Time flies very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, more than ten days have passed since the Double Ninth Festival. The heavy fruits of the golden autumn have been collected in the warehouse, and for the people, the busiest days of the year have passed. Next, you can relax and prepare for the winter.

The land of Xiangzhou is really a blessing this year. Not only did he raze the water ghosts, discovered the tomb of Emperor Yang, and lightly punished the thin endowment, but also the wind and rain were smooth, and he received an unprecedented harvest. In addition, the court ceremony held here for more than ten consecutive days has attracted countless tourists to come for sightseeing. The port city of Xiangyang has been transformed into a well-known tourist city, and both the yamen and merchants have made a lot of money.

Everything is going well, it's all good news, it stands to reason that Qin Mubai and Li Ke should be happy. But in the past two days, the two have been very upset.

The reason is because of the crown prince Li Chengqian.

When he first came to Chadao, Li Chengqian's behavior was quite decent, and there was nothing particularly brilliant about it, nor did he see any major problems.

But after staying for a few days, Li Chengqian's fox tail was revealed. Maybe he suddenly felt that he was more free when he left the capital uncontrolled, so he was unscrupulous!

As a result, his "evil habits" were exposed at a glance.

First of all, he is playful and has no intention of getting things done. The emperor sent him to hold a sacrifice at Emperor Yang's mausoleum. Although it was a scene kung fu, he came on behalf of the emperor and the court after all. When a monk hits the bell for a day, it is not complicated to burn incense and say a sacrificial text every day. But Li Chengqian was troublesome, and except for the first three or four days after a fresh visit, he never set foot on that small island. In desperation, Li Daozong, Li Ke and others had to do it for them.

Originally, this was just a small thing, after all. But he didn't do anything good when he was in the middle of the line, and it really made people laugh and cry when he said it.

It turns out that his virtue is better than Li You's.

Good wine, good gambling, lustful, fun, he has all these problems. Moreover, it doesn't seem to be as simple as a "problem", it can be said to be terminally ill, almost perverted!

Others are good bars, at most, they are drunk and dreaming of death every day. This is not the case with Li Chengqian. He followed the example of Shang and built a wine pond. Let his subordinates buy him thousands of catties of good wine and pour it into it, and when the mood comes, scoop a scoop and drink. Moreover, he also used this wine to soak medicinal herbs to bathe, and after bathing, the bath water was given to his subordinates to drink. People also have to be grateful to the snail to drink it in front of him, and if he is not happy, he will be whipped.

Others are good at gambling, and they generally gamble money. Li Chengqian doesn't gamble money, money seems to have lost its appeal to him - he gambles on people! Those who participate in gambling bring a wife and concubine to each person, and it is not good if it is too ugly. Then everyone bets. If you lose, you have to watch your woman being humiliated in public by the winning man. Sometimes Li Chengqian was in a good mood, or the person who lost had a good relationship with him and looked at him well, he would also appoint one of his palace maids and maidservants to replace other people's wives and concubines.

As a result, the prince soon became a desolate place in the wine pond and meat forest!

However, Li Chengqian never participated in such gambling, he only liked to watch the excitement. It's not that he's not lustful, but when he was just fifteen or sixteen years old, his reputation for lust was already out. Tired of playing with the palace maids of the East Palace and his own wives and concubines, he used this "gambler" way to play with other people's wives and concubines, and once chiseled through the walls of the East Palace, and took a few fox friends to the West Market to prostitute and sleep, and it was common to stay all night. After a few years, he was tired of playing with these, and now, he has changed to a disgusting game - prostitution!

When he first came to Xiangyang, everyone didn't realize that it was probably Li Chengqian who hid his "secret treasure" very well. Later, he was exposed. He was accompanied by both the crown princess and a "pseudo-princess", that is, a prostitute given to him by Zhang Tianci, the Marquis of Shengnan in Jiangzhou, and Li Chengqian called him - satisfactory.

This little boy was born with red lips and white teeth, skin as white as snow, and he was dressed up pretty, and he really looked like a peerless little beauty. If others don't know, they can confuse the real with the false. Li Chengqian brought several concubines from Chang'an, but they were all decorations. "Satisfied" the night and night special room, but let the princess and others stay alone in the empty room.

When it comes to fun, if Li You is compared to Li Chengqian, it is really a small thing. Li You's death is just a cockfight, flying eagles, horses, hunting, gambling and gambling. Li Chengqian has long been tired of playing with these. He has an unbelievable habit of admiring the Turkic style.

As soon as he became playful, Li Chengqian would take off his yellow robe, put on a Turkic right garment made of sheep's cowhide, and follow the example of the Turks, knotting his hair into small strands of whips or pulling up his vertebrae. Then, let the tricksters preach Hu music, and Li Chengqian personally took the lead in singing and dancing, dancing the Turkic "Hu Zhi Dance".

The sound of drums, the whirlwind of beams. acrobats who hunt for camphor and jump swords, performing all kinds of juggling; The woman who loses at the table is stripped naked and thrown into the crowd of singing and dancing, or crying and screaming in panic, or playing for fun.

Every day, this kind of carnival that annihilates morality and ethics is staged in the prince's journey. Li Chengqian's nerves of pleasure gradually became more numb under the stimulation of these voices, and he had provincial fatigue. So he came up with a new trick - he ordered his sergeants to divide into two groups, one group to play the Tang army, and the other group to play the Turkic warriors. The two groups of people fought with real knives and guns, the winning reward was rewarded with money and wine and women, and the losing ones were thrown into the wine pool, and they were only fished up until they were drunk to death. Anyone who does not fight hard will be punished for "traitorous crimes" and will be sentenced to death by Li Chengqian -- cutting off his ears, chopping off his fingers, and insulting his wife and daughter.

Such a rush and bloodshed and maiming are also common things.

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Qin Mubai was in charge of the prince's guards, although Li Chengqian deliberately concealed these from him, but the paper couldn't contain the fire, and Qin Mubai was all worried. Now he finally understands what it means to "see better than to hear", and people should not be disrespectful. Seeing that Li Chengqian usually looks like a gentleman, I didn't expect his personal morality to be so unbearable, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as "outrageous".

Such a person is really unbearable to be a prince. It is not surprising that the court criticized the emperor and said that the emperor had the intention of abolishing the establishment!

Li Chengqian was unrestrained in Xiangzhou, and even Li Daozong had no intention or ability to dissuade him, so he was so happy that he almost didn't want to go back to Chang'an. Every day, as long as Li Ke sends someone to send money and goods for him to have fun, the prince often closes the door, and he stays at home to have fun. It's just that passers-by are often shocked by the strange vocal music, screams, lewd voices and wails that come out of the prince's journey.

Gradually, the stinking name of the prince began to spread in Xiangyang, and the people were quite shocked and disgusted, but also sneered at the prince.

Qin Mubai and Li Ke saw these in their eyes, annoyed in their hearts, and when they mentioned words like Li Chengqian or the crown prince, their faces would turn pale. The good reputation and reputation they finally built up in Xiangzhou seem to be declining day by day with the arrival of the prince. In the eyes of the people, the royal family and the imperial court are of course one. The crown prince lost his morality, and the people were inevitably disappointed with the royal family and the government.

Now, the two of them wish that the prince would get out of the way as soon as possible and stay away from Xiangyang. As for persuading the prince to restrain himself a little...... It's just that. There are so many famous eunuchs in Taidong, and there is an authoritative imperial uncle like Li Daozong nearby, these people are powerless, how can Li Ke and Qin Mubai be virtuous, how can the prince buy their account?

In this way, Qin Mubai and Li Ke went to burn incense and worship the Buddha at home to pray to Li Chengqian, the plague god, and leave quickly. It's been so grinding, and it's finally the end of the festival. Li Chengqian patiently went to the tomb of Emperor Yang to participate in the ceremony, claiming that he was still unsatisfied and wanted to spend a few more days in Xiangyang, which scared Li Ke and Qin Mubai into a cold sweat. Fortunately, Li Daozong came out to speak, saying that the sacrifice day of the eldest grandson queen was approaching, and the prince had returned to the dynasty earlier to go to Zhaoling to worship his mother.

As soon as this reason was moved, even if Li Chengqian was a hundred unwilling, he had to follow Li Daozong's plan and promised to return to the court after three days.

At this time, Yin Yang, who went to Chang'an to escort Princess Gaoyang, came back and reported that the journey was safe and that the princess and King Qi had been sent to the palace. Li Ke and Qin Mubai were relieved at this time, and they only hoped that Li Chengqian would leave earlier, so that they would live in peace for a while.

In the past two days, Wu Meiniang Zhang Luo's Qinxian Pavilion branch has finally been cleared and officially opened. Because of the great name of Qin Xian Pavilion in Chang'an, it has attracted the attention and curiosity of many people. On the opening day, many wealthy gentlemen came to hunt for curiosity.

Due to the experience, coupled with the convenience of doing things in Xiangzhou, the real estate of Xiangyang Qinxian Pavilion is also larger, so this branch is even more splendid and magnificent than Chang'an's. The wine is a first-class Qinxian imperial brew, and the dishes are all palace dishes or Chang'an famous spots that are quite distinctive and full of royal and aristocratic atmosphere. These are full of mystery for people far away from the capital, with big gimmicks and attractions.

As a result, as soon as Xiangyang Qinxian Pavilion opened, the business was extremely hot and received rave reviews. In Xiangyang Beigang City, the consumption of Qinxiange Wine Shop is several times higher than that of ordinary wine shops, but it still can't stop those rich businessmen and tourists who are vying for fame and fortune and love luxury to come in and enjoy and squander.

After a few days, Wu Meiniang saw that everything was on the right track, but invited Qin Mubai and asked him to invite the crown prince, Li Daozong, King Wu, and the upper and lower officials of Xiangyang to come to the banquet together. The name used, of course, cannot be to celebrate the opening of Qinxian Pavilion, but in the name of the Xiangzhou Thorn History Mansion and the Military Government, and it is called "Serving the Prince".

Qin Mubai is naturally willing to help Wu Meiniang like this, which is like helping herself. It's just that as soon as he mentioned that he was going to the prince's line, he was blocked in his heart. I had no choice but to take a trip. Anyway, this guy will be out of the house in two days, and he will be out of sight and out of mind from now on!

Maybe Qin Mubai was lucky, or Li Chengqian was tired of playing, but when Qin Mubai came to the prince's trip today, it was quiet here. The upper and lower manpower was packing up and counting the carriages and horses, preparing for the prince's departure. Li Chengqian was lying on the couch in the hall, drinking tea and hammering his shoulders, listening to music, and several beauties in the hall danced.

Hearing that Qin Mubai was coming, Li Chengqian sat up and ordered someone to dress up for him before he was asked to enter.

"Hehe, General Qin is here, sit, don't be polite." Li Chengqian smiled and invited Qin Mubai to sit down, and ordered someone to serve tea for him.

"The prince is so good today." Qin Mubai said casually, and was ready to cut to the chase.

At this time, Li Chengqian interjected and interrupted him: "Does General Qin mean vocal singing and dancing?" - What do you think of the dancing Miki in this class? ”

Qin Mubai glanced at it casually, and the several dancing beauties were all delicate and beautiful, graceful and graceful. Among them, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl who led the dance was very outstanding. Her face is like a full moon and her eyes are like cold stars, and her face is peachy, and she is extremely beautiful. The dancing posture is also quite outstanding, and the wide-sleeved long Shu Lian steps are light, which is really like flowing water.

"Wonderful. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really has a vision. Qin Mubai praised casually, and was ready to say something.

"Haha! General Qin is also very discerning! Li Chengqian interrupted Qin Mubai's speech again, stretched out his hand to beckon the Mei Ji to come over and let her sit beside her, stroked her waist and said, "Satisfaction, General Qin praised you, did you hear?" Go and toast General Qin. ”

"Satisfied?"

Qin Mubai suddenly felt a chill in his heart - it turned out that this "Mei Ji" was Li Chengqian's royal prostitution!

Instantly, Qin Mubai felt goosebumps on his body!

The "Mei Ji" responded with a delicate voice, walked to Qin Mubai with a glass of wine and knelt down, and said in a charming manner: "General Qin is a great hero, and heroes should drink a lot." ”

Qin Mubai really wanted to strangle the shemale in front of him to death. He raised his hand, felt his hands tremble a little, did not dare to touch a trace of the shemale skin, carefully took the wine cup, and drank the wine as if it were death.

"His Royal Highness the Prince Xie gives wine! Your Highness, Weichen has something to ask for, I wonder if His Highness is convenient to listen now? ”

"Oh, let's all go first!" Only then did Li Chengqian call the dancers out. Before leaving, Xiangxin didn't care about the presence of others, and pouted at Li Chengqian, and almost didn't let Qin Mubai vomit the overnight meal.

"If the general has any business, can you tell me?" Li Chengqian finally looked at Qin Mubai squarely and asked.

Qin Mubai barely squeezed out a dry smile, and arched his hand: "His Royal Highness is about to go to Beijing in the near future, and Weichen was ordered by His Royal Highness King Wu to specially invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to Qinxian Pavilion for a banquet. The Assassin's Mansion and the Military Mansion jointly saw off His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”

"Oh, you're bothered. Lonely should be close. Li Chengqian nodded with a smile, and said with a little curiosity, "Wu Meiniang is really capable, she built the semicolon of Qin Immortal Pavilion so quickly?" ”

"yes, it's been open for three days." Qin Mubai replied.

"Then why don't you report to Gu earlier, and Gu should go to the scene!" Li Chengqian said with a smile, "Qin Immortal Pavilion is in Chang'an, it is a good place for the famous people, and Gu has also patronized it, but he hasn't been there for a long time." It's okay to take care of it in Xiangyang. That's right, General Qin. How is your marriage to Gao Yang going? ”

Qin Mubai didn't expect that Li Chengqian would suddenly talk about this, he thought for a while and said, "It's still too early, everything is up to His Majesty the Emperor." ”

"Why don't you know it yourself, and you only count on your father?" Li Chengqian said with a smile, "I see that the two of you are in love, so you should have done the marriage earlier." Those people's discussions don't have to be taken to heart. If you have the heart, after returning to the dynasty alone, you will be the emperor of the Ming father, and you will get married earlier. Lonely is happy to be a matchmaker, what do you think? ”

"This ...... His Royal Highness Prince Xie's good intentions. Qin Mubai knew that Li Chengqian had always had the intention to win him over, and now it was just a small trick of his, so he pushed and said, "Right now, Weichen and the princess are living separately, and when Weichen took office in the Xiangzhou Military Government, he was too busy with military affairs to take a break. Gao Yang is still young, so it doesn't hurt to wait a little longer. Originally, His Majesty the Emperor arranged it the same. When the time is ripe, he will transfer Weichen back to Chang'an and put it on the wedding agenda. ”

"Oh, it turns out that my father has already arranged it, so there is no need for Gu to do much." Li Chengqian seemed a little disappointed, nodded thoughtfully, and said: "General Qin, although Gu and you have never had a deep friendship, Gu has always attached great importance to your virtue and talent. Don't tell lies in front of real people, if someone hadn't secretly helped each other in the Jiangzhou case, Lone and Jiangxia Wang Huang's uncle would probably not appear at the Xiangzhou ceremony now. This kindness, Lone has been thinking about repaying you. General Qin said, do you have something you want, or an official position in your mind? ”

"This ...... At the beginning, Weichen just acted rationally and impartially, and as for whether he helped the prince, even Weichen himself didn't know much. As soon as this report is said, His Highness is indeed impossible to talk about. Qin Mubai smiled and said, "As for the gold, silver, wealth and official beauty, Weichen seems to be ...... Not very scarce. Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness, if he has a request, how about coming to the prince again? At the moment, Wechen really has nothing to need. ”

"Hehe, General Qin has a pure heart and few desires to abide by morality, not bad, and he is as high-minded as General Qin Shubao, the Duke of Lingzun Yiguo." Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Actually, with the general's background and talent, it is really too condescending to be a small four-rank Xiangzhou captain. According to Gu's point of view, many of the great generals of the current dynasty are not yet able to be on the right side of the generals in terms of their talents. Why don't you be promoted by Lone and let you be a general of Jin Wuwei or Qianniuwei? No, it's not too much to come to my East Palace to be the governor of the six rates of the East Palace, or to be a general of the Left Guard. Chai Shao, the former Huo Guogong and the general of the Left Guard, died of illness not long ago. The post of General of the Left Guard has been vacant. Not long ago, my father asked me to suggest some candidates. General Qin, aren't you just right? If you are willing, after returning to the dynasty, you will be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and let him promote you, a young talent. ”

Qin Mubai couldn't help but secretly take a cool breath: General Zuowei? Li Chengqian really spoke like child's play. The left and right guards have always been the head of the Tang Twelve Guards Army, the generals of the left guard and the right guard, and the leader of the twelve guard generals. There are more than 600,000 soldiers in the 12 guards of Zhenguan Datang, and there is a record of receiving more than 800,000 during the war. Among them, sixty percent of the military government was concentrated in the Guannei, especially between Chang'an and Luoyang. And the left and right two guards are the ones who command these soldiers and horses, and are responsible for defending the Jingshi Town and impeaching the Tang Dynasty!

That is to say, the two guards and horses on the left and right accounted for sixty percent of the total number of soldiers and horses in the Tang Dynasty, nearly three or four hundred thousand people. The left and right generals of Wei are the two optimus pillars of the Tang Dynasty, which are the barriers and guarantees between the imperial power and the imperial court of the Tang Dynasty.

"Just kidding, I, a kid who has just stepped into the official career for less than two years and has never been on the march to fight, can I become the general of the left guard? You, Li Chengqian, regard military affairs as child's play, will Li Shimin and the Manchu civil and military forces do the same? Qin Mubai really wanted to scold this call, but fortunately, his patience was okay and he held back.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, General of the Left Guard, I'm afraid even my father can't do it. Weichen thought to himself, he really lacked some qualifications and abilities. Qin Mubai said modestly and cautiously, "His Royal Highness the Prince's kindness really made Weichen sincerely grateful. But Wechen ...... For the time being, it's better to do a good job of this Xiangzhou Governor with peace of mind. After all, this is an official position tailored by His Majesty the Emperor for Wechen, and Wechen also feels that this position is more suitable for my current situation. As for his day, of course, Weichen hopes that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can help him more. Weichen is loyal to His Majesty and serves the court, and of course he is also loyal to the prince and serves the prince, isn't he? ”

Qin Mubai's words were clever, and he deliberately put the position of the crown prince and the emperor together. The implication is that you don't have to deliberately mention me so deliberately, I, Qin Mubai, am the emperor's person and an official of the imperial court, and I originally stood with you, so why bother?

Of course, Li Chengqian was not stupid, and he immediately understood the meaning of Qin Mubai's words. But listening to his every word, he really couldn't find anything wrong, but Li Chengqian was a little unwilling in his heart, but he didn't know how to continue lobbying. Li Chengqian himself thinks that he, the crown prince, is better than King Wu, right? Isn't you a hundred times better than talking to me about me? But Qin Mubai only brought the emperor out to say that he was reasonable, and never talked about Li Ke, which made him feel very tricky, and he had no words for a while.

Qin Mubai thought in his heart, even if I quit the official and become a small trader, I won't mix with you. In the future, it will be a matter of time before you are deposed, and I will be unlucky. Besides, seeing your heinous perverted behavior every day will make me sick to death sooner or later!

Seeing that Qin Mubai kept his mouth shut like a bottle without leaking, Li Chengqian had no good way to win over him for a while, so he had to stop for the time being. The two talked some more gossip, and Qin Mubai claimed that he still had military affairs, so he left early.

Leaving the prince's line, Qin Mubai felt a lightness on his body and let out a long breath. But when he thought of that ladyboy who was satisfied, he felt that he had gone to this line of work, and his body was covered with dirt, and he suddenly got goosebumps, and he especially wanted to take a bath.

Three days later, Li Ke and Qin Mubai led the officials of Xiangzhou to charter Qin Xiangge and serve the prince and the king of Jiangxia.

Of course, the banquet was very lively and beautiful, the huge wine shop was full of light and aroma, and Xiao Er and the running hall in men's robes and robes became a beautiful scene. Like these delicacies, the Xiangzhou officials who had never seen Qin Xiangge opened their eyes.

From today onwards, Qinxian Pavilion is also destined to become a bright spot in Xiangyang and the focus of people's word of mouth. In the future, the business will be even better.

After eating and drinking, the prince and the king of Jiangxia set off together, left Xiangyang, and headed for Chang'an.

Qin Mubai and Li Ke suddenly felt relaxed, clapping their hands and celebrating each other, tacitly - "Plague God, it's finally gone!" ”

It's a pity that Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia, a kind and funny elder, was covered with "plague" with the prince, and stayed in Xiangyang for more than ten days. Qin Mubai and Li Ke both felt that they had not entertained him well. I had to have the opportunity to compensate for it later.

Less than two days after the prince left, Dengzhou, which is close to Xiangzhou, came with a big news that shocked the world, which scared Qin Mubai and Li Ke so much that their hearts jumped out!

- Governor of Dengzhou, Li You, King of Qi, recruited troops and raised flags to rebel in Dengzhou!

And he also claimed that King Wu of Xiangzhou and Commander Qin Mubai conspired with him!

When they received the news, Qin Mubai and Li Ke were leisurely drinking and listening to music in the Accord of Qin Xian Pavilion, enjoying a rare relaxation. Kuaima directly sent this "heavy bomb" to the wine shop, which instantly detonated Qin Mubai and Li Ke's panic and anger, and almost didn't flatten the entire Qin Immortal Pavilion!

"Bastard! How is this possible! Call Yin Yang's waste to see this king! Li Ke yelled angrily, so frightened that the cups on the table were about to jump.

Qin Mubai also wanted to yell like him to vent the emotions in his heart, but at this moment he finally calmed down and said, "Your Highness, shouldn't we go back to the Shi Mansion first?" ”

"So what are you waiting for!"

Li Ke came back to his senses, Qin Immortal Pavilion didn't seem to be a particularly suitable place for official business, and with a flick of his sleeves, he hurriedly attacked his heart and walked away angrily.

Qin Mubai followed, his eyebrows tightened and he took a breath: The biggest trouble in history has befallen ...... Just sent off the plague god before he had time to relax for a moment; Now, there is a death that will make countless heads fall to the ground!