After the 200,000 Zhenxi Army passed through Suolong Pass and Longyu Pass, they had to build a large temporary camp to the west of Ganyang City due to a sudden snowstorm, and wait for the snowstorm to stop before continuing their journey.
And to the east of Ganyang City, there was also a camp built by the Huaide Army's vanguard and southern guard.
This time, the vanguard and southern guard of the Huaide Army were led by Fan Cheng, the Grand Commander of the Huaide Protectorate, to wipe out the bandits.
Fan Cheng was originally a deputy commander of the Xingwu Town of the Imperial Guards. Later, he was transferred by Prince Yong'an to the Huaide Army as the vanguard commander. After Sun Zhe came to Beijing to serve as the Minister of War, Fan Cheng took over the post of Grand Commander of the Huaide Protectorate.
This time, in addition to leading the Huaide Army's vanguard and the 40,000 elite troops of the Nanwei, Fan Cheng also mobilized 5,000 garrison troops and 15,000 civilians from various counties in Suide County to help transport food and fodder.
After the Zhenxi Army's camp was built, Sun Hao took Fang Xuanling, Ran Min, Liu Yu, Yang Dayan, Xiao Mohe, Xiong Kuohai, Pei Yuanqing and a thousand Huben cavalrymen to Ganyang City for a banquet.
Cao Tingjin, the Grand Commander of Ganyang Protectorate, and Chen Fengshi, the Governor of Pizhou, will host a banquet at Songzhu Pavilion on Chunxi Street tonight to welcome Sun Hao.
Songzhuguan is a brothel in Ganyang City that has been open for less than three years. The original nine brothels in Ganyang City were quickly overshadowed by Songzhuguan after its opening.
For example, in the two Oiran competitions last year and the year before last, Shochikukan not only swept the top four Oiran titles, but also had four young men win the title of Golden Hairpin each year.
In other words, each brothel can only send a maximum of eight prostitutes to participate in the Oiran Conference, otherwise the number of golden hairpins occupied by Songzhuguan would probably be even greater.
What makes Shochikukan different from other brothels is that all the girls there only sell their skills but not their bodies. Even those who have won the titles of Oiran and Golden Hairpin at the Oiran Conference still sell their skills but not their bodies in Shochikukan.
Of course, the girls in Songzhuguan can be redeemed, but they must agree to it, and the redemption price for each girl in Songzhuguan is an astronomical figure.
The Songzhu Pavilion in Ganyang City had been open for more than two years, and only five girls had been redeemed. The redemption price for three of them was 200,000 strings of cash, and the redemption price for the other two girls was 250,000 strings of cash.
However, these five girls who were redeemed did not have any of the top courtesans or golden hairpins from the previous two courtesan conventions.
Although the girls in Songzhu Pavilion did not engage in prostitution and only accompanied guests to drink, sing and dance for them, they were still sought after by wealthy businessmen in Ganyang City, and Songzhu Pavilion made a fortune every day.
When the leader of the Sanshui Society, Tang Jun, and the deputy leader, Zhang Hu, learned that Sun Hao would come to the city for a banquet, they were waiting at the city gate early to welcome Sun Hao into the city.
Although Sun Hao had long since resigned from the position of leader of the Sanshui Association, the Sanshui Association was never out of Sun Hao's control. After all, Sun Hao still had many industries in Ganyang City, which needed the help of the Sanshui Association to manage and maintain.
"Have you found out the origin of this Songzhu Pavilion?" Sun Hao asked Tang Jun and Zhang Hu.
Sun Hao had heard of the name of Songzhuguan a long time ago, and knew that behind Songzhuguan was the support of Chen Fengshi, the governor of Pizhou, and Cao Tingjin, the commander-in-chief of Ganyang Protectorate. Even the seven major gangs in Ganyang City did not dare to provoke Songzhuguan.
This made Songzhuguan the number one brothel in Ganyang City.
Tang Jun hurriedly said, "Reporting to the Grand Commander, we have found out that Songzhu Hall is actually Princess Yongning's property. Many of the girls in Songzhu Hall are even selected from all over the country for the palace."
Every year, young women with clean backgrounds, also known as Xiu Nu, were selected from all over the Liang State and sent to the imperial palace to be selected as concubines.
Princess Yongning is the eldest daughter of the current emperor. Her husband was originally the prince of King Fukang. However, less than two years after Princess Yongning got married, the prince of King Fukang died of illness, and Princess Yongning became a widow.
King Fu Kang was the only king of a different surname who inherited the throne in Liang State. The first King Fu Kang, Zhao Shanhe, was the most powerful general under the command of Chen Haonan, the founding emperor of Liang State.
There is a large island on the southeast coast of Liang State, named Hongxing Island. Its area is almost half the size of Pizhou. It is the hereditary fief of King Fu Kang. King Fu Kang of all generations also controlled all the navy of Liang State on the southeast coast.
After Princess Yongning became a widow, she returned to the capital from Hongxing Island. Relying on the favor of the current emperor, she amassed a huge fortune and set a precedent for buying and selling official positions in the Liang court.
Princess Yongning was in the capital, and even the Left Prime Minister Lu Zeng and the Right Prime Minister Fan Ziyong sometimes had to retreat when they met Princess Yongning. Only Prince Yong'an Chen Su could discipline his niece.
"It turns out that Songzhu Pavilion actually belongs to Princess Yongning. Sending a concubine to a brothel is quite an operation.
"Could it be that she acts so recklessly and the Emperor doesn't care? The concubines are for the Emperor to choose from for his harem." Sun Hao said in surprise.
Tang Jun sighed and said, "Grand Commander, the emperor is busy cultivating his Dao now, so I'm afraid he won't select concubines any more.
There are still beauty pageants every year in various places. Perhaps Princess Yongning is selecting new girls for Songzhuguan.
It is said that there is also a Pine and Bamboo House in the capital, with the same business model as the one in Ganyang City, and it should also be opened by Princess Yongning.
Two years ago, Tang Jun went to Emerald City and confessed to Sun Hao that he was an undercover agent of the Imperial Guard and expressed his sincere intention to join Sun Hao.
In fact, Sun Hao had known Tang Jun's true identity for a long time. He made Tang Jun the leader of the Sanshui Society in order to get rid of his gang identity on the one hand and to avoid further entanglement with the Jinyiwei on the other.
After the Zhenxi Army successively captured the Gule Kingdom and the Wensu Kingdom, Sun Hao no longer had to worry about many things, and he gladly accepted Tang Jun's surrender.
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