[R18] Will drink wine – “About Wine” Chapter 241 [English]

Chapter 230, Spring Moon

Qiao Tianya leaned back in the wicker chair, biting a piece of red thread between his lips and dexterously weaving it with his fingers.The moonlight in the ugly hour was very thin and slipped from one side of the bridge of his nose, making his drooping eyes look very lonely.

The piano was placed on the table, covered with silk, and had not been touched for several days.

Yao Wenyu remained silent when he woke up, looking sideways at Qiao Tianya.

Qiao Tianya is like the lonely moon stagnating in the empty valley after a shower, clear and distant.The wanton wind became an old dream last night, leaving an afterimage on him.Yao Wenyu still retains the glory of that day, but she already knows that she can’t get to him.

This is a spring March that ends without a problem.

Qiao Tianya took off the red thread and trimmed the tail beautifully.He reached over and touched Yao Wenyu’s hand, and put the braided red thread on Yao Wenyu’s wrist.

Yuan Zhuo was hidden in the curtains, peering through the cracks at the person close at hand.He laughed silently, but in a daze, his pillow became damp.

Qiao Tianya didn’t lift the curtain, and they just relied on their fingers to transfer warmth, as if this was the most abundant intimacy, and it would disappear if they got any closer.

Yao Wenyu never spoke, as if he had never woken up.

* * *

When Shen Zechuan came the next day, Yao Wenyu had already stood up and leaned slightly towards Shen Zechuan as a salute.

“I suddenly fell ill yesterday, which delayed my official duties.” Yao Wenyu pointed down and picked up the messy chess pieces. “Today, while I am still in good spirits, I should finish talking to the Lord.”

Shen Zechuan sat down and said, “Your illness has just improved. It doesn’t matter if we rest for half a month and talk again.”

“Being idle while you are sick is also idle.” Yao Wenyu pondered for a while and said, “Liuzhou Port is really a priority. Having this place is like having a place to talk in Juexi.”

Yao Wenyu, Kong Ling and others think about different things. He sees further. In today’s incompatible situation, he is more willing to recruit talents for Shen Zechuan than to kill all the Zhou courtiers.

“The prince thought he was lacking generals, but in my opinion it’s the opposite,” Yao Wenyu put the chess pieces away. “In the future, the three eastern realms will lack the most powerful generals. Whether it is Wu Ziyu or Tantai Hu, they are both generals who can stand alone. When the war subsides, there will beThey are stationed at the border, and the emperor will have no worries in the east.In the future, the emperor will be short of capable ministers and generals. Although Cheng Feng is good, he refuses to leave Zhongbo; although Zhou Gui is loyal, he cannot take on big responsibilities.After several years, the thirteen cities in Juexi have not fallen into the hands of the family. It is precisely because of the capable minister Jiang Qingshan.”

“Xue Yanqing was able to make waves in the court. The crown prince was just an opportunity. The real reason was the practical people who supported him. These people were not of high rank, but they were the key to determining whether the reform could be implemented. They were working for the people in Juexi, hoping to revive the Li family and restore Yongyi Zhongxing. They were scholars who were far more ambitious than the officials, and they were also the last good ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty.”

It is difficult to reach the Nine Heavens, and the change of dynasties means that countless scholars have to put an end to their dreams.With the situation in the court so bad, neither Hai Liangyi nor Xue Xiuzhuo thought of replacing Li, because this was a crime comparable to patricide.The emperor, his ministers, his father and his son constitute the ethical code. For hundreds of years, Li has been the emperor. This not only means shouting long live the emperor, but also means that generations of people have been following an orthodoxy.

If Shen Zechuan steps into the capital again, the “Fu Jun” will defeat the majestic and orthodox emperor. He must obtain the power of regicide granted by God in order to take off the label of “rebellious ministers and traitors”. However, this is far from enough. He must use a suitable method to make Li’s surviving ministers willingly serve him. Otherwise, even if he conquers thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, he will not be able to achieve the prosperity of the world that Qi Huilian once said.

“It is a good thing that Xue Yanqing cleared the Bacheng field tax, but he did it too hastily. The current tax burden of Qandu is mainly on the Bacheng field tax, heAfter resolutely ousting the Pan family in Dancheng, there are only two ways to go. One is to continue to search the remaining seven cities and reclaim the land as quickly as possible; the other is to slow down and give the remaining seven cities a chance to pay the land tax back to the people.However, the people in the eight cities have already left their hometowns and gone to Zhongbo.Re-registration will delay this year’s hard work, so the problem of food on Wednesday after autumn will be left to Juexi and Hezhou.The latter’s land tax loss will naturally be borne by the Bicheng, and the Bicheng will continue to be tyrannical. This will be no different from before.”

“By the time Juexi is exhausted from recruiting troops, the people in the Thirteen Cities will not have enough to eat. If the governor takes the Liuzhou port as an opportunity to build an east-west waterway and connect the north-south horse roads, Hezhou and Zhongbo can relieve Juexi’s burden.”

When Yao Wenyu said this, the sun had already reached the eaves.He held the chess pieces for a while and said, “The Lord must have planned to kill Yan Heru.”

“Hezhou is next to Qidong,” Shen Zechuan followed Yao Wenyu to play chess pieces. “If this place is not included in the bag, I can’t sleep at night.”

Yan Heru thought about business, but Shen Zechuan thought about more than just business.Qi Zhuyin joined forces with Xue Xiuzhuo in the Dancheng case. The prince wanted to give her a title, so she would become the marquis of Dazhou in the future.The garrison of the five counties of Qidong is to the south of Zhongbo. Shen Zechuan must hold the important supply line from Qidong to the west, and Hezhou is the only way to pass through.

Shen Zechuan said it bluntly. If Qi Zhuyin tried to protect the Li family, then Zhongbo Dengzhou would be Shen Zechuan’s key. He had to hold Hezhou, which was more important to Qidong, so that he and Qi Zhuyin could always sit at the same table.

“Qi Shiyu is old, and Qi Zhuyin is far more suitable to be the commander-in-chief than others.” Shen Zechuan continued, “Lu Guangbai stayed in Libei because he didn’t want to be a general of the Zhou Dynasty. Qidong left a gap in the border counties, and Qi Zhuyin had to make up for it himself. Qandu wanted her to become a guard soldier, but she also had to be able to run through.”

Qi Zhuyin might really be able to run across, so Shen Zechuan’s road was blocked.

“The commander-in-chief has been troubled by money in recent years. This time he is willing to send troops to the Qing Mouse Division because he is reviewing the situation.” Yao Wenyu coughed lightly.

Shen Zechuan stopped mentioning official duties and only said: “Qiao Tianya now has to take charge of the Jinyi Cavalry. He will inevitably be negligent if he stays at the school during the day. I wrote a letter to the master and asked Mr. He to come to Duanzhou to take care of you.”

Yao Wenyu didn’t refuse. He wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and said, “It’s so far away. It’s hard for Master to make a special trip.”

Shen Zechuan saw a red string hanging on Yuan Zhuo’s wrist, and it disappeared into his sleeve as he raised his hand.He didn’t ask. He saw that the tiger slave had woken up and was walking towards the door.

“Qudu is our hometown,” Shen Zechuan said. “I once heard Xi Hongxuan say that you would return to the capital every spring and March. Next year…or a few years later, you can have a good look at the spring scenery.”

Yao Wenyu knew that Shen Zechuan was trying to comfort herself, so she smiled slightly, and instead of answering, she said, “Now that the Dancheng case is about to be concluded, where will Pan Lin be exiled?”

Shen Zechuan lowered his folding fan to block the tiger slave and said, “Kong Qiu wanted to exile him to Huaizhou, but he committed suicide on hunger strike in Qudu Station.”

Yao Wenyu sat quietly for a long time.

Pan Lin was young and proud, and his official career was smooth. His words to Xue Xiuyi at the Marquis Banquet came true, but he ended up starving to death.He was burdened by his family background, but now he is finally free.

They are all old places.

Yao Wenyu turned to look at the courtyard.

But there was nothing worth seeing again.