Civil servants of the Tang Dynasty

Leaving without leaving a trace of regret, this should be the best gift for Guan Guan!

After the climax, the subsequent performances seemed dull to the joy-seekers, for those like Tang Cheng who could watch with relish.

When Tang Cheng was watching, Xiao Mazi came over again. Her face was flushed, obviously because the passion just now hadn't faded away. With her eyes blinking, Xiao Mazi leaned close to Tang Cheng's ear and said: "Brother-in-law, my girl asked me to thank you, she cried!".

"Brother-in-law?", this title is too weird.

In Tang Cheng's puzzled eyes, Xiao Mazi's face was as red as a hijab, "Also, Miss Qizhi asked me to tell you that she will wait for you in the room after finishing the business in the evening. She said that in the afternoon transaction, brother-in-law The price you offered is too low, you are bullying people!"

After relaying Qizhi's words, Xiao Mazi ran away in a hurry.

"Brother-in-law!" Tang Cheng patted Wu Yujun beside him in confusion, "What's the matter? What does she mean by calling me brother-in-law?".

Wu Yujun was taken aback when he heard the words, and then pointed at Tang Cheng and burst out laughing, "This little girl is wrongly winking, haha! What she calls your brother-in-law means that when you go to her master again, she is willing to treat Qingguan My son’s body is for you, brother-in-law, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law, now you understand! Hey, this little pockmark needs to look good, and he wants to have a good figure, Ah Cheng, you have picked up a good treasure.”

Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, brother-in-law!Hearing such an explanation, the time traveler Tang Cheng was completely speechless.

Not long after this little episode, the flower show finally came to an end, and Qizhi took the stage.

"It's life-threatening, this little lady is really killing people, if anyone keeps her in the house, they will lose at least 20 years of life." Wu Yujun's eyes almost stuck to Qizhi's body, and the joy-seekers who behaved like him in the hall They can be found everywhere, Wu Yujun gritted his teeth and said without turning his head after first sighing, "But if I can get this little girl, I'm willing to live 30 years less."

"Then you should live another 20 years," Tang Cheng replied angrily, and then went to watch Qizhi's performance.

Qizhi is also a poet, and she sang the "Sorrowful Pulsatilla" that she said in the afternoon. It's not that she can't sing well, it's just that tonight's Guanguan is the first, and she really can't surpass it in terms of poetry.

After Qizhi finished singing, Tang Cheng straightened his body when the half-mature bustard swayed onto the platform.

The real show is about to begin.

Qizhi was the last one when she came on stage, but she was at the front when the bustard was collecting money for makeup fans. Thinking about it, it would be better to cut off other people's thoughts earlier.

The bustard caressed Qizhi affectionately after she came to the stage, and after performing another round of greetings, she smiled and said: "My concubine's daughter was not in good health a few days ago, because she didn't see any guests, now seeing her in good health, I am also in a good mood, because I just want to find a bosom friend who sings and plays piano, chess, and dance to spend the long night... ".

Because Qizhi was selected as the top card as a Qingguan, so the bustard only talked about singing and dancing.

Everyone knows the rules of the Qing courtiers, before the bustard finished speaking, one of them got up angrily and shouted: "I will give ten guan to add makeup to Miss Qizhi".

Tang Cheng followed the crowd to look, and saw that it was Umar who had been greeted by Maid Qizhi just now.

"Twenty guan", this time the bidder was a Yangzhou native, and judging by the look on his face, he was obviously dissatisfied with a Persian Hu showing off.

It's just that as soon as his voice fell, someone already slapped the table, "Fifty Guan".

Xue Dong has spoken!

Fifty guan, when calculated, it is [-] for future generations. This Xue Dong is really a prodigal. Tang Cheng looked at the arrogant Xue Dong with a comfortable smile on his face.

Umar looked at the silver bottle standing on the side of Kuaitai, and then at the coquettish Qizhi on the stand, hesitated for a moment and then said in a deep voice: "Sixty Guan".

These two are regular customers in the Happy Building, and the pleasure-seekers below saw that they were on the bar, so no one raised the price. In such silence, the "eighty guan" that Xue Dong yelled out through gritted teeth seemed abnormal. clear.

Umar looked at Xue Dong, looked around the hall for a week, and finally set his eyes on Qizhi. It was obvious that he was hesitant.

Seeing this, Tang Cheng's heart tightened, it's not good!It must be that old fox of Durrah who mentioned Xue Dong's matter to his son, or if it was just about money, Umar really didn't take Xue Dong seriously.

Seeing that Du Lahe was about to wilt, Qizhi on the stage took a step forward, "Today is the sixteenth birthday of my concubine, I just hope that the distinguished guests will not lose their temper because of my concubine's death."

It was just this short sentence of persuasion, but it caused the crowd in the hall to roar, and Wu Yujun was like an eggplant beaten by frost in an instant, and the distressed expression on his face really made everyone cry.

Tang Cheng, who was nervous, didn't understand the meaning of Qizhi's words, so he pulled Wu Yujun violently, "What's wrong?".

"It's over, it's over, the flowers are going to be picked." Since he met Wu Yujun, Tang Cheng has never seen him so depressed. On the night of Nianhua's 14th birthday, Jasper broke the melon... ".

Ruthless, this Qiori is really ruthless!Tang Cheng let out a sigh of relief, completely relieved.

Even this has been thrown out, not to mention just an order now, even if old brother Durrah came in person, Umar would go crazy.

Sure enough, as soon as Qizhi said this, Umar, whose face flushed with blood, shouted loudly: "120 guan".

All of a sudden, it rose to forty guan, which showed the determination to win.

"150 strokes", Xue Dong's eyes could kill people.

"Two hundred..." Before Umar finished shouting the word "pass", Tang Chengcheng saw the wine glass in Xue Dong's hand fly out and hit Umar's head, "two For your ancestors, even a subjugated and lowly son dared to rob me of a woman, come on, give grandpa a lowly kind."

At this moment, the passionate Xue Dong poured out all the prestige of Habayashi's personal guards in the two cities of Chang'an, cursing in his mouth, and with the Jiuou in his hand, he rushed to Umar first.

Fight!Tang Cheng turned around and waved, and Zheng Wu, who was sitting not far from him, came over.

"Go and call that kid, and drag Umar to the Zoroastrian Temple next door while there is a mess." When Zheng Wu promised to leave, he was stopped by Tang Cheng again, and after giving another command in a low voice, Zheng Wu hurriedly went.

Xue Dong's unexpected wine glass hit Umar's forehead just now, and Umar, who was full of thoughts about how to put Qizhi under him, broke his head suddenly, and the blood dripped with the dripping wine. nasty.

Before he could fully react, Xue Dong had already rushed over. If it wasn't for a few family members who accompanied him to block him, Umar would have to eat another drink.

Umar had a family, and Xue Dong, who came down from Chang'an and was more ostentatious, had more family members with him, so the two boys got together with more than a dozen people.

At this moment, the eyes of the whole hall were focused on the two boys, and even Wu Yujun had no time to pay attention to the scene of Tang Cheng and Zheng Wu whispering.

There were fewer people on Umar's side, but Xue Dong's servants were not only many, but they were all tempered with their master on the streets of Chang'an, so when the two parties fought, Xue Dong's side It was really imposing like a rainbow, and the servants who were guarding Umar were knocked to the ground in two or three strokes.

Xue Dong's attack was too sudden, and the fight was really fast. Although there were three or two nurses in the happy building who were close and quick to respond, they came to mediate, but the number of people was too small to be effective.

Seeing that the last member of his family was also brought down, and Xue Dong, whose face was bulging with veins, was already approaching, Umar felt a hand grab him violently, "Go quickly, the Zoroastrian Temple is next door, hide first." Go in and talk."

Umar was born as a merchant, and he is really not good at fighting. At this time, he was so frightened that he was dumbfounded. Seeing that the person who pulled him had deep eyes and a high nose, he immediately followed and ran out, Zoroastrianism, yes!Zoroastrian temple, there are many clansmen there.

"Rabbit Mr. Dog Day, if you have no money, don't come to the barn. You are poor and pretend to be a poor man, and you will lose your eight generations of blood ancestors." The Persian beard pulling Umar is really a loss. He ran fast, yelling and cursing in non-standard Mandarin, "If you have the ability, don't leave the rabbit, wait until the grandpas come to skin your rabbit later."

"This Zheng Wu really knows how to do things," Tang Cheng laughed straight after hearing this, and stood up following the crowds that were approaching.

Tonight's incident was Xue Dong's fault, but when did Habayashi Captain Xue recognize his reason?The more the man scolded him, the angrier he became. He pushed away the guard who was blocking him, and chased after him.

"Don't wait, Grandpa will come and skin you bastard right now."

In a blink of an eye, two groups of people ran out of the Happy Building one after the other, leaving a mess on the ground.

When Tang Cheng was about to follow up, someone tugged at his sleeve, turned his head and felt that his eyes exploded, and Qi Zhi, who was still in full dress, had somehow taken advantage of the chaos and came to him.

"Evening", Qizhi didn't say a word, and expressed the meaning clearly with the shape of her lips. After she finished speaking, she left a coquettish smile, and then walked aside under the protection of the nurse.

Tang Cheng was in the mood to pay attention to these things now, but the shouting and scolding outside became farther and farther away. As soon as Qizhi turned around, he ran out.

Chapter 132 is here, hold on tight!

When the Tang Dynasty was led by Emperor Taizong to the early prosperity of Zhenguan, the neighbor Dashi Kingdom, which was only separated by Congling Mountain to the west, also reached the most powerful period in its history. At this time, Da Shi also opened his bloody mouth and greedily expanded in all directions.

Persia, which was once very powerful, finally failed to withstand the expansion of the Great Food, and it perished five or sixty years before Tang Cheng crossed over to Tang. An objective reason for the large number of people in Chaos Persia.

For the Persian Hu people living in the Tang Dynasty, in this country of others, belief has surpassed the scope of religion for them, and has become the most important spiritual bond in identity, and the Zoroastrian temple for religious activities It has become a holy place for them to place their thoughts on their homeland. Although they are two different countries, the Zoroastrian Temple itself is not much different, almost the same as the Zoroastrian worship hall in their hometown.

Walking into the Zoroastrian Temple, it seems that you have returned to the hometown in your dreams!

The pious religious belief and the thoughts of the homeland immersed in the blood and bones have been perfectly integrated in the Zoroastrian Temple. For Bosihu who lived in the Tang Dynasty, this made the Zoroastrian Temple, which is already a solemn and solemn religious place, even more sacred. .

According to Zoroastrian teachings, 24 hours a day is divided into five hours, and there is a specific prayer ceremony in each of these five hours, and because of the convenience of believers, the Zoroastrian temple is closed very late.

This night, the sacred and solemn Yangzhou Zoroastrian Temple in the past was unusually lively. The Persian beards who were sweeping inside the gate of the Zoroastrian Temple suddenly saw two tribesmen rushing in like wind, one of whom was still bleeding from his head. And the one who was pulling him kept cursing while running.

The words he scolded were so ugly that the Boshus who were in charge of offering sacrifices to the Vulcan God could not help but pray to God Hu Tian after hearing only one sentence.

Although they had already entered the Zoroastrian Temple, the two who rushed in cursed, but ran towards the main hall where the holy fire was enshrined in the middle of the temple without stopping.

The probability of such a thing happening in the sacred Zoroastrian Temple was so small that those Persihus were a little stunned. At this moment, they saw a group of ferocious people rushing in from the door.

Seeing that the group of people rushing in had a ferocious look, they were reckless, and they were not members of the tribe, the Bosihu subconsciously wanted to stop them and ask them.

Before they could speak their words of persuasion, the big fist of the cymbal had already slammed into the face, followed by fists and kicks. At this moment, Xue Dong, who was scolded by others, was really brave. The fierce tiger that came out was overwhelming, and it really lived up to the "excellent" reputation of Habayashi's personal guards.

Seeing the master like this, the "battle-tested" servants who followed were all brave, fighting to be the first, knocking down Persihu in front of him in a short while, and continued to follow Xue Dong to chase Umar and the two of them. go.

When Tang Cheng came running along with other spectators, those Persian Hus were lying on the ground and groaning, their faces were blank except for anger. They were obviously stunned and hadn't figured out the situation yet.

"What are you doing in a daze, why don't you call someone?" Tang Cheng in the crowd reminded loudly, then ignored the Bosihu who had just woken up, and continued to run in.

When Tang Cheng just arrived at the entrance of the main hall where the sacred fire of the altar was enshrined, he heard a wailing sound like a funeral, "The holy fire... is gone!", just as the wailing started, it was immediately drowned in the sound of fists and feet.

The kid that Zheng Wu found was really good, and he completed all the things he arranged.

Hearing this wailing, Tang Changchang let out a long sigh of relief, it's all right, it's finally done!Slowing down, he grabbed Zheng Wu who was next to him, and said in a low voice: "Take that kid away while you're in the middle of the chaos, and send him directly to the boat, and you will come back after seeing the boat leave with your own eyes."

Zheng Wu nodded, people had rushed into the hall ahead of Tang Cheng.

When Tang Cheng entered the main hall, he saw that it was a mess inside. Among the messy instruments scattered on the ground, there were three or four Persian beards in white robes lying on them. One of the oldest ones was crawling under the altar. He was being beaten, but he didn't feel any pain at all, and he stared blankly at the altar emitting wisps of smoke.

Zoroastrianism is the state religion of Persia. Just by listening to the name, you can tell how important the holy fire enshrined in the altar is. It is the son of Hu Tian, ​​the highest and most powerful thing created by God. The quietness, brilliance, vitality, and Sensitivity and purity are the symbols of the absolute and supreme goodness of God, which are the "eyes of justice" in the world, and the protection and praise of the holy fire are the greatest honor and obligation of believers.

The holy fire symbolizes the power and justice of God Hutian. The power and justice of God Hutian will last forever. Once lit, the holy fire symbolized by it will never be extinguished. This is clearly written in the scriptures and worshiped by ordinary believers This is already the case with the "eternal fire", let alone the "sacred fire" enshrined in the Zoroastrian Temple?

Umar also seemed to be shocked by the extinguishment of the holy flame. He was so frightened that he forgot to dodge with the blood on his head. Xue Dong, who had finally caught up with him, kicked him to the ground and punched him fatly, but Zheng Wu The Persian boy he found was cunning, and used the altar and the vast space in the hall to deal with the servants.

As soon as Tang Cheng stood still in the hall, he heard a commotion behind him, but because those people shouted in Persian in a hurry, he couldn't understand what they were saying.

After a while, he felt that his body was forced to retreat to both sides by the people in front. The crowd watching the excitement at the entrance of the main hall parted a road, and some Persihus who were also wearing white robes came in.

After these people came in, they didn't even bother to pay attention to the ongoing fighting, and turned their eyes directly to the altar, and then almost without exception, they fell into a state of sluggishness.

The sacred flame that has been burning day and night for 39 years since the temple was built...is it extinguished? !

The blow was too great!

At this time, the kid Zheng Wu found rushed over from behind a pillar, shouting, "They put out the holy fire, it was this group of thugs who put out the holy fire!" The loaches usually went behind the group of Persians.

When Xue Dong's servants wanted to catch that kid again, it was already impossible.

Seeing the boy slipping out of the palace door in the chaos, and Zheng Wu following him into the darkness outside the palace, Tang Cheng was completely relieved.

Tonight, everything planned by him has come to a perfect conclusion.

Not to mention whether Xue Dong and the others accidentally extinguished the holy flame, even if they knew clearly that they didn't do it, they don't want to argue now.

Tang Cheng didn't follow Zheng Wu, but stayed in the hall for a while. As more and more Persihu came in, he and other Tang people who watched the excitement were also cleared out of the hall.

When the palace door was slowly closed, what Tang Cheng heard was Xue Dong's terrified voice, "I am the personal guard of Habayashi, who dares to touch me?".

Crackling, dingling palms...

Even through the thick palace door, the screams of Xue Dong and his servants can still be heard clearly.

This fellow is screaming too loudly...

"Ah Cheng, you're running too fast." After Wu Yujun who found Tang Cheng in the crowd greeted him, he poked his head into the closed palace door and murmured, "Fight, die!" Hit, I will let you pull, and let you open your mouth, it will cost [-]%..." He was still gesticulating with his hands back and forth, as if he was also kicking Xue Dong fiercely when he was actually there.

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"The task is finally completed!" On the way back to the inn, Tang Cheng let out a sigh of relief.

Du Lahe is an old fox, and the heart of a businessman is the most difficult to measure. If it is just that his son is beaten after the brothel is fighting, Du Lahe is very likely to give in and compromise for the sake of long-term interests.But after the incident of the Zoroastrian holy fire just now, the two sides have become mortal enemies. At this point, it is impossible for Dullah himself to retreat.

When he heard Li Longji's name from County Magistrate Zhang for the first time at the beginning of last year, Tang Cheng was just a country boy who hadn't even entered the county school.It has been nearly two years, especially after months of patience, waiting and arrangements, finally completed the price and test Zhang Liang set out tonight, the completion process was almost perfect, so far, he finally caught the shadow of Li Sanlang .

Originally, Tang Cheng's original idea and purpose was just to get a share of this huge tung oil business. At that time, the most daring idea was to monopolize Jinzhou's tung oil business with Sun Shijun. On the way to Yangzhou, I still have the same idea.

But who would have thought that things would change so much?Here he met Zheng Lingyi, who is typical of two sides, and thus obtained the entire tung oil supply right and part of the pricing right to Haishang.

When the capital in his hands was extremely inflated, when he grasped such a fulcrum, what Tang Cheng pursued in this business also quietly changed. Profits and money became not the most important thing, and the people attracted by profits turned became the main target.

The purpose of coming to Yangzhou was for the tung oil business. In the end, the tung oil business became an appearance, and the real big business turned into a pursuit of people. This is true for him, and so is Zhang Liang.It's just that he was chasing Li Longji, while Zhang Liang was chasing the barbarian sea merchants who possessed huge wealth.

And just at the moment when the holy flame in the altar of the Zoroastrian Temple went out, the business of this business, the real big business, has also been settled. Zhang Liang and his representative Li Longji got what they wanted, and Tang Cheng also got what he wanted. This is a win-win business. As a time traveler, Tang Cheng, who has worked in later companies, understands one thing very well: a win-win business is a business that can last for a long time.

What's even better is that in this business, Tang Cheng, like Zhang Liang, thinks that he is the one who gets the most benefit. The difference is that Zhang Liang's gain is explicit, while Tang Cheng's gain is invisible. .

The beneficiaries of these invisible benefits are not only him, but also his family and Zheng Lingyi.

Looking back at the tung oil business in detail, from small to large, until it finally surpassed the business itself, Tang Cheng couldn't help but think of Ma Zheli's words learned by later generations: "The world is in motion, and the world is connected."

Water is impermanent, and things change with time. For Tang Cheng, the most important experience he felt from this tung oil business is: opportunities are not absolute or non-existent, they always change with the passage of time and things. appear, or disappear.It is meaningless to lament that there is no opportunity. The real meaning lies in how to use what you have to create, even trigger opportunities, and finally firmly grasp it!

This is an old-fashioned truth in later generations, but these old-fashioned truths always need to be experienced personally before you can truly understand it, believe in it, and then apply it in your life, and finally change your personal destiny.

When Tang Cheng finished this paragraph of summary and reflection with a strong bookish vibe, he had already returned to the inn.The moment he opened the door, he suddenly remembered that Qizhi had made an appointment with him to meet at night.

Turning his head to look at the sky, Tang Cheng pushed open the door, "What can she do!" After muttering something in his mouth, he was really tired from running around these two days and went to bed early after washing up.

The important things on my mind are gone, and I slept very soundly this time, and I didn't wake up until the sun was high.Just as Tang Cheng was eating breakfast, Zheng Wu came back with a tired face and reported that the boat that the Persian boy was on had already set off.

It seemed that Tang Cheng's meal was destined to be restless. Just after Zheng Wu left, Wu Yujun, whose smiling eyes were all squinted, almost walked in from the outside on his heels.

"What a tragedy, tsk tsk, what a tragedy!" After Wu Yujun sat down, he stretched out his hand and grabbed the mustache in front of Tang Cheng and gnawed on it, and said as he gnawed, "It's a pity that our Captain Xue had two legs broken alive. , and his right arm is also disabled. According to the news from the yamen, the Captain has lost his human figure now! It’s just that I went there in time last night, otherwise... tsk tsk, what a pity, those gangs of Persians attacked It's really cruel."

Regarding Wu Yujun's cat crying for a mouse, Tang Cheng only said: "Pretend, you continue to pretend."

Just at this sentence, Wu Yujun burst out laughing, and even sprayed the Hubing that had just been stuffed into Tang Cheng's bowl.

I can't drink this bowl of porridge anymore.