Chapter 189: The Wind Comes from All Directions
Jufu Building!
The most famous restaurant in Liaocheng Mansion. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
At the beginning of the lanterns, today's Liaocheng Mansion is calm and comfortable.
The people on the streets did not feel any difference between today's day and usual.
Silk and bamboo are constantly coming from the surrounding pavilions, and the season of lighting every day is naturally the most lively time of Jufu Building.
This is the main road of Liaocheng Mansion, both sides of the road are famous major businesses in Liaocheng Mansion, a prosperous scene, and now it is extremely rare in Dongping County. As the most famous restaurant in Liaocheng, Jufulou is naturally the envy of many merchants.
To be able to operate a restaurant here, you not only need strong capital, but also depend on the connections of the owner. Because less than a few hundred meters in front of the road is the Liaocheng Thorn History Mansion, and the office of several major officials in Liaocheng, it can be said that the location of Jufu Building also has an advantage.
It is not an exaggeration to say that this Jufu Building is the first floor of Liaocheng, because now the locals of Liaocheng Mansion think that it is a very face-saving thing to eat and treat guests in Jufu Building. Outsiders come to Liaocheng, let alone that.
The entire Jufu Building building structure is integrated, like a super-large version of the Buddhist tower. When it was first built in the previous dynasty, according to the original intention of the owner of the earliest construction of this building, it was to imitate the floating temple of Buddhism. However, when it was actually implemented, it was built according to the traditional pavilion, so today it seems that the style is a combination of both.
Nowadays, you can see the Jufu Building, the three-story eaves pavilion is very magnificent, and it is completely a tall building built of carved pear wood. It is said that this sturdy building is antique and can be said to be difficult to shake in a hundred years.
Purely in terms of scale, except for the roof ridge on the roof, which is slightly shorter than the highest roof ridge of Liaocheng Thorn Mansion, the rest is the most eye-catching building in Liaocheng. Of course, this hierarchical custom has existed since history.
All ages and children in Liaocheng Mansion know Jufu Building, because it has almost been the symbol of Liaocheng Mansion for decades, and it is also the pride of Liaocheng people. How much glory has been lost in the long river of history, but as the landmark of Liaocheng Mansion, Jufulou still exists with everyone.
Outsiders come to Liaocheng Mansion, whether it is for business, business, or passing by, and they hear the most about the landscape of Liaocheng Mansion, or the famous places to go. Naturally, it is this pavilion built in the previous dynasty, and now it is a Jufu Building that exists as a restaurant.
It is said that Jufu Building has a long history and was built by a big man during the reign of Emperor Xi of the previous dynasty.
Originally, the location of this pavilion was originally a pavilion in a manor. What people didn't expect is that now it is in the middle of Liaocheng Mansion. At that time, the owner of this pavilion after it was built, because of something offensive to the court was exterminated, this pavilion finally became the property of the imperial court, and naturally it was under the jurisdiction of the county guards of Dongping County in the past dynasties.
Later, it is said that there was a generation of county guards who guarded Dongping County, who was particularly fond of silk and bamboo, so they used various means to transform it into the former dynasty official tutor workshop.
That county guard is actually the royal family of the previous dynasty, and he also has a certain amount of power in the court, so it can be said that it has been smooth sailing in the official career until his death, and he has been entrenched in Liaocheng Mansion unmoved. Because he loves poetry and music, he prefers to indulge in wine and silk and bamboo, and usually ordered people to raise a group of official prostitutes with good voices, and often fought with people in Jufulou to drink and chant poems, which was also rumored to be a good story at that time.
Later, because of the change of dynasty, not to mention the survival of the teaching workshop, even the official offices of Liaocheng Mansion were destroyed several times. Later, the forces of the feudal town were too lazy to care about these things, and once rebuilt after the destruction of Liaocheng Mansion, because Jufu Building was standing, and actually regarded it as the central location and established the new city of Liaocheng Mansion.
Because of the problem of architectural style, although Jufulou has not become an official office, it has become a scenery of Liaocheng Mansion. There is still a feudal town that is greedy for money, and actually sold this Jufu Building to a gate valve and became a tool for this gate valve to collect money.
Time has passed, and no one has expected that because of the replacement of the flowing water of the separatist power domain, the gate valve in the Central Plains is difficult to protect, and this gate valve has withdrawn from the stage of Liaocheng Mansion. His family eventually disappeared, and finally Jufulou became an ownerless thing, and it was inevitable that it would be assigned to the property of the later feudal forces.
Although with the change of the times, Jufulou has also suffered a lot of turmoil, and even the glorious teaching workshop of the year is now long gone, but the majestic scale of Jufulou is still shocking and has been preserved.
The Central Plains Domain has changed hands several times since the previous dynasty, and when it came to the current Great Zhou Dynasty, the owner of Jufulou was actually replaced by a man named Zheng Renfeng. It is said that this Boss Zheng is a delicate character, and he is properly taken care of up and down, and it seems that Jufulou is also more brilliant in Liaocheng Mansion.
In fact, many people have never seen the boss, but it can be preserved in this Jufu Building, and now it has become the largest restaurant in Liaocheng Mansion, and it has been miraculously preserved.
Jufulou does not worry about business every day, and the door is wide open, so it naturally does not refuse foreign guests. Because there is no curfew in Liaocheng Mansion, many people who often consume in Jufulou will continue until the early hours of the morning. The business is so good, and the boss is practical, which naturally attracts countless customers.
Every day, Jufu Building is full of friends, but it is amazing that many people want to go in and consume it is often difficult to enter. Because although the Jufu Building is very large, it is only the lobby on the first floor that is open to the public. The private seats on the second floor need to be booked in advance, not to mention, and they often have to queue for more than a few days. There is also the private room on the third floor, which is said to be rarely open to the public, and it needs to be reserved for regular customers.
Red can be said to be full of spring breeze today, under the guidance of the old servant Lei Lianfu, accompanied by the family slave Lei Daicai, he walked from the Thorn Mansion to the Jufu Building. Receiving the invitation of Wang Junge of the Wang family, Lei De naturally would not refuse, because it was the day when Wang Jianjian Zhou Ji's family thanked his relatives and friends.
Although Wang Junge is now only the commander of the infantry army of Liaocheng Mansion, Wang Jianli is the envoy of the Tianping Army after all. On that day, the prestige of the Wang family in Dongping County was stronger than the limelight of his own Lei family now. If it weren't for Wang Jianjian's review of the situation, the Wang family would not have been majestic in Dongping County for decades.
If you want to say that the person who Lei De admires in Dongping County, it must be his brother Sai Meng, and the other is that the original Tianping Army Festival made the king established.
Others don't know the ability of Lei Yan, the head of the Lei family, but Lei knows deeply that he can reach today's height, and it can be said that 90% of the credit and reason come from his brother's strategy and scheme. Even if he has achieved the high position of Liaocheng Mansion assassin history today, Red still admires his brother deeply.
As for Wang Jianjian, Red still doesn't simply admire him, because Wang Jianli has always been Red's idol and role model.
What does it mean for a person who is simply relying on his own ability to be at ease in the four successive courts, and all of them are in high positions in the temperance degree?
This is not only strength, but also a manifestation of a person's absolute ability!
He was born in the army, from a small military assistant to the rank of Yu Marquis general, although he is brave and good at riding and shooting, but he is really good at judging the situation. Red has always thought that as a festival envoy of a county and several states, if he is not good at maneuvering, it should be difficult for Wang Jianli to survive. Of course, if he had been a little more bold, he would have been able to separate the feudal towns and stand on his own.
There are too many variables in this era, and what Red appreciates most is Wang Jianjian's flexibility. A feudal town in the hinterland of the Central Plains did not stand on its own, but established huge resources and contacts for the family. Although today's Wang family seems to have become declining because of Wang Jianjian's departure, Red knows that this is Wang Jianjian's shrewdness.
The sons of the Wang family don't seem to be like the king to establish a scene! In fact, for the Wang family, the brothers of the Wang family's generation got more than Wang Jianli at the beginning. One is the assassin of a state, the other is the commander of the infantry army of a state, and the other follows the most popular commander around the emperor.
The Wang brothers themselves have a future, and they will inevitably soar because of today's platform. If they are only the second ancestors, it is because the emperor unified the Central Plains and got some residual shade, at most, he could only do nothing for the rest of his life.
understood Wang Jianjian's arrangement, and Lei naturally admired Wang Jianli even more. Of course, what shocked Red was that these were not the endings that Red himself had seen through, but what Lei Yan, the patriarch of the Lei family, had told him personally. Therefore, Red not only admires his brother, but also has a little jealousy of the Wang family.
The Thorn Mansion is not far from Jufu Building, although there are piles of displaced people outside, and there are rumors of horse bandits looting, but Liaocheng Mansion is still very peaceful.
So Red didn't bring guards, firstly, because Jufu Building was close, and secondly, there was a family member around him, and he was a good hand who couldn't get close to a few people. As for the old servant Lei Lianfu following, it was naturally because the Lei family's external affairs on the Liaocheng Mansion side were all brought forward by him.
The people on the side of the road saw Red, although many people had not seen it, and they did not know the true face of Liaocheng Mansion. But looking at him in a crimson brocade robe, he also knew that this was a great nobleman, so he took the initiative to give way sideways, letting Red swagger on the road.
Red didn't care about this, he stayed in Liaocheng Mansion for all these years, and he and Li Chongjin broke through the Tianping Army at the beginning. He felt very good, and thought that Liaocheng Mansion was under his jurisdiction, although it could not be said that he would not close his door at night, at least so far it was still peaceful.
This may also be the main reason why the Lei family decided to move their relatives to Liaocheng Mansion! Although Red didn't understand why his brother wanted to stay in Acheng alone, as long as the family members arrived safely in Liaocheng Mansion, Red still had a little pride in his heart, at least in the family, his status would be high, and he would definitely be on an equal footing with his brother.
Now it can be said that everything is ready, and when the family arrives in Liaocheng Mansion tomorrow, he will vigorously implement his plan. It's useless to say anything else, what Red cares about is his current status in Liaocheng Mansion.
Only when you have enough power in your hands can you have the right to speak in one place, and now Red understands this truth deeply. Although Liaocheng Mansion cannot say that it has monopoly power, with the goodwill support of Shen Ba, the defense envoy a few days ago, it is obvious that all forces are compromising with themselves.
I can finally move my family to Liaocheng Mansion, and all aspects are taking the initiative to cooperate with me, which is the best proof. Red knew that this was his real establishment of prestige in Liaocheng Mansion, and it was also the defense that made Shen Ba compromise with him.
This may be the result of the connections he has gathered in Liaocheng Mansion and even Dongping County in the past two years, and his wise choice. Others thought that they were appreciated by the emperor, and let these people be optimistic about their future.
Red does not rule out this kind of thinking of others, after all, everyone in ordinary people would think of this. But Red knew that in front of the emperor, he didn't even have a chance to speak. It's not bad to say that you can be said to be a fox and a fake tiger, but aren't people like this?
Red deeply understands that the reason why he was able to take advantage of the situation was entirely because he helped Li Chongjin that day and occupied the position of the envoy of the Tianping Army. This kind of big thing naturally can't be talked about with others, and Red enjoys other people's speculation about the Lei family, because this kind of speculation can make others more jealous of the Lei family.
Seeing the two rows of red lanterns at the entrance of Jufu Building, I don't know why Red was suddenly a little excited, the hazy light seemed to be like the blurred eyes of a beautiful woman.
Red's attachment to beautiful women is not strong, which may be one of the main reasons why the Lei family cultivated him in the first place. But Red likes the feeling of being in power, so he's also an adventurous person.
Lei Lianfu saw a steward of the Wang family standing at the door, so he hurried over first, which was the consciousness that a slave should have. Sure enough, when the steward of the Wang family saw Lei De coming, he politely bowed his hand to Lei Lianfu, and immediately dodged and entered the Jufu Building.
As the number one person in Liaocheng Mansion, Red's arrival is naturally a big event, and as the main envoy of the Wang family in Liaocheng Mansion, Wang Junge needs to come out to greet him. What's more, in terms of position, although Wang Junge is under the jurisdiction of Shen Ba, he is still a subordinate of Red.
At this time, Red generally had to slow down his body and pace, waiting for Wang Junge's greeting. Looking up and seeing the brightly lit Jufu Building, Red knew that it must be full of friends, so he took the initiative to slow down.
Sure enough, he saw Wang Junge striding out of Jufu Building, and after he saw Red, he bowed his hand from afar. Red took the initiative to take two steps faster, although this kind of scene can't be smiling, but for a person like Red who is used to scenes, it is still very simple to deal with.
He politely took Wang Junge's strong hand, stood still at the door of Jufu Building, and inevitably remembered a few words of Wang Jianjian's exploits and past, which caused Wang Junge to feel nostalgic, and even his eyes turned red and moistened.
Seeing that the heat was almost over, Red comforted Wang Junge with a leader's attitude. Then he asked a few words seemingly casually, and naturally saw who had arrived. Hearing that the people who should arrive in Liaocheng Mansion have come, I took it for granted that these people are in their hearts.
He is the boss of Liaocheng Mansion, and he can't wait for anyone no matter what. These people know how to take half a step first, and naturally they still know how to level and respect. Red was still very satisfied, but there was no expression on his face. But he apologized again and again that he was late.
Wang Junge naturally didn't take Red's words seriously, not only to be grateful for Red's arrival, but also to say that it should be. The two of them made a show at the door of Jufu Building, and Red knew that it was almost enough, and then took Wang Junge's hand and entered the building together.
The return banquet of the Wang family is set on the second floor, because Wang Pige, the second son of the Wang family, is filial piety in Yunzhou, and Liaocheng Mansion is naturally dominated by Wang Junge. Wang Junge personally went downstairs to greet Red, and the officials of Liaocheng Mansion who arrived first upstairs naturally knew. When they saw two people coming up, they all stood up and saluted.
Red glanced at the five-sided platform set up on the second floor, and knew that except for a few small officials who had to be on duty in the official office, the rest had obviously come here. But what surprised Red even more was to see that many garrison commanders and lieutenants were there. The reason why Liaocheng Mansion is stable now is because the three armies of water, foot and horse cooperate with the guards, making Liaocheng Mansion impregnable.
And Ma Jun is the commander of Yin Qi, and the commander of the Liaocheng Mansion Navy is also Huang Fujie, Wang Junge himself is the commander of the infantry army, and he is the master of today's return ceremony, so naturally there is no need to say it. But after seeing Shen Ba sitting on the main stage in the middle, Red was instantly relieved and didn't think much about it.
Although the safety of Liaocheng Mansion is extremely important, in the big city of Liaocheng Mansion, Red still has an absolute sense of security. This is not a small place like Acheng, the city wall is almost half as high as it is, and the garrison and military branches are even more complete.
What Red was thinking about was not who was here, but wondering why no one had informed him, but seeing that the defense envoys of Liaocheng Mansion were there, the doubts in Red's heart disappeared. Wang Junge, who is the commander of the infantry army of Liaocheng Mansion, the deceased elders of the family return the gift, and the colleagues of Liaocheng Mansion should be present.
What's more, not to mention Wang Junge's own identity, his Laozi's connections and prestige in Dongping County are far from being comparable to ordinary families. Although some people are suspected of taking tea and cooling, there are still many people who have been favored by the Wang family in Dongping County for decades.
I saw that there were a few well-known figures in Liaocheng Mansion on the table on the side, obviously not colleagues of his own official office. Red didn't even think much about it, after all, Wang Jianli had died, and Wang Junge was still serving in Dongping County. Red sat on the main table in the midst of everyone's greetings.
Everyone sat down again, and Liaocheng Mansion Thorn Sreder naturally sat in the Hakka main seat. On his left is Shen Ba, the defense envoy, and on his right is Wang Junge, the main family. Although everyone was seated in the presence of Red, after all, it was the royal family's banquet, and after a little politeness to each other, they immediately entered the topic.
First of all, Wang Junge stood up and thanked everyone for taking care of the Wang family. Although everyone also knows that Wang Junge is modest, after all, half of the people here are Red's cronies, and some are Shen Ba's cronies. But there are not a few officials who have been promoted from the Wang family.
Officialdom has always been praised by people, and it is inevitable to put on a show, so everyone knows this occasion. Then Wang Junge chased after his father with tears in his eyes, and everyone inevitably sighed again, and then let Lord Thorn Sred speak.
Jufu Building seems to be no different from usual, and under the cover of the night, it looks particularly impressive. The lights in the three-story restaurant are brilliant, and the sound of toasts is heard from time to time.
For ordinary people, in a place like Jufu Building in Liaocheng Mansion, they don't dare to look twice. As for those who think they have some ability, they can only sigh in vain if they don't book the location of Jufu Building. After all, many places don't say that you can have money, and many people understand this truth.
Maybe everyone's leisurely life is not turbulent, and everyone doesn't seem to feel abnormal. But I don't know why, in the hall of Jufu Building, which used to be very lively, there is no one here at this moment.
On the second floor, there were faint voices of persuasion, but they were particularly abrupt. Someone next to him knew that the Wang family of Liaocheng Mansion was doing business today, and no one felt strange. But I forgot that the first floor, which seemed to be full just now, was gone.
I saw a few people dressed as guests, suddenly came out of the back door on the first floor, quickly walked through the lobby, and stood at the door of Jufu Building. And the few juniors and principals who greeted guests at the door of Jufulou didn't seem to feel strange at all, but took the initiative to block the people outside and then enter the restaurant.
Where can ordinary people find something unusual, if the guests who have booked a table a long time ago, they should have entered the building a long time ago, and the diners who have no positioning will naturally not be bored.
A man in brocade slowly walked down the hall from the second floor, and didn't seem to see anything wrong. When he went straight to the door, the people standing in the doorway looked at him. His expression was flat and he actually nodded slightly at these people, but his eyes looked outside, especially in the direction of the Assassin's Mansion in the distance.
There are two large red lanterns, which are particularly eye-catching in the night.
This man is none other than Dong Jie, the secretary of Liaocheng Mansion, he should be a relatively high-status person in Liaocheng Mansion, the return banquet on the second floor has just been carried out, I don't know why he came down early.
He glanced back at the figure pupils on the second floor, where the officials of the Liaocheng Mansion were drinking and socializing with each other. A relaxed smile suddenly appeared on his face, and his gaze slowly became resolute. Looking at the night sky without many stars, it seems that I am expecting something.
Suddenly, a firework whistled in the calm sky in the distance, and then burst into the night sky. Dong Jie's eyes lit up instantly, and then two colorful fireworks bloomed in the sky, which seemed to light up the sky.
Dong Jie's body involuntarily trembled slightly, his eyes became hot, he slowly raised his right hand, and said lightly to a few people at the door: "Let's start!" ”
Someone on the side closed the door of Jufu Building, except for Dong Jie and a guest standing outside, the rest, including the few junior and steward, all hurriedly entered the building.
The people outside couldn't see the situation inside, and the people on the side didn't react, which is why Jufulou suddenly closed the door. But dozens of people suddenly poured out from the small door behind the first floor, all with a single knife in their hands, and rushed directly to the second floor.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Looking at the man beside him, Dong Jie nodded slightly. The man took out three fireworks from his bosom, took the fireworks and lit them immediately, and watched the fireworks roar into the sky. Just like in the sky just now, this brilliant fireworks suddenly lit up the night sky.
The smile on Dong Jie's face was even worse, looking at the streets that were still full of people, and muttered in a low voice: "Liaocheng Mansion has changed!" ”