Chapter 260: King Qi is invited
Li Daozong sent three groups of people to find Princess Gaoyang, and in the end, she had to compromise, and she was very unwilling to board the car and agree to go back to Jiangxia Wang Xingyuan, on the condition that Qin Mubai escorted her "personally".
Qin Mubai rode a horse and accompanied her car to take a trip.
Princess Gao Yang sat in the swinging carriage, and her heart was so depressed. She opened the window and shouted outside, "Hey! ”
"What?" Qin Mubai smiled.
"I'm not going to do it!" Princess Gao Yang pursed her face, very unhappy.
"What's wrong? Didn't you just say it, is this going to change again? Qin Mubai said with a smile.
"I'm not talking about it." Princess Gaoyang said unhappily, "Now it's okay, Mei Niang wants to do business in Xiangzhou, and she can accompany you day and night." As for me, I have to go back to Chang'an in a few days. It's not okay, it's not fair! ”
Qin Mubai smiled helplessly: "Then what can I do?" ”
Princess Gaoyang's eyes rolled slightly, and she suddenly smiled treacherously: "Otherwise, let's get married in Xiangzhou, okay?" Then I can stay in Xiangzhou and not go back to Chang'an! Anyway, the prince's brother and the emperor's uncle are also there, they can get married! ”
"Nonsense!" Qin Mubai scolded her angrily.
Princess Gaoyang cried with a sad face: "This doesn't work, that doesn't work, what should I do?" I'm so far away from you, and you have Mei Niang by your side, you won't miss me anymore. Maybe it won't take a few days to forget about me. And, there's ......."
"What else?" Qin Mubai asked with a smile.
"And ......" Princess Gaoyang's face suddenly turned red, and she murmured, "You are accompanied day and night, lonely men and widows...... I'm not at ease! ”
"Haha!" Qin Mubai laughed, "Are you afraid that she will get the moon first near the water?" ”
"Hmph, less smelly beauty!" Princess Gao Yang said bluntly, "She has told me that you can't do it for a day, don't want to touch her for a day!" Hmph, me too! ”
"Oh, so the two of you have already discussed it." Qin Mubai laughed harder.
"Don't laugh, big bad!" Princess Gaoyang knew that she was speechless, so she angrily threw down the curtain and sat in the carriage to sulk.
Qin Mubai thought for a while, leaned over to the car window and said, "Ling'er, how can I not forget you, you can't trust me like this?" ”
Princess Gaoyang was overjoyed, but her mouth was not soft, and she said hatefully: "It's hard to say! Men, they are all big villains! So, I'm going to look at you all the time. ”
"What can be seen is not yours. You still don't understand this truth? Qin Mubai said, "The two of us have gone through so many ups and downs to be together, if I don't cherish it, wouldn't it be better than a beast?" I, Qin Mubai, in this life, how can I fail you? ”
Princess Gaoyang was slightly stunned, recalling the twists and turns experienced by the two, and couldn't help but feel a warmth in her heart. She lifted the window again, looked at Qin Mubai with affectionate eyes, and said softly: "Fool, I believe in you." I just don't want to leave! …… Chang'an, Xiangzhou, thousands of miles away, it is so difficult to see each other. Why don't you think of a way to see when you can be transferred back to Chang'an? By the way, Mei Niang will also be brought to Chang'an at that time. I'm not as selfish as you think. ”
"I never thought you were selfish." Qin Mubai said, "It's just that this matter is better to think about it in the long run!" Wu Wang and I have only been here for half a year, and it is too early to talk about a transfer at this time. Since you're here this time, stay longer. Anyway, King Jiangxia is also a prince who is idle, and no one urged him to go back too early. You can also stay with him for a little longer! ”
"Good!" Princess Gaoyang nodded happily and said with a smile, "After talking for a long time, this sentence is a little more beautiful." ”
Qin Mubai sent Princess Gaoyang to the Jiangxia Palace, and just entered the door, but Li You greeted him first, and said with a spring breeze on his face: "Mubai, Ling'er, you are back - Ling'er, look, who is coming?" ”
Princess Gao Yang looked at the main hall and immediately jumped up with joy: "Uncle! ”
At this time, a middle-aged man in his thirties and forties walked out of the hall and said with a smile from afar: "Gao Yang, uncle really wants to kill you!" ”
Qin Mubai glanced at him, a man who looked very thoughtful, quite a bit of high-spirited demeanor, three locks of slender flying whiskers added elegance, not tall or short, wearing a round-necked green shirt and group shirt, looking quite free and capable.
"This is Gao Yang and Li You's uncle, Yin Hongzhi, the brother of Concubine Yin De, right? I have heard its name for a long time, and I will only see it today. Qin Mubai said in his heart.
Princess Gaoyang had already rushed over and threw herself into Yin Hongzhi's arms, screaming and jumping excitedly: "Uncle, why did you come to Xiangzhou too?" Long time no see, I miss you! Is my aunt okay? ”
"Good, good, everything is fine at home." Yin Hongzhi also seemed quite happy, and said happily, "It's just that you haven't been to Bingzhou for more than a year, and we miss you very much!" When your brother came to Xiangzhou, I was running an errand in a city under the rule of Dengzhou. When I heard that you had arrived in Xiangzhou, I immediately handed over the official business at hand and hurried to see you. ”
"Apologize, uncle!" Princess Gao Yang smiled a little embarrassedly, "I didn't even go to see you, but let you come to see me." ”
"You can't be blamed for that. As the saying goes, a married daughter is the water that is spilled, you are here with your husband, how can you still think of your uncle? Yin Hongzhi laughed jokingly, turned to look at Qin Mubai, and nodded again and again: "This one is the famous Qin Mubai Qin Gongzi, right?" ”
"Hey, uncle, do you recognize him? Have you seen that? Princess Gao Yang asked curiously.
"I haven't seen it." Yin Hongzhi said with a smile, "It's just that Langjun, a young man who can accompany Princess Gaoyang and is so good-looking and talented, who else can there be besides Qin Mubai?" ”
"Mr. Yin is really good eyesight." Qin Mubai stepped forward with a smile and arched his hand, "The junior is Qin Mubai." ”
"How dare you, how dare you!" Yin Hongzhi hurriedly returned the salute, "Qin Gongzi was born in Jiangmen with outstanding merits, and the young hero is famous all over the world, and it is really comforting to see him today." ”
"Where, Mr. Yin is overrated." Qin Mubai replied politely.
Princess Gaoyang was not happy to hear this, and shouted: "Oh, uncle, Mu Bai! What are you talking about, it's all a family, do you need to be polite? Brother, have you arranged a place for your uncle to live? If not, give it to Mu Bai, he is the landlord of Xiangyang, hehe, don't be polite to him. ”
"Don't worry about it, such trivial matters have been arranged for my brother a long time ago." Li You smiled and said, "Mu Bai, my uncle has come from afar, have you ever had time to accompany the two of us to the cold house for a drink?" ”
"Okay, I can't ask for it." Qin Mubai readily agreed.
"I'm going too!" Princess Gao Yang suddenly exclaimed happily.
"Ling'er, it's getting late, don't go. Stay in Xingyuan obediently, how about we come back to you tomorrow to play together? Li You stroked Princess Gaoyang's face and said, "Don't embarrass Uncle Jiangxia!" ”
"Hmph...... Okay! Princess Gaoyang had no choice but to agree.
At this time, Li Daozong also walked out of the main hall and said with a smile: "The family chatted very speculatively, I don't know if this king has disturbed you?" ”
"Uncle Huang is too polite." Li You said, "Ling'er is back, and I have to bother the emperor to control it more." Let's leave without disturbing Uncle Huang's purity. ”
"Why hurry? A banquet is being prepared in the house, and if the two of them stay, the guest rooms here are also very well packed. Li Daozong said.
"Thank you Uncle Huang for your kindness, the little nephew has already arranged a place to live, so I won't bother Uncle Huang. I'm waiting to say goodbye! Li You insisted on leaving, Li Daozong didn't force him to stay, he glanced at them thoughtfully, he nodded and said, "It's okay." If you have some free time, you may wish to come to our house and sit down. ”
"Okay." Li You nodded and said to Qin Mubai, "Mubai, let's go together?" ”
"It's fine." Qin Mubai resigned to Li Daozong and accompanied Li You and Yin Hongzhi to go out together.
Li Daozong looked at the background of the three of them leaving, his brows furrowed slightly, and he fell into deep thought. Princess Gaoyang stood aside unhappily, and muttered, "Uncle Huang, can't you let me go to accompany my uncle and brother?" ”
"Did I just say I wouldn't let you go?" Li Daozong said, "It's clearly your brother, and he won't let you go." ”
"Uh......" Princess Gao Yang was stunned, "Then can I go now?" ”
"Forget it! He won't let you go, so naturally he has a reason. Li Daozong patted her on the shoulder kindly, "Let's go, I'm going to have dinner with Uncle Huang." ”
"Hmph, I must be talking about something 'important and important'!" Princess Gao Yang said angrily, "Why is it the same no matter what kind of man it is? When it comes to serious matters, you have to leave us alone? ”
"Don't guess." Li Daozong said with a calm expression, "What can the three of them talk about 'business' and 'big things'?" Maybe it's just drinking flower wine and looking for happiness. ”
"Phew! Uncle Huang, you are disrespectful to the old! Mu Bai is not that kind of person! Princess Gao Yang hurriedly shouted.
Li Daozong smiled: "Then you mean, your brother and uncle are like that?" ”
"Hmph, I won't tell you, I'm playing with me again! I'll eat! ”
Qin Mubai and Li You went out of the trip, so they said to them: "Since the two of you have come to Xiangyang, please let you go to the east of the next place, and invite the two of you to have a few drinks in the Fengya wine shop in Xiangyang, so that you can enjoy the friendship of the landlord in the next place." ”
Li You smiled and said, "Mu Bai, my uncle is an easy-going person, you don't have to be so polite." The humble house is already preparing a banquet, so you won't have to spend money. All you have to do is take a mouth and a belly, and eat and drink with us - please! ”
"Yes, Mu Bai." Yin Hongzhi also smiled affectionately, "Although Ling'er hasn't passed the door yet, it's only a matter of time, so we are a family." If a family doesn't talk to two families, you don't have to be polite. You'er has already prepared a wine banquet there, so it's good for you to come along. ”
"That's fine." Qin Mubai smiled heartily, "Then you're welcome!" Two, please! ”
Li You and the others came by car, Qin Mubai rode a horse, and the group headed towards the west of the city. When Li You arrived in Xiangyang, he neither stayed in Xingyuanguanyi nor settled in Li Ke's, but chartered a large inn in the west of the city and lived there alone. Qin Mubai once heard some rumors, saying that Li You had to change many different Qinglou women every day, open gambling stalls in the inn, play cockfighting, and sing unrestrained and unhappy every night. When he came to Xiangzhou, he didn't see the sky, he was already famous, and everyone in Xiangyang knew that Li You, the king of Qi who was greedy for gambling and lustful, was here.
When they arrived at the inn, the three of them got off the carriage and horses, and two big men greeted them and bowed to Li You.
Qin Mubai was somewhat familiar with these two people, and the last time he saw Li You in the Assassin's Mansion, in addition to bringing a group of women, he followed these two people by his side.
Li You saw Qin Mubai looking at the two of them, so he said, "Mubai, let me introduce you." These two people are my henchmen, this one is called Zan Junmo, and the one next to him is called Liang Mengbiao. The two of them are strong in martial arts and loyal, and they can be called dead soldiers. You two, haven't you seen General Qin soon? ”
"I've seen General Qin!" Zan Junmo and Liang Mengbiao hugged him together.
"You're welcome." Qin Mubai nodded and smiled, but he was secretly a little unhappy in his heart - because of these two people, there was a "gangsterism" between their eyebrows, obviously either treacherous or evil, which could be seen at a glance. I have heard for a long time that Li You is not only arrogant, but also likes to make friends with these "bandits". Keep them by your side as dead diners, and stay with them all day long. Except for some safari gambling prostitution, he has never done anything serious. For this reason, he has been impeached and reprimanded by Li Shimin, but he is still the same.
I remember that when he was still on an errand in the hundred horses, Qin Mubai witnessed that once, Li Shimin was furious after watching a recital, the reason was that someone wrote a book to impeach Li You, saying that when he was in charge of the history of Qizhou, he ignored state affairs and did not do his job, and he hooked up with these market hooligans all day long, eating, drinking, prostituting, gambling, and hunting was a trivial matter, and he did not do any less things to bully men and women and oppress the good. Li Shimin immediately recalled him to Chang'an and scolded him, except for some who reduced him to Lingnan. In the end, it was Concubine Yin De who came forward to intercede, and Li Shimin spared Li You. However, Li Shimin still dismissed him from the official positions of Changshi and others, and replaced a large number of people to assist him. Since then, Li You has reined in a little and transferred all his activities to the "underground", which is a metaphor for continuing to support people like Zan Junmo and Liang Mengbiao.
In fact, if it weren't for Li You's misdeeds, the relationship between Li Shimin and Concubine Yin De would not have deteriorated day by day. After Concubine Yin De came forward to ask for Li You's protection, Li Shimin became more and more cold to her. Because he always had the ruler of the eldest grandson queen in his heart, Concubine Yin De directly interceded and disrupted his discipline law in order to protect her son. This is quite different from the attitude and practice of the eldest grandson empress. The emotional rift between the two is also caused by Li You.
Now, Qin Mubai is unhappy when he sees people like Zan Junmo and Liang Mengbiao appearing next to Li You. Originally, Li You, the king of Qi, wanted to be with someone, and it was none of his business. But he is Princess Gaoyang's own brother and his future uncle...... This made him feel a little haze in his heart.
The group entered the inn, and before they stepped in, Qin Mubai smelled a strong smell of wine mixed with the smell of fat powder, which was almost choking. This inn Qin Mubai knows that it is a more famous and decent one in Xiangyang City, but now it is like a wine pond meat forest. As far as the eye can see, there are drunken men and prostitutes, or hooking shoulders and drinking wantonly, or drunk and snoring, and two pairs of disheveled men and women simply fell on the couch, touching their breasts and kissing their mouths, and they were so obscene!
Seeing Qin Mubai beside him, Li You's face was a little unbearable, and he said in a deep voice: "What kind of system, get out of here!" ”
Most of the people in the hall woke up, hurriedly packed up their cups and plates, arranged their clothes, and retreated, and several drunk people were also dragged away.
Li You squeezed out a dry smile on his face and said, "Mu Bai, let you laugh." These people are so drunk and greedy that they don't have any sense of proportion, don't take it to heart. Let's go, let's go to the clean place of the back house, and listen to Yale taste the wine, wouldn't it be happy! ”
Qin Mubai could be regarded as disgusted this time, but he still gave Li You enough face, so he just smiled indifferently and said, "His Royal Highness King Qi, please!" ”
The three of them walked to the inner hall, and Yin Hongzhi lost no time in chattering: "You'er, you have more time to restrain these people. You see, you've only been around for two days, and they're out of shape! If this is going to get out, won't it ruin your reputation? ”
"Uncle I know." Li You gritted his teeth and said hatefully, "Later, I will clean them up!" ”
Qin Mubai secretly shook his head and sighed: The upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked, this uncle and nephew are singing and acting in front of me, and they are clearly a raccoon dog. It's really sad that Concubine Yin De has such a brother and son, and Princess Gaoyang has such an uncle and brother!