Chapter 35 The world is turbulent, Jinling City Longtan Tiger's Den (3)
In addition to the poetry and songs, the flow of the water, play or travel is an indispensable part, even if it is a flower before the moon, it is a thing that has always been written by the big book, of course, the scholars are not all benevolent people Leshan gentlemen and water, climb high and look at the ruins and hang the ancients, the cold window for ten years and then travel to the four seas is also a kind of scholar's style, the Central Plains is mellow, even if it enters the five generations of troubled times, there are few scholars who dare to defy the etiquette, Huainan is different from the mellow of the Central Plains, less stereotyped and heavy, A little more agile and free, even if the scholars of the Central Plains are secluded, they are also well-behaved and ploughing, a lamp is like a bean, full of bitterness, if the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River are secluded, they have to be much more profligate, morning glory and wine, pointing to the landscape, drunk and lying on the hills, and relying on the red and green are all common things, although there is no such atmosphere as the cry of Ruan Jizhi and the scholars competing to take cold food and scatter in the Wei and Jin dynasties, but the dissatisfaction and resistance of the scholars to the reality in an uninhibited and debauched state have never been missing half a point. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
Wu has no tribute, the scholar has no way to enter, although there is still a way to write and say things, but in the end the road is too narrow, if a talented person wants to be clothed and fed, he has to take refuge in the dignitaries and dignitaries to become a staff member, although some lucky people rely on their own exquisite talents, they can also put on the official robe of the state, but in fact they are no different from the domestic dogs that are raised, not to mention those ordinary talents who can not be amazed as soon as they appear on the stage, which is not acceptable to many talents who cannot be valued by the public assistant, and are arrogant. The mud and darkness of the reality brought about by the hopelessness of entering the body often make the scholars commit to the market, and their own talents and studies also bloom in the market, so the literary atmosphere of Wu, especially in Jinling Yangzhou, is thicker than that of Luoyang, more than one level, if it is said that the talents of the scholars in the Central Plains are mostly applied to the world, and the talents of the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River are mostly poetry and songs.
Because of this, the lights on the Qinhuai River are more colorful than in the Tang Dynasty, and the Kangfufang in Jinling City is even more prosperous and lively to the extreme.
Qinglou is a place of elegance, because the little lady here is always proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, song and dance, and the Qinglou is a mixed place, because as long as you have money, you can enter the gate, Qinglou is still a place of wind and snow, as long as the wind and wind flow into the eyes of Yingying, Yanhuan, Fat Yan, and thin, you can't worry about the spring breeze overnight.
Those who can open a green building in Kangfufang, where every inch of land is valuable, are all people with strong resources and left and right sources.
Splendid Pavilion, one of the three green buildings in Jinling.
Su Hongsleeves, Splendid Pavilion Oiran, is also one of the four major flowers of Kangfufang, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, especially good at singing and dancing, Shi Xubai once said, "see the red sleeves and dance, such as seeing the splendid scenery of the rivers and mountains, smell the red sleeves light song, know the lead Hua wash", its people are admired and respected by Jinling scholars, ordinary scholars want to see each other is as difficult as climbing to the sky, and it is not said that you need to use extraordinary poetry as a stepping stone, but also to have your own style out of the dust, in addition, you must have the confidence to spend a lot of money.
Swallow Tower, one of the few individual courtyards in the Splendid Pavilion, even in the Splendid Pavilion, which is famous for its elegant decoration in Hong Fu Fang, its style of arrangement is also one of the best.
At this time, the lights in the swallow building were brilliant, and Su Hong, who was slightly powdered and long-sleeved, was standing respectfully with his hands tied, not daring to look at the person behind the small case with his eyes.
If Su Hongsleeve's appearance is seen by those scholars outside who do not hesitate to fight for him, they will be shocked, Jinling people know that Su Hongsleeve is not only singing and dancing, but also very arrogant, even if he sees the princes and nobles on weekdays, he has never had a time to greet him, let alone the look of not daring to take a breath in front of him.
Sitting behind the small case like an unruly son, it was not a big man in Jinling City, but a petite and delicate girl, the fifth girl.
In addition to the fifth girl in the room who looked at Su Hongsleeve with a slight scrutiny, there was also a woman over forty years old sitting on the other side, with a plump figure and charm, who was the well-known director of the Splendid Pavilion, known as Ge Sanniang.
"There are thousands of dignitaries and dignitaries in Jinling City, but there are only a handful of people who can really get a glimpse of the secrets of the Huainan court, especially the staff of the Prime Minister's Mansion are the most important. Ge Sanniang always smiles when she speaks, but she doesn't make people feel flattering, she only feels kind, which is also the demeanor of older people.
The fifth girl knew that Ge Sanniang wanted to give Su Hongsleeve more opportunities to perform, so she didn't say much, waiting for Su Hongsleeve to speak.
Su Hong, the only one standing, had a voice like a mountain stream, crisp and beautiful, "Sanniang is talking about Xu Jingtong, the eldest son of the prime minister......"
The story is not complicated, Xu Jingtong, who is now fifteen or sixteen years old, is when he is young and frivolous, plus he has a romantic life, and it is even more rare that he is proficient in poetry, and he likes the scholar's romantic set the most, so it is easy to win the favor of Su Hongsleeve, taking advantage of the fact that Xu Zhihe went west to conquer Chu and no one restrained and disciplined him, he opened the way with poetry and gold and silver, and came to the Splendid Pavilion to mix with Su Hongsleeve, Su Hongsleeve has the heart to push the boat, and the relationship between the two can be called "confidant".
Splendid Pavilion as a military intelligence department arranged in Jinling City's industry, and a product of the building a dark and bright, I don't know how much effort was spent by the military intelligence department, the fifth girl personally came to Jinling to find out Wu Guo's reaction to Jianghuai, of course she will come to the Splendid Pavilion.
After listening to Su Hongsleeve's narration, the fifth girl looked at her with interest and asked an unexpected question, "Have you ever handed over your body to him?" ”
As soon as this remark came out, Su Hongsleeve and Ge Sanniang were a little caught off guard, the former was even more blushing, this is a young lady who is at the age of breaking the melon, although her reputation is in full swing in Jinling, but in the face of such a problem, she can't help but be ashamed and annoyed, but she doesn't dare to say anything.
Ge Sanniang was the one who came over, and she covered up her embarrassment for Su Hongsleeve and said: "Don't worry, the fifth commander, Hongsleeve only shows people with skills, and has no intention of handing over his body." ”
The fifth girl smiled lightly, meaning inexplicably.
"That being the case, in the past few days, I will find a reason to meet with Xu Jingtong and meet a few times, and I can always get some useful news." The fifth girl waved her hand, signaling that Su Hong's sleeves could be withdrawn.
After Su Hongsleeve left, only the fifth girl and Ge Sanniang were left in the room, and the latter said to the former: "This child with red sleeves was brought up by a lowly person, her temperament and ability are very good, and with her dedication, it is not difficult to do this." We are all thanks to the gift of the great master to live to this day, and this time we will definitely not disgrace the mission. ”
The fifth girl said lightly: "Sanniang's personality, I naturally trust it." ”
Ge Sanniang, who was born in Qinglou, lost her place to live in the early years when the army was in chaos, and was robbed by a group of robbers.
It's just that Ge Sanniang can be trusted, it doesn't mean that Su Hongsleeve can also be trusted, the other party is when she was young, and when she met Xu Jingtong, a person who has a brilliant net worth, talent, character and appearance, it is difficult to ensure that she is not tempted and does not think about spring, once she is moved, things will be much more troublesome, even if she has no intention of betraying, she is afraid that there will be some mistakes.
Going deep into the enemy territory to find out the news, every step is dangerous, not to mention that Jinling is where the chief helm of the Tsing Yi Yamen is located, and the fifth girl has to be cautious.
There are only two kinds of people in this world, men and women, and there are only two kinds of things in this world, official and private affairs, in addition to running errands and studying, dignitaries and scholars will always come to the Qinglou when they have time in private, meet with talented women who have a common language, and talk to each other whether they are boastful or boastful, there are always endless many lingerings, wine and beauty are a good thing, and can always make people's mouths not so strict.
In the next two days, with the "hook-up" between Su Hongsleeve and Xu Jingtong, as well as the inquiry of other geisha in the Splendid Pavilion, the fifth girl gained a lot of useful things, although she could not know Wu Guo's arrangement of the Jiangbei war, but she also got some key news.
"Shi Xubai, Han Xizai?" Chewing on the names of these two strange people, the fifth girl was thoughtful.
"One of the recent unusual movements in the Prime Minister's Mansion is that Xu Zhihe appointed these two people, the former was quite famous before, and the deeds of Song Qiqiu were well known to everyone in Jinling, and the latter had no anecdotes, but I heard that he had been an official in the Tang Dynasty." Ge Sanniang said to the fifth girl, and mentioned the past in passing.
"Extraordinary times, extraordinary people." The corners of the fifth girl's mouth moved, and her obsidian-like eyes shone brightly, "Check these two, check in detail." ”
Shi Xubai and Han Xizai's role in Xu Zhihe began with the two of them on Jianghuai's military strategy, and these ideas were not achieved overnight, often from the close consultation with their companions, after all, with their previous status, no one reported the Jiangbei war situation to them in time, precisely because the two of them were not reused before, and there were no scruples about talking to others, the so-called Jiangbei military strategy is not a secret, it is based on the two of them on the Jianghuai military affairs, although there are not many people who know, but there are also a lot, soon, These words were transmitted to the ears of the geisha of the Splendid Pavilion through the mouths of other scholars, and then to the fifth girl through these geisha.
After many years of exposure to Li Congjing's side, although the fifth girl did not participate in military affairs, she was by no means ignorant of military affairs, so after she learned about Shi Xubai and Han Xizai's plans for Jianghuai military affairs, she quickly realized the seriousness of the problem and quickly reported the matter to Li Congjing.
Not long after the news was sent to Jiangbei, the fifth girl received a reply from Li Congjing, who asked her to verify the matter as soon as possible, and the more detailed the details, the better.
The fifth girl did not dare to slack off, and in a few days, the order for the full operation of the Military Intelligence Department was issued from the Splendid Pavilion of Kangfufang, and it was transmitted to the hands of every military intelligence office on the same day.
In a manor near the military camp outside Jinling City, the commander of the nursing courtyard called a few henchmen to show the comprehensive action order of the military intelligence department, so from that night, the nursing courtyard on rotation would quietly climb over the courtyard wall, run to the outside of the Wu military camp to hide, and stare at the movement of the military camp.
In the mansion of a certain official in Jinling City, a vegetable farmer who delivered vegetables quietly put a token in the hand of a servant who received vegetables, and the servant who hooked up with a certain concubine of the owner of the mansion would let her go to the master of the mansion after a hard fight with the concubine at night.
When a certain maid in the general's house went to the West Market to buy silk, he received a small token from the owner of the silk shop, and after some arrangement, a maid who was waiting for the general to live suddenly contracted a serious illness and lay on the couch and couldn't come, so the maid successfully filled the position and was able to get along with the general day and night at close range.
A certain official of the Prime Minister's Mansion has been frequently invited to banquets by friends in his hometown who are doing business in Jinling recently, but whenever he goes to a banquet, he must have good wine and meat, and there are few times when he is not drunk......
The large net that the Military Intelligence Department has been operating in Jinling for many years is slowly opening up, enveloping the entire Jinling City.