Chapter 218 Slap

"Wuliyan (Lou Shi's nickname, real name) heard that the king was going to die, so he came all the way from Shanxi specifically. He wanted to see the king for the last time... He came too late, and I'm afraid we may never see each other again in this life." Wanyan Lou Shi, wearing full armor, said this while holding the hand of king Wuqimai, which immediately caused a commotion in the hall.

After all, this statement is too thought-provoking.

Several young "princes" thought that Nianhan was getting too aggressive. It was not enough to bring Wanyan Yinshuke and Wanyan Xiyin (Wanyan Gushen) into the central government, but he actually wanted to learn from the southerners and carry out "military remonstration"?

However, whether it was Nianhan or Wuqimai, including the eldest prince Wanyan Oben, the right deputy marshal of the Capital Marshal's Office Wanyan Talan, the new central noble Wanyan Yinshuke who was in charge of Yanjing, and Wanyan Xiyin (Gu Shen) who was pushing for the reform of the official system and wanted to become the prime minister, none of the slightly older powerful and noble people had this idea.

Because they knew that, unlike the other people present, this man who suddenly arrived would not take the initiative to get involved in such matters. He must have come for official business.

Therefore, the commotion in the hall was almost instantly suppressed by the eyes of several elders.

The king, Wanyan Wuqimai, was embarrassed because he didn't know the other party's intention, so he could only play dumb and smile bitterly: "Woliyan (Lou Shi's original name, nickname), I don't even know how I'm going to die, how do you know, did you hear the wrong message?"

"Reply to the Lord."

Lou Shi stared into the other person's eyes and continued to answer in that loud but calm voice. "I guessed."

This time, Wu Qimai had no idea what to say.

However, at this moment, a young nobleman dressed in luxurious clothes, who was almost indistinguishable as a Han or a Jurchen, seemed to have seen the king's embarrassment, and simply stood up and scolded: "Lou Shi, how could anyone have speculated that the king would die? For this, you should be caned twenty times..."

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Wanyan Alubu, the fourth son of the current king, who was only in his twenties.

As soon as Alubu opened his mouth, the king was indeed freed... Wuqimai felt as if he had been pardoned. He immediately let go of Lou Shi's hands, rushed to his son, grabbed the other's silk collar with one hand, and repeatedly whipped him with the other hand, and slapped his son more than a dozen times in the lobby of the Shangshu Province in Yanjing.

Well, I have to say a little more here. In theory, Alubu, who got what he wanted, did not make a fool of himself, because according to the glorious tradition of the Jurchens, the former tribal leader and the current king have the power to slap other people in the face during meetings, just like other people can drag the king down and beat him with a stick... these are all standard and fine traditions.

When the king is beaten with a stick, it means that the upper and lower levels are united and the law is enforced as strict as a mountain. However, when the king slaps someone in the face, it is also said that he does so to maintain order and demonstrate his authority.

All in all, no matter what, this slap itself did not have any deliberate intention to insult personality, but even represented trust and intimacy to some extent, and Wu Qimai was just using this behavior to change his hands this time... Wasn't it Alubu who was eagerly serving as a tool to ease the embarrassment?

But the question is, what era is this?

People like Alubu grew up in a wealthy family and were influenced by Han culture since childhood. However, they did not have rich military experience like their slightly older peers like Wanyan Wushu... Wanyan Wushu joined the army when he was a teenager and was the last batch of royal family members who participated in the war for the rise of the Jin Dynasty. Those younger than him could not be called founding members of the country.

This is also another important reason why the wars led by the Fourth Prince Wuzhu have not been going well, but he has been able to get closer and closer to the core power - even Wuzhu is now a qualified founding general.

No matter what, back in the present, Alubu was slapped for nothing, and he was ashamed and angry, but he could only lower his head and sit down. However, only a few young nobles under Wanyan Wushu showed a slight sneer, and most of the powerful nobles in the hall did not care.

Everyone just wanted to hear what Lou Shi had to say.

"Wuliyan (Lou Shi)." Nianhan, who was sitting at the top, saw this and spoke at the right time. "Although Alubu doesn't know etiquette, your words are really strange... The king is in good health and there is nothing wrong with him. How can you guess that he is going to die? There must be evidence, right?"

"Not only the king, I think the marshal is about to die as well." Lou Shi saluted his boss sincerely.

Nianhan was stunned for a moment, laughed, then immediately stopped laughing, said nothing, and went straight to the tea on the table in front of him.

That was not all. Lou Shifu turned to his old friends Yin Shuke and Wanyan Xiyin, and said in a loud and sincere voice, "Not only the Marshal, I came here to see you, Yin Shuke, because I'm afraid you're dying... But the Right Commander (Wanyan Xiyin) is a man of both civil and military talents. He has a good character and may live a long life."

Yin Shuke and Wanyan Xiyin looked at each other in bewilderment but said nothing... There was nothing they could do, they were too familiar with Lou Shi, and they knew from the beginning that this man only knew how to talk about military matters, so they just listened to what he said before, and ignored it unless it was a military issue.

Of course, Lou Shi had no intention of keeping the secret, so when he saw that Qing Jing had the chance to speak, he turned around and continued to speak sincerely to Wu Qimai:

"Your Majesty, I am not speaking nonsense... Think about it, last year, Anbanbojilie Xieye (Wanyan Xieye, the crown prince's younger brother) died of illness, Xijing (Datong) governor Jiemu also died of illness, and last year, my health has been gradually getting worse. When it rains, I feel unbearable pain all over my body, as if I am being tortured. It seems that I will not live for another year or two... So I presume that those of us who used to drive in front of Taizu's horse are now in our forties or fifties and are gradually unable to hold on."

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