"How did you know that I'm here too?"
There were many people in the courtyard of Xin Ciying's house and it was very lively.
But more of it looks a bit messy.
The hot water all over the floor, the inexplicable smell of medicine, and the large amount of blood scattered under the tree all indicate what just happened here.
It had been two hours since Wang Xiejin arrived here, and it was only now that Liu Bang had the time to sit down and rest for a while.
He saw Wang Xie's appearance and the entire process of him transforming from a living person into that 'human pig'.
Although he didn't do anything, he just watched from the side.
But when I think of Qi Ji...
It was a kind of punishment that dehumanized people. When Wang Xie's emotions changed from shock, to fear, to fear, and then to despair after his hands and feet were cut off.
In the end, he could no longer be called 'he'. It was no longer a person, but a humble, maggot-like thing, struggling and twisting randomly.
Even though Liu Bang was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but sweat after experiencing it. But what's more, it turns out to be his own inner questioning of himself:
Mother Lu Pheasant had slept with him for so many years, and although she did have a bad temper sometimes, she would not become so cruel.
Has she been hiding her temper, or does she really hate Qi Ji to the core?
He didn't know, and no one gave him the answer. He just thought about what he could do to avoid something happening if he could predict it in advance.
Having said that, he really didn't expect that Zhao Ding would follow, and he even told Wang Xie what he had said, letting this man know in advance what he was going to face.
This was also the third time that Liu Bang looked seriously at his prime minister.
The first time was after his ten strategies for governing the country, and the second time was after knowing what he had done in Lin'an.
Zhao Ding was not well received by Xin Ciying, so he did not participate in the conversation. He just stood beside him, neither interrupting nor leaving.
He also wanted to hear what this Xianggong Zhao said, and whether his old acquaintance, after seeing the emperor's methods, would look like a classic villain who was arrogant at first and then respectful at the end.
Zhao Ding looked at the emperor. In less than a month, although his behavior was not as good as Wang Xie's, he was indeed criticized by thousands of people.
If Wang Xie was made into a human pig, then it would not be unjust to have his head chopped off.
"You should come back later."
Xin Ciying thought that the old man was complaining about the emperor just like him, so he started telling lies.
I can't help but feel a little contempt in my heart... What is your relationship with the official family, and you dare to imitate me?
But Liu Bang didn't care and just waved his hand:
"We'll talk about this later. You answer what I asked you first."
Zhao Ding bowed to him and said, "It's not difficult to guess, because Xin Qiji will never compromise with Wang Xie, let alone invite him to his home."
"And if he did this, he must be thinking of revenge on Wang Xie."
"He has always followed the rules, and if he can arouse the desire to retaliate against Wang Xie, it must be because he has a helper."
"He is a young friend. The only person in Lin'an City who can help him now is Chen, but he didn't come to see me... so naturally the official has returned."
Liu Bang clapped his hands: "You are quite sensitive."
After a pause, he added:
"I saw you right."
Zhao Ding nodded and said nothing, but Xin Ciying felt a little anxious after hearing this.
The officials probably still don't know what this old guy Zhao Ding has been doing these days, and he certainly can't watch the emperor being kept in the dark like this;
But if he said it, according to the emperor's temper, this person might be dead now... He is a bastard, but he can't help but miss his old feelings.
For a moment, Xin Ciying himself was in a dilemma.
"It's not the time yet," Zhao Ding continued what he just said, "If you come back a month late, even half a month, it should be enough."
Liu Bang patted him on the shoulder:
"It doesn't matter. I said something to Yue Fei before, and I will say it to you again today."
"If I dare to betray the alliance, I will not be afraid of being scolded; if I dare to kill the minister, I will not be afraid of being scolded... As for if I dare to lead my troops to the north in person, that is even less so."
"From the first day I opened my eyes, I didn't know what fear was. I just did what I wanted to do. As for the consequences..."
"I never regret the things I have done, only the many things I have not done."
Zhao Ding continued to be silent. After a while, he continued:
"If I can't share your worries with you, then I am incompetent."
"Don't be distracted by these little characters. Our goal is in the north. These people are just minions. But having said that, if they hadn't jumped out on their own, it would be really difficult to distinguish between loyal and traitorous people with just the naked eye. "
Seeing that Xin Ciying was getting more and more entangled and frustrated, Liu Bang didn't care. He finally stood up and said to Zhao Ding:
"You have suffered a lot of grievances these days."
"But don't worry, I will explain your difficulties to them afterwards."
The reason... Xin Fuyin doesn't quite understand, but at this time, the emperor is back, and he doesn't need to think about so many things.
From the moment this person entered Lin'an, everything was settled.
The old man of the Xin family finally remembered how to treat guests, and made tea from home. The weather was still cold, so he took a sip of hot tea. When he wanted to drink it again, the tea in the cup had already cooled down a lot.
"Everyone in your government office is gone, right?"
Knowing that the emperor was speaking to himself, Xin Ciying replied:
"No more. From messenger to official, from official to official, I am the only one left."
"Um……"
After a gentle response, the courtyard became quiet again.
Except for Wang Xie who kept humming in his woodshed, there was no other sound.
Finally, the emperor seemed to have made a decision, and he asked Xin Ciying:
"I heard that a hundred years ago, there was a man named Bao Zheng in Kaifeng Mansion, who was called 'Qingtian' by the people. He scolded the emperor and impeached the prime minister. He imposed orders and prohibitions on all the emperor's relatives and dignitaries. Is this possible?"
Only at this time can everyone remember that the emperor has not recovered yet. The two old men looked at each other and quickly looked away.
Bao Xiaosu was famous for his integrity, and people all over the world regarded him as the King of Hell... A person's name may be fake, but his nickname will never be fake.
Bao Qingtian has already explained everything.
Zhao Ding bowed and said, "It is indeed true. Why did the officials suddenly ask about this?"
"On the way here, Lu Zai mentioned it before...but this old boy often exaggerates, so I don't dare to believe it completely, so I'm here to ask you."
"Since it is true, then..."
He looked at Xin Ciying, and the old man couldn't help but tremble. He always felt that the emperor was going to do something new again.
"The black boy can do such a good job in Kaifeng Mansion, how can I miss the chancellor of Lin'an Mansion?!"
"Old man, tomorrow you go to the court and let everyone make a fuss. If someone accuses you, just make one, so that you don't have to say that I am a teacher with no name and no rules."
"If you do a good job, I will be by your side tomorrow to help you use the killing stick. If you do a good job, I will also make you the King of Hell."
If he did, Xin Ciying would naturally dare to do it.
Just thinking about other things, he still advised:
"Officials, why don't you go back to the palace first? Let's get the big things in the palace out of the way first. It won't be too late for us to punish the other people."
"Need not!"
The emperor refused very decisively: "I feel very upset when they have turned this bustling Lin'an into this!"
"When that Wang Qi comes, let him give you some people first. You can take whoever you want tomorrow, and I will absolve you of any guilt."
As soon as the emperor finished speaking about Cao Cao's arrival, someone knocked on the door of the Xin family.
When I opened the door and saw that it wasn't Wang Qi, who was it?
This boy has the same virtue as his father. He likes killing people and smearing human blood on his body. He is not bothered by the stench. Now he has become a bloody man again. As soon as he entered the door, he just wanted to pay respect to the emperor and stretched out his hand. The nose sniffed hard.
When he smelled the emperor's edge, Liu Bang slapped him on the head, and he finally reacted.
"Come, see your majesty... everything has been done over there, and people have been sent to deliver the message. Our people will be able to come in directly from there soon."
"You are a dog? What do you smell?!"
Wang Qi chuckled: "I can smell blood... With this smell, that person must have died miserably."
"Do you still have such ability?"
"The officials don't know that if there is such a strong smell of blood, hehe, it must be more than just a severed head."
After rolling his eyes at him, the emperor told him the arrangement again. Wang Qi clapped his hands and applauded, and made another request:
"Can you let me follow suit and use the stick...I am a good player. If I say I beat him half to death, I will never beat him to death. If I say I beat him to death, I will never let him breathe."
"Okay, okay, go wash up quickly, it stinks!"
Wang Qi was a little reluctant to leave, but the emperor had spoken and had to go. But after taking a step forward, he turned around again:
"Your Majesty, the boy from Lu She's family and the sedan chair have been brought here. How should we arrange them?"
arrange……
Liu Bang thought for a while, and Lu Zai hadn't arrived yet anyway, so he had to help people to the end.
He asked Xin Ciying to find a guest room, send the bride in, and then called Lu You over:
"Anyway, I promised you, and she will be your wife. They say it's better to choose the day than to hit it. I've already put on my red wedding dress, so I can't take it off and wear it again."
"I'm going to give you an advantage today, go ahead and cook the rice... I see you are still a young kid, so remember to be gentle to others. If you don't understand anything, just ask me. I know."
The saint said... Fuck you saint. Lu You wanted to force himself to struggle, but he only showed the slightest hint of hesitation, and the emperor immediately turned cold.
It's all forced... No, it's all the officials' wishes. You have to listen to your majesty. This is an imperial edict. If you violate the edict, you will deceive the emperor. If you deceive the emperor, you will be beheaded.
He tried very hard to convince himself, took a deep breath, then entered the room and left in great embarrassment.
"Tang...Tang Wan."
Today has really gone too long. Tang Wan only knows that he can't talk, he can't go to the ground, and he can't lift his hijab. Now he just feels that he is in someone else's house, and thinking about everything in the past few days, there is no joy in his heart about the wedding. Just endless heaviness.
So when Lu You's voice sounded, she couldn't help it.
He was probably out of his mind. How could Lu You be here at this time?
He did come. Not only did he come, he also gently lifted the hijab embroidered with mandarin ducks.
"you……"
He told the girl everything the emperor had done, knowing that he would not lie to her. Suddenly, many feelings came to his heart, and she didn't know what kind of reaction she should make.
And this time...
Outside the guest room door, Liu Bang seemed to have learned from Ji Wu, squatting down and putting his ear against the door.
While listening, he frowned:
"Does this kid know any sense? He has to talk about so many things about holding him in his arms."
Really wasted a lot of good time.
The person on the other end is Xin Ciying, and Lao Buxiu is stroking his beard and saying:
"Otherwise...I asked Da Lang to bring some wine in. If we keep running out of money, this bridal chamber will be in vain."
He was also a good friend of Lu Zai. It was because of his recommendation that Lu Zai was called back from Shanin.
After all, he can be regarded as Lu You's elder, so he is naturally very willing to help with such good things.
Zhao Ding was a little disapproving... He didn't want to come to hear it. After all, it was not a glorious thing, but the emperor strongly invited him and it was really difficult to refuse.
At this time, he also expressed his opinion:
"It would be better to find someone to find some medicine. I don't know if there are any left over from the ones the officials used before."
Xin Ciying already had a strong opinion of him. Now after listening to his words, he cursed:
"It's just a pill! It's just some dirty tricks! If you want to give it, give it a drink. After two glasses, everything will be done!"
With the emperor's statement, Zhao Ding stopped pretending at this time:
"You are quite noble. You gave away wine, but you don't like giving medicine. Do you really want to erect a memorial arch?"
Xin Ciying glared at him: "Just give me wine!"
"Send medicine!"
At this time, the two actually quarreled.
Liu Bang's attention was all in the room, and he didn't pay much attention to what the two old men were saying. He only took it back when someone came to Xin Ciying's house again.
When Lu Zai saw an emperor, a prime minister, and a parent official from Lin'an, all three of them looked sneaky, he immediately became interested and followed suit:
"Guanjia, what are you listening to?"
No one paid attention to him, so he had to listen to it. After listening for a moment, he immediately became angry and wanted to stand up, but was stopped by the emperor on the side:
"I'm sure, you kid, don't do bad things."
Lu Zai couldn't help but want to shout, but his mouth was covered by Xin Ciying, and his hands were held up by Zhao Ding. The old man was helpless and almost had red eyes.
After waiting for the voices in the room to subside, and then hearing the girl's groan of pain, the group of people finally felt like they were done, and moved farther away from this place.
Liu Bang thought for a while, and it seemed that he had nothing else to do today except cultivate the wind and seize another school. As long as the Lin'an government office opens tomorrow, a lot of things can be dealt with.
He gave a lot of instructions to several people. The three old men had their own ideas, but they all obeyed them.
There is still one chapter that I can’t post, I’ll revise it and make it up tomorrow.
(End of chapter)
