Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 153 Guangyuntai (please subscribe)
After the servants found the horses and prepared the carriage, Uncle Qi Xiang got on the carriage and ordered the driver to go to Prince Yong's Mansion.

The reason why he fought with Yuan Wenshao was to express himself in front of King Yong.

Although he didn't succeed, he still wanted to let King Yong know that it was not the case.

Moreover, he belongs to King Yong. Yuan Wenshao's refusal to give him face is tantamount to slapping King Yong in the face. King Yong will definitely not let Yuan Wenshao go.

After being informed, Uncle Qi Xiang was led to the front hall.

"Meet His Highness King Yong"

In addition to King Yong, there was an old man in the hall. Uncle Qi Xiang had also met him several times. He knew that he was King Yong's confidant and was deeply trusted. Therefore, after bowing to King Yong, he also bowed to the old man: "I have seen Shen." gentlemen."

King Yong waved his hand and said pleasantly: "Uncle Qi Xiang, there is no need to be polite. Sit down and talk."

Although Uncle Qi Xiang had no real power, he supported him early and even supported him with a lot of silver. King Yong had a good attitude towards him.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Uncle Qi Xiang did not sit down, but bowed and said, "I beg Your Highness to make the decision for me."

King Yong asked in confusion: "Why do you need me to make the decision for you?"

"Your Highness, I left the city today just when Yuan Wenshao, the loyal uncle, entered the city. Yuan Wenshaonas actually killed my horse in the street because I refused to give way to him. It is really lawless." Uncle Qi Xiang said with an indignant look.

"Is it unreasonable that he would kill a horse in the street just because of such a trivial matter? Don't worry, I will give you an explanation for this matter." King Yong said angrily.

As the saying goes, it depends on the owner to beat a dog.

It was impossible for Yuan Wenshao not to know that Uncle Qi Xiang was his, so he did not take him seriously at all.

In addition, Yuan Wenshao refused to win over him. He was not a big-bellied person in the first place and had long hated Yuan Wenshao.

Some time ago, Yuan Wenshao could only be dismissed from his post because he couldn't find a reason. Now that Yuan Wenshao has given him a reason, he has to peel off his skin no matter what, just in time to establish his authority.

Mr. Shen's eyes flashed slightly and he said with a smile: "Uncle Qi Xiang, you should go to the officials and file a complaint against him for this kind of thing."

Uncle Qi Xiang thought that Mr. Shen wanted him to go to the officials to complain first, and that King Yong would support him behind his back. Hearing this, he said, "I also wanted to inform His Highness first, and then go to the officials to complain against him."

Mr. Shen smiled and said: "Now that His Highness knows it, it is better to go to the palace sooner rather than later."

Seeing that King Yong had no objection, Uncle Qi Xiang saluted and said, "Your Highness, I will leave first."

"Well, go ahead." King Yong nodded.

After Qi Xiangbo left, King Yong said doubtfully: "Sir, wouldn't it be better if this kind of thing was done on the spot in the morning of tomorrow?"

In Bianjing, it was taboo for a minister to do something, even if it meant killing a horse. Not only would no one speak up for him, but even the officials would not be able to let him off easily.

Let Uncle Qi Xiang go to the officials to file a complaint now. If the officials intend to show favoritism and impose small punishments or big warnings, then they will not be able to use this matter as an argument.

After all, the officials have already punished them. If they bring it up again, wouldn't they be questioning the officials?

"Your Highness, although the official family is interested in His Highness, it has not yet been decided. It is not easy to cause extraneous matters at this time. When His Highness is established as the Crown Prince, the overall situation has been decided. It is only an earl. It is not easy to deal with it?" Mr. Shen said with a smile.

King Yong asked in confusion: "Then Sir, you asked me to deal with him before?"

"Your Highness, one moment, another moment. Prince Yan went to see Yuan Wenshao before, and no one was sure whether Yuan Wenshao had defected to King Yan. In fact, Yuan Wenshao did not have much value in winning over. Although he was in charge of the Xiaoyong Camp before, he did not have the power to mobilize troops. It’s insignificant. But His Highness’s attempts to win over him were rejected. If he seeks refuge with King Yan and Your Highness doesn’t take any action, what will others think?”

"But last time Yuan Wenshao was impeached and the officials removed him from his post. No one from King Yan's family spoke up for him, which proves that he did not seek refuge with King Yan. It doesn't make much sense to deal with him now. Otherwise, he might provoke the northwest The unhappiness of a series of generals is completely unnecessary," Mr. Shen said.

Yuan Wenshao was dismissed, and the purpose of establishing his power had been achieved.

Now the advantages of continuing to deal with Yuan Wenshao outweigh the disadvantages.

King Yong frowned and said, "Uncle Qi Xiang is very supportive of me. If he is wronged, if I don't do something, how will others see me?"

"Haha, Yuan Wenshao killed a horse in the street. It is impossible for the officials not to punish him. Your Highness only needs to wait for Uncle Qi Xiang to see the officials and find a reason to go to the palace to see the officials once. When Yuan Wenshao is punished, outsiders will naturally think that he is His Highness. Use your strength," Mr. Shen said.

King Yong thought for a while and said, "Just do what Mr. said."

……

Yuan Wenshao asked Zhang An to lose the horse and was waiting for the follow-up of this matter. He thought that the officials would summon him that day, but he waited until the next day before a chamberlain came to summon him to the palace.

Hua Lan was a little absent-minded when she was waiting for him to change into his official uniform.

Yuan Wenshao comforted him: "Madam, don't worry, this is not a big deal. At most, it will only be a penalty and a downgrade."

"Isn't this serious?" Hua Lan rolled her eyes at him and said, "Official, can you not be so impulsive next time? I'm a little scared."

"Okay, okay, I was negligent and scared my wife." Yuan Wenshao said.

Hua Lan shook his head and said, "I'm not afraid of that, I'm just worried about you."

Hearing this, Yuan Wenshao held Hua Lan in his arms and said softly: "Don't worry, I will think carefully about everything I do and will not take risks."

"Well, officials, go quickly," Hua Lan said.

"wait me back."

After saying that, Yuan Wenshao let go of Hua Lan, picked up his official hat, and walked out.

……

"Your Majesty, Yuan Wenshao, pays homage to your Majesty." Yuan Wenshao bowed and saluted.

The officials looked at the memorial to themselves, as if they had not heard it.

Yuan Wenshao did not get permission and could only keep bowing and waiting.

About half an hour later, when Yuan Wenshao could hardly hold on any longer, Guan Jia said calmly: "I thought you would be able to survive on your own."

"I dare not."

"Don't you dare?" The official said angrily: "What are you afraid of? Just because someone else didn't give way to you, you killed someone else's horse in the street? If he didn't give way, would you? Killed someone in the street? It’s so majestic.”

"I am guilty, please ask the officials to punish me." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Of course you are guilty. It is an unforgivable crime. I am so disappointed." The official said coldly.

Yuan Wenshao didn't know if the official meant something, so he could only respond silently.

The official took a deep breath, waved his hand, and said: "The official will be demoted one level, the honorary level will be demoted one level, and I will spend a month behind closed doors."

The honor is not a title, but an officer. This thing is just reduced, it doesn't mean anything.

The situation is different for officials. Although military generals are promoted faster than civilian officials, it becomes more and more difficult the further they go. He was awarded the rank of military attache of the fourth rank for his meritorious service in the northwest. More than six years later, he was promoted to the third rank of junior rank.

Now being downgraded to one level means that his hard work these past few years has been in vain.

But Yuan Wenshao didn't care, he just grounded him, and he couldn't go if Changbai hired him.

Yuan Wenshao did not dare to bargain with the officials and said, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."

"Go down." The official waved his hand.

"My minister retire."

Yuan Wenshao retreated to the door, turned around, straightened up and walked out.

"Cough cough cough~"

As soon as Yuan Wenshao left, the official started coughing violently.

"Your Majesty, are you okay? Would you like me to send the imperial doctor?"

Eunuch Li hurriedly stepped forward and spoke along the official's back.

"No...ahem...no need."

The official coughed for a while and quickly felt better. He released his hand covering his mouth. When he saw the blood on his hand, he held it calmly and took a sip from the tea soup on the table. …

When Yuan Wenshao returned home, Hua Lan came up to him and asked, "What did the officials say?"

Yuan Wenshao told Hua Lan about the punishment imposed on him by the officials, and pretended to be relaxed: "The punishment is not serious, but I can't go and find a job for Chang Bai. I wonder if my mother-in-law will be angry if she finds out."

"How long has it been and you still think about this? Didn't you say it was okay? Why was the punishment so severe?" Hualan asked worriedly.

"What does this mean? If the official is really angry, he will just dismiss me as an official. The impact this time is not good, the official will have to show off, don't worry." Yuan Wenshao comforted me.

Although Hua Lan was worried, she didn't say anything else.

……

The news that Yuan Wenshao was demoted and banned soon spread throughout Bianjing.

Some are happy, and some are sad.

Among them, Mrs. Wang was the most unhappy.

She originally thought that Yuan Wenshao would go along with her to present a job to the Sheng parents, but in the end, Yuan Wenshao was grounded.

Although she was unhappy, it was a punishment from the officials and she did not dare to say anything more. She could only ask her mother, Mrs. Wang, to help hire a highly respected person to accompany her to the job.

The Hai family actually doesn't care about this. What the Hai family values ​​​​is Chang Bai. If they want to choose a man with a good family background, they will not agree to the Sheng family's marriage proposal.

After the engagement was made, the date was set, and they only had to wait until the eighth day of September to officially get married.

The Sheng family was busy with the arrangements every day, and Hualan often brought some servants to help.

Yuan Wenshao was grounded and became a nanny, taking care of his children at home every day.

The one-month lockdown period passed in the blink of an eye. If Zhang An hadn't reminded him, he would have almost forgotten it.

On this day, Yuan Wenshao was playing with Sister Wen. When a servant came to report, Liu Lei came.

Yuan Wenshao asked Sister Wen to play with the maid and went to the front hall.

Yuan Wenshao was very surprised that Liu Lei came.

In the past, Liu Lei often came to him for drinks, but since that time he asked Liu Hao to help arrange Changwu. Liu Lei once asked him which one he thought had the best chance of becoming the crown prince, King Yong or King Yan.

At that time, Yuan Wenshao felt that Marquis Zhongjing had already taken sides, and began to deliberately alienate Liu Lei.

Liu Lei may have noticed it, and he hasn't been here since.

"Sanlang, you are such a rare visitor." Yuan Wenshao said with a smile.

"Haha, I have a lot of things going on during this period, and I haven't had time to have a drink with you. I heard that your lockdown period has come, so I came to have a drink with you." Liu Lei said with a smile.

"I just got some jars of good wine some time ago. I asked people to prepare the food and drink. Have a good drink."

Yuan Wenshao was about to order his servants to prepare food and drinks, but was stopped by Liu Lei.

"Erlang, if you want a good drink, it's not too late to drink next time. I have reserved a seat today, let's go out and drink." Liu Lei said.

"Fan Tower is not far away. Just send someone to tell us." Yuan Wenshao said.

"It's not Fan Tower, it's Guangyuntai." Liu Lei said.

"Guangyuntai?" Yuan Wenshao was startled and joked: "Sanlang, I remember that you rarely go to brothels. Did you have a quarrel with your sister-in-law?"

"Nothing, I just thought that I haven't been there for a long time, so I decided to stay there." Liu Lei said with a somewhat unnatural look on his face.

When Yuan Wenshao saw his expression, he knew that his visit this time was not that simple, so he fell silent.

The Zhongjing Marquis lineage has already joined forces. Liu Lei must have been ordered to come this time, but he doesn't know which family the Liu family is supporting.

Seeing Yuan Wenshao's silence, Liu Lei said with a hint of pleading in his tone: "Erlang, how about you give me some face?"

Yuan Wenshao was silent for a while and said, "Okay."

Reason told him that he shouldn't go, but he still relented. No matter what, the two of them were still friends.

"Then let's leave now. I specially invited Wei Xingshou to accompany you." Liu Lei said with a smile.

"Forget it, you know I don't like this, and Wei Xingshou is Gu Tingye's confidante, and he and I are also friends." Yuan Wenshao shook his head.

To be honest, most men like to go to this kind of place.

In addition, it was legal in ancient times. It would be too false for Yuan Wenshao to say that he was not interested.

But he was afraid of death. If he got sick, he would be in trouble.

In ancient times, there were also diseases such as willow disease. If you contracted it, it might not be curable with the medical conditions in ancient times.

And it would be embarrassing to spread the word.

Yuan Wenshao has been in this world for so long that he has never had anything happen to a brothel girl. Speaking of which, it is embarrassing for the time traveler.

"It's okay, let her pour you some wine and chat with you." Liu Lei said with a smile.

Guangyuntai is indeed the largest brothel in Bianjing, and the air is filled with a strong smell of rouge.

There is a stage in the middle of the hall on the first floor, on which a group of graceful women in gauze are really dancing.

Sitting on the seats under the stage were many fat-bellied wealthy businessmen and some young men from aristocratic families. They were holding a woman in their arms, talking and laughing, or raising and lowering her hands in a wild manner.

Liu Lei booked a private room, spoke to the waiter, and was taken to a private room on the second floor.

There is a window on the side of the private room facing the hall. Once you open it, you can admire the singing and dancing below from a high position.

Liu Lei asked the boy to serve a table of wine and food, and said, "Invite Wei Xingshou and Miss Xiangxiang."

"Yes." The boy responded and went down.

Xiangxiang girl Yuan Wenshao has also heard of her name. She is the most famous oiran in Guangyuntai besides Wei Xingshou.

Legend has it that she was called the Xiangxiang girl because she had a scent on her body.

Of course Yuan Wenshao couldn't do this, and she also brought her own fragrance. You thought she was a fragrant concubine.

He guessed that it might be due to body odor.

After a while, two girls walked in.

"The two girls are so polite. Wei Xingshou is very handsome and well-deserved." Liu Lei praised.

A trace of jealousy flashed in Miss Xiangxiang's eyes, and she said with a sweet smile: "This official is just praising Sister Wei. Isn't the slave family beautiful?"

"Haha, Miss Xiangxiang is naturally beautiful. Girls, please sit down." Liu Lei said with a smile.

Wei Xing bowed first and came to Yuan Wenshao with a gust of fragrance. He smiled at him and sat down.

The girl Xiangxiang twisted her waist and looked full of profligacy.

I have to say that Wei Xingshou can become the number one Xingshou of the largest Qing Dynasty building in Bianjing. There is really nothing to say about his appearance.

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