[R18] Will drink wine – “About Wine” Chapter 55 [English]

Chapter 53 Inspection

The court hall is solemn and solemn, and you can hear a needle drop.

Xiao Chiye’s eyes gradually dimmed and he took off his badge.

Li Jianheng’s chest rose and fell violently, and he said: “Xiao Chiye, the governor of the Forbidden Army, has been suspended pending investigation and banned from entering the palace! Recently, the internal and external patrols of Qudu have been taken over by the Jin Yiwei and the Eighth Battalion.”

Xi Hongxuan in the crowd remained calm, looking at Xiao Jiming who had never spoken through his black gauze hat.Xiao Jiming stayed still and turned a blind eye.

Stable enough!

Xi Hongxuan cursed in his heart.

This Xiao Jiming was really difficult to deal with. Seeing Xiao Chiye in such a situation, he was still able to calm down, not panicking at all, and not even showing any signs of speaking.

After the court dispersed, people gathered at Ouhua Tower.

Shen Zechuan took the gold medal and changed into an elegant moon-white long-sleeved robe with embossed patterns. He was led upstairs by his sister, where Xi Hongxuan was lying on the Xumi couch watching someone make tea.

When Xi Hongxuan saw he come in, he laughed out loud: “Lan Zhou, it’s a great day today! Ever since I came back from the hunting ground, Xiao Er has been the one to take care of everything. This time it’s really great!”

Shen Zechuan sat down and said, “Fu Linye is a good chess player. I don’t want you to be able to take him under your wing.”

“What was the Fu family in the early years? They were just people who picked up cow dung outside the Chun City Gate. If my old man hadn’t loved talents and helped them get rid of their family status, today he, the Fu family, would still be herding cattle.” Xi Hongxuan took the tea brought by the serving maid, sipped it slowly, and then said, “It’s just a waste of Mr. Wei’s game. Xiao Jiming didn’t take the bait.”

“It’s not easy to press Xiao Er,” Shen Zechuan tasted the tea and said, “To touch Xiao Jiming now, I’m afraid the gain will outweigh the loss.”

“The best strategy is to take advantage of the victory and pursue it. If we don’t fight now, how long will it take?” Xi Hongxuan raised his hand to disperse the maids and sat up straight, “Even if it can only make Xiao Jiming suffer a small loss in the house, this is still a flaw.”

“I thought you were interested in Qidu, and I didn’t want you to have a solid foundation and already want to attack the surrounding areas.” Shen Zechuan said, “The power of the Eighth Camp has not been firmly grasped. If you ignore Xiao Er at this moment, you will probably fall into trouble.”

Xi Hongxuan put down the tea cup and said, “In your opinion, what else should I do?”

“You just said it,” Shen Zechuan smiled, “it is best to take advantage of the victory and pursue it.”

Xi Hongxuan pondered for a moment and said: “Today’s action has caused Xiao Er to lose his Sacred Heart, and has also taken away his waist card, making him unable to move until spring. But after all, he and the emperor have been old friends for many years. If you want to take away him by this one thing, you can’t do it.”

“As long as Xiao Er is still the governor of the Forbidden Army, the Qandu patrol will still fall into his hands. You and I have gone through all the troubles, is it just to get the temporary rights of the Eighth Battalion, play with it for a few months, and then return the jade to others?” Shen Zechuan said, “I beat Xiao Er this time. After he starts spring, he will be full of energy. How are you going to face his counterattack?”

Xi Hongxuan opened the folding fan, waved it a few times, and said, “What else can I do? I definitely can’t get rid of the he at this moment.”

“You can’t get rid of he, but you can consume him.” Shen Zechuan didn’t like strong tea, and after tasting it, he didn’t touch it again. He said, “The emperor has already had a rift with he, and the rift in the future will be nothing less than this. It’s time for you to take action.”

“I have neither talent nor merit,” Xi Hongxuan said with a smile, “How can I compare to him?”

“There’s no need to belittle yourself,” Shen Zechuan knocked on the table, “The songs in Ouhualou are all unconventional. Even the emperor who has been around the makeup field all year round will find it new. Second Young Master Xi, do you still think you are not as good at playing as Xiao Er?”

“Ignoring Mr. Hai Ge, even if you play, you can’t reach Xiao Er’s position.” Xi Hongxuan said, “You must have a backup plan, right?”

“Xue Xiuzhuo entered Dali Temple and handled major cases successively, but he is one person after all, and Yao Wenyu whose talent name is Xiaoyao Shanye is overshadowed. Now if he wants to go further, he has to prepare for entering the cabinet early, so he must have someone to support him.” Shen Zechuan’s fingertips circled the table slightly, “Last time, you were in the limelight in front of the students of the Imperial College and left a good reputation. Isn’t it right that you can sell it to heXue Xiuzhuo is just a favor.Recently, Mr. Hai Ge also wants to establish an Imperial Academy, so Xue Xiuzhuo can naturally select troops.”

“Expand the manpower and form a wave.” Xi Hongxuan thought and said, “But there are people in Yanqing, why do we have to go to Taixue?”

“In order to deal with Xiao Er, we are determined to turn the hostility into friendship with other families and join forces to attack the enemy, but the Yao family is unwilling. Just imagine, the Yao family is like a rock in the hearts of the literati. If they don’t want to work together, we are afraid that they will turn around and collude with Xiao Er. In this case, why not kick the Yao family out as soon as possible and leave the position to the capable person?”

Xi Hongxuan laughed and said: “You are from Zhongbo and don’t understand the origins of the eight families. The Yao family is unwilling to work together, and they must not be kicked out, because there is no way to kick them out.”

“I remember when the Yao family was in its heyday. Looking at the court, there was no place for the Xi family.” Shen Zechuan took out a handkerchief and wiped the water droplets. “I know the origin of the family, but I ask you to hold the Yao family in check. The current situation can no longer tolerate other people’s hands. The second young master must continue to be disrupted and will suffer chaos.”

Xi Hongxuan did not dare to make his own decision, so he said, “This matter will be discussed later. Let me think about it.”

* * *

Xiao Chiye was playing with his knife, and he wiped the Langlu knife carefully to avoid any dust.

Zhaohui served tea to Lu Guangbai and said, “Second Young Master wiped the knife again and again. Do you want to kill someone?”

Lu Guangbai laughed while drinking tea: “As he is today, it is difficult to go out with a knife. Now that you know it, can you see it clearly? When I took off the sign, I thought this kid was going to cry.”

“It’s rare to see him,” Xiao Jiming smiled. “There will be a day when you can’t vent your anger.”

“Who are you stepping on?” Xiao Chiye folded the handkerchief, not happy.

“I’m complimenting you.” Lu Guangbai sighed, “Sure enough, you have been here for a long time, and your performance is really good.”

“Isn’t this all you learned here?” Xiao Chiye folded his sword and sat down, crossing his legs, “Old Wei is so hard, I really want to look at him. It’s just for others, why are all the brothers so happy when they see me asking someone to press down and hit like this?”

“It’s rare to see it.” Zhaohui said with emotion.

“I’m afraid you’ll feel sad,” Lu Guangbai said, “You can play with anyone, but you can’t play with Tianjia.”

“The emperor ascended the throne suddenly and was attacked one after another. He is not a bold person to begin with. It was expected that he would be frightened now.” Xiao Chiye said, “I didn’t expect that Fu Linye would be in the same group.”

“Fu Linye is involved with the Xi family, but he is not reduced to a lackey of the family.” Xiao Jiming said, “he is impeaching you mostly because he wants to go along with the flow and please the emperor and Wei Huaixing.”

“You pressed hard and made Wei Huaixing take out the last thing.” Lu Guangbai said, “After taking it out, we can fight back.”

“Wei Huaixing has been around for so long, but he has not been able to enter the cabinet. It is inseparable from this person’s temperament.” Xiao Chiye thought for a while, “When Hua Siqian was there, although he used he, he disliked it. Now, Mr. Haige is afraid of the family taking over the cabinet, so he also uses he and does not let him be promoted. He has a grudge in his heart. If he wants to fight against Mr. Haige, he must join forces with Xi Hongxuan to help him.We charge forward, hoping to cross this threshold that has held him back for more than ten years.At this time, as long as I retreat a little, he will definitely pursue me and come up with the last trick.”

“It’s a matter of great importance. Even if it’s perjury, it will be completely true.” Xiao Jiming said, “He started from the accounts of the Forbidden Army because he knew that since the Hua Party, Hai Liangyi had been extremely tight on military expenditures, and there was no room for a grain of sand in this. The Metropolitan Procuratorate has come to investigate you these days. You cannot let Fu Linye investigate alone. You have to select an impartial person from the Metropolitan Procuratorate or officials with the power to audit the accounts together.”

“Most likely, people from Jinyiwei will investigate together with Fu Linye,” Zhaohui paused, “This is a murder case after all.”

“Jinyiwei,” Lu Guangbai looked at Xiao Chiye, “not only do we have no helpers in Jinyiwei, we are also opponents. Aye, you are really going to be beaten this time.”

Xiao Chiye smiled, a little bit evil, and said, “…Jin Yiwei, I know him well.”

* * *

A few days later, the Metropolitan Procuratorate began to investigate the accounts of the Forbidden Army. Before leaving, Fu Linye met Shen Zechuan, who was cooperating with him in the audit. He knew that the other party was the emperor’s new celebrity, so he did not dare to neglect, and asked someone to bring good tea first.

Shen Zechuan took a few sips and said gently: “This is my first time on an errand, and this time I have to thank Mr. Fu for your guidance.”

Fu Linye regarded he as a member of an aristocratic family, and was very wary of him even though he was close to him. He only said at the moment: “If you don’t dare to give me advice, please trouble Lord Zhenfu to go with me on this trip. The Forbidden Army is like an iron barrel, with many accounts. I am afraid that he will be divided into black and white. I will ask Lord Zhenfu to search carefully when the time comes.”

Searching for whom and where?Fu Linye didn’t even mention a word.He neither wants to take refuge in the noble family and offend Hai Liangyi, nor does he want to take refuge in Hai Liangyi and offend the noble family. He is like a grass on the wall, observing the direction of the wind while falling with the wind.But he also knew that he had offended Xiao Chiye severely this time, and would definitely encounter difficulties when he went to audit the accounts. Who didn’t know Xiao Er’s mischief?Searching the house would only add fuel to the fire.So he refused to take the lead on his own, so he pushed Shen Zechuan out and asked Shen Zechuan to search, just because he wanted Shen Zechuan to be a pawn.

Shen Zechuan accepted it happily.

When Fu Linye saw this, he became less fearful and regarded he as a fool.

Everyone divided their forces into two groups, Fu Linye went to the courtyard where the imperial army was conducting errands, and Shen Zechuan went to Libei Prince’s Mansion.

Before the person arrived, Ding Tao lay on the roof and saw it. He sighed and said, “How could he do this?”

Gujin said: “What is this and that?”

Ding Tao hesitated.

Gujin then said: “You mean he is good with the second young master and helps others to investigate the second young master?”

Ding Tao interrupted: “It’s not just average!”

“A man,” Gu Jin unscrewed the wine bag, “you will know when you grow up, everyone is like this. Hugging each other is a matter inside the house, and putting on clothes and going out is an outside matter. They cannot be treated together… Forget it!”

When Shen Zechuan came to the door, he was greeted by morning light and morning sun.Chaohui took another military post, but Shen Zechuan had to salute him.

“The north side is the prince’s courtyard,” Zhaohui said to Shen Zechuan, “mostly the military affairs of Libei.”

Shen Zechuan realized what was going on and said, “I came here this time just to check on the second young master. He has nothing to do with Li Bei.”

Zhaohui nodded, knowing that he was not here specifically to cause trouble, and gave Chenyang a wink.Chen Yang stepped forward and said, “The second young master’s courtyard is to the east. I would like to ask Master Zhenfu and all the Jin Yiwei brothers to follow me.”

Shen Zechuan paid homage to Zhaohui and followed Chenyang.

Xiao Chiye’s yard was large, and according to the regulations, it was beyond the scope of the prince, but Xiao Fangxu was too lazy to change it at that time, and the brothers didn’t care about it, so Xiao Chiye always lived there.After he served as the Governor of the Forbidden Army, he rarely came back and mostly stayed in the small house near the Forbidden Army’s mission room.

When Shen Zechuan saw he, he was fishing by the pond wearing a ruffle.

“It’s so early, Mr. Zhenfu,” Xiao Chiye held his pole, “Have you had breakfast?”

“I used it in the Metropolitan Procuratorate.” Shen Zechuan said, “The governor is leisurely and elegant.”

“I am an idler who has lost my reputation. How can I compare with Lord Zhenfu.” Xiao Chiye shook his pole and said, “If you want to search my yard, you must first take out the search documents.”

“We are all old people who often go to Qandu on errands,” Shen Zechuan said unhurriedly, “It’s boring for the Governor to hold me back for so long.”

“I recognize the document.” Xiao Chiye stood up and threw the fishing rod. “I don’t want to go into the yard without taking it out. I’m not happy.”

Upon seeing this, the censor accompanying the Metropolitan Procuratorate hurriedly intervened and reassured: “Easy to say, easy to say. The governor will wait a moment, and the governor, don’t be angry.”

“Jinyiwei knows the rules best,” Xiao Chiye approached and scolded coldly, “You came out of Zhaosu Temple, haven’t you learned it yet?”

Shen Zechuan looked at he and said: “A tiger is bullied by a dog. Whether a wild dog like me gives you a document today, you have to greet me with a smile.”

The censor wiped his sweat, squeezed in between the two people, kept holding his hands, and begged: “It’s easy to say, it’s all good -”

“You are so good at talking,” Xiao Chiye pushed the censor away, “How dare you fight me?”

“If you don’t take action, you can’t take action!” The censor stretched his neck and shouted, “There are search documents, the governor has a look. The yard also needs to be searched, the governor will wait. It’s easy to say, easy to say! Why don’t we all have to be in such a hurry!”

The censor was so anxious that he even shouted out his local accent!