Chapter 47: Chen Gong visits a brothel

As soon as this couplet was hung out, coupled with the high-end, atmospheric, and high-grade brothel attic, it attracted hundreds of people to stop and watch.

are all talking, how has the Spring Pavilion changed?

At the end of the Han Dynasty, brothels were very popular, and many women from poor families went to the sea to become prostitutes, making a living by selling the art of hue. is like Cao Cao's concubine, Mrs. Bian, who is a veritable prostitute.

Therefore, the prostitution industry was very profitable at that time and was sought after by many people.

At this time, more than two dozen beautiful little girls appeared on the second floor of the brothel with flower baskets, and with the sound of cheerful music, they grabbed the petals in the flower baskets and scattered them downstairs.

Suddenly, countless petals came with the wind, and the charming fragrance teased everyone's nerves.

"It smells so good..."

"Why do you feel that Yingchun Pavilion is different from before?"

"Yes, there are groups of beautiful women, the fragrance is fragrant, it is really a great enjoyment of life..."

............

The door of the Spring Pavilion slowly opened, and the space inside was infinitely huge, and you could see from afar that there was a high platform covered with a red carpet, on which twelve singers were dancing, and four beautiful pianists were sitting next to them.

Suddenly, a long and crisp singing voice came.

"When is the bright moon, ask the wine to the sky."

"I don't know the heavenly palace, what year is it tonight?"

"I want to go back by the wind, but I'm afraid of Qionglou Yuyu."

"It's cold in the high places, dancing to figure out the shadows, how can it be in the world?"

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This poem is from Su Shi's 'Mid-Autumn Festival of Water Tune Song' in the Song Dynasty, and was later adapted into a song, as long as it is a modern person, it should be no stranger.

Among all the Song Ci, it can be called a classic among the classics, and it is also a classic chapter in Chinese history. The whole word is perfect in terms of style, thought, and philosophy.

If a literate person hears it, he will definitely be attracted by the moral of the poem.

If you don't have literary talent, it doesn't matter, the beautiful singing will stop you.

At this time, a woman in red with a white silk mask appeared and said, "The Spring Pavilion is open today, and it is free for both new and old customers." ”

"Oooh oh..." Everyone rushed into the brothel like hungry wolves.

The woman with the white silk covering her face was Pan Jinlian who had crossed over. She turned around and entered the private room of the attic on the second floor, and said to Lu Bu, who was drinking tea: "Brother Fengxian, the Spring Festival Pavilion has officially opened, what do you think?" ”

"It's okay."

Lu Bu got up and walked a few steps forward, opened the window and looked down, just in time to see the twelve singers dancing. Countless people in the audience applauded, staring at every singer with lustful eyes.

"It's a pity, it's a pity..."

"What a pity?" Pan Jinlian was puzzled.

Lu Bu shook his head and said, "It's a pity that such a good girl has fallen to this." It's cheaper for the laity. It's a pity. ”

Pan Jinlian snorted, covered her mouth and said: "If Brother Fengxian likes it, you can choose a few at will, and I will let them serve you, and I promise that you will serve you comfortably, I believe they are also very willing." ”

"What do you think of me?" Lu Bu closed the window and returned to his seat to continue drinking tea.

"I'm just sighing. It's a pity, but the money still has to be earned. I'm going to rely on them to gather information for me. ”

"In general, your Spring Festival Pavilion is not bad, if you can attract Chen Gong in, it means that you have succeeded a little bit. I'll invest a lot of money in you to open brothels on the territory of Yuan Shu and Cao Cao. ”

Pan Jinlian said: "This is thanks to Brother Fengxian for putting forward so many good suggestions." There is also the couplet at the door, if Mr. Gongtai sees it, he will definitely be curious and come in to visit. ”

(The two characters of couplets began in the Ming Dynasty and are now called dual, or peach.) But in order to read it smoothly, it was directly changed to a couplet. )

"Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive." Lu Bu raised his head, looked out of the attic, and blurted out.

"Huh? Cao Cao is here? Pan Jinlian was taken aback.

Lu Bu rolled his eyes and said, "Who told you that Cao Cao is here." I mean, Mr. Gongtai is here. You look downstairs. ”

Pan Jinlian looked sideways, and sure enough, she saw Chen Gong with a hand behind his back, mixed in the crowd, and stopped to watch like everyone else. Especially looked at the couplet hanging at the door: "Only true heroes can come here, and it is a famous man who should not miss it." ”

Literally, that is, only heroes and heroes can come here, and if you are a celebrity, don't miss it.

In just two sentences, the value of the brothel was raised all of a sudden.

It doesn't make people feel that the people who come here to play are evil ghosts and shameless people, but it makes people feel that only people with identity and ability can get in.

Chen Gong hesitated, poked his head in, looked in, and walked over step by step.

"Hahaha... Well, even Mr. Gongtai can't resist the temptation, it can be seen that the Spring Festival Pavilion is very successful. Lu Bu laughed three times and said to Pan Jinlian: "Go and invite Mr. Gongtai up, just say that I have something to discuss with him." ”

"Yes."

Pan Jinlian smiled slightly and turned to leave.

Not long after, Chen Gong went upstairs, shrunk his head and pushed the door in. When he saw Lu Bu sitting here, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "Lord, why are you here?" ”

"Hehe... Only true heroes can be here, why can't I come? ”

"Yes, yes, I was drawn to that couplet, too." Speaking of this, Chen Gong looked embarrassed and added, "There is absolutely no other meaning. It's purely attracted to couplets. ”

"Okay, okay, don't explain, explanation is a cover-up."

Chen Gong's old face flushed.

Lu Bu asked, "Gongtai, what do you think of my Spring Festival Pavilion?" ”

"This brothel... Is it the main office? Chen Gong asked in surprise.

"yes."

"Lord, what are you doing here?"

Lu Bu did not directly answer Chen Gong's question, but asked rhetorically: "Mr. Gongtai, think about it, what do people who usually come to the brothel talk about?" ”

Chen Gong said: "It depends on their identity." If you are a businessman, you will talk about business, and if you are an official, you will talk about the court. If it is a general in the army, then it is natural to talk about war. ”

"In one word!"

Lu Bu got up and said, "I set up this attic just to find out what the people who come here every day talk about, and whether what they talk about is of value to me." ”

Chen Gong frowned, as if he still didn't understand the meaning of doing this.

Lu Bu continued: "Sir, think about it, if you open such a few attics on the enemy's territory... ”

"Ignorance, understood!"

Chen Gong suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "The lord has a good idea, usually people who come to the brothel will not see the light of day. What they don't dare to say in normal times, when they get to the brothel, they may be able to vomit in front of the prostitute. This is something that ordinary meticulous work and scouts cannot detect. If we can find out what they are saying, it might be useful for us. ”

"yes." Lu Buxin said: "You TM finally figured it out." ”

Lu Bu's expression changed, and he said with a sad face: "But... If you want to open a few brothels of this size like Yingchun Pavilion on the territory of every prince, it will definitely not work without a lot of money. ”

Chen Gong said: "Isn't it just money? Some time ago, we exterminated the various families in Xuzhou and obtained countless money. As far as I know, there are no less than 120,000,000 copper coins that have been sealed in the warehouse alone. ”

120 million, is what modern people call 120 million!