Wu Wencai sat unsettled for a moment, licked his shriveled lips with a solemn face, and said in a deep voice: "In addition to the people of the Liao Kingdom, could it be that the Jin Kingdom also sent people to monitor us?" ”

Shen Ao sighed, his eyes reflected the heavy snow blowing outside the window, and shook his head: "The people of the Jin Kingdom will not be so blatant, the only possibility is that these two groups of people who are monitoring us are Khitans. Yelu Dashi should be impossible, he has won the trust of the lord of the Liao State, and is in charge of Nanjing's defense, there is no need to do such a thing, as for the others, I am afraid that they do not have such great ability. It's confusing, but we don't need to rush, let's act on the opportunity. ”

Wu Wencai smiled bitterly: "The Liao people have repeatedly come to urge us to exchange national letters, does Master Shen plan to continue to delay?" ”

Shen Ao smiled: "Delay, why don't you delay, the initiative is mine, the more you delay, the lower the bottom line of the Liao people." ”

He continued to rest for a few days, and the envoys of the Liao State came to summon him several times, but Shen Ao only flatly refused on the grounds that he was unwell.

Shen Ao's body was 'unhappy', but he responded to Ye Luding's invitation to go to Nanjing to have fun; the two sat on horses together, swaggering through the city under the support of the forbidden army and Hu Servants, and the people of Nanjing along the way rarely saw the costumes of the Song army, and they all looked at it quietly for a while, and some of them shook their heads with regret, and there were tears in their eyes.

Looking at Wang Shi in the south for another year, the memory of Fan Yang's hat has long faded in the memory, and when I see it today, I see the Liao people and the Song envoys talking happily, which makes people sigh.

Nanjing is also called Xijin Mansion, is an important political and economic center of the Liao people, when the Khitan did not flee south, here is the seat of the king of the Southern Courtyard, its prosperity is more than the Liao capital Linhuang Mansion, located in the east of Nanjing, the Liao people follow the example of Bianjing, also set up a night market here, ten miles of frozen water river, the aristocratic families on both sides of the strait live, the lanterns are at the beginning, the warbler Yanyan will be like the wind to send out a few noises, only here, can feel a little bit with the vitality of rouge gouache, make people completely forget the cruel war.

Shen Ao stood on the bank of the river, full of emotion, seeing this, he couldn't help but think of Bianshui, it was on the bank of the Bianshui River, he met Zhen Zhen, looking at it, the banks of the two rivers were even more lively and rich gathered, green buildings were lined up, and Lingbo painted boats. Historical sites, gardens, painting boats, and streets are all in one, giving people the illusion of being in the south of the Yangtze River.

Shen Ao and Ye Luding were both dressed in civilian clothes, and when they saw the river, Shen Ao asked Ye Luding: "I don't know what this river is called?" ”

Yeluding said: "This river is called Gaoliang River, Brother Shen, how is the prosperity here compared to the Bianhe River and Qinhuai?" ”

Sorghum River? This is a cheat! Shen Ao's interest has greatly decreased, the literati travel, talking about an elegant character, Shen Ao is now a top literary youth, with more eyes and thicker skin, but when he heard the word sorghum, he couldn't help but shout in his heart that the Liao people are really extraordinary, and even the amusement places have such a simple name.

The two of them first wandered along the riverside for a while, and suddenly, the sky was full of fireworks, Shen Ao raised his eyes, the fireworks were colorful, splashed in mid-air, illuminating the night sky, it was beautiful in a flash, Ye Luding was in good spirits, and said: "Master Shen, follow me to a fun place." ”

The two of them turned a few corners, and in a clearing near the river, in the distance, stood a splendid pavilion, four stories high, colorful flags fluttering, lanterns hung high, bright and bright, magnificent, before they approached, you could hear the laughter of the men and the laughter of the women.

Ye Luding is a frequent visitor here, and said with a smile: "This is the most well-known Qingle Fang in Nanjing, Shen Ao, today I will let you see the customs of my Daliao." ”

Shen Ao sneered in his heart, the customs of Da Liao, this is the territory of my Great Song Dynasty since ancient times, when did you become your Khitans? With a smile on his face, he said, "Brother Yelu, please." ”

The two of them went in one after the other, and the servants outside had no choice but to control the wind outside, and when they first entered this bright hall, the enthusiastic old bustard twisted his fat figure and came to Ye Luding with a loud laugh to solicit him, and his charming eyes made Shen Ao very uncomfortable.

Ye Luding waved his hand in disgust, telling the old bustard to retreat, acting like no one should approach, and then said to Shen Ao: "Master Shen, please go up to the third floor." ”

Although it was the beginning of the night, there were a lot of guests who came to Qingle Fang, and the building was full of warblers and Yanyan and the guests were playing, and Bai Huahua's breasts and thighs flashed so much that people's eyes hurt.

Shen Ao looked left and right, and found that the girls here actually had a lot of Xibei goods with high noses and blue eyes, and looked at the signs on the wall, what Balu Zaza, what Yibel Lulu, when he saw this foreign name, he felt rare.

It's just that the price of such Xibei goods is inevitably higher, the price is 500 Wen a night, this price is not low, but then I thought about it, and I was relieved, people came from thousands of miles to dedicate Zhen, is it not worth the price? The so-called rare things are expensive, and the gold-inlaid ones are different.

Ye Luding directly took Shen Ao to the third floor, the third floor is a quiet wing, three floors inside, three floors outside, all of which are hung with bead curtains, at this time it is the beginning of the lanterns, there are more and more guests on the third floor, it is very lively, Shen Ao and Ye Luding picked up a place to sit down, Shen Ao knew in his heart that the show was about to begin; Looking at the guests around him, there were businessmen, scholars, and even a monk, this monk had a big belly, a bald head and thorns, and was very infiltrating under the light, with an ugly face, and a bit of King Kong's angry eyes.

Shen Ao couldn't help but look at the monk, thinking to himself, the monk is also a human being, others can go, why can't the monk go, he is quite curious in his heart, so many people are gathered here, what are they waiting for?

Suddenly, a burst of broken steps came from behind the bead curtain, and the noisy noise in the building stopped, and a pair of hungry eyes looked behind the bead curtain.

The bead curtain hung down quietly, as if there was a chair behind the bead curtain, faintly looking, there was a wonderful figure sitting behind the bead curtain, no one was seen, no sound was heard, only such a vague posture of the na, it made people's sighs come out one after another.

Ye Luding whispered in Shen Ao's ear: "This young lady's name is Xuan Yan'er, she is the child of a criminal official, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the country is fragrant...... Haha......" Yeluding laughed ambiguously and snorted, deliberately trying to sell off.

Shen Ao said indifferently: "Prisoner, what criminal?" ”

Yeluding paused and said: "His father was originally my right minister of Daliao, and his father treated him with great kindness, but he dared to communicate with foreign countries and collude with thieves. ”

Shen Ao said: "With Brother Yelu's status, isn't it easy to ask her to accompany you?" As long as you say a word, Qingle Fang still doesn't obediently send people to it? Why bother to come here in person? ”

Ye Luding shook his head and said solemnly: "Does Master Shen know who is behind this Qingle Fang?" This person is my Daliao Prime Minister Li Chuwen, Li Chuwen has the merit of supporting the establishment, and has a great influence in the court, and Yelu Dashi holds the government and the military power, they are all people who cannot be underestimated, that is, they are contemptible people, and they dare not make a mistake when they see that Li Chuwen. ”

Li Chuwen? Shen Ao wrote down the name, he vaguely remembered that since he stayed at the Wanguo Pavilion, there were countless noble ministers of the Liao State who came to visit, from Yelu Dashi to the princess and uncle, one by one, scrambling to be the first, the minds of these people, Shen Ao of course understood that the country was about to break, Shen Ao was like the last life-saving grass, on the other hand, they could also leave a way out for themselves, once the Jin army entered the customs, as long as they got to this favorite minister of the Great Song Dynasty, and then took refuge in the Great Song Dynasty, at least there was a place to stay.

However, among these people, there is no one named Li Chuwen, according to Li Chuwen's status, he is indifferent to himself, what is the reason behind this?

Shen Ao fell silent for a while, what is the name, he doesn't care at all, the four ladies in the family, which one of them is the national color and natural fragrance, what is there to look at this daughter, to put it bluntly, it is actually just a commodity, if the commodity wants to raise the price, it must be hyped, and the hype is used to attract people's attention, which is actually the same as the so-called stars of later generations, but the way of selling is different.

"You father-in-law and son-in-law can enjoy the light and cheer, and you are grateful, why don't you ask you to play a song for everyone, how about cheering you up?" Behind the bead curtain, the delicate voice came out crisply, and her voice was clear and euphemistic.

The people in the room clapped their hands and applauded, and the atmosphere gradually became stronger.

At this time, the monk sitting next to him suddenly shouted like thunder, causing many people to be unhappy, and the monk looked at the beauty behind the bead curtain in a daze, and said: "The Sprinkle family has heard of the name of Xuan Er, and this time I came from Tokyo to give Miss Yan Er a gift." ”

Gifts? Many people showed disdain, who is Xuan Er, what kind of treasures have not been seen, looking at the monk's simple clothes, there is not necessarily any origin, and his gifts are rare.

The whirlwind behind the bead curtain seemed to hesitate for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Dare to ask what kind of gift the master gave?" ”

The monk smiled and said: "I have long heard that Miss Yan'er is the best piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the Sprinkle family personally poured ink, and it took three days and three nights to draw a picture of a lady, and I asked Miss to smile." Everyone was even more dissatisfied, what kind of thing is this monk, painting a picture, just want to win the favor of the whirlwind, it is really a toad who wants to eat swan meat.

Xuan Yan'er said with interest: "That master's painting must be excellent." ”

The horizontal flesh on the monk's face piled up, and he smiled proudly: "Naturally, this is nature." Then he untied the painting tube on his waist, took the painting out of the painting tube, and said: "I'm afraid that I can't see it really behind the bead curtain, so why don't I ask the lady to move here to watch?" ”