[69 Book Bar - www.] The boy put the tableware away and sprinkled some wine on the rocks. With a "chi" sound, a strange fragrance hit his nostrils. He spread his hands towards us and said: "Please use
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The aroma of wine mixed with the aroma of oil was very tempting. I knew that Li Yao Tianding couldn't wait any longer, so he said, "Brother Li, come on, let's eat first." As he said that, he took a piece of meat and spread it on the stone board. The meat was sliced very finely.
Thin, red and white, it is very fresh, and turns brown as soon as it is placed on the stone slab. Grill both sides, then dip it in the sauce, and it is ready to eat.
Li Yaotian ate a piece of meat and said, "Brother Chu, who is this friend you are calling?"
I said: "He asked Nangong to hear the ceremony and pay homage to the officials to advise the officials."
Li Yaotian said: "Is it admonishing the doctor? He should know." As he said this, he took another piece of meat and grilled it. The two of us were eating by ourselves, and suddenly we heard a waiter outside saying: "Your Excellency is here.
Are you looking for General Chu Xiuhong? This way, please."
I stood up and said to Li Yaotian: "He's here." I opened the door and saw Nangong Wenli walking upstairs. I hurriedly said: "Master Nangong, please come here."
Nangong Wenli walked up to me, suddenly knelt down and saluted, and said: "Nangong Wenli, who is of humble rank, has met General Chu."
Nangong Wenli's admonishment officer was a civilian, and in terms of rank, he was only one level lower than my partial general. There was no need to salute in such a private occasion. I was startled, and hurriedly helped him up and said: "Please get up, please
Get up, let me introduce you to a friend, this is General Li Yaotian."
Li Yaotian had already stood up, bowed his hands to Nangong and said, "Master Nangong, I have long admired your name."
Nangong smiled slightly when he heard the ceremony and said: "General Li's reputation is like thunder."
We sat down. As soon as Nangong Wenli sat down, he said, "General Chu, you asked me to come here today. What can I do for you?"
I looked at Li Yaotian and said, "I have something to ask. Sir Nangong, is there any discussion in the DPRK about going to sea to fight recently?"
Nangong Wenli raised his eyebrows, looked around, and then whispered: "General Chu, be quiet. Where did you get the news?"
Although he didn't admit it, it proved that someone had indeed proposed to go to sea to fight. I was taken aback and lowered my voice and said, "Is this really true?"
Nangong heard the ceremony and said: "Master Wenhou sent a memorial to the emperor. After that, he vigorously recruited shipbuilders and collected nautical charts. Although I have never seen the memorial, I heard that Lord Wenhou did go to sea to fight.
meaning."
I thought for a while and said, "What do you mean, sir?" Although we have achieved a victory now, it is not a decisive victory. The strength of the imperial army is still insufficient. At this time, it is really necessary to establish another maritime front.
Unwise. But although I can't figure it out, I firmly believe that Marquis Wen's move has a profound meaning.
Li Yaotian suddenly said: "Perhaps, your Excellency wants to open up the maritime front."
I said: "The land route has not yet been opened, so now we have to divide our forces to fight at sea? Wouldn't that be putting the cart before the horse?"
Li Yaotian said: "That's not what you said. Brother Chu, don't forget that there is a force in the south whose details we still don't know."
I was shocked, stunned, and asked, "Is it Wuyang City?"
The face of Wuyang City is still unclear until now. Zheng Zhaolai met Wenhou once, but Wenhou wanted to kill him that time, and it seemed that he did not mean to join forces. Now that the transportation between the north and the south of the empire is blocked, what exactly is Wuyang City?
No one knows how. Whether this big southern city fell or whether it is still fighting hard is unknown.
Li Yaotian said: "Yes, it is Wuyang City. There is no news about Wuyang City so far, and most likely it has not fallen yet, but I really can't figure out why the snake people left them alone. After thinking about it, the most likely person is the Lord of Wuyang City.
It doesn’t matter if we have reached an agreement with the snake people not to invade each other, or if we have already taken refuge with the snake people.”
Nangong Wenli lost his voice and said: "What? Is this possible? But there is no news now."
Li Yaotian's face was very heavy and he said: "If Wuyang City is destroyed, the refugees will definitely flee in all directions. No matter how strong the snake people are, they will not be able to kill hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians. There will always be a few who escape. We will also
We will get news. Just because there is no news now, it further proves that there is no war in Wuyang City."
I nodded and said, "It makes sense. But even if Wuyang City surrenders to the snake people, it certainly won't surrender sincerely. That's why you have this proposal."
Li Yaotian frowned and said thoughtfully: "But, why haven't you contacted me before? If Wuyang City can be allowed to send troops when the Snake People's Imperial Capital is defeated, the Snake People will definitely not be able to defend Dongping City if they have not stabilized their foothold. We can also send them to Dongping City."
Catch them all in one fell swoop.”
There was also great regret in his voice. This time the snake people were able to break through the siege of the water army and retreat into Dongping City. In the final analysis, it was because the water army was insufficient. If there were 20,000 soldiers from Wuyang City to help out, the 20,000 defeated soldiers of the snake people said
Maybe they can really be wiped out on the river.
My mind was racing. What was the purpose of Zheng Zhao's visit that time? If the Lord of Wuyang City had the intention to join hands to fight against the enemy, why did Marquis Wen want to kill Zheng Zhao? There may be some secrets in it, but it's just that
It's not clear yet.
I stopped thinking about it and said, "Come on, don't talk about state affairs, let's have barbecue."
Nangong heard the ceremony and said: "Thank you, General Chu." He picked up a piece of meat absentmindedly. It seemed that he was not interested in eating. If I hadn't asked him to come, he would probably not have come over. Li Yaotian was thoughtful.
I picked up the meat and put it on the rocks, still thinking about something. I wanted to change the subject and said, "Master Nangong, are you still busy now?"
Nangong Wenli ate a piece of meat and said: "The humble position is just a leisure position, and it is not considered busy. The emperor is lingering on the sickbed, so we are even more idle."
The emperor has so many concubines and has given birth to so many children. The iron man will be rusted, and illness is inevitable. Although the prince does not have as many concubines as the emperor, he is a man of love and self-admiration. He often looks for flowers and willows, and will be prosperous in the future.
When I ascend to the throne, I will definitely pass on my father's virtues and marry a lot of concubines. When I think that she is also the prince's concubine, my heart aches. I don't want to say more, so I hurriedly said: "Then the Tai Hospital is useless
What?"
Nangong heard the ceremony and sighed: "Although the king is the minister, to be honest, the foundation is already damaged, and there is nothing they can do about it. The advice of Imperial Master Yu Xin to be pure and devoid of desires is a good idea, but it seems that the article is wrong.
"
The Qingxu Tuna sect pursues a pure heart and few desires. In the emperor’s view, after a pure heart and few desires, the joy of being a human being will probably disappear. I was moved in my heart and asked: “Is it because the emperor now favors the Shangqing Danding sect?
Increased?”
Nangong Wenli nodded and said, "That's right. The real return master offered some pills, and the emperor felt very energetic after taking them. But I heard that those pills only treated the symptoms but not the root cause. What I'm most afraid of is..."
When he said this, he looked at Li Yaotian and stopped talking. He regarded me as the incarnation of the princess, and he had endless words for me, but this was the first time I met Li Yaotian, and it seemed that he didn't want to say too much.
If there is something wrong with the emperor, I'm afraid there will be another turmoil in the court after the prince ascends the throne. At least, the conflict between Jiang Fei's party and the prince's party will intensify, and the chaos of the second prince's siege of the East Palace may happen again. In this situation,
situation,
Marquis Wen didn't want to see such a result. Ignoring the struggle for power among the nobles and ministers, for the common people, the apparent calm now is better than chaos. I raised my cup and said: "Here, I wish you the best."
May the emperor recover soon."
Nangong Wenli and Li Yaotian both raised their heads and raised their glasses. There was also a kind of worry in their eyes, and they were probably thinking of the same thing as me. Li Yaotian said: "May the world return to peace soon, and all the people live and work in peace and contentment. Cheers."
Peace? I couldn’t help but smile bitterly to myself. No one can say when the days of peace will come.