Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 188 Chapter 180 Five: Pry Yan Shifan’s Corner

After dividing the dirt with Lu Fang and Lu Bing, Wang Daoqiu asked Lu Fang to get a copy of the imperial edict and send his share of "dirt" home legally and compliantly.He himself asked the guards to take a pair of Ru kiln slimming bottles, 100 taels of gold, and three Song paintings and three calligraphy that he personally selected, and went to Yan Song's house.

In the civil service system, Wang Daoqiu was his good friends who had endured hardships together, because Wang Daoqiu understood that no matter how good his character was, he would still be jealous, and he did not want his friends to live much better than himself.Therefore, after attaining a high position and a first-class official position, Wang Daoqiu stopped taking the initiative to get in front of them.

As for Sun Cheng'en, Wang Dao's master during the autumn examination, he was a staid old master. When he went to give him a gift, the end result was that the gift could not be delivered and everyone was embarrassed.

So now the only person Wang Daoqiu can give gifts to is Yan Shoufu, who has already burned his disciple's post.

When he came to Yan Song's house, Wang Daoqiu handed over the greeting card, and the gatekeeper immediately went in to announce it.Not long after, Menzi and the steward of the Yan family came out together.The housekeeper of Yan's house first saluted Wang Daoqiu respectfully, and then said that his master, Yan Song, asked Wang Daoqiu to go to Yan's dining room.

As soon as he heard the word "dining room", Wang Daoqiu remembered that he had been busy working in Tongzhou, Xiyuan, and Zhao Prison, and now it was dinner time, right?It’s so embarrassing to visit someone’s house during meal time!But things have come to this, no matter how embarrassing it is, we can only bite the bullet.

So Wang Daoqiu asked the housekeeper of the Yan Mansion to prepare some meals for his four guards.Then he asked the servants of the Yan family to take the gift from his guard and take him to the Yan family dining room.

Next, the housekeeper of the Yan Mansion led the way, and two servants of the Yan Mansion held Wang Daoqiu in the back to give Yan Song a gift, and led Wang Daoqiu to the dining room of the Yan Mansion.

When he arrived at the door of the dining room, he saw that the servants of the Yan Mansion were not bringing the food and wine in, but sending it out. This made Wang Daoqiu very strange.

At this time, the housekeeper of the Yan Mansion also noticed Wang Daoqiu's doubts, so he hurriedly explained: "To be honest, sir, when the disciple came to report, the master and the young master were already having dinner. When the master heard that it was you, the master, he was busy Let the little ones remove all the original meals and put a new one on the table, so that's how it is now."

That’s it, this is your identity!Otherwise, if Wang Daoqiu was still a junior Hanlin of the sixth or seventh grade, I am afraid that now Yan Song would let Wang Daoqiu wait in the living room of Yan Mansion, and he would be regarded as a corporal of courtesy.identity!identity!The most realistic thing in the world.

Understanding that Yan Song was removing the old dishes and preparing to serve new dishes to entertain him, Wang Daoqiu said nothing and followed the Yan Mansion housekeeper into the Yan family dining room.

As soon as he entered the Yan Mansion dining room, Yan Song saw Wang Daoqiu coming. He was as kind as the old man who walks his dog in the community and came up to say hello to Wang Daoqiu.And Yan Shifan hated Wang Daoqiu deeply, and he didn't care about his face when facing Wang Daoqiu. Not only did he turn his head away from Wang Daoqiu, but he also grabbed a thin middle-aged man sitting next to him, preventing him from getting up and talking to him. Wang Daoqiu saw the ceremony.

Seeing his son like this, Yan Song was also very angry, but knowing that his son was like Mo's father, there was nothing Yan Song could do about it.After all, Yan Song didn't want to quarrel with his son here in front of Wang Daoqiu.

So facing Yan Shifan's rudeness, Yan Song had no choice but to apologize to Wang Daoqiu: "Liangzhen, I have no way to teach my son, I'm rude, I'm rude."

"Hi, Mr. Chief Assistant, we all know the grudge between me and Brother Donglou. What does this have to do with you, Mr. Chief Assistant? Besides, no matter whether it is right or wrong, after all, the lower official has to pay for the residence of Mr. Chief Assistant. Ning, take some responsibility, Sir, please don’t blame your subordinates!"

Because there is a middle-aged man whom he does not know here, Wang Daoqiu dare not address Yan Song as "teacher", but can only address Yan Song as "Master Chief Assistant".

As for the change in Wang Daoqiu's title, Yan Song, who has matured and matured, also understood, so he smiled and said: "Hi, Liangzhen!"

And at the moment when Wang Daoqiu and Yan Song were talking, the two servants of the Yan Mansion also put the gift that Wang Daoqiu wanted to give to Yan Song on the big round table of the Yan Mansion.

Seeing that the servants of Yan's mansion put their presents on the big round table, Wang Daoqiu hurried over, and while unwrapping the gifts, he said to Yan Song: "Xiaguan just came back from Shandong today. The assistant master brought some small gifts, which is not a sign of respect. The chief assistant master has to give this official this face and cannot refuse."

"Liangzhen! If you dare to bribe me, I will definitely bribe you in the Longevity Palace tomorrow. Hahahaha!"

When Wang Daoqiu opened his gifts, Yan Song came over with witty remarks. He wanted to see what Wang Daoqiu had given him.
When Wang Daoqiu opened the envelopes of all the gifts, Yan Song did not look at the gold. Instead, he called for Wang Daoqiu's help and opened the six calligraphy and paintings one by one in turn.After seeing these six calligraphy and paintings, Yan Song said with a smile: "These six are all famous calligraphy and paintings in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Liangzhen has a heart. By the way, Liangzhen, your pair of slimming bottles, it looks like they belong to Ru Kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty. ?”

"Sir Shofu has a good eye. This pair of simple and elegant slimming bottles is indeed from the Ru kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty."

While talking, Wang Daoqiu took a Ru kiln slimming bottle and brought it to Yan Song's eyes to make Yan Song grow eyes.

Ru kiln porcelain is simple, steady, elegant and grand. It was specially fired for the imperial palace of the Northern Song Dynasty. Not only can it not be fired by the public, let alone own it.So Ru kiln is not a mass-fired porcelain, its output is extremely small.Moreover, the time when Ru kiln fired tribute porcelain was during the 20 years from the first year of Zhe Zong Yuanyou of the Song Dynasty to the fifth year of Chongning, the fifth year of Huizong Huizong of the Song Dynasty. Therefore, the total output of Ru kiln was also very small.In addition, during the Jingkang humiliation at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Jin soldiers invaded the Northern Song Dynasty palace. Those barbarians only valued gold and silver and did not recognize the treasure of Ru kiln. They smashed most of the porcelain in the Northern Song Dynasty palace, including Ru kiln, into pieces. Listening to the fragments one by one made me happy.Therefore, very few of this Ru kiln survived, making it even more precious.

Now that Wang Daoqiu could give him two Ru kiln slimming bottles, Yan Song was very happy. He said with a smile: "It's a great gift, I deserve it!"

"Father, you deserve to be blamed. It should be Wang Liangzhen who deserves to be blamed, right?"

When he heard his father say that the king's way of life is serious, and he deserves it, Yan Shifan refused to accept it. He patted the table and stood up. First, he said this to his father Yan Song inexplicably.

Then Yan Shifan glared at Wang Daoqiu angrily again, and asked, "Wang Liangzhen, when you were just a student who went to Beijing to rush for the exam, Lu Yu was bullied by the dog legs of the Xia family. Xia Laogou, the first assistant, how did you accuse that Xia Laogou in front of the emperor and court princes? Also, I wanted to be the literary selection department of the Ministry of Officials, and you were my father What did you say about me in front of me?"

"Wang Liangzhen, you said that Xia Laogou was corrupt, and that I, Yan Shifan, was corrupt, but what about you yourself? These six calligraphy and paintings by famous Tang and Song Dynasty artists are now sold on the market, right? At least 10,000+ taels of silver? And this As for the Ru Kiln Slimming Bottle and Ru Kiln porcelain, once someone buys it, it is used for family heirlooms and is not sold for takeout at all. The Ru Kiln porcelain in my family only has a brush washer, which is such a small object. If you go up there, you can easily get 5 taels of silver. And if you sell a pair of large vases like this, you won't get 20 taels of silver!"

"Wang Liangzhen, you are selling famous calligraphy, paintings and porcelain worth more than 30 taels of silver, plus 100 taels of gold. Then Wang Liangzhen, let me ask you, how much is your monthly salary? Even if you are to be a tutor for life, a bachelor of the cabinet, you will not be able to rely on your monthly salary. You can't save these 30 taels of silver and 100 taels of gold! Wang Liangzhen, you still say that Xia Laogou is greedy, and you say that I, Yan Shifan, are greedy, what about yourself? Bah, you are shameless!"

If someone gives him 10,000+ silver from the Yan family, plus 100 taels of gold, Yan Shifan will definitely treat him as a distinguished guest, and everything can be easily discussed.But because these things were given by Wang Daoqiu, Yan Shifan really regarded money as dirt, and hatred was more important than silver.

Seeing Yan Shifan's arrogance in front of him when he thought he had the handle, Wang Daoqiu also sneered and retorted: "Brother Donglou, to tell you the truth, these six calligraphy and paintings I gave to Lord Chief Assistant, one The Ru kiln vase is just a drop in the bucket of what I got from this trip to Shandong. If Brother Donglou is free now, you can go to my house, and you will see that I have thousands of calligraphy and paintings by famous artists before the Yuan Dynasty in my house. . I now have nearly a thousand pieces of official kiln porcelain from the Song Dynasty at home, as well as some other valuable antiques, all of which have been converted into silver, which should be worth tens of millions of taels!"

"What? Wang Liangzhen, you went to Shandong this time and you scraped tens of millions of taels of land? Wang Liangzhen, aren't you afraid of Wang Fa?"

Hearing that Wang Daoqiu had stolen tens of millions of taels of land in Shandong in one go, Yan Shifan was extremely jealous and started to get angry while pointing at Wang Daoqiu.

When Wang Daoqiu saw Yan Shifan's dead look, he laughed loudly and said: "Hahahaha, Wang's law! Who made the Wang's law and who enforces it? Besides, you Yan Donglou asked Am I afraid of Wang Fa? Then let me ask you, why did you, Yan Donglou, take Wang Fa so seriously? Besides, what I got this time was not greed, but the emperor's great kindness, which was rewarded by His Majesty. .”

"Brother Donglou, you are not qualified to go to Xiyuan, but your father, the Chief Assistant, is on duty in Xiyuan today. You can ask the Chief Assistant now how many carriages followed me in today?" From Xiyuan? The boxes on those carriages were all tightly wrapped in canvas. As for what was on those carriages, guess what, Brother Donglou. If I told Brother Donglou that those boxes contained large radish, a specialty of Shandong , Brother Donglou, do you believe it?"

"Also, this time I am escorting three large ships from Shandong to Tongzhou Wharf. As soon as the ship docked, the Jinyiwei and Dongchang Fanzi of the brigade took control of the wharf. They did not need the coolies on the wharf. They moved all the boxes on the ship by themselves. At least tens of thousands of people saw this at the dock and in the Tongzhou Trade City near the dock. Brother Donglou, I have said this, and with your wisdom, you can You can’t guess, right? Hahahaha! If you accuse me of corruption, who are you going to accuse me of? You have to understand who is taking the big shot?”

Damn it!Wang Daoqiu said it so clearly, how could Yan Shifan not understand?To put it bluntly, Wang Daoqiu was just following the order to scrape the land!And the shameless Emperor Jiajing must have taken the big lead here.

Wang Daoqiu himself had divided tens of millions of taels of dirt, so how much did Emperor Jiajing, who had the big head, divide this time?Moreover, the Director of Ceremonies and the Jin Yiwei were also involved in this matter, so their help would definitely not be in vain, and they would definitely be involved in dividing the dirt.When these companies are added together, how much land did Wang Daoqiu gain in Shandong this time?

Thinking about the unimaginably huge number, Yan Shifan felt deeply frustrated at this moment.He, Yan Shifan, has exhausted all his agencies, and has done so for ten years, and so far he has only produced a million taels.But once Wang Daoqiu made a move, even if the big head was distributed to Emperor Jiajing, and a piece was cut off by the Supervisor of Rituals and Jin Yiwei, he himself could still lose tens of millions of taels in the end.

Made!This is so irritating. It’s really hard to compare goods and compare people to death!But when I think about going down to the place, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, so it is convenient to scrape the land.At this moment, Yan Shifan also had an idea. After seeing off the guests, he would let his father move around and find a place for himself.

Yan Shifan now made up his mind to follow Wang Daoqiu's good example and go to the local area to scrape the land.But in face, Yan Shifan cannot bow to his enemy Wang Daoqiu!
So in the face of Wang Daoqiu's cold eyes, Yan Shifan raised his head and said unyieldingly: "Wang Liangzhen, don't be complacent. You are a master in this matter in Shandong. But in some matters, when I find irrefutable evidence, I think the emperor can still Can’t tolerate you?”

"Brother Donglou, are you talking about the matter in Datong? If it is really the matter in Datong, then brother Donglou, you don't have to work hard. I won't admit it in front of others, but for you, for the sake of Mr. Chief Assistant On the surface, I can make it clear to you. Those two gold mines are indeed a tacit understanding between me and Zhou Shangwen. I help him find gold mines and solve his military salary problem, and he lends me good soldiers and generals. It's as simple as that."

"Brother Ruzhen, did you hear it? Did you hear it? He recognized Wang Liangzhen. You will go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to report him tomorrow."

Yan Shifan was ecstatic when he heard that Wang Daoqiu himself recognized what happened in Datong. He didn't care about Wang Daoqiu and started yelling at the middle-aged man next to him.

(End of this chapter)