Chapter 274 Deception
Huitong Hall Flower Hall

The cups and plates were in a mess.

Heshen, whose face was already flushed, drank another large glass of wine in one gulp. When he reached for the wine jug, his hands were already trembling slightly. He added another hand, held the wine jug with both hands and poured more wine into his own glass. He raised the wine glass with slightly trembling hands and said, “If I had known what would happen today, I would have regretted not being so careful in the first place.” His voice was trembling.

Li Hu smiled secretly, this old guy really can’t be scared at all.

Heshen drank the wine in one gulp, then cried out in a tearful voice: “I can’t die! If I die, what will happen to my brother? Fukang’an and the others will never let him go! And my son, I can’t die, I can’t die!” As he spoke, he seemed to remember something, and knelt down towards Li Hu, holding the edge of the table.

Li Hu was startled, and quickly supported He Shen, saying, “Master He, what are you doing?”

He Shen: “Please General Li, save me! I can’t die!”

Li Hu looked embarrassed.

He Shen: “General Li”

Li Hu sighed deeply and said, “You should know what ‘the emperor’s words’ mean.”

He Shen: “But this condition is too harsh. Your Majesty will not agree to the land north of the Daling River.”

Li Hu was silent for a moment, then continued, “To be honest, all the officials in the Huitong Hall who took your money were beaten to death.”

Heshen’s expression changed drastically. This time he was really scared!

Li Hu saw it and realized that the old guy was indeed acting!
Li Hu: “We are close friends regardless of age. I can only promise that if the two countries go to war, I will ask the emperor to give you a decent death.”

Heshen’s head buzzed.

Li Hu helped him sit down: “Come, sit down, let’s continue drinking.” As he said this, he poured the wine in the jug to Heshen and said softly: “The emperor has issued an order that no one can see you. Once you leave this courtyard, I can’t come to see you again. But don’t worry, I will take care of everything and will not treat you badly in life. If you want to eat or play with something, just let the guards outside tell me. Come, let’s have a drink together.” As he said this, he picked up the wine glass.

Heshen’s eyes were vacant and he sat there in a daze.

Li Hu put down his wine glass and sighed.

At this moment, Wang Daniu’s voice came from outside the door: “Second Master, the food is here.”

Li Hu: “Bring it in.”

The door creaked open.

Wang Daniu led the chef from Taihe Building in.

“Second Master!”

The cook first bowed to Li Hu, then took out a bowl of food from the food box and placed it on the table, as well as a bowl of ginger vinegar sauce.

Li Hu: “With your lord! With your lord!”

Heshen then came to his senses and looked at Li Hu.

Li Hu: “This dish is specially prepared for you, Master He. Try it.”

Heshen then noticed that there was an extra bowl of food on the table. He picked up the chopsticks, picked up a little and put it into his mouth. He chewed it for a few times and stood there in a daze.

Li Hu placed the bowl of ginger vinegar sauce in front of him and said, “There is still half a year before crabs are on the market, and I thought of this dish.” He then said to the cook, “Introduce it to Master He.”

Cook: “Yes. This is a dish called “Simi Crab”. It is made with fish as the main ingredient, eggs, and various seasonings. The fish is as white as crab meat, and the eggs are as golden as crab roe. The fish eggs in this dish are soft, tender, smooth, and delicious, just like crab meat. It is not crab, but tastes like crab, so it is called “Simi Crab”. “

As he spoke, he saw Heshen pick up another piece of food with chopsticks and put it into his mouth, and hurriedly said, “Dip it in ginger vinegar sauce, it will taste better.”

Heshen’s eyes twitched, then he picked up a little, dipped it in ginger vinegar juice, put it in his mouth, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

Li Hu smiled secretly and winked at Wang Daniu.

Wang Daniu understood, led the cook out and closed the door from the outside.

He Shen ate several bites in a row before he put down his chopsticks and looked at Li Hu: “It’s amazing that you still remember that I like to eat crabs.”

Li Hu: “This is all I can do.”

He Shen still refused to give up: “Is there really no other way?!”

Li Hu: “The fourth prince is dead.”

He Shen: “I have accumulated a lot of wealth over the years.”

Li Hu interrupted him directly: “The fourth prince is dead.”

A moment of silence.

He Shen took out a piece of letter from his pocket and handed it to Li Hu. Li Hu glanced at him, then took it and read it, slightly stunned, is this a letter of surrender?
He Shen said: “As long as General Li saves my life, I will follow General Li’s lead from now on!”

Li Hu looked at him, then looked at the “letter of surrender”, and then handed it back to Heshen.

He Shen was furious: “General Li”

Li Hu smiled bitterly: “At least you have a son, but I haven’t married yet.”

Heshen stopped talking, picked up the wine jug and started drinking. His tears could not stop flowing out, flowing down his cheeks to the corners of his mouth.

Li Hu smiled in his heart, let’s drink, drink for three or two days, and everything will be easy to talk about. With Heshen’s help, Dashun can easily take Guihua and Suiyuan, and his strategy can be implemented smoothly.

Suddenly, Wang Daniu’s voice came from outside the door again: “Second Master, a letter from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.”

Li Hu got up and walked out.

Outside the door, Wang Daniu handed the letter to Li Hu.

Li Hu took the letter, tore it open and read it. He was immediately surprised. This old guy is so fierce! His face became more and more surprised as his eyes moved on the letter. Three hundred thousand! No wonder King Zhongshun is so crazy! Bai Hongzhi is a good guy!

Seeing the end, Li Hu’s face suddenly became serious. Prince Zhongshun was dismissed from his post as the commander of the Infantry Office. Didn’t Jia She work in vain? !
“Bang~ Bang~”

Li Hu looked back and saw He Shen throwing both wine jugs to the ground. He shouted, “Where the hell are you, Liu Quan? Why don’t you serve me wine?”

Liu Quan came running over, was startled at first, then rushed in hurriedly: “Master, why did you drink so much?”

He Shen: “Bring some wine!”

Liu Quan: “Master, you can’t drink anymore. You will feel uncomfortable if you are drunk.”

Heshen grabbed Liu Quan by the chest and said angrily, “You dog slave, you are here to teach me a lesson!” Then he slapped Liu Quan in the face.

Liu Quan was stunned: “Master”

He Shen: “Would you like to drink?”

Li Hu spoke: “Go ahead, it’s good to get drunk, you can forget all your troubles.”

After hearing this, Liu Quan looked at Heshen whose eyes were red, hesitated for a moment, and went out to bring a jar of wine.

Li Hu was stunned for a moment: “A jar?”

Liu Quan: “If you want to get drunk, get drunk thoroughly. You will feel uncomfortable when you wake up tomorrow, and you won’t want to get drunk again.” As he said this, he started to pour wine for Heshen.

Li Hu looked at Heshen who was drinking heavily, and then looked at the letter in his hand. He would tell him tomorrow that Yongyan had been beaten, and give him another push, making him completely despair and unable to see hope from the Jurchen delegation!

Heshen suddenly started laughing like crazy, then started crying and drinking while crying.

Heshen, who was already half drunk, soon became completely drunk.

Li Hu: “Help Liu Quan carry Mr. He into the house.”

Wang Daniu strode over and helped Liu Quan put the drunk Heshen on the bed in the bedroom.

Li Hu looked at He Shen who was sleeping soundly, and then said to Liu Quan: “Take good care of him. If you need anything, tell the guards outside the courtyard.”

Liu Quan: “Yes.”

Li Hu paused and said, “Tell your master that I will go to Yuqing Palace to inquire about it tomorrow. Tell him to wait for my news and don’t think too much.”

Liu Quan knelt down with a thud and said, “Thank you, General Li!” Then he kowtowed three times.

Li Hu waved his hand and said, “I’m leaving.” Then he turned and walked out.

As soon as he stepped out of the courtyard gate, the red-robed eunuch on duty from the Imperial Household Department came to greet him.

The chief eunuch: “My Lord.”

Li Hu glanced at the closed gate and said to him, “Watch out. No one is allowed to approach without the emperor’s order.”

Chief eunuch: “Yes.”

Li Hu thought for a moment and said, “Send someone to tell the internal minister and send some imperial guards to expand the blockade area by 150 steps to prevent anyone from using bows and arrows to send messages.”

The chief eunuch said, “Yes. Don’t worry, Master. Not even a fly can get in!”

(End of this chapter)