The autumn wind was bleak, and in the evening, everyone in the Exorcism Department happily followed Li Jinglong and went to the brothel according to the order.
"Take some for me later." Li Jinglong specially instructed.
"Oh! Captain Li! No, no, it's Li Changshi!"
Liuying Chunxiao is the largest and most luxurious music workshop and brothel in Chang'an. Compared with the small and poetic Yishilan and the Tuoling Tingfeng full of foreign style, this place is obviously more luxurious and more in line with everyone's requirements.
"Lilili... stay away from me." Li Jinglong felt uncomfortable when he was held up by someone, so he quickly pulled Hongjun to his side to block him. It was the first time Hong Jun officially came to visit, he was shocked and hurriedly hid behind Li Jinglong.
"You want to come to Pingkang, what are you hiding?" Li Jinglong was a little gloating, his voice was a little louder, Hong Jun's face flushed instantly, and he also experienced Li Jinglong's feelings once.
"Oh! It's that barbarian gentleman!"
Someone found Artest, and immediately shouted, and then swarmed towards Artest. Artest is already well-known in Pingkang, and he is quite contented to enter this land of cherry red willows and greenery.
"I won't play the piano today." Artest said, "Listen to you playing the piano."
The girls were extremely disappointed for a moment, and the bustard hurriedly arranged the most spacious and luxurious seats in the hall for the five of them. When Li Jinglong passed by, the singing and dancing in the hall had not yet begun, and the guests were talking and laughing happily. Seeing Li Jinglong coming, they all fell silent.
Li Jinglong walked past the side of Liuying Chunxiao, and leaned against the big pond where many koi were kept, and shook the cloth bag casually, shaking the carp demon into it.
"Have fun." Li Jinglong said.
"Thank you!" the carp demon raised his head and said, and then he swam into the school of fish contentedly. The fish were scared and scattered, and the carp demon hugged a koi and said, "Don't go, beauty!"
Not long after, the buzzing sound of discussion sounded again. The imperial examination case has obviously become the topic of conversation in Chang'an in recent days, and Li Jinglong's catching a monster has caused a sensation in the whole city. The news is unstoppable, and it spreads fast, rumors are spread everywhere, and there are speculations about this group of people everywhere.
The companion should lead people to the largest couch in the hall, take the screen and arrange it, and invite people to sit down, third from left and second from right, Qiu Yongsi and Artai sit on one side, Li Jinglong, Hong Jun, and Mo Zhigen sit on the other side, Li Jinglong ordered someone to move a small screen, and then separated the left and right slightly, so as to block Artai and Qiu Yongsi who used to go shopping in brothels, so as not to spoil the children.
The three of them were facing the open and bright hall, which covered an area of nearly half an acre. It was extremely luxuriously decorated, and there were many screens. Occasionally, a woman's laughter could be heard. When Hong Jun looked up again, he saw that among the three floors of Liuying Chunxiao, the first floor was higher than the first floor, connected by a wooden bridge on the top, and the bridge was covered with colorful lanterns, just like a dream.
"My lords, is there any good girl?"
"No." Li Jinglong flatly rejected the madam.
"Then let the girls..."
Li Jinglong: "No need."
"The other two sons, do you need to..."
Li Jinglong: "No need."
Hongjun: "..."
Mo Zhigen: "..."
"What are we here for?" Hong Jun asked Mo Rigen.
Mo Zhigen was very funny and said: "Then I have to ask Chang Shi, I don't know."
Li Jinglong ate the grapes on the table, and replied: "Listen to the music, watch the dance, reward money, and go back to the Exorcist to sleep at night."
Hong Jun asked: "Is anyone dancing later?"
Li Jinglong: "Yes, there is also the piano player... Mo Zhigen, I want to find a girl to sit next door."
Mo Zhigen smiled and said: "I told you it was my first time, so I have to keep it. Tonight I just listen to the piano and have fun."
"Keep it?" Li Jinglong was a little surprised.
Mo Zhigen pondered and nodded, Li Jinglong stopped asking, Mo Zhigen asked again: "Changshi won't give Hongjun..."
"He doesn't need it." Li Jinglong cut off Mo Zhigen's words mercilessly, looked at Hong Jun again, and asked, "Am I right?"
Hong Jun recalled what Li Jinglong explained to himself that night, and he was a little excited, but now he was poured cold water, and couldn't help but fight a little bit, saying: "Actually, there can be."
"Then you sit next door." Li Jinglong pointed to Qiu Yongsi and Artest, and said, "There are serious people here. Do you want to sit with us or sit next door?"
Hong Jun thought for a while, and had no choice but to give in, and said, "I'd better stay here."
Li Jinglong said: "You think about it, you are not allowed to move your position. We are going to eat cherries later."
Hong Jun: "What? What do you eat? What is cherry porridge? I'm not going, so... can I have some wine?"
It's okay to drink, so Li Jinglong happily ordered food and wine for him, and asked his companion to go to the store opened by General Han next door to buy the famous cherry porridge. Hong Jun is still very easy to be satisfied, and he has a sexual appetite. If there is no color, it is the same if there is food. What's more, what Li Jinglong said sounds delicious.
"However, my lords, there must be someone to serve the wine for the singing and dancing later on." The old bustard came again and asked, "How about arranging one for you, just sitting in a corner in an orderly manner?"
Li Jinglong was about to refuse, when Hong Jun suddenly remembered, and asked the procuress, "Do you know Sang'er?"
The old bustard immediately said that he knew her, and turned around to urge someone to call, but Li Jinglong had no choice but to give up. Hong Jun said: "I will definitely not do anything here."
"You understand quite well." Mo Zhigen said with a smile.
After a while, Sang'er Yingying came, and Hong Jun greeted her. After all, Sang'er was the first "friend" he met in Chang'an, and he was very happy to meet again. At that time, Sang'er was just a maid serving the top girl in Liuying Chunxiao, unexpectedly there was a guest looking for her today, and she was a famous person, so she was very happy.
When the two met, they both laughed. Sang'er sized up Li Jinglong, then looked at Hong Jun. Li Jinglong was full of doubts. When he didn't know what relationship Hong Jun had with this "Sang'er", Sang'er suddenly said: "Hey, Lieutenant Li! You two are together! What? Is it a good time?"
Li Jinglong was drinking water, and suddenly spewed out a sip of water, Mo Zhigen smiled crookedly by the table.
"We've been together for a long time!" Hong Jun said with a smile, "Sang'er, can you help us pour the bar? I'll give you money!"
Sang'er knelt down on the couch with a smile, and poured the wine one by one with the pot. The pot contained the best Lanling Daqu, brewed in the color of amber, and poured into a white porcelain bowl. Fine wine tulips, jade bowl filled with amber light", it should be the best wine in the building.
"Drink less." Li Jinglong ordered Hongjun, "This wine is strong."
Mo Zhigen ate the dried fruit and joked, "Is this vinegar?"
Sonny said, "No way! It's the best wine!"
Mo Zhigen sniffled and said, "However I smell, I always feel that our place is sour."
Li Jinglong: "..."
Sang'er understood, immediately laughed, and hurriedly said: "Little Langjun, please sit over..."
Li Jinglong said: "Mo Zhigen, you..."
Sang'er couldn't stop driving Hong Jun towards Li Jinglong, moved another seat, and sat next to Mo Zhigen. Mo Zhigen smiled and said, "That's right."
Hong Jun: "???"
Hong Jun became sitting next to Li Jinglong, so he turned slightly to talk to Sang'er, leaning his back against Li Jinglong's half body, and Li Jinglong let Hong Jun lean on him, and then fell silent. Not long after, the cherry porridge bought by Ban Dang also arrived, and everyone let out a "wow".
I saw that the cherry porridge is made of pickled cherry fruit as the main filling, and the egg dough is rolled with roasted lamb leg meat, fresh cheese, shredded green sunflower and cabbage core, steamed on the drawer, rolled up, sprinkled Chopped mint leaves on top, sweet and salty, not greasy in the mouth.
"What's delicious?" Qiu Yongsi poked his head over from the next door to look at it. It was unbelievable, and hurriedly said, "General Han's house?"
"Only our table." Li Jinglong said coldly, "If you want to eat, buy it yourself."
Li Jinglong bought four copies. Unexpectedly, when Sang'er came, she only got one. Hong Jun quickly finished eating and asked, "Is there any more? Let's buy some more."
Li Jinglong gave him his own, and turned his head to look at the hall, wondering why the show hadn't started yet, and when he turned his head to look at Hong Jun, the other cherry porridge was gone.
"Is there any more?" Hong Jun asked again.
"You learn from Zhao Zilong!" Li Jinglong said, "Do you swallow food?"
Hong Jun said: "It's over."
Li Jinglong replied: "No, I can't let you eat enough, so I always think about it."
Hong Jun had no choice but to give up, and made up the idea of the remaining half in Mo Rigen's hand, but Mo Rigen was almost finished. Li Jinglong said: "There are so many delicious foods in the world, I will take you to eat them slowly another day."
On the second and third floors overhead, servants passed by one by one and dimmed the lights. The lights in the hall then dimmed, and the talking and laughing gradually stopped. In the darkness, there was a "ding" sound, and the whole hall was silent. Immediately after the sound of a round of pipa, it is like the sound of flowing clouds and flowing water. Even if you play the wheel, it seems that the white avalanche on the mountain is scattered, turning into thousands of water droplets, and pouring down.
At the end of the day, several pipas sounded again, which coincided with the sound of the leading pipa, and a hundred birds supported the sound of the leading song like a phoenix, surrounded the hall and flew to the sky!
At that time, when the hall heard the ten-finger playing the song, there was a loud clap and clapped hands. Hong Jun had already forgotten what to say, so he turned around and stared at the hall, his eyes were full of joy, it was so good!
The warbler’s cry sounded, which was the musician’s ventriloquism, and then all the screens became brighter one by one. The girls who had been waiting under the screen each held a glass bowl with a lamp in it, full of colorful lights. They walked away from the screen and walked towards the field walk in.
On the second and third floors, accompanying dancers appeared one by one on each floor, all beautiful, all dancing, holding flying lanterns, wrapped in water satin around their waists, and descended from a high place with a "shua".
"Wow..." Hong Jun saw this scene for the first time in his life, and Li Jinglong explained: "Liuying Chunxiao, just like its name."
The colorful glass lanterns shone like spring light, and even a dancing girl leaned in front of the long couches and smiled sweetly.
Some people in the hall have seen this dance, but they still couldn't help applauding. Hong Jun exclaimed: "It's so beautiful!"
Like a hundred hawks chirping in spring, full of life, all the dancers holding glazed lanterns first gathered among them, and then turned to the side to reveal a screen like a revolving lantern in the hall. Behind the screen, there was a slim figure holding a pipa in her hand. , is the daughter who just led the song.
A round of pipa sounded again, and the woman gently opened her red lips and sang: "The morning rain in Weicheng is light and the dust is light, the inn is green and willows are green..."
Hongjun: "!!!"
The song Yangguan Sanfold is the most widely circulated Yuefu piece in Chang'an. Although I have heard it countless times, under this bright spring, the surrounding lights and shadows are lit up a little bit, which is more meaningful.
Sang'er bowed and took small steps to change the wine. Hong Jun was a little drunk, so he leaned on Li Jinglong's shoulder, looked at the pipa girl ecstatically, and then sang in a low voice: "I advise you to drink more wine..."
Li Jinglong put one hand on the table, and Yu Hongjun tapped it lightly, and the two sang together in a low voice: "...West Out of Yangguan...Nobody..."
The couch where the pipa girl was sitting was gently pushed by the girls, and she slowly approached the seats where Li Jinglong and Hong Jun were sitting in the main hall, followed by another passage, and sang softly: "Swallow grass is like blue silk, Qin Sang has low green branches... "
"Li Bai! It's Li Bai's!" Hong Jun was immediately excited when he heard the idol's poem.
Li Jinglong couldn't help laughing, put one hand on Hongjun's shoulder, the pipa girl was pushed to their seat, stared into Hongjun's eyes, and sang: "When you miss the old days, it's when the concubine is heartbroken..."
Hong Jun smiled, it was so pleasing to the eye!
Seeing the pipa girl throwing a smile, Li Jinglong's face stiffened again.
"...the spring breeze doesn't know each other, what's the matter?" After singing this sentence, the beautiful pipa girl bowed her head, there was a look of sadness in her eyes, her voice was melodious, and she stepped back from the couch she was sitting on.
At this moment, everyone in the hall applauded, and when she was about to give away the tangle, the pipa girl smiled sweetly, only to hear a roar of fire above her head, Hong Jun was startled and looked up, but it was the servant who lit up and hung it on the second and third floors. The huge revolving lantern.
When the revolving lantern lights up, the hall is brightly lit up in Chunxiao, and the screen casts countless warblers under the light, reflecting each other. As the revolving lantern slowly rotates, it seems that there are countless birds flying around.
When Hong Jun looked up again, he saw that the pipa girl had arrived behind the turntable, and the turntable rotated slowly, revealing a tall, thin middle-aged man holding a pipa in his hand.
The supporting dancers backed away, and the bright and spacious hall became the stage for this middle-aged man. The man seemed to have no intention of showing off his musical skills, but just plucked the strings of the lute with his hand, and sang: In the southern country, when spring comes, send a few branches, I hope you will pick more—this thing is the most lovesick.”
Hong Jun was shocked in an instant. This man's singing voice was almost on par with Artai's. Artai's voice was clear, and this man's voice was thick and slightly hoarse. The penetrating feeling made his scalp tingle.
"Li Guinian?!"
In Liuying Chunxiao, all the guests were in an uproar, as soon as someone called out the musician's name, they were signaled to be silent by the others.
Behind the screen next door, there was a sudden sound of cups and plates being knocked over.
Hong Jun asked Li Jinglong: "He sings so well! Who is it?"
"Li Guinian." Li Jinglong replied casually, looking at Li Guinian with a smile on his face.
That person was Li Guinian, the number one musician in the capital. When he saw Li Jinglong, he nodded and smiled. Hong Jun was surprised and said, "Do you know each other?"
"Yeah." Li Jinglong leaned on the screen, put Hongjun up casually, let him lean closer, and said lazily, "This guy usually doesn't come to Liuying Chunxiao to play the piano, but he came here today to save my face."
Only then did Hong Jun know that Li Guinian was specially invited by Li Jinglong!
Li Guinian plucked the strings again, but this time he uttered a sentence: "The tide of the Spring River connects with the sea level, and the bright moon on the sea rises together with the tide... The twinkling lights follow the waves for thousands of miles, where can there be no moonlight on the Spring River?"
The revolving lantern on the high place dimmed again, and all the girls rushed in and lined up behind Li Guinian. They all held the pipa in their hands and played together. When the sky is like a spring moon, it is beautiful for thousands of miles.
Hong Jun was fascinated when he heard it, until "the slanting moon sinks and hides the sea fog, and the Jieshi Xiaoxiang has an infinite road." At that time, Li Guinian's voice gradually died down, and he sang: "I don't know how many people will return by the moon, and the falling moon shakes love and the river is full of trees. "The sound of the pipa gradually faded away, and Hong Jun's heart gradually returned to its place with the ebb and flow of the tide. The hall also gradually darkened.
"Can I play with him tonight?"
"Li Guinian doesn't sell himself." Li Jinglong was a little drunk, unable to tell whether to laugh or cry.
"I want to learn art from him." Hong Jun said excitedly, "Singing is so good!"
"Have you forgotten me?" Artest said with a slight resentment from the next door.
Hong Jun smiled and said, "I really hope that one day, the two of you will be on the same stage, which will definitely make Quan Chang'an a sensation."
"I can't match him," Artest said.
Qiu Yongsi said, "Chang Shi, do you know Li Guinian? I haven't heard you say that before."
Li Jinglong said: "In the early years when he was not very famous, he often spent money to praise his performance. Now he is the musician in front of His Majesty, and he can't afford it. He just coaxed him to play a song because of his old face."
For a while, the hall was bright again, and this time, all the music was playing together, and the women in the hall danced in neon clothes and feather clothes. However, when Li Guinian appeared before, the rest of the songs and songs and dances tonight were just like chewing wax. Still can't help but echo Li Guinian's "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night", I am really fascinated.
At the time of the second watch, the music finally came to an end, the curfew in Chang'an was imposed, and the guests were overwhelmed with alcohol, so they went up to the second and third floors to sleep with their arms around each other. Hong Jun only drank wine as water all night, and lay down on the table so drunk. Li Jinglong shook him and asked, "Hey, are you going back?"
Qiu Yongsi came over to look, Li Jinglong signaled that the next step was casual, Mo Rigen got up and went out to look at Qiuyue, Li Jinglong wanted to carry Hongjun back, but it was cold at night, so he had to surround the hall with a screen and deal with it overnight. Hong Jun reeked of alcohol, looked up at Li Jinglong, and said, "Chang Shi..."
Li Jinglong was also drunk and asked, "Do you want to drink water?"
"You...give me back my heart lamp." Hong Jun smiled and said, "I want to go home."
Li Jinglong: "..."
Hong Jun then turned over and fell asleep.
Li Jinglong had no choice but to sleep next to Hong Jun with his clothes, and the two lay side by side.
At dawn, Mo Zhigen didn't know where he had gone, so Li Jinglong patted Hong Jun, the alcohol receded a little, and asked him to go back with him.
When the two rode across the Jiuqu Bridge, Li Jinglong deliberately slowed down a little. Seeing that Hongjun was silent, he asked, "Come down for a walk?"
The fog in the autumn morning was heavy, and Hongjun just finished drinking, and he just wanted to vomit when he was blown by the cold wind, so he vomited out under the Jiuqu Bridge. When he turned his head, Li Jinglong held a bamboo tube to let him rinse his mouth. After Hong Jun rinsed, he stumbled up and got under the maple tree. He suddenly missed home.
Last night, the scene of flying birds and warblers singing together reminded him of the golden cloud in the Yaojin Palace, and he couldn't help feeling sad after all.
"Did I break your heart lamp and make you unable to go home?" Li Jinglong frowned slightly, looking at Hong Jun and said.
Li Jinglong asked him to sit under the tree for a while, ready to wait for the market restaurant to open, and then go back after breakfast. Hong Jun was still drunk, so he said to Li Jinglong: "I will take you back to my house to play. There are... Lots of birds."
Li Jinglong laughed and said, "When?"
"Well." Hong Jun replied, "Leave early tomorrow morning..."
Hong Jun lay on Li Jinglong's body, Li Jinglong couldn't help but didn't want to push him away. Maple flowers danced under the Jiuqu Bridge, and Hong Jun pressed Li Jinglong with his whole body, with his head resting on his chest, and he felt very comfortable. When he was a child, he took a nap like this lying on the branch of a tree, like a cheetah hanging on the tree. When the wind blows, the leaves rustle, as if the sky is full of elegance and freedom.
"Hey." Li Jinglong's head started to hurt, and he said, "Don't sleep, go back to sleep...get up."
Hong Jun just didn't answer, Li Jinglong also tilted his head, his breathing gradually became heavy, and he fell asleep under the tree.
The carriages and horses passed the Jiuqu Bridge, and there was a soft sound. In the fog, Mrs. Guo Guo opened the curtain of the carriage and glanced at the distance under the bridge.
Under the maple leaves all over the sky, Li Jinglong was lying with his back against a tree, and Hong Jun, who was as drunk as a dog, lay on his body.
"Ma'am," the man in the cloak whispered.
"What is his background?" Mrs. Guo Guo said in a deep voice.
The man shook his head, and replied: "Xuanyin came here specially, but I don't know where it came from."
Mrs. Guo looked away from under the Jiuqu Bridge, and turned to look at the man. The man took off his cloak, revealing an extremely ugly and ferocious face with gnarled flesh and fierce eyes. Four fangs appeared at the corners of the mouth, and there was a brand mark under the neck. The fire mark was the pattern of "Jiazi" among the nine sons of Longsheng.
"Go and inform Ba Xia and Suan Ni." Mrs. Guo Guo said in a deep voice, "When the time comes, we will act separately, leave Li Jinglong behind, take off his skin, and hang it on the gate of Chang'an."
Yazi replied: "You can act tonight, no matter how good an exorcist is, but there are only five people, no match for us and Xuanyin."
"Stability must be sought." Mrs. Guo Guo said, "The Tang Dynasty is not exhausted, so don't start the war lightly until the last moment, so as not to invite thunder disaster."
Yazi had no choice but to bow and say yes, exit the carriage, and the carriage left the Jiuqu Bridge and drove towards the palace.