Xixia is a country where many ethnic groups live together. Party people, Han people, Tubo people, and Xi people can be found everywhere. Monks, Taoists, and lamas can also be seen in Xingqing Mansion. It is not surprising to see a Taoist priest at this time. Besides, this Taoist priest His attire is obviously that of a gossip, and he cannot be considered an orthodox Taoist.
Xu Zizhen just ignored him and drank wine by himself. When the Taoist priest came in, he didn't even look at it. He chose a table next to Xu Zizhen and sat down. He ordered a pot of wine and a plate of smoked horse meat, put down his cloth banner and ambled slowly. He started to drink, and his turbid old eyes glanced at Xu Zizhen without any trace, but there was nothing more to say.
There was not much business in the restaurant. Even Xu Zizhen and the Taoist priest only had four or five tables of guests, and everyone was eating their own meals without paying any attention to them. Xu Zizhen looked decadent and dejected, drinking wine non-stop and nagging. He muttered that it was nothing more than the emperor crossing the river and destroying the bridge, the princess being ungrateful and so on. The drinkers next to him did not dare to say anything, and hurriedly paid the bill and left, for fear that Xu Zizhen's nonsense here would provoke the officers and soldiers and bring disaster to him. Only the Taoist priest still thought of himself. While drinking, it was as if he didn't hear anything at all.
After more than half an hour, Xu Zizhen finally passed out drunk. The huge wine jar fell to the ground with a bang and fell into pieces. The remaining wine splashed everywhere, and he fell down on the table with his head on his head. Holding the sea bowl, he fell into a deep sleep.
Suddenly a tall and burly man came in outside the door, it was Daye. He came to Xu Zizhen and called him in a low voice several times. When he saw no response, he couldn't help but murmured with a grimace: "Isn't she just a princess? Master, you are really the same." , Why bother..." Just as he was about to say it, Xu Zizhen suddenly raised his head and vomited it out. He didn't eat anything at all during this meal, so all he vomited out was just wine, but after passing through his stomach, the taste became extremely Pungent and unpleasant smell.
Xu Zizhen seemed to have sobered up after vomiting. He opened his red drunken eyes and slapped the table and shouted: "Where's my wine? Bring me the wine." He shouted, but his body had no strength at all and he couldn't even sit still. If you don't hold on, you will fall down if you look crooked.
Daye suddenly panicked, held Xu Zizhen in his arms, and dragged him out of the restaurant half-coaxing, half-dragging. Before leaving, he did not forget to throw a silver ingot on the counter and pay for Xu Zizhen.
Thanks to Daye's strong body and strength, he brought Xu Zizhen back to the inn. Moreover, Xu Zizhen was not idle during this short journey. He struggled to drink, yelled and vomited several times, and he was obviously drunk. Fenjiu was drunk, and everyone along the way turned around to look at his nonsense.
After returning to the inn and entering the room, Daye closed the door and Xu Zizhen stood up straight. His eyes were clear and calm, not even a hint of drunkenness. He took off his vomited-up clothes and wiped himself with a basin of water.
Daye looked outside through the crack in the door and whispered: "Master, why didn't the Taoist priest talk to you? Could it be that he saw through it?"
Xu Zizhen said: "It's not enough to see through, but acting is not that simple. No matter what, I have killed so many people from Xia Bing and Sanjuetang. Now I will defect if I say defection. The Xiao family is not all second-rate. How can I believe it? "
"Then what shall we do next?"
"Let's continue drinking tomorrow, and let's go make some noise during the day."
The two of them talked in low voices, but they had no idea that in the room next to them, there was an ear pressed against the wall, listening. The owner of the ear, with a slightly surprised look on his face, was none other than Princess Zhuo Ya, who had been kidnapped by Xu Zizhen.
At almost noon the next day, Xu Zizhen once again appeared outside the palace gate, his eyes bloodshot, smelling of alcohol, and looking like he was still hungover. He swaggered up to the imperial army and shouted that he wanted to see the emperor.
This group of Imperial Guards is not the same one that was on duty yesterday, but they have already heard about Xu Zizhen, a fake consort with a shady reputation. Just because he had merit for saving the princess, he thought he was dragging him away like something. They came to the palace gate and yelled. If Eunuch Li hadn't specially warned him yesterday that the emperor would not allow them to embarrass Xu Zizhen, they would have rushed forward and killed Xu Zizhen on the spot for treason.
Now no one is giving Xu Zizhen a hard time, but no one is informing him. The emperor is not so easy to see. Even if the ministers want to see him, they have to hand over a sign first. First, it depends on the official rank, and second, it depends on the size of the matter. Like Xu Zizhen Who would care about such a noisy person?
But Xu Zizhen became more and more excited. He stood at the palace gate and called Li Luoyan's name loudly, asking her to come out and give him an explanation. Now the imperial guards really couldn't stand it anymore. Now you have no longer thought about the consort. The name of the princess is not something that you, a commoner, can call. Moreover, in this important place at the palace gate, he was drinking and acting like a rogue. At that moment, several imperial soldiers came up and dragged Xu Zizhen away.
They really didn't make things difficult for Xu Zizhen, at least they didn't kill him, but they didn't spare him a beating. Xu Zizhen was good at martial arts, but he couldn't stand it after all. He was still drunk and was weak. In the end, the Forbidden Army threw him away like a dead dog. He stood in a corner and gave him a stern warning.
That night with a bruised nose and face, Xu Zizhen went to the restaurant again, still gulping down a large jar of wine alone. Ohno accompanied him with a sad face. Halfway through the drink, the Taoist priest appeared again. This time he glanced at Xu Zizhen curiously. However, he still didn't go up to talk. He still sat aside and slowly ate and drank until Xu Zizhen fell drunk and Daye helped him back.
On the third day, Xu Zizhen suddenly became better behaved. Although he still came outside the palace gate, he no longer looked arrogant and domineering at first. Instead, he smiled with a low eyebrow and secretly took out some silver coins and handed them to the leader. The commander of the imperial army asked him to help go in and call Eunuch Li.
It's just that the higher-ups have already spoken, and no one dares to bother him. The Forbidden Army has collected the money, but after waiting for a long time, no one has come to see him. It is impossible for Li Luoyan to show up, and even Eunuch Li has not shown up again. Pass the meeting.
So Xu Zizhen showed up at the restaurant again in the evening, drinking wine but no food until he was drunk. The old Taoist priest showed up at the same time as before, and was even more polite today. He smiled and nodded at Xu Zizhen, but Xu Zizhen ignored him.
Soon the whole Xingqing Mansion knew about this, and word of mouth spread from officials to common people that Princess Yuping's lover had come and wanted to see her, but the princess's heart had turned to Lord Xiao Mou, so the lover had no choice but to Get drunk in restaurants every day.
The face of the royal family cannot be tarnished by anyone. When Xu Zizhen went back on the fourth day, the imperial army had stopped him from getting closer. The emperor completely turned his face and ordered him to be beaten out as soon as he saw him. However, the emperor is still merciful today. Decide to arrest him.
Today was the day Xu Zizhen drank the most, but surprisingly he was not drunk yet. He was holding the wine jar and muttering to himself in a low voice. His clothes were dirty and his expression was haggard. His beard was also messy. He looked like a beggar.
The Taoist priest came again, but today he walked directly to Xu Zizhen and sat down in front of him without asking. Xu Zizhen glared and was about to get angry when the Taoist priest narrowed his eyes and twisted his beard and said slowly: "Young Master, I am a poor Taoist who has been with you every day. Meeting here is considered fate, Pindao would like to give you a hexagram,"