Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Oiran Contest
"His Royal Highness the Third Prince, according to the thoughts of the lower officials, this time the peace talks are probably very unfavorable to our Huchu Kingdom! We must think of a way to suppress the morale of the Great Qin State, and only in this way can we occupy a little initiative in the negotiations. ”
"Since we have already lost the Huchu State in the martial arts, it is better for us to propose a civil fight to the Great Qin State, as long as we win the Great Qin State in the cultural fight, we will have some equal rights when negotiating." The envoy of the Hu Chu State said.
"Wen Dou, do you think that there will be no literati in the Great Qin Kingdom? How can you be sure that our Huchu Kingdom will definitely win? Or do you have some good plans? The third prince said.
"Your Highness, Lord Zhou Wenyan Zhou in our mission, can you still not believe his level, Your Highness? When it comes to the prosperity of the literary style, how can the Great Qin State be the opponent of our Huchu State, Lord Zhou is the most famous poet in the Shenzhou countries, and the poems he made are the most widely sung among the famous prostitutes in various countries.
With only the attainments of poetry, who can be his opponent in the Qin State, not to mention that there is also Wang Xihuan, who is a master of calligraphy, and Master Confucius of Confucius, who is known for his study of the scriptures, and the Great Qin State of Wenwen is in an invincible position. ”
"Good! Then we will challenge the Great Qin State, three literary competitions, namely poetry competitions, calligraphy competitions, and Jingyi competitions, as long as the Great Qin Kingdom agrees, and then we defeat the Qin State again, then the reputation of our Hu Chu State will definitely increase greatly. The third prince, Zhao Yan, said excitedly.
His Majesty Qin Kaiyuan, the emperor of the Great Qin State, attached great importance to the Oiran Contest held during the Mid-Autumn Festival, because Yang Dewen told him that this was a good opportunity for the imperial court to make money.
Unlike previous Oiran Contests, this time the Oiran Tournament was hosted by the Imperial Court, and all income had to go to the Imperial Court.
Although the Qinglou inevitably resisted a little, their arms were twisted over their thighs again. Not only do they have to participate, but they also have to work hard to participate.
Because of the ranking of the Oiran, it will directly affect their future business.
If the girl of Lichunyuan wins the first place in the Oiran, for a long time in the future, the business of Lichunyuan will definitely become the best among the Qinglou in the capital.
The criteria for selecting the Oiran are very simple, whoever can receive the most reward silver can become the Oiran, and the literati and scholars can also write poems and send words for their favorite famous prostitutes, but these poems cannot be sent directly.
The imperial court will organize special officials to review these poems, and then conduct a public auction, which famous prostitute in the courtyard of the Qinglou, if she wants to sing this new poem, must be auctioned with silver.
The person who took the picture can be either this name, the courtyard of the Qinglou behind her, or the audience at the scene, and give it to a famous prostitute after taking the picture.
There are hundreds of green buildings in the capital, but there are only twenty or thirty green buildings that are the most famous
For such a grand event, even those small Qinglou courtyards are eager to participate.
In the end, there were as many as 60 courtyards in Qinglou and nearly 200 famous prostitutes.
Due to time constraints, it was not possible for all of them to attend.
At this time, it is definitely impossible to select the right to participate, because it is simply too late in time. Therefore, in the end, the method of collecting the registration fee was chosen.
The initial decision on the entry fee was one hundred taels of silver for each participant.
As a result, more than 100 participants signed up.
According to the plan of the Oiran Contest, the competition starts from unitary time to ends at the end of the day, and there are six hours of time, and each hour can only arrange a maximum of ten people to compete, and the average time for one person is less than a quarter of an hour, about a little more than two words.
In the time of these two words, the time to play the lyrics is less than one word, and the time for the other word is, of course, the time reserved for the audience to give rewards.
Sure enough, when the registration fee was mentioned as two hundred taels, some famous prostitutes in Qinglou who thought it was difficult to win withdrew from the competition for the right to compete, and finally there were 56 prostitutes in the 21 Qinglou who remained.
Some of the strength is not good, can only push one famous prostitute to participate in the competition, and the largest in the capital, such as the most mothers, the best business, the most famous prostitutes are also the four famous hospitals, each has launched, at least four or five famous prostitutes to participate in the competition.
No matter what time it is, it's all about strength.
Fifty-six places, the registration fee received by the imperial court just because of this is as much as more than 10,000 taels of silver!
The Great Qin State basically implemented a two-meal system, because of the lack of food, many poor families can eat one meal a day.
After everyone had had dinner, the Oiran Contest was held in the Imperial Square, the largest in the capital, where the Emperor's major celebrations were held.
The Imperial Plaza covers a very large area and can accommodate tens of thousands of people at the same time, and before the time comes, the Imperial Square is full of onlookers, so you can see the Oiran performance for free on such a lively day, of course, you should come early to occupy a good position.
However, the good position they want to occupy is only relative, and the real good position is definitely not something they can occupy long ago.
Under the stage of the competition, rows of seats have already been arranged, and in front of the rows of seats, there are rows of long tables, on which melons and fruits have already been prepared, and there are even tea and wine.
These are the so-called VIP seats, and they are also the main force in the selection of the Oiran this time.
Such a VIP seat costs 100 taels of silver, and free tea, melons, fruits and sprinkles.
Those who can sit in the VIP seats are all famous figures in the capital, either rich businessmen or very powerful officials.
The person who can sit in the VIP seat is a symbol of your status.
The officials and wealthy businessmen in the capital do not know how many, and not everyone has this qualification to sit here.
Surrounded by rows of VIP seats. There is a makeshift loft. It was the grandstand for the members of the royal family, as well as the important ministers of the court and the people.
As the hour approached, a team of Imperial Guards began to enter the playing field to clear the spectator seats under the playing stage, while another Imperial Guard, shortly after, escorted the royals to the stands.
There is no rule that every major occasion in the 21st century must have an official speech, and as soon as the time comes, the person presiding over the game will take the stage and announce the start of the game.
Although the Oiran Contest has not been held in the past two years, it has been held every year before, so the person who presided over the Oiran Contest also directly found the host who held the Oiran Contest in the early years.
"Now it's up to me to announce the specific rules of this Oiran contest ......"
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