Chapter 361: The Ten Sons of the Great Song Dynasty gather together

The maids brought new clothes, and Zhao Xing changed into a home clothes, his hair was still wet, and rushed to the main hall. When he entered the main hall, he realized that his worries were unnecessary. Although he had not slept all night, the neighbors were all excited. They treated Zhao Xing's mansion as a place for party and chat. Several neighbors ran around with teapots, chatting around from all over the world. In the corner, they even gambled horse hangings, mahjong was rubbed, and copper coins were scattered.

Ma Mengde was also sitting on the mahjong table. When he saw Zhao Xinglai, he raised his hand and greeted him, "Nephew, I'm going to court soon. You might as well go and take a look. I'll greet you here."

The neighbors agreed in unison: "It's okay if you go there, so I'll do it yourself."

Zhao Xing wondered: "I am the master, why do these people set up the mahjong table in my room and don't say hello to me, the master."

Ma Xi rushed out from the side and whispered: "Brother Li Ren, I heard that you are sleeping in the bathroom. Why not take a nap first? These villagers have nothing to do. When you come to greet them until noon, they will tell them that you have just left the court at noon, which is not the right thing to do!"

Zhao Xing took the opportunity to bow: "Several neighbors, the officials are going to prepare for court now. They are negligent. When the officials come back from the court, they will come to greet the neighbors."

The neighbors agreed: "Master Taiwei will go..."

Zhao Xing slept until the evening. As soon as he opened his eyes, several Japanese maids trotted over to serve him to change clothes. Zhao Xing hurriedly asked, "Have you submitted the memorial?"

Ma Xi replied outside the house: "It was handed over. Zeng Xianggong sent the 'Neizhi (steward)' early in the morning to guide the secretary to write the memorial. After writing it, they took the memorial away. At noon, Zeng Xianggong sent someone to inform him. It was said that the official family had already approved it, and the Political Affairs Hall had posted the emperor, and the official official and gentry notice will come out today."

After hearing this, Zhao Xing lay down on the bed again, moaning comfortably, asking, "Has Shuai Fan returned home?"

Ma Xi replied: "Shishuai was carried back at dawn. The person who sent the Shishuai said that Dong Xiaoliang from Helelou was coming to visit tonight, and the traveler Miaomiao was also on the way to the first pass. Gejuezhan Qinqin - it's still early now, and they haven't arrived yet."

Zhao Xing closed his eyes and woke up for a while. When he was vaguely closed his eyes, the Japanese women pulled their arms and legs and changed their clothes on the bed. Two Japanese women helped him up and combed his hair quickly. He put on official hats for him. One Japanese women put his shoes on him, and another Japanese women dipped ice water to the towel and patted Zhao Xing's temples. When Zhao Xing was completely awake, his first sentence was: "I believe that men in the Tang Dynasty must be very happy!"

After a pause, Zhao Xing added: "Of course, the men in the Song Dynasty were not bad either."

The Japanese women were very skilled in doing this set of actions. Zhao Xing knew that the customs of Japanese women were basically passed down from the Tang Dynasty. So he sighed that when officials in the Tang Dynasty woke up in the morning, they would definitely be served so much as they could. This meticulous care was a paradise for lazy people...

After Zhao Xing expressed his feelings, the Japanese girl raised the curtain for him and handed a crutch for Zhao Xing to walk on the cane. Several Japanese girls were worried that Zhao Xing had not woken up. They carefully supported him from both sides. Zhao Xing walked out of the bedroom like this. When he saw Ma Xi, his spirit was completely restored. He shook his body and shook the Japanese girl away, and said self-deprecatingly: "I am not old yet, not yet to the point where I need someone else to help me to walk."

Ma Xi smiled, and he shook his head. I don’t know if he was jealous of Zhao Xing or mocking Zhao Xing for not knowing his blessings. When the Japanese girl scattered, he stood up and said, “Leaving people. The neighbors have not left yet, let’s go over and meet.”

Zhao Xing waved the cane in his hand, feeling that the cane was not worth the right amount. He shook his hand slightly, knowing that there was a knife in his hand. He waved the knife gently and nodded and replied: "So, please lead the way, Brother Ma."

When Zhao Xing arrived at the front hall, the people sent by the elders also arrived. The few memorials he sent happened to make Zhao Xing's panic. Zhao Xing, who brought a thick stack of memorials, stepped into the living room like a hard-working important minister of the court. After drinking a few cups of tea from his neighbors, Dong Xiaoliang visited. The two singers who accompanied him were all from the capital, and the Zhan Qinqin was still an old acquaintance. She was the singer who performed "The West Chamber" for Zhao Xing in Hangzhou. She was specially trained to replace Liao Xiaoxiaodi in the capital.

These people didn't stay long. Fan Xing, who had woken up and had a drink, hurried into the living room, not noticed any guests visiting, and greeted loudly: "Sir, I heard that the palace mutiny calmed down quietly. Our soldiers were not implicated and had begun to gradually move defense. I heard that the Privy Council, in accordance with the rules, transferred our Guangnan Demon Elimination Army to the capital, and transferred the Tiger Elimination Army to the Guangnan-the entire Hujie Army to the Guangnan, was so strange.

Forget it, I won’t talk about these things anymore. I plan to go to Yanglou today. I am a regular customer in the capital. I should also give me some insights on what delicious food and fun things are there in the capital."

Shuai Fan's surprise was because the Hujie Army belonged to the "Shangsi Army". This army did not go there, but the entire army moved to Guangnan to stay in garrison. It was very rare since the Song Dynasty.

By the time of Emperor Yingzong of Song Dynasty, there were 693,339 soldiers in the Song Dynasty, and 488,190 masters in the wings, totaling 1,81,532. Among these troops, the "Shangshi Army" of the Imperial Guards were iron cavalry (also called Pangri), controlling cranes (also called Tianwu), Long Jie (also called Long Wei), and Tiger Jie (also called Shenwei).

The four armies are directly under the emperor's jurisdiction, so the people are also called "Yulin Army". This word originated in the Han Dynasty and means: "It is the wings of the country, like the prosperity of the forest", and is abbreviated as "Yulin".

In addition to the "Shang Four Army", the imperial guards also had six armies in the Palace Front Office (the first was called the Shen Yong Army, which was the powerful army and the heroic army during the Taizu period), the sixteen armies in the Guards' Cavalry Division (the first was called Gong Sheng Army), and the sixteen armies in the Guards' Infantry Division (the first was called Fengjie Army).

According to the "Gengshu Law" of the Song Dynasty, except for the two armies of the Palace Department, "from Long Guard, they all guarded all the other routes, and they would conquer them when they had any trouble." Therefore, the other imperial guards actually had no fixed stations, "Gengshu" and "new old ministers remained, intersected by Wu, and belonged to the Tao."

Although this is the rule, the entire Hujie Army (Shen Guard Army) moved to garrison Guangnan, a remote "point shooting place", which is obviously of special significance.

Major events in the court cannot be discussed casually in front of the people. They can only talk about the romance and moon. Zhao Xing pointed to Dong Xiaoliang: "Do you have to look for food in the capital except Dong Xiaoliang who is here?"

He pointed to Guan Miaomiao and Zhan Qinqin again: "The two of you are here to visit the capital. Do you still need to find someone else to find entertainment?"

Guan Miaomiao stood up first: "Mr. Zhao hasn't returned to Beijing for a long time. It's time to relive the scenery in the capital. Several sisters from my family are having a meeting with Lelou. Please invite Taiwei Zhao and the coach of Meizhou to enjoy the glory."

Ma Mengde accompanied his neighbor for a night. He had already hidden himself and rested. Ma Xi was present. He smiled and explained: "The business of Hele Tower is getting bigger and bigger now. He is already a pretty boss in the industry. If the coach wants to visit the capital, the first stop is Hele Tower. It happens that this is the time to go out, so we should set off now."

The handsome fan couldn't help it anymore. He kept saying hello: "Go quickly and go quickly... don't change your clothes, just wear this casual outfit."

Zhao Xing also wanted to relive the nightlife in the capital. He stood up, dusted his clothes on his body, and said relaxedly: "What are you waiting for? Let's go!"

Hele Tower was performing muddles. Zhao Xing followed several people upstairs and accidentally caught a familiar figure on the street. He stared at him attentively. He was shocked: "It was him, why is he here too."

There was a child sitting in a large private room upstairs. The reason why he was sitting in the private room was because the small restaurant where the Song Dynasty listened to music was basically the same as that of a modern private room. It was an independent small hall with hollow carved fences that divided the restaurant into a semi-enclosed small world. For the convenience of serving food, and for the sake of enjoying the performances. Most small private rooms have a moon door that is directly open, so that guests can enjoy the performances of the musicians while eating. When they see the joyful place, they can also walk to the railings with wine glasses to reward the musicians.

There was a child sitting in the private room that Zhao Xing paid attention to. He looked only seventeen or eighteen years old. He lowered his head and sat alone in the private room. Two or three people stood in the corner of the private room. They looked lazy, as if their responsibilities were only for existence. There were no other tasks.

However, Zhao Xing knew who that child was.

He is the little emperor Zhao Ji.

If it is described in tradition, the young emperor Zhao Ji should have an old eunuch with his eyes open and closed in his box. This old eunuch seems ordinary and looks unattractive, but in fact he is a master of the big inside. Once someone enters the area that can harm the little emperor, the old eunuch will suddenly change his momentum, as sharp as a knife that is unsheathed...

However, this plot is a common scene in Ming and Qing dynasty novels. People in the Song Dynasty could not see Ming and Qing dynasty novels, so the two eunuchs in the box of the little emperor were two ordinary eunuchs. They were lazy and careless, and paid more attention to the food in front of them and did not care about the existence of the little emperor at all.

Zhao Xing stopped and his feet suddenly didn't know where to go.

When he thought that the emperor should be on a trip, he should be full of support. In modern times, a small county magistrate was on a trip, and there were a large group of people carrying umbrellas behind him, queuing in line with his bags, rushing to compete for the treatment of carrying bags. Why was that the little emperor like this? He stayed alone in the box, as if waiting for something. Not to mention the umbrellas around him, there was not even a bodyguard.

However, the scene presented to Zhao Xing is really an ordinary scene in the Song Dynasty.

The Emperor of Song Dynasty did not have any support when he went out. The Song people's notes "Dream of Lianglu" also recorded the scene of the young emperor sitting in a yard with the famous prostitute Li Shishi enjoying entertainment programs. At that time, the emperor had two or three companions, and they were sitting in a private room without even the curtains. In this way, they were applauding the performance with ordinary people in the Song Dynasty.

At the same time, the notes of the Song people also record that when the young emperor wanted to date Li Shishi, he had to go to the teahouse himself and call a cup of tea. At the same time, he called the shop clerk to send a message to Li Shishi. The shop clerk was named "Zhou Xiu". Because he had run errands for Song Huizong, he was written into history and became "China's No. 1 pimp."

This is indeed the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. The private room is indeed the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, not the Emperor of the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Zhao Xing raised his right foot in the air, still hesitating. Suddenly, a woman with a pipa in her arms walked into the little emperor's box. The woman had bright eyes and white teeth, her hair was like dark clouds, and her clothes were very bright. The woman was also acquaintance - Gao Qiu.

This occasion made Zhao Xing not know if he should say hello. He gently landed his right foot on the ground. When he turned his face, he found that several censors were also sitting around Zhao Ji's private room. They ignored him and chatted and laughed calmly, and did not rush over to flatter the emperor at all.

Seeing this, Zhao Xing moved his legs depressedly, and muttered dissatisfiedly: "This is a national funeral. Why do officials dare to do this during the national funeral?"

Dong Xiaoliang interrupted, and he smiled with a flattering smile. While greeting acquaintances around him frequently, he explained with a smile: "Master Taiwei, during the mourning of the Song Dynasty, I never forbidden people's entertainment. This was the case in the Taizu era and the Taizong era. There is no reason why the former emperor has passed away. I have to ban people's entertainment. The Emperor Song and the scholars and officials will rule the world together, so how can it be difficult for the scholars and officials?"

Dong Xiaoliang meant: The little emperor Zhao Xu passed away. According to the customs of the Song Dynasty, the government did not order the whole country to mourn and force the people to cancel the entertainment activities. Therefore, the censors still enjoy what they should be happy and play the place they should be fun.

The censors themselves enjoy themselves. Of course, it is not easy to impeach the young emperor. After less than a year of his death, they were nostalgic about the railings and carnival all night.

Because of this embarrassment between each other, the censors saw the little emperor calling prostitutes on it. They regarded this behavior as air, turned a blind eye, and listened to it. Only a few good people recorded this, and it became notes of the Song people who recorded the romantic life of Song Huizong.

On the other hand, Zhao Xing's complaints are also reasonable. According to Confucian tradition, after the death of his parents and relatives, the family members must look sad. The officials also have to report their funeral to the court. If the deceased is their parents, the officials will also ask Dingyou to abandon their official positions and return to their hometowns, and keep their parents for three years before they can come out again.

The one who died was the little emperor. He was the brother of the current little emperor, although he was not from his parents' generation. However, the throne of the current emperor Zhao Ji was passed down from the former emperor Zhao Xu. Therefore, according to traditional morality, he should not have come out to play in the brothels and tiles for a year after his brother passed away.

Guan Miaomiao made a smooth move and explained: "Taiwei, that private room was found in the past by the official family. Now the official family has succeeded to the throne for several months, and the late emperor has been buried... If the official family has not come yet, I will inevitably go to the streets to beg for hundreds of thousands of musical music in Bianliang."

Zhao Xing laughed and walked up the second floor stairs under Dong Xiaoliang's guidance. Zhan Qinqin walked upstairs, looking at the private room where Zhao Ji was, and said thoughtfully: "The one who just entered must be Miss Li Shishi. The official family used to be spoiled her, but Miss Shishi did not meet her. It seems that Miss Shishi is willing to see him this time."

Zhao Xing was shocked and climbed upstairs while stretching his neck to look at the scene in the official box. He was as anxious as a cat to catch him. He really wanted to break into the hall and take a closer look at the charm of Li Shishi, the "No. 1 mistress in the world". Guan Miaomiao beside him saw Zhao Xing's anxious look, reached out and patted Zhao Xing's shoulder, and cursed: "Taiwei, we can be considered as the stunning beauty in the capital. With me by my side, you still have to look around, it makes no sense."

Zhan Qinqin's piano player covered her mouth and chuckled and joked: "Ahhhh, this is called eating what is in the bowl, looking at the pot and the floor, and men are like this."

When Guan Miaomiao and Zhan Qinqin were in Zhaoxing's mansion, they looked dignified. They entered Hele Building and walked up a few steps. They had already regained their true qualities of socializing. They were angrily angry and narrowly moved closer to the guests while laughing and scolding.

Zhao Xing was timid, looking like a romantic and talented man. While pretending to be outstanding and infatuated, he was thinking: "Oh my God, Li Shishi is actually older than the little emperor... Oedipus complex? Isn't it said that Li Shishi is young, why is she already at the age of a female white-collar worker in the office?"

Zhao Xing read it correctly. Li Shishi is indeed older than Song Huizong. In fact, Li Shishi has a good relationship with Qin Guan. Qin Guan also wrote a poem for Li Shishi, praising Li Shishi's beauty. The poem says: "The distant mountains have long eyebrows and long dark eyebrows, and the thin willows have a swaying waist. After makeup, the spring breeze makes me smile and a thousand golds are young.

When I returned to Fengcheng, I said that I was in the brothel. I looked at the flowers in Yingchuan, but it was not as good as the teacher."

In real history, Qin Guan should have died of exile a few years ago and failed to return to the capital for his whole life. Therefore, based on this speculation, Qin Guan should have known Li Shishi before he was demoted. If Li Shishi had reached the age of showing laughter at that time, she would have been older than Song Huizong.

"The sword is like water, Wu Yan is better than snow, and his slender hands break the new orange. The brocade tent is warm at the beginning, and the fragrance of beasts is constantly rising, and he sits in front of him to adjust the sheng.

He asked in a low voice: Who to stay? The city has been closed for three o'clock, and the horse is smooth and the frost is thick. It's better to stop going, just because there are few people walking..." Zhao Xing recited Zhou Bangyan's famous poem under the bed while walking.

This poem is to tease Li Shishi's relationship with Song Huizong, but this situation made Guan Miaomiao misunderstand. She looked dignified and entered Zhaoxing's box. She immediately curled her body and bowed: "My sister Liao is really lucky to marry a good man who is instructive. I am here to serve the sisters in the capital here, and I am grateful to Master Taiwei for taking care of Xiaodi in the past few years."

After Guan Miaomiao finished speaking, the private room was filled with voices, repeating Guan Miaomiao's last sentence: "I'm thankful to Grandmaster."

When Guan Miaomiao bowed down and revealed a large group of Song Dynasty beauties behind him. Most of them were young and in their early thirties, and some were already in their early thirties. Most of them knew those half-old women, Zhao Xing, who were the women who were ranked as the "Ten Greatests in the Capital" with Liao Xiaoxiao.

There were seven people waiting in the hall, including Guan Miaomiao and Zhan Qinqin. If Li Shishi added, the new generation of ten capitals would be all arrived.

Among these people, most of them are talented women who are over 30 years old in the capital, such as Guan Miaomiao, who are good at singing, and those who are good at teasing and versatile. Women who are not good at singing skills like Zhan Qinqin, who are just beautiful, are very fast to renew, so that most of them are defeated by the advance of the new waves chasing the previous waves.

What is Li Shishi? Legend has it that her voice is very outstanding. She has been in the music scene for many years, and when the Song Dynasty fell, she was the most popular in the capital... However, judging from the current situation of Guan Miaomiao, she can continue to sing and perform on stage for ten years. Based on this, it is understandable that Li Shishi is still popular in the middle age.

Zhao Xing bowed to the women in the box one by one, and Guan Miaomiao introduced him to Zhao Xing. According to the rules of the Song Dynasty, this kind of introduction requires a gift of meeting. Traditionally, four-color gifts are given, each gift is four or double. The different colors of the gifts mean blessing the youth of the people.

When Emperor Huizong of Song first met Li Shishi, he took out the gift: purple - four purple-fuzzy leather jackets collected by the inner palace, color - four colorful fine-wool cloths, jade - two rare whiskers, gold - 200 platinums for the ceremony.

The so-called "platinum" here actually refers to gold ingots.

The eventful Song people once calculated the value of these gifts of Song Huizong afterwards and believed that they were worth hundreds of thousands of yuan.

Zhao Xing is a honest man and doesn't do so many tricks. The gifts he gave to the Ten Awesome Bianliang were pearls, agate, jade, and gold. Although there were four colors, all gifts were affordable. If you took them out for money, you could exchange them for 100,000 yuan.

This is the price called Qi's "Ten Awesomenesses of Bianliang" - no, not counting Li Shishi. Just the nine people in front of him had this meeting, and Zhao Xing sent 900,000 yuan in one week.

Shuai Fan looked around and didn't say anything. At this moment, he saw Zhao Xing spending a lot of money and his face looked unbearable. His heart was trembling: "You can't spend money like this even if you have money. Nine hundred thousand chunks is enough for the military expenses of the demon army in one year. In addition to paying them a salary, you can even care about clothing and training expenses - raising a demon army is enough for us to wipe out a small country in Nanyang, but now, this expense is only exchanged for the beautiful woman's smile.

Well, they can't be considered beautiful women. Some of them might be considered beautiful women forty years ago, but now they can only be grandmas. It's not worth spending such a huge sum of money."

Several beauties did not have this awareness. Although they are the best in the capital, they only met a great man with a gift of 100,000 yuan in their lives. Of course, if they met a such a great man before Zhao Xing, they would not stand here today.

The value of this gift is at the level of the emperor, and it should be the gift given by the emperor to please his beloved woman. The Jiujue in the box has been sent to him and is also the consignee. When Zhao Xing received the gift, he was immediately happy and when Zhao Xing's attitude became more and more enthusiastic.

Guan Miaomiao clapped his hands and greeted: "Sisters, cheer up and give your best. Don't call the Taiwei underestimate us sisters, and don't call the Taiwei and underestimate everyone Liao."
Chapter completed!