Chapter 3 When will the West Lake sing and dance be closed?
The post house where Yin Zhiping and Lu Wende stayed was also in the northern section of the Imperial Street, and this post house was the place where officials who went to Beijing to report on their work or were summoned by the emperor to Beijing stayed, so naturally it would not be too far from the palace and the yamen of various ministries. They are all within the northern section of Yujie, and the two places are not far apart. The carriage traveled for a short time before it stopped and arrived at Fanlou.
Yin Zhiping got out of the carriage and looked up at the Fan Lou in front of him. This building is three floors high, the fifth floor is facing each other, and there are flying bridges to communicate with each other, which is gorgeous and magnificent. At this time, the lights are on, and the lights are brilliant, and there are silk and bamboo wind music, and the sound of singing girls comes from the building.
This is the most famous restaurant in Lin'an City, compared with the various high-rise buildings and star-rated hotels that Yin Zhiping saw in his previous life, it is naturally nothing. But in this ancient time, compared with the low buildings next to it, it is indeed a flock of Lili chickens, which is extraordinary. The height of this building is shorter than the main hall of Wendejeon, the tallest building in the palace. This is a regulation, but it cannot be overcome.
In Lin'an City, if there is a building that is higher than the palace hall, it is all a crime, and it is necessary to take the official account. No matter how deep the background of the people who built Fanlou is, they dare not go beyond this system. In fact, the real building height, Wende Hall may not be higher than Fan Tower, the reason why it is high is because the ground base of Wende Hall is high, and the temple base made of white marble is three zhang high.
The carriage that went to the post house to pick up Lu Wende and Yin Zhiping to the banquet was not only the coachman, but there was also another person, who was the entourage of one of the people who greeted Lu Wende at the dock. When the carriage stopped at Fan Lou, this person first confessed to Lu Wende and Yin Zhiping in the car, and went into the building to report. The coachman lifted the curtain and asked the two to get out of the car.
Soon after the two got out of the car, the people who greeted Lu Wende at the pier in the afternoon came out of the building together. Yin Zhiping followed Lu Wende and saluted several people. After a few words, they marched into the building together. The interior decoration of the Fan Tower is also magnificent. It looks rich and elegant without losing its elegance, which is pleasing to the eye.
When they arrived at the private room they had booked, the man who was the guest of the East today invited the guy to let everyone order the food and drinks. Yin Zhiping maintained his image of the Quanzhen Sect and did not touch wine and meat, and asked the guy to report the famous vegetarian dishes in this Fan Building, chose two orders, and ordered a pot of vegetarian wine, and then invited everyone to take care of themselves. Everyone also ordered one or two dishes each, because of the presence of Yin Zhiping, a monk, but they couldn't bear to order a courtesan to come in and sing songs and accompany the wine.
Yin Zhiping observed his words. Seeing them talking, some people paid attention to the sound of the singers singing outside, but they could also guess what a few people were thinking, and they couldn't help but secretly say that there were some mistakes. Coming to the banquet by himself made these people more inconvenient. Although I didn't say it at this time, I am afraid that there is some regret and dark unhappiness in my heart.
In fact, he is not to blame, after all, the ancient and modern models are different. In his previous life, he went out to socialize with others, and eating was eating, and at most he drank wine at the table. But it is only after drinking that there are various reserved entertainment programs. If you go to KTV to sing, you can call a few princesses to sing and drink. And after he came to this ancient world, he went to the restaurant to simply eat, but he didn't know that in this ancient time, when he ate, he could call a singing courtesan to accompany him. Listening to a little song while eating. This has to be said that the ancients would have enjoyed.
Although he had seen this kind of scene and fragment in some ancient film and television dramas and novels in his previous life, he had never seen such a scene a few times when he went to a restaurant to eat in ancient times. And the original Yin Zhiping didn't have the heart to pay attention to these when he walked the rivers and lakes, so he forgot about this kind of enjoyment program.
Other than that. He also didn't know that this Lin'an was a place of pleasure, and Fan Lou was a place for high-ranking officials and dignitaries, royal relatives and relatives to feast and drink. Here, it is the norm to call courtesans to sing songs and accompany them to drink. In fact, this is not only the case in Fanlou, but also in most restaurants in Lin'an. The general mentality and atmosphere of the entire Lin'an is to have fun in time, regardless of whether he is fighting in the north, as long as he can ensure that he is drunk and dreams of death.
"Outside the mountain, the green mountain building outside the building, when will the West Lake sing and dance rest? The warm wind smokes the tourists drunk, and Hangzhou is made Bianzhou. Lin Sheng's poem is a portrayal of Lin'an City now. From the emperor and high-ranking officials in the court, down to the peddlers, pawns, and ordinary people, most of them have the intention of stealing peace and having fun in time.
Yin Zhiping actually has the same heart to join the same stream, and follow these people to enjoy this kind of treatment when eating and singing. It's just that he only met a few people for the first time today, and he has always maintained the image of Youdao and Zhenzhen before, but suddenly it is like this, but the change is too fast to make people suspicious.
Since he had already guessed that these people were in the way of his identity, it was inconvenient for him to do so, so he also knew that if he stayed any longer, it would be in vain to provoke a few people to be secretly unhappy. If you want to make friends, you will have opportunities in the future, and you don't have to be at this moment. And these people are not really powerful figures, but they don't have to rush to flatter.
Having guessed this, Yin Zhiping didn't have the heart to stay here any longer, and he actually didn't have anything in common with these people at all. It's just that seeing that they are Beijing officials, they want to make some interpersonal relationships, and they may be used when they preach in the future. but
Since tonight is a little untimely, that's fine. After waiting for the wine and food to be served, he toasted a few people with a circle of vegetarian wine, and then excused himself to go back to meditation and practice, and left first. The person who sat in the east also asked his subordinates to drive a carriage to see him off, and Yin Zhiping politely declined. Although he came in a carriage, he still knew the way at such a distance.
However, Lu Wende really knew his skills, and he had been threatened by him, and he was afraid of him in his heart, afraid that he would not be happy because of this banquet, so he personally accompanied him out of the Fan Tower, and on the first floor, he also accompanied him to apologize. made Yin Zhiping cry and laugh at him, but he could also see that Lu Wende was really timid and afraid of things now, for fear of making him unhappy.
"Master Lu, I don't blame you for this, it's also the abruptness I promised during the day. It's not interesting for you colleagues to get together, and I'm going to join in. Go back, I'll walk around this royal street at will, and I'll go back to the post house in the evening. Outside the building, Yin Zhi rehabilitated and comforted Lu Wende, said goodbye and left.
Yin Zhiping didn't go to the post house, and walked directly in the opposite direction. Lin'an Shishu has the heart of having fun in time, and this nightlife is quite rich, and there are quite few shops that close at night. Restaurants and restaurants are probably still in business, the shops on the street are hung with lanterns, although there are fewer pedestrians on the street than during the day, but there are still quite a lot, this Lin'an City is not curfew, and there are even restaurants that are open all night and do not close their doors around the clock.
In fact, in the Northern Song Dynasty, the same was true of Bianliang City in Tokyo, known as the city that never sleeps. Although the Song Dynasty was known as the weak Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty was the most economically prosperous and developed era, that is, ordinary people, and material abundance was much higher than that of other dynasties. It is a pity that this era of advanced civilization has been ruthlessly destroyed by barbaric and backward nations.
Yin Zhi walked parallel on the royal street, looking at the lights on both sides of the street and the endless pedestrians. Thinking of the destruction of the Southern Song Dynasty and the Battle of Yashan decades later, I sighed in my heart. Although he knew that the world of Lu Dao was not a real historical world, he still couldn't bear to see the predetermined demise of the Southern Song Dynasty. It's just that he can do it on his own, but he doesn't know if he can change it, and how much can he change? (To be continued......
PS: Make up for the second watch, and still owe four more.