When I arrived at Huafeng Tower, I saw two rows of guards standing on both sides of the street. It seemed that the road in front of the door was under martial law. Prince Kang was greeting guests on the doorstep. When he saw my sedan stopped, he smiled and said, "Get off."
Come up the steps to greet me.
I stepped out of the sedan chair and said with a smile: "Brother, it's such a grand event. What kind of place is this for drinking?" Prince Kang laughed and said: "Good brother, I knew you would definitely come. Let's have a good time today."
Yile." Seeing that he refused to tell me the purpose of the treat, I couldn't ask him. In fact, I knew in my heart that he was trying to pick up the slack for Wu Yingxiong and use me as a platform.
Now the two of them joined hands and walked into the restaurant, chatting and laughing. There were many tables set up in the lobby on the first floor of the building, and all kinds of gambling equipment were available. Thinking that there would be a big gamble later, they said, "Brother, why don't you book the casino opposite?
It will be easier for everyone to play." Prince Kang said: "It's no use reminding me. We've booked the opposite side for a long time, but there are many people today, so the two sides started fighting together for fun." I smiled and said: "I spent a lot of money today.
Quite a bit." King Kang smacked his lips and said, "You've got to tell me, the price of your Huafeng Tower is really the best in the world." I laughed and said, "What's the price?"
Huafeng Tower, what I want is this pie, not the best, but the most expensive. But brother, you are also a member of our place. Today’s feast will be regarded as interest. Tomorrow I will ask shopkeeper Li to pay the money
Send it back to your house."
Prince Kang waved his hand and said: "Well, there's no point in getting the money back. I can still afford these seventy or eighty thousand taels of silver." Although I heard what he said, I made up my mind not to take it.
With his money, as a prince, his annual salary is only more than 20,000 taels. Adding in his own property and business, all year round, the total is only 500,000 to 600,000 taels. This old prince has just gained power.
It's too late to amass money, so I'm not in a hurry. I'll wait until the old man is fattened up before killing him with a knife.
Suo'etu and Duolong, the leader of the royal guards, came down from upstairs. When they saw King Kang and me, they came over to greet me. Suo'etu smiled and said: "King Kang is treating us today. We two brothers haven't drank for a while. Taking advantage of the fact that the prince is having a treat today."
I'm going to spend a lot of money to offer you a few toasts." I said, "I'm not good at drinking, so I wouldn't dare to drink your toast. My elder brother is a good drinker. You two can fight with each other. Let's see who is the best in the Qing Dynasty.
Drinking Batulu." King Kang laughed loudly and said: "The best drinker in the Qing Dynasty is Baturu. This is interesting. Duolong, do you dare to compete with Suo Da for this title?" Suo'etu was promoted recently.
The bachelor of the cabinet was already at the top of the list. Duolong was also on good terms with him and had no worries about officialdom. He said, "See if I don't drink him under the table."
Seeing that there was another drunken and drunken affair, King Kang and I looked at each other and smiled, and pulled him upstairs together.
King Kang held the main banquet in Longqiu Hall. There were seven or eight princes and ministers inside. I had seen most of them. When they saw us coming in, they stood up to greet us. I greeted them one by one and greeted them all.
After saying hello, Suo'etu took me to another hall to meet people. We chatted a few words with everyone we knew. When I met people I didn't know, Suo'etu introduced me. After a while, I was already dry.
I'm tired, I just look forward to having the dinner party early.
At this time, a guard ran up and reported to King Kang, saying that Wu Yingxiong had arrived. I said to myself, "Hey boy, you are so arrogant. How dare you let me wait for you? Let's see what Wu Yingxiong looks like." King Kang went down to greet the guests, and Suo'etu whispered.
He said: "Brother, today we are going to make another fortune." I understood and smiled: "The Wu family occupies Yunnan and has plundered a lot of money. We brothers will spend some for them, which can be considered as killing the rich and giving to the poor.
No."
Suo'etu laughed and said: "This is quite reasonable. The Wu family wants nothing, and it can't be spent with all the money. It's nothing if we spend some money on him." I said: "Brother Suo, I'm afraid
This guy is stingy and refuses to take more. Later, when you get him drunk, we will make a bet with him and win millions of taels from him, so that I can use the silver to redeem him." Suo'etu only laughed when he heard this.
laughing out loud.
Duolong beside him couldn't hold back his anger and asked hurriedly: "What are you two whispering about? You are laughing so happily." Suo'etu stopped laughing and said: "We are discussing how to recommend it to the emperor.
What a brother you are." Duolong was delighted when he heard this and said, "What do you recommend to me? Are you allowed to be a foreign official?" Suo'etu said, "Yes, you can be sent to Outer Mongolia to manage a few flags. That would be so majestic." Duolong
My eyes suddenly widened, and I laughed quickly and said, "Brother Suo is joking with you. We two are discussing how to win over Wu Yingxiong later and take the opportunity to make some money from him."
Duolong was overjoyed and said, "I'll take care of the trick. You two just have to take advantage of his money. Don't forget to give me a share when the time comes." It was originally a joke, but Duolong actually took it seriously. Suo'etu and I
They all laughed. Duolong was a little confused and said anxiously: "Do you want to monopolize it? We are brothers." When he said this, Suo'etu was reminded and whispered: "Brother Duo
This is what I like. Brother Wei, we are just like each other, so we might as well become sworn brothers and become brothers of the opposite sex. From now on, we will share blessings and share hardships, what do you think?"
Duolong also became energetic and said: "Lao Suo's words are just like human words and they are very suitable to my liking. Brother Wei, let's find a place where no one is around later and we will sworn sworn friends." Seeing how eager the two of them were.
, I was thinking that one of them is the minister in charge of the bodyguard, my immediate boss; the other is a bachelor of the cabinet, the first rank of the dynasty, they are both very popular figures in the court, and we have a good relationship with them on weekdays. I am sworn sworn lord with them.
Naturally, he didn't get what he asked for, so he said happily: "My two brothers have such kind intentions, if I refuse again, I will become a ungrateful person." When they saw that I agreed, they were both happy.
While we were chatting enthusiastically, Prince Kang came in accompanied by a young man. I saw that this young man was about twenty-five years old, with a handsome appearance and a talented person. I guessed he was Wu Yingxiong. We all stood up to greet me. Prince Kang first greeted me
Introduced to Wu Yingxiong: "Your Majesty, this is Mr. Wei. He is also the deputy general manager of the minister of bodyguards and the deputy general manager of the minister of internal affairs. He is the most popular minister in the imperial court in front of the emperor and is highly valued by the emperor."
Wu Yingxiong was immediately startled, and hurriedly bowed and said: "Master Wei, when we were far away in Yunnan, we have heard of your name for a long time, and it is known to the whole world that you have bowed your sword with your sword. My father also said that the emperor personally governs the government.
Soon, I will be helped by elites with great talents and strategies like you. It is a blessing to the Qing Dynasty, and it will surely usher in a prosperous age for eternity. This time when I came to Beijing, I prepared a small gift for you to express my admiration.
Please don’t refuse, sir.”
I cupped my hands as a return gift and said with a smile: "Prince Kang specially served wine to welcome you. This is also a tribute to your father and son's patriotism and loyalty. The young prince has come thousands of miles away, so please don't be polite." Prince Kang raised his head when he saw me.
This sentence helped him gain face, so he was naturally happy and hurriedly invited everyone to sit down.
After everyone was seated, the waiter outside the door put the dishes on the table like a stream of water. Prince Kang stood up with a glass of wine and said, "This glass of wine is a tribute to King Ping Xi." Wu Yingxiong immediately stood up, picked up the glass of wine in front of him, and said:
"I drank this cup on behalf of my father, thank you so much, Your Majesty." Yan Bi drank it all in one gulp. The waiter behind him filled up the cup for him, and I also picked up a cup, stood up and said, "Little brother, I also offer a cup to King Ping Xi, and wish him the best.
The elderly may live a hundred years.
Wu Yingxiong said happily: "Thank you Master Wei for your kindness. I have taken this cup for my father." After saying that, he drank the wine in front of him. Suo'etu was not to be far behind and raised his glass and said: "I wish King Pingxi a long life and good health." Wu Yingxiong said
Helpless, I had to drink another drink. Behind me, Duolong, Mingzhu Moro and others paid tribute one after another. Poor Wu Yingxiong, as soon as he sat down at the table, a group of people drank more than ten drinks.
Seeing that everyone had finished their toasts, Wu Yingxiong sat down and hurriedly picked up his chopsticks to pick up a few bites of food to drown out the wine. Unexpectedly, Prince Kang, an old fox, picked up another glass of wine and stood up. He said with a smile: "Your Majesty, how have you been recently?
It’s been a hard journey to Beijing, so I’d like to offer you a glass of wine to support you.” Wu Yingxiong was stunned for a while, then stood up with a grimace, picked up the wine and said, “Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, my nephew will just drink it.”
After he finished his glass of wine, I stood up and said, "Little prince, this is the first time we meet. This glass of wine is to welcome you, and secondly, it is a celebration of our acquaintance. I propose a toast to you."
"Wu Yingxiong naturally wanted to make friends with me. No matter how hard and tired he was, he didn't dare not give me this face, so he thanked me and drank.
Then Soetu Duolong and others toasted to him one by one. Wu Yingxiong was really good at drinking, and he actually survived another round. After this round, his eyes became a little straight, and he no longer looked at the delicious food on the table.
.
At this time, King Kang stood up again and said: "My dear nephew, when the emperor heard that you were coming, he liked it so much that he asked me to toast you three times. The emperor values you so much, I really envy him, haha.
"Wu Yingxiong looked at Prince Kang blankly, tears streaming down his cheeks.
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Wu Yingxiong was so drunk that he chanted: "When will the recommendation be available? Ask the judge about the wine. I don't know the year of Tianshang Wenqu. I want to add it to the collection, but I'm afraid that the author is greedy and will save the manuscript without uploading it. The classics are on the bookshelf. Ask me for help."