[R18] Will drink wine – “About Wine” Chapter 178 [English]

Chapter 173 Black and White

This is the second time Shen Zechuan has heard “Gedal”.

Gedal is located on the east side of the Chashi River and is part of the Biansha territory. It was originally the temporary residence of the Zhongbo thieves.Shen Zechuan was convinced that he had never been there, and his understanding of Gedal only came from the white tea portrait that Li Xiong once mentioned.According to Hai Rigu, Shen Zechuan can also call himself “the son of Zhongbo”.

“We are all the sons of Gedal,” Hairigu stood up, his eyes alert, wandering around the royal bathroom, he gently raised his hand and said, “We have a reason to sit down and talk.”

“My brother died on the battlefield,” Shen Zechuan was unmoved. “We were enemies before we made it clear.”

“Your enemy is the Biansha cavalry,” Hairigu held his wound, “I am the enemy of your enemy, and we can be friends.”

“Good friend,” Shen Zechuan said, “What do you want to talk to me about?”

Hai Rigu pursed his pale lips, paused for a moment, and said, “We can join forces to kill Lei Jingzhe.”

The moonlight cut through the shadow of the car, and Shen Zechuan’s expression was indifferent.He didn’t even bother to talk, but the meaning was obvious. If Hai Rigu kept going around in circles with him and made the conversation confusing, he wouldn’t give any response.

“I know that the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty died, and now the emperor’s mother is in charge of government affairs. You were driven out of Qidu and fled back to Zhongbo. You want revenge and hope that you can make a comeback.” Hai Rigu looked at Shen Zechuan with a complicated expression, “You are annexing Zhongbo.”

Shen Zechuan rested his elbows on his knees. He poked his face out from the shadows and looked at Hai Rigu condescendingly: “Your information is too detailed.”

Hai Rigu raised his hand without putting it down. He seemed to be comforting some kind of beast and said: “I live in Zhongbo. This is information that must be inquired. I hope you will not feel offended. You have built your own city wall in the west. Now you want to go east and take back Dunzhou, Duanzhou, and even the Chashi Tiankeng. But Lei Jingzhe blocked you. If you can’t kill him, you will be in trouble. Brother, I also want to kill him, so we can join forces.”

Shen Zechuan raised his finger, tapped the side of his neck, and said, “You both have the same tattoo.”

“Because we are all the sons of Gedal,” Hairigu repeated this sentence, “Lei Jingzhe is a white scorpion, and they are all Zhou people who have taken refuge in Amul.” Hairigu opened his shirt as he spoke, revealing the scorpion tattoo on the side of his neck, “I am a black scorpion.”

Fei Sheng observed it carefully and said, “There is no difference at all between your tattoos.”

“We don’t distinguish each other by tattoos,” Hairigu said. “Tattoos are just a mark used by Biansha people to distinguish Gedal people.”

“Gedal is located in Biansha and was under the control of the Yingying Department in the early years,” Shen Zechuan said, “What is the difference between you and the people in Biansha?”

“If you know the predecessor of the Eagle Department, you can think of why we are distinguished.” Hairigu put on his clothes. “Before Amul existed, the Eagle Department was the eagle slaves of the major ministries. The Gedal controlled by them was even more humble. Zhongbo thieves did business in Gedal and sold women. These women are very popular with the major ministries – the noble Viper Division likes the women of Dazhou very much.”

“But the thieves were surrounded and suppressed,” Fei Sheng threw a water bag to Hai Rigu. “These thieves were very aggressive along the Chashi River, and the good family members of Duanzhou were greatly harmed by them. Unable to bear the disturbance, the Zhu family reported to Shen Wei and asked Dunzhou to send troops for help. Tantai Long, the commander of the Dunzhou garrison, immediately sent troops, and the thieves hit Gedal and defeated these thieves.”

“That was only temporary,” Hai Rigu held the water bag. “These thieves were protected by the Ying Department. They took refuge in the Ying Department and became slaves of the Ying Department, but they were not respected. They became the lowest-ranking people in the Twelve Biansha tribes and continued to collect women for the Biansha people. These women were sent to various ministries and became exchangeable goods.”

Tantailong failed to completely annihilate the thieves, and the thieves soon returned to Gedal, where they took root.

“The children born to women in the Da Zhou are called ‘Wumeng Yun’,” Hai Rigu tugged at his black hair. “They are hybrids in the Da Zhou dialect. These hybrids cannot survive in the major tribes. When they grow up, they will divide the cattle and sheep of pure blood, so the tribes drown them in the Chashi River or throw them back to Gedal.”

Fei Sheng was born in the Fei family and couldn’t understand. He said: “These children have the blood of all major tribes. Even if the mother is not noble enough, she will not drown to death.”

“Do you know Hasen? That is the son Amul truly recognizes. The Twelve Tribes are different from the Great Zhou. In the desert, women are in charge of tribal fertility and even the distribution of cattle and sheep. They are indispensable for the survival of the tribe and can be on an equal footing with men. Only a noble mother can decide the whereabouts of a child. Amul has so many sons, many of whom are smart, but heThey were disqualified from fighting with Hasen as soon as they were born, precisely because Hasen’s mother is the most noble woman in the Viper tribe.Amul’s ability to form the elite troops in the north is inseparable from her.”Hai Rigu took a few sips of water, “Bastards don’t deserve to have tribal surnames, and we are tattooed with the thieves.”

Shen Zechuan pushed the timeline and said, “Since you have distinguished black and white, they must have different uses.”

“You have to understand one thing first. The so-called scorpion is the name after the rise of Amul. Before Amul, Gedal was a place where hybrids lived. After the rise of Amul, Gedal was really used. The white scorpion has the face of Dazhou and can penetrate deep into the interior of Dazhou.” Hairigu screwed up the water bag and made a crawling motion with his fingers, “heThey can climb very deep and have played an unimaginable role in the past ten years.The Black Scorpion was left in Gedal, and Amul gave us the best teacher, making us strong enough to resist the Libei Iron Cavalry.”

“Black and White Xiangzuo, you are helping each other.” Shen Zechuan suddenly said, “There are no iron mines in the desert. If you want to equip such a hammer, you must steal it from within the Great Zhou Dynasty.”

“Yes,” Hai Rigu threw the water bag back, “White Scorpion got us equipment and food from within the Great Zhou Dynasty. In addition, there are military maps.”

The military map of the six states of Zhongbo!

“Whose news did Amul get when he attacked Zhongbo six years ago?”

Hai Rigu spread his hands and said: “I don’t know, I was not involved. But I can tell you that Amul and Qin are inextricably linked. That defeat was just a test, and it turned out to be extremely effective. Li Bei was restrained. Today, a few years later, the Zhou Dynasty is even torn apart because of it.”

Fei Sheng secretly breathed in and looked at Shen Zechuan in surprise.

“Why did you call me Gedal’s son?” The jade bead in Shen Zechuan’s right ear glowed coldly.

Hai Rigu tilted his head and said, “Because we were divided by white tea——”

Before Hai Rigu could finish his words, a hidden arrow swished through the wind and nailed the carriage.Yan Heru, who had never dared to make a sound and was hanging in the air pretending to be dead, immediately shouted: “He’s chasing me!”

Fei Sheng immediately pulled down the curtain and said, “Get on the horse!”

The carriage rushed into the night under the escort of Jin Yiwei, and Yan Heru was thrown back into the carriage.The market in Dunzhou is spacious and was expanded by the Yan family to allow the merchants’ carriages to pass smoothly. It was a busy time at this time, and there was a constant flow of carriages on the street.

Yan Heru was so depressed that he put on his robe and hurriedly said: “Go to Jianxing Prince’s Mansion! I demolished the old site of Jianxing Prince’s Mansion and converted it into a private residence. There are more than a hundred nursing homes inside!”

Fei Sheng immediately turned his horse’s head.

* * *

All the glazed tiles of the Jianxing Prince’s Mansion have been demolished. After Shen Wei set himself on fire, only ruins were left here.Yan Heru cherished the place and rebuilt it into a private residence in the style of Qudu. It has a high-rise building with double eaves. Standing on it, the whole view of Dunzhou can be seen.

Fei Sheng looked at the house carefully before entering and felt that Yan Heru was really strange.He actually built the outer layer with a brick wall, opened the hole for bows and arrows, and connected the parapet with a machine. Judging from the thickness, it can withstand even a trebuchet.

“When doing business, you are afraid of being stabbed by black knives. There are many people who do such useless things. I cherish my life. I have to have a place to stay in Dunzhou. If I don’t build a copper wall, I won’t feel at ease.” Yan Heru asked Shen Zechuan to go upstairs. “This building is called Fuxian Ding. Oh, it means it is high. Master, please, let’s go up to have a drink and have fun, and watch how this idiot Lei Jingzhe scratches his ears and cheeks outside.”

Fei Sheng couldn’t help it and asked, “Aren’t you afraid that he will come in and chop your head off?”

Yan Heru looked back from the stairs, looked at Fei Sheng and smiled, and said with a straight face: “What am I afraid of? A real man is not afraid of a scar as big as a bowl. The worst he can do is to have his head fall to the ground. He is still a good man after eighteen years!”

Yan Heru didn’t sound serious, but he was really not afraid.He is related to the business of China and Bozhou. How many people are following him begging for food. Even though Lei Jingzhe suffered such humiliation tonight, he dare not really kill him. He also has Hezhou as a shield.Lei Jingzhe’s pursuit was actually aimed at Hai Ri Gu Lai.

This guy is very slick.

Shen Zechuan guessed that the fierce fight between Lei Jingzhe and Hai Rigu in Dunzhou was probably caused by Yan Heru adding fuel to the fire.He supported Lei Changming in the past and kept his shop in Dunzhou for the sake of face. If it had been anyone else, the business in this area would have been gone. For this reason, he was afraid that Lei Jingzhe’s family would be the only one, so he secretly funded Hai Rigu and these scorpions, so that they could restrain each other, and in the end they all had to rely on the Yan family.

The maids filed in and lit the lamps one by one.The heavy hanging curtains were lifted up, and all that fell was pearl white gauze.There is actually a small verandah above, hung with sapphires and pothos, surrounded by an arm-thick gurgling stream.There is an open pavilion in the middle, with a steep rockery on the slope.Standing on the railing here, you can see the stars in the sky at your fingertips and have an unobstructed view of Dunzhou’s lights.

“This building is for climbing. Standing here and looking eastward, you can see the Tea Stone River like a jade belt of heaven and earth. The scenery is magnificent and cannot be seen anywhere else.” Yan Heru leaned on the railing and said to Shen Zechuan, “Dunzhou can’t leave for the time being. Mr. Fu can stay here and let’s talk business.”

Shen Zechuan’s cloak was blown by the wind, and he looked down from the railing and could see Lei Jingzhe’s men and horses coming across the street, and said, “You are quite confident.”

Yan Heru dialed the golden abacus twice and said: “If you have money, you will be my master. Lei Jingzhe will call me grandpa. I have nothing to be afraid of. On the other hand, if the Cizhou garrison really doesn’t come, then you will be in danger.”

“I come and go silently,” Shen Zechuan said. “It’s easy to leave.”

“You came to Dunzhou this time just for the white tea,” Yan Heru said with a smile to Shen Zechuan, “Hai Rigu knows everything. You can almost get a glimpse of the whole picture. Are you very anxious now? What is the relationship between white tea and scorpions? Hai Rigu knows this best. Mr. Fu, I am sincere.I’m here to discuss business with you. As long as you agree, I will leave Hai Rigu to your disposal.If we join forces to kill Lei Jingzhe, occupy the two territories in the northeast, and develop the trade route, won’t the money just come like water?The accounts of Chazhou will be wiped out immediately, and I won’t blame you for Cai Yu’s death.”

Shen Zechuan also leaned down and laughed while leaning on the railing.

Yan Heru’s smile gradually faded, and he asked unhappily: “Why are you laughing?”

“Lei Jingzhe is here tonight for Hai Rigu. If you don’t hand over Hai Rigu, he will settle the score with you. Now you want to use a useless chess piece to do business with me. There is nothing so cost-effective in the world.” Shen Zechuan looked down at the distance of Dunzhou, which was the direction of Duanzhou. “The Huaici Tea Trade Road is mine. If you want to share the pie, you have to make me move.”

Yan Heru was silent for a moment facing the empty night scene, then laughed again and said, “At this juncture, the Lord is still tricking me? You have no soldiers at the moment, you are just a trapped beast. I won’t hand over Hai Rigu, but I can hand over you.”

“You planned to kill Lei Jingzhe tonight. According to Lei Jingzhe’s character, this debt has been forgotten. He can tolerate you for money now, and he will definitely not let you go in the future. Besides, you played the Hai Rigu card tonight,” Shen Zechuan tilted his chin slightly and blew the wind. “Even if Lei Jingzhe is willing to settle the feud with you, the twelve Biansha behind him are not willing.”

Hai Rigu is not alone, he also brings a group of scorpions who are also living in Zhongbo.These people are hiding in Tibet, and most of them defected from Gedal.In order to restrain Lei Jingzhe from supporting them, Yan Heru also had to settle accounts with the Biansha Twelve Divisions.

“At least I won’t die tonight.” Yan Heru said softly.

“Then we will die together,” Shen Zechuan’s cold fingers tapped on the fence, “You hand me over to Lei Jingzhe tonight. If I die, I can wait for you down there.”

“After tonight, I have thousands of ways to leave Dunzhou.” Yan Heru snorted childishly.

“Then let me tell you,” Shen Zechuan glanced sideways, his eyes dark, “As long as I die, Dun and Duan Prefectures will also die. No one will remember the lost land of Zhongbo. They are all too busy to take care of themselves. Libei and Qidong members have no skills. This is the open door of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which can be used by the Biansha cavalry to drive straight in. In the past six years, heThey didn’t attack because Zhongbo’s warehouses haven’t been fattened yet.Now the time is right, the Great Zhou Dynasty has been torn apart, and sooner or later this place will become the territory of the Biansha people.”

“Xiao Fangxu will not sit idly by, this is about the southeast battlefield of Libei,” Yan Heru said quickly, “Qi Zhuyin also has strong soldiers and horses, you are scaring me! Shen Zechuan, without you, Zhongbo will just have a few more wild kings, and the overall situation will not change at all!”

“In that case,” Shen Zechuan raised his eyebrows slightly, “Why are you going to all this trouble to talk to me?”

Yan Heru secretly thought, “Oh no!” Shen Zechuan got around him!

he When the two of them were talking, they heard a loud noise below. Yan Heru turned his eyes and looked over, and couldn’t help but be startled: “Why are there so many people…”

HeThis time I came prepared.That invitation was indeed a lure, but you were the one who took the bait.”

The lanterns in the market were knocked over, the sound of horse hooves poured in from the outside, and the headless cavalry were like dark clouds, covering the river of lights.The soldiers and horses brought by Lei Jingzhe were hidden outside the city, just to get rid of Hai Rigu, a serious problem once and for all.Fei Sheng saw the falcon in the night sky. He walked quickly around the fence and found that the dark clouds were crushing the entire Dunzhou City.

“He doesn’t dare to kill me,” Yan Heru showed panic, holding the golden abacus and taking a few steps back, “Hezhou…”

The lead car brought by Lei Jingzhe slammed into the gate dullly, and the door latch supported inside made a painful sound. The iron-wrapped door latch could not withstand such a violent impact.The horses’ breathing was rapid, the circling falcon stirred up the clouds, and the stars in the sky just now dimmed, but the wind continued to flow.

There is no plan ahead for a strong army.

These iron hoofs had trampled Zhongbo’s heart without any scruples before, and this time it was no different.