Chapter 30: The Hippodrome

When Xiao Haitang saw the two of them, he also stopped, a smile appeared on his face, and he was about to say hello to Peng Cheng, who was dressed as Su Bingnan. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Su Bingnan felt a chill in his heart, and he intuitively felt the strangeness in Xiao Haitang's smile.

Peng Cheng was expressionless, pretending not to see Xiao Haitang, walked straight into the stage, handed over the invitation, and left Xiao Haitang and the others standing there.

Su Bingnan pretended to be in a hurry and hurriedly caught up with Peng Cheng's pace. The two regarded Xiao Haitang as nothing.

Night has come, the stars are dotted in the nine days, under the light of the bright moon, Xiao Haitang's face is a little stiff, stunned, and his smile is stagnant.

......

Stepping into the stage, what greeted you is the solemn feeling of Shen Xiong, after the vicissitudes of the stage, there is a 100-meter corridor, ancient and modern calligraphy everyone's handwriting stone inlaid wall.

Three hundred years ago, Taozuobo guarded Pengcheng and built a Chongtai to watch the horses, which is the origin of the name of the horses.

There is a person surnamed Su Zeng Hong to describe the importance of the stage, "It is ten feet high, and it is vast and a hundred steps." If the world of force is used, thousands of people will be stationed on it, and the wooden artillery and stone will be gathered to defend the city, so as to match the city, and accumulate three years of grain in the city, although it is not easy to take it with 100,000 people."

Su Bingnan walked all the way, changing the scenery step by step, and only then did he know that what the ancients said was true.

Not only the Chu State, but also the previous dynasties fought for hegemony, and there were heroes who once set up felt tents on the stage, strategizing, and looking at the city.

In all dynasties, the chivalrous generals and many scribes came one after another, or climbed the platform and lamented, or touched the ancient feelings and choked silently. On the 100-meter corridor, many people left good stories for future generations to remember.

Nowadays, the most famous stage is the Fengyun platform built to commemorate Tao Zuobo, which can be said to be a grand view.

History judges heroes by victory or defeat, but for Tao Zuobo, a famous general of Chu State, the people in Pengcheng do not judge by the success or defeat of the king.

Walking to the vicinity of Fengyun Platform, Su Bingnan saw a humanoid sculpture, and the stone platform under it was engraved with four vigorous and powerful seal carving characters of "Fengyun Cover the World".

Tao Zuobo is arrogant, and now the folk stories about him are endless. When he was in command of the whole army, he once defeated the enemy with a lupine scarf, and also took the lead in bloody battles.

It's just a pity that Tao Zuo Bo was born at the wrong time, as a general of the Chu State, in the face of the increasingly powerful Dahao, in the end, he could only add tragedy in vain.

Such a world-famous figure, its tragic color, but let him be remembered by the world, Dahao official, in order to show forgiveness, even built a Fengyun platform and cast a statue for him.

Peng Cheng and Su Bingnan ascended the Fengyun platform and saw a pavilion, its double-layer cornices, hexagonal pecking hollow, Danzhu glazed tiles, towering on the platform.

Liang Quanneng and other officials and wealthy people in Xuzhou have all come here.

Liang Quanneng's eyes lit up when he saw Peng Cheng in a green robe, and he got up to greet Peng Cheng with an eager smile.

Many big people around, seeing this scene, their eyes flashed with surprise, they rarely saw Liang Quanneng treat a person so eagerly.

Su Bingnan stood behind Peng Cheng and calmly listened to Liang Quanneng's familiar words.

"Everyone, let me introduce you, this adult is not simple, he is the famous Su Bingnan, Master Su. ”

Peng Cheng struggled to cope with Liang Quan's politeness, which he had never experienced before.

He was held by Peng Cheng's arm, and introduced him to several high-ranking officials or family heads who had come here one by one.

"Come on, this is Zhang Ziyuan, his family can run the largest grain merchant in Xuzhou. ”

"This is, Qian Yuanbo, Lord Qian. Liang Quanneng said in a voice that the three of them could hear, "His sister is the ...... in the capital," and he made a thumbs up gesture to Peng Cheng.

"This is ......"

In the pavilion on the opera stage, Fengyun Stage, Peng Cheng listened to Liang Quanneng's introduction in a daze. He watched as people dressed in gorgeous clothes, holding delicate white jade cups in their hands, pouring elixir into their throats and drinking bitterly.

Smelling the mellow fragrance in the air, Peng Cheng could guess that just one bite just now was worth half a year's income of an ordinary family. The table was full of delicacies, and few people moved, most of them just persuaded others to drink, and their faces were ruddy.

This is the hors d'oeuvres before the poetry meeting begins, and when the atmosphere is lively, according to Liang Quan's arrangement, they will go to the Swallow Tower, chant poems on the painting boat, accompanied by the women of the Qinglou, for these big people to show the demeanor of celebrities.

Liang Almighty's arrangement is to celebrate Qiao Xiaoqiao, who hugged the beauty and got the "daughter and waist".

Su Bingnan's eyes lit up, and he saw that Xiao Haitang had appeared in sight unhurriedly.

Liang Quanneng's words changed at this time, and he turned to introduce the identity of Su Bingnan to everyone, "Master Su is the first handsome man in Dahao, and his talent shocks the past and ......the present."

Regarding some of Su Bingnan's situation, Liang Quanneng took the trouble to repeatedly emphasize that in fact, those people had already heard of these things.

Listening to Liang Quan's words, these people who had become essences quickly noticed the abnormality.

"Master Su is not only extraordinary in martial arts, but also extraordinary in his knowledge......"

Xiao Haitang, who was not far away, smiled when he heard Liang Quanneng's words.

Liang Quanneng's exaggerated deliberate praise made Su Bingnan on the side frown, listening to words such as "Wenqu Xing", he knew that this was a killing.

Peng Cheng helplessly listened to Liang Quanneng's excessive praise, these words and sentences simply praised Su Bingnan to the sky.

Everyone present had a smile on their faces, and they already knew that Liang Quanneng wanted to embarrass this young man.

Since ancient times, the civil and military forces have been opposed, the martial arts in the troubled times are powerful, and the literati are strong during the period of great unification. But in their bones, no matter the prosperous and troubled times, the literati looked down on the vulgar warriors.

Especially those warriors in the rivers and lakes who only know how to fight and kill, whether it is the Six Doors, the Jinyi Guard, or those families and forces on the rivers and lakes, all the insults are inferior in the eyes of self-proclaimed readers.

Now, Liang Quanneng, who reads the book of sages, has passed the imperial examination and is a high school jinshi, has a rich resume, and is an official of Xuzhou's parents, said that Su Bingnan, a martial artist who wears a green robe and pretends to be a scribe, is talented and unparalleled in the world.

Isn't that ridiculous?

Looking at Peng Cheng, who was embarrassed because he didn't fit in, these Zhu Lunhua and well-dressed characters smiled and said nothing, looking at all this with an indescribable meaning in their eyes.

Xiao Haitang felt that Su Bingnan was a little strange now, but quickly put his doubts behind him and stepped forward to salute Liang Almighty.

Then, he ignored "Su Bingnan" on the side, squeezed out a smile on his face, raised his delicate wine glass, and drank it all at everyone.

In front of these top dignitaries in Xuzhou that he could kill casually, Xiao Haitang couldn't see half of the momentum when he faced off with Su Bingnan.

Most of these people's attitudes towards Xiao Haitang are not salty, and after Liang Quanneng casually exchanged a few words with him, he only talked about the old days with those hubs.

In the face of these people's contempt, Xiao Haitang was not angry, on the contrary, he tried his best to cater to these people, and from time to time he cooperated with Liang Quanneng's jokes and laughed a few times.

Xiao Haitang realized that he did not seem to be so popular, and tried his best to integrate into this circle, these "scribes" and "Qing officials" monopolized the interests of Xuzhou, large and small. As a martial arts family, for the sake of the Xiao family, he needs the support and help of these people.

Even these people, combined, are not his opponents.

Realizing that Liang Quanneng, the core figure, secretly killed Su Bingnan, Xiao Haitang said loudly: "Master Su is rich and talented, and I believe that in the poetry club on the swallow floor, the poems he makes will definitely be able to overwhelm the audience." ”

As soon as the words fell, Liang Quanneng stopped talking with the people next to him, and the surroundings quieted down.

Liang Quanneng glanced at "Su Bingnan", laughed twice, and praised Xiao Haitang's correctness again and again, Su Bingnan deserves to make a good work.

The people around glanced at "Su Bingnan", expressed their agreement with Liang Quanneng's statement, and then continued their respective topics.

Zhang Ziyuan and Qian Yuanbo didn't even look at "Su Bingnan", sneered, and then said to Liang Quanneng: "My lord, I don't know when the poetry meeting of Yanzilou will start, the continuous scenery of the painting boat and the style of the beauty, I can't wait." ”

Liang Quanneng looked at the people who were drinking, and said with a smile: "Everyone, tonight the sky is clear, everyone is in a good mood, why don't you go to the Swallow Tower, and you can also watch the scenery of Wangling Street for several miles by the way, and have fun with the people." ”

Everyone nodded yes, and Peng Cheng and Su Bingnan also followed them out of the stage and walked towards the Swallow Tower.

(Swallow Tower, Xima Stage, are all in today's Xuzhou City, and many of the characters in this book have also evolved from some people who have left their names in history, because real history is often more legendary, absurd, and dramatic than novels.) )