Zhenze Town, Liujia Guesthouse.
Liu Weizhen held a banquet to entertain three classmates.
"There have been too many disputes in the past few days, and I have neglected all of you wise brothers."
Wang Hanzhen pretended to be regretful and said, "There's nothing else, except that I can't drink Brother Wei Zhen's wedding wine, which is a bit of a pity."
"Yes, yes, I didn't expect that Mrs. Jiang was actually Wanwan. Tsk, tsk, brother Wei Zhen, the meat that reached the mouth flew away. It's such a pity." Tao Kegong added another blow.
As Liu Weizhen listened, his chest felt as if a big stone had been pressed down on him. He couldn't breathe and couldn't speak.
Shen Menglin saw that the two of them were not opening the pot, which was too unkind, so he deliberately eased the atmosphere, "It's not a pity. How can a prostitute be worthy of brother Wei Zhen? If you give up this old shoe, you can find someone in the future." What's wrong with finding a good match?"
These words were originally well-intentioned, but they made Liu Weizhen feel even more harsh, because it was he who first regarded Wanwan as a promiscuous woman, but now she is beyond his reach...
Looking at his expression, Shen Menglin also noticed the flaw in his words, and couldn't help but change the subject with a dry smile, "Speaking of which, King Yan is really brave. He actually took the initiative to drain the water from Taihu Lake. As a result, water transportation will be affected. Cut off, hundreds of miles around turned into a country, and I don’t know how he should explain to the court."
"I think he is just messing around. We also went to the lake at noon. The water level is still more than a foot away from the embankment. There is no need to worry too much. This King of Yan is probably unfounded. Hey, he just caused suffering to the people. He could have escaped. We survive natural disasters, but ultimately we cannot escape man-made disasters.”
Wang Hanjin criticized King Yan's disaster relief plan with a look of compassion.
Tao Kegong said with some gloating, "Hey, I don't think it's necessarily a bad thing. If there is no flood in Taihu Lake in the end, then King Yan will be in great trouble and he will never be able to become the heir apparent..."
"Ha, that seems to be the case, let's wait and see." Shen Menglin said with a smile.
"From what I can see, King Yan is indeed very tyrannical, and nothing he does follows the way of a saint. If he really inherits the great treasure, it will probably be the greatest misfortune for us in the Song Dynasty. If the sacrifices of the people of Wujiang, I can It's worth it to let the world see his stupid and incompetent nature. Come, come, brothers, drink this cup to the full..."
Liu Weizhen felt better, thinking that King Yan would lose his position due to a big mistake, and he felt a sense of revenge in his heart.
He happily drank three glasses in a row. Before he could put down the wine cup, he saw a servant running in, "Rokuro-kun, the master of the house has called, please go to the main hall quickly."
What happened again?
Full of questions, Liu Weizhen hurried to the main hall of his home. He glanced around and found that most of the men in the family were here, which made him even more surprised.
None of his cousins paid him any attention. They all looked at the side door that connected to the back hall.
The door to the back hall was closed, and there was only one candle lit inside. The atmosphere was dark and solemn.
Liu Xiuli pointed at the big man standing in the hall and said to Liu Zhengyi, "Father, this man was captured by my men on Taihu Lake. His name is Zhou Lan. He was one of Jiang Manhai's men and participated in the siege of the Yan throne ship. He was lucky enough to escape. He heard something that is very important to our family! Zhou Lan, please recount the situation that day."
Zhou Lan was a little depressed. He went through all kinds of troubles to evade arrest, and finally stole a fishing boat and fled back to Taihu Lake. Unexpectedly, he escaped from the tiger's mouth, encountered jackals again, and bumped into officers and soldiers who appeared out of nowhere.
After hearing Liu Xiuli's instructions, he had no choice but to cheer up and repeat what he had been told.
"...I was in the middle of the boat when the thunder exploded, and my thigh was scratched open. So I jumped into the water immediately, but found that I couldn't use the strength in my legs. I didn't dare to swim out, so I kept hiding in the water under the boat... I heard those people shouting, "Find the leader of the thieves, he is still alive." After a long time, I heard the voices of Commander Ding and his son. It seemed that King Yan was going to kill them, and Commander Ding shouted that there were bandits from Taihu Lake. The secret needs to be reported..."
"Okay, that's all." Liu Xiuli interrupted Zhou Lan, looked at Liu Zhengyi, and said in a deep voice, "Father, we can no longer take chances. King Yan must know about our family. , we have to take action."
Liu Zhengyi had a gloomy face and seemed a little embarrassed.
With determination, "There is no news from your elder brother yet..."
"We can't wait any longer. If the interruption continues, we will suffer chaos. If the delay continues, dozens of members of the Liu family will be dead." Liu Xiuli said anxiously.
Under the urging of his son, Liu Zhengyi also showed his strength, "Then let's give it a try! However, we have to be prepared."
"Prepare both hands?" Liu Xiuli was confused.
"If killing King Yan can eliminate the cause of the disaster, that would be good, but if the operation does not go smoothly or other situations arise, we cannot sit back and wait for death, so I plan to let some of our family go to sea first."
"Going to sea? Where to go?"
"Japanese country!"
"Japanese country?"
"Yes, fortunately, I was prepared in advance. I bought a property in Hakata, Japan, and let the juniors bring gold and silver. After they get there, there will be no problem in establishing a foothold. This can leave a way out for our family!" Liu Zhengyi said! His face was sad and he looked much older.
Liu Xiuli nodded, "That's fine. Father, you can handle this matter at home, while my son goes to deal with King Yan. We'll do it tonight!"
After saying that, he stood up suddenly, took a step forward, and swung the knife at the same time. Before Zhou Lan could react, the head fell off.
"This man is no longer of use, let's use him as a sacrificial flag!" Liu Xiuli sheathed his knife and strode away.
When Liu Zhengyi saw this scene, he didn't even move his eyelids. He seemed to be used to it and didn't ask anyone to clean up. He got up and went to the main hall to start arranging the departure of Liu Weizhen's brothers.
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