"Rong'er, when Magistrate Xu Guodong and Hu Guangyong arrive in a moment, go and tell Uncle Fu that the selection of courtesan can begin!" The beggar girl who has been standing in front of him is the female beggar Li Ningyu helped inadvertently in Tianjin and later came to Shanghai.
Later, Li Ningyu gradually discovered that there was a pretty good girl among a group of men, even though she was only a girl under 10 years old.
"Yes, Master!" Ronger nodded in agreement and continued to stand aside obediently. During this period, she also added tea to Li Ningyu, Morini and Williams.
Li Ningyu was not interested in the words of Morini and Williams who were still muttering, because Li Ningyu knew what they were thinking, mainly about the credibility of the incident Li Ningyu said, and peeked at Li Ningyu's face from time to time.
The two of them always saw Li Ningyu's extremely confident look, and he swallowed the words he was about to say.
The Xiangzhilou event started at 9 o'clock in the evening, and the hall was already full of people. Most of them were ordinary members and their friends. The main participant in the oiran selection also appeared this time, and that was Hu Guangyong.
In addition, there is Xu Guodong, the current prefect of Shanghai. According to the official rank, Xu Guodong is from the third rank, while Hu Guangyong is from the second rank. However, Hu Guangyong is also a person who knows how to measure. He will naturally give Xu Guodong a lot of respect. At least he is still in his family's one acre.
Do business on three-thirds of the land.
Williams, one of the assistants of the British Minister, Xu Guodong and Hu Guangyong naturally knew him and immediately greeted him after seeing him upstairs, while Li Ningyu and Morini were left alone, but they saw that Morini was also a foreigner.
, Xu Guodong and Hu Guangyong naturally thought that Morini was a friend of Williams, and Li Ningyu had no one to talk to him after that.
At this time, Li Ningyu also happened to look at the two of them carefully. Xu Guodong was not wearing official uniform today. He was about 40 years old, but his body was drained by alcohol and sex. It was obviously far different from the shrewd and capable 50-year-old Hu Guangyong.
Then Li Ningyu secretly thought to himself: "Humph, since you are ignoring me, I will recommend myself!" So he stepped forward and said, "Master Magistrate, Hu Caidong! Student Li Ningyu has met these two!".
There are a lot of things to pay attention to in terms of titles in the later period. Although Li Ningyu has only been here for a month, he still understands some of the basics. Hu Guangyong is a semi-official and semi-businessman. If Li Ningyu calls Hu Guangyong "sir", naturally
He wanted to put him before Xu Guodong, but Hu Guangyong was still a businessman, so Li Ningyu called him Caidong. This not only gave Xu Guodong face, but also satisfied Hu Guangyong, and he was not disrespectful.
Maybe the two of them didn't see Li Ningyu at first, but when they saw Li Ningyu suddenly appeared and greeted them, they first pretended to be reserved with Li Ningyu with a smile, then Li Ningyu and everyone sat down, and then Rong'er added tea to everyone,
Li Ningyu took the initiative to open the chat bag and said: "I didn't expect that both the prefect and Hu Caidong would be interested in the oiran election. It seems that there are two more strong opponents today! After a while, the students were rude and asked me to
You Haihan!".
When the two people who had never figured out Li Ningyu's background heard this, they immediately looked at each other and then the prefect Xu Guodong said first: "Haha, it doesn't matter! It doesn't matter! Everyone has the love for beauty, but I don't know why you are the only one.
Come on!".
The words of the prefect Xu Guodong actually have two meanings. The first is to ask me why I came out to hang out at such a young age, and the second is to ask about my family background. After hearing the words of the prefect Xu Guodong, Li Ningyu motioned to Ronger, and then just
Seeing Rong'er taking out a jade unicorn and handing it to Li Ningyu's hand, when he saw the jade unicorn appear, Xu Guodong was about to stand up from his position, but fortunately at this moment, Hu Guangyong on the side pulled him secretly.
he.
Li Ningyu, who had been watching the two people's movements, naturally took everything into account. He smiled slightly in his heart and thought that his goal was achieved. Then he said in a deep voice: "The family has some business outside, and my father can't leave. He must stay with Prince Gong."
There were many people around me doing their jobs, so I went out for a walk alone, but fortunately with Williams and Morini taking care of me, it was all smooth sailing."
Then Li Ningyu thanked Williams and Morini in fluent English. Wave after wave of information poured into the mind of the prefect Xu Guodong through language, actions, and expressions. At this time, the red-top businessman Hu Guangyong seemed to have already
Now we know who Li Ningyu is.
Although Xu Guodong was still quickly sorting out Li Ningyu's information, he still said with a smile: "Oh! Okay, okay! It's true that a hero comes from a young age, and there are no dogs in the tiger's door!", but Hu Guangyong just looked at Li Ningyu with a smile.
In response to Hu Guangyong's meaningful gaze, Li Ningyu did not retreat at all, but looked at him. At this moment, the sound of the oiran selection event had begun in the hall.
Then everyone in the hall and Li Ningyu, Morini, Williams, Hu Guangyong, Xu Guodong and others who were sitting in the private room all looked into the hall, and then they saw a pipa song playing, accompanied by a ditty about 16 years old.
A 7-year-old beautiful girl appeared. She was Liu Yan and several other girls selected to accompany them.
Today, Liu Yan is wearing a light blue waist-cinching skirt, with three thousand green silk tied up in a loose bun, painted with a silver belt, and her waist is loosely tied with an ink-colored palace lining, with light-colored tassels falling casually.
, with a trace of ripples in the wind, a little cinnabar between the eyebrows, and a graceful figure, Pingting strolled to the stage, and everyone's eyes lit up at the same time. She was pure and charming, playful and a little sad.
After seeing Liu Yan's appearance today, Morini and Williams, assistants to the German and British ministers, felt a ripple in their hearts. But then they thought of my plan and waited silently for me to announce the start.
At that time, Hu Guangyong's eyes had started to shine, but the prefect Xu Guodong was still thinking about something alone.
The oiran competition is naturally a competition in all aspects of talent, beauty, and art, but any beauty pageant has its own secrets and unspoken rules. It’s just that for the heroine this time, Li Ningyu doesn’t have the ability to make it unwritten. To be honest, it’s not that he doesn’t want to
, but cannot, because the miserable Li Ningyu is only ten years old.
In the art of war, turning against the enemy is one of Li Ningyu's favorite strategies. Li Ningyu has long been proficient in using it. Naturally, Li Ningyu still uses this trick today because Li Ningyu, who is now passive, must seize all kinds of tricks.
Hu Guangyong was Li Ningyu's first target to conquer through loopholes, and Li Ningyu had already figured out its key points. Merging and controlling him was Li Ningyu's current main goal.
Among the current major powerful factions, the Western Empress Dowager Cixi and Li Hongzhang are considered a group, and their main target is Prince Gong, while a group of Han officials led by Zuo Zongtang are also a group of local powerful factions. Since Li Ningyu wants
To benefit from it, you must first establish a firm foothold, make progress step by step, and then try to replace it or use it for your own use.
Through historical records, Li Ningyu knew deeply that Hu Caidong in front of him was a general in Zuo Zongtang's camp. Because most of the weapons and ammunition that Zuo Zongtang needed were procured and compradored by him, he was the comprador.
Despite the success of this red-top businessman, he would never have imagined that he would be completely defeated in today's raw silk battle, and would also put Zuo Zongtang into adversity.
On the high platform of Balsam Tower, a beautiful girl showed off her talents, while everyone sitting in the private room on the third floor was thinking about their own things. Time passed very quickly, and everyone exchanged words from time to time.
It's just that Li Ningyu mainly communicated with Morini and Williams in English, while Hu Guangyong talked in low voices with the prefect Xu Guodong. Although they also understood some English, the most they could do was hello and goodbye.
Regarding Li Ningyu, Morini, and Williams' rapid English exchanges, the two of them would not show a trace of surprise, but after all, they are both human beings, and they still have a natural look on their faces. As time goes by,
As time went on, it became clear that their minds were far away from winning the Oiran title, but Liu Yan on the stage still seemed to have some effect on Hu Guangyong.
The plan had already begun, and Li Ningyu naturally would not let it stop. After another round of politeness and greetings, the host on the high platform began to announce the first selection of the Oiran.
If someone asked Li Ningyu how to choose the oiran, Li Ningyu would tell him loudly: "Of course you choose with money!" A small blackboard was pushed out from the background, and the host announced the start of counting votes.
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