A Pingyao River runs through more than half of the capital city, and the West City area is even more famous for its fireworks and willow alleys. Every evening, red lights are hung high in every house, boats and painted boats shuttle back and forth, and the shouts of various businesses are endless, which is far better than that of the ten-mile Qinhuai River. scenery.
"There are so many actors in the autumn, the poor one is deeply affectionate, and all the clothes are old, the stories of the underworld are endless..."
Zhao Guanren was alone on the bow of a small painting boat, imitating the ancients and singing in an opera style. Xie Yingying sat at the back obsessively accompanying him, and dozens of wives, concubines and maidservants sat in two rows in the cabin, all holding their chins Became his little girl.
"My lord is so handsome and talented..."
One maid's eyes were full of little stars, and the other maids nodded in unison.
"Hiss~"
A former empress wiped her saliva and said drunkenly: "The prince must be a god who came down to earth. How can there be such a handsome man in the world? Compared with him, the emperor is almost..."
"vomit~"
Several empresses all opened their mouths to vomit, followed by giggling and overturned the boat, but suddenly they heard a woman calling by the river: "Master, come on the big boat, you can come if you don't want a girl." Drink and drink, how about I send you a pot of daughter spring?"
"I want to find girls and drink, but I don't have any money, what should I do..."
Zhao Guanren looked coquettishly at the proprietress of Huafang, who covered her mouth and smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't have money, you can eat as much as you want, but girl, you have no choice. You have to spend a moment with the slave's family for the spring festival, and I will pay for you tomorrow." What! Hee hee~"
"Haha~ It seems that being handsome can really be eaten as a meal, and I will go back to your boat to listen to music..."
Zhao Guanren smiled and cupped his hands. Who knew that when he spoke, there was excitement on both sides of the strait. A large number of girls rushed out and waved to him, all yelling that they don't need money, eat and drink for nothing and sleep for nothing.
"Oh~"
Qian Guibin stomped her feet angrily and said, "I just said you can't come to the place of fireworks. There are all shameless mad bees and butterflies here. Why don't you let them tear up such a handsome man as our master came ashore?" ?”
"Boatman! Don't dock, or your broken boat will be burned..."
The women threatened the boatman aggressively, but only Zhao Guanren understood that handsomeness could not be eaten in the land of fireworks. People took a fancy to his aura. With a shining gold chain and a gold medal around his neck, he was the real man. The gold master of the Eight Classics.
"My lord! This way, this way..."
Song Chizhu was waving and shouting by the lake in front of him. Behind him was the famous Jiaolefang General Square. It was a large courtyard with buildings and pavilions, and a wooden bridge wharf leading directly to the lake. At this time, there were already many dignitaries and dignitaries. In and out.
"master!"
Bian Xianglan got up and helped Zhao Guanren straighten his belt, and said earnestly, "If one person goes whoring indiscriminately, the whole family suffers! You must hold on, there is everything in the house, and you can do anything!"
"Master! It's dirty outside, you can't mess around, only the house is clean..."
A group of wives and concubines ran out to persuade them, and Zhao Guanren said dumbfoundedly: "Have you ever seen someone who brought the whole family and women out to have fun? I will come out after having a meal with the emperor. You can take a boat tour and find a place to eat and then come over." pick me up!"
"My lord! I can't help but wear this, so I'll be prepared..."
Bian Xianglan stuffed him with another small paper bag, which was exactly the sausage condom produced by their family, and there were three of them in a bag. It seemed that she didn't believe in Zhao Guanren's character at all.
"Let me tell you, I have never looked for a lady in my life, no! I can't explain it to you..."
Zhao Guanren leaped depressedly, and jumped directly onto the wooden bridge by the lake. Song Chizhut led him forward, and said with a smile: "The emperor probably won't arrive until later, and the field guards have come to investigate secretly. , let's go drink and listen to music first!"
"My name is Wang Bifa now, just call me Mr. Wang..."
Zhao Guanren walked towards the shore with his hands behind his back.
It is located by the lake, and it is a back-shaped three-story tube building. It is estimated that most of the guests enter through the back door. The dormitories on both sides have become utility rooms.
"Menzi! This is Wang Bifa, a fellow from Ningzhou, I invite him to listen to the music..."
Song Chizhu swaggered to the door, and the door stood up and called Master Song obsequiously, wrote down his name and official position in the register, followed by a sentence, and brought the fellow "Wang Bifa" to the banquet together.
"You can play here with money, or you have to have a certain relationship..."
Zhao Guanren walked into the building curiously. There was no smog like brothels in the building. The third floor was like a dormitory for official prostitutes. Some people are babbling and singing.
"The teaching music workshop in our state capital can play with money, and even if you don't have an official position, you can enter through the back door..."
Song Chizhu said in a low voice: "But here you have to find the Ministry of Rites. The relationship is not strong enough, and people don't even let you touch it. At least the servant must nod. You don't know how many people asked me to open the back door, but Master Shangshu checked again and again. Squeeze, I only dared to play secretly by myself when I first took office!"
"I forgot, you are the servant of the Ministry of Rites, and the music workshop is under the management of the Ministry of Rites..."
Zhao Guanren put his hands behind his back and looked around. The geisha really didn't even let them touch their hands. The officials also consciously kept their distance. They basically went to brothels in a civilized way.
"It's not fun here, it's full of vulgar fans, let's go to Zhenle Pavilion at the back..."
Song Chizhu dragged him to the back door. Outside the back door was a small garden. There were many girls practicing piano and voice behind the rockery, and some men in green scarves were serving meals and tea with their waists hooked. He also wore very strange flesh-colored leather boots.
"Um?"
Zhao Guanren was surprised and said: "What kind of habit is this? It's okay to wrap a green hat on your head. Is it because you are afraid that your wife will not steal someone?"
"Green tortoise slave, the green hat comes from them..."
Song Chizhu said with no surprise: "The wives and concubines of these people are all official prostitutes. They have to wear green headscarves and pigskin boots. The daughter-in-law has to guard outside the door when people play, and they have to go in to help others when they are done. Pants, but you can’t see them here, you have to go to Jiaolefang in the state capital to get them!”
"ah?"
Zhao Guanren was surprised and said, "Isn't this a deliberate insult to personality, isn't it too perverted?"
"The original intention of establishing the teaching band is to let people know the price of breaking the law..."
Song Chizhu said: "New officials have to come here to sit down when they take office, and let them see the fate of corrupt officials. Don't look at these women who are dressed beautifully. If they go out, they must wear blue cloth clothes with green silk around their waists. You can only walk on both sides of the aisle, if you dare to pass by the door of a rich family, they will pour urine on you!"
Zhao Guanren said seriously: "But what should be greedy is still greedy, isn't there anything less?"
"People!"
Song Chizhu smiled wryly and said: "It's a fluke in my heart, besides, as long as I don't make a big mistake, I won't spend a little money in the Jiaole Workshop if I'm greedy. The richest county magistrate can be up to tens of thousands of taels of silver. It's a fart in Beijing." !"
"No! The fault lies in the effect of the upper and lower beams. The upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked..."
Zhao Guanren shook his head and walked through the garden. Several small buildings were scattered in the garden. There were already many people with knives patrolling the garden. Song Chizhu went straight to the attic near the lake. Outside the wing of the building.
"Master Song! You are here, I have been waiting for you for a long time..."
A nine-rank official was already waiting outside the door. His chubby figure was fatter than Song Chizhu. Song Chizhu pointed to him and introduced, "Young Master Wang! This is Fengluan from Jiaolefang. This place belongs to you." He cares, let him take out Jimeilu later, you can pick whatever you want!"
"My lord! You are a shameful official, you are the real master..."
Fat Fengluan obsequiously led the two inside, and four geisha were already waiting inside.
The three rooms constitute a large wing room, a bedroom, a dining room, and a singing and dancing room. A large row of bright windows faces Pingyao Lake, and you can see Zhao's small painting boats swimming on the lake.
"My lords, please watch Jimei Lu..."
Fat Fengluan bumped into a picture album, and said with a smile: "Master Song! The lady of the Wang family misses you to death. Last time, she kept saying that you are the real man. Her family's prefect Wang is a fart. She just wiped the plate. Bei Erliang, the little one has also washed and dressed, and is ready to let you start!"
"My official's banquet for fellow countrymen today depends on his preferences..."
Song Chizhu picked up the teacup with a smile, and Zhao Guanren flipped through the picture albums of the geisha, threw it down and said, "Call Dong Siyun to play music, call the wife and daughter of the Hu family to accompany the drink, call the wife and daughter of the magistrate, too. I think it was a one-sided relationship back then!"
"so much?"
Fat Fengluan was stunned for a moment, then hesitated and said: "My lord! The other girls are easy to talk about, but Qingtianguan Wu Jijiu and his party are on the opposite side, and the mother and daughter of the Hu family have been ordered to go, and they also brought a young man who is not young. , Said that tonight the jackpot will be drawn for the daughter of the Hu family!"
"What the hell is Qingtian Temple? Taoist temple..."
Zhao Guanren's face was full of question marks, and Song Chizhu said: "The yamen dedicated to offering sacrifices to heaven and gods used to be a Qingshui yamen, but recently the gods have appeared, and they have become very popular. Our Ministry of Rites often invites them to open altars. Give some noodles!"
"Oh! Official Superstition Office..."
Zhao Guanren raised his head and said, "Fatty! Go and tell them that Mr. Song ordered their girl's table. Let's settle the table fee for them. Let those two girls come over!"
"Go! What are you doing, you're not a girl..."
Song Chizhu waved his hand impatiently, Fat Fengluan had no choice but to go out hesitantly, and soon Dong Siyun, one of the four famous prostitutes, came in, followed by a six-member song and dance troupe, bowing their knees respectfully .
"Hey? Miss Dong, have we met somewhere..."
Zhao Guanren looked at Dong Siyun wonderingly. Dong Siyun is definitely the best mate at the moment. She is beautiful and plump. She is in her early twenties, and her height is over 1.65 meters. She is wearing a pink gauze dress that is elegant and majestic.
"Hehe~"
Dong Siyun covered her mouth with a smile and said, "Your Excellency, I'm afraid I have seen Nujia in a dream. I have heard this story several times a day. Your Excellency, don't worry, let Nujia play a flute for you first!"
"Too straightforward? There are so many people..."
Zhao Guanren was taken aback for a moment, who knew that he really took out a flute, sat on the singing stage in the inner room and started to prepare, but suddenly someone shouted outside the building and ran upstairs cursing.
"Yo~ I ran into a stubble..."
Zhao Guanren picked up the tea bowl with a smile, and the door was kicked open. A young man in his thirties rushed in and shouted drunkenly, "Song eats pigs! You fucking dare to snatch Lao Tzu's woman!" , don’t want to live anymore, do you?”
"Who the hell are you, get out..."
Song Chizhu slapped the table angrily and stood up, but the other party rushed over. Zhao Guanren immediately jumped to the window nimbly, and pulled Song Chizhu along the way.
"Boom~"
Brother Young Master overturned the table like a pig's head crazily, spilled tea, wine and snacks all over the floor, pointed at Song Chizhu and howled angrily: "You don't even know me, if you are your mother's Beijing official, kneel down immediately Apologize to the uncle, I will spare you!"
"who?"
Song Chizhu subconsciously looked at Dong Siyun. Dong Siyun raised a thumb to the sky, stuck out her tongue playfully, and said, "Master! Bigger than you!"
"What? Bigger than me..."
Song Chizhu looked at Zhao Guanren in surprise, and Zhao Guanren also looked puzzled. Song Chizhu had already been worshiped as a third-rank official, and if he went up, he would be ministers and cabinet members, but they all recognized these people, not to mention the princes and grandchildren. Yes, but who is this guy