In the evening of that day, Li Fan took Xue An, who had returned to his hometown as a nursing home servant, from the south gate to Pingkangfang, and arrived near Sanqu by a familiar road.
As a wealthy child from the Hou family, Li Fan was not unfamiliar with this area.
This place is essentially a residential area where dignitaries and dignitaries live, but the most famous thing in the area is neither the Princess Mansion nor the Yanghua Temple, but Donghui Sanqu, where the specialty industry is located, and where the prostitutes are located, as people at the time called it. It is a place called "Fengliu Ze".
Pingkangfang enters from the north gate to Donghui Sanqu, which is the place where prostitutes gather. Among the prostitutes, there are Zhengzheng, most of them are in Nanqu Zhongqu. The one along the wall is home to despicable prostitutes, who are quite looked down upon by Erqu. Of. (Excerpted from "Beili Zhi" written by Sun Qi of Tang Dynasty)
Wang Renyu of the Five Dynasties also recorded this in his "Kaiyuan Tianbao Legacy": "There is Pingkangfang in Chang'an, where prostitutes live. A collection of young knights from Kyoto gather here, and new scholars every year visit it with red paper names."
Daqian built the holy capital based on the blueprints of Chang'an City, and also arranged characteristic industries in these three songs, thus becoming a place of drunkenness and wealth.
At this time, the lanterns were first lit, and rows of lanterns hung along the street from the corridors in the sky, decorating the entire street. By the time Donghui Sanqu came, the lights were even brighter, as bright as day.
Not only did the streets not become deserted as the curfew approached, but they became increasingly crowded.
Heroes, nobles, dignitaries, and wealthy businessmen gathered from all over the place to enjoy singing, dancing and enjoying delicious food nearby before the nightlife started. There were also groups of small and large drinking tea and drinking together, strolling and shopping, and everywhere there was a scene of singing and dancing. A scene of peace and prosperity.
There are no poor people in this kind of place. Almost every guest who comes and goes is bossy and has an extraordinary bearing. The escorts of the wealthy slaves who are following them are all wearing gold and silver, and are gorgeously dressed. They have a look that is different from the common people. of style.
The horse stopped, and the young man who had been prepared nodded and bowed to greet him and helped lead the horse away. Li Fan saw a few people waiting at the door at a glance. When he saw him coming, he opened his eyes and relaxed his eyebrows. It was exactly what he had done before. At the peak of solving the Fox Bride case, Yu Liang, Fang Hong, Fan Renyong and others.
"Everyone looks good. It seems that you have regained your energy after taking a few days off."
"Brother Guanyun is joking. We haven't done anything at all. We don't need to recuperate. What kind of rest do we need?"
"I see, it's not that Brother Shangjin doesn't need to recuperate, but he got very energetic when he heard that he was coming to Pingkangfang for a drink."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
After a few jokes, everyone had a good time and headed towards the mansion where the fourth and fifth family of Qianqu Congdong was located.
This place is the residence of Yang Miao'er. Yang Miao'er was originally a famous prostitute in Beijing. After her sex life faded in her old age, she retired and became a pseudo-mother. She raised four daughters at home.
The eldest daughter is called Laier, Yu Pengxian. She is not very handsome, but she is eloquent and witty, making her worthy of Xi Jiu.
The second daughter is called Yong'er, whose courtesy name is Qi Qing. She is graceful and graceful to Lai'er. She has no other abilities, but I feel pity for her when I see her.
The third daughter is called Ying'er. She lacks beauty, is clumsy and playful, and uses many energetic words to disobey the guests.
The fourth daughter is called Gui'er, the youngest, but Mulai'er is a person who is elegant and flattering.
In fact, these characteristic industries in Daqian are not necessarily flesh and blood businesses.
On the contrary, the skin and meat business is only the most downstream and low-end part of the entire industry chain. Among the three songs, only the one near the wall of the factory is open to trade.
Although the word prostitute is often used together, this is not a brothel, but a high-end club.
What the dignitaries in Daqian lack is not the happiness brought by the flesh-and-blood business, but a feeling.
A feeling similar to being in love and being in love.
This kind of spiritual enjoyment brought by free love is what feudal society lacks most.
Although the daily life of high-end prostitutes is to welcome and drop off, most of them are courtesans who never stay overnight. They only accompany them to drink wine, listen to music, guess orders, and compose poems and music.
The entertainment of these literati was quite popular in the Holy Capital, so Li Ao rented this place to entertain several friends for a drinking party.
After a while, everyone came inside. The hall was spacious and quiet, with bead curtains hanging down, mattresses and curtains, and the banquet had been set up.
Yang Miao'er's family showed great flattery to Li Fan and others because of their good looks and rich wealth. They even invited Wang Tuan'er from the first family in Qianqu from the west and his disciples Xiao Run, Fu Niang and Xiao Fu to accompany them.
After a while, the two mothers retreated, leaving their daughters to wait.
Li Fan looked around, and after Yong'er beside him poured the wine for him, he raised his glass with a smile and said, "Everyone, everything is silent, let's drink this cup to the full!"
Everyone raised their glasses in response, all laughed and started talking loudly.
Li Fang informed: "Although I was transferred to the secret treasury, what is more important is that I was promoted to the eighth level and was appointed as a governor. Now my father is helping me plan to be promoted to General Xuanwu and transferred to the Law Enforcement Hall. The deacon from the team was dispatched, and this time he came out to supervise the progress of the case in this name. Speaking of which, he can be regarded as the supervisor of the two deacons!"
Fang Hong said: "I will take on the errand there first, but I don't plan to be transferred elsewhere."
Gao Feng said: "I have also been transferred to the secret treasury, but I won't be able to work there for long, because it's almost time to return to the Hanlin Academy."
Yu Liang said: "I also plan to get a job in the law enforcement hall this time, but instead of dispatching team deacons like my brother Guanyun, I will work as a patrol team leader in the prison!"
Fan Renyong said with a faint smile: "I am preparing to go to the Holy Capital. If I am lucky, I should be able to find a job as a trial household."
Li Chuan, Fang Hong, and Gao Feng said that the secret treasury was the most important place in the Lantai Institute. They were responsible for serving as the treasure keeper. This was also an important gilding place. In the future, if they were to serve as chiefs, this step would be indispensable for the hall masters.
As for official ranks, Li Chuan was promoted to eight levels in a row, Fang Hong was promoted to seven levels in a row, and Gao Feng was originally a Jinshi. He also had a bright future and was about to reach the fifth or sixth rank of officials in no time.
These are the true meaning of riding a rocket to the sky, reaching the destination that other petty officials pursue all their lives and cannot achieve.
In comparison, Yu Liang and Fan Renyong are far behind, but they are still better than ordinary petty officials.
Because the position of the town guard is under the Tianlao Warden Department. Although he is only a small boss and has the level of the seventh-grade general banner, he has been promoted to three levels in a row, and his wish has been fulfilled.
Fan Renyong has been promoted to five levels in a row and is finally expected to try a hundred households to revive his family's reputation.
If it works properly, there will be a chance to reach a real hundred households in the future.
Li Chuanhao said angrily: "Why should Baihu try? Leave this matter to me, and I will help you find an official position for Baihu!
But it may take a year and a half, so you should condescend to continue being your chief clerk and get some qualifications. "
Fan Renyong was overjoyed and said quickly: "That would be disrespectful!"
Gao Feng couldn't help but sigh: "Everyone has achieved what he wanted and has a bright future.
Come, take this drink and toast to your future! "
"Good luck to the future and win the day!"
