Chapter 83 Chapter 83 Battle

It was late autumn, and the first fine snow fell early in Yanjing. The joy and festivities in the city turned the cold air on the street into white steam, which lingered in the air of Yanjing all day long. The common people only know that their emperor has just conquered the Central Plains, how can they think that in the south thousands of miles away, countless people are becoming slaves of the country; In the things, the eyes are full of brilliance, who would think about how the plundered people can survive the coming winter? Everyone was beaming with joy, the emperor had returned from his conquest in person—even the peddlers leaned against the counter of the wine shop on the street and drank two small cups of shochu to celebrate.

To say that this shochu is really a good thing, since it came out half a year ago, it has become popular all over the capital, from emperors to beggars, everyone doesn't like it.Take "Yanjingchun", the most famous distillery in Yanjing, for example, the mellow shochu is brewed, and when it comes to "breaking the wine", the master will break the mellow wine into different concentrations by adding water.Different concentrations of shochu will float different numbers of hops when they are stirred, and the grades will be classified according to the number of hops, such as "Zijin" with seven flowers, "Zi Li" with five flowers, and "Zi Li" with three flowers. "Ziqing", the price varies from person to person.

The names of these original wines all start with purple, in order to commemorate the person who invented it, and of course, to show the authenticity and purity of their own wine.Even "Yanjingchun" is not exempt from the custom, always shouting at the door of the store all day long: "Zi's shochu, sip it to forget the years, drink it to relieve worries, the Shangqing Palace is a recipe for immortals, Yulu Qiongjiang, eternal fragrance! If you taste it, you must A hundred buckets are drunk; a hundred buckets are exhausted, and a thousand cups are drunk!" When Zi Mian was passing by "Yan Jing Chun" holding an umbrella, he saw Qiu Wu drinking at the counter under the eaves of the store. He was originally looking sideways to observe the passers-by, but at this moment he happened to be looking at Zi Mian.Seeing Qiu Wu curling her lips and smiling lazily at herself, Zi Mian also thought of the officer, hesitated a little, and walked over to him.

"Since I've ordered Zijin, why don't you go upstairs and sit down and drink?" Zimian walked to Qiuwu, saw that he was holding high-quality wine, and the shopkeeper was flattering him, so she couldn't help smiling and greeting him in Yan language. Qiu Wu took another look at Zi Mian - he didn't close the umbrella, his handsome face was softer in the shadow of the umbrella mouth, and he didn't hide his haggardness.Such a person should have made people unable to harden their hearts, but he still sneered and said: "Since you became the emperor in the south, why did you come back alone? What about the imperial chariot? What about the ceremonial guard?"

The tone of sarcasm was not friendly, which made Zi Mian startled, and took half a step back, not knowing how to respond.At this moment, Qiu Wu suddenly turned to look behind the counter, sneered to himself, and whispered, "I'm too ashamed to come out when I meet an acquaintance?" Zi Mian didn't hear what Qing Qiuwu said, so it was hard to answer, so she had to follow his gaze, and saw the curtain behind the counter shaking slightly, as if someone originally wanted to come out of the back room, but changed his mind and hid back. Qiu Wu shrewdly figured out Zi Mian's intention to greet him, impatient with his hesitation, he cut to the point and said, "What do you want to say to me?"

This question made Zi Mian even more embarrassed, he wanted to find out Long Baiyue's whereabouts, but he didn't know how to ask, so he hesitated and said, "Is your trip going north smoothly?" "How can it not go well? It's so enjoyable!" Qiu Wu deliberately pretended to be excited like talking, and showed off to Zi Mian with a glass of wine, "Do you know how many trophies are in the carriage? Do you know that because of dragging these countless gold coins?" Silver treasures, silk and satin, how many horses died of exhaustion along the way? Ah, let’s not mention this, do you know how beautiful the beauties in the south are? Ah, of course you know, ah no, you may not I know, because you have to abide by the rules and regulations of Taoism, hahaha..."

Qiu Wu laughed wantonly, looking at Zi Mian's paler and paler face, there was a tinge of pleasure in his heart for revenge. "As long as it is an officer of a certain rank, there is a beautiful girl on the back of the horse. At first they cried out loud, but later they all behaved. Of course, their crying is touching enough." Qiu Wu took a sip of wine, "Among these girls, the girl from Wendu, the deputy commander, is the most beautiful, tsk tsk, with that waist...she has almond eyes and peach cheeks, fair skin, a flirtatious figure, but a strong temper, and she is looking for death and life." I have suffered a lot, and I don’t know whether she is dead or alive, and whether the deputy commander will give her away. Ah, that girl seems to be surnamed Long?"

Zi Mian's face turned pale, her body swayed, and the hand holding the umbrella lost all strength in an instant, and it hung down feebly.The surface of the umbrella wiped the unmelted snowdrops on the ground, and there was no sound after a soft squeak, as if responding to the owner's despair.Qiu Wu squinted at the silent Zi Mian, dissatisfied with his attitude of not saying a word - this is too unsatisfying, why isn't he angry, why isn't he in pain, or why doesn't he let his emotions surface?Is he still holding airs up to now? What kind of shit pose? !Thinking of Qiu Wu, he felt very angry——Long Baiyue tried his best when he was in his camp, crying and laughing.Only such a charming woman could force her figure into his heart, but she left again, just for the man in front of him.

A man who doesn't even want to make a fool of herself for her?What a loser!Continuing the lies would only tarnish her reputation, Qiu Wu threw the wine money on the cabinet, and before leaving, she still whispered in Zi Mian's ear: "I lied to you, Long Baiyue has been in my account, safe and sound." I'm really noble, Qiu Wu laughed at himself in his heart. Zi Mian stared at Qiu Wu's back in astonishment, threw away the umbrella in her hand, rushed forward and grabbed him.Qiu Wu turned around in surprise, before seeing Zi Mian's expression clearly, she was punched on the cheek.The momentum of the fist knocked him to the ground, and Zi Mian also pressed on him, another punch was about to fall.Qiu Wu reacted quickly, immediately held Zi Mian's fist, and subdued him familiarly.

"You want to fight with me?" Qiu Wu thought it was funny, pressed Zi Mian and aimed his fist at the tip of his nose. Zi Mian was no match for Qiu Wu's strength, and being pressed under him, she glared at him angrily without fear, and said out of breath, "You lied to me." Qiu Wu scoffed coldly, looked at Zi Mian's angry face, and narrowed him down in Chinese: "You were not angry before, but you were angry when I lied to you?" "..." Zi Mian was taken aback, her face softened, and Qiu Wu was stunned by the frank sadness and helplessness in her eyes, "If something like that really happened... I have no right to be angry..."

No matter how painful it is, it is the retribution given to him by the heavens, punishing him for his sinful and self-righteousness-he cannot protect the one he loves, just like he willfully destroys the happiness of others.Who can he blame?No matter how he tried to make up for it, everything couldn't be restored to its original appearance, and he couldn't deceive himself. "I thought... that was my retribution..." Zi Mian looked at Qiu Wu, collapsed on the ground and muttered, "What you said is indeed the truth, isn't it? I should thank you for protecting Bai Yue from death , but how innocent are those women... The sins I committed caused people to suffer, what right do I have to be angry..." "Stupid. If you want retribution, it will only be retribution on yourself. What's the matter with Guan Longbaiyue?" Qiu Wu let go of him angrily, "I won't fight you, just because the victory is not martial, doesn't mean I don't hate you! I If you want to bear the burden of self-blame and guilt for the rest of your life, if you are still a human being, just think about how to apologize... Bai Yue has entered the palace, King Yan has returned, and you know that he is not as kind as I am. What to do, you can do it yourself ..." Zi Mian was taken aback, not caring about her messy body, got up out of breath and was about to rush to the palace, before leaving, he looked back at Qiu Wu who was sitting on the ground, and thanked him softly: "Thank you." "Cut," Qiu Wu stared resentfully at Zi Mian's receding back, lying on his back in the dirty mud in front of everyone, staring at the gray sky, letting the drizzle hit his face, " With a character like this uncle, why did he play a supporting role..." At this time, Yu'er timidly walked out of "Yanjingchun", and squatted down close to Qiuwu: "My lord..." Qiu Wu turned over and sat up, without even looking at her, got up and patted on her clothes and left: "I can't delay your work, I'm leaving."
"The present King Yan was originally the ninth son of Lord Dongzhu," Mrs. Hai chatted with Long Baiyue in Pengying Palace, "He is a concubine and his status is not high, but the old prince still loved him when he was alive. Also leave him a fief." "The collateral line came from another concubine. It seems that if he didn't usurp the throne, he would just be a slightly richer lord now?" Long Baiyue asked. Mrs. Hai nodded tremblingly: "Although he was very outstanding since he was a child, not many people in the royal family took him seriously... He used to fall in love with me, but I heard that the old prince had betrothed him, not to mention my father I also like Prince Xiaojin, so I am naturally close to Prince Xiaojin... but I never thought that today would come..." "The world is unpredictable," Long Baiyue said in shock, "Then King Yan is so ridiculous now, why doesn't his original partner just ask?" "Where is there a real match?" Mrs. Hai shook her head, and said sadly, "The woman who was engaged to him ran away before getting married. This matter became a laughing stock of the royal family. Now that I think about it, King Yan has been acting more and more since that incident. Susuke is crazy." While talking, I saw a young maid rushing into Pengying Palace, stammered a few words in Chinese, and then spoke Yanyu regardless of the rules.Mrs. Hai immediately turned pale with nervousness, and the confused Long Baiyue hurriedly asked, "What happened?" "King Yan, King Yan is back. My God, shouldn't he be staying in the palace for two days?" Mrs. Hai almost fainted, "I heard that he brought back... his missing fiancée..." "The one who escaped from marriage?" Long Baiyue also became nervous. After hearing all kinds of unimaginable, cruel and absurd behaviors of King Yan these days, she was really curious about what kind of superhuman appearance this woman is, and what a miserable end she would end up with. Mrs. Hai's face was pale, and she got up and straightened her belt while weeping: "It is a rule that the ladies of all palaces have to meet King Yan, so you should go back quickly. You are from Tianshi Palace, so you should be able to avoid King Yan." Long Baiyue couldn't get what she wanted, so she hurriedly stood up and resigned.When she went from the side hall to the Tianshi Palace, she saw the palace people all around rushing to the square of the main hall.A shrill cry floated into her ears far away, and the familiar feeling made her slow down unconsciously. This voice...why does it sound like Gongshu Lingbao? She hid in the dark curiously, and looked at the chaotic crowd outside the hall from a distance, but saw a tall man in ocher red clothes aggressively pulling a woman who kept screaming. Their figures stood between the hall and the hall. There was a flash in the gap between them, and Long Baiyue felt that his head had been slashed by thunder. That appearance...is like a spirit treasure... At this point, Long Baiyue couldn't hold back any longer, she sneaked into the crowd and walked towards the main hall...
"You promised me not to kill him!" Lingbao stubbornly insisted, even though he was crying, "You can't kill him!" Yan Wang Yuanxin frivolously glanced at the Lingbao who had changed into palace clothes, but said contemptuously: "It's still lackluster. After all these years, you will only become more and more unworthy of me." What did his father fancy in her?Maybe he was counting on her skill to manage a manor well, but he just thought it was ridiculous!Who can know his ambition, everyone despises him, and now it's finally time to vent his anger on himself! Yuan Xin pulled Lingbao and said with a smile: "You forgot what you left behind before you left? You left before you finished it—come here!" He rudely dragged her to a side hall, which was close to the Weapons Bureau and the Imperial Guard Battalion, and was heavily guarded.Yuan Xin ordered the guards to push open the door of the side hall, he dragged Ling Bao in, and pushed Ling Bao deep into the hall. Lingbao fell so badly, she got up, and when she looked up, the lampstand in the hall also lit up at the same time, illuminating the huge monster like a hill in the center of the hall.That was Lingbao's unfinished "lead vehicle". The chariot was divided into three parts, stacked on top of each other. After completion, it could be used for both siege and tunnel digging, making it invincible. At that time, she was young and ignorant, unable to detect Yuan Xin's ambition at all, she was lured by him to play the offensive and defensive battle that Mozi and Gongshu Xiang practiced back then, and finally she was inspired to come up with such a strange thing.She didn't have any intention of doing this at first, and she left after half-heartedly doing it. Unexpectedly, it became Yuan Xin's heart disease and kept the car until today. "Finish it!" Yuan Xin said gloomily behind Lingbao. "Why, you already have the world!" Ling Bao turned around and said angrily. "Not yet, there's Jiangnan." Yuan Xin corrected her with a smile, ambitious. Lingbao was taken aback, and looked back at the huge chariot he had made, thinking how many people would be like Ling Yun, standing on the tower and watching this monster devouring the city under his feet; how many people would be like her, Chasing Ling Yun's back, seeing him never come back, heartbroken.God, how stupid was she to invent such a thing back then! Lingbao suddenly burst into tears. She rushed to the chariot, brushing the parts of the mechanism with her small hands, seemingly carelessly, but the "leading chariot" began to fall apart in an instant.Yuan Xin was furious immediately, and rushed forward to restrain her: "How courageous! Are you crazy?" "I don't want to make this thing," Lingbao cried out, struggling frantically, "I don't want to make this thing even if I die!" "Do you want him to die?" Yuan Xin whispered in her ear. Lingbao froze, and then trembled with anger: "You can only threaten me with him - if he is dead, I will not live! You will get nothing!" "Hmph...hehe, he is not the only one who can threaten you," Yuan Xin smiled sinisterly, hooked Lingbao's sharp chin ambiguously, and forcibly rubbed her ears with her, "I think you are already in love, baby, forget it!" Have you ever done anything good?" A burst of cold air ran up Lingbao's back, she shuddered all over, and curled up on the ground as if dead, without saying a word. "It seems you've already remembered it, right?" Yuan Xin fell to the ground along with her, and reminded her closely behind her ear, with the heat blowing, "That royal carriage..."