"..."
"I've let you down..."
Both old codgers were completely drunk.
At the height of their emotional outburst, the two almost wept in each other's arms.
Suddenly, Yun Zheng understood why Qin Liugan had closed his doors to visitors for five years.
He was fighting a battle with himself, blaming himself for failing to stop Emperor Wen from personally leading the campaign against Beihuan, which had led to the disastrous defeat in Shuobei.
Yun Zheng did not know what kind of past existed between Emperor Wen and this old scoundrel.
However, it was clear that Emperor Wen trusted the old scoundrel implicitly.
When he personally led the campaign to Shuobei, he left the old scoundrel in the Imperial City to guard the home front.
Clearly, Emperor Wen believed that as long as this old scoundrel was in the Imperial City, the capital would not fall into chaos!
This level of trust was likely granted by Emperor Wen to this old scoundrel alone!
Looking at these two drunken sots, Yun Zheng was genuinely afraid that once they sobered up, they would want to kill him and Qin Qihu to silence them, lest news of their disgraceful behavior today get out.
Yun Zheng pondered for a moment and whispered to Qin Qihu, "Brother Qin, should we go for a walk outside?"
"Alright, alright! That's precisely what I was thinking, Brother!" Qin Qihu scrambled to his feet.
Clearly, he was also afraid that the two drunken men might decide to commit murder to cover up their shame.
The two hit it off immediately, le…
Chapter 37