Zhao Desheng glanced at Liu Bowen and saw him holding a teacup and blowing hot air gently.
He hasn't said a word since he asked the old servant to serve tea. It's obvious that he and Chang Yuchun are not very welcoming guests.
Chang Yuchun was dragged over by him. Seeing Liu Bowen's attitude, he lowered his head and drank tea, obviously not intending to speak.
Zhao Desheng could only bite the bullet and said: "Mr. Liu, we heard that you gave the king a plan to conquer Hangzhou, so we came here to ask if there is any place where we can be used!"
Liu Bowen said calmly: "This is a state matter. The two generals are waiting for the king's order."
Chang Yuchun snorted and said: "Brother Zhao, since Dr. Liu Ji said so, let's go!"
Zhao Desheng sighed, stood up, cupped his hands, and left with Chang Yuchun.
As soon as the two left, Song Lian walked out of the passage with his hands behind his hands.
"Brother Liu, Brother Liu, even if you don't want to tell them, you don't have to refuse so harshly. These two people have been offended by you!"
Liu Bowen rolled his eyelids and said, "Are you still drinking?"
Song Lian smiled and said: "Of course I want to drink it. Do you have any recommendations?"
Liu Bowen thought for a while and said: "Let's go to Wangchun Tower, where we can enjoy the scenery of Baoan Lake while drinking!"
When the two of them arrived at Wangchun Tower, it was just past midnight and there were not many customers in the restaurant, so they chose a good seat by the window.
The autumn sun is bright and gentle, the sky is deep blue, and there are many boating boats on the upper reaches of the lake, like big lotus flowers floating on the big pond.
A gust of autumn wind blew in from the window. Song Lian took a deep breath and said with a smile: "I haven't been out for a long time, and suddenly taking a walk like this really makes me feel relaxed!"
Liu Bowen smiled and said: "I see you have stopped writing books. Now is the most turbulent period in the world. Wouldn't it be a pity not to experience it personally?"
Song Lian smiled and said: "That makes sense, let me think about it!" After drinking a glass of wine, he suddenly said: "I heard that Du Zundao and Liu Futong failed in the power struggle, and their heads have been separated. Is this possible?"
Liu Bowen was surprised and said: "You are bored in the house all day long, how do you know this news?"
Song Lian blinked and said: "I ran out of ink that night. When I went out to buy ink, I heard people on the street saying this!"
Liu Bowen looked at the lake and said with emotion: "Yes, the Song army just proclaimed King Xiao Ming and started fighting among themselves. Such an army is destined to not go far!"
Song Lian said: "How is Zhu Yuanzhang? I heard that he just defeated Tianwan's army with fewer strikes and more strikes!"
Liu Bowen said: "Although I won, it can actually be regarded as a loss!"
Song Lian was stunned and said: "What do you mean?"
"When Tianwan's army retreated to Tongcheng, a Tianwan general named Chen Youliang sent people to burn all the food in the city. When they retreated from Anqing Road, he burned all the food in the suburbs of the city, leaving no grain for Zhu Yuanzhang!" Song Lian changed his expression and said: "What a cruel method! I'm afraid many people on Anqing Road will starve to death!"
Liu Bowen nodded silently and said: "Zhu Yuanzhang was short of food in the army, so he had to evacuate Anqing and retreat to inaction."
Song Lian drank in silence and didn't speak again for a while.
While the two were talking, a young man sitting diagonally across from him kept looking this way. When he saw the two stopped talking, he finally came over.
"Xiao Ke has traveled thousands of miles to meet Mr. Liu!" The young man bowed respectfully.
Liu Bowen looked familiar to him and said, "Have we met before?"
Zeng Qianli smiled and said: "When Mr. Liu was settling the case in Daming Temple, Xiao Ke happened to be watching the excitement."
Liu Bowen suddenly remembered that there was indeed a young man watching the fun, and he also helped find the wife of the owner of the painting shop.
Liu Bowen had a good impression of this person and said happily: "Master Zeng, please sit down."
Zeng Qianli thanked him and saluted Song Lian before sitting on an empty seat.
"Mr. Liu, do you know that since you were hired by the king as the royal censor, the trend of solving cases has arisen in Jiangdu City!"
Song Lian became interested and said with a smile: "Don't they all want to learn from him and become an official by solving cases?"
Zeng Qianli smiled and said: "That's right. In busy places such as Zhenwu Temple, Guangyuan, Guandong Street, etc., people often solve cases on the street."
Song Lian smiled and asked: "Has anyone been caught by the king?"
Zeng Qianli spread his hands and said: "These people have no ability, they are just trying to impress people. How can the king catch his eye?"
After a pause, he said: "However, the person who settled the case in Zhenwu Temple did have some tricks. He did help people resolve many disputes, and he was also caught by noble people when he was settling the case!"
Song Lian asked curiously: "Who is that person?"
Zeng Qianli smiled and said: "The man's name was Hu Weiyong, and he was bumped into by Prime Minister Guo, but Prime Minister Guo only praised him a few words and left."
Song Lian nodded. He had never heard of Hu Weiyong's name, so he didn't ask any more questions.
Zeng Qianli came here to get close to Liu Bowen. Seeing that Liu Bowen didn't speak much, he was bound to be disliked if he stayed any longer, so he took the initiative to get up.
"Xiao Ke still has something to do, so I won't disturb Mr. Liu and this gentleman!"
Liu Bowen cupped his hands and said, "Master Zeng, please excuse me."
Zeng Qianli led his entourage downstairs and left. Not long after he left, there was a rush of footsteps at the top of the stairs, causing everyone to look over.
Liu Bowen also turned around and saw three men going up to the second floor. They were Wang Da, Geng San and Hou Hou.
The three of them looked around and soon discovered Liu Bowen, and they all walked over.
"Haha, Mr. Liu, you can make it easier for us to find you!" Wang Daxi said.
Liu Bowen smiled bitterly and said: "If the three generals ask about Hangzhou, I have nothing to say!"
Wang Da was always thick-skinned and didn't care. He cupped his hands towards Song Lian and said, "You are Mr. Liu's friend, right? You look like a learned gentleman. Mr. Wang is very polite!"
Song Lian returned the gift with his hands raised and said with a smile: "The name of Deputy Commander Wang has already been heard by me for a long time!"
Wang Da laughed and sat down unceremoniously on an empty seat. The monkey sat opposite him. Geng San moved a chair over and sat down next to the monkey.
Wang Da slapped the table and called the waiter over, asking him to bring more food and wine. When the food and wine were served, he grinned at Liu Bowen.
"Thanks to Mr. Liu's strategy last time, we were able to capture Zhenjiang. Today we just take this opportunity to let the three of us thank Mr. Liu!"
Liu Bowen has a noble temperament, and if you are indifferent to him, he will ignore you. However, someone like Wang Da, who is familiar with the shameless nature, can get close to him.
Liu Bowen said: "You're welcome, Deputy Commander Wang. The battlefield is changing rapidly. You were able to capture Zhenjiang because of your own ability!"
The monkey said: "At first, sir, we made a plan to move our troops away from Huzhou so that Fang Guozhen and Yuan Bing could fight each other. Now they are really fighting. The three of us admire you very much!"
Geng San raised his glass and said: "Come, let's toast Mr. Liu together!"
Liu Bowen had no choice but to drink.
Wang Da wiped his mouth and said with a smile: "Mr. Liu, now that your plan has been successful, can we start the next step?"
Liu Bowen was silent for a while and said: "I have submitted the second step of the plan to the king!"
Wang Dashan asked: "What's the plan?"
Liu Bowen hesitated for a moment and did not speak.
The monkey looked around and glared at Wang DaDao: "How can such an important thing be discussed in a place like this? Mr. Liu, how about we rent a boat and discuss it while traveling around the lake?"
Liu Bowen didn't speak, Song Lian had already stood up with a smile.
"Great, I just want to swim in the lake!"
Wang Daxi said: "Okay, let's go to the lake to rent a boat!"
As if he was afraid that Liu Bowen would say no, he quickly left. Hou Hou and Geng San also ran away.
Liu Bowen stared at Song Lian and said angrily: "Why did you agree to their lake tour?"
Song Lian smiled and said: "Isn't this bad?"
Liu Bowen frowned and said, "You know they are not here to visit the lake!"
Song Lian smiled and said: "I can guess your plan, so why not tell them?"
Liu Bowen stared at Song Lian closely: "Can you guess my plan?"
Song Lian said leisurely: "Not bad!"
Liu Bowen said calmly: "Okay, can you tell me about it?"
Song Lian walked towards the stairs with his hands behind his back.
"Where is the place to talk in a place like this? Let's go to the lake and talk!"
Liu Bowen had no choice but to call the waiter over. After asking, Wang and the other three did not pay the bill, so they had to pay the bill themselves and ordered the waiter to pack the side dishes.