With a loud bang, the door to Gao Qiu's room was kicked open.
"Grand Commandant, that was really dangerous! Luckily, I managed to stop him in time." Yang Zhi, who had rushed into the room, saw Gao Qiu running to the window and trying to escape by climbing out. He immediately chased after him, grabbed Gao Qiu, and pulled him into the room. He said with a smile, "Grand Commandant, the General sent us to invite you over. Please come with us."
"Can we not go? I'll give each of you a hundred taels of silver, and you can just pretend you never found me, how about that?" Gao Qiu quickly said with a smile. From the moment the madam called him, he knew she had sold him out. Going to see General Shenwei was absolutely out of the question. No matter how eloquent he was, if he met General Shenwei, no matter how cleverly he spoke, telling the truth would offend the Emperor, and not telling the truth would offend General Shenwei. If he lied or downplayed the truth, he would offend both, and he would suffer no good outcome.
"Is the Grand Commandant trying to bribe us? We will tell the General exactly what Grand Commandant Gao Qiu said." Upon hearing this, Yang Zhiyi said righteously and instructed the two men behind him, "Take the Grand Commandant to see the General."
"Yes." Upon hearing this, the two men immediately responded, each grabbing one of Gao Qiu's arms and lifting him off the ground as they carried him out of the room. As they passed the madam, Gao Qiu's gaze practically devoured her. The madam was definitely selling herself; otherwise, if she had simply told him to tell these burly men at the door to come find her, he would have understood.
"Madam, please lead the way to Miss Li Shishi as soon as possible. The General is waiting!" Yang Zhi said to the madam with a smile after the two men carried Gao Qiu away.
"Yes." Upon hearing this, the madam quickly nodded and led Yang Zhi toward Li Shishi's boudoir.
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"General, the Grand Commandant has arrived." On the other side, two guards escorted Gao Qiu to the door of Wang Han's room and called out respectfully.
"Then please invite Grand Commandant Gao in!" Wang Han said, glancing at the three people at the door.
"Yes." Upon hearing this, the two men put Gao Qiu down and led the way, one on each side. "Please, Grand Commandant."
"General, what brings you here to instruct me?" Seeing that Wang Han was already inside, and knowing he couldn't escape now, Gao Qiu had no choice but to bite the bullet and enter Wang Han's room. He straightened his clothes and bowed as he asked.
"Grand Commandant Gao, it's not a big deal that I invited you here," Wang Han said with a smile. He didn't let Gao Qiu sit down, but went straight to the point: "I've heard that this building is where Li Shishi, the number one artisan of the Song Dynasty, resides. I've longed to go there, but I also know that it's extremely difficult to meet her, and one must have a certain status and position. I'm afraid my subordinates are too lowly to invite her. I also heard that you are here, so I had someone invite you here, hoping you could take me to invite her."
"General..." Gao Qiu stammered, looking genuinely troubled. If he were to personally invite the person, His Majesty would likely hold him accountable, ending his good days. If he didn't go, General Shenwei wouldn't let him off easily either, and His Majesty wouldn't want to offend General Shenwei by showing up. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been sent here in the first place.
"What? You can't do it? This matter is putting you in a difficult position!" Seeing Gao Qiu's hesitant manner, Wang Han said angrily. A faint killing intent also enveloped Gao Qiu. Even the hot tea on the table in front of him instantly froze, and icicles even hung on the table.
"The General has given the order, and I will naturally do my utmost to fulfill it. I will die for it." Feeling the sudden, bone-chilling cold, and seeing the hot tea on the table freeze instantly, Gao Qiu shuddered and immediately replied. Offending His Majesty wouldn't necessarily mean a bad time; knowing His Majesty as he did, he wouldn't die immediately and would have plenty of opportunities to regain His Majesty's favor. But offending the currently powerful and influential General Shenwei meant he might be lying dead in the street at any moment.
"In that case, I'll trouble Grand Commandant Gao to make the trip. Go, and remember what you said: 'Success or death.'" Wang Han said with a smile. As soon as Wang Han smiled, the cold room returned to normal, and the ice on the table melted. If it weren't for the fact that the hot tea had gone cold, one might even doubt what they had just witnessed.
"Yes," Gao Qiu said, and quickly ran out of the room where Wang Han was.
"General, you're truly amazing! Not only did you bring Li Shishi here, but you also managed to get that corrupt official Gao Qiu handed over to Father Emperor to appease him," Zhao Fujin said with a smile after Gao Qiu left.
"You're not stupid!" Wang Han looked at Zhao Fujin with a surprised expression. "If you could see through this double-edged scheme, how could you be so easily betrayed and still work for someone else?"
“…” Zhao Fujin immediately shut up.
"Damn madam, don't let me find out which bastard conspired with the princess to scheme against the emperor, or this is no joke!" Gao Qiu cursed as he left Wang Han's room and headed towards Li Shishi's room. He was furious; he was ready to fall into the trap even if it seemed like a trap.
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"Shishi, come out and see General Shenwei!"
"Shishi, General Shenwei is brave, handsome, tall, strong, intelligent, powerful, wise and mighty. Go and see General Shenwei!"
Meanwhile, the madam and Yang Zhi were outside Li Shishi's boudoir, pleading with her with all sorts of kind words, even praising Wang Han in front of Yang Zhi. Yang Zhi watched from the side, saying nothing and not rushing in, but simply waiting with his knife in hand. He knew very well that the "please" to invite Li Shishi was different from the "please" to invite Grand Commandant Gao Qiu.
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