Taiping Inn

For half of the day, Li Xuan sat in the main seat of this main hall. Others came and walked, coming and going, but Li Xuan had never changed.

As Li Xuandu entered the imperial capital, the situation became more and more unpredictable, and many things had to be decided by Li Xuandu himself, and Li Xuandu really had no time to spare.

After recovering the Pin Nu Sect, Li Xuandu restored Ning Yi's identity as a great guest official in the Pin Nu Sect, so that Ning Yi could participate in the affairs of the Pin Nu Sect. The original Grand Guard Qi Shenzong was temporarily detained because Li Xuandu didn't know about this person beforehand, so he hasn't figured out how to deal with him yet. It's a pity to kill it, but this person has a bad character and is not easy to control.

At dawn, Ning Yi, who had been sitting with Li Xuandu for a night, got up and said goodbye, preparing to welcome his grandfather Ning Qi, but not as a grandson, but as a Taoist sect, a great guest official of Taiping Sect, and a great guest official of the female sect. He went to meet Ning Qi, the great priest of the Confucian clan.

After Li Xuandu was left alone, not long after Lu Yanbing came in again.

Li Xuandu took a letter from Qin Su and said to Lu Yanbing: "Your sister-in-law's letter says that Qingweizong is now pursuing the Qizhou world. It is said that you, the leader of Tiangang Hall, personally ordered it, but you are not here. Qizhou is in charge, but he stays in the imperial capital all day long."

Lu Yanbing smiled and said, "Senior Brother has wronged me. You know the rules. It is true that I gave the order, but the person who is in charge of foreign affairs is the deputy hall master. I need to take charge of it no matter where I need to take charge."

Li Xuandu handed the letter to Lu Yanbing, "Su Su also mentioned you, please let Lord Lu deal with it at his discretion."

Lu Yanbing took the letter with some confusion. He was a little nervous, but after seeing Qin Su only mentioned a few Liaodong scattered people, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "Su Su is too careful. What are the few Jianghu scattered people? , Is it worth her personal inquiry? Just give me a command. And where did you interfere in the internal affairs of the Weizong of Qing Dynasty? She is not an outsider. Don’t worry, senior brother, I will reply to Susu personally.”

Li Xuandu said "hmm" and asked, "What's the matter if you come here so early?"

Lu Yanbing put away the letter and whispered: "Senior Brother, Shi Hengbo is here, he is the courtesan."

Li Xuan frowned and asked, "What are she doing?"

Lu Yanbing said seriously: "It must not be because of the love between men and women. This woman has a deep background in the Confucian school and has a wide range of social interactions in the imperial capital. This time she came here, she was probably entrusted by someone. I am afraid that someone would not want to see her senior brother. I came forward in person, so I asked her to pass the message on my behalf."

To be fair, Lu Yanbing has been able to serve as the right governor of the Qingluan Guard Governor's Office and the head of the Tiangang Hall of Qingwei Sect. She is just timid and likes to sway left and right, not a fool.

Li Xuan pondered a little, agreeing with Lu Yanbing's statement: "Then invite her in and see who has such a great face. Please let the first courtesan come forward."

Lu Yanbing smiled hurriedly and joked: "Senior brother, be careful. Although he is upright and does not fear the shadow is slanted, there are also three people who become tigers. If you make some rumors and accidentally spread them to Susu's ears, you I'm going to be restless."

Li Xuandu looked at her and said, "I can't cure Susu, but I can cure you. If my family is restless, I will be the first to blame you. This is to ask brothers and sisters to advance and retreat together, and to enjoy the blessings and difficulties together. .”

The smile on Lu Yanbing's face froze and she said angrily: "I want to see who dares to gossip, I will be the first to refuse."

"Go and invite guests." Li Xuandu waved.

This is the norm for brothers and sisters to get along. No childhood sweethearts or genius, but they do not exist. They are like a pair of bad friends, but not all bad friends.

Lu Yanbing turned around and left the main hall, and soon led a woman wearing a hat to walk in.

The woman took off the cover, and she was really glorious and beautiful. Then she bowed to Li Xuandu Yingying, "The little woman has met Mr. Qingping."

Li Xuandu stood up and said, "Please sit down, Miss Master."

The Qizhou Guild Hall is under the name of Sheji Academy. The lobby is made of face and the furnishings are naturally good. On the north wall is a rosewood tea table, with a red sandalwood carved wreath chair on both sides, and eight red sandalwood seats with coffee tables are arranged in each direction in the east and west. The most rare thing is the ground, with the same color of marble, and each piece is inlaid with marble-shattered stars.

Li Xuandu's seat is the main seat on the left in the center, and the main seat on the right is empty.

When Li Xuandu sat down, Lu Yanbing said, "Miss Master is a rare guest, please sit down."

As she said that, she had already sat down on the chair on the left.

Shi Hengbo was a little hesitant and wanted to sit on the chair on the upper head on the right opposite Lu Yanbing, but Li Xuandu waved his hand and said, "It's better to obey your orders than respect. It's not a formal occasion, just sit here."

"Then you'll get over." Shi Hengbo smiled and owed his body, and sat in the right position on the center, just across the coffee table from Li Xuan.

Lu Yanbing clapped his hands, and immediately a servant walked into the main hall with a tray with a sled and served hot tea.

Shi Hengbo picked up the tea cup, sniffed the fragrance of tea, and praised, "Good tea."

Lu Yanbing smiled and said, "There are some origins of this tea that I brought from Penglai Island. When my teacher's wife specially asked someone to reclaim a tea field, it is now a small tea mountain."

Shi Hengbo lifted the lid of the cup and took a sip, praising, "It is said that Penglai Island is the leader of the Three Immortal Islands. This tea is also filled with fairy spirit. It is really a rare good tea."

"Master, you are too kind." Li Xuandu finally spoke, "The fairy islands and mountains are still inhabited by ordinary people, who cannot escape the entanglement of this mundane world. To be honest, I have lived on Penglai Island for quite some time, but I have never tasted anything special about this tea. My master never drinks it, which is a pity for the kindness of the master's wife."

The smile on Master Hengbo's face froze for a moment, and then he smiled and said, "Just based on what Mr. Li said, it can be seen that Mr. Li is an extraordinary person, but I am a real ordinary person."

Li Xuandu did not comment, and asked, "Master, I am afraid that you are not here to taste tea?"

Master Hengbo smiled and said nothing, and glanced at Lu Yanbing.

Just as Lu Yanbing was about to get up, he heard Li Xuandu say, "It doesn't matter. Bingyan is my junior sister who grew up with me. There is nothing to be shy about."

Lu Yanbing sat back down.

Shi Hengbo nodded and said, "Since Mr. Qingping said so, I can't hide it. There is a noble who wants to see Mr. Qingping, but he can't come in person, so let me come on his behalf and invite Mr. Qingping to a secret place."

Lu Yanbing said, "Noble? Ordinary sons of dukes and marquises are not nobles to Miss Shi. I wonder which noble can trouble Miss Shi to come in person? By the way, Miss Shi sent someone to deliver food a few days ago, but it's a pity that my brother has been fasting for a long time, so it's a bargain for me. It seems that Miss Shi has already planned it, but she just waited until today to come."

Shi Hengbo frowned slightly. This was her first time to meet Li Xuandu and Lu Yanbing, a brother and sister. She was not used to their style of doing things. They spoke bluntly and directly, without polite greetings, and even had some offensive meanings, but she had a hunch that this was done intentionally by the brother and sister.

The women in the brothel are good at welcoming and seeing off people. Shi Hengbo kept smiling and said, "Mr. Wu is right. I have planned it long ago, but I didn't dare to come to your house. But now the time limit given by the noble has expired, so I have to come to see Mr. Qingping."

Li Xuandu asked, "Who is this noble?"

Shi Hengbo hesitated and said, "This noble's surname is Xu."

Lu Yanbing said, "It is indeed a royal family. Only royal family members in the imperial capital can be called 'noble'. Could it be a prince?"

Shi Hengbo whispered, "It's not a prince, but... the current emperor."

When these words came out, Lu Yanbing was really surprised. She thought it was a prince who came forward, at most the head of the kings, the King of Jin, or the oldest King of Yan, but she never expected it to be this little emperor.

However, Li Xuandu's face was calm, without any abnormality, and he said calmly: "It turned out to be His Majesty. Since it is the emperor who invites me, I should not refuse."

Shi Hengbo did not dare to respond rashly.

Lu Yanbing calmed down and said, "That may not be the case. The poet saint once wrote a poem: 'The poet immortal drinks a hundred poems in one bowl of wine, and sleeps in a wine shop in Xijing City. The emperor calls him but he refuses to board the boat, claiming that he is the immortal in wine.' Senior brother is extraordinary and is an immortal on land, but he does not need to abide by the rules of the secular world."

Li Xuandu smiled and said, "When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Since we are in the human world, we should respect the emperor of the human world."

Shi Hengbo said happily, "Mr. Qingping has agreed?"

Li Xuandu nodded and asked, "Where and when will we meet?"

Shi Hengbo said softly, "The meeting place is temporarily scheduled at my private residence, and the time will be set at 3 p.m. tomorrow. I wonder if Mr. Qingping has any objections?"

Li Xuandu thought about it and nodded, "Okay."

Shi Hengbo smiled and said, "Then I will be relieved and can leave without worry."

Li Xuandu stopped talking and picked up the teacup beside him.

Shi Hengbo immediately understood that this was to serve tea to see off the guests, so he stood up and said goodbye: "I still have to report to the noble lady, please make arrangements early, I won't bother you anymore."

Li Xuandu ordered: "Bingyan, please send the master off for me."

Lu Yanbing stood up and left the main hall with Shi Hengbo.

Not long after, Lu Yanbing came back and asked: "Brother, are you really going to see the little emperor?"

Li Xuandu said: "It's okay to meet him, do you know this little emperor?"

Lu Yanbing thought about it seriously and said: "He is arrogant and self-righteous."

Li Xuandu also had some understanding of this young emperor, and had to admit that Lu Yanbing's statement was not wrong. This young emperor may have been suppressed by the queen mother for too long, so his temperament is a bit extreme. To put it more elegantly, he doesn't look like a monarch. Compared with Xu Wugui, or compared with Song Zheng and Qin Qing, there is a world of difference. But it is precisely because of this that the Confucian school can strongly support him.

Li Xuandu laughed: "After all, he is the emperor, it is human nature to be arrogant."

Without outsiders, Lu Yanbing was too lazy to hide anything, curled his lips and said disdainfully: "I, I, I, dog-foot I."