Red Mansion: I relied on the AFK system to create a dynasty

There are three thousand guests in Langyuan in the spring breeze, and the first floor of Yangzhou in the bright moon.

The place where Yangzhou officials met Cen Mingche was the first building in Yangzhou - Mingyue Tower.This building is named after "one part of the world is a bright moon night, and two parts are Yangzhou", so it is also called "two points of a bright moon".

Mingyue Tower naturally has the theme of watching the moon.

Therefore, this banquet was naturally held in the evening, when the moon was bright and the breeze was beautiful.

The owner of Mingyue Tower is a big salt merchant from Yangzhou, surnamed Li. Cen Mingche suspects that this is Li Salt Merchant who Zhen Heng said is the salt merchant who sells private salt in partnership with the Zhen family.

Li Yanshang, who was somewhat chubby and had a flattering smile on his face, led the way. Several local Yangzhou officials followed Cen Mingche as companions as they toured Mingyue Tower.

The main building is in the extreme north of the apartment garden, and the seven-bay long floor faces the south, with a plaque reading "Two Mining Moon Towers" hanging in the middle.It not only blocks the remaining scenery in the north like a screen, but also forms a good place to climb up and watch the moon with its open corridor and beauty gallery.

Turning the corner to the east, there is a rugged and steep Huangshi Mountain, and three East Pavilions are built on the mountain according to the mountain.

The west-facing main building is connected to the east Xizhao Pavilion. When the moon sets in the west, you can rely on the pavilion to see the moon. In the southwest corner, there are three Yingyue Pavilions, which are just staggered from the east pavilion and can look at each other from a distance. When the moon rises in the east mountain, you can greet the moon in the pavilion. moon.

The pavilions are all around the garden, which not only blocks the scenery and noisy people outside the garden, but also leaves an open space in the middle of the relatively narrow world. The misplacement of the east pavilion and the west pavilion avoids strictness and congestion, and has It is sparse and open, forming an elegant and peaceful atmosphere.

In contrast to the surroundings are the garden sketches in the middle of the garden, such as the Fan Pavilion, the Moon Corridor, and the Moon Bridge. The door openings and windows look like the full moon, the waning moon, or the crescent moon. The pavilions, corridors, and bridges are paved with disc tiles and pebbles, forming a The ripples on the water surface, with yellow stones scattered among them, look like tingling islets on the surface of the water.

It was dusk at this time, with the setting sun still shining and the moon rising in the east.

The banquet was held in a fan pavilion, with musicians singing, dancing and playing music under the moonlit corridor. The sounds of silk and bamboo and Wu Nong's soft words were really moving.

"Your Majesty, what I have prepared for you all today is the 'Three Head Banquet'. This is one of the most famous banquets in Yangzhou. It is said that the emperor also had this when he came to our Yangzhou."

Li Yanshang smiled broadly.

"The 'three heads' are grilled whole pig head, braised lion head with crab meat, and braised silver carp head."

"Today's table is full of authentic Yangzhou dishes..."

Eight cold dishes were served first, followed by a plate of four assorted side dishes.

There are ten hot dishes in total. In addition to the "three heads" that play the leading role, there are also stir-fried day yu, soft pocket long fish, dry fried chicken, abalone breast and pigeon eggs, ginkgo cabbage heart, assorted coconut fruits, and seasonal vegetables. The staple food is Yangzhou fried rice.

The soup is hibiscus chicken slices soup, and there are lotus leaf clips and green vegetable buns as snacks.

Finally, a platter of seasonal fruits was served - these fruits were connected with thin bamboo sticks to form a picture of the Jade Rabbit pounding medicine, which was really unique.

On a night when the moon shines brightly, the moonlight shrouds the garden, the ground is covered with silver, the shadows of the trees are mottled, and the autumn crickets chirp. People seem to be exploring the mountain stream, strolling by the water, and immersed in the desolate moonlight.

There is no water but the feeling of water, no mountain but there is the feeling of mountains. It is true that the mountains, mountains and rivers are in my heart.

After the meal, some refreshments and fruits were placed on the table, and two rows of dancing girls poured into the courtyard on lotus steps, singing and dancing, and their sounds and looks were pleasing to the eye.

Suddenly, the orchestra sounded, and a girl in a moon-white dance skirt, holding two silk ribbons, floated down from the Moon Bridge. After Yingying danced, a wine prince appeared from nowhere and held it to Cen. In front of Ming Che.

Li Yanshang smiled flatteringly.

"Your Majesty, this one is called 'Chang'e Offers Wine', look..."

Cen Mingche has noticed that these dancers, including the "Chang'e" who presented the wine, all have small feet.

Three-inch golden lotus.

With such small feet, dancing like this, every step might feel like stepping on the tip of a knife.

These are probably the legendary "Yangzhou thin horses".

After all, it was stipulated since the founding of the Daqian Kingdom that those with bound feet were not allowed to be wives, enter the palace, or have royal orders.

Therefore, no one from a high-ranking family would bind their daughter's feet.Otherwise, the whole family's reputation will be bad.

Girls with small feet can only be like Yangzhou Shouma, who have been trained since childhood to be concubines.

Cen Mingche smiled faintly.

"I don't like women with small feet. The bones are rotten in the flesh. I really don't know what's so good about them."

As soon as these words came out, the audience fell silent.

Li Yanshang's smiling face was uglier than crying.

The girl who offered the wine turned pale.

The higher the position, the more careful what they say, because their slightest word may trigger a huge chain effect and bring unpredictable consequences.

In the simplest words, the King of Chu has such a thin waist that many people in the palace starve to death.

What is good above will be effective below.

Cen Mingche's words were already considered harsh.

From now on, the market for girls with small feet as concubines in Yangzhou will probably decline rapidly.

After all, Cen Mingche is not only a prince now, he represents the emperor.

Li Yanshang smiled coquettishly: "Ah, yes, yes, His Highness is right."

As he said that, he glared at the dancer fiercely: "Get off quickly!"

He was also worried. Isn't this self-defeating?I originally wanted to give him a beauty to please Prince Yi, and at the same time I could give myself a pillow blowing or something, but who knew that Prince Yi didn’t like girls with small feet!

At this time, He Tongzhi came out to smooth things over.

"Hey, I'm afraid Your Highness doesn't know that this woman with small feet has a graceful and swaying step, and her pair of golden lotuses are thin, small, pointed, curved, fragrant, soft, and upright. She has a unique charm!"

Cen Mingche frowned in disgust.

"Break the bones of your feet, then put the five toes under the soles of your feet and wrap them in the shape of a rice dumpling. Is it beautiful? If this is really beautiful, why has it been decreed since the founding of our country that 'the one who wraps the toes must not be his wife, nor can he be his wife?" Is there an iron rule that when one enters the palace, one cannot be granted a royal title?"

"Three-inch bow shoes have not existed since ancient times. Master Guanyin is barefooted. I don't know where foot binding came from. It started from the meanest husband in the world!"

This poem can be said to have scolded all the men in the room who are fond of women with small feet.

Originally, foot binding was to make women more delicate and to reflect the prowess of men. If you are already strong enough, why do you need a woman with bound feet to reflect it?

It can be seen that those men who like women with small feet are not manly enough, but do not want to improve themselves, but torture women.

Sure enough, a coward will only wield a knife like an even weaker person.

What kind of rubbish is this!

This is especially true for salt merchants who spread the idea of ​​small feet.

Although his family is extremely wealthy, but his social status is not high, he has to grovel in front of officials and spend tens of thousands of dollars at every turn. His family may also be destroyed due to the struggle for power...

So they turned these repressed emotions on weaker women, pursuing the sickly little feet like a maniac.

Cen Mingche snorted coldly in his heart.

I'm so sorry, Grandpa, I'm not that mentally fragile, and I don't need to use such a morbid way to find self-esteem.

That was the act of a coward and he was a strong man.