If you follow the original route, you don’t have to pass through Shi'an County, but Li Xuandu made a temporary decision to go to Jianxiu Mountain and then go from Jianxiu Mountain to Longmen Prefecture City, Shi'an County will become a must-pass place.

After passing Shi'an County, Longmen Mansion City is full of plans, and there is only about one tenth of a journey left.

In autumn, the yellow leaves are everywhere, which makes people feel a little melancholy. At first, the little girl would seize the time to ask Li Xuandu for some doubts about her practice, but later she became taciturn when she approached the county town of Shi'an County. The little girl was still young and didn't know how to hide her emotions. Since the Taiping Inn was rescued by Li Xuandu, she regarded Li Xuandu as her biggest support. Half-father and half-brother are about to part. In addition, Chen Shuangmei and Yan Feiqing left one after another, adding a bit of separation, so the little girl could not hide her feelings of loss.

Li Xuan saw it all, but he had nothing to say, so he could only let it go and let the little girl slowly adapt to it.

When Li Xuandu arrived in Shi'an County, he found that every inn was full, not to mention accommodation, there was not even a place to stay. Seeing that it was getting dark, the few people were still walking aimlessly on the streets, so they couldn't just sleep on the streets.

Hu Liang took off the "grandmaster" on his waist, placed it horizontally on his shoulders, and then put his hands on the hilt and scabbard respectively, and said slowly: "Old Li, do you know why there are so many people?"

Li Xuan shook his head.

Hu Liang showed a smile that even men knew, "Because it will be the day for the courtesan to run for the courtesan."

The so-called courtesan is the leader among brothel women. Just like the selection of people in the world, it is not that you say you are the number one in the world, and you have to be recognized by the world. The same is true for brothel women. It is not that any house yard can only be evaluated by themselves. At most, it can only be called "top cards" and cannot be called "court cards". Many first-class courts must unite and gather the "top cards" of each family and select a woman with both talent and beauty to call it "court cards".

Of course, the prostitution industry cannot be compared with the martial arts world. It is impossible to gather all the prostitution women in the world together. They are mostly divided into places, either in imperial capital, in Jiangnan, or in Zhongzhou. What Hu Liang mentioned now is the prostitute in Zhongzhou.

Li Xuan is not a young man who has just entered the world. Not to mention socializing or not, Louzixingyuan has also been there, so he naturally knows what Hu Liang said and asked: "I remember that the election for the courtesan should be in May and June, and the latest should be around the Mid-Autumn Festival. Why has it been delayed until now?"

Hu Liang said: "It seems that something happened to the 'Tianle Taoyuan'. I heard that a fire broke out in April, burning many people to death and destroying many houses. It was not until now that the renovation was completed. After a while, the annual selection of courtesans has been delayed to the present."

Li Xuan is not a saint. Even if he is not a woman in the world, he has the curiosity that she should have. When he first arrived at the Imperial Capital, he went with Zhang Baigui. Zhang Baiyue also dressed up as a man and accompanied him. After coming to the largest courtyard in the Imperial Capital, he was a nobleman who talked and laughed, and had no common clothes. Even if he had a common clothes, he was a person like Li Xuandu. No matter what his identity was, he was dressed up, like beautiful flowers blooming to the extreme. In those days, the entire courtyard was decorated with lights and colorful wine, and I didn’t know how many good wine I drank, how many poems I recited, and how much money I spent. I went all night, and the carnival atmosphere reached its peak.

During those days, the most unhappy one was probably the woman who had married a woman. Not only did she lose her own man, but she also wanted to lose money, because this also involved the selection of the courtesan.

It is actually simple to select a courtesan. No matter how famous it is, it still depends on the fact that it is among the nine ranks. Since ancient times, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. People in the martial arts world can only be divided into high and low, but it is not enough to select a courtesan. As the saying goes, each flower is in his eyes, some like peonies, some prefer autumn chrysanthemums, and they cannot be unified. The same is true for talent, so it is difficult to distinguish between high and low. Therefore, it depends on the methods of various kind guests. You said that the Youbi girl in Chunbolou is the best, so how much money can you invest for Youbi girl? It is okay to exchange it for other precious jewelry, and you have a special master to estimate the price, which is also called "changtou".

There is a poem that says: "Wuling is young and marshals, and I don't know how to count the song of red silk." In the end, if any girl receives the most "marshals" of the year, she is the "court of the flower". Those who lose can only admit defeat. After all, it is a contest of real money and silver, so no one can say that anyone is making trouble behind the scenes.

Of course, what should some poor people who are short of money or those who are strong wives in their families want to participate in such a grand event? It is simple, talented or famous, and one of them is enough. A famous person can just go to make a tea with the girl. If a literary person can write a poem to praise the girl, not only does it cost money, but it can also give it a gift for money. This is a creation of momentum. Of course, if you are rich, talented and famous, and have a good face, let alone spend money, you may be willing to recommend yourself to the pillow.

In the final analysis, fighting for the courtesan is like a woman fighting with a woman, but in fact it is also a man fighting. Judging from the relationship between each other, the financial backer and the loving guest, who can be better than the woman he likes to show his face and there is also a light on his face.

In previous years, there were also many financial owners who were really angry because of the battle of their will. They started to use money to suppress others with tens of thousands of taels of silver, or even tens of thousands of taels of silver, and they were all given overnight, and they brought the woman they supported to the courtesan position, which was also exchanged for all the guests' praise.

Hu Liang is a lively person, and he is always indispensable in this kind of thing. Although he cannot spend a lot of money like some powerful children, when the atmosphere comes, he usually throws out some money. When it is too much, he can get about a few hundred peaceful money, and when it is too little, there are more than a dozen real money, and when it is too little, he will get out with the girls' "Thank you Mr. Hu."

Is it worth it?

Li Xuan even felt it was not worth it, but Hu Liang felt satisfied.

Li Xuan went to such things once, and after he opened his eyes, he stopped participating. Hu Liang often paid attention to them and went to participate if he had free time.

Li Xuan has never been to "Tianle Taoyuan", but he has been famous for a long time. It is reasonable to have won the selection of courtesans in Zhongzhou from this place.

Hu Liang returned to his waist and lowered his voice, "Old Li, since we have encountered such a good thing, why don't we join in the fun?"

Li Xuandu looked back at the little girl with a confused face beside him and hesitated: "And Shuning, I'm afraid it's not good, right?"

Hu Liang disagreed and said, "What's wrong with it? Didn't the Zhang girl go there too? Besides, this is a selection of courtesans, not a visit to the kilns, but all of them are piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, songs, etc., which are all elegant things. What's wrong with it?"

Li Xuan was still a little hesitant.

Hu Liang then bewitched: "Old Li, people often say that raising a son is to raise a daughter in poverty, and raising a daughter is to raise a wealthy son. A son who is poor knows that it is hard to come by, so he will not be promiscuous. A daughter who is rich has seen the world since she was a child, and when she grows up, she will not be deceived by men after she grows up. So, it is also good to ask Shuning to open her eyes and see what these so-called literati and talented men are. After she grows up, she will not be deceived by those scholars with a belly full of candids."

Li Xuan was a little moved by this. In the past four years, he had read some unofficial history notes in his spare time. One of the stories was about the private meeting between the lady in the boudoir and the scholar. To say that the scholar was outstanding? Not entirely, if he was truly a dragon and a phoenix among people, he would never be miserable. But the woman had been raised in the boudoir since childhood. Apart from his father and brother, he had never come into contact with a few men. The maids who were most in contact with on weekdays were the maids. The scholar first hooked up with the maids, asked for the maid's body, and then stole into the boudoir with the maid, and then stole the lady.

Perhaps in the eyes of others, it is a drama of a talented man and a beautiful woman, but in Li Xuandu's opinion, it is the lady who is ignorant and the scholar who is not in good intentions. If this matter is a big deal, then the lady will have only two consequences. Either marry the scholar or die. No matter how you look at it, the scholar will take advantage of it.
Chapter completed!