Tianchang Mansion is the largest mansion in Jiangnan Road. It is the capital city of Dayi and has outstanding people. It has produced countless famous people for thousands of years. Even in restaurants and tea shops, the second brother can say a few lines of "Zi Yue Shi Yun", and

The singing girls in the brothel can also talk freely about their life ideals with their scholar husbands.

Outside the west gate of Tianchang Mansion, there is the world-famous Huaizhu River. On the banks of the Huaizhu River, there are many Qin Towers and Chu Pavilions, where famous prostitutes gather, and their beauty is in beauty. At this time, in the spring of March, the willows are swaying, and there are many dignitaries.

The romantic and famous people are obsessed with it.

Not far from the east bank of the Huaizhu River, there is a Tianfu Restaurant. It is not very eye-catching among the restaurants in Tianchang Prefecture. However, because the food and wine taste good and the prices are reasonable, it has become a good place for scholars and literati to spend time.

.There are often singing and dancing girls coming and going in the restaurant, but it has a unique scenery.

On this day, as usual, several scholars wearing square scarves found a room in the Qi Chu Pavilion on the second floor to drink, and at least they gave some advice and talked loudly.

What is slightly different from usual is that today a scholar named Jin Yunzhang is going to Jiangzhou Prefecture, thousands of miles away, to join his uncle who is the prefect. Several scholars who are close friends are giving him a farewell party at Tianfu Restaurant.

Jin Xiucai's favorite geisha, whose surname was Du and whose name was Wanyu, came from Hongxiuge Pavilion, a famous brothel in Tianchang Prefecture. Although the geishas in Hongxiuge Pavilion were of low status, there were many poor people who were prostitutes and not prostitutes.

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At this time, Miss Wanyu was stroking the pipa with her slender hands, her red lips lightly parted and singing softly,

"Don't go to Guan Shanyuan, sir.

A farewell song in front of the Lord.

Don’t tell Du Juan about the date of return,

Before I said anything, my appearance was bleak.

There is love and infatuation in this heart,

There is no resentment in this hatred.

A vast river of mist,

Look across the old capital and see the two flying swallows.

When will I see all the flowers in Chang'an?

Meet Liu Lang again under the moon."

Jin Xiucai looked at the beautiful Wanyu girl with red eyes. Although the two of them were interested in having a concubine, Jin Yunzhang could not redeem Wanyu's life. One was due to pressure from the family; the other was due to money.

The pressure. A singing prostitute like Wanyu, who is both beautiful and talented, would never be able to redeem herself without five hundred taels of silver.

What is the concept of five hundred taels of silver? For ordinary farmers, there are no weddings or funerals. A family can live a good life with more than a dozen taels of silver a year.

As a good friend of Jin Yunzhang, how could Yu Song, who was also a scholar, not know what he was thinking? He raised his glass and said with a smile, "Brother Jin, why do you have to do this? This time, if you go to your uncle's place and donate a supervisor, you won't have to take the Jiangnan Road provincial examination."

The talent and learning that Brother Jin has in mind is like picking something up in Jiannan Road. When he waits for the exam the next year, he will be named on the gold list, and he will make further progress. When he is successful and famous, he will come back to redeem Miss Wanyu's life. Wouldn't it be wonderful?

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Jin Xiucai cupped his hands and said calmly, "With Brother Yu's good words, this is all I can do now."

Sitting to the left of Jin Yunzhang, the scholar with a square face named Li Boyu straightened the square scarf on his head with his hand and said: "Brother Jin is going to Jiangzhou Prefecture. My uncle will donate a supervisor to you. You will definitely be on the gold list in the provincial examination next year."

He's in high school. It's not like we are still stuck in Tianchang Mansion, fearing that he will just be a scholar in this life and have no hope of winning the imperial examination. If Brother Jin becomes prosperous, he must not forget his brothers."

Jin Xiucai smiled and said, "Hey, Brother Li Xian said something serious. Brothers, even if they are rich and noble, they will never forget each other. This donation of a prison was my uncle's intention, and it was also a helpless move. In Jiangnan Road, Changfu, we are here.

It is really difficult to lift a person individually. After all, not everyone has the talent of Little Tang Xiandi."

Tianchang Prefecture is full of talented people. If a scholar can go to school and become a scholar, he is already very capable. And the entire Jiangnan Province is full of scholars. The provincial examination is held every three years, and more than tens of thousands of people come to take the examination.

.And among the tens of thousands of people, only more than a hundred people can pass the exam. The competition is really fierce, and you can only choose one out of a hundred.

As for the scholars in Tianchang Prefecture, if they pretend to be registered in other provinces and take the exam, they will be easily successful. But once they are exposed and their fame is revoked, they will never have the chance to take the exam again in this life.

A fat scholar named Fang Ming in the audience was very disdainful when he heard Jin Yunzhang talking about the talented "Tang Xiandi". He raised his glass and sipped his wine, "If I had a family whose ancestors were hereditary national masters, I would also

I've been hit for a long time."

Tong Liang, a short scholar sitting next to Fang Ming, glanced sideways at Fatty Fang, shook his head and disagreed: "Brother Fang's words are wrong. That Tang Jiu Sheng entered school and became a scholar at the age of ten, and passed the high school examination at the age of eleven.

Second place, and then second place in the martial arts examination. At the age of thirteen or fourteen, he was able to win the second place in both civil and military examinations in Tianchang Prefecture. In a hundred years, is there a second place? Heroes do not ask where they come from.

How can we compare with such talented people?"

Fatty Fang snorted, but said nothing.

Having said this, Tong Liang glanced at Jin Yunzhang and said: "Brother Jin, you are going to Jiangzhou on this long trip. According to my little brother, it's okay not to go."

Several scholars looked at each other, and Yu Song couldn't help but ask: "Brother Tong Xian, Brother Jin has a bright future ahead of him, why do you say this?"

Tong Liang picked up the celadon wine glass, took a sip of the famous Liuyeqing from Jiangnan, and then said: "How far is Jiangzhou Prefecture from Yuzhou? It's only two to three hundred miles away. According to my younger brother, our Prince of Pingxi County may have

Disobedience. If the King of Pingxi rebels and rebels, Jiangzhou Prefecture will be the first to bear the brunt. Should Brother Jin and Uncle Ling fight or surrender? If they fight, they may not be able to win with just the strength of one government. If they surrender, they will be infamous.

For thousands of years."

Jin Xiucai couldn't help but laugh and said, "Brother Tong Xian, you can't say nonsense. How do you know that King Pingxi has a disloyal heart?" All the scholars also looked at each other and nodded one after another, wanting to hear this Tong Xiucai's opinions.

Tong Liang picked up a piece of yellow croaker, put it in his mouth, and chewed it slowly, "This King Pingxi is just a county prince, but he took up a quarter of Yuzhou City to build his Pingxi Palace. The palace is only more than a thousand acres."

, the largest prince's palace in this dynasty is the Zhou Palace, which only covers an area of ​​300 acres. But our prince of Pingxi County, his palace covers an area of ​​more than 500 acres. If the court investigates, this will be a serious violation."

The fat scholar Fang Ming looked at Tong Liang with disdain and sneered: "Old boy, you are really alarmist. Everyone in the court knows that King Pingxi has always been extravagant, and even the current emperor has no intention of holding the palace accountable for violating the rules.

In my opinion, the Prince of Pingxi will most likely be promoted to a prince in the future. Moreover, the Prince of Pingxi is a romantic person, and all the pretty singers and famous actors will go to great lengths to be included in the palace. If his palace is small,

Now, can you accommodate these women you snatched? I heard that the mother-in-law of King Pingxi was also a great beauty when she was young. If she were not older, I think King Pingxi might also be snatched to the palace."

When all the scholars heard this, they couldn't help laughing.

Tong Liang sighed: "How stupid! Sure enough, a leaf blinds the eye. As everyone knows, a hereditary prince is so romantic that he is just ridiculed as a dandy. But why does he go around recruiting talents and secretly bribe many dead men?"

Jin Yunzhang said hurriedly: "Brother Tong Xian whispers, don't you hear it, the walls have ears? Keep your voice down, don't talk about state affairs, don't talk about state affairs..."

Li Boyu smiled and said, "That's right. Brother Jin is about to leave, but you, old boy, are such a disgrace. You should punish yourself with three cups of wine."

All the scholars laughed and said, "What Brother Li said is absolutely true. Second brother, hurry up and get a big bowl for Mr. Tong!"

The waiter responded: "Come on!"

At this time, there were guests in the Qi Chu Pavilion on the second floor of the restaurant. In the Qi Chu Pavilion on the left were three guests, one master and two servants. The master was a young scholar, only fifteen or sixteen years old. He wore a black gown and wore a

He has a square scarf and is handsome and charming. There are two servants, one old and one young. The young one is a book boy. He is handsome, with white teeth and red lips. He is male and female. The old servant is around fifty years old. He is dressed in black and his splendor is restrained and cannot be seen.

What's special about it.

The curtain of the Qi Chu Pavilion on the right was half open, and I could vaguely see a man sitting inside. There was a short knife with a shark skin sheath on the table. But when I just heard Tong Liang say that King Ping Xi had disloyal intentions, this man seemed a little disdainful.

, snorted in the nose. When the waiter first came in to serve the food, he saw that the guest was bowing his head to drink and refused to take off the bamboo hat on his head. The waiter secretly muttered in his heart, could this man’s bamboo hat be rented?

? I can’t bear to pick it even after drinking.

In a blink of an eye, after wine and food, Li Boyu had already settled the bill. The scholars and Wanyu got up to send Jin Yunzhang to the Huaizhu River to take a boat. The foreman of the Hongxiu Pavilion held the pipa for Wanyu, saying that he was serving the girl, but in fact

It was surveillance. Otherwise, if the Qing courtier took a boat and sailed away with Mr. Kim, wouldn’t the brothel suffer a huge loss?

When they arrived at the shore, all the scholars reluctantly said goodbye and handed each other, saying that they were going to cherish it and get there soon, so that they could travel thousands of miles. Only Tong Liang ran to pick up two beautiful Liu Yeqings from the altar, and said to Jin Yunzhang: "Jin Yunzhang

Brother bought a boat to go west, but Tong Liang is a poor man and has nothing to give. I always know that Brother Jin likes the things in the cup, so I gave these two jars of old wine to Brother Jin to entertain him on the road, one jar to relieve boredom and the other to relieve his sorrow." After finishing speaking.

After bowing to the ground, Jin Xiucai hurriedly returned the bow.

All the scholars bowed and left. Miss Wanyu boarded the boat again and had some affectionate private conversations with Jin Xiucai before disembarking. The two parted in tears.

Tong Liang was usually the best friend with Jin Xiucai, but now that he had sent away his close friend, he felt unhappy and walked home slowly. When he walked into Yuxiao Lane, he was not far from home, and there were no pedestrians in the alley at this time. Tong Liang

I was so drunk that I had no choice but to lean against the wall. Suddenly, I felt a chill on my neck. When I looked down, I saw that it was a shining short knife! This shock made me sober.

The swordsman was the man who was drinking in Tianfu Restaurant and wearing a hat. The man had a fierce look in his eyes and said viciously: "Boy, watch your mouth, don't let it hinder the guy you are eating from moving!"

Tong Liang was both a poor man and a mad man. When he saw this man threatening him, he laughed, "What? It's broad daylight and the world is bright. You are still carrying a broken knife. What are you afraid of?"

The man said angrily: "If I hear you say anything bad about the prince again, I will kill your whole family!"

Tong Liang spat: "Everyone can get the rebels and thieves..." Before he could finish his words, the man waved his hand and opened his mouth. Tong Liang was beaten so hard that he staggered and the corners of his mouth were bleeding.

The man smiled evilly.

When he was about to take action again, he saw a covered carriage coming out of the alley. The man pretended to be nonchalant and supported Tong Liang, as if he was supporting a drunk companion.

When the carriage passed by the two of them, the old coachman suddenly struck the man with a knife, instantly knocking the man wearing a bamboo hat unconscious, and then dragged him to the carriage. The curtain of the carriage lifted up a corner, revealing half of his face. It was Tianfu Restaurant who was waiting for them.

The handsome scholar in a long gown who was drinking next door smiled apologetically at Tong Liang and said in a pleasant voice, "Ms. Tong, right? You have to say what you have to say in the future. Scholars, if you don't agree, you will complain."

The curtain was lowered, and the wheels rolled over the road paved with bluestone slabs, making a squeaking sound as they slowly drove away.

Tong Liang stared at them in a daze, as if they were in a dream. Tong Liang shook his head and walked unsteadily towards the door of his house. He didn't care about it anymore and wanted to go home and sleep first.

The covered carriage drove out from Yuxiao Lane and entered a main road in Tianchang Mansion. In the carriage, the handsome little book boy pointed at the knocked out swordsman and asked the handsome scholar, "Princess, what's wrong with this man?"

deal with?"

The scholar who was called the princess opened her eyes and gave the little book boy a bang on the head, "Li Lanqiu, are you going to die? How many times have you told me to call me Young Master, Young Master outside!"

It turned out that the two people in the car were both women disguised as men. The one who was pretending to be a scholar was Emperor Yin Guang's third sister, Princess Pingyuan Yin Ruonan. The little book boy was Princess Pingyuan's personal maid Li Lanqiu. The old servant driving the car was Sikong Jing, the commander of the imperial guards.

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Li Lanqiu stuck out his tongue and said coquettishly, "I know, princess, the beating hurts so much."
To be continued...