Volume 1 Chang'an Chapter 80 Going to the Banquet
Li Ye decided to meet Li Keyong for a while, but he didn't mean to let Li Yan follow, after all, the other party is a prince who is interested in the crown prince, Li Ye is worried that if he conflicts with Li Keyong, Li Yan's temperament is estimated that he will not stand by - even if Li Yan can hold back his temperament, if Li Ye and Li Keyong have a feud, let Li Keyong also hold a grudge against Li Yan, it will be harmful to the overall situation.
Speaking of which, Li Guochang's real name is Zhu Xie Chixin, is a Shatuo person, when the imperial court suppressed the Pang Xun Rebellion, he and Li Keyong both had miraculous skills, which was given the surname by the emperor, with today's name, after the war, Li Guochang awarded Zhenwu Jie Envoy, and Li Keyong awarded Yunzhong Tooth General.
Because of the great victory against the steppe in the early stage of the dynasty, and the court's gentle policy towards the steppe tribes, many steppe tribes defected to the dynasty and were placed on the front line of the Great Wall by the imperial court: Dangxiang, Shatuo, and some Uighurs, etc., these tribes played a great role in the foreign conquest in the early stage of the dynasty, the border in the later period, and the pacification of various internal rebellions, including the Anshi Rebellion.
These are not to be said, but it is said that Li Ye learned from Li Yan that Wu Hongshan held a banquet in the mansion today and entertained Li Keyong and his party, so he rode out of King An's mansion and prepared to join in the fun.
"Your Highness, I heard from King Pu that Wu Yuma held a banquet in the palace today, not a simple banquet, but invited many Chang'an officials. Wouldn't it be inappropriate for us to go there without an invitation?"
On the street, Shangguan Chengcheng rode a horse and followed Li Ye's side, and there were only two of them, and Li Ye didn't even bring the honor guard for the prince to travel.
"Are you still afraid that we won't be able to enter the door?" Li Ye chuckled, "The matter between Lord Li and Li Keyong, although Your Majesty nodded, but the court has not officially granted marriage, you want to stink Li Keyong before this, so that Your Majesty can take back his fate, the time is urgent, how can there be room for foresight." ”
Shangguan Chengcheng nodded, she instinctively felt that this trip to the Horse Mansion was tantamount to facing the Longtan Tiger's Den, just like when she went to Niushou Mountain, Li Ye was only with her at that time, thinking of this, Shangguan Chengcheng suddenly felt honored, and felt a great responsibility, and secretly prepared for "shopping".
"Since returning from Niushou Mountain, the county lord of Li has not come to find His Royal Highness again, I heard that she was grounded by Wu Yuma, this time is a few months have passed, and the county lord of Li is so pitiful. Shangguan Allure remembered the past and sighed.
Li Ye was about to say something, when suddenly his mind moved, and he noticed that someone was crashing into his mount.
He could have dodged, but in an instant, after judging the strength of the other party and the aura that needed to be used to dodge, he chose not to react - the opponent's strength was not enough for him to be afraid of, and if he dodged quickly, it was possible to expose his true cultivation.
A big man in brocade clothes with five big and three thick brocade clothes swept out of the wine shop on the side of the road, and hit Li Ye's horse with a bang, causing a neighing of the white horse, Li Ye lifted the reins to stabilize the mount, fixed his eyes, but saw that the big man was holding the white horse and fell crookedly, his eyes were drunk and hazy, his face was red, and he didn't know how much wine he drank, and his body was full of wine, and his mouth was still shouting, saying something he didn't understand.
Judging by his face, he was not from the Central Plains.
A group of people soon rushed out of the wine shop, all of them were foreign faces, all dressed in brocade clothes, and they came to support the drunk man in brocade clothes with their hands and feet, followed by several men in Confucian shirts, all of whom had the faces of Central Plains people.
"Fuck it, the threshold is so high that the uncle almost fell and ate shit, I really hurt the uncle, I smashed your restaurant!"
He straightened his clothes, looked up and saw Li Ye, and saw that Li Ye was also looking at him, and suddenly stared at him: "Stinky boy, what do you see, look at the uncle who gouged out your eyeballs!"
Very arrogant and domineering.
Li Ye's eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth moved slightly.
He knew this person, Li Keyong's younger brother Li Kerang, who participated in the suppression of the Huangchao Rebellion in his previous life, and had quite military merits.
Shangguan Allure was not happy, the horsewhip pointed at Li Kerang's face, and scolded angrily: "Where did the barbarian come from, he hit my master's horse, and he dared to be so arrogant?!"
Li Kerang had a rough face and looked quite mature, but he was actually only in his early twenties, he was reprimanded by Shangguan Chengcheng, and then he was furious, and said with a hideous face: "No one has ever dared to talk to me like this, and no one has dared to point a horsewhip at me, you are looking for death!"
As he spoke, he grabbed Shangguan Chengcheng's horsewhip and forcefully pulled it back, trying to drag Shangguan Chengcheng off the horse, but Shangguan Chengcheng did not move at all, and there was no reaction at all.
"It's still a qi practitioner? Ten people in Chang'an City can't practice, but you offended me, but it's done!" Li Kerang was angry while running his aura.
The people behind him were all used to being domineering in the feudal town, and when they saw that the two groups of people were doing it, they were willing to stand by and watch, and immediately surrounded them, and they were about to pull Li Ye and Shangguan Chengcheng off their horses, shouting: "Get down!" "Dare to rush into Gongzi, and still kneel down to make amends!"
The few Confucian scholars who followed behind them, presumably the officials who received and accompanied them, hurriedly came up to dissuade them at this time, and when they saw that they could not be persuaded to do so, they scolded Li Ye: "Don't get off the horse yet? Do you know who you have offended? Hurry up and make amends, otherwise you will suffer!"
Li Ye was only a scholar, and before that, he lived in the palace, and he originally had no talent, and most of the officials in Chang'an City didn't recognize him.
Shangguan Chengcheng, who was wrestling with Li Kerang, his fair face gradually reddened, although the other party was not very old, he was a master of the second layer of qi training, which made her quite nervous.
Li Ye looked at the crowd around and laughed: "Jingshi Chang'an, when will ten people be able to go wild? Today I want to see who can let me get off the horse!"
"You are arrogant!" Li Kerang saw Li Ye so big, he was so angry that one Buddha went out of the body and two Buddhas ascended to heaven, he had already drunk too much, and he acted even more carelessly at this time, let go of the horse whip, punched with both hands, and blasted towards Li Ye's mount, actually trying to knock Li Ye directly with people and horses!
Li Ye snorted coldly.
With his cold snort, Li Kerang trembled, the posture of punching froze in the middle of the way, the fist was only half a foot away from the white horse, but he could no longer move an inch, not only that, he felt a majestic force, like a mountain pressing on his shoulders, the huge oppressive force overwhelmed him, his face was as pale as paper, and even the sound of breathing became heavy.
Li Kerang, who is on the second level of Qi training, let alone others, after all, Qi Practitioner is not a big road, and the highest cultivation among these people is just the same as Li Kerang, at this moment, it is like being immobilized, frozen in place and unable to move, unable to even move his fingers, and some of those with low cultivation directly vomited blood and collapsed to the ground!
Li Ye's cultivation has reached the fifth level of Qi cultivation, crushing everyone at this time, there is no need to expose his cultivation with all his strength, so that everyone is worse than death, he looked at Li Kerang: "As a subject of the imperial dynasty, he is rampant and domineering in Chang'an, and he has no reverence for the Jingshi, I really don't know whether to live or die." Still not on your knees?"
"I'll kneel to you......" Li Kerang was about to burst into a foul language, but before he finished speaking, he felt the pressure on his body, which suddenly doubled, as if he had been smashed with a giant hammer, and he couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately a mouthful of blood spurted out, and as soon as his knees were weak, he knelt beside the white horse with his head uncontrollably!
There were already a lot of onlookers gathered around, and they all shouted happily when they saw this scene.
"This is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, how can there be a place for these barbarians to spread wild, they are really looking for death!"
"These barbarians from the north really regard themselves as a character, but they don't know that Chang'an City is as master as a cloud!"
"Whose son is this, he is so handsome in life, and his cultivation is so strong!"
The shopkeeper standing at the door of the wine shop, who had been angry with Li Kerang before, saw Li Kerang deflated now, not to mention how happy he was, he spat at Li Kerang, and said with relief: "Heng, I let you Heng, I have already seen it, you have a bloody disaster today!"
Hearing these words, Li Kerang was so ashamed that he spat blood again.
"Get out!" Li Ye collected the power of cultivation and snorted coldly.
"You wait for me, I'll call someone!" Li Kerang felt embarrassed, blushed to the base of his neck, threw down a sentence, and didn't even have time to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, so he ran away in a hurry with his panicked entourage.
Of course Li Ye won't wait here, he still has to go to the Horse Mansion for a banquet, and even if Li Kerang really wants to call someone, I'm afraid he can only call Li Keyong, and that guy is in the Horse Mansion now.
Li Ye didn't take this episode seriously, and when he arrived at the Horse Mansion, it was already three o'clock in the morning. Today, the door of the Horse Mansion is open, but there are no carriages in front of the door screen, presumably the banquet has begun, Li Ye and Shangguan Chengcheng both dismounted, and handed over the reins to the servants of the Horse Mansion.
After all, when Li Xian was alive, he had a good relationship with Wu Hongshan, and the two families often had contacts, but at this time, the steward did not have the previous joy, and his face changed when he saw Li Ye, just like seeing a bad star.
"I've seen His Royal Highness King An...... Why is Your Highness here?" the steward hurriedly stepped forward to salute, feeling very embarrassed.
Li Ye and Wu You childhood sweethearts, when they were two young people in the past, Li Xian and Wu Hongshan both mentioned that when they grow up, they will marry each other, and Wu You's feelings for Li Ye are also known to everyone in the clan, but this is the embarrassing place.
Li Ye didn't feel embarrassed, he smiled faintly: "Lonely can't come?" Why, could it be that Wu Yuma has already ordered that Lone is not allowed to enter and leave the Horse Mansion?"
"Whatever Your Highness says, please come in quickly. "What else can the steward say, of course, he can only welcome Li Ye into the door, is it true that he wants to hang the prince out of the door?
Li Ye walked into the gate with Shangguan Allure, and walked around the shadow wall to the mansion, in fact, he was very familiar with the Horse Mansion, and he didn't need to be in charge to lead the way, but in this situation, it was better for someone to lead him, so as to show that he was welcomed in, not broken in.
The banquet was set up in a magnificent and very spacious hall, and the hall with more than 20 food tables was still not crowded, and there were officials seated after the food table, all of whom were important members of Wei Baoheng's family and Wu Hongshan's relatives and friends.
When they saw Li Ye appear outside the hall, their faces immediately became very exciting.