The maids brought new clothes, Zhao Xing changed into a home clothes, his hair was still wet, and hurried all the way to the hall. When he entered the hall, he found that his worries were superfluous, although he didn't sleep all night, but those neighbors were all in high spirits, they used Zhao Xing's mansion as a place to gather and chat, several neighbors carried teapots back and forth, chatting hotly in the south and north of the world, in the corner of one side, even gambled on the horse hanging, mahjong also rubbed and rattled, and the copper coins also scattered a table.

Ma Mengde was also sitting on the mahjong table, and when he saw Zhao Xinglai, he raised his hand to say hello, and said: "Virtuous nephew, you are about to go to court, you might as well go and squint for a while, and I will greet you here." ”

The neighbors agreed in unison: "Lord Taiwei may as well go, I'll wait for myself." ”

Zhao Xing wondered: "I am the master, why do these people set up a mahjong table in my house and don't greet me as a master." ”

Ma Xi rushed out from the side and greeted in a low voice: "Brother Liren, I heard that you have slept in the bathroom, why don't you go and take a nap first, these folks have nothing to do, wait until noon to come to greet them, just tell them that you just came back from a dispersal at noon, wouldn't it be right!" ”

Zhao Xing took advantage of the situation and gave his hand: "A few neighbors, the lower official will go to prepare for the court, and if you are lazy, wait for the lower official to come back from the court, and then come to greet the neighbors." ”

The neighbors promised: "Lord Taiwei will go ...... by himself"

Zhao Xing slept until the evening, as soon as he opened his eyes, several maids trotted over to serve him to change clothes, Zhao Xing hurriedly asked, "Have you submitted the chapter?" ”

Ma Xi replied outside the house: "I handed it over, Zeng Xianggong sent the inner governor (housekeeper) early in the morning to guide the official to write the chapter, and after writing it, they took the chapter away, and at noon, Zeng Xianggong sent someone to inform him, saying that the official family had given permission, the government hall had been posted to the emperor, and the official official gentry proclamation would come out today." ”

Zhao Xing listened. Lying down on the bed again, he groaned comfortably and asked, "Has Shuai Fan returned home?" ”

Ma Xi replied: "Lord Shuai was carried back at dawn, and the person who sent Lord Shuai said that Dong Xiaoliang of Hele Lou is coming to visit tonight, accompanied by Guan Miaomiao, who sings Zhan Qinqin---- it is still early." They haven't arrived yet. ”

Zhao Xing's eyes were closed. Woke up for a while. When he closed his eyes and was dim. The widows pulled their arms and legs. Change his clothes in bed. Two widows picked him up. Quickly comb his hair. Put on an official hat for him. A widow put on his shoes. Another widow dipped a towel in ice water. Pat Zhao Xing's temples for him. Wait for Zhao Xing to fully wake up. His first words were, "I believe." The men of the Tang Dynasty must be very happy! ”

There was a pause. Zhao Xing added: "Of course. The men of the Song Dynasty were not bad. ”

The Japanese women are very skilled in doing this set of movements. Zhao Xing knew that the customs of the Japanese women were basically passed down in the Tang Dynasty. So he's sighing. Tang Dynasty officials get up in the morning. and so shall they be served. It's just waiting for the teeth. This kind of meticulous care is simply a paradise for the lazy......

Zhao Xing sighed. The maiden opened the curtain for him. and handed over a cane for Zhao Xing to walk on. Several widows were also worried that Zhao Xing had not woken up. Carefully hold it from side to side. Zhao Xing walked out of the bedroom like this. Meet Ma Xi. He was only fully rejuvenated. Shake off the widow. Self-deprecating: "I'm not old yet. It's not to the point where you need help to walk. ”

Ma Xi smiled. He shook his head. I don't know if I'm jealous of Zhao Xing. is still mocking Zhao Xingdi for not knowing the blessing in the blessing. Wait for the widows to disperse. He got up and said, "Leave people." The neighbors haven't left yet. We'll see you in the past. ”

Zhao Xing waved the cane in his hand. It feels like the cane is not the right weight. He shook his hands slightly. I know that there is a knife in my hand. He waved his knife lightly. Nodding his head, he replied, "So." Please lead the way. ”

When Zhao Xing arrived in the front hall, the people sent by Zeng Bu also arrived, and the few pieces he sent just round Zhao Xing's panic, and Zhao Xing, who had a thick stack of concerts, stepped into the living room like a hard-working court minister. After drinking a few cups of tea served by the neighbors, before they could talk a few words, Dong Xiaoliang visited, and the two kataka in the same company were all from the capital, and that Zhan Qinqin was still an old acquaintance. She is the singer who performed "The Legend of the West Chamber" for Zhao Xing in Hangzhou, and she was specially trained in the capital to take over Liao Xiaoxiao's position.

These people didn't stay long, Shuai Fan Xing, who had sobered up, hurriedly ran into the living room, completely unaware of the arrival of guests, and greeted with a loud voice: "My lord, I heard that the palace mutiny has subsided quietly, our soldiers have not been implicated, and have begun to gradually move their defenses, I heard that the Privy Council has transferred my Guangnan Demon Eradication Army to the capital in accordance with the rules, and the Hujie Army has been transferred to Guangnan---- and the entire Hujie Army has gone to Guangnan, so strange."

That's it, let's not talk about these things, I plan to go to Yang Lou today, my lord is a regular guest in the capital, what is delicious and fun in the capital, you should also show me. ”

Shuai Fan was surprised because the Hujie Army belonged to the "Upper Fourth Army". This army did not go there, but the whole army moved to Guangnan to live in the garrison, which was a very rare thing since the Song Dynasty.

By the time of Yingzong of the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty had 693,339 forbidden soldiers and 488,190 masters, a total of 181,532 people. Among these armies, the forbidden army "Upper Four Armies" are Tieqi (also known as Zhuri), Guanhe (also known as Tianwu), Longjie (also known as Longwei), and Hujie (also known as Shenwei).

The four armies are under the direct jurisdiction of the emperor, so the folk also call it "Yulin Army", the word originated in the Han Dynasty, meaning: "for the country's wings, such as the prosperity of the forest", referred to as "Yulin".

In addition to the "upper four armies", the forbidden army also has a total of six armies in front of the palace (the first is called the Divine Brave Army, and the Taizu is called the Mighty Army and the Heroic Army), the Guards and Horses are a total of 16 armies (the first is called the Gongsheng Army), and the Guards Infantry Division is a total of 16 armies (the first is called the Fengjie Army).

According to the provisions of the Song Dynasty's "change of war", in addition to the two armies of the palace and the Tianwu, "from the dragon guard down, all of them are fighting all roads, and if there is something to discuss", therefore, the rest of the forbidden armies actually have no fixed station, "change the battle", "the new old phase is still the same, staggered side noon, and belong to the Tao".

Although this is the case, the whole army of the Hujie Army (Shenwei Army) moved to the remote "place of finger shooting" Quang Nam, which obviously has a special meaning.

The major affairs of the court cannot be talked about casually in front of the people, but can only be talked about. Zhao Xingyi pointed at Dong Xiaoliang: "Looking for food in the capital, apart from this Dong Xiaoliang here, do you need to find other people?" ”

He pointed to Guan Miaomiao and Zhan Qinqin again: "The two heads of the line are here." If you are looking for any entertainment, do you need to find someone else? ”

Guan Miaomiao got up first: "Lord Zhao has not returned to Beijing for a long time, it is time to revisit the scenery of the capital, several sisters of the slave family are having a meeting with Lelou, and they invite Taiwei Zhao and Shuai Meizhou to appreciate the light." ”

Ma Mengde stayed with his neighbors all night, and at this time he had already hid and rested. Ma Xi was present, he explained with a smile: "The business of Hele Lou is getting bigger and bigger now, and it is already a pretty master in the industry. ”

Shuai Fan couldn't bear it, and greeted repeatedly: "Hurry up, hurry up...... You don't need to change your clothes, just wear this casual clothes. ”

Zhao Xing also wanted to relive the nightlife of the capital. He got up as he said, dusted off his clothes, and said easily, "What are you waiting for?" Walk! ”

Zhao Xing was about to go upstairs with a few people, and accidentally caught a glimpse of a figure upstairs who was very familiar, he stared at it, and was immediately startled: "It's him, why is he here." ”

There is a child sitting in a large box upstairs---- the reason why he sits in the box is because the Song Dynasty listened to music in a small restaurant, the layout is basically the same as the modern box, it is an independent small hall. The openwork carved fence divides the restaurant into a semi-enclosed small world, and for the convenience of serving food and enjoying the performances, the moon doors of most of the small boxes are directly open, and guests can watch the performers perform while eating, and when they see the elation, they can also walk to the railing with a wine glass and give a reward to the musicians.

There was a child sitting in the box that Zhao Xing noticed, and he was only seventeen or eighteen years old. With his head bowed, he sat alone in the box, and in the corner of the box stood two or three people, who looked lazy, as if their duties existed only for the sake of existence, and had no other tasks.

However, Zhao Xing knew who the child was.

He is the little emperor Zhao Ji.

According to tradition, there should be an old eunuch with eyes open and closed in the box of the little emperor Zhao Jidi, and this old eunuch seems to be ordinary. The appearance is unobtrusive. But in fact, he is a master of the Great Interior, and once someone enters the range that is enough to endanger the little emperor. The old eunuch suddenly changed his momentum, as sharp as an unsheathed knife......

But this plot is a common scene in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the people of the Song Dynasty couldn't read the Ming and Qing scripts, so the two eunuchs in the little emperor's box were also ordinary two ordinary eunuchs, they were lazy, careless, and paid more attention to the food in front of them, and didn't care about the existence of the little emperor at all.

Zhao Xing stopped, and his feet suddenly didn't know where to go.

In his mind, the emperor traveled, how to say that he should also hug a big push, put forward and backward, put forward the modern age, a small county magistrate traveled, there were a large group of umbrellas behind him, and the bags were lined up, scrambling to compete for the treatment of the bag, how could the little emperor be like this, staying alone in the box, as if waiting for something, not to mention the people with umbrellas, not even a bodyguard.

However, the scene presented in front of Zhao Xing's eyes was really an ordinary scene of the Great Song Dynasty.

The emperor of the Song Dynasty did not go out to the front and back. The Song people's notes "Menglianglu" also recorded the scene of the little emperor and the famous prostitute Li Shishi sitting in the Goolan Courtyard to enjoy the entertainment program, when the emperor was surrounded by two or three companions, and the box they sat in did not even pull the curtain, so they applauded while enjoying the performance with the ordinary people of the Great Song Dynasty.

At the same time, the notes of the Song people also recorded that the little emperor wanted to date Li Shishi, and he also needed to run to the teahouse himself, order a cup of tea, and at the same time beckon the shop guy to send a message to Li Shishi, the shop guy was named "Zhou Xiu", because he had run errands for Song Huizong to send dating information, so he was written into history and became "China's first pimp".

This is indeed the Great Song Dynasty, and the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty is indeed sitting in the box, not the Ming and Qing emperors.

Zhao Xing's right foot was raised in the air, still hesitating, and suddenly, a woman with a pipa in her arms walked into the little emperor's box, the woman had bright eyes and teeth, her hair was like a dark cloud, and her clothes were very ----bright.

This occasion made Zhao Xing not know whether to say hello or not, he gently landed his right foot on the ground and turned his face to look. It was found that several imperial historians were also sitting around Zhao Ji's box, they turned a blind eye, chatting and laughing freely to greet the tricks in the box, and they didn't have the consciousness to rush over to pat the emperor's ass......

Seeing this, Zhao Xing moved his legs depressedly, and muttered dissatisfiedly: "This is a national funeral." How can the official family dare to do this during the national funeral. ”

Dong Xiaoliang interjected on the side, he smiled flatteringly, and while frequently greeting the acquaintances around him, he explained with a smile: "Lord Taiwei, during my Great Song Dynasty national funeral, I never forbade the people to entertain, this was the case in the Taizu era, and this was the case in the Taizong era. There is no reason why now that the emperor has died, the people should be forbidden to entertain. The Emperor Song and the scholars ruled the world together, how could it be difficult to be a scholar. ”

Dong Xiaoliang means to say: The little emperor Zhao Xu died. According to the practice of the Song Dynasty, the government did not order the whole country to mourn and force the people to cancel their entertainment. Therefore, the royal historians should be happy to be happy, and they should still play when they should play.

The imperial historians themselves are constantly enjoying themselves, and it is naturally not easy to impeach the little emperor In less than a year after the death of the first emperor, they were nostalgic for Goolan Washe and carnivaled all night.

Because of this embarrassment with each other, the imperial historians saw the little emperor calling prostitutes on it, and they took this behavior purely as air. Turning a blind eye, hearing but not hearing. Only a few good deeds recorded this, so it became a Song people's note that recorded the romance of Song Huizong.

On the other hand, Zhao Xing's complaint is also justified, according to Confucian tradition, after the death of parents and close relatives, the family has to put on a sad appearance. And the officials also have to declare their funeral to the imperial court, and if the deceased is their own parents, the officials also have to ask Ding You. He abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown, and kept a vigil for his parents for three years before he could go back out of the mountain.

It was the little emperor who died, and he was the brother of the current little emperor, although he was not from his parents' generation, but the current emperor Zhao Ji, the throne was passed on to the former emperor Zhao Xu, so, according to traditional morality. He shouldn't have been in the year since his brother died. Come out and play in the Goolan Washe.

Guan Miaomiao played a round and explained: "Tai Lieutenant." That box was owned by the official family in the past, and now the official family has succeeded to the throne for several months, and the former emperor has been buried...... If the official family doesn't come now, I will have hundreds of thousands of tricks in Bianliang, and I will inevitably have to beg on the street. ”

Zhao Xing laughed, and walked up the stairs on the second floor under the guidance of Dong Xiaoliang, Zhan Qinqin went upstairs, looking at the box where Zhao Ji was, and said thoughtfully: "The one who just went in must be Miss Li, the official family used to spoil her, but the girl didn't see each other, it seems that this time the girl is willing to see him." ”

Zhao Xing was startled, and while climbing upstairs, he stretched his neck to look at the scene in the official box. He was anxious like a cat scratching, and he really wanted to break into the hall and take a closer look at the charm of Master Li, the "first and second wife in the world". Guan Miaomiao, who was beside her, saw Zhao Xing's anxious look, stretched out her hand and patted Zhao Xing's shoulder, and simply scolded: "Taiwei, how can the two of us be regarded as the best in the capital, with the two of us by your side, you still have to look around, it's so unreasonable." ”

The Zhanqin player covered his mouth and laughed and teased: "Ahh ”

When Guan Miaomiao and Zhan Qinqin were in Zhao Xing's mansion, they still looked dignified, and when they entered the Hele Building, they didn't walk up a few steps up the stairs, and the two had already recovered their true colors as courtesans.

Zhao Xingwei was submissive, looking like a merry and talented man, while pretending to be an excellent fascination, he was pondering: "Oh my God, Master Li is actually older than the little emperor...... Oedipus complex? Didn't it mean that Master Li was young, how could he have reached the age of a female white-collar worker in the office? ”

Zhao Xing was not mistaken, Master Li was indeed older than Song Huizong. In fact, Master Li had a good relationship with Qin Guan, and Qin Guan also wrote a poem for Master Li, praising Master Li's beauty, and the poem said: "The eyebrows of the distant mountains are long, and the waist of the thin willows is curling." Makeup stands up for the spring breeze, and a smile is less.

When I returned to Fengcheng, I said that I was with Qinglou Road. Looking at Yingchuan flowers all over the world, it is not as good as a teacher. In real history, Qin Guan died on the road of debasement a few years ago and failed to return to the capital for the rest of his life. Therefore, according to this speculation, Qin Guan should have known Master Li before being demoted, if Master Li had reached the age of coming out to laugh at that time, she could only be older than Song Huizong.

"And the knife is like water, Wu Yan wins the snow, and the slender hand breaks the new orange. At the beginning of the brocade temperature, the beast fragrance continues, and the relative sits on the sheng.

Whisper and ask: To whom do you stay? There have been three watches in the city, and the horses are slippery and frosty, so it is better to take a break, and there are fewer people......" Zhao Xing recited Zhou Bangyan's famous poem under the bed while walking.

This poem is a ridicule of the relationship between Master Li and Song Huizong, but this situation is in this situation. But Guan Miaomiao misunderstood, she looked dignified, and when she entered Zhao Xing's box, she immediately bowed: "Little sister Liao is really blessed, married to a good man who knows and knows, and the slave is here on behalf of the sisters in the capital to thank Lord Taiwei for taking care of the little one in the past few years." ”

Guan Miaomiao finished speaking. In the box, there was a voice of Yingying Yanyan, repeating Guan Miaomiao's last sentence: "Thank you, Lord Taiwei." ”

When Guan Miaomiao saluted, she leaned down, revealing a large group of Song Shi beauties behind her, most of these people were in their youth, cardamom years, and a few were in their early thirties, already. And most of those half-aged, Zhao Xing knows most. They are the women who were listed as the "Top Ten Uniques in Beijing" along with Liao Xiaoxiao.

There were already seven people waiting in the hall, plus Guan Miaomiao and Zhan Qinqin, there were exactly nine, if you added Master Li. The new generation of the capital can be regarded as all ten unique.

Among these people, most of the old flowers in the capital who are over thirty years old are stunners who have a plan of stunners, such as Guan Miaomiao, who are good at singing, and those who are good at tricking, who are good at a hundred tongues. And women like Zhan Qinqin, whose singing skills are not outstanding, and who rely on beauty to eat alone, are changing very quickly, so that most of them can't wait for old age and decay, and have already lost in the march of the back wave to chase the front wave.

What is Master Li---- legend has it that her voice is very good. has dominated the music scene for many years, so much so that when the Great Song Dynasty died, she was still the most popular leader in the capital. …… However, judging from Guan Miaomiao's current situation, she can continue to sing and perform on stage for ten years, so it is speculated that Master Li is still popular in half the sky when she is middle-aged. It's also understandable.

Zhao Xingchong handed over the women in the box one by one, and Guan Miaomiao introduced Zhao Xing to Zhao Xing on the side. According to the rules of the Song Dynasty, this kind of introduction was required to give a meeting gift, and traditionally four color gifts were given, with four or two copies of each gift. The different colors of the gifts imply the blessings of the heads of the line.

I think that when Song Huizong first saw Master Li, he took out the gifts are: purple ---- four purple fur leather coats treasured by the inner government, colored --- four colored fine wool cloths, jade-colored --- two rare beads, and gold ---- platinum twenty-yi as a gift.

The so-called "white gold" here actually refers to the golden yuan.

The eventful Song people once calculated the value of these gifts from Song Huizong after the fact, believing that it was worth 100,000 guan.

Zhao Xing is an honest person. Won't do that many tricks. His gifts to this Bianliang were pearls, agate, jade, and gold, although they were also in four colors. But all kinds of gifts are affordable, and if you take them out for money, you can also exchange them for 100,000 yuan.

This is the price of Qi "Bianliang Ten Uniques", no---- not counting Master Li, just the nine people in front of him, to hold this meeting, those beauties came down in a big week, and Zhao Xing sent 900,000 yuan.

Shuai Fan looked around all the way, did not speak, at this moment he saw Zhao Xing throwing out a lot of money, with an unbearable look on his face, his heart was trembling: "You can't spend money like this, 900,000 yuan, enough for a year's military expenses of the Ping Demon Army, in addition to paying them salaries, even the clothing and training fees can be taken care of---- raising a Ping Demon Army is enough for us to sweep a small country in Nanyang, but now, this cost is only exchanged for a smile from the beauties."

Well, they can't all be considered beauties, among them, some people may have been beauties forty years ago, but now they can only be grandmothers. It's not worth spending such a huge amount of money. ”

Several beauties do not have this awareness, although they are the top ten in the capital, but the gift of the same 100,000 yuan of the big high roller is still only in their lives, of course, if they met such a big high roller before Zhao Xing, they will not stand here today.

The value of this gift is at the level of the emperor, and it should be the amount of gifts given by the emperor to please his beloved woman. The nine peers in the box ushered in a lot of send-offs, and they were all knowledgeable people, and when they received Zhao Xing's gift, they were immediately overjoyed, and their attitude towards Zhao Xing became more and more enthusiastic.

Guan Miaomiao clapped her hands and greeted: "Sisters, cheer up and dedicate yourself to what you are best at, don't let Taiwei underestimate our group of sisters, and don't let Taiwei underestimate everyone Liao." ”

With the greeting of Guan Miaomiao, the head of the "Ten Uniques", the nightlife of the Great Song Dynasty kicked off.

ps: The encounter between Song Huizong and Master Li should be ten years later, and this book can be regarded as a butterfly effect.