back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 668
"It's said that in Chang'an City, next to the Fan Tower, there is a small tea house called 'Pinming Xuan'. The shop is chic, the utensils are elegant and clean, and the business is very prosperous."

This cadenced voice seemed to be telling a story.Of course, at this time there is no special storytelling, only story books.This form of speech book, called "speaking" at this time, is actually truncated, and it should mean "speaking book".Most of the four great classics in later generations were handed down from scripts, and "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin" were originally spoken scripts. "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is based on "Quanxiang Pinghua Three Kingdoms"; "Water Margin" is "Drunkard Tanlu".Li Shangyin, a poet of the former dynasty, wrote in a poem "Jiaer": "Sometimes make fun of Zhang Feihu, or laugh at Deng Chi." This ability to "talk" became popular in the previous dynasty.

At this time, the storyteller was also called Bo Junren, the purpose was to make Bo Jun smile, and he liked to tell ancient stories the most, and he would never tire of telling them.The Bojun who was telling the story on the stage was Huo Si, the famous "Speaking Three Points" in Chang'an City. He didn't judge people by the wind, rain, cold and heat, or the sheds, **** said three points.To say three points is to tell the story of the Three Kingdoms, because there is no Sui and Tang Dynasties in this time and space, so the Three Kingdoms are the favorite dynasties of the people of Dashun.why?Great generals and capable ministers come forth in large numbers, and heroes come out in troubled times!Which man does not have a heroic dream and a heroic complex in his heart?

Huo Si was invited to storytelling in Fan Lou years ago, and he talked for a year.During the period, most of them talked about the anecdotes and stories of the Three Kingdoms in the newspaper. After all, this newspaper is a new thing, and the newspaper offices in Chang'an City have sprung up like mushrooms, so there are many things to talk about every day.

Fan Lou spent a lot of money to invite Huo Si to come, and sure enough, there were more guests than before.Excluding Huo Si's salary, Fan Lou made a lot of money.Such a win-win thing, both parties are happy to cooperate.Although Huo Si had a fixed salary, but the book said it well, the guests also gave rewards, and even the settlement was higher than the salary.

Many restaurants want to poach Huo Si, the golden signboard of "Say Three Points".Fan Lou paid Huo Si higher and higher month by month, so Huo Si settled down in Fan Lou with peace of mind.

It's not Muxiu today, none of the benefactors (officials of Muxiu) came, and all the ones who came were regular customers, Huo Si was slightly disappointed.But this comment was what the shopkeeper of Fanlou asked him to say, and he couldn't refuse it.After all, is there any advertisement that can make the headlines of "Dashun Min Bao"?The shopkeeper of Fanlou is indeed a shrewd businessman, and he immediately sensed the business opportunity. Although the Dashun Minbao didn't talk about Fanlou, it somehow got involved.

It turned out that such a headline was published in Dashun Minbao.The Pinming Pavilion next to Fanlou has been around for many years.A few years ago, a scholar surnamed Li was drinking tea with his friends in this shop. In a hurry, he left a money bag containing dozens of taels of gold on the table and left.A few years later, Li came to this teahouse again and brought up this incident with his friends.The store owner heard it, and immediately interjected, "Xiao Ke found the purse that the official said. If the amount you said matches, you can take it." Li was extremely surprised, and said excitedly, "The store really found it. Give half of it as a gift." The shopkeeper smiled and did not answer.

There is a small attic in the tea house, and the shopkeeper climbs up the ladder.I saw a large collection of things lost by customers upstairs, including umbrellas, clogs, clothes, utensils, etc., each of which was marked with a note: a certain year, month, and day, a person of a certain shape was lost.The shopkeeper found a small package in the corner of the building, but it was still intact, so he took it down and asked Li.Li reported the number and weight of gold in the bag.Open the inspection in person, and the words are consistent, and the owner immediately returns all the items to the owner.Li took out half of it and gave it to this sincere gentleman.But the shopkeeper declined and said: "If Xiaoke valued profit over righteousness, he would have hidden it all in his pocket." So, Li was very grateful, and all the customers present also praised him greatly.

It was just such a story that Pinmingxuan became famous.

But those who are interested know that the water inside is not shallow.How is it possible that a small tea shop can actually make headlines in newspapers?
People who are well-informed already knew that this teahouse was bought by Huangzhuang two years ago.Although the shopkeeper is still the shopkeeper, but the real boss is not him anymore.Only in this way can it be explained. Who has the energy to use "Dashun Min Bao" to make headlines for a small teahouse?

No, just after Huo Si finished telling this story, the diners below seemed to be indifferent and did not offer a reward, which made Huo Si very anxious.

It is said that it is easy to go from frugal to extravagant, but difficult to go from extravagant to frugal.Huo Si is used to seeing the swarms of rewards, the sound of copper coins and silver coins falling into the gongs, but now it is quiet, can we not be in a hurry!

"Everyone, do you know why this "Dashun Minbao" wrote this headline?"

Huo Si deserves to be a Bojun, not only can Bojun smile, but also knowledgeable and talented.According to his words, with his knowledge, it is easy to get a Jinshi and a Hanlin.Of course, one cannot always believe what Bojun said, but this does not deny that Huo Si is really quick-witted.

Seeing that no one answered his words, he immediately said: "I'm afraid you don't know, this 'Pinming Pavilion' is the property of Huangzhuang..."

Everyone likes to gossip, so the diners reacted immediately.

"Bojun, are you telling the truth?"

Huo Si laughed: "Is there not much property in this Huangzhuang, not to mention a small tea house, even this Fanlou, Huangzhuang also sent people to inquire about the price. It's a pity that the owner of Fanlou is a shrewd person, so he didn't want to sell it. Hey, who is willing to sell a chicken that lays golden eggs!"

"Hahaha..." Everyone also laughed, this analogy is in place.

Seeing that the atmosphere had changed, Huo Si immediately hit the iron and said: "Everyone think about it, if it weren't for Huangzhuang, would this 'Pinmingxuan' be published in Dashun Minbao? But speaking of it, this headline has a lot of meaning. ..."

Everyone asked, "What's the meaning?"

"Think about it, "Dashun Minbao" is run by the imperial court, and this 'Pinming Pavilion' is owned by Huangzhuang. Why did you take such pains to come up with such a headline?"

With Huo Si's reminder, everyone became thoughtful.Some were stupid, and asked without even thinking about it: "Then tell me, why did the court do this?"

Huo Si cleared his throat, deliberately making a gesture.Everyone also understood, and "donated generously" one after another, walked to the gong plate, and dropped some copper coins.Seeing that the gong was almost full, Huo Si smiled mysteriously and said, "Do you all know what is 'Duanmu Remains'?"

Those who come to Fanlou to eat are not ordinary people.The restaurants in Chang'an City are also divided into three classes: high, middle, and low.And this Fanlou is precisely the highest-class restaurant.Why Huo Si refused to move?Even those who come to Fanlou to eat are either rich or expensive, so there are so many rewards!

These dignitaries are all knowledgeable, and soon someone blurted out: "Duanmuci, Zigong!"

Huo Siyi patted the ruler, and said with a smile, "That's right, it's our Han God of Wealth, Duanmuci, disciple of Confucius, Zigong!"

(End of this chapter)