Chapter 185 Tea shop chatter
"It's me. Shen Huan is not going to deny it.
Shenhuan did know Han Nanbei, when he was ordered by the Bloody Clothes Battalion to investigate the black hand secretly targeting Xuanzhou with Ye Wai, Shen Huan and Ye Cry had a good show at Han Nanbei's house.
That day, Shenhuan didn't let Han Nanbei see his appearance, and Han Nanbei could recognize him from Shenhuan's voice, which made Shenhuan feel a little surprised in his heart.
"Father-in-law...... Do you know them?" Li Tan couldn't help but be a little stunned when he saw that his father-in-law, who had always been calm, had such a gaffe.
"Recognize. Seeing Shenhuan admitting, Han Nanbei's voice became a little excited, "Yan'er, I have something to talk about with this friend, you can go back first." By the way, this ice flower snow butterfly silk should be given to this friend as a gift. Tan'er, go and pay for the silk. ”
"This ......" Li Tan was stupid, he thought that his father-in-law would support him. Now it's good, not only did his father-in-law not support him, but asked him to buy Binghua Snow Butterfly Silk and give it to the other party.
"What? Do you have any objections?" Han Nanbei often occupies a high position, and he has a temperament and coercion unique to those in power. When he opened his mouth, he was not angry and arrogant, and directly destroyed the little dissatisfaction in Li Yan's heart.
"No! No, the shopkeeper, give the ice and snow butterfly silk to these friends, and the silver will be mine. Li Tan didn't dare to disobey his father-in-law.
Zhuo Qing was also stunned, and set his eyes on Shenhuan, hoping that Shenhuan could give him an answer.
It's a pity that Shenhuan can't give him the answer he wants, because Shenhuan himself is also very puzzled by Han Nanbei's attitude. It stands to reason that when Han Nanbei saw that he was a former assassin, shouldn't he find someone to arrest him?
The happiest person was the shopkeeper, who not only made money, but also avoided a fight that seemed to be happening in his shop. A moment ago, he was still worried that the three strong men would demolish his small shop in anger!
Li Tan paid the money for the ice flower snow butterfly silk, knowing that his father-in-law had no intention of asking him to participate in this matter, he looked at the three of them unwillingly, and walked away......
After the shopkeeper handed over the Ice Flower Snow Butterfly Silk carefully kept in a long box to Zhuo Qing, Han Nanbei made a gesture of invitation to Shenhuan and motioned to talk to another place.
The place chosen by Hanbei is a secluded tea shop. The tea shop was tended by a white-haired old man alone, there were no customers in the tea shop, and the tables and stools were simple but very clean and neatly arranged. It's hard to imagine that there is such a place in the bustling city of Haizhou.
The old man obviously knew Han Nanbei, and he didn't greet customers warmly like ordinary shopkeepers, but after laughing a little, he went straight to make tea. It seems that Han Nanbei is a frequent visitor here.
Han Nanbei and Shenhuan casually found a table and sat down, and after the old man brought the tea, Han Nanbei explained to the three of them: "This is a tea shop that I stumbled upon a few years ago, and I often meet here when chatting with a few old friends. The old man's son died of a serious illness three years ago, and the old man cried for three days, making his throat hoarse, and never spoke again. ”
The three of them listened silently, while Zhuo Qing took out a booklet and recorded it quickly.
Zhuo Qing's beloved booklet had been destroyed when he was in Shuozhou, and along with the countless ideas and stories he had memorized, it disappeared into the flames of the burning sky. This is a new one he recently purchased, and this is the third story Zhuo Qing wrote on it.
"Looking at your eyes, are you wondering why I didn't ask someone to arrest you?" Han Nanbei looked at Shenhuan and asked.
Shenhuan didn't answer, which was a tacit acquiescence.
"Actually...... All these years, I have always wanted to thank you in person. Thank you for your kindness and grace not to kill. ”
"You know?" Shenhuan was a little incredulous, he never expected that Han Nanbei would be grateful to him. How could Han Nanbei know that the order he initially received was to assassinate.
"I don't know when your sword is on my neck. Later, when you left, I hurried to the next room and found that my two daughters, although crying hard, were not insulted. The sound of tearing their clothes was also caused by the tearing off of the skirt, and when they calmed down, I knew that your companions had merely frightened them with rats. That's when I started to get skeptical. ”
A faint smile hung on the corner of Shen Huan's mouth. Back then, he and Ye Cry's little plan was to understand the truth of the matter without killing anyone, but now that I think about it, it looks like a comedy.
"Later, my intelligence officers in Haizhou in several states successively sent back the news of the assassination of important strategists in the state, thinking of your threat to send troops to Xuanzhou that day, combined with the situation at that time. I understood that this was Xuanzhou's attempt to stimulate the black hands against Xuanzhou through large-scale assassination activities. You and your companions have done it in completely different ways, and I certainly want to thank you for not killing. I'm curious, didn't you get punished for modifying the content of the order without permission when you went back?"
Han Nanbei is worthy of being the military division of Haizhou City, and he has clearly analyzed the situation at that time.
"No, Han Fengfeng won't embarrass him for these little things. Thinking of Night Cry, the absolute outlier in the bloody camp, the infatuated man who hid his strength only for his red face, the smile on the corner of Shenhuan's mouth became even stronger.
"You call the name of the city lord of Xuanzhou?" Han Nanbei still thought that Shenhuan was a member of Xuanzhou, and was a little stunned that Shenhuan actually called the name of the city lord, "Could it be ......"
"Yes. I'm out of Xuanzhou. ”
"Then are you interested...... Han Nanbei asked halfway through, suddenly stopped, and then laughed self-deprecatingly, "Haha! I'm stupid to ask, forgive me. ”
Zhuo Qing, who had been immersed in recording the interesting story between Shenhuan and Han Nanbei on paper, raised his head at this time, glanced at Han Nanbei a few more times, and said secretly in his heart: "He is also an interesting person, worthy of intersecting." ”
After laughing, Han Nanbei suddenly seemed to remember something, his face was clouded, and he picked up the teacup on the table and drank it up.
Such a bold way of drinking, as if the cup in his cup was not an ordinary tea. It's Du Kang who relieves worries.
Zhuo Qing, who was observing Han Nanbei, saw the change in Han Nanbei's complexion in his eyes, and couldn't help asking, "Is there something troublesome about Brother Tai?"
Han Nanbei heard Zhuo Qingxiang's question, sighed again, and said, "I can't hide it, I'm worried that my Haizhou will be involved in the war and be annexed soon." If there is a war, it will suffer the people of Haizhou, and if it falls, it will be scolded by the people. Alas......"
Unlike the military advisers of many states, who love to study military strategy, what Hanbei attaches importance to is how to maintain peace in Haizhou so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment.
At the beginning, Shenhuan pretended to ask him to persuade the city lord of Haizhou City to send troops to Xuanzhou, but Han Nanbei would rather die by himself and be humiliated by his two daughters than start a war to destroy the stable life of the people. This love for the people can be seen.
"Brother, you're too worried. Zhuo Qing comforted, "I still know three points about the situation on the mainland. At present, the two armies of Shengzhou and Xuanzhou are deadlocked, and it is difficult to distinguish the winner in a short period of time. Even if one side wins, it will be a miserable victory, and with the strength of Haizhou, Shengzhou or Xuanzhou, which have lost military strength, will definitely not dare to attack within ten years. ”
"Brother, you don't know anything, according to the report of the spies, Shengzhou City has disappeared for a long time, and the military advisor who has taken care of the affairs of Shengzhou City these days has disappeared inexplicably half a month ago. The whole of Shengzhou is now in a state of unmanaged, although it can still maintain stability for the time being, it will not be long before there will be chaos! When the time comes, Xuanzhou will take advantage of the situation and enter the ......."
Han Nanbei didn't continue, but everyone already understood what he meant.
Xuanzhou took advantage of the weakness to enter, and Shengzhou, which was already in chaos internally, would be a one-sided defeat! After Shengzhou was defeated, there would be no state on the Divine Enlightenment Continent that would be able to stop Xuanzhou's efforts to unify all 24 states, and Haizhou would naturally not be spared.
"Xuanzhou will have an overwhelming advantage...... This...... Maybe ......" Zhuo Qing seemed to know some secret that everyone didn't know, and he hesitated.
"Is there something wrong?" asked Shenhuan.
"Alas...... How Shengzhou was really defeated by Xuanzhou, then this matter will be known to you soon, and I won't hide it...... I can tell you clearly, the twenty-four states are absolutely impossible to reunify!"