When everyone saw the singing and dancing, they all stopped to watch. It was a song "Papaya" played by Wei Feng: "Throw me a papaya, and repay me with Qiongju. If a bandit repays you, you will always think it's good. Throw me a peach, and repay him with peach." It’s Qiong Yao. It’s a reward for being a bandit, and I’ll always think it’s good. Throw me a wooden plum, and I’ll repay you with Qiong Jiu. It’s a reward for being a bandit, and I’ll always think it’s a good thing. “When I was young, I stopped singing, and a stranger raised his wine glass and said,” He is good at singing and dancing. , Tao from the bottom of my heart. You can drink it all!"
The singer came and asked what song to sing. Lu Buwei said: "As long as you do your best, you can play and sing them one by one."
The stranger said: "If you get Qin Qu, you will be perfect!"
The singer was a bit embarrassed: "Qin's music is hard and hard, which is beyond the capabilities of a singer, but I got "Jian Jia"."
The stranger said: "Come on, come on, let those who do your best chant it!"
Lu Buwei went out quietly. When I was young, the elder brought another music and dance group and said, "I didn't know that the young master likes Qin music. This is my fault. Now I would like to change it!"
The stranger said: "This is not evil, don't make it difficult!" The elder came out and took out the previous music and dance group.
The new musician sat down, re-tuned the strings and pipes, and sure enough he sang "Jian Jia" first. Then Qin Feng played and sang one song after another. The five musicians and dancers really cannot bear the masculinity and sadness in Qin Feng.
The stranger listened for a while, interrupted them and said: "But it's okay to choose the best ones to sing."
These female musicians stopped Qin Feng's playing and singing and began to sing some gentle and gentle music.
The foreigner said to Lu Buwei with some regret: "The style of my Qin Dynasty can be achieved when hundreds of people sing in unison, and the bells, drums, strings and bamboos are all ringing, so that it can gain its power. A weak woman of three or five has not gained her power!"
Lu Buwei said: "I would like to greet you with the music of Qin that day."
The stranger said: "I'm afraid time is running out!"
Lu Buwei calculated it silently and said, "That's enough!" Then Lu Buwei stopped mentioning this issue and just told Mr. Zhao's interesting stories, family affairs, and state affairs one by one. Occasionally, if you see a singing girl laughing, ask her to come forward and tell you interesting things they know! Later, the female musicians were simply not allowed to play or sing, and they were all seated at the table. They were allowed to freely introduce what they knew about the whereabouts of Mr. Zhao. They also enjoyed the food and wine during the banquet. After drinking and eating, as soon as the topic started, the girls couldn't hold it back. They heard hearsay, talked about strange things, and talked about romantic and interesting things one by one. The foreigner placed the list provided by Lu Buwei in front of his knees and listened carefully one by one. This meal of wine and food lasted from noon until dark.
The elder came over and urged: "It's almost a quiet night. If the young master needs a drink, he can ask his daughter to serve him at the house!" The foreigner reluctantly got up and left. Lu Buwei gave the girl and the elder a hundred coins each in the name of the foreigner. Everyone thanked him and left.
After returning to the courtyard and saying goodbye to Lu Buwei, Yiren called everyone to his side and introduced in detail the experience of today's interaction with Lu Buwei. The best man made a supplementary speech. No one found any flaws or traps. Everyone unanimously decided to continue with the current process.
After Yiren and his party put on new clothes, word spread in Handan City that Qin Gongzi Yiren would hold a grand banquet at Handan City's best place, Handan City, to entertain the ten most distinguished people in Handan City. Mr. Zhao! The most prestigious singers, dancers and female musicians in Handan City were invited to Handan Square to perform on the day of the banquet. Moreover, according to people who went to banquets in other workshops, the singers and dancers from each workshop who participated in Mr. Qin's banquet no longer accepted guests and gathered in Hanyue Square to rehearse. In fact, some of them were not very famous in normal times, but now they were attracted by Mr. Qin, and their net worth increased a lot invisibly.
The day before the banquet, Han Yuefang closed the door to thank guests and concentrated on preparing for the next day's banquet. The female musicians who were invited to participate in singing and dancing also gathered in Hanyuefang that day, pulling one cart after another with makeup and instrumental music.
On this day, Yiren and his party also entered Hanyuefang. Under the command of the best man, all purchased wine, meat, and fruits were carefully inspected and detected with silver needles; the cooks lived in the kitchen that day and were not allowed to go out; two attendants were in charge of the kitchen, and every dish had to be eaten first A few mouthfuls taste the poison. The three attendants put on the clothes of Han Yuefang and served the food to the hall together with the servants of Han Yuefang. The best man and the elders waited on him in front and behind. Two attendants stood on the left and right sides of Mr. Qin to protect him and serve as receptionists. The other two were patrolling everywhere to detect and eliminate suspicious factors in advance.
Master Qin’s best friend is naturally the Puyang businessman Lu Buwei! Today's banquet was completely organized by him: he ordered and invited the guests; he appointed the performance team, paid for it, decided the repertoire, and even participated in the rehearsal process; he also participated in the creation of the banquet. It was also planned and implemented by him. Due to his momentum, the vanity of the invited gentlemen was greatly satisfied, and their reputation among their peers was invisibly improved; the female singers and dancers who participated in the performance also gained a good reputation and could not participate in receiving guests during the rehearsal, making them the most valuable Even the reputation of those participating families has been greatly improved. They showed off to the guests openly or secretly that their female musicians participated in the rehearsal of Mr. Qin in Hanyuefang. Needless to say, Hanyuefang has become a The focus of the whole city's attention, and you can expect to make a lot of money in the future!
The next day the drums sounded in the city, and people in Hanyuefang all dressed up. Those girls from Hanyuefang who had no performance duties gathered in the front yard to welcome the guests. The elders and mothers were also dressed in red and green, and they were training these girls nervously, for fear of being rude. Even the backstage boss of Han Yuefang sent someone here, and he also brought a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old with him.
Lu Buwei hurried up to greet him and introduced him to the stranger: "This is the master of Hanyue Square, the Lou family."
The man also stepped forward and said politely: "My sect leader, Lou Shiruan, was once the prime minister of Qin. How dare you call me a minister of Qin!"
The stranger's heart stirred, and he felt for the first time that there was fraud: Lou Huan was not an ordinary person. When King Wuling of Zhao was riding and shooting in Hufu, he had first made an agreement with Lou Huan. Lou Huan was not only a supporter, but also the maker of the plan. and specific executors. The next year, he was sent to Qin by King Wuling of Zhao and became the bridge between Zhao and Qin. He was also named prime minister by King Qin. Lou Huan has been traveling between Qin and Zhao for a long time, and he is an out-and-out wealthy family. Although he is now old and has long left the political arena, his reputation is prominent in both Qin and Zhao. How could any clan member open such a romantic place?
Although the stranger was suspicious, his face remained calm and he said, "Xu Xi, we are from Lou Qing's clan! What can I call Lou Qing?"
The man immediately went up the pole and said: "I am Zhongxi. My brother Lou Bo is a retainer of the Lou family."
Only then did the stranger realize that although the man in front of him was also from the Lou family, he had a distant relationship with Lou Huan: he was the younger brother of one of Lou Huan's retainers. He said to Lou Zhongxi: "It's actually uneasy to borrow Lou Qing's place!"
Lou Zhong said happily: "Young Master is here, how lucky you are! My little girl knows a little about Qin dance, and she will show off her ugliness later. Don't be surprised, Young Master!"
Lu Buwei introduced: "His daughter Zhao Ji has outstanding talents and will be the leader!"
The stranger handed over his hand vaguely, and Lou Zhongxi left first and went downstairs to handle some matters.
There is no wall inside the gate of the shop. If you open the gate, you will see everything in the courtyard. It's not time yet, just clerks coming in and out, occasionally opening the door. But in just this moment, the colorful colors inside the door were already revealed. Usually the girls from Hanyuefang are in the backyard, and even the guests have never been to the front yard. Now there are so many beauties gathered in the front yard. The news spreads all of a sudden, and many idle people gather here to have a look at the excitement. , and also take a look at the beauties.
As the sun rose, the gate of Hanyuefang opened wide. Lou Zhongxi and the elder went out to greet him. Several old mothers were behind the door, and the girls were all in the yard. Seeing that the door was crowded with people watching the fun, the bold girls also looked outside the door to see if they could find some good friends. Those who are thin-faced hide behind others.
One after another Zhao Gongzi dressed up with oily hair and pink face, arrived by car or on foot, each with two or three entourages. The elder and Zhong Xi took him in and handed him over to his mother. The mother then directed one or two girls under her to take him to the front hall, where they presented him with fruits and chatted with them. The idlers outside the door watched intently, their mouths watering.
After all ten young masters arrived, the front door was closed, and all the idle men came to their senses, let out a burst of hisses, and dispersed.
Ten young men sat down in the front hall, greeting each other, greeting each other, and teasing the girls. It was very lively. In the midst of the excitement, Lu Buwei appeared at the back door. He was dressed in Qin clothes and said loudly to the hall: "Young Master Qin, I would like to see you all, Mr. Zhao!" He bowed deeply.
The princes of Zhao who were sitting high in the hall immediately knelt down and said, "I would like to see Mr. Stranger!"
Lu Buwei said: "Young Master Yiren is setting up a banquet for all the young masters in the back hall. Please come to the hall. Your servant will stay here so that you can call me and treat me with fruit wine!"
Everyone stood up, lined up in two rows according to seniority and age, went out the back door and came to the back hall. At this time, the stranger and his two followers were already standing under the eaves in front of the door, waiting for each other.
Naturally, there are no steps or paths in the shop, so the young masters just followed Lu Buwei in a queue. Ten steps away, the foreigner bowed deeply and said, "I am so lucky to meet Mr. Handan, how lucky I am!"
Lu Buwei sang: "Master Qin has met Master Zhao!"
The princes of Zhao also returned the courtesy and said: "How lucky you are!" The stranger stepped forward, and Lu Buwei led him to meet the princes of Zhao. Yiren has worked hard these past few days to understand the whereabouts of these young masters, and prepared a few words of compliment for each young master, matching the situation with the situation. The general conversation process is this.
Lu Buwei: "This is a certain young master from a certain family!"
Stranger: "Young Master Dewu/'s words/articles... I've always heard of someone, and I'm so lucky to meet you now!"
When those young masters saw that their pride was known to a stranger from far away in Qin, they all regarded him as a close friend. They all burst into tears of gratitude and even said, "How lucky you are to be honored as a young master!" Each of the ten people moved their hearts. It can be seen that Lu Buwei's deep intention and other people's hard work!
After expressing their admiration for each other, everyone went to the hall. Young Master Yiren and Lu Buwei sat in the east hall, ten young masters sat at the guest table, and two attendants stood behind.
While they were admiring each other, the bands, singers and dancers had already come out and were sitting on both sides of the back hall, and the tuning and tuning had been completed. As soon as they all returned to their seats, the music started playing.
