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Cai Jing's lifestyle was even more extravagant and decadent.
They love to gather with others for feasts and entertainment.
Cai Jing's younger brother, Cai Bian, disagreed with his political views.
He once submitted a memorial stating that "there was not a single day without a banquet."
"Extravagant lifestyle"
Emperor Huizong, who also had a penchant for luxury, did not blame Cai Jing for this.
They actually envied his extravagant lifestyle.
After the Cai Xiangfu residence was repaired,
The street in front of the store has also been widened.
However, the street vendors who used to make a living on the streets have all been driven away.
Firstly, it was to ensure peace and quiet and to display the Prime Minister's authority.
Secondly, it also prevents people from lying in ambush and attempting assassination.
Cai Jing was in power for more than a decade.
He ruined their family and caused their deaths.
It includes former high-ranking officials and nobles.
There were also ordinary people,
Therefore, every year people risk their lives to assassinate him.
Unfortunately, Cai Jing was a cautious person.
They always had guards with them when they came and went.
Therefore, no one has succeeded.
Compared to the deserted Liangmen Street,
Yonglu Street is very bustling.
The streets were lined with vendors hawking their wares.
Specialties of the four hundred military prefectures
Even exotic treasures from overseas countries,
They were all transported here to be sold.
Many pedestrians were attracted and stopped in their tracks.
Suddenly, there was a commotion ahead.
Pedestrians on the road moved aside to both sides.
Upon seeing this, the people of the capital all scattered to both sides.
Some people from other parts of the country who came to Beijing haven't realized what's happening yet.
Then they saw a group of imperial guards escorting a man over.
The whip occasionally struck the heads of pedestrians who couldn't dodge it...
Chapter 1475 Gathering
The pedestrians were beaten so badly they ran away with their heads in their hands.
That's when I realized what had happened.
They quickly followed suit and dodged to either side.
Those who can't dodge in time will inevitably get a couple of lashes.
Xiao Qi, who sells pears, sidled up to the pancake stall next door.
"Look, even the young Grand Commandant Gao Kan from the Palace Guard has gone to the Prime Minister's residence."
"It seems that a grand banquet will be held at the Prime Minister's residence again today."
"I wonder how many more quails will suffer today."
"I heard that Guo San sends hundreds of quails to Prime Minister Cai's residence every day."
"The Prime Minister only wants quail tongues to make soup."
"The rest were all taken away by Guo San,"
"But it's Guo San who benefits,"
"Over the years, I've bought several houses in the city."
"If I could get the pear into the Prime Minister's residence,"
"Then they would have no worries about food and clothing."
The man selling steamed buns glanced at Xiao Qi.
"If you want to send something to Prime Minister Cai's residence, you must first pay tribute to the chief stewards, both high and low,"
"You should gather several dozen strings of cash first."
"If you don't have any, you should just stick to selling your pears on the street."
"Sir, how many steamed buns would you like?"
“If I had several dozen strings of cash, my grandson would not go to him to suffer.”
Xiao Qi said sullenly,
Seeing that others have guests,
They also went to the streets to sell their wares.
Military officers rode horses, while civil officials rode in sedan chairs.
Although the modes of transportation are different
But what they had in common was that they were both surrounded by a large group of people.
Everywhere they went, chaos and disorder ensued.
Yonglu Street has just returned to some calm today.
Then another chaotic scene ensued.
The Cai Xiang Mansion, just across the street, presents a completely different scene.
Cai Jing, along with Tong Guan, Gao Kan, and others who arrived earlier, sat at the table.
Drinking fine wine,
The wine glass in my hand was just empty,
The beautiful woman beside him then diligently added the ingredients.
Several beautiful women danced gracefully in the middle.
Her thin veil was almost transparent.
Sometimes they flutter like colorful butterflies.
Sometimes it sways like a willow branch.
The ministers in the hall, all over sixty years old, were filled with fervor.
Gao Kan stared at one of the voluptuous beauties with shining eyes.
"The Grand Tutor is truly a divine being,"
"It's a pleasure to be served by such beautiful women."
Cai Jing was already over seventy years old at this time.
Although I was already willing but unable to do so.
However, his hobby of collecting beautiful women never stopped.
The mansion was filled with beautiful women.
Local officials catered to his preferences.
They also frequently show filial piety.
These young women, in the prime of their lives, served Cai Jing, an elderly man in his sixties.
Of course, there are many who can't stand being alone.
It inevitably attracts attention and unwanted attention.
Therefore, scandalous affairs were rampant in the Cai family.
This gave even the all-powerful Cai Jing a headache.
Ordinary officials rarely dared to make a move on these beautiful women.
However, Gao Kan, who is currently very favored by the Emperor, is not included in this list.
Gao Kan was just like his uncle Gao Qiu.
They were all from humble backgrounds,
Music, dance, spear, and staff fighting
He is skilled in all forms of sumo wrestling and other martial arts.
And what the current emperor enjoys is precisely the idle and dissolute behavior of these young men.
Therefore, after Gao Qiu's death,
Besides inheriting Gao Qiu's position as Grand Commandant, Gao Kan...
And the emperor's favor never waned.
Although Cai Jing holds a high position of power,
However, it is known that throughout history, many prime ministers have been ruined by the words of the emperor's favorite ministers.
Therefore, he usually cultivated good relations with the emperor's favorite ministers, such as Gao Kan, and close advisors like Yang Jian.
He laughed and said,
"Who has Grand Commandant Gao taken a fancy to this time? Just take him away in a bit."
This was clearly not the first time Gao Kan had done this.
Without being polite, he cupped his hands and smiled,
"Then I shall accept your offer without being impolite."
Amidst the laughter and conversation,
Several more people arrived one after another.
By this time, several different groups of beautiful dancers had come and gone in the hall.
Cai Jing saw that everyone had arrived.
He then waved for the dancing women in the hall to leave.
Watching the last woman leave,
Gao Kan then put away his lecherous expression.
"Grand Tutor, what is the purpose of summoning us here?"
Cai Jing glanced around.
Distinguished guests,
It included emperor's favored ministers and close advisors such as Tong Guan, Gao Kan, Yang Jian, Liang Shicheng, and Wang Fu.
There were also court cronies like Song Qiaonian and Hu Shiwen.
It could be described as a small imperial court.