Volume 2 The Flame of Chang'an Chapter 37 The Literati and the
From the first time he saw Yuwen Changqing, Yan Yunting felt that he must be a character, but he was not the teacher of the current prince, so if the prince ascended the throne next year, wouldn't he be the emperor's teacher?
"Brother Yan, you haven't walked a few steps, and you've looked at me more than a dozen times, what's the matter? Do you have something to tell me? Yuwen Changqing asked with a smile.
Yan Yunting said: "Those of us who run the rivers and lakes are almost the opposite of the imperial court, and we rarely have contact with officials. Brother Yuwen is the crown prince, the official is really too big, I never dreamed that I could become friends with you. ”
Yuwen Changqing smiled bitterly and waved his hand: "Hey, don't mention it, I say it's the prince, but it's actually a little hairy child who has not dried up, and I also have a hard time being a prince in the last court." ”
Ah Liao said at this time: "It is the current emperor who takes a fancy to the talent of the prince and wants to use the excuse of being a prince for his son to be an official...... Who is our son-in-law? He thinks that he is the first smart in the world, and no one dares to recognize the second, besides, the son is indifferent to fame and fortune, quiet and far-reaching, and he doesn't disdain the deceitful imperial court at all. ”
"Ah Liao, you talk too much," Yuwen Changqing said softly: "If you live in the temple, you are worried about the people, and if you are far away from the rivers and lakes, you are worried about the king. ”
If he is really a scholar, even the servants speak in a crepe, "Speaking of Huangshan Academy, I heard that there is a great Confucian named 'Wei Yingzhou', I don't know ......"
"You don't know the three heroes of Huangshan? You're still running away. Wei Yingzhou is the master of our academy and one of the best swordsmen in the world! Ah Liao introduced his own celebrities, and pride was spontaneous.
"My two senior brothers and I are just scholars, whatever the name and title, all of them are made up by the rivers and lakes, in fact, where is there such a spirit," Yuwen Changqing was modest, and said with a smile: "These irrelevant things will not be talked about for the time being, Brother Yan, about the current matter, it may not be over." ”
Yan Yunting said in a deep voice: "The Xiangshui Gang maliciously charged fees at the gate, and opened a black casino in Huangjin City, I suspect that they have something to do with the kidnapping of girls and trafficking." ”
Yuwen Changqing said: "Actually, there is no need to doubt that all the business on the dock has to go through the hands of the Xiangshui Gang, and they must have something to do with this matter." ”
"Even if we rescue all the girls, they will find a way to catch more, and treating the symptoms will never be able to eradicate these hurtful things," Yan Yunting said, and asked Xiang Yuwen Changqing: "Brother Yuwen, you are well-informed, have you ever known the person 'Long Sanye', how powerful is his force?" How strong is it? ”
Yuwen Changqing nodded: "Third Master Long is the sixth helmsman of the Xiangshui Gang, his strength is not more than the Xuan Realm, but he is insidious and cunning, and there are nearly 1,000 people under his command, all of whom are strong men who help on the docks and ferries, and they are proper snakes...... Well, the snake that the strong dragon can't suppress. ”
Ah Liao also said at this time: "Anyway, the Xiangshui Gang, or all the gangs in the entire rivers and lakes, are bandits in nature, and most of them have colluded with the government to do some illegal business. ”
"Won't the government stop it?" Yan Yunting frowned.
Ah Liao sneered: "If you earn ten taels of silver, you have to pay a tax of five taels, if you are the government, you don't turn a blind eye?" In fact, this kind of transaction method is to change the party to send money to the official. ”
Yan Yunting sighed: "No wonder the Great Yan Dynasty is declining more and more, and it is all the ghosts of corrupt officials and corrupt officials. ”
Yuwen Changqing said long and far-reaching: "The rivers and lakes are already complicated, and the officialdom is even more chaotic. It is likely to turn domestic contradictions into foreign ones. We, Huaxia Kyushu, can always reach a consensus on the outside world. ”
Yan Yunting glanced at Yuwen Changqing again, the great Confucian scholar was really different, and he was very good at analyzing it.
"Third Master Long, you must die." He said fiercely.
Yuwen Changqing just smiled, and didn't deal with Yan Yunting anymore, but said: "Brother Yan, we're going to the Qinglou, why don't you change into decent clothes?" ”
The dress on Yan Yunting's body was still given by the woman on the boat, and it was somewhat out of place to wear this to a high-end place.
So, when passing by the clothing store along the way, I spent twenty taels of silver to buy a set of blue-collared robes, and then repaired the rough edges at will.
Baihualou is a high-class pastime, although there are also red people who sell it. Meat, but more often in the color of singing and dancing wine. This kind of place can't easily bring a sword in, so Yuwen Changqing instructed Ah Liao to wait outside, and by the way, help Yan Yunting carry the sword.
"Good boy, your sword is really heavy." Ah Liao couldn't help but be surprised when he took the light.
"Brother Ah Liao, why don't we leave the sword at the front desk, and you follow us in, anyway, it's all here, don't ask for a beautiful spring supper, it's okay to drink two glasses of flower wine." Yan Yunting said with a smile.
Ah Liao blushed for the first time, "I don't like those famous halls. Also, you have to look at my son-in-law a little, the literati is inevitably suave, and once he drinks his head, it will be difficult to stop it. ”
"Hey, Ah Liao, what are you talking about, today I befriended Brother Yan, and I should drink the three whites!"
Yan Yunting pushed Yuwen Changqing, and before he entered the door, three or five girls swarmed up, Yingying Yanyan, and smiled stupidly: "Ouch, what a handsome two sons, the slave family led you into the building." ”
"What's so embarrassing?" Yan Yunting couldn't help blushing, he hadn't been surrounded by so many women since he was a child.
"What's so embarrassing about that?" Yuwen Changqing is also a temperamental, and he casually hugged a girl and hugged him directly in his arms, "If you are polite to a beauty, it will be too unusual." ”
Sure enough, it is a literati "Sao" guest, it seems that this prince and concubine have usually visited the Qinglou. Yan Yunting smiled and pushed Yuwen Changqing and the girl into Baihualou.
As soon as I entered the door, the wine was fragrant, laughter, drunkenness, and desire...... There are twenty or thirty seats in the building, almost full of friends, men and women hugging and hugging back and forth, so worldly and happy!
There is a huge stage in the direction of the door in the building, the carved pillars, hanging a fluttering colorful small lantern, antique and gorgeous, the left and right sides of the stage are the musicians who play the piano, and in the middle stands a singer who sings.
The singing is pleasant, the musical instruments are sultry, the wine is intoxicating, and the beauty is intoxicated.
"Is this the life of a rich man?" Yan Yunting rubbed his hazy eyes, facing the colorful scene, two eyeballs were not enough at all!
Yuwen Changqing said with a smile: "I have the opportunity to take you to the Qinglou in Kyoto, so that you can feel the Chang'an flowers that you can't see all night!" ”