"Of course, we have our great general here."

?

At this table, apart from Captain Li Jian, who was laughing particularly wildly, the rest of the people just watched him and laughed quietly. It was like watching a monkey show.

"But little brother, this captain admires you very much, so why not come with me and become sworn brothers?"

However, after all this, Chu Zhan also discovered something. How could Lieutenant Li's title change from "Lieutenant" to "General"? If he knew, there was a huge difference between the two.

But there was no need for Chu Zhan to get into such trouble.

"Since the captain appreciates it, I will bow now!"

Then the two men went out for a walk and came back in a serious manner, holding two bowls of wine. It was obvious that they were drunk.

"I, Li Jian, will become sworn brothers with this little brother today...hiccup!"

"From now on, although we were born on different days and months, we will die at the same time."

His lofty ambitions and bold words made everyone in the room applaud him.

However, Zhao Xin was watching the two of them carefully from the side. How could this person be so hypocritical?

Are all those who want to succeed nowadays so hypocritical? Look at Chu Zhan's gloomy face, he is not willing to become sworn brothers at all, but he still starts to swear brotherhood with others like a possessed person.

Her expression was not much different from that of a shy little girl with bright eyes. But from a distance, it looked like two men drinking and playing finger-guessing games.

It's the difference between a big man and a small man.

"So little brother, what's your name!"

"My surname is Chu, and my name is Chu Zhan."

"Master Chu, Chu Zhan, what a good, good name..."

Captain Li Jian suddenly raised his head in surprise, staring intently at Chu Zhan who was still drinking the sworn brotherhood wine beside him.

"I was drunk and didn't hear you clearly. What's your name?"

Li Jian didn't even notice that his tongue was trembling from nervousness. He looked silly and didn't feel well.

He had a drink with a traitor who was planning a rebellion, and they even became sworn brothers. The emperor had ordered him to capture this traitor and report to his superiors, so that he could become a true general and command the imperial guards of tens of thousands.

Instead of being a weak captain and being suppressed by others like now.

"My surname is Chu, and my name is Zhan."

Li Jian flopped back into his chair, which really stunned everyone around him.

"Captain, what's wrong with you? How come your legs feel weak just from eating?" Heshen glanced at him intentionally or unintentionally, and the meaning in his eyes was obvious.

This captain was too reckless. He was obviously sure that the emperor could not do anything to him even though he was far away in the imperial city. If he went back, he would just have to tell a small lie. This was not uncommon in recent years.

"Sir, I apologize for any offense. Please enjoy yourselves. We've sworn brotherhood, haven't we? Let's drink!"

After saying this, Heshen was not given any chance to speak. He was sure that Heshen would not dare to take action in this hall, so he did not care about anything and the two of them ate and drank happily.

"I say... Captain Li, what are you doing..."

You must be drunk.

After all, he was there to attend court. How could he not recognize the emperor who had changed a little and was sitting in front of him?

This is really a false accusation against the captain.

Even with this makeup that was comparable to a disguise, Chu Zhan couldn't tell.

Logically speaking, Chu Zhan was the one who was beaten, so he should have remembered the emperor very well. However, the emperor had eaten at the same table with him for several meals and still didn't recognize him. Shouldn't we say that his disguise is very advanced?

"In that case, sir, are the two servants following you highly skilled in martial arts?"

"Yes, yes, how could the people sent by the emperor be so weak in martial arts?!"

Wang Xuance laughed at everyone's singing and dancing.

Two civil officials and one emperor, both with great martial arts skills?

"I'm afraid this will disappoint the captain. The people sent to me by His Majesty are all civil servants. They can even bring a dead man back to life with their words."

“…”

"What do you mean by saying that a dead person is alive? My Lord, please don't joke around. It's not good to frighten people."

Even so, the captain laughed heartily, not taking them seriously at all. If they stayed on the border for three to five years, they wouldn't have to fight and would have food. They could even travel to a nearby territory and claim the name of the Qin Empire as their own.

So what if we don’t go to Kyoto?

He thought about this whole paragraph, but it all came down to two words.

rely.

Will those who are capable rely on it?

To put it bluntly, he has no ability and just eats and drinks for free every day. When he can't win, he cries and asks the generals in the court for help.

"Captain, you've lost countless battles, haven't you? You didn't even destroy those 10,000 cavalrymen, and you even gave away 500 of them in vain, ceding territory and paying compensation."

"Do you really think I know everything? How could the Emperor not know about this?"

Li Jian threw the wine on the table with a bang and started cursing.

"That general clearly dislikes me and all he sent out are rubbish. What can I do if they all disobey me?"

His passionate speech inspired all the brothers.

"If General Wu hadn't put the blame on my captain, he wouldn't have suffered such a defeat!"

"You civil officials in the court sit there doing nothing, expecting us to go on expeditions all day long. Why don't you show some understanding to us military officers?"

Even if you had passed the rigorous selection process, you wouldn't have been able to become a military officer. Besides, with your Cheng Yaojin-like figure, what else would you want to be if not a military officer or a lieutenant?

Civil servants aren’t that… rough, are they?

"How can you say that? As a military officer, you've been fighting all over the world. Does that mean the emperor treats you unfairly?"

How could he dare to say that he was treated unfairly?

"No, it's good for us."

"That's it. The results of the palace examination were also controlled by you. What does it have to do with Your Majesty now?"

"As expected of a civil servant, you've left us speechless, right, haha."

The meal was almost over when Heshen stood up first, sneering, his words full of sarcasm from beginning to end.

"If you have any objections to this, I wouldn't mind reporting this to the Emperor for His Majesty to decide."

That's quite harsh.

What was there to decide? The emperor was already sitting next to them, eating with them. It was as if they didn't deal with the emperor much, or else they would have seen the signs.

"No need, this captain also knows."

So Heshen glanced at Chu Zhan, and then his eyes turned to Captain Li Jian.

"This captain... has sworn an oath not to do such a thing."

"Besides, we are sworn brothers. For this captain's sake, why don't you..."

Forget it.

Zhao Xin was the first to bear the brunt of the situation and could hardly bear to watch. He had been sitting on the table with his food, not moving, watching the captain speak with more astonishment than ever before.

It really made him want to laugh.