Nancheng Banquet Episode 5 Recap
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Yan Zhangyun willingly took the blame for Xiao Qiang Zi this time. Xiao Qiang Zi sincerely apologized to Yan Zhangyun and personally applied medicine for him. When Xiao Qiang Zi lifted his clothes to look, she saw his bloody back, with many scars. It turned out that he not only bravely killed enemies on the battlefield but also once saved the Emperor with his own life.
Xiao Qiang Zi felt sorry for him and blew air for him, making Yan Zhangyun think of the little girl he played with in his childhood. Xiao Qiang Zi showed off in front of the Emperor wearing the uniform of a commanding general, and even wanted an oversized commanding general's badge.
He quietly told the Emperor that he had come up with a solution that could not only solve the problem of the Qianyu Guard's military funds but also solve his own lack of money. After listening, the Emperor always felt that the other party was his uncle, feeling a bit embarrassed.
The tax silver from Jiangnan was transported to Duke Wei's mansion in advance. Duke Wei personally inspected it and signed to confirm. Duke Wei instructed his subordinates to follow the previous rules, distributing half and keeping half, and secretly rejoiced that whether or not the military funds were issued was up to him.
The next day, Yan Zhangyun and Xiao Qiang Zi, holding the imperial edict, came to inspect the tax silver and handle its storage. Xiao Qiang Zi found on the spot that some of the silver was fake. The steward said that the silver had not been touched since it was stored last night, so how could there be fakes?
Duke Wei stated that he had never seen this part of the tax silver before and suspected someone was framing him. Yan Zhangyun directly ordered a search of the mansion and found a large amount of national silver in the secret room. This time, Yan Zhangyun did not find Zhu Yin powder, only discovering Duke Wei's embezzlement.
This scheme by Xiao Qiang Zi allowed the national silver to return to the national treasury, and he received the previous reward silver and military funds. He specially bought antidote from Yan Zhangyun to save his life and had to give him all his belongings.
Just as he was about to take the antidote, Dao Ge beside him started eating it one by one. It turned out that this "antidote" was available to everyone, a tonic made by the imperial physician. Xiao Qiang Zi, feeling wronged, took the hawthorn pills to question Yan Zhangyun, asking why he was so cruel; he was about to die, yet he was deceived by him. Yan Zhangyun looked at the crying Xiao Qiang Zi and admitted that he didn't actually have any antidote.
Yan Zhangyun realized he had done wrong, seeing Xiao Qiang Zi crying sadly, he originally wanted to keep him around to find out about the whereabouts of the jade finger ring, but now he cared so much about him. That night, Yan Zhangyun, in order to express his apology, gave Xiao Qiang Zi a jade whistle, saying that if he encountered danger, blow it, and he would appear to protect him.
At the early court session, the Emperor selected the Minister of Revenue to take over the supervision of the national treasury and took the opportunity to take back the important positions of the inner court. The Prime Minister accused Yan Zhangyun of not being able to clarify the Zhu Yin powder and suggested transferring the investigation authority to the Ministry of Justice.
Before the Emperor could speak, Yan Zhangyun agreed directly. It turned out he was trying to divert the enemy's attention, which was conducive to his investigation of the family's extermination case. Wei Tianjiao didn't know how to get along with his colleagues in the Qianyu Guard because of his father's dereliction of duty.
Although he initially resented Yan Zhangyun a bit, he realized later that Yan Zhangyun was trying to protect him. When Wei Tianjiao returned home, he was scolded by Duke Wei, saying that he was eating from both sides and that all the hard-earned family property was gone. Wei Tianjiao advised his father that a gentleman should love money properly, and handed him a deed to a shop, allowing Duke Wei to engage in the business he liked.
The next day, Wei Tianjiao came to Xiao Qiang Zi and found Yan Zhangyun's cherished jade whistle in his hand. Xiao Qiang Zi explained that she had been wronged, and it was compensation given by Yan Zhangyun. Wei Tianjiao felt that his eldest brother was biased. Xiao Qiang Zi deliberately blew the whistle, and Yan Zhangyun immediately rushed over, asking why Wei Tianjiao didn't have a gift.
To cover up Xiao Qiang Zi's importance, he said everyone had a share, so the treasures in his room were all moved out by his subordinates. Hearing the whistle again, he hurried over. Xiao Qiang Zi said she was thirsty and asked him to pour her a glass of water, and even brought up the identity of a commanding general.
Yan Zhangyun saw Xiao Qiang Zi taking advantage of the situation and advised him not to go too far. Xiao Qiang Zi, holding the oversized commanding general's badge, continued to order Yan Zhangyun to do laundry, cook, and even in front of everyone, asked him to massage her. Over the next few days, Xiao Qiang Zi kept blowing the whistle, even the guards below felt Xiao Qiang Zi was going too far, but he wouldn't be able to do it for long.
Hearing how his colleagues were evaluating him, Xiao Qiang Zi had to climb a tree to pick fruits for Yan Zhangyun. Unfortunately, he couldn't get down from the tree, but fortunately, the Emperor arrived and caught him under the tree. As Xiao Qiang Zi and the Emperor left the palace, he set his eyes on some beautiful jewelry, falsely claiming that he liked to collect them. On the way, he encountered a woman scolding her disobedient daughter, warning her to be careful of being caught by the Qianyu Guard.
Xiao Qiang Zi couldn't stand it and corrected her directly, saying that the Qianyu Guard was the protector of the people, and if they had difficulties, they should find the Qianyu Guard. Xiao Qiang Zi advocated for the Qianyu Guard in this way, even suggesting that the Qianyu Guard should come out to serve the people, after all, representing the Emperor's care for the people's image.
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