Li Mu frowned." Take back Pingjin State in half a month? Whose troops did the Crown Prince mobilize to help?”
"Tiger General Zhuo Dalu, but it will take some time for his troops to arrive. Before he arrives, the Crown Prince will transfer 5,000 soldiers from Taihe Prefecture to my command. Adding on the 1,000 or so personal guards of the Li family, there will only be 6,000 or so people.”
Li Yi looked at everyone anxiously. Everyone had worried expressions on their faces as they thought of their own countermeasures. She lowered her head in disappointment. She had been too anxious. Such a big matter should give everyone time to think about it.
Du Qingshan said impatiently,"It's just a war!" Zhuo Dalu is an old subordinate of the general and is good at fighting. When he arrives with his men, we will surround Pingjin. We will feign attacks on three sides and attack forcefully on one side. I don't believe we can't take Pingjin. When the time comes, I will teach Hu He a good lesson and make him pay with blood. He will know how powerful the Li family is.”
Nighthawk shook his head." Hu He is not a fool. He must have backup and food to dare to rebel. It would be easier if we knew what method they used to supply their food.”
"Young Master, our eyes and ears are blocked right now. We don't know what the situation is like, nor do we know about Hu He's reinforcements. Did the Crown Prince say who would provide this information?”
Li Mu's words reminded her that knowing oneself and knowing the enemy was a surefire way to win a hundred battles. The reason why he asked her to bring the Pingjin officials to the Inspectorate should be to get this information.
"The Crown Prince has ordered me to go to the Inspectorate in three days to pay my respects to the Crown Prince's Grand Tutor, Duke Ze Sheng, the First Rank State Protector.”
Li Mu was so nervous that his face turned pale." Is he in charge of this war? Young Master must be extra careful when he goes to see him! Last year, an old friend of mine left the capital and took a detour to Pingjin State to visit me. He had once heard him say that the Crown Prince's Grand Tutor, Saint Duke Ze, was a powerful person. Everyone in the court feared him. Within a year of his appointment, he had investigated five prefectures and counties and executed more than 180 officials. Even those who were related to the royal family would inevitably die. He was the most vicious person in the Great Zhou Dynasty!”
Li Yi was terrified when he heard this. The first-grade National Protector Inspector was the highest officer of the Great Zhou's inspectors. He had the right to directly remonstrate with the emperor. He was in charge of the promotion and demotion of all the officials of the Great Zhou. She had also heard of this person, but she also heard that this person had a strange personality and did not like to be an official. This official position was arranged by the Emperor. He rarely participated in court affairs. Other than dealing with normal affairs, he did not interfere with other things.
He was actually put in charge of the war to quell the rebellion. Perhaps it was because he and the other officials were involved in the crime of abandoning the city, or perhaps the imperial court was aware of this matter and thought that Hu He's rebellion was not simple. At first, she didn't think too much about it, but after Li Mu said it, she was a little worried. If this person wasn't so difficult to deal with, the Crown Prince wouldn't have a strange expression when he mentioned him. It seemed that even the Crown Prince was afraid of him. She had to be extra careful when she went to see him.
"I'll be careful when I meet this God of Plagues. Such blind research won't yield any results. Let's wait until I see that God of Plagues! I'll go see the Matriarch and Mother and talk to them."”
Since things had already come to this, it was not useful for her to worry about it. Li Yi let it go. It was not easy for him to come back, so he naturally had to go to the back residence to talk to the Matriarch, his mother, Third Mother, and Fourth Mother.
The women in the room surrounded her and asked her all sorts of questions. She only answered vaguely and did not dare to say too much, afraid that she would make her family worry. After sitting with the woman at home for the whole day, Li Yi's ears only felt peaceful when he had a surprise feast at night.
It was the Li family's habit to have a surprise feast. Every time the war ended, everyone in the family, regardless of gender, old or young, would sit together for a reunion dinner. The men held banquets in the outer courtyard, while the women held banquets in the inner residence. They could drink at will without caring about the time.
In the courtyard of the outer courtyard, the stars flickered and the lights were bright. Under the trees in front of the flowers, there were more than a hundred tables of banquets inside and outside the house. Everyone had a happy expression as they drank happily. As generals and soldiers who went into battle to kill the enemy, their heads were on their belts. As long as the war started, there would be no tomorrow. Facing death, they were already indifferent. Their dead brothers were their family members that they would never forget. They used their lives to exchange for the lives of the people they left behind. Those who were still alive had to shoulder the heavier responsibility of taking care of their brothers and families. They had to drink today and worry about tomorrow. Since they could reunite today, they would enjoy the joy of this reunion.
Li Yi, Ouyang Bo, Nighthawk, Li Mu, Ouyang Jin, Du Qingshan, and a few soldiers sat at a table. Everyone was naturally happy that Li Yi could return. The Surprise Banquet was about enjoying yourself to the fullest, and there were not many rules. Nighthawk began to have bad ideas again. He wanted to get Li Yi drunk so that he could sleep with Xiang 'er tonight. She personally led a few soldiers to persuade Li Yi to drink. Ouyang Bo deliberately sat beside her and watched Li Yi drink cup after cup. He could not help but feel anxious.
Nighthawk raised his wine glass again and smiled as he said to Li Yi,"Come, Li Yi, have another drink. It's all thanks to your luck that we survived this disaster.”
Li Yi's face was flushed red. He held the cup and asked slyly,"Brother, tell me. You kept forcing me to drink. What bad idea are you up to?”
"Why do you say that?" Nighthawk laughed evilly. What can I do? It's a surprise feast! You have to drink to your heart's content, don't you?"
The other soldiers at the table echoed," Yes, that's right. Drink, drink.”
These people must be up to something bad. Li Yi secretly guessed and began to pretend to be drunk. He supported his chin with his hand and shook his head with a silly smile. He did not drink or speak.
"Alright, Young Master is injured. Don't let him drink too much," Li Mu advised. You guys drink it yourselves!"
"How can that do?" Nighthawk reached out and grabbed Li Yi's wrist." Li Yi, I still don't know how much you can hold your liquor. Today, we'll each drink three jars and not go home until we're drunk."”
Ouyang Bo frowned and pulled Nighthawk's hand away unhappily." Brother Ye, Li Yi is injured and has drunk quite a bit. If you still don't feel satisfied, I'll drink with you!”
"You? Can you hold your liquor? If you can't, don't show off."
"No matter how much Brother Ye drinks, I will naturally drink with him.”
"What an arrogant tone. Alright, let's have a competition.”As Nighthawk spoke, he picked up a wine jar, lifted the lid, raised it high, and poured it into his mouth.
Ouyang Bo immediately stood up and took a jar to accompany Nighthawk.
Li Yi raised his head and looked at Ouyang Bo beside him. He rarely saw him drink, so he wondered how much he could drink. She had never liked to drink, so the reason why she was fighting with Nighthawk today was probably to protect herself. However, this idiot was really honest. Nighthawk was a cunning person. He drank half of it and secretly spat out half of it. Ouyang Bo did not know how to play tricks and really drank a full jar, making her angry and laugh at the same time. With Nighthawk's alcohol tolerance, Ouyang Bo would probably not even know how he died from drinking if he fought him.
Seeing the two of them drink a jar of wine, the other soldiers began to cheer again. Nighthawk touched his mouth and casually picked up another jar of wine. Ouyang Bo's face was also flushed red. Not willing to be outdone, he picked up the wine jar.
"Alright, I'm not feeling well. I'd better go back and rest first. Ouyang, send me back! Everyone has to drink to their heart's content. I'll leave this to you. You can accompany everyone well.”Li Yi stood up unsteadily and said.
" How can you leave, you…" Nighthawk was about to stop him, but Ouyang Jin looked at his son and smiled meaningfully. He pulled Nighthawk and said,""Young Master is injured and will be leading troops to battle soon. It's better for him to go back and rest early!”
"That's right, that's right. Don't make a fuss. Drink it yourselves! Ouyang, send Young Master back to his room!" Li Mu quickly came out to help and gave Li Yi a look.
Li Yi understood and waved his hand.”He stood up and walked towards his courtyard. Ouyang Bo followed beside her. He saw her swaying a few times and wanted to help her up, but he hesitated and withdrew his hand because of the etiquette between men and women.
After leaving the front yard and going around a garden, the noise of the banquet was already inaudible. The unique garden was filled with the fragrance of flowers, and the unknown bugs were chirping endlessly. Li Yi swayed his body and casually supported himself on a short tree at the side. He lowered his head, and a strand of his black hair fell down, gently fluttering in the wind.
"Are you alright? You can't walk anymore?" The novel network didn't jump. Ouyang Bo frowned and gently held her arm." I'll help you back."”
"Hehe, no need, no need!" Li Yi looked at Ouyang Bo and blinked." I won't get drunk after a thousand glasses. This bit of wine is nothing." They deliberately made me drunk, so they pretended to be drunk. I don't want to be tricked by them.”
Ouyang Bo quickly retracted his hand and turned his face away in embarrassment." Then you can go by yourself. I'll go back with you."”
She laughed secretly. This Ouyang Bo was really awkward. She already knew that she was a woman, but she was also moved. However, he did not know how to express himself. However, this was also good. Not all feelings would have a result, and not every love could last forever. In the past, she had naively thought that love could conquer everything. However, after a few failed attempts at love, her heart slowly became numb. Love was so fragile. Even the most beautiful love would become vulgar in the face of money, hypocritical in the face of power, and powerful in the face of reality. With the passage of time, it would slowly be ground away in daily necessities and disappear. Time was the most ruthless and fair existence. It could heal all wounds and expose all falsehoods.
She had been tempted the moment Ouyang Bo came out to welcome her. However, it was easy to fall in love, but difficult to keep it. When she was in university, her love had been reduced to nothing after some storms in the entertainment industry. She couldn't afford to waste any more time. She just wanted to find the right person at the right time and place. Love each other and live together for a lifetime! She no longer imagined that he was a prince, nor did she imagine that he was a hero. As long as he was rich or poor, sick or in pain, he would hold her hand and never leave her. After experiencing too much deception and hurt, she finally understood that the most ordinary was the most real.
Ouyang Bo was a sincere person, but when the time was wrong and the place was wrong, the person would also become wrong. He wasn't the kind of person who would be careless with their feelings. Since both of them couldn't afford to be hurt, they shouldn't torture each other. Don't let everything start without an end. They smiled at each other and were still brothers.
"Ouyang, go back and rest. You don't have to send me off. I want to go to the backyard to see my mother.”
Li Mu frowned." Take back Pingjin State in half a month? Whose troops did the Crown Prince mobilize to help?”
"Tiger General Zhuo Dalu, but it will take some time for his troops to arrive. Before he arrives, the Crown Prince will transfer 5,000 soldiers from Taihe Prefecture to my command. Adding on the 1,000 or so personal guards of the Li family, there will only be 6,000 or so people.”
Li Yi looked at everyone anxiously. Everyone had worried expressions on their faces as they thought of their own countermeasures. She lowered her head in disappointment. She had been too anxious. Such a big matter should give everyone time to think about it.
Du Qingshan said impatiently,"It's just a war!" Zhuo Dalu is an old subordinate of the general and is good at fighting. When he arrives with his men, we will surround Pingjin. We will feign attacks on three sides and attack forcefully on one side. I don't believe we can't take Pingjin. When the time comes, I will teach Hu He a good lesson and make him pay with blood. He will know how powerful the Li family is.”
Nighthawk shook his head." Hu He is not a fool. He must have backup and food to dare to rebel. It would be easier if we knew what method they used to supply their food.”
"Young Master, our eyes and ears are blocked right now. We don't know what the situation is like, nor do we know about Hu He's reinforcements. Did the Crown Prince say who would provide this information?”
Li Mu's words reminded her that knowing oneself and knowing the enemy was a surefire way to win a hundred battles. The reason why he asked her to bring the Pingjin officials to the Inspectorate should be to get this information.
"The Crown Prince has ordered me to go to the Inspectorate in three days to pay my respects to the Crown Prince's Grand Tutor, Duke Ze Sheng, the First Rank State Protector.”
Li Mu was so nervous that his face turned pale." Is he in charge of this war? Young Master must be extra careful when he goes to see him! Last year, an old friend of mine left the capital and took a detour to Pingjin State to visit me. He had once heard him say that the Crown Prince's Grand Tutor, Saint Duke Ze, was a powerful person. Everyone in the court feared him. Within a year of his appointment, he had investigated five prefectures and counties and executed more than 180 officials. Even those who were related to the royal family would inevitably die. He was the most vicious person in the Great Zhou Dynasty!”
Li Yi was terrified when he heard this. The first-grade National Protector Inspector was the highest officer of the Great Zhou's inspectors. He had the right to directly remonstrate with the emperor. He was in charge of the promotion and demotion of all the officials of the Great Zhou. She had also heard of this person, but she also heard that this person had a strange personality and did not like to be an official. This official position was arranged by the Emperor. He rarely participated in court affairs. Other than dealing with normal affairs, he did not interfere with other things.
He was actually put in charge of the war to quell the rebellion. Perhaps it was because he and the other officials were involved in the crime of abandoning the city, or perhaps the imperial court was aware of this matter and thought that Hu He's rebellion was not simple. At first, she didn't think too much about it, but after Li Mu said it, she was a little worried. If this person wasn't so difficult to deal with, the Crown Prince wouldn't have a strange expression when he mentioned him. It seemed that even the Crown Prince was afraid of him. She had to be extra careful when she went to see him.
"I'll be careful when I meet this God of Plagues. Such blind research won't yield any results. Let's wait until I see that God of Plagues! I'll go see the Matriarch and Mother and talk to them."”
Since things had already come to this, it was not useful for her to worry about it. Li Yi let it go. It was not easy for him to come back, so he naturally had to go to the back residence to talk to the Matriarch, his mother, Third Mother, and Fourth Mother.
The women in the room surrounded her and asked her all sorts of questions. She only answered vaguely and did not dare to say too much, afraid that she would make her family worry. After sitting with the woman at home for the whole day, Li Yi's ears only felt peaceful when he had a surprise feast at night.
It was the Li family's habit to have a surprise feast. Every time the war ended, everyone in the family, regardless of gender, old or young, would sit together for a reunion dinner. The men held banquets in the outer courtyard, while the women held banquets in the inner residence. They could drink at will without caring about the time.
In the courtyard of the outer courtyard, the stars flickered and the lights were bright. Under the trees in front of the flowers, there were more than a hundred tables of banquets inside and outside the house. Everyone had a happy expression as they drank happily. As generals and soldiers who went into battle to kill the enemy, their heads were on their belts. As long as the war started, there would be no tomorrow. Facing death, they were already indifferent. Their dead brothers were their family members that they would never forget. They used their lives to exchange for the lives of the people they left behind. Those who were still alive had to shoulder the heavier responsibility of taking care of their brothers and families. They had to drink today and worry about tomorrow. Since they could reunite today, they would enjoy the joy of this reunion.
Li Yi, Ouyang Bo, Nighthawk, Li Mu, Ouyang Jin, Du Qingshan, and a few soldiers sat at a table. Everyone was naturally happy that Li Yi could return. The Surprise Banquet was about enjoying yourself to the fullest, and there were not many rules. Nighthawk began to have bad ideas again. He wanted to get Li Yi drunk so that he could sleep with Xiang 'er tonight. She personally led a few soldiers to persuade Li Yi to drink. Ouyang Bo deliberately sat beside her and watched Li Yi drink cup after cup. He could not help but feel anxious.
Nighthawk raised his wine glass again and smiled as he said to Li Yi,"Come, Li Yi, have another drink. It's all thanks to your luck that we survived this disaster.”
Li Yi's face was flushed red. He held the cup and asked slyly,"Brother, tell me. You kept forcing me to drink. What bad idea are you up to?”
"Why do you say that?" Nighthawk laughed evilly. What can I do? It's a surprise feast! You have to drink to your heart's content, don't you?"
The other soldiers at the table echoed," Yes, that's right. Drink, drink.”
These people must be up to something bad. Li Yi secretly guessed and began to pretend to be drunk. He supported his chin with his hand and shook his head with a silly smile. He did not drink or speak.
"Alright, Young Master is injured. Don't let him drink too much," Li Mu advised. You guys drink it yourselves!"
"How can that do?" Nighthawk reached out and grabbed Li Yi's wrist." Li Yi, I still don't know how much you can hold your liquor. Today, we'll each drink three jars and not go home until we're drunk."”
Ouyang Bo frowned and pulled Nighthawk's hand away unhappily." Brother Ye, Li Yi is injured and has drunk quite a bit. If you still don't feel satisfied, I'll drink with you!”
"You? Can you hold your liquor? If you can't, don't show off."
"No matter how much Brother Ye drinks, I will naturally drink with him.”
"What an arrogant tone. Alright, let's have a competition.”As Nighthawk spoke, he picked up a wine jar, lifted the lid, raised it high, and poured it into his mouth.
Ouyang Bo immediately stood up and took a jar to accompany Nighthawk.
Li Yi raised his head and looked at Ouyang Bo beside him. He rarely saw him drink, so he wondered how much he could drink. She had never liked to drink, so the reason why she was fighting with Nighthawk today was probably to protect herself. However, this idiot was really honest. Nighthawk was a cunning person. He drank half of it and secretly spat out half of it. Ouyang Bo did not know how to play tricks and really drank a full jar, making her angry and laugh at the same time. With Nighthawk's alcohol tolerance, Ouyang Bo would probably not even know how he died from drinking if he fought him.
Seeing the two of them drink a jar of wine, the other soldiers began to cheer again. Nighthawk touched his mouth and casually picked up another jar of wine. Ouyang Bo's face was also flushed red. Not willing to be outdone, he picked up the wine jar.
"Alright, I'm not feeling well. I'd better go back and rest first. Ouyang, send me back! Everyone has to drink to their heart's content. I'll leave this to you. You can accompany everyone well.”Li Yi stood up unsteadily and said.
" How can you leave, you…" Nighthawk was about to stop him, but Ouyang Jin looked at his son and smiled meaningfully. He pulled Nighthawk and said,""Young Master is injured and will be leading troops to battle soon. It's better for him to go back and rest early!”
"That's right, that's right. Don't make a fuss. Drink it yourselves! Ouyang, send Young Master back to his room!" Li Mu quickly came out to help and gave Li Yi a look.
Li Yi understood and waved his hand.”He stood up and walked towards his courtyard. Ouyang Bo followed beside her. He saw her swaying a few times and wanted to help her up, but he hesitated and withdrew his hand because of the etiquette between men and women.
After leaving the front yard and going around a garden, the noise of the banquet was already inaudible. The unique garden was filled with the fragrance of flowers, and the unknown bugs were chirping endlessly. Li Yi swayed his body and casually supported himself on a short tree at the side. He lowered his head, and a strand of his black hair fell down, gently fluttering in the wind.
"Are you alright? You can't walk anymore?" The novel network didn't jump. Ouyang Bo frowned and gently held her arm." I'll help you back."”
"Hehe, no need, no need!" Li Yi looked at Ouyang Bo and blinked." I won't get drunk after a thousand glasses. This bit of wine is nothing." They deliberately made me drunk, so they pretended to be drunk. I don't want to be tricked by them.”
Ouyang Bo quickly retracted his hand and turned his face away in embarrassment." Then you can go by yourself. I'll go back with you."”
She laughed secretly. This Ouyang Bo was really awkward. She already knew that she was a woman, but she was also moved. However, he did not know how to express himself. However, this was also good. Not all feelings would have a result, and not every love could last forever. In the past, she had naively thought that love could conquer everything. However, after a few failed attempts at love, her heart slowly became numb. Love was so fragile. Even the most beautiful love would become vulgar in the face of money, hypocritical in the face of power, and powerful in the face of reality. With the passage of time, it would slowly be ground away in daily necessities and disappear. Time was the most ruthless and fair existence. It could heal all wounds and expose all falsehoods.
She had been tempted the moment Ouyang Bo came out to welcome her. However, it was easy to fall in love, but difficult to keep it. When she was in university, her love had been reduced to nothing after some storms in the entertainment industry. She couldn't afford to waste any more time. She just wanted to find the right person at the right time and place. Love each other and live together for a lifetime! She no longer imagined that he was a prince, nor did she imagine that he was a hero. As long as he was rich or poor, sick or in pain, he would hold her hand and never leave her. After experiencing too much deception and hurt, she finally understood that the most ordinary was the most real.
Ouyang Bo was a sincere person, but when the time was wrong and the place was wrong, the person would also become wrong. He wasn't the kind of person who would be careless with their feelings. Since both of them couldn't afford to be hurt, they shouldn't torture each other. Don't let everything start without an end. They smiled at each other and were still brothers.
"Ouyang, go back and rest. You don't have to send me off. I want to go to the backyard to see my mother.”
A Shocking Banquet
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