Chapter 14: The Wine Shop on Credit

"Zhang Gongzi, have you taken credit for it?" Ling Hu asked suddenly.

Credit?

I've only been in Datang for a few days, and I don't know how many people I have paid credit to?

Zhang Wei shook his head, "When Zhang Wei first arrived in Chang'an, he didn't know many people, and he never paid on credit. ”

"Oh, I see, I tell you that as soon as you come here today, you will be a guest here from now on, and he will be short of money in the future, and he can still pay here on credit." Ling Hulu said.

Ah, can you still spend money on credit here?

Zhang Wei was really eye-opening.

In his impression, many restaurants in modern society will write the words "no credit" in front of the door, but the "orchid restaurant" in the Tang Dynasty was able to consume on credit thousands of years ago.

It is said that Datang is an open society, and it really deserves its reputation when I see it today.

Looking at Zhang Wei's puzzled look, Ling Huxuan continued: "The great poet Li He should know, right? ”

Li He, is he the famous poet of the Tang Dynasty who is known as the "poet ghost", and is as famous as the "poet saint" Du Fu, the "poet immortal" Li Bai, and the "poet Buddha" Wang Weixiang.

Zhang Wei originally did not have a high level of knowledge and culture, and the reason why he was able to record Li He was because he was very interested in the title of Li He, a "poet ghost".

What is the name of a good person? If you want to call it a "poetic ghost", why don't you call it a "dead ghost"? If you call it a "dead ghost", what if others still think that your wife is dissatisfied with you and scolds you?

"Li He, I know, isn't it a great poet who is called a 'poetic ghost'?"

Yes, yes, yes, he is the "poet ghost", although he died young, he is also a person who has been here often, and he has also left classic verses. Ling Hulu continued, "Although Li He is poor, his poems are famous, and he will entertain friends here from time to time, and when he has no money, he will write a poem as collateral. ”

Oh--, there's still such a practice.

This is almost the same as many restaurants today like to invite celebrities to dinner, and ask people to leave Mobao after eating. Although the Tang Dynasty poet Li He has no money, he can write poems, and he has no money after eating, so he casually inscribes a poem on the wall of the wine shop to make wine money, which is not only romantic but also has a literary style, which I like.

"I remember that one of Li He's poems called "The Dragon's Night Yin" is about this orchid restaurant, and he described the orchid singing in this poem." Ling Hu continued to read: "The curly hair and beard have green eyes, and the high-rise building blows the bamboo quietly at night. It seemed to come up to the sky, and the beauty under the moon looked at the hometown and cried. ”

Ah, really?

"Look, how well written! At that time, I don't know how many people cried when this poem was sung. It's a pity that Li He only lived to be 27 years old, and if he could live a few more years, maybe he would be able to create more and better poems. Ling Hu said with a sigh.

Li He only lived to be 27 years old?

Zhang Wei knew that Li He was known as a "poetic ghost" and did not know that this famous poet was really a short-lived master, no wonder he was called a "poetic ghost", the 27-year-old Li He was like a meteor in the history of Chinese poetry, "stabbing" and scratching, leaving a long trace.

After listening to Ling Hujiao's introduction, Zhang Wei finally understood why those poor literati who were not rich in the Tang Dynasty liked to come to this place to drink, and it turned out that they could still pay on credit.

It can be said that the consumption method of credit has allowed those poor literati in Datang to finally find a little bit of rare self-esteem. Even when you don't have money, you can still fill it up in the "Orchid Shop", and maybe you can even buy a generous one.

It turns out that many of them are spending on credit!

"Listening to what the eldest son said, Zhang Wei understands, the characteristics of this orchid wine shop are beauty, fine wine and credit, I don't know what the fourth feature of the eldest son is?" Zhang Wei's curiosity was suddenly aroused, and he wanted to know the answer later.

"Hahaha, hahaha, we'll talk about the fourth feature of this orchid restaurant later. I like to be a good teacher, look at it, General Wang has been cold for so long, drink first, drink first. Ling Huxuan said to Wang Fengdong.

After a few people raised their glasses again and drank the wine in the glass, Wang Fengdong asked Ling Huzhu: "I don't know what the eldest son invited today?" ”

Ling Hu Jian glanced at Zhang Wei and then said, "It's not for the feast of King Yun's Layue. ”

Yun King?

Lunar feast?

Zhang Wei heard such a thing for the first time, although he was curious, he didn't ask directly, Wang Fengdong was already very good if he was able to let himself participate in the banquet, how could he casually inquire about the private affairs between the two of them?

"Oh--, Layue Feast, if you don't say it, I'll forget about it, tell me what you think." Wang Fengdong said.

"General Wang, you also know that the annual Layue Feast is a grand event in Chang'an and even the entire Tang Dynasty. Every time we feasted, the limelight of our two families was robbed by Zheng Hao, and I was always unconvinced. I think we must come up with some new tricks this year, and we can't let Zheng Hao steal the limelight from us. Ling Hu said angrily.

As soon as he heard Ling Huxuan's words, Wang Fengdong sighed and said: "It's not that I don't want to fight for this tone, it's just that the two of us are incomplete in five tones, and we can't speak completely, so why should we compete with Zheng Hao for the limelight?" Let's not talk about you, let's just talk about me, I don't know a few big characters, let alone sing and write poems. I look at this Layue feast, the only thing we can beat Zheng Hao is drinking, or I will compare the amount of wine with him this year. ”

The literati have the comparison of the literati, and the martial arts have the response of the martial arts. Since there is no way to compete with each other in poetry and songs, it is better than drinking.

After listening to Wang Fengdong's words, Ling Huxuan said: "I've heard that King Yun's Layue feast this year is different from previous years, allowing us to bring people from the mansion to compete together, if our own people from the mansion can win, it will also be our credit." ”

"If the people in the house win, singing and dancing poetry, it will be considered our victory?" Wang Fengdong was very surprised when he heard it, "In this way, this matter will be easy to handle." Zhang Wei, can you sing and dance? ”

Singing and dancing?

Good guy, you asked the right person this time, if I hadn't come to Datang, I wouldn't know which song hall I was playing in.

"General, singing and dancing is like Guan Gong playing with a big knife and Lu Ban picking an axe, which is not a problem at all." Zhang Wei, who drank some wine, boasted.

"Can you sing and dance?" After listening to Zhang Wei's words, Wang Fengdong's eyes widened, "It's you, from the first day you became a soldier, this general knows that you are capable." ”

Yes? That's it. Zhang Wei was anxious when he heard this, "General, Zhang Wei doesn't even know who King Yun is, how can I participate?" ”

"Oh--, let me tell you, King Yun is the eldest son of the present saint and my brother-in-law; Although the current Tang Dynasty did not set up a crown prince, the current trend shows that King Yun is very likely to inherit the throne in the future. Wang Fengdong is a military general, and he does not shy away from his relationship with King Yun at all, and clearly explains the relationship between the two sides.

Oh, so that's the case, although he was full of curiosity about the palace, Zhang Wei was also full of worry, "General, King Yun is the prince, can I enter and leave the palace casually with a small soldier?" ”

"What's that, King Yun's Layue Feast is a grand event in Chang'an City, anyone who receives an invitation can enter, and of course you can enter if you are my entourage." Then Wang Fengdong thought for a while and said to Zhang Wei: "What you said is right, if you are just a small soldier, it is indeed a little inappropriate to enter the palace, but now there is still a long time before the Layue feast, do your best to be loyal to the king, and when the time is right, it should not be a problem for me to promote you to be a fire captain." ”

According to the system of **, every ten people have a fire, and there is one fire chief; There is a team of 50 people, and there is one person in the team. The fire captain and the team are the most basic officials.