serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 182

In the blink of an eye, it is the beginning of August, and it will be out in two days. The heat gradually subsides, the weather gradually becomes cooler, and there are more pedestrians on the street.

Taihe Building is well-known in the capital. It is located in the bustling part of the West City, backed by the royal family. No one dares to make trouble here. I don't know how many officials there are drinking and talking here.

Cars and sedan chairs were parked in front of the gate, and people came and went constantly.

Dozens of people were sitting scattered in the lobby on the first floor, chatting, waiting, or drinking for themselves, and even some drunken eyes were shaking their heads and chattering, making it extremely lively.

The general of the Pioneer Battalion in casual clothes was sitting alone at a table in the corner, two or three empty wine jars were lying on the table in disorder, and half drunk he was still holding the wine jars to the bowl Pour wine.

The wine in the altar was gone, and I felt anxious, put the wine jar on the table, and shouted loudly: "Come on, serve the wine!"

A waiter came over and tried to persuade him: "Guest officer, I didn't tell you that you can't drink any more."

The general of the Pioneer Battalion slapped the table with his palm, shaking the table of wine and food high: "His grandma, I'm afraid I don't have money for drinking or what?"

The guy was not afraid, but replied very calmly: "Guest officer, you are joking. If you don't have money, you won't come to our Taihe building to drink. It's just that I see you alone and have no companions. If you get drunk and bump into each other on the way home, it will be bad."

The general of the Pioneer Battalion was startled for a moment, then shook his hand, "Don't worry about it, serve the wine."

The guy hesitated, "Guest officer."

Pioneer battalion general: "Serve the wine!" As he said, he took out a waist card from his pocket and slapped it on the table.

The guy looked at it, and there were big characters "Yongwei Battalion, Pioneer Battalion General" engraved on it, and he quickly laughed: "You are blind, I don't know that the guest officer is the military master of the Yongwei Battalion, the little one Just serve wine to the general, and serve wine here." After speaking, he walked to the counter.

The shopkeeper asked, "What's the situation over there?"

The guy leaned forward and said in a low voice: "A member of the Yongwei Battalion, some general of the Pioneer Battalion. It should be him." He said, holding a jar of wine and walking back.

The shopkeeper's eyes flashed. There was a big incident in the court recently. The Yongwei Battalion sent a petition from outside the pass, requesting to enter the pass to put down the rebellion. As soon as the news came out, the city was in an uproar. The people in the capital naturally cheered, not only It is because they hope that the world will be peaceful, and because they have relatives who work in the Beijing camp.

Just when all the people thought that the imperial decree would be delivered directly from the palace, the palace fell silent, and then many officials began to write memorials, all of which opposed the entry of the brave guard battalion for various reasons. The Qing people made a comeback, and the imperial court once again lost the territory outside the pass.

More than ten days have passed, and the ministers who submitted the memorial have all agreed that there is a need for the Yongwei Battalion outside the customs. After the first batch of cities are built, they will decide whether to transfer the Yongwei Battalion to the south to counter the rebellion according to the situation.

The shopkeeper secretly sighed in his heart. In all fairness, he admired the Yongwei Battalion who fought against the northern captives outside the pass, and hoped that they would go south to suppress the rebellion, end the rebellion quickly, and restore peace to the Central Plains.

It is a pity that this matter involved the political struggle of the court.

As the confidant of Yizhong County King, he knows many secret things, and understands that the reason why the emperor has been slow to express his position is because he has been constrained by various aspects, and the biggest resistance is the Supreme Emperor.

Now the emperor wants to end the rebellion in the south, but the Supreme Emperor disagrees, and still wants to use the hands of the rebels to harvest the wealth of the Central Plains for more than a hundred years and eliminate the big gentry.

Once this person gets old, he will become stubborn and selfish. Rumors have spread in the streets and alleys, saying that "it is a thief to be old and not die". Several people were arrested by the infantry yamen, and all of them had family members who died in battle in the southern Beijing camp. The survivors, no one behind the scenes.

This incident also pushed Song Chengliang, the chief assistant who was recuperating at home, to the limelight, because he made a memorial to persuade the Supreme Emperor to decentralize power and take care of his life.

Although the Supreme Emperor did not make any statement, everyone knew that the pair of monarchs and ministers had completely broken up.

It is very difficult for this chief assistant to die well!
The shopkeeper sat there, secretly looking at the drinkers in the restaurant and the people going up and down the stairs from time to time, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

Several youths in blue shirts and blue shirts came out from the private room upstairs. The leader was handsome, holding a folding fan in his hand and fanning it as he walked. The picture on the fan was a beautiful woman. The eldest son of Mei Changwen is followed by students from the Imperial Academy.

A bunch of real dudes.

Glancing at the general of the pioneer battalion who was drinking, the shopkeeper looked up at the sky for a long time, whispered a few words in the ear of his confidant, and the confidant walked out quickly.

Then, a drinker came in, first glanced at the general of the pioneer battalion in the corner, and then walked towards Mr. Mei who had just walked downstairs. He was surprised and happy, and shouted: "Mr. Mei, you You didn’t even say hello when you came. Hey! All the young masters are here.”

As he said that, he took a step forward and pinched the arm of the dazed young master Mei, "Sir, I have something urgent to tell you, come on, let's talk to the side." After speaking, he dragged Mr. Mei to the corner go.

"Hey, you"

"Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, what's the matter, go to the side and talk."

"No, you."

"My general has something to tell you."

"Who is your general?"

"This is my general."

Young Master Mei looked up, his brows frowned, he didn't recognize him, so he asked, "What are you talking about?"

There was a weird smile on the corner of the drinker's mouth, and he leaned close to Mr. Mei and whispered: "My general said that his heart was covered in muddleheadedness, his tongue was rotten, and he was so miserable that he wanted to be an imperial envoy doctor. Don't be a mother's spring dream! I don't even want to think about what I am, an uneducated bastard!"

Mr. Mei was dumbfounded.

The drinker looked at him with a smile, and said, "You are the one who scolded me."

Mr. Mei was furious, raised his hand and slapped the drinker, "I'll fuck your mother."

The drinker dodged away, and then cursed: "You son of a bitch. For your own self-interest, you have disregarded human life and put the people of the Central Plains in misery. Your whole family will die!" After finishing speaking, he vomited hard With a mouthful of phlegm, he ran back.

Looking at the thick phlegm on the green skirt, Mr. Mei said angrily: "I'll kill you bastard." As he spoke, he casually grabbed the jug on the table beside him and threw it at the drinker viciously!
The drinker had been on guard for a long time, so he bent down and hid.

The wine jug hit the head of the general of the Pioneer Battalion impartially, the shards splashed, the wine slid down his cheeks, and a stream of blood flowed from his head.

Everyone was startled.

The drunken vanguard battalion general sobered up most of the time in an instant, and slowly turned his head around.

As soon as Mr. Mei met his eyes, he shuddered immediately.

At this time, the shopkeeper of Taihe Building, who had been watching silently, came over and asked, "What's going on?"

Mr. Mei came back to his senses, and the drunkard had long since disappeared. He pointed at the general of the Vanguard Battalion and said angrily: "This bastard insulted the officials of the court, quickly arrest him!"

The shopkeeper pretended to be surprised: "Insulting the court officials? Young Master, you are a distinguished guest and a regular customer of the small shop, so you should know the situation of the small shop. This guest officer is a general of the Yongwei Battalion, so you can't wrong him."

Mr. Mei was stunned for a moment, and then roared: "That's right. It was this dog just now."

The general of the Pioneer Battalion said, "Who are you scolding!"

Sen Leng's voice made Mr. Mei tremble all over, he gritted his teeth, and shouted loudly: "What? Dare to do it but dare not admit it! Thanks to you."

"Young Master Mei!"

The shopkeeper stopped drinking, approached the general of the vanguard battalion, and quickly apologized: "This general, you have a lot of lords, Mr. Mei is the son of Mr. Mei, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the flood rushed into the Dragon King Temple. Please forgive me! Forgive me a lot!"

With his eyes shining, the officer of the Pioneer Battalion picked up the badge on the table and walked towards Mr. Mei step by step.

All the people were stunned, their eyes followed the footsteps of the vanguard battalion general.

The shopkeeper's eyes widened.

Mr. Mei also opened his eyes wide and looked at the vanguard battalion general who was walking step by step. He subconsciously took a few steps back, his Adam's apple twitched, and said guiltyly: "I, my father is the third-rank left deputy capital censor, you , you can't touch me"

With a cold snort, the general of the Pioneer Battalion walked past him.

Mr. Mei felt relieved, and the shopkeeper came over and said in a low voice: "Master Mei is the confidant of Prince Zhongshun, and Prince Zhongshun has always been at odds with Jia's family. Your lord is very generous, so I apologize, so as not to cause trouble to the two families. "

After he said this, Mr. Mei realized that he was a little excited. Such a good opportunity should not be missed, and immediately shouted: "Stop."

The general of the Pioneer Battalion ignored him and continued walking towards the counter.

Mr. Mei got excited: "I want you to stand still and pretend to be a fool, right? Let me tell you, I will sue this matter to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple today. Go back to the outside of the pass and go to herd the sheep honestly with Jia Hu."

Seeing that the other party still ignored him, he said angrily: "Are you still a man? You Yongwei Battalion are not all shrinking turtles, are you? Bah, a group of turtles are raised by the king."

Before he finished speaking, the waist card in the hands of the general of the vanguard battalion smashed on his face, and the blood spurted out immediately. , and then rode on his body, punching his big fist in the face,

Heart-piercing howls made the hearts of the onlookers tense, this military master is a ruthless man!
Soon, Mr. Mei fainted, and the shopkeeper hurriedly shouted: "General, stop!"

The general of the Pioneer Battalion finally stopped. Looking at the fainted Mr. Mei, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, he raised his foot and kicked his right leg fiercely. Woke up, then passed out again.

The scene became quieter. They have seen the children of Jingzhong fighting fiercely, but they have never seen anything like this.

The shopkeeper came over, "Let's go, general. Someone just went to find Xunjie Yushi. If you don't leave, it will be too late. It can't fall into the hands of the other party, otherwise the matter will not be clear."

After a pause, "Go to Jia's house immediately and tell the Jia family about the matter, and the shop's people will also testify."

The general of the Pioneer Battalion hesitated for a moment, then nodded, took out a bank note from his pocket and handed it to the shopkeeper, turned around and walked out quickly.

There was a sneer in the shopkeeper's eyes.

(End of this chapter)