Being an emperor is not something he can do, so he can only rely on his connections.

Chapter 309 I Can Do It

Liu Yanzhi said innocently, "I am a division commander and a father. You treat me like a butcher."

Zhang Jingwei quickly replied, "Teacher, I know your temper very well. You are usually very strict with your children. I'm afraid Yuan'er will definitely get a beating tonight."

Liu Yanzhi raised his eyebrows and asked curiously, "How much did you drink?"

Zhang Jingwei stretched out two fingers and shook them, then replied, "It's a full two liters!"

Liu Yanzhi nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this, then suddenly said, "I heard from your family that you encountered a bottleneck when writing poetry tonight. You had inspiration but couldn't express it."

Zhang Jingwei was stunned for a moment, and exclaimed in astonishment, "Huh?"

Seeing this, Liu Yanzhi raised his lips slightly and said jokingly, "Let me see your poetic talent after drinking two liters of wine. Can you still write a decent poem?"

Zhang Jingwei looked embarrassed, smiled bitterly and pleaded, "Don't embarrass me."

However, Liu Yanzhi said firmly: "As long as you can write a poem that satisfies me right then and there, I will let her go for now!"

Hearing this, Zhang Jingwei, who had already lost hope, couldn't help but secretly rejoice. He widened his eyes, desperately turning his head, which had already become drowsy due to alcohol, and kept muttering, "Remember it quickly! Fine grape wine, moonlight cup..." He scratched his ears and cheeks, frantically struggling for a long time, but finally gave up helplessly.

Zhang Jingwei gently patted Liu Yuan's shoulder and lowered his voice to comfort her, "My dear sister, you have to hold on. Once people have drunk too much, even if they get beaten up, they won't feel much pain. You might just feel a little uncomfortable when you wake up tomorrow morning, so just be patient and it will pass."

Unexpectedly, after hearing these words, Liu Yuan was a little bit unbelievable, "You..." The words came to his lips, but he couldn't say them.

He simply gritted his teeth, looked at Liu Yanzhi with a firm gaze, and shouted, "Dad, I can write this poem!"

Liu Yanzhi obviously hadn't expected his daughter to respond so confidently. He was stunned for a moment, then recovered and said, "Oh? Really? Since you said you can do it, then fine, as long as you can do it on the spot, then of course it counts."

Liu Yuan shook his head and muttered, "Fine grape wine... Moonlight cup, the clear light shines into the night. The distant stars are reflected in the cup, the wind is light and the dew is gradually fading in the drunkenness."

In fact, she had already thought of it when they were playing drinking games just now, but she just hadn't figured out how to convey it to Zhang Jingwei.

Liu Yanzhi looked at the starry sky and chuckled softly, "The stars are far away, and the dew is fading. Girl, do you still want to play like this until dawn?"

Liu Yuan shook her head, her cheeks flushed red as she said coquettishly, "Oh, no! This is a state of being so obsessed with fine wine that you have completely forgotten yourself!"

Liu Yanzhi shook his head slightly, looked into Liu Yuan's clear eyes, and said, "In my opinion, you are almost sober now. Let's go home. I don't have a carriage for you to ride!"

This was a veiled mockery of Lu Hui, who had arrived by carriage. As Yunzhou's second-in-command, his salary was only half Lu Hui's, and he had no visible assets. He was usually reserved, with only a clerk at his beck and call at the yamen. At home, he relied heavily on Meng and Yuan'er for service. As a fifth-rank co-magistrate of a prefecture, Liu Yanzhi commanded his own office, the Fumin Hall. Having a legal advisor was perfectly natural, but he preferred to do things his own way. He disliked being fooled, and he didn't want to be fooled.

At this time, Zhang Jingwei stepped forward, bowed respectfully and said, "Teacher, don't worry. I have prepared the carriage for you." After that, he turned to Zhang Shiyi in the carriage and shouted, "Uncle Shiyi, please drive very steadily!"

Zhang Shiyi quickly responded, "Don't worry, young master! Sir Liu, please get in the carriage!" As he spoke, he reached out and gently pulled open the curtain of the carriage, making a gesture of invitation.

Liu Yanzhi seemed to calm down a bit, and he got on the carriage after saying something softly: "In the future as an official, you should reduce this kind of extravagance!"

Zhang Jingwei quickly bowed and said, "I will follow your instructions, teacher."

After seeing Liu Yan off, the drunk cats in the house were also arranged to stay in the side rooms.

Looking at the remaining food on the table, Zhang Jingwei said to Zhang Liu beside him with a smile: "Sixth Uncle, quickly call the maids and Li Yi and the others to have hot pot and barbecue together. We have all been busy all day, so this is a good opportunity to take a good rest!"

Zhang Liu frowned slightly, waved his hand and said, "These things are too greasy, my stomach is not used to them, you young people should enjoy them. I will ask Douya to notify them to come over later."

Zhang Jingwei nodded quickly and said, "Okay, thank you for your help, Sixth Uncle! If you really don't want to eat, go back to your room and rest."

However, Zhang Liu shook his head firmly, refusing: "No, I have to stay and guard the young master."

Zhang Jingwei laughed heartily, patted his chest, and said confidently, "Sixth Uncle, look how energetic I am! I'm completely sober now! And there will be a large group of people coming to accompany me later, so don't worry!"

Zhang Liu remained unmoved and insisted, "Even so, it's okay for me to stay a little longer. It won't make any difference anyway."

Seeing Zhang Liu's resolute attitude, Zhang Jingwei sighed helplessly and advised earnestly, "Uncle Liu, we young people are full of energy, so staying up late is no problem. But the doctor told you last time that you have to pay more attention to rest!"

Hearing this, Zhang Liu couldn't help but hesitate a little, but he quickly asked, "Young Master, is there something you're hiding from an old man like me that's inconvenient for me to be present?"

Zhang Jingwei hurriedly explained, "Oh, Sixth Uncle, what are you thinking about? I have to rush to visit my parents early tomorrow morning, and I still have to rely on you to take care of the itinerary along the way. If you don't get enough rest tonight, how can you have enough energy to deal with tomorrow's affairs?"

After hearing this, Zhang Liu was finally convinced. He nodded and said, "Okay, since the young master has said so, I will go back to my room to rest. Please rest early, young master!" After that, he turned around and left slowly.

After a while, Douya brought a group of people to the restaurant. Seeing the host was there, everyone was still a little reserved, but after Zhang Jingwei teased Douya, the atmosphere gradually became livelier.

After Zhang Shiyi came back, they really started to clean their plates. Not even much of the hot pot base was left, and the barbecue skewers were even cleaned of all the oil. However, he really couldn't drink wine, so the remaining wine was taken back to the kitchen.