[R18] Will drink wine – Chapter 7 of “About to Enter the Wine” [English]

Chapter 7 Tutor

Taifu Qi was speechless and choked. He pulled back his hand and turned his head to stop looking at Shen Zechuan.He has been imprisoned here. He has gone crazy for twenty years and hated everyone outside. But tonight he has to convince himself not to hate the son of his enemy.

“Now…” Taifu Qi’s voice was plaintive, “Who can I kill now!”

The snow fell silently, and the crows flew away from the branches in the courtyard.The broken curtains in the hall moved with the wind, and Taifu Qi stood up tremblingly, raising his arms in grief.

“The overall situation in the world has been decided! The king will be defeated and the virtuous name of His Highness will be overturned. You and I are both the rebellious officials and traitors who have been infamy for thousands of years! Who should I kill? I will kill this blind and blind God! Twenty years ago, His Highness was bloodied here. What did we do wrong? We forced the Emperor to kill him like this!”

Taifu Qi burst into tears and knelt tremblingly at the door of the palace, banging his head on the ground.

“Kill me now too!”

It was a cold snowy night, and the ancient temple was empty and no one responded.Grand Tutor Qi was kneeling like this, like the decayed and broken Buddha statue, covered with white snow like flakes, silent in the brightly lit night of Qudu.

Half an hour later, Ji Gang supported Taifu Qi, and the three of them sat around the incense table.

“Many things happened tonight because of me. I will take this opportunity to tell you the truth.” Ji Gang put up his sleeves and said, “Master, Chuan’er was born to the Shen family, the eighth son of Shen Weishu. Eight years ago.Before that, the concubine faction in the Jianxing Palace was like fire and water.The prince of Jianxing, Shen Zhouji, won favor, so he sent his concubine brothers to the palace.He was raised by his mother as a maid.But the woman was greedy for money and often deducted the child’s food rations.When Pingting learned about this, she asked me to take Chuan’er back so that we could give birth to her.”

Taifu Qi sneered and said: “Shen Wei was originally a concubine in the family. He suffered a lot of injustices in his childhood, but he was later given to his son. It’s ridiculous that he prefers direct children, but he is so close to women. It is really a crime to have such a lot of children!”

“We revised the book many times and sent it to the palace, but Shen Wei never replied. Tutor, look at the eight families of Qidu, even the bastards, have never heard of such abandonment.” Ji Gang frowned, “Chuan’er followed us in a daze, and Mu’er was fifteen years old at the time, and was very happy to meet his younger brother.From then on, our family of four settled in Duanzhou, and we worked hard to get on the military household list.”

Taifu Qi was silent for a moment before he said: “You are guilty of leaving the capital. It is difficult to enter the household. Your Highness strictly enforced the yellow registration of households at that time in order to suppress bandits and strictly prevent civil unrest.”

Ji Gang said: “I understand. Tutor, what happened to Qudu after I left? How did His Highness end up in that situation?”

Taifu Qi pulled the torn curtain over his shoulders and said gloomily: “… After you left, Ji Wufan lost the emperor’s heart. Pan Rugui served the queen and was favored, and served as the director of etiquette. As a result, the Jinyiwei declined, and the twelve schools existed in name only. After Ji Wufan’s death, Ji Lei took the lead. From then on, Dongchang became the godfather of the Jinyiwei and no longer interacted with the East Palace. Later, the emperor suddenly became ill and began to often lie on the dragon couch and serve as a servant in the court.The matter was handed over to the cabinet and the East Palace.Unexpectedly, the Hua family relied on the Queen’s favor to install many incompetent people in the court, which caused the bribery of the six ministries to revive.His Royal Highness the Crown Prince repeatedly complained, but he did not want Pan Rugui to control government affairs with the Queen.Not only that, after the Emperor fell ill, the Queen stopped the Cabinet and the East Palace from asking for condolences.”

“The eunuch harmed the country!” Ji Gang sighed repeatedly, “If I had known that Pan Rugui had such ambitions, I should not have let my father kill him in the first place!”

“Kill Pan Rugui, and there will be Pan Ruxi and Pan Ruyi!” Taifu Qi said numbly, “The harem interferes with politics, and the relatives are involved in the affairs. Ji Gang, you don’t understand, this is a deep-rooted malady of the Eight Families. As long as the Eight Families of Qidu are not eliminated, this will happen again and again! How can the Queen control the affairs of the court after living in the palace for a long time? It all depends on the power accumulated by the Hua family for a long time. Even if the Queen’s surname was not Hua, but was changed to another surname among the Eight Families, this would still happen.”

“But.” Shen Zechuan couldn’t help but ask, “Isn’t His Royal Highness the direct descendant of the middle palace?”

“No.” Taifu Qi lowered his head, “His Highness’s biological mother is a concubine in the palace. The Queen has no children and has never given birth to a child. But the Queen held her in the palace and raised Your Highness herself. As the saying goes, a tiger’s poison will not eat its children… There is no father or son in the Heavenly Family.”

The hall fell silent again.

Ji Gang exhaled a cold breath and said in a solemn voice: “Because I drank too much and got into trouble, my father lost his heart as an emperor. If not for this, His Highness would never have come here.”

“I thought that Ji Lei would not turn against you if Ji Wufan was with you first.” Taifu Qi grabbed the broken curtain and said with bitterness in retrospect, “Who knew he…”

“The Grand Tutor doesn’t know something,” Ji Gang looked at Shen Zechuan, “Kuan’er doesn’t know either. My father, Ji Wufan, was a close friend of the late emperor and the commander of the Jinyi Guards. But my father’s wife died early and he had no plans to remarry, so he adopted three sons. In addition to Ji Lei and me, there is also an eldest brother. The eldest brother left the capital early because of the evil things done in the prison, and went to Tianfei Palace to serve as soldiers. Ji Lei and I served as Jinyi Guards,We will be respectful to our father together.This set of Ji Family Boxing and Ji Family Sword were both taught by my father.Later, because of many things, my father thought that Ji Lei had evil intentions and was suspected of flattery, so he only passed on the Ji Family’s methods to me.But after my father’s death, Ji Lei cleared up his subordinates, and the Jin Yi Guards… were no longer the former Jin Yi Guards.”

Taifu Qi murmured: “This is fate. The East Palace staff worked together, but still failed to save His Highness. The Emperor suspected His Highness of treason, but the eight major camps in Qudu were all held by the Eight Families. Jin Yiwei investigatedWhen I received the treason document, I insisted that it was His Highness who was imprisoned and many of our people died.He could not bear the punishment and was furious. The Emperor was furious and listened to Pan Rugui’s slander.His Highness had no way to retreat. ”

He had tears on his face and seemed to be going crazy again.

“Your Highness is here with no way out! Why don’t you kill me? Why am I still alive today? It’s so painful to live, but I haven’t rushed to the underworld.”

He suddenly stared at Shen Zechuan, his tone became more and more crazier.

“——I’m not willing to give in! Years of planning have failed! There have been countless casualties among the East Palace staff, and His Highness’s grievances have not yet been vindicated. I’m not willing to give in!” He dragged Shen Zechuan’s arm again, “You are so young, you still have a chance!”

“Master…” Ji Gang stood up and tried to stop him.

“You can protect him for a while, can you protect him for life!” Taifu Qi held Shen Zechuan tightly, “Today I forgive you for your fatherly heart. You don’t hate him or blame him, but can you teach everyone in the world to think like this? As long as his surname is Shen, there will be people who want to kill him.!Can you really have peace of mind if you have Kung Fu skills?Ji Gang, what a master of martial arts, didn’t you end up dying of illness alone!In this capital, in this changing tide of power, how can you bear to let him face the wolf and leopard naked like this!

Ji Gang clenched his fists and said nothing.

Master Qi dragged Shen Zechuan, but he knelt down, heLooking at Shen Zechuan, he choked with a trembling voice: “I am Qi Huilian of Yuzhou! You don’t recognize me, but let me tell you, I am, I am the top three yuan winner in the fifteenth year of Yongyi. Since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, there have only been five people who have won three yuan in a row. I am a member of the East Palace, and I am also the official minister and the second assistant of the cabinet. I have taught the prince, and I will teach you now! I will teach you everything I have learned in this life – okay?”

Shen Zechuan stared into Taifu Qi’s eyes. He was unusually calm. After a brief silence, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Taifu Qi three times.

“My husband gave me poems and books, and I will kill my old enemy for him.”

* * *

Ge Qing went out at Qingmao hour and went to Zhaosu Temple.It was cold and snowing on the road. He rubbed his hands and looked for a bun shop while walking.

I heard several calls in the distance, and a red silk umbrella was propped up in the snow. The person under the umbrella was swaying slightly and coming this way.Those who can hold a red silk umbrella are all dignitaries of rank five or above.

Ge Qingqing stood sideways on the roadside, holding his knife and saluting.This man walked past he, and the strong smell of alcohol hit his nose.

“Tiqi[1].” The man stopped, reached out and pulled Ge Qingqing’s waistband, looked at him for a moment, and said, “Where is Ge Baihu going now? It’s freezing cold.”

Ge Qingqing stared at the man’s black boots and replied: “Sir, I am on duty today, so I should go to the palace.”

Xiao Chiye drank and drank all night long and was disheveled.He hung up the badge and said, “This road doesn’t look like it’s going to the palace.”

Ge Qingqing raised her head, showed a shy smile, and said: “Second Young Master Jin Gui, I don’t know that the alleys are messy. From here, you can turn to Shenwu Street and go straight to the palace gate.”

Xiao Chiye smiled when he heard this, threw the badge back to he, and said, “Do you recognize me?”

Ge Qingqing took the waist badge and complimented: “The Libei cavalry is brave and good at fighting. The prince and the second young master have done a great job in rescuing the cavalry. How can anyone in Qudu not recognize you? Second young master, do you want to go back home? The road is slippery and you are daring in your humble position. Can I send you back?”

Xiao Chiye looked at he and said, “Do I look like a drunkard? Just go ahead.”

Ge Qingqing bowed again and left.

When Zhaohui arrived, he saw Xiao Chiye holding the red silk umbrella and calling the bun shop to hurry up.He approached and said: “There is breakfast prepared in the house, why does the young master just stand here to use it?”

Xiao Chiye said, “I’m hungry and can’t go back.”

Chaohui shook off his cloak and said, “Drinking and sex can lead to misunderstandings. Master, let’s go back.”

Xiao Chiye put on his cloak but did not move his feet.he took two bites of the buns and asked Zhaohui, not paying attention to the looks around him: “Can we get to Shenwu Street?”

“It’s possible, but it’s not easy to walk.” Zhaohui said, “It’s a civilian alley that doubles as an official ditch. The narrower the alley, the more filthy water is blocked. Qudu has not repaired the official ditch in recent years, and this area is in a terrible state. When the weather warms up, the snow melts, and the rain comes, the sewage will surge and cover the streets. Do you think this road is easy to walk?”

Xiao Chiye said: “I only asked one question, why did you answer so many questions?”

Chaohui said: “The implication is that you must take the right path. Master, don’t be in a hurry to eat and drink. It will be faster to go around.”

Xiao Chiye wiped his hands and motioned for Chao Hui to pay: “That’s really weird. Go and find out if there is a man named Ge Qingqing in the 12th Jinyiwei Station today – old man, do something else as soon as possible. This bun is too unpalatable.”