Chapter 54: Chang'an's Red Light District
Tang Dynasty Meng Jiao once wrote a poem "After Dengke": "In the past, it was not enough to boast, but now there is no end to debauchery." Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe spring breeze is proud, and you can see all the Chang'an flowers in one day. This poem is about the pride of a scholar who rose to prominence and became a protégé of the Son of Heaven.
Of course, the last look at the Chang'an flowers in the poem is not really to appreciate all the flowers in Chang'an City, but to go to the brothel to watch the beauty flowers.
Pingkangfang is adjacent to Dongshi in the east, Chongrenfang is adjacent to Chunming Avenue in the north, and Xuanyangfang is adjacent to Xuanyangfang in the south. The Shangshu Provincial Government Office is located in the east of the imperial city, so the nearby Zhufang has become a gathering place for the lifters, electors, officials from other provinces in Beijing and people from all over the world.
There is a demand for business, a group of merry men from other places in the capital, single officials, whether it is for chic and happy or to relieve loneliness, ** has become the most realistic demand, plus, Datang is not like the Ming and Qing dynasties in later generations, what are the hard requirements for officials, for a while, Pingkangfang became more and more lively, and there were more and more beauties in this place, and it gradually formed a Fengyue place that was no less than the Qinhuai River in Nanjing and the eight alleys in Kyoto in later generations.
These places of wind and moon in Pingkangfang are still very creative, not only in their respective products, that is, those beauties, in addition to trying their best to package, but also come up with various names to improve their reputation, just like a monthly round of moon reviews. All those who can be evaluated as superior by some famous talents on the moon are worth a hundred times, and they have spread all over Chang'an City overnight.
Therefore, in this Pingkangfang in Chang'an City, the most popular is not money, not beauty, but talent, many Pingkangfang's ** will help some down-and-out sons, in order to hope that they will help themselves after they become famous, and it is precisely because of this that many love stories that have been passed down through the ages in later generations have happened in the middle.
Riding on the three-flowered horse under the crotch, Duan Jian's body also followed the ups and downs of the horse's body, and swayed with the trend, after such a long period of practice, Duan Jian can be regarded as able to ride a horse, of course, if you want to reach the point of unity of man and horse, you have to go through cruel practice, for the current situation, Duan Jian is already very satisfied.
"Hahaha, Duan Langjun, I originally thought that you wouldn't come out, but I didn't expect you to agree to come down in one bite, just right, I heard that today is the day when Pingkangfang Drunken Red Pavilion Toupai Duan Shuangshuang entertained guests, you and I are on the same list just to go and join in the fun, how about giving this Duan Shuangshuang a cheer." Jiang Feihe, who was next to him, said excitedly as he walked.
Since the last time he met this Jiang Feihe in the selection of the Ministry of Officials, he invited Duan Jian to come out for a gathering three times and twice, but unfortunately, after the selection of the Ministry of Officials, Duan Jian got the news that Wang Bingzhong gave him, and the Wang family had decided to sell books on a large scale, Duan Jian had not promised him because he had been busy urging craftsmen to make tools for movable type printing, as well as other things, and it just so happened that yesterday, all of Duan Jian's work finally came to an end, and Jiang Feihe came to invite him again, so he agreed to come down.
"Hahaha, it seems that Jiang Langjun is blaming me, I can't hide it, during this time, I am indeed a little busy, and I can only live up to Jiang Langjun's kindness, so let's wait for a while, after I get to the place, I will punish myself for three bowls, what do you think." Duan Jian said with a smile.
"Okay, great, Duan Langjun is really a happy person, he likes to drink with people like you." As soon as he heard Duan Jian say this, Jiang Feihe was still unwilling, and he was excited to keep shaking the basketball-like butt on the horse, making the elite war horse under his crotch shake a little unbearably.
Yongxingfang is a few streets away from Pingkangfang, so while the two were talking, Pingkangfang appeared in front of Duan Jian's eyes.
Different from other Fang markets, there are only simple walls and square gates outside other Fang markets, and this Pingkang Fang, the entire gate and wall in and out of Fang City, are all hung with colorful silk, and huge lanterns and red lanterns are hung on the high places, which makes Duan Jian seem to have a bit of the feeling of the New Year in the later life.
On both sides of the spacious road, there are carved beams and paintings, exquisite buildings, except for a few yamen with closed gates, the rest are wide open doors, inside or wine shops, or shops, but most of them are still green buildings with their own names.
Jiang Feihe said that the drunken red pavilion is in the middle of Pingkangfang, which is a high-grade place at a glance, covering an area of about ten acres, and the house in the middle is actually a three-story building, which is quite rare in the entire Tang Dynasty.
Of course, this is also in line with Jiang Feihe's grade, as the son of a famous and wealthy family in Chang'an City, the most important thing is money, how can he go to those small places?
Duan Jian and Jiang Feihe had just stopped at the door of the Drunken Red Pavilion when they saw five people dressed as scholars walking towards them, and then said to Jiang Feihe with a smile on their faces, "Oh, Jiang Langjun, you are late today, we have been waiting for you for a long time, if you come late, this Feng Shuangshuang's hospitality banquet will begin." "It was a scholar in his twenties, called Gao Jin, who was tall and handsome, and most importantly, he had two whiskers on his lips to make him look more mature.
In addition to this person, the remaining four people, two of the youngest of which are a pair of brothers, Ning Wu Ning'an, these two are diametrically opposed to Gao Jin, although they are sixteen years old after listening to Jiang Feihe's introduction, but the baby faces of the two make them look like junior high school students.
There were two left, one of them was a little silent, just reported his name as Chi Mu, and then stopped talking, and the last one was called Zhang Bo, but he was the most enthusiastic about Duan Jian, and even a little stammering, which made Duan Jian feel puzzled, but he didn't say anything.
In the face of no one's ridicule, Jiang Feihe not only did not feel embarrassed at all, but said to them with a proud face, "Brothers, don't you know this, although Feng Shuangshuang was the top three in the evaluation of Yuedan last month, but she held a hospitality banquet every ten days, missed this time, and she will be able to catch up next time she comes over, but today you see who I invited over, Duan Jian, Duan Langjun, when you drink on weekdays, didn't you say that you admire Duan Langjun very much, today I personally invited him, This is not much stronger than Feng Shuangshuang's hospitality banquet. ”
Hearing Jiang Feihe's words, Gao Jin and the others just stared at Duan Jian, their eyes were full of excitement, and even Chi Mu, who had always been a little indifferent, had a dead glint in his eyes.
"Ah, it turned out to be Duan Langjun in person, a certain is really blind, and please forgive the sins, forgive the sins, usually, a certain person admires Duan Langjun the most, you are the one who stands out from the crowd in our list, I finally saw you today, and I will definitely have a few more drinks with you in a while." Gao Jin walked up to Duan Jian, saluted, and said excitedly.
"Yes, yes, Duan Langjun has been famous recently, you must give us a drink in a while, tell me about your case in Huazhou, and the matter of justifying in Dali Temple, we have been looking forward to this for a long time." Since the one next to him also rushed to say.
Looking at the enthusiasm of the few people in front of him as if he was chasing stars in later generations, Duan Jian was also very happy in his heart, I am afraid that anyone would be happy to be able to worship him.
"Okay, okay, brothers, let's go in, if there is anything, we will talk while drinking, tonight I must be with you brothers, if you don't get drunk, you won't return." Duan Jian also said very arrogantly.
Walking into the Drunken Red Pavilion, the Datang brothel was finally revealed in front of Duan Jian's eyes.
After entering the door, through the front yard, Duan Jian and the others came to the lobby of the Drunken Red Pavilion, the hall is very huge, at least more than 1,000 square meters, all the cases placed in it are tables, but unlike other places, this is like a private room in later generations, every few cases, they are separated by bamboo curtains, forming a relatively private space, but they can see all the scenes of the hall clearly.
Then, above the second floor, there is a protruding place, which is covered by tulle, and on the second floor, it is divided into several rooms, just like the first floor, but the rooms here are separated by wooden boards, which is much more upscale than the first floor.
As soon as Jiang Feihe appeared here, several women in revealing clothes greeted him, and then took them to a room on the second floor to sit down, and at the same time, some wine, fruits, snacks and other things were also quickly delivered, and the quality of service was no less than that of the high-end clubs in later generations.
After everyone sat down, it stands to reason that Jiang Feihe should have spoken, but after all, Duan Jian was meeting them for the first time, so he raised the wine bottle in his hand and said to everyone, "Although I entered a certain stage with your brothers, I met for the first time, but I was very fateful, even if there was a fate when we met, for this kind of fate, I would do it first." After finishing speaking, Duan Jian drank all the wine in the wine bottle in one gulp.
Seeing Duan Jian's boldness, everyone who was doing it suddenly became excited, and they all picked up the wine bottle and drank it all, and at the same time, they also felt a lot closer to Duan Jian, after all, even if they were respecting and worshiping Duan Jian just now, it was just an attitude in their hearts, but now, Duan Jian's method made them really feel Duan Jian's character.
There are comings and goings, since Duan Jian has started, everyone has completely let go, and for a while, the scene is extremely lively.
"Hey, brothers, I've been listening to what you said about the hospitality banquet just now, I don't know what's going on, could it be that there is something else going on later?" After three rounds of drinking, Duan Jian couldn't help but ask curiously.
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