Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

The night banquet at the minister's house of the Southern Tang Dynasty was much more lively and rich than the banquet in Tokyo. In comparison, the birthday banquet held by Zhou Dynasty general Dong Zunhui's family was not as good as Han Xizai's ordinary banquet.

As the lights come on, the nightlife at Han Xizai's house, the servant of Jinling's Ministry of Officials, is about to begin again. The guests were flirting with Han Xizai's concubine unscrupulously in the hall, or sitting together and talking loudly. The slaves are setting up a large table one after another with delicacies, fruits, tea, and fine wines. The host has not yet appeared, but the officials and guests attending the banquet were not neglected, and the house prostitutes made everyone feel at home.

The young number one scholar, Huang Can, has a smug look on his face. In front of the beautiful concubine of the Han family, he looks like he has the world in his heart and a high-sighted look. He asked Dr. Taichang Chen Yong: "I heard that Zhou Xingfeng, the Jiedu envoy of Langzhou (Changde, Hunan) sent people to Jinling to seek peace, and wanted to form an alliance with our country?"

Chen Yong said with a chuckle: "It's such a beautiful day, we only talk about elegance and not state affairs."

On the other hand, Li Jiaming, the deputy envoy of the Jiaofang Division, was very cooperative. Li Jiaming was in charge of the Guijiafang Division (state|operate brothel), and military and state affairs were his business, so he said without any pressure: "Not only Zhou Xingfeng, Wuchang Jiedu envoy Lin Renzhao has also come to Jinling."

Zhuangyuan Lang asked: "The local generals have not been called, can they leave Jiezhen at will?"

"Anyone who has the ability can do it." Li Jiaming said with a smile.

Zhuangyuan Lang said angrily: "The new king (Li Jing abdicated and moved to Hongdu, Li Yu just inherited the king's throne) was first established, and it was time to reorganize the court. Martial arts such as Lin Renzhao have no law. Tomorrow I will read his book, hum!"

The concubine who was sitting next to her looked adoring and said, "Huang Lang is so powerful, can I see the king?"

"Of course!" Zhuangyuan Lang puffed out his chest, he enjoyed the touch of the concubine's breast against his arm very much, and it also aroused his manly emotions.

Dr. Taichang Chen Yong sighed: "You are too young, be more humble, watch more and talk less."

Li Jiaming joked with joy on his face: "Chen Gong can't rely on the old to sell the old, maybe Huang Langjun will be bigger than your official in the future."

"Don't dare dare." Zhuangyuan Lang hurriedly said modestly.

Li Jiaming, who was in charge of the brothel, turned his head and said to him, "I don't care if Mr. Huang Lang submits the letter or not, but I'd like to let you know more, otherwise, if the king asks, you don't know anything, wouldn't it be too bad?"

"Please give me your advice, Deputy Envoy Li." The young number one scholar clapped his hands and bowed.

Li Jiaming said: "Tokyo (Great Zhou) sent troops to attack Shu, and the East Road left 20,000 forbidden soldiers in Jiangling Mansion to protect the rear. Now the Shu Kingdom has been destroyed, and the king has gone to Tokyo, but the 20,000 forbidden soldiers have not withdrawn. It makes sense for the Zhou people to leave a large number of elite soldiers in the Northern Han Dynasty or in Hebei. Why do they station so many troops in the south and do nothing? Huainan is such a large territory, and the Zhou army has not seen so many elite troops."

The number one scholar Huang Can nodded thoughtfully: "What does Zhou Jun intend to do?"

"Jiangling Fujiang is Lizhou, and Lizhou is the gateway to Langzhou (Changde); Zhou Xingfeng's foundation is in Langzhou. What do you think they want to do?" Li Jiaming said, "Just guess like that, you don't have to believe it. But there is another incident recently. Tokyo sent envoys to Langzhou to question Zhou Xingfeng..."

Li Jiaming made jokes and made jokes, pretending to be an envoy of the Zhou Dynasty who was domineering and domineering: "Wu Ping regards our dynasty as the master, and the court has given you a lot of favors. But the court first named Liu Yan as a Jiedu envoy, and was killed by you soon; and Wang Jinkui was appointed as a Jiedu envoy, and was killed by you again. You treat the lives of officials ordered by the court as a joke, and you have no emperor, why do you want it! Jingshi, explain the assassination of the two Jiedu envoys, and assist the court in severely punishing the murderer."

After hearing this, the number one scholar shook his head and said, "Then Liu Yan and Wang Jinkui occupied Wuping's territory after the fall of Chu State. The Zhou Dynasty just followed suit to give them a false name. Now they have died and turned into court officials. The Tokyo court is too absurd."

"That's not it." Li Jiaming said, "Those gangs are fighting for the territory. Whoever gets the position, Tokyo will appoint him an official. It's just a matter of lip service...Zhou Xingfeng killed Liu Yan and Wang Jinkui to get the position, and the Zhou Dynasty didn't give Zhou Xingfeng a Jiedushi? Suddenly remembered the killing of the first two, but it was just to find a reason to blame.

The number one scholar Huang Can said: "With such a crime, Zhou Xingfeng is determined not to go to Tokyo to die, and he has accepted the entrustment of the Zhou court. Now the Zhou court can say that he resisted the order and rebelled, and find a name to raise the teacher to ask the crime?"

Li Jiaming nodded and said: "That's the thing, we all understand, whether it's Zhou Xingfeng or Lin Renzhao, of course they are very clear, they all know that Zhou Jun is going south to fight Wuping, it's obvious."

Huang Can frowned and said, "Why did Lin Renzhao also join in?"

Li Jiaming leaned closer and said in a low voice, "There are ministers impeaching Lin Renzhao now, which shows that Huang Langjun is one step too late; but others are not impeaching him for leaving his post without authorization, but saying that he secretly colluded with Zhou Xingfeng...Lin Renzhao was born as a general of the Fujian Kingdom, and his loyalty to the Southern Tang Kingdom is questionable.

There is another statement, which is also Lin Renzhao's own statement. He thinks that the Zhou court attacked Zhou Xingfeng because Xiang Zhuang's sword dance was aimed at Peigong, but it was to gradually approach the Southern Tang Kingdom from the upper reaches of the Dajiang (Yangtze River); Tokyo's attack on Zhou Xingfeng was already determined to plot the direction of the Southern Tang Kingdom. It is inevitable to tear one's face apart. Lin Renzhao thought that his lips were dead and his teeth were cold, and he strongly advised the king to act earlier, and he and Zhou Xingfeng put aside their previous suspicions and formed an alliance to send troops to assist Wuping, and strive for the initiative against the Zhou army. "

"So that's how it is." Zhuangyuan Lang was thoughtful, "I have heard about Zhou Xingfeng. I heard that his wife is very ugly..."

Li Jiaming laughed: "I have also heard this anecdote, the ugly wife is wise."

"It is said that Zhuge Kongming also married an ugly wife back then, and these people are all people who want to make a difference." Zhuangyuan Lang said.

Li Jiaming said: "That's reasonable. Food and sex is human nature; a powerful person who marries an ugly wife must have a bigger heart. Back then, Zhuge Kongming married a wife for the purpose of marrying with the local rich. He didn't covet other people's looks. It has a great effect."

Zhuangyuan Lang nodded and said: "Zhou Xingfeng's reputation is not bad. It is said that he opened a storehouse to provide disaster relief, loved the people, and won the hearts of the people... From this point of view, I have misunderstood Lin Renzhao a bit; human nature is that things gather like creatures and people are divided into groups. Lin Renzhao thinks that Zhou Xingfeng is not a bad person."

Li Jiaming was noncommittal.

Dr. Taichang on the side seemed unable to listen, and couldn't help but said: "Mr. Huang, for the sake of us being the guests of Han Gongfu, I have something to say, honest words are hard to hear, and they are definitely not pleasant. Do you want to listen?"

Huang Can said, "Mr. Chen, please speak frankly."

Dr. Chen Yongdao: "In the officialdom, swinging from side to side is the most taboo. Your position and government attitude have changed too quickly. If you support this person for a while, support that person for a while, and change your position overnight, who can trust you?"

Huang Can was stunned and said, "Of course I am standing in the position of the country. I will support whoever is beneficial to the country."

Chen Yong said with a smile: "Hehe." No more words now.

Li Jiaming, who was more playful, also said at this time: "Mr. Huang Lang is right to listen to what Chen Gong said. Look at your mentor Han Gong. The king came to ask Han Gong twice because of that incident. Han Gong just didn't say anything in detail. Did you just express your attitude?"

Several people talked about Han Gong, and the master Han Xizai finally showed up. He walked into the hall with several maids, with a hospitable and kind smile on his face. All the princes stood up and bowed one after another.

Han Xizai had a long mouth, sideburns and beard, reaching to his chest. He was tall and burly, but his demeanor was very refined. He cupped his hands in return, and said: "I have neglected you all, forgive me."

"Where is that..." Everyone said politely.

Han Xizai walked slowly to the couch in front of the upper screen and took a seat, and said, "You can drink and eat as you like. Tonight, I can invite Li Ji, the younger sister of the deputy envoy of Jiaofang, to play elegant music. This old man and everyone will be blessed."

Some people echoed, "We have to listen carefully, Li Ji is the most beautiful woman in Jinling who is good at music recently, isn't she?"

Li Jiaming said humbly: "Don't dare, my little sister is still inexperienced, how dare I say the best? Who is the most good at music in Jinling, who can compare to the queen (Zhou Xian)?" He laughed, "But the queen is extremely honorable, and you usually don't have the ear to hear it."

At this time, I saw a young lady in blue clothes who was only about ten years old holding a pipa to cover half of her face, walked in shyly, walked to a seat, tilted her head and made a gentle blessing: "I have made a fool of myself."

Immediately sat down gently, flicked his fingers lightly, a string of pure voices like a clear spring rang out among the lights in the hall. All the guests and maids looked sideways at Li Ji.

For a moment, the laughing concubines and guests who were talking were silent, listening to the beautiful music, the hall was filled with tranquility, and everyone was immersed in the artistic conception.

After the song was over, Han Xizai took the lead clapping his hands and applauding, and the hall became lively again, and everyone praised him one after another.

"Li Ji stayed behind. The old man heard the clear and beautiful sound, but it concealed strength. Suddenly, he thought of a newly recruited dancer who is best at sword dancing. If Li Ji's pipa matches, it will be a good show." Han Xizai said.

Li Ji chuckled and said, "I can accompany you, unless Mr. Han plays the drums to add to the fun."

Everyone laughed, and persuaded Han Gong enthusiastically. Han Xizai showed a smile on his face, so he had no choice but to say: "Since Li Ji invites you personally, it's better to be respectful than obedient. If you hit the wrong rhythm, don't laugh at me."

After Han Xizai finished speaking, he clapped his hands three times and looked up at the side door. Seeing this, everyone knew that the high-five was a signal, and followed his gaze to look at the door expectantly, waiting for the sword dancer, maybe wanting to see what he looked like.

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