It was already afternoon when Xu Yiwen went out. He skillfully found the sons of the General of Cavalry, the Minister of War, the Minister of Justice and other people. If he couldn't invite the eldest son, he would invite the younger son. If he couldn't invite the direct line, he would invite the side branches. In short, there were more than 20 or 30 people gathered.
In the past, they often organized and participated in such parties, so no one found it strange. Everyone went to a restaurant to have a lively drink, and then played their favorite games in groups. This was their entire daily life.
You can't choose a restaurant randomly. It can't be too cheap, as it looks cheap; it can't be too expensive, as we are all second-generation rich and our parents are in charge of the money. It's impossible for us to spend it all.
Going to brothels and brothels in broad daylight would be shameless. One would have to sneak in sedan chairs at night. But going to brothels and brothels wouldn't work either. It would be boring if no one showed up to support such a group of self-proclaimed literati and brave young men.
Even with so many restrictions, there were always some trusted followers or tutors who could find a good place to go. It must be said that there were still many recreational activities in the Great Xia Dynasty. Of course, that was only if you had money.
The place Xu Yiwen chose today was such a great place. It was large and had many activities. The brothers had a lot of fun and even had it past curfew.
But they didn't take it seriously. They were all officials in the capital, and those soldiers didn't dare to offend their parents. At most, they would pretend not to see it, or give a few words of persuasion and let it go. Xu Yiwen wanted this opportunity now.
He gathered a few of his good friends and smiled mysteriously, "Would you dare to make a bet? I can make all eight gates in the capital open tonight!"
"Are you full?" Master Feng, the youngest son of the Minister of War, was drunk, but still felt that Xu Yiwen was talking in his sleep.
"You don't believe me? Let's bet on this knife of yours!" Xu Yiwen patted the long knife on his waist provocatively. This was a birthday gift from Old Man Feng. He liked it very much and carried it around all day to show off.
"No, no, change it!"
"Huh, you don't believe me, do you? Then why don't you dare to bet? I'm telling you, if I lose, I'll steal my Blue Sky Horse and let you ride it for a day!"
Master Feng's drunken eyes lit up. That was a good thing. It was rare that Xu Yiwen was willing to take it out for a bet.
"It's a deal!"
After discussing it, a few people left the main group and rode their horses towards the nearest east gate.
In fact, Xu Yiwen thought that the more people there were, the better, otherwise he wouldn't have invited so many people.
However, these young men are not all brainless. Although they don't know where Xu Yiwen got the confidence to gamble, opening the city gates during curfew is a big deal and it would be a shame to implicate their parents.
So, those who were clever, timid, or simply drunk all found excuses to disperse. In the end, the only ones who followed Xu Yiwen were the Minister of War, Master Feng, his henchman, Master Lu, and Master Guo, the son of the Nanzhou governor, who had just arrived in the capital and wasn't familiar with the surroundings.
Young Master Lu's surname is Lu, but it's not the same as the imperial surname. However, it's somewhat related. Young Master Lu's father is a retainer of the eldest prince and is highly respected. Otherwise, his son wouldn't be hanging around with these noblemen.
Four people rode on horses, followed by a group of servants. Xu Yiwen let his family leave early, nominally to escort others home, but in fact he was afraid that they would be implicated.
If this incident happens today, I'm afraid I'll get a good beating. It's better to dismiss those servants as soon as possible to avoid getting into trouble with me.
"Hey! Brother Xu, we are at the city gate now. If you have any magical powers, use them quickly!" After riding the horse for a while, Master Feng was sobered up by the wind. He now regretted making a bet with Xu Yiwen, but now that they had reached the city gate, he could not go back on his word.
Xu Yiwen's hands were shaking, and he was a little scared.
This was the first time I'd done something like this, and I was sure Dad would beat me to death tonight. But I couldn't back down! This was a test from my sister, and also a chance to help my whole family through this crisis. Even if Dad caught me, I couldn't betray my sister!
"This is it." Xu Yiwen took out the token and waved it in front of a few people.
Young Master Guo was the most excited. When he saw the sign, he thought it was some imperial order from the palace, as if the emperor himself was visiting, and his eyes lit up green.
The remaining few people had never seen it before. After all, this was the token of the City Defense Bureau, and they had rarely seen it.
"Brother Xu, does this really work?" Young Master Lu asked. Although his father was very smart, he did not raise a smart son, and he himself was always dissatisfied with this.
"Of course. If you don't believe me, go ahead and try it." Xu Yiwen pretended to stuff the token into the hands of Young Master Lu, letting him be the first to take action.
Seeing this, Master Guo on the side also joined in the fun: "Brother Lu, give it a try. There are so many of us anyway. Even if we really can't open the city gate, we can just have fun!"
Provoked by this, Master Lu went half-heartedly. That's right, given their status, who would dare to really give them a hard time?
So he urged his horse forward and came before several soldiers on duty guarding the city: "Hey, open the door, young master, I want to leave the city!"
The soldiers had spotted the group of people in the distance long ago and knew immediately that the young masters must be drunk and about to go crazy. They couldn't afford to offend them, so they quickly put on a smile and said:
"Young Master, please wait a moment. I will go find our commander."
Master Lu was very happy to see the city guard being so attentive, so he did not rush to take out the token, but hid it in his sleeve.
Soon, a colonel followed the soldier back to the city gate. Seeing a man sitting on a horse reeking of alcohol, he felt very disdainful and spoke without being polite.
"It's curfew time now. Who are you? How dare you disobey orders? Leave now! Be careful, my bow has no eyes!"
Young Master Lu was furious, thinking to himself that he would make you kneel down and cry for your mother soon!
"Why, do you mean you won't open this city gate?"
"Unless there's a decree from the Emperor, there's no point in discussing this!" The officer was being a bit overconfident today. He didn't even consider the benefits of going against these second-generation rich kids, so he might as well just laugh it off. But the words were out, and there was no going back on them.
"Tsk! The Emperor's handwritten edict? Who do you think you are? A mere city guard, yet you're so bold! With such a lowly position, you wouldn't even dare to enter a government office, so what kind of Emperor are you?"
The officer was furious and turned to leave. Master Lu saw the right moment, took out the token from his sleeve, and smashed it on the officer's back.
"Let me see if I, Lu Ziming, can get out of this door today!"
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