He planted peonies in the Tang Dynasty

Pingkang dances and dances non-stop. It is the only workshop in Chang'an that can still open with lights after the curfew. Each golden house hides beauty, and the music is fascinating.

"Isn't it just shopping in brothels? Why do you bring so much money?" At night, when the carriage was driving on the street, Su An tightened his robes and looked suspiciously at Gu Yue who was crowded next to him, "I'm not afraid of being robbed." .”

Behind the two is Su Shiba's cart, which is full of gold ingots wrapped in thatch. The round wheel is crushed on the dirt road, not only creaking, but also leaving a daunting trail behind. imprint.

Gu Yue said: "Do you still remember Wei Wenkui?" Su An thought for a while: "Remember, as long as you say a word, I will immediately drink through his Wei Mansion." Gu Yue said: "No, he is my Geshan boss now. Su An said: "Huh?"

The news of Gu Yue came very quickly. Before the Ministry of Officials' assessment was announced, he had already been confirmed as a small school secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who was also the school secretary of Zhixing Fan Yang. ambassador.

Therefore, even though Gu Yue kept silent, Su An knew in his heart that the Wei family's kindness to Gu Yue was no more than Su Shiba's spring basket and moonlight. This kindness was very heavy and had to be repaid. deeper.

Su Andao: "It is said in the palace that in order to preside over the overall situation of pacifying Khitan, the imperial court mobilized many people. At the beginning of the year, Li Yi, the king of Xin'an County, was appointed as the general manager of the Hebei army, and Pei Shilang of the household department was the deputy general manager. Baishan... This time, Wei Wenkui is one of the servants of the Ministry of Rites, right?" Gu Yue said: "Supreme wise."

Su An said: "But why did Wei Wenkui meet you in the brothel? Is it true that the rumors in the imperial court say that he has a lot of pomp, lust and money, and only looks at his face when doing things?" Gu Yue coughed, rubbed the bridge of his nose with his hand, and said Dumbly said: "Recently, you have heard a lot of gossip." Su An smiled: "But the face of eighteen... will definitely work."

As soon as you enter the gate of Yuanyangfang, the carriage rushes into the sea of ​​hospitality, the fragrance of makeup and powder rushes towards you, the streets and alleys are full of red lanterns, and the singing of phoenixes floats out of the flower windows. No one in the world does not laugh and get drunk.

Qiniang has a thin waist and fat buttocks, holding a round fan with a gold handle in her hand, and like a dragonfly touching water, she threw herself on Su An's shoulder: "Mr. Su is here? The masters in the wing room on the third floor are waiting." Su An replied: "Okay." , Send the playlist first."

Gu Yue's expression changed.Su An then smiled embarrassedly: "I forgot to mention just now, I actually have a place." Gu Yue said: "Who?" Su An said: "People from Jixian Pavilion."

Su An did have an appointment with Qiniang, the old bustard, but it was not about whoring, but about listening to music.Since he wanted to compose music for Mudanfang, he had to find out what music was popular in the market. He had already experienced the spring and snow in the palace, and the graceful and graceful atmosphere of foreign countries, but he found that there was no such thing as the wind, flowers, snow and moon that everyone liked.

After listening to the explanation, Gu Yue breathed a sigh of relief: "That's just right, you talk about yours, I talk about mine, the two don't interfere." Su An nodded, planning to wait for the two parties to come to an agreement before abducting Gu Yue. Show your face more than that.

While talking, Qiniang caught a glimpse of Uncle Gu pulling the car into the backyard from the corner of her eye, with tears in her eyes: "Oh, Miss Biyun has been tossed and dusted, and she will finally redeem herself tonight. This servant Wei, a heroic beauty, isn't she again? A good story."

Gu Yue said: "There are so many good stories, but I admire Qiniang's good news. In this way, Gu is here to wait for Wei Shilang, and Qiniang will protect Mr. Su to the private seat. He is afraid of women." Qiniang said: "That's great. "

Su An was no longer the little Ye slave who was frightened by the tea lady. Even though he was uncomfortable, he still controlled his face. He followed Qiniang into the flower building with a calm expression and light steps, like a regular visitor.

The flower building has red lacquer and gold railings, and a revolving red paper lotus lantern hangs from the dome. There are three floors of elegant seats, and the wing rooms on each floor are separated by painted screens.

There are banquets in the lobby, and most of the street rogues sit there, smiling and throwing wine and lifting their skirts, spicy and refreshing, the floor is high, and the posture is more elegant, everyone loves the fragrance and cherishes jade, composes poems and sings songs, zithers and zithers are ecstasy and seductive.

Passing by the screen, Su An saw the lifelike figure of the Moon-Wearing Golden Rooster reflected on it, so he took a closer look. It was a dancer wrapped in strings and tied into such a shape.

There is also a place where the smoke is steaming and the fishy smell is overflowing. It is only when I walk over that I realize that it is ice fog. On the table are the naked bodies of three or four jade girls. Diners pick and choose.

Qiniang said: "Don't blame Mr. Su, the girls are actually very hard." Su An said: "I don't know, I am also a musician, and I am also a low class." Qiniang shook the golden fan: "Don't talk about that, you are just a guest. "

The people in the wing room on the third floor, Lu Lan, He Lian, Xu Kuo, and Meng Yue, were very enthusiastic when they saw Su An.Lu Lan had just been dumped by Su An, and his appetite became more and more serious, and he wanted to point people out.Meng Yue had never eaten Touhua Ci, and wanted to try a few pieces.Xu Kuo said it was stealing, so he couldn't tell Xiuxin.

Su Security Department agreed.At that time, several courtesan women playing music came holding pipa, sheng, xiao, qin, zither, and zither. They looked at each other, but they all smiled secretly.Alan, who played the pipa, was named Part One and asked what tune to listen to.Su An said: "Let's play and listen to Jiaofang 46." Alan should be.

Most of Jiaofang’s tunes are about the climax of the field and the love stories of the previous dynasty. There are many overtones. Everyone is silent when listening to it, especially Meng Yue. .

"We will end up like this after we retire from the long-term service in the future." Meng Yue said aggrievedly while eating the exquisite Touhua Ci, "For such a snack, the sound can't be correct, the rhythm can't be matched, so I have to rely on vulgar songs to seduce people."

Alan didn't know his identity, so he replied: ""Plucking Mulberries" has many overtones. If you think it's not good, you can listen to sister Biyun's later. She was born on the bank of the Qi River and is famous for playing this song." Su An said: " The overtone is the change of the melody, "Long lovesickness in the upper part, farewell in the evening" in the lower part, to the girl, she is flattering but not vulgar, happy but not noisy, Su has been taught." Alan was stunned: "Young master Su? "Su An replied: "Yes."

Su An comforted Meng Yue, and when it came to business, he wanted to recruit [-] people in the Qiu Yuan, pay the Tai Le Department three times the monthly fee, and usually not delay the training in the Department, just be there when the workshop performed Daqu.Meng Yue asked: "How long can I take care of this?" Su An said: "As long as the Mudanfang is still open, as long as you are willing to come, I will take care of it forever."

Several people counted it together, afraid that the higher-ups would not be able to explain it after checking it according to the three iron laws.Lu Lan saw it openly, and persuaded someone in the foreign teaching workshop to do this long ago, but Xu Kuo was a bit worried after all.He Lian waited and watched from the beginning to the end. Everyone agreed that he was good, and if someone was bad, he was bad.

Su An saw that everyone's opinions were difficult to settle, and said: "Now Gu Lang is the school secretary of the Ministry of Rites. If the higher-ups check, he will be able to reveal the news in advance." Xu Kuo looked around and asked, "Is the school clerk copying official documents?" Su An nonsense said: "Basically, the affairs of the Ministry of Rituals are connected with the three temples, Honghe Temple is in charge of foreign guests, Guanglu Temple is in charge of banquets, Taichang Temple is in charge of rituals and music, and rituals and music are us..." Just as he was talking, He Lian laughed With a voice: "Young Master Su An, don't you just rely on Gu Lang?"

In silence, Su An looked at the remaining Touhua Ci on the plate in front of him, and felt that a thorn had been pierced into his spine.What is Touhua Ci?Pounded glutinous rice into glutinous rice cakes, stuffed with fillings made of lingsha, carved into various flowers, beautiful and delicious, it was a dessert that he never dared to think of when he passed by Dongshi in the past.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Xu Kuo persuaded him: "Hey, don't say that, anyway, I want to pull the drums, and I wish I could earn more money." Meng Yue said: "Me too." He Lian kept rubbing the plate with his hands, People still haven't commented.

Su An waited for a while, moved the plate away, and said: "He Lian, at that time you called Cui Li Uncle, I could only endure the hunger, save the monthly money to invite Gu Lang to eat wine at Lihua Pavilion, you bribed Cui Li Passing the 'Xiaguan', I can only endure those dozens of whips, and I will pretend to be miserable in front of Gu Lang. Up to now, half of Chang'an Musical Instrument Store is in my hands, and everyone calls me Su Shiba's owner. Do you know that I rely on Gu Lang? It's late, I have a clear conscience."

He Lian smiled bitterly, and wiped the corners of his lips with his sleeve: "How long are you going to hold me down with Cui Li?" Su An said: "I said..." He Lian said: "I was confused! Asu, we should be in the same boat! "

Su An was stunned, then smiled relievedly, took out the employment contract, and explained clearly the rules of Mudanfang's recruitment sentence by sentence. After all the people agreed and their fingerprints were stamped, they went to He Meimei's place for another ten rounds. Hua Ci.

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Pingkangfang is an important place for social entertainment after Xinke and No. [-]. Visiting a brothel is not illegal, and it is a fashion. It has produced a school of poetry about singing and singing. For example, Bai Juyi has written many wonderful works, so I won’t talk about it here.

For another example, Pei Siqian in the later period relied on his power as an eunuch to make dozens of famous papers on red paper with the number one scholar.

The silver cylinder has a slanted back and a Ming pendant,

Xiaoyu whispered to He Yulang.

From then on, I don’t know the value of orchid musk deer,

The night comes and the cinnamon sticks are newly dyed.

Another example is Zheng He (Gu)'s "Jidihou Pingkangli" in the later period - it was a common way to call the guests "Zhuangyuanlang" in the building at that time, which is similar to calling "beauty" now. Chu Run in the poem is A prostitute in the teaching workshop, and later can refer to famous prostitutes.

Spring comes everywhere,

Chu Runxiang looked at him with sympathy.

It's good to be sober at the fifth watch,

From time to time, I heard the sound of calling the head.