In reality, the "passionate performances" in the brothels of Yan Kingdom were not like what Jiang Ming imagined, with beautiful women playing instruments, singing, and dancing gracefully.

Although the State of Yan was a direct descendant of the Daqian people, it was located in a remote and harsh place, far from the Central Plains cultural sphere, and was also a place where different ethnic cultures blended together.

Therefore, their performances are very characteristic of the local area!

It was quite similar to the performance Jiang Ming had seen at the small theater in Xuexiang the year he graduated; the overall atmosphere was lively, funny, and hilarious!

For example, banging one's head against a wooden barrel, swaying while drinking from a wine jar and tilting one's head back like a guzzler, telling bawdy jokes...

The themes performed and sung by the actors mainly revolve around "Wishing you prosperity" and "having an affair".

It's as if there's nothing else in life besides these two things.

I don't know if this is his usual performance style, or if the pimp specially put on this show to cater to Ji Bochang's preferences...

What impressed Jiang Ming the most was a rather handsome deliveryman who first sang sentimental love songs about brothers and sisters, which were actually quite nice!

However, as he sang, things took a turn for the worse. He pulled out a leather bag, similar to a hot water bottle used in modern winters, and started blowing hard into it, eventually bursting the bag!

The commotion was quite loud, a loud 'bang'! It startled Zhao Yong!

This caused Ji Bochang and the women to burst into laughter!

"Your Excellency, what is this?"

"That's a real skill! Lord Zhao... Does the State of Jin have anyone who can boast so much?"

"There has never been..."

......

Jiang Ming had no patience for their continued rambling. He gently pushed away the courtesan clinging to his arm and said mysteriously to Ji Bochang, "Your Excellency, the Lady asked me to pass on a message to you..."

"Oh? What?"

Ji Bochang immediately tensed up.

"Um...could you please have everyone on either side step back?"

"Get out! All of you, get out!"

Ji Bochang immediately kicked all the women out of the private room...

Jiang Ming took out the letter written by Jin Feng and handed it to Ji Bochang. After reading it, Ji Bochang gasped and nodded thoughtfully.

"Your Excellency, Prefect..."

Jiang Ming said, "Madam is very wise and knows that if we do not obey the mountain god's will, disaster may befall Dukang County! Therefore... she has entrusted me with the entire matter."

"Um!"

Ji Bochang nodded: "In that case, there's nothing to worry about! Mr. Jiang... just arrest these two brothers and send them up the mountain. You can handle it!"

In Jin Feng's letter, besides authorizing Jiang Ming to handle the two brothers Dong Chuan and Dong Shan with full authority,

It also reveals another layer of meaning: they want Mr. Jiang to replace Dong Shan in managing all the industries in Dukang County!

Ji Bochang was very satisfied with Jin Feng's arrangement!

He said to Jiang Ming, “Mr. Jiang, Madam’s meaning is very clear. This Dong Shan… although he has some talent, he is, after all, just a mortal. How can he be so prescient and strategist? If the business is handled by Mr. Jiang… then the business will surely be even more prosperous! Madam will definitely make a fortune every day! Lord Zhao, don’t you agree?”

"Of course!"

Zhao Yong chimed in with a laugh, "Master Jiang is indeed an immortal! How could an immortal lose money when he's doing business himself? I'm afraid my wife will become the God of Wealth from now on."

"Tsk! Oh dear!"

Jiang Ming, having gained an advantage, feigned innocence, frowning and clicking his teeth, pretending to be troubled: "Your Excellency, I am a cultivator, and I only wish to contract those mountains and transform them into an auspicious land, ensuring the smooth sailing of Dukang Prefecture... This matter of management is merely a mundane affair... If I were to manage it, I fear I would become a laughingstock among my fellow cultivators..."

"Eh...!"

Ji Bochang drawled out, trying to comfort him: "Mr. Jiang, you're overthinking it. Who would dare laugh at you? If anyone dares to laugh at you, Mr. Jiang, then I'm cursing my ancestors for eight generations! This prefect will not forgive them! Besides... this is Madam's wish, Mr. Jiang. Let me be frank with you, in Dukang Prefecture, you may not listen to me, but you dare not disobey Madam. When that woman gets angry, she doesn't care about family..."

"Ahem!" Zhao Yong coughed awkwardly and laughed, "Immortal Jiang, since... the Prefect and his wife both agree, you might as well comply!"

"Fine!"

Jiang Ming, looking extremely troubled, slapped his thigh and said, "If that's the case, then I'll break this rule to repay the Prefect's kindness!"

"Hey! That's right! Haha! Then this Drunken Phoenix Pavilion will be your property, Mr. Jiang, from now on! Hahaha! You'd better treat me tonight!"

"Tsk! Oh dear! Your Excellency, what are you saying! This is the lady's property, the lady's property..."

Upon hearing this, Ji Bochang was overjoyed, his face beaming with happiness.

"What does this Dong Shan look like?" Jiang Ming asked curiously.

"Hey! Look...aren't you coming?"

Ji Bochang pointed to the person walking towards the private room in the corridor outside the window and said, "That's him!"

The layout of the private rooms on the second floor of Zuifeng Pavilion is in the shape of a giant "回" character.

The first floor is the performance stage, and Ji Bochang's private box is naturally the VIP box, with its window facing the stage on the first floor.

As Dong Shan emerged from Luo Gongzi's private room and walked down the corridor towards Ji Bochang, he naturally came into the three men's view...

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