In the 340th year of the Han calendar, the autumn of the Gengzi Year of the Rat, a hundred years have passed since the unification of the Three Kingdoms.

Huaxing County, which belongs to Quzhou, has a deep chill, strong north wind, thousands of miles of fertile wild rice and wheat, and a flock of geese flying south in the clear sky.

(Note: For the convenience of reading, this article uses the AD year and cancels the chronology.)

Huaxing County has a total of eight counties under its jurisdiction. Lingyuan County, the county governor's seat, is the largest county in Huaxing County. The boundary of Lingyuan reaches the Old Yan Great Wall in the north and goes straight to the nine counties and seventy-eight counties of Bozhou in the north. The area under its jurisdiction is round.

There are 50,000 to 60,000 people living in more than 120 miles, with the Ling River running through it, lush forests, and thousands of miles of fertile fields.

It is rumored that Lingyuan County can support the survival of an entire Han army.

Autumn can be seen in one leaf. Huaxing County is a major grain-producing county in Quzhou, a prosperous and important place in the north of the Great Wall, and an important town in the northeast and central part of the Han Dynasty.

The Lingyuan Mountains that divide Qu and Bozhou are closely nestled with Lingyuan City and have an extremely important geographical location. To the north of the mountain range is Bozhou, and to the south of the mountain is Quzhou. Bozhou is the homeland of the Xiongnu, and Quzhou is the ancient

In the northern border of the Central Plains, if the grassland people captured Bozhou and crossed the Lingyuan Mountains to the south, they would have a clear path to take over the Central Plains.

Forty-five years ago, Liu Chen, Emperor Shenwu of the Han Dynasty, went on a personal expedition in order to resist the all-out invasion of the northern grassland overlord Qin. When he returned from the northern expedition, he wrote "Lingyuan Short Song" to express his feelings: Miao Shui Tun Ten Thousand Cavalry, Lingyuan Stationed Five

Camp. Saibei command martial arts festival, commanding the magic soldiers with swords.

Because of this, a few miles north of Lingyuan County, at the foot of the Lingyuan Mountains and beside the Linghe River, Huaxing Armed Forces General Deng Yan commanded 30,000 troops and was stationed here all year round, stationed here, cultivating fields, controlling floods, and training troops.

Lingyuan County, the county seat of the county governor, is the largest city in Huaxing County. It is six miles square and has a population of 100,000. Among them, Daomai Street runs from north to south, and Shenshui Street runs from east to west. With the force of four palaces, Lingyuan is a piece of jade.

Excellent cutting.

The Han people valued fire virtues and wore black and red as the main color. The Han people used the "four images" to determine superiority and inferiority, so the southern position was preferred.

Therefore, at the beginning of the city's founding, the two parts of the south city were either rich or noble. The county guards and county magistrates worked together in the same city. There were a large number of aristocratic families and officials and merchants. The price of land was said to be "a hundred trees are worth an inch", which was unattainable. The composition of the two parts of the north city was complex.

, roughly one part is for markets, gangs, and shops, and the other part is for ordinary people.

The newly revised "Han Code - City Defense Chapter" stipulates that all Han-owned prefectures and cities should be opened at the hour of Chen and closed at the hour of You, with half a month as one big group. They should be opened at the hour of Mao and closed at the hour of Wu of the same day. Anyone who violates this rule will be sent to the army.

Today is the first day of the ninth lunar month in the Chinese calendar, which coincides with the grand gathering.

Lingyuan Beicheng North City is crowded with people, the fragrance of grains, the whispers of autumn insects, the screams of vendors, the shouts of waiters, and the cute smiles of girls are all intertwined and overlapping, it is so lively!

Passersby of all kinds, officials, aristocratic families, princes and young ladies flocked here, some hoping for a good relationship, some looking for some rare goods, or wanting to show off their prestige; merchants and vendors, scholars and craftsmen, ordinary people and children, and housekeepers and servants wandered around asking for prices.

Go to the market, accumulate New Year's goods, pay for food, and buy winter clothes. It's a picture of a prosperous and peaceful time!

In the middle of the north city is Wangbei Building, where is the dance pavilion and singing platform.

Every time there is a big market, Wangbeilou, the largest wine shop in Lingyuan County, will definitely make a lot of money.

Wangbei Building has three floors, with a hollow outer ring. There are 180 guest seats on the first floor. Sixty-six six-branch lanterns are exquisite and compact. There is a platform in the middle for students to debate, knights to compete, and eight schools of arts to perform. The stream surrounds the middle platform, and the water flows

Taking the center stage as the center and spreading to the corners, daisies are blooming all along the water, giving a unique sense of elegance. The best thing is that in winter, the fire wall is hot, the running water is warm, and the candlesticks are warm, making people want to drink heavily when they enter;

There are 80 guest seats on the second floor, which are arranged along the inner ring of the second floor. They are separated by fire-level screens with flying birds and galloping horses. There are celadon-glazed people holding lamps on the table, and a "flowing silver hole" is set at the corner of the table, so that the spectators and drinkers can enjoy their time.

, the money and silver went in through the hole and reached the middle stage on the first floor, where they clinked and landed on the stage, which suddenly became very interesting;

On the third floor, there are thirty guests. It stands against the outer ring. There is a separate room for a single person. Only the rich and powerful are not allowed to enter. The room is filled with celadon and gold lions, and the bronze three-legged stove is extremely exquisite. On the table, there are figurines chanting poems with books and sapphire.

The white tiger lanterns are delicate and clear. What's even more gratifying is that the third floor is slightly higher than the city wall of Lingyuan County. When drinking from this room, you can look far into the distance, enjoy the drizzle in summer, frost and snow in winter, and express your feelings.

Intriguingly inspiring.

The whole building is filled with dancing gauze, wine and wine, flower girls and vendors are passing through, and the whole building is full of joy. Wangbei Building is a perfect place for reciting poems, composing poems, and talking about drinking.

Today's Wangbei Tower is particularly bustling. In order to attract people, Wangbei Tower will always come up with some new things every first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year. The one who was invited today is the chanter who is well-known throughout the world.

The calligrapher is Dongfang Chunsheng, grandson of Dongfang Yu.

I saw this Dongfang Chunsheng dressed in brown and gray linen clothes, with a plain cloth belt around his waist, linen shoes on his feet, three copper coins hanging from his waist, a bun with a black belt on his head, wrinkles all over his forehead, a sky-high nose with deep sockets, and...

People have a feeling of being weathered and stubborn.

Granddaughter Dongfang Yu, with auspicious eyes, cherry lips, delicate skin, crooked bun, wearing tiger-head shoes, and floral cloth, looks from side to side, looking like a little half-adult. Grandpa and grandson are in a special setting

The guests sit across from each other, eat and drink, and wait quietly for the shopkeeper's greeting.

At noon, when the guests were all seated and enjoying their drinks, Xia Qing, the manager of Wangbei Tower, saw an opportunity and slowly stepped onto the stage. He shook his huge head and clapped his hands three times, and the noise of the drinkers gradually subsided.

But looking at Xia Qing, she cupped her hands and cupped her hands with a smile and said: "Xia Qing, thank you all for your compliments and coming to my humble house to have a drink. Today is a big gathering, and I specially invite the famous master Dongfang Grandson to join in the fun. As the old saying goes, 'With good food and good wine, how can I envy thousands of nobles?'

,Everyone, eat well! Drink well! Have fun!”

It can be seen from the luxurious decoration of Wangbei Building that consumption in this place is quite high.

And those who can have a drink in Wangbei Tower are naturally not ordinary people. After the rich children have no worries about food and clothing, they are naturally very interested in playing eagle and dog fighting. When they heard that it was the grandson of Dongfang, the audience suddenly cheered.

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Attracted by the gaze, Dongfang Chunsheng and his grandson stood up from the banquet. They saw Dongfang Chunsheng holding his granddaughter in his left hand and a flower drum in his right hand. His eyes were slightly narrowed and his upper body was slightly arched, showing a lively, humorous and honest attitude. Dongfang Yu was holding a sheng in his left hand and followed closely.

Dongfang Chunsheng has a rosy smile and a calm expression.

Standing still, the lean and lanky Dongfang Chunsheng played the drums, Dongfang Yuwen played the drums and the sheng, and the show slowly began with the grandfather and grandson playing the sheng, drums and fiddles.

"It is said that five hundred years ago, when the Han Dynasty was first established, Emperor Gaozu established the White Horse Alliance, saying: Anyone who is not the king of the Liu family will be attacked by the whole world. More than a hundred years ago, eunuchs were in power, relatives had exclusive power, and warlords were divided. If officials could not implement benevolent governance, they would not be able to

To guard the territory, the emperor's divine weapon was lost, and the people were in dire straits. Cao Mengde held the emperor hostage to order the princes, and Cao Zihuan deposed the emperor in order to establish himself. The Sun family in the east of the Yangtze settled in a corner, waiting for the great changes in the world to compete in the south of the Yangtze, and Sun Zhongmou finally ascended to the throne."

"Only I, Emperor Zhaolie of the Han Dynasty, have an orthodox mind, outstanding majesty, and a lot of accumulation. In order to embody the aspirations of the world, I am trying to defeat Cao Cao in Yuyu. I am trying to save the country from the dangerous wall. I am continuing the Han Dynasty in Bashu. I am waiting for the opportunity to make the Northern Expedition. But what can I do?

The Taoist banquet with the White Emperor, the star of the Shu Han Dynasty withered, and the vast world was finally divided into three parts..."

When he started talking, Mr. Dongfang's hands trembled and he lamented again and again!

Copper coins kept flowing down the small "silver flow hole", the sound of coins falling to the ground, and the cheers and sighs of onlookers could be heard endlessly.

After two cups of tea, everyone was slightly tipsy and wanted to sleep. Some people supported the table and sang music, some people made fists to help drink, and some people fell down and fell asleep.

The shopkeeper Xia Qing is good at observing people's emotions. When he saw Dongfang Yesun speaking in the middle, there were only a few drinkers listening attentively to the recitation. He was familiar with all kinds of life, and he knew that it wasn't Dongfang Yesun who spoke poorly, but that he was not good at speaking.

Everyone was drunk.

So, Xia Qing rolled her eyes, took a few steps onto the stage, touched Dongfang Yu's little head, and signaled to Dongfang Chunsheng. Seeing this, Dongfang Chunsheng stopped drumming, and Dongfang Yu dropped her music.

Afterwards, Xia Qing looked around, smiled and said loudly: "Dear guests, the time has come. Today's wine has passed the thirtieth day. You have all enjoyed yourself. Mr. Dongfang is getting old and weak, so he needs to take a short rest before performing for all the guests.

, at noon the next day, please invite your friends to come here again, and I promise that the money for drinks the next day will be nine out of ten baht! How about it? "

"Hey, hey, hey? Let me tell you, Shopkeeper Xia, how can you, a louse like you, see the male and female sperms? Mr. Dongfang didn't even say a word, how did you know he was tired? Shopkeeper Xia wants to ask us to add more wine to lighten the lamp.

, if you want to make another fortune, you need to be more kind! Isn’t that right, guys!”

The speaker was a big man with a short sword at his waist and a bare left arm. At first glance, he looked like Cao Mang who was running around in the rivers and lakes. At this moment, he was about to stand up, but he couldn't withstand the force of three bowls of rice wine. As soon as he stood up, he fell back on the couch. He was very drunk.

Save people trouble. There was a burst of laughter around him, and the entourage kept mocking his incompetence in the wine shop!

"Hahaha! All guests are laughing at me. I only have a small business, and I am content with making ends meet! But now that the old brother is talking, Xia Qing joins the party and makes the old brother a friend. The next day, I will get eight out of ten baht!

Xia Qing casually picked up a bowl of warm wine, approached the drunken man, clinked the glasses gently, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Shopkeeper Xia, instead of doing a good deed, why not send Buddha to the west? How about seven out of ten baht? The next day, everyone will bring their wives and children, invite friends, and have fun with them!" The speaker was a man dressed as a scholar on the second floor.

The four people at the table with him were already drunk and unconscious.

"That's... OK, OK! It's a deal, if you take seven out of ten baht, you'll get seven. I'll wait for the good news from you all the next day!"

There was a burst of applause throughout the building, and everyone drank the wine in one gulp. Several waiters waiting nearby saw this and whispered. The older waiter bared his teeth and whispered with a sinister smile: The shopkeeper originally planned to pay ten baht.

Taking seven, this move of retreating into advancement is a tried and tested move.

Half an hour later, the guests have dispersed and the sun is setting. The waiters and cooks also finish their work and go home one after another. During the big market, Wangbei Tower is busy with foreign affairs. There is no dinner party. The waiters and cooks may go home to accompany their wives and daughters, or go to the market.

Have fun.

This is a benefit given to the guys by the wealthy Wangbei Tower.

After seeing off the last waiter, Xia Qing sighed softly: This year comes after another, and I see a new look every year. When the new look turns into the old one, decades pass by!

After closing the door and returning to the case, Xia Qing sat down on the center stage, pulled her neck and shouted loudly, "Liu Yi, come out and work quickly!"


Chapter completed!