Invincible son

Chapter 238 237 [Nine floors]

Kaiping five years, June [-]th.

Today, Qiujiang Building does not accept outside guests, and if you want to enter the building, you must hold an invitation card jointly written by the nine masters.

Since the beginning of the Wei Dynasty, distinguished guests have successively arrived at the Qiujiang Building in Yonghe Square.

Literati, dignitaries, celebrities, wealthy businessmen, and officials at all levels in Lingzhou gathered in Qiujiang Tower today.The entire street is full of luxurious carriages, ordinary people can only stand on the side of the street, or wait and see on the second floor of the nearby restaurant and tea shop.In such a highly anticipated environment, the appearance of the two imperial envoys pushed the atmosphere to a climax.

Xingyang has not been to the imperial envoy for several years. The last time Yan Linchuan retired and returned home, Emperor Kaiping ordered the Minister of Rites to send the imperial envoy all the way.For the people here, imperial envoys are rare to see, and a 16-year-old imperial envoy is even more rare, especially since this young man is still a viscount who has been awarded the title of viscount by virtue of his military exploits.

The folk customs in the west are relatively unrestrained, and there are many young women in the crowd on the second floor facing the street. Fortunately, after all, they know that the imperial envoys symbolize the majesty of the Tian family, and no one dares to throw a handkerchief at Pei Yue's carriage.

Inside the carriage, Qin Xu said complacently: "Brother Pei, the city is full of cheers and the beauties are watching. Is today's trip worthwhile?"

Pei Yue smiled and said, "Master Qin, you have to help me later."

Although he had no experience of attending such a banquet before, after all, Pei Yue had been influenced by various literary and artistic works in his previous life, and he knew that some things that he was not good at would inevitably happen on such occasions, such as reciting poems and composing Fu, or Bibliographical polemics.Pei Yue actually still remembered some poems or nice sentences, but he really didn't want to bring those well-known masterpieces to the world.

Wen Chaogong's road is not so easy to walk.

Regardless of the poems and articles, the most important thing is to put the topic in the right place, and he can't just move out Du Gongbu's poems to beat people at his current age.

Besides, there must be two in everything, he can only remember so many sentences in total, what should he do when they run out?
Qin Xu knew the elegant meaning when he heard the string song, and laughed loudly: "Brother Pei, why bother yourself? You are a martial artist and not a minister of poetry. Today you are only invited to enjoy the flowers, and then you will not sit with those literati at all. Even if someone really doesn't open your eyes , if you want to use these things to embarrass you, you don't have to take it to heart with Qin."

Pei Yue nodded in satisfaction and said, "I'm relieved with Master Qin's words."

Qin Xu raised his eyebrows and said, "Of course you can rest assured. While there is still some time, I will tell you about the protagonists of today's Hibiscus Banquet."

Pei Yue asked, "The Nine Masters?"

Qin Xu clapped his hands and smiled, and said with a smile on his face, "That's right! In fact, when I heard people mention the nine masters of Yonghefang, Qin was quite disapproving, because Lingzhou is a border land after all, how can it be compared with Kyoto? Don't talk about it, just talk about the landlord on the seventeenth floor of Liyuan, which one is not a master of both sex and art? Take you, Brother Pei, for example, that night you got angry because of the outstanding girl Nanqin, and fought with the son of Marquis Cheng'an , is very different from your usual style of conduct, which is enough to show that Li Yuan's beauty is well-deserved."

Seeing his appearance as a confidant, Pei Yue couldn't help laughing. At the same time, he also understood that the reason why this person said yesterday that he loved beauties was because the story of him beating Lu Jiang in Liyuan spread all over the capital.

Qin Xu continued to preach: "We are not small-sighted bumpkins, so we don't believe that these nine people are as beautiful as the legends say. It wasn't until we met a few days ago that we knew that there is nothing worthy of fame. Brother Pei , it’s a pity that such a beautiful woman is gone.”

Seeing what he said so hard, Pei Yue would naturally be responsible for supporting him: "Then who are the beauties of the Nine Great Masters?"

Qin Xudeng was like a family treasure, he didn't look like a foreigner who had just come to Xingyang City for a few days, as if he had lived here since he was a child: "The so-called nine masters are actually the nine oirans selected in Xingyang City, who come from different families in Yonghefang. Brothel. There is no need to elaborate on the beauty of these oirans, but the most basic requirements. Each of them has the same skill they are best at, piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, music and dance. No one cares about the real name."

Pei Yue listened quietly, and suddenly asked: "Wait, didn't you say the Nine Great Masters? Why are there only eight words?"

Qin Xu said with yearning and admiration: "The ninth place is the oiran of this Qiujiang Tower, named Lin Shuyue. It is said that she has all eight skills and has extremely high attainments in every skill, so she is recognized as one of the nine masters." head."

"Lin Shuyue?" Pei Yue whispered the name.

Qin Xu suddenly came over and said in a low voice: "It is said that this Huakui Lin was originally from a famous family in Western Wu, but the family suffered a misfortune before she fell into the dust. She is talented and intelligent, and has a long history of family education, so she can master so many skills. She came to The time of Xingyang City is not long, it seems to be only three years, but it is only in these three years that he has firmly secured the position of the head of the nine families, which shows how amazing he is. However, these are just rumors in the market, and in my opinion, most of them are intentional means of creating publicity , it can’t be true.”

Pei Yue was a little surprised, it was very rare that this Master Qin, who was intoxicated with flowers, could still keep his spirit altar awake.

He agreed with Qin Xu's statement that the combination of a weak girl from the West Wu, a famous family, and a combination of sex and art is indeed an irresistible temptation for the people of Lingzhou who hate the iron cavalry of the West Wu.

However, Pei Yue felt that these things were not fake, because too specific information could easily expose lies.

He lowered his eyes slightly, hiding the sharpness in his eyes.

The carriage stopped suddenly, and Deng Zai's voice came from outside: "Master Qin, young master, we have arrived at Qiujiang Tower."

The two got down from the carriage, and the owner of Qiujiang Tower had been waiting respectfully beside him. At this moment, he directly stepped forward and bowed to salute: "Cheng Siqing, a grassroots man, pay my respects to the imperial envoy."

Qin Xu said with a smile: "There is no need to be too polite, today we are here to witness the grand feast of hibiscus, not to disturb each other in official capacity."

Cheng Siqing didn't get up, but still said respectfully: "The imperial envoy is willing to take the time to come. This is the blessing of the Furong Banquet, and it is also the honor of Qiujiang Tower. Although the grass people are extremely stupid, they also admire the literary talents of Lord Qin and the martial arts of Lord Pei." .Today, the Qiujiang Tower is full of splendor, all because of the generous compliments from the two adults."

Qin Xu waved his hand and said: "Brother Cheng Xian, it's not the first time you and I have met, these words are a bit strange, get up quickly."

He turned his head and winked at Pei Yue.

Pei Yue said slightly displeased: "Cheng Dong's family, you blocked us from the door, do you welcome it or not?"

Cheng Siqing was startled, this young lord was indeed as the man said, arrogant and impolite, with a domineering aura, he seemed very difficult to deal with.

Although his thoughts turned, his expression was still extremely respectful, he straightened up and said apologetically: "I saw an angel for the first time, so I was in a trance for a while, please don't blame my lord. Please follow me, two adults, the building is ready."

He led the way first, and Pei Yue and Qin Xu stepped inside together.

The personal guards of the two men followed closely behind and filed in.

Inside the building, there is a hole in the sky. Walking more than a hundred steps, you can see a vast living pool, which is much wider than the small lake in the Li Garden in Kyoto.The pond is full of lotus, and it is already in full bloom. In Pei Yue's view, this is the real lotus leaf that meets the sky, and the lotus that reflects the sun is red.

There is a nine-story building not far from the pool.

Cheng Siqing led the two of them downstairs, stopped suddenly, and said with a smile: "My lords, the Hibiscus Banquet is slightly different from ordinary banquets. Here, regardless of status or wealth, the Nine will treat everyone equally. If you want to board the The view of Furong from the high-rise building requires the approval of the nine families. Of course, the two adults are appointed by the emperor, so they are different from others. If you don’t want to go to such a trouble, you can also go to the Guanhai Building next to the Caomin, where the same You can enjoy the scenery and taste the moon, and it is more clean.”

Qin Xu glanced at Pei Yue and saw that he had no objection, so he said with a big smile: "Just as I said, we are just ordinary people who come to the banquet today, so we naturally ask the guests to do as they please."

Cheng Siqing bowed sideways and said, "My lords, please."

Qin Xu couldn't bear it any longer, and immediately walked away.

Pei Yue was not in a hurry, he first carefully looked at the owner of Qiujiang Tower, and then looked at the soldiers behind him.After making eye contact with Deng Zai, he put his hands behind his back with a smile on his face, and walked slowly towards the nine-story building.

(End of this chapter)