novelden Chapter 155 Conspiracy
Chapter 155 Conspiracy
He Yongyuan asked Jing Qishan curiously, "Today is New Year's Eve, and the general didn't go home to accompany his wife. Instead, he drank with two of us old men. It's strange, really strange!"
Jiang Li was also surprised, "It turns out I'm not the only one who feels this way."
Jing Qishan smiled, picked up a chicken leg for each of them, and said, "I came here today to discuss an important matter with you."
Jiang Li asked: "How big of a deal is it?"
Jing Qishan looked at them and said seriously, "It's a big deal that could cost you your head!"
Jiang Li and He Yongyuan looked at each other.
Jiang Liya asked Jing Qishan in a low voice: "Brother Qishan, what do you want to do? It doesn't matter if we lose our heads, you still have your wife, think about Sister Jiao!"
Jing Qishan asked sarcastically: "Jiang Li, Jiang Li, don't you always put building achievements first? You said you wanted to take over Huatai as soon as possible so that you can report to the people of Daqi. Why do you forget your promise so quickly now?"
Jiang Li was shocked: "You want to take over Huatai? Without waiting for General Song to come back?"
Jing Qishan sneered: "When General Song comes back, even if we lose our heads, I'm afraid we won't have any military merit. Forget military merit. It'll be good enough if we can save our lives."
He Yongyuan was listening nearby and his heart almost jumped out of his chest. He quickly took a few sips of wine to calm himself down.
Then he asked, "General Jing, how sure are you?"
Jing Qishan said: "Of course I am 100% sure, but I need your cooperation."
Jiang Li was still struggling, "What if our plan fails? Even if we succeed, will General Song watch us take away our military merits? Aren't you afraid that he will make things difficult for you? Or report you to the court?"
Jing Qishan sneered and said, "If we are still reported for our meritorious deeds, then what is there in the Great Qi Dynasty that is worth our lifelong efforts? It is better to surrender to Xiling as soon as possible."
He Yongyuan and Jiang Li looked at each other again.
Jing Qishan said: "Now is the chance to make meritorious deeds. Just tell me whether you want to work with me or not. If we succeed, we will be good brothers in the future, sharing happiness and difficulties. If we fail, then we will have a companion in the underworld and we will still be brothers in the next life!"
Jiang Li said: "But we have already agreed with Xiling that the next six months will be a vacation period and there will be no fighting."
Jing Qishan patted Jiang Li on the shoulder and said, "How can you be the most honest? How can we talk about honesty when two countries are at war? If they really want to talk about honesty, they should return Huatai to us. After all, it is Daqi's land."
He Yongyuan raised his glass, drank it down in one gulp, then smashed it to pieces. He then said, "I'll do it. Even if it costs me my life, I will take Huatai back!"
Seeing that He Yongyuan had made up his mind, Jiang Li couldn't help but drink a glass of wine, smashed the glass, and said, "Okay, I will follow you. I can mobilize some soldiers in the name of General Song."
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The day of the Little New Year's Eve is always exceptionally cold, with small snowflakes falling even in the southwest.
Li Yujiao baked some bread and pumpkin seeds, and made some milk tea, planning to celebrate the holiday alone in the house.
Jing Qishan, that bastard, usually comes home quite often, but he was nowhere to be seen on New Year's Eve!
Du Lijuan's husband from the next yard has returned. Her husband is a small military supervisor. He looks honest and kind, but he is very strong when it comes to doing that kind of thing. She could hear Du Lijuan's screams when she went to the well to fetch water.
Snowflakes are falling, the weather is cold, and it always seems lonely to celebrate the holidays alone.
Especially in this dynasty, there were no electronic devices, so watching TV was impossible and people could only read storybooks.
Fortunately, the words used in ancient vernacular scripts are closer to vernacular Chinese. If they were written in classical Chinese, she would definitely not be able to understand them.
Just as I was watching, there was a knock on the door. It was Aunt Gui.
"Mrs. Jing, I hope I didn't disturb you?" Aunt Gui knew that Jing Qishan did not come back today.
There are rules in the house that all men who come back must register. After all, in ancient times, men and women were not allowed to touch each other, so it would be easier to find someone if something happened.
"I'm not disturbing you. Please sit inside, Aunt Gui." Li Yujiao said enthusiastically.
Aunt Gui finally came in, saying as she came in, "I came here because I smelled the baking bread."
Li Yujiao poured her a cup of milk tea and said, "Aunt Gui, can you try this tea again and see if you can get used to it?"
Aunt Gui took a bite and immediately praised it: "It tastes very good."
Li Yujiao smiled and said, "It's fine if you like it, but drinking this tea might keep you awake at night, so you have to drink less."
Aunt Gui joked, "You're saying this because you're afraid that I'll have too much and you won't have any left, right?"
"If you are not afraid, you can drink more. Anyway, I have reminded you." Li Yujiao laughed.
Aunt Gui took a bite of bread and took a sip of milk tea, and she felt relaxed all over.
"Why didn't General Jing come back today? Didn't they say there was no war?" Aunt Gui asked.
Li Yujiao said: "I don't know. I don't want to ask too much about what's going on in their military camp. Even if I ask, he won't tell me everything."
Aunt Gui looked at Li Yujiao with a particularly admiring look, "You are very clear about your life. Men don't like difficult women. The more you ask, the more annoyed he will be. If you don't care about anything, he will be anxious and will press you everywhere."
Li Yujiao also teased her: "Aunt Gui seems to have a story."
Aunt Gui put the cup down, glanced at the door, and then said, "What story do I have? I've only seen a lot. Which woman in this big house doesn't look forward to her husband's return every day? It's rare for her husband to come back, and she's as happy as New Year's Day. Only you, you neither welcome him nor cook for him, you just go to the kitchen and get some buns and steamed buns and send him away, but he still misses you."
"Aunt Gui, may I ask, where is your husband?"
Aunt Gui took another sip of tea and then said, "Died in battle. I am the same as Xuan and Chen Sanduo. My husband died and I didn't want to go back home, so I stayed here shamelessly."
"How can you say you are shameless? You have done a lot of work. Isn't it normal for you to be provided with food and lodging in the mansion?"
The two chatted for a while, and then they heard noise coming from the next yard.
It seemed like someone came to inform Du Lijuan's husband, asking him to return to the military camp quickly because there was something urgent.
Then Du Lijuan's husband was heard cursing: "Didn't they call a truce? Why are the Xiling Army so mean? They won't let people have a peaceful New Year's Eve. Don't they celebrate New Year's Eve?"
Aunt Gui quickly said to Li Yujiao, "Something seems to have happened outside. I'll go take a look."
"I'll go too." said Li Yujiao.
It turned out that not only Du Lijuan's husband was called away, but also everyone else who had returned was called away, saying that the Xiling Army was provoking outside the city again.
Everyone was cursing and accusing the Xiling Army of not keeping their word. They had agreed to a truce, but ended up causing trouble again.