Water Margin people

Chapter 319
A few days later, Fan Lou.

"It's been so long since I've been here, yet Fan Lou is still so lively!"

Sun Lei smiled and sat on the fan tower looking at the bustling streets and said with a smile that Tokyo does not seem to have changed because of time.

"Such a prosperous and magnificent scene is rare in ancient and modern times."

Wen Huanzhang lamented that the Great Song Dynasty was undoubtedly weak compared to the former great unified dynasty, but when it comes to prosperity, no matter whether it is the Han Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty, whether it is Chang'an or Luoyang, it is not as good as the Tokyo Bianliang of the Great Song Dynasty.

Thinking of the helpless sighs of Xiao Jiasui, Wen Huanzhang, and Gongsun Sheng here, if you only look at the prosperity of Tokyo, you may think that Zhao Song has leveled the world, swept away the world, the country is prosperous, the people are peaceful, all industries are prosperous, and they have achieved a great cause that is as ancient as it is today.

But the reality is that there are constant external and internal troubles in the Great Song Dynasty, the emperor is fatuous, corrupt officials are rampant, the temples are full of treacherous people, and the family, country and society are at stake, but this prosperity is like a gorgeous brocade, covering up all the bad things up.

"This location is good, you can see the palace!"

Sun Lei was sitting near the railing of the palace, and he could see the palace when he tilted his head. The lights inside were also brightly lit, making the palace resplendent and resplendent.

"According to the rules of etiquette, no building near the imperial city is allowed to be taller than the outer wall of the imperial palace. Now, a fan tower dares to stand on the side of the imperial palace and overlook the imperial palace, hey!"

Wen Huanzhang looked at the palace and sighed again. He is a literati. He has been studying poetry, books and etiquette since elementary school. No matter what his considerations are, the existence of Fan Lou is so abrupt and contrary to harmony.

Fanlou can see the imperial palace from the third floor. Ordinary people were forbidden to go up to the third floor, but Zhao Ji had a different idea. He overhauled the garden and built the Longevity Mountain. In order to show off his garden landscape, the three Upstairs and above, as long as you give money, you can go up casually.

"Don't talk about these troubles, I'm here to have fun today, this Fanlou banquet is not bad!"

Sun Lei looked at the crowd and said, instead of going to Goulan today, he would just drink and listen to music in Fanlou.

"There is no banquet, you have to come to this place."

Lu Zhishen complained uncomfortably, although they were only drinking, there were seven or eight beautiful women playing music and singing on the table in the middle of the restaurant.

"This is Tokyo's elegance! How monotonous is it to just drink? It's just enjoyment to enjoy the night view, listen to wonderful music and drink fine wine."

Sun Lei looked at Lu Zhishen with a smile, everyone came to Fanlou today, Lu Zhishen had no choice but to follow, and should he go to the brothel next to him, otherwise Lu Zhishen would be furious.

"Sajia is a monk, and he doesn't want to enjoy it!"

Lu Zhishen took a sip of the wine and said, suddenly found that the wine in Fan Lou was really extraordinary, mellow and sweet, it was a rare good wine.

"A few more jars!"

Lu Zhishen said to the boy who brought the food that he could drink several jars of this wine by himself.

"You really have passed through the intestines with wine and meat, the Buddha will keep it in his heart."

Sun Lei shook his head speechlessly and said, Lu Zhishen's face was not red when he spoke so solemnly.

"Master misunderstood my brother. Today, my brother felt that everyone has worked hard these days, so he came to Fanlou to relax. The second is that today Tong Guan hosted a banquet and invited many court officials, and it is in the next building."

Shi Qian said with a smile, he still heard the news.

"Tong Guan throwing a banquet?"

This news made everyone's faces change, especially Xiao Jiasui, Wen Huanzhang, Gongsun Sheng, Tong Guan was the biggest supporter of Lian Jurchen to destroy Liao.

"Not only that, isn't Master Lu always thinking of saving Xu Ning, Gao Qi will definitely come today, let's see what's going on."

Sun Lei looked at Lu Zhishen again and said, Lu Zhishen has been thinking about saving Xu Ning every day these days.

"Fortunately, this fan building has a strong background, and it was expanded by Zhao Ji and named Yongfeng Building. Although those high-ranking officials are powerful, they dare not clear the place on a large scale, so we have the opportunity to sit here."

Sun Lei pointed to the new acrobatic troupe in the hall below. This fan building has existed since the early Song Dynasty, and the emperors of all dynasties have patronized it. Even people like Cai Jing and Tong Guan dare not be presumptuous.After Zhao Ji’s expansion, Fan Lou has more than five floors standing side by side, and there is a large group of buildings around it, like a giant entertainment place, where there are all kinds of fun that can be imagined. Zhao Ji also changed the name of Fan Lou to Yongfeng Tower, but the name of Fan Lou has already been deeply rooted. People's hearts are widely spread, and people in Tokyo still like to call it Fanlou.

"Brother, shall I kill him later?"

After hearing this, Li Kui was about to touch the axe, but his waist was empty, so he remembered that he didn't bring an axe today.

"Brother Li Kui, this is not the place to do it!"

Tang Bin hurriedly stopped Li Kui, those high-ranking court officials never lacked guards, and this Fanlou is only a street away from the imperial palace, so doing it here is tantamount to sending him to death.

"Tong Guan's banquet is in that pavilion, can you fly there? They can't clear the venue, so it's no problem to rent a loft."

Sun Lei pointed to a building to the north and said, this is one of the five tall buildings in Fanlou. There are flying bridges between the fifth floors for people to go to and from, but at this time the flying bridge connecting the pavilion has already been guarded.

While he was talking, there were already people in the opposite building. The leader was a tall and mighty man with a moustache and a majestic face in armor. From this look, he was obviously a mighty general.

"This is Tong Guan?"

Sun Lei looked over in great surprise. Tong Guan was an eunuch. In his fixed impression, an eunuch should be thin, with a sickly pale face, a gloomy face, a full stomach, and a high-pitched voice. Yang, even speaking with an orchid finger.

"Brother, this Tong Guan was born in a commoner's family in Bianjing. He was thrown into the palace when he was a teenager because of hardships, and became a servant after castration. Since he was almost an adult when he was castrated, he was able to keep part of his beard. His appearance and stature can be considered tall and mighty, but he doesn't look like an eunuch at first glance."

Shi Qian whispered to Sun Lei that he had already found out the details of the officials in Tokyo.

"It's a wonder."

Sun Lei nodded and said, Tong Guan's appearance subverted his impression of eunuchs and eunuchs.

"Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Yang Jian, Wang Fu, Liang Shicheng, Li Yan, Gao Qiu... Except for Zhu Man who has not returned from Jiangnan, the treacherous ministers are all here."

Sun Lei looked at the big officials who appeared on the opposite side, and Shi Qian reported the names of those people, and Sun Lei recognized them one by one.

Xiao Jiasui and Wen Huanzhang looked gloomy, this time Tong Guan didn't invite any good people, and these people would definitely not discuss any good things when they got together.

"Brother, how can you hear me so far away?"

Ling Zhen works in Tokyo, so he naturally knows that the people sitting across from him are not good people, but the distance between the two floors is a bit far, and most of them can't hear the conversation across from them.

"Can't you hear me?"

Sun Lei smiled and said, when choosing the position, he specifically asked Gongsun Sheng about the wind direction at night, and now they are downwind!
"Huh? I can really hear some!"

Ling Zhen calmed down, his eyes lit up and he said that he could faintly hear it along the wind.

"The north wind is blowing tonight, we are just downwind, and we can still hear some sounds."

Gongsun Sheng pointed to the clouds running in the sky and said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)