Chapter 339: The Gate of the Capital City
Speaking of the first impression of the capital, Lintian remembered that the fourth floor of the famous capital in the capital.
It's also the place where Lintian and Tuofei are going in their dreams,
But God knows that next, he may see some things that he can't see.
The night view of Daxuanjing City can be described as spectacular, there are candles and fireflies everywhere, and the voices of people are boiling, if you can overlook it from a high place, it is like a queue of lanterns, from the cross, it is beautiful.
After coming for so many days, Lintian had never come out to play at night, and at this time he understood why Tuofei always said that the night in the capital was better than the day. At that time, Lintian thought that Tuofei was talking about the land of 'Qinglou', but it didn't seem to be true.
June is over, the sky is coming, the day is hot, and the night is breezy and cool. The literati and scholars here, the rich eunuchs, basically like to haunt at night, according to Tuofei's mouth, most of the nightlife in the capital is until the second half of the night, or even longer.
Lintian walked while listening to Tuofei's gushing introduction. After a short period of self-adjustment, Lintian's heart eased slightly, he understood Li Zhongmin's thoughts, so Lintian was not disappointed to the bottom because of his words, but on the contrary, this ignited Lintian's fighting spirit.
Tuofei looked a little happy, probably because he finally pulled Lin Tian out together, he was very excited at this time, but this was all reflected in his mouth.
"Haha, Brother Lintian, do you see the high-rise building opposite? That is the famous 'Yipin Pavilion' in the capital, where is it, you can eat any delicacies from the mountains and seas! And over there, you can look at it! There is the famous 'Wen Bao Zhai', pen, ink, paper and inkstone, all of which are the best. It is said that there is also the 'Hanlin Mobao of the Yin Virtue Realm'! and there is also ...... here."
Lintian half-opened his eyes, listening to Tuofei's explanation, and nodded helplessly, it was not that Lintian didn't want to listen, but at this time he was already a little physically and mentally exhausted, and he ate a few baked cakes after standing for a day. No one can afford to play.
Lintian finally couldn't help it, and interjected: "Brother Tuofei, uh, hehe, this, do you think we should find a place to eat something first? I've been standing for a day, and I've eaten a few baked cakes, I'm really a little hungry, I remember you haven't eaten for a day, aren't you?"
Tuofei slapped his thigh. Suddenly: "Haha, you see I forgot, I'm all hungry! Hehe, but don't worry, Brother Lintian, we're about to arrive, when we get there, we can eat whatever we want, as well as wine and beautiful women!"
Lintian's eyes are long. He said, "It can't be that kind of place, right? If that's the case, I think I'd better go back first." I'm not in the mood for fun today?"
"Haha, Brother Lintian, don't think about it, it's naturally not that kind of place, hehe, this is the capital, how could I Tuofei take you to such a frivolous place?" Tuofei hurriedly said.
"Oh, where are you taking me?"
Tuofei smiled: "Hehe. Nature is a good place. Tuofei walked with Lintian and said proudly: "Brother Lintian, have you ever heard of 'the fourth floor of the capital'?"
"The fourth floor of the capital?" Lin Tian shook his head and said, "It has not passed." β
Tuofei said: "You have never been to the capital, but it is natural that you have never heard of it, but this 'fourth floor of the capital' is in the Great Xuan Kingdom." It's famous, hehe. Tuofei looked at the sky with a blank face, smiled, and continued.
"There are 'four buildings' in this capital, which are famous in the Great Xuan Kingdom, namely 'Yipin Pavilion', 'Qinyuan Building', 'Fengxuan Building' and 'Calligraphy and Painting Workshop'. As Ippingak has said before, there are all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas, and it is a place to provide talents for the emperor's imperial dining room. The so-called 'one product, three bites, all food can be tasted' There is no dish that cannot be made!"
"Next is this" Qinyuan Tea House ", as the name suggests, "Qinyuan people's hearts, the garden is planted in it, smooth through all things, the tea fragrance is strong", the tea of this Qinyuan Tea House can be called the best in the Great Xuan Kingdom, the emperor's annual tea, is their choice, it is said that their shopkeeper is not simple, even the high and powerful people in the Great Xuan Kingdom, to him must abide by the rules!"
Lin Tian nodded and said: "Well, it's no wonder that the people who are proficient in the 'tea ceremony' are all famous masters with a high level of literary cultivation, since this 'Qinyuan Teahouse' can get the world's famous tea, it is not easy to think about their background!
Tuofei nodded and said: "That's right, you don't know, 'Qinyuan Teahouse' doesn't open a hall on weekdays, so when you go there to drink tea, you can only charter Accord, but they are not open to everyone, so everyone is only famous for the tea there, but they rarely drink it!"
Lintian smiled helplessly, "Hehe, I think in their eyes, this tea is not something that people from poor families can enjoy!"
Tuofei shook his head and said: "Alas, don't talk about this poor person, even I have only been there once! I still followed my father, but that place is not suitable for me, and I am too lazy to go over, I am bored to death, and it is not interesting at all." Hey. Brother Lin, let me tell you, what we are going to soon is this 'Fengxuan Tower'!"
"Fengxuanlou, hehe, how come it looks a bit like a place to drink flower wine when I hear this name?" Lin Tian said with a smile.
When Tuofei heard this, he immediately said: "Haha, I knew that Brother Lintian would think like this, let me tell you, Nick must not compare this 'Fengxuan Tower' with other Qinglou land, that root is not on the same level." This 'Fengxuan Building' is indeed a place for wine and beautiful people to have fun, and many talented literati like it. β
"But this is definitely not the place where everyone thinks. The women in this are all selling their arts, not their bodies, and Brother Lintian doesn't know that the women in this are all beautiful and moving, and they are all proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and their talent is not lost to any of our men! By the way, do you remember the red makeup of 'Cangzhou Wanhualou'?"
Lintian nodded and said, "Of course I remember, Wanhualou's Qin Hong, at that time, because you asked me to go, I almost accepted their tricks!"
"Uh, hehe. Let's not talk about the past, haha. Tuofei smiled awkwardly, and then said: "Qin Hongxiang is one of the four famous prostitutes in Cangzhou, and his piano skills are wonderful, but you have to know." She learned her piano here, and her skills are here, so they can only be regarded as ordinary!"
"What?Qin red makeup is the general level here?" Lin Tian seemed a little surprised when he heard it, although he had some bad memories of Qin red makeup, but Lin Tian still vaguely remembered it. When he entered the 'Wanhua Building' again, he once heard the sound of a piano with red makeup, although he didn't understand the rhythm, but he could feel it in the sky, and the piano skills of the red makeup were already very powerful.
Tuofei nodded and said, "That's natural, 'Fengxuan Tower' seems to be a place for fireworks, but why is it a place where many talented literati go?" The women in here are all strange women, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, singing, dancing, weaving and embroidery, proficient in everything, especially the most famous piano skills, and many feasts in the palace are invited to help them over!"
Tuofei looked proud, looking at Lintian with some sighs. The thief said awkwardly: "Brother Lin, tell you." 'Fengxuan Building' also has a piano score that is the treasure of the town building, which is said to be written by a 'Qin Dao Sage', which is exquisite! Do you know? It is a sage in the realm of Feng Shui's 'Qin Score'! β
In this world, the mainstream of literati is indeed poetry and articles, because this is the carrier of the principle of the Great Dao, but there is also some partial scholarship. Rhythm is one of them.
Although Lintian has not had much contact, in the book "Daxuan Celebrity Collection" given to Zhao Ruoyu, Lintian once read an introduction that there is really such a character in Daxuanguo, 'The Principle of Tongyin Law. Fu Wan Sheng', the sound of the piano can be moving, and the sound of the piano can kill the enemy!
Lintian looked at Tuofei and said in a low voice: "Could it be that the owner of this 'Fengxuan Tower' is the 'Qin Saint' of our Great Xuan Kingdom?"
Tuofei raised his eyebrows, as if he was a little surprised, probably because he didn't expect Lintian to know about the 'Qin Saint'. Tuofei said: "I didn't expect Brother Lintian to know about 'Qin Sheng' haha, but what you said is only half right. Qin Sheng traveled away a few years ago, and there was no news, although this 'Fengxuan Tower' was created by him, but the owner at this time was not him. β
"Oh, who is that?" asked Lintian.
Tuofei showed a look of covetousness, and said: "The current master is the only descendant of the Qin Saint, and the only 'Feng'er Girl' who can play the sage's piano score "Feng Ming Xuan" in the Great Xuan Kingdom!"
"Miss Feng'er, is it a woman?" Lin Tian was a little unexpected, in his imagination, behind such a big career, there must be a man of high morality. Clearly, though, his guess wasn't accurate.
Tuofei sighed and said: "Alas, when I first knew, I didn't believe it very much, but I have seen this Feng'er girl, if she is really a genius in the world, she will not lose to any man, do you know?
"People from the Son of Heaven Academy?"
"That's right, he is the 'protΓ©gΓ© of the Son of Heaven' of the Son of Heaven Academy, because he is quite talented in the attainment of the piano, so he made an exception to include it, and it is ashamed to say that her age is similar to ours, but this achievement is very different, alas...... I heard that at the feast that will start soon, His Majesty the Emperor has invited Miss Feng'er to play "Feng Ming Xuan"!"
Lintian nodded, and couldn't help but think of the words passed on by Cheng Ying on behalf of the man in Tsing Yi when he was in the National Fortune Palace: 'Waiting for you in the Tianzi Academy', Lintian secretly thought in his heart, "If there are really people outside the world, there is a sky outside the sky, it seems that inside this Tianzi Academy, there must be a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger, it seems that the Tianzi Academy, I have to enter!"
Lin Tian said: "It seems that this 'Feng'er girl' must be a peerless woman, hehe, what's the matter? Brother Tuofei has been in love for a long time?"
Hearing Lintian's words, Tuofei's face suddenly turned red, and he seemed to be a little embarrassed, but he had always been quite frank about this kind of thing, and said, "Ahem, uh...... Hehe, this is natural, Miss Feng'er is famous in the capital, many literati are admired, although she does not often perform in the pavilion, but if you want to see her piano skills, there is still a chance, hehe, Feng'er girl is not only talented, her appearance is also a fairy descending to earth, the country and the city, to say that it is impossible not to fall in love at first sight, haha. β
Tuofei was unambiguous, and praised this Feng'er girl like a fascination. As he spoke, he shook his head and shook his head, revealing a salivating obscene look.
Looking at his expression, Lintian was also speechless, I don't know why, as soon as he mentioned a woman, Lintian consciously thought crookedly. No matter how serious the words of praise are, they can remind people of the very obscene poem, "...... in the clouds and rain"
Lintian changed the topic and said, "Hehe, okay, I also know the previous three." What kind of place is this 'calligraphy and painting workshop' on the last floor of the fourth floor of the capital?"
Tuofei was still immersed in his imagination, and when he heard Lintian's question, he came back to his senses, straightened up, and said: "To say that this last 'calligraphy and painting workshop' is a bit rigid compared to the previous three buildings, the calligraphy and painting workshop, as the name suggests, is to display some rare school chapters and poetry paintings, and they sometimes hold literary meetings. Inviting many literati to appreciate their creations is a pure place for literati, but in the capital, this 'calligraphy and painting workshop' has a very high status, and many times the portraits of the palace concubines are invited to paint!"
Lintian listened carefully, and then said: "It seems that the background of the fourth floor of the capital is not simple. Presumably, in addition to this 'Fengxuan Tower', the owners of the other three buildings. It should have something to do with the palace, after all, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, if you want to stand on a solid foundation, you have to test some relationships. β
At this time, in the capital, even an ordinary family knew that there were many forces in the palace. In addition to the nine kings who are in power, there are also the 'four princes' who have always been virtuous, three first-class ministers, and generals and generals in various regions. These people have accumulated their own strength and branches.
So. If any merchant wants to survive in the capital, he will definitely be involved with the forces in it, otherwise he will soon be submerged. Different levels, there are different levels of circles, no matter where they go, so Lintian can also guess that in a place like the fourth floor of the capital, the circle with the background of the background must be the head of the forces in it, otherwise it will definitely be, and the tree will fall.
Tuofei sighed, what Lintian meant, he could naturally understand, although he seemed to be a gentleman on weekdays, but in fact it was not, Prime Minister Tuo was his father, and he naturally knew a lot of some things.
Tuofei said: "This is also a helpless thing, the current situation in the palace, the undercurrent is surging, there are many forces, many things, even my father can't intervene, let alone the fourth floor of the capital, even if it is the 'land of green buildings', they are all attached to some officials in the court, otherwise there are some things, they can't be settled!"
"But at the feet of the Son of Heaven, it is impossible to be too presumptuous, right?"
Tuofei smiled helplessly and said: "Brother Lintian doesn't know, now the undercurrent of the authorities' government, listen to my father, it's almost on the surface, do you know what it means?
After listening to Tuofei's words, Lintian was thoughtful, and suddenly understood something, looked at Tuofei and said, "Do you mean...... Then, doesn't the emperor have any countermeasures?" Lintian understood the meaning of Tuofei's words, and he said that the battle in the court was about to start.
Tuofei shook his head and said: "This is not something we should worry about, but it is obvious that it is impossible to shake the foundation of the Great Xuan, after all, there is the Son of Heaven Academy, but at this time, it is very likely that foreign strong enemies will take advantage of the situation, but no matter what they do, in the end, only the people under their feet should suffer!"
Lin Tian nodded in agreement and sighed, "Alas, maybe that's why people are desperate to become Wen Xiu, although they will still obey the mandate of heaven, but at least at that time, they can still have a little right to live......"
'Fengxuan Building' was built in the most lively and prosperous 'South Street' in the capital, which is full of small stalls and shops, all kinds of shops, and is a good place to eat, drink and have fun. At this time, there are more than twice as many people in Nanjie as during the day, whether it is adults and children, or ordinary people, they will be mixed in and enjoy the unique nightlife of the capital.
At the end of the city, it is easy to see the tallest five-story building, where countless lanterns are hung, and they are really conspicuous. In the center of the building, there is a plaque glowing with golden light, with the words 'Fengxuan Building' written in big words.
Lintian looked at the 'Fengxuan Tower' not far away, and couldn't help but sigh: "It really deserves to be one of the fourth floors of the capital, and the 'Wangjiang Tower' in Cangzhou has given me a great feeling, but I really didn't expect that if it is compared with this 'Fengxuan Tower', it is still slightly inferior!." β
Looking at Lintian's sigh, Tuofei on the side smiled and said: "This is natural, in fact, if you are a clear-eyed person, you can know at a glance that this building is not simple, even if there is no name on the fourth floor of the capital, it will attract many people to visit." β
"Oh?" Lintian's eyes lit up. Hearing that Tuofei's words had some extraneous meanings, he then lowered his head and thought about it, and said, "Could it be that this 'Fengxuan Building' still has any 'Qi Luck Formation' in it?"
Tuofei nodded and said, "That's right, that's right. I don't know if Brother Lintian has noticed in the past few days that the number of floors of the building in the capital is almost not higher than the fifth floor. In fact, this is the legislation of the imperial court, and all buildings must not be higher than five floors, but as long as the buildings with more than three floors are approved, they must be approved by the imperial court. β
Hearing Tuofei say this, Lin Tian noticed that the towers in the capital were indeed like this, except for a few special buildings. Almost all of the others are below three floors, but he rarely sees high-rise buildings in other places, so he didn't feel anything strange when he came to the capital.
"The imperial court restricts the number of floors in a building, why is that?"
The corners of Tuofei's mouth raised, and he said: "Brother Lintian doesn't know, this capital is actually a big array of feng shui fortunes, presumably you already know the 'four elephants' of the palace." But that's just the core place, in fact, the construction pattern of the capital. It's a big array of feng shui luck. β
"The fourth floor of the capital is in each of the 'four elephants' gate of the imperial palace, the Qinyuan teahouse is in the Xuanwu Gate, the Fengxuan Building is in the Zhuque Gate at the south end, the Yipin Pavilion is in the White Tiger Gate, and the calligraphy and painting workshop is the Qinglongmen. This fourth floor is the positioning of the 'Four Elephants'. The sage cloud's position of fortune needs to be clear-sighted. Bright high, clear listening. That is, to be able to see, hear, speak, and touch! No place should be higher than the fourth floor, for fear of blocking people's eyes and weakening their luck. β
Although what Tuofei said, Lintian has never been in contact with, but he can still understand that the capital is the heart of the Great Xuanguo, if there is no feng shui luck, no one will believe it, even Cangzhou is built by a trick of feng shui, let alone the capital.
Lintian sighed: "It's no wonder, the location of the fourth floor is a landmark building, it's hard to think of a famous building, plus each has its own characteristics, and it's really attractive." β
Tuofei said: "That's right, but this is only part of it, the great fortune array in the capital is different from other places, after all, there is the dragon vein of the great Xuan national fortune here, so you can see from the life of the people in the capital that the people living here are better than people in other places." β
Lintian understood what Tuofei meant, the people of the capital, even ordinary people, may have more luck than people in other places, and they were born to enjoy the favor of the capital's luck array, and their natural life is much happier. After all, according to what everyone said, where you are born is also determined by fate, good or bad, naturally has been arranged.
"The capital is very good, even if you live here, ordinary people will increase their luck, if they all come to live in the capital, then people will live a little better, right?" Lin Tian joked.
When Tuofei heard this, he was also a Wan'er, as if he was very helpless about Lintian's thoughts, he looked at Lintian and said: "Alas, the idea is very good, hehe, in fact, many times, most people think like this, but it is really difficult to achieve, moving to the capital is not simple, if it is not for some family background, if you want to move here, it is almost impossible." β
"Let's not mention anything else, the expenses on this road are not something that ordinary people can afford, and you have also seen the situation in the capital, things are more expensive than other places, there are more people, more business, and more bureaucrats, but only this residence will not change. β
Lintian nodded, agreeing, in fact, he also understood that his sentence was just a joke, it was not so easy to find a place to live in the capital, there was no silver tael, it was difficult to move an inch, not to mention ordinary civilians, even some businessmen may have made a lifetime of money, so they can only buy a remote old house. What's more, there are not many places to live in the current capital.
Lin Tian said helplessly: "Alas, sometimes, if you don't have money, it's hard to move an inch." It seems that I was right in my previous thinking, and I really have to prepare to make some money, otherwise the road ahead will be very difficult. β
Listening to Lintian's words, Tuofei agreed, but his expression seemed to be a little ghostly, and said: "Hehe, Brother Lintian doesn't have to be so melancholy, although it is not easy to make money now, but it is not difficult, hehehe, if you want to make money, I have some ways!"
When Lin Tian heard this, his heart suddenly trembled, and he didn't know why he looked at Tuofei's expression, and he had some bad premonitions. "Well, you still have a way to make money? I think you're only going to spend money. β
Tuofei said with a smug face: "Hahaha, Brother Lintian, don't say anything else, if you want to make money, I Tuo is very experienced, hehe, and making money is quite easy for me!"
"Oh, so you can tell me?"
The corners of his mouth raised, and he said: "Brother Lintian, isn't it just to make some money? Let me tell you, you have to use your own advantages, look at you, you are in your prime, scholarly spirit, dignified, and talented, now many eunuchs, rich businessmen's daughters like you! Wait for two days, I'll introduce you to a few, hehe, when the time comes, let's drink and enjoy together, you just need to write a few poems for them, win their like, hehe, when the time comes, ...... Well, you just need to make them 'happy', and we will definitely have the benefit of being able to do so!"
"............" Lintian was speechless, and he suddenly realized that it was a mistake for him to seriously ask Tuofei about this topic.
Tuofei didn't think so, and continued obscenely: "Brother Lintian, you are talking, how about this way? I'll tell you secretly, when my father didn't give me money before, this is how I made money, hehe, it's fast!"
"Shut up...... I'm hungry, let's go!" After speaking, Lintian quickened his pace, at this time he didn't really want to talk to Tuofei, who was full of nonsense, he really wanted to kick it over to calm the shadow in his heart......
Soon, Lintian Tuofei and the two crossed the long South Street and came to the foot of the 'Fengxuan Building'.
(To be continued.) )