Done! Your Majesty is going to prostitute me for free!

Chapter 5 Children of Yuelou
  "You two are wine merchants. You should know that what I said is true, right?" Lin Xiaofeng raised an eyebrow.

Wang Jingwen suddenly turned into a pout.

Co-author: You are patriotic and toasting, but in the end you still want to make money!

It's not a good job to be an official. If you have to do business, you're beating around the bush!
  Scumbag!

"Eh? Mr. Wang, why are your lips dripping? Do you also want to drink peach blossom wine? This is my treasure. You have to pay for any more drinks!"

"no, I'm fine!"

Wang Jingwen waved his hand.

Emperor Jingjiang was speechless when he came back to his senses. Although the wine was indeed good, good sergeants, farmers, and merchants, and good sergeants had to do business.

Isn't this humiliating yourself?

not to mention········

"One tael of silver and one tael of wine, this is too expensive! Even the dignitaries in the capital can't afford it!"

Emperor Jingjiang told the truth.

Although he is not familiar with peach blossom stuffing, as a qualified emperor, he still knows the common prices.

The best drinks in the capital cost only one tael of silver per catty at most.

You just pay one tael of silver and one tael of wine, which is too expensive!

"It's indeed a bit expensive." Wang Jingwen agreed.

"Why is it so expensive? It's been the same price for so many years. Don't talk nonsense with your eyes open. It's difficult to make peach blossom wine in Yangqu County." Lin Xiaofeng shook his head: "Besides, this is the wine that my emperor has drunk, let alone one or two. Silver, ten taels of silver and one tael of wine are not expensive!”

"..."

Seeing the two people dumbfounded, Lin Xiaofeng simply started to talk about his business experience.

“The key to doing business is to locate the target group.”

"If our target group is ordinary people, then we should make small profits but quick turnover."

"But if you want to obtain high profits and high returns, you must target high-ranking officials."

"This peach blossom wine costs one tael of silver and one tael of wine in the remote Yangqu County. When it comes to the capital, it costs ten taels of silver and one tael no matter what."

"This peach blossom wine is grain wine, and the grain used is the largest and fullest batch during the autumn harvest. If the grain grains of the season are not full enough, you would rather miss this crop than make do with it. The Chinese herbal medicine added during brewing is even more selected. excellent!"

"As for the wine koji, it is stored in an old wine cellar that has been passed down for thousands of years. When the koji is made, it is not like the rough guys from other wineries. It is a girl who is as good as a oiran, each of them is as beautiful as a fairy, and has both poetry and painting. . The most important thing is that you haven’t left the government yet. Once you get married, you can’t do anything wrong.”

"In addition, I also made a batch of exquisite glazed wine bottles for this batch of high-quality peach blossom wine. Each bottle only has two taels of wine. The brand is peach blossom wine, and this small bottle is called Jingjiang Spring!"

"Jingjiang Chun only sells to dignitaries, not ordinary people. Why? Because ordinary people can't taste the style of this wine! But similarly, if you in the court have never drank Jingjiang Chun, what style do you have? You deserve to be with everyone. Are you an official in the same dynasty? Are you worthy of being a noble?"

"What is a noble? A noble does not seek the best, but seeks the most expensive!"

Lin Xiaofeng's remarks made Wang Jingwen cover his face in shame.

I thought that after decades of being a eunuch in the palace, I would be walking on thin ice. I have become an expert at talking about people and ghosts.

But after hearing Lin Xiaofeng’s remarks today, I finally understood what a real dog is!

On the contrary, Emperor Jingjiang frowned slightly.

He thought of the abalone and bird's nests in his imperial dining room, the ice silk quilt in his bedroom, the pens, inks, papers and inkstones in his imperial study room...

Could it be that the purchasers in the palace were so deceived that they almost emptied their own treasury?
  For a moment, Jingjiang Emperor Li Shiming felt as if he had turned into a green leek...

Seeing the two of them lost in thought, Lin Xiaofeng couldn't help but feel proud of himself.

For this backward society, impart advanced market economic concepts, merit +1, +1...
  After the three of them had finished chatting about business matters, the oiran next to them, Yingying Yanyan, came over and licked the wine for the three of them, and even grabbed Emperor Jingjiang to play some little games like "grabbing fingers."

Emperor Jingjiang had never seen such a battle before, and he was coaxed into laughing by four or five courtesans.

Wang Jingwen even felt that Emperor Jingjiang had become ten years younger and had returned to the age when he was riding a horse...

Just as Emperor Jingjiang was in high spirits, the lights on the stage turned on again. Situ Tianling walked slowly onto the stage, holding up a black pillar and said impassionedly: "According to the procedure, it's time for the second round of catwalks! But because today It’s the opening ceremony, and before the show starts, we invite Mr. Lin from Yangqu County to say a few words for everyone!”

After the words fell, Lin Xiaofeng, who had just finished talking about business with Emperor Jingjiang, appeared on the stage.

Apparently he walked over quietly while Emperor Jingjiang and the oirans were having fun.

Emperor Jingjiang couldn't help but nodded: "He knows how to advance and retreat, and has ideas. He is indeed a talent! But he still has to say a few words at this grand opening ceremony, which is a bit of a disgrace!"

For a moment, Emperor Jingjiang wanted to continue playing with the courtesans, but he found that the courtesans all stood up, found a small lamp from somewhere, raised it and swayed it in the dim hall.

"Ahem, tell me a few words!" Lin Xiaofeng said to the black columnar object he took from Situ Tianling: "Let's go have fun and remember the rules of our entertainment venues in Yangqu County. Reject pornography and gambling. ,reject········"

"Prostitution, gambling and drugs!" Before Lin Xiaofeng could finish speaking, everyone in the audience responded in unison.

This time, Emperor Jingjiang was also shocked.

When did the rules of a county make people value and respect them so much?

No wonder these oirans were drinking and playing games with their guests, but no one touched them. It turned out to be this.

When I spoke in the court, why didn't those ministers respond so well?
  Is it possible...

‘Too! It's definitely the problem of those people who have nothing to do with me! ’

Emperor Jingjiang nodded fiercely. Just when he wanted to continue listening to what Lin Xiaofeng was about to say, Lin Xiaofeng suddenly returned the black pillar to Situ Tianling.

Is this the end of the story? Are you really just saying a few words?
  "Ah, Mr. Lin, you finally came to the stage, how could you just say a few words and then leave!"

"I wish you a prosperous business again?" Lin Xiaofeng said jokingly, causing laughter from the audience.

"That's not necessary," Situ Tianling rolled her eyes, "Why don't you take this opportunity for Mr. Lin to show off your singing voice for us! Can you guys agree?"

"it is good!"

"Haha, you're still good at it. No wonder you can support such a big factory! I just happened to have some insights recently and wrote a new song, so I'll sing it to you!"

Lin Xiaofeng did not refuse and took the black pillar generously.

"Just call it Children of the Moon Tower!"

As soon as Lin Xiaofeng finished speaking, the lights in the entire Zuiyue Tower dimmed.

There was only a flash of light above Lin Xiaofeng's head, and a few stars held high in the hands of many oirans and servants in the audience.

Just the lighting actually lifted the atmosphere.

Emperor Jingjiang was very happy with this method of controlling people's hearts, but he was very disdainful of the imperial officials' prostitution.

"Master Lin is really not doing his job properly. Not to mention doing business, he is now an actor. Why are you dealing with third-rate people?" Wang Jingwen said in a low voice, while rolling his eyes at Lin Xiaofeng. But when Lin Xiaofeng opened his voice, Wang Jingwen burst into tears on the spot!

"Look at the sky falling in the distance again, the lonely city saying goodbye to the sunset in the sky, the confused people walking on the road homesick, and the brokenness of life making tears roll across their cheeks."

Lin Xiaofeng's voice is affectionate and magnetic. He doesn't show off any skills, but sings simply, as if he is an old friend whispering in your ear.

In the lonely city, under the dim sunset, I walked alone in the empty and lonely Nuo Grand Palace. A few guards walked by, but they didn't dare to say a word.

The ostracism of other eunuchs in the palace, the cynicism of dignitaries, the food without oil in the bowl...

These days that seemed to have been forgotten for a long time suddenly came to mind because of a few lyrics.

Wang Jingwen seemed to suddenly return to that winter more than ten years ago, that night when he was scolded by the manager for a trivial matter. He hid in bed and cried, covering his mouth and not daring to make a sound.

That painful moment seemed to be reawakened, and for a moment, tears welled up in his eyes and flowed down his cheeks.

This moment is just like that moment...

"Who is singing about the love between children in the moon tower? The dim lamp comes to greet my melancholy, the warm wine soothes my sadness, and the sad person laughs while holding his cup."

Emperor Jingjiang, who was holding the wine glass, suddenly felt that the wine in the glass was as warm as Lin Xiaofeng sang, so warm that it made the tip of his tongue feel bitter.

Back then, he didn't have a loving relationship with his children, and he didn't have a few loyal brothers. But with the growth and changes in the current situation, none of those people from back then are around at this time.

After drinking the bitterness in the cup, Jingjiang Emperor Li Shiming sighed deeply.

"Strange friend, please listen to me. Many years ago, I also had a dream. I thought about returning to my hometown with full honors. This wanton wind bent Haitang..."

"Dangdang!"

The wine glass in Emperor Jingjiang's hand suddenly fell unsteadily to the ground.

But he didn't care at all on his face, and the original regret suddenly turned into sadness.

For the sake of Jingjiang Kingdom and the people, he was just eighteen years old that year.

He had to go to war in place of his father and had to sleep in the open.

What kept him gritting his teeth and persevering was nothing more than returning to Beijing with full honors, riding a white horse, wearing a battle robe, and marrying the leader of the group who was his childhood sweetheart.

But when he returned from victory, the leader of the group did greet him at the city gate, but with her was her husband...

"My eyes are filled with tears when I talk about old friends' stories, and my heart breaks when talking about old loves and old hatreds. Sometimes I want you to put on a piece of clothing for me, and don't leave me alone to sway in the wind..."

Emperor Jingjiang, who once thought he had a heart of stone but had been forged into a heart of steel by the flames of war, when he heard this sentence.

The eye sockets are also completely moist!
  After he succeeded to the throne, he recruited a large harem with at least 3,000 beauties, if not 10,000.

But when I finished my official duties late at night and stood at the palace gate looking at the quiet palace under the stars, I also felt...
  cold········

A bone-chilling chill...
  At that time, I just felt that I was getting old but didn't want to admit it, but now I understand it when I hear Lin Xiaofeng's lyrics.

I still can't forget her...

"Don't leave me alone swaying in the wind. Occasionally I want you to put on a piece of clothing for me. Talking about old love and old hatred makes me heartbroken. Speaking of old friends' stories brings tears to my eyes. This wanton wind bends Begonia. I want to return home with honors. Hometown, I also had a dream many years ago..."

Just as everyone was silent in the melancholy of the lyrics, Lin Xiaofeng suddenly turned upside down and sang the lyrics again.

Different from when singing the main sequence, this time, Lin Xiaofeng's voice slowly changed from deeply sad, to plain, to calm.

It was as if after experiencing all this, all the past events were recalled again.

When they sang "The lonely city bids farewell to the sunset on the horizon, you see the sky is setting in the distance again", Emperor Jingjiang and Wang Jingwen were like everyone present.

Suddenly, I felt a sense of calmness in my heart.

Old love and old hatred, young and frivolous...

After reviewing the past events, all that is left is to live in peace with the present self.

after all········
  It's passed!

Emperor Jingjiang suddenly found that his brows, which had been depressed and a little painful, suddenly relaxed.

It turned out that those things he didn't want to think about or talk about, but they didn't pass.

Hidden in my heart, it has become a knot.

It was like a chain of shackles, tightly imprisoning his heart.

I didn't expect that after this song, my state of mind would actually rise to a higher level.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Emperor Jingjiang said three good words in a row. He really didn't know how to express his happiness!

My heart suddenly felt relaxed and happy!
  "Thank you, guest officer No. 5, for sending 5 silk ribbons to Mr. Lin!"

At this moment, Situ Tianling's words woke up Emperor Jingjiang, who reached out to take money out of Wang Jingwen's arms.

But he never expected that Wang Jingwen had already taken out ten taels of silver and shouted to the boy beside him: "Ten! I want to give ten!"

"Thank you Mr. Wang, the guest officer of No. C 5, for sending 10 silk ribbons to Mr. Lin!"

Emperor Jingjiang couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, and directly grabbed a lot of money from Wang Jingwen.

He shouted to the boy: "This is my reward, give it to Master Lin!"

"well········"

After the waiter quickly counted, Situ Tianling also announced loudly on the stage: "Thank you Mr. Zheng, the guest officer of No. C 5, for sending 249 silk ribbons to Mr. Lin!"

"puff········"

Lin Xiaofeng almost laughed out loud, "Why is this so close to two hundred and fifty?" The higher ups can’t do this! ’

Lin Xiaofeng had expected someone to come up and shower him with gifts.

I just didn't expect that Mr. Zheng was actually a big business owner and could be easily fooled.

It seems that we can cooperate, but we have to teach him a little more business routines, otherwise he will be easily tricked... But we have already made contact today, so I won't let him go any further. We will continue tomorrow!

Lin Xiaofeng believes that Mr. Zheng will definitely come to see him when he sobers up tomorrow!
  As for why I got drunk...it must have been bought with my own money!
  "Thank you Mr. Lin for your wonderful singing. He is indeed the most talented person in our Yangqu County! Then, let us enter the second round of the catwalk!"

Following Situ Tianling's announcement, everyone discovered that the oiran who had been accompanying the drinking games at various tables had returned to the side of the stage at some point.

　I've been under a lot of pressure recently. I cried a lot when I came back from a business trip. The update is a bit late. Sorry.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)