As the waiter walked, he introduced: "Three gentlemen, Fan Tower is divided into east, south, west, north, middle and fifth floors. The west tower is the largest, but the west tower is opposite the palace. From there, you can see the situation inside the palace.
, so the West Building is not allowed to accept guests now."
After that, he added: "Miss Shishi lives in the west building. If the three young masters have good poems and music scores, the younger ones can pass them to Miss Shishi. If they can be favored by Miss Shishi, the three young masters can
Go sit in the west building for a while. If Miss Shishi is in high spirits, she might be able to play a song for the three young masters. Nowadays, a piece of music from Miss Shishi is hard to come by."
Hearing this, Ruan Xiaoqi blurted out and asked: "But the one who had a fierce fight with the emperor?"
The waiter hurriedly said: "Master, please keep your voice down. Although everyone knows about this matter, we cannot discuss it."
It was only two years ago that Huizong Zhao Ji and Li Shishi met. As Huizong went out of the palace more and more frequently, their affairs gradually spread in Tokyo.
But it became known to everyone this year that after the Fan Tower was built, the West Tower became a place where Li Shishi lived alone, and Huizong came more frequently.
The imperial censor Cao Fu directly reported that "Yi Fu Wei Xing stayed in a prostitute's house since your majesty". He scolded Huizong for playing safe and neglecting danger. Huizong was so angry that he was demoted to Chenzhou for supervision.
It was precisely because of this memorial that the people all over the world knew that the current Holy Emperor was a romantic emperor.
Chao Yong was also prepared. He took out a folded piece of Chengxintang paper from his arms and said with a smile: "I have heard about Miss Shishi's reputation many times. I came across a piece of poetry by chance a few days ago, but I don't know how good it is.
If you have eyes for beauty, please send the waiter over."
Li Shishiyan was famous far and wide, and his admirers were like carps crossing the river. Xiao Er Hongyan did a lot of work delivering letters, and he was also very familiar with all kinds of paper.
When he saw that what Chao Yong took out was the Chengxintang paper made in Shezhou, his assessment of Chao Yong's worth immediately increased a lot.
By the time papermaking was invented in the dynasty, there were already many varieties. The famous ones include Sichuan's cloth paper, Lengjin paper, Shezhou's Ningshuang, Chengxin, Xuanzhou's chestnut paper, Zhejiang's rattan paper, Wenzhou's Nian paper, etc.
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But the best is Chengxintang paper. This paper is as smooth as spring water, as fine as silkworm cocoons, and tougher than Shu paper. It can be up to fifty feet long and evenly thin.
Li Yu, the late emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, praised Chengxintang paper as "the king of paper" and built "Chengxintang" specifically for storage.
After the Song Dynasty destroyed the Southern Tang Dynasty, Chengxintang paper also became one of the tributes from Shezhou, and it was also very popular with the royal family of the Northern Song Dynasty. Famous people in the dynasty were proud to calligraphy and painting on Chengxintang paper.
Because the rich and powerful liked it, Chengxintang paper was very expensive. Even if they got a piece by chance, they would not be willing to calligraphy or painting on it.
However, this one by Chao Yong was accidentally acquired by the owner as a treasure when Liangshan looted the Dongping Mansion. In order to meet Li Shishi, Wu Yong asked Wu Yong to write directly on it.
The waiter took the Chengxintang paper, carefully put it into his arms, and said: "Master, wait a moment, I will take you to choose a room in the pavilion first, and then send it over later. Master, I don't know when the girl will look at it. Master, I won't let you go while eating wine."
Wait, if Miss Shishi takes a fancy to it, she will let someone come and let her know."
Chao Yong nodded and said: "That's fine. I wonder which floor is better except the west building?"
"The north building is the best. If you open the windows in the north building, you can overlook Genyue Mountain during the day, and at night you can watch the Zhouqiao Night Market and Bianhe River Touring Women."
When Chao Yong heard that he could see Gen Yue, he immediately became interested.
It can be said that Genyue is notorious. The Huashigang transported by Yang Zhi was to build Genyue. Fangla rebelled, and the reason was that the people in the southeast suffered from Huashigang. It can be said that the construction of Genyue shook half of the Song Dynasty.
Chao Yong also wanted to see Genyue, which is known as "the world's most famous flower and rare stone", so he immediately asked Xiao Ertou to lead the way.
The three of them followed the waiter up to the north building, and saw that the building was divided into small pavilions. There was a small wooden sign on the door of each pavilion with the name Zuixiao, Guiyun, Yangxiao, Guilin, but it was different. Like a building, each one is elegant and tight.
Chao Yong chose Yangxiao Pavilion. The waiter stepped forward and opened the door, and saw that the interior was elegantly decorated and there was a landscape painting hanging on the wall.
The three of them sat down, and Ruan Xiaoqi couldn't wait to ask: "What good wine do you have in Fanlou?"
"This restaurant brews its own Meishou, and Hezhi is the most famous."
"Then let's start with five kilograms each. For other dishes, feel free to pick out the good ones. Grandpa had a great time eating, and your reward is indispensable."
When the waiter heard that there was a reward, he immediately said happily: "The three young masters, please wait a moment, and I will go and make arrangements for you."
Chao Yong couldn't help but feel happy when he saw Ruan Xiaoqi's bold appearance.
After Chao Gai and others robbed the birthday card in Huangnigang, the jewels worth one hundred thousand gu were divided among seven people. After they went to Liangshan, Chao Gai took his share and counted it as a common use for the village. Ruan Xiaoqi and others I originally came up with a part of it, but Chao Gai rejected it.
On weekdays in Liangshan, Ruan Xiaoqi also has money and no place to spend, so this time he brought a lot of gold and silver to Tokyo, so his tone is not that big.
Taking advantage of the waiter's time to prepare, Chao Yong walked to the window, and Gen Yue not far away came into view.
At this time, Genyue has not yet been completed. Although it is already evening, the craftsmen in the garden are still working in full swing. Many strange stones have been placed in the garden. Although they are a bit far apart, some of the larger stones are still very shocking. It's so beautiful that one can't help but marvel at the uncanny craftsmanship of nature.
"Look, there are so many people pulling that huge boulder. I don't know how many manpower this foolish king used to pull it to Tokyo."
While Chao Yong was admiring it, Ruan Xiaoqi also came to the window, but in his eyes, it seemed that those strange rocks and stubborn rocks on the river beach were not very beautiful at all. He just hated Zhao Ji for letting the people get these rocks.
While Chao Yong admired it, he also felt that Zhao Ji was too mediocre. The terrain of Kaifeng was flat and there were no mountains. These strange stones were all transported from the far south of the Yangtze River. Every stone was stained with the blood and sweat of the people.
Thinking of this, Chao Yong no longer wanted to continue admiring, and nodded: "Zhao Ji acts against nature, and will bring disaster to himself one day. Well, there are businessmen everywhere in Tokyo, let's not talk about him anymore, wait and see That’s wine.”
As soon as the two sat down, they saw the waiter coming in with two jars of wine, followed by the woman Shi Qian had just chosen.
The woman saw the ceremony with the three people, then sat next to Shi Qian, and stood up diligently to pour wine for the three people.
"Just wait for him, I'll do it myself."
Ruan Xiaoqi had already grabbed the wine jar, filled it for herself and Chao Yong, and then placed it on the wine table.
Seeing that Shi Qian was a little uncomfortable, Chao Yong couldn't help but smile at the woman and said, "Just serve that man well. He will definitely receive your reward."
Seeing that Chao Yong didn't seem to be disgusted, Shi Qian became bolder. He didn't know when he had an extra silver coin in his hand, and he put it into the undulating hills of the drunken prostitute, and conveniently touched a handful on the towering breasts.
The woman was obviously not a newcomer to the industry. Although there were Chao Yong and two other people beside her, when she saw Shi Qian giving her a silver ingot worth five taels, she immediately used all kinds of charms and started teasing Shi Qian as if no one was watching.
The two of them kept making out, and Shi Qian drank bowl after bowl of wine from the wine jar.
Chao Yong looked at Shi Qian's extraordinary arrogance at this time, and finally understood why drunken prostitutes were so popular. Even the poorest drinkers would probably have to drink a lot more when being served by these charming women.
As time goes by, I don't know how much more taxes I have to pay for the court. Therefore, the Northern Song Dynasty court ignored the scandalous comments and tried its best to promote the system of drunkards and prostitutes.
(Thanks to Die Want Qian Bu Huan and Volksong for the reward. Congratulations Die Want Qian Bu Huan for becoming the first disciple fan of this book.
The Fan Tower written in these two chapters is based on descriptions in historical books, and a large amount of information has been consulted to restore the grand occasion of the first floor in the Northern Song Dynasty. On the one hand, it allows everyone to understand the development of business in the Northern Song Dynasty, and the means of publicity and promotion are all leftover from the ancestors.
, on the other hand, it also pave the way for the following chapters)