[R18] Will drink wine – “About Wine” Chapter 265 [English]

Chapter 253 Cold

As soon as the hour came, the atmosphere in Duanzhou City suddenly changed.The streets and alleys were filled with soldiers. The garrison and the imperial army patrolled alternately. The four doors were closed tightly, and the clang of military boots and sabers was everywhere.The atmosphere in the mansion was heavy, and the guards were on guard, not daring to relax at all.

Xiao Chiye squatted in front of Li Xiong and asked, “Do you recognize him?”

Li Xiong had a facial injury and applied medicine, and replied: “I recognize it, it’s a four-legged snake. They drink Gedal’s milk and it smells bad.”

Xiao Chiye frowned and said, “Not a scorpion?”

“In the past, it used to be a scorpion,” Li Xiong said urgently, stuttering a little, “and then it turned into a snake.”

Ding Tao was confused when he heard this and said: “Why is the past the next?”

“They are four-legged snakes,” Li Xiong patted his arm, “My eldest brother talked to them, they are related to Hai, Hai…” He did not remember Hai Rigu’s name, “It is different from Hai, not cattle and sheep.”

In the eyes of the twelve tribes, scorpions are the cattle and sheep of Gedal, with a low status.

Xiao Chiye thought of Zhuo Li. Zhuo Li was also a four-legged snake, but Zhuo Li had obvious characteristics of edge sand. From this point of view, the four-legged snake was still a scorpion, just with a different name.

“Four-legged snake,” Xiao Chiye looked up at Li Xiong and guessed, “Four-legged snake is Amul’s scorpion, so they have a higher status than Achi and Hairigu.”

Li Xiong gave a thumbs up and said happily: “Yes, they have land and can run horses,” he said gloomily, “they are very bad, love to beat people, don’t play with scorpions, and are more expensive than scorpions.”

Xiao Chiye pressed his finger against the bone and turned it gently.

Less than three days after Hasen’s death, Amul’s four-legged snake appeared in the courtyard.Did they come with Zhuo Li’s team, or were they originally here?

“You did a good job,” Xiao Chiye raised his hand and patted Li Xiong on the head, “Guard the master here, and the second master will give you candy.”

***

“You’ve always been strict about this kind of thing,” Qiao Tianya arrived at the prison before he even finished his work. “How could you be so negligent today?”

Fei Sheng looked at the body, shook his head when he heard this, and said: “The assassin has a handsome face and can speak the local dialect more smoothly than you and I.” He tilted his head, “They also have household registration certificates.”

Qiao Tianya looked at the corpse.

Shen Zechuan established the Zhongbo Yellow Register, and every household’s registration can be checked. If these assassins even have household registrations, it means that they are likely to ambush in Zhongbo earlier than Shen Zechuan.

“This is difficult to handle,” Qiao Tianya said solemnly, “You can’t tell them apart if you hide in the crowd.”

“There is only one flaw,” Fei Shengxu tapped the corpse’s arm, “Tattoo.”

Qiao Tianya lowered his eyes and saw a four-legged snake tattoo on the arm side of the corpse.

“In order to check for Scorpions, the master asked local government offices to record the names of people with tattoos,” Fei Sheng crossed his arms. “I have already sent a letter to Yu Xiaozai in Dunzhou. If there are no names of these two people, then they sneaked in when the city was broken.”

Qiao Tianya nodded and looked at Fei Sheng when he stopped his hand. There was no smile on his face and he said, “Have you ever thought about why they, as assassins who sneaked in, carry such obvious marks on their bodies?”

They are all royal guards and understand the necessity of disguise.Scorpions have a reason to wear tattoos, so why should a four-legged snake that has a higher status than a scorpion?

Fei Sheng’s eyes were solemn and he let out a light “tsk”.

***

Shen Zechuan woke up for a while, and Xiao Chiye fed him the medicine.Shen Zechuan’s head was so dizzy from the fever that he could hear Xiao Chiye speaking, but the voice was far away and near.

“Lan Zhou…” Xiao Chiye said something and brushed the hair from Shen Zechuan’s cheek.

Shen Zechuan panted lightly as if he couldn’t breathe, held the spoon in his mouth, and swallowed the last bite.Xiao Chiye wiped his sweat with a soaked handkerchief. He tilted his head, the tip of his nose rubbed against Xiao Chiye’s gauze-wrapped palm, and his lips moved.

Xiao Chiye lowered his head to listen.

“Handkerchief,” Shen Zechuan’s words were reversed, “Mine.”

“Here I am,” Xiao Chiye’s free hand covered his wet palm, “I’ll give it to you when it’s ready.”

Shen Zechuan was too ill to wake up and whimpered twice in pain.

Xiao Chiye lay down on the pillow and coaxed: “I really give it to you.”

Shen Zechuan didn’t believe it, he frowned as if struggling, his half-concealed eyes showed sadness, and he buried them in Xiao Chiye’s palm.Xiao Chiye’s heart was squeezed by him like this, and he lowered his head against his temples and pressed against his sweat.

The tip of Shen Zechuan’s tongue was full of bitter taste, and all he saw with his half-open eyes were bizarre scenes. Only the taste of Xiao Chiye surrounded him, making him seem to be floating among the grass waves.he shouted in a small voice: “Xiao Er.”

Xiao Chiye kissed him and replied with a deep nasal voice: “Yes.”

Shen Zechuan frowned several times and said intermittently: “I want… to eat sweets…”

Xiao Chiye’s hanging heart relaxed a little, and he stood up to mix honey water for him.Shen Zechuan only drank two spoonfuls, feeling the sweetness on his tongue.Xiao Chiye searched for the handkerchief again and wiped the sweat from his neck. He felt that the fever seemed to have subsided.

***

The gentlemen in the side hall were restless, and the whole room was filled with the smell of smoke. At the end of the day, no one got up, and they even forgot to eat. All their thoughts were on Mr. Fu.

“None of these doctors work,” Tantai Hu sat on the chair and said to Kong Ling, “Sir, look, how about I ride out of the city immediately and go to Dunzhou to look for him again?”

Gao Zhongxiong’s expression turned pale, and he quickly waved his hand and said: “No, the origin of the assassin today is clear, and he was really meticulous. No one can tell the difference!”

Kong Ling frowned.

The people in the room fell silent again, and not long after, they heard it raining again outside.The guards were on duty in the rain, and the lanterns lit late at night illuminated all the roads in the mansion, leaving no opportunity for anyone to take advantage of.

After the war, everyone didn’t get much rest. After the ugly period, the weak ones couldn’t bear it anymore, so they took a nap while leaning in the chair. They didn’t dare to fall asleep, so they hung like this.

Yao Wenyu took off his wind collar when he entered the house, and the sound of the four-wheeler woke up several people.heHe folded his wind collar on his lap and said in a warm voice: “Second Master is here, the king of the government must be fine. I know that you gentlemen are very anxious, but the war has just stopped now, and the cases of the various government offices have been piled up. Wait until the king of the government wakes up.”Do it, that’s not appropriate.Cheng Feng and Shenwei can just wait here, and the others should go back and rest.The case should be dealt with as usual tomorrow morning. If you can’t decide on a major matter, just submit it to the side office and we can make a decision together.”

Kong Ling also stood up and said: “The Lord is currently ill, so it is really not appropriate to press for more cases. Let’s go back first.”

Everyone stood up and said yes, and retreated outside one by one.

Gao Zhongxiong poured tea for Yao Wenyu and said: “Yuanzhuo is afraid of the cold, so he should ask someone to accompany him.”

Yao Wenyu took the tea and thanked him, saying: “It doesn’t matter if you have a wind collar and a cloak. It has been raining these days. I see that the drainage in the city’s official ditch is smooth, and nothing happened.”

“It’s the beginning of the year,” Tantaihu cheered up and rubbed his scarred eyes, “Everyone is here at the beginning of the year, so I’m afraid the snow will melt and get blocked, so I have to go through it once.”

“Dengzhou is blocked, but the problem is not big. During Master Yu’s inspection, it was clear that it was cleared.” Gao Zhongxiong said, “There has been a lot of news from Cizhou in the past two days. In addition to Mr. Zhou’s letter greeting the emperor, there are also talks about the eight cities.”

Pan’s copy was copied, and Dancheng missed the spring plowing. It’s already June, and when the autumn harvest is about to arrive, the people of Dancheng will be worried about eating.

“We are at war here, and so is the capital.” Kong Ling said, “I heard that the cabinet has asked the Ministry of Rites to start preparations for the enthronement ceremony.”

Han Cheng died, and the Queen Mother relied on Hua Xiangyi’s relationship to survive, but was completely imprisoned in the harem.The transfer order of the eighth battalion of the capital army returned to the hands of the prince, and Li Jianting was protected by the Qidong garrison. How could the family who had too much time to take care of themselves be able to stop him.

“We are a foreign enemy in the city. We all work together to help the prince. The border sand is not a problem. But now the city is torn apart. Xue Yanqing’s seizure of the Pan family has caused the eight cities to be impetuous,” Yao Wenyu said softly, “The prince’s ascension to the throne is even more menacing.”

“Speaking of which,” Kong Ling looked at Chen Yang, “We still don’t know what happened in the border county. Has the Xiong Department settled the matter?”

Chen Yang sorted out the military affairs and said: “If the negotiation is settled, the second master will not be late. Dalantai, who has the Xiong tribe, agreed to our request and promised not to block the general from marching north. He took the thank you gift from Hasen and did what he said. He did not stop the general from sending troops to Gedal, but he violated the covenant and raided the border county when the second master was preparing to mobilize troops to Duanzhou.”

As Qi Zhuyin expected, Dalantai didn’t rely on anyone. He didn’t want to surrender to Amul, nor did he want to be driven by Shen Zechuan.The requests of Hasen and Shen Zechuan allowed him to see an opportunity. He wanted to pass through the Suotian Pass occupied by the border county on the south side. There were no strong generals stationed there after the loss of Feng Yisheng.

There are bears living in the grasslands in the south. When Dalantai wandered in the desert, he realized that there was no place for bears here. They traveled across mountains and rivers to return to a place close to their hometown. In order to find a new place to live, they were willing to fight on the edge of a knife.

Xiao Chiye’s cavalry met the bear and horse in the yellow sand.

They fought for two days in the border county, and died there in the battle at Dalantai. It seemed that the Xiong tribe would never be able to cross the threshold, and they could only retreat to the desert again.

“The reinforcements that Hassen left in Gedal were handed over to the commander-in-chief,” Chen Yang raised the military report in his hand. “Last night, the commander-in-chief discovered that Amul was mobilizing troops on the way back.”

As soon as these words came out, the whole room suddenly became nervous.

Gao Zhongxiong stammered: “Then, then this is… going to hit, hit again…”

Chen Yang signaled he to relax and said: “It’s just a troop transfer. After all, the general at the battle site is gone. Amul has to send someone who can replace Hasen… I think this person may be he himself.”

Because Xiao Chiye did not return Hasen’s head.

“The specific arrangements for military affairs depend on what the Second Master orders.” Tantai Hu asked the gentlemen to relax, “No matter what happens, they will never attack the city. We have the advantage at the moment. Even if Amul goes out in person, he may not be stronger than Hasen. Besides, if he wants to cross the Tea Stone River, he has to ask the Second Master if he agrees.”

The atmosphere in the side hall had eased slightly. As they were talking, they suddenly heard a loud movement in the corridor.The morning sun lifted the curtain and looked over.

Ding Tao cried so much that her nose was bubbling, and she dragged Chen Yang and shouted: “Brother! Let the doctor come in quickly, the master has a fever again!”

The doctors trembled and gathered in the corridor, discussing the prescription in low voices.The rain washed the nine-mile incense in the courtyard and washed the petals all over the ground.Qiao Tianya and Fei Sheng came back from the rain, stepped on the petals, and quickly wiped the water off their bodies under the eaves.

“All the doctors who treated Yuan Zhuo before are here,” Qiao Tianya threw the veil back. “The doctors Ge Qingqing transferred from Juexi are also here, but none of them can cure him?”

“The fever is recurring,” Chen Yang did not dare to speak to the window, but leaned over and whispered, “It is said that the vitality is broken, just like porcelain, few people dare to take medicine.”

“The same thing was said about Yuan Zhuo last time.” Qiao Tianya didn’t choke on the doctor, but paused for a moment, “Fu Jun used medicine to damage his body in the early years, but he has been careful at home these days, so he shouldn’t have.”

“Master also wants to get better treatment, and he is taking the medicine on time,” Fei Sheng pinched the towel used to wipe water, worried, “…the injury was still too serious that day.”

The smell of medicine was about to spread in the room. No one wanted to mess with the second master now, so they stood under the eaves and waited for the summons.But when the servant carrying the medicine went in, within a moment, he heard the sound of Shen Zechuan vomiting.

It was foggy in the middle of the night, and the pale lights were shining in the rain. The footsteps in the courtyard never stopped.The rain soaked the courtyard and the mattresses were changed once.

Fei Sheng said anxiously: “Prepare a charcoal basin to dry it out.”

Chen Yang saw that the gauze presented was soaked in blood, and he didn’t know whether it was Xiao Chiye’s or Shen Zechuan’s.

Li Xiong sat cross-legged by the door and slept by himself for a while. When he woke up at Yin Shi, Fei Sheng asked the kitchen to serve him rice. He dug into a large bowl and continued to sit when he was full, staring at the people coming in and out.

When he finished speaking, a hand stretched out from beside him and gently opened he’s pipe.

Qiao Tianya turned back and looked at Yao Wenyu.

“It’s weird.” Yao Wenyu turned the four-wheeler and faced the main room.

The graceful smoke rises, melting into the invisible tenderness in the wet rainy night.Qiao Tianya stood up on his knees and put out his cigarette.

At that time, the courtyard was quiet, it was getting dark and bright again, and the guards who kept watch all night were also exhausted.Fei Sheng leaned against the pillar and closed his eyes to calm down. Suddenly his ears twitched slightly and he opened his eyes. After a while, there was movement at the door.

“Back,” Fei Sheng jumped down the steps, “Gujin is back!”

A lantern under the eaves went out. Xiao Chiye heard a movement. After a while, the curtain was lifted slightly.

“Second Master,” Gu Jin, who had been sleeping in the open all the way, knelt on one knee outside, “I came back late! On the way, I heard that Duanzhou City was surrounded by cavalry, and I didn’t even have time to get to the horse trail!”

Xiao Chiye stood up suddenly and came out of the inner room. Several people under the eaves listened calmly and attentively.The rainwater on Gujin’s face had not been wiped clean. He met Xiao Chiye’s gaze and did not dare to hesitate and said: “Second Master, the master… is indeed dead.”