In the 340th year of the Han calendar, the autumn of the Gengzi Year of the Rat, a hundred years have passed since the unification of the Three Kingdoms.
In Huaxing County, which belongs to Quzhou, the cold is deep, the north wind is strong, thousands of miles of fertile wild rice and wheat are bowing their heads, and the clear sky is clear and a flock of geese are flying south.
(Note: For the convenience of reading, this article uses the AD year and cancels the chronology.)
Huaxing County has a total of eight counties under its jurisdiction. Lingyuan County, the seat of the county governor's office, is the largest county in Huaxing County. Lingyuan reaches the old Yan Great Wall in the north and goes directly to the nine counties and seventy-eight counties of Bozhou in the north. It has an area of more than 120 miles and a population of five Sixty thousand, among which the Ling River flows, there are lush forests and thousands of miles of fertile fields.
It is rumored that Lingyuan County can support the survival of an entire Han army.
Autumn can be known in one leaf. Huaxing County is a major grain-producing county in Quzhou, a prosperous and important place in the north of Saibei, and an important town in the northeast and central part of the Han Dynasty.
The Lingyuan Mountains that separate Qu and Bo states are closely nestled with Lingyuan City and have an extremely important geographical location. To the north of the mountains is Bozhou, and to the south of the mountains is Quzhou. Bozhou is the homeland of the Xiongnu, and Quzhou is the northern border of the ancient Central Plains. If the grassland people captured Bozhou, they would go south across the Lingyuan Mountains and occupy the Central Plains. It is a thoroughfare.
Forty-five years ago, Liu Chen, Emperor Shenwu of the Han Dynasty, went on a personal expedition in order to fight against the all-out invasion of the northern grassland overlord Qin. When he returned from the northern expedition, he wrote "Lingyuan Short Song" to express his feelings: Miao Shui Tun Ten Thousand Cavalry, Lingyuan Stationed Five camp. Saibei command martial arts festival, commanding the magic soldiers with swords.
Because of this, a few miles north of Lingyuan County, at the foot of the Lingyuan Mountains and beside the Linghe River, Huaxing Armed Forces General Deng Yan commanded 30,000 troops and was stationed here all year round to farm fields, control floods, and train troops.
Lingyuan County, the county seat of the county governor, is the largest city in Huaxing County. It is six miles square and has a population of 100,000. Among them, Daomai Street runs from north to south, and Shenshui Street runs from east to west. With the momentum of four palaces, Lingyuan is a piece of jade. Excellent cut.
The Han people value fire and dress in black and red; the Han people use the "four images" to determine superiority and inferiority, so the southern position is preferred.
Therefore, at the beginning of the city's founding, the two parts of Nancheng were either rich or noble. The county guards and county magistrates worked together in the same city, aristocratic families gathered, officials and merchants gathered together. The price of land was said to be "a hundred trees are worth an inch", which was unattainable. The two parts of Beicheng are complex in composition. Generally speaking, one is for markets, gangs, and shops, and the other is for ordinary people.
The newly revised "Han Code: City Defense Chapter" stipulates that all Han-owned prefectures and cities should be opened at Chen hour and closed at You hour, with half a month as one big set. They should be opened at Mao hour and closed at Wu hour on that day. Anyone who violates this rule will be sent to the army.
Today is the first day of the ninth lunar month in the Chinese calendar, which coincides with the grand gathering.
Lingyuan Beicheng North City is crowded with people, the grains are fragrant, the whispers of autumn insects, the screams of vendors, the shouts of waiters, and the cute smiles of girls are all intertwined and overlapping, it is so lively!
Passers-by come in all shapes and sizes, including officials, aristocrats, princes and young ladies. Some are looking forward to a good relationship, some are looking for some rare goods, or some want to show off their prestige. Merchants, vendors, scholars and craftsmen, ordinary people and children, and housekeepers and servants are wandering around asking for prices. Go to the market to stock up on new year's goods, pay for food, and buy winter clothes. It's a picture of a prosperous and peaceful time!
In the middle of the North City is the Wangbei Building, where is the dance pavilion and singing platform.
Every time there is a big market, Wangbeilou, the largest wine shop in Lingyuan County, will definitely make a lot of money.
Wangbei Building has three floors, with a hollow outer ring. There are 180 guests on the first floor. Sixty-six six-branch lanterns are exquisite and compact. There is a platform in the middle for students to debate, knights to compete, and eight arts to perform. The stream surrounds the middle platform, and the water flows Taking the center stage as the center and spreading to the corners, daisies bloom all along the water, giving it a unique sense of elegance. The best thing is that winter day, the fire wall is hot, the running water is warm, and the candlesticks are warm, making people want to drink heavily when they enter;
There are 80 guest seats on the second floor, arranged along the inner ring of the second floor, separated by fire-level screens, with patterns of flying birds and galloping horses, a celadon-glazed table with people holding lanterns, and a "flowing silver hole" at the corner of the table, so that spectators and drinkers can enjoy their time. , the money and money went in through the hole, and reached the middle stage on the first floor. They clinked and landed on the stage, which suddenly became very interesting;
On the third floor, there are thirty guests. It stands against the outer ring. There is a separate room for a single person. Only the rich and powerful are not allowed to enter. The room is extremely exquisite with celadon gold lion water infusion and bronze three-legged stove. There are figurines and sapphire sculptures on the table that chant books and poems. The white tiger lanterns are delicate and clear. What's even more pleasing is that the third floor is slightly higher than the city wall of Lingyuan County. When drinking from this room, you can look far into the distance and enjoy the drizzle in summer and the frost and snow in winter, expressing your feelings. Intriguingly inspiring.
The whole building is filled with dancing gauze, wine and wine, flower girls and vendors are shuttled around, and the whole building is full of joy. The Wangbei Building is really a good choice for reciting poems, composing poems, and talking about drinking.
Today's Wangbei Tower is particularly busy. In order to attract people, Wangbei Tower will always come up with some new things on every first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year. The person who was invited today is Dongfang Chunsheng and Dongfang Yu's grandson, who are well-known throughout the world.
I saw this Dongfang Chunsheng dressed in brown and gray linen clothes, with a plain cloth belt around his waist, linen shoes on his feet, three copper coins hanging from his waist, a bun with a black belt on his head, wrinkles all over his forehead, a sky-high nose with deep sockets, and... People have a feeling of being weathered and stubborn.
Granddaughter Dongfang Yu, with auspicious eyes, cherry lips, delicate skin, crooked bun, wearing tiger-head shoes and floral cloth, looking around, looks like a little half-adult. The grandfather and grandson sat opposite each other at the special banquet, eating and waiting quietly for the shopkeeper's greeting.
At noon, when the guests were all seated and drinking, Xia Qing, the manager of Wangbei Tower, saw the opportunity and walked slowly up to the center stage, shook his huge head, clapped three times, and the noise of the drinkers gradually subsided.
But looking at Xia Qing, she cupped her hands and cupped her hands with a smile and said: "Xia Qing, thank you all for your compliments and for coming to my humble house to have a drink. Today is a big gathering, and we specially invite the grandson of the famous master Dongfang to join in the fun. As the old saying goes, 'Good food and good wine are not the envy of thousands of nobles.' , everyone, eat well! Drink well! Have fun!”
It can be seen from the luxurious decoration of Wangbei Building that consumption in this place is quite high.
Naturally, those who can have a drink in Wangbei Tower are not ordinary people. After the rich children have no worries about food and clothing, they are naturally very interested in playing eagle and dog fighting. When they heard that it was the grandson of Dongfang, the audience suddenly cheered. !
In response to the gaze, Dongfang Chunsheng, the father and grandson, stood up from the banquet. They saw Dongfang Chunsheng holding his granddaughter in his left hand and a flower drum in his right hand. His eyes were slightly narrowed and his upper body was slightly arched, showing a lively, humorous and honest attitude. Dongfang Yu held the sheng in his left hand and followed Dongfang Chunsheng in small steps, with a rosy smile and a calm expression.
Standing still, the lean and lanky Dongfang Chunsheng played the drums, Dongfang Yuwen played the drums and the sheng, and the show slowly began with the grandfather and grandson playing the sheng, drums and fiddles.
"It is said that five hundred years ago, when the Han Dynasty was first established, Emperor Gaozu established the White Horse Alliance, saying: Anyone who is not the king of the Liu family will be attacked by the whole world. More than a hundred years ago, eunuchs were in power, relatives were in power, and warlords were in power. If officials could not implement benevolent governance, generals would not be able to Defending the territory, the emperor's divine weapon was lost, and the people were in dire straits. Cao Mengde held the emperor hostage to order the princes, and Cao Zihuan deposed the emperor in order to establish himself. The Sun family in the east of the Yangtze River settled in a corner, waiting for the great changes in the world to compete in the south of the Yangtze River, and Sun Zhongmou finally ascended to the throne."
"Only I, Emperor Zhaolie of the Han Dynasty, have an orthodox mind, a majestic appearance, and a lot of accumulation. In order to embody the aspirations of the world, I can defeat Cao Cao in Yuyu, try my best to save the country from the dangerous wall, and continue the Han Dynasty in Bashu. I will wait for the opportunity to make the Northern Expedition. How can I fail? The Taoist banquet with the White Emperor, the star of the Shu Han Dynasty withered, and the vast world was finally divided into three parts..."
When he started talking, Mr. Dongfang's hands trembled and he lamented again and again!
Copper coins kept flowing down the small "silver flow hole", and the sound of coins falling to the ground and the cheers and sighs of spectators could be heard endlessly.
After two cups of tea, everyone was slightly tipsy and wanted to sleep. Some people supported the table and sang music, some made fists to help drink, and some fell asleep.
The shopkeeper Xia Qing was good at observing emotions. He saw that Mr. Dongfang was in the middle of his speech, but there were only a few drinkers listening attentively to the recitation. He was familiar with all aspects of life, and he knew that it was not Mr. Dongfang who spoke poorly, but Everyone was drunk.
So, Xia Qing rolled her eyes, took a few steps onto the stage, touched Dongfang Yu's little head, and signaled to Dongfang Chunsheng. Seeing this, Dongfang Chunsheng stopped drumming and Dongfang Yu fell into the wind.
Afterwards, Xia Qing looked around, smiled and said loudly: "Dear guests, the time has come. Today's wine has passed the thirtieth day. Everyone has enjoyed themselves. Mr. Dongfang is getting old and weak. He needs to take a short rest before performing for all the guests. , at noon the next day, please invite your friends and come here again, and I promise that the money for drinks the next day will be nine out of ten baht! How about it? "
"Hey, hey, hey? Let me tell you, Shopkeeper Xia, how can you, a louse like you, see the sperm of both sexes? Mr. Dongfang didn't even say a word, how did you know he was tired? Shopkeeper Xia wants to ask us to add more wine to lighten the lamp. , make another fortune, then you need to be more kind! Isn’t that right, guys!”
The speaker was a big man with a short sword at his waist and a bare left arm. At first glance, he looked like a man running around in the rivers and lakes. At this moment, he was about to stand up, but he couldn't withstand the force of three bowls of rice wine. As soon as he stood up, he fell back on the couch, extremely drunk. Save personnel. There was a burst of laughter around him, and the entourage kept mocking him for his incompetence in the wine bar!
"Hahaha! All the guests are laughing at me. I only have a small business and I am content with making ends meet! But since the old brother is talking, Xia Qing joins the party and makes the old brother his friend. The next day, he will get eight out of ten baht! Xia Qing casually picked up a bowl of warm wine, approached the drunken man, clinked the glasses gently, and drank it all in one gulp.
"Shopkeeper Xia, instead of doing a good deed, why not send Buddha to the west? How about seven out of ten baht? The next day, everyone will bring their wives and children, invite friends, and have a good time!" The speaker was a man dressed as a scholar on the second floor. The four people at the table with him were already drunk and unconscious.
"This... Okay, okay! It's a deal, if you take seven out of ten baht, you'll get seven. I'll wait for the good news from you all the next day!"
There was a burst of applause throughout the building, and everyone drank the wine in one gulp. Several waiters waiting nearby saw this and whispered to each other. The older waiter bared his teeth and whispered with a sinister smile: The shopkeeper originally planned to get seven out of ten baht.
Half an hour later, when the guests have dispersed and the sun is setting, the waiters and chefs also finish their work and go home one after another. During the big market, Wangbei Tower is busy playing foreign affairs and there is no dinner party. The waiters and chefs may go home to spend time with their wives and daughters, or go to the market. Have fun.
This is a benefit given to the guys by the wealthy Wangbei Tower.
After sending away the last waiter, Xia Qing sighed softly: This year comes another year, and I see a new look every year. When the new look turns into the old one, decades pass by!
After closing the door and returning to the case, Xia Qing sat down on the center stage, pulled her neck and shouted loudly, "Liu Yi, come out and work quickly!"
