The thirty-sixth Wu Liuyi soup cake will kill the general Taibi
After several consecutive winter snows, there were continuous spring rains. At last count, it was already the eighth year since Kangxi ascended the throne. The deserted Beijing city quietly revived with the change of seasons.
Wu Ciyou slept on a hot kang all winter, and when he changed to a wooden bed, he felt cold. He couldn't help but think of a saying: "Southerners are better at eating than northerners, and northerners are better at living than southerners." It's really true."
I wanted to sleep on the hot kang for a few more days, but I saw He Guizhu bringing a few people and trying to dismantle the kang. I swallowed it back and said without mentioning it again, "Don't dismantle it. I think this cold kang is fine."
He put a low table on the kang, burned two sticks of incense, sat cross-legged, took a book to read, and made notes on it. Suddenly, he heard someone calling softly: "Brother, you are working hard!" Wu Ciyou looked up and looked up.
At that time, Mingzhu had already come in. It seemed that he had taken good care of himself this winter. Although his body was still weak, his spirit had recovered. He patted the edge of the Kang and said with a smile: "You came here with Zhu'er, please sit down."
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"'Night Reading', the eldest brother only needs Wan Niang to wait here." Mingzhu smiled, lifted her robe, and sat beside Wu Ciyou. When she squinted, she saw Wu Ciyou holding a book "Tai Gong Yin" in his hand.
"Fu". He said with a smile: "Brother is getting more and more complicated in his reading. Aren't you going to go to the field again to try and lead troops to fight?"
Wu Ciyou smiled and shook his head and said: "I believe in Confucius and Mencius, and I also believe in Zhuangzi. When my heart is warm, I believe in Confucius and Mencius, and when my heart is cold, I believe in Zhuangzi. At the age of thirty-four, I entered the examination room three times, but in the end I could not be proud, but was harmed by others.
The word fame has faded away. Now I just want to teach this student well - whatever Long Er wants to learn, I will teach him."
"This Long'er is weird," Mingzhu said with a smile, "What's the point of learning such a complicated thing?"
"I don't quite understand either - if you don't serve as an official, you won't be able to read these books. Could it be that the imperial court would let a common man lead an army on an expedition? So I just picked out some useful things in the book that cultivate the temperament and commented on them. When I lectured,
Just say more."
"There's no telling what my elder brother's knowledge is," Mingzhu said in his heart, "I've only been an emperor's master for a few years, but I didn't even notice any clues. It's quite stupid." Seeing Mingzhu smiling and silent, Wu Ciyou
Then he collected the book and said seriously: "Brother Mingzhu, what are you thinking about? Do you miss Cuigu? You should just take care of your affairs. It won't matter if it's neither cold nor hot." Mingzhu's face darkened and she shook her head.
Said: "Brother, you don't know that Cuigu has passed away!"
"Really!" Wu Ciyou was shocked. He jumped and almost stood up from the kang, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Mingzhu sighed: "First of all, people cannot be resurrected after death, and secondly, they are afraid that my eldest brother will be surprised when he hears about it. Zhu'er took three hundred taels of silver from here for a ritual ceremony, and only kept it secret from his eldest brother. - She is a fireworks woman,
I can be considered worthy of her."
"What are these words?" Wu Ciyou was displeased with the words behind Mingzhu, and suddenly said, "Weren't you also a beggar who died of cold? You have read the books of sages, how can you treat people's identities in this way?
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"Big brother is teaching you a lesson," Mingzhu admitted her mistake quickly when she saw Wu Ciyou was angry. Although he was tired of hearing about the history of beggars, he couldn't say anything in front of Wu Ciyou. He just thought to himself: If you know your identity, perhaps
He stopped losing his temper and said, "Actually, I'm not sad at all. After all, she was still doing it for me..."
After listening to Mingzhu's detailed talk about Cuigu's death, Wu Ciyou didn't say anything for a long time, only looking at the wisps of cigarettes in front of him. After a while, Fang took a deep breath and said, "She's not just for you, so you don't have to be too uneasy. From now on.
Her poems and letters seem to have a bigger reason, which I don’t quite understand.”
There was a "reason", and Mingzhu knew it clearly in her heart, but she couldn't explain it in detail, so she had to remain silent. The wind started to blow at some point outside, carrying a light rain, which made the window lattice rustle. The two listened quietly.
They all felt chills all over their bodies.
Suddenly, the door creaked, and Wei Dongting stepped in. While taking off the oil leather mud shoes outside his deerskin boots, he smiled and said, "What's wrong with the two brothers? They are sitting opposite each other like clay Buddhas, meditating."
"It's nothing," Wu Ciyou said with a forced smile, "Please come up and sit down."
Wei Dongting said: "Just sit here." He leaned over and sat on the edge of the Kang, suppressing his inner excitement and said: "I'll tell you something, today the Holy Emperor has made it clear that the Jin Dynasty has granted Ao the title of Grand Master, a first-class Duke.
I just passed there, and there was a big banquet in the Ao Mansion, with lanterns and colorful decorations that made it look like daytime... sedans and sedans congratulating the guests were all over the street."
"If you don't have Liu, you can't be king, and there's only one step left." Mingzhu said, "Brother Wu is really upset, can't he pick out a few good things to say?"
Wu Ciyou said calmly: "It's nothing to worry about. Last time I said that Aobai's prosperity is extremely difficult to continue. If you add this to the abacus, it will probably return to one every ten. According to my cold eyes, either he is extremely smart now, or
There will be very wise people who will give you guidance.”
"What? How do you say this?" Wei Dongting stared at Wu Ciyou with wide eyes, and Mingzhu also said: "Brother, these words are difficult to understand." Wu Ciyou smiled and said: "What's so difficult to understand? Ao Bai has been recovering at home recently, so he has nothing to do.
Why did the imperial court confer the title of the best for his huge merits? According to his original intention, if he could devour the emperor, he would have done it long ago. He actually accepted such a reward for no merit, and the authorities are really confused!"
Wei Dongting and Mingzhu looked at each other in confusion. Wu Ciyou's words were too mysterious and too coincidental! Wu Ciyou saw their surprise and smiled and said: "You two gentlemen, why should you be serious! I just judge based on reason. You guys
You talk about the situation between the DPRK and China every day when you come back, so why don’t I also have a few discussions?”
The nine-door admiral Wu Liuyi is busy preparing for his son's soup cake conference these days. Wu Liuyi got married very late, and his wife Qing's first and second children were both girls. She didn't give birth to this child until she was forty-three years old.
It goes without saying that Lin'er was very happy. During the three-day banquet, more than 200 invitations were sent out. What's strange is that not a single foreign guest was invited. They were all his old or new generals. But he
If you always behave erratically, people will see the evil and not be evil.
In the afternoon, before the cards were handed down, guests came to congratulate one after another, and the east and west corridors were filled with colorful gift boxes from each family. Wu Liuyi accepted them all without hesitation, and everyone in the family was surprised: The master always prides himself on being honest, and except for Cha Yihuangzhi in his life,
Outside, I don’t receive any personal gifts. Why is it so unusual today?
Many of the guests were his former subordinates, who are now in various offices in Beijing. Some are serving in the imperial army, and some have long surpassed him in rank, but they are still very respectful to him. When they came, they only exchanged a few words.
, most of them presented the gift list and said something like "I have important things to do, so I can't join you tonight, so please invite Haihan" and left. Wu Liuyi knew in his heart that they still had to go to Aobai Mansion to entertain, but he didn't
He exposed them, dealt with them with a smile on his face, and then sent them away one by one. At nightfall, except for Wei Dongting, who was considered a foreign guest, the rest were all his subordinates, including a group of deputy generals, generals, guerrillas, and Qian Zong. These people had not received the Jun order.
Don't dare to leave without permission.
"Everyone!" When Wu Liuyi saw that everyone was seated, he stood up from the chair, raised a large glass of wine, and said in a high and steady tone with an accent that was neither south nor north: "I'm making a soup cake party for the children today. Thank you.
Congratulations to you all! I am so happy to see many of my brothers who have followed me for more than ten years!"
General Liu Shen, who was sitting at the first table, stood up and held up his hands and said: "Junmen! Today's Soup Cake Conference is courtesy of Mr. Wei. This is because Mr. Wei thinks highly of us and doesn't climb high branches. Come on, come on, brothers.
Here's a toast to you!" After saying that, he filled a large glass of wine and handed it over with both hands. The generals in the court also urged in unison: "Master Wei is a close official of the emperor, and it is rare for him to come here, so please be kind to the young master first!"
"Okay!" Wei Dongting saw that all Wu Liuyi's generals were heroic and brave, and they were very fond of his own spleen and stomach. He raised his glass and drank it up. He showed the bottom of the glass and said: "Brothers, please take the first glass, please!"
So there were people drinking wine and drinking. In the hall, only the iron beggar was sitting there, drinking wine with a glass on the left and a glass on the right. He Zhiming and Wei Dongting sat at the side of the table, constantly asking for wine and food.
When the wine was half drunk, Wu Liuyi looked slightly blushing, said "it's convenient", and left everyone. Except Wei Dongting, no one noticed his move. Mr. He saw Wei Dongting was startled, so he stood up and poured wine.
, while whispering in a low voice: "Master Wei, our army has to start first. If we are late, we might not be able to make it in time." Wei Dongting's heart suddenly sank, wine poured up, his heart was beating wildly, he forced himself to calm down, and nodded.
He said with a smile: "It is indeed well-deserved, very 'iron'!"
While he was talking, Wu Liuyi had already returned to the living room. He was seen wearing a red hairpin, Jiangya seawater robe, a long sword tied around his waist, and a pair of brand new black satin official boots, swaying
Walking in, the most eye-catching thing was the yellow mantle covering the men's uniform. It was golden and dazzling under the light. The generals who were drinking had a premonition that something big was going to happen. They all stopped their glasses and stared blankly at their commander. They didn't know.
What kind of medicine is he selling in his gourd?
The forty or fifty generals in the hall were dumbstruck, watching the Iron Beggar walk to the middle as if no one else was around. He said nothing, the muscles on his face twitched and trembled, and his eyes were filled with fierceness. He waved his hand and it turned out that he was already thirty
Several school captains in full military uniforms spread out in a "sweeping" manner, sealing all passages in the hall.
"Please give me your order!"
After the iron beggar gave the order, the generals immediately stood up and exited their seats, standing on both sides. The few captains behind who were guarding the king's flags roared "cha--" and slowly carried out an exquisite dragon pavilion carved from red sandalwood. In the middle
A sapphire blue imperial flag with bright yellow edges and a yellow "order" written in both Manchu and Chinese characters was offered. This was the imperial flag specially given to Wu Liuyi by Emperor Shizu Daxing. As soon as the dragon pavilion fell.
, Liu Canjun took the lead and sang loudly: "Long live!" He knelt down with a bang, and the rest of the group also followed suit, knelt three times and kowtowed nine times, and fell to the ground to listen to the order.
"Li Yiping, Huang Kesheng, Zhang Yifei, and Liu Cang are all serving as traitors, forming cliques for personal gain, disrupting the military and government, and plotting against each other - they have captured both sides!"
"twitter--"
Before the four of them could figure out what was going on, several wolf-like captains came up fiercely, two of them grabbed one, and skillfully twisted their arms back, and in the blink of an eye they were tied up tightly.
Li Yiping was the real deputy general and had the same rank as Wu Liuyi. At this time, he was frightened by Wu Liuyi's power. When he woke up, he suddenly jumped up, twisted his neck and asked: "You said we
I am a traitor and have evil intentions. What evidence is there? This is in Kyoto. If you want to kill people without obeying the imperial edict, it is not that easy!"
"Search them!" Wu Liuyi ignored this and pointed at a few captured people and ordered Goshiha.
A quick search revealed it. In addition to a sharp dagger, Li Yiping also had a packet of powdered medicine. Wei Dongting had followed Shi Longbiao for several years, and he was so immersed in it that he knew it was poison at a glance. He smiled and sat down, feeling deeply relieved.
Take a breath. Then look at Zhang Yifei and Liu Cang. They are both wearing inner armor for protection, and each has a short sharp knife. It is self-evident that they have made an agreement before going to the banquet. However, nothing was found on Huang Kesheng, and he was stunned.
He stood silently.
Wu Liuyi suddenly became furious and sneered: "Mr. He, take out the list and read it out. Read each one and take it!" "Yes!" He Zhiming suddenly stood up in front of the court, his black bean-like eyes were shining brightly, and he took out the list from his sleeves.
The list of names was taken out and read out aloud. There were eleven people in total, and they were all tied up like brown rice by the captains. When they were searched, eight of them were carrying murder weapons!
"Okay!" Wu Liuyi asked with a ferocious smile, "Coming to the banquet with something like this in your arms is considered a thief! What else do you have to say?"
"The dagger is for self-defense, and the poison is for poisoning rabbits!" Li Yiping shouted loudly, "Even if I come to kill you, is it because I have evil intentions?"
"Humph!" Wu Liuyi sneered, and the anger came out of his dantian, making him even more ferocious. He walked to Li Yiping with his sword and said: "I wanted to take your head, but you are dead and can't even kill a rabbit."
Why not, if you keep your tongue, it will still be somewhat useful - come on!"
"Cha!" the captain responded thunderously from the corridor.
Wu Liuyi suddenly raised his sword and stabbed sideways. The long sword penetrated Zhang Yifei and Liu Cang's waist. The two of them screamed and fell over - then they suddenly pulled out the bloody sword and slid it on their boots easily.
He wiped the front and back of the bottom and inserted it into the sheath calmly, "Take the body and send three thousand taels of funeral rites to their families tomorrow."
All the generals in the hall saw that he was extremely ferocious and had been ordered to be killed by the king, but no one dared to come out to persuade him.
"General Huang!" Wu Liuyi turned around with a sinister smile and said, "Your background is unknown, so I will temporarily go back to the back hall to rest. I have really wronged you, and the iron beggar can bear his guilt and apologize for it!" - Several people with hidden weapons
Brothers of Guerrilla General Qian, please come to the west wing and I will prepare another seat for you. Anyone who does not bring a weapon will follow General Huang!" He said with a wave of his hand, those who dragged the corpses dragged the corpses, and those who brought the people with them, cleaned up in a moment.
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"Business is over, let's continue drinking!" Wu Liuyi stretched out and chuckled, "Everyone, come on, come on, it's none of your business, let's have a drink!"
Although the generals under his command are all generals who kill without blinking an eye, when have they ever seen such a battle? For a moment, it was like eating a banquet from the Empress Dowager Lu, with their hearts pounding and frightened, and they went back to their seats with weak legs. He Zhiming, the strategist behind the scenes, had just
Like Wei Dongting, he was dazzled by the sight. At this time, he calmed down and hurriedly raised his glass and said: "Generals! Cheers to the young master's longevity!"
When Fang said something, suddenly a voice came from outside: "The imperial edict has arrived!" Wu Liuyi smiled and said to everyone: "I can't believe that I came so quickly! You just sit back and enjoy your wine in peace, while I go to receive the edict!"
Order: "Set off cannons to welcome the decree!"
Three trumpet blasts of "dong dong dong" sounded here. Tai Bitu came in with a smile on his face and said: "Tie Gong, I have become the magpie who reported the news today. I issued a favor edict to Master Ao in the morning, and I will give it to you in the evening."
I’m here to deliver the imperial edict, and I’ll ask for a glass of wedding wine later!”
Wu Liuyi laughed loudly and said: "Of course!" After saying that, he ordered the incense table to be set up. The generals inside could not eat or drink. They stopped their chopsticks and cups one by one and listened carefully.
When Tai Bi Tu saw Wu Liu Yi's cheerful face and no nervousness on his face, he was already half relieved. As soon as the incense table was placed, he walked up to the top, stood facing south, slowly unfolded the edict and read:
Here is an edict: Wu Liuyi actually leads the Ministry of War as a minister, and adds the title of Shangshu, giving Hua Ling to his eyes. The remaining nine admirals have a vacancy, and Li Yiping will take charge of it for the time being. Please accept this!
All the generals in the hall were shocked when they heard this order. Only Li Yiping, who was tied up in the east wing, was secretly happy, but his mouth was filled with Ma Hutou and he couldn't make a sound.
Wu Liuyi kowtowed and accepted the gift, without reading it. He smiled and said to Tai Bitu, "It's business, let's have a wedding drink. Come and wash your hands for Mr. Tai!"
A lieutenant brought out the wine with a plate in both hands. Tai Bitu drank a glass immediately and said with a smile: "Please come out, Mr. Li, let's all have a drink together." Before he could finish his words, he suddenly stopped. It turned out that Wu Liuyi was reading the imperial edict.
Zhi, his face became increasingly gloomy.
"Tai Gong!" Wu Liuyi weighed the edict with one hand and asked, "Why is it not written by the emperor himself?"
"Except for special edicts, how could they be written by me personally? They were all drafted by Hanlin and then handed over to the study for the Emperor's seal." Taibitu said in astonishment, "How many brains do I have to dare to deceive the emperor with false edicts?"
"That's not right!" Wu Liuyi's face suddenly changed, his eyes widened strangely, and his voice was particularly harsh. He turned around and called to the generals who were drinking in the hall: "Come out!"
The generals were confused by what happened tonight. When they heard the shouts, they all came out one after another and stood in the corridor with their heads bowed.
"I have something to say, all generals, listen carefully!" Wu Liuyi said loudly, then took out the secret edict from his arms and said: "Set off the cannon to receive the order!" In a moment, he heard three earth-shattering loud noises. Where the fire and thick smoke started, the west wing was already in the room.
The eight guerrilla generals who came to have a drink with weapons in their hands were reduced to ashes! All the generals in the gallery were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they fell down on the ground and shouted loudly: "Long live!"
Wu Liuyi read out the secret edict in public, and shouted loudly: "The emperor personally gave me a secret edict. As the admiral of the nine sects, I will not accept the edict without the personal edict! Today, Taibi Tu Shilang came to deliver the edict, but he went to the study room.
This is something strange!" Then he passed the two edicts to the generals: "You all take a look!"
Tai Bitu was so frightened that his legs were trembling, and he laughed and said: "The official did not know that the emperor had this secret edict. I must have made a mistake when I went to the study. I will check it back and it will be clear. Mr. Wu will not follow it tonight."
It’s just an edict.”
"Tai Gong, don't you know that I, Wu, am nicknamed Iron Beggar?" Wu Liuyi said with a smile, "Those who are 'iron' have a heart as strong as iron, and those who are 'beggars' take whatever they want. Now that you have come, leave."
It’s not that easy!”
"I am a military officer. No matter how powerful you are, you are just my subordinate. How will you treat me?" Tai Bitu realized that he could not be kind, and his attitude became tough.
"It's not that bad," Wu Liuyi said with a smile, "You stay with General Li and endure it for a while in the east wing of our mansion. When the matter is clear tomorrow, I will make amends with you!"
He waved, "Capture him!"
"Bold!" Taibitu, who turned out to be the Minister of War, shouted loudly. Several captains looked at each other and froze, daring not to make a move. The iron beggar was so angry that he took off his sword with a swipe and held it horizontally in his hand, shouting: "Capture
Get off!" The captains didn't dare to be negligent anymore, they stepped forward and pushed him away.
"Slow down!" Wei Dongting walked out of the hall with a giggle, "Please ask Mr. Tai to write a note to Aozhongtang."
"What to write?" Tai Bi Tu asked in a trembling voice when he saw that Wei Dongting was here, knowing that the situation was over.
"You write," Wei Dongting raised his hand, and a boy in the hall took out a pen and inkstone and spread it on the steps, "Just write down the eight words 'Everything has been harmonized, act according to plan.'" Tai Bi Tu was helpless,
He had no choice but to write it several times with trembling hands before Wei Dongting smiled with satisfaction and said to the generals: "Brothers are so polite. If Minister Tai comes in like this, won't it make General Li jealous? Please arrange it."
The iron beggar just nodded, and the captains followed Li Yiping's example and tied him up to the east wing.
After the disposal was completed, the sky was about to get dark, and it was the time when the five drums were exhausted. Time was already very tight. Wei Dongting smiled and said to Wu Liuyi: "The general is really happy to do things, but there is one more thing, and I need the general's help."
"What's up?"
"In addition to doing what we agreed on the night before, we also need to trouble Mr. He to make a dangerous trip."
"Me?" He Zhiming was a little confused when he saw himself. Seeing Wei Dongting shake the note in his hand, he immediately understood. After hesitating, he muttered: "I'm afraid I'm not up to the task, right?"
"You are very thoughtful, and this matter must be done by you." Wei Dongting said with a smile, "After the edict is issued, you will be the head of the Ministry of War, and you will be rewarded with the title of Minister. Can you meet the master with nothing?"
He Zhiming said: "It's not that I don't dare to go. Ao Bai is the most suspicious person. I'm afraid that by asking questions repeatedly, I will miss the Lord's important event."
"Zhiming!" Wu Liuyi said with enthusiasm, "I have finished 'dotting the eyes', it's your turn to 'kill the robbery', don't be suspicious, don't be soft, the success or failure of a man depends on this!"
After hearing this, He Zhiming raised his hands and said, "Brother, I'll just obey his orders!" After saying that, he went to change into a green suit, with a note on his sleeves, and said goodbye. (To be continued)
