Chapter 68: Pervasive
“This, this, this…”
Zheng Yueru was stunned.
Only then did I know what Liu Zheng wanted to do. He wanted to turn this courtesan meeting into a ceremonial event for the "Yinzhou Chamber of Commerce"! On the one hand, it would serve as an advertisement, and on the other hand, he could also please the queen in terms of ceremonial events!
Wonderful!
It’s really amazing!
Zheng Yueru knew that Liu Zheng had come to Liangzhou this time for a purpose, which was to help Liu Dahao find a future, a state marquis! Only with this state marquis title, they could have a smooth journey and develop freely.
so……
If one can use 100,000 taels of silver to win the queen's favor, why not do it? You know, Liu Dahao's title of a county marquis was obtained by donating 1 million taels of silver!
Therefore, in Liu Zheng's mind, there is no question of whether it is worth it or not.
"understood?"
Liu Zheng looked at Zheng Yueru with a smile.
Zheng Yueru smiled bitterly and said, "Although I understand a little bit, this... this method is unique in the world!"
Liu Zheng laughed loudly: "With the contract in hand, who can say anything to us? Just because there was no such thing before doesn't mean there won't be in the future! Go ahead. By the way, you also need to prepare various flyers for this Oiran Conference and distribute them to every corner of the cities around Liangzhou. Remember, every corner!"
Zheng Yueru was shocked.
Although this practice was something she had never seen before, she seemed to be able to foresee what changes would be brought to Liangzhou and even to the courtesan when it actually happened.
Return to the inn.
Everyone started to get busy.
Soon, the news that the Liu father and son "sponsored" the Oiran Club spread throughout Liangzhou.
"How much? Fifty thousand taels?"
"Is he crazy?"
"Everything is in place, from top to bottom. At least 100,000 taels, right?"
People were still skeptical, but soon they received all kinds of flyers. It was the first time for most .
"The Oiran's party, the Queen's visit to her parents, the royal procession, all-night revelry, drunken Silver State, free drinks!"
The flyers were very simple, because the current printing technology could not support any gorgeous pictures. Fortunately for Liu Zheng, the printing technology of this era was relatively mature, and movable printing had been popularized, so overnight, the flyers flew everywhere.
But like he said.
In the upper right corner of the flyer, there was no forgetting to print the "Yinzhou Chamber of Commerce" logo with the Yinzhou Beach and four Chinese characters.
For a time, Liangzhou was shaken and people were talking about it.
Many people were excited when they saw this. Free drinking in Zuiyinzhou? Do they know what kind of wine this "Zuiyinzhou" is? Twenty taels of silver per catty! The weather in Liangzhou is very cold, and many people drink to keep warm, and there are many drunkards. These people usually only heard of the name of "Zuiyinzhou", but who would be willing to spend the income of the past few years to buy a catty to try it? So when they saw that it was free, the whole city was excited and waited for the arrival of the Oiran Association.
And here.
Zheng Yueru had followed Liu Zheng's instructions and contacted the company after returning. The words "joint preparation" in the contract allowed her to participate in the ceremony without any obstacles. She immediately collected the heights and sizes of all the staff of the Hua Kui Club and customized work clothes with the trademark.
She then contacted three printing workshops in Liangzhou to print the most exquisite trademark stickers and flyers.
The workshop in Yinzhou also began to deliver fine wines and daily necessities as soon as the pigeon message was received.
Then the carriage companies and escort companies in Liangzhou started to hire various types of carriages.
Hualou Company had no idea about this.
After all, fifty thousand taels of silver is real money. They are busy preparing their own lanterns, fireworks, and foreign concessions, so naturally they have no time to take care of the situation here.
And Liu Zheng.
After returning to Liangzhou, I finally visited the Fengminglou branch in Liangzhou for the first time.
The Liangzhou branch is actually much more magnificent than the Yinzhou "headquarters". It has five floors alone, which is considered a very tall building in Liangzhou. It is stacked up layer by layer with an elegant style, which is completely in accordance with Liu Zheng's ideas.
This day.
Shen Manqing was dancing on the upper floor. Since she left Liangzhou, she had lived in Fengming Tower in Liangzhou and had not come out to meet guests. She was preparing for the courtesan meeting. She knew that Liangzhou was not a small place like Yinzhou. Every year, there were countless courtesans and beauties. Although she was an excellent zither player, she needed more efforts to stand out in the courtesan meeting.
"Miss, you should take a rest..."
Even the maid who was serving Shen Manqing felt sorry for her.
From morning till noon, Miss Manqing never stopped.
Shen Manqing turned around and smiled, her beauty captivating the whole country, and said softly, "Silly boy, look how busy he is. He has been in Liangzhou for a few days. Has he rested?"
The maid smiled bitterly.
When Shen Manqing appeared in Liangzhou, although she was not married, her performance of "Questions and Answers between Fisherman and Woodcutter" for several nobles was enough to cause a stir in Liangzhou, and young men came out in droves. At the peak of the excitement, several young men spent a fortune in Fengming Tower just to see Shen Manqing, but she closed the door to visitors and never came out.
She knew that the person in Shen Manqing's heart was hundreds of miles away...
"Then Miss, finish your soup and continue..."
At this moment, a sound suddenly came from below.
"The Master is here!"
"who?"
"Master Liu! Don't you know the famous Master Liu?"
Shen Manqing had just picked up the bowl of soup when she heard these words. She was slightly startled, dropped the bowl in her hand, and ran out like the wind, tears streaming down her face. But when she reached the door and saw the familiar figure, she stopped and hesitated, leaning against the door and looking at him.
Liu Zheng also looked up with a smile.
"Is Manqing okay?"
Shen Manqing burst into tears: "Nothing is wrong, young master, you have lost weight..."
Liu Zheng looked at Shen Manqing, resisting the urge to hug her. The beautiful woman was in tears, which made people feel pity. He knew Shen Manqing's feelings for him, and he had always known it. He never minded Shen Manqing's background. He also knew that as long as he said a word, he would be Shen Manqing's home. But the marriage and love views of later generations did not allow him to have three wives and four concubines for the time being. He would not easily be attracted to a woman, even if she was as perfect as Shen Manqing.
Perhaps it is because he was a 996 office worker in his previous life and had never been in a relationship, so he has an extraordinary yearning for love, which he believes should be more thrilling, more sacred, and more appropriate.
Zheng Yueru watched from the side and sighed slightly.
The goddess is interested, but the king is ruthless. It seems that the more ruthless Liu Zheng is, the more infatuated Shen Manqing is. Love affairs in the world are always so helpless. But at the same time, she was also filled with sadness. She was suddenly a little confused, and she even admired and envied Shen Manqing a little. She seemed to know that her identity was definitely not worthy of Master Liu, but she could boldly express her love, even if there was no response.
No.
It seems that there are some responses today, but they are just responses.
"Can I help you with your makeup today?"
Liu Zheng walked up to Shen Manqing and smiled softly.
Shen Manqing's body trembled, and she could no longer control her tears. She was extremely shy, and returned to her room amid the envious gazes of countless sisters.
Liu Zheng knew that the best thing he could give Shen Manqing was to respect her choice, her dedication to music, and her thoughts on the courtesan club. He couldn't keep a beautiful girl in his golden nest, because if he did, there would be one less person in the world who truly pursued her musical ideal.
That night, he combed Shen Manqing's hair and then sat opposite her and played the piano.
There is very little that Liu Zheng can do to help with Shen Manqing's image.
She is already beautiful enough. Whether in the aesthetics of this era or in the eyes of Liu Zheng from later generations, she is a stunning beauty. No matter what she wears, she is enough to attract anyone.
As an engineering guy, Liu Zheng naturally talks nonsense when it comes to makeup .
Therefore, it would be better to give Shen Manqing some help in piano playing.
really.
After hearing Liu Zheng's music, Shen Manqing temporarily lost her obsession with him and became completely immersed in the competition between the two of them in piano skills.
That day, Liu Zheng did not sleep all night. The guests of Fengming Tower were in luck. The music they had never heard before, which came faintly from the top floor, made many people obsessed with it.
…
And at this time.
A huge team is on the march.
The sound is mighty and endless.
When people see it from afar, they kneel down and worship it.
Royal guards of honor have been a product of the development of the feudal social hierarchy of Chinese civilization since ancient times. They originated in the pre-Qin period, gradually improved after the Han and Jin dynasties, and flourished in the Tang and Song dynasties. They were originally the guards of the ancient royal family, and later evolved into a symbol of etiquette for the feudal dynasty regime.
The empress's procession is naturally one of the best. The procession of carriages, ceremonial music, and costumes all display unique functions and aesthetic characteristics.
Thousands of officials are present in the solemn ceremonial procession, and drums and music can be heard from colorful screens.
The ceremonial guard of three thousand people demonstrated the majesty of the Queen of the Longyan Dynasty.
In the extremely luxurious carriage, the stove was burning with incense, and the carriage was moving smoothly. Even though it was already night, it was not bumpy at all, just like a motorhome in the future, with beds and beddings. At this time, a graceful woman was lying on the bed with her eyes closed. Because the temperature in the carriage was high, there were even palace maids fanning the air.
This woman is none other than the current Queen of the Longyan Dynasty, whose full name is Zheng Fu!
"Empress, the messenger from Baiya wants to see you!"
Zheng Fu opened her eyes and a cold look flashed across her majestic face. She seemed to hesitate for a moment before she slowly stood up.
The maid understood and asked crisply, "What's the matter? The queen is tired, please don't bother her too much!"
A letter was passed in after going through layers of screening.
The maid opened the letter and handed it to the queen.
"waste!"
When the queen saw this, her face suddenly turned cold and she shouted, "Is this all the Baiya Army is capable of? If they can't even kill a woman, how can they rule the world?"
The palace maid lowered her head and dared not speak.
The queen said coldly: "I understand, go back!"
"Yuxing actually wants me to put all my hopes on the Baiya bandit army. How ridiculous! How ridiculous!"
The Queen had a gloomy face: "Zheng Yuxing has grown too powerful! Isn't he really afraid that I will take away his military power?"
No one dared to speak in the car.
"Grand Administrator Chen Ping is a classmate of the Crown Prince in the Imperial Academy. The Emperor's time is running out, so he must take Liangzhou first!"
Talking to himself for a while.
Zheng Fu stared at the palace maid fiercely, picked up a whip and whipped her hard.
"Yes and no?"
"Tell me, how to deal with him, tell me, he is all trash!"
The palace maid wailed and begged for mercy, her voice was extremely miserable.
…
In Yinzhou City.
Several dark figures were sneaking around at the entrance of an alley.
"Brother Xuan, that old cat Deng's home is right here!"
Jiang Xuan nodded and whispered, "Remember, don't alert the enemy this time. If there is any unusual movement, notify me first!"
A group of young people nodded.
Jiang Xuan gave instructions several times before leaving.
These days, he followed Liu Zheng's instructions and had barely formed his own "team" - the team members were all small beggars in Liangzhou City, who usually made a living by begging and sneaking around. He selected those with good character and took them in to feed them. These little thieves were quite smart and knew the situation in Liangzhou City like the back of their hands.
But despite this, Jiang Xuan still encountered difficulties in investigating the weapons.
At first, the clue was a steward of the Liangzhou Prefecture Weapon Shop, but when he found the man, he had already died tragically at home! It seemed that he was silenced.
The investigation of Liangzhou Prefecture ended at this clue.
But Jiang Xuan didn't believe it!
He believed that no one would take the risk of stealing weapons from Liangzhou Prefecture and selling them for no reason.
So, he investigated the deacon's family, and sure enough, the deacon's family was missing, but it was highly likely that they were not dead, because the deacon's wife and children had left Liangzhou half a month ago.
Seeing that the clues were cut off again, a little beggar suddenly remembered that he vaguely remembered that the deacon's son had contact with this old cat Deng.
Jiang Xuan was overjoyed.
The clues on the Liangzhou Prefecture side were gone, but what about the Baiya Army side? This old cat Deng was an idle person, but he had money to drink wine every day, which was not normal.
It seems that this Deng Laomao is the person in charge of contacting the traitor in Liangzhou Prefecture on the Baiya Army side!
Thinking of this, Jiang Xuan became a little excited.
He immediately got the results of something that even the Liangzhou Prefecture couldn't investigate!
In this way, who dares to underestimate me?
"Brother Xuan, the old cat is back from drinking wine!"
After waiting for a while, a thief came to report.
Jiang Xuan's eyes flashed, and he had already heard the sound of Deng Laomao shrinking at the entrance of the alley, as well as the prostitute's lewd laughter.
He waved his hand, indicating that he should start immediately.
A few little thieves came over, extremely excited.
A group of little ghosts climbed over the wall to Deng Laomao's house and listened to the bed through the window...
When they heard the red faces of several people, Jiang Xuan shouted in a low voice: "Kill them!"
Unexpectedly, as soon as he kicked the door open, the lights in the room suddenly went out.
He felt bad.
At this time, a dagger was already at his neck.
"Kid, are you investigating me?"
Jiang Xuan felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar and his scalp was numbing.
