Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty Chapter 1233 Postscript Eighty-Nine: Pulling Liang’s family into trouble and persuading Feng Chen to be a good person
Chapter 1233 Postscript Eighty-Nine: Pulling Liang’s family into trouble and persuading Feng Chen to be a good person
Chapter 1233 Postscript 89·La Liang's family goes into trouble to persuade Fengchen to be a good person
Lan Ruoyuan is located in the southwest urban area of Luoyang, and is no longer its original address.
At that time, Li Bangyan could not buy real estate with money, so he could only temporarily rent the site for business. Later, the prince presided over the construction of Luoyang City Wall, and Li Bangyan bought a piece of land in the new city and built it himself.
Nowadays, the Li family is still responsible for running Lan Ruo Yuan, but its shareholding has been reduced to less than 15%.
The shareholding structure of Lan Ruoyuan is extremely complicated, with various indirect shareholdings and white gloves. Even the Li family who is responsible for the operation cannot understand it.
Especially when Emperor Dingtai reorganized the army, he purged a group of Luoyang dignitaries. After the coup, another group was purged. Now it is even more chaotic. It is estimated that many ministers of the government have obtained shares.
"I heard that the person who first opened Lanruo Academy was a cabinet minister?" Xie Yan was very familiar with Lanruo Academy, but he had never heard of Li Bangyan's name.
Shi Huai introduced: "Li Bangyan was not only the founding cabinet minister of the Ming Dynasty, but also the last deputy prime minister of the former Song Dynasty. This man was extremely corrupt in the former Song Dynasty, but became much more restrained in the Ming Dynasty. However, the Qi family was incompetent, and he was imprisoned because his family members were corrupt and violated the law.
Implicated in dismissal."
"It seems that at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, corruption was severely punished," Xie Yan said.
Zhu Shirong said: "It's more than harsh. I heard that during the first major case, because too many officials across the country were arrested, one-third of the provinces, prefectures and counties were unable to work."
"I heard that half of the government offices were shut down," Zeng Wei said.
Lu Churen said: "How can it be half? At most one-third."
Zeng Wei said: "One-third is also very scary."
Shi Huai lamented: "At the time of Taizu and Emperor Taizong, the officials were clean and honest, and the people were upright and prosperous. I wish I could visit them in person."
When Xie Yan heard that they were nostalgic about a hundred years ago, he couldn't help but shout "Brother Zhu is awesome" in his heart.
When the carriage was about to arrive at Lanruo Courtyard, Zhu Shirong said: "At its peak, there were six Lanruo Courtyards in the country. After Li Bangyan died of illness, the two grandsons divided the family property, which caused a lot of trouble. Except for Luoyang and Hangzhou, there were several other Lanruo Courtyards.
The entire Jialanruo Courtyard has been sold."
"How many are left now?" Xie Yan asked.
Shi Huai said: "There are at least twenty or thirty, but the quality varies, and most of them are arty. The only one in Luoyang that is still run by the Li family."
Xie Yan asked again: "Aren't there any descendants of the Li family who are officials?"
Zhu Shirong said: "There was someone in the Hangzhou branch who had been an official and was involved in a major case in Guangdong decades ago. Not only was he executed, but his family property was also confiscated."
"Since then, Hangzhou Lanruo Academy has gone from bad to worse, and the new shareholders are running the business in a haphazard manner. The orchids and bodhisattvas there are too dusty and not elegant at all." Shi Huai lamented this.
It seems that Vice President Shi likes something more elegant.
"My dear sirs, Lan Ruoyuan has arrived." the coachman reminded.
Luoyang Lanruo Courtyard covers an area of about 20 acres and has a five-story high-rise building. But the real highlight is in the separated backyards.
Zhu Shirong said: "The lower four floors are filled with blue herders. The fifth floor is mainly red herders. In the backyard, the pure herders live."
I don’t know when it started to refer to prostitutes as “husbands”, but it wasn’t around the time when the Ming Dynasty was founded.
At first, he seemed to be a government official, calling himself or being respectfully called "waiter" by the common people.
Guan, Xiaochen.
Hall, Yamen Court Hall.
In a daze, he transplanted it to a prostitute.
In fact, in the Song Dynasty, palace maids and prostitutes were more often called "Miss". Such as Miss Li, Miss Zhang and so on.
But miss is not a specific title, but a respectful title for young women, which has the same meaning as "little lady". It is just that it is used to call prostitutes, and women from good families avoid it.
Xie Yan inquired carefully and found out that blue shopkeepers are ordinary women who sell their bodies, while red shopkeepers are top-notch women who sell their bodies. Qing shopkeepers claim to be artists rather than prostitutes, and that's just themselves.
Just like in Jiangnan in the late Qing Dynasty, various "book apartments" were proliferated. At first glance, they may have been thought to be places for storytelling or reading. In fact, they were high-end small brothels. The prostitutes inside called themselves "cishi", also called "sir" and "husband"
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"Xueshi Shi, Xueshi Zhu, and Xueshi Zeng, please come quickly, but the three of them haven't been here for half a year!"
The person in charge of the reception was a boy, who probably stayed in the brothel all year round, and this place was in the southwest corner of the city. He didn't even know the famous Prince Consort Xie.
The boy looked at Xie Yan and Lu Churen: "I'm sorry for my blindness, but I dare to ask these two gentlemen their names."
Shi Huai introduced: "This is Bachelor Xie, and this is Bachelor Lu."
"Thank you... thank you, Prince Consort?" The young man looked at Xie Yan's waist.
But Xie Yan didn't wear a hibiscus jade pendant. After all, he was here to drink flower wine this time.
Such a young bachelor, and his surname is Xie, he is probably the prince-in-law.
The young man was very discerning and hurriedly greeted everyone and asked: "Are your gentlemen going to the fifth floor or going to the inner courtyard to relax?"
Shi Huai asked: "Which waiter in the inner courtyard is free?"
The young man said: "Young masters came early, Guo Chen and Guo Li are both free."
Zhu Shirong asked: "Where is Zhao Jingjing?"
"What a coincidence, Mr. Zhao has been in poor health these past few days," the young man said with a confused look on his face, "How about I ask some of my husbands for help?"
As long as the blue and red shopkeepers can afford the money, it will be fine.
The poor people have to put on airs, and even if they are lucky enough to meet, they will just play the piano, sing, drink and dance.
Xie Yan asked in a low voice: "Is Zhao Jingjing the number one prostitute in Luoyang?"
Zhu Shirong winked: "I heard that he is a descendant of the royal family of the previous dynasty. Although I don't know whether it is true or not, people are flocking to him."
"Isn't the main focus here is Bodhisattva Man and Hu Ji?" Xie Yan was a little confused.
Zhu Shirong explained: "Whether it is Bodhisattva Man or Hu Ji, even if they can dance and write, after all, they lack a trace of scholarly charm. Most of them are red shopkeepers."
Shi Huai recalled the past and said:
"Now the business is no longer working. Forty years ago, I was still a young man. At that time, there was a Bodhisattva Man from Xi'na. He was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. He was also gentle, virtuous, well-behaved and smart. He could be a man for men just by drinking and chatting.
Relieve worries."
"That Bodhisattva is a courtesan from the Qing Dynasty, and she has been the number one prostitute (famous prostitute) in the two capitals for ten consecutive years. How many dignitaries have spent a lot of money just to have a drink and chat with her."
"What a pity. By the time I became successful, she had already married a business woman, and I haven't had the chance to meet her yet."
Well, Vice President Shi still had Bai Yueguang when he was young.
Zhu Shirong said: "It is not difficult to train a woman from a feudal state to become a prostitute. What is difficult is to win the recognition of countless customers. Therefore, managers like to take shortcuts. Women from a feudal state who are good at singing and dancing are the most suitable to be prostitutes.
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In a word, today’s entertainment industry is too complicated!
It is difficult to achieve the top level by relying solely on appearance, poetry, singing and dancing. You must also provide sufficient emotional value. Being able to chat is more important than the previous ones.
The boy invited them to the foyer in the backyard to have tea, and quickly ran inside to help with questions.
Not long after, he came back and said, "Guard Zhao has just recovered from his illness, and some of my husbands are here to invite me."
Where does poor health and recovery come from?
It's just that I was drinking with a group of young men last night, and someone got drunk until midnight and smashed all the furniture in Zhao Jingjing's room.
This kind of group of people come to drink with the public servants, and there is basically no physical relationship. At most, one of them will stay overnight, and the rest will go to sleep with the red and blue public servants.
And Zhao Jingjing's conditions for retaining people were very harsh. She couldn't look down on any of the young men last night.
But the young masters were drunk and ignored them. The leader insisted on sleeping with Zhao Jingjing and got into trouble, smashing things crazily and yelling curses.
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Zhao Jingjing was also angered and pointed at the young master and said, "You want to smash my courtyard door? Next time your father comes, I'm afraid he won't be able to find a way in. I'm drinking with you tonight for your father's sake!"
Do you think you can enter my yard if you want?"
Hearing this, the young master ran away in despair.
Zhao Jingjing was so angry that he immediately announced that he would not welcome guests for three days.
She is qualified to stage music.
There is more than one powerful person covering it!
"Madam, thank you, Prince Consort, they have come in." A maid ran over quickly.
Zhao Jingjing asked hurriedly: "Is he really as handsome and charming as the legend says?"
The maid smiled and said: "The face is like a crown jade, the posture is straight and straight, and the bearing is extraordinary."
Zhao Jingjing said to his personal maid: "Alan, go and drink with your consort, and pay more attention to some of his subtle habits."
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The maid named Alan is actually an Orchid from the Middle East.
Due to the constant wars between the Tianfang countries, human trafficking is on a large scale. Not only women and children are trafficked, but also adult men.
Alan is thirteen years old this year. Because of his outstanding appearance, he is very popular with Lan Ruoyuan. So he has been assigned to be a maid next to Zhao Jingjing since he was ten years old.
Firstly, he studied music, chess, calligraphy and painting with Zhao Jingjing, and secondly, he followed Zhao Jingjing to make himself familiar in front of the powerful.
By the time you reach the age of fourteen or fifteen, you will definitely be somewhat famous, and then it will be time to officially leave the cabinet.
This is a mature training system, and the training cost is much lower than that of Li Bangyan, who strives for excellence. Of course, it has also been widely criticized by President Shi's people, who believe that Lan Ruoyuan has abandoned its fine traditions.
Xie Yan and the other five were invited to sit down, but they did not see Zhao Jingjing himself.
Five young girls came out and each sat down next to a guest: "My wife just got up and hasn't had time to wash up yet. Please don't blame her."
Xie Yan took a look at the five girls. The youngest was probably only twelve or thirteen years old, and the oldest was only fifteen or sixteen years old.
The law prohibiting child labor is not strictly enforced!
Although Xie Yan didn't plan to stay here for the night, he could still happily accept a hug like Shang Kli's.
Seeing Alan at this moment, he was a little reluctant to do anything.
Forget it, just drink and listen to music.
"What's your name?" Xie Yan asked casually.
Alan knelt down and poured wine for Xie Yan: "My name is Alan, my humble surname is Zhao, my maiden name is Pilan. I haven't given my name yet, and I'm waiting for my boudoir."
"How old are you?" Xie Yan asked again.
Alan said: "I will be thirteen next month."
Nima.
It was definitely child labor, and Xie Yan wanted to report it.
The child labor ban was only enacted last year!
Xie Yan looked at the other four people. The most sullen Lu Churen had already started to reach out, holding the maid's little hand and pouring wine together.
Too greasy and unsightly.
Of course, Lan Ruo, the most famous personal maid in the hospital, is not allowed to hug or hug her at most, nor is she allowed to put her hands under her clothes.
This is an unspoken rule, and guests will generally abide by it - if they are in a hurry, they will not come to the inner courtyard. There are many prostitutes on the fifth floor.
"Where is your hometown?" Xie Yan asked.
Alan recalled: "I can't remember clearly. When I was a child, I lived in a big house and was served by servants. Then one day, rebel soldiers came in and my mother hugged my brother and ran away with me."
"We were all arrested and taken to many places. I only remember Baghdad, which is a very big city. Later we stopped at a big port... Oh, I shouldn't have said so many things, please forgive me."
Alas, this poor little girl used to be a young lady from a wealthy family.
Xie Yan guessed that she came from the recently destroyed Zanji Sultanate. Although this country inherited the Seljuk legacy, it had been at war with foreign enemies for a long time and had been engaged in small-scale civil wars for a long time.
It may also come from the Roman Sultanate, the green homeland of Byzantium. If it comes from there, the little girl's brother may have been castrated to be a eunuch, or he may have become a slave playmate of a Byzantine noble.
"Are you homesick?" Xie Yan asked.
Alan was startled when he heard this, and quickly lowered his head to cover up: "I don't want to. The Ming Dynasty is the richest in the world, and it cannot be compared with overseas vassal states. I live here very happily."
Pulling Liang's family into the water and persuading prostitutes to be good, these are the two major hobbies of men.
Xie Yan felt that this little girl was pitiful, and she was innocent, so he wanted to help her escape from the devil's cave and live a good life.
At this moment, soft footsteps sounded, and the number one Zhao Jingjing finally came out.