"The rivers and lakes are carrying wine, and the waist is slender and the palm is light. Ten years of Yangzhou dream, won the name of the Red Mansion. ”

This is a poem by the great poet Du Mu of the Tang Dynasty entitled "Repatriation", which is undoubtedly a portrayal of his visit to the Red Chamber to have fun when he was an official in Yangzhou.

Like Du Mu's "Repatriation", there are many Tang poems written because of the feeling of visiting the Red Mansion. Bai Juyi's "Staying in the Lake" is one of them: "Fortunately, there is no case to get drunk, even if there is a sheng song, it is not wasted." Where do the ten painted boats stay, in the middle of Taihu Lake at the foot of Dongting Mountain. This is Bai Juyi's prostitute poem when he was an official in Suzhou.

Bai Juyi and Du Mu were both famous poets of the Tang Dynasty, and they also experienced the baptism of the brothel of the Red Mansion. It's just that these buddies are all cattle people after the Tang Dynasty, I don't know what the Red Mansion in the early Tang Dynasty will be like? With a curious attitude, Li Hao followed Zhang San into the Red Mansion in Yangzhou in the early Tang Dynasty.

Since ancient times, there has been only one place that has been famous for its food, drink, and merrymaking. The DG of later generations cannot be compared with here, because it was only a short-lived flash in the pan, but here, through countless dynasties.

Speaking of which, the Red Mansion industry is the oldest industry in the history of the East. Although the reputation has always been full of criticism, the performance is undoubtedly brilliant. It not only creates a glorious history and culture, but also becomes the window of the city in all dynasties, and of course, it has made great contributions to solving the financial, tax and economic problems of the feudal dynasty.

At that time, whether it was a bustling city or a remote town, the Red Mansion was the most crowded place, and all kinds of information and news at that time were disseminated through the brothel of the Red Mansion. All kinds of literary poems and songs are also recited through the chanting of prostitutes and women.

It can be said that at this time, both poets and lyricists are frequent visitors to the Red Mansion. If you don't know how to visit the Red Mansion and don't attract the favor of prostitutes, you won't be a celebrity and you won't be able to be everyone. If you want to find a stunning prostitute as a confidant, then you can become famous overnight.

It can be said that the culture of the Red Chamber is an extremely important part of the long-standing civilization of the Chinese nation. In the ancient cultural texts of the East, there are about thirteen poems in the Book of Songs from the Red Chamber. There are 21 descriptions of the Red Chamber in Sima Qian's "Historical Records".

The Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty were the hundred gardens of poetry, with various styles and genres competing for beauty, rich and noble like peonies, cold and glamorous like cold plums, and fresh like summer lotus...... The poems of the prostitutes of the Red Mansion, like the orchids in the deep valley, are equally pleasing to the eye and refreshing;

In the Tang Dynasty, the political, economic, and cultural sectors were all developed, and the prostitution industry was also developing, reaching a period of considerable prosperity. There are many complex reasons for this situation: first, because the sexual culture of the Tang Dynasty was relatively enlightened, not only was there no legal discipline and public opinion criticism for officials and prostitutes, but they would also be regarded as romantic affairs and passed on as beautiful talk, or even imitated; In the people, fornication is not a serious matter, and prostitution is nothing.

Second, economic prosperity has led to the development of cities and an increase in the floating population, thus increasing temporary sexual needs. The commodity economy has led to polarization, with some prostitutes selling themselves to meet this need in the market. Third, the society is prosperous and the country is rich, so that the emperor and the nobles indulge in lust and pleasure, and the emperor's lewd life affects the society.

For example, after Kaiyuan, Tianbao, Tang Xuanzong set up a teaching workshop, placed a pear orchard, unified 40,000 palace prostitutes for fun, and the romance between him and Yang Yuhuan spread to the government and the opposition, the literati did not reject but envy this way of life, so they walked into the Qinlou Chu Pavilion more chic and freely, bowed down under the pomegranate skirt, and indulged in the gentle township.

The beginning of the decline of society in the late Tang Dynasty and the turmoil of the five dynasties caused some people to have a negative mentality, and life was like a dream. So I can't wait to have fun in time, entertain myself with sound and color, the so-called "dream of Yangzhou once in ten years, win the name of Red Mansion Bo Xing", is a portrayal of this kind of life.

In the Tang and Song dynasties, every time a poet had a new poem and a lyricist had a new word, they all wanted the courtesans to sing and recite it, so that it could circulate faster. The famous works in Tang and Song poems were sung by courtesans and flowed to the north and south of the Great River, inside and outside the Great Wall...... Because Tang and Song poems were more closely integrated with courtesans, which in turn promoted poetry to society and the public.

In addition, in the Tang and Song dynasties, in the face of the beautiful women of the Red Mansion with excellent coloring arts, unlike the frivolity and eroticism of the celebrities and scholars of the Southern Dynasty, the literati of the Tang and Song dynasties were more characterized by romance and pursuit, and their interactions had sincerity and love. As an aesthetic object, the prostitutes of the Red Chamber began to become the emotional sustenance of Baume & Mercier, and even the source of love that Baume & Mercier tried his best to pursue.

All this makes the aesthetic attributes of the beauty of the Red Chamber no longer just stay in the body, but also rise to the height of the unity of spirit and body, and truly complete the unity of external and internal, physical and spiritual. This laid the foundation for the spiritual exchange between celebrities and courtesans, who sang poetry as a reward.

For famous prostitutes with good color and art, they can sing with celebrities and scholars, get the opportunity to show their intelligence and talents, and also improve their cultural taste and self-worth. Since then, Chinese literature has produced countless poems and essays that express the emotional exchanges between celebrities and prostitutes, such as Bai Juyi and Fan Suxiaoman, Yuan Zhi and Xue Tao, and so on.

Among the great poets of the Tang Dynasty, the prostitutes and women of the Red Mansion had the closest relationship with Li Bai, Bai Juyi, Yuan Zhen, Du Mu, and Wen Tingyun; Among the great poets of the Song Dynasty, of course, there are none other than Liu Yong, Su Shi, Ouyang Xiu, and Qin Guan.

Among the prostitutes and women in the Red Mansion in the Tang Dynasty, Xue Tao wrote the most poems and the best. In addition to Xue Tao, there were many female talents, such as Guan Panpan, Xu Yueying, Yang Jiaoluo and countless unknown prostitutes of the Red Mansion, who prospered the Tang Dynasty poetry circle together with the literati with their own ingenuity.

These are all materials that Li Hao once memorized, and if you think about these, you can understand why Li Hao is so eager to see the Red Mansion in Yangzhou.

followed Zhang San and called a carriage, and the carriage took the two of them to the place pointed out by Zhang San, in this era, the two men discussed that going to the Red Mansion definitely did not have to be as sneaky as in later generations. Zhang San was very knowledgeable and introduced the situation of the place they were going to with Li Hao.

There are many prostitutes there, and the brothels here are really different from later generations, unlike the red mansions with signboards in movies and TV series. The sex industry here is mostly run on a "family" basis, and prostitutes have their own homes and receive customers in their own yards.

When prostitutes get old, many of them become bustards, buy young girls to train as "daughters", and then continue to run their businesses in their own yards. Most of the people who go here are literati who stop by the canals from all over the country, and they like to invite friends to go to the homes of good prostitutes and women to drink and feast, and the prostitutes will accompany them to sing and dance, and the children will also compose poems and gifts.

Generally speaking, dignitaries rarely went here, because they kept prostitutes in their own homes, and even if they needed them, they called prostitutes. Like Li Hao, it is a special case.

"Is there anything delicious to eat around here?" Along the way, looking at the busy and lively crowd on the side of the road, and bursts of fragrance came over, Li Hao couldn't help but ask Zhang San.

In later generations, Yangzhou cuisine Li Hao has been eaten, but that is the later generation. What kind of food is here now, Li Hao doesn't know very well. This side didn't enter Li Hao's sight before, because this side is not a frontier, so there is no restaurant in their house here.

"This is easy! After we go there, let them prepare the best restaurant in Yangzhou for us. The people in these places are much more familiar than us, where the things are delicious, where the things are not delicious, and the doors are clear. Zhang San replied with a smile after hearing this.

"Really? Then I'm going to have to take a good look at it. Li Hao smiled after hearing this. The Yangzhou cuisine of later generations belongs to the Huaiyang cuisine, and the main characteristics are: strict selection of materials, fine knife work, prominent main materials, attention to the original taste, pay attention to fire work, good at stewing, clear soup and mellow taste, thick but not greasy, light and tender, unique shape, salty and slightly sweet, suitable for both north and south.

Yangzhou chef and good at melon and fruit food carving, Huaiyang cuisine is very particular about knife work, knife skills are relatively fine, especially melon carving is well-known in all directions. The form of the dishes is delicate and the taste is mellow. In cooking, he makes good use of heat, pays attention to fire skills, and is good at stewing, stewing, simmering, boiling, steaming, burning, and stir-frying.

The raw materials are mostly aquatic products, focusing on freshness, peaceful taste, fresh and slightly sweet. Famous dishes include stewed crab roe lion's head, boiled dried shreds, three sets of duck, crystal meat, squirrel fish, Liangxi crispy eel and so on. Its dishes are delicate and elegant, and they are listed among the four famous dishes.

"Shaojun come with me." Zhang San has an old friend here, when he was seriously ill, he was still sent back by the old friend, and he was benevolent and righteous to him. Now that people are better, it is natural to look at the old ones first. And he is a good old man, and he has a good Qing official there, and it will be good to introduce him to Li Hao at that time.

As for the funds that accompany him overnight, it would be good if he came out by himself, as long as Li Hao let his son be able to sow seeds, it would be an immeasurable merit for their family, and Zhang San had not taken this little money into his eyes yet. Besides, Li Hao wants him to pay the bills and pay it back, he is the God of Wealth of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Hao followed Zhang San to the gate of a courtyard, which was similar to those underground hair salons in later generations. The hair salons are all red lights to attract business, and here they hang red lanterns. Li Hao followed Zhang San into the gate, and immediately a rather beautiful young woman came to pick up the guests.

As soon as she saw Zhang San's appearance, the woman was startled, thinking that she had bumped into a ghost. This woman is Zhang San's good looks, and now when she is old, she has become a bustard's mother, when Zhang San was seriously ill in Yangzhou, she sent someone home, she had seen it, and she was completely waiting for death.

Unexpectedly, Zhang San came back alive and well a few years later, and he was still so careless, he first touched a certain part of himself when he entered the door, and he didn't even care about someone coming behind.