Wang Ji moved the altars and jars back to the Jiedu Embassy, and learned from the guards that his father Wang Yu had returned.

He hurried to the council hall to meet him.

Wang Yu was discussing the military situation with Bai Qiyuan and Gongsun Jian, Wang Lian was listening, and when she saw her son suddenly breaking in, her face was not very good-looking.

"Father, have you returned triumphantly?" Wang Ji rushed to the tunnel.

Wang Yu glanced at the wine jar in Wang Ji's hand, and frowned: "Look at your reckless appearance, what kind of system do you become?" ”

Wang Ji smiled and said: "Dad, don't get me wrong, this is a good thing, and I am going to bring it to the banquet tonight...... Hey, the sixth sister is also there? Why don't you see your brother-in-law? ”

Hearing this, Wang Yu's face darkened.

Wang Lian wrinkled her nose and glanced at Wang Ji: "Don't open any pot and mention which pot, knowing that your father doesn't want to see your brother-in-law the most." ”

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

Wang Yu said with a straight face: "Although Jiang Mingchong has made meritorious contributions, it is not the time to transfer him back for the time being, he still has to stay on the front line to take care of the aftermath and prevent the Tubo people from counterattacking." ”

Bai Qiyuan said with a smile: "Things in the army are not child's play, everything has its own rules, and the words of the six ladies are inevitably biased." ”

Wang Lian snorted, uncommittal, Wang Ji said with a smile: "Let's not talk about my brother-in-law, tonight my father rewarded meritorious soldiers, didn't he say that he wanted to invite Wuzun Zhenren and his eldest disciple Yang Yun Yang Dao Chang to come?" In the past two days, the house has been preparing a feast, and this is the wine I have carefully prepared. ”

"By the way, Wuzun Zhenren arrived in Chengdu yesterday and will go to the meeting on time tonight."

Wang Yu frowned when he heard this, and Gongsun Jian muttered to himself: "It's not enough to have a small one, and an old one?" ”

Bai Qiyuan said tentatively: "Marshal, the people in the Daomen are the best at pretending to be gods, so treat them carefully...... Today's banquet may involve military rewards, is it necessary to invite outsiders? ”

"It's really up for discussion." Wang Yu said.

Wang Ji was anxious when he heard this: "Father, if you say that you have made an invitation, how can you change the hexagram temporarily?" Wuzun Zhenren and Yang Daochang both have great magical powers, if they hadn't come forward, the barbarians in Hanzhou would not have been able to calm down so quickly, and the Jinchuan War would not have been victorious......"

Bai Qiyuan interrupted the king's words, "Third prince, you can't talk nonsense, the first battle of Jinchuan was a well-coordinated commander, and the soldiers fought bloodily to get the result, what does it have to do with the two Taoists?" ”

Wang Ji said: "But...... Yesterday my father wrote to me that I wanted to meet him, and I had already invited him personally. ”

"What do you think ...... marshal?"

Bai Qiyuan didn't make a statement, and asked Wang Yu.

Wang Yu waved his hand impatiently and said, "There are some things to negotiate at the dinner, and it is always inconvenient for outsiders to come, but since the notice has arrived, let them come." ”

Bai Qiyuan saluted: "Since this is the case, then it's best not to invite only this family, but also to invite others, no matter how the Taoist of Qingyang Palace is invited, there are also some Taoist leaders who have been famous for a long time, such as Qinghe...... You can also invite you to the banquet as well......"

"Why do you still mention that old god stick?" Wang Ji was indignant.

Wang Yu didn't want to ask about the banquet, so he waved his hand: "This matter will be arranged by Mr. Bai and Mr. Gongsun, Ji'er, there is nothing for you to do here, you can step back first!" ”

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Wang Ji is very unwilling.

After painstakingly arranging for a long time, my father didn't appreciate it.

"It seems like it's my fault, but I've worked hard to introduce him to a master...... Besides, he made the matter of making the charm himself. Wang Ji was full of bitterness and couldn't find anyone to talk to.

He didn't understand that even if the Taoist priest had the ability, he was just a chess piece in the eyes of those in power, and if he had credit, he was a chess player, so what did he have to do with the chess piece? Moreover, many of the things that the Taoist priests talk about are invisible in the eyes of the superiors, and sometimes they are reused just to fool the people, after all, there is no better means of ruling than faith.

In Wang Yu's seal to the imperial court, he didn't mention Yang Yun and the fire spell he made at all, and he only mentioned Jiang Mingchong's name in passing, which was still for the sake of Jiang Mingchong being his son-in-law.

Wang Ji went to the backyard, and before he entered the moon gate, he was greeted by a graceful woman.

The woman's footsteps were hurried, and she greeted Wang Ji from afar: "Third brother? ”

Wang Ji replied in surprise: "The fourth sister is not in Luoyang, why did she come to Yizhou?" ”

The person who came was the fourth sister of Wang Ji and Jiang Mingchong's wife Wang Qian.

Wang Qiannian didn't answer, but asked, "Daddy is back?" ”

"Hmm."

Wang Ji nodded, his expression was slightly lost, "My father is discussing the military with Mr. Bai and them, and he won't let me stay, the fourth sister is here for my brother-in-law to lead the army, right?" My brother-in-law has made a great contribution this time, and there will be no shortage of officials and knights in the future. ”

Wang Qian said anxiously: "But...... Your brother-in-law did not return with his father this time. ”

Wang Ji hesitated and said: "The front line must always leave the commander of the army...... The father reuses his brother-in-law, and the sister doesn't have to be too anxious. ”

Wang Qian said: "How did your brother-in-law make a contribution, and what happened on the battlefield, do you know?" I learned in Luoyang that your brother-in-law had been recruited by my father to the front, so I rushed to the front...... Your brother-in-law is not ambitious, and he is not the material for leading the troops at all......"

Wang Ji said with a smile: "This time, thanks to the fire charm, there is also Wuzun Zhenren and his eldest disciple Yang Yun...... Fourth sister, we might as well go in, it's a long story......"

After speaking, Wang Ji took his sister's hand and went to the inner courtyard, deliberately not letting Wang Qian go to see Wang Yu.

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At the beginning of the lanterns, the festival makes the house lively.

As the first celebration banquet held by Wang Yu after returning to Chengdu, the dignitaries and dignitaries in the city were basically invited, and the generals who had made meritorious contributions on the front line also attended.

Alcohol is forbidden in the army, but this time there are not so many rules, and Wang Yu held a celebration banquet to let the generals relax and drink.

Originally, Wang Ji was responsible for arranging the banquet, but after Wang Yu returned, he was directly deprived of his rights and responsibilities.

Wang Ji was very afraid that Yang Yun's master and apprentice would not come, so he personally went to the Mid-Levels Inn to greet him, and on the way he complimented Yang Yun and Songmei, as if his father Wang Yu cherished the master and apprentice very much.

When they arrived at the Jiedu Embassy, no one came out to greet them.

Wang Ji directly led the two of them and Yi Dan, who was waiting with him, into the courtyard gate, and before he passed through the corridor, he saw Fa Ling and a Taoist talking, and when he got closer, he saw that it was a green crane who had eaten deflated under Yang Yun before.

"Hah, see who this is?" Wang Ji looked gloating.

Qinghe was deflated under Yang Yun and his reputation was discredited, but he was always the guest of Wang Yu, the envoy of the festival, and he had a certain friendship with many Taoist temples in Jiannan, and there would be no situation where the wall fell down and everyone pushed him. Fa Ling wanted to learn some about Yang Yun's situation from Qinghe's mouth, and instead of refusing people thousands of miles away, he took the initiative to communicate.

Suddenly seeing Yang Yun, Qinghe's expression was a little panicked, after all, the scene that happened in Shifang County had a great impact on him, and he didn't know how Yang Yun did it all until now.

Fa Ling stepped forward politely: "It will not be long before a grand gathering of Taoist friends from all over the world, and then Poor Dao will want to see Your Excellency's demeanor." These words were said to Wuzun Zhenren, he was polite to Yang Yun before, but Fa Ling didn't think that he was the same generation as Yang Yun, and when he said this, he regarded Yang Yun as a transparent person.

Songmei smiled and nodded, brushing the dust, but did not answer directly.

This performance won Yang Yun's true biography, and Yang Yun's explanation to him was that whenever others came up to speak, they tried to respond in short language, and it was best to pretend to be deep.

Seeing that Songmei's attitude was unclear, Fa Ling frowned slightly, and then left with Qinghe.

Wang Ji looked at the backs of the two and explained to Songmei: "Your Holiness doesn't need to mind such villains, if you really don't like it, just wait for the Dharma to teach you a lesson." ”

"I'm afraid that people won't give me a chance."

Yang Yun said with a smile.

Wang Ji was stunned for a moment, then understood something, shook his head with a smile, and led Yang Yun and the three of them inside.

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The festival makes the backyard of the house lively.

There are two rows of mats inside and outside, and seventy or eighty seats are arranged.

In addition to the envoys of the festival, the main officials of the Yizhou Assassin's Mansion and Chengdu and Shu counties, the invitees are also the representatives of the big families in the city, of course, not Liu Yuanzhuo and other young people, they are basically the heads of each family.

Among these people, Yang Yun only knows one Sun Deneng, and Sun Deneng's seat is not very high, while Yang Yun himself and Songmei are in the middle and bottom, but they are higher than the seats of some family heads and a little more forward than Qinghe. As for Fa Ling, sitting opposite Yang Yun and Songmei, it shows that the Jiedu Envoy Mansion does not attach much importance to the people in the Daomen.

"This banquet is really pompous."

Songmei didn't need to hide in front of Yang Yun, and sighed heartily.

Yang Yun gave him a blank look and told him not to talk nonsense, it would not be good if he was heard.

Then the two of them sat down, and Yi Dan also knelt in the attendant seat behind them.

Wang Yu, Bai Qiyuan and others have not yet come out, but this does not affect the liveliness of the banquet.

It didn't matter to the people present, they just wanted to take the opportunity to build relationships, on the one hand, to enhance the friendship between old friends, and on the other hand, to meet new powerful people through acquaintances, which was a rare opportunity to connect with each other.

Although "Wuzun Zhenren" and Yang Yun are famous, not many people come to say hello, but Qinghe is more popular, and most of them want to understand the strength of Yang Yun's master and apprentice through him, so as to adjust the strategy they should adopt at the festival.

The melon and fruit snacks were served on the table, and Songmei reached out to take them, but was stopped by Yang Yun with his eyes.

Songmei was stunned and didn't know where to put her hand, when someone suddenly shouted: "Welcome to the handsome." ”

The courtyard suddenly became lively, and people stood up one after another and looked in the direction of the main hall, but saw Wang Yu coming out surrounded by a group of generals and relatives, which was very pompous and stylish.

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Wang Yu appeared, and many people left the table and stepped forward to say hello.

Wang Yu didn't return the salute one by one, and after simply greeting a few people, he waved his hand and said: "Today is a celebration banquet, you don't have to be restrained." ”

Under Wang Yu's greeting, everyone returned to their original positions and sat down, and the generals and strategists brought by Wang Yu entered the table one after another, and their positions were relatively high.

With Yang Yun's position, he couldn't see Wang Yu's face clearly, but he just felt that he was a middle-aged man who was full of energy, nothing special. However, on the two seats next to Wang Yu, Yang Yun saw acquaintances, in addition to Gongsun Jian, there were also Wang Ji and Wang Lian, who he had seen before, and Wang Ji cast a flattering smile.

Everyone sat down, and the feast officially began.

Wang Yu first asked people to send a small wine jug to each table, Yang Yun took it and sniffed it in front of his nose, and knew that it was home-grown wine.

Wang Yu poured himself a glass first, and said with a smile: "Today, Ben Shuai specially entertained him with fine wine, which is also a piece of the dog's heart...... Son, get up and say hello to all of you. ”

On this occasion, Wang Yu did not forget to let his son come out to meet the local gentry and establish his prestige.

Wang Ji got up and said with a smile: "Distinguished guests, in the next is just to borrow flowers to offer Buddha, in fact, this wine is a special product of the fairy building in the city, this wine is colorless and transparent, the drink is mellow and sweet, the aftertaste is long, and people will never forget." In addition to fine wine, there is also a drink called sour plum soup, which will relieve you from the heat. ”

After speaking, there were servants holding wooden trays, and two sour plum soups were served on each table, and a layer of ice slag was floating on the surface.

Yang Yun picked up his share and thought, "This advertisement is good, and you don't have to pay for advertising...... Wang's kid is interesting enough. With this publicity, why worry that the fairy building has no business? ”