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"I know what you want to say." Luo Xin put down the teacup and spread his hands and said, "I participated in the county, government, and then the Taoist test at the age of twelve. Unexpectedly, I passed three levels in a row and became a scholar. You asked me, a twelve-year-old child, to go to a brothel?

Although I became a scholar, I was only twelve years old. If it were you, your parents would allow you to travel?"

"this……"

"And I think since I passed the third level of the exam, why can't I pass the Juren? Anyway, my parents are not allowed to travel, so I studied at home behind closed doors. Then I was lucky enough to pass the Juren, and then I was born in the grassland. When I came back from the grassland, I was busy fighting with Yan Song. I just finished the battle, and then I took the imperial examination. What opportunities do I have to travel like other people?"

"Yes!" Song Danian recalled Luo Xin's experience and nodded, "After the palace examination, it will be difficult to visit brothels after becoming an official. If you don't have a weapon, your life lacks a color."

Luo Xin rolled his eyes and said, "What did you mean by mentioning the courtesan just now?"

"Oh, that's it." Song Danian immediately became excited and said: "Every year on August 15th, Hangzhou will hold the Courtesan Competition. Of course, it is not only held in Hangzhou, Suzhou, Nanjing and other places. By the way, do you know the Courtesan Competition?"

Luo Xin rolled his eyes and said, "I haven't eaten pork and haven't seen pigs run?"

"No, you describe it..." Song Danian stretched out his finger and pointed at Luo Xin with laughter and cry, "Vulgar!"

Luo Xin curled his lips. When he saw Luo Xin curling his lips, Song Danian seemed to be looked down upon and immediately began to popularize Luo Xin.

"No, don't think of looking down on those courtesans. People are just people who sell their skills but not their bodies. This time our courtesan competition in Hangzhou was held in West Lake. You are not in Hangzhou and you haven't seen the lively scene.

Do you know?

Since the day before yesterday, I have started building high platforms in Hangzhou and building coloring sheds.

The top brands of brothels in Hangzhou City have won the top brands through this competition. This is the competition between the top brands of brothels. Each brothel will show all their abilities, just like a master's fight, very exciting and far-reaching. For example, in Hangzhou, we have regarded August 15 as a festival that is no less than the Spring Festival. This courtesan competition has been held every year and has been held for more than 60 years. You can imagine its impact."

Luo Xinwen couldn't help but nodded. He knew that once something was held for more than ten consecutive times, a habit would be formed. And once something was formed, it would be a very unforgettable thing.

"No, do you know how many people will go to watch the Courtesan Competition then?"

"How many?"

"I dare not say there are 100,000, but 50,000 people."

"Fifty thousand people?" Luo Xin couldn't help but laugh and said, "What can they see so many people?" Thinking of the distance occupied by 50,000 people, he said, "I'm afraid that many people can't even hear the sound of the chanting of the courtesans? I think they are just going to join in the fun."

"You're right!" Song Danian clapped his hands and said, "It's just lively."

"Not a weapon!" Song Danian said coquettishly: "Although we are not able to visit brothels after becoming officials, the only one is the exception. As our officials, we are invited and regarded as a matter of elegance. If we don't a weapon, let's go together the next day? We are VIPs, sitting in front of us, and you will definitely see and hear it."

Luo Xin's curiosity was also aroused, and he couldn't help but nod and said, "Okay, I'll go see Brother Song."

"Okay!" Song Danian reached out and patted Luo Xin on the shoulder and said, "If you don't have a weapon, you're not a romantic young man!"

August fifteenth.

When the day was near dusk, Hangzhou was completely lively. Thousands of big red lanterns illuminated the West Lake. Tens of thousands of people had gathered in the West Lake, and some people were rushing towards the West Lake 66.

A high platform was built in the middle, and above it was the performance venue. At this time, it was not yet time for the top card to play, but there was no time for the first card to play. There were musicians playing, and some newly-sold brothel women who were not the top card were performing. This was also a chance for them to get to know them, and also to use them to warm up the scene.

In the venue, countless small vendors gathered from all directions, holding a basket on their arms, which contained all kinds of fruits or snacks to sell everywhere.

This grand event actually started in the afternoon. In the afternoon, there were various juggling performances. At dusk, brothels began to come out to warm up. So many spectators were hungry at this time, so these vendors were naturally very popular and spent money to buy them. On and off the stage, there was a lot of lively.

There are pleasure boats docked on the West Lake, which is the place for wealthy people. Although it is lively on the shore, it is just a lively place for the people. Although it is lively, it seems noisy and crowded.

But there is no such crowding in West Lake.

Painted boats are covered with West Lake. This is a major event in brothels every year, a prosperous era in Hangzhou Prefecture every year, and a place where the wealthy people in Hangzhou Prefecture show off.

On the rippling West Lake, there are pleasure boats arranged one by one. People on the pleasure boat are either rich or noble. On the one by one, they take the whole family or invite relatives and friends to experience the excitement, without having to crowd out sweat. More importantly, they show their dignity in front of tens of thousands of crowded people, making everyone in the pleasure boat smile with smug smiles.

However, vendors would not let go of these pleasure boats, so vendors were riding in small boats and shuttled between them. Moreover, these vendors were not small vendors, but shops with stores in Hangzhou Prefecture. What they bought were not simple peanuts, melon seeds, etc., but precious items such as serious pastries, wine, even jewelry, and jewelry.

Rich people have a tendency to compete. To win the smile of beauty, spending some money is really nothing to these rich people.

There were also some juggling people who performed on the boats while looking forward to the pleasure boats, hoping that someone would ask them to perform on the pleasure boats. There were also brothel women who were not qualified to perform at the courtesan competition in various brothels, also riding between the pleasure boats in small boats, promoting themselves to perform dances on the pleasure boats.

Therefore, whether on the shore or in the water, it is a lively scene, as if the century-long prosperity of the Ming Dynasty was condensed in this small West Lake time and space.

Such a lively atmosphere is just before the top brands in various brothels appear. You can imagine how enthusiastic the atmosphere will be when the courtesan competition begins.

Whether it is the wealthy people on the pleasure boats or the people on the shore, they look at the row of pleasure boats on the West Lake from time to time. The pleasure boats there are not as brightly lit and lively as other pleasure boats on the West Lake. Instead, they appear quiet in this lively atmosphere. A big red lantern is hung on the bow of each pleasure boat, and the name of the brothel is written on it.

Not only the common people on the shore, but also the wealthy people on the pleasure boats, they looked at the pleasure boats from time to time and pointed at them. The person with good eyes squinted his eyes and identified the handwriting on the lanterns on the pleasure boats, and then shouted:

"I saw it. The third one on the left is Xiao Fengxian..."

"I saw it too. The second time on the right is Hongyan Zui on the pleasure boat."

“…………”

Just as these people were recognizing the lanterns of the brothels, they drove from the lake toward the nearest position where the brothel women performed in the center.

Although the shore of West Lake has always been very crowded, the location has always been empty, and no boat is parked there. It turned out to be a place reserved specifically for these boats.

After the huge pleasure boats were moored, there were banquets on the deck of the pleasure boats, and someone was sitting upright on the deck drinking and laughing. Then someone with good eyes shouted:

"That are 6 of the five major families!"

"That is the Wang family of the five major families!"

"That's from the five major families..."

“…………”

As the people on the pleasure boats appeared one by one, the atmosphere reached a high-end and powerful family. Not only were the five major families coming, but there were also merchants from all over the country who came to the Maritime Warehouse to do business and made a lot of money. Today is destined to be a shocking day, and it will be the most grand ceremony competition in more than 60 years.

Because since the founding of Taizu, the merchants of the Ming Dynasty have never made money so well, and have never made so much money in such a short time.

Through the Maritime Trade Company and the Daming Hai Trade Company and the merchants of the vassal state, they all had the illusion. This was not making money at all, it was clearly robbing money. It was too easy to make money, too much.

With this mentality, just imagine how many golden flowers will be given to this Hangzhou Courtesan Competition?

At the very least, there is absolutely no problem breaking the highest record in previous years. This will be a big excitement and will be passed down through the ages. How can this not make tens of thousands of people look forward to it?

At this time, another huge pleasure boat was parked, and on this pleasure boat were the most noble people in Hangzhou Prefecture, namely those who were officials.

Officials at all levels including the magistrate of Hangzhou Song Danian, the magistrate of Hangzhou Luo Xin and other officials at all levels.

As the prefect of Hangzhou and Tongzhi, attending various large-scale folk activities was the obligation of the Ming Dynasty officials, so Song Danian told Luo Xin that this was a matter of elegance.

This large ship is the largest ship in Hangzhou, and it is three stories high. Not only the officials in the Hangzhou Prefecture City, but even the county magistrates under the jurisdiction of Hangzhou Prefecture rushed to watch the grand event.

However, whether it was the wealthy people on the pleasure boat or the people on the shore, they were not concerned about the highest commander of Hangzhou, Song Danian, but they all looked excitedly at the Hangzhou Tongzhi Luo Xin.

"Look, Lord Luo is here!"

"Mr. Luo is so romantic and elegant!"

"What nonsense? Lord Luo annihilated tens of thousands of Japanese pirates, that should be a wise and magical warrior."

"You are the nonsense. Lord Luo is the top scholar, so he is naturally romantic and elegant."

“…………”

A woman even looked at Luo Xin, with her hands in her heart, and looked at Luo Xin like a silly girl and said:

"So young!"

"So handsome!"

"It's him who loves it!"

“…………”

Luo Xin sat on the bow deck in a big way. Now in the southeast, he has conquered five major families. Although he has not suppressed the Japanese pirates, it has made the Japanese pirates afraid to land. What's more, the Japanese pirates are now fighting internally, and Xu Hai and Wang Zhizheng are fighting hard, so Luo Xin's heart is very stable. At least at present, the southeast is stable, the southeast is peaceful, and the southeast is not at all dangerous.

but……

Is this really the case?

In a boat not far from Luo Xin's pleasure boat, a young man sat next to the porthole, looking at Luo Xin's boat with interest. This man was not only handsome, but also had a noble character. Next to him was a middle-aged man in his forties, also looking at Luo Xin on the deck. The noble young man smiled and said:

"I didn't expect that a little scholar from that time would become a climate."

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "Lord, this Luo Xin wiped out the forces of the Mongolian grasslands in the north and has a high prestige in the north. Now he has conquered five major families in the southeast and annihilated more than 50,000 Japanese pirates outside Hangzhou City, making the Japanese pirates dare not land. In this way, his reputation in the southeast is no less than in the north. If he is given a few more years of hard work, his reputation in the Ming Dynasty will be unattainable. At that time, as long as he is there, we will not think of achieving great things."

The handsome man also sighed: "If I had known that he would have become such a climate, I should have killed him at the beginning. I didn't expect that the person who became a roadblock was not Yan Song, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, nor Ma Fang and Hu Zongxian, but Luo Xin."

"Lord, is it possible to persuade Luo Xin to join us?" the middle-aged man whispered.

The handsome young man shook his head and smiled, "Tell him to join us? What can we give him? As long as he works in the Ming Dynasty step by step, sooner or later, he will be above one person and below ten thousand people, we can only give him this position at most. Can they support him as their lord?"

The middle-aged man looked stunned, lowered his head and said, "Master, I'm not thinking about it."

The handsome young man waved his hand and said, "It's okay. As long as he is killed, there will be no threat."

The middle-aged man sighed and said, "What a pity."

"Yes!" The handsome young man also sighed, "It's a pity. But he blocked my way."

"How are things ready?"

"Master, the arrangement is made. Our people have already sneaked into Hangzhou Prefecture and are nearby at this time. And Liu Hanyan's place is ready."

The handsome young man was no one else. It was in Datong that Luo Xin met Zhang Shicheng's descendant, Zhang Daoyuan. At this time, Zhang Daoyuan looked at Luo Xin's figure not far away, and his expression was a little stunned. After a while, he sighed:

"This Luo Xin is really a hero. The Ming Dynasty was already at its declining time. The northern border Altan Khan was fierce, the Japanese pirates in the southeast were rampant, the natives of Bashu were uneasy, and natural disasters caused bandits to spread everywhere. As long as we climbed the high ground and called out, the Ming Dynasty would be in danger.

But unexpectedly, Luo Xin actually killed Altan Khan and Huang Taiji in succession, pacified the grassland, and entered a peaceful period in the north. Now that he has come to the southeast, if this continues, the people of the Ming Dynasty will live and work in peace, and the trend of the decline of the Ming Dynasty will stop and will surely revive again."

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