Chapter 117: Murder with a knife
Cheng Yingying saw Huifeng talking nonsense after being drunk, she was anxious for a while, crunched, and broke one of the strings of the pipa, and suddenly the sound of the pipa in her hand was shattered, and she couldn't cry, and she suddenly felt an inexplicable fear in her heart: because the pipa has always been used by herself, and she cherishes it like life, and has never repaired it for ten years.
Zhou Yuanzhi and He Mengjiao saw that Cheng Yingying suddenly stopped playing, and lost interest, so they told the maid to put away the instrument. Zhou and He walked to Cheng Yingying's side, and saw that her index finger was cut by a broken string, and red blood gushed out. Zhou Yuanzhi hurriedly instructed the maid to fetch gauze and personally help Yingying bandage her wounds. He Mengjiao bent down and tried to fix the broken strings on the pipa.
At this time, the night was already dark, and Xu Zhi, Hui Feng, Li Cunxiao, Xue Atan, Anger, and Idiot were all drunk like mud, and their eyes were dizzy.
At this time, the housekeeper in the mansion suddenly came in and said, "Lord Hui, there is a general outside the door who wants to see you!"
Hui Feng said impatiently: "I'm entertaining a friend here, you tell him that I've already fallen asleep, let him come back tomorrow?"
The housekeeper hesitated: "The villain has already replied to the guest like this, but the general said that he is your colleague in Songzhou, and there is an urgent military affairs to see you, so you can't delay for a moment!"
Seeing that what the housekeeper said was serious, Hui Feng had no choice but to disturb Xu Zhi and the others, and Xu Zhi and the others also nodded in understanding. Cheng Yingying saw that Hui Feng had military affairs with him, and whispered to him: "Big brother, go early and return early, no matter what urgent military affairs you have, you must be calm!", Hui Feng listened, nodded in agreement, and he freshened up again before going to the door to pick up guests.
Hui Feng instructed the housekeeper to open the door of the mansion, and saw that the general standing outside the door was Ou Yangguang. Although Huifeng and Ou Yangguang are colleagues, the friendship between the two is very shallow, Ou Yangguang has never visited Huifeng, so Huifeng was very puzzled by Ou Yangguang's sudden late night visit tonight, but he still had a smile on his face and said: "It turned out to be Lord Ouyang, disrespectful and disrespectful, please go to the mansion to talk!"
Ou Yangguang saw that Hui Feng was full of wine, and said with a smile: "It turns out that Lord Hui has not been out all the time, he is drinking at night, and the little brother is going to talk about Lord Rao's Yaxing!", after speaking, he followed Hui Feng into the living room of the mansion.
Hui Feng instructed his subordinates to pour Ou Yangguang a cup of hot tea while accompanying him on the main seat.
Ou Yangguang drank tea and said, "Brother came late at night this time, and he was ordered by the new commander of the Xuanwu Army to discuss emergency military affairs with Lord Hui!"
Seeing Ou Yangguang carrying out his new superior, Hui Feng had to bow down and reply, "Please also ask Lord Ouyang to show me!"
Ou Yangguang said with a smile: "The new marshal appointed by the imperial court will arrive in Bianzhou at noon tomorrow, my brother is just his forerunner, my brother thinks about Lord Hui, is Lord Hui going to welcome the new marshal?"
Hui Feng replied: "Thank you Lord Ouyang for reminding me, it is a subordinate matter to welcome the new marshal, of course it must be done, and it must be done vigorously!"
Ou Yangguang said with a smile: "That's right, only if Lord Hui is comfortable serving the new superiors, the adults will be able to prosper in the future, and the future will be bright!"
Hui Feng asked, "Lord Ouyang, you have been walking in front of the new marshal, according to what you can see, how should you prepare for this welcome banquet? After all, things came too hastily, and the junior brother didn't have time to prepare?"
Ou Yangguang said softly: "This welcome banquet is not difficult, if Lord Hui has no time to prepare, my brother suggests that tomorrow's banquet will be set up in the state government of Bianzhou, the mansion of the lord, so it will also be more formal!"
Hui Feng saw that Ou Yangguang was planning for himself, and replied: "Brother Ouyang's suggestion is very good, just do it according to your opinion!", and after speaking, he discussed some details with Ou Yangguang on how to welcome the new town marshal.
Seeing that the most important reception had been completed, Hui Feng asked, "Brother Ouyang, do you know who this Xuanwu Army's new Jiedu envoy is?"
Ou Yangguang pretended to be mysterious and said, "Lord Hui, you might as well guess!"
Hui Feng said with a smile: "This is an important matter of the imperial court, how can I easily guess it, brother? Please also ask Brother Ouyang for advice!", after speaking, he respectfully arched his hand to Ou Yangguang.
Ou Yangguang smiled: "Lord Hui, won't you know this secret tomorrow?"
Hui Feng saw that Ou Yangguang didn't see rabbits and didn't scatter eagles, so he had to take out a silver ticket from his sleeve, handed it to Ou Yangguang and said, "Buy tea for Brother Ouyang!"
Ou Yangguang saw that Hui Feng handed him the silver ticket, he was stunned at first, and then deliberately excused himself before accepting it, and then said with a smile: "Lord Hui, you are too polite! This newly appointed marshal of the imperial court is Zhu Wen who has just taken refuge in the imperial court, he was originally Huang Chao's right-hand man, for some reason, he suddenly surrendered to Yang Fuguang, and was recommended by Lord Yang, and was appointed by the imperial court as the new Bianzhou Zhizhou, Xuanwu Army Jiedu envoy, and the deputy envoy of the Hezhong Xingying, the imperial court wanted to use this new Lord Zhu to snipe Huang Chao and continue to go east!"
Hui Feng was excited when he saw that the new superior was actually the enemy of himself and Cheng Yingying, but he still asked calmly: "Lord Zhu was originally a person from Huang Chao's side, but the imperial court asked him to guard Bianzhou, isn't it a bad thing?"
Ou Yangguang replied: "Listening to General Yun's analysis, the imperial court is also doing this to trap Lord Zhu, and the other is to use the grass to eliminate the grass kou!"
Hui Feng was surprised and asked, "Why is General Yun also in Zhu Wenna?"
Ou Yangguang replied: "Not only General Yun, but also many heroes under Princess Xiuyun, are now in Zhu Wen's army, you can see them tomorrow!"
Hui Feng was thinking about how to deal with Zhu Wen tomorrow, when he suddenly saw Ou Yangguang and said softly: "Brother Hui, junior brother still has an extremely important matter to discuss with you!"
Hui Feng hurriedly replied: "Please also ask Brother Ouyang to speak clearly!"
Ou Yangguang hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Brother Hui must keep this matter secret for Brother Wei, and not reveal a single star", after speaking, Hui Feng nodded at him, and then continued: "I just came from Lord Zhu, Brother Hui, don't be surprised, as the so-called cunning rabbit three holes, the brother secretly took refuge in Lord Zhu, and also left an extra way back for himself." This time with Lord Zhu came to Bianzhou, in addition to General Yun and some old acquaintances on the rivers and lakes, there is also a Shatuo Jin King Li Keyong, he has 12 righteous sons under his command, all of them are good at martial arts, I heard that this time to break the Yellow Nest, take Chang'an, save Chenzhou, he contributed the most, the greatest credit! But after all, he is a foreign race, wolf ambition, desire is difficult to peace, the court is afraid that after Huang Wei is pacified, it will not be able to satisfy his ambitions, so he issued a secret edict to Lord Zhu Wen, let him wait for the opportunity to get rid of Li Keyong and his Shatuo crow army in Bianzhou!"
Hui Fengqi said: "This is Lord Zhu's secret plan, how can Brother Ouyang reveal it to Zaixia?"
Ou Yangguang said with a smile: "In order to gain General Zhu's trust, get rid of Li Keyong's affairs, and take responsibility for my brother, but I still need the help of Brother Hui!"
Hui Feng asked, "What can I do to help Lord Ouyang?"
Ou Yangguang said with a smile: "In ancient times, there was a Hongmen banquet, why don't we learn from that village? Take advantage of the wine banquet to dance the sword and assassinate Li Keyong, so as to relieve Lord Zhu's worries and eliminate harm for the imperial court?"
Hui Feng was embarrassed: "You want me to learn from Xiang Zhuang to assassinate the King of Jin, that is absolutely impossible!"
Ou Yangguang didn't know that Hui Feng and Zhu Wen had a disagreement, so he persuaded: "What's so difficult about this, as the so-called non-toxic husband, if you want to be promoted and make a fortune, you have to be ruthless, except for Li Keyong, you can please Lord Zhu, and Brother Hui's official road will be more flat and broad in the future!"
Hui Feng waved his hand and said: "Don't hide it from Brother Ouyang, my brother is not an official, and he has been tired of the entertainment in the officialdom recently, Ming Japan wants to resign to Lord Zhu and return to the field, how can he get involved in the rights and wrongs of this officialdom, and then say that there will be a banquet in Huifeng's mansion tomorrow, if there is anything missing, Huifeng will not be able to tell if he has 10,000 mouths!
Ou Yangguang didn't expect his plan to be rejected by Hui Feng, he was very unhappy in his heart, and he was afraid that Hui Feng would leak this matter, his face was red and purple, and he didn't know what to do!
Hui Feng naturally understood Ou Yangguang's thoughts, and swore: "Although Hui Feng does not participate in the battle of officialdom, but Brother Ouyang, please rest assured, what you say to Hui Feng today, Hui Feng will never leak half a sentence to anyone, otherwise the sky will thunder and thunder, and you will not die!"
Ou Yangguang saw that Huifeng had made a poisonous oath, and he was a little relieved, and he left in embarrassment.
After Hui Feng sent Ou Yangguang away, he returned to the inner room, and saw that the three girls Zhou, Cheng, and He were still talking, Xu Zhi and the others were already asleep at the desk, and ordered the servants and maids to arrange for Xu Zhi and others to stay in the mansion.
In the early morning of the next day, Xu Zhi and others saw that Huifeng Mansion was going to set up a banquet to welcome the new festival envoys, and it was inconvenient to disturb each other, so they greeted Huifeng and Cheng Yingying, and were about to return to Jingfu Inn.
Hui Feng hurriedly apologized: "Brother Xu, brothers, please forgive me, when the younger brother is busy with the banquet and sees Lord Xinjiedu, I will resign from him and retire, and then Yingying and I will come to Jingfu Inn to meet with all the brothers!"
Xu Zhi said with a smile: "Senior Brother Hui, the officialdom is sinister, be careful in everything, if the new festival makes it best to agree, if not, please be patient with Senior Brother Hui for the time being, don't conflict with it, and then we will think of a good way to get out!"
Hui Feng obviously knew that it was difficult for him to bear Zhu Wen, but he looked at Xu Zhi's expectant eyes, and still smiled: "Big brother, please rest assured, the little brother will be measured!"
Zhou Yuanzhi also held Cheng Yingying's hand and said with a smile: "Sister Yingying, sister and sister Mengjiao will wait for you and Brother Hui to come back at the inn!"
Not long after Xu Zhi and the others left, Ou Yangguang entered Hui Feng's mansion and asked, "Lord Hui, how is this banquet prepared?"
Hui Feng said with a smile: "Lord Ouyang, please rest assured, brother and I are ready, located in the back garden of the Bianzhou Prefecture, I ordered someone to build a big pergola by the lotus pond, where you can not only enjoy the lotus willows, but also boating on the green waves, delicious wine and food, and very cool!"
Ou Yangguang praised: "It's still Lord Hui who has feelings, and the banquet is so romantic." How can we arrange just four weeks of defense?"
Hui Feng replied: "Lord Ouyang, this banquet is a brisk thing, and the family members in the brother's mansion can just wait, so why bother to mobilize the people?"
Ou Yangguang sighed: "Yes, but our new Lord Zhu is suspicious, he only trusts his own guards, and he doesn't use any other guards, how is this good?"
Hui Feng was also embarrassed: "If Lord Zhu brings the guards to the banquet, and Master Li also brings troops to the banquet, the back garden of the brothers is so big, how can it accommodate so many VIPs?"
Seeing that Hui Feng was stubborn, Ou Yangguang sneered: "That brother is going to go outside the city to greet Lord Zhu first, and Lord Hui is still at your own convenience!"
After Huifeng arranged everything, he led the officials, soldiers, and officials of Bianzhou City to march to the city gate with honor guard plates, gongs and drums, and waited for Zhu Wen's arrival.
Approaching noon, I saw a general wearing a red robe, carrying a golden silk sword on his waist, a pot-bellied general, riding a sweaty and bloody horse, coming slowly, he is the Yellow King's Tonghua defense envoy, now the Xuanwu Army Festival Envoy, the deputy envoy of the river camp Zhu Wenzhu, his right hand side is Yun Feiyang, Jiang Chengfeng, Jiang Chao, Ou Yangguang and other good hands in the rivers and lakes, his left hand side is a young general wearing black armor and soap armor, a slight glance, it is Li Keyong, the king of the Jin Dynasty in Hedong, Li Keyong is next to Li Siyuan, Li Cunqiao and the other twelve Taibao, behind them were infantry in yellow clothes and Shatuo cavalry in black clothes.
Hui Feng saw Zhu Wen, Li Keyong and others, and hurriedly bowed down to greet him, Zhu Wen saw that the commander of the soldiers and horses in Bianzhou turned out to be his opponent Hui Feng in Caizhou, and he was displeased, but he saw Hui Feng warmly greeted, and he still praised with a smile: "General Hui is a young hero, and it is the old acquaintance of the old man, I haven't seen him for a few years, and he has more and more experience and promise, thanks to the warm welcome, it really makes the general bothered!"
Hui Feng bowed and replied: "Lord Zhu, my lords, this is a matter for my subordinates, my subordinates have prepared a little thin wine in the back garden, and I invite you to appreciate your face!"
Zhu Wen said with a smile: "There is General Lao Hui, please ask the general to lead the way in front!", after speaking, he bent down and stretched out his hand to ask Huifeng to go first, Huifeng did not dare to slack off, so he had to ride a horse to lead the way in front. Zhu Wen asked Li Keyong to go first, Li Keyong was young and vigorous, and he was not polite to Zhu Wen, so he took the first step and jumped in front of Zhu Wen on horseback.
Li Zhen saw that Li Keyong's father and son did not understand etiquette, and he was very immodest, and said angrily to Zhu Wen: "Dashuai, this Bianzhou is your fiefdom, you are the lord, he is the guest, how can you let these Shatuo Tartars be so arrogant and arrogant?"
Zhu Wen said quietly: "This time the suppression of bandits and Jin Wang has made great achievements, and even the imperial court has given him three points, but he is just a member of the local area, how can he not let him?"
Yun Feiyang listened to Zhu Wen's words, didn't know his hypocrisy, and praised: "Lord Zhu is really magnificent, let me admire it very much!"
Zhu Wen replied: "General Yun has won the award, but it is not thanks to the help of General Yun and the heroes that it will be smooth sailing, Zhu Wen is willing to become brothers with different surnames with you, and share the blessings and hardships, I don't know what you think?"
Yun Feiyang just nodded, and before he could answer, Ou Yangguang replied first: "I am willing to become a brother with Zhu Dashuai, and I will ask Dashuai to bring my younger brother more in the future!"
Zhu Wen replied: "Since it is a brother, it is natural, Brother Ouyang, the eldest brother will see your loyalty at the banquet today!"
Ou Yangguang said with a smile: "Brother Zhu, please rest assured, the younger brother is broken bones, and he is willing to give it a try for the eldest brother!", Yun Feiyang and the others listened to Zhu Wen and Ou Yangguang's conversation, but they didn't understand what they meant, so they had to laugh a few times.
Besides, Huifeng invited Zhu Wen, Li Keyong, Yun Feiyang and others to the mansion and brought them to the lotus pond in the back garden.
Huifeng asked officials at all levels in Bianzhou to accompany Zhu Wen and Li Keyong's Taibao, generals, and staff officers to the table, and invited Zhu Wen, Li Keyong, Yun Feiyang, Jiang Chengfeng, Jiang Chao, Ou Yang, and Li Zhen into the cruise ship, and he personally accompanied him.
Hui Feng first toasted Zhu Wen with a glass of wine, and said: "The subordinates first welcome Lord Zhu to take office as the new commander of Xuanwu, and in the future, Zhu Dashuai will be the master of this Bianzhou, and please ask Lord Zhu to show compassion to the people of the whole city and drink this cup!"
Zhu Wen saw that Huifeng spoke very decently, and gave up the host of today's banquet to himself in one sentence, and said with a smile: "Before the old man took office, General Hui had been acting as the town commander of Xuanwu, and had done a lot of things for the place and the people of the Xuanwu Army.
Hui Feng then gave another glass to the others present, and then ordered the singer to dance and play music. Zhu Wen was a little proud under the crowd and praise, and said to Li Keyong: "Now that Huangchao is trapped in Zhongmu, it is just around the corner to level the grass kou." The King of Jin was young, in the bitter cold land of Tatar and Hedong, had he ever enjoyed such a stormy life?"
It turned out that Li Keyong was once regarded as a rebel by the Tang Dynasty and expelled to Tatar, anyway, after garrisoning Hedong, he has been in the barracks, and rarely thinks of extravagant enjoyment, he saw that Zhu Wen's tone was sarcastic, and he looked up to the sky and laughed: "General Zhu's vision is too narrow, and the joy in the eyes of the servant is galloping on the vast grassland, herding horses and releasing eagles, drinking wine, eating meat in large pieces, and enjoying a warrior dancing with a sword to help the fun, it is enough!"
Zhu Wen clapped his hands to stop singing and dancing, and said to Hui Feng: "General Hui, it seems that King Jin doesn't like beautiful women singing and dancing, so he still asks the guards in the palace to come forward to show his skills to help the wine!"
Hui Feng waved his hand to let the dancer retreat, and said: "Zhu Dashuai, King Jin, there are no warriors with excellent swordsmanship in his subordinate mansions, please forgive me!"
Zhu Wen looked around and suggested to Yun Feiyang: "General Yun, I heard that Brother Ouyang under your command has first-class swordsmanship, why don't you let him dance for King Jin?"
Yun Feiyang nodded at Ou Yang, Ou Yangguang didn't refuse, took out the sword, and a tiger went down the mountain, jumped over the wine table, turned over and stood in the open space of the cabin, dancing with the sword.