After sending Zhuge away, Qin Duan's heart was indescribably happy, thousands of troops were easy to obtain, and it was difficult to find a general. It is said that people are afraid of being famous, pigs are afraid of being strong, once a person is famous, it will inevitably cause suspicion and jealousy of others, which will add a lot of trouble and resistance, Qin Duan has always thought so, try to keep a low profile in life, I didn't expect that my fame can also bring such benefits, and it is worth it to attract outstanding people like Zhuge Fang to work, even if it costs something. It seems that everything is contradictory, there are advantages and disadvantages, and it is just a matter of weighing and choosing.

The sun was already in the west, and the night of the end of autumn always came earlier, Qin Dui glanced at the invitation card on the desk, which was an invitation post from the crown prince Zhao Yan, inviting Qin Du to the prestigious Fengyue place in the eastern district of the capital - Pinhualou for a banquet.

Qin Dui has also heard of this Pinhualou for a long time, as early as when he was still in the capital, Qin Dui had heard people talk about this place, but it is said that not only is the consumption here expensive, but not everyone can go, there are certain restrictions on the identity of the guests, and those who come here must abide by the rules here, full of mystery, it can be imagined that its backstage boss is definitely not very human.

With a dozen or so guards, Qin Duan took the carriage prepared by the Wei Mansion and set off towards the Bada Hutong in the eastern district of the capital. Bada Hutong is located in the very center of the eastern district of the capital, just from the name you can imagine the bustling scene there, at night, here is the traffic is busy, the lights are bright, any normal man here even if only stop on the street, will have a slightly drunken meaning.

This is the most concentrated area of Fengyue places, Rouge in the North, beauties in the south of the Yangtze River, and beauties in the Western Regions, which can be seen everywhere here, as long as you can afford the price. Beauties of all nationalities from all over the continent can choose here.

After passing through several avenues, the carriage turned into the Bada Hutong in the east of the city, at this time the sky had darkened, and the whole street was hung with all kinds of lanterns, which decorated the street with brilliance and beauty.

A bunch of ordinary people won't come here. It's not that I don't want to come, but I can't afford to come, and these consumption is too high.

If Qin Dui is usually reluctant to spend money here, after all, the construction of Tokugawa County now needs a lot of money, for Qin Dui, if it can be saved, it will be saved, even if it is a mosquito foot, it is money.

But Qin Duan doesn't care today, no matter how much money is spent today. Qin Duan will not feel distressed, because there is a prince to treat, just let go of your hands and feet and enjoy yourself, no need to think about anything else, thinking of this, Qin Dui, who was sitting in the carriage, couldn't help laughing.

Several guards who followed him on horseback heard their adults laughing strangely in the carriage alone, fearing that something would go wrong. Hurriedly knocked on the carriage, "My lord." Any commands? ”

Qin Duan also found that he was a little out of shape, but fortunately there was no one next to him, so he hurriedly replied, "It's nothing, where are you now?" ”

"Back to my lord, I've arrived at Bada Hutong."

Qin Duan lifted part of the door curtain, and he was also surprised by the bustling level of the street. Buildings of various styles line the streets. And one building is more luxurious than the other, and the layout is more luxurious than the other, which is amazing. The coachman was evidently a frequent visitor to these places, and was familiar with stopping the carriage in front of a gate that did not look much more unusual than the surrounding buildings, and in front of the gate was already full of all kinds of luxurious carriages. Judging from the markings of the carriage, they are all high-level nobles and even royal families in the capital, and there are almost no ordinary carriages of this kind that Qin Duan rides.

Qin Duan stepped out of the stopped carriage, and more than a dozen guards also turned over and dismounted. Above the gate, there are three large characters "Pinhualou", Qin Dui knew at a glance that these words were from the famous calligrapher Wang Fuzhi of the dynasty, and it can be said that the words are not false at all.

Wang Fuzhi is the most famous calligrapher of this dynasty, when he was young, he was famous for splashing ink after a drunkenness, known as "the first pen in the north", the calligraphy made is heroic and unrestrained in the hidden heavy momentum, is the leader of the calligraphy industry in the north of this dynasty, as early as 20 years ago, he has closed the pen at home, closed the door.

Even if the princes and nobles want to ask for a true handiwork, it is difficult to go to the sky, and there are only a handful of his genuine works that can be seen in the world, because he is consciously satisfied with not many works in his life, and even fewer are circulated outside.

A middle-aged man who was dressed like a very decent housekeeper under the door number saw Qin Dui getting out of the car and carefully looked at the large plaque above the gate, knowing that it was not a layman, although Qin Dui was dressed very casually, but people like them had long been accustomed to seeing guests coming and going, and knew that guests coming to these places could not be judged by their appearance, so they hurriedly greeted them.

"This gentleman, but you are here to rest?" The middle-aged man hurriedly stepped forward and asked politely.

Qin Du nodded, "Yes, this is it." ”

"I wonder if Mr. has a VIP card?"

"No, what VIP card?"

Qin Duleng paused for a moment, and asked in surprise, when the prince sent someone to call him, he didn't say that the VIP card came, what was going on.

"I'm sorry, Mr. may not know our rules here, our guests here all have to apply for cards, and they are not completely external. If the gentleman is not too troublesome, you can come to our reception room, and we can quickly get a VIP card for the gentleman. The middle-aged butler said quite politely.

"Oh? What are the procedures for applying for a VIP card? ”

Qin Dui asked, Qin Dui's predecessor had many places to issue membership cards for members to enjoy discounts, but in this kind of place similar to the feudal era of China, there would be membership cards, which made Qin Dui very surprised.

"You only need to provide the necessary identification, and if you meet our conditions, you can do it right away."

The middle-aged housekeeper is very skillful in speaking, and he only says that if he meets the conditions, he can do it immediately, and as for those who do not meet their conditions, it will be left to you to consider.

Qin Duan was a little annoyed, thinking that he could be chic for free, but he would encounter such a troublesome thing, "But someone has already asked me to come here?" ”

Could it be that the prince of the dignified Great Qin Empire would be so faceless? If this is the case, the Great Qin Empire is really about to end.

When the middle-aged housekeeper heard that someone had made an appointment, he quickly apologized: "Oh, I'm sorry, I don't know who made an appointment with you?" ”

"It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Qin Dui replied stupidly.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, but you're Lord Tokugawa-gun? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is already waiting for you inside. Your VIP card, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already done it for you. ”

The middle-aged housekeeper apologized again and again, and he had already said hello inside, but he didn't expect that the distinguished guest invited by the prince of the empire would be a young man dressed so casually. After all, the portrait of Qin Dui seen in the newspaper these days is still very different from Qin Dui's person.

This middle-aged man didn't know that the picture album on the newspaper was printed in black and white ink in batches, and the gap between him and himself was very different, not to mention that in the newspaper, in order to highlight the tall image of Qin Dui, a big hero, Qin Duan's whole appearance was artistically processed, making people more tall and straight, according to the photos in the newspaper, it is strange to be able to recognize Qin Dui.

"Oh? I thought His Royal Highness the Crown Prince hadn't arrived yet. ”

Qin Duan breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't bring a penny, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't come, he would have to make a fool of himself in public. "Then we can go in."

"Please, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, they are among the water and clouds, and I will lead the way for you." The middle-aged butler was very attentive and led the way.

Qin Du was not humble and walked in with his head held high. The whole Pinhua Building covers a considerable area, and in this area where every inch of land is valuable, you can also imagine how much money it took to build this Pinhua Building.

Along the way, the small bridge courtyard, the winding corridor, sometimes or some rockery streams in the middle, ancient trees and bamboos, under the reflection of the lanterns with unique shapes, it is more like a fairyland on earth. Qin Du couldn't help but sigh that the owner of this Pinhuaju didn't know which architectural designer he invited to build for him, which can be called a masterpiece in the architectural world of Beijing.

After bypassing a few small courtyards, Qin Duan was taken to a pond, the pond area was large, and an air corridor led to a building complex in the pond, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, they are already waiting for you inside. The middle-aged butler looked at Qin Du respectfully.

"Alright then, you lead the way, and you can arrange it for my brothers."

Qin Duan also knew that he would definitely be the only one who went in again, so he simply asked them to arrange it generously, believing that at this time, his safety would still be no problem. Several guards still wanted to dissuade them, but they were all stopped by Qin Duan waving his hand.

"Lord Qin is here, come, please come inside, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is already inside." Qin Duan just stepped into the gate of the courtyard. A burly man inside greeted him and greeted Qin Du very warmly.

"Oh, it's Lord Li, you're here early, I'm really sorry, it's the first time I've been here, I'm not familiar with it, and I've been delayed for a while, so I've kept you waiting for a long time."

Qin Duan recognized at a glance that the big man who greeted him was Li Defu, the deputy commander of the Great Qin Empire's Praetorian Guard, and it seemed that his relationship with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was also extraordinary.

"Where, where, I accompanied His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and they have just arrived, don't see each other like this, let's not see each other like this, anyway, we are now officials in the same dynasty, and we will be closer and closer in the future, and we will take care of each other." Let's go, let's go and sit down. Li Defu affectionately pulled Qin Duan and walked inside.

As soon as he stepped into the hall, a warm breath came to his face, and a maid had already stepped forward to untie Qin Dui's wide clothes and take off the criticism outside, Qin Duan saw that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Zhao Yan was sitting at the top and looked at him with a smile, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, Zhao Yan was also very polite to help Qin Dui, and then each took his place.

In addition to Li Defu in the hall, there were two other people, Qin Dui didn't know each other, Zhao Yan saw Qin Dui's expression and knew that Qin Dui didn't know the two, and introduced Qin Dui with a smile: "Qin Dui, you may not know these two, this one is Lord Qin Yu, the squire of the Ministry of War, you may still be a family five hundred years ago, this is Lord Liu Han Liu, the squire of the Ministry of Households." ”

Qin Duan hurriedly stepped forward to salute, and the two of them also returned the salute very politely, and after some cold noise, the five of them sat down at the table. (To be continued......)