The Great Wei Music Bureau

Chapter 204: Guanghan Tower Conversation

Last time we talked about Li Yi and Xu Li agreeing to meet in front of Guanghan Tower after dark, so let’s stop talking nonsense. It’s been a long time since the talented Li Yi went to the brothel for a stroll, let’s see if his competitive level has declined!

Although Guanghan Tower is not the best brothel in Linjiang City, it is definitely the most distinctive one. This characteristic is not like the Northern Wei style of Linjiangxian. So what are the characteristics of Guanghan Tower? Let's follow the footsteps of Li Dacai and take a look.

It is said that the moon is bright on the bank of Qiantang River, and pavilions and towers are flourishing on both sides. People all say that Suzhou and Hangzhou are beautiful, with beautiful mountains and clear waters and more lively people. The boat is sailing on the blue waves, and the black-clothed man is at the helm singing Wu dialect. When the boat reaches the sandbank, the guest calls for a halt, and listens to the sound of Guanghan Xiaosheng.

Li Yi, dressed in white, asked the boatman to stop the boat by the river. He suddenly remembered the competition between him and Yang Hua by the Bishui Lake, except that he came by boat this time. Li Yi shook his head and smiled, not wanting to recall the past. He looked up at the Guanghan Tower standing tall on the north side of the river.

The Guanghan Tower is built right on the concave bank of the Qiantang River. The whole building is crescent-shaped, echoing the river. The three-story building is neither too high nor too low, and is not as majestic as the Exiled Immortal Tower. But the beauty of it lies in its non-competitive style, just like the ranking of the Guanghan Tower in the Linjiang Flower Field, neither too high nor too low, but right in the middle.

I mentioned before that Guanghan Tower has its own characteristics. The first characteristic is that there is a large round window in the middle of the second floor. From our perspective, it is a floor-to-ceiling window, which is called Mingyue Mirror. This is nothing special. The key is that every night the Mingyue Mirror echoes the moon, using the light on and off to show the waxing and waning of the moon. And every night, there will be a dancer dancing in front of the window, showing her graceful figure through the light, which is a different kind of beautiful scene.

The second characteristic of Guanghan Tower is that there are no maidens or girls standing at the door to solicit customers. There are only four guards holding wooden sticks and two waiters guarding it. There is a wooden sign next to the door with a poem on it. If you want to enter the building, you must first recite the poem. After handing in the poem, if a girl likes you, she will give you a moon sign, and you can use this sign to meet the corresponding girl.

These are the only two special features you can see from the outside. You have to go inside to see the other features. Please be patient, maybe Mr. Li will go up to take a look, right? Let's continue.

Soon, Xu Li, who looked extremely out of place in his Confucian robe, arrived. You can imagine what it would be like if Zhang Fei wore Zhuge Liang's clothes. Xu Li is like this now! Li Yi patted his forehead. He really didn't want to say hello to him.

However, Xu Li saw Li Yi in white on the boat, raised his hand and shouted: "Master! Here! I'm here! Hahaha!"

The boatman glanced at Xu Li and asked with a grin, "Sir, is that man greeting you?"

Li Yi quickly turned around and said, "No, I don't know him!"

But even if he said so, things would not go according to his idea. Xu Li came to the shore and said excitedly: "Sir, let's go! Let's go up quickly!"

The boatman looked at Li Yi in surprise, and the latter said awkwardly: "Who are you?"

Xu Li said unhappily, "Sir, stop making a fuss! I did everything according to your wishes! Isn't this outfit elegant enough? Look! I paid extra money to make it! It's so beautiful! Okay, sir, I know this might be your first time visiting a brothel, and you can't bring yourself to do it. It's okay! It was the same for me the first time, I'll get better after going there more often! Let's go!"

As Xu Li was about to pull Li Yi's hand, Li Yi quickly pushed him away and said, "Don't pull me! I can't go to a brothel! You can read, go to the door and see what poems they are performing tonight. Come back and tell me, and I will write a poem for you so you can go up."

Xu Li looked at Li Yi with strange eyes, and the latter waved his hand, so Xu Li had no choice but to walk towards the door. After a moment, he ran back and said to Li Yi: "Sir, Guanghan Tower's poem today is weird, sometimes it's about Tathagata, sometimes it's about the moon, I don't know what it's about!"

Li Yi smiled and said, "You can appreciate poetry? Come on, read it to me."

Xu Li curled his lips and said: "Roll up the bead curtain

I have seen all the pain of separation in the world, but I have not seen the Tathagata. Who can save me? The bright moon on the river is silent, and the pedestrians in front of the building do not stop.

The woman in gauze clothes leans against the pillar of longing alone, without seeing her old love, where is her new love? The most unforgettable thing is that the beauty leaves the mirror, the flowers leave the tree.

Li Yi shook his head and laughed, "Juan Zhulian is a ci tune, which is a way of attracting customers! Don't worry, I'll write you a poem, and I guarantee that you will not only be admitted to the building, but also become a big celebrity in the building."

Xu Li was excited when he heard it: "Really! Then, sir, please write it quickly!"

Li Yi returned to the cabin and handed the manuscript to Xu Li after a while. Just as Xu Li was about to open it, Li Yi stopped him and said, "Don't open it! Give this paper to the waiter as it is, and tell him to let the girls in the building open it, otherwise there will be no reward! When he comes back to invite you in, you can give him some silver!"

Xu Li looked at Li Yi's determined expression, nodded seriously, and then happily handed the manuscript of the poem to the waiter. After following Li Yi's instructions, the waiter delivered the manuscript to the door, and Xu Li was waiting at the door.

After a moment, brilliant purple air flew out from the Moon Mirror on the second floor and floated towards Li Yi, who smiled and stretched out his hand, absorbing the talent. In an instant, all the windows on the second floor of Guanghan Tower opened, and beauties poked their heads out and looked at Li Yi, who smiled and waved to the girls.

Xu Li looked at Li Yi in surprise, then raised his head to look at the beauties upstairs, feeling extremely complicated: Damn it! Didn't you say you would send me upstairs? Didn't you say you would make me a big celebrity in the building? This is not right! Why are all the girls looking at you?

At this time, a mother's voice came from the building: "What are you looking at! Have you never seen a man? Look at how useless you are! Do you still want the reputation of Guanghan Building? Close the windows!"

At the command, the girls reluctantly drew their heads back and closed the windows. After a while, a plump old maid walked out, looked Xu Li up and down, and then said with a look of disdain: "How can you be a servant? You let your son stand on the boat like that? Do you have no confidence in your son, or do you look down on our Guanghan Tower!"

Xu Li was completely confused. How did I become a servant? He was about to start scolding her when a maid walked out of the door, bowed to the old maid, and whispered something. The old maid asked in surprise, "Really? Did she really say that?"

The maid nodded in response, and the old woman sighed, waved to the guards on both sides and said, "Close the door! Pack up, no guests tonight!" The guards and the waiters took back the wooden sign, followed the old woman into the house, and then closed the door, leaving Xu Li in a daze at the door. Xu Li looked around and walked to the riverside dejectedly.

Li Yi smiled and said, "What kind of blow did you suffer?"

Xu Li said unhappily: "Sir, you don't keep your word! I haven't even entered this building, and I haven't become a celebrity!"

Li Yi smiled and said, "Don't worry, we have to let them prepare well, otherwise how can they entertain us?"

Xu Li sneered, "What are you preparing for? The old lady just said that she won't be receiving any guests tonight!"

At this moment, the moon mirror on the second floor suddenly opened, and then a long wooden board stretched out, and lights shone on the long board, and then a sexy beauty walked out barefoot along the board. As the music sounded, the beauty danced, like a fairy flying in the air, floating as if isolated from the world, and as vague as a dragon dancing in the sky.

Seeing this scene, passers-by stopped, looked up, and marveled. Soon the whole street was crowded with people, and the windows of all the brothels were opened. People watched the beauty dancing alone in front of the windows, and the men were drooling and the women were jealous.

Looking at Xu Li again, this guy has turned into a pure love god of war again! His infatuation is really indescribable! He only murmured: "Oh my God! It's worth dying to sleep with her for one night!" He reached out to pull Li Yi, and then pointed at the beauty and said: "Sir, Sir, please help me once! Really, please help me again!"

Li Yi pushed Xu Li's hand away with a look of disdain and said unhappily: "Come on! Look at your lack of ability! Why don't you look in the mirror? Will the girl like you?"

Hearing this, Xu Li became like an eggplant hit by frost, and immediately wilted. Li Yi patted his shoulder and comforted him: "If I were you, I would find a woman who understands your feelings, live a good life, and don't think about those things!"

Xu Li sighed reluctantly, then asked, "Sir, do you think it's too late for me to learn poetry from you now?"

Li Yi waved his hand to signal Xu Li to come closer. The latter came closer. Li Yi slapped him on the back of the head and said coldly: "You took the wrong medicine! Now learn poetry!"

The music stopped and the dance stopped. The beauty stood still. The breeze blew, her skirt swayed, and the ribbons fluttered. The scene was naturally beautiful. Under the gaze of everyone, the beauty chanted:

"The flowers have faded and the green apricots are small. When the swallows fly, whose house is surrounded by the green water? The willow fluff on the branches is blown away. There is fragrant grass everywhere in the world!

There are swings in the building and people walking outside. People are walking outside, and the beautiful woman in the building is laughing. The laughter gradually fades away, and the voice gradually disappears. The affectionate one is annoyed by the heartless one.

The young master is really talented! I, Yueying, am here to greet you."

Li Yi raised his hand to salute and said with a smile: "I am Li Jing, meeting Miss Yueying. I never thought that a random poem would affect Guanghan Tower's business. It is really a sin."

Yue Ying said, “It’s easy to get a fortune, but it’s hard to find a bosom friend. Talents like Master Li are even rarer in the world. We in Guanghan Tower have always valued talent over money, so Master Li didn’t hold us back. I just wonder if Master Li is willing to compose another poem with me?”

Li Yi smiled and said, "Since the young lady is interested, then I will accompany you!"

Yue Ying bowed and thanked him, then she waved her hand and a flower boat came and stopped in front of the boat that Li Yi was riding. The maid in blue had set up a banquet on the deck and extended her hand to invite Li Yi to move over. The latter smiled and changed boats and sat down at the table. The maid in blue sat beside him, pouring wine and serving dishes.

Another maid in red came to the boat that Li Yi had taken before and handed the boatman a silver ingot. The boatman was grateful and bowed to the maid and Li Yi, then sailed away. The maid in red invited Xu Li to board the boat, and after Xu Li boarded the boat, he sat opposite Li Yi, while she served beside Xu Li.

Li Yi smiled but said nothing, picked up the wine glass and toasted to Yue Ying. The maid in blue took out a wine glass, filled it up, and threw it upwards. Yue Ying caught the wine glass and drank with Li Yi. This scene stunned everyone, and everyone could see that Miss Yue Ying and the maid were both skilled in kung fu.

Yueying drank the wine in the cup and then threw it down. The maid in blue caught it and poured wine for the two of them. Li Yi smiled and picked up the wine pot to pour wine for Xu Li. The maid in red immediately stretched out her hand and said with a smile: "Sir, let me do it, otherwise Miss Yueying will say that I didn't serve you well enough."

Li Yi nodded and said, "Oh, okay, thank you for your hard work, young lady." He then handed over the wine jug and touched the red-dressed maid's hand.

The maid in red smiled and didn't get angry, and continued to pour wine for Xu Li. But Xu Li saw Li Yi's little action, and before he could say anything, Li Yi had already raised his glass to toast, so he had to clink glasses with him and drink together.

After finishing his drink, Li Yi looked up at Yue Ying on the wooden board and said, “Miss, have you finished writing the poem?”

Yue Ying smiled and said, “I am not talented enough to have kept you waiting for so long. I am willing to punish myself by drinking a pot of wine!”

The maid in blue threw the wine pot casually, and Yueying swung her arm, the ribbon was directly wrapped around the handle of the pot and she threw the wine pot into the air, and the fine wine fell into the beautiful woman's mouth like a waterfall. After drinking the whole pot, Yueying took back the ribbon, and the maid caught the wine pot. The two of them saluted to Li Yi together. This scene attracted applause, cheers, and praises.

Yue Ying wiped her mouth and then said with a smile: “Sir, I have finished writing the poem!” Li Yi gestured with his hand.

Yue Ying said, “I also use the tune of “Rolling Pearl Curtain” as the theme of my poem. My lord, please listen to this one:

The east wind blows over the trees, feeling the spring's grace, the Qiantang River is leisurely. The clear water is endless, and I can't describe it. Let's watch Yueying dancing with her long scarf.