There was nothing strange on Bai Lang's face. He seemed to be curious about the various decorations in Shuanghua Building, which were both luxurious and elegant.
"This way, you two, your place is on the third floor."
In the middle of the hall on the first floor is a semicircular stage. The stage is surrounded by steps and seats in a semicircle, which are the closest to the stage and the best place to watch the performance.
The seats on the second floor extend out of the wing and are located in the corridor. The location here is worse than that on the first floor, but it is still a first-class location.
The third floor is not so comfortable. You need to lower your head, and what you see is also at an inclined angle. The experience is naturally much worse than the previous two locations.
"The seats on the first floor are reserved for the most elite wealthy merchants in Yongchuan City and the big shots in the city lord's palace, as well as big businessmen and officials from other places. As well as literary and elegant literary giants. Those who are qualified to sit down there. There can be about forty or fifty people.
On the second floor are people with the next-level power and the next-level wealth. If a swordsman comes, they will sit on the second floor. The third floor is for people like you and me who just come to join in the fun.
The fourth floor above is basically the invitations that you usually buy with money, and the ones above are just audible. "
Zhang Xun could tell that Bai Lang didn't know the rules of the show at all, so he opened his mouth to introduce some. Then he pointed to the lanterns around and said, "Have you seen the lanterns hanging everywhere? Look carefully, there is a hook underneath these lanterns. What do you think they are for?"
"Hang something?"
"Yeah, it's for hanging signs."
"brand?"
"Well, it's a crystal sign that costs money to hang up. At the end of the performance, the money will be paid to the person who puts the name on the sign. It's the same as choosing an oiran in a flower house. But today's sign is much more expensive than when choosing an oiran. . A sign costs one gold, and the lanterns closer to the stage are more expensive. Tsk tsk, you will see how rich the people here are later. The little money we earn from licking blood in the knife shop will be placed in This probably isn’t enough for other people’s drinking expenses for the night.”
There was ridicule in Zhang Xun's words, but Bai Lang could tell that Zhang Xun was not mocking those who were obsessed with life and money, but was mocking himself.
He must have arrived early. Looking down, Bai Lang could see that although there were many people gathered in twos and threes on the first floor, almost all of them were literati dressed as scholars. Obviously, these people are not all sitting in the lobby on the first floor. Most of them are probably going to the fourth floor. They should be joining in the fun before the show starts. Centered on the "literary giants" mentioned by Zhang Xun just now, a number of people have formed. A distinct circle.
"These scholars are also very interesting. Most of them don't have much money in their pockets, but they are very willing to give up to the girls in the flower house. Moreover, the madams, turtles, and singers in the flower house praise them and they really mean it. Listen. All my literary talent has been used to write songs for the ladies and singers here. It will be useless over time. After all, writing songs is not a great ability, and it cannot bring about status and fame. "
"Then Mr. Zhang thinks studying is useless?"
"No, no, no, I didn't say that reading is useless, but reading is only useful if you are involved in officialdom. Hanging out in a flower house and singing poems and singing songs is okay as a pastime. If you really concentrate on getting into it, you will be useless. Many people are trash in my opinion.
You still remember Zhang Yangsong, the Yuzhong soldier who was involved in the death of the envoy, right? That is a typical person who relies on knowledge to gain official status and soar to the sky. In addition to being a military leader, he also serves as the commander of the Blood Guard. How scary is this authority?
Let’s not talk too far, just this time, do you think Zhang Yangsong will definitely die if he is implicated? Hehe, reliable news, he is not dead! And he was picked up from the Yamen a few days ago. "
"Ah?" Bai Lang's eyes widened when he heard this. During this period of time, he had heard a lot about the series of troubles caused by the previous murder case, and the knife shop was the one who was affected by this incident. Including those secret guards who had fought against each other, I heard that they were all executed. So Zhang Yangsong, who was directly connected, would logically die, right? After all, even people like Liu She who were related to him were killed.
In the end, Zhang Yangsong is not dead yet? !
"Are you surprised? Hey, Zhang Yangsong survived because of his ability shown in Yuzhong, otherwise Yuzhong would have made such great efforts to protect him?
Therefore, reading is actually the same as practicing martial arts, it must be used in the right place. Otherwise it's useless.
Oh, you see, when it comes to Yuzhong City, those people over there are from Yuzhong. "
As he spoke, Zhang Xun pointed at the few people who had just walked in from the gate.
When Bai Lang heard this, he looked over and found that although the people Zhang Xun mentioned were wearing robes, they did not have a scholarly temperament when walking, and had an obvious murderous aura. But it is different from the sword shop, and the sword hanging on the waist is also long. And even though they were far away, Bai Lang could feel that these two people were both Qi Refiners, and their reactions were very strong. They were both better than Tang Yan that Bai Lang had ever seen!
"Are these people from the military?"
"Yes, the leader is Xue Bao, the commander of the Yuzhong Army, and the person behind him is Liu Jianyu, the commander of the Zuo Army. These two people are two of the three swordsmen of the Yuzhong Army."
"Zhang Yangsong, the commander of the army, just escaped from death. These two people show up in Yongchuan again. Could it be that they are here to show off their power?"
"It's possible, but things in the army are very complicated. Zhang Yangsong is a civilian in charge of military affairs. I heard that he can't deal with the three soldiers. He has the power of inspection and strategic planning in the army. Usually he can suppress it. Well, this time I almost capsized and lost my life. I don’t know if I can convince the public in the future.
I think Xue Bao and Liu Jianyu may have come here for the envoy who is still in Yongchuan City. "
Bailang had been listening without answering. His knowledge was limited to the small area of Yongchuan City, and he knew very little about the situation in Yuzhong Prefecture. Regarding Jun Wu, Bailang only knew that the power to control Jun Wu came from the capital and not from the Yuzhong Prefecture.
In other words, the recruitment and leadership of the three soldiers in Yuzhong are all decided by the country and are not under the control of the state government.
However, the state government has certain limited power to command and inspect these three soldiers in Yuzhong. In other words, Zhang Yangsong held the position of military leader and was dispatched by Zhou Chong, the leader of the state capital.
This is still a complicated relationship that Bailang has heard about. In fact, there are many details. Bailang thinks that the senior officials in the Yuzhong Army may not make it clear until later.
As for why there are no soldiers in Yongchuan City, it is because they are not qualified enough. Generally, only state capitals will allocate troops.
At this point, Zhang Xun pursed his lips, and another group of people came in below. All of them had daggers hanging on their waists, and they had a murderous aura about them, and their faces impressed even Bai Lang.
Especially the man in front of him, wearing a dark red warrior robe, a black crown on his head, a long beard, and a tall and thin figure. The body also has the fluctuations of the Qi Refiner.
"Lin Yue actually came in person, and most of the red sword under his hand came. Tsk, Bailang, these people will definitely mess with us later."
"Where are those people over there? Master Zhang, do you know their origins?" Bai Lang was not too interested in the people in Lin Knife Hall, but seemed to be interested in the group of gorgeously dressed people who came in behind the people in Lin Knife Hall.
Zhang Xun looked sideways and said, "It must be a wealthy businessman from other places. I'm surprised by what he saw."
Bai Lang said: "Rich businessmen? Don't you think the aura of the guards following these rich businessmen is weird, Mr. Zhang?"
"Guards? Weird?" After hearing this, Zhang Xun carefully looked at the silent warrior guards following the new group of wealthy businessmen downstairs.
After watching for a while, Zhang Xun turned to look at Bailang and said, "You have a sharp eye. Those people must be the guys from Yuzhong who sneaked in. Yuzhong Sword Hall? Hehe."
(End of chapter)
