lady, please calm down

The first day of February.

The severe cold of winter has finally completely faded away, and new shoots are sprouting on the old willows beside the streets of Yangzhou.

It had only been three days since the Huaibei Army entered the city, and calm and order had generally been restored in the city.

In the evening, Chen Chu took Han Shizhong and Tiedan for a stroll in Nanliu Lane and slowly walked towards the bank of the Xiao Qinhuai River.

The shops on the street have reopened for business. Although the crowds of people in Nanliu Alley are not as crowded as before, the flow of people is close to 70% to 80% of the pre-war level.

Chen Chu, who was dressed in casual clothes, looked around with interest. There were several strong men dressed as ordinary people scattered around casually, but they always protected Chen Chu and the others in the middle.

Chen Chu did have some yearning and admiration for Yangzhou City.

The reason why I yearn for this city is that it is often seen in the poems of literary giants of the past dynasties, such as "With a hundred thousand guan on his waist, he rides a crane down to Yangzhou", "The roar of the city passes through Chuze, and the light and dark red trees see Yangzhou" and so on.

The admiration comes from the "Ten Days in Yangzhou" when this city unyieldingly resisted foreign invasion in another time and space in later generations, and was brutally massacred by the enemy.

Not long after we continued walking, we reached the entrance of Nanliu Lane, and our eyes suddenly opened up.

I saw lanterns stretching for miles along the Xiao Qinhuai River, with no end as far as the eye can see. They were parked in various painted boats on the shore. The light and shadow were flowing, and the faint sound of silk and bamboo could be heard.

The lanterns and shadows of Jinse are blooming, and the lanterns are lingering at night.

There are many wealthy businessmen in Yangzhou and they like to be arty. Although this small Qinhuai River has nothing to do with the Qinhuai River in Jiangning Prefecture, the painted boats on the riverside are exactly the same.

This is where Yangzhou Shou Ma comes from, where top clubs gather.

Perhaps it was because Yangzhou had just changed hands, and the wealthy merchants and gentry did not yet know the temperament of the new owner, so they should not be too showy. There were not many guests boarding the boat.

The appearance of Chen Chu and his entourage made the many girls standing at the bow of the boat to greet guests think that they were the target customers. Among the three, Chen Chu had a handsome face and well-dressed clothes. Tiedan and Han Shizhong were half a step behind. They really looked like rich men traveling. .

However, after all, Huafang is a high-end club. Even if the reception girl wants to attract customers, she will not rush up and pull her like other hooks. She will only stand on the bow of the boat and salute from a distance, and then look at her with a shy and affectionate look. Looking at Chen Chu.

Most people really can't stand it.

Chen Chu is a polite person. When people salute, he will return the salute gracefully and smile gently in return.

A bunch of sluts.
Behind him, Tie Dan was always paying attention to him. After Cai Hua and Yu Nong's cramming tutoring, Tie Dan roughly understood what was going on between men and women.

Moreover, when leaving Cai this time, Sister Cai also told her, "Don't let the foxy girls outside seduce you."

At first glance, the girls who are posing in the boat are the charming girls that Sister Cai said, but they are not brave enough to take on such errands.

After walking another hundred steps, there was a brightly lit three-story boat ahead. It was the most luxurious boat among the dozens of boats along the Xiao Qinhuai River.

Standing on the shore, Song Xiaozhi, a member of the Yangzhou Silu Army, saw Han Shizhong following Chen Chu from a distance. He quickly turned back to a group of people dressed as officials and gentry behind him and whispered: "General Han is still half a step behind this person." , the person coming must be King Jin."

After everyone heard this, they quickly straightened their clothes and waited aside.

In the early morning of the 27th, after the city of Yangzhou was defeated, the prefect Xue Huiyan still defended the government office. The remaining soldiers under his command abandoned their swords and surrendered. The old prefect saw that there was no way to save his life and wanted to draw his sword to kill himself. He was stopped by the Huaibei army and temporarily imprisoned. .

Si Lu Song Xiaozhi was captured by the Huaibei Army at home, but he did not resist. Instead, he actively cooperated with Han Shizhong to seal the treasury and appease the people.

Therefore, he is now appointed by the Huaibei Army to temporarily take charge of everything in Yangzhou.

Among everyone present, he was also the only one who had dealt with Han Shizhong.

Here, Song Xiaozhi had already led a young scholar in his twenties to greet them. When the two sides were still more than ten steps away, a man in the crowd seemed to appear out of thin air and stood in front of the two of them.

Song Xiaozhi was startled and quickly bowed his head to Han Shizhong, "General Han, I am a lower official."

Han Shizhong hurriedly turned sideways and whispered to Chen Chu: "Your Majesty, this is Song Xiaozhi who joined the army in Yangzhou Si Lu."

Tonight, he was here to attend an appointment. His hosts were Song Xiaozhi and other Yangzhou officials and gentry. Chen Chu nodded and said, "Let someone come over."

After hearing this, the man who was blocking Song Xiaozhi got out of the way and disappeared into the crowd again in the blink of an eye.

At this point, Song Xiaozhi had completely confirmed that this young man who looked to be only in his twenties was the King of Jin, who held the title of king of Qi and Zhou Dynasties. He hurriedly stepped forward and bowed his head to the ground, "The criminal Song Xiaozhi has met King Jin."

The young scholars who came with him also hurriedly said, "Student Wang Shipeng has met the King of Jin."

When Chen Chu heard the name, he felt it sounded familiar, and then he remembered that due to Huaibei's strong economy, Huaibei's customs are now the trend in the world.

Various newspapers and periodicals that are quite popular in Huaibei are naturally also available in Yangzhou.

Yesterday, Yangzhou's "Huaizuo Minbao" published an article on the front page called "Three Days of Insights", which talked about everything that happened in the three days since the Huaibei Army entered the city.

The entire article is very subjective and is based on the author's personal experience and interviews. It first mentions the scene before the destruction of Yangzhou City, where the people in the city were terrified and anxious, as if it was the end of the world.

Then the pen changed. "In the early morning of the 27th, the city quickly became peaceful. There were sergeants patrolling the streets. There were no rioters or rogues taking advantage of the situation."

'In the past three days, prices have stabilized rapidly and people in the city have gradually calmed down'

'. The author walked around the streets and never heard of a single incident of sexual humiliation and robbery. It was simply unbelievable. If you hadn't experienced it yourself, you would have thought that this was a fantasy.'

Although the article did not explicitly praise the military discipline of the Huaibei Army, there was recognition of the Huaibei Army throughout the lines.

At the end, he also mentioned the experience of Wang Erxi, the owner of Wangjihu Cake Shop in Datie Lane, on the morning of the 27th. The author sighed repeatedly and wrote with emotion: "If you don't take a needle and a thread from the people, you will freeze to death without demolishing the house." Starving to death without grabbing food, it’s no wonder that this army is called a disciple soldier by the people in Huaibei. Who in the world would not envy having such a disciple soldier? '

The author of this article is called Wang Shipeng
Chen Chu would not be so naive as to think that Wang Shipeng, a member of the gentry, really heard some beautiful talk about the Huaibei Army on the street, and was moved to cheer for the Huaibei Army in the Huaizuo Minbao.

The reason why he did this must be that there was a consensus among the Yangzhou officials and gentry that they were willing to defect to the Anfeng court. To put it more bluntly, it was that they were willing to defect to the King of Jin.

At this moment, Song Xiaozhi didn't take anyone with him, but he took Wang Shipeng, who had just spoken kind words for the Huaibei Army, just to show his goodwill.

After thinking briefly, Chen Chu smiled and said to Wang Shipeng, "Mr. Wang, you are very good."

Upon hearing this, Wang Shipeng bowed deeply and said, "How dare I call you Sir in front of the King of Jin? If the King of Jin doesn't mind, you can just call me Daohe."

"haha okay."

Seeing that the atmosphere was good, Song Xiaozhi quickly led a few people to Lingbo Fang.

Outside the boat, the officials and gentry boarded the boat after another introduction.

Tonight, Lingbo Fang has been booked by Song Xiaozhi and others. Just now, Hua Fang’s mother saw that the people waiting outside the Fang were the most prominent people in Yangzhou City. She had already been extremely careful and told the popular girls to be careful. Serve.

At the same time, I am also curious, with so many big figures gathered, but they are all waiting obediently below, what character did Mr. Song invite to this dinner?
It was not until the handsome young man was chatting with the officials and gentry outside the boat that his mother, who was listening with all her ears, heard the word "Prince of Jin" and couldn't help but be shocked.

Considering the recent situation in Huainan and the change of ownership in Yangzhou, can she still guess who this 'King of Jin' is?
The mother immediately ran back to the cabin, suppressing her excitement and excitement, and whispered to her beautiful daughters who were all dressed up: "Oh my God! No wonder my mother didn't remind you, there are really big shots on our boat tonight! This big fortune will be yours!" Whether you can grasp it or not depends on your methods! "This Lingbo Boat is the most luxurious boat in Yangzhou, and tonight we are hosting a high-ranking official from Yangzhou like Master Song. The ladies chosen by the Madam are naturally of first-class quality.

Among them are several Qinghuang people who have not yet been combed.

There are many wealthy businessmen in Yangzhou, and they are used to seeing celebrities and scholars, so they are a bit arrogant. When they heard this, they thought that the big shot their mother was talking about was another big salt merchant, so their response was much colder.

He said indifferently: "Mom has received so much reward from a wealthy customer. Are you so happy?"

The person who spoke was none other than Shi Xiaoxiao, the Qinghuan who Lingbo Fang had carefully trained for many years. Hearing this, the old bustard said with displeasure: "Admiral Fang, we have raised you as ladies of our society for many years, do you really think that you are ladies of our society? I Let me tell you, Mr. Song is inviting King Jin of the Great Zhou Dynasty to this dinner! If anyone accidentally makes a mistake later and makes King Jin unhappy, I will sink the erring person into the pond first and then jump into the river myself!"

Indeed, even if the boss behind Lingbo Fang is considered a figure in Yangzhou, it is nothing compared to the King of Jin who dominates half of the country and has hundreds of thousands of troops.

If she accidentally offends Prince Jin, not to mention she is a bustard, even the boss behind her will be scared to death.

Sure enough, after the madam said this, the cabin fell silent for an instant.

However, the sisters had automatically filtered out the second half of the Madam's threatening words, and now all they heard was the word 'Prince Jin'.

The King of Jin, isn’t that the King of Chu of Qi!

The reputation of the King of Chu has long been spread throughout the world, but unlike the officials and gentry who paid attention to the King of Chu because of their power, the sisters on the banks of the Huaihe River in Xiao Qin knew about the King of Chu because of other things.

After the King of Chu became rich, he did not abandon his wife who was a wretched man, but still regarded the poor peasant girl who depended on each other as his official wife and princess!
And the concubine Chen, who also had an affair with her
There are also several stunning poems handed down from generation to generation, such as the gentle and pitiful poem "Don't Ask Where the Slave Returns", which expresses the helplessness of the world, such as "The bleak autumn wind has changed the world again", such as The strong feelings of "starting over, cleaning up the old mountains and rivers, and facing the sky".

He had power over the world, cared for his female relatives, and was a Confucian general who was good at poetry. What's even more commendable is that it is said that the King of Chu was still very young!

All of the above are simply the perfect destination for girls who want to get away from the world!
The girls were stunned when they saw a figure running out of the cabin first. It was Shi Xiaoxiao who looked proud just now.

Her movement alerted the other sisters, and they all stood up at the same time and rushed towards the hatch.

"Just stand and watch from a distance! Don't step forward and hit the prince!"

The madam shouted from behind.

In the cabin that was noisy just now, the only ones left were the madam and a woman in red in her twenties, still stroking her eyebrows unhurriedly.

The old bustard couldn't help but be curious, "Daughter, don't you want to meet the King of Chu?"

"Of course I want to see him, but my daughter doesn't have the big dreams they have in spring and autumn. If my daughter can play "Man Jiang Hong" for the King of Chu in person and express her admiration in person, I will be satisfied."

The woman in red said calmly, and the madam couldn't help but sneer, "Are the other sisters dreaming about Spring and Autumn? Don't you want to be favored by King Jin?"

But the woman in red shook her head and said: "Mom knows that if her daughter gets married, she will only be the head wife!"

It seemed that this was not the first time that the Madam heard her say this. He couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "Hongyu, even if your heart is as high as the sky, you must know that with my background, how can a wealthy family marry you back as their main wife?" ? I advise you to give up this idea as soon as possible!"

The woman named Hongyu turned around and smiled calmly, "If I can't be a wife, then after I save enough ransom money, I will open a tailor shop to support myself."

Outside the cabin.

The officials and gentry surrounded Chen Chu and walked towards the cabin on the second floor. Shi Xiaoxiao and others were already lined up at the stairs to greet him.

Chen Chu, who was walking at the front, was the only one who agreed with the conditions of King Chu that they heard.

For a moment, the stairs were filled with the sounds of warblers and swallows with different voices.

"The Nu family has met King Jin."

"Xiao Xiao has met the prince."

"Slave, drunkenly wishes the prince good health."

Song Xiao who was on the side smiled and said: "Shi Xiaoniang never takes the initiative to meet guests. Even if the official comes, she may not be able to invite guests."

This subtle flattery refers to the great charm of King Jin.

The reason why he didn't say anything more straightforward was because of the extremely tall woman who had been following King Jin closely. Song Xiaozhi had never been able to figure out the relationship between her and King Jin.

Tie Dan was secretly sizing up these "funny girls" at this moment. Although she was wearing a goose-yellow skirt tonight, compared to the sisters with gauze draped over their shoulders and semi-translucent skin, Tie Dan's clothes were naturally made to look a little more rustic.

Furthermore, nowadays, women are considered to be thin and petite for beauty. Shi Xiaoxiao and others are carefully selected Yangzhou skinny horses, while Tie Guan is as tall as a man and has a figure comparable to a supermodel, but it seems out of place.

Tie Dan was secretly looking at Shi Xiaoxiao and others. The latter noticed something and looked up at Tie Dan. A man would not take a woman with him when he came to play on the boat, unless the woman was a guard or a maid.

Tie Dan secretly glanced at the other party. When he realized that he had been discovered, he lowered his head subconsciously. His habitual inferiority made Tie Dan subconsciously grab the corner of his clothes.

For such a big man, he looked quite helpless, with his head lowered, like a silly girl.

The more she is like this, the more eye-catching she is.

Chen Chu noticed something was wrong with the eyes nearby, turned around and saw Tie Dan's embarrassed look, couldn't help but smile, raised his hand and held Tie Dan's hand, and said to the people around him: "This is the king's unmarried daughter-in-law. I brought her here." Do you have any objections to seeing the world with fireworks?"

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The girls were stunned for a moment. Are you taking your daughter-in-law to a brothel?
Prince, what do you think?

Song Xiaozhi reacted quickly as usual, he laughed quickly and said: "No objection, of course I have no objection!"

You are the prince, you are the eldest. Not to mention bringing your wife, or even bringing a whole family to visit a brothel, we don’t dare to have any objections.

Song Xiaozhi glanced, and Wang Shipeng hurriedly led King Jin upstairs for him. Song Xiaozhi deliberately lagged behind, and waited for the madam to catch up, then whispered: "Please move out all the sisters. Later, only a few maids will be left to pour wine, serve dishes, and arrange a few little songs."

When the Madam heard this, she couldn't help but be disappointed in her original plan, which was to let Shi Xiaoxiao and Zui Rao serve the King of Jin together. If they could get in touch with the King of Jin through this, what a big leg it would be!

"How about leaving Xiaoxiao to serve the prince?" The madam wanted to fight for it one more time.

But Song Xiaozhi frowned and said: "The prince has brought his family here, how dare you force yourself on it? This royal family member named Shen seems to know kung fu. If you piss her off, what if she burns your boat?" Don’t dare to stop it!”

"Yes, yes, follow Master Song's instructions."

The madam didn't dare to say anything more and responded repeatedly. Song Xiaozhi then continued to go upstairs. After taking a few steps, he stopped and turned around. After thinking for a while, he said: "By the way, we will arrange the beam later. Liang, what's the beam?" ?”

The old bustard immediately answered: "Hongyu? Liang Hongyu?"

"Yes, it's just her. She is good at playing and singing majestic military lyrics. Both the prince and General Han are from the military, so she just likes them."

"I understand." (End of chapter)