Chengdu Shu Domain has always been a strong domain. The Mansion of the King of Shu is located in the city of Chengdu, located in the south of Wudan Mountain in the city, north of the Jin River, the outer Xiao wall is about nine miles long, and the wall is sanitized by the water of the Jin River and the Royal River. Xiao wall is one zhang and five feet high, and there are four gates in the east, Zunyi in the west, Duanli in the south, and Guangzhi in the north. Inside the Xiao wall, there is also the palace wall, the city is three feet high and nine feet, and it is divided into gates such as the star gate and the carrier gate.

At noon today, the gongs and drums in the city of Chengdu and inside and outside the gate were noisy, and the people welcomed Wang Laixing, the commander of the guest army who came to the aid of thousands of miles, into the city. Zeng Ying was dressed in a neat uniform, riding a high-headed horse, leading the way in front. Long Wenguang, Liu Zhibo and other officials were also dressed up early and waited at the city gate.

Jumping from a chestnut-haired horse with a divine horse, a young man dressed as an officer, Long Wenguang took two steps forward and said, "Manager Wang, the journey has been hard. The government affairs are busy, and they are not far away, so please Haihan. After speaking, he looked up and saw that the young man in front of him was broad-shouldered and strong, tall and handsome, although he was not very old, but he had a majesty.

The young man bowed and replied, "Labor, all the lords, I am ashamed of how my king came to be restrained. ”

Long Wenguang took his hand and said cordially: "Where did Manager Wang speak, the soldiers and people of Chengdu Mansion hope that your army is like looking forward to the rain, and now that Manager Wang has come, it is like rooting the sea god needle, and immediately fixed the stormy waves up and down Chengdu City." Then he held up his palm and sighed in admiration, "Mr. Wang's palm is wide and thick, and the joints and other places are even thicker cocoon rings, and when you touch it, you can know that he is a battlefield warrior who has been in the army for many years, and his ability to protect the country and the people is a hundred times more than that of pedantic Confucian students such as us." ”

Wang Laixing gently broke out his hand, hugged his fists and said: "The military gate has said that Wang is here, but he wants to do his best, and he is not afraid of life and death." ”

"Well said!" Long Wenguang's face was full of relief, and he nodded to each other with the officials, "Sure enough, he is a young talent, and he is terrifying!" ”

Liu Zhibo looked around Wang Laixing and asked, "Didn't the three Lord Tan, Lord Zhao, and Master Ma come?" ”

Wang Laixing said: "Yesterday, I found out the news, the thieves seem to have signs of wandering into Chengdu Mansion, military tension, these people can't get out, Wang is the most idle, and Wang will do it for the banquet." He laughed.

"I see." Liu Zhibo nodded.

Wang Laixing said again: "Wang also brought some local products, and presented them to the adults to express their hearts, and sent them to the house later." ”

Long Wenguang sighed twice and said: "Manager Wang is too polite, you have worked tirelessly to solve our difficulties, affection is already better than a thousand gold, why do you need to show any more thoughts." ”

"Deserved, deserved."

"Chengdu is a remote township, we have nothing to be polite, but fortunately, the king of Shu is generous, and he has set up a banquet in the palace to catch the wind for the king." Long Wenguang said and greeted Zeng Ying, "General Zeng, you are familiar with Chengdu, so lead the way!" ”

Zeng Ying said "I know", and raised the whip to urge the horse. So Wang Laixing returned to the horse, and Long Wenguang and the others took their own sedan chairs.

Soon to the west of the Yulong Street line, where there are already Shu Mansion servants come up with the reins to lead the horse on foot, walk through the Zunyi Gate into the Xiao Wall, and then go around the Xu, through the carrier door, in the palace supervisor long shouting, the officials who participated in the banquet dismounted, out of the sedan chair, each handed over the name for the internal supervisor to see. After confirming that everything was correct, the carriage and horses were placed at the door, and a group of people walked into the palace with the internal supervisor.

Everyone waited in the carrier hall for a while, and after a cup of tea, they informed the king of Shu, Zhu Zhishu, that he had finished dressing, and then got up again and went to Lichun Xuan, where the banquet was held.

Among the vassal kings, the Shu domain has always been the richest, and it was not until the prosperity of the Fu domain that it took a back seat. However, now that the Fu Domain has been destroyed, I am afraid that the throne of the rich world has returned to the Shu Domain. This Lichun Xuan is a high-rise building of several zhang, built in 14 years of Chongzhen, the whole building is mostly made of precious Nanmu from the southwest, and is embellished with jade, gold and silver, extremely luxurious. Just arrived at the bottom of the building, the orchestra silk bamboo should rise from time to time, the sound of the beautiful lingering, several women Yingying Yanyan hugged the generals, respectively picked up the guests, very intimate sycophancy.

Zeng Ying is no stranger to this meeting, and I also know several of the outstanding women such as Li Lihua, Yan Lanzhen, Qi Feiluan, Xu Ruoqiong, etc., all of whom are carefully selected from the people in the palace of the king of Shu and trained by the palace maids. But looking at the appearance of Long Wenguang, Liu Zhibo, Liu Shidou and other officials talking and laughing freely, it seems that they don't come to the Shu Wangfu to play on weekdays.

Zeng Ying also symbolically took the famous palace maid, the woman was white, her eyes were like silk, and she looked at him in her arms, he slapped the other party's face away, and glared, the palace maid was interested, but she didn't dare to be presumptuous anymore.

When I arrived on the second floor, a large round table of golden silk nanmu was set up, and there were a variety of wines, fruits, and hors d'oeuvres on the table. The guests chose their seats and sat down, and the palace maids also sat on their laps, and even wrapped their necks around their necks and whispered. The banquet has not yet opened, and the warblers' voices and laughter and laughter have come and gone, and it has long been lively.

After a while, the chief of the internal supervision shouted: "The prince has arrived-"

All the guests got up, all eyes gathered in the past, and a middle-aged man in a well-proportioned costume slowly walked upstairs, this is the thirteenth Shu King Zhu Zhishu. It is rumored that Zhu Chun, the first king of Shu, once obtained a treasure in the library, and studied and practiced the art of Huang and Bai, and his descendants passed it on and never broke off. But seeing that Zhu Zhishu has a fair face, his eyes are bright, and his spirit is not inferior to that of a teenager, it may also have something to do with it.

After Zhu Zhishu sat down, the guests sat down one after another. After chatting for a few words, Zhu Zhishu asked Wang Laixing: "Your Excellency has come from afar, I don't know how many generals are coming, and where will you be stationed?" ”

Wang Laixing replied: "There are 20,000 soldiers to defend the city of Chengdu, and it is best to divide the key points outside the city, so that it is safe." ”

Zhu Zhishulang said with a smile: "Think about three words, and tie up three ropes." To be safe, why not be stationed in the city? In this way, my Shu domain can also be more down-to-earth. ”

Wang Laixing was a little surprised and said: "Is this true? As he spoke, he took his eyes to look at Long Wenguang. After all, according to traditional regulations, guest soldiers must not enter the city without special circumstances.

Long Wenguang took over the conversation and explained: "At this time and that time, thieves are rampant and scheming. Its best skill is to send a fine work to infiltrate the city to cooperate with the outside and the outside, and simply guarding the field is not completely stable. A few days ago, we discussed with the prince that we should strengthen the garrison in the city, and your army is strong and strong, so it doesn't hurt to divide some into the city. There are empty school barracks in the north and west of the city, and there are enough places to house. ”

Wang Laixing said happily: "If you get the permission of the prince and the military gate, of course it is the best." ”

Zhu Zhishu took a sip of wine and said, "But there is one thing that you have to ask Manager Wang to cooperate with first." As the saying goes, 'not afraid of foreign thieves, afraid of thieves on the ground', although your army is strong, in the end it is a guest from afar, not familiar with local customs and customs, if you do it yourself, you are afraid that you will encounter some unnecessary troubles at that time. Therefore, this king thinks that it is better for your army to enter the city and be stationed in various places in the early stage, or follow the Sichuan Fu Yamen. ”

Wang Laixing frowned, and asked rhetorically: "What do you mean by 'following the Sichuan Fu Yamen'?" ”

At this moment, Zeng Ying suddenly got up, Zhu Zhishu glanced at him and said, "What are you doing?" ”

Zeng Ying pushed away the palace maid beside him and replied: "Lord Wang, forgive me, Zeng has abdominal pain, go and solve it first." ”

Zhu Zhishu said with a smile: "The beautiful woman and the wine accompany you but you have abdominal pain, so don't be disappointed, go and come back quickly!" After he finished speaking, the palace maids also covered their mouths and snickered.

Zeng Ying nodded and hurried away. Long Wenguang turned his eyes to Wang Laixing and said: "Manager Wang, it is inevitable to follow the Sichuan Fu Yamen. The prince said, although your army is strong, but the discipline habits are not clear, I am afraid of disturbing the people and disrupting discipline, first by my yamen supervision and control, and when the run-in is adapted, you can do it yourself. ”

Wang Laixing said: "The military gate is laughing, our army is not a thief, and there is no crime all the way, it can be verified." If the prince, the military gate and all the adults do not believe it, Wang swears here that in the future, if there is a soldier in our army who does misdeeds inside and outside the city, Wang will not say a word and take the initiative to withdraw from Chengdu Fucheng. ”

Long Wenguang coughed dryly and said: "General Manager Wang will be wrong, we can't trust your army, prevention is a principle from ancient times, and it is justified." Besides, your army is not familiar with the local key areas in Chengdu, and these all need the guidance of my Sichuan Fu Yamen, right? ”

Wang Laixing shook his head again and again and said: "I have never heard of the fact that guests come to the master's house to relieve the worries of the Lord, but they have become slaves. If Chengdu Fucheng is such a law, our army would rather stay in Longquan Town. ”

Long Wenguang's face was solemn and said: "The military aircraft is a serious matter, how can it be child's play." Whether to enter the city or not is not a matter of what we say, but a major event related to the people of Chengdu and the Shu Palace. What we said is not unkind, so why should Mr. Wang be so resistant. ”

Wang Laixing smiled bitterly: "As Long Junmen said, this is a big matter, and it is not easy for us to make decisions at will." The army is not Wang's army alone, there are also the Tan family brothers, Lord Zhao, and Master Ma, what to do, Wang still needs to go back to discuss. ”

Zhu Zhishu's face sank, and he said: "Mr. Wang's words are thorny, do you want to give face to this king?" ”

Wang Laixing clasped his fists at him and said, "Don't dare." ”

Long Wenguang said: "This matter is most suitable according to the way that we wait for the Sichuan Fu Yamen to be the main and your army to follow, but General Wang is reasonable and should not refuse." ”

Wang Laixing put down the wine glass and said, "Shouldn't you refuse?" So what is the need to pretend to ask for Wang's opinion? And said, "If the prince and the adults are anxious to ask for a result, then Wang begs to put down today's banquet for the time being, and Wang will return to Longquan Town now and discuss urgently with several other adults, and there will be an answer tomorrow." As he spoke, he stood up at the table.

Seeing this, Zhu Zhishu glanced at Long Wenguang, Long Wenguang pretended to get up and persuade him, but his elbow deliberately hit his wine glass. I heard a crisp sound, the wine glass fell to the ground and shattered, and there was a chaotic sound of footsteps at the staircase. In just a few breaths, more than a dozen men who had finished their outfits rushed upstairs.

Zhu Zhishu coughed lightly three times, the palace maids saw that the situation was not good, and immediately dispersed, and a sturdy and strong man walked out of the more than ten men, strode and said loudly: "Liu Jiayin of Zhenyuan Camp is late for the banquet, please forgive the prince and all the adults!" As he spoke, he waved his hand, and the men quickly blocked the staircase, and no half of them were allowed to pass through.

Long Wenguang smiled and said: "It's all your own people, what kind of politeness to pretend." Come, first of all, I will give today's distinguished guest Mr. Wang a glass of apology. ”

Liu Jiayin walked to the table with his head held high, poured a glass of wine, and said to Wang Laixing: "Manager Wang, I respect you!" ”

Unexpectedly, Wang Laixing stood with his hands down, did not appreciate it, and said coldly: "Long Junmen, what do you mean by this, I never eat nameless wine." ”

Long Wenguang patted Liu Jiayin, motioned him to put down the wine glass, and then said: "Manager Wang, don't hide it, today's banquet is not only for you, but also for you to do something." This matter is related to the long-term peace and stability of our Sichuan, and it has to be done as a last resort. ”

Wang Laixing sneered: "Oh? How much more can I do? What do you want to hear? ”

Long Wenguang continued: "Please ask General Manager Wang to stay in Chengdu Mansion for a few more days, the military will work for a long time, and work and rest will be combined. Regarding the affairs of the army in Longquan Town, I will share the worries of General Manager Wang in Chuanfu. He added, "Let's sit down calmly and eat this wine first, Mr. Wang has something to figure out, so you can ask again." Speaking of this, he gave Liu Jiayin a look.

"Sit down, Mr. Wang." Liu Jiayin raised his hand to pull Wang Laixing, but Wang Laixing's body shook and threw him away, "Manager Wang, you're too embarrassed, right?" His face changed, and he was much more fierce.

"It's not that Mr. Wang won't give you face, it's that I won't give you face."

When Long Wenguang heard this, his brows tightened, and he said, "Manager Wang, what do you mean by this?" ”

The king burst into laughter, and the laughter was deafening.

Zhu Zhishu and Long Wenguang and the others looked at each other, not knowing why, and then the laughter stopped, and Fang heard an amazing sentence-

"I laugh at you stinky fish and rotten shrimps, and you actually make such pickled calculations, do you think that the head of our army will be deceived by this? Lao Tzu is not the manager of Wang, he does not change his name, he does not change his surname, and Ma Bao in northern Shaanxi is also! The manager you are looking for is not here, but outside Chengdu! ”

"Mabao...... Outside Chengdu? Long Wenguang was stunned for a moment, suddenly woke up, and slapped the table, "Not good!" ”

At this time, the sky in the distance suddenly heard bursts of dull cannon sounds, and Lichun Xuan, who was silent for a while, stepped on the stairs again.

The people who came to push aside the men blocking the entrance of the building and came out, Long Wenguang looked at it anxiously, it was Hao Xiwen, the instructor in charge of the city defense. I saw Hao Xiwen's face full of panic, and before he could stand firmly, he said impatiently: "Something happened to your lords!" An enemy has suddenly come from the south, and has begun to attack the city! ”