Therefore, regarding the specific whereabouts of Xing Datou, Bian Jiong is even clearer than Zhengqing Wenqitang.

It was because of his words: "Butler Xing heard that Mr. Li was back and was about to rush to Dengzhou, and instructed me to tell him that he would come back from the northeast in three days!" ”

Li Zhi said with a smile: "This big brother, even I, the head of the family, can't figure out the specific whereabouts, but I need to be told by Lord Yaoyi County King!" ”

Taiping glanced at him: "Do you still know that it is the owner?" If it weren't for Xing Datou, during the period of your disappearance, this store would have closed in time due to supply problems! ”

Although Qingqi has just returned, she knows more than Li Zhi:

"The princess is right, thanks to Xing Datou, Master Tan said that he only went back to Chang'an City three or twice a year!"

Subconsciously scratching the back of his head, Li Zhisun smiled and said, "Brother Baochang, how did he contact you in the Northeast?" ”

Qingqi stretched out her hand and twisted the flesh on her waist, and shook her head with a wry smile:

"He has already arranged special pigeon lofts in various places, and in addition to the local court communication stations that can be borrowed, dozens of other places have been opened, which are much stronger than the official communication conditions!"

Bian Jiong smiled and helped: "Now it's all the other way around, the imperial court occasionally has to borrow the post station of Zhengqing Wenqitang!" ”

"It seems that our cooperation with the imperial court is smooth?" Li Zhi asked.

Qingqi's fingers are peaceful: "With the face of the princess, you can't do anything!" ”

Taiping hands on the waist:

"Luoyang branch, I only account for two parts, but the whole dynasty is up and down, but half of the Zhengqing Wenqitang is mine, how much benefit do you say you Li Zhengwen has begged for?"

Even if Datang really changed her surname, Princess Taiping's reputation will not fall by half because of this, who called her the well-known Wu Zetian's most beloved daughter.

After a while, Afifa also brought Aimar and the two of them to come.

Seeing the crowding of a room of people, the ancestor reminded in time: "Text, go to the restaurant immediately, go to the Gongdelin Restaurant to book a few tables, it is also bright!" ”

Bian Jiong hurriedly interjected:

"Ancestor, I have already set up the arrangements in Yaoyi City, and this time I am here to invite everyone to come and be a guest. Knowing that the old man likes to listen to operas, there is not only a palace banquet, but also a famous role in the Liyuan Daqu in Chang'an, Luoyang, and the whole book of "Shaking Niang". ”

The opera of the Tang Dynasty was mainly based on song and dance drama and military drama as the mainstream, and there were already loose boards, slow boards, and middle boards and turned into allegro, which was the so-called variation of modern times, but at that time it was collectively called Daqu.

Daqu is actually a story interpretation with music, similar to drum music.

For example, the inner courtyards of the imperial courts in Chang'an and Luoyang mostly perform relatively elegant and emotional palace pear garden dramas, which are often in contact with the ancestors and Grandma Li.

There is also a kind of folk drama that is not suitable for the court, and "Shaking Niang", which is mostly circulated in various high-ranking families, belongs to this slightly vulgar anomaly, which cannot be seen in court dramas, but its scale and scene are as large and luxurious.

Even if it is not vulgar, the content is that Heshuo Su, with a rotten nose and ugly appearance, has never been an official but claims to be Langzhong, is addicted to alcohol, and often beats his wife when he is drunk. Su's wife is beautiful and good at singing, and she will compose lyrics and songs full of grief and resentment, and pour out her misfortune.

It's just that there are a lot of scenes about drunken beatings in the play, which is not suitable for occasions such as the palace.

But once there is a performance of this big play, it is not too much to say that there are thousands of empty alleys, of course, those who are qualified to enter are not simple characters, or people in the royal family have also participated repeatedly, and ordinary people can only gather outside the wall and simply listen to the music.

However, at this time, it seems that because of the display of the large family, except that the people are not allowed to enter, there is no restriction on people gathering around, and those who hear the loud shouts are also allowed.

Some popular singing passages even lead to chorus, and if the crowd of onlookers is orderly or harmonious, the host will often throw some candy melon seeds to the ordinary people to show encouragement.

Originally, the ancestor and Grandma Li didn't have the heart to deal with outsiders, but when they heard that there was a full version of "Shaking Niang" to listen to, they were moved for a while.

It was the Taiping who shouted to recruit the palace maid and let the house bring the children and follow them together.

Seeing that the old ancestor agreed under Li Zhi's eyes, Bian Jiong was obviously very happy, and he had to send someone to prepare the carriage and horse on the side of the road.

There is no vacant space near Zhengqing Wenqitang, and the flow of people is always continuous until the market is closed.

Li Zhi also asked someone to go to the tea house to invite back the old Ming Wang, and Qingqi took Afeifa to arrange the affairs of the store, and brought back Pang Qi, Yuran, Yiyi and others by the way.

Pingwa ran to the backyard and told Fuchen and those people, and the scene was chaotic.

Li Zhi understood that Bian Jiong's plan was nothing more than to open up another way to make money through Shengjing Shipping, and he was just grateful for it.

The same is true of the fact that Aimar, King Li Kai and their retinue were invited.

King Li Kai found an opportunity to explain to Li Zhi with a smile that he brought a large family with him tonight.

Yaoyi City belongs to the suburbs of Luoyang City, although there is no prosperity in the city, but there are the same locust trees planted all over the city.

In addition, there are nearly 300 large granaries in this semi-private city, so artificial ponds are built everywhere in the city.

There are all kinds of exotic flowers and plants planted on the side of the pond, and the inside and outside are weeping lotus, and the decoration is quite dazzling, and the scenery is no less than that of the imperial garden.

Therefore, the scenery here is worth strolling and cruising, so after entering the city, most of the people get off the carriage and horses, and the spectators talk and laugh along the way.

Although the Bian family is not the only one who lives in the city for a long time, they are also the only prominent courtyard here, and almost every large building in the place where they pass through has the nameplate number of the Bian family's house.

The other households, except for the hired workers, are the officers and soldiers stationed there, and the only tall palace-like building with four floors is the place where the food and lodging are integrated and specially designed to receive Chinese and foreign merchants, and it is called Dengying Tower.

Yingnai is a sacred mountain on the sea where the immortals live in mythology, and it is named after the view of some of the most exquisite ponds in the city.

This circular palace resembles a walled house, with an open-air patio in the center that is more than a dozen zhang square, and also has a unique miniature pond.

Whenever there is a performance like Daqu, a stage several feet high will be temporarily set up.

Under the eaves of the stage, there are tables and chairs everywhere, and it is there that tonight's dinner is held.

After the circle on the second floor above, it is the place where the hosts, guests and ladies dine and watch, but after seeking the opinions of the ancestors and Princess Taiping, the first floor has been made tonight, and the atmosphere is more active.

The banquet dishes are quite high-end, it is said that more than a dozen imperial chefs were invited to handle it personally, and when Li Zhi and others came, there were all kinds of cold assemblies placed neatly.

The main figures of the Bian family are already waiting, and there are many high-ranking officials in the DPRK and the central government among these people, but in the eyes of the Taiping, they are just ordinary people.

Her two sons, as well as her mother-in-law, Princess Chengyang, were invited, which was also a reminder of the fall of the Xue family not long after, and Taiping took this opportunity to relieve the guilt in his heart.

Princess Chengyang didn't know this, and was having a heated discussion with the old ancestor, Grandma Li and others about the upcoming big play, and they were all smiling.

Xue Shao was also there, along with five or six young people around him who were dressed quite richly, who were obviously frequent visitors here, and then introduced the special dishes here to Feng Si and the others.

Today's Li Zhi is a figure in the entire Tang Dynasty, not to mention far away, just take the halfway interception he encountered when he first came to Luoyang.

Anyone who has a little relationship knows that more than two people, including several peak masters, were almost completely wiped out by Li Zhi and others.

In addition to the overnight massacre in Luofu Mountain, the pursuit and suppression operation of the Xiuzhen Realm group rushed to Dongying Island has long been rumored to be miraculous.

Their sons and daughters may have a certain reputation in Luoyang, but they are far from being qualified to make friends with Li Zhi, and they have not seen people at the level of Princess Taiping who are by the side of this person in Luoyang.

Therefore, his subordinates have become the target of these people, Feng Si is young, and he is extraordinarily tall and big, and he has a strong atmosphere of rivers and lakes, so he is so bold that he can talk and laugh with a few people.

The official performance will not be until the third tour of the wine, and it is not yet time, so the conversation at the tables is very hot and noisy.

Those merchants who have been stationed in Dengyinglou for a long time, there are still many foreign faces, most of them are from the Western Regions and Europe, and they obviously have close business contacts with the Bian family.

Most of them gathered around Aimar, first, because of the convenience of language communication, and second, because the Arab Empire is now a superpower, and it is very beneficial to have a friendship with an envoy abroad.

It is precisely because Bian Jiong has a good business with him that he has made the trade other than grain bigger and bigger.

These people don't have an idle person, and they won't know that the big proprietor of Zhengqing Wenqitang is here, and now the reputation of Zhengqing Wenqitang is spread overseas, so through Aimar's introduction, it is another purpose for them.

As a result, the table where Li Zhi was located was constantly visited, causing him to only care, but he didn't even move his chopsticks, and ushered in the sound of gongs and drums at the beginning of the big play.

The roar of applause also followed, and at some point, the fourth floor was already overcrowded, and the temperature in the restaurant soared almost instantly.

King Song and King Jiancheng arrived later, and a middle-aged man beside the two quickly attracted Li Zhi's attention.

That person is not a bystander, it is Wu Sansi's eldest brother Wu Chenghe, the former secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who climbed to the high position of the current prime minister by virtue of nepotism.

Although this head of the martial family is in an important position, except for fighting for power for the Wu family, working hard to create public opinion, and excluding dissidents, he actually has no merits to speak of.

In addition to the brutal persecution of opponents, this person did his best to serve as a sycophant to Wu Zetian and his favored ministers, and set an example for his brothers.

At this time, he appeared at the same time as the two kings surnamed Li, which surprised Li Zhi.

What they felt was Li Zhi's table, and Li Zhi, who was hugging him from his wife's table and thinking about taking care of himself, walked back and saw them appear.

I had no choice but to rush over after putting down the child and meet the three of them one by one.