In fact, there is a big difference between the ancient Qinglou and the modern entertainment venues. The women in the Qinglou in the past, especially the official prostitutes, were all talented women! Piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and songs, proficient in everything!

Those aristocratic and wealthy families, the private prostitutes they raised, have a higher status than concubines! Because concubines are for the master to vent their carnal desires, while private prostitutes are for performing songs, dances, and piano arts, entertaining the master, and enjoying the spirit.

They are not comparable to the ladies and prostitutes of modern bars and night clubs. The prostitutes before the Song Dynasty, the same skills, and the Japanese geisha were more like modern singing and dancing artists, most of them were selling their arts but not their bodies. The Oiran prostitute is more like the current singer and movie star, and she is more poetic than the latter! Although there are also those who are raised by aristocratic giants, they are by no means ordinary prostitution.

The Qinglou is also more like a high-end celebrity club, ordinary people can't set foot in it, and it's not as long as they have money.

Especially in the Tang Dynasty, the literary style was at its peak, and the Kaiyuan era of Tang Xuanzong was the peak period of Chinese Tang poetry. Even the poems written by ordinary prostitutes are more than a hundred times stronger than those written by the so-called literati today!

Moreover, the people who come and go between the Qinglou are also literati and heroes, and the vulgar people who go to the night bar to find flowers and willows in modern times, which is even more different. Socializing with the women of the Qinglou is also to be polite and not to mess around. Besides, going to the Qinglou is not a man's patent, the women of the Tang Dynasty were very open, and many aristocratic women with strange talents also went to the Qinglou to play.

In the Qinglou, it is also just listening to songs and playing the piano, talking about poetry and papers, playing chess and calligraphy and painting.

After arriving in the Yuan and Ming dynasties, there was a fireworks willow lane different from the Qinglou, a place for men to vent their animal desires.

Yangzhou was a big city in Huainan Province in the Tang Dynasty, with a rich collection of humanities, and many historical celebrities were common in the Qinglou!

Akon and the Green Wing official worship Liupin, and they are also able to step into this wealthy resort. Although the two of them don't know how to write and ink, they really have their own talents. Not to mention that Green Wing's makeup skills were unique at that time, and the newly realized Xingchen swordsmanship was already amazing in the eyes of those high-rollers!

Akon's Taoist skills, although he only has a fur, but he can't stand this slut who can blow, and the two of them can be regarded as strange people in the rivers and lakes!

The two of them mingled with the famous prostitutes and high-rollers in Yangzhou Qinglou all day long, Aken naturally played the intention of deceiving the beauty, but Green Wing was attracted by those bold Jianghu guests, and he competed in some martial arts, which was also quite rewarding.

However, to say that the green wing is really deeply loved by the famous prostitutes of the Qinglou, this strange woman, after a man's outfit, is not only heroic, strong in martial arts, but also rare to paint eyebrows and lips is excellent, even in Yangzhou spread the "thrush star sword, rare green wing" reputation! This really made Zhang Fan Aken dumbfounded and laughed! It can also be seen that this Yangzhou Qinglou woman is so full of romantic feelings!

Akon found that Yangzhou was also a big port for the trade of medicinal materials in the Tang Dynasty, and many rare medicinal materials were rare even in Chang'an. But later I visited major pharmacies, but I didn't find high-quality medicines.

Akon didn't give up, took out the best dark gold pill, and showed it to the pharmacy owner, but the other party was shocked and was willing to pay a lot of money to buy it, and Akon felt that he had not suffered a loss.

Zhang Fan and Jianzhen treated diseases and saved people together, and became interested in traditional Chinese medicine, so they purchased a batch of medicinal materials and stockpiled them. Among them, there are many rhino horn, musk, agarwood, mountain ginseng, cordyceps and other precious medicinal materials.

Akon collected a batch of blue supply props in major restaurants in Yangzhou. This Yangzhou is a metropolis, with smooth water and land roads, convenient transportation, and a gathering of delicious food from the south to the north.

This is mainly due to the Green Wings, who have already spent all their gold and silver belongings and are no longer able to afford these supplies. But he couldn't stand the reputation of Green Wing, and he really made friends with a group of wealthy businessmen and famous prostitutes, especially a few famous prostitutes, all of whom were willing to take out their own private money to pay for this 'Star Swordsman Green Wing'. Put Akon jealous ......

After working in Yangzhou for more than half a year, I finally waited for the arrival of the Japanese envoy to Tang. The people who came were Fujiwara Kiyokawa, Kibi Shinbei, Abe Nakamaro, etc., who sent Tang envoys, and they made a special trip to invite Jianzhen to go east and go to Japan to preach the scriptures!

To tell the truth, seeing Jianzhen, a blind old man, who was nearly old and had to travel thousands of miles by sea, Zhang Fan was a little unbearable. Moreover, Jianzhen's Dongdu is still smuggling, and he can't let the officials know! It is no wonder that the monks in Yangzhou are trying their best to dissuade Jianzhen, and those few envoys to Tang can be said to have suffered a lot.

"Is it really just to promote Buddhism?" Akon was puzzled. "And almost every time I go to sea, I encounter storms, even in winter, when there are very few typhoons. Is there any other secret? ……”

"Master, why do you have to risk your life to cross the sea and go to Dongying?" Zhang Fan respectfully asked the real monk.

Jian Zhenyan said: "Although the other country promotes our religion, its monks are not strict in their precepts, they swear by themselves, and the law is arbitrary. There are even more monsters, wantonly causing chaos and defiling my Garan. I have made a great vow, in this life, I will definitely go to Dongying, be strict with my orthodox religion, correct its discipline, subdue its external demons, and protect my Garan! This is a ritual, why not spare your life! ”

Zhang Fan was unconsciously awe-struck, bowed to the ground, and prayed in his mouth: "The master has immeasurable merits, disciple Zhang Fan, I am willing to follow the master with the three companions, support all the way, and go to Dongying!" ”

Akon nodded, "It seems that the supernatural environment in Japan is indeed different from that of the mainland!" I am afraid that even if Buddhism came there, it also had a deep meaning. If you can't do it, it's just to suppress the monsters. ”

Green Wing thought for a moment and asked, "According to this statement, during World War II, when the Japanese army invaded China, there were also demons who made trouble?" ”

Zhang Fan Aken looked at Green Wing with some surprise, this woman is becoming more and more difficult now, this can also be imagined. That's exactly what the two of them thought in their hearts, but there was no evidence.

According to Zhang Fan's meaning, then Japan is afraid that there is a gateway to communicate with the Asura Dao, or the Hell Dao.

And it is precisely for this reason that the righteous people in Japan will invite Buddhism and spread it throughout Japan to subdue ghosts and demons! It was in view of this that Jianzhen made a vow to go to Japan, preach the right path, and suppress demons!

Later, in the Heian period, the Tang Mi Dongchuan was passed on, and Master Kukai built the Tantric Buddha City - Koyasan to suppress the demons!

And even though there are Buddhist temples all over Japan, they have not been able to stop the rampant demons, so there is the 'Hyakki Night Walk' in the Heian period! During World War II, the fascists invaded the mainland!

Akon added: "If I guess correctly, then Jianzhen's failure to cross to the east five times, as well as the storm encountered at sea, it was the demon who caused chaos and prevented this high monk from going!" ”

"What do you mean......" Zhang Fan was a little shocked.

"It's just that the sea is going to encounter a demon!" Green Wing is quick to talk, she is a master of the arts, bold and not afraid, "Anyway, the scene can't give us a good way to go." Kill all the way! ”

"It was supposed to encounter a storm, and now it needs to be hindered by demons?" Zhang Fan said with a smile, "But with the blessing of Master Jianzhen, there must be no danger along the way." ”

Let's say that Jianzhen and the Tang envoy secretly discussed the matter of crossing to the east, and the funny thing is that the monks in Yangzhou actually took strict care of Jianzhen in an attempt to prevent him from going to Japan. They are worried that the 66-year-old monk will not be able to experience the safety of the sea route.

Fortunately, Ren Wu, a disciple of Jianzhen, came to Yangzhou from Wuzhou, secretly took his boat at night, left Yangzhou, and arrived at Huangsipu Wharf in Suzhou. got on the sea ship that sent the Tang envoy.

Just as the boat was about to leave, the local officials brought a group of soldiers, stopped the bow of the boat, and said that they would go on board to inspect it. This can scare the Tang envoy and the monk Jianzhen a lot. On two occasions when he crossed to the east before, he was sent back to Yangzhou because of the obstruction of the magistrate.

Zhang Fan raised his hand and comforted everyone. With a look, he and Akon Green Wing came to the bow of the ship, put on the costume of a Tang Liupin officer, and reasoned with the magistrate. When the magistrate saw that there were officers accompanying him, he naturally did not dare to make a mistake.

Liupin participated in the military, equivalent to a state capital-level official, and Akon was eloquent, and he even made friends with the local wealthy nobles during the discussion. In the meantime, there is a merchant ship that usually goes to sea with the wealthy businessmen of Akon Green Wing, and anchors at this wharf. They were very happy to see the two of them, and shouted to come closer.

This person is a well-known wealthy family in Changzhou Prefecture, Jiangnan Province, who often goes to Yangzhou Qinglou to play, and then stands at the bow of the boat and shouts: "Is that Yangzhou's 'Star Swordsman Green Wing'?" Is there anything I need my brother to help with? ”

This shout simply frightened the local officials. These local high-rollers have dealings with the magnates of the capital of Chang'an, but they are not ordinary local officials who can be offended, so they hurriedly sue and retreat. This is the result of Akon Green Wing lingering in the Qinglou for most of the year, making friends with high-rollers from all walks of life. I didn't expect to use it at this time.

Green Wing said hello to the rich merchant and said that he would take a boat and go overseas to play. When the rich merchant heard this, he hurriedly invited her to his own sea boat, where could Green Wing, this guy went to the Nanyang area to buy medicinal herbs and spices, and he was not on the same road as himself, so he politely declined and retreated into the cabin.

With the help of Zhang Fan and the others, Jianzhen finally escaped the inspection of the magistrate who rushed to hear the news, and several Tang envoys were naturally very grateful.

The four ships sent to the Tang Dynasty set off smoothly. The wealthy merchant even followed his own fleet with him, escorting him all the way out of the mouth of the Yangtze River. Green Wing knew that it was the other party's kindness, and he was really grateful.

At this time, the Yangtze River estuary, unlike modern times, did not have the Shanghai area, not that there was no administrative establishment, but there was no land in Shanghai.

1,300 years ago, it was still the ocean and tidal flats, the Jingkou section of the Yangtze River was more than 40 miles wide, and it was called 'Haimen' at that time, and the tide could even pour into the Yangzhou inland river! So the sea ships go to sea very early.

And at this time, the female who had been in a daze was suddenly stunned, and a ballad-like voice sounded in the hearts of the three of them, "I can't go forward, it's the forbidden area of the King of Dryness!" My liliang is already in recession ......"