Chapter 9 The eighth chapter Jiangnan heroes meticulously set up the game, the iron mouth of the capital plays the mystery

Not far from Donghua Gate, there is a bustling market next to the imperial city, which is Qipan Street.There is a poem about the prosperity of Dandao Qipan Street: "Qipan Street is wide, quiet and dust-free, and the department stores receive all kinds of operas for the first time. The moon shines like the sea at night, and gold and silver flow from the palaces." This Qipan Street was the first-class in the capital in the Yuan Dynasty. Prosperous place.Emperor Yongle moved his capital to Beijing, and built the current imperial city in the east of Taiye Lake in Da Nei in the Yuan Dynasty.The shops and shops around Yuancheng also moved a lot, but this Qipan Street remained.Chessboard Street, also known as Qianbu Corridor, is adjacent to the Imperial Palace on one end and Fugui Street on the other.Important government offices such as the Clan Mansion, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Rites are all on that Fugui Street.It is strange that Qipan Street is not lively because it has such a good view of every inch of land.Jia, a scholar, farmer and worker from all over the world, whether he came to Beijing to report on work or do business or seek employment, all got a foothold on this chessboard street and wandered around.Therefore, this Chessboard Street, which is surrounded by shops and gathered department stores, gallops to deliver ultimatums every day, shoulders to shoulders, noisy and noisy, and it is a beautiful and prosperous image.

Suzhou Guild Hall is located on Qipan Street.Its facade on the street is not grand, but it looks extraordinarily rich.The arcade above the gate is decorated with colorful buildings and palace lanterns with brocade mantles. It is a place of luxury and gold at a glance.Inside the door is a courtyard with lush flowers and trees, followed by five-story pavilions, all of which are rooms for tourists.During the Jiajing period, it was fashionable to build guild halls in Beijing.Gentlemen and businessmen from various places, in order to travel and live in Beijing, have a fixed place to stay for friends from the same country to have a banquet, so the guild hall came into being.Shuntian guild hall, Shanxi guild hall, Sichuan guild hall, Fujian guild hall, Yangzhou guild hall, etc., suddenly a hundred or so halls popped up in Beijing.Even on this Qipan Street, there are more than a dozen of them.Suzhou is a rich and fertile land in the south of the Yangtze River, and a hometown of culture and algae. Therefore, the guild hall built in Beijing is naturally better than other state capitals.

Shao Daxia, who arrived in Beijing last night, stayed at the Suzhou Guild Hall.Tired from the journey, I had nothing to say to rest that night.Early in the morning, he asked his servants to post posts to the Gao Mansion. He originally wanted to see Gao Gong's posts before he went to the pavilion, but he didn't expect Gao Gong to leave earlier. Dare to neglect, personally ran to the cabinet to deliver the letter.Gao Gong immediately agreed to meet tonight. Who is this Great Xia Shao? Even Gao Gong, who has power all over the world, dare not be sloppy. This matter has to be discussed from the beginning.

Shao Daxia has just passed his forty years this year, and he is a native of Danyang County, Yingtian Prefecture.His father was a local Xiangkun. Although he was not considered a prominent family, he was also a scholarly family.Mr. Shao has one wife and two concubines, and has three daughters, and his son is only a single seedling like Shao Daxia.Therefore, Mr. Shao loves Shao Daxia very much, and hopes that he will study hard and gain fame and glory in the future.However, Shao Daxia is not interested in "Zhihu Zheye". Although he is very smart, he has no interest in reading.Bite the bullet and finish reading "Four Books", Ying Jing'er's poetry reciting and composition are also learned a bit, and she no longer wants to stay in the study as a bookworm who bites words.He messed around in the street all day long, learning mantis boxing from this master for a while, and Tai Chi sword from that master for a while.For a while, he studied Feng Shui Fu Gua, and the next time he studied the secret art in the room.Three hundred and sixty days a year, he is idle every day, but he is too busy to touch the ground every day.His real name was Shao Fang, but as time passed, people saw him wielding a spear, wielding a stick, pretending to be a ghost, so they changed their name to Shao Daxia, but forgot his real name.When his father saw him messing around like this, he blew his beard and stared at him angrily, but he was helpless.On that day, I saw him go out to hang out with some dubious people again, and I hated him, so I wrote a sentence scolding him on the screen wall in the courtyard: "Gambling money, eating wine and raising a wife, three things are ready." Shao Daxia saw After a smile, he picked up his pen and added another sentence under that sentence: "The Qi family governs the country and the world, and it is consistent."The two sentences overlap, which happens to be a wonderful couplet.Mr. Shao looked at it, and then realized that there was still a sense of strangeness hidden in his son's heart, so he had no choice but to let it go.

After growing up, this Shao Daxia has become a well-known figure in the world.He associates with all kinds of young men, butchers in the market, master boxers, monks and priests, even official families, inner court masters, three religions and nine schools of thought.This approach is actually a bit like the timely rain of the water parked in Liangshan. Song Gongming, calling the wind and calling the rain on the rivers and lakes, is omnipotent, and slowly earned a great reputation on the ground of Yingtianfu. However, in the second year of Longqing, Xu Jie, the chief assistant of the cabinet at that time, admonished Emperor Longqing not to indulge in wine and sex in Nanhaizi, which aroused Emperor Longqing's dissatisfaction. He became an official and returned to his hometown in Songjiang.In the previous year, Gao Gong also lost his job at home because of Xu Jie's exclusion.Everyone in the world knows that these are the two most capable cabinet ministers.Li Chunfang, who succeeded Xu Jie as the first assistant, was a good man who did not offend others. On the first day as the first assistant, he announced in the cabinet that he was not greedy for this position and was ready to give up the position at any time.Under such circumstances, many people coveted the position of Chief Assistant.At that time, although Zhang Juzheng had entered the cabinet, he had enough talent, but his qualifications were still young, and he had no possibility of competing for the chief assistant.Counting on the fingers, Xu Jie and Gao Gong are the most likely to succeed Li Chunfang.

Although Shao Daxia is a member of the Jianghu, he also pays attention to political affairs and wants to make a difference in politics.After some weighing, Shao Daxia felt that he had the ability to make Xu Jie or Gao Gong make a comeback and regain the position of Chief Assistant.After careful planning, he first visited Xu Jie in Songjiang in the autumn of the third year of Longqing.As soon as he explained his purpose, Xu Jie flatly refused.How could this scheming and prudent abdicated chief minister believe in the so-called "tricks and tricks" boasted by a person in the world?He would never make fun of his own wealth and life.Shao Daxia saw that this well-known Jiangnan talent didn't appreciate it, he just cursed in his heart, "It's really a dog biting Lu Dongbin, he doesn't know a good heart", then he jumped on his horse and rode to Xinzheng, Henan Province to pay a visit to Gao Gong.

When Gao Gong returned home from his official post, he had been living idle for two years.But when people are in the arena, they have Wei Que in their hearts.Every day, he was thinking about how to regain the position of Sangong, reconcile Ding Nai by the emperor's side, and sort out yin and yang.He originally became an official because of Xu Jie, but now that Xu Jie, the stumbling block, is gone, his desire to return to the imperial court becomes more and more intense day by day.When Shao Daxia came to visit at this time, he met the doctor when he was sick.But Gao Gong has been in the officialdom for a long time after all, no matter how urgent his mood is, he will not go to the doctor in a hurry.I've never met Master Shao, so if I agree or not, let's get to know his details first.This is exactly the difference between Gao Gong and Xu Jie.Xu Jie refused without asking why.But the high arch does not show the mountains or the water, first treat the guests well.For two days in a row, Gao Gong entertained Shao Daxia with delicious food and drinks, and asked Gao Fu to take Shao Daxia to a nearby manor for horse racing and fun, and to burn incense and worship Buddha in the Gude Temple thirty miles away, but nothing serious.However, he secretly told Gao Fu to pay close attention to Shao Daxia's words and deeds, and report any suspicious things in time.After two days, Gao Fu said that Shao Daxia is suave and suave, and his speech and behavior are quite like everyone's. It seems that he has some background.Only then did Gao Gong decide to talk to Shao Daxia.

That night, Gao Gong set up a banquet in the living room to drink with Shao Daxia.The matter involved confidentiality, Gao Gongping retreated to the left and right, he didn't even want the maid serving the wine, and held the pot himself. After drinking for three rounds, Gao Gong asked, "Mr. Shao, what do you do for a living?" Shao Daxia knew that Gao Gong was investigating his family background, "'er" drank the wine in his glass, and said with a smile: "I will not hide it from Gao Taishi." Because Gao Gong served as the prince and Taishi, Shao Daxia called him that. , "I'm ashamed to say that although I, Shao Daxia, also come from a scholarly family, I regard fame as a fear of the road."

"why?" "My character is inherently unbearable to be held hostage. If the grand master doesn't believe it, I have some eccentricities." "Speak to the old man and listen." Without waiting for Gao Gong to pour the wine, Shao Daxia brought the jug over and poured himself a drink. After a while, he said loudly: "People like poetry and songs, I like knives, guns and sticks; people like Fengge Luanlou, I like Desolate villages and ancient temples; people like the spring scenery of forests, I like sunset flute and drums; people like walking on Malantai, I like floating in the sea; What you love, what you like, what you don't like. So I made it into the current look that can't be done without writing."

Shao Daxia's sonorous confession made Gao Gong amused, and he asked jokingly, "Didn't you purposely make trouble with others?" Shao Daxia looked at Gao Gong with a leisurely smile, and said with deep meaning: "Grand Master, forgive me for the rambunctious words of later generations, all the knowledge of life comes from this awkwardness." Gao Gong nodded frequently, and immediately had a good impression of Shao Daxia, so he turned to the topic and asked, "How did you think of letting the old man return to the cabinet?" Shao Daxia concealed the fact that he went to Xu Jie's house first, but showed his mysterious personality, and said solemnly: "I think the grand master's complexion is not a person who is idle at all."

"Ah, you still know how to read faces?" Gao Gong asked, leaning forward. "Both Mai and Liuzhuang have turned over a few pages, and have been instructed by two or three experts, so they know a little bit." Shao Daxia was quite conceited, and said to himself, "The Grand Master has a lot of food and profound laws, and his eyes and pupils Small but piercing, with a nose like a towering falcon, tall and tall, with long cheeks and high cheekbones, eyebrows raised like swords, it has the appearance of a hungry eagle galloping for thousands of miles, and its complexion is like a red rosy pearl, revealing it calmly. A tiger spirit. Such a noble appearance is rare in the world. Shape governs fate, and Qi governs luck. Those who have this appearance must be among the three princes. Those who have this spirit, it means that the time has come, and the head of the cabinet will return to the Grand Master , is just around the corner.” Gao Gong's heart skipped a beat when Shao Daxia said it.A few years ago, when I was still in the Imperial Academy for offering wine, I went to visit the Baiyun Temple in the capital one day. An old man who was looking at the face at the gate said that he was ordered by the prime minister, and the words he uttered were roughly similar to this Shao Daxia.But Gao Gong was still worried about being deceived, thought for a while, and said: "Mr. Shao didn't know what the old man looked like when he came from Danyang!" "Yes," Shao Daxia nodded and admitted, and the words to deal with it came very quickly, "I was just analyzing the government at that time. From a logical point of view, there are only two people who can be crowned as the chief assistant in such a big China. One is Songjiang Xu Xiangguo. , and then there is you, Grand Master Gao from Wolong Xinzheng. When I came to your residence and saw the appearance of the grand master, I decided that the new chief assistant must be the grand master.” Speaking of this, Shao Daxia paused After a pause, he continued with a tantalizing word, "I originally planned that if Grand Master Gao had no intention of winning the championship, I would immediately go to Songjiang to find Xu Xiangguo, but now it seems unnecessary." "You really like the old man so much?" "It's not that I like it, but that you, Grand Master Gao, do have the chancellor's order." Shao Daxia spoke earnestly, but Gao Gong still doubted: "How do you plan to handle it?" "To untie the bell, you have to tie it. I know a few big men in the palace, and they are all celebrities on Li Fang's line." Li Fang was the eunuch who was the supervisor of ceremonies, and it was he who played tricks to get Xu Jie out of office. He is currently the only one who can speak in front of Emperor Longqing.High Arch knows this. After pondering for a while, Gao Gong asked: "Which ones are you talking about?" Shao Daxia smiled slyly, and said: "Please excuse me, Grand Master, I can't tell you. At the same time, you can also make a guarantee for the Grand Master here. I will come forward to handle this matter, and it will be safe. You just sit and wait for the emperor's imperial decree." .” Speaking of which, Shao Daxia seemed to have achieved success immediately, picked up the wine glass, stood up and was about to toast Gao Gong, Gao Gong stretched out his hand to block it, and asked: "Why are you doing this?" "For the common people of the world, for the great Ming community." "What price do you want?" "Price? What do you mean?" "silver." "Silver?" Shao Daxia laughed, sat back on the chair, put down his wine glass, propped his hands on the dining table and said, "The grand master also looks down on people. If it is for money, I, Shao, will not come all the way to Xinzheng. In Shuntian Mansion, I can get a lot of money at my fingertips." If Shao Daxia asks for money, Gao Gong will bring tea to the guests.There are too many charlatans, and there are all kinds of tricks to cheat money.Shao Daxia said that he didn't come here for money, so Gao Gong let go of his doubts all the time, but said shyly: "I've been in the capital for decades, and I know that it takes a lot of money to do this kind of thing. silver." "The grand master doesn't have to worry about spending too much." Dabao Dalan said proudly, "I can still afford this little money." "Not for money, then why are you?" Gao Gong was a little puzzled, looked Shao Daxia over again, and said, "After the matter is done, want an official?" "I don't want an official either." Shao Daxia replied simply. "I don't want money, I don't want officials, so what are you trying to do?" Gao Gong is really unpredictable. Shao Daxia was talking and drinking at the same time.He drank more than half of a jug of wine, but he was not drunk.Now he had another full drink, and said, "If I say nothing, the grand master will be suspicious, thinking that I, Shao Daxia, is going to set up some tricks on the grand master. That's the case, after the matter is done, the grand master will Promise me a small request." "Speaking." "Please ask the grand master to intercede with Emperor Longqing and pardon Wang Jin, Tao Fang, Tao Shi'en, Liu Wenbin, Gao Shouzhong and others for their capital crimes." Gao Gong knew all the people Shao Daxia pointed out.These five people are all alchemists around Emperor Jiajing.Emperor Jiajing devoted himself to seeking the art of immortality, so he got these people to Xiyuan where he lived to make alchemy.But after eating the elixir they refined, Emperor Jiajing not only failed to prolong his life, but died instead.After Emperor Jiajing Bintian, the first assistant Xu Jie ordered the five people to be arrested and sentenced to death.It took more than a year for Ju Qiao to be convicted, and in the second year of Longqing, Xu Jie retired and returned to his hometown before he was to be executed in autumn.The sentences of these people have been delayed until now.In all fairness, Gao Gong also hated these few people.If he had been in power back then, he would have made these five people capital offences.But this matter was precisely done by Xu Jie. Gao Gong thought that if he really could re-enter the cabinet, he would first have to overthrow all the important matters handled by Xu Jie. Seeing that Gao Gong was silent, Shao Daxia said angrily: "Why, the grand master feels embarrassed?" Gao Gong lifted his long beard, and said with a loud smile: "What's so embarrassing, as long as I can enter the cabinet, within a month, I will report to the Emperor Ming, and ask the Judiciary to reconsider!" "Then it's a deal!" "It's a deal!" The next day, Shao Daxia bid farewell to Gao Gong and entered Beijing.At that time, it was already October in late autumn when the maple leaves were red and the reed flowers were white.Two months later, on the recommendation of Li Fang, the eunuch in charge of the chief inspector of ceremonies, Emperor Longqing issued an edict ordering Gao Gong to enter the cabinet and take charge of the government. When Gao Gong received the decree in Gaojiazhuang, Xinzheng, he had no choice but to marvel at Shao Daxia's superb skills.At the same time, a trace of worry arose in his heart: If this matter gets out, and I stand tall among scholars, won't I be cast aside by others? Shao Daxia has already guessed Gao Gong's thoughts, so since he met once in Gaojiazhuang, he never showed up again.It was only after Gao Gong fulfilled his promise, and Emperor Zhuoming commuted the death row prisoner Wang Jin and other five people to exile, Shao Daxia sent a note to Gao Fu, asking him to forward it to Gao Gong.There was no signature on the note, only a couplet: Selling swords and buying Niuwangmen Blow the flute to attract the phoenix from now on speechless Hearing that Gao Gong would not be able to see him until evening, after lunch, Shao Daxia had nothing to do, so he came to wander the streets. When you exit the Suzhou Guild Hall and turn left, you will see a dazzling array of shops, mostly silk and jewelry shops.Going a little further, there is a cross street with a towering bell and drum tower.From east to south to north, the three avenues are all shops.The colorful flags are full of golden plaques and couplets, and there is an endless flow of red men and dolls.Shao Daxia didn't buy anything, he just wanted to find a quiet place to spend the half day.According to Gao Fu, he didn't even want him to go to the street, but he couldn't bear it, so he came out anyway.Shao Daxia stood at the corner of the street and took a look, then walked towards North Street where there were fewer pedestrians.After walking twenty or thirty feet away, a side street appeared on the right.The first house on the street was a two-story teahouse, with cloth curtains hanging at the door, and four or five tea stoves in the room, all of which were steaming hot.There are more than a dozen tables in the window by the street, where some Qing customers drink tea and chat while watching the street view.There are seven or eight elegant rooms upstairs, and the sound of flute and flute can be heard, and some princes and grandchildren are drinking tea and listening to music in it.Shao Daxia originally wanted to sit down and have a cup of tea, but seeing that it was still noisy, he picked up the curtain and left.After walking through seven or eight houses in Hengjie, Shao Daxia could see that Hengjie was full of elegance.The small shops from house to house, big and small, are all neatly organized.The lacquered plaque on the door is written with this restaurant and that restaurant, and on the doorposts on both sides of the plaque, there are black-and-green black-and-white couplets.These couplets are both solemn and harmonious, and they are very suitable for the business of the shop.Shao Daxia read them one by one. Hanging at the door of the plaster shop is: The miraculous black beard medicine, just take it Ancestral dog skin ointment, once applied Next door is a Chinese medicine shop, and opposite is a shop specializing in Hangzhou silk and satin. The couplet is also very relevant: Go to the opposite door to buy a piece of sky blue satin Come to our house to eat Liuwei Dihuang Wan In the past is a framing shop, which is also in the business of medicinal materials, and the advertisement is apt: Precisely Framed Calligraphy and Painting of Ancient and Modern Celebrities in Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties Self-transported medicinal materials from Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Guangnan and North Then there is a small wine shop: Advise you to have a glass of wine Sell ​​the eternal sorrow with you The next room of the restaurant is the most cramped, there is only room for two chairs in the hallway, there is an old man doing pedicures, and there is a picture hanging at the door: Work hard with three inches of iron worth a penny Looking at each family, Shao Daxia thought in his heart: "At the foot of the emperor in the capital, the weather is different after all. Just such a small alley seems to be a place where dragons and tigers are hidden." Thinking this way, he came to a shop again, looked up, and saw the A pair of couplets feels a little strange: Earn the hozen into the cloth bag Guarantee the catfish on the bamboo pole Shao Daxia thought about it for a long time, but he didn't know what it meant. He looked up and saw "Li Tiezui Character Testing Hall" written on the horizontal plaque.Shao Daxia always liked such things as measuring characters, looking at faces, divination and drawing lots.I thought it was okay anyway, so I walked in as soon as I lifted my leg.The hall is not big, with a shelf of antiques and a few pots of flowers in the hatchback.In the middle is an Eight Immortals table and several chairs.On the incense table in front of you, there is a fairy portrait of Eguanbo hanging, and there is a couplet on both sides: Help the common people ask for land and housing Xu Guoshi exhaled and raised his eyebrows "Guest officer, please sit down." As soon as Shao Daxia entered the door, a young man in his twenties wearing a Cheng Zi scarf greeted him with a big smile on his face. "You are Li Tiezui?" Shao Daxia asked. "Ah, no, I'm just the hall official here," the young man handed Daxia Shao a cup of tea, and said, "The guest officer wants to test the characters, so I'll go and call the gentleman out." After a while, the hall official brought out an old man, and saw that he was sixty years old, hale and hearty, with a few strands of goatee, adding to the Confucian demeanor.As soon as he went out of the inner door, he cupped his fists and bowed to Shao Daxia, and said humbly: "Old man Li Tiezui, welcome the guest officer who came from afar." Shao Daxia returned the salute and exchanged some greetings. He pointed to the fairy on the painting and asked Li Tiezui, "Excuse me, old man, which fairy is this? I'm not talented, I've never seen it before." "Ah, this is the main god, Cangjie, the word god." Li Tiezui glanced at the wall with a very respectful expression.Shao Daxia saw that Li Tiezui was still a little bit of a fairy, so he deliberately found a word for him to test.First, I made a joke about what Li Tiezui said: "Cangjie is the creator of characters, when did he become a god?" Li Tiezui gave Shao Daxia a blank look, and his tone contained a hint of a lesson: "Lu Ban who played with an ax and saw became a master craftsman, Bian Que who grabbed medicine and treated patients became a master doctor, and Cangjie could create characters, so why can't he be a god? The Jade Emperor, Tathagata Buddha, come on." From the Ninth Five-Year Lord, princes and nobles, down to all living beings, as long as they can speak, they cannot do without Cangjie." Shao Daxia smiled and said: "There are gang rules, and there are bosses. I'm just talking about it casually. May I ask Mr. Li, is the business of this word tester prosperous?" "Thanks to the guest officer, there are not many people in the huge Beijing city who don't know me, Li Tiezui." Li Tiezui looks humble on the outside, but he is quite conceited on the inside. "Tell the guest officer to report a word, try your old man's ability, if you are not sure, you go out and smash the signboard of 'Li Tiezui Character Testing Hall'." "Okay," Shao Daxia got up to cover the door, turned around and sat down at the table of the Eight Immortals, and said, "I measure characters, and I don't like idle people coming in and out. If you measure well, I will reward you more." "Report for the guest officer." Li Tiezui handed over the paper. Shao Daxia thought for a while, and wrote the word "Shao" on the paper. Li Tiezui took the paper and asked, "What is the guest officer asking?" "Ask a friend about his blessings." Li Tiezui nodded, looked at the word "Shao" for a long time, squinted his eyes and looked at Shao Daxia for a while, shook his head and said to himself: "It's not like that." "What do you mean it doesn't look like it?" Li Tiezui said: "The mystery hidden in the word 'Shao' is not like yours." Shao Daxia was whetted by Li Tiezui, and said impatiently: "Don't be suspicious, just tell me what you see." Li Tiezui said in surprise: "You guest officer, you don't show mountains or waters, yet you have such a big friend as your backer." "How old is it?" Shao Daxia didn't show his expression. "The position of this person is either Sangong or Jiuqing, the ministers around the emperor, right?" "How did you see that?" "Look," Li Tiezui pointed to the word "Shao" and said, "Add a word '言' to the left of the word Zhao, which is the word '诗', the emperor's will is called Zhao. Your friend , you can only hear with your ears but cannot speak with your mouth, so there is no "words" but "evil". From this point of view, the six ministers are not qualified, and your friend must be in the cabinet." Although Shao Daxia himself is also a person who predicts yin and yang, he has to admire Li Tiezui's hyphenation at this time.He tried his best not to let Li Tiezui see his surprise, and said casually on purpose: "Now I understand what it means to get a catfish on a bamboo pole, but your Tiezui really lives up to its reputation, and you can make nonsense with gusto, please." Go on." Although Shao Daxia tried his best to cover it up, but Li Tiezui was well-informed, how could he hide it from him?Li Tiezui knew that Shao Daxia was convinced, so taking advantage of his temperament, he said more and more miraculously: "As for your friend's misfortune, I think it is more ominous than good!" "How did you see that?" "Although your friend is speechless in front of the emperor, he treats the subordinate officials with a knife, so he has a lot of grievances. Now the emperor is protecting him. I heard that Longqing Long live is seriously ill. Once you come to heaven, you This friend is more dangerous than good. If you don't carry a sword with you, you are in danger." "Where does the danger come from?" "On the left side of the '阝', add 'shi' to 'di' and add 'liang' to 'lang'. When an official does not see the mansion, it is a sign of dismissal. If you do not follow the good government, you will be angry. If you want to ask you The enemy of my friend is probably a man who was born as a servant." Li Tiezui spoke calmly, speaking with certainty, without a word of ambiguity.Shao Daxia's mood became heavier the more he listened, he couldn't help pressing the Eight Immortals table with both hands, and stared blankly for a while.Seeing him like this, Li Tiezui stroked his goatee and said smugly: "Guest officer, how do you understand the word 'Shao'?" This question woke Shao Daxia up, he forced a smile, and said, "That's a good answer, as expected of an iron mouth." Li Tiezui smiled secretly: "Another hozen has entered my cloth bag." But he said, "Cangjie created characters, hiding many secrets..." Before Li Tiezui could finish speaking, Shao Daxia took out five taels of silver from his pocket and threw it on the table, cursing: "You're fucking nonsense!" While Li Tiezui was confused and at a loss, Shao Daxia had already stepped out and walked away. Scolding is scolding, Li Tiezui's words are like a stone stuck in Shao Daxia's heart, making him feel as uncomfortable as he wants.He came to Beijing this time, again specifically for Gao Gong's affairs.In the autumn of two and a half years ago, through his successful lobbying, Gao Gong re-entered the cabinet and became the chief assistant. Ye Lao suddenly became the most powerful official in the court.Gao Gong is shrewd and capable, and has an outstanding political style at the time of his tenure.For insiders, his return to the cabinet should not have been a surprise.Everyone was surprised that when he came back this time, he was also the chief assistant Zukazai, and he really reached the sky in one step.The originally unremarkable scholarly career was aroused by this sudden event.Some good-natured people inevitably dig around to find out the root cause of this matter.Although Gao Gong himself kept a secret and kept silent, there is no impenetrable wall in the world.What's more, the capable people who spy on other people's privacy are all in the official circles inside and outside the imperial city.Soon, someone found out the truth of the matter, and many people knew about a mysterious figure like Shao Daxia.Don't talk about others, even Gao Gong himself feels that Shao Daxia is unpredictable and belongs to the category of strangers.He originally thought that Shao Daxia would come to see him after the matter was completed, and would pester him ever since, making endless demands.Unexpectedly, they waited and waited, only waiting for the note with a couplet written on it, and the meaning of the couplet was also very clear, that is, we will never see each other again.Looking at the note, Gao Gong breathed a sigh of relief, and finally let go of his hanging heart.Shao Daxia also had his reasons for doing so: at the meeting in Gaojiazhuang, Xinzheng County, from his speech and behavior, he could already see that Gao Gong was not open-minded, and he was very suspicious. .It is difficult to get along with such people, not to mention relying on conspiracy to obtain high positions, which is despised by scholars all over the world.If Gao Gong wants to clear up this fact, sooner or later he will be harmed.Shao Daxia had no choice but to guard against this move.In addition, his own goal has also been achieved, Wang Jin, Tao Fang, Tao Shi'en, Liu Wenbin, Gao Shouzhong, five feather scarf alchemists were also pardoned by Emperor Longqing for their capital crimes and released from the prison.These five people have many followers in Jianghu, and their influence cannot be underestimated. Except for Wang Jin who has a close relationship with him, the other four have never met.But in the same arena, loyalty is the most important thing, and it is impossible not to repay the grace of saving lives.So, several people gathered together five hundred thousand taels of silver and gave it to Shao Daxia, but Shao Daxia refused to accept it.But he couldn't stand the repeated thanks of several people, so he accepted it half-heartedly.In order to reinstate Gao Gong, he bribed Li Fang, Meng Chong, Teng Xiang and other favored eunuchs around Emperor Longqing with a huge sum of money, and spent a total of one hundred thousand taels of silver.Now that he has doubled his recovery to get this big fortune, there is no need to go to Gao Gong to ask for petty profits.After much deliberation, Shao Daxia decided not to see Gao Gong again, so he sent someone to deliver the note.But after going through this incident, Shao Daxia's reputation in the Jianghu has become thunderous.He used the large sum of money sent by Wang Jin and others to open seven or eight shops in Nanjing City, and together with eunuchs, he did some tribute business in the palace. After two years, he has become one of the few shops in the south of the Yangtze River. of giants.No matter in business or in the world, he is a figurehead who calls the wind and rain, and has the right and the right.Because he has many eyeliners in the eunuchs and officials, although he lives in Nanjing, he knows what happened in Beijing very well.He knew more about Emperor Longqing's illness this time than what was written in the mansion newspaper sent to Nanjing by Beijing Kuaima.The successive incidents in the palace and the rumors and private discussions of various ministries in Nanjing made him realize that a life-and-death power struggle was brewing in the imperial city.Gao Gong is undoubtedly one of the protagonists in this struggle, and his rival Zhang Juzheng is also a well-known minister who seeks the country.Although his qualifications and power are not as high as Gao Gong's, his scheming and strategy are higher than Gao Gong's.When the two started fighting, it was hard to predict who would win.According to Shao Daxia's own feelings, Gao Gong, who is self-willed and angry, will definitely not put Zhang Juzheng in his eyes. still there.In this confusing and unpredictable juncture, he felt that it was still necessary to go to Beijing to give Gao Gong some advice nearby. On this trip to Beijing, in addition to more than a dozen family members serving as attendants, he also took four or five domestic prostitutes who were usually kept in the mansion, hired an official boat, and went ashore along the canal to Tongzhou, and then changed to a carriage to enter the city. One of the buildings in the city has been taken over.In the afternoon, he ordered all his entourage to stay in the clubhouse to rest and not to come out, and went to wander the streets by himself.I don't want to spend money to buy a big unpleasantness in Li Tiezui's character testing library. After leaving the character testing hall, Shao Daxia walked back to North Street again, and was walking and stopping sullenly, when suddenly he heard a person facing him say, "Hey, isn't this Shao Daguan?" Shao Daxia looked up, and saw that the speaker was about thirty years old, with a big square head, a dark complexion, big ears without pendulous beads, a pair of goose eyes twinkling non-stop, wearing a purple Chengzi clothes, and a pair of short-faced thousand-year-olds on his feet. He wears layer-soled boots, and wears a sky-blue ponytail scarf on his head, with a large white jade ring embellished on the side of the scarf.The westward sun shines brightly on this big jade ring, which is very eye-catching.Shao Daxia saw that this person looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had met him. "Hey, Mr. Shao forgot about me," the visitor spoke in a pure Beijing accent, "I'm Qian Shengliang from Baohe Store." After saying this, Shao Daxia immediately remembered that Qian Shengliang was the second shopkeeper of Baohe Store.Last spring, I went to Nanjing to buy silks and satins with Sun Long, the son of Baohedian, and had business dealings with the shop opened by Shao Daxia.Shao Daxia accompanied Sun Long in Nanjing, Suzhou, and Yangzhou for more than ten days, and Qian Shengliang followed him all the time. "Ah, it's Treasurer Qian." Shao Daxia hurriedly cupped his fists, "Look at your glamorous body, I dare not recognize it. I also said that I will visit Eunuch Sun tomorrow, and I will also visit you by the way." Qian Shengliang replied: "Thank you, Mr. Shao, for still thinking about me, but the villain has left Baohe Store." Daxia Shao was stunned: "You resigned from such a first-class emperor's job in Baohedian, where did you get rich?" Qian Shengliang looked at the passers-by, and said in a low voice, "The villain is now serving as the housekeeper at Master Li's house in Uncle Wuqing." Wu Qingbo Li Wei, the father of Concubine Li Gui, the father-in-law of Emperor Longqing, and the grandfather of Crown Prince Zhu Yijun.He can be regarded as the number one relative of the emperor in the current dynasty.As soon as he heard the name, Shao Daxia's eyes lit up immediately, and he immediately pulled Qian Shengliang, determined to find a place to catch up on the past.Qian Shengliang said that he should not delay too long when he came out to help Wu Qingbo, and had to make an appointment for another day.It is not easy for Shao Daxia to force him to stay, so he immediately agreed to let Qian Shengliang introduce him, and pay a visit to Li Wei at Uncle Wu Qing's mansion in a few days. After saying goodbye to Qian Shengliang on the street, Shao Daxia's depressed mood brought out from the character testing library was immediately diluted a lot.He simply felt that Qian Shengliang was a gift from the heavens, through him to lead Li Wei, and let Li Wei influence his daughter Li Guifei.Even if Emperor Longqing was the guest of honor and Gao Gong lost this backer, Concubine Li Gui could continue to play the role of Bao Gaogong's chief assistant. "It's God's will, Gao Gong's life shouldn't die..." Shao Daxia thought about it all the way, and when he walked to the door of the teahouse he just passed by, a person rushed from behind and bumped him hard, he staggered a few steps and stood up Fortunately, he had sharp eyesight and quick hands, so he could not fall down by grabbing a branch.He looked up and saw that the person who bumped into him ran to the corner of the street and disappeared after turning a corner. He was about to run after him, but suddenly several people rushed up from behind, knocked him to the ground, and tied him to death with iron chains three or three times. dead. Shao Daxia turned his head and saw that the people who took him were several slaves from the Gongmen, all of whom had the plaques of the Ministry of Punishments hanging on their waists. "Why do you take me?" Shao Daxia asked. One of the pimple-faced men glared at Shao Daxia, and shouted viciously: "I've given you a few days, and I finally got it today." Hearing this, Shao Daxia smiled and said: "Master, you must have misjudged the person." At this time, an old man ran over and almost asked him: "Old man, you can see clearly that the one who raped your little girl in Liuxia Temple is this man?" The old man only glanced at Shao Daxia, then stomped his feet and said, "It's him, it's him." He was about to rush forward and beat him. He almost separated the old man, and said to Shao Daxia: "Anyway, you have to go with the men." As he said that, he didn't listen to Shao Daxia's explanation, put a black cloth head that had been prepared in advance, put a cage on Shao Daxia's head, pushed and shoved Shao Daxia, and took Shao Daxia to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.