淮河自论后以来，黄金百两赠予都算是大手笔，可向后人矜夸，但今日竟有人肯花数千两金子买个虚名，也怪不得别的歌姬嫉恨。 话事人连报两声，眼看无人再出彩金，荣公子在甲板上连连搓手，觉得结局已定，满是兴奋，不想等了多时，话事人竟还不宣布花后结果。 荣公子几人狐疑不定，秦淮河两岸上，也是议论纷纷，搞不懂话事人还等什么。 就在这时，船舷处有人喝道：“干什么的，滚远点。”呼喝那人正是荣公子那人高马大的手下。 众人一愣，扭头望去，只就听到扑通一声响，船舷上那手下人消失不见，他的位置上，站着个身着黑衫的男子。 那男子立在那里，如同融入到黑夜中的精灵般，神秘带着冷漠的味道，他的一双眼眸，泛着死灰的颜色。 这华丽的大船，一掷千金的几大公子，也完全不被他放在眼中。 众人又惊又怒，不待反问，那男子径直走到了荣公子面前，本有家丁想要拦阻，可见到那人冷冰的表情，死灰的眼眸，不知为何，心中发冷，竟不敢上前。 那人死灰一样的眼睛望着荣华富，嘴角带分嘲弄的笑容，“你叫荣华富？松江府的荣公子？” 荣华富狐疑不定，半晌才道：“不错，我就是荣华富。” 那冷漠的男子目光转动，说道：“还有什么景德镇的贝公子、华州的雷公子、江公子……我家主人让你们过去。” 他说得极为不客气，雷公子昂然道：“你让我们过去，我们就过去，那不是很没面子。你家主人是谁？让我们过去做什么？” 雷公子一连几问，那黑衣男子一个都没有答复，目光转动，却落在秋长风的身上，“秋长风？你和孟贤也过去。”他对大船上有什么人，竟然了如指掌，倒让众人很是诧异。 荣公子等人早见过秋长风的傲慢，心道这黑衣男子这么不客气，秋长风怎能善了？正想看热闹，不想秋长风已站起来，伸个懒腰道：“好。”回望荣公子，喃喃自语道：“我早说了，有钱也不见得是好事。” 荣公子等人脸色微变，心中忐忑，已感觉有些不妙。就算秋长风这样的人，对黑衣男子都不敢说不，这黑衣男子背后的主子，不知又是什么来头？ 叶欢目光闪动，倒还镇定。黑衣男子提及了所有人，唯独没有提及他的名字，难道说叶欢早有预料，这才在赠云琴儿金子的时候，执意不肯提及自己的名字？ 众人困惑不解时，那黑衣人早转身离去，留下一句道：“点名的人，现在若不去，以后就不用去了。”他走到船舷处，双臂一振，从船舷处稳稳落在小船上。 可那人不等站稳，身边又落下一人，正是秋长风。 那黑衣男子死灰般的眼中突然闪过分厉芒，却是动也不动。 秋长风微笑道：“久仰二十四节的秋分之名，今日得见，幸会幸会。”他说的奇怪，孟贤本也在猜度对方的来历，一听“二十四节”几个字，心头怦然大跳，脸上露出惊骇的表情，竟乖乖地垂手而立。 那黑衣男子眼中也有分诧异，可转瞬又变回死灰般，再无言语。 荣华富几人见秋长风、孟贤这般模样，更是心中忐忑，惊凛那黑衣人的言下之意，只能乖乖地跟随。 不多时，小船到了一艘大船之前。 那艘大船上面并无标志，更没有荣公子大船的奢华，可众人到了那大船下时，只感觉心惊肉跳，背脊发凉。 那艘大船上上下下，不知立了多少黑衣男子，单刀在腰，神色冷然肃穆，各个如同长枪插地，动也不动。 那艘大船上，竟有如军船，剑拔弩张，直如开战。 虽无人说话，可只凭这种肃杀的威势，就足以让登船之人胆战心惊。 这是秦淮河上，怎么会突然出现恁地声势的大船？就算是纵横长江的排教，驰骋黄河的青帮，傲笑海口的捧火会，虽是势力磅礴，但也绝不敢在堂堂应天府，南京城的秦淮河上摆出这般的阵仗。 若是如此，跟造反有什么区别？ 究竟是何人在此，竟有这般的声势？ 众公子脸色发青，都看到彼此眼中的骇然，依次被带上甲板后，大气都不敢喘一声。 宽敞的甲板之上，只有一张座椅。座椅并不奢华，但极为宽阔高大，众人壮着胆子望去，心头狂跳，只见一只猛虎伏在椅背，正张开血盆大口，冷望着众人。 那猛虎虽没咆哮，但众人陡然在船上见到此物，也是骇得双腿发软。 但定睛一看，众人又都松了一口气，原来那不过是个猛虎的头颅。猛虎连皮带头剥下，铺在那宽敞高大的椅子上。 那是一张白虎皮，不带一丝杂色。 众公子都识货，知道黄章黑纹的老虎易找，但如此纯白的虎皮，他们也只是在传说中听过，只是这张虎皮，恐怕就是万金难求。 椅子上坐着一人，面向河面，背对众人，让人只看到他的黑发如墨，却看不到他的面容。他虽是坐在椅子上，众人还能感觉到他身形剽悍，威严无限。 那人只是低头看着自己的手掌，他手掌宽阔有力，尾甲极长，染着一种血紫之色。暗夜中，那指甲泛着亮光，满是肃杀肃然之意。 领路的黑衣人早单膝跪倒道：“启禀王爷，人已带到。” 众人心头狂跳，荣公子等人更是骇得几乎晕了过去，从未想到过，找他们来的竟是个王爷。 大明功臣中被封王的极少，当年朱元璋之时，勋臣只有六人被封王，分别是徐达、常遇春、李文忠、汤和、邓愈和沐英。这六人为朱元璋征战天下、打下大明江山立下赫赫功勋，但这六人也不过是死后才被追封为王。 而被朱元璋真正封王的，就是朱元璋的二十四个儿子。朱元璋死后，四子燕王——也就是如今的永乐大帝朱棣发动“靖难之役”后登基，只封了两个儿子为王，一是封次子朱高煦为汉王，一是封三子朱高燧为赵王。 看椅子上那人黑发油亮，不带半分白发，显然年纪尚轻。既然如此，那人肯定不会是永乐大帝的兄弟，而是当朝天子的儿子。 可那人是汉王还是赵王，众公子不得而知。 那王爷还是看着指甲，缓缓说道：“方才和我比着赠金的都有哪几个呢？”那声音喑哑低沉，有着难言的萧冷之意。荣公子等人如五雷轰顶，早面无人色。 他们做梦也没有想到，要捧田思思为花后的不是旁人，正是眼前这个威严无限的王爷。他们这次，只怕惹了滔天大祸！ 荣公子等人早就骇得说不出来话了，那王爷轻淡道：“松江府的荣公子，景德镇的贝公子，华州的雷公子，一掷千金，果然好威风。就算是本王，都不免相形见绌……这么威风的人物，本王若是错过，岂不遗憾？” 荣公子等人大汗如雨，方才只恐不出风头，这会只想找个洞躲起来。得罪了王爷，不要说他们三个，就算他们的家族，恐怕都是难以幸免。别看他们家大业大，但凭这王爷的威势，要把他们家族连根拔起，都是轻而易举之事。 那王爷还在摆弄着指甲，又道：“还有个江公子……” 江南飞虽是心惊，但在众公子中反倒是最镇静的一个，“王爷，小人江南飞。我等……”他话还未说完，旁边一人厉喝道：“住口，王爷面前，焉有你说话的地方！”那人声如雷霆，一声断喝，真如天神一般。 那人就在那王爷身侧不远。王爷在座，旁人骇然王爷的威名、白虎的奇异、大船的刀兵之气，竟没有留意那人。但那人站出来之际，众人又惊诧此人的魁梧壮硕，铁一般的肌肉。江南飞脸色惨白，也被骇得无法言语。 那王爷摆摆手道：“让他说下去。”那声如雷霆之人闻言，立即退后一步，站在王爷影子之内。他虽火暴的脾气，可在王爷面前，却温顺的有如绵羊。 江南飞知道这是最后的机会，不能不搏道：“王爷，我等真不知道王爷驾到，不然给个天大的胆子，也不敢……如此。” 那王爷轻淡道：“你们不知道本王在此，难道秋长风也不知道吗？” 众人一怔，均是望向一旁默然的秋长风。秋长风听那王爷提及，上前拱手施礼道：“锦衣卫千户秋长风参见汉王殿下。” 众人一惊，这才知道眼前这王爷，就是二皇子——汉王朱高煦，心中更是忐忑。他们都知道三皇子虽也跋扈，但毕竟不如二皇子狠辣。听闻汉王为求太子一位，甚至不惜对太子下手，他们撞在汉王之手，焉能有好结果？ 那声如霹雳之人喝道：“大胆秋长风，你一个小小的锦衣卫，见了王爷，怎敢不跪？” 这次就算汉王都没有再说什么，秦淮河上晚风吹拂，带着股萧瑟的冷意。 秋长风竟还笔直立在那里，冷静回道：“王爷既知道卑职为锦衣卫，就应该知道，圣上立旨，锦衣卫上下……只跪一人，那就是天子。汉王虽威，却绝非天子，卑职不敢坏了礼数，亦不敢因为这一跪，让汉王坏了纲常。” 话音落地，众人肃然。汉王那闪烁着紫光的指甲像要凝住，河面上，竟如结冰般的冷。那一刻，众人都用一种看死人的眼神看着秋长风。 不知许久，汉王这才转过背椅，终于露出了真容。他宽额高头，脸如红铜，颌下胡须黝黑光亮，可还亮不过一双眼眸中的寒光。汉王目光锋冷，秋长风神色坦然，二人目光相对片刻，汉王冷漠道：“本王听说你不错。” 秋长风不解汉王的意思，沉默无言，可他明白汉王方才为何刻意让手下逼他下跪，汉王要夺太子之位，进而做天子，因此要对锦衣卫立威。 汉王又道：“本王也听说，五军都督府和内阁派的人也斗不过你，纪纲对你很信任，甚至上师都看中了你，派你做事。云梦公主你都敢得罪，你最近可说是出尽了风头。”他竟然对秋长风最近的事情很是了解。 秋长风道：“国有国法，卑职依法行事罢了。” 汉王嘴角有分轻蔑的笑，“依法行事？本王只知道，出风头的人活得都不长久。” 荣公子等人见汉王转了目标，本松了口气，可这时汗水突然又淌了下来。因为汉王目光转动，又落在了荣公子等人的身上，轻描淡写道：“松江府的荣华富等人阴谋造反，勾结贼党，推下去……砍了！”