[R18] Will drink wine – “About Wine” Chapter 251 [English]

Chapter 240, suddenly

The thrilling cold food banquet came to an end, and Xue Xiuzhuo took off Han Cheng’s waist card.The guards lost their flag and were afraid of the orthodox majesty. They did not dare to charge rashly again. They were influenced by Li Jianting’s words “The prince is here” and retreated back.

The generals of the eight battalions on standby outside the palace were all guarding the Han Mansion. There were people drinking and drinking in the palace, but they did not receive any news.

“The governor hasn’t come back yet, don’t let Kong Boran stay here.”

Han’s son was leaning on the couch, puffing his cigarette hard, and hummed softly when he heard the words, and said: “Although Kong Qiu is not on good terms with the governor, we have troops in hand. Twenty thousand soldiers from the capital can surround the palace when they hear the noise. Who of us dares to act rashly? We are all scholars with no strength. How can we really pin our hopes on Qi Zhuyin? Qi Zhuyin can’t run away.”

Hua Shisan listened to the singing on the stage, shook his head and hummed along, his folding fan beat his palms rhythmically, and he said: “The governor is an unparalleled hero, how can those flower shelves in the palace be his opponent? What are you worrying about!”

This Hua Shisan was the concubine of the Hua family in Dicheng. He had intervened in the affairs of the imperial army in his early years and was treated by Xiao Chiye.He was afraid of the overlord Xiao Ce’an, so he fled home and lived idle in Dicheng. He did not dare to enter the capital until Xiao Chiye left the capital.

“Besides,” Hua Shisan put up the folding fan, pointed upward, and said proudly, “My aunt is here, who dares to touch the governor?”

Han Shizi exhaled the smoke and looked at each other and laughed. They are both idiots, and no one dislikes the other.

“Fei Shi will be here in a few days,” Han Shizi motioned to the maid to stuff tobacco. “We will give him the whole table and give him a good welcome. Pan Chengzhi is dead, and he is suffering.”

Hua Shisan put away the folding fan, turned sideways, and said, “Let me tell you, this Pan Chengzhi died well. If he didn’t die, why would he be exiled to Huaizhou? Sooner or later he will die in our hands, and it will ruin our relationship with Fei Shi, which is difficult to handle.”

Pan Lin handed over the account books of Bacheng, and the matter had to be settled.

They never expected that Han Cheng would never come back. The Eighth Battalion had been shouting and shouting in Qudu since the Yongyi Year. Only the Forbidden Army led by Xiao Chiye during the Xiande Year threatened their status as the capital army. But then the Forbidden Army left, and they became the capital army of Qudu again, acting crazy, and there was no such thing as caution.

A few people were drinking and having fun, and it was getting late while chatting.

Hua Shisan was a little drunk. He leaned on the back of the chair and raised his legs. He called the singer to come and beat his legs. Taking advantage of the drunkenness, he pinched his face and teased: “How old is this young lady? She looks strange.”

The Han family in the back quickly stretched out his neck and showed off: “Do you know who she is? She belongs to Xi Hongxuan! She is a famous character in Qudu. After you leave this door, you will not find her anywhere.”

Each of them teased the famous character and made dirty remarks.After a few bangs on the wooden clapper outside, the maid went to the eaves to light the palace lanterns.

Qidu was quiet. Qi Wei led the garrison to kill the deputy general who defended the city and sneaked into Qidu.He held on to time, and after three quarters of the ugly hour, he raised his hand to signal his subordinates to surround the Han Mansion.

Hua Shisan was drowsy and suddenly felt the need to urinate.he got up to go to the toilet. When he passed through the corridor, he saw a faint light in front of him. When he looked closely, he saw that it was on fire!

Hua Shisan was so scared that she couldn’t even urinate. She ran back with her pants up and chased the maid and asked, “It’s burning, why is there no one to put out the fire? Quickly, let the soldiers waiting in the other courtyard get water to put out the fire.”

This house belongs to Han Cheng. If Han Cheng comes back tomorrow morning and sees that the house has been burned down, then the rest of us will have to walk around without food.

While Hua Shisan was looking around, several members of the Han family came out after hearing the sound. They stood under the eaves and looked out, only to see the fire getting bigger and bigger.

“What’s going on?” Han Shizi also became nervous and said, “Why hasn’t it been destroyed yet?”

The nurse came to the door and replied: “This fire is very strange. It keeps coming out in bursts. Someone must have set it off deliberately. Mr. Liu, come to the door and take a look. All the troops are listening to you!”

Han Shizi didn’t dare to be lazy in this matter, so he dragged a few people around him and greeted Hua Shisanyi, and everyone headed towards the door in a hurry. Before they could get there, they heard the person in front shouting: “Coming in!”

Hua Shisan changed his color and said: “They are coming in? Who is coming in?”

The servants around me were all confused. I don’t know who answered: “I can’t see clearly. It’s dark. When I see the army at the door, I will kill him and push him in!”

Han Shizi dropped his cigarette in shock, took a few steps with his robe, then stepped back, shouting: “Quickly send the order to mobilize all the troops in the school field to come to the rescue!”

But he didn’t have Han Cheng’s waist card, so he couldn’t mobilize the army at the school.

The sound of killing in the front yard came straight in, and the army accompanying them at the door could not stop them.Seeing that the situation was not good, Hua Shisan didn’t care about others and ran back behind the huddled servants.Han’s son couldn’t even move his sword, so he ran away when he saw it.

Qi Wei broke into the house, held fire to look for people, ignored the chaos in the courtyard, and killed all the soldiers when he saw them.The Eighth Battalion has lived in Qidu for a long time, and except for the knife used during the last round of siege and suppression of Xiao Chiye, they have never encountered such a tough situation again.Several generals cowered and retreated, and the soldiers below followed them in circles, causing the garrison to retreat steadily.

The garrison did not let the fire burn for too long. The eight battalions were scattered in various places, and there was no channel for transmitting messages to each other. If the fire was too strong, it would definitely arouse suspicion.By the time the fire in Han Mansion was extinguished, the courtyard was already in ruins.Qi Wei did not let Hua Shisan and others go, and captured all these dandies. Only Han’s son escaped through a dog hole.

The next day, a faint light appeared in the sky, and the courtiers protected Li Jianting as he moved to Mingli Hall. They then issued a series of edicts, first deposing the Han family from the title, and then denounced Han Cheng for eight major crimes, and wanted to seize the entire Han family on the grounds of “colluding with the same party and intending to rebel.”In the Han family’s hometown of Wucheng, there were many common people. When they heard the news, they all dispersed and ran away with Xinrou.

In just a few days, the situation in Qandu changed dramatically.Before the public had time to react, the nine-level throne had a new owner.The Empress Dowager was ill and lying on the bed. Despite his busy schedule, Li Jianting had to treat the Empress Dowager as his grandmother, the Empress Dowager. He personally tested medicine every day and stayed in front of the bed to take care of her.

Cen Yu wrote a letter saying that the prince’s virtue, filial piety and annexation were praised by both the government and the public.The Queen Mother is old and frail, and the call for the crown prince to ascend the throne is getting louder and louder.

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“The turmoil in Qudu has been settled,” Yao Wenyu sprinkled bait on the koi in the pond, “it’s time for the commander to return to the border county.”

“Ce’an has returned to the battlefield. When the commander comes back, it will be time for him to go to the border county.” Shen Zechuan turned sideways to face the sunlight and looked at the jade pendant in his palm, “Han Cheng died lightly.”

The news just arrived.

There was bait left in Yao Wenyu’s fingers, and he said: “The Queen Mother has no way to save herself, and she cannot bear the family’s own death. After the prince ascends the throne, he will definitely confer a title on the commander-in-chief. This is a strategy to accumulate grain and prevent hunger.”

Shen Zechuan held up the jade pendant and laughed.

Yao Wenyu said: “The prince wants Ge Qingqing to return to the capital, but he doesn’t let him move. He must be keeping it for great use.”

“Ge Qingqing is not in a hurry, this move will only be effective after the crown prince ascends the throne.” Shen Zechuan looked at Yao Wenyu, “I am looking forward to her ascending the throne.”

The tender willow branches by the pond were swaying, and the tiger slave flew out with butterflies and rolled to Yao Wen’s side, covered with dust.Yao Wenyu lowered his hand to touch it and said, “The Lord can see far.”

“Xue Yanqing wanted a ‘monarch’, and God gave him one,” Shen Zechuan smiled, “But how can a powerful monarch be manipulated by others?”

“Afraid.” Yao Wenyu said softly.

“That’s right,” Shen Zechuan watched as the koi carps that had gathered dispersed in a hurry, all floating on the water as if they were satisfied, “Xue Yanqing is a powerful minister.”

Xue Xiuzhuo played an indispensable role in supporting the prince and inspecting the land tax. He was not greedy, did not grab or occupy land, but he was a powerful minister.The wise emperors in this world are not afraid of powerful ministers, but they must be afraid of powerful ministers who have no desires or demands.

“If Xue Yanqing is willing to work hard here, he should give the prince a chance to get the handle on he,” Shen Zechuan said, “Even if it comes out of nothing, the prince must feel at ease.”

No handle means it is difficult to control and there is no way to check and balance.

Yao Wenyu mused: “Xue Xiuzhuo has such a temper that he will not give the prince any leverage.”

Shen Zechuan said meaningfully: “Then he is in danger.”

Sometimes the line between loyalty and betrayal is not clear, and the decision-making power lies in Li Jianting’s hands.Shen Zechuan figured out what happened at the Cold Food Banquet from Ge Qingqing’s narration. Facts have proved that the prince is not the vase that Xue Xiuzhuo moved over. She has taken root beside the throne like a thorn, and has grown rapidly here with perseverance that far exceeds that of he.

“Since Han Cheng is dead, there is no use keeping Han Jin,” Shen Zechuan seemed to have just remembered this man and said to Fei Sheng behind him, “Open Han Jin’s door, let him go, and send him back to Wucheng.”

Fei Sheng thought Shen Zechuan would keep Han Jin, but he didn’t expect Shen Zechuan to throw Han Jin away like this. He felt it was a pity, but he didn’t dare to say anything.

“The Great Zhou Dynasty is in dilapidated state. It is still unknown how many heroes the emperor can command.” Yao Wenyu turned the four-wheeled cart. “The prince will not have an internal conflict with Xue Xiuzhuo at this moment. What matters now is the border counties. In May, the commander-in-chief will capture the Qingshu tribe’s territory. The Xiong tribe will not dare to watch the fire from the other side, for fear that it will be another fierce battle.”

“Qidong’s military rations are sufficient, so Qi Zhuyin is not afraid.” Shen Zechuan said, “But Zhongbo does not raise useless people. Hai Rigu has been resting for nearly half a year. It’s time for him to go out for a walk.”

Yao Wenyu understood in his mind and said: “Do you want to use Hai Rigu to talk to Youxiong?”

“I heard that Amul is only the leader of the six tribes, and the Bear tribe has not yet surrendered.” Shen Zechuan was still looking at the water. “The land of the Green Rat tribe belongs to Amul, and their food was given to Hasen on the northern battlefield. Now the Bear tribe is forced to go to war for food, and we are not short of food.”

Amul used scorpions to divide Da Zhou. Now Shen Zechuan also holds a batch of scorpions. It is a waste to keep them in his hands. He wants Hai Rigu to play his role.

“The Qing Mouse Division, including the Bear Division, Gedal, and the Huiyan Division in the north,” Shen Zechuan looked back, “Connecting these places together is the New Year’s gift I want to give to Amul.”

Shen Zechuan will not come back for the things Amul stole from Zhongbo, but he can make Amul compensate in another way.From the Qingshu tribe’s territory to the Huiyan tribe’s territory, this line happened to stop at the Chashi River.

“Duanzhou does not have a thick enough defensive wall,” Shen Zechuan dangled the tassel on his fingertips, “It happens that there is no Xiongbu.”