Datang: My father is the head bodyguard

(The reasons why Yancheng and Shanxi Yuncheng do not produce salt will be answered in these chapters.)

Li Shimin looked at the prosperous Gusu City and couldn't help but sigh: "Why do you think Yang Guang built the Grand Canal and made the people miserable? You build roads and railways every day, but the people live and work in peace and contentment?"

Yuchi Baoqi looked at Li Shimin as if he were a fool: "Because I give him money and take care of everything."

Li Lizhi and Empress Changsun had long been accustomed to the way Yuchi Baoqi and Li Shimin got along with each other, so they had no reaction. Su Shi directly twisted Yuchi Baoqi's ears.

Li Shimin hurriedly said: "Hey, yo, don't screw up my son-in-law, we and I just chat like this on weekdays, mother-in-law!"

Yuchi Baoqi was angry, his whole body was swollen and his ears were red.

Just as Empress Changsun wanted to come up to comfort her good son-in-law, she was pulled by Li Lizhi: "Mom, look! The secret of the Tang Dynasty is the secret of Gusu!"

This time, the three women disappeared. After all, the regions are different. The Secret of the Tang Dynasty in Gusu City has season-limited and regional-limited styles.

Li Shimin and Yuchi Baoqi looked at each other: "Are you still angry? Where should we go if you're not angry?"

Yuchi Baoqi thought for a while: "Climb Lingyan Mountain, burn incense at Hanshan Temple, eat snacks on the boat, listen to music and compete with poems at Gusu Terrace, what are your choices?"

Li Shimin snorted softly: "No need to choose! Of course it's to listen to music, no! It's a poetry contest! I've long wanted to see the elegance of the Jiangnan scholars."

Yuchi Baoqi was dragged forward by the impatient Li Shimin: "The direction is wrong! Over there! How about taking a carriage?!"

When we arrived at Gusu Terrace, we could see at first glance that they were all romantic scholars. Everyone was wearing ivory white shirts with dark embroidery of cloud patterns on them.

Hand-held bamboo fans, jade fans, and black sandalwood incense fans are all standard equipment.

There must also be a jade pendant hanging around the waist, mostly in the shape of a mushroom, which is homophonic to "junzi junzi" and is commonly known as "junzi pendant".

Their heads were smeared with shiny hair oil, and their bodies were full of the smell of powder. They gathered in small groups to chat, composing words and sentences, and reciting poems, enjoying themselves.

Li Shimin lamented: "The literati atmosphere in Jiangnan is still strong, and there are as many scholars as a cow's hair."

Yuchi Baoqi put a finger to his nostril: "It's so damn thick, I'm even blinded."

Since the two of them were new here, they were welcomed into the back room on the third floor by the steward of Gusu Terrace: "Two of you, what would you like to order?"

Li Shimin sat down on the couch: "What can I order?"

Yuchi Baoqi took out a bag of tea leaves from his arms: "Go and brew the tea, and order a pair of Pingtan. The money will be enough."

As soon as the steward heard that these two were wealthy owners, he quickly took the tea and went to make arrangements.

Dr. Tea opened the tea bag and asked the steward: "Steward, where did you get this tea? It has been rainy in Huangshan Mountain this year, and Maofeng of this quality is rare!"

"Don't worry about where it came from, it was given to you by a distinguished guest! Just serve it quickly!"

Dr. Tea took a bud and threw it into his mouth, savored it and chewed it: "It's really good. I've had enough of this taste in my life."

Soon, tea and the pair of Pingtan partners were delivered to Yuchi Baoqi and Li Shimin's private room.

In this era, Pingtan singing groups are usually paired with father and daughter, and the woman is required to be dignified and beautiful, with a bright voice. Men's Sanxian is steady and majestic, with a stronger sense of vicissitudes and stories.

The narration is mainly done by men, while the arias are mostly performed by women.

"Did you know that the guest officer wants me to sing something special and listen to it?"

The woman who sang Pingtan was petite and pretty, her voice was as bright and dazzling as the cry of an oriole, and her tone was soft and soft.

Li Shimin had people from all over the harem, but Li Shimin was confused when he heard this.

Yuchi Baoqi seemed to be a veteran: "Can Qin Huai sing at night?"

The woman nodded, and the older man next to her plucked the three strings a few times, twisted the tuning pin, and adjusted his instrument.

As the man yelled, he slowly read out a passage, with high and low tones, and a strong sense of dramatic tension and narrative.

After the man finishes reciting a sentence, the woman strums the strings of the pipa and embellishes the blank space.

"I have a love, and I sang it to you, gentlemen, gentlemen, please be still and quiet, let me sing a song of Qinhuai Scene, carefully, here, Sing it to all the gentlemen~"

Although Li Shimin couldn't quite understand this Jiangnan tune, which was not like the Mandarin dialect of the Central Plains, he was immersed in it and had a unique flavor, and he was very involved in playing along with it.

Yuchi Baoqi was leaning on the soft couch, savoring the refreshing sweetness of the Maofeng in her hands, enjoying her rare moment of leisure.

Unfortunately, it didn't last long before bad things came to the door.

"Isn't Miss Zhuying here? Or do you look down on me, the second young master of the Salt Gang!? Someone ordered it? If someone ordered it, wouldn't you let them get out?"

Li Shimin looked at the idiot who came in expressionlessly, while Yuchi Baoqi covered her face: "Why do you have troubles wherever you go?"

"You, old man, brought your son to listen to music? Have you ever heard of the name of the Salt Gang? Get out of here, young master! No matter what your level, you dare to let Miss Zhuying play music for you."

"Miss Zhuying, how are you thinking about joining me as my concubine in Room No. 18? You also know that I don't like to use force."

The older man who played the Sanxian stepped forward to stop the second-generation ancestor and was immediately put to the ground.

"Daddy! Don't hurt my daddy, I promise you, I promise you!"

Li Shimin spoke slowly: "What's wrong with robbing civilian girls and injuring their family members? This Gusu City's surname is not Li, but did you change its surname to that of your Salt Gang?"

The second young master of the Yan Gang turned to look at Li Shimin: "Where do you come from? You are such an adult, and you bring your own son to listen to music. You are shameless! But you are scolding me, and I know it. Let me tell you, this Gusu City belongs to the Yan Gang, and his surname is not Li at all!"

Yuchi Baoqi took out the revolver from his arms and shot the idiot in the thigh.

"Ah! Ah! How dare you hurt me with a hidden weapon! I want you to know how powerful the Gusu Salt Gang is!"

Yuchi Baoqi told the steward of Gusu Terrace with an expressionless face: "Tell everyone related to this person to come to Gusu Terrace to find him."

Yuchi Baoqi glanced at his watch: "In a quarter of an hour, no one will be here, collect the body."

Li Shimin stood up and walked to the woman named Zhuying: "May I ask Miss Zhuying how much this pipa costs?"

Girl Zhuying said obediently: "Three hundred coins, it doesn't cost much."

Li Shimin took out his only treasure note from his pocket, which was a commemorative note with a face value of 5 taels.

"For 5 taels, how about I buy the girl's pipa?"

Then Li Shimin took the pipa away from Zhu Yingtong regardless of her consent.

Li Shimin walked up to the second young master of the Salt Gang. The second young master's men were about to come up and stop him. Yuchi Baoqi coughed, but no one dared to move.

Li Shimin raised his pipa high and smashed it against the second young master's face and mouth. Until the pipa completely rotted, Li Shimin threw away the pipa and wiped the blood splattered on his body.