Chapter 59: Poking a hornet's nest
Visiting the Qinglou and drinking flower wine is a romantic and elegant thing in the Shenguang Dynasty, from the wealthy and noble, down to the pulp pawns, all of them are talked about. If you have money in your pocket, find a good place to form a bureau, and if you don't have a few girls to accompany you, it is inevitable that you are not decent enough, this is the tone of the old and young masters in Taikang City.
If it is a banquet where literati and scholars gather, poetry and singing are indispensable, and silk and bamboo dance and music are indispensable, as the so-called silk is not as good as bamboo, and bamboo is not as good as meat.
These old and young masters are all experts, tired of the music of silk and bamboo, and they like to listen to the girl's singing the most, especially the twenty-eight beauties with jade bodies like crisps, beautiful makeup to welcome the door, fighting for beauty and laughing, singing and twilight, shaking their hearts, moving their lips and making sounds, and the aftermath lingers for three days.
Nowadays, the most popular thing in Mingjin Building is to sing Cui Ci, which is the so-called Cui Ci song and broken intestines, ten years of life and death, endless thinking about where to hide.
This Cui Tanhua probably doesn't know that his reputation in the red powder tent has overshadowed the champion and the leader, and a bigger reason is that this master is now a widower, no owner, and even many girls don't know that he has also married, after all, the marriage in Jiatongguan is extremely short-lived, like a flash in the pan.
If someone turns over the old yellow calendar, they should know that Mingjin Building is the name that was changed later, and the name was very cheesy at first, which is nothing more than fireworks and willow alleys and the like.
It is said that I don't know which Hanlin master said that he was invincible, Mingjin collected the troops, and was passed on as a joke by the girls, and was amused by the small maids in the carriage and horse room, and somehow it spread to the circle of the ladies of Taikang City, and was interrogated by the wife of Hedong at home, so the word Mingjin also spread, one passed ten, ten passed hundred, the men of Taikang City tacitly agreed, up to the seventy old man, down to the green boy, who dared to say that Mingjin collected the army, which kept it the next day and couldn't go to the street, and the spitting stars drowned, It's a man who doesn't say Mingjin, and he will never withdraw his troops.
The boss behind the scenes didn't know whether it was vassalage elegance or the guidance of a master, anyway, he figured out the meaning of this, but changed his name to Mingjinlou, so the masters of Taikang City met Mingjinlou at every turn to see who would collect the troops first? The troops were naturally defeated, and things sat down and talked slowly.
Since the scholar Cui Xuanhui seemed to have caught a glimpse of a girl with a waist shape and a demeanor like Zhuo Siniang in the back alley of Mingjin Building, Cui Hanzhang pondered how to find a way to visit the first gold cave in Taikang City. Coincidentally, Qingshui Cabinet Workshop and Mingjin Building have this secret transaction, and the account of one delay should also be collected.
It's also strange to say, after having this idea, I always want to move subconsciously, and after thinking about it, there is only one person who is most suitable to lead the game, Bai Yanqiu on Chili Street, a Chili Street, and half the sky.
This Hou Ye is holding back the discomfort at home, and the blind date and gift have broken through the threshold of the Hou Mansion, and the succession of the heirs is already the top priority of the entire Lingwu Hou Mansion, the old lady personally sat in the town to choose his granddaughter-in-law, he couldn't hide and couldn't hide, but let him pick a pleasing one, but after a few days, he felt that he was a breeding pig, and the choice was not at all him.
This kind of life is so annoying that he is living like a year, and when he saw the post of Doumi Lane, he slapped his thigh, "Cui Hanzhang is really my savior." ”
It just so happened that after serving the Qingshui Cabinet last night, after learning from Xu Bald's mouth that Zhuo Siniang in Mingjin Building was a clue, Cui Hanzhang was wondering what Zhuo Siniang in the September Frost Store had to do with this matter.
As everyone knows, when their master and servant collided with the dark night killing of the wine shop under Yimao Peak, if it weren't for the honest advice of the boss, I am afraid that they would have become dead souls under the knife. When I first came to Taikang, I was ignorant, but now I feel weird when I look at everything, and I even laugh at myself if I am too suspicious, but after thinking about it again, if the space-time environment is replaced by the Twelve Prefectures of Youyun, it seems that everything is logical again.
The so-called resignation to fate is nothing more than a proven despair. Since you have some hope, you should hold it carefully, so as not to fall to pieces.
People's hearts are sinister, it is better to pay more attention to calculate others than to be calculated, this is also the words that the housekeeper Cui Bo often told Brother Xuan, it is not easy for the old man to go through ups and downs for 60 years, and he boiled it out.
Cui Hanzhang took the scholar to make trouble in the Qingshui Cabinet Shop The next day it was rumored, after all, the little scholar Brother Xuan reported himself to the small lotus village of Doumi Lane, and the whole Taikang City inquired and knew that Doumi Lane was no longer a little-known alley, and the house of Cui Tanhua, the deputy commander of the Ranger Army, one of the dignified Eight Horses of Shenguang, was among them, but everyone who was on the stage knew that such a person was the number one, and now no one in Taikang City could mess with him, and it was too late to walk around.
Cui Tanhua, who has always had a good reputation, even went to gamble and made a big fuss in the casino, and later heard that he used a knife and a gun. No one knows how much money they won, but everyone knows one thing, that is, the Qingshui Cabinet Workshop is closed, and one of the shopkeepers and the stewards is gone.
Brother Xuan, a scholar in Xiaolianzhuang in Doumi Lane, Qingchuan Street, is also famous, and his self-reported family can be described as a stroke of genius, which has been widely circulated, so that many street bastards have caused classic quotations, and he is on the thigh of Xiaolianzhuang, and he does not worry about not being able to walk sideways in Taikang City.
Then, to the surprise of the old and young masters of Taikang City, Cui Tanhua and the little marquis Bai Yanqiu went to the Qinglou to drink flower wine. Wine and wealth, this Tanhualang is really not left behind. However, the banner of the outside world is to collect accounts, Mingjinlou's gambling account of one drag five, it can't be delayed, Bai Yanqiu's words are bright, and you can't owe any gambling account, otherwise you will lose every gamble.
said that he would collect the account tomorrow, but in fact, it was still delayed for a long time, mainly because Bai Yanqiu, the kid, couldn't get out, and finally moved out of Tanhualang Cui Hanzhang before he was released. The kid met with a warm hug; "But I miss my brother to death."
"Alright, who will you show it to?" Cui Hanzhang looked disgusted, and used the fan in his hand to resist the enthusiastic little marquis.
"You have to tell the world,
Bai Yanqiu doesn't like women, don't drag me into the water. Cui Hanzhang knows Bai Yanqiu quite well, this kid knows what kind of shit he pulls as soon as he pouts his buttocks, the two of them hugged and hugged on the street, and after a while, rumors spread all over the sky, and the old lady of Baifu had to kill himself with a dragon's head cane.
"You are not righteous, brother, how did I hear that you took Xiao Xuanzi to make trouble in Qingshui Cabinet last night? How can this kind of good thing be without me? Bai Yanqiu looked like a hippie smile, and withdrew his two long arms in a sneer.
"Who doesn't know that your Marquis Bai is choosing the eldest lady of the main house, and he is a girl to be married, and he is eager to try, can you ask Brother Xuan how it is spread outside?" Cui Hanzhang continued to joke about his troubles, Bai Yanqiu is a small broken car, and it is not easy to use it if he doesn't beat it.
"The little ones don't dare to say it, and some of them are too tasteless to say." Cui Xuanqiang couldn't help but laugh and bent down to reply.
"Okay, even you kid dare to make fun of me, see how the master cleans up your master and servant." Bai Yanqiu jumped up and grabbed Cui Xuan, clamped Cui Xuan's head with his armpit, and said indignantly.
"I've won a lot of money, and today's flower wine is on your account."
"It won't hit the Hou Ye's mansion, I don't care who is standing behind the Qingshui Cabinet Workshop." Although Cui Hanzhang smashed the Qingshui Cabinet Workshop, he really didn't know the way behind it. It seems polite to say this, but in fact it is a stone to ask for directions.
"I want to say that the water really washed the Dragon King Temple, will you come to the door to make amends?"
"If you want to ask anything, just click directly, Tanhualang and I chew these words, it's boring. Qingshui Cabinet Workshop has no direct relationship with the Hou Mansion, but the annual share of the money is not less, you smashed it, not just to smash it, right? Bai Yanqiu was playing with Cui Xuan, and while replying to him, he was somewhat unhappy between the lines.
"You don't have to go too deep into the mountain, which one of these Taikang City has no hook up, the tree is big and the roots are deep, look at the people Kun Baichuan, and the light and dust, right?"
"Having said that, isn't Hanzhang also arrested this time, seeing that the Holy Master is going to return to the court, things in Taikang City are still a mess, and Mingjinlou and the Hou Mansion also have a deal?" Cui Hanzhang really listened to Bai Yanqiu's words, but there was no way back when it came to the end, and the taste of roasting on the fire was really uncomfortable.
"Even if you kid still have a little eyesight, Tanhualang won't come to Ben Hou today, Ben Hou will personally knock on the door of your Doumi Lane, some bottom lines can't be touched, you provoke some people, rabbits will bite people if they are anxious." Bai Yanqiu's expression rarely became serious, and he said earnestly.
"We can't make our path narrower and narrower, you must know that the most illusory thing is the temperament of the one above."
"This time, I called a few little brothers to get together together, they are all children of Chili Street, Tanhualang won't give me this face, right?"
"Brother Bai is righteous, and he understands it with his heart." Cui Hanzhang patted his chest, meaning that he received this love.
"Either let's clean up and keep a low profile, and let a few little brothers support the scene first."
"I'll do it, don't worry. I've already asked them to take the lead first, so let's get there later. Knowing that you don't mean to drink, I am still happy to see the excitement of Mingjin Building. Bai Yanqiu smiled evilly, and flew an eyebrow to Brother Xuan'er, disgusting him with a chill.
"Which business is Mingjin Building?"
"The child has no mother, it's a long story. Mingjin Building is not a business of any family, but a business of everyone, as for how big this everyone is, you think about it yourself. ”
"Don't worry, let's talk while walking, the long night is long, drunk and singing, brother, I must know everything."
I thought about this bone that was so hard to gnaw, but I didn't think it was so difficult, and when he heard Bai Yanqiu's ill-intentioned ridicule, he frowned slightly.
"This will know that it has stabbed a hornet's nest, but no matter how big a family is, it can be bigger than the royal family?"
"Strictly speaking, Mingjin Building is actually just a symbolic meaning, and trading does not depend on it, but for decades, everyone has been talking about trading in Mingjin Building, and it has naturally become that meaning. The helmsman is a person who will come to things, and the governments have not taken dividends, and after many years of operation, they have survived the ups and downs, which really put it on the table.
"The forest is big and there are all kinds of birds, and the current Mingjin Mansion is really a mixture of fish and dragons, in the words of my dead ghost uncle, Chi Shen Wang Baduo, with you, the dragon crossing the river, I think it's very good, buddy supports you this time."
Cui Hanzhang is the more he listens to it, the more wrong it is, Mingjin Building is really not as simple as it seems on the surface, there are many flower buildings in Taikang City, but I am afraid it is the only one that can support the black and white business with a Mingjin Building.
There are rules for doing business, but if it dares to put its hand on the head of the military department and do the business of killing the head and destroying the door, at the moment of this special period, it will chop off the claws that are stretched out indiscriminately, in the end, it has just returned from the Northern Expedition, Cui Hanzhang is still too murderous, and he dares to uproot it with a ruthless heart.
Tonight, Cui Hanzhang, the commander of the rangers, only brought a personal little scholar and an escort Xu Qingfeng, all of whom traveled in casual clothes, and they were unrecognizable at first glance after deliberately dressing up in disguise. It's Bai Yanqiu, who is amorous from head to toe, Fengshen Yulang can't cover it, anyway, he said that he went to his own place in the first half of the night, and he was meeting at the time, and a Mingjin Building couldn't lose anyone.
At the turn of autumn and winter, Cui Hanzhang reached out and tightened the raccoon dog fur collar around his neck, but the wind still poured into it along the gap. The weather was too cold, so he simply shrunk his neck into the fur collar, and put his two hands into his sleeves to warm up.
"Cui Hanzhang, are you a little vain, are you so cold?" Bai Yanqiu has always spoken openly.
"Mingjin Mansion has a rich life at night, and there are many tricks, can you do it?"
"You know a hammer, this is to recuperate." A group of five laughed, carriage
Stopped one mile away from the Longyuan River, and then stopped, divided into two groups and entered the building.
But anyone who sees Mingjin Mansion for the first time is not shocked, Cui Hanzhang and Xu Qingfeng are no exception, Cui Xuan has already peeked at it from afar more than once, which will seem relatively calm.
Looking at the Mingjin Tower quietly moored on the surface of the Longyuan River, Cui Hanzhang even suspected that this was stolen from the warship of the Longyuan River Sailor Division, the hull was towering and huge, the draft was quite deep, the building was seven floors high, the lights were brilliant, the river surface was mist, the pavilions and pavilions in the high places were faint, and it looked like a giant beast creeping on the vast river in the dark night, and there were a number of guard ships around, no wonder it was said that it was the first gold cave in Taikang City, this momentum, this scale, I am afraid it is difficult to find the second one.
When he saw Mingjin Building for the first time, Cui Hanzhang decided that there was an unclear military background in it, otherwise how could he dare to be so ostentatious.
If it comes, it will be safe. The three of them did a full set of plays, and after boarding the boat and entering the building, they dispersed, each looking for their own joy, if it is said that they are looking for fun, Brother Xuan is the most decent.
In the past, the cold wind by the river was like a knife, and the faces of the people who blew it hurt, but the building was very warm, like a spring breeze, and the people who baked were undressed.
The eyes are light gauze curtains, fluttering up, silk and bamboo music, fat powder, wine fragrance, looming body fragrance, are all an ambiguous hazy, wisps of winding in the air, people have no strength to resist at all, how many tough guys here are also hundreds of steel turned into finger wrapping soft.
The first floor and the second floor are empty to make the hall, there are two swings floating in the whole hall, a number of women in colorful clothes are placed on the performance, there are four corners carved eight immortal tables next to each other in the hall, the tables are placed on the wine and food, some of the men who sit are already old age, some can be young people, but without exception, they are all free and happy, from time to time intoxicated by the singing and dancing performances in the hall, applauding.
On the second floor, there is a semi-open private room seat, surrounded by a circle of wooden corridors, from time to time from the elegant singing voices in the private rooms, and there are also graceful women walking under the eaves of the corridor, teasing the guests. The third and fourth floors are similar, but the higher they go, the fewer people there are, and occasionally they only see the little maid and the maidservant, serving tea and pouring water in and out.
However, what surprised Cui Hanzhang the most was that from the second floor to the fourth floor, a portrait of Danqing was hung according to the direction of the gossip of Qianduli, Zhenxun, Kanggankun, and the eight horses of divine light, all of which were vivid.
Cui Hanzhang looked up, and it happened to be the direction of Dongyi Aoki's hexagram, and he was stunned to find that the portrait of Cui Hanzhang of Tanhualang was hanging in front of him. Annotation next to it: Cui Hanzhang of Xikou Qianyanzhou, Wen Neng can raise the pen to settle the world, and a song of Cui Ci to the end of the world.
Danqingguo's skills are profound, and he portrays Cui Tanhua's talent between his eyebrows, especially his green shirt and sword, holding the scroll in one hand and chanting the wind and the moon, holding the hilt of the sword in the other hand, and the sword qi in both sleeves lingering and drumming, even if Cui Hanzhang himself stands here, he is also sincerely admired.
In the direction of the Xuanyuan Qiangua in the north is the god of war god Ziyou, people sit on a high platform, one-handed sword, such as a tiger standing on the dragon plate, there seems to be electric light flashing between the two eyes, and a few strokes will paint the emperor's atmosphere. Annotation next to it: Shenguang Ping Kangmu King, Wu Neng went to the horse to set the world, and wore a black robe to Ping Northwest.
The direction of the windy Xun hexagram, that is, next to the great prince of the god of war, is one of the same famous divine lights, Liu Zhilun, a ghost talent in the military department, a Confucian general of the cold family, and the wind and bones are outstanding, especially the two wisps of white sideburns are windless and automatic, and a feeling of worrying about the country and the people jumps on the paper. Annotation next to it: Bazhou Gushu is a masterpiece, a guerrilla plot to kill the enemy chieftain, and a military book has been passed down through the ages.
The location of the sinking water hexagram is Li Qingshan, a soldier who was born out of nowhere, sitting down on a green horse, wearing a bright silver and white tiger helmet, wearing plain silver armor, and a five-tiger soul-breaking spear flashed in cold light. Annotation next to it: The green mountains do not change, the green water flows for a long time, and one shot blocks the northern cold.
Further down is the stacked mountain hexagram, which is the grandson of the fourth wealthy Jiang family, Jiang Yunlang, standing with his hands on his back, his back stretched in the sunset, and he has the determination to see death as home. Annotation next to it: Jiangjia Yushu, Yunlang clear sky, the year of the weak crown supports the family business, and the one-eyed looks down on the world.
Opposite the Qiangua is the Tu Kun hexagram, and the one who hangs high on this position is Zekang Wang You, with a jade face and a purple shirt, although it is the year of the weak crown, but in the Northern Expedition, he swears not to retreat. Annotation next to it: King Kang, Byron's first meritorious attack, and the reputation of the Confucian virtuous king.
On the left hand of King Zekang is the Dongyi Aoki earthquake position, and the left side of the earthquake position is the Nanming fire position, hanging high Liuluan City Kun knife and sea tide, betraying the descendants of the Dalun Temple in the twelve states of Youyun, holding the knife with both hands and chopping, the eyes are like knives, and they can see through people's hearts. Annotation next to it: Snow Mountain Dalun Temple even the sea tide, a knife light cold twelve states, since then there is no Nangu Building.
Next to it is the Xi Geng Ruijin hexagram position, it is the young marshal of the border army Yao Daguan, his eyes are wide open, the horse is whistling in the west wind, and the tragic and heroic spirit is fascinating. Annotation next to it: Yao Daguan, the tiger of Jiangmen, a young marshal of 100,000 border troops, and the first person to break the city through Youyun.
Looking at the Eight Horses of the Divine Light is even more shocking than the first time he saw the ship, and he dares to evaluate the Eight Horses of the Divine Light so presumptuously, saying that it is not impossible to say that his hands and eyes are up to the sky, and it makes him feel that tonight's things will be very tricky.
Cui Hanzhang didn't dare to stay here for a long time, so as not to attract the attention of the eyeliner in Mingjin Building, so he paced around again. He noticed that each floor was guarded by several big men with a large number of shapes, and he could only enter without being led inside, and if he couldn't enter, he wouldn't be able to see the scene inside. Maybe others can't see it, but at a glance, the person leading the troops can see that the strong man's body and standing posture are all from the army, and he has not been tempered by three or five years of war, and he can't reach this kind of heat, which is definitely not comparable to ordinary gangsters.
Cui Hanzhang wandered around the building, like a chick who had just seen the wind and snow, and saw that every woman looked like a pig.
Walking in the Yingge Yan language, Cui Hanzhang smelled the special fragrance of those women who passed by, it was the smell of foreign spices, obviously brought in here from foreign countries or Lingnan overseas trafficking, and it seemed to have undergone special processing, which made people smell a kind of restlessness immediately, and even the spirit seemed to burn after smelling for a long time, and the mind could not be suppressed.