258 Darughachi Mansion.
"grown ups."
Qimuge walked into Darughaci's room. Darughaci was lying on the legs of a Han woman. Two women were gently massaging his shoulders and beating his legs.
He lay there comfortably, looking very much enjoying himself.
At this time, he saw Qimuge coming in and asked, "Qimuge, what's the matter?"
Qimuge said: "Sir, the matter of the White Tiger Hall has been investigated clearly. It seems that Nan Batian is behind this matter."
"Nan Batian, haha, you are too ambitious."
Qimuge heard this and said, "Sir, do you need to knock it?"
"Well, we need to warn him, but do you have any evidence for this? Although we are chess players, we still need evidence when dealing with Nan Batian. Without evidence, we can't deal with him and convince the public. We will still need him in the future!"
"Sir, I'm afraid it's hard to find evidence. Nan Batian has always been clean in his actions."
Qimuge answered.
Daruhachi frowned slightly, looked at him and asked, "What's going on at the White Tiger Hall?"
"Nan Batian intends to let Feng Xuan take over."
"Feng Xuan?"
Darughachi murmured, "How does this man compare to Peng Shizhong?"
"This man is a spineless person, and he has been completely tamed by Nan Batian. Before he even took the throne, he ceded Nanhu Lake, Yongchang Street, and the iron mine to Nan Batian."
"What? All the iron ore was returned to Nan Batian?"
"yes!"
Daruhachi said: "Then there is no point in winning them over. In addition to Feng Xuan, is there anyone else in the White Tiger Hall who can take on the responsibility?"
Qimuge said: "No, there was a Zheng Chuan before, it was okay, but unfortunately he had an affair with the Zoroastrians and was punished."
"There is another one called Chen Jiusi, who is also possible, but he was the one who was plotted against this time, and he was scared away. Now there is no opponent for Feng Xuan in the entire White Tiger Hall."
Its wood is the way.
"This is a bit tricky, isn't it? Nan Batian played a good chess game!"
After hearing this, Qimuge said, "Sir, no matter what, the White Tiger Hall must have independent capabilities and cannot be completely subordinate to the Fishermen's Gang. Otherwise, the Cao Gang will not be able to compete with the Fishermen's Gang, and the underworld power of the Mian River will be broken. It will be difficult for us to control it as we do now."
"So, my lord, the White Tiger Hall must not be left alone like this!"
Qi Muge's words made it clear that this was a serious matter. Daluhachi thought for a while and said, "Then let's find out the truth about Peng Shizhong's death. By the way, bring back Chen Jiusi and see if he can be used. If he can, find a way to replace Feng Xuan. The White Tiger Hall does not need a leader who is a vassal of the Fishermen's Gang."
"yes."
Qimuge turned around and was about to leave, but at this moment, Darughachi said, "By the way, the evidence of the truth behind Peng Shizhong's death must be convincing. We can't give anyone a reason to accuse us, understand?"
"Yes, sir."
Qimuge was about to leave when he heard a loud noise outside: "Stop! Who are you? There's an assassin!"
assassin!
After hearing this, Qimugege bowed and rushed out. Who is so blind as to dare to break into Darughachi's mansion?
At this time, outside, a man in a bamboo hat was seen standing there, surrounded by Mulan soldiers holding spears, each of them looking like they were facing a powerful enemy.
However, the man in the bamboo hat was strolling leisurely, standing there without any sense of nervousness.
At this time, Qimuge came out, looked at the man in the bamboo hat and asked, "Who are you?"
When Chen Jie saw Qimuge, he immediately took off his bamboo hat. Qimuge was stunned: "Chen Jiusi?"
Chen Jie clasped his fists and said, "Greetings, Commander Qimuge."
"Why are you breaking into my Darughachi's mansion?"
Qimuge frowned and said, "Please forgive me, Commander. I have a great grievance and I need to report it to Darughachi."
"Grievance?"
Qimuge said: "I have a grievance to file with the government, why do I need to look for Darughachi? Someone, come here..."
"Wait, let him in."
Qimuge was about to make a move when suddenly the voice of Darughachi came from inside the door. Qimuge was startled and immediately bowed and said, "Yes."
Then he said to Chen Jie: "Follow me in."
As he said this, he entered Darughachi's room with Chen Jie!
Chapter 146 Chen Jie: Feng Xuan, get off my feet
"Wait a moment."
Before entering Darughachi's room, a very beautiful woman came out of the room.
The woman had snow-white skin, spring in her eyes, a curvy figure, and a charming appearance, with qualities that were no less attractive than those of the four most beautiful courtesans in Yihong Tower.
At this time, the woman reached out and stopped Qimugege and Chen Jie.
Then he held out his hand and said, "Please hand over your personal weapons."
This sentence was said to Chen Jie. Chen Jie said nothing after hearing it. He reached out and handed the Qiuchan short blade inserted in his waist to the woman. The woman took the tray held by a maid beside her.
Then he said, "Please raise your hands."
Chen Jie raised his hand, and the woman reached out and searched Chen Jie's body. Finding no weapon, she took a step back.
Made a gesture of invitation.
Qimuge said, "Come in with me."
As they talked, the two of them entered the house. The house was very large, and was filled with many expensive furniture and various gold and silver ornaments. It was obvious that it was extremely wealthy.
The house is divided into two entrances, with an inner door made of beams and pillars in the middle, and a gauze curtain hanging on the door.
A woman's voice could be heard faintly from behind the veil: "Hey, where did this beggar come from? Why are you wearing dirty clothes?"
"Yeah, stay away from people like that. They're all sick, don't get infected."
…
The voice reached Chen Jie's ears through the curtain. Chen Jie frowned slightly, but did not say much. He was indeed wearing tattered clothes.
His coarse cloth clothes were very tattered; he had just returned from fleeing.
But at this moment, a man said, "Get lost!"
"Ah~"
When the women heard the sound, they were startled and immediately stood up and ran away.
At this time, the curtain was opened, and then a middle-aged man wearing white Hanfu, with loose hair, barefoot, and very handsome, walked out.
He has a thin appearance and a Han Chinese goatee. If you don't know him, you might think he is a Han Chinese Confucian scholar.
This image had a great impact on Chen Jie.
This is very different from his impression of the Mulan people. You have to know that the Mulan people mostly have rough looks and their clothes are very ethnic. For example, Qimugege still retains some characteristics of the Mulan people, such as clothing and some special details of life.
But the person in front of him was not dressed like a Mulan person at all. He actually had the spirit of a Han Confucian scholar from the Wei and Jin dynasties, and he had an indescribable sense of freedom and unrestrainedness.
This was totally different from the impression he had of the shrewd and calculating old villain who hid in the shadows and balanced the power of the Mian River.
This looks more like the kind of madman among the Han people.
"Greetings to Lord Darughachi!"
Chen Jie was stunned for a long time, then quickly bowed.
Daruhachi glanced at Chen Jie and said, "Sit down."
When Chen Jie heard this, he saw Darughaci kneeling in front of a low table on the ground, and not far away from him, there was another low table of the same size.
This sitting posture and this low table reminded Chen Jie of the gatherings of literati during the Qin and Han dynasties.
Before the Song Dynasty, scholars, princes, and ministers would sit at separate tables when attending banquets.
Kneeling is a habit only shared by the Han people. Grassland ethnic groups such as the Mulan people are not used to this way of sitting. Even in the early Song Dynasty, no one liked to sit like this.
Chen Jie sat down like Darughachi.
Daruhachi smiled and asked, "Can you drink?"
Chen Jie paused and said, "Yes."
"Okay, bring the wine."
Soon, five maids knelt in front of the banquet, holding trays, each with a type of wine on the tray.
There are also different types, including the mare's milk wine of the Mulan people, the rice wine of the Han people, the wine from the Western Regions, etc!
"What kind of drink do you like?"
Chen Jie hesitated for a moment and said, "All are fine."
Daluhachi said: "Leave the Han wine, and take the rest."
"yes."
The rice wine was kept, and several maids came up and poured a jade bowl for each of Darughachi and Chen Jie.
Darughachi drank it in one gulp, and then said: "Ah~ All the saints and sages in ancient times were lonely, only the drinkers left their names... Hahaha, good wine, good wine."
Upon hearing this, Chen Jie also drank the wine in one gulp.
This wine is indeed full of aroma, but I didn't taste any good after aging it. Maybe it's not a very good wine.
Moreover, Chen Jie's mind was confused now. What the hell? He came here by himself without saying a word and drank a glass first. What was he here for? Was he here to drink for free?
And this Darughachi is different from what I thought?
The people of Mulan know that they love wine. In the court, among the Mulan nobles, there is no one who doesn't drink.