After the hunting, some people were happy and some were sad. At least Hu Hai felt quite happy. Lin Ze had earned all the land treasures and it went into his pocket. As for whether he would return it to him later or not, it was not up to me.
Hu Hai looked at a bunch of monsters and declared in his heart: "We will have a banquet tonight to celebrate, and everyone is happy." Well, in fact, these were the joys that Lin Ze had agreed with him in advance, before the big show started.
Under the command of the imperial chef brought by Hu Hai, the butchers in the slaughterhouse took care of the monsters as required. They added salt where necessary and spices where necessary. Soon the banquet was held.
The banquet was held in two groups. In one group, dozens of bonfires were lit outside the palace, with a whole fat monster on top. As the flames licked, the oil came out like water droplets, and the air was filled with the smell of meat.
, surrounded by the guards.
A group of people sat in separate seats in the hall. After all, Hu Hai's identity was there, and he had to pay attention to etiquette when entering and exiting. Even if he preferred bonfire parties, his status as a noble prince did not allow him to do so.
Hu Hai is sitting in the main seat, and on his right are arranged by rank: General Yu Lin, Master Liu, Junior General, Master Wen, etc., and on the right are: Huang Banban, Lin Ze, Kong Xuan and others.
Hu Hai held up the wine bottle and said, "I had a great time today. I would like to congratulate you all and drink this cup to the full."
Everyone responded: "Congratulations to the young master."
Immediately afterwards, Hu Hai poured a second cup and raised his glass to General Habayashi: "I will have more fun next time, so you should pay more attention."
General Habayashi quickly stood up and returned the greeting: "Young Master, you are serious." After speaking, he drank the wine in the wine bottle in one gulp.
Seeing that he was so knowledgeable, Hu Hai nodded with satisfaction, then pointed at Lin Ze and said: "This is Lin Ze, the military advisor of my master Ganquan Palace. Due to some reasons, I have to serve in Shanglinyuan for one year. I want to replace him."
He is asking for a favor, and we will not arrange for him to do anything else in the following days. He can hunt freely in Shanglinyuan, and all the shares will be counted on my head."
Lin Ze stood up and saluted as a response to Hu Hai's words.
General Yu Lin agreed with all his heart. The principles of law are nothing more than human relationships. With the endorsement of Master Qin, this matter does not matter.
At this time, a soldier came in and saluted and clasped his fists: "Report, there is someone outside who claims to be the bodyguard of Duke Hu Hai. He has something important to ask for. This is his badge." After saying this, he handed over a badge.
Huang Banban took it and looked at it, then said to Hu Hai: "Young Master, it is true that he is a member of Ganquan Palace. Since there is something important, let him come in." Hu Hai nodded: "Xuan".
After a while, a man wearing palace guard clothes and dusty came in. He first saluted Hu Hai and said, "I pay my respects to the young master."
Hu Hai waved his hand: "If you have anything important to say, please tell me immediately."
The palace guard looked at the hall where a banquet was obviously being held, and hesitated to speak.
Hu Hai said impatiently: "What are you afraid of? Is there anyone here who dares to harm me? Tell me quickly."
The palace guard gritted his teeth and said: "Last night, the Lin Mansion's treasure house was stolen, and all the treasures of the young master were missing. The hero building was set on fire. The arsonist tried to resist, but was accidentally killed by the soldiers on duty. According to the soldier's oral report, the arsonist was on the way.
Before he died, he said that he was your subordinate and was ordered to burn the building. The commander has reported the case to Chang'an Mansion and has not been able to find the person behind it yet."
After hearing this, Hu Hai was furious, his eyes were bloodshot, and he punched the table in front of him to pieces: "Fusu, you've gone too far to bully me. I'm going to fight you." After saying that, he pulled out his dagger and left.
Lin Ze and Huang Banban hurriedly stepped forward to hold him and advised him: "Young Master, calm down. This matter may not be related to Young Master Fusu. Don't be impulsive."
Hu Hai glared at the two of them and shouted: "Everyone knows that the restaurant was given by my father to use for the assessment and competition with him. He must have seen that the business of my restaurant is booming and is afraid of losing to me, so he took advantage of my son to go out to the city to hunt.
This subordinate did this because he neglected to take precautions, and I vow not to let him go."
Others in the hall, especially the people in Shanglin Garden, wanted to prick their ears to deafness and did not want to continue listening. If Mr. Hu Hai said something more outrageous later, they would have no choice but to disappear from the world.
Lin Ze could only persuade him hard: "After all, the young master and Mr. Fusu are brothers. There is no basis for it. If the young master makes groundless accusations, it will only be true. It is better to go back and investigate carefully and find clues."
Hu Hai gradually calmed down: "Lin Ze, please stay here for a full year before talking. Huang Banban, we will go back to Chang'an tomorrow to ask for an explanation." After that, he didn't care about the banquet and took Huang Banban with him directly.
He left, leaving everyone in embarrassment.
Lin Ze tried to smooth things over: "Everyone, go ahead. Just pretend that what just happened never happened. Besides, knowing too much will not do anyone any good." After saying that, he followed Hu Hai and left.
When they arrived in the backyard, Lin Ze couldn't help but give Hu Hai a thumbs-up gesture and praised, "Young master's acting skills are really good. He was a master just now. With this performance, Fusu's suspicion is confirmed."
Hu Hai responded quietly: "Can't you? I was really bullied by him. I won't get angry when I think about it. I will have a good fight with him tomorrow."
Early the next morning, Hu Hai set out with a few middle-grade guards in light armor and simple riding. The middle-grade guards spared no effort and arrived at Chang'an City before noon. Hu Hai did not stay for a moment and went directly to the palace for an interview.
Emperor Qin has gone.
Emperor Qin looked at his youngest son and was speechless: "Didn't you just say you were going to Shanglin Garden for hunting two days ago? Why did you come back now?"
Hu Hai bowed deeply and saluted: "Father, please make the decision for your son."
Emperor Qin asked doubtfully: "Oh, why are you wronged? Put on such an appearance, tell me, I will make the decision for you."
Hu Hai then straightened up and said, "While I was away in Chang'an, someone burned down the restaurant where my father gave me a gift and stole the gold and copper treasures from my treasury. Please investigate and find out the culprit."
Emperor Qin's face became serious: "Who do you suspect?"
Hu Hai sneered: "Who else can there be besides my good brother?"
Emperor Qin scolded: "Don't talk nonsense. Once you check, you will know who is coming. Tell Zhao Gao."
Zhao Gao immediately rushed over and saluted Emperor Qin. Emperor Qin asked directly: "Do you know anything about Hu Hai's restaurant?"
Zhao Gao looked at Hu Hai who was standing aside with a look of grief and anger and replied: "The person who set the fire once claimed to be a subordinate of Prince Hu Hai. After inspection, the person killed by the soldiers was indeed from Ganquan Palace."
Hu Hai said in disbelief: "Impossible, how could I burn down my own restaurant?"
Zhao Gao smiled and replied: "Master, don't worry, I am not saying that it was the master who instigated me. According to my investigation, I found out that that person was the original gardener of the master's Ganquan Palace, and a mysterious person gave him a hundred thousand gold tickets.
I guess it was under the instigation of someone else."
Emperor Qin's face turned grim: "Pass Fu Su, I want to hear his explanation."
Soon Fusu was led by the little eunuch to the Yangxin Hall. Hu Hai couldn't help it when he saw it: "Why does Brother Fusu always do such evil things to his younger brother?"
Fusu thought he was talking about the incident where he secretly sent someone to trip him up some time ago, and immediately denied it: "Brother, I don't know what brother Hu Hai is talking about. We open restaurants to compete with each other, it's just some conventional means."
Qin Huang continued in a cold voice: "Do the conventional methods include sending people to burn down my brother's restaurant and steal my brother's treasure house? Fusu, you are becoming more and more skillful."
Fusu didn't understand why: "My father said it, but I don't understand it, but I definitely haven't done it, so please take a closer look."
At this time, a young eunuch handed over a long piece of silk. Emperor Qin reached out to take it and opened it: "Fusu, Fusu, you brothers and sisters have done a good job. You cut off the source of food and deliberately caused trouble.
, the beggars blocked the door and went to the fire restaurant, do you dare to do it or not?"
Fusu defended: "My son, I did not run a restaurant. My father is aware of this."
"Shut up," Emperor Qin shouted: "Such a series of things are pointing at you, and now I want to veto it. Have you vetoed it?" After saying that, he turned to Hu Hai and asked: "Hu Hai, how do you want to deal with it?"
Hu Hai bowed to Emperor Qin: "The restaurant will be burned down. I request that the assessment be cancelled. Don't let my two brothers have any more disputes. In addition, there are 100,000 gold, gold, copper and dozens of earthly treasures in the treasure house. I can only
I beg Brother Fusu to return the original thing."
Fusu immediately replied: "I was not responsible for the arson of the restaurant and the theft of the treasure house. How can I return your gold, copper and treasures?"
Emperor Qin waved his hand: "If it's not you, you still have to pay it back. Hu Hai, you can make a list later. If your brother Fusu doesn't pay it back, my father will deduct it from his monthly salary for you. Okay, I will accept the cancellation of the assessment."
, everyone, go down."
Hu Hai resigned with satisfaction. Only Fusu, who was in despair, stood at the scene, unable to suppress an idea that popped up in his heart: How unfair is his father.