Fengle Building, also known as Fan Building, Bailu Building, is the first of the 72 main stores in Kaifeng Mansion, and it is also the largest restaurant. This three-storey restaurant with five floors facing each other is located outside the Tung Wah Gate, next to King Ming Square on Mahang Street. Jingmingfang is an old place name left by the Tang Dynasty, and the original "Fang" is the layout of the city within the city, with a wall like a city wall and a square gate like a city gate. However, in the Song Dynasty, where commerce was extremely prosperous, the wall and gate of the workshop that were in the way had long been demolished, and the so-called "fang" became a place name, similar to the "certain street" in later generations. The Fengle Building, which was built on the site of Jingmingfang, has also become the Donghua Gate built on the street and facing the Imperial Palace, which is the place where the "heroes" roll call.

I don't know if it is stained with the light of Donghua Gate's roll call, Fengle Building, which is obviously some distance away from the west of the city where the bureaucrats and nobles of Kaifeng Mansion live, has always been the favorite gathering place of the nobles, officials, literati and wealthy businessmen of Kaifeng Mansion.

The most lively time of Fengle Building is usually the time when the lights are on in the middle of the night, so there is a saying that "the lights are on the alum building in the middle of the night". However, on December 20 of the first year of the Great Song Dynasty and Yuan Fu, it was only past noon, and the carriage street in front of Fengle Building was already full of traffic and people, blocking the already crowded carriage street.

The carriage shared by Pan Xiao'an, Pan Daguan, and his sister-in-law Pan Qiaolian was also blocked on the street, slowly crawling forward, which was about the same speed as a snail cart.

Pan Qiaolian said with a smile: "Brother Eleven, today's comparison between Brother Dawu and King Duan has attracted a lot of people." ”

"Yes, Wu Dalang hasn't bothered much during this time, it's just ......"

Pan Daguanren frowned slightly, lifted the curtain, and poked his head out to look around.

There were already quite a few dignitaries who couldn't stand the congestion and got out of the carriage and walked. Pan Xiaoyan also recognized several of them, all of whom were colleagues in the forbidden army, namely the Cao family (the descendants of Cao Bin), the Zhao family (the descendants of the surrender expert Zhao Zan), and the Shi family (Shi Shouxin's family). All of them are gorgeously dressed, hugging each other and swaggering away.

Although the official family of the Great Song Dynasty emphasized literature over military force, they still took good care of the descendants of those noble generals who founded the country. The ones who were really lightened were Di Qing, the generals who fought on the battlefield with a knife and a gun, not the generals who were reincarnated by Pan Daguanren.

And back then, Yizu's cup of wine and pardon for the military power was not really a glass of wine to solve the problem, but gave a large number of good fields and beautiful houses. Now inside and outside the city of Kaifeng Mansion, half of the land is owned by these founding generals! The benefits of land appreciation alone make them fat and keep oil!

In addition, the dynasty did not prohibit officials from doing business, nor did it suppress land annexation. Therefore, it was greatly convenient for these founding generals to accumulate wealth. Moreover, through mutual marriage and marriage with the Zhao family, these founding generals have long formed a whole, and each family helps each other when they are in trouble. is a famous civil official outside the Donghua Gate, and if he wants to bite a founding general, he has to weigh it carefully.

By the way, the descendants of these founding generals of the Great Song Dynasty were not all sons of gentlemen, and there were many people who could study and improve, and they also married and allied with the northern civilian-bureaucratic group that rose to power in the Taizong, Zhenzong and Renzong dynasties - to some extent, the old party, which was politically hostile to the new party, was their political ally.

And the New Party, because most of them were commoners from the South, had little to do with these wealthy northern nobles, and became a force to restrain them.

However, the official family from the old Zhao family is inseparable from the imperial technique of dissenting opinions, even if Emperor Zhezong, who can support Zhang Dian to dominate the dynasty, will not hand over the Kaifeng forbidden army, which has been controlled by the generals for generations, to the new party for rectification...... As long as the New Party can't control the Kaifeng Forbidden Army, it has to do things for the officials honestly!

"Eighteen, let's get out of the car and walk."

Pan Xiao'an retracted his head and said to the girl who was dressed as a man: "There are many acquaintances outside, and Wu Dalang's Christie's is now famous." ”

"It should be fame and fortune." Pan Qiaolian pinched a trick in her hand and smiled, "Look at it, there are a lot of good things!" ”

This trick was later reprinted, and instead of a portrait of a beauty, it shows the title, reserve price, and order of the items at auction.

The two paintings of Wu Haogu and Zhao Ji are naturally the finale, and there are thirty-two calligraphy and paintings before them, all of which are authentic works of famous artists.

In addition, there is also the name of the singer who presides over the singing sale, which is actually Mo Li herself.

This ink lady is a painting and popular, I don't know how many rich people want to kiss Fangze, but I don't know where to look? Today, she actually appeared under the list of singing and selling items - it's a pity that she doesn't sell, otherwise she will definitely be able to fetch a sky-high price.

In addition, this trick also said that Master Li of Kaifeng Mansion in the past, who was in the past, would also attend the singing and selling in person, and would take the photo drawn by Zhao Xiaoyi for her and show it on stage!

Just these two beauties and the "beauty tricks" that are distributed everywhere are enough to attract attention. And before the singing and selling, there was also a long-term display of Fengle Building, as well as the competition of "the first person in the painting", which really earned enough eyeballs.

Now in Kaifeng City, there are not many people who don't know about this singing sale!

"I really didn't expect that this Wu Dalang's business is so smart." Pan Xiao'an shook his head, "It's a pity that he's just a businessman." ”

"Merchant?" Pan Qiaolian threw the trick in her hand to her brother, and got out of the carriage with a grin, "You and I are not businessmen?" ”

"I'm an official." Pan Xiao'an also got out of the car and walked with her sister.

"Isn't it just a Cong Bapin," Pan Qiaolian sneered, "When Brother Dawu comes back from Liao, at least he will be an ambassador, maybe he can get a Beijing official, and then he will be above you." ”

Jingguan does not mean to be an official in the capital, but a "big rank" of civil officials, which is equivalent to the "ambassadors" of military attachés. The official position of Wensan from the eighth rank to the Chengwu Lang to the eighth rank to the Shilang, all belong to the level of Jingguan. The top of the Beijing official is the court official, and he belongs to the high- and middle-level civil officials - in the Northern Song Dynasty, the seven-grade civil official is not a sesame mung bean. The Beijing officials are called the candidates, also known as the "shogunate officials", and they belong to the low-level civil officials.

If a civil official becomes a Beijing official, even if he is not a roll call outside the Donghua Gate, his status is higher than that of Pan Xiao'an, an ambassador who came from the shadow.

"Let's talk about it." Pan Xiao'an smiled, for Wu Haogu, he was actually not 100% repulsed.

After all, there is only one Duanwang and concubine, and he doesn't dare to guarantee that his sister will win.

Therefore, he was very happy to hear about the ancient envoy Liao of Wuhao. Because it is not easy to go to Liao, I can't come back in a year and a half. When he came back, King Duan's concubine was also chosen. Pan Qiaolian is going to be selected, so there is nothing to do with Wu Haogu.

If you can't choose, Wu Haogu is also a good sister-in-law......

When Pan Xiao'an, who was wishful thinking, and his sister arrived at the door of the west building of Fengle Building, a small servant from Fengle Building had already greeted him and sang a fat song: "Pan Daguan, please inside, the middle building is on the road, and the No. 3 table of Tianzi is reserved for you." ”

Pan Xiao'an is a frequent visitor to Fengle Building, and the little guy naturally recognizes him.

And the Tianzi No. 3 table on the middle building horse road is not a position that anyone can sit on.

The middle building horse road refers to the ground floor of the middle building of Fengle, that is, the place where the singing and selling are held. It is impossible to hold the record sale in a small private room, so you can only choose to choose the ground floor of the middle floor of Fengle Building.

Under the arrangement of Su Dalang and Gao Yu, dozens of tables were set up, numbered according to the distance from the auction table, according to the "Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang" and the number sequence - those who could have a table inside were all big people, and if they were not enough, they could only sit in the courtyard outside the middle building.

The tables of the Tianzi sequence are placed on the north side of the auction table, sitting in the north and looking south, which is the most honorable seat, and Duanwang Zhao Ji must be sitting in that piece, most of which is the Tianzi No. 1 table.

In other words, Tianzi No. 3 is next to Tianzi No. 1...... This seat alone can make the nobles of the Mankaifeng Mansion look at Pan Xiao'an with admiration.

Of course, Pan Xiao'an's seat still can't be compared with Wu Haogu, Mi Youren, Ji Yi, Li Shishi, and Mo Niangzi, a few of them are now sitting around the particularly wide Tianzi No. 1 table, among which Wu Haogu and Mi Youren are sitting around Zhao Ji!