Chapter 54: Dong Xiangchun

As the shore of Fengze Lake was completely quiet, Qin Feng also performed light skills all the way down the mountain, and soon returned to the Jingjian team.

"General Jingjian, I'm back." Qin Feng said as soon as he walked into the tent.

"Brother Qin, how is Feng Ze over there?" Jing Jian saw Qin Feng walk in, his face showed surprise, and he hurriedly asked.

Qin Feng immediately told the news he had gained from observing the top of Fengze Mountain for a day.

"Is it difficult for the uncle to acne the prime minister?" After listening to what Qin Feng said, Jing Jian groaned.

"Brother Jingjian, I thought we should go to Anyi immediately." Qin Feng looked at Jing Jian with burning eyes and said.

"Hmm....... I thought so too. Jing Jian said. After all, Anyi was still the capital of Wei at this time, and Qin Feng could also get more news there.

"Alright, without further ado, let's go now." Jing Jian said.

"Hmm." Qin Feng agreed, and then walked out of the tent to prepare.

There are rumors in Anyi, the capital of Wei, that the old prime minister's uncle is terminally ill and is about to die. Some people are nervous, and some people celebrate with their crowns. The panicked said that Uncle Gong was the virtuous government of Wei, and as soon as he died, the people of Wei would have to suffer. The person who played the crown said that Uncle Gong was the rotten wood of the Wei State, and as soon as he died, the Wei State would have great ambitions.

For nearly 100 years, the people of Anyi have developed the custom of talking about current political secrets.

In the streets and alleys, in the neighborhoods, wherever there are three or two people, there will be court secrets flowing between the tongues.

If it is a place where people in the city such as the wine shop, the Chunlou Tea Room and the Music Shop are shuttling like celebrities, they will talk even more loudly, competing to release their insights on the most important state rumors at the moment.

In the meantime, if there is a high-level argument that shocks the four seats, it will be heard by everyone. If a person repeatedly has such high opinions, this person will become a celebrity in an elegant place, and his worth will suddenly increase.

This kind of political celebrity is not something that can be created in a leisure place, but must be an elegant place recognized by the Anyi market and the upper-class celebrities. This kind of elegant place, not to mention the gorgeous and noble buildings of its venues, but more importantly, it must have three extraordinary advantages: first, it has a long history, that is, the so-called expensive old shops in the market; the second is the footprints of the emperor who once had several big names who became famous here; The third most difficult thing is that the owner of the shop also needs to be a celebrity or elegant celebrity.

If you can get three of them together, it is naturally rare. The common reputation of Anyi people is that there is only one such elegant place, and there is only one in the world! This is the proud character of the Anyi people - the civilization center of Wei is the civilization center of the world.

On the Tianjie, one of the quietest small streets in Anyi, there is a Dongxiang Spring Wine Shop.

This small street runs from north to south, with the palace at the north entrance, the prime minister's mansion and the general's mansion at the south exit, and two alleys leading to the bustling street market in the east and west.

Although it is said to be a small street, it is the thoroughfare of the city, and there is no sense of closure.

What is even more striking is that there are no houses or shops in this small street, and only more than 30 post houses of large and small vassal states are built here.

The street is lined with green trees, the street is paved with stone slabs, the pedestrians are richly dressed, and the halls are magnificent. The people of Anyi call this small street the Heavenly Street, which means that she does not have the vulgar hustle and bustle of the world, and exudes heavenly wealth, tranquility and elegance everywhere. Just in the middle of the Heavenly Street, there is a courtyard with lush green trees and gurgling water, and there is a two-story red wooden building with nine bays in the courtyard, which is the world-famous Dongxiang Spring Wine Shop.

When it comes to Dongxiangchun, Anyi people are like a few treasures.

It was the property of Bai Gui, a great merchant during the reign of Marquis Wen of Wei. If it is a pure businessman, it is okay, but this Bai Gui is not only a big businessman who is famous all over the world, but also has been a prime minister for more than ten years during the period of Wei Wuhou.

The Wei people believed that Bai Gui was a political and businessman of the Kuang Dynasty who was on a par with Tao Zhu Gong Fan Li.

The Bai family was originally a merchant family, and Bai Gui's father was already a big merchant in the Wei fiefdom before the three families were divided, and this cave Xiangchun was set up by Hou at that time. At that time, half of this heavenly street was still a commercial market for the Wei clan, and the other half was the residence of the Wei family.

After the three families were divided, Wei Wenhou's change of law shook the world, and officials and celebrities from all over the world went to Anyi to inquire about the details. In the exchanges, these scholars and officials of the countries complained to the Bai clan that the great Anyi did not have a good place to talk and drink. The Bai family was quick-witted, and immediately took out half of the family wealth to set up this cave Xiangchun.

On the day of opening, the Bai family made a rule: non-scholars, famous craftsmen, wealthy businessmen and government officials were not allowed to enter Dongxiangchun. This clearly regarded Dong Xiangchun as a place for the upper class to talk and drink.

The quiet courtyard restaurant, the exquisite utensils, the tempting delicacies, the precious old wine of the world, and the elegant and gorgeous maids, all of which are rare to find in the world.

For a time, celebrities, officials, and envoys from all over the world flocked to him. Shangqing Li Kui often discussed the pros and cons of war with celebrities in Dong Xiangchun, and General Wu Qi also debated the way of war and use of troops in Dong Xiangchun many times. There are also Laozi of the Zhou Dynasty Taishi, Mencius, a Confucian scholar, Mozi, a self-contained family, and Guiguzi, a wizard of the Wei Kingdom, all of whom were shocked in Dongxiangchun and drifted away.

Later, Bai Gui inherited his father's business, and repeatedly repaired Dong Xiangchun, improved the pattern, and placed precious and rare curiosities everywhere, elegant rooms, secret rooms, wine rooms, tea rooms, chess rooms, and collection rooms, which were scattered and hidden.

There is also a wide and comfortable polemic hall for guests to gather and discuss important state affairs. There were famous businessmen such as Chu Guoyidun and Zhao Guozhuo who were willing to bid for Dong Xiangchun at a base price of 100,000 gold, and Bai Gui laughed at it. Later, Bai Gui became the prime minister of Wei and donated most of the wealth accumulated by the Bai family for generations, but left Dong Xiangchun.

Who would have thought that he died of depression in the last years of Wei Wuhou, and Dong Xiangchun was also frustrated for a while. Later, it was rumored that Bai Gui's youngest daughter was in charge of Dong Xiangchun, which made the celebrities even more curious. Although it is rumored that this little daughter is beautiful, talented, and both civil and military, no guest has ever seen the country in Dong Xiangchun. In this way, Dong Xiangchun is doubly mysterious and more attractive.

Since the news of the critical illness of the old prime minister came out, Dong Xiangchun has been very lively.

The spacious and splendid polemic hall originally had a hundred long cases of green jade, one case per person, and a hundred people should be seated.

In normal times, this is more than enough. Most of the time, celebrities and officials always gather in secret rooms of various names to drink and talk.

Even if it is a big event, it may not be considered big by everyone, so the polemic hall is rarely overcrowded.

Recently, it has been unusual, the elegant room, the secret room, the tea room, the chess room, and even the favorite mining room of those wealthy businessmen who love gambling is empty.

Obviously, the guests who came to Dong Xiangchun gathered in the polemic hall. Despite this, Dong Xiangchun is still in order.

The maids quietly brought the exquisite short table, and moved the long case that was usually arranged in the shape of a horseshoe and had sparse spacing forward, and arranged it into a hollow and small circle on the empty carpet, and arranged the short case into two layers of circular seats on the periphery, leaving only a path for the maids to serve wine and food in the four corners. In this way, it is staggered, and it can accommodate about 300 people.

There is no hierarchy here, and the first comers are seated in front of the long desk on the central floor, while the later ones are seated in front of the outer short case. The seats are full of splendid splendor, the copper tripod jade plate is full of wine, and the maids are dazzling, and the room is really full of brilliance. The world's celebrities and businessmen have a word of mouth, "If you don't go to Dongxiangchun, you don't know how small the money bag is!" It is said that under this luxurious and extravagant atmosphere, the poor and poor gentlemen will also squander their money.

At the beginning of the lanterns, three young and handsome people in red walked into the door of the hall. One is dark-skinned and strong. One is as white as jade, rich and handsome. The other is piercing and murderous. The eyes of the maids standing behind the seat shone brightly, and immediately three maids floated in front of the guests, gently untied their big red and gold silk cloaks, and softly helped the three of them into the short table and sat down. In an instant, three more maids held the bronze tripod jade jue and poured the world's famous wine designated by the guests to the jue. The three guests seemed to ignore the elegant maid, and only looked around the field with blazing eyes.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am a Korean study tourist. Now I heard that the uncle of the prime minister of Wei is in critical condition, and I don't know what the rank in the seat has to say about this, which is enough to solve the confusion below? A green-clothed gentleman in the back seat said loudly.

"Let me ask you, where does the confusion come from?" The front seat of the long case is a middle-aged high-crowned man who asks a reserved question.

The green-clothed scholar said with a smile: "Uncle Acne is a famous minister of the third generation, he is a general, he has many virtues and politics, and his protégés and former officials are all over the country, and he has the power to influence the current King of Wei." If the pillar stone is suddenly destroyed, Wei's domestic and foreign affairs will remain unchanged? I am confused, where should Wei change its direction? Dominate the plains? What about the king? Staying in a corner? ”

The middle-aged man in red smiled reservedly: "Jun came from afar, and he knows the affairs of Wei?" Let me do the tricks. Since the third reign of Wei, enriching the country and strengthening the army has become an established national policy. Although Uncle Acne is a famous minister of the third generation, it has only been more than 20 years since he presided over the state affairs. The uncle and prime minister are serious about politics, abide by Li Kui's law and the system of Wenhou, and enrich the people internally than externally. Today, the King of Wei has been on the throne for eight years, and there is no change in the prime minister's strategy. Even if the prime minister dies once, the Wei State is still as safe as Mount Tai. This so-called person goes to politics and stays immortal, what is the confusion under his feet? ”

"Hahaha" a purple-shirted gentleman in the back seat stood up and laughed, "People say that there are many people of insight in Anyi, why do you have ridiculous words?" In the eight years since the reign of King Wei, the state of Wei is changing day by day, and he has turned a blind eye? One of the changes is called Wang Mingzhi. The second change is to use troops to dominate. The third change is to re-emphasize the military and dethrone the text. The fourth change is the alliance of princes. With these four things, where is the old policy of Uncle Acne? Wei Guo'an remains unchanged? ”

"Good——! ——! Mining The hall was full of applause.

The middle-aged man in red was not allowed to speak, and someone said in a loud voice: "The words of the foot seem to be reasonable, but in fact they are bad!" The changes in the Wei State have changed on its surface. The Wei State is fundamentally solid as a rock. What is the foundation of Wei's governance? The people are rich and the country is strong, and the world is peaceful. Called the king and the princes, the intention is to stop the war and stabilize the world. This change is the same as the way of the ancestors, but it is the end of the change and the original change, what's not bad? What's the doubt? ”

"Change the end and change the cost. Good! Some people shouted again, but after all, they were not as enthusiastic as they were just now, and they did not add "picking". This is the usual custom in the place of controversy in Anyi wine shops. Those who are beautiful and righteous are superior, and the listeners shout and cheer together.

The rhetoric is clever and the song is the middle class, and the shouting is not applauding. The rhetoric is even, and it is not reasonable. This method of judging is short and warm, based on intuition rather than theory, and is often surprisingly consistent.

For example, it is only one round, and the former accurately summarizes the changes since the new monarch of Wei State ascended the throne, which makes celebrities at home and abroad instantly alert, and it is also concise and sharp, which is superior. Although the latter is quite capable of analyzing the name and reality, there is always a sense of dissociation from people's intuitive judgment of the Wei State, so there is only "good" and not "picking".