Yuan Shu had planned to arrange the banquet level for the reception of Fei Qian and Yi Yi and his party according to the general envoys. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the Han Dynasty, private banquets were not to be mentioned, depending on the people entertained, they might come according to the rules, or they might be more casual because they were too familiar. But if it's something like an official banquet like an envoy, or an official banquet, there are many levels and rules.

The simplest example is that the number of dishes used in a banquet often represents the level of the banquet.

For example, in the "Book of Rites", it is clearly recorded that there are six out of twenty beans of the Son of Heaven, six out of ten princes, two out of ten princes, eight for the upper doctor, and six for the lower doctor.

The word "bean" here does not refer to beans, but to a kind of container, which is a tall plate with a rim. That is to say, the Son of Heaven can have twenty-six dishes, the duke has only sixteen, the princes have only twelve, the upper doctor has eight, and the lower doctor has six.

If the number exceeds one's rank, it is called transgression, and it is also a crime.

For example, in this reception of Fei Qian and the Yi nationality, in accordance with the standard of entertaining general envoys, each guest table was allocated a bowl of rice, a cup of soup, a plate of leek eggs, a plate of belly, a bean of sapp, and a bean of fruit.

These dishes are all normal, but after Yuan Shu hinted at Yang Hong, he actually added a big dish to the banquet hall - Yang Ding Cooking.

Well, it's actually a bronze tripod to boil mutton in white water.

Although it is only a tripod, the meaning is very different. In ancient times, copper can be minted money, so a big copper tripod, put there to cook something to eat, just like later generations took a white jade bowl worth tens of millions to eat rice, although the taste of rice is not necessarily much different, but it has to be the feeling of a special tyrant......

After such a high-level banquet, it was natural for the guests and hosts to enjoy themselves, but after the banquet, Yi Yuan, who still had a secret mission, was a little uneasy.

Yi Ji knew in his heart that Yuan Shu's improvement in hospitality standards was definitely not because of Yi himself, but mostly because of Fei Qian.

Although at the banquet, he just talked about some wind and snow, customs and customs, but from Yuan Shu's attitude, Yi Ji faintly had a feeling that Yuan Shu had a different meaning for Fei Qian.

This inevitably worries the Iraqis.

As a person who has followed Liu Biao for many years, Yi Zhi is very clear about Liu Biao's character, and he didn't have much feeling when he heard that Fei Qian had resigned from his position at the beginning, but now when he came to Yuan Shu, Yi suddenly felt that Liu Biao's move seemed a little rash.

Maybe looking at this matter from Liu Biao's standpoint, Yi can also understand, after all, Liu Biao originally worshiped Fei Qian as a don't drive, just set up a signboard to recruit talents, but he didn't expect that the weight of this signboard became heavier and heavier, causing Liu Biao to finally feel a little unaffordable, so when Fei Qian proposed to resign, he naturally agreed quickly.

But is this really a good choice?

Not necessarily.

Looking at the posture at Yuan Shu's banquet today, although he didn't say it explicitly, Yi Yuan felt that Yuan Shu seemed to have a little bit of interest in Fei Qian.

In terms of the layout of the entire Jingxiang, the Yi nationality also agrees with Liu Biao's strategic deployment for the next stage of Jingxiang - first attack the southern part of Jingzhou, and then seek other development after having a stable rear - but is the current situation in Nanjun necessarily stable? With the support of the Kuai family, will they definitely be able to compete with the Cai family and even the Pang family and the Huang family?

Yi Ji touched the letter hidden on his body, a little hesitant, although he didn't see the content of the letter, but he guessed some—

To convince Yuan Shu that Liu Biao was indeed a non-hostile way, the first was to withdraw the army from the Wancheng garrison, and even cede Wancheng if necessary, so that Yuan Shu felt that the threat to the south was not so great, and the second was to recognize that the actual ownership of the territory of Nanyang belonged to Yuan Shu.

In addition, even if it is a gift or money and food, there are no above two items, which can better reflect the sincerity of Liu Biao and Yuan Shu to live in peace.

Among them, it is admitted that Yuan Shu's actual control of Nanyang County is nothing more than two aspects, the first is to formally ask Yuan Shu to be named Nanyang Taishou, and the second is to recognize Yuan Shu's allocation of money and grain to Nanyang County.

But in this way, Yuan Shu's territory directly covers the area of Wancheng, and may even extend to the vicinity of Xinye, so that the Huang family located in Xunnan will be very embarrassed.

The Huangjia Hidden Courtyard is in the south of the water, which happens to be located south of Wancheng and north of Xiangyang, so if Yuan Shu really controls Wancheng, then the Huang family, as the south of the river, has invisibly become a buffer zone for the two major forces of Yuan Shu and Liu Biao.

And the Huang family, which was originally in a safe environment, was suddenly pushed to the edge of the war, which must be something that the Huang family did not want to see and accept, so Liu Biao deliberately concealed Fei Qian, but let Yi nationality deal with this matter It makes sense.

As for what Liu Biao wrote to Yuan Shao, the Yi nationality is still incomprehensible, but there must be another arrangement from Liu Biao. And these two letters, maybe there are also ideas from the Kuai brothers to Liu Biao.

After all, the Kuai family suffered a big loss last time and lost face, so it must be happy to take this opportunity to hit the Huang family.

Alas, the Kuai family......

Yi Ji does not deny that the Kuai family did make a great contribution when Liu Biao was stationed in Xiangyang City, but there is no need for this, even if the Pang family and the Huang family do have potential threats, they can sit down and talk about it, why should it be so!

Yi Zhi was very worried that once he handed over this letter to Yuan Shu, although it would be of great help to Liu Biao's expedition to the southern region of Jingzhou, on the other hand, it would also bury the hidden danger of the Jingxiang clan's dissatisfaction with Liu Biao.

Alas, Liu Gong......

Yi can also guess what Liu Biao thinks, after all, Liu Biao was born after King Lu Gong, and is a descendant of the royal family of the Liu family, in Liu Biao's concept, these scholars are all subjects of the Liu family, and they are all chess pieces on Liu Biao's chessboard......

But will things really go as smoothly as Liu Biao thinks?

Alas, not necessarily......

For example, today, it's not the same world as before......

Yi Ji was very hesitant, is it better to take out this letter or not to take it out?

But as a person who has always followed Liu Biao, Yi also hopes that Liu Biao can achieve a career in his heart, so that as a follower, his efforts are worthwhile. Yi Ji is really thinking about Liu Biao, otherwise according to ordinary people, there are orders from above anyway, so if you do it, where will you think about these things.

Yi Yuan walked around in his guest room, back and forth for a long time, and finally decided to follow Liu Biao's plan to carry it out, as for the hidden dangers of Fei Qian and the Huang family, etc., after this mission, it is necessary to discuss it with Liu Biao......