Domineering Daming

Zhu Xu glanced at the Kang's courtyard again, and continued walking forward.

Cao Huachun looked at Zhu Xu's side face, and said with a slight movement in his heart: "This Kang family is rich and arrogant, so they can speak wildly. There was a severe drought in Shanxi the year before last, and people in counties and counties struggled and starved, and people were panic-stricken. The Kang family is the most calm. , There was also a saying: "There is an old sky above, and millions of people below; if there is no rain for three years, there will be ten thousand stones in the old grain!""

The corners of Zhu Xu's mouth curled up slightly, and he waved his hands and said, "It doesn't matter whether it's hiding filth or burying pearls and jade, I hope that the prosperity here will not decrease."

This is his money bag, nothing can happen now, as for killing the chicken to get the eggs, it was done by an idiot!

As for the rest, he already had a plan in mind.

Cao Huachun didn't say much, now that the salt merchants are making such a fuss, the Kang family probably won't be able to escape, but he can't figure out what the emperor's mind is.

Zhu Xu and the others came to the largest brothel on the bank of the Little Qinhuai River, named: Yingxiufang.

This room is connected to the river embankment, and there are seven or eight flower boats floating on the river embankment, brightly lit, exquisite and elegant, waiting for someone with predestined relationship.

Zhu Xu took a look and walked directly into Yingxiufang.

In front of the eyes is a huge dance place similar to a square, seven or eight young women are dancing, the sultry silk and bamboo sounds can be heard, the three sides of the table are full of literati and poets, shaking their heads, pushing cups and changing glasses, the woman next to it is The clothes are slightly revealing, and the fragrant shoulders and beautiful legs are looming, adding a sense of smoke.

Zhu Xu has also been to the brothel several times, but he always feels that it is more stylish and less "dewy" than the ones in the capital.

He stood there, looking carefully, most of the women were very dusty, only a few occasionally had the demeanor of "famous courtesans", full of bookish, elegant temperament, did not reveal their breasts, and never bowed their heads to smile, but The men around were trying their best to please, saying some nasty words that would never be heard during the day.

These men started from the age of thirteen or fourteen, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, and there was even an old man of seventy years of age, who put his arms around two girls, raised and lowered his hands, spoke obscenely, and did not shy away from it , I really don't want a little bit of skin.

"It's really like waste paper..."

Zhu Xu said silently, "Nine Regulations" caused a lot of trouble at the beginning, but it seems that it has no effect in other places outside of the capital.How should it be? How should it be? It seems that the new policy of the imperial court is far away in the sky and will never come here—as if the imperial court’s reforms in the past hundred years, including Zhang Juzheng’s reforms!

"Master, you are also here for Miss Li?" Suddenly, a pink-faced woman in her forties who still had a good looks came over, looked at Zhu Xu with a grin on her face, and said with a smile.

Zhu Xu thought about it, and said with a smile, "Naturally." In fact, he didn't even know who Miss Li was.

The woman was overjoyed immediately, and said: "My lord, please come with me. Miss Li is entertaining guests, and there is a shortage of one. Come with me quickly."

As he said that, he pulled Zhu Xu's hand, Zhu Xu smiled without saying a word, and avoided it skillfully.

The woman became more and more happy, and said: "When you see the young master, you are not an ordinary person. Our Miss Li is also a fairy, and she will never disappoint the young master. Everyone here is not an ordinary person. Don't worry, young master, I will never humiliate your identity." ..."

The folding fan in Zhu Xu's hand was behind his back, his eyes moved slightly, what the old bustard said was really beautiful, if he didn't hand out the money later, he would feel ashamed and flustered.

The woman led Zhu Xu up the second floor from the side stairs, and soon came to an elegant room, which seemed to be a place for women to receive guests, with smoke curling up and sandalwood overflowing, accompanied by lively chatter and laughter.

"Mr. Fang, Mr. Liu, I found you..." The woman pushed open the door and laughed loudly.

Standing at the door, Zhu Xu looked up and saw three people sitting inside.

A woman in white, covered with a veil, has a slim figure and a refined temperament. On the left is a young man in his twenties with a fair complexion and starry eyes. , with a straight waist, quite dignified.

"The one with the veil should be Miss Li..." Zhu Xu glanced over, and his gaze fell on the young man and the half-baked man, both of whom should be in his "Nine Articles".

Miss Li leaned slightly, and said in a soft voice: "Thank you, mother." Then she looked at Zhu Xu and said, "Please, my lord."

Zhu Xu faced Cao Huachun, Cao Bianjiao waved his hand, stepped in, raised his hand and said, "I've seen Miss Li before Zhu Youjiu."

The masked girl Li was stunned: "Is there any wine?"

The young master and the old man are also stunned, and there is such a vulgar name?

In Daming, there may be many people who are illiterate and unable to read, but official names are not common.

Zhu Xu looked at the gazes of several people and said with a nonchalant smile: "I made you laugh. My family was poor since I was a child. My father only hoped that there would be meat and wine, and that there would be no worries about food and clothing, so he named our brothers You Rou and Wine. "

Miss Li was quite reasonable and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhu, please sit down. The word "have wine" is quite artistic. It's not vulgar, so don't worry about it."

Zhu Xu raised his hand, stepped forward, and sat down opposite Miss Li.

The woman had quietly exited and closed the door with a smile on her face.

Miss Li poured a cup of tea and offered it to Zhu Xu with both hands.

Zhu Xu quickly raised his butt, took it with both hands, and said, "Young lady."

With a smile in her eyes, Miss Li immediately sat back and said to Zhu Xu: "Master Liu just said a rather novel game that requires the cooperation of four people, I wonder if Mr. Zhu would like it?"

Zhu Xu took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "Girl might as well talk about it."

Master Liu, who had a ruddy complexion and strange luster in his eyes, looked at Zhu Xu and said loudly: "It's actually very simple, that is, the three of us compose poems, and Miss Li will reconcile with the qin. If any of us can't carry on , five taels of silver will be punished, four taels will go to the other two, and one tael will go to Miss Li, if Miss Li's qin reconciliation does not come out, the one with the most times... is Miss Li Xianggui, the guest of honor tonight!"

Master Liu's voice fell, and although Miss Li was covered with a veil, she still saw a blush and lowered her head slightly, very shy.

Zhu Xu's expression remained unchanged, and he touched his chin unconsciously.

These people are here to take advantage of you, right?Coincidentally, he is more like?

Chapter 661

That Mr. Fang's face was always gloomy, and he was indifferent when he heard the words. He took a sip of wine in silence, looked down at the table, and looked preoccupied.

Zhu Xu looked at this Master Liu, vaguely familiar, and his heart moved slightly, and said: "Games are trivial things, but I have lived in the capital for a long time. For some reason, I always feel that Master Liu is quite familiar. Could it be that he was an official in the capital?"

This Master Liu opened his eyes, he was quite happy, and said complacently: "Little brother, you have a good eye. Liu used to be the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Although it was only three months, he was an official in the capital for seven or eight years. Unexpectedly, I was recognized by my little brother in Yangzhou today, it is really fate..."

Zhu Xu had a toothache. Sure enough, this was Liu Defeng, the minister of the Ministry of Industry during the Tianqi period. He should be one of the Zhejiang Party who was wiped out of the capital by Zhao Nanxing.

"Disrespect, disrespect." Zhu Xu held back his nausea and raised his hand.

Liu Defeng looked complacent, stroked his mustache, and said with an attitude of admiration from an elder looking at a younger generation: "Since little brother can know me, I don't know who is it?"

Zhu Xu's eyes moved slightly. The last time he was pretending to be Lu Daqi's nephew. It might have been spread to the south of the Yangtze River. After thinking about it for a while, he said, "I have been studying with my cousin since I was a child. My brother Xu Jie is reluctant to be a secretary in the cabinet."

Liu Defeng's expression suddenly changed slightly, he turned serious, looked at Zhu Xu and said, "It turns out that he is Master Xu's brother, Liu has poor eyesight, I heard that Master Xu is about to be transferred to Jiangsu to participate in politics, I wonder if it is true?"

The masked Miss Li and the depressed Young Master Fang all turned their gazes to Zhu Xu, paying three points of attention to them.

Zhu Xu smiled and said: "That's true, I will take office in half a month."

Liu Defeng was overjoyed and said with a smile: "That's not an outsider. Master Xu and I also have a lot of ties. Brother Zhu will be my brother from now on. If there is anything, just report my name. It is really fate that we can meet today. Let me arrange it." Banquet, if you don’t get drunk, you won’t return!”

Zhu Xu felt more and more nauseous, this Mr. Liu really has no virtue at all, if he didn't have some scruples, I'm afraid he would be dragged to his face in person.

On the opposite side, Mr. Fang knew it well, and straightened his body slightly. Although he still didn't say anything, his demeanor was quietly changing.

Xu Jie, the secretary of the cabinet, although he is from the "Royal Believers Party", is the confidant of Zuo Cifu Bi Ziyan. If such a person is released, it will not be long before he will become a governor of a province, a big official of the frontier, and There are people who can't say when they will be in the court class, and they are in power, who dares to underestimate them!

Seeing that Zhu Xu's eyes were also moving slightly, Miss Li leaned over slightly, and said softly: "It was just a joke, Mr. Zhu, don't care about it. Mr. Zhu should be the same as Mr. Fang. The imperial examination is coming soon. Come on." Little sister, listen to a song here to relieve stress..."

Liu Defeng understood immediately, and laughed loudly: "Miss Li said that Brother Zhu is talented and handsome, and the guest of honor tonight must be him..."