According to statistics, on this night, Li You, the county magistrate of Xujiang County, cordially received fifteen representatives of prostitutes who had come all the way from the capital. He impromptuly plagiarized poems and poems to sixteen prostitutes, leaving four to accompany them to drink and have fun, and finally slept for a few days.
There are different opinions.
Everyone who heard about this was surprised and amazed. This night suddenly became a legendary event that was even more famous than the Suzhou Flower List in previous years. Li You also established a reputation in Suzhou and even in the south of the Yangtze River.
On the day after the incident, Zhao Liangli, a high-ranking official, immediately combined Li You's poems for that night plus the previous five poems into a total of 21 poems. He wrote the preface himself and found an idle bookstore to print it. It was also easy to engrave, as they were all poems.
, there are not many words, it is just a thin book. Of course, "Jinfen Southeast Fifteen States" and "Wei Shi Kasaya Phi" were the most greedy and were excluded by Zhao Daguan. This is a collection of Fengyue, and there is no need for those poems that would disgrace the scenery.
I won’t mention the above, but let’s talk about this early morning, Li You yawned and staggered out of the boat with tiredness, recalling the golden dust and prosperity last night, beauties coming and going, drunkenness and dreams, like a yellow beam in Nanke.
——That life is not really your own.
The morning breeze blew, and Li You regained consciousness while walking. At this time, there were already many hardworking vendors on the river bank doing morning market business, which was quite lively. Since these Fuchenghua liveaboards were located here, many traders gathered around it
, specializes in dealing with these flower boats, and I heard that even the empty houses outside Beiguan have been rented out.
Along the way, the vendors all looked at Li You with admiration and envy. They dealt with flower boats all day long and were very well-informed.
Li You was already used to these gazes and the whispers behind everyone's back, and he had long been aware of being a celebrity. However, he still pricked up his ears and listened to a few other people's conversations to satisfy his own vanity.
"Did you see that tall man is Li Dianshi?"
"Oh? It's the first time I've seen him. He's truly worthy of his reputation, and his body is really good enough."
"That's right, despite his delicate face. I heard that he had a fight with Fan Wu's gang last month and he was able to defeat three of them by himself. This is so powerful."
"No wonder, no wonder, I wish I had such a majestic body."
Li You was confused again. Shouldn't everyone be discussing his style, his literary talents, his poetry, his chicness, and his acting skills? Why are they discussing the value of force?
"Oh, if I can collect flowers like Li Dianshi and control ten girls at night, I will die contented."
"Yes, they are all beautiful women from Fucheng. Fortunately, Li Dianshi is in good health."
It seems, it seems, that there is something wrong with the rumors? Ten maidens of the Night Palace?
It's a pity that in the eyes of the common people, they only think that Li Dianshi was lustful, plagiarized poems and couldn't keep his belt. They can't see the silent struggle behind Li Dianshi at all!
There are no newspapers or TV these days, so the only way to become famous is through two mouths - literati and famous prostitutes. Li Dianshi was also helpless. If he wanted to become famous, he could only face this communication channel. He couldn't help but sigh, and wanted to put his worries aside.
Yao Qin, who will listen when the string is broken?
However, Li You quickly calmed down and said with disdain in his heart, a bunch of ignorant people just love to talk about these crotch gossips, they don't know anything about elegance, they deserve to be traffickers and pawns for the rest of their lives.
After going home to take a shower and change his clothes, Li You went to the county government office. Occasionally, being late for an hour would be fine. Passing by the police station room opposite the government office, Detective Zhao stood at the door and called to Li You: "Mr. Li, please stay! I'll wait for you."
I bet you, Mr. Li, will you tell me honestly whether the number of ten women you heard last night was enough?"
Li You didn't bother to pay attention. A group of vulgar government servants were no better than peddlers and lackeys. They deserved to remain as government servants for the rest of their lives.
After entering the public room, two scribes came over and asked for advice: "Mr. Li, do you really have the secret method of controlling ten women at night?"
Li You still didn't bother to answer. Two people who didn't make progress deserved to spend their whole lives as petty officials.
After drinking two sips of tea, someone came to tell Li You to find Master Huang, and Li You went to Master Huang's room in Chengfa House.
Master Huang asked: "I heard that last night you..."
Li You was annoyed and didn't bother to answer. He deserved to be a master for the rest of his life. No, this was Master Huang, the fourth master of the county government. He quickly replied: "Ye Yu's ten girls have nothing to do with it."
"What! Ten women in the Night Palace?" Master Huang was beyond his expectation, but within reason. He couldn't help but sigh: "It has been nearly twenty years, and Zhao Xiandi's methods have not improved at all. Only five have become
Ten.”
Li You suddenly remembered that when he was drinking heavily last night, Zhao Liangli seemed to have told the story of Master Huang's battle with the red pink knife and axe, and took a serious look at Master Huang. Can this frail body really cope with five or six people?
Master Huang seemed to know what Li You was thinking. His old face turned red and he said angrily: "You boy, this is not what I asked you to ask! Don't just care about beauty. Have you done your business? When will those flower boats be moved?"
I completely forgot to mention this... Li You was stunned.
"It's okay. Zhao Xiandi's character has always been about making promises, and he will not go back on his promise the day before yesterday. However, there are some inappropriate things in your poem." Master Huang reminded.
Li You warned: "They are all beautiful flowers and plants, so they won't cause any harm."
"What about the song about the fifteen southeastern states of Jinfen? Don't say I didn't remind you. If the county magistrate asks about this song, you have to think of your words."
Li You immediately realized that no boss would want his subordinate to be a resentful and angry person. In the words of a novelist, Chen Zhixian has been kind to him. If you still complain that you have not been recognized for your talent, how will Chen Zhixian feel?
?
Who would have thought that Li You and Li Dianshi were really just trying to earn fifteen taels of silver... Bai Juyi once said in a poem, Duke Zhou is afraid of the day of rumors.
Without further ado, they said that Zhao Liangli was indeed a trustworthy person and had all the flower boats moved from Beiguan to outside Xiguan. As the altar was also built, Li You directed the scribes and government officials to decorate the altar as usual.
We purchased a large amount of incense, candles, food, etc., and prepared them in just one day.
Then Li You came to the Chenzhi County official's office and reported: "The preparations for the sacrifice are complete. Please tell me when to sacrifice to heaven."
Chen Zhixian immediately replied: "Nothing will happen in the future."
Li You saw that there was nothing special about Chen Zhixian's expression. It seemed that the elder didn't know the poem yet. He was about to turn around and leave the official room, but suddenly he heard Chen Zhixian snap and say: "You have been too lazy to do your job recently! I ordered you to handle the matter of praying for rain.
, what do you do every day? You can’t do many things? If outsiders see our county’s jokes, I won’t spare you!"
Li You said quickly: "I have a lot of housework lately, so I've been delayed a bit." He told the truth. Marriage is also a family matter, which made Li You very anxious during this period. As for going on the flower boat, it was for work and entertainment.
Chen Zhixian reprimanded: "Marriage matters are decided by your parents! Just worry about your work and think about random things all day long. You don't care about official duties but you want to take a concubine? Don't be lazy!"
"What the eldest master is blaming is that my subordinates have been too distracted recently. From now on, they will definitely concentrate on doing things without thinking about other things." Li You lowered his head and confessed. How did County Magistrate Chen know about his marriage?
After being scolded by the elder, Li You came out and sighed. The past few days (well, or these chapters) have been chaotic. It is better to concentrate on work first and not think about the marriage. Apart from praying for rain, there are other matters.
It's not settled yet, so no wonder the elder is angry. But it doesn't matter if he is scolded, just don't bother asking about the grievances of the fifteen southeastern states of Jinfen.
Unfortunately, Li You didn't think about it, but Inspector Liu came to the door again, and it seemed that he had settled Li You's official position.
