Seeing Xiao Rui lost in thought, Fang Er walked over and patted the waiter on the shoulder, stretched out his hand to pull the person aside, then took out a piece of silver and said with a simple smile: "My young master is concentrating on the business, you Don’t let anyone come up to disturb you, I’ll serve you the food later.”
When the waiter saw it, it turned out to be five taels of silver? My eyes are straightened, you are a big customer.
He lowered his voice and said gratefully: "Yes, sir, don't worry, I will personally guard the stairs."
After speaking, he glanced at the absent-minded Xiao Rui again. He always felt strange in his heart. This young master looked noble. He didn't look like a businessman, but more like a young master from a noble family.
The waiter went downstairs with doubts, and the housekeeper personally guarded the upper entrance of the stairs.
Xiao Rui's thoughts have drifted further and further along with his personal reasoning, and the roles are constantly changing in his mind.
Did the Jingxiang Navy raise its troops because of the Dongting water bandits? Unlikely, if the Dongting water bandits dare to cut off the Jingxiang Navy's financial path, there will not be peace between them for so many years.
If the Jingxiang Navy was not afraid of the Dongting Bandits, then what made the Jingxiang Navy take the risk?
There must be changes...
variable……
It's him? That's right, it's the imperial envoy Wei Zheng! Although he came down with the Emperor's Sword to investigate the Dongting water bandits, he did so secretly. He must have been exposed, or found out something dirty about Jingxiang Navy...
hiss……
After thinking about this, Xiao Rui couldn't help but feel annoyed, "How brave! In order to cover up the crime, even the imperial envoys dared to plot a murder. This land of Jingxiang is really amazing, it's almost like separatist rule."
That's right, according to Xiao Rui's speculation, it was originally believed that the Jingxiang Navy was coming for the Dongting water bandits. Apart from this thorn in the side, the stain of self-respect for raising bandits was naturally gone.
But now it seems that this is not the case. They were grasped by Lao Wei, and they had no choice but to plot to kill the imperial envoy Lao Wei, and used the reputation of suppressing bandits to make Lao Wei die an untimely death. Even if the court comes to investigate, it will be a confusing account.
Wait...the court is here to investigate?
No, Wei Zheng visited secretly and must have sent secret messages to Chang'an to report daily. How dare they detain him for several months at once? If the imperial court did not receive the secret message, they would immediately think that something had happened to the imperial envoy. How could they hide it then?
so……
So they are sure to succeed in a short time?
It took about a month to go back and forth from Chang'an to Jingxiang, and no matter how slow the court's response, it would not receive a letter from the imperial envoy within ten days and start investigating. So with all calculations in mind, they have at most forty days.
Thirty-five days have passed now. The Dongting water bandits were forced to huddle on the island in the middle of the lake and the Jingxiang navy did not dare to fight decisively. So why are they besieging them instead of attacking?
Besieged but not attacked? It doesn't seem like you're afraid of anything, more like you're waiting for something?
Wait, wait...the right time, the right place, the right people, right! Yes, they are waiting for the right time!
Because they have the advantage of location and people, but the time waits for no one: because time is tight, they are not sure of victory in a battle, so they must be waiting for an opportunity to win.
What circumstances can guarantee their victory?
Xiao Rui's eyes lit up - it was an insider!
Yes, it must be!
Strong fortresses are often breached from within, and they wait until they succeed.
Thinking of this, Xiao Rui became more and more irritable. If this was really the case, then he might not be able to help. The most he could do was save Wei Zheng. As for the island in the middle of the lake? Who knows who among them is the traitor? When will the traitor start to lure the wolf into the house?
well……
With a long sigh, Xiao Rui ended his reasoning.
Fang Er came over, saw Xiao Rui like this, and asked curiously: "Brother Xiao, after all these years with you, this is the first time I've seen you worried. In just one day, you sighed several times. That’s more than in the past few years combined.”
Xiao Rui smiled, "What's so strange about that? Brother Xiao, I am also a mortal human being, not a god. I am helpless in many things."
When he said this, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, thinking that his soul had passed through the Tang Dynasty. From the perspective of God, maybe it really was like a star king from the sky descending to earth.
Fang Er shook his head and corrected: "No, Brother Xiao, you are a god. Everyone says you are a star king from the sky who has descended to earth. You are omnipotent."
laugh……
Xiao Rui sneered, stretched out his hand and knocked Fang Er on the forehead, "You boy, if I really came down to earth as a star king and had those omnipotent magical means, then I would immediately open your head and take out the contents inside. Pour out the water and enlighten you."
Fang Er smiled naively, shook his head and said, "Is there water in my head? But why can't I hear any sound?"
Xiao Rui laughed and scolded: "Go, go, stop playing tricks and let the waiter serve the food."
Not long after, the waiter came up with hot food and wine. Xiao Rui raised his glass and had a drink, no longer interested in talking.
Fang Er looked in the direction of the island in the middle of the lake and said with emotion: "I don't know what's going on with the war. Aren't the Dongting water bandits known as the best in water warfare? I haven't seen what water warfare looks like. It's a pity. It can be seen from here. Not to the island in the middle of the lake."
Xiao Rui rolled his eyes, "We don't have clairvoyance. Even if we can let you see it, you can only see a small black dot, and you can't see the water fight at all."
The talkative waiter smiled and said: "The guest officer is right. In fact, on a sunny and cloudless day, you can see the island in the middle of the lake from our Yueyang Tower, but you can only see a small black one." Click, but I can’t see clearly. Unfortunately, the weather is a bit cloudy today, so I can’t see very far.”
"Actually, this is normal. Dongting is eight hundred miles away, and there is a land called Yunmeng Daze. The water vapor is evaporating and the fog is clear. It is common to see heavy fog and you cannot see boats and pedestrians. It is rare to see a cloudless sky. "
"I'm not afraid of you two making fun of me. Our restaurant occupies some historical sites, and the building is high enough. When the weather is cloudless, our business is better, especially on the third floor. Most of the diners come here. When you have a meal, you can go upstairs and enjoy the scenery of Dongting Lake."
The level of the August Lake is mixed with the clear water; the steam is steaming over the Yunmengze, and the waves are shaking Yueyang City!
Xiao Rui sang unconsciously.
The waiter exclaimed: "My guest is so talented in literature. It is indeed such a magnificent scene. Although I don't know much about writing, I can tell that your poem is excellent."
"By the way, we have a poem board in our building. Are you interested in leaving this poem in the building? If so, I will go and serve the pen and ink."
Fang Er laughed and said, "You're such a thief, my young master's poem? That's something that's hard to find."
Forehead……
The waiter smiled weakly, but did not dare to answer. He thought to himself that these two people did not seem to be greedy for money. Why is it not enough for you to compose poems for free? You want to charge us money backwards?
What else can you say that a million dollars is hard to find? Could it be that he thinks of himself as a talented person like Champion Hou?
Of course, there were a lot of things going on in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on his face, so he could only smile and quietly retreat.
"By the way, what month is it now?"
"It's August, what's wrong, Brother Xiao, why have you forgotten the date? We came out of Chang'an and went all the way south, which lasted nearly three months to Lingnan, where we lived for more than three months. Now we are returning north, stopping and stopping all the way. Yes, it’s been almost two months, and it’s just August.”
"August?"
Xiao Rui suddenly shouted, "I know! I know what they are waiting for!"
