seven steps

Rivals

Ding Wei.Li Tianfu, a great scholar, was sent to offer sacrifices to his ancestor Confucius.

The imperial decree naturally caused a lot of discussion among the people. Of course there were sacrifices to Confucius in the previous dynasty, but the Qing emperor sent college students to sacrifice to Confucius. He is a wise king, and he knows it by looking at the lives of ordinary people, but he can't get rid of his prejudices. He feels that if he serves the Qing emperor, he must be inferior to the people.Now it seems that is not the case at all.

Bingzi, stationed in Yangzhou Prefecture.

Yangzhou has been a favorite place of literati and poets since ancient times. Yangzhou has beautiful scenery. It is no wonder that there are countless sentences written about Yangzhou since ancient times, just like fireworks in Yangzhou in March.Xu Ning even wrote that Xiao Niang couldn't hold back tears, and Taoye frowned easily.

Three points of the world are moonlit nights, and two points are rogues. Yangzhou.

The sentence also shows the beauty of Yangzhou, but the sentence that makes Yangzhou more famous is naturally 24 Bridges with a moonlit night, where can the jade people teach how to play the xiao.

When Kangxi came to Yangzhou, the local officials naturally arranged songs and dances as best they could.One of them is called the jade man blowing the flute.In the afternoon, Kangxi led the crowd ashore and went round and round to the Slender West Lake. Kangxi got off the dragon boat and changed into ordinary people's clothes, but no one knew that the emperor came in person.He didn't mean to leave those officials alone, but he also knew that if he didn't go and see for himself and ask, he wouldn't know the real life of the people. no.

Yangzhou's water and soil are very nourishing, and I saw that all the women on the street have a good appearance, their skin is fresh, and their eyes are even more vivid.Even those old women have excellent skin.Look at the young man in good health and the old man in good spirits.Even Lord Kangxi couldn't help but praised, "Sure enough, the water in the south of the Yangtze River supports people. If I have time in the future, I will come to the south of the Yangtze River to raise my father."

This remark caused the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang to pick up the conversation, "Father said it was easy. You are in charge of the family affairs. Can you be free, but my son likes this place, or father will let his son come here for you in the future." Already." Yinxiang has a bold temper, and he didn't like the set in the palace at first, but after watching too much, he also knows how tired he is, although he is still young, his mind is not young.After seeing Jiangnan today, I thought about being able to escape the life of the palace.

When Kangxi heard this, he naturally didn't think too much about it. He only regarded Yinxiang as a playful child, and laughed and scolded, "Look at you, what you're talking about is filial piety. In fact, it's just playful. No one is as lazy as you when you are fourteen. You want to clamor to go to the battlefield, and then think about coming to Jiangnan. You really have no idea of ​​your temperament."

Thirteen was about to retort, but suddenly a woman came up ahead, staring at Kangxi with wide eyes.Just as I was about to say something, I thought about it, and then said, "Qing'er has seen my uncle."

Kangxi was also taken aback for a moment, and then came back to his senses. "Why did Qing'er come to the south of the Yangtze River? I didn't hear your aunt mention it."

Except for the third elder brother Yinzhi, no one else knew where it was sung.

The woman named Qing'er giggled twice, "My aunt doesn't know, I didn't even tell my third cousin about this. Qing'er came to Yangzhou at the end of last year. Ama originally disagreed, but after a If you don't want to make trouble, you agree."

At this time, the third elder brother Yinzhi shook his head and walked to the front, "Your temper should really be shut down, look at your homeless appearance."

Qing'er snorted, "Third Cousin is envious."

Yinzhi has always felt sorry for this cousin, so he shook his head helplessly and didn't say much. Although he likes poetry and books, he is really not good at arguing with women.What's more, he has always maintained his identity, and he will not lose his dignity in front of everyone.

Yinhu looked at this rather "lively" woman in front of her, and generally seemed to have a bit of a reflection, saying that Concubine Rong Ma Jia had a niece who was perverse and an untethered wild horse.If I have nothing to do, I will go out to Beijing to play.Originally, I wanted to meet her to see what kind of woman she was so chic, but seeing her today, it was true.If it wasn't for Yinxiang's getting older, it would be great to match Yinxiang's temperament.

With a ready-made "guide" in front of him, Kangxi naturally asked Ma Jiaqinger to lead the way, and naturally asked a few questions on the way, "You have been here for nearly a year, how is the life of the people as they see now? How are the officials?"

Ma Jiaqing'er thought about it carefully, "The people's lives are pretty much the same. After all, Jiangnan is a land of prosperity. It's not like other places that let the people pretend to be satisfied after hearing the arrival of the saint. What I saw was almost the same as it is now. As for the officials, my uncle also knows that this Jiangnan has been rich and poor since ancient times, and how many people are clean."

Although these words were implicit, they also told the truth. The common people lived well, but the officials lived better. This was originally expected by Kangxi, after all, he also knew that when the water was clear, there would be no fish.

"Forget it, let's go to watch the singing and dancing with me, and I want to see what new things they have come up with for me."

Although Kangxi was dressed in casual clothes, those sharp-eyed officials would naturally recognize him. Otherwise, how could he have the opportunity to meet Shengjia? In officialdom, good eyesight is essential. You can only be a low-level official.

Ma Jiaqing'er stood beside Kangxi and looked at the officials who were kneeling on the ground, and whispered to Kangxi quietly, "The man in the blue brocade robe and gray vest is the prefect's younger brother. He is arrogant and dares to do bad things a lot. It’s not as good as bullying men and women in the book, but it’s quite courageous, and corruption and the like are not a problem.”

Kangxi squinted his eyes at the man kneeling in the second row, and nodded without a trace.Ma Jiaqing'er searched the crowd again and said to Kangxi again, "The man behind the silver-gray robe with embroidered patterns is surnamed Chen. He is a well-known wealthy businessman in Yangzhou City. He is not old enough to take on the family property, and his family is in the cloth business." , it is said that the family was also an official in the Ming Dynasty, and later resigned and retired to become a merchant. The reputation is very good, but in his twenties, he still has no concubines and concubines, and there are no rumors of Longyang addiction."

Kangxi hummed and asked everyone to stand up.Yinhu naturally heard what Ma Jiaqinger said behind Kangxi, so he took a careful look at that person.It just so happened that that person also looked over.With a pair of eyes, Yinhu didn't feel anything, just nodded slightly.

Kangxi led everyone to sit down, and then the officials sat down one by one.The magistrate walked up to Kangxi and knelt down, "The officials prepared a song and dance to relieve the fatigue of the Long Live Lord. Although it cannot be compared with the palace, it is also elegant. I hope the Long Live Lord will not dislike it."

Naturally, there was nothing on Kangxi's face, he nodded and hummed, then the magistrate stood up and said "get up"

In the middle is a row of women in pink petal dance skirts, half-raised their hands, with flowing sleeves hanging down softly, with a ponytail on their heads, pink hibiscus silk flowers on their hairpins, and pearl earrings inlaid with lace flowers on their earlobes.Wearing thin-soled pearl embroidered shoes on the feet.I saw them stepping lightly along the way, as if they were flying, and when they walked into the water, they didn't sink, but seemed to be flat. Everyone knew that there was a platform underneath.But it is extremely rare to have such an idea.Everyone is just surprised that anyone can come up with such a wonderful plan. Originally, singing and dancing are similar things with minor differences, but with such a design today, it becomes like a Luoshen facing the water.Naturally, it has a different flavor.

Kangxi still had no expression on his face. In his opinion, although the concept of singing and dancing was good, but looking at the clothes of the dancers, he knew that the boundary of Yangzhou was a fat and oily place, and this underwater stage was even more popular.Think of it as a hidden danger.

The surprises at the beginning were enough, and the singing and dancing afterward seemed dull, but the beauty at the end playing the flute made people's eyes shine again.

The maids carried a high chair and stool, a woman wore a high bun, with red agate petals, peonies and jade hairpins, wishful knots, four hanging pearls and coral steps, a small pearl hairpin, and a five-flowered flower between her eyebrows. Plum blossom petals, gold silk earrings inlaid with precious flower lantern earrings, wearing a tube top and double breasted dance skirt.The outer cover is a light gauze gown with large sleeves and the floor.The jade-colored tube top is embroidered with twining lotus patterns, the upper skirt is light yellow with red edges, and the lower skirt is eye-catching in water red, and the large-sleeved shirt on the outer cover is lightly embroidered with petals on the light gauze.It was said to be extremely graceful and wealthy, but when she sat there, she looked like a beautiful woman in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, with affectionate eyes but a kind of peerless independence.The ten fingers are as green as jade, and it is especially bright and eye-catching when set off with the jasper flute.

What followed was a melodious but unknown track.But the voice is mellow and clear, and it seems that it really has a sense of lingering.Women are passionate and sad. Although this song is sad, it does not hurt. Although it is clear, it is not cold.Although lonely but do not give up, just like the texture of Aoshuang Hongmei.Even Yinhu couldn't help being fascinated.

At the end of the song, the woman stood up and bowed softly.At this time, even Kangxi couldn't help saying hello.The woman kept her head down all the time, her face was as usual, quite flattered.Yinhu looked at it and thought, maybe it was another rich family who was down and out, and the woman had to live in prostitution, seeing all the world's turmoil, otherwise she would not be able to develop such a temperament and mentality.

Yinxiang and Yinzhen were sitting beside Yinhu, Yinxiang tilted his head and asked Yinhu, "Brother, what a pity it is for such a woman to be exiled."

Yinzhen also nodded in agreement.Yinhu smiled faintly and shook his head, "Everyone has his own destiny, and it is the best to settle down as he encounters. If you can keep your favor and humiliation unaffected, and you have no intention of leaving or staying, then you will not be in vain to visit this world. It's just that people who are in that state of mind Humans must have seen the cruelty of the world."

Kangxi's hearing is excellent, so he can naturally hear Yinhu's words, although Yinhu's voice is very small.Kangxi was not unhappy when he heard it, but he couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Although his son, although he is not very old, he has experienced too much. It is no wonder that he and Yinzhen are close, and it is nothing more than exchanging sincerity .It's really difficult for him, but who is living well among the children in the palace.

Kangxi said that he liked the scenery of Yangzhou and decided to stay a little longer, but in fact it was just to investigate those officials.In private, Kangxi asked all elder brothers to go out and see more, to understand.Yinhu said that he was an elder brother with no errands, so he felt like continuing to be his rich and idle person.There is no official flattery, no task assignment, just go where you want to go conveniently, Yinxiang Yinzhen occasionally accompanied him, but most of the time he was still taken by Kangxi.

One day when Yinhu was wandering around, he saw a silk shop, and thought of going back to bring some cloth for Mrs. Lianggui and the others.Then he went in, and when he entered the shop, he did not expect that the first thing he saw was the young man surnamed Chen.That person naturally knew Yinhu, and was about to bow his hand and bow when he was stopped by Yinhu, "Going out, if you can avoid it."

"Why did Young Master Ying come to the shop today?"

"When I wanted to go back, I would bring some good materials back, so I went to have a look, but unexpectedly, I ended up in Mr. Chen's shop."

"Brother Ying said that it would be good to be Chen Yu. I would never dare to be a son."

"Forget it, since you've come to Brother Chen's shop, please ask Brother Chen to choose a few good materials." Yinhu naturally doesn't know much about clothing materials, but he also knows that the silk in Jiangnan is very good, and Eniang always likes it. Jiangnan, even though he can't go out of the palace now, he would be happy to bring a few horses of good material.

Chen Yu summoned the shopkeeper, and took out some pieces of fabric from the back, "Brother Ying, let's see if these pieces are feasible, they are all very thin and light materials, and they are sweat-absorbent and cool to wear in summer."

Yinhu didn't know the preciousness of these materials, but it was really good to the touch and the color was good, so he bought them all, and Chen Yu sent them to the dragon boat.

Chen Yu knew that Yinhu was choosing a gift for the palace, so he took the initiative to ask, "If Mr. Ying wants to buy some other things, why don't I accompany you to have a look."

Yinhu felt that this was very good, so he responded naturally, "If this is the case, it would be the best, but Brother Chen, don't call me Brother Ying, you are a little older than me, so you might as well call me Ying Ba."

"it is good."

The two walked together, and they talked a lot on the way, but what Yinhu didn't expect was that this person was quite insightful, so he asked him if he had any intention of official career. But she flatly refused.

This made Yinhu quite puzzled, "Why is Brother Chen like this?"

"Official career is bumpy and exhausting. My brother's ambition is not here. Although I am now in the shopping mall, at least I am free and clear. In the officialdom, I can't help myself. What's more, the elders in the family have already warned their children and grandchildren not to enter the officialdom."

Yinhu could only sigh.Seeing that it was almost noon, the two of them also bought a lot of things, so they randomly found a restaurant that looked good and sat in.Chen Yu ordered a few dishes, and ordered a pot of sweet-scented osmanthus stuffing.

Yinhu had drunk a lot of good wine in the palace, but he had never drank sweet-scented osmanthus rice, so he couldn't help but ask what the origin of this wine was.

Chen Yu said with a smile, "This wine is brewed with sweet-scented osmanthus. It is mixed with rice wine. It has a slightly sweet taste and is refreshing. It turned out that a woman married a husband who was greedy for drinking, and she couldn't let go of the wine glass despite all kinds of persuasion. The woman Worried about the health of my husband and son-in-law, I made this sweet-scented osmanthus wine myself, which is mellow but not intoxicating."

Yinhu raised his eyebrows, thinking about what kind of myth and legend Qiongye Yuye was, but he didn't expect this wine to come from such a source, and it also has a folk and simple feeling.So when the wine was served, Yinhu tasted it with anticipation.

Sure enough, the wine taste is not heavy, but it is sweet, mellow and fragrant, clear and soft.In the end, the taste spreads out and is more continuous, full of fragrance.

"Why didn't this wine be sold just now?" Yinhu was playing with the wine glass in his hand, and he could still smell the aroma of the wine on the glass.

Chen Yu smiled again, "There are no other places, only this one. The allusion just mentioned is the story of the first two generations of this restaurant."

Yinhu never liked to drink alcohol, but today this wine won his favor. Suddenly he thought, if it is this wine, that person should also like it.So I bought dozens of jars at this restaurant and went back.It is also sent to Beijing every year.Chen Yu didn't expect Yinhu to like this wine so much.It's just that when he looked up again, Yinhu's cheeks were also slightly red.After all, wine is wine.Yinhu usually doesn't drink much.This time, after drinking a few cups, I blushed.

This is nothing.It's just inexplicable, Chen Yu looked away a little unnaturally, thinking that he attended a lot of banquets, and saw a lot of people who were slightly drunk, and his third brother was a greedy drinker, and he often got drunk and suffered a lot. Parents scolded.But there is nothing wrong with seeing it, so today I am a little afraid to read it.

Yinhu naturally didn't know about Chen Yu's embarrassment, if he knew, his expression must be funny.It's just that it's hard for that person, who is far away in the capital, and his sweetheart is missed by others but he still doesn't know it.

Yinhu was ready to go back after eating, and Chen Yu politely sent Yinhu off.

"Does Yingba have other things to do these days?"

Yinhu thought for a while and replied, "But I don't know about it. It all depends on that person. If there is nothing wrong, I will definitely bother Brother Chen."

After receiving such a sentence, Chen Yu couldn't help being happy, even he himself didn't understand why he was happy.He found a reason for himself.Have friends come from afar.

After Yinhu left, Chen Yu just turned around and went back.It's just that what he thought was simply making friends, or something else, but what Yinhu thought was that if he had a good relationship with this person, then in the future, if the fourth brother had any ideas, he would be a rare talent.

As soon as the dozen jars were delivered, Kangxi knew about it. He also knew that Yinhu didn't like drinking, so he felt strange, so he ordered someone to open a jar.After a while, the smell of wine filled the house, Kangxi tasted it, it was a good thing.It's just that Thirteen was terrible, after one sip, he refused to stop, and insisted on drinking a few more glasses, Kangxi also knew that this was not intoxicating wine, so he followed Thirteen District.So Yinhu came in and saw Thirteen blushing and hiccupping, presumably he was full from drinking.

When Kangxi saw Yinhu, he smiled and said, "You know how to find good things. No wonder you bought more than a dozen jars even if you don't drink alcohol."

Yinhu chuckled twice, "If Huang Ama likes to turn around, he will send it to the palace."

"It's done, I can't help but say that I'm stingy, I'm greedy for my son's wine, so I just keep two jars when I go back."

"Naturally, my son originally planned to give two altars to Huang Ama, two altars to the emperor's uncle, and one each to Concubine Huimu and Er Niang. Xiao Shisan kept the altars. The crown prince gave the altars."

Forget about other things, but leaving an altar for Fuquan made Kangxi never think, is this son starting to have something on his mind?Although his eyes didn't change, he asked intentionally, "Why did you think of giving your uncle a jar?"

Yinhu replied calmly, "The emperor's uncle gave his son a jade pendant back then, which gave him a lot of protection. Although the emperor's uncle may have no other intentions, it is true that the son has benefited. It is nothing more than giving the emperor's uncle altar wine." It’s just filial piety, and it’s just as it should be.”

Kangxi nodded, and didn't think too much about it anymore. He also knew that after Yinhu got the jade pendant, some people still cared about it, but it made Yinhu feel better. It's good that the child is transparent. "Well, you are polite."

Yinhu naturally wrote another letter to Yinzhen at night.

"Walking to Yangzhou, it's nothing to do with the others, but I got to know a very insightful young master of the Chen family. I also got more than a dozen jars of good wine. The fourth brother will definitely like it after tasting it. It's not like strong wine, but this wine is still there A story. It is said that a woman was afraid that her husband who was too greedy would be hurt by drinking too much, so she brewed this wine herself. After Xiao Shisan tasted it, he refused to let go, I don't know what the fourth brother will do."

The author has something to say: I am so tired of writing, the fourth love rival is here, so happy, so happy