Chapter 357: Today's Fruit (1)

Chapter 357: Today's Fruit (1)

After the Ban family was ransacked, a few dandies who had a good relationship with Ban Heng even tried to secretly give some gold and silver to Ban Heng. After learning that Rong Xia didn't turn his face and deny anyone because of the Ban family's downfall, instead he took over all the Ban family members. After leaving, I stopped my thoughts.

Later, after Emperor Fengning put the three members of the Ban family under house arrest, these dudes jumped up and down thinking of a solution for a while, but they didn't have time to jump around for long, and their own house was also raided. These hereditary nobles had no real positions in the court. Emperor Fengning didn't like them. If he wanted to copy their homes, there was nothing he could do.

After the Rong family's army entered the capital, these dandies were happy to watch the fun. Although these nobles failed to restore their titles, they were returned by the imperial court to their confiscated property. This was already an unexpected joy for them.

Especially the few dudes who helped Rong Xia in the court, and now they are all conferred with several moderate titles.

These dandies themselves are also very interesting, knowing that they are too embarrassed to go to the palace to thank them now, so in front of the Xuanzhi eunuch, they kowtowed towards the palace a few times and said a lot of flattering words. He went to the Jingting mansion with a generous gift.

The new emperor had just been established, and the elders in the family did not dare to form cliques at this time, so the people who brought gifts and visits were all younger generations, and they found an excuse for a party before stepping into the door of the Ban family.

Because of this coup d'état, a few dandies of the younger generation have restrained their temperament more than before, and they talked about those old sour scholars who pretended to be noble and supported the former dynasty.

"Why do you refuse to be recruited by the imperial court?" Ban Heng said bluntly, "What your majesty wants is someone who is capable, talented, and caring about the common people. Not to be in the same rank as the rich, as if he has the opportunity to be in the same rank, what a shame."

The few people didn't expect such a thing to happen, and asked curiously: "Is there really such a thing?"

"Really not," Ban Heng shook his head affirmatively, "Your Majesty values ​​high-level people with both ability and political integrity. I heard from my sister that if there is really a minister who is capable of governing the world and is unwilling to be recruited by the court, His Majesty will personally invite him. The few days you said Personally, there is such a jubilation, when did the court take care of him?"

"So they are sour in their hearts, and they still have to pretend to be noble?" A certain dude sneered, "I don't like this kind of people the most. When I go to sleep at night, I might dream of being called by the court. When I get up in the morning You still have to pretend to be disdainful, write poems and lyrics to flaunt yourself, is it not good to be honest?"

"It's easy to clean up this kind of people," another dude said, "Don't they want face, then we won't give them face."

"I have a good idea," Ban Heng slapped the table, "Let's invite actors to perform in the downtown area, make it more funny, and embarrass them to death."

"Just do it like this. They are shameless, and we don't want to show them face."

Just when these self-proclaimed literati were so flattered by the hype that even he himself thought that he had really rejected the emperor's summons, suddenly some dandies who had nothing to do began to invite people to listen to books and watch theaters for free.

What did the book say in the play?

Probably some scholars who have no talent but still think they are superior, look down on ordinary people, envy some classmates who went to court to become officials, hide in bed and cry secretly, and continue to go out the next day with a clean face.

Some scholars really think that they are superior to others, and they look at ordinary people with slanted eyes, so this witty play made the people who watched the excitement burst into laughter, especially those buffoons who played the role of scholars. less rewards from the people.

For a while, he became famous in the capital.

Scholars and dandies are unreasonable. You say they are insulting people, but they say that they are just idle and bored, and invite the people of the capital to watch a few plays.

Why are you so excited, a scholar? You are upright, and you don't pretend to be noble, so why bother to speak for such abominable scholars? Wouldn't it tarnish your reputation?

What else can these readers say?

Said that he was poked in pain, or pretended to be generous and held back his breath?

After being tormented by these dudes like Ban Heng, these old talents suddenly stopped, not only stopped writing poems and lyrics, but also hid in the house for a long time without going out, for fear that others would say that he was such a person.

But their actions have long offended the literati who have been officials in the court. If they are not officials, they are of noble character. What are they in the court? Some people refrain from speaking out because they don't want to ruin their reputation. Now that the momentum is good, they will of course take the opportunity to step on it.

One is to express anger for oneself, and the other is to please the current emperor.

After what Ban Heng and the others did reached Rong Xia's ears, Rong Xia said to Ban Hua, "Brother Heng's method is better."

"His brain can only be used at this time, so don't praise him," Ban Hua said angrily. He can be regarded as a romantic talent, but his reputation will be discredited later on."

"What kind of romantic and talented man is he?" Rong Xia said without hesitation, "I look better than me, and he is more talented than me?"

"One is in the sky, the other is in the ground, what's the comparison?" Ban Hua pinched his face, peeled a longan and stuffed it into his mouth, "I'm not talking to Miss Shi, Miss Lin, or anyone else. What kind of princess princess compares."

Rong Xia spat the nucleus into her hands, and said with a broken smile, "The people you mentioned, I can't even remember what they look like. If you ask me which of them looks better, I can't answer."

"You man's mouth can coax down all the sparrows in the sky."

"What's so good about coaxing a sparrow, I'm satisfied enough to coax you down as a phoenix."

The husband and wife talked at night while holding candles, and it was another night of warmth. When Ban Hua woke up from the bed, Rong Xia had already gone to court.

Hearing a report from the eunuch of Dianzhong Province, saying that the Empress Dowager Fuping will leave the palace today to live in another palace outside Beijing, he asked if she had any orders to issue.

The Empress Dowager Fuping is the biological mother of the prince and Jiang Luo. Although the previous dynasty has died, Rong Xia has inherited her favor, so she still retains her title of empress dowager, and the title of her natal family also remains unchanged, which is enough for the empress dowager face.

"Leave today?" Ban Hua was taken aback for a moment, got up and said, "I'll go and see."

"Your Majesty." Ruyi looked at Banhua with some concern. Last time, the Empress Dowager Fuping asked her to help the tyrant to intercede. After she refused, the Queen Mother and Empress never met again. Now that the past has passed, she is worried that the Queen Mother will The empress looked at her face.

Banhua said calmly, "Let's go."