Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Celebration Banquet
Three days later, in the evening, the Cabinet of the County Governor's Office.
Yan Suming frowned and stared at Ji Wu who was kneeling on the ground without saying a word.
Ji Wu's face was covered with dust, his armor was still added, and he clenched his fists and bowed: "The last general will ask the county lieutenant to punish!" ”
Yu Suming shook his head and said, "Punishment? How to punish? On what charges? ”
"The last will be guilty!"
"What is your sin? The king ordered you to escort King Yue, and you escorted him, parading the streets along the way, not a lot at a time. I ordered you to save your parents, and you did. Even secretly followed Yu, and you brought it back to me completely. What sin do you say you have? ”
"The last will be damned! The last general is ashamed of Wu Guo! The king of Yue is not dead, and the disaster is not over! ”
"Hey......" Yu Suming let out a sigh of relief, waved his hand and said, "Forget it, the destiny is like this." Also, did the two of them know about it? ”
"I shouldn't know that when the last general went to hunt down King Yue, the two of them were not present."
"Hmm...... What do you think of these two? ”
"Great talent, rare talent, adults can be under your command!"
Yu Suming nodded, waved his hand to Ji Wu, and said, "Okay, I know." Go ahead and have a good drink with them. ”
"Whoa!"
Ji Wu was just about to get up and leave, but Yu Suming suddenly stopped him, "Wait, have you ever seen the face of the rescuer?" ”
"I didn't see it clearly, it was dark at night, and the five soldiers only knew that it was a man and a woman who saved people, and they were good at kung fu, but they didn't know anything else."
Yu Suming pondered and said, "Hmm...... I see, there you go. ”
"Whoa!" Ji Wu saluted and got up to leave.
In the main hall of the county governor's mansion, the musicians played the drums and played the sheng, and the seven dancers stepped on the rhythm of the music and danced.
"Brother Gonghui, Brother Xiaoxun, Brother Dongya, this celebration banquet should not have been presided over by me, but tomorrow my father needs to report to the king, and he can't come tonight. The grandparents had been tired from the journey and had already fallen asleep. So, I'll toast them for three of them first, you've had a hard trip! Please! Juan Heyu raised the jade cup and toasted to the three of them.
"Please." The three responded, then drank it all.
He Yu put down the cup, and then poured himself again, "Hey, I'm really young and ignorant, I thought I could make a difference by going out this time, but it ended up dragging everyone down." It's almost a big thing, I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed! I deserve a drink to myself. ”
He Yu was just about to raise a glass to punish himself, but Zhang Xun raised the jade cup and interrupted: "He Yu is slow, you are still young, but you can take the initiative to ask for help, which is really not easy." Moreover, although you were held hostage, it was also because of lack of experience, and later you were able to make a decision and successfully save yourself, which is even more commendable and intelligent! Come, Heyu, I toast you. ”
"I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, I was blaming myself, and when I let Brother Xiao Xun say it, I was praising me."
"Haha! And Yu, please! Zhang Xun raised his wine glass with a smile, and after exchanging respects with Heyu, the two drank it all.
At this time, Ji Wu walked in with big strides and said loudly: "I'm late, I'm late." Ha ha! I'll punish myself with three cups first! ”
Before Zhang Xun and the others could speak, Ji Wu toasted three times in a row.
Zhang Xun saw that Ji Wu was happy, so he got up and toasted Ji Wu, "General Ji Wu is massive!" A cup in the next salute to the general. ”
"Come!" Ji Wu didn't say a word, clinked glasses with Zhang Xunyi, and suddenly drank another glass. After drinking, Ji Wu said: "Mr. Zhang is very smart, the last general will admire, if it weren't for Mr. Zhang's urgency, I'm afraid we would all be harmed by Li Zida, come, Mr. Zhang will drink this cup again." ”
Ji Wu and Zhang Xun drank the wine in the cup again.
After a few glasses of wine, Zhang Xun was a little fluttery, he blushed and said: "I, Zhang Xun, hehe, will play tricks, if you want to talk about intelligence, or my Xiao Ran brother, if you want to talk about martial arts, it has to be Xiao Ji!" ”
"Chicks?" Ji Wu asked inexplicably.
"Oh, yes, I haven't told General Ji Wu about Xiao Ji, his name is Ji Zheng, and he and I are the same brothers."
"I see, since he is the same brother of the two gentlemen, he must also be a rare talent, so where is this person now?"
"Hey......" Although Zhang Xun was drunk, he couldn't hide the worry in his heart, "General...... There's a reluctant plea below. ”
"Sir, but it doesn't hurt to say!"
"When the general is done with the latest things, can you help me check a Yue Guoren?"
"Yue people? Who? ”
"This person's name is Qingmen, and it is said that he is the first swordsman in the Yue Kingdom. The general is from the rivers and lakes, maybe he can help us find this person, as long as we find him, I will have a clue to find Xiao Ji. ”
"Aoto? There seems to be such a figure in the rivers and lakes, I heard that he is good at using double knives. ”
As soon as he heard that Ji Wu seemed to know Qingmen, Zhang Xun was extremely excited, and hurriedly nodded: "That's right!" That's right! That's him! This man is good at using double knives, and the three of us have fought him. That Qingmen is indeed strong in kung fu, and it was he who kidnapped Xiao Ji. ”
"I've only heard about it, but I don't know him, and I don't know his whereabouts, but I still have some friends in the rivers and lakes, and I'll ask someone to ask tomorrow."
"Thank you, General! Thank you, General! Toast the general again in the next cup! ”
Zhang Xun raised his wine glass again and drank with Ji Wu.
Ji Wu put down the wine glass, wiped the wine from his mouth, and asked, "Mr. Zhang, Mr. Gonghui, I don't know what your plans are in the future?" ”
Zhang Xun looked at Gong Huiran, and saw that Gong Huiran didn't say anything, so he said to Ji Wu: "I don't have a plan for the time being, but before deciding where to go next, I still have to find Xiao Ji first." ”
Hearing Zhang Xun say this, He Yu suddenly got up and said excitedly: "Brother Gonghui, Brother Xiaoxun, Brother Dongya, since you have no plan for the time being, it is better to stay here first, General Ji Wu and I will definitely try our best to help find Mr. Ji!" ”
"That'...... Thank you very much! Zhang Xun hurriedly thanked the two.
And they continued to drink until midnight.
At noon the next day, Zhang Xun opened his eyes in a daze, and felt dizzy as soon as he sat up. He plopped down and lay on the bed again, he couldn't remember how he got back to his room last night, he only vaguely remembered that it was General Ji Wu who set him up for the banquet he left.
After a while, the servant came to call Zhang Xun to go to dinner, Zhang Xun asked the time, and then he knew that it was already noon.
After eating, Zhang Xun went to find Gong Huiran. At this time, Gong Huiran was teaching Frost to read poetry. Shuangdi's serious and attentive appearance made Zhang Xun smile bitterly. He shook his head, then stretched and leaned against the wall, quietly watching Frost. Zhang Xun found that it seemed that in the past few days, Frost Di suddenly became a beautiful girl, the original cute and immature transformed into green and pure, she was like a blooming flower, stretching the buds, releasing charming beauty.
Zhang Xunzheng could see that at this time, a servant came to ask him and Gong Wanran to meet the county captain, so the two came to the main hall.
Juan Suming was already waiting for them in the main hall, and the two of them bowed to Juan Suming and knelt down in front of the desk.
"Thanks to two gentlemen." Yu Suming said.
"Thank you for your trust." Gong Wanran saluted Su Ming again, and then asked, "I wonder if Master Purple Kite has healed from his injuries?" ”
"My mother is fine."
"That's good."
Yu Suming nodded and continued: "This morning, I reported to the king about escorting King Yue back to the country, and the king is very satisfied. In addition, I also explained the situation of Li Zida to the king, he privately mined gold mines, slaughtered the people, and now absconded in fear of crime, and the king has ordered Li Zida to be arrested. ”
Zhang Xun was very happy and couldn't help but say, "That's great." ”
"The two of you have made a great contribution to discovering the gold mine and reporting the criminals, and after the two days Lang Zhong has ordered Lord Huang to verify the location of the gold mine, after taking over, the king will reward the two of you."
"Thank you, sir." Zhang Xun and Gong Hui saluted Su Ming.
Zhang Xun asked Juan Suming for instructions: "My lord, do you need the two of us to accompany Lord Lang Zhongling to investigate?" ”
"No, you two will stay in the mansion for the time being, and I still have some things I want to ask the two gentlemen to help with."
"But...... Lord Lang Zhongling doesn't know where it is, and I'm afraid they won't find the gold mine. Zhang Xungang wanted to try to ask for help, but saw Gonghui secretly shaking his head at him.
Gong Wanran said: "Junior brother Dongya knows the specific location of the gold mine, and he can guide him." ”
"It's fine." Yu Suming nodded in agreement.
Then, the two of them left the main hall, and Zhang Xun asked Gong Wanran puzzledly, "Brother Xiao Ran, why didn't you let me continue to ask just now?" ”
Gong Huang didn't answer, but asked rhetorically: "Who is Lord Lang Zhongling Huang?" You know what? ”
"I don't know." Zhang Xun shook his head.
"Xiao Xun, we first came to Wu Kingdom, and we don't know much about the situation here, I only know that Lord Lang Zhongling's name is Huang Yun, and he is in charge of the Imperial Guard, but he is probably not the same as Lord County Lieutenant. There was an intention to woo you and me in the words of Lord County Lieutenant just now, and if you insisted on asking to be a guide for Lord Lang Zhong Ling, instead of serving Lord County Commander, you would probably have committed the taboo of Lord County Commander. ”
"Oh, I see, it makes sense, it makes sense."
"Also, have you thought about it, it was the county lieutenant who presented the gold mine to King Wu, it stands to reason that King Wu should naturally let the county lieutenant go to check it, but why did he arrange Lord Lang Zhongling?"
"Is it because of Lord Lang Zhongling's duties?" As soon as Zhang Xun's words came out, he felt that something was wrong, so he hurriedly shook his head and said: "No, no, Lang Zhong ordered Lord to be in charge of the Imperial Guard, according to his duties, he should not do this thing." ”
"Well, receiving the gold mine is a fat job, and it is also an errand that makes it difficult for King Wu to feel at ease. After all, Lord County Lieutenant is a Yue person, if you were King Wu, would you hand over such a thing to an outsider? ”
"That's right, although the county lieutenant has an important official position, he is an outsider after all...... Well...... In that case, Lang Zhongling Huang is most likely a member of King Wu's family. ”
"Well, I guess so." Gong Wanran nodded.
"Oh...... Then the two of us will listen to the county captain first, and stay here for a while, so as to find Xiao Ji, but I don't know if Winter Ya is willing to be a guide. ”
"Winter Tooth will go, his father has been taken captive, and he will probably be imprisoned in the mines to work as a coolie, and if he is lucky, he may be able to rescue people."
"Hmm...... Hopefully, Winter will find his father. ”
"Xiao Xun, apart from the location of the gold mine, did you say anything to the county captain?"
The corners of Zhang Xun's mouth grinned, and he smiled: "Hehe...... Of course, I can't say that. ”
"Well, you can keep it for now. If we can meet the survivors of Yiyang Village in the future, we can compensate them. After that, Gong Wanran's expression looked a little lost.
"Well, that's what I planned, Brother Xiao Ran, there are two thousand taels of gold in that box, and I buried the box in the water conservancy foundation that has just started......"
"Shh Gong Wanran hurriedly interrupted Zhang Xun.
"Oh......" Zhang Xun looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he relaxed a lot.