[R18] Will drink wine – “About Wine” Chapter 242 [English]

Chapter 231: Disguise

When Pan Lin died, Li Jianting had just turned the corner. The maids and eunuchs serving in the palace had no time to cry with joy, so they were taken to prison.The prince was poisoned, so the wine, vinegar, and noodle bureau was immediately closed down, and all the eunuchs who were responsible for the errands were imprisoned.Fuman relied on his qualifications from the Tianchen Emperor period to take charge of the case and tortured them severely.

“Ancestor!” The young eunuch couldn’t bear the beating, so he leaned on the stool and cried, “Ancestor is taking away his life!”

Fuman was wearing a python pattern and a cigarette cap on his head. He was looking at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall with his hands behind his hands.

The eunuchs holding the sticks were all left over from the original Dongchang. They were so good at this that they beat the eunuch until he almost fainted.

“My ancestors, have mercy on me…” The young eunuch burst into tears.

Fuman turned around and said, “What happened to the prince happened while you were serving him? If you want to survive, you have to explain clearly to our family.”

These serving eunuchs all entered the palace after Emperor Tianchen. Up to now, they don’t even know what kind of poison the prince was poisoned, and they can’t explain anything at all.

Fuman patiently said: “You can think about what you are eating and wearing that day. There are so many people in the wine-vinegar affair, and there might be a few people with ulterior motives mixed in. You usually have close contact with them, why can’t you think of it now?”

The eunuch heard something interesting, but he didn’t dare to guess, and he still couldn’t say anything.

Fu Man rolled up his sleeves as if he hated the iron, and asked the old eunuch holding the stick to continue beating him.The eunuch was beaten until blood oozed from his mouth. He dug at the stool and sobbed: “Stop beating, beat! Ancestor, ancestor! I say!”

Fuman ignored it.

The eunuch swallowed the blood foam and said: “The wine and vinegar game… and the Siyuan game… there are some new faces that I don’t recognize…”

Fuman then turned sideways and coaxed softly: “Are you coming and going?”

The eunuch shook his head vigorously and did not dare to respond to these words.He raised his eyes, tested Fuman’s face, and cried softly: “I don’t recognize him.”

“If you don’t recognize them, how do you know which bureau they are from?” Fuman guided carefully, “Someone has to tell you before you know.”

The eunuch said: “The watchers and gatekeepers in the palace…”

“Tsk,” Fuman bent down, “Can the gatekeeper be next to the prince? Whoever usually serves the prince knows best.”

The eunuch didn’t dare to breathe loudly and said calmly: “Usually, Fengquan takes care of you…”

Fuman patted his hand lightly and said, “It’s over now.”

* * *

If this case falls into Fuman’s hands, the real culprit will definitely not be found.He was ordered by Han Cheng to stuff people into Li Jianting Hall.The poison had nothing to do with the wine-vinegar noodle situation. The problem lay with the chopsticks Li Jianting used to eat that day.When the prince fell, there was chaos in the palace. Fuman had already had people change things and clean up everything.

Fuman left the hall, but before he left the yard, he saw several men carrying sedan chairs standing under the locust tree outside, waiting for him.The official overseeing the Ministry of Punishment had just left. Fuman felt wary, lifted up his robe, and stepped out with a smile: “Who is this noble person looking for me? Just let me know, why bother to come here specially to invite him! What a coincidence, I have to deal with a case at the moment, so I can’t get away…”

The curtain opened, and Han Cheng sneered: “We haven’t seen each other for a few days, and your grandpa picked up Qiao, what? I can’t invite you anymore!”

It’s this shit again!

Fuman obediently bent down and said, “I thought I was a bunch of old guys from the cabinet. They stuck to me like dog-skin plaster to investigate the case. I was worried in my heart. I didn’t expect it to be you. Look at what you said. When I saw you, what happened was, eh, a baby swallow fell into the forest!”

He pretended to be dumbfounded, knowing that Han Cheng would do this.

As expected, Han Cheng’s face brightened a little, and he didn’t bother with the matter anymore. He threw down the curtain and said, “Follow me.”

Fuman scolded him all the way, holding it in his heart.When we arrived at the place, we saw that it was Han Cheng’s private residence, and we knew that he was going to ask about the prince’s case.He entered the door, and before he could flatter him, he saw that there were knives inside. He immediately forgot what he was going to say and knelt down with a “plop”.

“Look at how courageous you are,” Han Cheng poured tea from the pot and said without letting the blessings rise, “You still want to learn from Pan Rugui? You are worthy!”

“If you don’t deserve it, you definitely don’t deserve it!” Fuman leaned on the ground and forced a smile, “This slave is just a bitch, how can I compare with my ancestors? I don’t dare to have that kind of heart.”

Han Cheng put the teapot back and said, “I asked you to poison Li Jianting to death. What kind of poison did you use?”

There was cold sweat on Fuman’s back, and he could not hesitate. He said as he had thought about it thousands of times in his heart: “The slave is following the commander’s instructions, and the order is ‘Jiu Chai’.”

“That’s weird,” Han Cheng mocked, “This medicine can poison several strong men, but not a woman?”

Fuman felt a chill on the back of his neck. It was a real knife, and it had already reached him.The muscles on his face twitched, and he suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself, then changed his face and cried: “What you are saying is to kill slaves! How dare slaves dare to plot with an outsider to murder their own father? Besides, Xue Yanqing and Kong Qiu both despise eunuchs and treat slaves like animals. I really want to play ‘quick pursuit’, and I still have the chopsticks, so I don’t dare to be careless.”

Fuman was halfway through crying, wiping away his tears.

“My slave is also puzzled. It’s really amazing. It was a ‘Ji Zhui’. The prince actually vomited a few times and was cured. This is not a ghost!”

Han Cheng’s face was livid. Li Jianting’s life and death was related to the direction of the situation. He even brought out the Eighth Battalion, betting that the crown prince would die. Unexpectedly, Li Jianting was fine.The reason why the Dancheng case is not settled now is that the investigation will continue. Without Pan, it will be Helianhou Fei’s turn next, and everyone in the seven cities will be in danger.

“Have you ever mentioned the poisoning to anyone?”

Fuman quickly said: “How dare you, slave!”

“You’d better not dare!” Han Cheng threw the teacup in his hand violently, “You were the one who messed up this matter, and you have to clean it up now! Those people in her palace can’t stay, take this opportunity to kill them all.”

If Li Jianting was hit by Ji Zhui, she would definitely die.Either someone replaced the poison in the meantime, or Fuman didn’t give chase at all.No matter what, the people serving in she’s dormitory can no longer stay, as there may be other people mixed in.

Eunuchs are treacherous, rootless bastards are the most adaptable, and Fuman is not a good thing.Now that the family is in harm’s way, it’s hard to guarantee that the blessings will not be enough to have other thoughts. If he is left here, it will be a disaster.

Han Cheng was suspicious by nature, and he was like a frightened bird at this moment.He stood up and looked at Fuman. He took a few steps closer and already had murderous intentions.

Seeing that his body was about to be dismembered, Fuman shouted in a hurry: “Yuan Fu – order me to investigate the case, and this matter will turn around! Commander, don’t worry, I will clean it up. The officials from the Criminal Department who are supervising the case are all acquaintances. If something goes wrong again, I will bring it to the commander!”

Han Cheng couldn’t really kill him at this moment. Seeing that he looked pale and had no future, he said: “If this thing goes wrong again, even if I want to keep you, the queen mother will not keep you. If you want to be an ancestor, you must have that ability!”

Fu Manlian claimed yes, still in shock.

* * *

It was raining continuously in Qudu, but it was still sunny at the battle site.The commanders of the third battalion rotated, and today it was Xiao Chiye who went to the first battalion.Lu Guangbai came out of the military tent to greet him. Xiao Chiye took off his helmet and said hello to him.

Lu Guangbai jumped up and caught Xiao Chiye’s helmet. When he saw the dent on it, he said, “Hason can play the trebuchet better than us.”

Xiao Chiye handed the reins to Chen Yang, stood there and removed the armbands, and said, “The watchtower of the second camp was smashed yesterday. You should quickly send a message to the master and ask the military craftsman to rush to the second camp.”

“Since Mingxin has sent a group of military craftsmen here, if you can’t wait, I will ask the military craftsmen from Bianbo Camp to repair it.” Lu Guangbai returned the helmet to Chen Yang, “The wall of the third camp has been repaired, but it collapsed again. Master Qianqiu has no manpower left for you.”

Xiao Chiye, who had tanned his skin during this time, saw Meng hovering over the camp and said: “The number of Biansha cavalry is increasing.”

After Duanzhou Scorpion was surrounded and suppressed, Hasen began to attack fiercely.It was most obvious in March. Xiao Chiye noticed that Hasen was frantically recruiting men in the east. The number of Biansha cavalry was growing rapidly. Last year, they could only attack with the main force and rely on the remaining troops to make sneak attacks in roundabout ways. But now, Hasen can divide his forces to attack two battalions at the same time.

“Amul placed Hasen in the north, but he did not go south,” Lu Guangbai said, “because he wanted to expand his territory deep in the desert and make the remaining six tribes surrender as soon as possible. Now that Hasen can have cavalry to attack at the same time, I am afraid it is Amul’s new help.”

Xiao Chiye wiped the dust on his cheeks, thoughtfully.

Lu Guangbai continued: “But Hazen has been playing very inconsistently recently.”

Achi was killed by Xiao Chiye. Hasen thought that Xiao Chiye would take the new cavalry out of the camp wall when he returned to the battle site, but Xiao Chiye did not do so.Not having it means that Ha Sen can’t face Xiao Chiye’s new cavalry, and they seem to have switched positions.The unknown is an unpreventable danger, and Xiao Chiye is taking away Hasen’s initiative.

“Hassen fought battles that were guaranteed to win on the northern and southern battlefields,” Xiao Chiye twirled his finger, “Hassen’s victory was partly due to his familiarity with the general.”

The battle Qi Zhuyin fought at the battleground was proof. Xiao Jiming noticed this, so he disrupted the order of the battlegrounds.When Hasen met the Libei Iron Cavalry again, he understood what Xiao Jiming was doing.

Xiao Jiming is the type of commander Hasen dislikes the most, because he can’t keep up with the rhythm and is not in a hurry. He seems to always be able to maintain his calmness. This is both Xiao Jiming’s character and Xiao Jiming’s style.He knew that he couldn’t beat Hasen, so he didn’t want to decide the winner or loser with Hasen in the battlefield atmosphere. All he had done in the past few months was to ease Libei’s rhythm.The Cavaliers are recovering, and even if they can’t win, they won’t be led by Hassen like before.

“Hassen will also be anxious when he comes to a goal,” Xiao Chiye said in a deep voice, “After all, he just wants to win.”

Xiao Jiming wants to leave the opportunity to Xiao Chiye.

Lu Guangbai looked at Xiao Chiye and said, “Amul has devoted his whole life to him. His victory is related to Amul’s dignity in the face of the Twelve Tribes. If he cannot win this battle, he will not be able to become the future king of the Twelve Tribes.”

Xiao Chiye didn’t care at all why Ha Sen wanted to win, he just wanted Ha Sen’s head.

Lu Guangbai seemed to understand this and stopped continuing. Instead, he said: “Hassen’s anxiety also comes from the south. The commander-in-chief has beaten the Qing Mouse Department, and they will also face pressure from both sides.”

But is Hazen really worried about the North-South battlefield?

Xiao Chiye felt that Hasen’s fierce attack during this period had another meaning. Hasen might want to use this deception to hide his goal. Compared with spending time with Libei and Qidong, Zhongbo was the best place to attack.

Hazen is good at disguise.

Xiao Chiye was like a wolf crawling in the darkness, staring at Hasen’s every move. His understanding of Hasen was far greater than Hasen’s understanding of him.