Chapter 56: Another Divine Decree
The nineteenth year of Zhenguan is indeed a year with many happy events, not long after the spring, the Tang army that expeditioned to Goguryeo came one after another good news: Zhang Liang and Cheng Mingzhen pulled out Goryeo Beisha City, Li Shiji attacked Goryeo Liaodong City, Qibi He Li and others bravely attacked Goryeo, and Goryeo Baiyan City surrendered. Above www.biquge.info court, there is a jubilation between the markets, and there are often people who stay awake all night, beating and singing.
The brothel in Luoyang City was overcrowded for a while, singing every night, the literati and ink writers splashed ink, and did not hesitate to praise the words, and the entire Tang Dynasty was a voice of praise for virtue. Even the naughty boys in the market had a look of pride on their faces, full of a sense of superiority of a great power, even if they did not yet understand the meaning behind the news of these great victories.
In the midst of this jubilation, the kitchen road, which has gradually gained a firm foothold in the market street, is not very conspicuous among those who are elated, but slowly the nobles of Luoyang City have begun to like to come to this quiet little shop for a drink and eat those exquisite dishes that taste very different from the taverns in the city.
Since Li Zhi made Cheng Qingyun, the head of the Chamber of Commerce, eat in the kitchen, there have been some hidden rumors on the street, and everyone tacitly believes that the kitchen must be the industry of the prince Li Zhi, and the merchant who sat opposite Li Zhi on that day and tasted the food with a comfortable face was even more passed on as Li Zhi's forbidden belly, which made many noble children who were eager for the merchant cold mind, after all, the prince Li Zhi was the future emperor!
All the shopkeepers on the street in the market under the instruction of the owner, are polite to Su Minzhi three points, Su Minzhi but keep in mind the confession of the businessman, has been in a low profile with people, every time to Cheng Qingyun's shop to deliver a meal, he personally accompanied the whole process, several dealings, Cheng Qingyun praised this cautious young man, warmly invited him to join the Chamber of Commerce in Luoyang City. After Su Minzhi excused himself a few times, he asked what Shang Shang meant, but Shang Shang just replied to him with a smile: There are people in the court who are good officials. Su Min's heart comprehended, and readily agreed to Cheng Qingyun's invitation.
On the day of joining the club, Su Minzhi deliberately confessed to the kitchen Song Ma, and tried his best to make a sea and land banquet, which made the shopkeepers in the chamber of commerce full of oil, and praised the craftsmanship of the kitchen.
The businessmen who are busy in Yunshuifang every day, watching Su Minzhi gradually get mixed up on the street of the market, the business in the store is getting better and better day by day, and the money handed over to her is getting more and more, and she can't help but feel comforted, and secretly think: This day is getting better and better, if you can travel the world freely in addition to prostitution, then it will really be in vain!
Every time I think of this, I always feel a little bitter in my heart, but I can only turn to comfort myself, how can things be as good as I want?
As soon as Zhang Liang and Cheng Mingzhen won the good news of Gaoli Beisha City, Taizong returned to Chang'an City, and the ministers of the court and the central government also returned to the capital with the emperor.
The merchant returned to the workshop in a carriage from his own Zhuangzi outside the city, took off his cloak, and lay down on the soft couch to rest.
A few days ago, when Li Mo was still in Luoyang, he invited the imperial doctor who served in the palace to diagnose and treat him, and prescribed a prescription to raise him, but Su Ruizhi's body was slightly better, so he refused to stay in Zhuangzi anymore, and always wanted to go into the city to help Minzhi, but his body was not tolerant of hard work, if he didn't do it well, he was afraid that he would relapse, and it would all be wasted.
"Sister, the eldest prince's health is much better than when he first came, it's no wonder he can't bear to stay in Zhuangzi all the time, now that the weather is getting warmer, my sister might as well let the eldest prince go into the city to be a companion with the second son, it is better than him staying alone in Zhuangzi and being deserted." Green Sleeves was really unhappy when he saw the businessman, so he persuaded on the side.
"I know, but the second brother takes care of the kitchen very well, and a few days ago he expanded the backyard and made a few private rooms, there is really nothing for the eldest brother to do, he is just bored to stay there, the eldest brother has always felt that we are his responsibility, and now this responsibility has been relieved, he is afraid that he will not get used to it." Shang Shang was a little absent-minded, thinking that every time he went to see Su Rui, he always looked lonely, and he felt a little unbearable, Su Ruizhi is a good brother, and always regards his younger siblings as his responsibility, but now his younger siblings have their own affairs, but he is dragging his illness, and the gap in his heart is only afraid that it can not be adjusted in a moment.
"Then sister, you just find something for the eldest prince to do, no matter how big or small, just make the eldest prince happy." Greensleeves stared at her with a little puzzlement, in her opinion, these were just small things for the merchant, and the merchant could easily do it with just a little finger. Isn't her brother Tie Niu's stall selling stinky tofu making a lot of money now? A few days ago, her brother came to look for her, saying that he wanted to ransom her, but she didn't agree if she wanted to follow Shangshang.
"What can you do?" It's not that the businessman didn't want to help Su Ruizhi find something to do, but at the moment she really couldn't think of anything that could be handed over to Su Ruizhi to do, that small restaurant still thought about it for a long time, and had the experience of eating many flavorful snacks and local cuisines in later generations, plus her mother and grandmother were good cooks, so she was a little sure, but if she wanted to think of something suitable for Su Ruizhi, she couldn't think of it for a while, after all, she didn't really understand everything.
"Merchant girl! There was a holy decree in the front yard, and Sister Yun asked her to go and receive the decree. A little girl with a double bun stood downstairs and shouted upstairs.
"Got it." Green Sleeves poked her head out to take a look, and saw that it was a little girl who often followed Bi Tao called Shuanghuan, so she replied to her out loud, and Shuanghuan saw that she agreed, so he smiled and turned around.
"Sister, I think there's something going on in the front yard, let's get up quickly." Green Sleeves took the cloak that the merchant had put aside in his hand and urged the merchant to get up.
The merchant glanced at the tea in his hand, drank it all in one gulp, took the cloak and said, "Let's go, the holy decree is coming, it must not be a trivial matter, let's go ahead quickly." ”
Although I don't understand which one of the holy decrees came out, but the two still went downstairs together, and they met Ruyi who hurried to the front yard, looking at the excitement on her face, the merchant was a little puzzled, she was only out of the city for two days, could something happen?
"Sister Ruyi, looking at your happy face, is there any happy event coming?" The merchant smiled a little jokingly, the excitement on Ruyi's face is not simple! There is a hint of shame in that joy, is there any joy?
"Merchant! What are you talking about! You went outside the city in the past two days, I don't think you know, the leader of the nine surnames of Tiele outside the gate has returned to the imperial court, and Pei Shaoqing came to Yunshuifang yesterday, saying that he was afraid that he would summon us into the palace to prepare for the big banquet, and now this holy decree is only for this matter. Ruyi waved his hand, lifted his skirt and pulled the merchant forward for a while.
"Really?" Shang Shang was a little surprised, Tiele Jiu's surname was a famous plagiarism, and now that he has returned to the Tang Dynasty, I am afraid that the Tang Emperor's mouth will be unable to close with a smile!
"Yes! Yesterday, Pei Shaoqing came to look for you, but unfortunately you weren't there. Ruyi glanced at the merchant and felt a little regretful. Pei Ming has always treated businessmen differently, therefore, what news is there in the palace Yunshuifang is always the first to know, just for this, the golden peony of the Peony Pavilion is not less sulking, but what can be done, who makes the white peony no longer beautiful now?
Shang Shang pursed her lips and smiled, she didn't squeak, she knew what Ruyi meant to look at her, the last time she spent the New Year in the hot spring village, Ruyi had mentioned Sister Yun's thoughts to her, although she didn't ask Sister Yun, but presumably Ruyi's news couldn't be wrong.
"Why are you delaying for so long?" Sister Yun stood in the hall where she received the order, looking out a little anxiously, and when she saw the two of them entering the door, she couldn't help but blame softly.
I already had the experience of receiving the decree once, so even if the holy decree came a little urgently this time, Sister Yun didn't panic much, and asked the servants to carry the offering table, and everyone waited there respectfully.
The eunuch who announced the decree stood in front of the offering table, coughed lightly, and unfolded the bright Huang Aya holy decree and said: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor said: Today, the nine leaders of the Tiele Department have returned to our dynasty and entered the Beijing Dynasty to congratulate, in order to show the prestige of our Heavenly Dynasty, so that the four seas return to the heart, all countries come to the court, and the special official register is registered in the happy household, and the trickster enters the palace at the rate to listen to the tune, adding color to the banquet. ”
"Long live our emperor! Banzai! Hooray! Sister Yun took the merchants and others to thank them, and then stood up, Bi Tao stepped forward and sealed a silver seal and handed it to the eunuch Xuanzhi, he took it and pinched it in his hand, and stuffed it into his sleeve with a smile.
"All the girls in your fang must enter the palace together, and when the Tiele tribes receive the rewards and return to the gates, the girls can come back, do you understand?" The eunuch said with a smile.
"Luoyun understands." Shen Luoyun bowed respectfully to the eunuch, "The girls in my workshop have not entered the palace yet, and there are many rules in the palace, so I hope my father-in-law can take care of them when the time comes." ”
"Well said! Say! The eunuch arched his hand and said to Shen Luoyun: "I still have to go to other workshops to announce the decree, Ming'er has to go on the road outside the door of the sect in the morning, Mama Yun will clean up for the girls in your workshop, don't be short of anything, this Chang'an to Luoyang is not close!" ”
"Father-in-law, go slowly!" Shen Luoyun saluted the back of the eunuch who announced the decree, and then turned to look at the people in the hall.
The official prostitutes of Yunshuifang account for most of the entire brothel, if this is gone, there are few people left, but this Tiele Jiu surname returns to the customs and God knows how long it will take, what can the business in this workshop do? Originally, I thought that official prostitutes were easier to manage than self-sold prostitutes, but who would have thought that such a show would come, it seems that the emperor attaches great importance to this banquet! It's never been like this before.
"Sister Yun, what's wrong?" The merchant looked at Sister Yun with a worried face, a little unclear So, she didn't know the number of official prostitutes in Yunshuifang, where would she think that Yunshuifang would face a situation where no one was available?
"It's nothing, it's just that when you leave, there are not a few people left in the workshop, and those little girls who are still learning art can't hold down the stage." Shen Luoyun rubbed the corners of her forehead, she didn't know who came up with the idea this time, just like this, her Yunshui Fang was completely messed up.
"So?" The merchant bit her lip, although her time in Yunshuifang was not too happy, she didn't suffer much, and Sister Yun has always treated her very well, so she doesn't want the business that Yunshuifang has managed to run with great difficulty being affected.
"Forget it! When things are at the worst they will mend! Shen Luoyun patted the merchant's hand, no longer thinking about these annoying things, and after this feast, she was also ready to hand over the baton, as long as she brought out a new person, she didn't have to worry about these things anymore.
raised her eyes and looked at Shang Shang again, and saw that she was unconscious, just in a daze, and couldn't help but shake her head secretly: It's still too small!
Some of the historical facts in this may not be very consistent.,I'm also very depressed when I check the information.,I hope you don't take it too seriously.,Sometimes there are discrepancies that are also for the needs of the plot.,Thank you!