Jiuxi

Chapter 133 Chapter 132 [The ghost remains]

Yongjia City has been prosperous for thousands of years. There are many restaurants and restaurants, and there are no less than a hundred famous ones. Among them, Taibai Tower and Jingshui Tower in the East City are the best.

Jingshui Tower is built along the river, which means that those who are near the water get the moon first. It is packed with guests every day, and there are almost no empty seats during meals.

There are four private rooms on the third floor. Foodies who are not distinguished enough cannot book a reservation at all. Even the children of powerful people cannot use their power to control others, because the owner behind this restaurant is said to be very powerful and may even be related to the Tianjia clan. There are relationships.

Lu Chen didn't know the twists and turns involved. He just asked Chen Shu to inquire about it, and then went to Jingshui Building to report to his home to reserve a private room. The shopkeeper immediately agreed enthusiastically and assured Chen Shu with a pat on his chest. A table of the finest dishes will be prepared.

At nearly noon the next day, the elegant room named "Poetry Preface" on the third floor of Jingshui Building was full of guests, and the atmosphere was quite warm.

The three commanders Chen Lanyu, Huo Zhen and He Gui did not attend the banquet. It was not because these three people were proud of their status, but because they were called into the palace early in the morning and have not left the palace yet. Apparently the emperor had something to do with them. Discussion, so those present today are all young people in their 30s and [-]s.

After everyone drank from the cup, the new commander of the Yingze Army, Huangfu Yu, filled his glass with wine. Then he looked at Lu Chen and said with a smile, "Brother Lu, how do you drink?"

Before entering the capital, they met by chance at Songyang Station. The generals in Jingzhou were clamoring for a drinking contest, but Li Bingxue unceremoniously gave up the idea.

Now that the overall situation has been decided, everyone has been promoted and knighted, and it is time to celebrate. As military generals, they cannot go around the streets and praise their officials like those scholars. There is no problem in drinking as much as they want.

During the banquet, all the generals looked at Lu Chen. He looked at the clear wine in the cup and said calmly: "My ability to drink is average, but if Brother Huangfu opens his mouth, I promise to stay drunk until I do."

"readily!"

Huangfu smiled broadly when he met his eyebrows. He immediately raised his wine cup and said, "Brother Yu, do it first as a courtesy!"

He drank a cup full of fine wine in one gulp, and then lit up the bottom of the cup.

Lu Chen drank from the cup without thinking. His movements were not as heroic as Huangfu Yu's. On the contrary, he drank very carefully, with barely a few drops of wine leaking from his mouth.

The crowd cheered loudly, and Liu Yin, the new deputy commander of the Yingze Army, joked: "Huangfu, you are outclassed this time."

He is Huangfu Yu's old partner. The two cooperated tacitly during the battle on Moyang Road. The successful recovery of Yingze City was their first achievement.

Huangfu Yu wiped the drink from his lips and said angrily: "It's better than you remaining silent."

"Since you said that, I have to give Brother Lu a toast."

Liu Yin picked up the wine cup and said to Lu Chen: "Brother Lu, men in our army are not good at words, but I admire you from the bottom of my heart. If it weren't for your advice this time, we brothers wouldn't be able to fight happily. A battle. I offer you this glass of wine, everything is in the wine!"

At this time, Lu Chen figured out a little bit of the meaning. These fierce generals didn't seem to be entirely interested in making friends with him. Why did he feel a little strange?

Li Bingxue, who was sitting next to him, did not say anything to stop him today. With a calm smile on his fair face, he quietly watched everyone drinking together.

Over there, Liu Yin Gululu finished his drink, and Lu Chen had no choice but to raise his glass again.

Just as Liu Yincai put down his cup, another Jingzhou general sitting on his right said again: "Brother Lu, we have to drink one."

This time the border army generals came to Beijing, there were seven from Jingzhou and five from Huaizhou. Apart from the generals who were summoned to the palace and Li Bingxue who was on the sidelines, there were five Jingzhou generals. On the Huaizhou side, plus Lu Chen, there were only Three people.

Upon seeing this, Su Zhang, the new commander of the Xunyang Army, joined the battlefield with a wine bottle and said boldly: "I say brothers in Jingzhou, it is not a man's behavior to bully the younger ones. If this continues, Brother Lu will have to lie down today." Let’s leave. Let’s do this, let’s go three to five, and we won’t come back until we get drunk!”

Huangfu Yu laughed loudly, then looked at Li Bingxue and said, "Miss, where are you on?"

In public, these Jingzhou generals would call Li Bingxue by their military titles, but now he calls her eldest lady, obviously treating Lu Chen, Su Zhang and others as one of his own.

Logically speaking, Li Bingxue should undoubtedly side with Huangfu Yu and others, so this question is somewhat interesting.

Everyone looked around and saw Li Bingxue with a leisurely look on his face, saying calmly: "You are competing in the drinking capacity, but I will not participate. After a while, you will all be drunk, and I will have to take someone to send you back."

The smile on Huangfu Yu's face became more genuine. He praised him, and then said to the captain Wang Rong next to him: "You are on their side. Today we are four against four. Let's see who can't hold on and collapses first."

A vigorous drinking party began.

As the saying goes, there is no father or son at the wine table. At first, everyone could maintain the superficial etiquette, but after three drinks, the people in the private room were shouting and screaming like ghosts crying and wolves howling.

In such a noisy environment, Li Bingxue still maintained a calm mind. Occasionally, he would take a sip of wine and spend most of his time looking at Lu Chen next to him.

She felt that he had a very peculiar temperament. He was not like the rich man who was accustomed to romantic affairs in the past 19 years. Instead, he seemed to have the freedom and calmness of a soldier from his mother's womb.

Because Su Zhang and others joined in, Lu Chen's pressure was reduced a lot. The previous two large glasses of wine almost made his blood boil.

Looking back and seeing Li Bingxue's smiling face, he picked up the wine cup and said, "Miss Li, let me toast you." Li Bingxue glanced at his half-empty glass and took the initiative to fill it up, but she had just reached out to fill it up. Holding the wine bottle, a knock on the door suddenly sounded outside the private room.

Huangfu Yu and others were still shouting and shouting, when the knock on the door became a little louder.

Lu Chen smiled apologetically at Li Bingxue, and then motioned to his soldiers to open the door.

The shopkeeper Li Mo walked in with an apologetic smile on his face, followed by two boys, each carrying a tray with several wine bottles on it.

Seeing this, the others temporarily stopped making noise. Lu Chen looked at Li Mo and said, "Shopkeeper Li, could it be that we made too much noise and disturbed other guests?"

Li Mo quickly bowed and said cautiously: "What are you talking about, Captain Lu? You are all heroes who have made contributions to the country. It is a great honor for us to come to the inn to have a banquet. If it weren't for Lieutenant Lu, I wouldn't With permission, I am willing to close my doors today just to entertain you generals."

Lu Chen and Li Bingxue looked at each other, feeling somewhat enlightened in their hearts.

After this period of brewing and spreading, these frontier generals have become somewhat famous in Beijing, so it is not a problem for shopkeeper Li to say this.However, Lu Chen's official position was only confirmed at the court meeting yesterday, and Li Mo had already changed his words in time, which is enough to show that this Jingshui House has deep connections in Beijing.

Lu Chen said calmly: "Shopkeeper Li is too polite, I wonder what I can teach you this time?"

Li Mo's attitude became more and more respectful: "The owner of the shop heard that the generals are here, and specially ordered me to prepare six pots of fine wine. This is a small favor from the shop, and I hope the generals will accept it."

Everyone was just in the mood, and the atmosphere was lively and interesting. It was unpleasant to be interrupted suddenly, but considering that this was in the capital, and the other party also had good intentions, Huangfu Yu and others did not get angry, and just looked at Li Mo indifferently. I hope he has some sense and leaves as soon as possible.

"Your surname is Li?" Li Bingxue suddenly asked.

"Yes." Li Mo didn't understand what he meant and lowered his head.

Li Bingxue suddenly chuckled, and Lu Chen also reacted, looking at the trays held by the servants behind Li Mo, and said calmly: "We accept your boss's wishes, so there is no need for drinks. Although we come from a poor frontier, we are not As for not being able to even afford wine.”

Li Mo was slightly startled, his expression slightly bitter.

Huangfu Yu, Su Zhang and others also realized at this moment that being courteous for nothing was either a traitor or a thief, and immediately sneered: "Shopkeeper Li, can't you understand what Lieutenant Lu said? Take your people and leave quickly, don't disturb me. Be interested, otherwise I won’t bother to care who the master behind you is.”

Li Mo was shocked. When he was in a dilemma, a cold voice sounded outside the private room: "This general has such a loud voice. If he insists on putting down these drinks, do you still want to demolish the Jingshui Tower?"

Before the words were spoken, several young men in luxurious clothes walked into the private room.

The person in front of him was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a noble look on his face. Although he was only wearing ordinary fine clothes, his face was full of arrogance and aloofness, as if he didn't care about anyone inside.

The person following him was Li Sanlang and Li Yunyi. At this moment, his face looked a bit humble, which was completely different from the last time Lu Chen saw him in Fan Tower.

The other two young men dressed as princes looked at the frontier generals in the room with unkind expressions.

Huangfu Yu and others had never met Li Yunyi, but they could tell from their appearance and demeanor that these uninvited guests must be children of powerful people. They did not feel timid because of this, but stood up in unison and looked at the intruders coldly. Several people.

Lu Chen first looked at Li Yunyi, then looked at the young man walking in front of him, and soon had some guesses in his heart.

The Li family can be said to be under one person in Yongjia City. The influence of the Left Prime Minister Li Daoyan at the Great Court is undoubtedly revealed. As the most beloved grandson of the Left Prime Minister, Li Yunyi has always been domineering in the capital.To be able to keep him humble like this, the identity of the young man in front of him is self-evident.

Li Bingxue's reaction quickly confirmed his suspicion.

She stood up calmly, her waist still straight, raised her hand and saluted, "I have met His Highness King Jian."

King Jian Li Zongjian, the third son of the Tian family, is said to be very loved by the queen.

Li Bingxue was obviously reminding others not to let the other party catch them out of trouble.

Although King Jian could not control the generals of the border army, and the emperor would not allow him to do so, if Huangfu Yu and others were unscrupulous and said some taboo words after drinking, they would inevitably cause big trouble.

Everyone suppressed their dissatisfaction and greeted him one after another.

Li Zongjian approached slowly and said to Li Bingxue first: "Captain Li, there is no need to be polite. My father always teaches us that the Li family serves the country loyally and the children of the Tian family must respect him."

Li Bingxue looked calm and didn't say much.

Li Zongjian didn't take it seriously, turned to look at Lu Chen Junyi's face that looked a bit drunk, narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Are you Lu Chen?"

(End of this chapter)