At this time, the owner of Zangchun Mansion walked up with a small pot of wine, and the girl behind him hurriedly put two white jade wine glasses on the table. The woman poured the wine, and the woman held the wine glass in front of Guo Ye and said, "Young Alliance Master, how about you smell this wine today." ”

The girl also handed another glass of wine to Lou Yun, Lou Yun smelled the aroma of the wine from a long distance, he looked at the wine like honeydew, he didn't know what to do, he had never drunk wine. He set his eyes on Guo Ye, Guo Ye took the wine glass, sniffed it first, and then drank it all.

The woman held the wine jug and said with a smile: "The master of the Young League is really massive, and the slave family is pouring you a glass." As he spoke, he poured another cup for Guo Ye.

Guo Ye didn't drink it this time, but ordered: "Okay, you can also go and greet the other guests, the group of sons below are already holding their stomachs, if you don't go down to appease them, maybe they really dare to burn you here." ”

The woman said: "Hey~ My young league master, you are my honored guest, what are they, since the young league master did not dare to disobey the slave family, the young league master drank here with peace of mind, and the slave family retired." With that, the woman led someone out of the room respectfully.

Guo Ye gently shook the wine glass and asked, "Brother-in-law, do you know why she is so deferential to us? ”

Lou Yun thought for a while and replied tentatively: "Brother-in-law, you gave her so much silver, of course she has to be respectful to us." ”

Guo Ye shook his head and said, "No, no." This is a tribute of imperial wine, unless the steward in the palace makes a false account and withholds it privately, otherwise even if he takes more money, he can't buy it, and it's only a few thousand taels of silver, and the red post that enters the door is worth five thousand taels, and you look at the decoration of these four times, and this jade cup can be bought for thousands of taels of silver? Which of the people sitting below is not either rich or expensive, they can afford these few dollars, but have you thought about it? Why do they sit down and drink ordinary wine and eat ordinary snacks, while we sit upstairs in the private room, drinking imperial wine and waiting for the feast? And they have to queue up, and we can go and come in directly? This is what my brother-in-law wants to teach you: 'The drunkard does not mean to drink'."

Lou Yun shook his head, indicating that he didn't understand.

Guo Ye took a sip of wine and said, "This is the first knowledge, the force. The landlord is so deferential to us, because of the power of the Zhongzhou League, like them, no one can afford to provoke them who eat at the bottom, so they can only find backers. There are a lot of backers, or the imperial court or the forces of the rivers and lakes, but the biggest force in this Yuzhou is my Zhongzhou League, and even the local officials want us to take care of it, so she will be respectful to us, and it is a beautiful room and a fine wine, and you should be able to see the few people standing at the door, they are also the people of my Zhongzhou League, if it is not the face of the Zhongzhou League, do you think the group of princes and grandsons below can sit down so honestly? So her survival needs to rely on our power. ”

Guo Ye walked to the window and continued: " And we also need backers, although those adults in the court are in high positions, but not everyone is skilled in martial arts, they also have families, and their families also need protection, so we send people to protect them at all times, not so much to protect them secretly, but rather to say that they are our hostages, they provide us with shelter in the officialdom, and we are also willing to protect their families and themselves, only in this way can we use each other, and many of them take our benefits every year, and in addition to these, we have our own intelligence network, and our intelligence is sometimes much better than theirsIt is much easier for them to govern the country. And we can also help them solve some troubles that are inconvenient for them to solve themselves. ”

After speaking, a wicked smile flashed on Guo Ye's face again.

Guo Ye looked at the bustling crowd below and said, "Xiaoyun, come and see." ”

Lou Yun was still thinking about what Guo Ye said just now, and when he heard Guo Ye calling himself, he stood up and walked to the window and asked, "What's wrong with my brother-in-law?"

Guo Ye pointed to the bottom and asked, "You see that everyone below has a place, why don't they drink at ease in their own place, but toast everywhere with wine glasses, or huddle together in groups of three or five?"

Lou Yun still shook his head.

Guo Ye took another sip of wine and said, "This is the second knowledge that my brother-in-law wants to teach you, connections." My brother-in-law just said that the group of people below are all sons and daughters who are either rich or noble, and they are not a group of wives and concubines who are full of gold and silver, and they can all be said to be tired of playing with women, but why do they want to come here to have fun? Although tonight's protagonist Oiran is part of the reason, it is not the most important thing, because they are all rich and noble."

"Among them, there are businessmen, officials, and small portals, they can get to know each other here, and those who are officials need the money of businessmen and the manpower of the Jianghu sect. And those who do business need the object of business and the protection of the government's rivers and lakes, and these rivers and lakes also need the money of businessmen and the protection of the government. So here is an opportunity for them to get to know each other, and everyone can use each other to take what they need. Make friends with each other, no matter whether you can use each other in the future, you are always an acquaintance with a side, and you are much easier to talk to than strangers. ”

Guo Ye returned to his seat, poured another glass of wine and said, "If you come alone, brother-in-law, do you think they will give you such a high courtesy?"

Lou Yun replied with certainty this time: "No." ”

Guo Ye nodded and said: "This is the third knowledge that my brother-in-law wants to teach you, this is more special, and it is the advantage of 'fox and fake tiger'." If you come alone, they won't give you such a high courtesy, because they don't know who you are, and if you wear the same clothes as before, they might kick you out. ”

Guo Ye took a sip of wine and continued: "The first point is to dress up, as the saying goes, 'People want clothes, and Buddhas want gold.'" 'You are wearing this brocade garment now, Shi Nong Gonggong, and everyone will respect you three points when they see it, and they will not respect your people, but your silk garment. Then there are the ornaments on the body, ordinary rich sons will wear some jade pendants, and the dragon hosta on your head and the jade belt on your waist are not something that ordinary people can bring. Therefore all who see you will honor you. And the hosta on your head and the jade belt on your waist, unless you are an outlaw, even if you are one of those Jiangyang thieves, the green forest beard sees your two hanging ornaments, and you have to weigh it when you touch it. ”

"This second is the people around you, you should have heard a saying, 'The prime minister is a seven-rank official in front of the door, and the Son of Heaven is close to the front.' Now I come here with you, and next time you come by yourself, they will also treat you with courtesy, because they know that you are my brother-in-law, the cousin of the Guo family of the Zhongzhou League, and behind you is the entire Guo family of the Zhongzhou League and the Qiu family of Peacock Villa. Even if you don't know a trace of martial arts, they will respect you and even fear you. If you are a little more arrogant, maybe everyone will avoid you when you go out in the future. ”