Chapter 729: West Lake
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"I know what you're trying to say. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info" Luo Xin put down the teacup, spread his hands and said: "I took the county exam, the government exam, and then the road exam at the age of twelve. I didn't expect to pass three levels in a row and become a showman. You let a twelve-year-old go to the Qinglou?
Although I became a showman, I was only 12 years old. If it were you, would your parents allow you to travel? ”
"This ......"
"And I think that since I passed the three levels in a row and passed the Xiucai exam, then why can't I be able to pass the exam? Anyway, when I was young, my parents weren't allowed to travel, so I studied at home behind closed doors. Then I was lucky enough to pass the exam, and then there was a time when the grassland happened, when I came back from the grassland, I was busy fighting with Yan Song, and just after the fight, I participated in the examination, followed by the palace examination. Where do I have the opportunity to travel like everyone else? ”
"Yes!" Song Danian recalled Luo Xin's experience, and couldn't help nodding and said: "After the palace examination, if you become an official, it will be difficult to visit the Qinglou." No, your life lacks a color. ”
Luo Xin rolled his eyes and said, "What did you mention just now, what do you mean?" ”
"Oh, that's right." Song Danian immediately cheered up and said: "Every year on August 15, Hangzhou will hold an Oiran Competition. Of course, not only Hangzhou, but also Suzhou, Nanjing and other places are also held. By the way, do you know about the Oiran Contest? ”
Luo Xin rolled his eyes and said, "I haven't eaten pork and never seen a pig run?" ”
"No, you describe ......" Song Danian stretched out his finger and pointed at Luo Xin with a smile: "Vulgar! ”
Luo Xin pouted, and when he saw Luo Xin pouting, Song Danian seemed to be looked down upon, and immediately began to popularize science for Luo Xin.
"No, don't look down on those Oiran. People are elegant people who don't sell their bodies. This time, our Hangzhou Oiran Contest was held in West Lake. You are not in Hangzhou, and you didn't see the lively scene.
Do you know?
Since the day before yesterday, I have begun to set up a high platform in Hangzhou and build a color shed.
The top cards of each green building in Hangzhou City earned the first card through this competition, this is the contest between the top cards of each green building, and the head card of each green building will take out all their skills, just like a master of the move, very exciting. And the impact is far-reaching, for example, we in Hangzhou, have regarded August 15 as a festival no less than the Spring Festival. This Oiran Contest has been held every year for more than sixty years, and you can imagine its impact. ”
Luo Xin couldn't help but nod when he heard this, he knew that once a certain thing was held more than a dozen times in a row, it would form a habit. And once something becomes a habit, it's a great thing.
"No, do you know how many people are going to watch the Oiran Tournament?"
"How much?"
"I dare not say that there are 100,000, but there are 50,000."
"Fifty thousand?" Luo Xin couldn't help but laugh and said, "There are so many people, what can they see?" Thinking of the distance occupied by 50,000 people, he said, "I'm afraid that the vast majority of people can't even hear the sound of those oirans singing, right?" I think they're just going to have fun. ”
"You're right!" Song Danian clapped his hands and said: "It's just lively." ”
"No!" Song Danian said coquettishly: "Although after we become officials, it is not good to visit the Qinglou. But this Oiran Contest is an exception. As we officials were invited, we were treated as a graceful thing. No, let's go together the day after tomorrow? We're VIPs, we're sitting in the front, and we're sure to let you see and hear. ”
Luo Xin's curiosity was also aroused, and he couldn't help nodding and said, "Okay, I'll go and see Brother Song." ”
"Good!" Song Danian stretched out his hand and patted Luo Xin's shoulder and said, "No, people are not romantic boys!" ”
August 15.
When it was nearly dusk, Hangzhou was already completely lively. Thousands of red lanterns illuminate the West Lake, where tens of thousands of people have gathered, and some people are rushing towards the West Lake one after another.
In the middle of the table was set up a high platform, and on top of that high platform was the performance venue. At this time, it is not yet the time for the top card to appear, but it is not idle, there are musicians playing on it, and there are some young Qinglou women who are not the top brands performing, which is also to give them an opportunity to let everyone know them, and also use them to warm up.
Outside the market, there are countless small vendors gathered from all directions, holding a basket on their arms, which contains all kinds of fruits or snacks to sell around.
This grand event actually started in the afternoon, in the afternoon, it was all kinds of juggling performances, and at dusk, the various green buildings began to come out to warm up. Therefore, many spectators were already hungry at this time, and these hawkers were naturally extremely popular, and they spent money to buy them, and the stage was full of excitement.
There are painting boats docked on the West Lake, which is the place for the rich and noble. Although the shore is lively, it is only a place where ordinary people are lively, although it is lively, it seems noisy and crowded.
But in the West Lake, there is no such crowding.
Painting boats are all over the West Lake, which is a major event in the Qinglou every year, and it is also the prosperous era of Hangzhou Mansion every year, and it is also the place where those rich and noble people in Hangzhou Mansion show off.
On the microwave rippling West Lake, the boats are arranged, and the people on the boats are either rich or expensive, on the boats, with the whole family, or invite relatives and friends, you can not only experience the excitement, but also do not have to be crowded out of a stinky sweat, and more importantly, show your dignity in front of tens of thousands of crowded people, so that the people in the boats are full of smug smiles.
However, the vendors will not let go of these painting boats, so there are traders who take small boats, shuttling between the painting boats, and these vendors shuttling between the painting boats are not small traders, but serious shops with stores in Hangzhou, they buy not simple peanuts, melon seeds and the like, but serious pastries, wine, and even jewelry, jewelry and other precious things.
Rich and noble people have a tendency to compare, and in order to win a smile from the beauty, spending some money is really nothing to these rich people.
There are also some jugglers, performing on small boats, while looking at the painting boats expectantly, expecting someone to let them perform on the painting boats, and the women of the green houses in each green house who are not qualified to perform in the Oiran Contest also shuttle between the painting boats on the boats, selling themselves to perform dances on the painting boats.
As a result, whether it is on the shore or in the water, it is a lively scene, as if the hundred years of prosperity of the Ming Dynasty are condensed in the time and space of this small West Lake.
Such a lively atmosphere, this is still before the top cards of the various green buildings did not appear, you can imagine how warm the atmosphere will be once the Oiran Contest begins.
Whether it is the rich and noble people on the painting boat, or the common people on the shore, they all look at the row of painting boats on the West Lake from time to time, and the painting boats there are not as brightly lit and lively as other painting boats on the West Lake. On the contrary, it seems quiet in this lively atmosphere, and a big red lantern is hung on the bow of each painting boat, and the name of the green building is written on the big red lantern.
Not only the common people on the shore, but also the rich and noble people on the painting boat, from time to time looked at the painting boat, pointed, and there were those with good eyes, and even squinted their eyes to identify the handwriting on the lanterns on the painting boat, and then exclaimed:
"I saw it, and on the third painting boat on the left is a little phoenix."
"I also saw that the second painting boat on the right is red and drunk."
“…………”
Just as these people were identifying the lanterns on the top of the green building, a number of painting boats came from the lake, heading towards the nearest position of the stage where the green building girl performed in the center.
Although the shore of the West Lake has always been very crowded, the position has been empty, and not a single boat has gone to anchor there, so it was reserved for these boats.
After the huge boats were moored, there were banquets on the deck of the boats, and some people were sitting on the deck drinking and laughing. Then a good-eyed man cried out,
"That's the Lu family of the five great families!"
"That's the royal family of the five great families!"
"That's the ...... of the five great families"
“…………”
With the appearance of people on the boats, the atmosphere reached a climax. Not only the five great families came, but also the high-ranking families around Hangzhou, and there were also businessmen from all over the world who came to the city to do business and made a lot of money, and today is destined to be a shocking day, and it will be the grandest Oiran competition in more than 60 years.
Because since the founding of Taizu, the merchants of the Ming Dynasty have never made money so happily, and they have never earned so much money in such a short period of time.
Through the city and the Ming Sea Trade Company, they all had an illusion. This is not making money at all, it is clearly grabbing money. This money is also too easy to make, too much.
With this kind of psychology, just imagine, how many golden flowers will be given out in this Hangzhou Oiran Competition?
At the very least, there is absolutely no problem in breaking the previous year's highest record, it will be a big hilarity that will be passed down through the ages. How does this not make tens of thousands of people look forward to it?
At this time, another huge painting boat was moored, and on this painting boat sat the most honorable group of people in Hangzhou, that is, those who were officials.
Hangzhou Governor Song Danian, Hangzhou Tongzhi Luo Xin and other officials at all levels.
As the prefect of Hangzhou and Tongzhi, it is the obligation of officials of the Ming Dynasty to attend various large-scale civil activities, so Song Danian said to Luo Xin that this is an elegant thing.
This large ship is the largest ship in Hangzhou, and it is three stories high. There were not only officials in Hangzhou Prefecture on the ship, but even those county commanders under the jurisdiction of Hangzhou Prefecture also came to watch this grand event.
It's just that whether it is the rich and noble people on the painting boat or the people on the shore, they are not concerned about Song Danian, the supreme governor of Hangzhou, but they all look at Hangzhou Tongzhi Luo Xin excitedly.
"Look, Lord Luo is here!"
"Lord Luo is really dashing!"
"What nonsense? Lord Luo annihilated tens of thousands of Japanese robbers, that should be a wise and martial artist. ”
"You are talking nonsense, Lord Luo is the champion of the princess, and he is naturally dashing."
“…………”
There were even more women looking at Luo Xin, holding their hearts with both hands, and looking at Luo Xin like a nymphomaniac:
"So young!"
"So handsome!"
"Love is his!"
“…………”
Luo Xin sat on the bow deck of the ship in a big way, and now in the southeast, he has subdued the five great families, although he did not pacify the Japanese invaders, but it also made the Japanese invaders dare not go ashore. What's more, now that the Japanese are fighting among themselves, Xu Hai and Wang Zhizheng are fighting each other, so Luo Xin's heart is very stable, at least at present, the southeast is stable, the southeast is peaceful, and the southeast is not in the slightest danger.
But......
Is that really the case?
In a painting boat not far from Luo Xin's boat, a young man sat by the porthole, looking at Luo Xin's boat with interest. This person is not only handsome, but also has a kind of nobility. Next to him sat a middle-aged man in his forties, also looking at Luo Xin on the deck. A smile appeared on the corner of the mouth of the noble young man and said:
"I didn't expect that a small show at the beginning would become the climate."
The middle-aged man nodded and said, "My lord, this Luo Xin swept away the forces of the Mongolian steppe in the north and has a high prestige in the north. Now it has subdued the five major families in the southeast, and more than 50,000 Japanese invaders have been annihilated outside Hangzhou, so that the Japanese do not dare to land on the shore. Thus he was no less prestigious in the southeast than in the north. If he is given a few more years of hard work, his prestige in Daming will be unmatched. At that time, as long as he was there, we didn't want to make a big deal. ”
The handsome man also sighed: "I knew that he would become such a climate, and I should have killed him in the first place." I didn't expect to become an obstacle to the people, not Yan Song, not Xu Jie, not Gao Gong, not Ma Fang and Hu Zongxian, but he Luoxin. ”
"My lord, is it possible to say that Luo Xin will join us?" The middle-aged man said softly.
The handsome young man shook his head and smiled, "Say you want him to join us?" What can we give him? As long as he does things in Daming step by step, sooner or later he will be above one person and below ten thousand. At most, we can only give him this status, should they let them support him as the lord? ”
The middle-aged man looked stunned, lowered his head and said, "Lord, it's a subordinate who thinks badly." ”
The handsome young man waved his hand and said, "It's okay. As long as you kill him, there is no threat. ”
The middle-aged man sighed and said, "It's a pity." ”
"yes!" The handsome young man also sighed and said, "It's a pity." But he stood in my way. ”
"How's it going?"
"My lord, the arrangements are ready. Our people have already infiltrated Hangzhou Mansion, and they are around here at this time. And Liu Hanyan is already ready. ”
That handsome young man was none other than Datong, it was in Datong that Luo Xin met Zhang Shicheng's descendant, Zhang Daoyuan. At this time, Zhang Daoyuan looked at Luo Xin's figure not far away, and his expression was a little dazed. Half-ringing, he sighed and said:
"This Luo Xin is really handsome, the Ming Dynasty has already reached the time of decline, the northern border pass Alatan Khan is fierce, the southeast is rampant, the Bashu aborigines are restless, and natural disasters and man-made disasters have caused the flow of Kou everywhere. As long as we ascend to the heights, the Ming Dynasty will be in danger.
But he didn't expect that Luo Xin would kill Alatan Khan and Huang Taiji in succession, pacify the grassland, and let the north enter a period of peace. Now that there is a southeast of the country, if it goes on like this, the people of Daming will live and work in peace and contentment, and the trend of decline of Daming will stop, and it will be prosperous again. ”
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*(To be continued.) )