Chapter 497: Throwing Out the Bait
After Wang Qi walked into the room, he glanced at the person opposite and sat down. Then the legs automatically swing out to form a figure-eight shape, as if ready to exert force at any time. But after he sat down, he didn't even glance at the person opposite, but lowered his eyelids, picked up the teapot in front of him, poured a cup of tea into the empty teacup in front of him, took a small sip, and moistened his throat before he said something to the person opposite. "Master Li, it's been a long time. Bright people don't speak secret words, and since the adults come to talk to me, why should they hide and hide, and don't show their true faces. ”
After listening to Wang Qi's words, the person on the other side finally had a reaction. I heard a dry laugh come out of his mouth, and then his face was exposed. "I'm afraid that General Wang will be frightened when he sees me. But it seems that I guessed wrong, General Wang should have expected this result a long time ago. ”
Rao is Wang Qi was calm and composed, and when he saw Li Mingtang's face, the muscles on his face also trembled slightly because of shock. However, the expression on his face did not show the slightest fluctuation. It was still light, and it seemed that the cup of tea in front of him was far more interested than the person sitting across from him.
I saw Li Mingtang's original dignified face, which was indeed covered with ravines, if Wang Qi hadn't always remembered his eyes and body shape clearly, he would almost not have recognized him.
"I don't know what you're talking about? I must not have done it. Wang Qi still replied indifferently.
"Yes, it's true that you didn't do it, but doesn't General Wang want to know how I escaped from your Seven Kills Formation?" Wang Qi looked at Li Mingtang, who was not a ghost or a ghost, and sighed in his heart. The originally dignified person would become like a lewd little old man, and even his straight body like a tree trunk would be much more rickety. And even the eyes that look at people with him are a little more gloomy. Even the expression on his face when he looks at you is like a venomous snake, which makes people feel a boundless chill in their hearts.
He couldn't help but say in a cold voice without half emotion: "I don't want to know, and I'm not interested." If Master Li wants to settle old accounts with me, if you have any tricks, just let the horse come over, and I, Wang Qi, will follow. ”
Li Mingtang's slightly presumptuous laughter suddenly erupted in the room. I only heard him laugh and say: "Hahaha, it's really a young man who can't hold his breath, but I appreciate your simple and heroic feeling." Looking at this Dacheng country now, in addition to my prince, what I admire the most is you, the general. ”
Wang Qi's face remained motionless, and he slowly turned the hot teacup in his hand, as if he didn't feel hot. "If you come to catch up with me, I think you're looking for the wrong person. If you want to pat my ass, although I have the title of hussar general, I don't have any real power, and to be honest, I'm an empty shell, so you're looking for the wrong person. ”
"Okay, it's really a Liangtang person, since you said so, I also opened up today. I have come here today to seek you because I want to make a deal with you. I don't know if General Wang will listen to me. ”
"To put it bluntly, don't beat around the bush with me. I'm a simple-minded person who can't hear complicated things. When Wang Qi heard him say this, the worry in his heart was put down. Since he said so, he really had a purpose. At least he doesn't have to worry about it for the time being, he won't put cold arrows on himself in secret.
Seeing that Wang Qi didn't say anything against it, with only a little doubt on his face, Li Mingtang hurriedly took out a pair of parchment from his body. After taking it out, he generously spread the sheepskin drawings on the table and showed them to Wang Qi. "I don't know General Wang, but I can know this picture."
Wang Qi, a hussar general, was of course not in vain, before he was ready to lead people to attack the Khitans, it can be said that he had a wide overview of the map of Chengguo and its surrounding countries, and after analyzing the pros and cons, he carried out a careful battle plan, and finally won more with less, and finally reversed the situation that was about to be defeated.
"A map of the city defenses of the country of Dora. How do you have this in your hands? "Generally, if such a picture falls into the hands of the opponent, it is equivalent to automatically sending one's own neck to the hands of the enemy. If you encounter a powerful enemy general again, who is good at marching and arranging formations, this is equivalent to a fat sheep delivered to your hand.
Seeing that Wang Qi was really interested, the look on Li Mingtang's face couldn't help but stretch a lot. But this bait was only the first step, and his second bait had already been cast.
"How did you get it, you don't have to worry about this. If the emperor is ready to send troops to the country of Doro, you have 100,000 elite soldiers, are you sure to take it? ”
Wang Qi glanced at the city defense map of Doro Country in front of him, and the question he had hesitated about before couldn't help but be solved. Therefore, this will not say that he will give him 100,000 elite soldiers, even if he gives him 50,000 elite soldiers, he is sure. It's just that he knows that Li Mingtang is not a simple person, even if he really gives him benefits, if he doesn't stab him and bring out some meat, he won't be so happy.
"Not interested." Wang Qi didn't give Li Mingtang a chance at all, and directly refused.
It seemed that he had expected him to do this, Li Mingtang did not panic, but continued: "It's okay, this is just a topic for me to drink tea with you and chat occasionally." After speaking, he paused again, and then said: "I heard that General Wang and Chef Yang have lovers and dependents. I would like to congratulate the general here. ”
mentioned that Yang Ruo Wang Qi's calm expression had only changed a little. His face softened slightly. "Your lord's news is really well-informed."
"Have you ever said you were engaged? If I'm not mistaken, Chef Yang and Shen Mu Shenzi have already made a marriage contract. Li Mingtang took a step closer and tentatively.
"What the hell are you trying to say? It seems that Master Li is really idle today, first telling me about the war in the country of Dora, and then caring about my private affairs. ”
"I know you'd love to fix this tricky matter right away. General Wang is young and promising, and became famous in the first battle, although you have great achievements, but you have little qualifications, and there must be many people in the court who are not convinced. I think if you can take the country of Dora in one fell swoop this time and make a great contribution again, not to mention the emperor, even those ministers who talk a lot of nonsense will no longer say anything. And you can also justifiably ask the emperor for marriage. ”
"Marriage? It's not that easy. Besides, Ah Ruo and I are in love, and our affairs have long been ironclad. My position as a general was originally earned for her. Now that we're fine in Kyoto, she doesn't want me to run around and live a life of displacement. ”
Seeing him say this, Li Mingtang couldn't help but smile and shook his head, and continued: "The general's words are also wrong, and the man is ambitious in all directions, with the general's ability and eloquence, how can he be willing to be subservient to others." And that Gongsun Jin is definitely not like what you seem on the surface, he is a decent gentleman. And I also heard that he forcibly left Kitchen Girl Yang in his house last night, do you say that he is not Sima Zhao's heart, everyone knows it? ”
"I don't know what you say, and please don't slander Ah Ruo's reputation." Wang Qi had already stood up as he spoke, making a gesture of wanting to leave immediately.
Li Mingtang was not in a hurry, he still sat there and said, "I know you don't like to hear these words, but you are loyal to your ears. On the surface, he called you a brother and sister, but in fact, when you left Xijing for Khitan, he and Chef Yang were very close. The two of them had been out alone many times, and I knew all about them. I'm afraid that you will be kept in the dark, and you will be calculated by the time, and you will not know yet. ”
When Li Mingtang finished saying this, Wang Qi had already walked to the door, and he suddenly turned around and said to him, "Thank you, my lord, for today's tea, it's delicious." But I don't think there will be a next time. ”
"I hope that when the general goes back, he will consider my words carefully, and if there is any new news from my side, I will let someone tell you."
Wang Qi went downstairs without saying a word. When he got downstairs, the young man who had come out to greet him respectfully escorted him to the door.
Out of this antique shop, Wang Qi's face immediately became ugly, originally he wanted to go to Xingruo Building, but then temporarily changed his mind and went to another elegant Yipinxiang tavern. He asked for five pots of wine in one go, but he didn't call the food, he just opened the bottle and drank it.
Halfway through the wine, there was an extra beauty in front of her.
This is a beauty in her thirties with thin eyebrows and thin eyes. I saw that she was holding a plate of salted buffalo beef in her hand, and when she brought the plate of beef to him, the jade bracelet in her hand immediately rolled down from her white wrist. It seemed that her skin was whiter.
At this time, Wang Qi had already drunk three pots of wine in one go. On weekdays, he drank very well, but today I don't know if he was angry by Li Mingtang's words, or if he was too strong to drink, in short, when the proprietress of Yipinxiang sat opposite Wang Qi, the figure he saw was already two floors.
"It's not good, young man, to sit here alone and drink. Just drinking alcohol and not eating food can hurt your body. Sister will give you a plate of beef, this is my signature dish, it's not delicious, you can find me. ”
Wang Qi didn't even look at her, and continued to hold the wine bottle in his hand and continue to drink.
After a few drinks, the five jugs of wine on the table reached his stomach, and only empty wine bottles remained. And he wasn't drunk yet, and his mind was so clear that it was fatal.
Only then did he look up at the woman who had been staring at her, and said, "Please bring me five more jugs of wine." ”
I saw the proprietress wave her hand, gestured to the shopkeeper over there, and said, "Bring me five jars of Jingshangpin, and I will accompany this little brother to drink to the end today." ”
The shopkeeper was obviously frightened by the proprietress's words, and said with a sneer: "Old, boss, I heard you right." Five jars of Beijing products? ”
"Yes, you're right, go ahead, go and get me two more bowls of the sea. Today, it is rare for me to meet such a good little brother, so I will give up my life to accompany the gentleman. The proprietress was originally wearing a fur coat, but she took off the fur coat, revealing a rose-red close-fitting jacket inside, which made her skin more and more fair, and she had a very feminine flavor.
If Yang Ruo's beauty is like the spring breeze in March, it gives people a feeling of youth and ignorance. Then this will sit opposite Wang Qi, this very charming proprietress is the scorching sun of September and October, which makes people feel angry at first sight. The roundness of the chest almost teared the clothes, and the ripe body like ripe fruit always exuded the smell of temptation. And the look she looked at him was even more flattering.
If it was a man, seeing such a charming woman, it was estimated that the bones would be soft, but Wang Qi's gaze just glanced at him lightly, and then swept over.
This proprietress Jin Zhi is also an old character who has read countless people, and when he saw her look at him, he knew whether this man was a person who had been in the place for a long time.
Looking at the whole of Kyoto, I am afraid that there is only Wang Qi, who became a hussar general at the age of less than twenty.
Jin Zhi quietly observed Wang Qi's every move, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart.
It's just that Jin Zhi is a little puzzled, such a person, when he was in high spirits and proud of the spring breeze, why did he have such deep sorrow in his eyes, and he would use wine to kill his sorrows.
After a while, the wine came, Jin Zhi grabbed a wine jar, opened the lid of the jar, handed Wang Qi a whole bottle, opened a bottle and poured two bowls of wine and then served it.
"It is said that the treasure knife is given to the hero, I taste the fragrance, although there is no treasure knife, but there is good wine. This glass of wine is my respect for you, and I respect you for the golden branch, so come and do it first. After speaking, she didn't hesitate at all, and directly drank a bowl of wine, and picked up another bowl of wine.
"This bowl is my sister's and my brother's, thank you for giving me the opportunity to drink with you today."
Wang Qi saw that she drank two bowls of wine in a row without frowning, her face was not red, and her eyes were still clear. He hurriedly raised the wine jar, "Okay, thank you for drinking with me." . After saying this, he raised the second jar of wine in his hand and drank it with a grunt, because he drank it so violently that half of the wine reached his mouth, and a small half of it flowed into his clothes.
I only felt that my heart was burning hot, and my body was indeed cold, thinking of what Li Mingtang said later, his heart was like thousands of knives cutting his heart at the same time.
"Slow down, slow down, no one will rob you." She hurriedly took out a silk handkerchief to help Wang Qi, wiping the wine that was not dripping from the bottom of her neck. Originally, Jin Zhi was still very calm and fighting with him, but seeing that Wang Qi was drinking more and more violently, she, an old drinker, was also scared. Today, Wang Qi drank two kinds of wine, and they were both spirits, if it weren't for his good health and youth, he was afraid that it was the five jars of wine in front of him, so he would have been put down.
And now he had the last jar of wine left in his hand, and he was probably about to drink it dry.
She was afraid that if she drank it again, she would die, so when he finished drinking, she hurriedly took the wine jar in his hand. "Little brother, we won't drink today, sister will drink with you another day, you live there, or I'll let someone send you back."
Wang Qi didn't object this time, but took a step forward by touching the table, and there was indeed a stumble under his feet. I saw him stretch out his finger and say to Jin Zhi: "Your wine is okay, it's a little worse than hers, but I drank very comfortably today." Thank you and I'll come back next time. After saying that, he reached out and touched it from his arms for a long time, and when everyone's necks were stretched, he felt a gold ingot in his hand at least fifty taels.
Jin Zhi hurriedly said something in his mouth. "Just give me the silver ingot, if you give me this, I'll have to find you as many times as you want." I didn't expect Wang Qi to smile at her, but I saw his smile, which made Jin Zhizhen stand there immediately. Seeing Wang Qi's charming smile, the heart of the golden branch that had not sprouted for a long time seemed to be gently caressed by the spring breeze, and from the dry mud ground, a piece of tender shoots suddenly rose.
Jin Zhi looked at Wang Qi's face for a moment, and a strange light appeared on his face. Her hand was slightly against the wall, only feeling that if she didn't hold on to the wall, her body would immediately go limp. She only felt soft for a long time, and the first thought that came to her mind was that if she was allowed to follow such a person in her lifetime, even if she was ten years old, she would be willing.
And the young men standing on the side, since they saw the one hundred taels of gold in Wang Qi's hand, the gaze on their faces has never left the gold ingot. They didn't even notice the strange look of the golden branch.
It was the first time they had seen such a big gold ingot, or a whole thing. In this life, in the next life, it is estimated that they will not be able to earn this young man's casual throw in the next life.
I'm a good man, I'm still a gold owner, and I'm so generous when I make a move.
saw Wang Qi wave his hand generously at her and said, "Don't look for it, I will come again next time." ”
Jin Zhi couldn't wait to hear his words, and hurriedly said to the two young men standing on the side: "Laifu, Laishun, you two have helped this little official well, asked for the address, and sent him back unscathed." ”
The two young men of Laishun and Laifu suddenly nodded like chickens pecking rice, and replied: "Boss, don't worry, we will send it, and the package will be fine." ”