Chapter 338 Embarrassment for the Alliance

In Chang'an, there is a special place that is not widely known, but the high-level gentry is well known, called "Bamboo and silk pavilion". From the name, it looks like a certain building Xie Tingyuan, but it used to be outstanding for a while, and it was also used by merchants to sell some superior pen, ink, calligraphy and painting.

But the four treasures of the study and celebrity calligraphy and painting here can't be bought with money. You have to have an identity and status. Because among the items it sells, in addition to the rare pen, inkstones and antique calligraphy and painting, there are also the authentic works of Li Yuanchang, a famous poet and painting in Chang'an.

Li Yuanchang's paintings are indeed unique, but they have not yet reached the level of being compared with famous antique works. But in the bamboo pavilion, his calligraphy and paintings are more expensive than any antique. Nevertheless, the supply exceeds the demand. The bamboo and silk contained in it, painted by Danqing, was originally supposed to be an elegant place. It became Li Yuanchang's place to accumulate wealth, so that he could spend money and become the first dunk in Chang'an.

Those who don't understand the inside story will scold him for Li Yuanchang's arrogance and scold those who buy paintings. But those who really understand the inside story are sharpening their heads and even desperate. They only ask him for a piece of graffiti from Li Yuanchang and ignore those antique paintings at all.

Of course, there are unspoken rules.

Li Yuanchang is elegant and has everything he can eat, drink and have fun, but he is really not short of money. Opening this bamboo pavilion is entirely the meaning of Prince Li Chengqian. The more far-reaching reason is that the emperor favored Li Chengqian, the king of Wei, and authorized him to open a literature museum, attracting countless officials and literati as wings. His strength is growing and his reputation continues to rise, which poses a great threat to his East Palace.

Can Li Chengqian not be jealous and anxious? With this rush, it is easy to follow the example of others.

But he believes that he doesn't have the literary talent of his fourth brother Li Tai, and he doesn't have much common language with the officials and literati. What's more, he is hindered by identity constraints and it is not easy to get along with him. Therefore, he entrusted his best friend Li Yuanchang, the king of the Han Dynasty, to establish a special courtyard called "Bamboo and silk pavilion" in the name of the King of Han. Under the guise of selling poetry, brushes and ink to learn about Danqing, on the first is to accumulate wealth, second, he specializes in network talents and literati. Third, the most important thing is to secretly cultivate wings.

People who can enter the bamboo pavilion are either talented, famous, or status and family, and some people don't have these things. They go in just to ask for help, or get out of a lawsuit and get out of prison to ask for help, or people who have not been promoted for many years want to spend money to buy a flat...

With the two backing of the prince and the king of Han, as long as it is not too unbelievable, you can spend money on a convenience in the bamboo pavilion.

The official atmosphere of the Zhenguan Tang Dynasty is quite honest, and the trend of corruption is not prevalent. But there is no absolute. The bamboo pavilion is like a small underground government office in Chang'an, which is even more useful than the government office. As long as you can come here and "buy" Li Yuanchang's hand-made paintings, the entrusted thing can be done nine times out of ten.

So it can be imagined that Li Yuanchang's graffiti is hard to find.

But the good times did not last long. The incident of the bamboo pavilion soon happened in the east window, which was discovered by Li Shimin. For this reason, Li Yuanchang ate several hardships and severe punishments from the emperor, and even the prince was severely punished, so the bamboo pavilion had to disappear from then on.

But this courtyard, after all, could not be demolished. It was still under the name of Li Yuanchang as a leisure villa. Moreover, although he did not dare to be arrogant and semi-publicly set up a private government, occasionally itchy, Li Yuanchang would quietly take some low-risk "private orders" to do it, even Li Chengqian hid it.

The hundred-legged worm, dead but not stiff, Li Yuanchang's courage is much greater than Li Chengqian's.

Around the New Year's Day, Li Yuanchang has not patronized the bamboo pavilion, but today, he arrived here early. He also specially brought several of his favorite Kabuki and musicians to prepare a rich banquet, which seems to receive important guests.

After the Chen card, two carriages came into the sparse bamboo pavilion courtyard. Li Yuanchang greeted him in person, which made the two young people who got off the carriage flattering and hurriedly worshiped.

"If you are not talented, how dare you bother the prince to welcome him in person?"

"Haha!" Li Yuanchang smiled and said, "The eldest grandson and Mr. Fang are both best friends of Xiao Wang. No matter their status, they are only about friendship. If you have friends who come from afar, you should welcome them. You two, please take a seat!"

Two young people who came, one is the former deputy envoy of Baiqi and the eldest grandson of Chang'an Chengmen in Chang'an. The other is tall and tall, with thick bones, rough skin and the color of ancient bronze wind and sand. He is the second son of the Fang family. Fang is in love.

The three seemed to have a personal relationship. They talked and laughed all the way. Chang Sun said, "Brother Fang came back to the capital after taking off his difficulties. The younger brother had already had the intention to take over the wind and washing the dust for his brother. Today, I got the prince's discount, so I will have a few more cups to my brother, and I will definitely have a good rest.

Fang Yuai's expression was not lively, and it seemed a little dull and gloomy. He grinned and said, "The princess's wedding court is open, and the emperor ordered my father to call me back. By the way, the first thing I want to thank is Princess Gaoyang. If it hadn't been for the bitch who was going to marry the bastard surnamed Qin, I would have to continue to nest in the desert before I could come back. Today, we should really invite the man surnamed Qin and have two drinks.

Li Yuanchang and Changsun was stunned, and then looked at each other and laughed. They patted Fang Yu's tiger and bear-like shoulder and said, "Mr. Fang, don't be angry. Qin Mubai is indeed not a thing. Nowadays, no one hates him. Well, there's no need to say that he's bad. I'll wait for the alcohol.

"Okay, let's drink!" Fang's love, who has been exiled in the desert for several years, has provoked a lot of rough Hu Feng. At present, he ignores his superiority and inferiority. He sits cross-leggedly and wants to dry wine when he picks up the wine pot.

"Haha, Mr. Fang is really a bold man. Come on, Xiao Wang respects you!" Li Yuanchang came to toast him with his eldest grandson while the iron was hot. Fang Yuai did not refuse. Others used cups and pots to drink unbridledly.

After three rounds of drinking, the topic of the three quickly shifted to their common enemy, Qin Mubai.

Fang Yuai had three cups of belly, and his depressed stomach burst out in anger for a long time. He patted the table and scolded, "What is that guy? He actually made me look like this! Princess Gaoyang refused to marry me and remarried him. Whether it was out of intention or helplessness, it was a great shame for me! In this life, I only have one thing left to do - if I don't kill the bastard surnamed Qin with my own hands and strip the low-eyed director Gaoyang, I will humiliate and swear not to be a person!"

"Second Brother Fang, you have drunk too much. The prince is here, how can he scold the princess? The eldest grandson is not yin or yang.

"Alas, it doesn't matter." Li Yuanchang quickly waved his hand and said, "Although I have her as a niece in my heart, she has never had my uncle in her heart. That day, when she watched Qin Mubai beat me, why didn't she have any uncle and nephew affection? The female university doesn't stay. This girl, now there is only the stinky boy Qin Mubai in her heart. She doesn't even have the position of her father. How can she pay attention to my uncle? In this case, why should I stick my hot face to my cold buttocks? On the contrary, Fang's second brother, Geng Zhi and open man's true nature, Xiao Wang appreciates it.

"Then, I'll have three cups to the prince!" Fang Yuai's eyes were red with blood. He waved the wine pot and came to toast. Li Yuanchang also accepted it and accompanied him to drink three cups in a row.

The three suddenly felt that they smelled the same, and they felt that it was too late to meet.

Changsun Xun sighed and said, "If you want to talk about my little brother, it is the most useless. When he ran for the Hundred Horses, he had been suppressed by him all the time. Later, he was kicked out of the Hundred Horses and transferred to Chang'an to see the gate. What annoys me most is that instead of taking care of me, my father scolded me and gave me a death order to work in the City Gate Office for five years. Don't want to move! - Every day, watching those dignitaries pass by arrogantly, I have to laugh and salute. It feels like being stripped naked and whipped on the street. Son. This humiliation is beyond words!"

"Yes!" Li Yuanchang sighed with pity and said, "On that day, if it hadn't been for Qin Mubai's stinky boy who took away your position as a hundred-rider with a little cleverness, today, it would be your eldest grandson Erlang who married the princess, the great scenery and became famous in the Wanli Ding Dynasty. The person surnamed Qin has robbed your future and returned your humiliation. This hatred is indeed irrecongionate!"

"Huh! ..." Changsun Xun drank a whole glass of wine with a "retention" sound, snorted, and his face was tight.

Li Yuanchang looked at the two people around and laughed at themselves with a wry: "However, compared with Xiao Wang, you are nothing. My prince, whether it was the former emperor or the current emperor, still hasn't touched half of my finger. His surname is Qin actually dared to press me to the ground and beat me severely, and broke a few of my front teeth... Have you ever tasted such humiliation?"

After saying that, Li Yuanchang opened his mouth and opened his lips, revealing a few mouthfuls of open teeth inside.

Changsun Xun and Fang Yuai took a look and were shocked and indignant!

"No, kill him!" Fang Yuai gritted her teeth and roared, her cheeks bulged her bones, and her eyes were red.

"It should be wise and invincible." Changsun Fu hurriedly said, "But I agree with Fang Erge's opinion. This man must die!"

"Xiao Wang, that's what I mean!" Li Yuanchang put the wine glass on the table, narrowed his eyes and said in a low voice, "In private, this person and the three of us have a feud; for the public, the survival of the prince is related to the life and death of the little king. What is certain now is that Qin Mubai is getting stronger and stronger, and he has no affection for the prince. Maybe he will secretly stab the prince at some point. In public and private, this person must be excluded!"

Changsun's eyebrows sank, nodded solemnly, and said, "I was strictly ordered by my father. Although I didn't dare to get close to the prince or any of the king of Wei, I have always liked the prince and have been fascinated for a long time. My brother, Sun Chong, followed his sister-in-law to the King of Wei and looked at me from time to time. But why can he be close to the king of Wei, and I can't be close to the prince? Regardless of him, I would like to follow the head of the king of Han, follow the prince, and eradicate Qin Mubai together!"

"Okay!" Li Yuanchang patted happily on the table, and then looked at Fang's beloved with Changsun Huan and asked, "Second Brother Fang, how about you?"

"Don't ask." Fang Yuai took a sip of wine and said, "I used to follow the King of Wei, but when I was in trouble, he didn't care or even want to fall into the well. I was desperate for him. Although the prince is weak now, he is more benevolent and kind to others than the snobbish king of Wei. From now on, my house will love more than a hundred catties, which will be handed over to the king of Han and thrown to the prince!"

"Great!" Li Yuanchang punched excitedly and said happily, " With the help of Meng Changsun's second brother and Fang's second brother, the East Palace is like a tiger with wings, and the prince must be very happy! - From now on, the bamboo pavilion is where we have settled. But there are big and small matters, and they all come here to discuss. The first priority in front of us is to kill Qin Mubai. On the one hand, to avenge us, and on the other hand, to avoid hidden dangers for the prince. Qin Mubai's thief is going to get married. At this time, he must be arrogant and careless. We must think of a wise and courageous strategy - get rid of it!"

"Good!"

......

The three of them discussed secretly in the room for an hour, and then Li Yuanchang asked to change the wine and called Kabukizi to entertain him. All three of them were red. Li Yuanchang smiled and said, "Recently, Xiao Wang has won two unique dance tricks, martial arts and swords, which are unparalleled in the world. You two, do you want to see it?

Changsun Huan and Fang Yuai were both Taoist friends, and they immediately clapped their hands and rejoiced. Li Yuanchang went to hire someone. In the future, the eldest grandson called Douran and said in shock, "Your Highness, the pair of beautiful women you mentioned as 'unparalleled in the world of martial music, sword dance', are they the new twin sisters of Qin Xian Pavilion, cold and beautiful Shuangshu?"

"Haha! The eldest grandson is insightful, that's right!"

"Amazing, amazing!" The eldest grandson praised with a burst of laughter, "Your Highness the King of Han, the blessings are boundless! These twin sisters are popular in Chang'an, and only people like the King of Han deserve to enjoy it!"

Fang Yuai, who just returned to Beijing, was stunned and said blankly, "What a wonderful person, worthy of the praise of the second brother of the eldest grandson. Isn't it a fairy in the sky?"

"Do you know when you read it?"

......

At this time, the Duke of Yiguo, the family of the halberd, the old Qin family.

Qin Mubai got off the horse, commanded the upper and lower people to move the salute, and sent the maids to wait for his mother and sister and Princess Gaoyang back to the room to rest. Princess Gaoyang asked Qin Mubai to sit down and drink tea together. Qin Mubai said that there were still some things to go out and come back immediately to eat together in the evening.

Princess Gaoyang didn't ask much. She was sleepy and went back to the room first. The servants and maids were busy with fire and water to serve tea.

Qin Mubai rode his own fire cloud horse, went straight to the West City alone, and entered the Qinxian Pavilion winery from the back door without showing any expression.

"Call the demon to see me." After throwing away a sentence, Qin Mubai sat down in a servant's room and drank tea and rested.

Not long, the demon came, and naturally he was extremely happy. The two of them exchanged a few words to talk about parting feelings. Qin Mubai asked, "Where are the mother and daughter who came from Xiangyang more than a month ago now?"

The demon told Qin Mubai that from half a month ago, Li Yuanchang, the king of Han, would be entangled day and night. He sent people to invite them five or six or eight times a day to let the two sisters come to the house to perform art. Because of his special identity and no extraordinary move, Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang did not dare to offend him. Qin Xiange had to let them often travel between Qin Xian Pavilion and Han Wangfu. In recent days, they have even stayed at the royal palace at night and did not go back to the Qinxian Pavilion. They just sent people to send back wine and dance money and the rewards of the king of Han every day.

After listening to this, Qin Mubai was secretly happy. He told the demon to find an opportunity to tell the three of them that Qin Mubai was back. If there was a letter, ask her demon to convey it. There is no need to say anything else, and there is no need to mention it to be mentioned to outsiders. The demon didn't understand, but he didn't ask much, so he kept this matter firmly in his heart and kept it in mind all the time.

Later, Qin Mubai went home. Her mother and sister and Princess Gaoyang worked hard all the way and fell asleep first. He took a hot bath by himself. He was so comfortable that he almost fell asleep. Just after taking a shower, the servants and maids cooked dinner, and the demons also came back early. The family reunited and prepared to have a banquet together.

Stealing the air, Qin Mubai called the demon to the quiet place and asked her if she had any news? The demon'er's expression was a little nervous and said to Qin Mubai, "Third brother, I just sent someone to the Han Palace to call back Aunt Su on the grounds that there was a mistake in the wine and dance money account, and told her that you were back. She asked me to convey the message to you that today, the King of Han called her mother and daughter to the 'Bamboo Pavilion' and performed sword dance to two special guests.

"Bamboo and silk pavilion, I have heard of this. It should have been abandoned for a long time. Because it has always been special, Li Yuanchang only regarded it as a private secret residence and rarely took outsiders in. Tell me, what a special guest?"

"Changsun Fu, and Fang's love!" After saying that, Yaoer's face changed and muttered, "Third brother, Li Yuanchang and these two people are entangled together. Isn't it trying to target you?"

Qin Mubai twisted his eyebrows, was silent for a moment, and said, "Demon, send a message to Aunt Su and say - it's time to blow."

"Blowing?"

"Yes, just say so, and she will understand."

"Good! I'll go right away!"

"Don't be in a hurry. It's not too late tomorrow." Qin Mubai grabbed the demon who was about to leave and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a long time. Let's get together for dinner!"

"It's okay..." The demon nodded gently, with a smile on his face. His gray eyes looked at Qin Mubai and whispered, "Third brother, you're back. Demon... I miss you very much."

"The third brother also misses you. And mother and Shuang'er, we all miss you very much. How's the New Year going, demon?" Qin Mubai stroked the demon's back and took her to the main hall.

At this time, he thought in his heart that it was not surprising that Li Yuanchang colluded with Changsun. It's strange that Fang Yuai has also come back. It seems that after the emperor officially gave him the marriage, he remembered that he was still expelled from the house and exiled. He felt that Fang Xuanling's face was not good, so he brought him back.

Well, these three people have a grudge against me, which is to make it clear that friends are treacherous and want to unite to deal with me.

Okay, okay, I'm worried that I don't have a good opportunity to attack you. If you take the initiative, it will save me trouble!