Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 378

The direction of the wind in the court turned inexplicably, and most of the courtiers couldn't understand it.

A group of courtiers headed by Prime Minister Xu Jingzong went from fierce opposition to sudden silence, and their attitude changed only overnight, which is very abnormal.

No one knows why Xu Jingzong suddenly changed his attitude, but it is clear that there must be an unknown inside story behind it.

The courtiers who were able to stand at the court meeting were all fine foxes. Seeing Xu Jingzong's sudden change of attitude, many courtiers who were about to continue to oppose also shut up without any insider information, and then stood in Xu Jingzong's eyes in surprise. Sweeping his face back and forth, trying to see the clues.

The old god Xu Jingzong was there, standing in the chapel with his eyes closed, as if he was in no mood to contradict the emperor today, and he was too lazy to speak.

The most surprising thing is Xu Yushi, the prime minister of the left. Originally, the left and right were at odds with each other, but this time they had a tacit understanding and temporarily formed an alliance against the radical policies of the emperor. Unexpectedly, they suddenly turned against each other today.

If Nima rebels, he will rebel, so at least you should say hello in advance.

This made Master Xu Yu a little bit hard to get off. The courtiers headed by Xu Jingzong shut up, but several disciples of Master Xu Yu still jumped out recklessly and continued to oppose the emperor.

Above the Golden Palace, Master Xu Yu's face turned green, but he couldn't hint that the court rules are strict these days, and every cough will be recorded by the censor in a small notebook.

Today, Li Zhi in the Golden Palace was also very mild-tempered, he didn't care about the objections of Master Xu Yu and other courtiers, but looked at Master Xu Yu with cold eyes.

Master Xu Yu saw Li Zhi's eyes clearly, his heart skipped a beat, and his expression became more and more restless.

I feel like I was tricked today.

Xu Jingzong cheated on me!
After finally waiting for the court to disperse, Master Xu Yu seemed to have lost half his life. When he walked out of the hall, his back was soaked.

As soon as he left the palace gate, Master Xu Yu immediately wanted to find Xu Jingzong, but Xu Jingzong walked very fast, got into the carriage outside the palace gate, and ran away without a trace.

So Master Xu Yu immediately turned around and wanted to see the emperor, but the eunuch stopped him and told Master Xu Yu politely with a smile that the emperor did not see his foreign ministers today.

Master Xu Yu felt more and more that something was wrong, and the only thing he could think of now was the young man who proposed to build roads and ships.

After leaving the palace gate, Master Xu Yu ordered the coachman to head towards the British government.

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Li Qinzai was not in the British government, but in a wine shop in the west city of Chang'an.

The tavern was full of smoke and smog. Countless merchants and common people sat scattered in the tavern. Many people took off their shoes and sat cross-legged with bare feet.

The backyard of the restaurant was surrounded by an open space, and a group of people stood outside the open space, staring at the two fighting cocks in the open space with red faces and thick necks, shouting and cursing hoarsely.

Li Qinzai was among them.

The picture was very inconsistent, even he didn't believe that he would appear in such a smoky place, but he was there.

Standing next to him is the long-lost King Teng. Wearing an ordinary green robe with a round collar and a plain scarf, King Teng looks like a small businessman who has earned some spare money. He is inconspicuous among the people around him. , very grounded.

Li Qinzai was going to visit King Teng at the posthouse today, but unexpectedly, the guards of King Teng told him that His Highness was not at the posthouse, he was fighting cock in Xishi.

Li Qinzai did not know what cramped, so he asked the guards to take him to find King Teng, so he appeared in this smoky place out of nowhere, looking at King Teng with a look of lovelessness, yelling and cursing.

The two cockfighting cocks in the cockfighting arena are undoubtedly the protagonists. I don't know how much King Teng bet, the veins on his neck are protruding and throbbing, and Li Qinzai is very worried that his blood vessels will burst.

Cockfighting is one of Datang's entertainment items, to be precise, it is a gambling item.

Of course, the rules for deciding whether to win or lose are also very simple. If two chickens peck each other in the open space, whoever dies loses.

A cockfight came down, and one cock held its head high in the open space, while the other fell to the ground dying, and the winner was already divided.

The crowd cheered or lamented. King Teng was sweating profusely, staring blankly at the dying chicken in the open space, as if his own life was also attached to the chicken, and his soul ascended to heaven.

Li Qinzai looked at him sympathetically. It was obvious that King Teng had lost this time. Judging from his devastated expression, he had lost a lot.

"Your Highness..." Li Qinzai whispered in his ear, and King Teng immediately looked around vigilantly.

"Call me Brother Yuanying, today I'm visiting privately on Weifu." Teng Wang solemnly urged.

Li Qinzai was taken aback for a moment, this was a bit difficult, although it was nice to suddenly be a generation higher than the county lord of Jinxiang, but...it was embarrassing to be a generation higher than Li Zhi.

His Royal Highness Prince Teng was really taken aback.

Fortunately, King Teng was not completely stunned, he immediately reacted when he said the words, and hurriedly changed his words: "Uncle! Uncle Yuan Ying, you don't want to take advantage of my Tian family!"

"Yes, Uncle Yuanying, we lost the cockfight, can we go out and talk? I have something to talk about."

King Teng stared at the open space, and said casually: "No hurry, there is one more match, let's talk after the fight."

This is a gambling addiction, King Teng... As expected of King Teng, the reputation of the old dude has not been ruined at all.

I'm a little curious, obviously King Teng has been completely blackmailed by him, and even the next year's income from the land and shops under his name has been issued as an IOU, yet he still has money to gamble.

Li Qinzai couldn't help but secretly spurn his own kindness.

Not long after, the two guys each brought two fighting cocks and placed them in the middle of the open space.

The gamblers onlookers suddenly became noisy, and the atmosphere suddenly set off a climax.

A clerk wandered through the crowd with a pen and paper, collecting money one by one and recording the bets made by the gamblers.

King Teng's face was livid, he gritted his teeth, took out a small piece of silver cake from his arms, and handed it to the man, pointing to one of the fighting cocks with black back and colorful neck, signaling it to place a bet.

The clerk collected the money, wrote down the bets, and then looked at Li Qinzai.

Li Qinzai looked back at the buddy blankly.

Teng Wang said: "Jingchu also plays, a little gambling is fun."

Li Qinzai shook his head: "I'm not interested. I don't refuse to play with chickens, but it's not this kind of chicken..."

"Why?"

"This kind of chicken...it's too serious." Li Qinzai said innocently: "I like the kind that is offensive."

King Teng was stunned: "...Er mother and maidservant, I have learned a lot today. How can you tell whether it is serious or not?"

Li Qinzai sighed, as if they were not on the same channel again.

But King Teng didn't give up, and continued to tease: "Just for fun, everyone is here. If you don't give it a try, won't you enter Baoshan in vain?"

Li Qinzai said helplessly, "Which one did Uncle Yuan Ying choose?"

King Teng pointed to the black-backed and colorful-necked fighting cock, and said excitedly: "That one! You can see that it is mighty and majestic, with a look of grandeur and high spirits, and it must have the air of a great victory!"

Li Qinzai pointed to the other one without hesitation: "I will choose it."

He took out a piece of silver cake from his pocket and handed it to the man, who quickly took it and recorded it.

King Teng was stunned: "No, did you make a mistake? The one I chose is called..."

Li Qinzai interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "Stop talking, I'll just choose it."

"Li Jingchu, do you have to sing against me?" Prince Teng was furious.

Li Qinzai said seriously: "Uncle Yuanying's forehead is bright, it is clearly an ever-burning lamp in front of the Buddha, if you don't want to change it, just choose it."

King Teng gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Okay, keep your eyes open and watch, there will be times when you regret it!"

After an hour of incense sticks.

Teng Wang drooped his head and walked out of the wine shop dejectedly.

Li Qinzai happily walked side by side with him, stuffing the silver cake he had just won into his arms as he walked.

Sure enough, this bright light did not disappoint him, and it was full of surprises. When King Teng said just now that he regretted it, yes, Li Qinzai regretted it, and regretted not placing more bets.

Compared with Li Qinzai's face of joyful harvest, King Teng's complexion was ashen. If he were compared to a bright lamp, at this moment, this lamp is already in its dying years, the kind that will go out when the wind blows.

"Your Highness, don't be discouraged. The so-called 'the wind blows the eggshells, the wealth goes to the people's peace', and the so-called 'the thousand golds are gone and they come back', and the so-called 'five-flowered horses, thousands of gold furs, Hu'er will come out for a gamble'..."

King Teng became more and more irritable when he heard this, and said angrily: "Shut up! Today I came to look for this king for no reason, are you okay?"

Li Qinzai was still immersed in the joy of the harvest, and blurted out without hesitation: "It's okay, I just want to ask His Highness when you are interested in going to gamble again, and you must call me."

King Teng blushed furiously and flicked his sleeves: "Farewell!"

Turn around and leave.

Only then did Li Qinzai suddenly come back to his senses, and quickly grabbed him with his eyesight: "I have something to do! Your Highness is invited to attend the court meeting tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)