If there is anything new in Chang'an City recently, it is undoubtedly the establishment of a restaurant called Yuelai Inn.
It can become the center of the topic, not because of how luxurious the Yuelai Inn is, on the contrary, the Yuelai Inn is open to the common people, the price is not high, the food is more in line with the taste of the people, and the people who have some spare money are willing to spend here.
But what really makes it famous is not this, but the addition of some new professional storytellers that are not found in other restaurants and inns in this Yuelai Inn.
In fact, it can't be said to be a new profession, the so-called storyteller, if in the eyes of learned people, also has a provenance, this storyteller originated from the pre-Qin Dynasty among the hundreds of schools, nine streams and ten novelists.
The origin of the novelist should be from the barnyard official, that is, from the storyteller for a living.
Its meaning is mostly made by street talk and hearsay.
Spread the recitation of the public opinion, and the poetry is inquired in the sting.
Novelists have always existed in the community, and there is no real fault, but most of the time, they serve the powerful, similar to the fact that there are very few storytellers in restaurants today.
There is a serious lack of entertainment in this era, and now that the autumn harvest is coming to an end, many idle and bored people are also willing to come to this Yuelai inn to hear that the storyteller tells some interesting stories or wild history essays.
Although this Yuelai Inn belongs to Liu Xie's industry, and even this name is the product of Liu Xie's bad taste at the beginning, but it is the first time he has actually come to this Yuelai Inn, and this is also the first time he has set foot in an ancient restaurant inn, so he can't help but be a little curious.
Yuelai Inn is three floors high, in this era, it is already a high-rise building, the first floor is a place to eat, there are dozens of tables and chairs horizontally and vertically, it looks a little messy, but it does not give people a messy or crowded feeling, Liu Xie also pondered for a long time, only to suddenly realize that the tables and chairs on this floor are actually placed according to the position of the nine palace gossip.
In the middle palace, there are no tables and chairs, but a platform is set up, which is for storytellers.
The second and third floors are inns, which are used by travelers to live, and are in a hollow-shaped structure, and you can clearly see the central position from any place.
"Childe, you're here."
Li Ru discovered the existence of Liu Xie and the three of them at the first time, and hurriedly and quietly came to Liu Xie's side and bowed.
Although it is said that he is taking care of the Yuelai Inn for Liu Xie, and he can be regarded as the nominal owner of the Yuelai Inn, but Li Ru rarely appears in front of people, after all, there are not a few powerful people who can recognize him in this Chang'an City, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Li Ru rarely appears in front of people as the owner of Yuelai Inn on weekdays.
"Well, let's see how it's going."
Liu Xie smiled and nodded, and under the leadership of Li Ru, he went straight to a side room on the second floor, where he could also hear the voice of the storyteller downstairs.
At this moment, the old storyteller had just finished telling a story about King Qin Hui, took a sip of water on the stage, and was about to continue, but saw a guy in the audience gesture to him, slightly stunned, and then nodded quietly, smiled and looked at the diners around him and said: "The story of the Qin Dynasty will be here first, but today the old man wants to tell you something new." ” "Old Zhangtou, what happened to King Qin Hui quickly, don't sell Guanzi, the reward is indispensable to you."
There were many people in the audience who suddenly shouted.
The storyteller smiled bitterly, but said quietly on his face: "This new thing is not simple, what the old man wants to say today is the matter of His Majesty today." ” As soon as these words came out, everyone present was stunned, and then many people became worried, and some people shouted in a low voice: "Old Zhangtou, you are confused, how can you talk nonsense about these things and be careful about the lawsuit." ” "Rest assured, what I said today has been approved by the government."
The old man smiled.
After speaking, he didn't wait for everyone to ask, and began to talk vividly: "You should know that although Your Majesty is young today, your life has been quite twists and turns, first Dong Zhuo committed it, cholera Chaogang, and then Li Dao and Guo Yan two thieves bullied the king, however, although Your Majesty is young, it is a rare Ming Jun in ancient and modern times, and today I will tell you how His Majesty killed Li Guo and the two thieves outside the Chengming Palace. ” The old man is eloquent, and most of the things he said are facts, and he has been polished a lot by the old man.
"What does Your Majesty think" In the wing room, listening to the storyteller downstairs, Li Ru smiled.
"You wrote it," Liu Xie laughed.
"No, I just told this person what happened."
Li Ru shook his head, although he was talented, but in this regard, he was not as powerful as the old man.
"It's the first time I've heard someone tell me my story."
Liu Xie shook his head and smiled: "It's a little fresh, but what this person said is too exaggerated." ” "Your Majesty is already wise and powerful, and the slave maid still thinks that what this person said has weakened His Majesty's momentum."
Wei Zhong bowed.
"There are many rumors in the market, and there are many exaggerations, all of which are the work of these people."
Li Ru shook his head, but he disdained to stammer people with such a groveling attitude, even if the other party was the emperor.
"How is this Yuelai Inn doing" Liu Xie did not continue to say more about this matter, but instead asked about the things he was more concerned about.
Whether you want to suppress the family or strengthen yourself, in addition to force, intelligence and the control of public opinion are advantageous weapons, and the establishment of this Yuelai Inn is not for the purpose of collecting money in Liu Xie's plan, but for the collection of intelligence and the control of public opinion, and the storyteller is one of Liu Xie's plans.
"It's still going well, because of His Majesty's arrangement, in the Sanfu area, the Yuelai Inn in every county town has begun to make a living, but a novelist like Zhang Lao, the ministers visited Guanzhong all over the country, and only found Zhang Lao."
Li Ru smiled bitterly.
"It's okay, take your time in this matter, or find some clever people to come here to listen to it."
Liu Xie said with a smile: "If the financial resources are sufficient, the inn can be developed in various counties." ” After all, looking at the business of this Chang'an Yuelai Inn, it is still good, although the profit is not high, but the small profits are widely consumed, the higher the popularity of the Yuelai Inn, the greater the help for Liu Xie to grasp public opinion.
"At present, the minister does not recommend expansion, firstly, there is a lack of manpower, and secondly, if the development is too fast, even if there is the support of His Majesty behind him, it is easy to commit taboos and be rejected by others."
Li Ru shook his head.
"That's right, lay a solid foundation first."
Liu Xie nodded when he heard this, this is not the first time he has heard this, whether it is Jia Xu or Li Ru, they can be regarded as old and serious, the two use tactics and have similarities, but their actions are more stable than the other, at this moment Liu Xie has been persuaded by Jia Xu twice, and he has some experience of stability.
"Sir, I heard that Your Majesty is only eleven years old now, and he is really as powerful as you say" Just as the two were talking, they heard a crisp voice outside the door, questioning the storyteller. t1706231537: