"Tao Gong, you are finally back!" In front of the hotel gate, Tao Gu had just gotten off the carriage, and the waiter who had been waiting for a long time came to greet him.
Tao Gu, who had been holding back for a long time in the orphanage, finally couldn't help it. Sui Shi's words yesterday reminded him that in addition to the Southern Tang Dynasty, the people in the city should also pay more attention to it, or they might make unexpected discoveries.
So, during the day, Tao Gu went to the city's marketplace to observe. Jinling is a place where humanity gathers. There are many poetry studios and painting studios, and there are talented women and beauties. Tao Shijun is "happy to see the hunter". What he sees here is After a while, a bit of publicity, my mood suddenly improved.
"What's the matter?" Tao Gu said calmly, raising his sleeves.
"Prime Minister Feng Yansi has sent someone to invite Mr. Tao to come over and tell him that a banquet has been prepared for him! This is the invitation!"
Tao Gu took the invitation and paused for a moment at the beautifully designed cover with gilt borders. He opened it and scanned the content, rolling his eyes. He looked at the sky and saw that it was almost evening. He put away the invitation and said, "There is no need to put it away. I will go to Feng's house after I take care of it for a while."
Before nightfall, the Feng Mansion was already ready to welcome guests. It was common for senior officials and ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty to have banquets with guests. Everyone in the manor was experienced and the arrangements were smooth.
Wine, food and dishes, beauties and maids, singers and dancers, actors and musicians are all in place. It looks like a happy and luxurious home, nothing more than that.
In the hall, several "Feng Party" officials were also invited, not many of them, to advise the doctor Wei Cen, who had the highest authority. Wei Cen belonged to Song Qiqiu, the Yuan minister of the Southern Tang Dynasty, but in the Southern Tang Dynasty, Song and Feng were in the same party.
"The envoys of the Han Dynasty are too trusting. What kind of status does the gentleman have? He invites him to a banquet and waits for him in person, but he has to wait for so long! Why not go to the banquet first?" Wei Cen flattered Shan Shan, but he began to feel dissatisfied with Feng Yansi.
Feng Yansi also had the arrogance of a scholar and was a little dissatisfied in his heart. However, he prided himself on being self-restrained and smiled lightly: "The host and guest have not arrived yet. As a host, I should be a little patient. Besides, this is His Majesty's instruction..."
After hearing what Feng Yansi said, Wei Cen immediately said that Feng Gong was magnanimous, with a mind as big as the sea, and accommodating all rivers...
As soon as his thoughts changed, Wei Cen asked for advice: "Ms. sir, do we really want to send troops to Hunan?"
"Huh?" Feng Yansi turned around and frowned: "Why, you also have doubts?"
The look in Feng Yansi's eyes made Wei Cen feel nervous, and he quickly said: "Xiaoguan just feels that in recent years, I have been unsuccessful in pacifying Fujian and resisting Wu and Yue, and I have lost a lot of troops, money and food..."
"That's why we advocate the annexation of Hunan!" Feng Yansi interrupted him and said: "Back then, it was our suggestion that Chen Min sent out troops indiscriminately. However, it was just that he made changes in the face of the enemy and improperly handled the aftermath, which resulted in terrible consequences. People are disappointed. In the battle at Fuzhou, you were also the supervisor of the army. The generals competed for credit, but the battle was unfavorable, and the Wuyue people took advantage!"
"Although His Majesty is a kind-hearted man, he also has a desire to open up new territories. He has failed several times, which for us, really disappoints His Majesty. Otherwise, in the past two years, how could we have allowed the Northerners like Han Xizai to rise again!"
"This time Ma Chu is our chance to turn the situation around!"
When Wei Cen heard this, he immediately said: "My Lord, I admire your foresight!"
"It's just that, although we don't need to worry too much about the Northern Han Dynasty when fighting in the south, we still need to find out what its thoughts and intentions are!" Feng Yansi said: "Otherwise, His Majesty's side may not be able to feel at ease either. of!"
"It all depends on Tao Gu!" Wei Cen responded with a clever smile.
Feng Yansi was not kept waiting too long. His disciples reported that Tao Gu had arrived. As the guests passed the house, the music suddenly started playing. Feng Yansi showed great enthusiasm, personally greeted them and guided them to their seats.
The sound of Mi Hua's music lingers in the ears, and the beautiful singing voice is so intoxicating. The most alluring thing is the beauty who has to show off her dancing skills in the hall. The monarchs and ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty really knew how to play...
Tao Gu enjoyed the warmest reception. There was a beautiful maid in single clothes and short skirts waiting by his side. She poured wine and vegetables, and breathed red lips, which was fragrant.
The red and pink skeletons in the hall really made Tao Gu find it difficult to keep his Taoist heart, and his face was filled with red light. He didn't know whether he was drunk or intoxicated. Under the leadership of Feng Yansi, all the guests at the banquet, consciously or unconsciously, complimented and praised Tao Gu, praised his literary talent, and almost described him as a northern poet and a giant in the literary world...
The fun started, and under the cheers of the guests, Tao Gu happily composed an impromptu song in the hall: "Spring in the House". Gorgeous words, touching the heartstrings, seducing people...
"Tao Shijun has a brilliant literary talent!" Feng Yansi had a smile on his face, and he let go and said, "Feng is ashamed of himself!"
Inspired by the temptation of spring in the house, Tao Gu's hands had already become erratic and moved on the body of the accompanying maid. Hearing this, he stopped what he was doing and waved his hand to Feng Yansi: "Feng Gong is too modest. The land of Jianghuai, No one knows that Feng Gong’s words can create a generational trend..."
Such mutual business exchanges made the relationship between the two people suddenly become much closer.
Seeing that Tao Gu was in high spirits, Feng Yansi pointed to the panting and charming singer who had danced several times in a row, and said with a smile: "What do you think of this concubine, Commander Tao?"
Tao Gu looked down the hall with confused eyes, looking at the young and beautiful dancers, and he was full of praise: "Xinai is a beautiful lady, she has gathered the aura of Jiangnan!"
"Haha!" Feng Yan was already happy and introduced: "They are all carefully selected by the old man and trained since childhood. The elders are only seventeen. If you are interested, I will give two of them to serve in front of the case. How about it?" "
"Seriously?" Tao Gu's eyes lit up.
"Seriously!" Feng Yansi affirmed.
He asked the maid next to him to take another sip of wine. Tao Gu felt itchy and raised his hand to Feng Yansi: "Feng Gong is so kind to me. I don't know why I should repay him?"
Tao Gu was already drunk, so Feng Yansi said unintentionally: "Hey, with the recent events in Hunan, I have been trying to unite the big men to conspire for big things. I just don't know the big men, so why do you suddenly have this discussion?"
When Feng Yansi asked this question, Tao Gu's eyes twitched. He hugged the maid with a drunken face, smelled the fragrance, and said to Feng Yansi: "Mr. Feng, I don't dare to say anything nonsense! Otherwise, the news will spread... ..."
Seeing this, Feng Yansi cheered up and immediately told Wei Cen: "Doctor Wei, please say hello to me!"
"Yes!" Wei Cen obeyed, and soon the hall became more lively and noisy.
Feng Yansi, in his honor, got down from his seat, waved his hand to the waiting maid, gave up his seat, and sat down.
Without the delicate body of a beautiful maid, it would be quite a sight to be replaced by an old man like Feng Yansi. However, Tao Gu looked at Feng Yansi and said in a drunken voice: "That's all, in order to repay Mr. Feng for his kindness, let me have a few words..."
The smell of alcohol in Tao Gu's mouth was very strong, and the nauseating smell was foul. Feng Yansi could only endure it and cooperated with Fu'er to go over. He only heard Tao Gu say: "I would like to advise your country not to miss this opportunity!"
"What do you mean by this?" Feng Yansi's eyes lit up.
Tao Gu burped and said intermittently: "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty is young, and young is full of energy. Since he succeeded to the throne, he has been suppressed by the old officials in the court. He wants to expand the territory to suppress the old officials and generals."
After hearing what he said, Feng Yansi became more interested and felt that he had gained a lot. This was the secret of the current situation of the Northern Han Dynasty. He continued to listen attentively to the situation.
"The Ma-Chu Rebellion gave the Emperor an opportunity. When Ma Xi'e disobeyed the will of the imperial court and raised troops to invade, the Emperor could not tolerate it. Veteran ministers like me have tried to dissuade His Majesty from turning Hunan into an enclave and seizing its territory. If you can't defend it, wouldn't it be just a wedding dress for your Tang country? But he didn't listen and insisted on going his own way. Last winter, he forcibly sent two thousand soldiers and horses to Lizhou to get a glimpse of Hunan. Look, wait until..."
As he spoke, Tao Gu suddenly seemed to have sobered up, with a frightened look on his face, and waved his hands repeatedly: "Mr. Feng, what I just said is all nonsense. You should not believe it easily, and you should not spread it to others..."
Feng Yansi was thinking about it secretly, and as if he was drunk, he said in a straight voice: "It's really noisy here, what did Tao Shijun say?"
Turning around to look, he saw Tao Gu holding a cup to his mouth, staring at the dancers resting in the hall with narrowed eyes.
Slightly disdainful, Feng Yansi immediately said cheerfully: "Master Tao, it's already late. Please rest at my house tonight!"
"Okay! Okay! Okay!" Tao Gu didn't move his eyes and agreed perfunctorily.
"Come here, why don't you wait for Tao Shijun to go down and take a bath and go to bed?" Feng Yansi casually greeted the two beautiful girls and ordered: "Well, wait for me!"
Tao Gu was drunk and still impatient. He hugged the two beauties and retreated down the hall with his steps almost floating.
Looking at his back, Feng Yansi grimaced, ordered people to move away from the banquet, and chuckled.
"My husband, have you gained anything?" Wei Cen came up and asked.
"You can return to your Majesty!" Feng Yansi only said this.
Over there, Tao Gu, sniffing the fragrance of the two girls, slowly became completely intoxicated.
