Zhaohui Jinggongfang in Beijing is the most dazzling pearl among the 28 fangs in Beijing.
Fang is a residential unit in ancient times and the name of the ancient urban planning pattern. In the Spring and Autumn Period, the city was divided into several closed "li" and "fang" as residential areas, generally called "fang". In the Ming Dynasty, Shuntian City (the capital) was divided into 28 "fangs", among which Zhaohui Jinggongfang was the combination of Zhaohuifang and Jinggongfang in the Yuan Dynasty, called "Zhaohui Jinggongfang".
The layout of the capital is roughly "Dongcheng is rich, Xicheng is noble, Chongwen is poor, Xuanwu is ruined". If Xicheng District is the richest district in the capital, then Zhaohui Jinggongfang, located in Xicheng District, is the richest district in Xicheng District. It is a veritable place of wealth and nobility. The streets and alleys in the district are dotted with the homes of dignitaries, and there are innumerable mansions of various shapes, including royal residences, noble courtyards, etc. Here, from cabinet ministers, generals to princes, wealthy merchants, all kinds of dignitaries and celebrities are proud to live here.
The Fang District runs from north to south, continuing the "chessboard" pattern of the city since the Spring and Autumn Period. There are eight alleys neatly arranged in the east and west, including "Gonghou Street" where Linhuai Marquis's Mansion is located, and "West Chang'an Street" where Yan Song's residence is located, both of which are located in Zhaohui Jinggongfang. The sixteen alleys are arranged in Zhaohui Jinggongfang on the left and right like the legs of a centipede, making the Fang District look like a centipede. In the northernmost area of the Fang District, there are two sweet and delicious ancient wells, just like the eyes of a centipede, making the Fang District even more centipede-like.
In addition, high-ranking officials often act in a domineering manner, which is a typical centipede style.
Therefore, Zhaohui Jinggongfang is also known as Centipede Street.
There is an alley in Jinggongfang, Zhaohui, called Beibingmasi Hutong. As its name suggests, most of the people in the alley are military families. At this moment, the aroma of wine wafted from the alley. It is true that the aroma of wine is not afraid of a narrow alley.
If you walk through the alley, you will find that the source of the wine aroma is the mansion called "Jianwei General's Mansion" in the alley. Of course, if you look closely, you will find that there are two smaller characters "Zhao Mansion" on the plaque of "Jianwei General's Mansion".
General Jianwei is the name of a military officer and a first-rank official position in the Ming Dynasty. This position first appeared in the Western Han Dynasty. Ma Dai, who killed Wei Yan of the Shu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period, once held this position.
The name of the General Jianwei Mansion, Zhao Mansion, has a reason. The great-grandfather of the Zhao family once held this position, and this official residence was left behind at that time. This experience is the pride of the Zhao family. In order to honor this experience and to urge their descendants to make progress, the Zhao family engraved the plaque of the mansion in this way.
When Zhu Ping'an saw this plaque, he curled his lips and uttered five words speechlessly, "So fucking pretentious!"
There are two one-meter-high stone lions in front of the Zhao Mansion, which are shorter than those in front of the Yan Mansion, but also look majestic. The mansion covers a large area, with high walls and many buildings. There are two armored soldiers on duty in front of the mansion gate. There is a martial arts arena in the mansion, where horses can run, targets, racks for eighteen kinds of weapons, and some stone locks and stone piers are placed, all of which show that this is a military family.
At this moment, the Zhao Mansion was filled with the aroma of wine and food. The servants and maids in the mansion carried all kinds of delicacies and fine wines to and from the martial arts arena and delivered them to a courtyard in the mansion. At this time, the courtyard was decorated with lights and full of guests. The sound of stringed instruments was endless. There were clinking glasses and laughter at the table. From time to time, there were also a few jokes between men and women.
As several maids carrying wine and food opened the curtain, the banquet scene came into view.
There were three tables at the banquet, with eight people at each table, a total of about 20 to 30 people. There were several prostitutes dancing in colorful clothes, and two disheveled women playing the pipa.
Sitting in the middle of the banquet was Zhao Daying, who had recently been promoted to the rank of a thousand households. He had a very happy face, and was holding a disheveled female schoolmaster in his arms, chatting and laughing loudly with the others at the banquet.
The other people at the banquet were all similar, either embracing prostitutes or flirting with prostitutes.
Judging from their attire, most of these guests were military officials. When they were drunk, many of them took off their armor and drank with bare arms. Of course, there was also a table of civil officials. Compared with the other two tables of military officials, they were much more polite... ... Of course, this was only relative.
When the waitresses served the dishes, no matter which table they were at, they would be molested and teased. When the dishes were served, their hands would be pulled, their buttocks would be rubbed, or their waists and buttocks would be scratched a few times... ...
No matter how you look at it, this is an unorthodox banquet.
"Thank you all for coming to my shabby place today. The house is brightly lit. Come, let's have a drink..." Captain Zhao Daying held the female schoolmaster in his arms, put one hand on her chest and kneaded it roughly, and raised the wine glass with the other hand to toast in a literary manner.
"Fuck, what Lord Zhao said is right."
"Master Zhao, the wine here is good and the people are beautiful. We have to come here no matter what."
The military officers at the banquet raised their glasses one after another to show their respect, while at the same time they were touching the prostitutes all over the body.
"General Zhao is very eloquent, a true scholar-general. It is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty to have General Zhao here."
You mean to say that my humble house is shining brightly? If not, then don't stand out. Why is my humble house shining brightly? Are you going to set it on fire? The civil servants at the table were disdainful in their hearts, but they gave him enough face and raised their glasses to celebrate.
Zhao Daying's official rank of Qianhu is secondary. No matter how high the positions of these military officers are, they are not in the eyes of the civil officials. The important thing is that he is now a favorite of the Yan family. If the higher-ups have something interesting to say, they, the members of the Yan Party, naturally have to understand the words and expressions of the people.
For a moment, both the host and the guests were happy, and the prostitutes at the banquet also set off the atmosphere with their sweet moans and moans, pushing the banquet to a climax.
As the wine got to their wits' end, they inevitably talked about the memorial problem that Captain Zhao Daying was currently facing.
"Zhu Ping'an is a fucking idiot! He doesn't understand the situation and even slanders General Zhao. He doesn't even look at how much blood our soldiers have shed for our Ming Dynasty!"
A shirtless military officer put one foot on a chair, raised a glass of wine and spoke passionately with a red face.
"That's right, that idiot has become stupid because of all the reading! He actually took seriously the slanderous rumors against General Zhao that he heard from who knows where, and even dared to report it to the emperor! Doesn't he know that our General Zhao was promoted by Prime Minister Yan himself?!"
Upon hearing this, another military officer slammed the table hard, causing the food and drinks on the table to jump up and fall down, and then he echoed.
"That's right. That Zhu guy thought he was awesome because he got the top score in the imperial examination. Little did he know that awesome people are born to be fucked. This kind of person needs to be fucked hard so that he can see the situation clearly. Damn it, I gave him the face, but he still dared to report it!"
"He must have been hit by a pig when he went out, and his head was broken!"
Others at the banquet echoed the sentiment, insulting and abusing Zhu Pingan one after another.
"Thank you all for your kindness. I, Zhao, am a man of integrity and I have nothing to fear. I will let that little thief Zhu Ping'an run wild for a while. I believe that the officials from the Ministry of Justice, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Factory Guards will clear my name. I fought hard for this position, and it was earned with my blood and sweat. I am not like that little thief Zhu Ping'an who only speaks evil words to hurt others!!"
Captain Zhao Daying raised his glass to thank everyone at the banquet, mocking Zhu Ping'an in a petty thief manner, then drank it all in one gulp. He burped, stood up while still drunk, took off his clothes, and revealed his entire back to everyone, showing off the scars on his back as if they were medals.
I saw four centipede-like scars crisscrossing on the back of Qianhu Zhao Daying, with red marks turned outward. They were solid scars, the shortest of which was five or six centimeters long and very eye-catching.
"This knife wound was left by me, Zhao, when I was fighting against the Tartars in Xuanfu. At that time, the air was filled with wind and sand. I fought two Tartar scouts alone, killing one and letting the other run away, leaving this scar..."
"This gunshot wound was caused by me, Zhao, when I was fighting the Jurchens in Jizhou..."
"This knife wound was left by me, Zhao, when I followed the general to the border in Renmin University. This knife almost took my life. I lay in bed for seven days and seven nights before I woke up..."
"This place..."
Captain Zhao Daying was shirtless, pointing at the scar with his hand, explaining the origin of the scar to everyone as if he were telling them about his treasures, his face full of pride.
Every scar is my achievement. Are you okay, Zhu Ping'an? !