Summer wraps autumn, water keeps wind

A few days later, he discussed politics with Liufu in Qianqing Palace.Bi Xin took a few glances at the memorial, then threw it on the table and said: "These ministers are against me in everything, what is their intention?"

Liu Fu frowned and said: "They just want Brother Huang to submit and let them dictate, Brother Huang must not compromise."

Bi Xin nodded and said: "I have also thought about it, these ministers form cliques to exercise power, nothing more than making friends with aristocratic families for personal gain," he pointed to the outside and said: "In their eyes, a country is not as good as a family, and the common people's society is not as good as an official. Aristocrats." He sighed and said: "I have the intention to punish them, those poor scholars can't compete with them at all, and there is no suitable opportunity." Then he clenched his hands into fists and slammed them on the table.

Liu Fu also felt irritated, but it was not good for the two of them to enter a dead end together, so he said: "People always say 'the people are more valuable than the emperor', why don't we go outside and see how the people live, there is no such thing as working behind closed doors. result."

Bi Xin nodded and said: "That's a good statement, let the people take a look."

At the beginning of his enthronement, the throne was not stable, so he could not leave the palace as soon as he said that he was out of the palace, so he secretly went down to the capital to inspect with Liufu, and brought a few guards with him in micro-clothes for private visits, and only said to the outside world that he was in the Zichen Palace to approve papers.It was not easy to get out of the palace this time, so Bi Xinliu changed into the clothes of the guards and went out of the palace to hide the eyes of others, and then went to a secluded place to change into the clothes of a dude, the guards pretended to be ordinary people and followed not far away The fifth-rank personal bodyguard of the capital, Xu Weigai, was dressed as an entourage and accompanied him. After all, he was his brother-in-law, so the two of them naturally trusted him.

Xie Kai called him Xinliufu as a 'son'.Bi Xinliufu claimed to be brothers surnamed "Huang", the eldest brother Huang Xing, and the second brother Huang Fu.The three of them didn't eat lunch. Although they had fun watching on the street, they were anxious to fill their stomachs.

Jian Kai lured the two of them into a restaurant called "Hongfulou". This restaurant is not considered a very good restaurant in the capital, otherwise it is easy to meet the royal family and ministers, which will be very inconvenient.The tavern was fairly clean, but there were quite a few people. He Xinliufu felt that he could hear a lot of folk voices in the tavern, so he said he wanted to sit in the lobby instead of the private seats.

As soon as the three of them entered the door, Xiao Er asked with a smile on his face: "You three, what are you?" Gu Ge nodded and said, "Good seating in the lobby." Xiao Er yelled and took the three of them to sit. The sound is endless.Xiao Er tore off the cloth covering the shoulders and wiped it on the table twice, not because the table hadn't been wiped, but because the guests saw that it was wiped with their own eyes, so they could sit down at ease.

The waiter smiled and said, "Spicy high foam?" This is asking what kind of tea they want, and usually the guests sitting in the lobby order these two kinds of tea.

Fearing that Bi Xinliu would not be used to drinking these teas again, he said, "Here is a pot of melon slices." He ordered a few more home-cooked dishes, and ordered some pastries to make up for it.

Liu Fu was most interested in seeing everything, and when there was no food served, he wanted to wander around, so he saw that the lobby was everywhere he could see, so he just followed him.Liu Fu ran to the place where the lobby was connected to the backyard. The small door could only allow one person to pass through, and it was covered with an old blue door cloth to separate the lobby from the backyard.

Liu Fu was curious and was about to lift the door cloth when a waiter who was serving food pushed the cloth in from the backyard, making Liu Fu jump.The waiter didn't panic, he covered the dishes with his hands, his steps didn't slow down, and he only yelled: "You rub the oil." He reminded Liu Fu to be careful that the oil on the vegetables rubbed on his clothes, and hurried to serve the dishes.

Liu Fu just lifted the cloth and probed to see what's going on inside. He didn't pay attention when he was standing outside, but now he looks carefully.The yard is not big, only some grass grows, followed by the kitchen and woodshed, the most conspicuous is an old well in the yard, which is lonely.But at this time, there was a girl in patched clothes kneeling by the well, wiping tears and crying, and a man who looked like a shopkeeper beat her hard with a broom and scolded her endlessly: "Damn things, even bowls are worthless." If you don’t know how to brush, that donkey is worth more than you, so I’ll drop you all tomorrow to see if your stupid claws are still useful.”

Seeing Liu Fu, the shopkeeper quickly turned around and smiled and said, "Looking for a latrine? I'll find someone to take you there." Liu Fu waved his hand and left. Bi Xin had told him not to meddle in other people's business outside, although it looked uncomfortable But I can't control it.

Liu Fu returned to his seat and said, "Why are you being such a bitch here?" Then he told what happened just now,

Gu Kai said: "Second young master doesn't know something. Those women are all low-born, born to be slaves. If they are bought by the master, they will have to be cattle and horses until they die. Even if the master accidentally beats him to death, the government doesn't care. It is the rule of the ancestors."

Liu Fu asked again: "The servants in the palace are also slaves, so they are not such a disaster."

Xiao Kai laughed and said: "The palace people are slaves in the palace, but they are all born in official families, and at home they are all the young lady's life. That is the difference between heaven and earth." As they spoke, the dishes were served.

The three of them were eating, when a waiter ran in with two plates and put them on the next table, yelling: "Use it slowly, you." Then he went to serve other guests.

A burly man at the next table laughed and said to the people on the table: "Try it while it's hot. It's the most authentic one from Feng's house. Even princes come to eat it." Snacks are not on the table. Taverns like Hongfulou don't do it at all. They have to send people to buy them from stalls outside and sell them to customers.

A thin man next to him said cheerfully: "Mr. Li, don't be a little boy, can the prince eat this?"

That Li Sanye raised his neck and said: "Prince Cheng likes this, you will have nothing to say after tasting it." Several people dipped their belly into the sesame sauce, and as soon as they gave it to their mouths, they all provoked Brother Damu. .The crunchy belly is the most important thing, and the heat is very important. It will not be ready if it is old or undercooked, and the dipping sauce is a secret from each family. There is something to say in a small plate of fried belly.

The thin man bit his belly and said, "Master Li, do you know what this prince eats?"

Li Sanye straightened his belly and said, "Is there something in this capital that I don't know about?"

The thin man chuckled and said, "Hey, don't stick your tongue out. The princes in the palace are not uncommon. Tell us, what does Prince Xuan eat in this palace?" Liu Fu listened and immediately closed his ears. to listen carefully.

Li Sanye was unambiguous, and said: "Prince Xuan, who is that character? The most favored by the Holy One today! I will tell you what this Prince Xuan eats." He put down his chopsticks, stretched out his palm and said: "My lord Eat five meals a day. When you get up in the morning, you go to court first. In the past, you read books. When it’s time, you will eat deep-fried sanzi, which are delicious and crispy, with screw rotors, round-grained rice porridge, steamed triangles with sugar, and small steamed buns with oily crystals." Liu Fu listened and said The pastry almost spewed out.

The lean man smacked his mouth and said, "Don't say it, it's really not bad."

Then Mr. Li stretched out his thumb and index finger again and said: "It's amazing at noon, eight bowls and eight dishes! Bring four cold meats. In winter, we have to add a pot."

If Liufu eats alone, it is true that there are six plates, eight bowls and two soups, which are the palace rules, but Liufu does not drink alcohol on weekdays, and there is no need for cold meat at all, that is for the princes outside to drink.Everyone was speechless when they heard this, and they all said that the prince's food was good.

Then Mr. Li spoke vigorously, and said: "In the afternoon, we have to serve snacks, bean juice, donkey meat, hot noodles and steamed dumplings, Tangjin Mahua, cold party paste, and sometimes stir-fried vegetables. It will never be the same as in the morning. Son."

The lean man listened with enthusiasm, and asked again: "What did you say at night?"

Li Sanye said: "Dinner is almost the same as lunch, but the staple food and dishes can't be the same. This supper is lotus seed soup, mung bean soup, sweet pastry, bad cake, Taishi cake, homemade baked goods, and so are wontons." Everyone is unambiguous." Everyone exclaimed "Hey, hey", and said that being a prince is happier than being a fairy.

In fact, there are a lot of folk food here, and some of them have never even heard the name, let alone eat it.This Li Sanye heard the hearsay and then made up a few words casually, he is a total nonsense.

While listening to the conversation next door, suddenly a man rushed out from the upstairs box, hugging the railing and crying loudly, two men who looked like servants chased him aggressively and tried to pull him, the man cried and shouted: "Press me again, I'm going to jump right here."

Everyone turned their faces to look, the person who spoke was a beautiful young man in his thirteens and fourteens, long clothes embroidered with pink, pear blossoms in the rain, and his hair a little disheveled. Feeling that the skin is clean and bloody, the bones are soft and the skin is greasy, she is really a beautiful woman.Liu Fuzheng secretly sighed that he thought Du Pin was the most feminine and glamorous, but he didn't want such a charming person to exist in the world.

At this moment, a man in satin hated his face and came out of the room and pointed at the young man, "I don't know what to praise, I've lost my temper when I play with you, what the hell are you?" He took a sip and said, "If you don't jump from here today, I will break your legs!"

Liu Fu asked Gu Ge who was the young man upstairs, and Gu Ge squinted his eyes and said, "It must be the gentleman in the theater. I can't see the waist card clearly. I don't know which garden. Seeing that the theater is not open now, I come out." Accompanying guests, I don’t know why I tore my face.”

Those who left the hall quickly went upstairs to mediate, "Zheng Wuye" said good things to "Zheng Wuye", so why would Zheng Wuye listen to others and insist on talking about the boy.

The walker had no choice, so he said to the young man: "Mr. Qin, what are you singing about, don't spoil the scene."

The young Mr. Qin wiped his tears and said: "He insists on me to respect his leather cup, but if I don't want to, I will tear my clothes, I won't bring such harm to others!" Only then did everyone see that his belt was gone and his clothes were loose It's open.

Then Mr. Zheng Wu became angry and cursed: "You bastard, if you don't die here today, I will never end with you!" Then he sneered: "You are not even as good as the slave who sweeps the latrine in my mansion. You will be useless if you die. die!"

The walker also persuaded Qin Xiaoxiang to be fair: "We can eat wherever we are, why bother to ruin our job?"

Liu Fu frowned when he heard that Mr. Zheng Wu was speaking rudely, and asked, "What is a Jingpi Cup?"

He was in the deep palace where he had heard such dirty words, but he shook his head and didn't know.Gu Ge lay there and straightened up vegetables to cover up, and mumbled that it was better not to listen to good words.

This toasting skin cup is to feed people with wine in their mouths, mouth to mouth, and don't let it leak a little bit. Those sluts like to play with their husbands like this.

It turns out that the husbands in this theater are similar to the prostitutes in the court, but they are all men.They were born in poverty and were unable to study in the imperial examinations, and their land was limited, so they could not support themselves.Those boys with good looks were sold by their parents to the masters of the theater when they were young, and they worked hard every day to practice their body and voice.When the twelfth or thirteen, they will go on stage to sing, and when they get off the stage, they will drink and have fun with the guests, and all the money they get will go to the master.

Being a husband is not a job for a lifetime. After all, he is getting older, his figure is hard, and his voice is rough. Who cares?Most of the lucky ones are redeemed by benefactors before the age of 20, and those who have no one can only save money to redeem by other means.In order to get two more sons to redeem their bodies, these husbands do whatever the guests say, not to mention feeding wine with their mouths, it is easy to ask for their bodies.

Although this young Mr. Qin was beautiful, he was dressed in plain clothes, and he didn't look like those red ones who redeemed themselves and became famous. It's unbelievable that there are still such arrogant people.

Red Xianggong refers to those who only sell their skills but not themselves, otherwise they are called black Xianggong.

Liu Fu asked again: "Why do these people ask their husbands to accompany them?" Jian Ge roughly explained the origin of his husbands, and said that many wealthy people think it is impolite and indecent to invite women to accompany them at banquets, and it is inconvenient to bring women to show their faces , so it is not uncommon to use these husbands who are both beautiful and not rude, and gradually become more masculine, and finally become common in the world.

Liu Fu smiled and asked him: "Are you also looking for your husband to accompany you?"

Bi Xin has been thinking about the matter of humble origin, and when Liu Fu asked this question, he looked up at Gu Ge, who blushed and couldn't lie to him, and said: "I'm familiar with the gentlemen of Changxiu Garden, and I used to go there occasionally. Just listen to the music, and don't come out."

There was a lot of noise above, an old man sitting alone in a private seat took a spoon and knocked on the bowl, everyone fell silent.The face of Xiaoer who had been serving him just now changed, and he bowed and stood aside, a little panicked.

People in the capital are the most respectful, you can't knock the bowl when you eat, and even a three-year-old child knows it, but there is a lot of talk in the tavern.When a guest knocks on a bowl, he is dissatisfied with the service of the tavern. No matter what the reason is, the waiter who serves that person has to pack up and leave.Of course, Xiaoer just walked past the customers with the bedroll on his back, went out of the store to stroll around the street, and finally came back through the back door.But this is the rule that is followed from small taverns to large restaurants, and it is really to serve the guests as if they are masters.

The old man said solemnly: "It's too noisy."

Xiao Er didn't dare to reply, and went downstairs to pack up her bed.

The old man said again: "It's quite majestic, Mr. Zheng."

Mr. Zheng Wu glanced at him, smiled and said, "Hey, Mr. Chang, but I didn't see you because of my clumsy eyes."

This old man Chang was also a ruthless character in the market when he was young. Although he is old, he has to give him three points of face in this capital city.The commotion became so loud that the shopkeeper also went upstairs to check on the situation. Seeing what happened just now, he also went up to greet him and said, "The old man is healthy."

Old Man Chang took a sip of tea, calmly said: "Speak up if you have something to say, hit me up here, and don't give face to the shopkeeper."

Zheng Wuye laughed and said: "You are right, but this little bitch has no rules."

Mr. Chang raised his hand and said, "You saw blood here, the ground was dirty, and the people in charge died?"

The shopkeeper hurriedly echoed: "Everyone has his own place to go, fifth master, you just hand him over to his master to discipline him, what's wrong with this kid, you lose your status."

While talking, the guy came up with the bedroll on his back, walked around in circles, and then went downstairs and out the gate.

Mr. Zheng Wu was unhappy when he saw it, but he said with a smile on his face: "Okay, don't worry about it, old man, I'll take care of this little bastard." He kicked Mr. Qin on the waist and said, "Mother! Get away." The young man didn't dare to stay, he clutched his waist, wrapped his clothes and ran away.

There was a commotion in this building, several guards stood beside Liu Fu to protect him, Liu Fu said softly to one person: "Redempt him." The guard took his orders and left.

Bi Xin bit his chopsticks and said: "I've seen him, want to call him for a drink?"

Liu Fu laughed and said, "What should I ask him to do? I'll take you as my husband."

Bi Xin narrowed his eyes, hooked his neck, and bit his ear while talking.

Mr. Zheng Wu said to the shopkeeper: "Old man, the tea money will be charged to my account." He greeted him again, turned around, and went outside the gate, spat hard inside, and cursed: "Old man, What a fucking bad luck."

Seeing the shopkeeper pouring a bowl of tea himself, old man Chang snorted coldly, "Such a shabby thing dares to fight fiercely in front of me, the world has really changed."

The shopkeeper didn't answer, just smiled and said: "You use tea." Then he bowed and left.

It turned out that Mr. Zheng Wu was a distant relative of the Queen Mother's family. He was usually taken care of by a rascal, and he had nothing to do all day long.Everyone knew that he was the Zheng family who dared not provoke him, everyone laughed when they saw each other, and there was no one who didn't turn around without spitting.

He returned to the palace shortly after his salary returned, and this time he came out as an eye-opener. He witnessed how the bad sons of the aristocratic family oppressed the common people, and also understood the sufferings of the untouchables.