Chapter 7 Chapter Seven Zhechong Zunzu

At this time, the person outside the door suddenly knocked on the door with a "bang" and shouted, "Azhao, are you there? What happened?" This is Bai Wei's voice.I haven't seen her in the past few years, and I seldom think of the two sisters. I didn't expect that when I heard her voice, I recognized her right away.From her tone, it seems that the relationship with Zheng Zhao is very unusual. At the beginning, Zheng Zhao said that he came to Gaojiu City to visit their sisters. Perhaps, Bai Wei is now Mrs. Zheng. As I was thinking about it, Zheng Zhao suddenly whispered, "Let's talk about our affairs later. You must not tell her that I have mind reading skills, otherwise you will know the consequences."

At this time, he looked very anxious, as if I had restrained him.Immediately, I felt a sudden lightness on my body, as if a giant hand that was pressing on me was removed, and I was able to move freely again immediately, knowing that Zheng Zhao had untied the mind control technique.I nodded, and before I could speak, the door was kicked with a "bang". The Tianchi was built very solidly, and the door was very thick, even I might not be able to kick it open.But this kick was so powerful that it shook the bulkhead.I quickly stepped forward and pulled the latch. When the door opened, Bai Wei was standing at the door, making a gesture to kick again. When she saw me, she froze for a moment, looked at me, and let go of her raised foot. not go down.I smiled lightly and said, "Bai Wei, long time no see."

A blushing flushed on Bai Wei's face, she bowed her head and said, "General Chu, it could be you!" Zheng Zhao came out from behind me and said, "Xiaowei, General Chu is my old friend, he was a little unwell just now, let me come and see him, what are you in a hurry for?" Bai Wei didn't know what expression was on her face.Although I am not her man, at least for a while the two of them were my concubines, and they felt a little uneasy when they saw me.She gathered herself together, and said in a low voice: "General Chu, I heard that Zheng Zhao has been in the cabin for a long time, so I thought something happened."

Zheng Zhao smiled and said, "What are you thinking about, haha. Alright, let's go back." He walked past me, took Bai Wei's arm, and could not wait to take her away.It seems that Zheng Zhao is very afraid that I will reveal to Bai Wei that he has mind reading skills.Bai Wei still looked at me and said, "General Chu, are you sick?" Zheng Zhaodao: "General Chu is just a little uncomfortable. I have arranged a room for General Chu and the others to rest in the Muyu Hall. It is getting late, so don't bother him today." Bai Wei glanced at me, and said, "Okay, General Chu, take a break." She seemed to want to say something, but Zheng Zhao pulled her again, and said, "Don't disturb General Chu's rest."

Looking at their backs, I am a little funny, but I also feel a little pain in my heart.Zheng Zhao took Bai Wei very seriously, and when Bai Wei married him, she also had a good home.However, my heart still felt uncomfortable like a stone was blocked. Qian Wenyi waited for them to leave before he came up and said in a low voice, "Commander, what happened just now?" Distraught, I said, "It's nothing. Where are we going to live?" Just now Zheng Zhao told us to live in the Muyu Pavilion, which is probably where the envoys are entertained. Qian Wenyi said: "What is it called Mu Yu Pavilion? Master Ding and the others have already gone, and we want to go with you. Commander, you just stayed in the room with Mr. Zheng for a long time, and nothing happened?"

I said: "It's really nothing. Let's go, I'm really tired from staying on the boat." Qian Wenyi didn't say anything, and followed me forward.As I walked, I was thinking about what happened just now.Did Zheng Zhao know about Marquis Wen's secret plan?Maybe not, but I really can't guarantee it.If he really knows that Marquis Wen has such a plan, I'm afraid my trip will not go smoothly. The 30 people who had just assembled the Qianfeng Battalion got off the boat, and a man in a long gown came over, bowed to me, and said, "Excuse me, is this General Chuxiuhong of the Empire?"

I nodded and said, "I am. Who is your Excellency?" The man said: "The villain's name is Feng Xinge, and he belongs to the Yuanren Division of Wuyang City. Mr. Zheng has already taken care of me. General Chu, please come with me." Feng Xinge took us out of the pier, where three carriages had been arranged.I asked, "Is the Muyu Hall far away?" Feng Xinge said: "It's not far, it's about half a mile away. General Chu please get in the car." The three carriages were about the same size, but Feng Xinge took me and Qian Wenyi to occupy one, and let the soldiers squeeze the other two.The carriage is very spacious, I got into the carriage, and saw that it was spacious enough to accommodate a dozen people, so I said to Qian Wenyi, "Brother Qian, call those injured brothers over to sit in this carriage."

In the battle with the pirates, seven people from the Vanguard Battalion were injured, three of them were seriously injured and have not recovered yet.Qian Wenyi agreed and jumped out of the car.When he got out of the car, Feng Xinge looked at me in surprise, I was a little uneasy, and said: "Mr. Feng, I'm sorry, I was a little rash, is it okay?" Feng Xinge said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." He said with a slight smile: "General Chu really loves soldiers like his son." I smiled and said, "It's not that I love soldiers like sons, they are all my brothers, and we have always shared weal and woe."

Feng Xinge said: "Yes, yes, people are the first priority." This Republican cliché doesn't bother me.No matter how well we do it, there is nothing wrong with putting people first and putting people first. After a few wounded soldiers got into the carriage, the carriage started.Along the way, I looked at both sides of the road from the window.Although it was late at night, the streets were still very lively. After a few years, the imperial envoy finally arrived, but now Wuyang City has become the headquarters of the Republican Army. If the citizens of Wuyang City knew about it, they would feel incredible Bar.The scale of Wuyang City is not smaller than that of the empire. Although Guangyang Province under the jurisdiction of Wuyang City is the smallest of the 19 provinces in the empire, with a radius of only two to three hundred miles, it has a large population. It is said that the province has exceeded two million.Since Cang Yuegong's rebellion in southern Xinjiang, there have been endless wars, so that there are many mourners, and the relatively peaceful Guangyang Province has become the first choice for refuge. Now the population is probably much larger, and the people who come and go on the street all look peaceful , a look of well-fed.

In any case, the Lord of Wuyang City ruled well, and it seems that he also has his skills.I looked at the pedestrians and shops on the street, and sighed: "Wuyang City is so prosperous, it doesn't seem to have any effect." Feng Xinge said: "Has General Chu been to Wuyang City before?" The last time I came here, I was passing by during the Southern Expedition of Marquis Wu.That time they didn't come to the south gate at all, and, that time was to conquer Cang Yuegong's Republican Army, but now Wuyang City has become the headquarters of the Republican Army.I said, "This is my first time here. By the way, haven't the snake people come to harass you?"

Feng Xinge suddenly shut up and said nothing, I knew he would definitely not want to say more, not to mention he wouldn't know anything inside, so I changed the subject and said, "How many people are there in Wuyang City now?" Feng Xinge said: "There are more than 700,000 people." More than seven hundred thousand!I was taken aback.At the beginning, Marquis Wu used the policy of "driving fish from the deep" to drive all the refugees from southern Xinjiang to Gaojiu City.Under normal circumstances, Wuyang City can have a population of 700,000. How should this city be managed?I can lead no more than 5,000 soldiers, but I know it will be difficult. If it weren't for Qian Wenyi and Cao Wendao's help, I'm afraid I would really vomit blood.The imperial capital has a population of 500,000, 30,000 forbidden troops, and 5,000 Jin Wu who maintain law and order. The 700,000 people in Wuyang City need many soldiers, and it must be far more than the 20,000 soldiers set by the previous emperor and the first city lord. The covenant of private soldiers.If you add the remnants of the Republican Army, I think the army in Wuyang City may have exceeded 50,000. With 50,000 elite soldiers, that would be the bargaining chip for negotiating coexistence with the snake man, otherwise the snake man would not be willing to put such a big nail in the rear.I think He Congjing must have guessed that if the Snake Man really destroyed the empire, then the next target would be Wuyang City, so he would not sincerely turn to the Snake Man.But if the snake people could really weigh the pros and cons, wouldn't they also be guarding against the affair between the Mayor of Wuyang and the empire? Thinking of this, I can't help but feel a little worried again.Our coming to Wuyang City should be a secret, will this news leak out?If the words are leaked, will the Lord of Wuyang City break the boat and start a formal war with the Snakeman, or will he kill us to win the trust of the Snakeman?Now those are variables.Perhaps, any insignificant variable will make the situation take a turn for the worse. Now, I must be careful every step of the way, and I must not make a wrong step. Feng Xinge said that Muyu Hall is not far away, I only said that it was not far from the south gate, but I didn't expect the carriage to turn and turn for a long time, seeing the surroundings getting more and more deserted, the carriage stopped, Feng Xinge stood up, picked up the carriage Lian looked at it and said, "General Chu, the Mu Yu House is here." In front of it is a large house, surrounded by a river about ten feet wide, and on the other side of the river there is a wall more than ten feet high.This is almost a city within a city, and it occupies a rather large area.The carriage drove over a small bridge, and the two guards at the gate of the courtyard raised their spears to salute. As soon as we entered, the gate of the courtyard was closed again.Feng Xinge said: "Here we are, General Chu, please get out of the car." I jumped out of the carriage, and saw that the Muyu Pavilion was full of buildings.Although there are many houses, they are arranged in a well-proportioned manner without any disorder. There are green trees everywhere, but there are not many lights. It seems that there are not many people living in Muyu House.It is now the end of August, and the trees are laden with fruit.Those fruits are about the size of a small wine cup, green and red, which I have never seen before.Looking at it, Feng Xinge smiled and said: "General Chu, the city lord has hosted a banquet in the Danli Hall to welcome you all. Master Ding is already waiting inside, please go in, General Chu." A pair of couplets are engraved on the pillars on both sides of the door of Nadanli Hall, which is "Dan Fang Yangzhi, Li Shu Evergreen." The signature reads "Zhaomoxuan Title".The font is very round and smooth. If Xue Wenyi saw it, he would definitely say that it was carved by a certain famous craftsman, but I couldn't see the way. As soon as he arrived at the door, someone laughed loudly: "Is it General Chu who came? I was careless, and I hope you will forgive me." The voice was very clear, and it was the voice of a middle-aged man in his forties.I stepped into the hall door, and Feng Xinge said, "City Lord, General Chu Xiuhong is here." The owner of Wuyang City is named He Congjing.The He family has always been a famous family in Wuyang City, but the population is not too prosperous.I only know that this kind of pampered person has a broad waist, a big belly, and a doughy appearance, but the Lord He has a thin appearance, his eyes are not big, but he is very energetic. There are three long beards under his jaw, and he is very elegant. .Although his appearance made people feel amiable at first sight, but I secretly complained in my heart.Most of these people are very wise and scheming. I was put together by Tao Shouzhuo in Fudun City, and I was played by him from the beginning to the end. Now the memory is still fresh, and I really don't want to deal with this kind of wise man.But what to be afraid of, although the owner of Wuyang City is amiable, who knows what he is thinking in his heart. I bowed and said: "Young general Chu Xiuhong, you are one step late, please forgive me from the city lord." He Congjing smiled and said, "What is the crime? General Chu is brave and invincible. I just heard Zheng Zhao mention it. Please invite General Chu to the table." There are quite a few seats in the Danli hall, with three tables in the middle and a dozen or so tables in the side hall. This hall still has a lot of space.He Congjing sat in the middle of the chairman, and on his left, Ding Yushi was already seated, and the seat on the right was vacant, probably for me.The empire is still there, and the right side was supposed to be the position of the important officials in Wuyang City, but He Congjing asked me to sit down, which already meant to be heart-to-heart.I saluted again and said, "Thank you, young general." A waiter guided me to sit next to He Congjing, and Qian Wenyi and the others also took their seats, but they all sat at the tables on the side. Except for me and Ding Yushi, the chairmen at this table were all from Wuyang City. people. As soon as I sat down, the waiter poured me a glass of wine, and He Congjing stood up holding the glass and said, "Today, the angels came down to look at us, and our city was shrouded in splendor. Today, I saw the honorable faces of two angels, and my servant was inexplicably moved. Ladies and gentlemen, let's toast to the two angels first, to thank the angels for coming over the waves." His words are very polite, but the more polite the words, the more insincere they will be.Ding Ximing and I also stood up, and Ding Ximing said: "Thank you for the hospitality, Lord He. When I was in the imperial capital, I have heard for a long time that Lord He is a hero in the world. Now that I see it, I am even more famous." He Congjing smiled and said, "It's done!" He drank a glass of wine first.We all drank it too, and just as we were about to sit down, He Congjing suddenly said, "Lord Ding, General Chu, all of you sitting here are ministers of Wuyang City. This is Kong Ying, the head of the Customs Department in our city." grown ups." I have also heard that although Wuyang City is an imperial territory in name, it is actually no different from independence.Corresponding to the four departments of soldiers, criminals, households, and workers in the empire, Wuyang City also has six departments, namely the Customs Department, the Military Affairs Department, the Yuanren Department, the Inspection Department, the Craftsmanship Department, and the Zhifang Department.Among them, the Department of Customs is equivalent to the Ministry of Households, the Department of Military Affairs is equivalent to the Ministry of War, the Department of Inspection is equivalent to the Ministry of Punishment, the Department of Craftsmanship is equivalent to the Ministry of Industry, and the Department of Yuanren is the department for entertaining people from all over the place.Slightly different from the empire, Wuyang City is merchant-oriented, so the importance of the customs department is the first.However, there are so many foreign businessmen who come to Wuyang City, and it is necessary to set up a separate department for distant people, but the official department is unique to Wuyang City.Each department is headed by the chief bookkeeper, and Kong Renying is the chief bookman of the customs department, and he is the head of the important ministers in Wuyang City. Kong Renying raised his glass to us and said: "The two angels are here, and the lower officials will do it first." He drank the wine in the glass and drank it refreshingly, and we drank it too.There were ten people at this table, except for He Congjing, Ding Ximing, and me, most of the remaining seven people were chief clerks, but I didn't see Zheng Zhao there, maybe he was not the chief clerk despite his high official position, but Know who the extra ones are. He Congjing introduced us one by one, namely, Wang Zhen, the director of the Military Affairs Department, Bo Lin Yimu, the director of the Yuanren Department, Long Daocheng, the director of the Inspection Department, Qin Yu, the director of the Craftsmanship Department, and Gu Gu, the director of the Staff Department. Qing Sui.Everyone had a glass of wine, I drank a lot, and my head was a little dizzy, but Ding Ximing's drinking capacity was much better than mine, and his expression did not change.When the last one was introduced, He Congjing smiled and said, "This is a rising star in my city, General Henry Ding." This Henry Ding was very young, and he was born with a strange appearance. His hair was blond, and his eyes were blue like sea water. Although he looked strange, he was still extremely handsome, which made me a little ashamed.Hearing He Congjing call him, Henry Ding stood up and said: "Young Henry Ding, I have met the two ambassadors." Ding Ximing smiled and said: "General Ding, we are from the same family. Since General Ding has this name, I think he has a lot of experience in setting up Yi Xue." Ding Henry was about to drink, he was startled when he heard the words, and said: "I don't know what Master Ding said about 'Yi Xue'?" Ding Ximing said: "The opening chapter of "Yi" says: Qian, Yuan Henryzhen. Since General Ding's name is Henry, your lord must be good at learning Yi." I have also heard of the book "Yi", which is said to be a wonderful book that contains everything from ancient times, but the text is difficult and the content is secretive, and few people can understand it, and I haven't read it either. , I have never heard of "Qianyuan Henry Zhen" and the like.It's just that although Henry Ding took his name from "Yi", it seems that he doesn't know about "Yi", and he is dumbfounded.He Congjing laughed and said, "Master Ding is really well-learned. General Ding's ancestral home is in the far west, and he just settled in Wuyang City in the previous generation. Master Ding has a sharp eye, and he can tell the truth. I admire you." As soon as he played haha, the six masters beside him also toasted, one said: "Master Ding is pedantic about heaven and man", and the other said: "Master Ding is highly knowledgeable", Ding Ximing was dizzy by their flattery, and just smiled. Ding Henry suddenly said: "My father once said that Henry's name is very common in my hometown. It was a commonly used name. After listening to Master Ding today, the young general will know where his name comes from. Thank you, Master Ding, for your guidance." Ding Ximing smiled slightly, and said: "My official only said that Yi Xue is my unique secret, but it has been spread thousands of miles away. General Ding is a heroic man, he must be a genius in the world. General Ding's father has attacked Yi Xue, maybe my two ancestors were quite good at it. There is a source." I looked at Henry Ding.Although he was a man, his complexion was unusually white, his face flushed after drinking a glass of wine.It's just that he looks heroic, although his face is flushed, he still doesn't have the slightest femininity, and the fingers of his hands are long and strong, and he is steady when he puts down the empty cup. I don't know what Henry Ding's military skills are, but his sword skills and gun skills must be a temporary choice, but I don't know how it compares to mine.After the first round of introductions, He Congjing said: "The two ambassadors have come from afar, and He Congjing has no respect for him. I only have a glass of water and wine, and I look forward to the two Haihans." Ding Ximing said: "Your Excellency He is very polite, but the lower officials are inexplicably grateful. There are many troubles in southern Xinjiang, and Your Excellency He sticks to the frontier to make the people live and work in peace and contentment. The dry city of the real country, come, the lower officials and General Chu will respect Mr. He and all your lords." He Congjing is not guarding the frontiers of the empire, but his ancestral property.I thought to myself, and with a smile on my face, I said, "Please, City Lord." He Congjing smiled and said: "Thank you very much." He drank a cup, clapped his hands and said: "Go to the female music." After speaking, he said with a smile: "Master Ding, General Chu, Wuyang City is in a remote place in southern Xinjiang, where there is simple tea and light food, female music It's also very rough, please don't laugh at the two ambassadors." As soon as the sound fell, a dozen or so women came out from the back of the hall, all holding musical instruments, and saluted on the open space in front of the banquet. After the line was neatly assembled, the music started to play, and the song "Sitting in the Spring Breeze" was played. Those women are all stunningly beautiful, with extraordinary appearances. One woman took the lead and sang: "In the autumn of the southern country and August, there are green and lychee pills under the plantain steps." Ding Ximing was dumbfounded by her singing, soft and sweet, crisp and sweet.Although I am not very fond of rhythm, I still think it sounds good. Compared with the singing of Hua Yuechun that I heard at the Prince's banquet, it is not much better, and her appearance is even more beautiful than that of Hua Yuechun.After singing a few lines, the other women also echoed and said: "The red building is separated from the water and the bead curtain is rolled up. People are like jade, and the green sleeves treat someone with pity." This is a paragraph.After singing this passage, they continued to stagger and intersperse, changing several formations.They danced ever-changingly, but the music was not hindered at all, it was still consistent, but it became much fainter.At this time, the woman who led the singing before sang again: "It's a pity that you have a beautiful face. After the wind and rain in the Ming Dynasty, it will always wither." These few lines are sung in a low and subtle way, which makes people recall endlessly.Women who use sex to serve people must also be as brilliant as spring flowers, but it doesn't last long.She sang gracefully, but I felt like a knife was twisting my heart when I heard it.Before I knew it, I thought of her again.She was locked in the deep palace, how is she doing now?Now the crown prince loves her like a treasure, maybe her life will be easier.But what will happen to her if she grows older and loses her luster in the future and is not liked by the prince?Perhaps, as the song says, "After the storm in the Ming Dynasty, the main tune was disabled". I was so fascinated that there seemed to be tears in my eyes.Both her fate and mine are equally fragile and unreliable.Even Marquis Wu, who used to be in power for a while, held heavy soldiers in his hands, and after his death, the water flowed like a flower, and he paid nothing.If our fate is destined to be so insignificant, what should we insist on? At this time, the music became complicated again, and the female singers said in harmony: "I advise you to keep your eyebrows wide. Drink in the glass and enjoy the whole night." After the last line was sung, the music stopped abruptly, and the lingering voice continued. Those female singers formed a picture, like a big flower, and the woman in the middle was like a flower stamen, with her hands raised high and her sleeves down. Come and show your arms, as bright as jade. There was silence in the hall before there was a burst of applause.I have seen a bit of the world, but the soldiers of the Vanguard Battalion and the Water Corps must have never seen such singing and dancing. Dehe Congjing said to Ding Ximing: "Master Ding, this vulgar song and dance makes you laugh." Ding Ximing drank the wine in his glass and said with a smile: "Where, they are all very well, very well." :"very good".He Congjing smiled slightly, and said, "Come on, let's have another one, so we can enjoy the whole night, haha." This time they danced much livelier. Almost everyone, even the director of the Sixth Division, was a little dumbfounded. Presumably even they could not often see the singing and dancing of He Congjing's private band.But among those who stared straight-eyed, I saw that blond Henry Ding was extremely calm, with a slight smile on his face, just watching with nothing to do. This Henry Ding is indeed very human! I was looking at Henry Ding when He Congjing suddenly said, "Don't General Chu like to watch singing and dancing?" I didn't expect He Congjing to ask me that, so he hurriedly said: "Where. The young general was born in the army, and he is a rough man, but he also knows that this song and dance is unusual." He Congjing said with a smile: "This group of girl music has been practiced since childhood. They practice singing and dancing every day, but their colors are crude and their dancing postures are ordinary. It's ridiculous." I also smiled lightly, and said: "How dare you, the young general is lazy by nature, it's just that he didn't understand the beauty." He Congjing smiled and said: "It's okay, it's okay, if General Chu wants to understand their beauty, I will arrange it." I didn't expect him to be wrong, so I couldn't help but smile bitterly, and said: "Don't dare, the young general doesn't have to." "General Chu, you're welcome. You have to work hard from afar. This is what you should do." He Congjing seemed to believe that my words were insincere, tapped his finger on the table lightly, and said: "Heroes and beauties complement each other well, so wonderful." I was about to resign, but Ding Ximing suddenly said: "Since this is the case, it is better to obey our orders than to be respectful. Thank you Mr. He for your kindness, haha." He had been watching the singing and dancing all the time, and I was surprised when he suddenly interjected such a sentence, I didn't expect his ears to be very good.It's just that although Ding Yushi is not as famous as Wei Zongzheng's "iron face", he has always been dignified. It's really unexpected for me to say such words.It's just that when he said this, he resigned firmly, which seemed to be out of accord with him. I closed my mouth, but Ding Ximing said again: "Master He, what's the name of the lady leading the dance?" He Congjing said: "She is my concubine, her name is Jianmei. Master Ding wants to kiss Xiangze, so my servant will arrange it." Ding Ximing was stunned, and said: "Oh, Ximing is taking the liberty, I don't know that the plum-cutter girl is Mrs. He's concubine, I don't dare to be rude." He Congjing smiled and said, "Maybe, Lord Ding, there has been a saying since ancient times that wives are like clothes, and brothers are like brothers and sisters. A concubine is nothing to worry about, haha." I listened to his words, and my heart suddenly became angry.He Congjing looks elegant and noble. I had a good impression of him at first, but when he said these words, it was clear that he didn't treat women as human beings. I didn't expect him to be such a person, and my impression of him suddenly plummeted.Ding Ximing was very grateful, and said: "Master He is really a hero in this world, and Ximing admires him very much." hero!Heroes treat women as playthings and food, who come and go when they are called, can be played with, and can be eaten when they are hungry.My heart became even more angry, and the wine in the glass suddenly lost its taste, as if it had turned into bright red blood in an instant, and the bloody smell made me feel sick. These dignitaries don't treat people as human beings.Although the Republican Army would eat women as food when they were on the verge of death, they always declared that "people are the first and the people are the foundation", and they also claimed that men and women are equal.Now He Congjing, although he is nominally the leader of the Republican Army, his actions don't even give up the face of the Republican Army. Ding Ximing was already overjoyed, with a smile on his face, he must be planning tonight's spring festival.He Congjing can even give away his concubine at will, this person is indeed extraordinary.Although I don't like him as a person, I have to admire him. Only such a person can be slick in every aspect and cover every aspect.The Imperial Army, the Republican Army, and the Snakeman are all helpless.It is true that he is capable of handling various forces and maintaining independence all the time. Don't think about it anymore, I took a piece of fruit on the table.The fruit was exactly the kind I'd seen outside, just bright red.When I held it in my hand, I realized that there was a rough shell on the outside, which didn't look very good.I stretched out my hand and peeled it. I thought the shell was not easy to peel, but I peeled off a large piece of the fruit inside, and my fingers were covered with juice.The pulp is translucent, like curd. I put a piece of pulp into my mouth, and after just a sip, it completely melted, and an extremely sweet taste filled my mouth. What a delicious fruit.I was almost stunned, and He Congjing laughed in a low voice and said, "General Chu hasn't eaten it, has he? This kind of fruit is the 'lychee' they sang in their song just now, and it's ripe right now." "It's delicious." I smiled sarcastically.I have never eaten this kind of strange fruit before, and among the fruits I have tasted, in terms of freshness and sweetness, this kind of lychee is the best in the world. I was thinking about it when suddenly there was a scream in my ear. The voice came from behind. It was a man's voice. At this time, others were watching the song and dance engrossed. The scream was not loud, and it seemed to be suppressed, but I could hear it clearly.Ding Henry was shocked when he heard the sound, turned his head to look over, and met my eyes.His eyes were extremely sharp, I felt shuddered when he glanced at me for some reason, and I turned my head away, only to see He Congjing was shocked.I said, "City Master, what happened?" He Congjing frowned, and said, "General Chu, sit down, I'll go and have a look." He left his seat and stood up, only then did Ding Ximing come to his senses and said, "Master He, do you want to change?" He Congjing said: "Your servant, go and have a look. Sir Ding, please sit down." He turned and walked to the back hall, with two waiters following him.After a while, He Congjing turned around, sat down and said with a smile: "It was a servant who cut vegetables accidentally cut his hand, it's okay." Ding Ximing let out an "oh" and said, "You're so careless, what's the matter?" "It's nothing serious, Mr. Ding doesn't need to worry about it. Come on, let the dazzling show come up." He clapped his hands, and the female band lined up to give a salute and retreated.Then came up some strangely dressed men and women who seemed to be from other countries.Wuyang City is based on business, and there are many merchants from all over the place, and these people don't know where they are from. The dazzle scene is quite wonderful. A man with a white cloth wrapped around his head spews smoke of various colors from his palms, and then wipes it away with his hands. Another woman seems to have no bones in her body, and she can get into a small opening. in the jar.These performances were extremely wonderful, and I was dumbfounded watching them. I really couldn't figure out what was going on, as if those people had black magic.It's just that although Ding Ximing was also engrossed in watching it, he was obviously not as interested in that group of girl music. Although I watched, I was secretly calculating in my heart.Just now, how did you really say from the scene that it was just a servant who cut his hand?If it was really just such a trivial matter, why did he have to go and check it out personally? There must be something hidden in it.What is He Congjing's plan?What does he want to do? I was fascinated by the thought, at this moment He Congjing suddenly said: "General Chu, these people come from the Tianfang Kingdom in the far west, have you seen them before?" I said "ah" and said, "I've never seen it before." He Congjing said with a smile: "Tianfang is also an ancient country. I heard that most of it is a desert, and the tribes live by water and grass, without a fixed place, so it is rare to see them. It is the first time for these people to come to Wuyang City, but it is quite interesting. View." I said, "That's about the same as Qiuren. Qiuren also live after aquatic plants." He Cong nodded and said, "That's right. Thinking about it this way, God really treats us kindly. With this piece of land for us to recuperate, where men can farm and women weave, and have enough food and clothing, we can't live up to God's kindness." Is he talking about himself?I suddenly felt that what He Congjing said had his truth.Naturally, I can accuse him of falling to the other side at will, but for him, no position or belief is more important than the prosperity and development of Wuyang City.If the lords of Wuyang City in the past had been loyal to one faction, it would be impossible for Wuyang City to develop to the extent it is today.He Congjing took the position of Lord of Wuyang City, which means that he can only put the interests of Wuyang City first in everything. Thinking of this, I have a little understanding of He Congjing, and I think he may not be unforgivable.We are the envoys of the empire, and the war between the empire and the snake man is still inconclusive, and he can't cut off the connection with either party. He still has to try his best to please us, and the snake man can't find out that he has a different heart.Under the comparison between Wuyang City and the concubine, a concubine can naturally be easily abandoned. The banquet lasted until midnight before it was considered over.After they dispersed, Ding Ximing hiccupped and bid farewell to He Congjing and the head of the Sixth Division.He hesitated to speak to He Congjing, with an unbearable itchiness. He Congjing smiled and whispered something in his ear. Ding Ximing immediately smiled, presumably saying that the woman named Jianmei had arranged to his room.I also bid farewell to He Congjing, but I have already decided in my heart that I will never touch the woman he arranged for me. Just as He Congjing was about to go out, Henry Ding came over, clasped his fists at me and said, "General Chu, I'm leaving. Please have a good rest." At this time, the candles in the hall had been extinguished a little, and it was much darker, and his eyes seemed to be shining brightly.I also cupped my fists at him and said, "Hi, General Ding, thank you for your hospitality." Henry Ding smiled and said: "The young general has heard the name of General Chu for a long time, and now he is blessed to see him. He is really lucky." I'm not the kind of person who doesn't know what's good or bad, thinking that my reputation has really spread to Wuyang City, it's probably Ding Henry's word of mouth.I smiled lightly and said, "Is that so? I feel that I am unknown and worth nothing." Ding Henry said: "General Chu, I have indeed heard several people talk about you. They said that although you only commanded a few hundred people at that time, you will definitely shine in the future. Hehe." His last two laughs were very meaningful, I don't know if they were teasing or something else, but in short they couldn't be sincere approval.I didn't think it was disobedient either, and said, "General Ding laughed at me." Henry Ding straightened his expression, and said: "General Chu likes to rest. If General Chu has time this time, please come and give me some advice, so that the young general can see how talented General Chu is." My heart trembled, is he challenging?It's just that his words are still gentle and gentle, neither humble nor overbearing.I said, "Thank you, General Ding, for your concern. General Ding, please rest early." Henry Ding saluted again, turned and walked out.When he was about to leave, he turned his head and said, "Stay here, there is no need to see him off." In fact, I didn't see him off at all, but He Congjing was about to get in the car, and Ding Ximing was already at the door to see him off, so I had to go. He Congjing got into the car, opened the curtain, and said with a smile: "You two ambassadors, please rest in peace. We will talk about the matter in detail later. Let's sleep for a while tomorrow." There must be some Wenzhang in his words, Ding Ximing smiled and said: "Thank you, Mr. He, thank you very much." I don't know what the purpose of this Muyu Hall is, it seems to be the mansion of a big family, but only a few servants live there.Ding Ximing and I lived on the third floor of two buildings.When I entered the house, I opened the window and sat on the windowsill.The two buildings are built opposite each other, small and exquisite, hidden among the lychee trees.The evening breeze is coming, and there seems to be the fresh and sweet fragrance of lychees in the breeze. I looked outside, and there was a lychee tree very close to the window, with a branch stretching out obliquely, and it was full of fruits.I reached out and picked one, peeling it carefully.I haven't experienced such a peaceful and peaceful atmosphere for a long, long time. While peeling, there was a sudden knock on the door.That was probably the servant who delivered the water, I said, "Come in." The door opened, and a woman came in.Immediately, I remembered what He Congjing said that made me "understand the beauty". She is here to accompany her, right?I jumped off the window sill and walked over, the woman saw me coming, knelt down and said: "General Chu, my concubine Chunyan has seen the general." She looks very beautiful and pleasant, but my heart hurts.I said, "Did He Chengzhu ask you to come?" "General, the city lord ordered me to accompany the general to change clothes." I also understand this. Those high-ranking officials call going to the toilet and playing with women "changing clothes", probably because of the saying "a wife is like clothes".I sighed and said, "No need, you should go back." She raised her head, but her face turned pale with fright, and she said: "Yes, yes, Chunyan knows that she is ugly and cannot serve the general, and she hopes that the general will be merciful and take Chunyan in." She is so beautiful, but she still said that I was "unbearable to serve" me, what a joke.This is probably because He Congjing told her that she must serve me well, otherwise she will be punished, and maybe she will be killed.My heart ached and I didn't know what to say.If I were equal to her, I probably wouldn't have had the chance to get close to her, but now she is like a poor little beast, and even if I insult her, it is her honor. I walked up to her, helped her up and said, "Chunyan, get up. If you go back, He Cheng will mainly blame you, right?" Chunyan raised her head, with tears still hanging from the corners of her eyes, but she was a little surprised, not knowing what I meant by that.I was very disturbed by her look, and said: "Sit down, sit down." I handed her the half-peeled lychee and said, "Eat it." 春燕拿着那颗荔枝，更是莫名其妙。可能以前她为客人陪宿，那些客人早一把将她抱到床上去了，我却大不一样。她坐在椅子上，仍是一派惊魂未定的样子。我不敢再看她，自己走到窗前，又摘了几颗红熟的荔枝，坐到她对面，道：“春燕姑娘，你别害怕。” 春燕仍然惊魂未定，我听得到她的喘息声，大概她仍然不知道我想要做什么。我叹了口气，道：“如果你不睡在这儿要被何城主怪罪，那你早点上床歇息吧。” 我一说这话，春燕才算松了口气，腮边也泛起一阵红晕，道：“多谢楚将军。那我为楚将军宽衣，先服侍您沐浴吧。” 我笑道：“我自己来吧，你休息好了。” 这套小楼造得极是别致，一边有一个浴间。虽然是在三楼，却已备好热水，一边的衣橱里还有几件新制成的绸缎袍子。我洗了个澡，只觉神清气爽，大是舒服。换好衣服出来，窗子已经关上了，烛光也已吹熄，床上，春燕已缩成一团躺着。我走到窗前，推开了窗，夜风清凉宜人，极其舒适。我坐在窗台上，又摘了颗荔枝。 吃完了荔枝，我走到一边，把几张椅子拖过来拼在一起。这几张椅子都很宽大，三张拼在一起就够我躺下。春燕听得我在拖椅子的声音，低声道：“楚将军，您不上床歇息么？” 我转过头，却见她坐了起来，一条毯子盖在胸前，露出肩头如雪的肌肤。我吓了一跳，连忙转过头道：“不必了，我睡在椅子上吧。” 春燕吃了一惊，登时不再说话。我躺了下来，拿我的战袍盖在身上。现在天气很热，原本不盖也没什么问题，只是有女子在，要我宽袍在袖地躺着，实在有点局促。在船上呆了一个多月，日日在海浪声中入睡，现在总算睡在了坚实的地上，虽然椅子硬梆梆的，我仍然感到无比舒服。春燕身上的幽香一阵阵袭来，我心中绮念顿生，怎么也睡不着。 正迷迷糊糊地半睡不睡时，突然我听到了一阵哭泣之声。一霎时，我仿佛又回到了被蛇人包围的高鹫城里，似乎觉得武侯下令将各营中的女子集中，斩杀后充当军粮，苏纹月正哭得梨花带雨。我吃了一惊，翻身坐起，却忘了自己躺在椅子上，差点摔下来。定了定神，才想到现在是在五羊城的慕渔馆里。 可是那哭声却不是我的幻觉。我疑惑地看去，只见春燕坐在床上，正低声抽泣着。我走过去，到了床边，又站住了，低声道：“春燕姑娘，你睡不着么？是不是我打呼噜吵了你了？” 春燕抬起头看了看我。房里很暗，她的脸却出奇的白，在黑暗中象一朵盛开的白花。她抹了下眼，强笑道：“不是，楚将军，是我不好。” 我叹了口气，道：“春燕姑娘，我不是不喜欢你，只不过，我不想做那种让自己心中有愧的事。” 春燕点了点头道：“是，我明白。楚将军，您真是个好人。” 说这话的人她也不是第一个了，我苦笑了一下。在这世道，这种话我都不知道是夸我还是骂我。我是好人么？可是也未必。很多时候，我这个好人反而害死别人。 我沉默了一会，低低道：“春燕姑娘，你睡吧，天亮还要一会儿。” 春燕呆呆地看着我，我转身又要回到椅子上去，春燕忽道：“楚将军，你也睡到床上来吧。” 我道：“不必了。”话刚出口，却见春燕一副大失所望的样子。我心头一软，道：“那你穿上衣服吧。” 春燕脸也红了红，抓过了睡袍，穿在身上。她在穿衣服时，我转过身去不再看她，一会儿，她道：“楚将军，你转过身来吧。” 我转过身，却见她已穿好了一件粉红色的睡袍。虽然穿上了衣服，但这衣服很宽松，从衣缝间露出了雪白的肌肤，更是诱人。我只觉得额头也一阵发烧，道：“算了，我还是睡在椅子上吧。” 春燕急道：“楚将军，你过来吧，我还有话跟你说。” 她会有什么话要说？我虽然觉得自己还是睡在椅子上为好，可仍然不知不觉地向床边走去。一到床边，我躺在她身边，她身上的幽香一阵阵飘过来，我只觉更是热得难受。 正在强自支持，春燕忽然一把搂住我的脖子，把头靠在我胸前。我只觉脑子里“嗡”地一下，不由自主地搂住了她，一只手便要向她的衣服里探去。 哪知还没伸进去，她突然用极小的声音道：“隔壁有人。” 这句话象一盆冷水，把我的满腔热火尽都浇灭了。我诧异地看着她，只道听错了，她点了点头，嘴张了张，没有出声，但发出的声音仍是“隔壁有人”这四个字。 隔壁有人？这幢楼是给前锋营住的，但三楼只有不多几个房间，但是钱文义，也和士兵一起挤在最底层，隔壁怎么会有人？我只觉身上出了一阵冷汗。 这是何从景的圈套！ 可是，何从景到底想做什么？隔壁有人，想偷听我和春燕的对话么？到现在为止，我根本没有说什么实质性的东西，他想听什么？ 我用想伸到她衣服里的手握住了她的手，捏了捏，在她耳边极小声地道：“谁？” She shook her head.忽然闭上眼，喃喃地道：“楚将军，睡在你怀里，真是舒服。” 我差点又要把持不住了。但是在脑海深处，似乎有个声音不住提醒我：“隔壁有人！” 春燕不会知道太多底细的，但她既然说隔壁有人，只怕这也不是第一次。隔壁的人到底是谁？What is he going to do? 突然，我想到了什么，身子也猛地一颤。 我想到了那人是谁了！是郑昭！ 一定是郑昭！他想要窥测我的心思！这定是何从景安排他做的，以前肯定也有过，也有人睡在这儿，郑昭就在隔壁施展读心术。我记得郑昭说过，只要距离不是太远，他就可以用读心术，怪不得床是放在这堵墙边的。在这人生第一诱惑跟前，再强的意志也会有缺口，郑昭的读心术更容易施展，怪不得何从景如此大方，爱妾也可以随便送人，想必她们本来就派这种用处。 只是，郑昭读出我的心思了么？我用摄心术摄住他时给他的暗示到底有没有用？