Ailun Tower is located on the left side of Kaifeng City, next to Rendian Street. Zhao Si stood in front of the door with colorful brocades tied into flower cards and looked up.
The three buildings are three stories high, standing facing each other, with flying bridges and sills, connecting light and dark, bead curtains embroidered on the forehead, and candles shining brightly.
It's just dusk now, and the place is already brightly lit and bustling with people.
The bustling and lively scene passed by Zhao Si in a flash, and he began to make plans in his mind again.
The emperor's brother seemed a little dissatisfied with Zhang Dun's monopoly on power. However, he knew that important ministers such as Zeng Bu, the Privy Councilor, and General Xu, the Minister of Civil Service, had turned from comrades into political opponents of Zhang Dun.
I used this as a breakthrough to secretly stir up internal strife among the civil servants.
You have something to do, so you don't have to worry about it. Always pay attention to me.
Just how to start?
It's a pity that I don't have an adviser around me, so I can't even find someone to discuss it with.
After much deliberation, Zhao Si decided to invite Liu Kui, a foreign minister from the Ministry of Etiquette, to come to Bailunlou for dinner tonight.
"Thirteenth Master is here! Come in quickly!" Aunt Li, who had just entered the hall and was greeting the guests, her eyes lit up, as if she saw the golden doll, which flew over from a distance of more than ten feet with a whoosh.
With a smile on his face and lotus flowers on his lips.
"Thirteenth Prince, how long have you been here? My daughters are thinking of you."
"Thinking about it day and night, my daughters have lost several pounds. Now that Thirteenth Lang is here, they have been relieved of their lovesickness."
Listening to Aunt Li's barrage, Zhao Si chuckled.
Are you thinking about me and my money? I was once a famous big spender in Kaifeng City, and I did countless ridiculous things like spending a lot of money.
Judging from the attentiveness of this madam, I must be a black gold card user here.
"Haha, that's really unfortunate. I'm here today to invite someone to dinner and talk about things." Zhao Si declined politely.
"Thirteenth Lang was joking." Aunt Li shook the fan in her hand, her whole body swaying along with it, and the hairpin on her head trembled wildly. "Wouldn't it be more joyful to drink and listen to music while talking about things?"
Then what nonsense should I talk about?
Besides, if the things we talked about got into your daughter’s ears, I’m afraid everyone in Kaifeng City will know about it tomorrow.
"So that I can let you know that what we are talking about is serious business and what we are eating is serious food."
When Aunt Li heard this, she looked over with something wrong.
Listening to prostitutes singing and drinking with a beautiful concubine, this kind of meal is normal and decent.
It would be unseemly to only eat and talk about things without engaging in other vegetarian activities.
There was a "thump thump" sound, and a woman hurriedly ran up the stairs on the right. Her eyebrows were like hooks, her face was like jade, her hairpin was shaking, and her green shirt was fluttering.
In the blink of an eye, a colorful cloud wrapped in fragrance flew to Zhao Si.
"Thirteenth Lang, are you here?"
Like anger and resentment, tenderness like water, the woman's words were like the spring water of a river in Empress Li's poem, instantly pouring into Zhao Si's heart.
Zhao Si's body was limp and his heart was itching, and he took two steps forward involuntarily.
This naturally beautiful woman is called Jin Yunu, and she is the top oiran in the Baifan Building. Zhao Si was captured by her as soon as he entered the building last year.
He comes to Baifanlou every now and then to hang out with her.
"I heard that you fell into the water and fell into a coma, and everyone in the slave family was destroyed. I wanted to go to the house to visit Thirteenth Prince, but I was afraid..." At this point, Jin Yunu bit his bright red lips and bit out all the grievances in his belly.
.
There is still Princess Zeng in Prince Jian's palace, and Jin Yunu will not be allowed to step in.
"The slave family was worried day and night. They went to Guanyin Temple, Xiangguo Temple and Yanqing Temple to ask for the blessings of Guanyin Bodhisattva, Tathagata Buddha and Sanqing Taoist Patriarch. Now that they see that Thirteenth Lang is as handsome as ever and there is no serious problem, the slave family is relieved.
"
The words spoken by Jin Yunu seemed to have been chosen after being soaked in tenderness and sweetness for three days and three nights. His eyes were looking straight at Zhao Si, and the ripples were rippling, directly drowning Zhao Si.
It’s okay to relax temporarily! It’s a matter of combining work and rest.
Zhao Si comforted himself and walked towards Jin Yunu.
Seeing that Zhao Si was already on the hook, Aunt Li added next to her, "The Eleventh Master is in the Zuixing Pavilion above, having a drink with Captain Wang and the layman Long Mian."
Eleventh brother Zhao Ji! The shame of Jingkang!
The last four words were like a powerful Jiao Lei exploding above his head, directly exploding Zhao Si out of the gentle pool.
His steps forward were fixed there.
"As soon as I mentioned Brother Eleven, I remembered that the person I wanted to meet is still waiting over there. It would be rude not to say hello. Yunu, you go up first and wait for me."
Zhao Si's sudden change left Jin Yunu and Aunt Li at a loss.
Jin Yunu pulled Zhao Si's sleeves, with a sad face and tears in his eyes.
"Did the slave family offend Thirteenth Lang and make you so heartless?"
From what he said just now, Zhao Si could hear and see clearly that no matter whether Jin Yunu was clinging to wealth or relying on power, she was indeed deeply moved by him.
"Because I have more important things to do." Zhao Si gently patted the back of Jin Yunu's hand to comfort him.
"I haven't seen you for a few days, and you have lost a lot of weight. It makes me heartbroken. Go and have a good rest."
After speaking, Zhao Si turned to Aunt Li and said with a smile: "Auntie, I asked you to take good care of Jade Slave. I won't accept any unfair treatment."
Aunt Li smiled with a smile on her face and replied flatteringly: "Don't worry, Thirteenth Prince, how dare I treat Yu Slave badly."
"That's good!" Zhao Si turned around and left, walking straight to the left and going upstairs. That's where the real place for eating and drinking is.
Looking at his back, Jin Yunu's eyes flickered, full of doubts.
Zhao Si pushed open the door and entered. Liu Kui stood up upon hearing the sound and held his hands to greet him.
"Mr. Gongda, I'm not late, am I?" Zhao asked with a smile on his face.
Liu Kui is handsome and talented.
"Your Majesty, you're welcome. Liu has just arrived." Liu Kui stood up and replied with a smile.
"That's good. Otherwise, I would be disrespectful and disrespectful. Mr. Gongda, please sit down." Zhao Si smiled and sat down.
Looking at Liu Kui opposite him, his resume involuntarily came to Zhao Si's mind.
Liu Kui, courtesy name Gongda, was born in Sui County, Suizhou, South Jingxi Road. In the eighth year of Yuanfeng, he ranked second in the Jinshi Ranking (second place).
No wonder, if you look ugly, you will be rejected from the imperial examination.
The world of looking at faces, from ancient times to the present.
After the mid-term examination, he was transferred to Yuezhou Observation Judge. Later he was called to Beijing and served successively as Dr. Taichang of Taixue and Wailang, an examiner of the Ministry of Rites.
Also, he is Zhang Kai's son-in-law.
Zhang Kai is not only Zhang Dun's cousin, but also the northwest coach of the official committee.
In the past three years, under his leadership, the Western Army successively won victories in Pingxia City, Tiandu Mountain and other battles on the Shaanxi Road. This not only dealt a heavy blow to Xixia's strength, but also pushed the Song Dynasty's front hundreds of miles forward, making the offensive and defensive situation easier.
It greatly supported the officials and Zhang Dun's tough policy towards Xixia.
In Zhao Si's heart, Liu Kui is a very critical chess piece that can advance or retreat.
"Mr. Gongda, I invite you here this time because I have something to discuss with you."
Zhao Si went straight to the topic.
"Please make it clear, Your Majesty." Liu Kui replied cautiously.
He had no contact or communication with Zhao Si before, but he suddenly received an invitation and thought about it for a long time before accepting it.
This King Jian used to do whatever he wanted on the strength of being a younger brother of an official family, wearing rich clothes and angry horses.
In the eyes of smart people like Liu Kui, the Jin Mingchi incident was that Thirteenth Brother was deceived by Eleventh Brother and ended up falling into the water and almost drowning.
I don't think highly of him, I'm nothing more than a mediocre libertine.
Unexpectedly, after falling into the water, this man said that he realized the truth between life and death, woke up, and determined to work hard and help the emperor.
We still don’t know how many more are there, but the phrase “The willow tree in Yingdi is now like a canopy” said in Yanhe Hall not only made the officials shed tears, but also made Empress Dowager Xiang of Qingshou Palace and Concubine Zhu of Duansheng Palace wail.
cry.
When word spread outside the palace, Zhang Dun, Cai Bian, Zeng Bu and many other ministers who were highly valued by the late emperor of the temple and participated in Xining's new law all shed tears after reading it.
In just a few days, the evaluation of King Jian inside and outside the palace suddenly changed. He may be a mediocre person, but he is indeed a sincere, pure and filial person.
What does he want to do with me? This chapter has been completed!