Chapter 296: Taoist priest, what do you think your name is?
There is a large house on the north side of Changlefang in Chang'an City. It is very gorgeously decorated, with rockery courtyards, small bridges and running water. The plaque above the vermilion gate has the words "Princess Xiangyang Mansion" written on it.
There is also a small plaque on the side below the plaque that is not very eye-catching, with the word "Dou" written on it.
This house is the residence of Princess Li Xiu of Xiangyang and her consort, Captain Dou Dan.
The character Dou of Dou Dan is the character of Dou, Queen Taimu, Li Yuan's first wife. In other words, even if this Dou Dan is not a consort, he is also a so-called relative of the emperor.
But in fact, that’s all I say…
Because the Dou family was a prominent family in the Sui Dynasty, their original surname was He Douling. The family had a great business and a large number of talents. For example, Dou Gui, the commander of Yuancong Imperial Guard who was once deeply trusted by His Majesty Li Yuan, was also a member of the Dou family. In terms of seniority, Li Shimin had
His name is Uncle Dou Gui.
If there are too many uncles in this country, they will be worthless!
And because Dou Dan looks like his father Dou Kang, he is beautiful and handsome, so when he was young, he was noticed by His Majesty Li Yuan, who recruited him as his consort and married the Princess of Xiangyang, Li Xiuzhen.
But now it was the time when Dou Dan was on duty, so Xiangyang Princess Li Xiuzhen took the opportunity to invite some of her good sisters to have a gathering.
At this time, the surprised voice of Princess Li Xiuxun of Xiangyang came from the hall.
"What, eldest sister, are you really pregnant?"
"good!"
Although her lower abdomen is still flat now, Linhai Princess Li Xiufang, who has changed into a loose palace dress, touched her lower abdomen with her hand and looked arrogant.
"It's exactly like what Master Qingwei said back then. After Pei Lang and I have done good deeds for half a year, especially after recently helping the old god Sun Simiao, the King of Medicine, to spread the "Qianjin Prescription", the ladies of Erlang's family and I all came together.
Being pregnant is amazing."
"Oh my God, this is actually true..."
Princess Li Xiuxun of Xiangyang covered her mouth with her hands, looking surprised.
"When I heard you talk about this matter, sister, I thought you must have been deceived. There is no reason in the world for people who have lost a battle to be haunted by evil spirits. Shouldn't that only happen to people who are murderous?
Is there anything?"
"Actually, I was dubious at first..."
High-density princess Li Xiuyan also joined in the conversation.
"But because eldest sister, you have been childless for so long, so my sister is really embarrassed to say some inappropriate words. Now I find that sister, you are indeed a blessed person!"
"What kind of blessing am I..."
Princess Linhai touched her belly with her hand and said happily.
"The third wife is truly blessed."
"Sister-in-law?"
After hearing what Princess Linhai said, Princess Xiangyang, Princess Gaomi and Princess Changguang looked at each other, and then looked at Princess Linhai with strange eyes.
"Sister-in-law is almost on the same page as Mr. Chai Lang. How can she be so lucky!"
"What is a Chai Langjun?"
Princess Linhai raised her head, with a look of envy in her eyes.
"You haven't seen the Third Lady's guest, Taoist Qingwei. That's really..."
She stopped talking and thought about it for a moment.
"If the garden is not full of trees in the Golden Valley, it is the flower in Heyang County!"
"real?"
The faces of the princesses next to him all had doubtful looks.
"We heard that Qingwei is very handsome, but isn't it a bit much to use Pan Lang's poem to describe him?"
"More than that!"
Princess Linhai waved her hands repeatedly.
"Taoist priest Qingwei has a peerless appearance and a charming demeanor. He looks like a fairy among the gods wherever he stands. Now I feel that even if I compare him with Pan Lang, there is some mismatch."
"Yeah?"
Several princesses had curious looks on their faces at the same time.
"Is he really that handsome? I really want to see him..."
"By the way, wasn't it that our distant ancestors visited the Qing capital some time ago to see the saints?"
Princess Gaomi's eyes flashed and she smiled sweetly at her sisters.
"How about I go to Qingdu Temple tomorrow to offer incense to our distant ancestors? What do you think?"
"not so good!"
Before the other princesses could speak, Princess Linhai interrupted her.
"Because Taoist Priest Qingwei is not in Qingdu Temple now."
"Not in Qingdu Temple..."
Princess Changguang asked curiously.
"Then where did he go?"
"Where else can we go..."
Princess Linhai covered her mouth with her hands and smiled mysteriously at the other sisters.
"Of course I'm going to Bingzhou to find the third lady!"
"oh……"
Several princesses made meaningful sounds at the same time.
…
While several princesses were chatting and gossiping at the home of Princess Li Xiuyu of Xiangyang, the palace of King Li Yuanji of Qi was filled with cheers and cheers, and a banquet was held for guests.
The spacious lobby of Prince Qi's Mansion was full of distinguished guests. On both sides sat strong warriors in fine attire, and scholars in scholarly uniforms. There were even some gorgeously dressed people who seemed to be first-rate merchants, and even more
What's more, there were actually some monks wearing monk's robes and Taoist priests wearing Taoist robes above the seats.
King Qi Li Yuanji seemed to have drunk a little too much. His face was flushed, and he held a wine glass in his hand. He stood up unsteadily behind his desk and raised the wine glass high.
"Come, I am so happy today, please have a drink!"
After seeing Li Yuanji's actions, everyone present cheered and raised their cups.
"Drink victory!"
"..."
After this tour, Li Yuanji stumbled out from behind his desk, walked along the right side of the hall, and began to toast one by one.
"General Wang..."
Li Yuanji raised the wine glass in his hand and said unsteadily to a big man in smart clothes sitting in the first place on the right.
"I still remember how the general defeated the enemy and beheaded generals when he was conquering Wang Shichong. However, since the general was promoted to the Twelve Guards, he never had the opportunity to go on an expedition again. It's really a pity. Come, let's give General Gu a glass of water and wine."
Faced with Li Yuanji's toast, the big man did not dare to neglect and stood up quickly, holding the wine glass in both hands.
"Thank you so much, King Qi, I'm glad you won!"
"Drink victory!"
The cup was raised slightly, and then the big man raised his neck and drank it all.
"Good man!"
Li Yuanji saw how generous this big man was and couldn't help but praise him and then pointed at him.
"Don't worry, I won't watch a hero like General Wang being buried. I will tell Aye in a few days so that General Wang can also have the opportunity to go to battle to kill the enemy and make contributions. I believe that with General Wang you
His skills will definitely be no worse than those of cats and dogs in Tiance Mansion!"
After hearing Li Yuanji's words, the strong man immediately clasped his hands and said excitedly.
"If this is the case, I will be shattered into pieces to repay King Qi!"
"Serious words, serious words..."
Li Yuanji waved his hand and his body swayed a few times.
"I just like men. If you don't want to repay me in return, just wait..."
Then he shook his body and walked to the second table with the help of the attendant.
"Qian Changshi..."
"..."
In this way, everyone at the table paid respects, and Li Yuanji's mood became better and better. He didn't need anyone to persuade him at all, and the wine was dry. So by the time he reached the end, he even spoke with a big tongue.
.
"you……"
Li Yuanji opened his two red eyes and looked unsteadily at the Taoist priest with three locks and a long beard in front of him.
Facing Li Yuanji's question, the Taoist priest stood up calmly and first raised his hands to salute Li Yuanji.
"The poor Taoist Song Xuanbai has met His Highness King Qi!"
After the salute was completed, the Taoist priest continued to speak very coolly.
"As for why His Highness didn't remember inviting Pindao, that's of course because His Highness never invited Pindao at all. Pindao sneaked in through a little trick!"
"What? You sneaked in..."
After hearing what the Taoist priest said, the attendant standing behind Li Yuanji immediately stepped forward, protected Li Yuanji behind him, and shouted at the Taoist priest.
"Tell me, what are you trying to do by sneaking into Prince Qi's Mansion? Are you planning to assassinate someone? Someone is here..."
As the attendant shouted, several soldiers standing in the corner of the hall immediately stepped forward, took out their long swords and pointed them at the Taoist priest.
"Hahaha……"
Although he was covered with swords and axes, this Taoist priest was still free and easy, and he even laughed.
"If Pindao really wanted to commit an assassination, why not bring it on himself? You are really too nervous."
As he spoke, he waved his hand and lightly grabbed around.
The soldiers around them suddenly felt a light touch in their hands, and all their weapons came out of their hands involuntarily, and were caught in the hands of the Taoist priest.
"Besides, even if the poor Taoist really plans to assassinate me, what can you ordinary people do to me?"
As he spoke, the Taoist priest twisted his hands a few times, and after hearing a creaking sound, the sword in his hand had been twisted into a twist shape. Then he spread his hands, and the weapon fell on the ground with a clanking sound.
on the ground.
"I just came here because I heard that King Qi is hospitable, so I wanted to ask for a glass of water and wine."
As he spoke, the Taoist priest looked up at Li Yuanji and touched his beard with his hand.
"I wonder if His Highness King Qi is willing?"
"certainly!"
Perhaps because he was daring after drinking too much, or perhaps because he knew that he was possessed by dragon energy, Li Yuanji actually used his hands to push aside the attendants who were blocking him, and stumbled forward.
"It's just that I have too much water and wine. I'm afraid you won't be able to drink it, Taoist priest."
"Please rest assured, King Qi..."
The Taoist priest shook his head slightly.
"No matter how much water or wine you have, I can still drink it."
"good!"
The drunk Li Yuanji suddenly shouted loudly.
"Come here, give this Taoist priest a chance to go to the altar."
After not saying much, he saw two attendants carrying a large jar of wine from outside the hall and placing it on several tables in front of the Taoist priest.
"Taoist priest……"
With a joking smile on his face, Li Yuanji patted the big wine jar with his hand.
"Can you drink so much?"
"Little things!"
The Taoist priest smiled slightly, reached out and grabbed the mouth of the jar, as if holding a wine glass, easily lifted the jar and poured it into his mouth.
Li Yuanji and everyone on the side could see clearly that the white wine poured out of the mouth of the jar and fell into his mouth like a waterfall. Then they saw the Taoist priest's throat swallowing non-stop.
With the sound of gurgling water, the Taoist priest drank the entire jar of wine.
"good!"
Li Yuanji clapped his hands and said excitedly.
"One more time!"
Not long after, another jar of wine was brought up. Li Yuanji touched the jar with his hand and looked at the Taoist priest.
"Can I still drink?"
"Yes!"
The Taoist priest nodded without hesitation, then picked up the wine jar again, and drank the wine cleanly from the jar like a whale sucking water in front of everyone.
"good!"
Li Yuanji waved his hand, and another jar of wine was served next to him.
"Can I drink again?"
But this time, the Taoist priest did not pick up the wine jar and continue drinking. Instead, he twirled his beard with his hand and pointed at the attendant next to Li Yuanji who had just scolded him.
"Pindao can still drink, but I'm afraid my servant can't hold it anymore..."
Li Yuanji followed the Taoist priest's fingers and looked over, only to find that the attendant's belly had bulged out from nowhere, like a woman who was ten months pregnant.
In an instant, the eyes of those present looking at the Taoist priest were all wrong.
I drank by myself and ended up drinking it in other people’s stomachs...
This spell is so terrible!
If the Taoist priest just drank another drink, would the attendant's stomach explode?
"Okay, you are very good..."
After seeing this Taoist priest's miraculous performance, Li Yuanji looked at him with something wrong.
"You...what did you say your name was just now?"
Facing Li Yuanji's inquiry, the Taoist priest raised the corners of his mouth, showed a smile, and bowed calmly.