Marry Changle in Datang

Chapter 936: Moldy hands!In the picture!

While the two were laughing and chatting, Emperor Li Zhi was also attracted by Cheng Yaojin's loud yelling, and came to this place where young and old had fun together, seeing Qin Xiaole blushing from drinking, he reprimanded loudly.

"The little bastard only cares about his own fun, but he doesn't know how to toast Lao Tzu."

Qin Xiaole heard the words, got up quickly and said.

"We are not afraid that the emperor will be too strong to drink. If the emperor is drunk, it will not be the boy's fault."

Wang Bo was surprised to see Qin Xiaole talking casually with the emperor, but he didn't know about it, thinking that the Weng and his son-in-law had a lot of funny things, so talking like this was nothing.

Seeing the emperor coming, Cheng Yaojin quickly got up and gave up his seat, and said with a smile.

"Hey! The old ministers were all led badly by these boys. If the emperor wants to blame him, he will blame these boys."

The old man said this shamelessly, and he didn't think about how old he was. He dared to say that it was the child who led him into trouble, which made Li Zhi happy when he heard it. He pointed at Cheng Yaojin and laughed.

"Mr. Cheng, it's not because I want to talk to these children, you are really disrespectful."

Not long after Li Hong's wedding, Li Zhi changed the names and titles of Li Xian and other princes in order to maintain the stability of the dynasty and ensure the stable status of the prince.

Li Xian's title was changed from King Pei to King Yong, Li Xian, the third prince, was renamed Li Zhe, King Zhou was changed to King Ying, Li Xu, the fourth prince, was renamed Li Lun, and King Yin was changed to King Xiang.

Qin Wenyuan listened to the wives talking about this matter in the mansion, and he just smiled and didn't say much when Li Zhi made these noises, because he knew that the life of the crown prince Li Hong was not long in the history, Li Zhi did these things, In fact, it is not very useful. The mysterious and mysterious things like fate cannot be manipulated by people. Everything that should come will come.

After the princes changed their titles and names, their status and life would not be affected in any way, they should eat and drink.

The aristocratic families, wealthy merchants, court officials, and honorable families living in the capital, at that time, the wind of extravagance was prevalent, and they didn't care about the titles and names of the princes. They were all busy participating in various receptions, poetry parties, and entertainments. The parties and so on are really dizzying, like a scene of the flashy and prosperous Tang Dynasty.

King Yong Li Xian seemed to have extinguished his ambition to compete for the heir, but he became obsessed with "cockfighting" entertainment. He often invited people to Yongwang's mansion to compete with their roosters, which made the aristocratic families in the capital who were good at this way and the sons and daughters of honorable nobles search everywhere. Roosters who are good at fighting made chickens expensive in the capital for a while, and this trend spread to the people, which gave birth to the business of raising "fighting chickens", which made the officials and the people happy, and actually robbed restaurants and brothels of many limelights.

Speaking of cockfighting, it originated in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It was a popular entertainment among nobles at that time. The ancestor who loved cockfighting was none other than Duke Huan of Qi. At the Beixing meeting, Duke Huan of Qi was elected as the leader of the alliance by the princes of various countries. Because Duke Huan of Song was dissatisfied, he fled the alliance. Duke Huan of Qi was furious and wanted to make the princes attack Song. .

Duke Huan of Qi and other bigwigs were able to decide the important affairs of the country based on the winning or losing of cockfights, which shows how obsessed the nobles were with cockfights at that time.

King Yong Lixian was also considered to be an expert in cockfighting, and he often made the nobles who went to his mansion to fight cockfights return home in defeat, making him unable to find an opponent.

"This king wants to find an opponent. It is so difficult to find a chicken that can only defeat General Fuzhong Chicken."

When his words spread to the palace, King Li Zhe of England was very upset. He ordered his subordinates to find a rooster with black feathers, a tumor-like head and wattles, and made his subordinates fight against King Yong and invited many officials in the capital. The playboys and others will go to watch the battle at that time, intending to kill Li Xian's arrogance in the cockfight.

Lieutenant generals of the Jinwu Guard such as Xu Xiaole and Cheng Dabao were also invited.

On the day of the cockfight, many people came to Yongwang's mansion, and saw that the cockfighting platform in the spacious area of ​​the mansion had already been prepared. Li Xian sat around with a group of court ministers and princes from aristocratic families who loved cockfighting, and Xu Xiaole and others sat in turn. There is a place left to wait for the King of England and his party to arrive.

Surrounding the seats in the cockfight arena, many dudes began to place bets on the cockfight. Shan Sijing was interested in every gamble, and he also took out dozens of taels of silver to bet on Li Xiansheng Yingwang.

Later, King Li Zhe of England brought a group of good friends to the venue, and after meeting with Li Xian and Xu Xiaole, he said with a smile.

"The chicken in the hands of the emperor is said to have defeated the invincible opponent in the world. Today, the little brother found a chicken that is no longer normal. It is precisely to see the magic chicken that has no rivals in the capital. Chicken, isn’t it a miracle among chickens, making domestic chickens even better than god chickens.”

The King of England's words naturally meant to ridicule Li Xian, and that was nothing more than that.

"I will trap you with words first, and hit you in the face if you win, and we have nothing to lose if you lose."

In fact, it was because King Li Zhe had no confidence in the fighting cock he had found, but he was just talking about his face before, so as not to lose embarrassment at that time.

To Li Xian, what this guy said really didn't hurt much, but it was extremely insulting, which made Li Xian very annoyed after hearing the words, but it was inconvenient to express his anger, so he still responded with a smile.

"What are you talking about, brother, we are here for leisure and entertainment, winning or losing is not important, as long as we can make all your friends happy."

The words of the two brothers are all pleasant to the ear, but in fact they have already become more energetic in their hearts.

Seeing the black-feathered game cock locked in the cage brought by the king's subordinates, Li Xian knew the goods and knew that it was a famous game cock breed in the Central Plains, so he asked his subordinates to bring his favorite game cock.

Li Xian's subordinates brought the cockfighting cock, and immediately aroused applause from the crowd.

You see, this chicken has a "five short and three thick" chicken body, but it has a fierce appearance of "four long and one thick". It is majestic.

At the beginning of the war, in order to ensure the fairness of the cockfighting, and because they were afraid that people would tamper with the cock's feathers secretly, the cockfighters holding the cock on both sides soaked a cloth towel in public and wiped the feathers of the cock all over. Drugs such as anesthesia, after the cockfighters put the chickens in order, with the sound of the gong that started the battle, the two chickens were put into the fighting field.

When the two chickens got out of the cage and were put into the battle field, they flapped their wings and started to fight each other when they saw the same kind. With a hooked beak and eagle-clawed feet, they flew towards Li Xian, a battle chicken with yellow and black feathers and no record of defeat.

The chicken with yellow and black feathers showed no sign of weakness. It flapped its wings and launched a counterattack, also fighting with its steel beak and sharp claws.

The roosters fluttered against each other, causing feathers to flutter in the field, and the roosters sang again and again.

Outside the cockfighting arena, the onlookers did not dare to make a fuss, for fear of disturbing the battle between the two chickens.

Both chickens are vicious, jumping and pecking at each other, their sharp beaks and claws are looking for each other's vital attack, sometimes dodging, sometimes leaping and pounced, and after a while, blood oozes from the combs and breasts of the two chickens. The scene, its tragic appearance, made the onlookers very enjoyable.

After a little effort, King Ying's black-feathered rooster seemed to be getting more and more fierce as it fought more and more. It flew towards the back of the yellow-and-black feathered rooster. The chicken with alternate feathers was in pain, and for a moment, it lowered its head like a hen catering to a rooster. The two chicken feet were short, but suddenly burst into strength, trying to throw off the black chicken on its back.

The black rooster seemed to be furious, so that the beak like a hook on the flexible head of the rooster, which moved forward and backward, pecked at the head of the rooster with yellow and black feathers. Crying, one of the eyeballs was pecked off, and it froze for a moment, no longer able to fight.

The outcome of this battle has been decided here. Seeing this, the King of England laughed "haha" and said to Li Xian.

"Brother Huang wants to achieve what he wants today, and he will finally win a defeat. I don't think there will be any loneliness of not being able to find an opponent, hehe! Let me—let me—"

Hearing this, Li Xian was so angry that he felt as if he had eaten shit, and the officials who bet on him to win were also very swollen.

"Moldy hands, moldy hands!"

Cheng Dashu said with a laugh.

"Brother Shan must have used his hands to visit the peaks and valleys last night, but today's bad luck is due to the fact that he is happy in love and frustrated in the casino."

Xu Xiaole also looked at him and smiled "hehe", which made Shan Sijing even more annoyed.

Li Xian failed in the cockfight and was ridiculed by the King of England, feeling depressed.

Seeing Li Xian's embarrassing expression, Wang Bo naturally wanted to do something for the boss, so that he could express his anger and show his loyalty to King Yong. He lamented that he didn't know the battle between the princes when he was young, how could he be an outsider who could participate in it? Yes, with his little talent, he is nothing in the eyes of these princes.

It is also because Wang Bo has been too smooth sailing since he was a child, and all he hears is others' praise of him. At this time, because of the anger of his master Li Xian, he wanted to play tricks on the King of England. After the cockfight, Wrote an "Ode to Fighting Chicken" to cheer for Li Xian, which naturally caused conflicts with the King of England, and made him taste the bitterness of being abandoned by power.

An eloquent speech about "Wang Ying Wang Chicken", Wang Bo's original intention was to make this article show his literary talent, and at the same time flatter Yong Wang and Li Xian, but he didn't think of the impact of the article content, or he thought of it. I thought that the courtiers would think that he was young and would only praise his literary thinking, and would not think about other things.

It was Wang Bo who had no scruples and finally paid a heavy price for his youth and recklessness.

Li Zhi read his article "Calling the King's Chicken", and he was very annoyed. Apart from calling for King Yong and King Ying to reprimand them for not doing their jobs properly, he was also very dissatisfied with the content of Wang Bo's article.

Wang Bo should never, never have written this article in the style of "Xi". This kid is still savoring the subtleties of this article, and when he is a little complacent, he doesn't know that he is already facing a catastrophe.

You must know that the word "Xi" in this article has a combative meaning. This style of writing is mostly used for recruiting, making announcements to the court, or denouncing and exposing crimes.

After Li Zhi read "The King's Chicken", he thought that this article was intended to sow dissension, and said furiously to the courtiers in the hall.

"Crooked talent, crooked talent! Two kings fighting cocks, Wang Bo, as an official of the court, did not dissuade him. Instead, he wrote this article, intentionally fabricating and exaggerating the facts. Such a talented person, such an official, what is the use of the court? Dismissed from office, demoted from the capital."

The emperor ordered that the officials in the hall who admired Wang Bo's talents dare not intercede for him, that is, Yong Wang Li Xian. At this time, he also kept silent and did not dare to disobey his father's decision.

Wang Bo relied on his own talents and painstaking efforts to open up his official career, but because of this article "Calling the King's Chicken", he was eventually buried by himself, which is a bit bleak to say the least.

This is why Wang Bo didn't understand the way of being an official, and he didn't understand the truth that "a tree is as beautiful as a forest, but the wind will destroy it".

In a power center like the capital, even if you are talented, if you don't know how to be a low-key person, you will forget about yourself if you have some skills, and you don't know who you are. .

Qin Xiaole heard the news that Wang Bo was forced out of the capital, and wanted to help him, intending to make this boy live outside the capital for a while, and wait for the court to play down the matter, and then return him to the capital and enter the Jinwu Guard as an official. Duty to join the army.

Unexpectedly, Wang Bo had the sour and Confucian ambition of a literati, declined Xu Xiaole's kindness, and left the capital overnight. Afterwards, he wrote "Tengwang Pavilion Preface" and many other well-known and beautiful articles that have been passed down through the ages. Death, the soul returns to the tragic scene of the South China Sea.

Although it is a pity that this talented man who is known as the Four Masters along with Yang Jiong, Lu Zhaolin, and King Luo Bin left the capital, it is not a big deal. How could court officials and descendants of aristocratic families be affected by the departure of a Confucian scholar? Eating, drinking, and cockfighting cockfighting are full of singing and dancing, enjoying the delicacy of the glitz and prosperity and power.

Since the Tang Dynasty established the two-capital system in Chang'an City and the eastern capital Luoyang, Emperor Li Zhi and Empress Wu Zetian spent most of their time in the Luoyang Palace. On the Chang'an City side, the crown prince supervised the country, and Xu Tian was in charge. There is nothing wrong with it, the only thing is that the official road from Chang'an City to Luoyang can be seen almost every day on the official road from Chang'an City to Luoyang because of the imperial court's fast horse letters and history that convey information from both sides.

On this day, on the official road from Chang'an City to Luoyang, the eastern capital, a group of men and horses in armor appeared, all of whom were women. The leader of this team was a beautiful and unparalleled female general, about eighteen years old, with a golden crown on her hair. Under the eyes, as if the face was not born from a mortal body, it just makes the flowers lose their color. Those eyes, the bridge of the nose, and the small cherry red mouth are like the masterpieces of nature's uncanny workmanship. Every frown and smile cannot express their beauty.

This female general is dressed in silver armor, holding a three-pointed spear, a sword hanging from her slender waist, the scabbard is antique, she wears crested soft boots, and a blue war horse under her crotch. It's like stepping out of a painting, which makes people dare not look directly at it, so as not to be disrespectful.

(End of this chapter)