The newspaper office worked late into the night, with newspapers being printed every minute and every second in the printing workshop. In the blink of an eye, the freshly printed newspapers were bundled up and delivered to the capital city and other places in the capital area by horse-drawn carriages overnight.
Fang Beidou stayed in the newspaper office until 3:15 am. When he saw that everything was running normally in the newspaper office and everyone was busy working overtime and he no longer had to watch, Fang Beidou breathed a sigh of relief and walked out of the newspaper office alone.
There were stars like a river above his head, and Longqi Mountain was completely silent. Apart from the sound of leaves rustling in the night wind, the chirping of insects and the cries of night owls, there was basically no other sound. In the distance, there were still some lights in the Imperial Capital City. Fang Beidou didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that there seemed to be more lights on in the Imperial Capital City tonight than usual.
"It would be strange if those people in the Imperial Capital City could sleep well tonight!" Fang Beidou muttered to himself. He touched his stomach. He felt a little hungry a few hours ago, but now, although he didn't eat anything, after a busy and intense time, he felt that the hunger seemed to have disappeared. He looked down the mountain and thought of Yan Liqiang. Fang Beidou's feet involuntarily walked down the mountain.
There were no people on the road at this time. After a while, Fang Beidou arrived outside the courtyard guarded by Yan Liqiang. Finding that no one was watching around, he did not knock on the door. He just flashed over the several-foot-high wall and landed directly in the courtyard.
"Haha, you're here..." Under the orange tree in the yard, Yan Liqiang moved a table and two stools and was having a drink under the tree, enjoying himself. There were fried peanuts, braised chicken, and a bowl of cold dishes on the table.
"Did you guess I was coming?"
"Of course, although I'm not as good at fortune-telling as you, but I know you will come tonight, and you must not have eaten when you come..." Yan Liqiang smiled, raised his glass to Fang Beidou, and drank it all.
Fang Beidou took a look and found that there was a pair of empty bowls and chopsticks and a wine glass on the table. Knowing that Yan Liqiang was waiting for him, he didn't hesitate to walk over, picked up a chicken leg without using chopsticks, and started to chew it, his mouth full of oil.
"Well, not bad, not bad. This is the braised chicken from the old Fang family outside the west gate of Dijing City. I never realized it was so delicious..." Fang Beidou said vaguely while gnawing on a chicken leg. Only in front of Yan Liqiang did Fang Beidou not need to hide anything.
Today is also a special day. This dinner has a special meaning for Fang Beidou and Yan Liqiang. There are no loud gongs and drums, no grand fanfare, no flowers and applause. What there is is only the trust and tacit understanding between the two people.
After gnawing on a plump chicken leg, eating a few pieces of chicken breast, and gulping down half a bowl of cold dishes, Fang Beidou wiped his mouth and raised the wine glass that Yan Liqiang had filled for him, "Okay, now that I'm full, come on, no need to say anything else, I'll toast you with this glass, on behalf of the hundreds of millions of people in this capital area!"
"I salute you too. Without you, I couldn't have done this alone!"
"Come on, do it!"
"Dry!"
The two men clinked their glasses, then each drank it all in one gulp, looked at each other, and laughed.
"What will happen next?" Fang Beidou asked directly.
"The news is still fermenting, and everyone is half-believing and half-doubting, but it doesn't matter. In just over a month, when the news of the solar eclipse in Liuzhou arrives in May, it will be even more lively!" Yan Liqiang smiled faintly, "Starting from May, it is estimated that some people will gradually move out of the Imperial Capital. After August, there will be a small peak, and by January next year, it will be a real big retreat. His Majesty the Emperor and all the civil and military officials will probably have to wait until January next year before they will gradually evacuate. After May next year, the only ones who dare to stay in the capital will be those who don't want to leave and are willing to wait for death here..."
"What will happen to the Han Empire next?" Fang Beidou continued to ask.
Yan Liqiang glanced at Fang Beidou and pointed at his arm, "Look, do I have more hands than others?"
Fang Beidou was stunned for a moment and shook his head!
"Then take a look at my head. Is there another floating halo behind it that makes you want to kneel down?" Yan Liqiang continued to point at his head and asked.
Fang Beidou still shook his head, "No!"
Yan Liqiang spread his arms and sighed, "So, I tell you the truth, I am not a god, nor am I a reborn saint. What I am doing now is the limit of my ability. From today on, after the stone turtle is fished out, the future of the Han Empire is completely unknown to me. I may not know as much as you do. What will happen to the Han Empire, how will the emperor be, how will Lin Qingtian be, and who will win in the end, the emperor's party or the prime minister's party, I don't know anything!"
Looking at Yan Liqiang's expression, Fang Beidou knew that Yan Liqiang was telling the truth. He pondered for a while, "It is estimated that after May, the civil and military officials in the Imperial Capital will consider moving the capital. This is a big deal and will have a huge impact on all aspects. Do you have any plan to deal with it?"
"It's not a plan. I'm just doing what I can. I've already done the most important thing when I came to the Imperial Capital this time. As for moving the capital, you said it's a big deal. How can I, a nobody who lives in a remote place and can't even protect myself, have the right to discuss it? I can only accept the facts. But I have one more thing I want to try. Whether it succeeds or not, I will leave the Imperial Capital and return to Ganzhou to be my own local rich man!"
"What's up?"
"Let's try and see if we can kill Lin Qingtian!" Yan Liqiang said calmly, then he picked up the wine glass again and drank it all.
Fang Beidou's expression suddenly changed, and he lowered his voice, "Are you looking for death?"
"I know the dangers, but I won't give up if I don't give it a try!" Yan Liqiang showed a determined look on his face, and said firmly, "Lin Qingtian has wanted to kill me more than once. He is not a supernatural being who can sleep with his eyes open. If I don't try, how can I know if I can kill him? I feel that as long as I kill him, many problems will be solved!"
"If Lin Qingtian is so easy to deal with, is he still Lin Qingtian? Do you know how many people wanted to kill Lin Qingtian in the past few decades, but ended up losing their own lives?" Fang Beidou looked straight into Yan Liqiang's eyes.
"I'm not stupid enough to rush up to him and compete with him!" Yan Liqiang shook his head and raised a finger. "One arrow, I only need one arrow to know the result. After practicing to my current level, if I don't even have the courage to shoot at the enemy, then there is no need for me to continue practicing!"
"Have you decided?"
"Well, when Lin Qingtian comes back this time, I will find an opportunity to take action!" Yan Liqiang nodded.
Fang Beidou gulped down a glass of wine and sighed, "I feel like it's going to be hard for me to live long with you!"
"Hahaha..." Yan Liqiang laughed...
(End of this chapter)