Chapter 512: Welcome to the First Gathering
In the hotel, except for a few people who had other purposes, the other guests were all gone. Everyone watched Li Jintian bring back a middle-aged beggar, and they didn't say anything, they sat scattered in the middle of the banquet and drank wine, but the wine was like white water, and the food didn't know the taste, compared to the liveliness of the party, the atmosphere was really a little cold.
The waiting time was boring, and even the sick lady drank a lot of alcohol, coughing violently from time to time, as if he had broken a jar, and did not care at all for his sick body. The little apprentice didn't say a word of persuasion, and he also got a lot of wine at a young age, which was surprising.
At this time, it was already time to apply, and soon after, the idle guests in the afternoon were about to enter the store, Li Jintian looked around and said to everyone: "This wine and food is indeed a little light, it is Li who neglects you." ”
"Li Guanren is polite, I'm already embarrassed to eat and drink, how can I be lazy?" The master of the bakery said with a smile.
"I ate Li Guanren's wedding banquet for two days in a row, and I didn't give any courtesy, but I don't have the face to wait." Qiao Langjun teased.
"Hahaha......" Li Jintian laughed, "It's just some coarse tea and light rice, Brother Yan laughed." ”
Xiao Wusheng also smiled and said to a few people: "Li Guanren told Huazi that the leftovers are all in the tavern, and Huazi took a look, this is obviously a delicacy from the mountains and seas......"
Xiao Wusheng pun on each other, everyone was happy, the atmosphere in the hotel was active again, but such a group of rivers and lakes gathered in one place, there were always people who ruined the atmosphere inappropriately, and the elite man listened to a few people talking and laughing, his face was unhappy, and he took a sip of wine and said in a deep voice: "You are all 'wonderful people', only the sprinkle family is a rough person, listening to your speech is secretive, it is really not pleasant." Speaking of this, Dahan glanced at the door of the store, and said: "The couple in the farmhouse didn't come, probably because they didn't want to eat your wedding banquet, and it was better to go straight to the house." ”
There was no "no nutrition" talk and laughter, Xun Mengqi did not participate, he had a perverse temperament, he was quite bored with these exchanges between people, and he was full of disdain for unnecessary red tape, this man's words were quite in line with his appetite, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and his eyebrows were stretched a lot. Wan Linglong is even more of a second person, seeing that Xun Mengqi's face was slightly softened, and taking care of other people's faces, she changed the topic, and said coquettishly: "Groom official, why don't we go and see the bride?" If I'm not mistaken, the bride is on the top floor, right? ”
"Ah...... Yes, it's on the top floor, but you can only see it. Li Jintian said and walked to the staircase, bowed slightly and made a "please" gesture with everyone, the sturdy man was not polite, as if he really wanted to see the beauty, three steps and two steps, directly stepped up the stairs, the others followed unhurriedly, Li Jintian and Xiao Er whispered a few words, and finally went upstairs.
On the fourth floor, there are two large private rooms, one room on the left hand side is pasted with a wedding couplet, full of red lanterns and small wedding cards, and a room on the right hand side is normally arranged. Xun Mengqi had the heart to take a look at the bride, but she still suppressed her curiosity and followed everyone into the room.
Li Jintian was the last to enter the house, and first said to everyone: "A few people wait for a while, wait for Li to change his clothes, and then 'see the bride' with the ranks." After he said that, he went out again, and several people in the room sat down scattered, and they didn't answer each other, but whispered within their own small group. Xun Mengqi simply glanced at the room layout and the surrounding environment, and felt that it was quite safe, so she closed her eyes and waited for Li Jintian, while Wan Linglong hugged the fire and played.
Welcoming guests, it is the largest restaurant in the Huanxi area, occupying a very wide ground, the two private rooms on the fourth floor are naturally very spacious, accommodating ten people is still a little empty, the room layout is simple and simple, and the atmosphere is not lost, it can be seen that Li Jintian has spent a lot of thought for this party.
When everyone waited for a while, the shopkeeper served the tea, and the big man was not polite, holding the teapot to the spout and drinking it full, and after drinking it, he wiped it with his big hand, and said to everyone: "Don't drink this pot, stain it with the saliva of the family, be careful of poisoning." ”
Needless to say, others are not rare to touch the tea he drank, but the child heard him say this, but "poof" laughed, and the big man saw that he was a child, and he didn't pay attention to it. At this time, Li Jintian finally returned to the room, closed the door smoothly, and apologized to everyone with an apologetic face: "I'm really sorry, I made my friends wait for a long time, the dog is waiting to be fed, and he only recognizes me as a father, there is no way, I can only feed him before getting out, please forgive me for delaying everyone's time." ”
"Huh...... This is human nature, and Master Li is polite. The master of the bun shop has changed his title, from the official to the adult, "official" is the name of the people of Kaifeng to the groom official, "adult" is different, everyone else has noticed this, but there is no sound. Just looking at Li Jintian's new outfit, he is luxurious and not vain, he does seem to be a person in the officialdom, and it is normal for him to be an official as a martial champion.
Knowing that Li Jintian has an officialdom background, in addition to the master of the baodian shop, there is also the elite man, he has lived in seclusion in Huanxi for many years, and the people born opposite him naturally have a mind, he does not wait for others to greet Li Jintian politely, and directly said: "Lord Li, you are from the imperial court, we are reckless in the rivers and lakes, and we can't pee together, you bought this restaurant a few days ago, and held a wedding banquet for three days in a row to lead me to wait here, but why?" If it's just for the sake of looting the treasure, don't you have two minions? You know, we ...... People who don't want to see the court. ”
Dahan's words have been said very bluntly, we can't control if you want to participate in the treasure grabbing, but if you want us to work hard for you and be a dog for the court, then ...... Don't!
Li Jintian is a gentleman, polite and courteous, naturally it is impossible to take advantage of these people, he smiled bitterly, and said: "Li has already resigned, and he has not been in the court for many years, how can he still be a person from the court, my brother thinks too much." ”
"Oh? How is it that a good official is not right? Xiao asked silently. The beggar gang is well-informed, from the government and the opposition to the common people, they know everything and know everything, Li Jintian can be regarded as an honest and honest official, and he is a good official, but he has never heard of the news of his resignation.
"Hey......" Speaking of bad things, Li Jintian sighed and explained: "Li is a sixteen-year-old champion in martial arts, has been an official in the court for more than three years, and is used to seeing all kinds of people in officialdom. Middle-level officials like me are lustful and drunk and dream of death; Lower-level officials are insatiable and eat the people. The officials are redundant, the good and the bad are not good, most of them are not for the world, and they only think about the interests of one person, which is really chilling, so Li resigned and returned to his hometown, lived in seclusion for several years, and concentrated on martial arts. It's just that I don't know why there is still the name of Li in the court, so many friends think that Li is still an official in the court, but this is not the case. This time I heard that the Xiangwang Mansion sent this news, Li had the heart to fight, put on armor and went into battle, killed the enemy at the border pass to serve the country, Fang Jue was right, but he was suffering from the weak strength of the force, and it was difficult to succeed, so he held a wedding banquet for three days in a row under this restaurant, attracting all heroes here, if there is any disturbance, please also invite the heroes Haihan. ”
When everyone heard this, they all showed respect, and they all got up and bowed down and clenched their fists, and the pretty gentleman spoke on his behalf: "Lord Li has lofty ambitions, cares about the world, and does not want to be in the same stream with the eagle dogs of the imperial court, and is determined to join the army to rescue the people in the border pass in dire straits. ”
The imperial court and the border army are completely two concepts, most of the people in the rivers and lakes do not like to be with officials, but they respect the border soldiers very much, after all, there is no stable life without them, and there is no Great Song Dynasty. Although Li Jintian is young, but the force is strong, and he wants to use the treasure to compete for power at the border pass, which is to make the best use of his talents and materials, these people have already had the idea of helping him win the treasure in their hearts, as for whether it can fall into his hands, it depends on fate, after all, other people can also join the military camp when they get the treasure, of course, these are things after the success of the treasure hunt, it is inevitably a little far away.
Only two of these people were not very interested in Li Jintian's words, and they just made a show when they got up and hugged their fists, one was Wan Linglong, she was from Western Liao, and she was haunted by the tragic death of the sect leader of Fangla, and she had no good impression of the Southern Song Dynasty; The other is Xun Mengqi, he himself has no concept of the imperial court of his homeland, he looks very lightly, and is extremely indifferent to life, on the other hand, the imperial court raised troops to attack the Black Wood Cliff, forcing the main body of the Eastern Rain Sect to die in the northern wilderness, which is the feud between the Divine Sect and the imperial court. Therefore, he didn't want to kill the enemy to serve the country, save the people, he could get the treasure himself, and revitalize the Divine Cult, which was the first priority!
Everyone had their own thoughts, but the purpose was the same, Li Jintian said some modest words again, and the atmosphere in the room was quite harmonious, at this time Xiao Wusheng said: "Since Lord Li has worked hard to gather us together, and we are like-minded, why not clarify each other's identities, dispel the vigilance and doubts in our hearts, and fight together?" ”
When several people heard this, they were all silent, and they didn't want to be the first to reveal their identities, Xiao Wusheng knew everyone's thoughts, and then said: "Tell Huazi to explain your identity first, Xiao Wusheng, the law enforcement elder of the Beggar Gang, this time on behalf of the Dirty Clothes Faction, I am willing to help Lord Li." ”
"Elder Xiao is too polite." Li Jintian hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Li is young, how dare he bother the heroes of his predecessors to help, the world's most treasure, the powerful people embrace, Li's original intention is that these friends here can join hands to win the treasure together, and then who will the treasure belong to, and then it is not too late to make a decision." ”
Xiao Wusheng heard this, and was about to say two sentences such as "You're welcome, Huazi must go all out", but was preempted by the master of the baodian shop, and only heard him say: "Lord Li's words make a certain person even more ashamed, the four heroes of Qingcheng will go all out to help Lord Li win this treasure!" ”
"It turned out to be a hero of the Qingcheng faction, and I have been looking up for a long time!" Li Jintian smiled and saluted the four, but this time he did not refuse their "kindness".
The treasures of the Thirteen Tombs, who doesn't want them? Li Jintian did a three-day game, wasn't it just to get help from this group of people? Two words of modesty are enough, and if he continues to resign, others really think that he has no intention of grabbing the treasure, and if he doesn't help him then, won't the money consumed in these many days be wasted......
To say that this Qingcheng faction belongs to the Xixia sect, it should have an attitude with Wan Linglong, but the Qingcheng faction is divided into three factions of "Buddha, Taoism, and Xia", the Buddhist faction has no quarrel with the world, the Taoist faction works in the Xixia Dynasty, and the Duxia faction yearns for the Central Plains Dynasty, and the disciples have always walked the rivers and lakes in the Central Plains, and disdains to be in the company of the Xixia martial arts people, so they are very happy to help Li Jintian. These four people are the top masters of the Qingcheng faction, and the famous "Qingcheng Four Heroes" on the rivers and lakes are Wang Zhihuan, Zheng Zhiru, Feng Zhili, and Xue Zhigong.
The four of them introduced themselves, and the strong man finally spoke, but he was a straight man, and he showed his attitude first.
"The Sprinkle family said first, it's okay to join forces, the Sprinkle family is also alone, and they need companions, but in the end, the ownership of the treasures, the Sprinkle family is not willing to give it to others, although Brother Li has the ambition to serve the country, but it doesn't have to be achieved with treasures, are you right or not?"
"Brother is right, Li has no intention of coercion." Li Jintian smiled.
"This is what the heart of the Sprinkle family is...... the big man said, and he got up, his momentum was extremely strong, and the air around him seemed to tremble, only to see him clasp his fists with everyone, and said loudly:
"The ancestors of the Sprinkle family moved to Kansai after the decline of the sect, and the Sprinkle family returned to the Central Plains when they were young, and they are real Song people, don't doubt this, haha...... Sprinkle the family cloud from the dragon, the only heir of the iron-blooded banner gate is the sprinkle family! ”
(End of chapter)