Li Bai regained his senses, got up and smiled at Li Yan:

"Hehe, I really didn't expect you to surprise the four as soon as you appeared. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

Li Pan moved his position, and Li Tan bowed down to sit down, rolled up his sleeves and raised the pot, poured himself a cup, and said with a light smile:

"Where did you just talk?

Du Fu grimaced his face and said depressedly:

"Let's talk about tomorrow's martial arts alliance leader meeting just now, guessing which person will laugh proudly and sit in the position of alliance leader. ”

"Oh, then Du Fu, who do you think has a chance?" Li Tan said.

After Du Fu drank the wine glass, he shook his head helplessly and said:

"I don't know, my martial arts are mediocre, and I don't know many people, just to have a good time, in fact, what is the meaning of fighting, killing and killing, it is nothing more than the courage of the horseman, with this spirit, it is better to protect the family and defend the country, kill the enemy at the border, make meritorious contributions, and worship the king..."

When Li Tan heard this, he was quite disdainful in his heart, he wanted to be an official, what did he do when he joined the martial arts sect, he said it lightly, why didn't he go.

At this time, Li Bai answered again:

"Du Fu, it's actually not interesting to be an official, the people's hearts are not ancient, there are really too few good officials who are really dedicated to the people, and the officials form parties for personal gain, and for their own selfish interests, they are calculating others every day, which is boring and boring. ”

"Haha, Brother Du, serving the official and serving the court, staying in one place all day long, trapped in the city of sorrow, where is we so free now, eat when we want, go wherever you want, go wherever you want, sleep until when you wake up, when you wake up, you say yes. ”

The person who spoke was Yang Qingyue, nicknamed Daozi, who was about the same age as Du Fu, Xiao Li Bai was in his teens, and he was also Yang Yifei's son, and he could see through at a young age.

Du Fu still had a bitter face, obviously did not listen to the explanations of several people in his heart, Li Bai didn't know how to persuade when he saw this, he had been in the army, studied under the general Pei Min, and was used to the style of officialdom, most of them were despicable villains with narrow gas and flaws that would be reported, and he didn't want to see his little brother Du Fu plunge into the chaotic and dirty waters.

"Let's still guess, who will have the last laugh tomorrow, convince the heroes, and serve as the leader of the martial arts alliance!"

Suddenly, a few people returned to the topic, you said, I said, guessed.

"Shaolin monks read the law, it is rumored that his martial arts are world-famous, and his cultivation of arhat magic has reached the highest five hundred arhat realm, and he is wearing a golden bell cover iron cloth shirt, and he is proficient in several Shaolin stunts..."

The person who spoke was Han Feichi, and he was an apprentice of Li Bai.

The voice was closed, and another chivalrous man retorted:

"No, the monks don't have such a competitive heart, in my opinion, Fang Qian. ”

Fang Qian is the most famous lone ranger in martial arts in recent years.

The Blood Demon was also at this table, and when he heard this, he blew his beard and glared, and said angrily: "Hey, why don't you guess that it is Li Wusheng, the head of the Pure Yang Palace?"

After Li Bai took a sip of wine, he said:

"Although Li Wusheng's martial arts are high, he is not enough to be the opponent of the master of the law, I just don't know if the master of the Tang Sect, Tang Aotian will come..."

Everyone chatted while drinking, time passed quickly, and before they knew it, it was late at night, because Yang Yifei, the master of the Changge Gate, had not arrived, Li Tan was not good at leaving the venue in advance, and there were only a few tables of guests left in the lobby, and the Shushan Sword Sect and the Changge Gate occupied most of them.

Just when Li Tan was bored, Yang Yifei finally arrived, and he also brought in a big man! Zhang Jiuling, the prime minister of Shangshu! Li Tan was surprised that the strength of Changgemen was really strong, and even Zhang Jiuling, one of the three phases, came from Changgemen.

A few people were eating and drinking, the store was closed, and the rest of the diners were full of food and wine and went back to the room to rest.

Prime Minister Zhang Jiuling looks thin, his eyes are deep-set, and he is black, at a glance, he knows that he has not slept well for a long time, and now the Turks have been in trouble for a long time on the border of the Tang Dynasty, and Tang Xuanzong is so happy that he is arrogant and lascivious; he is exhausted and exhausted, and after drinking a drink at this time, he also begins to vomit bitter water:

"Hey, how good it would be if the martial arts people of the Tang Dynasty could serve the imperial court, they would definitely be fierce and defeat the Turks. ”

Li Bai has followed Pei Min in the army for many years, so he naturally has some opinions:

"What Jiugong said is wrong, most of the martial arts people are brave and reckless, a group of rabble, Rao is a superior martial arts, not familiar with the way of war, not proficient in the art of war, I am afraid that it will harm others and myself. ”

Hearing this, Li Pan echoed:

"Yes, Jiugong, although I haven't fought many zhang, the art of war and tactics are still very important, and besides, you are a literary minister, and it is not your turn to worry about the border affairs, right?"

This statement is a bit presumptuous, Zhang Jiuling is open-minded, and he does not take it to heart, but is like Du Fu, with a bitter face, and sighs:

"Alas, you don't know, there is a miasma of smoke in the court, and the generals are asking for rewards in order to invite merit, report good news but not bad news, and the envoys of the assassination history and festival have written to ask for money and food, and the officials have said good things for those people and persuaded His Majesty to answer them one by one, this is simply nonsense!"

"This is emptying out our Datang treasury! And some officials are guarding and stealing, sucking the blood of Datang like moths!

The more Zhang Jiuling said, the more angry he became, Li Tan also more or less knew that the Tang Dynasty was prosperous and declining, and behind the prosperity, there was a huge crisis, the generals who guarded the border passes, and the five major protectors were originally self-sufficient, but now because of the confrontation with many small clans, they asked for help from the Tang Dynasty and asked for money and food.

But what does this have to do with her? She is willing and powerless, it is the limit to be able to ensure the safety of one party, Shushan is hundreds of miles away, the people live and work in peace and contentment, orderly, and the county officials and the like are all acting according to the face of the Sword Sect, of course, Li Xin is familiar with human nature, and will give away a lot of money every year, and even for Youlong County officials and Jiazhou Taishou, you are good, I am good, hello everyone! It seems that the Sword Sect is the actual controller of Jiazhou, and the power of the Shushan Sword Sect is still expanding outward, Rongzhou, Yazhou and so on have a certain degree of influence, and in the troubled times, only the fist is big, and there is one truth! At present, there are more than 10,000 people in Shushan who have actual combat effectiveness, and their families, slaves, and miscellaneous servants are added together, and Heshan is already a common interest group of hundreds of thousands of people!

One loss, one glory!

Li Tan is the real controller hidden behind the scenes!

The night is getting deeper and cooler.

Several people chatted for a long time, Zhang Jiuling also confided a lot of bitterness, drunk a little drunk, it is estimated that it has been suppressed for a long time, it is rare to gather with like-minded friends like this, full of interest, and did not treat Li Jian as an outsider, but in a short time, everyone is like an old friend for many years, and he teased the delicate Li Tan:

"Hehe, I have heard that Princess Anyang was born handsome, and when I saw it today, she lived up to her reputation. ”

After a pause, he stared at Li Pan again, and teased:

"Ha, Brother Li Pan, you are really blessed, married a good lady, the so-called solo happiness, it is not as good as all happiness, we don't have such a good blessing as you, but how about we also feast our eyes?"

When Li Pan heard that Zhang Jiuling, who was nearly sixty years old, and had always been mature and serious, he was so unruly and arrogant, and he said a little proudly:

"Oh, Jiugong, don't make fun of me, you're not bad, there are several confidantes in the family..."