Chapter 65 Banquet
At dawn the next day, Qingyan stood on the city wall in military uniform and looked at the brilliant sunset.
Looking to the west, you can vaguely see Shi Tianci’s Xidaying.
"General, everything has been arranged as you ordered." Wang Hao looked respectful.
"Remember, don't let the news go."
"As for the order!"
This time, Bai Yi transferred more than ten good men from the royal palace to go to the army. Wang Hao, whom Qingyan saved, was also on the list. With Bai Yi's recommendation, Qingyan allowed him to lead his own army.
After Qin Qiushui had a detailed conversation with Qingyan last night, he disappeared without a trace, but the latter knew that he must be protecting himself in secret.
Thinking of this, a warm smile appeared on the corner of Qingyan's mouth.
The family is indeed the most precious.
With Qin Qiushui, one of the eight world's greatest talents, beside him, I believe that all the masters in the martial arts world will sigh.
"General, why are you so happy?" Ah Shu, who was standing aside, asked curiously.
Originally, Ah Shu, who was a soldier at the bottom, would never allow him to talk to the generals privately, but because Qingyan was very approachable and the friendship he had along the way, he couldn't help but ask.
"Ah Shu, as a soldier of Nan Zhao, do you know what your current responsibilities are?"
Seeing Qingyan's face wide open, Ah Shu also realized that his behavior was extremely inappropriate, so he thrust his waist and said in a deep voice: "Report to the general and guard the city wall."
"Then tell me, why did you leave your post just now and leave your eyes off the alert range and talk to me?"
"Report to the general, he is a villain who doesn't know the importance of it, so I hope the general will punish him."
Seeing that he knew his mistake, Qingyan's expression calmed down and walked to Ah Shu and watched the rising sun slowly rise.
"I can't forget Uncle Li San's shy smile, and I can't forget the moment when he died tragically on Luoxihu that night, Ah Shu, where are you?"
"Report to the general, the villain is like the general. He can't forget his third uncle." Ah Shu's voice was firm but also had a hint of sob.
"I think he will save you so much, I hope you can survive well." Qingyan was a little melancholy, "But I think that if you just be a little soldier so comfortably, in addition to wasting this great years, I would be even more sorry for Uncle Li San's life."
"Little man...Little man..."
"Do you know that after he dies like this, there will be nothing else except for a meager caress, and his wife and children will have more difficult life in the future."
"Although Uncle Li San voluntarily exchanges your life for one life, I think a real man stands between heaven and earth, and repays kindness and revenge, right?"
He quickly wiped his tears, and Ah Shu said firmly: "In the future, Ah Shu will do his best to repay Uncle San's family."
"But you are just a soldier, how much money can you pay? In addition to supporting your elderly parents, you still have the energy to help Uncle Li San's family?" Before Ah Shu could answer, Qingyan continued to say to himself: "So you have to work hard to climb up, be a sergeant, be a captain, be a lieutenant, or even be a real general in the future, so that both families can live a good life."
"A villain is a humble person, I'm afraid he will disappoint the general..."
"Ah Shu, I was just an ordinary disciple of the Qingzhu Gang back then. Even in my dream, I didn't expect that I would achieve such a success. But now I am the title of the prince side by side, but do you think I am just waiting to die on the father's merit book?"
"You can choose whether to succeed or not, whether to succeed or not." Qingyan slowly walked down the city.
"But I hope one day you can become a qualified general and fight alongside me. This sentence is not said as your general, but as your elder brother."
Hearing Qingyan's last words, Ah Shu's hand holding the spear collapsed, and he looked at the rising sun and burst into tears.
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At Guangfeng City Government Office, Qing Yan and Cai Ke were drinking tea, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
"Mr. Cai must be in his forties this year, right?"
"The general has good eyesight. He has 43 years of senior officials this year and has been an official for more than 20 years." Seeing Qingyan's rare family conversation, Cai Ke quickly started chatting along the way.
Qing Yan smiled faintly: "As far as I know, Lord Cai has been the governor of Yuezhou for five years. He became a senior member at less than 40 years old. It is really admirable."
"The general praised him, but he was just sharing his worries for His Majesty, hahaha..." Cai Ke couldn't help but feel proud when he saw him praising him.
If others said this, Cai Ke would at most he would not take his heart to the heart, but the effect would be completely different when he said this from the prince of the side-by-side.
"Why should Lord Cai belittle himself? I, the governor of Nan Zhao, are not many. It is rare to achieve such achievements as Lord Cai is in his prime." Qing Yan took a sip of hot tea and continued: "By saying that Lord Cai is so capable, I believe that Mrs. Cai must be very happy."
"Oh... I'm not hiding it to the general, my inner person died of illness ten years ago." A trace of recollection appeared on Cai Ke's face.
Qingyan quickly put down the teacup and apologized: "I don't know the importance of it, I hope Lord Cai will forgive me."
"General, there is no need to do this. This is not a secret. Many people in Yuezhou know about it." Of course, Cai Ke did not dare to accept Qingyan's apology, so he waved his hand quickly.
"Then Lord Cai didn't re-string?"
"There is no Xuxian, but the lower official has two concubines. You have met one yesterday, and it's not too lonely on weekdays."
Here comes! I finally said this after going around.
Seeing that the temperature was similar, Qingyan asked, "As a senior official in the country, it is a bit unfair to only take two concubines in the house?"
"I'm not afraid of laughing at the general. The second house was accepted by the second house more than ten years ago, and the third house was accepted by the third house two years ago. Because the officials have been working hard on political affairs, they are not very concerned about these love affairs." Cai Ke did not avoid it.
"If it is true as Lord Cai said, then these three ladies should be very favored, otherwise Lord Cai, who is pure and weak, wouldn't have put him in the room. Is that true?" Qing Yan put on an expression that even men understand.
Seeing this, Cai Ke didn't think much about it. He smiled and replied, "The third lady was met in a teahouse two years ago. At that time, she was a woman who was a martial arts artist. Xia Guan fell in love with her at first sight, so she was included in the mansion."
When Cai Ke spoke, Qingyan stared at the other party's eyes carefully without any trace. Even if a trace of hesitation flashed in his eyes, Qingyan would be full of confidence.
When the other party finished speaking, Qingyan breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Cai Ke really didn't know the true identity of the third wife.
This is the best result. If he colluded with Shanyue behind his back, things would definitely be much more troublesome.
"As far as I know, it is rare for Mr. Cai to have only taken two concubines in one party."
"General, please don't make fun of the lower official anymore. If the third wife had not been very much in my heart at the beginning, the lower official would never have taken her into the mansion."
Since she had confirmed that Cai Ke was fine, Qingyan said goodbye with an excuse after chatting for a few words.
At the hour of the night, Qingyan lay on the bed and waited quietly.
At this time, a slight sound came from the window, and Qingyan sat up and looked over.
Qin Qiushui was quick and silently climbing into the window. When he saw Qingyan looking at him, he was a little surprised: "It seems that you, a stinky brat, have grown a little, and you can find me in advance."
"It's not as amazing as my uncle said. I'm sure you will come tonight."
"Oh? Why is this?" Qin Qiushui was as free and unruly as ever, sitting cross-legged on the table.
"If it didn't happen to me, there must be new trends on the third lady."
"Oh? You really want to guess." After that, Qin Qiushui threw something to Qingyan and said, "This is the news released by the third lady in the evening, and I copied it down."
Qing Yanzai carefully read the contents on the note many times and slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air.
"It seems that this third lady and the barbarian in the mountains want to have a lot of fun."
Qingyan sneered and shouted: "Come here!"
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The next day, Qingyan was listening to Bai Yi's report in the government office.
At this time, Cai Ke walked in with a full face. Seeing that Bai Yi had finished reporting, he said, "Do you have any spare time in the evening?"
"Oh? What are your instructions?"
"What the general said? How dare you tell you?" Cai Ke smiled and waved his hand: "The Shanyue Man has been making trouble recently. Xia Guan has been thinking about how to protect Guangning City recently. Since the general came, Xia Guan has been very relaxed. When he returned to the mansion last night, he remembered that today is the birthday of Mrs. Xia Guan, so he begged the general to be able to enjoy his face in the evening."
After Qingyan put down the military newspaper in his hand, he bowed to congratulate him: "I guess it should be the third wife, it's really gratifying."
"The general is really good at predicting things. It is the third lady. What do you think, General?"
"If Lord Cai doesn't dislike me and I'll be upset, then I'll be cursed to ask for a glass of water and wine."
"Natural! Natural!"
At night, Qingyan led several guards who stood shoulder to shoulder with the royal palace to Cai Ke's mansion.
Cai Ke had already been waiting in front of the mansion in casual clothes. When he saw Qingyan coming as promised, he quickly stepped forward and bowed.
"Mr. Cai, why are you so polite? You said that this general is just the deputy general of the army to suppress the rebellion, not as the prince of the side by side. As the governor of Yuezhou, you are much higher than me, the deputy general." Qing Yan helped Cai Ke up after dismounting the horse.
"Don't blame the general. The subordinates are confused for a while, and confused for a while." Of course, Cai Ke would not forget his most fundamental identity because of the other party's words.
When I arrived at the main hall, the mahogany round table was already filled with various delicacies, which made people's index fingers sway.
After the two of them sat down, Qingyan said in confusion: "Why don't you see other colleagues?"
"The only general who was invited to the banquet today is the general. I hope the general will forgive you and will not notify you in advance." Cai Ke picked up the wine pot and poured a glass of wine for Qingyan.
"Mr. Cai is a bit unreasonable. If other colleagues know that you and I are the only ones here to enjoy it, I would not be afraid, but Mr. Cai, you will not be able to have a good time in the future, right?"
"What the general said? All other colleagues are working in Yuezhou. There will be opportunities to move around in the future, but you are different. I think the king's army will soon break the mountain and the Yue rebels will return in triumphantly. It will be difficult for the general to come to the humble house."
Seeing this, Qingyan didn't say much, raised his glass and said, "Since Lord Cai is so kind, then I'd better obey my orders than respect."
The mellow wine entered the throat, Qingyan asked half-jokingly: "Mr. Cai, don't just drink, why are our birthday boys missing today?"
Cai Ke suddenly realized after hearing this, "Look at the memory of the official, but forgot about this because he was happy for a moment." Then he ordered: "Why don't you ask the third wife?"
When he saw the third wife himself, Qingyan couldn't help but sigh in his heart that he was indeed a beauty, and he did not have the burly and sturdy feeling of Shanyue people at all, and he looked more like the jasper of a Jiangnan woman. No wonder Cai Ke loved it so much.
After the third lady gave a gift at the door, she slowly entered the main hall.
Looking at the generous third lady, Qingyan smiled at the corner of her mouth.
Chapter completed!