Chapter 67 The Young Master of the Han Family
The song "A Laugh in the Sea" sung by Mao Geng is also a bit out of tune, but the interlude in the movie "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" has one advantage, that is, it is originally howling, with a kind of desolate passion and unruly. Mao Geng's singing is not enough but desolate. Mao Geng knows that this is a desolate feeling of dreams for eight hundred years, but Chen Liang's playing is full of unruly passion, and the two contrasts, making the two of them feel a bit touching.
Chen Liang's piano skills are really average, even worse than Wang Qinyin. The piano score of "A Laugh in the Sea" was compiled by Wang Qinyin based on Mao Geng's off-tune version of the singing style, and it is impossible to create it again. However, Wang Qinqin's playing is too pink. Although Chen Liang's piano skills are bad, when he plays "A Laugh in the Sea", the piano expresses his heart, and the passionate aura naturally echoes in the sound of the piano, which is completely a true performance. If it weren't for the famous scholars like Chen Liang and Chen Liang who have experienced many vicissitudes and are close to madness, they would naturally interpret the generosity of looking down on the world.
The performances of Mao Geng and Chen Liang were the finale. The audience only felt that the sound of the piano and the singing sound blended together, and it sounded full of passion and many novelties, which were very different from the singing and dancing performed by the singing and dancing team. Of course, no one felt that the people on the stage were out of tune. However, before everyone could recall the music, the song was over.
The good show is not over yet. Mao Geng will not forget the gimmicks of the lottery in later generations. The lottery can best arouse the enthusiasm of the people, and it must not be missed in the Song Dynasty.
Sure enough, the lottery aroused the enthusiasm of everyone in the audience to participate, and everyone felt that they might be able to get good luck. The same is true for Yu Chimon. However, after several rounds of lottery, Yu Chimon could only watch the lucky winners win the prize, which made Yu Chimon envious. However, he finally took the lucky last bus and won an encouragement prize. Although this encouragement prize was only five pencils, which cost less than a hundred cents, it was considered better than Yu Xian.
This commendation party ended like this. It can be seen that Chen Liang has not yet fulfilled his desire. Mao Geng patted Chen Liang on the shoulder and said with a smile:
"Brother Tongfu, aren't you satisfied yet? They've all been separated, so let's disperse too."
Chen Liang still stroking the strings of the piano himself. He then stood up and said:
"When will I see Jiaxuan? You must sing it to him, hehe! Jiaxuan is known as a bold and unrestrained lyricist, and this song "Canghai Smile" is not allowed to be beautiful. It's a pity that Brother Yi Sheng rarely writes lyrics, but once he writes lyrics, it's all new creations, new lyrics, new songs, and Yi Sheng's talent, so I can't help but admire you."
When Mao Geng heard Chen Liang's violent praise, he felt extremely ashamed. He thought to himself, brother, you don't know that I was plagiarizing me. I didn't copy it like me, and I was out of tune and out of tune! So he quickly changed the topic and said:
"Brother Tongfu, don't be too late. Let's go play badminton while it's still early. Brother Tongfu, look at your body and you will know that you are not in a good mood at first glance. If you want to sing "Canghai Smile", you have to practice more with me. When Brother Tongfu becomes strong, he can not only play and sing "Canghai Smile", but even if it is a battle on the battlefield, it will be no problem."
Badminton is suitable for both young and old. For Chen Liang, who lacks sports and is poor, this sport is no longer suitable. Mao Geng therefore specially made Song versions of badminton and Song version badminton rackets. The so-called Song version of badminton looks similar to the popular shuttlecocks in this era, just slightly different. It is to insert a few feathers on the spherical wood. This badminton is a high-speed variety. Any killing ball can be compared with the killing speed of later badminton masters. As for badminton rackets, they are made of bamboo, wood and beef tendon. The weight of the beat is a bit heavy, but Mao Geng thinks that what kind of ball to play is used to deal with Song version badminton, the Song version of the beat is just right for use.
But Chen Liang only likes to drink, brag and write. Nothing else can inspire Chen Liang's enthusiasm for training, so Mao Geng had to use the future battle to stimulate Chen Liang. When Mao Geng said that physical training was for the cause of the Northern Expedition, Chen Liang immediately surrendered and left the court to play. OK! If you want to sing in the future, you have to practice well. Now Mao Geng has another excuse to inspire Chen Liang to exercise his physical fitness.
Chen Liang learned swordsmanship when he was young, and with many years of slinging his wrists, he has the reputation of "sweeping thousands of words with a thousand words". This man is not only extremely flexible in his wrists, but his wrist strength should not be underestimated. He is born with some talent for sports. Therefore, although Chen Liang and Wen Yuan started to learn badminton at the same time, Chen Liang's current level is even better than the young Wen Yuan. Mao Geng is very excited today, so he wants to play with Chen Liang.
Although the game ended at this time, many people had not left at this time. They were playing ball nets on the spot. When Mao Geng and Chen Liang hit the badminton, they hulaed each other and watched dozens of people.
Although Mao Geng's feet had recovered as before, he still did not dare to run too much. At the same time, his palms had grown tender flesh, so he naturally could not use any force. Therefore, he gave Chen Liang a chance. The two of them on the court came with one goal and went with one goal, which seemed to be equal. The onlookers kept cheering for both sides, which made Chen Liang even more competitive. He simply took off his clothes and then used all his strength to make a move to win today's game.
But Chen Liang was old after all, and because of alcoholism, his physical function declined even more. He could hardly support him at the beginning, but over time, his physical strength was declining. In addition, he had a little technical difference with Mao Geng, so he gradually fell into a disadvantage. Later on, he became more and more clumsy. However, Mao Geng did not take the opportunity to chase and fight hard, and he still looked leisurely and did not use the trick of killing the ball.
Chen Liang was already out of breath at this time, almost reaching the limit of exhaustion. He knew that Mao Geng had no hope of winning, and was about to finish the film, but heard a loud cheer outside the venue:
"Okay! Chen Tongfu, add another effort!"
Chen Liang heard someone call him, and thought to himself who this is. Looking around, he saw the county chief clerk Guo accompanied two young men in bright clothes. One of them was waving to him outside the court, but Chen Liang didn't recognize this person.
Mao Geng didn't know this person either, but Zhubu Guo and the third young master Feng knew it, so he hurriedly said:
"It turned out that it was Zhubu Guo and Fengsanlang who came here. I wonder what the person who came here together called him?"
Without waiting for Chief Guo to speak, he took Fengsanlang to introduce himself first:
"This young master Han, his ancestor is Duke Han Zhongxian, and he is now a noble relative in the palace."
Mao Geng didn't know what Han Zhongxian Duke was, but Chen Liang knew that Han Zhongxian Duke was Han Qi. As for the noble relatives in the palace, it must be Han Cheng's family. Han Cheng married Empress Gaozong's sister as his wife, and Gaozong's empress Wu's current queen mother, and Han Cheng's son Han Tuozhou married Empress Wu's niece as his wife. Could this young master Han Tuozhou's son be Han Tuozhou's son! However, Chen Liang had never had any good feelings for these people commonly known as foreign relatives. He snorted in his nose and nodded to Master Guo, which was considered to have greeted him.
After all, Mao Geng is not as arrogant as Chen Liang. He dares not look down on the royal relatives. No matter which noble family he is, based on the principle of harmonious coexistence, we have to give enough face and immediately greeted:
"So it's Mr. Han. Should Mr. Han try his skills too?"
Mr. Han was very curious about Mao Geng and Chen Liang playing shuttlecocks across the net. At this moment, he heard Mao Geng's call, so he was not polite. He walked straight to the court, took the racket, and said:
"So, let's try him next."
Turning his head and demonstrating to Chen Liang opposite him:
"Chen Tongfu, although I haven't played shuttlecock like this, I'm not afraid to play against you. Come on, let Han and Chen Tongfu have a game."
Chen Liang didn't kick off the ball, just asked:
"Who are you Han Tuozhou?"
The young master Han replied:
"He is my uncle, and he is placing an order with the word "noon".
Chen Liang shook his beat and said proudly:
"Oh, it turns out it's Mr. Han Wu! It's just that I'm tired of playing basketball, you guys can play!"
Then Chen Liang walked out of the venue, which made Han Wu feel embarrassed. Seeing this, Feng Sanlang felt obediently. He immediately walked into the venue, picked up the racket, and greeted Han Wu:
"Brother Han, I'm here to play with you. This is the first time I'm here to play shuttlecocks like this. Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on and learn about Mr. Han's tricks."
When Mao Geng heard about the three words "Han Tuozhou", he was a little stunned. Mao Geng just knew that Han Tuozhou was a powerful minister in the Southern Song Dynasty and was known as one of the four treacherous ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty. When the teacher talked about Xin Qiji's "Yonghui Le Jingkou Beiguting Nostalgia", he specifically talked about Han Tuozhou. The one who impressed the most was the strange character "在" character. The teacher marked its pinyin "tuo" on the blackboard, so Mao Geng had a deep impression of this character "在" and could still remember it.
I don’t know when Han Tuozhou became rich and what official position he holds now. Anyway, the backer of the family is the empress dowager, so the Han family must not be offended easily. Who knows what purpose Han Wu came here? I thought to myself that Chen Liang is a little arrogant. You can’t offend anyone, and you can’t offend Han Tuozhou’s people.
However, Mao Geng was immediately amused by Han Wu and Fengsanlang's performance on the court. Fengsanlang's performance was particularly ridiculous. His movements were similar to those of girls who began learning badminton in later generations. Han Wu was also disorganized in playing basketball. Often the ball was not hit, but his strength was particularly strong. He often used too much force, either missed the ball or knocked the ball away. For a moment, he was full of laughter, which caused laughter from the onlookers. However, the two of them were very obsessed with playing on the court and did not care about the laughter at all.
Mao Geng and Chen Liang were already standing with Zhuzhu Guo at this moment. Zhuzhu Guo's face was full of smiles. Mao Geng asked with the opportunity:
"Mr. Guo, this young master Han is here. I don't know how to entertain you. Please tell me!"
Chen Liang's words were far less polite than Mao Geng, and instead asked directly:
"This young master Han is not enjoying his happiness in Lin'an, but he ran here. What do you mean by me? Brother Guo quickly said."
The chief clerk of Guo also scratched Han Wu's head a little. Han Wu's background is very big and he is indeed considered a relative of the royal country. But even his father Han Yangzhou was only a Chengzhilang of the eighth rank, and his uncle Han Tuozhou was just a Zhige Gate who had the title of Xu rank of Ruzhou Defense Envoy. Although the rank was fifth rank, it was purely from the eunuch. Such a background would naturally be discriminated against by authentic and professional civil servants. During the Xiaozong Dynasty, foreign relatives had almost no chance of interfering in politics. The brothers Han Tuozhou and Han Yangzhou had no influence on the local area. Even so, Guo Zhubo could not afford to offend him.
Although Guo Zhubo had some grudges with Mao Geng, since Han Wu found himself through Fengsanlang and wanted to introduce him to Mao Geng, Guo Zhubo had to put down his dignity and accompany them to come and go.
When Chief Corporate Guo saw Chen Liang asking, he quickly confessed to him:
"I'm not hiding it to you, Mr. Han is here to buy the watch. I'm just introducing it to him. Don't misunderstand me, you have no other intentions."
When Mao Geng heard this, he found that it was a customer visiting and said quickly:
"Oh, so that's it. Since that's the case, I will be the one who will be the host tonight. I'll ask Guo Zhubo, Mr. Han and Mr. Feng to have three? By the way, let's accompany you with Brother Fu!"
Chen Liang had no good expression and said:
"This man named Han is only fifteen or sixteen years old. He is just a playboy with no hair on his lips. Yi Sheng doesn't need such courtesy."
Guo Zhubo has long experienced the arrogance of Chen Liang, and he doesn't think there is anything wrong with Chen Liang saying this, as if the famous scholars of the Song Dynasty were naturally despised the relatives who were promoted by nepotism. Only Mao Geng felt that Chen Liang's behavior was not worthy of others. Mao Geng hurriedly pulled Chen Liang aside and whispered:
"Brother Tongfu, this Han Wu is our good customer, so don't be too slow! If the glass tiles we burn, if you want the palace to be useful, can you count on the current government?"
Chen Liang did not understand what connection did Han Wu have with the use of glazed tiles in the palace, so he asked:
"Does Yi Sheng expect Han Wu, this kid?"
Mao Geng was a little stunned and thought to himself, Chen Liang, why are you not enlightened? Don’t you know that the money of the rich second generation is the best to make! As for the consumption of the palace, you have to open that layer of window paper with Chen Liangdian. Mao Geng had to say patiently:
"Brother Tongfu, don't forget that Emperor Gaozong was the Supreme Emperor for 24 years, and he, the Supreme Emperor, was the richest Emperor in the Song Dynasty. After the death of the Supreme Emperor, please ask Brother Tongfu, who did the Supreme Emperor leave the money for?"
Chen Liang realized this time that Emperor Gaozong had no queen. It was said that Emperor Gaozong was powerless in terms of women. However, after Emperor Gaozong became the emperor, he developed a hobby of spending money. He often had to spend too much money and spend money too much. Xiaozong was extremely filial, so he naturally tried his best to meet the needs of the emperor. Given that Emperor Xiaozong's treasury was sufficient in the dynasty of the emperor, the emperor became more and more unscrupulous as he spent money. Now that the emperor has passed away, the wealth left behind falls into the hands of Empress Dowager Wu. Moreover, Emperor Xiaozong was also filial to Empress Dowager Wu. Hehe, Emperor Xiaozong did not dare to spend money, but it did not mean that Empress Dowager Wu did not dare to spend it.
When Chen Liang thought of this section, he immediately said:
"You mean that Han Wu may be able to persuade Empress Wu?"
Mao Geng nodded, thinking that as long as there is a possibility, we must make 100% effort. This is the supreme marketing concept of later generations. In addition, Mao Geng of course also has his own concerns, but he can't tell Chen Liang that his uncle Han Tuozhou will be powerful in the future, so we have to leave a way out first.
Mao Geng added another sentence:
"Brother Tongfu, we must be polite whenever we meet rich masters in the future. Who knows if who among them will build a house? They may become Brother Tongfu's patrons in the next moment. Do you agree with Brother Tongfu?"
What Mao Geng wanted to remind Chen Liang was that "the customer is God", just a more acceptable statement. Chen Liang is the kind of person who can be clear at a glance. He smiled and said:
"My brother is careful about this matter. Brother Yu has his own way of dealing with rich people. However, what Yi Sheng said makes sense. Just have a drink with Han Wu, who has no mouths!"
With Chen Liang as accompaniment, both young people felt very proud, and even Guo Zhubo felt honored. Mao Geng sighed that his status as a scholar in the Song Dynasty was really surprisingly high, while the status of a merchant was a bit pitiful. But what also made Mao Geng sighed was that Feng Sanlang had to take the initiative to make a fuss this time. If Feng Sanlang was missing, he would have more peace on his side, which was a good thing. It was always good to clear his grudges with a smile.
The next day, Chen Liang accompanied Han Wu throughout the process, not only showed Han Wu the timetable inlaid with glass, but also took Han Wu to visit the model house to be completed. Although Han Wu had seen various luxurious buildings in the palace and Lin'an, it was the first time that he had seen all the glazed tiles roofs. What surprised Han Wu even more was that there was a two-story building with a floor of cement, which looked like a whole stone slab growing on the wall. Han Wu had the idea of building such a house himself.
However, Han Wu mainly came for the presentation this time. In order to see the novelty of time, Han Wu volunteered to take a sneak peek. Of course, he was also the entrusted by the audience. When he came to Mao Geng to buy time watches, who could not find such a wonderful time watch in the market! In order to hurry up, Han Wu even spent the New Year in Changsha. With the connections accumulated by the Han family over the years, he was not lonely in Changsha.
Han Wu was very satisfied with the out-of-date watch. As for the price of the watch, it was set at 388 guan. Han Wu felt that it was worth the money, so he ordered five units in one breath. Mao Geng thought that there must be one for Empress Dowager Wu!
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, when Han Wu was about to leave, he suddenly mysteriously told Mao Geng that he might soon issue an imperial edict to let Mao Geng go to Lin'an because the military weapon monitored the hot air balloon made by Mao Geng, and it is said that Lu You's idea.
Mao Geng had not digested this sudden news yet. The next day, the magistrate Xu sent someone to summon Mao Geng and Wen Yuan to the county government. When he went to the county government, he found out that there was indeed a court official who summoned Wen Yuan to Lin'an to "Tingge". Mao Geng was a little confused for a moment, thinking that Brother Lu You, although it is not useless to place hot air balloons on the battlefield, don't think too naively, and don't put too much hope for hot air balloons, otherwise the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
Chapter completed!