Chapter 118 The Collision of Ancient and Modern Cultures
The celebration banquet was held in a famous garden in Guide Mansion. This garden was the property of a gentry in Guide Mansion. Today, this gentleman dedicated this property as the venue for the celebration banquet.
After the leader led Wu Shigong and the guards to the outer courtyard, he asked the guards to wait in the outer courtyard and led Wu Shigong alone to a hall in the middle of the garden where the celebration banquet was.
The hall was very large, with wine tables already placed inside. Wine bottles, preserved fruits and cold dishes were already placed on the wine tables. The leader led Wu Shigong to a wine table and sat down.
In the banquets of the Ming Dynasty, especially formal banquets like today's celebration banquets, the seats of all guests were very particular. Anyway, according to the principles of status, official position, and the nobility and military status, there were
According to the established rules, Wu Shigong was of course placed at the bottom position closest to the entrance of the hall.
As soon as Wu Shigong sat down, he felt someone winking at him in the garden outside the hall. Wu Shigong turned around and saw that it was Li Pengfei.
When Li Pengfei saw Wu Shigong noticed him, he smiled and nodded to Wu Shigong. Wu Shigong also smiled and nodded to Li Pengfei.
Wu Shigong was very happy at this time. This time the Holy Spirit Society rebelled, Wu Shigong relied on his more than 600 men to defend the fortress of Qianhusuo and the county seat of Qi County Magistrate. In the end, he had to lead people
Going to rescue Guidefu City, it can be said that the troops are very stretched.
Moreover, even if Wu Shigong spends more money to increase his troops in the future, he is only an agent of Qianhu after all, and his troops cannot exceed a thousand. If it exceeds too many, it will bring great consequences to himself.
trouble.
And now if Eunuch Xiao converts Wu Shigong into a formal military position, he can not only support part of his troops through the military pay from the court, but also greatly increase the number of soldiers he has through remote control of his apprentice Tao Xin. The strength will be approximately doubled. This
How could Wu Shigong be unhappy?
At this time, the main protagonists of the celebration banquet - Hou Xun, the governor of Guide Mansion and Eunuch Xiao finally arrived as usual. Their late arrival was not entirely just to show off, the three of them
After discussing it all afternoon, we just reached an agreement on the distribution of credit.
However, judging from the satisfied smiles on the faces of the three of them, they must have gained something. All the guests stood up and saluted the three of them. The three of them also smiled and nodded to everyone.
Hou Xun looked around and finally found Wu Shigong, who was standing at the bottom. He waved to Wu Shigong with a smile and said: "Wu Qianhu, you are the biggest contributor to the quelling the chaos this time. Don't wait in the back. Sit down quickly."
Come up."
Wu Shigong quickly saluted and thanked him. He did not dare to go too far, so he sat down below the old man Zhao Ming. Seeing that Wu Shigong was no longer willing to move forward, Hou Xun had no choice but to give up.
The celebration banquet officially started after the three people arrived. It was similar to a modern banquet. The beginning was a formality session. Leaders gave speeches, toasted together, etc.
After everything was over, the banquet officially entered the entertainment stage. A pair of female musicians entered the hall, some were playing music on the side, and some were singing and dancing in the hall. Of course, hot dishes were also served, which made Wu Shigong even more excited.
What happened was that a group of female prostitutes entered the hall, one by one, and sat next to all the guests to drink with them.
This made Wu Shigong feel happy in his heart. After traveling for such a long time, today, he was finally able to appreciate the brothel culture of the Ming Dynasty.
Among those female prostitutes, the most beautiful and famous prostitute in Guide Mansion would definitely be arranged to accompany Hou Xun, the highest-ranking prostitute in Guide Mansion. However, Hou Xun pushed the courtesan and said
: "Today's celebration banquet, the biggest protagonist should be Wu Qianhu. Miss Manling, please go to Wu Qianhu's place to accompany you. I see that you two heroes and beauties are a perfect match."
Hou Xun's words caused a chorus of agreement and cheers from the guests on the side. The woman named Man Ling also walked up to Wu Shigong step by step, greeted Wu Shigong gracefully, and then sat down next to Wu Shigong.
That Man Ling is only seventeen or eighteen years old, but her reputation in the brothel circles of Guide Prefecture is as good as thunder. In addition to her outstanding appearance, Man Ling is good at painting orchids, embroidery, and playing the piano.
She is good at reciting poems and lyrics, and can write good articles. From the perspective of modern people, she is a beautiful and talented woman.
Therefore, in the city of Guidefu, Manling was given a high status by the talented people who claimed to be romantic and the arty wealthy people, which also developed Manling's arrogant character. Don't tell me, men just eat this.
Yes, the more arrogant she is, the greater her reputation will be and the more people will follow her.
Of course, at today's celebration banquet, all the prominent figures in Guidefu City will be present. When Man Ling was called to accompany him, Man Ling's mother and Man Ling herself did not dare to find reasons to shirk it. Otherwise, they would not ask for it in the future.
He was no longer hanging out in Guidefu City. However, Manling's mother and Manling herself might have been dreaming of being able to show their faces on such an occasion.
However, when Man Ling was pushed to Wu Shigong's company by Hou Xun, Man Ling saw that Wu Shigong was a rude military man with a thick appearance and a burly figure, and she felt a little disliked in her heart.
But there was no other way. Since Hou Xun had called her name, Manling had no choice but to come to Wu Shigong. However, when she saluted Wu Shigong, Wu Shigong sat there carelessly and did not return the salute.
You know, when Man Ling was outside, which visitor did not salute Man Ling with a pinched throat and said at the same time: "You are so polite, Xiaosheng!" Therefore, Man Ling was rude to Wu Shigong.
His behavior became more and more disgusting.
But Wu Shigong has been in modern entertainment venues for many years. In his eyes, all famous prostitutes and local prostitutes are just prostitutes. If you want to entertain yourself, there is no need to show any courtesy to a prostitute. Wu Shigong
I don't have this habit at all.
Wu Shigong just nodded to Man Ling. Needless to say, Wu Shigong was quite satisfied with Man Ling's appearance and figure. He motioned for Man Ling to sit down next to him. Man Ling picked up the wine pot and poured it into Wu Shigong's glass first.
Full of wine.
When Wu Shigong saw that Manling had finished pouring the wine, she put down the wine bottle in her hand and sat next to Wu Shigong. At this time, Wu Shigong followed his modern habit and hugged Manling's waist.
Although Na Manling didn't have a comb yet, she had been hanging out in Fengyue Place for so many years after all. When she saw Wu Shigong making a move to hug her waist, she immediately moved aside quietly and let Wu Shigong hug her.
Empty.
After hugging him for a while, Wu Shigong was stunned and thought: "How come this famous prostitute from the Ming Dynasty lacks professional qualities?"
Wu Shigong didn't know that Man Ling was very angry now. No one in Man Ling had dared to do such a rude behavior in front of her before. She said to Wu Shigong: "General, please respect yourself."
.”
When Wu Shigong heard this, he couldn't believe his ears. When did prostitutes start talking about self-respect?
Wu Shigong didn't know that in the Ming Dynasty, most of the brothel girls he knew were sold like modern nightclub girls. However, top courtesans like Manling were a bit like modern entertainment stars.
As long as the price is right, it might be possible to let them accompany you for drinks or something. But if you want them to go to bed, they have to be willing.
And those talented people and arty wealthy people who claim to be romantic are just like modern celebrity fans, they try their best to cater to them. Therefore, this phenomenon is caused today.
The cultivation of such famous prostitutes has become a one-stop industry of "production, supply and marketing" in the Ming Dynasty. The most famous one is Yangzhou Shou Ma.
Wu Shigong glanced at Man Ling with amusement in his eyes, and no longer acted excessively. He picked up the dishes on the wine table with chopsticks, put them into his mouth, and started chewing.