Chapter 283 Watching a Opera
For several days, Zhang Yanling wrote storybooks in the morning, went to other theaters to rehearse plays in the afternoon, and wrote various plans and drew drawings in the evening. Although she didn't have to go to class, she did better than her husband. tired.
That night Zhang Luan came back very late and was scolded by Jin again, which made Zhang Luan very unhappy. After losing his temper, he ran to his study room and saw his son writing. He couldn't help but leaned over and took a look. The strong smell of alcohol emanating from his body made Zhang Yanling frown.
"Dad, have you been drinking again?"
Zhang Yanling didn't even look back, and asked casually while writing, "I seem to hear mother scolding you."
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"My son, remember, women are not easy to get along with. You must be careful when marrying a wife in the future. Don't marry one with a bad temper, otherwise your life will be worse than death!"
Zhang Luan began to take advantage of himself. The view of marriage affects the son.
Zhang Yanling did not answer, but asked: "Who did you drink with tonight?"
Zhang Luan said: "Who else? It's just a colleague from the Hanlin Academy... This is not new. The three of them, Fei Hong, Liu Chun and Tu Rui, plus some Shujishi, are going to have an entrance ceremony today. I also went to join in the fun, so I can become familiar with them and drink with them in the evening.
"Speaking of which, Hanlin seems to be very talented and knowledgeable. As a father, he did not dare to talk about knowledge easily in front of them, for fear that he would not be able to compare. ”
Zhang Yanling asked with a flat mouth: "Are you afraid that you can't compare or that you can't compare at all?"
"Okay, okay, my father doesn't have any ink in his belly, he just eats and waits to die. That's it." You should be satisfied, right? You brat, I’m becoming more and more like your mother.”
Zhang Luan sat aside, seeming to be sulking.
After a while, seeing that his son was still writing without finishing, Zhang Luan took the initiative to break the silence and asked curiously: "What are you writing? A new script?"
Zhang Yanling shook his head and said: "No, I'm writing something very necessary to record and organize the memories in my mind for future use."
Zhang Luan said in surprise: "You don't do the things in front of you, but you think about planning for the future? Why don't you wait until you get there before writing? There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain... You are still young now, so you should do something Serious business.”
“It’s just because I’m young and our family hasn’t gained momentum yet. It’s only right to record some things properly while we can still calm down. If it’s a few years later, then. Now I am thinking about how to fight with people all day long. I am so busy that I have no time to write these things. Even if I want to write them, I have completely forgotten them.”
Zhang Yanling now has to take notes.
Because all knowledge points come from brain memory, there are no written books for him to review the past and learn the new. This leads to the fact that as time goes by, many things will be gradually forgotten, so it is necessary to While you can still think of it, put it on paper.
It’s not like he has to record everything he learned in his previous life. The information is too complicated and he can’t remember it. He can only pick out the key points, especially things that can be used in this era. .
"How's the scriptwriting going? In my opinion, Li Zisheng will send someone to hurry up soon. After all, flattery and favors should be done sooner rather than later," Zhang Luan said.
"Oh, the schedule has been completed. Several troupes are taking the time to practice, and then we will select the best ones and send them to the palace."
Zhang Yanling introduced, " There are only two new plays scheduled, and there is no rush for the others. In fact, this time singing is just a name, or a cover. The key is that Li Zisheng wants to send women to the palace, and cannot be criticized by the scholar-bureaucrats, so he can only do it. With such a formality, nothing else matters."
Zhang Luan was speechless, and then asked curiously: "I heard that some dignitaries in the court are also very concerned about His Majesty's property? Something related to it?”
“Oh, you are talking about Wan’an”
Zhang Yanling said with a smile, "Wan An is a figure that the orthodox civil servants in the court are not ashamed of... Dad, please don't get close to him just because you think he is the chief minister. In the future, such a person is destined to fall, and his reputation will be ruined the fastest." "
"Oh, even the chief minister is going to suffer? In your eyes, is there no good person in the court?"
Seeing that Zhang Yanling still didn't look back, he still didn't look back. While immersed in writing, Zhang Luan stretched, yawned and said, "Forget it, forget it, it's useless to ask you. Remember to rest early.
"My father has to go to the Imperial College tomorrow. Let's go to meet our former classmates and have wine with Cui Ru. This was an appointment made before... Speaking of which, these classmates I know from the Imperial College are relatively simple and not as showy as the people around us now. "
Zhang Yanling finally spoke up: "Dad, you have nothing to do now and you can do whatever you like. You will never have any leisure time in the future. Oh, by the way, Dad, today the Sun family sent someone to ask you to come over and have a talk. You were not at home, so they left without waiting. Place the greeting card on the table in your room. Remember to take a look when you go back to your room to rest. ”
Zhang Luan said unhappily: "Huh, it's your boy who rented the shop to him. If you have any trouble, you should deal with it yourself. I'm too lazy to ask."
"My classmate is a scholar, even an official No, why should I care what he does? Now think about it, it's a good thing that your sister is not married. There are a lot of short-sighted people in the Sun family, but it's a good thing that there is no such thing as my precious daughter. ”
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At night, Dongsi.
The old courtyard of the drug store.
Sun You renovated the shop. In addition to the front door, which can be used for business, the reception hall, reception room and guest rooms in the back were all properly decorated.
"Dad, how much money did this cost?"
Sun Chengying came with him for inspection and couldn't help but frown.
Her heart was bleeding at this moment.
The shop was not her own, but it was so luxuriously decorated. She didn't know where her old father got the confidence to spread the shop so big when he first started. How would he make money back in the future?
But Sun You said confidently: "The shop will open soon. I was going to invite Zhan Qian to support the place, but it seems that he is too busy and has no time to come.
" However, many people from the Hejian Prefecture in Beijing will come to support me. Just watch, the prosperity of our Sun family is about to come. From now on, this will be the liaison place for Hejian Prefecture officials and businessmen in Beijing. I think everyone will sell me a few dollars. If we divide our lives, the name of my Sun family will gradually be resounding in my hometown, and I will become rich and powerful along with the Zhang family. ”
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Pengjia Di store.
Peng Mianfu looked at the pile of rotten wood that had been soaked in water in front of him. His face turned green and red, and he looked extremely angry. He looked around and angrily said: "A bunch of useless trash, there are so many of you. Why can't a person even cure a few thieves? Why not raise a few dogs, which will at least bark a few times when something happens?"
The stewards, clerks and Lifu present were quite disapproving.
Can dogs compete with us? Dogs can only rely on human strength. If they face so many people alone, they will definitely run faster than anyone else. In that situation, if we hadn't stepped forward, maybe even the goods in Di's store would have been damaged. Not only were you not grateful, why did you start scolding me?
They are not contract workers of the Peng family, they are just hired temporarily to do work. They are paid on a monthly basis. It is okay to help, but it is not necessary to work hard.
The shopkeeper came closer and whispered: "Proprietor, the incident happened suddenly, and the thieves were too fierce. They threw the goods into the water when they saw them, and beat people when they saw them. The sticks were specially aimed at our foreheads. Because they were calculated mentally and unintentionally, we will suffer a loss." It's a matter of course. However, our men also injured the guy who was leading them, right on the head. He probably felt uncomfortable too."
Peng Mianfu then looked at the steward behind him. He asked sternly: "Have you found out anything about the Zhang family?"
"As for me, we have found out. The Zhang family's pharmacy in Dongsi is no longer in business. It is owned by a family with the same surname as Sun in Hejian Prefecture. I sublet it to someone else. I heard that they are going to open a rice shop. The store has been renovated and opened a few days ago.”
The housekeeper was cautious because everyone knew that Peng Mianfu had a bad temper.
Recently, the Peng family has encountered too many unlucky facts. In addition, Peng Hua is about to retire, so that the entire family, including the company, is in a situation of internal and external troubles.
Peng Mianfu sneered: "How dare a businessman from Hejian Prefecture to be the first person? In the land of the capital, who in the rice and grain business does not have a profound background? It seems that it is time to give him some color... ..."
The steward hesitated: "What do you mean, do you want to send people to destroy the store again?"
"Would I do such a shameless thing?"
Peng Mian? There was a sinister look on Fu's face, "Not only will I not make trouble, I will also give him a business to see how capable he is and how much business he can take. Find me a familiar merchant and go When discussing business with him, I asked him to enter Sijiu City standing upright and leave lying down!"
The housekeeper swallowed and hesitated: "Such a businessman with a background of local officials and gentry will not be able to follow him! Let’s not waste time doing business with strangers!”
Peng Mianfu said disdainfully: "This kind of person is new here. He definitely wants to make his business bigger and stronger as soon as possible. Go and check for me first to prevent him from going bankrupt. My surname is not Peng."
" Yes, yes. "
The housekeeper responded, but he was thinking in his heart.
Why don’t you let the Zhang family go bankrupt?
Or are you saying that you don’t have the courage and can only vent your anger on people named Sun?
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In the Forbidden City, it was already dusk before I knew it.
Beside the temporary stage set up in the palace garden, the throne room had been arranged early in the morning.
Li Zisheng, Qin Chang, and Wei Tai accompanied the emperor to the back garden of the palace. Zhu Jianshen was talking to Li Zisheng along the way. Even Qin Chang and Wei Tai could see it. Now The emperor had the utmost trust in Li Zi Province.
"Your Majesty, I heard that the Xuan Mansion has been uneasy recently. The local governor has asked the court to transfer Taicang silver for border reserves. The Ministry of Revenue is also complaining about poverty."
Li Zisheng said casually.
Qin Chang couldn't help but glance over.
Xin said, you Li Zi Province is so brave. The emperor clearly only allows you to interfere with the affairs of the Ministry of Personnel, but now you want to interfere with the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue and the northwest border? Zhu Jianshen looked confused: "The imperial court has spent a lot of money in the past two years. I heard that the government's tax revenue has been declining year after year. Is it because of frequent disasters or because there are too many corrupt officials in the local area?"
"It's hard to say."
Li Zisheng shook his head.
Zhu Jian sighed deeply and frowned: "I am dedicated to serving the country, but there are always people holding me back... In this way, Li Qing, you have time to help me check and see if there is anything I can make up for. There are gaps. Especially in the case of Yanyin, the amount of grain used by Yanyin in the northwest should be sufficient every year, but every year they have to ask for money from the court in different ways, and they are getting more and more confused. "
Qin Chang hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, in fact, the Ministry of Revenue is already handling this matter."
"Yes."
Zhu Jianshen seemed to have noticed that Qin Chang did not want Li Zi to be too involved in court affairs.
He did not expose it directly, but waited to see the people below fighting for a little benefit. This was also a way to control his ministers.
Arrived in front of a pavilion, Li Zisheng smiled and said: "Your Majesty, we are here."
"Yes."
Zhu Jianshen walked to the glittering throne and sat down. He stretched out his hand and gestured: "Li Qing, sit here with me... You asked someone to rehearse the play. I don't understand anything, so I just want to ask you."
Li Zi explained: "Your Majesty, you are too flattering to your beloved minister. In fact, the actor has no time to watch. He just had someone arrange it, so he roughly knows what is going on. I'm afraid I won't be able to answer your questions."
"Then you also sit here. At least I watched the play and I have some insights, so I can find someone to talk to."
Zhu Jianshen was very interested and insisted that Li Zisheng sit by himself The social distance that should be maintained between monarchs and ministers was completely exceeded.
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The drama begins.
Zhu Jianshen was concentrating on the stage, and Li Zisheng was also watching carefully there.
As he said, he had never seen this play in advance. He only heard Pang Qing give a general description and knew what was going on... He only knew the content of the first scene and the second scene. He couldn't tell what the play was about.
After Zhu Jianshen started watching the show, he talked significantly less.
The content of the play is also fascinating. At least Zhu Jianshen sighed repeatedly after watching it. Tan Chang and Wei Tai, who were standing next to them, also felt that it was a bit "thrilling" after seeing the new play with their own eyes.
Qin Chang said to Wei Tai in a low voice: "This Immortal Master Li is really eccentric... He knows that Wan Niangniang has just traveled to the immortal world, so he dares to find someone to arrange such a love drama. Are you really afraid of making His Majesty restless and depressed? "
"That's right."
Wei Tai responded casually, but kept his eyes on the stage.
Because the new drama is so good.
Zhu Jianshen watched for a while, and while the actors on the stage were transitioning, he reached out and pulled Li Zisheng. Li Zisheng then turned back to look at Zhu Jianshen, and suddenly realized that he could not look at the emperor. , and quickly lowered his head.
"Li Qing, where do you think those gods come from?"
Zhu Jianshen asked.
Li Zi omitted, showing embarrassment: "Probably...we were all mortals in our previous lives."
Zhu Jianshen was like a curious baby: "Do the people in the fairy family still remember what happened in the mortal world? Why does a fairy want to marry a mortal man if she doesn't want to be a god?"
"I don't know."
Li Zisheng was embarrassed.
How can we discuss philosophical issues while watching a drama adapted from folk myths?
There may not really be gods in the sky, and even if there are, I don’t know what they think... Did you ask the wrong person this question?
"The singing is really good." Zhu Jianshen expressed his emotion again, "Let them come over later and sing a few lines to me alone. The tune is really... wonderful."
Li Zi Sheng Xing thought, why did the emperor suddenly care about the tune?
Don't want to watch a show, just want to listen to music?
This hobby... is really simple. If you just like listening to music, Jiaofangsi is a good place.
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On the stage, the drama of "The Match" is still going on.
When the next scene changed, Zhu Jianshen asked someone to stop the show.
Qin Chang hurriedly approached and asked, "Your Majesty, how is it? If they don't sing well, just ask someone to punish them."
"No, no."
Zhu Jianshen shook his head repeatedly, "After listening to this, I felt a little depressed all the time. I felt that the plot was too depressing. It was said that Dong Yong sold himself to bury his father, but he could move the fairy in the sky, and the fairy even did not hesitate to come down to earth to make a private life with him... ...I couldn't help but think of Wan Shi, she and I are probably like this."
When a few people heard this, they thought, in your heart, that old woman Wan Guifei is like a fairy in the sky?
Or do you hope that she will become an immortal after her death and wait for you to ascend to reunite with her?
Li Zisheng said hurriedly: "Nai Chen was not well prepared. He should not have let people rehearse such a play, which would make His Majesty worried."
"No, no, this play is very good."
Zhu Jianshen said expectantly, "I want to say, call the people over so that I can take a look at them from a close distance and see if they look like Wan Shi."
"... ”
Even Li Zisheng was speechless now.
You are an emperor pretending to be affectionate, first of all, you are depressed and cannot watch such a painful drama, so you have to watch a female actor up close as soon as you turn your head?
Qin Chang waved and quickly summoned the female actor.
Li Zisheng was only interested in the actress playing the Seven Fairies. He called her to his side, but before she could step forward, Li Zisheng leaned over and whispered:
"Your Majesty, this is The fairy who has a lifelong love affair with Dong Yong is the youngest Lao Qi. She has six fairy sisters who have not yet appeared.”
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Zhu Jianshen immediately looked at Li Zisheng, as if asking, why didn't you tell me earlier?
It seems that I was hasty. If I had known earlier, I should have waited for the seven fairies to appear on the stage before calling them all over to see which one was more like my noble concubine.
Pingting, the woman who played the role of the Seven Fairies, came forward. After kneeling down, she reluctantly raised her head. Her beautiful face looked so pitiful.
She is not very old, only about sixteen or seventeen years old. Although she is pretty, she dare not look at Zhu Jianshen.
After reading it, Zhu Jianshen was not satisfied, and turned to ask Li Zisheng: "Will the Queen Mother appear next?"
"This..."
Li Zisheng thought about it. , isn't it? How old was Concubine Wan when she died?
Find a little girl over. The emperor will not look like his Wanshi.
Besides, Concubine Wan is much older than the emperor. From the time when the emperor remembered her childhood, Concubine Wan must have been a very old woman in his eyes, with a mature charm...
Li Zi said worriedly, "It seems that I was hasty and didn't understand what the emperor was good at."
"This... I don't know, but thinking about it... I probably haven't appeared yet."
Li Zi said, "It would be better to change the play later. Not only would the Queen Mother have been earlier Appearing on the stage, other goddesses and immortals also came out to show off... By the way, there are many female immortals in this heaven, for example..."
Qin Chang took the initiative to interrupt: "Master Li Xian, you are a member of the Fang family, so blasphemous Immortal of Heaven, I’m afraid that’s inappropriate, right?”
Li Zisheng frowned: “Eunuch Qin, I’m just looking for someone to put on a show, and these people are just singing, is it necessary to say blasphemy to Heaven?”
"What kind of heavenly immortal..."
Zhu Jianshen waved his hand, "I don't know if it exists or not. Don't make things so evil. I just want to watch the show quietly. Li Qing, your suggestion Very good. Since you are playing a fairy family, you should have more female immortals, and it is best to appear early."
Li Zisheng smiled and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, I will let someone arrange it."
Zhu Jianshen waved his hand: "Stop talking and keep singing. She has a good voice. I will stay in Qianqing Palace today and I will listen to her singing carefully."
The implication is that even if this is the case, The girl is not old and does not fit in with my inherent impression of Wan Fei, but at least she is a girl with characteristics, so I accept her with a smile.
(End of this chapter)