Da da--
At this moment, the sound of hooves could be heard.
The handsome Ninth Prince, who was wearing a light golden robe, sat leisurely on a black horse. Behind him was the honest Qin Qiong and the beautiful bearded Chang Yuchun, who were slowly walking over.
"Greetings, Your Highness."
Fang Xuanling, Cheng Yaojin, and the others hurriedly bowed.
Li Dun silently nodded his head. He immediately dismounted and handed the reins in his hand to Qin Qiong. He strode in front of Li Jing and said with a smile,
"Li Weigong, do you want to pay me back? If he didn't return it, he would have to put on a show today.”
"I don't have the money to pay you back."
Li Jing sighed and continued to hold on. His expression suddenly turned serious as he lowered his voice and said,
"Your Highness, if you want to perform in this old man's residence, this old man won't hold it against you. Since things have already come to this, this matter will be put to the past. However, if you ask someone else to come to this old man's residence to listen to the opera, how will this matter be settled?”
"Your Highness, don't talk about the Imperial Court. This old man doesn't like to hear it!”
"What do you want?" Li Dun asked curiously.”
"See that fence?"
"I only have one condition," Li Jing said with a solemn expression."If you give me one tael of gold to go in and listen to the play, I'll take 80 percent."”
"What are you doing?" Li Dun's eyes narrowed.”
"This is reasonable."
"I'm poor." Li Jing sighed.”
"I'll give you 20%."
Li Dun knew that Duke Wei would definitely stop him, but he didn't expect him to ask for an exorbitant price. He simply raised two fingers and said in a serious manner,
"You're right. After all, although this mansion belongs to the Imperial Court in name, it's still your mansion in reality. I don't take advantage of others, and I won't give others a chance to talk about it. However, this pair of broken fences isn't worth eighty percent.”
Li Jing frowned. Why was he so easy to talk to today?
It didn't make sense. Logically speaking, shouldn't he be so anxious when he encountered such a situation? He didn't even give 10%? Why would he come over to collect debts and let the indebted earn a lot in the end?
"How about…"
"Your Highness, sign it?" Li Jing asked hesitantly.”
"..."
After saying that, Li Jing's face couldn't help but turn red. He thought of the last time when he had " signed a little bit " to get himself involved. If he hadn't written something on the paper at that time, there wouldn't have been such an opera performance today.
If he were to sign it now…
What if he was tricked again?
Moreover, this deal was not a loss no matter how he thought about it. There were not only 500 people here today, but even 1,000 people were enough.
One tael of gold per person was equivalent to one thousand taels of gold, which was a total of six hundred strings of gold. It was more than enough to buy a house in a good location in Chang 'an.
After thinking about it, Li Jing coughed lightly and said,"Your Highness, I trust you. Today, no matter how many people come, they can enter. When the time comes, I will only take 20%.”
"But your mansion can only accommodate 500 people.”
"No worries!"
Li Jing waved his hand as if nothing had happened. He turned to look at the mansion's steward at the side and said,
"Go, get the ladder."
"Duke, why are you moving the ladder?" Manager Liu asked in astonishment.”
"Tell those who came to watch the show that those who came first have seats. Those who came later still want to watch, let them go up the beam!”
Li Jing's expression was solemn as he added firmly,""In short, remember this old man's words. Anyone who enters this old man's residence must not lose a single cent. This old man is so poor that I can't even open a pot.”
"..."
Cheng Yaojin was speechless.
Fang Xuanling was speechless.
Why are you still holding on at this time?!
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In the courtyard of Duke Wei's mansion, there were five hundred tables. The important officials of the court, led by Fang Xuanling and Cheng Yaojin, were sitting in the first row.
The second row was led by Governor Luo Teng, who had come to watch the show, as well as Minister of Revenue Sun Fujia.
Five hundred tables were filled to the brim.
Li Jing's ladder was also put to use. The Tang opera fans sitting in the room were merchants, scholars, and so on.
There were at least 1,500 people who came to watch the show!
1,500 people, that was 1,500 gold taels, worth 900 strings of money!
Li Jing sat contentedly in the empty seat in the middle of the first row. He, Fang Xuanling on the left, and Cheng Yaojin on the right, looked curiously at the stage.
He really wanted to know what kind of tricks Leedun would play.
Because he didn't like sitting next to Duke Wei, Li Dun chose to sit on Fang Xuanling's left. As he watched the show that was about to begin, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. The corner of his eyes were filled with a teasing light as he glanced at Li Jing, who still didn't know what was about to happen.
Old brat, you'll have a good time this time.
On the stage.
Qin Qiong leaned against the snow python and wore a handsome helmet. His expression was calm as usual, and under the contrast of his tall figure, he appeared extremely mighty.
Below the stage, everyone watched this scene with interest.
This scene was fresh!
Fang Xuanling's eyes grew brighter and brighter.
"The soldiers are heroic, the children are tigers and leopards, the army is mighty, the earth is shaking, and the mountains are shaking.!”
Suddenly, Qin Qiong shouted.
Clang clang…
The musicians who had been selected from the palace in advance were sitting behind the scenes. When they heard the voice coming from the front desk, they hurriedly followed the method that Li Dun had taught them and started to beat the drums and gongs.
"The general was born with courage, with the Autumn Water Goose Feather Saber at his waist.”
Qin Qiong's gaze was steady as he swept his gaze across the crowd below the stage, causing everyone to feel his imposing aura. Only then did he say in a deep voice,"
"I was a famous general of the Tang Dynasty. I wonder why I attacked the Han Dynasty!”
Puff!
Below the stage, some people who were drinking water suddenly spat it out.
Cheng Yaojin, Fang Xuanling, and Li Jing were dumbfounded.
What kind of show was this?
Thump, thump!
The gongs and drums sounded again.
"I'm handsome!"
"My surname is Qin, and my name is Qiong," Qin Qiong said solemnly.”
"The Emperor of the Great Tang is a subject, and I am the Grand Marshal of the army. I have received the order of His Majesty to lead a sentry to fight against the Han General Guan Yu!”
Guan Yu?
Wasn't Guan Yu from the Han Dynasty?
The Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty weren't even close to each other!
Fang Xuanling held the teacup in his hand and stared blankly at Qin Qiong on the stage. Suddenly, he had an epiphany.!
At this moment, a burly man holding the Green Dragon Crescent Blade in one hand, wearing a purple robe, stroking his beautiful beard, walked up with a cold expression.
Chang Yuchun suddenly shook his sleeves, straightened his crown, stroked his beard, and put on airs before shouting,"
"I, Guan Yunzhang!"
Why did he have a Shandong accent?!
Isn't Guan Yu from Shanxi? Why did they find a Shandong singer to sing?
The people sitting below the stage became more and more confused.
However, many people who were watching the show were already smiling from ear to ear. This show was quite interesting.
Chang Yuchun's voice was rough as he shouted,"
"I didn't know that Qin Qiong had invaded my border because of a scandal!”
"Soldiers!"
"Meet the enemy!"
Following that, he turned around and waited for Qin Qiong to go on stage.
As soon as the two of them met, Qin Qiong unfurled his pair of maces, and Guan Yunchang held his saber horizontally. They stared at each other without blinking, but in their hearts, they felt awkward looking at each other!
The people below the stage looked at the two of them even more awkwardly. What was going on?
"Come and tell me your name!" Chang Yuchun shouted.”
Qin Qiong swung the pair of truncheons in his hands downward abruptly, drawing out a truncheon flower. He stared at Chang Yuchun and said coldly,""Tang General Qin Qiong! Who are you?"
"Han General Guan Yu!"
"Why are you here to fight?" Chang Yuchun asked with a straight face.”
The people below were curious. That's right, why were they fighting?
"Sigh!"
Qin Qiong suddenly sighed.
Eh, there's still singing?
Fang Xuanling was surprised. He usually liked to listen to opera, so he had a lot of knowledge about opera.
There was a rule on the stage that this was a challenge to sing.
Immediately after, the sound of gongs and drums could be heard.
Qin Qiong sang loudly,"
"I'm in the Tang Dynasty and you're in the Han Dynasty. Why are we fighting?”
"Yes!"
Chang Yuchun placed the Green Dragon Crescent Blade behind his back with one hand and grabbed Qin Qiong's wrist with the other. He sang,"
"I told you to call, so you did! Aren't you going to fight?"
Chang Yuchun paused for a moment and tilted his head to look at the audience. His index finger, which was like a rolling pin, pointed at Li Jing, who was sitting below the stage and stroking his beard while looking at the stage with interest. He said loudly,
"He won't pay me back!"
Puff!
The hundreds of people below the stage spat out the tea in their mouths at the same time. Immediately, countless faces were dumbfounded as they looked at Li Jing, whose expression had stiffened.
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