Hsu Fengnian drank one cup after another. Although he drank a cup of Green Ant Wine in one gulp, he only drank two small pots of wine after three rounds. The main reason was that no one urged him to drink to his death. This wasn't strange. When Xu Xiao was still alive, he once said that the worst people in the world were those who relied on their high alcohol tolerance to urge others to drink. When it came to alcohol, one had to drink until they were drunk to their heart's content. Otherwise, they would only suffer. Of course, although Xu Xiao said this, he didn't hesitate at all when he caught someone with a lower alcohol tolerance than him. The person being urged to drink would say, "How many battles did you win in the past? You have to drink one cup at a time. How many battles did you lose? I, Xu Xiao, will help you remember them. If you don't want to be made fun of, you'll feel bad if you don't drink a few cups of wine today, right?" "Also, who heard that your grandson just started studying and needs to drink wine? Or that your son got beaten black and blue because he fought over a woman? As a father, how sullen are you? You need to drink to relieve your worries! " However, although Xu Xiao's ability to urge others to drink was unparalleled, as long as he drank with others on Mount Qing Liang, no matter how many people he drank with, he would always get drunk. It could even be said that he would vomit whenever he drank. In this way, his alcohol tolerance could be considered mediocre.
Don't think that martial artists who were accustomed to life and death drinking were more unbridled. In fact, when scholars drank, that was what was called heroic and uninhibited. Hsu Fengnian almost couldn't get away from the banquet. For example, the Mountain Chieftain of Green Deer Cave Academy, Huang Chang, insisted that they both drink three cups of wine. Afterwards, Tian Peifang, who had resigned from her position, also began to hit him while he was down, saying that three cups was too much and that he only needed to drink two cups with the prince. If it weren't for Xu Beizhi helping to hold him back, Hsu Fengnian would probably have to obediently lie down even if he could drink seven or eight catties of Green Ant Wine. In the end, Hsu Fengnian and Xu Beizhi, reeking of alcohol, walked out of the general's residence and slowly headed north on the main road.
Xu Beizhi said softly, "Before Li Gongde got drunk, he bought something from me."
Hsu Fengnian was a little surprised and joked, "Did the sun rise from the west? Our Administrator has always been interested in collecting gold and silver, and he has always scoffed at antiques. "
Xu Beizhi brushed it off with a laugh. "It's just a small private seal. Since it's from the Tide-listening Pavilion's treasury, the material must be extraordinary. In my opinion, it's been passed down through the generations. Due to its frequent use, the color of the ink is excellent. But that's secondary. Do you know what a seal is?"
Hsu Fengnian couldn't help but laugh. "How could I have guessed that?"
Xu Beizhi waved his sleeves, either to get rid of the smell of alcohol or to get rid of his melancholy. "It's the phrase 'the heart of an official is like water', which means to be incorruptible and self-disciplined, and to be as pure as water. I wouldn't have found it strange if Yan Jiexi hadn't left Beiliang all those years ago and had come to buy this small seal, or even if it was Tian Peifang, whose reputation can be considered decent. But Li Gongde coming to buy these words, isn't that a bit comical? "
Hsu Fengnian frowned.
Xu Beizhi asked with a smile, "Then guess again, how much silver did Li Gongde spend to buy these words?"
Xu Fengnian suddenly understood. "For this celebration banquet, it's not convenient for Li Gongde to openly pay out of his own pocket. Otherwise, he would be suspected of overstepping his authority and meddling in other people's affairs, so he used this method to help our Mount Qing Liang advance the money?"
Xu Beizhi extended two fingers and waved them around.
Hsu Fengnian couldn't help but laugh. "Twenty thousand silver? In the early years, the only hero in the world who could dig out silver from Li Gongde's hands was that fellow Li Hanlin. Back then, Li Hanlin was the one who paid for all the women and wine. It's just that every time he came home, he couldn't avoid his father's grumbling. "
Xu Beizhi shook his head and laughed. "Two hundred silver."
Hsu Fengnian was stunned. "Two hundred silver taels? This Uncle Li! "
Hsu Fengnian laughed heartily. This was also the first time he had called Li Gongde "Uncle Li". In the end, Xu Xiao and Hsu Fengnian of Beiliang's Xu family shared a deep relationship with Li Gongde and Li Hanlin of the Li family. To put it bluntly, back then, when Yan Jiexi betrayed Beiliang, Xu Xiao's original intention was to make things difficult for him a bit. He wouldn't go too far, but he definitely wouldn't let Yan Jiexi leave so easily. On the other hand, there had been news from Liyang imperial court a long time ago that the old Grand Secretary Zhang Julu had once intended for this person to be the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, in charge of Guangling Dao and Gangnam-do's tax collection. It had to be known that at the time, Li Gongde was only the provincial governor of a province. Although his rank and salary were the same as that of an assistant minister, Liyang's officials had always been one rank higher, let alone an assistant minister with real power who was right in front of the Emperor. Therefore, the departure of the scholarly Yan Jiexi was only a pleasant surprise for Liyang. On the contrary, it was Li Gongde who stayed that was inconceivable. As for the friendship between Hsu Fengnian and Li Hanlin, who had played together since childhood, there was even less to say.
Xu Beizhi laughed, squeezing out a word from between his teeth. "Wan!"
Hsu Fengnian thought he had misheard. "What?!"
Xu Beizhi exhaled softly, sighing with emotion. "It's two million taels of silver."
Xu Beizhi continued, "At the time, Li Gongde told me that he had diligently accumulated this large family business his entire life. Originally, he wanted to let his son, Li Hanlin, live a carefree life. It's just that he doesn't need it anymore."
Xu Beizhi turned to look at Hsu Fengnian. He raised his arm, clenched his fist, and patted his chest. "Previously, the old man patted his chest and told me just like that. He said that I, Li Gongde's son, Li Hanlin! The dignified officer of Beiliang's White Horse Crossbowmen! What does he need his father's money for? "
Xu Beizhi stopped in his tracks and turned to look at the mansion. He repeated the old man's last words. "I, Li Gongde, can be looked down upon by anyone in this lifetime, but I will never be looked down upon by my son!"
Hsu Fengnian rubbed his cheeks with both hands and asked softly, "Ju Zi, do you think I should withdraw Li Hanlin from Liuzhou?"
Xu Beizhi suddenly said angrily, "Bullshit!"
Hsu Fengnian laughed, raising his head to look in the direction of Liuzhou to the west. "Li Hanlin will definitely say the same thing."
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To the north of Qingcang City in Liuzhou, Kou Jianghuai and Xu Longxiang had already begun their second frontal assault against Huang Songpu's army.
Of the one thousand two hundred Liangzhou's White Horse Crossbowmen who had rushed to Liuzhou, only half remained.
Officer Li Hanlin only had six hundred soldiers remaining.
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