Although it was possible to kill people with a borrowed knife, it would be dangerous to raise a tiger. After much deliberation, Yan An decided to have a backup plan. He visited an old friend overnight, but the old friend's book boy said that he was out. Yan'an then asked, "Where has he gone? When will he return?"
The book boy hesitated and said: "Flower boat in the meander of the river."
Yanan knew where that place was as soon as he heard it.
Asking his old friend which flower boat he had patronized, he immediately asked the coachman to divert to Hequli. Hequli is the most prosperous and lively place nearby. Even if the moon is high in the sky, the place is still crowded with tourists and the lights are brightly lit, just like daytime. Both literati and charlatans like to hang around.
This kind of place is rarely found in Yan'an.
But his old friend is a frequent visitor here.
As soon as he boarded the flower boat, a waiter who had been waiting for a long time came forward to greet him and asked with a smile: "Is this the host of the banquet?"
Yan'an said: "My surname is indeed Yan."
The boy's brows were filled with joy, he smiled attentively, and turned around to lead the way: "That must be you, Sir! Follow me..."
Yan'an asked: "Someone asked you to wait for me here?"
"Yes, the young man has been waiting here for most of an hour!" The wind in this season is not very friendly, and the young man's clothes are not very thick. Now his hands are red from the cold, and it is as if he has touched a large piece of ice. Bingtuozi, he added with a smile, "I've been waiting for you to come."
Yanan had already guessed who was waiting for him.
Walk to a private room on the third floor of Huachuan.
The boy respectfully pushed open the hollow flower door, and the hot wind carrying the rich rouge fragrance blew into his face. Yan Anxin secretly said that his old friend liked it as usual and put on the wooden clogs handed to him by the maid. Around the screen, the sound of silk and bamboo penetrated his ears clearly.
In the elegant room——
The young man, who was wearing only a moon-white undershirt, covered his eyes with a woman's fragrant handkerchief and was playing games with a few people. As soon as Yanan came in, he happened to receive a big bear hug from the young man. The cold air on Yan'an's clothes had not completely dissipated. The young man knew something was wrong when he touched it, so he raised his hand and grabbed the handkerchief. Seeing Yan'an's face clearly, his mood waned: "Ah, why is it Xingning?"
Yanan calmly opened his hand.
"Sounding disappointed?"
The young man threw the veil into his arms and sneered: "You are good-looking, but you have to be self-aware. How can you, a smelly grown man, be as pleasing to any of the girls present? Besides, there is nothing wrong with you." Treasure Palace. You are here to seek bad luck for me, why don’t you let me say a few words of disdain? That doesn’t make sense!”
Yan'an was disliked by the young man, but he was not angry or annoyed. He still smiled. The young man rolled his eyes secretly, picked up the clothes scattered on the ground and put them back one by one. It's just that it's not organized very well, and it looks very unseemly. Yan'an glanced at the gambling equipment scattered on the floor and said, "Long time no see, do you want to talk about a game?"
The young man raised his hand and rejected his invitation.
He said: "No, no, I'll talk to you for two rounds. I'll have to strip naked, jump out of the meandering river, and swim back. It's so cold, it could cost me half my life."
Young people have two greatest hobbies in their lives.
One is to look at beauties, and the other is to play cards with others.
However, he obviously knows the joy of stacking buffs and playing cards with beauties. Others come to Hequli Flower Boat to have fun. If they are having fun, it is normal to stay away from home for three to five days. The young man came here to play cards, with all kinds of chips.
One time, I lost so much that I ran home naked.
To say it's embarrassing is to say it's really embarrassing.
It's just that the person involved didn't take it seriously, and as a friend, he couldn't say anything. Anyway, it wasn't his face that was being embarrassed.
Yan'an: "You also know that your gambling luck is very bad, right?"
Someone's gambling luck cannot be described as bad.
Anyone can beat him. In other words, "every bet must be lost." If you don't stop in time, you will definitely lose everything.
"Just because I know, I never gamble money, let alone my life." The young man waved his hand, and the musicians and dancers in the private room retired. Finally, only the young man and Yan'an were left. The young man changed his relaxed and comfortable mood, He said seriously, "I know your intention."
Yanan asked: "Do you know?"
The young man smiled and said: "What happened in today's court meeting has been spread all over the place. What else could you do to come here at this time? I originally planned to pack up and leave overnight, but after thinking about it, I decided to stay. Don't think too much, it's not that I changed my mind. …”
Worried about Yanan's misunderstanding, the young man explained frankly.
"It's impossible for me to give Zheng Qiao even half a cent of help."
Yan'an sighed: "But Junior Brother..."
"He is no longer your junior brother!" The young man left all night carrying the baggage for the banquet. He didn't want to hear the news that Zheng Qiao tortured and killed his fellow senior brother one day. "Xingning, in the interest of our friendship in the past, I advise you Give up on him. None of the things he did were 'extenuating'! This man's crimes are too long to be described!"
The young man couldn't bear to see Yan'an look downcast, but he still continued speaking cruelly. He named more than 30 people in a row, each of them a named person. The only thing they had in common was that they died at the hands of Zheng Qiao, and some of them had entire families.
The young man said: "Since ancient times, no tyrant has been able to last for a long time, and he will die without a burial place. Xingning, if you help him now, you will harm more innocent people. You have respected the famous scholar all your life, and you can't bear to be famous after your death." Destroyed because of Zheng Qiao?"
The "Yan Mingshi" mentioned by young people refers to the father of Yan'an.
Yan'an said: "But my father didn't let him go before he died..."
When the young man heard this, he knew that he could not persuade him.
He said: "In that case, that's all. I can't help you - you should be careful when following Zheng Qiao and don't confront him. He has lost his humanity and is no longer the Zheng Qiao he used to be. He still treats you as a senior brother. It’s hard to say how much camaraderie there is.”
Yanan nodded.
The air in the private room is quiet.
The only sound left was the crackling sound of burning candles.
Yan'an refused to give up and asked again: "Can't you help me?"
You're not affiliated with Zheng Qiao, you're just helping him, right?
The young man shook his head: "It's the same, you will definitely lose."
Yanan gave up completely.
However, some can still be discussed, such as the current situation in the northwest of the mainland. Zheng Qiao played a good hand of cards with a lot of tricks, and Yan An spent a lot of time to sort it out. The more I understand, the more I understand that Zheng Qiao has reached the cliff at this time.
Just one step and you will be doomed.
However, Yanan still wanted to take a gamble.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
He always advised his old friends not to indulge in this kind of thing, but he never expected that he was the biggest gambler, and it was still a gamble with almost no chance of winning.
The young man also made a few suggestions, which coincided with the young man's idea - the troops were in danger, first deal with the rebels led by the King of Pigs, and then turn around and deal with the separatist forces who were raising their ambitions. As for Beimo and Shiwu... they can only take one step at a time.
The young man curled his lips and said: "Seek the skin of a tiger."
These words are showing disdain for Zheng Qiao.
In order to destroy the Xin Kingdom, he actually played such a bad move.
The threat from Shiwu and Beimo is ten times greater than King Shi's rebels!
Yanan had no choice but to remain silent. If Zheng Qiao wasn't his junior brother, he would have joined the scolding team. The young man clapped his hands and signaled the flower boat waiter waiting outside the door to bring new drinks. The two reunited after not seeing each other for many years, so why not have a few drinks?
After today, I don’t know if we will see each other again in this life. Yan'an watched the young man drink one glass after another of sake. He suddenly remembered some details and asked with concern: "You just said you were going to leave overnight, but do you have somewhere else to go?"
The young man said: "Not yet, let's look around."
Yanan sighed inwardly.
If Zheng Qiao had not become what he is today, or if he had conquered Xin and managed it with peace of mind, his old friend might not have stayed.
It's useless to say anything now.
The young man added: "I plan to go to Sibao County to have a look."
Yan'an said: "Sibao County?"
The young man smiled and said: "Both King Pig and Zheng Qiao have the same virtues, so there is no need to consider them. However, you can take a look at the forces whose ambitions were drawn out by Zheng Qiao's edict. Maybe there are some who have the right appetite."
Yanan shook his head: "The chance of winning is too small."
After all, Zheng Qiao still has territory, troops, and a complete team. If he can wake up and correct himself, it will be easy to gain a foothold in the northwest of the mainland. On the other hand, those forces are short-lived. Old friends bet on these people, fearing that they will lose everything.
The young man said: "You have to give it a try."
Yan'an said helplessly: "...Who just said you can't gamble your life?"
The young man said confidently: "Once I place a bet, I will definitely win!"
Yanan didn't know where he got his confidence.
If he could win, who would be the one who ran home naked back then?
From the corner of his eye, the young man saw the doubt on Yan'an's face, and he sighed helplessly in his heart - well, he admitted that he was a bit stubborn, and he said it with confidence, but in fact he didn't have any confidence in his heart. But is it his fault? It’s obviously the fault of the scribes!
Which of the other people's scribes' ways is not upright?
But his way of being a scribe is to "lose every bet"!
Yes, you read that right.
His scribe's way is to lose every bet.
Let a person who regards "gambling" as a major hobby in life acquire the scribe's way of "losing every time he gambles", and the young man feels the greatest malice that fate has exerted on him. However, there is no truly useless way of being a scribe in this world. In everything, there are gains and losses.
The young man lowered his eyes and looked at the inscription that he had casually thrown on the ground. There seemed to be some kind of undercurrent surging deep in his eyes...
Will you lose every bet?
On the other hand, you will soon win every bet.
The two of them exchanged cups and drank happily.
When the sky was slightly bright, Yanan woke up from a hangover with a headache that was almost splitting, and found that his old friend had left, leaving only a thick letter. He looked at it carefully and chuckled - although his old friend did not agree to help him, the letter he left behind had already revealed what could be used, what could not be used, what could be trusted, what could not be trusted in Zheng Qiao's account... and even what was taboo about his personal temperament. It's all written down.
These contents cannot be obtained "with intention".
This proves——
The old friend had seriously considered Zheng Qiao.
It's a pity that Zheng Qiao really disappointed him. Everything he did after taking over the Xin Kingdom was a human minefield!
It was impossible for the young man to place his only bet on Zheng Qiao, let alone entrust his life to him, but after all, he spent a lot of energy and effort, and it was just right for Yan'an.
The young man took his baggage and the boy with him and left this land through the morning mist, heading towards Sibao County - this storm that had been gathering momentum for a long time had reached the critical point! Almost immediately, many people who heard about it also embarked on the same path.
Shen Tang, who was deep in the whirlpool, felt nothing.
She slept until dawn.
Chu Yao knocked on the door twice before waking her up.
With his messy hair on his head, Shen Tang sleepily half-closed his eyes and poured cold water on his face. With enough stimulation, the remaining sleepiness flew away. After washing my face, I picked up a wooden comb and combed my hair randomly. I tied it two or three times, but the ponytail was still crooked.
"Forget it, forget it - don't compete with yourself anymore."
The longer you comb your hair, the more hair will fall out.
Chu Yao couldn't stand it and offered his hand.
"Goro is still down?"
Shen Tang yawned: "Not enough sleep..."
If the dark blue under his eyes are darker, he can disguise himself as a giant panda.
She said: "Last night, my energy was drained, and my recovery was super slow. I also had a nightmare all night. I kept running away in the dream, and more and more zombies gathered to chase me. I ran with all my life, and ran. , I woke up feeling like my legs were going to be useless..."
Chu Yao opened the warm food.
The aroma of porridge hit my face, and there were several plates of appetizers.
He asked in confusion: "Zombies?"
"Zombies are the living dead. Their bodies are dead, but they can move. They like to chase the smell of living people and the smell of blood..." Shen Tang picked up the porridge and took a big sip. Her empty stomach was perfectly soothed. She felt like she was alive. "It looks so ugly!"
This dream was simply baffling.
In her dream, there were not only zombies chasing her, but also those flying in the sky, crawling on the ground, and swimming in the water. They all got involved. Shen Tang relied on waves of extreme operations and tenacious perseverance to avoid being caught by them. I was so tired in the end——
Shen Tang said: "...I jumped into a coffin."
Chu Yao: "Coffin? What kind of coffin?"
Perhaps because of his scholarly skills, Chu Yao was very interested in strange dreams. He could also listen to Shen Tang's nonsensical nightmares with relish, and would express his own opinions or questions from time to time. Qi Shan just wanted to roll his eyes after hearing this.
Shen Tang stopped cooking.
She thought about it carefully and said, "A wooden coffin."
As for what kind of wooden coffin it is, I have no idea.
She jumped into the coffin and the nightmare was over.
Qishan tried to join the group chat: "A sign of great misfortune?"
Chu Yao rolled his eyes at him.
"What did Hun say in the early morning? He obviously wanted to make a fortune by seeing the coffin!"
Even if it is a bad dream, it should be good luck when it comes to Wulang!
Qishan: "..."
Failed to join group chat.
Unknowingly, Shen Tang added seven or eight bowls of porridge.
The wooden barrel holding the rice porridge has bottomed out.
She removed the rice grains from her mouth and asked, "Is there any more?"
Chu Yao: "It is not advisable to eat too much in the morning."
Shen Tang touched his stomach: "Not full, at most five points."
As soon as these words came out——
Qi Shan said: "This is already your biggest daily meal."
A whole bucket of porridge!
Qishan wanted to accuse Chu Yao of feeding pigs.
Not enough to eat?
Shen Tang: "But - I'm really still hungry."
Chu Yao stood up: "I'll go to the kitchen to see if there's anything left to eat."
The east kitchen of the Sheriff's Mansion is occupied all day long.
When I came back, there was another big bucket of rice porridge.
Chu Yao was afraid that she would not eat enough, so he brought two more plates of pastries.
Qishan: "..."
Shen Tang worked hard and soon drank it all.
"Huh -" she said quickly, "that's weird."
7017k
