Chapter 45: Fan Lou's Spring Is Hard to Pay Attention to (2)
[The first update, ask for red tickets, collect]
Liu Zhongwu also saw the Wuzhang River, he swayed to the river, pushed Li Xiaoliu away, loosened his trouser belt, and untied his hands by himself. After a rush of water, he straightened his clothes, walked back, and pointed to the hole in the sewer: "Hey, Scholar Lu, that's the Ghost Fan Building, right?" β
"That's right, it's the Ghost Fan Tower." Lu Ming stretched his neck to look at it, nodded and said, "It's also called Sanssouci Cave." How many thieves have escaped in it after committing a crime. These ditches in the capital extend in all directions, adding up to hundreds of miles long, no one can find them if they get into them, and how many little ladies from good families have been dragged into the hole and harmed! When the Bao Shi system knew Kaifeng Mansion back then, he didn't have a problem with the thieves hiding inside. β
"And what's going on? Really? Han Gang had taught him a lesson, before coming to Jingshi, he never thought that the sewer facilities in Tokyo City could be so complete, and it could even be called a base for criminals.
"Of course it's true!" Lu Ming thought that Han Gang didn't believe it, and argued: "Don't say anything else, which Yuejing Division has not had the daughters of several families robbed?" On several occasions, the thieves lost their wind, were bumped into, and they slipped into the ditch. There are also rumors that they used these carefree holes to house the little lady who was robbed, and when they found a buyer, they sold it, and they never saw anyone in life or corpse. β
"Won't the robbed women run? Even if you can't run out of the ditch, you can always run when you are sold, right? I ran to sue the official, why can't I go home? β
"In the deep courtyard of the high house, who can escape!" Lu Ming laughed, "I still remember that there was a clan in the Renzong Dynasty that was good at killing, and the servants and maids of the family killed him if they made a small mistake and buried him in the ground of the house. How many people's daughters were sent in, but they never came out again, except for the dead, the rest were locked up. They were surrounded by a wall more than a foot high, and no news could be heard. If it weren't for a torrential rain that collapsed the wall, who knew that nearly 100 people would have died in the road?! β
"What happened to the Queen!?" Han Gang was skeptical, and asked about the final result.
Lu Ming glanced at Han Gang and dragged out his voice: "Renzong......"
"You didn't kill him?!" Han Gang was incredulous.
"What is this?! Didn't Chen Zhizhong, the prime minister of the Renzong Dynasty, also whip a little girl to death with his own hands, and then forced two more to death, and when it came to the end, it was just a release......" Lu Ming snorted coldly, "If it weren't for the uproar in the court at that time, this matter would not have been brought out, and Chen Xianggong said that he would not be his father-in-law." How many people died, did the court really care?! β
While talking, the four of them walked onto the bridge. Inside and outside the capital, there are countless bridges, and the shapes are also varied, but the largest number of them is the wooden arch bridge commonly known as the Hongqiao under the feet of Hangang. Since the Hongqiao is named after the rainbow, the bridge deck is a rainbow-like semicircle, which conforms to the shape of the principle of mechanics. Four or five years ago, a major flood during the reign of Emperor Yingzong swept through the Jingshi and rushed into the palace and the barracks of the Fourth Army, but did not break even a single Hongqiao.
The bridge deck of Hongqiao is all very wide without exception, basically up and down four zhang, and when Han Gang and they walked up, they only occupied one side. However, during the day, Han Gang didn't notice this. At that time, both sides of the bridge were occupied by vendors, and the nearly four-zhang wide bridge deck only left a road in the middle for cars, horses and pedestrians to pass through.
"Hey! Han Guanren, Lu Scholar," Liu Zhongwu patted the railing, pointed to the sewer under the bridge, and smiled: "Look at it, there is no water in the Sanssouci Cave, and it is also a dry road." β
"It's good to walk on the dry road, the water doesn't wet your feet."
Liu Zhongwu was talking nonsense on the bridge, and Lu Ming forgot about the cynicism just now, and sang with him, completely losing his image. Looking at their appearance, Han Gang made up his mind to drink as little as possible in the future. He shook his head, listened to what they were talking about, and walked all the way back to the inn. From tomorrow onwards, he will neither have to report to Liunequan, nor will he have to go to Wang Anshi's Mansion to guard the door, and he can walk around Tokyo City with peace of mind. Thinking so, Han Gang lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
But Han Gang didn't expect that his wish to visit Tokyo City would not come true. The next day, he woke up. As soon as I got up and washed up, and was about to eat, someone came to visit. The postman made an announcement outside the door, and when he went out of the hall, he saw a chubby old man, followed by a greasy-haired and powdery entourage.
"Outside the old man?" Han Gang was taken aback. Didn't he invite Liu Zhongwu and Lu Ming to drink all night yesterday? Now I'm coming here early in the morning, which is too attentive!
Looking behind Zhang Yu again, his companion is indeed a half-male and not a female character as Liu Zhongwu said, needless to say, he must have some ambiguous relationship with Zhang Yu. Rabbit, Xianggong, and Zero are all names for later generations, Han Gang doesn't know what other names Lu Dao has for his hobby of broken sleeves and peaches in this era, of course, he doesn't want to know Lu Dao.
Zhang Yu bowed to Han Gang: "Engong is busy, and the little old man always misses, so I came a little earlier today." β
The old man's words made Han Gang embarrassed. The kid is neither expensive nor busy. Yesterday's interpretation test has passed, and now I am only waiting for the official letter, but I am very idle. Han Gang invited Zhang Yu to the upstairs of the outer hall of the post house, which was quieter, and turned around and said to Li Xiaoliu: "Go and invite Liu Guanren and Lu Xuexue." β
"Yesterday, when the child came home, he also asked about Engong'......"
Han Gang hurriedly interrupted Zhang Yu's words, "Please don't mention the word Engong again, Han Gang's efforts and small achievements don't have to be like this." The old man called Han Gang's real name. β
Zhang Yu shook his head again and again, calling people's real names is only used when reprimanding or insulting at this time, but he can't listen to Han Gang's little self-humility: "That's it, the little old man will call you Yukun." However, Yukun has the grace to save his life in Xiao Lao'er, and the three words 'old man' can't afford it. Little Lao'er line four, Yukun, you can call it chapter four. β
How can Han Gang be so rude, anyway, today's habit is to add the word 'zhang' after the surname and ranking, for example, Fan Zhongyan and Sima Guang are all twelve, so they are called Fan Twelve Zhang, Sima Twelve Zhang, and there are also those who omit the ranking, like Wang Anshi is called Wang Zhang, "The kid still calls the old man Zhang Sizhang." β
The humility of the name and title seems to be nonsense, and Han Gang is also impatient in his heart, but in ancient times, salutation etiquette was a very important thing in interpersonal interactions. Just four words, but it doesn't just mean doing things.
Zhang Yu and Han Gang walked to the second floor and sat down by the window.
Zhang Yu smiled first: "I heard that Yukun has passed the election yesterday, and he is just waiting for the official edict to be issued." Recommended by Buyi to become an official, there are few people a year, and it is more expensive than Jinshi, so it is time to celebrate. Yesterday I congratulated Liu Guanren, and today I congratulate Yukun. β
Han Gang excused himself: "I went to the Wang Da Shen Mansion yesterday, the big staff and the editor [Zhang Dan] they had important matters to discuss, and they didn't dare to disturb in the next place, and they came back after waiting for a while, and they couldn't say that they would go again today." β
"That's okay too! Let's go to Fanlou at noon. Although it is not as lively as the night, when you order the oiran, you don't have to fight for it. β
"Go to Fan Tower?!" Liu Zhongwu and Lu Ming were found upstairs by Li Xiaoliu, just in time to hear Zhang Yu's words. Yesterday he drank too much and too hard, and today he woke up with a terrible headache. But as soon as he heard the word Fan Lou, Liu Zhongwu immediately didn't feel the pain, "Yesterday, Han Guanren also said that he was going to Fan Lou to celebrate today, and it happened that Old Man Zhang came here, so let's go together!" β
"What a coincidence." Zhang Yu Dalu stood up with a smile and took Han Gang's hand: "Without further ado, let's go together." β
Being held by Zhang Yu, although it was a custom at this time, it was common for closer arms to travel together, but Han Gang still had a chill in his heart. Just looking at the companion behind Zhang Yu, Han Gang was secretly glad that he was far from his own image, and he shouldn't have to worry about what else Zhang Yu would think.
Fanlou is famous in spring. Even the local buns like Han Gang and Liu Zhongwu who came to the northwest border area felt like thunder. Fan Lou's original name is Alum Building, also known as Alum Building, has a history of nearly 100 years, and it is the clubhouse of the Alum Industry Guild. Just like the Cattle Tower Hotel, which is also a 72 main store and located on Niu Hang Street, it was also the clubhouse of the Cattle Dealers' Guild, and it was later changed to a restaurant. The name of Alum Tower has been falsely spread in the past hundred years and has become Fan Tower. Now listening to Zhang Yu, Fan Lou's new owner has recently changed its name, but it has the meaning of changing its name.
Zhang Yu pulled Han Gang and the others out of the south post of the city, and arrived in front of the Fan Tower outside the Donghua Gate in the inner city without moving. The first floor of Jingshi, perhaps the faΓ§ade of the first floor in the world, is of course a hundred times stronger than that of Qinzhou. Welcome to the color shed - the gatehouse called the color building Huanmen in the Beijing Division, the gatehouse is three zhang high and wide, and it is almost worse than the city gate. It is entwined by the silk flowers formed by the seven-colored silk, and the flower head draws the rod, and the drunken fairy brocade.
Inside the Huan Gate, there is a patio with a width of 30 steps, and around the patio, it is known as the Fan Tower that shocks the world. The Fanlou building consists of five two-storey pavilions [Note 1], each of which is connected by an arch bridge, and the bridge deck is curved like a rainbow, just like the rainbow bridges on the Bianhe River. And where each pavilion faces the patio, there is a corridor.
Listening to Zhang Yu's introduction, every night, the arch bridge and corridor are full of colorful lanterns. Hundreds of prostitutes in the building, all wearing heavy makeup, stood on the porch, waiting for the call of the drinkers.
"Naturally, those are ordinary prostitutes, if they are red cards, they don't have to be so pretentious, if they are the head of the Oiran, even the dignitaries and dignitaries also ask for it." Zhang Yu smiled and entered the main building in front of Han Gang and the others.
Note 1: According to the record of "Tokyo Menghualu", in the Xuanhe period of Song Huizong, the Fan Tower was rebuilt again, from two floors to three floors, which was slightly higher than the imperial city wall, standing on the third floor of the west building, you can overlook the imperial city, and then the west building was forbidden to open to the public.