Empress Jinghua: The eunuch is nine thousand years old

Chapter 239 The Mantis Catches the Cicada Oriole Behind
After Xia Qixuan was made the king of the Nanfan by Ming Shengdi, Ming Shengdi seemed to be afraid that if he refused to accept his decision, he would rely on the upper capital and not leave, so he repeatedly sent envoys to urge Xia Qixuan to go to the fiefdom.

Xia Qixuan held his breath in his heart, but no one could influence Ming Shengdi's decision, he could only admit his defeat aggrievedly, and went to Nanfan to be a little king. He already hated Xia Qin to the core.

However, with Xia Qixuan's departure, there was one less power in the battle for imperial power, and Xia Qin and Xia Bin also lost one powerful enemy.

The power and handicap that Xia Qin had originally allocated by Xia Qixuan returned to Xia Qin's hands following Xia Qixuan's move out of the capital. under his command.

Such exhalation and raised eyebrows naturally made Xia Qin overjoyed. He heard in the mansion that Xia Qixuan was urged by Ming Shengdi Sansan to go on the road after New Year's Eve. Before leaving, he specially wrote a letter to Ming Shengdi It is said that after arriving in Nanfan, he will devote himself to serving the people every day, hoping that one day he can return to the side of the royal relatives, but Ming Shengdi ignored him, wishing that Xia Qixuan would stay in Nanfan for the rest of his life and never return.

Xia Qin was in the mansion warming up the charcoal fire and scalding hot wine, with a thick cloak draped over his body, eating deliciously with the side dishes that went with the wine.

He raised his thin wrist, picked up a shucked oyster in front of him, dipped it in salt, put it in his mouth and chewed it, served it with warmed pear blossom stuffing, and instantly felt that life was happy, leisurely and joyful.

"Master Dao, it's better for you. The prince was still beating drums in his heart. It's not that he didn't believe in the master. He just thought that it would be so easy to get rid of an opponent, but the prince still underestimated the priest. Your ingenious calculation, this time you drove my nephew to Nanfan without any effort, the prince is so happy!"

After all, Xia Qin asked the maid to add wine to the Qingheyuan people, and raised his glass to clink glasses with him.

"Come on, my prince respects you. I wish the first cooperation between the two of us to be as smooth as possible. It is really a blessing for this prince to have the help of the Taoist priest. The Taoist priest has clever calculations and is much more powerful than that eunuch Xia Shengqing!"

The sake was slowly poured into the cup, overflowing with the fragrance of pear blossoms and the mellow aroma of the liquor, the Qingheyuan man held the celadon wine cup, raised his wrist and touched the rim of the cup frequently with Xia Tian, ​​making a ding-dong sound.

"Haha, Xiaodao just pinpointed the emperor's suspicion and jealousy. It is the blessing of the little Taoist to be loved by His Highness the Crown Prince and to collaborate with His Highness the Crown Prince in the future."

People from Qingheyuan smiled and drank frequently with Xia Tian, ​​the sweet and spicy pear blossom stuffed rolled on the tip of the tongue, it was really delicious.

"His Royal Highness, do you know why this pear blossom wine tastes good and why it is so mellow?"

The Qingheyuan man turned his wrist, swirled the wine in the cup twice in the celadon cup, and then put it into his mouth to sip, letting out a carefree breathing sound.

"Maybe the material is better?" Xia Tianqin brought the empty celadon cup to his face and took a sniff, his cheeks were a little flushed.

The Qingheyuan man laughed, flipped the whisk in his hand to another side, squeezed a goatee in his hand and rubbed it carefully, his eyes were still as energetic as before.

"To make a pot of pear blossom brewing, the small farmers who make wine need to pick the most brilliant pear blossoms on the branches in spring, wash them in the spring of Qingding mountain, soak them in sake brewing, supplement with various spices to adjust, pack The altar has to be buried in the place where the peach trees grow, waiting for three years in the ground one foot deep before the altar can be opened for drinking, the process is really cumbersome."

His voice was high-pitched and thin, and he took two more sips of pear blossom brewing and belched two more while talking about the wine making process.

"But it is because the production process is so cumbersome that the brewed pear blossom wine is extraordinarily sweet and mellow, with a refreshing aroma."

Xia Tian Qin raised his eyebrows, and his thin and sunken cheeks were slightly reddish.

"The production process, the prince doesn't care if it's complicated or not, as long as it tastes good." He smiled and said, "Only when you are in a high position can you drink such fine wine and eat all kinds of wine all the time. Good food."

"It is true that what His Royal Highness said is very true, but this is not what the little Taoist wants to say." The Qingheyuan man straightened his wine glass, sat up, and said solemnly, "His Royal Highness is on the road of fighting for imperial power. Just like brewing pear blossom brewing, the more cumbersome the process, the more difficult and tortuous, the more satisfactory the final result. If you feel cumbersome and tired in the second to third process of brewing wine, you will give up, and it will never be good. The wine came. And the fight for power got tired and gave up after the second and third rounds, and finally failed to achieve great success."

"The Taoist chief wants to persuade the prince not to slack off on the way to seize power." Xia Tianqin smiled, and then filled up a cup of pear blossom wine in front of him for the Qingheyuan people, "Don't worry, the Taoist chief." Yes, since Mrs. Ben has embarked on this path, there is no room for turning back. This life is only fighting for the throne. This crown prince will spend a day in this world planning to seize the throne."

His voice was heavy and hoarse, he squinted his eyes and looked at the people of Qingheyuan, and said firmly: "This prince is the prince appointed by my father, and I also believe that the final king's throne will be owned by this prince. "I brewed this cup of pear blossom brewing", and I invited the Taoist priest to drink it together."

"That's for sure. When His Highness the Crown Prince is finally crowned the Great Treasure, don't forget the contribution of the little Taoist for His Highness. The little Taoist doesn't ask for anything else. He only asks His Royal Highness to protect the Little Taoist. He will live a prosperous life, sitting on gold, silver and There are thousands of beauties, just let the little Taoist spend the rest of his life in a gentle country." Qingheyuan's delicate face looked very wretched, and his goatee swayed as he spoke.

"It's easy to talk, easy to talk, today's things are done today, tomorrow's things will be done tomorrow, I wish you all the wishes in your heart, and you can reach them."

The two laughed at the same time, but the same desire for lust and gold power hung on their different faces.

The people of Qingheyuan and Xia Tian spent three rounds of drinking until the night was dark, and the late birds on the tree branches outside the window wailed and whimpered, and then they took their leave and left.

Qingheyuan's residence was three hundred steps away from the Prince's Mansion. When he came out of the Prince's Mansion, he felt the cool night wind blowing on his cheeks, which were slightly drunk and hot from drinking, instantly dispelling the smell of alcohol on him. Also blown away a bit.

So much so that after he walked [-] steps and returned to his residence, the smell of alcohol on his body was almost blown away by the cold wind of winter night.

The Qingheyuan man stepped into the house, stretched himself out, took off the cloak he was wearing and hung it on the wooden frame in the house, and was about to approach the wooden table in the house to light the candles in the house, But just as he took two steps, he heard two swishing sounds in his ears, as if something brushed past his ears and shot straight towards the other side of the table.

And at the next moment, the room that was still dark and dark instantly brightened up. The candles were already lit, and the flames flickered, filling every corner of the room with a warm yellow halo.

"Drinking with the prince of Dalai, can you still have fun?"

A voice suddenly sounded in the room, that person's voice was clear and magnetic, and it sounded in this cold and windy night, but it didn't make people feel cold.

Hearing this man's voice, Qingheyuan's heart, which was still hanging from vigilance, was put down in an instant, and he walked leisurely to the edge of the cellar, and took two cups of the spirits hidden in the house. The jar comes out.

"To tell you the truth, although the crown prince of Dalai looks rich, he is actually a stingy person. What pear blossom brewing is clearly just Qingshui's right little girl's red. It's not as good as the strong wine brewed by me." The man from Qingheyuan unsealed a jar of strong wine and drank it, then threw another jar to the man.

The man laughed twice, raised his hand and easily took the small wine jar that the Qingheyuan people threw at him, and also lifted the red wine seal, raised his head and drank.

"Right now, Xia Tian is treating you very well. You have just accomplished a great event for him. I think he will rely on you even more in the future." The man said flatly, licking his tongue and smacking his lips, and occasionally had a drop or two of wine when drinking. The liquid was leaking from the corners of his lips, and he raised his hand to wipe off the liquid from his lips with his fingertips. The thin lips curled into a curve, which was very pretty.

"Oh, I just followed your master's instructions and advised Xia Qin. Thanks to the master's plan, Xia Qin now treats me very highly, and even promised me wealth, wealth, chariots and beauties."

Qing Heyuan smiled, the expression on his face was completely different from that in front of Xia Qin, it was actually kind of honest and hearty.

The man held the wine jar and pointed at him: "Thanks to your performance, I think you played a villain very well, and it made Xia Qin stunned for a while."

"Haha, it's a prize!"

The Qingheyuan man gulped down two gulps of strong wine, and his dizziness became deeper, but his face was very calm and calm, without the treacherous and cunning in front of Xia Qin at all.

After the two drank up the two jars of spirits, the room was full of alcohol. Qingheyuan had already drank a lot of pear blossom wine in Xiaqin's mansion, and now his son returned to his mansion to drink it with this man. A jar of spirits, now belching non-stop.

But that person didn't intend to stay in Qingheyuan's residence for too long.

After finishing drinking, the man took out a letter from his pocket, and handed it to Qing Heyuan with his fingers between his fingers.

"Here is the detailed content of the next step plan. From now on, you should follow the content in it. If there is anything, you can come to me according to the old rules. I won't come to your place often, so as not to arouse Xia Qin's suspicion. "

The Qingheyuan man nodded, then hid the letter that the man handed over into his sleeve, raised his hands together to the top of his head, and then said respectfully and softly: "I've made a note, master, go slowly. "

The man hummed lightly, put on a black cloak, flew away with luck, and disappeared into the night in a moment, leaving only the faint sandalwood on his body, mixed with the smell of strong wine, which quickly dissipated do.

(End of this chapter)