Within a few days, the court issued a new arrest warrant.
Due to Gao Bishan's death, loyal officials in the court seized the opportunity to jointly report Gao Bishan's evil deeds and activities in the past to Emperor Li Zhun. They bluntly stated that Li Chouxin and others were not guilty and were only doing harm to the people. The emperor was forced to do so. The imperial edict declared Gao Bishan guilty.
However, in order to protect the face of the court, Pei Chen killed the court official in the street, which had a bad influence and was lawless. Although he had merit in killing the thief, he could not escape the death penalty. Pei Chen alone had to be arrested and brought to justice, and he was sent to the border to be exiled, and Li Chouxin The master and apprentice will also face jail time.
Although this document has been issued, no officers and soldiers are actually searching the city. After all, Gao Bishan's death is what the people want, and the most people from the government can do is patrol the streets. In recent days, the image in the minds of the people of Kyoto has been All have improved.
After a few days of repairs, Pei Chen's injuries were almost healed, and his strength had recovered to 70% to 80%, and he was now exercising his muscles in Li Chouxin's yard.
At this time, Li Chouxin was coming out of the Qinyin Room. In recent days, Li Chouxin had also learned to exercise restraint. She no longer took the two sisters back to her own room, but went to each of their rooms once every other day, enjoying herself.
Seeing that Pei Chen had already gone to the ground to stretch his muscles, Li Chouxin said: "Brother Pei Chen, it seems that the injury is almost healed?"
Pei Chen said, "If you have wine, you will get better faster. I have been suffocating for the past few days. This Xiaopan is too strict and I didn't even let him take a sip."
"In that case, how about I treat Brother Chouxin to have a drink? Anyway, the news is not bad these days, let's go out and find a restaurant in an alley to get drunk." Li Chouxin continued.
When Pei Chen heard this, his eyes lit up and he said, "Then let Brother Chouxin spend the money."
Zhang Xiaopan was listening and clamored to follow, but Pei Chen refused.
Li Chouxin knew what Pei Chen was thinking and said, "Xiao Pan, I won't take you with me this time. You stay at home with the ladies."
Zhang Xiaopan was helpless, but he could only stay.
The two of them got ready and left the yard.
Pei Chen wore a bamboo hat to cover his face, but Li Chouxin had no worries, because almost everyone present that day was dead or disabled, and most of the people on the street didn't recognize him, and instead walked around in a swagger.
The two of them arrived at an alley called Qingyi Lane and walked in.
Pei Chen was a little surprised, "Brother Qianxin, why did you choose this place? This place is a brothel alley, so it might be inappropriate to come here to drink."
Li Chouxin said with a smile: "I didn't expect that Brother Pei would dare to kill all the officials in the court, but he is afraid of this land of smoke and willows."
But the two of them walked in anyway, in a store called Yunli.
As soon as he entered the door, he was greeted by several prostitutes with heavy makeup. Li Chouxin saw Pei Chen's unnatural look and persuaded them to retreat.
"What a weirdo. Why do you pretend to be so noble after you've come here?"
The woman who was persuaded to retreat was chattering on the side.
At this time, the old madam came over and asked Li Chouxin: "I wonder what Mr. Jun's orders are? Why don't you want girls when you get here? Do you think you look down on these girls? There are other beautiful girls in our store."
Li Chouxin took out a banknote, and the madam's eyes widened.
"Old Madam, do you have a quieter place? This brother and I have something to discuss. As for the girl? I will let you know when I need it later." After saying that, he handed the banknote to the old Madam and said Order more good wine and food.
The madam almost bowed to the ground while holding the banknote. She said yes again and again, then led the two of them upstairs and sat down in a corner by the window.
After listening to the madam's explanation, I realized that only high-spending guests can go upstairs. Therefore, there are fewer people coming and going, and it is relatively quiet. In the past, it was mostly used to receive dignitaries and wealthy businessmen in Kyoto.
Li Chouxin looked around, and sure enough, there were only a few gorgeously dressed customers scattered in all directions. However, it was this look that made Li Chouxin curious about a customer sitting in the opposite corner.
I saw this man with gray hair and beard, thin body and bulging bones. He was dressed luxuriously. He should be in his seventies or eighties, but he was full of energy. He and the girl beside him were enjoying playing guessing and drinking.
Li Chouxin asked the old bustard: "Who is that old man? He is so funny, so unrestrained and unrestrained. He is really a role model for our generation."
The old bustard smiled and said: "You must have just arrived in Kyoto not long ago, otherwise you would definitely know this master. This man is a doctor in the Huixian Palace of the current imperial court. He Yuanjun, who is famous for his knowledge and knowledge, is also the son of the current prince. It’s amazing to be my own teacher. Apart from performing my duties normally, I love this sip of wine in the alley.”
After hearing this, Li Chouxin was shocked. It turned out that this person was the powerful He Yuanjun of Kyoto. He was a legend in his life. Now that he could see him here, he couldn't help but admire him.
While chatting and laughing, the food and wine had arrived, the madam had retired, and Pei Chen and Li Chouxin began to drink.
"Brother Pei, don't you want Xiao Pan to follow you because you have something to say to Chou Xin?" Li Chou Xin got straight to the point.
Pei Chen drank a glass of wine and said: "Brother Qianxin, when Xiao Pan took care of me the day before yesterday, he said that he wanted to continue to follow me after I recovered from my injury. He was worried about Pei after all, but Pei knew that Xiao Pan only had Only by following you can I be successful, so Pei plans to leave without saying goodbye tomorrow morning, I hope you won’t be surprised.”
"Brother Pei, I can understand Xiaopan's intentions, but leaving without saying goodbye would be a bit cruel to Xiaopan."
"Brother Qianxin, please stop trying to persuade me, and please don't tell Xiaopan. Only in this way can he continue to be by your side with peace of mind, and he will grow up better in the future. I will write a letter to explain everything to him. Let your sorrowful heart be fulfilled, brother."
Li Chouxin didn't say anything after hearing this, drank a glass of wine and nodded.
Pei Chen continued: "Brother Chou Xin, it has been difficult to separate since ancient times, but Pei Chen is alone. If Xiao Pan follows him, he will be safe, but there will not be many ways out. Unlike you, he can learn both literature and martial arts. , anyone who can achieve half as much as you can leave a name in this world."
Li Chouxin then said: "Brother Pei, there is no need to belittle oneself. Brother Pei is not a nameless person in this world. It's just that the old things are over now, and his ambition is no longer here. I just have to worry about Xiaopan, let alone Xiaopan is still my apprentice."
When Pei Chen heard this, he smiled heartily and raised his glass to drink with Li Chouxin.
"I heard that Brother Chouxin has unparalleled poetic talent. This time we say goodbye, I don't know when we will see each other again. Can you please show Brother Chouxin that he can show his poetic talent? I'll consider it as a gift to Pei Chen, and I can keep him in my thoughts in the future."
Li Chouxin looked at Pei Chen, took a long sip and chanted:
It's so satisfying to fight with swords in the rivers and lakes,
There is no need to keep a common name as a knight.
One step across the river leads to thousands of miles,
May your water always be healthy and clear.
Pei Chen was amazed that he could completely describe his journey in just a few figures, and he did not forget to express his farewell feelings. He was indeed an unparalleled poet, and then he said: "One step at a time will lead to thousands of miles. I hope that I will be with you on the rivers and lakes." See you again."
The two looked at each other and drank another drink.
At this time, the old man He Yuanjun opposite came over, stood in front of the two of them, looked at Li Chouxin who had just written a poem, and said: "Well said, you are happy in the world, and you are an unknown hero. Such a lofty ambition is beyond my reach. Now! I wonder if you two would be kind enough to have a drink with me."
Seeing that Mr. He Yuanjun was coming, Li Chouxin stood up quickly and said, "Chouxin has heard of Mr. He for a long time. When we meet today, Mr. He is really in high spirits and unique. I'm lucky to be able to drink with Mr. He."
After that, he introduced He Yuanjun to the table and started drinking together.
He Yuanjun and the two of them drank a glass and said, "I just heard that the young master claimed to be worried. Are you two the ones who made a fuss in Kyoto a few days ago?"
Pei Chen was also open-minded and said, "That's right, Pei Chen, this Li Chouxin, do you have any advice?"
But He Yuanjun said with a smile: "Little friends, don't worry too much. I deeply admire what you two did, and so do the people in the world. What you two did is something that everyone in the world wants to do but has not been able to do. As far as our court is concerned, , it is really a blessing, I am not a person who falls into the cliché and strict rules, just feel free to drink."
Li Chouxin said at this time: "I have heard that He Laoqing is extraordinary and refined. It seems that it is just like the rumors. Come, let me have another drink later."
The three of them completely put aside their differences in age and status and drank and laughed heartily at the same table, as if they were close friends.
At this time, He Yuanjun said again: "I have heard of the name of Mr. Chouxin before. I have two students, one is Luo Dafu and the other is Xu Sanqiu. They both wrote to recommend you, but I thought they were mostly people seeking fame and reputation. So I didn't pay attention to it. When I saw it today, it was just as these two people said, extraordinary."
Hearing what He Yuanjun said, Li Chou was a little surprised. He didn't expect that He Yuanjun was actually the teacher of Luo Dafu and Xu Sanqiu. Thinking of their temperaments and people, he couldn't help but admire He Yuanjun in front of him even more.
"Mr. He, in this case, you and I have known each other for a long time, but it's too late, right, hahaha." Li Chouxin said.
He Yuanjun also smiled and said: "My little friend is absolutely right, absolutely right, hahaha."
After that, the three of them drank another glass.
But at this time, Pei Chen said: "Mr. He, brother Xiuxin, Pei will leave tomorrow, and there are some things that need to be explained back home. Why don't you two continue to have a drink, and Pei will go first?"
Seeing that Pei Chen had decided to leave, Li Chou said, "Brother Pei is right. If you drink too much, it will cause trouble. Mr. He, why don't you let Brother Pei go first? What if Mr. He and I don't get drunk or come back?"
He Yuanjun said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. If something happens, just go by yourself. We are not people who stick to red tape."
Pei Chen toasted the two of them, then stood up and left.
Li Chouxin and He Yuanjun drank so much that they forgot that they were in a brothel and directly ignored those beautiful women. They looked very strange in the eyes of everyone, and everyone just thought they were two weirdos.
"Brother Qianxin, if you feel like it, why don't you and I compare poems?" He Yuanjun suddenly said.
Li Chou nodded, "What Mr. He said is exactly what he wants to say, so let's ask Mr. He to come up with the question."
"Before I start the question, I have a small request. Please stop calling me Mr. He. It's very awkward. It's not as good as you and me as brothers."
After hearing this, Li Chouxin said hurriedly: "This is contrary to common sense, Mr. He. I call your two students brothers and sisters, and now I call you brothers and brothers. Isn't this a mess?"
But He Yuanjun shook his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, I am not a rigid person, so why should I be bound by the world's customs? Only by letting go of these frameworks can people live comfortably. As an old man, I don't care, so why should the young master care?"
Seeing that He Yuanjun was speaking eloquently, Li Chouxin also expressed his approval and said: "In that case, I will be disrespectful to you. Brother He, please accept a glass of thin wine from me." After that, he raised his wine glass and saluted He Yuanjun.
He Yuanjun was also very satisfied and continued chatting and laughing with Li Chouxin.
"Brother Sadness, since you and I meet today, how about we write a poem about our close friends?"
Sad heart nodded repeatedly: "Very good, very good. Then congratulations, brother, come first!"
He Yuanjun said: "Since ancient times, there has been no priority in literary talent. Whoever is good first can come first."
Li Chouxin didn't refuse any more and spoke:
The young man from the south is so suave,
But Yin Beiweng felt sad.
Meet for a late night drink,
It is not a bad idea to call brothers brothers.
He Yuanjun was once again amazed by Li Chouxin's literary talents. In just a short glass of wine, he vividly expressed the scene of his meeting with him. He stared at Li Chouxin intently, feeling impressed, and said: "Brother Chouxin Sure enough, he is no ordinary person!"
But Li Chouxin smiled and said: "In front of Brother He, Chouxin doesn't dare to be arrogant. He just improvises when he has some ideas, and he also listens to Brother He's brilliant work."
He Yuanjun buried his head in thought for a moment and said leisurely:
Now you can get the timely song from the kids,
It is not in vain that all the glory has flowed to the east.
Why do we need to distinguish gray hair when we have friendship?
If you know yourself, you should just drink.
After listening to He Yuanjun's poem, Li Chouxin also saw clearly He Yuanjun's state of mind, which was so free and uninhibited and very interesting, and said: "Brother He, this poem is really wonderful, it is true. If we are close friends, why should we care about the other person's last name, age, etc. No matter how square it is, just drink."
The two of them talked about each other's poems and drank glass after glass of wine.
Li Chou was so moved by this scene that he impromptuly recited another poem. It was this poem that completely impressed He Yuanjun, saying:
Gentlemen drink three hundred cups together,
We met just to get drunk.
Life is a long and rough road,
Sing loudly but hate less.
If I can't stay here,
Drinking again on the river brings back memories.
Who says there are no regrets in life?
Black hair is easy to stain and makes people old.
After hearing this poem, He Yuanjun lamented about life and said: "That's how it is with people. I hate having few close friends. Drinking and singing loudly also means hating few. There are too many things that I can't keep. I can only drink and recall again and again. Whose life How can there be no regrets? It’s just that the years are easy to pass and people are easy to grow old. Time is ruthless, just like you and I, it’s too late to meet each other.”
Li Chouxin picked up the wine glass and wanted to congratulate Yuanjun with another drink, but found that He Yuanjun had already fallen asleep on the table.
Li Chouxin looked at He Yuanjun's appearance and thought that she would like to be a person like He Yuanjun in the future, free and unrestrained, and then drank one cup after another.
After a while, He Yuanjun suddenly got up and saw that Li Chouxin was still there, and said, "Brother Chouxin, let's stop here tonight. We'll drink some other time. Old man, I should go home."
Li Chouxin originally thought that He Yuanjun was going to spend the night here, but she didn't expect that he was so drunk that he still wanted to go home, and he was filled with admiration in his heart.
"Old Madam, pay the bill!" He Yuanjun shouted drunkenly.
The old bustard ran over after hearing this.
"Brother Qianxin, I've invited the old man to have a meal today. He will come to my house as a guest another day, and then he will get drunk before resting." After saying that, He Yuanjun started groping around on his body.
However, after groping for a while, he discovered that he had forgotten to bring money when he went out. However, his face did not show any embarrassment. Instead, he laughed and said, "It seems that I am really old, and I am careless in doing things!"
Li Chouxin saw this and said, "Brother He, let Chouxin do this meal!"
But He Yuanjun said: "No! If you tell me to treat you, I will pay for it." After saying that, he took off the jade pendant from his waist and handed it to the old bustard.
"Old Madam, I'm giving you an advantage today. This waist pendant is the apprenticeship gift given to me by the current prince when he becomes my disciple. It's very valuable, so you should keep it."
After listening to what He Yuanjun said, the old bustard held the jade pendant as if he had found a treasure, with a smile on his face.
But Li Chouxin said: "Brother He, you are so unworthy of this, why not come to Chouxin."
He Yuanjun shook his head, insisting that this was the case, and said: "A thousand pieces of gold are easy to get, but a confidant is hard to find. Today I am happy, so just let me indulge."
Li Chouxin did not try to persuade him any more, but supported He Yuanjun who was about to get up and walked downstairs. The two of them were swaying, one old and one young, which caused many people to talk.
Li Chouxin helped He Yuanjun out, and someone came outside the door and said he was a servant of the He family. He helped He Yuanjun over and was about to leave.
As he walked, He Yuanjun turned back and said to Li Chouxin: "Brother Chouxin, you have made a commitment to me for forgetting the year. I will invite you to my house as a guest someday."
Li Chouxin looked at He Yuanjun who was walking away, and sighed in his heart: "It's true that we are so drunk when we are close friends. Gold needles and jade leaves are not worth money. What a strange person." He also secretly recognized this old friend, and then walked back to the yard of his home. .
Back in the courtyard, Pei Chen and Zhang Xiaopan had already gone to bed.
I was only worried that the sound of the piano and the whispers were still waiting for me in the courtyard.
Seeing Li Chouxin entering the door, the two of them greeted her. Seeing this, Li Chouxin sighed again: "Although it is good to have thousands of purples and reds, it is not as good as having two treasures at home."
"Brother Chouxin, you must have drunk too much again. What nonsense are you talking about? There are clearly six treasures in this house, but now only the second treasure is here." Qinyin said.
Only then did Li Chouxin come to his senses and said, "That's right, that's right. It seems that Chouxin was really drunk. Brother Chouxin was wrong." Then he slapped the two sisters on the buttocks with one hand, scaring the two sisters. One jump.
"You are still so immoral when you are drunk. Brother Chouxin is really getting worse and worse." Seyu said.
Then the two helped Li Chouxin into the room, helped Li Chouxin to sleep, closed the door and walked out again. Qinyin sighed in the courtyard: "It turns out that this is a normal and ordinary day in the world. It feels so good, but Sister Ziwei and the others why When can we come back?"
Seyu replied: "Yes, these days, the two of me and Brother Chouxin have lived a good life, but they are still suffering and suffering in Tianmu Mountain. Speaking of which, I really miss them."
Li Chouxin had already fallen asleep with a smile on her face.
