Summer in Yangzhou always comes early, and the sun in May is already very hot, making the bluestone road outside the Governor's Mansion slightly hot.
After Sun Hong sent Taigong He away, he decided to take advantage of the rare half-day break today to have a meal at a Yangzhou restaurant.
Just as he was about to get into the carriage, two people suddenly appeared on the street and walked straight over.
"Sun Tongzhi, you are doing well now!" One of them sneered.
Sun Hong's face changed slightly, and he forced a smile and said: "His Royal Highness King Zhennan, are you still in Jiangdu?"
The visitor was none other than Bo Luo Buhua. He snorted coldly and said, "Where else can I go if I'm not in Jiangdu? Just because you asked Brother Xining to persuade the captives to surrender, his throne was also cut off. Now there is no brother in the court."
It’s a safe place!”
Sun Hong said: "Then you can stay in Jiangdu. If you have difficulties in making a living, I am willing to do my best!" He took out an ingot of ten taels of silver from his wallet and handed it over.
King Zhennan angrily slapped the silver coins in his hand away.
"You guys, do you think we are beggars?"
Sun Hongdao: "Then what do you want from me?"
The King of Zhennan was silent for a while and said: "Go and tell Manager Zhang for me. It's okay if you want me to stay. You just need to return the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion to me!"
Sun Hong was speechless for a moment and said: "Since the manager has let you go free, he must have no intention of forcing you to stay!"
The King of Zhennan said angrily: "Has he forgotten that the two of us also made contributions in the battle of Gaoyou?"
Sun Hong was too lazy to pay attention to him anymore, and held up his hands and said: "I have something else to do, so I won't accompany your highness. Farewell!"
Get on the carriage and leave.
King Zhennan was so angry that he stamped his feet.
The King of Xining on the side said in Mongolian: "Brother, didn't you say that you are very capable in Jiangdu? You offended the Cai family again last night. They probably won't take us in anymore. Where should we sleep tonight?"
King Zhennan snorted: "They are all a bunch of ungrateful people! Brother Wang, don't worry, I still have a way, let's go have a good meal first."
He went over to pick up the silver that had been knocked to the ground and wiped it with his sleeve.
The sun has risen high in the sky, the sun is shining brightly, and there are no clouds in the sky.
As the two walked on the bustling street, King Xining couldn't help but sigh.
"I didn't expect that Jiangdu would be so prosperous, and even the Jieqing Festival wouldn't have such lively scenes!"
The King of Zhennan was silent for a moment and said: "This was not the case a year ago... It seems that Zhang Yangquan can defeat us, and it is not completely unreasonable..."
The King of Xining put his hands in his sleeves and said leisurely: "Your Majesty is stupid and specializes in hama. Fools like Xuexue and people like Dong Tuanxiao who secretly communicated with the rebels were not punished. Instead, they were exiled.
Prime Minister, cut off our title. I think the court is hopeless!"
King Zhennan suddenly became angry: "That idiot Tuo Huan, our country in Dayuan will be defeated by him sooner or later!"
The two of them were yelling vigorously when they suddenly bumped into a wall and both took two steps back.
When they looked up, they were both surprised to see a burly man standing in front of them. He was tall and broad, a head taller than both of them.
The man was blind in one eye, which was wrapped with a bandage. The other eye had double pupils, and he looked very majestic.
"Are you Mongolians?" he said coldly.
King Zhennan puffed up his chest and said in Chinese: "So what?"
The man with two eyes put a hand on his head. King Zhennan was horrified and hurriedly reached out to grab his arm, trying to lift it up, but he couldn't move it.
The King of Xining also came over to help, but the two of them and four hands couldn't move the man's hand at all!
"What do you want to do? We are distinguished guests invited by Manager Zhang. Please don't be rude!" King Zhennan said anxiously.
The man with two pupils had an extremely large hand, and he grabbed King Zhennan by his head and lifted him up.
"Remember, where we Han people live, we have to speak Chinese. I don't like to hear Mongolian!"
King Zhennan's feet left the ground, and he felt suffocated. He couldn't help but kick around, and tightly grasped the opponent's arms with both hands.
The double-eyed man finally let go, plucked the locks on King Zhennan's forehead, turned around and left.
King Zhennan touched his head in shock, and finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the head was still on his neck.
The two of them no longer dared to speak Mongolian or even speak, and silently came to Yangzhou Restaurant.
As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw a man walking out, patting his belly and looking satisfied. It was Sun Hong who had just left in a carriage.
After being frightened just now, the two of them did not dare to trouble Sun Hong anymore. They silently entered the restaurant and took a seat in the corner to sit down.
After ordering three side dishes, King Xining finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brother, I know who that person was just now!"
The king of Zhennan asked hurriedly: "Who is it?"
The king of Xining said: "Ming Yuzhen, one of the four great kings of Tianwan Army, I have led troops to fight against Tianwan Army before, and I have seen him from a distance!"
King Zhennan nodded and frowned: "What are the people from Tianwan Army doing in Jiangdu?"
The King of Xining stretched out his chopsticks to take a bite of the vegetable and said, "What's so strange about the interconnectedness between the insurrectionary armies? Hey! This water spinach is so fresh, why have I never eaten it before?"
King Zhennan said angrily: "This was done by Zhang Yangquan. He used these dishes to pretend to be an Australian envoy and defrauded me of five hundred gold!"
King Xining was about to say something when he suddenly saw a richly dressed Mongolian coming down from the second floor and about to leave the restaurant.
He vaguely felt that the man looked familiar, and a flash occurred in his mind, shouting: "Pu Buhua!"
The Mongolian turned his head and saw King Xining and Polo Buhua. His expression changed several times. He walked over slowly, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "You two princes are so polite!"
Bo Luo Buhua looked at him sideways and snorted: "Isn't this the famous person next to Queen Qi? Why are you here in Jiangdu?"
Napu Buhua was about forty years old, with a fair face. He was originally from Korea. Because he was from the same hometown as Empress Qi, he was well cared for and became the envoy of Zizhengyuan.
"I am here as an envoy from the imperial court to summon General Manager Zhang." Pu Buhua said calmly with his hands behind his hands.
Because Polo Buhua hated Queen Qi, he also had a bad impression of Pu Buhua. However, King Xining had a good relationship with Queen Qi. He took Pu Buhua to sit down and asked, "Has Zhao'an succeeded?"
Pu Buhua shook his head and sighed: "Manager Zhang refuses to see me. How can we succeed if a woman comes to discuss such a big matter with me?"
Polo Buhua suddenly asked: "Aren't you in charge of the Queen's inner treasury? Why would His Majesty send you as an envoy?"
Pu Buhua was silent for a while, then suddenly grabbed the wine glass from King Xining, drank a glass of wine, and then said: "His Majesty did not send me here, but His Highness the Crown Prince sent me here!"
Both Polo Buhua and King Xining were a little shocked, and the latter asked: "What's going on?"
Pu Buhua glanced around and whispered in Mongolian: "You two should have heard of 'Great Joy' and 'Sixteen Heavenly Demon Dance', right?"
Boluo Buhua said with a stern face: "I know, these are all the things given to His Majesty by that bastard Hama. They are extremely lewd. I heard that Tuotuo fell out with Hama because of this!"
Pu Buhua sighed: "That's right. When Prime Minister Tuotuo was here, Your Majesty didn't dare to do these things legitimately. Now that Prime Minister Tuotuo is gone, no one can stop Your Majesty!"
Bo Luo Buhua said angrily: "Yangzhou was defeated. Isn't Tuo Huan still awake?"
When Pu Buhua saw him calling the emperor by his name, she didn't bother to scold him.
"I was sober for a few days, but then I became even more indulgent. Your Majesty has handed over all the government affairs to the prince. He hides in the harem every day, and has people bring the wives of ministers to the palace to practice 'great joy'.
Her Majesty the Queen went over to persuade her, but was scolded by her Majesty!"
Boluo Buhua was furious: "This is unreasonable. No wonder he wants to deprive us of the throne. It turns out that he is afraid that we will restrain him and affect his enjoyment!"
Pu Buhua felt that she had said too much, so she stood up and said: "I have to return to Beijing to resume my duties. Your Highnesses will meet again later!"
Polo Buhua suddenly said: "Wait a minute!"
"What other instructions does Your Highness have?"
Boluo Buhua was silent for a long time, and said in a low voice: "Because we refused to be used by Zhang Yangquan, our livelihood is a bit difficult now... Can you lend us some money?"
Pu Buhua was stunned and said: "Why don't the two of you leave Jiangdu?"
Polo Buhua became angry and said: "It's precisely because we don't have travel expenses that we can't leave!"
Pu Buhua twitched the corner of his mouth, took out a ten-tael gold ingot from his sleeve, and placed it on the table.
Polo Buhua did not reach out to take it, but waved his hand and said: "Thank you very much. When we return to the court in the future, we will return it to you twice as much!"
Pu Buhua said nothing more, performed Mongolian etiquette, turned and left.