Li Fu and Lu Wan were somewhat restrained and spoke very little. They drank when they were told to drink and ate when they were told to eat.

They were both guards trusted by the emperor. Zhao Ji sent them to the First Army through the Imperial City Administration with a mission. To put it bluntly, he sent them to monitor Zhang Shixun.

In the First Army today, there are five or six people monitoring Zhang Shixun alone. This is just the ones who are on the surface. I wonder how many more there are in secret.

Li Fu and Lu Wan have been in the First Army for several months. All they do is train. Even after a full day of training, they don't go to Zhang Shixun. Therefore, their relationship with Zhang Shixun is purely a superior-subordinate relationship, and there is no personal friendship at all.

However, given Zhang Shixun's special identity as the "Heavenly Master", they were very conflicted. The emperor's orders could not be disobeyed, but the military commander also seemed unable to offend him, as he was the Heavenly Master.

Today, two commanders of soldiers were fighting, and it was Yun Wang Zhao Kai who instigated them to do it. They didn't want to do such a meaningless thing from the bottom of their hearts, but they had to do it. If they didn't do it, their future and status would be gone, and they would soon become ordinary people.

The military leader is treating them to a meal today, and they are very nervous.

The so-called guilty conscience is exactly what they are like now.

Hei Bie and Ba Jin'er were different. They were Gao Qiu's men, following his lead in everything. They also obeyed Gao Yanei's orders without hesitation. They had contributed greatly to the previous battle between Mudanpeng and Wang Hongfu.

As for Zhang Shixun, since he was close to Gao Yanei, Heibie and Bajin'er automatically thought that he was on Gao Qiu's side from the beginning.

Another point is that Zhang Shixun is the "Heavenly Master", which is very significant.

People of this era were superstitious, and their fear of God was deeply rooted. Hei Bi and the other two felt awe for Zhang Shixun from the bottom of their hearts, not because he was the military leader, but because he was the Heavenly Master.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Zhang Shixun looked at Li Fu and Lu Wan and said, "Commander Li, Commander Lu, please don't be polite and make sure you drink well."

Li Fu said respectfully, "Don't worry, Commander, we will definitely drink well."

"That's right, you must drink it well." Lu Wan also nodded in response.

Zhang Shixun nodded, turned his gaze towards Hei Bie and Ba Jin'er, and said with a smile, "We've already dealt with each other before I came to the First Army. It was thanks to your help that Madam Sun escaped a disaster. I've been looking for an opportunity to thank you for a long time."

Black Turtle said, "Military Commander, you are too polite. Although we helped Madam Sun a little, we also took the money."

"That being said, money has a price, but friendship is priceless. Friendship cannot be bought with money, don't you think?"

"The military commander is right." Black Bie agreed deeply.

He had never seen a superior talk about friendship with his subordinates.

Zhang Shixun turned his gaze to Li Fu and Lu Wan and said with a smile, "Don't be so nervous, you two. Although you two were the ones behind the fight, I know who the mastermind is. I won't pick on you two if there's any retribution... Young Master, ask His Royal Highness Prince Yun to come out later. I want to have a good talk with him about this matter. What's the real purpose behind these conspiracies?"

Gao Yanei stammered, "Is this... is this appropriate?"

"Of course it's appropriate." Zhang Shixun threw the chopsticks in his hand onto the table. "I don't have the time to compete with others in wits and courage, nor do I want to waste my mind on intrigue. If there is anything, say it directly to avoid people playing tricks on you."

Everyone present was a little surprised. Although they knew that the military commander asked them out for a fight, they did not expect him to be so direct and mention Prince Yun right away.

Seeing through things but not saying them out loud is the way to deal with people.

But this person didn't care about all that and just came up and overturned the table.

Seeing them staring at him blankly, Zhang Shixun said, "Don't be surprised. I prefer open schemes to conspiracies. I despise those who scheme. I would say the same thing even to Prince Yun in person."

As he was speaking, a gentle voice came from outside: "Zhang Shixun, I am here. Do you have anything to say to me?"

Everyone was startled and looked towards the door, only to see Zhao Kai walking into the private room with a smile on his face.

Zhang Shixun stood up and bowed, "Prince Yun has arrived! Come in!"

The others stood up and saluted.

Zhao Kai waved his hand and said, "Don't be so polite. This is a restaurant. There's no need to be so formal."

Zhang Shixun gave him the main seat and told the waiter, "Don't just stand there like an idiot. Bring us another set of bowls and chopsticks."

Everyone sat down again. Zhao Kai looked at Zhang Shixun and said, "What a coincidence! I came here today to drink with friends, and I didn't expect to run into you... I just passed by here and heard you talking about something like 'conspiracy' and 'open plot' inside, and you even mentioned my name. Are you saying bad things about me behind my back?"

"Your Highness, let's not talk about this for now." Zhang Shixun picked up the wine pot and poured him a cup of wine, passing it to him with both hands: "Your Highness is an intruder, so drink three cups of wine first."

"Oh! Is this considered a penalty drink?" Zhao Kai asked with a smile.

"If you say so, then so be it."

Zhao Kai took the wine cup and said, "Alright, I'll drink it. It's just three cups of wine, what's the big deal?"

Li Fu opened his mouth to remind him, but Zhang Shixun winked at everyone present. Everyone understood what he meant. It was obvious that he wanted to embarrass Prince Yun.

"Your Highness, please drink this cup to the full." Zhang Shixun urged.

Zhao Kai was not polite either. He tilted his head back and poured the wine into his mouth with a very cool and generous posture.

Everyone stared at him intently, and saw that Prince Yun was stunned at first, then he opened his mouth wide and exhaled desperately.

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