Lord of Earth Fiend

Chapter 210 No matter life or death, drink this cup together

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The capital is the most majestic city in the world, with a population of one million, extremely prosperous, and the political center of the Qian Dynasty.

These advantages are simply not comparable to those of local state capitals.

Therefore, after entering Beijing, Chen Jin always wanted to do something, and it was best to leave something behind.

His first thought was to make a name for himself.

This name is not a fame.

The test for fame is part of the main line of development and needs no further explanation.

In addition, there are talents and names.

Chen Jin was somewhat famous for his poetic talent and literary talents in Jiangnan and other places, but in the north, it was a different story.

In the literary world of scholars, it is not easy to become famous, but it is not just about writing a good work, but more importantly, whether there are people to praise it.

If no one supports you, even if you write flowers, you will not become a famous scholar.

Chen Jin understood this truth and thought of Li Taibai's story. The reason why he became famous in Chang'an was thanks to He Zhizhang's appreciation, who spared no effort to build momentum for him and open up the situation.

Otherwise, I don’t know how long it will take to get ahead.

Chen Jin did not dare to compare with the Immortal of Poetry. He followed the path of literary copywriting, and the purpose of becoming famous was to accumulate literary spirit and charm.

The literary spirit and charm of "Liyan Pian" are already quite large, but how can there be too much of this thing?
When it comes to using it, no amount of it is enough.

Chen Jin has also keenly noticed that whether it is those few lyrics or the "33 Collected Works", the literary spirit and charm produced subsequently are quite weak and lackluster.

This means that potential is exhausted and reaching its peak.

Very normal.

No matter how fertile the hen is, the eggs will be laid one day.

Moreover, Chen Jin has never operated well in this regard.Except for printing out a batch of books and putting them on the market, the rest of it was just a matter of laissez-faire and basically ignored.

The dissemination of articles and poems depends entirely on tap water.

If this water flows, it will easily dry up.

After all, no new work has been released for a long time.

A normal literati will produce new works from time to time, make many good friends, and write poems for everyone.

When he discovered this problem, Chen Jin wondered whether he should do something to make some noise while he was in the capital.

But it’s not easy, the atmosphere is too difficult, and if you don’t pay attention, trouble will come out.

So Cui Qizhao repeatedly asked "When will the spring flowers and autumn moon come?" Chen Jin did not dare to agree.

……

"Scholar, are you going?"

During dinner, Gu Leyou shouted again.

"Then go."

"If you don't want to, I'll ask again tomorrow... Huh? You say go?"

Gu Leyou jumped up.

Chen Jin smiled and said, "I'm not unreasonable. It's good to go and have a look."

"Great!"

Gu Leyou clapped his hands and praised, "I'll go change my clothes first."

Soon, he came out freshly dressed. He was just wearing the Taoist robe he was used to, but suddenly changed into a robe. At first glance, he looked a bit nondescript.

The main reason is that his face and temperament don't quite match each other. Wearing a dragon robe doesn't look like a prince. That's probably what it means.

"Big Beard, are you going?"

"Don't go."

Ma Shengshen’s answer was concise and powerful.

So Chen Jin and Gu Leyou drove out: "Taoist priest, do you know the road?"

"I've never been there, but I probably know the direction. Besides, you can find famous places by just asking for directions."

It's cold tonight, with heavy clouds.There are not many pedestrians on the street, they come and go in a hurry.

On the street, carriages cannot run fast, but can only go slowly.

After about half an hour, we finally arrived at the legendary Eight Hutongs.

When he got off the carriage and looked up to see a field of bright lanterns, Chen Jin was slightly absent-minded: the entertainment industry in this era has become quite large.

In the Qian Dynasty, Goulan Fengyue was not just a flesh-and-blood business, it would be too vulgar and superficial.It is a comprehensive entertainment venue that integrates music, dance, and food. It is rich in content and even has a very correct ideological orientation.

It can only be described as an evil feudal society.

"Master, do you want to stop the car?"

A boy came over and asked, nodding and bowing.

This is the one responsible for parking, and the service is quite attentive.

Chen Jin and Gu Leyou were walking and passed a gorgeous archway. Walking inside, they found an alley filled with lanterns.

The "Bada Hutong" is just a general term, which does not mean that there are only eight alleys.Various alleys gather together and intersect, eventually forming such a vibrant lantern area.

Chen Jin noticed that the names of the girls were written on the skins of the lanterns hanging outside the door, like beacons of guidance.

There were sounds of play and joy in every room of the facades, large and small.

This is the best time for business, as you can tell by the endless stream of cars and horses.

With so many facades, it was impossible to visit every one. Gu Leyou had already set his sights on Yihongyuan.

Among the Bada Hutong, Yihongyuan is one of the top five Goulan.

"I found it, it's here."

After going around in a circle, we finally arrived outside the gate of Yihongyuan.

Gu Leyou breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, snowflakes suddenly fell, and it was actually snowing.

……

It's snowing, falling one after another in the outer city, inner city, and imperial city of the capital.

Southeast of the imperial city, there is an abandoned mansion with a back garden.

The former owner of this house was King Nanxuan, a royal prince.

However, during the Wucheng mutiny, King Nanxuan stood firmly on Emperor Wen's side and was eventually executed by his entire family.

Prince Nanxuan's Mansion was nationalized, but no new owner has moved in, causing it to remain abandoned to this day.

Because no one had taken care of it for a long time, the back garden was overgrown with weeds and looked barren.

Suddenly, a lantern lit up.

A lantern was hung in a pavilion, and the firelight reflected a tall figure.

This man was sitting there. He seemed to have been sitting there, motionless, like a statue.

On the stone table in front of him, fallen leaves were piled up, but there was a set of drinking utensils and a long gun lying horizontally.

This gun has a simple shape, with red spots on the dark barrel, like blooming plum blossoms.

Plum blossom gun.

The owner of the gun had his long hair tied up with a purple ribbon, but his face was wearing an old man's mask, with large red and black outlines, solemn and majestic.A pair of exposed eyes flashed like a bottomless starry sky.

As the lanterns were lit, there was the sound of footsteps, and a burly one-armed man walked out of the path and came to the pavilion.

He was dressed in rags and turned out to be a beggar.

It was none other than Hong Youzhi, a mad beggar who was one of the four famous ambassadors of Tongwenhui.

Hong Youzhi cupped his fists and said, "Chief Commander, the troops and horses have been arranged. We will launch at midnight tonight to attack the imperial city."

Yan Nanfei suddenly asked: "Is it successful?"

"He should be on his way."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of footsteps. "Chisheng" Jiang Youcheng rushed over and knelt on one knee: "Chief Captain, I have something to delay and I am late. Please forgive me."

"It doesn't matter." Yan Nanfei said calmly: "How are you doing with the arrangements there?"

Jiang Youcheng replied: "81 people, everyone is in place, just waiting for the signal to start."

"very good."

Yan Nanfei praised him.

Jiang Youcheng hesitated slightly: "But chief rudder, even if you beat me and scold me, I have to persuade you. Otherwise, let me go on your behalf."

Hong Youzhi also knelt down on one knee: "Chief Rudder, I am also willing to enter the palace on your behalf."

Yan Nanfei shook his head: "If you go, you will just die in vain. It is meaningless."

"But……"

"Nothing but."

Yan Nanfei's tone became stern: "This matter has been decided a long time ago, and there is no reason to change it. As long as you do your own thing well, you will give me the greatest help. Do you understand?"

"Yes."

Hong Youzhi and Jiang Youcheng looked at each other and responded in unison.

Yan Nanfei stood up, took the wine bottle and wine glass from the stone table, and filled three glasses of wine respectively.

He picked up a glass and gestured.

Hong Youzhi and Jiang Youcheng came forward and each picked up a cup.

Holding up the wine, Yan Nanfei said: "Tonight's events are unpredictable. We have already put life and death at risk. This glass of wine is practice. Whether we are alive or dead, we all share the joys and sorrows. Let's drink this cup together."

"Drink this cup together!"

The three of them drank the wine, and Hong Youzhi strode away; then Jiang Youcheng.

None of them looked back.

I was afraid that when I looked back and saw the chief helmsman, I would shed tears.

Men don't shed tears easily, let alone at such an important moment?

In order to plan tonight's action, everyone in Tongwenhui has worked hard and sacrificed.

But Hong Youzhi and the others knew very well that even though many members of the literary association were rioting outside and attracting the attention of the inner factory, Yan Nanfei broke into the Forbidden City alone to assassinate the new emperor, and it was like a moth flying to the flame. the behavior of.

Even though the chief helmsman is already a top master in the fourth level of martial arts!

Because that's the Forbidden City.

There are many masters in the field, hidden dragons and crouching tigers.

Moreover, beside the new emperor, there is an unfathomable Eunuch Zhu...

After the two left, Yan Nanfei sat down again, took out a new wine glass, filled it with wine, and placed it on the opposite side.

He also filled up his own wine glass, then handed it forward, touched it lightly, and made a crisp sound: "When will the spring breeze and autumn rain come, how much do we know about the past. Brother Chen, cheers!"

……

"Cheers, scholar!"

In the lobby of Yihongyuan, Gu Leyou and Chen Jin were sitting at a table next to each other.

Gu Leyou raised his cup with excitement on his face.

Chen Jin didn't even know why he was so happy, and he didn't care about girls.

Gu Leyou said plausibly: "I came here purely to see Goulan in the North, and I have no interest in girls. Do you really think that I am a lustful ghost who can't move my legs when I see a beautiful girl? "

Chen Jin teased: "I don't know if I can move my legs, but you just stared at that girl, and your eyes didn't move."

Gu Leyou explained: "I was too absorbed in listening to the music... Speaking of which, the tunes sung by the northern girls are much more bold and unrestrained than those sung by the golden hairpins from Jiangzhou."

"One side is graceful; the other side is bold, they are different styles."

"No wonder I haven't heard your two songs "Die Lian Hua". It's a pity that I am not accustomed to the local environment."

Chen Jin: "..."

This guy also thought that he could recreate the scene of Chunhua Xingyu Tower, and it would be a waste of time.

Gu Leyou added: "But like now, sitting quietly, drinking wine and listening to music is quite emotional."

Chen Jin smiled and said, "If you want a girl, go ahead and do it. I have no objection."

Gu Leyou said seriously: "Our family is not a solitary eater, and it's too expensive. Girls, just look at it and that's it."

"Shou Heng, why are you sitting here?"

The sudden greeting turned out to be Wang Yubao again.

Of course, he was not the only one, but a group of scholars, cheering in front of each other and supporting each other in a very grand manner.

Next to Wang Yubao, stood a young man in brocade clothes with an arrogant expression and a condescending air as he looked around.

He asked: "Brother Wang, who is this?"

Wang Yubao replied: "This is Chen Jin, a rising talent from the south of the Yangtze River."

"Chen Jin? Never heard of it."

"Brother Hong, you have lived in Liangzhou for a long time. It's not surprising that I haven't heard about you."

The two of them asked and answered questions, as if they were having a cross talk.

Gu Leyou couldn't hold it any longer and sneered: "You guys are making endless noises here. You are disturbing me to death and affecting my listening to music. Please step aside."

The face of the young man surnamed Hong suddenly changed. He raised his finger and cursed: "Who are you, a yellow-skinned boy? How dare you talk to me like this?"

Wang Yubao quickly advised: "Brother Hong, don't be angry, don't argue with him, go upstairs and sit down first."

With a wink, a group of Jiangzhou Kaozi followers quickly surrounded the young man named Hong and left.

Wang Yubao breathed a sigh of relief and said to Chen Jin with a wry smile: "Shou Heng, you almost caused a big disaster."

Chen Jin asked: "Why did Brother Wang say this?"

"Do you know who that person is?"

"I don't know."

Wang Yubao said: "The Hong family in Liangzhou, he is Hong Chong, and he is a very favored direct descendant of the Hong family."

Among the five famous families, the Hong family in Liangzhou is one of them.Unlike the other four families, the Hong family was a powerful family with a large number of soldiers. In Liangzhou, they were truly the emperor of the country.The new emperor's ascension is inseparable from the strong support of the Hong family, otherwise it will definitely not be so smooth and successful.

Chen Jin said "Oh": "No wonder he is so domineering... He is also here to take the examination?"

Wang Yubao nodded: "Yes... But don't worry about Shu Heng. We are both Jiangzhou scholars, and I will speak for you."

Gu Leyou said coldly: "I've already finished singing for you, red face and white face, why do you need to act hypocritically here?"

Wang Yubao said angrily: "Your Excellency, what do you mean? I invited Hong Chong to come to Yihongyuan as a guest for a legitimate social occasion. I only came to say hello when I saw Shouheng here by chance."

Chen Jin said calmly: "Brother Wang, you'd better go upstairs as soon as possible. Don't keep your distinguished guests waiting."

"Humph."

Wang Yubao flicked his sleeves and just took two steps. Something seemed to have happened upstairs, and suddenly there was an exclamation.

The exclamations were also mixed with the sound of weapons clashing.

There was a crackle, and then men and women could be seen running out in panic and fleeing downstairs.Some of the women were disheveled, exposing their white parts.

"What happened?"

Wang Yubao was surprised.

Huh!

A figure was thrown down from the upper floor and hit the ground in the lobby on the first floor with a dull sound. Then blood flowed out and spread on the floor.

The bright red color is shocking!

Seeing the brocade clothes, Wang Yubao staggered and almost fell to the ground in shock. He shouted out loudly: "Hong Chong!"

Whoosh whoosh!
Several strong figures appeared upstairs, weapons gleaming in their hands. One of them shouted: "Yan Nanfei, the chief helmsman of Tongwenhui, is here to kill evildoers. Anyone who has nothing to do with it should retreat quickly!"

At the same time, fires broke out in the imperial city and there were sounds of killing...

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