The fourteenth day of the first lunar month is Chou Zheng.

Chang'an, Wannian County, Pingkangfang.

Since it was the first time for Pan Ming and Duke to come here, they didn't feel as deeply as Lu Li did: deserted.

The various towns along the way were crowded with people, and it was almost impossible to find a place to stay. However, Pingkangfang, which was the busiest in the past, was extremely quiet at this time.

"This is the most famous red light in the Tang Dynasty...the place of fireworks?" Duke shook his head and sighed: "There are too few people."

"The girls are all invited by the nobles to accompany them, and they will return one after another late at night, listening to music, drinking, and reciting poems." Qian Rui explained with a smile.

However, Huang Liu's family is an exception. Other brothels are empty, but here they are brightly lit. In addition, the atmosphere is a bit weird——

Standing outside and observing, you can see the girls walking around in the attic, but there is no sound of silk and bamboo.

"Lu Siqing, why are you back so early? Could it be that Qian Rui didn't take good care of her?"

Not long after, everyone entered the brothel, and Huang Liuniang was sitting in the main hall, doing nothing, as if she had no love left in her life.

However, when she saw that the person who came was Lu Li, she came to life again. She flicked the silk handkerchief in her hand and showed a professional expression on her face: "Hey, these two gentlemen are very tight-lipped. Is it your first time here?"

Looking at the milf and fake mother in heavy makeup in front of him, Pan Ming suppressed the embarrassment and curiosity in his heart and asked an unexpected question: "How should I call you?"

"It seems that this is really the first time for these two gentlemen. If you think highly of me, just call me Liu Niang."

Neither Pan Ming nor Duke went out wearing official uniforms, but Huang Liuniang knew Lu Li, so she naturally didn't dare to neglect them.

On the side, Lu Li looked around and saw the girls chatting idlely, and asked casually, "It's the Lantern Festival today, why don't the girls go out to enjoy the lanterns?"

"Is it possible that no one invited me?"

By the time he finished speaking, Lu Li had vaguely guessed the answer.

As expected, Huang Liuniang stopped forcing a smile and said helplessly: "The brothels next door also found out about Lady Mingyue's death from some unknown source and claimed that this place was haunted. No customers dared to come to the door this morning."

"Not only that, several girls who had invitations were also sent back. If this continues, ugh..."

I really didn’t expect that the brothel in Pingkangfang would be so involuntarily involved.

By now, Pan Ming and Duke had vaguely guessed the cause and effect, but they couldn't figure it out. It was just a person who died, so how could it have anything to do with ghosts and gods?

Lu Li did not explain, and said, "Dali Temple is already tracking down the murderer. When the truth comes out, Liu Niang's business will naturally improve."

Somehow, the figure of Li Cake came to mind. Presumably this royal cat has found some important clues at this moment and is working hard to investigate.

"Thank you for your kind words. No matter what, I will come here often in the future. I will let the girls entertain me well."

After everyone talked in the main hall for a while, they moved to Room A, No. 6. It was a large place and it was where Miss Qianrui used to entertain guests. Instead of taking advantage of others, it would be better for her to earn some money.

Of course, Qian Rui and Huang Liuniang didn't intend to accept any money, but asked them to do it for free.

"Where are Mr. He and the others?"

While the girl was decorating the room and preparing food and drinks, Lu Li asked casually.

"Supervisor He had something to do at home, so he left at noon, and we only woke up not long ago."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of bead curtains clashing was heard, and Wang Wei walked in with a smile: "The Shangyuan Festival lasts for three days and two nights. We have wasted one day in vain. Lu Qing must compensate us well."

"Don't drink too much."

Chao Heng, who was standing next to Wang Wei, shrank back, obviously frightened, and added: "The imperial meeting will be held in a few hours, so don't delay business."

Hearing this, Lu Li and the other two looked at each other in shock. All they could think about was playing, and they almost forgot that they had a court meeting to attend——

There are many types of court meetings, including the regular court meeting, the lunar court meeting, and the zhizheng court meeting.

As the name suggests, the former involves discussing state affairs, offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, offering sacrifices to seas and mountains, and enacting orders in person... These things often happen and need to be dealt with in a timely manner without taking them too seriously.

The Zhi Zheng Chao refers to the two days of Winter Solstice and New Year's Day, and has nothing to do with the Chao gathering a few hours later.

Finally, the Shuowang Dynasty is held on the 1st and 15th of each month, and it also falls on the Lantern Festival. As long as the civil and military officials in Beijing can still move, they must enter the palace to congratulate the emperor and accept rewards.

"Then just drink whatever you want."

In fact, Lu Li didn't find it too troublesome. Since he didn't have to deal with official duties, he just went there to gather a few people and gain experience.

On the side, Miss Qian Rui ordered her personal maid to bring a message to Huang Liuniang, asking her to order the ranger of the hospital to go to the people's mansion to get the court clothes.

After explaining various chores, Lu Li found that one person was missing and couldn't help but ask: "Where's Brother Taibai, why didn't you see him? Could it be that he went out to enjoy the lanterns with some girl he likes?"

Hearing this, Wang Wei seemed to have thought of something, and said with curiosity on his face: "If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten what he drank last night, and he hasn't recovered even now."

Dry wine and Lu wine were mixed together and drank four or five jars in succession...

Thinking of this, Lu Li smiled and said nothing.

Frankly speaking, he did not expect that his stamina would be so great that Li Bai, who wrote hundreds of poems about drinking and fighting, could become like this.

"Why don't you wait a little longer? Have someone cook him some hangover soup. Maybe he will be able to recover."

On the way here, Duke had already planned which poems he wanted to copy. He would make friends with Li Bai through poetry. Once they got to know each other well, he would ask him to write poems for him——

Poem title: A gift from Shangyuan to Duke.

Hmm...Li Bai's song "About to Enter the Wine" made Cen Fuzi and Dan Qiusheng famous in history, and the same goes for "Gift to Wang Lun". Duke also wanted to experience this feeling.

"No more drinking, no more drinking."

Before I saw the person, I heard his voice first.

Li Bai walked into the room with his eyebrows pinched. He had never been so embarrassed. He had a splitting headache. He was scared when he saw the wine. Especially after seeing Lu Li's smiling face, he instantly remembered the time before he drank the fragment last night.

What I heard:

Brother Taibai, don't just drink Lu wine, mix some dry wine and wine into it, it will taste better.

"Duke, Zuo Qian Niu Wei Zhong Lang General."

"Pan Ming, a member of the Ministry of Industry."

Since this was the first time they met, everyone told each other their names, and after some humility, they took their seats and made reservations.

Chao Heng and Li Bai sat together. They made it clear that they did not drink alcohol and only drank Sanlejiang, which was equivalent to the children's group.

Wang Wei said that he could drink some with him, but he had to make sure not to delay the court meeting tomorrow, so as not to lose his etiquette in front of you.

As for Lu Li, Duke, and Pan Ming, all three of them knew that each other's physique was different from ordinary people. No matter how much they drank, it would only test the capacity of the stomach, so they silently reached a consensus:

No more fancy stuff, just drink whatever you want and just have fun.

In addition, there were not many educated people sitting at the banquet, and it would be disappointing to have a drinking party. Therefore, Miss Qianrui suggested that the "Analects of Confucius Jade Candle" should be brought up, just like last night.

After hearing the rules, Duke felt that it was still not fun enough and asked if there was an easier way to play.

Then you can only play dice games. There are no requirements for literary talent or knowledge reserves. It just depends on luck——

Except for certain three cheaters.

Moreover, the ones played were not ginkgo-shaped acanthus, but the hexahedral dice of later generations, with one and four points dyed red, and other points dyed green and black.

Lu Li asked Miss Qianrui which colors were the most powerful, that is, which colors were noble.

Hearing this, Qian Rui guessed that he was trying to do something bad, but it didn't matter. After all, he was using his own ability to bring out the color.

Tang Yin, Bi Oil, Wine Star:

The four o'clock points of the three dice are facing up at the same time, and they are bright red, full of jubilant nobility, the same color as the big seal used by the prime ministers in the political hall, so it is called the hall seal. If it is shaken out, everyone present can be invited to have a drink.

The six points of the three dice are facing up at the same time, which is the maximum number, and six and green are homophonic to each other, so they are directly dyed green, and a piece of green is similar to the [Biyou Ban] used by Yushi Chengyu, so it is second only to

"Tang Yin" allows you to invite three people to drink together.

As for the wine star, there is not so much emphasis on it. The three points are pointing upward, like stars.

If you cast these three kinds of precious colors, you can persuade others to drink them. If you cast other kinds of colors, you have to drink them yourself.

In this regard, Li Bai and Chao Heng were very casual. They would let Lu Li and the others drink when they got the lucky number, and drink by themselves if they got the mixed color——

Anyway, the cup contains Sanle pulp, which is made from Nanyang fruits and has no alcohol content at all. Not only that, it can also cure hangovers.

Lu Li felt both funny and guilty at the same time:

The more he drank, the more poetic he became. However, he teased him a little. Now he only dares to drink fruit juice, just like a vegetarian lion.

For a time, dice were jingling in room A, and there was constant laughter and noise.

As the night grew darker, the girls who had gone out to view the lanterns also returned to the brothel with their patrons, preparing to fight until dawn.

"Fill it up for me."

While drinking and chatting, before they knew it, everyone had been drinking for two more days. Li Bai felt that he was good again and asked the dancing girl to pour wine for him.

But I still didn't dare to touch strong liquor, so I carefully ordered a pot of Langguanqing, but I still felt a little scared, so I simply prepared two pots of black plum syrup in advance. If I couldn't bear the alcohol, I would rely on this to survive.

Unfortunately, Master Li met Duke.

After this guy heard about Lu Li's performance last night, he also deliberately wanted to get the Jiuxian drunk. After all, he can go out and brag about it in the future - I once got Li Bai drunk.

Inadvertently, Master Li got drunk again not long after he woke up.

But this time, things are a little different.

Li Bai, who was already in his forties, pushed the banquet away, jumped into the center of the hall, and started dancing with all his teeth and claws.
To be continued...