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Volume 1: Young Fencing and More Playing the Flute Chapter 206: Forced into Danger

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    At the beginning of July, autumn is coming, and the city of Nanchang is like a furnace.  Zeng Yu stood in the shade under the eaves of the temple gate and looked at the blazing sunshine filling the square in front of the temple. He hesitated to move, as if he was a little afraid of walking under the white sun. The front of the White Horse Temple was bustling with people, and there were all kinds of things under the blazing sunshine.  The cries seemed weak, but the cicadas were noisy tirelessly. The scene was the same as half an hour ago, except that there was one less painting seller on the steps in front of the temple. But for Zeng Yu, the scenery in front of him was not special, but it was natural.  He was in a different mood, and a conversation with Bai Pao Ke made him feel agitated. It is still unclear who Bai Pao Ke is, but he obviously has a good background. He should be related to the wily Xu Jie. From the information of those Taiyuan officials,  Judging from the transcripts of the memorial, it was clear that the campaign against Yan was very powerful. Zeng Yu thought to himself: "Did Baipaoke go to the hometown of Yan Song and his son to collect evidence of Yan Song and his son's crimes? What would he do if they found me? Do you want me to testify against Yan Shifan's crimes?"  , or let me work as an undercover agent in the Yan Mansion? But if I stay with Yan Shaoqing and act as an undercover agent, what kind of evidence can I collect? It¡¯s incredible. Zeng Yu shook his head, it was difficult to guess the real reason why Bai Pao Ke found him.  Careful, things have come to this, and there is no use in speculating. Now he and Bai Pao Ke are almost at odds with each other. If Bai Pao Ke is really a member of Xu Jie's party, the scene just now is simply to force him to join Yan Song's traitor party and force him to Liangshan.  Ah, it¡¯s okay to be forced to go to Liangshan. The problem is that Yan Song is now eighty years old. Even if he relies on Yan Song to advise him and fight against Xu Jie, Yan Song will not live for a few years. Once Yan Song dies, with Yan Shifan¡¯s arrogance and wantonness, there is absolutely no way to defeat him.  It's natural law, so there is no future for being a strict party member. What's more, Yan Shifan relied on his extreme intelligence and didn't take Zeng Jiuli seriously at all. And Bai Paoke was domineering and seemed to have a handle on him. How could Zeng Jiuli  He was a groveling person, so of course he walked away with his sleeves. Now he was no longer a human being at both ends - The book boy Sixi saw the young master frowning and standing motionless on the steps, so he comforted him: "Young master, if you can help, help, but if you can't, help."  Help or not, there is nothing to be embarrassed about, right young master.  "Sixi thought that the young master just listened to Bai Pao Ke crying and complaining about his grievances in the temple. Bai Pao Ke's grievances must be very difficult. The young master can't do anything. But the young master is kind-hearted and feels unhappy when he can't help others. Zeng Yu smiled  Laughing, he opened the folding fan and fanned himself hard. It was not a problem to stand in front of the temple without moving. Could he still turn around and beg Baipao for forgiveness? Let's go. He stepped down the steps and said to Sixi: "Return to my friend."  Take a look at Zhuju.  "The master and servant went to Gaosheng Lane. As soon as the doorman Youzhuju saw Zeng Yu, he said: "Mr. Zeng, a merchant from Xinzhou sent a package and a letter, saying that Mr. Zeng's friend Wu Xiucai asked him to bring it.  "As he said that, he quickly took out a package and two letters. Zeng Yu asked: "When was the package delivered?  Did the merchant leave his name?  " Menzi said: "It was delivered at the end of last month. Since no one here went to Xianghu Manor at the moment, I left it here in the small room. I expected Mr. Zeng to come here sooner or later.  " Si Xi glanced at the young master and said to herself: "As expected, these servants of the Yan family are really useless and don't get up early. They can only go to Xianghu Villa for more than ten miles, and they refuse to give my young master a gift.  go.  " Entering Youzhu's residence, Zeng Yu read the letters. One of the two letters was from Wu Chunze, and the other was a letter from his mother. The mother's letter was ghostwritten by his sister Zeng Ruolan. The letter said that everything was safe at home and that the young lady of the Ji family in Qianshan  Ji Zhi came to give gifts during the Dragon Boat Festival, so her great-mother Zhou let her stay here for a while. Xia Chaofeng, a paper merchant from Yongfeng, also brought his wife to visit. Yuan Sanli, the son of Jiaxing cloth merchant Yuan Zhong, came to visit before the Dragon Boat Festival and gave her a lot of gifts.  Feng; There is another funny thing. Someone actually came to propose marriage to eight-year-old Niuniu. He was the son of a bookkeeper in Shangrao County. Of course, he declined politely. How old is Niuniu? - The letter home also included a lot of trivial matters. In the back garden  The pomegranates are in bloom this year, and the rice wine brewed on March 3rd is extremely sweet Along with the letter, great-mother Zhou also sent her son two sets of summer shirts sewn by herself, two pairs of cloth shoes made by herself, and a jar of pickled wine.  Dish, steamed pork with pickled vegetables is Zeng Yu¡¯s favorite dish. Of course, the pickled vegetables must be pickled by Zeng¡¯s mother Zhou herself¡ª¡ª There is nothing else in the letter from his friend Wu Chunze, except that he met Zheng Yu in July and a half.  Shi met up to go to the provincial capital. He was worried that they would not be able to find a clean and tidy inn in Nanchang, so he asked Zeng Yu to help them book six rooms in advance to avoid having to live outside the city. Zeng Yu received the good letter and saw him.  Sixi on the other side looked helpless, so he showed Sixi the letter written by his sister. Sixi had served Zeng Yu for many years, grinding ink and stretching paper, and he could roughly read. Sixi's parents died when he was young, and Zeng Quan took him from him.  He was only six or seven years old when he was brought back from the nursing home, so Zeng Yu's home was also his Sixi home. Of course, he also wanted to know the news about his family. Zeng Yu couldn't help but smile from ear to ear when he read the letter.  Feeling disappointed, my sister said in the letter that Yuan Sanli came to give gifts. It seemed that Yuan Zhong, an old customer, did not come to Jiangxi this time. Didn't he have any information about his mother's life experience when he asked Yuan Zhong to help him last year? Then he thought again: "After all, it's Si."  It happened more than ten years ago, and I don¡¯t know the exact state or county. Of course it is extremely difficult to find it. I have to give it some time and ask Old Guest Yuan that day.Shi also said that the matter was not urgent and that it would not matter in three or five years, and asked Yuan Laoke and his son to inquire about it while collecting cocoons and selling silk in various counties of Jiaxing Prefecture.  " Seeing that it was still early, Zeng Yu said: "Sixi, let's go to the East Lake and help Shizhi's cousin and Wu Xiucai book some guest rooms.  ¡± It has been nearly three months since I arrived in Nanchang. Although Zeng Yu rarely travels, he also knows the approximate locations of various government offices and important buildings in the city. Gongyuan is on the east bank of the East Lake, the largest lake in Nanchang City, across from Wenchang Palace.  Looking at the East Lake in the distance, it is more than a mile from Gaosheng Lane to Wenchang Palace, and then to the east bank of East Lake via Yonghe Bridge to the gate of Gongyuan. The whole journey is only three miles. He went there once last month, when Gongyuan was in  For general cleaning, the rural examination is held every three years, and the Gongyuan is also opened every three years. It is usually deserted, with grass covering the ground, and snakes and rats infested. The afternoon sun was very bright, and the master and servant walked along the roadside in the shade of the trees to the East Lake.  On the west bank, a cool breeze suddenly comes over the water, and the body and mind feel refreshed. The water area of ??East Lake is about 500 acres, long from north to south and narrow from east to west. There are several small islands in the lake with many flowers and trees, named Baihua Island, and there are long embankments and rows of tall willows on the lake.  , it is said that Wei Dan, the Hongzhou observer in the Tang Dynasty, called on the soldiers and civilians to build a dike and plant willows, hence the name Wei Gongdi or Wanliuti. During the Qingming Festival, men, women and children in Nanchang City go around the lake and sing songs. It is extremely lively and is regarded as a scene in Nanchang.  Zeng Yu and Si Xi walked north along Wan Liu Ti, and in front of them was Wenchang Palace. Si Xi said: "Young master, please pay homage to Emperor Wenchang.  " Emperor Wenchang was responsible for the fame and status of the scholars. Now that the provincial examination was approaching and the popularity was very high, Zeng Yu went to the Wenchang Palace to pay homage to Emperor Wenchang. He couldn't help but think to himself: "Emperor Wenchang is a Taoist god, and I am the prospective son-in-law of the Tianshi Mansion.  We are kind of related to the emperor. I wonder if the emperor will protect me, hehe.  "When I was thinking this way, the scene at the White Horse Temple just now came to mind again. Is the examiner Tao Dalin really Tao Dalin? We will find out in a few days. Zeng Yu asked a few hotels along the lake near Wenchang Palace, and they were already booked.  After the middle of next month, the master and servant had no choice but to continue heading north. They walked almost to the North Playground before they asked about an inn called "Chunfeng Tower" where they could book a room. In the past, the first-class rooms with free breakfast here only cost eight cents a day.  , now it has risen to one cent and three cents, and it is said that it will rise even more at the end of the month, and there are currently no eight vacant rooms in the inn. Several guests will not check out until the 20th of this month. Zeng Yu paid a deposit of one or two silver and said that he would wait until the 20th day of this month.  I came to see the houses again on the 20th. I wanted eight rooms. I could live in the upper or middle rooms for a month. I agreed that the upper-class room would cost 3 cents and the medium-level room would cost 1 cent. The two parties wrote a simple contract, and each of them would hold the money after the drawing was postponed.  The amount was not large, so we did not find a guarantor to mediate. After finishing this matter, it was almost the end of Shen Shi. The master and servant walked around the north end of East Lake, passed the North Playground, and left the city through the Yonghe Gate, the east gate of Nanchang City, and returned to the city.  It was already dark when we arrived at Xianghu Manor, and the area was eerily quiet at night. Yan Shaoqing was still waiting for Zeng Yu to have dinner. When he asked if Zeng Yu had met Huang Tixue and booked an inn at East Lake, Yan Shaoqing said:  "Since those scholars and husbands are relatives and friends of Mr. Zeng, they should live in Youzhuju. There are many empty houses there, and even dozens of people can live there.  "Zeng Yu said hurriedly: "No, no, no, the students will inevitably chant loudly or even drink and make noise when they get together. It is very inconvenient to live in your mansion. I will also move out to live with them.  Literary friends happened to be discussing time and literature together.  "What I'm thinking in my mind is: "The Fenyi Yan family is already declining. It's enough that my own reputation as a strict party can't be wiped clean. How can I drag others into the water?"  " Yan Shaoqing sincerely invited Zeng Yu and his friends to live in Youzhuju and Xianghu Manor. Zeng Yu refused. Yan Shaoqing was unhappy and suddenly said: "There is something that the student has not told Mr. Zeng yet -"  Zeng Yu said: "Can you tell me? It's okay if it's not convenient. Everyone has some private matters.  " Yan Shaoqing said: "It's not a private matter. The student originally wanted to wait until Mr. Zeng took the provincial examination for high school before revealing it. In fact, it doesn't matter if he says it first. Isn't the student Enyin a friend of Zhongshu? The student is sixteen years old this year. According to the law, he has already  Now that he is a mature student, he can go to Beijing to take up a post. The student wants to wait for Mr. Zeng to graduate from high school and go to Beijing with Mr. Zeng, so that he can be taught day and night.  Zeng Yu had a flash of idea and thought to himself: "Did Bai Pao Ke and his mastermind behind the scenes expect this and want to win over me?"  " Yan Shaoqing was a little surprised when he saw Zeng Yu's serious expression. He said, "Mr. Zeng, Mr. Zeng, is there anything wrong with the student's words?  " Zeng Yu waved his hand, picked up the tea cup and took a sip. He calmed down and said, "Master Shao Qing, you thought I was working as a companion in your mansion -" "I am a teacher and a gentleman.  "Yan Shaoqing hurriedly corrected him. Zeng Yu smiled slightly: "This is the compliment of Mr. Fangtang and Young Master Shaoqing. Your father-in-law asked me to be your and Yan Shaoting's companion at the beginning. I am only five years older than you, so how can I be qualified to do so?  your teacher.  " Yan Shaoqing didn't know why Zeng Yu talked about this tonight, and said: "Students regard Mr. Zeng as their teacher and will be their teacher for life. Mr. Zeng said these things to blame Shao Qing for his lack of etiquette. Please make it clear to Mr. Zeng that the students will correct it.  .  " Zeng Yu said warmly: "You and I, teachers and students, are so in love with each other."There is a lot of respect, but there is no lack of etiquette. In fact, what I want to say is that I came to Yan Mansion not to cling to the powerful -" Yan Shaoqing hurriedly said: "I know, I know, no one disrespects Mr. Zeng's character."  .  " Zeng Yu said: "Okay, in that case, I have a piece of advice that Mr. Shao Qing must adopt.  " Yan Shaoqing said respectfully: "Mr. Zeng, please tell me, students will follow everything.  Zeng Yu said: "You don't want to take up the post of Shusheren for the time being, just because you are weak and sick. It won't be too late to take up the post in two years."  " Yan Shaoqing was stunned, nodded and said: "I listen to Mr. Zeng.  "Having said that, there was doubt in his eyes.
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