Chapter 70 Dandy (First Order)
Bianjing was the capital of the Song Dynasty and was home to many children of the powerful and wealthy.
As the saying goes, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. It is naturally impossible for these children of the powerful and wealthy to be harmonious with each other.
It is not uncommon for people to fight with each other or even engage in physical violence.
However, these children of the powerful and wealthy also know the importance of the matter, and even if they fight each other, it will not affect others.
Therefore, even though the diners on the first floor were of ordinary status, they were not afraid at all.
When the young man in brocade clothes led his men into Fanlou, someone reported it to the owner of Fanlou.
The shopkeeper was a man in his thirties. He smiled when he saw the leading man, "Isn't this Mr. Gan? You haven't been here for a while. What are you doing?"
The man in brocade clothes was full of anger, but when he saw the shopkeeper's expression softened a bit, he said, "Shopkeeper Su, I'm here to see Wei Sanlang. Have someone prepare a private room for me, and prepare some good wine and food. I'll go enjoy it after I take care of him."
Shopkeeper Su did not try to persuade him upon hearing this, but smiled and said, "Master Gan, do you understand the rules of Fanlou?"
"Of course I know that. Don't worry, I will compensate you according to the price of any damage. I have brought enough silver." said the man in brocade clothes.
There is a rule in Fanlou that fighting is allowed as long as it does not involve other people and the damaged items can be compensated according to the price.
However, this price is not the market price, but the price of Fanlou.
As the most upscale entertainment venue in Bian Jing, Fan Lou used to use the best equipment. After the item was damaged, the price Fan Lou offered increased several times.
Therefore, few people choose to take action in Fanlou. After all, the cost of attacking a family in Fanlou is too high.
As for not paying compensation, no one dares to do so.
The background of Fanlou has always been a mystery, but a few years ago, two sons of princes fought here, and in the end they were unwilling to pay compensation, and were finally taken directly to the Kaifeng government office by Fanlou’s guards.
When their father found out, he not only did not dare to cause trouble for Fan Lou, but instead beat his son up and ordered someone to send the compensation money over.
"Since Young Master Gan already knows, I won't say much. Come, lead the way for Young Master Gan." Shopkeeper Su called a servant and gave an order.
……
In a private room on the third floor of the middle building, seven or eight young men were sitting together drinking and chatting.
"I say, Wei Sanlang, why don't you invite us to Guangyuntai? Although the wine and food in Fanlou are delicious, it is bound to be a bit boring without beautiful women to accompany you." A young man said with a smile.
Another tall and thin young man teased, "Brother Wu, you just came back from being away from Beijing for several months. You may not know that Brother Wei tricked Gan Dalang. Now Gan Dalang is looking for him everywhere. Brother Wei was so scared that he didn't dare to go out for a while. He chose Fanlou because it is safe. If it wasn't for welcoming you, Brother Wei would not have gone out."
The man called Brother Wu became interested after hearing this and asked, "Brother Wei, how did you trick Gan Dalang and make him so angry?"
"Don't listen to Chu Silang's nonsense. How could I cheat him? I just won some money from him and he can't afford to lose it." Wei Sanlang curled his lips.
"It's not just a little silver. You won more than three thousand taels from him, and also won a jade pendant made of top-grade mutton-fat white jade. The silver is fine, but the important thing is the jade pendant. You had a good agreement on it, but now that he came to redeem it with silver, you gave it away. It would be strange if he doesn't fight you to the death." Another young man laughed.
"How would I know that a man would actually wear a jade Buddha? And I've been waiting for him for a few days, but he didn't come to redeem it. I thought he didn't want it anymore. It happened that my grandmother's birthday was coming up, so I gave it to her as a birthday gift. I can't ask my grandmother to return it, right? Otherwise, do you think I want to offend that idiot?" Wei Sanlang shook his head.
"Brother Wei, I think you should find a way to return the jade pendant to him. With Gan Jia Dalang's temper, if you don't give it to him, he will probably pursue you for the rest of his life." A young man reminded.
"You think I don't want to?" Wei Sanlang picked up the wine glass and drank it with a bit of annoyance, saying: "I originally wanted to steal the jade pendant from my grandmother. Who knew that my grandmother liked the jade pendant very much and wore it on her body, I..."
"boom!"
Before Wei Sanlang could finish his words, the door of the box was kicked open. He was about to curse angrily when he saw Gan Jiadalang walking in angrily.
"Wei Sanlang! Give me back the jade pendant, or I'll make you pay today!" Gan Dalang shouted angrily.
Gan Dalang already had a face full of flesh and looked very strong, and now he looked even more terrifying with his anger.
Wei Sanlang swallowed his saliva and said, "Gan Dalang, don't mess around. You didn't come to redeem the jade pendant. Give me some time, and I will definitely return it to you."
"Do you think I'm stupid? I went to your house several times to look for you, but you kept hiding from me. If you don't give me the jade pendant today, I will break your legs." Gan Dalang shouted.
"Brother Gan, I can guarantee him. I will make him return the jade pendant to you within three days, and you don't have to pay a penny." Wu Erlang said.
"No, you are all in the same group. You must want to help him deceive me."
Gan Dalang didn't believe it at all. He took two steps forward, grabbed the clothes on Wei Sanlang's chest, and pulled it up, shouting angrily: "Are you going to give it to me or not?"
When Gan Dalang shouted, his voice was full of energy, deep and rich, and his spit flew everywhere, spraying on Wei Sanlang's face.
Wei Sanlang didn't even dare to wipe it, he was so anxious that he almost cried.
……
Zhao Xing was enjoying the dance when he suddenly heard a noise. He frowned and said, "Let's go see what's going on."
"Yes." Liu Sanshi hurried away after hearing the voice.
After a while, Liu Sanshi came back and saluted, saying, "Your Highness, the eldest grandson of Duke Gan's mansion is fighting with the second son of the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel on the third floor. Many people are watching."
"Isn't Fanlou a property of the Imperial City Administration? How dare anyone take action here?" Zhao Xing asked in surprise.
That’s right, Fanlou is the property of the Imperial City Bureau.
This was not a secret; almost all officials and noble families above the third rank in Bianjing knew about it, but no one mentioned it.
"Your Highness, Fanlou has its own rules. If something is broken, you just need to pay compensation. There is no prohibition on taking action." Liu Sanshi said.
"This rule is interesting. Who made it?" Zhao Xing asked.
Liu Sanshi hesitated when he heard this.
Seeing this, Zhao Xing was surprised and asked, "Could it be that it was decided by the emperor, father?"
"That's right." Liu Sanshi nodded.
Zhao Xing was speechless when he heard this. It seemed that his father was quite short of money and had to come up with such a way to make money.
Zhao Xing pondered for a while and said, "Cao Qin, take your men and arrest those people. Send them to the Kaifeng government office and tell the Kaifeng prefect that without my order, those people should be locked up and not released."
"Yes!" Upon hearing this, Cao Qin bowed and walked out.
Although Zhao Xing traveled incognito, he was followed by hundreds of guards, both openly and secretly, and the entire fourth floor was guarded by his guards.
After receiving Zhao Xing's order, Cao Qin brought dozens of people directly to the third floor.
(End of this chapter)