Chapter 97: The banquet guests do not write new words
Bianliang, Tokyo, is lined with layers of restaurants, restaurants everywhere, up to dignitaries, down to ordinary people, shuttling back and forth, a prosperous scene.
The most famous one is none other than Fan Lou, this restaurant is three floors high, the fifth floor is facing each other, each has a flying bridge railing, light and dark communication, bead curtain embroidered forehead, lamps and candles are shining, carved beams and paintings are extremely gorgeous, all day is the sound of silk and bamboo, crowded, the door is like a market, attracting countless rich businessmen and wealthy families, princes and grandsons, literati and come here to play and feast.
Although Fan Lou is short of good things and costs a lot of money, Li Nan wants to entertain Cai You, the second generation of officials, so naturally he can't go to that ordinary place, so he can only come to the most luxurious restaurant in Tokyo.
There is a poem that praises:
The restaurant in the city is high into the sky, cooking the dragon and cooking the phoenix and the fat and fresh.
Gongsun got off the horse and smelled drunk, and he did not hesitate to spend thousands of dollars on a drink.
Recruit distinguished guests, lead high sages, and sing the orchestra upstairs.
All kinds of beautiful things and delicacies, and the railings on all sides are painted eaves.
As soon as the two of them walked into the Fan Tower, they saw a bustard mother in a red dress greeted them.
The dusty bustard mother asked with a smile on her face: "The two Lang Jun look so tight, I don't know if they are here to eat wine or listen to music?" ”
Li Nan asked curiously, "Oh? What's wrong with that? ”
The bustard's mother replied: "There are a total of five floors and sixty-six pavilions in the Fan Building, each with different functions, if we know the intention of the guests, we will be more thoughtful, right?" ”
"In that case, you will find us the best Accord, and if you bring us the delicacies and wine, and if you have that wonderful girl, you will also call a few more songs to cheer us up."
Hearing that Li Nan, who was born in the face, actually dared to show off in this Fan Tower, the bustard's mother couldn't help but be a little suspicious of his financial resources, and hurriedly motioned to a beautiful little maid who followed her to bring a cup of fragrant tea.
Li Nan, who had just arrived, didn't know what he meant, but fortunately, Liu Shun had been by his side for the past few days, and hurriedly said: "This is the rule of Fan Lou, the first time the guest drinks this cup of tea, he has to reward his financial resources." ”
Cai You has been in the place for a long time, so he naturally knows these doorways, but he smiled silently, and stood quietly to see Li Nan's performance.
Li Nan wants to befriend Cai You this time, and he must not be underestimated by him, after drinking this cup of tea, he said with a smile: "Tea fragrance, you should be rewarded!" ”
Zhang Hao, who was in charge of protecting Li Nan, saw his gesture, and hurriedly took out a gold bar of five taels from his arms, and threw it on the mahogany tea tray in the hand of the beautiful little maid.
"Shhh Seeing a lot of high-rollers, the bustard mother and the beautiful little maid were surprised and gasped at the same time.
Generally, the rules of eating flower tea, the guests reward a few times a lot of money, and even the reward of silver is very small, let alone gold, no wonder they are so surprised.
In fact, not only was the bustard's mother taken aback, but even Cai You was a little sad about the gold bars, but he also had a deeper understanding of Li Nan's financial resources.
Li Nan's money came from thieves, and it can be said that he didn't feel distressed how to spend it, but after the gold was smashed out, the effect was immediate, and the bustard's mother hurriedly beckoned someone to send Li Nan and Cai You and others to the Accord on the top floor of the East Building.
The so-called penny is worth the goods, Fan Lou Accord has its own name, after coming to this Accord called a cut plum, Li Nan found that in this room, whether it is tables, chairs, carpets, screens and other utensils, are the top goods, even the scenery outside the window is also extremely beautiful, and this building is extremely high, it actually gives people a comfortable feeling of seeing the mountains at a glance.
After taking a seat, several pretty little maids dressed in colorful clothes brought up all kinds of delicacies, and Li Nan raised a glass to drink and laugh with Cai You.
This Cai You is very good at Fengyue, but although Li Nan does not have much practical experience, he has seen a lot of Japanese, European and American action movies in later generations, and it can be said that he has a wide range of knowledge.
No matter what Cai You said, Li Nan threw out novel ideas, and as soon as a few yellow jokes came out, it made Cai Yanei smile from ear to ear.
After drinking a few glasses of wine, the mother of the bustard in the red dress walked in with a large group of women, Li Nan estimated that the women with musical instruments in their arms should be musicians in the building, and as for the five or six gorgeously dressed and delicate women, they were probably the courtesans here.
In fact, Li Nan is more disgusted with the matter of recruiting prostitutes in the Qinglou, not because he disrespects these special industry people, but there are too many things to worry about.
This is the Northern Song Dynasty, the medical means are not very developed, even the fever and cold will kill people, these ** estimate that an average of one guest a day, this adult over the years, who knows what is wrong, in case he dies of illness because of prostitution, it is really a loss of an adult to the traverser.
There are **** Qingqi people everywhere, but Li Nan is a very possessive person, and he doesn't want his woman to be played with by others next, so it's okay to drink and chat, and the rest of the links can be avoided.
This time, the guest was Cai You, Li Nan pointed to the five or six girls and smiled: "Brother Ju'an, which girl do you like?" ”
Cai You glanced at these girls and shook his head slightly, turned to the bustard's mother and asked coldly, "Did our brother come to your Fan Mansion and miss the silver money?" ”
The bustard's mother replied with a smile on her face: "No." ”
Cai You said with anger on his face: "Since I didn't send you money, why did you fool me with these vulgar powders?" ”
This bustard's mother can hide from Li Nan, who has just arrived, and naturally she can't fool Cai You, who often comes and goes to Fengyue places, and there is not a famous leader among these courtesans, so it's no wonder that he lost his temper.
The bustard's mother smiled bitterly and apologized: "Xiao Langjun, please calm your anger." The two of them don't know, today Zhao Xianggong ordered a banquet in my Fan Tower, because there is a talented Zhou Bangyan here, so all the head of the line are gathered there waiting for new words, unwilling to leave. ”
Cai You asked, "Zhao Xianggong?" But Zhao Tingzhi? ”
"Exactly." The bustard mother replied in a low voice.
Hearing what the bustard's mother said, Cai You's white skin couldn't help but turn blue, and he slammed the fine porcelain wine glass in his hand to the ground.
Li Nan also heard the clue at this time, Cai Jing was degraded and lost the position of prime minister, which was done by Zhao Tingzhi and others, and now these enemies of the Cai family are celebrating with a banquet in Fan Tower, so it is no wonder that he is so angry.
Seeing Cai You drinking stuffy wine, Li Nan beckoned Liu Shun and asked, "Why are those leading Oiran waiting for that genius's new words?" ”
Liu Shun explained in a low voice: "All the Oiran in Tokyo have a few outstanding talents, generally singing, dancing and music, and the old lyrics and songs have long been tired of being heard, so they will compete for some new words." ”
"Oh!"
Li Nan finally understood, after a long time, a group of singers and dancers rushed to ask for new songs, but he didn't expect that the status of songwriters in this era is quite high, in this case, he has a way to make Cai You happy.
Li Nan looked at the courtesans who were frightened by Cai You and asked, "Which of you sings the best song?" ”
The women looked at each other, and then a girl wearing an emerald green light gauze skirt who looked no more than fifteen or sixteen came to Li Nan, and replied in a coquettish voice after giving a salute: "Back to Langjun, the slave family red jade is good at singing." ”
"Okay, that's you!" Li Nangao shouted: "Come on, take paper and pen!" ”
Hearing Li Nan ask for pen and paper, everyone present was shocked, you must know that this is the fastest spreading place in Tokyo, the so-called fame is fast, and it takes great confidence and courage to dare to dance and write here.
Cai You, who was a little worried when he saw Li Nan writing, quickly got up and came to him, only to see a good poem appear on the Chengxintang rice paper on the desk.
Red moss steps and green branches, Du Yu's voice, Du Yu's voice is sad!
**Not long and separated, the colorful phoenix flies alone, and the colorful phoenix lives alone.
When is the lovesickness? Will it be difficult to know later? Will there be a difficult period in the future?
Why is this lovesickness? A love word, a love poem.
The rain hit the pear blossom and closed the door deeply, forgetting the youth and mistaking the youth.
Who is happy to talk about? Ecstasy under the flowers, ecstasy under the moon.
Sorrowful gathering eyebrows, thousands of marks, 10,000 marks.
Xiao looks at the sky and looks at the clouds at dusk, and thinks about you when you walk, and thinks about you when you sit.