People in the Tang Dynasty, Jian'an style

I guess Wu Lezhang must have spent a lot of money to invite me here - I just don't know whether he paid for it out of his own pocket or was reimbursed by the prince.

"Your Excellency, please."

Wu Lezhang pointed to a tall building in front and said respectfully.

Li Wenbin looked in the direction he pointed and saw a building rising from the ground in front of him, with red lights hanging high. It looked magnificent and there was a lot of traffic in front of the building, showing how prosperous it was.

"Otherwise, let's go to another place. This Laifeng Tower is really expensive."

"My Lord, what are you talking about?" Wu Lezhang said quickly, "You and I hit it off right away. This is my sincere gift. Besides, since you are here, please don't be polite to me."

"We are just having a casual feast, just to kill time. This building is full of beautiful girls and famous beauties, you should also enjoy the tenderness of the land of tenderness. Otherwise, even if others don't say anything, I will feel that I am not respectful enough to you, hahahaha..."

The customs of the people in the Tang Dynasty were much more open and free than those in the later Ming and Qing dynasties. It was simply unimaginable for officials and literati to have a banquet without official prostitutes and beautiful maids serving wine and entertaining them.

Hearing him say this, Li Wenbin had no choice but to enter Laifeng Tower surrounded by them.

After entering the door, it was not like in TV dramas and movies, where the pimp yells "Girls, come out to receive customers" and then a group of beautiful girls come out.

Instead, a mother came forward - I say mother because the woman was wearing a light blue silk skirt, a plain purple back, and holding a round silk fan in her hand. She looked like a lady from a wealthy family, with a pretty face and elegant manners.

This woman is the owner of Laifeng Tower, and everyone calls her "Chun Shi Niang".

Chun Shi Niang came forward and just greeted them warmly and chatted about the past.

Once you enter Fengge, you will feel a warm feeling as if you are back home. The layout of the hall is simple and natural, without any vulgar decorations in bright red or green.

As expected of being one of the top brothels in Pingkangfang, it is indeed unique.

Wu Lezhang was obviously a frequent visitor here, but Chu Yanchong was visiting such a place for the first time and felt a little uncomfortable.

He didn't know the rules for entertaining guests in this brothel, so he just watched Wu Lezhang and the others chatting with Chun Shiniang and observed their behavior.

Chun Shi Niang greeted a few words, then turned around and called the girl.

Wu Lezhang led Chu Yanchong to the fifth floor, which was full of carved beams and painted buildings, and magnificent golden walls. It was different from the simple and friendly first floor.

The two of them arrived at a room and saw a red tasseled sign hanging on the door, with the words "Peony Pavilion" written on it.

"Sir, please come in." Wu Lezhang made a gesture of invitation and pushed open the door.

Just as Li Wenbin was about to step in, he saw several beautiful women surrounding Wei Zheng, the East Palace Groom.

Wei Zheng held a girl in one hand, and his big mouth, which usually uttered righteous words, was like a hungry pig, constantly pushing against the fair and plump body of one of the girls. The girl laughed sweetly and occasionally let out a few sweet laughs...

At this moment, Wei Zheng, who was drunk and flushed, looked up and saw Li Wenbin, who looked dazed, outside the elegant pavilion...

The two looked at each other in deathly silence...

Li Wenbin felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his heart filled with shock beyond words.

I can't believe it, I can't believe it, you, the greatest minister of remonstration in history, Lord Wei Zheng with thick eyebrows and big eyes, actually like this tune.

"Ahem, nice to meet you, young master. Haha, I was discussing poetry and songs with these women, and I didn't expect you to arrive so soon, young master."

Wei Zheng pushed away the women around him and bowed to Li Wenbin as if nothing had happened.

"Hello, Lord Wei. I didn't expect you to be here too." Li Wenbin said as he looked at Wu Lezhang with inquiry in his eyes.

As if asking him what was going on.

"Haha, please don't blame me, my lord. Now I can only tell you the truth." Wu Lezhang laughed. "I am not some wealthy man from Yangzhou. I am actually the chief eunuch of the Eastern Palace. Wu Lezhang, nice to meet you, my lord."

"Brother Sang, I consider you a good friend, but you play tricks on me like this. Are you taking advantage of my youth?" Li Wenbin's face was full of anger, and he said to Wei Zheng, "Wei Xima, goodbye."

"No, no, no, don't go." Wei Zheng quickly stood up and shouted.

Wu Lezhang also said: "Young Master, if you leave now, aren't you afraid of causing criticism from others? So many people saw you enter the room. You should think twice before you act..."

Li Wenbin glanced at Wu Lezhang, his eyes full of anger, grievance, and disbelief after being threatened: "What do you mean?"

"Young man, you don't want the King of Qin to know that you are hanging out with people from the Eastern Palace, right?" Wu Lezhang said with a smile.

The room suddenly became quiet. The girls from Laifeng Tower noticed something was wrong and stepped aside, not daring to make a sound.

After a long while, Li Wenbin sighed and forced a smile, "Haha, my father and the crown prince are brothers from the same mother. It doesn't matter if the people from the Qin Palace and the people from the East Palace have a drink together and discuss romance. What's the point? What makes me unhappy is that Brother Wu really doesn't regard me as a friend and only told me the truth now."

"Haha, the young master is indeed open-minded, and he is worthy of being a person valued by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Wu Lezhang breathed a sigh of relief and laughed, "I have indeed let the young master down in some way, please don't blame me."

"Then you have to drink three cups as punishment later."

"sure!"

Chapter 49: Differentiation

Wu Lezhang invited Li Wenbin to take a seat, and at that moment he discovered that there was a big man sitting next to him, drinking one glass of wine after another.

"This is Xue Wanche, General Xue." Seeing Li Wenbin looking at the big man, Wu Lezhang introduced, "General Xue is from a military family. His father is Xue Shixiong, the general of the left imperial guard of the Sui Dynasty, who was once the governor of Zhuo County."

It turns out that this iron tower-like man is Xue Wanche...

Li Wenbin remembered that Xue Wanche had led the Eastern Palace troops in a fierce battle during the Xuanwu Gate Incident and even counterattacked the Qin Palace.

He did not lay down his weapon until Li Shimin sent someone to show him the prince's head.

In the war against the Turks in the third year of Zhenguan, Xue Wanche followed Li Jing to fight against the Turkic Khan Jie Li, and was awarded the title of commander of the army for his merits and was promoted to the rank of Duke of the County. He served successively as the General of the Right Guard and the Governor of Puzhou.

Later, he served as a deputy general and followed Li Ji to attack the Xueyantuo. He led hundreds of cavalry as the vanguard, and after attacking their formation, the enemy army was defeated and chased for dozens of miles.

In the 18th year of Zhenguan, he was granted the title of General of the Left Guard, married Princess Danyang, and was granted the title of Commandant of the Imperial Concubine's Wife.

He was later promoted to General of the Right Guard and General of the Right Wuwei Guard.

However, Xue Wanche's ending was not very good - in the end, Xue Wanche was involved in the rebellion of Li Ke and Fang Yiai and was beheaded.

Seeing Li Wenbin looking at him, Xue Wanche slammed his wine glass on the table with a bang.

"You are so rude, boy. Why are you staring at me? What? Are you looking down on me?"

Xue Wanche's loud shout scared the girls so much that they trembled like quails.

Although Wu Lezhang and Wei Zheng had just spoken nicely, at this moment they just smiled and drank without saying anything.

Damn it, you’re playing the good cop and the bad cop for me, right?

Li Wenbin complained in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He just smiled and said, "I heard that General Xue was invincible. In the past, under the city of Youzhou, General Xue and your brother led more than a hundred people as a death squad, beheaded more than a thousand heads, and defeated Dou Jiande's 100,000-man army. When I saw him today, I naturally had to take a few more glances."

His flattery immediately made Xue Wanche, a rough man, forget the plan he had made with Wu Lezhang and Wei Zheng to play the good guy.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect that someone would still remember what I did. It's not easy, really not easy!" Xue Wanche laughed, and immediately treated Li Wenbin as an old friend he hadn't seen for many years. Wu Lezhang winked at him, but he just treated it as a fart and ignored it.

"General Xue, the people I admire most in my life are heroes like you!" Li Wenbin said, raising his glass, "I toast to General Xue!"

The two of them started chatting and had a great time, leaving Jiang Wu Lezhang and Wei Zheng aside, which made them frown and feel dissatisfied - but they were not dissatisfied with Li Wenbin, but mainly with Xue Wanche.

If this continues, won't all the credit be taken away by this reckless man?

How will I explain when I meet the prince?

Wei Zheng has always looked down upon these military men. In his opinion, now that the world has been pacified, military men like Xue Wanche should do what they are supposed to do, while it is up to these civil servants to defend the country.

You useless generals, it's time to retire and return to the countryside!

Li Wenbin looked at the expressions of the two men and laughed in his heart - it turned out that the struggle between civil and military officials in the Tang Dynasty was so fierce. It seemed that his move was correct.

Want to threaten me?

I'm going to divide you up first!

However, Li Wenbin also knew that more haste makes waste. Some things could not be said in front of Wu Lezhang and Wei Zheng, and he had to find an opportunity to do so.

As long as you dig well with the hoe, you don’t have to worry about not being able to dig down the corner!

At this time, Chun Shi Niang brought a girl.

"Miss Lian'er, you must serve our distinguished guests well."

Wu Lezhang hugged the girl and spoke to the girl beside Chun Shiniang.

The girl Lian'er had delicate features, a petite, round and slender figure. After hearing Wu Lezhang's words, she smiled charmingly, glanced at Li Wenbin with her big, expressive eyes, and then walked towards him gently and charmingly.

When she arrived next to Li Wenbin, she didn't sit on the chair, but leaned aside and squeezed next to Li Wenbin.

She leaned her soft and fragrant body against him, and generously took his hand and placed it on her slender and soft waist. She glanced at him with her almond-shaped eyes, smiling coquettishly and sweetly, and it was clear that she was looking at her most desirable lover.

Li Wenbin knew that this was a trick used by the prostitutes, but he still couldn't resist it. When he was inhaled by the fragrant breeze and felt the beautiful body leaning against him, he began to feel distracted.

I couldn’t help but exclaim in my heart: No wonder people say that the land of pleasure is the grave of heroes.

With these girls around, the atmosphere in the room quickly became heated.

The girls around Wu Lezhang and the other two all had blushes on their faces and their bodies trembled constantly.

He said, "As for me, I like those with plump figures, and I don't care much about other things.

Wei Zheng chuckled and said, "In my opinion, only people with spirituality and sensuality can appreciate the beauty of playing with a pair of slender and beautiful feet."

"Just think about it, with a slender figure, soft as if without bones, and delicate hands, the golden lotus in the shoe must also be small, delicate, white, tender and soft. If I could hold it in my hand and play with it, it would be absolutely wonderful..."

Li Wenbin nodded - yeah, so this is a foot fetish.

However, thinking of Concubine Yang's pair of beautiful feet, he couldn't help but nod repeatedly, and actually developed a feeling of close friendship with Wei Zheng.

As for Xue Wanche, he also has his own opinions.

"What I like most is the half full moon of a beautiful woman. It is big but not fat, round but not redundant, smooth but not greasy..."

Li Wenbin complained in his heart, this is the braised pork trotter you like, right?

These garlics, some like breasts, some like feet, and now here comes another one that likes buttocks.

How could Laifeng Tower be so fortunate as to have these three funny guys together?

At this time, Wu Lezhang asked, "I wonder what do you like most in women, sir?"

Li Wenbin thought for a moment and said, "What I like most is a pair of long, straight legs on a woman. The legs are graceful and have a perfect curve, like a soft thread that can make people fall in love with them at first sight."

Wu Lezhang and the other two laughed together - it turned out that this adult also had similar hobbies as them.

This way, they can feel much more at ease.

All SPs in the world are one family!

After drinking for more than thirty minutes, Wu Lezhang and the others became even more unrestrained - they rubbed the women in their arms vigorously while kissing them with their lips and making sucking sounds.

The girl Lian'er beside Li Wenbin was no pushover either. Seeing that he had not taken any action, she took advantage of his unpreparedness and reached out her delicate hand from under the table directly over him.

This Miss Lian'er's methods were extremely skillful, and in a short while Li Wenbin felt he was overwhelmed.

Damn it, I have to protect myself, but not here!

Chapter 50 Exotic Customs

Although the girl loves money, when she met a handsome young man, the sincerity she showed to him increased from one point to two points.

Moreover, Miss Lian'er was very fond of Li Wenbin when she saw that he had such strong capital.

So, not only did her hands move frequently, but her whole body almost fell into Li Wenbin's arms.

At this moment, Li Wenbin suddenly straightened up the girl Lian'er beside him and stood up.

"Everyone, everyone, please listen to me."

Li Wenbin was the protagonist of this welcoming banquet. As soon as he opened his mouth, Wu Lezhang, Wei Zheng, Xue Wanche and the other three naturally shut up immediately. They all looked at him, waiting for him to speak.

Li Wenbin picked up the wine cup and said excitedly: "This cup of wine is for you all to enjoy. Thank you for your kindness in inviting me this time."

It can be said that this is what Wu Lezhang and the other three were waiting for.

They had originally prepared generous gifts to present after the welcoming banquet, but they did not expect Li Wenbin to bring it up at this time, which made them feel surprised and delighted.

"My dear, you are too polite."

"No need to discuss, we are brothers from now on. Your business is my business, no questions asked."

The four of them drank a glass together, and Li Wenbin poured another glass of wine, facing the direction of the imperial city with a solemn expression.

"Hey, we are where we are today thanks to His Majesty the Emperor, the Crown Prince, and His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin. I propose that we toast the Emperor, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin. What do you three think?"

When it comes to Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng, Wu Lezhang and the other two dared not to be negligent.

If someone reports you and you're charged with "being ungrateful to the Emperor and harboring resentment", you won't even know how you died.

So, the three of them lined up neatly, bowed towards the direction of the imperial city with Li Wenbin, and then drank the wine in their glasses.