Gentlemen, listen to the sword chant

Chapter 47
In order to maintain the purity of the bloodlines of the people of Great Liang, the empire had explicitly prohibited intermarriage between the people of Great Liang and the people of Dongying.But money can turn ghosts around. People in Dongying who have money can still enjoy the most comfortable service in Great Liang. In the same way, the people of Great Liang are the same.

The woman covered her mouth with a sneer and said, "My son-in-law has a good eye. Although Dongying women are petite and exquisite, they are famous for their gentleness. The guests who come here are all lingering. If there is no law, otherwise several guests would want to abandon them." The lovely wives in the family became cruel and ransomed for them to marry back home as daughters-in-law."

Chen Ci smiled abruptly and said, "Lead the way."

The woman had a graceful figure, and tried her best to show her charm. Originally, there would be a strange brilliance in his eyes, but he disappointed her. She thought to herself, she deserves to be the son-in-law from the capital. Very human.Knowing that eggs hit rocks, women no longer do thankless things, walk in the front, and lead the way for everyone.

A group of retinues with swords entered Manjiang Tower.

This attracted people's attention. There were quite a few people who came to Manjianglou to seek pleasure, and there were many people with weapons, but dressed like this, fully armed, with their faces covered tightly, they were indeed a minority.Chen Ci and a group of followers suddenly became the focus of attention.When the woman entered the building earlier, she winked at the men at the corner, and the men nodded and retreated calmly.What a joke, the statement was aggressive, although he didn't show any impatience or disgust, but just in case, we still have to beware that he took gunpowder to find fault, Manjianglou can make such a big business, a hundred years old The store has a strong reputation in terms of reputation. You can't just watch the clichés come and go, and you must take precautions before they happen.

Chen Ci saw it in his eyes and sneered in his heart.

The building is extremely luxurious.

Under the pale yellow halo, a flirtatious woman in scantily dressed clothes was walking with a fruit plate, and her soft, snow-white breasts were about to be piled up on the fruit plate.In the empty hall, there are many scattered seats, and there are many rich men sitting there. They all toast and drink, with one or two young girls in their arms; on the dance floor on the high stage, there are also a dozen female concubines dancing Dancing, there are women who are proficient in piano and chess playing the piano, noble and elegant... Manjiang Tower is worthy of the place of wine pool and meat forest.Chen Ci feels that this is a bit like the bars of his time, but the purpose here is clearer and the consumption level is higher.

"My son-in-law, should I find a private room upstairs, or just stay in this hall?" The woman leaned closer to Chen Ci, and she was bathed in a kind of fragrance. However, the statement was unusual, with his hands behind his back, he winked at the followers behind him, and said, "Arrange insurance for all my warriors, as many Japanese women as you like, the better, and the more expensive drinks... Oh, don't be afraid that I won't be able to open them." money."

"Of course not, who doesn't worry about the son-in-law." The woman covered her mouth and laughed.

"As for me, I'm in the hall." After speaking, Chen Ci and Fan Chu casually walked to a corner and sat down.

The woman raised her eyebrows, but she didn't dare to refute, so she nodded to those indifferent followers, smiled and said "Follow me" and went upstairs.

As soon as Chen Ci sat down, a dancer brought drinks and steaming barbecue melons and fruits. Not to mention other things, the service was in place.Chen Ci casually took out pieces of silver and stuffed them in the gully between the chests of the three dancing girls. Seeing that Chen Ci didn't intend to keep them, the dancing girls were a little disappointed, but they still kept smiling and said, "Please use it slowly."

The Manjiang Tower is resplendent and resplendent, and it is unknown how many wealthy businessmen or high-ranking officials are there.

Chen Ci searched around but did not see Yu Xiong, so he reckoned that he went to the box on the second floor to have fun with his friends.

Chen Ci is here to find fault. I heard that the little sister-in-law Xiao Cuicui was tied up here by a bandit army. I don't know where she is. I still have to suffer when I go to the king of Wu. Let the subordinates go up and play with Dongying women. For one thing, my subordinates are human beings, not cold machines. They also have various desires and need to be released. In addition, the statement has a natural contempt for Dongying people, as long as it is a woman, what kind of woman does he care?The retinue didn't choose, and he didn't pick either; secondly, let the retinue take the opportunity to investigate Manjiang Tower, as long as Xiao Cuicui's trace is found, everything will be easy to handle.

He is determined to take care of this business today.

In fact, it is very common to bully men and women like this. The political system in feudal society is like this. In addition, women in this era suffer, and women from poor families suffer even more.

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Zhongzhou, Luoyang.

Today, Master Huang Shi, the chief eunuch with power over the government and the public, has the leisure to accompany the little prince to go fishing in Baihualou on the outskirts of Dongdu.

Huang Shi entered the palace since he was a child, and was the schoolboy of His Majesty Tai'an Emperor until he was a teenager.The imperial palace is boring, the princes come and go estranged, and they hardly get in touch with anyone, and the book boy is the closest "friend" of the princes. At that time, Emperor Tai'an had not been established as the crown prince. At the age of 14, Huangshi was going to be born according to the rules. However, Huang Shi lost his father since he was a child, sold himself into the palace, and had nowhere to go. What can he do at this age when he is out of the palace?Huang Shi begged bitterly, willing to give up the meat in his crotch, willing to become a eunuch, just to accompany the prince on the saddle.The prince misses the past, in the four corners of the sky in the palace, except for Huangshi, he really can't find a confidant, deeply moved, he begged his mother and concubine to keep Huangshi by his side.

Over the next ten years, Huang Shi was promoted step by step and eradicated countless hostile forces for the prince. After the prince ascended the throne, he jumped up and became the chief eunuch in the palace.Huang Shi was ruthless and ruthless. He was ordered by the emperor to secretly support his own power, and forced him by force to wipe out many diehards among the elders of the previous dynasty.Now Emperor Tai'an is sick in bed, relying on the prestige accumulated for decades, and because of the trust and enmity of Emperor Tai'an, Huang Shi controls the court and monopolizes the power. There are ministers with ulterior motives in the court who will secretly crown him "nine thousand years old" " title.

In short, Huangshi is the most trusted person of Emperor Tai'an. The emperor trusts him more than he trusts the prince and queen.

In front of Baihualou is a lake, Huang Shi is carefully teaching the little prince how to fish, behind him are thirty heavy armored cavalry, some court ladies and eunuchs, and a quack man who is kneeling on the ground.

"Your Highness, when it comes to fishing, the most important thing is to make a nest. Throw the bait first. Once the bait is thrown away, the fish will scramble to come over. The next step is to see our hooks. Whether you take the bait or not depends on the method. But if the bait I can't even attract the fish, so why bite the hook?" Huang Shi smiled, and it was hard to fathom that this nine-thousand-year-old who was hated in the court and made all the officials shiver, would have a crush on a six-year-old The prince is so kind.

The little prince Ji Guo held the fishing rod inlaid with gold and jade, and asked curiously: "But... if the fish doesn't bite the hook, then wouldn't all my previous efforts be in vain, and so many precious baits lost in vain?"

Huang Shi laughed loudly, and rubbed the prince's forehead affectionately: "Your Highness, fishing is mainly for entertainment. If it is really for the fish, why do you need to fish?"

Behind Huang Shi, the people in the rivers and lakes who had been kneeling on the ground hurriedly said: "Elder-in-law, I would like to go into the water to catch fish for His Highness."

Huang Shi looked down at the prince expressionlessly, "Your Highness, how many fish do you want?"

Ji Guo danced happily: "I want a lot, a lot, I want it."

Huang Shi cast a sideways glance at the big man in the rivers and lakes.

The big man nodded and bowed, jumped up, jumped into the water, tumbling in the lake, jumped out in a short while, with a few more big fish in his arms, the prince was even more happy, clapped his hands and applauded, "More, more."

The big man continued to enter the water, tossing and turning three or five times, and more than [-] big fish appeared on the shore.

One of his operations finally satisfied the child's playfulness. The prince squatted in front of the fish, satisfied, and held Huang Shi's old wrinkled hand, "Great, we can eat fish tonight."

Huang Shi was still smiling, nodded and said, "Yes, Your Highness, we can eat fish tonight. Your Highness, do you still remember what the old slave said just now?"

The prince pondered for a moment, then scratched his head: "You said, when fishing, you have to make a nest, and you have to be willing to throw the bait."

Huang Shi was very satisfied: "Yes, that's what the old slave meant. It was because the old slave was willing to throw the bait that he could attract these fish and catch them all in one go."

The prince seemed to understand but not understand.

And that drowned burly man still knelt on the ground, not daring to show his air.

With a wink from Huangshi, the prince was sent away by a soldier in heavy armor. He lay on the chair, picked up the teacup, took a sip, looked at the ever-changing sky, and said to himself: "Oh, really Strange, weird, it was sunny before, why is it going to rain in the blink of an eye?"

This weather is too complicated, just like politics above the court.

Huang Shi acted as if he hadn't seen the Jianghu man kneeling on the ground, took a sip of the tea, and then closed his eyes and fell asleep.

If you want to ask about the devastated country of Great Liang for 400 years, this group of officials, these 28 princes, looking at the world, he Huangshi is conceited, if you really want to say who is the most loyal person to the Great Liang court, it must be him.No matter how the outside world rumored that Huang Shi was torturing Chao Gang, he would scoff at Huang Shi. Qing Shi would remember everything he dedicated to Great Liang.

The world is in chaos today.

Hundreds of officials in the court confront each other, there are two factions of eagles and pigeons, and there are many factions and selfishness.

The princes are very ambitious, and when the old emperor dies, they will start to fight vigorously.

The princes from all walks of life in the fourteen prefectures are waiting and watching, seeking independence, listening to the advice and not listening to the propaganda, and want to break away from the control of Great Liang at any time.

Huang Shi sighed, in this troubled world, he was an eunuch who wanted to save the country, but he was helpless. He couldn't just watch the country and society built by Emperor Tai'an be destroyed in one fell swoop.

A few days ago, he received a superstition, saying that Prince Gong and Hubu Shangshu both had close contacts with Dongying people in private.

Everyone in Dongying urgently wants what they want. Everyone knows that Huangshi is not a fool. He knows exactly what Prince Gong wants and what Hubu Shangshu wants.

"It's going to rain." Huang Shi stared at the dark clouds gathering in the sky, and said something, and immediately there were soldiers holding umbrellas.

really.

After speaking, there was a thunderstorm in the sky, and the torrential rain began to fall.

"Beidou, I heard that you are the number one killer in the north, famous all over the world?" Huang Shi finally looked at the Jiang Hu man who was kneeling on the ground.

The people in the Jianghu were shocked, and said submissively: "Don't dare, before being arrested and brought into the Overwatch Council, the younger one has some reputation in the Jianghu. If the adults hadn't rescued him, the younger one would have been tortured to death long ago. My lord, the younger one must be taken care of." Be like a cow and a horse to repay your kindness of regeneration, and let your lord send you around."

"Okay, you go to the Overwatch Council, get a thousand households' official posts, and set off for Wuyue on a certain day."

"As ordered."

Beidou was ecstatic.

At this time, except for Huangshi, everyone was washed by the heavy rain and drenched.

Huang Shi sighed, the country of Great Liang is really riddled with holes. He is a eunuch who wants to save the country, but he is really powerless, but as long as he does his best, no matter how much infamy he bears, a hundred years later, he will meet Emperor Tai'an in the ghost town of Fengdu , he is worthy of the cultivation and trust of Emperor Tai'an for decades.

Since everyone desires war, let's start war.

Huang Shi's purpose is very simple. He knows that Prince Gong wants to start a war and plunge Daliang into dire straits, so as to accumulate authority from it and usurp the throne in troubled times to become emperor.

Hubu Shangshu's idea is also very simple. If he wants to make a fortune in war in troubled times, it doesn't matter how many people die.

However, Huang Shi could only sneer, Prince Gong is not the only one staring at the throne, Prince Gong's primary enemies should be the eldest prince and the third prince, just right, let them dog eat dog, Huang Shi smiled and watched the snipe and clam fight, so he could reap the benefits of the fisherman .

(End of this chapter)