The next day.
Li Qing slapped He Yong awake and asked him to go to the Yamen to shake people, and then went to Liubu himself.
With the imperial gold medal in hand, no one dared to challenge Li Qing.
It's okay to be unhappy, but you can't make principled mistakes. They are all political veterans, so they understand this.
After visiting the six departments, Li Qing went to the Imperial Academy, Hanlin Academy, and Dali Temple... It was already afternoon after the candidates were chosen.
After eating something casually, he rushed to Baoyuan Bureau and said hello to people, saying that he would come to collect money tomorrow.
When I got home, it was almost dark.
Seeing him coming back, Xiao Hengzi stepped forward with a smile: "Sir, please make it easier for us to wait. This is the emperor's reward for you."
Seven or eight Jin Yiwei stepped forward and lifted the cloth covering the tray, revealing an ingot of gold ingots that was particularly dazzling.
Xiao Hengzi rubbed his hands and said, "Sir, where do you want to put it?"
Li Qing opened the door and said, "Put it on the stone table in the courtyard."
A thousand taels of gold sounds like a lot, but in reality it is only over sixty kilograms, which Shi Table can fully bear.
Xiao Hengzi said with a smile: "Mr. Li, the emperor's favor for you can be said to be unmatched by anyone in the civil and military circles of the dynasty!"
"Haha...father-in-law is so complimentary." Li Qing smiled and picked up two gold ingots, "Father-in-law, thank you for your hard work."
"Oops...this, this..." Xiao Hengzi accepted it sheepishly, "Sir, you are so generous."
He happily put it into his arms and said with a smile: "It's getting late. Sir, I'm busy with state affairs, so we won't disturb you."
Li Qing nodded and said, "Eunuch, go slowly."
After all, it was the people around Zhu Qiyu, so some small favors were necessary. Li Qing put the gold away, took out an ingot and went out.
I will be busy tomorrow, so I have to relax today.
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Yiqing Building.
This is the largest brothel in the capital.
Since the death of Zhu Zhanji, brothels have been revived. Although officials are officially prohibited from having sex with prostitutes, many people go there secretly.
At the time when I was dealing with Wang Nu and the others, things went quiet for a while. Later, when the limelight passed, they still went their own way.
Now that the emperor has changed, the ministers in the court are even more unscrupulous.
After all, that’s all the entertainment in this era.
Listening to books and watching plays in theaters, visiting prostitutes in brothels and drinking wine, riding horses and hunting, etc. The civil servants couldn't do much, so they used all their energy on the women's bellies.
"Sir, come in and play."
The seductive woman with heavy makeup at the door waved her sleeves and winked.
Li Qing suddenly didn't want to go in, but he came and walked in.
The inside is similar to the Zuixian Tower. There is a wooden platform in the center of the hall, guests are sitting around it, and under the gauze tent, the servants of the Qing Dynasty are dancing and playing music.
"Sir, please pay the admission fee." The waiter reminded politely.
Li Qing didn't bring any change, so he said: "Go buy two donkey meat and burn it. The cost will be deducted from it, and I will give you a tael for running errands."
"Hey, okay, please wait a moment, sir." The boy couldn't help but said, "Young man, go right now."
He didn't dare to be greedy for this money. There were too many rich and powerful people in the capital, especially Li Qing's aura of superiority, which looked very human at first glance.
The other boy looked enviously at his companion who ran out, but did not dare to say anything and let Li Qing enter.
Li Qingxun found a place to sit down and admired it quietly.
It was hard to see clearly through the gauze curtain, but the exquisite figure was still very eye-catching, and the audience cheered loudly.
"It's quite lively." Li Qing felt so comfortable that he leaned his weight on the back of the chair, crossed his legs, and moved up and down.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the boy ran up to him, deducted the errand fees and admission fees, and handed him the remaining silver coins and donkey meat burned on fire.
Li Qing was eating and watching, relaxed and comfortable.
Not long after, several stewards stopped and it was time for the bidding.
There was an endless stream of bidding calls, and the price soared. Internet celebrities in this era were no worse than those in later generations.
Li Qing's ingot of gold ingots was not enough to see, but he didn't think about that. He was just too bored and came to join in the fun.
After some bidding, the worst brothel cost 150 taels to enter the palace. It can be seen that the brothel is called the gold-selling cave, and it is not a name for nothing.
No matter what era, rich people are happy.
Li Qing went directly to the backyard, prepared a table of wine and food, and asked two waiters to accompany him while he drank, to kill the boring time.
The two prostitutes were greedy for Li Qing's body and pressed hard against him, making his head swell. Finally, each of them gave him a tip of 20 taels, and then they stopped.
The night sky is sparkling with stars, and under the moonlight, people are toasting and drinking. Although the woman is vulgar, she still adds some fun.
Li Qing hasn't enjoyed it like this for a long time, and it feels good.
The mood is light and the wine is drunk to the fullest.
Unexpectedly, when I was enjoying myself, I heard the sound of cups being smashed and tables being turned over, as well as the sound of men cursing from the second floor wing in the distance.
It was a bit far away, so what he heard was not clear, but Li Qing didn't want to meddle in these nosy matters and continued to enjoy himself.
After a while, the Madam who received the news hurried over, passed by Li Qing, and said harsh words: "There are people above me, I want to see who dares to cause trouble here. .”
Li Qing shook his head in amusement. This kind of bullshit happened so often that he was too lazy to take advantage of it.
"Sir, I will be honored to spend the night with you tonight, my little lady." A red man came up, his eyes twitching.
"..." Li Qing put down his wine glass helplessly and said directly: "I have no money."
Unexpectedly, the waiter said: "No money."
It seems that I still underestimated my own charm... Li Qing had a headache, stood up and said: "You go with the others, I have to go back."
"Young Master~" the red shopkeeper said sweetly, "I know how to take care of others."
Another waiter also took the opportunity to stick up, which made Li Qing smile bitterly: "Okay, okay, that's not why I came here today, let's wait for another day."
With just a slight shock, the two women let go of their hands as if they were electrocuted.
Li Qing was about to turn around and leave, but suddenly he saw a fight on the second floor in the distance. Before he could take a closer look, someone was kicked down.
Judging from her body shape, she looks like the bustard who just made those harsh words.
At this time, a rough man appeared in Li Qing's field of vision. He held his hand on the corridor, spat down, and cursed.
This is... Shi Heng?
It was a bit far away, and his vision was not clear at night, but Li Qing was 70% sure that this person was Shi Heng.
With his exaggerated bulk, there are few in the entire capital.
Li Qing stepped forward quickly. After more than twenty steps, he saw clearly that it was Shi Heng.
"Damn, this guy is really capable. He can cause trouble even for prostitutes." Li Qing shouted loudly, "Shi Heng, what are you doing?!"
"Who the hell dares to call me by my name..." Shi Heng was halfway angry when he realized that Li Qing was approaching quickly and couldn't help but froze there.
Li Qing didn't stand still, he started running. When he got close, he took off, kicked off the big red wooden pillar in the air, and jumped directly to the corridor on the second floor.
"Shi Heng, what are you doing?"
"What else can you do when you come to a brothel? Of course it's women!" Shi Heng felt a little weak, but his mouth was still tough: "Aren't you here too? Zhang San, don't talk about Li Si."
"I'm asking you why you hurt someone?"
Shi Heng said angrily: "They are all for sale, why do they do show business instead of selling themselves? I can't stand this. I spent three hundred taels of silver just to drink?"
"You are so capable." Li Qing laughed angrily: "What, you still want to rectify the brothel's atmosphere?"
Shi Heng paused for a moment, then nodded his head: "It's not impossible, mother, who made these rules? You're so stupid."
"I'm going to fuck you, uncle." Li Qing couldn't bear it anymore and stepped forward, causing Shi Heng to fly away.
'Crash...' Shi Heng broke into the window and fell into the side room. He overturned the wine table and the cups and plates were in a mess.
"Li Qing, you fucking bastard." Shi Heng was furious, got up and fought with Li Qing.
"Bang——!" With another kick, Shi Heng's body flew backwards again, and the woman's scream also sounded in time.
Shi Heng got up from the ground, his whole body trembling with anger: "Li Qing, I'm going to fuck you..."
Before he finished speaking, his body became numb and his open mouth could not be closed.
"Don't embarrass yourself here." Li Qing grabbed his collar and said, "I'll settle the score with you when you get out."
Even though Shi Heng was so big, Li Qing carried him out like a chicken.
No one dared to stop them along the way, they were all here to have fun, and no one would be troublesome.
Soon, Li Qing grabbed Shi Heng and left Yiqing Building.
"Ho ho ho..."
"Pah!" Li Qing slapped him, "Be more honest."
It was late at night and there were no people on the street. Li Qing gradually picked up his pace, and after walking through the lively street, he walked even more quickly.
After more than half an hour, he stopped and at the same time restored Shi Heng's ability to speak.
"What the hell are you going to do?" Shi Heng looked at the wilderness, feeling inexplicably frightened. óΠъ.oяＧ
Li Qing smiled coldly, pinched his right hand from left to right, and kept snapping his finger bones: "Scream, even if you scream, no one will hear you."
