Three thousand occupations can be introduced

Openly played the courtship song, what is the name "Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix", and ran to Xuanyang to make a scene, embarrassing.General Situ enforced the family law but was stopped by his wife.However, Situ Xiaobai was still punished, because when General Situ checked the results of her recent martial arts practice, all the moves she used were a mess.

General Situ was so angry that he put Situ Xiaobai in confinement.He also found out that she instructed her servants to sell jade beads in the market at night, and this time the punishment was severe, not only a month of confinement, but also a punishment of only eating one meal a day.

Of course Situ Xiaobai was not happy about it, she thought her intentions were good, and the jade beads she sold could be bought back when she made money.Doesn't she make money to improve the living conditions of the family in the future?The majestic general's government office actually eats two meat and two vegetarian meals in one meal.What's wrong with playing the piano on the street, Feng Qiuhuang is a famous song through the ages, I think she played a song at the school welcome party and was shocked, okay?Situ Xiaobai was not convinced, and she couldn't hold back if she was kept in the attic for a month, so she bribed the guard to sneak out.

"My lord, where are we?" the servant girl asked in a low voice.She looked around, and the buildings on this street were hung with red lanterns, making them dizzy, adding an ambiguous atmosphere to the dark night.

"Follow me, don't make a sound. Remember, call me Mr. Situ." Situ Xiaobai ordered with a serious face.

The servant girl had no choice but to nod her head. She didn't dare to disobey the young lady's order. Although the young lady said that everyone is equal before, she knew that this was just a way to win people's hearts. If she really did this, she would be ignorant.

"My lord, it's time for the night ban. Let's take a look and go back?" the servant girl said with some fear.Just now she saw some drunk men, their mouths were full of dirty words.She trembled in her heart and couldn't help being afraid.

Situ Xiaobai spread out his fan and pretended to be chic, "Lu Zhu, don't be afraid, you are protected by a young master." Although she has not graduated from college, she is a monitor and has been to bars and nightclubs. She is not afraid if she sees a lot.

The servant girl was trembling, the young lady's kung fu had dropped so badly, she didn't believe that the young lady could beat her now, hey.Seeing the young lady shaking the fan, she was even more worried.In early spring, no one used a fan as a prop, and now it is popular for princes in Kyoto to bring a hound.But she didn't dare to mention it, otherwise, where would she find a hunting dog?

Situ Xiaobai is unrestrained and unrestrained in the front, while the servant girl is anxious and uneasy.

When they arrived at Hualou, someone next to them naturally stepped forward and asked, "These two are very strange, I wonder if they have already performed the crowning ceremony?" The turtle man stopped them from entering with a smile on his face.

"Look for yourself." Situ Xiaobai waved the jade pendant engraved with the word Situ in front of Mr. Gui.

"Boy, you don't know Mount Tai with your eyes. Please come in, please come in." This jade pendant is of high-quality and lustrous, and it is really high-quality. There are two sons and one young lady in General Situ's family. They seem to be of the right age, so it should not be a fake.Thinking of this, Mr. Gui hurriedly bent over, and said with a smile on his face.

"Young master, it's a coincidence. We are launching a large-scale dance show in Pingkangli these few days. You can be regarded as a blessing." Mr. Gui introduced in a hurry.

"Oh, really?" Situ Xiaobai showed a little surprise.

Mr. Gui continued, "The first imperial examination for the new emperor is a national event. Naturally, we in Pingkang also have to respond. These songs and dances are different from ordinary times. They have been prepared and trained for a year. Nothing has been shown outside."

Situ Xiaobai took out a tael of silver as a reward to Mr. Gui, "Who will appear on stage tonight?"

Mr. Gui understood, and introduced: "Today, there will be four big oirans on stage, and there will be two mysterious figures, young master, you can watch it."

After finishing speaking, he whispered again, "Yin Ji will be on stage today."

"Really?" Situ Xiaobai said flatly, shaking his fan lightly.In modern times, I haven't seen any dances, and I haven't heard of any strange people and strange things, all of which are available on the Internet.She's really not interested.It is said that this ancient brothel is a place that every time-traveling woman must visit, and she hopes that this trip will be worthwhile.

Under the leadership of Mr. Gui, he bought a seat in the front row.The single room on the second floor is too expensive. She hasn't opened a shop yet, so she has to save some money.

***

At this time, in the study of Prince Xuxian's mansion.

Zhou Xu concentrated on flipping through the heavenly book. He can only open one page now, and that page is full of characters, which are said to be dragon symbols, and he can't understand them no matter what.

He also looked through the history to find out if it was related to the records in the heavenly scriptures, but unfortunately, only a few words were of no great use.

Jirui stood guard at the side, dozing off.

A black shadow passed by the window, Jirui stepped out lightly.

Then he came in with a few pieces of paper, and Jirui presented him to Zhou Xu.

——This Situ Xiaobai has already arrived in Pingkangli.

"Continue to monitor and see how she behaves." After Zhou Xu finished speaking, Jirui passed the instruction to the outsiders.She's pretty good at picking places then.

"Who is behind Pingkangli?" Zhou Xu asked.

Jirui paused, and replied: "Pingkangli is the largest brothel in Kyoto and even the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. Everyone from high-ranking officials and nobles to traffickers and pawns knows about it. They have both confidence and arrogance. Those who dare to offend them, except the royal family, ordinary people and even officials don't dare to make trouble."

"In this way, it is the royal family who support Ping Kangli." Zhou Xu counted the members of the royal family, the Supreme Emperor, my younger brother, and the eldest princess; the emperor, the three princesses Anping, Anle, and Kangping, The abolished prince, the generation of the three sons of the Supreme Emperor.

It has been more than twenty years since the eldest princess left the capital, and it is impossible to stay in the frontier with her son-in-law.The abolished prince is the son of the Empress Yuan. Although he was abandoned, he was still rewarded with a palace and a county. It has been five years since he was no longer in the capital, and there is an edict that "he will never return to Beijing", which is also unlikely.The three sons of the Supreme Emperor: Zhou Jiang, Zhou Yu, and Zhou Wu are unlikely.They have just built the mansion, where did they get the manpower and material resources.This Pingkangli has at least five or sixty years of signs.

Could it be someone from the harem?However, the possibility is too small.

How could rich and noble women in the harem be attracted to women in brothels? These are two extremes.

"Master, maybe those nobles have intervened? Now that the imperial examination system is implemented, they are jumping." Jirui speculated.After all, these aristocrats are powerful families for many generations, so naturally they lack nothing.

"Master, which one do you think is more likely?" Jirui asked gossipingly. In fact, he usually kept such questions in his heart.

"These nobles don't bother to do this kind of thing. What are you thinking?" Zhou Xu cast a sidelong glance at Jirui.Could it be that the practice of the swordsmanship that I just acquired yesterday made the practice crazy.

Ji Rui curled his lips, "The prosperity of the world is all for profit. The hustle and bustle of the world is for profit."

"Then let me tell you how these nobles got their fortunes." Looking at the unconvinced Jirui, Zhou Xu said.

"The aristocrats in the world are divided into Shandong gentry, Guanzhong gentry and Jiangnan gentry according to region. The Shandong gentry is referred to as five surnames and seven wangs, first of which are 'Cui, Lu, Zheng, and Wang', namely Qinghe Cui, Fanyang Lu, Xingyang Zheng, and Taiyuan The Wang family later evolved into five surnames and Qiwang: the Boling Cui family, Qinghe Cui family, Zhaojun Li family, and Longxi Li family joined them; The clan and Pei clan of Hedong are respected, while the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River are "Yan Chen Wu Chu".

In addition, there are Xiao family in Lanling, Wang family in Langya, Xie family in Chenjun, and Yuan family in Chenjun, which are also called "Wang Xie Yuanxiao". "

"Ji Rui, take out the map from the third drawer of the desk. I'll show you." Zhou Xu felt that he was out of character, so it was better to use a map to explain it clearly.

Jirui took out a stack of maps and placed them lightly on the table of the Eight Immortals. There are maps from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, the Qin and Han Dynasties, when all countries stood side by side to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and all dynasties.And there is at least one copy for each country in each period.There are only a dozen of them in Qin and Han Dynasties, which are reflected in changes in territory and political power.

The halberds were laid out according to Zhou Xu's instructions, with the Spring and Autumn and Warring States on top, the Qin and Han Dynasties in the middle, and the map of the 400-year-old war states side by side on the bottom.

Taking the Cui family in Shandong as an example, let me tell you about the history of their family.

Zhou Xu asked Jirui to look at the map of Qi State during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, and his fingers crossed Qi State.Said: "Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Cui's surname has been in Qi for generations, gradually becoming a powerful minister, and becoming the undisputed master in Qi State. However, because of his pride, he failed in the political struggle. He had to move south to Lu State. He could only endure slowly and wait for a comeback. when."

Zhou Xu took the map of warlords fighting for hegemony during the Warring States period and pointed it to Jirui, "These countries are very powerful, but they can't stand up to foolish kings and mediocre officials. Thanks to King Qin's efforts, Qin State is ready for unification. The combination of vertical and horizontal did not work, and those countries were gradually replaced by Qin State, and finally Qin State unified the country and became the Qin Dynasty. This is the first generation of imperial court."

Ji Rui looked along the place where Zhou Xu's finger slid, watching those countries step by step toward extinction.Zhou Xu roughly talked about how those countries were destroyed.

Then he said: "During this period, the Cui family has been dormant, waiting for the opportunity. They chose very carefully, optimistic about Qin, and bet on the right treasure. In the Qin Dynasty, Cui Yiru, the descendant of Cui Zhu, was named Donglaihou, and hereditary until Qin Mie .”

Zhou Xu pointed to the area where they were located and drew a part. The Qin Dynasty was divided into 36 counties, and the Cui family developed in this county.