Li Yongzhen hurriedly said: "The servants in the palace drink are all autumn dew, lotus stamen, bergamot soup, osmanthus, chrysanthemum pulp, hibiscus liquid, gentleman's soup, orchid drink, Jinpanlu, etc., although there are no less than twenty or thirty kinds of fame, but none of them can match these two kinds of imperial wine. Long live the Lord has also given two imperial wines, both of which are Hantan incense and autumn dew white. Today, thanks to the prince Hongfu, I have to taste the best of the imperial wine, it seems that the slave was born with a good spleen and stomach to drink good wine, haha......"

King Xin said: "With Xiao Li Zi so capable, I'm not afraid of not having good wine to drink!" One day, the emperor brother is happy, maybe he will also reward this earthly wine! Li Yongzhen shook his hand and said, "The prince said he laughed." If nothing goes wrong with the slave, they burn incense and chant the Buddha, where do they dare to think of such a reward as Long Live Lord! Thank you for the prince's auspicious words, the slave will first toast the prince with a cup. ”

King Xin drank it all, put the wine glass down, and asked, "Little Lizi, the saint is okay lately!" This king has not entered the palace for many days. ”

"Good, good! Long live the health of the Lord as good as ever. ”

"Recently, it has been rumored that the Holy Lord will no longer go to the court to listen to politics for a long time, but is it true?"

"Well, this one!" Li Yongzhen looked at King Xin, laughed twice, and said very mysteriously: "It's been a few days since I went to court, but it's not that the dragon's body is not safe, but that a few bewitching concubines in the palace rushed to give birth to a dragon son for the Long Live Lord, and the Long Live Lord was soft-hearted for a while, and he was entangled and grinded." Besides, Long Live Lord also wants to have a prince and princess to relieve his boredom. ”

King Xin still felt a little uneasy, it seemed that there was no need to delay the court to listen to the government when giving birth to a prince or princess, although he had doubts in his heart, but he knew that Li Yongzhen's scheming was quite deep, and he didn't dare to ask deeply for a while, so as not to alert him. Li Yongzhen was also on guard, afraid that King Xin would not be able to answer again and again, so he preemptively picked up his wine glass and said: "The slave has also heard some rumors about the prince, and he doesn't dare to inquire, even if he reports it to the prince!" ”

King Xin disagreed: "It's a big deal, and I'll wait until I drink this glass of wine." Li Yongzhen dried the wine, and saw that the king of faith was still calm, as if there was nothing in his heart, and secretly hesitated, not knowing whether to say it or not, but the words had been spoken, and he couldn't take it back, so he smiled dryly: "Actually, it's not a big deal, I heard that the prince went to the Gaoliang River to travel in the spring and met two warlocks?" ”

King Xin's heart sank, and he said quietly: "This king has been stuffy in the mansion for a long time, and he is tired of eating all kinds of flavors in the city. I heard that the snacks by the sorghum river tasted very beautiful, so I changed into casual clothes and went for a trip, which was really good. As he spoke, he showed an aftertaste on his face, and asked, "The slightest trace of this king has also spread to the palace?" ”

Li Yongzhen didn't answer, but said: "The prince is so noble, he only took two entourages to travel, and those brocade guards in Dongchang were afraid that the prince would be in danger, so they followed the left and right to secretly guard, so they knew the whereabouts of the prince." Before King Xin could answer, he heard a sneer from afar: "Could it be that Xu is really too old to be useful, and he can't even send away a few gangsters who wander the rivers and lakes?" ”

Li Yongzhen heard the prestige, and two people walked in outside the garden gate, it was the old man in gray and the young man by the Gaoliang River. When Li Yongzhen saw it, he hurriedly smiled and said: "Brother Xu's cultivation is famous as a Jingshi, how dare my brother underestimate it?" However, there is a way that two fists are hard to defeat with four hands, and the hungry tiger is still afraid of wolves, once it encounters the police, it is better to have more people. ”

The old man in gray felt unhappy in his heart, and said abruptly: "Gonggong Li said that our kung fu is not good, and we should not slander the Lord and the ministers of the court." ”

"How is the brother slandered?" Li Yongzhen saw that he was oppressing people with big words, relying on the old and selling the old, and secretly sneered.

"Today, although I dare not say that the road is not left behind, and the house is not closed at night, but it is also peaceful, why is Gonggong Li a bandit or a robber at every turn? But we don't understand, where are the robbers, and where are the bandits? Let's follow the prince in the spring, all we see are some good people, how have you ever seen the shadow of a robber? ”

Li Yongzhen didn't expect him to say this, Rao was witty and argumentative, and he couldn't help but be speechless for a while, and he couldn't answer. Seeing that the old man in gray was sharp and aggressive, King Xin hurriedly said: "There is no need to argue, Xiao Lizi is also concerned about the safety of this king, and there should be no other meaning." You're old friends, come and see each other. The gray-clothed old man immediately understood, and said with a smile: "Lao Li, you and I have known each other for more than 30 years, and I Xu Yingyuan can't hide it from you." Just now I just had a few jokes with you, and I hope to bear with you if you offend. ”

Li Yongzhen said with joy on his face: "Brother Xu said this, didn't he treat his brother as an outsider?" You and my brother have been for many years, how can there be anything that is not included! Who is this little friend behind him, introduce him to his brother. ”

The young man hurriedly came up and said, "Little Wang Chengen pays a visit to Gonggong Li." ”

King Xin ordered Xu Yingyuan to sit at the last seat, Wang Chengen stood on the side to add wine, and everyone laughed and drank at the same time. After a while, King Xin pretended to be weak in wine, taught Gao Shiming to help, stepped out of the garden, and ordered in a low voice: "Little Plum is here, not just to send any flowers, there must be a picture of him, you want to pour him more, so as to ask some truth." Gao Shiming nodded and took the order, turned back to the pavilion, and ordered Wang Chengen to also enter the table, and said with a smile: "Gonggong Li has arrived, it is rare to see him in normal times, and I have to have a few drinks today." ”

Li Yongzhen hurriedly said: "Long live the Lord and the Lord of the Faith, what kind of noble or dishonorable are the masters you and I serve, they are all brothers, if you use the title in the palace, wouldn't you see the outside?" If you can see us and call our brother, we will be more useful in our hearts. ”

Xu Yingyuan took the wine jug, gave a thumbs up and said, "Enough righteousness!" Let's be brothers for a while. The prince is gone, only a few of our brothers are left, there is good wine in the palace, and if you don't get drunk tonight, you won't return. ”

Li Yongzhen pressed the wine worm in his stomach and said: "Brother Xu, the younger brother is on business, and he has to go back to report to Wei Shanggong, and he doesn't dare to stay for a long time." Besides, once the palace is locked, it is difficult to enter, and it is forbidden to spend the night outside the palace, how dare the younger brother break this rule? Another day, the younger brother will be a host, how about inviting a few more? ”

Gao Shiming smiled and said, "Who doesn't know that Gonggong Li is a celebrity in the hands of Grandpa?" Everything in the palace is half a family! Who doesn't know each other inside and outside, who dares to stop his father-in-law outside the palace? Besides, my father-in-law personally came forward to do things, so what else did my grandfather have to worry about? ”

Li Yongzhen just saw that King Xin was respectful to Wei Zhongxian, and thought that it would inevitably contain a bit of politeness, but at this time, hearing the three of them so respectful, it seemed that it was not a false word and exaggerated, and he felt useful, and secretly thought: It is okay to stay for a while and listen to the details of King Xin from the mouth of the three of them. With this thought, he was confident of himself, and responded: "Thanks to the love of the three of us, wouldn't it be better for us to refuse?" Even if it is to talk about this, although the younger brother has a shallow amount of wine, he has to accompany the three of them to drink a few glasses. It's just that you and my brother are not outsiders, so we don't need to respect each other, how about drinking together? ”

"Good!" Gao Shiming and Xu Yingyuan praised in unison, but Wang Chengen was shallow and couldn't make a sound. Although the Golden Stem Dew and Taixi White are rare wines in the world, they are extremely mellow, but they have been cellared for many years, but they are also quite strong. Wang Chengen originally made up his mind, desperately drunk, and accompanied to the end, who knew that after a few drinks, he felt exhausted, his body was shaking, and he could sleep at the desk, Li Yongzhen naturally would not let go of such a good opportunity, and asked: "Brother, you follow the prince on weekdays, inseparable, and someone secretly reported that the prince was quite dissatisfied with Wei Shanggong, but is there such a thing?" ”

Gao Shiming and Xu Yingyuan were shocked. Gao Shiming hurriedly stopped and said: "He is already drunk, no matter how eloquent Father-in-law Li is, what sober words can he ask?" Li Yongzhen fiddled with the wine glass in his hand and said hesitantly: "They all say that they spit out the truth after drinking, but the younger brother is to see if he is telling the truth?" ”

"What...... Truth? Wang Chengen raised a pair of drunken eyes and said with a wine burp. Xu Yingyuan said: "I'm afraid I'm going to vomit, don't stain the wine and food." Hurriedly came over and helped him to the corner of the pavilion, patted him on the back a few times with his hand, and scolded: "I can't be so happy when I climb the high branch of Lao Li, and I don't want to drink indiscriminately." How can you be a little bit of a slave, and the prince knows about it, and I don't know how to punish you! Open your mouth quickly and spit it out. Wang Chengen suddenly felt that his back was burning, as if he was drenched in boiling soup, he was sweating profusely, and the wine was gone a lot, knowing that Xu Yingyuan used his superior internal strength to force out a lot of wine for himself, he was secretly grateful, and let out a long breath, as if he was going to suppress the wine in his stomach, he still shook back to his seat, picked up a glass of wine and said, "Brother Li, little brother will drink with you again!" As he spoke, he poured it into his mouth, but he had less in his mouth, and more on his collar and neck, as if he had lost his mind.

Li Yongzhen was secretly happy, and also took the cup and drank it, and asked, "Brother, you are going back to my brother's words!" Gao Shiming had fine beads of sweat on his forehead, glanced at Xu Yingyuan, and saw that he looked leisurely, so he felt a little relieved.

Wang Chengen put the wine glass down casually, waved his hand and slapped his forehead, took the wine glass down, and said, "Cough!" The little brother really forgot. Brother is saying that Wei Shanggong scolded the prince? ”

"My brother drank too much. The elder brother is saying that the prince scolded Wei Shanggong. Li Yongzhen patted Wang Chengen on the shoulder.

"No, no, the prince often tells his younger brother that Wei Shanggong is a long-lived lord and a pillar of the country, and also says that Brother Li is deeply knowledgeable and has excellent literary talents, and he has to approve a lot of concerts for Wei Shanggong Zhu a day, how is this a curse? Oh! It's not just one person who scolds, even my brother scolds together. "Wow, turn over and vomit again. Gao Shiming said angrily: "Come on, drag him out and sober up." The two little eunuchs came over and put Wang Chengen left and right, plopped, threw it into the lotus vat where water was stored in the garden, soaked it a few times, and then put it back to the pavilion. Wang Chengen shouted to himself: "Scolded, scolded together...... Why do you want to scold, why do you scold me...... I'm going to fight back, scolding you for being a dog blood, a dog head, a dog blood spray head......"

Gao Shiming frowned and said sharply: "Why did you drag it back again, it's not embarrassing enough to be conspicuous?" Drag it back to the room, catch up with Ming'er and give it to the prince, and then take care of this thing that doesn't grow! Then he said apologetically to Li Yongzhen: "Gonggong Li smiled, there is such a bastard dog head in the palace, and my brother is really ashamed as the manager." ”

Li Yongzhen saw that Wang Chengen's words did not have the slightest flaw, and suspected that Xu Yingyuan had secretly done something wrong, but he couldn't see it with his own eyes, so he pretended to praise: "It's serious!" Brother Wang has a straightforward temperament, but he is a warm-hearted person. Drunken gaffes, you and I are afraid that it is common, what's the matter? ”

Xu Yingyuan poured a full bottle of wine, and pulled Li Yongzhen and said: "These words are deeply in my heart, if you don't lose your temper, how can you be a person who really drinks alcohol?" I think that when we entered the palace with Wei Shanggong, we worked as an errand under Sun Xian's father-in-law, and we also drank and gambled every day, sleeping when we were drunk, and eating when we were hungry, how happy! When I meet my brother today, I have to drink a few cups. Dude! In the future, my brother will still need you to take care of many places, so he will toast you with a cup and ask for the right to beg for it. ”

Li Yongzhen is good at wine, so he couldn't stand pouting back and forth, and swallowed the wine in one gulp. Secretly thinking about Wang Chengen's drunkenness, true and false, deliberately covering up, in fact, he wants to cover it up, it seems to have a plan, he can't help but listen to the two people in front of him, and sighed: "Nine thousand years old when he mentions the old things in the past, he always teaches us that these juniors are not admirable!" I heard that the old brother's kung fu is very good, and he has never been taught, so I will open my eyes to the younger brother today? ”

Xu Yingyuan waved his hand again and again, and said with a dry smile: "Those are all fake, but I put gold on my brother's face." Let's have a little bit of three-legged cat kung fu, a crop handle, if you want to say that my brother hasn't seen it, Wei Shanggong still doesn't know? Hahaha......" Gao Shiming also pushed the boat down the river and said: "The good kung fu is in the palace, Lao Xu was kicked out of the palace, and the kung fu is no longer good. ”

"Can't! I heard that Lao Xu has practiced some advanced kung fu again, it won't be hidden and hidden! Lee Yong-jeong asked.

"Where is there any new kung fu, it's just that we are old and frail, and we can't be kicked out of the palace, so I want to think of such a method, hypothetizing that we have practiced new kung fu, and we want to return to the palace to get back face!" Xu Yingyuan sneered.

Gao Shiming picked up the wine bottle, poured the pot full of wine, and said, "Don't mention those unpleasant things, drink!" Drink! The three of them drank bitterly, and after a while, a jar of golden stem dew and a jar of Taixi white were already empty, and Xu Yingyuan opened the imperial seal of a jar of golden stem dew and poured the wine jug full. At this time, I felt that the wine was surging for a while, and I was light-headed, and I was busy urging the internal force to force the wine out of the body, and in an instant, the whole body was hot and sweaty, and most of the wine power was gone, so I changed the big glass, poured it full of Li Yongzhen, and asked: "I heard that in recent days, the Jinyi Guard outside the Forbidden City has sent additional manpower to check around, it must be something happened in the palace, right?" ”

Li Yongzhen held the wine glass with both hands, squinted her eyes, and said with a smile: "Lao Xu, it's better to ask less about things and drink two more glasses of bar!" Knowing more, no good! Gao Shiming saw that he had a little bit of alcohol, and gave Xu Yingyuan a look, so he took turns to toast, got up and persuaded: "The drunkenness is big, and the sun and the moon are long in the pot." Or be a wine fairy and be happy! ”

Xu Yingyuan waited for Li Yongzhen to put down the wine glass, took advantage of the wine, leaned his body to his side and said, "We buddies don't care about those military affairs, and we don't want to know." However, if it involves the future of our brothers, my brother should inform us in advance, so as not to catch us off guard, lose our sense of proportion, ruin our future, and lose our lives, but I'm sorry for our brothers! ”

Li Yongzhen's big glass of wine went down to his stomach, Rao is amount of wine was not weak, and he also felt that his abdomen was churning, and his blood was rushing to the top of his head, coupled with the great stamina of Jin Stem Dew and Taixi Bai, the stomach was like the tide of the Qiantang River surging to his heart, and his usual deep sex was a little less, and he showed a rather righteous appearance at the moment, and sighed: "It's not that the little brother is tight-mouthed, it's really a big matter, and the future is uncertain, whether the relationship with our brothers is big or small, good or bad, it's all the business of a son of heaven and a courtier, and I can't see it clearly at the moment, I can't understand it." , it depends on their own creation. ”

"Once a son of heaven and a courtier, what do you mean by this? Could it be that it is about ...... long live the lord," Xu Yingyuan asked in a low voice. Li Yongzhen felt speechless, so she lowered her head and just used chopsticks to pick up vegetables, as if she hadn't heard it. Gao Shiming filled him with wine again and said, "Gonggong Li, please drink this cup again." ”

"Why do you still drink?" Li Yongzhen swallowed the dish in her mouth.

Gao Shiming said earnestly: "Father-in-law Li has the protection of his grandfather, even if there is a big thing, he is not afraid. At that time, I also asked Gonggong Li to say a lot of kind words in front of the grandfather, take care of him, and give his brothers a way out, that is, the work before and after the saddle, and the brothers are also grateful! ”

Li Yongzhen felt comfortable listening to it, and promised to drink a few sips of wine, but heard Xu Yingyuan say to himself: "Brother Li has the ability to reach the sky, what important thing is it, and he actually taught him to take care of it?" Li Yongzhen saw that he insisted on asking, and deliberately teased him, and said with a smile: "Lao Xu is also here with the tip of the horns!" There are few things that can teach us to worry, but there are few things in the world. If you can guess, the younger brother will naturally explain it; If you can't guess, you will be fined a glass if you make a mistake. Haha, are you willing to gamble? ”

"Bet? My brother likes it the most, but I really don't dare to drink this wine, so I teach Lao Gao how to drink it? ”

Gao Shiming hurriedly excused himself: "The little brother has too much wine, and he doesn't dare to participate in gambling and drinking, so be a witness!" Xu Yingyuan rolled his eyes and shouted: "Are you the general manager, we are the deputy general manager, and if you teach you to make a cup, you will lose your identity and lose face?" ”

Li Yongzhen saw that Xu Yingyuan's wine seemed to be strong, but he was afraid of his internal efforts to force the wine out of his body, and was afraid that he would fall for his plan to lure the enemy, so he persuaded him: "Old Xu seems to have too much wine, and Brother Gao is not such a person with eyes facing the sky." We don't need any witnesses, who doesn't know that Brother Gao has a lot, you just have to guess, how can he not drink it? ”

Gao Shiming smiled and said, "The little brother obeys the order." Knowing that Xu Yingyuan guessed wrong, he had no choice but to dry the big glasses of wine one after another, shook it and fell on the table, and still muttered in his mouth: "Why did you lose, ...... lost" Li Yongzhen looked at Xu Yingyuan with his eyes, saw that his body was not moving, and smiled and pushed Shi Ming to say: "It is not difficult to know about the affairs of the palace, if you don't want to compare wine, how about exchanging news?" ”

Gao Shiming snorted and chirped: "What news? ”

Li Yongzhen looked at Xu Yingyuan, who was sleeping soundly, and asked secretly: "What did Prince Xin hear in the Lotus Pavilion by the Sorghum Bridge?" ”

"Brother didn't go with him, how do you know? You should ask Lao Xu. "He was about to vomit. Li Yongzhen smiled secretly: As the chief manager, how can you not know? It's just that there isn't much wine yet. smiled: "Brother, drink three more cups, whether you can guess it or not, let's reply." He took the flask and poured him three glasses in a row.

Gao Shiming looked up drunken and said, "Little brother guesses first and then drinks, if you can't drink it, you will say the ...... of Hexiang Pavilion" and burped heavily.

"Good!" Li Yongzhen's heart was ecstatic.

"Which concubine gave birth to a dragon girl?"

"Definitely."

"The Tartars of Jianzhou have come to Guanli?"

"Definitely."

"But long live the dragon's body is not safe?" Gao Shiming's eyes squinted at the three glasses of wine in front of him.

"Not bad. Long live Lord has been sick for many days. ”

Gao Shiming's expression was blank, and he didn't react, he reached out and picked up a cup and slowly poured it into his mouth, the third cup seemed to be difficult to swallow, it was sprinkled on the placket of his chest, and his mouth was sprayed all over the table with filth, and the smell was unpleasant. Li Yongzhen hurriedly covered her nose, got up and left the table, seeing that the two of them were not awake, she was annoyed, and said to herself: "Gambling and drinking tonight, I have a great night's sleep!" If you weren't afraid of violating the palace ban, you would really want to gamble until dawn! It's late at night, and it's inconvenient to thank the prince in person and worship a thousand years old for us. "Hatefully gone.

The hook moon is gone, the west wind is getting tighter, the smell of ripe fruit wafts in the back garden, many small insects are still tirelessly whispering and moaning, autumn night, quiet, sweet, intoxicating. King Shin frowned deeply, and kept wandering in the main hall. The green smoke is swirling, the palace leak is ticking, the palace candles are feverish, and the figure of King Xin is sometimes tall and slender, sometimes short and stubby, sometimes hanging high on the wall, and sometimes melting into the light and shadow. There was a rush of footsteps, from far and near, and King Shin's heart jumped wildly, as if he felt the footsteps like thunder rolling in the sky vibrating the main hall, stirring the ear drums, and his eyes couldn't help but eagerly turn to the temple door.

"As the prince expected, the slave really heard a shocking event." Gao Shiming fell to his knees almost just after crossing the threshold, and he didn't have time to adjust his breath and reported urgently.

"Flat, talk quickly!" Seeing that he was full of pungent wine, King Xin guessed that the banquet must be very dangerous, and he was busy with him.

"Long live Lord has been sick for a long time."

King Xin's heart suddenly felt chaotic, and he took a step forward and asked, "How much wine did Xiao Lizi drink?" Gao Shiming didn't understand what he meant for a while, and he didn't dare to figure it out, so he replied: "More than two catties." ”

"He drank nearly three catties, and it seems that he only drank eight points."

"Slaves deserve to die, and they are humiliated." A burst of alcohol came in, and Gao Shiming couldn't help but feel dizzy.

"I don't blame you, first, he is guarded, and second, you are in a hurry, and you startle the snake. However, with his words, this king understood why Wei Zhongxian sent someone to the house to deliver flowers for no reason. ”

"Presumably, it's to spy on the prince's movements."

King Xin ignored Gao Shiming's words, and asked, "People sent away?" ”

"Yes. It's been sent back to the palace. ”

King Xin took a long breath, sat down on the wide mahogany chair, pondered for a moment, and hesitated: "Could it be that the emperor is pretending to be sick to test the king?" ”

"Could it be that Wei Zhongxian is jealous of the prince and wants to be unfavorable to the prince?"

"......" King Shin looked at the dark night outside the hall silently, expressionless.

"Could it be that the Lord is not at ease with the prince?" Gao Shiming felt boundless fear.

King Xin shook his head and said, "No! In the case of Zhang Guoji last year, it was rumored that he was going to assassinate the emperor and support the king, but the emperor did not suspect it. The emperor is in his prime, rich in spring and autumn, and will not suddenly think about what will happen after he gets up. This king is cautious on weekdays, and he also respects Wei Zhongxian, but he is afraid that he will give someone a handle, and the emperor should not have any suspicion about this king, in this regard, what Xiao Lizi said should be true! ”

Gao Shiming said thoughtfully: "If this is the case, long live the Lord without a queen, according to the bloodline, once the dragon controls Bintian, the prince should inherit the unification and be in the throne." Congratulations to the minions......"

The king of letters said sharply: "Hugh wants to talk nonsense! Gao Shiming was so frightened that he fell to his knees and didn't dare to look up. King Xin ordered in a low voice: "Think of a way to go to the palace and find out if the news is reliable?" ”

The slave went down to discuss with Xu Yingyuan. He has many acquaintances in the palace and a wide range of roads, so he will not return empty-handed if he goes in person. ”

"It's better to find a face to work hard, so as not to cause any mistakes and burn the fire to the palace, but to deal with people, the disaster is not small!" Shin King's eyes flashed fiercely.

"Is the prince teaching an unannounced visit?"

Shin nodded. Gao Shiming was puzzled: "Some of the skills in the house are all transferred from the palace, and all of them have familiar faces, and there are no raw faces for a while, even if they are found, they may not be reliable." It is better to order Xu Yingyuan to mix into the palace, in case he is recognized, he is familiar with the path, and his skills are good, it is not difficult to get out, and it will not be exposed and affect the palace. ”

King Xin pondered for a moment and said, "It's okay! Just remember not to expose your tracks! ”

"The slave knows."

King Xin closed his eyes, and Gao Shiming carefully retreated.