Han Shizu

Chapter 405
"Tao Gong, you are finally back!" In front of the hotel gate, just as Tao Gu got off the carriage, the waiter who had been waiting for a long time greeted him.

Tao Gu, who has been holding back in the lonely hall for a long time, finally couldn't hold it back, and what he said yesterday reminded him that apart from the Southern Tang Chaotang, the common people in this city should also pay more attention, or there may be accidental discoveries.

So, on this day, Tao Gu traveled to the city to observe the market. Jinling is a place where people gather together. There are many ci workshops and painting workshops. There are talented women and beautiful ladies. After some publicity, my mood immediately improved.

"What's the matter?" Tao Gu said calmly, raising his sleeves.

"Prime Minister Feng Yansi sent someone to invite Mr. Tao to visit the mansion, saying that a banquet has been set up for him! This is an invitation card!"

Tao Gu accepted the invitation, and stopped for a glance at the beautifully designed cover with gilt gold rims, opened it to scan the contents, and rolled his eyes.Looking at the sky, it was almost evening, put away the invitation, and said: "You don't need to accept the car driver, and I will go to Feng's residence after the old man takes care of it."

Before night fell, Feng's mansion had already made preparations to welcome guests. It was a common occurrence for high-ranking officials and ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty to have banquets with guests. Everyone in the mansion was experienced, and the arrangement was very smooth.

Food and wine dishes, beautiful maidservants, singers and dancers, actors and musicians, are all ready. It looks like a happy and luxurious place. It's nothing more than that.

In the hall, several officials of the "Feng Party" were also invited, and there were not many people, to advise the doctor Wei Cen to have the highest authority.Wei Cen belonged to Song Qiqiu, Yuan Chen of the Southern Tang Dynasty, but in the Southern Tang Dynasty, Song and Feng were in the same party.

"The envoy of the Han Dynasty is too entrusted. What is your status as a gentleman, you invite him to a banquet and wait for him in person, but you have to wait so long! Why don't you go to the banquet first?" Wei Cen flattered Shan Shan, and he began to feel dissatisfied with Feng Yansi.

Feng Yansi also had the arrogance of a literati, and was a little dissatisfied in his heart, but he boasted of self-cultivation, and smiled lightly: "The host and guest have not arrived, as the host, I should be patient. Besides, this is ordered by His Majesty."

Hearing what Feng Yansi said, Wei Cen immediately expressed that Mr. Feng is generous, his mind is like the sea, and he embraces all rivers.
After thinking about it, Wei Cen asked for advice: "Master, over there in Hunan, do I really want to send troops?"

"Huh?" Feng Yansi turned his head to look, and frowned: "Why, you also have doubts?"

Feng Yansi's look made Wei Cen's heart tense, and he hurriedly said: "I just think that I have been fighting against Wu and Yue in the past few years, but I have lost a lot of money and food."

"Because of this, we should advocate the annexation of the land of Hunan!" Feng Yansi interrupted him, and said: "Back then, Chen Min sent troops in disorder, that was our suggestion, but it was just a change in the face of the enemy and improper handling of the aftermath, which led to disastrous results. People are disappointed. In the battle of Fuzhou, you were also the supervisor of the army. The generals competed for success, but the battle was not good, and the Wuyue people took advantage of it!"

"Although your majesty is well-mannered, he also has the heart to open up the frontier and open up the land. For us, we have disappointed your majesty after several times of failure. Otherwise, in the past two years, how could Han Xizai and those northerners be revived!"

"Ma Chu this time is my chance to reverse the situation!"

Hearing this, Wei Cen immediately said: "My lord is far-sighted, I admire you!"

"It's just that, although you don't need to worry too much about the Northern Han Dynasty when you fight in the south, you still need to find out what your thoughts and intentions are!" Feng Yansi said: "Otherwise, your majesty may not be able to feel at ease. of!"

"It depends on Tao Gu!" Wei Cen responded with a clever smile.

Feng Yansi didn't have to wait too long, the disciples reported that Tao Gu had arrived.When the guests passed the house, the music sounded suddenly. Feng Yansi showed great enthusiasm, greeted them personally, and guided them to the table.

The sound of Mi Hua's music is lingering in the ears, and the beautiful singing voice is so intoxicating. The most alluring thing is Mei Ji, who is showing off her dancing skills in the hall. She covers her body with a light veil, and she is full of charms, enchanting figure, and graceful figure.Southern Tang monarchs and ministers really know how to play
Tao Gu enjoyed the warmest hospitality, with beautiful maids serving in single clothes and short skirts, serving wine and vegetables, exhaling with red lips, the fragrance was moving.

The pink skulls all over the room really made Tao Gu hard to keep his heart, his face was flushed red, he didn't know whether it was drunk or intoxicated.Under Feng Yansi's leadership, all the guests at the banquet complimented and praised Tao Gu intentionally or unintentionally, admiring his literary talents, and almost called him a northern poet and a giant in the literary world.
After playing happily, under the booing of all the guests, Tao Gu happily composed an impromptu lyrics in class: "Full Hall Spring".Gorgeous words, heartstrings, seduce people's desire.
"Tao Shijun is brilliant!" Feng Yansi let go of the smile on his face, and said, "Feng is ashamed of himself!"

Affected by the temptation of spring, Tao Gu's hands have already become irregular, moving on the body of the accompanying maid. Hearing this, he stopped the movement of his hands, and waved his hands at Feng Yansi: "Mr. Feng is too modest, the land of Jianghuai, Who doesn't know that Feng Gong's words can create a generation of fashion."

This kind of business bragging made the relationship between the two of them a lot closer all of a sudden.

Seeing that Tao Gu was in high spirits, Feng Yansi pointed to the panting, charming singer who had danced several dances in succession, and said with a smile, "How does Mr. Tao look at this concubine?"

Tao Gu looked down the hall with confused eyes, looked at those young and beautiful dancers, and praised: "Xin is a beautiful woman, gathering the spirit of Jiangnan!"

"Haha!" Feng Yansi laughed, and introduced: "They are carefully selected by the old man's messengers, and they were trained from a young age, and the elders are no more than seventeen. If you are interested, I will gift two of them to wait in front of the case, how about it? "

"Really?" Tao Gu's eyes lit up.

"Really!" Feng Yansi affirmed.

Asking the maid beside him to drink another sip of wine, Tao Gu felt itchy, and cupped his hands to Feng Yansi: "Mr. Feng has treated you so kindly, I don't know, why do you repay him?"

Tao Gu was already drunk, Feng Yansi then said in a seemingly unintentional way: "Hey, with regard to the incident in Hunan recently, the old man insisted on uniting with the big man to conspire for great things, but I don't know the big man, why did this discussion suddenly happen?"

When Feng Yansi asked, Tao Gu's eyes twitched, and he put his arms around the maid in a drunken state, sniffed the fragrance, and said to Feng Yansi: "Mr. Feng, I have some words, I dare not speak in vain! Otherwise, it will be passed on."

Seeing this, Feng Yansi cheered up, and immediately told Wei Cen: "Doctor Wei, please say hello for the truth!"

"Yes!" Wei Cen obeyed the order, and soon the hall became more lively and even noisy.

Feng Yansi, on the other hand, stood up and got down from his seat, waved his hand to the serving maid, gave up his seat, and sat down by himself.

Without the delicate body of a beautiful maidservant, it would be a shame to replace an old man like Feng Yansi.However, Tao Gu looked at Feng Yansi, and said in a drunken voice, "Forget it, in order to repay Duke Feng's kindness, let me have a few words."

The smell of alcohol in Tao Gu's mouth was heavy, and the nauseous smell was so bad, Feng Yansi could only bear it, and cooperated with Fu'er to go, only to hear Tao Gu say: "I suggest to your country, don't miss this good opportunity!"

"What do you mean by that?" Feng Yansi's eyes lit up.

Tao Gu hiccupped and said intermittently: "The Son of Heaven is young, and when he is young, he is full of vigor. Since he succeeded to the throne, he has been oppressed by the old officials in the court. He wants to expand the territory to suppress the old officials and veterans."

Hearing what he said, Feng Yansi was even more interested, and felt that he had gained a lot. This is the secret of the current situation of the Northern Han court, so he continued to listen carefully.

"The rebellion in Ma Chu gave the emperor an opportunity. Ma Xie violated the will of the court and raised troops to commit crimes, and the emperor could not tolerate it. Veteran ministers like me have tried to dissuade your majesty that Hunan is an enclave and we should seize its land. If you can’t keep it, isn’t that just making a wedding dress for you in the Tang Dynasty? But you didn’t listen, and insisted on going your own way. Last year’s winter, you forced two thousand soldiers to be stationed in Lizhou to spy on Hunan. Let’s see, wait until”

As he said that, Tao Gu suddenly woke up from alcohol, with a frightened expression, he waved his hands again and again: "Mr. Feng, what you said just now is all nonsense, don't trust it, don't spread it to outsiders."

Feng Yansi thought to himself, pretending to be drunk, and said in a daze, "It's really noisy here, what did Mr. Tao say?"

Turning his head to look, he saw Tao Gu holding a cup to his lips, staring at the dancers resting in the hall with squinting eyes.

Slightly disdainful, Feng Yansi immediately said cheerfully: "Tao Shijun, it's getting late, let's take a rest at my house tonight!"

"Good! Good! Good!" Tao Gu didn't move his eyes, and promised perfunctorily.

"Come on, why don't you wait for Tao Shijun to go down and take a shower and go to bed?" Feng Yansi casually greeted the two beautiful girls, and ordered: "I'm so good to serve you!"

Tao Gu was drunk, still looking impatient, with his arms around the two beauties, he almost drifted back to the hall.

Looking at his back, Feng Yansi restrained his face, ordered people to remove the banquet, and chuckled lightly.

"Is this something you get?" Wei Cen leaned forward and asked.

"It's time to report to His Majesty!" That's all Feng Yansi said.

On Tao Gu's side, smelling the fragrance of the two young girls, he slowly became completely intoxicated.

(End of this chapter)