Chapter 533: Have you become the Emperor of the Han Dynasty?
Most rich people are a little perverted.
Either it is known, or it is not.
In order to show the money they have in their hands, countless ways of enjoying themselves that ordinary people can think of or cannot think of have emerged.
Countless ancient ways have circulated openly or covertly for thousands of years, and they continue to last.
Because there is demand, there is supply.
The world of rich people has always been like this.
Where in the world has the most money now?
Everyone will say that the emperor has the most money, or that the mountains of money and grain piled up in the large warehouses of the Ministry of Revenue have the most.
But it belongs to the empire and needs to be used directly or indirectly on billions of people in the world.
Therefore, in the world, only the powerful local gentry and merchants are the richest, because their money only serves individuals.
Among these people, the salt merchants were the most prosperous.
Yangzhou.
It has countless titles and countless human history.
But the most famous ones today are the Lianghuai salt merchants who gathered in Yangzhou, and the Yangzhou Shou Ma that was born because of the wealth in the hands of these salt merchants.
Li Mansion Courtyard in Taiyuan City.
In the courtyard with flowing water, there was no sound of horse hooves, but people were seen shouting that the horses were coming.
"Here comes the pony!"
In an invisible place in the other courtyard, the servants in the Li family's courtyard were calling with joy and laughter.
The sound passed through the layers of dense forest and reached the banquet.
The atmosphere at the table reached its peak.
The head of the Li family, Li Wenxiang, who is now over 10 years old, has a red face and exchanges cups with others without stopping.
Hearing the commotion, he immediately put down his wine glass and looked at the crowd.
People's eyes began to search the surrounding lush forest corridors.
soon.
The small horses came into Zhu Yunwen's eyes.
They all look to be thirteen or fourteen years old, the youngest is no more than eleven or twelve, and they all have different makeup.
Either delicate or charming, but more importantly, dignified, like a lady.
Zhu Yunwen's eyelids moved slightly and his eyes narrowed.
Although he has never experienced such a thin horse, it does not prevent him from understanding it.
These women have always had Yagong from the Yangzhou area. Yagong visited various places in the south of the Yangtze River, looking for children from poor families, and bought them back while they were still young, and then trained them.
There is a teacher in the west chamber who is comparable to a wealthy family, specializing in teaching singing, dancing, music, chess, calligraphy and painting. When he gets older and has mastered his skills, he sells them to wealthy businessmen or Qin Towers and Chu Pavilions at a high price.
When I bought it, it cost only a dozen taels, but when it was grown and sold, it cost as low as hundreds of taels. If I met that fine thin horse, it would take thousands of taels of snowflake silver to get it back home.
It is precisely for this reason that this trend of thin horses prevails among the rich and powerful in the world, which is hidden as a comparison.
Just as the horse entered the banquet room.
The man in his early thirties sitting opposite Zhu Yunwen had already stood up.
When he entered the government previously, Zhu Yunwen had already been introduced by Liu Zongsheng, who was even the eldest son of Li Wenxiang, the head of the Li family, Li Benqian.
Probably because there are many contacts on weekdays.
Li Benqian stood up, and everyone just smiled.
Li Wenxiang, who had put down his wine glass after changing glasses with Liu Zongsheng at the main seat, just looked at his eldest son calmly.
Li Benqian turned around in the dining room and held a pony in front of him.
His face was full of glory, smelling of alcohol, and his eyes were blurred: "Girls, I'm here to greet you."
As soon as these words came out, there was another round of laughter.
Zhu Yunwen's expression could not help but become deserted.
This Li Benqian was learning from the words and deeds of those people when he was buying a weak horse.
I just followed Li Benqian's instructions.
This group of skinny little ladies held their skirts in their hands and bowed lightly.
Li Benqian said again: "Girls, go up."
The horses walked lightly on the lotus steps and took a few more steps deeper into the banquet.
Just these few steps, but it is swaying, the skirt is elegant, and the fragrance is overflowing.
This caused everyone on both sides of the table to widen their eyes, their faces flushed, and their eyes obsessed.
Li Benqian said again: "Girls, turn around."
In full view of everyone, these skinny horses turned around gently, and there was another burst of enthusiasm, and the table seemed to be getting a little warmer.
Li Benqian continued: "Girls, lend me your hands and take a look."
When more than ten people came to the table, the thin horses took off their coats, hands, arms, and skin.
Under the light, the skin is like gelatin, the fingers are slender, as smooth as a mirror, and as delicate as a chicken.
Zhu Yunwen swore that he clearly heard the sound of the man in brocade clothes swallowing saliva below him.
In this way, the blood of the men at the table became excited.
However, Li Benqian's conspicuous actions did not end there.
He said loudly: "Girls, look at your husband."
The thin horse in the banquet made a gesture, turned around and winked, and smiled, as if it could attract people's souls and leave their bodies.
Li Benqian asked again: "How old are the girls?"
At this time, the people at the table finally heard the sounds of the horses.
From front to back, announce the New Year one by one.
During the dinner, there seemed to be ten thousand oriole birds standing on the branches and singing.
The sound can be said to come back a thousand times, and just hearing its sound can make many people crazy and drunk.
With a smile on his face, Li Benqian finally led the horse in front of him and walked towards his father Li Wenxiang.
"Girls, let's go for a walk."
In this way, the skinny girls each used their slender jade fingers to pull up the skirt straps, revealing the pairs of jade feet under the straps.
Fully out.
There was a breath of cold air in the table.
Li Benqian had already sent the thin horse in front of him into the arms of his father Li Wenxiang.
The remaining people, as if they had received training and instructions in advance, sat next to the people at the table.
Liu Zongsheng and King Han Ming each held a thin horse in their arms.
Even next to Zhu Yunwen, there was also a person sitting down.
Between the noses is the fragrance coming from the other person's body.
Growing up in the palace, Zhu Yunwen knew very well that this kind of incense could be regarded as the best even in the palace.
However, he has no desire to be romantic.
Li Benqian, who was still standing in the middle of the banquet, looked at Zhu Yunqian who was motionless, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, turned around, held a wine glass, walked to Zhu Yunqian, and sat on the floor.
Li Benqian leaned against the table, stretched out his arms to support the table, looked at Zhu Yunwen with a smile on his face, and moved his mouth to nod at the woman sitting next to Zhu Yunwen.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "The prince was tired on the road when he came. This is a first-class thin horse in Yangzhou. If it weren't for his family's connections in Lianghuai, he would not be seen in Taiyuan City.
Arrived."
Zhu Yunwen smiled with a smile on his face and said sincerely: "I have never had such pleasure before, and for a while I didn't know what to do."
Li Benqian looked at Zhu Yunwen, thinking that he was in the palace in the past, and the rules there were strict, and the royal children would never be allowed to do such pleasures.
In the following years, Zhu Yunwen was imprisoned in the Imperial City of Zhongdu as a useless person, and had no chance.
He then explained: "The thin horses are divided into four grades. The first grade ones have been taught to play the piano and flute, recite poems and write calligraphy, draw and go, play Shuanglu, touch dominoes since childhood.
Qiao, proficient in everything. The second-class skinny horses can only read and write, play and sing. The third-class ones are only those who only know female celebrities and tailoring.
The one I picked up for the county prince is the most exquisite among this batch, and his skills will definitely make the county prince happy here and unable to extricate himself."
While Li Benqian was talking, the woman sitting next to Zhu Yunwen was already twisting and clinging to his body.
Zhu Yunwen stretched out his hand to squeeze the wine glass, thus blocking the jade hand of the woman beside him who wanted to go deep into her arms. He turned to look at Li Benqian: "What about the fourth-class girl?"
"Fourth class?"
There was a trace of sarcasm on Li Benqian's face.
Zhu Yunwen looked curious.
Li Benqian winked at the girl next to Zhu Yunwen and stretched out his leg. The woman then moved over and tapped her leg.
Li Benqian narrowed his eyes slightly and chuckled: "Such a skinny horse is usually not favored by buyers. You can't lose a man's teeth, but you have to sell them to the hook fence."
Zhu Yunwen's eyes flashed: "Sell it to the hook fence?"
Li Benqian nodded: "You can't enter the big houses, you can't enter the halls. But you can only put on makeup and powder every day, dress up and go in and out of the alleys, and swim in front of teahouses and restaurants. This is called standing in the pass. The prince doesn't know, these skinny horses
, most of them go in and out in front of the lamp and under the moonlight, their faces are pale, and they have long lost their human appearance. If they can't find customers at night, they can only quietly return like ghosts. Like this, the old bustards don't want to see them, and don't give them anything.
Not to mention eating, you still have to be whipped. Once you get old and your appearance fades, you will be like a walking corpse. But these people have worked hard to enjoy the blessings they have now."
As he spoke, Li Benqian sighed. He kicked off his boots and slipped into the skinny horse's arms, eliciting a burst of cries.
However, Zhu Yunwen felt hatred in his heart and was more murderous towards Li Benqian.
He didn't know the experience of the fourth-class thin horse, but he knew that these women who were bought by wealthy businessmen never enjoyed the blessings. In the end, they were just killed by the housewife, or thrown into a well, or played with.
When you get tired of it, you sell your home and become a wanderer, enjoying the enjoyment of thousands of people.
Li Benqian saw that Zhu Yunwen had no intention of enjoying himself, so he raised his glass to invite him to drink.
I drank a glass of wine.
Li Benqian said softly: "This time King Xiao Ming and Taibao gathered in Taiyuan, we never thought that the county king would help them. Today I met the county king, and the Taibao was praised a lot. The county king has always been the Taibao's confidant. From now on.
The prince of the county hopes to support me a lot in my Li family."
Zhu Yunwen sneered in his heart, with a calm face. He looked at Li Wenxiang and Liu Zongsheng. They whispered and said softly: "I came to Taiyuan City for the first time at any time, but I also know that the Li Mansion is here in Taiyuan City. Even the Sansi Yamen must be courteous to the Sansi."
If Mr. Liu wants to achieve great things, he needs more help from the Li family. From now on, I should ask the Li family to speak kindly to me in front of Mr. Liu."
Li Benqian nodded with a smile: "From now on, we are working in the same place for the same thing. There is no difference between you and me. We should help each other and participate in the grand event together."
Zhu Yunwen replied: "That's how it should be."
The two of them drank several drinks with each other. Li Bengan mostly talked about interesting things about Taiyuan, while Zhu Yunwen listened quietly.
Li Benqian's task today, in addition to the lively atmosphere before, was mainly responsible for getting acquainted with Zhu Yunwen.
By the time there were several people on the field holding the skinny horse in their arms, they were looking to remove themselves so they could spend the long night.
Li Benqiancai seemed to be a little drunk and said, "The prince was born in a noble family. Now, given this opportunity, doesn't the prince have the intention to aspire for the supreme position?"
Zhu Yunwen's heart suddenly tightened, his eyebrows furrowed, and he looked at Li Benqian with cold eyes: "Brother Li, why do you ask this?"
His tone was cold and somewhat sullen.
Li Benqian's shoulders shook, and under Zhu Yunwen's gaze, his drunken eyes slowly sobered up.
I saw him lightly kicking the thin horse under his feet, and the woman clasped her hands on her chest and stepped aside.
Li Benqian moved towards Zhu Yunwen twice, getting closer.
Only then did I hear him whisper in a voice that only Zhu Yunwen could hear: "It has been less than thirty years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and the hearts of the people in the world are all in the court and all in the surname Zhu. The background of the prince is higher than that of the Taibao, even this
He is the Little Ming King. If the County King is interested, the Li family can secretly help the County King, and when there is an opportunity in the future, the County King will replace him!"
Is this the Li family's desire to hedge their bets, or is it Liu Zongsheng's temptation?
A trace of doubt flashed in Zhu Yunwen's heart, but he immediately said categorically: "Brother Li loves me so much, but I don't dare to have such thoughts. Now, I just want to wait for the day when Mr. Liu succeeds in his great cause, so that I can settle matters with Zhu Yunxi."
After I have settled my previous accounts and got rid of the bad breath in my chest, I will ask Mr. Liu for some rewards, find a place of peace, and live the life of a rich man."
Li Benqian's face clearly showed disappointment.
He let out a long sigh, looked at Zhu Yunwen, and couldn't help but persuade him: "Do you really think about it no more? If King Xiao Ming starts an uprising, the world will be in turmoil. And if the prince is in charge, he has a good reputation and great righteousness, and the Li family can do it."
The dissemination by the princes was an act of loyalty by the Qing king."
Zhu Yunwen stared at Li Benqian and said coldly: "I don't have money or food, and I don't have anyone. Why would Brother Li harm me?"
Li Benqian blinked, with a wry smile on his face: "The county king is too worried. The Li family just got to see the county king today, and they really thought that if they made a bet with the county king, great things would really come true."
"What does Brother Li want?"
Zhu Yunwen planned Li Benqian's next words and directly asked the doubts in his heart.
Li Benqian was stunned for a moment, and finally, under Zhu Yunwen's gaze, he shook his head and explained: "The Li family just wants to have a place in the court and take action in the cabinet if the king of the county succeeds in the future."
Zhu Yunwen glanced sideways at Li Wenxiang, who was chatting happily with Liu Zongsheng.
He turned back and looked at Li Benqian again, his face becoming more and more gloomy.
After thinking about it, Zhu Yunwen finally came to his senses.
The Li family wanted to carry out Cao Cao's old deeds, and in their eyes, he was the perfect candidate to serve as Emperor of the Han Dynasty!
These people want to deceive themselves so that they can coerce the emperor and order the princes.
If not, then they are just testing their own possibilities for Liu Zongsheng.
But no matter what, it was absolutely impossible for him to agree.
Zhu Yunwen said coldly: "Brother Li, don't mention this matter again. If there is another time, I will definitely inform Mr. Liu."
Li Benqian's face was full of frustration, but he was helpless.
He shook his head and said: "I am Meng Lang, please forgive me."