The Ring of the Red Chamber and the Nine Heavens

When the King of Qin was discussing the details with Lin Ruhai and Jia Huan, a guard came over and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I am asking you to see me, Mr. Wu, the magistrate of Yangzhou."

Qin Wang frowned slightly, with obvious impatience on his face, and said coldly: "No see!"

The guard said cautiously: "My lord, Wu Zhifu said that it's okay if my lord refuses to meet him, but please listen to me for a moment. He has a few important words that I want to pass on to my lord."

The king of Qin was talking excitedly, and was very upset when he was suddenly interrupted, so he said coldly: "Short story!"

The guard quickly said: "Yes. The situation is like this. The prince originally ordered that he would live in the Yangzhou official post this time, but because the Yangzhou official did not receive a notice, he did not repair and tidy up the official post in advance. It has rained a few times for a while, and the house is leaky and damp, it is really uninhabitable, let alone for the prince to stay. Lord Wu is so terrified, I implore the prince to stay in the magistrate's mansion for the time being."

The king of Qin became angry when he heard this, and said: "What does the prefect of Wu do? Normally, he should take good care of the official post, why did this happen suddenly? Could it be that if the king doesn't come, he will let the official post be exposed to the sun? Did the rain make it completely ruined?"

The guard smiled and said, "I'll tell you, my lord, I just went around the official post. According to my view, even if the official post doesn't leak, the lord can't live there. Rats and cockroaches are running around all over the place, I'm thinking about it." The prince is fond of cleanliness, how did he see that scene? Why don't you stay in another place."

Even Jia Huan felt disgusted when he heard it, and he was most annoyed by these non-domestic creatures that carry germs with them!The King of Qin was even more annoyed and clapped the case beside him, cursing: "This Wu Zhizhou, he really failed to succeed and failed!"

Lin Ruhai has always had a good relationship with Wu Zhizhou, so at this time, he had to help him explain it cleverly, and said with a smile: "The mansion of the gods in the sky, we in Yangzhou count as the mansion of the prefect of Wu, and it may be worthy of your highness to condescend to use it as a residence."

King Qin gritted his teeth for a while in anger. Although he really didn't want to live in the official station where the mice set up a stage to sing, he also didn't want to live in the house of Wu Zhifu, who had a bad first impression.

Qin Wang pondered for a while, and suddenly said: "Master Lin, if it is really impossible to stay in the official post here, Xiao Wang has the audacity to beg Mr. Lin for a while..." The implication is very clear, isn't it Mr. Lin?

Lin Ruhai said very understandingly: "If His Highness the King of Qin visits the humble house in person, it will be a great honor for me as an official, and the humble house will surely be luxuriant."

King Qin was very happy, looked at Jia Huan again and said, "Then we can have a long talk and make this matter well."

Jia Huan took a step back subconsciously.

It is said that Jia Huan already understood his sexual orientation in his previous life, but he had never tried sexual intercourse with anyone.However, Jia Huan basically believes that he is number zero, which is the one below, because when he has sexual fantasies in magazines such as "FHM", what appears in his mind uncontrollably is a strong and vigorous man. The scene that is moving on your own body.

Moreover, after being reincarnated here, although Jia Huan had never experienced Huan Ai and could not confirm that he was still number zero, the voice of Jia Lian having sex with Dong'er could be heard from time to time during those days on the way to Yangzhou by boat. In Jia Huan's ears, at that time, it was often not Dong'er's soft voice that attracted Jia Huan's ears to listen carefully, but the heavy panting of the man above him when he moved vigorously. At the same time, Jia Huan also noticed Dong'er's reaction From the initial painful resistance to the later lewd response, I immediately realized that the recipient did not suffer all the time, but seemed to enjoy it quite a bit.Jia Huan's instinctive reactions can once again prove that his current orientation has not changed because of his reincarnation, and he is still the number zero of the oppressed party.

At the very beginning, Jia Huan was very depressed when he realized that he was number zero. In modern gays, the labels of "not tolerated by the world" and "sexy and shameless" are often attached to them, because the circle is very chaotic, and Because there are fewer number ones and more numbers than zeros, it is really not easy for number zeros to find a stable sexual partner, and they tend to degenerate.But Jia Huan is absolutely unwilling to do that. Being born different is not an excuse for depravity. If he can't meet a suitable partner, he would rather be celibate for the rest of his life.That's what Jia Huan thought, and he did as well. Therefore, he kept himself clean for 30 years and remained a virgin until his death.

It is even more difficult to reincarnate here. Even if Jia Huan himself refuses to marry for the rest of his life because he does not want to harm an innocent woman as his tragic wife, can other men, like him, refuse to marry and have children for the sake of disturbing the foundation?Wanting to ask a lover who shares his heart and mind to stay with him forever is simply too difficult to reach the sky.Therefore, Jia Huan made up his mind early on. Before the age of 20, if he meets someone who treats him sincerely, he will go with that person without hesitation. However, if he fails to meet him at the age of 20, he will give up completely Now, according to the life track of ordinary people, get married and have children.Anyway, there is a space to help, even if there is no love, you should be able to have normal sex with women and have children, right?At the same time, Jia Huan also decided that once he entered married life, he would never cheat. Even if he met a suitable person later, he would force himself to give up and concentrate on being a good husband and father.

Jia Huan's feelings towards Qi Qian are somewhat subtle.Although the first impression was not good, Jia Huan was really impressed by Qi Qian's powerful aura and unforgettable handsome face; the second time they met, Jia Huan deliberately provoked him, but was unexpectedly tolerated, and gradually Jia Huan's resentment dissipated, and his heart fluttered uncontrollably; later, when he found out that Qi Qian was married and had an extremely beautiful princess, Jia Huan basically gave up. Doesn't provoking a straight man mean courting death?Let alone a straight man with a family?

However, giving up does not mean that you cannot continue to appreciate and like him, just like a big star on the movie screen, I dare not hope that there will be any entanglements with him, but I can still continue to like him and watch him from afar He smiled and watched him happy.Jia Huan thought so.

Now, because of this inexplicable opportunity, God actually sent Qi Qian to Jia Huan's side, giving him the opportunity to observe and contact him closely.Faced with the object of secret admiration and appreciation, Jia Huan couldn't help but want to attract the attention of the other party and express himself in front of him, but this should be similar to the feeling of an ordinary fan when facing a favorite star, it is natural Show your true feelings.Besides, Jia Huan doesn't expect to have further development with Qi Qian, and will try to keep a certain distance so that they are safe and harmless to each other.To be honest, Jia Huan has always believed that he is a person with high moral standards, no matter in his previous life or in this life. It is fine to appreciate and like him silently, but if the other party has no feelings for him, or the other party already has a family , it should stop automatically.

However, Jia Huan looked at Qin Wang Qiqian who offered to stay in the Lin Mansion, confused, confused, and at a loss: What if this guy came to my territory? ! ! !Then, radiating hormones at me all the time? ! ! !The key is that he still looks like a straight man who doesn't know anything about it. How can I resist this?Don't force me to do wrong things...

Jia Huan yanked Lin Ruhai's sleeve, and whispered: "I'm afraid it's inappropriate for the prince to come to our house? What about sister Lin?"

Lin Ruhai said calmly: "That's okay. Go back and explain to her that you don't have to go out of the boudoir during this period. Besides, the girl lives in the backyard, and our elders live in the front yard. It's out of sight."

Jia Huan had no choice but to give up, and Lin Ruhai graciously asked King Qin to move to his house.

Qin Wang Qiqian didn't understand why Jia Huan was beaming when he was talking about his own plan just now, why he was so awkward when he talked about wanting to live in the Lin Mansion, and the whispers he said while pulling Lin Ruhai were actually called Qi Qian heard it.Qi Qian was a little unhappy in his heart, and he couldn't say anything, so he regained his condensed expression.All of a sudden, the atmosphere between the two of them was almost at freezing point. Fortunately, Lin Ruhai accompanied King Qin all the way and guided and chatted, which made it better.

When he arrived at Lin's mansion, Lin Ruhai hurriedly ordered the housekeeper to lead the eunuch who accompanied King Qin to inspect the residence, and ordered the kitchen to hold a banquet, but King Qin stopped him and said, "Master Lin, Xiao Wang has already disturbed me a lot by coming here uninvited. Moreover, it was time for Mr. Lin to recuperate from his illness, so it would be too prudent to run around for Xiao Wang. Xiao Wang will stay for a few days, and it is better to move back when the official post is cleaned up. Before that, Lin You don't have to be too polite, sir."

Lin Ruhai's sick and weak body really couldn't bear to toss, so he said: "Since the lord said so, I really went to rest. My forehead hurts so much. Please forgive me for not being able to accompany you. Otherwise, let my nephew take a rest." Stay with the prince."

Another bolt from the blue struck!

Uncle, don't leave, isn't it just me and him when you leave?Do you get along alone?

How can it be like this?A little bit of temptation is enough, too much, how can I stay calm?

It is said that when you are in love, it is best to devote yourself to work.

Therefore, Jia Huan didn't look sideways, only looked at Qi Qian speaking from the chest down, and didn't pay attention to his tragically handsome face.

Fortunately, Jia Huan was a planner in his previous life. Although he had no experience in planning a large-scale charity party, he had done similar small banquets or finished product roadshows countless times. Thinking about the merits of them, Jia Huan couldn't help but be amazed. Thinking like a spring, the words are endless: "This banquet can be defined as a charity dinner. At that time, His Royal Highness King Qin can take the lead in donating a sum of money, and then call on everyone to donate enthusiastically. The officials present will definitely follow in order to please His Highness. His Highness is actively donating money, seeing this scene, the merchants would think of it as doing their part to spend a large amount of money and set off a craze."

"Your Highness can temporarily adjust the appropriation of money and food that day to only collect food, and the money will be slow. If the charity dinner and other series of plans are successful, there is no need to force the money."

"Since we are going to charge such a high entrance fee for this dinner party, we must vigorously publicize and render it in advance. One way is to make a very beautiful large poster... What is the poster... Oh, this, I will talk about it later Explain in detail with Your Highness... There is another way to expand the guidance of public opinion... What is the guidance of public opinion... Simply put, it is what your Highness Qin Wang wants to do and what effect you want to achieve, but you can't do it alone Go and tell the common people individually, you need to have a similar team, and let them help you say that it is someone who will act as your mouthpiece instead of you... The effect we want to create from this public opinion now is that this charity dinner It's not just an ordinary fundraiser, it's also a feast to show your status and financial resources, the guests at the banquet are all VIPs, and you will get an unprecedented honorable experience..."

"There are still officials coming, do they have to pay the entrance fee? It's a bit annoying to watch them eat for free, why don't we ask them to do something practical..."

"There is also the arrangement of the seats that can be used to make some tricks. First, it is set that there will be 300 to 1000 people entering the venue. If ten people make one seat, there will be 500 to 2000 seats. Of course, the prince is the chairman in the middle, and then he will be seated next to him." There are VIP seats on the four sides of the prince. Then, 30 taels is an ordinary seat, 27 taels is a VIP seat, and 400 taels can be used to sit in the chairman seat facing the prince. This chairman can use a large round table for [-] people. On the two sides of the prince sit Wu Zhifu and Lin Yushi, the two highest-ranking local officials, and the remaining [-] seats can be sold for [-] taels of silver..."

"By the way, the most urgent task now is to clarify the names, main businesses, and operating conditions of all merchants in Yangzhou, and then compile them into a book, so that we can proceed to the next step..."

Qi Qian suddenly interrupted Jia Huan's words, and pointed out in one sentence: "There is a problem, just follow what you said, this dinner can be successfully publicized according to your idea, and the invitation card for admission is also in the Yamen of Yangzhou Prefecture." It was sold out, but if all the seats are sold out, plus the voluntary donation you planned, you can only raise 20 silver at most, so how can it be enough?"

Jia Huan couldn't help laughing, and said, "My lord, this meal needs to be eaten bite by bite. The dinner is just the first step, and it's also a way to build momentum for the big plan ahead."

For some reason, Qi Qian trusted this child with a confident smile on his face and mischievous eyes, so he agreed to be the chief planner of the entire charity dinner. Of course, the new term "chief planner" also came from In the mouth of this clever kid.

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In the next few days, Jia Huan, Qin Wang Qiqian, and all the officials in Yangzhou were very busy, and the work was carried out in an orderly manner.

First, several big brothels and casinos in Yangzhou were closed. According to the explanation given by the government, His Royal Highness King Qin, who is as pure and pure as snow in spring, came to Yangzhou. Seeing our low-level vulgarity in Yangzhou, wouldn’t it be a loss of Yangzhou’s face?

The daily consumption of the salt merchants who had nowhere to spend their money was curbed, and they couldn't hold back for a few days. They sneaked into the brothel that was closed for rectification, but were caught by the officers and soldiers who had already set a trap there. Being paraded in the streets and enjoying the treatment of rotten egg glaze.

The disheveled salt merchants were escorted to a busy street before being stripped of the ropes that bound their hands. The officers and soldiers scolded them and said, "It's good to have two bad money! You can walk sideways in the city of Yangzhou? The adults have said that prostitutes are not allowed during this period, and you will not change after repeated admonitions!"

The officers and soldiers were scolding vigorously, but they saw a huge wooden shelf erected at some point in front of them, which was as tall as several people, and a huge figure painting was hung on the top.

It is said to be figure painting, but it is actually very different from the common figure pictures in the market. It is not the kind of impressionistic painting at all, but very bright and realistic colors, like the painting skills of the Western side.The painting showed the whole body of a man with a particularly slender and tall figure.The man stands against the light, and wears a winged crown with a hairpin tassel and wings on his head, so although the patterns of dragons soaring into the sky on his apricot yellow four-clawed dragon robe and silvery white rivers and sea cliffs on the cuffs are bright and clear, The imposing manner is uncommon, but the face of the man whose whole body is plated with a circle of golden light and shadow is subtly hidden in the light and shadow, and the man's face is indistinctly visible. Only the looming jaw line in the light circle is slightly raised, highlighting the handsome outline. , making people imagine how respectable and elegant the man in this painting should be.

Beside the painting, there are a few lines of hearty characters: "Charity dinner - do you want to discuss state affairs with His Royal Highness King Qin and solve the difficulties for the people? Do you want to see the magistrate of Yangzhou make a painting? Do you want to sing together with Tanhua, a former criminal Is the poem right? You think...here, your wish will come true, and you will be our most honored guest, with your most generous deed." Below the large characters are painted a circle of figures in relief The group portraits should be the disaster-stricken residents of Cheng'an River, whose tragic scene of eating grass roots, bark, and Avalokitesvara soil is eye-catching.

Below the portrait is a man who looks like a scholar who is enthusiastically lobbying curious passers-by: "At that time, His Royal Highness King Qin will attend the dinner in person, and Lord Wu Zhifu, Lord Lin Yanke, etc. will also attend the banquet. It is said that Mr. Zhifu will paint on the spot, Mr. Lin Yanke will invite ten guests to make a couplet, and some people will play the piano... In short, they are all extremely elegant things, oh, everyone present Every guest will receive a nomination card personally written by His Royal Highness King Qin. Concubine, the man who has seen him automatically wants to change his sleeves, hahaha, just kidding, His Royal Highness Qin Wang is the famous 'King of Cold Noodles', it is not easy to have a meal with him, but this time we Yangzhou Citizens are blessed, as long as you are willing to do good deeds and donate 1000 taels of silver, you will be able to become a guest of His Royal Highness King Qin, just like this poster, yes, yes, it is called the same poster, worrying about the country and the people with His Highness King Qin , and have fun with the officials, yes, yes, only 1000 taels..."

"1000 taels of silver? How about a mere return?" The officers and soldiers who had just scolded the salt merchants shrunk down.

The salt merchants with rotten eggs on their faces straightened their backs one by one, and they were unusually tall: "1000 taels of silver! I can afford it! Let's go! Let's go drink with Lord Qin!"