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Doukai 5200 Text Jiangdu Dream (8) Part 1

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    In the afternoon, around five o'clock, Crown Prince Xu Yan came over and invited Meng Ju to set off.  The two of them walked together in Xu Yan's carriage, followed by four or five carriages, in which sat Meng Ju and the guards of the Hou Mansion. Previously, Meng Ju always thought that since he arrived in the Southern Tang Dynasty, security issues would naturally be left to the Southern Tang court.  Responsible.  If Li Gongwei intends to harm himself, it will be useless even if he brings hundreds of bodyguards to support him. Therefore, he has always been accustomed to traveling lightly and simply running around without any personal soldiers.

    But after suffering a big loss in the Privy Council this time, Meng Ju finally came to his senses: when he reached his position, he still had to talk about the pomp and circumstance.  Bringing some followers would not prevent the Southern Tang Dynasty from attacking him, but at least he would avoid immediate losses.

    The carriage drove quickly outside the city. Not far from the south city gate, it arrived at the Qinhuai River.

    In his previous life, Meng Ju¡¯s impression of the Qinhuai River was of the crowded Confucius Temple, pet shops and tourist handicraft stores. The Qinhuai River was just an embellishment of the overwhelming saltwater duck stores.  After arriving in the Southern Tang Dynasty, Meng Ju thought he would be able to see the undeveloped natural scenery of the Qinhuai River and experience the fun of outing "boating on the river and seeing the vast wilderness". Unexpectedly, as soon as he got off the carriage, there was still a vast landscape in front of him.  The dark buildings and bustling crowds, the wine flags and covers of various restaurants fluttering in the wind, and the greetings of waiters soliciting customers resounded all over the place. Its bustling and noisy atmosphere is comparable to that of later generations.

    Meng Ju turned to look at Prince Xu Yan: "Your Majesty, have we gone to the wrong place? Where is the Qinhuai River?"

    Xu Yan seemed to be very interested: "Yes, yes, we will be there after turning around this block~ Come on, Zheng Beihou, follow me."

    Xu Yan led Meng Ju along the way, chatting and laughing: "Zheng Beihou, this Qinhuai River, you don't think this place looks ordinary now, but it is a major scenic spot in our capital. Our big city in the capital  Guys, I like to come here when I have nothing to do. After all, a gentleman is so good! Some people joke that the ministers of the imperial court hold court meetings in the Zhengzheng Palace during the day and hold a party in the Qinhuai River at night, and they are even more crowded than during the day.  During the day, there are people who pretend to be sick and ask for leave, but when they come here at night, no one asks for leave, haha~"

    He rolled his eyes and said in a low voice: "I heard that there are rumors in Beijing. It is said that His Majesty often comes here incognito for private visits when he has free time to check the public sentiment. I don't know if it is true, haha!"

    Meng Ju couldn't help but smile at the fact that Xu Yan himself was a close official and playmate of Emperor Renxing. When Emperor Renxing came to play in the Qinhuai River, he was probably by his side when such things happened. But he couldn't say that he had experienced it personally, so he had to  It's just a rumor in the world.

    Hearing the news, Meng Ju felt that it was not surprising at all.  According to Emperor Renxing's out-of-the-box temperament.  It would be strange if he didn't come to visit the Qinhuai River.  He smiled and said: "Then I hope we have good luck tonight and don't run into His Majesty, otherwise it will be embarrassing."

    "Haha, how could this happen? I've already inquired about it. Your Majesty is going to visit Uncle Ji Pingzhang tonight to discuss matters. Uncle Ji has always been a prude. It is definitely impossible for him to bring Your Majesty here to conquer the North Marquis.  This way."

    Turning around a street, the view suddenly opened up, and a river was clearly visible.  The river is about tens of feet wide, much wider than the Qinhuai River in later generations.  On both sides of the river are various brothels and singing and dancing restaurants, and the voices of women singing and the sound of musical instruments can be heard in the distance.  Pointing to a large boat with colorful lights in the middle of the river, Crown Prince Xu Yan said: "Zheng Beihou, that's where we are going to play tonight. I have booked the entire boat.  We can have as much fun as we want tonight without any worries.¡±

    "Haha, I'm really uneasy because I spent so much money on it."

    "It's okay, as long as Mr. Hou is happy!"

    Along the pier paved with stone slabs, Xu Yan led Meng Ju onto a ferry boat.  The boatmen of the ferry were two maids in green shirts, who were small and slim. They held lanterns and knelt down to wish the two of them good luck. They said crisply: "Well, you two gentlemen, welcome to Chenxiang Pavilion~"

    Meng Ju felt a chill when he heard this. He glanced at Xu Yan. Who gave this name?  It is obviously a Zhou Fang colorful boat floating on the water, but it is named "Agarwood Pavilion". Is this because it is too auspicious or something?

    Xu Yan obviously did not expect this. He introduced to Meng Ju with great interest: "Marquis Zhengbei, Chenxiang Pavilion is the leading brothel in our Jiangdu. There are three people including Li Xiuyu, Lin Jiayin, and Lu Bingxue. These three people are stationed there.  Not only are you beautiful and charming, but you are also talented women who are proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. You are famous in the capital for your talent and beauty. Among them, Miss Li Xiuyu is good at poetry, Miss Lu Bingxue is good at piano music, and Miss Lin Jiayin is good at singing and dancing. Today, I am  It took a lot of effort to book the boat and invite everyone to attend at the same time!¡±

    There was an ambiguous smile on his face: "Marquis Zhengbei, wait a minute, you have to show off your talents. If you can win the favor of anyone, you can stay on the boat tonight and don't have to go back~"

      Meng Ju smiled lightly and said: "Your Majesty, I am a martial artist who only knows how to slash people with a knife. How can I have any talent? On the contrary, Your Majesty is suave, handsome and unrestrained, so I should perform well."

    At this moment, Meng Ju felt the gap strongly: speaking of age, he was probably only three or two years older than Xu Yan, but in terms of experience and experience, the difference between the two was more than a generation.  .  The other party is considering which brothel's red card singer is pretty, but what he has to consider is the survival of the entire Dongping Town, the planning of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and the livelihood of millions of people. The gap between them is more than a mile.

    After hearing Meng Ju¡¯s compliment, Xu Yan laughed twice, his face showing pride, and he seemed to be quite pleased with it.  While he was talking, the boat had already rowed across and landed on the large lantern-painted boat in the middle of the river. Someone had laid a pedal on the boat to get down.  After Meng Ju and Xu Yan boarded the ship, several people had already been welcomed out of the cabin.

    "Xiao Xu, you're late tonight!" I heard a clear man's laughter. Several men on the bow of the boat came up to meet him, holding Xu Yan's arm, looking strange.  It's intimacy.

    Meng Ju followed Xu Yan and had a clear view of the men greeting the guests.  There were three people in front of me, all young people in their early twenties.  One of them has a handsome face, a slender figure, looks very chic in his movements, and has the most outstanding bearing; although the other two young men are slightly inferior, they are also impressive and confident.

    "Come, Marquis of Zhengbei, please allow me to introduce a few good friends." The first person Xu Yan introduced was also the young man with the most outstanding temperament: "This is Li Chaoyang, the prince of the Marquis of Jingnan and the Hengchong Colonel of the Forbidden Army.  Lieutenant Li is appointed as the head of the royal weapon squad in the palace, and he has won the trust of your majesty. The Marquis of Jingnan is the imperial guard inspecting Li Qishan, and like my father, he is leading the army in Huaibei."

    As the name suggests, Li Chaoyang is full of vitality.  Wearing casual clothes, he stood on the bow of the ship and gave people a very tall and upright look. He bowed to Meng Ju and saluted: "In this humble position, I will see General Zhengbei. I have admired the reputation of the Marquis for a long time!"

    Meng Ju knew that the "Imperial Arms Class" of the Southern Tang Dynasty was actually what later generations called "palace sword guards". The role of guarding the emperor's court was usually played by the descendants of the nobles, especially the leader of the guards like "Heng Shou".  Generally, you can be sent out to serve as a general in a few years, and you have a bright future.

    Therefore, although the young man in front of him was far inferior to him in rank, Meng Ju did not dare to neglect him and returned a half-salute: "Captain Li, there is no need to be polite. Everyone is in casual clothes. We are just talking about friendship tonight, regardless of rank. Li  The captain is so heroic and heroic, he is truly a rare hero."

    "Haha, I am deeply honored that the Marquis is here tonight. Please take a seat, Xiao Xu. You are late, so you can't cheat on the fine wine you are waiting for!"

    Meng Ju thought to himself that Lieutenant Li was really rude. He just said a polite word to him, but he took it seriously. He immediately changed his self-proclaimed position from "a humble position" to "a subordinate" and left him with just a polite word.  I don't care. It seems that Lieutenant Li really thinks highly of himself. The salute just now was mostly just polite. This "Prince Marquis" really doesn't take him, the empty-headed Marquis, seriously.

    Looking at the heroic young officer in front of him, Meng Ju inexplicably remembered that when Jiang Hai was in Dongping, the only people who were qualified to report directly to him were at least the commander-in-chief or the governor-level generals.  , I didn¡¯t expect that after arriving in Jiangdu, a captain of the Forbidden Army would treat himself as if he were nothing. He was really bullied by a fish in Longyou Shoal!

    Then, the identities of the other two young men were also introduced. One was Beifu Chengshilang Cao Shuang, whose father was the governor of the East Gate of the Forbidden Army; the other was Wang Changlv, the head of the Ministry of War, and whose father was Meng Ju, the governor of the Imperial Army's Kyoto Mabu Army Prefecture.  He was also unclear as to how many governors there were in the imperial army of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Anyway, as far as he knew, there were no fewer than five or six: Xu Changxing, the commander-in-chief who had dealt with Meng Ju, and Xu Yan's father, Boyang Hou,  The commander of the Forbidden Army, Commander Zuo, and tonight I met the sons of three governors, Meng Ju. I would like to ask, are the governors of the Imperial Army of the Southern Tang Dynasty acquainted with each other?

    The cabin of the boat is not big, but it is carefully arranged. A screen separates a spacious small hall with five coffee tables. The hall is brightly lit, so the space does not appear to be narrow.

    Everyone sat down separately, with Xu Yan taking the host seat and Meng Ju taking the host and guest seat.

    Meng Ju is no longer the first brother in the entertainment scene. In the north, he has had a lot of experience in such entertainment.  He originally thought that Xu Yan had been bragging about the Qinhuai style. Now that everyone was here, he would naturally invite those red-brand geishas to perform their talents, and then everyone would entertain themselves with singing, dancing, poetry and entertainment, and the beautiful girls would cuddle with him.  A pretentious intimacy is the normal procedure for drinking flower wine.

    Unexpectedly, he was quite surprised tonight. There were no beauties and geishas at the banquet. Only five people in his party were seated at the banquet.  After everyone exchanged greetings and greeted each other, the banquet began. After toasting each other, everyone began to chat around.When they got together, most of the people talked about the recent current affairs and news, as well as the recent reports of the Northern Expedition.
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