Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Chapter 697: Why should a hero be named a stone (Part )
Datong not only has many streets and alleys, but also many buildings. Each of the four main streets has one floor. There is Taiping Tower on Heyang Street in the east, Drum Tower on Yongtai Street in the south, Bell Tower on Qingyuan Street in the west, and Kuixing Tower on Wuding Street in the north. In addition to these, there are countless brothels. In terms of reputation, the Datong woman is not inferior to Yangzhou Shouma.

Wang Zhixian spoke arrogantly, but when he came to Yunxin Tower, he felt a little uncomfortable. As a court official, he had never visited a brothel before. While he was hesitating, suddenly a fat man dressed as a wealthy businessman and a thin man dressed as a Confucian scholar came to the door first.

"My dear brother, do you know why Yunxin Tower got its name?" The fat man asked the thin man with a smile.

"It should be from a poem in Mr. Jingjie's (Tao Yuanming) "Come Back and Come Back", 'The clouds have no intention of coming out of the clouds, and the birds know when they are tired of flying.'" The thin man felt a little proud and waved the folding fan in his hand to show off his knowledge.

"Pfft", the fat man laughed evilly, "It sounds like this literally. However, there are three realms of turning over clouds and rain. First, 'birds stay in the trees by the forest, and monks knock on the door under the moon', and secondly, 'the mountains are exhausted and there is no way out, and the willows and flowers are bright in another village. ', and finally 'The clouds come out of Xiu without intention, and the birds fly back when they are tired'. This Yunshui Tower corresponds to the third level of Paradise."

"Bah! Brother Zhao, why can't you tease me?" The thin scholar blushed involuntarily.

"Hahaha~ I was joking with my dear brother, why is my dear brother blushing?" The fat man laughed and dragged the thin man towards Yunshui Tower.

Wang Du, who was watching, was also amused. The sage masters all said that eating food is sexual. Others can go there, so why can’t I go there? He couldn't help but feel brave, and walked toward the door with his servant.

"Oh, it's you, the lord, please come quickly!" Before he entered the door, he was greeted by the madam.

"You know me?" Wang Du was a little surprised.

"The common people are making a living here, how dare they not recognize you, sir?" the madam said flatteringly. This is also true. He likes the rich and powerful in places like this. Such a stable business, it is not surprising that he knows the county magistrate.

Wang Du nodded and asked, "Is Mr. Xu here?"

"Here, here, Mr. Xu is leaning against the moon on the third floor. Ever since Miss Liu Yan'er came here, Mr. Xu has been coming here almost every day," the madam said flatteringly. "Well, you go and report that Wang wants to see me."

The Madam ran upstairs in a hurry and returned in a moment with a flower on her face. "Mr. Xu is upstairs. Please come up," she said. After saying this, she twisted her waist and led Wang Du upstairs.

In the moonlight room on the third floor, a middle-aged man in green shirts in his forties was drinking and playing the piano in a carefree manner. When he saw him, he burst into laughter and said, "The guards are approaching the border. Brother Wang is not preparing to defend the city. How can he react?" Do you have time to look for me?"

"Oh, Mr. Xu, when the Guards came, General Peng asked me to raise 100,000 taels of military pay within half a month. However, since Datong County was massacred ten years ago, the people's livelihood has not returned to its peak, so the army suddenly How easy is it to get one hundred thousand taels of silver? You gave me an idea to borrow money and food from a wealthy family, and I did it, but with little success. The Sun family in Caojia Lane actually beat the government servant I sent to borrow food with a stick. When you go out, you really don’t give any face. When other aristocratic families heard about it, they all followed the example of the Sun family. Some only gave a small amount of silver, and some simply didn’t give a penny. What should we do? Should we collect money from the common people? Datong is no longer what it used to be. In Datong, the people's lives are not prosperous. Once a civil uprising is triggered, what should we do?" At this point, Wang Zhixian burst into tears.

The Sun family in Caojia Lane is the most powerful among the big families in Datong County. The father of Sun Youguang, the head of the Sun family, was the famous second minister Sun Degong. Sun Degong was originally a guerrilla in the Central Army of Wang Huazhen, the governor of Guangning in the Ming Dynasty. He surrendered when Nurhachi besieged Xiping Fort. He was still awarded the title of guerrilla and was assigned to the Xiangbai Banner. Later, he was awarded the third-level Mele Zhangjing. After Sun Degong's death, Sun Youguang inherited his father's title. Because he had a good relationship with Cao Zhenyan, the prefect of Datong, as his secret friend, he followed Cao Zhenyan and Cao Xi to serve in Datong. He had considerable military exploits in suppressing the Shanxi rebels, and the Qing government granted him a residence in Datong. Afterwards, Cao Zhenyan was promoted from the magistrate of Datong to the salt transport envoy of Liangjiang. When he resigned, he donated all the mansions in Caojia Lane to his friend Sun Youguang. The Sun family became richer and richer. Sun Youguang's younger brother Sun Sike and Cao Zhenyan's son Cao Xi entered the palace as bodyguards, and became more and more powerful. After becoming rich and powerful, Sun Youguang's family lived in Caojia Lane, with Taiping Tower on Heyang Street to the south and adjacent to Wangcheng, Jiulongbi and Dusi Street. They built thick courtyard walls to form a family-style castle, which can be called a grand castle. The same wealthy family.

In fact, the Sun family and the Cao family have done some good things for Datong. For example, when Cao Zhenyan was the magistrate of Datong, he witnessed the tragic scene after the massacre and reported that Emperor Shunzhi exempted Datong from paying taxes for three years. Together with the commander-in-chief Peng Youde, he commanded tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians to renovate the city wall, repair the roads, dredge the moat, and fill in the chaos. Eight major sites including the Yamen, Lanchi Street, and Zhujia Yamenkou were rebuilt, including the Drum Tower, Taiping Tower, Dongmen Bridge, and the Magistrate’s Office. They also raised funds from the respective counties to rebuild important historic sites such as Huayan Temple and Tongguang North Temple. The people were moved into the city and given housing, which was a good thing. As Cao Zhenyan's secret friend, Sun Youguang also contributed a lot. However, people change. After becoming rich and powerful, Sun Youguang no longer took the local government seriously. It would be fine if Liu Hongyu, the prefect of Datong, came to him. What qualifications does King You have for a seventh-grade magistrate of a county to collect grain from the Sun family? So he couldn't help but beat up the government officials sent by Wang Du with sticks.

"Haha, I have already guessed this." Xu Huapu smiled slightly, "Brother Wang is from Tai'an, Shandong, and does not understand the customs of Shanxi. It is said that when Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved the capital from Datong to Luoyang, he rewarded many palace maidens who stayed in Datong. Soldiers, heroes match beauties, and their descendants are certainly beautiful. Therefore, women born in Shanxi, especially those from Xuanfu in Datong, are much more beautiful. Even Emperor Wuzong (Zhu Houzhao) was tired of waiting in the capital. I heard that There are many beauties in Datong, but they also want to go to Datong in private to build a leopard house. Therefore, it is your blessing to come to this gentle township to be the county magistrate. Brother Wang, let's not talk about business today, but first enjoy a saber dance by Liu Yan'er. . Judging from my forehead, although Miss Liu Yaner is not from Datong, she knows more about style than the old lady from Datong. Hahaha~" At this point, Xu Huapu laughed loudly, not like a great scholar, but like a wanderer.

Wang Du frowned. He wanted to ask for advice, but he couldn't open his mouth, so he had to wait patiently.

Suddenly there was the sound of the morinouqin, and a beauty about seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a red tasseled hat with an emerald green feather on her head, a shoulder-length pink robe, a pleated chest and a tight belt, walked in slowly. This woman is dressed like a northern wolf tribe, but has the gentle and gentle face of a Jiangnan woman. Her skin is fair and delicate, her eyebrows are as curved as the moon, her big dark and clear eyes, her soft and full red lips, her delicate nose and her graceful cheeks are all delicate and graceful on her delicate dimples that can be broken by blowing, like a painting. .

"My concubine, Liu Yan'er, has met these two masters." The woman saluted them first, and then pulled out a shining silver saber from behind.

(End of this chapter)