Minister

27【Six Years of Jiankang】

The atmosphere in Monan was eerily calm.On the fifth day after the Qi army entered the city, all the bazaars and markets in the city were completely restored, and the shops also resumed business.Only when people passed by those bombed-out military camps would they recall that a thrilling war had indeed happened right under their noses not long ago.

The city defenses were replaced by Qi people, but these soldiers didn't seem to cause much trouble, they just honestly cleaned up the corpses piled up at the west gate, and stationed quietly at the base of the city wall.Wei Chi completely regained his status as a civil servant, and was sent to the city by Wang Yunyi to live with a group of officials, draft documents every day, and play chess with Xu Yue.This residence was originally the official residence of the chief city guard of Monan. Although the Qi army did not attack the common people when they entered the city, they still mercilessly killed anyone with a little military spirit in the city. Naturally, not even a live chicken could escape from the mansion.Since this mansion is the most completely empty, let's move in!Wang Yunyi ordered.

So Wei Chi finally lived in a house with a roof.

Inheriting the style and style of the Monan folk houses, this official residence still does not exceed two floors, but to be honest, although the house is not high, it does not affect the owner's pursuit of luxury.The chief city guard is from a noble family, and the richness of this courtyard is also in the upper class in Wulanchabu.

Wei Chi is placed on the west side of the main house. This is the room of the former owner's concubine. It is a little far away from the main house, facing north and south. It also has its own garden, which is more peaceful than other houses.

"It's good, it's a pity it's a boudoir." Du Yun came to visit, yelling while tugging at the flowered blankets.

"The boudoir is the boudoir..." Wei Chi took a sip of oil tea: "As long as you don't stay at the base of the city wall... hehe."

Du Yun was so angry that he ran over to grab Wei Chi's face, but Wei Chi was caught without paying attention.

"Aren't you proud? Are you proud?" Du Yunhu grabbed two hands: "Well... Shaohu, why don't you grow a beard when you are seventeen? You really don't have any at all!"

Wei Chi lost his hand while struggling, and a bowl of camellia oleifera was splashed on Du Yun's hand, causing Du Yun to scream from the heat.Wei Chi quickly took a handkerchief and wiped it for him: "I have something on my hands! Your monkey hands? You deserve it!"

"I deserve it...I deserve it." Du Yun fell on Wei Chi's bed and said, "You are only half a rank taller than me, and you can sleep in the bed. I am not reconciled, I am not reconciled!!"

The only difference between the city wall and the barren mountains is that it is noisier at night!These Monan people are good at drinking, and they are still chattering a lot in the middle of the night.Du Yun covered his face in the blanket and refused to get up.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you something," Wei Chi suddenly said seriously.

Wei Chi was reclining by the table, the sun was shining on his forehead through the window, he had lost a lot of weight from running around these days, but he was not thin, but strong, like a vigorous cheetah, full of beauty arc.However, after a few months of work, the boyishness of this young man has faded a lot. Coupled with his serious demeanor at this moment, he really feels like a leader.Du Ran stretched out his head and looked at this guy carefully. The little guy who used to follow behind and could come over and pat his head at any time can now show some majesty.

"What's the matter?" Du Yun pushed away the blanket and sat up straight.

Wei Chi turned his head and stared at Du Ranbansu: "Well, listen to me...Actually, just tonight, General Wang asked me to go to a banquet with him, and the banquet was not very good. I heard that It was hosted by the eldest prince of Monan, and the main officials and generals of Daqi and the big figures from Monan would all go. I heard that the food at the banquet was nothing more than delicacies from mountains and seas, and the dancers were only those in the palace of Monan. Beauty... um..."

Du Yun looked at Wei Chi's sinister face, picked up the pillow and threw it over. Wei Chi was prepared this time, turned around and dodged the "hidden weapon", jumped over the chair again, and rushed to the door. He pulled the door latch: "Haha, tell you to tie me up?! Tonight, you can just squat under the wall honestly!"

Du Yun heard the man's smug laughter and was about to catch up, but the laughter stopped abruptly.

Zhang Huaiyuan patted Wei Chi's shoulder coldly: "Wei Shenling."

Mr. Zhang Huaiyuan opened the door indifferently, and found the shoes that Du Yun had kicked under the bed: "Let's go."

Du Yun looked mournful, found his coat, and prepared to go back to the "roots of the city wall" with Mr. Zhang. Hey, this guy is good at everything, but boring, and his face looks long all night long... Zhang Huaiyuan Seeing Du Yun's ink marks, his face stretched even longer, and he turned his head and gave Wei Chi a sharp look.

Wei Chi shivered: "General Du, please go back... Tomorrow... Oh, I'll visit you again when I'm free."

Zhang Huaiyuan sighed, and handed the whip to Du Yun's hand: "The lower officials go out first, and wait at the gate."

Du Yun waited for Zhang Huaiyuan to go out, then turned around and pulled Wei Chi over: "You brat, don't you know?"

"What?" Second Monk Wei Chizhang was puzzled.

"The woman you and Mr. Xu brought back is that long princess. Women outside the Great Wall are not comparable to the Central Plains, and their styles are more unrestrained. I heard recently that the princess is very popular among the nobles in Monan. You should stay away. Some gossip is not good. It’s not so much in wartime now. When you go back one day, you will be joined by the supervising army. You also know that this kind of thing can be big or small. After all, it’s a trick. It’s not good to be caught "Du Ran leaned closer to Wei Chi's ear: "Restrain yourself, the last time you left the post rashly and came to the former army, it was considered a violation of military discipline. Can I make it up for you?"

Wei Chi nodded, and thought for a while: "Whether it's you or General Wang, you're not afraid that I'll be seduced by that princess?"

Du Yun scratched Wei Chi's nose: "I know you're not that kind of foolish person. I'm leaving, so you should eat more then! You can also burp a few burps for me when you come back."

After Wei Chi sent Du Yun away, he walked around the main house, and General Wang didn't even seem to be there with the familiar officials.It seems that what happened tonight is also very important. General Wang didn't talk to him too much, maybe he didn't want to let him bear this burden.Thinking of Saul Hahan, I feel a little worried. Yesterday, I saw her complexion was really bad, and I felt that her age and temperament were not as good as these wolf-like old men. Don't be tricked by General Wang and help him count the money. .Thinking of this, he felt ridiculous. Could it be that Saul Hahan had to deceive Da Qi?Lying on the fence of the flower gallery and looking into the garden, I was a little absent-minded for a while.Most of the flowers planted in this yard are grassland flowers. The red and white flowers are not very big, but the smell is stronger than the flowers in the Central Plains.What if I don't know the original owner of this small garden?Is it a woman like Saul Hahan?Elegant, sweet, pitiful?

As soon as the sun turned to the west at noon, the wind became a little cold.Wei Chi wrapped his collar, thinking that if Du Ran was gone in the yard, it would be the excitement.What I liked most before was cleanliness, but now I'm afraid...

When it was time to apply, all the adults returned to the yard one after another.Du Qihuan made a special trip to ask Wei Chi for a while, asking him to remember some etiquette in Monan and teaching him some common words.In the end, he looked Wei Chi up and down: "Don't wear an official uniform tonight, so that the other party won't panic when they see it."

Wei Chi went back to the house and looked through the boxes, all the boxes were of King Yan's taste.Chen Ang likes light and elegant colors, but light and elegant is what he said, these clothes are quite light... frivolity is the real thing.Throwing away a mouse gray one and picking up a white one... the silver peony flower on it is really dazzling... Sighing, I chose a light blue one, which is very good, this one At least it doesn't feel shiny.After she was dressed, she found a plain black agate ring to wear around her waist, removed the silver hairpin and replaced it with an ebony ring.I looked in the mirror and found that it was very good, very good, and I felt that it was very in line with Du Qihuan's requirements.

It's pretty good, if it's not standing among a group of black uncles...

Neither Du Qihuan nor Xu Yue came, not even Ning Yuan.The closest to Wei Chi's age is Qiao Yunsheng.Wang Yunyi, who is over 50, led the way, followed by Wang Yunyi, who was over 50, and Geng Zhuqiu, who was over 50.Standing beside Geng Zhuqiu was a 50-odd Kui Siqi.Wei Chi poked his head, this Kui Siqi was Du Yun's immediate boss, he was kind-hearted, standing next to Geng Zhuqiu who was more than serious, he really felt like a God of Fortune smiling.The crowd surrounded by people in their 40s or [-]s, with a bunch of beards floating there, Wei Chi felt that they couldn't get close to each other.

With a wave of Wang Yunyi's hand, the group left their respective cars and started walking into the palace.Wei Chi counted them—fifteen of them, all of them were big-timers, either supervising the army or commanders.If you want to talk about little people, it's just you and that Qiao Yunsheng.

The palace is still the same, but some cheerful meanings have been inserted into it.Wei Chi sighed again, and walked up the stairs that he walked up yesterday.

Quite a lot of people arrived at Monan, and everyone was smiling, as if this was just a friendly meeting.A nobleman tugged on the sleeve of the person next to him: "Look, there is a young man from the country of Qi. I don't know why he managed to get to this point."

The man pulled back his sleeves: "It's rare for you to see more strangely, that man is a person who was passed the imperial examination by Da Qi, and many young people are just such an excellent minister."

The noble man shook his head: "Why don't I know that he passed the imperial examination? It's just that he doesn't have an arm, how can he be so beautiful?" After that, he looked at the young man again: "Although I don't like this kind of... ...Hehe, such a gentle man, but this man is very personable and handsome."

"In such a large group of crows, it is so high-profile and eye-catching, hehe, it is worthy of attention."

The two looked at each other and smiled again, and walked towards the palace hand in hand.

After Wei Chi entered the palace, he also greeted everyone gigglingly, and waited for the waiter to arrange a seat after the ceremony.Daqi's side is a guest, although it is not a popular guest, but it still landed on the main seat, and a row of fifteen small tables were placed on the west side of the main seat with upholstery.Surrounding it are the seats of other tribes, set up in groups.Of course, the chief seat belongs to Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, and His Majesty the King is not on the list this time. It seems that this is a veritable chic feast.

Naturally, Wei Chi didn't have the turn to sit in the front. At the end of the row was Kui Siqi on the left and Qiao Yunsheng on the right.Guessing that he now has a false name as a policy guide, Wei Chi didn't give in too much, and he did it with a salute.

This position happened to be able to see the main seat, Wei Chi looked over there secretly, feeling a little lonely and uneasy.I didn't know the people around very well, so I had to sit down and wait for the banquet to start.When it was completely dark, all the guests arrived.There is a lot of noise everywhere, all of a sudden!All the lights in the hall went out at once.

Wei Chi was taken aback for a moment, and reached out to touch the hem of his boots—too bad, the dagger given by King Yan has been forgotten for a long time, what if there is some kind of assassin at this time?

Surprised and disturbed, all the candles in the hall lit up, brighter than before!The sound of drums sounded around the main hall, and the white gauze behind the main seat was slowly pulled up. Her Highness Saul Hahan, the eldest princess of Monan, came forward surrounded by a group of girls in white clothes, and gave everyone a slight salute.

Wei Chi didn't expect that this was just a gimmick for the dinner party, and it was a little embarrassing.Kui Siqi poked him secretly, and signaled Wei Chi to quickly put down the lifted clothes.Wei Chi didn't care to raise his head to see Saul Hahan's all-powerful appearance, and secretly buried his head, pretending that he was just scratching an itch.

Next came a few short words from Her Royal Highness. Although it was in Monan language, Wei Chi only felt that the voice was very pleasant. The atmosphere became active again.

When Saul Hahan was also seated, singing and dancing girls rushed up from the audience, and the dinner officially began.It's quite concise, Wei Chi thought, the Qionglin banquet that the emperor ate there back then, the bachelor finished speaking, the bachelor talked, and after the bachelor finished, the Minister of Rites would talk, and the Minister of Rites finally took his seat, and the emperor stood up again When he got up, Wei Chi was dizzy and dizzy from hunger when he was sitting below, and he was so dazed after eating that he didn't sing any delicacies from mountains and seas.A Qionglin banquet is considered to be in vain.

Kui Siqi poured a glass of wine and handed it to Wei Chi: "Master Wei, you are indeed interesting. If someone really wanted to assassinate just now, with your lord's ability, can you protect yourself even with a sharp knife in your hand?"

Wei Chi took the wine and smiled gratefully: "I've never seen such a scene, and I was shocked."

Seeing Wei Chi's taught expression, Kui Siqi felt that it was reasonable for Wang Yunyi to favor this man, so he took a sip of the wine in his hand and said to Wei Chi with a smile, "You haven't seen that man just now?" What about the eldest princess. You will see her often in the future, and it will be convenient for you to handle things after you get acquainted with her."

Wei Chi also took a sip of his wine, thanked Kui Siqi, and waited for Kui Siqi to turn around and chat with others before carefully looking over there.Saul Hahan is wearing a snow-white fur today, because it is spring, the fur is not so thick, but the hem of the clothes is a bit extravagant.The sleeves are narrow, and the edges are inlaid with fur balls of the same color. The balls are different in size, like a row of dewdrops rolling on the lotus leaves.The accessories on his body were just a few simple objects of agate. The agate was a rare ginger yellow color. Wei Chi had also seen agate of this color before, but he didn't know that it could show a good temperament when paired with this white dress.When she met Saul Hahan in the valley, she just casually combed some small braids and tied them behind her head. Although she was pretty, she was dressed like a Monan woman after all.Now when discussing the outfits of the nobles in Monan, those little braids should be draped down, and then all kinds of gold and silver ornaments should be knotted on the braids to show their dignity.Wei Chi couldn't see it clearly from a distance, but felt that those little braids were different from his usual braids, and they set off that beautiful hair like a waterfall.Those little braids must have been braided with some kind of silk thread, if they don't move, they will shine brightly when they move. Although Saul Hahan doesn't wear many accessories, they are enough to show the luxury.

No wonder I heard exclamations in the hall when the lights came on just now.

Wei Chi looked at the man's face carefully, the attitude of talking and laughing was as if all the people present were her sincere friends, or maybe this was just a family feast... It was a joy.The pale and sad face yesterday was actually an illusion.Wei Chi looked at the delicate forehead on Saul Hahan's forehead, her finely drawn eyebrows, and those brightly dyed lips, feeling a little sad.

Wei Chi stared at him for a long time, but he didn't see the man turning his head to look at him. Wei Chi was discouraged, lowered his head, picked up his chopsticks and started eating.A chic feast, I'm chic, why do I think so much?Annoying!

It was indeed a chic feast. Wei Chi found that Monan's dishes were not as exquisite as Da Qi's, and the meat was just big pieces...the table was full of big pieces of meat. Get tired of panicking.The dancers off the stage danced happily. In the past, in his hometown, Wei Chi lived and boarded in the academy, so naturally he didn't get into any sensual places. When he entered the capital, he just listened to a few tunes with a few celebrities.Today I watched this song and dance one after another, without taking a breath in between, Wei Chi was a little happy, eating meat in small bites, and watching the dance was considered a bit of fun.

At the end, the nobles in Monan left the banquet to toast each other. Although the wine in Monan was not as strong as that in Central Plains, they drank a lot. At the end of the banquet, the dancers also dispersed, and Wei Chi only saw a group of beards The guys who had been turned into braids were carrying wine jars, and the wine urns were strung around to fight for wine.

Going and going, more and more people came here to toast.Wang Yunyi couldn't stand it any longer, he cupped his hands and wanted to run, but he was surrounded by a big crowd, so he had to drink in silence.The subordinates rushed forward to rescue the siege, but the master's family was so powerful that they were attacked one by one.Drinking was a mess.

When Wei Chi turned his head, he realized that Qiao Yunsheng's face was flushed from drinking, and when he lowered his head, he had smeared it in the wine basin beside him.Wei Chi quickly gave him a hand, but before he could help him wipe the skirt of his clothes, it was time for the follow-up toast.Wei Chi had no choice but to help Master Qiao who was drowsy to sit down, took his own wine glass and drank with the visitor.

But for an hour, there was no one left on Daqi's side... Oh, no, there was no one left except the young man.

Wei Chi, he can drink very well... If Wang Yunyi knew this, he would be even more fond of him.

Wei Chi's drinking did not lie, he neither secretly poured wine into his bosom like Lu Jianjun did, nor did he eat a lot of food ahead of time like General Xue did.He just drank in such an unhurried manner, returning the cup to the bottom.After another hour, the Monan heroes around Wei Chi gradually dispersed - scattered to the ground.

Known all over the world for being good at drinking, the people of Monan can't drink a young man from Daqi? ? ?How embarrassing! ! ! !

Wei Chi wiped the corners of his mouth indifferently, not to mention shaking, his expression did not change.Whatever it is... let him go... Another Monan hero fell down in front of Wei Chi.

Seeing that the group of people in front of him finally dispersed, Wei Chi heaved a sigh of relief, and looked back at the fourteen uncles who fell in his own camp. Wei Chi shook his head, and was going to help Wang Yunyi up first.Just as he was about to lift his foot, someone grabbed his wrist. Wei Chi turned around and saw that it was a woman.

"Are you going to run away?" The woman pouted.

Wei Chi would overdo it, trying to break free in embarrassment.

"Don't run away! You and I will drink!" The woman said in blunt Chinese: "You have drunk my brother, you can't beat me!"

Wei Chi turned around, wondering if these prairie people were in a panic?It's okay for men to fight for wine, but for women?Don't take drinking as a career even if you go home and count the sesame seeds!

The woman just didn't let go: "My name is Xiangganaji! I want you to drink with me!"