(I wish you all a prosperous New Year and long live everything you want! Tomorrow is the first day of the Lunar New Year. Please allow me to take a day off.)
A group of people were talking and arguing on the shore and were very excited. Originally, the Oiran Competition was a grand event in Hangzhou. In the past, no matter which brothel won the championship, the brothel in Hangzhou always won the championship. But now, three brothels in Hangzhou won the championship.
The city's struggle for hegemony has risen to another level, which also gives the people of Hangzhou a greater sense of collective honor. If an outsider takes away the oiran, it will be a psychological blow to the people of the city. Because of this,
They couldn't tolerate the delayed progress in front of them, so they naturally started to speak indiscriminately.
"I say everyone, stop arguing, stop arguing. You Hangzhou people are just fierce quarrels. In the past, our Jiangning Prefecture didn't bother to compete with you about courtesan, so you thought you were the number one prefecture in the southeast. Now we're here to compete with you. Look.
I scared you so much that you became a mess. Hey, in fact, it doesn’t matter whether your floating platform is built well or not. In one sentence: you are destined to lose. It’s better not to have any more expectations.” A Jiangning Mansion official
The people who came to watch the excitement didn't mind it, so they couldn't help but make fun of them.
"That's right, this Oiran competition will be won by either Jiangning Prefecture or Yangzhou Prefecture. You guys in Hangzhou Prefecture should take a rest. It can be seen that there is no one available in Hangzhou. Such a big thing is entrusted to a young man who is still young.
It shows that there is no one in Hangzhou." A spectator from Yangzhou also echoed.
This stirred up a hornet's nest, and the people of Hangzhou, who were originally quarreling with each other, immediately targeted these outsiders.
"What the fuck are you talking about?"
"What the hell are you talking about? How dare you compare the two broken cities of Yangzhou City in Jiangning Prefecture with me in Hangzhou? We in Hangzhou City will drown you all in one pee. How dare you say such nonsense."
All the people shouted and cursed.
"Isn't it great that there are too many people? You just have too many people. A big city with millions of people has been frightened by tens of thousands of pirates for decades. The people of Hangzhou are really good. Tell me, they are all a bunch of cowards.
"
"That's right, there are many people, but they are all useless. Don't you recognize the limelight? Who can your prefect Yan ask to help? I, the prefect Shen of Jiangning Prefecture, can ask bachelors from the Hanlin Academy and famous figures from Beijing to help.
, I’ll scare you to death when I say my name. Who can you invite? Are you still unwilling to admit defeat? I’ll torture you all over the floor tonight. Just wait and see when we win the oiran in your Hangzhou to celebrate. To be honest, we have fireworks
I’ve bought them all, and I’m going to beat gongs and drums and set off fireworks on the streets of Hangzhou tonight, and I’ll piss you off to death.”
A group of spectators from Jiangning Prefecture and Yangzhou Prefecture were mean and cunning, speaking fast, urgent and sinisterly. But those who could come from Jiangning and Yangzhou to watch the Oiran Competition were from wealthy families, and these people had no worries about food.
The cultural level of the upper-class citizens who wear them is higher than that of the surrounding Hangzhou people, who are mainly ordinary lower-class people. Therefore, although there are many people in Hangzhou, they are no match for them.
However, they forgot that this was someone else's territory. Moreover, the other party had a large number of people and poor eloquence, but they could take action. They didn't care about the gentlemen's admonitions whether they spoke or not. After these humiliating and sarcastic words came out, they immediately
As if a big stone had been thrown into the pit, several Hangzhou people couldn't help but run away.
"Fuck you, you came to our city of Hangzhou to act wild and rebel against them. Dare you say that we Hangzhou people are wimps? I want you to know how powerful we Hangzhou people are."
Several people rushed forward and punched and kicked a few outsiders who were waving folding fans and looking sarcastic. They also came in groups and were unwilling to show weakness. A group of people immediately started to fight back. Hangzhou people
Seeing the opponent fighting back, they immediately swarmed up. Suddenly, there was a sound of howling ghosts and wolves on the shore of the lake outside the city wall. Women screamed and children cried. Fists and feet flew, blood splashed, and screams were heard. The verbal dispute finally turned into a big melee.
The people in the distance all around stood up one after another and looked towards this direction. The people everywhere were like a colony of penguins on an Arctic island, stretching their necks to look at the chaotic place. They were also as frightened and curious as a group of meerkats.
.The women stretched out their hands to tug at the sleeves of their men, fearing that they would participate in the melee.
Although this kind of melee happened quickly and violently, it was quickly suppressed. Before the tea time after the group fight, Ning Haijun, who was responsible for public security, and the Hangzhou City Guards rushed over. The whip was whipped and brainless.
The beatings were continued, and the beaten people fled with their heads in their arms. After being punched, kicked, kicked and beaten with whips, dozens of people with bruised heads and bruises were tied up and escorted away from the scene.
There was a guy whose eyes were swollen like big tumors and blood was dripping from his mouth. He looked really miserable. But he suddenly shouted boldly and loudly: "Eighteen years later, there is another hero."
"Okay! Okay!" The people watching applauded and cheered.
The soldier who was escorting him raised his foot and kicked him, cursing: "Eighteen years of shit! Aren't you going to behead your head? But just based on your words, my brothers will give you something useful later, look.
Are you a good man?"
"Don't, don't, don't, that's what the villain said. Isn't that how it's done in dramas? The villain has been beaten like this, why don't we allow the villain to brag?" The guy hurriedly gave in and surrendered. It's okay to act cool.
, but if you offend these military lords, you will suffer big losses.
This small episode subsided after dozens of people were taken away. Several generals in charge of maintaining public security in the Ning Navy quickly took countermeasures to separate the people from Yangzhou and Jiangning Prefecture and set aside a separate area.
Visitors from Jiangning Prefecture and Yangzhou Prefecture were allowed to stay there, and some soldiers were sent to patrol the junction to avoid further group fights.
And the people's attention gradually shifted to the lake. Because on the huge platform on the lake, hundreds of soldiers had rushed in and formed a human wall of guards around the platform. This showed that there was something important.
The characters are about to arrive, which also means that the Oiran Competition is about to kick off. But what makes the people of Hangzhou anxious is that the platform of Hangzhou Mansion is still wrapped in black cloth, and the blurred shadows of dozens of craftsmen are still busy.
People can't help but worry about whether the floating platform in Hangzhou can really be put into use before the Oiran Competition begins.
The setting sun has shed its last rays, and the blue sky has become deep and dark. In the east, a golden full moon has appeared. The moon is big and round, although the sky is still a little bright at the moment, which affects the brightness of the moonlight.
Brightness, but you can already feel the silver rays of the Mid-Autumn Moon. The microwaves of the West Lake also reflect silver ripples.
"Hold the lanterns!" An order came from nowhere, and then, under the city wall on the shore of the West Lake, in the lake, under hundreds of tall lamp poles near the floating platform, strings of wind lanterns looked like a
Strings of glowing candied haws rose slowly. When more than a hundred strings of wind lanterns all rose to the top of the lamp pole, suddenly, lights flashed around the huge floating platform above the lake. They turned out to be thousands of lotus flowers.
The lamp floats on the water. The light reflects the pink petals. Although it is not very bright, it reflects the dark lake water, giving it a star-studded and sparkling feeling.
The people began to cheer and applaud, and when the lights came on, the atmosphere was up. The long-awaited show was finally about to begin. People were excited, everyone was looking forward to it, and they couldn't help but rejoice.
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When the lights came up, a dark crowd was also entering the VIP seats on the huge platform opposite the stage. Wu Chunlai and several state government officials began to board the platform and took their seats in the best viewing position at the front. There is a place reserved for officials
The VIP seats where we were seated.
The long tabletop is covered with a tablecloth, and various fruits and vegetables are placed on it. Fragrant osmanthus cakes, juicy purple grapes, red pomegranates, yellow-orange pears, and freshly picked round water chestnuts.
Green lotus seeds, plus sliced white lotus root slices sprinkled with sugar juice and held on small bamboo skewers, there are a lot of seasonal fruits during the Mid-Autumn Festival, which are extremely tempting. After sitting down, many officials showed off their gluttons regardless of their decency.
Then he started eating and chewing heavily.
During the commotion, someone shouted: "The flower boat for the competition is here."
Everyone immediately raised their heads and looked towards the book mountain to the north. There, thousands of lights were flashing on the lake, clearly demarcating the waterway on the lake. In the distance, a dozen large ships were coming from the lake in the north.
Slowly coming between the channels outlined by the lights.
The lights on these big boats are gorgeous and beautiful. The lights are twinkling, and among the silk and bamboo music, even the nearby lake is illuminated with colorful colors. Looking from a distance, the boats are reflected in the water, and the shadows of the boats are moving and flowing.
Overflowing with colors, like a fairyland.
According to the tradition of the Hangzhou Oiran Competition, all the boats participating in the brothels must be decorated, and this is the time to show off the strength of the major brothels.
The red boat of Fengyue Building in Jiangning Mansion led the way. It was a two-story red boat. The whole body of the boat was wrapped in red brocade. The cabin in the middle was decorated into a huge golden sphere. Under the light, the entire boat looked like a ball.
There are huge gold ingots floating on the water. This is also the theme of Fengyuelou flower boat decoration, which means great wealth and wealth.
On the bow deck, more than a dozen Feng Yue Lou's red cards were sitting or standing, holding fans and saluting in the distance towards the dark crowd. A woman in the middle was wearing a long gauze skirt, which was illuminated by the lights.
The next piece of pink color seems to be transparent and the skin is visible, but it seems that nothing can be seen, which is fascinating. Although the face cannot be seen clearly, from her graceful figure, charming standing posture and slender and well-proportioned body, it can be seen that
You know she is a beautiful woman.
"Is that woman...Liu Yiyi?" the people whispered below.
"Isn't she her? It is said that she can do hand dance. Look at her waist, it is as thin as a willow branch. If she can really do hand dance, then we will be blessed tonight."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, awesome, awesome. It looks like it's going to be a fierce battle tonight. I wonder if Wanhua Tower and Qunfang Pavilion can withstand it."
"Whether we can withstand it or not, there is nothing we can do. We just want to have fun. We are happy to win and we are happy to lose. As long as we can feast our eyes on this oiran night. Victory or defeat has nothing to do with us, does it?"
"Hey, when did you learn to drop your book bag? You are happy to win and happy to lose. You are so open-minded. Why did you cry for a long time when you lost a couple of silver in gambling yesterday?"
"You are a disgrace to the scenery. I won't tell you anymore. The boat behind you is coming."
On the stern deck of the Feng Yue Lou ship, seven or eight men dressed as scholars were sitting around a table in an elegant manner, holding folding fans. As we all know, those were the celebrities who assisted the boxing. It is said that these people came from the Hanlin Academy in the capital.
All of the people invited are talented and knowledgeable people.
The big boat of Fengyue Tower is followed by the flower boat of Lanjiang Tower, which is decorated like a flying peacock. It has the same powerful lineup and the same beauty.
After the two colorful boats slowly passed by, many people in Hangzhou began to feel a little cold. According to the comments around them, they learned that the Jiangning Prefecture sent Liu Yiyi from Fengyue Tower and Zheng from Lanjiang Tower to compete this time.
Nuan Yu. As for the abilities of these two women, there have been rumors as early as yesterday. One can dance on the palm of her hand, and the other is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Even the national players of the Zhou Dynasty were almost defeated by her. The people at that time
They felt that it would be difficult to win if they encountered a strong opponent this time. But they also held on to hope that those were just rumors. However, now, all this has been confirmed. Liu Yiyi and Zheng Nuanyu are really here.
