In terms of rich dishes and luxurious decoration, this restaurant, called "Wide Clouds", is not ranked in Chang'an. But there are other wonderful things here: first, it is one of the few seven-story towers, sitting on the top floor, the whole view of Chang'an West City can be seen, and second, its steamed duck and Xifeng wine are indeed the delicacies of Chang'an.

"Boss, you don't say anything when you come back, or Zuo Shangling sent someone to inform me, and I only knew that you were back. If you leave, it's been more than half a year, but I'm bored. A young man followed Li Bing and climbed to the top floor of the "Cloud Sea Wide", which had already been rounded by him, and six personal guards guarded the door, and the upstairs was even cleaner.

This person's name is Wei Ze, his age is almost the same as Anzi, his skeleton is also small, and he is childish. A soft robe of silkworm snowflake smock, the robe surface is matched with 24-color light color threads, and the whole piece of material is embroidered with the embroidery method of the needle. Not to mention the value of this raw material, but the embroidery work of this whole dress without falling stitches and embroidering with patterns requires three embroiderers for a whole year. Although this dress is lightweight, it is extremely warm, and it is perfect for winter wear.

The robe is graceful and luxurious, plus the jade belt, jade pendant, hairpin, and cloak on his body are all priceless goods that can be seen at a glance.

Let's say that the left merchant of Yongda Hall recognized Li Bing, how dare he let him move things, and hurriedly beckoned a few guys to inspect the samples of the goods in advance for Songbailiu, and invited Li Bing and a few people to the inner hall, saying that his third son would arrive soon.

Li Bing said before that there is a relationship in Yongda Hall, and it is him. This relationship is different from the general incense supervisor, and it is a real young owner. As soon as he entrusted the dart team of Songbailiu and several people to Zuo Shangling, he was grabbed by Wei Ze, who suddenly jumped out, so that he could say that he wanted to give Li Bing a return to Beijing to pick up the wind!

Wei Ze looked up and down, smacking his tongue again and again: "Tut-tut, I haven't seen you for half a year, boss, you have changed." In addition to the tanned face, the clothes are ugly, and even the temperament has changed. He circled around Li Bing twice: "I can't tell what it feels like, it seems to be more stable, not like the son of the world, but like a chivalrous man!"

"Oh, your eyesight is good! You can see this!" Li Bing sat down, first introduced Yinglan'er and Anzi to Wei Ze, and then looked at Wei Ze and said, "This is my sworn brother in Chang'an, the young owner of Yongda Hall, Wei Ze." ”

Wei Ze's gaze stayed on Ying Lan'er for a short time, quietly approached Li Bing's side, blocked his mouth with one hand, and said in a low voice: "Boss, you have been good for half a year, you have come back with women, should I call her sister-in-law?"

No matter how low his voice is, the square table is so big, can Ying Lan'er still hear this? She looked embarrassed, and just waved her hand to explain, Li Bing knocked on Wei Ze's head with two fingers: "You little kid knows what sister-in-law is not sister-in-law." She is your second brother's sister, you have to call him Sister Lan'er, no big or small. ”

As soon as she said this, Yinglan'er and Anzi heard it in a fog. The statement of "the same junior sister" has to start with the "four young men in the capital" who are "full of evil" in Chang'an.

Let's say that before Anzi, Li Bing had four young people in Chang'an, who grew up together, and they were all sworn brothers.

At that time, Li Bing's father, Li Xu, the king of Xiang, heard that the suzerain of the Chang'an non-sect opened a school for his eldest son "Han Linyuan", and not only personally taught the teachings of the Legalists, but also invited the erudite Confucianism and Taoist virtuous elders. These were originally what Li Xuan wanted to do, but now that someone has done it together, he simply let Li Bing also go to study, the two are close in age, grow up together, and have a companion.

The most powerful prince in the entire Chang'an opened his mouth, and the non-faction of Chang'an naturally had nothing to do.

Soon after, the head of Yongda Hall also knew about it, and it happened that his doting youngest son "Wei Ze" was also about to be enlightened, so he sealed a lot of money and wanted to ask for a position in the school, and he also got his approval.

In the end, there are also people from Chang'an Feipeng Martial Arts Hall, who also want to send their eldest son over. This Feipeng Martial Arts Pavilion is a martial arts hall on the surface, but it is an underworld force in private. Salt sellers, Qinglou gambling halls, all of them. Such a person, the Chang'an non-faction originally didn't want to be contaminated, and the non-sect master shirked several times and closed the door.

Later, the owner of the martial arts hall personally came to the door three times, expressing his intentions, saying that the underworld business was getting bigger and bigger, and he also felt uneasy, and wanted his son to study more, so that he could change his family's career to the right path in the future, so he was allowed to enter the school.

The eldest son of this martial arts hall was originally named "Ma Invincible", and his father didn't read much, so he gave him this name, thinking it was powerful and easy to read. But Mr. Jiaoshu felt that it was too inappropriate, so he later changed his name to "Ma Xuewen".

The four of them grew up together, and they got along day and night in the school. Since childhood, he has been worshiped as a brother with a different surname.

Li Bing is the oldest, and his identity is the most noble, so he naturally became the boss. Han Linyuan, the eldest son of the non-faction, is a month younger than him and ranks second. The eldest son of Feipeng Martial Arts Hall, Ma Xuewen, is the third, and the remaining one is Wei Ze, who is two or three years younger than everyone else, so he is naturally the fourth.

Although these four people have strong backgrounds, their reputation in Chang'an when they were young can be described as stinky. When the big households in Chang'an mentioned the "four young people in Chang'an", there was no one who did not sneer. The reason is that these four people bullied the children of the family and the young masters of the big families in Chang'an City. Few teenagers of similar age in Chang'an could escape.

The business house pays money, the martial arts hall pays people, Han Linyuan is talented, and he was born in a Legalist sect with a large number of strategists, and he has a bad stomach, plus Li Bing, the only son of the largest prince, as a life-saving umbrella, where can ordinary people deal with it. The state government yamen doesn't dare to take care of it, the dignitaries of the family can't be provoked, what can ordinary people do except take a detour?

The four of them chatted a few words, and while talking, a stream of oil fragrance floated down the stairs and came over, which was the signature Huxiang steamed duck of "wide clouds".

Ying Lan'er smelled the smell, looked sideways and forgot it, and her throat was agitated, and she swallowed her saliva. Finally waited for Xiao Er to bring up a plate, Li Bing started directly, first pulled his legs and handed it to Anzi and Yinglan'er: "Come and try this, but it's my favorite food, tender and delicious, oily but not greasy, the best work." ”

After speaking, he also tore off a wing, stuffed it directly into his mouth, grabbed the tip of the wing and gently pulled it out, and only a skeleton remained in the entire wing. "Well, if I haven't eaten it for half a year, it seems to be more fragrant than before. ”

He sucked his fingers and said to the two of them, "Wei Ze, you and my newly married brother An Qingfang, who is the eldest of you?"

Anzi was naturally a little afraid of these dignitaries and dignitaries, and seemed to be a little restrained, and the chicken leg was in his hand, but he took a small bite and tasted it. Wei Ze was very arrogant: "The boss's sworn brother, naturally he is also my brother, I was born in April this year, what about Brother Qingfang?"

An Qingfang put down the chicken legs: "You also call me Anzi like Brother Bing'er, I was also born in fourteen or October." ”

Wei Ze was happy to hear this, slapped the table lightly, and his body shook: "Hahahaha, there is finally a younger person than me, I have been promoted to the fourth brother, haha, then I will call you the fifth brother in the future!"

Anzi was still a little scared, but he just laughed twice, but he heard Li Bing ask, "Why haven't Lin Yuan and Xuewen come yet?"

Wei Ze smirked when he heard this: "Hey, don't mention it, I'm almost out of the birds these days." 'Xuewen' that guy, married a daughter-in-law, bought a house outside the city to raise, these days is on the rise, even I don't care, I have just sent someone to call him. The second brother's lazy temperament must have been in the non-school poetry to tease the birds, but two months ago, he was driven to Luoyang by his old man to practice. ”

"Oh, didn't he say that he wouldn't start to take care of the non-faction until he was eighteen?" Li Bing took the duck neck, instigated, and shouted downstairs: "Boss, two more!"

Wei Ze was eating delicacies from the mountains and seas day by day, and he was no longer interested in these things. Seeing that Li Bing and the three of them ate so deliciously, they also tore off a piece of meat, and just took a bite, they still felt bland, put it back on the plate, and replied:

"You also know that the second brother is extremely smart by nature, and I'm afraid there are few people who can compare. Even if he is lazy, the old man of his family thinks that he can still sit firmly in the position of the head of the non-faction and be a king of the non-faction, and there is no problem, so he promised him that before he was eighteen years old, he would let his second brother mess around. ”

As he spoke, he suddenly approached the table and lowered his voice, as if he was talking about a mysterious matter: "But what happened three months ago made the old man a little flustered. didn't dare to let the second brother play around anymore, and gave a death order to let the second brother go to Luoyang Tangkou to practice...... Guess what!"

"What's the matter, so serious?" Li Bing asked, but the duck in his hand didn't stop for a moment.

"There is a faction in the Fa family, called the Shufeng Chamber of Commerce, you know it, big brother! Sister Lan'er must know about the right and wrong faction. Li Binghe and An Zi smiled when they heard this, the name of this chamber of commerce was not known before, and now they have to know it.

I heard Wei Ze continue: "Originally, Jiang Shangyi, the son of Jiang Chengqian, the president of the Shufeng Chamber of Commerce, was mediocre. The second brother and the old man of his family don't look down on him. once said that even if the second brother is lazy, with his extraordinary talent, let Jiang Shangyi ten years, he Shufeng Chamber of Commerce will not be able to catch up.

But three months ago, Jiang Chengqian was assassinated, and his younger brother Jiang Jikun took over the Shufeng Chamber of Commerce. The position of the future successor of this Shufeng Chamber of Commerce has fallen to his son Jiang Chongjing!"

Wei Ze reached the key point, and tapped his fingers on the table: "It's bad now." I haven't seen that Jiang Chongjing, but I heard my father say that he has seen this person once, he is extraordinary, diligent and willing to learn, he is a dragon among people, and his literary and martial arts are all first-class. You think, as soon as this incident comes out, how can the old man of the non-faction still be able to sit still, for fear that the Shufeng Chamber of Commerce will carry forward in the hands of this kid and take the title of 'No. 1 Legalist' of the non-faction in Chang'an. ”

Ying Lan'er listened to Wei Ze talking about the virtuous name of "Jiang Chongjing" behind her back, and she was even happier in her heart, the smile on her face could no longer be contained, and somehow, she actually felt a little proud in her heart.

"Ah! I see. Li Bing put down the food in his hand and sighed.

This is exactly what moves the whole body. There was an accident in Shuzhong, not only the state affairs have changed greatly, but now even the sworn brothers around him are also affected by it, I have to say that in the dark, there is really a certainty.

"Hey, don't talk about these troubles. Wei Ze took out a jade pendant from his sleeve and handed it to Li Bing: "Brother Bingzi, look at what this is!"

I saw that the jade pendant was white all over, hollowed out nine rings, and the dragons and phoenixes of various shapes were carved between the rings. Not to mention that the whole piece of jade has a uniform texture, is transparent and moist, and is a rare top grade. Just look at this carving, on the palm-sized jade pendant, there are nine dragons and nine phoenixes, and the shapes are different. The carving is exquisite, not only the stripes of scales and feathers are clearly visible, but also follows the original pattern of the jade, burying the almost imperceptible differences in depth into the carving, and the god shape is more suitable.

"Wow!" Anzi learned to be empty-handed for a long time, so he naturally knew how to distinguish between good and bad things. He recognized at a glance that this was an extraordinary jade, and he couldn't help but exclaim.

"Hehe, the fifth brother can also see that this is a good thing, right?" Wei Ze smiled and handed this jade pendant to Li Bing.

Li Bing played with the jade pendant for a long time, thought for a moment, and then remembered: "Eh, isn't this the piece of jade bought by the Chen family? ”

"Hehe!" Wei Ze's eyebrows danced: "Boss, when you were sixteen years old, I was going to buy this jade for you." That bullshit Chen fat man had to rob me, and I didn't have enough money at the time, otherwise I wouldn't have just added it to 20,000 yuan, and let him grab such a good thing for nothing. ”

At that time in Ganzhou, the jade pendant that Ji Zihuan wanted to use to exchange horses with Anzi was no longer ordinary, it was worth a thousand yuan, and the jade pendant of 20,000 yuan was really a priceless treasure.

"Not long after you left, the Chen family went to prison, as if they were colluding with Tibet and plotting against Yizhou. A few months ago, Yizhou was breached, this crime was implemented, and the Chen family was raided. ”

After speaking, he muttered again: "But this matter is strange, the Chen family runs a dyeing workshop, and it has always only done business in Guannei Road. It is a little strange to say that he wants to conspire with Tibet. And I heard my father say that this Chen family seems to be a distant relative of the prince's biological mother, the former queen's mother, and I don't know why I went to prison. ”

He changed his words: "But I don't bother to care about the struggle of the court, I listen to my father in my ears every day, and I am tired of listening to it." Anyway, this jade is back in my hands. ”

Li Bing handed the piece back to Wei Ze: "Didn't you already give me a piece, I like that Pisces very much, and I often bring it with me on weekdays, so don't change it." ”

Wei Ze knew that Li Bingding's things were rarely changed, and he didn't persuade him anymore at the moment, so he handed the jade pendant to An Zi: "I bought all these things, or the fifth brother will accept it, I didn't know that the fifth brother would come today, and I didn't have to prepare, so I had to take this to make up the number." Please don't dislike it. ”

Anzi was flattered, and was about to excuse herself, when she suddenly felt a huge black shadow approaching behind her. The shadow fell on him, and even the sun obscured him.

Before he could raise his head, a strong man hugged him beside him, Li Bing's neck was wrapped, and his big head rubbed up: "Oh, boss, I miss you dead!"

Li Bing was almost out of breath with a sudden pile of meat lumps on his back, and hurriedly struggled. Even if he has no internal strength now, his martial arts are not weak, and after being hugged by his big man, he struggled twice, but he didn't break away.

"Learn the text, learn the text. You let me go, I'm going to be suffocated by you. ”

When the big man heard this, he let go of Li Bing, sat directly beside him, and greeted everyone with a smile.

Li Bing said that An Ziyinglan'er introduced him to him, and said: "This is the third brother I just mentioned to you, Ma Xuewen. ”

Anzi glanced at the person's appearance, and was indeed frightened enough. He was tall and burly, a head taller than Li Bing, the muscles on his shoulders were high and bulging, and his arms were as thick as bowls. A green dragon is tattooed on the right arm, which extends to the chest and neck. Coupled with the Chinese face, big mouth, and thick eyebrows, this appearance is all the time, and it does not reveal a fierce atmosphere.

Among the people that Anzi knows, Chiren's figure can barely be compared to him. The two are similar in size, but Ma Xuewen is much younger than him.

But when he smiled, his face seemed to change again, and he definitely couldn't talk about being handsome, but somehow, this young face seemed to be cute, which was very weird.

Even after studying in a non-sectarian private school for eight or nine years, his gestures still exude a well-behaved atmosphere. Anzi couldn't associate such a person with the name "Ma Xuewen".

"Boss, this girl is ......" he said as he shook his legs, hey, hey, hey, and looked at Yinglan'er with a wicked smile. He looked at the only tea on the table, and he didn't turn around, and shouted directly: "Xiao Er, a good Xifeng wine on a jar, and another fat duck, don't be fat!"

Ying Lan'er looked at Ma Xuewen's actions, and rolled her eyes in her heart: These sworn brothers are really "raccoon dogs", how can they think so obscenely, it seems that Li Bing was like this before, sure enough, a gentleman is a gentleman, but you have to watch Anzi closely, don't follow the bad learning......

Ma Xuewen glanced at Anzi, didn't speak, and tore off a duck leg first, took a big bite, and swallowed it: "When I heard you come back, I trotted all the way, I was really tired." After speaking, he stretched out his greasy hand that was still holding the duck leg, and hugged Li Bing's neck again: "Brother Bing, I really miss you!"

"Gotta eat your duck leg first. has a wife, and even a big brother is gone. ”