Wu Mengming did not go because Chang Yu did not invite him.
But he knew immediately about Chang Yu's banquet with generals in the big world. He also knew that Shi Kefa, Wang Jiayan, Xu Yunzhen, and Li Yuzhi were attending the banquet. He even knew more than Emperor Chongzhen. For example, the prince was not in the palace at all at this time. As for where he went, he couldn't say that he didn't dare to say it and had to pretend not to know.
As for why Chang Yu didn't invite Wu Mengming to the banquet, he knew it very well. Now, not only did he and Chang Yu secretly compete in the eyes of the emperor, but the courtiers also liked to hear and gossip about the secrets of his and Chang Yu's fight for favor. Eat dog for dog's sake.
In a private room of a teahouse across the street from the Great World, Wu Mengming stood in front of the window, holding a teacup in his hand and looking at the busy traffic downstairs, with a faint smile on his face, and the little eunuch said That's right, silence makes a fortune. Whoever takes the lead these days will suffer. We will act for you whatever show you like to watch, and sing for you whatever music you want to hear. I don't care what other people think of the joke, as long as I can make money Just money.
"Sir," a thousand households knocked on the door and came in: "There are soldiers fighting in Baishun Hutong."
Wu Mengming frowned: "Fight with weapons? How can the soldiers entering the city get weapons!"
"Sir, it's a fight between the vanguard soldiers of the government and foreign troops. The people from the Nancheng Army and Horse Division cannot control the scene. Our men are on their way!"
grass! Wu Mengming cursed angrily, turned around and hurried away: "Do you know which unit that foreign army belongs to?"
"It seems to be under the command of General Zhou!"
"Damn, they are all cruel! Inform the people in the Beijing camp to go and capture them all!"
It is conceivable that tens of thousands of soldiers who had just experienced life and death returned in triumph. They wanted to vent their emotions through wine and sex, and thousands of foreign troops entered the city to party. How could there not be trouble? In order to maintain stability, Chang Yu ordered Chunxiang to be in charge, along with the Jin Yiwei and the soldiers from the five cities. Ma Si and Jingying are responsible for public security.
Wu Mengming was the commander of the Jinyi Guards and was sent by Chunxiang to sit in the Dashilan outside Qianmen, the most prosperous area in the city. As expected, trouble broke out before he could sit down at night.
Drinking can mess up one's nature. Even after a few drinks, the literati feel that the world belongs to them. What's more, these tough soldiers crawling out of the dead people really start fighting at the slightest disagreement. I forgot to beat it all!
Baishun Hutong is the most famous fireworks alley in Beijing. The ladies there are all of the best quality. Of course, they are also very expensive, and most people cannot afford them.
But when they entered the city, the soldiers were very arrogant and had money on hand. Since they came to the capital, of course they wanted to drink the best wine and find the best young lady, so they rushed to Baishun Alley and met another man while he was drunk. A group of tough enemies, the soldiers of the vanguard of the government army.
The Imperial Guards are divided into five guards, front, rear, left and right. They are considered the most outstanding among the twenty personal guards of the emperor. They are one of the few personal guards who can carry swords into the palace and are on duty. They are also responsible for training and recruiting new soldiers.
The reason for the fight is very cliché. When a local gangster encounters an outsider, they all feel that they are a dick. The reason is "what are you looking at?" and then they start fighting.
But how could the fugitives like the army guards be the opponents of these tough soldiers who had experienced hundreds of battles? They were beaten violently with a bang, and they immediately became angry and moved the guy they brought with them. In fact, fights happened from time to time in brothels, restaurants, and casinos. But there were only a few of them, not to mention that they were all soldiers, attracting countless onlookers and whisperers.
The Nancheng Soldiers and Horses Division, who were in charge of public security here, also arrived immediately. However, this group of people got angry and ignored them at all. Fortunately, there were people from the Jin Yiwei patrolling nearby, so they hurriedly sent more manpower and notified the guards at the same time. Wu Mengming.
Wu Mengming couldn't help but frown when he rushed to the scene. The incident happened outside a wine shop in Baishun Hutong. Next to the wine shop was a brothel. He wanted to drink with the young lady without delay. There were nearly thirty people involved in the fight. The place was in a mess. Blood stains.
The scene was under control, and a large number of patrol soldiers from the Beijing camp surrounded the brawlers. However, these drunken troublemakers kept shouting: "I have killed more people than you guys have ever seen. Scared." Who knows who I am?”
"I am a member of the Imperial Guard, a personal soldier of the emperor. Who of you dares to take me..."
Wu Mengming laughed angrily: "I'm a member of Jinyiwei, how can I take it from you?" Then he ordered his men to take the person and imprison him in the Nancheng Soldiers and Horses Prison first, and he will be sent to prison tomorrow!
Jinyiwei! Imprisonment! The troublemakers finally sobered up a bit and started shouting about their background, begging to be spared.
Huh, Zhou Yuji, the military guard of the government! Wu Mengming sneered, the backstage is tough, but it’s not easy to use, I’m even harder backstage!
Seeing Jin Yiwei take the person, the onlookers applauded and applauded. Wu Mengming even promised the owner of the wine shop that the damage would be assessed first and then the troublemaker would compensate. Seeing that he handled it properly and received endless praises, the guy secretly rejoiced. I found this to be a good time to sell my name.
Little do they know that frictions of various sizes are happening all over the forty-nine cities, which makes the merchants both happy and worried. It is certainly a good thing to make money when big soldiers come to spend money, but these people are all vulgar people. Difficult to serve, he would bang the table and throw bowls to get into a fight if he disagreed with her.
Wu Mengming was very busy in the outer city. Chunxiang was in charge of the inner city and was stationed at the Dongchang Yamen. Military and horse departments from all over the place came to report from time to time. There was someone making trouble somewhere. We just arrested a few...
At this time, in a separate courtyard in the big world, the sound of the piano was melodious and the fragrant breeze was blowing. Chang Yu was receiving several distinguished guests here.
Accompanying us are Li Yan and Li Muxian.
Li Yan is injured and can't drink alcohol and doesn't like women. Li Muxian, a Taoist priest who does everything behind his back, always pretends to be a gentleman in front of Chang Yu, so he is here to accompany him.
The distinguished guests were Shi Kefa, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Li Yuzhi, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Wang Jiayan, the Governor of the Beijing Camp, and his good friend Gong Yonggu. In addition, there was a young man sitting beside him quietly drinking tea and watching. They chat.
In this courtyard, there is wine, tea, and a beautiful woman playing the piano. However, this beauty is not as busy as elsewhere. What she sells is art.
Although drinking and having sex with prostitutes is considered a decent thing these days, it doesn't matter who is here, what their status is, what age they are, and what they are talking about, how can there be such a thing that is inappropriate for the occasion.
But the Great World Entertainment City facing the street is a different scene, with wine pools and meat forests. Who would have thought that the mighty Duke Xu Yunzhen, who had just rode his horse and whipped his whip, would be looking at the dark night in front of the window and reciting poems: Standing still The wind blows softly in the dangerous building, and I look forward to the extremely sad spring. The sky is gloomy.
In the grass-colored smoke and the lingering light, who is silent and understands the meaning of the fence?
I plan to get drunk with the madness, and sing while drunk, but the strong music is still tasteless.
The belt becomes wider and wider, but I don't regret it anymore. I feel haggard because of the beauty.
"Sir, what you are chanting is Liu Yong's butterfly flower." A woman behind him, as soft as a snake, wrapped around her, and Xu Yunzhen's heart trembled again: "You do know him."
"Hey, who girl from Goulan doesn't know Liu Caizi?" The woman smiled. Xu Yunzhen was about to do something good again when there was a knock on the door from outside: "Master, Mr. Chang wants to talk to you downstairs."
Xu Yunzhen knew who Mr. Chang was, so he pushed the woman away, put on his clothes and left in a hurry.
