The person greeting us at the door of this building was none other than Zheng Zhibao and others who had also reserved a building to entertain the Minister of War of Nanjing.
Zheng Zhibao was also waiting for the carriage of the Minister of War in Nanjing with his head raised, so he did not notice the collision between Wu Shigong and his group. Therefore, by the time he reacted, the guards on both sides had already drawn out short weapons in a tense manner.
But after all, they were on Chaoku Street, the busiest street in Nanjing, and the two sides were confronting each other like this. No one dared to make the first move. However, Zheng Zhibao had many people with him at this time, so except for a dozen guards surrounding him, the rest
The guards also formed a half circle and pressed towards Wu Shigong.
But Zheng Zhibao was still clear-headed after all. He knew that the people who could come to Chaoku Street had at least some status, and the people with more than twenty guards were either rich or noble, so he called a few times in Hokkien to let him know.
Don't act rashly with your own guards.
As for Wu Shigong, when a conflict broke out, Zhang Rubao, who was closely following Wu Shigong, immediately followed the standard protection procedures and used his thick body to block Wu Shigong. Wu Shigong was also squeezed so that he could not understand the situation for a moment.
The bad nature of the Chinese people who like to watch the excitement began to show up. The surrounding crowd immediately formed a large circle, and they were not afraid of being harmed by the fish in the pond, and they were ready to watch the two sides engage in a full-scale martial arts fight.
But before those onlookers could stand still, more than 170 guards arranged by Wu Shigong nearby also rushed over. They pushed down the people in front of the circle regardless of anything, and rushed towards Zheng Zhibao with weapons in hand.
's guards.
What is exaggerated is that there were more than 20 people among them holding axes and guns, and nearly ten people were holding firecrackers. I don’t know how these guards brought these long weapons into Chaoku Street.
When this group of guards joined in, Zheng Zhibao's expression changed. Everyone knew that fighting between those with short blades and those with long weapons was basically a one-sided massacre. Especially when there were nearly ten fire blunderbuss pointed at him.
Woolen cloth.
Zheng Zhibao could clearly see that the people in front of him were soldiers. Otherwise, who in Nanjing would dare to openly show off his gun? But at this time, he couldn't weaken his momentum, and he didn't know what was going on. So Zheng Zhibao could only look pale.
, shouted to Wu Shigong: "My lord, I have not offended you in any way! Is there some misunderstanding?"
Only then did Wu Shigong understand what had happened. He also heard that Zheng Zhibao's accent was very familiar, which was the Mandarin accent spoken by modern Taiwanese compatriots, so it must have been a misunderstanding, because he did not speak it in Fujian.
What an enemy.
Therefore, Wu Shigong immediately stopped his urge to protect him. He held his hand to Zheng Zhibao from a distance and said with a smile: "Misunderstanding!"
Zheng Zhibao laughed a few times and returned the greeting: "My lord, you have trained a good soldier!"
After hearing Zheng Zhibao's compliment, Wu Shigong smiled and nodded to him, and then asked his guards to disperse and walk towards the eyebrow tower. However, Wu Shigong admired the vision of the strong man in front of him, knowing that he was carrying
He is a soldier. And this strong man's guard is not weak either. He can even remain calm under the fire and gun pointed by his own guard. He is indeed a character!
But now Wu Shigong has no idea of getting acquainted with Zheng Zhibao. His thoughts are all on the banquet hosted by Xu Wenjue, the crown prince of Wei Guogong. So Wu Shigong bowed his hand to Zheng Zhibao again, and then led his bodyguard to the Mei Tower.
But before leaving, Wu Shigong suddenly had a joking idea and said in Minnan dialect: "You will win only if you love to work hard!" Then he walked away with a big smile. In modern times, Wu Shigong was often seen in KTV.
Sing this song. So his pronunciation of Hokkien is quite standard.
When Zheng Zhibao heard this hometown dialect, he was really stunned for a while. He thought about the meaning of this sentence over and over. Suddenly he realized that this military attache was teaching his own experience in military training!
So Zheng Zhibao immediately laughed out loud. He said to himself: "Interesting! Kind of interesting!" Suddenly, a light flashed in Zheng Zhibao's mind. He had not yet asked the military attaché's name.
So Zheng Zhibao immediately called a guard beside him and arranged: "Follow him and find out who that person is!" Zheng Zhibao came to Nanjing to make friends with people from all walks of life. He saw that Wu Shigong could bring a guard with a gun.
Running rampant in Nanjing City, I thought that this man must also be a person with a good background, so I started to think about making friends.
Wu Shigong quickly put this little conflict behind him. He still walked and looked at the scenery of Chaoku Street and Qinhuai River. But as he walked, Wu Shigong felt a little awkward. He thought about it carefully.
Suddenly, it dawned on me that what I was wearing was a bit out of place.
Now walking on Chaoku Street, except for the servants, no matter whether they are old or young, tall, short, fat or thin, they are all dressed as scholars in long robes. However, Wu Shigong himself wore short robes for the convenience of movement, although he was also wearing brocade clothes.
Leather boots.
Wu Shigong is a little funny in his heart, isn't he just playing with a woman? Will Mensao be more popular than Mingsao? Don't even look at your own eyes with green light! It will be a little troublesome to take off your clothes by then.
That’s it!
After walking for less than a stick of incense, we arrived at a relatively quiet place. The guard who was exploring the way in front had already asked about the location. He gave Tao Xin a secret signal, and Wu Shigong knew that Meilou had arrived.
At the door of Meilou, you can see a few neatly dressed clerks and aunts. They explained to some people with smiles on their faces: "I'm really sorry. Today, Meilou has been rented out. Sir, how about you come back tomorrow?"
,Sorry sorry."
There were also some customers who were very frustrated and complained. Wu Shigong looked at the door carefully and immediately frowned. Because at the door of Meilou, except for the waiters from Meilou, there were not many people waiting to greet them.
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Wu Shigong understood that Xu Wenjue, the eldest son of Wei Guogong, could not go downstairs to greet him due to his status, but Ma Shouxin, who had warmly invited him yesterday, did not show up either. This is a bit unreasonable. You must know that etiquette between nobles is very particular.
Yes. You don’t greet guests at the door. At best, you don’t have a tutor, but at worst, you just don’t take your guest to heart! Could it be that the host, Xu Wenjue, and the others haven’t arrived yet? Are you here early?
Tao Xin and the others stepped forward and announced Wu Shigong's identity. They may have already said hello, and several maids came to greet them immediately. The maids from Meilou who came to greet them all seemed to be well-trained, that is to say, they had a little surprise in their eyes.
He took off Wu Shigong's short robe and said with a smile: "Sir, please come inside."
After arriving in the Ming Dynasty, Wu Shigong never had the opportunity to go to a brothel. The only times he took advantage of the situation were either official banquets or arrangements by the gentry he had made friends with. It can be said that he was either ignored like Man Ling at that time, or he was completely supported.
She went to the brothel as she pleased and went to the brothel in a serious manner according to the procedures of the Ming Dynasty. It was really the first time for a big girl to go to a sedan chair.
Wu Shigong didn't dare to be rude. He smiled at the maids. These girls were all thirteen or fourteen years old. Originally, Wu Shigong was worried that these maids would come over enthusiastically and ask for help. How should he deal with it?
However, his worries were obviously unnecessary. These maids were very measured and made Wu Shigong feel very comfortable.
Wu Shigong casually asked the maid in front of him: "Are the Duke of Wei and the others here?"
The maid smiled generously and replied: "Your Majesty, they are all here, and they are waiting for your husband to arrive." But this answer made Wu Shigong frown again, and he lost the interest in talking.
The place for entertaining guests in the Meilou is very deep. The maids led Wu Shigong to walk quietly. Wu Shigong carefully appreciated the scenery on both sides. Although the Meilou is a building, it is actually a large courtyard.
The rockeries, flowers and trees inside are all arranged with great ingenuity, which is pleasing to the eye and makes people feel very comfortable.
And when he walked into the building, the decorations inside were complicated, and it was obvious that the person who arranged them had put a lot of effort into it. But for Wu Shigong, who was now obsessed with money, the decorations he saw couldn't help but think of money.
.In modern times, these accessories should all be antiques.
However, this kind of decoration is indeed elegant. Wu Shigong feels that it is better than the decoration in his own modern nightclub. However, there is nothing easy to decorate in modern nightclubs. They are all in such a dark room that you can't see anything in the decoration!
Finally, the etiquette was not completely lost. Outside the reception room, Ma Shouxin, who had been notified, greeted Wu Shigong at the door. After the two of them bowed politely, Ma Shouxin welcomed Wu Shigong into the room.
There were already five or six young men sitting in the room, and Ma Shouxin began to introduce Wu Shigong one by one. The first of course was Xu Wenjue, the eldest son of Wei Guogong. Wu Shigong saluted Xu Wenjue while looking at Xu Wenjue and found that he was older than himself.
He is handsome and handsome, but he has a good appearance.
In fact, while Wu Shigong was sizing him up, Xu Wenjue was also sizing up Wu Shigong. Seeing that Wu Shigong was thick, ugly, and shamefully wearing a short robe, he despised Wu Shigong a little more in his heart. Xu Wenjue also regretted that he had arranged for Liu Shigong today.
If you were to accompany Wu Shigong, wouldn't it be like a cow chewing peonies and not understanding the style?
If it weren't for the money spent by the unfaithful boss Ma Shouxin, Xu Wenjue might have immediately exchanged his goods for Wu Shigong. However, Xu Wenjue had a good education after all, so there was still no abnormality visible on the surface.
Then Ma Shouxin introduced the guests to Wu Shigong, such as the third young master of the Shangshu family and the fifth young master of the Marquis family. Anyway, Wu Shigong couldn't remember that much, he just bowed to each one with thorough etiquette.
However, the reaction of those accompanying guests was not as good as that of Xu Wenjue, and some people were a little perfunctory when they returned the gift. Of course Wu Shigong also observed this, but Wu Shigong could only pretend not to see it. There is no way! People are poor and have short ambitions! (