After a while, another woman came up, Sun Yueling looked at it, and felt that it was very ordinary, even the Ling'er of Tianxiangyuan could not compare, and he couldn't help but be extremely disappointed with this conference, I thought that the ancient Qinglou event was very interesting, but now it seems that it is nothing more than that. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The woman who came up here was actually empty-handed on stage, and did not bring musical instruments or anything like that, Sun Yueling was surprised what she wanted to perform, this Shu stood in the middle of the stage, opened her mouth lightly, and began to chant with a rich expression, reciting a poem.

Sun Yueling listened to the music, but she didn't expect that there would be poetry recitation at that time, and what she read was clearly a Liu Yongci "Yu Linling" that he learned in high school.

Li Qifan said in a low voice: "This show is very innovative, this woman has a lot of courage and dares to challenge the traditional way of acting." You must know that at that time, performances were mostly singing, dancing or acting, and there were very few such chantings, so he said so.

Sun Yueling said in his heart what is this, it was extremely common at his time, but he didn't say it.

Just when the woman chanted in a slightly crying tone, "Read it, thousands of miles of smoke waves, twilight is heavy and the sky is wide", a noisy sound suddenly came from behind the crowd, and someone shouted "Get out of the way, get out of the way".

When the two looked back, they saw six or seven men of five or three thick, who were vigorously pushing away the crowd on both sides, followed by a group of porters, carrying boxes of things.

In front of the porter, a young man in brocade clothes strode over, holding a beautifully shaped folding fan in his hand, pointing at the group of porters and saying, "Hurry up, hurry up, don't give it all away, you can't afford it." ”

It seemed that the things picked by the porters were very heavy, and sweat was oozing down their heads, and the box was about three feet wide and two feet thick, and it was made of precious sandalwood, and I didn't know what it contained, but I felt that there was cold air from the inside out, and there seemed to be some water stains on the corners of some boxes.

The crowd marched forward to the banquet in front of them. Sun Yueling felt that when they passed, there was a cool breath blowing through his body, and he felt a lot more comfortable.

At this time, although it has passed the early autumn, the weather is still relatively hot, especially when so many people are crowded together, which makes people sweat profusely and smoke their tongues.

"Who are these?" Seeing that they were so strong, Sun Yueling couldn't help but be slightly annoyed.

"You don't know this?" Li Qifan was very surprised, pointed to the brocade-clothed boy, and said, "He is Zhong Yansong, the son of a famous family in Nanjing, and his father is the head of the 'Jinling Society'. ”

"'Jinling Society'?" Sun Yueling was stunned for a moment and said, "What kind of meeting is it, the Jianghu Gang?" ”

Li Qifan nodded and said: "Exactly, the Jinling Society is the first gang in Nanjing, with huge power, covering several big cities in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and with strong financial resources, even Jiangning Weaving, which was appointed by the imperial court, bought silk and satin from them. Zhong Buli is an outstanding figure, with a prominent reputation in the entire Jiangnan area, and is a frequent visitor to the ministers of the DPRK and China. ”

Sun Yueling never expected that there would be a Jianghu gang in the Ming Dynasty, so he couldn't help but be curious, and said, "Does Zhong Buli know martial arts?" He has seen a lot of descriptions of masters in the book, and he doesn't know if it was really true in ancient times.

"It is rumored that Zhong Buli is a master, but most of these rumors on the rivers and lakes are exaggerated and unbelievable!" Li Qifan shook his head and said.

Sun Yueling smiled, and at this time, he saw that the woman on the stage had finished "reciting", and another woman had been replaced, her appearance was slightly better than before, but it was still not a peerless elegance.

He was a little excited, so he went to see the merry boy Zhong Yansong, and saw that he had led the group of pickers to stop in front of the judges' table, told the pickers to open all the boxes, and instructed the big men to bring out plates of cut melons, crystal grapes, and pots of water and wine from the inside and put them on the judges' tables.

From a distance, I saw that the open boxes were all bubbling with white gas, and the light was flickering, and they were actually filled with huge ice cubes, no wonder the cold air hit people when they passed by.

"Actually send chilled melons, fruits, and water and wine to the judges?" He couldn't help but be a little surprised, this Jinling Society was really not afraid of trouble, using such a good box to lay ice cubes, and there were fruits and drinks on it, and he was not afraid of spilling them on the road.

Li Qifan said: "This 'flower appreciation conference' was held at the expense of the Jinling Association, and this is the second time that the Jinling Association has hosted this meeting, and it was also held by them last year. It is said that the first place building on the banks of the Qinhuai River, "Half Moon Tower", is actually secretly presided over and controlled by the Jinling Society, and what is even more coincidental is that Uncle Yang Wan, the first prostitute of Half Moon Tower, is the winner of last year's Oiran, and she also won the Oiran the year before last, and it has been won for the second consecutive time. If she wins it again this year, it will be like the three yuan in our scientific examination, which will be a great honor for a prostitute in a green house, not only doubling her value, but also being famous for eternity. ”

"So that's the case, so isn't their current behavior bribing the judges." Sun Yueling was a little angry, but he didn't expect such a thing to happen in front of everyone, "I think that Half Moon Tower must be opened by Jinling, this time I am ready to win the championship again, and I want to win three yuan in a row." ”

"Yes, but on the surface, they have nothing to do with Half Moon Tower, and no one can get their handle." Li Qifan lowered his voice and said, "I'm afraid those judges have already received a lot of benefits from the Jinling Society, but fortunately, the last Oiran election is not just up to the judges. ”

At this time, there was another person on the stage performing, and the program performed was a, Sun Yueling didn't have the heart to watch it carefully, and asked Li Qifan: "Why is the Oiran election not just decided by the judges?" ”

Li Qifan said: "The level of the last three people's competition has to be determined by the people in the entire guest seat. On the last day, each guest seated person will be distributed a letter of recommendation, and when the time comes, write the name of their favorite beauty in the letter of recommendation, and then hand it in, and the officials of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites will be responsible for the statistics, and they will be ranked according to the number of times. ”

Sun Yueling thought to himself, isn't this just voting for the election, it was a common thing at his time, and said: "If Jinling will give everyone in the guest seat a favor and ask them to choose Uncle Yang Wan, isn't it the same?" With the strength of the Jinling Society in the Jiangnan area, such a thing should be easy to do, right? ”

"Not necessarily." Li Qifan said, "There are at least hundreds of people on the guest table, and their identities and statuses are different, from the imperial court officials and dignitaries, down to the reckless rivers and lakes, and there are more chivalrous and celebrity, scholars and literati, Jinling will be able to buy some people at best, and it is extremely difficult to buy all of them." Moreover, the guests are not static, and the guests at each party are different, and they are all temporarily selected by the people of the Ministry of Rites from the congratulatory notes that have been voted at noon on the same day. ”

"Congratulations, what's that?" Sun Yueling said.

Li Qifan continued: "If you want to become a member of the guest seat, you must first send a congratulatory post to the Ministry of Rites, and then the people of the Ministry of Rites are responsible for drawing from it to decide who is the guest that night. The Ministry of Rites is like the supervision department of the entire conference, and it happens to make some extra money from this. ”

"I see." Sun Yueling said, thinking that the ancient officials also made money, and the same as more than 300 years later, the Chinese world is really unchanged, and it will be the same in ancient times, there is no difference at all.