Chapter 645: Meeting Friends with a Dance (Part 2)
Xiaohua Tower is a famous gold-selling cave in Chang'an City. It is one of the top private brothels in Chang'an City. It is also a place of elegance and beauty that merchants from all over the world must experience when they go to Chang'an City. Once the owner behind Xiaohua Tower was Liu Liniang. After several changes of ownership, Xiaohua Tower has now become an industry of the court.
The court wanted to eliminate the Three Pure Ones, martial law was strictly in Chang'an City, and all walks of life were in a state of depression, and Xiaohua Building was also closed. There was no one on the streets, so Liu Yu could also ride a horse on the main street unscrupulously to Xiaohua Building, help Sima Xuaner, dressed in men's clothing, get off the carriage, and then the two walked into Xiaohua Building together.
During the day, even when Xiaohua Building is prosperous, it will be very quiet. At this time, there is no business, and no girl’s shadow can be seen. Liu Yu directly took Sima Xuaner upstairs and arrived at the largest hall on the third floor, which was also the place where Liu Liniang lived and danced when she lived in Chang'an City.
When she opened the door and arrived in the hall, Liu Liniang was wearing a gorgeous palace outfit and sat at the table. Seeing Liu Yu and Sima Xuan'er coming in, she stood up to greet her and greeted her gracefully, like a lady from a family. Because Sima Xuan'er was present, Liu Liniang deliberately kept a certain distance from Liu Yu.
"The two are famous dancers in Chang'an City. If you have any places to communicate, you have agreed." Liu Yu smiled and introduced them to them, but in fact they knew each other's identities. They were just because of the occasion. Even if they met, they never had any conversations.
Liu Liniang smiled and looked at Liu Yu. She knew that Liu Yu asked Sima Xuan'er to come over to watch her dance. Liu Liniang was very confident in dancing, and Sima Xuan'er was her "school". She naturally thought that her dancing posture would not be inferior.
Sima Xuan'er looked a little embarrassed when she saw Liu Liniang. Especially when she saw Liu Liniang wearing a slightly exposed palace outfit with an open collar, she gave up political factors, and she sincerely admired Liu Liniang. At the beginning, her talent for housekeeping was learned from Liu Liniang, and Liu Liniang was also half her master.
When fans met their idol, Sima Xuan'er didn't even say much. Liu Liniang was familiar with this scene and took out a dress she wore when she was dancing the "Niang Shang Feather Dress" from the box. She smiled and showed it to Sima Xuan'er, saying, "Miss Yulan might as well wear this dress tailored for this dance, so that you can look more beautiful when you dance."
When Sima Xuan'er saw that the whole dance clothes were just a few pieces of cloth, which could barely wrap around important parts of her body. She had peeked at Liu Liniang's dance and cheerfulness before, and she was indeed wearing this outfit. At that time, she thought the clothes were too "indecent". So she sorted out the clothes and lengthened and thickened them to make the clothes she had danced and cheerfulness before.
"This..." Sima Xuan'er glanced at Liu Yu, and there was a meaning of asking for advice in her eyes. At that time, Liu Liniang was dancing with her clothes, like a light flying geese, which made her fascinated. Women with good figures always have the desire to show them, especially today's two audiences, one is her idol and the other is her husband. She couldn't help but want to wear this outfit and dance a real drum dance.
Liu Yu sat on the chair and smiled unanimously. Liu Liniang followed Sima Xuan'er's gaze and said, "Miss Yulan doesn't have to care. Speaking of which, this dance dress was created based on his description..."
After Liu Liniang's words, Sima Xuan'er suddenly realized that the person Liu Liniang said that she wanted to give this dance alone was Liu Yu. Although she solved the long-standing questions in her heart, she was also disappointed, because this shows that Liu Yu had already admired Liu Liniang's drum dance before watching her dance. She was secretly learning, so she naturally pales in comparison. And Liu Liniang would dance alone with such exposed clothes to Liu Yu. Needless to say, she also knew what Liu Liniang had to do with Liu Yu.
Sima Xuan'er is extremely strong. She relies on her to attract her husband's attention to the proud dance moves. She is also taken advantage of. She feels frustrated immediately, but she also wants to compete with Liu Liniang to see who dances better with the drum dance.
She immediately took the dance clothes handed over by Liu Liniang and went to the inner curtain screen to change clothes. When she came out of her dress with a colorful dance clothes, even Liu Yu couldn't help but admire that Sima Xuan'er's figure was no less than Liu Liniang, and she didn't have any fat on her body.
"Li Niang, please give me some guidance first, I'll take a look." Liu Yu whispered while Liu Li Niang came to pour tea.
Liu Liniang gave Liu Yu a blank look, nodded, and said a few words to Sima Xuan'er who was standing in front of the drum rack that had been set. Sima Xuan'er first danced on the shortest rack. Because she hadn't danced for a while, she felt that the dance steps were a little unfamiliar, and the arrangement of the drum rack was different from usual, so she just danced two steps and made a mistake at her feet and stopped.
Liu Yu walked up and said, "Practice on the flat ground first. I will take Miss Liu out to do something first. When I come back, I will watch you dance together."
Sima Xuan'er was embarrassed to be looked at by Liu Yu because she was wearing exposed clothes. When she heard that Liu Yu and Liu Liniang were about to leave temporarily, she gave her some time to practice, she breathed a sigh of relief and thought, I practiced for a while and secretly changed the drum rack to a familiar position, so that I could compare with Liu Liniang.
"My husband just go first." Sima Xuan'er nodded.
"Yes." Liu Yu nodded, and then the couple looked at Liu Liniang who was changing clothes after entering the screen.
When Liu Liniang came out from behind the screen, her open-collared palace outfit had been replaced, and she had a heroic men's outfit. A folding fan in her hand looked like a handsome and elegant young man. Sima Xuan'er was very curious why Liu Liniang wanted to change into men's outfit. However, seeing Liu Yu's plain expression, she thought that this should be a certain agreement between Liu Yu and Liu Liniang. Sima Xuan'er stood in front of the drum rack and watched Liu Yu and Liu Liniang go out together.
When Liu Yu was about to go out, he encouraged Sima Xuan'er and said, "Practice well."
Sima Xuan'er nodded firmly. She felt that if she didn't work hard, even her husband would be snatched away by Liu Liniang. At this time, Liu Liniang in her eyes was able to go to the hall and the boudoir, and she could accompany Liu Yu out to do business. She would be much better than her complaining after a while.
Liu Yu and Liu Liniang came out and walked directly to the hall on the second floor. At the entrance of the stairs on the second floor, the guards had already welcomed several men who were usually dressed and even somewhat vulgar. Most of these men were in their thirties and forties, and were a little mature. However, they seemed to be very evasive to have contact with the people of the government. When they all entered the hall on the second floor, Liu Yu and Liu Liniang also surrounded the guards. All of them got up to salute, but they didn't say anything.
These people are all middle and upper-class missionaries of the Three Puritans, and have a high status in the religion. However, because they themselves have no political intentions, after Su Zhe usurped the position of leader, most of them chose to avoid behind the scenes and safely preach and answer questions to ordinary people. These people are also closely related to the saints in the original religion. They are also one of the earliest veterans of the Three Puritans, and the ability of the Three Puritans to carry forward the Three Puritans is closely related to them.
This time the court wanted to eliminate the Three Pure Cults, and everyone was in danger. These people hid and did not show up. They wanted to wait for the news to fade, go to Jiangnan or the south to preach and leave the emperor's feet in Chang'an City. However, they were still "reported" by Liu Liniang's junior sister. For the safety of her relatives and clan members, Liu Liniang's junior sister had to agree to the conditions of Wuding Master Wuding and Liu Yu to dismantle the Three Pure Cults from within.
Among these people, a few were followed by the court, and a few took the initiative to surrender to the court after the imperial court purge of the Three Puritans. These people had no political principles, just wanted to be content with their own good teachings, and did not want to have any rituals with the court. Therefore, their attitude towards the court was also very weak. They were very different from the hard-line styles in the church.
As Liu Yu and Liu Liniang entered the door, Liu Yu did not say much. Instead, let Liu Liniang stand in front. Today, Liu Liniang is the main corner. She was appointed as the authentic "leader" through her junior sister and the saint of the Three Pure Land Sect. Although these people in front of us also knew that the leader in front of us, like the leader in the sect, was not sincerely preaching, but for some political purpose. But they knew that the leader of the leader of the sect at least had the support of the saint and had the support of the court behind him. Perhaps this leader could help the Three Pure Land Sect get out of the predicament and no longer be embarrassed by the court.
These people also want the court to end the purge earlier, so that the Three Puritans can become an orthodox sect like Buddhism and Taoism, spread normally in the Dashun Dynasty without being suppressed by the court.
"Everyone, I'll invite you here this time to make some clear statements." Liu Liniang saw that everyone was here and said loudly, "The holy religion is given by heaven and God. However, some people in the religion use the piety of the church to openly violate God's will, and to be enemies with the court, and do things that God does not tolerate. Therefore, God guides us to remove this evil force and help the church get rid of suffering. In the future, they can purify themselves and ascend to heaven as soon as possible after death."
Before Liu Liniang came, she did her homework. She not only had to learn some of the tone of the Three Puritans, but also how to face these "subordinates" as a leader.
The people in front of Liu Liniang also "know the current affairs" and probably knew Liu Liniang's real purpose. They all leaned over and said, "I ask the master for advice."
Liu Liniang waved her hand and said, "Come on."
More than a dozen soldiers came from the door, carrying a few boxes in, and waiting for the boxes to be opened. Even the middle and upper-level personnel of the Three Puritans who were not as good as the world, their eyes were a little brighter.
Most of these boxes are gold and silver, and they are produced by regular governments, with sufficient quality. These gold and silver are as many as tens of thousands of taels. They live hard life on weekdays, so it is no wonder that they are not moved when they see gold and silver.
"God says, don't make things difficult for yourself, and don't make things difficult for the world. These money is nothing but external things, but it can help the church members who are in trouble, so that their lives will be more comfortable and they can be more at ease in God's teachings. Later, this leader will send someone to help you send these things back. You must distribute them well. God also warns His believers to avoid selfishness and greed."
"Thank you for your teachings."
If these people bowed, they would lose the perfunctory he had just given them, and they would be much more sincere.
When Liu Yu saw this scene, he thought to himself that the Jinyuan tactics work at any time, and even these religious believers are no exception. Those who don’t take money can really have faith, but there are too few such people. Liu Yu couldn’t help but feel sad. This is a group of hypocrites wearing religious cloaks.
"Also." Liu Liniang pointed to a box filled with books next to her and said, "There are some doctrines here. You can take them back and convey God's guidance to the church. This leader knows that the court is now in a dilemma with our holy religion, but the court is also distinguishing right from wrong. People in my holy religion will not have any disputes with the world. They will also understand the holy religion and give us a path to God with peace of mind. God's words, suffering will always pass."
The believers immediately prayed, as if they were praying for God to hear these words earlier.
Liu Yu looked at Liu Liniang. The leader was so meticulous that even Liu Yu felt that Liu Liniang was like a godfather at this time. And she was a little woman who was looking very sensible just now.
Liu Yu looked at the boxes filled with doctrine booklets again. Those doctrines were written and printed by Liu Yu based on the doctrines of the Three Puritans, the Bible, and various far-fetched interpretations, as well as various unknown purposes. The contents in them can be said to be tolerant and several levels higher than the original doctrine of the Three Puritans. Liu Yu even looked for Christians in the West to make appropriate modifications.
Of course, the feedback Liu Yu received was also "bad" because Liu Yu's new version of the "doctrine" of the Three Puritans can be said to be a combination of things and everything. The final result is that Easterners cannot understand, and Westerners cannot understand them. But this is the effect that Liu Yu pursues.
In the new doctrine, people are encouraged to continue their faith, but they tactfully express the idea of abiding by laws and regulations and not fighting with the world. This is very similar to the ideas of Buddhism and Taoism. In the doctrine, the saint's absolute authority in the religion is also affirmed, saying that the saint is the messenger of God, and the leader is just the helper of the saint to help the world save people. Liu Yu also wanted to reduce Su Zhe's status in the Three Pure Land Buddhism and disintegrate the believers' trust in him.
Liu Liniang asked the guards to send a new doctrine each, asking them to see if there was any incomprehension of the doctrine. After reading it, these people immediately felt that their understanding of the doctrine had deepened several streets. The distance between them and God was several steps closer. In this "sublimation" state, they also felt that the leader seemed to understand the holy teachings more and understand the meaning of God, and the leader in the church was just a villain who used the Three Pure Churches to achieve political goals.
"You can take it back and read it. You can discuss and learn about the things you don't understand. Not everyone can understand God's meaning. A thousand people will have a thousand understandings of God." Some of the words Liu Liniang said were also drafts by Liu Yuda, and her speech also brought Liu Yu's postmodern nonsense style. "You can also give it to the church members to learn about it, understand each other, and understand God's guidance. God will shine and guide our way. May God be with us."
These people quickly possessed themselves, put their hands on their chests and said, "May God be with us."
The meeting was surprisingly good, and Liu Yu was also very satisfied with the result. Before leaving, Liu Liniang reminded again: "If you have any trustworthy people who are misunderstood by the court and temporarily lose the illumination of God, you can write it down and hand it over to this leader. This leader will follow God's guidance and communicate with the court, and return these people to God's protection. After you go back, you must firmly abandon those who use God's guidance to achieve their own goals and draw a clear relationship with them. If you have any contact with them again, even God will be disappointed with you..."
After all, Liu Liniang said that it was nothing more than to spread the new doctrine written by Liu Yu earlier and let the people know that God’s intention was not to make things difficult for the court, and the court did not really want to make things difficult for the Three Pure Ones. It was just that some evil forces appeared in the Three Pure Ones that blinded God’s guidance, which led to such a result.
After sending these people away, Liu Liniang finally breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Liu Yu: "Twelve Young Master, how is the role played by me?"
"Not bad, not bad." Liu Yu smiled, "It's too insignificant to let Li Niang be the leader. You should be... a saint. The entire Three Pure Sect is under your control. Then you won't be afraid that someone will come out to go against the court."
Liu Liniang snorted lightly and said, "If there really is one day, you, Twelve Young Master, wouldn't you be able to tolerate my family..."
Liu Yu smiled and said that Liu Liniang had a high political awareness and knew that the court could not tolerate a "saint" who was independent of the court's powerful religion.
Liu Yu smiled and said, "When the time comes, you will be the saint and I will be the leader of the sect, and we will be together... and we will be invincible in the world."
When Liu Yu said this, Liu Liniang felt relieved. She thought to herself that Liu Yu was just joking, not really asking her to be a saint.
Liu Liniang pointed upstairs and said, "The Twelve Young Master Forgot that his confidante is still there?"
"Yes, I forgot her." Liu Yu was not a memoryless person, but a memoryless person who deliberately showed in front of Liu Liniang. "Let's go upstairs together and let me see who is more beautiful in your dance posture or Xuan'er."
When Liu Liniang heard the name "Xuan'er", she snorted softly: "Who else? Of course, your Xuan'er is better."
"Li Niang, don't say I'll hit you. You've been traveling around the world over the years and you've been unfamiliar with the skills of dancing, but I also have confidence in you. If you lose, I'll punish you well tonight, and make sure you can't get out of bed."
When Liu Liniang heard what Liu Yu said, she wished she could step on Liu Yu. After saying this, she could win instinct, and maybe she didn't want to win anymore.
When Liu Yu and Liu Liniang returned to the third floor hall, Sima Xuan'er was concentrating on dancing on the drum rack, and she didn't notice the return of Liu Yu and Liu Liniang.
Liu Liniang watched for a while and whispered to Liu Yu: "Don't say, your Xuan'er's dance is really good."
"Of course, I don't look at who it is..."
Liu Liniang gave Liu Yu a blank look, turned around and continued to look at Sima Xuan'er's dance. Sima Xuan'er was too selfless. After the song was finished, she was about to stop when she suddenly realized that Liu Yu and Liu Liniang were watching without turning around, and she immediately panicked again.
When others watched her dance, she didn't feel anything, but the more she danced in front of someone who wanted to perform her dancing posture, the more nervous she felt. When she was nervous, her feet were unstable and she naturally fell off the drum stand.
"Be careful." Liu Yu shouted, and was about to go forward to help him, but he saw a figure who was much faster than his and walked forward.
The figure hugged Sima Xuan'er and rotated on the spot, as if a hero saved the beauty. Liu Yu thought that more petals would be sprinkled in the sky, which would be more like a certain meeting scene of a talented man and a beautiful woman. Unfortunately, this graceful young man was Liu Liniang disguised as a man, and between her and Sima Xuan'er, she was not a talented man and beautiful woman, but just competed with each other for the woman he loved by Liu Yu.
Chapter completed!