On August 16, after Lu Bolin's class, it coincided with his 50th birthday.

As the commander of the fight against the ghost army this time, he successfully brought the ghost clan to peace, and his credit can be imagined.

Not only was he rewarded by the Son of Heaven of the Empire, but his status in the court was greatly improved, almost above 10,000 people under one person.

And the place where he held the banquet was also in the Imperial Capital General's Mansion.

Xiao Yuan and Peng Shuang were also invited.

This is the first time he has come to the imperial capital, the land of the imperial city, and its prosperity is needless to say.

The wide streets are not comparable to the small places in Liucheng at all, and all the roads are paved with bluestone floors, which are tightly seamless, comparable to the current cement roads.

On the streets everywhere, people come and go, business travelers are endless, and the sound of selling is endless.

In the bustling crowd, Xiao Yuan was dressed in brocade clothes and tied his hair with a wooden hairpin, and the whole person looked like a handsome son, very handsome.

This set of clothes was bought after he received his military salary, and the clothes were the same as Huaxia Hanfu, and Peng Shuang, who was traveling with him, was also in civilian clothes, but the latter's expression at the moment was a stunned look.

While walking, Peng Shuang couldn't help but sigh: "The restaurant here is so big......"

This is a typical hillbilly entering the big city, Xiao Yuan glanced at him with a smile: "You are also the first time to come to the imperial capital?" ”

"yes." Peng Shuang nodded, his eyes still looking around.

"Let's go, it's almost time." Xiao Yuan said, and then the two passed through a few more streets before finding the General's Mansion.

At this moment, in front of the mansion, it is really a busy traffic, I don't know how many dignitaries and nobles came to celebrate the birthday, it was a joyful atmosphere, and there were also Lu Mansion housekeepers with several subordinates, busy there.

At the feet of the Son of Heaven, there are big officials everywhere, and the imperial capital is also the place with the most rich people, and Lu Bolin's status is not low, and it is reasonable to have this situation.

Fortunately, Lu Bolin had other arrangements for a group of army generals, and Xiao Yuan and Peng Shuang were quickly introduced into the mansion by the housekeeper and taken to a separate hall.

When the two of them arrived, there were already many people in the hall, Xiao Yuan glanced at it, and all the people here were Lu Bolin's subordinates who had fought against the ghost army.

In the crowd, there are mostly partial generals, and no matter how bad they are, they are also captains, all of whom are higher in rank than the two, after coming in, Xiao Yuan had no choice but to clasp his fists at everyone and said, "I've seen all the generals." ”

Some people glanced at Xiao Yuan and didn't make a sound, while others continued to talk about something with others, and no one paid attention.

Xiao Yuan put down his hand with a smile, and he was not angry, but Peng Shuang couldn't help but snort.

At this time, Lu Bolin also strode in from the outside, and when he saw him, the generals in the hall hurriedly stopped talking, straightened up, and hugged their fists together: "Lu Shuai." ”

"Huh? You don't have to be polite. Lu Bolin waved his hand, and then walked to the position directly above.

Immediately afterwards, without waiting for him to speak, a partial general took the initiative to greet him, and at the same time took out a brocade box, handed it to Lu Bolin, and said with a smile on his face:

"Lu Shuai, this is a little caution on the part of the last general, and I ask Lu Shuai to accept it."

"This is ......" Seeing the brocade box, Lu Bolin couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

However, he didn't take it, but stretched out one hand to open it, and when he saw the gift inside, he couldn't help but take a light breath, and then waved his hand again and again: "No, General Gao can come to celebrate Ben Shuai's birthday, Ben Shuai is already very happy, this gift is too precious." ”

Inside the brocade box, there is a pearl the size of a dragon's eye, and its value is worth a thousand gold.

Seeing him refuse, General Gao hurriedly said: "Today, Lu Shuai is 50 years old, and the last general will prepare a slight gift to show respect. ”

What he said was just like the truth, and when Lu Bolin heard this, he began to pretend to be embarrassed.

Seeing this, the other generals began to echo and said: "Yes, yes, Lu Shuai, this is General Gao's heart, don't shirk it anymore......"

"This ...... Okay......" In the end, Lu Bolin accepted the pearl with a warm and difficult look.

And after he received this gift, the other generals also began to give gifts, people gave everything, but without exception, they were all precious items, including expensive agate, fine jade, and gold, silver and jade.

Among them, the gift given by Deng Qing is the most precious, it is a pair of jade lions, the whole body is crystal clear, the color is smooth, even if it is not a good person, it is also a priceless treasure.

The backgrounds of these generals are all relatively good, and to put it simply, they all have a background.

Seeing this situation, Xiao Yuan and Peng Shuang couldn't help but glance at each other, compared to these people, the two of them were really too poor!

But at this time, people had already given their gifts, but Xiao Yuan and Peng Shuang didn't move, and Deng Qing couldn't help but look at the two of them, and began to sneer:

"What, Lu Shuai is fifty years old, didn't General Xiao and General Peng come empty-handed?"

"This ......" Xiao Yuan's face showed embarrassment, he and Peng Shuang had prepared gifts, but now it seems that they are embarrassed to take them out!

But at this point, he could only bite the bullet, took out a brocade box, and then handed it to Lu Bolin.

The latter took it, opened it and saw that it was an ordinary tea set, and a touch of displeasure flashed on his face.

Seeing this, Xiao Yuan said with some embarrassment: "Lu Shuai, the last general is really meager, so he ......"

"Huh?" Before he finished speaking, Lu Bolin interrupted him and said with a smile:

"It's okay, it's okay, General Xiao can come to celebrate the birthday of this marshal, and his heart has already arrived, as for whether the gift is a gift or not, it doesn't matter."

But even though he said this, anyone could hear that there was alienation from Xiao Yuan in his tone.

The generals in the hall looked at Xiao Yuan coldly, and they all made sarcastic sounds.

At this moment, the subordinates in the Lu Mansion also began to serve dishes and wine, Lu Bolin no longer said anything about this matter, but returned to the main seat, stretched out his hand and said, "Please take a seat." ”

"Lu Shuai, please-" People sat down one after another, each with a case in front of them, and Xiao Yuan and Peng Shuang were also unconsciously arranged to the end.

Next, Deng Qing took the lead, holding a wine glass and looking around at everyone: "Rank, Lu Shuai is 50th birthday today, and we will toast Lu Shuai with a glass." ”

"Congratulations to Lu Shuai—" The people also shouted with their cups.

Lu Bolin also smiled heartily: "Okay, good, let's drink, drink!" ”

Xiao Yuan has already seen the officialdom atmosphere here, and he feels very uncomfortable in his heart.

There is an inexplicable disappointment, and there is also a disgust.