Using women to charm the emperor is really a very cliché method, but it is often a tried and tested method. Wei Zhongxian's godson Eunuch Huang also paid attention, collected a lot of news, and finally reported to Wei Zhongxian, saying that there was a green building called "Manxi Building" on the side of Chaoyangmen, and a new prostitute Liu Zihua was recruited.

Eunuch Huang said that so many men like it, there must be something extraordinary. Wei Zhongxian thought it was kind, so he wore civilian clothes and took a group of people to the West Building to see Liu Zihua.

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Coincidentally, Zhang Wen also heard about a famous prostitute in Manxi Building in the past few days, which attracted countless men in Beijing to forget their mundane things and pursue them one after another, and even a few of his colleagues ran there every day. On this day, Zhang Wen went to the early court of the imperial gate, the emperor did not go to the court as usual, he went to a passing scene, and then he was ready to go home, because there was nothing to do, he changed his clothes, took a sedan chair to the West Building, and wanted to see what Liu Zihua was capable of.

As soon as I arrived at the West Building, it was really a grand occasion, and the huge hall downstairs was already full, and there was almost no place to put my feet. Zhang Wen asked Cao An to reward the silver in the running hall, and found a more relaxed position upstairs, but there was no place to sit, and there was no silver. There are a lot of rich people in Jingshi, and they have already packed all the seats.

It's okay to stand left and right, Zhang Wen just wants to see what the prostitute looks like, that's all.

At this time, Zhang Wen saw a man in a silk robe in his thirties next to him stretching his neck, looking impatient, and spitting, which was really out of shape. Zhang asked curiously, and said in his heart that this woman could really be so attractive? He walked up and accosted, "I wonder when Liu Zihua will appear?" ”

The man in the silk robe said without looking back: "It is estimated that we will have to wait for half an hour." ”

Zhang Wen asked again: "Brother Ren has seen Liu Zihua?" ”

The man in the silk robe was interested, and Liu Zihua didn't know when he would come, so he turned around and greeted Zhang Wen, and said: "I've seen it a few times, hehe, I've had to take a look every day these days, if I don't see it one day, I won't be able to eat well and sleep well." ”

"What does this Liu Zihua look like, is it really so charming?" When Zhang Wen heard him say this, he couldn't help but look forward to it.

The man in the silk robe said with his eyebrows fluttering: "Naturally, I don't have to say anything about my appearance, it's called a spring with eyebrows and ice muscles and snow bones!" And Miss Liu plays the pipa well, has a good voice, sits on that stage and sings, how can it be called a hook! But she's so famous, do you know why? ”

Zhang Wen shook his head.

"You don't read?" The man in the silk robe muttered.

Zhang Wenxin said, I was born in Jinshi, and I am afraid that I read no less books than you, right? At this time, the man in the silk robe shook his head and said, "Then you have heard of Shen Fengji, a famous man in Jiangnan, right?" ”

"Mr. Shen is a scholar in the forest, and I have heard a little about it, but I didn't have time to read his article here."

"That's right, if you have read Shen Fengji's article, you must know Liu Zihua! Mr. Shen's article that reveals his true feelings must be a swan song for the ages, and it is called a good one. This Liu Zihua is famous all over the world because of this article. ”

Zhang Wen is also a scholar and is a little interested in this kind of romantic affair, so he can't help but say: "I want to hear about it." ”

The man in the silk robe was also gossipy, and Lang Lang said: "One day, it coincides with the Chinese Valentine's Day, that is the day when the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl meet, Hangzhou celebrity Shen Fengji drunkenly wandered around the West Lake, walked and walked, felt tired and thirsty, looked up, hey! There was a small building not far away, and the courtyard door was open, so he walked over to ask for a glass of water.

Mr. Shen didn't think much about it, so he walked in, and when he saw that there was tea on the table, he didn't care about it, so he drank it all. Only then did he realize that the house was very elegantly decorated, and the room was full of ink. There was still a word on the table with ink that had not dried, and Mr. Shen was secretly sighing at the author's talent, when he heard the sound of ringing in the room, and two young women had already entered. Fortunately, the young lady saw that he was very personable, and generously invited him to sit down. The two of them began to talk about poetry and words, and as they spoke, the young lady guessed who he was. Miss once saw two poems by Shen Fengji in the Crane Pavilion. Shen Fengji knocked on the side and wanted to inquire about Miss's life experience, but Miss avoided talking about it and only said that her name was Liu Zihua. They talked all night and were in high spirits until dawn.

A day later, Shen Fengji came to visit again. But the gatehouse was locked, and when I asked my neighbors, they all said that it was a mansion bought by a wealthy businessman. Shen Fengji was very puzzled and went back. In fact, this Liu Zihua was originally a famous prostitute in Beijing (Nanjing), and was ransomed by a wealthy businessman to hide here. Later, the wife of the main house agreed to accept this concubine, and after Shen Fengji left, the rich merchant took her away. Although they only knew each other, the two never forgot this wonderful encounter in their lives.

Shen Fengji missed it, and wrote a sincere article with a wave of ink, missing Liu Zihua. Over time, this article won the love of many scholars, and Liu Zihua became famous all over the world. ”

Zhang Wen smiled after hearing this: "It's really a Shilin elegant thing...... However, at the end of this story, Liu Zihua was included in the house by a wealthy businessman, but I don't know why she is now in Jingshi Qinglou? ”

The gossipy man in the silk robe was also asked, and said with an embarrassed face: "This...... I don't know the twists and turns, but when I find out, next time you and I will meet again, and then talk to Your Excellency. ”

Zhang Wen smiled silently, and said in his heart that in this world, it may not be easy to meet people who can meet one person and meet the second side. The man in the silk robe shook his head again and said: "Liu Zihua is talented and beautiful, and his charm still exists, but he is indeed a little old when he is placed in the room as a concubine." Everyone came to cheer, and most of them were also people who came from Shilin. ”

"How old is Liu Zihua?"

"Looks like it's in the twenties."

Zhang Wen nodded, sighed, and muttered: "Kurama is cold in front of the door, and the boss is married to a merchant woman." The businessman valued profit over parting, and Fuliang bought tea the month before. Go to the mouth of the river to guard the empty boat, go around the boat and the moon is cold ...... the river"

After waiting for a long time, I could only hear a commotion, and many people shouted: "Liu Zihua...... Liu Zihua ......"

Zhang Wen and the people next to him also hurriedly looked at the platform, only to see a woman in a cloud sideburns and gorgeous clothes walking forward, with a graceful figure and lotus steps, and her whole body exuded a sense of elegance, such a woman really caters to the taste of readers. I saw her holding the pipa in her arms, her face was shy, her skin was delicate and fair, and her clothes were also cut decently, wrapping her body tightly, without any sense of frivolity, but because she was very careful to cut the part of her waist tightly, she let the hips, hips, and waist The round and smooth curve of the waist was revealed.

"Officials and sons show love, and concubines are so polite." Liu Zihua gave a blessing to him, and immediately ushered in another scream.

When Zhang Wen looked at the man in the silk robe next to him, he saw that his eyes were round, he didn't blink, he was concentrating on cheering up, and his mouth was open, and his saliva was almost about to flow out.

Liu Zihua said in a coquettish voice: "If the official has any special music that he wants to hear, just say that he will report to Xiao Er, and the slave family will play and sing it for you." ”

Zhang asked to listen, and saw that a few juniors were shuttling through the crowd with plates, only to see that the spectators put silver, gold, and silver tickets on the plates, and there was a follower behind the juniors who took a pen to record quickly. Zhang was puzzled, so he asked the man in the silk robe: "Please give me advice, how to order the tune, what is the price?" ”

The man in the silk robe shook his head and said, "I advise you not to get involved, this trick burns silver." ”

"What's the explanation?"

"Everyone gives money to order tunes, but the vast majority of people put money into it is a waste, only the tune that the highest person with the silver points to Miss Liu will sing, sing a song and receive a piece of silver. You don't know how much others have made, if you really want Miss Liu to sing the tunes you ordered, you have to pay as high a price as possible. So this is called spending money is not flattering, it is basically a white flower! ”

Zhang Wen thought for a while and was puzzled: "Anyway, everyone listens to the music and listens to whatever they sing, why are so many people still investing in silver?" ”

The man in the silk robe said: "This is another rule, Miss Liu only sings three songs, and whoever has the most money in these three songs can go to Miss Liu's room tonight to spend the Spring Festival together." Those who invest in silver are all coming for a kiss Fangze, think about it, the person that Mr. Shen has a fancy to, taste the taste, that is also an elegant thing, isn't it? ”

Zhang Wen was stunned, but also nodded and said, "It does make sense." ”

The man in the silk robe kindly persuaded: "So if you are not prepared to spend money, don't mix it, the silver is wasted, and we will listen to what Miss Liu sings." ”

Zhang Wen carefully looked at the wonderful curve between Liu Zihua's buttocks and hips, and his hands were itchy for a while, and he really wanted to depict it. I have to say that her figure is really hard to find, and she knows how to dress up, so she has a different taste.

For example, people who like music will spend a lot of money to buy guqin, and people who like to collect will spend a lot of money to buy things they like. Zhang Wen likes to paint beauties, and he is also willing to spend some silver to satisfy his hobbies.

He asked the man in the silk robe, "How much silver did you get yesterday?" ”

The man in the silk robe looked Zhang Wen up and down very curiously, Zhang Wen was dressed plainly, with cotton clothes all over his body, no silk at all, and the most valuable thing in his body was the jade pendant hanging on his waist. In the Ming Dynasty, a man with a bit of status may not need any decorations all over his body, but if he doesn't wear this jade, he will immediately have no taste. Zhang Wen's usual living habits are actually a very popular person, and everything is not much different from ordinary people, so he also wears a jade pendant.

The man in the silk robe seems to be over thirty years old, so he naturally has some experience, he listened to Zhang Wen's tone, and understood that people can't just look at clothes, so he didn't show contempt, and only said: "The highest song yesterday was one hundred taels of silver." ”

Zhang Wen was taken aback when he heard this, one hundred taels for one song, three taels for three songs, and three taels of silver for one night! At this time, seven coins of silver can buy one stone of rice; When a common person marries a wife, the dowry is only a few taels of silver, and three hundred taels is by no means a decimal!

But he thought about it, it was not a very large amount, because Zhang Wen spent a few hundred taels of silver not to prostitute for one night, but to paint a painting, if he really spent hundreds of miles of silver to prostitute himself, he really didn't think it was worth it.

Zhang Wen is naturally not short of money, a few hundred taels of silver is a huge amount of money for ordinary people, but it is just a number for him. But Zhang Wen has never had the habit of being too extravagant and wasteful, and he eats ordinary dishes for three meals a day. Only that kind of mob has never enjoyed fine clothes and food, and will spend money indiscriminately when he is rich all of a sudden.

At this time, one of the juniors, who was serving a plate, came to Zhang Wen, and Zhang Wen said to Cao An: "Give one hundred taels." ”

Zhang Wen remembered that there were some interesting things in the history of Benye, saying that Emperor Zhengde once went out of the palace to prostitute himself, and he also encountered this kind of occasion similar to an auction, everyone paid a high price, and Emperor Zhengde only gave a copper plate, but unexpectedly, the prostitute liked Emperor Zhengde, saying that Zhengde was different, and gave up the repertoire of the high-priced people, and under great pressure, he had to sing the tune of Zhengde.

However, Zhang Wen didn't want to use a copper plate to try it today, he didn't think he could succeed. Although the sentence bitch is ruthless is a bit excessive, it must be right that the girls in Qinglou are mostly acting on the spot, people want to see so many men, where is there a flood of true feelings? Regarding the interesting story of Emperor Zhengde, Zhang Wen thought that it was either an apocryphal story, or the girl already knew the identity of Zhengde, so she deliberately catered to it like this.

Cao An gave the money, and the guy was overjoyed, and hurriedly asked, "Please ask the name of the instructor, and the little ones will pass it on to Miss Liu for you." ”

In this case, Zhang Wen was of course reluctant to use his real name, so he said: "My surname is Lu, Lu Wenliang." Zhang Wen casually made up a name.

Not long after, the stage reported the repertoire, but it was not a song by Zhang Wendian, but a song ordered by a person named "Huang Sanye", bidding two hundred taels! Everyone was in an uproar, and today's price actually doubled in one day compared to yesterday! For a while, the crowd was a little angry, because the eyes of the silver were lost, and it was not until Miss Liu began to play and sing that everyone calmed down.

When Liu Zihua was singing, the juniors began to shuttle back and forth to collect the silver for the second song. At this time, Zhang Wen shook his head and said that he would not contribute.

The man in the silk robe smiled: "How about it, I said it well, most of it is a waste." He saw that Zhang Wenbai had spent a hundred taels of silver, and he hadn't even touched the roots, and he was a little gloating.

Zhang Wen smiled and said: "No, it's not a fight, I call it strategy." Now there is a person who has two hundred taels, he must be a master who has money and no land to spend, if I fight with him now, he will be higher in the third song. Wouldn't it be better for me to let him have a song first, and then make up the money for this song by surprise when the third song comes? ”

The man in the silk robe was stunned, and immediately gave a thumbs up: "Your Excellency is smart...... But I don't think it's the best way to do it. ”

Zhang asked curiously, "Oh? Then I have to ask Brother Ren, what better way is there? ”

The man in the silk robe smiled: "Miss Liu is here, and she is not singing for a day or two." Since there is a big wrongdoer today, why bother to meet him? Wouldn't it be better to let him come back and come back another day? ”

Zhang Wen also gave a thumbs up and said, "Gao Ming! I call it retreating, but I didn't expect your method to retreat even more fiercely, haha! But I may not be free tomorrow, I'm here today, and it's okay to spend more silver. ”

The man in the silk robe looked at Zhang Wen enviously, and said that more money is better.

The second song is still the person named Huang Sanye won with two hundred taels, many people have the same mind as the man in the silk robe, since there is a big wrong, everyone took a step back and came back the next day.

Zhang Wen was also a little unhappy in his heart, what originally only cost three hundred taels was now more expensive. But soon he figured it out, since Liu Zihua is famous, Lao Tzu painted a picture of her, and if the technique is in place, that painting is probably not only worth a few hundred taels. Think about it completely earned.

Thinking of this, Zhang Wen felt as if he had received benefits from Liu Zihua, and he became more generous for a while. When it was time to shoot the third song, the little second passed by Zhang Wen, because Zhang Wen gave up the second song, Xiao Er didn't give up any hope, but just asked politely: "Master Lu, do you want to order the last song today?" ”

"Of course." Zhang Wen looked at Cao Andao, "One thousand taels." ”

"Wow!" As soon as these words came out, the man in the silk robe was shocked, and Cao An and the plainclothes guards next to him were also taken aback. Cao An naturally did not interfere with Zhang Wen's money, and Cao An would pay as much as Zhang asked. Xiao Er looked at the silver ticket and asked Zhang very respectfully to thank him.

After Xiao Er, who served the plate, couldn't help but pinch his fingers and said, "That Huang Sanye has two hundred taels for each song, and the third song is only six hundred taels." Even if you make another 600 taels, plus 100 taels of the first song, it will be 700 miles, which is also higher than the past, why bother to spend so much? ”

Zhang Wen said calmly: "The second song is not only Huang Sanye's silver, right?" Of course, they don't want to lose money in vain, as long as there are people still bidding, there must be people like me who want to turn the tables in the third song. Of course, Huang Sanye will also guard against this hand, so he may raise the price by a certain amount in the third song, which will catch speculators off guard. Brother Ren thinks about it, if I give another 600 taels, if I am overtaken by others, won't all the 700 taels be lost? I'll add four hundred taels more, for a total of 1,600 taels, and this price will be insured. And it's also cost-effective, think about it, if you want to start again tomorrow with the extra four hundred taels, don't say that you spend more time, and maybe you won't succeed. ”

The man in the silk robe nodded: "This is really exciting, the value of more than a thousand taels and one nights, Miss Liu will be even more expensive in the future!" ”

Zhang Wen smiled and said silently, and said in his heart I will paint a portrait of Liu Zihua, if you want to sell it, someone will definitely rush to ask for 1,100 taels.