Chapter 50: The Troubles of Pan's Officials
At nightfall, a sudden light rain dispersed some of the heat that had gathered in the afternoon.
After the rain, the air is very fresh, filled with a trace of sweet fragrance. Rain trickled down the broken eaves and landed on the bluestone-paved walkway, splashing a few Mercury stars. Farther away, ancient trees, strange rocks, and pools were all shrouded in rain, as if draped in a thin veil.
"Da Lang, it's raining so hard, don't go back, let's rest in the West Fourth Room for one night."
is still in that pavilion, above the second floor, where Pan Qiaolian was photographed, and now there is a table of banquets. In the middle is a shabu-shabu, surrounded by slices of meat (beef, mutton and rabbit), vegetables, sliced sashimi (sashimi) and a large plate of Dongpo meat, as well as several plates of sauces. It's steaming, and it tastes like a hot pot in later generations.
The six people who are eating are Pan Xiao'an, Pan Qiaolian, Li Tang, Wu Haogu, Guo Jing and Liu Wuji.
This is already the second meal that Wu Haogu and others ate in Panjiayuan, after the gambling fight at noon, Pan Xiao'an was the east, and he drank and feasted in Panjiayuan, and there were family songs and dances to help the fun, which lasted until it was almost Shen, so unhappy.
At the banquet, Wu Haogu also talked with Liu Youfang and Mi Youren, as if he really released his suspicions.
After the banquet, Wu Haogu drew a "Keju Photo" for Gao Yu, which was also a gongbi photo, but it was not completed, but it was just finished sketching, and it fell into the night, and it rained lightly.
After sending Gao Yu away, Pan Daguan left Wu Haogu and others to eat, and let them stay in Pan's home.
"Then it's better to be respectful." Wu Haogu did not refuse the kindness of Pan Daguan, and he also wanted to spend more time with Pan Qiaolian.
Even if it's not in a room, it's good to be in a yard.
"Da Lang," Pan Xiao'an glanced at Pan Qiaolian, whose face was full of happiness, and sighed, "What are your plans in the future?" ”
"I originally planned to go out of Kaifeng Mansion to avoid it for a year and a half, and then come back when Brother Gao climbed to Duanwang......"
Wu Haogu told Pan Daguan all about his plans, and he is now ready to marry Pan Qiaolian as his wife, Pan Daguan is his eldest brother, not an outsider.
"Can a high master climb to the top of the king?" Pan Daguan asked.
"Shiyan" is Gao Yu's trade name, Pan Daguan has a wide range of friends, and Gao Yu also has some friendship, so it is called his name.
"Yes." Wu Haogu smiled, "Brother Gao said that King Duan is good at juju, calligraphy and painting, and the "Keju Photo Picture" I painted for Brother Gao will definitely help him become a member of Duanwang's mansion." ”
"If so...... It's a way to live. Pan Xiao'an nodded slightly.
"But now I don't think I need to leave Tokyo." Wu Haogu took a sip of wine and said with a smile, "Today it seems that I have released my suspicions with Liu Da Mink...... It seems that there was some misunderstanding with him before. ”
"Ice release?" Pan Xiao'an snorted, "If you agree to enter the Hanlin Painting Academy today, you can release your previous suspicions." ”
"Into the Picture Academy?" Wu Haogu shook his head, "Isn't this in his hands?" ”
"What if it falls into his hands?" Pan Xiao'an said, "As long as you can be used by him, he can tolerate you...... Tens of thousands of dollars is not a lot of money for him, so why not be satisfied with being able to buy a painter like you? ”
What else is that?
Wu Haogu thought about it, but still felt that it was a loss to mix with Liu Youfang, a nobleman...... Following Gao Yu's ladder, he was seventy or eighty percent sure that he could directly climb Song Huizong.
Song Huizong is the emperor, and Liu Youfang is just a eunuch. Moreover, Huizong is still young, at least he can protect himself for twenty-six or seven years, and Liu Youfang does not look to have a long life.
And...... If you can't climb Song Huizong, you won't be able to marry Pan Qiaolian, a beautiful girl, without Pan Jinlian, oh, it's Pan Qiaolian, how can you live if you call Wu Dalang?
Pan Xiao'an seemed to see Wu Haogu's thoughts, but shook his head and said: "Although the official family is weak, after all, he is only in his twenties, and the king of this Duan still has to do it."
A carefree king is not much stronger than the deputy capital. How many of the princes of this dynasty can hold some power?
And, when will you be able to enter the king's door? Six months? Or a year? ”
The question of Pan Daguanren, Wu Haogu naturally thought about it. Emperor Zhezong still has more than a year to live, and then it will be Zhao Ji's world. And Gao Yu did not have his own help, and he will soon climb to the high branch of Duanwang.
At most, he wandered outside until the beginning of the third year of Yuanfu, and then he could return to Kaifeng Mansion in a beautiful manner, and Pan Qiaolian could marry in a blink of an eye, so why bother to hold a eunuch's stinky feet?
"Yuan Fu will be back at the beginning of the third year at the latest," Wu Haogu said to Pan Daguan with a smile. "But now it seems that there is no need to go out......"
"Not going out?" Pan Daguan looked at Wu Haogu, who was already a little drunk, "Da Lang, since you don't serve Vice President Liu, you still want to settle down in Kaifeng Mansion?" ”
"Can't you be safe?" Wu Haogu shook his head, a little puzzled.
In fact, he also knows that it is not safe to stay in Kaifeng Mansion, but he can often meet Pan Qiaolian in Kaifeng Mansion!
Pan Daguan sneered, "I thought you suddenly became shrewd, and I didn't want to be a fool." He shook his head and said, "To be a man, you must always remember to guard against others!"
Besides, what you offended this time was not an ordinary person, but a big mink. Although the ministers of this dynasty are restrained, they are not as arrogant as the Han and Tang dynasties. But you don't have an official body, and you don't have to be a 'no-official imperial history' who has entered Taixue, so you can't really be moved by him?
In my opinion, it is better for you to leave Beijing earlier, Dalang, and bring more guards to prevent accidents. ”
"Da Lang, I see that Pan Daguan is reasonable," Guo Jing obviously agreed with Pan Xiao'an's opinion, he said, "I have already found three men who can serve as guards to fight and kill, all of them are good men from the Western Army, and they can always guarantee you to Haizhou." ”
"It's still Brother Guo who is thoughtful." Pan Daguan nodded again and again, "It's not bad to go to Haizhou for temporary refuge, I have a semicolon over there, and it is also a gold and silver silk silk shop, and there is a Zhuangzi." And thou shalt go, and thou shalt be cared for. ”
The main business of the Pan family's gold, silver, silk and silk shop is the voucher for the payment of salt and tea from Kaifeng Mansion after the merchant pays the grain and grass to the border army.
However, the people who obtained the exchange were all grain merchants, and they would not sell salt and tea, so they sold the exchange in Kaifeng Mansion to the gold, silver, silk and silk shops. The gold, silver, silk and silk shops have semicolons in cities with goods and salt farms, and the exchanges purchased in Kaifeng Mansion will be shipped there and sold to salt merchants and tea merchants.
In addition, the gold and silver silk silk exchange shop will also carry out "flying money", that is, remittance business between these cities and Kaifeng Prefecture. Wu Haogu only needs to spread out the "flying money" in the Pan family's gold, silver, silk and silk in Kaifeng Mansion, and then he can "fly" the money to Haizhou, which is very convenient. Through the "flying money system" of the Pan family's gold, silver, silk and silk exchanges, Wu Haogu can also maintain communication with Pan Qiaolian.
For the sake of his sister-in-law, Pan Daguan is still very thoughtful.
"Brother Eleven," Pan Qiaolian was thinking about Wu Haogu, she frowned and asked, "If it is really as you said, Husband Liu is not so easy to get along with, then he can't find Dalang, will he look for the bad luck of Wu Daguan and Wu Erlang?" ”
"Yes, most likely it will," Pan Daguan glanced at Wu Haogu, "I have to let Wu Xiangdao find a place to avoid it, Da Lang, do you have any arrangements?" ”
"You can go to Daxiangguo Temple for a while." Wu Hao said in ancient words, "I have a friendship with the monk of the Roast Pig Temple of the Great Xiangguo Temple, but let my father go to attach to the rule, as long as I don't go out of the Great Xiangguo Temple, I should be safe." ”
"Have a friendship with the Roast Pig Courtyard?" Pan Daguan suddenly said, "By the way, your drunken Arhat looks a bit like a roast pig courtyard, shouldn't he have painted it?"
Wu Haogu smiled, "It's still the eleventh brother who has good eyesight." ”
Pan Daguan nodded, "If he is protected, even the Imperial City Division will not be able to find your father." ”
Pan Daguan said that he couldn't find it, which meant that Wu Chengzhi had better hide in the Daxiangguo Temple and not show his face. Daxiangguo Temple is the largest landlord in Kaifeng Mansion, and the houses used for rent are several times more than the shops in Kaifeng Mansion, and it is naturally difficult to find a person hiding there. If there is still a big monk to keep it, Liu Da Mink Jue should not be out of reach.