Chapter 41: Ten Thousand Miles to the Machine
As soon as these words came out, not only Xiao Yun behind the screen on the left was so excited that he jumped up with his hands in fists, but the young man behind the screen on the right put down his feet and sat up straight.
Only the only Beidi person in the hall snorted heavily, clasped his hands on his elbows, and said coldly: "What does Hanting mean?" ”
"Let's sit down."
Xiao Han smiled and stretched out his hand to greet the guest.
Everyone bowed slightly at Xiao Han with their hands crossed, and found their own place to sit down.
The Beidi man still stood with a gloomy face, staring at Xiao Han without saying a word.
"This post, Beidi only gave you one. That's because, in the thirteen tribes of Beidi, only your clan has the same path as the concept held by Hanting. ”
Xiao Han warmly raised his hand to carry the pot, poured the wine into his ears one by one, and slowly pushed it down the qushui, his mouth did not stop,
"Central Plains, Siyi, Nine Sides. At the end of the day, it's all people.
"If you are a man, you have to eat. If you don't have anything to eat, you have to find a way. This kind of thing, no matter which position we sit in, in our hearts, we all agree with it.
"Beidi is also a human, and Nanban is also a human. The so-called thieves in the west, pirates in the east. Aren't they all the same? Who is really a fairy monster who can eat and drink? ”
Everyone laughed softly, each bowing slightly.
When the Beidi people heard these words, their expressions finally softened, and they put their hands on their waists: "What do you want to do when Hanting finds these people?" ”
His gaze was on the four old men.
"Qi Xia is going to war again."
Han Ting said lightly and bowed his head to drink.
Everyone roared, and their faces changed greatly!
"Master Han, don't be alarmist!" A man with a bulging chest and arms, who clearly looked like a martial arts man, jumped up, his face full of purple swelling.
Xiao Han put down his ears, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly: "Seven years ago, when Xiqi was about to raise troops with Great Xia, no one dared to answer my post. At that time, someone noticed an anomaly, so they made some preparations. Xiqi returned in vain.
"This year, my post went to Xiqi, and until the last moment, a concubine from a concubine came to the house. However, even if your surname is Bu, with your identity and skills, you are not worthy of coming to my Hanting Yaji.
"So you know that you don't know anything, you can't do anything. Even if I ask you something, blame you something, it's hard for you to take responsibility. The only possibility is to pay for my own life. ”
Xiao Han raised his hand and pointed at him with an index finger with a smile: "You were sent by your family to kill me." ”
The man was even more at a loss, so he had to straighten his back, raise his head higher, and say louder: "Why did you kill me!?" ”
"Then I'll ask the Xiao family for Youzhou Jiedu, last year Xiqi promised to hand over the murderer who poisoned and killed the little son of the Xiao family, today and now, can you bring people?"
Xiao Han looked at him amusedly, just like to look at the fish to be cut on a cutting board.
The man didn't have a word to answer, he screamed, and rushed towards Xiao Han with his bare hands: "Demon! I'll kill you! ”
A crossbow arrow roared!
Bang.
The man fell to the ground, blood streaming down the crossbow bolts on his vest, his eyes wide open, and he couldn't blink to death.
Someone from outside came in and carried the body out in an orderly manner, wiping the blood off the ground by the way.
The scholar's face was red and white, his hands and feet trembled, and he retched.
"Whose family is this descendant?" Hong Guoying looked at the man and looked unhappy.
"Old Hero Hong, the rules of Hanting, each other's identities, if you don't want to reveal them, others can't ask."
Xiao Han stopped with a smile.
"Humph! This weak appearance must be from our side. I asked whose cub it was, and I went back to teach them a lesson! How many years has it been? The children of the big family don't even dare to look at blood! ”
The more Hong Guoying spoke, the more angry he became, and his eyes stared straight at the scholar.
"That's it! Old hero, let's get down to business! Qian Dasheng hurriedly interrupted, respectfully took a glass of wine, got up and saluted the old man, and then looked at Xiao Han: "Young Master Han, I heard that Great Xia will open a field in Dongning. If Xiqi uses force against Great Xia at this moment, I'm afraid that this matter will not be over, right? ”
Xiao Han bowed: "That's right." ”
As he spoke, he sighed and put down the wine cup in his hand:
"The war in Qixia continues. One is that the current auxiliary generals of Great Xia really like to fight. The new emperor was too young when he succeeded to the throne, and he was used to being restrained, and it is difficult to refute it now.
"Second, on the side of Xiqi, there are too many troubles in the country, and as long as the monarch is annoyed with dealing with the government, he will provoke border provocations. If many years ago, there were still some sober people in the DPRK and China, they would not fight Daxia, but would go to Jingbian with Daxia. ”
Hearing this, the Beidi man snorted, sat down heavily in his place, scooped up his ears, poured down a glass of wine, and threw it on the table.
Someone had already brought him a clay pot, and a wooden plate with a steaming, fragrant roast chicken in it.
Only then did the Beidi man stretch his brows, pinched the wine jug with one hand, grabbed the roast chicken with the other, took a bite of meat and a mouthful of wine, and ate heartily.
Xiao Han looked at him and smiled, did not stop, and continued: "But in today's Western Qi, there is no one in the court who dares to offend Yan Zhizhi, and only collusion with the harem prevails. There is no one in ten thousand who can dissuade Emperor Qi from coming nonsense. ”
Speaking of these things in Xiqi, everyone was silent.
Especially the long-haired old man known as Xiao Baoshan, the old hero of Xiao, had a worried expression and was depressed.
"In the final analysis, it was the disappearance of Prince Feng back then."
Qian Dasheng opened his mouth with a big grin, with a strong sense of ridicule on his face, "The original partner is dead, and a man wants to marry a young and beautiful man again." There's nothing wrong with that.
"But our Emperor Qi, it's okay to marry a Nanyue county lord as his successor, but we shouldn't force the eldest son born by Yuan Hou to run away from home!
"This has to be counted, but it's the most typical favorite concubine and wife!"
The scholar's face turned red again, and he opened his mouth a little uncomfortably, just wanted to speak, but he couldn't help but glance at Hong Guoying, then swallowed all the words back, and honestly served a glass of wine.
"That's someone's backyard, let's ignore it."
Xiao Han waved his hand and looked at everyone, "I invited all the old heroes over this time, it is really because the Dongning Pass is extremely important. I want to see if you have any ways to keep this field open. ”
"Qixia has always been a neighbor in the war. As usual, South Vietnam will make some money. Beidi has learned from it, and naturally he will not let go of such a good opportunity. Therefore, this battle wants to start, unless, the battle between Qi and Xia cannot be fought. ”
He Xianzi said, sighed, and shook his head, "The general of the auxiliary country wants credit, military power, and money and food. Emperor Qi wanted his ears to be pure. I want to make this battle impossible unless the swords and guns of both countries are broken! ”
Everyone couldn't help but smile bitterly and shake their heads.
Xiao Han laughed softly, changed the hot wine jug, poured the wine one by one again, pushed it down the hot spring water, and said idly: "Not necessarily, right?" Didn't we just say that the battle seven years ago didn't start fighting? ”
"That time it was the death of the first emperor of Great Xia, and Xiqi wanted to take advantage of the fire to rob. But Daxia made sufficient preparations, so Xiqi returned in vain. ”
Xiao Baoshan couldn't help but open his mouth, his voice was low, hoarse and ugly.
This drew a nod from everyone.
"So, is there no other way?"
Xiao Han smiled warmly and looked around.
Hong Guoying avoided his gaze.
Xiao Baoshan also turned his face.
Fairy He was a little inexplicable.
"Okay, don't look at it!" Wan Dahai, who had a hard face and a beard, slapped his thigh, and his voice was as loud as thunder, "Back then, it was the second boy of our family, who went to Xiqi and burned down his armory!" That's why this battle didn't start! ”
Fairy He sighed and looked at him: "Second Brother Wan, you said, yes, it's Xiao Erlang, that trip?!" ”
Wan Dahai raised his head high, and his face was broken: "Yes! We have thousands of families, and we are stealing chickens and dogs! How's that!? ”
"With the reputation of one family, the sword soldiers of the two countries are leveled, and the people are saved from fire and water. If it's called stealing chickens and dogs, then I'd like to be a person who steals chickens and dogs. ”
Xiao Han spread his big sleeves, arched his hands, and bowed respectfully to Wan Dahai.
"Second Brother Wan, Han Zhen is because of this, he is afraid that your little Erlang will be famous all over the world, so he made things difficult for you in every way, and finally drove you out of the court!?"
Fairy He suddenly understood, and his face was full of anger!
"Little things! My sons are not successful, and the only one who can still hold it is our second boy. But that trip, he also hurt the roots. If this matter is publicized, Xiqi will retaliate. Except for me, others are afraid that they won't even have the power to fight back. General Fuguo, this can be regarded as the preservation of my family. I appreciate it. ”
Wan Hai was open-minded and transparent, smiling haha, his face full of red light.
"However, I am afraid that this matter will not be done a second time."
Xiao Baoshan raised his head and looked at Xiao Han quietly.
Xiao Han looked at him with a smile: "With Xiao Old Hero's ability in Xiqi, if you want to do it, even if you do it three more times, you can do it." ”
Xiao Baoshan's face sank, and he stood up: "Hanting Yaji has a good reputation for decades, and the first thing is that he will not force people to do things that they don't want to do. How?! Now that it has been passed into the hands of Han Gongzi, will this rule be broken? ”
"How dare you?"
Xiao Han smiled, arched his hands, bowed down again, and hid his face behind his big sleeves, "The junior just wants to inform Old Hero Xiao: Someone has already done it."
"Naturally, there will be a lot of obstacles on the way back. The rest of the people are fine. But if you take action in person, my poor subordinates, I'm afraid that they will be crushed and sunk.
"So the younger generation asked in person, Xiao Lao Hero drank here, don't help those careerists in Xiqi, just fine."
Everyone's eyes suddenly lit up, and they clapped their hands one after another: "Old hero Xiao, you just stay, let's eat and drink and chat together, okay?" ”
Xiao Baoshan's gaze swept over the other three old men, and annoyance flashed in his eyes: "So Master Han invited my three old friends here, in fact, to trap me here?" ”
"Brother Xiao, back then, the four of us fought for wine on the top of Mount Huashan, and there was no difference between victory and defeat. In the final order, count who is more victorious on the battlefield. Now that thirty or twenty years have passed, the amount of alcohol that Xiaomei has not decreased, but I don't know what happened to Brother Xiao, Second Brother Wan and Third Brother Hong? ”
With a move, Fairy He also asked for a clay pot to come over, and raised his silver-white willow eyebrows at the top Xiao Baoshan, smiling.