[R18] Will drink wine – “About Wine” Chapter 113 [English]

Chapter 111 Mother

As soon as Zhou Gui’s words came out of his mouth, he felt that he was being abrupt.

Shen Zechuan’s biological mother’s name is Bai Cha, but she is not the daughter of the Bai family in Ce County, Qidong.She was named this because when she was still in the museum, someone praised her for being “as white as jade and made of porcelain. With heavy makeup and light makeup, she is the best in the museum.”At that time, Duanzhou was still a fireworks spot for the China National Expo, and beauties from all over the world gathered here. Literati rushed to organize banquets and flower reviews, and created a “list in the hall”. Every season, they would consider the reviews and adjust the ranking of the beauties on the list.

White tea was the “top flower spot” in the Yongyi period, and it has not been in the first flower position for five years.Every time she listens to the flower reviews through the screen, the streets in Duanzhou are empty.When she danced for Shen Wei, King of Jianxing, Guan Street was crowded with people.Countless people climbed the ridge of the house or stepped on the shoulders, just to get a glimpse of her indistinct figure through the tens of millions of hanging veils.Her beauty became more and more legendary in the flower songs that were being sung. Even Emperor Guangcheng, who was in the ninth level, had heard about it. He once asked Hai Liangyi, who was still the second minister of the cabinet at the time, “when will the tour be decided?”, hoping to take advantage of the tour to see her beauty in person.

Zhou Gui had seen white tea on Zhu’s Full Moon Wine, but he only caught a glimpse of the rumored beauty through the gap in the screen.Lei Changming’s sister was originally listed in the pavilion. Before being taken as a concubine by the Duanzhou commander, she was a veteran in the pavilion and was regarded as the “mother” when training the new chicks.When Bai Cha went to celebrate the wine, he went there on behalf of the daughters in the house.

This happened many years ago, and Zhou Gui had a vague memory of it.But when he looked at Shen Zechuan just now, he realized that Shen Zechuan’s profile was very similar to that of Bai Cha. He was so excited that he actually spoke out.

Shen Zechuan’s expression remained unchanged and he said, “That’s a coincidence.”

he has no novelty and no excitement.He’s memory of his biological mother is blank. Even though he has heard hundreds of rumors about her, there is no trace of anything worth remembering in his mind.The role of “mother” in his life belongs to his master, Hua Pingting, just like the role of father only belongs to his master Ji Gang, so he will try his best to kill Ji Lei, who has hurt Hua Pingting, without a complete body.The two people who gave him life had no intersection with him. Bai Cha died early, leaving no words to Shen Zechuan.Shen Wei hates Shen Zechuan. The palace is run by Princess Jianxing. Before the age of seven, Shen Zechuan and Shen Wei only met seven times, all at the New Year’s family banquet. He and Shen Wei never even said a word that should be said between father and son.

But Shen Wei’s dislike of he is very obvious.

They are not like father and son, but more like mortal enemies who hate each other from birth.Shen Zechuan’s life in the Prince’s Palace of Jianxing is just a corner of the eaves in the inner courtyard. He cannot leave his courtyard without authorization. His daily leisure is to sit on the porch and count the white clouds floating in the blue sky in that corner.When he was seven years old, he already knew a lot of words, which he stole every month by going out of the dog hole in the yard and lying under the school window of his brothers, Shen Zhouji.

At that time, several senior brothers in the mansion were fighting fiercely, and the girls in each room were also fighting each other. The entire inner courtyard was in a foul atmosphere, and even Shen Wei himself refused to come back to live there.He kept an outhouse outside the mansion and lived there for several months of the year, turning a blind eye to the disputes in the mansion.Later, the direct lineage Shen Zhouji won and sent his concubine brothers out to do honorable sinecures in various states.Princess Jianxing was worried that the bastards who had not yet grown up would cause trouble in the future, so she wanted to send them out of the palace. On the surface, they were placed in the ancestral home in Chazhou to be taught by their husbands, but in fact, she wanted to prevent the bastards from fighting for power again.

Shen Zechuan was the only son who was sent to his old residence in Duanzhou by Shen Wei himself. Shen Wei even refused to let him go to school or give him a teacher.He was taken care of by a deaf-mute and blind-sighted woman in the house, and when he left the house, he was taken care of by the maid whom his mother left in the old house.The woman was greedy for money and had to make use of the money allocated from the Jianxing Palace every month. Shen Zechuan’s meals were reduced from three meals a day to two meals a day, and finally to one meal a day, which was still scraps.

When Shen Zechuan thought of this, he felt hungry.He let go of Yang Shanxue’s hand and said, “Ding Tao, help Mr. Cheng Feng to change clothes first. Ce’an and I are hosting today, and we will treat you two to dinner. We will discuss it in detail at the table.”

Zhou Gui was clumsy in speech, and Kong Ling was afraid that he would talk about something else and make Shen Zechuan unhappy, so he quickly held Zhou Gui’s arm and asked Zhou Gui to help him into the city.

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After Zhou Gui finished changing his clothes in Kongling, he was still walking around in circles and said anxiously: “Why did you mention me?”

“Same for you,” Kong Ling said, “If you don’t open the pot, don’t mention it. Doesn’t it sound like you suspect that he is involved with the thief? Fortunately, he and I are not suspicious people by nature, otherwise this would be really a hurdle.”

“I was in a hurry. I will have to apologize to my colleague Haosheng at the banquet later.” Zhou Gui sighed, “They came to relieve me of the siege of Cizhou. I can’t abuse them like this.”

“Don’t mention it deliberately at the table,” Kong Ling sat up, thought for a while, and said, “If Shen Zechuan was a narrow-minded person, he wouldn’t have come. If you take this matter too seriously and insist on apologizing to others, it will make you and I care more about this matter. Furthermore, he may not really care about this matter. Compared to his mother, Shen Wei is really hateful.”

They couldn’t keep Shen Zechuan and Xiao Chiye waiting for a long time. After taking a short rest, they got up and went to the banquet.

It was said to be a banquet, but in fact it was just a simple lunch.Everyone was walking fast last night, and today they had a close encounter with the bandits outside the city. Shen Zechuan, considering Kong Ling’s age, did not leave them here to socialize.After dinner, he asked Kong Ling to rest early.

Xiao Chiye had to arrange for the Forbidden Army to patrol and send people to the old camp to ventilate the Tantai tiger. By the time he finished his work, it was almost dusk.He searched around and found Shen Zechuan on the city wall.

“After tonight, we still have to be busy.” Xiao Chiye climbed onto the city wall and said, “I thought you were still taking a nap in the courtyard.”

“I slept for half an hour,” Shen Zechuan looked back at Xiao Chiye, “I still have something on my mind, and I can’t fall asleep again.”

Xiao Chiye tilted his head, patted Meng on the shoulder, and let him play by himself.He was still covered in dust, and before he had time to change his clothes, he stood next to Shen Zechuan and said, “What can you see here?”

Shen Zechuan looked at the undulating mountains and forests, and the night that was about to fill them all huddled in the shade of the trees.The orange-red setting sun is reflected slantingly in the sky, soaring fiercely in it, like pebbles in a sea of ​​albizia flowers, running rampant and stirring up the cloud waves.

“I can see the future.” Shen Zechuan said calmly, “In the future, Cizhou will be the link to the Libei Commercial Road. We will open a horse road to the southwest that leads directly to Hezhou, and the end will end at the port of Hezhou. In this way, when we dismount and get on the boat, all the goods can reach Yongyi Port in half a month. The Xi family’s fleet can be insideThe vacated silver warehouse will be filled again sooner or later. I don’t care about where the money goes.We will have more. Cizhou is still behind Dunzhou and Duanzhou. They have become the ‘gate’ of Zhongbo.If we want to have access to food and goods in the future, we can only live in harmony with Cizhou.”

“After Dun and Duan Prefectures are recovered, it is necessary to strengthen their defenses. The reconstruction of the garrison is imminent. You have to select carefully and let people who are trustworthy and able to take charge. But those who are capable may not be willing to be subordinate. When the time comes…” Xiao Chiye turned around and pointed in the direction of Li North, “When the time comes, I will build a new cavalry battalion in the southeast of the Northeast Liangma Road. If they dare to mess around, just blow the whistle and I will lead the people over.”

Shen Zechuan laughed and said softly: “Cizhou is too important to you and me. This city cannot be given to anyone. Zhou Gui is a good official, but he is not suitable to be the capital of a state. With such a pack of wolves around him, enthusiasm alone cannot save people.”

“We are short of people.” Xiao Chiye had been thinking about this matter since he left Lei Changming’s old camp.

If Cizhou is used as the starting point for two people, then as this territory expands, they will become more and more difficult.This kind of difficulty refers to the lack of a right-hand man who can take charge of the affairs.If Qiao Tianya or Chen Yang were still around, the danger in Cizhou today might not appear, but the currently unclear stance would gradually reveal contradictions.

“Zhou Gui is suitable to be the grain inspector of the Six Prefectures. His love for the people is fundamental. Such a person will never let government officials collude with businessmen when he goes out to inspect the capital. But he is too benevolent and does not know or dare to punish severely, so he cannot suppress local villains. Kong Ling came to him because he had an estimate of his character and came to help Zhou Gui cut off miscellaneous branches and act neatly.” Shen Zechuan did not hurry, “heIf the two of us can continue to work together, we will be able to accomplish something in the future.”

“Then this Lei Jingzhe,” Xiao Chiye said, “what do you think?”

“This person will definitely be defeated.” Shen Zechuan walked a few steps forward along the wall and said, “When I left the camp, I also thought he was a character. But seeing his behavior today, I didn’t think so anymore.”

“You and I really have a tacit understanding,” Xiao Chiye saw that the sky was getting dark, so he walked forward with him next to Shen Zechuan, and said, “Lei Changming is his uncle. He abandoned Lei Changming in the camp as an abandoned son in order to take advantage of Boci Prefecture. This may not convince the crowd. When he ran away, in order to avoid arrows, he used his cronies as shields. After these two things, it can be seen that this person is shrewd and righteous. HeIf you want to submit to Qudu and find a job, you must first turn your bandits into regular soldiers, but he doesn’t seem to understand that being a bandit is completely different from being a general.Prestige is not something that can be accumulated by being brutal. He repeatedly changes orders in front of the battle. It is said that there will be no return of orders, and rewards and punishments must be trusted. He can control people like heaven and earth. 1. He is not made to be a general.”

“So I’m more worried about Qi Zhuyin than this person.” Shen Zechuan hesitated in front of the steps and said, “The marriage between Qidong and the Hua family is irreversible. Now that Libei has turned against her, Qidong is the last support of Qi Zhuyin. Qi Zhuyin will definitely be promoted to a higher rank in the near future. The Queen Mother admires her very much. Waiting for herNow that the title is confirmed, it’s time to send troops northward.No matter what, I will turn Cizhou into an impregnable fortress before Qi Zhuyin comes.”

“The commander is not easy to fight. The eldest brother is heavy cavalry, Lu Guangbai is guerrilla, Qi Zhuyin is a combination of cavalry and infantry, and she has lived in Cangjun for a long time, so she does not know how to use troops easily, but she prefers fierce attacks. When she went deep into the desert to rescue Qi Shiyu, it was like a sudden storm, giving the opponent a heads-up. She was used to cutting the opponent to the ground with one strike, making people fearful, and then fighting with herI can’t help but feel scared when I play against her.” Xiao Chiye pondered for a moment, “I want to fight her.”

Shen Zechuan looked at him.

Xiao Chiye patted his shoulder and said, “It’s not like I’m going to bump into her now. It’s weird to look at me like that.”

Shen Zechuan walked down the first level, then looked back and said, as if he was remembering it again, “Where is my fan?”

Xiao Chiye pinched He’s chin, stepped up three steps in a row, squatted down in front of He, and said, “Come up and I’ll give it to you.”

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