Chapter 563 Visiting Friends
After coming out of the old lady’s yard, Zhu Ping’an remembered that he had forgotten to mention the matter of moving out of the Hou Mansion to the old lady.
Forget it, wait until Li Shu comes back to discuss it and then mention it to the old lady. Now is a good time to look for a place to live, inquire about housing prices in Beijing, and see whether to buy a small courtyard or rent a small courtyard.
The housing prices in the Ming Dynasty are not as outrageous as those in modern times. In my impression, the housing prices in the Ming Dynasty recorded in history seem to be relatively low. There seems to be a record that in the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, Fu Shangzhi, a resident of Zhengyangmen Street in the capital, sold his house. The property is a courtyard house with two south rooms, one wing room, two more rooms in the north, and a courtyard. The total price was only 33 taels of silver. In other words, one hundred years from now the house price in Beijing will be enough to buy a courtyard house for just a few dozen taels of silver. In addition, "Jin Ping Mei" also has a record about real estate. In it, Ximen Qing bought a four-story building with two front rooms for only 120 taels of silver.
Even if the two records are different from reality, at least housing prices in the Ming Dynasty were much cheaper than modern housing prices.
No rush, take your time.
After returning to Tingyuxuan, Zhu Pingan took the money bag and put it in his sleeve. He divided the pickled cucumbers brought by his mother from Xiahe Village into two portions and put them in a small jar. The two smoked rabbits, who were reluctant to eat them, also made two equally gifted gifts.
Zhu Pingan told the old lady on duty that he was going out to visit friends and would not bother the house to prepare meals for him today, and then left the Hou Mansion with his things.
From the words of the concierge when he entered, he could tell that during the time he returned home, Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen had already come back, and even came to Huaihou Mansion to look for him.
So, Zhu Pingan went out this time to meet the two of them and bring them some specialties from home. Now that the fifty-day long holiday for visiting relatives of the newly promoted Jinshi has not ended yet, the two of them don't have to go to work when they come to the capital. It's rare that everyone has time, so it would be perfect to have a good gathering together, and it's good to learn about the current situation from them.
Since you don't go to work, go directly to their residence and you will be able to find them nine times out of ten.
The capital city is very big, and there is a long distance from Linhuai Marquis Mansion to their residence. Walking is too slow, and you have to ride a horse. The horse that came here ran all the way from Xiahe Village to the capital, and it was time to rest, so this time I rode a black horse that killed the horse.
The black horse Sha Ma Ma is much fatter than when he left. Compared with usual times, the saddle has been loosened by two buckles. I heard from the boy serving the stable that during the time he left, the fat horse was not only greedy but also greedy. Dishonest, he went around seducing mares whenever he got the chance, and even made Master Zhou's favorite snow horse pregnant... Master Zhou was so angry that if it wasn't for his uncle's sake, Master Zhou would have killed it. It’s time to eat meat.
I didn’t expect you to be such a horse. Should I castrate you? Zhu Ping’an glanced at Sha Matt Dark Horse with ill intentions. Sha Matt Dark Horse seemed to have realized something. In short, it was abnormal along the way. Be obedient, lest you offend your master and become a useless horse.
Fat horses and light fur coats leave the Marquis Mansion and head east.
The courtyard where Wang Shizhen lived was close to the Linhuai Marquis Mansion. Zhu Pingan first went to visit him at his residence. After arriving at the courtyard where Wang Shizhen lived, the guard servant told Zhu Pingan that Wang Shizhen had gone to visit friends.
Then he probably went to Zhang Siwei's house, so Zhu Ping'an then went to Zhang Siwei's residence.
Zhang Siwei’s residence is much larger than Wang Shizhen’s residence, and not much smaller than the Linhuai Marquis Mansion. The Zhang family, who was born in a family of salt merchants, is not short of money. This should be the Zhang family’s residence in the capital. Mansion.
I heard from Zhang Siwei that there is a martial arts training ground in this mansion. Shanxi merchants have a tradition of letting the children of the family work hard. Generally, large families will prepare a martial arts training ground. This is the place where the Zhang family is in the capital. The mansion is no exception.
Zhang Siwei was good at talking about military matters. In addition to being greatly influenced by his uncle Wang Chonggu, he probably had something to do with this tradition of Shanxi merchants.
Zhu Ping'an comes from modern times. He has read many military magazines and visited various military forums. He can be regarded as a senior military enthusiast. He and Zhang Siwei used to talk a lot about military affairs in their spare time. They often read on the forum before moving out. Zhang Siwei was amazed by his various conclusions and repeated arguments.
Wang Shizhen is not interested in military affairs. Whenever Zhu Pingan and Zhang Siwei debate, Wang Shizhen always sneers.
When he arrived at Zhang Siwei's house, Zhu Ping'an sent word to everyone. Within a moment, Zhang Siwei came out with a smile on his face, wearing a long gown, "Hahaha, Zihou, you are back."< br>
"Brother Ziwei, you're fine." Zhu Ping'an smiled and held his hands.
“Come on, come on, let’s have a drink together at my brother’s house and talk freely over the wine.”
Zhang Siwei shook his head and smiled, holding Zhu Ping'an's shoulders and entering the house together. Then he ordered his servants to warm wine, prepare tea, and hold a banquet in the study.
Through chatting with Zhang Siwei, I learned that Wang Shizhen was not with Zhang Siwei. Li Panlong, the head of the Criminal Department, hosted a poetry reception this morning and invited Zong Chen, Xu Zhongxing, Liang Youyu and others to participate. Wang Shizhen was also Went to the meeting. Zhang Siwei had just been working out his muscles in the martial arts training ground when he heard from his subordinates that Zhu Ping'an was here. He didn't even have time to get dressed, so he came out with his clothes on.
"Why didn't Ziwei go with Wen Sheng?" Zhu Ping'an asked curiously.
"Master Li emphasizes that literature should be based on the Qin and Han Dynasties, and poetry must be based on the Han and Tang Dynasties... I can't get along with them." Zhang Siwei shook his head and smiled.
"Well, I have had a chat with Vincent in the past and I know that Vincent has always advocated the restoration of literature, which coincides with Mr. Li." Zhu Pingan nodded.
"Wen Sheng and I originally had a relationship with the Ministry of Justice to ask about your memorial, and we also had a relationship with Mr. Li. As for Vincent's acquaintance with Mr. Li, it can be regarded as an accident." Zhang Siwei explained.
"It turns out that it was because of me that Ping An was ashamed. A memorial made Ziwei and Wensheng worry more." Only then did Zhu Ping'an understand the reason why Wang Shizhen and Li Panlong were close, and he was immediately impressed by Wang Shizhen and Zhang Siwei was very moved.
Zhu Pingan also knew about Li Panlong. Historically, he had a close relationship with Wang Shizhen. Li Panlong was a Jinshi in the 23rd year of Jiajing, seven years earlier than himself and others. Historically, Li Panlong successively formed editorials and poetry reviews with Xie Zhen, Wang Shizhen, Zong Chen, Xu Zhongxing, Liang Youyu, Wu Guolun and others. Together with Wang Shizhen, he was one of the leaders of the "Last Seven Sons" of Ming Dynasty literature, and was known as the "Master of Zonggong". .
Wang Shizhen originally went to the Ministry of Punishment for his memorial, but unexpectedly, he met Li Panlong by accident. The wheel of history rolled forward, and it was indeed difficult to change. Come to think of it, the "Last Seven Sons" will soon be on the schedule.
"You and I, no matter each other. How can Wen Sheng and I sit idly by if something happens to you?" Zhang Siwei smiled and shook his head, then looked at Zhu Ping'an seriously and said, "Zi Hou , Do you know that your memorial stirred up the waters of the capital?" (End of Chapter)