Liang Dafa led Wang Qinruo's father and son and dozens of forbidden army guards to the Imperial City Division to find Wu Wei, Lang Zhen, Ba Si, and Hou Fang, and the old soldier Zeng Lei who guarded the door said: "General Liang came at a bad time, the four masters just left here!" ”

Zeng Lei knew Liang Dafa, and after saying the above words, he said: "Master Wu, Master Lang, Master Ba, and Master Hou are the prefects of our Imperial City Division, and everyone calls them masters!" ”

Liang Dafa joked: "Brother Zeng is older than Wu Wei, Lang Zhen, Ba Si, and Hou Basi, and they are all called like this?" ”

"Of course, 1" Zeng Lei sighed and said: "The Imperial City Division is ranked in terms of martial arts, and the kung fu of the four masters of Wu, Lang, Ba, and Hou is best to be the first, second, third, and fourth masters of the Imperial City Division!" The old slave is older than them, but when it comes to martial arts, he is a grass chicken; Being a janitor is still a gift from the four masters! ”

Liang Dafa smiled and said, "The Imperial City Division is the emperor's descendant, and it is also very honorable for Brother Zeng to be a janitor!" I don't know where the four of Wuwei went? ”

Zeng Lei heard Liang Dafa ask like this, looked around, and saw that there were no outsiders, so he took a step closer to him and said, "The four masters are going to eat and drink!" ”

"Eat and drink!" Liang Dafa was stunned: "I don't know where to go to eat!" ”

"Where else could there be?" Zeng Lei said bluntly: "It must be Alum Tower!" ”

"Alum Tower!" Wang Qinruo muttered in his heart, glanced at Zeng Lei with slanted eyes, and said: "There are dozens of restaurants called Bailulou in the capital, can the old army talk about that place!" ”

As soon as Wang Qinruo spoke, the gall that hung down on his neck Lang Pavilion was lifted; Zeng Lei recognized him as Wang Qinruo, the governor of the political affairs, and hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted: "It turned out that the governor Wang arrived and the villain had eyes and did not know the gold and jade; Faux pas! Faux pas! ”

Zeng Lei gave a salute to Wang Qinruo and calmed down, and said uncertainly: "Most likely I went to Panlou Street, and there is a sheep slaughtering alley more than ten zhang deep in Panlou Street; There is a white alum building in Slaughtering Sheep Lane, which is the favorite place for the four brothers of Wu Ye! ”

Wang Qinruo saw that Zeng Lei was serious, so he asked the family to take out the usual copper coins from the seeds and from the small mari to reward him.

Zeng Lei was grateful after receiving Wang Qinruo's usual reward, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to him three times and said: "People say that Lord Gall is generous and righteous, and it really deserves its reputation!" ”

Wang Qinruo's methods are not without skill, and he is extremely flattering to his superiors; also give small favors to subordinates to buy people's hearts.

Wang Qinruo's actions have undoubtedly achieved good results, and Emperor Zhenzong has great trust in this long-necked governor of the Lang Pavilion.

This is not just when Zhao Heng was the Yin of Kaifeng Mansion when Emperor Taizong tested him, Wang Qinruo's words at the critical moment were finalized; is more about talking and doing things on weekdays, Wang Qinruo is always gentle and drizzly, respectful and humble; It's not like Kou Zhun who has a high throat and a loud voice to argue with him.

Kou Zhun has a good reputation among the people, that is, he has always been considerate and concerned about the common people; Wang Qinruo has a reputation among court officials.

Kou Zhun only rewards those who have a relationship with him, but Wang Qinruo can attack at any time.

Zeng Lei is a veteran of the Imperial City Division, but the salary of guarding the gate for a month is only seven or eight times; Seven or eight yuan salary to maintain the life of a family of five is naturally stretched, Wang Qinruo rewarded Zeng Lei with consistent money; It was he who established the image of a tall and glorious official.

Wang Qinruo came to the Imperial City Division this time to find Wu Wei, Lang Zhen, Ba Si, and Hou Fang to bring a dumpling deed of 10,000 yuan (similar to the cash check in later generations), but he let the family yard seed and carry a little horse; It is full of copper coins, which are used for small favors; I didn't expect it to come in handy at the gate of the Imperial City Division......

Wang Qinruo and his entourage bid farewell to Zeng Lei and soon came to Slaughtering Sheep Lane on Panlou Street; Sure enough, I saw several five-story attics standing in the streets and alleys, covering a really large area, almost filling the entire sheep slaughtering alley; Filling the entire sheep slaughtering alley is not only the connected restaurants, but also the squares around the restaurant.

There are many luxury cars and horses parked in the square, much like the parking lot of later generations; It's just that the Song Dynasty didn't have gasoline-burning cars, but very environmentally friendly horse-drawn carriages.

Wang Qinruo took a look at the alum building in Sheep Slaughtering Lane and asked Liang Dafa beside him: "This is the alum building in Sheep Slaughtering Lane on Panlou Street?" ”

"Yes, Eun-sang!" Liang Dafa resignedly said: "This is the alum building, you see that the surrounding restaurants are connected to the outside world, but it is the sheep slaughtering lane; The secret is known only to the restaurant itself! ”

"General Liang has been here?" Wang Qinruo asked coldly.

Liang Dafa was stunned, and said with a smile: "In the future, colleagues will not be able to excuse themselves from eating flowers and wine!" Liang Dafa was blunt.

Wang Qinruo snorted, seemingly very dissatisfied with Liang Dafa's grass chicken action today; The money that Liang Dafa takes from Wang Qinruo's hands every year is not a small amount, and today he attacked twice in a row, but he was defeated; The last time he was knocked over by a kid named Zheng Shuang, who lost Wang Qinruo's face, and also cost the lives of Fukang and Zhang Yao.

Zheng Shuang is the Holy King Qinruo still doesn't understand, but it is said that the kid led a team into Kou Zhun's mansion; It is also a capital crime to privately lead troops into Beijing, and Wang Qinruo has so many tricks to seize Kou Zhun; Don't worry about bringing him down.

Liang Dafa stared at Wang Qinruo and didn't know what to say; Wang Qinruo asked again: "Do you conclude that the four of Wuwei will be here?" ”

"The four of Wuwei will definitely be in this place!" Liang Dafa said impassionedly: "The grade of the alum building in Slaughtering Sheep Lane is the highest grade in Tokyo City, and the service is also the best; The four of Wuwei are masters of the Great Interior, except for the place of Sheep Slaughtering Alley, they are not interested! Liang Dafa said confidently.

Wang Qinruo smiled and laughed, and Liang Dafa hurriedly greeted him and said: "Wang Xiangye, look at the cars and horses parked in the attic around the week, they are all first-class rich people; The location of the most famous restaurant in Tokyo City, Bai Alum Building, is home to those rich dignitaries and nobles who come here to consume, which is a kind of glory and enjoyment! ”

Wang Qinruo didn't say anything when he heard Liang Dafa say this, but looked around; I saw an alley filled with restaurants, and a five-story conjoined building is very majestic and magnificent, called "Alum Building".

Wang Qinruo remembered that the reason why Bai Alum Tower had this title; Because it was originally dedicated to the distribution of alum, it was named Alum Building.

There seems to be no record of when the alum tower was built; However, it is a fact that during the Jingde period of Song Zhenzong, it was a large wine-making workshop and a large restaurant.

The annual sale of liquor koji in Bailulou is as high as 25,000 kilograms, and the imperial court issued an edict to the three divisions that "the Bailulou Hotel is such as a love to buy and buy, and it is profitable to make a profit, so that 3,000 households are allocated in the Jingjiaodian wine household, and the wine is sold in the store every day", that is to say, Bailumlou is a hotel that wholesales wine, and in addition to undertaking the employment and wholesale business ordered by the imperial court, he also operates several restaurants; It can be described as wealthy.

In addition to standing tall above the main building, several buildings are towering opposite each other, and there are flying bridges and railings between each building to communicate with each other openly or secretly.

Each alum building is decorated with pearl curtains and splendid lintels, which shine and sway under the lamps and candles; On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, a lotus lantern will be placed on each tile ridge in the alum building; It was a sight to behold.

Wang Qinruo was the governor of the imperial court, and he was also shocked by the majesty and wonder of the alum tower; Many high-ranking officials and celebrities of the imperial court would go to the alum building to drink and have fun, but Wang Qinruo rarely came to such a place; He wants to give people the image of being diligent and thrifty, and Kou Zhun is probably a frequent visitor to the alum building.

Wang Qinruo stood under the alum tower and looked around, and Wang Yan immediately came over to be his tour guide.

"Daddy, the White Alum Tower is the most luxurious hotel in Tokyo!" Wang Yan pointed to the restaurant and chattered endlessly: "There are 72 restaurants like Bailulou in Tokyo City, and the entrance of each restaurant has a door decorated with colorful silk; After entering the store, there is a main corridor of more than 100 steps, and the corridors on both sides of the south and north patios are small private rooms, which are equipped with hanging windows and placed flowers and bamboo bonsai; There is an embroidered curtain hanging at the door, which is convenient for guests to call prostitutes to accompany them to drink and laugh! ”

Wang Qinruo listened to Wang Yan's obscure speech, and gave him a blank look; Wang Yan stroked his head and said with a sneer: "Daddy, you are very serious, since you came to Bailu Tower today, I will find you a few sisters, and I will have fun!" ”

"Glad your head!" Wang Qinruo raised his hand and rubbed a shudder on Wang Yan's forehead, glared at him fiercely and said: "Your dog's jujube stick is not a good weapon to kill, and this is what you think about all day long!" ”

Wang Yanwu touched his head and took a few steps back to stare at Wang Qinruo in a daze, Wang Qinruo said inwardly: "The matter you caused today has not been settled, and you still want to make another trouble......