[R18] Will drink wine – “About Wine” Chapter 110 [English]

Chapter 108 Silver

No wonder tonight is so easy!

Shen Zechuan understood many things in an instant, he suddenly looked back, and when he was about to blurt out, he held back, he looked at Xiao Chiye.

“Tiger,” Xiao Chiye said quickly, “detach two thousand men to guard this place. Ding Tao gets on his horse and goes around to the northeast of Cizhou, asking the ambushers to go south immediately and block the road on the south side of Cizhou. The rest of the people will follow me and return to the city.”

This move to lure the tiger away from the mountain has been planned for a long time, and it may have been planned before Lei Changming left Luoshan.The post messages sent back to Cizhou from Luoshan were all vague statements. The most common statement was that they saw the earthen stove built by Luoshan bandits, which made it a matter of different opinions how many people Lei Changming had.True and false, false and true, led them to guess that the 40,000 people were just a cover, so they decided that the other party did not dare to make a rash raid. Unexpectedly, the other party had no intention of fighting Xiao Chiye head-on.

“Kong Ling will not fail to recognize Lei Changming,” Shen Zechuan took Xiao Chiye’s arm and got on the horse, “I suspect that all the rumors about Lei Changming are false at this time, and ‘Lei Changming’ is just the ‘skin’ of this person.”

Xiao Chiye threw his umbrella to Tantai Hu, covered Shen Zechuan with his cloak, raised his arms and turned the horse’s head, saying: “It’s useless for him to kidnap Kong Ling. He probably wants to rely on Kong Ling to open the door of Cizhou. In this way, he is inside and we are outside.”

Xiao Chiye was able to fight against Lei Changming’s “40,000 people” because he had the support of Cizhou Granary behind him, which allowed him to fight quickly and kill this group of hard-working soldiers with a quick sword.The opponent was actually fully aware of his own shortcomings. Not only did he not confront Xiao Chiye, but he also learned from each other’s strengths and turned Xiao Chiye into a wild dog in the wilderness. This reversed everyone’s original position and allowed the Forbidden Army to wander outside and lose food and grass.

“He has been staying in the dark,” Shen Zechuan said in the wind, holding his cloak, “and he knows our actions well.”

“Cizhou is not our own territory after all. There must be his spies in the city, but we know nothing about him.” When Xiao Chiye said this, he suddenly laughed.he tightened his arms and said, “This guy is a character!”

The rain had lightened up by now, and only a few streaks of rain were still carried in the night wind.Horse hooves trampled the mud and surged towards Cizhou.However, no matter how fast they are, they can’t keep up with each other’s speed. Kong Ling has already arrived in Cizhou.

Kong Ling has been a weak scholar since he came out of high school. Now he is almost forty-five, and every bone in his body will be broken when he reins in his horse.Out of breath, he slipped from his horse and fell to the ground. He was supported by the man, and he repeatedly raised his hands to the other party and said, “Thanks to the strong man for helping me this time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.”

“Sir, sir,” although this man looked tough, he took good care of Kong Ling all the way, “I’m afraid that the pursuers behind me will come in a blink of an eye. Sir, take a drink of water and let’s continue walking. When we get to the city gate, let someone open the door as soon as possible!”

They stopped at an inn with lanterns hanging on the way. They didn’t stay at the inn, but just gave Kong Ling, whose legs were trembling, a sip of hot tea to relax.The skin on the sides of Kong Ling’s legs was so worn that he couldn’t sit down, so he swallowed in the hall with a tea bowl.While he was resting, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves outside. Although the man did not get up, his hand quietly fell on the knife handle at his waist.He turned slightly, hiding his face in the darkness, looking at the door.

A group of travelers walked through the door, led by two men of equal stature.The strange thing is that this group of people are all tall, with ape-like arms and wolf waists. Even though they are all wearing common clothes, they always carry a majestic aura.

One of the men took off his cloak, revealing a stubbled face.There was a strand of hair hanging down from his forehead. He glanced at the two people who were still drinking tea in the hall as if casually. He threw out a bag of money with a smile and said to the shopkeeper: “I will stay in the hotel with one upper room and three large shops. Is there any cooked food? Some steamed buns and braised beef with soju.”

“If you have money, why do you save so much?” The other one also took off his cloak, but he looked mighty.He opened the money bag and said to the shopkeeper, “Everyone should live in a room!”

A dull cough came from the center surrounded by men at the back, and an old man who always wore a cloak whispered: “It’s not easy to save money. We haven’t reached the place yet, so we have to endure it for one more day. Tianya, let everyone rest when they are full and don’t play around.”

Qiao Tianya blew his fallen hair, took the money bag back from Fei Sheng, threw it into the shopkeeper’s hand, and said, “It’s better to follow what I said at the beginning. The food and wine will be served as soon as possible without delay. Master, you will stay with us all the way.”, How can we let you sleep with us when you get here?You are the teacher, and we should be filial to you.Besides, if the master knows that I let you sleep with us, you will be unhappy.”

After he finished speaking, Fei Sheng was not to be outdone, and immediately said: “It turns out that the boy is ignorant. Master, I will send you up to rest right now. The food will be served later, and I will serve it to you.”

Ji Gang’s physical strength was not as good as before, and he no longer refused, and was led upstairs by Fei Sheng.

Although Kong Ling didn’t know who this group of people was, he also realized that they were not easy to deal with.He is worried that they are also bandits, because they all carry knives.he After thinking about it, he put down his tea bowl and said to the man next to him: “Strong man, I’m almost done with my rest. Let’s hit the road now!”

Unexpectedly, before the two of them had time to move, the pedestrian had already sat down.The inn is not big, and the four square tables are full.Qiao Tianya didn’t know whether it was intentional or not, but he sat down on the edge of Kongling, blocking the road to Kongling.

“Hey,” Qiao Tianya poured himself tea and said smoothly, “You two are on your way too?”

The man lost his toughness and turned into an ordinary farming man. He rubbed his palms together, as if he was not good at dealing with this kind of strange interrogation. He smiled shyly and said, “Hey, let’s take the eldest brother of the family on our way.”

Qiao Tianya didn’t have the slightest intention to get out of the way. He took a sip of tea, squinted his eyes slightly, as if he was burned, and said, “Where are we going? We might be on the road. Our journey is not easy. Didn’t some Marquis in Qudu rebel? The road is full of people from the government, all good at making money, forcing us brothers to take a detour. I’m sorry, I like to chat, and I accidentally got too far away. Where are you going?”

Kong Ling couldn’t sit still, couldn’t walk, and felt burning pain in his inner thighs.He maintained his composure, his goatee trembled a few times, and said in Dengzhou dialect: “Let’s go to Malian Town. Do you know Malian Town, little brother?”

“It’s a town in front of Cizhou. That’s really a convenient way. Let’s go to Cizhou City in front of Malian Town.” Qiao Tianya said, putting an arm on the table, staring at the man, and said, “Brother, he looks familiar.”

At this time, the man had already realized that he was being watched. He glanced at the figure of this group of people again from the corner of his eye, and with a slight thought, he guessed something.But he thought that this group of people were the Jin Yiwei who were here in disguise to hunt down Xiao Chiye and Shen Zechuan. He was just suspicious of his appearance with a knife, so he relaxed and became more honest and said, “I am a farmer in Dengzhou.”

As he spoke, he groped in his arms for a while and took out a crumpled road guide and a handwritten household registration book, both of which had seals from the Dengzhou government.He opened it and showed it to Qiao Tianya, and said: “I went to Malian Town to see my sister who was married to me, and I just gave birth to a child. I’m having a banquet.”

“What a happy event,” Qiao Tianya said even more happily than he, “I like children the most, and I also like full moon wine the most when eating wine!”

Seeing Qiao Tianya talking endlessly, Kong Ling smiled reluctantly and said, “The rain has stopped, then we will continue on our way, otherwise we will have to spend money on staying in the hotel.”

Fei Sheng also went downstairs. He didn’t pay attention at first, but when he saw that Qiao Tianya didn’t move away, he also looked at the man.Suddenly, he took a sway and sat behind the man, blocking him with Qiao Tianya.

“What are we talking about?” Fei Sheng picked up a steamed bun from the plate brought by the waiter, took a big bite, and looked at them, “We are so close to each other?”

“Let’s talk about our son,” Qiao Tianya said enthusiastically as he held up his chopsticks, “Have you two eaten? You didn’t have time, right? Come on, let’s eat together. Waiter! Bring two more pairs of chopsticks.”

Kong Ling also realized that something was wrong. He wanted to sit down and deal with the man, but the tea bowl suddenly knocked over and splashed all over the man.The man stood up quickly, wiping hastily with his sleeves, and said to Fei Sheng in front of him: “I’m sorry, I’m sorry!”

As he spoke, the man squeezed Fei Sheng away, took two steps toward the waiter, and begged, “Brother, please lend me a handkerchief to wipe it with.”

Fei Sheng had already stood up. He and Qiao Tianya looked at each other, and all the brothers who were seated held their knives keenly.Fei Sheng suddenly stepped out from behind, hit the man’s right back shoulder hard and fast, dragged up the man’s clothes, and said, “Did you do this on purpose?”

The man was unexpectedly knocked out by Fei Sheng. He bumped into the table and chairs opposite him and almost stopped.He was sweating all over his temples, and he was so anxious that he didn’t know where to put his hands. He saluted Fei Sheng repeatedly, with a calming attitude, and said, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry…”

This guy doesn’t know how to do martial arts.

Fei Sheng glanced at Qiao Tianya again, pushed the man again, and shouted: “What a damn bad luck.”

The man’s whole body fell backwards, knocking the table and chair sideways, and the back of his head hit the corner of the table awkwardly.Kong Ling groaned and said anxiously: “Why did you get started? It’s all bleeding!”

Qiao Tianya tried to stop him and said to Fei Sheng: “Forget it, forget it, they are all on the road, why bother others?”

Fei Sheng cursed and looked like a man, but Qiao Tianya persuaded him to go back and even glared at the man.As they started eating, Fei Sheng got up again and said, “I was so angry that I forgot that I still had to deliver food to Master!”

Kong Ling had already helped the man to the door. The man touched a bloody hand on the back of his head. He turned around, glanced at Qiao Tianya and the others in fear, then quickly retracted his head, timidly, untied his horse, and walked into the night with Kong Ling.

Fei Sheng then took off his disguise and asked, “Why are you interrogating us? We are also wanted. When we come to the gate of Cizhou, it’s better to cause less trouble.”

“I always feel that this person…” Qiao Tianya took two sips of soju, frowned and thought for a moment, “Did he really not react when you hit him?”

“No,” Fei Sheng said after taking two bites of beef, “People can pretend, but once the body gets used to reacting quickly, it will be difficult to control one’s blocking movements in sudden emergencies. This person is quite weird, but he is really not a good practitioner.”

“What if he can really be controlled?” Qiao Tianya suddenly asked.

“Then he’s really powerful,” Fei Sheng gestured with his chopsticks in the air, “You have to be in Master Ji Gang’s situation. Think about Master Hou, a body like that can’t be concealed at all. His god-given physique makes he explosive and powerful. If he falls asleep, let alone touch him, he has to pay attention to his life even if he gets close. This kind of endurance requires years of practice. This man doesn’t look too old, so he can’t.”

Qiao Tianya ate the food and didn’t ask any more questions.After they had had enough food and wine, the shopkeeper settled the accounts with Qiao Tianya and returned the money. Fei Sheng had nothing to do, so he touched a few handfuls.He touched it and found something unusual. The quality and weight of the silver were slightly different from the silver they brought out from Qidu and sent directly by the Coin Mining Department of the Ministry of Household.

Although Fei Sheng is usually competitive and flattering, his housekeeping skills are beyond challenge.He was aroused by this subtle difference. He held the silver high, looked at it carefully for a moment, and asked Qiao Tianya: “Zhongbo has been dealing with Juexi in the past few years. Most of the flowing silver comes from Juexi, right?”

“That’s what he said,” Qiao Tianya held up the cabinet and glanced sideways at the silver, “This kind of new silver is not common. What they do is a shady reselling business. Most people don’t dare to use Juexi’s silver directly. Most of them exchange it for copper coins first, or use silver from other places. However, during the Xiande period, the treasury was empty, and there was very little new silver minted in various places. Today, the only ones that are very new are Xi——”

There is only the Xi family silver warehouse that digs silver mines.

Then this money either flowed from Shen Zechuan’s hands, or it flowed from the hands of the person who designed to empty the Xi family’s bank account. No matter which one it is, it is very important to them!

Qiao Tianya straightened up in the electric light and said: “Leave half of us to stay vigil overnight and take care of Master, and the rest follow me. Fei Laoshi, you damn thing really made a mistake! Chase!”