Xie Ming

Chapter 281 News to the Southeast

Hu Chen was reckless and brought sorghum liquor, which might have been stored in the cellar for many years and had some moisture evaporated, making it more spicy!

In order to get a reconciliation, Xiao Jingchuan didn't think much and went up to take three gulps, which choked him and made his face turn red immediately. He felt uncomfortable, so he quickly ordered Chang Ting to go to the kitchen to ask for sobering soup to help him get rid of the smell of alcohol.

Li Huchen, a black servant standing by, felt ashamed and embarrassed when he saw the situation.

Then he scratched his head and took a few big gulps himself, looking embarrassed and timid, and spoke timidly.

"hey-hey."

"Oh, this, this is what happened!"

"Don't blame me, General! Don't blame me!"

"Damn it, that pockmarked old bastard who owns the liquor store, why didn't he remind me?!"

"Just wait and see how I'm going to deal with him when I get back!" Hu Chen looked naive, and even started to put the blame on the owner of the wine shop.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lang stared.

"Eh?!"

"Hu Chen, stop it!"

"Oh, right, these two jars of wine. I forgot to ask about them just now!"

"Did you give money to the owner of the wine shop?!"

"Soldiers and generals of our Xiao family army are not allowed to take bribes without reason. They are not allowed to take even a single needle or thread from the people. This is the rule!"

"Don't mess with me just after you get the cavalry battalion!"

Xiao Jingchuan followed closely and made clear the military rules and regulations to prevent this fellow from getting too complacent and causing trouble for the people of Shunde City!

"Hey hey hey"

"Oh, General, don't worry!"

"You know exactly who I am, Hu Chen!"

"What's the point of drinking without paying?"

"Don't worry, I didn't take a penny from him when I got the wine!" Hu Chen explained hurriedly.

"Well, that's more like it!" Xiao Lang replied, but his eyes were fixed on Hu Chen's actions to see if he made any mistakes.

"Okay!"

"This wine is really good! I just choked a little!"

"I can't handle such a strong drink. You can take it back later and enjoy it alone!"

"And wow!"

"Don't bother the liquor store again!"

"You big, strong, fierce, black fellow, you're going to scare people again!"

"Did you hear that clearly?!" Xiao Lang spoke quickly and concluded the matter!
"Hehehe"

"Yes Yes!"

"I will listen to the general! I will listen to the general!"

Hu Chen smiled awkwardly, feeling that he was in the wrong, so he immediately agreed.

After saying this, he bent down to pick up the wine jar on the ground, and with his other big hand he lifted the unsealed jar, and was about to leave.

But ignore it at this moment!
At the gate of the yamen, Zhizhong happened to come back after finishing his work!

As soon as he entered the door, his nostrils twitched, and without understanding the details, he immediately praised.

"Ouch!"

"What a nice smell of alcohol!"

"Oh? It turns out that Brother Hu Chen is here!"

"I was wondering why there was a strong smell of alcohol in the government office!"

"The fragrance spreads for miles, ah! Haha."

Zhizhong was not at home when he first came down, so he didn't know what was going on. He came in and spoke in a friendly manner.

Hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan glanced at De Huchen.

"Humph!"

"Fei Yu (Qiu Zhizhong), you don't know what's going on. Stop praising him, or you'll cause trouble for me again!" Xiao Lang immediately poured cold water on him.

Hearing the conversation between the two, Li Huchen, who was about to grin again, quickly retracted his mouth.

"Here!"

"This is the sorghum roast that his Hu Chen found!"

"This wine is very strong, Feiyu, would you like to have a sip?!"

While talking, Qiu Zhizhong quickly walked into the front hall and arrived in front of the table.

Seeing this, Xiao Lang pointed to the large bowl of soup on the table and said it in a teasing tone.

"Hoohoo!"

"Forget it!"

"I can't handle strong liquor, so I guess I won't be able to enjoy it!"

"Old Xiao wow!"

"I advise you to drink less. We are new in Shunde and have many things to do. We don't have the time to sober you up! Ah! Haha." Zhizhongkan gave a reminder, and his words were very similar to Changting's.

Hearing this, the tiger minister could not help but feel ashamed again. Xiao Jingchuan, who was sitting at the same table, looked at the people in front of him and could only smile and say that there would be reconciliation.

"Hehehe"

"Okay, okay!"

"I know it in my heart!"

"Eh? That's right!"

"I saw you rushing out just now, is there anything wrong?!"

"Nothing happened, right?!" Xiao Jingchuan changed the subject to clear himself from the question.

"Oh! Hi!"

"Qi Gang has some trivial matters to mediate, and I need to go over there. It's nothing serious!"

"However, just as I went down, I happened to receive news from the southeast line!"

"Old Xiao wow!"

"In the southeast, the situation in Shandong that we had planned before may have changed!" Zhizhong paused.

"Oh, what's going on?!"

"Fei Yu, please tell me quickly!"

While Xiao Lang was speaking, Zhizhong must have been tired from walking outside, so he lifted up the hem of his skirt and sat down on the seat just above the formal hall.

Xiao Jingchuan looked at them and saw that dinner seemed to be almost finished, so he stood up and talked without being too formal. He went over to bring the teapot and poured tea for Zhizhong and himself.

Li Huchen was standing nearby, his eyes fixed on the front, with a jar of wine tucked around his waist. At this moment, he didn't know what to do and was in great embarrassment.

Xiao Lang suddenly glanced away and said something.

"Eh?!"

"Mr. Hu, if there is nothing urgent to do in the army, then there is no need to leave in such a hurry!"

"Come on, put down the wine jar first and sit down!"

"Let's listen to the situation in the southeast together!"

After hearing Xiao Lang's words, Hu Chen breathed a sigh of relief and did as ordered.

During the conversation, Xiao Jingchuan also came close to Hu Chen's seat with a teapot and poured a bowl of tea for his servant.

"kindness"

"Alas, before this, when we were still in Sanpo, we did not send Ni Yuanlu and other three old ministers to the south with the prince's handwritten letter!"

"The plan is to use this to gain the support of the four towns in the south and north of the Yangtze River to send troops northward as needed to attack Shandong!" Zhizhong quickly finished the tea in his cup and spoke.

"Just now, I got the latest news from the southeast, saying that this group of people are about..."

"On the seventh day of May, or the seventh day of this month, we can reach Nanjing!"

"I'm afraid there will be another round of mediation outside the city of Nanjing!"

"As for the four towns in northern Jiangnan, they reorganized their troops one after another on the 13th day and began their so-called march north to support the king!" Zhizhong told the story.

"oh?!"

"That sounds pretty good!"

"That old Minister Ni Yuanlu is quite efficient in doing things, huh?! Haha." Xiao Lang interjected, and the atmosphere relaxed a little.

"Humph!"

"What's the point of these three old men just doing their job properly?!"

"Today is the 23rd!"

"We set out on May 10th and have been here for only ten days!"

"But do you know where the four towns in Jiangbei are now?!" Zhizhong asked.

Upon hearing this, everyone present in the front hall was stunned and stared in amazement, wondering what was going to happen next!

"Where are you?!" Xiao Lang also hurriedly replied.

"Humph! We just arrived at Tancheng, south of the Shandong border!" Zhizhong replied angrily.

"Uh"