Horse on the World

Chapter 7
No matter how chaotic Dingzhou is, there will always be some places that are like a paradise and will not be disturbed by it. It is such a person.

In today's words, Le Taoju is a high-end club, well, to put it more bluntly, it is a high-end brothel, of course, such a place is not accessible to ordinary people, not because you have two dollars to spend , women will take off their pants and let you go to low-end brothels. Girls here need not only money, but also fame, demeanor, ability to recite poems and paintings, and be good at playing and singing. You are welcome to come in just now, but you can come in It doesn't mean that you can be the guest of honor, it depends on whether the girls here look down on you.

Therefore, most of the people who can come to Letaoju are famous scholars in Dingzhou, or famous gentlemen and officials, and very few officers of the Dingzhou Army come here, because they are required to take up swords It's easy to perform kung fu, but it's too difficult for them to recite poems against each other.Even Xiao Yuanshan, the commander of the Dingzhou Army, came here once with Zhizhou Fang Wenshan, and never set foot here again. It is rumored that General Xiao was overwhelmed and suffocated there, and he was very angry, but what happened inside, except Except for a few parties, outsiders will not know.

So today, when the intellectuals of Le Taoju saw a few officers in brand-new military uniforms striding in, their eyes became a little straight.

These few people are of course Li Qing and his subordinates. In the past two days, Li Qing went to the Huan Mansion several times to ask for an interview, but they were all rejected, and they didn't even show Huan Xi's face. The old boy came to Le Taoju to look for Dongzi, so Li Qing decided to be an uninvited guest. If I can't get in your house, why can't I get in this brothel? I will block you old boy in the building, ahaha, say Maybe some words are better to say, right?
With a mischievous mood, Li Qing changed into the officer's uniform of Colonel Yingyang that he had just issued, and stepped into Le Taoju proudly.

"Master Jun, why come to our Le Taoju when you have time? I don't know what business is there? Or are you here to find that lord?" Zhike greeted him with a smile on his face.

Li Qing sat down impatiently, and looked around. This Le Taoju really doesn't look like a building. The hall is decorated in a simple and elegant way, and there is no Yingying Yanyan in Li Qing's imagination. It was very quiet, and through the curtain leading from the hall to the inner room, one could vaguely see that it was actually a rather large garden.And the Zhike who greeted him was dressed in green clothes and a Confucian square scarf on his head, he looked like a pedant.

"I don't have any business, I just have nothing to do. I heard people say that Le Taoju is quite famous, so I came to have a look." Li Qing waved his hand and said casually.While talking, the girl had already brought tea and placed it in front of Li Qing.

Zhike smiled slightly, it turned out that he was a guy who had never seen the world, wanted to see something new, but he didn't know the rules of Le Taoju.

"That's it, I wonder if Master Jun has any girls he knows?"

"I'm here for the first time, is there any familiar girl there?" Li Qing smiled.

"That's a bit difficult. The military master doesn't know the rules and regulations here. Generally, no one introduces us. We don't welcome them here." Zhike was very polite.

Li Qing lowered his head to drink tea, thinking about how to lead the conversation to Huanxi, Feng Guoke who was standing behind him was annoyed, a young man, with such a big air, wanted someone to introduce him, he thought he was an official .He snorted coldly and said: "It's such a big shelf, isn't it just a building, the uncle comes as soon as he comes, what else do you want?"

The smile on Zhike's face remained the same, but his mouth became less polite: "Look at what the military master said, it's true that our Le Taoju is a building, but even if Mr. Zhizhou Fang came, he would still be polite. Yes, Marshal Xiao was also introduced by Mr. Fang." The implication is that your bosses must abide by the rules when they come here, do you guys want to show your prestige?

Feng Guo's face turned red immediately, he opened his mouth, and wanted to say something, but Li Qing raised his hand to make him shut up.

"Did you see Lord Huan come here earlier?"

Zhike's face changed slightly, "Master Jun knows Master Heng?"

Li Qing laughed dryly, "I have admired your name for a long time, but I wonder if Master Heng is hanging around with that girl here?"

Zhike turned around in his mind a few times, but really couldn't figure out what the officer in front of him was here for, "Master Heng is meeting Miss Mingyan."

Li Qing stood up and said: "Okay then, let's go see Miss Mingyan, and by the way, we will also meet the world-renowned genius doctor Heng."

Mr. Zhike opened his mouth, looked at Li Qing, and didn't know what to say. Mingyan is their top card here. Not only is he unparalleled in beauty, but he is also good at reciting poems and playing and singing. The leading man, this officer is just a Captain Yingyang, who actually opened his mouth to see Mingyan.

"Lead the way ahead!" Li Qing said calmly.

Zhike was stunned for a while, before he said: "Le Tao is a regular, if he wants to see Miss Mingyan, he must pay a hundred taels of silver first."

"Ah!" Now not only Feng Guo, but even Li Qing were a little taken aback, "So expensive?"

Seeing Li Qing's expression, Zhike gradually regained his mood, "Is it expensive? Not expensive, and after paying, we are only responsible for bringing the guests downstairs to Miss Mingyan's. Whether you see them or not depends on you." It's Miss Mingyan's."

Feng Guo exploded again, "100 taels of silver, but you may not be able to meet people? Why don't you grab it? Grandma's, you are more arrogant than barbarians!"

Zhike shrugged his shoulders, meaning that if you can't afford the money, hurry up and leave.

Li Qing also became annoyed in his heart, a prostitute with such a big spectrum really thinks that she is a golden branch and a jade leaf, if it is not for betting on Huanxi, I will be a fart of you!He said to Feng Guo with a calm face, "Pay!"

Feng Guo cursingly took out a few banknotes from his pocket, took out one of them, and handed it to Zhike, his face was full of pain. This was the military order of the whole battalion he had just received, so he went away immediately. a fifth.

The Zhike who took the money didn't talk nonsense, only two words flashed in his eyes: idiot.How could Mingyan see you soldiers like Qiu Ba, who would hear the sound of a hundred taels of silver being thrown into the water?

As Zhike walked into the interior of Le Taoju, Li Qing discovered that there is indeed a hidden cave here. It is a typical Jiangnan garden, with rockery and flowing water, small gallery bridges, and hidden pavilions between green bamboos and pines. came.Following the winding path, several people walked to the vermilion building on the first floor, and the visitor said: "This is Miss Mingyan's residence, but the military masters please stay here for a while, I will go and report."

Li Qing said with a smile: "Please go ahead." With his hands behind his back, he began to enjoy the scenery in the garden with great interest.

Inside the building, Huan Xi was reclining in front of the table, on which were some delicate snacks, a pot of warm wine was emitting a slight white steam, exuding the mellow aroma of the wine, resting his forehead with one hand, and recording it with the other. The table is beating lightly, but it is listening to the woman playing the zither on the opposite side.

The door was gently pushed open, and Qing'er, Mingyan's personal maid, walked in lightly and gestured with her eyes.Mingyan's eyes flashed, and she put her hand on the piano, and the music stopped abruptly.Huanxi opened his eyes, sat up, clapped his hands and praised: "Okay, okay, Miss Mingyan, I haven't seen you in a month, and your zither skills have improved again. If you can hear such elegant sounds, I will understand." Self-consciously, he poured a glass of wine, raised his head and drank it all, then closed his eyes slightly, as if remembering.But still muttering in his mouth: "The lingering sound lingers, the lingering sound lingers!"

Qing'er leaned over and whispered in Mingyan's ear for a while, Mingyan's eyes flashed with surprise, she glanced at Huanxi who was opposite, and said with a smile: "Duke Huan, there is a guest here."

Huan Xi didn't take it seriously, "Oh, who is it? If you are an old friend of Mingyan, why not invite us to have a few drinks together and enjoy the girl's zither sound skills."

Mingyan smiled coquettishly: "It's not the little girl's friend, but some military masters, I'm afraid they came to find Duke Huan, but they are willing to spend money!"

"Looking for me?" Huan Xi was taken aback, and his mind turned a few times, "Is it a few young officers, and the leader is a Captain Yingyang?" Ming Yan nodded and said, "Mr. Just ask them to come up."

Huan Xi snorted: "What an annoyance, it's really lingering, unexpectedly found here."

Mingyan wondered: "Could it be a villain?"

Huan Xi nodded: "That's right. In the past few days, these big soldiers have been making noise in front of my mansion all day. It's a joke to ask me to heal the wounds of his soldiers. Who am I, Huan Xi? Is Fang Langzhong? See you there!"

"In that case, I'll send you off for Duke Huan, little girl!" Mingyan laughed and said, "Qing'er, go and tell the guests that according to the rules, I need to write good poems, or have the ability to be proficient in rhythm." , if a few guests can’t, then forgive me for being rude and disappear.”

Huan Xi laughed loudly: "Okay, this plan is great, measure how many Qiuba he knows, what kind of poetry and rhythm he knows, this time he will definitely go away in despair."

Ming Yan said: "The little girl is easy to get rid of here, but I am afraid that these people will get angry and block Le Taoju's door if they don't leave, Duke Huan will not be able to get out."

Huan Xi smiled and said: "It's just right, it's just right, I just don't know if Mingyan would like me to pay you this money?"

Mingyan covered his mouth with a smile and said, "Duke Huan is going to make fun of Mingyan, you know me."

Huanxi sighed in disappointment.

Outside the building, Feng Guo jumped eight feet high, "What, did you make a mistake in writing a poem? My lord, can this money be thrown into the water?" The Zhike pursed his lips and smiled, and the copy was like this look.

Li Qing was slightly stunned, looked at the little maid opposite with her little chin upturned and looked disdainful, and said with a sneer in her heart: "It's really drugged."

"Bring a pen and paper." Li Qing said.

"My lord!" Feng Guo's eyes widened, and so did the eyes of the soldiers, Zhike's mouth began to become O-shaped, and the little girl Qing'er on the opposite side froze, but quickly fetched the paper With a pen, he said with a smile, "Master, please don't write out any limericks!"

Li Qingqing ignored him, turned his head to Feng Guodao: "Grind the ink!" He picked up the pen, raised his head and turned it for a while, and the pen flew like a dragon, and in an instant, he wrote a poem on the paper.

"It's not that I love wind and dust, but I seem to be mistaken by the front. When the flowers bloom and fall, I always rely on the monarch of the East. When I go, I have to go. How can I live? If you have a mountain full of flowers, don't ask where the slave will go."

Note: This word comes from Yan Rui in the Song Dynasty. It is a poem about a prostitute who resists oppression and longs for freedom. It is borrowed here.

Another: Three chapters are presented today, and there will still be three chapters tomorrow.Ask for votes with the audacity.

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