An Lin followed behind Fan RuZeng and was about to enter the inner room when he saw General Fan's advisor stride toward him. He tugged at General Fan's sleeve and said," General Fan, you've forgotten. You've just given the order to have a meal in the main hall. The soldiers have already prepared a feast and are waiting for the general to order it to be served."
As the advisor spoke, he glanced at An Lin with an unnatural expression on his face. However, An Lin was too preoccupied with his thoughts to notice his advisor's expression.
Fan Ruzheng looked at the advisor's eyes. Without waiting for him to speak or wink, he suddenly understood that he could not bring an unfamiliar outsider into the inner room.
The house was surrounded by the confiscated gold, silver, and jewelry. If outsiders found out, they were worried that they would leave a corrupt impression. If word got out, it would damage the image of the Taiping Army and destroy General Fan's prestige. In the future, when they attacked cities and seized land, it would be difficult to obtain selfless contributions from all parties.
Thus, General Fan was grateful for his advisor's reminder. He quickly turned around and held An Lin's hand again." Look at how forgetful I am. I've been feasting in the main hall ever since I entered the city yesterday. When I get excited, I don't even know where I'm going."
As he spoke, he didn't forget to make a joke to cover up his pettiness. You came here today like a god descending to the mortal world. You're simply bewitching me.
An Lin could hear the guerrilla tone in General Fan's words, but he didn't know what General Fan was thinking. He didn't dare to ask directly. Experience told him that he should quickly follow General Fan's instructions and flatter him a little. It was not only to liven up the atmosphere between them, but also to show that he was willing to eat under General Fan's body without any disobedience.
Thus, An Lin chuckled a few times. After hearing Fan Ruzeng's words, he immediately flattered him. General Fan was the true god who had descended to the mortal world. He had lived in the immortal realm for too long and had forgotten the rules of life in the mortal world. Being able to drink with General Fan was a blessing that he had never experienced before in his life.
Fan Ruzeng was very pleased with An Lin's words. He felt that An Lin wasn't like the typical gangster, who was more or less influenced by culture. It was impossible to say what was in his heart just by opening his mouth.
The advisor next to Fan RuZeng was instructing the soldiers to set up the dishes, but his ears were as sharp as a rabbit's. He did not dare to miss a single word of the conversation between General Fan and An Linlin. He had to observe the words and actions of everyone around him and adjust his words and actions at any time so that he could follow the situation closely and not be dumped or even killed by General Fan after he got tired of using him.
In addition, the Taiping Country Army had a bright future. If nothing unexpected happened, Fan Ruzheng would become a noble family in the future, and the private advisor would also benefit from it.
As such, this advisor was extremely cunning and was afraid that outsiders would steal his place in General Fan's heart and affect his future development. Hearing An Lin's flattery, a wave of jealousy welled up in his heart, and he couldn't wait to have the soldiers chase this mafia boss away.
The advisor was filled with disdain at the thought of An Lin's mafia background. How could a small mafia member have any status? No matter how weak the Taiping Country Army was, they were still an upright revolutionary army. How could they be compared to the mafia?
The Grand Master was angry, so he naturally didn't want to entertain An Lin properly. He didn't dare to say anything or do anything because of Fan Ruzeng, but he was a narrow-minded person, so he needed to take revenge on An Lin.
Therefore, he thought of doing something to the food, spitting or mixing some dirty things, such as the dirt on his body or even mucus.
It was not appropriate for the private advisor to be too obvious in front of everyone. Besides, Fan Ruzeng was also eating a table of wine and food, and his master was also suffering. He could not bear it.
The advisor hesitated for a moment before trying to come up with the best way to take revenge on An Lin and destroy his arrogance in private. However, he couldn't come up with a more perfect plan, and General Fan urged the advisor to prepare the banquet as soon as possible.
The advisor stopped thinking about it, but he was unwilling to give up on his revenge. He quickly rolled his eyes and saw that the soldiers around him were not paying attention to him. He quickly bent one of his fingers and used his thumb to dig out some dust from the gaps of his other nails. Pretending to be a plate, he sprinkled a few small balls of dust on the two plates of chicken and beef.
The advisor then deliberately touched the other dishes with his hand and moved them slightly to cover up his indecent behavior. At the same time, he showed his working attitude of focusing on serving his master and distinguished guests. He was an honest and loyal servant.
Never in their wildest dreams did Fan Ruzeng and An Lin expect that the food had been secretly tampered with by their Grand Master. Once they found out that there was something indecent in the food, they would definitely vomit for days.
The guest of honor and guest of honor held hands and were led to their seats by the advisor. An Lin had always been open-minded when it came to eating and drinking. There was nothing he couldn't eat, only food he couldn't imagine. He had been nagging for a long time at General Fan's table, and he was already famished. Seeing the table full of grease, he was filled with appetite, and he couldn't wait to grab a chicken drumstick and stuff it into his mouth.
Fan Ruzheng was also a fan of food and drink. Coupled with his busy schedule, he rarely had the time to eat and drink. When he was at peace, he naturally placed food and drink above all else. He was already stuffed with appetite after receiving An Lin for so long, and if it weren't for the fact that there were outsiders present, he would have picked up half a braised salted duck and started chomping down on it.
Although the two of them had great appetites, they pretended to be calm and deliberately gave in to each other. Fortunately, they had the upper hand in terms of face and showed that they were not pig brains who purely ate.
The advisor knew that the two of them were eager to eat. In order to cover up the uneasiness caused by his indecent behavior just now, he quickly squeezed out a sweet smile on his face and suggested that everyone eat two mouthfuls of food first and then be good friends later.
Thus, General Fan didn't stand on ceremony any longer. He turned to An Lin and said," Eat." He then opened his chopsticks and picked up a large piece of roasted duck that had been drizzled with oil. He raised his neck and stuffed it into his mouth before beginning to chew. A blissful smile immediately appeared on his face, and he truly fulfilled the proverb that food was the most important thing to the people.
An Lin quickly followed suit, and he looked at the plate of braised chicken. He grabbed a plump piece of chicken with his chopsticks and almost stuffed it all into his mouth. He moved the piece of chicken away slightly because of the bone, and his teeth bit into the meat. The delicious juices instantly filled his mouth, and a flower blossomed between his brows, revealing a contented expression like General Fan's.
After the advisor took care of the two of them, he slowly sat down beside General Fan. General Fan did not have many people he could rely on. Usually, he relied on the advisor to guide his life and combat career. The two of them were like brothers and ate at the same table.
If General Fan needed to entertain guests or people from the Taiping Country Army, the advisor would be the host's family and sit on equal footing with Fan Ruzheng. It would be convenient for him to grasp the situation on the spot in time and guide Fan Ruzheng to take the initiative. At the very least, he would not embarrass himself and be criticized by others.
The advisor saw that the chicken that An Lin had just picked up was stained with dirt from his fingernails, and he couldn't help but gloat over An Lin's misfortune. He wished that An Lin would be in a bad mood and vomit right after he ate it. However, he hoped that An Lin wouldn't have a reaction right now, so he could vomit properly when he got home.
An Lin was using this opportunity to hate Fan Ruzheng, and the Grand Master could use this opportunity to sabotage their cooperative relationship. Once An Lin revealed his dissatisfaction, he would immediately urge General Fan to deal with him and clear away any obstacles in his path. Fan Ruzheng would then have to rely on himself to come up with strategies, decide his future, and ensure his political future.
However, when the advisor saw Fan Ruzeng also munching on his duck meat, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty. After all, Fan Ruzeng was his master, and he had to drag his master down with him in order to punish An Lin.
Thus, the advisor hurriedly rose to his feet and poured wine for the two of them. At the same time, a smile appeared on his face as he urged An Lin to drink. He told An Lin to treat this as his own home and to eat and drink without any reservations.
After the advisor was done flattering An Lin, he went up to Fan Ruzheng and was about to say a few more words of flattery when General Fan waved his hand and tried to swallow his words as he comforted the advisor," Don't worry!" Hurry up and eat a few mouthfuls. I'll take care of Brother An.
The advisor couldn't say anything more. His stomach was already growling, so he could only get off the stage and sit back on the stool. He grabbed the chopsticks in front of him and ran towards the plate of oily chicken and duck.
The advisor picked up a piece of duck meat and stuffed it into his mouth. After chewing it a few times, he suddenly remembered that he had thrown nail dust into the chicken and duck meat. He quickly stopped chewing and wanted to spit it out immediately. He looked at the two people who were wolfing down the food beside him. He could only frown and force himself to swallow.
He usually loved to eat chicken and duck, so he was in a hurry to eat and drink. He forgot the indecent act of rubbing dirt on the chicken and duck plate just now, which made him fall into the trap. He really met the karma law of evil retribution.
However, the advisor immediately comforted himself that the meat stained with ashes had been destroyed by the two masters. He might not have eaten any ashes, so it was not retribution.
An Lin ate heartily and drank a few cups of wine. He was in a particularly good mood, and he really wanted to offer something to show his gratitude.
His head spun a few times and he suddenly thought of the big shots in Fenghua's officialdom and business world, Qu Zhixian and his relative Zhang Deshui. Since the Qing government had collapsed, the once glorious figures should also suffer.
In addition, An Lin didn't like Magistrate Qu and Zhang Deshui at all, and he felt that they didn't give him any of their power and wealth. Magistrate Qu, in particular, didn't know how to use his power, but he didn't want to listen to An Lin's opinion. He joined forces with the Heaven and Earth Society to govern Fenghua together, and An Lin became a magistrate who wasn't a magistrate.
Thus, An Lin wanted to use Fan Ruzeng to get rid of Qu Zhixian and Zhang Deshui. Even if he couldn't kill them, he wanted to get rid of their power and wealth.
He raised a glass of wine and made a toast to Fan Ruzeng. Fan Ruzeng's alcohol tolerance wasn't very high, so he thought An Lin was going to drink more Heart-to-Heart Wine when he saw An Lin's toast, so he hurriedly tried to persuade An Lin with a smile," Brother!" Today's dishes were not bad. Eat a few more mouthfuls and drink some more on the next day.
An Lin hurriedly interjected. General Fan! I'm not trying to persuade you to drink. I just have some important information that I hope you know.
Fan Ruzheng was in the mood to eat and drink, but he was not interested for the time being. Perhaps only the Qing army could stimulate his nerves now. After all, human life was more important than anything else.
He wasn't in the mood to listen to An Lin's rambling, so he just buried his head in his food. Out of respect, he hummed a few times in response to An Lin's flattery.
Seeing that Fan Ruzeng only wanted to eat and drink and didn't want to speak for himself, An Lin inwardly cursed him for being a pig. In his previous life, he had been lacking in food and drink. The revolution hadn't even succeeded yet, but he had to talk about food and drink in advance. He didn't even take a look at the world. The Qing Dynasty was still in power, and it was hard to say who would have the last laugh.
In his anger, An Lin wanted to bury his head in his food, wipe his mouth, and leave. He didn't want to get involved in the Taiping Country Army's matters anymore. Fan Ruzheng's revolutionary attitude would only make him a prisoner of death for the Manchu nobles.
Therefore, he had to distance himself from the Long Hair rebel army and continue to live under the invisible summons of Prince Gong. At most, he would give up on himself and become infamous, but he would not become a trophy on the tip of the Qing army's blade.
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