Tang Dynasty

Chapter 53 The Father of Xu Maogong

Li Jing is the future God of War, Yu Wencheng is the second hero in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, second only to Li Si, and Chai Shao is the best Fuma Lord in history. Anyone who sworn brothers with these fierce men will be very happy.

Since coming to this world, Liu Li has been working hard with the goal of gaining a place in the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, but he has not achieved much.Now, I finally have some confidence, I can use Li Jing, Yuwen Chengdu and Chai Shao as the original team, pull up a group of people, throw off their arms and work hard.

Finally seeing a glimmer of light, Liu Li was in a good mood and suggested, "Big Brother, Second Brother and Third Brother, let's continue drinking."

Liu Li's drinking capacity was astonishing, and it was rare for him to get drunk. Today, he finally met an opponent like Yu Wencheng, so he naturally wanted to drink to his heart's content, so that he would never go home without being drunk.Not to mention, there is also the great joy of betrothing a group of fierce people, this mood is even better, it's so good, I must drink him upside down.

"That's right!" Li Jing and Yu Wencheng responded in unison.

Li Jing stroked his bulging belly, showing no intention of refusing at all.

"Third brother is so vicious and shameless, I like it, and I must be shameless with you to the end." This guy Chai Shao made a fuss again, and sprinkled salt on Liu Li's wound.

Am I that miserable?Liu Li really wanted to spit on this fellow.But his right hand rested on Chai Shao's shoulder, and he said with a smile: "Second brother, we are a shameless duo, this elbow cannot be turned outward, understand?"

"Don't worry, third brother, I understand." Chai Shao nodded vigorously.

Liu Li ordered, and the maid brought the servants, and brought good food and wine, and everyone continued to drink and eat meat.

"You come too." Liu Li said, looking at Yuwen Chengzhi who was about to serve others.

"Me? Let's forget it." Yuwen Chengzhi wished to slap Liu Li to death. This girl is too shameless. You are the one who wants me to serve others, and you are the one who doesn't want me to serve you. Do you know me? Is it the third son of the Yuwen family?

"Let me tell you, it's not wrong to cause trouble, it's wrong to cause trouble that shouldn't be! If I hadn't stopped you today, you would have caused a lot of trouble for the Yuwen family. This is for your own good, for the good of the Yuwen family. "Liu Li put on airs and scolded, with the tone of an adult scolding a child, and said: "Fortunately, it didn't make a big mistake. For the sake of my fourth brother, I will spare you this time."

In any case, Yuwen Chengzhi is Yuwen Chengdu's older brother, although he is not welcomed by Yuwen Chengdu, but he still has to give some face.

Sure enough, after saying this, Yu Wencheng was full of gratitude, and said to Liu Li, "Thank you, third brother."

Turning his head, he said to Yuwen Chengzhi: "Third brother is generous, please forgive me, just sit down and have a few drinks."

Talking to Liu Li was full of gratitude, and talking to Yu Wen Chengzhi was very casual, not at all implying that Yu Wen Chengzhi was his brother, as if he was an ordinary friend, the kind he just met.

Yuwen Chengzhi heard it in his ears, but he was upset in his heart, am I still your brother?Can you share with me a little of your affection for your sworn brother?
However, this was Yu Wencheng's order, and he didn't dare to disobey, so he could only smile and say, "Thank you Mr. Liu for your generosity! Fourth brother, don't worry, I won't dare to mess around again in the future."

Today's incident really reminded Yuwen Chengzhi that if he wants to cause trouble in the future, he must first find out the origin of the other party, otherwise, he will be in great trouble.

Liu Li and the others were in a very good mood, and they were very excited to drink next time, shouting and shouting to persuade them to drink.Although Yuwen Chengzhi is a jerk, but this guy is also a smart person, especially good at having fun, and making jokes in it makes the atmosphere even better.

I don't know how much I drank, the whole room is almost full of wine jars, and everyone is almost buried in the wine jars.

They were drinking well, but they caused a sensation.Since the opening of Zuixianglou, no one who can drink like this has been drinking here, and the diners here are shocked.

"Guess how much they drank?"

"It's not a problem, just count the wine jars. I thought it would be interesting to guess how much they can drink."

"That's right. Just let me make a bet on how much they can drink."

"Good idea! I bet they can drink ten altars each."

"I bet twenty altars."

"Don't worry, don't worry. I'll sit in the manor, and each person will pay one for ten altars, two for one for twenty altars, three for one for thirty altars, four for one forty altars, and four for each of forty altars. If you have more than ten altars, you will lose ten. Hurry up and place your bets before the deadline."

It was a big deal to start a bet. The diners here came forward to bet one after another, and it was very lively, just like in a casino.

This is a restaurant, not a gambling house. The gamble here is so big, and so many people are involved, the shopkeeper here is in a dilemma.Don't allow them to gamble, it will cause public outrage.If they are allowed to gamble, it is not in line with the purpose of the restaurant.I really couldn't make up my mind, so I reported the matter to my boss.

The owner came over to take a look, and was overjoyed, not for anything else, because this matter was related to the top ten generals, and also related to the Li family of Zhaojun, so it could be publicized with great fanfare and the reputation of Zuixianglou would be even louder.

The boss knows how to do business, so he gave an order immediately, and his subordinates began to publicize it.

In a private room, a handsome-looking middle-aged man with an extraordinary temperament was drinking, and a servant came in to report: "Master, it's very lively outside, let's join in the fun and have fun."

"What excitement?" The middle-aged man's voice was very clear.

"It's like this..." The servant hurriedly told the story.

"Oh?" The middle-aged man was very surprised, and said: "This is a good story, let's go, let's meet these four heroes."

"A hero?" Jia Ding was not happy, and muttered: "When it comes to a hero, only Yuwencheng can afford it, and everyone else can't."

"Xu Fang, don't talk nonsense." The middle-aged man shouted in a deep voice: "Yuwen Chengdu is certainly a hero, but have you ever thought that it would be easy for someone who is appreciated by Yuwen Chengdu and willing to sworn brothers with different surnames?" Is it your generation? If you dare to look at people in this way again in the future, you don’t have to follow me anymore.”

"The master taught you the lesson, Xu Fang remembered it." Xu Fang quickly bowed his head and admitted his mistake.

Under the leadership of Xu Fang, the middle-aged man came to Liu Li's private room and knocked on the door gently.

"Come in." Yu Wencheng shouted holding the wine jar.He drank casually, and the sound was like thunder, which was amazing.

The middle-aged man pushed the door open and entered, Yu Wencheng rolled his eyes, stared at the middle-aged man, and asked, "Who are you? Come here to disturb my drinking?"

It was the first time in Yu Wencheng's life that he met Liu Li, a rare opponent. If someone stirred up his drinking, he would have the urge to kill.

"My lord, Xu Gai, learned that four heroes are sworn brothers here, so I'm here to congratulate you all." Xu Gai clasped his fists and saluted, explaining his purpose, and said: "Xu always loves to make friends with heroes, but I come from a humble background, so I don't dare to hope to be with you." The four of you became good friends, I just want to be familiar with each other. The expenses of the four of you today will be charged to my account."

This is the rhythm of treats. With what Liu Li and the others eat and drink today, it is impossible to get them without tens of thousands of taels of silver. This person is also generous, and when they meet for the first time, they will give such a generous gift.

"The honored guest's kindness will be appreciated by the four heroes of the next generation." The owner of Zuixianglou brought someone in, cupped his fists and saluted, and said: "Cao Yuanlang, the owner of Zuixianglou, heard that four heroes visited our place , It is my honor to be sworn brothers with different surnames. Today's meal is a little bit of my heart, the four of you can enjoy it."

The owner of Zuixianglou is not small, and he is a figure in Chang'an, much better than Xu Gai, a foreigner.He gave it for free, which is not a small sum. You must know that Liu Li and the others drank high-quality wine, a jar of one hundred taels of silver, plus delicacies, which cannot be taken down without tens of thousands of taels of silver. This is a big enough sum.

"Then thank you, Master, for your kindness." There is no reason to push such a good thing away, and Chai Shao readily agreed.

However, Liu Li waved his hand to stop Cao Yuanlang from speaking, and asked Xu Gai, "Is your Excellency Xu Gai from Caozhou?"

"It's just me." Xu Gai was taken aback, never expecting that someone among the four heroes recognized him, and hurriedly asked: "If I remember correctly, this is the first time Xu Gai and the hero met. How did you know me?"

This was exactly what Li Jing and the others wanted to ask.Although Xu Gai came here with the intention of being friendly, it was impossible for Liu Li to recognize him.

Of course I don't know you, but I've heard of you.The reason why I heard about you is because of your son Xu Maogong.Xu Maogong's great name, the descendants who do not know, who do not know?Those are people who are as famous as Li Jing, and they are the two most famous generals under Li Jing.

Like Li Jing, Xu Maogong made immortal contributions in the establishment of the Tang Dynasty and was one of Li Er's most trusted ministers.He once teamed up with Li Jing to destroy the Turks.

Li Er wanted to report the "disgrace of Bianqiao" and destroy the Turks, so he sent two famous generals, Li Jing and Xu Maogong.The two first discussed and decided to take this opportunity to completely eliminate the Turks. Xu Mao led the army to cut off the way for the Turks to retreat to the north, and Li Jing led the attack.

After the discussion, Li Jing led [-] elites, went straight to the Turkic lair, and broke through the Turkic stronghold in one fell swoop. This is the famous battle in history "Li Jing's night attack on Yinshan Mountain".After the base camp was breached, Jieli Khan was terrified and fled with his cronies. He wanted to escape back to Mobei, but Xu Maogong cut off all the escape routes. After hiding in Tibet for several months, he was finally captured alive by the Tang Dynasty.

It can be said that Li Jing's battle against the Turks was beautiful, but if Xu Maogong hadn't cut off the Turks' retreat, the results of this battle would not have been so great, and the Turks would not have been destroyed so quickly and so thoroughly.

Seeing Xu Maogong's father, Liu Li was overjoyed.Xu Gai is right in front of you, can Xu Maogong be far behind?This is a rare opportunity to make friends with Xu Gai, and then bring Xu Maogong over. That would be wonderful.

"Uncle Xu is kind and charitable, donates righteousness and donates money, has the style of Mengchang, and his name spreads far and wide. My nephew has heard of it." Liu Li clasped his fists in salute, ran the train with his mouth full, and said, "Come, Uncle Xu, please take a seat."

"I..." Xu Gai was very surprised, he was just a foreign businessman, how could he have the right to sit with such a fierce man like Yu Wencheng.Not to mention, he was also called "Uncle" by Liu Li, one of the four heroes. Although he had a good psychological quality, he was flattered.

(End of this chapter)