In the next two days, Duan Zhong took Xiao Beiping to walk around the kiln and the restaurant in a chic manner, living a comfortable life and not caring about anything else. So much so that in the past few days, all the restaurants of all sizes in Nanjing have been visited, and even Qin Huai Bajue is tired of eating, and finally returned to the stomach to eat Dongpo meat made by the chef of Louwailou.

In the past few days, Su'er has become a little unusual, and she actually started to learn how to cook with the cook outside the building. This is not good news for Duan Chong, at least not in the near future. Such a gentle and virtuous Su'er cooks but reflects a huge contrast, how can Duan Chongqing be embarrassed?

So whenever faced with a large pile of meals made by Su'er, Duan Zhong could only swallow bitter water and eat it. Of course, at this moment of crisis, Duan Zhong will never forget his good brother Xiao Beiping. So in the past two days, I often shouted that Xiao Beiping would come to the house for dinner. After eating twice, Xiao Beiping always found an excuse not to come. In addition to expressing his solemn contempt for Xiao Beiping, Duan Zhong was helpless.

In the past few days, the renovation work of the outer building of the building has been carried out in an orderly manner, and Duan Zhong has also deliberately come up with some new tricks, presumably when it reopens in about ten days, it will bring a lot of surprises to the officials and gentlemen in the capital. And Zhu Siwen, who is the most hard-working, still supervises the workers in the green building day and night. This Qinhuai River is worth every inch of land, and it is not easy to take another piece of land, so it can only be redecorated. Fortunately, although the interior of the building under this plate was burned, the shelves were surprisingly strong, and there was no need to rebuild the building, only to reinforce it. In this way, it only takes about a month to delay the opening time, which is about the same time as the birthday of Lao Tzu, the emperor of this Liang.

These days, Xiao Beiping has not forgotten to remind Duan Chong that his Lao Tzu is going to celebrate his birthday. So Duan Zhong also took advantage of the leisure and planned well. At least the idle girls in this green building, Duan Chong, have been spending money to raise them.

There are more than 100 girls in the Qinglou, although their postures are uneven, but there are always some beautiful faces and potential to explore. Duan Zhong first selected twelve women who knew different musical instruments, and found one like pipa, guzheng, flute, flute, etc., and formed a group-"Twelve Women's Orchestra", and specially invited musicians to teach it every day. Then Duan Chong personally picked a few tunes, Duan Chong sang them by himself, asked the musician to write down the tunes, and then handed them to the girls who sang well in the Qinglou. What "Sweet Honey", "Carmen", and "Love Trading" are all taught, regardless of the elegant and vulgar. Of course, Duan Zhong didn't forget to change his face and package these songs. For example, "Sweet Honey" is called "Full Palace Music", and Duan Zhong interprets it as the infinite love of the harem beauties for His Majesty the Emperor, and their joy is endless; "Carmen" is called "Let Me Stay in Your Heart".......

All in all, Duan Chong used this free time to tap the talents and accomplishments of these women, and strive to make them as virtuous and artistic as a Japanese romantic action movie actress in Duan Chong's previous life. Of course, all this was carried out in secret, this is a big matter equivalent to military secrets, of course, it can't be leaked, even Xiao Beiping can't know about it.

During this period, Duan Zhong also received several letters, and these letters were really unexpected by Duan Chong. This first letter was written by Duan Chong's master, Scholar Dong, who expressed his thoughts about his beloved apprentice, and hinted that he wanted to take advantage of his lifetime to go back to Daliang to have a look, of course, in the final analysis, it was still the purpose of coming to see Duan Chong under the guise of Dao Daliang. Scholar Dong is coming? Is this worth it? If you really come, your nonsense in Taixue, and your poetry in the Drunken Red Mansion, but they are all in the name of Dong University, isn't this going to be exposed? So I hurriedly wrote a long speech and replied back, expressing my longing for my teacher, and at the same time saying that the political situation was turbulent at the moment, and the Southern Liang and Northern Liang might turn their faces and fight at any time, and the teacher, as the decisive figure of the world's scholars, would be difficult to go back once he arrived in the Liang Kingdom. At the end of the letter, he didn't forget to slap the teacher's ass, and then wiped off the cold sweat envelope on his forehead and ordered someone to send it back to Dali urgently.

This second letter came from his own emperor, Lao Tzu. In his heart, he greeted Duan Chong's living situation with concern, and expressed his hope that Duan Chong would learn more from Daliang's governing policies and not lose Dali's face. Of course, this is just the official word, and it is also covered with the jade seal of his own Laozi. And in this letter, Zhonghai sandwiched a layer of small paper, which was sent by his mother, Concubine Xuan, and the words were all thoughts and concerns about his son, telling Duan Zhong to pay attention to his body, and after reading it, Duan Zhong was really moved, and replied to his mother and the emperor Lao Tzu respectively.

And this third letter is a bit interesting. The person who wrote the letter was Xiao Zhengrong, the eldest prince of Northern Liang. Duan Chong can be said to have been prosperous in Nanliang in the past few months, and he was made an earl, and his generous words in Taixue have spread among the scholars, and the limelight is almost unmatched, so it is extremely normal for the news to spread to Beiliang. In the letter, Xiao Zhengrong remembered the happy life in Dali in the past, and told some of his recent situation, which was nothing more than some military camp life, and at the end of the letter, he expressed an invitation to Duan Chong and welcomed Duan Chong to come to Beiliang. And also faintly hinted that if Duan Chong came, the treatment would definitely not be worse than in Nanliang.

After reading Xiao Zhengrong's letter, Duan Zhong touched his nose, a typical jealous performance. This Southern Liang and Northern Liang are fighting for our Dong University, even his apprentices have to fight.

Duan Zhong pinched his fingers and calculated the time, it has been almost four months since he arrived in Nanliang, since the assassination in Hangzhou, he has not stopped at all, it seems that he is really a hard work and a cheap bone.

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This is the sixth day after Lord Xu Huanxiang's interrogation of the Shen family, and it is also the second day to go to court after that day. Duan didn't get up too late, and when he stepped out of the room, the sun was still a little eastward, and there was a chill in the wind. Duan Zhong didn't think about what to do, but sat quietly in the small courtyard and drank wine.

Compared with Duan Chong, some people got up much earlier, because this was the day of the last dynasty, and it was also the hardest day of the Manchu Dynasty. So when Duan Zhong got up, the officials of the imperial court had already left the morning court and were on their way home in a carriage. And there was a carriage on the road, but it was more urgent than the other officials of the court, and it drove directly towards Wen Yuanbo's mansion. This is the carriage of His Royal Highness Xiao Beiping.

When Xiao Beiping wiped the sweat on his forehead and dared to go to the courtyard anxiously, Duan Zhong was leisurely drinking wine in the courtyard and beckoning to Xiao Beiping.

"You are really a god, this morning the Imperial Mansion Lord Yin really mentioned this matter to His Majesty."

Duan Zhong asked, "What's the situation?" There wasn't much surprise in the words.

"Lord Fu Yin just played the matter of the Governor's son-in-law manipulating the Shen family's business, and the Shen family has a large amount of silver transferred to the unknown place through Liao Xulin's hand, although it is not related to the Governor, it must be enough for him to eat a pot. When my father heard this, he was furious and had already ordered someone to go to Hangzhou to summon the governor back to face the saint. ”

Duan Zhong smiled: "Your father is a smart man, presumably Lord Yin has already played it before, and today is just acting." Otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to go down to my house so early to drink, and you should still be listening to your Lao Tzu's reprimand! ”

Xiao Beiping was stunned for a moment, thinking that his father's anger today was indeed a little too calm, and nodded, which can be regarded as agreeing. But I heard Duan Zhong continue: "When my people were in Hangzhou, they secretly met a group of people, and they were also monitoring Jiangnan's every move. It's just that the origin of this group of people is unknown, but it is certain that it is definitely not from your brother's side, so I suspect that it is from the palace. ”

Xiao Beiping covered his mouth: "You mean? .......”

Duan nodded his head: "You Lao Tzu is very smart, at least...... Much smarter than you. So I think he's watching you two brothers make a fuss, and I don't know why. ”

Xiao Beiping had some heart palpitations, if it was really as Duan Zhong said, wouldn't it be like he was stripped naked and standing in broad daylight. But fortunately, he has always been obediently in front of his filial son in the palace, and he has not managed his own power like his second brother.

Duan Zhong continued: "Your brother served as a prisoner in the two years of your absence, which is neither a good thing nor a bad thing for you. During the period when he was in prison, he had enough time to manage his own forces, but again, although your emperor Lao Tzu was sick in bed, it does not mean that his eyes are blind, he is always able to see some things, see someone's ambitions, as for how much, I don't know. ”

Xiao Beiping nodded, and suddenly thought of something: "What about you?" ......”

Duan Zhong waved his hand and said, "I naturally don't have to worry about you." You have to believe that the people I am are the most professional. ”

Xiao Beiping smiled bitterly helplessly: "As long as you don't get discovered, it's fine." ”

Duan Zhong smiled: "This is nature. Your second brother must not be stupid enough to go to your old man's point of exposing me. Of course, these things are not the main problem. You should probably think about how you should spend your great birthday now, and I should think carefully about how to meet the wrath of His Royal Highness the Second Prince! ”

Xiao Beiping was stunned, but heard Duan Chong shake his head helplessly and said, "The second prince is very angry, and the consequences are very serious!" After that, he picked up the wine glass in his hand and drank it down, "I'm working for you, so you can't lose me." Fifty thousand taels of silver will be sent to my house in three days, and it will be decided! Don't be reluctant to give up the money! ”

Xiao Beiping was dumbfounded, why was it his turn to pay for the silver again?