In the stove, the charcoal fire burned brightly, and the room was as warm as spring.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes, looked at the banknote in his hand, and poured a bowl of soju for Li An with a smile.
"Come on, come on, although there is no more meat, we still have more than a dozen jars of this wine. This is good stuff, Mr. Li, have a try."
Looking at the wine bowl in front of him, Li An picked it up and smelled it, then closed his eyes with an intoxicated expression.
"The wine is definitely good, but the bones and dregs all over the floor are a bit unsuitable for the occasion."
"Can you drink it? If you can't drink it, then don't drink it." Xiao Chen said dissatisfied.
Now that the barbecue is finished, you can't ask me to bake it for you again.
"Yes, yes, yes." Li An said hurriedly, and then he smiled again, "However, you are also a Qianhu, General Mingwei of the fourth rank of the imperial court. It's not a big problem to just send one of his subordinates out to make some side dishes.
?!"
"Come here." Xiao Chen called towards the door.
A school captain came to the door: "Brother Xiao, what's wrong with you?"
"Go to the cafeteria and get some side dishes." Xiao Chen ordered.
"Yes." The captain turned and left.
A bright smile appeared on Li An's face: "This is a good brother."
Looking at the silver note in his hand, Xiao Chen handed it over to Li An again: "You can take these ten thousand taels of silver note first."
Li An couldn't help being stunned and put down the wine bowl in his hand: "This is for you, Brother Xiao, why are you giving it to me again?"
"I don't have any banknotes with me to give you, so just keep it for now, and we'll split the rest equally," Xiao Chen said.
Although he liked money very much, he wanted to find another 5,000 taels of silver notes for Li An. Firstly, he did not have any silver notes with him, and secondly, that was what he had said before. This time he gave them to Li An, too.
there is nothing.
"Hahaha," Li An laughed and lowered his voice, "Actually, this time I cheated the King of Han for twenty thousand taels. These ten thousand taels are what you deserve according to our agreement. A few days ago
I've already got the banknote, but I'm a little too busy with the Ministry of Punishment and don't have time to send it to you."
Xiao Chen glared and looked at Li An suspiciously: "Is it really only 20,000 taels?"
"It makes me so sad when you say that. Even if I deceive anyone, I will not deceive you. This prince originally wanted to give me 10,000 taels of silver to settle the matter, but I kept talking, and only then did he cheat another 10,000 taels.
Come here. Let’s get ten thousand taels each, and I don’t have an extra penny.” Li An said seriously, almost swearing to God.
"I don't believe it." Xiao Chen snorted coldly.
"My wife and children are still in your hands, how dare I lie to you?!" Seeing that Xiao Chen didn't believe him, Li An was a little anxious, but he didn't know how to prove that he wasn't lying.
Xiao Chen leaned against the wall, relaxed his legs and straightened his face: "I rescued your wife and children, and placed them in the absolutely safe Dongchang Prison. They will be served with delicious food and drinks."
, your words sound like I have imprisoned them. You happened to be here today, so you took them away together."
Hearing what Xiao Chen said, Li An was anxious and didn't know how to explain.
Sitting on the stool, I don't know where to put my hands.
"Brother Xiao, don't be like this. Ever since you took care of me for the first time, you have been my idol in my mind. You have saved my wife and children, and now you are my benefactor. No matter what, I
I don’t dare to deceive you. How about I send you my ten thousand taels of silver tomorrow?”
Although Li An likes money very much, compared with his wife and children, no amount of money is worth mentioning.
If Wang Ziwen knew that his wife and children were still alive, he would most likely kill himself to silence him if he tried to cheat him out of him again.
"Okay, okay." Xiao Chen chuckled, "You can come here to give me money. This is your kindness. No amount of money can exchange it for you. I'm just teasing you."
Li An patted his chest with his hand: "You are scaring me to death. Without your arrangements, I don't know how to face all this."
"It's okay. If you continue to call me Qianhu next time, I will make you happier."
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A figure flashed in.
The famous captain just now was holding a tray in his hand, with a plate of peanuts and a plate of braised beef in it.
He gently placed it on the stove plate and bowed away.
"Eat and drink by yourself. I want to see my wife and children when I'm done. I'll make arrangements for you." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"Brother Xiao is so considerate." Li An chuckled, picked up a piece of beef and stuffed it into his mouth.
Seeing Li An's dejected look, Xiao Chen couldn't help but frown slightly.
"Don't you, the Minister of Punishment, have enough to eat? How can you behave like a hungry wolf? No matter who looks at this, this is not what a Minister of Punishment should look like. He looks like a beggar who has never had enough to eat."
"Well, the Ministry of Justice is very busy recently, as you don't know. I have a little time today, so I thought of sending you a banknote. The General's Mansion of the Ministry of Industry will be completed soon, so you have to buy something and decorate it.
Mansion."
Li An chuckled, but the speed of picking up vegetables with the chopsticks in his hands was not affected at all.
"I'm used to living here. I really don't want to go to anything other than a mansion." Xiao Chen shook his head.
"That's okay. You are now a famous person in front of the emperor, and you are also a prominent figure in the court. If you still live in the military camp, the emperor will lose face."
As if thinking of something, Li An lowered his voice and said: "Is the emperor really planning to replace the prince?"
Xiao Chen raised his eyelids slightly: "Why do you ask?"
"It's so good. If we arrest the prince, no one would think so."
"You, just manage your punishment department well, and stop asking about these gossips. In a few months, the prince will come back." Xiao Chen said.
"real?"
"Look at your virtue, what's the point of me fooling you?" Xiao Chen said disdainfully.
Stopping the chopsticks in his hand, Li An remembered what he saw on the road when he came here.
"Today, on my way to Dongchang, I met several people chatting on the street. What's strange is that they were discussing a common topic."
"Oh, when did Mr. Li start paying attention to what the people said again?" Xiao Chen chuckled.
"I just overheard it. They were all talking about the emperor changing the prince, and they were all saying that the King of Han was going to Beijing soon. What's more, the King of Han was more like an emperor." Li An came closer.
Xiao Chen whispered beside him.
"Are you trying to tell me that while the prince is in jail, the King of Han has already begun to create public opinion for himself?" Xiao Chen said calmly.
"Is not it?"
"I feel that he, the King of Han, is not worthy of being the heir to the great unification."
Xiao Chen crossed his hands on his legs, but his eyes started to roll.
