It was a whole night of chaos - everybody was dead drunk. More than half of them laid on the table the entire night, while the rest of them slept on the floor.
The owner of the restaurant was very kind; he managed to get several blankets to cover them, for fear of them catching a cold. In the cold nights in the northern border, when they peed, they did not dare not to tremble. What if they froze? Pouring hot water created a thick mist in a cold temperature as such.
When Meng Changan finally woke up, Shen Leng was already gone. He did not even get to say goodbye.
Ever since they left Yulin town at the age of twelve, six years had already passed. The number of times they were reunited ever since could be counted on one’s fingers. However, that did not change anything.
Meng Changan rubbed his temples. His head was hurting so much that it seemed as though his brain was shaking. The northern border’s strong wine did indeed live up to
After Shen Leng left An city with his men, it seemed as though they continued heading south without stopping to rest. However, after traveling for about thirty miles, they made a turn and headed straight to Hulan. The border town that Meng Changan was originally at was Hulan. It was General Guo Leiming’s jurisdiction. After Shen Leng arrived outside of Hulan city, he got his ten-man squad to wait in the woods. He changed to his casual clothes and entered Hulan city. He did not bring any weapons with him or any items that would give his identity as a Navy soldier away. He was just like an ordinary civilian. Mr. Shen pair of skillful hands. The official pass he made could pass off as a real one. When Shen Leng was being interrogated at the gate, he was not nervous at all. The soldiers on duty did not sense anything amiss, so they let him enter. After Shen Leng entered the city, he went to ask around and found a house. The house was rather big
After Tie Liuli heard about Shen Leng leaving behind those words in Hulan, his hand trembled slightly. Thereafter, he suddenly laughed out loud and scolded, “That little bastard, bringing me more trouble.”After he wrote ‘youthful spirit’ on the paper, the black ink seeped through the paper. Hulan city’s general, Guo Leiming, could not comprehend. “Great general, why did you laugh?”“I heard that he left behind the same words back in Changan city. He left it for those people who want to kill Meng Changan to see.”Tie Liuli asked Guo Leiming, “He clearly knew that Hulan is your jurisdiction, and that you are my man. Why did he still write those words? For who to see?”Guo Leiming’s face fell. “Since he wrote it in the northern border, naturally it’s not for the eastern border people to see.”Tie Liuli passed the piece of paper with the two words written on it to Guo Leiming. “For you. That little fella is
After eating to his heart’s content, the academy head looked somewhat more adorable. The northern aged wine got rid of his solemness. He seemed like a tiny old fellow with rosy cheeks that returned to the human world from above the clouds. He looked as amiable as uncle Chen.“Do you want to stay in the academy?” He asked Shen Leng as he narrowed his eyes at him. “No.”“The food you cooked are really good…”“See you again, academy head.”The academy head looked at Shen Leng, who had tidied up the used bowls and chopsticks and was preparing to leave, and looked rather despondent. “Why don’t I move the academy to Anyang?”Shen Leng replied, “You’re drunk.”The academy head sat on the chair and smiled with his eyes closed. “Drunk? The wine was not enough to make me drunk. Those two girls at the door can go back themselves. This little fella will stay behind and become a chef here.”M
When the academy head became the academy head, the emperor was not the emperor yet. Hence, he probably had a deeper understanding about the entire Great Ning than the emperor himself. After all, the academy head and served three emperors. When he was most heavily involved in the imperial affairs, the current emperor was still very young. Even the princes were not as involved as the academy head - because the previous emperor forbade it. If not for the sudden death of the late emperor, Li Chengyuan, the current emperor would not get to such a level. Hence, he exceptionally valued the academy head, beyond imagination; even more than Mu Zhaotong, who had similarly served three emperors.This was because the academy head was a lot smarter than Mu Zhaotong. He did not interfere with the imperial family’s affairs, nor did he try to give the impression that he had authority over the imperial court and civilians. “Still too young though.”
After the two Navy Xiongniu battleships remained in Changan city for another four days, they finally embarked on their journey home. When the nobles within the palace were selecting the goods, they made others understand what exactly meticulous and conscientious meant. Even if there was a greater variety of embroidered textiles, the Navy people felt that taking ten days to pick would be enough. However, they did not expect the nobles to follow that many standards and rules when it came to selecting the items. The late emperor died a sudden death, but the queen was still alive. After the current emperor ascended to the throne, the empress, Zun Yuancheng, became Empress Bao Su, and she resided in the west palace. The emperor was very respectful towards this sister-in-law of his. Even Empress Yang, who was not on good terms with the emperor, never disrespected Empress Bao Su. Every year, when gifts were sent to the palace, they were taken to the west palace
The Navy’s mission to escort textiles to Changan city this time could not be easier or more effortless. They even had the time to stroll along the streets of Changan city, feeling as though their knowledge about the world had increased a notch. But on the other hand, for Shen Leng, returning to the Navy’s camp did not mean that the mission had ended. He had to go through Zhuang Yong’s obstacle. Under several watchful eyes, Shen Leng pushed a small one-wheeled wooden cart to Zhuang Yong’s tent. There were seven to eight urns of the northern border’s aged wine on it. Zhuang Yong was actually not particularly fond of strong wines. He preferred rice wine as it was less harsh.The people in the northern part of Great Ning drank mostly sorghum wine. The freshly made wine were especially bitingly cold. A mouthful of it could render an ordinary person drunk. On the other hand, the people in the southern part of Great Ning preferred rice wine, which w
When Shen Leng talked about bringing a girl on campaign, he heaved a long sigh of relief. Thereafter, he wanted to see how Master Cha would respond. Master Cha responded, “Hehe, that good?...huh? What?!” After that, her face gradually sank. “The emperor wants you to bring a girl on campaign?!” Shen Leng could tell that something was amiss. He said something romantic and poetic, so shouldn’t he be receiving a hug in return as a reward? Or perhaps, shouldn’t Master Cha be smiling bashfully? Before he could finish feeling sad, he saw a black figure appearing right before him. Thereafter, he was greeted by the smell of perfume…Master Cha grabbed Shen Leng by the collar and said, “Judging from your facial expression, you seem very happy. Trying to pick up other girls on imperial orders, huh?” She looked at the tree by the door of the kitchen. Mr. Shen glared at her. “Let that tree go…silly child, why don’
Cen Zheng Sat across from Shen Leng and looked at him with a half smile. “I know that there were a lot of things you did not understand from before. Such as, why I directly killed Bai Xiu in the coastal border region. Right now, do you have a better understanding?”Shen Leng looked at the bundle next to Cen Zheng’s hand. What was inside was called ‘inside intelligence box’ - it was a top secret channel to send information to the emperor. Even the identity of the person who sent the information was hidden - at the very least, other people could not easily guess it. Cen Zheng had the inside intelligence box in his hand, hence his reason behind killing Bai Xiu was not solely because Bai Xiu wanted to kill him. The emperor would not allow Cen Zheng to get exposed over a small matter as such.“Even though the emperor wanted me to give the inside intelligence box to you, I need to see your abilities for myself.” Cen Zheng asked Shen Leng. “I killed