May is approaching, and the weather has become much warmer. It is a good weather for the grass to grow and the orioles to fly.
Yueyang Wang Linxi's cavalry has arrived in Yangzhou, and the entire Fengwu Guard army has also been temporarily stationed outside Yangzhou City. The reason why it is temporary is because the Six Sage Kings are not good at selecting camps. It is not that there are no capable people under his command - there are two or three
The emperor sent him the "general commanders", but he himself did not intend to "let them control"
The original words of the Six Wise Kings were: This king has just led a large army. If everything is left to the will of his subordinates, how can he serve the people?
But he also knew that this matter could not be messed up, otherwise it would be even more embarrassing if it went wrong. So three days before he arrived in Yangzhou, he sent a messenger to contact Yun Zheng and asked him to go to Yangzhou for a gathering. Yun Zheng naturally knew
The level of this prince - the royal family's basic archery and horse examinations were all passed with his help cheating, and he never read military books and never entered a military camp.
However, whether Lin Xi's Feng Wu guard is well trained is a major matter related to his status in the heart of His Majesty the Emperor. It is also very important to the Yun family. Therefore, after receiving the "letter for help" written by Lin Xi, Yun Zheng explained
As soon as the business in the camp was over, I rushed to Yangzhou.
As soon as Lin Xi arrived in Yangzhou, he found a place to set up camp, and then eagerly took Yun Zheng to "the banquet"
The two of them were still sitting together in Lin Xi's carriage as if they were in Luoyang. Yun Zheng looked at Lin Xi with some surprise, and couldn't help but ask: "Chen Guang, Jiang Fushan District is the prefect of Yangzhou. He invited you to a banquet. It will be a great honor for you to go."
Well, as for being in such a hurry?"
Lin Xi said mysteriously: "This banquet is not the same as that banquet, but it was held at Yangzhou Lake."
Marshal Yun obviously didn't understand: "So what? Does it matter where you buy it? I don't care about the scenery, I only care about the people."
Lin Xi gave him a look of disdain: "If you don't understand, be humble... Let me tell you, Chengfeng, this Yangzhou Lake is so famous, do you think it's all for the beautiful scenery?"
Yun Zheng seemed to understand what he meant, and suddenly said: "You mean, there is...?"
"Of course!" Lin Xi chuckled: "This is the most famous fireworks place in Yangzhou and even the entire Jianghuai region, directly behind Jiangning Qinhuai and Hangzhou West Lake. If celebrities like me come to Yangzhou, why don't we go to Yangzhou Lake?
...Hey, didn't you arrive in Yangzhou before me? Haven't you ever been there?" Lin Xi said, looking at Yun Zheng as if he were looking at a monster.
Marshal Yun was furious: "Who said I didn't go... I didn't plan to go?" He looked distressed: "Isn't it because time was too tight at that time and I really couldn't spare the time?"
"Oh...that's right." The Six Sage King nodded with understanding, "But I remember that you have quite a lot of free time. You even went to Suzhou and Jiangning for a tour."
Yun Zheng said angrily: "That's why I'm not free!"
Lin Xi laughed loudly: "Okay, okay, I know...don't be afraid, go out to Yangzhou Lake with Lin Xi, you are not afraid of what the Thirteenth Sister will say."
Yun Zheng rolled his eyes: "If I don't come out with you, Yan'er won't say anything."
Lin Xi smiled and no longer struggled with this issue, but lowered his voice and said: "A new way of playing has appeared in Yangzhou a few years ago, do you know?"
"What new gameplay?" Yun Zheng was a little strange, but he vaguely felt that something was wrong, and I'm afraid it wasn't a good thing.
"Yangzhou thin horse!" Lin Xi said with an ambiguous smile.
"Yangzhou Skinny Horse?" Yunzheng was shocked. Could it be that the history of Yangzhou Skinny Horse is so long? The Wei Dynasty was just similar to the Song Dynasty, so why did Yangzhou Skinny Horse appear? In his impression, it seemed to be a matter of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The product is the right one
"Eh? You know it too?" Lin Xi seemed a little surprised: "Can't you tell, it turns out that our Young Marshal Yun is also following the trend so closely, that he even knows the new game of Yangzhou Slim Horse? Don't you kid?
Are you pretending to be so serious all the time, but in fact you are full of bad intentions? It seems that Thirteenth Sister should be more cautious about her marriage..."
Yun Zheng said disdainfully: "Go, go, I just heard someone talk about it when I passed by here last time."
Lin Xi looked suspicious: "Is it -?" Seeing Yun Zheng's unkind expression, he quickly said: "Well, if you say yes, of course it is - what you mean is that you have only heard of this name, but not
Have you seen it before?”
"Nonsense!" Yun Zheng rolled his eyes. He had really just heard of it. He was born in New China and grew up under the red flag. Most of the elders in his family were party members. If he heard about Yangzhou Slim Horse, it was because of the later Internet era.
Fu, as for knowledge...don't even mention it, the times are wrong.
"This is a new and interesting thing, let me tell you about it." The Six Sage Kings have little experience in leading troops, but when it comes to this, they are full of knowledge and are extremely good at teaching others.
Ma', although the name is horse, actually has nothing to do with horses... Since the new salt merchant system was established, a group of extremely wealthy salt merchants appeared in Yangzhou. Because the city of Yangzhou was prosperous and turbulent, with singing and dancing, the rich always
They like some novel aesthetics and consumption. After they were tired of the aesthetic feeling of "full breasts and fat buttocks", "thin horse" came into being. What does thin horse mean? It means that they can destroy and ravage them at will, and play with them.
Just like playing with weak horses, you know that there are always poor and rich people in the world. In recent years, the rich people in Yangzhou have become richer, and the poor have become poorer. Therefore, those who live in food and clothing in the city and surrounding rural areas
Poor families with no means have to sell their already thin daughters to work as skinny horses to survive the hard times. These skinny horses are usually bought by traffickers when they are seven or eight years old.
, will go through long and rigorous training, and you must know that it is not enough to have a thin body. The behavior, every frown, and smile of a thin horse must strictly conform to the new aesthetic taste. For example, walking must be light and must not make any noise; for example,
Eyes, you must learn to peek affectionately, etc. The skinnyness of a "skinny horse" is not only caused by natural frailty, but also caused by deliberate "starvation". According to the innate conditions, a "skinny horse" is also divided into three types.
Sixty-nine and so on”
Lin Xi chuckled, and Yun Zheng realized that this guy was about to drool, but he himself had no idea, and continued: "Girls with first-class qualifications will be taught to play the piano, flute, recite poetry, and write.
Girls with second-level qualifications in drawing and playing Go, playing Shuanglu, playing dominoes, and all kinds of Yin skills, as well as fine makeup skills and physical training, can also read some words and play some music, but they are mainly trained to be accounting talents.
Girls who know how to keep accounts and manage things so that they can assist businessmen and become good assistants are not allowed to read. Girls with third-class qualifications are only allowed to learn some knitting, tailoring, or 'frying and steaming cakes, making stove food, and arranging fruits, each with their own skills.'
Of course, all these painstaking trainings are to find a good buyer and sell them at a good price in the future. However, not all "skinny horses" can successfully marry into rich families. Finally, some
The remaining 'skinny horses' had to be sent to the fireworks willow alley. On the banks of the Qinhuai River and West Lake in Hangzhou, most of the 'Yangbang' singing girls were born in 'skinny horses'. Yangzhou Lake is the birthplace, not to mention naturally."
Yun Zheng felt a little uncomfortable. After all, he was a person who grew up in a "civilized society". He was subconsciously resistant to this kind of naked human trafficking behavior. He said in a deep voice: "What's wrong with those women?"
, isn’t it extremely cruel?”
"Of course - uh, what did you say?" Lin Xi opened her eyes wide and said, "Cruel? I said, are you kidding? After they learn these things, as long as they marry into a wealthy family, they will have a lifetime of good life waiting for them.
What! Even if the woman from the land of fireworks has no worries about food and clothing? "Isn't it better than starving to death at home?"
Yun Zheng was stunned. He had never been on the verge of starving to death. He really didn't know what to say, so he could only say: "Humans are human beings after all, how can they be traded?"
Lin Xi raised her head and said: "I really can't stand you. Who did you hear that people can't be bought and sold? Apart from anything else, are there so many maids and slaves in your house, either bought or sold, or robbed? Don't talk about them.
They all work in your house voluntarily - they all have a contract of prostitution in your hands."
Yunzheng was stunned: "This... I mean..."
"Okay, okay, forget what you mean. You don't call this a compassionate being. You call this a baseless worry." Lin Xi interrupted: "Things like these appear when they should appear, and they don't bother you."
You have nothing to do with anything, so...my kindhearted Yun, Yun Da Bodhisattva! Just accept your cheap kindness, ah? We are here for the banquet, not to bother this thin horse about whether he should do it or not.
some……"
That's true. We were in New China at that time. Didn't we also have a red light district? I really couldn't control it. Yunzheng quickly found an excuse for his compromise and coughed dryly: "Well, that's what I meant."
Lin Xi said with disdain: "A gentleman should be consistent in his words and deeds. Since you pity other girls, why don't I go alone now?"
Yun Zheng laughed dryly and said: "That's not good. I promised Lord Jiang just now. If I don't go now, wouldn't it look very disrespectful to me? No way!"
Lin Xi rolled her eyes and looked like she was too lazy to pay attention to him.
After a while, Yun Zheng saw that Lin Xi was still silent. He couldn't help but be curious and asked: "Since the price of this Yangzhou thin horse is clearly marked, how much does it usually cost?"
Lin Xi was startled, thought for a while, and said: "Well... you actually asked me. I really don't know how much it usually costs, but I remember that last time someone gave me five 'Yangzhou Skinny Horses'.
It is said that it costs ten thousand taels."
Yunzheng was shocked: "It's so expensive!"
Lin Xi curled her lips: "Of course the goods given to me are all good, and it is normal that they are not cheap. Do you think you are buying that girl?"
Yunzheng stopped talking, but his heart seemed to be blocked by a stone.
----------------------------------------"How about the scenery of Yangzhou Lake?
Can you catch the eye of Marshal Yun?" Lin Xi joked to Yun Zheng as soon as he got out of the car.
After Yun Zheng took a look, he realized that the Yangzhou Lake in Lin Xi's mouth turned out to be the Slender West Lake in later generations. He was not a sentimental person at first, and he had no intention of becoming a reform hero. Although he felt for those poor women, he also knew that he felt sorry for those poor women.
There was nothing I could do, so I didn't bother to think too much. I had already put away my sadness. When I heard Lin Xi's words, I smiled and said: "The weeping poplars are constantly connecting with the dead trees, and the wild goose-toothed rainbow bridge is like a painting. The same is true."
If you sell a pot of gold, why not call it Slender West Lake?"
Lin Xi didn't expect that a poem would suddenly come out of his mouth. She was stunned when she heard a person next to her repeatedly praising: "Good poem, good poem! Marshal Yun is indeed worthy of being a great talent. He is so 'Slender West Lake'"
It is indeed appropriate to say that Beifu is the prefect of Yangzhou. Today I will briefly review and take charge of this once - this Yangzhou Lake will be renamed 'Slender West Lake' in the future!" Needless to say, this gentleman is none other than the prefect of Yangzhou, Jiang Fushan.
Sir, yes
Yunzheng had already learned the "celebrity style" by now. After listening to Jiang Fushan's words, he just smiled lightly, as if it had nothing to do with him.
Lin Xi came to his senses and burst into laughter after hearing this: "Slender West Lake? Not bad, not bad, the name sounds much better than Yangzhou Lake, how interesting it is, it just matches Yangzhou Slender Horse... Oh, what I mean is
, can we join the banquet?"
Yun Zheng felt his face heat up, and thought to himself that you are too impatient. You have to drink flower wine to be in a mood, right? There is a banquet in such a hurry. If you don't blush, I will blush for you.
Jiang Fushan didn't seem to feel anything at all. He just stepped forward to see him with a smile. Before he could kneel down, Lin Xi waved her hand and told him not to be polite. Jiang Fushan quickly said: "That's it, that's it, this is for
The prince and the young prince can have a great time. The Bei Mansion has specially booked this show... The most famous Miao Yufang in Slender West Lake. Haha, the show of Miao Yufang is quite interesting. I hope the prince and the young prince can enjoy it.
If you like both of you, please!"
Lin Xi laughed and tapped Jiang Fushan with his finger: "Yes, yes, given Mr. Jiang's background, he can stay in the Yangzhou magistrate for so long. He really has some winks, Chengfeng. Let's not talk.
It took a lot of Mr. Jiang’s kindness to go up.”
Yun Zheng smiled faintly: "Your Majesty, please"
[This book is the first to be updated. Please support the original version and come to 17k to read this book. Thank you!] At the moment, Jiang Fushan led the way, followed by Lin Xi and Yun Zheng. Miaoyufang has three floors and occupies a large area.
, the beaded curtains and glazed curtains are magnificent, and indeed they look like a wealthy man. The pink tulle on the window adds a bit of softness to the richness, making people feel inexplicably reverie.
The Madam of Miaoyufang had only heard from Jiang Fushan that there was a noble person to serve, but he was not very clear about who it was. Now when he saw the two people behind Jiang Fuzun, although he had been mentally prepared, he was still startled and walked towards Jiang Fushan.
Behind Fushan were two young men. The shorter one was seven feet five six. Although he was wearing a plain robe, his sleeves and collar were embroidered with industry dragons. He turned out to be a prince! The taller man next to him was nearly nine feet tall.
He was wearing a white robe, and two accessories on his waist showed his identity: he wore a three-inch square Hetian Eagle Jade on his right waist, and a purple gold fish bag hung on his left waist - the madam understood that this was at least a third-grade or above.
There were rumors that a high-ranking member of the imperial court and a direct relative of Duke Yun had contacted him some time ago. The madam immediately understood that the young man in white must be Marshal Yun Chengfeng of the Yun family. As for the prince beside him, the madam didn’t know what was happening in the court.
There is a powerful relationship, but at least she knows that this person is either the King of Jiujiang or the King of Yueyang, and she cannot afford to neglect either of these two people.
Before Jiang Fushan could come to greet him, the madam rushed over to greet him with a flattering smile on his face: "Your Majesty and Young Master can come to our place, Miaoyu Fang is really full of glory. I heard that Your Majesty is an ancient and modern person."
Wise King, when I see you today, your demeanor and appearance are unparalleled! As for Young Master Yun, your reputation as Tanhua is so popular that all the girls in the neighborhood want to meet you in their dreams!"
Lin Xi laughed after hearing this, but Yun Zheng was a little embarrassed. Why did my name go to the brothel? It doesn't seem like a proud thing to be remembered by a group of brothel girls?
Unexpectedly, as soon as Lin Xi finished smiling, she said to him: "Chengfeng, Chengfeng, I really envy you. This man has already been remembered by the girls before he arrived. Now that I am here in person, you will not be forgotten for a while."
Were they eaten alive?"
By the way, Yunzheng didn't do anything at all when he went to a brothel the first two times, so this time can be regarded as his first visit to a brothel. Hearing Lin Xi's words, he couldn't help but blush, but after all, he has quite a lot of theoretical experience, so it's not
She was particularly frightened and said with a smile: "I'm afraid that later the girls will think that being famous is not as good as meeting each other. Haha, hey, what are we doing standing here? Don't waste this great time."
Jiang Fushan said quickly: "What the young master said is, Sister Qu, why don't you lead the way?"
The madam, Sister Qu, was only about thirty years old. She was a middle-aged woman, and her charm was still there. When she heard the master's instructions, she smiled sweetly and said: "Your Majesty, my young master, your master, please come with the daughter of the people."
Since Miao Yufang had known that there were distinguished guests, the girls had already been waiting inside. The girl on the first floor in front of her was wearing very little clothes, with a section of her fair legs exposed.
