Chapter 5 Where do you not know each other at the end of the world?
Kneel and beg for flowers, collect !!!!
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Hangzhou itself is a town with excellent scenery, so after arriving in Hangzhou, Duan Chong's mood has always been excellent. However, after hearing a certain voice, it suddenly became worse.
Xiao Beiping was sitting at the table not far away, and he also looked at Duan Zhong with a look of surprise, neither of them thought that they would meet here. In the year when Xiao Beiping arrived in Dali, Duan Zhong was eleven and Xiao Beiping was fourteen. Xiao Beiping stayed in Dali for more than two years, and then the two separated for more than two years, and occasionally exchanged letters in the middle.
Duan Chong went to Nanliang, Xiao Beiping didn't know, and Xiao Beiping had a bad time recently, Duan Chong did know. Therefore, Duan Chong did not plan to meet Xiao Beiping in a hurry during his eastward trip, because Duan Chong still clearly remembered the two words that Xiao Beiping said to Duan Chong when he left Dali: "Help me!" ”
Duan Zhong sighed, stretched out his hand, and finally spoke, "Long time no see!" ”
Xiao Beiping is eighteen years old, but his spirit seems to be very sluggish, and it is obvious that he has not been in a good mood recently. This easily reminds Duan Zhong of an unwanted prince who is depressed and lingers in hotels and Qinglou. For example, now.
The old emperor of Nanliang is seriously ill, although he has improved a little in the past two years, but it has indeed reached the point of running out of oil and drying up, and I am afraid that he will have to go west after another three or five years. At this time, our eldest prince of Nanliang was not in the palace and was still in the mood to come to the outer building of Hangzhou to eat two pieces of Dongpo meat and drink two pots of wine, which seemed extremely out of place. Unless our eldest prince can't stay in the palace anymore.
And it just so happens that Xiao Beiping is in this situation. Since he went to Dali to study, his younger brother in the court became a prisoner, and life has not been so easy. Although he rushed back to the court at a very fast speed, although his own emperor Lao Tzu's health has improved and he can manage the government, but the power of the second prince is growing day by day.
This is an extremely bad sign, although his emperor Lao Tzu still favors him, but he still can't stop the courtiers from falling to his brother's side. Therefore, the extremely delicate balance maintained between the brothers was slowly broken, and gradually tilted towards his younger brother, Xiao Beiding.
And most importantly, his younger brother seems to feel that this slow tilting speed is not enough, because his emperor Lao Tzu may not be able to wait that long, so he has adopted some special measures, such as ...... Assassinate. There are always some special heartfelt guards around the prince, but his own guards have died more than ten times in the past two years...... And being able to survive assassination after assassination is indeed an outlier, because such assassinations happen every time in ...... In the palace. This can only show that the force under his younger brother is extremely powerful.
Therefore, instead of waiting in the palace to be killed, it is better to sneak out of the palace and sneak out of Nanjing, which may be much safer. After that, Xiao Beiping chose Hangzhou, and sat very low-key at an inconspicuous small table on the second floor of the building to drink and eat, but it happened to hear Duan Zhong reciting a poem in the middle of a second.
That's why this world is so interesting, so interesting, so embarrassing, and so frustrating.
Xiao Beiping gently held Duan Chong's hand, his face no longer had the carefree and favorite appearance of listening to Duan Chong's stories when he was in Dali two years ago, and his eyes showed some tired color: "You are still here." ”
This sentence has a lot of meanings in it, the first is that Duan Chong once told Xiao Beiping to come to Nanliang, the second is that Duan Chong did not tell Xiao Beiping that he had come to Nanliang, and the third is to tell Duan Chong, maybe you shouldn't come to Nanliang.
This in itself is an extremely tangled thing, but Duan Zhong is a person who doesn't like to be entangled, so he sighed: "You grow up, maybe I can't tell you fairy tales anymore." ”
Xiao Beiping smiled: "People always have to grow up, and stories naturally have to be listened to." ”
"You're here for a trip?"
"Evacuate."
"Someone is embarrassing you?"
"You know that. I told you in my letter. ”
Duan thought about it for a while, and seemed to remember that Xiao Beiping's letter said a lot of things. Standing up, he called Jiang Mingchen, who was waiting on the side, to his side and told him to take Su'er back to the inn.
This Xiao Beiping, Su'er recognizes it. And Xiao Beiping's encounter, Duan Chong also told Su'er as a story on weekdays, so Su'er knew very well that the princes of these two countries had a lot to say. Chong Duan nodded slightly, and left with Jiang Mingchen. And being sensible and reasonable is Suer's biggest advantage.
"You've got a good girl!" Xiao Beiping smiled.
Duan Zhong shook his head: "Wrong, it's a good wife." ”
Xiao Beiping didn't say anything, left his subordinates who were eating together, walked to Duan Chong's side with a wine glass, sat down next to him, arched his hand and said, "Cheers to our meeting!" ”
Duan Zhong smiled and raised the wine glass in his hand.
The two of them sat like this, as if they had a lot to say, but neither of them spoke, but quietly drank wine, looking at the beautiful scenery of West Lake outside the window.
"This restaurant is good, I like it very much." Xiao Beiping was the first to break the silence.
Duan nodded heavily, how could the restaurant he opened be bad?
"You came to Nanliang ......" The word "yes" dragged on for a long time, and it was obvious that Xiao Beiping had no intention of continuing.
"Look at the scenery, see for a long time, earn money, by the way...... Gang brothers. ”
Xiao Beiping finally laughed because he heard what he wanted to hear the most. However, Duan Zhong pursed his lips, "Although I want to help you, you always have to help me earn money first." ”
"How do you make money?"
Duan Zhong sighed: "Naturally, it's business. You know, my two favorite things as a person are playing and making money. Of course, now there is one more person, Su'er. ”
Duan Chong's words were Xiao Beiping's thinking of the fact that he exchanged silver tickets for stories when he was in Dali, and he felt angry and funny. The fact that the second prince of Dali loves silver tickets is indeed true. "These little things, you like to do, naturally follow you."
Duan Zhong laughed: "It's good over there." With the support of you, the great prince, the silver is naturally like flowing water. As he spoke, he took out a piece of silver from his waist and put it on the table, picked up Xiao Beiping and walked out.
"What are you going for?" Xiao Beiping is a little **.
"Naturally, it's to play, there are so many buildings on the edge of this West Lake, is there any reason not to have a good time?"
Visiting the Green House? When Xiao Beiping heard Duan Chong's words, his face immediately turned green. In the past few years, he has been able to maintain a very delicate balance with his younger brother, largely because of his rigorous, steady, and convincing officials, but if this kind of thing happens and spreads, I am afraid that he will immediately become the point of ten thousand swords.
However, when Xiao Beiping was hesitating, Duan Zhong had already pulled Xiao Beiping out of the building and walked towards a row of buildings on the shore. As for Xiao Beiping's guards, they only had dry eyes.
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Drunken Red Building, the most prosperous green building in Hangzhou, leaning on the West Lake, half of the whole building is erected on the water surface, and there is a large flower boat parked on the lake, with several extremely thick wooden boards connected with the whole last building, fixed with iron chains, it has become the famous building boat wonder on the West Lake.
And this drunken red mansion, there are a lot of top Oiran, even in the south of the Yangtze River, I am afraid I can't find one or two buildings that are more luxurious and magnificent, except for those buildings on the Qinhuai River. And Qinhuai River, which is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, has many high-ranking officials and nobles, and there are many drunken red mansions, so they are naturally rich businessmen in the world.
At this time, it was already dark, and the buildings on the shore of the West Lake were already brightly lit, and even the streets were crowded with people. Knowing this moment, Duan Chong really realized what it meant to be rich in Jiangnan.
This drunken red mansion is located next to the road with the most people, more than a dozen big lanterns are hung high, and the old bustard at the door is pulling the guests very hard. And at the gate of the drunken red mansion, there are still two tall ...... Belle.
Is this a front desk or a welcome? Could it be that the service concept of this era is so advanced?
The two wandered around the door of the Drunken Red Mansion for a while, and Duan Zhong naturally sighed that the business of the Drunken Red Mansion was big, and the money was a lot of money, and the girl was still ...... Pretty. And Xiao Beiping, naturally, the demons and angels in his heart are fighting. To go in or not to go in, that's the question.
And the old bustard at the door knew how vicious the eyes were, and saw two extraordinarily dressed young men standing behind the door of the Qinglou, and naturally regarded the two as the second ancestors of some high-ranking and noble family, and they were also young children who had never visited the Qinglou. So it was natural to step forward and say: "The two masters are interested in going in to play?" Tonight is the day when Miss Li, the Oiran of the Red Mansion, will perform on stage, so don't miss it. ”
Master Li? Duan Chong's mouth grew up, and his saliva in shock was about to flow to the ground. There is really a ** named Master Li...... What about Du Shi Niang? So Duan Zhong naturally remembered a poem he had recited before: I am not a returnee, but a prostitute.
Duan Zhong stuffed the old bustard with a silver ingot, and pulled Xiao Beiping to the building. The bustard naturally followed with a fart. At this moment, the seats in the hall were already full, and after Duan Zhong inquired, he learned that this private room was also full, so he could only pick up a relatively remote position and sit down. It seems that the attraction of this so-called Oiran is really unusual.
And this old bustard was still boasting very the side: "The two masters are not locals at first glance." The two of you are coming to the right place on this day, Miss Li Shishi only came out to perform once in half a month, and the two of you are blessed today! ”
Duan nodded his head, stuffed another ingot of silver, ordered a few side dishes, and called the two girls to accompany him; The old bustard went happily.
Duan Zhong looked at Xiao Beiping, who was a little cramped, and said with a smile: "This Qinglou is a good place. I didn't come here often before, but I will go there a lot in the future. ”
Xiao Beiping frowned: "Do you want to ......?"
Duan Zhong made a silent gesture: "The fastest way to get this silver, in addition to selling salt, is the Qinglou!" ”