Chapter 454 Beast

Chapter 454 Beast

Chapter 454 Beast
The sound of the zither echoes under the forest, and the dancing is graceful beside the stream.

Xie Kun took off his robe, sat naked, and stared at the female musicians and dancers.

A dancer danced in front of him, and Xie Kun even puffed out his belly and laughed.

The dancer walked away gracefully, as if she was used to it.

"Youyu, don't scare the beauty." Diao Xie walked over and said with a smile.

"This is called 'comprehension'. Xuanliang, learn from it." Xie Kun drank quite a bit of wine, his face was a little red, and he spoke with a thick tongue.

Diao Xie looked at Xie Kun. This man was completely naked, without any clothing on. He could indeed be called "smart".

He only took off his outer robe, exposing his upper body, and could only say "Da".

So they take off their hats, take off their clothes, expose their ugliness, and become like animals. The worst ones are called "tong", and the worse ones are called "da".

This is the demeanor of the Wei and Jin Dynasties and the elegance of famous scholars. I don’t know how many people in later generations envy it.

"Youyu is a man of great virtue and understanding. I am not as good as him." Diao Xie glanced at the "ugliness" revealed by Xie Kun, which was bigger than his, so he blushed and left in shame.

Xie Kun does have some talent, no wonder he likes to tease women.

It is said that after arriving in the south of the Yangtze River, he often went to women's homes to drink, and after getting drunk, he lay beside the women and slept until dawn.

Damn, why wasn’t she beaten to death by her husband?

"Zhou Xuanpei (Zhou Qi) has just passed away. We should keep calm about everything and don't mention the matter of advancing north again." The voice of Wang Dao was heard from the bamboo forest not far away.

Diao Xie stopped and listened silently.

Zhou Qi conquered the south of the Yangtze River three times and made outstanding contributions. He was also a powerful person that the King of Langya tried to win over when he first moved south to fight against the old clans in Jiangdong.

But as time passed, the contradiction between Zhou Qi and the scholars who had moved south became increasingly apparent, and the two sides gradually became irreconcilable.

In fact, I don’t blame him.

Having made such great contributions, what's wrong with me wanting to have more power?
However, Zhou Qi's behavior undoubtedly aroused the resentment of the scholars who had moved south, so they united to exclude him.

Zhou Qi conspired to start a rebellion, but the plot was exposed. He died of grief and anger. Before he died, he said to his son: "The ones who killed me are all these idiots!"

This shows how deep his resentment is.

Zhou Qi's death made the situation in Jiangdong somewhat delicate. If things went wrong, it would cause chaos.

Yes, the scholars in Jiangdong did want to live in peace in one place and establish their own independent regime, but they did not necessarily need to respect the King of Langya.

What Wang Dao said was correct. Now we should remain calm and slowly digest the negative impact of Zhou Qi's death.

"Well, with the emperor's edict in hand, we can act anytime." Ji Zhan sighed and said, "It's just that Shao Xun is too arrogant and annoying. I really want to see him fall from grace."

Director Wang chuckled.

Ji Zhan looked at him again and asked, "Shao Xun also offended you, Maohong, right?"

"It's not a matter of offense. We are all just loyal to the king." Director Wang shook his head and laughed.

Ten years ago, he sought the post of governor of Xuzhou. Pei Dun also wanted to be the governor of Xuzhou, so he made many efforts. Shao Xun, as Pei's lackey, was somewhat disgusted by him, so he put a few obstacles in his way.

It was not a deliberate targeting, it was just a casual act. If he had really targeted him, Shao Xun would have died long ago.

Ten years later, there is indeed a hint of regret.

If they had really tried to kill Shao Xun back then, neither Concubine Pei nor Pei Dun would have been able to save Shao Xun. Even if he had managed to escape, he would have had no choice but to go into exile.

At that time, it was impossible to succeed as a refugee leader or a bandit.

Pity.

"Why is Xuanliang standing behind the tree? Let's go, the clothes will be gone." Diao Xie listened for a while, but was spotted by a drunkard, who staggered over, grabbed Diao Xie and said with a smile: "It's rare that Maohong invites us, we can't let him go."

Diao Xie had no choice but to follow.

Wang Dao and Ji Zhan glanced at the two men from a distance and said nothing.

It was a rare occasion for the shogunate to have a gathering for entertainment, so everyone was allowed to indulge themselves.

Furthermore, it is the nature of scholars to not be bound by etiquette.

In the past, Ruan Ji did not know his neighbor and had never even met him. When he heard that he had died, he ran directly to the funeral and left after expressing his sorrow.

Also, because the captain of infantry's official kitchen had plenty of fine wine, he did everything he could to get this position, and he drank excessively, ignoring worldly affairs.

When his mother was about to die, he went out to play chess with others every day. During the mourning period, he drank wine and ate meat, with his hair disheveled, sitting cross-legged on the bed, without crying at all. Then he suddenly vomited blood.

Ruan Ji's style spread, and some people criticized him for his "lewd customs and loss of shame", but more people learned from him.

Basically, most people who followed Ruan Ji did so to gain fame.

There are too many scholars. If one wants to become an official, one must first become famous. In order to become famous, they will do anything - a bad reputation is also a reputation, not to mention that some unconventional behaviors are not considered a bad reputation.

If Ruan Ji was a person of true character, the same may not be true for those who came after him.

It's just that over time, it has become a trend, as if if you don't do this, you are not a scholar. Wang Dao visited Ruan Fu a while ago, and Ruan Fu actually met him in his underwear, which made him smile bitterly.

That’s it, Jiangdong’s business still has to rely on them.

After Diao Xie was pulled over by Ruan Fu, he skillfully obeyed the orders.

After a moment, I felt as if I was floating in the air, and my whole body was relaxed.

When a dancer came up to him, Diao Xie looked confused and shouted, "Are you Jing from Uncle Wang Guo's house?"

"You are Jing! Really Jing! Come here quickly and follow me back to the mansion." Diao Xie stood up shakily, almost drooling.

"Xuan Liang was mistaken, that was Song Yi." Ruan Fu tried hard to open his eyes wide and waved his hands wildly in the air.

Suddenly she burst into tears again and said, "Song Yi, how could you be locked up at home by that vulgar warrior?"

Diao Xie also cried.

As she was crying, the figure of Shao Xun suddenly appeared in front of her: he was accompanied by a group of soldiers, holding the head of King Changsha in his hand, and sneering.

"Kill the thief!" Diao Xie threw a punch.

The maid who was serving him wine fell down.

When the others saw this, they burst into laughter, and then went back to their own business.

There are so many extraordinary things happening during banquets and parties that people are no longer surprised by them.

Ji Zhan couldn't bear to watch it anymore, nodded to Wang Dao, stood up and walked to Diao Xie's side, waved to two servants, and lifted Diao Xie up.

Diao Xie, who had taken the medicine, felt hot all over and had no clothes on. When he was carried away by the servants, his penis was hanging there, swaying.

Xie Kun laughed so hard that his tears came out. Then he whistled with his leaky mouth, and laughed as he whistled, "Xuanliang, don't worry. One day when we go north to the Central Plains, we will definitely snatch the two girls from Jing and Song. But - can you control these goddesses?"

When these words were spoken, some people laughed so hard that the wine in their mouths sprayed out.

"Xuan Liang is suffering." Someone laughed.

"Xuan Liang's suffering was not great, but the two kings of Fanyang and Chengdu suffered much."

"Ha ha!"

Obscene laughter rang out one after another, the spirit of openness was prevalent, and it was almost as if we had returned to the prosperous era of Taikang.

Well, isn't Jiangdong in a prosperous period at this time? Too prosperous!
There are music, beauties, wine and meat, everything.

When you have nothing to do, you can travel around the mountains and rivers, compose poems and essays; or practice calligraphy or chess; at worst, you can just stay at home and drink.

Shao Xun, that idiot, fought with the Huns and got himself covered with wounds. Why bother?
When both of you have suffered heavy losses in the fight, we will follow the imperial order and march north to recover Henan and Hebei in one fell swoop, restore order in the country and return to our glorious path.

Wonderful!

"Clean it up quickly." Ji Zhan glanced at the maid lying on the ground, sighed, and gave the order.

The servants carried the maid away, straightened the overturned table, and cleaned up the place carefully.

Ji Zhan walked back silently.

He refused to leave.

He is a rather serious person, and he always looks serious when meeting guests. When he has nothing to do, he mainly practices calligraphy, plays the piano and chess, or goes out for sightseeing and takes a rest among the pines and springs under the moon.

He knew that the Jiangdong Shogunate was in chaos, but there was nothing he could do.

This is the scholar.

The scholars were also divided into many factions.

People like Diao Xie, Ruan Fu, and Xie Kun are not incapable of doing things when they are sober. Sometimes they do a good job. They are still useful.

You can't promote a crude and uncultured warrior to be an official like Shao Xun did, right? He was a little shaken about this matter. He thought that when the world was in chaos, some military strategists might need to be promoted. There was nothing he could do about it, but Shao Xun was acting so drastically that it was a bit too much. He didn't like it.

In fact, if Shao Xun was willing to serve the King of Langya, Ji Zhan was willing to act as his guarantor and give him a high position and generous salary, but he also knew that this was impossible.

Have you seen Diao Xie, Ruan Fu, and Xie Kun?
People are obsessed with Jing and Song Yi, thinking of them as "goddesses". They are also jealous of Shao Xun marrying the wives of the kings of Chengdu and Fanyang. What will be the outcome if Shao Xun surrenders?
Zhou Qi died not long ago!
The Yixing Zhou family conquered Jiangnan three times, had more than 10,000 soldiers, and won every battle, yet they were still excluded. If Shao Xun came, the northerners would be jealous of him, and the southerners would think he was a "vulgar man". He was also a military strategist, so his fate would definitely be worse than Zhou Qi's.

And since we cannot surrender, we are our enemies.

If there is a chance in the future, he must be removed. Especially since the angel secretly reported Shao Xun's tyranny, the King of Langya was quite indignant. If the timing was not wrong, he would have led his troops north to kill this traitor.

The emperor was actually bullied to this extent. Even though Ji Zhan did not particularly agree with the Northern Expedition, he was still resentful in his heart - of course, this might just be the angel's one-sided statement, but who cares whether it is true or not?
This is the way the world is. There is no true or false, no right or wrong, only victory or defeat.

Besides, even a blind man can see Shao Xun's ambition, so it will not be wrong to get rid of him.

The only obstacle now is probably the lack of consensus within Jiangdong.

Fortunately, there is still time.

It is not so easy to destroy Liu Han, Shao Xun still has a long way to go with them...

(End of this chapter)