newbobooks Chapter 271
Chapter 271
"Doesn't your Drunken Immortal Pavilion claim to have all kinds of food? You don't even have dragon meat, yet you dare to open your doors for business?"
Chen Wanyan came here to cause trouble. Given his status, he didn't need to find a suitable reason; any reason would do, because he knew that the manager of Zuixianlou wouldn't dare to say anything.
Today, he's going to make Zhou Chu and Yang Shen pay.
Li Zhaofan, who was standing to the side, was immediately put in a bind. He never expected that Chen Wanyan had called him to Zuixianlou not to discuss business, but for some other purpose. It was obvious that he was there to cause trouble.
Who's behind Zuixianlou? Others might not know, but how could Li Zhaofan not know? Putting aside everything else, Han Jie, the Minister of Personnel alone, is someone a nobody like him can't afford to offend, not to mention the living Yama Zhou Chu.
Although Zhou Chu lost power at the morning court session, even so, crushing him, a fifth-rank official, would be as easy as crushing an ant.
As the saying goes, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.
Chen Wanyan's identity is extraordinary, and he is not afraid of the people behind Zuixianlou, but he is afraid. When the two powerful figures fight, if he is not careful, he will be smashed to pieces and never recover.
At this moment, Li Zhaofan was filled with regret. He had really been blinded by greed. Of all the people he could have chosen, he had to go through this one. This person didn't seem to be very smart at all.
"Lord Chen, you have quite the imposing presence."
Zhou Chu and Yang Shen arrived at the private room where Chen Wanyan and Yang Shen were. Zhou Chu looked at the unreasonable Chen Wanyan with amusement.
When Li Zhaofan saw Zhou Chu and Yang Shen, his heart sank. He had been hoping for the best, but now he was completely doomed.
Which of these two powerful figures is someone to be trifled with? One is a Grand Secretary, and the other is the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Although he has lost power, he still holds the position of Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
Li Zhaofan knew Zhou Chu. After all, Zhou Chu had caused a huge uproar in the capital a year ago. If Li Zhaofan hadn't been outside the Jiangnan Group, he probably wouldn't have escaped unscathed either.
Even so, Li Zhaofan still vividly remembered what Zhou Chu had done back then. Now, seeing this living Yama, Li Zhaofan felt his legs go weak and he could barely stand.
"Your humble servant Li Zhaofan greets the two lords."
At this point, Li Zhaofan no longer cared whether doing so would offend Chen Wanyan. He knew very well that if he didn't bow, he would definitely offend the two people in front of him.
Although Chen Wanyan was dissatisfied with Li Zhaofan's behavior, he couldn't say anything.
"Lord Zhou is really meddling. What I want to eat is none of your business. As far as I know, this Drunken Immortal Pavilion has little to do with you anymore, Lord Zhou?"
Chen Wanyan stroked his goatee and said.
Zhou Chu had already transferred the profits from Zuixianlou to Yun Jin. Later, when Yun Jin joined the army, this portion was directly allocated to Chunlan. So, on the surface, Zhou Chu really didn't have much to do with Zuixianlou.
Even though everyone knows that the biggest backers behind Zuixianlou are Zhou Chu and Han Jie, these things cannot be said openly.
"I can't interfere with what happens at Zuixianlou, but since Lord Chen says he wants to eat dragon meat, I have to intervene. His Majesty, even the Son of Heaven, is in awe of Lord Chen's outrageous remarks at Zuixianlou, constantly talking about eating dragon meat. What is his intention? Could he be plotting a rebellion?"
Zhou Chu immediately slapped a big accusation on Chen Wanyan, catching him off guard.
"Lord Zhou is right. I think Lord Chen is just using the pretext of eating dragon meat to plot something sinister. Is this the one who is conspiring with you to do something big?"
Yang Shen glanced at Li Zhaofan beside him and said.
Upon hearing this, Li Zhaofan almost knelt down on the spot.
"My lords, I am innocent! I only wanted to use Lord Chen to establish a relationship. I never expected Lord Chen to be so audacious as to want to eat dragon meat. I really don't know anything about it."
Li Zhaofan almost cried when he said this.
Chen Wanyan was stunned when he heard this. He never expected that with just a few words from Zhou Chu and Yang Shen, Li Zhaofan would so readily sever ties with him.
Could it be that in this Li's eyes, he himself is less important than Zhou Chu and Yang Shen?
Thinking about this, Chen Wanyan became increasingly displeased and harbored resentment towards Li Zhaofan.
"Lord Zhou and Lord Yang really know how to flatter people. It's just a piece of dragon meat, why make such a fuss?"
Chen Wanyan said disdainfully.
"It's just dragon meat? Lord Chen, you have quite the nerve. If you were to eat other meats, even beef, it would at most be against the laws of the Ming Dynasty, but you wouldn't be guilty of much, because these meats are real."
Zhou Chu sneered.
"But has Lord Chen really seen dragon meat?"
Zhou Chu's question left Chen Wanyan speechless, and he didn't know how to answer.
To say you've seen dragon meat? That's utter nonsense.
Saying you've never seen it only confirms your sinister intentions.
For a moment, Chen Wanyan was caught in a dilemma, not knowing what to do. He never expected that Zhou Chu would be so difficult to deal with.
Just now, when Sun Qiang went to tell Zhou Chu, Zhou Chu asked Shen Lian to go to the Northern Garrison to summon Lu Wanshan. Soon, Lu Wanshan arrived at Zuixianlou with a group of Imperial Guards.
"Lord Chen intends to rebel; come with us."
Lu Wanshan sneered.
"Who dares to arrest me? Do you think your Northern Garrison Command is worthy? I am the Marquis of Taihe, and the Empress is my daughter."
Chen Wanyan naturally recognized Lu Wanshan. After all, he had been in the capital for almost a year, so how could he not recognize the commander of the Northern Garrison?
“Lord Chen, our Northern Garrison Command dares to do this. This is the duty of the Northern Garrison Command. Men, take Lord Chen back to the Northern Garrison Command.”
Lu Wanshan drank it.
Upon hearing this, the Imperial Guards behind Lu Wanshan immediately dragged Chen Wanyan away. Chen Wanyan cursed and swore all the way, but all the Imperial Guards ignored him.
"Lord Li, would you like to come with us as well?"
Lu Wanshan looked at Li Zhaofan, who was dumbfounded, and said.
As the pacification commissioner of the Northern Garrison, Lu Wanshan knew all the officials, big and small, in the capital.
Upon hearing this, Li Zhaofan's face fell, as if he had resigned himself to his fate, and he obediently followed the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
Li Zhaofan knew very well that he was merely caught in the crossfire of these powerful figures' power struggle. Even so, Chen Wanyan would be virtually unharmed because he had the Empress and even the Emperor behind him. But once he, a nobody, entered the Northern Garrison, things would probably be much worse.
Li Zhaofan knew very well that, given what he had done in the past and the money he had embezzled, the best outcome would be being dismissed from office, or even worse.
"grown ups."
Seeing that the matter was settled, Lu Wanshan bowed respectfully to Zhou Chu.
"Go back."
Zhou Chu waved his hand and said.
"Yes."
Lu Wanshan then left Zuixianlou.
"The Embroidered Uniform Guards are much more prestigious than before, all thanks to you. I'm sure they all respect you greatly."
Yang Shen smiled.
These words, seemingly praising Zhou Chu, were actually a veiled reminder to Zhou Chu to be careful not to become too powerful and overshadow his master.
"Don't worry, Mr. Sheng'an, I know what I'm doing. It's just that Chen Wanyan probably won't stay in the Northern Garrison for long."
Zhou Chu smiled.
"A small punishment is a good thing. It's not necessarily a bad thing to have him causing trouble."
Yang Shen smiled.