Snowy Chang'an Road

Chapter 40 Taking advantage of the situation
  After burning the incense, Ban Zhuo said he was tired and extremely thirsty.

Seeing that he finally closed his mouth, Yun Zhengcai ordered someone to tie the bamboo basket with hemp rope and put it down.

Bai Zheng put the food box into the bamboo basket, and Yun Zheng ordered someone to hang it up and hand the meat to his lieutenant.

Seeing that Yun Zheng still didn't say a word after meeting the meat sauce, Ban Zhuo was worried, maybe his acting skills were too poor, and he could see that it was not human flesh.

After a while, the deputy general whispered a few words in Yun Zheng's ear, and he remembered the four words on the note: Use the strategy to your advantage.

In an instant, Yun Zheng ran away violently.

"Bah, you bastards from the Wei Dynasty, the sky has eyes, why don't you let down a thunderbolt to kill these people from Chang'an. Ban Zhuo, you running dog, go back and tell your emperor that he has betrayed his trust and treated us, the founding heroes, Kill them all, he will not end well."

After that, he threw the iron coupon of the alchemy book down from the city wall.

"The treacherous villain is simply making people laugh. It's pity that my brother Qi Zhan was killed by him, and brother Lu Yi was chopped into meat paste by him. I swear that I will never live with him and will never coexist with him."

After that, Yun Zheng wailed on the city wall, cursing the Wei emperor and crying about the misfortune of his brothers.

Seeing this, Ban Zhuo believed it to be true and shouted outside the city: "How dare Yun Zheng curse me, the Emperor of Wei, just wait, we will fight soon, just wait and die."

"Bah, come here, open the city gate for me, and take down this thief Ban Zhuo first."

"The two armies are fighting, and the envoy will not be killed."

Seeing his stupidity, Bai Zheng hurriedly patted his horse, turned around and ran back.

After the group of horses ran away, Yun Zheng threw the meat sauce to the ground with a "snap".

The deputy general retreated.

"Lord, what should we do next?"

"Shameless man, you go rectify the soldiers. We go south and send someone to deliver a letter to King Linxiang. Changsha Kingdom is our only way to survive."

"But will King Linxiang help us?"

"We have 60,000 county soldiers. What do you think if they all belong to him?"

"No, my lord, how can you be inferior to others?"

"Why not? I am facing a big disaster now. I can't let these tens of thousands of brothers follow me to die. I tell everyone to pack their bags. Those who are willing to go with me will leave tonight, and those who are unwilling to leave will stay and defend the city. If Peking When the king came, he opened the city gates and lined the streets to welcome him."

"The general has heard that the King of Peking is ruthless and murderous. If he opens the city gate, will he kill his brothers?"

"No, he is a child who grew up on our shoulders. I understand him."

The palace of Hanxiang Prince of Dingtao Kingdom.

Pei Ying was preparing autumn tonic soup in the kitchen, and Wei Shao was beside her.

Seeing her handling the crucian carp quickly, Wei Shao said, "You are very good at using a knife. If you knew martial arts, you would kill with a fatal blow."

"When you say this, I take it as a compliment. Don't cut the ginger too finely."

Wei Shao nodded and carefully played with the ginger and green onions in front of him.

The cook made a fire and heated up a large iron pot. Pei Ying used a spoon to spread the oil in the pot and scooped out the hot oil. Then he added a spoonful of cold oil and a spoonful of salt, put the crucian carp into the pot and slowly fried it. .

"Lower the fire."

"Yes."

Pei Ying fried the crucian carp until both sides were golden, then added boiling water, shredded ginger and scallions, and brought to a boil over high heat.

Not long after, a pot of milky white crucian carp soup was brought to the table.

When Zhong Yang came back from the prison, he was just in time for dinner, and Pei Ying invited him to come over. Looking at the rich food on the table, Zhong Yang ate happily.

"Brother and sister, your cooking skills are really excellent. When you return to Chang'an, you come with me to my house and teach this crucian carp soup to my chef."

"Okay, Brother Zhong, as long as you like it, I'll cook hoof flower soup for you tomorrow."

"What is this hoof flower soup?"

Pei Ying said with a smile: "It will be on the table tomorrow. Brother will know after eating it."

"Brother Wei, I really envy you. You have married such a virtuous wife. All the blessings in the world have been taken up by you alone."

Wei Shao took a bite of the food and said, "Who gave me a good life? With such a lady, why would you keep a concubine?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhong Yang almost choked. Pei Ying patted Wei Shao lightly and said, "Have a good meal. Why are you bringing this up?"

"Brother Zhong, are you okay?"

Zhong Yang waved his hand and took a sip of fish soup.

"Ma Xi is a man with a tough mouth and tough bones. I have been interrogating him for several days, but he has not said a single useful word."

"He is waiting for His Majesty to save him."

"Then he is just dreaming. Who are you Wei Shao? You are His Majesty's biological son. If someone wants to kill his biological son, what father should not be impatient?"

Wei Shao did not answer. Although Zhong Yang was talking about human nature, he never believed that His Majesty could be human.

He discussed this matter with Pei Ying. What His Majesty hates is that under his imperial power, some people dare to have second thoughts about him. As for the life and death of these princes, when has he ever considered it important?

After eating, Wei Shao and Pei Ying took a walk in the courtyard.

"Will Your Majesty believe the letter we forged?"

"Your Majesty may not believe it, but your Majesty will believe that one hundred taels of gold. He is just a doctor. He has been saving his salary for hundreds of years without eating or drinking, and he does not have a hundred taels of gold."

"Where did your hundred taels of gold come from?"

"My father's vault."

"Wouldn't it be terrible if your father found out?"

"No, it's no exaggeration to say that his treasury is as rich as a country's. It's only short of a hundred taels of gold. It's strange that he found it."

Wei Shao asked in confusion: "Your father only has two daughters and one son, what does he need so much money for?"

"Ganbei, now you understand why I hate him. He is so rich, yet he makes his biological daughter live such a miserable life. It is really disgusting to think about it."

"The matter is over. After all, he is your father. One day, you and your daughter will also reconcile."

"Shh, don't talk."

Wei Shao and Pei Ying walked to the pond. Pei Ying was holding a small bowl with fish food in her hand. She dropped a few fish food, and a group of fish immediately surrounded them, scrambling to grab them.

"Wei Shao, people are sometimes like fish in the water, and the fish food is power and interest. Fish compete for fish food, and people compete for power. Sometimes I think about this and find it ridiculous."

"But as long as we live, we will inevitably be coerced by power and interests. How can we dare to be pure and white when we are in the mud?"

"So lotus flowers are precious. I hope that a few years from now, when I look back on the past, I can still have the confidence to say that I have emerged from the mud without being stained."

Pei Ying poured all the fish food in the bowl into the pond, and the water instantly became a mess.

"I have compiled a letter and sent it to my father, asking him to recommend your cousin Deng Zhao to take over the position of Lang Zhongling. If nothing happens, he will appear by your Majesty's side when we return to Chang'an."

(End of this chapter)