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Chapter 149 Don't Talk Nonsense
Speaking of the brothel, it actually doesn’t have a long history.

It was built in the year when Zhang Dashuai first came to power, and it took four or five years to complete, and it became the absolute core area of ​​the Feng clique warlords.

Ordinary people outside the pass may not know where the palace of the previous dynasty was, but they definitely know where the brothel is.

It covers an area of ​​more than 2000 square meters, and the main building is more than five feet high. It is basically built with blue bricks, so it is called the Daqinglou.

When the unassuming motorcade stopped outside the commander's residence, Zhao Sanyuan and Kang Muangguang looked at it from the outside and felt absolutely shocked.

Two words.

So fucking rich!
There are three-dimensional reliefs, pavilions and pavilions everywhere.

How many bricklayers and carvers are needed?One day’s wages are less than 80 yuan!
"Lao Kang, it would be great if our teahouse was so luxurious."

"How can we have such a fate? We can't sit still even if we build it. Sooner or later it will change hands."

"Well, that makes sense. Mainly because we don't have money. What do you think the people who live here eat and drink every day?"

"I guess it's pork stewed with vermicelli and orange soda every day."

"Damn, you're so envious of me!"

While the two brothers were muttering to each other, they were led into the Yimen of the Commander's Mansion by the adjutant named Zhao.

Adjutant Zhao is 34 years old, and his movements are full of energy. At first glance, he looks like a ruthless man who has seen big scenes.

His expression was neither salty nor bland, but it didn't make people feel that he was thousands of miles away. He was very polite and kept a certain distance.

Li Wansong, on the other hand, could only wait outside the Commander's Mansion and was not taken into the Yimen together. It was estimated that the young deputy company commander was not qualified.

As for Li Dongzhi, it is slightly better, but it is just better.

It was said that three people were summoned to come to the commander's mansion. In fact, Li Dongzhi was the one who followed him in the car. As soon as he entered the commander's mansion, he was taken to the wing building instead of being taken to the main building like Zhao Sanyuan and Kang Muang. This was justifiable from a face point of view. , there is no favoritism for one or another.
At the turn of spring and summer, the green plants in the Shuai Mansion are flourishing. There are sycamore trees and honey locust trees everywhere, as well as countless beautiful flowers that cannot be named.

Zhao Sanyuan suddenly had an idea.

If I find my mother-in-law in the future, I will come to Shuai's Mansion in advance to pick flowers. Isn't it better than broccoli?The ones that are good to eat are not good to look at.

In front of the rugged rockery, there is a plaque with the words "Heavenly principles and human hearts" written by Zhang Dashuai.

Neither brother took this seriously.

Because this character is not written on it, but carved on it. How free is the commander-in-chief to come and play with carving characters?It's faster to shoot with a machine gun than to carve it by hand.

Go through the pavilion cave and step on the stone steps.

When you really enter the inside of the brothel.

Only then did I realize that I was still too young.

I thought that the 1912 Hotel had a magnificent ceiling, but compared to this, it was as shabby as a Datong store.

When sitting on the leather sofa, he couldn't describe the feeling under his buttocks. Zhao Sanyuan deeply realized why people would do their best to pursue power and wealth.

It's really cool.

It’s such an extremely comfortable feeling that you can lie on it, eat, drink or have a bowel movement!

Adjutant Zhao ordered his servants to serve exquisite refreshments and said politely: "The handsome master is dealing with government affairs upstairs. I guess it will take a while."

"There has to be some time, why don't we two just wait?" Zhao Sanyuan didn't mean to be flattery and just told the truth.

"Two masters, please be patient. The handsome master has told you that you can wait in the Tiger Hall, or you can walk around outside the building, but remember not to go to the second and third floors."

The second and third floors are where the marshal works or where the women in each room live. Outsiders are definitely not allowed to come near. Moreover, the two brothers have no interest in gaining useless knowledge above. Their biggest interest at the moment is to make tea.

delicious delicious delicious!
"Wori! Lao Kang, please leave some for me!"

"Do I still want to stay? I was just a little slow, and you were already spinning most of the way!"

"Fart, all I got was the crumbs, and I didn't eat any of the whole piece!"

"It's all for nothing anyway, why don't you ask them to come here on time? By the way, do you have any melon seeds? Spiced ones are best."

"If you want shame, I have no shame, right? If you want to go ahead, I'll be happy to eat this plate!"

"Huh? You use tricks to grab food? Don't think I can't see that your tricks are like the hungry eagle catching the rabbit of Kaikai Bajiquan!"

"Are you talking about me? You just secretly shrunk the plate by half an inch! How dare you open your mouth after you've done all the magic?"

They are all superficial brothers.

We can rely on each other in times of trouble.

But things like cooking are slightly different. After all, this is the refreshment of the Marshal's Mansion. Ordinary people have never seen it in their lives, let alone spin it.

However, Adjutant Zhao on the side had already exited the Tiger Hall, and his servants would not approach him without orders.

Only an energetic young man strolled into the Tiger Hall. He was about the same age as Kang Muang. He was dressed in a military uniform and was full of heroism, but he also had a bit of indescribable nobility.

The young man was holding a big plate in his hand, with all kinds of exotic refreshments on it. He sat down next to the two brothers with great interest, watching the show and spinning around.

"I heard that you two are very capable. You have shown great power in and around Fengtian City some time ago to protect the safety of the whole country. It is really extraordinary to see you today. You can even grab food in such a refreshing and refined manner. I admire you."

Zhao Sanyuan and Kang Muang turned to look at the young officer.

The young officer who appeared here at this place and time and spoke in this tone could even a deaf person know who he was.

The prince of the Feng Clan Group, the commander-in-chief of the garrison in the Jingyu area, and one of the most powerful young people in the Yanhuang land today, Marshal Zhang Xiaoliu.

Needless to say, status and ability, there are countless anecdotes and tidbits. Anything that has anything to do with Zhang Xiaoliu is in the headlines. People who want to curry favor with him range from local warlords to noble ladies. , the queue can be arranged from Daqinglou to Shanhaiguan.

However, Zhao Sanyuan was still neither humble nor arrogant, and glanced at Zhang Xiaoliu lightly, "It's just for Brother Li's sake, otherwise who would care about that mess? I didn't get a penny of money, and it was impossible to get any awards in newspapers, even if I came If you drop by for some refreshments and don’t care if you’re full, what’s there to admire?”

Zhang Xiaoliu laughed dumbly, but he didn't show any displeasure.

At his status, ordinary people, ordinary things and ordinary words can't really affect his state of mind. The pattern is there.

Being able to sit face to face with the two brothers in the Tiger Hall was a complete coincidence. Today Zhang Xiaoliu happened to come back from the Jingyu area to give a report to his own father.

As soon as he entered the Commander's Mansion, he heard the servants talking about the two masters who had just entered the Tiger Hall. After Zhang Xiaoliu inquired carefully, he realized that such a big evil had happened in Fengtian City some time ago.

sure!
Expert!
In this world, there are too many big deceivers. Today, when I meet two truly tested masters, I naturally want to take a closer look. After all, they are ruthless people who were secretly summoned by the handsome father to the handsome man's house.

It's just that the image is very different from Zhang Xiaoliu's inherent thinking.

The two brothers are too young, one is about the same age as himself, the other is younger, and they don't have any sense of immortality at all, and they are blushing and thick-necked for a plate of tea.

What's more important is that you are obedient to what you say. The two brothers seem to be busy working here and there and get nothing, right?
dig!
My dad is so stingy!
Even though finances have been a bit tight recently, you still have to spend the money you should, right?

Seeing that Zhang Xiaoliu didn't answer for a long time, Kang Muang thought that the young marshal was being arrogant, so he hurriedly took over the words to ease the embarrassment, "Ahem, marshal, don't listen to my brother's nonsense. We all voluntarily solve problems for the government and contribute to the society." Adding bricks and tiles, regardless of credit or hard work, it all depends on a pure heart."

Zhang Xiaoliu was amused by the serious official expression. He thought to himself that this brother is a talent. He is so good at it that it would be a pity not to go to Northeastern University for further studies.

"It's useless to talk nice, you have to have real skills." Zhang Xiaoliu wanted to test the two's abilities personally.

"To be honest, my father has believed in these aspects since he was young, but I am different. Even though I was born in a traditional family and joined the Youth Association when I was a teenager, I actually know all the ghosts and gods from the East and the West. If you don’t believe me, the servants all say that you two have killed evil spirits and zombies, so what you hear is false and what you see is false. You can’t find these ghosts now, so you two can do the math for me first.”

Zhang Xiaoliu has definitely experienced a lot of fortune telling.

Not to mention the outside world, there are a lot of masters that my father has found.

As a result, Zhang Xiaoliu was not very satisfied.It feels like a blind fortune teller is blocked at both ends, and at most he can score five or six points.

Could it be that Dashuai Zhang is the one looking for him?
of course not.

At this level, no matter how capable the person is, there is definitely no liar.

The key is.

Who dares to tell the truth?

Even if some heavenly numerology can be derived, there are some things that cannot be said.

For example - Young Marshal, do you have a few kids outside?It seems that two more people have had abortions, and they have a lot of karma. I will do a spiritual ritual for you and the commander later to let it out.
Can you say that?

It is estimated that as soon as he walked out of the handsome man's house, he was shot 88 times in the back and committed suicide!

Lao Kang understood the truth here after practicing it in the Chen family. He knew what he could say and what he couldn't say. It was like not saying that their son was a man of both sexes in front of his parents.

"Well, as the saying goes, the mist in the sky covers the sky, and the stars are filled with blue branches and red colors. The so-called fortune telling, to put it bluntly, is to seek good luck and avoid bad luck. First of all, we will observe the physical appearance. This appearance is not only the face, but also the posture, posture, walking, sitting, and lying. The field, just like you, young marshal, the upper stop is flat and slightly full, the middle stop is firm and full, and the lower stop is full."

As soon as Da Laokang opened his mouth, Zhang Xiaoliu began to feel sleepy, and most of his inner expectations disappeared in an instant.

Why is this all the same?

Few words could be understood clearly.

Is there no way to get straight to the point?

Or do these kind of experts like to talk nonsense?

After feeling bored, Zhang Xiaoliu went in and out of the left ear and out the right ear.

When Zhao Sanyuan on the side saw his reaction, he immediately became unhappy.

how?

My brother gives you a blast, are you still not satisfied?
Who the hell gave you such bad habits?
Zhao Sanyuan lit a cigarette and pulled Lao Kang back to sit on the sofa, leaning forward.

And the next sentence made Zhang Xiaoliu instantly break through his defense.

"Does the commander know about your smoking?"

Geek! ! !

Zhang Xiaoliu's brain exploded with thunder as he was stunned by these words.

When he reacted, he screamed and threw Zhao Sanyuan on the sofa. He looked around upstairs with a horrified expression, fearing that his father's little head would appear in some corner and smile evilly at him.

"Hey, I'll go! Little brother, don't talk nonsense. I'm a good young man of the new era. How can I touch that thing?"

It's not that Zhang Xiaoliu didn't do anything.

It is true that Zhao Sanyuan's words were too lethal, comparable to the crazy explosion of ten Italian cannons.

It is true that smoking is very common in this world. Even if smoking is banned in some places, it is only superficial. The commander himself smokes.

But the commander-in-chief smokes and smokes. He will not let his eldest son smoke such a thing. All his sons are educated according to the strictest standards. If the news of the young commander smoking big cigarettes comes to the commander-in-chief's ears, the scene will definitely be one of a loving father and a filial son. Extremely explosive.

"Oh, maybe you just smoked for about a month, and I made a mistake."

Zhao Sanyuan answered seriously.

If you say I didn’t smoke, I didn’t smoke.

After all, this is your home, and hundreds of guns will obey your orders, and guests can do as they please.

Zhang Xiaoliu wanted to cry but had no tears.

I secretly thought to myself, brother, that you have already calculated your days, how can you be mistaken?
No!

You must not let your biological father know about this!

Murder?
no way.

My father secretly summoned the two of them to the handsome man's house, but they collapsed before they even met. How could my father not understand what was going on?

"That. Master"

"No, no matter in terms of age or status, we are all very different. Don't call me master, I don't have much ability."

Zhang Xiaoliu rolled his eyes repeatedly.

Not much ability?
Shit your ass now!

"Ahem, in fact, from the moment I entered the Tiger Hall, I felt that I was destined to be with the two brothers. What a fate! I have made a decision to make these friends. From now on, if anything happens outside the customs, I will report my name to you, that is, the big smoke. , I hope you two won’t leak it when you meet my father.”

Zhao Sanyuan was still as bored as ever, "Forget it, Young Marshal, your pancake is too hard and I choked when I ate it. I point this out to tell you that we two brothers are not big liars, as long as they are big If Shuai doesn’t take the initiative to ask, there’s no need for us to tell him.”

"Don't make trouble, how can you two be cheating?" Zhang Xiaoliu had put down most of his mental arithmetic, but he couldn't help the curiosity in his heart. The young man especially wanted to know how Zhao Sanyuan figured it out, " By the way, brother, you are really amazing. I didn’t even give you my horoscopes, but you can calculate the days roughly?”

God is out of the question.

But it is by no means random.

Lao Kang has already said the same thing before. For fortune-telling, you must first observe the physiognomy, facial features, gestures, walking, sitting, lying, etc.

From the moment he saw Zhang Xiaoliu, Zhao Sanyuan could tell with his eyes that he was smoking a heavy cigarette and he didn't smoke at all.

"Although your body is slightly thin, your skin is dry and loose, which shows that you have lost fat recently. Secondly, your complexion is sallow, and your face is green and your lips are white, indicating that you have been in poor spirits recently. Your voice is a little hoarse and trembling sometimes. Inadvertently scratching the skin, the size of the pupils is a bit smaller than that of you in the photo, these physical characteristics taken together are similar to those of a person who has just smoked opium for a short time, but of course I can't really be sure based on these."

"The most important thing is that you must have smoked heavily within three hours, and there is residual paste in the gaps between your teeth. You can't say that you drank shredded pork with tofu in the morning, right? Only good tobacco can. Leave some cream left because it’s too pure and because you whipped it too hard.”

The more Zhang Xiaoliu listened, the more frightened he became.

He immediately found a mirror to look at his teeth, and there was indeed some black paste residue in the gaps.

Yes, he did smoke a lot on the special train back.

After such a move, Zhang Xiaoliu had a deep understanding of Zhao Sanyuan's abilities.

You are so awesome without being given horoscopes, but if you are given horoscopes, why don’t you count 500 years in advance and [-] years in the future?

"Sure enough! Now, while my father is still busy, why don't we give me a real horoscope?"

Zhao Sanyuan pointed at Kang Muang, who was secretly spinning tea snacks, "My brother is better than me at this. You can just let him see it, but you have to pay."

Zhang Xiaoliu immediately slapped the imported limited edition gold pocket watch on the coffee table.

A young marshal is a young marshal, and his shots are absolutely generous.

"I am an Ox and was born on April 27, the [-]th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu." Zhang Xiaoliu stared at Lao Kang, thinking to himself that the younger one was so powerful, but the older one must be even more ruthless.

This time, Zhang Xiaoliu guessed correctly.

Lao Kang wiped the residue of the tea cake from his mouth, then stretched out his left hand and pinched it back and forth very quickly.

"Well, in the Xinchou year, the Guisi month, the Renzi day, and the Wushen time"

(End of this chapter)