The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Chapter 279
Zhao Tun and Zhang Di walked out of Yanfu Hall, Zhang Di bowed and led the way.

After walking a long distance, Zhang Di said flatteringly: "My lord has moved to be the King of Qin today, and he is honored with a reward. The holy family is extraordinary. It is also an honor for the villain to serve you."

At this moment, Zhao Tun was no longer cautious in the palace, only worried, and said with a smile: "Zhang Deban, why have you been studying recently? Where did these words come from?"

Zhang Di said in a low voice: "The official family is well educated and writes and paints every day. If the villain doesn't read a little, I'm afraid that sooner or later he will be rejected by the official family."

Zhao Tong said: "Officials, have you been there recently..."

Having said that, he stretched out his hand and made a gesture.

Zhang Di was taken aback when he saw this, and then changed into a knowing smile, and said in a low voice: "The official family goes there at a fixed time every month, probably only one or two days, and I will definitely go there."

Zhao Tong nodded and said: "This king brought back a lot of good things from Huaixi, and I will go to the empress and send some to the empress. Since I have to choose horses today, I have to wait for another day. I can't enter the palace in one day. twice."

Zhang Di pursed his lips when he heard the words, but did not answer.

Zhao Tong continued: "The younger ones will also be given, the fifth sister Hu'er and the ninth brother are some, but they can choose by themselves. One day I will let them go to the mansion, and you just follow."

Zhang Di immediately said: "My lord, how dare a villain, a villain dare not."

Seeing that he had understood the meaning, Zhao Tang stopped talking and continued walking. At this time, he saw an empty field in the palace.

He stopped here for a while, the empty field was a polo field, he used to come here to play polo when he was in the palace, and the season is good now, but at the moment there is no one on the field.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Di hurriedly said: "Yesterday, we just had a match. We played for a full day. It was very lively. As a result, the team led by His Royal Highness Ninth Prince won the first place, and we all rested today."

Zhao Tong nodded, there are often polo matches held in the palace, not only the prince and concubine participate, but also the empresses and concubines sometimes leave.

Next to the polo field is the Tiansi Supervisor. After walking past, there is a small servant on duty standing in front of the door to greet him.

Then go straight to the Tianshang, the horses in the Tiansi Prison have independent stables, some only raise one horse, some raise three or five horses, depending on the breed and temperament of the horses.

Zhao Tun is also familiar here. Before he opened the mansion, the Zhaoyeyu lion was raised here, and after the mansion was opened, he took it away directly, so there is no his original horse here.

There are jade plaques hanging outside each stable, and some exclusive horses are not on the side where he walked in. The jade plaques outside the exclusive horse stables all have their owners written on them, but this side is an unowned royal horse.

Zhao Tun watched while walking, some of them were famous horses in the book of horses, some had no names, but were given nice nicknames and engraved on the plaques.

In fact, Zhao Tun is not short of horses, but now he has to choose, and he had a horse for Xiao Wang Xianfei in the past.

The little concubine Wang Xian is called Wang Yuegong, she looks seven or eight years older than him, even now she is no more than 25 or [-], she is white and plump, she used to hold him and ride that horse together when she was a child.

That horse is called Zhuifeng, a type of famous horse, a rare light blue-gray color, with a purple spot on its forehead, it is very handsome.

Zhao Tong watched as he walked, the Western Army would send some horses every year, not all of them would be kept by the Taoist Emperor, some of them would be rewarded directly, and the rest would be brought into the Tiansi Prison.

Zhang Di whispered next to him: "Your Majesty, there is a good horse in front. It was sent from the east side of the river. The officials haven't had time to look at it yet. There is no owner right now."

"Huh?" Zhao Tang said, "Most of the people coming from Hedong Road are Liao horses."

Zhang Di said: "It's Liao horses, different from those Xia horses and foreign horses. I heard that Liao horses' charging power is stronger than those Xia horses and foreign horses."

Zhao Tong nodded. Liao Ma's initial charge speed was indeed stronger than Xia Ma's Fan Ma, but his stamina was a little weaker than the opponent's.

Zhang Di trotted over at this time, and came to the front of the stable first. Zhao Tang approached and saw that there was a blank jade plaque on it, without engraved names.

He took a look inside and saw that it was a scarlet red horse with smooth fur and extraordinary shape. He couldn't tell if it was a famous horse for a while, and said, "That's it!"

Zhang Di hurriedly responded when he heard the words, and then went to prepare the eight-treasure saddle and bridle, so that he could wait at the palace gate when everything was complete.

Originally, there was a set of rules for the rewarded imperial horses, even the horses had to dress up, put on brocade, red flowers on their hair, and a pair of imperial eight-treasure saddle bridles, so that the recipients could enjoy this kind of beauty on the way home. A great honor bestowed by the Emperor.

But how could Zhao Tun care about these things, he glanced at the sky, if the little eunuchs were done messing with this, wouldn't there be no time for dusk?He couldn't wait any longer, he led the horse out of the palace gate directly, no one dared to ask a question.

Outside, Huang Gu was bragging about his sword skills with the guards of the palace gate boredly. Seeing Zhao Tun lead the horse out, he hurriedly took the reins and said, "My lord, was it a reward from the government?"

Zhao Tong nodded, got on the original yellow horse, said "return to the house", and stopped talking.

Many people were waiting in front of the gate of the palace, and even made some ceremonial scenes to welcome him back in triumph.

Zhao Tang took a look, and even some people from Suiyulou came over, mixed with people from the mansion, probably no less than 80 No. [-].

He saw Xiaoniang's figure behind the crowd, and the two looked at each other, Xiaoniang blushed and avoided, Zhao Tang smiled, got off the horse and walked into the mansion surrounded by everyone.

Cleaning up the dust, throwing a banquet to celebrate, with Qi Hongyu and Jian Suyi, the two big maids of the royal residence, everything was naturally done properly, and the excitement continued until Liu Shao on the moon.

Zhao Tong called Zhu Xiaoyi, and now Zhu Xiaoyi is very powerful in Dongcheng, with no less than a thousand people in dirty clothes under his command.

Of course, these dirty clothes are not all beggars, only a small number of old people who can't do the work will beg along the street, and the rest will go to Heshang City to work hard, because even those gangs are also Don't dare to bully easily.

Zhao Tong said a few words to Zhu Xiaoyi in a low voice, and Zhu Xiaoyi's small mung bean-like eyes said, "Don't worry, my lord, Xiaoyi will definitely take care of this matter!"

Then there was nothing to say all night, and the next day came in a blink of an eye.

Zhao Tang didn't go to court, didn't go to the government office, looked at the flowers and birds, played with knives, guns and sticks, just spent a day in the palace.

He was thinking about Emperor Yi Daojun's temperament, and the matter of moving to King Qin might not be announced at the court today. Since mutual schemes have begun, it is very likely that it will be announced at the celebration banquet.

At that time, the target of public criticism will be in the arms of the Taoist emperor.

At dusk, Zhu Xiaoyi came over, and after reporting in the study, Zhao Tang asked people to change clothes, then called Huang Gu and Su Shi, ordered ten guards, and went straight to Fan Tower after leaving the gate of the palace.

Fan Lou was originally named Baifan Lou, but later changed its name to Fengle Lou, also known as Fan Lou.

Fanlou is located at the northeast end of Yujie Street, at the intersection of Mahang Street and Rendian Street, near Baotou Market, not too far from Donghuamen in Miyagi.

This location is one of the two busiest places in inner Tokyo, the other is near the state bridge.

Fan Lou is the first of the 72 authentic restaurants in Tokyo. It consists of five buildings in the east, west, south, north and middle. The candles are shining, the ups and downs, the eaves and corners are staggered, and it is magnificent.

Every night, inside and outside the building, the lights and candles are brightly lit, and the brilliance is brilliant, which is a grand sight in Tokyo.

Although the restaurants in the city are prosperous, Fanlou is the most famous in the world, and it has always attracted countless wealthy businessmen, princes, grandsons, literati and poets to come here for entertainment and feasting.

There are first-class Kabuki in Tokyo in Fanlou, and the Song Dynasty stipulates that geisha are allowed to accompany drinks, banquets, tours, singing and dancing, playing and singing. People who come to Fanlou are definitely not just for a supper , meals, but for singing and dancing.

It is considered elegant for officials, literati, and poets to come here to watch singing and dancing. As long as they don't lose their composure and do something indescribable, they will not be condemned.

Therefore, even though Fanlou is just a restaurant, its business is extremely prosperous, because it does not rely on food, but on the women who accompany the banquet and dance.

Regarding Fan Lou, there are poems to prove it:
Liang Yuan's singing and dancing are romantic, and fine wine is like a knife to relieve sorrow.Recalling the many joys of being a teenager, going up to the building late at night with lights on.

Right now, Zhao Tong and his party came to Fan Lou.

There are five floors in Fanlou, which are divided into east, west, north, south, and middle. The fifth floor faces each other.

Some of them are just for ordinary drinking, some of them have all kinds of singing, dancing and music, some of them are for juggling, and some of them are greenhouses and Accords.

Among them, the west building is Yage, and there are a large number of songs and dances in the south building. Zhao Tong led the crowd to the gate of the west building.

The west building of Fanlou is the most luxurious place, ordinary merchants can't afford it, inside are all open and elegant pavilions, where you can order songs and dances alone to add to the fun, recite poems and compose lyrics, and be extremely romantic.

The lights in front of the west building were brightly lit, and three servants and three maids greeted him.

Both Huang Gu and Su Shi followed Zhao Tun's orders and changed into scholars' Confucian robes, and the guards also wore casual clothes, with their swords hidden inside.

A group of people were invited to go upstairs, and another woman received them, with eloquent speech, they went straight to the third floor, the most expensive, and chose the inner Accord to enter.

This pavilion is spacious and extravagant, even comparable to the Gonghoumen Pavilion.

Inside are soft blankets, table cases on the floor, vases with emerald feathers, and all kinds of decorative bits and pieces.

The woman introduced herself, calling her Mei Niang, and ordered wine and food while talking.

It's not the first time for Zhao Tun and others to come to Fan Lou, but they have never revealed their identities.

At this time, the guards were guarding the door, Huang Gu, Su Shi and others obeyed Zhao Tun's words, they were just acquaintances, and they sat behind the flower table.

Zhao Tang didn't even look at the sign, but just ordered the most expensive food and drink, and Mei Niang was so happy that she could not close her mouth from ear to ear.

After the food and wine are ordered, there will be dancing and music, Mei Niang said: "Young Master, you know someone well, who do you want to call to accompany you?"

Generally, those who come to the West Tower of Fanlou must order Kabuki, play and sing dance, or accompany wine.

Zhao Tang glanced at Mei Niang, smiled slightly, and said, "Call Zhao Yuannu over, and arrange another ten or eight people, who must perform well in singing and dancing."

Zhao Yuannu is one of the two big oirans in Fanlou, and the other is Li Shishi.

When Mei Niang heard this, she was first happy and then sad, she was happy because when she saw some people, they were rich and wealthy, maybe they were some yamen's children, and they were very generous in their actions and words, but it was Zhao Yuannu, the oiran, who was worried.

She said: "To be honest, my lord, I can thank you for everything else, but Mrs. Zhao has a guest right now. I'm afraid I won't be able to make it tonight. Please forgive me."

Zhao Tong put the smile away when he heard the words, and Su Shi next to him patted the table: "What kind of guest is as honorable as our son, why don't you hurry up and call!"

Mei Niang couldn't help laughing when she heard the words: "It's not that the slave family is evading, Mrs. Zhao does have guests, and she just entered the Flower Pavilion not long ago."

Huang Gu also said: "If you ask someone to go, why are there so many noisy nonsense!"

Seeing the arrogance of the three of them, Mei Niang could only comfort her with words, saying: "Sit down for a while, the three gentlemen, and drink first when the food and wine are served. I will go to the other side of the servant's house and have a look. I see that the pavilion over there has no time to move."

Su Shi said: "If you have any free time, don't worry about the next pavilion, just ask her to come over!"

Mei Niang hurriedly agreed, said a few more pleasant words, and then walked out in small steps.

(End of this chapter)