The first legitimate son of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 88
Entering from the north gate of Pingkangfang, the three alleys on the east side - North, Middle and South - are where Sanqu is located.

The buildings here are spacious, widely planted with flowers, and decorated with strange stone bonsais. The environment is quiet and comfortable, and Li An is a little dizzying.

Lao Jin accompanied Ang Lee and Li Zhi and introduced him eloquently: "Mr. Li, the actual manager of the flower girls in these three songs is called False Mother, commonly known as Baotan. It means that she is aggressive and intolerant. , all the concubines took the surnames of their false mothers, were ranked according to age, and were called female brothers and female brothers, the so-called incense brothers.

The flower girls in the three songs have to learn musical instruments and perform since they were young, so they have many talents.

Some high-ranking flower girls are also quite knowledgeable. They not only speak elegantly, can recite poems and compose poems, but are also good at dealing with all kinds of officials, gentry and famous people. No matter they are high or low, they are only called by their names. They are even better than Xue Tao, a talented girl in Shu. .

Although the flower girls in these three songs all work in the same profession, their temperaments are completely different. They have very different elegances and vulgarities. There is Brother Xian, who is good at joking and singing but has an ordinary appearance, and Chu'er, who is still half-hearted despite being taken care of by powerful men in the capital. There is the fiery Ya Niang who always scratches and hurts people, Yan Lingbin who died of a tragic illness but his poems were passed down to the world, and Zhang Zhuzhu who finally got married and finally got his wish.

Hey, Mr. Li, don’t look at Little Three Songs, but there are also such various flavors of life. "

Lao Jin's introduction made Li An slightly nod. His impression of Pingkangfang was originally... Hehe, you know, a romantic place, but after entering Lao Jin's introduction, this place really has a different flavor.

Lao Jin: "The guests in these three exchanges mainly include the following categories: First, they are the children of the wealthy and noble families in Chang'an City. Second, they are the scribes who came to Chang'an from other places. Third, they are new scholars who have not yet been appointed to official positions.

Even if other civilians want to come, you can't afford it because the price is high. "

"You come here more often!" Li Zhi asked with a smile as he looked at Lao Jin.

"Your Highness, you are joking, Lao Jin, I just come here occasionally." Lao Jin said with a smile.

Then Lao Jin continued to tell Li An and Li Zhi that in the flower building here, there are also boats on the water and flying fish in the sky. It is for swimming and bathing in the building. Li An is incredible, all these things are there, how gorgeous it is. , to be honest, a modern business foot-washing city cannot be compared with this. This should be an extremely luxurious entertainment venue.

Moreover, after entering Pingkangfang, Li An discovered that the so-called Sanqu Land was actually a district of Pingkangfang.

In fact, Pingkangfang is 1022 meters from east to west and 500 meters from north to south, with a total area of ​​about 50 square meters, that is, nearly half the size of the Forbidden City (the Forbidden City covers an area of ​​72 square meters).

Like other districts, Pingkangfang is divided into four districts by the large cross street, and the small cross street within the four districts is further divided into four districts. In this way, the whole district is divided into 16 districts.

The only area where flower girls gather is "East of the North Gate", also known as the "Land of Three Songs".

The other fifteen districts are naturally populated by high-ranking officials and dignitaries.

Li Zhi smiled and followed Lao Jin to face Li An and said: "Brother Li, let me tell you that the flower girls in Pingkangfang, the place where three songs are played, are basically officials who have registered in Jiaofang and have music registration. mother,
These flower girls usually enter Pingkangfang at a young age and begin to receive technical training.The process of learning songs, poems and poems is very strict. If they slack off or are lazy at all, they will often be severely whipped.

The Jiaofang flogging uses a kind of whip woven with leather thongs, which is slightly thicker than a horsewhip, with more than a hundred steel needles inserted in it, and the needles are about 2 minutes long.As soon as the whip went down, the little girls' bodies were immediately torn apart.

Under strict training, although they have extraordinary talents, they have begun to live a luxurious life, but in fact they are just canaries in a cage.

In addition to official wives, there are also illegitimate mothers. These illegitimate mothers are usually managed by a special person, that is, a false mother or a duzhi (the leader of Qu Nei Niang, who is in charge of all the maidens), and their movements are restricted.

In addition to being invited by guests to travel, these flower girls are only allowed to go out of the workshop three times a month, that is, the eighth, eighteenth, and 28th of the first month.Every time they go out, they have to pay a security deposit of the usual money to the false mother. "The three of them walked like this, talking at the same time, and then came to a separate courtyard by the water, named Linshui Bieya.

Li Zhi stepped forward to knock on the door, and after a while a boy came out, Li Zhi took out the golden flower, the boy nodded, and let the three of them go in, the golden flower can enter the inner hall, the old Jin does not enter the inner hall, the door is No problem.

Lao Jin was in front, followed by Li An and Li Zhi.

After Li An entered, he found that this place is really unique. There is a courtyard at the entrance. The courtyard is composed of three two-story traditional courtyard buildings. The spacious back garden fully embodies the tranquility and leisure of a Chinese courtyard.

A pool of clear water, piled with stones on the side, planted with flowers, pines and cypresses, a huge ancient tree with its neck crookedly reflected in the water, contrasting with the koi swimming leisurely in the water.There is a hall next to the center of the pool. There are tables and chairs in the hall, where you can sit and feed the fish, daze, and listen to the sound of the gurgling water.

"Young gentlemen, please sit here for a moment. Wu Dongniang hasn't gotten up yet. When she gets up, she will naturally invite the three gentlemen."

The little boy bowed and asked Li Zhi, Li An, and Lao Jin to sit down in the hall. Then the little maid brought various fruits, cakes, and tea.

Li An took a sip of the tea, and had to say that the tea was really delicious, a little like coffee, because there was a painting in the teacup, which was an orchid.

This has the taste of tea play. Many people don't know that tea can also draw pictures on the surface, and coffee can make a pattern on the surface. It is actually left over from our ancestors. If you want to know more, go and have a look Tea play.

After taking a sip of the tea, it was very mellow. Originally, Li An was thinking about making fried tea, because the tea of ​​the Tang Dynasty was too strong, and many time-travel novels turned fried tea into golden fingers. After drinking the tea, They all agreed, but after drinking a sip of Linshui Bieya's tea today, Li An realized that if Qingcha comes to Datang, it should have no status at all.

This tea is really delicious, at least it tastes better than fresh tea, and the aroma is thick enough. If Li An was asked to choose, Li An would also choose the tea from the Tang Dynasty.

Some people will definitely ask, since Datang’s tea is so good, why is it being eliminated by Qingcha?

Here I have to talk about Zhu Yuanzhang. This begging emperor hated extravagance. He felt that the tea ceremony was troublesome, a waste of time and a waste of money. If the emperor didn't like it, someone would solve it, so tea was made.

After soaking in boiling water, a cup of tea comes out. It is simple and fast. Zhu Yuanzhang was so happy that he immediately ordered it to be popularized, so that clear tea will replace the tea ceremony.

If Li An was selling tea in Datang now, he would definitely not be able to sell it.

After drinking a cup of tea, while the three of them were waiting for Udon Niang, a boy walked in from the south gate, came to the three of them, bowed and asked, "Who is Mr. Li An and Li Langjun?"

Li An looked at the other person and nodded: "I am Li An."

"Hello, Mr. Li. My wife is here to invite you." The boy bowed.

Li An stood up and asked, "The person who wants to meet me is actually a woman. Li An is really honored."

"Brother..." Li Zhi stood up and wanted to join Li An, but Li An comforted him and said with a smile: "It's okay, I'll come as soon as I go."

(End of this chapter)