[R18] Will drink wine – Chapter 60 of “About to Enter the Wine” [English]

Chapter 58 Heavy Snow

It had been snowing for several days, and the assassination was hastily concluded. The rough waves of the previous period were suddenly buried by the wind and snow, turning into a white sky. It was at this time that Li Jianheng heard that Xiao Chiye fell ill.

It is said that he was still facing the wall due to the cold, and was eventually knocked down on the bed, unable to get up from his illness.Li Jianheng traveled in the snow, drove away from the Northern Palace, led his ministers, and became good brothers with Xiao Chiye again.

Everyone else had gone out. Xiao Chiye looked pale and was helped up by Chen Yang, sitting opposite Li Jianheng.

Li Jianheng said: “I listened to the slander and reprimanded you that day. I am very ashamed.”

Xiao Chiye said: “The emperor and his ministers depend on each other. This is how it should be. The emperor does not need to care.”

Li Jianheng was silent, and so was Xiao Chiye. The two of them had finally reached the stage of privately calling themselves emperors and ministers.

Li Jianheng forced a smile and said: “I used to think that you were made of iron and would not get sick. I didn’t want you to get sick like ordinary people.”

Xiao Chiye said: “I am just an ordinary person. He is made of flesh and blood. He will still bleed if he gets a knife.”

Li Jianheng then remembered that night at the hunting ground, when Xiao Chiye rode his horse alone to be surrounded by the Jin Yiwei, narrowly escaping death, and lifted him onto the dragon throne.

People are really strange. When you hate someone, you will only think of their bad qualities. But when you feel guilty, you will only think of their good qualities. It is as if the words you have scolded each other have stuck in your heart, so you feel even more ashamed.

Li Jianheng wanted to ask Xiao Chiye many things, but he didn’t want to ask anything at this moment.Xiao Chiye said that flesh and blood will bleed, but what about the natural friendship?

Li Jianheng said: “… Sitting in this position is not my… it is not my willing choice. Ce’an, if you had not sat here, you would not understand the feeling of precariousness. Others think that this position can be happy and carefree. I used to think so too, but it is not the case at all. ”

Xiao Chiye said nothing.

Li Jianheng’s eyes suddenly turned red. He didn’t know why he was sad. He could only say: “I am just a piece of dead wood. Let me tell you, I know very well that if all my brothers had not died, this position would not be mine. But what did I do wrong? I have always wanted to be a free king. You pushed me up without asking a question… I tried my best, Ce’an, I really tried my best. How can I control the power in this world? I can only let it control me!”

Li Jianheng covered his face in pain and choked up.

“Ce’an, sit on top. It’s too high and you can’t see anything clearly!”

Xiao Chiye also had red eyes and said, “Brother, how can I blame you?”

Li Jianheng wiped his tears vigorously and said, “But I hurt the brotherhood after all.”

Xiao Chiye said: “Why should I blame myself for things I couldn’t control? I did things in a showy way, and I should be told to deal with it.”

Li Jianheng said: “You have such a temper, no wonder you. They tease me like this, it’s all for themselves. I can’t help you, Ce’an.”

he The two of them seemed to have settled their differences and returned to the time when they were confiding in each other.It’s just that the relaxation of making jokes has finally disappeared, and it has turned into an awkward atmosphere of too much respect and not enough intimacy.

Li Jianheng stayed for a short time and had to leave after talking to Xiao Chiye. Before leaving, he rewarded many things and told Xiao Chiye to have a good rest.

As soon as the people were gone, Xiao Chiye threw away the pillow he was leaning on, got up, put on his clothes, put on his shoes and went to Xiao Jiming’s study.

In the study, Xiao Jiming was listening to Zhao Hui talking about military affairs. When he saw Xiao Chiye coming in, he waved to him and motioned for him to sit in front of him.

Zhaohui did not stop and continued: “The Ministry of Accounts has checked the military salary expenditures for the past year, and the cabinet is still discussing the amount for the next year. The snow is heavy this year, and the Juexi people are happy, because the snow heralds a good harvest, and they can look forward to a good harvest this year, but people in Zhongbo have begun to freeze to death.”

“Zhongbo’s government office has been short of manpower in recent years. When there is heavy snow, there are not many people who can clean up the collapsed houses.” Xiao Jiming drank hot tea and thought for a while, “Tell the Ministry of Household Affairs that 40,000 silver will be appropriated from the Libei military salary at the beginning of the year to be used for repairs in Zhongbo.”

Cizhou is close to the Northeast Grain and Horse Road. Xiao Jiming’s love can be regarded as a timely help.

Chaohui understood it and wrote it down in the book.

“The Yamen of Zhongbo Prefecture is short of manpower, and few officials are willing to go, but leaving it vacant like this is not a long-term solution.” Xiao Chiye poured tea for Xiao Jiming.

“In the past, Hua Siqian refused to take care of it. This is a hot potato. If you take it, you have to pay.” Xiao Jiming moved his fingers along the tea cup and said, “But now he is the old boss of Haige. This spring, he should be looking for a suitable candidate for Zhongbo.”

“Most of the new officials have no experience and no prestige. They can work as lower-level officials, but they will definitely not be stable as frontier officials.” Xiao Chiye said, “Those who go to Zhongbo to take charge of the overall situation still have to be selected from the central government.”

“Nowadays, there is a shortage of talents who can take charge of their own affairs,” Xiao Jiming said. “Zhongbo used to be a vassal territory, next to the Shen family, and it was entangled with many things. Shen Wei had become a situation at that time. It was suddenly disrupted five years ago, and now it is a chaotic place. Good people and people back then.Because of the massacre in Biansha, the imperial court has not adopted a policy of appeasement. Most of the people who are still staying in Zhongbo are the remnants of the garrison, as well as the wandering bandits from all over the country.They all say that the poor mountains and rivers lead to unruly people.The current situation in Zhongbo is nothing more than this.

“If the imperial court is willing to send a general to lead the army, it can take care of it in the name of suppressing bandits.” Chaohui folded the book neatly, “but looking at the situation, I am afraid that I dare not do this.”

Of course I don’t dare. Qudu now has Libei Iron Cavalry in the northeast and Qidong garrison in the southeast. They are both heavily fortified areas. It is already very difficult to contain them. If you take the risk and send another one out, it will be even more difficult to deal with if they are sealed.But it is not enough for Zhongbo to just let things go. There must be a compromise solution to the matter.

“This is a headache for the cabinet,” Xiao Jiming pushed aside the military affairs and looked at Xiao Chiye, “How is it?”

Xiao Chiye rested his elbows on the handle of the chair and wanted to cross his legs, but after looking around and finding no place, he said, “You scared the emperor quite a bit. I think he is too scared. No matter how unhappy he is, he will continue to be my brother.”

“You already have a fair-winner friendship,” Xiao Jiming smiled, “It’s better for him to be afraid than for him not to be afraid.”

“Fu Linye put in a lot of effort,” Xiao Chiye said, “I have to find a chance to thank him.”

“Why don’t you thank your friend who helped you secretly?” Xiao Jiming said, “This case can be solved smoothly because there are people inside who have put in a lot of effort. With Fu Linye’s experience, he shouldn’t have fallen into the trap so carelessly.”

“Well…” Xiao Chiye just smiled and changed the topic, “Where’s Gujin? Call him in, I have something to tell you.”

“Why don’t you call them all in? I also have something to tell you.” Xiao Jiming turned to Zhaohui and signaled.

Zhaohui went out to call for help, and Meng flew in after him.It fell on the clothes rack, shaking off the snow and wet the hanging clothes.Ding Tao took off her shoes and jumped in. She rushed to stand upright in front of Xiao Jiming. Chenyang and Gujin also came in from behind.

“Prince!” The person Ding Tao admires the most is Xiao Jiming, showing his white teeth, “Prince, just ask! I, Ding Tao, will go through fire and water without hesitation!”

“Hey,” Xiao Chiye raised the tea cup and said, “Why have you never told the Second Young Master that you can just give me your orders?”

Ding Tao said: “You always throw me away.”

“What have you done,” Xiao Jiming said warmly, “Can you ask the second young master to throw you away?”

Ding Tao immediately said: “I’m not guilty, it’s just that the second young master always asks me to keep an eye on that -”

Xiao Chiye almost spit out his tea, closed the lid with a clang, and winked at Chenyang.Chenyang immediately knocked on Ding Tao. Ding Tao didn’t know what was going on, so he held his head and didn’t dare to say anything.

Xiao Chiye felt the tip of his tongue hurt from the heat and said, “Drag him out and bury him on the spot! What are you suing for? Let Gujin tell you!”

Ding Tao said aggrievedly: “I didn’t -”

Chenyang covered He’s mouth and dragged him out. When he opened the door, he was buried in the snow.

Gu Jin thought: What did I say?What the hell did I say?

He stood in front of Xiao Jiming. Seeing Xiao Jiming about to put the tea cup, he immediately knelt down on one knee, took it respectfully, put it on the table, and said in a clumsy tongue: “Your Majesty, it’s hot!”

When Xiao saw this, he was not in a hurry to ask. He looked at them one by one, making Xiao Chiye feel like he was sitting on pins and needles.

Xiao Jiming said, “What’s wrong? The second young master is hiding someone in the house?”

Xiao Chiye said: “How can this be possible? Brother, I haven’t said goodbye yet, so I have no intention of ruining the girl’s reputation.”

Xiao Jiming looked at he for a long time, not sure whether he believed it or not, so he let him go in an understatement and let him continue.

Xiao Chiye found a comfortable position and said, “I want to ask Gujin to check Xiangyunfang.”

Chaohui thought about it and said, “Xiangyunfang is on Donglong Street. It’s a mixed bag, so it’s not easy to conduct a secret investigation. Second Young Master, do you think there’s something wrong with Xiangyun?”

“There must be something wrong with her,” Xiao Chiye said, “Wei Huaixing took her testimony, why did she offend me for no reason?”

Zhaohui said to Xiao Jiming: “Your Majesty, I heard people say that love gave rise to hatred.”

Xiao Jiming said to Xiao Chiye calmly: “Since she has become an old love, you must have a new love now. I have been in the capital for a few days, why haven’t I heard you mention it?”

Xiao Chiye said: “I’m just tired of it, nothing else.”

“Why are you blinking when you are talking?” Xiao Jiming said, “Winking is telling lies. Which girl is it from? Dad and your sister-in-law are both thinking about this matter. If there is a shadow this time, tell your elder brother if there is any difficulty, the family will take care of it for you right away.”

“No,” Xiao Chiye couldn’t sit still. He wanted to run but didn’t dare, so he had to say, “No, really not. Why should I get married? Isn’t that a delay for others.”

“When you get married, you can grow up.” Xiao Jiming wanted to pat him on the head, but couldn’t wipe out his authority in front of his subordinates, so he lowered his voice, “How long can the elder brother and sister-in-law stay with you? In this capital, there must be someone who can hold the light for you and talk to you. Whoever you like, no matter who it is, my father and I will do our best. It’s a woman from aristocratic family. As long as you like it, the family can do it.”

Xiao Chiye wanted to make fun of him, but after hearing this, his heart suddenly moved and he said, “Shuai Qi… Can Marshal Qi do that?”

Xiao Jiming’s eyes changed slightly. He didn’t expect that he would like the handsome man like this. After a long pause, he still said with a complicated mood: “… If she doesn’t hack you to death, I agree.”

When Xiao Chiye went to bed at night, he suddenly stepped on something.He leaned over and picked it up from the basket. It was a pearl used as a button.

Xiao Chiye followed the pearl and looked under the bed.

“Morning Yang.” Xiao Chiye suddenly opened the window and shouted.

Chenyang walked over from the steps. Xiao Chiye looked at he and thought for a while before saying, “Go to the jewelry shop on Shenwu Street tomorrow morning.”

Before Chen Yang could reply, Xiao Chiye raised his hand and threw a box to him.

“Tell them to make them into earrings, and only make one of each variety.” After Xiao Chiye finished speaking, he thought for a long time and said, “Keep it simple, don’t be too fancy.”

Chen Yang looked at the box and said, “…Hit them all?”

“Hit them all.” Xiao Chiye closed the window, he closed the window and stayed quiet for a moment, then opened it again.

Chen Yang didn’t dare to move. He held the box and said confusedly: “Master?”

Xiao Chiye said: “Accounting!”