Chapter 9 The eighth chapter Jiangnan heroes carefully set up the game.The iron mouth of the capital is playing the mystery

Not far from Donghua Gate, there is a bustling market next to the imperial city, which is Qipan Street.There is a poem about the prosperity of Dandao Qipan Street: Qipan Street is wide, quiet and dust-free, and the department stores have first received all kinds of operas.Xiang Yeyue is like the sea, and gold and silver are pouring out of the palace.This Chessboard Street was the most prosperous place in the capital during the Yuan Dynasty.Emperor Yongle moved his capital to Beijing, and built the current imperial city in the east of Taiye Lake in Da Nei in the Yuan Dynasty.The shops and shops around Yuancheng also moved a lot, but this Qipan Street remained.Chessboard Street, also known as Qianbu Corridor, is adjacent to the Imperial Palace on one end and Fugui Street on the other.Important government offices such as the Clan Mansion, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Rites are all on that Fugui Street.Chessboard Street has won such a good site with every inch of land and every inch of gold, so it would be strange if it is not lively.Jia, a scholar, farmer and worker from all over the world, whether he came to Beijing to report on work or do business or seek employment, all got a foothold on this chessboard street and wandered around.Therefore, this Chessboard Street, which is surrounded by shops and gathered department stores, gallops to deliver ultimatums every day, shoulders to shoulders, noisy and noisy, and it is a beautiful and prosperous image.

Suzhou Guild Hall is located on Qipan Street.Its facade on the street is not grand, but it looks extraordinarily rich.The arcade above the gate is decorated with colorful buildings and palace lanterns with brocade mantles. It is a place of luxury and gold at a glance.Inside the door is a courtyard with lush flowers and trees, followed by five-story pavilions, all of which are rooms for tourists.During the Jiajing period, it was fashionable to build guild halls in Beijing.Gentlemen and businessmen from various places, in order to travel and live in Beijing, have a fixed place to stay for friends from the same country to have a banquet, so the guild hall came into being.Shuntian guild hall, Shanxi guild hall, Sichuan guild hall, Fujian guild hall, Yangzhou guild hall, etc., suddenly a hundred or so halls popped up in Beijing.Even on this Qipan Street, there are more than a dozen of them.Suzhou is a rich and fertile land in the south of the Yangtze River, and a hometown of culture and algae. Therefore, the guild hall built in Beijing is naturally better than other state capitals.

Shao Daxia, who arrived in Beijing last night, stayed at the Suzhou Guild Hall.Tired from the journey, I had nothing to say to rest that night.Early in the morning, he asked his servants to post the posts to the Gao Mansion. He wanted to see Gao Gong's posts before he went to the pavilion, but he didn't expect Gao Gong to leave earlier. Not daring to be negligent, he went to the cabinet to deliver the letter in person.Gao Gong immediately agreed to meet tonight. Who is this Great Xia Shao? Even Gao Gong, who has power all over the world, dare not be sloppy. This matter has to be discussed from the beginning.

Shao Daxia has just passed his forty years this year, and he is a native of Danyang County, Yingtian Prefecture.His father was a local Xiangkun. Although he was not considered a prominent family, he was also a scholarly family.Mr. Shao has one wife and two concubines, and has three daughters, and his son is only a single seedling like Shao Daxia.Therefore, Mr. Shao loves Shao Daxia very much, and hopes that he will study hard and gain fame and glory in the future.However, Shao Daxia is also on top of those who don't care about his interests. Although he is very smart, he has no interest in reading.Bite the bullet and finish reading "Four Books", Ying Jing'er's poetry reciting and composition are also learned a bit, so she no longer wants to stay in the study as a bookworm who bites words.He messed around in the street all day long, learning mantis boxing from this master for a while, and Tai Chi sword from that master for a while.For a while, he studied Feng Shui Fu Gua, and the next time he studied the secret art in the room.Three hundred and sixty days a year, he is idle every day, but he is too busy to touch the ground every day.His real name was Shao Fang, but as time passed, people saw him wielding a spear, wielding a stick, pretending to be a ghost, so they changed their name to Shao Daxia, but forgot his real name.When his father saw him messing around like this, he blew his beard and stared at him angrily, but he was helpless.That day, I saw him go out to hang out with some dubious people again, and I hated him, so I wrote a sentence scolding him on the screen wall in the courtyard: Gambling money, eating wine and supporting women, the three things are ready.Shao Daxia looked at it with a smile, picked up his pen, and added another sentence under that sentence: Qi family governs the country and the world, and it is consistent.The two sentences overlap, which happens to be a wonderful couplet.Mr. Shao looked at it, and then realized that there was still a sense of strangeness hidden in his son's heart, so he had no choice but to let it go.

After growing up, this Shao Daxia has become a well-known figure in the world.He associates with all kinds of people, such as fulang's children, butchers in the market, master boxers, monks and priests, even officials and officials, court officials, and people from all walks of life.This approach is actually a bit like the timely rain of the water parked in Liangshan. Song Gongming, calling the wind and calling the rain on the rivers and lakes, is omnipotent, and slowly earned a great reputation on the ground of Yingtianfu. However, in the second year of Longqing, Xu Jie, the chief assistant of the cabinet at that time, admonished Emperor Longqing not to indulge in wine and sex in Nanhaizi, which aroused Emperor Longqing's dissatisfaction. He became an official and returned to his hometown in Songjiang.In the previous year, Gao Gong also lost his job at home because of Xu Jie's exclusion.Everyone in the world knows that these are the two most capable cabinet ministers.Li Chunfang, who succeeded Xu Jie as the first assistant, was a good man who did not offend others. On the first day as the first assistant, he announced in the cabinet that he was not greedy for this position and was ready to give up the position at any time.Under such circumstances, many people coveted the position of Chief Assistant.At that time, although Zhang Juzheng had entered the cabinet, he had enough talent, but his qualifications were still young, and he had no possibility of competing for the chief assistant.Counting on the fingers, Xu Jie and Gao Gong are the most likely to succeed Li Chunfang.

Although Shao Daxia is a member of the Jianghu, he also pays attention to political affairs and wants to make a difference in politics.After some weighing, Shao Daxia felt that he had the ability to make Xu Jie or Gao Gong make a comeback and regain the position of Chief Assistant.After careful planning, he first visited Xu Jie in Songjiang in the autumn of the third year of Longqing.As soon as he explained his purpose, Xu Jie flatly refused.How could this scheming and prudent abdicated chief minister believe in the so-called tricks that a person in the rivers and lakes boasted about himself?He would never make fun of his own wealth and life.Shao Daxia saw that this well-known Jiangnan talent didn't appreciate it, he just cursed in his heart that he really bitten Lu Dongbin, he didn't know a good heart, so he jumped on his horse and dressed in stars and wore a moon and rushed to Xinzheng, Henan to pay a visit to Gao Gong.

When Gao Gong returned home from his official post, he had been living idle for two years.But when people are in the arena, they have Wei Que in their hearts.Every day, he was thinking about how to regain the position of Sangong, reconcile Ding Nai by the emperor's side, and sort out yin and yang.He originally became an official because of Xu Jie, but now that Xu Jie, the stumbling block, is gone, his desire to return to the imperial court becomes more and more intense day by day.When Shao Daxia came to visit at this time, he met the doctor when he was sick.But Gao Gong has been in the officialdom for a long time after all, no matter how urgent his mood is, he will not go to the doctor in a hurry.I've never met Master Shao, so if I agree or not, let's get to know his details first.This is exactly the difference between Gao Gong and Xu Jie.Xu Jie refused without asking why.But the high arch does not show the mountains or the water, first treat the guests well.For two days in a row, Gao Gong entertained Shao Daxia with delicious food and drinks, and asked Gao Fu to take Shao Daxia to a nearby manor for horse racing and fun, and to burn incense and worship Buddha in the Gude Temple thirty miles away, but nothing serious.However, he secretly told Gao Fu to pay close attention to Shao Daxia's words and deeds, and report any suspicious things in time.After two days, Gao Fu said that Shao Daxia is suave and suave, and his speech and behavior are quite like everyone's. It seems that he has some background.Only then did Gao Gong decide to talk to Shao Daxia.

That night, Gao Gong set up a banquet in the living room to drink with Shao Daxia.The matter involved confidentiality, Gao Gongping retreated to the left and right, he didn't even want the maid serving the wine, and held the pot himself. After drinking for three rounds, Gao Gong asked: Mr. Shao, what do you do for a living? Shao Daxia knew that Gao Gong was investigating his family background, so he sipped the wine in his glass with a sip, and said with a smile: Don't lie to Grand Master Gao.Because Gao Gong served as the prince and grand teacher, it is shameful to call Shao Daxia this way. Although I, Shao Daxia, also come from a scholarly family, I regard fame as fearful of the road.

Why? My character is inherently unbearable to be held hostage.If you don't believe me, I have some eccentricities. Talk to the old man and listen. Without waiting for Gao Gong to pour the wine, Shao Daxia brought the jug over and poured himself a drink. After a long time, he said loudly: People like poetry and songs, I like knives, guns and sticks; people like Fengge Luanlou, I like barren villages Ancient temples; people like the scenery of forests and springs, and I like sunset flutes and drums; people like walking on Malantai, and I like floating in the sea; people like gentleness, and I like gags;In short, hate what others love, like what others dislike.So it's made into the current look that if you can't write well, you can't do martial arts.

Shao Daxia's sonorous confession made Gao Gong amused, and he asked jokingly: "Aren't you deliberately making trouble with others?" Shao Daxia looked at Gao Gong with a leisurely smile, and said with deep meaning: Grand Master, forgive me for the rave words of later generations, all the knowledge of life comes from this embarrassment. Gao Gong nodded frequently, and immediately had a good impression of Shao Daxia, so he turned to the main topic and asked: How did you think of letting the old man return to the cabinet? Shao Daxia concealed the fact that he went to Xu Jie's house first, but showed his mysterious personality, and said solemnly: I think the grand master's complexion is not a person who is idle at all.

Ah, you can still read pictures?Gao Gong asked, leaning his body forward. Both Mai and Liuzhuang have read a few pages, and have been instructed by two or three experts, so they know a little bit.Shao Daxia was quite conceited, poured himself a drink and said, the Grand Master has a lot of food and profound laws, his eyes are small but piercing, his nose is like a tower, he is tall and tall, his cheeks are high, his eyebrows are raised like a sword, He has the appearance of a hungry eagle fighting for thousands of miles, and his complexion is like a cabernet, revealing a tiger's aura in his calmness.Such a noble appearance is rare in the world.Shape governs life, Qi governs luck.Those who have this appearance must be among the three males.Those who have this spirit mean that the time has come, and the return of the chief minister of the cabinet to the grand master is just around the corner. Gao Gong's heart skipped a beat when Shao Daxia said it.A few years ago, when I was still in the Imperial Academy for offering wine, I went to visit the Baiyun Temple in the capital one day. An old man who was looking at the face at the gate said that he was ordered by the prime minister, and the words he uttered were roughly similar to this Shao Daxia.But Gao Gong was still worried about being deceived, thought for a while, and said: When Mr. Shao came from Danyang, he didn't know what the old man looked like! Yes, Shao Daxia nodded and admitted, and the words to deal with it came very quickly. I was only analyzing the government at that time. From a logical point of view, in such a big China, there are only two people who can be crowned the chief assistant. One is Songjiang Xu Xiangguo, and the other is you This is the Grand Master Gao of Wolong Xinzheng.When I came to your residence and saw the grand master's face, I decided that the new chief assistant must be the grand master.Speaking of this, Shao Daxia paused, and then said something tantalizing. I originally planned that if Grand Master Gao had no intention of winning the championship, I would immediately go to Songjiang to find Xu Xiangguo, but now it seems unnecessary. Do you really like this old man so much? It's not that I like it, but Gao Taishi, you really have the order of the prime minister. Shao Daxia spoke earnestly, but Gao Gong still questioned: How do you plan to handle it? The person who untied the bell had to tie it.I know a few big pengs in the palace, and they are all celebrities on Li Fang's online. Li Fang was the eunuch in charge of the chief inspector of ceremonies, and it was he who played tricks to get Xu Jie out of office. Right now, he is the only one who can speak in front of Emperor Longqing.High Arch knows this. After pondering for a while, Gao Gong asked: "Which ones are the big pens you mentioned?" Shao Daxia smiled slyly and said: Please forgive me, Grand Master, I can't tell you.At the same time, you can also make a guarantee for the grand master here. I will take care of this matter, and I will guarantee that nothing will go wrong. You just sit and wait for the emperor's imperial edict. Speaking of which, Shao Daxia seemed to have achieved success immediately, picked up the wine glass, stood up and was about to toast Gao Gong, Gao Gong stretched out his hand to block it, and asked: Why are you doing this? For the common people of the world, for the Ming Dynasty. What do you want? cost?what you mean? silver. silver?Shao Daxia laughed, sat back on the chair, put down his wine glass, propped up the dining table with both hands and said: "The grand master also looks down on people."If it was for money, I, Shao, would not have come all the way to Xinzheng. In Shuntian Mansion, I could get a lot of money at my fingertips. If Shao Daxia asks for money, Gao Gong will bring tea to the guests.There are too many charlatans, and there are all kinds of tricks to cheat money.Shao Daxia said that he didn't come here for money, so Gao Gong let go of his suspicion all the time, and instead said embarrassingly: I have been in the capital for decades, and I know that it takes a lot of money to do this kind of thing. . Spend more and spend less, the grand master doesn't have to worry about it.Shao Daxia said proudly, "I can still afford this little money." Not for money, then why are you?Gao Gong was a little puzzled, looked at Shao Daxia again, and said, after the matter is over, the official? I don't want an official either.Shao Daxia answered simply. You don't want money, and you don't want officials, so what are you trying to do? Gao Gong is really unpredictable. Shao Daxia was talking and drinking at the same time.He drank more than half of a jug of wine, but he was not drunk.Now he had another full drink, and said: If I say nothing, the Grand Master will be suspicious, thinking that Shao Daxia is going to set up some tricks on the Grand Master.That being the case, after the matter is completed, the grand master will promise me a small request. Speaking. Please ask the grand master to intercede with Emperor Longqing and pardon the capital crimes of Wang Jin, Tao Fang, Tao Shien, Liu Wenbin, Gao Shouzhong and others. Gao Gong knew all the people Shao Daxia pointed out.These five people are all alchemists around Emperor Jiajing.Emperor Jiajing devoted himself to seeking the art of immortality, so he got these people to Xiyuan where he lived to make alchemy.But after eating the elixir they refined, Emperor Jiajing not only failed to prolong his life, but died instead.After Emperor Jiajing Bintian, the first assistant Xu Jie ordered the five people to be arrested and sentenced to death.It took more than a year for Ju Qiao to be convicted, and in the second year of Longqing, Xu Jie retired and returned to his hometown before he was to be executed in autumn.The sentences of these people have been delayed until now.In all fairness, Gao Gong also hated these few people.If he had been in power back then, he would have made these five people capital offences.But this matter was precisely done by Xu Jie. Gao Gong thought that if he really could re-enter the cabinet, he would first have to overthrow all the important matters handled by Xu Jie. Seeing that Gao Gong was silent, Shao Daxia said angrily: "Why, the Grand Master feels embarrassed?" Gao Gong lifted his long beard and laughed loudly: "What's so embarrassing, as long as I can join the cabinet, within a month, I will report to the Emperor Ming and ask the Judiciary to reconsider!" Then it's a deal! It's a deal! The next day, Shao Daxia bid farewell to Gao Gong and entered Beijing.At that time, it was already October in late autumn when the maple leaves were red and the reed flowers were white.Two months later, on the recommendation of Li Fang, the eunuch in charge of the chief inspector of ceremonies, Emperor Longqing issued an edict ordering Gao Gong to enter the cabinet and take charge of the government. When Gao Gong received the decree in Gaojiazhuang, Xinzheng, he had no choice but to marvel at Shao Daxia's superb skills.At the same time, a trace of worry arose in his heart: If this matter gets out, and I stand tall among scholars, won't I be cast aside by others? Shao Daxia has already guessed Gao Gong's thoughts, so since he met once in Gaojiazhuang, he never showed up again.It was only after Gao Gong fulfilled his promise, and Emperor Zhuoming commuted the death row prisoner Wang Jin and other five people to exile, Shao Daxia sent a note to Gao Fu, asking him to forward it to Gao Gong.There was no signature on the note, only a couplet: Selling swords and buying Niuwangmen Blow the flute to attract the phoenix from now on speechless Hearing that Gao Gong would not be able to see him until evening, after lunch, Shao Daxia had nothing to do, so he came to wander the streets. When you exit the Suzhou Guild Hall and turn left, you will see a dazzling array of shops, mostly silk and jewelry shops.Going a little further, there is a cross street with a towering bell and drum tower.From east to south to north, the three avenues are all shops.The colorful flags are full of golden plaques and couplets, and there is an endless flow of red men and dolls.Shao Daxia didn't buy anything, he just wanted to find a quiet place to spend the half day.According to Gao Fu, he didn't even want him to go to the street, but he couldn't bear it anymore, so he went out and walked around.Shao Daxia stood at the corner of the street and took a look, then walked towards North Street where there were fewer pedestrians.After walking twenty or thirty feet away, a side street appeared on the right.The first house on the street was a two-story teahouse, with cloth curtains hanging at the door, and four or five tea stoves in the room, all of which were steaming hot.There are more than a dozen tables in the window by the street, where some Qing customers drink tea and chat while watching the street view.There are seven or eight elegant rooms upstairs, and the sound of flute and flute can be heard, and some princes and grandchildren are drinking tea and listening to music in it.Shao Daxia originally wanted to sit down and have a cup of tea, but seeing that it was still noisy, he picked up the curtain and left.After walking through seven or eight houses in Hengjie, Shao Daxia could see that Hengjie was full of elegance.The small shops from house to house, big and small, are all neatly organized.The lacquered plaque on the door is written with this restaurant and that restaurant, and on the doorposts on both sides of the plaque, there are black-and-green black-and-white couplets.These couplets are both solemn and harmonious, and they are very suitable for the business of the shop. Shao Daxia read them one by one. Hanging at the door of the plaster shop is: The miraculous black beard medicine, just take it Ancestral dog skin ointment, once applied Next door is a Chinese medicine shop, and opposite is a shop specializing in Hangzhou silk and satin. The couplet is also very relevant: Go to the opposite door to buy a piece of sky blue satin Come to our house to eat Liuwei Dihuang Wan In the past is a framing shop, which is also in the business of medicinal materials, and the advertisement is apt: Precisely Framed Calligraphy and Painting of Ancient and Modern Celebrities in Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties Self-transported medicinal materials from Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Guangnan and North Then there is a small wine shop: Advise you to have a glass of wine Sell ​​the eternal sorrow with you The lower part of the restaurant is the narrowest, and in the hallway that can only accommodate two chairs, there is an old man doing pedicures, and there is a picture hanging at the door: Work hard with three inches of iron worth a penny Looking at each family, Shao Daxia thought in his heart: At the foot of the emperor in the capital, the weather is different after all.Just such a small alley seems to be a place of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.Thinking of this, I came to a shop again, looked up, and felt a little strange about the couplet hanging: Earn the hozen into the cloth bag Guaranteed Catfish on Bamboo Pole Shao Daxia thought about it for a long time, but he didn't know what it meant. He looked up and saw Li Tiezui's word testing hall written on the horizontal plaque.Shao Daxia always liked such things as measuring characters, looking at faces, divination and drawing lots.I thought it was okay anyway, so I walked in as soon as I lifted my leg.The hall is not big, with a shelf of antiques and a few pots of flowers in the hatchback.In the middle is an Eight Immortals table and several chairs.On the incense table in front of you, there is a fairy portrait of Eguanbo hanging, and there is a couplet on both sides: Help the common people ask for land and housing Xu Guoshi exhaled and raised his eyebrows Sir, please sit down. As soon as Shao Daxia entered the door, a young man in his twenties wearing a Cheng Zi scarf greeted him with a big smile on his face. Are you Li Tiezui?Shao Daxia asked. Ah, no, I'm just the hall official here. The young man handed Daxia Shao a cup of tea and said: "The guest officer wants to test the characters, so I'll go and call the gentleman out." After a while, the hall official brought out an old man, and saw that he was sixty years old, energetic, with a few locks of goatee, adding to the Confucian demeanor.As soon as he went out of the inner door, he cupped his fists and bowed to Shao Daxia, and said humbly: "Old man Li Tiezui, welcome the guest officer who came from afar. Shao Daxia returned a salute and exchanged some pleasantries. He pointed to the fairy on the painting and asked Li Tiezui: Excuse me, old man, which road of fairy is this?The villain is not talented, but he has never seen it. Ah, this is the main god, Cangjie. Li Tiezui glanced at the wall with a very respectful expression.Shao Daxia saw that Li Tiezui was still a little bit of a fairy, so he deliberately found a word for him to test.First, I made a joke about what Li Tiezui said: Cangjie was the creator of characters, when did he become a god? Li Tiezui gave Shao Daxia a blank look, and there was a hint of lesson in his tone: Lu Ban, who played with an ax and saw, became a master craftsman, Bian Que, who picked up medicine and saw a doctor, became a master doctor, and Cang Jie could create characters, why couldn't he be a god?The Jade Emperor, Tathagata Buddha, up to the Ninth Five-Year King, princes and nobles, down to all living beings, as long as they can speak, they cannot do without Cangjie. Shao Daxia smiled and said: Gangs have gang rules, and gangs have masters. I'm just talking about it casually.Excuse me, Mr. Li, is the business of this word tester booming? Thanks to the guest officer, there are not many people in the huge Beijing city who don't know me, Li Tiezui. Li Tiezui looks humble on the outside, but he is quite conceited on the inside. Invite the guest officer to report a word, try your old man's ability, if you are not sure, you go out and smash the signboard of Li Tiezui's word testing shop. Alright, Shao Daxia got up to cover the door, turned around and sat down at the table of the Eight Immortals, and said, I'm writing, I don't like idle people coming in and out.If you measure well, I will reward you with more silver. Invite the official to report.Li Tiezui handed over the paper. Shao Daxia thought for a while, and wrote the word Shao on the paper. Li Tiezui took the paper and asked: What is the guest officer asking? Ask a friend about his blessings. Li Tiezui nodded, looked at the word Shao for a long time, then squinted his eyes to look at Shao Daxia, shook his head and said to himself: It's not like that. What do you mean? Li Tiezui said: The mystery hidden in this Shao character is not like you. Shao Daxia was whetted by Li Tiezui, and said impatiently: Don't be suspicious, just tell what you see. Li Tiezui said in surprise: "You guest officer, you don't show mountains or waters, but you have such a big friend as your backer." How old is it?Shao Daxia remained silent. The position of this person is either Sangong or Jiuqing, the ministers around the emperor, right? How did you see it? You see, Li Tiezui pointed to Shao Zi'er and said: Add a surname to the left of the word Zhao, which is the word edict, and the emperor's will is called edict.When your friend speaks the emperor's decree, he can only listen with his ears but cannot move his mouth to speak, so he has a mound without words.From this point of view, the six ministers are not qualified, and your friend must be in the cabinet. Although Shao Daxia himself is also a person who predicts yin and yang, he has to admire Li Tiezui's hyphenation at this time.He tried his best not to let Li Tiezui see his surprise, and said casually on purpose: I now understand what catfish is on a bamboo pole, but your Tiezui really deserves its reputation, and you are making nonsense, please go on explain. Although Shao Daxia tried his best to cover it up, but Li Tiezui was well-informed, how could he hide it from him?Li Tiezui knew that Shao Daxia was convinced, so taking advantage of his temperament, he became more and more miraculous: As for your friend's misfortune, I think it is more ominous than good! How do you see it? Although your friend is speechless in front of the emperor, but he has a knife in his mouth when dealing with subordinate officials, so he has a lot of grievances.Now the emperor is still protecting you. I heard that Longqing Longqing is seriously ill. Once he dies, your friend will be in trouble.Using a knife instead of Shiji is not with him, and he is in danger. Where does the danger come from? On the left side of the mound, Jiashi is the mansion, and Jialiang is the man. If you don't see the mansion when you are an official, it is a sign of dismissal.If you ask your friend's opponent, he is probably a servant. Li Tiezui spoke calmly, speaking with certainty, without a word of ambiguity.Shao Daxia's mood became heavier the more he listened, he couldn't help pressing the Eight Immortals table with both hands, and stared blankly for a while.Seeing him like this, Li Tiezui stroked his goatee and said smugly: Guest officer, how do you understand the word Shao? This question woke Shao Daxia up, he forced a smile, and said: Well explained, you are indeed an iron mouth. Li Tiezui secretly smiled: Another hozen has entered my bag.But he said in his mouth that Cangjie created characters, hiding many secrets Before Li Tiezui finished speaking, Shao Daxia took out five taels of silver from his pocket and threw it on the table, cursing: You are fucking nonsense! While Li Tiezui was confused and at a loss, Shao Daxia had already stepped out and walked away. Scolding is scolding, Li Tiezui's words are like a stone stuck in Shao Daxia's heart, making him feel as uncomfortable as he wants.He came to Beijing this time, again specifically for Gao Gong's affairs.In the autumn of two and a half years ago, through his successful lobbying, Gao Gong re-entered the cabinet and became the chief assistant, and also served as Minister of the Ministry of Officials in charge of the advancement, retreat and promotion of officials all over the world. He is the most powerful minister in the court.Gao Gong is shrewd and capable, and has an outstanding political style at the time of his tenure.For insiders, his return to the cabinet should not have been a surprise.Everyone was surprised that when he came back this time, he was also the chief assistant Zukazai, and he really reached the sky in one step.The originally unremarkable scholarly career was aroused by this sudden event.Some good-natured people inevitably dig around to find out the root cause of this matter.Although Gao Gong himself kept a secret and kept silent, there is no impenetrable wall in the world.What's more, the capable people who spy on other people's privacy are all in the official circles inside and outside the imperial city.Soon, someone found out the truth of the matter, and many people knew about a mysterious figure like Shao Daxia.Don't talk about others, even Gao Gong himself feels that Shao Daxia is unpredictable and belongs to the category of strangers.He originally thought that Shao Daxia would come to see him after the matter was completed, and would pester him ever since, making endless demands.Unexpectedly, they waited and waited, only waiting for the note with a couplet written on it, and the meaning of the couplet was also very clear, that is, we will never see each other again.Looking at the note, Gao Gong breathed a sigh of relief, and finally let go of his hanging heart. Shao Daxia also had his reasons for doing so: at the meeting in Gaojiazhuang, Xinzheng County, from his speech and behavior, he had already seen that Gao Gong was not open-minded, and he was very suspicious. minister.It is difficult to get along with such people, not to mention relying on conspiracy to obtain high positions, which is despised by scholars all over the world.If Gao Gong wants to clear up this fact, sooner or later he will be harmed.Shao Daxia had no choice but to guard against this move.In addition, his own goal has also been achieved, Wang Jin, Tao Fang, Tao Shi'en, Liu Wenbin, Gao Shouzhong, five feather scarf alchemists were also pardoned by Emperor Longqing for their capital crimes and released from the prison.These five people have many followers in Jianghu, and their influence cannot be underestimated. Except for Wang Jin who has a close relationship with him, the other four have never met.But in the same arena, loyalty is the most important thing, and it is impossible not to repay the grace of saving lives.So, several people gathered together five hundred thousand taels of silver and gave it to Shao Daxia, but Shao Daxia refused to accept it.But he couldn't stand the repeated thanks of several people, so he accepted it half-heartedly.In order to reinstate Gao Gong, he bribed Li Fang, Meng Chong, Teng Xiang and other favored eunuchs around Emperor Longqing with a huge sum of money, and spent a total of one hundred thousand taels of silver.Now that he has doubled his recovery to get this big fortune, there is no need to go to Gao Gong to ask for petty profits.After much deliberation, Shao Daxia decided not to see Gao Gong again, so he sent someone to deliver the note.But after going through this incident, Shao Daxia's reputation in the Jianghu has become thunderous.With the large sum of money sent by Wang Jin and others, he opened seven or eight shops in Nanjing City, and cooperated with the eunuchs to do some tribute business in the palace. After two years, he has become one of the few shops in the south of the Yangtze River. giant businessmen.No matter in business or in the world, he is a figurehead who calls the wind and rain, and has the right and the right.Because he has many eyeliners in the eunuchs and officials, although he lives in Nanjing, he knows what happened in Beijing very well.He knew more about Emperor Longqing's illness this time than what was written in the mansion newspaper sent to Nanjing by Beijing Kuaima.The successive incidents in the palace and the rumors and private discussions of various ministries in Nanjing made him realize that a life-and-death power struggle was brewing in the imperial city.Gao Gong is undoubtedly one of the protagonists in this struggle, and his rival Zhang Juzheng is also a well-known minister who seeks the country.Although his qualifications and power are not as high as Gao Gong's, his scheming and strategy are higher than Gao Gong's.When the two started fighting, it was hard to predict who would win.According to Shao Daxia's own feeling, Gao Gong, who is self-willed and angry, will definitely not put Zhang Juzheng in his eyes. .In this confusing and unpredictable juncture, he felt that it was still necessary to go to Beijing to give Gao Gong some advice nearby. On this trip to Beijing, in addition to more than a dozen family members serving as attendants, he also took four or five domestic prostitutes who were usually kept in the mansion, hired an official boat, and went ashore along the canal to Tongzhou, and then changed to a carriage to enter the city. One of the buildings in the city has been taken over.In the afternoon, he ordered all his entourage to stay in the clubhouse to rest and not to come out, and went to wander the streets by himself.I don't want to spend money to buy a big unpleasantness in Li Tiezui's character testing hall. After leaving the character testing hall, Shao Daxia walked back to the North Street again, walking and stopping sullenly, suddenly he heard a person in front of him say: Oh, isn't this Shao Daguan? Shao Daxia looked up, and saw that the speaker was about thirty years old, with a big square head, a dark complexion, big ears without pendulous beads, a pair of wild goose eyes twinkling, wearing a purple Chengzi suit, and a pair of short-faced short-faced skirts on his feet. Melaleuca-soled boots, and a sky-blue ponytail scarf on the head, with a large white jade ring embellished on the side of the scarf.The westward sun shines brightly on this big jade ring, which is very eye-catching.Shao Daxia saw that this person looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had met him. Hey, Mr. Shao forgot about me. This person speaks a pure Beijing accent. I am Qian Shengliang from Baohe Store. After saying this, Shao Daxia immediately remembered that Qian Shengliang was the second shopkeeper of Baohe Store.Last spring, I went to Nanjing to buy silks and satins with Sun Long, the son of Baohedian, and had business dealings with the shop opened by Shao Daxia.Shao Daxia accompanied Sun Long in Nanjing, Suzhou, and Yangzhou for more than ten days, and Qian Shengliang followed him all the time. Ah, it's money shopkeeper.Shao Daxia hurriedly cupped his fists and raised his fists. Seeing your glamorous body, I dare not recognize you.I also said that I will visit Eunuch Sun tomorrow, and I will also visit you by the way. Qian Shengliang replied: Thank you, Mr. Shao, for still thinking about me, but the villain has left Baohe Store. Daxia Shao was taken aback: You resigned from Baohedian, a first-class imperial messenger, where did you get rich? Qian Shengliang looked at the passers-by, and said in a low voice: "The villain is now a housekeeper at Master Li's house in Uncle Wuqing." Wu Qingbo Li Wei, the father of Concubine Li Gui, the father-in-law of Emperor Longqing, and the grandfather of Crown Prince Zhu Yijun.He can be regarded as the number one relative of the emperor in the current dynasty.As soon as he heard the name, Shao Daxia's eyes lit up immediately, and he immediately pulled Qian Shengliang, determined to find a place to catch up on the past.Qian Shengliang said that he should not delay too long when he came out to help Wu Qingbo, and had to make an appointment for another day.It is not easy for Shao Daxia to force him to stay, so he immediately agreed to let Qian Shengliang introduce him, and pay a visit to Li Wei at Uncle Wu Qing's mansion in a few days. After saying goodbye to Qian Shengliang on the street, Shao Daxia's depressed mood brought out from the character testing library was immediately diluted a lot.He simply felt that this Qian Shengliang was a gift from the heavens, through him to lead Li Wei's line, and let Li Wei influence his daughter Li Guifei.Even if Emperor Longqing was the guest of honor and Gao Gong lost this backer, Concubine Li Gui could continue to play the role of Bao Gaogong's chief assistant.This is God's will, Gao Gong's life shouldn't be ruined. Shao Daxia thought about it all the way, when he walked to the door of the tea house he just passed by, he suddenly rushed towards a person from behind and hit him hard. He staggered a few steps and couldn't stand still. , hold on to a branch so as not to fall.He looked up and saw that the person who bumped into him ran to the corner of the street and disappeared after turning a corner. He was about to run after him, but suddenly several people rushed up from behind, knocked him to the ground, and tied him to death with iron chains three or three times. dead. Shao Daxia turned his head and saw that the people who took him were several slaves from the Gongmen, all of whom had the plaques of the Ministry of Punishments hanging on their waists. Why do you take me?Shao Daxia asked. One of the pimple-faced men glared at Shao Daxia, and shouted viciously: "I have given you a few days, and today I finally take it." Hearing this, Shao Daxia smiled and said: "Master, you must have misjudged the person." At this time, an old man ran over and almost asked him: Old man, you can see clearly that the one who raped your little girl in Liuxia Temple, but this man? The old man only glanced at Shao Daxia, then stomped his feet and said: It's him, it's him.As he said that, he was about to rush forward and beat him. He almost separated the old man, and said to Shao Daxia: "At any rate, you have to go with the men." As he said that, he didn't listen to Shao Daxia's explanation, put a prepared black cloth cap on Shao Daxia's head, pushed and shoved Shao Daxia to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.