Big Moon Ballad

Chapter 1115 New Wind
Autumn in the north is very cold in November.

Just as the music sounded on the cold mountain of Eastern Wu, the wind in the north was blowing more and more tightly.

Northern Wei Dynasty, Great Wall of Eternal Night.

The largest pass in the world, Shanhaiguan.

Early in the morning, the city tower was opened, and many soldiers in armor poured in.

"Why are there so many soldiers today?" The old sugar seller at the gate of the city raised his head and murmured.

The influx of soldiers brought a sense of chill, and the traffickers and soldiers in the city became nervous, but seeing clearly that the soldiers entering the city were only wearing armor slantedly, hanging shoulders and shoulders, chatting and laughing, and the common people relaxed.

"What, today is the fifth day. It turns out that it's the day of Xiu Mu again."

Rest and Mu is the rest day for the soldiers. Soldiers on the Great Wall of Eternal Night have a rest day every five days, that is, the fifth, No. 15, and 25th of each month. It seems that they rest once every ten days. People, Xiu Mu took turns for the three troops, and each soldier could only get one day's rest in a month.

However, this is quite rare. Before the commander-in-chief Lin Shubai changed the military system, the soldiers did not expect that they would have rest days when they arrived at the border. They could only enjoy the days when the military pay was paid, but often even the military pay could not be paid in time. receive.

"Since it's the fifth day, it seems that the military pay has been paid," the aunt who sells hairpins by the road smiled and raised her head, looking at the military master who actually stopped in front of her stall, grinning from ear to ear.

"That's not true," the owner of the lantern shop next to him stretched out his head after the soldier bought hairpins, "Tsk tsk, a bunch of bachelors are still buying hairpins, I wonder which girl in Liuyun Tower will be cheaper tonight."

"That's what other girls want." The aunt talked about the girls in the building without the slightest contempt, as if she still had respect for this Liuyun Tower, she curled her lips and said, "I heard that there was a bully in the Tang family before. The male and female young master took out a lot of gold and silver and ran in to listen to a song, but Wan's family threw them out with money!"

"Is there such a thing?" The surrounding neighbors immediately became interested when they heard this, "Wan everyone is so arrogant!"

"Don't talk nonsense if you haven't read a few books, what's this called arrogance, what's called integrity!" the aunt said dissatisfiedly, looking at the two tallest buildings standing side by side in the distance, her eyes sparkling.

"After all, Master Wan is a character that everyone in the palace has seen. As long as the old people in Shanhaiguan know that there are only two places in this city that can't make trouble, and that is Shanhaiju and Liuyunlou!"

The surrounding people all nodded in unison.

A strong dragon does not suppress a local snake. What is a local snake?These two places are.

"Speaking of Shanhaiju, it seems that these soldiers will drink up their salaries at Shanhaiju again today." Looking at the soldiers walking past in groups, a peddler laughed.

"Shanhaiju has always paid half price to the soldiers stationed on the Great Wall of Eternal Night," the old vegetable seller said enviously, stroking his beard, "As long as you don't drink your own, this month's military salary may be enough for these soldiers Let's go to Liuyun Tower."

"However, whether we can enter the threshold of Liuyun Tower tonight will depend on everyone's mood today!"

The people discussing around burst into laughter.

The process of soldiers entering the city to spend their military pay has long been familiar to the people in the city. It is nothing more than having a big meal at Shanhaiju before going to Liuyun Tower to listen to music.

Although Shanhaiju is the largest restaurant on the border, Liuyunlou, which is next to Shanhaiju, seems to have a higher threshold for some reason.

When it was almost evening, many soldiers who had been eating and drinking outside for a day gathered at the gate of Liuyun Building. It was different from when they entered the city during the day, their faces were ruddy, and most of them were still in the city. After taking a bath in the bathhouse, although it is not as elegant as the scribes gathered around, it still looks clean and tidy.

But the group of soldiers blocking the door still caused dissatisfaction among the nearby "regular customers" who were also waiting for the Liuyun Tower to open.

"Tsk tsk, these soldiers, don't smell of sweat to the girls in Liuyun Building." A scholar with a folding fan stood under a tree and pointed to the soldiers.

"That's right," a young man dressed in the same dress stood beside him, "I don't know what everyone thinks. There are noble people who protect the sky and fear nothing, but they let these soldiers who don't know a single word enter the door, and they are in vain. The style of the building."

"I heard that it's because everyone knows the guards on the Great Wall of Eternal Night, so they have to sell this face," another young master shook his head and sighed, with pity in his eyes, "In the danger of troubled times, she is a girl, struggling It’s not easy to support.”

The few scholars around all showed sad expressions, only feeling that the pearl was covered with dust, and they were heartbroken.

"Brother Chen has been visiting Master Wan for a month, right?" A young master said with a smile to the young master who was holding a folding fan at the beginning, "Would you like to get a glimpse of her face?"

"It's not so easy," Mr. Folding Fan shook his head, "Before, someone could see you for three consecutive months, but my younger brother only took one month. It's just to let everyone know my sincerity."

"Three months?" The scholars were stunned when they heard the words, "It's so difficult to see each other, why is there no one to force their way?"

"Why not?" Mr. Folding Fan shrugged his shoulders, "There are always those kind of outsiders who don't know how deep they are, and they want to break into the boudoir with a few bad money, but they are thrown out by the guards around everyone."

"I heard that there are five-rank guards around everyone, but is it true?" a young master asked curiously.

"Although I haven't seen it, I heard it's true," Mr. Folding Fan said with a serious expression, "My family's guards are sixth-level guards. They once visited from afar and said that there are masters hidden in the Liuyun Building."

All the princes were dumbfounded when they heard this.

The only ones who can be called masters at the sixth level are the practitioners at the fifth level.

You must know that under the Immortal Official System, cultivators who rank fifth can be appointed officials unconditionally and serve the royal family, and practitioners who rank fourth can only be used by kings, so rank six are guards that wealthy families can afford upper limit.

Therefore, many aristocratic families choose to cultivate their own children or raise some orphans from an early age, hoping to produce some high-level practitioners from their families, but it is rare to have fifth-level practitioners.

Generally, only some aristocratic families with extremely profound backgrounds will have guards of the fifth rank.

But the little violinist in a music workshop in Shanhaiguan actually has guards of the fifth rank beside him, which shows the depth of the background of Liuyun Tower.

It's no wonder that Master Wan once had a reputation as an oiran, but now they are closing their doors to thank guests, but no one dares to offend her.

At this moment, the originally dim Liuyunlou lanterns were all lit up, and the lights were brilliant for a moment, making people ecstatic.

"Liuyun Tower is open again!"

Pedestrians all around stopped to cheer, and the young masters under the tree cheered up and walked towards the gate with smiles.

The eyes of the soldiers also lit up, and they rushed towards the door like a stream of water.

The crowd was like weaving, and a thin captain was also mixed in the crowd.

(End of this chapter)