Invincible son

Chapter 690 689 [The joys and sorrows of the world]

Kaiping six years, June seventeenth.

The almanac says, the cicadas begin to sing.

The idlers in Kyoto have been quite troubled by happiness recently, as if there have been endless dramas since the beginning of the year.

The Battle of the Western Territory was earth-shattering, and after all, it is hard to be real from a distance of thousands of miles. For the people of Kyoto, the major events that happened around them are more vivid.This year, the spies of the Southern Zhou Dynasty stirred up the situation and made a big battle on Qishui, then someone assassinated the Marquis of Zhongshan who married his concubine in broad daylight, and then the conspiracy of the four princes broke out. An appalling event.

Today, the mysterious Qinyuan was finally unveiled. Hearing that the dignitaries and dignitaries were struggling to get an invitation card, naturally some families were happy and some were worried.

At the same time, the imperial court also posted a notice that those rebellious officials and thieves who clung to the rebellion would be punished in a month's time.

Fortunately, these two things were not squeezed together, otherwise those idlers really couldn't make a choice.

In Changle Square of the West City, on Beifu Street, luxurious carriages are connected end to end, barely leaving a narrow road more than ten feet wide in the middle.

Everyone in the world knows that this Qinyuan is a masterpiece of the Marquis of Zhongshan, and I am afraid that after it is released, the people like Liyuan will be trampled under their feet, so they all want to see it as soon as possible.However, Pei Yue had expected this for a long time, especially after the treason case, there were too many dignitaries who came to buy shares with bank notes. He knew that Qinyuan would be full on the opening day, so he sent out [-] invitations in advance.

In other words, today you can only enter Qinyuan to spend money with an invitation.

At three o'clock in the morning, Qinyuan officially opened for business.

The dignitaries and dignitaries filed in with invitation cards in hand, and they felt their eyes brighten as soon as they entered the door.

The front building is about two floors high from the outside. These people thought it was like Liyuan or other brothels and restaurants. The first floor of the front building is the lobby and the second floor is the private seating, which can not only entertain guests but also make full use of the space.However, when they walked into the front building of Qinyuan, they suddenly found that the whole front building was extremely spacious and spacious.

There is no second floor in this front building, and it is a completely hollow design.

Xining Bo Cuihu was speechless: "Pei Hou has such a big layout!"

Although the second floor is empty, the inside of the building does not feel desolate, because in the spacious area to the east, there are dozens of elegant seats for guests to rest temporarily.In addition, these tables and chairs are all made of red sandalwood, and the surrounding furnishings are elegant and precious, which makes people feel good when they enter.

Standing not far away, Sun Qi, the second son of the Shanguo Mansion, smiled and said, "Uncle Cui Shi, don't you realize how cool this building is?"

Everyone reacted one after another, the sun was scorching hot outside, but at the moment there were so many guests in the building, they could feel a chill.

Cui Hu was surprised: "Is this using ice?"

Sun Qi pretended to be mysterious and said: "I heard that Pei Hou discovered an ice-making technique from an ancient book, and there is no need to start storing ice in winter. Although it is not as cheap and affordable as briquettes, most houses can Affordable."

This sentence was like a boulder falling into the water, causing a lot of discussion in an instant.

This era is obviously different from Pei Yue's previous life. It is not that there is no ice in summer, but rich people dig icehouses and store ice in winter for use when it is hot.Because the amount of storage is limited after all, it is impossible to use it at will in the palace, at most it is used to freeze fruit or make iced drinks.

As for Pei Yue's great skill of using a lot of ice to create an ice building, these noble people would never believe it if they hadn't experienced it for themselves.

This is not a question of how much money is there, the question is where did he get so many ice cubes?
Sun Qi's words solved the doubts of the rich and powerful, and at the same time whetted their appetites.

Since Pei Yue sold the briquettes so cheaply, the ice cubes should not be too expensive. As long as they thought of enjoying the cool breeze brought by the ice cubes on a hot day, they felt that their lives were extremely comfortable.

Faced with many people's questioning, Sun Qi smiled wryly and said: "Everyone, I only know a little bit about it. It seems that Marquis Pei is not going to sell the ice cubes."

"What about the breakup?"

"Won't you sell it for a while?"

"No, Pei Hou said it himself before, and he will definitely sell it to the public for a while. He is definitely not the kind of person who just talks about it."

……

There was a sudden chaos in the field.

At this time, Wang Yong, the chief steward of Xiangyun, came out from the west compartment, followed by a group of dignified maids.

When he came to the crowd, he first made a group bow, and then said in a loud voice: "Dear guests, don't worry, today is the opening day of Qinyuan, you might as well take a walk in the garden to see the flowers and experience the Qinyuan. As for the issues that everyone is concerned about, my Lord Marquis has already prepared, and now I will give each of you a copy of the charter, I believe you will understand after reading it."

The maids are all seventeen or eighteen years old, with handsome appearance and slim figure, and their statures are almost carved out of the same mold, and their heights are almost the same.Each of them held a stack of booklets in their hands, and they came to these dignitaries, and each of them handed out a booklet.

The impeccable smiles on their faces, coupled with the elegant temperament imbued in the poems and books, made the well-informed dignitaries praise them endlessly.Except for those who are related to Pei Yue, those who can receive invitations are all from famous families, and of course they will not be unable to walk when they see a beauty.

The most important thing is that even if they are lustful, they don't have the guts. Today, they are here to support Pei Yue and see the extraordinaryness of Qinyuan. How can they cause trouble because of a maid.

After listening to Wang Yong's brief introduction, everyone walked to different areas in the garden under the guidance of the maids, and at the same time carefully looked at the contents of the booklet.

The voices of the maids were clear and sweet, and they introduced the layout of Qinyuan along the way.

Qinyuan is divided into two parts: the inner garden and the outer garden, and the outer garden has three areas: water mirror, plain wall and cold jade.

From the east corridor of the front building to the north is the water mirror. This is the place where the guests dine, and it is here that many Wu Xun never forget.

Jinchuan Hou Chengyou didn't choose to go to Shuijing to taste the spirits immediately, but went to Subi under the guidance of the maid. Along the way, he watched the bamboo forest cover the wind and said with a smile: "Subi is the dance pavilion and singing stage. ?”

The maid bowed her head and said, "Master Hou has good eyesight."

"Where is Hanyu?"

"Go back to Lord Hou, where you can be a Huluheji."

Cheng You and Uncle Yongchang Gu Zhang, who was walking beside him, looked at each other, and couldn't help laughing: "Pei Hou is really exhaustive, I'm afraid all the money you have hidden will be sent to the land of cold jade."

The so-called "hulu drink pheasant" is an elegant name for gambling among Daliang folk.

Gu Zhang doesn't like drinking and sex, but he can't get rid of gambling. It's just that it's not easy to find a suitable partner, and there isn't a place with a high-grade environment and a quiet environment outside.Although I haven't seen what the Land of Cold Jade looks like yet, I can roughly guess from what I saw along the way.

He glared at Cheng You, then laughed at himself and said, "You think I will definitely lose?"

The maid smiled and said: "My Lord Hou said that it is too late to go too far. Therefore, if you want to enter the land of cold jade, the distinguished guests must first set a certain amount, and this amount must be approved by the steward of Qinyuan. If the amount exceeds this amount, no matter whether you win or lose Don't let it go any further. To tell you the truth, Qinyuan is heavily guarded, especially the land of cold jade, which is guarded by my Lord Marquis' personal soldiers."

The two looked at each other, and after a long time, Cheng You sighed, "I'm afraid only Marquis Pei can do this."

Gambling shops are not uncommon, but those people just want to watch the gamblers lose cleanly, or even sell their children and daughters to dissipate their wealth. Who would be as disciplined as Pei Yue?Of course, he has the strength to make this rule, at least for now, no one dares to make trouble in Qinyuan.

Gu Zhang felt itchy when he heard that, if he wasn't afraid of Cheng You's jokes in the future, he might have rushed away long ago.

Cheng You couldn't care less about laughing at his old friend at the moment, he asked curiously: "The outer garden is already so stunning, the inner garden must be even more extraordinary, but I wonder if we can go to the inner garden to have a look?"

The maid said respectfully: "Master Hou, the brochure has already indicated how to enter the inner garden, and the treatment that all distinguished guests enjoy in Qinyuan. If the two nobles don't dislike it, the servant girl is willing to explain it carefully for you two."

"Please tell me!"

The two said in unison.

……

In a small building in the Water Mirror Land, Wang Jiuxuan carefully flipped through the brochure, and couldn't help sighing: "Pei Yue's mind is comparable to Linglong's, and he can make people flock to Qinyuan with simple actions, instead of just relying on His power."

The young man sitting across from him nodded and said, "This member of Laoshizi is really interesting."

Wang Jiuxuan smiled and said: "It doesn't matter whether it's spirits, ice cubes, or even the various novelties mentioned in this booklet. The quantity that can be purchased depends on the level of membership. That's all. The key is to increase the level of membership." Then you can enjoy completely different treatment in Qinyuan."

The young man's eyes were complicated, and he said slowly: "This Qinyuan, most people may not even be able to enter the door."

Wang Jiuxuan shook his head and said: "Brother, didn't you notice that this member is promoted according to the money spent in Qinyuan by the guests? There is no shortage of rich people in this world, especially those merchants without power. If you are a tall branch, as long as you are willing to spend money in Qinyuan, are you afraid that you will not be able to make friends with powerful people?"

He paused, then smiled lightly and said, "Once Qinyuan opens, maybe the Bamboo House in Liyuan will be closed soon."

The young man didn't have as many emotions as he did, but instead asked curiously: "You dragged me here today, is it because you want to promote Pei Yue's power in front of me?"

Wang Jiuxuan shook his head and said, "Brother, why am I so boring? I just want to see what Pei Yue is going to do."

The young man asked, "Did you see it?"

Wang Jiuxuan was silent for a moment, then nodded slowly and said, "I probably know."

The two looked at each other, knowing that this is not a place to talk, so they didn't talk further.

……

In a courtyard in the Inner Garden, Pei Yue raised his left hand and gently rubbed his healed right shoulder, without any complacency on his face, as if the bustle of Qinyuan today was not enough to cheer him up.

He looked at Qi Min, who was dusty and chapped in front of Su Li, and even the corners of his mouth were chapped, and frowned, "Is it so difficult in Qinzhou?"

Qi Min said with a solemn expression: "Master, I brought some people to investigate the situation in the city of Qinzhou Prefecture. I just wanted to find a suitable place to build Qinyuan, but I didn't expect to witness a terrible drought. Although there are still There is no sign of a civil uprising, but if those people are allowed to run amok, I'm afraid..."

Pei Yue nodded and said: "You are doing the right thing, and I value you well. It can be seen that the experience of the past few years has not been in vain for you."

This was the first time Qi Min received unadorned praise from Pei Yue, but he was not at all happy.

After a while, Pei Yue said in a deep voice: "Go and rest for two days first, I will deal with this matter early."

"Yes!"

Qi Min bowed in salute and then backed out.

Pei Yue looked up at the door, his eyes seemed to want to fly to the far south.

……

In the border of Qinzhou, which is nearly a thousand miles away from Kyoto, the streams dried up and the ground cracked. Obviously, Emperor Kaiping's prayer for rain was not successful, and God did not seem to intend to give the world a rain.

The thin farmer stood by the road, looking at the dead crops in the field, with tears running down his face.

A convoy passed by him, and the dust gradually floated up, but the farmer didn't respond at all, like a dying person.

On the carriage in the middle of the team, Xu Ziping, the servant of the Ministry of Rites of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, was resting with his eyes closed.

All of a sudden, he seemed to feel something in his heart. He opened the curtain and looked out, only to see a pale yellow in his line of sight, and he couldn't see the lush greenery in this summer.He knew that this was a rare severe drought that affected countless ordinary people. Although these people were the people of Daliang, he still couldn't bear it.

Xu Ziping frowned, then put down the curtain, looked at the corner of the carriage and said, "You shouldn't have followed."

What answered him was a clear and agile voice, with a hint of cunning.

"Uncle, I promise not to cause trouble for you."

(End of this chapter)