Geng Qiu discussed with Ah Hao and decided to have a guest banquet in Layue**, and it happened that Yu Mingyi also arrived in Beijing in advance, and this day was still a rest day. This is the first banquet in the Wenwu General's Mansion, and there will definitely be many people who come. Time is urgent, both of them have no experience, and most of the people who come will be high-powered ministers, Geng Qiu is extremely afraid of offending people, and he is also afraid that he will cause jokes.

Yu Mingyi couldn't help himself, and besides, he was so busy that even Ah Wan was sent to the general's mansion. Although his baron's mansion is next to the general's mansion, the people in his mansion are not his henchmen, and they dare not send them out to help Geng Qiu, but Lord Zhou privately instructed Geng Qiu on some things, and also sent a confidant Zhou Shun to help. Zhou Shun is the son of Zhou Steward in Beixian County, Geng Qiu has dealt with Zhou Shun a lot, the two are very familiar and have a good relationship.

Geng Qiutian was so busy that he couldn't wait to grow three heads and six arms. Because he had never done such a big thing, and he hadn't even participated in it, Zhou Shun simply built yì Gengqiu to take the bread out of the table. So, Geng Qiu directly invited a famous restaurant in Beijing to give the bread to others, this kind of thing, with Zhou Shun's check, it was also very appropriate. The kitchen at home is just preparing some tea, snacks, dried fruits, even so, he is not at ease, for fear of making a fool of himself and losing Ah Hao's face. How much has to be rehearsed in advance, but this drill has an accident, just one more Zhou Shun, it really can't be fun.

Banquet guests, you must not just eat a meal, but also arrange a troupe to let everyone have fun. Going to the theater was one of the favorite entertainment activities of ancient people. The matter of inviting the drama troupe also asked people who were good friends with Ah Hao to help. In the wax moon, there are many people who do happy events, and this troupe is not so easy to invite. There are more famous troupes, and the schedule is full early. Fortunately, the famous Yuli class, I heard that it was an important person from General Fang Wu's Mansion, and a group of people were also evened out, and they could come over and sing twice. It's just that the most famous corner can't be invited.

"What to do? I'm completely inexperienced, and no one in my family can afford such a big thing. Geng Qiu said with a bitter face, he really didn't know what to do.

"Well, you haven't gone through such a thing, and you don't have a servant at home for many years, and you really can't. It seems that I can only go to someone else's house to borrow a few stewards to help. Ah Hao thought for a while and said. He also knew Geng Qiu's difficulties. Not to mention Geng Qiu, even if he himself experienced such an occasion when he was young, in fact, even the former general's mansion didn't like to be a big banquet guest.

Then Ah Hao went directly to the house of Uncle Zhang and Deng and borrowed someone to help. These two families had Zhang Baihu and Deng Baihu who went to the battlefield with Ah Hao, and now they have been promoted like Ah Hao, but they are not as good as Ah Hao, but they have also received four military attachés, and the titles of the two families are also stable. Ah Hao and Zhang Jiayang, Deng Xingzhou, the relationship is originally good. As soon as he said that, the two of them each borrowed a special housekeeper mother at home, and each brought ten people to help.

With the help of these two experienced mothers, each of them took their own hands and was responsible for a part, and the General's Mansion, which was originally a little chaotic, immediately acted in a much more organized manner, and Geng Qiu finally breathed a sigh of relief. The two mothers stayed in the General's Mansion for two days, helped the General's Mansion straighten things out, and helped Geng Qiu to guide and discipline the subordinates, and on the third day, it was a formal banquet.

Early in the morning, the gate of the General's Mansion was opened, and a row of subordinates dressed in uniform were waiting at the door to greet the guests. The two mothers often go out with the master of the family to attend banquets, so they naturally know some taboos of the major families, and understand the grievances between certain families, and those families are good friends, so that they can know which people are arranged at the same table and which people are far apart. With their guidance, Geng Qiu spent a lot of time writing down these things first, so as not to go wrong.

Because there was no female hostess in the General's Mansion, the visitors were all men, and some brought their children and nephews, but almost half of the Kyoto officials and noble families came, and the number of guests was so large that the streets in front of the General's Mansion were almost blocked. Fortunately, there are few people living in this area, and it does not affect the lives of other people.

It can be said that Geng Qiu doesn't know any of his guests. He just followed Ah Hao, exchanged a few words with the guests, and then introduced the inner courtyard and sat down to eat tea first. People with good relationships, Ah Hao will also hint to Geng Qiu to be more enthusiastic with such people and say a few more words. Some guests who can't be offended, Ah Hao will also hint at Geng Qiu. The guests will also gather together in groups to talk, this kind of time, in fact, it is a good time to socialize, everyone does not come simply to see the name of General Wenwu, but also to take this opportunity to pull the relationship, find a clear and honest reason, and talk to people who are rarely seen in their daily lives.

After the guests entered, there were people who specially waited for tea, but Geng Qiu and Ah Hao were busy for more than an hour, specially at the door to greet them, originally like Ah Hao could not go out to greet guests, but there were too few masters in the family, and there were no cousins on the side, Geng Qiu was a master who didn't know these people at all, there was no way, Ah Hao had to go into battle in person, so that some low-level officials were very flattered when they saw him.

Not to mention Ah Hao, even Brother Ning and Ah Niu have tasks, and they have to accompany the guests and nephews. Of course, Ning Ge'er was entertaining young people of his age. And Ah Niu accompanies the younger children. Fortunately, most people know about the things in the Wenwu General's Mansion, and the people who brought the children were all very close to Ah Hao, and there were not many, Ning Ge'er only entertained three teenagers, and they were all good-natured, and a few people sat on the side, talked about poetry, and also talked about some interesting things about Beixian County. There are five little guests greeted by Ah Niu, the younger one is six or seven years old, and the eldest one is only ten years old, among which of course there is Ah Wan. These children are all very active, but Ah Niu can be good at writing and martial arts, and is very good at coaxing children, and Ah Wan and the two of them entertained a few little guests very well.

After eating, watching the play, and staying at night were all good friends. Most people went back. At this time, the prince actually came over secretly, and at this time, Ah Hao and the others were gossiping together. Because they are all familiar military attachés, they are basically friends, so everyone is extra casual. Even Lord Zhou went back. Lord Zhou is in Beijing, and he must not go back to the Zhou Mansion to live with the Fang family and his children, especially before Yu Mingyi came to Beijing, after Yu Mingyi came, he lived in the Baron's Mansion with all his might. Lord Zhou is a civil official, and his grade is high, he is here, and the military attaches are not easy to play, so he went back first.

Yu Mingyi came over in the afternoon for fear of trouble. He is now very famous, everyone knows his relationship with Ah Hao, and there are many people who came to wait for him, but he had to wait for most of the people to leave before coming over.

Seeing the prince, everyone hurriedly knelt down and saluted, and shouted in unison: "See the prince." The prince hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Hurry up, please come here for a drink as a comrade, why is everyone polite." ”

That being said, where is everyone really as casual as they used to be in the army, today is not the same as in the past.

The prince said a few words to the generals, and went to see Yu Mingyi, to say that Yu Mingyi's move was the result of the wrestling between him and Prince An and the first prince, everyone originally wanted to benefit, but they didn't want to let Yu Mingyi pick up a title in the end. However, Yu Mingyi's achievements now are obvious to everyone, but there is no chewing on the root of the tongue. Of course, Yu Mingyi's prestige is also extremely beneficial to the crown prince, just like last time he used Yu Mingyi to agitate the people, so that the court will fight instead of peace. Otherwise, whether King Ping is the crown prince or not has to be said.

Yu Mingyi saw the prince for the first time, of course, he had to make a big salute, but the prince obviously valued Yu Mingyi very much, and he gave him face, so he didn't wait for him to kneel down, and motioned to Ah Hao to help.

"It's the first time I've met Mr. Yu, and I've always wanted to see Mr. Yu's demeanor." The prince laughed.

"Don't dare to be." Yu Mingyi hurriedly got up and said in a proper manner. The prince is accustomed to doing face-saving projects, but Yu Mingyi doesn't dare to be rude at all, of course he knows the origin of his title now. This prince is quite a person with means, but for him, the current prince can govern the country well and treat the ministers with great courtesy, so such a king can be regarded as a Ming monarch. As for how many mansions the prince has and how many means he has, he doesn't care too much.

The prince asked some teaching questions in Beixian again, of course, Yu Mingyi also took the opportunity to put forward some small requirements, such as there are too many students enrolled in Beixian County, and now there is a shortage of masters, and Liu Zhihua and others will go to Beijing to take the exam, after high school, it is definitely impossible to go back, the vacancy of the four of them must be filled by someone, for this matter, Yu Mingyi is so anxious, this time in Beijing, he also went to Guozijian and other places, and said that he wanted to get a few good masters to go back.

"Well, I'll write it down. The county school sends the master, but it is a big deal. The prince said.

"Prince Xie." Yu Mingyi hurriedly thanked her. The prince spoke, so he didn't have to worry.

The prince has seen Yu Mingyi, and specially called Ah Wan out to meet him, Ah Wan is quite good-looking, there is a father like Yu Mingyi, and Lord Zhou is also dignified, so as soon as he appeared, the prince's eyes lit up, originally Ah Niu was also very good-looking, but with Ah Wan, he fell behind.

"See the Prince." Ah Wan knelt down and saluted, and said in a proper manner.

"Ouch, it's the first time I've seen such a delicate child, and I'm better than Ah Niu." The prince said with a smile. I gave him a meeting gift.

"Prince Xie." Ah Wan and Yu Mingyi hurriedly thanked them.

The prince took another test of Ah Wan's homework, and when he saw that his answer was clear and clear, he exclaimed: "It's really smart, it's really different, Mr. Yu taught it really well." ”

"Prince Liao praised."

Ah Wan is young, but he reads early, and sure enough, he combines the smart minds of Yu Mingyi and Lord Zhou, and his current schoolwork is two points better than Ah Niu. Obviously, Ah Wan doesn't have to worry about his future in the future.

The prince originally came to save face for Ah Hao, but in the end, it was Yu Mingyi and Ke Wan, the two fathers and sons, who had extra face. Although they were said in the inner room in private, anyone with a discerning eye understood that the prince liked Ah Wan very much.

After sending off the guests, Ah Hao and Geng Qiu were also tired and panicked, everyone who came to help said goodbye and went home, Geng Qiu Ah Hao also sealed a thick red envelope, thanked them for their help, and sent them back. After all the people left, the subordinates of the General's Mansion were still cleaning up non-stop.

Brother Ning and Ah Niu went to sleep, and Ah Hao and Geng Qiu were still talking, they were too tired, but they couldn't sleep.

"Ouch, I'm tired of the old capital, this is a treat, but I have to get rid of a layer of skin." Geng Qiu said with a smile.

"This is the first time, and I will do more in the future, and I don't have to be as tired as I am now." Ah Hao said.

"Is it possible, do you still want to do it often? I don't want to, it's very annoying, I don't know if these people will say when they go back, our people from the countryside of Beixian County can't be on the stage. Geng laughed at himself. Today's matter, although it was barely successful, there were also many mistakes, and there were still some mistakes. In fact, Geng Qiu should be grateful, there is no female hostess at home, if a group of female guests come, I am afraid that it will be more difficult to entertain.

"Regardless of what they say, what about the countryside, what do you care about here. Besides, which one does things, no one points out, no matter how good it is, there are always people who are not satisfied, the so-called difficult to reconcile, even if it is the most famous restaurant, some people say that the dishes are not delicious. Ah Hao persuaded. He can see it, besides, when the prince comes today, everyone wants to say something, but they have to worry about their identity.